laughing soul

Hu Tian sold all the bombs that could not be blown up, and rushed back to the capital with Jing'an and Baiyin before the New Year's Eve.

Qiu Sheng counted the amount a little bit, and sent two and a half of this batch of silver to the Northwest Army to buy armor, and half to Fang Jiu, who secretly replaced the entire dead soldier army with a new army with the same equipment as Su Wanyue's navy, and then Secretly took part of the silver and sent it to the Huadu Post Station, followed by Ding Gu, the servant of the Ministry of Rites. Long live Lord has been sent to other places, and he can't wait to go to the memorial to ask if he can bring his family with him on official duties.

Qiu Sheng's own family members are all out of town, so he doesn't bother to take care of these trivial matters. These days, he settled Cai Du and a group of wealthy households who wanted to rebel. It turned the sky upside down, suppressing the generals of the various houses who could only shout slogans, and concealing the news that the official minister's house was raided, all the powerful and powerful uncles were scattered and defeated one by one, and it was finally over for the time being After finishing the concern of the Ministry of Officials, he handed it over to Tao Qinglin, one of the eight new scribes.

The only unresolved unresolved matter in front of me is the inner ghost, and even the city has dispatched expert investigators. Qiu Sheng has nothing to do but wait. Every day in the Palace of Political Affairs, he is dizzy from reading the booklets and can't see anything specific As for the problem, he decided to cultivate his health and rest in private, and went to the Royal Hospital.

It's a big imperial hospital, but the door is pitifully small. It seems that when the late emperor rebuilt the palace courtyard, his body was very safe, and he forgot about the whole room of old doctors.Qiu Sheng walked in with Li Ci in a big way, except for a few eunuchs and maids who stopped and went, only saw Liu An, an imperial doctor working diligently at his post, and suddenly became suspicious: all the old teeth It's all gone, why skip work?Can't gather crowds to gamble?

Hearing the sound of footsteps, Liu An raised his head, saw a rare visitor, and was about to kneel down while dangling his bones. He seemed to have calculated that the distance was just enough for him to move, but Qiu Sheng could hold him up. "Your Majesty" hadn't finished before he was interrupted by the Lord Long Live: "Excuse me, Mr. Liu, have you checked the pulse for Mr. Jiang?"

Liu An was busy getting medicine for Jiang Chen, so he answered without thinking: "Master Jiang is old and frail, and there is no major injury, and the internal organs are all healthy, just rest for a few days. Your Majesty If you are not in a hurry to use him now, let the old man rest first."

Qiu Sheng had exactly this intention, Jiang Chen had been loyal for decades, when he was physically and mentally exhausted in his old age, he should have taken care of his life, but now that there are frequent wars, it is really not good for him to waste his energy by worrying about military affairs and government officials.Besides, Qiu Sheng himself is really not as incompetent as everyone imagined. It is really superfluous to find a housekeeper to watch him, but the late emperor lacked an elderly mother to educate him, otherwise Da Yue would not be what he is today This virtue.

"Just wait to assign Mr. Jiang's affairs to his apprentice Wang Jiusi," Qiu Sheng said, "Master Liu, please take care of Mr. Jiang's body. He is kind to me, but I don't understand medicine, so I have to ask for your help." bother."

Since Qiu Sheng came to the throne, he has shown the gangster's informal demeanor. It was the first time he had asked for someone in such a respectful tone. Liu An was flattered and quickly replied: "What does your majesty say? It's the old minister's job."

"There's one more thing," Qiu Sheng said, and he paused for a while, as if he was at a loss and tugged at the red tassel on the bone fan a few times, his eyes dodged away.Under Liu An's bewildered stare, he coughed heavily, and finally he recovered, and said lightly, "That Mr. Chu who I ordered Mr. Liu to teach medical skills, I wonder if Mr. Liu still remembers it?"

