Chapter 742 Night Watch

Daozhang Sun suddenly laughed heartily and said: "Well, Liu Qi and the Cao group are also here. If they don't come, they will join together. Zhanran, you go and bring the two gentlemen here. Bai Xian He Su Zi is indeed very generous, and Pindao, Xuandu Guan...how do you say it, Uncle Yan?"

Yan Zhuo replied: "If you don't open for three years, you will eat for three years. "

Nv Guan Chunhui accepted the order and was about to say goodbye when Dong Huafu suddenly said: "The old concubine went out to greet Master Su personally, but asked Sister Zhanran to greet Liu and Cao. It is easy for a scholar to If you have an idea, you will smile when you go out and curse on the street."

Daozhang Sun stroked his beard and thought, thinking that Dong Heitan's words made sense, "I have a headache, I really have a headache. My legs and feet are so sore right now that I can't walk. ”

Chunhui was a little hesitant. Since Liu and Cao were able to ascend from the Haoran world and travel to the Qingming world together, regardless of their realm or fame, they are worthy of being honored guests of the Great Xuandu Temple.

According to Dong Heitan, it would indeed be inappropriate if the Patriarch favored one over the other. According to the previous practice of the ancestor of the temple master, it was quite simple. He pretended not to be there and left everything to his disciples and disciples to deal with. But today, with Su Zi present, the Patriarch seems to be in an awkward situation.

At this moment, outside the gate of Daxuandu, there was a young and handsome young man in white clothes, with a broken willow hanging from his waist. He used immortal magic to write countless inscriptions on the slender willow branches.

It was Liu Qi who was as famous as the Heavenly Master of Longhu Mountain at the foot of Haoran Tianxia Mountain.

Wherever there are demons causing trouble, there must be a peach wood sword, and wherever there is well water, there must be singing Liu Qici.

In the fifth year of Huangyou's reign, Liu Qi resigned from his high position and went far away. He drank a cup of wine and sang in a low voice, forgetting about the world.

Liu Qilang, the guest in white clothes, leans against the red and green flowers.

Beside Liu Qi stood a man in black. He had a 30-year-old face, a slender figure, and was equally suave. He was carrying an oil-paper umbrella across his back.

Cao Zu, Ziyuan Chong.

This man is also the favorite of many women up and down Mount Haoran.

In the vast world, words have always been regarded as the remnants of poetry. In short, they are the remnants of poetry. So when Liu Qi and Cao Zu arrived in Qingming World, they simply named the blessed land they accidentally discovered Shiyu Blessed Land. In addition to being self-deprecating, they were also feeling depressed. This secret realm, also known as a blessed land, was uninhabited when it was first opened. The vast blessed land has been around for many years. Although it has not been included in the list of the seventy-two blessed lands, it has beautiful mountains and rivers and beautiful bells and spirits. It is a natural medium-level blessed land. However, so far, There are still few Taoist cultivators settled in it, and Liu and Cao seem to regard the entire blessed land as a secluded villa, which can also be regarded as a fairy tale. The direct female disciple of the two was able to reach the sky in one step, from the Liuren Realm to the Jade Pu Realm. In addition to two master's biography, she also had a unique blessing.

Daxuan Duguan is strange today. It doesn’t even have a concierge, leaving two guests from afar on the street outside.

WhiteThe young man in white clothes smiled and said: "Yuan Chong, do you think the old master will show up today? Or... is he sick and unable to get out?"

There are nearly 900 Ci Pai in the world, and the young man in white is the first to create one. There are more than 140 poets, which has opened up many paths for later generations of poets. In this matter, even Su Zi cannot compare with him.

The man in black joked: "Whether I see us or not, I am going to greet the old temple master anyway."

Liu Qi in white, to the Cao group, Both teachers and friends, the relationship between the two parties is similar to the earlier Bai Ye and Liu Shiliu's visit to the mountains to visit immortals.

