Ever since the old man got the fire toad, he hugged it all day long like he got a big baby.
Not long after the Mid-Autumn Festival, Gou Liang woke up one day and saw the old man, and saw a black flame staring at his head. He rubbed his eyes and took a closer look. After confirming that he was not dazzled, he said quietly: "Grandpa, you should stay away from all burning things for the past two days, especially the poison in your hand."
The old man agreed with all his mouth, but how could he remember all this after two mouthfuls of yellow soup, holding the fire toad, looking at the stars, watching the moon and chatting about life, the consequences can be imagined——
The fire toad jumped out of the tank and wanted to escape, but the old man chased him all the way, knocking down the oil lamp and the wine bottle. The weather was dry, and the fire ignited in an instant. Not only did the house burn down to the charred stone frame, but even the old man's beloved fire toad, which the old man had been guarding for two years, was also buried in the sea of flames.
Now the old man sobered up without resorting to extreme measures. He was caught by Zhong Quan and couldn't rush into the fire to rescue his fire toad, so he sat on the ground and began to cry loudly.
Gou Liang: "..."
I'm afraid that when the original owner's mother died, the old man had never been so heartbroken.
Sitting on Zhong Quan's arm, he silently counted the traces of other fire toads, and finally asked Zhong Quan to go out and catch two for him.
They originally planned to go to the south of the Yangtze River to recuperate Gou Liang's leg injury when winter was about to enter, but now they had to move forward.
At this time, they were on their way to the south.
In the carriage, the old man hugged the buy-one-get-one-free Huotoad and couldn't put it down, worrying whether it would be better to fry them raw or air-dried and crushed for medicine. It was impossible to expect him to take care of Gou Liang. Therefore, Zhong Quan specially summoned a dog shadow to drive, and he stayed in the carriage to take care of him. Gou Liang saw that he was hunched over and couldn't stretch his legs and feet, so he worked hard for him. Fortunately, they quickly switched from land to water. .
The building boat was moving at a constant speed in the sea, and a flag with black border and red letters was hung on the mast, with the word "Lin" written on it, and it was flying in the wind.
Zhong Quan came into the house and reported: "Master, a message was sent from Beijing to Zhong Yue that there will be an earthquake in Yandi Xingtang County in the near future. He and Li Yan want to take this opportunity to reverse the current situation."
He handed the note sent by Fei Ge to Gou Liang, who raised his hand to signal him to wait a moment.
The pen was rushing away, Gou Liang finished writing this medicine scripture silently before putting down the pen.
—Because of the old man's death, his many years of practicing medicine and medical books were burned in that fire. Fortunately, Gou Liang had read his masterpieces during this period of time, and now he copied them one by one silently for him, otherwise what they walked along the way would not be the sea but the old man's tears.
Squeezing his sore wrist, Gou Liang raised his hand to take the note, and frowned slightly after reading it.
Since Zhang Tian died in Prince An's Mansion on the night of Mid-Autumn Festival and Meng Fenghe confessed to Zhong Yue, Li Yan's reputation fell to the bottom.
Although there is no evidence to directly prove that he ordered Zhong Yue to kill Zhang Tian and blame King An, the relationship between him and Zhong Yue has been confirmed and there is no excuse. As the crown prince of a country, it is not a good thing to be fond of the south wind. Not to mention that the emperor's desk was filled with reference books of the censor, under An Wang's careful publicity, almost everyone in the capital knew about His Royal Highness' affair with the crown prince.
Emperor Wu even reprimanded Li Yan for this, and confined him to the East Palace for self-examination behind closed doors. Not only did he not even give a time limit, but he was also not allowed to participate in the government during this period.
Emperor Wu may not have been clear about Li Yan's fondness for Nanfeng before, but he couldn't bear to play it on Zhong Yue's head.
Who is Zhong Yue
Not only was he the one who offered the secret medicine to prolong his life but also had the means to poison him, he was also a member of the Zhong family of Tianji Mountain.
Whether it is Daliang or other countries, everyone has a deep awe and fear of the Tianji Zhong family, and there are rumors among the people: those who win the Tianjizi will win the world.
—Didn’t the founding emperor of Daliang verify this rumor
Such a person has too close contacts with the prince of a country, which in itself is a provocation and disrespect to the emperor. What's more, unlike when he was in the prime of life and looked down upon the Zhong family, today's Emperor Wu is very secretive about the Zhong family's profound arts, and he is more in awe than fear. Not only because he is getting old and afraid of sickness, fear of death and worshiping ghosts and gods, but also because it was the secret medicine that Zhong Gu's great-grandfather left to the Li family a year ago to save his life from the gate of hell.
