Come back and come back. It's too late to have fun. Destiny depends on heaven. When will wealth and honor come? After a hundred years, those in their seventies are rare. But there will be sorrow, illness and decline.
Fame and fortune are running wild. Favor, disgrace, and suspicion. When we were in our old home, we all had children. Now that we are old, we have seen through and shut down. It is better to be idle, better to be drunk, and worse than crazy.
——"Xing Xiangzi. Returning" Xin Qiji
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I heard a scream in the distance. The little eunuch who was holding a tortoise shell just now was thrown into the arms of a poisoned homing pigeon. In a hurry, he accidentally pulled off the silk handkerchief covering his mouth and nose, and accidentally inhaled a little poisonous smoke.
The little eunuch's eyes were red, his hat and hairpin were pulled off, his hair was disheveled, and he screamed shrilly, like a night owl, which was terrifying.
More than a dozen guards rushed forward, trying to intercept the young eunuch and take him away from the square. The young eunuch usually did not practice martial arts, but at this time he looked like a madman and was extremely powerful.
He rushed into the arms of a guard, clasped his hands together, and bit off the man's ear. The guard screamed and fell to the ground.
Immediately afterwards, the young eunuch pounced on another guard and kicked him over with his flying legs. Before the guard could get up, he stepped on his right ankle with one foot. With his hands like tiger claws, he grabbed his left leg and carried it on his shoulders. The young eunuch
He roared wildly, fought with his arms, and tore the man in half from his crotch. His internal organs, urine, and feces were spread all over the floor.
The young eunuch clenched his hands into fists, looked up to the sky and laughed wildly. He suddenly turned his head and saw that there were many people near Xuanzong. He rushed towards Xuanzong without stopping!
Gao Lishi saw that something was not going well and shouted: "Guard me!"
The guards beside Xuanzong drew their swords and shields, and immediately formed a fish-scale formation to protect Xuanzong and others. Another group of forbidden troops fired thousands of arrows and shot the young eunuch dead on the spot.
The little eunuch's body was shot into a hedgehog, crumbling but still standing.
The leader of the Forbidden Army flew forward and chopped off his head with a knife, and then the headless body slowly fell down.
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Everyone was in shock. The guard whose ear had been bitten off just now slowly stood up from the pool of blood. His eyes were dull, his teeth were showing, his claws were showing, he moved step by step, and slowly walked towards Xuanzong.
Xuanzong screamed and almost lost his breath.
Taoist Master Bichen clasped his fists with both hands, pointed his two index fingers at the sky, closed his eyes slightly, and recited a mantra, speaking plausibly. He heard a thunder from the clear sky, and a thunderbolt fell, blasting the headless corpses of the guards with severed ears and the little eunuch into charcoal.
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After several cups of ginseng soup, Xuanzong regained his composure.
Taoist Master Bichen said: "The Ghost King's Talisman has appeared in the world, and a great disaster is coming to the world. To solve this disaster, the only way to solve this disaster is to bury the Ghost King's Talisman underground, and the area of Xiaotun in Xiangzhou must be enclosed and no people are allowed to approach it.
Anyone who has touched the Ghost King's spell can be saved by taking my golden elixir. But..."
"Taoist Master, it's okay to say so." Gao Lishi replied on behalf of Xuanzong.
"But, but, but Chen only has five golden elixirs!"
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As soon as Taoist Master Bichen left, Gao Lishi let out a loud bang, knelt on the ground, and burst into tears.
Xuanzong asked: "Lishi, what do you mean?"
Gao Lishi sobbed: "I am willing to die on behalf of Prime Minister Li and Taifu."
Xuanzong asked coldly: "Hercules, are you unwilling to serve me?"
Gao Lishi sobbed: "Prime Minister Li is the head of hundreds of officials, and the government cannot be without a prime minister for a day. And the Taifu is the leader of the family. If something happens to him, the southwest and northwest will be in chaos!"