Grandmaster Sun Huaizhong of Daxuandu Guan once traveled to the Haoran world twice. Once he finally lent his sword to Bai Ye, and once he was bored in the Qingming world and took a trip out of sheer boredom. , and also had to personally deal with an old grudge that settled in Luzhou, Beiju. During his travels to other places, the old Taoist admired the Meishan Suzi from the bottom of his heart, but for the two Haoran poets who were both In fact, the perception of the literary giant is average, very average, so even though Liu Qi and Cao Zu have lived in their own world for many years, Taoist Sun did not "disturb each other's pure practice." Otherwise, if it had been Su Zi, this old concubine would have gone there long ago I have been to Cipai Blessed Land more than a dozen times, and this was under the premise that Su Zi closed the door to thank guests. In fact, when the old temple master was traveling around the world, he disliked Liu Qi and Cao Zu. They were complaining, squirming, and rolling in rouge. Liu Qilang, the prime minister in white clothes, and the boudoir in the world were all like that. Cao Yuanchong, the old temple master, happens to be bothered by these the most.

Although Daochang Sun's usual words are "plain", in fact he once said some elegant words, saying that in the hometown of articles, poetry is a first-class wealthy family, but by the time his family fell into decline, he was still wealthy. If the family reaches Qu, they will be completely reduced to the poor in the countryside. Fortunately, Su Zi's poems are powerful and upright, and the wonders of heaven and earth, as well as the fairy wind and spirit, directly follow Bai Ye. In addition, Qilang Yuanchong and his like are nothing more than the children and grandchildren of the Dao who bend down to polish ink for Bai Xian and lower their heads to serve Su Zi.

Once such cruel words are spoken, it will be irreversible, so how can Taoist Sun go to greet Liu and Cao? It is really embarrassing for the old viewer to do this for the first time. In the past, Taoist Sun thought that the relationship between the two parties was always estranged. Who would have thought that Bai Ye would come to the Taoist temple first, and Su Zi would come as a guest, and Liu Cao would follow Qiu Hou to settle the score.

Dong Huafu glanced at Fatty Yan.

Yan Zhuo immediately made up for his mistake and said to the old conservator: "When Chen Ping'an was carving seals and inscribing fans, he happened to mention the poems of Mr. Liu and Cao to me, saying that Liu Qixi's poems were not as good as Meishan's. It is high, but it can be praised as the "origin of poetry". It must not be regarded as leaning on the red and luxuriating in the green. Mr. Liu has good intentions and sincerely hopes that the lovers in the world will eventually get married, that the world will be full of flowers and the moon will be long, so it has great meaning. Beautiful. Yuan Chong's poems are unique, gorgeous but not vulgar. The most important thing is not to carve out the words, but to use deep feelings. They have the charm of everyone's ladies and the cuteness of Xiaojiabiyu. Among them, the sound of "Xu Zhi'er" , a word that frightens a garden of flowers, is really whimsical, and reminds people of the past who have never thought of it. It is fresh, meaningful, and charming. It should be in the poem.Flowers’ reputation. "

The old connoisseur stroked his beard and smiled, nodding slightly, "Okay, okay, the origin of the word and the flowers are so wonderful that they resonate deeply with me. Fellow Daoist Chen's insights really coincide with those of Pindao. They coincide with each other. "

The old temple leader quickly coughed a few times and changed his words: "To be honest, these words were actually made by Daoist Chen and I when we met in Luzhou, Beiju. We traveled together and we regretted meeting each other so late. , when I was having a drink with fellow scholar Chen, I was the first to express my feelings. Without even thinking about it, I borrowed it from Yin Guan on the Great Wall of Jianqi. What a good fellow Dao Chen, it is true that where he passed by, not even a blade of grass grew, that’s all. Don't worry about such trivial matters with Taoist fellow Taoist Chen. Who can say otherwise? If you worry about this, you will hurt the friendship between Taoist fellows in vain. "

Dong Huafu rolled his eyes.

Chunhui asked: "Master, what do you say? "

Should she leave it to her to entertain the guests Liu and Cao, or should you go out to greet the old patron in person?

