Chapter 96: I Will Never Forget My Hatred
The people of Song Dynasty are different from Lu Sen, who emerged in later generations.
They generally believed that there were ghosts and gods in this world. The realistic images in "Shenrenchang", the exaggerated underworld filter, and the special effect of the person disappearing in an instant at the end all touched the fragile nerves of the Song people.
Even a noble lady from a military family like Yang Jinhua was frightened.
And Zhao Bilian...she was also afraid, but surprisingly, in this regard, she was more resistant than Yang Jinhua.
Lu Sen walked over, took Yang Jinhua's hand, and felt a chill.
He looked at Yang Jinhua's pale face again and felt a little regretful. If he had known she was so scared, he would not have put such a sinister thing there.
"It's okay. Such witch sacrifices are rare." Lu Sen held one of his women in each hand and said as he walked, "Normal sacrifices are not so gloomy."
In fact, Lu Sen himself likes this version of "Shenren Chang" very much, but people's likes and dislikes are not the same.
The three of them walked hand in hand on the path outside the city. The moonlight was shimmering, and in the surrounding bushes there were already the sounds of pre-summer insects chirping. Although there were not many, it added a sense of tranquility to the night.
"I don't think it should be so. It must be a woman with magical powers who can perform such a captivating sacrificial dance." Yang Jinhua felt that the man's hands were big and warm, and gradually, the fear in her heart began to subside.
She looked at Lu Sen's profile, which was smooth and handsome, and thought about his usual warmth and kindness, and she seemed to feel warm all over.
At this time, Zhao Bilian returned to her normal state even faster. She couldn't help but ask curiously, "Sir, the witch dancer disappeared at the end. Was she taken away by the gods?"
Lu Sen was stunned for a moment and smiled bitterly in his heart.
That's just a special effect, but if you tell this to the people of Song Dynasty, they won't understand.
Sure enough, lies need more lies to cover them up?
He thought for a while and said, "I'm not really sure. This scene was left by Master. I've seen it and asked him about it, but he just smiled and didn't answer."
When Zhao Bilian heard what Lu Sen said, she stopped looking.
As the daughter of a wealthy family, even if she was an illegitimate daughter, she knew very well that there were some things that could not be explored.
After the three returned home, they had a war between men and women in the hot spring until all three of them "died together".
The two women used this method to release the last bit of fear in their hearts.
In fact, their fear is also a reflection of the fear of the entire city of Bianjing.
Even the daughter of a wealthy family who is relatively knowledgeable has become like this, not to mention ordinary people.
That night, incense was burned continuously in almost every household in Bianjing City until the next morning. When Lu Sen got up from bed and prepared for the morning court, he stood on the hillside and saw in the bright light of dawn that the whole city of Bianjing was shrouded in a cloud of green smoke.
At first he thought it was fog, but after looking at it for a while, he found that it was incense, candles and fireworks.
Then I realized that I seemed to have gone a little too far this time.
He shook his head to himself, and then came to the front of the palace.
The playing time of "Shenrenchang" is actually less than half an incense stick, which is much shorter than animal films that last more than an hour.
Logically speaking, since the officials returned home early this time, everyone should have had enough sleep time. However... except for Bao Zheng, the Eight Wise Kings, and Grand Tutor Pang, all the other civil and military officials looked sleepy.
Some people even behaved very depressed.
Lu Sen walked to the side of the Prince of Runan, looked at him for a while, and said, "It seems that Taishan, you didn't sleep well last night."
The Prince of Runan rolled his eyes at Lu Sen and said, "My dear son-in-law, what you said is a bit too much. Whose fault is this?"
Almost all the officials around cast their eyes over here, and each of them had a resentful look on their face.
Really...there are few who are not scared.
Lu Sen felt that he was being targeted. He immediately stood still and looked up at the sky without saying a word, pretending that he had seen and heard nothing.
After a while, the palace gate opened and all the officials entered the hall. After waiting for a while, they saw Zhao Zhen walking towards them, yawning.
After the routine ceremony between the emperor and his subjects, Zhao Shi said helplessly, "Master Lu, the witch sacrifice in your fairy shadow play is really scary. Not to mention the women and children in the palace, even a grown man like me was scared to death. As soon as I closed my eyes, I saw the Han woman like a puppet on a string."
There was laughter in the court , and all the civil and military officials felt the same way.
I even felt that Zhao Zhen was indeed a kind and benevolent person.
If it were any other emperor, it would be difficult for him to be so approachable and expose his own shortcomings.
"Anyway, Master Lu has really opened our eyes this time. It turns out that women in the Western Han Dynasty looked like this. It turns out that the witches and priests in "Shenrenchang" will be taken away." Zhao Zhen looked like he had learned something, and he paused to recall last night's film with fascination.
It is scary for sure, but it also feels quite interesting.
Lu Sen bowed and said nothing.
