Chapter 339 Queen Mother of the West pours wine
Lu Sen's persuasion worked, and Bao Zheng began to consider whether he should really write a book to describe every detail of this voyage.
In fact, he also had sailing records, but they were all very boring diaries.
The supplies on the treasure ship were unloaded and temporarily stored in the Hangzhou government office. In the next two or three months, they would be sent to the capital in batches by river boats via the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.
Inside the Hangzhou government office, Zhao Zongchu looked at the list on the booklet and asked, "Prefect Bao, do you really want to donate all these properties to the national treasury?"
Bao Zheng nodded slightly.
Zhao Zongchu couldn't help but hiss.
Even though he was the eldest son of a prince, he was used to seeing wealth, especially since his father was Zhao Yunrang, the Prince of Runan and the richest man in the Song Dynasty, so he had a sufficient understanding of wealth.
But when he saw the amount of gold, silver and treasures on it, he couldn't help but clench his fists.
There are really too many.
And almost all of it was donated, with only a small amount left as welfare and resettlement expenses for the sailors.
"I can only say, he is worthy of being called Bao Longtu!"
Zhao Yunchu had not had much contact with Bao Zheng in the past. Although he was the crown prince, before his younger brother came to power, he had only the title but no power, and was not qualified to have contact with Bao Zheng, a Grand Secretary of the Longtu Pavilion.
Now that he has some power and is appointed as the prefect of Hangzhou, he realizes that Bao Zheng is truly worthy of the title of "honest official".
With so much money, let alone him, even his father, the Prince of Runan, probably couldn't treat it as dirt.
He calmed himself down while flipping through the book, and then said, "Don't worry, Bao Longtu, I will do a good job on this matter and will never let anyone take away even a tael of silver."
"Thank you for your help, Governor Zhao." Bao Zheng clasped his fists.
"polite."
Then he heard the guards outside saying, "Master Lu is here to visit."
Lu Sen did not need to notify the government office when he came.
They both turned their heads and saw Lu Sen walking in.
Lu Sen cupped his fists towards the two men and said with a smile, "Bao Longtu, Zong Chu, I'm sorry to bother you."
"Brother-in-law, please feel free to do as you please. I won't entertain you." Zhao Zongchu bowed and said with a smile, "I have some urgent matters to deal with first."
He knew that Lu Sen came to talk to Bao Zheng about something, so he considerately left first.
Lu Sen nodded.
After Zhao Zongchu left the backyard, Lu Sen and Bao Zheng sat down in the pavilion.
Lu Sen took the initiative to ask: "I heard that Bao Fuyin will go north today. Do you need me to give you a ride? The kind that takes you directly to the capital."
Bao Zheng shook his head: "Thank you for your kindness, but I want to take a boat north and sit and enjoy the scenery along the coast. Isn't that a good thing?"
"Prefect Bao is elegant."
Bao Zheng glanced at him unhappily, then asked seriously, "How will Master Lu deal with the Northern Liao incident?"
"Let's put it aside for now." Lu Sen thought for a while and said, "Yelü Hongji is interested in Chinese studies, and the Liao rebels are also yearning for the glory of our Song Dynasty. No matter who wins or loses, it will benefit our Song Dynasty. There is no need to be impatient."
"Yes, Master Lu has enough time to wait and get the result." Bao Zheng looked quite yearning: "I wonder if we old ministers will have the opportunity to see the beautiful scenery of Northern Liao surrendering to Song and returning the homeland."
Now it was Lu Sen's turn to be speechless : "Prefect Bao, you are not being very honest. Whether it is you, Grand Tutor Pang, or the Prince of Runan, you all have spirit beasts accompanying you. It is no problem for you to live another twenty or thirty years. Why are you beating around the bush and pretending to be so hypocritical?"
Bao Zheng saw that Lu Sen was not fooled, and his expression was quite helpless: "The sooner Northern Liao surrenders to Song, the sooner I will feel at ease. Otherwise, I will always feel uneasy."
Lu Sen smiled and said, "That's easy."
Bao Zheng's eyes lit up.
Lu Sen continued, "Wouldn't it be enough for Bao Fuyin to return to the court and actively promote the Northern Expedition of the Song Dynasty? The Song Dynasty is now strong in military power and has sufficient food and grass. It is not difficult to deal with the weak Northern Liao."
Bao Zheng sighed: "If there is a better way, why bother with war? Every war, whether victory or defeat, is paved with the blood and flesh of the people of Song Dynasty."
Lu Sen had a different view: "In fact, the Song Dynasty has always been stronger than the Western Xia and Northern Liao, but your civil officials are too ruthless in suppressing the military officials, otherwise there wouldn't be so many troubles."
"Master Lu is saying that the civil officials should bear the main responsibility for the military defeats of our Song Dynasty in the past?"
