“……”

Ji Xiu breathed a long sigh of relief.

Take off your shoes, stretch your long legs as straight as you can on the soft mink carpet, and lie reclining with your head supported by the back of your fingers.

The incense burner in the carriage is very warm and comfortable.

The groom was a burly, bearded man, who looked like an old driver, driving through the brightly lit flow of people, still steady.

The sound insulation of the carriage is very good, which makes Ji Xiu a little drowsy.

Suddenly, with a slight shake of the carriage, Ji Xiu's eyes opened, and the thick voice of the coachman came from outside the carriage.

"Sir, the Lord of the Imperial City Division wants to see you."

Imperial City Division? Ji Xiu was surprised, he didn't seem to have anything to do with the Imperial City Division, right?

Confused, Ji Xiu opened the door and walked out.

On the street outside the city that left Pingkangfang, three fair-skinned and gloomy people wearing black robes and black high hats stood in front.

Behind the trio, a luxurious carriage stopped.

"Mr. Ji, Sigong wants to ask Mr. to talk about it." The young man in the lead bowed to Ji Xiu and got up.

Tut! This voice, the eunuch did not run. "I don't know what's going on with Si Gong?" Ji Xiu asked.

The young man lowered his throat, a pair of feminine eyes flashed with a smile, and said, "The subordinates just follow the orders of the princess, and they don't know about it. ”

Ji Xiu looked at the three eunuchs with extraordinary bearing,

looked at the carriage behind the three of them again, knowing that he couldn't refuse, and after a little silence, Ji Xiu nodded and said, "Let's go." ”

When he got off the carriage and passed by the coachman, Ji Xiu commanded again:

"Please also take the trouble to go to Yefu and inform me of my family, and say that I should go to the Imperial City Division at the invitation of the Si Gong, and there is no need to worry."

“…… Be! "The coachman should have given it up.

Seeing this, the three eunuchs did not intervene, and let Ji Xiu bring a letter to the family.

……

……

Imperial City Division.

An organization that is hated by hundreds of officials and magnates.

It is rumored that every day the desk of the emperor's imperial study receives dozens of impeachments from hundreds of officials, requesting that the recital be withdrawn.

It is different from the case of embroidered clothes and imperial history, which is specifically responsible for the evil spirits and ghosts inside and outside Kyoto, as well as spying on other countries or forces...... The Imperial City Division is only aimed at the powerful officials of the DPRK and China.

The embroidered imperial history is the emperor's right and left hand,

And the Imperial City Division is the emperor's eyes and ears.

The peak and craziest period of the Imperial City Division was in the 'Shenlong' dynasty, after which the empress abdicated and Renzong succeeded to the throne.

Renzong didn't like the Imperial City Division, but he couldn't deny its role, so he weakened it and took power.

Since then, the Imperial City Division has only been the emperor's ears and eyes, and no longer has a series of privileges such as first beheading and then playing, detention without a license, and punishment.

But in the eyes of hundreds of officials, it is still hateful.

Because of the powerful intelligence network of the Imperial City Division, it is almost pervasive.

Let the hundred officials have almost no privacy about the emperor, and even what pants you wear, a few moles on your cheek, the geometry of the cultivation in the room, etc., who can stand this?

There are three kinds of people in the Imperial City Division, eunuchs, women, and men.

The status of eunuchs is naturally the highest, followed by women, and finally men.

"Well, so let the eunuch pick me up, is this to give me face?" In the carriage, Ji Xiu touched his chin and thought about the purpose of the Imperial City Division to find himself.

The carriage pulled Ji Xiu, starting from Pingkangfang, crossing Suzaku Street, which divides the east and west, from east to west.

Kyoto 108 squares, corresponding to 108 constellations.

Their distribution is related to the area where the population lives, class, and trade markets.

Because the imperial city is located in the north, most of the nobles and officials live on the east side, and there is a prosperous trade market on the west side, so the distribution of residences is generally "rich in the east and rich in the west" and "rich in the south and solid in the north".

And the Imperial City Division is located in the West City.

Compared with the extravagant prosperity of the East Market, the West Market is not only prosperous, but also represents a mixture of fish and dragons!

Lift a corner of the curtain,

Looking at all kinds of people,

A look of surprise flashed in Ji Xiu's eyes.

Walking on the streets of Dongshi, you can see young masters and young ladies in extraordinary, brocade dresses everywhere, and wealthy businessmen.

This is not the case in the West Market, where you can even see beggars, stalls, shoppers, spitting, and selling stinky tofu.

Well, what did Ji Xiu see, it was convenient for a bear child in the distance?

