Chapter 018: Shocking Horse
Lu Shuo began to think about the pros and cons of each of the two methods. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
It's just that before Lu Shuo finished his entanglement, Yuan Wenlin urged Wei Fuzi to continue to talk about the reason why Gude Temple is so prosperous.
Lu Shuo was still very curious about this, so he pulled himself back from his thoughts and continued to listen to the story.
The carriage was moving neither fast nor slow, and it was moving very smoothly. Coupled with the wide avenue all the way, the people inside don't feel bumpy at all.
Wang'er took out a complete set of tea sets from the small dark compartment of the carriage and placed them on the small desk in the center, and Changfeng also took out a small pottery stove and boiled water directly in the car.
The furnace, about a foot high, was shaped like a pot-bellied cylinder, with a hollow bottom, and rested on a low-rimmed porcelain plate with holes in the edges, and silver charcoal burned inside. After a while, the water in the pot was boiling with a clatter.
Lu Shuo had already seen it many times, so it was not surprising.
After making tea, Wei Fuzi took a sip, moistened his throat, and waited until his tongue was no longer dry, and then he continued to speak.
"This Gude Temple was originally just a small mountain temple, and it was not very famous. It's just that when this dynasty was established, once Emperor Taizu suffered a defeat and was chased to Yuluo Mountain by the barbarians of Dajin, he fled to the Gude Temple with a few personal soldiers, and settled them in a hidden cave, and Emperor Taizu and his party escaped. When the new dynasty was built, Emperor Taizu rewarded it lavishly, and the Gude Temple was enclosed as a royal temple, and the monks expanded it intermittently for decades, and the incense in the temple was flourishing, and now it is quite large-scale. ”
Wei Fuzi paused slightly when he said this, and looked at the few people in the car looking at his star eyes with satisfaction.
Lu Shuo didn't reflect much, this story was quite old-fashioned, as if he had heard it somewhere.
Wei Fuzi didn't know what he thought, so he continued: "Later, because of the special mountainous terrain of this Yuluo Mountain, the ancient trees towering to the sky, and the twists and turns are hidden, many learned Confucian scholars came here to live in seclusion, and often held some gatherings to discuss poetry and literary theory. The curtain swept the heavens and the earth, and the flowing water flowed, so happy! It led to the prosperity of Confucian scholarship here. ”
When Wei Fuzi said this, his expression was very vivid, both admiration and envy, and he seemed to yearn for such a secluded life.
Yuan Wenlin and the two little servants all looked at Wei Fuzi blankly, their expressions were very surprised. Lu Shuo's heart is overturned.
He finally remembered!
After listening to Wei Fuzi's narration, Lu Shuo felt that the story of Emperor Taizu was very similar to Zhu Yuanzhang's experience, Lu Shuo vaguely remembered that it seemed to be an allusion to the dish of "pearl white jade jade soup", and felt that this Emperor Taizu would not be Zhu Yuanzhang, but when he heard the words "big gold" and "barbarian", Lu Shuo realized that something was wrong again.
When Lu Shuo first wore it, he thought that this was the Southern Song Dynasty or the Ming Dynasty, but now, needless to say, the enemies of the Ming Dynasty are the Mongols. Although the Southern Song Dynasty also confronted Dajin, this remote dynasty did not have such a strong Taizu.
It's just that in the dynasty where Lu Shuo lives now, the classic books written by many Southern Song Dynasty writers already exist, could it be that this is a time and space parallel to the Yuan Dynasty?
Lu Shuo thought hard about himself, and made up one possibility after another in his own brain, thinking that he still felt that he was smart and judged accurately!
Over there, the other people didn't have time to pay attention to Lu Shuo. Wei Fuzi was still smiling and answering the questions of the other three, and told a few small stories about the Gude Temple, and Yuan Wenlin and the other two little guys listened to it with relish.
Lu Shuo was about to ask his husband more detailed questions about this Emperor Taizu, when the carriage suddenly shook violently forward, and then stopped. The tea cups on the desk were overturned, the tea was spilled on the ground, and the jacquard brocade blanket spread under the feet was wet in several places. Fortunately, Wang'er had already extinguished the charcoal fire in the small stove, otherwise something would really happen.
Lu Shuo stumbled forward and almost threw himself at the bottom of the carriage, but fortunately, Changfeng helped him from the side, which avoided the tragedy of his nose being knocked down.
It's really dangerous! Lu Shuo scolded his mother silently in his heart.
Changfeng and Wang'er hurriedly went to clean up the messy carriage.
"What's going on outside?" asked Wei Fuzi, who lifted the curtain and turned to the coachman.
Lu Shuo faced this sudden situation, and he didn't care about asking his own questions, he looked out along the curtain of the car, and saw that the carriage had reached the foot of the mountain, because of the drive of the Gude Temple, the mountain was very prosperous, and a commercial street was spontaneously formed, and there were stalls on both sides of the street. And a group of young men on horseback galloped through the middle of the street, they were old and young, the oldest looked only in their teens, the leaders were wearing brocade clothes, and they looked good, and the few who followed behind looked like small servants. Their horses knocked over many flags and stalls, causing the people on both sides to scream in amazement, and many of the owners of the destroyed stalls even wailed in the streets.
