When Zhao Xing admitted defeat, the two Gurkha warriors let him go. Zhao Xing ran to Zhang Dun in sweat. When he met, he asked his wishes: "Old Zhang, is Brother Wen Gu awake?"

Zhang Dun replied: "Li Ren's methods are indeed extraordinary. My son stopped dysentery after taking medicine. He woke up just now and ate half a bowl of porridge."

Zhao Xing did not explain his behavior just now. He took the towel handed over by the Japanese girl, wiped his sweat while asking Zhang Dun to go first.

Turning over the hillside, Zhang Dun pointed to the flowers and trees all over the mountain and said with appreciation: "You came back yesterday and the mountains are beautiful today, but the flowers also know the master and welcome you to bloom, which is very pleasant!"

Zhao Xing made a fuss and said, "It would be better to say that this flower is specially blooming for Master Zhang. Zhang Laozi came to my mansion yesterday to ask for illness. Today, Brother Wengu woke up and the flowers bloomed all over the mountain. How could he know it was not a congratulations to the Lord!"

Zhang Dun was full of heart and laughed to the sky. After laughing, he pointed to the flowers and trees all over the mountains and asked, "What kind of flower is this? It's very special?"

"The mountain cherry blossoms are shading the pine branches, and the flowers are blooming at the latest. If the spring breeze is lonely, the fragrance spreads over the water and tells people what they know... This flower is a kind of cherry blossom," Zhao Xing replied.

Zhang Dun looked at Zhao Xing deeply. He felt that the poem Zhao Xing quoted just now was meaningful. Because this poem was written by Wang Anshi, and Wang Anshi loved cherry blossoms the most during his lifetime.

Zhang Dun thought Zhao Xing was hinting that although he was wearing the skin of the Shu Party, he was in his heart in favor of reform. He even liked Wang Anshi's favorite flower.

Actually, he guessed wrongly.

The reason why cherry blossoms are planted in Zhao Xing's garden is because in his previous knowledge, Chinese cherry blossoms were introduced from Japan. But when he arrived in this world, he found that the facts were exactly the opposite of what he learned. The origin of cherry blossoms was China - of course, he did not know that the origin of cherry blossoms was the Himalayas.

The history of cherry blossom cultivation in China can be concluded from the Qin and Han dynasties. At that time, cherry blossoms were still a royal plant and were cultivated in palaces. During the Tang Dynasty, it was widely seen in private home gardens. Li Shangyin of the Tang Dynasty praised cherry blossoms with "Where is the sorrowing zither, the cherry blossoms are always there, and the cherry blossoms are weeping on the shores of the willows." Bai Juyi wrote a special poem about cherry blossoms: "Two cherry trees in the west of the south hall, spring strips are long and summer yin is formed. Although the vermilion of the green leaves are gone, the green leaves are unique."

The Japanese believe that their cherry blossoms were introduced from Yunnan. They were a Yunnan monk in the Tang Dynasty who crossed the sea to Japan to preach the Dharma, and brought the cherry blossoms into Japan by the way - this is also recognized in the history of world plants.

After Zhao Xing figured out the Japanese's thoughts, he retaliatedly planted his yard with cherry blossoms. This time, he finally enjoyed this "Tang Monk Flower" without any scruples.

The most famous person who likes cherry blossoms in the Song Dynasty was Wang Anshi. Wang Anshi is a sloppy person, not care about his details, and is not picky about food and clothing. When he went to court, he had large ink marks on his clothes, and he stood up straight with confidence. If you want to tell me what the old man liked, there was only cherry blossoms.

Wang Anshi "became famous in the world for 30 years". The court repeatedly summoned him to the court and was rejected, and he only focused on cultivating talents. The group of students he taught later became the main force supporting his reform. This group of students regarded Wang Anshi as a "sage of the world" and regarded all his actions as noble.

After Wang Anshi stopped his prefecture, no one in the court dared to like cherry blossoms, but Zhao Xing regarded this kind of flower as a "street tree" and planted the entire manor. A metaphor for this behavior is "Jing Gong likes it, it is a guide to the road."

Isn't this hint strong yet? So Zhang Dun didn't say anything, but he secretly regarded the other party as a member of the party in his heart.

