Aggrieved Fish Sprite

Wenyuan Pavilion is already within the scope of the outer dynasty. After the martial law in the imperial city, it was quiet here, only a small group of imperial guards guarded here, protecting important documents and unfinished memorials from the prime ministers.

These imperial guards were full of complaints at first, and it was a great achievement to suppress the rebellion. Finally, this time Jin Yiwei was rejected by His Majesty, the imperial guards were reused, and the great opportunities for promotion and fortune were all in front of them. As a result, they were unlucky and sent to this place.

Even if he went to protect the palace family and the prince, he might be able to get some rewards afterwards, so what's the point of protecting the pile of dead things in the Wenyuan Pavilion?Those civil servants will not give them any benefits, and maybe they will dislike them for dirtying the ground and objects.

This complaint came to an abrupt end when they heard the shouts of killing and the roar of artillery from the imperial city.

——How could there be such a big commotion?

The imperial guards guarding Wenyuan Pavilion looked at each other in blank amazement.

I heard that it was the second prince who forced the palace in rebellion.

But for the second prince, neither the mother's family nor the Yue's family has any influence, they are both married and live in a remote palace, let alone a prince, they have not even been granted a piece of land.

Colluding with gangsters in the rivers and lakes, colluding with Wei Pinbo in rebellion is already very surprising. Could it be that the second prince is really hiding something?

The imperial guards were very puzzled, and when the gunfire stopped, they stood at the gate of Wenyuan Pavilion and asked someone about the situation. The person couldn't explain clearly, but said that the rebels at the Wanhe Hall were almost dead.

After waiting for a while, the guards who were seriously injured and dead were carried out of the imperial city one after another.

The imperial guards who were looking out at the door had no idea that someone of unknown origin had climbed over the eaves of the third floor and entered.

Meng Qi pushed the window, flipped it in, and closed it again...the movements were done in one go without making a sound.

After the ink carp landed, he subconsciously cleaned up his clothes, and then looked around.

The third floor of Wenyuan Pavilion is the library. What is placed here is not the rare ancient books, but important memorial documents over the years, even including some documents from the previous dynasty, some of which involve household registration and hydrological atlases, which are very precious. Even the prime minister They can only be browsed here, and are not allowed to be taken out of Wenyuan Pavilion.

"This place is much more presentable than before." Meng Qi looked at the desk and couch in front of the window, raised his eyebrows and said.

The bookshelf would of course not be placed near the window, but in the next room.

The rooms here are separated by large screens. When ventilation is needed, the screens are closed to open up the entire three floors into one room. When not needed, they are like small rooms.

Because the collections are important books and documents, the pavilions use horn lamps, and incense burners are not allowed.

The small couch is comfortably arranged, and there is a place to rest your feet.

On the table next to it is a tea set with a thin body from an official kiln. It is white in color and the upper part of the cup is almost transparent.

Mo Li put the unconscious second prince on the small couch, looked up and saw Meng Qi lift the lid of the teapot, and identify the completely cold tea inside.

"Mongolian tea."

After Meng Qi finished speaking, he picked up the Zihao pen on the table and looked at it carefully, and said casually: "Lu Zhang's face-saving work is really not bad. When Deng Shusheng was here, there were only chairs, tea sets and tea leaves in the past. What, I have to bring it myself. I am so poor that I can’t wait to dig a wall to borrow light and save some lamp oil money for the treasury. Where can I find such a good pen, such a good ink..."

Mo Li watched Meng Qi wandering around in the pavilion, as if returning to his own home, he even knew the hidden compartments, and found many scattered objects with just a touch.

Of course, this was not left by the Chu Dynasty, but brought by the courtiers who are now in and out of Wenyuan Pavilion for convenience.

Palm-sized hand warmers, folding fans, jade scratching hands, pen holders, etc.

Meng Qi weighed it and put these things back as they were.

"I don't know which dynasty and generation have the habit. Officials don't repair the yamen, and they have to live in even the dilapidated houses, and put on a clean and honest appearance. When I first came to Wenyuan Pavilion The roof is still leaking..."

Meng Qi found a comfortable chair for Mo Li, and waited for the two to sit down before continuing.

