Chapter 129 Meeting an old friend in the Royal Garden

Ever since she came back from calling Cui Zhang to celebrate her birthday, Ying had been in a trance. She couldn't do her morning exercises every day, and she looked around languidly. All the buildings and plants in the garden seemed to have offended her, and she was mumbling about "cutting down" the trees.

By the way, the flowers and plants are saying that they need to be pulled out, and the newly built pavilions and pavilions are saying that they need to be demolished, but they are just saying that they need to be slaughtered by me.

I pretended not to see it and concentrated on the construction of the verandah. The Wang family's courtyard is much smaller than the Cui family's. It would not be a big problem to build a veranda like that. There is also room for a small pool. The key is the surrounding forest and green space.

If it were based on the size of the Cui family, two yards would have to be demolished, which is not cost-effective.

According to the promenade method in later parks, it is a good idea to plant some vines around the tightly entwined green barrier. The artificial green barrier is extremely cool. If it is loofah, incense burner melon, etc., it can also have an embellishment effect, which not only saves the space for planting trees and grass around,

You don’t have to spend a lot of money to decorate the loggia, so you get the best of two birds with one stone. The only drawback is that it looks desolate in winter after the leaves have fallen, but it’s like a frozen turtle. Who wants to go crazy on the loggia? That’s it!

There are wall-eating tigers in the garden, but I get tired of seeing them every day and they are eliminated. Grapes must not be planted. When they bear fruit, they can attract all the bugs and flies in Chang'an and eliminate them. I have to find someone to draw loofahs and the like.

It seemed that no one knew about it. I asked Lan Ling specifically, but Jun Ran shook his head in confusion. I guess there really isn't such a thing in this era. I want to grow something new and don't have the common sense in this area. It's pitiful. It seems that Lan Ling gave me the badge.

It will come in handy. I will go to the Royal Nursery tomorrow to find some rare things to bring back and plant.

On the pretext of inspecting cotton, I asked for leave from Lanling two days in advance. I went to the south of the city early in the morning and asked someone to inquire. I found out that 'Nanlin Garden' is on the south corner of 'Xingqing Palace' and has nothing to do with the south gate.

I was in such a miserable state. When I went out, I asked for the boundary instead, right? I ran out in a hurry, just like a fool. When I turned around and arrived at Xingqing Palace, the sun was already very hot.

As expected, the royal boundary is not open to intrusion. Just a nursery has three posts and five sentries, and a row of forbidden troops are guarding the door. A place where flowers and trees are planted does not need to be so strictly guarded, right? Who stole this? Look from a distance.

After a while, I hesitated whether to go in. I felt a little scared seeing this posture. I felt unsure, but I came all the way, and I was unwilling to go in. I led the horse and wandered all the way for a long time without making up my mind.

Blame Lanling, if she had told her in advance that it was so heavily guarded, I wouldn't have come.

"Who! Sneaky," I was hesitating. I heard shouting from behind, who was calling? I looked around for a long time before I realized that it was me. Two guards were running towards me on both sides, shouting.

, "Stop! Don't go any further!"

He quickly stood up to attention. Seeing that these two men were drawing swords, his scalp was a little numb, so he quickly took out his waist card, so as not to be pinched in his hand like the last time he looked at the lights. He felt a little more at ease. "Yes, there is a waist card. Yes.

Waist sign. Thank you for your hard work, two brothers. I'm sorry, hehe." Seeing the two of them arriving, he quickly raised the sign high and displayed it without waiting for anyone to say anything.

One of them took the waistband and inspected it carefully for a while, then looked at me carefully, "Why are you standing here with a waistband? Why don't you just go in?"

"The sun," I stupidly pointed at the top of my head. "It's a good day today, let's get some sunshine, hehe."

"Haha!" The two guards were amused by me and threw their badges back to me. "Take it and hurry in. Don't get sunstroke in any season." After saying that, they followed me on horseback and escorted me through the door.

That's good. It's okay if you don't go in. "Hello, brothers. Thank you for your hard work, brothers..." When I entered the door, I took advantage of the opportunity for people to check the pass again and greeted the two neat rows of guards around me. It was summer, and I stood at the door wearing a military uniform.

There is not even a place for shade. This place is strange. There is a place for planting flowers and trees, but the surrounding area is empty. There is not a single tree. People who are looking out can't even find shade.

After the inspectors finished checking my waistband, I was searched all over again to make sure there was no hidden weapon before they let me in. Nanlinyuan said it was south of Xingqing Palace, but it was still far away. There was a machine gun set up here.

It can't even hit the wall of Xingqing Palace. It won't make me toss and turn. Next time I won't pay even if I don't come, I'll suffer.

There was also a sentry inside, and the gardeners all looked cautious. They approached some people and asked some questions. They either nodded or shook their heads, and refused to say more than a word to me. It made me feel uncomfortable. This was no longer a nursery.

Is it a labor camp? It's very boring. I won't ask, I'll see for myself.