The old patron glared and said: "Zhan Ran, you are still stunned. What are you doing? Come with me to meet the two master poets Liu Cao. Is this the way our Taoist temple concierge treats guests by neglecting them? Who taught you this? Your master, right? Let him copy the Huang Ting Sutra a hundred times in small regular script with his special hairpin, and then ask him to send it to the Sui Chu Palace in person. Our Taoist temple accidentally lost the square inkstone, and there is no point in showing what we can do. ”

Chunhui agreed for his teacher without hesitation. After all, it was the master who worked hard and had nothing to do with her.

The old contemporary master was already confident at this time, and there was nothing more With a embarrassed expression and the wind at his feet, he used his magic power to lead Chunhui to the gate, and spoke sincere words to the two masters of poetry, which made Liu Qi in white smile and say nothing. , Cao Zu couldn't help laughing.

Tianshui Baixian was destined not to say this, Meishan Suzi had been with the two of them before.

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Beside the pond in the thatched cottage, Su Zi thought the previous comments were quite interesting and asked with a smile: "Mr. Bai, do you know who Chen Ping'an is? "

Since he can be called "Chen Daoyou" by the old temple master, could it be that he is an expert hermit from Haoran's hometown?

Bai Ye pulled his hatband out of habit and said : "He is a close disciple of the old scholar. He is very young and a very nice person. Although I have never met Chen Ping'an, the old scholar once talked about it non-stop when he was in the fifth world. "

Su Zi nodded, "Then after I return home this time, I have to meet this young man. "

Bai Ye shook his head and said: "If there is no accident, he is still on the Sword Qi Great Wall now, and it is not easy for Su Zi to see him. "

Su Zi frowned slightly, puzzled, "There is still someone who can defend the Sword Qi Great Wall now? Didn’t those sword cultivators ascend to a new world with their entire city? ”

Bai Ye nodded, “OnlyChen Ping'an serves as a hidden official of the Great Wall of Sword Qi and has stayed there all these years. "

Su Zi smiled and said: "A young foreigner can serve as a hidden official in the most exclusive Jianqi Great Wall? Just based on his status as a closed disciple of the Wen Sheng lineage, this shouldn't be possible. "

Dong Huafu said casually: "Chen Ping'an has a Xiaoshu coin in his collection. He particularly likes it. The seal text seems to be 'Su Zi composes poetry as if he saw paintings'? Chen Ping'an vowed back then that he would use it as a family heirloom. "

Bai Ye sighed. There are certain traditions in the old scholar lineage. Chen Ping'an, the closed disciple, can be said to be the master of it all, and he is better than his master, without any harshness.

Fatty Yan quietly gave Dong Hua Fu a thumbs up. This Dong Heitan never said a word of nonsense, but only added the finishing touch.

Bai Ye asked from his heart, "Is Su Zi going to return to his hometown with Liu Cao? "

Su Zi nodded and said: "The three of us have this intention. The peaceful atmosphere and thousands of poems are just the icing on the cake. In these troubled times, the younger generation just happened to learn from Mr. Bai and made an appointment to go to Fuyao Island together. "

Speaking of the word "junior", Meishan Suzi, who is wearing a green shirt with a big beard and bamboo sticks and mango shoes, looks at the child with a tiger head hat next to him, and the old master smiles a little.

After Liu Qi and Cao Zu appeared here, they immediately bowed to Bai Ye and saluted. As for the image of a child with a tiger head hat, it did not hinder the respect they had for Bai Xian.

In fact, Cao Zu also admired Dui Bai to the point of being almost beyond comparison. Cao Zu even specially engraved a seal for his own collection, which was exactly the four characters "Baixian Shiyu", and solemnly printed it on the title page of his collection of poems.

So it is hard to imagine. , Cao Zuhui was so reserved just because he saw one person, and even had a shy look that could not be hidden at all. Cao Zuhu looked at the poetic immortal Bai Ye who was fascinated by him, and his face turned red, and he kept blushing again and again. He hesitated to speak, which made both Fatty Yan and Dong Heitan feel puzzled. Is this guy so excited when seeing Mr. Bai?

So, Bai Ye is such a scholar everywhere. It's freedom, it's all romance, Bai Ye sees the ancients meeting sages, or the ancient sages and later generations see him Bai Ye, Bai YeThey are all still the same White Immortal through the ages.

