This Northern Song Dynasty is a bit weird

Chapter 109 Crystal Ball

Song people always feel that throwing money in someone's face is very insulting.

This is actually something to look at.

If you only throw money at it, then Xiao Du will naturally take it as an insult.

But now there are a lot of people coming, and everyone throws two or three pennies over. If there are more people, there will be more money!
Xiao Du's status was indeed honorable in the Liao Kingdom, but he was not rich.

He has a piece of fiefdom, but he doesn't produce much, and the population is not large. The taxes and rents he pays can only barely maintain the decent life of his lineage and this family on the surface.

The background is roughly equivalent to the family of a little rich in the Song Dynasty.

So when such a mountain of copper coins appeared in front of Xiao Du, he was pleasantly surprised, because he had never seen so much money.

Xiao Du excitedly asked the officials of the Sifang Hall to help find a cart for carrying goods, loaded the copper coins on it, loaded seven carts, and then left Bianjing City in a leisurely manner under the protection of the private soldiers he brought. .

And all of this was under the supervision of Song officials.

Under the door of Zhongshu... Bao Zheng, Pang Taishi and others gathered together, and a dozen people lined up in two rows, standing opposite each other.

And sitting on the main seat is Zhao Zhen.

"The Xiao family's child left? Didn't say anything?" Zhao Zhen took a sip of tea, and then gasped: "This tea seems to be better than the one in the palace!"

All the ministers didn't speak, or they deliberately pretended that they didn't hear the second half of the official's sentence.

Ouyang Xiu even took the initiative to say: "The envoy of the Liao Kingdom did leave overnight. It seems that he has never seen so much money."

The crowd burst into laughter.

Zhao Zhen patted the armrest of the chair and said with a smile: "Even though the Khitan people have established the country for so many years, they still can't change their temperament of loving money. A few carts of copper coins will settle the affairs of the country."

Everyone laughed even harder.

Only Bao Zheng and Grand Master Pang looked indifferent.

When they made a joke, Bao Zheng snorted: "You guys are very happy, but I feel it's a disgrace, I don't care if it's bought with money."

Zhao Zhen's face was embarrassing, and he had the happiest smile just now.

The others were also laughing, feeling a little helpless towards Bao Zheng at this moment.

How can officials not understand the disadvantages of buying peace with money when they have reached their level?It's just that facing the Liao Kingdom, they can only use this method to vent their inner depression.

Zhao Zhen sat upright, coughed lightly and said, "Since the envoy of the Liao Kingdom didn't say anything, can we proceed as planned?"

The crowd nodded.

"Then I will make an order."

Zhao Zhen gestured, and a father-in-law came over with a pen, ink and paper.

Soon Zhao Zhen wrote the secret decree, and at the same time, it was stamped by the ministers of Zhongshumen. Finally, the secret decree quickly left Beijing and rushed to the northwest front.

At the same time, Lu Sen entertained the Five Rats at his home.

In the gazebo, except for Bai Yutang, the other four mice were a little embarrassed, especially Han Zhang, who kept his head down almost the whole time, not daring to look at Lu Sen.

Seeing that his four older brothers were like this, Bai Yutang felt quite helpless. He cupped his fists and said, "Really Lu, I took a boat to Penglai Island in the East China Sea two months ago. But he killed an elder of this faction."

Lu Sen was a little surprised. He actually knew something about the world. After all, Zhan Zhao often came to visit, and would talk about the current dynamics of the martial arts world from time to time.

The vast majority of knights are still trying to find a way to buy a ship and build a ship. They didn't expect that the Five Rats had already gone to Penglai, the East China Sea.

But it doesn't seem strange when you think about it, the 'base' of the five of them is on the 'Sunken Island' outside the mouth of Songjiang Mansion, and boats are needed in the first place, so it's not difficult for them to go to sea.

"I heard that Master Lu recently added a reward." Bai Yutang said with some embarrassment, "I really want to exchange this official's head for a bottle of honey."

"Well, here! I'm sorry to trouble you." Lu Sen took out the jade bee jelly from the system backpack and put it on the table.

Compared with ordinary honey, the jade bee jelly was clearer and crystal clear, which immediately caught the five mice's eyes.

The square colored glass bottle, with a light golden luster, just by looking at it, you can know that the jade bee jelly is extraordinary.

Bai Yutang struggled to move his gaze away from the jade bee jelly, a hint of embarrassment appeared on his soft and handsome face: "Really Lu, I pickled the elder's head with lime and put it in the hotel, lest that dark thing come here Fairyland is a big spoiler. Master Lu can follow us to the hotel to confirm, or send someone over there."

"No need." Lu Sen waved his hand: "Five rats are righteous, I trust you."

Bai Yutang showed a grateful expression and clasped his fists for a long time.

