Da Wei Chun

Chapter 294 Living in the capital is not easy

Yuan Ke took Gao Ying's hand and sat down, and asked with a smile: "I must have seen that Li Shizi, what's your impression?"

"It is indeed a dragon among men, and it is also a brave and loyal soldier..."

Gao Ying told how Li Chengzhi was so wounded that even the most powerful fighters dared not lower their sticks.

In the end, she frowned again and said: "It's just that you are a little bit arrogant... Even though the serious injury has not healed, but you would rather add to the injury than bend yourself to receive the stick..."

"Crazy and famous, wanton and romantic!"

Yuan Ke admired it very much, "If it weren't for someone with a heart as strong as iron, who would rather die than surrender, how could he do the feat of taking the head of an enemy general among thousands of troops?"

"Hey..." Gao Ying let out a long sigh, "It's the poor third sister, I'm afraid she's going to cry..."

Gao Wenjun?
Yuan Luo wanted to laugh when he thought of a person who was so lonely and cold in the past, but now shed tears all day long.

"Are you still laughing?" Gao Ying glared at him, and couldn't bear to say, "If not... as before, give Sanmei a decree!"

Yuan Ke suddenly laughed: "Sanniang's surname is Gao, not Yuan, and my uncle doesn't speak, how can I give it?"

Gowing was immediately discouraged.

No matter how great the imperial power is, there can be no more courtesy, unless the uncle came to beg His Majesty on his own initiative as in the previous three times.

"But if you miss this time, Sanniang is afraid that she will be alone for the rest of her life?"

Gao Ying's face was full of distress, "It's hard to come across someone who is so out of touch, why don't you worry that she is the fate of 'Gu Luan'?"

"What is the fate of Gu Luan? You and your uncle like these gods and gods. People with lofty ideals, who would believe this?"

Yuan Ke looked disdainful, "Cui Guang also helped me to calculate, saying that I can at least live beyond the ages, do you believe it or not?"

Seeing Yuan Ke's expression, Gao Ying suddenly thought of an interesting story Gao Wenjun said, and smiled and said: "Sanniang said, then Li Chengzhi told her: What fate and horoscope are all bull-nosed cheating money to fool people trick, whoever believes is a fool..."

Yuan Ke laughed loudly: "Look, I'm talking about it...huh?"

He paused subconsciously: "Ox-nosed? He is scolding Kou Tianshi... Hahaha, it's really a bit crazy..."

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After leaving Luhemen (Widden Gate) is Yudao, also known as Tongtuo Street.On both sides of the street are government offices of various ministries.The closest to the Meridian Gate is the left and right Wei mansions across the street, and half a mile to the south are the Situ mansions and the Taiwei mansions.

Gao Zhao's mansion is just behind Taiwei's mansion, he only needs to walk half a mile to go to court every day...

It's not the right time, the weather is still hot, but Gao Zhao's study room is cool.

Inside the house stood an ice mirror with a radius of about ten feet, in which the ice cubes about a foot square were neatly stacked, emitting a slight cool air.

In the middle of the ice mirror is a wine pot, in which the color of the wine is as bright as amber.There are some fresh apricots and peaches buried halfway around.The water and dew on the peel are like emerald frost and broken jade, crystal clear.

The father and the son are each holding a glass of mulberry wine, Gao Zhao is sipping it, but Gao Zhan is only using it to cool his hands.

"The first question is to flick the finger to light the lamp... Li Chengzhi said that the Taoist priest who flicked the lamp had nitrate powder hidden in his fingernails, and it would naturally ignite when the sparks were not extinguished..."

"Nitrate?" Gao Zhao was taken aback for a moment, then nodded again, "That makes sense!"

"The second question is 'If you move it, it will come, if you wave it, it will go'... Li Chengzhi said that there are magnets hidden in the belly of a wooden dog and in the sleeve of a Taoist priest. Immediately go..."

Gao Zhao gave a sharp pause: "Magnet?"

"It is indeed a magnet!" Gao Zhan nodded firmly, "My son made a special trip to the Taishijian for this, and secretly ordered Geng Chang to find two magnets and try it out. As Li Chengzhi said, there are pros and cons Extremely divided, as long as it is easy to hold, it can be divided and combined by heart..."

Gao Zhaoqi said: "Since this thing is so miraculous, how come no one has used it?"

"Although this thing is strange, it is useless, so most people in the world don't know... Oh, this is what Cui Guang and Cui Zhongshu said..." Gao Zhan added.

Then how did Li Chengzhi know?
Gao Zhao thought about it, and asked again: "What about the third question?"

"It's the silk ashes hanging on the money... But Li Chengzhi didn't explain too much this time, he just talked about the method of verification... His son has ordered Geng Chang to concoct the halogen thread according to the law. At most three days, we will see the result..."

After a pause, Gao Zhan said doubtfully again: "Brother said in the letter that Li Chengzhi is knowledgeable and versatile, but I didn't expect that he also knows some tricks? But it doesn't seem too difficult..."

The flesh at the corners of Gao Zhao's eyes twitched violently.

It's not that difficult to use a secret technique?
Today's Buddhism and the way of heavenly masters don't even have such side-knowledge techniques.

If it wasn't difficult, Yuan Yue wouldn't be in a hurry to jump over the wall and put on a fight in the street, and it would be even less likely to meet Li Chengzhi...

These three questions seem to be simple, but they will feel simple after they are solved.It was difficult and difficult before it was solved, and it is already called the Taoist secret art.

Whether it is the five buckets of rice or the yellow scarf, they all rely on such secret techniques to attract followers and gather Taoist soldiers...

But the question is, how did Li Chengzhi learn it?

Divine Wisdom?

