Deoksugung Palace, which is decorated like a fairyland on earth, such as digging a large pond in the palace and injecting the water of the West Lake, is called the Great Dragon Pond. The stacked rocks on the shore are mountains, and they are called Banzai Mountain.

Zhao Gou, who is over sixty years old, will fish by this big dragon pond when he has nothing to do, and the so-called retired old man cultivates his sentiments.

Today, Zhao Gou is rarely free, drinking with the Empress Dowager Wu, while enjoying the beautiful scenery of the strange mountains in the palace.

At this time, the eunuch hurriedly walked in, leaned over and bowed: "Official, Ye Yu, the secretary of the ministry, asks to see!" ”

"Ye Yu? Is it Ye Yu who fought against the Eight Mountains of the Jin Kingdom? Zhao Gou, who was in high spirits, couldn't help but stop when he heard this name.

"Exactly!"

Zhao Gou nodded, and then asked, "I have long ignored the government, what is he doing here?" ”

"The old slave doesn't know, I only know that Lord Ye came from the imperial study, and he must have come to meet the official family by order......

After listening to the waiter's explanation, Zhao Gou gradually understood, and he smiled at the Wu family with a deep meaning: "Shaofang, it seems that Yan'er still doesn't give up!" ”

"You used to be the emperor, you should know the difficulties of being an emperor, official, why are you so embarrassed?" The Empress Dowager Wu smiled faintly, and there was a lot of persuasion in her words.

"I retired to Deoksugung Palace, with this preference, if even the fun of making zuò wine is gone, wouldn't this be idle all day long? I can agree to the rest, but there is no room for compromise in this matter! ”

Zhao Gou was still very stubborn, and then said to the inner eunuch: "Go, I don't see anyone!" ”

"Yes!"

The eunuch was about to be ordered to leave, but was stopped by the Wu family, and immediately persuaded: "Official, since you are here by order, if you don't see it, it's not appropriate after all, why don't you see it?" ”

Then Wu whispered a few words in Zhao Gou's ear, which made Zhao Gou's face appear faintly happy, and nodded and praised: "Well, this is very good, then according to your intentions, Xuan Yeyu will come in to see me!" ”

"The old slave takes orders!"

After a while, the eunuch led Ye Yu to the Dragon Pond Imperial Garden.

And since Ye Yu left the imperial study, not to mention how depressed he was, he said in his heart that he was really underdrawn, and he took such a bad errand.

Before he knew it, he came to Deoksugung Palace, and looking at the luxurious buildings of Deoksugung Palace, Ye Yu was really drunk.

In fact, Deokshou Palace is a miniature version of Zhao Gou's memories of the magnificent Northern Song Dynasty palace garden.

There are countless pavilions and pavilions in the palace, the pavilion next to the pond rockery, the bridge is made of Sichuan stone that Wu Lan enters, the center of the bridge is made of four pavilions, and it is built with Silla Bailuo wood, which is extremely elegant and clean.

Under the bridge is the white lotus of Chiba, the royal couch, the royal table, the bottle, the furnace, the wine vessel, etc., are all carved with crystal. In addition, there is a stone pond in Deocugung Palace, and mercury floats gold fish on it.

is so wonderful, but in Ye Yu's eyes, the naked is the devil's cave that swallows money. While looking at the past buildings, I sighed in my heart: "This old man, it's really enjoyable......"

Led by the inner attendant to the big dragon pool, Ye Yu saw two old men sitting next to the pool, and the dragon robe and phoenix crown already showed the identities of the two.

The old man who was fishing next to the dragon pond, Ye Yu knew that it was the Emperor Zhao Gou. And the old woman who watched quietly on the side is the current Queen Mother Wu.

Therefore, he took a few steps forward and saluted the two of them: "Weichen Ye Yu knocks to see the Emperor Taishang, the Empress Taishang!" ”

Zhao Gou put down the fishing rod happily, turned around to look at Ye Yu, lightly twisted his gray beard and nodded: "Well, it's really a talent!" ”

"......" Ye Yu was speechless for a moment, so he had to bow respectfully to be silent.

Zhao Gou glanced at Ye Yu with a sideways face, and snorted coldly in displeasure: "You scared all my fish away, what should you be guilty of?" ”

Ye Yu saluted respectfully, but he didn't expect to suffer a disaster. Xindao You are too good at picking thorns, I haven't said anything yet, why is there an extra charge for no reason?

This is a crime of shocking, Ye Yu didn't want to suffer for no reason, so he secretly pondered in his heart, and after a little groaning, he said respectfully: "Returning to the emperor, this fish is not scared away by Weichen!" ”

"Huh? This scared away the fish, isn't it you, is it me? ”

"It's not ...... either"

When Zhao Gou heard this, he couldn't help laughing: "Then according to Aiqing's intentions, this fish ran by itself?" ”

Of course, this fish ran by himself, but Ye Yu knew that if he said that the fish ran by himself, Zhao Gou would definitely say that he shirked his responsibility.

"The body of the official family is a real dragon, illuminating the universe all over the sky, and all the fish dare not make a pilgrimage, so the emperor's fishing rod ......is empty."

In response to Zhao Gou's question, Ye Yu read out these four lines of poetry in response.

The emperors of the Great Song Dynasty often used the word "official" as an honorific title for the emperor, implying the lord of officials in the world.

And Ye Yu's poem is used very cleverly, not only explaining why the fish ran away, but also silently patting Zhao Gou's fart.

You must know that although Zhao Gou is the founder of the Southern Song Dynasty, this throne is not very orthodox.

When the second emperor of Huiqin was taken away by the Jin State, he was elected as the emperor by the ministers as the ninth prince.

