The performance of the Hu people team was a great success, and the race of the Western Regions was very different from that of the Central Plains, or the snow skin was plump, or the hair was curly and the nose was high, although it was very different from the aesthetics of the Central Plains, but in the "novelty", it had satisfied the curiosity of the people of the capital.

It's just that Hu women are more acceptable to the Han people, but Hu men are still inevitably wary. They have a fierce look of their own, and they don't look like law-abiding people.

However, I heard that some of these men brought their own wine into Beijing to sell, and they were not just entertainers, since they had a legitimate livelihood, as Dachu, they still welcomed people of all ethnic groups to "invest".

Li Ming held a bag on his face, and watched Sun Yanni being picked up by his frightened father, Sun Ying, a soldier at home, and left infinite regret in his heart.

He hadn't made an appointment with her to see her next time, so they separated.

As for why he feels so sad, Xiao Li Ming doesn't know. But the shadow of the Sun family's sister undoubtedly left a strong mark in the heart of this little teenager.

Li Ruiqian told the generals to take care of the two masters, although they were very worried, they still had to leave their families and return to the palace with the eldest prince.

Even more sad and sad are the "box" and the "fairy master", it is rare for the two to meet like this, and there are no adults yet, and now they are separated, and I don't know how long it will take for them to meet.

The two children seemed to have endless things to say, until the people watching the Hu Opera had gradually dispersed, and the two families were reluctant to leave for their homes.

As for whether Qi Shao and Zhao Dan were confused by the orchids full of Western Regions, it is unknown. At least Zhao Dan's expression was very comfortable when he said goodbye, and he was obviously very satisfied with this performance.

It is not known what changes this group of Hu people will bring to the capital, but it has brought countless after-dinner conversations to the people in the capital, and even many brothels in Pingkangli are considering whether to buy some orchids and make a gimmick.

Anyway, I heard that many Hu people in the west can't survive anymore, so I'm waiting for when Da Chu will switch and accept people.

In the temple of Zhiyun.

"So, you were thrown a flower in your face by an orchid, so that's how it is?" Gu Qing smiled with great joy. Children have not established their immune systems well and are prone to allergies to all kinds of things. Li Ming didn't like to mess with flowers and grass since she was a child, so she didn't know that this child actually had a pollen allergy.

"Grandma is still laughing! There's still the bearded girl's saliva on the stalk! Li Ming angrily complained to Meng Lang of the bearded girl, "I don't understand, how can she throw away the flower full of saliva in her mouth!! ”

Everyone in the room burst into laughter.

The scene where the literati felt fragrant became an unscrupulous act of spitting spat when Li Ming arrived.

"The family general said that you saved Yan Niang? What the hell is going on? Gu Qing asked him with interest. She has a good impression of Sun Yanni's little girl who loves to laugh, and her personality is straightforward but not rude, and she is also very smart, not a stupid big sister type, on the contrary, she has a high emotional intelligence, and she gets along well with older and younger children.

Li Ming told a detailed account of how he met Yan Niang and how he watched the performance together, Gu Qing found that his little grandson was blushing as he spoke, and couldn't help but suddenly asked jokingly: "Is Yan Niang good-looking?" ”

"Beautiful." Li Ming replied casually, and then covered his face. "Grandma is laughing at me again!"

"What's a good joke about this, everyone has a love for beauty, she is good-looking, and we praise her for saying the truth, is there anything wrong?"

Gu Qing suddenly felt that she was back to when she first went to the hospital, and many children surrounded her and secretly said to her, "Aunt Doctor, I think everyone in Ward B is good-looking" or "Aunt Doctor, I think everyone in Ward A is so fierce".

Li Mingguang blushed and did not speak.

He was only vague and vague that he liked Yan Niang very much, but he didn't have any other feelings.

If you talk about caring, Gu Qing does care more about Li Rui, but she loves Li Ming more. She looked at Li Ming's stupid appearance, touched his head, and said to him softly: "You like the little girl of the Sun family, grandma often invites her to play in the future, okay?" ”

Anyway, the two families also have in-laws, and her father is Li Mao's subordinate official, so it's okay to move around a lot.

