Chapter 111: The Royal Garden Meets the Dead

Since Cui Zhang's birthday came back, Ying was chattering. Every day in the morning exercise, she was not energetic, looking around softly, all the buildings and plants in the garden seemed to provoke her, she was talking to the trees to 'cut', to the flowers and plants to be 'pulled', to the pavilion that had just been built to be 'demolished', and to me to be 'slaughtered'.

I pretended not to see it, and pondered the construction of the loggia. The Wang family's compound is not a little smaller than the Cui family, it is not much of a problem to build such a corridor, and there is also a place for the small pool, the key is the surrounding forest and green space, if it is according to the scale of the Cui family, it is enough to demolish the two yards, which is not cost-effective.

According to the method of the promenade in the park in the later generations, some vines are planted around the fence, and the artificial green barrier is extremely cool, if it is a loofah, incense burner melon, it can also play an embellishment effect, which not only saves the space for planting trees and grass around, but also does not need to spend a lot of money to decorate the loggia, killing two birds with one stone. The only drawback is the desolation of the leaves in winter, but like frozen turtles, who has the heart to go crazy in the veranda? That's it!

There is a creeper in the garden, but every day I get tired of watching it and it is eliminated. Grapes must not be planted, and when it comes to fruition, it can attract the insects and flies of the entire Chang'an back and eliminate them. Before and after looking for someone to depict a loofah or something, no one knew, specifically asked Lanling, but also shook his head in confusion, it is estimated that there is really no such thing in this era, I want to plant a novel no common sense in this regard, pitiful. It seems that the waist card given to me by Lanling can come in handy, and I will go to the royal nursery tomorrow to find some Xihan things to bring back and plant.

Under the pretext of inspecting cotton, I asked Lanling for leave two days in advance, and ran to the south of the city early in the morning, looking for someone to inquire, only to know that 'Nanlin Garden' is in the south corner of 'Xingqing Palace', and it has nothing to do with the south gate. It's miserable. When you go out, you change your question about the land, right? Ran out in a hurry, like two fools. Turning his head and going to the 'Xingqing Palace', the sun was already shining badly.

The royal realm is really not indiscriminate, just a nursery with three posts and five posts, a row of forbidden soldiers standing at the door, a place to raise flowers and trees, you don't need to look so tight, right? Who stole this? I looked at it from afar for a while, hesitated to get in, and was a little scared when I saw this posture. Mao Mao has no bottom, but he came all the way away, and he was unwilling not to go in, and he didn't have a decision to lead the horse around the country for a long time, and he blamed Lanling, if she told her in advance that she was so heavily guarded, I wouldn't come.

"What people! Sneaky," he said. Hear a shout from behind, who is it called? I looked around for a long time before I realized that it was calling me, and the two guards ran towards me with both sides, shouting, "Stop! Don't go again! ”

Hurry up. Look at these two have the posture of drawing knives. The scalp was a little numb, and he quickly took out the waist card, so as not to be pinched in his palm like the last time he looked at the light. "There's a waist card. There is a waist card. The two big brothers have worked hard, I'm sorry, hehe. Seeing that the two of them arrived, they didn't wait for anyone to speak, and hurriedly held the sign high and displayed it.

One of them took the waist card and carefully inspected the meeting, and then looked at me carefully, "What kind of circle is there to stand here with a waist card?" Wouldn't it be better to just go straight in? ”

"Sun," I said, pointing at the top of my head. "Good day, sunbath, hehe."

"Haha!" The two guards were amused by me, and threw the waist card back to me, "Take it, hurry in, what season is the sun, don't get heat stroke." Then he followed me and sent me to the door.

That's good. You can't go in if you don't go in. "Hello brothers. Brothers have worked hard......" When I entered the door, I took advantage of the gap between the people to check the pass again, and greeted the two rows of guards around me. In the summer, I stood at the door in military uniform, and there was no place to shade the sun. This place is also strange, there are flowers and trees in it, but the surrounding area is empty, there is not a single tree, and people can't even find shade when they are sentry.

After the inspectors finished inspecting the waist card, they searched my whole body again to make sure that there was no murder weapon hidden before letting me in. Nanlinyuan said that it was in the south of Xingqing Palace, but it was still far away, and this side was that the machine guns on the shelves couldn't hit the walls of Xingqing Palace, so it wouldn't make me toss over and over again.

There are also sentry posts inside, the gardeners are cautious and cautious, come forward to talk to a few people, either nodding or shaking their heads, refusing to say more than a word to me, making me feel uncomfortable, where is this to the nursery, it is simply a labor reform kiln, very boring. Don't ask, I'll see for myself.