Chu Yu stood out from the crowd with a handsome face that didn't look like a Central Plains person, and this person's dying pulse was really frightening. What was even more concerning was that the Lord Long Live treated this person differently. Even if it is a few years later, people in the palace will still remember him vividly.

Liu An: "Of course I remember."

The most indispensable thing in the palace is the three-headed and six-armed eight-mouthed woman. Qiu Sheng puts a harem of concubines and beauties without looking at them. Old things have no place to make up stories. Every day is very boring. I finally hope for someone to hold the long live Lord The darling beauty, beyond everyone's expectations, this person is actually a man.Three people become tigers, is there any person in the imperial city who doesn't know this little habit of Long Live Lord that is different from ordinary people?

Qiu Sheng seemed unaware that his glorious and great emperor image had been shattered in the mouths of these old ladies, and he was still considerate of that person's thin skin and kept quiet, so he carefully tried to ask every question: "How is Mr. Chu's health? Uh... my... It means, is he in good health? Is there any... stubborn disease?"

Liu An knelt down in fear. After listening to the first half of the sentence, he wanted to ask back, "You don't know better than me." After listening to the second half of the sentence, his brows gradually frowned.

Qiu Sheng didn't mention it, he almost forgot that Chu Yu still had such a serious illness, and after thinking about it for a while, he answered: "When Mr. Chu was living near the imperial hospital, the old minister once took his pulse for him. To be honest Your Majesty, judging from the body of Mr. Chu at that time, he looked like a deputy general. The old minister has been practicing medicine for decades, but he has never seen such a dangerous pulse. No one survived more than three days."

Qiu Sheng was stunned because he said that he had goosebumps all over his body, three days?Could it be that the person who was jumping around a few days ago was a dead ghost?

He inexplicably recalled the few times when Chu Yu was in front of him, and he seemed to be in an abnormal state where his soul was out of his body. While feeling distressed, he took a few deep breaths to calm down, and threw away nonsense thoughts such as "the relationship between humans and ghosts is not over." Out of his mind, he said, "Then is there any way...to make a living person who is not about to die show such a pulse? Similar to, greatly prolonging the time of 'dying'?"

No matter how good his medical skills are, Liu An is just an ordinary imperial doctor in an ordinary court. How could he know the root cause of the disease hundreds of years ago, and Cui Weige's method of swallowing people's lives?I was asked immediately, and after racking my brains for a long time, I finally came up with a reasonable explanation: "The so-called 'floating on the skin, like water floating on wood; more than enough, not enough', a person's heart, liver, spleen and stomach are full of yin and yang You can see one or two from the pulse condition, Mr. Chu, if you have a weak pulse, it must be that the true energy is not enough, and the vital energy and blood are all damaged. The old minister is not talented, so I have to make a little guess. If the time is prolonged... probably only Two situations..."

He faltered and refused to say any more, Qiu Sheng waited patiently for a while and became anxious: "Say it quickly!"

Liu An rolled up his sleeves and made a bow, and said in a low voice, "One is to cut off the muscles and veins of the whole body and reshape them. Those who have experienced this kind of experience will be able to move freely, pretending to be dying. The pulse is naturally not difficult. The old minister has only heard that there is such a skill in the Jianghu, but he has never seen it with his own eyes. The objects suppressed the flesh and bones, and thus temporarily saved his life."

This first one, regardless of whether it is false or true, would any master who reshaped the meridians have nothing to do to make himself look like a ghost?

As soon as Qiu Sheng finished listening, he kicked the first half of the sentence out of consideration, and asked instead: "What kind of thing can suppress the dead pulse?"

Liu An: "Naturally, it's something more dangerous than dead veins."

Qiu Sheng's fingers holding the teacup lightly tightened instantly: "What's more?"

"Very poisonous, witchcraft, ghost mantong, etc., ghosts, evil spirits, and yin and yang. The old minister is ignorant and ignorant, so he can only make a guess or two based on the words of ancient books. They are all conjectures. Your Majesty must not take it seriously." The last sentence was appended, and Liu An could no longer judge his words and expressions, and he could see that Qiu Sheng's expression was completely broken.

