Chapter 50: The Taoist Priest

In the face of the emperor's anger, Menghan pretended to be scared and silenced, but in fact, she was not too worried, she analyzed that the emperor would not kill her, firstly, taking into account the face of the old prince, I am a person from the Zhenxi Palace, secondly, I just saved your life, you can't be so kind to take revenge, third, aren't you a cherished talent, am I not a well-informed and capable person in your eyes?

Menghan is sure that his life is worry-free before he dares to make such a big statement, if you are really Mingjun, you naturally understand what you should do, if you are stubborn and insist on seeking any panacea, I Yao Menghan does not have the leisure time to play with you, this kind of emperor, regard the world as a mustard, I am still here to persuade something, you should die early.

Menghan waited patiently for the emperor's reaction, but Menghan's legs were sore, and he still didn't see the emperor speak, Menghan lowered his head and didn't dare to look directly at the emperor, and beat a small drum in his heart, didn't he really move you?

After a long time, the emperor finally spoke, "You go back first!" ”

Okay, that's driving people away, is it going to your heart? I didn't do anything to me, at least it proves that you still have a cure. Meng Han was not too disappointed, and she was not ready to leave: "Your Majesty, the people still have something to ask for." ”

"You say."

"The people's daughter wants to see the Xianzun Daoist, and she asks the emperor for permission."

The emperor straightened his face, "This warlock of the rivers and lakes, who deceived the king, dared to murder my life, what do you want to see him?" ”

I think he is familiar, I am not willing to let him die like this, I want to ask him, if I know him, can I say that? Do you think I'm complicit with him when I say that? Or will I think that I have a grudge against him and deliberately retaliate against him? Menghan turned his head and began to make up, "Dao Chief, he has committed a great crime, and he is innocent of death, but the master taught the people and girls before his death, all living beings are equal, we must respect life, and we must have good thoughts in our hearts. After all, the Taoist chief died because of the people's daughter, and the people's daughter couldn't bear it, and she felt ashamed of the master, so she wanted to see off the Taoist chief, which could be regarded as reducing the blood and sins on the hands of the people's daughters. ”

"I didn't think you still had such a kind side, go ahead, I'm ready."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, the people have retired." Menghan saluted and went out, although he achieved what he wanted, he was a hundred unhappy in his heart, what does it mean that I still have such a kind side? Am I vicious? Am I callous? I kill people without seeing blood, do I? Am I such a person in the eyes of others? Why am I not kind?

Menghan returned to the mansion and went straight to Yuanxin's study, and shouted at Yuanxin: "Hey, am I kind?" ”

Yuanxin was immersed in copying the family rules, hurriedly glanced at her, lowered his head and continued to copy, "Are you sick?" ”

"You're sick, have you taken the wrong medicine lately? Why are you so honest all of a sudden? Didn't you say sitting back and waiting for death is the stupidest thing to do? ”

"yes, the problem is that I'm not sitting still, I'm sitting and copying books."

Meng Han snorted and shook his head, "I despise you." ”

Yuanxin smiled gently, "Uncle, I cultivate my self-cultivation." ”

"Raise your uncle."

Yuanxin put down his pen and hugged her from behind Menghan, "How is the emperor?" ”

Menghan proudly stretched out his hand and gestured, "One qiē is all in the grasp of this beauty." ”

"That's good." Yuanxin smiled faintly, just put it on Menghan's back, and was pushed away by her, "By the way, tell you one thing, the emperor has promised me to let me see that perverted Taoist priest before executing him." ”

"What did you see him doing? Is it possible that the emperor will think that you have bad intentions? ”

"Who is he? How much entangled am I with him? How many untold stories are behind it? Let's wait for the beautiful woman to come. Menghan threw up his sleeves and gestured, as if it was the opening of an in-depth talk show.

At dusk, Ming An took Menghan to the inner cell, and the emperor did not hand over the Taoist priest to the Criminal Department for trial and sentencing, and it seemed that he still had scruples and wanted to keep the matter secret. Ming An stopped when he sent Meng Han to the prison door, and the jailer took Meng Han through the sour and damp passage, and when he arrived at the cell where the Taoist priest was, the jailer explained a few words and left.

