dream of red mansion

Chapter 473 The Goatee Taoist

Wu Xian'er also left Ningguo Mansion, she had fully agreed with Jia Qing's intention, and she went back just to arrange this matter.

Still in Jia Qing's house, Jia Qing called Lai Sheng in for questioning.

After talking about Yuanzi and other major events, Jia Qing suddenly asked, "What happened to Liu Shi and the others?"

Lai Sheng said: "Go back to Second Master, I heard that Lord Liu and others are dead."

"died?"

Jia Qing was surprised.After experiencing what happened to Wu Xian'er, although he no longer cared about the life and death of those bandit leaders of the White Lotus Sect, after all, he still needed to give Wu Xian'er an answer.

"How did you die?"

"Since the last assassination of Liu's House..." Lai Sheng looked at Jia Qing, and seeing that he was normal, he continued: "Since the last time Liu's House was assassinated, the Supreme Emperor's will was interrupted, Lord Liu and others were all arrested. He was sent back to prison. Later, it was said that the emperor ordered him to reward him with poisoned wine and died..."

As expected, when he chose to assassinate He Shanbao, it was just to buy some time, not to say that killing He Shanbao would definitely save people.Of course, this is also because Jia Qing knows that He Shanbao himself is not a good bird.Most of the crimes that the emperor gave him to snare him were well-founded.Otherwise, if He Shanbao was a good prime minister who served the country and the people and was highly respected, he would never have assassinated him just to save a few irrelevant people.

It's not that he understands righteousness, but that he is never willing to do things that go against his conscience, which will make his life uneasy.

"Then, those bandit leaders of the White Lotus Sect were also given to death?"

"Yes." Lai Sheng nodded.

Jia Qing was silent.In fact, this is also expected. From the Supreme Emperor's imperial decree, they are doomed to die.To save people from that imperial decree is too difficult, too difficult, so difficult that even the emperor can't do it.

He tried to do it, so he and Wu Xian'er almost died.

In the past few days, Wu Xian'er never mentioned this matter to him again. Obviously, she was mentally prepared, so she didn't take the initiative to ask.

Jia Qing was a little thankful, fortunately, he released his adoptive father and several of the most important elders in advance, otherwise, even if she was rescued today, she would not be able to fall in love with him completely.

Telling Lai Sheng to go out, Jia Qing meditated alone.

This time, it was obvious that he had received the emperor's great favor! !

Although Shui Rong didn't say it clearly, if he really thought it was just Shui Rong's claim, then he would be too naive.

His friendship with Shui Rong is far from the point where he took risks for it.

Looking back now, Liu Xianglian was actually right. The emperor himself was definitely not as angry as he appeared on the surface when He Shanbao was assassinated.It's just that as an emperor, he needs to maintain the dignity of the court.

Therefore, he will not openly agree to Jia Qing's request.Thinking about it this way, his kneeling was a stupid thing.

However, if he didn't show his determination to the emperor, and didn't use himself as a bargaining chip, why would Emperor Zhengqing bother to save a witch from a cult?

Thinking about it this way, it seems that his kneeling is not meaningless.
Shaking his head, Jia Qing stopped thinking too much.

Isn't the ending like this what he was most looking forward to ten days ago?

He accepted the kindness of the emperor.

As for those dead members of the White Lotus Sect.
Thinking of this, Jia Qing had to lower his brows.

"Come on."

"Second Master, what's the matter?"

Xie Luan led the little girl Mu Ping'er in.

"Bring me that little desk."

Xie Luan looked at the desk in the room dedicated to posting posts and said: "Second Master, you are not in good health yet, why bother to do this at this time, when your body recovers, how much time can't you do it?"

She felt sorry for Jia Qing, but seeing Jia Qing's eyes were fixed, she knew that he would not obey, so she called Mu Ping'er to move the desk over.

"Huh..." Although this desk is much smaller than the one in the study room, it is still a bit too bulky for the two of them. After finally moving it here, the two of them are already out of breath and sweating profusely.

Taking the pen handed over by Mu Pinger, Jia Qing spent half an hour writing a short message, pretending to hand it to Xie Luan and saying, "Give this letter to Wang Shun, and ask him to send someone down to Jiangnan to hand it over to Xie Luan." Yuner."

"Yes."

Looking at the back of Xie Luan walking out, Jia Qing sighed.

He asked Jia Yun to send someone to find out where the family members of the chief rudder of the Bailian Church were. If they had difficulties making ends meet, he asked Xunfeng to help take care of them.

This can only be regarded as a kind of self-comfort for him not being able to fulfill his promise.

People say that those who make light promises will be less trustworthy, but those who make heavy promises may not be able to keep their promises! Who told him that he is not strong enough?

