"Hey, oh, what did you say?" Seeing her shyness, Zheng Shou felt his heart wavering.
But after all, this is a contracted room, so don't mess around. If the censor finds out and sues you, your decades of practice will be wasted. He shook his hands wildly, then quickly stood up from behind the case and stepped forward to help Xiangyu up.
Holding her soft forearm and smelling the fragrance on her body, Zheng Shou was speechless: "Then, then, look, you, you are almost as old as my granddaughter, how can you say such things? This, how can I afford this?"
"My father and brother are thousands of miles away, but seeing the old man being so amiable is like seeing a relative. I lost my temper for a moment, so I hope you won't blame me!"
"Hey, how could it be possible, how could it be possible?" Zheng Shou said with a dazzled smile, "If I had a girl as fragrant as jade, I would have no regrets in this life!"
"Then... Xiangyu dares to call you 'adopted father' in private from now on, okay?"
The charming eyes of this fragrant jade twinkled, and Zheng Shou was already half-hearted. He praised her again and again, and said, "Don't worry, how can I not care about my daughter's affairs?"
I know this matter. Please be patient for a moment until I find an opportunity to tell your Majesty about this matter. However, after all, Khan will pay tribute in the future. To convince His Majesty, I am afraid he will need to show some expression! "
"This is not difficult." Xiangyu said: "The Great Khan sent someone with a letter, saying that the road was too far and there were other tribes in the middle, so he was afraid of accidents, so he hesitated and did not go on the road. In fact, his heart had already flown there. The emperor is here!
What he meant was that if Your Majesty made him a prince, he would lead his troops to conquer the ancient capitals of Heishui Nuzhi, Baishan Khitan, and Buriyae and present them to Your Majesty, and ask all their tribal leaders to come to the capital for pilgrimage! Foster father, what do you think of this generous gift? "
"Yeah! Okay!" Zheng Shou nodded heavily: "If that's the case, then I have a greater chance of convincing His Majesty! Hahaha...!" He took Xiangyu's little hand and gently patted the smooth back of her hand, feeling in his heart A fire was burning.
It's a pity that I can't capture her tonight, so I have to find a room and find a maid to vent my anger! He thought through gritted teeth.
The housekeeper put Xiangyu into the car and walked out of the side door. After the door slowly closed, a voice from the shadow of the car asked: "How?"
"What else can I do? Of course I agreed to go and tell the emperor." Xiangyu replied.
"Humph, I didn't come out for so long, I thought he had you..." The man deliberately lengthened his voice, and Xiangyu stretched out her hand to pinch the other person somewhere. "Oh, are you really screwing? Be careful if I retaliate at night. The location is still open to discussion!"
"Bah! Dahan isn't here anyway, and he can't even see me twisting you all over!" Xiangyu said with a bit of excitement: "The thing is done, we can finally breathe a sigh of relief, right? You don't have to pretend to be rough all the time. Talk loudly."
"Hey! No, I can finally be myself." The light flashed, and a handsome and soft face appeared.
The man's hair was down and tied behind his head with a ribbon, but it was slightly curled and not straight. His bright phoenix eyes were impressive.
The man bent down and took out a wine bottle and a cup from the cabinet, then filled two cups: "Come on, things are clear, let's celebrate!"
"I don't," Xiangyu suddenly acted like a child and puffed out her cheeks: "I want to have a drink with you!"
"Hey, aren't you afraid of Dahan getting jealous?"
"He's not in the car!"
"Okay, okay, you are the hero, it's all up to you!"
Xiangyu was so happy that she picked up the wine glass and actually drank with the man. Under the light of the candle, she saw the Adam's apple on the man's neck twitching - he was actually a man!
"Here, I've had a glass of wine, so what are you going to do tonight?" He looked at the charming Xiangyu and chuckled, but his voice was completely female.
"It's up to you."
"I'm afraid your mother won't!"
"She must also be wary of the Great Khan's boning knife."
"Hahaha……!"
"But, Shinobu, I'm still a little uneasy."
"How do you say it?" That Shinro stopped his proud smile and asked quickly.
"I always feel..., this Zheng Shou might not be as good as me
It's as influential as they think. "
"No way? Even the chief assistant has to listen to his wishes, how can he not be a powerful person?" Shinro retorted:
"Besides, I have repeatedly confirmed it from all aspects. Now that the official minister is absent, he is just like the minister. It is certain that the imperial court ranks the official minister as the head of the six departments. So his position is not high enough?"
