Li Zhe accepted the talisman with a smile, he was about to go north, and he was most worried about the restlessness of his family, so he thanked him: "How dare you do this!" ”

Taishou and Fujun were ancient names before the Wei and Jin dynasties, and were sometimes used by literati as nicknames for assassins.

This is also a coincidence, just now Li Ling also mentioned the Jinzhou Assassin Shi Wang style, and now he meets his concubine.

In the Tang Dynasty, since Yang Guifei, many officials married female Taoist priests as wives and concubines, and some officials' wives and concubines would also enter the Tao after becoming a family, such as Li Deyu's wife Liu entered the Tao in Maoshan, called Maoshan Yandong Palace Dadong Refining Master Pengcheng Liu, who was a registered Taoist priest who had received the law.

Yun Xuansu has been cultivating internal strength for many years, although he is thirty-three years old, he looks only in his early twenties, wearing a Taoist robe, wearing a Taoist bun, dressed like a man, but with the charm of a mature woman, there is a fatal temptation!

She inadvertently stroked Yun Sideburns, and for a while Li Yi was full of charm, and Li Yi's face was flushed, and her eyes were straight.

Li Zhen said: "My nephew is drunk, and I have to be helped by Yun Lian's master, and I thank you first." ”

"The housekeeper told me, the virtuous father and son, please take care of yourself, and I will let the subordinates go out to help." The female Taoist priest teased Li Yi a little and then took on a charming look, looking like she was ice clear and jade.

Li Zhe came out with his son to say goodbye, and when he saw that he was not giving up, he reprimanded: "Don't leave quickly, don't be embarrassed!" ”

Yun Xuansu leaned on the railing, and when she saw the young man downstairs looking back at her from time to time as she walked, she couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"Master, that kid is a thief, and he is not a good person at first glance."

A round-faced, chubby female Taoist boy holding a Persian cat flashed out from behind the screen and said.

"Furongzi, don't talk nonsense, young Mu Ai is ordinary, is the master old and not good-looking?" Yun Xuansu got up and stretched out his arms as he spoke, spun in a circle, his clothes danced in the wind, and his posture was graceful and charming.

"I hate it, Master is like this again, I'm ashamed." The female Taoist boy shouted.

Furong Zi is the nickname of this female Taoist boy, her name is Wang Dudu, she is the niece of Wang Shi, Yun Xuansu thinks she is very likable, so she accepts her as a disciple.

This female apprentice is chubby and easily shy, Yun Xuansu's favorite thing on weekdays is to tease this little apprentice and see her blushing.

Wang Dudu put down the Persian cat, lay on the railing, and looked at Li Zhe's father and son who left downstairs, his eyes flashed, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

After a while, the housekeeper came up, Yun Xuansu had already finished eating, and said to Wang Dudu: "Let's go, don't be a nymphomaniac!" ”

The female Taoist boy blushed again, pulled the master's sleeve and coquettishly, and said nothing.

The two laughed and went downstairs to rest at the official post under the escort of the entourage.

Yun Xuansu's internal cultivation is the "Yellow Emperor Yin Fu Sutra", and swordsmanship and martial arts are the best choice in the rivers and lakes, but she is a woman who travels thousands of miles alone, how can Wang Shi rest assured? So he sent five people to accompany him, and Yun Xuansu felt that it was quite inconvenient to travel with five men, so he brought the female apprentice Wang Dudu.

The housekeeper is nearly fifty years old, named Wang Zhongnu, and the four guards are Wang Wu, Wang Bao, Wang Biao, and Wang Xiong, all of whom are strong men in their thirties.

Wang Wu's name was originally Wang Hu in the order of Hubao Biao, as mentioned above, in order to avoid it, the Tang Dynasty people called the tiger a big insect, and often replaced it with the word Wu.

This is very common among the people, so the Li Tang royal family used very obscure words to name the prince, most of them added "mountain", "water", "gold", "wood", "heart" and other sides, and made a lot of new words, just for fear of causing trouble to the people.

Some people may ask, why is there the word "tiger" in Tang poems?

In fact, these poems with the word "tiger" are not poems that should be made in front of the emperor, and they do not belong to the kind that are shown to the emperor.

In addition to official documents and household registration, the emperor doesn't care about saying the words that are avoided in his own home.

But if you want to be an official, you have to change your name if you have a word to avoid it!

At this time, the official post was overcrowded, and Yun Xuansu's car was blocked on the road, so he asked the housekeeper Wang Zhongnu to go to investigate, and after a while, he reported that Weishan was going to hold a Zen Gate Knights Conference, and these people were passing by to stay overnight.