"Is that Brother Wang over there?" I was looking at the lush and beautiful shelves in front of me when I heard someone calling me.

He turned around and looked at the person for a long time. The face was familiar, as if he had seen it before. As for the name, he had no memory at all. He was wearing a uniform and an officer of the Forbidden Army. He quickly clasped his fists and returned the greeting, "Hello, brother!" Since he couldn't think of a name.

, it’s called dessert, these guys can’t afford to mess with it.

"Look, you forgot to leave, haha..." The man patted me on the shoulder and laughed boldly for a while, "I can't even pronounce my last name. It's Big Brother, Big Brother, and it's not a thieves. My whole body is numb when I scream."

"Hey," this is the most embarrassing thing. It's very embarrassing to be exposed by others. "My little brother has a serious illness and his memory is not good. He only remembers his appearance but forgets his name. Especially in the morning, I always have to ask where my family members are.

The name is so embarrassing. Hehe..."

"Yang Quan, the poplar of the poplar tree, the spring of the spring water. Do you have an impression?" Yang Quan introduced himself to his family without any care, and said with a smile: "It will be unreasonable if I forget it next time, I must be punished well."

"Punishment! I deserve to be punished!" The boss who personally escorted me to court on the day he looked at the lights had forgotten it. However, it was night and he couldn't see clearly. He was also frightened, so it was normal for him not to remember. "Brother Yang is here on business today.

?" These people belong to the category of masters in large fields, and it is too wasteful to work in a small nursery.

Yang Quan looked around and whispered in my ear: "It's embarrassing to tell this. I broke my mother-in-law's beloved 'Four Seasons Bamboo' when I woke up this morning and was scolded. Hey, everyone agrees.

"Zhongren, brother, you can also understand the consequences of my mother-in-law getting angry." He gave me an ambiguous look and said, "I stopped my work today and came here to dig one up and take it back to apologize, otherwise...hehe."

"I understand, I understand deeply!" It seems that the rumor that I am afraid of my wife has been widely circulated. Even the masters in the field thought that I was a fellow and smiled helplessly. "Can I dig up the things here and take them home?" After reading it,

Looking around, I saw that there were many flowers and plants that I had never seen before, and I became greedy.

"It doesn't make sense. Who are we to say we are good brothers? If you fall in love with that one, you can count them all dug by me, Old Yang!" He patted his chest openly and pointed to the surrounding woods, "The earth is not good. In a conspicuous way, spread the word.

It’s a joke. Walking towards the west, there are all kinds of exotic flowers and plants there, which are very rare. Brother, take a look, I have to be busy for a while." He said, hugging his fists, and left.

He was still a cow. He dug up everything in the royal family. He was so envious. He followed Yang Quan’s instructions and turned towards the direction of exotic flowers and plants to the west. He was worthy of the royal aura. Even a nursery was so big.

The further I walked, the more surprised I became. I had never seen almost all the plants. The various leaves and flowers were dazzling. In front of me, there was a man squatting on a newly sprouted field. He might be an expert and I just happened to go over and ask for advice.

He stepped forward and cupped his hands and said: "This dear friend, ah? It's Brother Li..." He raised his head and I saw clearly that it was Li Shi, the official from the Ministry of Industry who I met in the papermaking workshop of Lanling's family last time.

Just looking at flowers here is not doing your job.

"Oh, Zihao!" Li Shi was more educated than me and was not surprised at all. It was as if we had arranged to meet. He looked around and said, "There is no place to sit." He pointed to a few tree stumps not far away.

He gestured to come over and talk, "What a coincidence, why are you here now?"

"Mian Mian, come here and take a look." The tree pillars are well decorated, just enough to block the sun without blocking the view. There are also teapots and cups on the big pillar in the middle. It seems that this guy comes here specifically for fun. "Brother Li is so elegant.

.Isn’t the Ministry of Industry busy now?”

"Haha," Li Shi waved his hand. "You can take a break from your busy schedule. To be honest, Zihao said, I came here specifically to relax today. I originally wanted to go to the 'Purple Bamboo Garden', but I just wandered here. Hahaha... What a fate.

, if you go there, you won’t be able to meet the famous military strategist in the capital.”

"Brother Li was joking. The military strategist is just bluffing. My younger brother was embarrassed after hearing this. "This Li Shi is not simple, he is a great man. The place where he can relax is all the royal gardens. According to his rank, he is even qualified to reward me with royal gardens.

It's not even enough. He is probably the son of a prominent official from someone's family. He was so bored that he found a job in the work department and was laid off without any work.

"Yes, it is known to everyone on the street that Zihao can take on the responsibility." Li Shi pointed at the tea bowl and asked me to help myself. "Although I am not a high-ranking official, I still heard some opinions. Zihao's achievements, then

It’s obvious to all, and you can’t push it away even if you want to.”

"Haha, it's just a coincidence. I have no real ability." I waved my hand and drank the cup of tea in one gulp. It was very comfortable after being exposed to the sun all morning on a hot day. "I made a special trip to look at the cotton today, so I stopped by.

