"I want to be a monk. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info" Li Sheng said with a smile.

"Cultivation? That's a good idea. After all, if it goes on like this, Lord Liu Biao will not embarrass a Taishou who has no ambition. At the beginning, Liu Ying, the king of Chu, relied on this to escape. Kong Ming can understand Li Sheng's thoughts very well. Although he vaguely grasped some before Li Sheng spoke, after Li Sheng spoke, he quickly grasped everything. has been with Li Sheng for a long time, so that he understands very well what kind of person Li Sheng is. He knew Li Sheng's personality, and he was able to grasp Li Sheng's thoughts and policies in general. It's not a very difficult thing to do, and Li Sheng can do the same. In a sense, he and Li Sheng's hearts are somewhat similar.

"Well, that's right! Isn't this what the dynasty believed in at the beginning? And I have experienced so many things, from the Xuzhou Massacre to the current assassination, the ups and downs in between are too great, and it is normal to have the idea of escaping the world. Li Sheng glanced at Kong Ming, and suddenly had a knowing smile on his face.

Moreover, the lord was originally from Xuzhou. This place has always had a tradition of believing in Buddhism, and it is not too abrupt for the lord to pick up these books again, just like the king of Chu. Kong Ming smiled and helped Li Sheng catch this, and mentioned a famous figure Liu Ying, the king of Chu, for the second time.

Liu Ying, the king of Chu, was the half-brother of Emperor Ming, the second emperor of this dynasty, and he was named the king of Chu with a fief in Pengcheng. It is said that he had a hobby of Buddhism. In the eighth year of Emperor Yongping of the Han Ming Dynasty, he was sued for rebellion. This was originally a major crime to kill the head whether it was correct or not, but because he believed in Buddhism, Emperor Ming was very suspicious. At that time, Emperor Ming issued an edict saying: The king of Chu recited Huang Lao's micro-words, Shangfu Turen Temple, fasted for three days, and swore an oath to God, what is the suspicion, what is the suspicion? So, only demoted this Liu Ying to Danyang, and the throne did not seem to have been removed.

Although there may be other reasons for this kind of "forgiveness", the reasons stated on the surface show a recognition of faith at that time -- people who believe in Buddhism have no ambition and cannot have such a rebellious act. This idea is undoubtedly deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, even if there is a precedent that Zhang Jiao used the organization of Taoism to set off the Yellow Turban Rebellion, but in the hearts of most people in the world, the idea that "people who believe in Buddhism and Taoism have no ambition" is still very firmly rooted in it. Most of them think that Zhang Jiao is a person who deviates from Huang Lao's thoughts, and his Taiping Dao is a demon and a cult.

For this kind of thinking of most people in the world, Kong Ming and Li Sheng are naturally very clear. What they said earlier is precisely to use this kind of thinking to make a sense of faith, so that Lord Liu Biao believes that he has no ambitions.

"Do you think this will work?" After talking for a while, the matter was approaching, and Li Sheng hesitated slightly.

"No problem. When Cha Rong was killed, wasn't he also the world-famous leader of the Futu? Kong Ming did not explain Li Sheng positively, but gave a very famous example from the side. He believed that Li Sheng would understand this.

"Are you asking me to make a name for myself like Cha Rong? Does that cost a lot of money? Li Sheng understood Kong Ming's thoughts, but he frowned and said his own problem. He looked at Kong Ming, who was still smiling, and muttered softly: "Could it be that you want me to do something corrupt?" ”

"Corruption? What's that? Changsha County is the territory of the lord, the people of Changsha are the people of the lord, and the taxes produced in Changsha are the money and grain of the lord. Kong Ming was stunned, and said these words very righteously: "If the lord wants to do a big business, then it is not called corruption, and if the lord only wants to maintain under Lord Liu Biao, then there is nothing to say." Whether or not there is corruption lies in the determination of the lord himself. ”

Kong Ming's words undoubtedly woke up Li Sheng, who had drilled the horns of the bull because of different concepts, he smiled and said with a little embarrassment: "I understand." It's a bit naïve. I actually thought about it crookedly. As he spoke, he shook his faintly heavy head uncomfortably.