So he tolerated Li Yan's personal morality being damaged, but he never wanted him to stand on the same front with Zhong Yue.
This time Li Yan was grounded, apparently to make him reflect on himself, but in fact it was the emperor's intention to seize power.
During this period of time, Li Yanben had lost a lot of wings, and this time he was the one who made a mistake, and the emperor had nothing to do with him. He had nothing to do but practice calligraphy in the East Palace every day, so he probably could only curse the emperor in his heart to return to the west sooner. up.
Zhong Yue was also very tormented when he couldn't see him.
The Ministry of Criminal Justice invited him to visit, but they didn't dare to torture Zhong Yue, so naturally they couldn't find anything out of the interrogation.
After leaving the Ministry of Punishment, the furious Zhong Yue asked the order to enter the palace, and bargained with the emperor. In the end, a piece of the Zhong family's secret medicine Yanshou Dan was used in exchange for the emperor's attitude of calming things down and not embarrassing him. But if Li Yan was involved, Ren Zhongyue didn't let go no matter how sidestepping Emperor Wu - he was determined to suppress the prince.
Zhong Yue thought hard until he watched the stars last night and detected that there would be an earthquake in Yandi. He knew that this would be an excellent opportunity for him and Li Yan to turn around.
If it is said that Zhong Yue has no regrets for Li Yan, it is not true. As the favorite of heaven, Zhong Yue just can't bear the fact that Li Yan doesn't love him enough, and he has to completely conquer Li Yan to be reconciled. He got into the corner of the horn and was stubborn. Not only did he put down his body and flatter Li Yan repeatedly, but this time he spent a lot of money!
—Taking his own heart and soul, divination the specific time and place where the earthquake will occur.
Even if Zhong Yue's aptitude is better than the rest of the Zhong family, but he is too young, and it is natural to pay a huge price for spying on such secrets.
Gou Liang watched him vomit blood so that his face turned pale, and he forcibly sacrificed three years of his life in exchange for this chance, and couldn't help but sigh: Love can't get it, it really makes people crazy.
Thinking of this, Gou Liang casually put aside the heavenly secret that Zhong Yue had exhausted his efforts in divination, and looked at Zhong Quan: "Push me out."
Zhong Quan followed his words.
In order to let him pass unimpeded, the cabin was specially remodeled and all the thresholds were removed, and the wooden wheels rolled over the boards, making regular and gentle rolling sounds.
The sea breeze was coming, and occasionally there were a few crisp seabirds' calls amidst the waves. Gou Liang looked at the boundless sea, then untied the Wentian jade flute tied around his waist, put it on his lips, and began to play.
The rhyme of the song comes out with emotion, and the melody follows the mood. It is a song that Zhong Quan has never heard before, but it has a natural tranquility and warmth that makes people yearn for it.
The people on the upstairs boat put down what they were doing at the same time, looking for the source of the flute sound, even the old man who was addicted to being in love with the fire toad poked his head out from the wing room. Gradually, the sea lowered its voice as if it did not dare to disturb the visitors. The sound of the seabirds flapping their wings to greet each other was slightly better, but it quickly quieted down amidst the sound of flutes.
After a cup of tea, Gou Liang put down his jade flute.
Seeing the sad look on his brow, Zhong Quan knelt down and asked, "Master, but the result of divination is not satisfactory?"
Gou Liang handed the jade flute to him, and squeezed his swollen brows, while Zhong Quan carefully tied the jade flute back to his waist, and heard him say: "There is indeed an earthquake in Yan, but not only Xing Tang Yi County. This disaster has affected a lot. Earth Dragon started in Xing Tang, and thousands of miles around have been affected to varying degrees. I am afraid that even the emperor who is far away in the capital will feel the power of the earth. What is worse is that after three consecutive There will be no less than a hundred aftershocks every day, if the disaster is not prevented in advance, the people of Yandi will be killed and injured countless times."
His voice was quiet, but his eyes were full of worry.
After pondering for a while, Gou Liang said: "Flying pigeons pass the letter to Qin Tianjian Liu Jianzheng, be sure to let him and the emperor tell the truth, even if the imperial court cannot send troops to rescue, the materials and manpower needed for disaster relief must be prepared. In addition, promote The dog shadows in Lingyan, order them to try to gain the trust of the parents, officials and people of these counties, and move them to a safe place as much as possible before noon on the 24th."
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to Zhong Quan, and Zhong Quan tacitly picked him up and walked quickly back to the study.
Gou Liang integrated the disaster relief knowledge he had learned in the last two worlds, and drafted a few feasible and critical disaster relief and self-rescue items and handed them to him, "Send them to Yandi and Qin Tianjian, and the speed must be fast!"
