Chapter 233 The crooked prince’s crooked shop (please recommend me and ask for monthly votes)
Cheng Chubi looked at Li Ke with a dark look on his face. "Brother Xian, what do you mean?"
"Look, look, little brother, I am complimenting you. Your idea of finding a new way is really brilliant."
Li Ke looked serious and did not mean to be joking at all. "Do you know that after my father ascended the throne, he actually paid great attention to the world's doctors."
"So I have always had the idea of improving the ability of doctors in the world."
"I have also considered revising the "Compendium of Materia Medica" many times so that doctors around the world can have a suitable medical book as a guide."
"However, the art of acupuncture has existed from ancient times to the present, although there are diagrams and medical books, but there is a lack of intuitive things."
"I have also heard that there were doctors who used acupuncture on key points, but due to careless use of the needles, the patient's limbs became numb or even paralyzed."
"If doctors in the world can use the kind of acupuncture you have conceived, brother, it will be a blessing for doctors and good news for patients."
Seeing the erudite Li Ke talking, Cheng Chubi had to admit that Li Ke was indeed an excellent tool man.
At least if you find him, you can understand a little bit about anything.
"those things……"
"Don't worry, this matter is taken care of by me. By the way, let's make the finished product first and present it to my father..."
Cheng Chubi looked sideways at Li Ke, always feeling that His Highness the King of Shu's expression was a bit malicious.
"Brother, I can't help it, so I just want to take credit for your achievements. Our brothers are also close friends after all..."
"Stop talking nonsense and get to the point." Cheng Chubi felt that what was needed to deal with Li Ke, a guy with so many evil intentions, was to go straight to the point.
"Ha... Brother, you know me well, so let's put it this way. My father intends to transfer me to the title of King of Wu."
"But you also know that my reputation is not very good when I am at my father's place..."
When Cheng Chubi heard this, he chuckled. "Isn't it possible? How can it be possible that the Tang Dynasty playboy Dangdang's example is so bad that his reputation is not good?"
Phew...the beautiful maid standing next to her looked like a beautiful plastic doll that had leaked air.
Li Ke pointed at Cheng Chubi with a crooked eye, panting like an ox.
Cheng Chubi coughed dryly when he thought that this was a prince after all, and also a brother who chopped off chicken heads and burned yellow paper.
"Don't worry. As far as our friendship is concerned, it doesn't matter if you want to take advantage of it. Even if you say you invented it, there's no problem."
Li Ke then snorted angrily. "Brother, don't talk nonsense. I'm not the kind of guy who takes credit for other people's work."
Cheng Chubi also put away his thoughts of fighting each other with bayonets? Bah... he said with serious words.
"But dear brother, this kind of portrait must be realistic enough, so that it can be handed over to the craftsmen to carve it according to proportions."
Li Ke nodded in agreement, crossed his arms over his chest, and began to calculate carefully.
"Master Yan Liben... No, Master Yan Liben is very noble. Maybe he won't even be able to get in if he hears that we asked him for such a painting."
Cheng Chubi next to him felt his mouth dry from waiting and stamped on the empty bowl. "Miss over there, add another bowl."
His Royal Highness the King of Shu, who is concerned about the country and the people: "..."
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The two of them left the Shu Palace together. Cheng Chubi got on his horse, turned to look at Li Ke and asked, "Where are we going to find the master?"
"Shh, keep your voice down and don't ask too much. Anyway, wherever I take you, there are masters with very superb painting skills."
"As long as we can afford the money, it doesn't matter what kind of painting we have." The prince Li Ke's expression looked a little vulgar.
Since he didn't want to say anything, Cheng Chubi didn't bother to ask more questions. He rode up to follow the man and let him lead the way.
Following Li Ke, an experienced driver, and letting him lead the way, he arrived at Xuanyangfang in a short time instead of going to the larger East and West Markets.
After entering Xuanyangfang, we passed a very prosperous street market.
Through Li Ke's introduction, Cheng Chubi knew that this was the Cai Valer Shop that the eunuch in charge of Dianshan Kitchen had mentioned.
After walking for a while, we saw that there were quite a few shops here, compared to the noise and crowds at Cai Vale Shop.
It seems very quiet here, and almost all the people walking around here are elegantly dressed scholars, shaking their heads.
Only then did Cheng Chubi notice that there were almost all shops selling items related to the Four Treasures of the Study, as well as some bookstores.
There are also shops selling calligraphy and painting works, with a dazzling array of items, and it looks like a stationery street near the school in the future.
After walking slowly for a short distance, Cheng Chubi saw a scholar in rich clothes walking out of a calligraphy and painting shop in front of him.
His sleeves were bulging and he walked out with a contented look, but the moment he walked out of the shop, his expression looked very wary.
Even a little sneaky, he looked around to make sure there was no one he knew, then he tightened his sleeves and walked forward, not far ahead.
Two servants dressed up came forward to greet him and surrounded the young master as he continued to move forward.
"Okay, let's dismount here." Li Ke reined in the horse's head, jumped off the horse, and threw the reins to the guards.
Cheng Chubi winked. "Let's walk forward and take a stroll. You just stay here."
Li Ke's expression was a bit ungrateful, and Cheng Chubi also dismounted and threw the reins to Cheng Liangdao.
"Well, you stay here and don't move around."
Then, Li Ke and Cheng Chubi began to walk forward. After walking for more than ten steps, Li Ke glanced behind him furtively.
After making sure that the loyal guards and servants were not following, he relaxed and winked at Cheng Chubi, pointing his hand to the side.
"It's that shop. There are several masters with superb skills in it."
Cheng Chubi looked at the experienced King of Shu and resisted the urge to complain wildly.
"Okay, it doesn't matter if you are a master or not, the one who can draw us a life-like portrait is a good master."
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Li Ke glanced around and saw that no one was paying attention nearby, so he uttered the word "Go".
The old driver lifted up his front and walked quickly for a few steps, leading the pink newcomer Cheng Laosan into this serious-looking calligraphy and painting shop.
He was sitting on the couch deep in the shop, leaning lazily on the couch railing, sipping tea.
The shopkeeper with lazy eyes and dull expression suddenly lit up, jumped up and walked forward quickly. "Hey, isn't this Mr. Cheng?"
"???" Cheng Chubi looked at the shopkeeper in confusion. His mouth was wide open and his eyes were as wide as bells. How the hell have I been here before?
Then he saw the smiling shopkeeper passing by him and saluting Li Ke, who had a slightly embarrassed expression.
"Mr. Cheng, you haven't been here for almost half a month. I have bought a lot of good things..."