Zuo Zongtang entered the palace to see His Majesty, and Guan Zhuofan, as the former minister, personally led the class. The reason for this arrangement is Zuo Zongtang's temper, everyone has a headache, for fear that he will open his mouth, and the queen mother of the two palaces will not be able to parry, so someone must be watching from the side, so it is more reassuring.

Fortunately, there was no basket, just one end and one tail, each with a little situation.

Before Zuo Zongtang entered the palace, he was rewarded with the grace of "Chao Ma", that is, commonly known as the "Forbidden City Horse Rider". This grace was originally only available to people over the age of sixty-five, and Zuo Zongtang was fifty-four years old this year, and he gave "horseback riding in the Forbidden City", which is considered a "special grace", which is a special meaning.

Zuo Zongtang entered the palace, nine-fold majestic, the sky was solemn, Rao was his "eyes above the top", and he couldn't help but be nervous, and his legs subconsciously used force, but the horse under the crotch thought that the rider told it to run, so the "Forbidden City Horse" became "Forbidden City Horse", which scared the eunuch who led the way out of a cold sweat.

Before entering the Heart Palace, Zuo Zongtang was still silently reciting the ritual notes of the audience. Entering the Dongnuan Pavilion, he walked through three steps, knelt on his knees, and said: "The minister Zuo Zongtang respectfully invites Sheng'an." Then he prostrated without a crown. When I stood up, I forgot to put on my big hat because I was nervous. As a result, when he stepped forward and knelt down again in front of the palace, he was bareheaded.

That's it, the problem is that when he knelt down, even Guan Zhuofan, he didn't think about this stubble, and when he quit the Heart Cultivation Palace, he turned his head and looked, hey, why is Zuo Jigao's big head bare?

Fortunately, Guan Zhuofan and Zuo Zongtang returned to the military plane on the front foot, and Li Lianying sent someone to send Zuo Zongtang's big hat over.

This shows Li Lianying's kindness.

If it was An Dehai, he must have waited for Zuo Zongtang to go back before sending the hat to Xianliang Temple. Such. You can take the opportunity to talk about the "handicap" with Zuo Zongtang's staff. Knock on a lot of money. If Zuo Zongtang is not as good as An Dehai wants. The eunuchs would publicize this matter, and then there would be imperial history to impeach Zuo Zongtang for "losing his honor". Of course, there won't be any punishment, but with such a fuss, isn't Lord Zuo a joke?

After Zuo Zongtang's "start", Guan Zhuofan handed over the sign again and asked to see him alone.

Before, the eunuch on duty had already vacated a silk jar in the East Warm Pavilion of the Heart Cultivation Palace, and then loaded it into dozens of scrolls that Guan Zhuofan "entered". A huge blue and white porcelain silk jar is stuffed to the brim.

The Queen Mother of the Two Palaces could roughly guess what this was, and a smile couldn't help but appear on her face. Ci'an asked with a smile: "Guan Zhuofan, what kind of treasures are you?" ”

Guan Zhuofan said: "After returning to the Queen Mother, this is a detailed picture of the Summer Palace. ”

Really! Cixi's eyes shone brightly.

The so-called detailed drawings are the drawings of each building in the Summer Palace, one picture on the first floor, one picture for each scene, that is, the "renderings" of later generations. Each scroll has a label indicating what building and what view this picture is.

There is also a "general drawing" corresponding to the detailed drawing. This "general map" is more detailed than the one submitted by Guan Zhuofan last time. The scenery of the pavilions of the Summer Palace in the planning is not missing. It's all marked in detail.

The two palaces first look at the area of Wanshou Mountain.

In the "East District", there are Renshou Hall, Le Shou Hall, Yulan Hall, Yiyun Hall, Dehe Garden, Qingshan Hall, Gyeongbokgak, Harmony Garden, Ji Qingxuan, and so on.

"Central District", starting from "Yunhui Yuyu", there are Yunjin Palace, Yuhua Palace, Qinghua Xuan, Jieshou Hall, Paiyun Palace, Buddha Xiang Pavilion, Baoyun Pavilion, Wisdom Sea, etc., go up until the "Mirsu Spiritual Realm" of the back mountain.

In addition to the above-mentioned main buildings, the "Central District" also has the Ou Fang, Endless Yixuan, Yangyun Xuan, Shuqiu Xuan, Chongcui Pavilion, Fuyin Xuan, and several places with a lot of interesting scenery, "Yi Chi Yun Zai", "Thousand Peaks Caicui", and so on.

In the "West District", there are Qingyan Fang, Tingli Pavilion, Painting Middle, Riverside Palace, Lilac Courtyard, and so on.

At the foot of the mountain, there is a very long corridor, starting from the east "inviting the moon gate", stopping at the west "Shizhang Pavilion", the two palaces look roughly, there is a scene of one or two miles away.

