Chapter nine hundred and ninety-six the fragrance of apricot flowers on the cloud
Not far from the east gate of the town, there is a post station, which was established at about the same time as the Huaihuang County Government. The official name is Ruyi, but the town still used to call it Jiming Post, like the crab shop, which provides people with peace and harmony.
People in the town not only like and are good at giving nicknames to things. Zheng Dafeng walked all the way to Jimingyi today. Yicheng is a native of the town. In his early years, he was a minor official in the Long Kiln Supervision and Construction Department. He just moved to a new place, anyway.
With a low-level character, he started from a postman step by step, and finally became a top leader. When he was young, he and Zheng Dafeng were good brothers at the drinking and gambling table. Zheng Dafeng would often bet big and he would bet small, and he would always win money.
The two of them went to Huang Erniang's shop for a drink. Anyway, it was Zheng Dafeng who took the credit. This guy saved a lot of money for his daughter-in-law. It is said that he has recently started to work for an express delivery shop for his untalented grandson. See you today.
After seeing Zheng Dafeng who had disappeared for many years, they exchanged greetings with each other. However, the post official had a lot of trivial matters. When the two of them were reminiscing about the past, postmen with briefcases often came here to sign and discuss marriage. Zheng Dafeng did not want to disturb this.
Old brothers who were busy with official duties made an appointment to have a drink together when they had time. Before leaving, Zheng Dafeng asked coldly, "Aren't you a senior brother?" Yi Cheng was stunned for a long time and asked what he said. Zheng Dafeng quickly said that it was okay and paced out.
At the inn, it's all Chen Ping'an's fault, which makes him so suspicious. Zheng Dafeng went down the mountain this time, in addition to the inn, he also visited the former immortal tomb. Because today is the third day of February, Zheng Dafeng went to the Confucian Temple, but
Instead of going to the main hall to worship the saints who ate cold pig head meat, they chose a side hall and faced one of the statues, clasped their hands together and muttered something. It was rare for a man to look so solemn.
Zheng Dafeng didn't bother to go back to his yellow mud house near the east gate of the town. There wasn't even a female mosquito. Thinking about it, he felt sad. He turned off the post road and found a secluded place. Zheng Dafeng hung up his sword talisman and twisted out a
The talisman that concealed his figure, Yu Feng went to Niujiao Ferry, and the talisman he shook his fingertips was named by Zheng Dafeng as the "Wall Root Discourage Talisman", also known as "The Gentleman Talisman on the Liang". The man sighed sadly again, only feeling that this
To have such a precious talisman fall into my own hands is to show that I am overqualifying myself and not doing my job properly.
Business at Niujiaodu's Baofengzhai was average. Zheng Dafeng walked into a deserted shop with his hands behind his back. The female cultivator from Zhuchai Island behind the counter heard the footsteps. When she looked up and saw the other person, she rolled her eyes.
He immediately lowered his head and turned over the book to read.
Zheng Dafeng leaned against the counter and said with a smile: "Miss Guan Qing, I haven't seen you in a few years. She has grown up."
The last few words are very literal-minded.
The woman named Guan Qing raised her head and saw the guy quickly looking away. She became angry and said: "A dog can't spit out ivory things from its mouth!"
Zheng Dafeng sighed and said with a playful smile: "Why don't you say that dogs can't change from eating shit? Sure enough, it doesn't matter whether a girl is a lady or not. She can't even curse people. She's so light and tickled."
Guan Qing glared and said: "Zheng, I'm warning you, if you have something to say, get out of here as soon as possible."
When she was looking at the shop here, she was really fed up with this self-proclaimed romantic guy, who was full of nonsense and extremely boring so-called "love talk", and she got goosebumps even just thinking about it.
How could Mr. Chen, such a serious person, find such an unreliable guy to be the gatekeeper of Luo Luo Shan?
Zheng Dafeng gently beat his heart, coughed a few times, and asked: "Where are Sister Liuxia and Sister Baique? Aren't they with you? As soon as I returned to my hometown, I immediately asked the mountain master whether you had lost weight or gained weight.
Whether your practice is going well or not, the mountain master said that you are all idle on the back of the fish now."
Guan Qing picked up an abacus and smashed it over. Zheng Dafeng lowered his head and turned around, then stretched out his legs, gently picked up the abacus with his toes, reached out to grab it, then gently placed it on the table, spread his palms, and rolled the beads on the abacus.
He smiled and said, "Brother Dafeng's hand is shaking beautifully. Is it still the same style, or is it better than before?"
Guan Qian took a deep breath and said, "Zheng Dafeng, if you continue to be such a scoundrel, I will go to Luopo Mountain to file a complaint with Shanzhu Chen! If Shanzhu Chen makes trouble and acts as a peacemaker, the business here is anyway, I will
Leave it alone! If you think of disgusting people again, you have to grab the back of the fish and break through the mountain gate!"
Zheng Dafeng wiped his face, limped away silently without saying any nonsense.
Just when Guan Qing felt a little guilty and felt that he had exaggerated, the man suddenly leaned back, put his head in his head and said: "Sister Guan Qing, are you really so heartless? Brother Dafeng shaved your beard specially for you today.
If you don’t have clean clothes, why don’t you ask Brother Dafeng where he has been for so many years and whether he has married a wife and had children..."
Guan Qing remembered a unique trick that he had tried countless times, and learned from his junior sister Bai Que. He put his fingers together, waved hard, and said in a deep voice: "Disappear!"
Zheng Dafeng immediately stretched out his hand to grab it, as if putting something into his arms, and then left with satisfaction.
Zheng Dafeng visited every shop where a female nun from Zhuchai Island was the temporary shopkeeper, and flirted with him just like Guan Qing.
The refreshed man came to a shop with a plaque that read "Yongnianzhai" and straightened his clothes. He came to the door today and must not leave in defeat again.
At Niujiaoshan Ferry, only a few Baofengzhai are rented to outsiders. Among them, Changchun Palace rents two shops, and the rent is negligible.
The owner of the shop is a middle-aged nun, with neither ugly nor good-looking appearance. She was just reading a book called "Lanpu" that she never tires of.
She was no stranger to Zheng Dafeng. When she saw the man who had not shown his face for many years, she immediately deliberately leaned on the counter and said with a sweet smile: "Hey, isn't this Brother Dafeng, walking a bird again? Come on, come on, hurry up and get that one
The little sparrow is released from the cage to play with his sister. What are you doing in a daze? There is no one else in the shop. What's so embarrassing? You have been wandering outside for so many years and you are still so thin-skinned. Look at your potential..."
Zheng Dafeng snorted, he really couldn't stand it, so he could only say with a shy look: "Friend Lianzhao, how can you be so hospitable to guests? It's easy to scare away the guests."
The woman named Curtain Lai picked up a tangerine from a fruit plate on the counter, smashed it towards the man's crotch, and sneered: "Where's the prestige of the nearby shop?"
Zheng Dafeng quickly bent down to catch the hidden weapon, and said angrily: "I'm not so handsome, and my appearance doesn't take advantage of me, so I have to work hard on my love words."
Liangzhao is taking care of business here, which is a kind of relaxation that is purely spent time. She is of the same generation as the current palace owner of Changchun Palace. However, she is higher in seniority and younger, but she has the kind of "younger is not necessarily better"
"The closed disciple of "Zheng Dafeng" was frustrated because she could not break the bottleneck of Longmen Realm, so she took the initiative to come here to check out the shop. Zheng Dafeng often came to the shop to chat, and it happened that both of them were good at talking, and they were both vegetarian and vegan.
No, so I haven't seen Zheng Dafeng for so many years, so I really miss him a little bit. Of course, it has absolutely nothing to do with that kind of love between men and women.