Yun Xuansu lifted the curtain and saw an endless stream of people dressed up with weapons and feet, all heading west, she sighed slightly, and said to Wang Dudu: "Apprentice, put on the hat, let's go back." ”

"Master, if there is a lot of fun, let's go to this conference too!" The royal capital is all provincial.

"This time I went south to find that kid and bring him to Chang'an to meet your little aunt, what is the point of this monk's conference?"

They left Wang Xiong to follow the driver and drove slowly, and the six of them returned on foot.

When I entered the official post, I found that there was a sign hanging at the door that it was full, and the courtyard was full of people waiting, they sat in the corner of the eaves of the porch and drank water and ate dry food, and refused to leave no matter how the post guards of the post station drove them.

Yun Xuansu and his entourage walked in, and these people saw that the comers were brightly dressed, completely different from these gray-eyed walkers, and they all got out of the way.

Yun Xuansu walked towards his yard, and suddenly stopped as he walked.

There were three people in front of them who were talking with their backs to them.

I only heard the bald man say: "Ding Yishan, I heard that Lian Shuai Pei Zhi restored the Weishan sect, and Zen people from near and far have gathered, and now there are hundreds of people, and my Luo monk will also go to participate in the grand event." Brother, you have never believed in gods and Buddhas, why did you come here? ”

In the Tang Dynasty, "Lian Shuai" mostly refers to the envoy of the festival, the observation of the envoy, and the envoy according to the inspection, this allusion comes from the "Book of Rites: The Royal System": "The ten kingdoms thought that they were even and handsome." ”

Ding Yishan wore a hat on his head and looked rough, dressed in shabby clothes and sewn with patches, holding an old knife with his hands over his knees, only to hear him say: "Wang Jianjun summoned the rangers in Xiangzhong, saying that he wanted to select the healthy ones to join the Shence Army, this is a beautiful difference, the family does not have to pay taxes when they join the army, and there is money to take, I Ding is also a little famous in Changjiang County, so naturally I want to give it a try?" ”

Changjiang County is the Yueyang Pingjiang River in later generations, in the northeast of Changsha.

Ding Yishan asked another person: "Li Cangtou, you are from Changsha County, how did you come to the official post?" Do you want to be a monk or join the Shence Army? ”

Li Cangtou is a middle-aged man in his forties, burly, thin cheeks, and a goatee, he is actually Guo Hong's disguise, and Ding Yishan is naturally Cao Shouzhen, as for the original two of them, they have been knocked unconscious and tied up and thrown into the bushes.

The two brothers were ready to join these Jianghu people and blend into the Weishan Mountain Gate where Wang Jufang was located.

Guo Hong shook his head when he heard Cao Shouzhen's question and replied: "I heard that this time Wang Jianjun was thinking of recruiting Jianghu people to work for him and go to Hengshan to catch the little immortals. ”

Cao Shouzhen looked surprised at this time and asked, "Are you going to go against the little immortal, isn't that looking for death?" ”

"That is to say, it is so easy for you to enter as a god army? That's a life to trade! ”

"Who did you listen to?"

"I have a fellow who works under Qiu Yanqing, and this time he asked someone to send a message to the township and asked me to come over to help."

Monk Luo, who had not spoken before, asked: "This brother, wasn't Qiu Yanqing beheaded by the government as a thief two years ago?" ”

Guo Hong laughed and said: "Those are all ghosts for the dead, not only Qiu Yanqing is not dead, Ren Wuji is also alive and well now, Shangfeng Temple and Qingliang Temple are both Buddhist sects, how could they really kill their own disciples to please Liu Zhenren?" ”

Monk Luo nodded again and again, and praised: "Amitabha, I'll just say, if the host of the two temples kills his own disciple, isn't it chilling?" ”

Guo Hong said again: "Brother Qiu and Brother Ren have taken refuge in Wang Jianjun, this time they are responsible for selecting rangers, and the selected people will go to Hengshan together, only by catching Guo Shangzao, can they follow Chang'an to become the Shence Army!" ”

At this time, a crisp female voice came from the side: "The little fairy you are talking about is Guo Shangzao?" ”

Monk Luo, Cao Shouzhen and Guo Hong turned around together, and saw a female Taoist boy in brocade standing behind them, who should be the person who asked just now.

The female Taoist boy was holding a cat, wearing a hat on her head, and a white veil hanging down from the bottom, which could only vaguely reveal her face, and her outline seemed to be chubby.

Behind her stood a female Taoist priest, also wearing the same hat veil, and she knew that she was a beauty by looking at her figure.