"That's Brother Wang over there, right?" Just as I was looking at the lush shelves in front of me, I heard someone call me.

Turning his head and looking at the visitor for a long time, his face was familiar, as if he had seen it, but he had no impression of the name at all. Wearing a tube uniform, the officer of the forbidden army hurriedly hugged his fists and saluted back, "Hello big brother!" "Since I can't think of a name, it's called a dessert, and these people can't afford to mess with it.

"Look, I forgot about it, haha......" The man patted me on the shoulder and laughed heartily, "I can't even call out my surname, big brother, big brother, it's not a ringing horse, and my body is numb." ”

"Hehe," this is the most embarrassing thing, it's very shameless to be exposed by others, "The younger brother has a serious illness, and his memory is not good, he only remembers his appearance, and his name is always forgotten." Especially in the morning, I always have to ask the name of the family once, which is embarrassing. Hey hey ......"

"Poplar springs, poplar poplars, springs of springs. Impressioned? Yang Quan reported to his home without care, and said with a smile: "I can't say anything about forgetting next time, and I will definitely punish him." ”

"Punishment! Penalties! "The boss who personally gave me the hall on the day of the lantern forgot it, but it was night, I couldn't see it clearly, and I was frightened, so it's normal to not remember, "Brother Yang came here for business today?" "These people belong to the category of big inner masters, and it's too wasteful to run a small nursery as an errand.

Yang Quan looked around, and the thief whispered in my ear: "It's a shame to talk about this." I got up this morning and smashed my mother-in-law's beloved 'Four Seasons Bamboo', and I was scolded for being a dog blood sprayer. Hehe, everyone in the same way, brother, you can also experience the consequences of coming to your mother-in-law to get angry. I gave me an ambiguous look, "I stopped the day today, and I went here to dig up one and take it back to ask for guilt, or ...... Hey. ”

"Experience, deep experience!" It seems that the rumors that I'm afraid of my wife are quite widespread, and even the master of Ouchi is a fellow practitioner of the same way, so I smiled helplessly. "You can dig up something here and take it home?" Looking around, there were a lot of flowers and plants that I had never seen, and I was greedy.

"It doesn't stand to reason, who calls us two good brothers, just say that if you look at that, it's all my old Yang's digging!" Patting his chest open-mindedly, he pointed to the surrounding woods, "The earth is not a place. Conspicuously, spread people's jokes. Walking to the west, there are strange flowers and plants over there, and Xihan is very good. Brother take your time, you have to be busy for a while. He hugged his fist and left.

It's still a cow, and the things in the royal family are dug when they say they are digging, and they are envious. Following Yang Quandi's direction, he turned in the direction of the strange flowers and plants in the west. It is worthy of being stained with imperial spirit. Even a nursery is so big, the more I walk, the more amazing I become, almost all the plants I have never seen, all kinds of leaves and flowers, dazzling. A man squatted on the ground in front of him in a pool of newly sprouted seedlings. Maybe it's an expert, so I'm just going to ask for advice.

stepped forward and arched his hand: "This benevolent brother, huh? It was Brother Li...... "He raised his head and I saw clearly that it was Li Shi who I met in the papermaking workshop of Lanling's home last time." The officials of his Ministry of Industry came here to see the flowers, and they didn't do their jobs.

"Oh, Zihao!" Li Shi is more cultured than me, and he is not surprised at all, as if he has made an appointment to meet, he looks around, "There is no place to sit." He pointed to a few tree stumps not far away, and motioned to go over and speak, "It's such a coincidence, why did you have time to come?" ”

"Cotton, come and have a special look." The tree stump is well furnished, just to block the sun and not cover the sight, and there is a teapot and cup on the big pier in the middle, it seems that this guy is specially playing here. "Brother Li is so Yaxing. Isn't the Ministry of Industry busy right now? ”

"Hehe," Li Shi waved his hand. "I'm busy, I'm busy. Don't hide Zihao said, today I came here to relax, I wanted to go to 'Zizhuyuan', but I ran here in a mess, hahaha... It's really fate, if you want to go there, you won't be able to meet the famous art of war in the capital. ”

Brother Li laughed, the art of war is bluffing, and the younger brother panicked when he heard it, "This Li Shi is not simple, a cow." The place where he is scattered is full of royal gardens, according to his official rank, even the qualifications to appreciate the royal garden are not enough, it is estimated that the children of the eunuchs are the children of the family, and they are extremely bored and run the labor department.

