Chapter 39: It's Expensive

Song Yang followed the team back to the post house, Lord Hu deliberately found an opportunity, and praised him in a few vague words, the palace he responded to Jingtai's 'saying of the death of the country', although it was not clever, but at least he did not lose Nanli's backbone. However, Song Yang still mentioned the disobedient words of 'Nanli will die and the imperial court will fall', and from Master Hu, he can't praise him for 'speaking well'.

For the series of changes that happened in the Golden Palace today, the Nan Li Qishi are also very excited, and the people who watch the excitement never think it is a big deal, and I am very happy to talk about it, but Song Yang doesn't care about these at all, and closes the door after returning to the post house to recuperate.

At about the same time that Song Yang returned to the post house, the Uighur mission also returned to the residence, and the chief official carefully reported the affairs of the palace to Samer Khan, and it was good to say that the matter of gambling on the prince was a big deal, but the prince of 'gambling on the country' could not be the master, and immediately ordered the chief officer to prepare to leave for China to ask the Khan, the matter was too big, and it was not clear to rely on the book of the flying geese alone.

Then, Samer Khan said to his chief officer: "It's okay if the fight is delayed, you can do two things for me today: tell Madijiang, Kuna, and Asha to pack up and prepare to leave with me; In addition, if you find a disguised person, all four of us will pretend to be Han Chinese. ”

The three people he named were the most skilled of the ten Uighur masters, among whom Asha was a woman, and her mother was Han Chinese and proficient in Chinese. The Uighurs also have their own eyeliner and hidden stakes in the city of eyes, and many of them are capable people, and it is not difficult to disguise them.

Neither of these things is difficult, but the chief officer hesitated a little: "Before, the Khan passed the book, and I asked you to return to China after the order was made." And your body...... Where are you going? ”

"You don't have to know where to go, I have to go." Summerhan shook his head: "It's okay to be healthy, it's getting better and better, Song Yang's medicine works." When you go back, tell your father Khan, and say that I am going to chase a treasure, and if you can get your hands on it, the Tubo fan and the dog and the jackal should die! ”

After speaking, he waved his hand again and urged: "Go and do it quickly, my trip must not be leaked except for my father Khan." ”

The chief officer immediately swore a poisonous oath in the name of the holy fire, and went down to prepare for the prince without further questioning.

…… Song Yang rested in the post house, and it wasn't until it was getting dark that he came out and went to visit Li Mingji in Fengyuefang.

After meeting, he got straight to the point: "I want to ask everyone Li to help me find out one thing: Is the national teacher in Jingcheng?" ”

Unexpectedly, Li Mingji immediately shook his head and refused: "I can't inquire." The national teacher is mysterious and unpredictable, don't talk about me, even Chang Tingwei, who was resurrected by Xie Fatzi back then, and then commanded him, may not be able to find out the whereabouts of the national teacher, you should die for this matter. ”

As soon as he said a few words, suddenly there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, Gu Zhaojun came uninvited, and there was a girl dressed as a maid behind him, no need to ask, this is the maid who feeds the tea prepared by Lao Gu. It's just that this time it's not 'Dajiu' who came with me.

Gu Zhaojun saw that Song Yang was also there, and immediately smiled: "It's just right, I also summoned Nan Rong before I came, so that you can meet here." After speaking, he didn't need to be greeted by the host, he found a chair and sat down: "It's full of surprise, I thought you would be able to get the dragon bird back today, but I didn't expect it to be postponed." ”

Song Yang shook his head and said in a relaxed tone: "Don't be in a hurry in these more than 100 days, with a few more months of effort, I just happen to be able to do something." ”

"The arson?" Gu Zhaojun raised his eyebrows.

Li Mingji also said with a smile: "Speaking of which, it is really not unusual for such a big fire to require several months of preparation. ”

Song Yang suddenly smiled, glared at Gu Zhaojun and said, "I'll tell you, I really don't like Nan Rong!" As he spoke, he turned his eyes to look at Li Mingji again: "Ayigo is similar." "Nan Rong and Ayigo, an old Gu henchman and a party cadre, with them by their side, Song Yang also wants to hide something.

