Prince Consort

Xie Ze'an entered the palace to meet Zhao Chongzhao.

Zhao Chongzhao was not there, and neither was Zhang Dade.It happened that Xie Zean's familiar servant was on duty, and the other party cautiously said to Xie Zean: "Sanlang, it seems that Your Majesty has gone out with Xueshi Yao."

Xie Ze'an frowned, looked at the bright sky, and said calmly: "I see." He told the servant, "Don't mention me when His Majesty comes back, I will come back at night."

The servant nodded, and looked at Xie Ze'an worriedly: "Your Majesty is just looking for something new, Xueshi Yao is no better than San Lang, you, San Lang, and Your Majesty have known each other since childhood."

The words were weird, Xie Ze'an smiled after hearing this: "Scholar Yao is probably not new, His Majesty has known him for several years."

The servant froze for a moment, and said, "It's not Sanlang, you haven't been in the capital these few years."

Xie Ze'an said "hmm" without saying much, and went to work at Taichang Temple again.There was nothing to do in Taichang Temple, so Xie Zean walked around and turned to find his "superior boss" Xu Yannian.Xu Yannian was reviewing the report sent by his subordinates. Seeing Xie Ze'an, Xu Yannian said: "It's just in time. There is something you need to pay attention to."

Xie Ze'an was surprised: "What's the matter?"

Xu Yannian said: "It is related to Taichang Temple. There is an old Taoist and an old monk in Taichang Temple. These two guys have high morals. No matter how bad the chaos was, they didn't affect them. They occupied a nunnery by themselves. .”

Xie Ze'an's expression was strange: "Old Taoist? Old monk? Nunnery?"

Xu Yannian said: "Yes, you heard me right, they live in a nunnery." No matter how good-tempered Xu Yannian was, he couldn't help scolding, "You two are not ashamed!"

Xie Ze'an: "..."

Xu Yannian said: "They are very interested in your newspaper, so they want to create a 'Taichang Daily'."

Xie Ze'an: "...too often reported?"

Taichang Temple is worshiped by Guanzong Temple. If you go further to Dali, it is actually the "State Bureau of Religious Affairs". Could it be that the content of the Taichang Newspaper is "the elixir for strengthening yang is only 998", "Yangmingshan's another friend has successfully ascended", "Wan People gathered in Shaolin Temple, and the training of lay disciples was unprecedentedly grand"...

Xu Yannian said: "Anyway, follow up and don't let them make a fuss." He wrote Xie Ze'an an address, "It's this nunnery, you can go there."

Xie Ze'an followed orders, left the palace non-stop, and found Cuizhu nunnery in the southern suburbs.Xie Ze'an had been to this place before, but he didn't realize that there were such two characters hiding inside.

Xie Ze'an respectfully asked the old nun who guarded the nun.

The old nun twitched when she heard Xie Zhean's intention, and said, "The two of them live next to the waterfall in the back mountain, you can go there and find it yourself." After she finished speaking, she turned around and left, as if she felt extremely disgusted at even saying a word. .

Xie Ze'an walked through the forest alone, and the sound of water gradually entered his ears.He followed the sound of the water and walked forward for a while, his eyes suddenly brightened, and he saw a waterfall hanging in the mountains, like white snow pouring down.There is a large lake just a few meters away from it. The lake water is as clear as a mirror and is not affected by the noise at all.A movement and a stillness are close to each other, as if they were divided into two parts by something.

Xie Ze'an took a closer look, and really found "something".It was a simple version of a "small dam". No matter how turbulent the upstream water came, it could only flow slowly into the lake through the gate.

Xie Ze'an couldn't help squatting beside him to check.

He has seen many such dams in later generations, but they are rare now.Xie Ze'an is not a professional, so he dare not "design" the direction of the river without authorization. It will be of great benefit if it succeeds, but if it fails, the consequences will be unimaginable. Xie Ze'an does not want to do such a painful thing.

Xie Ze'an looked at the "dam" back and forth, and couldn't help admiring the exquisite design.A person's thinking is really limited, there are people outside the sky!

Xie Zean's hands were itchy, and he took out a pen and paper from his sleeve pocket to draw the structure of the dam.After finishing the painting, he was about to mark the most delicate structures, but he felt that there were two shadows behind him, and the light was blocked.

Xie Zean turned his head cautiously.

Two old faces zoomed in before his eyes.Before Xie Ze'an could react, the blueprint in his hand had been snatched by someone. The bald old monk who snatched the blueprint laughed after seeing it, and said to the sloppy old man next to him: "Look at your stuff, others can't see it." You can see it right away!"

The old man glared at Xie Ze'an: "Have you been spying on me for a long time, kid?"

Xie Ze'an seriously defended himself: "I really don't have this one, it's my first time here!"

The old man grabbed the blueprint, read it over and over again, and then glared at Xie Ze'an: "Impossible! You can only see the upper structure, how can you draw the lower one as well?"