Menghan took a closer look, and the Xianzun Daoist who was still majestic a few days ago was already wolf at the moment, his hair was scattered in front of his face, and he was dirty, like a mouse that had been caught and shrunk in a corner in panic. He sensed that someone was coming, raised his head and crawled to the door like a life-saving straw, "Did the emperor ask you to come?" Did the emperor ask me to go back to alchemy? My elixir of immortality has not yet been completed, why is the emperor willing to kill me? ”

Menghan was frightened, and involuntarily took two steps back, looking at the Taoist priest shouting for help and struggling to die, and suddenly a scene came into mind: it was in the public hall of a yamen, and the officials on both sides were holding sticks and shouting "mighty", and there was a white-clothed prisoner kneeling under the hall, with the same face as the Taoist priest, and his hair was also scattered like this, and the wolf was unbearable. He shouted something in his mouth, his eyes seemed to be unwilling and ferocious, and he struggled but was still pulled down by the servants.

"I've seen you." Menghan said decisively.

The Taoist priest raised his head suddenly, looking at Meng Han stupidly, as if he didn't understand what Meng Han said again.

"Who are you? Why do I have a scene in my head about you being tried in court? ”

"Court? Trial? The Taoist priest's eyes widened in disbelief, "You crossed over?" ”

Oh my God, Menghan seemed to have been struck by lightning, his body stiffened and didn't obey the call, "You, you too?" ”

The Taoist priest stretched out his hand to grab Menghan, and cried: "You save me, how can we be considered fellow countrymen, meeting old acquaintances in a foreign country, one of the four joyful events in life, how can you watch your fellow countryman being killed and stand by and be indifferent, how can you bear it?" Don't you think it's really hard for us to meet? God let me meet you at this time, I must ask you to help me, you save me, you must save me! ”

Menghan's head was buzzing, and he didn't know how to react at all, you are also a modern person, a person who understands my strange behavior and thoughts in this era, which makes me feel that I am not a lone person, and I actually sent you to the guillotine with my own hands. Meng Han suddenly felt a burst of sadness, as if he had killed his relatives, and tears were dripping down, "I'm sorry I can't save you, I can't save you, I'm sorry for you." ”

"You can, you really can." The Taoist priest encouraged her, "You are a modern person, you know a lot of things they don't know, as long as you use your brain a little and use modern science to make a name for yourself, they will definitely worship you as a god, but you are from, when the time comes, what you want, it will be easy to save me." ”

Meng Han asked with teary eyes: "Is this how you deceived the emperor?" ”

The Taoist priest seemed to suddenly understand, "It's you?" It turns out that the emperor suddenly didn't believe me, was it you who did it? Did you solve the hydrogen case last time? ”

"Yes, it's me. Why exactly are you doing this, and why? ”

"Hahaha," the Taoist priest looked up and laughed: "It turns out that I was defeated in the hands of a modern person, hehehehehehe, very good, I have no regrets, I am still the smartest person in the world." ”

"Smart uncle!" Meng Han angrily shouted to the Taoist priest, "We are both modern people, why can't you use your knowledge to do something good, why do you want to embark on this road of no return, I save you, what do I use to save you, what reason do I have to save you?" ”

"Do a good deed? What good things to do? Twenty years ago, when I first came into this world, I saw a child's shaking head endorsement, and I told his father to let the child play more to be smart, and I was scolded. I saw the birds and animals in the restaurant, and I told them that these animals were rare and needed to be protected, and I was beaten up. I was arrested by a gang of thieves and used as a cattle and horse envoy, and I finally escaped and went to report to the official, but the people in the yamen ignored me and said that if I made any more trouble, they would arrest me. I am helpless, living on the streets, penniless, even beggars beat me, what can I do? ”

Menghan remembered that when she first came here a year ago, she also relied on deception to satisfy her stomach, sometimes she was caught, kowtowed, apologized and beaten, and remembered those days, she burst into tears, and her nose was sour. If she had not believed in the future, who could have said where she was now, whether she was hungry or starving, suffering or sick. "So you have a hatred for this society? Revenge? You can't take revenge on this world, so you are angry with the people around you? ”

"You won't know how much I've suffered, you won't understand what I've been humiliated into, what kind of life I've lived! The world has not given me half of love, so why should I repay it for my kindness? The grace of a drop of water is reciprocated, isn't it? How much I suffered at the beginning, I will get it back a hundred times in the body of the people here! ”

Meng Han wiped his tears with his sleeve and scolded very weakly: "Crazy! You're a lunatic! You big pervert! ”