The three of them hurriedly got up and saluted the female Taoist priest and said, "I've seen the refiner." ”

Yun Xuansu returned the salute and said, "The apprentice is rude, I am disturbing you." ”

Guo Hong said: "Where and where, it's okay, we are already chatting, and if we can get the refiner to listen, that is the blessing of cultivation in the previous life." ”

Yun Xuansu listened to the conversation just now and knew that this person was exquisite and good at dealing with all kinds of people, so he said: "Please come with me, there are some things to ask, and if you answer well, you will naturally be indispensable." ”

Guo Hong's face was overjoyed, and he hurriedly nodded and followed Yun Xuansu.

Monk Luo and Cao Shouzhen both showed envious expressions on their faces.

Yun Xuansu returned to the hall and sat down, and Wang Dudu and Wang Zhongnu stood on both sides.

Guo Hong stood opposite her and didn't ask questions for a long time, the joy on his face gradually faded, and he seemed to be a little at a loss.

Yun Xuansu took a sip of tea and gently put down the teacup, and when he saw that he was almost done, he asked, "Your name is Li Cangtou, right, tell me about Guo Shangzao in detail." ”

"Yes, alchemist." Guo Hong exhaled and wiped the sweat from his face.

This sweat is naturally forced out by luck.

He swallowed and spit, his eyes squinted at the ground, as if he didn't dare to look at Yun Xuansu, and said: "This matter starts from two years ago, at that time, Wang Jianjun had a righteous son who was the lieutenant of Hengshan County, named Hu Yande, this person is a local tyrant, and has two younger brothers, one is called Hu Yanyong and the other is called Hu Yanzhi, and the three brothers control the black and white roads of Hengshan.

"They somehow clashed with the Hengshan faction, and actually led more than 5,000 people to besiege Huixian Pavilion, it is said that Liu Zhenren did it at that time, conjuring up thousands of Mo sword troops and Dongting water thieves, and 5,000 heroes finally escaped only 500 people.

"Of the three brothers of the Hu family, only Hu Yanzhi escaped, and now he has changed his surname to Wang and become a eunuch, and he is on an errand under Wang Jianjun.

Later, in order to avenge Hu Yande, Wang Jianjun recruited people from the rivers and lakes to attack the Hengshan faction many times to catch a child named Guo Shangzao.

"This Guo Shangzao is a little immortal of the Hengshan faction, famous in the central Hunan area, I heard that he can thunder and discharge, it was he who invited the 'Great Extinction Heavenly Thunder' to kill Hu Yande, and also killed more than 1,000 people, otherwise more than 5,000 heroes will be defeated by more than 1,000 people, and 4,000 and 5 will die?"

"Mass Extinction Heavenly Thunder?!" Wang Dudu burst out laughing, and when he saw the master's reproachful gaze, he quickly covered his mouth with a handkerchief and continued to eat and snicker.

Guo Hong saw that the little girl didn't believe it, so he made a look like his neck was thick in a hurry, and shouted to Yun Xuansu: "Don't believe it, refiner, I have many brothers who escaped that time, and they have seen the thunder with their own eyes!" ”

Yun Xuansu nodded and said, "You don't have to worry, Poor Dao didn't disbelieve it, so what happened later?" ”

Guo Hong saw that the other party's tone was cold, and he also felt that his voice seemed to be louder just now, so he panted and lowered his voice and said: "Later, Wang Dujian sent people a few more times, just like what he said just now, what are they called, by the way, they will return." Every time I ran into jackals, tigers and leopards or poisonous snakes, even if a few people escaped, they were also struck by lightning and became demented. ”

"What's going on with this Weishan Conference?"

"Buddhism Zen is Pei Lianshuai and Lingyou Zen Master presided over the Dharma meeting, Jianghu Hawker is Wang Jianjun presided over the martial arts conference, I heard that a Taoist named Qi Yuanyi is the counselor, and Lingyou Zen Master's disciples Hui Lin Zen Master and Hong Yan Zen Master assist, Ren Wuji, Qiu Yanqing The two eldest brothers are responsible for the selection."

Yun Xuansu asked a few more words, and saw that this person was also hearsay, and he added his own conjectures in many places, so he said to him: "Poor Dao came from other places, people are unfamiliar, and he needs personal guidance and news, and he will give twenty thousand yuan (twenty yuan) as a reward, are you willing?" ”

Guo Hong nodded again and again, his goatee trembled, and he kept rubbing his hands with excitement.

Twenty guan is not a small amount, and the annual income of ordinary people in Tanzhou is only a few dozen guan, so it is reasonable for him to behave like this.

In the past two years, Guo Hong has not stayed in the mountains all the time, and occasionally went down the mountain with a few senior brothers, and he has a lot of experience in the rivers and lakes.

Yun Xuansu waved his hand and said: "I will pay you half first, and then I will go to Weishan to have a look after a short rest, and when I come back from the mountain, I will pay the remaining half when I leave Tanzhou." ”

Guo Hong thanked him and followed the housekeeper Wang Zhongnu out to collect the money.

