Chapter 202: Slave Asha
The easiest thing in the world is to fool a fool, but the hardest thing is actually to fool a fool.
Easy because you will believe whatever you say to a fool, and difficult because you have to abandon your conscience before you cheat, so that you can deceive fools with peace of mind.
As for Axia, it seems that he was born to do this business, and he has abandoned his conscience when he was a young beggar on the streets.
What's even more wonderful is that he met the fool he was destined to be when he was the most difficult time in his life.
A fool who can make him prosperous without worrying about food and clothing. At that time, he was unable to repay because of bad gambling, and finally was sold to the mine as a coolie by his teeth.
Originally, when Ah Xia thought that he would not be able to survive in this life, he met the person who changed his life.
And this person was the steward of the Huainan Mansion at that time, and that mine was also the property of the Huainan Palace.
At that time, the steward went to the mine to find an ore that the king of Huainan needed, and this ore was a medicine primer in Chinese medicine.
But because of the scarcity of this ore, the steward spent five or six days in the mine and could not find it.
So the steward immediately offered a reward, but if anyone could find the ore, one of his wishes would be granted.
And this made Ah Xia, who was already tired and died in the mine at that time, instantly see hope. So he risked the collapse of the mine and went deep into the severely seeping mine, and soaked in muddy water for two days before he was lucky enough to find a piece of ore.
By the time he walked out of the mine, he had been crumpled in muddy water, and he had almost passed out from the ground up.
Later, when the steward had any wishes, and everyone thought he would offer to set him free, he unexpectedly offered to follow the steward and become his servant.
You must know that servants and slaves of the Dayu Dynasty are two concepts, servants are free bodies from the perspective of law, and under normal circumstances, the innocent servants of the master's family are not allowed to abuse them.
But slavery is different, the essence of slavery is that slaves have no human rights. Once he becomes someone else's slave, he will completely lose his freedom, and even the master has the right to kill him.
Therefore, in the Dayu Dynasty, all dignified people will not choose to become other people's slaves, and under normal circumstances, after becoming other people's slaves, they will be removed from their own family, and they will never have the opportunity to enter the ancestral shrine in this life.
It can be said that the status of a slave is much worse than that of a eunuch. But Ah Xia chose to become the servant of the steward without hesitation, and the steward gladly accepted it, and then Ah Xia was taken back to the Huainan palace by the steward.
And after arriving at the Huainan Palace, Ah Xia learned that his master was just a servant of the Huainan Wang's side concubine.
When he became familiar with the situation in the Huainan Palace, the ambitious Ah Xia decided to let his master, the steward, disappear from this world completely.
Then the steward was mysteriously drowned in the pond of the palace. Soon after, Mu Qingliang, the prince of Huainan, reached the age of entering school, and the concubine of Huainan took this opportunity to recommend Axia to Princess Huainan and gave it to Mu Qingliang as a companion.
And the concubine of the king of Huainan did not do this out of good intentions, the reason why she recommended Ah Xia to be Mu Qingliang's companion was so that he could bring Mu Qingliang badly.
It's just that Ah Xia is not a fool, he also knows that if he really leads Mu Qingliang astray, then his result will definitely be countless times worse than death.
Therefore, he did not really lead Mu Qingliang astray, but under the influence of ordinary intentional or unintentional influence, Mu Qingliang became a cowardly person without assertiveness.
This also made him receive a lot of praise from the concubine of the king of Huainan. And with the help of Mu Qingliang, he also jumped from an unpopular slave to a hot Xia housekeeper in Huainan Palace.
Even some of the widows and talented people in the palace had to stumble on him.
"Asha, I'm really hungry!" Mu Qingliang, who was in the bilge, endured hunger and waited for more than half an hour, but there was still no movement on the bilge.
"Your Highness, why don't we sleep a little longer, as long as we fall asleep, we won't be hungry!" Asha also felt that she was starting to panic with hunger.
"Axia, I don't feel the slightest movement on the bilge, it's not normal." At this time, Mu Qingliang, who was so hungry that he was almost dizzy, put his ear to the roof of the bilge, listened carefully for a while, and then said.
