Chapter 51: Initiation
The seven great sacrificial wines of Heming Mountain are Fan Changyi, Bai Changjue, Yin Changsheng, Zhang Changye, Li Changfeng, Han Changce, and Wei Changan, all of whom are first-class figures in the world, but they have never heard of the eighth great sacrificial wine, and they are Sun Guan's apprentices.
The more mysterious, the more terrifying!
"You put aside everything else and concentrate on investigating the new Sacrificial Wine. If necessary, maintain close communication with Wang Fu, and don't let go of all the news about this person, even if there are clues. ”
Xu You paused, and said resolutely: "Also, tell Li Mu that the boatmen of the original Ship Pavilion who have kept in touch all these years can be activated." ”
When the Kwok Clan's Ship Pavilion was disbanded and the trained shipwrights were ordered to return to the fields, the Crouching Tiger Division at first closely monitored everyone's whereabouts to ensure that they were no longer engaged in intelligence-related work. In order to avoid suspicion, Xu You did not take the initiative to recruit these people, but sent Li Mu to keep in touch secretly, and always sent some money, rice and grain during the New Year's holidays, and the ties between them were not completely severed. After two years of separation, the Crouching Tiger Division should have let down its vigilance, or it may have forgotten the existence of these shipwrights, and it is time to subdue them for their own use.
"No!"
Waiting for the winter solstice to leave, Xu You summoned the stunned sting again, and said, "You prepare, go to Jinling again tomorrow, see Zhan Wenjun, and hand over my letter to her." ”
Stunned nodded, he had recently become accustomed to running back and forth between Jinling and Qiantang, and said, "Do you want to take Si Nian with you this time?" ”
"No need, you go on the road alone, go back quickly. If Zhan Wenjun should go down, he will turn to Jinling on the way back, go to see Yuan Jie, and give him the letter; If Zhan Wenjun refuses......" Xu You smiled and said, "Then you don't need to go to Jinling again, ruin this letter, and come back!" ”
"No!"
After arranging everything, Xu You returned to the room, leaving Qingming alone, standing in front of the window with his hands in his hands, looking at the mountains in the distance, silent for a long time. Qingming stood behind him, knowing that there must be something important to discuss, but Xu You didn't speak, he would never ask.
I don't know how long it took, Xu Yousha said in a hoarse voice and in a calm tone: "Qingming, the time has come!" ”
Qingming was silent for a moment and said, "The time has come, but what about the candidates?" We only have one chance, once we are recognized by Sun Guan, Lang Jun wants to get the Dao Heart Xuanwei Dafa, I am afraid it will be impossible in this life! ”
"Yes, this matter can only be successful, not failed!"
"In the past two years, we have been looking for and investigating in private, but we have never found the most suitable candidate, who is innocent, smart, loyal, courageous and knowledgeable, proficient in the method, and has to be an unfamiliar face, the conditions are too harsh......"
"So," Xu You turned his head and chuckled, "This can only be done by me personally!" ”
Qingming was stunned, and after a while, he said, "No!" Too risky! ”
"If you want to survive, you can't help but take risks."
Xu You has repeatedly considered the pros and cons over these days, blended into the Heavenly Master Dao, approached Sun Guan, and waited for an opportunity to steal the Lingbao Five Runic Sutras, every step was extremely dangerous, and it was not safe to hand it over to others. Instead of sitting back and waiting, it's better to give it a go.
Success, of course, joy, defeat, then no regrets!
"Have you consulted with his Wing Lang-kun?" Qingming believes that if there is anyone who can convince Xu You, it can only be He Wei.
"Don't tell him yet, only you and I know about this now...... It's not too late for me to get in first, find out the details, and then discuss with his wings! ”
Qingming was still a little hesitant and said, "Please think twice!" ”
"It's too late, Ning Zhenren only gave me five years, but the war lasted for more than a year, and there are still three years left to fight and count, whether it is dead or alive, I can only gamble."
