Ask Sword

   Chapter 96 Jade Pendant (4K)

   "The one sitting next to the elder brother is Li Ang of Yanzhou."

  In the side hall of Liangyi Hall, Li Hui, the fourth prince, looked at Li Ang who was talking with the prince in the hall through the light veil, and smiled lightly: "Aye, A Niang, and the head of the mountain all value him very much.

  Innocence, profound knowledge, outstanding medical skills - it is said that he cured Yan Guogong's heat poisoning disease.

   As for personality, according to the public opinion, it is not bad. "

  The children of the clan surnamed Li in Liangyi Hall also stayed behind the light veil curtain, watching the students at the banquet in the hall, and some people took the student materials they did not know where they got, circulated them to each other, and discussed in a low voice.

  Even for the children of the clan surnamed Li these days, marriage is the number one problem in life.

  If the mother clan is powerful and financially strong, it can be said that marriage can have a certain degree of autonomy, and life after marriage is relatively leisurely and comfortable.

  If the power of the mother clan is weak and cannot provide any help, and if you are not very favored by the emperor, then you can only rely on yourself, find a way to find a suitable marriage partner by yourself, and save yourself from being randomly assigned to strangers—

   In that way, not only may life be difficult, but life after marriage may not be happy.

  A princess asked softly, "But isn't his surname Li?"

   "Hi, it's been a long time ago that people with the same surname were not married."

The fourth prince Li Hui curled his lips and said: "Hundreds of years ago, the academy once again proved through animal experiments that the root cause of non-marriage with the same surname is that close marriages will lead to illness in offspring—the Zhong family of the Zhenfu Division, which specializes in raising dogs, also has a very strong opinion on this." say.

  The Li surname in Yizhou knows that the family was divided thousands of years ago.

   Besides, our family doesn't pay much attention to this. "

  In the Yu Dynasty, the atmosphere was open, and people with the same surname did not marry, as long as they were not of the same clan, no one cared at all.

  The fifth prince said: "I'm rather curious, wasn't he judged by Xi Yangyu Siye of the Academy to be incapable of cultivation?

  How could he pass the final exam today, and come back with a champion. "

   "The school, there are all kinds of strange things. Even if you couldn't practice yesterday, it doesn't mean you can't practice today. Besides, the mountain chief didn't say anything."

   Li Hui replied casually, then turned to look at the brothers and sisters in the side hall.

The sixth and seventh brothers found it boring, and sat in a corner drinking secretly. The third and fourth sisters were looking through the portraits and materials of the students with their younger sisters and cousins, discussing in low voices. The staff officer, Li Shan, the ninth younger brother who is not very favored, is watching the moon alone at the outer fence of the hall.

  As for my younger sister Li Leling

  Li Hui didn't see Li Leling, turned around and realized that Li Leling had arrived behind the light veil at some point, and was also looking into the hall.

  Li Hui followed his gaze and found that Li Leling was staring at Li Ang's back curiously, and asked in amazement, "Le Ling, do you know him?"

"ah?"

  Li Leling reacted belatedly, hurriedly blushed and waved his hands, "No no, he is my friend's friend."

"friend's friend?"

  Li Hui tilted his head in surprise,

  Although he and the prince Li Si, who had the same father and mother, had some secret conflicts (Li Si was the eldest son and was established as the prince. The fourth prince Li Hui was talented and favored by the emperor, and was allowed to stay in Chang'an to open a literature center to recruit scholars)

  But both of them love and cherish their half-sister Li Leling who was weak and sick since childhood.

  ‘When did Le Ling meet friends outside the imperial city? '

  Li Hui's thoughts changed sharply. On the surface, he didn't ask any more questions. He already had an idea in his heart. After leaving the palace, he asked his subordinates to inquire about it.

  If Li Leling had any thoughts about Li Ang, as an older brother, he would have to help anyway—even if it wasn't to compete with the crown prince for talents.

  ——

  The clan children in the side hall were discussing eagerly, and the banquet in the main hall came to an end.

  Due to the extremely low alcohol content of the banquet, everyone was only slightly drunk, and no one was really drunk.

  Students met with the sage, the empress, and the head of the mountain, and they were full of enthusiasm for serving the country,

  The emperor and his wife also gave rain and dew to the future pillars of Yu State, which captured the hearts of the guests and the host and guests had a great time.

  Accompanied by the announcement of the end of the banquet by Da Dang in the palace, the palace people helped the students up, supported the windproof umbrella, and sent the students to the outside of the hall—hangover soup and carriages were prepared at the bottom of the steps, and the students would be sent home.

  ‘The prince is really good at chatting, who would have thought that the prince of Yu country would be a chatterbox. '

   Li Ang shook his head, followed the crowd and was about to walk out of the hall, but was stopped softly by Da Dang in the palace, "Mr. Li Xiaolang, please stay."

"ah?"

  Li Ang stopped, turned around, but saw Da Dang bowed slightly and said, "Your Majesty has something to ask Mr. Li Xiaolang."

