The Golden Age
Chapter Four and Two: The Shadow Under the Eaves
Biquge www.xbiquge.cc, the fastest update of the latest chapters of Sun Moon Fenghua!Qin Xiao smiled and said: "Brother Gu laughed at me. If Brother Gu arrived in time, I would be in trouble again."
"With your temperament, even if you know there will be trouble, under the circumstances, you will still do it." Gu Baiyi exclaimed, "You have a chivalrous heart. This is what people who stay in Kyoto lack most. I only hope. Your bravery and courage will never disappear."
Qin Xiao asked: "Big Brother, what is the origin of the real Hongling? Even the people in Kyoto must be driven by him?"
"Don't talk about Kyoto Prefecture. In fact, even the Lu Butang from the Criminal Ministry has a little jealousy towards him." Gu Baiyi said in a low voice, "Although he is not in the palace, he belongs to the palace."
Qin Xiao frowned and said, "Where do you start?"
"On the side of Sipingfang is Tongyifang." Gu Baiyi whispered: "When people in Kyoto mention Tongyifang, the first thing they think of is the view of longevity. Tongyifang is a small shop in Kyoto, with only 400 households. Among the 108 houses in Kyoto, most of them are private houses, and Tongyifang also belongs to private houses, but apart from Tongyifang, there are at least a thousand households in other private houses. Do you know why Tongyifang has only 400 households ?"
Qin Xiao thought for a moment and said, "Is it because of the longevity outlook?"
"Exactly." Gu Baiyi said: "Longevity View is the first Taoist temple in Kyoto. Although it is not very grand, there are no residential houses nearby, so it occupies a large area of land. There are two to three hundred Taoist priests in the Longevity View, and it is incense. Not bad, many believers in Kyoto will go to Changshengguan to pay homage to Taoist ancestors. This Hongling real person really has some ways in the hearts of the people of Kyoto."
Qin Xiao became interested and asked, "What do you say?"
"Although the real Hongling is a Taoist priest, there are two things that can make him feel like a fish in Kyoto." Gu Baiyi explained: "The first thing is that there is a resurrection technique. In fact, this is an exaggeration, to be more straightforward. This person's medical skills are very good. Some incurable diseases that the imperial physicians in the palace can't solve, he can heal. As long as enough incense money is offered, he can still treat it whether it is a high-ranking official or a poor citizen."
Qin Xiao was a little surprised, and said, "In this way, his medical skills are really good."
"He was able to gain a foothold in Kyoto. From the very beginning, he relied on the treatment of high-ranking officials and nobles." Gu Baiyi said: "In his hands, he did save some people. But this person is very greedy for money. You have money. He doesn't care if you are. If you have no talent, he will not care about your status even if you are noble. But then again, if you are noble, why don't you have no talent? Ordinary people, if you really get serious illnesses, don’t necessarily have talent. If you ask an ordinary doctor for diagnosis and treatment, how can you get him? The so-called incense money he collects is more than ten times higher than that of an ordinary doctor. When he comes to him, he will use money to buy his life."
Gu Baiyi took a sip of tea before continuing: "He has another skill, which is alchemy."
"Alchemy?"
"In fact, when Emperor Dezong, the first emperor, there were alchemists secretly alchemy for the first emperor." Gu Baiyi smiled faintly, and said: "The dream of ordinary people is to be able to eat three meals a day and have a full belly. It is good to wear clothes in winter. When a country is rich or powerful or powerful, of course, what they want is different from ordinary people. What they want is to live forever."
Qin Xiao sneered and said, "Throughout the ages, I have never heard of people who are immortal."
"But since ancient times, there has never been a shortage of people who want to live forever." Gu Baiyi sighed and said lightly: "Even if you can't live forever, if you can
It is good to live longer and live longer."
Qin Xiao immediately realized something and whispered: "Big Brother, you mean, the saint... also wants to live forever?"
"Naturally have this idea." Gu Baiyi calmly said: "But the saint may not really believe in being immortal, but...!" He stopped talking, after all, he moved closer to Qin Xiao, whispering. "Although the sage does not necessarily believe that he can really live forever, he should be able to maintain his face and nourish his face and even prolong his life. The sage should be convinced, otherwise he would not spend a lot of money in the view of longevity. As far as I know, the inner library is the largest each year. The cost of living is used in the view of longevity."
Qin Xiao asked, "Brother, where is this Neiku?"
"Brothers do not know. There are two places for taxation in this world. One is the household department. This is also known to everyone. It is called the national treasury. However, in addition to the national treasury, there is also a special purpose Ku." Gu Baiyi said with a light smile: "The Neiku in the palace is the emperor’s private treasury. As early as the previous dynasty, the Neiku already existed. Although the land of the land is not the king’s land, the emperor sometimes has to manage himself. If you use the money of the treasury, it will inevitably be known to everyone. If there are upright officials to stop it, it will be a little troublesome. Therefore, it is much more convenient for the emperor to use the money to set up an internal treasury."
Qin Xiao thought that this was true.
"The source of the silver in the inner treasury is mainly derived from the tax on mountains, rivers, forests, and taxes, and the tax on salt and iron. In addition, there are also the tribute of the vassal kingdom and the confiscated family property. Part of the taxes collected by the foreign treasury must be charged into the inner treasury." Bai Yi explained: "The cost of tens of thousands of people in the palace will also be allocated to the inner library."
