The new era of chaos begins in the Song Dynasty

Chapter 317 Lao Su, let me give you a ride

Li Qingzhao knew very well that even if she understood her father Li Gefei's difficulties, she could never persuade Li Gefei to give up his persistence.

The only way to free Li Gefei, as Ergou said, was for Su Xianggong to die in time.

But even if Su Big Head is now weak and sick, who can be sure whether he will die tomorrow, next year, or live another ten years!

So it’s a bit unreliable to expect this to solve the problem.

Li Qingzhao told Ergou about his worries.

Ergou smiled calmly and said: "This matter can be easily solved. Since the root cause of the problem lies with Mr. Su, let's let him die in time."

Li Qingzhao's expression froze after hearing this. She stared at Ergou in disbelief and asked in surprise: "Why did your husband say this? That's Mr. Dasu, how can you tell him to die? You... are you not?" think···"

Ergou said with a smile: "Master Su is old. If you catch a cold or something, it would be normal even if you die tonight."

Li Qingzhao glared at Ergou and shouted: "Chen Ergou! You can't lie with your words! Mr. Da Su is my father's mentor, and he even gave you a name. How dare you do something unjust to harm him?!"

Ergou laughed and said: "What are you thinking, bitch! How could I really harm Mr. Su? I just want him to fake his death temporarily, and let Mr. Li survive this disaster and then let him live." "

But Li Qingzhao shook his head and said: "Your method is very inappropriate! Please note that if Mr. Su passes away, the imperial court will definitely send an imperial doctor to examine the cause of Mr. Su's death. How can you hide the method of fake death from him?!"

Ergou smiled and said: "Don't worry, I will take action to ensure that everything is foolproof. I wonder if Mr. Su will be a blessing in disguise and be able to rejuvenate and live another life!"

Li Qingzhao was even more reluctant to believe it. She said angrily: "You bitch, the more you talk, the more outrageous you are! Since ancient times, birth, old age, illness and death have been the laws of heaven and earth. Even those as powerful as Emperor Qin and Han Wu did not live a few more years than others. How come there is such a thing as rejuvenating one’s youth and living another life!”

Indeed, according to the interpretation of historical records by scholars, Emperor Qin and Emperor Wu of Han were all fond of seeking immortality in their later years, and gathered all the efforts of the world to seek the method of longevity, but all ended up in vain.

This proves that the so-called immortality is just a ridiculous illusion.

Of course, the real history of this world is naturally different from the records in history books.

For example, the First Emperor really completed his pursuit of immortality, but he did so by offering sacrifices to evil gods.

Two thousand young men and women of noble ancient blood were sacrificed to the evil god of life and decay, and then the First Emperor was transformed into a Great Unclean One, full of stench and abscesses.

The Great Unclean First Emperor, who had just received the reward from the evil god, was surrounded and killed in the Dune Palace by the Demon Suppressors who had been waiting for him for a long time before he could show off his success.

Speaking of the Dune Palace, it can be said to be a disaster place for kings. More than 80 years ago before the death of the First Emperor, another invincible king was also trapped here.

What's funny is that the great king was forced to fall by his descendants, but in the end he would rather starve to death than succumb to the evil god.

That's right, it's King Wuling of Zhao who died in the Sand Dune Incident eighty-five years earlier than the First Emperor.

As for the other Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he was slightly luckier than the First Emperor.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was also deceived by a group of alchemists.

But just when he was about to complete the final step of the depravity ritual, his most beloved woman, most loyal son, and most trusted general sacrificed themselves without hesitation, bringing Emperor Han Wu back to the world from the edge of depravity, and becoming an ordinary man. Mortal faith thwarted Qingbao Tianzun's plan.

These are the forbidden secrets that Ergou saw from the secret inheritance files of the Demon Suppressor.

In fact, there are many ways to extend human life in this world.

Among them, the most permanent and rare thing is the human mutant from some unknown dimension - the immortal.