"That won't affect our future development. I've heard about Cha Rong, and he spent money like splashing water. The tip of the bull's horn was opened, and Li Sheng no longer insisted on the matter of reputation, but instead thought about the actual benefits. In his heart, the development of Changsha is the most critical, and everything must be guaranteed first.

"Hehe, Cha Rong spent a lot of money at the beginning, and that was because he still had to support so many hundreds of thousands of disciples and their families who ate and drank for nothing. But we don't need it, the lord only needs to hire some famous Taoists as Taishou, open some Taoist temples on the mountain, and at most raise thousands of people, and the cost required will not be too much. Kong Ming listened to Li Sheng's troubles, and couldn't help but smile slightly and said his answer.

Although his wit is not as good as that of Pang Tong, what he comes up with is generally more appropriate. He thinks a lot of things and takes all aspects into account, so once he has a plan, the success of the strategy is relatively high. At this moment, when Li Sheng heard him say this, he was immediately relieved and breathed a long sigh of relief.

"I'll leave this to you." He said with a smile, and there was something different in the depths of his eyes.

"Give it to me again? Boss, I've got enough on my hands!" Kong Ming couldn't help but wail, he could see Li Sheng's thoughts clearly, how could he not know that his lord was lazy again. After all, he clearly knew that in fact, the pain on Li Sheng's body was far less serious than what he could see from his appearance.

"Objections are invalid, I'm hurting." Li Sheng "arrogantly" refused.

"Hey...... Bad life, bad life. Kong Ming complained pitifully.

Stopped, he and Li Sheng glanced at each other, and let out a burst of laughter together. All the depression, all the distress, seemed to dissipate without a trace after this.

It is said that the relationship between monarchs and ministers is important in confidant, and Li Sheng and Kong Ming can even joke casually, but it is no longer a simple confidant that can be described. If you have to say it, Kong Ming and Li Sheng are brothers, real caring brothers.

*****

After Li Sheng recuperated for four days, the wedding was still held according to the pre-plan. Although Li Sheng, as the groom's official, still frowned at the pain on his right shoulder, after all, he had the foundation he had gained from his previous martial arts training, and he was able to cope with the excitement in front of him. Most of his cronies knew about his injury, so they didn't give him much toss at the banquet.

Different from the big wedding two years ago, the current wedding, although there are no very "famous" figures, such as Lord Liu Biao, major officials in Jingzhou, etc., but it is more lively and warm. Because Li Sheng is now a figure with real power, the guests invited to the wedding banquet are all selected by him. The people who didn't have a deep friendship with the faction but had to be invited were arranged on the periphery, and the people who were close to Li Sheng in the main hall were his close subordinates and seniors. With the blessing of his stepmother, Mr. Sima, Mr. Pang Degong, Mr. Huang Chengyan and others, whether it was Li Sheng, Li Zhong or the two brides, they all let out a series of laughter representing happiness - Li Sheng knew that he was going to live the kind of life of three daughters working together and one husband, and he was afraid that his backyard would become "lively and troublesome" because of the addition of newcomers, so after returning from Wuling, he stepped up his mind to adjust the contradictions between his wife and Zhao Yun and Rose. As things stand, his adjustment has undoubtedly been very successful.

After a night of jubilation, Li Sheng recuperated for a few more days, and he couldn't bear to stay on the couch. People will have habits, just like Li Sheng used to read books in the past, holding a book all day long to read, and now Li Sheng is used to feeling very uncomfortable when there is nothing to do in a galloping horse, Li Sheng finally decided to go out of the house and walk. Although his wives strongly opposed his decision, this still could not change his insistence, whether it was him in later generations or when he returned to the present, behind the appearance of obedience and acceptance, the straightforwardness from the heart has never changed. He always insisted on doing what he thought he should do, such as this inquiry into the famous thing.

