Elaborate on the world of mortals

Chapter 154
"But Mr. Tan is really kind. The old slaves have heard him praise the storyteller's ability. There is no other in the world."

Hearing what the eunuch said, the emperor just smiled.

"Such opera trails are just for entertainment. He is considered a rich man now, so he has a lot of leisure time?"

It seemed that he had been waiting for this sentence for a long time, so the eunuch Zhang Liangxi took advantage of the opportunity to say it.

"Your Majesty, when Tan Gong came to the palace a few days ago, he privately mentioned to the old slave that he had tried his best to raise 92 taels of gold from last year to this year, and planned to donate all of it to the treasury. Wait another year to raise it, 100 million taels."

Rao is the king of a country, and he couldn't help being surprised when he heard this number.

"100 taels of gold?"

Today Dayong has adopted some coinage and control methods, even copper coins are actually worth more than the state of 30 or [-] years ago, let alone silver.

And gold is much more valuable than silver. The normal exchange of gold and silver in the Dayong market is about [-] or [-].

"How much is the annual income in junior high school?"

Last year, Dayong’s annual income totaled about 9000 million guan, but this does not mean that it can be saved completely after collection, and most of it will be spent immediately. Not many people can really save the national treasury.

"Tan Gong came here a few days ago and was unable to see His Majesty. Some things are inconvenient to say in person, so there is a letter here, saying that when His Majesty is free, the old slave will deliver it."

As he said that, Zhang Liangxi took out the letter, and the emperor didn't read other memorials for a while, so he tore open the letter after taking it for inspection.

The more I read the letter, the past events came to my mind one after another, and the emperor rarely showed a bit of shame on his face.

The content of Tan Yuanshang's letter roughly said that even if he had a gold medal now, it would not be easy for an idler like him to see His Majesty. After talking about the past for a while, he said that the tax collectors have become more diligent these years.

Tan Yuanshang knew His Majesty's grand plan, so he didn't say much, and planned to pay almost all of his 23 years' profits here. Even though he was not an official, he did his best for His Majesty.

After reading the letter, the emperor also remained silent for a long time. Although he has only been in Chengxing for 12 years now, he had already broken his heart for Dayong before he took the throne. It can be said that he has worked hard for nearly 20 years.

Tan Yuanshang was considered one of the few friends who had accompanied the emperor through ups and downs since the prince stage, but he was unwilling to be an official.

"What book did Tan Yuanshang ask me to listen to?"

Maybe it was because of this letter, or maybe it was because of the 100 million taels of gold, the emperor's mentality would be a lot easier, so he asked this question.

Zhang Liangxi quickly answered.

"It's "The Fall of the River God". This story is very popular in the capital now. I heard that each family tells it differently, and there are still many opera troupes rehearsing the play."

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

"Yes!"

The emperor said so, and then stood up slowly, while Zhang Liangxi on the side hurriedly put on his coat.

"Let's go to the bedroom."

The emperor took a break here, but on the side of the Gongyuan, many candidates were far from the time to rest.

Not counting the candidates' friends, family, attendants, etc., there are nearly [-] candidates sitting in the Gongyuan taking the imperial examination at this moment. Even the Gongyuan has been expanded urgently, thanks to the original reservation of a lot of space.

At night, the entire Gongyuan area seemed relatively quiet, and no one made any noise even in the surrounding streets.

All the compartments in the Tribute Court were brightly lit. Except for a few candidates curled up in the compartments and fell asleep, most of them were still awake at the moment, or were thinking hard, or writing drafts.

After the draft is finished, the paper will be formally written. There have been such things as rolls and noodles since ancient times.

Most of the candidates who can reach this stage are talented and learned, which makes the whole area of ​​the Gongyuan area full of culture, and in the eyes of real practitioners like Yi Shuyuan, they can often see that the sky is brighter.

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

The sky is full of stars, and the brilliance of Wenquxing is more obvious than in the past.

At about the same time, somewhere at the bottom of the Kaiyang Grand Canal, a big fish was digging for food at the bottom of the river. While chasing a small fish, it suddenly bumped into something heavy in the mud.

"Boom~"

Although the dull sound was not obvious, it spread quickly in the water, and a yellow corner was also exposed in the mud.

"Clap la la la."

There was a turbulence at the bottom of the water, and the big fish disappeared. It didn't take long for the river bed to return to calm.

About tens of feet away, a pair of dark eyes slowly opened at a group of water plants, and then they seemed to be dragging a group of water 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 General Crab.

At this moment, General Crab has led the Shui Tribe to the Chengtianfu River Basin, and found a secluded location as a camp in the water. When he heard the report from his subordinates, he immediately paid attention to it.

"Are you sure you read correctly?"

"General, this subordinate used to be a gangster when he was a human being. The smell of corpses will never be forgotten. The yin aura just now is no small matter. The bright yellow corner is definitely a copper coffin, and there are corpses hidden at the bottom of the river!"

General Crab cracked the crab claws in his left hand, and his eyes showed thought.

"Is it a zombie? Or something else? Take this order quickly, go to Chengtianfu City to find Immortal Elder Yi, and describe what happened just now."

"Yes!"

Yasha took the token from General Crab, with the token of the general, even if he ran into ghosts and gods, it would not be a big problem.

