Volume 1 The Figures of the Capital Chapter 54 The Imperial Family Banquet

"Thank you. ”

Lu Chengfeng returned the file to Wang Ruoxi, and then left Beigulou.

After knowing the ins and outs of the matter, Lu Chengfeng did not go directly to the palace to be His Majesty the Emperor, but waited for His Majesty the Emperor to find him again.

After all, if the emperor is looking for him, he must have more initiative than him going to the emperor, and at the same time, it is better for the emperor to ask him about the matter of Princess Jinyang, as long as Lu Chengfeng helps Princess Jinyang and the monk of Shenji, it will be a matter of course.

After leaving Beigulou, Lu Chengfeng returned to his mansion, to be honest, he hadn't rested much since he came to the capital!

In addition to the affairs of the Privy Council, he competed with the mastermind behind the scenes, but the result was a fiasco for him, not only did he not have any effective clues, but he even almost lost his life because of it.

After returning to the mansion, Lu Chengfeng stayed in the small pavilion in the back garden, drinking tea while watching the maids and guards who went back and forth in the corridor, as well as Ning Xi, who was practicing on the grass across the small lake.

Compared with the mansions of other high-ranking officials, Lu Chengfeng's welfare can be said to be very relaxed, whether it is the guards or the maids, they have a lot of rest time, and these times can be used for leisure and practice.

Although it is said that among these people, only Ning Xi has practiced, but Lu Chengfeng still asked Ning Xi to teach others to start practicing, after all, such a good opportunity is not something that anyone can have, these people are in but Lu Chengfeng asked Ning Xi to teach them to practice, and they are all very excited.

If it is those nursing homes, some high-ranking officials will spend resources to provide them with rest, after all, the stronger these nursing homes, the safer they will be, but the maid is different, and it is more difficult for the maid to have the opportunity to practice than the guard.

But now in Lu Chengfeng's mansion, everyone is equal, there is only a distinction between superior and inferior, there is no distinction between dignity and inferiority, even if they are resting, they also enjoy equal opportunities, as for how far they can cultivate? It depends on their own talent and cultivation.

Moreover, among the twenty people, except for Ning Xi, there are a few others who have a little bit of cultivation talent, although they can't go far in the path of cultivation, but it is enough to change their lives.

Moreover, if Lu Chengfeng wants to cultivate his own power, the first step is to start with these guards and maids in his mansion, especially Ningxi, Lu Chengfeng has already begun to cultivate him as a confidant.

This back garden can be said to be Lu Chengfeng's favorite, he has liked this kind of antique mansion since he was a child, such as the Suzhou garden he has always longed for, such as Zhu Fuzi's Xi Garden.

And in this yard, in addition to flowers, trees, ponds, fish and birds, Lu Chengfeng transformed the rockery into a fountain.

This hand stunned the maid guards who had not "seen the world", although they were in the palace or other places before, but they had never seen such a magical fountain, and they had a sense of worship for Lu Chengfeng for a while.

Lord Lu was ranked as a second-grade member at a young age, and his cultivation talent was extremely high, and he had made a name for himself in the poetry meeting in one fell swoop before, and he would be so miraculous in his skills, he was really an immortal in the sky!

And as they got to know Lu Chengfeng, the more they found that Lu Chengfeng's kindness surpassed that of most people in the world, even if he was a cabinet scholar, he might not be able to treat them like Lu Chengfeng, in their opinion, Lu Chengfeng was a real saint, and perhaps only a saint would not be limited to the difference between high and low.

In short, Lu Chengfeng's thoughts and deeds seem to be a little out of place with this world, and in such a feudal dynastic society, it is basically impossible for people who have undergone modern ideological and cultural education like this.

After all, no matter how good a person's natural nature is, it will be greatly affected by the growth environment, and the limitations of the times are destined to be in such a feudal society, and there will be no people like Lu Chengfeng and Zhuang Yi.

It was now the second half of the first month, and the weather was still relatively cold, but for the cultivators of the Foundation Building Realm, this temperature could not be affected much.

It didn't take long for someone to call Lu Chengfeng, saying that His Majesty had come again, and Gonggong Yan had already entered the gate.

Lu Chengfeng had expected this, but he didn't expect Gonggong Yan to come so quickly, but he didn't have the slightest sense of nervousness and urgency, but unhurriedly held an oil-paper umbrella and walked along the corridor to the front yard, watching the snow scene as he walked.

"Father-in-law Yan has really worked hard! Come on, come on, come into the house and warm up. ”

Although it is said that Lu Chengfeng is not afraid of the cold, this Yan Gonggong is an ordinary person, and he is also a eunuch, and his physique is weaker than ordinary people, and his lips have already turned purple in such a cold weather.

