Chapter 450 Lu Bu: I Am Just a Delicate Civil Servant! [Seeking Monthly Votes]

"Please give me some advice, Taoist priest!"

Wang Sheng asked Xie Yingdeng to read his fortune, firstly to find out if this Taoist priest was a liar, and secondly because he was really confused.

In his early years, he was a brave general who led the troops in the Western Army. Later, he found that the court and Xixia were not fighting, but the human relations, so he changed his mind.

First, he became slick, and when he was not busy, he gave gifts everywhere.

Finally, he was transferred out of the Western Army and went to Kaifeng, Tokyo, to run errands and do miscellaneous things in the Privy Council.

Of course, he paid a lot of money to get this job, and even after entering the Privy Council, he had to spend money to keep this job.

After working in the Privy Council for a few years, he was recommended to the Cai Mansion as a clerk because of his flexibility.

In the bureaucratic system of the Song Dynasty, clerks were originally a kind of military officer who did miscellaneous things in the agency, but later became the lackeys of senior officials such as the Taiwei and Taishi, responsible for handling some shady things.

But entering the Cai Mansion does not mean that you can show off your power. You have to be humble and flatter the housekeeper and a group of managers before you have the opportunity to be assigned some lucrative work.

For example, this time when I came to Zhending Mansion, there were several people competing for the position of Chaibo in the mansion.

In the end, the housekeeper made the final decision and chose Wang Sheng, who seemed to be more honest and obedient.

When this job is done, Wang Sheng will become the housekeeper's direct descendant, and his opportunities to show up will unconsciously increase in the future.

Now, Xie Yingdeng's words "You must have suffered a lot" broke Wang Sheng's defense at once.

From the Western Army to Tokyo, and then to the Chaibo of the Cai Mansion, he has suffered a lot along the way, and he has been rolling in a swamp of blood and tears.

Fortunately, the dawn has appeared. As long as he finishes this job, he will follow the housekeeper in the future. Not to mention how glorious it is, at least he will have no worries about food and clothing, and his family can live a comfortable life.

Wang Sheng took the teacup on the table and drank it in one gulp. He took out a silver ingot of twenty taels from his bosom and offered it to Xie Yingdeng with both hands:

"My eyes are short, please have a cup of tea, Taoist priest."

Ruan Xiaowu, who was eating soup noodles, almost chewed the chopsticks together.

Damn, what's going on?

Didn't you just say that you can read your fortune for free? Why did you take the initiative to pay?

Does Taoist priest Xie have some magic that makes people willing to pay?

Isn't this too magical?

A full twenty taels of silver, which ordinary people can't spend in a year, but they just invited Taoist priest Xie to have a cup of tea. How expensive is this tea?

Although Chao Gai and Ruan Xiaoer didn't express it, their eyes were full of envy, jealousy and hatred, and they almost typed it directly on the public screen.

Zhu Wu, who was eating at another table, was very calm. He knew that Xie Yingdeng was capable, otherwise he wouldn't have dragged this guy into the undercover operation.

Judging from Wang Sheng's reaction, Zhu Wu even thought he could try to win him over.

It will take at least ten days to get to Zhending Prefecture. During this period, observe more. If Wang Sheng has good character, let the uncle meet him in person.

With the ability of the Han succubus, Wang Sheng will kneel down and kowtow to express his surrender as long as he chats for half an hour.

In the original novel, Cao Cao personally tested Liu Bei, Yuan Shao almost pushed Liu Bei outside the gate and beheaded him twice, and Liu Biao was always worried and tested him left and right.

But Liu Bei relied on his eloquence and unimaginable charm to deal with all these things without any danger.

Xie Yingdeng accepted the silver ingot and said to Wang Sheng:

"Boss Wang's future life will have twists and turns, but it will be upward overall. He will encounter one or two crossroads in his destiny. If you grasp it, you can soar to the sky and make great achievements."

What he said was basically a set of words about fortune-telling, but Wang Sheng heard it like a bolt from the blue.

Make great achievements?

Doesn't this mean that I can lead troops to fight again?

No, it should be possible to lead troops to win the battle?

When in the Western Army, although Wang Sheng could fight, he fought very poorly. He fought during the day and helped the masters in the capital to transport various weapons to Xixia at night.

What's more ironic is that the quality of those weapons far exceeds that of the Western Army.

Even the arrows are better than those used by the Western Army, and there are many of them.

