Chapter 109 Crystal Ball
People in the Song Dynasty always felt that throwing money in someone's face was an insulting act.
This matter actually needs to be looked at separately.
If you just throw a coin up, Xiao Du will naturally take it as an insult.
But now a lot of people come, and each of them throws over two or three strings of money. With so many people, there will be a lot of money!
Xiao Du's status in the Liao Kingdom was indeed noble, but he was not rich.
He had a piece of fiefdom, but it didn't produce much, and the population was not large. The taxes and rents he paid could only barely maintain a superficially decent life for his lineage and family.
The foundation is roughly equivalent to that of a small wealthy family in the Song Dynasty.
So when such a mountain of copper coins appeared in front of Xiao Du, he was surprised because he had never seen so much money.
Xiao Du excitedly asked the officials of Sifang Pavilion to help find cargo carts, loaded the copper coins onto seven carts, and then, under the protection of his private soldiers, he leisurely left the city of Bianjing.
And all this was under the surveillance of Song officials.
Under the Secretariat...Bao Zheng, Grand Tutor Pang and others gathered together, more than a dozen people lined up in two rows, standing opposite each other.
And the person sitting in the main seat was Zhao Zhen.
"The Xiao family kid left? He didn't say anything?" Zhao Zhen took a sip of tea and exclaimed, "This tea seems to be better than the one in the palace!"
None of the ministers spoke, or they pretended not to hear the second half of the emperor's words.
Ouyang Xiu even took the initiative to say: "The Liao envoy did leave overnight, and he didn't seem to have seen so much money."
Everyone burst into laughter.
Zhao Zhen patted the armrest of his chair and said with a smile: "Even though the Khitan people have established their country for so many years, they still can't change their nature of loving money like their life. National affairs can be settled with a few carts of copper coins."
Everyone laughed even harder.
Only Bao Zheng and Master Pang had indifferent expressions.
When they laughed at him, Bao Zheng snorted, "You all are very happy, but I feel it is a shame. I don't want the humiliation bought with money."
Zhao Zhen looked embarrassed. He was the one who laughed the happiest just now.
The others were also laughing, and felt helpless towards Bao Zheng at this time.
Officials like them, how could they not understand the disadvantages of buying peace with money? It's just that facing the Liao Kingdom, they can only use this method to vent their inner depression.
Zhao Zhen sat up straight, coughed lightly and said, "Since the Liao envoys didn't leave any words, can we proceed as planned?"
Everyone nodded.
"Then I will issue an order."
Zhao Zhen gestured, and a eunuch came over with pen, ink and paper.
Zhao Zhen quickly wrote the secret decree, and had it stamped by the ministers under the Secretariat. Finally, the secret decree was quickly sent out of the capital and headed for the northwest front.
At the same time, Lu Sen entertained the Five Rats at his home.
In the pavilion, except Bai Yuting, the other four mice felt a little uneasy, especially Han Zhang, who kept his head down almost the entire time and didn't dare to look at Lu Sen.
Bai Yutang was quite helpless when he saw his four brothers like this. He clasped his fists and took the initiative to say, "Master Lu, two months ago, we took a boat to Penglai Island in the East China Sea. Although we did not find the island master of Penglai Sect, we accidentally killed an elder of this sect."
Lu Sen was quite surprised. In fact, he knew something about the goings-on in the martial arts world. After all, Zhan Zhao often came to visit him and would talk about the current developments in the martial arts world from time to time.
Most of the knights were still trying to find ways to buy and build ships, but they didn't expect that the Five Rats had already gone to Penglai in the East China Sea.
But it doesn't seem strange when you think about it. The "base" of the five of them is on the "Xiankong Island" outside the mouth They need ships to travel back and forth, so going out to sea should not be difficult for them at all.
"I heard that Master Lu recently increased the reward." Bai Yutang said a little embarrassedly, "I really want to exchange this Liao's head for a bottle of honey."
"Well, here it is! Thank you for your help." Lu Sen took out the jade bee jelly from the system backpack and placed it on the table.
Compared with ordinary honey, honey from jade bees is clearer and more crystal clear, and it immediately caught the attention of the five rats.
The square colored glass bottle, with its light golden sheen, is so extraordinary that you can tell from its appearance.
Bai Yutang moved his eyes away from the jade honey with difficulty , and a trace of embarrassment appeared on his feminine and handsome face: "Master Lu, I pickled the elder's head with lime and placed it in the hotel. I am afraid that the evil creature will come to this fairyland and spoil the scenery. Master Lu, can you come with us to the hotel to check it, or we can send someone over."
"No need." Lu Sen waved his hand: "The Five Rats are loyal to each other, I trust you."
