Prince Consort

What happened in the capital had to be spread to the north, not only for thousands of miles, but the distorted and blocked news made the small border town of Cangzhou very closed, and it was impossible to know what happened in the capital in time.

Living in the mountains half an hour away from the small town, it is obviously not easy to find out the current situation of the capital.

Winter is getting deeper, but the clear pool in the cave in the deep mountain is not frozen, but there is a curl of heat.The area around Qingtan is full of medicinal herbs, and the growth rate is even better than that in spring and summer.

Sitting by the side of the clear pool is a man in his 40s and [-]s. After recovering, his facial features are rather ordinary, far different from the handsome and elegant Chuchen before.It's only when he looks up at you that you notice that he's different from everyone else.

Those are a pair of wise and clear eyes, narrow and beautiful, as if they can look into your heart just by looking at each other inadvertently.

The man was lamenting the wonder of creation when he heard the news that the eldest princess had lost her son.

This is due to the fact that the drug boy named Xiao Xia is especially able to inquire, otherwise I really don't know about it.

The old man was tending the medicine garden when he saw the man in a daze, his face twitched slightly, and he sneered, "Are you in a daze because you didn't expect them to have a child, or did you not expect the child to die? Are these two things uncommon? Of course there will be children for many years, but how can it be so easy to raise a child? There will always be more deaths than survivors.”

The man lowered his eyes slightly, sighed and said, "She must be very sad."

The old man became even more angry, cursing and saying: "Why are you sad? She is not injured or sick, and the child can be born again after the child is gone. You should be sad, with your body? It is impossible to have children in this life. "The words were poisonous, but his expression was far more terrified than the man's.

The old man scolded in his heart: God is so unfair!

Seeing that the old man looked extremely uncomfortable, the man comforted him in a slow voice: "Don't feel sorry for me, God has forgiven me for being able to survive, so I don't want any heirs."

After the old man heard this, he was so angry that he jumped his feet, and his tone was even worse: "Who is sorry for you? You bastard... Oh, forget it, Xie Hui should be able to wake up these few days, my old friends It's time to arrive too. I can't promise you anything, but I will definitely do my best."

The man was overjoyed and said happily, "Thank you for your hard work."

At this time, Xiao Xia, who had slipped away to nowhere just now, ran in excitedly. He carried a chair with wheels on it, and said like a treasure: "Sir, this is a chair from the capital. It has wheels on it. With a light push, you can go where you want to go! I just made it according to what others said, you can sit on it and try it!"

The man touched Xiaoxia's head: "Thank you."

Seeing that they got along very well, the old man didn't say anything more, and turned around to dispense medicine for Xie Hui and the others.

Although Xiao Xia is young, he has great strength. With his arms around him, he easily carried the man into the "wheelchair".

He bounced and pushed the man to the clear pool to bask in the sun.

The man looked at the pond in front of him, paused for a moment, then turned his head to look at Xiao Xia, and asked, "Tan seems a good surname, right?"

Shrimp said: "Not bad!"

The man said, "Then my surname will be Tan from now on." He smiled faintly, "As for the name, it's better to call it Wuqiu."

Xiao Xia said, "Tan Wuqiu? That sounds weird."

The man said: "I don't feel strange after hearing too much." He turned his gaze back to the Qingtan in front of him, "Xiao Xia, do you think His Majesty is doing well?"

Shrimp said: "Okay, everyone agrees!"

The man said: "That's it. The monarch is wise and the world is clear. I don't think there are any regrets. If Brother Xie can wake up, he will be very happy too."

Xiao Xia half-understood, but didn't ask any more questions.He continued to chatter to the man about what he saw outside. He liked to talk to men, because although the man didn't go out, he seemed to be able to see things outside, and no matter what he said, he could guess the result.

This should be the smart person his master said!

He needs to talk to smart people more, so that he can become smart too!

Xiao Xia rolled his eyes, and talked to the man about the new notice posted in the city: "It seems that there is some "dictionary" that is going to be repaired in the capital, do you want to come together? A lot of money, if you repair this "Dictionary", we will be rich again!" He took out the copied notice from his pocket and handed it to the man.

The man was refreshed after reading it.

It seems that he has produced a lot of new things during his 18 years of coma.

If the pronunciation and interpretation of the characters are written out according to this template, and then arranged in a certain order, printed into a book and distributed to scholars all over the world, then many problems in their character recognition process will be easily solved!