Facing this kind of war, the lower-level officers in the Western Army became more and more angry, and eventually they either became corrupt and became part of the transportation of weapons, or were squeezed out, or simply forced to "die for the country".

The masters didn't care whether the border was advancing or retreating, and didn't care about the life and death of the soldiers on the front line, but only cared about how much silver they could share in the transaction.

Wang Sheng was full of emotion, and just when he wanted to ask for details, Xie Yingdeng picked up the teacup and took a sip:

"That's all I can tell you. If I say more, I'll reveal the secret. Boss Wang is a handsome man. If you spread your wings and fly high in the future, don't forget me, this down-and-out little road."

Ruan Xiaoer: ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Taoist priest, can you listen to what you say? I earned fifty taels of silver the day before yesterday, fifty taels of gold yesterday, and twenty taels of tea money during today's meal...

If this is considered poor, then what are we?

Are we cows and horses rolling in the mud?

Xie Yingdeng's vague words made Wang Sheng more respectful:

"Thank you Taoist priest for your guidance. I will take care of all the expenses on the way to Zhending Prefecture!"

After that, he waved to the waiter:

"Give us another ten pounds of good meat for these strong men to have a good meal!"

Just now, he was still complaining that Chao Gai and others ate too much, but now he was in a good mood and took the initiative to add meat, which made Chao Gai see the charm of monks again.

After eating and drinking enough, everyone rested for a while and set off again.

Chao Gai was born into a wealthy family, and he was generous. He felt a little guilty for eating Wang Sheng's meal, so he washed some fruits and gave them to Wang Sheng.

It was midwinter, and he felt thirsty after walking for a while. He ate a cold pear, and it was really comfortable in his throat.

After leaving Daming Prefecture, they headed northwest, first through Mingzhou, then into Xingzhou, and then turned to the official road from Zhending to Cizhou, and then headed north to Zhending Prefecture.

In Qilin Village, Yue Fei originally planned to go to Xingzhou to deliver something to Ma Lin, but when he heard that Shan Xiongxin was going to open a store in Daming Prefecture, he gave the task of delivering things to Ma Ling.

Li Yu prepared two large suitcases of supplies. Ma Ling thought they were too heavy, but when he opened the boxes, he immediately carried one in each hand, put the armor horse on his legs, stepped on the wind and fire wheels, and hurried to deliver them. He was afraid that if he hesitated, Pengju would give the task to someone else.

After he left, Yue Fei also rode a white horse straight to Daming Mansion, counted the tables and chairs and other items needed in Fengming Garden, and then hurried to the real world with the gold in the mountain stronghold.

"Sir, these are the gold sent by Brother Shan, about more than 200 kilograms."

Whether in the Sui and Tang world or the Water Margin Yue Fei world, Old Shan's habit of spending money everywhere has never changed. Others just regard "treating money as dirt" as a slogan, but he has always practiced it.

Now he asked Li Yu to buy some dining tables and chairs and sent so much gold without saying a word.

Li Yu felt that this gold could not be spent on buying furniture, even if he used concrete to build a ten-story building in the Water Margin Yue Fei world.

He said:

"I will buy the furniture as soon as possible. Does Brother Shan have any other requests?"

"Yes, he wants Wen Hou to help write a door head."

Hmm?

There are so many calligraphers on our side, why did you think of asking Lu Bu to write?

"Thank you, Taoist priest, for checking the Feng Shui for Brother Shan. He said that the main gate faces the road, which is prone to bad luck. We need a general to write the gate head... Among the generals here, Wen Hou has fought the most, so he can write it."

Soon, Lu Bu came to the real world.

When he heard that he was asked to write, this guy immediately became proud:

"I am very happy that Brother Shan can think of me, but I am a delicate civil servant. Can the words written by civil servants also have the effect of warding off bad luck?"

You can't be associated with delicate, right?

Li Yu pointed to the four treasures of the study on the table and said:

"If you don't want to, just let other generals write it. I won't mention Huang Feihu and Kong Xuan. Yide Yunchang and others can also write it."

Lv Bu was afraid that someone else would change it, so he quickly rolled up his sleeves, washed his hands carefully, and then grabbed the brush and wrote the three words [Fengmingyuan] in official script on a piece of white paper.

The words are very beautiful, and it is obvious that he has worked hard.

After adding the heading and signature, he took out his official seal of the General of Cavalry, blew a breath into his mouth, and stamped it below the signature.

After writing, this guy started to show off again:

"Oh, I can't bear to give this small handwriting to my second brother Shan... Pengju, tell my second brother that if this calligraphy is destroyed, I will personally lead a hundred thousand troops to fight against it!"

