Sword comes

Chapter 981

The Yu Dynasty was named Shenlong.

After parting with that Cui Dongshan, Wang Zhu only brought Gong Yan and Wang Qiongju with him, the other three servants of the Shuifu, the jade Taoist Huang Man who was a ghost fairy, Li Ba whose Taoist name was Quenzhang, and the Ximan who was born as a land dragon. Since the three of them have been recruited by the Qingping Sword Sect, they need to investigate the future trend of the Dadu and the mountains and rivers along the way. Touring mountains and rivers all the way, stop and go, just depending on the mood of the Eastern Sea Lord, the two parties parted ways, and made an appointment to meet at Luojing Jicui Temple.

Between the palace city and the imperial city of Luojing, there is a white rice alley, where the Jicui temple of the abbot of Lu Bilong, the real protector of the country, is located.

The Taoist buildings are all made of green glazed tiles fired by royal official kilns. Inside the temple, there are lush pines and cypresses, the trees are very old, and the green shade is lush all the year round, so it is named Jicui.

However, Huang Man and the others arrived in Luojing earlier than the three who had nothing to worry about, and they were waiting at the tea stall outside the capital. He drove a simple carriage, and the driver was the young man Wang Qiongju with a red leather gourd on his back. Looking at his attire, outsiders would know that he was a practitioner. Ordinary masters would not be stupid to carry such an eye-catching big man when they go out on a trip. gourd.

Wang Zhu, who was dressed in a snow-white robe, stepped out of the carriage, followed by Gong Yan, who was dressed in brocade clothes, stopped the horse and drank tea, and sat at a table.

Only the boy is not qualified to drink tea at the table, so he can only squat on the side of the road with a tea bowl.

Gong Yan couldn't help but said: "Shui Jun, do we really want to have something to do with this Yu Dynasty?"

She really doesn't have a good impression of the Yu Dynasty. Along the way, she sees officials who are more reserved, talkative, and great achievements. Many local policies are just flashy.

A decree issued by the Six Ministries of the Luojing Government, may end up with only a third of the benefits for the common people, and an eleventh of the effect for the local officials with brilliant pens.

Of the latest top ten dynasties in Tongyezhou, the Daquan Dynasty topped the list, the Dachong Dynasty ranked third, and the Yu Dynasty ranked fifth. But for such a dynasty whose reputation has long been rotten, the officials seemed to be beaten up and shouted We must keep five and contend for three.

Li Ba said: "The water in the big spring is very deep and difficult to control. Assuming that the national strength of the Yao clan in Daquan is ten and that of the Yu clan is five, then the big spring can be used by our water mansion, at most two or three, but the Yu clan's dynasty is five. How much you are willing to give, in this comparison, it is more cost-effective for the Water Mansion to support the Yu Dynasty. The only problem is that the Yu Dynasty is not stingy and cannot support it, and it will cause trouble for our Water Mansion."

Huang Man smiled and said: "In short, it's Yao Jinzhi's disobedience. This girl's bones are too hard, and it's normal. If it weren't for this kind of temper, how could she keep Daquan Guozuo? The conditions for giving out are still very good, the only one. On the other hand, the emperor of the Yu clan who was lying on the sickbed was very obedient. He vented more than he took in, and he was still thinking about how to please us, but he didn't know the prince Yu Lin who succeeded You, what is your attitude, this trip to Luojing, Li Ba, you have also been a national teacher, so you have to help Zhangyan."

Gong Yan stared and said, "Be more polite to me, don't talk about every bitch."

Huang Man couldn't help laughing, Ah Wu, Ah Wu, now you are turning your elbows out, and you are in the same hatred as Yao Jinzhi?

Wang Zhu sneered and said, "Support? The Yu Dynasty and our Shuifu just pay tribute on time every year."

Gong Yan glanced at Luojing's outer city wall. The defense formation of the capital city of the Yu Dynasty was useless and could at most withstand the impact of a Jindan monk. Is it because the Ministry of Households was trying to save money for the treasury, or was it too dependent on the inner city? Dao Dharma asylum of the Daoist protector?

Wang Qiongju immediately took out a money bag full of broken silver and copper coins, and ran to pay the bill.

Then a group of people performed the method of shrinking the ground, and went straight to the street outside the gate of a Taoist temple. Unlike the busy traffic in the past, the entire wide Baimi Lane is now heavily guarded, and there are guards guarding both ends of the alley. During the retreat, the entire Luo capital was talking about it, especially the dignitaries who were relatively familiar with the affairs of the mountain, and they were looking forward to it. Is it possible that our Yu Dynasty will have a Jade Realm Immortal? !

A beautiful woman in her thirties wears a jasper too real crown, steps on a pair of green lotus and white lotus root fairy shoes, and holds a snow-white dust whisk in her hand.

She looked away from the post station outside the capital, and slowly walked down to the moon-viewing platform, which is the tallest building in the Taoist temple, and laid out a picture of Tai Chi with two kinds of beautiful jade, with two black and white yin-yang fishes closing together to form a full moon.

It is the contemporary master of Jicui Temple, the real person protecting the country of the Yu Dynasty, Lu Bilong, the national teacher, and the Taoist name "Full Moon".

Lu Bilong disappeared in a flash and came to the entrance of the Taoist temple in an instant. She ordered the Taoist priest to open the middle door of the Taoist temple immediately.

"Ji Cui Guan Lu Bilong, I have seen Lord Donghai."

Lu Bilong walked down the steps, wearing a "Fengzhao" magic robe, even if he saw a Donghai Lord with the highest rank and a godly title in Haoran Tianxia, ​​and a woman who was only in the Nascent Soul Realm. Guan, still looking calm, waved his fly whisk, and smiled in his heart: "I have received a secret letter from the master before, and I learned that you are going to come to our temple. I have been waiting for a long time, so I ask your majesty to call out the imperial guards in front of the palace and send the white rice Martial law around the alley, so as not to make too much noise near the Taoist temple."

