Chapter Forty-Three: A White-Haired Old Man from Henan

The guard system of the Ming Dynasty was proposed by Liu Ji, that is, Liu Bowen, which is often referred to as Liu Bowen, and has continued to this day with most of the houses set up by one government and several houses set up guards. Dengzhouwei is a typical sea water city, which is one of the bases of Shandong Navy.

Lu Bing's father, Lu Song, is now promoted to be the governor of the five armies, and belongs to the position of about the second-in-command in the five armies. In this way, it is very clear that the relationship between Dengzhou Wei and Lu Bing can be seen, so naturally it will not work.

Officialdom has always been like this, Shangguan needs to tie up, rich businessmen need to be entrapped, the conversion of wealth and power is very easy, as it is said, power can generate wealth, and wealth can pass through the gods, so the second generation of officials and the rich second generation can't be provoked. Lu Bing was originally a man in the officialdom, coupled with his status and financial resources in Shandong, and the prestige of his father Lu Song, he is now unstoppable. Lu Bing came to the guard station, and went straight into the guard post without Tong Bing, thinking that this was naturally an order from the commander of Dengzhou Wei.

Lu Bing and Shen Yeshan walked to the front of the house where Shao Yuanjie lived, and before they entered the house, Shen Yeshan said, "What an elegant sandalwood." ”

Lu Bing was absent-minded, he had been calming down the panic in his heart just now, and he had to lose the loose robe he was wearing, plus underwear, otherwise his tent would definitely be able to be seen. When Shen Yeshan said this, he happened to relieve the embarrassing atmosphere in Lu Bing's heart, so he also raised his nose and sniffed: "That's really the case." ”

As soon as the words came out, Lu Bing felt a little strange, he didn't know how extravagant and lewd Shao Yuanjie was. also knows that his performance in front of him is all pretended. But if you can get better for a while, you can harm others less for a while, so Lu Bing does not expose Shao Yuanjie, and he is well aware of the truth that you should not do to others what you want. Shao Yuanjie didn't dare to show it because he was slightly afraid of Lu Bing's prestige, but the two got along harmoniously and peacefully.

But today, Shao Yuanjie actually lit such a precious incense, which is a little strange, what kind of guest is it? made Shao Yuan nodal such an expensive incense, although he knew that the incense was extraordinary, but Lu Bing was not very proficient in this way. He asked Shen Yew, who had cultivated wealth and knowledge since childhood: "How much is this incense?" ”

"I have to have fifty taels." Shen Yew said, Lu Bing was speechless: "It's really extravagant, but who is coming." Shao Yuanjie didn't even pretend to be there, and he was willing to take out such an expensive incense, let's go quickly, let's go into the house and take a look. ”

The two of them walked briskly into the house. There were two people sitting in the room. One of these two people is about the same age as Shao Yuanjie, and the other is a white-haired old man, with white hair and white beard, and fairy wind bones. Lu Bing narrowed his eyes, took a deep breath, and crossed a thought in his heart: Could this person be the white-haired old man that Old Man Wan said?

Lu Bing gave Shen Yew a color, and then secretly lucked his qi, and his body was slightly tense. Combat readiness.

Shao Yuanjie saw Lu Binghe and "Duan Qingfeng" walking in, and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Lord Lu." Senior Brother Duan, please quickly, let me introduce you to two Taoist friends. ”

Lu Bing nodded, and the two of them walked towards the two strangers, Lu Bing's luck and hand, the tiger head treasure knife emitted a low buzz, responding to the master, as if he could pull out the knife at any time and see the blood seal his throat. The white-haired old man suddenly stood up and shouted, "Lai Sun, what do you want to do?" Why is it so murderous? ”

Shen Yeshan couldn't hold back and laughed, the old man was so fairy-like, but with an authentic accent from Nanyang, Henan, it really made people want to laugh. Although the accents are different in different places, most of the people who often run outside, whether they are businessmen or Taoist monks who preach, can speak fluent official dialect, but they carry a local dialect, but the person in front of him speaks authentic Henan dialect, with all kinds of indescribable joy.