What he said was correct. Xiangyu was silent for a moment and asked, "Have you ever heard of Li Sanlang in the few days since you came to Shangjing?"
"Ah? Who is this?" Shino couldn't understand.
Xiangyu pointed to the wall of the car: "That's the person who built this car."
"Hey, who did I think it was? It turned out to be a craftsman!" Shinro waved his hand disapprovingly.
"He is not only a craftsman, but also Lord Xiaoqiwei. He is the Jieyuan of Jiangnan West Road, a general who once led troops to fight without defeat." Xiangyu gave a general introduction to Li Dan. Zhenlang stopped talking and frowned. frown.
"According to you, the emperor sent him bodyguards, sent eunuchs to oversee the army, and asked the palace to purchase his products. Moreover, this person also had friendships with Prince Ding, Prince Fengning, and Prince Fu? Then why is this person here now? Not an official?"
"Because he is only eighteen years old and is taking the national examination this year." Xiangyu replied with a smile.
"He's not even eighteen yet?" Shinro shouted in disbelief.
"How are you? Are you convinced? I heard that the emperor was seen sending eunuchs to wait for him outside the examination room."
"Do you want him to enter the palace?"
"No, there are important government affairs that need to be consulted for his opinion. Someone saw the eunuch getting into his carriage, and the two of them were inside for a long time. Then the eunuch came out, jumped on his horse, and hurried back to the palace with four guards. "
"Hmph, I don't believe it!" Shinro crossed his arms: "Who knows what kind of sleazy things they are doing inside, how can we conclude that they are consulting on state affairs?"
"You," Xiangyu wanted to say that not every eunuch is like you, but thinking about it was too hurtful, she held back and said, "Zhenlang, that carriage is parked next to the Gongyuan, in full view of everyone, what can he do? Something is coming?"
Seeing Zhenlang biting his lower lip and saying nothing, Xiangyu said: "Look, this is what I think. Since the emperor trusts him so much, why don't we get in touch with him, or even learn something about the emperor's thoughts from him? ah?"
"Have you seen him?"
"What?" Xiangyu didn't respond to his confused question.
"I asked you if you have seen him?"
"I...have never seen her before. One of our close sisters has."
"Oh? What kind of person is he?"
"One time Sihaiju came to look for musicians, and a few people from us went there. They came back and said they saw Li Sanlang, who was tall and big, with bright eyes and spoke calmly.
But then someone came looking for him and he went out midway. Oh, the person looking for him was obviously someone sent from the palace! "
"Humph, you are tall and big, and your eyes are shining?" Shinro sneered: "I think you just want to find a way to meet that kid... Ouch! Are you really pinching me?"
"Would you like to try this nonsense again?"
"I, I, be careful, I will make back all the losses tonight!" Shinro crossed his arms angrily and looked out the car window.
"Hehe, I just want to arouse your anger and see if you have been honest these days when Dahan is gone? Hey!" Before Xiangyu could finish her words, Shinro had already turned over and pinned her down.
The car shook violently, and the coachman noticed something unusual. He looked around and saw nothing, shook his head, and pulled up the brake lever to slow down. The carriage is about to cross the Silver Gate Bridge.
The end of the college entrance examination is the same thing for students in ancient and modern times. It is the most relaxing but also the most uneasy day. In order to eliminate this uneasiness, students organized parties and drank with each other under various names.
Among them, there were those who accidentally said the wrong thing while drunk, and were sued by the imperial censor. They were demoted from the rankings in the name of being "indiscreet", and even had their grades cancelled. Therefore, everyone mostly held poetry gatherings or went out for spring outings, so that they could There are fewer absurdities and mistakes that young people cannot avoid.
The Wen brothers invited everyone to visit Tonglin Garden. This garden is Zhao
Many rare birds and animals lived and bred in the royal garden of his family. Its garden supervisor was King Ding, who always loved animals and plants.
Zhang Wenhe was not in a high mood because he was not satisfied with his performance in policy making and was afraid of losing his ranking. Despite everyone's repeated attempts to persuade him, his interest seemed to remain low.
Yao Huang is young and curious about everything. He runs around and looks everywhere, looking like he has never seen the world.
Ever since Wen He knew that Li Dan was protecting King Ding and Princess Miyun, he became his admirer and would follow him wherever Li Dan was present.
Wen Zhou was most concerned about the output of horse-drawn carriages. He had already negotiated a cooperation with Li Dan and followed him all the way to the capital, hoping to get more sales rights from horse-drawn carriages.
