Aggrieved Fish Sprite

The pond in the backyard of the General's Mansion is not big, and there are more than a dozen finger-thin red-scaled fish in it.

Hearing movement from a distance, they quickly sank to the bottom.

The overgrown branches of the trees by the pond cover the trail coming from the rockery, and anyone passing by will bow their heads slightly.The cobbled path and the edge of the rockery are covered with moss, and there are obvious silt and dead flowers and trees.

"The general said that the pond takes up too much space, and originally planned to fill it in and build a martial arts training ground."

"..."

The soldiers did not know what Meng Qi and Mo Li were thinking, and said as they walked, "There is also this rockery, which blocks the light and the wind, making the yard dark, and the road that can be walked directly has to be followed. It’s too troublesome to turn left and right on the rockery.”

"Can the imperial residence be changed at will?" Meng Qi seemed to ask casually, but actually stared at the soldier's reaction.

"No!"

The soldier grunted.

Those veterans who stayed in the general's mansion have long complained about how difficult it is to take care of the pond flowers and trees?The martial arts field is sprinkled with water every day, isn't it enough to sweep the floor?It's embarrassing for people to raise fish and raise wildflowers without being allowed to die.

These warriors born on the battlefield, at most, raise horses. What are fish?

"However, even if it can be changed, it will cost a lot of money to fill the pond and re-level the ground. This is Taijing, and the craftsmen are too expensive. They need a lot of money to open their mouths, not counting their food expenses. The general's salary is not in the first place. Too much, and the brothers who are disabled, where is the extra money?"

The soldiers devoted themselves to weeping for their generals.

——The meal just now consisted of steamed buns and cabbage.

Such clumsy remarks could not be concealed from Meng Qi, he was about to say something when he suddenly felt his clothes being pulled.

"..."

The ink carp acted as if nothing had happened, and used its internal force to strike in the air, leaving no trace.

Give the sheep a way out!

The military rations sent by the imperial court were deducted from east to west, and Liu Dan could no longer support his subordinates with his salary alone.Suppressing bandits in Pingzhou is hard work, but it is not when there is no profit. General Liu has the final say on how much property is in the bandits' stockade.

It's one thing to know it, but another to expose it face to face, and Mo Li is about to lose sight of it.

"The second prince and the sixth prince live in the east wing, that is, on the other side of the rockery. This side is closer to the courtyard wall..." It is very convenient to walk out of the room, and you can just climb over the wall.

The soldier swallowed the second half of the sentence, tried to remain calm, pointed to the room in front of him and asked, "What does the national teacher think of this room?"

Houses that have not been lived for a long time are similar. Although they have been cleaned once, there is still dust in the eyes of people who have practiced martial arts with sharp eyes and ears. The same is true for the furnishings.

Meng Qi frowned subconsciously, but said nothing.

The soldier breathed a sigh of relief, turned around to leave, then thought of something, and added embarrassingly: "There is not enough bedding in the house, and the outside is guarded by the imperial guards, so I can't go out to buy it. If it is really necessary, I will go look for..."

"no need."

Mo Li's words made the soldiers feel amnesty, he didn't want to stay for long, and left the yard quickly.

Meng Qi walked half a circle around the pond, more and more disappointed.

The water in the pool is too shallow, it can only reach the chest at most, that's fine, the water in the pool is not very clean.Perhaps because of a heavy rain a while ago, the soil near the rockery was washed into the pond, making the water cloudy.

The pores in the rockery were also blocked, and some weeds grew.

"What are you looking at?" Mo Li asked wonderingly.

Since this mansion is not empty, the ink carp will never change into its original form.

"Hey, I don't want a place to stay for the money, it's just gone." Meng Qi was very melancholy.

Doctor Mo decided to leave Meng Qi wandering in the yard, and he went back to his room.

There was a candle on the table, but Mo Li didn't light it, since day and night had no effect on him anyway.

