Chapter 18: A New Apprentice Arrives
When he returned to Wangjiazhuang, Wang An was still thinking about Kong Xiu's words just now, everything he did was under Wang Mang's control, if he wanted to make a difference, he should stay away from Wang Mang and control his own destiny. Otherwise www.biquge.info his fate would be the same as Wang Mang's other sons. Because they were all taken by Wang Mang's side, they had no chance to cultivate their own power. And if he can go to Wang Mang, he can rest assured that it can only be the land of Jiangzuo. Wang An couldn't help but sigh.
Du Shi looked worried along the way, and then asked Wang An: "Does my uncle and grandson also think that the world will be in chaos?" ”
What can Wang An say, can he say that his father will usurp the throne, will the system be reformed, the people's resentment will boil, natural disasters will be together, and the world will be in chaos? Wang An could only say vaguely: "The prime minister is old and sick, so it is inevitable that he will think crankily, thinking that someone is trying to harm him and his family." Wang An suddenly stopped talking, now there are indeed people eyeing the Kong family, if Kong Xiu dies, the pillar of the Kong family will fall, and the Kong family will have to look for foreign aid, marriage is the best way, and then the Kong family will only have to marry a daughter. Coupled with Kong Xiu's refusal of Wang Mang's wooing several times, Wang Mang was suspicious. Let Shen Tuchen go and see him, and he will go immediately.
But he said to Du Shi: "Brother Jun, please be cautious, if the world is in chaos, wouldn't it mean that Your Majesty is a faint king, this is a great crime of disrespect, and you will abandon the city." The words of the prime minister can come out of his mouth, into the ears of you and me, and can no longer be passed out. Du Shi nodded.
Wang An also wanted to find Shen Tuchen, Shen Tuchen appeared, because today is going to boil, everyone wants to invite Wang An to preside over the worship ceremony, but Wang An, who is usually hanging around in the workshop, is not here today, and later heard that Wang An is here by the river, so he chose Shen Tuchen to come and invite, Shen Tuchen has been waiting for a while. When Wang An came back a little later, he missed the auspicious time. Wang An asked Shen Tuchen to check Kong Xiu's pulse, the sooner the better.
At this time, Zhengjiazhuang had already set up several stoves, and on each stove was a large wooden barrel, and the mortar prepared from bamboo and lime was in the barrel. Wang An lit the straw in the stove and shouted "boil", and several other stoves also lit fires. This fire will burn for eight days and eight nights, and it will not be quenched.
Wang An returned to the study and found that the little daughter of the Zheng family was also there. Now the little daughter of the Zheng family specializes in serving the eldest girl, and usually stays in the study with the eldest girl, while her mother is responsible for managing the food of the children. Wang An once asked her why she didn't go to school, what Erya and Yin Lu taught her, her mother had already taught her.
Wang An took out a volume of "Historical Records" It seems that there is no pastime reading material in the Western Han Dynasty, no wonder the population of the Western Han Dynasty is so large, everyone has a baby when they have nothing to do, should they invent something for recreation.
"San Lang-kun, when will the new emperor ascend the throne?"
"In a few years," Wang An replied casually, "You little girl, why are you asking this?" ”
"My mother said that when the new emperor ascends the throne, he will give amnesty to the world, and my father will be able to come back." The little girl then asked, "San Lang-kun, is what you just said true?" ”
"What did I just say? I didn't say anything just now. "Wang An is cheating. Seeing that the little girl was crying, Wang An asked her: "Did your mother tell you what the crime of cursing the emperor was?" ”
The little girl looked around and nodded. It's good to know.
"Have you seen your father?" Wang An asked.
The little girl nodded again.
"When?"
"Last month."
Last month? In other words, his father had absconded not long ago! No wonder Zheng wants to stay there!
Wang An immediately sent someone to find the Zheng family and asked, "What your daughter said was what you asked her to say, right?" "How can the ancients be so shrewd.
Zheng nodded.
"I want to meet your man."
"The concubine will inform Lang Jun."
Wang An hopes to have a power independent of Wang Mang. The men of the Zheng family can try.
In the afternoon, Shen Tuchen returned. Wang An invited him to the study and poured him a bowl of water: "How is it?" ”
"The prime minister's illness is a minor illness, but there is a bit of a problem with the medication."
"Is there really someone who wants to harm the prime minister?" Wang An was talking to himself.
"I can't say." Shen Tuchen shook his head.
"Why?"
This recipe is recorded in the "Bian Que Neijing", which can help sleep, and can be used by both the strong and the old and the frail, but the old and frail must remove a medicine, otherwise it will be counterproductive. And "Bian Que Neijing" is not widely circulated, except for Tianlu Pavilion and some big families, the general doctor has never seen it, and my Shentu family has a set. ”
"What would happen if I didn't get rid of this medicine?" Wang An asked.
"I will often have nightmares, at first I will be suspicious, I will feel that someone is trying to harm me, and finally," Shen Tuchen shook his head, "then it is difficult to say. ”
"Did the prime minister's illness just flare up?"
"Yes, I have already represcribed the prescription for him, and I will take it for three days in a row, and then come back for a follow-up visit in three days."
Wang An gave Shen Tuchen a salute; "Brother Zikuan has helped the younger brother a lot, and the younger brother doesn't know how to thank him?"
Shen Tuchen said: "I just found out now, in addition to giving me food and shelter, you give me ten yuan a month, and the herbs are picked by me, or bought from the villagers, or sent by Li Jiyuan, and I sometimes have to pay for your tenants." ”
As soon as Wang An heard that this was the case, he didn't give anything except ten taels to Shen Tuchen every month: "That's it, I'm giving you an extra ten taels a month." ”
"I'm just complaining, your money is spent on the little guy, and it's spent on the dealer, I see it all. Every day, you either go to the workshop, or go to the field, or you go to see the little baby go to class, and when you come back, you go to the study, and your pastime is to ride a horse and practice swords. I think my uncle and grandson are really tired. Shen Tuchen sighed, took out a bag from his arms, and handed it to Wang An, "These are five gold cakes, which are the money I bought paper from you." ”
"This is given by the Kong family?"
Shen Tuchen nodded: "The Kong family is rich, not like you." This is a part, and if it is effective after three days, another fifteen will be paid. ”
"Kong Xiu still doesn't want to die."
The next day, Wang An wanted to go to see the workshop, but the Zhuang family came to report that the Kong family sent Wang An and Du Shi's disciples. Wang An looked at the little fat man in front of him: "You are the young son of the prime minister?" ”
The little fat man looked around in the study, and nodded when he heard the words: "You don't have as many books here as I do." ”
"Is there a trick in the room?"
The little fat man nodded: "My adults don't let me see it, but I know where they put it, as long as the teacher is not so strict, I can lend it to the teacher." ”
"How do I know you're not lying to me?"
The little fat man took out a roll of bamboo slips from his sleeve and handed it to Wang An: "Teacher, please take a look." ”
Wang An took it and opened it to see that it read the first volume of "The Three Kings of the Yellow Emperor Yangyang Fang": "How do you know to bring this kind of book?" ”
The little fat man looked very proud: "My previous teachers all liked to read this kind of book, I thought, they like to read it when they are so old, and you have to learn both hands." ”
You little pervert.