Xie Ze'an said modestly: "It's nothing, it all depends on experience..."

The old monk taunted: "I just said that your stuff is not new at all. Listen, such a young child has experience."

The old Taoist was about to lose his temper, but when he glanced at Xie Ze'an, he stopped and said to the old monk angrily, "Look at him seriously! Look at who he is!"

The old monk took a closer look, and his eyes widened.His attitude changed immediately, with an amiable smile on his face: "Son, you and I are destined to meet each other, let's have a cup of clear tea."

The old man rolled his eyes: "Don't say I know you."

The heads of the two elders looked like wolves who had been hungry for a long time, and when they encountered delicious food suddenly, they looked at Xie Ze'an in unison.

Xie Ze'an didn't know why, but felt that he was being followed by two green eyes.

Xie Zean sat down and chatted with the two old men.

After chatting with Xie Zean, I realized that "Taichang Bao" was made up by them to intimidate Xu Yannian. They just wanted to take the opportunity to meet Xie Zean.There is no way, they are masters, how can masters take the initiative to meet Xie Ze'an.Now that Xie Zean came to the door sincerely, they could only reluctantly discuss something with him...

Xie Ze'an: "..."

Damn, there is actually someone more shameless than him!

To put it simply, they were panicked and wanted to do something else.The veteran is good at water control, and is very interested in Xie Zean's "professional dike repair team". I want to ask Xie Zean if he can lend him people to play with. He promises that it will not be broken, and will make them more professional...

The old monk is very interested in Beidi and plans to travel abroad for a period of time to let the wind go.

Both of these things are good things, but if they follow the proper procedures, some people will definitely worry about them, so they asked Xie Zean to go through the back door.

Xie Ze'an said, "It sounds like you guys are terrorists."

The two old men were not ashamed to ask: "What is a terrorist?"

Xie Ze'an said: "Everyone is afraid of murder and arson."

"Then we are not," the old man said modestly, twirling his long beard. "It's not enough to kill and set fire, but once I wanted to divert the river and transform the wasteland into fertile land. I didn't expect to kill the Huns when I released the water." flooded..."

Xie Ze'an: "..."

The old monk held out his chest proudly: "I never commit crimes."

The old Taoist said: "Yes, he is as timid as a mouse, and he ran faster than anyone else after hearing about the war. At that time, he felt that the Huns were safer, so he ran to the Huns to hide. As a result, he actually fell asleep in the Huns The Lord and the wives of several generals of the Xiongnu, the general of the Xiongnu fought outside for two years, it was rare to go home, and found that there was a newborn fat boy in the house, which made the general of the Xiongnu very angry!"

Xie Ze'an: "..."

These two guys are proper terrorists!No wonder Xu Yannian couldn't help scolding "I'm not ashamed to be old", this word is too euphemistic when applied to them, it's simply - it's a talent!

Xie Ze'an's eyes sparkled: "When are the two gentlemen going to go on the road?"

When the old man heard it, hey, this kid is young, and his lower limit is as low as the two old men, confidant!He looked at Xie Ze'an with a very appreciative gaze: "My boy, I knew I was right."

The three of them hit it off immediately, and they sat together to discuss with each other.Xixia's place is almost coming to an end, and it will take about three or four years to slowly tidy up. It should be almost the same now that Beidi's side has started to be arranged.

After Beidi annexed the Huns, they continued the old customs of the Huns, and the entire royal family believed in Buddhism.This sounds unbelievable, but this is also one of Taizu's influences on the north.

At the beginning, Taizu was particularly hurt, and sent a group of monks to the north every year. It was called "bringing boundless Buddhism to the grassland", but in fact, he was unhappy because he saw that the monks did not do production and did not pay taxes. Do not have fun!

This dark line was still useful until the time of Emperor Shengde.

At that time, Emperor Shengde realized that he had been caught in a trick and made a big mistake. He was distraught and sent his troops to the north, relying on the hidden piles of the Huns to "cooperate from the inside to the outside" and relying on the alliance with Beidi to "drive away tigers and devour wolves" to survive. The Huns were wiped out.

Xie Ze'an has read "Taizu Ji" the most since he came here. Every time he rereads it, he will have new insights and feel that his soul has been sublimated!

Ouch, how can you be so damaged, you must learn decisively!

After Xie Ze'an finished talking with the two old men, it was already the climax of the moon.The three were hungry and looked at each other. The old monk said first: "I'm hungry, baby, you are the youngest, go find something to eat!"

Xie Ze'an said, "Then I'll ask someone to deliver some dishes."

The old Taoist shook his head: "No, the food for outsiders is not good."

Xie Ze'an humbly asked, "Then what should I look for?"

The two old men patted him on the shoulder in unison, with a serious expression of "Heaven will send a great responsibility to the people": "The old nun in front raised a few old hens..."