Push the window open, and use your inner strength to slowly brush over the furnishings in the house. Accompanied by the bright moon and the breeze, the atmosphere in the house is completely clear.When Meng Qi came in, he saw the doctor sitting in front of the window, arranging the box of silver needles he bought during the day.

There was no room for this box in the luggage, Mo Li considered whether to find another rucksack, and then divided the carry-on items into two piles, stuffing one for Meng Qi.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but start to divide my hands.

The silver needles belong to me, the medicinal herbs belong to me, and I have a change of clothes...

Mo Li divided it up and down, and suddenly found that apart from the golden silk armor and Meng Qi's clothes, there was nothing to give to his companions.At this time, a hand reached out and took away the landscape painting of clouds and mist.

Mo Li subconsciously held it down, and looked up at Meng Qi.

Meng Qi said solemnly: "My portraits are naturally in my custody."

"..."

You said it was a portrait, did the artist recognize it?

The ink carp did not let go, Meng Qi rolled his eyes, sat down at the table, and said with a solemn expression: "The doctor likes the beautiful scenery of Shangyun Mountain, I can understand it, but... now I am in front of the doctor, why is the doctor Want to see the painting?"

Mo Li was tongue-tied, almost thinking he had heard wrong.

Immediately, the pinna of the ear started to feel hot, and he wanted to refute someone, but he couldn't say it.

——A gentleman can be deceived by the party.

Meng Qi quite complacently took the painting away, and stacked it with four sets of fans and a booklet hidden in his bosom.

Mo Li, whose expression hadn't changed at all when he saw the erotic pictures, suddenly felt this embarrassment. He rolled up his sleeves, feeling like he didn't know where to put his hands.

No, it's just a painting...

Mo Li didn't understand why he cared so much. It seemed that since he arrived in Taijing, he had been a little abnormal. Could it be that this was the adverse reaction of the dragon's veins coming to other dragon's veins?Just like taking medicine, some people have such a strong reaction to a certain herb that they cannot take it, or they may experience dizziness, a slow heart rate, and difficulty breathing just by smelling it.

Well, the more I think about it, the more I feel like it.

The ink carp felt that the internal force was also a little disobedient, and let it calm down the internal breath of the eight meridians, but instead it aroused the feeling of anxiety, as if something was missing.

I also had this feeling many years ago. When the ink carp first transformed into a human form, it couldn't speak or understand other people's words.Although he is full of curiosity about the world and longs for the world outside the pond, he has a strange awe towards people and even birds and beasts.

Be careful because you don't know.

It was the teacher who took him into the village, into the world, and made up for the missing piece.

——Who am I, where do I come from, and how should I stand in the world.

Mo Li found the place where he was "born" by following the aura, and thought he was a demon. He followed Qin Lu to read books to understand the truth and learn medicine to save people.

Human beings have a self-interested side, but the teacher in Mo Li's eyes, and the gentleman's way in Qin Lu's mouth, are Mo Li's ideals, and he has indeed become such a person.

Apart from loneliness, the ink carp has everything.

Even loneliness is in the future... When the teacher was alive, this feeling was not severe.

But this day will come.

Even the ancient sages who lived in seclusion in the mountains still have a few friends to accompany them!

Mo Li collected himself and asked earnestly, "Brother Meng, the world is so big, is there only our two transformed dragon veins?"

"I've been to northern Xinjiang and the mountains and rivers in the southwest, and to the south of the Yangtze River. The only difference is the Western Regions and overseas islands."

When Meng Qi heard that Mo Li mentioned other dragon veins, he was a little reluctant, but he still answered seriously, "I have also looked through the classics and found many stories about dragons, guessing whether they are dragon veins, and then one by one. I searched for it... but I was only disappointed. Some of them didn't even see the prototype of the dragon veins, and some of them looked more like Mount Silang.

The ink carp was refreshed, and quickly asked: "Where is the mountain? What is the prototype of the dragon vein?"

"Feihe Mountain is in the hinterland of the south of the Yangtze River. The mountain is not too high. There are seven lakes surrounding this mountain. There are countless rivers, large and small. There are many birds in the mountain and beside the water, especially white cranes, so it is named Feihe Mountain."