Zheng Dafeng rested his elbows on the counter, leaned forward, ran his hands through his hair, and boasted about how familiar he was with Zhu Ou, the author of "Lanpu". He would definitely introduce him to Sister Liangli if he had the chance.
I write a few sentences, live in seclusion in the mountains, be the master of the mist in the forest, spring, and haze. One day is like two days. If you live for ninety years, you will be one hundred and eighty, and your income will be endless. There are three kinds of happiness in living leisurely, which can support you for the rest of your life.
Bamboo shoots in spring, scallions in summer clothes, reading banned books on snowy nights...
Lianzhao liked the gentleness of this ugly man, and to be honest, if Zheng Dafeng hadn't looked a bit shabby, he really wouldn't have been a bachelor to this day.
Changchun Palace and Luopo Mountain had a good relationship, thanks to "Yu Mi" who pretended to be a guest of Piyun Mountain and a monk in Guanhai Realm.
In the name of helping to protect the Tao, Yu Mi traveled to the south with several female nuns from the Yulinyou lineage of the Song Dynasty. Because there was a hunting envoy of Dali who urgently needed to use the branches of ten thousand-year-old pine trees as medicine, so he asked the female nuns from Changchun Palace to do it.
Help to ask for help from Fengxue Temple, but the ancient pine tree named "Eternal Love" grows on the Immortal Terrace of Fengxue Temple. As the only seedling on the Immortal Terrace, the Great Sword Immortal Wei Jin became the only one with power.
The owner of the broken branches and wood. So even though they knew that the Changchun Palace had a special status on the mountain of Dali, and that the ancestor of the Qin family in Dalugou had a close relationship with Song Yu, the Supreme Elder of the Changchun Palace, the group of female cultivators still hit a wall as expected.
After returning from work, Yu Mi secretly gave Han Biya a ten-thousand-year-old pine when he never wanted to return to Niujiadu. After inspection by the Changchun Palace, it turned out to be that it was indeed an ancient pine with "everlasting love". The originally worried old woman in Longmen realm
, she had a perfect explanation with the Shimen Patriarch Hall, and the Changchun Palace also had a perfect explanation with the hunting envoy.
In addition, on the Liquan ferry in Changchun Palace, because Zhu Fengxian, who left Beijing with Grand Master Yu Hong, was also on the boat at that time, Chen Ping'an once brought Xiao Mo to the ferry, and during this period he met the Taoist priest Wusong.
, a ferry steward named Gan Yi.
In Aquarius Continent, there is only the Liquan Ferry. No matter where it docks at any ferry, it does not need to pay half a cent. Moreover, only the Liquan Ferry was able to take over all the ferries that were taken over by the Dali military during the war.
Come and go freely.
A foreign nun who Zheng Dafeng had never seen came to the shop. When she saw the spitting man inside, she probably heard Lian Lao's introduction and said proactively: "I have met Mr. Zheng. My name is Gan Yi. I come from
Changchun Palace.”
Zheng Dafeng immediately nodded and said: "Hello Aunt Gan, very good, very good. You can call me Dafeng, or you can call me Xiao Zheng."
Gan Yi heard the man's "misunderstanding" and could only explain with a smile: "Sweet Gan, refreshing Yi."
Zheng Dafeng said aggrievedly: "Otherwise? How could I not recognize the famous Liquan Ferry Boat Manager Gan?"
A person's aura is one spirit and two eyes. This golden elixir female cultivator is worthy of the praise of "bright eyes and good vision", especially when sister Gan Yi smiles, she still has two dimples.
beautiful.
Gan Yi laughed it off, she had seen too many scoundrels in the mountains and down the mountain, and there was no shortage of such a number one person in front of her.
Zheng Dafeng was about to say goodbye and leave. After chatting with Sister Lianzhao for a long time, he was thirsty and planned to go to his brother's Beiyue Mountain Jun's Mansion for a drink.
People who are not familiar with historical allusions, even today's court historians, may not know what the "Liquan" ferry means to the Song family of Dali.
When the Song family in Dali was still a vassal state of the Lu family, every time there was a drought, it was necessary to borrow this magical ferry from the Changchun Palace to make clouds and rain, and then invite the immortal masters from the Changchun Palace to cast spells to invite rain.
It can be said that in the most difficult years of the Song family in Dali, every time this ferry appeared above the dry and cracked land, it was a kind of... hope.
Therefore, the chronology of Changchun Palace in the past hundred years can be said to be "full of smoke, yellow and purple nobility".
Because in addition to the three generations of emperors of the Song Dynasty in Dali, who often visited Changchun Palace, the current Queen Mother of Dali, Nan Hairpin, even lived in seclusion here to cultivate herself. The key is that the national teacher Cui Chan personally attended the Changchun Palace twice.
The opening ceremony of cultivating the Golden Pill Earth Immortal is something that is simply unimaginable nowadays. Let the embroidered tiger participate in the celebration of a certain sect? Not to mention the newly promoted sect, even Shen Gao Sect, Yunlin
Can Ms. Jiang please move?
During the Zhengyang Mountain viewing ceremony, the imperial court only sent Cao Ping, the hunting envoy. Earlier, the Longquan Sword Sect was established and Liu Xianyang took over as the head of the sect. It was the Minister of Rites of Dali who came forward.
Gan Yi heard the shopkeeper's voice again, hesitated for a moment, and said to Zheng Dafeng in her heart: "Mr. Zheng, we have something to discuss."
Zheng Dafeng immediately stopped and turned around, rubbed his hands and said with a smile: "I am not yet married."
Gan Yi pretended not to hear, and said to herself: "I am willing to resell Tiaoyu Mountain to Luolu Mountain. I wonder if Mr. Zheng can pass the message on my behalf and let Master Chen know for me?"
Zheng Dafeng smiled and nodded: "It's easy to talk about, I will definitely bring it."
Luolu Mountain's immediate neighbors include Huimeng Mountain in the north, which is the top of its own domain, and there are three other mountains: Tiandu Peak, Diaoyu Mountain, and Fuyao Lu, each of which has its own territory.
It's just that it's different from Yidai Peak, which is less visible. The monks who live in the mountain live in seclusion and rarely show up. Especially in Tiandu Peak, the monks seem to be in seclusion, and almost no one goes down the mountain. And about the three mountains
Although the Dali Dynasty has a secret record of the identity of the master, it has never been disclosed to the outside world, and the Luopo Mountain side has no intention of exploring this matter.
Whenever Yufeng traveled between Luolu Mountain and the small town, he would take the initiative to distance himself and walk around the mountain.
I never thought that one of them, Tiaoyu Mountain, was private property under Gan Yi's name.
Lian Lao was greatly surprised that Zheng Dafeng actually left the shop just like that.
Walking on the street, Zheng Dafeng frowned slightly, because Gan Yi carried a familiar ancient aura.
Zheng Dafeng, who had restored his soul, did not regain some of his memories, but he seemed to have gained several magical powers out of thin air. Every time he saw something, whether it was people, objects or scenery, it was as if he suddenly had a door opener in his hand.
The key. And the appearance of Gan Yi made Zheng Dafeng remember a blessed place with a long history for no reason, which had disappeared in the vast world for a long time.
That's right.
At the beginning, Mi Yu was entrusted by Wei Bo to secretly guard the road for a group of people who were going out for training in Changchun Palace. There was a little girl named Zhong Nan in the team. She was very young and very senior. The old woman who led the team to guard the road was
In the Dragon Gate Realm, the other three girls are also top-notch Taoist seedlings from the Changchun Palace, and they are all going down the mountain for the first time to experience. Logically speaking, wandering around with such four treasures, a golden elixir in the Immortal City
It may not be enough, how could it be possible to just let a person from the Dragon Gate realm be the backbone.
