Donglin Garden is located in the east of the outer city, close to the outskirts of Beijing. It is said that the mother of the country likes flowers. After the founder of the country made the capital the capital, she designated this place as a royal garden, and sent special personnel to transport four-season flowers from all over the country, supplemented by special personnel to carefully take care of them.
Ensure that you can see the spectacle of different colors all year round.
This move is one of the few that the Holy Emperor has done to waste people and money. In the early stages of construction, it received a lot of criticism. However, after the Donglin Garden was completed, everyone who saw it was amazed by it.
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Over time, word spread that Donglin Garden was the best garden in the world, which aroused the itch of countless literati. However, royal gardens are generally not open to the public, which made the rumors about this royal garden become more and more outrageous.
To this day, countless literati feel proud to have entered Donglin Garden once.
Shen Linger and Nie Yun walked quickly towards the east of the city, and arrived in front of the garden gate in just ten minutes.
This time, the tall and mighty imperial guards did not stop Nie Yun with crossed iron halberds. Instead, they asked Nie Yun in a gentle tone if he had any invitations.
After all, your Majesty is hosting a banquet for elites this time, and the attendees are all elites from all walks of life who are under the age of thirty and have already made great achievements in their respective fields. Although the person in front of you looks a bit young, it is always right to be careful.
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Nie Yun took out the gold-inlaid invitation that he had prepared and handed it over. Then the imperial guard carefully checked and compared it for a moment, with a flash of surprise in his eyes, and then respectfully returned the invitation to Nie Yun.
"Nie Yun...elder, please come in."
The imperial guard waved his hand as he spoke.
clatter!
The imperial guardsmen who were lined up in a row behind him suddenly split into two columns, and the iron halberds in their hands stood upright on the solid bluestone ground, making a neat crisp sound.
As expected of the emperor's guard, Nie Yun nodded silently, and then led Shen Ling'er towards the interior of the garden.
As soon as I walked into Donglin Garden, a refreshing fragrance of plum blossoms hit my nostrils. Looking around, I saw that the whole garden was white and swaying slightly in the cold wind, quietly blooming.
It would be better if it could snow a little and be quieter at this time. Nie Yun sighed secretly in his heart.
Because of the Qionghua Banquet, Donglin Garden was not only bustling with people at this time, but also chatting and laughing. Although His Majesty the Emperor had not arrived yet, everyone had already started socializing spontaneously. After all, they were able to come here.
In a sense, those at Qionghuayan are all talents recognized by His Majesty the Emperor personally, so it is always beneficial to establish a good relationship in advance.
"My lord, could you please show me your invitation so I can take a look?" Tingting, a maid who was standing at the door to receive guests, walked over, half-crouched down and saluted Nie Yun Yingying: "I
I’d like to introduce you to your seat.”
"Of course." Nie Yun smiled slightly and handed over the gold-encrusted invitation.
The maid in palace attire carefully inspected the golden invitation in her hand, and then the smile on her face became even wider. She spread her jade arms lightly and said: "Elder Nie Yun, please come with me."
Nie Yun nodded slightly and followed slowly with Shen Ling'er.
"It's late winter now, and the plum blossoms are in full bloom in Donglin Garden. Your Excellency's location is a good place to enjoy the plum blossoms." The maid in palace attire said with a smile as she led Nie Yun through the twists and turns of the corridor.
"Uh... That's quite good." Nie Yun was obviously not used to the conversation of the maid in palace attire, so he could only deal with it casually, but Shen Ling'er obviously didn't think so and said without any acknowledgment:
"Sister, I heard that the Donglin Garden was specially built by His Majesty for the Queen. Is it true?"
"A lot of people are like this
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Have you ever asked?" The maid in palace attire smiled slightly, then nodded and said: "Although this matter is strictly speaking His Majesty's private matter, His Majesty has never thought of hiding anything, so it is not a secret."
"Wow, the Queen is so happy." Shen Linger's beautiful eyes sparkled.
"Yes, Your Majesty really loves the Queen." The maid in palace attire still maintained her friendly smile, but the trace of envy in her eyes was genuine.
When His Majesty built Donglin Garden, the country had just been founded and everything was in ruins waiting to be renovated. However, with a wave of his hand, he suppressed all objections and made such a waste of people and money just to win the Queen's smile.
Even the maid herself felt that this was a bit like the famous ancient Zhou Dynasty when a foolish king smiled for a beautiful woman and played with the princes in a beacon fire, let alone others.
What's more, during that time when the world was just being settled, society was still unstable, and with the help of some well-intentioned people, rumors spread all over the place. It was like saying that Dai Viet had died, and that Dai Viet would come back again.
But the emperor only punished those who had ulterior motives, and silently accepted the verbal and written criticism of the literati.
It was only in recent years that no one used this matter to criticize His Majesty the Emperor.
Because he has spent more than ten years of hard work in governing the country and used this unprecedented prosperity to silence everyone!
With the wisdom and wisdom of this founding ancestor, wouldn't he know that forcibly building Donglin Garden would cause opposition from the court, social unrest, and even spurning by historians?
