Chapter Eighty-Nine: No Knife in Blood
He Wei was silent, such an obvious matter, Xu You didn't really need his answer. β
"It's a killing!" Xu You said coldly: "I've read "Customs and Customs", there is an article in it, 'The long official horse is fat, the viewer is fast, the passenger is happy with his words, and he is driven away, and he dies. 'I'm the dying man on horseback now!' β
He paced back and forth a few steps, stopped in front of the window, looked at the mountains in the distance, frowned, and said, "Zhang Mo has no grudge against me, why do you want to kill me?" β
Lushuang hesitated and said: "For example, Ban Gu and Fu Yi are equally talented, but Ban Gu often looks down on him, and literati are despised since ancient times. Although Xiaolang and Zhang Mo have had an exchange with Linjiang on poetry, there are some things that still have to be guarded against! She quoted Cao Pi's classic assertion in "Papers", which meant that Zhang Mo was jealous of Xu You's literary talent, so he deliberately lifted him to a high place, causing everyone's resentment and killing him.
He Wei also said: "What the frost said is good! Literati kill people, and they never see a knife when they see blood, and Shichiro must beware of the despicable tricks of such petty people! β
Xu You stared at his eyebrows for a long time, the night above the river was silent, Zhang Mo's hearty laughter still echoed in his ears, and he shook his head and said: "Zhang Mo is not so narrow-minded, what kind of reputation is the five-colored dragon luan, how can he be so ruthless to me as an inconspicuous little person?" β
"Zhang Mowen's name is in the southeast, and he is proud and proud, and he has the style of a gentleman. But these people are often flashy, and once they meet a powerful opponent, they are immediately exposed, and they are even more hideous and terrifying than villains. He Wei has been walking between light and darkness for many years, inspecting the hearts of the people in the world with the four phases of yin and charm, and has seen too many people with human faces and beast hearts, so he doesn't think there is anything strange, and said: "With Zhang Budo's talent, he can naturally see that Qilang's West Lake poems are the first to open a generation of trends, and his future achievements must be far above him, so he decided to take the lead and use tricks to strangle your future in infancy before you become famous." β
His eyes were full of light, so that people did not dare to look directly, and his voice was low but every word was fine, and he said: "This plan has two intentions: first, if you are a smart person and see that the limelight is wrong, I am afraid that you will not dare to publicly admit that this poem was written by you." This kind of army that does not occupy the subservient people is the best policy for Zhang Mo; Second, if you are stupid and jump out of the door of self-reporting, you will be attacked by a group of Jiangdong literati, and there is no need to say much about what will happen to you. And no matter what choice you make, Zhang Mo can sit back and reap the benefits of the fisherman, this son has sinister intentions, and he is really a great character. β
He Wei firmly believes in the inherent evil of human nature, so his entry point is often biased towards the dark side, and the darkest side. Xu You sighed and said, "That's it!" This West Lake poem is not to make a name for me, but to deal with the bright arrow of the Heavenly Master's Dao, no matter how stupid I am, I will not come forward to admit it, and be the bird that is destined to not escape. However, being able to see Zhang Mo's face clearly through this matter can be regarded as more beneficial than disadvantageous, but it is ...... Oh, that's a pity! β
Although Zhang Mo's desperate admiration brought Xu You a little potential trouble, it was a rare positive publicity for the White Snake Chuan. At this time, the mass media is extremely scarce, whether it is poetry and songs, or flowers, grasses, insects and fish, once evaluated by celebrities, the value will immediately skyrocket a hundred times.
Compared with later generations, the power of this kind of discourse is truly crazy and powerful!
As soon as the five-colored dragon Luan spoke, the effect was immediate, and Li Xianji, the first prostitute in Jiangdong, sang "After the Rain in Qiantang Lake" in the Xiyuan Elegant Collection hosted by Yangzhou Dazhong, and a group of celebrities, including 6 Xu, Tan Qian, and other great talents all wrote poems one by one, and within seven days, they were sung all over the world, and everyone knew it.
In addition, when Yangzhou Dazhong was asked about whether "After the Rain on Qiantang Lake" was an endorsement for "The Legend of the White Snake", he personally commented that the writer of the White Snake wrote the demon to the point, and wrote the love and resentment into the bones.
After this word flowed out, not only did the market set off a craze of gathering people to listen to the legend of the White Snake, but even the nobles in the Shi clan also began to pay a lot of money to invite storytellers to the house to tell stories to help the fun, for a time the entire Jiangdong almost reached the point of talking and laughing with the White Snake, and everyone talked about Xu Xian, to put it bluntly, if you can't tell one or two plots in the Legend of the White Snake when you meet people, you are simply embarrassed to say hello to people.
And with the progress of the plot, from the beginning of following Bai Suzhen's perspective to kill the demon and protect the party, to the shameless behavior of the Qingjian Taoist who broke up the loving husband and wife, the focus of everyone's discussion has also changed from applauding one after another, to scolding the Bailu Guan Taoist, and even secretly talking about the Heavenly Master Dao - this is in the past, the Heavenly Master Dao has a high status, who dares to move such a mind?