Xu You engaged in financial investment in his previous life, and every judgment and decision was based on huge data calculations and logical reasoning and insider information, but sometimes he had to grit his teeth and gamble on luck, if God really didn't stand on your side, manpower would be irretrievable.
However, these words can only be said to Qingming, in front of others, Xu You must remain calm and calm, otherwise, he will be uneasy and chaotic.
Qingming no longer persuades each other, he is a trilogy, he only needs to put forward opinions, and the final decision is always made by the lord of the Emperor. Xu You had made up his mind, so he did as he was told, turned around and went to the inner room, and took out another disguise mask from the secret box hidden under the bed. There were only two masks left by Chen Mirage, the first one had already been used when he escaped from Qiantang, although almost everyone who saw that face was dead, but for the sake of insurance, he decided to use the last one.
took care of Xu You carefully, and after an hour, he could hardly see his original appearance, and he had completely become a different person.
"Easy appearance is just an inferior product, the key is to gradually change the posture of sitting, lying, standing, walking and the intonation and rhythm of speech, especially temperament, manners, and words, which must conform to the identity and status of this person, so as not to show flaws."
"If you pretend to be a homeless person who has migrated from Huiji, you will be an ordinary household, and you will be literate and literate. Since childhood, he admired the Tao of the Heavenly Master, studied the Taoism, and because of the rebellion of the white thief, his family members died, and he was alone in Qiantang, so he wanted to join the religion to seek peace of mind. How do you figure out how such people behave on a day-to-day basis? ”
Qingming was surprised and said, "Does Lang Jun have an arrangement?" ”
"Yes, this person's name is Lin Tong, he lives in Qingyang Village, Juzhang County, his father died early, he has no brothers and sisters, only a deaf and dumb old mother as a companion, he is a man of few words, he has read books for a few years when he was a child, he came into contact with the Taoist classics by chance, and he suddenly became enlightened, but he has never revealed it and is not known to outsiders."
"Qingyang Village, Juzhang County?"
Qingming immediately reacted and said, "But the village that was washed away when Zhu Zhi broke the embankment and flooded the city? ”
"Exactly!" Xu You said in a deep voice: "This is called death without proof, Juzhang County is flooded by the water of the three rivers, and there is no one in the compilation of Qi people, and Qingyang Village and the three villages around it are erased from the ground as a whole." The yellow and white books of household registration stored by the county government have all been destroyed, and the chief, pavilion chief, father, and village secretary are all dead. ”
Qingming sighed: "Lang Jun is far-sighted, and even his background is meticulous to such an extent, I am confident that you can successfully steal the five runes!" ”
"It's not that I'm meticulous, it's that I'm attentive to the winter solstice. As soon as I returned to Qiantang from Wu County last year, I asked her to send someone to Juzhang to secretly check the details, sift back and forth through dozens of villages, and finally selected Qingyang Village. ”
Xu You smiled: "In addition, this Lin Tong has already settled in Qiantang and has a house in the east of the city......
"At the end of last year, Du San Province was in charge of the resettlement of displaced people, and it was decided that the settlement would be completed at that time. Can the house ...... Lin Tong has no long belongings, how can he afford to buy a house? ”
"To resettle the displaced people, naturally you can't just talk about the resettlement and say that the resettlement will be resettled? Xiao Chun sold the ownerless houses and land in the city to the gentry and wealthy merchants, and then built hundreds of simple houses in the remote areas of the four cities to house the homeless. Lin Tong was alone, divided into a small house with one room and one courtyard, and also divided three acres of fertile land in the suburbs, but he had not cultivated it yet. ”
Qingming has nothing to say.
Xu You looked far away, and said indifferently: "Everything is ready, just wait for the Heavenly Master Dao to reorganize Yangzhou, now, the opportunity has come!" ”
Two days later, Xu You appeared alone in front of the Heavenly Master Dao Jinglu in Qiantang, unlike the previous incense fire, the Jinglu that had just been rebuilt and renovated was as deserted as a winter day. The preacher I had seen that day was lazily lying on the bed, basking in the sun, catching lice, and bored.
