Nowadays, the royal garden is called "palace garden". It is also called a "garden".

West Park is one of them.

At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, frugality was advocated. The palace garden was not built much. Later emperors increasingly pursued pleasure, to the second emperor of Huan Ling, in addition to the expansion of the old palace, and built many new gardens.

There are many gardens inside and outside Luoyang City. There are in the city: Haolong Garden, West Garden, Zhili Garden (South Park), Yong'an Palace. Outside the city, there is Guangfeng Garden in the north of the city, and there are Shanglin Garden, West Garden, Guangcheng Garden, Pingle Garden, Xianyang Garden, Hongde Garden and so on in the west of the city.

The West Garden is located on the west side of the North Palace. The rockery is piled up in the park, the canal can be used as a boat, the lotus is planted in the pond, and the garden is known for its mountain scenery. The mansion in the garden is called the West Mansion. The sale of the official beard was carried out in the West Garden Mansion. Therefore, it is called the West Mansion Selling Officer.

The banquet in the West Garden is located in the West Mansion.

Your Majesty is entertained, and Liu Bei must not go to the banquet empty-handed. I had no choice but to send two generous gifts to the two queen mothers, and opened a small market in Luoyang, but I was strapped for money. After thinking about it, he took out a bottle of jade glass bottle, which was distilled from ten years of Chen Songquan. As a gift to the feast.

This wine is about 30 degrees, which is far more than the best wines of the time. The disinfection and sterilization power is not enough, and the banquet is indeed excellent. Your Majesty indulges in wine. Whether it is a good wine or not, you will know when you enter it.

Wine is good, and the name is good. Hence the name 'Jade Elixir'. Take it to the feast.

To go to the West Garden, you don't need to go through the city. First turn to the north Guo, along the royal road from the summer gate into the city, not long to the West Garden. The gate of the park is open to facilitate those seeking officials to enter the park and buy officials.

There is also a treasury in the garden, and the guards are not ordinary. The Northern Army camp was nearby. The unicorn drags the ghost, and everyone in Luoyang knows it. The car drove all the way unimpeded and drove into the park. Stop in front of the West Mansion.

That is, it was His Majesty's reward, and Liu Bei went to the banquet alone to show his sincerity.

Early spring is still cold. Liu Bei was dressed in a big hat. Under the guidance of Zuo Feng, the commander of the Yellow Gate, he went up the stairs and took off his shoes and entered the room. The palace maid stepped forward to remove the big hat for Liu Bei and straighten out the clothes. Please enter the inner room. Passing through several houses, I suddenly saw an underground entrance.

When you step down, you will see a golden light. It's very eye-burning.

It's a huge underground vault. As far as the eye can see, the treasury of more than ten bays is full of gold, silver, jewelry, and countless copper coins. Looking back on the path when I came, the entire underground of the West Mansion was turned into a warehouse!

How much gold, silver, and copper money does this have to accumulate!

"Prince?" I don't know when to retreat to the Yellow Gate Ling Zuo Feng, who called softly.

"Your Majesty is having a banquet here?" Liu Bei asked with a smile.

"Exactly." Zuo Feng smiled flatteringly.

"Covered with jewels. Before the feast, he was full. Liu Bei joked.

The prince laughed. Zuo Feng respectfully asks for guidance.

Liu Bei walked all the way to the middle along the wall. I saw that the main beams supporting the whole building, covered with wooden planks, have been changed into a large flat seat with a horizontal fence in the air. There is another table in the middle of the flat seat. His Majesty, dressed in regular clothes, was pouring himself a drink. The honor guards are all provincial, and there are only two small yellow doors behind him.

Liu Bei hurriedly stepped forward and knelt on the ground and saluted: "Minister, Liu Bei, see Your Majesty." ”

"Linxianghou, please get up quickly." His Majesty smiled and said, "Come and sit down." ”

"This ......" looked at the entire flat seat, and there was only one table in front of His Majesty. How dare Liu Bei sit.

"But it doesn't hurt to sit. You and I are both Han families, and we are all in the same spirit. Today is a private banquet, and there is no distinction between kings and ministers. ”

"Minister, obey." After Liu Bei saluted, he got up and sat down in front of the Son of Heaven.

Between the two, there is only a table apart. Borrowing the pearl light of the library, Liu Bei's appearance is in full view. The more His Majesty looks at it, the more he is happy, and the result is a unicorn among people.

Zuo Feng personally brought a dinner plate and wine vessel for Liu Bei and served him diligently.