Qiu Sheng had the foresight to let go of the cup ahead of time, and then crushed another cup without being reckless.

The frightening and weird illness must have a reason that people can imagine, this is the tip of the iceberg prescribed to him by an old imperial doctor who doesn't know the world, Qiu Sheng reluctantly nodded and smiled: "Thank you, Mr. Liu, for not disturbing me. "

To understand this matter in detail, Tianyuan Temple is the only way out, but now that the four borders of Da Viet are at the beginning of peace, and the tigers and wolves are not at peace, if the Long Live Lord runs away with his hands spread out and doesn't care about things, the old and the young and the young in the court will be A traitor hiding in the dark is stirring up trouble everywhere, it's too hard to distinguish the seriousness.

He ran to Tianyuan Temple because of Chu Yu, but from the perspective of Xiao Xing'er, who came here to assist the government at every turn, no matter what the reason was, the Qiu family's country was very important in his heart.At that time, if she loses the world and then offends the beauty, Qiu Sheng might not be able to find a shoulder to cry on.

He thought for a while, then stretched out his hand to greet Li Ci: "Go to Nanshan Zhanshan Temple Xiangtou to buy some good incense for me. The old man is old and his ears are deaf and his eyes are blurred. Please don't rush and wait for him."

Li Ci suspected that he was deaf: "Your Majesty?"

Qiu Sheng cast a look of "Get out of here soon" and said indifferently: "You don't have to follow, I'm going to Zangshu Pavilion for a walk."

Chu Yu, who was in Cuiwei Pavilion, had no idea that he was only one step away from showing his secrets to Qiu Sheng. He was first scolded by Xu Shengan by his ears, and then Lu Ziqi and Xia Shu framed him to Gu In front of the bed, let him use the three-legged cat kung fu to heal the disease, while listening to the ghost stories told by the three of them, the whole person was exhausted after tossing around, and suddenly remembered that there was only one annoying spirit in the capital. Happy days.

Sure enough, there is a strong player in the strong, and a mountain is higher than a mountain. When he came to the capital, he met a long-eyed Lord who didn't look good. He felt that my life was hopeless, and he wished he could go back to Cuiwei Pavilion to rest earlier.Unexpectedly, these days, this group of people is really not idle in Cuiwei Pavilion, and their skills as monsters are rising faster and faster one by one.

It's just that the matter of bumping into ghosts really shouldn't be underestimated. He hasn't had time to commit any crimes. As for the ghosts and snakes being alarmed?

Chu Yu pinched a thin needle, pinpointed the acupuncture point, and slowly inserted it. Gu Wei, who was still lying dead on the bed, only moved slightly after being stimulated, and then didn't respond anymore.

He sighed deeply, wishing very much in his heart that it was not Gu Wei but himself who was lying unconscious on the bed at this time, so much trouble that he was so entangled that even God was reluctant to let him rest for a while.

His head was anxious, and his heart seemed to have a tacit understanding. As soon as there was a knock at the door, someone immediately came to block him.

Xia Shu symbolically knocked on the door and rushed in, holding a small package in her hand, smiling and winking at him: "Morning, Brother Chu."

Chu Yu managed to find some free time in his busy schedule, and was interrupted after feeling sad, feeling aggrieved, and took the time to give Gu Wei a needle to calm down, turned around, wiped his hands and said, "What's the matter?" ?”

Xia Shu usually regards Chu Yu as his own brother, and there is no limit to his superiority or inferiority when he is playing around. Seeing that he is done with work, he stretches out his hand to pat the pavilion master's head.It was not satisfying to pat it for a while, so I grabbed another handful, and made Chu Yu's docile hair into a mess. Then he smacked his lips contentedly. After admiring it for a long time, he remembered to talk about business, and quickly The package was passed over: "Brother Chu, Xu Sheng'an asked me to give it to you, please take a look first."

