Chapter 334: The Elixir of Life
Let's not talk about whether this elixir is real or not, when the dying emperor heard the news of this medicine, even if it is a dead horse, he must be a live horse doctor, and it is better to have hope than to wait for death!
The Zhao family is one of the eight great families of martial arts, and they will not lie casually. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info And the Zhao family serves as the internal guard all the year round, protecting the safety of the emperor, and is deeply trusted by the royal family, so Zhu Di prefers to believe that the elixir of life is real.
Zhu Di sent Zhao Lin to answer in the past, Zhao Jialong's mighty dart bureau intimidated the world, and this time he sent out to escort the elixir of life, and no one dared to provoke him on the rivers and lakes.
"Your Majesty, since you are escorted by the Zhao family, why are you still calling me here?" Chen Feng was a little puzzled.
Zhu Di shook his head: "Although I believe in the Zhao family, I have been uneasy in my heart these days, and I always feel that the elixir of life is not so easy to send to the capital. The Zhao family must be a secret escort, I don't even know their whereabouts, and those people from Paidongchang, Jinyiwei, and Mingtang are not at ease, so they will find you. ”
"I ...... I don't have any skills!" Chen Feng said with a bitter face.
Zhu Di looked unhappy: "Although I am surprised by your growth, you don't have to be humble, with your strength, you can definitely walk in the rivers and lakes at will." Although the strength of the Zhao family is assured, I am afraid that they will be misled by people with good intentions, especially Zhao Lin's kid elm pimple, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not be tricked, so that the elixir will suddenly change. Your martial arts are strong and clever, and it is up to you to take care of it, so that I can be completely at ease. ”
As he spoke, he took out a small decree, although it was small, but the content was clearly written, that is, let Chen Feng be fully responsible for the delivery of the elixir.
"Your Majesty, you threw all the pots at me!" Chen Feng complained.
"What did you say?" Zhu Di didn't understand.
"You put me in charge of transporting the elixir, I'm under a lot of pressure, in case something happens to the elixir......"
"I won't blame you if something happens!" Zhu Di comforted him earnestly, "All I can do is arrange manpower, if the elixir can't reach me, maybe it's providence." ”
It sounds like Zhu Di thinks about it very much, but he doesn't know if he can still be so calm after the accident.
Anyway, it is not okay for Chen Feng not to accept the holy decree, but he also has to make sure that it is done in case: "Your Majesty, can I ask a few masters to help." ”
"Who do you want to invite?"
"Jinyi Weidu commanded Lu Shigeng, Mingtang Ming Marshal Zhuge Zheng, Sanbao Eunuch Zheng He, Dongchang Factory Gong Huang Yan ......"
"Don't say it, I can only let Sanbao go with you!" Zhu Di said his bottom line.
Chen Feng also didn't think about letting the strongest people in the imperial court go with him, and it was already very good to be able to let Zheng He go with him.
"Then I'll go back and prepare, and then rush to Guangzhou immediately to meet the Zhao family's team as soon as possible!" Chen Feng led the order to leave.
But Zhu Di stopped him: "Slow, you are not allowed to mention the matter of the elixir to anyone, including the Three Treasures." You let Sambo come in first, and I will tell him a few words. ”
After Zheng He came in, Zhu Di immediately ordered him to accompany Chen Feng out of Beijing, and everything was under Chen Feng's command. Although he didn't say the true purpose, Zheng He would definitely guess something in the end, but when he guessed, he wouldn't have a chance to ventilate to anyone.
Although Zheng He would not have leaked the matter, Zhu Di still kept it a secret from him, which shows that the old emperor does not trust Zheng He too much, at least there is no trust at this time.
Chen Feng and Zheng He said goodbye and left, Zheng He had nothing to prepare, so he simply followed Chen Feng to the inn.
Zheng He didn't ask any questions along the way, he had been by Zhu Di's side for so many years, and he knew that he shouldn't ask what he shouldn't ask. Looking at his somewhat dull expression, maybe it was because Zhu Di didn't trust him, which made him a little sad.
Back at the inn, Chen Feng immediately explained to everyone, of course, he didn't reveal the elixir, only said that he had a secret order to go down to Jiangnan.
Xi Hongfeng will not leave the inn in a short time, and he can feel a lot more at ease with him in Chenfeng.
After a little preparation, taking the Qingyu Sword and a baggage, Chen Feng and Zheng He set off before noon.