Li Ming's eyes lit up, but he refused to speak. Gu Qing thought that he was too shy to say any more, but he still heard his faint "um".

It wasn't until after Li Ming left that Gu Qing thought of the mosquito-like "um", and he had to be happy for a long time.

This night, Li Mao and Fang's had a good time.

Fang invited his mother and eldest siblings to come, and the family sat in the main house and talked about what had happened during this time. The Fang family was unlucky, but the holy family was not lost, it was still there at all, and one of the married daughters of the Fang family had to go back to comfort her mother's relatives, which made the old lady Fang and the Wang family a little ashamed.

Talking about the Yang family and the little daughter left by the Yang family, everyone felt a pity. But a lot of times that's it, maybe it's just a thought, and the world is turned upside down. The Fang family's Qianniang has now been personally taken up by Mrs. Fang, and when she is a little older, I am afraid that she will have to let the husband and wife of the Xinguo Mansion pay attention to finding a suitable family.

For this point, Li Mao had already promised his father-in-law, so he naturally took it in one bite. Fang saw that her husband was considerate, and her heart was also full of affection.

The husband and wife of Xinguo are in love and happy, Mrs. Fang is relieved in her heart, and the Wang family is envious in her heart, and when the old and the young go back to the house together, they are still infinitely emotional.

A few days ago, they were rejected by the Fang family, bluntly saying that it was impossible to set a family affair for the two children, which made them feel very sorry when they thought about it.

As a parent, they always hope that their daughter can marry a good family and live a loving and happy life.

As the Mid-Autumn Festival passes, the weather gradually begins to get cooler, and in the blink of an eye, a few months have passed and it is the end of autumn.

Gu Qing's energy is getting less and less now, when he looks down at the account books, he often feels dizzy, the original account books are still Li Zhao is reading, but after the day is cool, Xingzhi Academy will start classes, Li Zhao was sent to Xingzhi Academy in the suburbs of Beijing in September, eating and living in the academy, and only returning in the morning and evening.

When the child grows up, it is when he needs sleep, and Gu Qing is no longer good at letting the child not do homework at night to settle accounts for her.

In desperation, the Fang clan had no choice but to go back to the mountain housekeeper. It's just that Gu Qing doesn't know if Queen Lu Dao will taboo the Fang family's re-housekeeping, let her manage it very low-key, rarely go out of the courtyard, and everything is in the name of Gu Qing.

But anyone with a discerning eye knows that the Duchess of Guo has begun to take charge of the family again. Although I still live in Zhiyun Temple, it is only a matter of time before I move out.

Li Rui's course is getting heavier and heavier. Their group of companions generally accompany the prince to read a book for four or five years, and they will be released, and the specific official is awarded, depending on what kind of future the prince is. Now that there is more and more friction between the eldest prince and the second prince, and Li Rui's words are becoming less and less, Gu Qing is worried that there is a "little adult" like Li Ming at home, and there is actually another "little old man".

But Li Mao often comforted her. In order to break into the family in the future, Li Rui will gradually show that he is estranged from his younger brother. Li Rui's personality is becoming more and more calm now, and it will not be too abrupt to be estranged from his younger brother in the future.

If a detached personality suddenly breaks up, then it is called suspicious.

Even though Li Mao was so comforted, Gu Qing still became more and more sad.

The era of Li Xiaodao and Li Xiaopang is gone forever.

At the beginning of October, Li Jun set off for Fenzhou again.

This time I went to be a permanent resident, and I couldn't return to my hometown during the New Year's Festival.

As an official whose hometown is in Jingnan instead of the capital, he returned to his hometown in the future, and he also returned to his hometown, and at most he passed through the capital when he went to Fenzhou, and by the way, he came to visit his relatives in the Xinguo Mansion.

Li Mao has great hopes for this cousin. Their Li family rarely has a surprising talent, and his eldest brother is the only one in a few generations. It's more of a person who keeps moving towards his goal with his head down.

He has not been an official for a long time, but Li Mao found that the people who can succeed the most are precisely those who move forward towards their goals in a down-to-earth manner.