At the same time, the most important thing for this group of Changchun Palace nuns to go through was to ask for a piece of ten thousand-year-old pine from Fengxue Temple so that they could give a satisfactory answer to a Great Li patrol envoy. Not to mention Supreme Elder Song
If Yu goes out personally, he should also send the palace master to show up, which is in line with the etiquette on the mountain.
So Zheng Dafeng immediately went to the Library Department of Beiyue Mountain Lord's Mansion to check the files. Sure enough, he found a clue for Zheng Dafeng. For a period of time, all the earthly immortal monks in Changchun Palace disappeared, or used
The reason for seclusion, or announcing to the outside world that they are traveling far away.
As for why Zheng Dafeng is so interested, of course it’s because the other party is a female cultivator from Changchun Palace!
Haoran, after the two wild worlds meet, strange phenomena appear everywhere. In addition to the night ship on the sea, there are also many broken secret realms of ancient cave heaven and paradise on Aquarius Island, and the truth is revealed. For example, among them is the illusory one, which flows with the water and the wind.
The Autumn Wind Temple in Pingzhou cannot be accessed by monks alone. They can only be entered by Qi Practitioners from the lower five realms, and each can obtain various treasures based on their luck. Although there are already some lucky people who have received some immortal opportunities.
, according to the definition of the mountain, this treasure land of unknown origin is still in a state of ownerlessness waiting for its place.
There are three sects that have been appointed by the Great Li Dynasty for a long time. After Luopo Mountain and Zhengyang Mountain, Aquarius Island has added two new sect-headed immortal mansions, a large temple located on the bank of Longqiu in Yandang Mountain, and then
The Taoist temple of Immortal Lord Cao Rong. Next, it is estimated that the Huangshan Sword Sect will temporarily serve as a descendant of Zhengyang Mountain instead of a subordinate sect.
Of course, it's not that the Great Li court particularly favors Zhengyang Mountain, but that Aquarius Continent needs a new swordsmanship sect, and this new sect must be located in the old Zhuying Dynasty.
In fact, Zhengyang Mountain itself has given up on this idea, but it doesn’t know that the next sect belongs to another village. There are so many things in the world. When you think you are closest, you will gradually drift away. When you think you are far away, you will be far away.
It's at your fingertips and takes no effort.
In addition, Changchun Palace, Laolongcheng, a sect based on Qingtan Paradise as the foundation of Shengao Sect, Yunxia Mountain, etc., which are among the candidates for the Aquarius Continent sect, are all on the recommendation list of the Great Li Dynasty.
Happy events happen every year, but this year there are especially many.
Today is the best example.
Zheng Dafeng saw a kind-faced old man on the street, accompanied by a young female nun who looked like a maid. The two people, who looked like a master and servant, were strolling around the Niujiadu Baofengzhai.
It's just that Zheng Dafeng wanted to go to Piyun Mountain immediately and was anxious to see Wei Bo, so he didn't go up to strike up a conversation. Who would be a serious person and would casually approach a good-looking woman when he saw her on the road.
Zheng Dafeng suddenly stopped, hey, this girl is actually a sword cultivator? If a serious person doesn't do something serious, wouldn't it be like a young man who is romantic in vain? So Zheng Dafeng immediately followed him into his own shop, familiar with the familiarity, and started
After introducing the various goods inside, we found out after chatting that the old man's surname was Hong. He came from Xianjia Ferry, a land in the middle of Aquarius Island. It was located at the border of Shushui Kingdom and Songxi Kingdom. There was also a Qingfu Fang, and this Hong Yangbo,
It was on the second floor of Qingfu Square that he sat and did business. As for the maid in colorful skirt next to the old man, she called herself Qing Cai.
When they heard that the man was the uncle of Lord Chen of Luopo Mountain, they immediately looked at him with admiration.
Guan Qing wanted to speak several times but stopped.
Cao Mao, the general of Yuzhou, visited Yuzhang County of Hongzhou in his spare time. As a general of one state, he was actually in charge of the military affairs of two states at the same time, so it could also be regarded as official business.
During this trip, the high-ranking Cao Mao did not greet officials at all levels in Hongzhou. He only brought a few confidants and monks with him to visit the logging compound.
However, the chief officer was not in the government office, nor did he tell his subordinates where he had gone. Cao Mao had no intention of staying and waiting for others. He left the logging courtyard and asked two monks accompanying the army to go to the city to inquire about the news. A young general beside him couldn't help but
He asked: "General Cao, who is this Lin Zhengcheng? Can he secretly settle the illegal mining in Yuzhang County without making a sound?"
Cao Mao said: "If you can resist asking questions when you leave Yuzhang County, you can go and serve with the Ministry of War."
The young general said with a mournful face, "General Cao, aren't you trying to trick me? You promised me that you would recommend me to the imperial court, but why did you go back on your word? The official is not big, he is just a member of the Ministry of War who accompanies the capital. According to the laws of Dali, there are
When generals with military merits and military honors leave the battlefield to serve as local officials, they are usually demoted one or two levels. How many levels have I been demoted? Besides, I am only accompanying the capital, not the Ministry of War in the capital."
For General Yuzhou, there is actually no need to pay attention to too many official rules, and he speaks very casually.
Cao Mao said calmly: "Can the six departments of our capital in Dali be the same as the government offices in other countries that are used to support the elderly?"
A female monk who stayed with the army smiled and said: "General Cao, I heard that the newly appointed chief officer of the logging institute is a serious person. Is he a man of integrity with an iron face and a crown of integrity?"
Cao Mao said: "Don't ask any more questions about Lin Zhengcheng. When we meet later, when I'm chatting with him, don't interrupt."
Because the Yuzhou General's Mansion had previously received a secret decree from the imperial court, His Majesty the Emperor will secretly patrol south to Hongzhou in the near future and stay at the logging courtyard. He will not bring too many entourages and keep things simple. He may directly bypass the governors of various states.
That's why Cao Mao made this trip to Yuzhang County. He wanted to meet Lin Zhengcheng first, and then inspect several passes and military towns on the Hongzhou border.
The logging institute in Hongzhou is similar to the weaving bureau set up by the Great Li imperial court in Yuzhou and Wuzhou.
, they are all "marginal" institutions of the officialdom similar to those of the Long Kiln Supervision and Construction Bureau in the past. The officials are not big, but the secretaries can go directly to Tianting. However, the official rank of the leader of the logging institute is relatively the lowest, like that of Yuzhou
Li Baozhen and Li Zhizao were from the fourth rank with quite high official status. After all, the Logging Institute was a bit special. It was not a permanent yamen, but more like a transitional yamen. Once the matter was done, the court would disband it without any accidents.
, so the officials who were transferred here as errands were not very interested. There was not much oil and water in the logging yard. Furthermore, if anyone really acted impartially, it would be easy to make him smelly. After all, the imperial court and Hongzhou repeatedly prohibited illegal harvesting of giant trees.
For one thing, the forces behind the scenes, who didn’t mention the imperial court’s backers and support, just said that the local Nan clan of Yuzhang County, with so much expenses all year round, would not be involved in this kind of business?
In the officialdom of Dali, why is there a humorous saying of "Big Yuzhang, Little Hongzhou"?
It's not just because the Nan clan of Yuzhang County gave birth to such a noble person, the former Queen Mother, now the Queen Mother Nan Hairpin, she is the biological mother of the current emperor Song He and the King of Luo Song Mu.
If a mother is as valuable as her son, who in the entire Aquarius Continent can compare with her?
When the logging institute was first established, all the officials in Hongzhou were waiting for a good show. They wanted to see how Lin Zhengcheng, who came here from the capital to wade in the muddy waters, would get into trouble in Yuzhang County.
However, after taking office as the chief officer, Lin Zhengcheng neither visited any Yuzhang County officials or relatives of the emperor, nor did he have any new officials to take office. He did not even go to any of the mountains in Yuzhang County. It can be said that
Without leaving home.
