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On this day, in the evening, in a private room on the third floor of Xianyunju, Zhao Junchen feasted the owners of several famous gardens in Suzhou.

Because of the fighting game between Emperor Deqing and Zhou Shangjing, all walks of life in Suzhou are now a panicked scene, for fear that they will be affected, plus Zhao Junchen's name is indeed hard enough, and it implies that there is a great reputation to give to them, so after these garden owners received Zhao Junchen's name, they are all very face-saving attendance, and there is nothing missing.

These garden owners, there are monks and laymen, old and young, rich and poor, rich and low, and their identities can be described as varied.

For example, Canglang Pavilion, as the oldest garden in the south of the Yangtze River, is now the temple property of Suzhou Nanchan Temple after repeated changes, so the person who came to the banquet on behalf of Canglang Pavilion is also a middle-aged monk with a red face and a rich body, with the law name Huibao, and is the host of Nanchan Temple.

The owner of the Lion Forest is named Wan Changling, a descendant of Wan Xuanzhi, a scholar of the former dynasty. Wan Xuanzhi was a world-famous Confucian, a hardcore supporter of Zhu Xi's thoughts, and his personality was also notoriously pedantic, and his descendants also inherited Wan Xuanzhi's temperament.

The situation of the Humble Administrator's Garden is the most complicated, and now it is divided into two, and the eastern part is inherited by the descendants of Wang Xinyi, a former courtier, whose name is Wang Longzhi, who is about forty years old, richly dressed, and has a shrewd look. Although born in a family of eunuchs, but the road to the imperial examination has been repeatedly frustrated, and now it is abandoned politics to engage in business, is a well-known businessman near Suzhou, under the management of Wang Longzhi, the eastern part of the Humble Administrator's Garden is now very prosperous. Many corridors, murals, and rockeries have been constructed, and the scenery is better than that of the year.

The western part of the Humble Administrator's Garden was inherited by Xu Manhua, a descendant of the Xu family. The Xu family is now gradually declining, and life is quite embarrassing. It is rumored that the western part of the Humble Administrator's Garden has now become a large vegetable field, and the descendants of the Xu family even need to rely on selling vegetables for a living. It is in stark contrast to Wang Longzhi on the side.

In addition, there are Liu Bolai, the owner of the Lotus Garden, Zhao Shusen, the owner of the Occasional Garden, Niu Jinyan, the owner of Wanbai Villa, and so on, all of which also appear.

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Zhao Junchen, as a second-class member of the imperial court, although he invited everyone, the identities of the two sides were very different, and Zhao Junchen naturally would not greet him in person.

In fact, when the guests came, Zhao Junchen still did not show up for a long time.

At this time, the owners of Suzhou's famous gardens gathered. also had different looks, and while they were waiting for Zhao Junchen to appear, they talked to each other and inquired about the news.

Among them, the performance of Huibao, the host of Nanchan Temple, is the most exquisite. Always smiling, looking modest, when talking to everyone, will always deliberately cater to flattery. From time to time, he will quote a few Buddhist scriptures to emphasize his identity as a great monk. It makes people feel good.

Wan Changling, the owner of the Lion Forest, has an unrestrained and smiling appearance, and there is also a faint sense of pretension. When talking to people, the words are also the least, most of the time just nodding or shaking the head, only when facing Huibao, will he say a few words, but once he speaks, he will have the prefix of "Zi Said" and "Sage Zengyan", which is very rigid and pedantic, and people can avoid it.

As for Wang Longzhi and Xu Manhua of the Humble Administrator's Garden, as neighbors, they are rich and poor, expensive and cheap, and their friendship with each other is naturally not good. The two sat together, Wang Longzhi would always seize every opportunity to ridicule Xu Manhua, and there was a faint intention between the words to force Xu Manhua to sell the western part of the Humble Administrator's Garden to him, in the face of Wang Longzhi's ridicule, Xu Manhua's performance became more and more embarrassing, but he didn't dare to fight back.

It is worth mentioning that in the face of Wang Longzhi's aggressiveness and Xu Manhua's pitiful embarrassment, whether it was Huibao, who looked like a great monk, or Wan Changling, who claimed to be a descendant of Confucianism, they all turned a blind eye and did not mean to help at all.

Then, the garden owners didn't wait too long, and at the moment of the evening, Zhao Junchen appeared on time in casual clothes!

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Seeing the appearance of Zhao Junchen, the performance of all garden owners was also different.