Regarding the details of the preparations for the 'Yan Palace Fire', Li and Gu knew more about it than Song Yang himself.

The red fox and the old fox also looked at each other and smiled, both looking very happy, Li Mingji spoke first: "I didn't expect that there was a wizard like the Fire Dao Man by your side, since you are a genius, you'd better pay more attention, don't let others poach it." As he spoke, his head turned slightly, and his beautiful eyes glanced at Gu Zhaojun. After all, Li Mingji is a party payer, and even she is Song Yang's person, so naturally she will not compete with Song Yang again.

Gu Zhaojun was still smiling, and shook his head: "Don't worry, I won't do this kind of thing easily, and with this fire path person, it's not worth letting me have some awkwardness with you." Then he turned the topic back to arson: "Song Yang, don't say that I didn't remind you, this fire is very expensive, you have to prepare money and a large amount of silver first." ”

Song Yang was puzzled: "Money? What do you mean? ”

"Didn't the Fire Dao people say that this fire should be burned from the outside in?" Gu Zhaojun asked rhetorically first, and after Song Yang nodded, he continued: "That means that the fire will be lit outside the palace...... What are you looking at around the palace? Tongtian Drum Tower, Vermilion Bird Bell Tower, Bandai Emperor Temple... Which place is not heavily guarded, and if you go to these places and set fires, I'm afraid it will not be easier than going directly to burn down the palace. ”

As he spoke, Gu Zhaojun instructed the maid behind him: "What about the picture?" The maid took out a finely drawn map of the streets and alleys of Jingcheng and placed it in front of Song Yang's eyes. In fact, you don't need to look at the picture, Song Yang can understand that the other party is right.

"Although the Fire Dao Man is still designing around the palace, it is not difficult to imagine that in the future, he will have to go one step further and push the scope of arson even further...... For example, what if one of the fire points designed by Huo Lao Dao to burn the palace is the Suzaku Clock Tower, but he can't sneak into this tower to set it on fire? Only by following the old method and treating this bell tower as the Yan Imperial Palace, and then choosing a fire point from its periphery. Gu Zhaojun cleared his throat, and the maid behind him was well-behaved, and immediately touched the tea to feed him.

Moistening his tongue, Gu Zhaojun continued: "So, the location of the fire will gradually 'spread' outward, until every 'fire spot' can allow us to send someone to calmly light the fire... It's nothing more than some unimportant houses and shops. How many will there be, it is not good to say now, 100, 300, or 800? Anyway, there will never be less places to burn. ”

Song Yang smiled bitterly and rubbed his eyebrows, what Lao Gu said, but the truth can still be understood, this fire is also like a 'pyramid' type, it has to be burned layer by layer, from the base to the tip, first hundreds of houses and shops in the outermost part of the fire, the fire hooked up and affected the yamen, ancestral halls, and towers around the palace, and then had the opportunity to burn into the palace.

"Don't talk about the design and calculation of the old fire and the blind man in the ghost valley on the table, only the final ignition. The fire path man will set fires, but he can't put this fire alone, hundreds of fire points, and by the time he goes to light the tenth room, the first fire may have been extinguished. Therefore, it is necessary to prepare in advance, not only to prepare manpower, but also to pile up firewood, reserve fire oil, etc., at the fire point, and when the time comes, the fire will start everywhere at the same time...... But whose house or shop can you make these preparations? The most difficult thing to say clearly has already been said, Gu Zhaojun's tone is a lot more relaxed: "The safest way is to buy all the places that are selected by the Fire Dao people, so that you can prepare calmly...... I said this fire is expensive, right? ”

Ginger is old and spicy. Gu Zhaojun didn't know more about the arson than Song Yang, but he thought about it more deeply, and if he wanted to succeed, he had to prepare a lot of silver.