"this"

  Li Ang frowned slightly, and quietly waved his hands to Ji Linglang, Yong Hongzhong and others who also stopped, signaling that he was fine and let them go first, and at the same time asked the **** in yellow, "Dare to ask Da Dang what's the matter?"

   "I don't know where to go next."

  The **** in yellow was still respectful, "Mr. Li Xiaolang, please."

  The **** in yellow turned and walked towards the depths of the Hall of Yinyi, Li Ang had no choice but to follow, his brain was running rapidly, thinking about the possibility later.

   Neither the emperor nor the empress questioned themselves much in front of the palace, and the head of the mountain always maintained a sleepy posture. Call yourself over now, what can you do for it?

  Duke Yan's illness? It has been cured, and there is no need to offend the emperor and empress to meet again.

   Could it be that I have a problem with my school grades? It shouldn't be, the banquet has already been eaten, and if there is any problem, it has been pointed out long ago.

   It’s not the emperor and empress who propose marriage in person, right? ! If it is really brought up, the reason of not marrying with the same surname seems to be unavoidable.

   Li Ang's mind was confused, and he followed the **** in yellow to the back of Liangyi Hall.

  In the back of the palace, not only stood the emperor who was completely sober, but also the head of the mountain, the prince, the prince, a group of high-ranking ministers, and even Cheng Juxiu who was smiling at him.

  ‘When did Brother Cheng return to Chang’an? '

   Li Ang's heart relaxed, and Cheng Juxiu smiled so happily, so thinking about it, there shouldn't be any problem.

   "My minister Li Ang pays his respects"

   As soon as the words were spoken, the emperor stopped him before he finished the salute.

   "Okay, no courtesy, no courtesy."

  Emperor Yu looked Li Ang up and down, smiled and said, "This thing is your handwriting?"

Um?

   Li Ang had an ominous premonition in his heart, and saw Emperor Yu take a silver leaf-shaped clip from the table.

   Forceps?

   Li Ang instantly understood why Cheng Juxiu appeared in Liangyi Hall, and nodded helplessly, "Yes."

  Emperor Yu took a map of the Chang'an water canal from a Confucian scholar wearing the uniform of the Academy Secretary next to the head of the mountain, and asked again: "You also discovered the matter about malaria and mosquitoes?"

this.

   Li Ang glanced at the map of the canal, and the chat with Yang Yu and others in the restaurant when he first entered Chang'an flashed in his mind, so he nodded helplessly again: "Yes."

  The map of the canal, mosquitoes, malaria—could it be that the one who argued with him in the restaurant that day happened to be Xuegong Siye?

   "You, you,"

  Emperor Yu put down the map of the canal, lightly twirled his beard, and said with a smile: "Midwifery forceps can save countless women and children who are suffering in the world. And discovering the cause of malaria and finding ways to prevent and control it will be beneficial for generations to come.

  Even if you set up shrines and temples for you in various parts of Yu State, it would not be an exaggeration. "

  “Students are just standing on the shoulders of the sages and discovering a little bit, and they dare not claim credit.”

   Li Ang hastily declined. The matter of malaria is easy to talk about. If the news of midwifery forceps spreads, the title of gynecological master will not be able to escape.

   “Credit is credit.”

  Emperor Yu said solemnly: "The eradication of malaria will not only save tens of millions of people from suffering from malaria ghosts, but also remove worries for the army of Yu State. In the future, you will surely have a contribution to expand the territory.

  In addition, you also cured Yan Yundang, the general of Zhenguo,

  Too much credit, not easy to reward.”

  Emperor Yu groaned silently, as if he was considering what kind of reward to give to Li Ang.

   Don't give marriage! Don't!

Li Ang had chatted with the prince for several hours, and already had a psychological shadow. Seeing the flickering eyes of Emperor Yu and Empress Xue, the alarm bells in his heart rang out, and he immediately came to his heart, saluting: "I don't ask for a reward, but for one thing." .”

"oh?"

   Emperor Yu said in surprise, "What do you want?"

   "I want to borrow the medical books collected by the Imperial Medical Office, Shangyao Bureau, and Yaozang Bureau."

   Li Ang said the prepared answer, "The family of ministers has practiced medicine for generations, and their lifelong dream is to hope that people in the world will be free from disease, and they would rather put medicine on the shelves to make dust.

  I want to borrow medical books from various parties, learn from others, and improve medical skills.

  Maybe in the future not only can prevent diseases such as malaria, but can actually cure patients suffering from malaria and other serious diseases. "

  Ask for medical books is not only morally impeccable, but also paves the way for future inventions—as long as you read enough books, you can always find relevant clues in ancient books and gain rationality for your invention.

  "I hope that people in the world will be free from disease, and I would rather put medicine on the shelf to make dust"

  Emperor Yu's eyes lit up, and he muttered, "I'm sure about this."

   "Thank you, Your Majesty."

   Li Ang breathed a sigh of relief, but he heard Emperor Yu continue to say: "However, Yu State has no habit of not rewarding meritorious service, and medical books can only be counted as a small piece.

  You are still a student at the academy.

   How about this, don't you have a long-term residence in Chang'an City? I will reward you with the house of Jinchengfang.

