Chapter 195: Blessings Never Come Together
They actually sent Zhao Shu to Hangzhou City?
When Lu Sen heard this, he was stunned for a moment, then shook his head helplessly.
Zhao Bilian said unhappily, "What's even more outrageous is that the person who brought Brother Shu here is actually from Kaifeng Prefecture."
The cave was quiet. Lu Sen placed the chess piece on the chessboard with a clatter, then turned around and asked, "What's Bao Longtu's idea?"
"I think so." Zhao Bilian sat on Lu Sen's thighs, hooked her arms around Lu Sen's neck, and said coquettishly, "Sir, my brother is so pitiful, please help him. He was living well in the capital, but now he has to leave his hometown, away from his parents, and live alone in Hangzhou."
Lu Sen rolled his eyes helplessly: "Besides brother Shu, isn't brother Hua also in Hangzhou? And there's also a sister like you in Hangzhou, why are you in such a hurry?"
Zhao Bilian snorted: "But I just don't accept it. Why do you want Brother Shu to come to Hangzhou for no reason?"
Lu Sen patted her extremely elastic buttocks and said with a smile: "If Brother Shu doesn't come to Hangzhou, the court will not be at ease, and Queen Cao will not be at ease either."
"What do you mean?" Zhao Bilian is the type who is smart when she should be smart, and dumb when she should be cute.
"The new king has just sat on the throne, and he is only eleven years old." Lu Sen explained with a smile: "Although Taishan does not have any military power, he has a lot of money, which is a threat. In addition, Shudi was the crown prince for a period of time, and was suspected by others, so it is normal for him to be sent away."
"Is that so?" Zhao Bilian was a little stunned.
Lu Sen continued, "Taishan was also the crown prince back then. Later, when Emperor Renzong took the throne, Taishan was also exiled to the countryside and was not able to return to the capital for nearly ten years, right?"
So this is ah.
Zhao Bilian understood: "It turns out that this is the rule, and you are not deliberately bullying Brother Shu. That's good."
Then she felt relieved and skipped off to play with the twins.
Yang Jinhua sighed helplessly, sat down next to him and asked, "Should we let Shu'er come to our cave and live for a while?"
She was born into a military family, and the rise and fall of the Yang family was a living "teaching book", so she knew very well how dirty people's hearts were when it came to conflicts over interests, and she was worried that Zhao Shu would be bullied outside.
"No need." Lu Sen waved his hand: "Bao Longtu sent people to Hangzhou to give me face, otherwise Brother Shu would be taken to a more dangerous and remote place."
"I understand. Empress Dowager Cao is worried about Brother Shu, and Bao Longtu is worried about our attitude, so they let us watch over him."
Hearing this, Lu Sen sneered and said, "She is not only worried about Brother Shu, she is also worried about the young official sitting on the throne. You should know that the young official is not her son."
Yang Jinhua smiled playfully. She looked up to the north with some sarcasm, then bowed to Lu Sen and went to the room to prepare food.
She and Ringo did this more often.
After Yang Jinhua left, Lu Xianxian placed the chess pieces on the table. While thinking about the changes on the chessboard, she said, "It seems that whether it is Japan or the Central Plains, after two or three hundred years, people's hearts are still the same."
“People’s hearts won’t change, even if another thousand years pass. The only thing that will change is the changes in the world.”
Lu Sen recalled his life in the future. Some people were living a life of luxury and were unaware of the changes in the world; some people worked all night long just to provide food and clothing for their families.
Some people bear responsibilities on their backs and carry heavy burdens forward; some people are content with petty pursuits and have no country or home.
Apart from changes in living habits and national systems, people's hearts have never changed.
Seeing Lu Sen's face full of emotion, Lu Xianxian chuckled and said, "You sound as if you have seen the world a thousand years later. Do you have the ability to predict the future? I remember Yuan Tiangang did this two hundred years ago, but he didn't live past 55. According to his cultivation level, it shouldn't be a problem for him to live to a hundred years old."
She was indirectly reminding Lu Sen not to reveal the secret.
In the eyes of heaven, peeking into other people's future destiny is a very "unethical" thing.
Think about it, isn't it dirty if you peek through the crack of someone's door and watch them take a bath?
Peeping into and calculating the future lives of human beings is essentially the same as prying through someone's door... at least that's how Heaven sees it.
Lu Sen doesn't believe in the way of heaven.
But Lu Xianxian believed it!
Lu Sen looked up at Lu Xianxian. He had indeed seen what the world was like a thousand years later, but he had no way of saying it out loud and could only keep it in his heart.
Lu Xianxian took the chess piece and looked at the layout of both sides on the chessboard with a frown. After struggling for more than ten breaths, she sighed and put down the chess piece and said, "I admit defeat. There is no way I can beat you. This is the good thing about the human race, they are smart. My three hundred years of experience and growth are not as good as your ten years."
