Chapter 2 Hope

In the afternoon, in front of the gate of the Zhen Mansion, the servants of the Zhen family were faintly confronting one person.

I saw that this person had a broad forehead, but he had a long concave face, plus a small nose and a catfish mouth, and a thick beard with a full tangled chin, which can be regarded as 'majestic'. But that's not the point, the point is that the man is also holding a bare nine-section staff and wearing a dirty, wide-sleeved robe, and no crown...... But all the locals in Jizhou know this dress, and this person seems to be a Taiping Taoist.

Therefore, although the confrontation is ongoing, this group of guards and servants is generally vigilant and has a trace of curiosity and fear. After all, the superstitious thoughts of these years are really from the Son of Heaven to the head of the gangsters, and no one is spared.

"Didn't you say that after Zhang Jiao rebelled last time, he sent apprentices to various places, but Jizhou was empty?" Gongsun Xun, who was stationed dozens of steps away, suddenly turned his head and asked Jia Chao behind him. "And you told me yesterday that the local Taiping Dao in Zhongshan is weak and powerless, and only has some remnants in the countryside, where did this Taoist come out of nowhere, and dare to come directly to the mansion of the ruling Jinwu?"

"Don't dare to deceive Shaojun." Jia Chao also looked puzzled. "The result of my investigation is true, there may still be some remnants in the countryside, but after the last rebellion, these wealthy families, officials and scholars have all cut off contact with the Taiping Road, and the entire Jizhou, that is, Julu is still thriving,"

Gongsun Xun frowned slightly...... Jia Chao doesn't need to deceive himself, after the last rebellion failed, it is reasonable for the local government and Haoqiang in Jizhou to be vigilant; Moreover, one of the most important ways for this Taiping Dao to expand its power is Fushui, and there must be a great epidemic to spread rapidly, and I haven't heard of any epidemic anywhere in the past six months; What's more important is that along the way, it seems that I haven't seen many traces of Taiping Road except for Julu!

But in that case, what is this Taoist in front of him doing, actually running to the door of the mansion of the Zhen family's lineage to swagger through the market? Didn't he know that this Zhen family was a giant family with two thousand stones?

"Gongsun Shaojun!" Just when Gongsun Xun was staring at this Taiping Daoist with a puzzled expression, Zhen Yi, who was guarding the door, followed Zhen Bao and hurriedly greeted him. "Shaojun is here, my master asked me to wait here, waiting for you to come, and Yue Gongzi has already settled down in the morning......"

"This is a Taiping Daoist?" Gongsun Xun directly interrupted the other party's words.

"Yes!" Zhen Bao was slightly stunned, and then nodded immediately.

"Why here?"

"It's such a young gentleman, my master is going to make up the full moon wine for the little master tomorrow, and at noon just scattered some wine and meat cloth for the neighborhood, and then this person came out after hearing about it, only saying that he is good at what he is good at, and saying that my family will fly in the future because of this little master or something. Originally, with the generosity of our Zhen family, as long as this kind of auspicious words are said, there will naturally be a person in charge of the matter, please come in and entertain you. But didn't this Taiping Dao reverse half a year ago? Moreover, this person's face is obscene, and his body is sloppy, so the few stewards at the door do not dare to make decisions easily, please come in......"

Gongsun Xun immediately smiled: "Then Taiping Dao has a lot of 'miracles' in Jizhou, and you are a little afraid of what 'Yellow Sky' and 'Taiyi', so you don't dare to pick it up?" ”

"It's nature." Zhen Bao said with a dry smile.

"Daoist!" Gongsun Xun suddenly dismounted and walked over. "You said you'd be angry?!"

"Exactly." The pig-kidney-faced Taoist with a nine-section staff had actually caught a glimpse of Gongsun Xun a long time ago, but he kept pretending not to see it, just waiting for the other party to talk.

"It's the first time I've known that the people of Taiping Dao also know hope." Gongsun Xun laughed. "Isn't the most effective thing in your Taiping Dao Fu Shui? Sincerity can cure all diseases, but insincerity is ineffective...... Wangqi is such a thing as a knowledgeable thing! ”

"Before I entered the Taiping Dao, I practiced the Tao Te Ching and the Book of Changes." The sloppy Taoist replied proudly. "Naturally, I will also look at the ...... of stargazing"

"It turned out to be a classic everyone." Gongsun Xun arched his hand perfunctorily. "Then let me ask you, how do you think I will accomplish in the future?"

"Shaojun's momentum is extraordinary, with a hint of purple in the red clouds above his head, it will be two thousand stones in ten years." This Taiping Taoist said with a pig's waist on his face. "After that, my Dao skills are shallow, and I can no longer see clearly."