"Don't worry, Wenhou, we will take strict care of it and won't let this calligraphy be damaged in any way."

Mu Guiying's business of writing for Xiaoqi is booming, and it is now a first-class protected cultural relic in Qilin Village. Now the doorhead written by Lv Wenhou must be carefully guarded.

After all, he has now become a disciple of Nuwa Niangniang, and he can't neglect it.

After Lu Bu finished writing, he took out a chocolate from the refrigerator and started eating:

"We have taken Tunliu County in Huguan, and they are searching for the Black Mountain bandits in the city... Can you give me ten pounds of chili noodles? I will make them a bowl of oil-splashed noodles."

Before, they had always eaten the hot and sour noodles made by Cao Xing, and Song Xian occasionally made a mutton hotpot. Now, it is time for them to taste the cooking skills of our Baotou Lu Bu.

Li Yu said:

"It is in the kitchen. I just bought a big bag. You can take it all away. By the way, take two pots of oil, so that you don't run out of food."

When Lu Bu heard this, he rushed to the kitchen excitedly, picked up two pots of soybean oil and a big bag of dried chili noodles, and hurried back to the Three Kingdoms world, busy showing off his cooking skills.

After taking Tunliu, only Changzi County, the seat of Shangdang, was left.

A Man, who vowed to massacre the city, besieged Changzi County for half a year, but failed to take it, but instead inspired the ambitions of the defenders.

As a last resort, Boss Cao had to withdraw the order to massacre the city.

Soon, the soldiers inside surrendered and sold out the rebellious high-ranking officials.

Although the massacre in the city boosted morale, it could also stimulate the desire to survive of the defenders. Once it was announced that there would be no more massacres, the soldiers in the city would naturally become more active.

A few hundred yuan a month, why risk your life!

This time when attacking Changzi County, Lu Bu planned to wait for Xun You to take command.

Xun You was the governor of Shangdang County. Commanding the battle could establish prestige and also exercise his ability to lead the army independently.

As for Lu Bu, he would go to Lu County at that time to replenish some supplies for Huang Laohan. Maybe when he arrived, She County had already been taken, and the troops would go straight to Yecheng, the seat of Jizhou.

At that time, he would get a few super loudspeakers from the real world, and let Song Xian serve as the defender of She County, and scold him whenever he had something to do.

Anyway, this guy is a chatterbox, and this position can be regarded as a good use of his talents.

In the real world, after Lu Bu left, Li Yu drove Yue Fei to the Furniture World and began to choose suitable dining tables and chairs.

These furniture cannot be chosen by modern people, because modern people think that things are high-end, but ancient people would not think so.

For example, plastic products are synonymous with cheapness in the real world, but ancient people in the book world think that they are light, easy to use, and full of pomp.

Scarcity makes things valuable. Even the cheapest plastic products are treasures in the book world.

Yue Fei went around and selected several styles and took photos of them. He planned to let Shan Xiongxin and his wife choose them after returning and order whichever style they think is good.

After leaving the furniture store, the master and apprentice went to order a batch of glass.

In ancient houses, every winter, the windows would be covered with paper, which greatly affected the light. In order to make Fengmingyuan unique, Shan Xiongxin decided to replace all the windows in the building with glass.

This job seems difficult, but in fact, you only need to remove the window sash, cut the grooves first, then cut the glass according to the size, and then install it.

As long as there are enough manpower and enough diamonds for cutting glass, it can basically be completed in a few days.

With glass, Fengmingyuan will definitely become the most popular restaurant in Damingfu.

Especially in winter when it snows, the snowflakes are fluttering outside the window, the room is warm as spring, warming a pot of wine and reciting poems to the snow, this feeling can attract all the rich people in the city.

In the evening, Li Shimin came to eat, and heard that Shan Xiongxin wanted to install glass, and couldn't help asking:

"There are so many powerful people in Damingfu, isn't Shan Erge afraid that they will miss him?"

Mu Guiying took a bite of the sausage stewed rice in the bowl and said:

"It's not certain who will miss who. Shan Erge is the godfather of the underworld and the common big brother of the bandits. No matter how powerful a person is, he can't compare with Shan Erge in terms of the level of the underworld."

If someone really misses Fengmingyuan, there is no need for Qilin Village to support it. The talents under Shan Xiongxin are enough to make Damingfu bleed heavily.

