"But Tan Gong is indeed a good intention, and the old slaves all listen to him and say that the storyteller's ability is unique in the world."

Hearing the words of the great eunuch, the emperor only smiled.

"This kind of opera trail is just a pastime, he is now considered rich in the world, but he has a lot of spare time?" It seems that he has been waiting for this sentence for a long time, and the great eunuch Zhang Liangxi took the opportunity to say.

"Your Majesty, when Tan Gongri came to the palace, he privately mentioned it to the old slave, saying that from last year to this year, he had tried his best to raise 920,000 taels of gold, and planned to donate all of them to the treasury, but he was afraid that His Majesty would be too little, and he wanted to wait another year to raise 1 million taels ....."

Rao is the king of a country, and he couldn't help but be surprised when he heard this number. "A million taels of gold?"

Now that Dayong has adopted some coinage and control methods, even copper coins are actually worth more than the state of twenty or thirty years ago, not to mention silver.

And gold can be much more valuable than silver, and the normal exchange of gold and silver in the market is about 16 or 17.

"How much does a year of middle school income?"

Last year, the total annual income of Dayong was about 90 million yuan, but this does not mean that when it is collected, it can be saved, and most of it will be spent immediately, and there are not many people who can really balance the national treasury.

"Tan Gong's past came over and couldn't see His Majesty, and some things are inconvenient to say in person, so there is a letter here, saying that when Your Majesty is free, let the old slave hand it over."

As he spoke, Zhang Liangxi took out the letter, and the emperor would not look at the other chapters, so he took the letter and tore it open to check it.

The more I read the letter, the more the past came to mind, and the emperor's face was rarely a little ashamed.

The content of Tan Yuanshang's letter roughly said that even if there is a gold medal now, it is not easy for an idler like him to see His Majesty.

Tan Yuanshang knew His Majesty's grand plan, and he didn't say much, he was ready to make up almost all the profits for twenty-three years, although he was not an official, he could be regarded as doing his best for His Majesty.

After reading the letter, the emperor was also silent for a long time, although it has only been 12 years of Chengxing now, he has already broken his heart for Dayong before he ascended the throne, and it can be said that he has been fighting for nearly 20 years.

Tan Yuanshang is one of the few friends who has accompanied the emperor through ups and downs since the princely stage, but he is unwilling to be an official.

"What book did Tan Yuanshang say he wanted me to listen to?"

Maybe it was because of this letter, or maybe because of a million taels of gold, the emperor's mentality would be a lot easier, so he asked.

Zhang Liangxi hurriedly replied.

"It's "River God Falling", this story is now hot in the capital, I heard that each family tells different stories, and there are many opera troupes rehearsing plays."

"When the imperial examination is over, let's find him to listen to the book together!" "Yes!"

The emperor said this, and then slowly stood up, and Zhang Liangxi on the side hurriedly put on his coat for him. "Let's go to the dormitory."

The emperor is resting here, but on the side of the Gongyuan, many candidates are far from resting.

Not counting the candidates' friends, family members, entourage and others, there are nearly 10,000 candidates sitting in the Tribute Academy to participate in the imperial examination at this moment, and even the Tribute Academy has been urgently expanded, thanks to the fact that a lot of space was originally reserved.

At night, the entire Gongyuan area seems relatively quiet, and even the surrounding street areas are not loud noise.

The various compartments inside the Gongyuan were brightly lit, and except for a few candidates curled up in the cubicles to sleep, most of them were still not asleep at the moment, or meditating hard or typing drafts.

The draft will be officially written after it is completed, and there is such a thing as a volume from ancient times to the present.

Most of the candidates who can come this far have some talents, which makes the entire Gongyuan area full of literary energy, and in the eyes of true cultivators like Yi Shuyuan, they can often see that the sky is brighter.

At this moment, Yi Shuyuan was lying in the window of the room of an inn in the city, looking in the direction of the Gongyuan, and then looking up at the sky.

The sky is full of stars, and the brilliance of Wenqu Star is more obvious than ever.

At about the same time, somewhere at the bottom of the Kaiyang Grand Canal, a big fish was eating at the bottom of the river, and when chasing a small fish, it suddenly hit something heavy in the silt.

"Knock~"

The dull sound, though inconspicuous, travels quickly in the water, and a yellow corner emerges from the mud. "Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom, .....Boom, Boom, T

There was a rush of filth at the bottom of the water, and the big fish was gone, and it was not long before calm returned to the riverbed.

About a dozen zhang away, a pair of dark eyes slowly opened at a clump of aquatic plants, and then seemed to drag a bunch of aquatic plants away quickly in the current.

In less than a cup of tea, a Yaksha had already reported what he had seen and guessed to the crab general.

At this moment, General Crab had already led the Shui tribe to the Chengtianfu River Basin, and found a secluded location as a water camp.

"Make sure you're not mistaken?"

"General, when his subordinates were people, they used to be a piece, the smell of corpses will never be forgotten, and the yin qi of Fang Cai is not trivial, the bright yellow corner is a copper coffin, and there are corpses hidden at the bottom of the river!"

The crab claws in General Crab's left hand clicked, and his eyes showed thought.

"Is it a zombie? Or is it something else? You quickly hold this order, go to Chengtianfu City to find Immortal Yi, and recount the matter of Fang Cai. ”

"Yes!"

Yaksha took the token from General Crab, and with this god general token, even if he bumped into the ghost, it would not be a big problem. It's just that the Yaksha went ashore and entered the city before he fell into distress, where did Mr. Yi go to find it?