Li Jun may not be a gifted person, but he has found his own right path and will definitely go further.

Not long after Li Jun left, Zhang Xuan and a Taoist priest from Longhu Mountain went to Beijing.

They came back this time to receive a reward from the imperial court.

The floods in the south of the Yangtze River were thanks to the intervention of the Taoist Court, which first mobilized the people to leave their hometowns to avoid the water, and then maintained local order and pacified the victims. After the disaster, he gave medicine and traveled around the people.

The fame of Zhang Xuan, Zhang Yuan, Shi Yi and Kou Qi spread all over the world. Zhang Yuan is known as the "Thunderbolt Man", and he is like a shocking sword, and he leads a group of road soldiers to punish the ruffians and traitors who appear in various places after the disaster, and everyone is happy.

Zhang Xuan is a "man of the Heavenly Machine", he has predicted many times that when heavy rains occur, he will be able to use feng shui to understand the art of public opinion, and the places where people take refuge often have his guidance, and none of them have been harmed by floods. Moreover, Zhang Xuan is also proficient in medical skills and has saved many victims.

After the catastrophe, Shi Yi was a "wonderful Taoist", after the catastrophe, he mobilized many big clans in Jiangnan to open their manors to temporarily accommodate the victims, and successfully let these wealthy nobles take out food and medicinal materials, so that Jiangnan did not cause either the plague nor the disease*. Although this person is a Taoist priest, he is doing the thing of a "debater", which has to be admired.

Kou Qi became famous for disemboweling open the belly of a dead woman and removing a baby that was still alive. His Qihuang technique was originally proficient, and he was also good at secret weapons and internal kung fu, and the most rare thing was that he had a natural awe of human life.

In this flood, Kou Qi made contributions no less than those of several senior brothers with a weak crown, saved many people, and won the title of "Ghost Hand Man".

This "ghost hand" refers to his ability to snatch people's lives from the hands of small ghosts.

Taoism has made a name for itself over this matter. The Heavenly Master Dao of Longhu Mountain was originally a Taoist lineage, and because of the active actions of several disciples of Zhang Tianshi's lineage, Taoism completely overwhelmed the Buddhism in the south and faintly became the head of all religions.

The emperor personally summoned Zhang Tianshi and several disciples to Beijing to accept the reward, which pushed the reputation of Tianshi Dao to an extremely high level.

In the Zichen Palace.

"Your Majesty, isn't it a little inappropriate to treat the Daoist of the Heavenly Master Dao so favorably?" Li Mao felt that after the emperor passed through Jiangnan, he had some signs of being too fanatical about Taoism.

If the emperor had been indifferent to the affairs of gods and ghosts before, now he was as excited as if he had discovered some power that could be used.

But whether it is Buddhism or Taoism, the imperial court should not be too biased in any religion. It is too easy to gather the people with the power of religion, and if they are given the opportunity to develop and grow, it will only allow the financial and human resources of the people to be concentrated in religion, which will affect the financial revenue, military resources, land, and conscription of the imperial court.

"Li Aiqing is too worried, I will not give Longhu Mountain any real power, but just recognize his Taoist orthodox ancestral court status, and give some rewards to a few descendant disciples." Chu Rui praised in a good mood: "Thanks to Li Aiqing's suggestion, letting the Taoist priests guide the people is really more effective than the previous government intervention!" ”

"This matter is not the work of the ministers, if it were not for the benevolence and benevolence of His Majesty, and the return of the whole world, even if the minister's advice is good, it will not get such results. Longhu Mountain has always only supported orthodoxy, and believes in heaven and earth, His Majesty □ as the Son of Heaven, is a person who is protected by the way of heaven, and Taoism sent disciples to assist, which is in line with the principles of heaven, and should not be too encouraged. Li Mao had no choice but to say another thing and asked Chu Rui not to rely too much on the power of Taoism.

It's a double-edged sword, and it works wonders when used occasionally, but it's not a good idea to rely on it in the long run.

