Chapter 589 Wu Zixu's Favorability, Sleeping
Li Quan must have been unhappy after spending tens of thousands of dollars to ask Boss Rao to help him find a book, but in the end he only found a stone tablet.
After hearing Boss Rao's explanation, it does make sense.
Wu Zixu was a figure from the Spring and Autumn Period. Even if he really left behind brocade books, animal skin books, etc., they would have rotted away long ago.
Stone tablets were a common tool for recording texts in that era.
Because there was no papermaking technology at that time.
Silk and satin are high-grade fabrics that only the rich and powerful can afford to wear. Their value in that era is equivalent to that of modern LV bags and Chanel clothes.
Even wealthy families would not easily use silk to write.
The most commonly used materials are animal skins and bamboo slips.
Stone tablets are also considered a relatively advanced writing medium. In particular, some important records are often engraved on stone tablets.
"Let me take a look at the contents on the stone tablet first." Li Quan's face looked a little unhappy.
There are all kinds of people in society.
It is possible that Boss Rao has teamed up with others to play tricks and specifically defraud money from some unscrupulous people.
Li Quan looked at the stone tablet.
Not big.
It is only two feet high and one foot wide, and is engraved with densely packed small characters.
The ancients’ handwriting was quite neat.
The writing format is vertical.
"On the Gengyin day of the fifth month of summer, I led more than 30 of my followers to sneak into an enemy tomb and seized three night pearls and two gold-threaded clothes, one for men and one for women..."
My goodness, what is recorded above is blatant tomb robbery.
It’s just that Wu Zixu was a cultured person and belonged to the upper class.
He wrote about tomb robbing, a practice of digging up ancestral graves and stealing the property of the dead, as a heroic act of attacking the enemy country.
This really proves the classic saying.
The thing that is scary is not hooligans, but hooligans with culture are scary.
"Why are all the contents written here talking about tomb robbery? Isn't Wu Zixu a scholar-official? You wouldn't just make a stone tablet and tell me it's Wu Zixu's work, right?"
Quan asked with a straight face.
When buying something, you must not show that you really want to buy the item. Otherwise, you will be ripped off.
There is no business without fraud.
There is no businessman who is not cunning.
Profit-seeking is the nature of all businessmen.
If a businessman does not pursue profits, he will soon be eliminated by the market and eventually switch to other careers.
Boss Zhao was able to gain a foothold in this important city of Beijing, and his business skills must be amazing.
"Little brother, you don't know that Wu Zixu is one of the most famous tomb robbers in history. Most of his wealth was obtained through tomb robbing.
At that time, Wu Zixu's father Wu She was the Taifu of Prince Jian of Chu Ping. Due to the slander of Fei Wuji, he and his eldest son Wu Shang were killed by King Ping of Chu.
Wu Zixu managed to escape from the State of Chu to the State of Wu.
At that time, Wu Zixu was a lost dog, and all his followers had fled. But not long after he fled to Wu, he became an important official of King Helu of Wu. What do you think was his reason?
He found an ancient imperial tomb on the way to escape, broke into the tomb, and stole two treasures from the mausoleum. Then he presented them to King Helu of Wu as a gift. He was finally appreciated, and with his eloquence, he made up a very miserable life story, and finally became an important official of King Wu.
It turns out that all these antique dealers are quite knowledgeable.
Knowledge of official and unofficial history is essential.
Boss Zhao took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, and then continued, "Let me tell you one more thing. Wu Zixu's father, or even his entire family, was probably a tomb-robbing gang. Because they dug up many other people's ancestral tombs, some people with ulterior motives eventually found clues. That's why they tried to take revenge on their family.
Wu Zixu's father and elder brother were killed by Fei Wuji's slander.
Even though Wu Zixu himself escaped to Wu and lived well, he eventually followed the same path as his father and elder brother. He was slandered by Wu's Prime Minister Bo Pi and eventually was given a sword by King Fuchai of Wu and committed suicide.
Boss Zhao talked about these things one after another, and people couldn't help but believe that what he said was true.
"I don't understand these things either, but after listening to your detailed description, I actually believe it. I wonder how much Mr. Zhao wants to sell this stone tablet for?" Since Li Quan was here, he naturally wanted to buy it and study it carefully.
I was also hoping to gain favor from this stone tablet and learn the skills of a miracle doctor.
“This number!”
Boss Zhao raised a finger.
"1,000 yuan?" Li Quan originally wanted to say 100 yuan, but he was afraid of being chased out with a broom.