The Taoist priest looked calm, and it was rare to have the opportunity to tell people what he really thought in his heart, and he seemed to be a lot more relaxed, "I will disappear from here after tonight, I don't know if I will go to hell or return to the 21st century, let me tell you about me, no one knows my story yet." No one in this world understands me, and I said it in vain, others still think I'm crazy and talking nonsense, but fortunately, with you, I was satisfied to see someone who understood my words before I died. The Taoist priest laughed twice lonely, and continued: "In the 21st century, I am an actor, although I am not popular, but the third and fourth lines are still on the line, you have seen my play, how about it, I met a real person today, are you excited, do you want an autograph?" Take a group photo? ”

Meng Han burst out laughing, "You're still in the mood to tease me." ”

The Taoist priest also smiled, "A person is about to die, and his words are also good." I'm not afraid at all at this time, if I go back to the 21st century, I won't be an actor anymore, and I will write my story into a script, maybe it will become popular. If I go to hell, I deserve it, I can't complain about others, from the first day I lied to the emperor, I thought that there would be today. In fact, there is one thing you don't know, what I gave the emperor is not poison. ”

Meng Han asked rhetorically, "Isn't it?" ”

"I wish my good days would be longer, how could I poison the emperor, I have no grievances with him, what good is it for me to kill him? If something happens to the emperor taking my pill, will I be able to get rid of it? How can I cut myself off? ”

"What's that? What kind of good thing will be the Dan you refined! Menghan panicked, could it be that I was wrong? Did I misunderstand you? Did I hurt you?

"It's just a few health ingredients, and I don't dare to guarantee that it will have the effect of prolonging life, at least it won't be poison."

Meng Han suddenly felt that he was actually very kind, but he had been tortured too much and his personality was distorted, and he was just blinded by hatred, in fact, as long as he warmed his kindness a little bit, he could be awakened, and this world only gave him indifference and ruthlessness, but as long as he got a little help when he came here and was desperate, he would not have become like this. Menghan approached him and held his hand, "Promise me to be a good person in the future?" ”

The Taoist priest nodded solemnly, "I will, all my evils have been done in this life." ”

Menghan burst into tears, shook off his hand and ran out, got out of the palace and sat in the carriage Duanhou Mansion, urging the coachman to hurry up all the way.

When he arrived at Duanhou Mansion, before he could stop Menghan, he opened the curtain and jumped down, rushed into the courtyard, grabbed a girl and asked eagerly, "What about Cheng Zheng?" Where is he! ”

The girl was obviously frightened by Menghan's excitement, "Book, study." ”

Meng Han rushed away again, pushed open the door and knelt directly in front of Cheng Zheng, "Cheng Zheng, I beg you to help me save someone, I beg you!" ”

Cheng Zheng was obviously stunned, "You, what are you doing?" ”

"Is it okay for you to go to the Ouchi cell to save someone, he is very important to me, he is the only person in this world who understands me, I don't want to lose him, can you save him?"

Cheng Zheng frowned, "Ouchi cell? Are you trying to make me die? ”

Meng Han shook his head again and again, tears rolling around, "I know you have great ability, you will be fine, you can help me this time, you can do whatever you want me to do." ”

"I don't need you to do anything! What are you doing on the big night? Go back to sleep! ”

Meng Han got up and knelt down in front of Cheng Zheng around the desk, pulling Cheng Zheng's arm and begging bitterly: "I'm serious, I beg you, he is really important to me, I beg you to help me this time." ”

Cheng Zheng shook off Menghan's hand, got up from the chair and took a few steps back, "You stay away from me, last time I said that I was rude to you, and now I am holding me, and when I am seen, I think you begged me to take you into the room." ”

"Then how are you willing to help me?"

"Do you know what kind of place Ouchi's cell is, and bring someone out, do you think the palace is so easy to enter and exit, do you think that the Imperial Forest Army is all incompetent? Stop messing around and go back to sleep! ”

"I know that the inner cell is the emperor's place to lock up people, so I came to you, no one can help me except you, and I have no way to come to you." Menghan said and shed a lot of tears, crying with a whimper, as if he had been greatly wronged.

Cheng Zheng's eyes widened and he wanted to kill her, "Dare you see that it was a fire pit before you let me jump in?" ”

"I can't help it, if I find Yuanxin, he will definitely agree if I cry and make trouble, but I'm afraid that he will not return. When the time comes, you'll have to go through a lot of twists and turns to get him out, so I might as well come to you directly. ”

Cheng Zheng snorted coldly, "Okay, you go to him now, I see how bold he is to promise you!" ”

Menghan felt cornered, and rushed to Cheng Zheng like a cry.

