Most of the soldiers who were ordered to go to the famous gardens in Chang'an to explore the flowers have already returned. Although not everyone is fortunate enough to immediately ascend the Purple Cloud Floor like the two hand-picked flower explorers, all kinds of famous flowers picked back will be sent to the emperor, if there are famous flowers that are extremely popular with the Son of Heaven, they will be summoned to go up, and there will be all kinds of rewards, from imperial wine to gold and silver money, and even the four treasures of the study. Although only seven or eight people received different rewards, those who won were certainly overjoyed, and those who failed to excel naturally sighed. Suddenly, I don't know who suddenly shouted in the atmosphere of joy and sorrow of these families.

"Today, the two flower explorers haven't come back yet!"

After he mentioned this, everyone remembered that whether it was Miao Hanye or Du Shiyi, there was indeed not even a shadow until now. Miao Hanye is just that, and after racking their brains to recall, some people can remember that he went out from the west gate of Furong Garden with everyone, but when others flocked to the Ci'en Temple, Miao Hanye disappeared silently, but to say Du Shiyi...... It seems that when everyone rushed out of the garden to explore the flowers, they had never seen the shadow of the head! Wei Li, Zhang Jian and others, who had always been friends with Du Shiyi, naturally became the targets of others' inquiries, but the latter honestly said that he didn't know, but the former laughed.

"Du Jiulang, that person, has always been unusual, if you want to know what medicine is sold in his gourd, just wait for him to come back!"

There is no wind here, so it is rare for someone to say that it is the situation when he ascends the stairs. Wei Li, who was fortunate enough to meet the Son of Heaven, heard that Liu Jieyu was behind the bead curtain next to the Son of Heaven, so he coughed and said: "After all, it is a noble person in the palace, so it's better not to be so judgmental." ”

"It's not about Liu Jieyu's appearance, her talent is really first-class. No matter what kind of flowers, you can judge them with witty words, and you deserve to be from a famous family!"

Saying this, he was a soldier in his early fifties, although because of his age, after being allowed to climb the Ziyun Tower, the Son of Heaven just asked a few words lightly, and the reward for a glass of imperial wine led him down, even so, he still felt too excited to be overwhelmed, and when he talked about Liu Jieyu, he also had a deep longing. And the rest of the people also jokingly talked about Liu Jieyu's judgment on their picking of famous flowers, even if Wei Li was not interested in the people of the Liu family in Guanzhong, but when he faced the saint, he learned that he was the nephew of Wei Kang, the imperial historian, Li Longji asked a few more words, and Liu Jieyu praised the Qionghua he picked.

"Miao Langjun is back!"

The forward-looking scholars who had seen the Son of Heaven in this compartment were boasting about the glory they had obtained, and the sharp-eyed men in the compartment saw the familiar figure of Miao Hanye, and immediately shouted, but they saw that Miao Hanye, who was dressed in white, had already come straight to the front of Ziyun Tower, but he was holding a jīng flower basket in his hand. Although the people were led up, some people still saw the flowers clearly.

"Miao Langjun picked it, it should be a peony!"

"It's a peony again, and the peonies in Chang'an's gardens today are unlucky!"

Jokes aside, among the forty or fifty soldiers who have returned at this moment, more than half of them have picked peonies and come back, so everyone is not optimistic that Miao Hanye can pull out the first class. At this moment, Zhang Jian suddenly caught a glimpse of Du Shiyi coming back with a little eunuch, and he hurriedly dragged Wei Li to get up. But when the two looked together, they found that Du Shiyi didn't see a famous flower in his hand at all, only holding a bare branch. Seeing the two of them, he smiled and waved his hand, and the two looked at each other for a while.

"Miao Hanye at least picked peonies and came back to make a difference, Du Jiulang is too outrageous, right?"

Not only Wei Li and Zhang Jian, but also the other people who saw Du Shiyi's two sleeves and the only bald branch coming back, couldn't help but look at each other. And when Du Shiyi boarded the Ziyun Tower, he saw that Miao Hanye in front of him specially stopped and waited for him for a while, he smiled and bowed slightly when he reached his side, and sure enough, he saw Miao Hanye staring at the dead branch in his hand, and almost didn't stare out his eyes.

Although as an opponent, the provincial test has been repeatedly defeated, not to mention the Qujiang debate, but at this moment, if Du Shiyi really went upstairs to make an errand, Miao Hanye really couldn't imagine the joy and anger of the Son of Heaven, and he was stunned for a moment before reminding bluntly: "Du Langjun, even if this bald branch once bloomed again, now it is not in line with the meaning of today's rì flowers!"

Although Miao Hanye is arrogant, his father is caring for the calf behind him, and he also makes some stumbling blocks, but at this moment, Miao Hanye can remind himself that Du Shiyi can't help but feel that the other party is not only arrogant, but also has another style, and immediately smiled calmly: "Thank you Miao Langjun for your kindness to cross the latest chapter of the best young marshal." I folded this wild plum, and I have my own heart. ”

didn't wait for Miao Hanye to exit before persuading, but the little eunuch next to him said unhappily: "Miao Langjun, everyone has their own ambitions, why force it?" It is so easy for you to ask for this alluring peony from the kings, if you don't enter the saint again, it won't be as fresh as before!"

