Chapter 93: 10
That was the day when An Wang was looking for trouble.
Zhao Jun's heart was not moved by the beauty, and the arrangement of the banquet failed. An Wang pretended to be drunk and hurried away on the spot, never coming back. Later, he also gave Zhao Junxin some good things to make up for it.
Zhao Junxin accepted the king's hospitality and received a generous gift. According to the rules, he must come to the door to thank him and return the gift.
On the second day, he asked the dark guard to deliver the pilgrimage to the palace, but got the news: King An had left Luoyang yesterday, and his return date is uncertain.
Run away a bit.
Zhao Junxin felt that An Wang seemed to have completed his mission and was ready to avoid him.
After thinking about it, he didn't know what mission An Wang was performing. Use beauty to test your willpower?
But King An's departure is a good thing for him, he can live his life in peace.
Zhao Junxin sent a generous thank-you gift, and the anxiety with King An also came to an end.
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In the days that followed, Zhao Junxin went out to bloom in the morning, and painted in the room in the afternoon and evening.
Luoyang peony blooms for nearly a month. The early flowers have faded, the middle flowers are in full bloom, and the late flowers have just opened their buds. Zhao Jun thought that he had read enough.
The beautiful scenery is endless and endless, and you can see new people and things every day. As a result, Zhao Junxin also painted a seven-foot-long meticulous painting scroll "Luoyang Peony Club", recording the variety of flowers in Luoyang and the life of the people when the peony bloomed.
The girls in the flower season travel together, play the piano and poetry among the flowers, show their talents, and show their talents. The sons next door were arrogant and wanted to give pointers under the guise of being a literary friend, but they were ashamed by the girls' literary talent and left in despair.
Children play among the flowers and hide cats. Several blooming Luoyang red, huge flowers and prosperous branches and leaves completely cover the petite children. The distraught mother thought that the child was lost and cried anxiously, but heard a childish call. When the mother found the child, she put away her eager tears and angrily twisted the child's ear, pulling the child out.
Outside the Guhua Garden, there is a row of tables on which paper, ink, pen and inkstone are placed. The peasants who farm the fields compete with the scholars and gentlemen of the scholars, and they draw peony pictures, which is fun. The final leader was won by a flower farmer. Everyone congratulated and enjoyed it.
It's not uncommon for Young Master Jinyi to chase after the flower farmers to ask for his experience in raising flowers, and Zhao Junxin often joins in to learn.
In flower fairs, it is also common for rich boys to exchange money for flowers, and precious varieties cannot be bought with money, so it is also common for rich and noble people to chase the flower farmers.
Zhao Jun couldn't hold back his heart, and he also asked, and he didn't bother people who were well-bred. Luckily, I picked a few people who were not so well raised, and spent some money to buy some peonies of various colors. He was very extravagant to hire a well-known local flower farmer to **** all the peonies to the capital.
"I said, son, you can't survive like this. I'm not short of money, so don't waste your money." The flower farmer warned.
The more expensive the species, the more delicate and difficult to serve. What the son bought with money was not well raised and could not stand the toss. From Luoyang all the way to the capital, even if the weather is good on the road, the flowers and branches are in good condition. There is no hope of planting this season.
The best season for peony cultivation and grafting is autumn. Although transplanting in spring and summer can also survive, I don’t know how many years it will take to bloom.
The son of the Prime Minister's Mansion, if he was to blame for not blooming, his common people would not be able to bear it.
"Sir, I know, I know." Zhao Jun persuaded: "In this way, I will write you a guarantee that these flowers have nothing to do with you, it is my fault. You can find an acquaintance as a witness."
Zhao Junxin also knows that these flowers are not easy to survive, but the variety in the capital is really limited. Feeding is not a problem, but it is not easy to keep flowers well. It's no big deal for a few more years of conditioning.
Hearing this, the flower farmer's worries were reduced by half: "It's not necessary. The flowers are delivered, just give me the money and let me go."