Now, all the New Party members are persecuted, and Zhang Dun is deeply favored by Zhao Xing. Zhao Xing refuses to officially reveal his identity, so he will of course no longer force him. However, since then, his eyes at Zhao Xing have become more intimate.

Zhao Xing walked past the cherry blossom tree and saw Yuan Yeping still wandering in a daze. He stopped and wondered: How could Yuan Yeping like cherry blossoms? Could it be a fateful meeting?

What Japanese people like these days - what Su Dongpo likes, what Japanese and Goryeo like.

Su Dongpo said in Huangzhou: The three gentlemen of plum, orchid and bamboo. The Japanese do it - they like plum blossoms the most! The annual flower viewing meeting is hosted by the Japanese Emperor. It is not the cherry blossoms, but the plum blossoms. The cherry blossom viewing should be a later matter... Could it be related to the boy Genyehei?

Zhao Xing kindly warned: "As a samurai, how can you forget the daily exercise? This is not possible, you should go down and practice. Look at you, you either get drunk or chant or recite poems every day, this is not the state of mind of a samurai."

Yuan Yeping's eyes gradually became focal. Seeing that it was Zhao Xing, he shook his head, rolled his eyes and said, "Practice? Is it useful? No matter how hard I practice, I can't beat you: the seeds of the little chrysanthemum, no matter how much I exercise, I can't produce big chrysanthemums."

Hearing such ambiguous words, Zhao Xing hurriedly took a few steps and rushed into Zhang Yuan's bedroom.

In the bedroom, Chen Yiyi, dressed up, was visiting Zhang Yuan with the doctor left yesterday. On this night, the jewelry on Chen Yiyi's head also bloomed like the flowers and trees in the yard. The head was red and green, gold and silver, and the gems were shining. The shaking people only saw a ball of light and could not see anyone.

Zhao Xing walked over and pulled out the hairpin from Chen Yiyi's head in succession, and after a while there were piles of jewelry on the table. Chen Yiyi thought it was a special kind of intimacy. When only three or two hairpins were left on her head, she changed her face: "What, Sister Azhu can wear it, I can't wear it, but I..."

Azhu was also wearing this way? Zhao Xing shivered and quickly explained: "Layout, I told you about layout. Do you remember the golden law? Painting should pay attention to color matching, and wearing jewelry should also be like this. There is a law called the "Three Color Principle", which means that wearing clothes and jewelry should not exceed three colors at most...

To highlight the theme, you must highlight the theme. Once there are too many colors, it will be confused, and you will not be able to figure out what you want to express..."

Zhang Dun was at first watching Zhao Xing's actions, and he couldn't stand Zhao Xing's concubine so much. He was intimate in front of others in broad daylight. When Zhao Xing said this, Zhang Dun slowly narrowed his eyes and blurted out: "Li Gonglin once said that Li Ren was good at painting, and he once asked you for the layout of the picture... But I have never heard of Li Ren painted anything, so that's strange? But why did Mi Fu say so?

I once heard Su Laopo say that Li Ren is good at writing lyrics and has made one or two good lyrics... I have also heard those lyrics, which are indeed good. But Su Laopo also said that Li Ren does not like to spread his reputation as a poet. I am even more strange?

You have also seen the situation of Chen Shidao. I have been troubled by asking for a good sentence or two, and the whole family is uneasy. What does scholars strive for throughout their lives? Isn’t it just to shock the world with their talents? What do people think of talent? It’s not poetry? It’s not painting? It’s not medical skills? What else can it be? What else can it be?”

At this moment, Zhang Dun had become very curious about Zhao Xing's knowledge. If it weren't for the big name Su Shi in the Ming Dynasty, he would probably have asked Zhao Xing's origins.

Zhao Xing's "several poems" made by him happen to see a little bit of Su Shi's heroic style. This makes people affirm the teacher-student relationship between him and Su Dongpo. Huangzhou is another place where news is blocked. It is difficult for people to be sure how long Su Dongpo taught Zhao Xing when he was in Huangzhou, and what did Zhao Xing teach? The only thing people know is that Zhao Xing made a bet with Su Shi and lost himself. There was a time when he was forced by Su Dongpo to come to the door every day to wait for a lesson... In fact, the disciples of Cheng were taught in Su Dongpo's house at that time.

This is the first time that a Song people have doubts about Zhao Xing's origins.
Chapter completed!