When Meng Qi said this, Mo Li had an impression.

When Qin Lu travels around the world and compares his disciples with mountains and rivers, he can often speak vividly.

Although the name of Feihe Mountain is not prominent enough, and it has not been praised by poems that have lasted through the ages, when it comes to the seven lakes in Jingzhou and the countless birds, the ink carp immediately hits the right place.

"Is it Xingyang County?"

"That's right. Most of the people there live by fishing and picking mulberries. Every day when you open the door, you can see the lake and mountains. The village is on the lakeside or on the island. People come and go by boat rather than by horse or car."

As he talked, Meng Qi suddenly felt that this was a place that the ink carp would definitely like.

His expression changed slightly. Compared with Feiheshan, Shangyunshan's advantage is not obvious at all!

The ink carp listened fascinatedly, and asked involuntarily: "What about the dragon vein of Feihe Mountain, is it also a fish?"

"No."

Meng Qi was inexplicably relieved, and at the same time felt extremely grateful.

"It's not a gerbil either... It's different from us anyway." Meng Qi turned around holding the scroll and went to the bedroom.

Mo Li quickly pulled him back, he was not stupid, he knew what Meng Qi was upset about.

"Sorry, Brother Meng, I'm just curious." Mo Li looked at Meng Qi with a sincere expression.

After all, they knew each other first, and Meng Qi also fit the image of a "companion" in Mo Li's mind. They could talk without any grievances, rarely disagreed, and sometimes their ideas were in sync.

"Even if the original shape of Feihe Mountain's Dragon Vein is a fish, it's not as good as Brother Meng in my heart."

"……Say it again."

Meng Qi stuffed the scroll into a corner and covered it with something, then came back and asked solemnly, "Doctor, please say it again, don't look at that painting."

Mo Li couldn't laugh or cry, he didn't look at the painting just now.

It was Meng Qi who was holding the painting, looking at Meng Qi, he naturally saw the painting, his gaze passed by unintentionally, and was caught by Meng Qi?

"You said it was a portrait, isn't that also you?"

"It's not the same." Meng Qi said seriously, "I can accompany you to Zhushan County, accompany you to Feihe Mountain, and take you all over the world, but I can't move to Yunshan Mountain."

What if the doctor doesn't like me after leaving Taijing?

There are famous mountains and great rivers everywhere, what should the doctor do if he sees something different?

No matter how abundant the aura of Taijing's dragon veins is, no matter how majestic and majestic the mountains, they can't follow the ink carp with long legs!The ink carp is the dragon vein of Qimao Mountain. It may live in Taijing for ten or even twenty years, but it cannot stay here forever.

There are so many beautiful mountains outside!Still a different view!

Daishan is majestic, Taihuashan is dangerous and strange, and Yishan is shrouded in clouds and mist, which is the beauty of the world! !

Meng Qi was very nervous, but he couldn't speak.

"Okay, no matter what famous painters painted mountains, they are not as good as brother Meng in my heart." Mo Li thought that Meng Qi was still competing with the painter, but he didn't know that the object of Meng Qi's worries had changed from paintings to real mountains.

Meng Qi retorted: "Even if you are a sage painter, you can capture a landscape and pass it down through the ages. After all, it is no better than seeing it with your own eyes."

"Brother Meng means... I shouldn't appreciate the paintings. I want to go on a mountain tour? Go to Shangyun Mountain?" Mo Li didn't know why, so he asked tentatively.

Meng Qi walked away expressionlessly.

Ink Carp: "..."

Doctor Mo reckoned that he had said something wrong.

But the troubles of a beautiful mountain are unimaginable for ordinary mountains.

"You forgot to take the painting away." Mo Li said, looking at the scroll tucked into the corner of the painting.

In the blink of an eye, the painting was taken away.

It was so fast that even the ink carp could only see an afterimage.

Mo Li fell into deep thought: Is the national teacher really angry?