"The view of longevity is for alchemy for the saints, so the cost can't be allocated from the treasury." Qin Xiao whispered: "So this money should also be allocated from the inner library?"
Gu Baiyi smiled faintly, and said: "The weak state treasury does not mean that the inner treasury has no money. The view of longevity is a saint's alchemy. Those elixir medicines are used for beauty and beauty to prolong life. The materials needed are extremely expensive, but they are shipped in trucks every year. In the Taoist temple, it is enough to see the saint’s trust in the real Hongling man. I am in a low status, and naturally I have never seen a saint, but since the saint trusts him so, I want to come to those medicines to have some effect. It is also because of the saint’s favor, The Taoist priests of the view of longevity have been rampant from top to bottom. Today, no lives have been killed. Even if the lives are really killed, Hong Ling will have nothing to do. Naturally, someone will wipe his ass."
Qin Xiao's face was solemn. What he saw and heard in Kyoto made him feel cold everywhere. It is no wonder that the empire has been weakened to this point, and the dignified Kyoto is everywhere. How can such a country be good.
"Mr. Hongling has been in the view of longevity for nearly ten years. In these years, the lives that have died in their hands are not without." Gu Baiyi sighed lightly: "After every murder, things will not be resolved in the end. It’s just a little bit of silver, and there is no shortage of silver in the view of longevity, so in their eyes, life is really nothing."
Qin Xiao sneered: "Such a person deserves to die."
"Today you have a grudge with the View of Longevity. Honourable Hongling is afraid that he will not let it go." Gu Baiyi groaned slightly and finally said: "Brother, it's impossible. You should leave Kyoto early. The gentleman in this world is hard to prevent. If that gang of Taoist priests play tricks in secret, they are also invincible."
"Big brother don't have to worry about me. After Lieutenant Han is done, he and I will leave Kyoto immediately." Qin Xiao said, "I really don't want to stay in such a ghost place."
Gu Baiyi smiled slightly and stood up and said, "I have to go back to the yamen as an errand, you are late
If nothing happens, go to my place for dinner."
"I will naturally go there when I have time." Qin Xiao smiled and said, "By the way, have you bought sister Qiu Niang's cruise ship?"
"The price of the new ship has gone up again. My sister is reluctant to buy it and wants to buy an old ship, but recently there is no old ship sold, so she wants to wait a few days and look for it slowly." Gu Baiyi smiled and said, "Don't worry. Never starve to death."
Qin Xiao said, "You persuade her to buy a new boat. I still have some money here...!" Gu Baiyi was about to take the money, but Gu Baiyi already shook his head and said, "If you bring good wine and food, I am here. I don't refuse, but the money is not acceptable. I still have salary, so I save a little, if one day is really short of money, I will talk to you again." I stopped talking, and asked a few more words, then I left.
In the dead of night, Qin Xiao sat in meditation for a long time, practising "Taigu Yiqi Jue", only to feel that the changes in his body became more and more subtle.
Although his eyes are closed, he has a keen sense of the surrounding situation. He can even feel the flow of blood in his body, expand his hearing, and can detect the breathing of other people in the distance, even those subtle in the inn. The footsteps are also clearly sensed.
He was forced to take action several times in Kyoto, but he was lucky enough to offend several very difficult forces in Kyoto.
He knew that he would be in danger for a day in Kyoto, and when he was in danger, the only one who could protect himself was himself, and he could not rely on anyone, so his martial arts cultivation had become extremely important.
Fortunately, when he was shot in the shoulder by the archer, when the arrow poison invaded, his luck resisted, but by chance, he made himself break through the middle of the sky in an unbelievable way. With his current strength, ordinary people really couldn't help themselves.
But Kyoto Hidden Dragon and Crouching Tiger, although he is a fourth-rank Zhongtian realm, it is really difficult to deal with a real master.
His physical strength was unprecedented, and after practicing for a while, he only felt refreshed. Although it was late at night, he was very energetic, and there was no trace of sleepiness at all.
He walked to the window, gently opened one of the windows, and swept across the street. When March, the cold moon was quiet, and the street was silent, his eyesight was amazing. Suddenly he found that under the eaves on the opposite side, there seemed to be a warp. The figure stood there solemnly.
The figure did not move, standing quietly under the eaves, if it weren't for Qin Xiao's eyesight, he would hardly find the existence of that figure.
He frowned, and in the middle of the night, the man stood there all in black, not eating and doing nothing, his eyes fixed on the figure, and soon, the figure apparently found himself being stared at by Qin Xiao, and he saw the figure. Move lightly, turn around abruptly and leave.
Qin Xiao sneered in his heart. He was about to close the window. He shook his body suddenly and poked his head out again. Under the moonlight, he saw that the figure had turned into an alley.
"Hongye!" Qin Xiao uttered two words, with a shocked expression on his face.
He didn't pay much attention to it at first, but when the figure turned and left, Qin Xiao suddenly remembered that his figure and movements looked like red leaves.
When he killed Langshenshui in Turtle City, the Zhen family mobilized the wolf to search for the murderer. Hong Ye and Xiao Shigu protected themselves from the Turtle City. That night when Hong Ye sent herself away, they were also wearing night clothes. Qin Xiao treated her The figure movement was engraved in his mind, and the figure just now was also a black nightwalker, and his movements were light and agile, exactly the same as the memory of Hongye in his mind.