Guo Hong asked Lu Yu in a low voice, "Haven't you seen this person join the army?" ”

Lu Yu whispered: "When I go to the Assassin's Mansion, I go directly to the back house, and the official office in front of me has never entered." I heard my uncle mention this Li Congqing, he is Li Deyu's nephew, and he was removed from the family because he married a courtesan, but in fact, there is nothing wrong with courtesans. ”

That's exactly what he thought.

The courtesans of the Tang Dynasty were equivalent to musicians and dancers in later generations, or should be called singers.

The prostitute is the same as the skill, that is, the woman with skills.

The kind that sells oneself is called prostitution.

Prostitution was originally two professions, but it was later connected.

Two related but different professions are connected to form a new term, which also happens in later generations, such as when lyricist and singer are combined, that is:

Singer-songwriter.

Until the Song Dynasty, prostitutes did not sell themselves, and the earliest text connecting prostitutes came from Guan Hanqing's "Save the Wind and Dust".

As for Master Li and Song Huizong, they can only be regarded as support.

In the Tang Dynasty, there were also several kinds of courtesans, and the courtesans under the jurisdiction of the government were official prostitutes, with special household registration, and their status was lower than that of the children of the good family, but higher than that of slaves.

Women who like to be courtesans engage in this profession out of earning a living or their own hobbies, and they still belong to the household registration of the good family, and Li Congzhen's concubine Qinghe Zhang is one of them.

They could be hired to enter wealthy houses as performers at banquets.

But the famous families of the Sui and Tang dynasties and the Liang family did not intermarry, so Li Congzhen wanted to marry the Zhang family as his wife and was expelled from the family, and because his parents did not agree, he was never able to marry in the media.

In this era, the social hierarchy was: family (scholar), good family, official household (such as music household, prostitute), tribe, and slave and maid.

The family is the upper class, the good family and the official household are medium free people, and the tribes, slaves and maids have no personal freedom, and according to the "Tang Law", they are like private property.

Guo Hong doesn't understand this, and is still thinking about how a seven-rank army will let his daughter go to work as a prostitute~ Such a fierce profession for women?

At this time, Lu Yu had already said to Li Congqing: "In Xia Lu Yu, he is the nephew of Taishou, I have been in the Assassin's Mansion for the past two days, and Li can go to the army to verify!" In addition, the store can also testify. ”

Zhang was at a loss and asked, "Then where did my daughter go?" She's coming for you! ”

Stalling this kind of thing, Lu Yu was anxious, and Guo Hong and the others naturally couldn't sit idly by.

They immediately reported to the official, and just happened to meet Shi Zong, a newly known thief arrester.

Shi Zong and Li Congzhen are colleagues, although they are not very familiar with each other, but they work together in a yamen, so they naturally want to help.

Li Yuan also came out to inquire when he learned that it was related to Lu Yu, and by the way, Li Susu in the mansion also knew.

It's hilarious.

It is estimated that after Lu Yu retrieves the white peony, he will be in big trouble.

The whole city was searched by thieves, Guo Hong and others also helped to find separately, and soon got clues, someone saw Bai Peony and a monk get into the carriage, and then went out of the south gate.

This time the situation is unclear, Yun Xuansu and He Qiong are enough to protect themselves, but they may not be able to take care of Wang Dudu and Hongdou, who have poor martial arts, so they left them in the Thorn Shi Mansion to accompany Li Congzhen and Zhang.

The five servants brought by Jinju naturally had to follow Yun Xuansu for personal protection.

Li Yuan asked Shi Zong to set off with ten thieves.

The group went out of the south gate of Yuezhou, inquired while walking, and came to the lakeside ferry four miles south.

I asked the boatman and learned that the white peony had just crossed the river, so I took a boat to go over, and there was a big turtle mountain opposite.

In later generations, there was a long causeway here, connecting Yueyang and Dagui Mountain, dividing the South Lake from Dongting Lake and becoming an inner lake, so Daguishan was "adjacent to Nanhu Lake in the east and Dongting in the west".

The South Lake of the Tang Dynasty was also a part of Dongting Lake, and the entire lake was between Dagui Mountain and Yueyang, and it was necessary to take a boat to travel back and forth.

