There is a protruding rock on the side of the road, shaped like a small cliff, with several large trees on it.

Li Chongzhao and Qi Yuanyi came to the shade of the tree, sat on the servant and set up two ponies to chat.

Guo Hong didn't follow, turned around and walked back.

What Qi Yuanyi wanted to do was nothing more than sow discord and win allies for himself to compete for the True Surrender Palace in the future.

Guo Hong came over just to hear what Li Chongzhao thought, and now it seems that this Senior Brother Li is really a person who rushes to the void, and he looks a little bit unexpected.

Guo Hong entered the shed, Liu Yuanjing opened his eyes slightly, and saw that his ghost-like little disciple nodded slightly, and knew that there was no big problem, so he continued to close his eyes and dozed off.

Everyone ate a snack, but they were not hungry at this time, and waited quietly for half an hour, Li Chongzhao's servant ran back and reported that he had seen Pei Gong and would arrive soon.

Everyone got up one after another, Liu Yuanjing led out of the shed and came to the mountain road, at this time Li Chongzhao and Qi Yuanyi had returned, and a group of people in the distance appeared in the field of vision, and everyone greeted them.

The leader of the group was a man in his fifties, with a clear appearance, wearing a hood, a round-necked purple official robe, and a purple gold fish bag hanging from his waist.

Liu Yuanjing led all the Taoist priests to salute, and said: "I've seen Pei Observation!" ”

Pei Xiu was appointed as the envoy of Tanzhou Thorn History and Hunan Observation System in the third year of Huichang (843) from Shangshu Lang (Shangshu Province Langzhong, from Wupin), so everyone called Pei Tanzhou behind his back, and he was honored as Pei Guan in person.

Seeing that everyone was bowing, he hurriedly came to Liu Yuanjing to salute in return, and said, "Don't dare to be, don't dare to be!" Mr. Guangcheng, all the Taoists, there is a slight delay on the road, and you have to wait for a long time. ”

He pointed to the purple-clothed man beside him and introduced everyone: "This is the Zhongsan doctor and the prince of the Hunan Prison Army." ”

Guo Hong saw that this purple-clothed man was about thirty years old, with a white face and no beard, and he knew at a glance that he was a eunuch.

The ancients regarded beard as beauty, and only eunuchs did not have beards.

Everyone saluted together: "I've seen Wang Jianjun!" ”

Wang Jufang also dismounted and saluted everyone in return.

After a pleasant greeting, Liu Yuanjing led Pei Xiu, Wang Jufang and a military general named Shi Zaishun into the shed to rest, and the other guards were standing outside.

The table has been set up inside, the feast is opened, Liu Yuanjing sits in the main seat, Pei Xiu and Wang Jufang occupy the guest seat, that Shi Zaishun is allowed to the head of Wang Jufang, and the other Taoists sit in turn.

The weather was hot, the servants brought cold water and wet wipes, and next to Pei Xiu was a young man with white teeth and red lips, twelve or thirteen years old, with big eyes and a woman-like appearance, who was serving him to tidy up his appearance.

Only then did Guo Hong find that Pei Xiu's beard was tied in a light gauze bag, and the young man helped him untie the yarn bag and scrub it with wet wipes, and then took out a comb from his arms to comb it.

During the Three Kingdoms, Guan Yu was known as the beautiful bearded prince, and he used this yarn bag to protect his beard when he marched and fought.

Ancient men took care of their beards, just like women took care of their hair, Lu Bu also had a beard, he was in his forties when he died, and he gave birth to a daughter, so it was impossible to be as young as in the opera.

For officials, a good beard can help them have a smoother career.

People with ugly appearances, even if they can be promoted to the rank of sergeant, it is difficult to pass the selection of officials.

There are four indicators for the election of officials in the Tang Dynasty, one of which is appearance, those who have no prestige will be excluded, and the appearance of men is different from that of women, and what is required is majesty!

Wen Tingyun has had a bumpy career in his life, which has a lot to do with his appearance, his nickname is Wen Bacha, he is extremely ugly, although he is talented and is known as the ancestor of the Huajian School, he has always been subordinate.