The ink carp sorted out the silver needles and medicinal herbs slowly, then took out the paper, and instead of asking the servants of the general's mansion for brushes and ink, he took the brush sharpened with charcoal on the road and began to write the prescription.

I saw Liu Qiandai today... No, General Liu, I found that his injuries have almost recovered, but several disabled servants in the General's Mansion have some problems caused by old injuries, most of them were injured during the war. Due to the cold.

Mo Li was going to draw up a prescription first, and then find an opportunity to check the pulse one by one. The consultation fee can be used to pay for the house and meals.

Having said that, the meal just now was a bit rough, but the steamed buns tasted good, and the white flour was used.

A rustling sound came from the bedroom, but Mo Li didn't turn his head.

With his and Meng Qi's martial arts, how could a thief break in?Probably Meng Qi was packing up his things!Mo Li didn't think too much, and continued to write the prescription by moonlight.

While writing, Mo Li suddenly caught a glimpse of a shadow beside the table.

He looked down, and the shadow quickly jumped over.

The ink carp instinctively stretched out its left hand to grab it, and its tentacles were covered with soft and warm fur.

"..."

Silently let go of his hand, and saw a round gerbil squatting on the paper, with its head up, its black eyes quietly looking at the ink carp, with an appearance of "I'll just take a walk, why are you nervous".

Moli restrained the idea of ​​looking for a bamboo cup and prepared to continue writing.

The gerbil walked away from the paper, and its paws were stained with black ink written in charcoal, leaving a series of black paw prints on the paper, and even the handwriting was blurred.

Mo Li reluctantly picked up the charcoal pencil and re-drawn the characters.

As for the other paw prints on the paper... Forget it, I don't have much paper in my luggage, so I can't waste it.

The gerbils literally walked around the room, following whatever obstacles they encountered.

When encountering a table and climbing a table, after climbing up and walking down, Moli felt that his shoes had been climbed twice, and the third time the gerbil did not walk on the upper, it climbed up Moli's calf up.

Although the gerbil is fat, he is flexible, and the ink carp is sitting at the table, and there are table legs for the gerbil to use.

Panting, he climbed onto his thigh, and was about to continue pacing, when Mo Li picked it up and put it on his shoulder.

"Don't move, we will enter the palace later." Mo Li said while writing.

Finding that Meng Qi really didn't intend to change back, Mo Li had no choice but to explain, "The prince can't die yet, I'll go and see, last time was too hasty, this time I want to see how his condition is after drinking my prescription. If the situation doesn't get worse, with these silver needles, and some suitable medicine, and using internal force to unblock the Qi channels, at least I can live for another half a month."

The disease cannot be cured, but before the last step, the genius doctor can prolong the life of the patient for a few days.

Mo Li continued to say to the gerbil: "At least tell the prince about the sixth prince. The sixth prince is too young, and it is not suitable for him to leave the jade seal to him. If the prince calls several younger brothers together, let them Don't fight with the common people, does Brother Meng think it's useful?"

The gerbil raised its paw to touch its chin, thought for a moment and shook its head slightly.

"cannot?"

The gerbil continued to shake his head.

"Oh, it's not good to say." Mo Li understood, and after thinking about it, he agreed with Meng Qi's opinion.

It is not the prince's wishes that can make these princes become one, but the hatred for Lu Zhang.

Mo Li said to himself: "So, it's a good thing that Lu Zhang is alive?"

Whether it is the second prince or the sixth prince, after all, they are too young, have experienced too little, and have not really grown up yet.Lu Zhang was alive, but these princes could clearly realize their own shortcomings. If Lu Zhang died at this time, they would not treat each other well, and the addition of several forces in the Qi Dynasty would only make things worse.

"Qi Dynasty... internal and external troubles, it's like a tricky prescription, and it's hard to even change it. If you want to change the king's medicine, there is no substitute. The quality of the minister's medicine is not good, and you can't find a better one."

Mo Li put down the charcoal pen, folded up the prescription, and pressed it under the candlestick.

"Brother Meng?"

Fat Mouse slid into his arms along the ink carp's collar.