Just as the embankment of a thousand miles was destroyed in an anthill, under the impetus of Xu You, people's hearts were like a flood, and they began to break through the shackles of belief for a long time, and more people tried to examine and think about the meaning of the Heavenly Master Dao itself from more angles and directions.
Although this kind of examination and thinking is extremely naΓ―ve and shallow, only with examination can there be reflection, and only by positive thinking after reflection can there be progress!
Of course, the Heavenly Master Dao has been powerful for more than a hundred years, and the family has a big business, so it will not be destroyed so easily. But Du Jingzhi is different, after all, he is just a sacrificial wine in Yangzhou, he is not the Heavenly Master Sun Guan, nor does he represent the entire Heavenly Master Dao, and the doubts and distrust of his personal character are quietly and unconsciously getting bigger and bigger like a snowball, and there is an unstoppable trend.
When Yuanyang Jinglu's article came out, this distrust intensified, although no one dared to make it public, but in the streets, Du Jingzhi and Qingjian Daoren had been combined into one. Xi Yuanda received a report from the people below at the beginning, and he did not take this kind of public opinion guidance to heart. He still understands that Du Jing's position is high and powerful, and he doesn't know how many people are secretly slandering, so he can't wait to pull him off the horse and stomp on his feet fiercely, even within the Heavenly Master Dao, there are many people eyeing him and wanting to replace him.
On top of that, his energy was completely delayed by Zhan's affairs. Zhan Wenjun suddenly broke up, completely disrupting their plans, and was a little overwhelmed for a while, and after reacting, he passed the Qiantang County Ya through the Assassin Mansion, but he didn't expect Gu Yun, the dog, to dare to ignore Liu Quan's edict, what he said was very good, and he must deal with it impartially after the fact, but in fact, he prevaricated and delayed, and found all kinds of excuses not to send officials to seize the Zhan family. Although Xi Yuanda reported this situation again, Gu Yun's backing was too hard, and the Assassin Mansion did not want to offend him too much, especially when their goal had been achieved, Guo Mian was like a turtle in an urn, he was in prison, and he was not so concerned about the affairs of the Heavenly Master's Dao, and sent a message to Du Jingzhi, asking him to send people to Qiantang to act cautiously, slowly look for opportunities, and not to take risks, so as not to clean up the situation.
Du Jingzhi spread these words to Xi Yuanda's ears, and he was angry that he threw something in the room, pointed at Zhan Ting and scolded for half an hour. Zhan Ting was born poor, but after being adopted by the Zhan family, he was treated very well, where did he suffer such humiliation, and he almost fainted to death in anger. But now he is from the Zhan family, like a duckweed without roots, without a place to settle down, the only way to rely on the future is the Heavenly Master, people are poor and short-minded, how dare they offend Xi Yuanda? Don't say a few words of scolding, even if you are really whipped on your body, you can only grit your teeth and endure it.
It was also at this time that he suddenly remembered what Zhan Wenjun said: "In this world, only the family is worthy of your trust!" β
But the matter has come to this point, where is there any regret medicine to take, and I can only go all the way to the dark, and if I think about it, it is also very sad.
Sullen in Zhibin Building, Xi Yuanda went outside alone to relax and walked to the edge of Qiantang Lake. The calm waters of the lake are like a mirror, shining with golden light in the sunlight. The low weeping willows swayed in the wind, and the thin willow branches resembled the waist of a woman walking not far away, tied with a ribbon. When he was looking into the distance, two men walked behind him together, and one of them whispered: "Qiantang Lake, which has been called for many years, is now going to be renamed West Lake by those scholars." You say, this lake is east of Qiantang, how can it be called West Lake? β
During the Six Dynasties, the scale of Qiantang County was not large, and most of the main buildings of the city were located in the west of Qiantang Lake, and later after the economic and population exhibition of the Sui and Tang dynasties, the main urban area was slowly expanded to the winter of Qiantang Lake, and it was from then that that Qiantang Lake had the name of West Lake.
Another said: "Actually, it's okay to change it, haven't you heard?" I don't know who made the West Lake poems that have been famous Jiangzuo, Zhang Mo of Zhuji, He Jie of Yuyao, 6 Xu of Huating and other celebrities all praised in unison, and even our Yangzhou Dazhongzheng also praised it, really changed the name, and our Qiantang people also have light on their faces, right? Hey, I have a distant relative who is an official in Wu County, and I once went to Qingle Lou to listen to Li Xianji sing West Lake poems, and I didn't think about tea and dinner for a few days after I came back, and my ears were surrounded by the beautiful voices, not to mention how touching it was......"
"That's right! Hey, I heard that Zhuji people are the most enthusiastic about changing their names, especially that Zhang Mo, guess why? β
"Why?"
"Isn't it because there's a sentence in the poem, what's the sentence? I can't remember it until I talk about it......"
"I want to compare West Lake to Xizi!"