Guan Zhuofan was a "commentator" on the side: "The Queen Mother of the Two Palaces, this corridor is one and a half miles long, and we are the first among all the countries today." ”

The two queen mothers smiled like flowers.

Look at Kunming Lake again, a long "West Dike" and its branch embankment, divide the whole lake into three "small lakes", there is a small island in each "small lake", named after the main building on the island respectively, called "Zhijing Pavilion", "Zaojian Hall", "Hanxu Building".

Guan Zhuofan "explained": "These three islands are metaphors for the fairy mountains on the sea, 'Penglai', 'Yingzhou', and 'Abbot'. ”

Okay, okay, the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces nodded again and again.

Among them, the island of "Hanxulou" is connected with the east bank of Kunming Lake with a "seventeen-hole bridge", this bridge, the jade belt flying frame, Changhong lying water, just from the map, you feel the spirit!

In addition, the west embankment and the branch embankment are artificially disconnected, and the fractures are connected by bridges, which is unique.

Guan Zhuofan "casually" selected two detailed drawings and asked the Queen Mother of the two palaces to take a look. What I saw for Ci'an was the "Buddha Fragrance Hall", and what I showed for Cixi was the "Dehe Garden" - the "Dehe Garden" itself was just that, but the "big stage" inside was very much for the Virgin Queen Mother.

There are two detailed drawings of "Buddha Fragrance Pavilion", one is "exterior" and one is "interior". When Ci'an looked at the "interior scene", he couldn't help but "huh" and said, "It's so high here, there is not a single pillar?" ”

Guan Zhuofan said: "Yes, the Queen Mother, this is the 'Western Law', you can use the pillars, and the inside of this 'Buddha Fragrance Pavilion' will be more spacious because of this." ”

Indeed, the "Buddha Fragrance Pavilion" on the picture, the dome is towering, the spirit is magnificent, Ci'an praised: "High, really high." ”

Guan Zhuofan said: "In fact, it can be cultivated higher, but the Buddha Xiang Pavilion is located in the middle of the mountain, and it is too high to cultivate, and between the lakes and mountains, it is inevitably a little abrupt." ”

As for the big stage of Deheyuan, it is even more said.

Guan Zhuofan said: "This big stage is seven zhang high, which is bigger than the Changyin Pavilion in the Forbidden City and the Qingyin Pavilion in the Rehe Palace. The stage is divided into three layers, each with the name of 'Fu', 'Lu' and 'Shou'. The top plate of the stage is set up with a 'patio', and the bottom of the stage is set up with a 'ground well', and when the flap is opened, the gods and the corners of the land can fall from the sky or drill out from the ground. ”

Flying away? Cixi was fascinated by this, and her palms were hot.

Guan Zhuofan said with a smile: "There is also a mechanism that is also very interesting, there is a well under the stage, if you play 'Water Manjin Mountain', you can really spew out water." ”

The two houses couldn't help but let out a slight exclamation at the same time.

After the yellow curtain, Cixi's eyes were eager and her mood was complicated.

These dozens of "detailed pictures", I don't know how much effort and thought it took the person in front of him? It is conceivable that even when An Dehai was slandered and he was deposed from the Hongde Palace, this work never stopped, otherwise, it would not have been possible to get out of today's situation no matter what.

In the matter of the Lu family, he was more or less tricky and wronged him, but he still thought about himself wholeheartedly and ran errands for himself.

She can't help but be moved, and she can't help but regret herself.

In the midst of all the thoughts, I can't help but think, such a lake and mountains, such a Qionglou Yuyu, living and breathing in the meantime, swimming in the mountains and rivers every day, listening to music and watching plays; If there is another "person in mind", who accompanies each other in the park every three or five times, then isn't this the day of the gods?

My face is feverish, and my heart is hot.

Naturally, an idea came to mind: throw all the major national events that cause headaches to him; I'll be blessed in the garden!

This thought was just one of Cixi's many thoughts that came and went, and it had not taken root in her mind, but it was the first time she had such an idea.

I only heard Guan Zhuofan say: "The site of the Summer Palace project has been surveyed; Timber and stone, the minister also sent people to procure; These detailed drawings must always ask the queen mother of the two palaces to take a little time to read them, and if there is anything inappropriate, the minister will correct them immediately. After everything is finalized, there will be a 'drawing sample' and a 'hot sample', as well as a 'project practice', and then the official start of construction can begin. ”

"Drawing" refers to "architectural design drawing"; "Hot sample" refers to "architectural model"; "Engineering Practice" means "Engineering Specification". These traditional Chinese architectural terms are understandable to the Empress Dowager of the Two Palaces.

Ci'an and Cixi both nodded, and Ci'an said with a smile: "Our sisters went back to 'fight at night', and we didn't dare to miss your big event of Guan Beizi." ”

*(To be continued......)