Chapter 65: The Arrest of Xia Qinian (I)
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It was dinnertime, and after Lu Linchuan and his son exchanged some ideas, they came to the dinner table, and they were happy for a while. While eating, Lu Linchuan was a little absent-minded, chatting with Lu Xiaohe about things in the game. Seeing him like this, Lu Yiming kicked him under the dinner table, and he collected his thoughts.
After eating, the family chatted for a while and then went about their own things, and after Lu Linchuan returned to his room, he directly lay down to rest.
Nothing was said all night.
didn't sleep long, since playing "Martial Arts", probably because of business, Lu Linchuan felt that his energy was getting stronger and stronger, and he only needed to sleep four or five hours a day to be full of energy. After washing up, he was not particularly hungry, and he went straight into the game.
In the game, it was still early in the morning, he canceled the idle cultivation and began to practice the "Wandering Heart Method" by himself, until Dongfang was white, and then he walked out. After coming out, he went directly to Mrs. Fang's room.
Lu Linchuan stood at the door and knocked on the door, and the red clothes inside answered a little lazily, and after a burst of footsteps, the door opened. Red's face was still a little tired, yawning.
"Didn't get a good night's rest last night?" Lu Linchuan asked softly.
The red-clothed man glanced at him resentfully, and replied with some dissatisfaction: "How can you sleep well?" ”
Lu Linchuan was a little embarrassed when he heard this, and immediately changed the topic and said, "What about Mrs. Fang?" It's time for us to go. ”
"She's washing, wait a minute."
Lu Linchuan nodded, and said to the red clothes: "Then I'll go to Lao Xiao and them first." Come over together in a moment. After speaking, without waiting for the red clothes to agree, he turned around and walked out.
Time is like water.
About a stick of incense, Lu Linchuan took Qingcheng Sixiu, who had already gotten up, back to Mrs. Fang's room. The two girls in the house had already dressed up and were waiting for them.
"Without further delay, let's go now, shall we?" Lu Linchuan saw that everyone was together and immediately said.
The others naturally didn't have any opinions, but Mrs. Fang wanted to say something, but when she opened her mouth, she still didn't speak. Lu Linchuan took a deep look at her, then turned around and walked straight out. The red-clothed and the others immediately followed behind and rushed out.
Lu Linchuan paid attention to the topography inside the Fang family as he walked, he wanted to write down the internal structure of the Fang family as much as possible, maybe when he could use it.
Out of Fang's house, everyone went all the way to the west and went straight to Chang'an.
After arriving in Chang'an, Lu Linchuan and the others immediately blended into the rolling flow of people, scattered around Mrs. Fang, and secretly protected her. Mrs. Fang bowed her head and headed in the direction of Weishui.
Her appointment with Xia Qinian was to meet near Weishui, Chang'an, this morning. It's just that Weishui is too big, and she herself doesn't know where Xia Qinian is. And now that the weather is getting colder and colder, it is naturally impossible for any painting boats to remain open on Weishui. It's not like Gangnam, and in winter, the river freezes. She herself was born in a painting boat, and she also saw a lot of grievances and hatreds in the hook bar of the painting boat, so she felt that Xia Qinian must have asked her to meet on a certain painting boat from the beginning. But after leaving the Fang family, I remembered the current season.
She was also a little numb at this time, and she now felt like a grasshopper after autumn, and she couldn't jump for a few days. Whether it is Xia Qinian, or Lu Linchuan and others, she can't afford to offend. Both sides of the partiality used her to play games, which made her tremble every day.
When she was thinking wildly, she suddenly a cold wind blew, and when she looked up, she had reached the edge of Weishui. looked around, but neither found Xia Qinian, nor did he see Lu Linchuan and the others. When he was wondering, he suddenly saw a figure on the opposite side, stepping on the broken ice on the river, and flew over.
