mage in the late qing dynasty

Chapter 283 100 Yuan, Get Out If You Don’t

Li Xi was full of hope: "Where does joy come from?"

"Your Majesty will never guess who I saw today."

Thinking that the little eunuch brought good news, Li Xi forgave him for his trickery this time.

"Say it."

"Your Majesty, I have seen Mr. Zhao." The little eunuch said excitedly.

"What?" Li Xi was overjoyed: "It's really him?"

"Really, but this is just the first good news." Eunuchs like to do the work of announcing good news.In the past, there were many people rushing to do it, but now Li Xi is forced to abdicate and let the little eunuch take the lead. "There is another piece of good news, Li Wanyong is dead!"

Li Xi's body trembled.

Although people all over the country are looking forward to Li Wanyong's death.

But when it comes to the deep-rooted hatred for Li Wanyong, Li Xi is the number one.

He felt relieved to pull out the thorn in his flesh, and also nervous that the thorn would bring out a piece of flesh: "Who killed him? Was it Zhao Chuanxin?"

The little eunuch shook his head: "It's not Mr. Zhao. I heard from the people in the parade that it was a man named Li Xiuji. This man lived overseas and heard that Korea was in trouble, so he came back to serve the country and serve His Majesty. He swore an oath on the spot, He threatened that if God thinks that Li Xiuji can succeed, he will let God kill Li Wanyong."

It is said that it is not Zhao Chuanxin, Li Xi has two emotions of disappointment and peace of mind at the same time.

The disappointment is that Zhao Chuanxin took the money and did not do things quickly, but the peace of mind is that Zhao Chuanxin does things without scruples, and Li Xi will not be implicated if others do it.

But when the little eunuch said that Li Xiuji swore to the sky, Li Xi shook his head: "What's the use of that?"

The little eunuch said mysteriously: "Your Majesty, what a miracle, that Li Xiuji swore the oath twice. Suddenly there was thunder rolling in, and a thunderbolt split Li Wanyong into black coke!"

Li Xi was dumbfounded.

Could it be that heaven will really send down thunder to punish the wicked?
Suddenly, his eyes narrowed.

He remembered "Zhao Chuanxin Tong" Park Seung-yeol.

Park Shengyeol took Zhao Chuanxin as his idol and collected a lot of "God of War information". Afterwards, Li Xi asked Park Shengyeol about Zhao Chuanxin.

So, he asked the little eunuch: "Do you know what that thunder looks like?"

The commoner who the little eunuch inquired about was a braggart.

When the news spreads through the mouths of such people, the truth will be restored as soon as possible, but it will be distorted after a long time.

Fortunately, when the story was told to the little eunuch, the common people were still in the excitement of witnessing the miracle, so they did not exaggerate.

The little eunuch said: "It's an electric ball, shining brightly, not as fast as a bullet. When it hit Li Wanyong, Li Wanyong didn't make a sound, and it turned into a piece of coke."

Li Xi asked again: "Did the electric ball drop from the sky, or from somewhere else?"

The little eunuch recalled carefully: "It wasn't from the sky, because when the electric ball was still some distance away from Li Wanyong, many people discovered the electric ball."

The little eunuch is also a smart person, this is actually what he deduced.

If the electric ball falls from the sky, ordinary people will not always look up at the sky, so they can't detect it in advance.

Li Xi laughed and said cheerfully: "If Park Seungyeol didn't lie to me, then Zhao Chuanxin should have done this. Zhao Chuanxin sang a double reed with that Li Xiuji! In this way, he can also be cleared of suspicion. Don't cause trouble to me, so please, please!"

Li Xi thought that Zhao Chuanxin was thinking for him and found a scapegoat.

In fact, Zhao Chuanxin just wanted to add some aura to Li Xiuji on a temporary basis.

Because the land of South Korea is very easy to breed some evil groups with strange beliefs.

The little eunuch was astonished.

When he and Zhao Chuanxin had dinner, Zhao Chuanxin didn't reveal any news.

There was no complacency on his face.

This reminded him of Zhao Chuanxin scolding him for being overjoyed and hopeless.

But he still has doubts: "Your Majesty, how to prove that Mr. Zhao did this?"

"I once asked Park Shenglie about Zhao Chuanxin. Park Shenglie said that Zhao Chuanxin had many names in the green forests of the Qing Dynasty. Two of them were called the Grand Master of Guanwai and the Hunyuan Thunderbolt Hand. It is said that he can summon Tianlei is exactly the same as what you described. Besides, Zhao Chuanxin is in Seoul now, so who else could he have?"