This mission is not easy, and the biggest problem is to find the traces of the Zhao family. The Zhao family was already on the way, because they were transporting the elixir, they must have tried everything to protect it.
There are various ways to dart in the dart board, and even some people blend in with the crowd incognito, so that people don't know that you are a dart, so this will make Chen Feng very difficult to find.
Let's go all the way south first, calculate the time, no matter how fast the people of the Zhao family are, they must not be out of the land south of the Yangtze River at this moment.
Chen Feng and Zheng He first hurried at the fastest speed, mainly by canals and waterways, and it took two days to arrive in Xuzhou. From here, you'll have to dig around along the way.
Enter Xuzhou City first to rest, and by the way, meet with the beggars. Chen Feng was rumored to be Lu Daoling's proud disciple by outsiders, and the people of the beggar gang naturally regarded him as their own. Although Chen Feng has seen very few disciples of the Beggar Gang, the entire Beggar Gang knows him.
Chen Feng and the others found a chic inn called Shuixie Zhai to stay, the cost is really not low, but it doesn't matter, Chen Feng took a lot of gold and silver from Zhu Di when he left, and it was not in vain. can get the elixir, Zhu Di is even willing to contribute all the gold and silver to the treasury. Money can be earned through taxes, but there is only one life!
However, in addition to the cost, there are still some conditions to be met. There are only two kinds of people who can enter the water pavilion, one is a prestigious literati, and the other is a chivalrous man who knows martial arts.
Of course, it's not that you say who you are, and the water pavilion will let you in.
If you are a scholar, then you have to answer the exam questions of the Water Pavilion Zhai, and you can only enter if you answer correctly. If you are a chivalrous warrior in the rivers and lakes, then you have to go through the test of the bodyguards of Shuixizhai and defeat the bodyguards to prove that you have martial arts.
This regulation is really interesting, Chen Feng naturally moved in as a knight in the rivers and lakes, where are those bodyguards who are his opponents and Zheng He.
Entering the Water Pavilion, there are not many guests, all of them are literati and scholars, and there are only a few knights in the rivers and lakes, but it is also a clean place.
There is a man-made water spring in the middle, and the tables and chairs in the lobby are all arranged around the water spring. What's more chic is that there is a platform above the water spring, just to allow a person to sit down, at this moment there is a fair woman stroking the piano and singing, there is no noise around, the sound of the piano and the song echo melodiously, which makes people feel comfortable and happy.
Now it was time for dinner, Chen Feng booked a room first, and then ate in the lobby, listening to the beautiful singing by the way.
Although he has a task, in such a quiet and elegant place, Chen Feng has forgotten a lot of troubles, and he hasn't eaten a dinner for half an hour.
Not only Chen Feng, but also other people, the beauty on the spring does not stop, and everyone is reluctant to leave.
It was impossible for the singer to continue singing, and after holding on for half an hour, when the piano was finished, she got up and saluted to signal the end of the performance, and the people around her naturally threw a round of applause.
Chen Feng also applauded, but he still had one more concern, that is, how the singer left the spring.
The next moment he was clear, and he saw a piece of red cloth silk fall from upstairs, and the singer grabbed the red cloth silk and pulled it to the second floor.
thought that this was the end, Chen Feng and Zheng He were also about to go to the guest room to rest, but as soon as they got up from their positions, they found that the literati and scholars around them did not move, but looked forward to it. This is not the end, there is also a lot of noise outside the Water Pavilion, and many scholars and knights spend money to come in, not for dinner, it seems that they are just to occupy a place to watch the upcoming excitement.
More people who don't match their identities can't enter the Water Pavilion, of course, the Water Pavilion is also saturated, and they are all shouting outside to join in the fun.
The last time Chen Feng saw this kind of spectacle, it was in the Yuexian Tower in Xiangyang City.
Is there anything else important? Chen Feng beckoned Zheng He to sit down again, wanting to see what other tricks there were in this water pavilion.
A rich middle-aged man like the host walked out and said loudly: "Finally, it is the moment that everyone is looking forward to the most, the famous Yuexian in the south of the Yangtze River visited Shuixie Zhai today, and the people of Xuzhou City can finally see the beauty of Yuexian!"
"Moon Immortal!" Chen Feng stood up excitedly, because when he heard the name of the Moon Immortal, he was the first to think of Murong Miaoyue.
The rich middle-aged man glanced at Chen Feng, and said with a straight face: "Don't worry, this young man, everyone knows Yuexian's temper, we have to stay calm, otherwise Yuexian won't come out to meet!" ......