Pei Xiu came from Hedong Wenxi (Wenxi County, Shanxi) Pei's five rooms in the east of the family's room, his father Pei Su did Zhedong Observation Envoy, Pei is also a wang family, intermarried with many big clans, and most of the descendants are handsome men and women.

Hedong Pei's is divided into the West Dependent's Room Pei's, the Middle Dependent Room Pei's, the East Dependent Room Pei's, the Southern Wu Lai Room Pei's, and the Horse Washing Room Pei's, the ancient house is a branch of the family, and later generations have the saying that the eldest grandson of the long house and distant relatives.

Pei Xiu was very handsome when he was young, but now that he has passed the age of knowing his fate, he has experienced vicissitudes of life, and he looks very calm, which makes people unconsciously feel awe.

The young man helped him tidy up, and everyone's eyes lit up, and they felt that the demeanor of this observer was really heartbreaking.

"This is Pei Che, the son of the disciple." Pei Xiu saw that the Taoists except Liu Yuanjing were a little nervous, so he introduced the young people around him, "My nephew followed me out to play, and I also asked all the Taoist friends to give him more advice." ”

The young man saluted to everyone, and with this kind of junior at the banquet, the Taoist priests spoke a lot more casually, and the atmosphere naturally eased a lot.

Guo Hong was in charge of pouring the wine, and he shuttled between the banquets with a wine jug, pouring the wine into the glass, and then putting in the ice cubes that the servants had already prepared.

When pouring wine for Pei Xiu, the old man's gaze stayed on his face for a while, and then glanced at Wang Jufang next to him, as if he had a deep meaning.

And Wang Jufang was even more excessive, staring at Guo Hong intently, as if he had found a rare treasure, and grabbed the boy's hand pouring wine, his face flushed slightly with excitement.

Guo Hong was stunned, hurriedly broke free, frowned and said, "Let go!" ”

Does this Wang Jianjun like male style? But his face is covered with white spots, and he doesn't look good.

Liu Yuanjing coughed and asked, "Does Wang Jianjun know the apprentice?" ”

Wang Jufang let go of his hand when he heard this, turned his head slightly to look back, and said, "Mr. Liu, a certain family just feels familiar, very similar to a person I have seen before, I don't know who the Lingtu is?" ”

"People in Guanzhong, presumably Wang Jianjun also heard the voice." Liu Yuanjing's face was expressionless, and he spoke without hurry.

Guo Hong spoke Guanzhong dialect at this time, and he had been in Hengshan for too short a time to learn the accent of central Hunan Province.

"The pattern on this child's face is natural?" Wang Jufang sat up straight and asked.

"That's not it, on my way back to Hengshan in April this year, I met the rain in Huayin, stayed overnight in the ancient temple, and saw that the child was struck by lightning but did not die, so I brought him back as a disciple, and since then he has left patterns on his body." Liu Yuanjing looked at Wang Jufang with a smile, which made people feel a little unfathomable.

Pei Xiu saw that the two were a little-for-tat, so he laughed and said, "What are you doing with these little things?" Pei came to Hengyue to see all the people of the way, not very happy, please drink this cup! ”

Everyone raised their glasses and drank them all.

Liu Yuanjing waited for Guo Hong to finish the wine before he said to Pei Xiu: "Pei Gong is here, I don't know what to see?" ”

Pei Xiu waved his hand and said: "Mr. doesn't have to be so polite, you and I are old friends, or by name, this time I came by the order of Qin, one is to condolence Mr., and the other is that the saint wants to follow the example of the first emperor to receive the Three Mountains Talisman, I want to invite Mr. to Chang'an and his party, and then it will be the emperor of the two dynasties!" He laughed.

The Tang Dynasty generally called the emperor a saint, because they were the descendants of Lao Tzu, and in the Song Dynasty, they would be called an official family.

Liu Yuanjing shook his head and didn't know if it was okay, he just called Pei Xiu's words, and said: "Brother Gongmei, this matter can be discussed later, you all the way from Tanzhou to Saddle Horse Fatigue, now have a drink first, rest in the view for a while, and then set up a banquet in the evening to wash the dust." Tomorrow, I will go to the hidden rock room of the poor road and talk about it in detail. ”

Historical figures: Pei Xiu, Wang Jufang, Shi Zaishun, Pei Che