Huang Man has the highest cultivation level among the retinues, and he always feels that the female national teacher in front of him is a bit weird, but he can't say exactly what is weird.

It's like it's missing a little of its humanity.

Wang Zhu narrowed his eyes.

It turned out to be a porcelain man.

Wang Zhu stepped up the steps and said, "Let Yu Linyou and Huang Shanshou come here to see me immediately."

Lu Bilong turned sideways, and waited until Wang Zhu took the lead to step up the three steps, then followed suit, nodded and smiled, "Shui Jun, wait a moment, I'll call someone over."

I saw that the female crown took out an origami green kite from her sleeve, pinched the kite with her fingers together, put it on her lips and said softly, Lord Donghai is coming to Jicui Temple, please His Royal Highness and the General Huang Shanshou came here to meet together.

Then Lu Bilong lightly threw the cyan kite into the air, shining brightly, like a bird flapping its wings very fast, drawing a beautiful firefly in the air.

Nuguan led the group of distinguished guests from other places to an elegant room, and took out a set of imperial tea sets. Lu Bilong sat on his knees and began to make tea.

Wang Zhu sat cross-legged, propped his knees with one hand, and supported his cheeks. He didn't bother to pay attention to the female crown who "occupied the magpie's nest" opposite, but turned his head to look out at the courtyard.

Gong Yan laughed from her heart and said: "I heard that Huang Shanshou is a martial artist traveling far away, he is only in his forties, and he has no mentor to guide him. In just ten years, three realms have been broken in a row."

Li Ba said: "It's rare to see a great talent in the temple, and the Yu Dynasty relies on him to support it. Confucian benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trust are all lacking. This man's bearing is very large."

Huang Shanshou was born in a poor family and didn't study much. He joined the army when he was young. At that time, Huang Shanshou did not follow the old emperor of the Yu family to flee to the secret realm of the Qingzhuan sect. An elite light cavalry, supported by battle, largely involved the energy of a barbaric army tent.Once specially dispatched a Yupu Realm monster to intercept and kill this person, throwing bait several times to set up traps, but Huang Shanshou seemed to have an intuition for the battlefield, and never bit the bait until the end of the war between the two worlds However, Huang Shanshou's elite cavalry never stopped attacking and harassing the monster clan's troops stationed in various places in the Yu Dynasty.

Therefore, Wen Yu, the new deputy head of Tianmu Academy, a Confucian gentleman with outstanding military exploits, once publicly commented that the general Huang Shanshou is the jade in the latrine of the Yu Dynasty.

Wen Yu made no secret of his praise for Huang Shanshou and his dislike for the Yu Dynasty.

Huang Man stretched out two fingers, gently twirled a strand of hair at the temples, and said with a smile: "It's the age of forty, and it's reached the point where there is no merit. It's not what the master of merit is."

Gong Yan sneered and said, "If it weren't for Wen Yu's words, with the suspicious character of the old emperor of the Yu family, it is estimated that he will not be a general for a few years, and he will be able to retire."

As a result, Huang Shanshou did not come.

Only His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Yu Dynasty came.

Sitting next to Lu Bilong, Yu Linyou was apologetic, and explained that General Huang, in addition to being in charge of the military affairs of a country, was also the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment. I really can't get away.

Lu Bilong smiled half a smile, turned around and handed His Royal Highness a cup of hot tea.

It's hard for Yu Lin to swim, and he helped Huang Shanshou find such a reasonable excuse.

Wang Zhu still didn't avert his eyes, staring at a short tree in the courtyard, he said casually: "Since Huang Shanshou's airs are so big, please trouble your Yu Dynasty to give more honorary titles, such as Prince Taibao and so on." , Let Huang Shanshou retire to his hometown. Anyway, the battle is over, what do you need a general to do, it is better to return to your hometown, take a good rest, study martial arts with your heart, maybe after 20 years, you can help your Yu family The dynasty has one more master of the end who suppresses martial arts."

Yu Linyou's face turned pale, and he clenched the teacup tightly with five fingers, speechless in a daze.

Wang Zhu straightened his back, turned his head to look at His Royal Highness the prince, "Can't you understand people's words?"

Yu Linyou tremblingly said: "General Huang is the pillar of our Yu Dynasty..."

Wang Zhu waved his hand, "Then I will make it more clear, let you choose between the throne and Huangshanshou, anyway, after the old emperor dies, only one of you can show up in the court, or you Yu Linyou Sitting on that dragon chair, or Huang Shanshou continued to stand at the head of the civil and military officials. This time I originally called you to come together, it was just such a trivial matter, if you didn’t come, Huang Shanshou came, I would Ask him if he is interested in changing the country's surname, or he will resign and go into seclusion."

Yu Linyou's spirit was unpredictable, and he was obviously caught in a battle between heaven and man.

Wang Zhu sneered: "Don't they all say that the sons and grandsons of the dragon who were born in the emperor's family, but whoever has the opportunity to sit on the dragon chair, let alone a man, even a woman, has the heart of an emperor? It's that simple The choice, do you still need to hesitate?"

Huang Man laughed from his heart and said, "I thought Yu Linyou would be furious and reject this matter righteously. He would rather give up the throne than keep Huang Shanshou's official status."

Li Ba said indifferently: "Just wait and see, Yu Linyou will immediately send a secret letter to Dafu Academy after leaving Jicuiguan to appeal to the Confucian Temple."

Gong Yan smiled and said: "I'm really not afraid of completely tearing my skin off with our Shuifu. If His Royal Highness really acts in such a risky way, is it considered wealth and wealth?"

Lu Bilong got up to see him off, and Yu Linyou left Jicui Temple in a daze, with a heavy heart, sitting in the carriage without saying a word.

Gong Yan asked with a smile: "This is?"

Wang Zhu said casually, "It's boring, it's just a joke."

