Talk about the world of mortals in detail

"But Mr. Tan did have good intentions. I heard him praise the storyteller's ability as one of the best in the world."

After hearing what the great eunuch said, the emperor just smiled.

"This kind of opera is just a pastime. Now that he is the richest man in the world, he has a lot of free time, doesn't he?"

As if he had been waiting for this sentence for a long time, the eunuch Zhang Liangxi took advantage of the situation and said it.

"Your Majesty, when Mr. Tan came to the palace the other day, he privately mentioned it to the old slave. He said that from last year to this year, he had tried his best to raise 920,000 taels of gold and planned to donate all of it to the national treasury. He was just afraid that His Majesty would find it too little. I want to wait another year to raise it, one million taels."

Rao is the king of a country, so he couldn't help but be surprised when he heard this number.

"One million taels of gold?"

Nowadays, through some coinage and control measures, even copper coins are actually more valuable than they were twenty or thirty years ago, let alone silver.

Gold is much more valuable than silver. A normal exchange of gold and silver in the Dayong market will give you about sixteen or seventeen points.

"How much is the annual income of a junior high school?"

Last year, the total annual income was about 90 million yuan, but this does not mean that you can save everything after you collect it. Most of it will be spent immediately, and not many can really balance the national treasury.

"Mr. Tan came over a few days ago and was unable to see His Majesty. There were some things that were inconvenient to say in person, so there is a letter here, saying that His Majesty asked the old slave to deliver it to him when he was free."

With that said, Zhang Liangxi took out the letter. The emperor stopped reading other memorials and took the letter and tore it open to read.

The more he read the letter, the past events came to mind one after another, and a rare hint of shame appeared on the emperor's face.

Tan Yuanshang's letter roughly stated that even if he had a gold medal, it would be difficult for an idler like him to meet His Majesty. After telling a story about the past, he also mentioned that he had become more diligent in paying taxes over the years.

Tan Yuanchang knew His Majesty's grand plans, and he didn't say much more. He planned to put together almost all of his twenty-three years' profits here. Although he was not an official, he could still do his best for His Majesty.

After reading the letter, the emperor was silent for a long time. Although it was only the twelfth year of Chengxing, he had already been worried about Dayong before he came to the throne. It can be said that he has been fighting for nearly twenty years.

Tan Yuanshang is one of the few friends who has accompanied the emperor through thick and thin since he was a prince, but he is unwilling to become an official.

"What book did Tan Yuanshang want me to listen to?"

Perhaps because of this letter, or even more perhaps because of the one million taels of gold, the emperor felt a lot more relaxed, so he asked.

Zhang Liangxi quickly answered.

"It's "The Fall of the River God". This story is very popular in the capital now. I heard that each story tells it differently, and there are many opera troupes rehearsing the play."

"When the imperial examination is over, let's listen to him together!"

"yes!"

The emperor said this, and then slowly stood up, while Zhang Liangxi on the side quickly put on his coat.

"Let's go to the palace."

The emperor had a rest, but over at Gongyuan, many candidates were far from resting.

Not counting the candidates' friends, family, and entourage, there are nearly 10,000 candidates sitting in the Gongyuan to take the imperial examination at the moment. Even the Gongyuan was expanded urgently, and it suffered from a lot of space originally reserved.

The entire Gongyuan area seemed relatively quiet at night, and no one was making loud noises even in the surrounding streets.

The various compartments inside the Gongyuan were brightly lit. Except for a few candidates who huddled up and fell asleep in the compartments, most people were still awake at this moment, either thinking hard or writing drafts.

The draft will not be officially written until the draft is finished. Such things as paper assignments have been around since ancient times.

Most of the candidates who can reach this stage have some talent and learning, which makes the sky above the entire Gongyuan area gathering with aura of culture. In the eyes of real practitioners like Yi Shuyuan, the sky can often be seen to be brighter.

At this moment, Yi Shuyuan was lying at the window of an inn in the city, looking in the direction of Gongyuan, and then looking up at the sky.

The sky is full of stars, and the brilliance of Wenquxing is more obvious than before.

At about the same time, somewhere at the bottom of Kaiyang Grand Canal, a big fish was digging for food at the bottom of the river. While chasing a small fish, it suddenly hit something heavy in the mud.

"Dong~"

Although the dull sound was not obvious, it spread quickly in the water, and a yellow corner was also exposed in the mud.

"Wow, wow, wow."

There was a sudden turbidity at the bottom of the water, and the big fish disappeared. After a while, the river bed became calm again.

About dozens of feet away, a pair of dark eyes slowly opened on a group of water plants, and then seemed to drag a bunch of water plants away quickly in the current.

In less than a cup of tea, a Yasha had already reported what he saw and guessed to General Crab.

At this moment, General Crab had led the Shui Tribe tribe to the Chengtian Mansion River Basin and found a secluded location as a water camp. When he heard the report from his subordinates, he immediately paid attention to it.

"Make sure you got it right?"

"General, when I was a man, I was a widower. I will never forget the stench of corpses. The yin energy just now is not trivial. The bright yellow corner must be the copper coffin. There are evil corpses hidden at the bottom of the river!"

The crab claws of General Crab's left hand made a clicking sound, and there was thought in his eyes.

"Is it a zombie? Or something else? Take this order quickly, go to Chengtian Mansion City to find Chief Yi, and tell you what happened just now."

"yes!"

Yasha took the token from General Crab's hand. With this token of God General, even if he bumped into ghosts and gods, it wouldn't be a big problem.