"Yes, master!"
There are tens of millions of people in Yandi, but the earthquake is less than five days away from Gou Liang's divination, so Zhong Quan dare not neglect in such a hurry.
When he returned to the study, Gou Liang was grinding ink. His movements were unhurried, and he grinded the ink stick in one direction. The boring and repetitive process was the most calming—this is the habit of the original owner's state of mind. He wanted to separate the country and the common people from himself, and live a free and easy life, but he still couldn't bear it when things came to an end.
Zhong Quan knew it clearly, stepped forward and said softly: "Master, the subordinates have already settled the matter. The pigeons will arrive at Yandi tomorrow, so don't worry about the master."
Gou Liang nodded, dipped a little ink on his fingertips and tasted it, then added some water to dilute it and continued to grind the ink, saying: "That's good."
"The Zhong family regards the Taichang Temple as the master of the state, and it is not a national ceremony. The society is in great trouble. Now ten years have passed, and the beauty of the Taichang Temple has disappeared, and even the Qin Tianjian has been implicated. The Liujian was originally Grandfather's favorite student, worthy of his father's brother, if it wasn't for the Liu family's deep heritage, he would have been angered by Emperor Wu and demoted him out of Beijing. Although the official hat has not been removed, life must not have been easy these years. If he can seize the opportunity this time— what you do?"
Zhong Quan stretched out his hand suddenly, Gou Liang avoided it in shock and gave him a glare.
Zhong Quan did not retreat, but walked two steps forward, and said with a normal expression: "Master's face is stained with ink, and this subordinate will wipe it off for you."
Gou Liang seemed to be making a fuss like this, he let out a sigh, but he did not refuse reluctantly.
The hand that has been practicing swords all the year round has thick calluses on its fingertips. The rough fingers gently wiped Gou Liang's ink-stained lips. An involuntary cautiousness. The ink stains were easily wiped off, but the fingers lingered on the soft lips, and no matter how lightly they touched, the pale pink lips slowly coated with a layer of red fat.
Zhong Quan took too long to wipe.
But Gou Liang didn't notice that his body relaxed on the back of the chair at some point, looking up at Zhong Quan's handsome face in a daze.
Still sharp with sword-browed star pupils, Zhong Quan's pupils are light brown in color, looking more stern and indifferent than ordinary people, but at this moment his eyes are full of gentleness and nothing else. nothing else. Gou Liang's heart beat faster, and he didn't come back to his senses until the ink stick accidentally slipped his hand and splashed a little thick ink, "Zhong Quan..."
"Master, what are your orders?"
Zhong Quan lowered his body respectfully, but forgot to withdraw his hand from his face.
Gou Liang's eyes dodged a little, and he forgot what he wanted to say for a moment. Just as he didn't know what to do, he heard a sudden fierce quarrel outside the house. The old man's angry voice was unusually clear. He hurriedly said, "Go out and see what happened."
Zhong Quan did not leave immediately, but glanced at his ink-stained hands.
Gou Liang seemed to be burned by that gaze, he took his hand back and said, "I'll clean it up myself, you go, don't let anyone offend Grandpa."
"The subordinate obeys."
After he went out, Gou Liang quickly wiped his hands and touched his restless little heart.
[Gou Liang: He's so handsome, I'm about to suffocate! Aw, the taste of positive soul power is so strong and sweet, I really want to eat it—but why did you choose such a cheating host for me! ! Q w Q.]
[System: ... Master, the main system has already replied to you on this issue, and there is nothing I can do about it.]
[Gou Liang: Hmph, the green passage left by the main god before he fell asleep was disturbed by unknown factors and sent me away. There is no solution, so what use are you for!]
[System: m( _ _ )m]
Zhong Quan quickly returned with the old man and Lou Chuan's fat chef, and explained the whole story to Gou Liang.
It turned out that when Gou Liang played Wentian Yuxiao just now, several rare sea fish approached the boat and were caught by the boatman. The fat chef knows the goods, and he recognizes that this is a good food that even the emperor can't eat, so he specially raises it, intending to give Gou Liang a good nourishment.
Never thought that the old man had a strong nose, and when he touched the kitchen, he was about to take those few fish to practice and feed his fire toad, but the fat chef refused, and the two quarreled.
Compared to the angry old man, the fat chef is more aggrieved than him: "It's not that this subordinate intends to offend. I just asked Senior Guojiang specifically, the medicine and fire toad he made were not for you, so naturally my subordinates can't let him Such a waste of money."
The old man said unconvinced: "Your master is going to hell, what's the use of it other than a few bowls of nosebleeds and a few blisters? Besides, with your poor craftsmanship, you are the one who really spoils good things!"