"Yes, Zihao bears this statement, but everyone knows it." Li Shi pointed to the tea bowl and asked me to take care of myself, "Although my official rank is not high, I still listened to some explanations." Zihao's exploits are obvious to all, and he can't push them if he wants to. ”

"Hehe, I made it up, I was a coincidence, and I don't have real skills." I waved my hand, and drank it all when I got to a cup of tea, and it was comfortable to drink in the hot weather. "The little brother made a special trip to see the cotton today, and by the way, I also appreciated the cherished flowers and trees here, which opened my eyes."

"Cotton? What does Zihao have in mind? There is not much cultivation here, and it is all cultivated as flowers. He pointed, "There are some over there, it's not yet flowering season, so there's nothing to look at." ”

I definitely didn't look at it, I didn't come here for this in the first place, "Yes, yes." The little brother doesn't understand this, just look at it curiously, hehe. He pointed to the vine plants on the shelf in the distance and asked, "Well, the shelf grows luxuriantly and has some small flowers, which looks pleasing to the eye." ”

"Think so? Let someone dig up a few and send them to your house. Li Shi's tone was flat, and he didn't feel at all guilty of taking other people's emperor's things, and said that he would give them away, and his own land was average.

"Isn't it okay? This is a royal thing, and we ordinary people don't want it. "The emperor is really a loss, just digging the 'Four Seasons Bamboo' land, digging for himself to the past that can be said, this will jump out again as a gift, if the officials of Chang'an are like this, this nursery can not cope with it.

"It's okay," Li Shi smiled, "Flowers and herbs are self-cultivation things, and the emperor only has one, what's the use of having so many?" I can't see it, and it's not all bad. Some officials often come to rub some seedlings back, and it is very common. The emperor is afraid that he will know it a long time ago, and everyone will not investigate it, so what is Zihao worried about? ”

This thing is amazing, the emperor who opens his mouth, closes his mouth, and I am not familiar with it, and he is still so presumptuous, not afraid that I will sue him for disrespect? Brother Li laughed, today's saint is the king of benevolence, and it is generous not to investigate. It's better for the younger brother to follow the rules, take it once and think about it a second time, and then I can't suppress this idea, and it's ugly to push the cart to dig it, hehe. "He has a background and dares to talk nonsense, I can't mess around with him. This kind of guy who doesn't have a good mouth is prone to accidents, in case he gets picked up in the future. It was disgusting to confess that I had planned to steal the royal flowers and plants. This matter can be big or small, even if people don't pursue it, the reputation of a thief is not good.

"Hehe, Zihao is still so funny, hahaha......" Li Shi laughed a few times, "The gunpowder formula that Zihao offered has made the Ministry of Industry miserable, and eleven officials have died before and after, and many are disabled." If this continues, no one in the Ministry of Industry will dare to go. ”

"It's a dangerous thing, and since the Ministry of Industry has the idea of militarizing it, it has to pay a price." What is the death point of the military industrial unit, as long as it succeeds, the grenades will explode indiscriminately, and the war will be very sharp. Besides, my formula ratio is the golden ratio, which exerts the power of black powder to the end (in fact, I remember this one). It's much more terrifying than the kind of civilian stuffed in the fireworks.

"That's the truth," Li Shi nodded, and asked rhetorically, "What did Zihao have in mind at that time to prepare this gunpowder?" ”

"I didn't have any thoughts, the New Year was lively, and I came out after a while. It's just a show. "It's true." If it weren't for Old Master Cheng finding out, maybe it would still be used as a blaster, hehe. "Push the matter on Old Man Cheng's head first, he has a big tree. It's cool.

"Oh, in this way, Lu Gong still has eyesight." Li Shi saw me looking around and said with a smile: "Worried about cotton?" Let's go and watch it together, and by the way, I will introduce the use. ”

"Okay, okay." Originally, I was looking at flowers and plants, and it was a waste of time to sit here and talk, "Brother Li, please." "Gave in. Let him lead the way.