Since he and Kong Ming set this plan to confuse Liu Biao, Li Sheng used the intelligence power in Luo Zhao's hands to reconnoiter the people who traveled to the land of Jingxiang. Li Sheng didn't believe in the existence of immortals, even though he had already experienced such strange things. For the so-called Daoist Masters, he wanted to find them as a cover to block Liu Biao's sight, and secondly, he wanted to find them to use their alchemy knowledge to create a powerful and powerful powder. He wanted to build fire as a secret weapon for his army.

Since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, there have been no large-scale Taoist organizations in the Central Plains, and only the Wudoumi Sect in the Bashu Han Dynasty adheres to the so-called authentic Taoist system. However, because the Wudou Mi Sect's teaching, Lu was also the identity of the Taishou in Hanzhong, and the Taoist forces he held were also considered to be one of the princes, so Li Sheng could not go to Hanzhong to seek advice from this famous figure in charge of the late Han Dynasty. As a last resort, Li Sheng could only focus on those scattered cultivators who lingered in the Central Plains. He knows that these people either have their own personalities, or they want to be famous, and they always like to show some strange methods in the world, causing all kinds of sensations, and they are very famous "star" figures, which are not very difficult to find. Therefore, Li Sheng issued an order to the shopkeepers of Surabaya Ju through Luo Zhao: "Pay attention to these strange characters, deliberately befriend them, and it is best to invite them to Changsha." ”

At that time, Surabaya Ju was already the leading restaurant in Jingzhou and even Jiangdong, and its branches were already arranged in the major counties in the Yangtze River Valley, so it was very easy to find out about these things on the bright side.

Not long after, a piece of news came: it was said that the shopkeeper of Runan had invited a master with the surname Ci Zi Yuanfang to come to Changsha.

"Zuo Ci Zuo Yuanfang?" When Luo Zhao reported the news, he was stunned for a moment when he heard this familiar name Li Sheng, although he quickly reacted and regained his composure, but he was still grasped by Kong Ming, who was keenly observant.

For this character he didn't know, but Li Sheng was very familiar with, Kong Ming couldn't help but show a curious look: "Do you know him?" ”

"I don't know him, but I know something about him." Li Sheng shook his head slightly, met Kong Ming's focused eyes and said, "He is from Lujiang, he learned the Tao in the north, and he became famous in the north. Among the people who cultivated the Tao, he was placed alongside Yuji in the south, and was said to be a person with great magical powers. However, unlike other people who always like to dive in the deep mountains and old forests, he likes to walk around the world and like to go in and out of the mansion of the high gate. A while ago, I heard that he went to find Cao ****, but for some reason Cao Cao didn't keep him, let him run to Runan, and then we invited him over. ”

"Is he really superb? So why cling to the powerful? Could it be a big liar? After listening to Li Sheng's explanation, Kong Ming asked suspiciously, with a lot of irony in his words. Like Li Sheng, he is a non-believer. Although he had read a large number of religious texts and had a deep understanding of religion, he only focused on the reassuring parts of those texts, and did not believe in other explanations of supernatural powers. "The so-called supernatural powers are actually deceptive. It is better to rely on God for three points than to rely on oneself for ten points. Kong Ming has always thought so.

As the lord and brother of Kong Ming, Li Sheng is also very aware of Kong Ming's thoughts. It's just that while he doesn't believe in the gods and ghosts like Kong Ming, he slightly disagrees with Kong Ming's idea of looking down on Zuo Ci: "Deceiving people may be certain." But since he was able to deceive so many people and achieve such a reputation in the north, it shows that he does have some ability. This kind of ability is like a knife, rather than letting others grasp it to deal with yourself, it is better to grasp it yourself to deal with others. We can't be rude to such a famous guy. ”

"Ryo is taught." Kong Ming suddenly came over when he heard this, and he bowed down and made a big salute to Li Sheng.

At that moment, the two decided: "Give Zuo Ci who came to Changsha the highest treatment." ”

For Li Sheng, since Zuo Ci is a famous Taoist in the world, he has the value of being used by himself. Li Sheng planned to make a good offering to Zuo Ci and leave him behind to cultivate a reputation for his good ways. Just like King Yan Zhao built the Golden Terrace in the past, Li Sheng just wanted to use the courtesy Zuo Ci to attract more Taoists to join him and contribute to his plan.

