The last time Meng Tianchu sent a large bag of gold and silver, all of them were lost, Mrs. Xia didn't complain a word, and now she wants to pawn jewelry to make money for Meng Tianchu, obviously all the money that can be taken out at home has been taken out, and there is only pawn jewelry left.

Meng Tianchu's heart was sour, and he couldn't say a word. Seeing Mrs. Xia stumbling out of the door with the help of the maids, she asked Jiang Langzhong to take care of Xia Hong, and she and Zuo Jiayin came out and went to the next room to discuss.

Without waiting for Meng Tianchu to speak, Zuo Jiayin preemptively said: "I'll take that smoking gun to the palace to see the emperor, help you intercede, and ask the emperor to pardon Uncle Xia!" ”

Meng Tianchu sighed: "At the moment, it seems that only this method is the most effective, and the dog eunuch of the hot spring is not satisfied with a mountain of gold." ”

Meng Tianchu didn't know, this was the usual trick of Jinyiwei and Dongchang, first press the case, make you feel hopeful, keep sending money, and when you run out of money, there is nothing to give, and then you will die with a black asshole. Let you have no money and money, both rich and pleased, you can't do anything about him. During the Ming Dynasty, Ji Gang was the best at using this trick.

Zuo Jiayin took a cigarette gun, hurriedly went out, and went straight to the palace.

Meng Tianchu returned to the lobby, and Mrs. Xia had already gone to the inner hall to pack up her jewelry and pawn it. The startled and frightened toss just now, Xia Hong was furious, and he was drowsy and unconscious.

Meng Tianchu examined Xia Hong again, but fortunately, Xia Hong's injury did not deteriorate. This time, Zuo Jiayin came back soon, still holding the cigarette gun under his arm, his face full of frustration. Meng Tianchu suddenly felt cold in his heart, and sure enough, Zuo Jiayin told Meng Tianchu that the emperor went to the Taimiao early this morning, and in order to prepare for posthumously crowning his father as the emperor, a celebration would be held three days later, and he would bathe and fast in the Taimiao Temple for three days. All the big things were handed over to the celebrant and the cabinet.

The emperor bathed and fasted in the temple, and he had to chant the scriptures behind closed doors for three days, and no outsiders would see him. That is to say, the emperor will not leave the customs place before the court staff. So Zuo Jiayin couldn't see it, so he had to come back and find another way.

Meng Tianchu sighed: "Isn't it true that God doesn't have eyes!" ”

Zuo Jiayin placed the cigarette gun on the table. Softly relieved: "Don't be too anxious, everyone knows that you have done your best." ”

Meng Tianchu shook his head. Looking at the cigarette gun on the table in a daze, suddenly, a thought flashed through my mind!

…

Mrs. Xia took all her valuable jewelry, including the valuable antique calligraphy and paintings collected at home, except for real estate and bulky furniture, everything that could be used was gone, and she scraped together a large bag of gold and silver. A little more than last time, to Meng Tianchu.

Meng Tianchu saw that Mrs. Xia had aged a lot in a few hours, and knew that the old lady had suffered physically and mentally in the past few days.

Taking over the big bag of gold and silver, Meng Tianchu just said firmly: "Your old man is waiting for my good news!" ”

Meng Tianchu asked Zuo Jiayin to take care of it at home, and he took the carriage with a large bag of gold and silver, as well as a large frame of fresh Hangzhou specialties brought by 800 miles. came to the mansion of the second eunuch of the ceremonial eunuch and the father-in-law of Wen in the 100 hot springs of the East Factory.

This time, things are done quickly, and the money will be sent soon.

Meng Tianchu left the hot spring mansion empty-handed. Returned to Xia Mansion in a carriage.

Mrs. Xia looked at Meng Tianchu with blank eyes. Meng Tianchu just said: "Gonggong Wen accepted the gift and promised to say a few kind words in front of the emperor, let us rest assured that he will definitely find a way to spare the life of his father-in-law and his old man." ”

Mrs. Xia breathed a sigh of relief, although Father-in-law Wen also promised to be good in this hot spring last time, but he still turned his face and didn't recognize people, but it is better to have hope than no hope.

