Chapter 12 Incense

Chapter 12 Incense

Chapter 12 Incense
Xu Qing handed the script to Li Gongyu and explained his plan in detail before he said, "Uncle, when you go to the government office, please ask the two of you to be friends and the constables who are patrolling the streets today to accompany my aunt and me to buy some incense."

Li Dianshi is in charge of the prison and is nominally the superior of all the detectives. If he were to send two detectives to do some private work for him, he would be more than happy to have such an opportunity.

The Dianshi was a clerk, but in fact he was also an official. The special thing was that he had no rank and did not participate in the promotion of court officials. Therefore, in the eyes of the scholars, he was still a clerk, but in the eyes of the clerks, he could be said to be an official.

As the chief constable, Zhao Xiong had always coveted the position of Dianshi. But County Magistrate Wu knew that Zhao Xiong's family had been the chief constables in the county for generations, and if he let him become Dianshi, he, the county magistrate, would be sidelined by the local clerks. Therefore, he would rather keep the position of Dianshi vacant than give it to him.

Now that it has been given to Li Gongyu, it is just right for Li Gongyu to help him monitor and suppress Zhao Xiong to avoid any trouble in this crucial year.

Xu Qing knew that because of these reasons, they and Zhao Xiong could not reconcile.

Because Li Gongyu is a local, even if Magistrate Wu is gone, Li Gongyu will still be the Dianshi. When Li Gongyu has completely cultivated his own local power, Zhao Xiong's family will sooner or later lose its power.

His nickname was Zhao Batian. He was domineering and tyrannical on weekdays, so naturally he offended many people. Once his power was reduced, he was like a toothless tiger.

So no matter whether Zhao Xiong was rational or not, he had to find a way to deal with Li Gongyu.

A tiger has a mind that is harmless to people, but a tiger has a mind to hurt others!
This is the situation.

Xu Qing knew very well that only struggle could bring peace.

Now that the enemy and our own situation have been determined, we must be more careful in our daily lives.

The reason why he went out to buy incense was because when Zhou was lighting incense at the Li family’s ancestral tomb, Xu Qing tried to leave his body in the thick fog and found that the incense was also useful for his soul.

However, the incense at that time, which carried the thoughts of Zhou, Li Gongyu and others praying to their ancestors, was inevitably a bit mixed and impure, and ultimately not very comfortable.

Xu Qing planned to buy some incense and candles to try out the effects on his soul.

In addition, the reason why I want to go out with Zhou is because my aunt is knowledgeable.

The reason why he asked two constables for protection was that he was worried that Zhao Xiong might do something dirty.

For example, if Xu Qing's legs were broken or his face was disfigured, it would end his path to imperial examinations, so we had to be on guard.

The constables were all official yamen runners, registered with the government. Even if Zhao Xiong hired thugs, the other party would not dare to take action because it would be tantamount to challenging the authority of the government.

The constable that Li Gongyu was looking for would naturally not be from Zhao Xiong's group.

His first priority now is to relax his mind, which will be beneficial to his studies and also helpful to his practice of Crane Shape Posture.

When he has mastered the Crane Shape Posture, he will at least be able to protect himself when going out.

Because the biggest benefit of the heat from the Crane Posture is to strengthen the limbs, even Li Gongyu was agile, and Xu Qing was just a teenager. If he could master it, he would definitely be great at running away, not to mention fighting.

If you want to hit someone, learn to run first.

This is also the art of war.

A good warrior first makes himself invincible, waiting for the enemy to be defeated. The invincibility lies in oneself, and the victory lies in the enemy.

Xu Qing explained to Li Gongyu the purpose of asking the constable for protection. Anyway, he had made up his mind that unless he went to the county government, he and Zhou would not go out again and would concentrate on studying and practicing martial arts.

Li Gongyi didn't want to abuse his power, but after listening to Xu Qing's explanation, he realized that he had to do so.

"Oh, if you hadn't reminded me, I wouldn't have known that being a registrar would put me in such a dangerous situation." Li Gongyu sighed.

Zhou: "You have to be careful in the government office. If you don't understand something, you must tell Qing Ge'er when you come back. Don't act on your own."

Seeing her nephew planning to make Li Gongyu the Dianshi, she thought, "With Qing'er's wisdom, if he passes the imperial examination in the future, even if he fails to pass the Jinshi examination, it will be enough for the Xu and Li families to be rich and prosperous for several generations." "What do you mean by acting on your own? I am a Dianshi after all." Li Gongyu muttered.

Zhou rolled her eyes at him and said, "You are only taking Qing'er's place. If you were capable, you could have worked in the government office for so many years and become a squad leader."

Li Gong's face turned red, but Zhou was telling the truth and he was powerless to refute her, so he had to leave first.

"Aunt, uncle's status is different now, you should stop scolding him." Xu Qing advised.

Zhou said with a sad face, "I am afraid that he will be too proud, so I want to suppress his prestige. Besides, men tend to be bad when they have power. If I don't let him wake up, he might bring back a vixen one day. What do you think? I will buy him a concubine? If she can give birth to a child, I can put my worries to rest."

She knew very well that she could still tie Li Gongyu down with the affection between husband and wife, but as time went on, Li Gongyu might be fascinated by the flowers and plants outside.

It’s better to take the initiative and find a woman who knows you well.

Xu Qing: "Aunt will be in charge of the family affairs. When I pass the Tongsheng exam, I will see if I can get a prescription for a fertility-promoting drug. Maybe I can help aunt and uncle resolve their worries."

Most of the diseases in the world are caused by poverty.

With money and status, there is hope that the problem of Li Gongyu and Zhou's inability to have children will be solved.

After all, this is not an ordinary world.

Zhou couldn't help crying, "Qing'er is the one who cares about me. From now on, I'll rely on you. Don't take what happened that day to heart. It's all my fault. I said the wrong thing."

She knew that if she was destined to be childless in the future, as long as she had a good relationship with Qingger, she would still have a place to stay for the rest of her life even if Lao Li changed his mind.

Xu Qing: "Aunt, how could I not repay your kindness in raising me? Just don't worry. I'm not angry at all about what happened that day. You know, I can't be a yamen runner."

Zhou burst into laughter and said, "Of course, Qing'er wants to be a high official."

Xu Qing smiled and said, "Thank you for your kind words, Auntie."

I don't desire fame or fortune, but I just want to be free from worldly troubles.

Coming to such a world, how can we not seek immortality!
What is in one's heart is naturally not suitable to be explained to outsiders.

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Xu Qing bought incense and candles under the pretext of paying tribute to the ancestors of the Xu family. These were all instructed by Zhou, and Xu Qing bought them with his own meticulous observation.

Li Gongyi became a Dianshi. After several banquets, he received hundreds of taels of silver in gifts. This was just the beginning.

With this money, Xu Qing was more willing to use the tonic medicine and try out the effect of incense and spiritual nourishment.

The progress of the crane-shaped pile can be greatly improved.

A long incense stick was lit in the room, and Xu Qing sat beside him. Soon, the incense was all around him. He closed his eyes and imagined that his soul jumped off a cliff and emerged from the shell. The incense was like a hot spring that enveloped Xu Qing.

Comfortable!

"No wonder Taoists and monks like to light incense when they meditate. It really works." Xu Qing tried to absorb the incense smoke into his soul, and gradually a human figure appeared in front of his body.

A word suddenly popped up in his mind, "playing tricks."

(End of this chapter)