After Zhang Xuan left the city, he wandered around the neighborhood for two days, trying to see if there were any big demons here, but he found nothing, and said secretly: This imperial city is a major place in Gyeonggi, full of righteousness, and those demons and monsters should not dare to come, so Lao Tzu wasted several days of work!

When he returned to Xiemayi, when the postmen saw him, they greeted him with a smile one by one, completely changed their appearance, and took him to meet Meng Liang and Jiao Zan with courtesy, and then set up a sumptuous banquet to entertain him.

Zhang Xuan said to Meng Liang and Jiao Zan: "Two, you emperors, the treatment is different from ordinary people, and everywhere you go, you are delicious and delicious!" ”

Meng Liang was stunned at first, and then explained: "Zhang Daxia has misunderstood! This grand occasion is specially for you to apologize. Those eyeless postmen have greatly neglected you, and I have criticized them so hard that I want to beat them all over the ground looking for teeth. After my reprimand, they realized their mistake, and that's why this feast was made. ”

"Ah, I see, my brother has a heart!" Zhang Xuan said, "These guys really should be beaten, they always have their nostrils facing the sky and watching people put down dishes, how can they get a lesson if they don't teach a lesson?" ”

When he said this, he thought of the Five Princes and their entourage, and he had a bit of gritted teeth.

Seeing this, Meng Liang mistakenly thought that Zhang Xuan was angry because he was snubbed by the post officer, so he privately asked the post officer to give Zhang Xuan some money to appease Zhang Xuan's anger towards them.

Zhang Xuan looked at the pitiful appearance of the post officials, and had the heart not to accept their gifts, but he was afraid that they would not be able to feel at ease because of his refusal, so he had to reluctantly accept them.

Early the next morning, a group of three people set out on the road and arrived at the palace at noon.

Meng Liang and Jiao Zan took Zhang Xuan to an empty room in Honglu Temple and let him rest in it for a while.

Zhang Xuan wondered: "Two, I'm here to see the emperor, what are you bringing me here for?" This Honglu Temple, the name sounds weird, what is it for? ”

Meng Liang said with a smile: "Zhang Daxia, Honglu Temple is an institution dedicated to the imperial court to receive foreign guests, before you go to see the emperor, the officials of Honglu Temple must teach you some etiquette for the audience, so that you don't know where to put your hands and feet after seeing the emperor." ”

"Hehe, you're underestimating me!" Zhang Xuan responded with a smile, "I've seen a lot of those big demons, what do you have when you see the emperor?" ”

Meng Liang listened to his nondescript analogy, and forced a smile and said: "Hero, you stay here patiently, and the two of us brothers will go back to life, so that the steward can arrange a meeting between you and the emperor." ”

After that, he left with Jiao Zan.

After the meal, an official brought in by Eguanbo entered, followed by a young woman holding a food box.

The official greeted Zhang Xuan and turned his head to signal the woman to put the food box on the table.

The woman understood, put down the food box, lifted the lid, and the fragrant smell of the meal was immediately released, making Zhang Xuan swallow his saliva.

After the woman set the tableware, Shi Li retreated, and the official stretched out his hand and politely said, "Zhang Daxia, please!" ”

Zhang Xuan nodded and made a gesture of please.

After that, he sat across from the officials and ate. The officials are quite reserved, with very small movements and extremely measured manners. Zhang Xuan didn't care about thirty-seven twenty-one, gobbling up the vegetables in the nine-colored box, and eating with a mouth full of oil.

It seems that the official originally planned to chat with Zhang Xuan while eating, but when he saw Zhang Xuan's eating appearance, he had to bury his head in eating.