"I know Li Aiqing's concerns, Li Aiqing is a sincere person, and only you will say such things at this time." Chu Rui was in a good mood, and he was even more satisfied with everything when he saw Li Mao, "Aiqing is not arrogant or impatient, it is really a blessing for me." ”

His Majesty praised falsely, and the ministers were terrified...... "Li Mao hurriedly thanked him.

When Zhang Xuan entered Beijing, the first thing he did was to meet Gu Qing.

"If it weren't for the fact that Old Taijun Qiu was an old man who was close to the age of sixteen, I would have thought you were going to meet the person you like." Zhang Yuan, who lived in the concierge courtyard, looked at his junior brother dressed in a serious way in front of the bronze mirror, and joked with a smile: "Isn't that 'Heavenly Monarch' looking at people and faces?" ”

"Tianjun is not that kind of person, but he is neatly dressed, and he always shows my respect." Zhang Xuan looked at himself in the mirror with some frustration, feeling that it was not as good as before.

"The Tao you have realized is really the understanding derived from that old lady Qiu?" Zhang Yuan asked his junior brother with some disbehesitation. The changes in the junior and younger brothers are seen by everyone. If it is said that there is really a heavenly king descending to earth, he will be skeptical.

"The Heavenly Monarch has already predicted the people and things I am going to meet, and he also advises me to find the origin of the Tao from these people and things. So I came to my senses. Zhang Xuan nodded. In the past, I realized the Tao several times, but it was all the Heavenly Monarch who guided me. ”

"You say, I'm going to visit that old lady Qiu too, how about it?" Zhang Yuan got up from the bed with a carp, "I think my skin looks good......

"It's all said that Tianjun is not a person who looks at faces......" Zhang Xuan saw Zhang Yuan blaspheming the idol in his heart, and his heart was very irritable. But suddenly, he said with some uncertainty:

"The Heavenly Monarch seems to be quite interested in the martial arts of the mortal world, if you go and dance a sword or something for the Heavenly Monarch, maybe the Heavenly Monarch will look at you differently?"

When Zhang Yuan heard this, he lay down again without any interest.

"What? Want to have a chance and come to the door? I'm already in my prime, and I really can't pretend to be good, and I can't sell cuteness. This opportunity is still up to you, keep it for yourself. ”

Along the way, I don't know how many court officials Lu Dao met who wanted him to show his hand.

Lu, sister, is my sword used for juggling?

likes to watch people play with swords, and this Tianjun is too demoted.

Let's let the junior brother who lacks heart and eyes play with her.

Zhang Xuan saw that his senior brother was no longer interested, so he visited alone.

Zhang Xuan is also a celebrity in Beijing now, and many people also know that Qiu Lao Taijun of the Xinguo Mansion appreciates him very much, so the sect let him in very simply.

Zhang Xuan smoothly entered the Zhiyun Courtyard, bowed to Mrs. Qiu, and looked at it fixedly......

He was right, the merits of the Heavenly Monarch had come back a lot, but it still hadn't reached half of what it had been at its peak. At the same time, a black aura shrouded Old Taijun Qiu's side, and he didn't know why.

When Gu Qing looked at Zhang Xuan, he didn't recognize that this was the cold and handsome Zhang Xiaodao at the beginning.

Without him, it's too tanned.

The contrast between being a white-faced young man a second ago and becoming a young man with vitality in the next moment is too great......

She was a little unacceptable.

"You...... Why is it so dark? "It's only been a few months? Although it is said that there was no sunscreen in ancient times, he was to mobilize the people, and he couldn't bask in the sun all day long, right?

It's a pity that the smooth and delicate good skin.

Zhang Xuan looked at the wheat-colored skin on his body, and was excited in his heart, "Tianjun really still cares about me!" I couldn't help but show a touched expression.

"It was a scorching summer, and there was no roof to shelter from the sun, and there was no clothing to shade the sun, so it was so tanned." Zhang Xuan said shyly, "But there is no sunburn, which is already very good." I have a lot of Taoist friends who have peeled off their skin and left spots, which is amazing. ”

"Is there no roof to shelter the sun, and no clothes to shade the sun? It looks like you've been through a lot of things, and it's been quite hard......"

Under the scorching sun, a group of Taoist priests were shirtless, revealing their sturdy physiques, swaying with youth and sweat.