The second is the genetic modification project, but this method of extending life requires extremely high-level genetic technology, which is difficult to achieve based on the superficial technological level of the world of Da Song.

The above two methods can extend the life span of mortals to an extent beyond imagination, which can last for thousands of years.

There are also some ways to extend life to a smaller extent, such as certain natural materials, special high-tech medicines, replacement surgeries, etc., which can extend the life of ordinary people for several years, decades or even hundreds of years.

The unique health regimen summarized by some mortals can also allow ordinary mortals to live as close to their theoretical life span limit as possible.

As for the last one, it is the most tragic path of degradation.

Taking refuge in the evil god can most of the time allow an unfortunate mortal to obtain a different kind of eternal life, but the result of this kind of eternal life will often make him regret it.

The life-extending method mastered by Ergou is considered to be the second largest category.

With the help of some unique natural materials and earthly treasures, he made a powerful life potion, coupled with Ergou's unique psychic repair surgery, and the human body replicating equipment (cloning) he obtained from the ruins of a certain civilization, he could almost Let a nearly decaying mortal gain a second young life.

Many people, including most of the demon-suppressing people, think of Ergou's bandit name of "Si Ming Shenjun" as a tribute to his ability to regenerate severed limbs.

But only the most loyal guards in Siming Mansion know that Siming Shenjun also has the power of an immortal to allow mortals to live a second life.

At this time, Ergou could say something to Li Qingzhao, but it represented his trust in Li Qingzhao.

It's a pity that Miss Qingzhao only took Ergou's sincerity as a joke.

The leisurely time they spent rafting in the river did not last long. It was not that Ergou did not want to play with Miss Qingzhao more, but that Li Qingzhao was anxious to go home and have a good talk with his old father to express his understanding and support.

Therefore, under Li Qingzhao's urging, Ergou had no choice but to sail the grasshopper boat to the river closest to Li's house. After watching the young lady Qingzhao return home, he quietly left Bianliang City.

After the two dogs came out of Bianliang, they immediately spread out their bodies and headed south again like lightning.

But this time his destination was nowhere else, it was Hangzhou, where Su Shi now retires.

In this timeline, due to the sudden rise of Li Gefei, Su Shi's fate of being demoted to Hainan Island slightly changed.

He was sixty-two years old at the time and had just been sent to Danzhou, Hainan by a boat. Before he could fix a fishing rod for himself, another imperial edict recalled him to Shuzhou as deputy envoy for regiment training.

And after Li Gefei was promoted to Shangshu Zuopushe, Su Shi's situation became even worse, making him feel like he had returned to the era when Ouyang Xiu was still alive.

At that time, due to the protection of Uncle Ouyang Yong (the nickname of Ouyang Xiu), Su Dongpo was so wild and almost unscrupulous that no matter how many offending lies he said, Mr. Ouyang could smooth things over for him.

But now with the support of his student Li Gefei, Su Shi once again felt that he could speak unscrupulously without fear of being punished.

However, after experiencing half a life of ups and downs, Da Su has finally made some progress, at least not to the point where he just doesn't like anything he doesn't like and starts to rant about it, and he even has some thoughts of resigning and going into seclusion.

Three years ago, in order to win over Li Gefei, Empress Dowager Xiang made an exception and granted Su Shi the status of a general council official to retire in Hangzhou and retire, and his last position of power was that of Hangzhou observer.

Hangzhou is the most memorable place in Su Shi's life.

Su Shi had served in Hangzhou twice before. Once when he was thirty-four, he wrote a letter commenting on the shortcomings of Wang Anshi's reform and was forced to serve as the general magistrate of Hangzhou. The second time was in the fourth year of Yuanyou. The fifty-two-year-old Su Shi knew Hangzhou. It was this time when he took office in Hangzhou that he fully displayed Su Shi's ability to govern the country.