He only takes care of the peonies during transportation, and he still has the confidence to manage the work with his skills. But when the flowers were delivered, I don't know if the people in the Prime Minister's Mansion could support them.
"Of course." Zhao Jun thought.
In the end, his letter of guarantee was written. The identity of the prime minister is not noble in his opinion, and there are so many people pressing him on his head, but in front of the flower farmer, this identity can crush people to death.
A letter of guarantee, allowing flower farmers to work with peace of mind. Zhao Junxin affixed his seal and handed the guarantee to the flower farmer.
With the guarantee in hand, the flower farmer is more or less at ease. Follow the convoy escorting Peony to the capital.
During the three days of Lixia, Zhao Junxin went to Songshan Mountain.
Go to the Shaolin Temple of Shaoshi Mountain to pray for the emperor, the queen, parents and brothers of the Zhao family, listen to the old Zen master's sermons;
Return to Luoyang again, rest for a while, and finish painting the scenery of Songshan Mountain in Zhongyue.
"Young Master, your painting is getting better and better..." Dark Guard No. 2 kept guarding Zhao Junxin's side, watching him paint.
Earlier in Hengshan, the young master was often troubled by painting, and he had to think hard about every stroke and every ink. But now together, the painting is completed in one go.
He watched the young master repaint the three mountains and Hengshan in Luoyang. He was a martial artist who did not understand paintings, but the new paintings were indeed better than the original ones, not worse than the treasures the emperor kept in the palace.
Zhao Junxin: "Thank you for your compliment."
Of course it's a pleasure to be applauded.
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At the end of May, Zhao Junxin and everyone spent seven days to visit Huashan, the most dangerous mountain in the world.
Jin Yiwei did not appear, but they spent almost half a year preparing. The ancient road to the top of Mount Huashan has been reorganized and strengthened from the foot of the mountain to the peaks of Mount Huashan.
The road in Huashan is steep and there is only one path that can accommodate one person. There are guards up and down to protect it. There is no problem in a safe future.
The beauty of Huashan is not only not steep and spectacular, but the scenery of each peak is different.
The north peak road is the most dangerous and interesting, the east peak is watching the sun, the south peak is picking stars, the west peak has the most beautiful scenery, there are also the Yazi turning over, the long sky plank road, and the Canglong Ridge.
Of course, before Zhao Junxin went up the mountain, and after going down the mountain, Jin Yiwei had punched his cards to show his existence.
It was not easy to build these easy-to-climb chains for Young Master Zhao, and it cost a lot of manpower and material resources. So Zhao Junxin also tipped a lot more this time.
In this operation, there are still two mountains that have not been climbed, but the silver taels given by the queen have been spent.
The planned expenditure was only 200 taels, but the actual expenditure was more than 10 times more.
Of course, he is not short of money, there is no need to save.
In mid-June, climb to the top of Mount Tai, and then enter the Tiankuang Hall of Dongyue Temple to pray for the emperor and the queen.
Dongyue Temple is the place where Emperor Jin held the ceremony of Fengchan and sacrifice to heaven.
Zhao Junxin didn't include Dongyue Temple in the scope of the visit originally, but was led in by the dark guards and Jinyiwei.
This move made Zhao Junxin clear that he must have something to do with the royal family.
The queen's attitude made him sure that he was not the illegitimate son of the emperor and a folk girl, but that he might be the son of a deceased prince, the grandson of the emperor and the queen.
Of course, he is not interested in the specific identity, nor does he want to understand.
Wouldn't it be nice to play around like a dummy? Fighting wits and courage with the sceptical centralized emperor? He has no confidence in himself.
The emperor asked him to worship and pray for blessings, and he did it honestly.
Autumn begins in July, and Hengshan travels.
Look for the eighteen scenic spots of Mount Heng, enter the Hanging Temple, and climb the Tianfeng Ridge.