There is a Sheng'an Temple on the Big Turtle Mountain, which was originally the residence of a "master without a surname" more than 80 years ago, Yang Yan, the prime minister of the Dezong Dynasty, often came to visit the history of Yuezhou Thorn, and later Liu Zongyuan inscribed the inscription, which made this place famous.

Yang Yan is the one who created the two tax laws.

When I came to Sheng'an Temple, it was noon at this time, the incense was in full bloom in the temple, and the believers who came from all over the world came one after another, and no trace of the white peony was found.

In order not to alarm the thieves, the thieves were dressed in civilian clothes, dressed like ordinary people, and a group of them were both men and women, so as not to make people suspicious.

Shi Zong's subordinates soon found out a piece of news: "There is a Yizhen Zen master living in Ergui Mountain not far from here. ”

Lu Yu was overjoyed: "I didn't expect that this guy was hiding here, it was really bright." ”

Guo Hong also said: "Such a coincidence? Maybe the disappearance of the white peony has something to do with this righteousness! ”

Everyone divided into several teams and mixed into the crowd, saying that they would meet outside the temple gate after an hour, and if they couldn't find the white peony, they would go to Ergui Mountain to explore.

Guo Hong, Lu Yu, Cao Shouzhen, He Qiong team, Yun Xuansu, Lu Zhizhen, Shi Zong and others team, and other thieves scattered to search.

While searching for suspicious places with his eyes, Guo Hong asked Lu Yu, "Senior brother, how is this righteous martial arts?" ”

Lu Yu carried a long sword, no headscarf, and his long hair was combed into a bunch and draped behind his head, dressed like a ranger, and his posture was wonderful, which was very oppressive.

When he heard Guo Hong's inquiry, Zhengse replied: "I once heard the master talk about the world's martial arts masters, saying that many people have never fought each other in their lives, but according to the calculations of people who corroborate each other, they are generally divided into five levels.

"The first layer is called Ying, also known as male, generally according to the use of weapons in front of the addition of a word, such as the sword is the sword male, now the public push has the world's seven uniques, this door five strange since the Wang Wu sent Xie Wangji predecessors to go to the immortals left four, plus the Buddha of Weishan Lingyou, Huang Bai Xiyun and Chang'an Zhixuan. Master said that these three old monks were actually slightly inferior to Master and Ancestor, probably between the first and second layers.

"The second layer is called Jun, which is your master Liu Zhenren, Xunyang Princess Li Feizhen, Tantric Siyi and others, among which your master has not made a move in the past few years, and it may be similar to Xiyun."

Guo Hong thought that the master had broken a hand, and his martial arts had actually regressed.

"The third layer is called Hao, which is the heads and elders of various sects, such as Senior Sister Yun.

"The fourth layer is called Jie, which is the master of the younger generation and the famous knights in the rivers and lakes, among which Qingcheng Chen Taihe is the most famous, and Senior Brother Lu (Lu Zhizhen) and Senior Brother Cao are also at this level.

"The fifth layer is the general martial arts, such as martial arts hawkers and warriors in the army, but there are also strong and weak in each level, and the gap is very large. As for the gangsters and thieves in the mountains, they are not in the stream at all.

"In fact, there is another layer above the five floors, which is called holy! Use the sword as the sword saint, use the sword as the sword saint, and use the fist as the fist saint, but the master said that there is no longer a sword saint in the world. ”

Guo Hong asked, "Handsome and heroic...... It's quite easy to remember, so what level are you and me? What about Zhongli's predecessors? ”

Lu Yu looked him up and down, and said with a smile: "My martial arts are probably at the end of the third layer, and the martial arts of my junior brother are weird, and I can't see clearly, so it's probably also the third layer." Master didn't say it himself, but I think at least it's not weaker than Yizhen. ”

A few days of getting along, they are all practicing martial arts, how can there be a reason not to stretch out?

However, there is still a big difference between martial arts competition and actual combat, and there are people who are a mess in actual combat.

Therefore, Lu Yu and Guo Hong only have a rough idea of their respective martial arts.

Guo Hong's thinking is divergent, he uses his fists and swords, which can be called boxers or swordsmen......