"At first everyone didn't know it, but suddenly it rained heavily that day, Prime Minister Deng was soaked, and the roof was being repaired in the palace, and he still had to look at the almanac, and had to be monitored by Qin Tian-Scholar Deng brought three or five people , jumping feet and threatening me, must be a good omen. They're going to fix the roof, better do it the next day."

Seeing Meng Qi's expression, Mo Li knew that the national teacher must have played a trick.

"Are you saying that it is not suitable to put on the beam, or is it not suitable to break the ground?"

"Not at all." Meng Qi looked serious and looked at Mo Li solemnly, "Doctor, am I that kind of person?"

"No."

Mo Li didn't know if he said these words out of conscience.

Meng Qi was very pleased with what he heard, and pretended to be stroking his beard, and said solemnly: "I found the Minister of the Household Department, and then told them that there is no money."

"..."

Meng Qi looked up at the beam.

The day when the pavilion was repaired was the time when the Chu Dynasty gradually entered the prosperous age.

Hanlin scholars no longer need to hold an umbrella for the prime minister in Wenyuan Pavilion. This pavilion, which symbolizes the power center of the dynasty, was also renamed "Qingyun Pavilion". Hanging above the loft.

He was named a marquis and a prime minister, and his name goes down in history.

He is simply a role model for talented people in the world.

There was a self-deprecating smile on Meng Qi's lips, his eyes were dark, and Mo Li didn't want to see him sinking in the past, so he asked: "Li Yuanze killed three lords and nine lords in a row later, which adds up to 12 people. Excluding you, what else is there?" The one left is-"

"He is a wise man with strategy and good calculations. He was also one of Li Yuanze's strategists. When the Chu army entered Qingjiang and was about to take down the capital of the Chen Dynasty, he contracted a cold in the army and fell ill. I'm sorry, but I couldn't see the Chen Dynasty fall and the Chu Dynasty established in the end." Meng Qi sighed for a long time, and the words that followed seemed to be talking to himself, "I don't know whether this is a regret or a blessing."

Die at the best time of your life, when you die with unfulfilled ambitions.

Even though he is full of regrets, he always has hope, because he believes that the real prosperity is coming.

"Now the picture scroll is no longer there, and everything is different..."

Meng Qi stared fixedly at the empty wall.

Mo Li was about to comfort him, when suddenly he saw Meng Qi strode up to the beam of the house, stretched out his hand to touch the wall for a while, pried open a movable brick, and took out a delicate fist-sized wine from it as if by magic earthen jar.

"It was not discovered by anyone!"

Meng Qi happily brought the wine jar to Mo Li, and said seriously, "This is the most famous 'Floating Life Drunk' in the south of the Yangtze River. It has been aged for more than 60 years. If you sell it in Taijing, it will definitely be priceless. City! Do you want to try it, doctor?"

Doctor Mo rejected him without hesitation.

"You are sick and cannot drink."

"I... am I cured?" Meng Qi asked blankly.

The memory recovered, and the mind was clear. Although he still wanted to kill Lu Zhang, it had nothing to do with the elixir.

"What did I tell you before?"

Mo Li looked at Meng Qi expressionlessly, whether it was okay or not, the doctor had the final say.

Meng Qi was shocked, and silently put the wine jar back.

He was not reconciled, so he found some ash and smeared it on the wall bricks, hoping that the jar of wine would still be there when he came next time.

Well, that might be a hundred years old.

Mo Li hesitated to speak, he felt that Meng Guoshi might not drink much, and he didn't know that the longer the wine was kept, the smaller the weight would be, and the same was true for the sealed wine jar.

This wine jar is so small, how much is left in it now...

In a blink of an eye, Meng Qi came back again, this time with two golden nudes.

Each weighs about two taels, is oval in shape, and has auspicious patterns on it.

This kind of gold and silver nudes are made by the powerful and the palace to reward people or play with children. Generally, they will not be used as money, but if they really want to exchange money in gold shops and silver shops, they can also be used, but they can’t get enough. The counted money must be offset to the shop.About ten taels of silver can only get nine taels of silver, depending on the purity of the gold and silver nude.

The two gold nudes that Meng Qi brought over were of very good quality, and there was an imprint of the Chu Dynasty's age on the bottom. They were objects in the Chu Dynasty's court, not only worth their weight, but perhaps even more expensive.