The little eunuch came to a sudden: When it comes to being calm, it must be Mr. Zhao.

After doing such a big thing, he still doesn't change his face.

Li Xi picked up the wine glass on the desk, which was a glass of Quanzhou plow ginger wine.

This kind of wine is made of white rice as the main material, adding plow, ginger, cinnamon, honey and some medicinal materials. The most important medicinal material is "turmeric" cultivated in the whole state.

This wine needs to be stored for a long time. It has a light yellow color, strong aroma and sweet taste.

He took a sip, and seemed to have tasted the weight and taste of the thief's soul from the wine.

Putting down his glass, he asked again: "Li Wanyong's death is indeed a happy event. The other thing is not just meeting Zhao Chuanxin, right?"

"Your Majesty sees clearly." The little eunuch complimented habitually. "Today, Mr. Zhao solved a big problem for His Majesty..."

He repeated Zhao Chuanxin's words.

Previously, Li Xi felt that he was caught in a huge and well-woven conspiracy.

That feeling that everyone around me is plotting and acting suspiciously is terrible.

"So that's how it is, that's how it is! Hirobumi Ito, you're doing a good job! Let me just say, why is he so clear about everything?"

The little eunuch hesitated for a moment, but still said: "Mr. Zhao said that the principle of intercepting telegram information is actually very simple."

In this way, it would appear that Li Xi and him are both stupid.

But the little eunuch thought that His Majesty was worried before, and he couldn't sleep at night because of his unwillingness to eat, which led to his collapse, so he thought it would be better to give some advice.

If you encounter this kind of thing again in the future, it is best to analyze the cause and find a solution before worrying about it.

Li Xi sighed: "It doesn't matter that much. Since Zhao Chuanxin can solve it, it would be great."

"Uh, Your Majesty, Mr. Zhao said that he wanted a reward, and asked His Majesty to take a treasure from his internal funds as a project payment..."

"What? He has the face to ask me for money? He took hundreds of thousands from me..."

Having said that, he suddenly stopped.

Because Zhao Chuanxin cheated him secretly, he was very angry, but no one around him knew why he was angry.

Such a shameful thing should never be said.

Zhao Chuanxin said: Whoever repents is the grandson...

The little eunuch saw that Li Xi's reaction was so strong, and said with a bitter face: "Your Majesty, Mr. Zhao said that if you don't give it to him, you won't do it..."

"..."

……

Ares Island,

Most of the people in the God of War team have already gone to the inland and stationed in the mountains south.

But God of War Island has not been completely abandoned, and there are still a few people stationed there. After all, this can be regarded as a way out.

God of War 2 Island, however, became the domain of Xian Yubin and a group of snot-nosed kids.

Surrounded by the snot-nosed children, Xian Yubin commanded them like a general, explaining how to weed the fields, and asked the other snot-nosed children to push the bird droppings on the other side of the island with a small two-wheeler.

On the west side of Zhanshen No. 2 Island, there are seabirds such as the cheeky bird and the sea beauty, which are actually cormorants, petrels and some gulls.

Xian Yubin had seen how the farmers in Seoul and Jianghua Island cultivated the land. Those farmers went everywhere to pick up dung balls and put them in the fields.

The island of Zhanshen 2 is sandy loam soil, which is loose, barren, with good air permeability and drainage.

Xian Yubin believes that spreading some bird droppings will help lock in nutrients and water.

"Xian Yubin, the wheat seedlings grow better than those on Jianghua Island. I don't think there is any need to spread bird droppings?"

Xian Yubin shook his head: "It's Mr. Zhao who cast a spell, and the crops can grow so lush. When Mr. Zhao leaves, we will have to rely on ourselves next year. This year we will spread bird droppings, the sea breeze blows every day, and the sun shines every day. These birds The dung will turn into fertile soil next year. By then, we will have a steady stream of food to eat. Think about it, we have food, and here is the stone shed built by Mr. Zhao. How good it would be to be sad."

A group of snot-nosed kids were moved by the scene he described, and they worked harder.

None of them had a specific concept, such as how much food this field could produce.And these people, how much food will they consume in a year.

The reason why farming gives people a sense of security is that when the farmers are watching, the grain will grow; when they sleep, the grain will still grow.

Plowing = harvesting is a reassuring feeling.

"Mr. Zhao is leaving?"

The snotkids were taken aback.

Without Zhao Chuanxin here, their lives would lose a lot of anticipation, and there would no longer be surprises to visit from time to time.

No scones, no ginger soup, no fish cakes, no cosmeceuticals...

Thinking this way, everyone became depressed.