The golden ginkgo, the fiery red maple, the verdant pines, and the colorful Hengshan are the last stops of this year's journey.
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After getting down from Mount Heng and returning to the capital, he didn't return home. He first found a place to wash himself and change clothes, and then entered the palace to visit the emperor and the queen.
I went there at noon, I went back to Zhao's house in the afternoon, and waited for the dinner for the members in the evening.
Prime Minister Zhao was surprised: "Your Majesty didn't let you stay overnight?"
Zhao Jun took Prime Minister Zhao's hand in his heart and said, "I miss home. Your Majesty takes pity on me, so let me go home and reunite with my father, mother, and brothers as soon as possible."
Lao Zhao's heart was very ironic, but he wanted to laugh, but he held back his face because of his face.
Although he is not his own son, he is also a child whom he has treasured for twenty years. It feels good to be missed.
Mrs. Zhao saw the two father and son getting close in her eyes, not to mention jealous in her heart. Fortunately, Zhao Junxin immediately turned his head to coax her, and immediately became happy.
In the evening, the old Zhao family had a reunion dinner, and the lovely nephews and nieces were very clingy today. They were curious and kept asking questions, giving Zhao Junxin a headache.
Satisfied, Zhao Junxin pulled Lao Zhao to the study and asked him to evaluate his paintings.
Zhao Junxin himself was satisfied with the gift presented to the queen, and he wanted to hear Lao Zhao's opinion.
Lao Zhao slowly opened the painting scroll, stroked his white beard and couldn't help smiling. After going out, the child who was originally talented in painting seemed to be enlightened. These paintings were radiant and amazing.
"Jun Xin, you have great fortune!" Lao Zhao sighed.
Zhao Junxin blushed at the praise.
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Today on the fifteenth day, the emperor and the queen slept in the same bed according to the rules.
The two who despised each other still pretended to be gentle, the old husband and wife still held hands, and they had to talk about the "sweet" memories of the past before going to bed.
The two of them achieved the ultimate in this superficial skill even in a place where no one else was around. No one doubted anyone.
The emperor firmly believed that the queen was still the unwieldy queen, and the queen herself had already scolded him with all kinds of swear words in her heart.
With so many young concubines in the harem, he put aside his indifference, and ran to her every month to respond to people and say romantic words to her. She is in her 60s, and she doesn't practice cultivation!
This night, both of them had a bit of insomnia, but when they woke up in the morning, they had to pretend to sleep comfortably and look like the emperor and the queen were harmonious.
After the emperor went to court, the queen showed her irritability all night to her mammy.
The queen complained: "It's annoying."
"Niangniang is careful." The mammy reminded: "You want to do something good, don't worry about insignificant things."
The queen smiled happily.
Zhao Junxin is back, and he has grown a lot this time.
The emperor stopped her to make the journey extremely smooth, but being able to deal with the dark guards and the Jinyi guards, to live in harmony with this group of people and win their favor, the purpose of this round was far beyond her plan.
After all, Jin Yiwei and Dark Guard are the most unbreakable forces in the emperor's hands. As the heirs, they must first obtain the recognition and loyalty of these two departments.
The emperor was also very satisfied with Zhao Junxin's trip.
His eldest grandson has always been a pure and obedient child, and everything is under his control.
But this child is too kind and gullible, and he has no doubts about Jin Yiwei who is approaching him.
It is a good seedling of a benevolent king, but lacks the decisiveness and determination of an emperor.
"Take it slow." The emperor smiled and went to court.
The ministers knelt down and worshipped, long live the mountain, and when he saw the surrender of all the people, he felt relieved.
He can live for a long time, and he can still sit in this position for a long time. It is too late to change the problem of Junxin slowly.
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I still have to go to the hospital tomorrow for a follow-up consultation and ask for a day off.
Thank you to the little angel who voted for the king or irrigated the nutrient solution for me
Thanks to the little angel who irrigated [nutrient solution]:
Xijun 6 bottles;
Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!