I really don't want to be a traitor

Chapter 465 Grand View Garden

Fan Li smiled like a spring breeze.

He strode up to Zhang Daoling and held his hand cordially.

"Daozhang Zhang."

"I heard that you spent more than a month traveling around the twin cities of Shanxi and Shanxi, and came up with many good ideas and strategies that benefit the country and the people."

"On behalf of the people of the Jin Dynasty, I would like to thank you!"

After Fan Li, the ministers of the Jin Dynasty headed by Wang Ban also raised their hands and said: "Thank you, Taoist Zhang, I will thank you for it!"

These sounds fell into Zhang Daoling's ears, but the smile on his face instantly froze.

There is no other reason!

The kings and ministers of the Jin Dynasty all called themselves "Daozhang Zhang".

Why change your words?
Why is it no longer called 'Tai Tu'?
Is this to exclude yourself as an outsider? !
Zhang Daoling felt unprecedentedly disappointed, sad, and even angry!

But he immediately understood the reason, and he couldn't blame the monarchs and ministers of the Jin Dynasty at all.

"Ugh!"

"It was obviously me who rejected the Emperor of Jin Dynasty."

"Previously, Prime Minister Wang and others respected me as 'Taifu', but they mistakenly thought that I agreed to become an official and did not verify it with the Emperor of Jin Dynasty."

"Now that the kings and ministers of the Jin Dynasty are together, I think they have clarified the misunderstanding long ago, and naturally they will not make mistakes again."

"But...I...Oh!!!"

Zhang Daoling was confused for a moment and didn't know who to blame!

The heavy seal of the Grand Master of the Jin Dynasty, which he had been holding and playing with in his hands for the past month, was already covered in starch!
"Shame on me!"

"Just now when the heads of the five families were here, I called myself 'my official'."

"Fortunately, all the family heads have left. Otherwise, how could I have the face to see anyone in the future?"

"And this Taifu Yin, I...should I take the initiative to return it to the Emperor of Jin Dynasty!?"

Zhang Daoling was thinking wildly for a while, and his old face turned as red as pig liver.

He felt the weight of Taifu's Seal and was about to grit his teeth and hand it back to Fan Li despite the pain.

"Daozhang Zhang?" Fan Li suddenly spoke gently.

"what?"

Zhang Daoling raised his head blankly and met Fan Li's kind and easy-going gaze.

"While the Taoist Master was away from Jincheng, I ordered Prime Minister Wang to personally take charge of the work and supervise the construction of a Taifu Mansion at starry night."

"Of course, I have no other intentions."

"The post of Taifu of the Jin Dynasty is vacant, and the Taoist priest happens to have no place to live. I would like to ask the Taoist priest to live in the Taifu's residence temporarily. What do you think?"

Zhang Daoling was overjoyed when he heard this!

He almost blurted out 'Okay'!
Fortunately, I held back.

Zhang Daoling suppressed the joy in his heart and pretended to be reserved: "Isn't this inappropriate? In the future, your majesty will appoint a tutor, but his mansion will be occupied by a poor Taoist. I'm afraid it will damage the friendship between your majesty and his ministers."

"This……"

"What the Taoist priest said makes sense, but I didn't think it through properly."

Fan Li sighed, with a lonely look on his face, but his eyes peeked at Zhang Daoling from time to time.

He looked very resentful, as if he was blaming Zhang Daoling for not giving him face, but wanted to block his words.

Zhang Daoling also regretted it.

How does he not understand Fan Li?
But if he really moved into the Taifu Mansion and Fan Li tried to recruit him again in the future, he would not have enough confidence to refuse.

"Ugh!"

Fan Li sighed again.

"Although I am the Son of Heaven, I am still a mortal, and it is inevitable that there will always be mistakes in my actions."

"I can't even arrange the Taoist Priest's daily life properly. This shows that I really need talented people to help me."

"It's a pity that I have poor moral character..."

After a performance, Fan Li almost had the words "thirsty for talents" carved on his face.

Zhang Daoling was also very excited.

The Emperor of the Jin Dynasty sincerely recruited him, but unfortunately there were differences between immortals and mortals. How could he give in so easily?
For a while, the atmosphere was deadlocked.

"Your Majesty." Hu Zongxian suddenly stood out from the crowd of ministers and bowed: "The Tutor's Mansion has been completed. Why not invite Taoist Zhang to visit it?"