"Yes, that's it! Isn't Xi Shi a Zhuji person, compare Qiantang Lake to Xi Shi, really give them a long face in Zhuji! β
While talking, the two came to Xi Yuanda's side, and when they saw that he was not good-looking, they moved more than ten meters to the side, making sure that they couldn't hear their conversation, and chatted with great interest.
"Didn't the legend of the White Snake say that Bai Suzhen was pressed in the Yuanyang Jinglu by the West Lake? I've been turning around dozens of times in the past few days, why haven't I found it. β
"You're stupid! Didn't you listen to Liu Xiucai, the legend of the White Snake is a metaphor for today's ghosts and gods, and Yuanyang Jinglu will definitely not really call this name! β
"How not? What does Yuanyang Jinglu say in other biography? This Yuanyang Lu is the Jinglu of mixed Yuan real people, how can it be fake? Liu Xiucai only read for a few days, and he was not requisitioned by the imperial court, Xibei Xiucai, his words can't be heard, can't be heard! β
"You, not only are you illiterate, you can't even understand listening to books!" This person turned his head to look at Xi Yuanda, and seeing that he didn't react, he whispered: "Don't say it in the biography, Yuanyanglu was occupied by the wicked people of the Heavenly Master Dao, and became his own hermitage, doing those unreasonable things every day to make up for boys and girls, where is the face to use the name of Jinglu of Mixed Yuan Zhenren again?" β
"Okay, you old dog, why are you doing it against me today?" Another laughed and scolded: "However, what you said is reasonable!" If I were ashamed of the Immortal Dao Patriarch, I wouldn't have this face! β
"Who's to say it isn't? It's a pity that Sun Tianshi is far away in Heming Mountain, and he doesn't know much about our Yangzhou affairs, otherwise he wouldn't let the wicked do their power, oppress the good, and damage the ten thousand years of blessings of the Heavenly Master......"
"Hey, but I don't know who this wicked man is, otherwise, I would have to go to Heming Mountain!"
"I happened to hear someone say in the East Market the day before yesterday that the Qingjian Taoist in the Legend of the White Snake is actually Du Sai Wine, this wicked person, hehe...... Don't say it, don't say it! β
"Presumptuous!"
The two of them were stunned at the same time, Xi Yuanda had already appeared behind them at some point, his face was dark, and his cold gaze was like substance, which made people shudder.
"Who instigated Er and others to slander the Du sacrifice wine?" Xi Yuanda stretched out his hand and pressed the shoulders of the two of them, and said, "Sanwu Dao, how noble, you pig-like fools, dare to criticize behind your back?" β
The two of them had severe pain in their shoulders, their legs and feet collapsed to the ground softly, and the frightened three souls lost their six souls, kowtowed and begged for mercy: "Don't dare, don't dare, we don't dare anymore, please Lang Jun be gracious and spare us this time......"
"Spare you?"
A cruel look flashed in Xi Yuanda's eyes, his hand wiped on the top of the two heads, and the dark energy erupted from the palm of his hand, and he immediately fainted. He took one of them in one hand and left quickly.
In the underground secret room of Zhibin Building, two bowls of cold water were poured on their faces, and the two woke up at the same time, their hands and feet were tied to the iron shelf, and the lights around were dim and terrifying.
"I can spare you, but I will only spare one person, and whoever first provokes the inner reason, I will spare whomever I want. As for the fate of the other, "Xi Yuanda laughed more ugly than crying, and slashed on the iron frame with a knife, with a sonorous sound, deafening, and said: "Die!" β
"I say, I say!"
"I'll say it first, Lang Jun, let me say it first......"
Xi Yuanda was very satisfied, he liked to look at the pitiful appearance of others pleading and struggling the most, pointed with his hand, and said, "Okay, you say!" β
The person who was called was immediately overjoyed, but the other person was like a mourner, his eyes rolled and he fainted again.
"I listened to Liu Xiucai from West Street, no, what Liu Mingyi said, he, he said that the Qingjian Taoist in the legend of the White Snake is Du Sacrificial Wine, and then he said, and he said ......"
"What else?"
"The villain doesn't dare to say it!"
"Say! Don't say I cut your tongue first! β
He ...... He also said that Du Saijiu privately plundered a lot of women from good families, and used them as furnaces for replenishment, and on Linwu Mountain, there were already white bones, and corpses were all over the field......"
"Hateful! Hateful! Hateful! β
Xi Yuanda's eyes were about to split, his hand rose and fell, a head flew up, and blood shot out, reaching more than a foot. The man who had passed out just now opened his eyes in a daze, and when he saw this scene, he screamed and was completely unconscious.
"Someone!"
The five hundred generals of the two Heavenly Master Dao appeared in response, Xi Yuanda's face was covered with bloodstains, as hideous as a night owl, and he said word by word: "Go to West Street and bring Liu Mingyi back!" Also, all the manpower sent in Qiantang to investigate the rumors from the outside world is really so unfavorable to Shizun! β
"No!"