Chapter 38: Oriental Fantasy
Li Xuanba has been falling into a deep sleep since Chinese New Year's Eve, no matter what method the doctor uses, he can't wake him up, fortunately, there is no danger to his life, so he can only do this, send people to feed some liquid food every day to maintain life. With the death of Mrs. Dou, the entire Li Mansion fell into sadness, and Li Xuanba, who was not in danger of his life for the time being, was actually ignored by everyone, until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, a Taoist priest with a fairy bone came to the door of the Li Mansion, saying that it was for the illness of the third prince, when the subordinate who guarded the door asked the Taoist priest's Taoist name, the old Taoist smiled slightly: "The poor Taoist family name is Zhang, and the Taoist name Ziyang Zhenren is." The arrival of Ziyang Zhenren immediately caused an uproar in the mansion.
In terms of the current reputation alone, among the Taoists, it is indeed the Sanren Ning Daoqi who is the loudest, but the reason why the Ningsan people are famous is not because of their Taoist strength, but because of his peerless martial arts, in fact, the real Taoist masters are disdainful of what Ning Daoqi does, because the purpose of Taoism is to be quiet and inactive, and Ning Daoqi is too keen on the world's fighting, which greatly violates the fundamental ideas of Taoism. It is more in line with the spiritual ideas of Taoism than Ning Daoqi. Among these people who are truly pursuing the "Dao", there are three people who are recognized as the most brilliant Dao Sect masters, Ziyang Zhenren is one of them, and the other two are Yuan Tiangang and Sun Simiao. The so-called Daomen Grandmaster here does not refer to martial arts, but to the understanding of "Heavenly Dao". Interestingly, among the three people, Zhang Ziyang is good at driving away evil spirits and catching ghosts, Yuan Tiangang is good at watching feng shui and looking at appearances, and Sun Simiao is a superb doctor. Skill is close to the Tao, nothing more than that.
And now, there is such a big man appeared in front of the Li family, almost immediately, Ziyang Zhenren was invited into the main entrance hall by Li Yuan, and after respectfully serving the tea, Li Yuan began to eagerly ask Ziyang Zhenren about the intention of coming. And Ziyang Zhenren did not hide it, and carefully explained the reason to everyone present in the Li family: "Poor Dao met Li Sangongzi ten years ago, and found that this child and I have a master-apprentice relationship, but the time has not come, so Poor Dao just taught this child some ways to strengthen his body and left. "Of course Li Yuan won't mind Ziyang Zhenren's presumptuousness, it's just!" Since you have become a disciple of the Taoist, do you want to stay away from the world and forget about the red dust? Li Yuan asked tentatively, "Yes." Zhang Ziyang nodded, and at the same time affirmed Li Yuan's guess, at this moment, Li Yuan's face couldn't hang up, no matter who it was, he wanted his son to become a Taoist priest, as a parent, he wouldn't be calm, if it weren't for the fact that the person in front of him was really one of the few masters in the world, Li Yuan might have to serve tea and send it off immediately, where can he still wait patiently for Ziyang Zhenren's next step like now.
Li Yuan's thoughts, how Ziyang Zhenren doesn't know, it's nothing more than the parents' reluctance to their children, however, Ziyang Zhenren is also very resolute in taking Li Xuanba's thoughts, he sighed slightly, and said to Li Yuan: "It's not difficult for me to be a strong man, it's really the fate of your son, and it's really useless to stay here, and Tang Guogong doesn't want the third prince to be unconscious all the time." In a word, either let Xuanba lie on the bed as a living dead all the time, or be the apprentice of Ziyang Zhenren and leave with him, there is no other choice. Hearing Ziyang Zhenren say this, Li Yuan was silent, these two options are not very good, but the problem is that Li Yuan has no third way. Li Yuan frowned, and finally, he sighed and said to Ziyang Zhenren: "Real person, let me think about it for a while, and in a few days, Li Yuan will have an answer." During this period, he also asked the Taoist chief to temporarily live here and wait patiently for Li's reply. With that, he called over a servant and asked the servant to lead the Taoist to a guest room.