Xian Yubin was Zhao Chuanxin's follower before, and learned some old Zhao's methods of making the most of the situation.

Seeing that morale was low, he hurriedly encouraged him and said, "Don't be discouraged. Let's work hard to survive, and when we grow up, we can go to do things for Mr. Zhao. Mr. Zhao has a lot of troops and a lot of industries, all of which need manpower. Mr. Zhao can make a lot of money doing things."

"Yes, we need to plant good land so that we can survive..."

They looked at the wheat seedlings in the field, whose stalks were more than twice as tall as that of Jianghua Island in the same period, with innocent smiles on their faces.

……

Zhao Chuanxin takes a bath with palm oil soap by the river.

The little eunuch was waiting by the side.

"What's the hurry? Wait until I finish taking a shower."

The little eunuch smiled wryly: "Don't be in a hurry, Ito Hirobumi often enters the palace, forcing His Majesty to change Yuan Longxi, even the country name. Moreover, he has to take the Seventh Prince to Japan to study."

Zhao Chuanxin got into the water to wash off the soap suds, and while washing, he said, "I have a lot of children who worship my brother, why send one and a half over?"

"It's not a matter of how many children there are. It's... harm. It's okay to say it. The current monarch is weak and has no heirs. The Japanese brought His Majesty's seventh son to Japan to study, so that He became the new prince..."

In this way, Zhao Chuanxin understands.

Ito Hirobumi wants to control the current puppets and educate new puppets from an early age.

He laughed: "This Ito Hirobumi has a good plan. It's a pity not to work as a bookkeeper in a shop."

"..." The little eunuch admired Zhao Chuanxin's giggles despite the sky falling.

He can't do it, he doesn't have the concentration: "Mr. Zhao, let's hurry up."

After drying his body, Zhao Chuanxin put on his clothes and went ashore: "Let's go."

"Let's go get things first."

The little eunuch prepared a telegraph, copper wires, and some short wooden tripods ordered by Zhao Chuanxin.

At this time, the wires are not even wrapped with insulating materials such as rubber.

Thanks to the direct current used in the telegraph, otherwise...

The little eunuch asked: "Mr. Zhao, how do you take these things away? You can't take them to the Russian legation with great fanfare."

But Zhao Chuanxin waved his hand casually, and everything in front of him disappeared.

Today, the little eunuch really saw the "magic" and was extremely shocked.

"Okay, you go back and wait. I'll go to the Russian embassy when it gets dark. You can meet me at Jingguanxuan when the time comes."

"Mr. Zhao, His Majesty ordered that there must be no mistakes."

"Is he still worried about my work? Really."

The little eunuch thought of Li Xi's worried little eyes, and couldn't help showing a wry smile.

But it's not because I don't worry about you.

The Russian Legation is a gray and white tall tower-like building with rare green planting on the outside. The well-trimmed bushes look like low walls, dividing the road into one after another, like a maze.

Zhao Chuanxin didn't hide on purpose, he sat on the stone steps and let the bushes cover him from the afternoon sun.

The lazy sunshine seems to win the time and space in the race. Zhao Chuanxin seems to see tall buildings rising from the ground in a trance, and this small area has become an open art space.

This is a blank left to history and imagination.

Some Russians passed by occasionally and cast curious eyes, but Zhao Chuanxin turned a blind eye.

He was just holding a carving knife, concentrating on an olive stone from Merlin.

There is no line draft on the olive pit, and Zhao Chuanxin is completely engraving along with the shape.

This olive core was carefully selected by him. The core wall is thick, large enough, dense and oily.

On the front is a statue of Zhong Kui with a little ghost in its mouth, and another one in the shell under its feet. Behind it are graceful female ghosts and skeleton statues.

The two passers-by were stunned.

They have never seen anyone who can open so many faces on a small olive pit.

As the olive stone fragments were blown off by the wind, the iron-faced and bearded Zhong Kui appeared, with every eyebrow, every beard and hair clearly visible.The fan surface of the fan in the hand has sharp edges and corners, and the shape is full.

The little ghost may be ferocious or howling. Although it is very small, its emotions can be seen at a glance.

A boy couldn't help asking: "Excuse me, is this for sale?"

Zhao Chuanxin blew on the olive core: "Sell, how much do you bid?"

"I'd like to give you ten dollars."

"Give me 100 yuan, and this will be yours."

"This... is too expensive."

Zhao Chuanxin chuckled, continued to modify the details, and ignored him.

Damn, I'm full of carvings. If you don't pay a sky-high price for a single seed, you will be sorry for the magical tool such as the elf carving knife.

