Chapter 060: Announcement
Di Qing was confused and touched his left cheek. The place where the tattoo was was smooth.
There will be slight bumps and roughness on the tattooed area on the face.
He was a little surprised for a moment. As a soldier sent by a bandit, the tattoo on his face was a thorn of inferiority in his heart. But as time went by, he became more and more powerful, and the tattoo became his motivation to move forward.
Zhao Zhen also suggested that he wash off the tattoo, but Di Qing refused, saying that it was because of the tattoo that he had achieved his current military status.
So Zhao Zhen gave up.
Unexpectedly, a few years later, the tattoo on his face disappeared.
Di Qing touched his smooth face, feeling a little at a loss.
Why did the tattoo on my face disappear?
Seeing that Di Qing still seemed to be in a state of disbelief and confusion, Zhao Zhen asked the eunuch who was standing by to bring a bronze mirror.
Di Qing looked at himself in the mirror for a long time without saying a word.
"Lord Di, when I saw you yesterday, you still had tattoos on your face. How come they are gone today?" Zhao Zhen leaned forward slightly and asked curiously, "Even if you use the secret medicine in the palace, you have to wash for about ten days to remove it. You just one night..."
The emperors of the Northern Song Dynasty did not call themselves "Gu" or "Gua", and they even rarely called themselves "Zhen". Even in the court, they often referred to themselves as "I" like ordinary people.
"I don't understand what happened." Di Qing tried hard to recall what he did yesterday: "I just drank some wine with my generals at home, ate some raw fruits. Peaches, pears, etc., and then fell asleep!"
Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "It seems that Lord Di has a lot of ice stored in his house, which can suppress the fruit until now."
"I don't have an ice cellar at home."
As soon as Di Qing said this, the expressions of Cao Yi and the Prince of Runan became strange.
Master Pang stood at the corner of the first row, with his head tilted to one side and his eyes narrowed. His pupils slowly moved left and right, taking in everyone's expressions. Moreover, he had already noticed Cao Yi and the Prince of Runan for a long time, so he clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, perhaps Uncle Cao and the Prince of Runan will have some opinions on this."
After hearing what he said, everyone's attention was focused on Cao Yi and the Prince of Runan.
Zhao Zhen was even more puzzled: "That's strange, what do the uncle and the Prince of Runan have to do with fruit? And what does the fruit have to do with Lord Di's tattoo?"
He really couldn't understand it. These things should have nothing to do with people.
But Master Pang is a steady person and will definitely not talk nonsense.
Being watched by all the court officials, Cao Yi and the Prince of Runan remained calm and composed.
Master Pang continued, "Even Bao Xiren seems to be involved in this matter."
oh?
This caused an uproar among the ministers.
Although the Cao family is now a royal family, they are still a military family in essence, so it is normal for them to have a relationship with Di Qing.
The Prince of Runan was good at managing the East and the West, and it was not surprising that he was familiar with Di Qing.
But Bao Zheng... as an important official among the civil officials, he didn't pay much attention to military generals. Although he didn't despise Di Qing, it was almost impossible for the two of them to get to know each other.
Under everyone's astonished gaze, Bao Zheng held the board, lowered his waist slightly, and said, "If General Di ate peaches and the tattoo on his face disappeared, then I know what happened."
Can eating peaches remove tattoos on your face?
How can this be!
Even Zhao Zhen looked curious.
Master Pang continued, "Your Majesty, a few days ago, Bao Xiren's only son was seriously ill, and the imperial doctors in the palace were unable to cure him. However, he was cured by someone else's medicine, and the next day he went shopping with a fan in his hand."
Everyone's eyes fell on Bao Zheng again.
Full of exploration.
Zhao Zhen's expression turned serious. "I have heard about this, and I was just thinking of asking Lord Bao where he found this miraculous doctor who is more proficient in medicine than the imperial physician in the palace."
The imperial physician could not save the prince and princess.
This is the biggest pain in Zhao Zhen's heart. Until now, more than half of his children have died, especially his three sons, two of whom are gone.
Only three-year-old Zhao Xi is still alive, but his health is not very good. He catches colds from time to time and has fever occasionally.
So deep down, he didn't have much confidence in the imperial doctors in the palace.
And now, a doctor who is more capable than the imperial physician in the palace has appeared. For the sake of his own son, he must pay attention to this matter .
"But what does this doctor who treated Lord Bao's only son have to do with Di Qing?"
"The one who saved Bao Xiren's son was a Taoist priest. He was a very accomplished Taoist priest." Master Pang said with a smile, "He had some strange things that could heal a serious injury without medicine. General Di's tattoo was probably caused by eating the fruit grown in the Taoist priest's home."