"Haha, little brother, you are really good at joking. This stone tablet is the only one in the world. I don't want much. Since you are Boss Rao's friend, I will only sell it to you for 100,000 yuan!"
Boss Zhao can definitely turn a piece of yellow mud into a piece of gold.
"It's too expensive! In fact, almost every antique stone tablet like this, as long as it has words engraved on it, is unique in the world. But you can't say that because they are unique in the world, they can be sold at a sky-high price."
Li Quan just shook his head.
No matter how rich he is, he doesn't want to be taken advantage of.
However, one thing is basically certain now, that is, there is a high possibility that this stone tablet is the authentic work of Wu Zixu.
"Young man, from what I hear from you, you seem to be an expert in this business. So I won't offer you a lower price. I'll sell it to you for 80,000 yuan, 20,000 less." Boss Zhao cut his own price by 20,000 yuan.
He is indeed a profiteer.
Seeing that the young was not so easily fooled, he immediately made concessions.
Li Quan was not in a hurry. He patiently bargained with Boss Zhao and finally bought the stone tablet for 10,000 yuan.
Although Boss Rao charged a sky-high price for finding the books, his service was quite considerate.
He drove directly to help Li Quan deliver the stone tablet to the dormitory where Li Quan lived.
Ye Ru was very surprised and curious when she saw that Li Quan bought a stone tablet.
The dean has always been mysterious in what he does. I wonder why he suddenly went out and bought a stone tablet that is obviously quite old?
"Dean, let me help you carry it in!" Ye Ru rolled up the sleeves of her white lace shirt and was about to step forward to help.
She showed off two pieces of snow-white arms, which was pleasing to the eye.
"Hey, no, no, this kind of thing can be done by us men. You're a delicate girl , how can I ask you to lift heavy objects?" Li Quan has always been very caring towards this female apprentice.
After the stone tablet was moved into the house, the dormitory was empty.
Everyone else went back.
Li Quan was the only one left in the dormitory.
"Dean, why did you buy a stone tablet? You didn't go out to the antique market and got cheated by a street vendor, did you?" Ye Ru still had a bit of a chivalrous mentality.
"Do you think I am the kind of person who has low IQ and is easily fooled? This stone tablet has its own uses. By the way, have you called your father to send the book?" Li Quan did not put all his hopes on this stone tablet.
Because he had never heard that Wu Zixu knew medicine.
Even if we spend a huge price to get Wu Zixu's "books", it is still unknown whether they will be useful.
"My dad has already sent it over! But I guess it won't arrive until the day after tomorrow at the earliest."
"That'll do! Thank you!"
Li Quan knew that in order to get Ye Ru's father to send the ancestral medical book to him, Ye Ru must have done a lot of ideological work.
He sincerely apologized to Ye Ru.
"What are you thanking me for? You are my master and helping you with such a small thing is not worth mentioning." Ye Ru waved her hand nonchalantly.
At this time, footsteps were heard outside.
The dormitory door was not closed.
But the other party still knocked on the door politely.
"Excuse me, is this Li Quan, Director Li?" These were two male staff members.
After scanning Ye Ru's pretty face with amazement, they looked at Li Quan with some envy.
"I'm Li Quan. Is there anything I can help you with?" Li Quan asked.
"Hello, Dean Li. We are sent by the First Hospital of Beijing and are ready to take you to a special hotel. The professors and experts who were specially invited to stay have been taken to the hotel and settled. We came to pick you up before, but found that you were not back yet. You and Miss Ye are the last two distinguished guests."
The staff was very respectful to Li Quan.
"Is that so? Fine then. I'll pack my things and go with you guys." After Li Quan finished speaking, he looked at Ye Ru. "Doctor Ye, you should also pack your things and go with us."
"I have already packed it up! Dean, let me help you pack it up. For things like this, we girls are more suitable."
Ye Ru was very familiar with Li Quan, so she didn't feel embarrassed at all.
Without waiting for Li Quan's consent, he rushed to help Li Quan fold clothes and pack his luggage.
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A moment later, Li Quan and Ye Ru were taken to a five-star hotel by the staff.
The treatment you enjoy is truly VIP treatment.
Thanks to Li Quan, Ye Ru also got a guest room.
However, in terms of level, he is obviously inferior to Li Quan.
You should know that the guest room Li Quan got was a suite, while the room Ye Ru got was a standard single room.