Lu Bing walked south and north, and he could understand it, and his eyebrows moved and asked, "How can you scold people?" Lai Sun is scolding, but Lu Bing doesn't care about this, he doesn't show his murderous aura, but his luck is ready to do it later, but the old man feels it, which shows that the white-haired old man in front of him is also a master of qi. It seems that it is right, it is a martial arts master, Shao Yuanjie, who knows alchemy, but he doesn't know it but is cited as a distinguished guest, then it is likely to be the person who passed on Shao Yuanjie's alchemy, then he should be proficient in pharmacology, and he is also a white-haired old man in appearance, which is completely in line with the previous description of the murderer.

The middle-aged man rubbed over, hugged his fist and said: "Don't get excited, Brother Lu, according to his age, Liang Zhenren is over seventy years old, more than eighty years old, at such an age outside, it is not too much to say something unpleasant, you can't call him grandpa, so it is normal for him to bring some verbal language." People are rare in their seventies, let alone old birthday stars in their eighties, so why bother with it. Liang Zhenren, you too, how can you say that Lord Lu is also an official of the imperial court, the landlord of Dengzhou Mansion, you should also pay attention to what you say. ”

"That's it." Shao Yuanjie's face was not very good-looking, and he said a little nervously, for fear that the two would fight if they disagreed: "Lord Lu, let me introduce to you, this is my best friend Tao Zhongwen, a native of Huanggang, Hubei, and a person who has attained the Tao." This old man is a master that Brother Tao met when he went to Nanyang, although he is more than eighty, he is still in good health, and he is energetic, and he is good at the art of the room, so he brought me alchemy. Oh, blame me, blame me, this Taoist brother's name is Liang Gaofu. ”

Lu Bing nodded and said, "I'm afraid that Liang Zhenren is not so simple, and your martial arts skills should not be low." ”

"Joke, you letter ball, I don't know how to do martial arts, it's a matter of your eggball, I'm - your sister, how can you still be lucky, scare your master? Why don't we go and compare? Although Liang Gaofu is old, his temper is not small, and he said to Lu Bing.

Lu Bing smiled, deflated and said: "Why are real people so nervous, I have a physical disability, and I must be able to act with qi in my body, please don't blame real people." ”

Liang Gaofu opened his mouth to speak and stopped, paused for a long time, it seemed that he had seen through Lu Bing's lies, but he did not expose it to his face, since Lu Bing said polite words, Liang Gaofu borrowed the slope and said on the donkey: "It turned out to be this, I didn't like what I said just now, Lord Lu is not strange." Poor Dao likes to use room surgery, so there are many enemies. Lord Lu is nicknamed the killing god Lu Bing, and his personality is upright, I thought Lord Lu was here to seek revenge on me. I was in a hurry, and I was also anxious to speak, and Poor Dao is here to make amends to Lord Lu. ”

Tao Zhongwen said in a round field: "That's right, it's fate that everyone can get together, they all sit down and talk, it's not good to stand, talk about trouble." It's all joking, not to mention that it's not noisy. ”

The reason why Lu Bing didn't do it immediately was because he was afraid that once the fight started, it would be your life and death. If you recognize the wrong person, it will be more than worth the loss, so I decided to check it out first, and then I was a little too impulsive just now. Besides, Lu Bing has a feeling. Although the person in front of him is a master of Qi training. But it's not that powerful, at least it shouldn't be able to defeat the old man, so maybe he is not a murderer. Although this is just a feeling, Lu Bingzhi said that after rolling on the line of life and death for a few laps, his prediction of danger and opponent has been very accurate.

The two parties sat down, chatting about the world, Tao Zhongwen was proficient in rune magic, and after showing Lu Bing's two hands, Lu Bing was amazed. According to Lu Bing's current ability, ordinary charlatans can't hide Lu Bing's eyes. But Tao Zhongwen's magic numbers looked impeccable. Although it is not as grand as calling the wind and rain, it is also wonderful. Liang Gaofu talked to Lu Bing about qi, and sure enough, Liang Gaofu is a master of using qi, and his martial arts are not low, but he is not from cultivation, but has been taking pills for a long time, forming something similar to Neidan in his body, and gathering gas.

With the help of Neidan, coupled with the precipitation of such an age, it is absolutely no problem to deal with ordinary martial artists after practicing qi, so with pure internal strength, Liang Gaofu is not afraid to face Lu Bing in time, but this is only a theoretical statement, and he is by no means at the same level as Lu Bing's actual combat and moves now.