At this point, Di Qing suddenly said, "I remember now, the peaches were extremely delicious, and they still had leaves on them. They were extremely fresh, and they were definitely not from the ice cellar."
"That's it."
The court officials were discussing the matter.
Zhao Zhen thought for a while, and suddenly said, "I remember that someone in the inner palace told me that a little fairy appeared in our capital recently, and he is going to marry the young lady of the Yang family. Is that the one?"
Master Pang bowed and said with a smile, "That should be it."
"I thought it was just a rumor in the market." There was some interest in Zhao Zhen's eyes.
This time, the court officials talked even more loudly.
Bao Zheng looked at Zhao Zhen's expression, frowned, and suddenly said: "Your Majesty, don't put your mind on monks and Taoists. As the Son of Heaven, you should respect ghosts and gods and stay away from them."
These words were spoken so loudly that they drowned out all the other voices in the court.
Zhao Zhen looked at Bao Zheng's serious face and swallowed subconsciously. The fear of being sprayed by Bao Zheng for an hour that year came back to his mind.
He smiled and said, "I'm just asking, just asking."
"Haha, that's not what I meant." Grand Master Pang suddenly said, "If it was a demon monk, he would have been beaten out of the capital. But that successful Taoist priest has real skills. Especially his ability to save lives, which is unparalleled in the world. Bao Xiren, what do you think?"
Zhao Zhen looked at Bao Zheng with anticipation on his face.
Master Pang smiled happily.
In his opinion, Bao Zheng was indeed difficult to deal with, honest and upright.
But precisely because he asked this question, Bao Zheng had to answer it.
As expected, Bao Zheng sighed slightly and said, "Indeed, Lu Xiaolang's Taoist skills are truly miraculous. The most surprising thing is that the things he grows have the magical effect of saving lives."
After saying this, Bao Zheng felt very disappointed.
If it is a fake magic trick or sorcery, Bao Zheng is not afraid. Fake is fake. No matter how well they pretend, no matter how much they are favored by the government, they will always be exposed eventually.
But the problem is that Lu Sen really has supernatural powers, which is a problem.
The late emperor doted on Taoists, and all the people in the world turned to ghosts and gods for help. He invested heavily in the construction of temples and monasteries. All the achievements accumulated in the first half of his life were squandered in just a few years.
Now that Lu Xiaolang has been born, the emperor is old and in poor health, and he will probably follow the same path as the late emperor.
well!
In the court, only a dozen people shared the same concerns as Bao Zheng.
The others looked at Bao Zheng with great excitement, hoping that he would tell more about that little trail.
After all, the news has been spreading in the market, but rumors are not as credible as what Bao Zheng said.
Zhao Zhen felt itchy and continued to ask, "Lord Bao, are you familiar with that Taoist priest?"
"Well, he saved my son." Bao Zheng's back bent a little bit again.
"Then tell me more about the miraculous qualities of that little Taoist priest."
Bao Zheng raised his head suddenly and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, I advise you again to respect ghosts and gods and stay away from them."
"Bao Xiren, what you said is inappropriate." Master Pang stroked his white beard and said with a smile: "Your beloved son is seriously ill, so you make friends with that little Taoist priest and ask for a miracle medicine. The emperor also has children, and they are not in good health. If the princes and princesses in the palace are sick, don't they have the right to seek medical treatment?"
This is an open conspiracy and it is murderous and hurtful.
Bao Zheng shuddered, his face darkened, and he retreated back into the crowd.
He had very high demands on himself and his moral standards. Since he went to ask for medicine, why couldn't the officials do the same?
It is well known that the little prince is indeed in poor health.
Zhao Zhen looked at Master Pang with gratitude, and then said, "Lord Bao, you are also trying to persuade me, so don't mind it. Lord Bao, can you tell me more about the miraculous things about that little Taoist priest?"
Bao Zheng shook his head slightly: "Don't speak!"
With just three words, everyone understood what Bao Zheng meant.
Zhao Zhen felt itchy in his heart and became more and more curious.
At this time, Grand Tutor Pang said again: "If we talk about the people who are most familiar with Lu Xiaodao Ren, it is none other than the King's uncle and the Prince of Runan. If the emperor really wants to hear it, he can ask them."
Zhao Zhen had no fear of these two people, after all, they were family members.
He smiled and said, "Why don't you ask your uncle to tell you."
Cao Yi had no choice but to step out. He had wanted the Prince of Runan to go up first, but the emperor called his name instead.
After carefully considering his words, Cao Yi began to tell the story of Lu Sen's "supernatural powers".
From the fenced courtyard where outsiders were not allowed to enter, to the fruits that could cure diseases, to the Jade Peak Juice that could cure all poisons and diseases, to the mechanism that played its own music, and to the fairyland-like garden in the woods, the descriptions were so spiritual and lifelike that everyone in the court felt as if they were there themselves.
