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At the second watch, Qin Mu once again came to the ancestral hall at the end of Wuyi Lane to carry out his good deeds.
After taking the medicine, the wounds on the big man's body no longer festered and his condition improved a little. In addition to the medicine, Qin Mu also brought a roast chicken and a jar of good wine. He tore off a chicken leg and chewed it slowly.
The big man must have been extremely hungry. He snatched the whole chicken and took a big bite. The entire chicken butt was gone in an instant.
Qin Mu stopped chewing, finding it a little hard to swallow.
"Damn it, can't you make a more noble choice?"
"That's because you scholars don't know how to eat. This chicken butt is crispy and tender, just like a young girl's breasts. When you take a bite, your mouth is full of crispy fragrance... ahem... in other words, the lotus flowers in dirty places always look particularly beautiful."
"This has nothing to do with girls... er, lotus. As the saying goes, it's better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of an ox. You're really immoral to choose a chicken's butt."
No matter what Qin Mu said, the big man was happy to eat the chicken butt. He finished it happily and took a few gulps of wine before asking, "Why did you save me?"
"I still say the same thing, you owe me one hundred thousand taels."
"you... ... ... ... "
"Okay, let me add one more thing. I admire Commander Yuan very much."
With a clang, the cold sword suddenly crossed Qin Mu's neck. The big man had already stood up and was listening to the noise outside the ancestral hall. "You actually colluded with the eunuchs of the East Factory to murder me."
What a sharp knife, and such a good sense of control, he must be a master.
Qin Mu leaned back slightly to keep his neck a little further away from the cold blade.
"Are you out of your mind? Take your broken iron away immediately. Damn it, which eye of yours saw me hooking up with the Dongchang man? Now I declare that you owe me one hundred and twenty thousand taels, and don't even think about getting less."
"If you didn't collude with the East Factory, how did you know that I was a subordinate of Commander Yuan?"
"Anyone with a little bit of common sense can guess that upstairs in Meixiang Tower, the East Factory guards shouted to arrest the traitors. Today's Ming Dynasty is full of traitors, but there are not many who can be called traitors. Do you understand?"
"General Yuan suffered a great injustice, he did not betray the court, he did not! General Yuan was framed by those eunuchs!" The big man's voice sounded a little excited, which showed that he admired Yuan Chonghuan very much.
"If you don't take your broken iron away, the price will rise to 150,000 taels. What the hell are you yelling at me for? Didn't I tell you that I admire Commander Yuan?"
Qin Mu didn't care whether Yuan Chonghuan was loyal or treacherous, a meritorious official or a criminal. As for what he said about admiring Yuan Chonghuan, that was true.
This guy is really powerful! With a shout of "pacify Liao in five years", Chongzhen, a poor man, bet his entire life on him. Those pyramid scheme leaders in later generations are not even worthy of carrying Yuan's shoes. What a big deal!
Qin Mu admitted that at least he couldn't do it, otherwise he would have stood up for justice when he saw it and taken action when the time came.
It would be great if I could get a position as a military commander now and let Chongzhen pledge his coffin money to me (if he still has the coffin money), at least it would save me a few years of struggle.
How did Yuan Chonghuan do this? It should not be as simple as how bold he was or how productive his fields were. There must be other ways. Although Qin Mu could not think of it, Yuan Chonghuan did make Chongzhen believe that he could pacify Liao within five years.
Although everyone on earth knows that the Ming Dynasty, which was covered with dog-skin plasters, wanted to pacify Liao in five years, it was the same concept as the Chinese national football team wanting to win the World Cup.
The only possibility is that Zhu Yuanzhang could crawl out of the coffin. Well, it seems that Chongzhen must have thought that he had inherited Zhu Yuanzhang's true teachings or was possessed by Zhu Yuanzhang.
Qin Mu ignored the big man's threats and weighed in his mind whether he should also stand up and shout "Pacify Liao in two years!"
No, one year, one year is enough. After a year, Chongzhen has found the crooked tree on Coal Hill and should not care whether he is a pillar of the country or not.
When the big man saw Qin Mu's admiration when he talked about Yuan Chonghuan, he quickly put away his knife, his heart filled with gratitude.