Mrs. Fang took a few steps back a little nervously, and only felt a little relieved after seeing the person's face clearly. shouted at the man: "Xia Qinian, did you bring anything?" ”
Lu Linchuan, who was lurking on the side, listened to her words, frowned, and scolded secretly: "Idiot! ”
Mrs. Fang was too anxious, and before Xia Qinian crossed the river, she was busy asking about the jade seal. Don't say it's an old and cunning person like Xia Qinian, as long as you have a little experience in the rivers and lakes, you will be much more cautious.
Xia Qinian was naturally a little strange, but he relied on his excellent skills, so he didn't particularly care, just hesitated slightly, and still went ashore from the river and landed directly in front of Mrs. Fang.
"Someone in the East and West Xia naturally brought it, what about the money? How many taels of silver can you carry with your empty hands? Aren't you kidding me? After Xia Qinian went ashore, he swept Mrs. Fang's whole body, and saw that she was not only alone, but she didn't even have a box with money on her body, so she immediately frowned and said. As he spoke, he cautiously took half a step back, ready to leave the river at any time.
Seeing this, Lu Linchuan frowned, and after thinking for a while, he suddenly lowered his head and sent a carrier pigeon out.
Mrs. Fang's face remained unchanged when she heard this, and she sneered and said, "I brought a silver ticket, and you only let me come by myself, could it be that I am a woman and still carry a box of gold?" ”
Mrs. Fang didn't know how deep the city government was, or how good her acting skills were, but she really brought a lot of silver tickets over. This was still requested by Lu Linchuan when he was leaving, saying that it was just in case, and if it was really impossible at that time, he would buy the jade seal now. There is no big problem in getting rid of Xia Qinian, as long as you get the jade seal.
The task Lu Linchuan gave her was also simple, just be herself.
Xia Qinian listened to Mrs. Fang's words, sensed her dissatisfaction, and said with a smile: "I blame Mrs. for this time." I wonder how much Madame plans to pay for this gadget in my hand? As he spoke, he took out a black satin-wrapped box from his arms and shook it twice in front of Mrs. Fang.
"Money, I have. But how do I know if your gadget is real? Open it up and let me see, right? Seeing this, Mrs. Fang immediately demanded.
This is also what Lu Linchuan explained, and when the time comes, you must see things first. If Xia Qinian came alone, without the jade seal, it would not be meaningful to catch him.
Xia Qinian glanced at Mrs. Fang deeply when he heard this, and then said after a while: "Okay, I'll show you." ”
As he spoke, he threw things over.
Mrs. Fang subconsciously caught it, raised her head and looked at Xia Qinian who was standing by the Weishui with a puzzled expression. Xia Qinian said indifferently: "It's up to you, I let you run, you can't escape from the palm of my hand." ”
This is a difficult statement, but it is true. In fact, it can be said that in the entire rivers and lakes, there are really few people who are faster than him.
Although she felt a little unbearable on her face when she said this, after sneering, Mrs. Fang still untied the black satin on the outside, revealing a boxy hardwood box inside. The box looks ordinary, but has a strange scent. There are no ornaments on it, only a small copper ring on the front, presumably for easy opening.
Mrs. Fang clasped the small copper ring with her index finger and gently pressed upward, but she failed to open it. She frowned, and after increasing her strength a little, she still didn't open it. couldn't help but look at Xia Qinian with some doubts.
"Pull!" Xia Qinian saw her look over and spit out a word.
Mrs. Fang's face turned a little red when she heard this, and she pulled it gently, only to hear a crisp sound, and the lid automatically popped open. Inside is a jade seal. The entire jade seal is transparent, and a five-clawed jade dragon hovers over a square jade seat. The workmanship is exquisite and beautiful.