Looking back, seeing Mu Pinger standing timidly on the side, Jia Qing said: "Little Wood, what are you doing standing there so stupidly? Do you know how to squeeze my legs?"

"Ah? Yes"

Seeing her unresponsive appearance, Jia Qing was a little amused.He didn't do anything to her, but this girl always looks scared every time she sees him.

"little wood"

"Ah."

"Didn't sister Xieluan give you food?"

"Huh?? I ate."

Jia Qing said sharply, "Since you have eaten, why don't you have any strength?"

Mu Pinger raised her head and looked at Jia Qing, and it took a while to realize that Jia Qing said that she pinched her lightly, so she quickly lowered her head and pinched Jia Qing's leg with her greatest strength.Feeling aggrieved in her heart, she was just worried that if she touched the second master's wound with too much force, the second master would not give her food
"Well, that's right, you stupid girl, you can't even do such a simple thing as pinching your legs, how can you upgrade to a big girl in the future? Second Master, I am really worried about your future."

After hearing this, Mu Pinger lowered her head even more.

"Okay, get another one."

Jia Qing squinted his eyes, enjoying the service of the servant girl's soft little hands, with the lazy appearance of a landlord and rich man, unaware that he had become one of the most terrifying existences in the world in the hearts of other little girls.

……

In the flower hall of a mansion a few streets away from Ningguo Mansion, two people sat facing each other drinking tea.

One of them was wearing a Confucian shirt, sitting dignifiedly with a smile on his face, it was Mr. Qian, Jia Qing's math teacher in the Imperial College.

Opposite him sat a bony Taoist priest with a small goatee.

"Brother Uncle, the fairy trail is Piaomiao, how can you be free today and come to see me?"

Mr. Qian seemed very happy, and smiled at the goatee priest.

Daoist Goatee stroked his mustache affectionately and said: "I'm from Suzhou. I heard Lin Ruhai highly praised his newly adopted son, saying that he is the most outstanding young man in the world. I'm really curious, so I came to Beijing Take a look, and drop by to see Brother Qian."

Mr. Qian said: "Since I came here for this matter, Brother Bo's trip is worthwhile."

Taoist Goatee asked: "Brother Qian, why did you say that? Could it be that you also know him?"

Mr. Qian smiled and said: "Naturally, he has studied in the Imperial College for several years, and now he has just graduated. Speaking of which, he can be regarded as my disciple."

The old man with the three-yanged beard got together and said: "Since this is the case, according to Brother Qian, can Ru Hai's words be true?"

"No exaggeration." Mr. Qian smiled.

His appearance made Taoist Goatee a little puzzled, and said: "Lin Ruhai is studying the orthodox Confucian classics, if the younger generation learns from childhood, coupled with extraordinary talent, he can learn something and be as good as the sea." This is not surprising. But I have always known that Brother Qian is just like me, not demanding the study of scriptures and righteousness, so why does he seem to praise him very much?"

Mr. Qian smiled.In the eyes of some people, not demanding the study of scriptures and righteousness, it means not following the right path and learning some heresy...

He's fine, he just likes to study numbers, but he knows that the eldest brother in front of him, who has reached the age of knowing his destiny, has a deep study of miscellaneous learning and heresy other than orthodox Confucianism.

It is not an exaggeration to describe it with the so-called knowledge of astronomy from the top, geography from the bottom, and erudite Pang Shou.Counting is just one of the many miscellaneous sciences he has dabbled in, and they met at first because of it.

"I'm dissatisfied with Uncle Elder Brother. Qian once thought that in today's world, except for a few people such as family teachers and Brother Qian, the research on counting and calculation has reached an extremely deep level. However, since meeting Qi Yin Only then did I discover that all kinds of knowledge in the world are really gifted!

Qian's intensive research for most of his life is actually no more than a half-grown boy..."

Taoist Goatee was really surprised: "Brother Qian, you mean that he also has a deep research on counting?"

He also likes to study Shusuan, and knows the status of Shusuan in the eyes of the world today.He couldn't help but be surprised that a son of a rich and powerful family has studied and calculated one thing intensively.

Mr. Qian said with a smile: "If Boshang doesn't believe it, you might as well give it a try when the time comes, you won't disappoint Boss."

Such well-thought-out words made the goatee Taoist ponder.

Originally, it was just out of gratitude to Lin Ruhai, and he heard that he had a new son, so he came to have a look.Now when he heard that he was not an ordinary Confucian and Taoist student, his mind suddenly became confused.

Isn't he worried that what he has learned in his life will not be passed on to the world, so he often regrets it?If the younger generation is really as the two people said before, I will accept him as a disciple, pass on what he has learned throughout his life, and let him spread it on his behalf, wouldn't it be a good solution to this worry?

In the eyes of Taoist Goatee, a strong look of hunting has already appeared.

(End of this chapter)