As a result, overnight, all those who illegally cut down the giant trees on the mountain, from the front to the backstage, all disappeared. They were not temporarily avoiding the spotlight, but actively evacuated, destroying all account books, and some of them were unable to leave.
The missing characters were even destroyed and their traces were destroyed. Just a dozen shops in Yuzhang County were all closed, and no one was left. Of course, there may be more unknown "nails", all of which are by themselves.
Cleaned up.
Let’s just talk about the Nan family, which has deep roots in Hongzhou. Not long ago, in the first month of the year, a closed-door meeting was held in the ancestral hall. Seven or eight direct descendants and common sons were immediately dismissed.
They were removed from the family tree, and no reason was given. There were some who were unconvinced and cried out for injustice, and there were also a few who yelled and were rude and rude. The former were beaten until their mouths were filled with blood. As for the latter, that was it.
He was beaten to death directly inside the ancestral hall.
The misty drizzle was as moist as crisp, and a poor girl was selling apricot flowers along the street with a basket.
Cao Mao finally found Lin Zhengcheng, who had white hair on his temples, in a shop that sold porcelain. He was similar to an old scholar from the county, but he didn't look so old.
The shopkeeper is also an old man, and he is laughing at Brother Lin. Since he doesn't have much money in his pocket, don't think too much about the opening item in the shop.
Lin Zhengcheng glanced at Cao Mao and his group at the door, gently put a porcelain bottle back on the shelf, and told the shopkeeper to come back next time. The shopkeeper waved his hand and spoke rudely, telling Brother Lin that if he still has no money, he should not come again.
Lin Zhengcheng walked out and asked, "Are you looking for me?"
The young general handed the oil-paper umbrella to Lin Zhengcheng. He could just hold the same umbrella with the woman next to him, killing two birds with one stone.
Lin Zhengcheng was not polite. He smiled and thanked the young man whose back was covered with scars, and took the oil-paper umbrella.
Cao Mao first took out his military talisman, announced his name and the identity of General Yuzhou, and then explained softly: "This general has a life on his hands, so he must visit Yuzhang County and the logging institute in person. I believe that Director Lin has received the news from above.
.”
Lin Zhengcheng said calmly: "You can just stroll around. Is it possible that the logging institute has such a high threshold that it can stop a Yuzhou general from visiting? It can be said that General Cao came to me specifically to talk about things. No, I will just harvest secretly."
I have nothing to do with illegal logging and other military and political affairs, no matter how big or small."
The few followers behind General Yuzhou all felt that Lin Zhengcheng was worthy of being a Beijing official, with a modest official hat and a loud voice.
No provincial governor would dare to speak so harshly to General Cao.
Cao Mao was still very patient and said: "I believe that Dean Lin understands the meaning of Cao's words. It is a very important matter and there can be no mistakes. I still hope that Dean Lin can take some time to sit down and take a good look at it."
Let’s discuss it.”
Lin Zhengcheng smiled and said: "General Cao may have misunderstood. This logging institute is not as good as the Chuzhou Kiln Supervision Bureau and the nearby Weaving Bureau. Its duties are very simple. Literally, it is just responsible for arresting people who plunder wood secretly. If the yamen is lucky enough in the future,
If it is not abolished, the most it can do is to provide huge trees to the royal family and the Ministry of Industry as usual. Therefore, General Cao came to talk to me about business today, which is a wasted trip. To say that General Cao came to discuss private matters, the family ancestral hall or mansion needs some
The wood that has been classified as defective by the logging institute, then I, as the chief officer, can open a convenient door for General Cao within the scope of my authority. The price is negotiable. Just remember not to make a big fuss afterwards, otherwise it will be difficult for me to be a human being.
It is said that the officialdom has always been more efficient in transmitting gossip than the Ministry of War's successful reporting office. A local official like me cannot withstand several impeachments from the Sixth Section of the Capital. General Cao still needs to be more considerate."
Cao Mao was a little helpless. It was the most difficult to deal with people like this who pretended to be confused. They were friendly on the face but felt cold in their hearts.
I am discussing with you the important matter of His Majesty's private visit incognito, and you are telling me these trivial personal affairs. Do you, Lin Zhengcheng, really care about your official friendship with a Yuzhou general?
Cao Mao then changed the subject and said with a smile: "It is said that illegal mining has stopped now."
Lin Zhengcheng nodded and said: "I guess the name of the Logging Institute is more intimidating."
The reason why Cao Mao was so patient was because as a close and beloved general of Su Gaoshan, the former Great Li hunting envoy, Cao Mao knew more about the inside story than the group of followers behind him.
However, Cao Mao actually only knew two more things about this obscure and secretive first chief of the Logging Institute, but it was enough for Cao Mao to be more cautious.
The first thing is that Lin Zhengcheng was not from the capital city of Dali, but was born in Lizhudongtian. He later moved to the capital and worked in the Victory Reporting Department of the Ministry of War for many years.
Second, Lin Zhengcheng is still the father of Lin Shouyi.
There was an expert named Yuan Tianfeng in the Qintian Prison in the capital city of Dali. He was dressed in white and was best at commenting on Yue Dan and Zang Fu figures. On Lin Shouyi's side, there was a prophecy of "a hundred years of Nascent Soul". As a result, Lin Shouyi was forty
Next year I will reach the Nascent Soul Realm.
Is that wrong? Didn't Lin Shouyi become a Nascent Soul within a hundred years of age?
Someone asked Lin Shouyi if he could keep the jade for a hundred years? Yuan Tianfeng just laughed and said nothing.
Cao Mao now has a secret backer in the court. His surname is Yan, and he is a towering figure. If the Great Li Dynasty is at its peak, then this person is the shadow of the Great Li Dynasty.
Cao Mao learned from this important man that Emperor Song He actually valued Lin Shouyi very highly. He had long had high hopes for this bookish young monk, and was even willing to carefully cultivate him as a pillar of the future country.
That's why in the early years, Lin Shouyi was deliberately appointed to replace the doctor who served as the official minister of the Ministry of Rites. In this noble position as the most powerful doctor in the Dali court, after accumulating a few years of qualifications in the officialdom of the capital, even if he did not participate in the imperial examination
, with the previous experience of serving as a priest of the Dadu Temple, and being promoted to the Minister of Rites under the exception, the court will not have much objection. In the future, if Lin Shouyi obtains the status of a gentleman of the academy, then one day he will take over the Ministry of Rites, it will be even more
It's a matter of course.
In the future, the Dali Temple will have Zhao Yao in the Department of Punishment, Lin Shouyi in the Department of Rites, plus the rest of the capable officials, civil servants and military generals who are still young.
A young Nascent Soul in his early forties. If Lin Shouyi hadn't come from a strange place like Lizhu Cave, the younger generation of about the same age would have included Chen Ping'an, Liu Xianyang, Ma Kuxuan, Gu Can... plus
Lin Shouyi liked to practice quietly and immerse himself in his studies. This was why Lin Shouyi, who should have been more eye-catching, failed to gain a reputation that matched his cultivation and knowledge.
Lin Zhengcheng did not invite them to sit down at the government office and have hot tea.
Cao Mao was mentally prepared to return without success. Thinking that it would not work out, he used his own money to privately purchase a batch of wood with the logging institute that was judged to be inferior and unusable by the officials?
Then she met a poor girl selling apricot flowers along the street. When she saw Cao Mao and Lin Zhengcheng coming towards her, the flower seller immediately retreated to the corner and stood there. There was some curiosity in her eyes, which was not just for the public.
Official, the fear of being poor when seeing wealth.
The young general holding the umbrella handed the oil-paper umbrella to the female nun beside him. He walked quickly forward, asked the girl about the price, took out his money bag, took out a few grains of silver, and simply bought a basket of apricot flowers.