This kind of behavior of a bear child is no different from showing favor to Chu Yu. Not only did he accept it indifferently, but he also untied his hair and said with a smile: "What is it? It's mysterious."

But when the package was opened, Pavilion Master Ren couldn't laugh anymore despite his great heart.

Inside, there were three rusty ancient arrows.

It's just a new face, what's worse is that what he saw with Zhou Yong last time was exactly this kind of old Da Yue Sharp Arrow.

First, he did this in the imperial city at the foot of the emperor, and then came to his site to provoke and demonstrate in person. Chu Yu forced down a mouthful of blood that was almost stuck in his throat, pursed his lips, and said in a weak voice, "Tell me in detail."

Xia Shu: "After Gu Wei fell down, the three of us took care of him for a few days in different shifts, and we separated when we saw nothing serious. Since then, every day for three days, a piece of paper will be nailed and shot by an ancient arrow. In his room, they all shot on the pillars three inches from the bed. At first, Ziqi and I wanted to set up an ambush to arrest someone in the middle of the night, but Xu Shengan stopped him. He said that this person did not intend to kill someone. Nail the arrow to the pillar honestly, and the three pieces of paper sent can be assembled completely, and there will be no more."

Chu Yu frowned: "Where's the note? Bring it first."

Xia Shu shrugged: "Xu Sheng'an refused to let us give it to you, saying that there was nothing interesting, and he was very angry when he saw it. The words were all printed by Zhang Kezi, and he didn't even want to keep the handwriting...Brother Chu, don't be serious. Qi, we have finished this fire for you, you rest for two days and wait to take us to catch ghosts."

It was the first time for Chu Yu to realize the benefits of raising a litter of live treasures, so he took a brush and hit Xia Shu's big white forehead dumbfoundingly: "Tell me, what did you write?"

Xia Shu changed her routine of bouncing up and down with Lu Ziqi to be beaten honestly, and smiled while being beaten: "Oh, it hurts, don't hit, don't hit...Brother Chu, that person wrote nonsense all over the paper, eloquently and completely I have written more than a thousand words. The main idea is..." He pretended to sit up straight and coughed twice, holding a half-hoaring voice that had just grown up as a young man, and said harshly like others: "Chu Yu, you If you don't distinguish between right and wrong, do evil and don't listen to advice, sooner or later you will die!"

He obviously wanted to make Chu He smile, but at the end, his tone of voice unintentionally carried some immature but distinct murderous looks. The pavilion master tried his best to bend the corner of his mouth to smile, but in the end he half-lowered his head and concealed it through the dim candlelight. With a lonely expression, he said softly: "Xiao Shu..." Halfway through the words, he suddenly raised his head to meet Xia Shu's astonished eyes, bit his voice and said sharply: "Who!"

Xia Shu's startled gaze changed direction, staring straight at the closed door.

Xu Sheng'an was honored to be the second person to be bathed in such stares. As soon as Chu Yu opened his mouth, he opened the door and came in, holding a patchwork note in his hand and said: "I know you want to see, this is it."

Chu Yu took it over flattered, and vaguely felt that Xu Shengan had changed too much. He almost treated him to a meal of roasted pork on a bamboo board when he came back last time, but now there are such educated and reasonable people serving tea and water. Consciousness is really abnormal.

The pavilion master unfolded the letter paper meticulously, while sneaking a glance at Xu Shengan's face, and silently reminded himself: There is nothing to show courteousness to, it's either adultery or stealing.

Xu Sheng'an was frank and frank, and didn't pay attention to Chu Yu's sneaky eyes at all. He stepped forward to help him smooth out the crumpled note, and said, "I heard what Xia Shu said just now. That's the front. Don't you look at it?" Forget it, it’s useless except to make you mad. There’s something wrong down there, you should take a look.”