——Refused to change human form.

The ink carp caught the gerbil through the clothes, preventing it from continuing to drill inside.

Forget it, gerbils are better than fat dolls.

The dark clouds slowly covered the moonlight, and when the brilliance of the silver moon penetrated the clouds again, there was no one in the room, and the neatly packed luggage on the table was gone.

***

East Palace.

Far from reducing the guards outside the palace walls, the number has actually increased.

It's just that compared with the original strictness, it is much easier to talk now. Not only did the imperial doctor come in, but also various things were sent in an endless stream.Including the rare medicinal materials stored in the royal inner library, as well as several pieces of priceless warm jade.

These are of course not Lu Zhang's orders, but the meaning of the third prince.

The prince was seriously ill, and the two prime ministers of course wanted to know the specific situation, and immediately agreed to send half of the imperial physicians to go to see him.

The remaining half was treated for the emperor who was still unable to get up and speak clearly.

The crown prince won't live long, and the ministers of the Wenyuan Pavilion know this, and they are still willing to stand on the side of the eldest son emotionally.However, the prince's fortune is poor, so there is no possibility of ascending the throne.

In any case, things have to be done beyond reproach.The third prince respects and loves his elder brother. Although the emperor is seriously ill at the same time and needs to be sick and cannot stay in front of the prince's sick bed, he proposes to distribute good medicinal materials to the prince, and send warm jade and other rare treasures to the prince. This kind of respect and friendship, It will be a good talk when the third prince ascends the throne in the future, so you can write a special one.

The prime minister nodded, the emperor can't manage affairs, and the courtiers in charge of the inner treasury and the servants still don't know how to control the rudder?

Even if he didn't want to express his loyalty so quickly, he didn't dare to neglect the third prince and ignore the meaning of Wenyuan Pavilion.

So the East Palace suddenly became lively, and the servants carrying medicinal materials and treasures were sandwiched between the staff of the Imperial Medical Office, which seemed extraordinarily chaotic.The princess didn't care about anything, she just chanted scriptures, and the chief servant of the East Palace was very busy leading the people.

"What are you doing here now? It's just adding to the chaos!"

"Those imperial doctors still have the face? If they hadn't responded falsely and delayed His Highness's illness, how could they..."

The prince coughed a few times, and the maid beside him immediately fell silent.

The court lady Yu Lan carefully took the medicine bowl from the prince's hand, looked at the prince's face, and couldn't help saying happily: "Your Highness's face is better today, and the cough is less, that..."

She quickly realized that she was wrong, and changed her words, "This hard-earned prescription is indeed effective."

Just as he was talking, another servant came in with the boiled medicine.

The prince didn't speak, the waiter was very winking, seeing the empty bowl with residue in Yu Lan's hand, lowered his head, put the medicine bowl and plate on the low table, bowed and retreated.

"The imperial physicians are all in the side hall, and they are arguing very much. One said that the medicine was not enough, and the other said that it could not be used any more." Yu Lan said respectfully, but her tone could not help but sarcasm, "They talked enthusiastically, but they didn't Prescribing prescriptions by oneself, according to the servant girl, this is delaying time."

The maids and servants in the palace all showed resentment.

Whether it's the imperial doctor or the civil servants, it seems that the whole palace is waiting for the prince to die.

Even today's excitement is like a play that is ready to be sung.

Yu Lan suddenly heard birds chirping outside, she immediately got up and went out.

After a while, Yu Lan came back in a hurry and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, there is a secret report. The sixth prince returned to Beijing today. He was supposed to be escorted into the palace by the imperial guards and put under house arrest. However, when they entered the palace for interrogation, they closed the car curtain When I lifted it, I found that the person was gone."

The prince paused, and a helpless smile appeared on his lips: "The sixth child has escaped."

"Yes, where does Your Highness think he will go?"

"... He thinks that the military officer he can trust is not a civil servant." The prince took a few breaths, and said in a low voice, "I still can't think of it for the time being, I hope he can be smarter and don't do stupid things."