You have to know that now people all over the world are cursing Yuan Chonghuan, and the vast majority of people believe that he is colluding with the Manchu Tartars. When Yuan Chonghuan was cut into pieces, people all over the capital scrambled to eat his flesh, which shows how much people hated him.
Today, he met a rare fan of Yuan in this ancestral hall. The big man was like meeting an old friend in a foreign land. His attitude towards Qin Mu changed 180 degrees in an instant.
Qin Mu also learned that his name was Meng Ke. The other men didn't tell him, and he didn't ask.
When Qin Mu returned to the inn, the lights in the room were still on. The orange light gave off a warm feeling. Although this was not his home, for a person whose soul had been wandering for hundreds of years, being able to see a ray of light when returning home at night gave him a different feeling from others.
When the door opened, the pair of bright eyes made Qin Mu couldn't help but reveal a comfortable smile. He seemed to see a pancake. No one would believe that this incredibly beautiful little beauty was exchanged for a pancake.
"are not you sleepy?"
Shake your head.
"By the way, how did you know that I was the best person in the world? I'm very curious."
Shake your head, then nod.
Qin Mu gnashed his teeth in hatred and carried the little girl to the bed. "Lift your hips!" Then there were two slaps, and Qin Mu finally got rid of his anger. "You know, people have to talk more often, otherwise their tongues will become shorter and shorter, and eventually they will be gone."
"Young master, you are lying." The little girl's face flushed, and she stole the wine like the jade girl under the seat of Guanyin.
"You have the right to remain silent, but you must bear the consequences of your silence."
"What are the consequences?"
Snap... ... ... ... ..
The little girl covered her buttocks and went to bring the medicine. Qin Mu then remembered that he was still a patient. Well, in order to avoid being criticized by the public for not taking care of his body, he had to take this medicine.
"Did you brew this medicine yourself?"
He nodded, and then quickly added, "Yeah!"
"What did you add? Why is this medicine so sweet and fragrant?"
“I didn’t add it.”
"No way, try it."
Seeing him smacking his lips contentedly as if he had eaten delicacies from land and sea, the little girl took the bowl and took a sip. Her pretty little face suddenly became a mess, her nose was no longer a nose, her eyes were no longer eyes, and she turned from Xi Shi to Wu Yan in the blink of an eye.
"Young Master is a liar, it's so painful."
"Hahaha, you can tell at a glance that I'm a good person. From now on, we will share the good and the bad together."
"Thank you, sir."
"Thank you when you're older. Go to bed. Children need a regular schedule so they can develop well."
The little girl seemed to understand, her eyes flickering. She lowered her head to help Qin Mu make the quilt before going to sleep herself.
Qin Mu was lying alone in bed thinking about his own things. Hou Fangyu and Mao Xiang came to visit him, which made him change his mind about who to join as soon as possible.
This body is now weak and needs more training. Except for the paradise on earth in the south of the Yangtze River, the outside world is a real chaotic world. No matter whether it is a soldier or a thief, they are not good guys. If you are not careful, you may become a pile of bones on the roadside in a few days (the flesh will be eaten).
Moreover, if he went to seek refuge with someone else, he would have to carefully act like a grandson, which he was unwilling to do. After all, he had the status of a juren, and a juren was qualified to be an official. Now his name was known to everyone. If he could write a few targeted articles on current affairs, even if he could not get a position as a commander-in-chief like Yuan Chonghuan, it was still very likely that he could fill a vacancy.
With the official position as an official, one can often achieve twice the result with half the effort and also gain a good reputation. Reputation is very important these days.
Although Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong were powerful, few talented people were willing to join them because they had a bad reputation. If one wants to achieve something, talent is indispensable.
Qin Mu lay in bed, tossing and turning, thinking over and over, until four o'clock in the morning, when he had figured out the general idea, and then he fell into a sound sleep.
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ps: Cao Cao was defeated at Red Cliff and fled north alone in a panic. It was snowing and windy on the road and the scene was bleak. A white-haired old soldier helped him lead his horse while he held a broken gong and struck it in the snow, repeating in a hoarse voice: Recruiting talents! Please click to recommend... ... ... ... ... ... .
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