"It just happens that I have some talent in this area." Lu Sen said as he collected the black pieces on the chessboard.
In fact, he was being modest.
To be honest, Go is his strong point.
Most of the children born after 1990 have signed up for extracurricular interest classes and tutoring classes.
Lu Sen’s interest class is Go.
He personally likes Go, so he spent more time on it.
At the same time, he was also the city champion in the junior high school group. He was not very strong at the time, but in the Northern Song Dynasty, he was a first-class chess player.
Especially the competitive attacking and killing skills, which are one level higher than this era.
Of course, she is still not as good as the top chess players of this era, but Lu Xianxian is not a top chess player either.
She was particularly annoyed by Lu Sen's competitive attack and killing methods.
The chess played in the Northern Song Dynasty was elegant, but Lu Sen's chess style was like that of a barbarian, wielding two axes to attack cities and seize territories, rushing around recklessly and using all means possible. It was completely different concepts.
Lu Xianxian put away her chess pieces. She recalled the chess moves that Lu Sen had shown recently and said, "From your chess style, you seem to be very aggressive, but you are very low-key and reserved in your dealings with others. I really don't know how your master taught you."
"Are you interested in my background?" Lu Sen asked with a smile.
Lu Xianxian nodded: "Well, although I am a demon, I have a close relationship with the cultivation world and know the norms in this circle. My dear, you don't look like someone from the cultivation world at all."
"After all, things are different now than before." Lu Sen thought for a while and explained.
"My dear, you just said that only the world will change, but people's hearts will never change." Lu Xianxian said with a teasing smile: "So my dear, you are different from them, it doesn't matter whether it was two hundred years ago or two hundred years later."
Lu Sen could only sigh helplessly. It felt strange to have someone use his own words to shut him up.
Seeing Lu Sen like this, Lu Xianxian couldn't help but chuckle.
At this time, Zhao Bilian suddenly ran over and said, "Sir, I almost forgot to tell you that the one who sent Brother Shu to Hangzhou was Guard Zhan from Kaifeng Prefecture. He should still be waiting for you in Bitian Pavilion. Do you want to go meet him?"
Of course I have to go!
Lu Sen smiled apologetically to Lu Xianxian, then left the cave.
When he arrived at the Bitian Pavilion, Lu Sen saw the man in blue sitting in the main hall.
He is too conspicuous. After all, he is a handsome guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and he is also very upright.
"Captain Zhan, nice to see you again." Lu Sen sat opposite Zhan Zhao and said with a smile, "Last time at the banquet, I couldn't stay too long, so I went back to Hangzhou directly. I didn't say goodbye to you, which was very rude."
"Lu Xiaolang, you are too polite." Zhan Zhao clasped his fists and said with a smile: "You are able to come to my big day, which is already a great honor for me. How dare I ask for more!"
In fact, Zhan Zhao was also quite depressed that day, but it was not directed at Lu Sen, but... the emperor had passed away, and they didn't even have a bridal chamber that day. They hurriedly ended the wedding celebrations, put on their official uniforms and patrolled the city to maintain law and order to prevent anyone from taking the opportunity to cause chaos.
It was not until a month later that he had the opportunity to consummate his marriage with Ding Yuehua.
As a result, he had not even had time to spend a few days with his new wife before he was sent by Prefect Bao to escort Zhao Shu to Hangzhou.
It's simply a life of hard work.
"I wish you a son soon... Captain Zhan is waiting for me here. Does Master Bao have anything he wants you to tell me?" Lu Sen looked at him curiously.
Zhan Zhao smiled unconsciously and said, "Just as Lu Xiaolang expected, Governor Bao asked me to pass on a few words to Master Lu."
"Please say."
"Prefect Bao asked if the conditions you proposed to him last time still count?"
The conditions last time?
Lu Sen was stunned for a moment, then suddenly recalled: "Can he do it?"
"Prefect Bao's second words were: I may not be able to do it, but I am trying my best. I hope Master Lu can remember what I said."
Lu Sen took a deep breath. It seemed that Bao Zheng was serious. He nodded and said seriously, "Captain Zhan, go back and tell Master Bao that if he can do it, I can do it too!"
"Then I'll go back to the capital." Zhan Zhao stood up.
"So urgent?" Lu Sen was a little surprised: "Why don't you stay a few more days? That way I can show my hospitality!"
Zhan Zhao shook his head: "Let's wait for the next opportunity. Prefect Bao is waiting for Master Lu's reply. It can be seen that he is very anxious."
After saying that, he clasped his fist, turned around and left.
This is not to say that Zhan Zhao and Lu Sen have become estranged, but that people in the martial arts world do not have so many entanglements and hesitations, and they prefer to act decisively.
Lu Sen stayed in the main hall of the Bitian Pavilion, staring blankly.
