Chapter 83
Originally, Li Qianyu wanted to ride a horse, which would be faster, but although Mu Qing was much stronger, he was a scholar who had never ridden a horse, not to mention Annu, so Li Qianyu changed his mind and used the carriage. (Fengwu Literature Network)
Li Qianyu likes to raise horses, and the horses he raises are all tall and long-legged, and they don't look like purebred Central Plains horses. However, they had a good temper, and did not mean to play tricks, and they dutifully pulled the carriage forward.
Because it is a rare Maxima, the speed is very impressive.
Lan Ruo sat alone on the stool in front of the carriage, holding the leather rope in his hand, but he didn't move, only tugged at it from time to time when he was about to turn a corner.
In the carriage, Li Qianyu sat alone on one side and closed his eyes against the soft car wall, while Mu Qing sat on the other side with An Nu.
Mu Qing had also made a carriage before, and when he ran from Yizhou to Guizhou in a hurry, he rented a carriage, but the car dragged by the old horse was really simple, and there was no comparison at all.
The walls of the carriage were wrapped in several layers of soft cloth, and it was fluffy and soft when you leaned in. I don't know what shock-absorbing skills are used for this, but the teacup on the small mahogany table is placed smoothly and steadily, without shaking at all.
Anu was scooping a small fan and fanning the fire in the small clay stove, because the carriage was well ventilated, even if the fire was lit, it did not feel hot. Mu Qing waited blankly, motionless.
Mu Qing brought snacks, but just eating this would make his mouth feel dry, so he wanted to drink water. But now that he has cultivated his lips and tongue, Bai Shui is not satisfied: "It would be nice if there were tea leaves." โ
When Li Qianyu heard this, he opened his eyes slightly, pointed to a corner with a jade jade fan, and knocked on it, and it was a dark box. Mu Qing blinked, took out a brown paper bag from it, opened it, and it was pale powder.
"What is this?" Mu Qing was a little curious.
"Tea powder." Li Qianyu's voice was as cool as water, "If you lose that mood when you make tea outside, you naturally can't taste anything, so you just use this to make do." โ
Mu Qing stretched out his fingers, dipped some tea powder and put it in his mouth, and what instantly spread was the rich milky fragrance with the sweet aroma of almonds and the bitterness and clarity of the faint tea leaves.
Speaking of tea powder, it is actually quite similar to the milk tea of later generations, but the process is much more complicated, and the ingredients are also much more examined. Although it is only a tiller of tea in Li Qianyu's mouth, it is mixed with fine tea buds and goat's milk bricks ground into powder, with almond powder and frosting, which is very fragrant when warm.
This will make the water boil, Mu Qing poured some tea powder in the tea bowl, brewed it with hot water, the rich sweet milk smell was wafting with the quiet fragrance of tea leaves, straight into his nose, Mu Qing took a sip when he was colder, and squinted his eyes comfortably.
"It tastes good." Mu Qing smiled and said, "Brother Li, do you want it?" โ
"Hmm." Li Qianyu did not refuse, and nodded.
Mu Qing didn't know that Li Qianyu would also like sweet food, after all, this tea powder tasted very sweet to drink, so he also poured a cup and handed it to him.
Li Qianyu took it, slowly blew the milk foam on it, and then took a sip and scooped it into his hand. Mu Qing looked at him, and only felt that some people seemed to have carved the rules into their bones, and their gestures were full of nobility. However, Mu Qing is usually used to being casual, and he doesn't want to learn, so he is happy.
Speaking of which, this water is placed in a sheepskin bag, but there is no peculiar smell, Mu Qing said: "Brother Li, what is the method of making this sheepskin bag, it can actually be filled with water without smelling, it is strange." โ
From the time this person tinkered with things like quills and Wenqing Daily, Li Qianyu knew that he liked these things, and he wouldn't hide them, but this time Mu Qing thought about it: "It's not that the bag is fine, but that this water is the snow water saved in winter, only take the snow that falls on the petals when the plum blossoms bloom, and store it in one place, and after it melts, it will be completely clear." โ
When Mu Qing heard this, he was still smiling and drinking tea, but his heart had already changed.