This was followed by questions and answers about political affairs.
After the court was dismissed, Lu Sen followed the Prince of Runan to the Zhao family mansion, and then, with the introduction of the Prince of Runan, he met a martial artist.
"Greetings, Master Lu. I am Tian Xingzhao, an elder of the Dian Cang Sect. May I ask what you may have to say to me?"
Lu Sen came here with the Prince of Runan specifically to meet this man.
Lu Sen sat on the chair and said with a smile: "I heard that the Dian Cang Sect is also a well-known and upright sect in the martial arts world."
Tian Xingzhao was a little proud, but he still cupped his hands and said, "It's all thanks to my friends in the underworld."
The Dian Cang Sect was indeed very famous in the martial arts world. Its leader, Qi Yuanbai, the 'Liu Feng Sword', was a master of the older generation. Thirty years ago, his status was roughly equivalent to that of Zhan Zhao today.
It's just that he doesn't hold an official position.
"Elder Tian should have heard about the bounty I issued." Lu Sen asked.
"Of course I've heard of it." Tian Xingzhao said with great interest, "As long as you can get the head of the leader of Penglai in the East China Sea, it will be a bottle of honey."
"Now that I think about it, this condition is too low." Lu Sen said solemnly, "Please ask the Dian Cang Sect to spread a message for me in the martial arts world. The head of the East China Sea Penglai Sect will be replaced by three bottles of honey, and the deputy head of the East China Sea Penglai Sect and two elders will also get one bottle of honey for their heads."
Tian Xingzhao was stunned.
The Northern Hero Ouyang Chun has made great progress in his martial arts with just one bottle of honey. If he had three bottles of honey!
The Prince of Runan said, "My dear son-in-law, isn't this reward too generous? Even if it's a hundred taels of silver, the people in the martial arts world will still fight for it."
That won’t do!
If someone else said this, Tian Xingzhao would definitely scold them in the face.
But the one who said this was the Prince of Runan, a dignified prince. He was just a servant of the Zhao family, so how dare he speak nonsense?
So Tian Xingzhao became anxious and immediately clasped his fists and said, "Master Lu, please rest assured. Our Dian Cang Sect will definitely find a way to inform friends from other sects about this matter."
After saying that, Tian Xingzhao left in a hurry, fearing that Lu Sen would regret it.
He felt that the Dian Cang Sect could compete for this matter. If all the targets were killed by the Dian Cang Sect, then the six bottles of Immortal Jade Bee Nectar would greatly deepen the Dian Cang Sect's foundation.
After Tian Xingzhao left, Lu Sen said with a smile: "Thank you Taishan for helping me play the good guy."
"What's the point of thanking a family?" The Prince of Runan snorted, then asked with a hint of doubt: "Aren't you afraid that the Dian Cang Sect won't spread this ?"
"As long as the leader of the Dian Cang Sect is not a fool, there will be no problem." Lu Sen said confidently: "If they can eat it themselves, they can take six bottles of honey. If they can't eat it, they will naturally join forces with other sects. No matter which one, I won't suffer any other losses."
The Prince of Runan laughed again. He used the lid of the cup to stir the tea in his hand, took a sip, and said, "My dear son-in-law, it's good that you have a clear idea in your mind. By the way... Regarding the incident where you were attacked outside the city, who do you think those archers belonged to?"
"This is something the government should be concerned about." Lu Sen leaned back and said, "I don't need to know. I just need to deal with the Penglai Sect of the East China Sea."
The army and generals have always been the targets of vigilance of the Zhao family and the civil servants. If something like this happens, they will definitely find a way to get to the bottom of it, and there is no need for Lu Sen to intervene.
Moreover, if Lu Sen investigated the affairs of those soldiers, it would instead irritate the fragile and sensitive nerves of Zhao Zhen and the civil servants.
The Prince of Runan was very satisfied with Lu Sen's answer.
In his opinion, Lu Sen had a very strong political sense, better than most civil servants, and he was easy to get along with. For Bilian, marrying him was a blessing she had accumulated over three lifetimes.
"Oh, right." The Prince of Runan suddenly remembered something: "The emperor has sent the crown prince out of the palace to live as you said. He lives on Jinshui Street to the west. Maybe you can go and take a look."
"The crown prince will be well protected. I'd better forget about my position as a fourth-rank official in the Ministry of Shrines." Lu Sen said indifferently, "Besides, who the crown prince is and who the future emperor is has nothing to do with me. I can just live my life as usual!"
The Prince of Runan stared at Lu Sen's eyes for a while and said, "My dear son-in-law, you are his savior, and your influence is not low. The crown prince is still young, and he will rely on people he can see often and who have real abilities."
Hearing this, Lu Sen frowned and said, "Taishan, there seems to be something in your words?"
"I can see that you are good at Yi Zi, my dear son-in-law. It's a good thing for a man to have ability and a broad mind!" The Prince of Runan patted Lu Sen on the shoulder: "I will support you."
