Li Mu made a teachable look, pondered for a while, and said worriedly: "Old gentleman, no matter what, the word 'demon star' doesn't sound very good, I hope the old gentleman can help me keep this matter secret, you know what I know, don't let the third person know." ”

Sun Simiao's eyelids twitched, and he said, "Boy, you really use people in front and don't need people behind." Just now you called me an old man, and now you want me to help you hide it, so you change your name to old man? Do you have me in your eyes? ”

Li Mu saw that he didn't eat the soft one, so he had to come to the hard one, his eyes widened, and he said, "Old man! Do you know that your life is in my hands now, if I give it a command...... No, I don't need a single order, I can strangle you myself! ”

"Really?" Sun Simiao smiled slightly and said: "I have been traveling south and north for more than 60 years, who has never seen it, if you don't have a few skills, how can you live to this day?" You want to strangle me...... Why don't you try it out? ”

"Don't you dare?"

"You try."

"I'm ......" Li Mu's eyes rolled, and when he saw Sun Simiao glancing at the medicine bowl, he couldn't help muttering in his heart, could it be that this old guy was poisoned? Or, does he know kung fu? Even if he knows kung fu, this old man is in his seventies, and people who don't use their muscles and bones as their ability should not be good......

What is he relying on?

Li Mu stared at Sun Simiao and did not act rashly. Sun Simiao looked at him indifferently, so calm.

After confronting each other for about a stick of incense, Li Mu still didn't take any risks. It's not that he doesn't dare, but he has some awe of the word "Sun Simiao" in his heart. After all, he is a miracle doctor who will be famous all over the world in later generations, and if he dies in his hands, it is still such a disgraceful reason, and he feels a little sorry for future generations.

"Okay, tell me about your conditions."

Sun Simiao smiled, didn't go around the corner, and said, "Help me print the book." ”

"What book?"

"A Thousand Golden Prescriptions."

Li Muleng paused for a moment, he had heard of this name. In the history books, Sun Simiao lived in seclusion in Taibai Mountain and wrote "A Thousand Golden Squares". Li Mu still remembers the comment in the history book about "Qianjin Fang", saying that it is the earliest clinical encyclopedia in China.

Sun Simiao saw that Li Mu was silent, thinking that he was distressed about money, and said: "I also know that printing books costs a lot. It is indeed a bit despicable to blackmail you in this way. But I really can't help it, the prescriptions recorded in this book "Qianjin Fang" written by me are accumulated by me in the past few decades of medical practice. Many medications, very common. If the people knew the prescription, they would not have to spend money to collect the medicine themselves, and they would be able to cure many diseases. After all, my ability to be alone is limited, even if I don't stop day and night, how many people can I save. But if every village in Datang has a copy of "Qianjinfang", and the people know "Qianjinfang", there will be more lives that can be saved. You invented the printing press, and you are also in charge of the printing superintendent, so if I don't look for you, who will I look for? ”

Li Mu was not happy when he heard this, and said, "You are looking for the imperial court!" Don't I have to listen to Your Majesty? ”

Sun Simiao smiled bitterly: "I looked for it, and when I saw Your Majesty, I said about it." Your Majesty told me that the Ministry of Civil Affairs has no money to spare, and the internal treasury is also very empty......" As he spoke, Sun Simiao looked at Li Mu, Li Mu understood what he meant, pointed to himself, and said, "Then Your Majesty pushed me out?" ”

Sun Simiao smiled embarrassedly and said: "Zhulu Hou is really smart, Your Majesty told me that Zhulu Hou has a noble character and regards money like dung. Your Majesty also took a copy of Datang Daily to me......" As he spoke, Sun Simiao took out a copy of Datang Daily from his arms, which was the one that was printed, pointed to the 'money' advertisement on it, and said: "Your Majesty said, you have money and no place to spend it, I look at the content of this newspaper, and it is really true." So I thought, since you have nowhere to spend your money, why don't you help me print books for the benefit of the people? ”

"Beautiful fart!" Li Mu said angrily: "My money is earned by myself, I didn't steal or rob, what's in the way of you!" I can spend as much as I like, and I need you to spend it for me? I doubt very much now, old man, that what you just told me is a lie. You're just trying to get me to promise you to print books! Just make up stories to tease me and take me for a fool? It's really annoying! ”

Sun Simiao saw that Li Mu was about to turn his face, so he also put on a scoundrel and said, "The matter has come to this point, it is useless to talk more." Zhuluhou, if you don't help me print the book, I will go to your majesty to denounce you, saying that you are a demon star. How to choose, you see! ”

"You are talking nonsense, Your Majesty is very wise, how can I believe you?"