Not like a joke.

Huang Man fell back on the ground, made pillows with his hands, raised his legs and shook, "My Lord Shui Jun, why bother yourself, the Confucian Academy is so wide-ranging now, especially the Vice-Shan Zhang of the Tianmu Academy, He is also a well-known stabbing head, don't provoke this Wen Yu if you provoke anyone."

Wang Zhu looked calm and said: "I am a passing guest of the Yu Dynasty. I was fortunate to meet His Highness the Crown Prince at Jicui Temple. We had a good chat, had a cup of tea, and made a personal suggestion. Yu Linyou just doesn't accept it." , I can’t let the Yu Dynasty go their separate ways from now on.”

Huang Man also didn't want to argue with Wang Zhu about this issue, it would have been nice if it was so easy.

It's just that the high-ranking Lord Shui Jun has always acted and spoken like this, and he thinks about it as soon as he thinks about it. Those ministers who help the dragon just get used to it.

Teach her to "be a human"?

Don't forget, Wang Zhu is a genuine Ascension Realm monk, and the only real dragon in the world!

Just talk about the Taoist name "Qingzhong", the owner of Lushuikeng, Mrs. Dan Dan who is in charge of land and water transportation in the world.

This soaring demon who suddenly became dignified was personally sealed by the Yasheng of the Confucian Temple, and his Taoist name "Qingzhong" was upgraded to a divine title above the golden and jade genealogy. On the other side of Liu Rouxi, the Lord of the West Sea with the god name "Bright Water", Mrs. Tan Dan is actually quite a bit airy. He was half a head taller than his colleagues, but when he saw Wang Zhu, he was like a maid who turned into a young lady and suddenly became rich, seeing the real daughter again. When she got along with Wang Zhu, she had a pleasant face and a soft voice, which was not respectful. But flattery.

Privately, the followers of Huang Man and the Shuifu guessed whether the extremely old Mrs. Tan Dan had a handle on Wang Zhu's ancestors before the battle of killing the dragon. After all, 3000 years ago, the unruly dragon dragon , because he belonged to the hero who ascended to the sky in ancient times, he was able to occupy the water circulation of the entire Haoran world. In later generations, any Qi trainer who practices water art, no matter what his origin is, whether it is a mountain spirit-water monster, or a human Qi trainer, will meet The masters of these water transports who carry clouds and rain often have to pay respect and give way.

It's just that no one dared to ask Wang Zhu about this matter.

Dragons have reverse scales.

Absolutely.

Wang Zhu looked at the porcelain figure who was completely indistinguishable from a real person, "That real Lu Bilong, where is he hiding now?"

"Lu Bilong" said with a smile, "Return to Mr. Shui, that monk whose real name is Dragon Palace, the Wanyao genealogical certificate, is drinking tea in Tianmu Academy."

Huang Man's eyes lit up. He sat up and asked curiously, "Is it the Wanyao sect who owns the blessed land of three mountains? I remember the suzerain's name is Han Jiangshu. It is said that he is an immortal who is very good at fighting. One talisman, there are many killers."

Wang Zhu didn't care about a cultivator in the Immortal Realm, no matter how sophisticated his methods were, he was still just an immortal, a local snake in Tongyezhou.

Even if he is already a monk on the top of Haoran Mountain in Ascension Realm, few Wang Zhu can look up to now, he is not only conceited, but also self-confident.

What's more, what if it is the fourteenth realm?

She can be too.And it won't be too long, this is the only reason why Wang Zhu is willing to be the Lord of the East Sea. In the future, when she retreats and has an identity, she can be more secure.

Her mortal enemy is only one person.

Sword cultivator Chen Qingliu.

During the battle of slaying the dragon, Chen Qingliu once took a break in the Lushuikeng, and also had a mysterious sword practice in which he swallowed the shipping in the Eastern Sea.

Of course, Mrs. Tan Dan was forced by the situation back then, she had no choice but to open the restriction on the Lushui Pit, and "actively invited" the sword fairy to enter it.

It's just that Wang Zhu has regained his status as a real dragon now, so what are your so-called difficulties?

In addition, Mrs. Dan Dan is different from Li Yehou and Liu Rouxi. She is from the demon clan and practices water magic, so she is innately suppressed by the real dragon.

But it doesn't matter, except for Wang Zhu, and during the Confucian Temple's discussion last time, I met a few "chatting" enlightened people, Huolong Daoist, Talisman Yuxuan, Longhushan Great Celestial Master Zhao Tianlai, which made Mrs. Dan Dan tremble, and in addition she Now in Zhongtu Shenzhou, every time he goes out to inspect the territory under his jurisdiction, he is still very majestic.

It's just that besides this, there is still an innocent disaster of making Mrs. Tan Tan dumb and eat Coptis chinensis, which makes it even more difficult for her to speak hard words on Wang Zhu's side.

In the past, Taoist ancestors planted gourd vines and produced seven "Yangjian gourds".

In the Taoist Temple of the East China Sea, the burning boy of the master of the Bixiao Cave, has a "douliang", the big golden gourd, which is slanted behind the little Taoist boy.

This stinky old Taoist, before going to Qingming Tianxia, ​​did a major event that had a far-reaching impact on Haoran Water Transport. This is also the thing that Wang Zhu is most angry with, because this old temple master made a decree to make that Taoist Tong carried the "Douliang" gourd on his back, and either invited or caught him, and put almost all the dragons from the East China Sea into the gourd.This is also the reason why there was no resting dragon in the resting dragon stone under the name of Lushuikeng in the past few years.

In addition, the old Taoist priest used the method of magic to reach the sky, the sea level is inclined, the northwest is high and the southeast is low, pouring into the "douquan".

According to Wang Zhu's estimation, this stinky old man took away at least [-]% of the water transportation of the entire Haoran world.

But the Confucian Temple did not stop the matter from the beginning to the end.

