Piao Miao journey

Chapter 14 The Successful Businessman

The special envoy of the Great Han Kingdom has already received an imperial edict from the capital of the country, requesting to find a cultivator named Li Qiang. Once found, he must be kept, and all his needs must be met by all means. No matter what, he must be invited. Visit the capital of the Han Kingdom.Such an imperial edict made the special envoy completely confused, not knowing where this Li Qiang came from, until today when he heard the rumors, he suddenly realized that Li Qiang was Fu Chongbi's younger brother.

The special envoy immediately reported the news to the palace through the royal voice array.Soon, the emperor issued an edict ordering the special envoy to visit Li Qiang immediately. At the same time, he decreed that Li Qiang be awarded the first-class Marquis of Courage of the Han Dynasty, and urged him to go to Beijing to face the saint.

The special envoy rushed to Shengwang Mansion immediately and asked to meet Li Qiang.

Li Qiang really has a headache, he doesn't have any credit, the two countries are vying to add officials to him, he doesn't know what to do now.It's funny to think about it, the idea of ​​wanting to escape at this time is actually similar to the mood when killing people on earth.

Although Li Qiang also thought about the Great Han Kingdom and waited for Fu Shan to bring him to Feng Yuanxing, there were two things that had to be done first.

Li Qiang had an idea, and said with a smile: "Master Special Envoy, I have something to do in the old country of Song, and I may need to borrow the help of an important person, you see..." The special envoy hurriedly replied: "Master Hou, I am ordered to do my best to assist you. Whatever you want, just order it." Li Qiang said joyfully, "Okay, I thank you first."

Sending the special envoy away, Li Qiang patted his forehead vigorously, Mei Jingjing giggled and said, "Brother, you don't seem to want to be an official. There are many people who are envious and jealous of you." It's all annoying."

In the evening, Cheng Zizhong and an official rushed to the palace.This official is also a cultivator of the worship hall. He specializes in collecting and analyzing intelligence. He has a second-rank official title, and his name is Tan Chigong.

After being seated, Li Qiang began to inquire about the relationship between the two countries in detail. He first had a general understanding of Li Tang's economy, military affairs, and the relationship between monarch and minister. He was most interested in Li Tang's recent business conditions, including the rise and fall of prices. , the number of merchants, the consumption of common people, etc.Although Tan Chigong felt strange, he didn't dare to neglect, and immediately ordered someone to report, and gathered a large amount of information to the palace through the royal sound transmission array.

Li Qiang was a successful businessman when he was on Earth. He once earned tens of millions of assets in just a few years. He usually has a habit of collecting and analyzing business information.In the era of information explosion on the earth, there are so many kinds of information. For those mixed information, one must be good at sorting out and summarizing, so as to discover the valuable business information in it.

The information provided by Tan Chigong and Cheng Zizhong was specific and accurate, which gave Li Qiang the best basis for logical reasoning after induction.Listening to Li Qiang's analysis, Tan Chigong was overwhelmed with admiration. For the first time, he knew that intelligence could be used in this way.

Hou Pijing was also very surprised. It turned out that he planned to use Li Qiang's dual identity to suppress Li Tang's special envoy. Li Qiang was actually a puppet.After listening to Li Qiang's overall analysis of the situation, he knew that he underestimated Li Qiang.He was able to deduce the country's military operations from the fluctuations in market prices and the number of business travel activities in Litang Country, which was really impressive to him.

The result of Li Qiang's analysis is that Li Tang Kingdom is unable to carry out this war at all, and this carefully planned situation is actually a scam, which is completely the need of Li Tang Kingdom's domestic power struggle. He couldn't analyze what Tang Guo wanted and what it was.Li Qiang felt that he had grasped the biggest card in the negotiation, and he immediately relaxed a lot.

Li Qiang asked everyone if they had different opinions, and Tan Chigong said: "Your Excellency's analysis is meticulous, and you should ask your Excellency more after I'm down, and I will immediately sort out the situation and report it to the emperor." Since Tan Chigong, who is in charge of intelligence, has no objection, Everyone didn't say anything.It's just that Zhao Hao thought that if Li Qiang was doing business in Green Basin, there would be no business that could compete with him, and they would definitely kill him.

After seeing off everyone, Li Qiang and Hou Pijing went up to the platform on the second floor of the study, neither of them had to eat or sleep.