The chef's old profession is killing people and stealing goods, and he is not good at cooking, but he is also the number one among the big men on board, and he is the best one except Gou Liang and Zhong Quan.
It's just that the old man is very picky and never gives the chef a good look.
Gou Liang stroked his hair and said, "Grandpa, why don't you think so? I ordered someone to take two-thirds of it for you, and leave the rest for the brothers on board to try something new, okay?"
The old man didn't agree: "What are you keeping it for? It's better to feed the dog as soon as possible."
The fat chef dared not speak out.
Gou Liang said jokingly: "Zuo Zuo has nothing to do today, why don't I cook a whole fish feast to honor Grandpa, how about it?"
The original owner also learned to wash his hands and make soup for Li Yan, which is many times better than Zhong Quan's skill of cooking everything and putting all the seasonings. Of course, compared to Chef Gou, he is still at the level of kindergarten.
However, Gou Liang's legs and feet are inconvenient now, so he is only directing from the side, and Zhong Quan will do the work.
Fortunately, the two cooperated very well.
When the rich smell of fish soup overflowed from the kitchen, the tongue straightened immediately after eating the fat chef's big pot meal for a few days.
The filial old man who originally refused in his heart but didn't like to hit his grandson sneaked in to steal food while sucking his saliva. Seeing that the fish soup was not enough for him, Gou Liang stretched out his hand to scold the semi-finished fried fish nuggets, and said with a smile: "Grandpa, there will be better ones later, you can fill your stomach now and wait later." How can I be born?"
The old man just gave up, and before leaving, he quickly stuffed a piece of fish into his mouth, and walked away as if nothing had happened with his hands behind his back.
Gou Liang: I really want to throw this old man into the sea to feed the fish! (`dish)=convex
Today's staple food is fish dumplings. The main course is boiled live fish. There are also crispy fried fish, fish fillets in sour soup, braised fish cubes and steamed whole fish.
Under the guidance of Gou Liang, the whole fish feast on this table can be said to be full of color, fragrance and taste, and the sweet, tender and delicious meat of the sea fish is a little more colorful, which makes people appetite and eat happily.
Unexpectedly, Gou Liang was taking medicine to recuperate from his injuries, but the old man unkindly and shamelessly took away the rations that should have belonged to him on the grounds that he could not eat spicy and greasy food. Gou Liang, who was drinking milky white fish soup, exhausted all his strength so as not to show his murderous aura, and continued to face it with a stiff smile.
The big men in the boat had huge appetites. They devoured all the dishes on the three tables in a short time, and happily started to lick the plates.
Under the moonlight, Gou Liang, dressed in white, sat in a wheelchair facing the sea breeze, with melancholy eyes.
Back in the study, he began to grind ink again, with those sharp eyes, he wished he could swallow the ink like an old man to relieve his hatred.
He grinded faster and harder until the system reminded him that the target was about to enter the door, then he straightened his back suddenly, switched to the otherworldly fireworks JPG, and slowly began to grind the ink.
As Zhong Quan pushed the door open, a strong smell of fish entered Gou Liang's nose. He looked over eagerly, and Zhong Quan was holding a tray in his hand—he could smell it right away from the tip of his nose. The three servings were put upside down in bowls. There was a bowl of fish porridge, a plate of fried fish nuggets with salt and pepper, and a small bowl. Spicy boiled fish!
His eyes lit up all of a sudden, he tried his best to suppress his joy, and asked solemnly, "What's the matter?"
With Zhong Quan's eyesight, how could he fail to notice the details just now? In other words, his eyes have been following Gou Liang from the beginning to the end, and he has already seen his greed.
Zhong Quan considerately did not expose it, but said: "Master, you only drank some fish soup and dumplings just now, and my subordinates are afraid that you will be hungry at night. Mr. Jiang said that this fish has the effect of calming the nerves, so the master eats more. It’s best to sleep well.”
Gou Liang's soul was taken away by the smell of the food that was lifted, he didn't pay attention to what he said, nodded his head twice, and took the chopsticks he handed over.
The fish porridge is freshly cooked. Although the amount of fried fish pieces and boiled fish is small, they are the most essential and tender parts of sea fish. Obviously, Zhong Quan specially reserved them for himself before they were cooked.
Gou Liang restrained himself from laughing out loud, but his eyes were shining brightly, and his expression of happiness after eating could not be concealed.
Zhong Quan looked at him, as if there was an itchy flesh on the tip of his heart being scratched, his heart curled up for a while, and beat violently for a while, the sharpness in his brows and eyes dissipated, and his eyes staring at Gou Liang were softer than the moonlight on the sea.
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