Qingming Tianxia originally had thin water transportation, which was far inferior to Haoran Tianxia. If the old man poured out the seawater in the gourd, Qingming Tianxia could increase the water transportation by [-]%.

Mrs. Dan Dan thinks that the old Taoist priest in Donghai Taoist Temple has anything to do with me?

But Wang Zhu asked her why she didn't stop her when she was on the ferry going to the wild world through Guixu.

Mrs. Tan Tan almost didn't collapse on the spot, but felt full of bitterness and didn't dare to sway, my little aunt, you let me be a cultivator in the Ascension Realm, how can I stop a Fourteenth Realm who likes to eat and hold on to arm wrestling with Taoist Ancestor?

Wang Zhu stood up, walked out of the house, and looked up at the sky.

A new three-religion debate is about to usher in.

On Haoran Tianxia's side, the gods of the Five Sacred Mountains of the Middle Earth and the Lords of the Four Seas are all eligible to participate in the audition.

The dispute between the three religions, sit and discuss the Tao.

The Haoran Confucian Temple, the Western Buddhist Kingdom, and the Qingming Tianxia Baiyujing will each send gentlemen and sages, Taoists, and Buddhists to participate in the debate.

On the Confucian side, Yuan Yu, the young head of Hengqu Academy and the closed disciple of Yasheng, will definitely participate if nothing unexpected happens.

On the other side of Qingming Tianxia, ​​the closed disciple of Taoist ancestor, the young Taoist priest named Shanqing, will probably also participate.

The number of people from the Three Religions who can participate in the Dao discussion generally ranges from three to nine, and there is no fixed rule.

This "quarrel" is not a group fight, and the number of people is not important. Even in the long history of the debate among the three religions, it has been proved that the number of people is useless.

But only one person is sent, and it is very rare. In the past ten thousand years, there have been only three times.

The last two times.

Once was Lu Chen who was sent by Qingming Tianxia to leave his hometown, and later Bai Yujing's third head teacher.

In that debate, Lu Chen spoke first, but no one spoke after that, and the "scholars" and monks of the other two religions directly surrendered.

Once, the Confucian Temple invited an unknown scholar who only had the reputation of a "scholar" to participate in a debate. This person became the later Confucian literati.

In this debate, the scholar surnamed Xun spoke at the end, and as a result, many Taoists and Buddhists directly switched to Confucianism.

Therefore, the high-level landscape gods and top sects who have been reported by the Confucian Temple have a common guess.

For example, at the Confucian Temple, will the closed disciple of that old scholar be allowed to participate in this debate?

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A slender and respected tiger, and a thin old scholar, just stare at each other with big eyes.

There was a huge difference in height between the two parties, and there was a head difference in height, so the old scholar stood on tiptoe, with two pots of verdant calamus under his armpit.

Bah, is this called stealing?This is called grabbing.

Nine Yi Mountain God Lord, whose real name is Ningyuan, Taoist name Yuguan, and divine name Cangwu.

Ning Yuan blocked the way of the literary sage, and said with a straight face: "Do you think it's appropriate?"

"I think it's appropriate."

The old scholar nodded and said: "If you ask me to take another pot and I can't spare it, it's really inappropriate. Brother Cangwu, don't be so fussy, who we are with whom depends on our relationship, don't To deal with those vain people, please be polite to me, there is no point, two pots of calamus are enough."

Ning Yuan's face was dark, "Xun, you can almost order it, my temper is not much better than Suishan Zhouyou."

Just now after drinking and having a good chat, the old scholar said goodbye and left, but soon the head of the Department of Culture and Transport came over in a hurry, saying that Mr. Wen Sheng had taken two pots of Wenyun calamus, and swaggered out of the garden. People say that you gave it to the tiger.

The old scholar thought about it, and began to understand it with emotion and reason, "Cangwu, you can't just grow up without a conscience. Tell yourself, the best book on Jiuyi Mountain is Why did you come here? Huh?"

There are numerous steles and monuments in Jiuyi Mountain, and there are so many historical sites. Among the countless famous mountains, it is only inferior to Zhongyue Sui Mountain.

Moreover, Bai Ye never left any poem cliff carvings on Sui Mountain, but wrote several poems in Jiuyi Mountain, just because Bai Ye once climbed the mountain with Liu Shiliu. That's why you don't spare pen and ink and talent.The reason why Liu Shiliu is like this is that Cangwu, the god of Jiuyi Mountain, not only highly respects the knowledge of the master, but most importantly, the master also leaked it himself, saying that this Ning Yuan is very insightful, and praised himself as a It's not a big deal for me to be a poor man, so my articles are the most ancient. Now that my husband is a little famous, you can just pick up such good words on the street.However, Ning Yuan’s opinion is a bit chewy. He said that my old scholar’s ​​articles, such as the sun, the moon, the stars, the latitude and longitude of the heaven and the earth, and life, are all known to admire their brilliance. Otherwise, its way is like vitality, which travels in chaos, and all things are unaware of it.

Mr. is always like this. He never minds others praising his students, even if the evaluation is even higher than his own.

If you praise my old scholar himself, just be happy and happy, whoever is serious is a fool, but if someone praises my students and speaks sincerely, then my old scholar will take it seriously!

Ning Yuan said helplessly: "Leave a pot anyway."

The old scholar burped.

Ning Yuan said in a muffled voice: "At worst, I'll change the pot for you. It's less than 3000 years old, and it's already 2000 years old."

In fact, this Jiuyi Mountain god, the last time Wen Sheng restored the Confucian Temple god, he went to the Gongde Forest to congratulate him, and sent a pot of Wenyun calamus for thousands of years. Officials have some concerns, otherwise, based on the personal friendship between Ning Yuan and the old scholar, it would not be a big deal to give away a pot of 3000-year-old calamus at that time.This is the same as giving money to people in the market at the foot of the mountain. If congratulatory guests with similar family backgrounds all give red envelopes of one tael, if someone insists on giving ten taels of silver in red envelopes, it will be a slap in the face of others.