Xie Ze'an: "..."

Xie Ze'an slipped out without changing his face, and after a while, he came back again, his sleeves were bulging, and he occasionally moved.

Under the watchful eyes of the two old men, he resigned to his fate and slaughtered the chicken, and accompanied them to use the stolen chicken to make beggar's chicken.

After the fire was exhausted, the red and hard clay was pried open, and the crispy and delicious beggar chicken appeared in front of the three of them immediately, with some parts still dripping with oil.

The three people with very low moral bottom line ate with relish.

Just as he swallowed the beggar's chicken, he suddenly heard someone outside the forest yelling: "Damn it! Who stole my chicken! It's fine with stealing the chicken, and I also took my underpants!"

The two old men looked at Xie Ze'an together, meaning "I didn't expect you to have this hobby".

Xie Ze'an said shyly: "The chicken crows, of course you have to tie it up."

The old Taoist was enlightened after hearing this, and said with a sad face: "Good idea! Why didn't I think of it before!"

The three buried the bones of Beggar Chicken and left the crime scene separately.

Xie Ze'an slaughtered a chicken, and his body was a little fishy. After returning home, he ordered someone to prepare water for a bath.He was leaning against the tub thinking about what changes the appearance of these two old men would bring, when he suddenly heard some movement in the room.Looking back, I saw the bookcase moved away by itself, and a secret door appeared on the wall.

Xie Ze'an: "...Your Majesty?"

Zhao Chongzhao didn't wait for Xie Ze'an in the palace, he was depressed at first, seeing Xie Ze'an soaking in hot water, his good-looking body looked more and more alluring amidst the steam, and suddenly he was very hopeless... spitting nosebleeds.

Xie Ze'an hurriedly put on his clothes while Zhao Chongzhao cleared his nosebleed, and seeing that Zhao Chongzhao was about to hug him, he frowned and pushed him back into the secret door, saying, "Wait, I'll ask someone to get the water out first."

Zhao Chongzhao had no choice but to return to the secret passage aggrieved, closed the secret door and waited for Xie Zean.

Xie Ze'an called people in while thinking about how to bring up the matter of the summer resort with Zhao Chongzhao.

Zhao Chongzhao has performed very well in the past few years. It stands to reason that wanting to build a palace is not a big deal, and there is no need to hide it from him.He paused, and reopened the secret door after everyone went out.

Before Xie Ze'an mentioned it, Zhao Chongzhao had already spread out the blueprints he brought as if offering a treasure, and said, "Sanlang, I ordered someone to build a summer palace today! Don't you really hate summer? I built the palace here, and there is a mountain behind it." There is snow all year round. In summer, not only can we use the ice stored in the cellar, but we can also directly go up the mountain to get the ice and snow off. It is as cool as you want. Some people in the court are very annoying. After the palace is completed, we will not be happy. Stay there for ten days or eight days, and see if they are still jumping around!"

Xie Ze'an was stunned for a while, and finally laughed: "It sounds interesting."

Zhao Chongzhao's eyes lit up: "Sanlang, do you think so too? I'm still worried that you won't agree with Sanlang!" He grabbed Xie Ze'an's hand tightly, "I deliberately cut it first and played it later, just because I was afraid that Sanlang would scold me for making trouble... Sanlang, I also want to do it for you." You do something."

Xie Ze'an: "..."

This is to confirm his reputation as a sycophant who seduced the king and flattered him.

Xie Ze'an said: "How could I disagree." He took a step back before expressing his opinion, "But I don't like the person you are looking for."

Zhao Chongzhao was taken aback: "Who?"

Xie Ze'an said: "I don't like that Shen Jingqing." He pointed out another point, "Cai Yang doesn't even make sense. He hasn't stepped into the court for half a foot. How can he be in charge of this matter? You let the Ministry of Industry What do you think over there?"

Zhao Chongzhao said, "I don't need them if you don't like them." He casually threw the matter to Xie Ze'an, "I'd forget if you didn't tell me, you are familiar with the Ministry of Industry, then you can arrange it I was also afraid that you would not agree, so I asked them to discuss it!"

Xie Ze'an said, "Yes."

Seeing that Xie Ze'an didn't scold him for being foolish, Zhao Chongzhao felt relaxed.He recalled that he couldn't wait for Xie Ze'an at night: "Didn't you say, Sanlang, that you would stay in the palace tonight? Why didn't you enter the palace! It made me wait for a long time."

Xie Ze'an said: "Xu Shenzheng gave me an errand. I went out to the city, and it hasn't been long since I came back."

Zhao Chongzhao said: "I don't care, anyway, you don't mean what you say, and I will punish you."

Xie Ze'an smiled and kissed him: "How to punish?"

Zhao Chongzhao said enthusiastically: "Cai Yang presented me this erotic palace today. There are many interesting poses in it. Let's try it tonight!"

Xie Zean's face darkened.