"The time of success and failure, the period of life and death, there are far and near, how can we live it and hear it?" Huangdi Neijing Lingshu
Liu Yan coughed lightly, leaned forward, and said to Lai Min, "Jingda, come behind me."
Lai Min didn't know why, so he walked behind Liu Yan consciously, and saw Liu Yan reaching out and pulling down the Chinese clothes on his body, half of his shoulders. Lai Min took a closer look and suddenly took a breath.
I saw that Liu Yan's skinny, yellow back was covered with sores, some were red and swollen, some were filled with white pus, and some had begun to fester and ooze pus, exuding a fishy smell.
"This, this is carbuncle?" Lai Min only knew that Liu Yan was in poor health, but he didn't expect that he had contracted this serious disease. He thought of what Liu Mao Zhuangruo said casually when he came, that Liu Yan was particularly thirsty recently, and murmured
He murmured: "Could it be caused by fire poison?"
Fire poison, that is, heat poison, is a term in traditional Chinese medicine. When fire poison enters the body, in severe cases, it will be accompanied by fever, thirst, and ulcers and other diseases.
"The poison of fire has arisen and has already damaged the internal organs." Liu Yan had slowly put his clothes back on at this time. After covering those ugly wounds, he turned into the graceful and kind old man again: "I'm just beginning.
When I came to Yizhou, I suffered from diarrhea. At that time, I could not trust the medical skills of the local doctors, so I asked Mr. Lu to diagnose and treat me. Mr. Lu gave me talisman water and prayed to God, and I actually recovered from my illness. From this, I
I am obsessed with alchemy and ghost ways, and I have no doubts about the Lu family, but how could I know that this woman is humiliating!"
If Liu Yan had stayed awake earlier, seen the situation clearly, and no longer believed in the so-called emperor's spirit, I am afraid that Liu Yan would have made contributions to the court and become Huang Wan's foreign aid. Lai Min understood the whole story and couldn't help but feel sad.
: "She is actually a ghostly witch, causing harm to the country!"
Liu Yan sneered, with a hint of murderous intent on his face, just like the Yizhou Shepherd who used excuses to kill more than ten powerful people in the state and subdued Bashu, returned to the study room again: "If I had discovered it earlier, I wouldn't have known it."
Now that I am in this situation, my current condition has no cure, so it is better to just follow them and let them live in vain. As for the subsequent plans, if you come, the rest will be done.
If the latecomers like you don't come, I also have other instructions to entrust to Shuyu. He is getting older and has no improvement in his knowledge. It would be good for him to have a wide range of friends."
"This, this" Lai Min sat back at the table. During this trip, he had imagined many scenarios, such as Liu Yan being stubborn and wanting to expel him in the cold, or Zhang Lu colluding with Mrs. Lu to frame him to death, but he never thought about it.
There will be such a situation in the past. Lai Min was a little lost, and he didn't know what to say. Should he admire Liu Yan for being willing to use his short life to paralyze Zhang Lu, stabilize him, and prevent him from taking risks in a hurry?
It should be said that even though Liu Yan came to his senses at the last moment, he still had bold ideas in his heart.
If Huang Wan had not sent him to Yizhou during this trip, then Liu Yan would have made great concessions to the powerful people in Shu in exchange for Liu Mao succeeding as the shepherd of Yizhou after his death. At that time, whether with the help of the powerful people in Shu
Whether he resists Zhang Lu, continues to defend Yizhou, or surrenders to the imperial court later, Liu Yan's descendants can be preserved.
Fortunately, Lai Min followed Huang Wan's instructions and went to Shu. Liu Yan also knew clearly the irresistible strength of the imperial court, so he did not take things in another unpredictable direction.
"Do you still think that I haven't done anything?" Liu Yan laughed, like a cunning fox. He suddenly felt his mouth was dry, picked up the lacquer bowl, and drank the hot water in it.
Go down. Then he smashed the lacquer bowl without putting it down, smacked his lips, stared at the bottom of the red lacquer bowl, and said for a long time: "Given my current situation, I have done many things and made many mistakes, so it is better not to do anything. Huang Ziyan sent you to Shu,
He must have some plans, otherwise Wu Ban would not be accompanying him."
Speaking of this, Lai Min straightened his back and was about to speak, but Liu Yan reached out to stop him: "Don't tell me what your plans are, Cinda. I won't tell you what plans I have."
, just look at each other. The current situation is not conducive to us. For the current plan, it is best for you and me to keep each other in check, so that Zhang Lu and others cannot notice it, so they can take it lightly, which is a mistake.
alert."
