Chapter 22 Old Taoist Mude
The southeastern part of the mainland was originally a remote and deserted place with high mountains and precipitous terrain. But a hundred years ago, this uninhabited and wild place welcomed the arrival of a mysterious man.
After this man named himself Taihao Fuxi and claimed to be an ancient power, when he came here, he also brought thousands of elite soldiers to fight in this area where savages ruled the mountains. , finally conquered a territory and established the country of Xunda. Because it was located in the southeast, it was also called the East Xun Kingdom by the mainland countries.
After the Taihao Fuxi clan became emperor a hundred years ago, they set a national policy to recuperate and develop mineral veins in various places. With the help of a mysterious force, the Dongxun Kingdom's national power flourished in these more than a hundred years and became a power in the southeast of the mainland. A powerful country with hundreds of thousands of armor and thousands of good generals, it actually made all the established powers on the mainland recognize its Fuxi clan's right to rule the southeast.
On the one hand, the Taihao Fuxi clan was extremely good at running the country and leading the army. On the other hand, the Taihao Fuxi clan was also particularly good at the art of divination. According to legend, he was taught by the ancient great masters, was proficient in the Yi Jing, and created his own line of names. In gossip, some people once exclaimed that Taihao Fuxi could calculate everything in the world, even the fortune of a country, with ease.
The consequence of this rumor was that some highly respected divination masters on the mainland went to Dongxun one after another. Some of them wanted to study under the Fuxi family and learn the art of divination, but most of them were thinking about the future. Come and compete with the Fuxi clan for the title of divine fortune teller.
But later on, both the divination genius and the divination master were impressed by Fuxi's methods and returned to the East Xun Kingdom.
Since then, the East Xun Kingdom has become a must-visit place for all those who want to learn divination on the mainland. Especially the place where the Fuxi family lives is actually revered as a holy place by the divination sect. Taihao Fuxi is the god of fortune in this world.
Perhaps the emperors of other countries relied on the support of the army or martial arts experts who were loyal to themselves to stabilize their thrones. Whenever there was a transition of imperial power, there was always bloodshed. Even if it was as strong as Nanli, in the previous generation When Emperor Li passed away and passed the throne to the current Emperor Li, the domestic army was in chaos, and several generals were lost in the government and the public. If Feng Buping hadn't suddenly risen, and after the battle with the Iron Arrow Old Monk, the power of his sword resounded through the sky, I'm afraid that all the countries would have The coalition forces once again want to take advantage of the situation and plunder Nanli territory.
But in the East Xun Kingdom, this thing seems impossible to happen, because the Fuxi clan of Taihao has still been ambitious and energetic since the founding of the country a hundred years ago. After checking the pulse several times, the doctors of the Dongxun royal family confirmed that the Fuxi clan His body is the same as that of a young man in his twenties. If nothing unexpected happens, it is conceivable that he will live for another hundred years.
Although the imperial doctor said so, outsiders thought that Taihao Fuxi had mastered the art of divination and used it to reverse time and extend his life. Some conspiracy theories believe that this Taihao Fuxi is actually a chess piece sent to the world by the five gods from ancient times to rule the continent again, so he is like now, with an endless lifespan.
After all, God’s methods can be explained no matter how you explain them.
At this time, in a Taoist temple in Chengdu, an old Taoist priest was holding a whisk and beating a young Taoist priest who was lying on the ground crying.
"You, you, you, why did you lie down on the ground and fall asleep again? This is still in front of the ancestor's statue. This is simply, how unbecoming!"
After a crackling sound, the old Taoist grabbed the child's ear with one hand, carried the little Taoist priest outside the house, kicked the child on the butt, and kicked the child down the steps, while the old Taoist blew his beard.
He glared at the child and angrily said, "Go back and copy the Tao Te Ching for me ten times. If you can't finish it, you won't be allowed to eat tonight."
After saying this, the old Taoist priest snorted coldly, turned around and walked into the house, closing the door behind him, leaving the child alone and crying outside.
After a while, the child noticed that the old Taoist priest was reading scriptures in the house. He climbed up carefully and quietly walked to the gate of the Taoist temple as if he were a thief.
Just when his palm touched the red and swollen areas on his body, the little Taoist grinned in pain, secretly thinking that the old Taoist was really cruel.
However, the child didn't seem to take what the old Taoist priest had just said to heart. He sat on a stone lion outside the Taoist temple, looked at a girl walking by not far away, whistled, and said with a hint of teasing.
"Sister, are you tired from walking? Why don't you go into the Taoist temple with Xiaosheng to take a rest, have a cup of tea and have a good rest?"
The girl's face turned red. She glanced at the voice and saw that it was a child. She snorted and wondered whose wild child this was, so she didn't intend to pay any attention to him and walked away.
"Hey, it's boring. It's true. My skin is as thin as my own breasts."
The little Taoist priest found a piece of dogtail grass from somewhere, held it in his mouth, turned over and lay idle on the stone lion with his legs crossed, looking at the sun, and soon fell asleep.
After an unknown amount of time, the sound of galloping horses became louder and louder, and this little Taoist priest was awakened from his sleep.
Slowly opening his sleepy eyes and rubbing them with his hands, his vision slowly became clearer.
A man and a woman turn over
The horse led the horse to the Taoist temple. After seeing the three words on the Taoist temple clearly, the expressions of the two people became obviously excited.
"Wai Wai Wai Wai Wai Wai, what are you two here for? Our Taoist temple is closed today. If you want to rest, the man will go to the inn to the north. What is this girl saying?" As he said this, the little Taoist jumped off the stone lion and walked to the girl.
After looking at it carefully, he showed a satisfied smile and continued, "This girl can go to the side room in our temple to rest."
When the two heard about the child's funny appearance, they looked at each other and smiled. Then the girl bent down, looked at the child with her soft face and said, "Young master, don't you know that Master Mu De is here?"
After the little Taoist priest heard this, he quickly took a few steps back, knocked the two of them warily, and asked, "What are you doing here?"
The man looked at the little Taoist priest teasingly, and suddenly had some thoughts of teasing the little Taoist priest, and then said, "We are the distant nephews and nieces of Master Mu De. We are here today to ask questions on behalf of the family."
Ask your uncle how he has considered the marriage that the family has found for him."
"Ahem"
There was a coughing sound from behind the little Taoist priest. When they looked up, the old Taoist priest was holding a fly whisk and staring at them.
The little Taoist priest's eyes widened, his mouth opened wide, and he pointed his finger at the old Taoist priest and the two people. After a while, the little Taoist priest suddenly realized something, and he pulled away and ran away.
But the old Taoist priest grabbed the little Taoist priest's ear
"It hurts, it hurts. Just pull it gently. Oops, my ears will be pulled off by you."
The old Taoist priest pulled the little Taoist priest out from the threshold and then let go, and said something unkind to the little Taoist priest.
"Don't think that I don't know what you are thinking. You are such a big talker. If you know about this today, will this matter not spread to Chengdu tomorrow?"
The old Taoist priest shook his sleeves, pointed at the two people and continued to speak to the young Taoist priest.
"You kid, remember this for me. These two people are from the palace, not some distant relatives of me. Do you know that these two guys were joking with you just now?"
After teaching the little Taoist priest a lesson, the old Taoist priest looked at the two men with an unkind expression, and said with a little anger in his voice.
"What? Is it good to make fun of me?"
The two of them quickly apologized to the old Taoist priest.
Chapter completed!