Song Yang was convinced, and at the same time, he inhaled a cool air: "How much does it cost?" After speaking, without waiting for the other party to answer, he asked Lao Gu again: "How much can you lend me?" ”

Gu Zhaojun immediately shook his head: "I'm a tenant!" ”

Li Mingji simply didn't wait for Song Yang to ask, so he said directly: "I may be able to help with the manpower needed to set the fire, but the money... I can buy hundreds of houses in the city, if I am so rich, will I still be a thief, and do I still need to open a green building? ”

Gu Zhaojun smiled again: "It's not that I don't help, you think, there is a sudden injection of money in the eye city, and the crazy land purchase in just a month will definitely attract people's attention... I can help you with this, and make sure that it is quiet and not noticed by outsiders. The point is... Do you have money? If you don't have any money, you can withdraw the stall as soon as possible, firstly, it will make the fire path people busy blindly, and secondly, it will save you from sighing and disappointed at that time. ”

Song Yang frowned, hesitated, and after pondering for a while, he took out a cat's eye gem from his arms: "Do you think this is worth it?" "The box of precious treasures left by Imperial Physician You, Song Yang chose a cat's eye as a thought, and he has always carried it close to him.

The maid took the gem and placed it in the palm of her hand and presented it to Lao Gu. The slender hands are white, holding brilliant gemstones, and they are indescribably beautiful.

Gu Zhaojun looked at it seriously for a while, and nodded to Song Yang: "It's up, but this one, it's too far behind... Unless you have a lot of them. ”

Song Yang took back the gems and responded: "It's almost a box, not all gems, but also jade or something." ”

Gu Zhaojun was slightly surprised, and said with a smile: "It turns out that you are the rich man, how big is the box?" ”

"It's okay to put you down." After speaking, Song Yang looked at the figure of the water feeding maid again, and continued: "If you squeeze it, both of you can fit it in." ”

Gu Zhaojun was really taken aback, and blurted out: "A box as big as a coffin? ”

Song Yang smiled and nodded: "It's not as long as a coffin, but it's a lot higher than an ordinary coffin." ”

This time it was Gu Zhaojun's turn to take a cool breath, and turned his head to look at Li Mingji, who also had an extremely strange expression, as if he regretted 'I knew that he was so rich, so I wouldn't have given him a discount'.

After being surprised, Gu Zhaojun lowered his head and pondered for a while, his expression was solemn when he spoke, he lost his usual lightness, and said to Song Yang seriously: "Yicheng." After a pause, he explained without Song Yang asking: "If there is really such a big box of treasures, it should be enough, and the realization of the jewelry is still through my hands, but I want to raise a commission of 10%." ”

After speaking, as if he was afraid that Song Yang would not agree, Gu Zhaojun added: "It is not easy to realize, the market price of treasures is uncertain, such a large amount of money enters the market, the price will definitely plummet, and you don't have much time to sell slowly... I have a way, I don't dare to say that I earn, but at least I won't lose too much, and in the end, it will be much more affordable than the 10% commission; Also, the origin of these things is unknown, and if you take them out rashly, it may cause a big disaster, and only I can keep them safe and realized. One percent commission is already the price of my father, even if my own son comes to me, it will not be lower. ”

The previous words are all good, and the commission is a percentage, compared to the price of the 'money laundering' that Song Yang came into contact with in the previous life, it is indeed cheap, but the last sentence is really a bit awkward. But what Gu Zhaojun wants to say is not finished: "There is also the collection of houses in Eye City, and I will also raise a commission of 10%, this matter is too risky to be done in vain." But on the other hand, don't worry, I make money in the open, whether it is to cash out jewelry or buy a house or land, I will not ignore your accounts. ”

Song Yang nodded happily, and didn't even forget to say to Gu Zhaojun: "Thank you, I admit it." ”

After talking about business, Gu Zhaojun's expression relaxed again, and said with a smile: "Where did Xie come from?" I carry the work, I earn money, and I take it for granted, no thanks. Song Yang shook his head: "Don't mention the commission, just say that you are willing to do this business with me, you are helping me, so naturally thank you." What's more, although I don't understand the market, I can understand that the two you want are very cheap. ”

