Chapter 199 Upper Limit of 100 Years
Han Qi sat on a pile of grass in the corner of the cell.
Although he was wearing prison uniform, he was clean, his hair was neat, and he still had the demeanor of a scholar.
When he saw Lu Sen, he smiled, a very elegant smile, as if he could remain calm even if Mount Tai collapsed before his eyes.
Lu Sen turned his head and looked at Zhan Zhao: "Didn't you say that he kept scolding me?"
Zhan Zhao shrugged and said helplessly: "Maybe he is tired of scolding."
Tired of scolding? Lu Sen looked at Han Qi's energetic face and didn't think so.
"You two can chat slowly, I'm going to leave first." Zhan Zhaoxiang clasped his fists and saluted the two of them, then left quickly.
The prison fell silent again.
Lu Sen walked to the iron fence, looked at Han Qi, and asked, "I heard that Han Xiang was scolding me before, why doesn't he scold me now?"
"I've let out all my anger." Han Qi looked very calm. He stared into Lu Sen's eyes and said, "But I don't understand. Have I ever offended Master Lu in the past?"
"No."
"So it's purely to show respect for those dead soldiers?"
“Yes and no!”
Han Qi raised his eyebrows curiously: "Why?"
This is also the reason why Han Qi was puzzled.
He was a pure politician. No matter how dirty politics was, it was all about the exchange of interests. So he couldn't understand why Lu Sen wanted to fight him down, not get any benefits, and still had to give up the giant rice.
Why do you do something that harms others and does not benefit yourself?
Lu Sen smiled and said, "It's just that I feel uncomfortable to see that Han Xiang has committed a serious mistake , but he is still able to live happily as a prime minister and a noble. I feel that the way of heaven is unfair."
Han Qi is actually handsome. Most of the scholars in the Northern Song Dynasty have a proud character. If this person has a good spirit, his face will not give people a shabby feeling, and his "charm" will naturally be improved.
He looked at Lu Sen as if he was a fool. "Just because of this? And you are a fish that escaped the net of heaven, what right do you have to say that heaven is unfair? The most against heaven are you cultivators. Birth, aging, sickness and death are the laws of nature. You cultivators try every means to avoid these disasters. Aren't you the most rebellious, disloyal and unfilial people?"
Bang bang bang!
Wow, that’s awesome!
Lu Sen couldn't help but clap his hands.
This rebuttal and irony is really to the point.
If Lu Sen was really a cultivator, he would probably have some psychological trauma after hearing this.
After all, almost everyone in this era believes that the way of heaven is supreme.
But they also hoped to live forever, so the imaginary creatures called "immortals" were created.
Immortals stand with the "Way of Heaven". Once they become immortals, they will no longer be forced by the Way of Heaven to go through "birth, aging, sickness and death".
'Heaven' is everything. Even the emperor calls himself the Son of Heaven, let alone ordinary people.
From the perspective of this dynasty, Han Qi's curse is tenable, and it is like a loud bang, a powerful medicine that shakes the heart.
Even if Liu Furong from the Tianji Sect was here, he would be stunned by such insults.
But Lu Sen came from later generations.
Later medical and human research believed that aging can be suppressed or even reversed, and longevity is not impossible.
It's not some kind of natural truth.
Because in ancient times, the average human lifespan was only about seven years old, but in later generations, eighty-year-old people can be seen everywhere.
That's more than ten times the life expectancy, all thanks to better quality of life and medical conditions.
If technology continues to develop, it would be reasonable for human life expectancy to increase by one or two times.
Therefore, Lu Sen does not think that people are destined to have short lives and should not fight for their own longevity.
Han Qi's words were no different from a joke to him.
Looking at the smiling Lu Sen who was clapping, Han Qi frowned: "It seems that Master Lu is very proud of his act of going against the will of heaven?"
Lu Sen shook his head: "Whatever you think, Prime Minister Han, I know you want to make me unhappy. But unfortunately, you are an ordinary person and will never know what practitioners like me think."
What do practitioners think? What nonsense! How can they know what others think?
Lu Sen is just trying to build a banner for himself.
Han Qi finally frowned: "You practitioners, what do you think?"
"I don't have any idea, I just want to be happy." Lu Sen patted the fence and said with a smile: "I don't bother to care about ordinary people, but Han Xiang and Wang Jiefu, you killed so many soldiers and almost caused a disaster, but you still managed to get away with it. I just don't accept it. I sent Wang Jiefu to Qiongzhou first, and now it's your turn."