Seeing that the little eunuch led the way in front of him arrogantly after speaking, Miao Hanye hesitated for a moment, and finally shook his head and sighed and followed closely, Li Jingzhong only felt bitter in his heart. When the people went up, he came to Du Shiyi's side and reminded in a low voice: "Miao Langjun's father is a celebrity in front of Zhang Xiangguo, Zhang Xiangguo and Qi Guogong have always been friends, and this Liu Jieyu is a celebrity in front of the queen. If Du Langjun wants to be brilliant, he shouldn't pick this bare plum branch. ”

"Envoy Li can rest assured, I have my reasoning, and I won't let you turn around and be reprimanded."

After Du Shiyi said this, he climbed the stairs, and when he arrived at the first floor surrounded by the white jade railing of Ziyun Tower, he saw that Miao Hanye in front of him had already presented the basket of peonies in front of the Son of Heaven. Not only that, but the clear antiphon was clearly heard.

"Bixia, the ministers are ordered to explore the famous flowers in the capital, and all the kings are not hesitant to open the garden gate, so that the ministers can wander among them to appreciate the famous flowers. The four kinds of peonies in this basket come from the treasures of the back garden of the four kings of King Ning, King Xue, King Qi and King Shen.

Li Longji saw that the four flowers in the basket were fragrant, and compared with the peonies obtained by those advanced scholars who had explored the flowers, they were indeed more delicate and rich, not to mention that they came from the mansion of the four brothers and the kings, which was more in line with the filial piety that he had been talking about, and he was immediately overjoyed, and immediately praised it: "Good, good!" Miao Qing really has a good heart, love concubine, although there are a lot of peonies that have been explored today, what do you think of Miao Qing's four flowers?"

Before the rì came with the car, Liu Jieyu got a message from the queen that the Tao must be completed with the liquid of the seedlings. Even if she doesn't have a good impression of Miao Hanye, as long as she can suppress Du Shiyi at this time, it is enough. So, after hearing the inquiry of the Son of Heaven, she said with a smile: "Peony is the king of the country's heavenly fragrant flowers, which is a metaphor for the peace of today's prosperous times." What's more, what Miao Langjun picked up today is precisely the treasures from the four kings' gardens, and in addition to Song Taiping, it shows the filial piety of Bixia. The concubine heard that in the past, Emperor Sui had ordered the world to enter flowers, and Yizhou entered 20 boxes of peonies, including ochre red, flying red, drunken red, soft strip yellow, Yan'an yellow and other superlatives, the flowers are only two inches, and they have been lost this morning. Now these treasures in the house of the four kings are three inches in the flower path, which shows that the flowers in the prosperous era are also in full bloom, and they are blooming to congratulate the Son of Heaven. ”

"What a prosperous world, flowers are also blooming!"

Li Longji was very proud of Liu Jieyu's words, and after nodding his head heavily, he took a look casually, and saw that a gold-handled knife he had just played with in his hand during the banquet was there, and immediately instructed the waiter standing beside him: "Give this thing to Miao Qing!"

Miao Hanye saw Liu Jieyu's three or two sentences, and whitewashed his painstaking efforts more prominently, and the Son of Heaven was happy to really reward his personal things, and he immediately thanked him deeply. Just as he was about to retreat, he saw a little eunuch leading Du Shiyi forward. Compared with the peonies in the flower basket he just had, Du Shiyi's bald branches were particularly eye-catching. If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't stay in front of the palace without a will, he simply wanted to stay and see how Du Shiyi planned to explain this stubble.

When Miao Hanye climbed the stairs before, the flower basket in his hand was particularly eye-catching, and at this moment, Li Longji saw Du Shiyi stepping forward with a bare branch in his hand, and he really frowned for a while. After he saluted, he asked a little angrily, "What about the flowers that Du Qing found?" Could it be that this bald branch can't be made?"

"Back to Bixia, the ministers are ordered to explore the flowers, but they don't dare. Disturbed the mansions of the princes and nobles, but also walked all over the famous gardens of Buddhist temples and Taoist temples in Chang'an, but only saw the flowers like a brocade, the viewers were like clouds, because they were only watching from a distance, they had never been close to the front to play, and it was difficult to distinguish the advantages and disadvantages. When he couldn't make a decision, the minister only listened to the person who said that there was a plum tree in the field of Da'anfang, which had been struck by lightning, but it was revived after a few years, and Ling Han bloomed alone every year. The cold wind in winter is cold and the flowers are withering, only its cold blooms, and now when the flowers are competing for beauty, its flowers have long been hidden, if the plum blossoms are put aside when the flowers are explored, it is too unfair. Therefore, the ministers had the courage to offer this plum branch in front of the emperor. ”

Knowing that it was a lightning strike, Li Longji's face was a little dark, however, compared to the pleasing peony in the flower basket, this plum branch was really a bit of a big scene, so he lazily asked: "What does Concubine Ai think of this plum branch?"