Gongsun Xun first looked up at the clean sky above his head, and then suddenly raised his hand and pointed at Han Dang: "Then what do you think of this?" ”

"This person's luck and Shaojun are entangled with each other, why do you need to say more?" The Taoist came again with his mouth open.

Han Dang, who had just dismounted, was surprised, and was about to ask again, but was unexpectedly preempted by Lou Gui on the side: "What is that person's luck with me, I am from the Wanluo clan, and it may be two thousand stones in ten years?" ”

The Taoist glanced at Lou Gui: "Shaking my head again and again, I can only look at three times a day, and no matter how much I can't do." ”

Gongsun Xun immediately sneered: "Then let me ask you again, what do you mean when you say that this little son of the Zhen family will have unlimited achievements in the future?" Is it also red with purple? ”

"No, the little boy here is full of purple air, and it is unspeakably expensive!" This pig's kidney-faced Taoist stroked his beard under his chin, and he still opened his mouth. "I've already told these people about this."

"Fuck you!" As soon as these words came out, Zhen Bao over there suddenly said angrily. "If it weren't for Gongsun Shaojun's pointing, he would have almost been deceived by you, an unscrupulous person...... The little master of my family who wants to do a full moon wine is clearly a daughter, how can he be a son? Even men and women can't see it, it's still expensive?! Hurry up and discount his leg and hand it over to the nearby thief control! ”

The guards and servants next to him also suddenly realized when they heard this, and they picked up their sticks one after another, just waiting for Gongsun Xun to enter the mansion, and let this person know that he is powerful.

The Taoist was shocked, but he didn't dare to flee easily...... He didn't know that as soon as this young nobleman with the crown of the crane walked away, he would be beaten immediately.

So, this person hurriedly grabbed Gongsun Xun, who turned around to leave, and reluctantly defended: "Don't misunderstand this young gentleman. You must know that a son-in-law is also a son-in-law, so where can I not distinguish between men and women? Shaojun, what I said is unspeakably expensive, what I am talking about is this Zhen's son-in-law, the son-in-law will be a concubine in the future, why can't it be unspeakably expensive?! ”

Ji has a wide range of meanings, but when referring to women, there are no more than two meanings - one is the concubine of the emperor, and the other is the good name of a noble woman.

In other words, Gongsun Xun went to the countryside early, and he didn't know whether Zhen Yi's child was a man or a woman, and the son he said was not a deliberate temptation. Of course, after being hit by Zhen Bao by mistake, he already thought that this Taiping Daoist was a fake, even if it wasn't fake, he was a bastard.

But, so say but...... After hearing this at this time, he was in a trance again: "You mean, this Zhen girl may be a concubine in the future?" And it's expensive? ”

"Exactly!" This pig-kidney-faced Taoist is already nervous. "Exactly! Exactly! ”

Gongsun Xun looked back at the clean sky above the Zhen Mansion, and then at the ugly Taiping Taoist with a wide forehead, his face was full of puzzlement: "Are you really angry?" ”

"A little bit of it." The Taoist saw a little clue, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, no matter what, it seems that a blow can be avoided.

"In that case, come in with me." The corners of Gongsun Xun's mouth couldn't help twitching...... First, he never expected that there was really a qi technique in this world; Second, if it weren't for this reminder, he wouldn't have expected that his senior brother Zhen Yizhen would still be the double in-laws of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao!

In other words, because Uncle Zhen Yi is the ruling Jinwu of the dynasty, he is considered a super product, so the scale and system of Zhen's mansion are extremely large, and the group walked inside under the leadership of Zhen Bao, and Gongsun Xun was chatting with this Taoist along the way.

"Where are the Taoists?"

"People from Jinyang County, Taiyuan County, and Zhou."

"It sounds like an accent, but what about the name?"

"The surname is Wang, the name is Xian, and the word is Minhong."

"The surname of the king of Taiyuan is a famous family, although I don't know the clan relationship here, but there are Wang Rou and Wang Ze brothers before, all of whom are famous ministers of 2,000 stones, and now Wang Yun is famous in the sea, and then I also have a fellow door, called Wang Yi, and it is also a handsome wealth...... Since you are from Jinyang, Taiyuan, and your surname is Wang, do you know these people? ”

The Taoist looked embarrassed, and he still replied simply: "The constitution has lost the name of the clan, and when it comes to seniority, I am the brother of Brother Shuyou (Wang Rouzi) and Brother Ji Dao (Wang Zezi)......"

Don't say Gongsun Xun, even Zhen Bao, who had been indignant when he led the way, was dumbfounded.

