Chapter 49: The Royal Leisure Lodge (Part II)

The overall layout of the Royal Leisure Villa makes clever use of the terrain, and the site selection and overall design are carried out according to the terrain and landform characteristics, completely with the help of the natural topography. The scale of the building in the villa is not large, and the pavilions and walls are mostly made of blue bricks and gray tiles, and the natural color of logs, which is elegant and solemn, simple and moderate. The natural and wild garden scenery is harmoniously integrated with the natural landscape, reaching the realm of returning to nature.

In the face of such a beautiful scenery, Wang Xuan felt very distressed, because there was a god of evil who was easy to change by the gods sitting next to him-Lieutenant Zhidu.

As the secretary of justice and the lieutenant in charge of public security in the capital, the two usually deal with each other a lot. For Zhidu, Wang Xuan admires him very much. Although he is a little unkind, but he has always violated the law and must be prosecuted, law enforcement must be strict, and he has never been wasted because of people.

Of course, admiration is one thing, but intimacy is another. Zhidu, just like his nickname "Goshawk", seems to be soaring high in the sky at all times, proud and lonely, looking at everyone with sharp eyes like falcons, which makes people shudder. At this time, this ruthless man was sitting next to Wang Xuan fishing, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Since he was untied by the Chen family a few days ago, Wang Xuan also lived in the Royal Leisure Villa with peace of mind. Sure enough, as Chen expected, the important ministers of His Majesty and the Queen Mother came to the villa one after another to escape the summer. In the past few days, Wang Xuan has met many important ministers he is familiar with, and his heart is even more settled, and he began to learn from Chen and Yan'er to enjoy life. He was not used to playing mahjong or something, but under the advice of the escorts arranged by the villa, he came into contact with and gradually fell in love with fishing.

A large lake has been dug in the lodge, which is filled with water, and eight unique suspension bridges are connected to the island in the middle of the lake, dividing the lake into areas of different sizes. There is a clear spring on the island in the middle of the lake, the green grass is green, the forest is luxuriant, there are unique pavilions for people to rest, and the lakeside is also specially prepared for small inlets with weeping willows everywhere for people to fish.

The courtiers who lived in Chang'an City for a long time soon fell in love with the sport of fishing, and they went to the island in the middle of the lake to enjoy the lively wild life and enjoy the pleasing scenery of the lake and mountains. The slight breeze blew away the hustle and bustle of the court, and the trembling of the fishing rod brought the old man childlike joy, as long as a rod was in hand, the person with the surname Grumpy would also be "quiet as a virgin".

Wang Xuan had originally made an appointment with the ministers he knew well, and today he went fishing here after lunch, so he waited here early. Who knew that Zhidu suddenly appeared, took the special fishing tackle and bucket in the villa and sat on the fishing platform next to Wang Xuan, and didn't even say hello. When Wang Xuan saw this, he secretly said that it was not good, and he was afraid that his colleagues who had made an appointment would not come over when they saw Zhi Du here from afar.

Facts have proved that Wang Xuan's guess is not wrong in the slightest, and not only the ministers did not come, but even the fish did not dare to come. The two of them fished in relative silence for more than half an hour, and they didn't shake in the slightest. Wang Xuan looked at Zhidu helplessly, only to see that he even sat up straight when fishing, in the afternoon when the sky was in the air, Wang Xuan seemed to see a strong cold air around him, I am afraid that the fish in the water also felt it.

Zhi Du had already discovered that Wang Xuan was looking at him, but he didn't bother to pay attention to it at all. He is also full of depression now, and he doesn't know why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has to order him to go to this mountain villa to relax, and he also strictly ordered him to go fishing to eliminate some evil qi on his body. The lieutenant did a murderous job, and although others called him a cool officer, it was a kind of praise in his eyes. There is no evil qi on his body, how can he suppress the bull ghosts, snake gods and immortals from all walks of life in Chang'an City?

He didn't know that Liu Che's expectations for him were definitely not that of a lieutenant in charge of law and order. This kind of talented and loyal courtier, Liu Che will not allow it to be wasted. Therefore, Liu Che naturally couldn't let him be too involved in killing. You must know that since taking over the position of lieutenant last year, Zhidu has saved tens of thousands of lives in his bloody hands. The Li Ji clan, the nine clans of Shanglin Yuan, and the subordinates of the three princes of Liu Rongge, every time they do the work of the Yiqi clan, this evil spirit is really monstrous. In the words of later generations, if it weren't for his nerves being tough enough, he would have been psychopathic to the extreme.