Daochang Sun looked at the four people and said with emotion: "Today Daxuan is watching this peach forest gathering. Baixian Suzi and Liuciyuan Cao Huacong are lucky enough to gather together. They are no better than those four. Gathering the immortal swords together is a bit inferior, but it is more than that. It is a blessing for the Taoist temple, and it is also a blessing for the people of the world. If the old Taoist does not use the method of rubbing monuments to leave this eternal romantic picture for future generations, he will be a sinner for the ages... "

Bai Ye turned his head to look, and the old Taoist immediately laughed and said: "Brother Bai, just be patient, he will still look like Haoran Bai Ye in the Fourteenth Realm. No need for Brother Bai to say more, Old Taoist I am the most sophisticated in my actions. And I will definitely wait until more than a hundred years before Daxuan Du Guan talks about this matter with outsiders."

The three of them, Dabeard Suzi and Liu Qicao, spoke from their hearts almost at the same time. Remind the old patrons: "Each of you, bring one."

The old patrons complained to them: "I'm not a fool, how could I make such a mistake."

Yan Zhuoze Conversation with Dong Huafu: "What if Chen Pingan is here?"

Dong Huafu thought for a while and said: "The key to flattery is sincerity. Mr. Bai's poems, Liu Qi's words, Cao Zu’s paintings, Su Zi’s pen and ink, and the seal of the old painter, none of them can escape.”

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Yang Family Pharmacy.

Li Liu left Mrs. Qingzhong in Lushuikeng at sea and asked the Ascension Realm Great Demon to continue to take care of the sea bridge connecting the two continents. Li Liu returned to his hometown alone and found Old man Yang.

The old man was smoking a dry cigarette, his brows were furrowed, and his old face was full of wrinkles. It seemed that there were too many stories hidden in it, and he had never planned to tell anyone.

The clouds and mist are surrounding the entire shop, and even Cui Zhang can't peek into this place.

Li Liu asked: "Has Mrs. Gui been here?"

Old Yang nodded.

The Lady Gui from Old Dragon City was an old friend of Yue Palace in the past. She is not the same as the reincarnation of those gods. As the purest Moon Palace species, after living in the world, due to the intercession of the Lisheng in her early years, although she had a special status, she still did not fall into the same situation as those ancient gods in Zhenwu Mountain. Being imprisoned by the ancestral family of the Zhongtu military family, Mrs. Gui has actually been watching the ups and downs of the world with a cold eye for thousands of years. The good or bad of the world has nothing to do with her. It’s just that the last time Mrs. Gui visited this place, she was accompanied by an old Zhouzi, Lu Chen’s unnamed disciple. It seems that she met a scholar in blue shirt named Bai Mang in the land of Dali Gyeonggi, and she got married inexplicably. After actually receiving a beating, Lao Zhouzi probably recognized the other person’s true identity and cursed him a lot. He was not afraid at all. Anyway, if you have the ability, beat me to death. Moreover, Lao Zhouzi still adheres to the old rule that was once famous all over the world. He only talks but does not do anything. If he does it, I will lose.

Li Liu asked again: "Where is she?"

Old man Yang said: "Ruan Xiu is different from you. It doesn't matter whether she comes or not."

My younger brother Li Huai and my mother Li Liu are both ordinary people. It’s just that the latter gives the old man a headache, but the former makes Old Man Yang dote on him. Therefore, in terms of some illusory good fortune, Old Man Yang is really like Li Huai The old man threw all the coffin boards that looked like a joke to this bastard Li Huai. The old man was like a twilight old man who knew that his time had come. He regarded Li Huai as his junior. In addition, Li Er, Zheng Dafeng , as well as Su Dian and Shi Lingshan who have newly recruited direct disciples, even if they include the previous group of disciples, such as the ancestors of Cao and Yuan who became the ministers of Da Li Zhongxing, and even Ruan Xiu, Li Liu, and Ma Kuxuan, No comparison with Li Huai

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Precisely because Li Huai is not in the game, Old Man Yang gives the opportunity and blessing, and gives him no burden. . Since some people have good lives, some people have bad lives. This has always been the case, and it will still be the case for thousands of years to come.

