The invasion of the abyss begins with the Laughing at the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 163 Shanhaiyuan

"Of course it's the best and most expensive inn."

Before Zhu Di made a decision, Prince of Xiang Zhu Bo tilted his head and spoke in a decisive tone.

As a prince of the Ming Dynasty, he should have the best food, clothing, housing and transportation. If he goes to an ordinary inn and is discovered, wouldn't it be very embarrassing? It's not like they are poor.

"Take us to the best inn."

Seeing that his twelfth brother Zhu Bo had made the decision, Zhu Di did not say much. Born into a royal family and having lived a life of luxury since childhood, he actually thought the same way.

After turning three street corners, the view suddenly opened up and a very large inn appeared in front of everyone, with blue bricks, black tiles, and red flowers and green willows.

"Shanhaiyuan?"

"Taihang Mountain and Hengshan Mountain reach Jieshi and then flow into the sea. Well, this is a good name."

Looking at the three powerful characters "Shanhaiyuan" on the black plaque, Zhu Di quoted from classics and blurted out.

Although Zhu Di did not like reading and only liked to study military tactics in the Great Hall, he still knew the origins of mountains and seas. This is the benefit of reading.

"Not at all!"

"The city lord said that Shanhai Garden was taken from the Classic of Mountains and Seas. He hopes that one day he can feed on the various ferocious beasts and exotic animals in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, so as to live up to the name of Shanhai."

Xiao Nannan, who was three feet tall and dressed in pink, wrinkled her nose, snorted, and told the origin of Shanhaiyuan, which made Zhu Di a little embarrassed.

"You eat the strange beasts in the wilderness. How arrogant of you!"

Hearing this, Zhu Bo's eyes widened with a look of astonishment.

"Classic of Mountains and Seas" describes mythological stories from ancient times. There is Zhulong, the god of Zhongshan Mountain, whose eyes open and close to represent day and night. There is also Qiongqi, who has a body like a cow and is covered with spikes all over his body.

Shen Yuanliang, the master of Qingdi City, is too arrogant to feed on these ferocious and exotic beasts.

"Everything is possible!"

Xiao Changan took over the conversation.

The heaven and earth are changing dramatically, myriad worlds are merging with each other, spiritual energy is revived, and the earth is showing a tendency to return to the ancient times. If one day it merges with other worlds again, maybe there will be a world of mountains and seas among them!

"Dear guests, please come in!"

Seeing Zhu Di and his entourage from afar, the waiter, dressed in a brown jacket and a melon-shaped hat, hurried forward and greeted them warmly.

"Little guy, come in together. I'll ask you something later!"

Looking at Xiao Changan and Xiao Nannan who were hesitating, Zhu Di spoke.

This was Zhu Di's first diplomatic mission to the Liaodong Peninsula, and he was unfamiliar with the place. He urgently needed to learn some information about Qingdi City from other people in order to gain some bargaining chips for subsequent negotiations.

Xiao Nannan and Xiao Changan are local people who were born and raised there, and they are both children, so it is more reliable to get information from them.

After crossing the gate and entering Shanhai Garden, a strong fragrance of flowers hits you in the face, as if you are in a sea of ​​flowers. After walking a few dozen steps, a huge garden comes into view.

"My dear guest, these are all camellias, which are also a scenic spot in our Shanhai Garden. From the Eighteen Scholars, the Scarlet Claw Hibiscus to the Six-cornered Red, the Purple Robe Camellia, and so on, we have all kinds of camellias."

"Many of our Shanhai Garden delicacies are made from these petals, especially the various pastries, which are unique to Qingdi City!"

Seeing that Zhu Di and Zhu Bo were interested in these camellias, the waiter hurriedly introduced them.

He knew all about these camellias, from varieties to colors, origins and so on. He spoke clearly and fluently, as if he had said it many times.

"Can we buy some camellias while we're gone?"

Looking at the colorful camellia in the flowerbed, Zhu Di thought of his wife Xu Miaoyun and spoke. There is no noble lady who doesn't like camellia, and Xu Miaoyun, who is known as the "female scholar", is no exception. There are many camellias planted in the Prince of Yan's mansion, but unfortunately the varieties are not as complete as here.

"Dear guest, if you want to buy camellia, you can only go to the flower shop in the city. The camellia in Shanhai Garden can only be used for appreciation."

"There is a large flower shop in Qingdi City called Flower Field Wedding. It has all kinds of camellias and other flowers."

The waiter scratched his head and said embarrassedly.

Shen Yuanliang inherited some of the Green Emperor's authority and, through the magical art of grafting, transformed many special camellia flowers, not only planting them all over Tiger Tooth Mountain, but the excess was sent to flower shops.

The flower shop named Huatian Xishi was opened by Mrs. Wang of Mantuo Villa with the support of Shen Yuanliang. She is an expert in growing flowers and is very satisfied with this business.

Passing through the corridor and three or four moon gates, an exquisite and elegant house is looming under the snow lotus rice, like a pipa half-covered, hidden and concealed.

"Dear guest, this is the Golden Scale Pavilion."

"When the sun rises, the attic will sparkle and be dazzling."

Pointing to the magnificent attic in front of him, the waiter introduced it slowly.

Through his years of serving people, he knew that the two distinguished guests in front of him were either rich or noble, and most likely the sons of a noble family in a certain dynasty. Therefore, the waiter brought them to this Golden Scale Pavilion.

"Is this Liuli?"

Looking at the colorful lights all around the house, King Zhu Bo of Xiang asked in surprise.

Glazed tiles are hard to come by. In the entire Forbidden City, only the roof of the Fengtian Hall uses glazed tiles. It is sparkling and shows the royal majesty. The other palaces do not use glazed tiles.

Nowadays, in such a small Shanhai Garden, the Jinlin Pavilion uses so much colored glaze, which is a waste of resources, extravagant, too extravagant.

"This one……"

The waiter hesitated and was not very clear about this.

When the Golden Scale Pavilion was installed that day, the whole city was in an uproar, and the streets were deserted, but everything was the responsibility of the City Lord's Mansion.

He was just a waiter. He dared not ask about such secrets, nor could he ask about them, for fear of getting into trouble.

"This is not colored glaze, it's glass, developed by the city lord."

Xiao Changgui on the side spoke up.

Among ordinary people, colored glaze, no, glass is mysterious and a symbol of luxury. However, in the eyes of those in the know, glass is just an ordinary material.

The sand all over the ground melted under the high temperature and turned into almost transparent glass. Now it has become a precious item exported to various countries, earning Shen Yuanliang a huge amount of gold and silver.

"Glass, colored glaze? Interesting!"

Pinching his chin and looking at the glass of different colors in front of him, Zhu Di's bright eyes flashed with a light.

"Wow! What kind of tree is this?"

Just then, Zhu Bai's loud shouting voice was heard.

I saw him climbing a ten-foot-high tree, and bunches of golden, grape-like fruits were faintly visible among the lush green leaves.

"Be careful, don't fall."

Looking up at the towering red cypress trees, the waiter almost cried.

If a customer falls from the tree, he will be to blame and might even lose such a good job. It's not easy to find a good job these days.

(End of this chapter)