Gu Zhaojun was no longer polite, but pointed to the serving maid he brought with his chin, and asked Song Yang a little abruptly: "What do you think of her?" ”

"It's good, but... How did you change people, what about Dajiu? ”

Gu Zhaojun replied calmly: "Do you remember, around the New Year, I encountered an assassination in Nanli... At that time, Xiaozhong was following me. ”

Song Yang was stunned: "She ......" In that attack, Gu Zhaojun himself was seriously injured, and the people around him naturally suffered heavy casualties, and Da Jiu was just a maid and didn't know martial arts.

Sure enough, Gu Zhaojun nodded: "That's why I replaced her to serve me." Saying that, Lao Gu suddenly laughed: "I never put my subordinates in my eyes, and it is not without people around me who are executed with my own hands." However, those surnamed Gu have the courage of surnamed Gu, and my people are not allowed to be touched by others. I didn't even protect the maid who had served me for a few years...... I can't afford to lose this face, I have to get it back. So you thank you, take it back. ”

At this time, Li Mingji on the side interjected and diverted the topic, and smiled at Song Yang: "I suddenly figured out something... This time, you spent money to buy a house and land, just to set a fire, and sure enough, you were from a big family. ”

Song Yang didn't think it before, but when he heard her, it was really like this, and he smiled and responded: "Those things are all left by relatives, now take them out and burn a fireworks that shocked the world to show him... He could see it. ”

Immediately, Song Yang turned his eyes to look at Gu Zhaojun: "The box is still in Yanziping, you and I will set off as soon as possible and transport it over." ”

Gu Zhaojun nodded and responded: "Wait for me for two days, such a valuable thing, there must always be a good hand to escort it, I want to gather people." ”

I said about money, and after talking about it for the time being, Gu Zhaojun didn't leave in a hurry, and the topic changed again, and then it came to the bet of today's 'Yipin', Gu Zhaojun groaned: "Gambling on the prince... The Emperor... Jingtai is crazy enough, but he is really not stupid, this bet is very beautiful. ”

Li Mingji didn't pursue the deep meaning of his words, she paid more attention to the other aspect of the bet: "Dare to bet heavily, it shows that Jingtai is in hand, is the samurai he selected really so strong?" ”

Song Yang was most sure of this, and immediately responded: "It is indeed very strong, as far as I know, there is a great grandmaster among the warriors selected by the Yan Kingdom... This is not surprising, the key is that this great master is not their main general. "Luo Guan's cultivation is only a thin line away from Chen Hui, and he is also in the realm of a great grandmaster, but he is not the main general, which shows that the Yan Kingdom is strong as a warrior.

Li and Gu glanced at each other, and there was a little surprise in their eyes, and this surprise was of course because of the lineup of Yan State warriors, and why Song Yang knew about this kind of confidential information that even they couldn't detect.

But what Song Yang really wanted to say was the next sentence: "The Lord is here, and Yan Guo is in hand; But if the main general is not there, can Jingtai still win? ”

Gu Zhaojun was puzzled: "What do you mean?" ”

Song Yang did not hide the news he got from Su Hang, and told the two 'accomplices and traitors', but he did not say the source of the news.

For Gu Zhaojun, there are too many accidents tonight than in peace... Jingtai suddenly increased the heavy bet, forcing the envoys of various countries to postpone the first product for several months, and the most fundamental reason was that Yan went to the main body and went out on an errand temporarily.

The more he pondered, the brighter Gu Zhaojun's old eyes became, and after a while, he looked up at Song Yang directly: "What kind of urgency will it be?" ”

Like Song Yang's reaction when he first heard the truth, the reason for the 'delay' couldn't be simpler, but no one could have guessed. It's just that the Yipin Fight caused a sensation in Middle-earth, which is so important that no one can think of anything more important than the Yipin Fight, so that the 'First Master of Dayan' can temporarily give up the fight and do it.

