Chapter 9: Jing Zhan
Rong Hua decided to stay at Zhao Gang's house temporarily.
In a few days, he has become familiar with Zhao Gang and Aunt Zhao, and in the chat, Rong Hua learned that Zhao Gang looks reckless but is actually as careful as a hair. This time it is a promotion, in charge of the training of recruits in the capital, of course, there are many people under his hands, and he is quite appreciated, so he saved a lot of silver, plus the silver saved in previous years in the capital to buy a courtyard, although it is not big, but it is enough.
On the vast training ground in the suburbs, the blood boiled like fire here on a cold winter day.
With the sound of gongs and drums, rows of men waved their spears in their hands in unison. Under the sunlight, the recruits' bodies were steaming, and with the sound of slogans, the whole team became more and more imposing, which is what every morning recruits have to do.
As the sun rose, the soldiers, who had been training all morning, finished their training activities and were ordered to disband and eat.
"Yo? It's sweet! Zhao Gang, don't you have a toothache again? A young man in his early twenties snatched the candy that Zhao Gang was about to eat in his hand and stuffed it into his mouth, looking at Zhao Gang in disbelief, knowing that Zhao Gang had a toothache and had already quit sugar.
He has known Zhao Gang for many years, Zhao Gang's teeth are not good, and he has seen it several times when he dies and comes back and turns when he hurts. This kid looks like a tiger, but he has a sweet tooth, and he is laughed at like a girl.
"Hmph, you thief boy, snatch me from something to eat, spit it out." Zhao Gang yelled and threw himself at the man.
The two of them have come and gone, back and forth dozens of times, and they have come to the center of the school field, and the soldiers have not dispersed, and they can't stop cheering when they see the two fighting. The two seemed to be fighting more vigorously, and after a few rounds, Zhao Gang finally pressed the man face down to the ground and said fiercely, "Grab my things again, and I'll take off your pants."
"Hahaha, even the losers under his command dare to rob grandpa's things." Zhao Gang swallowed the dim sum he snatched back from the man's hand in one gulp, and no matter how much dirt he was on, he swallowed it and looked at the man with an unconvinced face defiantly.
The man casually patted the dust on his body, hooked Zhao Gang's shoulder, and said close to his ear, "I said, your teeth really don't hurt?" It's not taboo to see you eat sweets at all. ”
"That's nature, see, my teeth are much healthier than yours?" As he spoke, he grinned at the man and gave him a big smile, only to see the neat white teeth glowing faintly in the sunlight.
"Yo, really, who is so good at medicine? Tell me about it. ”
"Why do I have to tell you who it is, go and go, and don't bother me while you go."
One of them ran, the other chased after each other, and the recruits around knew at a glance that these two were about to fight again.
If Zhao Gang had known that this incident would bring trouble in the future, maybe he wouldn't have shown off this morning.
The main feature of the political system of the Song Dynasty in this country was the strengthening of centralized power, and in the system of incumbent officials, centralized power, scattered power of hundreds of officials, and emphasis on civil affairs over military force.
In order to monitor the hundred officials and strengthen the centralization of power, the emperor set up a special institution called "Listening to the Rain Building", which is different from the general institution, it can directly face the hundred officials, and it can also be cut first and then played, so because the hundred officials of the Listening Rain Building only dare to be angry with Jing Zhan, the eunuch, they dare not speak, and they are quite jealous.
From the establishment of the institution to the present, everyone respectfully calls Jing Zhan the landlord.
Because of the control of the Listening Rain Tower, the emperor authorized Jing Zhan not to have to be on an errand in the palace every day.
He has a large mansion with a huge area in this capital city, and he will spend most of his time here to deal with the affairs of Tingyulou.
On this day, the owner of the house was lying on the low couch in the hall in only a white middle coat, listening to the pipa music and feeling a little drowsy.
With a "bump", the door was suddenly opened, and the person who came to the couch through the layers of barriers brought the winter, and the cold wind made Jing Zhan frown slightly.
He didn't bother to open his eyes to know which one, so he got up slowly, pulled his collar up, covered his snow-white neck, and said, "Give me a reason why I won't kill you." "How can he easily spare his sleep.
Jing Zhan spoke with a light smile, and when he sat upright, he could find that he was extremely tall, his thin waist was straight, and his white jade-like face smiled slightly, but it could make people feel fiercely murderous.