Tsk, pee higher than me?!

Ji Xiu smacked his tongue, to be honest, these scenes could not exist in an extremely luxurious place like Pingkangfang.

Well, the powerful men can't see this mess.

Guangdefang, one of the core areas of the West City, is located where the headquarters of the Imperial City Division is located, but Ji Xiu didn't expect to kill him......

Huangcheng Division, it's a restaurant?

Ji Xiu stood in front of this three-storey, four-corner building called "Red Lantern Restaurant" and was shocked.

"Sir, please come with me." The leading eunuch raised his hand and led Ji Xiu into the restaurant.

As soon as you enter the restaurant, there is a smell of food, and the guests in the hall are full, and the noise is endless.

The young eunuch led Ji Xiu all the way through the lobby to the back kitchen.

“……”

"Xiao Weizi, bring us a bottle of soy sauce!"

"Waste Yukiko! Who asked you to put the fish in the fish-flavored shredded pork, poured it and redid it! ”

"Hey! Who made this stinky tofu? It tastes like its name! ”

“…… Guests at tables 3, 9 and 12 will each order a piece of fried shredded pork with green peppers. ”

“……”

As soon as he entered the back kitchen, Ji Xiu was shocked by the hot scene inside.

It is as if you are in the New Oriental Chef Training Base.

As soon as you enter, the huge room is divided into two areas.

On the left-hand side is the food section, which is full of small supermarkets. On the right-hand side is a spectacular sight of three horizontal and double rows, each row of six stoves, for a total of 36 stoves.

Eunuchs wearing chef's hats, white chef's uniforms, and aprons tied around their waists, and their beards are skillfully stir-frying.

Taoist Samadhi real fire stir-fry?

Wufu's fingers are as fast as lightning, and he is fried chicken in an oil pot?

What is that eunuch who cultivates Buddhism doing, who is actually giving a braised fish to overdo it and reciting the Sutra of Rebirth?

Ji Xiu looked at the eunuch chefs in the kitchen, all kinds of Taoism, Buddhism, and martial arts, which were really eye-opening.

“… This way, sir. The leading eunuch motioned for Ji Xiu to follow, came to a chubby, white-faced and beardless old eunuch, and said, "Sigong, someone has brought it." ”

Ji Xiu looked at the fat chef in front of him who looked a little kind-faced and full of oil-stained chef clothes, and looked approachable on his body.

It's not like the famous Sigong of the Imperial City Division at all.

"Huh." Cao Huachun came to Ji Xiu with a smile and said, "Mr. seems to be surprised? ”

"Well, it's quite special." A smile squeezed out of Ji Xiu's face.

Cao Huachun took off his apron with a smile, handed it to the young man on the side, and while motioning for Ji Xiu to come with him, he opened his mouth to explain: "The imperial court has limited funds, and the Imperial City Division is doing a hated job, so it is inevitable that it will be difficult to fund the activities from time to time, so you can only raise it yourself..."

Tsk, that's what happens when you don't have a good relationship with your colleagues.

A little eunuch came up with a plate of hot and sour shredded potatoes and a pot of fine wine.

Then fill each of them with a glass of wine and step back.

"Sir, try it?" Cao Huachun asked.

Although he had just eaten, looking at the plate of sour and spicy shredded potatoes in front of him, Ji Xiu couldn't help but sigh.

However, thinking that the Imperial City Division came to the door, there must be something waiting for him, Ji Xiu shook his head again and declined, and said:

"Thank you Si Gong for your kindness, and I won't eat after the next unitary."

Cao Huachun nodded and didn't force it, he picked up the chopsticks and put a chopstick shredded potato into his mouth to chew it, and then said:

"I took the liberty to find Mr., but I actually have something to ask for...", as he said, he picked up the wine glass and motioned to Ji Xiu.

Got something to ask for? While Ji Xiu picked up the wine glass, his face showed a puzzled expression, waiting for the next step of the Imperial City Division.

Cao Huachun took a sip of wine, nodded and said, "Speaking of which, it's a little difficult to say, but only Mr. can help me......

“…… Well, I'd like to ask my husband to help me practice......"

"-Click." Ji Xiu's hand holding the wine glass shook subconsciously and spilled most of it.

"Ahem!" Coughing lightly, putting down the wine glass, picking up the napkin on the side and wiping his hands, Ji Xiu's face flashed with embarrassment, and said, "Please also ask Si Gong to make it clear." ”

Made, this eunuch is too scary to speak. What's wrong with each of them, why do they want me to help with their cultivation?

Do I look a lot like a cultivator?