Old man Yang shook his head and said: "If there is anything to say, it should have been said long ago. Said. ”

That’s what he said, but Li Liu clearly felt the old man’s sadness. It seemed that the most ordinary old man in a small family would regret not being able to see his grandson’s future with his own eyes. . But the old man's frame was there, so it was hard to say anything.

Li Liu sat on a bench outside the door of the wing and stayed with the old man as much as possible.

Old Yang smiled and said: "Finally, I have some human touch. ”

Li Liu interlaced the fingers of his hands and looked up at the sky.

On the ancestral mountain of the Longquan Sword Sect, the leader Ruan Qiong personally cooked a large table of food today. His daughter Ruan Xiu and his disciple Dong Gu , Xu Xiaoqiao, Xie Ling, and Liu Xianyang are all there.

After the sect established the Shantou Cave House on the old mountain, there were few opportunities to meet together like this.

Liu Xianyang. While serving dishes to Master Ruan diligently, he turned to Ruan Xiu and said with a smile: "Miss Xiuxiu, food is the most important thing. ”

Ruan Xiu smiled slightly and took the chopsticks slowly.

Dong Gu and the others actually admired Liu Xianyang, the “junior brother” on the landscape genealogy. What did they say to the master? They all dare to say and do anything. Even Liu Xianyang, the woman who sells wine in the small town, dares to make fun of Master Ruan Qiong. If it were Dong Gu and Xu Xiaoqiao, ten of them would not dare to make such a mistake. According to the order of entry into the school, Liu Xianyang, who was temporarily loaned by the Chen family in Nanbosu Province in his early years, should be their senior brother. However, the lazy Liu Xianyang really didn't mind this, so they couldn't say more. What.

This Liu Xianyang is guarding the blacksmith shop outside the mountain alone. He has a lot of free time. Apart from sitting on the bamboo chair under the eaves and taking a nap, he often squats by the Longxu River with a big bag of leaves in his arms. Throw them into the water one by one and watch the small boats floating away with the water. Often, I will be alone on the shore, giving a powerful punch, then shouting a few times, stamping my feet hard, and making a few noises. There was a sound of thunder under the soles of the feet, flying rain came across the river, etc., pretending to be holding the sword with one hand, and holding the wrist with the other hand., reciting a few words in a solemn voice and as urgent as a law, he stood up the leaves floating on the water one by one, and pulled a few words of acid on the book that were like a leaf flying in the waves.

After eating on the mountain, Liu Xianyang burped all the way down the mountain on foot. By the time he returned to the riverside shop, it was already night. When passing by the small town, I heard the sound of the watch. There were five updates in a night, and what Liu Xianyang heard was the first update in Xushi.

The watchman watches the night, reminding the world that work begins at sunrise and rests at sunset. In fact, in the small town of Lizhudongtian in the past, this was not so particular.

In the end, I saw a friend, sitting on a bamboo chair and drinking. He was the kiln supervisor. Cao Gengxin, who was born in Chier Street in the capital city of Li, was the oldest official among Liu Xianyang’s friends. One already.

Liu Xianyang trotted over. Cao Duzao bent down and picked up a wine bottle at his feet, which was originally meant for Liu Xianyang. He gently threw it away and said with a smile: "More If you show up a quarter of an hour later, I will leave without saying goodbye."

Liu Xianyang took the drink, sat aside and said with a smile, "Promoted?"

Cao Gengxin nodded. , rubbed his cheeks vigorously, and said helplessly: "Let's be honest, we are still neighbors with the person named Yuan. I get upset when I think of that door god's face, which has been full of joy and sorrow since he was a child, and does not move."

Over the years, Cao Duzao has always been Cao Duzao. The guy who changed from Yuan County Magistrate to Yuan County Sheriff has been promoted last year and left Longzhou officialdom. He went to the Liubu Yamen of Dali Capital to serve as the right minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. .

Many large dynasties often set up a companion capital. The rank of the companion capital yamen is at most lowered by one rank, and even the official status is the same as that of the capital. It is mostly a place for the elderly nobles to retire, in order to "accompany the capital." "Jian" sent out the capital to serve in the accompanying capital, held a false title, or demoted some officials in the capital. The imperial court tried its best to save their face.