Lu Sen nodded.
If someone else said this, Bao Zheng would definitely call it "absurd".
But if Lu Sen says this, you have to take it seriously.
Bao Zheng was silent for a while, then said, "This is the law of Taizu."
"Is what he said right?" Lu Sen said nonchalantly, "Besides, he himself did not get the right position."
Bao Zheng subconsciously looked around and felt a little annoyed, but then he thought about the identity of the man in front of him and realized that he was really qualified and had the confidence to evaluate Zhao Yiyi.
"Forget it, Master Lu has his own decision to make, so I won't rush him." Bao Zheng looked up at the sky with regret.
In fact, he had long understood that Lu Sen was not someone he could "control".
When he was in Bian Jing, he had tried hard, but to no avail, and the same is true now.
After chatting with Bao Zheng for a while, Lu Sen went to find Zhan Zhao to reminisce about the past.
As a result, he met the Queen Mother of the West on the way. She blocked Lu Sen's way, holding a roast chicken in her hand. While eating, she said, "Little boy, can you give me a few bottles of honey to satisfy my craving? The food outside is not very tasty."
But I see you are eating very happily.
Lu Sen took out five bottles of honey from his system backpack, handed them over, and then looked around. People on the street were already gathering to watch. After all, Lu Sen was very famous in Hangzhou City, and most people recognized his face.
So he said, "If the queen has something to say, let's find a place to chat?"
"That's good. I just found some clues. Something is not right. I want to discuss it with you."
Clues?
Lu Sen was a little confused, but he followed anyway.
He was not worried that the Queen Mother of the West would do something bad to him. She still looked like a young girl and most likely had not returned to her prime.
Besides, if a real fight breaks out, Lu Sen is not afraid.
He is wearing diamond armor now, but it is covered by the "skin" system so it cannot be seen.
Lu Sen chose a tavern and found a private room to sit down.
We ordered a bunch of things first, including fine wine and delicious food.
After Queen Mother Xi ate a bunch of food, she said, " Something is not right recently."
"What's wrong?"
Lu Sen was very curious. As an ancient spiritual demon, Queen Mother of the West could indeed see some things that he could not see.
"Someone is devouring the luck." Queen Mother of the West pointed to the west: "The luck that the fat black man radiated disappeared when it reached the west."
Lu Sen frowned : "West again?"
"Before, the whales fled westwards, and it was also in the west." Queen Mother of the West ate the delicacies, her flat stomach seemed to be never full. "It's the same now, so I don't believe that there are no problems in the west."
Lu Sen nodded. That was indeed the case, provided that the Queen Mother of the West was not lying.
As if she saw that Lu Sen didn't quite believe her, she opened her mouth slightly, revealing a pair of small and cute fangs, then gently touched it with her right index finger, and a bright red blood spot appeared on her index finger.
The fangs were so sharp that Lu Sen subconsciously closed his legs.
"do not move."
The Queen Mother of the West pressed her fingertips against Lu Sen’s brow.
Lu Sen originally wanted to dodge, but then he thought better of it.
The warm water stains fell on Lu Sen's forehead. After a while, Lu Sen felt his eyes getting a little hot. He rubbed them and felt much more comfortable.
"Look outside."
Lu Sen looked out the window as he was told, and saw a huge purple pillar rising into the sky. It came out from the government office, and then after reaching high altitude, it dispersed like smoke and rushed in all directions.
Forming a huge 'purple umbrella'.
Then Lu Sen looked to the west and saw that there was a big hole in the "umbrella", as if the full moon had been bitten by someone.
"Is this what luck is?" It was the first time that Lu Sen saw the so-called luck.
The Queen Mother of the West was gnawing on a chicken leg, her mouth was greasy, which looked very good with her pink lips.
"Someone is targeting us." Queen Mother of the West sighed and said, "I was wondering why I couldn't predict the whale disaster that broke the seal. I couldn't predict her journey to the west either. Someone is hiding the secrets of heaven."
This is actually also a question that Lu Sen has.
The whale is very powerful in auxiliary ability. It can absorb all the spiritual energy, and all the "immortals, demons and ghosts" in the world will have to wait for death.
But she is not that strong either, and her frontal combat capability is too weak.
Lu Sen and a few other people can suppress her to death.
It doesn't make sense that the powerful people in Kunlun Mountain and Heaven couldn't predict her movements and stop her.
Unless someone is secretly interfering.
It now seems to be true.
"Does your Majesty have any idea?" Lu Sen asked.
She shook her head: "My strength is less than one-tenth of what it was back then. I have been in Kunlun Mountain for thousands of years. I can't even calculate it, so how can I have any clue?"
Lu Sen began to recall what strange things had happened from the time he traveled through time to the present!
Queen Mother Xi continued, "If you must give a clue, it's not that there is none. You are also a person who is obscured by the secrets of heaven."