Not to mention which of the two is higher and which is lower, just say that one of the two is to practice qi with martial arts, and the other is naturally formed, resulting in Liang Gaofu is inferior to Lu Bing in terms of subtlety of moves and experience. It's like a professional and an amateur, so if it weren't for Liang Gaofu deliberately hiding something, it would prove Lu Bing's idea, he was by no means the murderer who killed Wan'er Wan, because he didn't have this ability.

The five of them chatted for a while, and then they began to get into the main topic, which was naturally about the remedy for Zhu Houxi's infertility, Lu Bing once inadvertently gave Zhu Houyu a pulse, but Zhu Houyu didn't notice it. So Shao Yuanjie and Lu Bing made an explanation, Liang Gaofu and Tao Zhongwen did a case analysis, and the four of them came to a series of conclusions after the finale, and then discussed the treatment. Lu Bing was in favor of using traditional Chinese medicine to recuperate and acupuncture to treat Zhu Houxi, while the three of them thought that the effect was too slow and might not be effective.

Lu Bing knew the subtlety of this set of theories, although the final effect should be good, according to pharmacology, it should also work, and there are some similar contents of chemicals, Lu Bing did not understand. Lu Bing's medical skills are mostly learned from Wan Er Wan, and Wan Er Wan's elixir theory is either applied to surgery, or Lu Bing told him that Lu Bing does not understand a deeper level of medical knowledge, and Wan Er Wan does not understand it.

Although he didn't understand, Lu Bing always felt that this pill was a bit evil, and although the medicine in it could also aphrodisiac and prolong life in the records of traditional Chinese medicine, it would make countless women fall into a catastrophe, and Lu Bing always felt that this medicine was a bit evil.

Lu Bing couldn't bear this, so he could only say that it was recommended to use herbal medicine to adjust and acupuncture treatment, but in all fairness, the immediate effect should not be as good as the pill therapy supported by the other three. As for Shen Yeshan, who was also present and participated, he kept his teeth closed, firstly, he was afraid that if he said too much, he would lose his feet, and secondly, he hated the behavior of red lead alchemy, and he was afraid that he would scold him with one mouth.

Shen Yew made a clear breeze, and everyone knew that Duan Qingfeng didn't know pharmacology, so he didn't ask much, let alone suspect anything, but he was confused. In order to take care of Lu Bing's face, everyone decided to also adopt Lu Bing's suggestion as an auxiliary, using pills as the main medicine and herbal medicine as the supplement, to treat Zhu Houxi.

Now that he has decided to treat with the pill, Lu Bing can't say anything, although he can't bear it in his heart, there are so many helpless things in the world, so he can only let it go, and can only help the pill to be refined as soon as possible, so as to reduce the sorrow of the girl entering the palace as a raw material for the pill.

The four of them discussed, and discussed pharmacology, the four of them had their own spring and autumn seasons, plus Lu Bing popped up one or two novel ideas and secret techniques from time to time, and Shao Yuanjie often said some unusual methods, so the four of them quickly summed up five sets of feasible plans, and prepared to open the furnace for refining tomorrow, and strive to refine a furnace as soon as possible.

At this time, someone suddenly reported that there was a maid in the Lu Mansion to look for him, Lu Bing didn't feel a little complaining on his face, it was not good to send someone to deliver the letter, he had to send a maid, and when he arrived at the door, he saw the disheveled but young and beautiful maid standing next to a small sedan chair, with a sweaty face, white skin with powder, and a particularly good-looking look. The sergeants standing guard around them kept swallowing their saliva, thinking that if it weren't for the maid of the Lu Mansion, they would have been pulled into the barracks to play with it.

Lu Bing recognized this maid, it was the personal maid beside Mrs. Qi, and his heart couldn't help but sink, but he quickly dispelled the idea, if something really happened and Mrs. Qi had an accident, he wouldn't let a maid come to report it, there are so many people in the Lu Mansion, who can't do it.

If something happens on the road, then there is also a family accompaniment, and it should be reported quickly, and it will never be a maid sitting in a small sedan chair to report the news. So Lu Bing walked forward quickly and asked, "What's the matter, didn't you go to incense with the old lady?" (To be continued......)