When he came down, the woman who served as the monk accompanying the Yuzhou Military Mansion handed him back the oil-paper umbrella and took the flower basket. She picked off an apricot flower and pinned it in her bun. The young military general praised her in bad words, saying that the woman is beautiful.
Like flowers, a man's words of love are as earthy as soil.
Lin Zhengcheng suddenly took the initiative and said, "Do you have a romantic relationship between General Cao and Luo Po Mountain in Chuzhou?"
Cao Mao's expression remained as usual, "In my early years in my hometown, I met Shanzhu Chen once, who was training at Shujian Lake, but it was not a romantic relationship, just an acquaintance, and we haven't seen each other since."
The people behind me all heard about this for the first time, and they were all very surprised. Our General Cao is so good, he is an old acquaintance of that young hidden official? Did you hear that, have you ever dealt with him?
Lin Zhengcheng didn't say much.
All the officials in the logging institute knew that Director Lin seemed to be in a bad mood during the first month of the New Year.
Maybe he felt that it was not easy to be the chief of the logging institute? He seemed to be waiting for something, but when he didn't wait, he looked a little gloomy.
At the end of last winter, before going into seclusion, Lin Shouyi sent a secret letter to Jise Peak, reminding Chen Ping'an that during the first month of the year, he could go to the logging institute in Yuzhang County, Hongzhou, and pay New Year's greetings.
Lin Shouyi sent another letter home to the logging institute, saying that he had already greeted Chen Pingan.
The relationship between father and son was extremely distant last time, and it was difficult for them to chat for more than a few words. According to Lin Shouyi's estimation, there was still a gap of one hundred Grain Rain coins needed for this retreat.
When Lin Zhengcheng heard this number, he immediately backed down. With such an unfilial son like a gold-eating beast, he could only continue to maintain his usual fatherly attitude. When Lin Shouyi said that he had borrowed money from Chen Pingan,
To make up for the gap, Lin Zhengcheng half-joked that since he borrowed money from him, he didn't have to pay it back. Lin Shouyi naturally didn't dare to take it seriously.
But Lin Zhengcheng actually prepared a meeting gift for a certain junior. According to the valuation on the mountain, this thing is about one or two hundred grain rain coins.
This was one of his rewards for serving as the town's warden.
For the young mountain owner whose family is now bottomless, such a gift may not mean anything at all.
Another reward is that Cui Chan and Lin Zhengcheng have guaranteed that Lin Shouyi will be an official in the Dali court no matter what his monastic achievements are in the future. He is the kind of high-ranking official who can shine on the family and be famous in history.
Lin Zhengcheng, who considers himself a semi-scholar and has worked in the Supervision and Construction Department for many years, attaches great importance to this.
Lin Shouyi, courtesy name Rixin.
The sage's embrace of one is the way of the world, and knowing honor and guarding disgrace is the valley of the world. As the sun rises and the sun shines brighter, it is better to be cautious and cautious.
Lin Shouyi's name and surname were all chosen with the help of Cui Chan, the national preceptor.
The last time Lu Chen shamelessly visited the logging farm, he mixed up all the bastard words, confused words, jokes, light words and heavy words, the bright words that opened the skylight, and the clear words that sealed the deal. There is another sentence from Lu Chen that he calls himself.
The general meaning of Pindao's remark was that Lin Shouyi missed a certain opportunity because of his partiality as a father. When a certain opportunity didn't happen, it would affect his whole body, leading to a series of opportunities and everything.
None, everything is lost. And Lu Chen also added in the end that when he set up a stall to tell fortunes, he gave Lin Zhengcheng a hint. The implication is that Lin Zhengcheng insisted on it, and it led to this. That's because you are stubborn, but you are a poor person.
But I have given you and Lin Shouyi a lot of extra kindness! You two, father and son, can't help but be grateful. You have to have some conscience, so why don't I eat a few rice dumplings from you?
In fact, Lin Zhengcheng listened to it at that time, but Lin Zhengcheng, in his life, has at most regretted certain things, but he really has no regrets.
As for what Lin Shouyi thought after knowing the truth... As a son, do you still dare to rebel against your father?
The truth is this. Lin Zhengcheng has always been very dignified with his son, but it is not easy for Lin Zhengcheng to take the initiative to mention this matter.
As the governor of Chuzhou, Wu Yuan took the initiative to visit the governor of the state, Gaoping.
In the official circles of a state, the two sides are considered equal.
Wu Yuan took off his official robe and stood outside the gate of Zhouchenghuang Temple in casual clothes.
There is a couplet with gold characters on a black background hanging at the door.
Your thoughts are dark, and there are fierce ghosts in the daylight. How many times can I save you? Just whisper, and the sky will hear it like thunder.
Your words and deeds are bright, and the blue sky appears in the dark room. Why come here to burn incense? If you dare to betray your heart, your eyes are like lightning.
The City God Lord Gao Ping, who had never had any official entertainment, naturally would not show up to greet Wu Yuan. Instead, a boy in red clothes jumped away from the incense burner, ran out of the City God's Temple, climbed over the high threshold, and then
He quickly ran down the steps, bowed to Wu Yuan respectfully, called the governor, and said something about the grand occasion of his arrival. Then he lowered his head all the way, turned sideways, stretched out a hand, maintained this posture, and led the way.
Mr. Wu walked into the Chenghuang Temple.
Wu Yuan came here to have a chat with Gao Ping. It didn't involve official matters, but some interesting anecdotes about the officialdom of the mountains and rivers outside Chuzhou. For example, there are several key water god vacancies. The Dali court has been unresolved. For the time being, Changchun is the only one in Dadu in central China.
Everyone is curious about whether there will be an extra "gongye" in the family of Hou and Uncle Linli. For example, in Jidu in Luzhou, Beiju, there is Duke Lingyuan and Marquis Longting. Then there is the one vacated by Yang Hua after his promotion.
Tiefu River Water God, and Qiantang Chief after Cao Yong left, it is not a trivial matter who will fill their respective vacancies.
In addition, Xiao Luan, the water god of the Baihu River, was originally listed as a sixth-rank deity in the Dali imperial court's landscape genealogy. Not long ago, after annexing the upstream Tieguan River, the rank of the water goddess was raised to the fifth rank.
The old Tieguan River God Gao Niang, the ancestral temple was moved to Yunzhou, and was transferred to the Ximei River God. It is a flat tone, and the height of the god remains unchanged. There is no airtight wall in the world, especially the well-informed Shanshui officialdom.
This matter is very embarrassing, just like there are so many officials in the capital, they are sent out to the outside, and the party in charge of the government, even if the rank remains unchanged, of course still reuses it. As one of the sources of the Ximei River, the Wuxi River has hidden secrets.
It is an ancient Shu Dragon Palace with low regulations. After all, it belongs to the ancient inland Dragon Palace. However, a camel is so skinny that it is bigger than a horse. After all, it is a genuine Dragon Palace. How could Huang Tingguo have such ability? Naturally, it was taken over by the suzerain country, the Great Li Dynasty.
If the monks find it, then when the Dragon Palace is really opened, the originally unknown Ximei River will naturally have a surge in water transport, and the status of Gao Niang, the river god, will rise with the rise.
Wu Yuan had already entered, and Gao Ping walked out of the statue. The boy in Zhu Yi had already called the temple blessings to prepare some hard dishes.
They chatted while walking, and after sitting down in the dining hall, Wu Yuan said with a smile: "The Hanshi River's landscape genealogy is still two levels behind the Tiefu River's water god. If he wants to fill the gap, it will be as difficult as climbing to the sky."
Gao Ping nodded, so the strong recommendation from Emperor Huang Tingguo was of little significance, and the Dali court would definitely not agree.
Wu Yuan asked with a smile: "What does this Yuye River Goddess think? Why did she hint to me that as long as I help her transfer to another place, it can be a flat transfer. Any river with poor water transport in Dali,
No problem, she is even willing to lower her status by half a level?"