Appreciate the precious flowers and trees here and open your eyes.”

"Cotton? What do Zihao have in mind? There isn't much planting land here, they're all used for flower cultivation." He pointed, "There are some over there. They haven't reached the flowering season yet, so they're not worth seeing."

He definitely didn't look at it. He didn't come here for this in the first place. "Yes, yes. I don't understand this. I'm just looking at it out of curiosity, haha." He pointed to the vines on the shelf in the distance and asked, "Well,

It grows lushly on the shelf and has some small flowers, which looks pleasing to the eye."

"Do you think it's good? Let me dig up a few trees and send them to your house." Li Shi's tone was calm. He didn't feel wrong at all in taking the emperor's things. He gave them away as much as his own land.

"Isn't it good? This is a royal thing. We ordinary people don't want it." The emperor is really at a loss. He just dug the 'Four Seasons Bamboo' land, but he couldn't dig it for himself. Now he will do something wrong again.

If Chang'an officials were like this when it came to giving gifts, no matter how big the nursery was, they wouldn't be able to handle it.

"It's okay," Li Shi smiled, "Flowers and herbs are things for self-cultivation. The emperor only has one, so what's the use of having so many? You can't even look at them, and they're all wasted. Some officials often come to rub some seedlings.

It's become very common when we go back. I'm afraid the Emperor has known about it a long time ago, and he didn't even look for the real owner, so why should Zihao be worried?"

This guy is awesome. He opens his mouth and shuts his mouth. He is not familiar with me and yet he speaks so boldly. Are you not afraid that I will sue him for disrespect?" Brother Li was joking. Today's Holy Emperor is a benevolent king. If you don't ask for mercy, he is lenient.

I'd better stick to the rules, take it once and think about it a second time, and you won't be able to suppress this idea in the future. It will look ugly if someone pushes the cart and digs, haha." He has a background and dares to talk nonsense. I can't follow him to fool around.

Such a talkative guy is prone to get into trouble. If he is found out in the future, it will be disgusting if he tells me that he planned to steal the royal flowers and plants. This matter is big or small, even if they don't pursue it, he has the reputation of being a thief.

It’s not a good time.

"Haha, Zihao is still so funny, hahaha..." Li Shi laughed a few times, "The gunpowder formula presented by Zihao caused great harm to the Ministry of Industry. Eleven officials have died before and after it, and there are many more.

He is a disabled person. If this continues, no one will dare to go to the Ministry of Industry."

"It's a dangerous product in the first place. Since the Ministry of Industry has the idea of ​​militarizing it, it has to pay a price." It doesn't matter who is dead in the military industrial unit. As long as it succeeds, grenades can explode randomly, and the war is very sharp. Besides, I

The ratio of this formula is the golden ratio, which maximizes the power of black powder (actually, I only remember this one). It is much more terrifying than the civilian stuff filled in fireworks and firecrackers.

"That's the truth." Li Shi nodded and asked, "What did Zihao have in mind when he came up with this gunpowder?"

"I didn't have much thought. I just wanted to have fun during the Chinese New Year. I messed around for a while and then came out. It was just a show off." It's the truth. "If Mr. Cheng hadn't found out, maybe he would have used it as a blaster, haha." Let's put things aside first.

Put it on Mr. Cheng's head. He has a big tree and can enjoy the shade.

"Oh, so Mr. Lu still has a good eye." Seeing me looking around, Li Shi said with a smile, "Are you thinking about cotton? Let's go over and watch it together, and by the way, tell me its uses."

"Okay, okay." He was originally just looking at the flowers and plants. It would be a waste of time to sit here and talk. "Brother Li, please." He gave in and let him lead the way.

"I have been looking at cotton planting areas for a long time, and I have heard that it is used to weave cloth, but there is no explanation on how to do it." Li Shi took me east and west to the place where cotton was grown.

"That's it right here. The peaches are not ripe yet, so it will take a while to spit out the peaches."

"My younger brother also has the same impression. I remember seeing him there. But I got seriously ill at this time last year and can't remember many things. I have to think about it." Mian Mian is not as tall as shown on TV. I guess he is not.

The improved cotton boll felt hard and pricked his hand, "I guess this is it. We need to get a piece of land to try planting it first. There are too few here, just enough to retain the seeds."

"It doesn't matter, I'll inform the Ministry of Industry and ask them to send someone to cooperate with you." Li Shi saw my affirmation and immediately became interested. He looked at the front for a while and said happily: "If you can weave a piece of cloth, it will be a great achievement.

, if the emperor knows about it, there will definitely be a reward."

"Actually, I don't want a reward." Mian Mian looked bored. I noticed a few big watermelons rolling round in front of me from a distance, and my heart was surging. "It was just a casual saying. Whether it works or not is another matter. Big deal.

I still wear silk and linen clothes. Winter is coming. Put some cotton in the middle of the clothes and put a thick layer on the bed. It will definitely be comfortable." How else could Lan Ling say that I am lazy? This is a lazy way.
To be continued...