"Is this yours too?" Mo Li asked.

"of course."

Gerbils have the habit of hiding things everywhere.

Meng Qi said regretfully: "Actually, I still have some money hidden in the Nuan Pavilion of the side hall of Wanhe Hall. I don't know if it was bombarded by artillery, or maybe it's gone."

Mo Li couldn't help asking: "How much?"

"It's about five taels of silver in total. The engravings of pine, chrysanthemum, orchid, and plum were respectively rewarded by Li Yuanze at a New Year's Eve palace banquet." Meng Qi said casually.

This kind of thing does not lie in the value, but the "emperor's grace", which is only available to important ministers and close ministers. The Chu Dynasty was particularly strict in this regard. Rewarding servants and rewarding courtiers are completely different.

Mo Li wondered: "Why do you hide money everywhere? Could it be someone stole it at home?"

"No, it will be spent by me."

Meng Qi explained in a heavy tone, "Officials' salaries are all rice grains, which are usually taken out and sold, because the rice paid for them is not very good, but I am not willing to sell them. No matter how much rice grains are, I will eat them up." Yes, the dragon eats too much."

Ink Carp: "..."

No, they are dragon veins, mountains and rivers are shaped, they are different from dragons!

How can there be any appetite? !Eating more is eating more, what excuses are there!

"Besides the salary, there are ice, charcoal, cloth and satin, as well as gold and silver items and fresh fruits from rewards. Forget about food, the rewards usually have imprints on them, which cannot be sold, and the cloth is not enough to make clothes... ..."

Mo Li thought to himself, to maintain a fairy-like appearance, it is obvious to change clothes frequently, and it is not easy for Meng Qi.

"After all the calculations, there are only a few hundred catties of charcoal in winter and ice in summer that can be sold." Meng Qi sighed and said with emotion, "In the early years, I practiced martial arts hard to transform myself into a human form. Bao, then to fight in the troubled times, you need a good martial arts skills, and later found out that there are powerful assassins in the world, and alchemists who are proficient in internal martial arts. Interest. When these crises no longer exist, why should I continue to practice to the current state? Naturally, it is to prevent the cold and heat from invading, selling charcoal in winter and ice in summer..."

The corner of the ink carp's mouth twitched.

My hands are a little itchy.

Doctor Mo didn't know whether he wanted to cover Meng Qi's mouth, or slap Meng Qi on the back to stop someone from continuing.

Meng Qi didn't notice it at all, and emphasized with a serious expression: "Those things are really valuable. According to the treatment of the national teacher, the high-quality silver charcoal is used, and the ice is also tens of catties. Other courtiers' wives, concubines and children There are a lot of them, and you have to go out to buy ice and charcoal. Those who don’t have enough food, or those who are alone like me, don’t they have an extra way to exchange money!”

"You are so short of money, Li Yuanze didn't take the opportunity to show favor?" Mo Li doubted, just now he heard from the Qi Dynasty Prince that Meng Qi's rewards back then were relatively ordinary, and there was nothing rare.

"Yes, he gave gold and silver, although not much, but every time." Meng Qi spread his hands and said, "Perhaps in the eyes of the crown prince, these things are the most worthless rewards, they are so common that they are completely inconspicuous." .”

"..."

Mo Li was speechless, and it took a long while before he said, "Then you will spend it immediately every time you get it?"

"That's right. Gold and silver are neither warm nor edible. What's the use of putting them away." Meng Qi plausibly said, "It's better to buy something and put it at home. Of course, you have to hide some of it."

Mo Li began to suspect that this was not an outburst of the gerbil's nature, but that the Taijing dragon veins had been affected by humans. There was no shortage of imperial tombs in Shangyun Mountain, and each imperial tomb was dug deep and piled full.

"Officials have always bought land and land, why don't you?"

"What's the use of me wanting those, Taijing...Shangyunshan..."

Meng Qi waved his hand vaguely, appearing dismissive.

"Doctor, let me think about it again. Where else is there money? I remember the four gates of the imperial city. I hid money behind each plaque. With money, we don't have to rob Liu's purse, we can Buy a big house with a yard in Taijing, and buy a big water tank..."

