Just when the Empress Dowager was feeling proud, the thin Japanese minister came with his wife to congratulate the Empress Dowager on her birthday.
"On behalf of the Japanese government and His Majesty the Emperor, I would like to congratulate the Empress Dowager on a long and prosperous life."
The Japanese Minister's fluent Chinese shocked the Empress Dowager and An Ying.
"It turns out that the Japanese minister spoke fluent Chinese, so I accepted it."
The Queen Mother was very proud after hearing this, and replied with a nod and a smile.
"Empress Dowager, I wonder if there is any progress regarding the murder of our Japanese subject Oda Shinji," the Japanese minister asked straight to the point.
"Empress Dowager, this Japanese minister is very disrespectful.
Do you want me to send a few people to kick him out?"
An Ying looked angry after hearing this and whispered to the Empress Dowager.
The Empress Dowager was filled with anger and had nowhere to vent.
She suppressed her anger and calmly spoke to the Japanese Minister.
"Minister, don't worry.
The Japanese government will naturally give you an explanation of my birthday today, so I won't talk about these trivial matters.
The Beijing opera I specially prepared for you just now made a big fuss in heaven.
I don't know what the minister and his wife thought."
The Empress Dowager deliberately said Avoiding the Oda case, the monkey play was mentioned.
"Empress Dowager, these are children's games.
I was sighing in the audience just now, it would be great if your country really had someone like the Monkey King."
Before the Japanese minister could finish his words, the Empress Dowager's previously rosy face had already changed.
It turned into an earthy color.
She forced herself to remain calm and spoke lightly.
"Mr.
Minister, this is just for watching a play.
It's just a rare pleasure."
"Empress Dowager, let's move to the Stone Shipyard."
An Ying was also very angry and hurriedly suggested to the Empress Dowager in a low voice.
The Queen Mother nodded in agreement.
"In order to pass on the Queen Mother's decree, we move to the stone shipyard and invite the ministers from various countries to accompany us to watch the performance."
The eunuch who announced the decree cooperated in time and relieved the Queen Mother.
The ministers and their wives from various countries followed the Queen Mother to Shichuanfang, where the gongs and drums were already noisy and it was very lively.
The Haidian Nuo dancers, temporarily led by Jianzui Yamen, were fortunate enough to perform as scheduled under the arrangement of the young master.
It's really God's fate.
Although the artists in Haitian tried their best and danced brilliantly, the Empress Dowager at this time was no longer in the mood to watch the performance due to her previous anger.
On the contrary, ministers and their wives from various countries cheered and cheered for the artists.
As soon as the Empress Dowager's birthday ceremony was over, the sharp-mouthed government officials took the artists back to the inn.
A strange middle-aged man with two attendants was already waiting in the inn.
"Sir, who are you looking for?"
The sharp-tongued yamen officer lowered his head and returned to his room.
He was stopped by two followers of this strange middle-aged man and asked in confusion.
"Are you a subordinate of Mr.
Hou?"
a follower asked.
"That's right, but I don't know you two."
The sharp-mouthed yamen officer looked confused.
"The Mansion's General Manager Xiao is here to invite you," another attendant whispered.
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"A flood has really washed away the Dragon King Temple.
It turns out he is one of our own," Jianzui suddenly realized.
So, the two attendants came to the middle-aged man's room with sharp mouths.
"General Manager Xiao, please give me my regards, little Jianzui."
Jianzui saluted the middle-aged man as he entered the door.
"No need, did yesterday's performance go well?"
Manager Xiao asked.
"Everything goes well, Mr.
Xiao, but you don't know that when those foreigners saw our Nuo dance, they kept giving thumbs up and praising us."
When talking about yesterday's performance, Jianzui suddenly became energetic and his eyebrows were dancing.
The spittle flies.
"Stop it, I don't care about those foreigners.
Did you receive the reward from the Empress Dowager?"
Manager Xiao asked.
"It's a great honor for the young ones who have received the reward to perform for the Empress Dowager.
We don't ask for any reward," Jianzui said in a pleasant way.
"Stop talking nonsense, have you received the reward?"
a follower asked fiercely.
"We didn't get any reward when we replied to Manager Xiao," Jianzui replied truthfully.
Manager Xiao signaled his followers to step back and asked Jian Zui again.
"really" "If you don't believe it, you can ask those artists."
Jianzui tried his best to prove that he was not lying.
"Okay, I will believe you, take those artists back to Haitian first," Supervisor Xiao ordered.
"General Manager Xiao, Mr.
Hou is not here, so I went back.
Until now, Mr.
Hou still has no news.
Where has he gone?"
Jianzui asked.
"Master Hou has gone where he should go.
You can safely take the artists on their way.
You performed very hard this time.
I will propose to the master that you temporarily exercise the power of Haitian County Magistrate for Master Hou."
Manager Xiao He replied calmly.
Jianzui immediately heard the implication of Manager Xiao's words, and then muttered secretly in his heart.
"It seems that all I have to do is be obedient.
As for Mr.
Hou's matter, the young master clearly refuses to let me interfere.
I still have an official position.
How can such a good thing happen in the world?"
Thinking of this, Jianzui immediately assured Manager Xiao.
"Mr.
Xiao, don't worry.
I will bring those artists back to Haicheng tomorrow.
From now on, I will do whatever Mr.
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Xiao tells me to do, without any hesitation."
"It seems that you are a smart man.
From now on, you will definitely benefit from following that master."
Manager Xiao said coldly, and quietly left the inn with his two followers.
Let's say that Hou Shengjue stayed in the prison of the Civil Service Office for several days.
Although he was disheveled, he was still in good spirits.
He often asked several prison chiefs about major events in the capital, especially when he heard the Kyo News report on the Oda Shinji case.
He immediately realized that the Japanese had begun to put pressure on the current imperial court, and he was in a good mood.
As long as the current imperial court is angry with Zhang Ruli, the master will have no trouble rescuing him from the prison of the civil service yamen.
In this way, Hou Shengjue hummed a ditty when he had nothing to do.
He often remembered the scene when he led the artists to practice Nuo dance sweating like rain.
"Haitian's Nuo dance will definitely feast the eyes of the Empress Dowager.
When the birthday ceremony is over and the Empress Dowager is overjoyed, the master will definitely take the opportunity to rescue the official."
Hou Shengjue showed rare confidence.
The mid-table is calculating the progress of the situation.
From the mouths of several prison guards, Hou Shengjue heard that the Queen Mother's birthday had passed.
He was overjoyed and happily began to prepare for release from prison.
On the night of the Empress Dowager's birthday, Hou Shengjue was so excited that he couldn't sleep and stayed awake for a long time.
At this moment, two black figures suddenly appeared in the dark cell, walking cautiously towards this side.
Hou Shengjue stood up slowly and walked to the wooden fence of the cell.
He stared at the two black figures with his eyes and smiled on his face.
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