Bai Yutang showed a look of gratitude and clasped his fists for a long time.
If an ordinary person said this, Bai Yuting would just take it for granted. The Five Rats are people of their word. Do they need you to trust them?
But Lu Sen was different. Firstly, there were some misunderstandings between the two parties, and there was a natural lack of trust.
Secondly, Lu Sen’s identity is extremely transcendent, and he is a land immortal certified by the imperial court.
Whether it is the fairy music from the big trumpet in the morning or the fairy shadow play, they are all unique and something people never dared to imagine before.
Nowadays, almost no one dares to pretend to know magic or Taoist techniques.
All those tricks such as taking copper coins from oil, making fire naturally, showing words on white paper, etc. were revealed in the immortal shadow play.
Now, if anyone dares to say that he knows magic, people in the capital will ask him: Can you grow magic fruit?
Do you know the art of cave dwelling?
Can you perform fairy shadow play and make fairy music resound throughout the city?
Are there puppets like wooden oxen and flowing horses?
Is there an 'ark' that drifts like the wind?
What? You don't know anything?
Then how dare you claim that you know magic?
When a person like this in heaven says that the Five Rats can be trusted, that has more credibility than any words from his fellow underworld men!
Not to mention Bai Yuting, the other four rats were even more excited.
Being recognized by a high-ranking official of the imperial court and an immortal master, the sense of pride he felt was almost reaching the sky.
If Lu Sen said at this time: Would you like to protect me?
These five people would definitely bow down and call Lu Sen "Sir" immediately.
However, Lu Sen did not mean that. Instead, he said, "Have you heard about my wife beating up the Liao envoy yesterday?"
The five rats nodded repeatedly.
Bai Yutang praised: "Mrs. Lu is very heroic and has the same spirit as men. She is worthy of being the daughter of Marshal Mu!"
"Thanks for the compliment." Lu Sen smiled. He also felt that Jin Hua was very elegant and touching when she defended herself and beat others. So last night, Lu Sen was in a very high mood. He drank honey and tossed Jin Hua over and over for almost the whole night: "The Liao envoy was too irritating. I thought that beating him up would be a way to vent my anger. But he turned out to be a blessing in disguise and actually got a lot of copper coins. He then ran away with the money overnight, which made me very unhappy."
Speaking of this, the Five Rats also felt helpless.
When the rich people in Bianjing City heard that the government was going to fine Lu Sen three strings of copper coins, they wanted to help Lu Sen vent his anger.
This would have been a good thing, but with too many people venting their anger, it became just giving money to the other party.
"So I would like to ask the five of you to get the money back without anyone knowing." Lu Sen said with a smile.
Bai Yutang and the other four rats looked at each other, looking somewhat embarrassed.
The five of them were as close as brothers, and they were able to communicate a lot of things in an instant just by using their eyes.
Finally, Bai Yutang said, "Master Lu, it is not difficult to forcibly take the Liao envoy away. But we cannot do it without anyone noticing. After all, those copper coins weigh thousands of kilograms."
Lu Sen smiled and took out a "storage box" from the system backpack.
Just last night, he had enough experience to upgrade from LV1 to LV2.
Personal attributes have only increased slightly, but the upper limit of many recipe items that can be held has increased slightly.
For example, you can make an extra 'bucket', 'storage box' and other items with special uses.
"This thing, blessed by my immortal magic, can collect a large amount of miscellaneous items."
Lu Sen stood up and poured the sand used for demonstration on the ground in front of them. Soon it piled up into a small hill, and then he collected the sand back.
The Five Rats were fascinated by what they saw. This thing was so useful. If they could have one, they would not be afraid of any storms in the future.
This small box, which was not much bigger than a palm, was placed on the table, and then pushed in front of Bai Yutang: "You find a way to divert the attention of Xiao Du and his private soldiers, and then use this magic weapon to collect all the copper coins, and then bring them back to me. After the task is completed, I will give you a bottle of jade bee jelly and a basket of fruit each."
Bai Yutang stared at the storage box on the table, his handsome face twisted slightly. After a while, his expression became much more normal: "Master Lu, aren't you afraid that I will run away with this treasure?"
"I told you, I trust you." Lu Sen said with a smile, "Besides, if you really did that, I would just tell the outside world that the Five Rats stole my family's storage treasures. I guess you will never have peace. The people in the martial arts world will search every corner of the world to find you. Even your family members may be implicated. Immortal magic weapons cannot be grasped by mortals."
The five people's expressions were startled, and their eyes immediately became much more normal.
Bai Yutang stood up and said, "We the Five Rats have taken over this matter. Master Lu, let's go after the Liao envoy now. He has been away from the capital for a day. If we don't catch up with him, he might return to the Liao Kingdom."