"Is it nonsense, it's not you who say it, it's not me who say it, the so-called belief is there, and if you don't believe it, you don't have it. Why don't you gamble and see if Your Majesty believes it or not! ”

Li Mu was so angry that he almost fainted, where is this a master outside the world, this is clearly a ruffian. Li Mu pointed at Sun Simiao, his fingers were trembling, and said, "You old man, how can you be such a scoundrel, and I will treat you as a master in the world!" You...... You don't respect the old, you don't cultivate the old! ”

Sun Simiao chuckled lightly and said, "Boy, you can say whatever you like." I have lived for seventy or eighty years, I have seen everything, I have passed everything, and I have long looked down on everything. Even if you scold me for seven days and seven nights, I don't care, as long as you help me print books! ”

Li Mu glared at him hatefully, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay!" I'll pay for you to print the book! But you have to have a number, how many are printed! ”

Sun Simiao raised a finger and said, "Ten thousand copies!" ”

"Whew!" Li Mu sprayed Sun Simiao's face and said, "Old man, do you really think I am a moneymaker?" How many pages is a book, 10,000 copies? How dare you say it! You go and tell Your Majesty, it's a big deal that I will go back to Mayi as a common man, and save yourself from your nest! ”

Sun Simiao also knew that his lion had opened his mouth a little, and hurriedly smiled: "Young man, your temperament is big. Don't be angry, you can discuss. Ten thousand is not good, then ...... Eight thousand? ”

"Three thousand!"

"Five thousand!"

"Two thousand!"

"Okay, okay!" Sun Simiao saw that Li Mu shouted less and less, and couldn't stabilize his posture, so he said continuously: "Three thousand!" Three thousand lines! As you say, three thousand! ”

After speaking, Sun Simiao sighed and said, "You, you, you don't know how to respect the old man at all." At my age, can't you just let me do it? You won't let you ...... at all."

"You also know that you are an old man, can you look like an elder? If you want to blackmail me, a young man, and you are embarrassed to say that I won't let you, how can I let me? Don't you need money to print books? How much is a thousand more? If you take the money, you can print as much as you want! ”

In fact, Li Mu was willing to help in his heart. Because of the medical book, for the benefit of the people, he is not stingy to do this kind of thing. The reason for bargaining is that he has to do it, otherwise he will not be able to live his life in the future. Today is the printing of books, tomorrow may be something. Everything comes to the door, and the amount of money is not enough!

When an agreement is reached, the atmosphere of saber-rattling disappears. Sun Simiao was going to leave, and there were still so many people waiting for him to see a doctor at the door of his residence.

"You'll wait!" Li Mu suddenly thought of something and stopped Sun Simiao.

Sun Simiao stopped and turned around and asked, "What, do you want to regret it?" ”

"It's not." Li Mu said disdainfully: "With only three thousand books, I won't go back on my word." It's just that I suddenly thought of one thing, old man, I can't be coerced by you in vain. You've got to do one thing for me. ”

Sun Simiao returned to the bed and sat down, looked at Li Mu, and asked cautiously, "What's the matter?" Let's start with that. ”

"Since you've come to see me, you've got to see the name. If someone asks you about my condition, you will say that I have a brain disease. From time to time, when you get sick, you will do something deviant and not under your control. After a pause, Li Mu added: "And there is no solution to this disease, it cannot be cured, so it can only be maintained by drinking medicine." Yes, that's it! ”

Sun Simiao was categorical and said, "No! I have been practicing medicine for many years, and I pay attention to a German word, how can I help you deceive people? ”

"Two thousand more copies for you! Five thousand in total! Okay or no, in a word! ”

"If so...... For the sake of the people, it seems harmless to tell a small lie. ”

"Bah......" Li Mu has completely figured out the character of Sun Simiao, the old man, if Yuan Tiangang only has a little bit of the breath of a charlatan, then Sun Simiao is the ancestor of the charlatan, this old man, it is really too slippery.

After the matter was over, Li Mu was not in a hurry to let Sun Simiao go. shouted to ask the chef in the house to prepare a banquet, and asked about Ziwei Doushu and Demon Star.

Speaking of these two things, Sun Simiao put on the appearance of a master in the world again, only to see him stroke his beard and say leisurely: "Ziwei Doushu, it's not that I don't want to teach you, but you have nothing to do with it." ”

Li Mu said unhappily: "Old man, just now you said that if you believe it, if you don't believe it, you won't believe it, but you can't guarantee it yourself, how can you still talk about it, can you put your world's master shelf, I don't eat you, I can't fool me!" ”

Sun Simiao smiled and said, "Boy, whether it is Ziwei Doushu or Xu Chengshu, since it can be passed down from generation to generation for thousands of years, there is naturally a reason why it can be handed down." There are some things that I can't understand. Let's just take this physiognomy as an example, I got Xu Negative Physiognomy in my early years, but I didn't learn it. I can learn, but I don't. Why don't you learn it, because in the dark I have a feeling that this book should not be studied by me, so I learned Ziwei Doushu. When I met Yuan Tiangang, I had a feeling that I got the Xu Negative Picture Book just to give it to him, so I gave it to him. Why is that? I don't know. The Tao is natural, and the Tao is natural...... Naturally, people are not immortals, or let nature be! ”

Li Mu was confused and said, "Old man, I don't understand what you say, and I won't ask." Just tell me, what kind of demon star or disaster star you said, is this really the case, or is it just to trick me? Don't worry, I promise to print you 5,000 copies, and there will be no less than a single one, to tell you the truth. ”

Sun Simiao pondered for a while, his expression suddenly became extremely serious, and said, "Really." ”