If ordinary people say that, Bai Yutang can only take it for granted. The Five Rats are people who believe in promises. Do you need to trust them?
But Lu Sen was different. Firstly, the two sides had some misunderstandings before, and the sense of trust was naturally insufficient.

Secondly, Lu Sen's identity is extremely detached, a land god certified by the imperial court.

Whether it's the big trumpet fairy music in the morning or the fairy shadow puppet show, they are all unique, things that people never dared to imagine before.

Now almost no one dares to pretend to know fairy and Taoism at will.

Those tricks such as extracting copper coins from oil, making fire naturally, displaying characters on white paper, etc., have all been exposed by the fairy family shadow puppetry.

Now if someone dares to say that he knows fairy arts, he will be scolded by the people in the capital: Can you grow fairy fruits?

Do you know the art of the cave?
Can you make fairy shadow puppets and make fairy music resound throughout the city?

Are there puppets like wooden cows and horses?

Is there an 'Ark' that drifts like the wind?

What?You will not?

Then you dare to claim that you know fairy art?

Such a person in the sky said that if you can trust the Five Rats, it has more credibility than any words from the same people in the world!
Not to mention Bai Yutang, the other four mice were even more excited.

To be recognized by a court official and immortal teacher, the pride almost broke through the sky.

If Lu Sen said at this time: May you protect me!

These five people will definitely bow down immediately and call Lu Sen the lord.

However, Lu Sen didn't mean that. Instead, he said, "Have you ever heard about my wife's beating of the envoy of the Liao Kingdom yesterday?"

The Five Rats nodded repeatedly.

Bai Yutang praised and said: "Madam Lu is so heroic, her spirit is not weaker than that of a man, she is indeed the daughter of Marshal Mu!"

"Thank you for the compliment." Lu Sen smiled. He also felt that Jin Hua had a special temperament when she defended herself and beat others, which was very impressive.So last night Lu Sen was extremely sexual, drank honey, and tossed the golden flower over and over for almost the whole night: "The envoy of the Liao Kingdom is too annoying, I originally thought that beating him would be enough to vent my anger. As a result, that guy got a lot of copper coins because of a blessing in disguise, and then ran away with the money overnight, which made me very unhappy."

Speaking of this, Wushu also felt helpless.

When the rich people in Bianjing City heard that the officials were going to fine Lu Sen three copper coins, they wanted to help Lu Sen vent his anger.

This was originally a good thing, but too many people vented their anger, and it became a gift of money to the other party.

"So I want to ask you five to get back the money without anyone noticing it." Lu Sen laughed.

Bai Yutang and the other four rats looked at each other, both a bit embarrassed.

The five are like brothers, and they exchanged a lot of content in an instant with just their eyes.

In the end, Bai Yutang said: "Really Lu, it is not difficult to snatch the envoy of the Liao Kingdom by force. But if the gods don't know it, it's not something we can do. After all, those copper coins add up to thousands of catties." heavy."

Lu Sen smiled and took out a 'storage box' from the system backpack.

Just last night, he had enough experience and upgraded from LV1 to LV2.

Personal attributes have only increased a little bit, but the upper limit of many formula items has been slightly increased.

For example, 'buckets', 'storage boxes' and other special-purpose items can be made one more.

"This thing, blessed by my immortal law, can collect a lot of sundries."

Lu Sen stood up, and in front of them, poured the sand used for the demonstration on the ground. After a while, it piled up into a hill, and then took the sand back.

The Five Rats were overwhelmed by the sight, this thing was so useful, if they could have one, they would no longer be afraid of the ups and downs in the rivers and lakes.

This small box, not much bigger than a palm, was placed on the table, and then it was pushed in front of Bai Yutang: "You find a way to divert the attention of Xiao Du and his private soldiers, and then use this magic weapon to collect all the copper coins, and then bring them back to you. Me. After the matter is completed, I will give you a bottle of jade bee jelly and a basket of fruit for each of you."

Bai Yutang stared at the storage box on the table, his handsome face twisted slightly, and after a while, his expression became much more normal: "Isn't Master Lu afraid that I will run away with this treasure?"

"I told you, I can trust you." Lu Sen said with a smile, "Besides, if you really do that, I just need to tell the outside world that the Five Rats stole my family's storage treasures. I think you will never have peace, and the people of Jianghu will turn upside down." Find you everywhere in the world. Even your family members may be implicated. The magic weapon of the fairy family cannot be grasped by ordinary people."

The expressions of the five people were stunned, and their eyes immediately became much more normal.

Bai Yutang stood up and said, "We, the Five Rats, have taken over this matter. Master Lu, we are going to track down the envoy of the Liao Kingdom. It has been a day since he left the capital. If we don't catch up, we may send him back to the Liao Kingdom. "

"I'm sorry to trouble you." Lu Sen cupped his fists.