He Qiong asked, "And me, and me!" ”

Lu Yu said: "Senior Sister He's martial arts are not bad, probably fast forward to the fourth layer." ”

He Qiong pouted and stomped her foot: "Then it's still the fifth layer, only a little stronger than not entering the stream." ”

Lu Yu laughed and comforted: "Many good players in the army are only the fifth layer, you can be on par with the personal guards of high-ranking officials, and women are not allowed to shave their eyebrows!" ”

Only then did He Qiong turn his anger into joy.

Guo Hong asked again: "What about Yizhen?" ”

"He is the Four Meanings of Tantra, and he is also a master of fame in the second layer."

Guo Hong's heart sank, and he put away his contempt, this old monk is on the same level as the master, and he is the master before he was injured!

Only by designing a siege can you win.

He Qiong saw that Lu Yu had been carrying a long box, so he asked, "Senior Brother Lu, what's in the box?" ”

Lu Yu smiled and said, "There are scholars and sycamores in it, and there are some things that are easy to use." ”

He Qiong said "oh" and stopped paying attention.

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A huge grotto with many torches stuck in the rock walls around it.

The inner rock wall of the grotto is carved with a seated statue of the Buddha, seven or eight meters high, and hundreds of people are kneeling and praying.

After chanting, a thin white-eyed old monk sits in the center in front of the Buddha statue, and below are disciples and believers.

The disciple closest to him said, "Master, there is news from Sheng'an Temple that a woman has been arrested. ”

The old monk said, "Where are the people?" ”

"Near the temple, where the abbot is not yet one of our people, there is something in the way."

The old monk praised again and again.

The disciple asked, "I don't know what to do?" ”

"Quanyi, you send a message to them to send it immediately, dress up well, the old man will spend candles in the cave room tonight, and have a double happiness. In addition, he sent a few people to St. An's Temple to provoke it, saying that he had lost the female pilgrim and made a big deal about it. ”

This disciple named Shi Quanyi said: "Master is smart, in this way, you will definitely be able to make the reputation of the abbot of the temple stink, and when the time comes, please ask your old man to be the host!" ”

More than 30 disciples responded one after another.

Behind the disciples stood a group of believers, and among the dozens of people at the top of the list was a big man, with a bearded face, bare feet, trouser legs and sleeves rolled up, a steel fork in his hand, and a hat on his back, dressed as a fisherman.

I saw him step forward and say, "Old mage, do you still need to be so troublesome?" I will wait for the seventy-two water villages of Dongting to gather together, and all the leaders will go together to catch and kill the abbot, and ensure that you can sit in the Sheng'an Temple...... Top spot! ”

The old monk was silent.

Shi Quanyi turned his head and said: "Hu Dangjia must not mess around, the abbot is canonized by the imperial court, if you kill people directly, the state government will arrest and check on the thieves, and then the army will definitely encircle and suppress it, and we will die without a place to bury!" ”

This Hu master's name is Hu Dayong, he is the leader of the bandits in Jizi Mountain in Dongting Lake, and there is a middle-aged scholar standing next to him, wearing a round-necked robe, wearing a hood, thin cheeks, and a mustache, looking like he has tuberculosis, coughing twice from time to time, and it seems that he is a mastermind.

The scholar said: "Master Yizhen, although you can't directly tie up the presiding abbot and kill him now, you can wait for the matter to get bigger, and pretend to be the relatives of the missing woman to beat him to death, so that there is no proof of death." ”

Shi Quanyi's eyes lit up and said, "Lu Sheng is really scheming!" ”

Hu Dayong also said: "The military advisor is high! ”

The scholar stroked his beard proudly, his name was Lu Jing, and after calling himself Fan Yang Lu's family, he flowed from the north to Dongting Lake and became the military advisor of the water thieves.

The white-eyed old monk Yizhen shook his head and said, "Let's go here today, and tomorrow someone will cut off the head and tail of the missing woman." The abbot should not move yet, it is better to stop for a few days, and it is not too late to dispose of it when the old man gets the statue left by my tantric predecessor. It is rare for all the masters to get together, and they can go to the village to drink and feast in the evening, and the small Sheng'an Temple is not in the eyes of the old man. ”

Next to him, another leader of the water village clasped his palms together and said: "Master Yizhen is a master from Chang'an, and he looks like an arhat enshrined in the temple, and the small Sheng'an Temple naturally can't accommodate such a Buddha!" ”

All the disciples and believers proclaimed the Buddha's name, declared that it was, and then dispersed one after another.