On the other hand, the Yanzhi Mountain woman God Sovereign did not have these taboos, and the gift she gave was the most expensive at that time, and she had her own reasons for this.

The old scholar complained: "I'm afraid of persuading people to drink at the wine table, and I'm afraid of being stingy in life. Brother Cangwu in my impression is so big-hearted. If you squirm again today, I will see you as inferior!"

Cangwu Shenjun laughed angrily: "Before you didn't let your beloved disciple climb the mountain, it's just that outsiders don't know the truth. They think I'm putting on airs. Why are you old scholar pretending to be stupid with me?"

The old scholar made such a fuss. In the final analysis, he was still angry in his heart and defended the calf unreasonably. Before Jiuyi Mountain didn't let Chen Pingan climb the mountain, the student's front foot was flat, and the husband's back foot came to find fault.

The old scholar wondered, "What truth?"

"Stop asking me what you know."

The old scholar said angrily: "If you insist on saying that, I won't be willing to listen to it. Let me talk to you."

"It's the meaning of the most holy teacher, don't play dumb with me."

"Then you call the most holy teacher over here, I will confront the old man face to face, and check the authenticity!"

Cang Wu smiled wryly, are you such a rascal?

In the end, someone pressed the old scholar's shoulder, "How about a confrontation, let's talk about it."

The old scholar turned his head and looked, oh, it is the most holy teacher.

With a tilt of his shoulders and a twist of his toes, the old scholar turned around and stood beside the most holy teacher, with two pots of calamus under his arm, and said in a serious manner: "The Lord Cangwu wants to give me three pots of calamus, but I said no, Cangwu supernatural power is not happy anymore, blocking the way and not letting me go..."

Ning Yuan bowed to the most holy teacher and saluted.

The most holy teacher nodded with a smile, and took the lead to move, and the old scholar immediately followed.

Ning Yuan hesitated for a moment, the old scholar turned his head and winked at him, don't stand there, and follow.

The most holy teacher said, "Do you have any plans?"

The old scholar said with embarrassment on his face, "Let's forget it."

The most holy teacher laughed and said, "You do have self-knowledge."

Chen Pingan was not recommended to participate in the debate on the three religions.

The old scholar said: "After all, he is still young, and he is busy now. Let's stop annoying people here in the Confucian Temple."

While talking, he handed over the two pots of calamus to Lord Cangwu, saying that he would help them hold them first.

The old scholar rolled up his sleeves and put on a fight posture, "It's really impossible, if you must win, let me do it."

Cang Wu was full of doubts, there are rules in the debate among the three religions, and those who have proved the fruit of Taoism, Confucianism accompanying sages, Taoist celestial beings, and Buddhist resident arhats are not allowed to participate in the debate.

In the end, I only heard the old scholar say: "Anyway, it's not the first time that the god position has been removed. I will move back after I win the quarrel."

Ning Yuan took a deep breath.

The most holy teacher didn't even bother to talk.

The old scholar sighed, "In the colorful world, I talked to that young monk twice, and the Dharma is indeed profound. I think that the younger generation of scholars in Haoran Tianxia, ​​no one can quarrel with him."

The most holy teacher said: "What if Li Xisheng will participate in the debate."

The old scholar touched his chin and gave a fair word, "Compared to the kind of sure victory I participated in the debate, it is slightly inferior."

The most holy teacher smiled and said, "Accompany me to Shaozhou."

The old scholar suddenly grabbed the arm of the most holy teacher, "Don't worry, let's go later."

The most holy master patted the back of the old scholar's hand, signaling to let go.

It doesn't matter, it doesn't work at all.

The most holy teacher raised his hand and was about to slap it down.

The old scholar still did not let go, but increased his strength.

There is "Shao" in ancient music, and Zi said it is as beautiful as it is perfect.

The most holy teacher said angrily: "Xun, don't force me to swear."

The old scholar let go, with a sad face, and murmured: "Scholars in the world, we scholars, never need a clay statue that is high and high, but someone who has a cold eye and a warm heart, watching all the mistakes and corrections of our scholars!"

The most holy teacher smiled and said: "The future generations are awesome, how do you know that the future ones are not the same as today."

The old scholar rubbed his chin, nodded and said in a low voice, "I'm so embarrassed, I can't let Li Sheng and Ya Sheng listen to it."

Then Cangwu Shenjun heard the most holy teacher say... the three-character scripture.

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This seems to be the first time Chen Pingan has set foot in this state city of Chuzhou.

Chuzhou, Baoxi County and Pingnan County, the prefectures and counties are in the same city, and the government office of Baoxi County has gold letters on a black background.

At first glance, it is the handwriting of the head of the Zhao family in Tianshui, regular script, with a little charm of ancient monuments.

At first glance, the degree is strict and meticulous, but if you look closely, there is freedom in the rules.

Chen Ping'an was here to meet a friend he hadn't known for long, Jing Kuan, the new governor of Baoxi County, and the former doctor of the Ministry of Officials in the capital.

A friend of a friend may not be able to become a friend, but Chen Pingan feels very honored to be able to become a friend with a true scholar like Jing Kuan.

Nowadays, the officialdoms in Xinchuzhou, large and small, do not have access control. As for the origin of this tradition, there are two theories. One is that it originated from Yuan Zhengding’s Longquan County prefect’s yamen, and the other is that it originated from Cao Gengxin when he was in office. According to the drunkard supervisor, as long as the townspeople don’t come to the supervision office to dry the millet, and the officials have nowhere to go, they can just go shopping, but if they bring wine, then It is also negotiable!Once a child's broken paper kite fell into the government office, and Cao Duzao personally sent it home, but some people said that it was because the little baby in open crotch pants had an older sister who was very juicy, Cao Duzao It's because the drunkard doesn't mean to drink.