"Thank you for your help." Lu Sen clasped his fists.
Bai Yutang picked up the storage box on the table, clasped his fists in salute, and left the hill with his four brothers.
The five men landed at the foot of the mountain, and observed for a while in front of the "Rejuvenation Sanatorium", before finally galloping on horseback to the north.
After leaving Bianjing City, there were fewer people coming and going on the official road, and the Five Rats finally began to truly "talk".
The eldest brother, Lu Fang, sighed, "I used to think that Xiankong Island, which had been managed by the Lu family for generations, was a paradise on earth with lush vegetation and lush crops. But when I saw Master Lu's garden in the forest, I realized how beautiful it was and felt the spiritual energy of that small world. Only then did I realize that ordinary things are just ordinary things, and we are just frogs in the well."
Han Zhang advised: "Brother, don't underestimate yourself. In our eyes, Xiankong Island is better than any other place."
Bai Yutang chimed in, "Yes, a nest of gold or silver is not as good as your own doghouse."
Lu Fang said unhappily, "But that's a fairy's nest. How can vulgar things like gold and silver compare to it?"
Everyone was speechless.
Xu Qing, who had been silent until now, said, "It's a pity that Master Lu still has some distance from us. But I heard that the stinky cat Zhan Zhao seems to be able to come and go freely in Master Lu's house."
"This is very normal." Bai Yutang said, "Before Master Lu became powerful, Stinky Cat had formed a good relationship with him, and we..."
Han Zhang said gloomily: "This matter is all my fault. Otherwise, with my fifth brother's good communication skills, he would definitely be able to make friends with Master Lu."
"It's none of your business." Bai Yutang shook his head and explained, "Although I hate Zhan Zhao, I have to admit that the stinky cat is honest and treats people with sincerity. It's natural that Master Lu gets along well with him. I can't do that... When I see a stranger, I put on a stern face first, which makes people feel disgusted."
The other four mice were a little surprised when they heard this.
It was the first time for them to see their extremely proud fifth brother lower his head.
As if sensing the depressing atmosphere around him, Bai Yuting smiled softly. When people saw him like this, it was as if white light entered into colored glass and turned into colorful flowers.
"Don't worry, my four brothers. I, Bai Yutang, am not that fragile."
In the low mountains, after Lu Sen sent the Five Rats away, he took Hei Zhu to the market.
Wherever he passed, the crowds automatically parted.
The Song people clasped their fists and bowed gently to show their respect for Lu Sen, while the Semites tried to step back as far as possible, fearing that their lowly aura would tarnish the saint of the Song people, the saint walking among the earth.
Lu Sen walked around the market and stopped in front of a caravan.
The car was surrounded by a group of female Semu people wearing purple or gray-black clothes.
And inside the window of the carriage, there was a small table with a crystal ball on it.
It’s a very large crystal ball, as big as an average person’s head.
More importantly, the texture of this crystal ball is quite good, with almost no turbidity or flaws visible.
Lu Sen stared at the young Semu woman in cool clothes behind the crystal ball.
"Crystal ball divination?" Lu Sen looked into the other person's green eyes: "Is it effective?"
The woman looked at Lu Sen, lowered her head subconsciously, and whispered: "My magic power is not enough to see through your fate, great Eastern Saint."
Lu Sen smiled indifferently: "So, are you selling this crystal ball?"
The glass-making technology of that era was not up to par. Such a large crystal ball, without any flaws, could not have been made artificially. It could only be natural.
So Lu Sen thought that this thing should be a very good material. After all, there are many recipes in his system that require: large pieces of natural crystals.
The Semu girl shook her head vigorously and said in panic, "Eastern Saint, this thing is the core of the fate of dozens of women in our tribe. If we lose it, there is only death waiting for us."
"If it's such an important thing, how dare you put it in the sun? Aren't you afraid that someone will snatch it away?"
"Ordinary people don't dare to rob it." The Seljuq woman explained: "If they rob it, they will be entangled in bad luck and die in pain. In the end, the crystal ball will return to us."
Is this true?
Lu Sen really wanted to pick up the crystal ball and take a look at it, but in the end he gave up. After all, it is not good to steal other people’s things.
But there were some Song people watching nearby, among them was a man with a fawning look and temperament, with a flash of understanding in his eyes.
After shopping in the market, Lu Sen bought some materials and returned to Aishan. In the evening, when he was having dinner, someone suddenly came up outside, being escorted by several soldiers.
These soldiers were used by the Prince of Runan to keep away all kinds of visitors and keep the mountain quiet.
The man being held in custody shouted, "This is the crystal ball Master Lu wants. Hold it well and don't bump into it. If you break it, even if you die a hundred times, it won't help!"