   There is still half a month before the school starts, so don't go out of the city at will for the time being.

  Midwifery forceps and malaria prevention and control are of great importance. The Ministry of War, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Industry, and the Taichang Temple Imperial Medical Office will come to consult you if you have any questions. "

   "I obey."

   Li Ang breathed a sigh of relief. Jinchengfang is located in the northwest of Chang'an, the second square market just north of the West Market.

  The environment there is superior, the water and grass are lush, and there are many rich people living there. If it is in the northeast, it is not so good. Whether it is Chongrenfang, Anxingfang, or Yongjiafang, there are all ministers and ministers.

   Living there is not necessarily a good thing.

   After finalizing the reward in a few words, Emperor Yu asked some random questions, such as the situation of Li Ang's home, the scenery of Yizhou, etc. After some encouragement, he finally let Li Ang leave.

   Talking to the emperor is really tiring.

  Li Ang breathed a sigh of relief, and followed the **** in yellow out of the Liangyi Hall. When he left the hall, he also received an extra gift—a wooden box containing long strips of gold ingots.

   One hundred taels of gold. This is a standard gold and silver reward from the royal family to important ministers.

  One tael of fine gold, worth about seventeen pens and five hundred Wen,

  One hundred taels is 1,750 guan—not a lot, and far inferior to the house in Jinchengfang. The main reason is that there is a royal seal on the back of the gold ingot, which is of symbolic significance.

  ‘Going into the imperial city is like buying goods. '

  Looking at the golden and heavy gold in the wooden box, Li Ang shook his head and thought, 'But this royal gold, I'm afraid it's not easy to find someone to melt it into flying money.

   It's better to reward paper money directly, at least spend it if you want. '

   Li Ang casually slandered the dignity of the royal family, and as soon as he boarded the carriage, he saw Cheng Juxiu also coming out of the Hall of Liangyi.

   "Brother Cheng."

  Li Ang poked his head out of the carriage in surprise, "Is Professor Gongyang all right?"

   "Well, it's resolved."

  Cheng Juxiu, who looked a little tanned even under the moonlight, said with a hearty smile, "It's you Risheng, you have had a very rich and exciting few months."

   "Brother, stop making fun of me."

   Li Ang shook his head and smiled wryly. The time in Chang'an was full of ups and downs. At this time last night, he was still fighting wits and bravery with the organs in the Tomb of the Sword Immortal in the underground cave, and dangers abounded.

   "Okay, I'm coming out to give you this for the head of the mountain."

  Cheng Juxiu was a little serious, and handed a rectangular black jade pendant engraved with taotie patterns to Li Ang.

   Li Ang said in surprise, "This is."

   "You can take it as a reward for the number one scholar in the academy."

  Cheng Juxiu said: "Jade Peili has a talisman written by the head of the mountain himself, which can withstand an external attack and can be used to save lives in critical times."

   "Isn't this too expensive?"

   Li Ang was astonished. Xue Gong Shanzhang is the most powerful monk in Yu State, and he wrote the talisman himself.

   How much is it worth?

"you deserved."

Cheng Juxiu paused for a moment, glanced at the **** in yellow who was standing beside him, bowed his head and pretended not to hear anything, and said in a deep voice: "Besides, just now in the Hall of Liangyi, His Majesty told you not to go out of the city, it is also for the sake of Hello.

   You know, as long as the malaria is solved, the army of Yu State will send troops west and south, and there will be one less worry.

   This is definitely not a good thing for the Southern Zhou, Xijing, Nanzhao and other countries, and even for the barren people in the hundreds of thousands of barren mountains.

  Although Chang'an City is safe, there are still dangers.

   His Majesty let you live in Jinchengfang, and the head of the mountain gave you a jade pendant for protection, all because of this idea. "

   Li Ang said in astonishment: "Brother, do you mean that there will be assassins to assassinate me?"

   "Maybe it's a monk."

  Cheng Juxiu said solemnly: "My hero is his enemy.

  You can prevent malaria today, maybe you can completely cure miasma tomorrow.

  The spells and alienated objects in Southern Zhou, Xijing, Nanzhao and other places are weird and unpredictable, so we have to guard against them.

  So during this time, be more careful.

   After school starts, it will be a little better. "

"Um."

  Li Ang nodded in agreement, put the black jade like a hot potato on his waist, and said goodbye to Cheng Juxiu.

  The carriage drove out of Suzaku Gate, left the imperial city, and went to Huaidefang Hotel.

  It was late at night, and all the celebrating students and visiting guests had dispersed.

  Li Ang opened the courtyard door with a key, lit the oil lamp, and silently watched the gluttonous black jade and the gold ingots in the box.

  Chai Cuiqiao was already asleep, but Li Ang didn't wake up the little maid, and picked up the gold ingot and squeezed it alone.

  I wanted to test the purity of the gold given by the palace, but as soon as I got the gold ingot,

  In the depths of Li Ang's palm, there was a strong tingling pain - countless black silk threads pierced the skin, completely wrapped the gold ingot like a spider web, and gnawed and absorbed the brilliant metal.

   py pushes the book! !

  (end of this chapter)