An official like Cao Duzao didn't seem to have left too many Qingming achievements worthy of a special mention in the county annals, but for the people in the small town, they may have a different impression of Dali officials, and The impression is good.In short, after that, the upper and lower echelon, from the Huaihuang county government, over time, became the official rules of the whole old Longzhou, and Wei Li, the former governor, had no objection to this.

Just because you can enter the yamen at will, it doesn't mean that you can walk around in the yamen's office at will.

Knowing that it was Master Chen from Luopo Mountain who came to visit, someone immediately notified Mr. Jing.

Heaping books and filings made people busy. Jing Kuan, who was wearing a public uniform, rubbed his eyes, put down a document in his hand on the defense of rivers, canals and ditches within his jurisdiction, and quickly walked out of the government office. He saw Chen Pingan, the county Lord Shou just clasped his fists and didn't say any polite words, but the smile on his face was not too small.

Chen Ping raised his hands and said jokingly: "I worshiped the top of the mountain with my hands empty. When I turn around, Mr. Jing went to Luopo Mountain to drink. I will punish myself with three cups first."

Jing Kuan quickly waved his hand and said: "It's no problem to go to Luopo Mountain for a while. Drinking tea is good. Don't mention drinking to me now, Mr. Chen. The last time I was in Changpu River, it was so bad that I can smell the wine now. Just a headache."

Chen Pingan said: "I'm just here for a stroll, won't it delay Brother Jing's business?"

Jing Kuan said: "To put it mildly, as a county magistrate, today I just hang out with Mr. Chen all day long, and it's all on official business. But to be honest, the government office doesn't treat guests well, and they sneak in for a quarter of an hour. It's not a problem."

Chen Pingan smiled and said, "Then take me to the government office casually? Two quarters of an hour is enough."

Jing Kuan had a small accident, but it was nothing, not an exception. To be honest, no matter how many identities Mr. Chen had, his background was still a student of Confucianism.

Although the two parties have only met each other twice and had a drink, Jing Kuan is very sure about his feelings.

Afterwards, Jing Kuan took Chen Pingan to visit many public houses in a government office. Along the way, Chen Pingan would also ask about many details such as school transfers, sacrificial post delivery, etc. Fortunately, Jing Kuan is extremely diligent, and likes and is good at Officials who pursue trivial details, otherwise they may not be able to answer those tricky questions on the spot.After one question and one answer, two quarters of an hour passed quickly, and Chen Ping'an also visited a government office, so he said goodbye and left. He only said that he invited Brother Jing to go to Luopo Mountain for a drink in his free time, and he came to cook for himself. Don't persuade people to drink at the table.Then I asked if the new county magistrate of Pingnan County, which is now the head county of Baoxi County, was named Fu Hu, who came from the post office under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War in Beijing.Jing Kuan nodded and said yes, and said that this person was the younger brother of Fu Yu, the former magistrate of Baoxi County. Because the prefecture and county were located in the same city, Jing Kuan often met with this subordinate, but for the time being, he couldn't see what the chief magistrate of the county was doing. Pros and cons.

Chen Ping left the government office in this way, and took up the post of Fu Yu, the prefect of Baoxi County. He was a son of a noble family in the capital. Zhan Shi, the director of Zhan Shi, is in charge of Zuo Chunfang, a first-class official.

It's a pity that Fu Yu was not a Jinshi in the Imperial Academy, and the Hanlin Academy had never thrown a seed brother into the battlefield like Liu Xunmei. The lack of these two kinds of experience will be a big obstacle to Fu Yu's future promotion.

There is a river in Pingnan County that meanders through the border. There are boatmen on the river fishing with pontoons.

Today, Fu Hu had just finished handling a piece of official business, so he was not in a hurry to return to the county government, so he asked a few assistant officials and subordinates to go back to the house first, and sat alone by the river to start fishing.

The elder brother, Fu Yu, happened to be a round older than Fu Hu.The elder brother is the father, and Fu Yu's official career is going well, so Fu Hu is very afraid of this elder brother who is always unsmiling on weekdays.

After all, the head of the Jiebao Office is only the seventh grade, and he is a small yamen with no real power. Compared with Nanxunfang, which is full of doctors, it is a world apart.

Fu Hu holds the rod in one hand, and holds a handle of mutton fat jade in the other hand, rubbing the palm of his hand lightly.

This time I went to Beijing to be an official, leaving the hat belt alley where I thought I would stay for a few more years. To become the parent officer of this county is of course reused.Even when Fu Hu and the county magistrate of Huaihuang County went to the governor's mansion and talked with the prefects, their voices could be louder.Fu Hu, who had waited for the official document to arrive at the Jiebao Office, was at a loss. At first, he mistook it for his father or his elder brother Fu Yu, and secretly worked harder to help with the operation, so he got such a place. Really lacking.

In the end, after a New Year's Eve dinner, Fu Yu and Fu Yu stayed up late to watch the new year. Fu Hu plucked up the courage to ask about it, but his elder brother shook his head and said that it was not his and his family's actions. Without this ability, a few words can be used to determine the candidate for the chief official of Dalishang County.In the end, Fu Hu became confused, and came to this prefecture, Pingnan County, to take up his post, which has many mountains and bamboo forests under its jurisdiction.

Out of the corner of Fu Hu's eyes, he caught a glimpse of a man in a green shirt with a hosta on his head, carrying a fishing rod and a fishing basket around his waist. As an expert, Fu Hu doesn't care about these things, there are fishermen in the world, as long as this guy doesn't be jealous of his catch, he turns around and throws stones into the water.It seemed that the other party was just half a bucket of water. After throwing the rod and loose bait for a long time, no fish took the bait. The main reason was that he was a little anxious to lift the rod a few times. It was strange that the fish didn’t run away, so the man put down the rod and moved to feed. Hu squatted here, stretched his neck to look at the fish basket, and then looked at Fu Hu. Take out a few fish and give them to this colleague who met by chance but is not good at fishing.