Chu Yu agreed, and as soon as he rolled his eyes to finish reading, his already sickly and pale face became even paler.

It's really not an easy thing to mess with, a letter is like a thunderbolt.The last letter said that Chu Quan still had a group of strong supporters waiting for him to throw himself into the trap. This letter also said that the death of the former emperor and the former prince, that is, the previous plague in the capital was deliberately caused by someone, and it was not a sudden incident at all. plague.

Even this plague entangled with the people of Kunlun Mountain because it was premeditated. This person repeatedly asked him: "Once you are born and you are familiar with each other, you know what you are doing. Next time, there will be another plague of Qingcheng, can you bear it?" ?Can the people of Kunlun Mountain survive?You help these mountain people's enemies and enemies to rule the world outside, and let them die where they are, is your conscience really okay?

Chu Yu rubbed his chest, feeling that his heart was becoming more and more tired, and couldn't bear it anymore, he slapped his palm on the chest, and choked out a mouthful of dirty blood.

A mouthful of black blood was sprayed all over the ground. Chu Yu's left arm was supported by Xia Shu but still swayed a few times before he managed to stabilize his body. A cloud of smoke from his cuff was about to fly out immediately.

"It's that thing! Brother Chu!"

Chu Yu was in a daze, and before he lost his mind, he clenched his teeth and bit the tip of his tongue. He tasted the sweet and sticky smell of blood, and his eyes suddenly cleared up. then disappeared.

He swayed again, but stretched out his hand to grab the teacup and took a sip of water. Xia Shu heaved a sigh of relief, and when he came back to his senses, he complained to Xu Sheng'an: "Didn't you say that you are not allowed to show the letter to the pavilion master? You won't vomit blood!"

Xu Shengan also saw the looming black mist just now, his hands were slightly clenched, he ignored Xia Shu, and sat down until Chu Yu filled his teacup for him: "The authenticity needs to be tested again, don't worry."

Chu Yu slowed down with half-opened eyes, washed away the fishy smell from his mouth, raised his head and smiled at the worried Xia Shu: "It's just a small thing, don't worry." He folded the embarrassing letter on the table, Turning to Xu Sheng'an: "Do you still remember Lu Qingyan I mentioned to you?"

As soon as Xu Shengan saw that he put away the three-point smile that often floated on his face, he knew that this person was going to talk about something serious, so he sat upright: "Of course I remember."

"At first, I pushed it based on the memory in my dream. I thought that this Lu Qingyan was the general of the Northwest Army of Dayue, so when I went to Weizhou, I found the register in the Northwest Army's arsenal. That thing recorded all the Northwest Military Academy of Dayue since the founding of the dynasty. Generals with the rank of lieutenant or above, I turned from beginning to end, but I didn’t see a number one person like Lu Qingyan.” Chu Yu took a sip of tea to moisten his mouth, coughed heavily, “Also, the Northwest Army The supreme commander, General Gao Ligao, inadvertently revealed to me the unwritten rule of the Northwest Army: no female generals will be accepted in the army.”

Xu Shengan was taken aback: "Isn't she?"

"Maybe I misunderstood, or maybe she used a fake name, why isn't Gong a fake?" Chu Yu sighed softly, "Besides, all my memories of my past lives were given by Chu Quan. uncertain."

Xu Sheng'an got excited and stood up directly: "You mean..."

"No, I'm not interested," Chu Yu stood up with a light smile and pressed Xu Sheng'an's shoulders. The kind of peace and expression that stood indifferently outside the world returned, and he looked up at Xia Shu whose chin was about to drop to the ground. , slightly raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Xiao Shu, go back and get a good sleep today, tomorrow I'll go to your place to see the new sword technique you just created, wait for the sun to go down, let's catch ghosts!"

Xia Shu's heart hung in his throat, and he fell back unexpectedly. He was so stumped that he couldn't speak, and he really didn't know what would happen to shake his pavilion master. The cheap laugh.