Just took that little bit of snow down, and drank it so simply, looking at Li Qianyu's appearance, it was clear that there was no pity, and he knew that people didn't mind. Although I have long known that Li Qianyu is a complete hedonist, it is not easy to sit in this position.
Evil feudalism!
However, as a party of enjoyment, Mu Qing felt that he should drink tea now.
After drinking a cup, Mu Qing did not make any more tea powder, but poured a glass of water. I took a sip, but it was a faint fragrance. He put the cup down and said, "Where did Brother Li get this way of eating?" โ
Li Qianyu drank all the tea early, leaned against the wall of the carriage and made it upright, and when he heard Mu Qing's question, his narrow eyebrows moved, and then he said: "I have trade with the Liao people, this is from them, but it is not so fine." โ
Mu Qing was a little surprised: "Liao Kingdom seems to be a little far away from Mizhou. "Actually, it's not just far, one in the north and the other in the south, almost across the Great Zhou.
Li Qianyu bent the corners of his lips, and a faint smile bloomed on this person's face: "Although the Liao people have never had any good intentions, they always have a lot of good things, rather than giving them to the Japanese people, it is better to use them for me." Those and the horses of the Liao Kingdom are indeed excellent. โ
"I thought you didn't like the Liao people." Mu Qing stuffed a piece of snack into his mouth.
Li Qianyu tugged at the corners of his mouth, neither agreeing nor objecting.
Mu Qing fed the snacks in his mouth with water, wiped the corners of his mouth, and then pinched up another piece, and said in his mouth: "Since you don't like them, you might as well take this opportunity to hollow them out." โ
Hollowed out? This word is very strange, and Li Qianyu became interested: "Let's talk about it." โ
Mu Qing saw that he had the posture to let himself talk for a long time, so he put down the piece of dim sum with a pity on his face, and then looked at Li Qianyu and said: "Although the Liao people are brave, they are accustomed to living in a fixed place. It may be that their people are used to it, but their nobles must envy the noble life of the Great Zhou, who can live in spacious houses, have groups of slaves, and have beautiful concubines. โ
"You know." Li Qianyu seemed to be smiling.
Mu Qing shrugged, this is what is played on TV, and those * ancient dignitaries are so envious, jealous and hateful: "Since he has something that can be used by me, we simply hollow him out with those they like." He likes jade, porcelain, Confucian culture, and beautiful wives and concubines, so he exchanges them all for him. When they become obsessed with these things, they will step off their horses and enter the golden house. And we, if we want their war horses, their cattle and sheep, they can exchange these things for thousands of benefits and enjoyment, and when they are all empty, it is the time to destroy miรจ. โ
When Li Qianyu heard this, he didn't speak for a long time, he didn't react, he didn't have any expression, he scooped a small fan and sat there motionless. Mu Qing ignored him, scooped up a piece of dim sum and stuffed it into his mouth, scooped another piece and stuffed it directly into Annu's mouth, Annu was startled, but he still covered his mouth and finished eating. Obviously, the sweet crystal cake is very much liked by Annu, and the eyes of the pretty little face and smile are narrowed.
"This plan is very poisonous." At this time, Li Qianyu spoke up, and there was a heavy light in his eyes.
Mu Qing didn't think there was anything about it, after all, in the previous life, there were many such things in history.
If you want to destroy its form, first destroy its god.
When a nation loses the spirit on which it depends, it is not far from extinction. The Liao people rely on their persistence and courage, so they use these to corrupt him and divide him. It's not hard to think of.
But this kind of strategy is unthinkable in Li Qianyu's opinion, he can do the bloody act of blowing up the village of Renjiadukou, but he has never thought of this method of exterminating the clan.