Shi Qingyi was about to go to the old lady's room, and happened to meet them head-on, and Ziyang Zhenren, the two of them said "Huh" at the same time, Shi Qingyi was surprised by the other party's Dao Feng fairy bones, and she was not an outsider, and why Ziyang Zhenren was surprised, she didn't understand, "Who is this?" Shi Qingyi asked the servant who led the way, and the servant hurriedly replied: "This is Ziyang Zhenren, who was invited by the head of the family to stay in the mansion for a few days. "Zhang Ziyang! Shi Qingyi is clear, this name, she has also heard of it, if they meet in the next place, then Shi Qingyi will have to ask this master for advice no matter what, but here and now, there is a lot of inconvenience, and the other party just looked at him in his eyes, although it was fleeting, but the surprise in it was still taken into Shi Qingyi's eyes, sure enough, the so-called disguise disguise, in the eyes of these masters, are shoddy and defective, and they can be seen at a glance. Shi Qingyi understood the reason for the other party's surprise after a little thought, but since the other party is a master, then naturally he will also have the demeanor of a master, and of course he will not talk nonsense with others, and Shi Qingyi is not so worried. So after hurriedly meeting each other, the two of them each thought of their own path. Shi Qingyi didn't expect that Ziyang Zhenren was interested in her, and began to inquire about Shi Qingyi's identity and origin from the servant who led the way.
"This young lady is the wife of the second son, the daughter of the late general Sun Sheng, when she was in trouble, she came to Luoyang to join their uncle, and later the old lady and the eldest lady in charge overrode the public opinion, and the second son married the ......" Because Shi Qingyi's identity was deliberately concealed by the old lady Dugu, so the ordinary Li family did not know the origin of Shi Qingyi, Ziyang Zhenren listened to the servant's words, shook his head gently, and then smiled, this servant should not be lying, but, What he knows is definitely not the truth of the matter, this woman is a thaumaturge, and she is by no means an ordinary secular woman, not to mention the noble family, even the imperial nobles may not be able to cultivate it. "Dao Chief, but what's wrong with my young lady?" The servant saw Ziyang Zhenren's movements and demeanor, so he asked in a low voice. "Nothing." Ziyang Zhenren said: "It's just that the second son of your mansion is really a blessing." This woman can be suitable for IKEA, and the second son of your house will definitely have everything in life in the future" For what Ziyang Zhenren said, the next person seems to understand whether he understands or not, but he also knows that he can't ask more, so he no longer speaks, just lead the way. Ziyang Zhenren followed behind him, walking while enjoying the scenery of the Li family's mansion.
"Although the Western Wei Dynasty was under the leadership of Yuwentai, the military strength was on par with Gao Huan's Eastern Wei, but when it came to economic strength, it was far behind, not to mention, the second Eastern and Western Wei War, the natural disaster alone almost destroyed the Western Wei, fortunately, Gao Huan was also defeated by Yuwentai's decisive soldiers because of the light enemy, otherwise, there would be no later Great Zhou Dynasty." The old lady is still telling Shi Qingyi about the past as usual, and it seems that she also feels that the limit of her body is approaching, when the old lady's words hardly stop, she can't wait to tell Shi Qingyi everything she has heard and experienced, Shi Qingyi has been listening, in addition to the respect for the old lady in her heart, I have to say that the level of the old lady's story is also very good, so that Shi Qingyi will definitely not get bored when she listens to it.
"At that time, my father and a group of brothers were really heartbroken for the financial plan of the Western Wei regime, and then I thought about it, and finally found a way to support the confrontation between the Western Wei and the Eastern Wei Dynasty," the old lady said here for a pause, and then she asked Shi Qingyi: Have you ever heard of the story of the "cat ghost". Of course, Shi Qingyi had heard of it, and because it was not far from the previous dynasty at this time, Shi Qingyi had heard too many legends than the words of later generations. The old lady saw that Shi Qingyi had indeed heard the story of the cat ghost, so she continued to speak.