After a moment of silence, Li Qiang said: "Brother, I am going to resign after negotiating with Li Tangguo. Brother, you won't blame brother, right?" Hou Pijing looked at the stars in the sky and said lightly: "I know, True cultivators are not interested in fame and wealth. However, I will reach the period of crossing the catastrophe in a hundred years. If I can’t pass this hurdle, I will never have the opportunity to take care of the motherland again. Brother, brother did not What kind of relatives, I will treat you as the closest person, don't abandon your official position, you can go wherever you want, and my brother will not let you stay in the old Song Dynasty, even if you come to visit often in the future, okay? ?”

Li Qiang was very moved by Hou Pijing's longing for his homeland, and said: "Okay, I promise you." Then he asked: "Is the period of crossing the catastrophe dangerous? It seems that in Mars, Hua Meiniang once said that Brother Fu is also coming soon. It's time for the catastrophe."

"Crossing the catastrophe is the biggest difficulty for cultivators. If there are a hundred cultivators who reach the stage of crossing the catastrophe, no more than [-] will be able to safely pass the catastrophe. Those who cross it can rise to another realm, the so-called realm of cultivating immortals , Those who cannot cross it will be wiped out, not only the body but also the Nascent Soul will disappear, which is death in the true sense. The arrival of the tribulation period comes naturally with the deepening of the cultivation base, and the cultivator cannot control it by himself. "Hou Pijing explained.

Li Qiang asked again: "Is there no other safer way to survive the catastrophe?"

"There are two ways that are slightly better." Hou Pijing stretched out two fingers and said: "One is to try to solve the problem before the catastrophe period is reached, and let Yuanying practice. The advantage of this is that you will never have to I am worried that there will be a catastrophe period. The disadvantage is that because there is no body, the power loss is huge, and I must rely on the care of other cultivators. If a cultivator with bad intentions finds out and refines it into a vicious weapon, then he will never be reborn forever. Yes. The second method is to have the help of other masters of cultivation during the period of crossing the catastrophe to resist the catastrophe. This is very useful for those who cross the catastrophe. The difficulty is that the helping practitioners will hurt their vitality. A friend of mine would not be willing to lend a helping hand, besides, it is hard to find a master!"

Hou Pijing sighed and said: "I've been alone all my life, I don't want to be disbanded, and I don't have anyone to help, ha ha, so I want my brother to help my brother take care of my homeland." Li Qiang was impulsive and said: "Brother , when you reach the time of crossing the catastrophe, you must inform your brother and let him help." Hou Pijing was moved in his heart, shaking his head and thinking: "A hundred years will pass by, although Li Qiang intends to help, but it is a pity that within a hundred years He's not yet at the level required."

There was a question in my mind all the time, Li Qiang asked: "Brother, last time you beat the Golden Crystal Horned Beast, why did you catch it, make it helpless, and even break its horn with bare hands, I didn't see you use it What magic weapon, what is the reason for this?"

Hou Pijing smiled, and said: "I thought you didn't ask, but I couldn't help it. Let's start with the schools of cultivation. There are many schools of cultivation, and there are all kinds of strange things, good and evil. Let's take Chongxuan school and Comparing Lao Tzu’s sect, the Yuanshi sect, the Chongxuan sect focuses on tool making, using tool making to cultivate one’s true self, and paying attention to guiding from the outside to the inside with tools, you should have a deep understanding.”

Recalling the experience of cultivating several weapons in Hanlin City, Li Qiang nodded and said: "That's true, I just practiced a few weapons, and I feel that my skills have increased a lot."

Hou Pijing said: "Yes, this is the advantage of the Chongxuan sect. They also make magic weapons and sharp blades while practicing. The cultivation of Yuanshimen is completely different. They start with martial arts and then step into the gate of self-cultivation. The cultivation method of Yuanshi Gate also has an advantage, that is, it does not rely on magic weapons, but cultivates itself into a magic weapon, but the disadvantage is that it is too difficult to get started."

Li Qiang thought silently: "Is it a magic weapon? Is it a magic weapon..." It seemed that there was an idea wandering around in his mind, but he couldn't grasp it.He scratched his head and said, "Brother, can you teach me Kung Fu?"

Hou Pijing remained silent for a long while, then handed Li Qiang something that looked like a jade slip, and said, "Well, anyway, everyone in the Chongxuan sect is a part-time cultivator. This is for you, and how much you can understand is yours. It's inconvenient for me to give advice." Before Li Qiang could answer, a white light flashed past and there was no one there.