Only the minister is insignificant and his death is not worth regretting."
Xuanzong's eyes were like beads in his eyes, and he was wandering. He pondered for a moment and said: "Give the golden elixir to the Taifu, and the others will be killed without mercy."
"What about Li Xiang?" Gao Lishi didn't dare to look directly at Xuanzong and asked cautiously.
Xuanzong sneered and said: "How could he die? Tell him that it is not his turn to take Xu Zhong's life!"
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The lights in Taifu Xu's room were on all night. Zi Chelie and Bai Fu guarded the courtyard all night, worried about what might happen. When it was daybreak, Taifu Xu finally pushed the door open and went out. Although he was a little haggard, his expression was as usual.
He first called Zi Chelie in and gave him a few detailed instructions. Zi Chelie clasped his fists and saluted before leaving after receiving the order.
Taifu Xu called Bai Fu in and slowly unfolded a roll of silk. The silk was densely covered with symbols on tortoise shells and animal bones, and each symbol corresponded to one or two Chinese characters.
Taifu Xu said to Bai Fu: "Fu'er, remember the Chinese characters corresponding to each Yin and Shang character. These characters will be of great use in the future. We cannot let the blood of the great Confucians be shed in vain!
After remembering it, burn this roll of silk, so as not to leave anything to others to say."
Bai Fu nodded in agreement, folded the roll of silk, and put it into his arms.
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Taifu Xu walked into the courtyard.
It was the darkest hour before dawn. Xu Taifu stared at the morning star hanging in the night sky, sighed and said: "Master Kong Jian's fable is very good. Sometimes a mountain fire is really needed."
He turned around and said to Bai: "I have already told the Holy Father to bid farewell to my old age and return home. If it were not for flood control, I would not put on this official uniform again. Now that the flood has subsided, it is time to return.
Before I came from Chang'an, I had already discussed it with your Uncle Jiang. If the situation in the world changes, I will return to Bashu directly from Luoyang. For my family members in Chang'an, your Uncle Jiang has already taken them to Yizhou for me. Chang'an, I
I won’t reply, please take a few letters to Chang’an for me and give them to the head of the Dugu family, Lord Changsun and others.”
Bai Fu nodded in agreement and said: "Don't worry, Taifu, I will go to Yizhou to reunite with you and Uncle Jiang after I finish my errands."
Taifu Xu blinked his eyes slyly and said, "I didn't tell you to go back to Bashu!"
Bai Fu was stunned.
Taifu Xu laughed and said: "The great era is coming, this is your era, and it's time for us old men to call it quits.
I just don’t know whether in the end, it is the times that create the heroes, or the heroes that create the times!”
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After returning to Luoyang, Taifu Xu and his party got busy. After going to the government office to complete the handover, they began to pack their luggage.
Taifu Xu seemed to have a premonition of something, and entrusted Sichuan disciples to sell all his fields, houses, and manors in Luoyang. A large number of books, albums, etc. in the house were packed into boxes and taken away together.
The famous families in Luoyang who had good relations with the Taifu also took action together. When they found the Taifu, they all expressed their willingness to go south to Shu with him and travel together.
More than a month later, all the cargo ships sailing on the river were cargo ships from aristocratic families, transporting all kinds of gold, silver, fine goods, antiques, calligraphy and paintings southward.
Some emerging landowners and merchants bought large amounts of land and manors at preferential prices, and their net worth doubled in a short period of time. They were also ecstatic.
At first, the real estate was only traded on a small scale among the wealthy businessmen in Luoyang. As the sales volume became larger and larger, the manors for sale became more and more luxurious and luxurious. Merchants from all over the world heard the news and came in droves. Many of them had great food.
, Persia, Sogdia and other wealthy merchants in the Western Regions.
For a time, merchants gathered in Luoyang area. The price of land and houses was rising steadily. If you buy the right location, the price can double in less than three months.
After the news reached Chang'an, the civil and military officials were restless.