Unexpectedly, after Zhao Junchen appeared, the person who stood up the fastest among the crowd and showed the most humility was Wan Changling, who looked like a pedant! As he bowed, Wan Changling's upper body was almost parallel to the ground.

In addition, the host of Huibao is also not left behind, and when he got up to greet him, he not only sang the Buddha's name, but also seized the opportunity to compliment Zhao Junchen a few words, saying that Zhao Junchen has a blessed appearance and will inevitably be blessed by the Buddha.

Then, Wang Longzhi, Xu Manhua, Liu Bolai, Zhao Shusen, Niu Jinyan and others also stood up and saluted one after another, each with a flattering word without mentioning it.

In the face of everyone's welcome, Zhao Junchen's performance was quite gentle, he raised his hand with a smile, and said: "Today is obviously the official banquet for you, but it is the latest to come, it is really rude, I hope you will forgive me." ”

Hearing Zhao Junchen's accusations, everyone naturally said that they didn't mind, and found various reasons to exonerate Zhao Junchen.

Then, Zhao Junchen was the first to sit down, and under Zhao Junchen's greeting, the owners of the famous gardens also took their seats.

After everyone sat down, Zhao Junchen didn't talk nonsense, but went straight to the point and said: "This official summoned everyone this time, in fact, he wanted to ask you for help. ”

After hearing Zhao Junchen's opening remarks, and in connection with Zhao Junchen's previous hints, everyone was in high spirits and said: "Please also make it clear that as long as we are within our ability, there is no reason to shirk it." ”

"Yes, Lord Zhao has anything to wait for, just say hello."

"If we can provide some help to Lord Zhao, we and others will only feel honored."

After hearing everyone's statements, Zhao Junchen nodded with a smile, and said: "You should have also received some news, Your Majesty's southern tour, and all the relevant arrangements are in charge of this official. As a close minister of His Majesty, this official has also taken on important responsibilities, and has always regarded His Majesty's mood as the first priority.

His Majesty was on his southern tour, all the way through, all staying in the palaces and official residences in various places, although the palaces were solemn and luxurious, a royal style, but His Majesty will inevitably get tired of seeing it. Now, His Majesty is coming to Suzhou, and the gardens of Suzhou are famous all over the world, the official thought that if His Majesty stops in Suzhou, he can live in the famous gardens of Suzhou and experience the unique landscape of Suzhou gardens, His Majesty may feel fresh, and the itinerary of the southern tour will not be boring. ”

After speaking, the smile on Zhao Junchen's face was even worse, and after looking around at everyone, he said: "However, most of the famous gardens in Suzhou are your private property, so this official will invite you to a banquet to see which master is willing to provide his own garden for His Majesty to stay for a few days." ”

After hearing Zhao Junchen's explanation, everyone on the field had a light in their eyes, and their expressions were faintly excited.

If Emperor Deqing can live in his own garden, what an honor it is? With such glory, their own status in the future in the south will be greatly improved, and the related benefits are countless, if you can take the opportunity to win the favor of Emperor Deqing, get the favor of Emperor Deqing, maybe your own family will leap into the dragon gate, in one fell swoop to become a wealthy family!

So, as Zhao Junchen's words fell, everyone on the field did not hesitate at all, and they couldn't wait to express their positions one after another!

"Poor monk Huibao, willing to provide Canglang Pavilion as His Majesty's temporary palace, the Lion Forest has been famous all over the world since the Song Dynasty, the scenery inside is elegant, quite wonderful, after Your Majesty stays, you will never be disappointed."

"Lord Zhao Mingjian, my family is a loyal subject for generations, and Your Majesty is the most suitable person to stay in the lion forest of my family!"

"My Wang's Humble Administrator's Garden is the most famous garden in Suzhou, if the Humble Administrator's Garden is handed over to Your Majesty to live temporarily, it is also a great honor for my Wang family, and I hope that Lord Zhao will understand the sincerity of my Wang family."

"I am willing to provide Wanbai Villa to your lord as a temporary palace ...... for Your Majesty."

"My Zhao family's Occasional Garden, the scenery is the most elegant, and it is the only choice for His Majesty's temporary palace......"

"The beautiful scenery of the Lotus Garden is famous in Suzhou, and His Majesty should come to my Lotus Garden to live temporarily......"

In the face of everyone's scramble and enthusiastic expression, Zhao Junchen still looked smiling, but seeing that everyone was about to fight for the choice of Emperor Deqing's temporary palace, Zhao Junchen did not express his position at all.

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…… (To be continued.) )