Half an hour later, Lu Sen came out of the Prince of Runan's Mansion.
He walked and pondered all the way.
He had a feeling that the Prince of Runan had already seen through his intention to boil the frog in warm water and slowly change the mindsets of the people of the Song Dynasty.
It can be said that the Prince of Runan was not a particularly brilliant person. Even he could see a little bit of his own thoughts, and most of the other literati with nine minds could also see it.
For example, Bao Zheng, the Eight Wise Kings, and Master Pang.
But it doesn't matter. What if he found out? What I am doing is an upright and open conspiracy. I don't spread rumors to confuse the public, nor do I talk about scriptures and doctrines.
I just show you , and then create some weird spectacles later to shock their three views. Who can stop it?
Thinking of this, Lu Sen felt much happier.
It took him nearly half an hour to walk back to the low mountain from the Prince of Runan's Mansion.
The journey is quite long. I’m not tired at all, but it’s a bit of a waste of time.
How about getting a means of transportation?
Just ride a horse.
Lu Sen opened his own recipe, which contained a lot of high-end "means of transportation".
For example, the five-colored auspicious clouds, but the materials are too complicated, such as three strands of innate spiritual energy and five strands of chaotic fairy energy!
These are things that are impossible to obtain at present.
Then there is the anti-gravity personal flight cabin. Looking at the picture above, it is the kind of personal aircraft that comes from the science fiction concept.
Most materials can be found, and energy can be connected to an external redstone energy pack.
But I'm missing a material called 'magnetic lightning stone' and I really don't know what it is.
There are many transportation formulas like this that are missing a key material.
The easiest proxy tool to make is the wooden puppet.
Like a snow dog.
To be honest, he felt that he might as well walk instead of sitting on this thing.
That thing was very bumpy when it was running, and only someone like Yang Jinhua who had been trained could control it.
If the wooden puppet walks slowly, its efficiency is actually not as good as Lu Sen's walking.
As he was thinking this, he returned to the yard and found that Pang Meir had also come. She and her two women were playing in the sea of flowers.
When Pang Meier saw Lu Sen, she bowed and said with a smile, "I greet Master Lu."
Lu Sen now holds an official position and a high rank, so even Grand Tutor Pang is not intimidated when standing in front of him. Therefore, it is perfectly normal for Pang Meir to take the initiative to salute Lu Sen.
After running and jumping in the sea of flowers just now, Pang Meir's blood circulation became active, and her face became rosy and beautiful.
Judging from her face alone, she is indeed the most beautiful of the three.
But Lu Sen is not just the junior high school student who only looks at the face. A woman's beauty is all-round.
The integration of face, figure, temperament and personality is the charm of a woman.
If you calculate it this way, the charm of these three sisters is actually similar.
"You're welcome. Have fun."
After Lu Sen finished speaking, he turned around and was about to leave.
"Please wait a moment." Pang Meir stopped Lu Sen and said, "Grandpa told me yesterday that when I come to play with Jinhua in Aishan today, I have to invite you, Master Lu. The Pang family will hold a banquet this evening, and we sincerely invite Master Lu and his family to come as guests."
Master Pang wants to treat me to a meal?
Lu Sen thought about it for a while and agreed: "Well, I will definitely keep the appointment in the evening."
"Thank you, Master Lu." Pang Meir seemed somewhat happy.
After that, Lu Sen had lunch and went upstairs to take a nap. When he woke up in the afternoon, he found that Pang Meir had already gone back.
Then he went to wash up. Zhao Bilian joined him and wasted some time. Finally, he got dressed. By the time he finished everything, it was almost evening.
When Lu Sen, Yang Jinhua and Zhao Bilian arrived at Pang's house, the sun was setting.
The doorman respectfully invited the three people into the mansion and took them to the inner hall.
Master Pang and his family were already sitting there waiting for Lu Sen.
Master Pang, three sons, three daughters-in-law, two grandsons and one granddaughter, exactly ten people in total.
Lu Sen walked over, clasped his fists, bowed slightly, and said, "Thank you, Master Pang, for inviting me. I am here to bother you now."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Jinhua handed him a large fruit basket.
A beautiful woman stood up, happily took the basket of fruit, and put it aside.
"Master Lu, you are still too polite." Master Pang stood up, took Lu Sen's hand warmly, led him into the hall, sat him down beside him, and then said, "I am very happy that you can give me face and come as a guest. Why give me a gift? It's inappropriate."
Lu Sen chuckled slightly.
Then Master Pang introduced his three sons, daughters-in-law, grandson, etc. to Lu Sen.
After dinner, Master Pang took Lu Sen to his study.
Under normal circumstances, the study is the place where serious matters are discussed.
As expected, after Master Pang sat down, he said, "I heard that Master Lu has a magic weapon that can cure countless people?"
