Before going up the mountain, Yao Xianzhi wanted to put the fox fur on his grandfather. Chen Pingan smiled and shook his head, indicating in his eyes that there was no need to go to such trouble.
Later, Yao Xianzhi discovered that at this time of snow melting, the snow was covered with snow, the mountains were covered with snow, the mountains were frozen and the clouds were not moving, but the mountain wind was so gentle that people did not feel the slightest chill. Moreover, the snow on the mountain road under their feet had already melted by itself.
, just like a mountain god invisibly clearing the way for the three of them to "clean the street".
The old man was very interested and said with a smile: "Go to the mountain."
During his whole life as a soldier, he stayed at Daquan Border Gate. Apart from the occasional visits to Beijing to meet the emperor, he hardly moved around. He never went on a study tour or visited with anyone. There were only a handful of famous mountains and rivers that the old man actually set foot on.
I recall those days when young scouts at the border would chase the enemy with light cavalry, their bows and swords covered with snow. Whenever the river froze, the sound of broken jade would be heard when horses' hooves stepped on it.
Yao Xianzhi reminded in a low voice: "Mr. Chen, we are only going to walk a section of the mountain road. We cannot follow Grandpa's temper and go all the way to Qingping Peak."
Just as His Majesty told him and Yao Lingzhi in private, grandpa is just an old boy now.
Chen Pingan smiled and said: "Don't worry, I'll take care of it."
The old man rarely said anything stubborn. He just climbed the mountain slowly and asked casually: "Ping An, do you think ordinary masters climbing mountains are similar to your immortal master Yu Feng, who lifts them high again and again to see how round the place is on that day?"
Chen Pingan said: "Essentially, it's almost the same. However, it is said that some of the great mountain monks in Qing Ming Tianxia are very leisurely and relaxed. They will also meet in Gaohan to drink and support Beidou. Unlike us in Haoran Tianxia, ​​Bai Yujing does not
Too much trouble."
The old man smiled and asked: "What about you, boy, will you do this in the future?"
Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "As long as the realm is enough, I also want to take a look."
Yao Xianzhi remembered the mention of the moon in the newspaper, and asked curiously: "Is that bright moon in the wild world very big?"
Chen Ping'an said: "Actually, when you look at the bright moon from a close distance, the earth is desolate, and there are mountains. Unfortunately, they are lifeless, with no water or vegetation. It is very different from the description in the strange novels. But according to the Chinese Temple of Confucius
According to the secret records at the summer palace, thousands of years ago, these hanging moons were actually quite lively, and there were even ordinary people living in them. They were no different from the markets at the foot of the mountain today. They were collectively called monthly households, which was a household registration.
The skilled craftsmen responsible for building the palace are known as the 'Celestial Craftsmen'."
Yao Xianzhi was speechless when he heard this.
Chen Ping'an smiled and said: "By the way, I now have an ancient moon palace in my hand, and I haven't given it away yet. If Grandpa Yao is interested, we can visit it later."
The old man shook his head: "It's such a big palace, it's so vast, there's no one there, it's not very interesting, it's no different from the Mirage City where the curfew is when we go out late at night."
Yao Xianzhi was very interested, and felt a little regretful when his grandfather said this.
Chen Pingan glanced at Mr. Fu Yin, "Are you stupid? Grandpa Yao is fighting with us here, so you don't know how to help build a ladder?"
After receiving the hint from Mr. Chen's eyes, Yao Xianzhi immediately understood that he had been in officialdom for many years.
The old man suddenly asked: "I heard that Chief Cheng of Dafu Academy came from Huang Tingguo in Aquarius Continent, and he also served as deputy chief and chief lecturer of Linlu Academy in Piyun Mountain near Luopo Mountain?"
Chen Pingan nodded and said: "We are old acquaintances with Cheng Shanchang. When we were young, we traveled to Sui Mountain Cliff Academy with others. On the way, we passed through the mountains and fields of Huangting Kingdom. We happened to pass by Cheng Shanchang's mountain and forest villa. We received a warm reception and a large table.
The delicacies of the mountains, game, and seasonal vegetables still make me a little bit greedy when I think about it.”
In addition to Dafu Academy located in the middle of Yizhou, there are Tianmu Academy in the north of Tongyezhou, and Wuxi Academy in the south. The two candidates for the mountain chief are from the Lisheng and Yasheng lineages respectively.