The underworld boss finally wants to do some white business. If the big families in the city want to use tricks, Lao Shan should not mind letting them feel the real underworld gameplay.

While eating, Yue Fei came back:

"After all the leaders in the mountain stronghold voted, everyone chose the most popular home style."

Li Yu asked curiously:

"Which one? The one imitating mahogany, or the ebony style?"

Yue Fei shook his head:

"Neither, they chose black stainless steel and artificial leather chairs and the same black fiberglass table."

The cheapest tables and chairs in the eyes of modern people have become fine products in the eyes of ancient people. It should be said that they know how to save money.

"What about glass?"

"The most common colorless white glass, other colors will affect the vision, they think it is unnecessary."

Well, I really met a group of guys who know how to save money.

Li Shimin's eyelids are active, and he quickly got up and served Yue Fei a small bowl of sausage stewed rice:

"The sausage sent by the master's mother is very delicious, Brother Fei, eat more."

"Thank you, brother!"

Everyone sat down and continued to eat. Yue Fei also talked about the intelligence that Xie Yingdeng had found out, thinking that Wang Sheng could be used in the future.

If he has good character, he can even try to incite rebellion.

If we can plant a traitor next to Cai Jing, it will definitely be very useful.

But we need to observe more. What we want is a traitor. If we turn a double agent, it will be fun.

When everyone was having dinner, Chao Gai and his friends finished their journey today and found an inn to stay overnight.

Xie Yingdeng and Wang Sheng lived in the upper room, Zhu Wu and his friends lived in the ordinary room, and Chao Gai and others continued to sleep in the big bunk.

Fortunately, no one lived in the big bunk today, so the three brothers didn't have to endure other people's foot odor and loud snoring.

Wang Sheng didn't invite them to dinner tonight, so Chao Gai and his friends had to find dry and hard biscuits to fill their stomachs.

As he was chewing, several bags of spicy strips and three roast chickens flew in from the window, along with a note written by Gongsun Sheng:

"You have worked hard, Ma Lin will treat you when you arrive in Xingzhou."

Ruan Xiaoer grabbed the roast chicken in front of him and started chewing:

"It was quite bitter, but it is no longer bitter with the roast chicken."

Gongsun Sheng did not show up, but floated directly to the roof, communicated with Xie Yingdeng about the information, and left.

When he left, he did not forget to take away the packaging of spicy strips and roast chicken bones, so as not to arouse Wang Sheng's suspicion.

Chao Gai was full and lying on the big bunk bed. He was very curious about what reason Ma Lin would use to approach him. He pretended to be a fellow villager and invited him to dinner? It was likely to alert the enemy.

And everyone had different accents, so it was easy to hear.

When they were fighting, Lao Chao still felt that he was useful, but now Qilin Village did not fight at all, but played dirty tactics, which was not pleasant at all.

It would be good to go to Zhending Prefecture, at least he could follow Master Zhang San to have fun on the grassland.

While he was thinking about this, there was a different scene in the private room of Fengming Restaurant in Kaifeng, Tokyo.

Shi Jin, the Nine-Pattern Dragon, Le He, the Iron-Calling Man, Shi Qian, the Flea on the Drum, and Shi En, the Golden-Eyed Beast, who came from afar, sat together, with Zhang San and Li Si accompanying them.

Shi En was very happy that his family had come. He filled the glass and took the initiative to toast:

"Welcome brothers to Tokyo. If you need any help from me, just ask. I will never say no!"

In fact, Shi Jin was the youngest among them, but he had the highest martial arts skills and was the captain of this operation, so Shi En kept a low profile.

Shi Qian smiled and said:

"Da Lang and Le He are here to give gifts and build relationships. I am ugly and can't say anything nice, so I am here to do something else this time."

Zhang San winked and asked:

"What are you going to do, brother Shi? Are you going to steal the queen's embroidered shoes?"

"What's the point? I am going to do something new this time... You have been in Tokyo for so long, do you know what time the morning court is?"

"I know, it is usually at noon, but the ministers have to arrive a little earlier. A few days ago, the families of several high-ranking officials came to buy sesame cakes for breakfast."

Hearing what Li Si said, Shi Qian became interested:

"Doesn't the palace provide refreshments?"

"Yes, but they all say they are not delicious, not as delicious as the sesame cakes with oil pastry in our store...Brother Shi, why are you asking this?"

"I plan to go to the palace tomorrow morning, add some ingredients to their refreshments, and visit the residences of envoys from various countries by the way...Tokyo has been quiet for too long, it's time to make it lively!"

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