Cheng Zheng faced another wave of Menghan's attack, and felt helpless, so entangled, it was inevitable to be misunderstood when he was seen, "Don't come here!" I can help you find out. ”

Meng Han stood up with a smile and wiped her tears, Cheng Zheng pointed at her and pointed out of the table, Meng Han understood, took a few steps back and left the table, and Cheng Zheng returned to his seat and sat down.

Meng Han said disdainfully, "As for you, I'm a powerless woman, and I won't eat you, why are you hiding from me so far everywhere?" Be a thief? Make matters worse by attempting a coverup? A guilty person gives himself away by conspicuously protesting his innocence? ”

Cheng Zheng ignored her sarcasm, "Save whom?" ”

"Daoist Xianzun."

"Didn't you say he was a liar? Aren't you bent on demolishing him? What's going on here? It won't be you who pull him down from the emperor and rescue him to make alchemy for you. ”

"Refine your uncle! He was a fellow countryman with me, and I found that he was actually quite kind in his heart, and I couldn't bear to hurt him with my own hands, and besides, he promised me to be good from now on, and I wanted to give him a chance to mend his ways. ”

Cheng Zheng asked, "Is this true?" ”

Meng Han smiled flatteringly and stammered: "I don't dare to lie to you, I know how powerful you are, how dare I make waves in your hands." ”

"It's rare that you still have a little kindness."

It's this sentence again, I rub, am I so unkind? Menghan pointed at Cheng Zheng and shouted, "Where am I not kind?" Compared to your insidious cruelty, I'm simply a living Bodhisattva, okay? ”

Cheng Zheng rolled his eyes, "You have harmed Yuanxin, why can't I bear to see you?" ”

"What do you call me a scourge to him, it's just that this time we played a little bigger, and besides, isn't it covered by you, with a high-powered, capable and talented brother like you, it's simply a lucky star for me and Yuanxin, and we worship you every day to burn incense."

"Let's go back and wait for news."

"When will you get him out?"

"I don't know, it depends."

Meng Han leaned on Cheng Zheng's desk and shook his head, as if he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to see it, "No, no, no, no, the emperor will execute him soon, when the people die, you save the yarn, go now!" ”

Cheng Zheng frowned, "Auntie, you have to give me time to plan." ”

"When you finish your plan, the daylily is cold, you plan the wool plan, you send a few people to put on the guards' clothes, steal two waist cards, and say that they are ordered by the emperor to carry the road out, isn't this enough? If you are discovered, you will use incense to fascinate all the jailers inside, and it will be like entering a no-man's land. "Dream Hankou is like a river of thoughts, quite proud.

Cheng Zheng sighed lightly and was noncommittal, "Grandma, it's not as simple as you think, you go back first." ”

"Be sure to go out tonight, saving people is like fighting a fire, and you can't delay!"

"Tonight?"

Meng Han nodded, "You heard it right, if the people you raise don't even have this bit of efficiency, what do you want them to do?" ”

"I'll think about it, you go back first."

"Thank you." Meng Han Meizi left, from today on, I am not alone, I have company. He doesn't think I'm acting weird, he doesn't think I'm speaking strangely, he doesn't think I'm gifted, he can read my words and punctuation, he's not stuck to red tape like me, and he doesn't get in the way of male and female interactions. He knows the stories I tell, he knows the Seven Fairies of Liang Zhu, he knows the Journey to the West of the Three Kingdoms, he can talk to me about the past and the present, and tell about the past and the present.

Why don't I take him to Tingxuan as a buddy? Although it is ordinary and mediocre, it is also a kind of happiness. He's already experienced the life of luxury, and it's good to change his taste, and maybe I can ask him for a story I don't remember. Oh I believe that you will not be jealous again, do you know how difficult it is to meet people from my hometown in your world, the odds of winning the first prize lottery are smaller, God really favors me, I am so happy with me.

After Menghan went back, he ordered the girl to go down, and waited in the room by herself, unable to sleep with excitement, fantasizing about how colorful the life would be with modern people in the future, and let out a few smirks from time to time.

At the second watch, Menghan heard someone knocking on the door and hurriedly opened the door. Seeing that it was Jinfeng, Meng Han pulled him in, "So fast? It's only been a few hours, and it's really fast. ”

"Girl, we're late. He was poisoned when you got out of prison, and he was dead of rage when we arrived. ”

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