Gao Ping picked up a peanut and threw it into his mouth, and said: "Because of a big or small matter, I didn't handle it properly, and it turned out to be a big deal, and I formed a relationship with Luo Luoshan. She always felt that she stayed in Yuye
Jiang, I can’t even sleep well. Instead of worrying about settling old scores every day, it’s better to hide away.”
Wu Yuan joked: "Gao Niang has found a good job. In the future landscape evaluation of the Ministry of Rites, it will be difficult to get a good grade in the Yunzhou Ximei River, right?"
Gao Ping said: "I guess it was the instruction from Luopo Mountain. On the surface, it was Wei Bo's handiwork. After all, he was a Beiyue Mountain King. The court still wanted to sell him some face. The Yuan family of Shangzhu Kingdom and the two capitals
After a brief inquiry, the family members realized that it was Wei Bo, so they had to hold their noses and admit it. Wei Bo is a petty guy, and with such a tiger who likes to hold night banquets, who is not afraid of another night banquet next time?
Wei Bo deliberately wore small shoes, and the Immortal Mansion supported by several of their families, and the gods of mountains and rivers who usually have good relations, are not allowed to sell iron?"
Wu Yuan smiled and said: "It will be difficult for Piyun Mountain to hold a night banquet again, right?"
He is already a tiger in a continent equivalent to the Immortal Realm. If he wants to ascend to the divine level, how many gold essence coins must he eat?
Even if the Dali court prefers Beiyue Piyun Mountain and the treasury has a surplus, it is impossible to do this. Otherwise, Jin Qing, the Lord of Zhongyue Mountain, will definitely be the first to jump to curse and go directly to the imperial study to quarrel. And the other Aquarius Mountains
Jun, especially Nanyue Fan Junmao, she will definitely not be ambiguous about this kind of thing.
Almost no one could guess that Lin Shouyi's place of retreat was neither the capital city of Great Li nor a cave monastery on the top of Beiyue or Zhongyue Mountains in Aquarius Continent, but a place with a slightly heavy makeup but a transcendent status in Great Li.
Changchun Palace.
Changchun Palace lives up to its name, as if there is an immortal king who will always stay in the mountains and rivers around spring. It is better to live leisurely than to live in an official position, and to be in the wild is better than to be in court. The mountains and rivers here are the most leisurely and wild.
In a forbidden area where even the direct disciples of the Patriarch Hall are not allowed to set foot.
Surrounded by mountains like arms and a lake, the mountains and rivers are dependent on each other, and the scenery is beautiful. The scenery is as quiet as ancient times, and the days are as long as a small year.
There is a water pavilion with raised eaves on the bank, covered with green glazed tiles, and erected on pillars on the water. A flock of birds as white as snowflakes are slowly landing on the water.
There are sounds from the green trees on the shore, birds chirping up and down, there are countless algae in the water, and the breeze is like a gentleman. When passing by the waterside pavilion, the bamboo curtains are peeled and pecked gently, and those who are sleepy in spring may wake up or not.
Inside the waterside pavilion, there is a couch and a desk next to the window. There is an incense burner, a few ancient Buddhist scriptures that are undoubtedly authentic, a handful of dogtails used to repel insects and dust, a stack of albums of landscapes, flowers and birds, and various books for the study.
Both.
A woman took a nap on the couch in the waterside pavilion. She just woke up, sat up, rubbed her eyes, stretched and yawned again. After taking a nap, she glanced down at the embroidered shoes, raised her toes, and lifted
I picked up an embroidered shoe, thought about it for a while, and felt a little irritated, so I kicked the embroidered shoe away casually, stepped on the ground with my bare feet, and walked out of the water pavilion. On the side of the water pavilion facing the lake, there was a beauty stand. This
The beauty with a lazy attitude put her arms across the railing and rested her chin on her arms. She looked at the calm, mirror-like lake with blurred eyes.
No matter how beautiful the scenery is, seeing it every day is just like eating big fish and meat every day. You have to eat three meals a day, and you will always get tired of it.
There is a sign hanging on her waist with the single word "Hai". Hai Shi has been hailed as "Ren Ding" by Taoist monks since ancient times.
The waterside pavilion corridor is paved with a kind of mountain fairy jade bamboo, which is warm in winter and cool in summer.
Someone has a "Yin" sign hanging on his waist. He is currently sitting on a futon in the corridor, using copper coins to tell fortunes. There are several fortune-telling books similar to "Jin Yu Yuan Hai" and "Zheng Pian Yin Shou Ge" stacked beside him.
A thin and dull boy sat cross-legged with a green bamboo stick across his knees.
There is also a young man with a grimace, leaning against a pillar with his eyes closed to meditate.
In addition, there is a woman sitting on the top of the water pavilion, with her legs hanging in the air, swaying slightly.
There is a young man in black clothes with a sword on his back, standing alone outside the waterside pavilion. He is wearing a bamboo crown and jade, and a jade tree is in the wind. He is full of quiet Taoism and has an ancient appearance. He is looking up at the mountains on the other side.
The group of people stayed here for a long time indeed.
The only thing they have in common is that they all have a sign hanging on their waist, with only one word engraved on it, which is taken from the twelve earthly branches.
The six people in this group are members of the Dali Earth Branch.
Previously, the Dali imperial court had trained eleven monks of the Earthly Branches at all costs, and divided them into two mountain camps, with the prince Song Xu and Sword Master Yuan Huajing as leaders respectively.
Yuan Huajing and Song Xu were both sword cultivators. One was from the top noble family in Da Li with a surname of Shangzhu, and the other was a nobleman from Tianhuang who came from an imperial family. They were two generations apart in age.
, the realm is one level worse.
Next to Song Xu were Han Zhoujin, Ge Ling, Yu Yu, Lu Hui and Houjue.
On Yuan Huajing's side, there is Sui Lin, a Yin-Yang monk who is proficient in the Five Elements, the female ghost Gaiyan, who is flamboyant every day, and is the legendary "painter who paints eyebrows" on the mountain.
Kushou, who has a grimace on his face, is a rarer "miracle seller" than Gaiyan's lineage. The most important thing he has is a stagnant water that can reverse the virtual reality.
As Yuan Huajing, who is already a Nascent Soul sword cultivator before he is a hundred years old, if it were not for his identity, he must hide behind the scenes, making Yuan Huajing's reputation not obvious, otherwise he would definitely be among the ten young people in Aquarius Continent, and his ranking
will be very high.
Not long ago, there was one more person in the Earthly Branch team. If we don't talk about killing power and just talk about fame, even if the eleven people are added together, they may be far less than this person.
It was none other than the female Grandmaster, Mountain Top Realm martial artist Zhou Haijing, who had fought Yu Hong in the Great Li capital city not long ago.
After Zhou Haijing joined the Dali Earthly Branches lineage, as a peak warrior in the Nine Realms, her appearance successfully completed the twelve Earthly Branches of the Dali Dynasty.
Although it's long overdue, it's never too late for good things to come.
But because she was relatively junior and had never participated in the Capital War together, she didn't rely on either side and wasn't familiar with either side, and she didn't feel the need to get close to them.
And because there were only five people on Yuan Huajing's side, Zhou Haijing joined their team.
As soon as Zhou Haijing came, Gaiyan met her opponent.
The only female martial artist in the Earthly Branch lineage, she dressed up like a pile of gold and jewels every day, from head to toe. The decoration was complicated and cumbersome to the point of being exaggerated. So when Yu Yu saw Zhou Haijing, his first reaction was
My impression is that this sister is a walking shop? Is it that while walking on the road, as long as someone is willing to bid for a certain jewelry, Zhou Haijing can take out an item and do business with others?