In the face of Lu Chengfeng's enthusiasm, Gonggong Yan did not refuse, although he said that he was here to pass on the oracle for the emperor, but after all, he was still an ordinary person, if he continued to freeze here, I was afraid that he would get sick.

"Eh, Lord Lu, it's so warm in your house! ”

Gonggong Yan was very curious about this, there was no charcoal pot in this house, but it was so warm, you must know that at this time, the big families in the capital did not have a charcoal fire in that room.

"I renovated this house, and dug a few passages in the ground to lead to a special fire outside, and then the temperature generated by the fire will be dissipated from the ground to the house through the passage, which is not only convenient and beautiful, but more importantly, it is very safe, and there will be no carbon dioxide poisoning and the danger of fire. ”

Lu Chengfeng looked at Father-in-law Yan with a smile, and while explaining, he instructed his subordinates to pour tea for Father-in-law Yan.

What Lu Chengfeng did was equivalent to the ancient floor heating, which was very similar to the principle of the kang.

In fact, this kind of thing existed in the Ming and Qing dynasties in China, but although the commodity economy of the Great Liang Dynasty was very developed in this world, this kind of thing has not yet appeared.

According to Lu Chengfeng's speculation, even if he didn't have himself, this kind of thing would probably be born in the near future.

It's just that the cost of this kind of thing is not low, ordinary people generally still use charcoal, although the safety of charcoal is slightly lower, and it is not particularly convenient, but relatively speaking, it is much cheaper.

After all, it took Lu Chengfeng half a month to renovate these houses, of course, part of the reason is that Lu Chengfeng didn't want to destroy the layout of the house, after all, such a beautiful classical and original wooden building, Lu Chengfeng loved it.

Although Lu Chengfeng liked the more beautifully decorated modern style house in the past, he also liked the mansion he lived in now.

Although Lu Chengfeng didn't have much money when he first came to the capital, but now he has a lot of night pearls on him, and he is not short of money in a short time.

And with these funds, he can continue to renovate the mansion to make it not only beautiful, but also more comfortable to live in.

Although it is said that people in this era have a certain degree of practicality in building houses, the comfort is relatively not so good, and this ancient people have to build houses with a bunch of big truths, what solemnity and so on.

"I see, Lord Lu is really a wonderful idea! But what is that two, what is charcoal poisoning?"

While Gonggong Yan was surprised by Lu Chengfeng's whimsy, he was also very puzzled by the carbon dioxide, he had never heard of this strange thing, especially when he heard about poisoning, which made him more serious.

After all, the matter of carbon fire poisoning is very common in a palace of Nuoda, and even in the world, but I never thought that Lu Daren was both civil and military, and he also knew something about this aspect.

"Father-in-law Yan is carbon dioxide, not carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide is an invisible, intangible, but toxic gas. ”

Lu Changfeng explained to Yan Gonggong with a smile, he didn't explain it carefully in carbon dioxide, after all, for a person like Yan Gonggong who doesn't have the slightest knowledge of chemistry, it is really a bit difficult to talk about these things, and it is difficult for the other party to understand, just tell the other party that it is a toxic gas.

"Okay, okay, it's dioxide? But now His Majesty has sent our family to Lord Lu to invite Lord Lu to participate in tonight's royal family banquet. It just so happens that Lord Lu can ...... What is this kind of heating thing called Lord Lu?"

Father-in-law Yan suddenly got stuck there as he spoke, and asked Lu Chengfeng with some embarrassment.

"Father-in-law Yan will call it floor heating!"

"Floor heating? Good name, it is very apt, by digging a passage in the ground to keep warm, this name is good. At that time, if Lord Lu dedicates this floor heating to His Majesty, His Majesty will probably be very happy. ”

Lu Chengfeng smiled and didn't say anything more about this matter, but asked, "The royal family banquet, how could Your Majesty remember to invite me to the royal family banquet?"

Lu Changfeng guessed that the emperor would definitely look for him again, but he didn't expect it. He was invited to the royal family banquet.

Since it is a royal family banquet, basically the people invited should be from the royal family, and His Majesty is now inviting himself to participate in this family banquet, can it be understood that His Majesty has recognized his identity as an illegitimate child.

Or that His Majesty wants to use this opportunity to re-admit him into the royal family, so that the interests of Lu Chengfeng and the royal family can be tied, or for other reasons, such as the matter of Princess Jinyang and the Shenji monk.

Zen Master Praruo doesn't know where to go now, and Lu Chengfeng is not only the junior uncle of the Shenji monk, but also the half-brother of Princess Jinyang, maybe His Majesty invited him to the family banquet because of this matter.