After Zhang Xuan filled his stomach and put down the dishes and chopsticks, the official spoke: "Zhang Daxia, let me introduce, my name is Tian Huang, and I am the protocol official of Honglu Temple, responsible for teaching you the etiquette of meeting the emperor." ”

"Ah, it turned out to be Brother Tian, disrespectful and disrespectful!" Zhang Xuan hurriedly bowed his hand, "It's not a big deal to meet the emperor, you don't need to be so nervous, just tell me some basic rules." The emperor called me from afar, and he shouldn't have any etiquette or etiquette with me, and you don't have to waste that effort. ”

"This-" Tian Huang was speechless when he heard this, but he couldn't be speechless, and said with an embarrassed smile, "Zhang Daxia, the emperor is not so easy to see, even those of us officials in the palace, there are not a few who can't see the emperor all year round. You are fortunate enough to meet the emperor, this is a very glorious thing, and it should be taken seriously, and you must not be sloppy! ”

Seeing that Tian Huang was so solemn, Zhang Xuan couldn't bear to brush off his kindness, so he had to patiently learn those court etiquette.

In the evening, Meng Liang and Jiao Zan led Zhang Xuan to a palatial guest room, and ordered the palace people who served here to serve Zhang Xuan.

Zhang Xuan quietly asked those palace people about the emperor's name, but the palace people were reluctant to say it, until Zhang Xuan used strong intimidation methods, and they said it.

Ah, it turns out that this high-flying guy is named Sima Letian!

Hearing this name, Zhang Xuan pondered its meaning, and at the same time rolled his eyes and looked at a few palace people, thinking, although this name is a bit lofty, but to the extent that people dare not mention it, the palace people are reluctant to mention it, it should be that there are regulations in the court, and no one is allowed to call the emperor by his name.

Thinking of this, Zhang Xuan suddenly became angry for some reason, and said to himself: "Sima Lotian, Sima Letian, you damn guy, you are used to the five princes like that, you think that the stable country is very likely to be corrupted by him, hum!" ”

The palace people vaguely heard what he said, and they were so frightened that they didn't dare to raise their heads.

The next day, Tian Huang accompanied a strict meteorological official to the guest house.

"Zhang Daxia, this is Lord Chen of Honglu Temple!" Tian Huang opened his mouth and introduced.

"Hello Lord Chen, I'm glad to see you!" Zhang Xuan said as he clasped his fists and saluted.

Master Chen nodded and said, "Zhang Daxia, I will take you to meet the emperor now, are you ready?" ”

"What's there to prepare for?" Zhang Xuan responded indifferently, "The emperor is a human being, we are also human beings, and when people meet each other, why be so nervous?" I think you're just complicating something that's so simple. ”

When Lord Chen heard this, he agreed with Zhang Xuan's statement from the bottom of his heart, but he had to slander: Man, under the eaves of people, you can't help but bow your head, this is an eternal truth. If anyone doesn't bow his head, he will definitely break his head and bleed, and no one wants to have such a injury!

If Zhang Xuan was his subordinate, he would definitely teach him a lesson, but Zhang Xuan was a guest invited by the emperor, and he had no qualifications to teach others, so at most he could only admonish him.

After thinking about it for a while, Lord Chen didn't even admonish him, and took Zhang Xuan to see the emperor Sima Letian.

Zhang Xuan originally thought that the emperor must see him in a magnificent hall, but unexpectedly, Lord Chen brought him into an extremely ordinary small courtyard.

There is such a courtyard in the palace, which is beyond his imagination.

Entering the gate of the courtyard, Lord Chen coughed lightly.

Xu heard Lord Chen's cough, and two smiling palace maids ran out of the main room, one of whom said, "Lord Chen, are you here?" ”

As he spoke, he glanced at Zhang Xuan.

Lord Chen nodded, took Zhang Xuan to the main room, and as soon as he came in, he knelt down with a thud, prostrated himself and said, "The minister knocks to see the emperor!" ”

While speaking, he peeked at Zhang Xuan, but saw that Zhang Xuan was arching his hand at the emperor, and said secretly in his heart: You damn guy, do you only know how to give up when you see anyone? I'm an important minister of the court, and I have to kneel down when I see the emperor, but you're just a country boy, but you stand in a big way, and you don't like to talk!

While pondering, he pulled Zhang Xuan's trouser legs.

Why didn't Zhang Xuan eat his set at all, and still stood upright.

But I heard the emperor Sima Lotian say: "Aiqing is flat!" Zhang Daxia is a master outside the world, and he doesn't pay much attention to the mundane etiquette in the court, so don't do those small actions! ”