Therefore, according to the orthodox royal succession, Zhao Gou, the emperor, is not orthodox. Because of this, Zhao Gou was also depressed about this for a while.

Now Ye Yu's poem directly flatters him as a true dragon emperor, which is undoubtedly a gold paste on his face.

"Uh-haha-ha! Good! You can say that again! Zhao Gou listened to this poem, and his face, which was still as calm as water, suddenly smiled.

He originally wanted to test Ye Yu with this to see if Ye Yu was really as witty as the legend said. At the same time, this move also wants Ye Yu to retreat from the difficulty, and it is better to act as a lobbyist and avoid talking.

never thought that the problem he set up would be easily solved by Ye Yu.

At this time, the Queen Mother Wu, who was sitting on the side, also hid her face and smiled when she heard Ye Yu's answer, and praised Ye Yu's wit very much.

She looked at a jade Buddha statue on the table, so she asked Ye Yu: "I have heard that Ye Qing's family has a deep study of Buddhism, but do you know what kind of Buddha is worshiped by the mourning family?" ”

Ye Yu turned around and looked up to see that it was a statue of Maitreya Buddha. The color is smooth and crystal clear, and you can see that it is worth a lot of money just by looking at it.

It turned out that the Empress Dowager Wu was a person who believed in Buddhism, and she would carry the Jade Buddha with her everywhere she went, so that she could visit and worship at any time.

"Back to the Queen Mother, this is Maitreya Buddha!"

"Oh? Do you know why he's laughing? ”

“……”

Ye Yu slandered you as a couple on purpose, is it not, why do you have to ask such a tricky question.

At this moment, Ye Yu thought of a couplet in later generations: generosity can be tolerated, and the world cannot tolerate things; Smile often, laugh at the ridiculous people in the world.

This couplet is good, but it is not good to use here, because this Maitreya Buddha is facing the Empress Dowager Wu.

If he says, 'Laughing at the ridiculous people in the world', isn't he cursing the Queen Mother for being a ridiculous person?

Suddenly, Ye Yu had an idea, and he had a plan in his heart, and then congratulated: "Return to the Queen Mother, because the Buddha smiled when he saw the Buddha!" ”

"The Buddha sees the Buddha and smiles?"

The Empress Dowager Wu was slightly stunned at first, but then she laughed, and the pearls and emeralds with silver hair were piled up all over her head, and at this moment, because of Wu's laughter, she made a slight sound of admiration.

"You kid, you can really speak, official, don't you say?"

I have to say that Ye Yu's four words are ingenious, which makes the Queen Mother Wu's heart bloom. In addition to seeking peace, the more important pursuit of those who believe in Buddhism is to become a Buddha on the ground.

And Ye Yu responded with the words 'Buddha sees Buddha and laughs', which is equivalent to complimenting her that she is already a Buddha, so how can she be unhappy?

"What Shaofang said is extremely ......"

Zhao Gou listened to Ye Yu's witty response, and he couldn't stop smiling, he had not been so comfortable and happy in Deoksugung Palace for all these years.

And although Ye Yu was still full of smiles on his face, he was shouting endlessly in his heart, begging these two old men to say something serious.

Ye Yu glanced at Zhao Gou, and when he saw Zhao Gou staring thoughtfully at the Jade Buddha, he couldn't help but feel a tense in his heart.

Sure enough, Ye Yu's premonition was not wrong, only to see Zhao Gou turn the jade Buddha around and directly face Ye Yu: "Ye Qingjia, then why is he smiling at you?" ”

"Uh......"

Isn't this nonsense, this carved Maitreya Buddha is smiling at everyone.

He still has to answer this question, but how to answer it is a very learned matter.

Ye Yu had already said before, 'The Buddha sees the Buddha and laughs', if he says these four words again, it will be a great rebellion.

The Queen Mother is the mother of the Son of Heaven and the mother of a country, and it is not an exaggeration to call her a Buddha.

If you are a courtier, claiming to be a Buddha will inevitably commit the sin of great rebellion, after all, you are equal to the queen mother in person, and you are so respectful and inferior.

O iniquity! This is so fucking evil, no wonder you have no heirs.

Ye Yu secretly wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, and his brain was running rapidly. And Zhao Gou and Wu glanced at each other, and they saw each other's smiles.

"Back to the emperor, Weichen knows why he laughed?"

"Oh? Why? ”

"He laughs at Weichen and doesn't practice Buddhism!"

Ye Yu's answer surprised Zhao Gou and Wu, and then nodded and smiled with embarrassment, both showing a rare look of appreciation.

A smile can skillfully understand the two meanings, but it is really embarrassing for Ye Yu.

"The Qing family is worthy of being the first genius of my Great Song Dynasty, so clever and wise, I have seen it today!" Zhao Gou liked Ye Yu in front of him more and more he looked at it.

And the Wu family also looked at Ye Yu with a kind face, and praised without hesitation: "This child is not only handsome, but also has this talent and is unparalleled in the world, how good it would be if the mourning family had such a grandson......

Speaking of this, the Wu family can't help but feel a little sad, although she used to be the queen, and now she is the queen mother, her status can be described as extremely respectful.

But after all, there is no grandson under his knees, and it is inevitable that he will be a little sad. Although King Qing Zhao Kai and King Gong Zhao Dian occasionally enter the palace to say hello, they feel that something is missing.

After Zhao Gou listened to Wu's emotion, he inevitably felt a little guilty in his heart.

Because there is no root cause for this, it is not that the Wu family cannot have children, the problem is mainly in him.

At this moment, seeing Wu Shi saying these words sadly, he could see that he, the queen, loved Ye Yu.

And his impression of Ye Yu is also very good, if he can have such a grandson by his side, it will be a lot more fun......