The gray-robed old man named Chu Zhong was long, several feet tall, and he had a pair of kind eyebrows and kind eyes, leading Mei Siyuan and the three of them to walk, turning back and smiling from time to time, but he didn't speak. Mei Yuanchen followed at the end, just in time to take a good look at this palace. On the way, it can be regarded as Qionglou Yuyu, carved railing beads, really make Mei Yuanchen's eyes dizzy. However, recalling the doubts that had passed away in his mother's eyes before, Mei Yuanchen suddenly lost interest.

The four of them arrived at Jinghu Garden in a short time, and the fragrance of flowers wafted from it, which was refreshing. I saw Chu Zhong covering his mouth and nose, and said in a muffled voice, "Lord Mei, Mrs. Mei, Little Prince, Jinghu Garden is here, please go by yourself, old body, I won't accompany you." Seeing this, Mei Siyuan expected that Chu Zhong and this pollen would not deal with each other, so he immediately waved his hand and said, "If you have work, I will wait for my own appreciation, and my father-in-law is polite!"

This Chu Zhong was originally a waiting eunuch in the palace, and he had served since the jaw king was five years old, and the jaw king left the palace when he was an adult, so he asked him to come over, and at this time he had been with Xia Mu Dynasty for more than thirty-four years. Because he didn't like his hoarse voice, Chu Zhong rarely spoke.

Seeing that Chu Zhong had left, Bailisi shook Mei Siyuan's cuffs and said with a sneer, "There are a lot of flowers in it, let's go in quickly!"

In fact, there is no lake in Jinghu Garden, but a sea of flowers, each small path is vertical and horizontal, dividing the sea of flowers into one by one, and the flowers in each garden are different in different colors, which is really colorful and colorful. At this time, Baris was quite excited, and his face was already full of smiles.

Entering this Mirror Lake Garden, Bailisi seemed to have forgotten his previous worries for the time being, and looked intoxicated by his little daughter's family. From time to time, strange voices sounded in the garden, "This is magnolia", "This is Ruixiang, little thorn tree", "Look, lily of the valley...... This is a dill ...... "Brother Yuan, come on, come on! There are curcuma, peony, and blue snow here!" The deeper he walked, the more the joy and surprise in Bailisi's words became, and when she called out again, Mei Siyuan stepped forward and followed.

The way of heaven is constant, and all things have their own times, such as the change of spring and autumn, and the change of days and stars. "Melons and fruits have seasons, and flowers have no long time", what you see in this garden makes Baili Si and Mei Siyuan not surprised! Spring peony, summer peony, autumn chrysanthemum and winter orchid, it is not uncommon to see magnolia here, but Ruixiang, small thorn tree, lily of the valley are spring flowers, and the dill, shyness should only be in autumn, and the curcuma, peony and blue snow are blooming in midsummer, and it is the middle of winter at this time, and the two of them are surprised and indescribable.

I saw that Mei Siyuan was also puzzled, and muttered in his mouth, "It's really amazing."

"Haha, how am I doing in Mirror Lake Garden?" The voice behind him sounded, and it was Xia Mu coming from the court.

"Lord Wang", the three of them approached, and Mei Siyuan replied in a positive voice, "This garden is strange, but I have never seen or heard of it."

"Haha, yes", Xia Muchao walked in front and asked Mei Siyuan and the others, "Do you know why?"

"Siyuan really doesn't know", Mei Siyuan replied honestly.

Xia Muchao was not surprised, and said slowly, "It is indeed extremely mysterious. Oh, I am not speaking of this lake of mirrors, but of the realm of this royal palace. ”

At this time, not only Mei Siyuan was puzzled, but Bai Lisi and Mei Yuanchen were also quite surprised, but it was inconvenient to inquire about each other, only the three of them were contemplative.