The singer who played the pipa stopped the strings with interest.
The black-clothed masked man had already faded eight points of excitement, and for a moment he carelessly forgot that the person in front of him was a ruthless master, maybe it was too hot, maybe he was greatly frightened at the time, and he felt a little sweat on his forehead.
Swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said, "The landlord, the little one received a message today, there is a new medicine on the market, the size of a peanut, crystal clear, can cure bad teeth, can make Huafa black, can make the skin of middle-aged women become as watery as a little girl, Fang Cai's subordinates are too excited, and I hope that the landlord will not blame." ”
said don't blame him, but he raised his face as if waiting for his praise.
"Poof" Jing Zhan chuckled, his eyebrows and eyes were crooked, his slender fingers cocked his orchid fingers to cover the teeth exposed by the smile, but he withdrew his hand in an instant, and his beautiful lips said slightly, "That's why?" "Is it because of these little things?" That's funny! True or not, even if it's true, it's not a reason to suddenly break into my bedroom, and if there is a next time, I'll cut off your legs and stew soup for you to drink. He raised his voice abruptly, a little sharp, harsh to hear.
"The subordinates don't dare anymore." He would not have suspected that this was a scare to him, and his legs were as heavy as lead.
"Tell me, what did you hear?"
"Landlord, you don't know that the captain's teeth have rotted to the root of the teeth, and the pain can make a man as strong as a black bear hit the wall, but now, his teeth are like new teeth, and it is no exagger......ation to hear others say that it is dazzling, and the medicine of the housewife of the Yuan family in the west of the city, the housekeeper's filial piety, makes the middle-aged woman's hair black and shiny."
The man tried his best to explain the matter in detail, and before he could finish speaking, the landlord straightened up.
"How true is this? Can you find someone who sells medicine? ”
"I haven't found the person who sells the medicine yet, the person who sells the medicine doesn't leave a tail, but the subordinates got ten pills from the Yuan family, as for the people of the Yuan family, they don't talk nonsense, and the medicine has been verified, it's true."
"Very good, let go of the things in your hands these days and keep an eye on this matter for me, leave the medicine, and go out."
Since he knew about it during the day, Jing Zhan became more and more irritable and couldn't calm down, this year he is twenty-six, when he is so old, there are already several children, but he is destined not to have his own children in this life, and it is impossible to experience the most ordinary things of men and women in the world.
People, when they have power and money, will want more.
Until yesterday, my subordinates reported that there is a miracle medicine that can make adults grow new teeth, will it have a great effect on themselves? How could he be willing if he didn't give it a try.
Walking through the winding corridor in the cold wind, there was his own person at the door of the study to keep vigil, and when he saw that it was his master, he hurriedly opened the door of the study.
"Go and wait outside." Jing Zhan waved his hand.
"Yes," the man whispered, closing the door of his room as he went out.
When he heard the sound of the door closing behind him, he looked around and saw that the surroundings were quiet, so he was relieved.
Walking quickly to the bookshelves where the desk was thick, he held the half-human-high celadon bottle with both hands and turned it three and a half times, accompanied by a squeak, only to see the bookshelf split from the center and open up to a width of about one person, Jing Zhan flashed in.
After walking through a few steps to the secret room, the small space is paved with white jade, a table is placed in the center, and high bookshelves are embedded in several walls, only one place is special, and there is a painting hanging on one of the bookshelves.
The slender white hand opened the painting, and a square hole was carved into the wall, and a jade box was placed in it. The box was slightly larger than the palm of your hand, and you could smell the scent of medicine before you got closer.
He picked up the box with both hands and carefully placed it on the table in the secret room, his hands trembling slightly, and there was no trace of the sharpness.
The box was not a precious herb, but a ...... A small piece of air-dried unidentified material.
Jing Zhan felt extremely hateful in his heart, he hated selling his uncle and aunt, if they hadn't sold him, how could he have been so miserable as a child, and even more hated the concubines and eunuchs who were lustful because of his appearance...... The scenes of humiliation made Jing Zhan's face very ugly, and the hand holding the box was also bruised because his master was too hard.
The past is unbearable.
Step by step, the humiliating past makes good people become psychologically distorted, vicious, and as terrifying as a poisonous snake.
If the report is true, then he will do his best to find the person who made the medicine and give it a try.