I just don’t know whether the price of such a dictionary is high or low. According to the current book price, I’m afraid it’s impossible for everyone to have a copy...

The man was engrossed in his thoughts, and it took a while before he burst out laughing.

These issues should be considered after the "Dictionary" is compiled. Even if it is not possible now, it may not be impossible in the future!

The man laughed, and said to Xiao Xia: "Grind ink for me, and I will earn some money too, so that I don't always live and live with your master for nothing."

Thinking that the vain money is about to be obtained again, Xiao Xia is very happy: "Okay!"

After the man woke up, his wrist strength was much weaker, and the writing was completely different from before—at first, the writing could not even be formed.

He practiced for a long time before he could barely write the characters he could read.

After Xiao Xia spread out the paper, the man pointed to the "format example" on the bulletin and wrote down a few words without thinking.

The format example requires a blank column for the pronunciation. The man was a little surprised when he wrote the first one, but he did it seriously.After writing for half an hour, he was so tired that he had to stop writing and rest.

The man asked Xiao Xia: "Is there a new way to recognize characters out there?"

Xiao Xia said: "That's right! It seems to be called Pinyin." He took out another piece of paper from his pocket, "I copied it back, but I couldn't understand it. I asked the person who brought it here, The man also said that he didn't know what it was, but it is said that the "Dictionary" seems to be arranged according to this!"

The man took a look at the "Pinyin" copied by Xiaoxia, and said in surprise, "Isn't this Fanwen?"

Xiao Xia opened his eyes wide: "Do you know Mr.? It's amazing!"

The man said: "I used to be curious about everything, and I asked someone for advice several times..." Even now, after seeing new things, he still has the urge to learn more.

The man paused and said, "I want to stay near the capital for a while, Xiao Xia, will you accompany me?"

Xiao Xia's eyes lit up: "Okay! I wanted to go a long time ago, but the master said I was young and refused to let me go out alone. If I am with you, sir, the master can rest assured!"

The man picked up the pen again, and filled in a name on the few pieces of paper he wrote just now.

Tan Wuqiu.

A few days later, this border town unexpectedly ushered in an important person.

King Gong!

Prince Gong has just returned from the capital and is planning to settle down here.

When hearing the news, the magistrate's whole heart came alive, a good opportunity, another good opportunity!He immediately asked everyone in the city to take action and put on their best looks to welcome the arrival of Prince Gong!

It was rare for a big person to pass by here, so the magistrate of course racked his brains to boast of his political achievements in front of the other party.It just so happened that the people below came in with a large stack of papers in surprise and astonishment, and shouted: "My lord! My lord! Look, someone sent so many manuscripts related to the "Dictionary" just now. The guy is waiting outside, do we really want to give him that much money!"

The magistrate's eyes were shining brightly, and the way he looked at the stack of manuscripts was like looking at a big baby.

The magistrate picked up the manuscript and flipped through a few pages. Although the handwriting was not particularly good, the things written in it were clear and logical, and there was no mistake in the left or right.

I really want to sleep and someone hands me a pillow!

The magistrate made a decision and said: "Here! Not only do you have to give, but you have to give twice as much!" He thought for a while, and then called the yamen servant back, "Wait, don't give it yet. You invite someone in, I want to see him, Discuss something with him."

It was Xiao Xia who sent the manuscript.

Xiao Xia felt a little regretful: Originally, Mr. Tan could continue to write, but the old man refused to touch Mr. Tan's pen and ink, and ordered Mr. Tan to rest in peace.

Seeing that the yamen servant didn't bring the money out, and asked him to come inside to talk, Xiao Xia felt vigilant: "Do you want to renege on your debt?"

The yamen servant said: "Are we adults like that? My lord wants to discuss something with you. Just now, my lord said that I will give you double the money."

Xiao Xia was overjoyed, and happily followed the yamen servant to meet the magistrate.

Seeing that Xiao Xia is a half-teenage boy, the magistrate feels suspicious.He pointed to the manuscript and asked, "You didn't write this, did you?"

Xiao Xia said honestly: "It was written by our husband!"

The magistrate was a little disappointed: "Why didn't he send it himself?"

Xiao Xia said: "Sir, his legs and feet are not good, so he can't get out!"