However, Li Dan had his own idea. He planned to use Jiao Tong's people as a foundation to establish the Luzhou Prefecture's stagecoach system and trade road sign guarding team, and then connect it with the passenger ships in the Poyang Lake waterway to achieve intermodal transportation by car and ship!
As they entered the garden, Li Dan was surprised to find that there were not only plants but also animals. It seems that this King Ding really has great potential for training!
Li Dan was just thinking about it when Yao Huang came over and grabbed him, dragging him directly to a cage and asking him, "They say you are well-informed, but let me ask you why this monkey's arms are longer than other monkeys?"
Li Dan looked over and exclaimed in surprise: "Hey, why is this here?" He realized that he had lost his temper and spoke too loudly, so he quickly bowed and apologized, and replied: "This is not a monkey, this guy is called a gibbon. It’s an ape, not a monkey.”
"Ah?" Several people said in unison, and then looked at Li Dan: "Then what's the explanation for the fact that the monkeys on both sides of the Taiwan Strait can't stop crying?"
Li Dan knew that when the teachers of this era were teaching students, ten out of ten would tell them: Apes are just monkeys! "An ape is an ape, not a monkey." Li Dan said:
"There are several ways to distinguish them. First of all, apes don't have tails, while almost all monkeys have tails." After he finished speaking, he looked at everyone, and seeing everyone nodding, he continued:
"Secondly, apes are larger than monkeys." Everyone still nodded. "Monkeys have a better sense of smell and rely on their sense of smell to detect natural enemies and fruits, so they have relatively long noses with large nostrils.
But apes are more like humans. They have better vision, big eyes, shorter noses because they are less important, and nostrils that are not that big.
Apes live in broad-leaf forests and are good at climbing branches with their hands and upper limbs. They are closer to humans and can walk upright for short distances.
Monkeys run on cliffs, grasslands, and swamps. They need to run frequently to avoid natural enemies. They prefer to use their limbs to run on the ground, forage, or move to new locations. "
After he finished speaking, several people looked at each other and said, "Is that so?"
"Sanlang, is this what you are talking about?" A familiar voice came. It turned out that King Ding was standing behind and had been listening: "I heard that Zhou Yiwei said that he saw you entering the garden, so he came over. Fortunately, he didn't Missed this class!" he said half-jokingly.
"If I had known that Chitose would come to listen, I should have put a broken bowl in." Li Dan also joked with everyone after bowing. Everyone was happy, and most of their nervousness after seeing the prince was relieved.
"Ha! This is a good way to find Gu for alms!" King Ding said as he and everyone walked: "Gu has put a lot of effort into this garden, but there are still many things that I don't understand." He pointed behind him with his Japanese fan:
"This is Huang Chengye, the deputy superintendent of our garden. I will bring him here to meet and get to know everyone, and at the same time, I will also hear what your brother has to say about this garden."
"I don't dare to judge it seriously." Li Dan crossed his hands and asked, "Chitose's original intention when he built this garden was to collect all things and enjoy the beauty of the world?"
"Well, that's pretty much what it means." King Ding nodded: "Look, the western half of the garden is mainly trees and flowers, and the eastern half is a slender lake in the center with animals around it."
"I saw a large field of roses planted near the gate, but are they used to make incense powder?" Li Dan asked.
"Li Jieyuan's guess was good, but he was only half right." Deputy Supervisor Huang told him with a smile: "The place was originally considered to be a palace for His Majesty, but His Majesty felt that there was no need to waste money and harm the people's power, so he had to plant it first. Fifty
acres of roses. "
"Chitose has a very good idea, and I am willing to do my best to help!" Li Dan said, "I see that this garden is vast and has plenty of open space. Why not introduce some birds, waterfowl, and more animals?"
"It will cost a lot to collect these things! I'm afraid Your Majesty will not be willing to give Gu this money." King Ding smiled bitterly.
"It does not necessarily require the imperial court or His Majesty to provide funds from the inner treasury."
"Huh?" King Ding glanced at Wen Zhou. He knew that Wen Zhou was a businessman. "Are you trying to trick the businessmen again? Isn't this bad?"
"How can you say bad things about something that is profitable?"
As soon as Li Dan finished speaking, Wen Zhou had already reacted and crossed his arms and said, "Wen is willing to be the first sponsor!"