"Could it be that Li Yi has already released all the servants we brought?" Ah Xia immediately listened carefully for a while and then muttered to herself.
"Ah Xia, we can't wait so stupidly any longer, we have to go up and see, wouldn't it be too stupid if Li Yi really let everyone go, and we are still hiding in this bilge." Mu Qingliang had completely lost his patience at this time, and he decided to go up first to see what was going on no matter what.
Seeing that Mu Qingliang couldn't be stopped, Ah Xia had to agree to go up and take a look. So the two of them quietly climbed the ladder and slowly lifted a crack in the plank overhead.
Through this slit, the two of them looked around. What caught my eye was the smooth floor of the cabin, and there was no one in the entire cabin.
"It seems that my servants were really let go by Li Yi, and we shouldn't have hid under the cabin if I knew them." Mu Qingliang lifted off the wooden plank above his head and quickly climbed up.
"Your Highness, slow down, maybe those people have already been killed by Li Yi and them." Asha also climbed up with his hands and feet.
Just as the two had climbed into the cabin, before they could catch their breath, a voice rang out from above their heads.
"I told you earlier, these two rats will definitely not be able to hold themselves back in the end!" An Su stood on the top of the cabin and said to this Haiyin with a smug expression.
"It's really a useless thing, even the marmots in the grassland know that when building caves, they have to leave a few more exits, and this prince of Qi is not even as good as a marmot." Hae-in said with some annoyance.
"Haijun, don't forget that you owe me a pot of good wine now!"
"Hmph, you're indispensable!" Hai Yin snorted angrily. Mu Qingliang and A Xia in the cabin were directly frightened by the sudden sound.
When they looked up, they saw a group of people surrounding the entrance to the cabin, looking at them like animals.
In an instant, their hearts felt as if they had been thrown into an ice cellar.
"Now that the two of them have been found, it seems that there should be no problem with our plan, but what should we do with these two people?" An Su looked at the two people in the cabin who were already desperate and turned his head to ask Li Yi.
"The two of them are bait, and it wouldn't be easy for us to catch some big fish without them, so we have to watch them from now on." Hearing that they had become Li Yi's bait, Mu Qingliang and A Xia both shivered involuntarily.
They know that the end result of being bait is not going to end well. But now Li Yi and others are chopping blocks and he is a fish, but there is no chance to resist.
"Li Gongzi, I don't know what you plan to do to us? Although we offended you before, we were forced to helpless! Now that we know that we are wrong, please let us go in large quantities! "Since you can't resist, the only way now is to beg Li Yi to spare yourself.
So Asha prayed with a handful of snot and tears. I almost didn't shout: I have an eighty-year-old mother and a child waiting to be fed.
"Let you go? You are really a toad, marry a goddess, look ugly, but think beautiful! An Su looked at the obscene-looking guy below with disdain.
"As long as you let us go, Gongzi Li, our Qi Kingdom will definitely give you a lot of benefits." Seeing that Axia's crying was useless, Mu Qingliang immediately changed his strategy and used the strategy of lure.
In his opinion, the hustle and bustle of the world is all for profit, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit, as long as the benefits are given, he is not afraid that Li Yi and others will not act.
Anyway, any promises made now are just empty words, and once they get out of trouble, Li Yi and the others still have to let them go to the king of Hades to report.
Even if you give them some sweetness in advance, it's okay, anyway, giving things to Li Yi and the others is just for temporary storage.
"Benefits, you can tell me what benefits you can come up with?" As a former bandit leader, Ansu is still very good at bargaining, especially this kind of bargaining with meat tickets, he is even more handy.
"I can give you a lot of gold, silver and jewelry." Mu Qingliang said sincerely.
"People often say that windfall is the root of trouble, and some people say that windfall is a life-to-earn and life-saving flower!"
"Rest assured, we won't trouble you again." Asha immediately reassured.
"How did I know you would rebel?" An Su looked at Mu Qingliang and Ah Xia's sworn appearance, and felt that they were as ridiculous as two monkeys playing tricks.
"If you don't think gold, silver, and jewelry are insured, why don't I give each of you a few beauties? I can guarantee that they are all beautiful girls with outstanding temperament. Mu Qingliang saw that the money could not impress them, so he immediately changed his words, wanting to impress everyone with beautiful women.