The plan to make a fortune found by Dugu Xin is, in fact, to put it bluntly, to dig up the grave, dig out a series of funeral goods such as precious gold, silver and jade of the ancient nobles, and sell them in exchange for enough military food, but also alleviate the financial funds of the imperial court's embarrassment, and also help the people in times of natural disasters. As for alarming the ghosts and gods,, people are going to starve into ghosts, who cares so much, besides, Cao Cao also did the tomb robbery, and he almost dominated China later...... You must know that the power of example is infinite, so that the latecomers are infinitely admired on the one hand, and on the other hand, they are scrambling to go to the mound and crypt where countless riches are buried, and they will do their best, and they will die.
Foxes and wild cats in the wild often occupy deserted graves as nests, and Dugu Xin because he often disturbs the ancestors, so he also buckled the name of "cat ghost", Dugu Xin is a famous beautiful man, and for the sake of the people and the social plan of the Western Wei Dynasty, he had to dig up the grave of the dead regardless of his reputation, but he helped the people, loyal to the country, up and down in the eyes, therefore, when Dugu Xin was alive, his reputation was not only not damaged because of digging graves, On the contrary, he was respected by all officials and loved by civilians, and therefore, even if Yuwen Hu was in power back then, Dugu Xin wanted to get rid of him, but later failed, Yuwen Hu didn't dare to do too much, just gave Dugu Xin a person, and let his whole family go. And after Dugu Xin's death, the matter about his tomb robbery seemed to disappear suddenly, and the people never mentioned it, until decades later, the Great Sui Dynasty was established, Dugu Xin's youngest son was open-mouthed, and he actually told a servant girl casually, and this servant girl preached everywhere, and finally spread to the queen of literature at that time, Dugu Xin's youngest daughter Dugu Jialuo's ear, Dugu Queen was furious, severely reprimanded her brother, and then immediately executed the servant girl. Because of this, the legend of the cat ghost was spread among the people again, but at this time, it had nothing to do with Dugu Xin.
"My father dug graves for more than ten years, but he either handed over the money he received to the state or distributed it to the poor people, and he did not take it at all. Only one time, my father left one thing exceptionally, and later divided it among the three of us sisters......" The old lady looked at Shi Qingyi's wrist and sighed: "That jasper bracelet, why don't you wear it, although I know you don't like these useless ornaments, but after all, it is a little bit of our heart as elders, and you should accept it." Shi Qingyi looked at his empty wrist, "What you got is that bracelet, right?" Shi Qingyi whispered. The old lady nodded and admitted: "That is what my father got in a pre-Qin ancient tomb, a woman's tomb." The owner of the tomb had weathered into mud with the passage of time, and even the wooden box containing the jewels had decayed, but they were still shining, and according to the father, he had an intuition when he looked at them that they were a perfect match for his daughter. There was no doubt that Duguxin was a very good father, so he left this set of jewelry and gave it to his daughters.
"There are four pieces of jewelry in that set, which are jade bracelets, earrings, hairpins and rings." Mrs. Dugu sighed: "The eldest sister got the hairpin, I got the jade bracelet, the younger sister because she was the youngest, and desperately pestered her father to beg, and as a result, she got the two pieces behind, and when her daughter Yang Lihua got married, the pair of earrings became her dowry, hehe!" The old lady laughed: "Up to now, except for me, who got the jade bracelet, everyone else has been a queen." Alas. Shi Qingyi understands that it is impossible for a wise man like the old lady to be moved by a lofty position and illusory rights, not so much that the old lady is envious of her sisters, but that the old lady is nostalgic for the days of sisterhood in the past, and her heart is sad.