Mo Carp felt his hands itching even more.

At this time, there was a slight movement behind them.

"...Money, I have money."

The second prince didn't even open his eyes, he was still dizzy and couldn't move.

Meng Qi looked at Mo Li suspiciously, and the latter said in surprise, "Although he didn't touch the sleeping point, but according to his strength, he should be unconscious for more than two hours, and he hasn't arrived yet."

This woke up too quickly.

Mo Li walked over to signal his pulse, then frowned.

Because the second prince saw Kong Wu's strength, good physique, and self-defense ability, he was not injured in Wanhe Hall and Chunhua Palace where Meng Qi and Qingwu Patriarch fought earth-shatteringly, so Mo Li didn't give him his pulse.

As a result, looking at it now, the meridians in the second prince's body were in disarray, and there were several weak auras rampaging.

"Does it hurt here?"

Mo Li pressed the second prince's right arm, and then his shoulder.

The second prince shivered in pain, and opened his mouth to scream.

Naturally, the ink carp would not let him attract the attention of the imperial guards, so he stretched out his hand to touch the Ya acupuncture point, only to find that the second prince resisted himself—he bit the edge of the couch.

"Let's go, I can't heal if my teeth are broken." Mo Li couldn't help but say.

The second prince panted silently.

Meng Qi sat next to him and ate the figs that the courtiers of the Qi Dynasty put in the pavilion.

Wrapped in day lily paper, there are also plums and other preserved fruits in the same bag, sweet and salty.

Ink Carp: "..."

Longmai's teeth should not be damaged by eating preserved fruit!It's the same as not breaking an arm and lame leg, anyway, just change it.

"There are imperial guards outside, don't make a sound." After Mo Li finished speaking, he untied the second prince's dumb acupoint.

Sure enough, the second prince didn't yell, he closed his eyes and continued to pant.

"The lower back, legs, soles of feet, forehead... these places will also hurt a little, and you can't touch them with force, right?" Mo Li didn't press her hands any more, but asked directly.

The second prince nodded slowly.

"Is there something wrong with the meridians?" Meng Qi knew what the problem was after thinking about it for a while.

Internal strength practice goes wrong, or go crazy.

"But he doesn't know martial arts." Meng Qi asked suspiciously.

"He took the tonic pills made of elixir, and it was very messy." Mo Li didn't wait for Meng Qi to frown, and said again, "His body looks strong, but in fact it has been ruined to a mess. In the body, it conflicts with other medicines. If you don’t find a way to dissolve these auras and dredge the meridians, your lifespan will not be long. Even if you dissolve it, there is still a certain risk, and you may not be able to recover.”

Meng Qi paused, his eyes couldn't help becoming complicated.

The crown prince will have a good life in a few days, and the second prince will have a good life in a few years, that's what it means!

"I remember...we entered the palace this time to kill Patriarch Qingwu, and then find an opportunity to beat up the emperor. How did we become a doctor to treat the princes of the Qi Dynasty in turn?" Meng Qi said through voice transmission.

Mo Li glanced at him, thinking that both of these were intractable diseases, which would cause even more trouble to the doctor.

The second prince over there heard Mo Li's words that he judged that his life span was not long, and the veins on his forehead popped up. He was a little anxious when he was panting, and then he relaxed slowly, and said with difficulty: "I have money... I heard Daoist Zhao said that you It's the former imperial teacher. Help me kill the emperor, and all the silver notes on me are yours."

Meng Qi was silent for a while, but still pointed him out.

"As far as I know, the number of times you have left the imperial palace since you were born can be counted on your fingers, and you have been trapped in this imperial city all your life. Lu Zhang will neither give you power nor give you too much money. The most rebellious people in history Fee money, the crown prince has to keep private soldiers, there is no extra money for you, if you have a lot of money to hire assassins, there are assassin organizations in the Jianghu. As long as you have enough money, they are willing to go on missions without return... But you didn’t do that, and it’s impossible not to find two decent assassins with the Patriarch Qingwu of Zangfengguan, so I say with certainty, you have no money.”

The second prince said angrily, "I have 100 taels of silver."

"It's only 100 taels." Meng Qi put his hand behind his back, with a look of disdain.