But Su Shi, who returned to Hangzhou for the third time, only felt a sense of sadness and nostalgia.

It only took Ergou one day and one night to reach Hangzhou from Bianliang, Tokyo.

After arriving in Hangzhou, he first had a big meal, then found a place to sleep and slept soundly for a day, and then took advantage of the darkness to find Su Shi's secluded residence.

Su Shi did not live alone. His third son, Su Guo, and his daughter-in-law, Fan Shi, were always by his side to support Su Shi. Such a family, old and young (Su Guo had seven children), plus servants and servants, numbered more than twenty people.

The place where they live is a large house near the water, called Cuihan Hall. That water is called Little West Lake.

In the future, Hangzhou was the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty, and Cuihan Hall and Xiaoxi Lake were also the core areas of Zhao's imperial city.

Ergou sneaked into Cuihan Hall under the cover of night, but they never found Su Shi, not even Su Guo. Only Su Guo's wife Fan and several children were at home.

Ergou was a little confused, but he found an opportunity to meet Fan in a deserted place.

When Mrs. Fan saw a strange man suddenly appear at home, she was naturally shocked.

Even though Ergou revealed his identity, he said, "Don't panic, aunt. I am in Xiangzhou. Chen Shen is the son-in-law of Xianggong Li of the current dynasty, but he came here to meet Grandpa Su secretly."

Mrs. Fan also knew Ergou's name. After all, the name "Chen Shen" was given by Su Shi. She also knew Li Gefei's importance among her father-in-law's students.

Therefore, although she was a little dubious, she no longer hurriedly called for anyone, and only asked cautiously: "I don't know what happened to the little official who broke into my Su Mansion late at night?"

Ergou cupped his hands and said, "I have something very urgent, and I want to discuss it with Mr. Su. I couldn't find him in the house, so I had to show up to ask my aunt."

Mrs. Fan frowned when she heard this. How could the son-in-law of the Li family behave like this? He broke into the house late at night without any etiquette. So she asked angrily: "But I don't know how important the matter is, so I bother a small official to act like this?!"

Ergou said in a deep voice: "It is a major matter concerning the life and death of the entire Su family and all the disciples of the Su family!"

Due to Su Shi's frequent ups and downs throughout his life, the Su family had a strong sense of crisis. Ergou's words made Fan's heart skip a beat and his complexion changed drastically.

She almost couldn't stand and asked in a shocked voice, "But what happened to Mr. Li in Beijing?"

Ergou sighed: "This matter is of great importance. Please forgive me for the inconvenience of talking to my aunt. I also hope that my aunt will tell me the whereabouts of Mr. Su."

Fan said with some trembling: "I'm the one who talks too much! Don't blame me, the junior official. As for my father-in-law, he went to Muzhou to meet friends accompanied by my family's officials. He will be back in a few days. The junior official can be at his house. Wait for one or two.”

Going to Muzhou to meet friends? Ergou immediately thought of a big shot who was both friend and enemy of Su Shi.

Ergou shook his head and said, "No need, I will go to Muzhou to look for Grandpa Su. Auntie, please remember that after I leave, except for my uncle Dang and my uncle, my whereabouts must not be leaked to others."

Mrs. Fan replied uneasily: "I'll remember it, I'm a small official, just don't worry."

Seeing that she was upset, the two dogs smiled and comforted her: "Auntie, please be at ease. Although this kind of important matter is urgent, for the Su family, it is not all bad."

Hearing these words, although Mrs. Fan was not completely relieved, she was slightly relieved.

Then the two dogs jumped onto the roof of the outer house and moved away.

When Mrs. Fan saw this, she was surprised and said: "I didn't expect that Xianggong Li's son-in-law was actually a figure like Nie Yinniang in the former Tang Dynasty! Is there really such a strange person in the world?!"

Fan was also a lady who came from a scholarly family. She read poetry, books, classics and some essays.