Yi Shuyuan was lying at the window looking at the stars at the moment, and the Qiankun gourd was absorbing the light of the stars and the moon at the top of the inn, and then he suddenly felt something and looked at the quiet street not far away.

An invisible being was moving quickly with a token in his hand, looking around as if looking for something, and there was a faint floating of water vapor in the place he passed.

What's in the water? Yaksha!

A fresh breeze took Yi Shuyuan to the street, and he appeared in front of the Yaksha, and sure enough, as Yi Shuyuan expected, he did come to find himself.

As soon as Yaksha saw Yi Shuyuan, although he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he knew who it was in terms of his dress and appearance, and he hurriedly bowed and saluted under nervousness.

"Under the command of General Xia Crab, meet Yi Xianchang!" "No need to be polite, but General Crab has found something?" Yi Shuyuan just finished asking, and Yaksha hurriedly answered.

"Exactly, a copper coffin was found in the river in the middle of the river, and there was a hidden corpse qi coming out, and there must be a corpse hidden inside." "Corpse gas?"

Yi Shuyuan understood now that the strange smell he smelled was corpse gas.

"I am tired of telling General Crab that Yi knows about this matter, and I also ask you to be careful to lurk, and it is best not to let the things in the coffin leave the water."

After really seeing the true body of the immortal, Yaksha realized that it was not so terrifying, it was not like killing gods and demons at every turn, and he spoke modestly and politely.

"Immortal Chief, rest assured, the general has ordered my sailors to disperse and set up a formation, and it is difficult for demons to fly with wings!"

"Well, be careful, everybody!

Yaksha glanced up at Yi Shuyuan and bowed back. "Thank you Immortal Chief, retire next!"

Yi Shuyuan also returned the salute, and then watched as the law turned into a puff of water vapor and disappeared at the end of the street. "Zombies?"

Yi Shuyuan muttered, and Gray Mian also probed.

"Sir, I heard that a cat jumping over a corpse will cause a corpse transformation, this nine-life cat demon must be more powerful!"

Gray Mian's words are also what Yi Shuyuan thinks, no matter how powerful this cat demon was before, now it only has the ability to hide, but it doesn't mean that it can't set off the wind and waves, and it will also use external forces.

General Crab has already begun to get excited, and the aquatic tribes under his command are even more in place, swimming to hidden positions and hibernating, gradually forming a large array of aquatic tribes.

And General Crab himself led several generals to investigate in their original form.

Two large black fish swam slowly in the water, and one of them had a crab lying on its head. It's just ahead!

The crab on the top of the black fish waved its claws and poked the black fish, and the two black fish understood and swam separately, they were extremely fast, chasing and devouring the small fish in the water, stirring the mud in the river.

The water area of this section of the river is very vast, there is a large port in front of it, and there is a large lake in the back, so it is very easy to hide something.

But if you have a goal, it's much easier to find an aquarium.

In the mud stirred up by this silt, General Crab also vaguely caught a glimpse of a touch of brass, as well as a faint corpse gas.

Sure enough, there is! Well?

Suddenly, General Crab's heart jumped suddenly, and the coffin was open?

This time, the crab general didn't care much, and ordered with tongs, and the black fish immediately approached the coffin over there, and with a sweep of his tail, it was a stream of water hitting the riverbed.

Not only the crab general, but also two big black fish were discovered, and a huge brass coffin opened a corner, and it was empty.

Worst! The corpse is out!

Is it out of the waters? Then how do I explain to the immortal chief?

General Crab was in a hurry, but suddenly found another big black fish struggling and rolling, and saw wisps of blood overflowing from the big black fish's eyes, ears, mouth, nose, and scales.

A terrible shadow seemed to cover the moonlight shining through the water..... But at this moment, General Crab was not afraid, but breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. "What a wicked obstacle, you dare to show up! Sons, let's go—"

At the moment of the order in the water, the little crab lying on top of the black fish's head continued to grow larger, and half of its body turned into a human body in the water waves, with a turbulent current, and a large tong suddenly swung towards the shadow not far away.

All this changed in a fraction of a second, as if suddenly a god in the water would appear and hit the black shadow. "Boom~"

Countless bubbles churned, and General Crab pincered the corpse and rushed towards the boulder in the water. "Boom--"

The movement was transmitted from the water to the water, and above the river, there was a large splash of water and countless bubbles. "Roaring ......"

The corpse under the crab's claws actually let out a hoarse roar in the water, and a black gas erupted from its body. "Boom...."

Even the crab general of the god general in the water was shaken open, and the surrounding area was full of black mist, and the corpse was in tatters, and he actually gave up his legs to break free from the crab claws, turned into a black shadow and wandered in the water, and then suddenly rushed to the surface of the water above.

"Closure of the river--"

General Crab roared angrily, and the next moment, there seemed to be a large net of faint brilliance under the surface of the river. It was also at this moment that the black shadow crashed into the river.

"Boom--"

A large splash exploded on the water, causing some people on the flower boat to look at the river in the distance, not knowing what was happening there.

The shadow in the water has been bounced back underwater.

Countless black gases continued to pour out, almost dyeing the water in the night into pitch black, and even General Crab couldn't tell where his subordinates were, so he could only shout and order.

"Sons, stick to your position and don't leave without permission, this thing is not simple, you can't let it escape from the water-"

Some people died, but not completely......