Li Quan discovered that all the people living on this floor were biology professors and infectious disease experts invited by the First Hospital of Beijing.
These people are high-level intellectuals with very high status.
When they saw Li Quan, some of them looked arrogant and did not say hello.
There were also a few experts who witnessed the strong strength Li Quan displayed in the medical skills competition, and they took the initiative to smile, nod and say hello.
Dinner was delivered to the room by a special person. It was not particularly sumptuous, but the nutritional combination was reasonable.
There are also fruits and snacks after the meal.
Li Quan was not particular about food and clothing. After a quick meal, he couldn't wait to start studying the stone tablet he had just bought.
Time waits for no one.
The contents on this stone tablet must be read as quickly as possible.
There are only a few hundred words on this stone tablet, but I didn't expect it to be so difficult to read.
Fortunately, Li Quan had become proficient in various classical Chinese texts in order to read some ancient medical books.
He read the entire contents of the stone tablet in one breath.
[You have successfully read Wu Zixu's epitaph and gained 100 favorability points. ]
When Li Quan understood the meaning of the last sentence, a surprise came out of nowhere.
I didn't expect to gain such favorability.
And it’s a full 100 points.
It is now certain that this stone tablet was 100% carved by Wu Zixu himself.
In addition, the fact that he was able to gain favorability indicates that Wu Zixu probably also knew medical skills.
At least up to now, Li Quan has found that as long as he can gain favor from medical books, the authors of those books have at least one or two miraculous medical skills that he can exchange for and learn.
Li Quan subconsciously looked up at the silent wall clock hanging on the wall.
"ah……"
He couldn't help but exclaim.
Because the hour hand on the wall clock has pointed to five.
Is it already five o'clock in the morning?
I was so focused on studying the contents of the stone tablet that it felt like only an hour or two had passed. I didn't expect it was already five o'clock the next morning.
A strong sense of sleepiness came over me like a tide.
Li Quan just felt extremely tired and dizzy.
Ever since he had mastered the Five Animal Exercises breathing method to a minor level, he had never felt so tired or exhausted.
Gritting his teeth, he prepared to open the exchange list to see if Wu Zixu's favorability could be exchanged for the Miracle Doctor Skill.
As a result, his eyelids felt so heavy that no matter how strong his willpower was, he couldn't resist.
He fell into a deep sleep.
He slept very deeply this time.
In a daze, he felt like countless ants were crawling towards his brain.
They were all baring their teeth and claws, looking very ferocious.
It seemed as if it was ready to chew out Li Quan's brain.
Even though he was asleep, Li Quan still instinctively wanted to stop those vicious ants.
But he found that his body seemed to be under a spell and could not move.
Then, his subconscious reminded him to wake up quickly.
But no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't wake up.
He had experienced this phenomenon before when he was sleeping very deeply and had nightmares.
But this time, it seems a little different.
No one knew how long it had been before Li Quan woke up from hunger.
"Dean, Dean, wake up!"
Ye Ru's voice rang in his ears. She was slapping and shaking Li Quan's body hard.
Li Quan opened his heavy eyelids with great effort, and this time he saw clearly that Ye Ru was standing by the bed with an anxious look on her face. At the same time, there were many people around, and even the police were alarmed.
What's going on?
Li Quan felt a little puzzled.
He felt his head aching and heavy, and glanced at the dozen or so strangers in the room with a confused look on his face.
There are both men and women.
The way they looked at him, it was clear that they were looking at a patient.
"Dean, are you okay? Are you sick? It was past nine this morning, and I saw that you hadn't gotten up yet. I called you but no one answered, and it was useless to knock on the door. I was worried that you might have an accident, so I quickly asked the hotel waiter to open the door with the door card. Then I saw you lying on the bed sleeping.
But no matter how I shook and called, you didn't wake up.
Later, I was worried that something might happen, so I asked someone else to come.
Professor Liu, an infectious disease expert in the next room, came to check on you and said you just fell asleep.
Maybe he was sleeping soundly, so it shouldn't be a big deal.
I waited until after 11pm, and when I saw you still hadn't woken up, I became anxious. I called an ambulance and prepared to send you to the hospital for a checkup. Then the hotel was worried that something had happened, so they called the police.
Who would have thought that you would wake up by yourself just at twelve o'clock in the evening."
Ye Ru explained what happened.
"I've been sleeping all day?" Li Quan looked up at the wall clock.
The hour hand points to twelve o'clock and the minute hand points to the first grid.
Five minutes have passed.