Jade seal, professional title: treasure seal. Who is the Treasure Seal? The seal worn by the Son of Heaven is said to be the seal worn by his subordinates. If there is no seal, the king will not be able to reach the four seas, and if there is no seal, there will be a division of the text that cannot be moved, which has been a matter since the Qin and Han dynasties. This passage comes from Zhu Jiajun's "Treasure Seal of the Emperor and Empress of the Ming and Qing Dynasties". As we all know, the inscription under the jade seal is: Ordered by the sky, both longevity and eternal prosperity. There is also a legend about the jade seal, after Qin Shi Huang unified the six countries, he made the Heshi bi into a national jade seal, and called this seal "the seal of the son of heaven". According to historical records, this seal, the tiger button, a dragon fish and phoenix button. The inscription under the jade seal is the eight big characters written by Li Si, the prime minister of the Qin State at that time, with a big seal, "Ordered by the sky, both longevity and Yongchang". Since its inception, the seal has been extremely legendary. Legend has it that in 219 BC, Qin Shi Huang was in Xianyang, which was the former name of Chang'an City, and he took nothing to do, and after thinking about it, he went to Dongting Lake for a trip. Before I could have fun sleeping, Dongting Lake began to be choppy and almost capsized Qin Shi Huang's boat. At this time, Qin Shi Huang threw the jade seal of the country in the lake, worshiped the gods and towns, and crossed the lake safely. Eight years later, when he traveled to Pingshu Road in Huayin, someone stood in the middle of the road with a jade seal and said to the First Emperor's attendants: "Please return this seal to Zulong (Qin Shi Huang's name)." When he had finished speaking, he was gone. As a result, the heirloom jade seal that was lost by Qin Shi Huang on the way to travel eight years ago returned to his hands.
Later, Liu Bang, an old rascal, sat in the world, and the prince of the Qin Dynasty at that time dedicated the jade seal of the country to him. Then it became the 'jade seal of the Han Dynasty.' Then after the twelve emperors of the Western Han Dynasty, Wang Mang usurped power and prepared to start a socialist family in BC, but he was picked up by Liu Xiu, a traveler who traveled through the jade seal of the Han Dynasty, and reunified the country within three years. After that, the jade seal went to the hands of Wei during the Three Kingdoms period, and after the three points returned to the Jin Dynasty, the jade seal became the heirloom jade seal of the Jin Dynasty. Then there was a tragic time, the jade seal went through several circulations, and finally returned to the Sui, after the death of the Sui, the jade seal went to the desert with the Empress Dowager Xiao. In the fourth year of Tang Zhenguan, Li Jing led the army to crusade against the Turks, and in the same year, Empress Xiao suddenly returned to the Central Plains with Huangsun Zhengdao, and the seal of the country was returned to Tang.
At the end of the Tang Dynasty, the world was in turmoil, and in 907 AD, Zhu Quanzhong abolished Emperor Tang Ai, seized the national seal, and built the Later Liang. In 923 A.D., Li Cunmian destroyed the Later Liang and built the Later Tang Dynasty, and the seal of the country also followed the Later Tang Dynasty.
The last emperor to master the "heirloom jade seal" was Li Congke, the late Tang Emperor five generations later, after 936 A.D. before the Jin Shi Jingjiao captured Luoyang, he and the concubine in the palace *** all the royal things were also thrown into the fire at the same time. Since then, the "heirloom jade seal" has mysteriously disappeared, and there are different opinions about its whereabouts.
At this point, no one knows where the real heirloom jade seal has gone. The jade seals that appeared later were all imitations. But it is undeniable that almost all of the founding kings owned it. Therefore, the jade seal has become a concrete symbol of the imperial power granted by heaven. Even if there is no heirloom jade seal after Li Congke, the kings in the future will still have to cast one by themselves to prove their monarchy.
It's just that the jade seal that Mrs. Fang sees now is an imitation of the Jingwang Mansion. But to be honest, with the current technology, the jade products made are definitely better than those of the Qin Dynasty.
She looked a little stupid for a while, and subconsciously put her hand on the jade seal and gently scrubbed it. Xia Qinian waited for her to look at it for a while, and when he saw that she still didn't speak, he immediately urged with some impatience: "You have also seen things." If you like it, give me money, and you can watch it for as long as you want. ”
At this time, Lu Linchuan, who was lurking on the side, also stared closely at the forged jade seal in Mrs. Fang's hand, his muscles were tense, and he was ready to go out at any time.