The coachman was a very honest man, but his expression was very annoyed at the moment, and he said to Wei Fuzi: "Mr. Jean is frightened! Just now a group of teenagers were riding horses in this busy city, but fortunately I was in a hurry, otherwise I would have been hit by them." After saying that, he shook his head, as if talking to himself. The coachman is also a person who has lived a hard life, so he is very sympathetic to the vendors on both sides, after all, the loss of this collision may be all the belongings of these vendors!
This is the first time Lu Shuo has seen the ancient "gentleman", but this is not a very beautiful experience, he is still angry at his nose that was almost injured just now! But when he saw that Wei Fuzi just shook his head, although his eyebrows were frowned tightly, he was very unaccustomed to this, but he did not speak and comment, he understood Mr. 's concerns.
The little angry young Yuan Wenlin was still angry, and Lu Shuo hurriedly said something else to divert the topic.
But Lu Shuo realized once again that this strict hierarchy was like a chasm, and it was not easy to narrow it! Even Lu Shuo himself was also in the upper echelons of society. Although he is not a bully who bullies men and women, he is still exploiting those who are lower in another way.
Because of the incident of the horse shock, although Lu Shuo consciously raised other words, the atmosphere in the carriage was not as relaxed and lively as just now!
Lu Shuo couldn't help but sigh silently.
The carriage drove for a short while, and then stopped at the foot of Yuluo Mountain, and the four little men began to pack up the things they wanted to take, and several people got off the carriage one after another. The coachman stayed in the carriage to take care of the carriage and luggage, while the others went up to the top.
Lu Shuofu got out of the carriage, and was still a little uncomfortable, at this time it was already the middle of the hour, the light was a little strong, he was a little dizzy by the sun, and after standing for a while, it was better.
When they stood at the foot of the mountain and looked up, they saw a stone road leading halfway up the mountain, twisting and turning, and there was no end in sight. The mountain road is very narrow, only allowing two people to pass, but the slope is not large, not steep at all, and it looks quite safe.
Although today is the Dragon Boat Festival, there are many people who come to ascend, but it may be that they set off a little late, and the sun is getting high. The climber should have already climbed to the mountainside!
There's no one on the trail!, but that's good.
Lu Shuo and Yuan Wenlin both wanted to go up by themselves, so they didn't want the two older guys to carry backs, so they followed behind Wei Fuzi and climbed up the mountain road little by little.
The scenery along the way is very good, there are towering trees growing on both sides, and some trees may have to be hugged by several people to hug them, which should have grown for some years. There are also some stone tablets on both sides of the mountain road, some poems are engraved on them, and the fonts on the stone tablets have their own styles, some are vigorous, some are vigorous, and some are like flowing clouds and water, which are full of changes.
The three masters and apprentices plus the four little guys with burdens admired the stele all the way, talked and laughed all the way up, and the bad mood brought by the little episode just now disappeared.
Although Lu Shuo has the soul of an adult, he is small and weak after all, and after climbing more than halfway, he is a little lacking in strength, although Yuan Wenlin is two years older than him, but the situation is similar.
On the other hand, Wei Fuzi, except for some sweat on his forehead, was not much tired.
Lu Shuo felt that he was going to exercise too, such a delicate body raised by brocade clothes and jade food, it was uncertain whether he would be able to survive the exam in the future!
The two older guys saw that the two of them were a little tired, so they wanted to carry them. Lu Shuo saw that they were carrying a lot of baggage all the way, and it contained a lot of their picnic utensils, so he hurriedly refused very embarrassed. They are carrying such a heavy load, they must be more tired, Lu Shuo doesn't want to call them like a human being, those concepts of equality in his mind still exist. As for the usual calls for those girls, this is a different nature.
After all, you can't be too maverick, no!
Seeing that the two students were tired and out of breath, and unwilling to let the little girl carry it, Wei Fuzi proposed to rest for a while, and by the way, take out water and some snacks to replenish his strength.
Lu Shuo sat on the stone steps and praised Wei Fuzi: "Sir, I didn't expect you to be so old, but your physical strength is so good!
Lu Shuo is really envious.
When I was a child, I had to go over two hills to go to a private school, and I had to leave my house at that time, and I could only arrive on time at the end of the day. After walking a lot, you will naturally get used to it!" Wei Fuzi seemed to miss this past very much, his face stretched out, and there was a kind smile on his face.
Yuan Wenlin admired Wei Fuzi, and he asked: "Don't you feel tired of walking so far every day?
Wei Fuzi smiled and replied, "I'm not like the two of you, who were born so rich. I came from a peasant family, my family only had enough food and clothing, and I borrowed all the money to study, so my family was counting on me to make a name for myself in my studies!
Lu Shuo really didn't know much about Wei Fuzi's experience, so he talked about it with them right away.
After a short pause, they got up and continued upward. The mountainside was close at hand, and in less than two quarters of an hour they were at their destination.