Tang Dynasty good man

Chapter [-] Meeting the Dead in the Royal Garden

Ever since Cui Zhang came back from celebrating Cui Zhang's birthday, Ying has been talking about it.Every morning exercise is not strenuous, and the movements are limp looking around. All the buildings and plants in the garden seem to provoke her, chanting to "cut" to the tree, to "pull" to the right flower, and to the newly built pavilion. When Xie talked about "demolition", he almost said "killing" to me.

I pretended not to see it, thinking about the construction of the loggia.The courtyard of Wang’s family is smaller than that of Cui’s. It’s not a big problem to build such a verandah. There’s room for a small pool. The key is the surrounding forest and green space. If it’s the size of Cui’s, two courtyards will have to be demolished. Not cost-effective.

According to the method of the promenade in the park of later generations, it is good to plant some vines around the winding tightly, and the artificial green barrier is extremely cool. If it is loofah, incense burner, etc., it can also play a decorative effect, which not only saves the surrounding space for planting trees and grass, You don't need to spend a lot of money to decorate the loggia, you can kill two birds with one stone.The only shortcoming is the desolation when the leaves fall off in winter, but it’s like a frozen tortoise. Who wants to go crazy on the verandah?Ok, deal!

There are climbing wall tigers in the garden, but they are tired of watching them every day, so they will be eliminated.Grapes must not be planted, as soon as they come to fruit, they can attract all the bugs and flies in Chang'an back and eliminate them.I asked someone to describe the loofah and the like before and after, but no one knew it. I asked Lanling specifically, but I shook my head in confusion. I guess there is really no such thing in this age.It seems that the badge that Lan Ling gave me will come in handy. I will go to the Royal Nursery tomorrow to find some rare things to bring back to plant.

Using the excuse of inspecting cotton, he asked Lanling for leave two days in advance, and ran to the south of the city early in the morning. After asking someone, he found out that 'Nanlin Garden' was on the south corner of 'Xingqing Palace' and had nothing to do with the south gate.Make people miserable.When you go out, you should also ask about the land boundary, right?He ran out as soon as he was in a hurry, like two fools.Turn around and go to the 'Xingqing Palace', the sun is already scorching.

Sure enough, the royal land boundary is not intrusive. Just a nursery has three posts and five guards, and a row of imperial guards stands at the door. A place where flowers and trees are grown, doesn't need to be so strict, right?Who stole this?I watched from afar for a while, hesitating whether to go in or not, feeling a little scared seeing this posture.Maomao has no idea, but she has come all the way, and she is not reconciled if she doesn’t go in. She took the horse and wandered around for a long time without making up her mind. It’s all Lan Ling’s fault. not coming.

"Who! Sneaky," Zheng hesitated.I heard a voice behind me, who is it calling?I looked around for a long time before I realized that it was me who was calling me. Two guards ran towards me flanking me and shouted, "Stop! Don't go any further!"

Get to attention quickly.Look at these two with the posture of drawing their knives.His scalp was a little numb, and he quickly took out his pocket card, so as not to be pinched in his hand like the last time he looked at the light, he felt more at ease. "There is a waist card. There is a waist card. The two big brothers have worked hard, I'm sorry, hehe." Seeing the two of them approaching, before they could speak, they hurriedly held up the sign and showed it high.

One of them took the waist card and inspected it carefully for a while, and then looked at me carefully, "Why do you stand here if you have a waist card? Why not go straight in?"

"The sun," I foolishly pointed at the top of my head. "Have a good day today, sun it, hehe."

"Haha!" The two guards were amused by me, and they threw the badge back to me, "Take it, go in quickly, don't get sunstroke in what season." Then they followed me and escorted me in.

This is good.It won't work if you don't go in. "Hello, brothers. Thank you for your hard work..." When he entered the door, he took the opportunity to check the space of the pass again, and greeted the two neat rows of guards indiscriminately.In the summer, standing at the door in military uniform, there is not even a place to shade.This place is also strange, there are flowers and trees in it, but the surrounding area is empty, there is no tree, and the people who are sentinel can't even find a shade.

After the inspectors finished checking the waist badge, they searched the whole body again, and let me in after confirming that there was no hidden weapon.Nanlin Garden is said to be in the south of Xingqing Palace, but it’s still far away. Even a machine gun here can’t hit the wall of Xingqing Palace, so it won’t cause me to toss and turn. Next time I will pay I'm not here anymore, sorry.