And Lao Gu's question is something that Song Yang has pondered repeatedly in the past two days, and he responded: "If you don't dare to guarantee it, you must guess correctly, but there is only one reason I can think of......"

Waterlogging, the corpse of the Imperial Doctor.

As long as you have it in your hands, you are expected to conquer the world's 'sharp weapon'. Only that corpse is weighty enough, so that the Lord of the Yan Kingdom can temporarily abandon a product and ignore it, and fight with all his strength to take it back first.

"One more point," Song Yang continued, "How much skill will the master of the Yan Kingdom have, so that the great grandmaster is only worthy of him as a helper...... You Li told me that when he was twenty-five years old, he stepped into the realm of the Yizi Grandmaster, and he can be regarded as a top talent in martial arts, but there is another person who is from the same family as his uncle, but he is better than him everywhere......"

Li Mingji understood his guess and frowned: "National teacher? ”

Song Yang was noncommittal: "The last point, I don't guarantee that I guess right... Who would be the most suitable person to chase the corpse? ”

The corpse of Imperial Physician You is both a treasure and a poisonous demon, and if you are not careful, you will wipe out thousands of lives and hurt both enemies and me. And in the process of retrieving the poisonous corpse, it involves many hardships such as chasing, escaping, fighting, etc., who can guarantee that this treasure will always be so 'stable'?

In the team sent by the Yan people to take the corpse, there must be a Qimen master who is familiar with the surname of the corpse and is proficient in toxicology...... Looking at the entire Middle-earth, who else will be the person who knows the most about the waterlogging epidemic except the national teacher?

At this point, Li Mingji also suddenly realized, and said to Song Yang: "No wonder you asked me to help inquire about the whereabouts of the national teacher as soon as you came." ”

Song Yang nodded: "I suspect that the national teacher is now in Nanli, and I suspect that he is the main general of Yan State......"

One thing that I realized in hindsight should have been thought of as early as when I was in Hongcheng that the treasure with such a serious relationship was likely to attract the national teacher to snatch it back in person. But how can anyone calculate everything clearly in advance, at that time, Song Yang was immersed in grief, and reluctantly divided some thoughts on how to retrieve the remains of his relatives from Nan Li's hands, and then there were some ethereal, temporarily difficult to implement, but the soul-devouring revenge thoughts, he really ignored that weight.

Until I heard Su Hang mention the truth about the postponement of the first product...... Li Mingji asked: "What if the national teacher is in Nanli?" Do you have a way to find him, a way to deal with him? ”

"Gotta try... If you think about it, it's not out of the question. Song Yang didn't explain anything, waved his hand, and signaled that this topic would end here: "I will leave for Nanli as soon as possible to see if there is still a chance to deal with the national teacher." ”

Li Mingji nodded, and asked again: "What about Tan Guide?" When is your healing friend coming? ”

Song Yang rolled his eyes... smiled: "If you don't mention it, I forgot about Zhenguogong, let's wait and see, in short, trouble everyone Li." ”

At this time, Gu Zhaojun suddenly said to him: "This is a problem, but it is not without benefits." Take note of yourself. ”

It's really a problem, Song Yang is like this, every time an important thing appears, he will put all his heart into it, think more and think about it thoroughly, but at the same time he will ignore some other things, maybe this can be regarded as a caste, the advantages and disadvantages of this 'problem' are equally obvious, Song Yang thought about it, I'm afraid it's not easy to change the surname like this, if only someone could give him a shrewd 'secretary'.

…… Contrary to the last time they gathered at the Leaky Frost Pavilion, this time after Song and Gu said goodbye and left, Gu Zhaojun hurriedly left Fengyue Fang and went to gather people to prepare for Nanli's trip; Song Yang went to Lanruo Temple, Su Hang was not there, he didn't delay much, just asked his grandmother to bring her a word: Song Yang is not in Jingcheng recently, don't read it.