"Yes, yes!" Fan Li suddenly realized, holding Zhang Daoling's hand, his tone full of pleading.

"The Taoist Master is unaware of something. I saw a beautiful forest garden in my dream."

"After I woke up from the dream, I drew the plans from memory, and then asked Prime Minister Wang to build it, and now we have the Grand Tutor's Mansion."

"The scenery is really like a fairyland!"

Zhang Daoling heard it funny and thought to himself that you are no more than a mortal emperor after all, how could you have seen the fairyland?

But due to Fan Li's kindness, he finally agreed.

So, a group of people went straight to Taifu's Mansion.

When he first entered the mansion, Zhang Daoling only felt that the high walls, wide courtyard, red door and blue tiles were indeed built by skilled craftsmen and took a lot of effort.

As I walked through several rooms and entered several rooms, I suddenly saw a large garden in front of me. It can be said that there are winding paths, small bridges, flowing water, rockeries, and reflections like mirrors!

Zhang Daoling couldn't help but exclaimed: "Excuse me, Your Majesty, does this courtyard have a name?"

As soon as he finished asking, he saw an archway at the entrance of the garden, carved from the finest white marble.

There are two plaques on the front and back of the archway, with the characters "dragon flying and phoenix dancing" on them, which is the name of the garden.

Zhang Daoling murmured: "The Immortal Treasure Realm...the Grand View Garden? Okay, second, it deserves its name. It is indeed the Grand View Garden like a fairyland!"

After he praised him, his face turned red again.

Just now, he himself laughed secretly at Fan Li's lack of knowledge and didn't know what a real fairyland should look like.

"Pfft!"

Zhang Daoling's expression naturally couldn't escape Fan Li's eyes.

"Although the Grand View Garden in "A Dream of Red Mansions" is a knockoff I made based on my memory of the original text, it will definitely seduce you."

Fan Li personally guided Zhang Daoling and began to introduce garden architecture.

"Taoist priest, take a look."

"Here are the main hall, side halls, Daguan Tower, Zhujin Tower, and Hanfang Pavilion."

"This lake water comes from the underground spiritual pond of Taiyuan Hospital..."

Listening to Fan Li's introduction, Zhang Daoling felt extremely distressed.

This garden should be his!

I didn't expect that a mortal could have such insight and create such a fairyland-like garden.

I want it, but it’s hard to say it.

After all, there is no salary for no merit, and he is unwilling to take up the post of Tai Tu. How can he enjoy such a luxurious house?
"Your Majesty, it's getting late, you should get up and drive back to the palace." Eunuch Qin Shun came over and reminded him softly.

Zhang Daoling's mouth twitched when he heard it.

Fan Li returns to the palace?

But I haven’t fully enjoyed my visit to the park yet, so I really don’t want to leave!

But Fan Li raised his head, as if observing the sky.

"It's so late?" Fan Li smiled bitterly and shook his head, and said to Zhang Daoling: "It's all my fault for delaying the Taoist Priest for a long time. I've only visited one-third of the garden. When the Taoist Priest is free in the future, I will visit again. Invite the Taoist priest to travel with you.”

I'll be free tomorrow!

Zhang Daoling almost blurted out, but unfortunately, eunuch Qin Shun spoke faster.

"Your Majesty, please return to the palace!"

Zhang Daoling just opened his mouth, but he was too embarrassed to make any sound.

A group of people walked toward the outside of the mansion, but Zhang Daoling turned back three times every step of the way.

What a great Tufu Mansion?

What a beautiful Grand View Garden?

Have you only gone a third of the way?

Zhang Daoling feels that he has been a god for thousands of years in vain. It turns out that the most beautiful scenery is in the mortal world?
As the imperial driver walked out of Taifu's Mansion, Zhang Daoling suddenly fell into a trance.

It was getting dark, but where should I spend the night?

A dignified immortal can't sleep on the streets, right?

He suddenly remembered that he might only be able to stay at Xianlaiju Restaurant for one night?
However, can the guest rooms in Xianlaiju compare with the palaces and pavilions in the Grand View Garden?

Zhang Daoling was thinking wildly when he heard a rapid voice.

"Start, Your Majesty!"

"On the first day of this month, Emperor Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty went on a personal expedition to attack the Han Dynasty."