"I?"
Queen Mother of the West nodded: "I have also measured your celestial secrets and roots, and the Luoshu is not obvious."
Lu Sen raised his eyebrows subconsciously.
Queen Mother of the West leaned forward, her eyes burning: "I said, you are neither human nor demon! So... what on earth are you?"
"I am a human." Lu Sen said calmly, "I was born and raised by my parents. I remember where I came from and where I will go."
The Queen Mother of the West laughed up to the sky, very disdainfully: "A person born from a human being is a human being? Do you think that you are a human being, so you are a human being?"
"Does it have to be up to you, Queen Mother of the West, to decide whether I am a human or not?" Lu Sen asked back coldly.
At this time, Queen Mother Xi stopped laughing. Her expression softened: "Yes, I can't make a conclusion. I don't even know what I am."
This time Lu Sen was surprised: "What do you mean, Madam?"
"It is said that Pangu created the world." Queen Mother of the West recalled the past and stopped eating. She supported her chin with both hands, full of nostalgia: "We, the Wu clan (ancient spirit monsters), are all transformed from the feathered insects on Father Pangu's body. At first, I also thought so. But when I grew up, I went to Kunlun Mountain to sleep... It was not Kunlun Mountain at that time, but Buzhou Mountain. When I came out, I found that the world had changed. There were more human beings in the world, and fortune favored the human race."
Lu Sen became curious and took out a bottle of honey wine from his system backpack, poured it into the cup of Queen Mother Xi, and said, "Go on, I like to listen."
Queen Mother of the West rolled her eyes at him unhappily, but as she looked at the fragrant honey wine, she took a sip from the cup, her eyes narrowed with joy, and continued: "After the emergence of the human race, the fortune of the Wu clan gradually declined. I felt that this would be disadvantageous to our Wu clan, so I expanded Buzhou Mountain and moved a lot of spiritual energy into it, intending to make it a place for the Wu clan to recuperate. But I didn't expect that Gonggong of your human race would fight with Zhuanxu and knock down most of Buzhou Mountain. My hard work almost came to nothing. Later, I felt that the name Buzhou Mountain was not auspicious, so I called it Kunlun."
"So this is the origin of Kunlun Mountain!" Lu Sen suddenly realized.
"The human race is getting stronger and stronger, and our witch clan's territory is getting smaller and smaller." Queen Mother of the West sighed and said, "You humans are really powerful, with many saints and sages. We witch clan had to retreat into the 'cave' to avoid the sharp edge. Originally, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was sufficient, and we could live well in the cave, but we didn't expect that the whale disease sealed by Emperor Yan would break the seal and leave. At that time, I calculated that a great disaster was coming, and I came out once, but I found that the world had evolved so much that I couldn't recognize it!"
Lu Sen poured another cup of honey wine for Queen Mother Xi.
Queen Mother of the West drank it all in one gulp. “At that time, I still had a lot of spiritual energy, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth had not been exhausted to the point it is now. As soon as I came out into the world, I felt that everything in heaven and earth was wrong, and it was not the kind of feeling I was familiar with. Then I looked for the reason everywhere, and found many problems in decades. The most important thing was that I found that the Golden Crow was gone, and the big fireball hanging in the sky was very far away from us.”
Lu Sen raised his eyebrows.
Queen Mother Xi's expression became confused: "Then I thought, could it be that the Golden Crow turned into a fireball? I flew high into the sky to find out what was going on. Do you know what I saw?"
Lu Sen smiled faintly: "The earth is a sphere."
Queen Mother of the West showed an expression of disbelief. She stared at Lu Sen with eyes that gradually grew bigger. Finally, she suddenly stood up and tugged at Lu Sen's collar: "You know?"
Lu Sen nodded: "Of course I know!"
"You actually knew that?" Queen Mother Xi's expression became more and more astonished. "At the time, I couldn't believe it was true, so I brought a few tribesmen with me and flew high into the sky for them to see. But they could only see a square-shaped land. How could you see it, and you still say you are a human?"
Lu Sen didn't want to argue with her about this issue, so he asked, "The earth that Madam saw before was square?"
"The sky is round and the earth is square!" Queen Mother of the West nodded vigorously. "There are eight pillars supporting the sky. It is a black aura. When I was young, I made a mark at the foot of one of the pillars."
When she said this, her face turned slightly red.
As a cat, she only had animality at that time, not humanity. It was very reasonable for her to urinate on the pillar and mark her territory.
Lu Sen was also shocked at this time: "In the past, the world was round and square, and then it gradually evolved into the current world and the current universe?"
Queen Mother of the West loosened Lu Sen's collar and sat down. This time, she snatched the honey wine from Lu Sen's hand and poured a glass for him instead: "Now it's your turn to tell me, what is the universe?"