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Guo Hong and the others were still searching, so they saw Shi Zong rushing over and said: "I found it, some people say that they saw a monk driving a carriage into a nearby house, and recognized it as the person who deceived the white peony according to the picture and picture." ”

They hurried to make sure they were still inside.

"Up!"

At this time, there was nothing to hesitate, a thief went up and knocked on the door, and a monk in his twenties had just probed when he was knocked to the ground by a crowd of people.

After the search, it was found nothing.

"Where have the people gone?"

The monk who was tied up replied: "The third senior brother received a message from the flying pigeon, and he went to Ergui Mountain with the deceived little lady on his back, and he just left!" ”

"Chase!"

Shi Zong's people took the hounds with them, and they smelled the clothes left by the third senior brother at the moment and began to track them.

Leaving two thieves to guard the monk, the others set off.

Lu Yu walked with a long stride, walked like a fly, and rushed to the front.

The people along the way saw that they were menacing, and they all gave way.

In the distance, a monk was walking slowly with a large cloth bag on his back, and when he heard the sound of a person, he looked back, and immediately knew that something was wrong when he saw such a posture, so he turned around and ran towards the mountain.

"Stand!" Lu Yu burst into tears and rushed to Guo Hong.

The monk immediately threw the bag and continued to flee.

The hound chased after him and bit the back of his clothes, and the monk punched it back, and the strength was not small.

Guo Hong had already rubbed his body and chased after him, his arms shook and punched hard, only to hear two bangs and a scream, the monk was knocked out and hit a tree, fell down a dog eating, spread on the ground and couldn't move.

"Who are you?" Guo Hong closed his fist and shouted.

"Righteous true disciple?" Lu Yu also came close and stepped on him with one kick.

"Yes, your uncle Shi Quanxin, my master is a first-class master in the world, if you don't want to lose your life, you should let your Buddha go quickly!" This monk was not afraid, but threatened.

"Get out of your world's first-class master, Yizhen is also worthy?!" Lu Yu kicked Shi Quanxin on the heel, fell into a stream next to him, and gnawed on a mouthful of mud.

The monk spit out the mud and sand in his mouth, turned his head and saw Lu Yu in a daze, and then was suddenly taken aback, and said, "You, you are a disciple of Han Zhongli!" ”

Lu Yu's tall son is outstanding, which is unforgettable at first sight.

Zhong Liquan is quite famous in the Guanzhong and Henan areas, and he once took Lu Yu to pick a few Demon Sect altars, so the images of these two people were drawn by opponents.

He Qiong shouted in the distance: "There are people in the cloth bag." ”

She and Yun Xuansu followed behind, and when they saw the monk throw away the cloth bag, they went up to check.

Yun Xuansu helped untie the rope of the cloth bag, and the person inside was exposed.

"It's a white peony!"

He Qiong woke up the white peony, she woke up and saw Lu Yu coming over, her face couldn't help but redden, and said, "Thank you for the rescue, the slave family is so polite." ”

After speaking, he looked at Lu Yu steadily.

Lu Yu was embarrassed by her, scratched his head and said, "Your father and mother are very anxious, come to the door, and we will come out to look for you......"

Yun Xuansu and He Qiong held the white peony left and right, and said with a smile: "Senior Brother Lu is in a hurry, and he has been at the forefront on the road. ”

Bai Peony and Lu Yu looked at each other, both a little embarrassed.

He Qiong pursed her lips lightly and grunted: "Flower heart." ”

She whispered a few words in the ear of the white peony, and the little girl's face was cloudy.

Lu Yu knew that he must have told him about himself and Su Su, and he was a little embarrassed.