The most difficult thing about this kind of carving is not only the details are in place, but also the content is rich. The difficulty lies in the fact that no matter how thick the wall of the olive core is, it is always limited in thickness. If you don’t pay attention, the carving will leak out. It requires a wealth of experience and can be done carefully according to the feel arrive.

That Maozi should be a middle-class person, but it is also painful for the middle-class people to pay 100 yuan all at once.

But he liked the sculpture so much, he discussed it and said, "50."

Zhao Chuanxin finished processing the eyelids, and the sculpture has reached perfection.

"How do you want to wear it?"

Maozi thought for a while and said, "Can you hang it around your neck?"

Zhao Chuanxin casually pierced a hole across the tip of the core with an elf carving knife, and it turned out to be a bull's nostril.

Generally, the holes of nuclear carvings are pierced vertically, because the tip of the core is too fragile, and it will be broken if it is not well controlled.

It is possible that no one in the world can do it like Zhao Chuanxin, who can punch out the nostrils of the olive stone horizontally with a carving knife without drilling.

He took out another core-spun rope and flipped it with his hands. The upper part was braided with four strands, the lower part was made of corn knots, and two turquoise stones were inserted in the middle for color matching.

Next, he used a large ring to cover a small ring of pure gold, a total of five rings, instead of a piece of string for decoration.

Finally, tie the olive pits at the very bottom.

The eyes of the two boys looked straight.

I, Cao... just this necklace can be called a work of art.

Zhao Chuanxin dangled the pendant: "Now, 100 yuan, if you want to take it away, get out if you don't want it."

"wanted!"

Maozi gritted his teeth and took out 100 yuan from his wallet.

Zhao Chuanxin took it cheerfully.

Sure enough, you can't waste your time, and the time you kill can be sold for money.

The other guy hesitated for a moment: "Sir, I don't have that much money. Is there a simple, beautiful and cheap one?"

Zhao Chuanxin took out a piece of agate with a gradient of black, gray and white, and shook his wrist. The blade of the elf carving knife almost became an afterimage, and the stone chips flew away. After a few knives, a pendant carved with feathers appeared in his hand.

Takahashi Feng's feathers, he carved them for a while and almost vomited. There was no way for customers to like them. He could carve them with his eyes closed.

"How much can you give?"

Although the feathers are simple, but the black, gray and white three-color gradient, with the clear and realistic feathers, has a simple beauty.The boy's eyes widened: "Here, ten yuan."

Without further ado, Zhao Chuanxin took out the core-spun rope and began to weave. The same four-strand braid, the same corn knot, and the two small turquoise foils were used as a foil. A pure gold ring was used to hook the hole of the agate feather and hang on the knot.

He dangled the pendant: "30 yuan!"

Maozi gritted his teeth and took out 30 yuan.

Zhao Chuanxin accepted the money happily: "It's easy to leave."

"..."

Ermaozi was very distressed, and left contentedly.

wait for them to leave

Zhao Chuanxin saw a group of Koreans hiding their heads and showing their tails in the distance, and they obviously gathered nearby with dark intentions.

Of course, these people didn't come here for him, they pointed in the direction of Qingyun Palace.

Because the Russian legation is not far from Qingyun Palace.

After muttering for a while, they left.

Zhao Chuanxin didn't know the purpose of these people. Anyway, the Korean people at this time were either resisting the Japanese or on their way to resisting the Japanese.

Mostly related to the Japanese.

When night fell, the bench outside the Russian Legation, which had been exposed to the sun and rain, was dimly illuminated by the moonlight.When the residual candle in the legation gradually burned to ashes.

Zhao Chuanxin, who was sitting like a sculpture, got up, stretched his waist, and went to the bushes next to him to pee happily.

Then he walked towards the Russian legation carelessly.

The gate of the legation was unlocked, and Maozi's character had always been careless. The concierge's cheeks were flushed, and there was a bottle of cheap vodka in his hand, most of which was gone.

His eyes were drunk, his body was tilted on the chair, and his head was bit by bit.

Seeing Zhao Chuanxin approaching, he didn't get up, but just tilted his head and looked at him in a daze: "You, who are you?"

Zhao Chuanxin couldn't understand Russian, so he flipped his hand and stuffed an extra bottle of whiskey into the porter's other hand.

He made a movement of unbuttoning his trousers, made a "hush" sound, and twisted his crotch, describing that he was going to be eloquent.

The guy was already drunk, looked at the obviously expensive whiskey, then looked at his own cheap vodka, and nodded naively while wearing a Kolchakovka hat.

Zhao Chuanxin smiled politely at him, and walked into the embassy swaggeringly.

(End of this chapter)