In this way, you can avoid being scolded when you go home.After all, as long as you don’t return empty-handed, you can still blame the fish for being in a bad mood, which has little to do with fishing skills.

The man started looking for something to say, "Brother, you are very particular about knotting the fishing line. I haven't seen it before. You came here for a big herring that weighs thirty to fifty catties?"

Fu Hu smiled and said, "Want to learn?"

The man nodded and said, "As long as my brother is willing to teach, I will learn."

Fu Hu simply closed the pole, and explained the tricks of knotting to this person in detail, and that person pecked at the rice, er, er, it seemed that he had learned it.

After that, Fu Hu threw his pole into the water again, and found that this guy didn't intend to go back to continue fishing, so he couldn't help laughing and asked: "Brother, don't worry, I will collect the pole later, and I will definitely let you pick two bigger ones." Fish, what the hell are you doing staring at me like this, afraid that I'll pick up the fish basket and run away? No way."

The man squatting on the side smiled and said: "There are three realms of fishing. I like fishing, but I can't catch fish. Every time I fish, I can always return with a full reward. Fishing is just fishing, and I don't want to catch fish. Going up, there is another realm, which can be met." If you can’t ask for it, it depends on the talent of the fisherman.”

Fu Hu smiled and said, "Oh? There is a higher realm? How should I put it, brother, tell me."

The man said solemnly: "I prefer watching people fishing than fishing."

Fu Hu gave a thumbs up, laughed and said, "Being around the bush, it turned out to be boasting, brother can do it."

The children in the capital, there are those who are domineering, and there are those who are as kind as Fu Hu. In Fu Hu's words, they just rely on their ancestors to make a living.

The man asked: "Listen to my brother's accent, it doesn't look like our locals."

Fu Hu nodded and said, "He's from the capital city, he's doing some small business, and he's just waiting to die. How about you, brother, where are you from?"

"From Huaihuang County, come here to visit relatives."

"Huaihuang County? It's not too close to our Pingnan County."

"It's nothing. I used to be a kiln worker, and I often went up the mountain to cut firewood and burn charcoal. I didn't have to breathe for these few steps."

Fu Hu smiled and said, "Brother chatting is better than fishing."

That person is also a good-tempered person, and he just squats there silly and happy when he is teased.

Fu Hu felt that this buddy could get along.

Fu Hu asked: "My surname is Fu, the Fu of the Dragon Kiln master, where is my brother?"

The man smiled and replied: "My surname is Chen, Erdong Chen."

Fu Hu's family background is not good enough for him to have family retinues, family worship, of course there are, but it's his turn to get Fu Hu, even his elder brother Fu Yu, except for traveling, usually in the capital. He will follow a Qi trainer every day, besides, in this state, Fu Hu is also a seventh-rank official anyway, so why not be afraid.

That being the case, why are you so bullish? Those who are really qualified to walk sideways are Cao Gengxin and Liu Xunmei. They walk on Yichi Lane and Chi'er Street, and the old people don't like to show off in front of them.As for Fu Hu, as long as it is a job that can kill time, such as fishing and pigeon whistle, Fu Hu likes it all. It is a typical idler job.

Chen Pingan said: We are in the state, but it is a good place where it is easy to get promoted. The older generation said that this place is full of official luck, can produce high-ranking officials, and has a good reputation. "

Fu Hu curled her lips, "It is said that in the old Longzhou and now in the new Chuzhou, officials at all levels are smart and capable. Let me see, it is true, hehe."

Chen Ping smiled and said, "That's it?"

Fu Hu waved his hand, "Don't talk about this, old man, you are an ordinary person, and I am a merchant covered in copper stink, so don't worry if you are full to support yourself."

Chen Pingan said: "I guess the general meaning of Brother Fu is that officials at all levels in Chuzhou are too good at being officials? Are they too serious about being an official? They also do things, and they are indeed better than other officials. , It’s just that the official taste is strong, and the official prestige in the bones makes people always feel that something is wrong, um, it’s almost like the fishing line that Brother Fu taught me to tie knots, and the links are intertwined.”

Fu Hu turned to look at the man visiting relatives. He had slightly white hair and looked young, so it was hard to determine his real age. Fu Hu smiled and said casually, "Probably not like this, and I can't do it." Prosperous luck in the officialdom, right?"

Chen Pingan nodded, "Brother Fu can think so, it's a pity not to be a county lord."

Fu Hu hesitated for a moment, and said: "Brother Chen, we hit it off, so I'll tell you the truth, and I just lied to you. In fact, I'm working in the county government office. I'm from the capital, so I didn't lie to you. , The last errand was at a place called the post office, sitting on a cold bench, brother, have you never heard of it? Ha, Qingshui Yamen, a veritable place for farts, whoever farts loudly, the whole Even the yamen can hear it. The biggest official hat is only a seventh-rank, the sesame official mentioned in the drama."

It is not a taboo to speak lightly and deeply.

Chen Ping smiled and said, "Brother Fu is also funny, as good as fishing."

Fu Hu lazily said: "Being a good official, I don't dare to have extravagant expectations, and being a clean official, I dare to say it with my conscience."

But the next thing this local citizen surnamed Chen said made Fu Hu's scalp tingle.