It's just that Yasha fell into distress after he landed on the shore and entered the city. Where can Mr. Yi go to find him?
Yi Shuyuan was lying on the window looking at the stars at the moment, while Qiankun Gourd was absorbing the light of the stars and the moon on the top of the inn, and then he suddenly felt something and looked towards the quiet street not far away.

An existence invisible to ordinary people is moving quickly with a token in hand, looking around as if looking for something, and there is faint water vapor floating where it passes.

something in the water?Yasha!
A gust of wind brought Yi Shuyuan down to the street, and appeared in front of the Yaksha, and as Yi Shuyuan expected, he was indeed looking for him.

When Yasha saw Yi Shuyuan, although he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he knew who it was from his attire and appearance, so he hurriedly bowed and saluted under nervousness.

"Young generals under the command of General Xiexi, meet Yi Xianchang!"

"There's no need to be too polite, but General Crab has discovered something?"

After Yi Shuyuan finished asking, Yasha quickly answered.

"Exactly, a copper coffin was found in the middle of the river below, and there was a hidden smell of corpses. There must be a corpse hidden inside."

"Corpse?"

Yi Shuyuan now understood that the strange smell he smelled was the smell of corpses.

"Please tell General Crab that Yi knows about this matter, and please be careful in lurking, and it is best not to let the things in the coffin leave the water."

After actually seeing the real body of the immortal, Yasha realized that it was actually not that scary. He didn't appear to kill gods and demons at every turn, and he also spoke modestly and politely.

"Don't worry, Immortal Chief, the general has ordered my sailors to spread out, and the evil spirits can't fly with their wings!"

"Okay, everyone, be careful!"

Yasha looked up at Yi Shuyuan, and stepped back to salute.

"Thank you Xianchang for your concern, I will take my leave!"

Yi Shuyuan also bowed back, and then watched the other party turn into a burst of water vapor and disappear at the end of the street.

"Zombie?"

Yi Shuyuan murmured, Hui Mian also probed.

"Sir, I heard that a cat jumping over a corpse will cause a corpse change. This Nine-Life Cat Demon must be even more powerful!"

Hui Mian's words were also in Yi Shuyuan's mind. No matter how powerful this cat monster was before, it can only hide now, but it doesn't mean it can't make waves, it can also use external force.

General Crab has already started to get excited, and the aquariums under his command are taking their positions one after another, swimming to hidden positions and dormant, gradually forming a large formation of aquariums.

And General Crab himself led several generals into the original form to investigate.

Two big black fishes were swimming slowly in the water, one of them had a crab lying on its head.

Just ahead!
The crab on the head of the black fish waved its claws and poked the black fish. The two black fish understood and swam apart. They were extremely fast, chasing and devouring the small fish in the water, stirring up the silt in the river.

The water area of ​​this section of Chengtianfu is very vast, with a big port in front and a big lake in the back, so it couldn't be easier to hide something.

But if there is a goal, it will be much easier for the aquarium to find.

In the turbidity caused by this silt, General Crab also vaguely caught a glimpse of a brass color and a faint smell of corpse.

Sure enough!
Ok?
Suddenly, General Crab's heart skipped a beat, is the coffin open?

This time, General Crab didn't care too much, ordered with the tongs, and the black fish immediately approached the coffin over there, and with a sweep of its tail, a stream of water hit the river bed.

Not only General Crab, but also two big black fishes were found. A corner of the huge brass coffin was opened, and the inside was empty.

Oops!The body is out!

Has it left the water?Then how do I explain to Xianchang?
General Crab was in a hurry, but suddenly found another big black fish struggling and rolling, and saw streaks of blood overflowing from the big black fish's eyes, ears, nose, nose and scales.

A terrible shadow seemed to cover the moonlight shining through the water.
But at this moment, General Crab was not only not afraid, but heaved a sigh of relief.

"What a wicked person, you dare to show yourself! My sons and daughters, Qizhen—"

At the moment when the command was made in the water, the small crab lying on top of Heiyu's head continued to grow in size, and a half-human body appeared in the water waves. With a rush of water, a large pincer suddenly swung towards the shadow not far away.

All these changes are only within a few millimeters, as if suddenly a water god will appear and hit the black shadow.

"Boom~"

Countless bubbles churned, and the crab general grabbed the corpse and rushed towards the stubborn rock in the water.

"Boom—"

The movement spread from the water to the water. On the surface of the river, there were big splashes and countless bubbles.

"Roar"

The corpse under the crab claws actually let out a hoarse roar in the water, and a black air burst out from it.

"boom"

Even the Crab General, the god general in the water, was shaken away, and the surroundings were covered in black mist, and the corpse, whose clothes were torn, even gave up his legs and broke free from the crab claws, turned into a black shadow wandering in the water, and then suddenly rushed to the water surface above.

"Fenghe—"

General Crab let out a roar, and the next moment, there seemed to be a bright and dark net lighting up under the river.

It was also at this moment that the black shadow crashed into the river.

"boom--"

The large canopy on the water exploded, causing some people on the flower boat to look at the river in the distance, not knowing what happened there.

The dark shadow in the water has been bounced back underwater.

Countless black air gushed out continuously, almost dyeing the underwater in the night into pitch blackness. Even General Crab couldn't tell where his subordinates were, so he could only shout orders.

"Boys, stick to your position and don't leave without authorization. This thing is not simple, you can't let it escape from the water—"

(End of this chapter)