"It's a pity if I could see ......"

"The old lady is kind-hearted, she must not want to see those scenes." Zhang Xuan thought that what Gu Qing wanted to see was the suffering of the people in Jiangnan, and couldn't help but shake his head.

"The water is turbid and undrinkable, and the pot pulp is half soiled. People all over the south of the Yangtze River have no food and clothing. If it weren't for the government's timely response this time, I am afraid that more people would have died of starvation and disease than drowned. ”

Gu Qing secretly spit on his crooked thoughts. Thinking of a man at this time, she must have been living in ancient times for too long, looking at women and children all day long, and she has gone crazy.

Gu Qing, Gu Qing, do you have a bit of style?

Gu Qing chatted with Zhang Xuan about the situation of the flood, highly appreciated his response, expressed extreme curiosity about his senior brothers, and sincerely invited them to come to the mansion as guests.

Zhang Xuan originally wanted Gu Qing to meet his senior brothers, some of them went out to travel, some stayed in the Taoist court, and they rarely gathered in the capital like now.

Since even Tianjun showed that he wanted to give advice, he was also sincerely happy for a few junior disciples.

"I heard that one of your junior brothers used a knife to cut open the belly of a dead pregnant woman and took out a child?"

"Yes, the woman has just drowned, but the baby in her womb has not yet died......" Zhang Xuan was afraid that Gu Qing would think that his junior brother was cruel, so he couldn't help but explain: "My junior brother is the most benevolent, and this move is also a last resort. ”

"I understand. In that case, it does take a lot of courage to go under the knife. What's more, there is no ...... here If you want to cut open the uterus without harming the fetus with an ordinary knife, your junior brother should be proficient in anatomy......"

Zhang Xuan was stunned for a moment, and he didn't know how Old Taijun Qiu would know about it.

When his junior brother had just traveled down the mountain, he had indeed worked as a servant in Yizhuang for a while.

He had a gut feeling that this Heavenly Monarch must have had a lot to talk about with Senior Brother Kou.

"Xiaodao returned to Beijing this time, ready to resign from his official position, and write my Taoist book "Xuanmiao" with peace of mind." Zhang Xuan lowered his head embarrassedly, "On this trip to Jiangnan, Xiaodao has a lot of insights, and Xiaodao wants to write it down......"

"Oh, you want to write a book? That's remarkable. ”

"Xiaodao still has one more thing, I want to ask Mrs. Qiu to agree."

Zhang Xuan had never asked Gu Qing to do anything, so Gu Qing was very curious and asked him to speak bluntly.

"After Xiaodao resigned, I wanted to live in your mansion, and I could listen to the teachings of the old lady at any time when I was writing "Xuanmiao", and confirm the mystery of "Tao" to each other......"

"What can the old body tell you? The Taoist said with a smile. ”

Gu Qing was dumbfounded.

"Old Taijun doesn't know, Taoist epiphany pays attention to chance, and the opportunity of Xiaodao's epiphany is on you, so Xiaodao took the liberty to make such a request......"

Zhang Xuanzhi said that his request was very abrupt, but all his enlightenment came from the Heavenly Monarch, and if he could be inspired from time to time in the process of writing the book, the book should be written more perfectly.

The official eunuchs of Dachu are very popular, and they have a few Qing guests at home, and some of these Qing guests are Taoist priests. But I have never heard of a female dependent raising a Taoist priest, and there are some Taoist aunts or nuns who occasionally listen to lectures and speak.

So Gu Qing didn't dare to agree, so he had to wait for Li Mao to come back and then discuss.

Zhang Xuan mustered up the courage to make such a request, and he was already consciously reckless, and Tianjun did not agree, although he was inevitably disappointed, but it was not unexpected.

Gu Qing made an appointment to give him a reply after three days, and Zhang Xuan returned to the protocol with full expectations and prayers.

The author has something to say: Little Theater:

"Isn't that 'Heavenly Monarch' looking at people and looking at faces?"

"Tianjun is not that kind of person, but he is neatly dressed, and he always shows my respect."

Gu Qing: I'm really such a person.