Meng Tianchu said this, his face was also very relaxed, but his heart was as nervous as boiling oil.

It was dark, the lights were lit, and it was late at night, and Gonggong Wen did not send someone to escort Xia Hong away and take him to prison. Mrs. Xia's heart also let go of a little.

But Meng Tianchu was even more nervous, he didn't know if his method had worked, like playing mahjong under a deck of big cards, if this card was Hu, not only the previous loss of land money can be recovered, but also can make a lot of money, but, the card needed is not to show up, this anxiety can be imagined.

After Meng Tianchu checked again, Xia Hong's injury was stable, and there were no worsening symptoms, so he decided to take turns to sleep for a while, Meng Tianchu asked the servants to wake up every other hour to check Xia Hong's vital signs, and there was no deterioration, so he continued to sleep.

After another night of tossing and turning, the blood transfusion was enough, and now it mainly depends on anti-inflammatory and regulating the body's electrolyte balance, because there is no modern medical treatment, these can only count on Jiang Langzhong's medical skills.

The next day, Xia Hong woke up again and found himself still lying at home, showing a surprised expression.

Meng Tianchu comforted him that the matter had been done, and no one would come to trouble him, so that he could recuperate from his injuries with peace of mind, although even Meng Tianchu himself did not know the bottom of this, but he knew that what Xia Hong needed most at this time was the confidence to survive, and if this confidence was lost, it would be very dangerous.

After staying up in the morning, noon, and afternoon, it was still as calm as water, and Mrs. Xia and Zuo Jiayin were happy and nervous, for fear that countless soldiers would suddenly rush in and carry Xia Hong away from the court.

Until the evening, someone finally came, not a soldier, but two little eunuchs from Gonggong Wen's mansion, the little eunuch and Yan Yuese said to Meng Tianchu: "Master Meng, our father-in-law invites you to the mansion for a small talk." ”

The hot spring invites Meng Tianchu to be a guest! Mrs. Xia and Zuo Jiayin were very surprised, and they didn't know which one of them was sung in this hot spring. Only Meng Tianchu was ecstatic in his heart, which meant that his plan was more than half successful.

Zuo Jiayin whispered to Meng Tianchu: "I'll go with you!" Although Meng Tianchu estimated that his conspiracy might succeed, it was like touching the mahjong tile with his fingers, and he felt that the suit was almost certainly the card he wanted, but after all, there was no pre-flop. All this is just speculation. If Zuo Jiayin, the heavenly master, is there, with this trump card, there will be an extra guarantee, and the hot spring will not dare to go too far, so he nodded at the moment.

There was only a sedan chair to greet Meng Tianchu, so Zuo Jiayin sat in the sedan chair of Xiajiadi and followed Meng Tianchu to the hot spring mansion.

After getting out of the sedan chair and entering the house, the little eunuch did not lead them to the living room, but went straight to the back hall.

Zuo Jiayin was very surprised, but Meng Tianchu was even more confident. even made a proud face at Zuo Jiayin. Zuo Jiayin didn't understand why Meng Tianchu was so happy, and it was not easy to ask at this time. But it is better to see him like this than to see him with a sad face.

The mansion of the hot spring is much larger than that of Xia Hong's house. is also much more luxurious and magnificent, after all, he is the popular eunuch Bingbi in front of the emperor, the third person in Dongchang, I don't know how many people's fat and ointment have been looted.

After passing through countless pavilions and corridors, I finally came to the back hall with splendid flowers.

The little eunuch first let the two of them sit in the waiting room for a while, and then went into the house to report for a while. The little eunuch came out: "Master Meng, Heavenly Master, please come in." ”

Meng Tianchu and Zuo Jiayin stepped into the room, only to see Hot Spring sitting on a Taishi chair, his face expressionless, his eyes slightly closed, and his body trembling slightly.

Meng Tianchu stepped forward and arched his hand: "Father-in-law." I came to the next call, I don't know what my father-in-law has to say? ”

"Sit down!" Hot Spring's eyes were still slightly closed, and he said in a deep voice. But there was a slight tremor in his voice.

After the two of them sat down, Hot Spring waved his hand behind him, and the eunuchs on both sides bowed down and exited the room, closing the door.

