The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 1728 Maple Forest in Winter
However, Zhao Xu and the others spent so much effort and found nothing. There were only a few hunters in the mountains. Zhao Xu didn't take it seriously and left directly.

"It turned out to be a few hunters. Your Highness, we don't need to make such a fuss. Let's hurry up. With this delay, it should be dark when we return to the temple. I think we can only rest in the temple for one night. "

Zhao Xu and the others also saw who was in front of the cave, and talked to them, but it was nothing special, but it was too late when they returned to the mountain after such a delay. They said hello and left.

"Fortunately, the clothes of the hunters we borrowed last time were really exposed. Those two people should have come here by accident and told the people inside to finish the work quickly. This will save us from worrying all day long. of."

After Zhao Xu and Dong Zhenhai left, the hunters behind them acted differently. These people were definitely not ordinary hunters, but Zhao Xu couldn't see them anymore. They were relieved to see Zhao Xu's back.

It was already dark when Zhao Xu returned to the temple, and Zhao Xu didn't insist on going down the mountain. It's okay to stay here for one night, but Zhao Xu didn't expect to stay here for many days, because Zhao Kuangyin's imperial decree came down, He also reprimanded Zhao Xu, which made Zhao Xu feel very bad, so he stayed in Qixia Temple.

As long as he didn't take the initiative to leave, then Jiang Zheng wouldn't take the initiative to drive Zhao Xu away. Zhao Xu really felt that his body and mind were greatly relaxed in Qixia Temple, and he was unhappy thinking of Zhao Kuangyin's strict imperial edict.

Zhao Kuangyin severely criticized him. The tax bank case has not been completely resolved for so long, and finally the evidence came out that it was Zhao Lin who did it, but Zhao Lin disappeared that day, and the tax bank disappeared. The inescapable responsibility made Zhao Xu solve the case within a time limit, otherwise he would not have to return to Bianjing.

Zhao Kuangyin had never spoken to Zhao Xu like this before. This time, it was unprecedentedly severe. Even the ministers in the court could not have imagined that Zhao Kuangyin was reprimanded so badly this time. Some people even wondered if Zhao Kuangyin had a problem with Zhao Xu. .

Everyone was watching the development of the situation, and many people were paying attention to Zhao Xu. Unexpectedly, Zhao Xu actually lived in the monastery. There was no news for several days, which made some spectators lose their patience.

They thought that Zhao Xu was sad in Qixia Temple now, but in fact Zhao Xu was just in a slightly bad mood. To outsiders, he was in a bad mood. He was looking at the scenery everywhere in Qixia Temple!
In the past few days, Zhao Xu has seen the scenery of Qixia Temple. There are really many scenery in Qixia Mountain. Qixia Temple is just one of them, including Mingjing Lake, Thousand Buddha Rock, Stupa, Miaomao Peak and Biyun pavilion.

At this moment, you can't tell that Zhao Xu is in a bad mood at all, otherwise it would be impossible for him to see the scenery here in a few days.

Now Zhao Xu is in a withered maple forest. Facing Fengling on the west side of Xiashan Mountain, there are patches of maple trees. In late autumn, Qixia, the maple trees all over the mountain are covered with red leaves, making Qixia Mountain Known as "the most beautiful mountain in Jinling".

It's just a pity that it's not the right time to come here. In winter, you can't even see the leaves of the maple trees. If you come in autumn, you can still see the red maple forest. Now you can only see the dead branches of the trees.

Zhao Xu looked at the maple trees full of dead branches and thought for a while: "These maple trees are the most beautiful when they are in full bloom, and they are the most beautiful at that time, just like when a woman is most beautiful. When you were young, but now you see it is just a tree full of dead branches, this is fate, this is the law of nature, no one can resist it, whether you are an emperor or a commoner, you can't get rid of the law of nature, day by day Rising and setting, repeating itself is the law.”

"Oh, Your Highness originally came to the maple forest, but the season is not right now. I also heard that the leaves of the maple tree are beautiful, but I'm still a little lost because I came here for nothing?"

Dong Zhenhai was muttering on the side, Zhao Xu smiled dumbly, Dong Zhenhai didn't know how to appreciate it, he just heard that the red maple leaves are very beautiful, so that's why he wanted to come here to have a good look, they didn't even think about the wrong season, Now I can only sigh in vain.

Dong Zhenhai didn't understand what he said at all. It seemed that what Zhao Xu said just now could only be playing the piano to the cow. Just when Zhao Xu was about to leave, Dong Zhenhai suddenly yelled:
"Look over there, Your Highness. Is my eyes dazzled? There is a piece of red there. Is it a maple leaf? Look quickly."

Following the direction Dong Zhenhai pointed, Zhao Xu looked over. There was a little distance from here, but Zhao Xu still saw a patch of red, which could be clearly seen under the mountainside. Zhao Xu was also sure that it was the maple leaf over there. .

It's strange how there are maple leaves at this time. It's unreasonable. The world is full of beauty in April, and the peach blossoms in the mountains are beginning to bloom. At this time, Zhao Xu thought of these two lines of poetry.

"It's really strange. The maple leaves around here are all withered, why are they still as bright red as before? It's so strange."

Dong Zhenhai scratched his head and said, not only did he notice it, but other tourists who came here by chance also saw it, and they were all amazed.

"What's so strange about this, it didn't exist here before, and it's only in the last two years that such a spectacle has appeared. Otherwise, why do you think that there are so many people coming to the mountain at Qixia Temple in this season? It's not just to have a look. The strange scenery here, the two of you can see that they are from other places."

At this time, a person passed by Zhao Xu and heard the conversation between Zhao Xu and Dong Zhenhai, so he explained it for them. This person seemed to be a local student with unusual clothes.

"My dear friend, you are very polite. We came from other places because we heard that Qixia Temple has a unique view. According to what my dear friend just said, this maple forest has only existed in the last two years. Didn't it exist before?" Zhao Xu was very concerned. asked politely.

"You are polite, thank you for asking. It is true that there was no such thing before. It is a bit inaccurate to say that it was a little bit inaccurate in the past two years. It was probably a year and a half ago. It was also discovered by the monks in the temple. Later, it became more and more famous. The maple forest here There can be two red leaves in a year, so it is quite strange."

The local student looked at Zhao Xu's clothes, and he was not an ordinary person at first glance, so he explained patiently. After listening to his explanation, Zhao Xu vaguely had an idea in his mind. Although the maple forest violates the laws of nature, there are also special circumstances. A smile appeared on Zhao Xu's face when he thought of this.

(End of this chapter)