He took out the 'jade elixir' that Liu Bei carried from his sleeve, poured it for himself first, and drank it all. Then pour it for His Majesty and Liu Bei.

Seeing that Zuo Feng's face was red, he was already slightly drunk after a cup. His Majesty couldn't help laughing and scolding: "Is the Yellow Gate Order poisoned or drunk?" ”

Zuo Feng covered his mouth and smiled: "This wine is only afraid of the sky." The slave and maid are blessed and have no power to bear it. Let His Majesty and the prince laugh. ”

"Oh?" The wine in the cup is full of aroma, and the plate is not scattered. It will be good wine. After a stick of incense. Seeing that Zuo Feng was fine, His Majesty raised his glass. After tasting it, his eyes suddenly lit up. And so it was all drunk. Through the throat, like a burning fire. There was a slight hiccup, and the room was full of fragrance.

"It's really good wine!" His Majesty was overjoyed: "What is the name of this wine?" ”

Zuo Feng hurriedly replied: "Jade elixir." ”

"Live up to the name of the elixir!" His Majesty smiled and praised: "Can this wine be tributed?" ”

"Minister, I can't ask for it." Liu Bei replied with a smile.

Zuo Feng only cares about smiling, and then pours it for His Majesty.

His Majesty was about to speak, but suddenly his voice was silenced again. Then straighten up and pretend to listen.

Liu Bei also listened carefully.

The sound of clanging metal crashes from far to near, from small to loud, from slow to urgent.

There was a rumbling sound like thunder.

The thunder will roll off overhead. I heard another bang, and the rain poured down.

Countless copper coins fell whizzing from all directions. Around the long flat seat, a storm fell.

"Copper coins rain." Zuo Feng explained to Liu Bei in a low voice: "This is a strange scene in the world. Except for His Majesty and the ministers, only the prince was fortunate enough to watch it. ”

The copper coin rained, and it was half a pillar of incense time.

All fell into the lower warehouse.

Until the last copper coin landed, the aftermath lingered. His Majesty opened his eyes with satisfaction: "Lou Sang Library, can it be compared to my Mansion Library?" ”

Liu Bei shook his head and sighed: "The minister is more than Your Majesty, a drop in the bucket." ”

His Majesty laughed out loud.

Laugh and drink it all. Without waiting for the empty cup to land, His Majesty said a lot: "Does the Marquis of Linxiang know how many counties and counties there are in the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty?" Do you know how many young officials in the long history? Do you know how many princes and nobles there are? ”

"I don't know." Liu Bei replied with a smile.

"Haha!" His Majesty's eyes were already drunk: "I don't know! But I know. My world is not in the land, not in the population, not in the taxes. Only in this place! ”

"Official title." Liu Bei understood.

"That's right, Xuande!" His Majesty suddenly stretched out his arms: "Only here." I thought, 'I'm rich!' ''I'm the true son of heaven!'' ’”

"Pour the wine! Pour the wine! "Your Majesty is talking about it. met a Liu Bei who is also good at running a family, the two are of similar age and similar background, and now they are both kings, and they are just drinking with a thousand cups of confidants.

Zuo Feng poured it for His Majesty again.

"The land, mountains and forests are all swallowed by the family. The cattle and horse population was also divided among the powerful people everywhere. All I was left with was an empty palace and a miserable name—'Lonely Man'! There were no slaves, no land, and even most of the taxes went into the treasury. What is said that the whole world is not the king's land. His Majesty became more and more drunk the more he drank, and the more he drank, the clearer he became: "And ask you, Xuande." I, how do I live? ”

Liu Bei was thinking about how to answer, and His Majesty had already grown up: "This world, whose world is it!" ”

"In my eyes, there is only: the shore of the land is not the king's minister! What is the omen of selling the official mantle, the omen of the overthrow of the country. Let's ask, how many people are not selling official status privately in the Manchu Dynasty and the civil and military forces and hundreds of officials in the world? Favoritism and malpractice, and taking people as relatives. Which of the filial piety and Lang officials who came up was not sold? 'The four worlds and three dukes, and many old officials'. 'Lift the talents, do not know the book; Filial piety and honesty, the father does not live'. Women and children all know, so why hide it from me! After drinking the three glasses of wine, His Majesty threw a cup: "This world is a business." ”

After speaking, he raised his head and smiled. When Zuo Feng's eyes were quick, he stepped forward to hold on.

His Majesty has a hangover.

Liu Bei raised his glass and drank the liquor for a long time.

It's really embarrassing for my majesty.