"Just to make yourself happy?" Han Qi's smile disappeared: "The so-called advocacy for the soldiers is just a byproduct."
Lu Sen nodded: "Just by the way."
After a brief silence, an angry roar suddenly came from the prison.
"You are such a vicious person, you bastard! I have never seen such a jealous and fickle person like you!"
Han Qi rushed to the fence, widened his eyes and roared at Lu Sen word by word.
He finally broke through!
No longer as relaxed and carefree as before.
Lu Sen smiled softly and said, "Yes, I am such a mean person. I admire Han Xiang for being so insightful. And I am even happier to see Han Xiang lose his composure like this."
After bowing gently, Lu Sen smiled brightly, turned and left.
Then, there was Han Qi's heavy breathing and the sound of hard objects hitting the iron fence.
The flame of anger burned in Han Qi's heart, but he couldn't let it out.
Lu Sen felt very happy. Both Han Qi and Wang Anshi received certain punishments. Although it was far from enough, it at least could comfort the souls of the dead border soldiers.
Lu Sen returned to Zhao's house to rest.
Logically speaking, he should have stayed at Tianbo Yang Mansion, after all, Yang Jinhua was his legal wife. It was not polite for a son-in-law to stay at a concubine's house instead of his legal wife's when he was away from home.
But... there are only a few women at home in the Tianbo Yang Mansion now, and Yang Jinhua did not come with them this time, so it would not be good for him to move in.
In the melon field and plum field.
So he went to live with the Prince of Runan.
In fact, I can also live in the Pang family, but... there are too many people in the Pang family and they are too diverse, unlike the simple and pure relationship on the side of the Prince of Runan.
As soon as Lu Sen returned to the Zhao family, he was invited to the study by the housekeeper.
The Prince of Runan County prepared some pre-rain Longjing tea, poured a cup for each of them, and said, "My dear son-in-law, this time you have tricked Prime Minister Han into going to Qiongzhou. This is a serious matter."
"How can it be considered my fault? Wasn't it Master Bao who did it?"
The Prince of Runan showed a strange look: "Hey, didn't you ask Bao Longtu to tell us to work together to send Han Xiang in?"
"I didn't say that." Lu Sen was stunned: "I just made a deal with Master Bao, and I didn't interfere in the subsequent affairs."
Hearing this, the Prince of Runan was also stunned.
After a few breaths, they both inhaled.
The Prince of Runan felt his scalp tingling. "No way, that piece of shit Bao Longtu would actually cheat, and he used such a fake person's words and a lie... Wait, he didn't seem to say that you were going to deal with Han Xiang. When did Bao Longtu become so cunning?"
At this time, the Prince of Runan was even more shocked.
Lu Sen couldn't help but ask, "What did Master Bao tell you?"
"Bao Longtu has learned bad things." The Prince of Runan subconsciously grabbed his beard and pulled it hard: "He didn't say you want to deal with Han Xiang, he just said in front of me that 'Master Lu loses his appetite and sleep when he thinks of Han Xiang, and sighs'."
Lu Sen had an expression like an old man on the subway looking at his phone: "When did I become like this?"
"So I think that Bao Longtu is a straightforward person who doesn't beat around the bush. What he said must be true. My dear son-in-law, you must have wanted to deal with Prime Minister Han, so you teamed up with him."
Lu Sen couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Is this what they call a true gentleman who cheats people to death without paying for his life?"
The Prince of Runan also had a shocked expression on his face: "I guess he said the same thing in front of Grand Tutor Pang."
After hearing this, Lu Sen completely understood Bao Zheng's operating methods.
He first went to the Prince of Runan and used such specious words to deceive the Prince of Runan into joining forces with him.
Then he used the same trick again and dealt with Master Pang.
Because the Prince of Runan and Master Pang were both Lu Sen's pillars, it was normal for them to help Lu Sen. Moreover, on their shoulders lay the "spiritual beasts" given to them by Lu Sen.
Then there is the Tianbo Yang family. Although the Yang family has been eliminated, there are still many people in the court who secretly think well of the Yang family. At the same time, the relationship between the Cao family and Lu Sen is not bad either.
Master Pang and the Prince of Runan were each able to persuade a lot of people to help. So, although Bao Zheng only persuaded two people, in fact, he had already obtained the support of more than half of the officials in the court.
What's more, although Bao Zheng himself did not have enough connections, he had a very good reputation and there were many people in the court who were willing to help him.
So when Bao Zheng wanted to overthrow Han Qi, there were many people in the court who responded.
After being hit with a stick, Han Qi didn't even have the chance to react before he was stripped of his official position and thrown into prison.