In addition, there are two deputy mountain commanders each. I heard that the four of them are extremely young and promising gentlemen, and they have all been on the battlefield.
Yao Zhen said seemingly casually: "Although I don't know much about the rules on the mountain, there are some principles that must be the same. For example, distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. If I remember correctly, the one closest to Xiandu Mountain is the old Dayuan Yuan
This dynasty can be said to be full of heroes in both the government and the public. On the way here, I was idle and listened to Yao Xianzhi chatting for a few words, saying that the Dayuan Dynasty was now divided into three, each claiming the title of emperor, and everything was in chaos.
, so that there are many ghost towns in the territory, and there is no good result yet.”
Yao Xianzhi felt helpless. Regardless of what I was chatting about casually, it was clearly Grandpa who took the initiative to ask for a lot of information around Xiandu Mountain.
Chen Ping'an immediately understood and said: "Don't worry, Grandpa Yao, everyone will not sweep away the snow in front of the door. We in Xiandu Mountain will not turn a blind eye to this. After all, in the final analysis, we have to do thousands of things, but we still have to be one person, and the same is true for cultivation in the mountains.
My student Cui Dongshan, the first sect leader of the lower sect, has secretly visited all the ghost cities and set up formations that can gather the clear energy between heaven and earth and help the ghosts in the major cities maintain a little bit of their true spirit, so as not to
Reduced to a fierce ghost, he only has to wait for the reunification of the old Dayuan Dynasty and the new emperor to confer civil and martial arts. Those temporarily abandoned Chenghuang temples can immediately fill their vacancies and take up their posts. If not, how can you dare to invite Grandpa Yao to Xiandu Mountain as a guest? Isn't that right?
"
Yao Xianzhi leaned back and quietly extended his thumb towards Mr. Chen.
He is really proficient in flattery and giving top hats. If Mr. Chen is willing to join the officialdom, how can he still do it?
After walking for about three or four miles on the mountain road, there was a resting pavilion on the roadside. The old general stopped here and looked at the snowy scenery outside the mountain, which was clean and spotless.
The old man felt this and couldn't help but tell Chen Ping'an some stories about his old friends at the border.
In fact, Yao Xianzhi had heard it countless times, but he just continued to listen without interrupting.
When old people get old, they will talk over and over again. Young people before the age of thirty often feel bored listening to them, and just say "I said it", which will make the old people fall into silence.
It's just that when young people become middle-aged, especially when they have wives and children, their patience will often become better and better when faced with the nagging of their elders.
When grandpa stopped talking, Yao Xianzhi's eyes hinted at Mr. Chen.
Chen Ping'an reached out and grabbed the arms of the old general and Yao Xianzhi, and joked: "Try the taste of wind control."
In an instant, the three of them arrived at the top of Qingping Peak.
My nephew Zheng Youqian and Tan Yingzhou from Tieshu Mountain are busy building a snowman there.
The little girl actually built a big snowman that was more than ten feet tall, in the shape of an independent golden rooster, holding a bamboo sword.
At this moment, Tan Yingzhou was feeling very proud. As for the snowman that Zheng Yougan had built, she couldn't bear to look at it because it was so chubby.
Tan Yingzhou immediately turned serious when he saw Lord Yin Guan suddenly appearing on the top of the mountain.
Chen Pingan greeted the two with a smile and introduced the old man and Yao Xianzhi to them.
Zheng Yougan bowed his head and saluted, "Young uncle! I have met old General Yao and Lord Fu Yin."
Tan Yingzhou just smiled shyly at the two strangers, and said a blessing to Lord Yin Guan, but changed his title, "Master Chen Shan!"
Very ladylike.
Chen Ping'an smiled and introduced to the old man: "Yingzhou is the disciple of Immortal Lord Longmen of Tieshushan Mountain in China, and he is the direct disciple of my senior brother Junqian."
Let the two juniors continue to build snowmen, and Chen Pingan took the old man to visit Qingping Peak.
The old general bent down, grabbed a snowball, pressed it in his hand, and suddenly asked: "Xiandu Mountain will inevitably have contacts with the academy in the future. Are you familiar with Tianmu Academy and Wuxi Academy?"