Bai Yutang picked up the storage box on the table, clasped his fists in salute, and left the short mountain with his four older brothers.

The five people fell to the foot of the mountain and observed for a while in front of the 'Rejuvenation Sanatorium', before galloping on horseback and chasing northward.

After leaving Bianjing City, there were fewer officials and Taoists coming and going, and the Five Rats began to really 'talk'.

Lu Fang, the eldest mouse, sighed: "I used to think that the empty island was managed by the Lu family for generations, and the Hesheng Musen was already a fairyland on earth. Only when I saw the real Lu's garden in the forest would I know its beauty and feel the small world. Only then did I realize that all things are all things, and we are like frogs in a well."

Han Zhang persuaded: "Brother, don't underestimate yourself. In the eyes of our brothers, the empty island is better than any other place."

Bai Yutang chimed in from the side: "That's right, the golden nest and the silver nest are not as good as our dog's nest."

Lu Fang said angrily: "But it's a fairy nest, how can such vulgar things as gold and silver compare?"

Everyone was speechless.

Xu Qing, who had been silent all this time, said, "It's a pity that Master Lu still has some estrangement from us. I heard that Zhan Zhao, the stinky cat, seems to be able to come and go from Master Lu's house at will."

"This is very normal." Bai Yutang said: "Before Master Lu got up, Stinky Cat formed a good relationship with him, but we..."

Han Zhang said depressingly: "I'm all to blame for this matter, otherwise, with my fifth brother's long sleeves and good dancing skills, I will be able to make friends with Master Lu."

"It's none of your business." Bai Yutang shook his head and explained, "Although I hate Zhan Zhao, I have to admit that that stinky cat is upright and treats people with sincerity. It's only natural that Master Lu enjoys getting along with him. I No... When I see a stranger, I just put on a straight face first, and it makes people sick to watch."

The other four mice were a little surprised when they heard this.

It was the first time for them to see their extremely proud fifth brother lower his tall head.

As if sensing the oppressive atmosphere around him, Bai Yutang smiled lightly, letting people see him like this, they could feel the white light entering the colored glass and the colorful flowers.

"Four brothers, don't worry, I, Bai Yutang, am not that fragile."

In the short mountain, Lu Sen took Hei Zhu to Zashi after seeing off the five rats.

Wherever they pass, the crowd will automatically separate.

The Song people lightly clasped their fists and bowed to show their respect to Lu Sen, while the Semu people backed away as much as possible, for fear that their humble aura would tarnish this Song people's saint, a saint who walks in the world.

Lu Sen walked around the market, and then stopped in front of a caravan.

The car was surrounded by a group of women dressed in purple or gray-black costumes.

And in the window of the caravan, there is a small table with a crystal ball on it.

A very large crystal ball, as big as an ordinary person's head.

More importantly, the texture of this crystal ball is quite good, with hardly any turbidity and blemishes visible.

Lu Sen stared behind the crystal ball, the young woman in cool clothes.

"Crystal ball divination?" Lu Sen looked into the green eyes of the other party: "Is it effective?"

The woman looked at Lu Sen, lowered her head subconsciously, and whispered, "My magic power is not enough to see through your fate, great oriental sage."

Lu Sen smiled indifferently: "So, do you sell this crystal ball?"

The glass-making technology of this era is still not good enough. Such a large crystal ball without any flaws cannot be made artificially, it can only be natural.

So Lu Sen felt that this thing should be a very good material. After all, in his system, there are many recipes that need: a large piece of natural crystal.

The seductive girl shook her head vigorously, and said in panic: "Sage of the East, this thing is the core of the fate of dozens of women in our clan. If we lose it, we will have nothing but death."

"Since it is such an important thing, how dare you put it in the sun, not afraid of being robbed by others?"

"Ordinary people don't dare to snatch it." The Semu woman explained: "As long as they snatch it, they will be entangled in bad luck and die in pain. In the end, the crystal ball will return to our hands."

Really?
Lu Sen really wanted to pick up this crystal ball to have a look, but in the end he decided to forget it, after all, stealing things from people is not good.

But some people from the Song Dynasty looked at him, and among them was a man with a flattering appearance and a clear look in his eyes.

Lu Sen finished shopping in the market, bought some materials and went back to the short mountain. In the evening, while he was having dinner, someone outside was suddenly watched by several soldiers and pressed him up.

These military men were used by the King of Runan County to block the miscellaneous visitors and keep the low mountain quiet.

And the man who was being detained shouted loudly: "This is the crystal ball that Master Lu wanted, hold it carefully, don't touch it, or it will break, and it won't work if you die a hundred times!"

(End of this chapter)