He whispered to Guo Hong: "Do you need to be in such a hurry?" ”

Guo Hong: "Senior brother, gossip is a woman's natural talent, also called gossip. ”

Lu Yu became interested: "Oh? It has something to do with my Dao Door Easy Count? ”

Guo Hong pondered: "Well, maybe the gossip will be completely out of shape in the end, and it will become unpredictable, so it's called this name?" …… Women's gossip can be leveled automatically, and every girl is ...... at the age of ten Hexagram Jie, fifteen or sixteen years old, is a hexagram saint after eighteen! Men like Senior Brother are all hexagram scum...... Not into the stream. ”

Lu Yu looked at He Qiong, who was still talking to Bai Peony, and nodded: "Indeed, men are not as good as women in gossip, and there is a big gap......"

Guo Hong: "Don't be motivated!" ”

Lv Yu: ???

Gossip also has to be motivated?

Guo Hong was heartbroken: "The wall of dung cannot be enclosed!" ”

Lu Yu said angrily: "Why do you scold me? ”

"I improvised a poem:

Confucius is the true hexagram saint, and the gossip has been passed down through the ages. ”

Lu Yu was relieved, it turned out that the junior brother said that Confucius was a hexagram saint, not scolding me.

Instantly thought of Confucius's allusion to reading the "Yi" Wei compilation of the three uniques, "rotten wood can not be carved" six words correspond to the six yao, "the wall of dung can not be enclosed!" "Correspondence gossip?

"Good! The junior brother will use the 'eight' and 'hexagram' to compose poems! ”

He pondered: No, how do you feel that you are still scolding me?

……

The two turned their heads to interrogate Shi Quanxin: "Where is Yizhen?" Don't say I'll abolish you now! ”

Shi Quanxin was already deflated, knowing that the other party was not good. Then he shouted: "Master asked me to take this little lady to Ergui Mountain, and his old man wants candles in the cave room at night......"

Lu Yu turned his head and glanced at Bai Peony, hesitated for a moment and asked, "Why did you want to murder the daughter of Yuezhou's assassin history?" ”

Shi Quanxin knew that the other party was originally here for this matter, so he answered truthfully, and after some interrogation, he understood what happened.

It turned out that Yizhen took his disciples to look for the golem everywhere, and then transported it back to Chang'an to prepare for the ceremony.

It is said that by enshrineing the statues of King Bishamen and his subordinates, the Yaksha Kingdom can be strengthened, and the monks will increase their merits by holding vows and practicing penance, so as to become a Buddha on the ground!

Yizhen went to Henan to find the secret image left by the predecessors of the Demon Sect, traced the clues to find Li Yuan's mansion, and took a fancy to Li Susu, so he used medicine to make her crazy day and nightmare at night, preparing to find an opportunity to rob her as a concubine in the future, refine the blood beads and then kill them secretly.

Guo Hong was stunned when he heard this, and asked, "Can you Demon Sect marry a wife?" ”

Shi Quanxin hurriedly followed the words and said: "Of course, not only our Holy Sect, but also Zen Buddhism and the Pure Land Sect can marry wives and have children, didn't Patriarch Kumarosh marry a wife and concubine?" ”

Yun Xuansu said: "Don't listen to his quibbles, this dynasty clearly stipulates that monks are not allowed to marry wives, and violators will cancel their monk membership." ”

Lu Zhizhen said: "What Senior Sister said is true, but it has been repeatedly banned, only the most important monks in each monastery can keep the precepts and obey them, and the others will marry wives and call them practicing at home, which is very similar to our Taoism." ”

Shi Quanxin nodded again and again, and said, "What this senior brother said is really right, that's it, that's it!" ”

Lu Zhizhen kicked him and said, "Who is your senior brother!" ”

Shi Quanxin fell to the ground again, ate a mouthful of mud, raised his head and shouted: "The little one can't climb high, it's Uncle Shi, it's Uncle Shi!" ”

When he saw that the other party was going to kick again, he shouted again: "Stop kicking, why do you all like to kick people?!" ”

Guo Hong also stepped forward to kick and said, "You are so cheap, everyone wants to kick!" ”

He Qiong next to him said with a smile: "Hengshan Guo Xiaolian's Taoism is profound, and what he said naturally can't be wrong, we have to kick a few kicks per person......"

So the people present, including Yun Xuansu's five entourages and Bai Peony, surrounded him, and Shi Quanxin was trampled on repeatedly.

He screamed again and again, and his voice was out of tune.

Oh, oh, what a flowery soprano.