Therefore, Liu Che issued a strict order, ordering Zhidu to go to the royal leisure villa to escape the summer, and also specially sent palace guards to force him to be sure to say fishing and adjust his psychology. In the past, when Liu Che was in the Dragon Group, many members who had psychological problems due to excessive killing relied on fishing and psychological treatment to recover their health. Of course, Liu Che would not explain to Zhi Du what psychological treatment was, but told him to dispel the evil spirit, and everyone in the Han Dynasty could understand it.

"Why did Lord Zhidu come here to escape the heat?" The honest man Wang Xuan really couldn't stand this embarrassing silence, but it was not good to leave alone, so he had to ask hard.

When Zhi Du heard this, his originally expressionless face changed several degrees rapidly. He really didn't expect Wang Xuan to take the initiative to talk to him, this was obviously embarrassing him, there was a strange requirement in the prince's strict order: once others and Zhi spoke, his answer must be three times that of the interlocutor.

I have to say that Zhi is a person who does what he says, and he is ruthless to others, and even more ruthless to himself. Although he was extremely disliked with words, he still obeyed the prince's order, silently counted the number of words in Wang Xuan's question in his heart, thought for a long time, and said: "This official went here to escape the summer on the order of the prince, why did Lord Wang also come here to escape the summer?" ……”

The number of words is not enough, he hurriedly thought about it again, and continued to ask: "Can you bring your family?" ”

Still not enough, he continued: "Have you had lunch?" ”

There are still three words missing, what should I do? Zhi Du was sweating profusely, but he didn't care about Wang Xuan, who was full of surprise. In a hurry, he suddenly saw Wang Xuan's float on the water, and hurriedly shouted: "Quickly retract the rod!" ”……

Whew, seeing Wang Xuan lifting the fishing rod, a silver-gray silver carp jumped out of the water, Zhi Du breathed a sigh of relief, thirty-six words, Qi lived! Seeing that Wang Xuan was about to turn around and speak, Zhi Du picked up the fishing tackle and fishing bucket with lightning speed, and ran away without a trace, leaving Wang Xuan speechless to ask the sky. Wang Xuan frightened the goshawks into falling flowers and fled, which was definitely a great cause that caused a sensation in Chang'an, which was enough to go down in history.

Wang Xuan, who didn't know what was going on, leisurely put away the fishing tackle and fishing bucket, returned to his own small building leisurely, handed over the silver carp to the chef specially configured for the small building in the villa, and went to the study to find some interesting wild history, lay on the rocking chair on the terrace, and read it with relish.

I have to say that this royal leisure lodge does have some doorways, and all kinds of things are complete and novel. For example, the study room in this small building, full of several bookcases, is full of hard-to-find thread-bound books in Chang'an City, astronomy and geography, scriptures and classics. There are even some pre-Qin classics, which are unheard of and unseen. After Qin Shi Huang burned the book, there were many remnants of the classics of the Han Dynasty, and the posthumous copies can also be seen here. It is said that a few old scholars in the court stayed in the study of their own small building, and they did not sleep endlessly, and their eyes were red, so they read more classics. Wang Xuan is not a nerd, but he also likes to soak in the study from time to time, looking for some new and interesting books to read.

After a long time, he closed the book, looked at the sunset in the distance, and estimated that Chen and Yan'er should also come back. Since Chen arrived at the villa, he got together with the ladies, and finally stayed in the hall in the villa to have fun, and the kind of thing called mahjong was even more than a dozen. And Yan'er also followed the sons and daughters of the eunuch family to play around, boating on the lake, riding horses and idyllic fields, and was very happy.

Wang Xuan stood up, stretched his waist, took a deep breath, greedily savored the leisure in the mountains, and occasionally escaped from the deception and enjoyed this plain but luxurious life, which was really a beautiful thing. It's just that I don't know how many courtiers in Chang'an City at this time can't sleep at night, Dou Ying, Zhou Yafu, a generation of virtuous ministers, are they really obsessed and forced His Majesty and the Queen Mother to do it? Lieutenant Zhidu was in the villa at this time, would they have other actions in Chang'an?

Wang Xuan let out a long sigh, the authorities were confused, and the bystanders were clear. In the villa far away from Chang'an City, Wang Xuan was already able to look at Dou Ying and the others in the city with a detached attitude, and naturally knew how powerless their persistence was. Dispelling the thoughts in his mind, Wang Xuan stood on the terrace and waved his hand to the Chen family and his wife who were slowly returning in the distance, with a tender smile on his face......

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