This is not only vicious, but also a bit lacking in morality.
However, Li Qianyu didn't mind, maybe there were still many loopholes in Mu Qing's idea, but this Li Qianyu opened a window that had never been opened before.
Mu Qing's eyes slanted at Li Qianyu, to be honest, he saw what kind of person this prince was, so he dared to say these words unscrupulously: "Poison is poison, as long as it is useful." โ
Li Qianyu laughed, and his already beautiful face was brightened by this sincere smile: "This is very good, this king likes it." โ
Mu Qing also smiled, and then ate another piece of snack.
The strategy that has been praised by later generations for many criticisms and many has taken shape in this small carriage, and it is just from Mu Qing's words that are just joking.
Annu looked at them from behind, and only felt that when these two people looked at each other and smiled, it was clearly full of calculations and intrigues. Annu looked away from it, and the tips of her fingers seemed to inadvertently wipe the snack box.
Li Qianyu didn't speak anymore, he needed to plan well in his heart for those words just now. Mu Qing didn't have so much thought, he was hungry, so he wanted to eat, and those snacks just now were only half full. I felt my hand into the box, pinched a piece of snack and put it in my mouth, but the next moment I bit something, hard and hard.
Mu Qing blinked, silently pressed the thing under his tongue, raised his eyes slightly and looked up at Li Qianyu, and found that the person was closing his eyes and recuperating, frowning slightly and not knowing what he was thinking, Mu Qing pretended to turn around and open the bookcase, raised his hand, covered his mouth with wide sleeves, and spit out a silver projectile from his mouth.
Annu was still staring at the fire, and didn't seem to be paying attention, so Mu Qing put the projectile in the palm of his hand and carefully pinched it open, and there was a note inside.
'The emperor is sick, and the monarch is very safe. โ
Mu Qing's face changed by these eight words, but he immediately cleaned up his expression.
Although the number of words is not much, it is not difficult for Mu Qing to think of the mystery in this. Li Qianyu will attack the emperor sooner or later, and it is almost the same whether he will use poison or directly assassinate him, it is only a matter of time. But now it seems that I am afraid that poison has been used, and there is also the shadow of Li Qianyu's mother Concubine Yuan.
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It is not easy to go to the capital here, Mu Qing gritted his teeth.
Although the mind is full of thoughts, it is actually only a blink of an eye. Mu Qing stuffed the note into his mouth without hesitation and swallowed it in one gulp, then took a sip of water from the cup and swallowed it.
Dim sum, and a piece of paper, Mu Qing is not hungry at all now.
It stands to reason that Li Qianyu will definitely not sue him for such a secret, this is definitely not something he hid, if it was Dong Feng who sent snacks...... It wouldn't be, Mu Qing could see that the person had pinned his entire net worth on Li Qianyu, and this kind of thing that collapsed to tell him that it would not do him the slightest benefit.
But knowing is better than not knowing, Mu Qing pinched the silver projectile, and until he couldn't see the shape, his wrist trembled slightly, and he took out a book, looking calm.
Naturally, he couldn't see it, and there was already sweat on the forehead of Annu, who was facing away from him, and when he saw Mu Qing's calm expression, he was relieved and stretched out his hand to wipe the sweat.
It's just that this sweat is not smoked by the fire at all, but very cold.
The author has something to say: remember the silver projectile that was accidentally intercepted by Annu? This is the pill that Annu accidentally intercepted, originally he didn't give it to Mu Qing because he was afraid that he would get involved in those things, but now he gave it to him because Mu Qing had been made unable to get out by Li Qianyu, so it was better to know more
Anu is not simple, but absolutely loyal
Mu Xiaoqing: Why did I eat the paper inexplicably? Does that stuff digest?
Li Liulang: This king is already merciful and generous for not letting you spit it out
Mu Xiaoqing: =a= [Pounce down.]