After returning to the inn, he chatted with Ayigo and Nan Rong a few words, telling him that he was about to travel far away, and the design of arson here would require the two women to worry more, and Ayigo took care of it, but Song Yang still trusted Nan Rong more.

After explaining everything, Song Yang went back to the house and fell asleep, and when it was the third watch in the middle of the night, there was a sudden slight stinging pain in the center of his eyebrows, and the taste was very familiar, Song Yang was overjoyed after waking up, and jumped up. This is really what he wants, he was worried that he couldn't contact Luo Guan, so the other party took the initiative to find him.

Same as the previous meeting, Luo Guan took him all the way to the deserted mansion, and smiled slightly apologetically at Song Yang: "Last time, I saw Red Sleeves at first sight, but I couldn't keep my mood for a while, and I talked about the past... As a result, the more I talked, the more excited I became, and I forgot to ask you about something. If you want to meet that miracle doctor, it's not enough to know the teacher. His old friend. She wasn't interested in seeing it. ”

Song Yang immediately shook his head: "This matter has nothing to do with Chen Hui's predecessors, it's because of my relative named You Li......"

Before he finished speaking, Luo Guan spoke: "I understand this, but just by saying that you are Youli's relatives, most of them are not enough, it is better to have a token." ”

Song Yang frowned: "Isn't it enough for me to know 'Butterfly Blue'?" ”

"If you don't know the teacher, butterfly blue is enough." Luo Guan smiled: "Don't get me wrong, that miracle doctor friend's surname is strange, and I haven't seen outsiders since eighteen years ago, and I don't want to run this trip in vain." ”

Song Yang didn't pretend to be any more, reached out and took out a pill of 'not hungry' from the medicine bag, and handed it to Luo Guan: "This is called 'not hungry'." Then, Song Yang said a few more formulas about 'not being hungry', and finally said: "I don't know all the formulas, but what I said should be enough to prove that I am You Li's junior." ”

Luo Guan put away the pills, repeated the remnant prescription again, and said after confirming that it was correct: "I'll go out of Beijing to invite her, and it will take twenty days to come back at the earliest, just wait for my news." ”

Song Yang could only smile bitterly and shake his head: "I can't wait, I also have something to leave Eye City, it's good that Yu Yue can come back, but there is something I want to ask you, if that divine doctor friend can really come to Eye City with you, can you ask her to help see a patient first?" ”

Needless to say, who the patient was, Luo Guan reacted: "Zhen Guogong? It's done, I'll relay, come or not, come or not, come to the doctor or not, it's all in her. Zhen Guogong is still in the Frost Leaky Pavilion, right, you remember to say hello to the head of the house there in advance, so as not to misunderstand when you get it. Song Yang nodded yes, he was not surprised that the other party knew where the old man was hiding.

Luo Guan is a great master. On the night of the fire in the Zhenguo Mansion, Ye Feifei took Lao Shuai and Song Yang to fight on the long street, Luo Guan had this time, enough to track Tan Guide's whereabouts first, and then come back to follow Song Yang...... The next day, Song Yang said goodbye to Master Hu, only saying that he was going to visit a friend in the distant land of Yan Kingdom, and the specific time was not very good, but he would definitely come back before the autumn season.

There are still a few months to go before the 'next time' Yipin, and it is not worth returning to China during this time, Lord Hu has already released the letter sparrow, informed the court of the affairs of the Golden Palace, and at the same time asked Feng Long, the mission is temporarily stationed in Jingcheng and will return after the autumn, this request will definitely be granted. Anyway, when there is free time, Master Hu doesn't have too many strict requirements for what the wizards want to do, but he just asked Song Yang to be cautious in his words and deeds, and not to cause trouble, and then gave him a lot of entanglement.

After waiting quietly for two more days, Gu Zhaojun's side was also ready, Song Yang set off, and after leaving the city, he went around a few circles, and after making sure that no one was following, he rushed to the pre-agreed place to meet Lao Gu and rushed towards Nanli.

The journey was tiring, but Song Yang was always excited...... I really look forward to the national teacher still in Nanli!

(To be continued)