When Wang Dudu saw that people were going out, he took off his hat, ran over and leaned on Yun Xuansu's side and said coquettishly: "Master, people were going to see it just now, you said it was boring, why are you going to go again now?" ”

"Furongzi, I didn't expect that child's reputation to be so big, so I need to investigate carefully to decide how to deal with it."

"I think most of it is blown out, how can there be a person in the world who can really put lightning in his hands?"

"Whether it's true or not, it's always good to be cautious." Yun Xuansu looked at the apprentice like a well-behaved cat shrunk in his arms, his heart was full of motherhood, and he gently touched Wang Dudu's soft hair with his hand.

And the Persian cat shook off his fur, and proudly jumped to the desk by the window, and found a place to coil up and take a nap.

"Master, this Li Cangtou doesn't look like a good person."

Yun Xuansu smiled: "How many of these Jianghu rangers are good people? Li Cangtou can still say a few idioms, and he has a lot of dealings with officials and businessmen in the future, and he is not a completely rough person, but he is a little more oily, much easier to deal with than Monk Luo and Ding Yishan. ”

Wang Dudu thought about it and realized that this was indeed the case, nodded his head heavily, and sighed, looking quite cute and cute.

After resting for half an hour, Yun Xuansu ordered to leave.

They counted the coachmen, a total of nine people, followed the flow of people to the outside of the city, crossed the Jichuan Gate in the southwest corner of Tanzhou City, and came to Lingguandu by the Xiangshui River.

To cross the river, you need to take a boat, and the river is very busy at this time, and the surrounding fishing boats come to make money by ferrying temporarily.

Because they had carriages, they had to wait for the big ships.

It has been a long time since he got on the boat, but fortunately, Guo Hong, a pseudo-local, has sneaked into Tanzhou several times to make trouble, and he is very familiar with the surrounding terrain.

"There are four sections of sandbanks in the river, namely the four islands of Orange Island, Zhizhou, Oath Island and Quanzhou, and our boat passes between the two sandbanks."

The royal capital saw that the sandbanks on both sides were reeds, and there were water birds rising and falling on them, at this time the sky was clear, the river was long, and the beautiful scenery was intoxicating!

These four sections of sandbanks are connected thousands of years later, which is the Orange Island of later generations, and is famous all over the world for the sentence "Orange Island Head" in "Qinyuan Spring".

After crossing the river, we continued to travel westward, bypassing Yuelu Mountain, resting at Guanyi, and arriving at Weishan after a three-day trek.

This distance is two hundred and sixty miles, if it weren't for Guo Shangzao, Yun Xuansu would not have wasted time to visit the monk's temple at all.

At this time, she and Wang Du had already changed out of their Taoist costumes and dressed up like ordinary ladies of rich and noble families.

After all, this is the base camp of monks.

The carriage traveled all the way, Yun Xuansu looked out of the window, only to see the green mountains and green waters, the vast forests, and a temple could be vaguely seen in the mountains.

Those Zen people who came here were building houses not far from the temple.

The house that had already been built was lit with smoke, and in the open field, it looked like a picture scroll.

"It's really a paradise, why was it taken up by a monk?" Wang Dudu asked.

The Persian cat was lying in the corner of the car, napping.

"It's nothing to occupy, this Weishan Zen sect is located in the middle of nowhere, so I don't know how to deal with these many people, it won't be to ask the state to support it." Yun Xuansu said with a slight frown.

She had just made a visual inspection, and there were thousands of these Zen people, and some people arrived one after another.

"The country's financial resources are in difficulty, but the emperor has to promote Buddhism for some reason, which is really a drink to quench his thirst."

After Yun Xuansu finished speaking, he let out the curtain with a long sigh and closed his eyes to recuperate.

Soon the carriage stopped in front of the monastery, Wang Zhongnu and Guo Hong explained their intention to the monk, and the monk heard that it was Tanyue, who had offered a large sum of sesame oil money, and hurriedly led them up the mountain.

Halfway up the mountain, Yun Xuansu looked back and saw a large lake surrounded by mountains, with sparkling clear water, and he actually had a feeling of refreshment.

The two ends of this lake are connected to the river, which is the Yutan River (Weishui), which can go directly to the Xiangjiang River downstream.

When they came to the Miyin Temple, they saw the plaque above the temple gate from a distance with the four big characters "Miyin Temple" written on it.

Walking to the door, the monk said proudly: "Two years ago, Pei Xiu observed the restoration of the temple, and the sage gave this plaque in his own book, and the temple was officially completed a few days ago. ”

The monk led everyone to the Dharma hall to offer incense, and the king was still a little reluctant, but under the stern gaze of the master, he had to take out a box of silver and offer it.