Zhou Haijing had nothing to talk to except the prince Song Xu and the Taoist priest Ge Ling, who were the first to win over her. She had nothing to talk to, especially Gaiyan.
A few words of quarrel without innuendo will make both women feel uncomfortable.
Zhou Haijing, who was sitting on the green glazed tiles, looked down at Sui Lin throwing copper coins again and again. This guy is a Qi practitioner from the Yin Yang and Five Elements families. He is somewhat knowledgeable. If he doesn't set up a stall and become a fortune teller to earn extra money, it would be a waste.
Pity.
Zhou Haijing said with a smile: "Sui Lin, haven't you ever listened to the teachings of a saint? If you act in accordance with morality, you will not predict good luck. If you act contrary to morality, even if you divine fortune, you will also be in trouble. Therefore, people should divine for themselves, and a gentleman does not need to ask for divination."
Sui Lin turned a deaf ear. As an expert in numerology, he had nothing to talk to a layman like Zhou Haijing.
Zhou Haijing didn't even think about chatting with Sui Lin about the profound fortune-telling knowledge. It was just a boring conversation. She never thought that the first serious thing she did after joining the Earthly Branches lineage was to come to Changchun Palace and give her a fortune.
People help protect the gates.
But Song Xu's side, the same six people, have important responsibilities at the moment. They have received instructions from Qin Tianjian to find an ancient treasure with a very good background and high quality.
Because the two groups of people acted separately, Zhou Haijing was unable to know more details. It is said that according to the tradition of the Earthly Branches, they would all get together afterwards to review the situation carefully.
It's just that the review is meaningless. Treasure hunting is of course only enjoyable if you do it yourself. Even if everything you harvest has to go to the public and must be turned over to a secret treasury in the imperial court, just talking about the process is very interesting. If I had known this,
She shamelessly joined Song Xu on the mountain top.
Zhou Haijing was really bored and bored, and couldn't help complaining: "It's just a retreat for Yuanying realm monks. As for the need to mobilize people like this? Let the six of us drink the northwest wind here every day?"
His Majesty the Emperor personally issued a secret order last winter, asking six of them to come here to protect the scholar named Lin Shouyi.
Nearly two months have passed away like this. The problem is that His Majesty has not stated when they can return to the capital. Looking at the situation, if that guy doesn't leave the customs for a day, they will have to spend time here?
Although she also complained about the leaning beauty's change of beauty, whenever Zhou Haijing said no, she would say yes and sneered: "First, don't treat Yu Pu as a god. Sixty years ago,
There are only a handful of Jade Pu Realm monks in our Aquarius Continent, and it’s only now that they are not that rare.”
In addition to the Fengxue Temple in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, there is also Zhengyang Mountain, where the owner of the mountain, the Bamboo Emperor, and the Patriarch of Manyuefeng, both of whom have become Jade Pu Realm Sword Immortals within a few years.
"Furthermore, Lin Shouyi is the first Da Li 'owner' in the strict sense. As long as he hopes to reach the upper five realms, the court must be very cautious. The significance is as great as when Wei Shanjun raised his golden body to the upper realms."
Five realms, in one fell swoop, he became the first tiger to reach the five realms in the history of Aquarius Continent, so let alone just a few of us, it would not be too much to have multiple immortals guarding the gate together."
This scholar who studied at the Cliff Academy of the Sui Dynasty was born in Lizhudongtian. The key is that Lin Shouyi once served as the priest of the Qidu Temple of the Dali Dynasty. This is different from his fellow countryman Ma Kuxuan and other proud men of heaven.
On the other hand, Chen Ping'an of Luopo Mountain, Liu Xianyang, the current sect leader of Longquan Sword Sect, and Xie Ling, a Yuanying realm sword cultivator who was born in Taoye Lane, each of them has a sect, and their relationship with the Dali Song family is really not that important.
How good it is, not to mention the young hidden official who refused to serve as the national counselor, even Liu Xianyang and the Dali court were polite and alienated.
Zhou Haijing didn't talk at all and just continued to tease Sui Lin, "I heard from Yu Yu that you lent Chen Ping'an six sword-locking talismans made of golden talismans? Do you want them back? Will you beat a dog with a meat bun?"
Sui Lin looked extremely embarrassed, took a deep breath, and just pretended to be deaf and dumb.
Except for Zhou Haijing, who finally joined the Dizhi lineage, the eleven of them were all carefully selected by Cui Han, the national preceptor. They had fought side by side for a long time and worked together seamlessly.
For example, Song Xu owns two natal flying swords, "Yi Lu" and "Tongyao". The latter was named with the help of Cui Chan, the national master. The former can ensure that when Sui Lin reverses the long river of time, the earthly branch monks can stabilize their Taoist heart. In addition,
With the several magical powers of the other monks, they can not be caught up in the long river of time, from beginning to end, as stable as a ferry.
It's just the Earthly Branches, but the real trump card is Yuan Huajing's second deeply hidden flying sword besides "Fire Waterfall", called "Reverse Flow".
It is said to be an imitation, but it is unknown which sword immortal's natal flying sword it is imitated from.
After the Earthly Branch monks formed an formation, Sui Lin sat in it and held the hub of the formation. He could even reverse a period of time, so he was the key figure who helped everyone "resurrection". If not counting the last fight, before that
The fight with the young hidden official was not in vain. Sui Lin got a fragment of the ancient god's golden body as a gift from that guy. It took longer than he expected. It took nearly two months to get it.
Complete refining will be extremely beneficial to your own path.
But if time could be turned back and the last fight could be avoided, he would be willing to let Sui Lin give another piece to the young Yin Guan, let alone return the piece of the golden body.
It was really too much. Not only Sui Lin, but probably all of the other ten Earthly Branch colleagues, except for Yu Yu, who was the most heart-wrenching one, had psychological shadows, and they haven't recovered yet.
When Sui Lin heard that Zhou Haijing called the young hidden official by his first name, he was worried that someone might eavesdrop on him.
For example, Gaiyan became embarrassed on the spot and did not quarrel with Zhou Haijing for the first time. The young man named "Ku Shou" looked as bitter as a mute who had eaten coptis. It is no wonder that they are so timid.
They even had to break with common sense and not review the last "fight" in Beijing's memory. The eleven people had a tacit understanding, and no one mentioned it. They just pretended that it didn't happen.
The guy who showed no mercy to Yu Yu put his hand on Yu Yu's face and just pulled out all her soul. It was like a Confucian saint who spoke of the constitution of heaven. He just said the word "flowers bloom" and used dozens of knives.
The unparalleled long sword nailed Lu Hui into a hedgehog. Gaiyan was even called "Pianyue" who invented his own swordsmanship. Even with his robe and golden crow armor, he was instantly struck by countless sharp sword lights.
He was dismembered to pieces. The fate of Gouyi was probably because he was an old acquaintance with that person. He showed mercy and was a little "better", but his hands and feet were cut off. And he, Sui Lin, was killed by that elusive guy.
He came behind him and punched through Sui Lin's back vest. Sui Lin lowered his head and could see the man's fist. As a "one-word master", Lu Hui was even more pitiful. He was first imprisoned by those long swords, and then he was imprisoned by the opponent with
A long spear made of martial arts energy pierced his neck, and the man made a diagonal tilt of the iron spear, lifting Lu Hui up high in the air...
Zhou Haijing asked with a smile: "Are you so afraid of Chen Ping'an? Why do I think he is easy to talk to? Every time he meets me, he is always kind and friendly."
She has always been puzzled. It seems that these talented people who all have the hope of reaching the upper five realms, as long as she mentions that name, one by one, they are like those who usually don't drink. They are being force-fed.
A big bowl of strong liquor, face full of snot and tears, extremely embarrassed.
Hearing that name, Gaiyan's face changed slightly again, her body tensed up, and veins popped up on the back of her hands.
