Xihuadian Square is not big, but it is dozens of steps away. The ground is paved with blue bricks, and it is not like other temples that are terrazzo white marble floors and railings, but the magnificence is insufficient, and the feeling of simplicity and heaviness is still there. In terms of qualifications, this Xihua Hall is definitely one of the oldest palaces in the Great Zhou Inner Palace. The traces of grass and trees emerging from the cracks of those green bricks give this place a sense of vicissitudes.

But I have to say that the temple is really dilapidated. Although there were obvious signs of a recent renovation, the low and dark, as well as the faint smell of musty and damp and cold in the hall, lingered. This place is actually not suitable for living people, and Guo Chong is also a little cruel to himself.

Walking to the back porch of the front hall, Zhao Yuankang stood up and turned around and said, "Lord Lin, wait a minute, I'll go to report to the emperor." The emperor is basking in the sun in the garden. ”

Lin Jue saluted and thanked him, and stood in the aisle waiting. The cold and dim light made people uncomfortable, and the wind in the hall was cold and biting, blowing the curtains on both sides. Lin Jue was very uncomfortable standing under the corridor. But soon, someone on the other side of the wall shouted: "Lord Lin, please go and see the emperor, the emperor agreed." ”

Lin Jue responded in a deep voice, straightened his clothes and walked around the wall. When I walked out, it was as if I had arrived in another world. There was a bright light in front of me, and in front of me was a garden in the middle of the temple. It is surrounded by a promenade and shelters from the cold wind. The winter sun is shining brightly, and the garden is full of flowers and greenery.

Who would have thought that the aisle behind the wall just now was cold, but in an instant, it was like being in the middle of spring. This strong contrast surprised Lin Jue. When I walked down the stone steps and came into the sun, the warm sunlight shone on my body, and I suddenly felt warm and comfortable. The surrounding flowers are fragrant, the rockery is covered with green moss and vines, and the water flows along the side of the pillars, making a subtle sound, which makes people wonder if they have come to the fairyland.

Lin Jue quickly noticed the pattern around the garden, the eaves of the apse on the north side were towering, the roof slope was very large, and the side was the ear wall connecting the front and rear halls, and the shape of the rolling hills was like mountains. The ear walls are white and clean. Lin Jue seemed to understand something. The shape of the north high and south low, coupled with the design of the angled glazed tile cover, can block the cold wind from the north in winter, and reflect the sunlight to the ear walls on both sides through the oblique glazed tile cover. The white walls of the ear wall are reflected twice, making the whole garden warm but not dazzling. The angle between the tile cover and the ear wall is very particular, just to take the sunlight diffuse into, and different time periods have different angles to correspond, which is the function of the undulating shape of the ear wall.

Lin Jue couldn't help but sigh at the ingenuity of this temple. The wisdom of the people is amazing, and the clues can be seen in all kinds of subtleties, but ordinary people don't know what it means and don't understand its meaning.

As for the passage in the front hall, the huge wall can block it above the long corridor of the front hall, so it creates the feeling that the front and back halls are two completely different worlds. Although it is warm as spring here, it is bitterly cold and difficult in the front hall.

Lin Jue suddenly had an interesting idea. This Xihua Hall used to be the dormitory where the founding emperor Guo Wei lived at the beginning of the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Back then, when those courtiers were waiting to see Guo Wei in winter, they must have stood in the cold wind aisle like themselves, shivering. Is this intentional? Was it a torture trick deliberately set up by the emperor to show his authority? If the emperor wants to punish a minister, can he let him stand in the cold wind and wait a little longer, torture him for a while? It's really funny to think about it.

However, Lin Jue didn't have time to think nonsense, he had already seen three people sitting on a small platform in front of him. Guo Chong sat on a large mahogany chair, leaning on his back to the sun, the whole person was bathed in the sun, and the expression on his face was not very clear. In front of him was a table with folds scattered and a large pen holder like a bamboo curtain. One standing on the left and one on the right is Zhao Yuankang, and the other is Qian Delu.

"Chen Lin Jue, long live my emperor!" Lin Jue sang loudly and walked a few steps to pay homage.

"Lin Jue, you're here! Let's go flat. Guo Chong's voice was very calm and cordial, like a greeting between people who were extremely familiar. But in fact, the real meeting between Lin Jue and the Great Zhou Emperor was no more than five fingers.

"The minister doesn't dare, the minister is guilty. The minister returned to Beijing yesterday, and he should have come to meet the emperor immediately, but the minister came to meet him, and the minister ......," Lin Jue said in a deep voice.

"Hehehe, is this a thing? I know. You're back to Beijing to get food and grass supplies, right? Naturally, this should be done first. You're afraid that you won't be able to reply when I ask, aren't you? Guo Chong laughed.

"It turns out that the emperor already knows." Lin Jue said in surprise.

"Well, Yang Jun came to see me last night, and he said that you are back and asked him for food and grass supplies. He casually agreed to you, but you fell in love with him. Hehehe, I told him that if you have promised, you should fulfill your promise. He has already promised to allocate grain and grass materials, and it will be shipped on the same day, are you satisfied? Guo Chong laughed.