But it was said that after Ergou left the Su Mansion, he went upstream along the bank of the Fuchun River and headed straight to Muzhou.

Who in Muzhou is both a friend and an enemy of Su Shi?

But it was Zhang Dun, the powerful prime minister who had ruled the Song Dynasty for seven or eight years.

Since Zhao Ji, Weizong of the Song Dynasty, succeeded to the throne, Zhang Dun's situation began to become precarious.

When Empress Dowager Xiang was alive earlier, Zhang Dun could still have some dignity.

However, he wanted to retreat bravely and requested dozens of times to be removed from political affairs and to be appointed to foreign posts, but the imperial edict refused.

But when Zhang Dun was besieged by the courtiers, Zhao Ji always stood aside and laughed, watching Zhang Dun being impeached and humiliated by his former political opponents and even his subordinates.

And Zhao said to everyone shamelessly: "I treat Zhang Dun kindly and considerately. How can I treat Zhang Dun with such courtesy and respect?"

The ministers echoed: "The official courtesy is too much!"

Zhao was very happy to hear this, and then took advantage of the fact that Queen Mother Xiang was seriously ill and demoted Zhang Dun to Yuezhou.

Zhao did not give up, and continued to hint that the Taiwanese admonishers would pursue Zhang Dun fiercely, stripping him of his reputation and status bit by bit.

Zhang Dun's son Zhang Yuan was unable to do anything, so he wrote a letter stating the contributions of his father and Zhao Song.

Zhao couldn't deny Zhang Dun's achievements, but he had no choice but to praise Zhang Yuanren for his filial piety.

Later, Zeng Bu and Zhao came up with an idea, and then another ridiculous edict appeared.

Huizong issued an edict: Zhang Dun's descendants were allowed to be assigned to other places, and they were not allowed to always go to the capital and go to Zhangshu.

Now Zhang Dun had just served as the deputy envoy of regiment training in Shuzhou, but he was demoted to Muzhou.

Muzhou is adjacent to Hangzhou.

Indeed, apart from Zhang Dun, Ergou really couldn't think of anyone else in Muzhou who was worthy of Su Shi's meeting across prefectures and counties regardless of his age.

The two dogs traveled hundreds of miles in just one night.

At three o'clock in the day, he came to the capital of Muzhou and went to Shenquan to look for Zhang Dun, who had been demoted and settled here.

Zhang Dun was naturally absent, because he did go boating on Lanxi (later known as Lanjiang) with Su Shi, an old enemy.

Lanxi is one of the tributaries of Fuchun River. There are many cliffs on both sides of the river, and there are many orchids growing there. The fragrance is pleasant, so it is called Lanxi.

Boating on Lanxi River is an elegant event in Muzhou.

Ergou rented a small boat. He paid the owner more money and agreed to return the boat at some time.

The ship owner saw that Er Gou gave enough money to buy two ships, but he had no objection.

Then the two dogs took their pennies and drove the boat along the stream to look for Su Shi and Zhang Dun.

By the way, Ergou appears to be using bamboo poles to punt the boat, but in fact he uses his spiritual energy to steer the boat, making the boat move very fast.

Not long after, he found Su Shi and Zhang Dun's boat in a rarely visited place.

At that time, the two old men were arguing with each other about government affairs, and Su Guo and Zhang Yuan were waiting beside them. They looked a little worried, but they didn't say much, they only looked at each other and smiled wryly.

Ergou's boat came so close to Zhang and Su's boat. When Zhang Dun and Su Shi saw an outsider approaching, they stopped arguing and only glanced at the strange visitor impatiently.

However, Su Guo and Zhang Yuan looked at Ergou who was deliberately approaching with some worry. Su Guo said loudly: "Who are you, your Majesty? You are approaching me to wait for the boat, and be careful not to hit it!"

Ergou laughed loudly and said, "A man from the mountains and wilds has come to see Mr. Da Su off!"

(End of this chapter)