Mrs. Fang was sobered up by Xia Qinian's words, and with some reluctance, she moved her gaze from the jade seal to Xia Qinian's face, and said in a trembling voice: "You can make a price, I want as much as I want." ”
After Xia Qinian heard this, he smiled, smiled very happily, and said, "I don't want more, 100,000 taels of gold, this thing is yours." ”
After hearing this, Mrs. Fang chuckled in her heart, and said with a wry smile: "You really don't want much, 100,000 taels of gold, you don't ask, who in the whole world can come up with such a large sum of money?" ”
"This thing is definitely worth the price, if you don't want it, I'd rather rot in my hands."
"Rotten in your hands? I'm afraid this thing has become a hot potato now, right? In fact, in terms of simply doing business, Mrs. Fang has been with Fang Lianhua for many years, and she has also learned three taels of success, so she naturally knows how to lower the price: "I don't believe it, you really dare to rot in your hands, I'm afraid that your life will be lost at that time." ”
"Humph!" Xia Qinian snorted coldly.
Mrs. Fang smiled and said, "Tell me the real price, right?" I'm not afraid to tell you that I now have a total of 20,000 taels of gold and 50,000 taels of silver. ”
Xia Qinian was silent after hearing this. In fact, he had no choice, so he went and returned to contact Mrs. Fang again. This thing, he just came from a group of people who seemed to be rich, he thought it was a treasure, but who knew that when he opened it, it turned out to be a jade seal, and he was stunned at that time. However, he has been messing around in the rivers and lakes since he was a child, and after being surprised, all that remains is to think about how to sell the things in his hand at a good price. After all, he still has two apprentices, and he doesn't want to bring his martial arts into the grave. In Xia Qinian's words, he is a thief with ideals and pursuits.
It's just that this thing is really a terrible thing, and he has sold it many times, either no one buys it, or he is surrounded and killed. Fortunately, he is now a grandmaster master, and light skills are a must in the rivers and lakes, in the rivers and lakes where this peerless master is not born, no one can help him at all. So he's been living a good life.
Until one day, someone captured a pair of his apprentices, and told him through his apprentice that he should take his things to Tianshui City to trade, and promised that after the transaction was successful, his apprentice would be sent back. Xia Qinian is a person with a cold nature, and his apprentices naturally don't care about anything. But the key is that although these two apprentices are his apprentices on the surface, they are his own flesh and blood in private. So he immediately took the jade seal and went. Originally, he wanted to exchange the jade seal for his two children, but the other party said that he didn't agree to anything. In desperation, I had to go to trade.
It's a pity that he was disrupted by Qingcheng Sixiu and Lu Linchuan.
In the past few days, he actually tried to exchange the jade seal for his child, but the news he got did make him take the initiative to contact Mrs. Fang to trade, and he had no choice but to do so.
Now that Mrs. Fang has opened the price of more than 20,000 taels of gold, he is already very satisfied. What he struggled with was whether Mrs. Fang knew about the transaction of his children.
Seeing that Xia Qinian was frowning and not speaking, Mrs. Fang asked again, "Okay or not, you give me a good word." That's all I have on me, and you're thinking about raising the price. Although I am a member of the Fang family, I can't squander the family's money at will, after all, no one's money is blown by the wind. ”
Xia Qinian raised his head, glanced at her with a somewhat gloomy gaze, and asked in a deep voice: "I can agree to trade with you, but I want to know, where are Kongkong'er and Jingjing'er!" ”
Mrs. Fang was stunned when she heard this, and asked with some puzzlement: "Kongkong'er, who is Jingjing'er?" ”
Lu Linchuan, who had everything in his sights, was also a little surprised when he heard this, and he didn't expect Xia Qinian to ask a seemingly irrelevant question. (To be continued.) )