After waiting for a while, the hot spring slowly opened his eyes, stared at Meng Tianchu and said, "Brother Meng, did you add anything to our Hangzhou specialties yesterday?" ”

Meng Tianchu was completely relieved at this time, lifted the front hem of his robe, lifted Erlang's legs, laid down his clothes leisurely, and said slowly: "The day before yesterday, I saw my father-in-law working day and night, tired, and very hard, so I added some 'Xiaoyaosan, father-in-law, this is a good thing!' After taking it, do you feel refreshed and refreshed? ”

Hot Spring snorted: "Although it is a good thing, Brother Meng used this method to give it to our family, I'm afraid it's a bit despicable." ”

"Hehe, I am also kind to the bottom, for the sake of my father-in-law's body. Father-in-law, you know, this 'free and scattered, only father-in-law in the whole world has tasted it. ”

"Well, Brother Meng really knows our family's preferences very well, and knows that our family especially likes to eat West Lake lotus root noodles, so what kind of fun is placed in it..."

"'Scattered,'! Does your father-in-law feel very happy after eating it? ”

"To tell the truth, last night and today, our family was refreshed, and I felt like I was about to ride through the clouds, which was indeed very comfortable, but at night, I yawned, shed tears, dizziness, sweating, and aching limbs. Somehow, even if you call the imperial doctor, you can't see the fame. If we think about it carefully, it is estimated that there is a problem with the West Lake lotus root powder, so we invited Brother Meng to ask why. It turned out that Brother Meng really used a trick for our family. ”

Meng Tianchu hurriedly got up, bowed down and said: "My father-in-law is serious, I really want to share my father-in-law's worries, and I am worried that my father-in-law will be suspicious and refuse to eat, so I have to make this decision, and ask my father-in-law to forgive my sins, fortunately, it is indeed a good thing in this place, what does my father-in-law think?" ”

Gonggong Wen yawned and nodded, his eyes were shining: "What Brother Meng said is also the truth, okay, our family will not investigate this matter, brother's 'free, is there anything else?" ”

It turned out that after Zuo Jiayin entered the palace yesterday and learned that the emperor had been in retreat, bathing and fasting for three days, and everything was handed over to the celebrant and the cabinet, Meng Tianchu knew that there was only one way to avoid Xia Hong being sceptered again and save his life, and that was to open up the joint of the celebrant and eunuch!

In the past two days, he has dealt with the hot spring of the second person of the eunuch Bingbi, the master of ceremonies, Meng Tianchu already knows that this hot spring is a smiling tiger, and no amount of money can satisfy his appetite, so he must not use money to smash it again, he can only go off the rails with his sword and fight poison with poison.

Yesterday, when he was discussing with Zuo Jiayin what to do, when he saw the smoking gun, he suddenly thought of a way to fight drugs with drugs - use drugs to make the hot springs addicted, and then force him to comply! It is obviously not possible to use opium as a primary product, the taste of opium is very smelly and easy to offend, more importantly. At first, if you smoke opium a few times, you will not become addicted, and you will gradually become addicted after many times, Meng Tianchu does not have so much time, and he must obtain high-purity drugs, so that he can become addicted once, then there is only "heroin!" ”

Heroin is extracted from opium, but fortunately, Zuo Jiayin brought some opium pills this time, and using opium to refine high-purity heroin was a piece of cake for Meng Tianchu. So, Meng Tianchu and Zuo Jiayin asked for some opium pills, and then hid in the room to purify opium. Soon, high-grade heroin was obtained.

When I left Hangzhou. Governor Ke said that the hot springs are from Hangzhou and they like Hangzhou specialties very much. Especially the West Lake lotus root noodles, and the ones he brought with an expedited eight hundred miles this time are all fresh Hangzhou specialties, which cannot be bought in the capital at all, so Meng Tianchu estimates that the hot springs will definitely not be able to resist the temptation of this specialty. It was decided to put heroin in the souvenir and give it to the hot springs.