Chen Ping'an said: "I am very unfamiliar with the two mountain chiefs, but I have been in contact with one of the deputy mountain chiefs at the Sword Qi Great Wall. He is a gentleman. When the celebration is over, I will go to Wuxi Academy and visit him. .”
What Chen Ping'an calls "gentleman", of course, does not refer to the other person's title of gentleman, but to the person he is.
The king of kings.
Wang Zai's Confucian tradition belongs to the Liji Academy of Lisheng, and his mentor is the current Dajijiu of the Liji Academy.
At the Great Wall of Swordsmanship, he could openly talk to Chen Pingan, saying that his husband and Mr. Mao were close friends. They had studied together, so when the literary sage lineage was almost cut off, he always hoped that Mao Xiaodong could switch to the li sage lineage. Naturally, it is not poaching, but I hope Mao Xiaodong can find an opportunity to revive the literary sage lineage.
In addition, Wang Zai actually came from a family of sages, and the family patriarch was the last Confucian saint of Jianqi Great Wall.
Before leaving office, this accompanying sage had a private discussion of Taoism with Xiao Xun, the former hermit official, and of course he lost.
In those days, a Confucian gentleman like Wang Zai could not do much in the Great Sword Wall. One was to serve as a battlefield recorder, similar to a swordsman supervising the army, and the other was to participate in espionage affairs at the summer palace, which was similar to the official speech of the imperial court. The official had no real power, which was normal. The Yin official at that time was still Xiao Min. At that time, the abbot was still in charge of the affairs of the summer palace, the female sword fairy Luo Shan and the Zhu'an sword fairy. In the end, they all followed Xiao Min. Defection into the wilderness.
At that time, Wang Zai had been at the Sword Qi Great Wall for ten years and had almost no reputation.
The old general said: "There are advantages to familiarity, and there are also difficulties to familiarity. Generally speaking, it is very troublesome to deal with scholars. Gentlemen are Confucian, villains are Confucian, and pedantic Confucian are all different."
Chen Ping'an hummed and laughed, "But Wang Zai is a gentleman and not pedantic. He is extremely flexible in doing things and is very knowledgeable in his conduct."
The old man smiled and said: "The evaluation is so high? No wonder he can serve as the deputy director of the academy."
Now Wang Zai happens to be the deputy head of Wuxi Academy.
Originally, Wang Zai, a gentleman who had practiced on the Sword Qi Great Wall for many years and had killed many monsters on the battlefield, according to the Confucian Temple's established agenda, came to Wuxi Academy in Tongye Continent or Guanhu Academy in Aquarius Continent. However, it all depends on Wang Zai’s own opinion. The Confucian Temple itself is inclined to let Wang Zai come to Tongyezhou, but at Gongde Forest, Chen Pingan heard from his husband that Wang Zai’s earliest idea was to go to Aquarius Island to serve as a The deputy head of the academy, even if he doesn't want the title of deputy head, that's fine.
So Chen Ping'an secretly found Senior Brother Mao, who was already serving as the Academy Secretary, at Gongdelin to help with the introduction. He also found the Grand Priest Liquor of the Book of Rites Academy.
It can be seen that Liu Da was not in a relaxed mood when he came to offer wine. He was probably worried that Chen Ping'an, the youngest hidden official in the history of the Sword Qi Great Wall, would speak loudly and make any excessive demands.
When he heard that he was trying to persuade Wang Zai to go to Tongyezhou Academy, Liu Jijiu was obviously relieved. Because he, as Mr. Wang Zai, knew best that the reason why Wang Zai wanted to go to Guanhu Academy was
He was heading towards the young hidden official in front of him.
The lineage of Literary Saints, from the old scholar as his disciple, to the direct disciples of the past, plus the "famous comment" of the young Yin official on the Sword Qi Great Wall, Liu Jijiu couldn't help but be worried.
Don’t look at the cross-continental ferry stewards who have been to Chunbanzhai in Daoxuanshan now. They all have their eyes high above their heads. In fact, when they faced off against a row of sword immortals, they all looked like chickens waiting to be slaughtered. They all huddled on their chairs and looked grand.
They didn't even dare to breathe.
The Confucian Temple spy report actually recorded everything clearly.
To be continued...