However, the Dali Dynasty was of course different from this. Whether it was the geographical location of the capital or the deployment of officials, it showed that the Dali Song family relied heavily on this capital.

In the six yamen that accompany the capital, except for the minister, who still chooses a steady old man, the rest of the ministers are all young officials like Yuan Zhengding.

Furthermore, the various departments of the accompanying capital have great authority, especially the Minister of War of the accompanying capital, who is directly appointed as the Minister of the Capital of Dali. It is not even handed over to a new patrol officer as the officials in the temple expected. The appointment of military generals to this position only refers to the power of petition and selection by the Ministry of War. In fact, it has been moved south from the capital of Dali to the capital. The first Imperial Academy in the history of Peidu to offer wine was held by the headmaster of Linlu Academy built on Piyun Mountain in Beiyue.

Cao Gengxin said from the bottom of his heart: "There are some new insights about you and your friends' natal porcelain."

Liu Xianyang nodded and took a sip of wine, "I owe you a favor. "

Over at the New Year's Eve shop in Qilong Lane, Shi Rou hummed a fragment of a ballad passed down from the ancient Shu Kingdom.

The white clouds are in the sky, the hills are rising, the roads are long, and the mountains and rivers are far away. The general will not die and will come back again.

Now there is a helper in the shopThe little boy can talk but doesn't like to talk. He is like a little mute. When there are no guests, the child likes to sit on the doorstep alone in a daze. Shi Rou likes it on the contrary, and she never quarrels with him.

In addition to practicing boxing and walking on a regular basis every day, the child seems to be learning half of the master's Pei Qian. He also needs to copy books. However, the child is stubborn and will never throw one more punch or take one more step. He absolutely didn't want to write one more word in the book, it was just perfunctory. After Pei Qian came back, he could exchange fist stakes and paper for money. As for the papers for copying books, the child nicknamed Ah Man threw them into a bamboo basket every day. After the bamboo basket was filled, they were all moved to the big basket in the corner. When Shi Rou was cleaning the room, she bent down and glanced at it. After a few glances at the bamboo basket, earthworms crawled and twisted, and the writing was far worse than that of Pei Qian when he was a child.

Shi Rou likes such a peaceful and peaceful life. In the past, when she was alone looking at the shop, she would occasionally feel that it was too deserted. Now that she has a little Ah Ma, it is just right. Although the shop has become more popular, it is still quiet.

Nowadays, the town is becoming more and more prosperous with merchants. Shi Rou likes to buy some literati's writings and novels about ghosts and monsters to pass the time. Stacks of them are neatly placed on the counter. Occasionally, little Ah Man will look through them. A few pages.

Business in the shop was average today. Shi Rou and Ah Man read different books together. The children stood on the small bench and had to stand on tiptoes.

The child suddenly moved the scholar's note a few inches laterally and put his hand against the page. Shi Rou turned around and saw a sentence from a former sage in the book.

In the beginning of man, the world was connected and everyone was connected. Go to heaven in the morning and go to heaven in the evening. Heaven and man have words in the morning and words in the evening.

Shi Rou smiled, but she noticed something was wrong. Of course she knew what she looked like now. Shi Rou quickly calmed down her expression and explained softly to her child: "I went to the mountain to practice. Those masters of immortality all believe that a long time ago, heaven and earth were connected, and gods and humans lived together. How can I put it... To use an analogy, it is similar to how we go from house to house in the market today, except that some doors have high thresholds, like Fulu Street and Taoye Lane in the small town are inaccessible to ordinary people, and no one will answer the door. But here in Qilong Lane, the threshold is naturally not high. But where are those roads that connect heaven and man. What, the book said it was very mysterious. Some said it was an ascension platform, some said it was a big tree, and some said it was a mountain. Anyway, it was not accurate."

The child nodded. I probably understood.

On Longquan Jianzong Mountain.

Ruan Xiu walked to the top of the mountain alone and fell to the cliff. He looked at the inscriptions on the cliff one by one and saw that the sky was open and beautiful.

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