Li Qiang's words were too vague, making Hou Pijing think that he wanted to learn the cultivation method of his sect, which is very taboo for practitioners.Fortunately, Hou Pijing didn't care too much, he gave Li Qiang the classics of his sect, but he could only do this, how to practice was up to Li Qiang himself.

It was a strip half a foot long, three fingers wide, smooth and jade-like in shape, and Li Qiang tried to penetrate some real essence, and found that it was a jade-pupil slip that recorded Yuanshimen's method of cultivation.Li Qiangxin jumped wildly, he just wanted Hou Pijing to teach him some martial arts, but he didn't expect him to give him the practice books of Yuanshimen.

The content recorded in the jade pupil bamboo slips is not much, compared with the jade pupil slips of the Chongxuan school sent by Fu Shan, it is only about one-third of the amount.It records all the methods of how to cultivate the body and the Nascent Soul. Among them, the method of laying the foundation is very simple. There is only one sitting posture, one walking posture, and one lying posture, but the postures are rather weird.

Li Qiang felt very curious, and wrote down the three postures and exercise methods.Putting away the jade-pupil slips, the sky was already pale, he stretched himself, and walked downstairs slowly.The servants on guard at night immediately came forward to pay their respects, and a group of maids rushed in to wash, dress and change him, which made him very uneasy, thinking that he must find a way to leave here as soon as possible, it was too uncomfortable.

Li Qiang asked the steward of the palace to invite Zhao Hao and the others, and said: "Today, let's go shopping and have fun." Shopping is Mei Jingjing's favorite, she cheered and ran towards the gate.

Coming to the street, Li Qiang stopped the guards from following, and Zhao Hao led the way forward.

In the capital city in the early morning, the air is cool, and thin mist surrounds the surroundings. The houses along the street are two- and three-story wooden buildings with white walls and black tiles.The street was empty, and there were occasional early risers who lazily went out to buy breakfast.Some people's chimneys have already emitted wisps of smoke, and some small shops in the morning market have also lowered their doors and started a busy day.

Li Qiang suddenly felt as if he had come to an ancient town in China.Zhao Hao smiled and said: "Master, it's still early, let's find a place to have breakfast first, and then go to other places." Cheng Zizhong said: "I know a small shop that makes good meat buns. Just turn east on this street."

A group of people turned around the corner of the street and came to the door of the steamed stuffed bun shop, only to see a slanted cover on the door of the small shop, with the words "real grass bun" written on it.Li Qiang asked puzzledly: "Why did you choose this strange name?" Zhao Hao hurriedly replied: "Zhencao is a kind of local specialty herb. When steaming buns, put it in the steamer, and the buns will have a special taste. Master will know after a taste."

The owner of the small shop came out cheerfully and said, "Masters, please sit upstairs!"

The steaming steamer was brought up, and a faint fragrance filled the nostrils.Opening the steamer, I saw that the buns were not big, the skin was extremely thin, translucent, and the soup inside could be clearly seen, and there were palm-sized green leaves under the buns. Li Qiang couldn't help cheering, "Okay, crystal clear , small and exquisite, I really can’t believe that Baozi can be made like this.”

Zheng Peng said unhappily: "No, it's too small, it's not enough for me to fit between my teeth. Hey! Store, serve me big meat buns!" This voice made Mei Jingjing's hands tremble in fright, and the steamed buns on her chopsticks were all shattered. It fell on the table.Mei Jingjing put her hands on Xiaoman's waist and cursed: "Bad sunspot, dead sunspot, you are going to scare Niuniu to death!" Zheng Peng muttered and dared not say anything.This little aunt got angry, and even Li Qiang wanted to let her get three points.

Li Qiang tasted the steamed stuffed bun, put down his chopsticks, and asked Cheng Zizhong: "Old Master, what is this worship hall for?" Cheng Zizhong said with a smile: "Your Excellency doesn't ask, Master also wants to explain."

The worship hall is a royal yamen specially built for cultivators. The main tasks of the worship hall are to defend the royal family, protect the emperor, go abroad, spy on intelligence, etc. Another important task is to train and teach the children of the royal family and nobles. Therefore, it is enshrined The hall also governs the schools in the capital, so the worship hall in the Song Dynasty had four schools in the capital, namely Xiuzhen Academy, Hanlin Academy, Chongwu Academy, and Guozi Academy.

Among them, the Cultivation Institute is the reserve force for cultivating the worship hall. No matter who you are, as long as you have a clean family background and a certain ability, you can apply for the exam. It is a school that only asks about ability and not about birth.Hanlin Academy and Chongwu Academy only enroll the children of the royal family and nobles.The Guoziyuan has the widest range of admissions, and the children of officials and civilians can apply for the exam as long as they have money.