In these words, there was both the awe-inspiring willingness to make sacrifices for the overall benefit, and the protection of the younger generations like Lai Min and Wu Ban. When Lai Min thought about his calculations against Liu Yan, he couldn't help but feel a little guilty.
After the two of them talked, Liu Yan became a little exhausted. Seeing this, Lai Min wisely said goodbye and left. Today's harvest was so great that he couldn't wait to be alone to think.
It was Liu Yan's habit not to allow anyone to approach when he was receiving guests, and everyone in the house took this for granted. Only Mrs. Lu stood quietly under the courtyard gate, feeling a little worried. When she saw Lai Min's face
When she walked out with a sad look and looked at herself with a resentful look, Mrs. Lu felt relieved and smiled in return: "We have prepared a separate courtyard for Laijun. I will have Cangtou to lead me when I go out. Please forgive me."
It is important for me to take care of you, so I cannot send you off in person."
This person really thinks of herself as Mrs. Liu.
Although Lai Min deliberately pretended to be angry with Lu in order to confuse the other party, but when he saw Lu's behavior, his feigned anger was mixed with real anger.
"snort!"
Seeing Lai Min not showing any good looks, Lu smiled and couldn't help but think that no matter how well-educated he was, he was just a mundane creature trapped by the world.
Lai Min was walking in the verandah under the leadership of Cang Tou, but he was stopped halfway by a child wearing a fitted dark dress. That child was Liu Yan's in-law, who was sitting at the back at the banquet just now: "
My uncle, Fei Yi, has always admired Lai Jun's style, so I specially asked him to invite Lai Jun to discuss the Zuo family. I hope you won't bother me too much."
Looking at the young but calm Fei Yi in front of him, Lai Min's somewhat casual expression suddenly became serious.
In the next few days, Liu Yan's attitude towards Lai Min and others began to be extremely cold, even indifferent. He was taken care of by Lu all day long, and he practiced praying to ghosts and gods more diligently. Wu Ban couldn't see it.
In the past, during a chat with Wu Yi and others, he said a few words about the current situation in Guanzhong. The Lu family found out about it and somehow persuaded Liu Yan to drive Wu Ban, his nephew, out of the house.
Soon after, the Lu family used the excuse that Liu Yan needed to rest and gave Liu Yan a command to not allow Lai Min to leave his courtyard at will. It was like a house arrest. In fact, they were not allowed to tell Liu Yan the true situation in Guanzhong.
In his ears, Liu Yan could continue to live in the confused dream that the imperial court was in decline and he had a destiny.
"But I don't know who is in the dream without knowing it." Fei Yi held the lacquer bowl in both hands and sipped the sour plum soup cooked according to the method Lai Min brought from Chang'an. The sweet and sour drink is still the most popular nowadays.
Fei Yi loved children. Relying on his childlike status, Fei Yi came to Lai Min to drink sour plum soup almost every day. In fact, he was using this to deceive others and convey a message to Lai Min: "The Lu family only knows those ghost tricks. If
If you really want to achieve great things, how can you not first control the whole house and block the inside and outside? It can be seen that their plans are nothing more than this."
Lai Min smiled lightly and did not comment. Instead, he said: "How is Wu Yuanxiong out there?"
Since Wu Ban was sent out in a plan, Lai Min entrusted him with the task of transporting powerful people, and now I think he should see some results.
Fei Yi couldn't help but stick out his tongue and lick the edge of the bowl, tasted the last few drops of sour plum soup in his mouth, and then said with satisfaction: "The Ren family, Wang family, Li family and other surnames all know the current situation of the imperial court, although they all have some intentions.
We are moving, but no one has made any comment yet.”
"They have been operating in Shu for a long time and have a huge family fortune, so it is reasonable for them to be worried." Lai Min reached out and poured a bowl of sour plum soup for Fei Yi, nodding.
"Zhang Lu is powerful. There is only Jiameng Pass and Fuxian between him and Mianzhu, and the court is far away from the mountains." Fei Yi picked up the lacquer bowl again and muttered: "I think they are afraid."
Lai Min was noncommittal. After seeing Liu Yan's scheme, he was not disappointed with the situation at this time. Instead, he was secretly looking forward to what Liu Yan would do, so that he would leave the rest to those who came after him.
Of course, he didn't disclose all this to anyone, so he acted inscrutable in front of Fei Yi: "The time has not come yet, so just sit back and wait for it."