075 Mysterious Coffin Shop
After the death of King Huo Lufu of Shanhai, Huo Qiguang's mother was upgraded to the empress dowager.
She is only in her forties this year and is in good health. Apart from her previous intrigue and competing for favor in the harem and leaving an occasional headache, there is nothing else.
But now, Lin Daiyu is in a state of health every few days, and she is weak and helps the wind. She said it was because she missed the previous king too much.
Every time I feel uncomfortable, I will be told that an imperial physician named Liao Si is also in his forties.
Logically speaking, if an imperial physician cannot cure the Queen Mother's disease, he should try another imperial physician. However, the Queen Mother is extremely obsessed with this matter, only spreading it to him but not others, saying that Dr. Liao has built a file for himself, so it is best to have a regular review with a doctor.
Every time, Liao Si would seriously carry the medicine box and walk to visit the empress dowager in eight-character steps. He could not get out for an hour or two, and he asked all maids to withdraw during the inspection, saying that the room must be absolutely quiet so that he could see, listen, and ask accurately.
Two hours is 4 hours in modern times. If you don’t queue up, why do you need to do a check?
As time goes by, the frequency of going is getting higher and higher, which naturally makes people suspicious.
After all, he is an imperial physician, not an eunuch, but a man with normal physical and mental health. Moreover, this Liao is a handsome man, who is about the same age as the empress dowager.
Some palace servants even privately felt that the current king Huo Qiguang looks quite similar to Doctor Liao... but they usually dare to let it rot in their stomachs.
Once, it happened to be Dr. Liao Taichen, and the queen mother was really uncomfortable again. This time, Liao Si asked for consultation for three hours, which was 6 hours.
The maid was worried that the empress dowager would not hear anything, but the empress dowager said that without her instructions, no one was allowed to go in and disturb the doctor's consultation.
According to historical experience, if anything is to happen, it is the fault of the servant.
This clever maid knew that there was an unknown path, which was usually covered by fallen leaves in flowers, plants and leaves, and could go directly under the Queen Mother's window. She decided to go over and listen to the movement, which was also out of self-protection.
Unexpectedly, she tiptoed to squat and almost scared her soul away!
Liao Si: "Fortunately on the day the former king passed away, I asked you to get Guang'er's fingertips blood."
The Queen Mother: "Don't mention it, I took great pains to do it at that time. How should you reward me?"
Liao Si's lewd voice: "I should reward you, and you should reward me, right? Beauty. Fortunately, I was responsible for checking the body of the former king. You saw it at that time. The blood test proves that Qi Guang is my biological flesh and blood hahaha!"
"Speak softly, my ancestor!" The Queen Mother seemed to have reached out to cover his mouth. After listening for a while, there was no movement around him. "Yes, I can finally feel at ease after guessing for so many years."
Liao Si: "Come on, please..."
The sound behind him was even more unpleasant, and the little maid screamed in a low voice.
"Who is it?!"
The Queen Mother asked in anger and shock.
The little maid was so scared that she ran out of nowhere.
A patrol guard clearly saw it, but not only did not question her what she was doing, but instead helped her cover it. Because this guard was the little maid's lover.
The empress dowager was not dressed at that time and didn't have time to chase him out.
The Empress Dowager wanted to kill all the maids to prevent future troubles, but she was afraid that her son would suspect her. She only killed a few and was afraid that she would kill the wrong ones. Therefore, she did not act for a long time and was in panic all day long...
"So, eliminating Huo Qiguang and allowing Gongzi Lantai to succeed the throne is a matter of conformity to the hearts of heaven, earth and the people!"
Finally, Feng Xingzong's thoughts moved.
Holantai didn't expect God to help him like this: "Since God is so will, I will fulfill my mission! By the way, when I came down the mountain this time, I found that there were officers and soldiers everywhere in the city. What happened?"
Xiao Aobai: "The newly issued law yesterday, anyone who is eight feet tall or above will be investigated by the officers and soldiers. It is said that a group of Gentile bandits have recently entered our country for committing evil deeds. It is said that the characteristic of these people is that they are particularly tall and have thick bones. Because they are worried that these thieves will have a big conspiracy, the investigation is particularly strict. Humph, it is simply nonsense, I am afraid that they will use this excuse to search for you, Mr. You."
The previous article said that Holantai was a man of nine feet tall, and sometimes he said that he was eight feet tall, so how tall was he?
In fact, it is eight feet, about 1.8 meters. "Anzang Jiufo" is just a word to describe a person's tall figure.
Yifeijiu is happy today. He drank a little too much and his cheekbones were red.
"Yes, it must be because Huo Qiguang was afraid that the young master would be difficult to find if he disguised himself. Anything else could be changed, but his height could not be changed, so he came up with such a trick. This idea was probably what Baizhangbing thought of. This person is really talented and several times better than me. If he could serve the young master, he would definitely get twice the result with half the effort."
Lan Tai smiled bitterly: "How is it possible? He has taught students for so many years and became the king, and he has received the reward he deserves. How could he leave his wealth and prosperity behind and work hard with me?"
"No. Baizhangbing is not a person who is greedy for wealth and glory. You will know in the future. But it is useless to say more now. So you should plan the next step quickly."