Zhou Haijing was keenly aware of the strangeness of this "rival" and was about to add fuel to the fire by talking about his friendship with Chen Ping'an and how the other party came to invite him out...
Yuan Huajing said: "Zhou Haijing, stop chatting and think more about how to get to the top as soon as possible."
Zhou Haijing didn't take Yuan Huajing too seriously, and continued: "It's impossible for the eleven of you to join forces, and then Chen Pingan single-handedly overthrows them all, right?"
In an instant, it was as if a fire dragon surrounded the sea mirror and the top of the waterside pavilion. The flames were as thick as the mouth of a well and so bright that the green glazed tiles showed signs of melting.
Zhou Haijing twitched the corner of his mouth, and the powerful martial arts energy on his body was like the protection of a god, resisting the scorching heat of the fire dragon within a foot away.
She stretched out her hand and patted her heart, "Hey, the natal flying sword of the Nascent Soul sword cultivator is here. It scared me so much that my face turned pale and my little deer bumped into each other..."
On the waterside corridor, Kushou, who had been leaning against a pillar with his eyes closed to meditate, suddenly opened his eyes.
Zhou Haijing's consciousness went down, and it was really difficult to end it. She had to raise her hands, and she reached out and patted her cheek a few times, "I'm afraid of you, you know how to bully a newcomer like me. I guess I said something wrong. I
Palm mouth."
Yuan Huajing put away his natal flying sword "Fire Waterfall" and said in a deep voice: "I won't do this next time."
Zhou Haijing touched the slightly hot glazed tile beside her with her fingers. The original green lines had been distorted by the flames. She raised her arm and shook her numb fingers. It seemed that the real killing power of Yuan Huajing's flying sword lay in its ability to
Secretly attracting human spiritual energy and boiling people's souls? Against pure martial artists, the effect is slightly worse. Packing up Qi practitioners is indeed twice the result with half the effort. Using a flying sword is like setting up a fire. It can cook human spiritual energy from a distance without penetrating the monk's body.
Like boiling water?
Yuan Huajing walked to the waterside pavilion, but his eyes still stayed on a hilltop across the lake.
I don't know if Song Xu's group secretly sneaked into the ancient battlefield site smoothly. It is said that Qin Tianjian found the clues by observing the sky, but in fact it was the result of Yuan Tianfeng's calculation.
The most unusual thing about this ruin, which has not fallen into the possession of any monk after thousands of years, according to the guess given by Qin Tianjian, is that there is hidden here an ancient "big sun" that shattered and fell to the ground, turning into a
The golden crow, which was a submissive spiritual nourishment, fell into a long sleep. I don’t know if it was attracted by some kind of pull or induction. In short, it gradually woke up not long ago, and Yuan Tianfeng immediately found the clue. Song Xu and six people rushed there immediately.
At the same time, he brought a great treasure from the Dali Secret Storehouse that could be used as a winning weapon.
Yuan Tianfeng spent many years in Qintian Prison, spending a lot of financial resources of the Great Li court, and finally he developed a precision instrument that can detect vibrations of the earth's veins.
Yuan Huajing and Song Xu were actually the two people who disliked each other the most. Compared to Zhou Haijing and Gai Yan, they were just on the surface similar to each other, but more so.
But after the accident last time, the two sides had a frank dialogue, and each of them solved the knot in their hearts.
What both parties said was taboo. It was just that while the knot in their hearts was untied, both sides had new knots.
Before Song Xu left, he said, "I won't do it next time." In fact, this prince, who was a level lower than Yuan Hua, regarded himself as a leader of the Earthly Branches.
However, Yuan Huajing originally thought that he would be angry, but he was not. Probably as Song Xu said, his spirit had fallen.
Therefore, Song Xu was sure that the people who were most likely to have inner demons were not Sui Lin and Lu Hui, but Yuan Huajing, a swordsman who had suffered a huge defeat.
Chen Pingan had different reminders and suggestions for monks from the Earthly Branches lineage.
For example, let Sui Lin visit the Chongxu Bureau and the Bible Translation Bureau in the capital, and integrate the one-law-abiding method advocated by both Buddhism and Taoism. With this amulet, he will have a greater chance of winning when facing inner demons in the future.
On Lu Hui's side, Chen Ping'an made a very weighty promise. If he really couldn't break through the situation, he could help teach him a Confucian qi refining order.
Yuan Huajing guessed that the appearance of this golden crow was most likely related to Lin Shouyi's retreat.
He even suspected that Yuan Tianfeng's appearance in the Great Li capital was just for Lin Shouyi, which was at least one of Yuan Tianfeng's main purposes.
Yuan Huajing has always been curious about something. It is said that the foundation of Lin Shouyi's spiritual practice is just a Taoist book called "Langlang Book on the Cloud". It can be said that Lin Shouyi's spiritual path is similar to that of mountains and swamps. He is self-taught in cultivation.
Unfortunately, the Dali court did not have a copy of this book.
Wei Bo appeared at the gate of Piyun Mountain, and of course he still used a blind trick.
Because Zheng Dafeng came here without saying hello, Wei Bo always felt that this guy just went to the Three Treasures Hall for no reason, so he had to take it easy today.
With a smile on his face, Zheng Dafeng reached out and grabbed Wei Shanjun's arm, "Brother Wei, Brother Wei, I have something to discuss with you..."
Wei Bo knew something was wrong and said without hesitation: "Don't expect me to introduce you to a female official from our Shanjun Mansion!"
Zheng Dafeng's eyes were sad, "If the droughts and floods are evened out, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?"
Wei Bo laughed angrily and said, "Don't even think about it!"
Zheng Dafeng said: "You and I are close friends, right?"
Wei Bo kept a straight face and said nothing.
Zheng Dafeng said: "I am half of Chen Pingan's elders. After all, I watched him grow up. If he hadn't been down and out now and had to make a living in Luopo Mountain, Chen Pingan would have called me Uncle Zheng. It's polite to him. , I’m not sorry, right?”
Wei Bo said helplessly: "Zheng Dafeng, stop beating around the bush, I'm so fucking panicked!"
Zheng Dafeng complained: "Why are you in a hurry? I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. Let's go hiking together first, and then go to the Yuefu Department and the Ritual Department. Anyway, we just want to find a quiet place to have a good drink, no Drunk to no end."
Wei Bo stood still, "You clarify the matter first, otherwise don't blame me for not thinking about brotherhood."
Zheng Dafeng said resentfully: "Aside from women, you, Brother Wei, are the first man who can break my heart. It seems that I will really not get along with you in the future."
Wei Bo put his hand between his eyebrows and his forehead.
Zheng Dafeng sat on the steps, and Wei Bo had to sit down with him.
"Chen Ping'an and Ning Yao are Taoist couples, right?"
"Ning Yao is the number one person in the colorful world, isn't he?"
"I have great status and prestige in Feisheng City, and I am half the elder of Chen Ping'an. You and I are close friends and good buddies."
Wei Bo heard this and felt like he was falling into mist. Didn't you just come back again?
"Ning Yao asked me to give it to you as a thank you gift for Mr. Wei Shan to take care of someone and Luolu Mountain for so many years. Don't worry, this thing does not belong to Feisheng City or Summer Palace. It is one of the trophies she used to clean up the world with her sword alone.
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Zheng Dafeng finally stopped pretending, took out a wooden box from his sleeve, slapped Wei Bo's hand hard, and said with a smile: "Congratulations to Mr. Wei Shan, we have to hold another night banquet that people want!"
On the other side of Luo Po Mountain, Xiao Mo appeared in the bamboo house and asked, "Sir, it's not a trivial matter for her to sneak out of Luo Po Mountain. Do you really don't need me to follow her?"
Chen Pingan smiled and said: "Since she deliberately let you know about this, it would be more effective if you didn't go."