In fact, this was also related to the fact that the person sitting on the dragon throne was a teenager. He didn't understand politics at all, and he thought that the side with more people was the right side.
Fortunately, Bao Zheng's side is indeed just.
After understanding Bao Zheng's method, the father-in-law and son-in-law drank tea and marveled at Bao Zheng's changes.
Anyway, the Prince of Runan planned to stay away from Bao Zheng.
A straightforward Bao Zheng is not scary, but a scheming Bao Heitan is a bit disturbing.
It's not that they are afraid that Bao Zheng will deliberately harm people, but that they are afraid of being caught by Bao Zheng.
The Prince of Runan has done some wrong things over the years, although they are not very serious.
Lu Sen stayed at the Prince of Runan's place for three days, and on the fourth day he went to Kaifeng Prefecture.
Bao Zheng was reviewing case files in the government office. When he saw Lu Sen come in, he pushed the golden box forward and said, "Here are the things. Are you leaving now, Master Lu?"
"Yes, it's time to go back." Lu Sen smiled: "If we stay any longer, I guess the imperial edict will come down soon."
"You're not going to answer it anyway, so why be afraid?" Bao Zheng looked up at Lu Sen.
"It's always a hassle." Lu Sen put the storage box into his backpack: "Master Bao, your way of doing things seems to have changed."
Bao Zheng knew what Lu Sen was referring to, smiled, and said, "Isn't it good?"
Lu Sen looked at the black cat standing on Bao Zheng's shoulder.
It is said that cats are cunning by nature. It is estimated that Bao Zheng has merged with the civet cat many times and his personality has been influenced by the cat spirit, so he has become more flexible.
"Okay, that's good."
Lu Sen left Bian Jing with a smile.
In his mind, Bao Zheng is a man with a cold and hard character like stone, the kind of man who will almost never change his mind.
But now Bao Zheng's personality has changed, so I think his plan will be able to change the "character" of the Northern Song Dynasty.
After Lu Sen returned to Hangzhou, he asked Mr. Zhang to gather the spice merchants and sea merchants together in the Bitian Pavilion.
Lu Sen stood on the high platform, and below him were the heroes who were brought over by Zhang Yuanwai.
"Everyone made a lot of money on the Spice Islands route, and many of my friends sent people out to sea to transport spices, so they are all very familiar with it."
After listening to Lu Sen's words, many people below began to feel guilty.
Because the Spice Islands are not far from the Song Dynasty, and the route is easier to travel. After their previous trip, they can go out to sea on their own and no longer need Lu Sen’s treasure ship to escort them.
In fact, some of them united themselves and set up a maritime mutual aid association.
In essence, they just left Lu Sen aside and went it alone.
There was no other way. The carrying capacity of the treasure ships was too large. If treasure ships were involved and too many spices were brought back at one time, the prices of all the spices would have to be reduced even more, and then they would make much less money.
Therefore, leaving the leader aside and making money by yourself is a bit unreasonable no matter how you look at it.
If the leader doesn't have much ability, they will just throw it away, they are not afraid.
The problem is that Master Lu is not the kind of person who can be dealt with by ordinary means.
This is a half-immortal.
Seeing a group of people laughing awkwardly and another group seeming to be gloating, Lu Sen waved his hand and said, "You don't have to be afraid. Money is of little use to me. I can give you the Spice Islands, but there is a place I hope you can go to."
The sea merchants below were talking about it.
Someone couldn't help but ask: "Master Lu, please tell us, we can do it, and we will take the lead."
"I want you to go to India and help me exchange silk and porcelain for a large amount of gemstones. Gold is also fine!"
In fact, the real India should be Nepal. India at that time was not unified, but was in the Rajput period with many small countries fighting each other.
Someone immediately stood up and said, "Master Lu has given an order, so we must obey. But do you have a sea chart of the route?"
“It’s natural.”
As soon as these words were spoken, all the merchants became excited.
The profit of the route to the Spice Islands began to decline. Although it could still make money, it could no longer satisfy their appetite. Merchants are naturally a group that pursues higher profits. A new commercial route will definitely bring them new business and profits.
"Of course, besides giving you a free route, I also have other rewards." Lu Sen said, shaking his fan, "I want a lot of gems, the more the better. According to the number of gems you send, I can give you a life span... The upper limit for one person is 100 years."
After a brief silence, there was a wave of exclamations.
Someone shouted, "Master Lu, if I can bring enough gems to last a hundred years, can you give half to the others?"
"Of course, but it has to be calculated in units of ten years."