Now we are recruiting soldiers and horses to raise the banner. The time is not yet ripe because the people do not know much about Gongzi Lantai. Besides, recruiting soldiers and horses requires financial support.
Yifeijiu believed that the best way was to spread the news that Huo Qiguangfei's previous king's flesh and blood were unjustified and inherit the throne, and then persuade other countries to help send troops to regain the throne.
However, it is necessary to win over other countries that cannot be entirely out of thin air checks, and it also requires a lot of money to make some money.
Several of the guests are very good at spending money and don’t have much savings.
The young master's mansion before Lantai was not very valuable, and there was no need to take the risk of sneaking back. If you might get it right, you would be caught.
The risk of attracting merchants to invest is too great. If you encounter someone who is untrustworthy, wouldn’t it ruin a big deal?
Everyone was worried about where to get so much money, and Holantai suddenly said: "Many years ago, I sent someone to build a shop in Journey to the West."
"Oh?" Xiao Ao Bai Daqi, "Why don't I know about this?"
Then he stopped talking. Yes, the young master is a senior and rich black talent with a scheming mind, so he naturally won’t report everything to himself.
Yifeijiu obviously didn't know about it, but didn't mind: "What business?"
“Coffin shop.”
Xiao Aobai couldn't help but be disappointed when he heard this. No matter how good the business is, how much turnover can a shop selling coffins have?
Yi Feijiu smiled and listened attentively.
With his understanding of his disciples, he could mention the coffin shop at such a serious moment, which is definitely not an ordinary shop, and there must be mystery in it.
Lantai explained calmly: "On the surface, they sell coffins, but in fact, there is a large warehouse underground, with a lot of gold and silver piled up."
It turned out that he was already very cunning when he was young. He knew that being with his king was like a tiger, and even more so that things in the world were unpredictable. So he wanted to accumulate all the gold and silver that his father had rewarded in the past to do business, so that more and more of these wealth would be stored in Journey to the West.
Laoshan Hai Hai Wang Huo Lufu is a generous person and is even more generous to his son and woman. He will always reward ten thousand taels of gold whenever he is happy.
The other two princes, Huo Qiguang and Huo Wangshu, spend as much money as they have. Besides, do they think that as the son of the monarch still needs to save money? A joke!
Only Holantai accumulated these wealth silently and quietly created a way out for himself one day.
The ancients generally had two mentalities for the deceased, one was to be respectful and the other was to stay away, fearing that they would be infested with bad luck.
Therefore, this business-like coffin shop was able to be opened smoothly, and no one had any trouble in the next life.
After the shop opened, Lantai ordered people to dig three feet underground, and transport stones little by little like an ant moving house, creating a large secret warehouse, and also carrying various anti-corrosion, rust and insect-proof measures. Now this money is about to come in handy.
Xiao Aobai remembered an important question: "Young Master, what happened to those who built warehouses?"
As we all know, many emperors will kill workers involved in the project after the secret project is completed to avoid leaking rumors.
At this moment, Xiao Aobai was very confused, worried that the poor people would be killed, so that the young master and Huo Qiguang would be less different; he was also worried that the workers would not die, and leak the news and cause great trouble.
If he was a young master, he wouldn't know what to do. Fortunately, he was not a young master.
Yifeijiu was still drinking without any worries.
Holantai: "I gave them amnesia medicine, and they won't remember what happened all year, I watched them take it with my own eyes."
Xiao Aobai breathed a sigh of relief. The young master was just the young master, and he couldn't catch up with him in a fast train of eight horses.
So the question now is, how can a few people avoid the eight-foot-tall investigation and leave the city to Journey to the West?
People are not like furniture, they can saw off a piece of it.
Just when everyone was at a loss, Yeling, who rescued Feng Xingzong from under the poisoned wine glass, spoke: "I have a way. Although it is time-efficient, it is more than enough to leave the city gate."
Everyone looked at him in surprise. It is not something that ordinary people can do to shorten their lives!
Yeling told a magical story.
"When I was a child, I was tempted to catch fireflies and accidentally entered a wild cave. Because of heavy rain, I was trapped in the cave for a night. At this time, a strange sound came. I plucked up the courage to hold the torch to check, and found that there was a half-person-high wooden cage deep in the narrow cave.
"There is a monster in the cage, with a snake in its body, but it has nine monsters' heads and a dragon's tail! But it looks like it's dying.
"I was afraid to hide from it at first, but seeing that it was small, looked really miserable, and had no cruel eyes. So I tried to get close and fed it with the dry food I carried with me.
"At that time, my newborn calf was not afraid of tigers. A stream of blood surged up and just wanted to do good. So I burned the cage with fire and chopped it with a knife. After three days and three nights, I cut the cage out a large enough outlet and released the nine-headed monster.
"How could it be known that after it came out of the cage, its body began to expand continuously. When it walked out of the hole, it was several times larger than an elephant's head!"
At this time, Yi Feijiu smiled and said, "Jiuying."
"It's a nine-headed monster, Nine Infants!" Ye Ling slapped the table, "It turned out that Nine Infants knew the bone shrinkage technique. He was locked in a small cage and suffered. Once he was free, his body would return to its original size.
Chapter completed!