Thinking of this, Gao Zhao's heart couldn't stop trembling.

After a while, he said: "I really don't know the heights of the heavens and the depths of the earth. If you make a move, you will cut off people's fortunes, and you are not afraid of causing trouble? Look at it, Yuanyong probably wants to find Li Chengzhi's back account?"

"Ah?" Gao Zhan was puzzled.

Why did you get involved with King Yingchuan again?
Gao Zhao sneered and said, "Relying on the simple tricks you said, Yuan Yong has won nearly 300 million yuan from Yuan Yue...

Seeing that the house in Yijing is about to be acquired again, but Li Chengzhi has disturbed him, and he has to pay for the house. If you are Yuan Yong, can you bear this anger? "

Gao Zhao paused and said again: "Well, it's the third question, hanging money with silk ashes..."

A house in Yijing?
Gao Zhan was half stupid, as if he couldn't even catch his breath.

The so-called Yijingli refers to the square just east of Luhemen, after Zuowei's mansion.It's closer to the palace than here...

Yuan Yue really dared to bet... No, Li Chengzhi really dared to solve it?
Is Yuan Yong going to find him desperately?

"What...what do you think?" Gao Zhan said anxiously, "Why don't father inform King Yingchuan privately?"

"Do you think I let you see Yuan Yong? I let you see Li Chengzhi..."

Gao Zhao suddenly sneered, "Haven't you seen it, that is a monster who is so bold that he dared to poke a hole in the sky... Believe it or not, he is really going to be cornered, even the King of Yingchuan will do the same." Can you make a mistake?"

Gao Zhan just wanted to say how is it possible, but when the words came to his mouth, he suddenly thought of Yuan Yue's two teeth.

Can't really tell...

Gao Zhan couldn't help gasping, admiring Li Chengzhi's courage, and said obediently: "Son, remember!"

"Well, although that guy is reckless, his talent is also first-class. If there is no accident, he will definitely come to thank you tomorrow. You two are about the same age, so you can make friends... But don't be too deliberate. Remember: the friendship between gentlemen is as light as water..."

Gao Zhan's heart skipped a beat: Father is clearly reminding him not to take university!
It seems that his father and elder brother don't attach great importance to Li Chengzhi.

It's also strange, I've never heard of the name of Li Chengzhi before, it's like coming from the sky, it's caught off guard...

Thinking in his heart, Gao Zhan bowed his head and responded: "My son knows!"

The father and son had another conversation before Gao Zhan left.After leaving the study, he was still thinking: No one mentioned anything to him, so would Li Chengzhi think that I helped him a lot today?
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Li Chengzhi may not have thought of it, but can someone help him think about it?
When Li Shiliang received the news, he was in Lingyinli (Juincheng, where the Luojing cold storage is located) watching the officials of the Qingzhang Department (handling water and ice, belonging to Guanglu Temple) cutting ice for distribution early the next morning To the officials.

When Xiao Huangmen found him and asked him to go to the palace to lead people, Li Shiliang lost his mind.

Li Chengzhi had just entered the capital, and he didn't even see his uncle, so he beat the teeth of his imperial brother, King Ruyang first?
The strange thing is, it was only fifty sticks and a fine of one thousand one hundred gold?

What's the difference between this and no penalty?
Surprised, happy and suspicious, Li Shiliang hailed a car and ran to the palace.

When I arrived, I saw that although Li Chengzhi was naked, there were at most a few red marks on his back, and he didn't even rub off half of his oily skin.

When he saw the arrow wounds all over his body again, Li Shiliang choked violently, his throat seemed to be stuffed with a cloth, and he couldn't even speak...

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It is not easy to live in the capital, especially the capital of the Yuan and Wei dynasties.

Yongkangli, where the Gaozhao mansion is located, is about three miles east, that is, not far from the east inner city wall, which is Yannianli.Linheng Street is also a government office. From east to west, there are Taipu Temple, Chenghuang Office, and Arsenal Office.

The former site of the Arsenal is the mansion of Sima Yi, Prime Minister of the Cao Wei Dynasty, and Li Shiliang's mansion is behind it.

It's not big, the small courtyard with two entrances is less than two acres, and the total number of large and small houses is less than twenty.

Li Shiliang has one wife, two concubines, one concubine, two concubines, and three sons. There are two daughters who have not left the court at home, plus halls, halls, guest rooms, kitchens, study rooms, etc., adding up to fourteen or five rooms.Not to mention raising horses, the house didn't even dare to invite more servants.

However, in Li Chengzhi's view, such a spacious house that has not yet been lived in by the servants of Jingzhou's family consumes a full 15 gold (copper), more than 30 stones, and nearly 4000 million catties of grain.

All the ancestral property that uncle Li Shiliang shared when he entered Beijing ten years ago was spent on this house.

And this is quite good, all thanks to the long inheritance of the Li family in the ancestral home, the rich family background, and the early arrival in Beijing.Li Shiliang, an official from the sixth grade, can afford a two-entry house in the inner city, and I don't know how many people are envious.

I don't know how many high-ranking officials of the fifth rank, or even the third and fourth ranks are still renting houses in the temple, or even directly renting in the squatter rooms of the temple.

It is reasonable to say that it is not so expensive. The housing prices in the capital in the Sui and Tang Dynasties were also very high, but they were roughly one-sixth to seventh of the value in the Northern Wei Dynasty.For example, Bai Juyi in the mid-Tang Dynasty bought a house in the center of Chang'an when he was in his 50s, which cost about 500 million yuan.The price of rice at that time was one hundred yuan per stone.

The reason why the Northern Wei Dynasty is so expensive is because there are too many temples in Luoyang...

(End of this chapter)