This is a means, in which Zuo Ci's reputation is the most critical, as for Zuo Ci's ability, whether he is a liar or not, whether he can contribute to his own plan, it is all irrelevant. Li Sheng takes a fancy to "horse bones" and "Guo Kui".

Li Sheng, who decided on this strategy, immediately set off. He had planned to go alone, but he couldn't resist his wife's request, and he didn't want people to see his eagerness, so he went out of the city in a group of ten people as usual. Although they still have six guards with them as before, these six guards are different from the original six guards, they are all the best six people below Zhou Li in Li Sheng's guards.

Because of the previous lesson, the current Li Sheng's group not only has all the guards in armor and weapons, but even Li Sheng himself carries a sword. It was an ancient sword offered by Aliza, and it seemed to be made of bronze, but after a battle with his original iron sword, he found that this sword was far harder and sharper than the iron sword. Li Sheng used it easily for a while, so he directly hung it on his waist.

Zuo Ci, the "master", was arranged in a mansion in the mountains southwest of the city. Although he heard that there was a green bush and its own elegant charm of small bridges and flowing waters, Li Sheng really doubted that it would be better to live there than to live in the city. After all, the mansion was small and not very comfortable, so it was naturally not as good as the manor that Li Sheng was preparing to build in the bamboo forest in the southeast of the city.

Li Sheng also invited Zuo Ci to live in this city at the beginning, and divided a separate courtyard for him to live in the outer courtyard of his Taishou Mansion, but he refused. The reason for the refusal seems to be that living in the city does not allow you to get closer to nature, which is not conducive to the cultivation of the cultivator.

"Is that really the case?" Thinking of Zuo Ci's fact that he always looked for Cao Cao, Li Sheng always had some doubts about this explanation in his heart. He thinks that Zuo Ci really still looks down on himself, after all, he is just a small Taishou, although the courtesy to him seems to be enough, but in terms of reputation, it is far less resounding than Cao Cao, the overlord of the north-"Out of Jingzhou, who else knows you Li Sheng?" "It's a fact.

"Alas, this weather is really hot enough to make us run like this, and this Zuo Ci's shelf is big enough." Riding a horse and walking on the forest road, the blazing sun was much cooler than the moment he left the city, but Li Sheng, who was afraid of the heat, still sweated and cried bitterly. For him, in such a scorching environment, it is really a bit impossible to treat a so-called "liar". Although he had confirmed that this trip was important to him, and had made certain mental preparations in advance, once something like the current one came to an end, he still had plans to retreat.

"Husband, let's hurry. You've said the same complaint fifty-three times. Zhao Yun complained behind Li Sheng. Although Li Sheng's three wives and concubines are not afraid of Li Sheng from the heart, the only one who can complain about some small problems in Li Sheng so casually is Zhao Yun, who was born as a military general. In fact, it's not that Li Zhong and Rose turn a blind eye to Li Sheng's problems, it's just that Li Zhong has always been considerate of Li Sheng, and always feels sorry for where his husband is tired again, and automatically ignores some of Li Sheng's problems, and Rose is a naturally shy personality, and she will not directly talk about Li Sheng's shortcomings, which has caused the fact that only Zhao Yun has the biggest opinion on Li Sheng among the four members of the family.

Of course, if Li Sheng was dissatisfied with Zhao Yun's reminder to him, then Zhao Yun would not be so "presumptuous" again and again, but it was a pity that Li Sheng had an attitude of humbly accepting this. In the face of his wife's complaints, he always smiled awkwardly, and said in a low and somewhat scoundrel voice: "I'm sorry, I have no choice but to do it." Next time, next time it won't be ....... This undoubtedly fueled Zhao Yun's momentum towards Li Sheng. However, under this momentum, Li Sheng's apologies did not turn into real actions. He was silent for a while, and then began a new round of complaints: "Alas...... It's still so hot......"