The magistrate was even more disappointed, but it was not bad to have so many manuscripts.He said to the yamen servant: "Give this little boy double the money according to the number of manuscripts." After he finished speaking, he turned to Xiaoxia again, "Little boy, please leave the location where you live, and if there is any place that needs to be corrected, I will Someone will be sent to find your husband."

The little shrimp said happily: "Thank you, sir!"

After Xiao Xia left, the magistrate asked someone to fold up the collected manuscripts neatly, and send them up again when Prince Gong came, to show that they are good at teaching!

At noon, a group of chariots and horses arrived, and the leader dismounted in front of the city gate and entered the city on foot.

The guard guarding the city gate recognized the person coming, knelt down on one knee, and said respectfully: "I have seen the prince!"

The person who came was Prince Gong, he nodded slightly, motioning for them to be excused, and said with a warm smile: "Let me see how you check the people entering the city." The implication was that he would be searched by the guards.

Others who had never met Prince Gong were amazed, but the guards seemed to be used to it and said to Prince Gong, "I've offended you!"

After Prince Gong accepted the search, the people he brought were also checked into the city one by one.When they all entered the city, the people and the caravan who watched the whole process failed to recover from the shock in their hearts.

They spontaneously imitated Prince Gong and his party and lined up in a neat queue, accepting the search in an orderly manner.

Xiao Xia, who happened to be about to leave the city, saw this scene and was also very surprised. After returning to the cave, he couldn't help but talk about it with "Tan Wuqiu".

Xiao Xia didn't know Prince Gong, so he just said: "Those people call him prince, he is really a strange prince, he is not fierce at all!"

"Tan Wuqiu" looked dimly.

Xiao Xia asked, "Sir, what's the matter with you?"

Tan Wuqiu said: "Duke Zhou is afraid of rumors, but Wang Mang is humble and not usurped."

Shrimp couldn't understand.

Tan Wuqiu said: "It means that loyal officials may be slandered by rumors, and rebellious officials and thieves may also pretend to buy people's hearts."

Now Xiao Xia understood: "Sir, do you mean that person is a big villain?"

Tan Wuqiu paused, shook his head again, and said, "It doesn't count, it doesn't count. Sometimes a lot of things are in the mind of a person, and I can't say for sure."

Xiao Xia said: "Don't worry about it if you're not sure, anyway, it's not something we can control!" He triumphantly told Tan Wuqiu about the prefect meeting himself in person, "The prefect must have been frightened by so many manuscripts! If it wasn't for Master's disapproval, we could scare him again."

Tan Wuqiu said: "If you are willing to help, we can find a chance to secretly write a little..."

Xiao Xia said excitedly: "Yes, why didn't I think of that! When Master doesn't pay attention, I will buy you pen, ink and paper. Let's write secretly and earn more money!"

Seeing Xiao Xia's happy appearance, Tan Wuqiu also became happy.

It's just that while he was happy, there was always a trace of worry in his heart.

Could Prince Gong be Wang Mang?

Before Tan Wuqiu had time to think about it, the old man's voice suddenly came from inside: "Wake up, wake up! Quick, golden needle!"

Tan Wuqiu felt a burst of joy, and great joy burst from the bottom of his heart.

He was overjoyed: "Little shrimp, push me over!"

Several helpers that the old man had found had already arrived, and they all stared at the old man to inject the needle seriously, not daring to miss a single action.

Tan Wuqiu's eyes became moist when he looked at his friend who could hardly recognize his original face.

It was great to be able to reunite after 18 years.

No one spoke any more, their eyes all fell on the stone bed.

Unexpectedly, at the critical moment of the old man's needle work, there was a sudden movement outside, and someone shouted: "Is anyone inside?"

The old man was unmoved.

Outside began to knock hard on the door.

After a while, the person who knocked on the door was stopped, and another voice came from outside the door: "Does Mr. Tan live here? Stop at Zhao Yuan, Mr. Wen is a talented person, and he took the liberty to visit. I hope you will forgive me."

Tan Wuqiu was terrified.

King Gong Zhao Shen, whose name is Yuanding.

Tan Wuqiu glanced at the old man who was concentrating on administering the needle, his gaze sank, and he said to Xiao Xia, "Push me out."

The author has something to say: Zhou Gong was afraid of rumors, but Wang Mang was humble and did not usurp him.

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