The Pavilion Master Zhang ordered his servants to close the Bitian Pavilion and not allow outsiders to come in, so as not to disturb Lu Sen's meditation.
Bao Zheng wants to overthrow Han Qi?
This sounded too shocking to Lu Sen.
Because he had been in the court for more than a year, Lu Sen knew very well what kind of place the court was.
The interpersonal relationships are complicated. More importantly, Han Qi has served as the Privy Councilor and the Minister of Planning. Like Bao Zheng, he has held both civil and military positions in his hands.
But the problem is that Bao Zheng is relatively lonely. All honest officials are like this. If you are honest, you will definitely block other people's financial path, so you will have few friends.
Han Qi was different. He was very good at building personal connections, otherwise he would not have received such a light punishment for his military defeat.
Now Bao Zheng is the Privy Councilor and the Acting Governor of Kaifeng Prefecture. It is no exaggeration to say that he holds great power.
But it is still difficult to bring down Han Qi.
More importantly, it is difficult to judge what kind of impact the court will have after Han Qi is overthrown.
The entire court should be undercurrents now. The new emperor is still young and cannot manage the court, which makes the situation in the court even more complicated.
Bao Zheng, who always seeks stability, did not act as the stabilizer, but instead wanted to overthrow Han Qi. Isn't he afraid of the huge waves?
What on earth happened that made the usually steady Bao Zheng act like this?
Lu Sen felt very puzzled. Although the Prince of Runan was also in the capital, he had not sent any message until now. It seemed that he had not figured out what was going on. Perhaps the Prince of Runan did not think there was anything unusual?
The gap between the two seems quite obvious now.
Lu Sen thought about it for a long time but couldn't figure out the reason, so he simply stopped thinking about it.
Anyway, if Bao Zheng really brought down Han Qi, it would be a good thing for Lu Sen.
Lu Sen lived a carefree life in the following days, and the hibiscus tree grew slowly day by day.
Lu Xianxian and Xue Nu are becoming more and more integrated into the big family of the cave.
Until one day in early autumn, Lu Sen had just gotten up and saw Bilian and Mei'er sleeping next to him.
They were all too tired last night and still hadn't woken up.
Lu Sen had just sat up on the bed when Ringo, who heard the noise outside, came in and helped Lu Sen change his clothes.
Just as he was about to wash up, there were several hurried knocks on the door, followed by the surprised voice of the Snow Girl: "My dear, my dear, get up quickly, something incredible seems to have appeared in our house."
Something incredible?
Lu Sen immediately understood what was going on.
Has the peach tree finally appeared?
He quickly put on his clothes, walked into the room, and came to the "grassland". Then he saw Lu Xianxian, Hei Zhu, and his twin disciples sitting in a circle, all looking down at something on the ground.
Lu Sen walked over quickly, and when the four saw him coming, they made way for him to come in.
A green sapling sprouted up on the ground in the center of the four people.
Unlike real 'trees', this sapling exudes green light dust all over its body. When you get close to it, you can smell a pleasant grassy fragrance.
Lu Sen quickly opened the system's view.
Peach sapling: A peach tree that is still growing, a rare treasure that everyone wants to get.
Seeing this explanation, Lu Sen laughed: "Finally it came out."
He thought it would take at least a year for the peach seedlings to grow, but he didn't expect it to happen so quickly.
It turns out that two fairies are more reliable than one.
Seeing Lu Sen’s happy expression, everyone knew that this sapling was indeed not an ordinary thing.
Lu Xianxian couldn't help but ask, "My dear, what kind of fairy tree is this that makes you so happy!"
Lu Sen usually gives people the impression of being as calm as a rock, but now he looks obviously extremely happy, which is very rare.
Several people looked over curiously.
Everyone present was his own family, so it was no exaggeration to say that they were his family. Lu Sen squatted down, touched the small leaves of the sapling and said with a smile: "This is a peach tree!"
"Peach tree? That's nothing, isn't it just... wait, is it the kind of peach tree that's rumored to be in the fairyland?" The Snow Girl's eyes opened so wide that they were almost as big as Caroline's.
Lu Xianxian and others were also shocked, and then they showed joy on their faces.
They had heard many legends about the "immortal world" and all kinds of magical things that could prolong one's lifespan and make one immortal. They didn't believe others who told them about the peach tree in heaven, but if their husband told them, it couldn't be false.
At that moment, everyone was laughing so hard that their mouths were about to split.
Especially the two fairies .
They were originally demons, and were most interested in spiritual creatures of this kind.
As the old saying goes, good fortune never comes alone.
Just as these people were enjoying themselves, a general in black came over in a hurry and reported: "Sir, something happened. Our treasure ship was intercepted at sea."
What!
The treasure ship is so big, who can intercept it!
Wait, there really is someone who can do it!
Tianji Gate.
Lu Sen sneered.