Of course he knew, but he didn't care. He just wanted his queen to be happy, but he didn't want to be ashamed of the country he had conquered, the soldiers who supported him, and the people who helped and admired him, so he gave up this In the past ten years, almost all the rest time has been used to create a prosperous age for all those who believe in themselves!
A mediocre emperor who did not love the country but loved beauty, and a hard-working and honest founding ancestor. The two emperors who should have been incompatible with each other were perfectly integrated in this great ancestor of the Great Qian Dynasty, which made people not only feel uncomfortable It didn't seem a bit out of the ordinary, but it gave rise to a kind of admiration that came from the bottom of my heart.
"Then why does Your Majesty marry so many noble concubines?" Shen Ling'er raised her head slightly, put her white jade fingers on her red lips, and said innocently.
"...It's hard for me to talk about these things." The smile on the palace maid's face froze slightly and she continued: "Slave, I can only tell you that after His Majesty established the Daqian, he never accepted anyone again. Concubine."
"That..."
Seeing that Shen Ling'er didn't know what was going on and wanted to ask more questions, Nie Yun hurriedly pulled Shen Ling'er's sleeves, ignoring Shen Ling'er's raised red lips, and smiled awkwardly at the maid in palace clothes. :
"My disciple is ignorant, so don't take it to heart, girl."
"Disciple?" The maid in palace clothes raised her voice slightly, but she instantly realized her gaffe and coughed lightly and said, "Ahem, it doesn't matter. Your disciple is very cute."
While the two were talking, they unknowingly walked through the long and winding corridor and came to a desk. Nie Yun looked around briefly. The desks were divided into two rows. His own desk was not included. Too far in front, not too far behind, and in the center of the two rows of desks is an empty singing and dancing venue. Not far below is the unfrozen gurgling river, and in the distance is the forest of fragrant plum blossoms.
"Sir, this is your seat. If there is nothing else, I will leave first." The maid in palace clothes squatted slightly and said.
"OK."
As Nie Yun nodded lightly, the maid in palace clothes turned around
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Shen Ling'er finally couldn't hold it in any longer, and said with a slight curl of her mouth.
"Your Majesty loves the Queen so much, why do you marry so many concubines?"
"You can inquire into the emperor's private affairs at will. If you don't want your life, the maid still wants it." Nie Yun shook his head helplessly: "And if you ask me, who should I ask? I am not a roundworm in the belly of a person."
"Then Master, do you think Your Majesty loves the Queen?" Shen Ling'er's mouth narrowed slightly and then she asked.
"It should be love." Nie Yun replied without thinking too much.
If you don't love a talented and powerful king, why would you do such an irrational and fatuous act?
"Master, do you think His Majesty loves other concubines?"
"..." Several black lines appeared on Nie Yun's forehead. How did I know...
Shen Ling'er didn't listen to Nie Yun's response, and still thought to herself: "If Your Majesty loves the Queen, why would you marry someone else? Isn't love one-to-one?"
Seeing that the girl in front of him was about to fall into the love troubles of adolescence, Nie Yun's mouth twitched slightly, but he still felt that he should have this obligation to protect a girl's beautiful fantasy of love... although he himself was not very good at it.
clear.
After thinking this, Nie Yun coughed lightly: "Ling'er, you have to know that a founding emperor needs to unite various forces or deepen the relationship between himself and his subordinates, and marriage is a good way.
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"Are you saying that His Majesty married those noble concubines for this reason?" Shen Ling'er's eyes lit up slightly.
Ahem, I didn't say that, you can guess it yourself. Nie Yun thought to himself, but on the surface he showed a meaningful smile.
Shen Ling'er seemed to suddenly think of something, and her eyes dimmed again: "Hey, that's not right. Doesn't His Majesty love beauty more than country?"
"Well... maybe the Queen knew about His Majesty's ambition, and then..." Nie Yun blinked, looking indescribable.
"Oh~"
Looking at Shen Ling'er's eyes brightening, she nodded as if she suddenly understood, and then suddenly laughed inexplicably... The corner of Nie Yun's mouth twitched slightly, I didn't say anything, it was all Ling'er's own thoughts...
Just when Nie Yun was secretly cursing, a familiar voice suddenly sounded in his ears.
"Elder Nie Yun, you are finally here."
Nie Yun turned around and saw that the person who came was wearing a dark red robe. He was tall and smiling, but he looked about thirty years old.
"Elder Qi Gu." Nie Yun was stunned for a moment, then nodded with a smile: "You are here too."
"Hey, don't mention it. I was thinking that I am just thirty this year, and I am already the oldest one in this Qionghua Banquet, so I didn't want to come." Elder Qigu spread his hands helplessly: "But Elder Shen Dan
He said that you might not go, so we in the Alchemist Association didn’t have anyone else to hold the place, so they just pushed me over."
"...What kind of venue will the Qionghua Banquet hosted by His Majesty be?" Nie Yun scratched his head in embarrassment and decisively changed the subject.
"Hey, don't you understand this?" Elder Qi Gu smiled and waved his hand: "His Majesty's prosperous age is not just about the people being rich and living and working in peace and contentment. He wants the world to know that his prosperous age is for all walks of life.
The prosperity is unprecedented."
"And our Alchemist Association can't just go backwards in the past ten years or so."