There is also a guard post inside, and the gardeners all looked cautious, approached and asked a few people, either nodded or shook their heads, and refused to say a word to me, which made me feel uncomfortable all over. Is it a labor camp? It's very boring.Don't ask, I'll see for myself.

"Is that Brother Wang over there?" Just as I was looking at the lush and beautiful shelf in front of me, I heard someone calling me.

Turning his head to look at the person who came, his face was familiar, as if he had seen him before, but he had no memory of the name at all.Wearing a management uniform, the officer of the Imperial Army hurriedly clasped his fists in return, "Hello, brother!" Since he couldn't think of a name, he called it dessert, and these people couldn't afford it.

"Look, I forgot, haha..." The man patted me on the shoulder and laughed boldly for a while, "I can't even say my last name, big brother, big brother, it's not a thieves, it makes my body go numb."

"Hey," this is the most embarrassing thing, and it's embarrassing to be exposed by others. "My little brother has a serious illness, and his memory is not good. He only remembers his appearance, but he always forgets his name. Especially in the morning, I always have to ask my family The name is embarrassing. Hehe..."

"Yang Quan, the Yang of the poplar tree, the spring of the spring water. Do you have any impression?" Yang Quan reported his family name indifferently, and said with a smile: "It's unreasonable to forget next time, and we must punish it well."

"Punish! You should be punished!" The boss who personally interrogated me the day I watched the lights forgot, but it was night, I couldn't see clearly, and I was frightened, so it's normal that I can't remember, "Brother Yang is here today on business ?” These people belong to the category of big insiders, and it’s too wasteful to work in a small nursery.

Yang Quan looked around, and Thief Xixi leaned into my ear and whispered: "It's embarrassing to talk about it. I got up this morning and broke my mother-in-law's beloved 'Four Seasons Bamboo', and was scolded for being a bloody sprinkler. Hehe, everyone Middleman, brother, you can also understand the consequences of a mother-in-law getting angry." She gave me an ambiguous look, "I stopped the errand today, and went here to secretly dig a tree and take it back to apologize, or...hehe."

"I understand it, I understand it deeply!" It seems that the rumors that I am afraid of my wife are widely spread, and even the masters of the inner circle think that I am a fellow, and smile helplessly. "Can the things here be dug home?" Looking around, there were so many flowers and plants that I had never seen before, and I became greedy.

"It doesn't make sense, who told us that we are good brothers? If you see that one, you can say that I, Lao Yang, dug it!" He patted his chest openly, and pointed to the surrounding woods, "The earth can't be done. Conspicuously, spread it out." It's a joke. Go west, there are exotic flowers and weeds there, it's very rare. Brother, take a look, I have to work hard for a while." Said he clasped his fists, and left.

It's still a cow, and the things in the royal family are dug as soon as they say, and I am very envious.Following Yang Quan's guidance, he turned towards the direction of the exotic flowers and plants in the west.It's worthy of the royal air.Even a nursery is so big, the more I walk, the more I am surprised. I have never seen almost all the plants, and there are all kinds of leaves and flowers, dazzling.A man squatted on the newly sprouted field in front of him.Maybe it's an expert, just go over and ask for advice.

He stepped forward and cupped his hands and said, "This man, huh? It's Brother Li..." He raised his head and I saw clearly that it was Li Shi who I met in the paper-making workshop of Lanling's family last time.He is an official from the Ministry of Industry, who came here to look at the flowers, not doing his job properly.

"Oh, Zihao!" Li Shibi was more self-cultivated than me, so he was not surprised at all, as if he had made an appointment to meet, he looked around, "There is no place to sit." He pointed to a few tree stumps not far away, He motioned to go over and talk, "It's such a coincidence, why are you here when you're free?"

"Cotton, come here and have a look." The tree stumps are well arranged, just covering the sun without blocking the line of sight, and there are teapots and cups on the big stump in the middle, it seems that this guy is here specially for fun. "Brother Li is so elegant. Isn't the Ministry of Industry busy now?"

"Hehe," Li Shi waved his hand. "Take a break from your busy schedule, take a break from your busy schedule. To tell the truth, I came here on purpose to relax today. I wanted to go to 'Zizhuyuan', but I wandered here, hahaha...It's really fate, I want to go there. You won’t be able to meet a strategist who is famous in the capital.”

"Brother Li was joking, strategists are bluffing, and my younger brother panicked when he heard this." This Li Shi is not simple, he is a master.The place to relax is all the royal gardens. According to his official rank, he is not even qualified to appreciate my royal gardens. It is estimated that someone is a son of a prominent eunuch. kind of.