Lin Jue was overjoyed in his heart, and thought: Yang Jun must have been afraid that he would say something indecent in front of the emperor, so he came to report the matter in advance. This is also good, since you have agreed to ship food and materials, you have finally landed. If Yang Jun refuses to fulfill his promise, he really feels a little tricky, and if he really wants to ask the emperor for food, it will inevitably fall on the head of Yan Zheng Su Fang Dunru, but it is not what he wants.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for solving a big problem for your ministers." Lin Jue said loudly.

"You're doing an errand for me, and I'm doing myself a favor. Get up and talk back. Guo Chong smiled.

Lin Jue thanked him and got up, walked to the side of the platform, and stood with his hands down in front of the desk. When going up the steps, Lin Jue secretly glanced at Guo Chong, but this glance, Lin Jue was shocked.

Guo Chong in front of him had gray hair, an old face, and was extremely thin. His complexion was even worse. Perhaps because of the sun, Guo Chong's face has a faint yellow halo, which looks extremely unusual. Normal people don't have this kind of skin color.

I remember the last time I saw Guo Chong, Guo Chong was definitely not like this. Perhaps because they are not very common, the contrast is extremely strong at first sight. Guo Chong in front of him is like the last time he saw it. Last time, he was a pampered middle-aged man, but now he looks like a dying old man.

"Qian Delu, Lord Lin." Guo Chong said.

Qian Delu was busy, and personally went to the side porch to move a stool and put it next to Lin Jue, and said with a smile: "Lord Lin, please take a seat." ”

Lin Jue thanked him: "Thank you Father-in-law Qian." ”

Guo Chong said in a deep voice: "Zhao Yuankang, Qian Delu, you two should avoid it, and I will say a few words to Lord Lin." ”

Zhao Yuankang hurriedly bowed down and left in stride. Qian Delu said to Guo Chong: "Your Majesty, you can't talk for too long, it's time to take a break in the pavilion." The Imperial Doctor said......"

"Alright, alright! Chandlu, why are you so verbose now? Don't I know? Go, go. Guo Chong waved his hand.

Qian Delu was helpless, glanced at Lin Jue, bowed down, and disappeared behind the flower tree.

"Is the emperor's dragon body not good? The emperor should take care of the dragon's body. Lin Jue said in a deep voice.

"Don't listen to him, I'm fine, don't worry." Guo Chong waved his hand and said, "What are you doing when you sit down and stand?" It's very warm and quiet here, just right to chat with me. It's been a long time since I've been chatting quietly with anyone. ”

Lin Jue thanked him and slowly sat on the side.

Guo Chong looked at Lin Jue with a smile and said: "Lin Jue, you are very powerful, this time to counterbalance the rebellion, the two battles are amazing." I have a civil and military all-round character in Da Zhou. I am very clumsy, and I have only woken up to this day. Before, I was violent and destroyed the heavens, and I didn't need to put one person in it. It's confusing. ”

Lin Jue hurriedly said: "The emperor praises falsely, and Weichen doesn't dare to be it." ”

Guo Chong smiled to himself: "I should have known that you were a talent. I should have noticed you when you came up with a plan to break the pirates. When you win the top prize, I can memorize the Six Kingdoms Theory and Chibi Fu, but I still refuse to believe that you have real skills. Don't blame me, I've suffered too much loss. I read a lot of books in the big week, and the articles are like splendor, but there are a lot of messes in my work. I have always separated articles from work. So even if you win the top prize, I don't realize that you have real skills. If it weren't for this counterinsurgency, I would have almost missed out on a pillar of talent. ”

Lin Jue hurriedly smiled and said: "The emperor is serious, how can Weichen be called a pillar of talent." This time, he just went out with King Jin and Xiao Wangye, and won two games by mistake. The emperor praised him like this, and Weichen was really ashamed to die. ”

"Are you still humble? I've asked a lot of people. Are these two battles easy to fight? It's not easy to fight at all. One is to win more with less, and the other is a key battle. Let's talk about the battle of Yangwu, you expect the enemy to be the first, gain insight into the situation, block the city to the west in advance, and grasp the overall situation of the war. I heard that I almost turned my face with Guo Kun because of this, but I still insisted on my opinion. Prove you right in the end. This big-picture and strategic vision is extremely difficult. Not to mention that he dared to rush into the enemy formation of tens of thousands of bandits with a few hundred horsemen, harass the bandits, and kept Yangwu from losing. Courageous, resourceful and responsible, this is what everyone I asked evaluated. Yang Jun never praises others easily, but this time, Yang Shumi praised you a lot, and based on this alone, I know that this matter is not easy. Guo Chong picked his big finger.

Lin Jue is very useful in his heart, no one's praise is as comfortable as the praise of the person in front of him, he is today, the emperor of the Great Zhou.

"Wechen is ashamed, ashamed, lucky, lucky!" Lin Jue said again and again, I don't know if he is really humble or triumphant.