Having no money is the second thing. It is so easy to get tricked out. This kind of person still wants to rebel?

"100 taels of silver is enough to buy a three-entry house in Taijing." The second prince emphasized through gritted teeth.

"what?"

Meng Guoshi's supernatural aura disappeared in an instant, and he asked in shock, "It actually costs 100 taels now? During the Chu Dynasty, when Taijing was the most prosperous, a house with three entrances was only 70 taels of silver!"

Doctor Mo was thinking that the point was a bit wrong, but he heard the second prince sneer.

"You also said that it was the prosperous period of the Chu Dynasty, the world was peaceful, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. Although there is a saying that living in the capital is not easy, you can live without the capital. Moreover, the price of rice at that time was much lower than it is now. Low prices mean low prices, and one tael of silver can buy many more things than now. Although the river is ruled and the world is in turmoil, Taijing is still safer than other places, and houses are naturally more expensive."

Meng Qi was very surprised.

Although the truth is superficial, it is really surprising that the second prince, who has lived in the deep palace for a long time, is good at women's hands, and knows nothing about government affairs, knows this.

It was Mo Li who told the truth.

"You know so much about Taijing's house, do you want to buy it?"

"I don't want to, I just want to know... I want to know how much the people spend a year." The second prince's voice became lower and lower. In fact, what he was thinking back then was how much money he would need to survive after leaving the palace.

Taijing is not good, it is dangerous and expensive.

Historically, why courtiers have to retire and return to their hometowns, one is that the fallen leaves return to their roots, and the other is that the land and real estate are all in their ancestral home, and the houses in Taijing cannot be bought or lived in.The mansions of high-ranking officials were bestowed by the imperial court, and they had to be taken back when they ceased to be officials, while minor officials had to rent houses.

Mo Li pinched the center of his eyebrows weakly, then turned his head and asked the second prince: "What's the matter with your illness? Why do you take so many tonics?"

The second prince had a weird look on his face, and he said after a long while, "It's a gift."

"Lu Zhang?"

"That's right." The second prince didn't respond to Mo Li's behavior of directly calling the emperor's name. He said coldly, "Although the father doesn't make alchemy, he likes to order the imperial physician to make medicines. All kinds of tonics are said to be very beneficial to the body. When this medicine is made, there must be people who try it. The precious medicinal material is Ganoderma lucidum and ginseng from a thousand years ago. The one who received the gift is naturally his trusted servant and his son. You have to take the pill on the spot Excuse me, you are not allowed to leave for a while, to see if the medicine is harmful. After the father took the medicine, naturally the imperial physician will take care of it slowly according to the prescription. What do I have?"

Mo Li was stunned, not knowing what to say for a while.

Out of anger, there is only confusion.

How could there be such a father in the world?Can a person become like this?

"100 taels of silver, kill him, this king will let the emperor make you a national teacher, you will not worship when you enter the palace, you can wear a sword, and you can ride a horse and a sedan chair when you enter the palace..."

The second prince racked his brains thinking about the highest treatment for corporal Li Xian.

Meng Qisai gave him a bag of dried plums, and said casually: "Actually, I just met your emperor brother, he is much more straightforward than you."

"What?" The second prince's expression froze.

"Your brother said that if you kill your father, you can make me the emperor." Meng Qi looked at him playfully.

The second prince was stunned, and instinctively said: "No!"

"Why not?"

In Meng Qi's eyes, the second prince is no different from a child, and it's quite fun to play with. Against the doctor's disapproving gaze, he continued, "The prince is much more generous than you."

"But……"

The second prince suddenly stopped talking, he thought that the prince would not live long.

After struggling again and again, the second prince reluctantly said, "Then follow what the emperor brother said, and I will add another 100 taels."

Ink Carp: "..."

No, isn't it ridiculous to put the throne and 100 taels together?

With the throne, 100 taels? !What kind of calculation method is this?

The author has something to say:

Meng Guoshi said quietly: "The prince said to give the throne, and you will pay 100 taels?"

The second prince was stunned: Brother Huang really is Brother Huang. It's too amazing to think that people dare not think about it.

Ink carp: ...

Mo Li: I think the focus of these two people is wrong, teacher, I have a headache.

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