I just heard the man look calm, looked at the river, and said, "The merits and demerits are calculated separately. In fact, Wei Li, the governor of the prefect, actually had a dereliction of duty. He didn't care about it, but educated him. , arresting thieves, river channels, and many other affairs, Wei Li, as the chief official of a state, of course has to take care of them. Responsibilities, this is exactly what Beijing’s grand plans and local evaluations cannot be quantified. It may be possible to see some clues through the addition of a few examination candidates and Jinshi in a state, but it is still far from enough. The county guard seems to be a An official who is close to the people is actually not the case. As the governor of the frontiers, he is even less so. He does not see many ordinary people throughout the year. Officials operate from top to bottom. Officials at the three levels of prefectures, prefectures and counties must not keep in mind that everyone is only working hard on being an official. Otherwise, in my opinion, a government office with more capable officials and faster operations will hide , The better the ability to cover up mistakes, the more ignorant they are. In the place where the officials are arrogant, the common people have been wronged. At least everyone knows that they have been wronged. When others see it, their hearts are like a mirror. But in this state, or the state in the future, it is hard to say. If a car is passing by, someone will follow behind the car to help smooth out the traces. If the chief official does not want people to know, people will not know. The ordinary people below will not know, only the officials, colleagues, and superiors and subordinates have long had a tacit understanding, just like you and I just glanced at each other, and you know the 'rules'. So I can assert that if the future Dali court , is a larger Chuzhou officialdom, which is very problematic. In this matter, the former governor Wei Li left an invisible mess to Wu Yuan."

Fu Hu was speechless.

What shocked him was not that the other party called Wei Li and Wu Yuan casually, or even the other party's views.

To be honest, in the official circles in the capital, it is said that the news office where he is the top leader, privately, who is not speaking, closes the door, and curses the six ministers, so what. The smaller the yamen, the more trustworthy colleagues there are every day.Back then, Fu Hu especially liked to chat with that stuffy Lin Zhengcheng.

So what really shocked Fu Hu was that this person's words happened to hit on one of Fu Hu's thoughts, and finally made him understand what was wrong.

Not long ago, an official in charge of culture and education in the governor's government office called out the instructions of all the counties in the prefecture, which roughly means that the governor attaches great importance to this matter and spared the entire afternoon to invite you to go to the government office for chatting Talk heart to heart, Lord Inspector said, everyone can speak freely, talk more about problems, raise more opinions, talk more about dissatisfaction... These are nothing, but what made Fu Hu, who was present at the time, feel the most awkward was the official, I would like to add that this kind of opportunity is not common in other places in previous years. You are all scholars, you should cherish this opportunity. I am fortunate to meet the governor. Try to be concise and concise, and avoid irrelevant things. , Lord Inspector is busy with work...

Fu Hu did not doubt the intentions of the fifth-rank magistrate, and he certainly did not have any malicious intentions, but it was precisely the "official flavor" of the other party, the kind of officialdom that took for granted that official rank and rank were everything, made Fu Hu this In the capital, they were used to seeing dignitaries and dignitaries from aristocratic families, and they felt extremely uncomfortable.

After finally regaining consciousness, Fu Hu smiled wryly and said, "Mother, brother Chen, don't say such nonsense, just say it after you say it, we two brothers are the only ones here, you've said it and I've heard it, let it be, Pretend nothing happened, and don’t spread the word!”

You are a "common people", you don't need to take it seriously, I don't care if you are bolder, or if you like to talk about these things after reading a few books.

But I, Fu Hu, am a serious county magistrate. Although I will definitely not be convicted for my words, but my colleagues in the officialdom have listened to me, so why not be put on shoes all year round?

Seeing that man smile, Fu Hu's heart beats more and more, could it be that he is from a mixed mountain?After all, in this state, there are indeed quite a few gods who practice Taoism on the mountain.

Fu Hu said: "Speaking of which, Old Brother Chen, for your knowledge and courage, if you want to become an official, you will be a county magistrate, and you have to start as a magistrate!"

Chen Ping smiled and said, "Brother Fu's vision is better than fishing skills."

Fu Hu was overjoyed, her heartstrings were no longer so tense.

Then I saw the man squatting, with his hands in his sleeves, and said softly: "Brother Fu, I think this is wrong, it is far from good enough, what do you think?"

Fu Hu sighed, "Brother Chen, are you still here?! Then I really have to persuade you!"

The man took the initiative to answer and said, "Don't worry about eating radishes? In front of ordinary people, thinking of an official of the imperial court?"

Fu Hu laughed endlessly, stretched out his hand and patted the man's shoulder, "It's good to know, it's good to know."

"Brother Fu, have you ever heard of Mr. Nanfeng?"

Fu Hu shook his head, he didn't like to read miscellaneous books when he was a child, and dealing with those classics in the examination room was tiring enough.

"Then let me recommend a few articles by this old gentleman, I think you will like them, "The Disaster Relief of Duke Zhao of Yuezhou" and "The History of Yihuang County", I think these are the best moral articles in the world, of course , this is just my personal opinion.”

Fu Hu said helplessly: "Okay, okay, go and look through it when you have time."

Why are you still serious with me?

The next person surnamed Chen was not polite, picked up Fu Hu's fish basket, and began to "move the fish".

Come on, I guess he is a poor scholar who was unlucky in the imperial examination, sour scholar?

Fortunately, I still thought that the other party was a person who practiced Taoism on the mountain.

Fu Hu couldn't help joking: "Brother Chen, Mr. Wei is now a high-ranking official in the capital, and Mr. Wu, the new governor, is even more powerful. When I have a chance to meet them in the future, do you dare to say these things in person?"

The man in the long coat and cloth shoes had already walked to his place, holding a fishing rod in his hand, fastened the fishing reel around his waist, and said with a smile, "It means that our two brothers hit it off, and it would be fun to squat and chat."

"Suppose Wei Li and Wu Yuan, these principles, I say while sitting, they have to stand and listen."

Fu Hu was speechless once again, and gave the guy a thumbs up.

Good guy, look at you arrogant, your surname is Chen, why isn't your name Chen Ping'an? !

Speaking of this, I, Fu Hu, are convinced, but Brother Chen, you are better.

"Brother Fu is welcome to visit Luopo Mountain. My family has Huanghu Mountain, and the fish are even bigger."

The man waved goodbye to Fu Hu, and said with a smile, "By the way, my name is Chen Ping'an, Er Dong Chen, Ping'an, Ping An'an."