"I've been planting cotton for a long time, and I've heard the idea of weaving cloth, but I don't have a word for it." Li Shi took me east and west to the place where cotton was planted, "This is it, the peaches are not ripe yet, and it will take a while to spit out the wlots." ”

"The younger brother also has such an impression. I remember seeing it there. But this time last year, I was seriously ill, and I can't remember many things. You have to think about it a lot. "Cotton is not as tall as it is on TV, it is estimated that it has not been improved, and the cotton peach touches the hard Bangbang Bang Bang Bang hand," It is estimated that this is the case, you have to try to plant it in a piece of land first, there are too few here, only enough to keep seeds." ”

"It's okay, I'll go and inform the Ministry of Industry and ask them to send someone to cooperate with you," Li Shi saw that I was sure, and immediately became interested, and looked at the front for a while, and said happily: "If you can weave cloth, it's a great achievement, the emperor knows about it, and he will definitely have a reward." ”

"Actually, I didn't want to be rewarded," Cotton was bored to watch, and I found a few big watermelons rolling in front of me from afar, and my heart was surging, "That is, I said it casually, and it is not the same thing to make it happen." It's a big deal to still wear silk and linen, and when winter comes, put some cotton in the mezzanine of clothes, and put a thick layer on the bed, which is definitely comfortable. "Otherwise, how could Lanling say that I am lazy, this lazy method is only for people like me who have the face to say it, and others don't have the courage.

"That's also great, many people can't afford to buy fur clothes, and they don't dare to go out in winter, Zihao's idea is indeed new" Li Shi's tone was full of joy, "Will Zihao pick a cold melon?" Roll over there, pick a ripe one and taste it. ”

"Good, good!" This Li Shi just has eyes, I just looked at him a few times and I could figure out my thoughts, but when I came over, I saw several guards from afar, and it was not easy to start, "This is inconvenient, right?" It's a royal ......,"

"What's inconvenient, come with me!" Li Shida waved his hand and strode me to the watermelon field, "Zihao will pick it up, show it to me after picking it, I'll get it." ”

That's good, eat and destroy the corpse on the spot, leaving no handle. I picked the watermelon, took advantage of the opportunity to flip through it, and complained: "The watermelon grower is too lazy, not to mention that it is often turned over, the yin side is so thick," pinching and knocking, and chose a satisfactory point, "This, no problem!" ”

"Okay," Li Shi casually turned over a short knife and came out, stepped forward to cut off the melon seedlings, picked up the melon and threw it into the small pool next to the water, "The weather is hot, the melons are hot, and the water town will be delicious for a while." ”

The magical guy also brought a small knife in, and the shape of the knife looked familiar, very similar to the one Lanling used when he beat me, and the action of turning the knife was similar. Ask Lanling tomorrow, what is the relationship with this person, dare to go behind my back and look for a good person outside! It seems that it will not work if you don't shake the husband.

In addition to robbing women with me, Li Shi is still a good person, and his knowledge is much longer than mine. The two of us hid in a shady place and chatted for a long time, from Goryeo to Tubo, from the Nanzhao departments to the countries of the Western Regions, chatting happily. I relied on the knowledge advantage of more than a thousand years, and I could barely get a tie with him, but as soon as the problem deepened, the short-sightedness of the small citizens was exposed, and I have to admit that this person is a talented and learned person, and I admire him from the bottom of my heart.

"Today, I just saw Zihaodi's ability, the talent of the pillars, and the well market is gone, it's a pity." Li Shi listened to my words that I was unwilling to be an errand boy, shook his head and said regretfully: "If Zihao intends to serve the imperial court, with a little sharpening, he will definitely be famous in the Tang Dynasty one day." ”

"Actually, the body of the younger brother is sick day by day, and even his memory is incomplete, and it is not embarrassing enough to run to the court. Since the illness is cured, I can't read all the words, I can't read the book, and I have hysteria in three days. Think about it, all go to the court, the saint sits on the top, the younger brother is guilty of this mistake, talking nonsense, even if the saint is lenient and does not pursue it, I don't have the face to go out again afterwards. "Hearing that Li Shiyou recommended me to be a leader, he hurriedly made up a mess, "Besides, the younger brother is used to being idle, and cultivating at home on weekdays can be regarded as contributing to the country." Recently, I've been doing some elementary school with my friends to relieve boredom, if it's useful, isn't it also considered to serve the court? ”

Li Shi smiled, "Zihao's statement is the same. Even if you dodge, you don't have to say that you are so unbearable, and no one will force you if you don't want to, hehe......" got up and ran to the pool to fish out the watermelon, chopped a few petals randomly, took a piece and handed it over, "Quick, eat first, you have to eat it all too much, don't spoil it." ”

The knife is neat, and the melon petals that come out are large and small and ugly, and at first glance they are people who don't work. Took a big bite and was sweet. The melon is good, not worse than that of later generations. The melon seeds are carefully spit out and collected, hehe, earned.

。 Three Heads M.