The speaker was unintentional, but the listener was intentional. Chen Liqiu just said it casually, but Changsheng thought of Chen Liqiu's former confidante, Miss Zhao. Miss Zhao's miserable experience made Chen Liqiu burn inside and out, and he went on a killing spree. In order to give Zhao Chen Liqiu did not hesitate to rebel against the imperial court in order to take revenge on the young lady. If he had not been the mediator, Chen Liqiu would still be a guilty criminal until now.
Living without something you like is a very sad thing, but having something you like will be a drag. The so-called drag is not a hindrance and trouble, but a constant worry for fear of losing it.
Chen Liqiu and Li Zhongyong didn't know what Changsheng was thinking. As they walked, they discussed in low voices which ancient tomb they should go to next, and how many soldiers and horses they should bring with them to transport it.
The three of them went to the woods to the east of the city. Several woodcutters immediately came forward to salute them. They were not real woodcutters, but were pretended by the school lieutenant to protect Batulu. After all, Batulu was a mixed person and lived in In the field, Li Zhongyong and Chen Liqiu were worried.
The three of them entered the woods and found the shack where Batulu lived. They also saw the cowshed that Batulu built for the fire unicorn, but they did not see Batulu and the fire unicorn.
Seeing Changsheng looking around, Chen Liqiu waved his hand and said, "It's okay, the boss often rides it around. Don't you know him well? If you get a good thing, you can't wait to go out and show off all day long."
"When can you come back?" Changsheng asked casually.
"You can't say for sure. The mythical beast you gave him can soar into the clouds and mist, just like a god. The boss likes it very much." Chen Liqiu pointed to a big wine gourd in the corner of the shack. "Did you see it? It was there a few days ago. Find a wine gourd and dress up as a god."
Changsheng smiled, "Why didn't you carry it out today?"
"The gourd is a delicate thing, and its skin is very thin. How can he carry this thing with his clumsy hands?" Chen Liqiu picked up the gourd and turned it around. "Look, he has broken it a long time ago."
Changsheng smiled, and Li Zhongyong and Chen Liqiu also laughed. Before his death, Master asked them to take good care of Batu. So far, they have done a good job. Except for being imprisoned by Yang Shouxin for a period of time in Qingyang, Batu Lu didn't suffer much either.
When the three of them came over, Mr. Hei had been following them. Seeing Changsheng turning back to look at Mr. Hei, Li Zhongyong guessed what he was thinking, "It's hard to come here, let's have lunch before leaving."
"The second brother is right, you can leave after lunch," Chen Liqiu said, "We will prepare in the afternoon and leave tonight. The gold and silver will be delivered to the Ministry of Finance in the fastest seven days."
After hearing what the two said, Chang Sheng did not refuse. The turtle treasure was obtained very smoothly, and no time was wasted on the way. It was relatively easy to rush to Shenzhou.
The three of them waited for a while, but when Baturu didn't come back, they left the woods and returned the same way.
Back at the government office, the three of them drank tea and talked in the main hall. It was rare for the three senior brothers to get together, so naturally they had endless things to talk about. Let’s talk about personal matters first. Chen Liqiu had already taken two Zhongnan Immortal Apricots. The legend was true. Zhongnan Fairy apricots can indeed give birth to wind and thunder wings. The shape of the wind and thunder wings resembles the wings of birds, but they are not real feathers. They are silver wings made of the wood spiritual energy contained in the fairy apricots. Since they are the condensation of wood spiritual energy, they cannot Being injured by a sword does not mean that you are invulnerable, but that the damaged area can be restored to its original state instantly after being scratched by a sharp weapon.
The reason why it is called "Wind and Thunder Wings" is because it flies extremely fast in the air, and the sound of breaking wind is like the roar of wind and thunder. Since each of these pairs of wind and thunder wings is more than ten feet long, there is no display in place, only in the air. Only then can relaxation be induced.
Now Li Zhongyong and Chen Liqiu still have a pair of Zhongnan Immortal Apricots in their hands, which were prepared by Chang Sheng for Takeda Mayumi. Since they were given to them in a short time, they did not have time to rush to Dengzhou to find Takeda Mayumi.
After talking about private matters, we talked about official matters, mainly how to raise money for the court. In addition to the things in the ancient tombs that the master had taken several people to before, the two of them also had a turtle treasure in their hands. Next, they had to rely on turtles. Find the unclaimed treasures underground.
The imperial court required a large amount of expenses every day. Even if everyone on our side worked together, it would be difficult to guarantee the imperial court's embankment construction, disaster relief, and military supplies and military payments. What's more, there were millions of officials and government servants in the Tang Dynasty who received salaries, and they also needed to support their families.
In addition to gold, silver and jewelry, there are also many copper utensils in the ancient tombs. Bronze utensils are also useful. After being taken out, they can be melted down to make money. But even including these, the Ministry of Household Affairs still cannot make ends meet.