I only listened to Xia Muchao's eloquent words, "Have you found that there has been snow in this palace?" Without waiting for the three of them to answer, he continued, "Hehe, it is indeed strange to say, this jaw palace is different from the outside world at four times, not only is it warm in winter and cool in summer, but the loam in this is also quite effective. A flower tree planting, as long as it is carefully cared for, can bloom and bear fruit by itself, regardless of the season. Xia Muchao was quite surprised when he saw Mei Siyuan and his wife looking at each other, "Maybe it's because under the boundary of the Jaw Palace, there is a huge hot spring" Xia Muchao said endlessly.

Mei Yuanchen wasn't surprised before, but this time he was really startled, looked at his father and mother, and saw that the two of them were staring at each other and raising their eyebrows, looking at each other speechlessly.

"The world is full of wonders, how can we ordinary people imagine it. This was originally an annex to the palace, and when I was crowned the prince, I asked my father for it, and I didn't want my father to really give it to me, but it made all the emperor's brothers unhappy. Xia Muchao said slowly, his face was colorless. Baris could clearly see a hint of worry in the flatness of his face.

Mirror Lake Garden takes the meaning, the flowers in the mirror, the moon in the water, this is Xia Muchao's interpretation to the three of them.

"Okay, there is the Mirror Lake Pavilion in front, let's sit down and talk!" Without waiting for the three of them to react, they moved forward, and the three members of the Mei family followed closely behind.

About five fingers, an octagonal pavilion appeared at the intersection of several paths, Xia Muchao took the three of them to go, only to see a stone table built in the pavilion, and there were already maidservants standing around. "You go down first, Siyuan, you sit down, and we will open our hearts and talk about it today!" Xia Muchao sat down on the east seat and said to the two maidservants and the three of Mei's respectively.

After the maids retreated, the three of them also sat firmly, only to hear Xia Muchao suddenly ask, "What do you think of me?" asked Bi A pair of tiger eyes looked directly at Mei Siyuan.

Mei Siyuan was startled, and was about to stand up, but finally stabilized himself, settled down and thought for a while, and replied, "Wang Ye Wen Tao Wuluo, Zhisheng Dexin, plus Corporal Lixian, is the dragon and phoenix among people!"

After hearing this, Xia Muchao was noncommittal, and asked again, "How is Dahua today?"

Mei Siyuan couldn't resist it any longer, stood up suddenly, held his hand and said in fear, "Siyuan doesn't dare to discuss the court!" Bai Lisi and Mei Yuanchen immediately got up and stood beside the stone table.

Xia Muchao sighed, and said slowly, "Although you have followed me for ten years, you are still wary of me in your heart, it is my fault!" poured himself a glass of wine, and then said, "You are good at everything, just this one, I don't like it very much! You and I have known each other since childhood, although we are divided into kings and ministers, we are also old friends, not in front of others, you can express your heart directly, say whatever you want, why bother to be so intimidating! Sit down." ”

Mei Siyuan's father, Mei Wanting, was an old minister of the two dynasties, and successively served as the head of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Civil Affairs. Yun Kite and his wife and the Fu brothers were at that time by Mei Wanting's life-saving grace, and voluntarily entered the slave family, intending to repay the Mei Mansion for a lifetime, that is, the Mei Mansion was down, and everyone did not abandon it, protecting the young master from north to south, however, this is all the previous words.

The Dahua Dynasty attaches great importance to education, and all states and counties have official schools, but all students who are admitted to government schools not only do not charge academic fees, but also have a lot of money every month as a family subsidy. Students who are admitted to the government school will have a special student status issued by the school, although this student status is not in the registration system, but with this student status, they can also freely travel to and from the state, county and county government, which is more noble than the general civil status. The highest official education system in Dahua is Hua Zijian, which is the place where the heirs of the royal family still learn. When the heirs of the second-class or above officials of the dynasty have passed the assessment, they can also be enrolled. Mei Siyuan entered Huazijian at the age of eleven, and became a classmate with Xia Muchao at that time, and the two can be regarded as familiar with each other since childhood.