Of course, the hot springs are afraid of death, so they will definitely worry that Meng Tianchu will poison these specialties, but Meng Tianchu is sure that the hot springs will eventually eat the land, because the hot springs are scheming. There will definitely be a few questions to consider: First of all, Meng Tianchu gave himself such a large bag of gold and silver worth millions, in order to beg himself to spare Xia Hong's life, this goal was not achieved. It is impossible to poison yourself, which is equivalent to killing Xia Hong; Secondly, Meng Tianchu sent himself Hangzhou specialties, which is clear, everyone in the house knows that if he eats the things sent by Meng Tianchu and is poisoned to death, Meng Tianchu himself will not be able to escape; Thirdly, and most importantly, the hot springs had eunuchs who were in charge of trying food.

The emperor is afraid that someone will poison him, so the food he eats must be tasted by a special person in person in advance, and the emperor will eat it when it is okay. This hot spring is also afraid of death, so he also used this trick, and everything he eats must be eaten by the little eunuch first, and he will eat it himself when he is fine. Therefore, this large frame of Hangzhou specialties sent by Meng Tianchu, although it made the hot springs salivate, it was also inferred that Meng Tianchu did not dare to poison and kill people so blatantly, but it was better to be careful, so let the little eunuch taste them one by one, and waited for an hour, not only did he have nothing to do, but he also seemed to be in good spirits, and he was immediately relieved, his favorite thing to eat was West Lake lotus root powder, so he sent Meng Tianchu to eat a large bag of West Lake lotus root powder. And Meng Tianchu's main heroin is in the West Lake lotus root powder, which is the most popular in the hot springs.

Although the hot springs are cunning, they still fall in love with Meng Tianchu's way, because the herbs that Meng Tianchu gave him are usually not understood as fatal poisons (although they will eventually make people die, but in many cases they do not die from direct poisoning, but from body failure or complications and infections). The first time a heroin person eats it, as long as it is not excessive, it will not die, but it can make people addicted once. Meng Tianchu's goal at the moment was not to kill Hot Springs, but to make him addicted to drugs.

As soon as he saw the hot spring yawning and trembling, Meng Tianchu knew that his goal had been achieved.

The Ming Dynasty's understanding of the dangers of drugs was almost still in a state of zero, and the vast majority of people had never even heard of addictive drugs in the world, so after smoking heroin in the hot springs, they only saw the immediate benefits of heroin that made people very happy, but they did not realize the great harm of drugs to the human body, and they did not know that they would embark on a road of no return from now on, so he also asked Meng Tianchu for drugs.

Hearing the hot spring ask if there were any drugs, Meng Tianchu nodded again and again and said, "Yes, Gonggong Wen will wait a minute, I will get it for you right away." ”

Reaching into his arms, he took out a small paper bag and unfolded it, revealing a small handful of white powder inside.

Hot Spring's eyes widened suddenly, and his eyes lit up, staring at the small pinch of white powder: "Give it to me!" ~Give it to me~! ”

"Father-in-law, if you swallow it directly, the effect is not good, you have to suck it through your nose, this is twice, suck it once now, suck it once tomorrow at this time, don't suck it together." After that, he poured half of it on the coffee table, lined up in a long line, and compared a gesture of snorting with his nose, and taught the hot spring how to suck.

The hot spring drew a gourd in the same way, sucked the column of white powder, and then tilted his head, did not move, did not breathe, and after a long while, he breathed a long sigh of relief and collapsed on the chair. Close your eyes and don't speak.

Although Zuo Jiayin has grown opium, she has never seen heroin, of course she doesn't know that this thing is much more powerful than opium, but she is very familiar with the look of the hot spring, and he has seen it from his father and Li Ruhan before.

Meng Tianchu took advantage of the fact that the hot spring had not yet floated into the clouds, his head was still sober, and he bowed down and said, "What else does my father-in-law have to advise?" If not, I took my leave. ”

Onsen raised his hand and waved, motioning for them to go.

The two of them left the Wen Mansion and came out a long way, and Zuo Jiayin asked suspiciously: "Master Meng, how do I see him as if he has swallowed opium?" ”

"You read that right, it's just that what I let him swallow is a drug that is much more powerful than opium, and I mixed this drug with the West Lake lotus root flour that was given to him in Hangzhou, which is more addictive than opium, just once."

"The purpose of you doing this is to make him addicted so that he can save Uncle Xia?"

"Yes! Not only that, but I also want to recoup our efforts with interest! ”