In fact, Li Zhongyong and Chen Liqiu had little hope for the turbulent Tang Dynasty, which was getting worse. If it was a small house, it would still be possible to repair it after it was damaged, but the Tang Dynasty had hundreds of states and counties and a population of more than 70 million. , is an extremely large palace. Now the beams, pillars, doors and walls of this palace are all damaged, and there is air leakage from all sides. No one has the repair materials at all. What's more, the vassal town is divided and foreign enemies have invaded, so we have no time for repairs.
Although they had given up hope in the Tang Dynasty, Li Zhongyong and Chen Liqiu did not say anything depressing because they knew that Changsheng owed Longhu Mountain a favor, and the emperor also trusted him after becoming an official. The king also pardoned the death penalty of the two men. A man must never be ungrateful.
Even if the two of them didn't talk, Changsheng knew what they were thinking. The Tang Dynasty was like a terminally ill patient. The Anshi Rebellion a hundred years ago had damaged its vitality, and the Huangchao Rebellion ten years ago had damaged its vitality. Regarding the five internal organs, it is extremely difficult to turn the tide now.
But just because the Tang Dynasty is terminally ill, we can't just stand by and let it fend for itself. This is like a family member suffering from a terminal illness. Many people will try to save them to no avail, and in the end they can only abandon them in cold blood under the guise of losing money and money. But he won't live forever. Even if he knows that he can't be saved, he will give everything he has and try his best, even if he ends up bankrupt and lose both his life and property.
It is sheer nonsense that there is no filial son before a bedridden patient. It only applies to cold-blooded and cowardly ordinary people. A true warm-blooded filial son will never despise his relatives who are bedridden because they can always remember the kindness their relatives treated them before they were bedridden.
What's more, everything depends on human effort. Although it seems hopeless, as long as you don't give up, miracles may happen.
At about midnight in the morning, Batulu came back. He didn't know that Changsheng was coming, but the captains pretending to be woodcutter told him to come to the government office according to Chen Liqiu's instructions.
Seeing Changsheng, Batulu immediately beamed with joy. His childhood illness burned out his brain and he had no scheming. Precisely because he had no scheming, the joy he showed was extremely sincere and even a little exaggerated, "Haha, Lao Wu .”
As long as it is sincere, it is the best. Changsheng would definitely dislike it if someone else sat next to him with a snot-filled nose and the smell of cow dung, but he would not do it to Batulu. Seeing Baturu running away, he was out of breath. , then handed him his tea cup, "Elder brother, what are you doing here?"
Batulu took the tea cup and drank it in one gulp, then wiped his mouth with his sleeve and said, "He went to travel around the world."
"How about the mount I gave you?" Changsheng asked with a smile.
"Okay, that's great," Batulu said and suddenly remembered something, "By the way, you came just in time, come with me to see it. It has been sick these past two days and keeps farting."
Seeing Batulu pulling Changsheng, Chen Liqiu hurriedly raised his hand to stop him, "Don't listen to his nonsense, that cow is not sick at all."
"Why are you not sick? You can fart if you are not sick?" Batulu glared.
"You eat ten pounds of beans a day and you still fart." Chen Liqiu looked at him.
Chang Sheng was not sure whether what Chen Liqiu said was an exaggeration, so he turned to look at Li Zhongyong standing aside.
Li Zhongyong waved his hand secretly, indicating that he should ignore Batulu.
Batulu also watched what was served, and Changsheng was the one who spoiled him the most among his brothers. "Come on, come on, come with me to see my sacred cow."
Changsheng had no choice but to stand up.
"You don't need to drag him away," Chen Liqiu said with a wicked smile, "That cow will recognize his master, but he will not recognize you when he sees Lao Wu."
This trick worked well. After hearing this, Batulu immediately changed his mind and sent Changsheng back to his seat. "Farting is not a big problem, so I won't bother you. You sit here and I will kill the pig for you."
"There are no pigs at home." Chen Liqiu shook his head.
"Then I'll go out and buy it." Batulu turned around and walked away. After walking a few steps, he turned back and extended his hand to Changsheng. "Give me some money. They always bully me. They don't even give me the wages given by the court." .”
After Changsheng smiled, he took off his purse and handed it over. There was a lot of gold and silver in his purse, enough to buy a hundred pigs.
Batulu took the money bag and turned around to go.
Seeing this, Li Zhongyong frowned and stopped, "Hurry up and return the money to Lao Wu. What time has it been? If you are slaughtering now, when will you be able to eat? Lao Wu is still in a hurry to leave."
"Okay, let's not kill him then." Batulu sat down, but instead of returning the money bag to Changsheng, he casually put it on his waist.
Chang Sheng didn’t care and just laughed it off…