Shi Qingyi looked at the old lady who had gradually shown her aging appearance, and sighed in her heart: Actually, you are also the same as them? Empress Dowager Yuanzhen! Shi Qingyi said in his heart, but he didn't show anything on his face, except for calm, his face was still calm. Now the old lady is already dying, and she is no longer shrewd and capable in the past, Shi Qingyi's disguise actually concealed her, so that she couldn't see what Shi Qingyi was thinking, otherwise, she would definitely be surprised.
Ziyang Zhenren stayed in the Li Mansion for three days, and during these three days, Li Yuan has been in a dilemma. Didn't make a decision for a long time, and finally the aging old lady came forward to make a decision, that day, the old lady walked to the front hall with the support of two maids, and when she met Ziyang Zhenren, even Ziyang Zhenren, a born master, couldn't help but feel sorry for this old lady, there is no doubt that this old lady is extraordinary, however, the years have left a deep mark on her body, and the old man's life has been like a candle flame that is about to burn out, and there is not much time left. Ziyang Zhenren is a master of Taoism, but because of this, he is definitely in line with the way of heaven, and he will never do things that go against the sky such as the so-called life extension.
The old lady talked with him for a long time, and finally agreed to Ziyang Zhenren's request, and the old lady's words only revealed one meaning: no matter what, Li Xuanba has always been a descendant of her Li family, which cannot be changed regardless of whether she is born or enters the world, in this case, it is always good to be able to restore her consciousness, therefore, when Ziyang Zhenren did not know what method was used to finally wake up Li Xuanba, Li Xuanba also became a disciple of Ziyang Zhenren at the same time, put on a Taoist robe, and soon left the Li family and was born to practice. The day will soon come.
Outside the gate of the Li family's mansion, Li Shimin was saying his final goodbye to Li Xuanba, for this brother who was only one year younger than himself and had been inseparable from him since he was a child, he was very reluctant, so after all the relatives said goodbye to Li Xuanba, when it was Li Shimin's turn, although a long time had passed, Li Shimin's words were still not finished, "Second brother, there is no banquet in the world, even if you say more, my departure is already a foregone conclusion, it is better to stop here, how." After waking up, Li Xuanba seemed to suddenly have a much clearer mind, although he was still simple, but he was no longer honest in the past, and even on his body, there was a faint trace of dusty breath, which surprised everyone who was familiar with him, because the current Li Xuanba is like two people in the past. However, Li Shimin doesn't see it that way, no matter what, he is his dearest brother, and he can still be fake! This is what Li Shimin thinks in his heart, and because of this, he doesn't care about the changes in his third brother at all, but is very concerned about the third brother's future living conditions.
"Since the third brother has made up his mind, he can't be reluctant to be an elder brother, here, I just want to say, this is your eternal home, if you are tired of the boring monastic career, don't forget that this is your eternal home!" Li Shimin's words were very sincere, Li Xuanba also knew that he was doing it for his own good, he thought about it, and then smiled, "Second brother, cultivators are not boring at all, but second brother, the red dust is rolling, I hope you don't lose yourself." And cherish the people in front of you, and don't do unrealistic dreams. And "Li Xuanba said, "The second sister-in-law is a good person. Li Shimin was a little embarrassed, at this moment, his younger brother actually said this kind of thing to him, but Li Xuanba's words had a very obvious effect, Li Shimin's mouth was obviously blocked, and the words in his stomach were much prepared, but he didn't know what to say.
Ziyang Zhenren walked over, "It's not too early, we are also leaving, take care of the second son." As he spoke, he bowed slightly to Li Xuanba: "Apprentice, let's go." "Leave the corner first. The two brothers, Li Shimin and Li Xuanba, looked at each other, "Second brother, farewell." Li Xuanba said, and then turned around and left, and he never looked back.
People who cultivate the Tao of Heaven have the upper body and the heart of the heavens, and the lower body follows the operation of the Tao, and their figures shuttle between the mountains and forests, but they will not haunt the streets to make trouble, nor will they be confused by the rolling red dust. That's it, from now on, there will be no Li Xuanba in the world. It's just that in the hearts of the Li family, there will be an extra thought.