"Brother Wen, wait a minute. Please listen to what I have to say before you make a decision." After speaking, Li Dan turned to Prince Ding again: "I'd like to ask Qiantose, wouldn't it happen that Fanglin Garden is also managed by you?"
Prince Ding raised his eyebrows: "You are right, that is the Royal Garden, so of course I am responsible."
"Great!" Li Dan pawed: "Actually, I have always had an idea in my mind to establish two schools. One school will study grass, grains, vegetables and various composts, and the other will specialize in animal husbandry and veterinary medicine.
If Chitose can agree to use these two gardens as a place for school students to raise or plant apprentices, the reconstruction fee minister can help you find a way! "
This suggestion caught Wang Ding by surprise, and he and Deputy Supervisor Huang quickly exchanged glances. Deputy Supervisor Huang asked: "Li Jieyuan, want to renovate both gardens? That will require a lot of funds!"
"Don't worry, Deputy Supervisor, money is not an issue." When Li Dan said this, he felt that all the eyes around him were strange.
"Then...how are Jie Yuan going to change it?"
"I plan to focus on displaying, raising, and breeding animals in Tonglin Garden. I will set up an animal department, an ape department, a bird department (including waterfowl), a reptile department, a fish department, and an insect department. I will build a building to accommodate them and decorate them with flowers and plants.
In Fanglin Garden, there are grass, forest, soft grass (containing water grass and moss), and fern sections, connected by pavilions, bridges and pavilions. "
King Ding suddenly understood his intention: "Sanlang's intention is that it can be used by school students for fun purposes at the same time."
"Thousand-year-old Mingjian!" Li Dan said flatteringly: "And that's not all. Animals and plants are raised or planted in the two gardens respectively. In addition to being used for students to study ancient objects, they can also be used for tourists to watch, popularize knowledge, and open up the capital's citizens. vision;
It is conducive to the protection and spread of fine varieties, and it is also helpful to improve the folk customs of Shangjing citizens, improve the image and status of the capital in people's minds, and make businessmen and envoys from various countries admire our vast land and rich resources...! "
"Are there so many benefits?" Prince Ding and Deputy Supervisor Huang were shocked.
"Of course, there are many benefits!" Li Dan said with a smile: "Renovating this garden does not actually require recruiting people from all over the country. I can easily do it if I can use the helpers and Qingpi from the four compartments.
Moreover, the construction of agricultural and animal husbandry schools and animal schools can also attract a large number of people who are proficient in writing but have not obtained the imperial examinations to enter the schools. After participating in the study of ancient things, they will be sent to various places to establish branch branches, veterinary stations, seed trading companies, etc.
This is equivalent to finding a new outlet for these people, and selling high-yielding and disease-resistant seeds and improved livestock to farmers. What kind of result will there be in the future? Qiantose can also see it, right? "
They walked to the lake at this time. King Ding took a deep breath with his hands behind his back, and suddenly said with a smile: "Since we are here for a spring outing, how can we be idle without poetry? You see, the verandah and pavilions are still empty."
You are all well-educated men. Please leave your calligraphy treasure. It is also a good story for our garden! ” Just as he was talking, he saw Zhou Yuanlu leading several guards into the pavilion, moving tables, chairs and the Four Treasures of the Study.
Li Dan turned back and said with a smile: "So Chitose is here to ambush us. We all don't want to show our embarrassment. Let's go and show off our abilities!"
After saying a few words, everyone felt a little nervous. They speeded up their steps and walked along the corridor below towards the pavilion standing on the rock and surrounded by water on three sides.
Seeing everyone taking their seats, Li Dan walked to King Ding and said, "Chitose arranged his troops and fought this ambush well. I ask Chitose to be kind and write first."
, set an example for us. "
King Ding did not answer. He looked at the lake and looked into the distance. He looked at the scenery and said softly: "Your suggestion is a great kindness, and King Gu is moved. But just verbal suggestions are not enough. Do you understand what Gu means?"
"Understood——!" Li Dan sighed and replied in a long tone: "I just asked you to go back and write a detailed plan, and the key is to clearly explain the fund-raising, the purpose of the income and the labor for the project. Is this what you are referring to?
It's okay, I'll write it. Anyway, I have nothing to do these days while waiting for the list to be released. I can't go out for spring outings every day! "The corners of King Ding's mouth rose slightly, feeling that it was convenient to talk to smart people.
"I slept too late yesterday and couldn't get out of bed today. It took two cups of coffee to open my eyes. Hey, I'm waiting for the votes. Did everyone vote?"