"Meet the Daoist!" Xu You knelt down on his knees, folded his hands, and bowed his forehead to the ground, showing respect.
Presiding over Qiantang Jinglu was Ma Yiming, the general of Yangzhou Zhishi, who turned his head when he heard the sound, looked Xu You up and down, and said casually: "What's the matter?" ”
"I want to enter the Tao!"
"Huh?" Ma Yiming turned over and sat up, straightened his robe, and showed a smile on his face, he had been in Qiantang for so long, this was the first time that someone had taken the initiative to come to the door to ask for Taoism, but he still pretended to be dignified and said, "Why do you want to enter my Taoism?" ”
"I have been miserable for half my life, my parents have died, I have been displaced, I have no family to return to, and I have no place to live in my heart and body. On that day, passing through the West Lake, I listened to the Taoist official talk about the law of Zhengyi Alliance, and suddenly became enlightened, and I am willing to worship my Taoist Gate and serve the Heavenly Master for the rest of my life! ”
"Listen to your fluent speech, can you read and read?"
"When my father was still alive, he made me read for a few years, and I wrote a few words roughly."
Ma Yiming was even more happy, accepting more Taoists was considered a merit, but if he accepted a few literate Taoists, he would add more merit in the performance evaluation. He wanted to be promoted from ten generals to fifty generals, all because of his performance in Qiantang this time, so Xu You's appearance made him feel that good luck seemed to be coming.
People who believe in ghosts and gods believe in these mysterious and mysterious fates the most, Ma Yiming suddenly put down his posture, stepped forward to help Xu You up, stroked his beard and smiled: "Okay, since you have a heart, I will fulfill you." Go back today, bathe and change clothes, don't eat meat and wine, don't sleep in the house, pray for a clear heart, and come back in three days. Also, remember to bring five buckets of rice, if there is no rice, money and silk are acceptable, and then I will personally teach you "Five Thousand Wenzhen". ”
Wudou Mi Sect, Jiao Mi Deng, how could Xu You not know, thank you again, bow down and withdraw from Jinglu.
This horse is very aggressive, and his scheming is not deep, so it should not be difficult to deal with. Following such a person into the Dao, at least at the beginning of the entry, you can reduce the chance of exposure, and when you come into contact with a higher-level Dao person in the future, you will already be accustomed to the various practices of the Heavenly Master, even if you track it down, it is not a big problem to have this person endorse him.
Out of Jinglu, for the sake of insurance, Xu You did not return to Ming Yushan, but went to Lin Tong's house. It is located in the southeast corner, the place is remote and desolate, and the small courtyard with white walls and blue tiles is the same, and there is a difference between one room, two rooms, and three rooms.
Xu You's house is at the end of this row, and there is a small alley next to it that leads directly to all parts of the city, so it is convenient to escape if something happens. Next door to him, it is also a room and a courtyard, when passing through the courtyard gate, the creaking wood door opened, and a girl in her early twenties walked out with a wooden basin full of shabby clothes, her appearance is still quite delicate, but her skin is dark, and her figure is quite slim, it seems that she didn't expect someone at the door, frightened, her feet tripped over the threshold, and almost hit Xu You.
"Beware!"
The girl steadied herself, bowed her head and thanked her, and hurried to the river outside the city. Xu You shook his head, didn't pay attention to it, just glanced at it inadvertently, and through the half-open firewood door, he saw the back of a man sitting in the courtyard, wearing a kudzu robe, with patches from shoulders and elbows to legs and knees, densely packed, and next to his left foot, there was a short bamboo stick.
Xu You frowned imperceptibly, kept under his feet, pushed open the firewood door in his yard, and slowly disappeared behind the door.