However, after everyone looked at this person's appearance again, they understood a little - it was difficult for this appearance not to dishonor the name of the Wang family, and it was no wonder that this person would abandon Confucianism.

It's true, there's no way out! I'm afraid I can't even choose this appearance!

After understanding a little bit in his heart, Gongsun Xun no longer revealed his shortcomings: "Brother Minhong, since you are good at looking at qi, I don't know if you can talk about my future in detail?" It's like you said that this Zhen girl will be indescribably expensive for the emperor Ji Fang in the future, so should I go from literature or martial arts to two thousand stones? ”

"I'm ashamed." The royal man hurriedly shook his head. "Shaojun doesn't know, I'm not good at humanitarianism, and if I want to discern qi carefully, I need to see people living in my own home, so that I can get something......"

"I see." Gongsun Xun sighed a little with emotion, and then said officially. "Don't hide it, I'm also here as a guest, since you see that the daughter of this family is unspeakably expensive, I want to explain it, why don't you let me introduce you to the biological father of this son-in-law?"

"No, no!" Wang Daoren hurriedly shook his head. "I'm just passing through here, and I'm just getting something, and I'm not trying to do anything, and I don't have anything to explain...... You can take advantage of this treasure to rest for a night and get some luxury. ”

"Where are you going?" Gongsun Xun asked.

"Oh!" Wang Daoren breathed a sigh of relief. "I abandoned Confucianism and Taoism very early, and searched for Taoism, alchemy and cooking medicine in my hometown of Jinyang, so that my family property was ruined, and I was once disheartened. But last year, I suddenly came into contact with Taiping Dao in Bingzhou, heard the real name of the great sage and good teacher, and was about to go to Julu to pay respects! ”

Gongsun Xun suddenly realized that he was a pilgrim, and he was a bankrupt poor bastard who had just come out of Taihang Mountain. No wonder this person is so sloppy, and no wonder he doesn't know the local atmosphere and goes directly to the door of the eunuch's house.

"In that case...... Zhen Bao, you asked this Brother Minhong to arrange with us, and then prepare things for him for food, lodging and bathing, as well as some cloth and silk to wrap around. "Zhen's family is rich in half of the city, and Gongsun Xun will naturally not help Zhen Dayin to save it.

"Please rest assured, Shaojun, I will arrange it myself." This Zhen Leopard nodded again and again, and then turned around directly, and the sloppy Wang Daoren followed directly, and even a few of Gongsun Xun's companions followed with interest.

For a while, only Lou Gui and Han Dang were left to follow differently from others, but at this time, they had already been replaced by maidservants leading the way.

"Shaojun is also a wise person." As soon as the person left, Lou Gui couldn't help frowning and asked. "How did you come up and believe this kind of nonsense? I heard him say that there were too many absurdities and omissions. ”

"Not necessarily." Han Dang was convinced of this. "Maybe there's a man of the Tao."

Gongsun Xun shook his head again and again: "It's just half-believed." In fact, when we met just now, I also decided that this person was a liar. It's just that you don't know, I heard a person who is good at face-to-face in Luoyang say that the daughter of this big hidden brother may be rich and rich...... When I suddenly encountered such words this time, I couldn't help but be a little suspicious when the two were added together. ”

"That's right...... It's really hard to say! At this moment, even Lou Gui was a little stunned, and Mo said that Han Dang, who was already somewhat convinced.

No way...... There is really no way, this year's Wei Wei is a manifest study, Han Dang believed it from the beginning, even Lou Gui only doubted the depth of this Taoist, not that he felt that stargazing or something was vain. As for Gongsun Xun, he definitely didn't believe it at first, but this was only because he had his own wife behind him, an existence that could be hoped for 1,800 years, so he didn't need to care about this issue.

And now, the other party's 'Zhen Ji' said that it really made him suspicious.

"That's not right!" Stepping into the inner courtyard of Zhen's mansion, Gongsun Xun suddenly stopped again. "Brother Dayin has been away from home for more than a year, and now it's only a full moon wine...... How many months did this Mrs. Zhen give birth to this son-in-law? Is this a vision? ”

Lou Gui and Han Dang became more and more frightened...... But the maid who led the way in front of her was flushed for a while, and she stopped talking.

In this way, Gongsun Xun entered the inner courtyard with a lot of concern, absentmindedly met with a few Zhen elders, and was entertained by Zhen Yi alone to meet his wife Zhang and the two boys who were still in Yuchong, one was called Zhen Yu and the other was Zhen Yan, and gave some gifts such as jade pendants, and the day passed perfunctorily.