The three of them sat down according to their words, Mei Siyuan's face was ashamed, and Zheng Yan said loudly, "Siyuan is too worried, the prince is not strange." Today's Dahua, although it has not been chaotic in the world, the court has been in turmoil. The rich local households colluded with officials to settle salt, rice, and oil, and the common people were miserable when they lacked rice and salt, the rich were able to rival the country, and the poor starved to death on the streets; the frontier kingdoms and the Xian Ma kingdom had gradually increased their troops and were close to the border, and they secretly bought off local merchants to smuggle a large amount of commercial goods; the kings of the opposite sex in the four regions each set up their own private administration, and they were really a country within a country!" After speaking, he looked directly at Xia Muchao, his eyes blazing.

Xia Muchao nodded and said worriedly, "That's right. ”

After two breaths, Xia Muchao suddenly smiled, and said sincerely, "Isn't it very good to speak so freely just now? Xia Muchao is not inferior to the deacon on his side, but he lacks a close friend!"

Mei Siyuan smiled bitterly and said, "Siyuan fell into a trap and should have changed." ”

"That's the best!" Xia Muchao's smile became even greater, and he asked again, "I said that day in Ruiyun Building, the Anxian Salt Transportation Administration Department is 100% sure, do you know why?"

"The ministers hesitate, such important positions as the secretary of the Anxian Salt Transportation Administration, the king of Yi and the king of Zhen will definitely strive for, although the prince is also recommended to the ministers, the opportunity is only afraid of less than fifty percent. Mei Siyuan originally wanted to say three percent, but he said two more percent on his lips, which is an extremely optimistic idea.

"Hehe, I see. Xia Muchao smiled, stood up, looked at the sea of flowers, and turned back for a while and said, "The flowers in the mirror, the moon in the water, you can't take it, it's enough to enjoy it! In fact, over the years, King Yi and King Yi and King Zhen have often hindered each other in the court and in government affairs, which really hurts the country. Now that the country is uneasy, it is really a sinner to seek personal gain!"

"Lord Wang", Mei Siyuan was shocked and knelt down on one knee.

"I just praised you, why is this like this now!" Xia Muchao picked up Mei Siyuan, and said in a deep voice, "Dahua is surging now, and if you are not careful, I am afraid that there will be chaos, and it will inevitably be ruined and hurt the country." At the moment when the country is in danger, you should know the trade-offs!"

When Mei Siyuan heard this, he couldn't control himself for a while, and his line of tears crossed his face, and he immediately clasped his hands into fists, and said in a trembling voice, "The prince is righteous, Siyuan is willing to serve the dogs and horses, and knot the rope to repay!"

Xia Muchao waved his hand, poured a drink, and said coldly, "Seeing that my Dahua is declining, the country of Ji and the country of Xian Ma can't bear it, and in the past five years, the disturbance has not stopped. The Huangfu and Ram families have been operating for many years, and they have secretly expanded their troops by more than 300,000, which is really a wolf's ambition!" After a pause, he said in a deep voice, "I, Xia Muchao, as the prince and emperor, am determined to save the people of Li from fire and water, and save the building from the general." King Yi and King Zhen are both first-class talents, no matter who is the emperor, they will be able to deter Xiaoxiao from inside and outside, and sweep away the decline of Dahua for 50 years!" Xia Muchao patted Mei Siyuan's left shoulder again, and said softly, "Siyuan, what you have done in Qingxi for more than ten years proves that you are really a talent in the world, and you are by no means comparable to the people recommended by King Yi and King Zhen, which is why I strongly recommend you to be the secretary of Anxian Salt Transportation." Saying this, maybe relieved?" finished speaking, and looked at Baris with a smile.

Baili Si was embarrassed for a while, and said with a blessing, "The prince forgives the sin, and the concubine is delusional!" On the side, Mei Yuanchen's heart was surging and reverent.