"That's right, Zihao can bear this argument, but everyone knows it." Li Shi pointed to the tea bowl, and asked me to go on my own, "Although my official rank is not high, I still heard some arguments. It is obvious to all, and you can’t push it even if you want to.”

"Hehe, it's a coincidence. It's a coincidence. I have no real skills." I waved my hand, and drank the cup of tea in one gulp. It was a hot day, and I drank it comfortably. "My little brother came here on a special trip to see cotton today, and also appreciate the precious flowers and trees here, which is an eye-opener."

"Cotton? What is Zihao's idea? There are not many planted lands here, and they are all grown for flowers." Pointing, "There are some over there. It's not yet blooming season, so there's nothing to see."

I must have missed it, and I didn't come here for this, "Yes, yes. I don't understand these things, just looking at them out of curiosity, ha ha." Pointing to the vines on the shelf in the distance, he asked: "That, It grows lushly on the shelf, and there are some small flowers blooming, which looks pleasing to the eye."

"Do you think it's good? Someone dig some trees and send them to your house." Li Shi's tone was flat, and he didn't feel wronged at all by taking things from the emperor.

"Isn't it good? This is something from the royal family. We ordinary people don't want it." The emperor is really at a loss. He just dug the "Four Seasons Bamboo" land, and he dug it for himself. If the gift givers come out, if Chang'an officials are like this, most of the nursery can't handle it.

"It's okay." Li Shi smiled, "Flowers and herbs are things for self-cultivation. The emperor only has one. What's the use of having all these? It's hard to see, and they are all ruined. Some officials often come to rub some seedlings It's very common when I go back. I'm afraid the emperor knew about it long ago, and the upright master didn't pursue it, so why is Zihao so worried?"

This guy is powerful, he opens his mouth to the emperor, shuts his mouth to the emperor, and he is not familiar with me, and he speaks so presumptuously, are you afraid that I will sue him for disrespect? "Brother Li was joking. Today's sage is the king of benevolence and virtue. If you don't pursue it, you are generous. It's better to follow the rules. Take it once and think about it for the second time. You can't suppress this idea in the future. Push the cart and dig It’s ugly, ha ha.” He has a background and dares to talk nonsense, so I can’t mess with him.This kind of guy who doesn't know the wind is prone to accidents, in case he is picked up in the future.It's disgusting to confess that I planned to steal the royal flowers and plants.This matter can be big or small, even if people don't pursue it, it will be hard to get a bad reputation as a thief.

"Hehe, Zihao is still so funny, hahaha..." Li Shi laughed a few times, "The gunpowder formula presented by Zihao did a terrible job to the Ministry of Industry. Eleven officials died before and after, how many more are there?" Disabled. If this continues, no one in the Ministry of Industry will dare to go.”

"It was originally a dangerous product. Since the Ministry of Industry has the idea of ​​militarizing it, it has to pay a price." The dead people in military industrial units are nothing.Besides, the ratio of my formula is the golden ratio, which maximizes the power of black powder (in fact, I only remember this one).It is much more terrifying than the kind of civilian stuff filled with fireworks and firecrackers.

"That's the truth," Li Shi nodded, and asked back, "What kind of thought did Zihao have at the time to prepare this gunpowder?"

"I don't have much thought, I'm going to have a lot of fun during the New Year, and I came out after messing around for a while. It's just showing off." It's the truth. "If Mr. Cheng hadn't found out, maybe it would still be used as a blasting rod, ha ha." Putting the matter on Mr. Cheng first, he would be embarrassed.Good to enjoy the cool.

"Oh, so Lu Gong still has eyesight." Seeing me looking around, Li Shi smiled and said, "What about cotton? Let's go and watch it together, and let me introduce its use by the way."

"Okay, okay." I was originally looking at flowers and plants, so it would be a waste of time to sit here and talk, "Brother Li, please." He gave in.Let him lead the way.

"I've been in the cotton planting area for a long time, and I've heard the saying that it is used to weave cloth, but I don't have an explanation for the method." Li Shi led me around to the cotton planting area. "Here it is. The peaches are not yet ripe, and it will take a while to spit them out."

"My little brother also has such an impression. I remember seeing it there. But at this time last year, I was seriously ill, and I can't remember many things. I have to think about it." Cotton is not as tall as he was shown on TV, so he probably has no The improved cotton bolls felt hard and pricked his hands. "I guess this is it. We need to get a piece of land to try planting first. There are too few here, only enough to keep seeds."