Liu Jieyu behind the bead curtain This is the first time she has seen Du Shiyi, and the moment she met, she almost wanted to swallow this culprit who had to succumb to Queen Wang to the latest chapter of Miss Waste: The First Mad Concubine. At this moment, with a smile on her face, she took a deep breath, and then said unhurriedly: "Bixia, although the plum blossoms bloom in the cold, but now that the earth returns to chūn, it is no longer the time to appreciate the plums. Even when the peony and the cold plum bloom together, if people are judged, I am afraid that no one will think that the plum blossom is better than the peony. What's more, the peony is upright and upright, and it still shows the prosperous weather. ”

Seeing that Li Longji's face sank slightly, Du Shiyi glanced behind the curtain silently, and then whispered: "The imperial city chūnyù twilight, noisy cars." When sharing peonies, buy flowers with each other. ”

This poem is very shallow, Li Longji listened to it, and couldn't help but feel a little interested, but Liu Jieyu behind the curtain clenched her fists, and her sharp nails suddenly pierced into her palms, but she didn't feel pain at all.

"There is no permanent price for high and low, and the reward depends on the number of flowers. Burning a hundred reds, five bundles of hormones. On the curtain shelter, weaving a fence next to it. The water is sprinkled with mud seals, and it is moved to sè as before. ”

"This is talking about planting peonies, but it is a bit immersive." Li Longji bowed his head thoughtfully, but he saw Du Shiyi pause slightly, and then he chanted a few words.

"There is a field of houses, and occasionally come to the flower shop. Bow your head and sigh alone, this sigh is unspeakable. A bush of deep sè flowers, ten households are endowed. ”

At the end of the chant, Du Shiyi said deeply: "The beauty of the peony, since the queen of the sky, everyone knows it, it is magnificent, it is the king of the group, the crown of a hundred flowers, and it is naturally a sign of prosperity!" However, a clump of peonies can easily be hundreds of thousands, not to mention pampered, and there is a worry of withering if you are not careful. And this branch is born from the plum of lightning strike, which has endured calamity, often blooms and is always beautiful, just like my Tang people are undefeated! The fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold, and the sword edge is sharpened out, only such a wind and bones are the backbone of the prosperous world, so the minister respects Bixia with this plum!"

Li Longji was finally moved, and after a long silence, he nodded and said, "Du Qing is loyal and upright, and I know it." Today, although the peony is the king of flowers, it should be crowned with this plum!"

Seeing Du Shiyi bow and thank him and leave, he never mentioned the word reward. At this time, Liu Jieyu behind the curtain looked at the mind of the Son of Heaven, and then came out quietly, but gritted her teeth and said: "Bixia, that Du Jiulang is just grandstanding, why follow his words?"

"Don't meddle in such state affairs!"

Seeing Liu Jieyu lower her eyebrows and retreat, Li Longji flicked his sleeves and stood up, without the slightest joy or anger on his face. Even if it is grandstanding, Du Shiyi's words are really upright and difficult to refute! What's more, the words of the saints are good, but these blunt words are not good, but they cannot be turned a deaf ear if they are not good.

"Someone!"

The one who came up in response was not an ordinary attendant, but Gao Lishi. And Li Longji pondered for a while, and then he spoke: "Reward Brother Ning, Brother Qi, Brother Shen, Brother Xue, Brother Xue, the Four Kings, Jiannan, and the Ten Urns, and the two palace maids, can be regarded as a reward for their peonies for this occasion!" As for Du Jiulang......"

Thinking of Song Jingxi's poem "Plum Blossom Fu", which moved the world, and his character was as noble as plum blossoms, Li Longji couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, but he once again remembered Yao Chong's Song Jingxi's love as his right-hand man in times of crisis. After a long time, he ordered: "Go to the mansion of Yao Chong and Song Jing, and send them two urns of Jiannan Burning Chūn." ”

Gao Lishi stood by and watched as many people did what they could, but he saw that Du Shiyi was so bold as to offer a bald plum, and then his outspoken advice was ingenious, and he couldn't help but be amazed in his heart. At this moment, as if he didn't see Liu Jieyu's iron-blue face, he said with a smile: "Don't you appreciate that Du Jiulang?"

"Last time, he asked him to worship Song Jing, and now he sent the bald plum to the scenery, and now I will reward him again, I don't know what amazing things he will do!" Li Longji snorted lightly and straightened his face, and then said lightly, "Didn't he say that he was going to travel to the border towns of the Northland before the provincial exam?" Give him a silver seal, let him watch the wind well, and don't come back if he doesn't see a name! Let's just burn that sword south and give him an urn!"

Although Gao Lishi is a eunuch, he is full of poetry and books, and he was taken aback at this moment: "Everyone, this view of the wind has always been an official above the fifth grade......

"Who said it was the Wind Watcher? I let him watch the wind, not let him deal with it! I'd like to see if he can be so bad all the time!"