Lu Gongxuan walked into Crossbowman Alley and couldn't help frowning secretly - this place is too aggrieved, and being surrounded by a large group of women and dirty children is really a bad feeling for him who grew up in the home of the hairpins of the times. But for the sake of the Lu family, he had to suppress the troubles in his heart, make a calm appearance, and walk to the door of Li Buqi's house.

Lu Yijian is the towering tree of the Lu family, and if he lives for a day, he will be able to better shade the descendants of the Lu family for a day. This was important before Lu Gongxuan and his elder brothers had not fully grown up. All the Lu family members are willing to work together to let the old man live for two more days. However, it is obvious that this year, the old man's physical condition has deteriorated rapidly, and he is not only bedridden, but also often delirious. The imperial doctors were also helpless about this, but the imperial doctors mentioned that Li Buqi had always had an unexpected method, and it might be surprising to ask Li Buqi.

So in order for Lu Yijian to live a few more days, Lu Gongxuan must take this trip today. Moreover, the worse the conditions of the Li family, the better it will be for Lu Gongxuan, and the good reputation of "filial piety" is confirmed. He saw Li Buqi standing outside the door in person to greet him, and he couldn't help but feel much better.

Now that the weather is getting warmer, Li Buqi put up tables and chairs in the courtyard and invited Lu Gongqiu to sit down, Lu Gongqiu naturally asked Li Buqi about his injury first, in order to show goodwill, he also deliberately hinted that Li Buqi was good at suppressing bandits, and at the same time said that the officials of Lu Yijian's department did not wade into this troubled water.

Li Buqi naturally asked about Lu Xianggong's illness in order to express his goodwill. Therefore, it is natural for Lu Gongxuan to beg Li Bu to give up as a filial son, and think of ideas to give Lu Yijian a life.

"Lu Gongqiu is really a good person! Where can I find this kind of sleepy pillow person? Li Buqi shouted wildly in his heart. Originally, he was still thinking about how to save Zhou Qing and how to pave the way, but now it's okay, with Lu Xianggong's reason, this matter will be easy to do.

At that moment, he stood up quietly and pretended to think about it, and paced around the courtyard twice before saying, "Since the imperial doctor diagnosed that Lu Xianggong was overworked and deficient in qi and blood, then I have nothing to do." I just heard an old man from Youfang say that using ginseng can greatly replenish qi and blood. He said that even if a person was dying of blood loss, he could save people by boiling it with a ginseng tree. Ordinary people eat ginseng with vigorous qi and blood, prolong life, and can even rejuvenate and rejuvenate, which is really an elixir. If you give ginseng to Lu Xianggong, it will be useful if you think about it. ”

The literati of the Great Song Dynasty adhered to the tradition of "not being a good person, but being a good doctor", and many of them had deep attainments in medical skills. Although Lu Gongxuan does not have much knowledge in medical skills, he is not easy to fool. He said, "Is this ginseng?" It's very commonly used, and I don't seem to have heard of such a miraculous effect. The imperial doctor also used ginseng for his father, but it didn't improve much. ”

In this era of the Great Song Dynasty, the ginseng of the Central Plains has been rare, and there is still little exchange between the mainland and the north, Li Buqi estimates that the kind of ginseng that later generations said at this time is still a local medicine, while the "ginseng" said by the Song people is called Codonopsis in later generations. He said unhurriedly: "There may be some misunderstanding in this matter. The ginseng that Jian Cheng said should be produced in Shangdang, but the ginseng that the old man said was produced in the land of Liaodong and Goryeo, and the ginseng that has been in place for many years can even give birth to a human form. Legend has it that this thing is the most spiritual, only blessed people can get it, even if you see it in the mountains and forests, you need to tie it with a red thread first, otherwise he will run away without a trace in the blink of an eye. Therefore, the ginseng of the Liaodong people participating in the dangsheng is not the same thing. ”