Of course, he concealed the matter of Mu Jia.
After that, Cao Yi said in admiration: "These are the magical powers that Lu Xiaolang has displayed for now. I don't know if there are any other specifics."
"That's enough, that's enough. It's enough to prove that he is a man with great supernatural powers." Zhao Zhen's face was full of longing after hearing this. He wished he could go to that short mountain right now and talk about immortals and Taoism with Lu Xiaolang.
Di Qing touched his face and said, "So, that peach can be used to save people, and then I ate it and it erased the tattoo on my face?"
When Zhao Zhen heard Di Qing's words, his eyes lit up and he asked, "Lord Di, didn't your beloved son bring back a basket of fruit? Are there any left?"
Di Qing was stunned for a moment, then showed a look of pain: "Last night, I was drinking with my subordinates, and I didn't know that those immortal fruits were precious, so I shared them all..."
"What a waste! What a waste!" Zhao Zhen felt extremely upset when he heard this.
The court officials also sighed.
At this time, Zhao Zhen thought about it and asked, "How about we invite that little Taoist priest to the palace to be conferred an ordination?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the court immediately became noisy.
Like a vegetable market.
Then in the afternoon, as the court officials returned home, news of what had happened in the court spread throughout the capital like a tsunami.
It was just a rumor in the market before, and most people were skeptical.
But now with Bao Zheng endorsing Lu Sen, the credibility has been directly raised to the level of "fact".
Lu Sen didn't know about these things. He continued to practice calligraphy and breathing in the yard.
At the same time, he also taught his experience in Qi training to Kurobashi and Kobayashi.
Now the number of Taiyi Hunyuan Gong has been raised to '299', and he has developed a slight sense of Qi. Finally, hard work has paid off.
Because of the marriage proposal, Yang Jinhua never came to Aishan again. However, the Cao brothers came twice and brought some raw vegetables back home happily.
Then a few days later, a group of people suddenly appeared outside the yard. The leader was a middle-aged man wearing a green robe, an official hat, with a white face and no beard, and his movements were somewhat feminine.
He held the yellow paper scroll in both hands and shouted to the courtyard: "The emperor heard that there is a Taoist in the mountains with magical powers, so he sent me here to announce the decree. Please come out and see the master."
After saying this, the middle-aged man clasped his hands together and bent his waist.
Lu Sen walked out of the wooden building and was a little dazed looking at the group of people in front of him.
Then he recognized the leader as the eunuch, so he walked over and asked, "Are you from the palace?"
Hearing someone talking, the eunuch immediately raised his head and said with a flattering smile: "My name is Liu Chuan, and I am a supervisor in the palace. I am here to announce the imperial decree to you, my lord, by the order of the emperor."
"Oh, reject the imperial edict." Lu Sen said with a smile, his expression very calm.
In the Northern Song Dynasty, refusing imperial edicts was a common practice.
Many people even took pleasure in refusing imperial edicts, and would not accept them until the emperor summoned them dozens of times.
The eunuch was mentally prepared. He had been running around to announce the imperial edict over the years and had been rejected countless times.
According to rumors in the market, this young Taoist master has supernatural powers. Isn't it normal for him to refuse the imperial edict?
"Then I will go back and report to the authorities first." Liu Chuanzi said with a smile.
"Please wait."
Lu Sen went back inside, and came out again after a while, handed out two baskets of fruit, and said, "You have come all the way here, you must be thirsty, I will share these fruits with you to quench your thirst."
“This, this, this!”
Liu Chuanzi really wanted to say no, but he had also heard that these fruits were magical fruits that could cure all diseases if eaten.
He took it immediately, then bowed deeply and thanked the emperor profusely.
Lu Sen waved his hand and went back to the square building to rest.
Eunuch Liu led his men to the foot of the hill and divided up one of the baskets of fruit. The dozen or so people who followed him also got some fruit pulp.
They swallowed it in one gulp and then screamed in surprise.
Some people even pointed to their arms and said, "The old marks are gone, the old marks are gone."
Unfortunately, they ate little of the pulp, so only one or two of the old scars disappeared.
But everyone who saw it had an expression as if they had seen a miracle.
Someone immediately knelt down towards the yard.
Eunuch Liu immediately wrapped the other fruit basket with a cloth, hid it tightly, and then quickly took his people back to the palace.
In less than half an hour, the fruit basket appeared on the desk of Emperor Zhao Zhen.
"Is this the fruit that untied Lord Di's tattoo?" Zhao Zhen asked with shining eyes.
"Yes." Eunuch Liu was very excited: "I saw with my own eyes that the old injuries of those who ate the fruit healed very quickly."