And on the second day, it is said that Zhen Yi is also a descendant of the Zhen family, but this time after all, she is a daughter, and there are elders in the clan and the house, so it is not easy to do too much...... In fact, the Gongsun brothers were barely a guest, and the rest just called a few juniors and juniors in the clan to accompany them.

Everyone drank a few glasses and chatted about some interesting stories in Luoyang and Jizhou, until noon, when they saw Zhang's walking out with a baby in his arms, it seemed that it should be the peerless Luo God 'Zhen Ji' in the mouth of his mother, that is, the main owner of this banquet.

"Have you ever chosen a name?" Gongsun Xun suddenly asked a little impolitely.

"What is the name of the girl's family when she was just born?" Zhen Yi, who was sitting at the top, said disapprovingly. "Wen Qi asked what this is for?"

"I've got a good name in mind." Saying that, Gongsun Xun actually stood up directly with the cases in front of him, and then glanced at Zhang's arms...... A baby, where can you see what is captivating the city and the country, but after all, it has been a few months, barely growing, but it can also be called cute.

Seeing this, Zhen Yi hurriedly got up, and hurriedly took the baby from his wife's arms to protect it: "I went out to study, and I haven't been close to my family for more than a year, especially this girl, since she was born, I only saw her once in a few months, and it was really a father in vain.......

"So what?" Gongsun Xun listened impatiently. "I have a good name, have you finished speaking?"

"So, my daughter, why do you need to choose my name?" Zhen Yi protected his daughter and couldn't help but sigh. "Well, since I was forced up by you, I'll choose a name with her......"

"I think this woman is unspeakably precious." Gongsun Xun hurriedly started talking nonsense. "In the future, it may be the emperor Ji, it is better to call Zhen ......"

"Then Cheng Wenqi Ji Yan." Zhen Yi nodded suddenly. "As the old saying goes, Ji Jiang is beautiful, so call her Zhen Jiang!"

Gongsun Xun was suddenly lost, shocked and suspicious.

However, after the full moon wine was over and he returned to the guest room drunk, Han Dang suddenly brought Jia Chao to report.

"The man said goodbye without saying goodbye." Gongsun Xun asked blankly. "Still leaving words?"

Jia Chao hurriedly handed over the silk book in his hand.

Gongsun Xun looked at it, and most of the wine woke up when it landed...... It turned out that the silk book was clear and clear, he Wang Xian didn't have any hope at all, if he knew how to look for the great sage and good teacher Zhang Jiao? After coming down from Taihang Mountain, I had no money and no food, and I couldn't take a bath for several months, so I had no choice but to take the risk of coming to Zhen's house to be a charlatan. As for what was said yesterday, it was mostly the words of the rivers and lakes that corresponded to the situation. Finally, the silk book also thanked Gongsun Xun, saying that he Gongsun Xun is a rare gentleman who does not judge people by his appearance, and in the future, if he Wang Xian and Wang Minhong learn the truth from the great sage and good teacher, there will be a report in the future......

"Do you recognize this book?" Gongsun Xun asked the two with an embarrassed face.

"I only recognize two or three words." Jia Chao replied calmly.

"I ......" Han Dang was embarrassed. It's just two or three words. ”

"Only the two of you know about this book, right?" Gongsun Xun continued to ask.

"Yes." Jia Chao became inexplicably nervous.

"Nature." Han Dang also became nervous.

Gongsun Xun breathed a sigh of relief, and then immediately took out the flint, and burned the cloth in a basin in the room, and then instructed the two people who were full of panic: "Remember, this matter, and this Taoist, you are not allowed to tell anyone, Ah Yue can't do it!" Now, just tell Ah Yue and Aunt Jin, teach them to get ready, and let's leave Zhongshan immediately tomorrow morning and go home quickly! ”

Han Dang and Jia Chao were all dry and at a loss, but they could only nod their heads again and again.

"Wang Xian, the word Minhong, Taiyuan Jinyang people, generations of famous people, majestic appearance, not accustomed to Confucianism, good hope...... At the beginning, he met Taizu in a wealthy family in Zhongshan, and he looked at Taizu for a long time. Taizu smiled and asked, "The public is good and hopeful, can I hope for 2,000 stones?" The constitution said: "It will be achieved in ten years." He asked, 'What will happen in 10 years?' Xian smiled and said nothing. The next day, the constitutional testament left with Taizu. The book says: 'The king's spirit is red and purple, crowning all the people in the throne, ten years later, the king will rise to the top of the clouds, live in the sky and whip the universe, that's all! Taizu didn't believe it, smiled and showed that he would abandon it, but the book spontaneously combusted when he left his hand, and it was extinguished, and both left and right were shocked. β€”The Book of Old Swallows. Volume I. Emperor Taizu Wu Benji