"Every country in the Heavenly Court Star has a worship hall." Cheng Zizhong added.

"Old master, which school did you graduate from?" Li Qiang asked curiously, and Cheng Zi said again: "In the year of Bingzi, he obtained the status of Juren from the Guoziyuan, and in the second year, he was admitted to the second-class 73 Jinshi." proud.Zhao Hao said: "The old master is very remarkable. Only a few students from the Imperial Academy can obtain the status of Juren, and even fewer can pass the Jinshi examination. Master's talents must be outstanding." Cheng Zizhong said modestly: "Don't dare to take it, it's just a coincidence."

"You are Jinshi just like Feng Kaiyun, the magistrate of Hanlin City. How could you become a teacher in his mansion?" Li Qiang asked puzzled.Cheng Zi said again: "I am the emperor's patrol envoy, one of my responsibilities is to inspect officials."

Li Qiang understood that the emperor also arranged a lot of spies.

Mei Jingjing clapped her little hands and shouted: "Niu Niu is full. Old master, you are the most familiar with the capital, where there is something interesting to take us there." Cheng Zizhong smiled and said: "Go to the entrance of Temple Street first, there are many shops, At noon, go to Baifanlou, the largest restaurant in the capital, what do you think, Mr. Li?" Before Li Qiang could speak, Mei Jingjing called out: "Okay, let's go to the shop first."

Zhao Hao threw down a piece of silver, and everyone got up and went to Temple Street.

Miaojiekou was the most prosperous area in the capital city of the Song Dynasty. There were many merchants and shops. Although Li Qiang was a little surprised, he had seen places ten times more prosperous. The Jing family had seen the same bustling places in the capital of the Tang Kingdom, but Zheng Peng was different. He had never seen such a bustling place when he came out of his mother's womb. His big head looked left and right, shaking like a rattle , Seeing everything is novel.

In the morning, the number of people at Miaojiekou began to increase.

On the open space at the corner of the street, "Dangdangdang" gong sounded, Zhao Hao said: "Maybe it's a busker beating the gong, do you want to go and have a look?" Zheng Peng rushed to say: "Go and see!" and ran over with big strides.Cheng Zi said again: "It doesn't look like a performer, let's have a look." Several people followed behind slowly.

Everyone came closer to see that it was indeed not a show, it turned out to be a seller.

It was a middle-aged man with a thin figure and a tired face, with a grass flag stuck in his head, and two burly men standing behind him, one of them beat a small gong vigorously, and the other grabbed the middle-aged man's hand collar, and shouted: "There is a man who voluntarily sold himself to pay off his gambling debts. He sold it cheaply. He only needs ten taels of silver. If you want to buy it, just ask!"

Someone nearby said: "Isn't this the second child of the Qi family? He committed a crime. He gambled and lost his entire family. He sold out his wife and children, and now he even sold himself." Another person said: "He deserves it! Who told him to gamble? Why not?" Go play the latest mobile game Piaomiao Journey!"

The more and more people gathered around, they were all watching the fun, and no one asked to buy it.Seeing that no bid was made, the two big men yelled for a while, and became more and more angry, and beat the middle-aged man hard. The man just held his head, sobbing and didn't know what to say.Mei Jingjing couldn't stand it anymore, this little girl had been a robber before, she was a bit domineering, she pulled out the whip from the storage belt, shook it in the air, "crack", the whip made a crisp sound.

The two big men were startled when they heard the sound of the whip. When they looked up, they saw a pretty little girl with a soft white whip in her hand, looking at the two of them righteously.One of the burly men laughed and scolded: "Damn, I surprised you, why? I want to buy a man to play with at home, and ten taels of silver will be yours, haha." : "I've been in the capital city for so long, I can't see any color at all. This little girl dares to stand up, either because she is very powerful, or because she has the backing of an expert." He really guessed right, unfortunately the little girl is different. Both.

"Pa", the big man was whipped across the face.Mei Jingjing's "Shadow Pattern Whip" is a precious whip, Li Qiang didn't understand how it was made.She hadn't used her true energy yet, but the big guy who usually whipped the whip was in pain and howled: "Little bitch, dare to hit your master! I will kill you every day. Third brother, help me catch this rotten man!" goods."

Hearing his scolding too harshly, Li Qiang walked up.

(End of this chapter)