Myth: Heaven and Earth

Chapter 63
Hearing this, Gao Tongyuan sat up from his languid body: "Did he find you?"

Lu Heng said: "He wants to connect with Master Gao through me."

As he said that, Lu Heng took out the bank note - 2 taels - Lu Heng felt guilty and charged 3 taels of agency fees.

Gao Tongyuan's eyes fell on the silver note, his index finger moved, but he sighed: "You return the money to him. I can't help him with his affairs. Your uncle, I will collect money to do things, and I will never accept anything that can't be done. money."

There are some principles!
Lu Heng frowned: "Is it serious?"

Gao Tongyuan lay down again and sighed: "I don't know if it's serious or not, I can't say whether Eunuch Zhang was at the banquet that day, but I went to the palace the next day, but I didn't see the Queen Mother, not even Director Li. I asked around. , there is no news. I am afraid that the queen mother knows what happened at Eunuch Zhang's mansion the night before and is angry with me, give me a warning!"

Lu Heng's heart was open, and it seemed that his previous guess was justified.

Gao Tongyuan squinted his eyes slightly: "I am rich now, all depends on the Queen Mother's favor. What am I to annoy the Queen Mother? After all, I'm just a Taoist priest."

"If the queen mother wants to do me, those powerful and powerful people who have flattered in the past will immediately fall into the trap. They are not flattering me, but the queen mother."

Lu Heng's eyes lit up slightly.It seems that Gao Dongyuan is a sensible person!

Gao Tongyuan said again: "I have never been turned away by the Queen Mother before, but this time. I have been thinking about it, only the fact that Eunuch Zhang's mansion and Yuan Gongbao took a photo the night before. Yuan Gongbao was in trouble with the reformist faction. Together, carry the emperor out, force the queen mother to retreat behind the scenes, can the queen mother not hate it?"

"It must have been known that I was present and thought I was involved, so give me a warning! If I get involved again and speak for Yuan Gongbao, I'm afraid it won't be a warning! I have to go to jail!"

After hearing this, Lu Heng laughed inwardly, made a deliberation, and pondered: "Maybe it's another reason? It's not necessarily because of Yuan Gongbao. Uncle, if you really want to deal with Yuan Gongbao, when you kill Tan Fusheng and others, he will join Yuan Gongbao together. Cut it off. How could it be delayed until now?"

Actually?In fact, Lu Heng killed the shaman, and the old witch was taken aback.And this was not announced.Gao Tongyuan didn't know, so he was suspicious.

Of course, there may indeed be a hint of doubt in it.

Who killed the shaman?Does it have anything to do with the people who attended the banquet at Eunuch Zhang's mansion that night?
It is impossible to say that Lu Heng is also on the suspicion list of the old witch.

Gao Tongyuan's guess, although there is a gap with the real reason, also has some meanings.

But Lu Heng wasn't worried—he was innocent—a relative of the Bai family, a young man of sixteen or seventeen years old, where is there anything to be suspicious of?
Gao Tongyuan shook his head slightly: "I can't think of another reason."

He added: "Tell Yuan Gongbao, I will not do this. He wants to get rid of the crime and go to Li Zhongtang. The empress dowager may or may not take care of others' opinions, but the empress dowager must consider what Li Zhongtang wants."

Lu Heng said: "I also asked Yuan Gongbao why he didn't ask Li Zhongtang. He said that Li Zhongtang was recovering from illness and was in Beidaihe."

Gao Tongyuan said with a smile: "Not long ago, Director Li unintentionally revealed a piece of news that the Queen Mother has ordered Li Zhongtang to return to the court to ask for advice. It's probably been in the past few days. There are so many words, I can't help Yuan Gongbao, let him Don't come to me later."

After talking, slap the butt and leave.

Lu Heng put away the bank note, turned his head, and thought, "According to my memory, Yuan Gongbao was not implicated in the Restoration. Instead, he went smoothly. In the final analysis, this matter is about killing the shaman, not about the Restoration. So Yuan Gongbao's future path will not be changed."

"I'm short of money for the 5 taels of silver bill. Don't want it for nothing. When I see Yuan Gongbao tomorrow, tell him it's okay."

"Li Hongzhang is about to return to the DPRK, Yuan Gongbao's backer has arrived, how could he be disposed of?"

Lu Heng was indeed short of money.

For the Sifang Garden, a total of about 30 taels was spent, including bribing Gao Dongyuan and Zhang Gonggong.I sold Dongzhu twice, and got 32 taels of silver in my hand, plus some leftovers from before, now I have less than 5 taels of silver in hand.

With his extravagant spending skills, 5 taels really couldn't stand the toss.

Lu Heng accepted Yuan Gongbao's 5 taels with a smile.

After sending Gao Tongyuan away, Lu Heng also left Sifang Garden and returned home with Jiu'er.

After dinner, Lu Heng moved his hands and feet, and Lao Li came up, hesitating.

Lu Heng said: "If you have something to say, just say it."

Old Li said: "I went out for a walk today and saw many people who were frozen to death in corners. But I remembered what happened to the old slave and Qiao'er who fled to the Northeast. Alas."

Lu Heng stopped his fists and turned his head: "Then what are your thoughts?"

Old Li hesitated for a moment: "It's all poor people who can't help but feel the same way. The owner is a good person, it's better to set up a porridge shed or something."

Lu Heng laughed.

Old Li has experienced all kinds of hardships, but his heart is still kind.This is actually a little light in the hearts of many ordinary Chinese people.

Of course, this matter is inevitably a bit of moral kidnapping, so Old Li hesitated - he could only ask Lu Heng to pay, but he himself had no choice.

But Lu Heng didn't care about that.

He thought about it and said, "This way, a porridge shed can be set up, but this thing is not a long-term solution. The Sifang Garden opened today, and there is a slight shortage of manpower. You can collect a few who have no way out and send them to the Sifang Garden. , give them a job."

After a pause, he added: "The pharmacy can barely arrange two. Anyway, you can do it according to our family's ability."

Lao Li left happily.

In the evening, when I continued to ponder the method of keeping the spirit of the Baibu Feijian, I chatted with Jiu'er and Gong Er, and when they talked about it, they also felt that it was okay.

However, the world is too big, there are too many people who can't survive, and their abilities are limited, so they can only save a few.

Only when the crimson light covers the earth can people really stand up.

Half a century left!

The next day, Lu Heng went to Sifang Garden after breakfast, and Yuan Gongbao arrived early.

In the box, Lu Heng took it all and said to him, "Last night, after talking with my uncle for a long time, I finally persuaded him to enter the palace last time and was reprimanded by the queen mother. I was suspicious, so I didn't see Yuan. grown ups."

He added: "After I explained it to him, he promised to say a few words for Lord Yuan. In addition, he also told me that the Queen Mother had ordered Li Zhongtang to return to Beijing not long ago, and Lord Yuan could go to Li Zhongtang again to find a way. . This two-pronged approach will surely lead to success."

After hearing this, Yuan Gongbao was overjoyed and couldn't help but grab Lu Heng's hand and shake it vigorously: "Brother Lu! You are really my savior!"

Now it's more straightforward, just let Jin Quan who came with him take 10 taels of silver notes and stuff them into Lu Heng's hands: "Thank you for your kindness, Brother Lu, if you have anything to do in the future, just come to me!"

(End of this chapter)