"It's okay, I'll tell the Ministry of Industry and ask them to send someone to cooperate with you." Li Shi immediately became interested when he saw that I was sure, and he walked closer to the front for a while, and said happily: "If you can weave cloth, it is a great achievement." , the emperor knows, there must be a reward."

"Actually, I don't want a reward," Mian Mian looked bored, and I noticed a few big round watermelons rolling in front of me from a distance, and my heart was surging, "It's just a casual saying, it's another matter if it doesn't work out. The big deal I still wear silk and linen clothes, and winter is coming, put some cotton in the interlayer of the clothes, and put a thick layer on the bed, it will definitely be comfortable." Or how can Lan Ling say that I am lazy, this lazy way is not enough Only people like me have the courage to speak out, others don't have the courage.

"That's amazing. Many people can't afford fur clothes, and they dare not go out in winter. Zihao's idea is indeed innovative." Li Shi said with joy in his tone, "Will Zihao be picky about cold weather? Get out of here." Pick a ripe one and taste it."

"Okay, okay!" This Li Shi has winks, I can figure out my thoughts after just a few glances at him, but when I came here, I saw several guards from afar, and it was not easy to start, "Is this inconvenient? It's the royal family..."

"What's inconvenient, come with me!" Li Shi waved his hand, and strode me to the watermelon field, "Zihao go pick it, show me the pick, and I'll get it."

That's good, eat and destroy the corpses and wipe out the traces on the spot, without leaving any excuses.I am good at picking watermelons, so I took advantage of the opportunity to look through them, and complained: "Watermelon growers are too lazy, not to mention turning over often, the dark side is so thick," pinched and tapped, and chose a satisfactory finger. Pointing, "This, no problem!"

"Okay," Li Shi flipped out a short knife casually, stepped forward to cut off the melon seedlings, picked up the melons and threw them into the small pond next to the water diversion. eat."

The miraculous guy also came in with a small knife. The shape of the knife looked familiar. It was very similar to the one Lanling used when he beat me, and the movement of turning the knife was similar.Tomorrow, ask Lan Ling about his relationship with this person, if you dare to recite it, I will look for a good friend outside!It seems that Buzhen Zhenfu just can't do it.

Apart from grabbing women with me, Li Shi is a good person, and he has much more insight than me.We hid in a shady place and chatted for a long time, from Goryeo to Tubo, the various ministries of Nanzhao to the countries of the Western Regions, we chatted happily.Relying on the advantage of more than 1000 years of knowledge, I can barely draw with him, but as the problem deepens, the short-sightedness of the small townspeople is exposed. I have to admit that this man is talented and learned, and I admire him from the bottom of my heart.

"I just saw Zihao's ability today. It's a pity that the talents of the pillars are wasted in the market." Li Shi shook his head when he heard my words that he didn't want to be an official, and said regretfully: "If Zihao intends to serve the court, it's a little bit more Grinding, the future will definitely be known as the Tang Dynasty."

"Actually, with my body, my body is getting sick day by day, and even my memory is incomplete. It's not shameful to go to court. Since I recovered from my illness, I can't read all words, I can't read books, and I have hysteria twice in three days. Don't look at what you are talking about now. There are five people and six people. Once a mistake is made, whoever sees scolds him. Think about it, they all go to the court. The Holy One sits on the top. If the younger brother makes this mistake and talks nonsense, no matter how generous the Holy Majesty is, he will not be held accountable. Afterwards, I was ashamed to go out again." Hearing that Li Shiyou recommended me to be an official, he hurriedly made up a conversation, "Besides, my younger brother is used to idleness, so he can be regarded as contributing to the country by cultivating at home on weekdays. Recently, I was with a friend Let’s do some elementary school quizzes together to relieve boredom, if it’s useful, wouldn’t it be considered a service to the court?”

Li Shi smiled, "Zihao's statement is also true. Even if you excuse yourself, you don't have to make yourself so miserable. If you don't want to, no one will force you, haha..." He got up and ran to the pool to fish out a watermelon, and randomly chopped a few petals , took a piece and handed it over, "Quick, eat first, it's so big that you have to finish it, don't waste it."

The knife is neat, and the melon petals are big and small, ugly, and it looks like someone who doesn't work.Take a big bite, sweet.Melon is not bad, not worse than later generations.Carefully spit out the melon seeds and collect them well, hehe, I made a profit.