"Ah, I see. Didn't expect there to be such a magical thing in the world? It's really an elixir. "Everyone knows that Li Buqi asks people to go overseas to find a lot of rare things, and Lu Gongqiu doesn't dare to question this kind of thing casually. He could only say helplessly: "But Liaodong is now the place of Liao, and Goryeo is also a subject country of Liao, even if you know that you can't get this kind of immortal medicine." ”

Li Buqi spread his hands: "I have no way to do this." Maybe ask Your Majesty to see if there is one on the Liao side? However, this ginseng is said to have grown best in the territory of the Jurchens, and even the Liao people may not have much in their hands. ”

"Ah, that's right. Then you have to give it a try. Lu Gongxuan said a few more idle words, thanked Li Buqi and said goodbye.

Emperors and nobles are rich and powerful, and they don't lack anything, what do they want most? Of course, it is to live a few more years or even live forever, or you see why the nobles like to ask for immortal alchemy, and the emperor likes to build a palace to pray for blessings. Li Buqi blew the effect of ginseng to the fullest, as long as Lu Gongqiu let out the wind, someone would definitely take the bait.

Sure enough, before it got dark, Uncle Cao Guo and a few nobles who were enthusiastic about seeking the Tao blocked the door. Uncle Cao's eyes widened: "Duke Lu begged the official family to allow his family to send someone to Liao to buy ginseng." Is there such a good thing in the world? Why haven't I heard you say it before? ”

"Hehe, that thing was born in the Liao country. If you can't get it, it's useless to say it. ”

"Oh. Can this thing really rejuvenate people? ”

That's what the old man said, but it's very rare. Because this thing can only be used when it grows for more than three years, the longer it grows, the more effective it is, and it takes at least a hundred years to rejuvenate people. He said that at least ginseng made people gray and black, and he had seen it. He also said that it is the most rare for some ginseng to grow for hundreds of years and become humanoid, and some people eat ginseng in human form to live forever. But that's nonsense. Li Buqi immediately shook the pot.

But Uncle Cao Guo and others, who were already full of "rejuvenation" and "immortality" in their minds, had already hit the G-spot, and automatically ignored the second half of Li Buqi's sentence, and only asked: "This ginseng may be bought from Liao?" ”

"It's not clear. If you want to come to the growth year, you can buy it, but if you grow for a long time, hehe, if the old man is telling the truth, the Liao people will definitely keep it by themselves, but I am afraid that it will be impossible to buy it. ”

This sentence poured cold water on several nobles. Yes, the nobles of the Liao Kingdom must also want to live forever, how can they sell this kind of treasure to you? After hearing Li Buqi's words, several of them are in this state now, and they can't immediately mention that Hu Ben stepped on the Liao State and snatched Liaodong over, and let people go all over the mountains to find ginseng for them. Sure enough, there is demand to be motivated.

After beating his chest for a while, Uncle Cao Guo asked, "Zhongzheng, do you have a way to get this thing?" ”

Li Buqi shook his head like a rattle: "This is a big deal involving Liao and Goryeo, how dare I make random ideas." ”

Cao Tong pulled Li Buqi into the room and whispered: "The official family also wants this thing, you have to think of something." ”

Li Buqi had to pretend to be embarrassed and thought for a long time and said: "Since the official family wants it, then I will think of ideas." So, tomorrow, tomorrow morning, I will reply to Uncle Guo. ”

The next morning, when Li Buqi was eating fried dough sticks and tofu brain, Uncle Cao Guo hurriedly came again, and after sitting down, he opened his mouth and asked, "Is there a way to Zhongzheng?" ”

Li Buqi said: "There is a way that may work, but it costs a lot of money and recruits dead soldiers. ”

"Oh? Could it be that he went to Liao to rob him? ”

When did Uncle Cao Guo, who has always been gentle and elegant, become so tough? The mouthful of fritters that he didn't swallow directly choked Li Buqi, and he poured a sip of water before he could speak: "You don't need to enter the Liao Kingdom, as long as you have money, you should have some luck." ”

"Well, what can be solved with money is not a problem! You say, what is the method? ”