It's just that Yaksha fell into distress after he went ashore and entered the city. Where can Mr. Yi go to find him?

Yi Shuyuan was lying on the window looking at the stars, while the Gourd of Heaven and Earth was at the top of the inn absorbing the light of the stars and the moon. Then he suddenly felt something and looked towards the quiet street not far away.

An entity invisible to ordinary people is moving quickly with a token in hand, looking around as if looking for something, and there is vague water vapor floating wherever it passes.

Something in the water? Yaksha!

A breeze brought Yi Shuyuan down to the street and appeared in front of the yaksha. As expected, Yi Shuyuan came to find him.

As soon as Yasha saw Yi Shuyuan, although he had never seen him with his own eyes, he knew who it was from his appearance and attire. He was nervous and quickly bowed to salute.

"Young general under General Xia Xia, pay your respects to Chief Yi Xian!"

"No need to be polite, but General Crab has discovered something?"

Just after Yi Shuyuan finished asking, Yaksha quickly answered.

"Exactly, I found a copper coffin in the middle of the river. There is a corpse smell emanating from it. There must be a corpse hidden inside."

"Corpse Qi?"

Yi Shuyuan now understood that the strange smell he smelled was corpse gas.

"Please tell General Crab that Yi is aware of this matter. Please be careful when lurking. It is best not to let the contents of the coffin leave the water."

After actually seeing the true form of the immortal, Yasha realized that he was not that scary after all. He did not kill gods and demons at every turn, and he was also gentle and polite in his words.

"Don't worry, Immortal, the general has ordered my sailors to disperse and form their formations. The evil spirits will have trouble flying!"

"Okay, everyone, be careful!"

Yasha raised his head and glanced at Yi Shuyuan, stepped back and saluted.

"Thank you, Immortal, for your concern. I will take my leave!"

Yi Shuyuan also returned the gift, and then watched the other party turn into a burst of water vapor and disappear at the end of the street.

"Zombies?"

Yi Shuyuan murmured, Hui Mian also poked his head and said.

"Sir, I heard that cats jumping over corpses will cause corpse transformation. This nine-life cat demon must be more powerful!"

Hui Mian's words were also what Yi Shuyuan thought. No matter how powerful this cat demon was before, it can only hide now, but that doesn't mean it can't make waves, and it can also use external force.

General Crab had begun to get excited at this moment, and his aquatic tribes all took their positions one after another, swam to hidden positions and lay dormant, gradually forming a large aquatic formation.

General Crab himself led several generals to transform into their original forms to investigate.

Two big black fish were swimming slowly in the water, and one of them had a crab lying on its head.

It's just ahead!

The crab on the head of the black fish waved its claws and poked the black fish. The two black fish understood and swam apart. They were very fast, chasing and devouring the small fish in the water, stirring up the mud in the river.

The water area in this section of Chengtian Mansion is very vast. There is a large port in front and a large lake behind. It is easy to hide something.

But if there is a target, it will be much easier for the aquarium to find.

In the turbidity caused by the mud, General Crab also vaguely glimpsed a hint of brass and a faint corpse aura.

Sure enough there is!

Um?

Suddenly, General Crab's heart skipped a beat. The coffin was open?

At this time, General Crab didn't care much and ordered with his pincers. Blackfish immediately approached the coffin over there. With a sweep of its tail, a stream of water hit the river bed.

Not only General Crab, but also two big black fish also discovered it. A huge brass coffin opened a corner and found nothing inside.

Oops! The body is out!

Has it left the water? Then how do I explain it to the immortal?

General Crab was very worried, but suddenly he found another big black fish struggling and rolling, and saw strands of blood flowing out from the eyes, ears, mouth, nose and under the scales of the big black fish.

A terrible shadow seemed to cover the moonlight shining through the water.

But at this moment, instead of being afraid, General Crab breathed a sigh of relief.

"What a sinner, how dare you show up! Men, start the formation——"

At the moment when the order was issued in the water, the little crab lying on the head of the black fish continued to grow in size, and half of a human body appeared in the water waves. With a turbulent current, a large claw suddenly swung towards the shadow not far away.

All these changes occurred within a fraction of a second, as if a divine general from the water suddenly appeared and hit the black shadow.

"Boom~"

Countless bubbles were churning, and General Crab rushed towards the stubborn rocks in the water with his body in his claws.

"Boom——"

The movement spread from the water to the water. On the surface of the river, there were large splashes of water and countless bubbles emerging.

"Roar"

The corpse under the crab claws actually let out a hoarse roar in the water, and a black air erupted from it.

"boom"

Even the Crab General, the divine general in the water, was shaken away, and was surrounded by black mist. The corpse, in tattered clothes, abandoned its legs and broke free from the crab claws. It turned into a black shadow and wandered in the water, and then suddenly rushed to the water above.

"Seal the river——"

General Crab roared angrily, and the next moment, there seemed to be a large and obscure net lighting up under the river.

It was also at this moment that the black shadow hit the river.

"boom--"

A large cloud of water exploded on the water, causing some people on the flower boats to look towards the river in the distance, wondering what was happening over there.

The black shadow in the water has been bounced back underwater.

Countless amounts of black energy continued to gush out, almost turning the water in the night into pitch black. Even General Crab couldn't tell where his subordinates were and could only yell orders.

"My sons, stick to your posts and don't leave without permission. This thing is not simple, and you can't let it escape from the water-"