In his opinion, the sages have said that sex is also sexual, as long as it is a normal man, it should be difficult to escape the temptation of beauty.
"Gentle Township is a hero's mound, I'm afraid you don't have any kind intentions when you send us beauties!" An Su, who originally wanted to continue to tease and tease the two, immediately scolded righteously when he saw Qi Ning's murderous gaze.
And Li Yi also instantly felt the cool breeze behind him, and the hairs on his body couldn't help but stand up.
"Buddhism once said that color is a steel knife for scraping bones, and your intentions are indeed sinister!" Li Yi pointed at the two of them and reprimanded angrily.
was reprimanded by Li Yi and An Su, and Mu Qingliang and A Xia were both a little overwhelmed. People say that people must be good if they are not plants and trees, but all individuals should have desires, some people know greed, some people are lustful, and some people are lustful.
But Li Yi and the others don't care about money and beauties, could it be that they are all powerful people? Thinking of this, Ah Xia immediately took over the conversation.
"You are really humble gentlemen with a clean breeze, I shouldn't use some blockages and vulgar powder to blaspheme you, I think you are all heroes who care about the world, and if today's turmoil in my country is lacking in a handsome man like you, it is better for you to come to my country, His Majesty the King of Qi will definitely sweep the couch to greet you, and share your ambitions to set the world." Ah Xia is really not a person who is skillful, compared to Mu Qingliang's straightforward bribery, his words make people sound a lot more comfortable.
"If you want to say that your family has sinister intentions, then you are simply a person with a bad heart, and this kind of strategy to let me wait for the sheep to be sent into the tiger's mouth is embarrassed to say it!" Hai Yin's faint voice was like a sharp blade, and Ah Xia felt the threat of death.
That implied murderous intent forced Ah Xia to swallow involuntarily.
"Okay, don't play any tricks, we won't kill you, but we can't let you go for the time being." Li Yi saw that Mu Qingliang and Ah Xia, the master and servant, had begun to turn pale, so he stopped teasing them.
"And when are you going to let us go?" Mu Qingliang asked after knowing that his life was not in danger.
"It's really giving you face, isn't it? When are we going to let you use it, do you ask! An Su angrily reprimanded, which frightened Mu Qingliang and Ah Xia's originally put down hearts.
"Okay, now take the two of them with us into Shouzhou City." Then Mu Qingliang and A Xia were taken into Shouzhou City by them.
And it was only at this time that the two of them realized that all the other Qi country servants they had brought had been let go by them.
When he learned the news, Axia's intestines were about to repent. If he hadn't let Mu Qingliang run away before, he should have been let go like everyone else now.
However, although he was annoyed in his heart, he did not show the slightest hint. He knew very well that since he had missed the opportunity and was forced to become grasshoppers tied to a rope with Mu Qingliang, he should always think about Mu Qingliang.
After all, Li Yi and the others had already said that they would not embarrass themselves and Mu Qingliang. And as long as he and Mu Qingliang can return to Qi safely in the end, he will definitely be rewarded by King Qi.
At that time, his status will also go further, and maybe he will be able to mix up an official and a half-position in Qi country.
This can be regarded as a glorious lintel. When I thought of this, I even secretly thanked Li Yi and others in my heart.
If they hadn't kidnapped Mu Qingliang and themselves, they wouldn't have had such a good opportunity. After entering the city, Li Yi led everyone to choose Huanyan Building, the largest restaurant in the entire Shouzhou City.
As soon as he entered the restaurant, Li Yi did not choose the private room on the second floor, but sat down directly in the noisy lobby.
The shopkeeper originally saw a group of well-dressed people entering the restaurant and thought that a group of distinguished customers had come, so he immediately prepared to lure a few people to the second or third floor.
Unexpectedly, these people sat down directly in the lobby. The face of the shopkeeper, who was originally full of smiles, collapsed in an instant, and his attitude became a lot colder when he asked Li Yi and the others what dishes they ordered.
Li Yi didn't care about this, after all, he couldn't afford to be angry with a shopkeeper. The main purpose of his coming to Huanyan Building today was not to eat.