The crowd was speechless. They have nothing to do with Li Sheng. They all know that Li Sheng is not only like this now, but even the mistakes he makes in daily life are generally so repeated that it is not difficult to make mistakes again. In this regard, in addition to Zhao Yun's repeated reminders, Li Zhong and Rose had no more ways than to endure as much as possible.

After walking again, I saw that the terrain in front of me was slightly undulating under the green shade, and listening to the faint sound of ding dong flowing water in his ears, Li Sheng understood that this time he was really about to reach his destination. He exhaled a long breath, and his mood suddenly became happy, and even the sun in the sky seemed to become less vicious in that moment. He trotted forward on his horse, came to the gate of the courtyard and fell off his horse, and two sergeants in charge of guarding the place led Li Sheng and the others into the house.

The furnishings in the room are very simple, and there is not much change from what Li Sheng saw before, at most, there is an extra volume of "Tao Te Ching" on the coffee table. This scripture is thought to be read and recited by Zuo Ci often, and the rope that strings the scriptures is faintly loose and cracked, so that Li Sheng, who holds it in his hand and looks at it, can't help but be cautious. He knew how valuable a book was now when paper was not widely popularized, and even printing technology was nowhere to be found, and he was afraid that he would break Wei Bian with too much force and make a big deal again. Helpless, he could only play with the heavy bamboo roll in his hand for a while, then gently put it down, and then sat on the guest seat with his wife and waited silently for Zuo Ci's arrival. Listening to the reports of the soldiers outside the house, this Zuo Ci seems to have a penchant for sleeping.

He just sat there on his knees, staring helplessly and waiting for time to pass. I don't know how long it took, but I felt that my feet below my knees were sore, and I lost consciousness, and then I heard someone get up inside.

"Is there a layman visiting?" After the sound of brushing clothes, I listened to the old and loud voice inside. This Mr. Zuo Ci put the shelf in a full position, obviously he himself was only staying here, and he knew a few days ago that Li Sheng would come to visit today, but he now woke up and put on an unconscious master's appearance, although the words he said were quite in line with the tone of the monk's family, but as far as Li Sheng sounded so familiar-obviously, he almost said that sentence: "Who wakes up first in the big dream, I know in my life, the grass hall is asleep in spring, and the day outside the window is delayed." "Here.

"Do all the masters like to think of others as laymen?" Li Sheng was deeply skeptical. He felt that the reason why Zuo Ci didn't say that poem was not because he didn't want to, but because he didn't know poetry at all. In Li Sheng's eyes, Zuo Ci is just a Taoist, a Taoist who is likely to be a liar. Unconsciously, Li Sheng's impression of Zuo Ci became worse and worse. He wanted to leave with it, but he was forced to endure his plan after all, and a slightly stiff smile appeared on his face.

"My father-in-law, Changsha Taishou Li Envoy Jun is visiting!" This is the soldier who is waiting for Zuo Ci to report. He did not go to the inner room where Zuo Ci lived, but shouted loudly near the door. This is also a matter of no choice, when he first entered the door, Li Sheng heard the report of his subordinates: Zuo Ci set the room where he lived as a forbidden area, and no one except him was allowed to enter.

"It's a fool." Li Sheng squinted at all this, and became more and more dissatisfied with Zuo Ci's approach in his heart. Like Kong Ming, he didn't believe in the so-called supernatural powers, how could he think that Zuo Ci really didn't allow others to approach because of his cultivation.

"Let me freshen up." Zuo Ci inside calmly replied.

After waiting silently and boringly for a long time, the smile on Li Sheng's face finally stepped down helplessly. He was already a little unbearable. If Zuo Ci was "sleeping" in front of him and gave him a reason to wait, then the current freshening up made him more and more irritable. He never thought that a man or an old man would spend so much time doing grooming. Looking up at the window, the scorching sun was already shining in the sky. Although he didn't know how long he had been waiting here, comparing the time of departure with the inside in front of him, Li Sheng knew that he had been kneeling here for at least an hour.

There was finally a growing sound of footsteps in the inner room, and as the curtain of the inner room was raised, a tall old man dressed in gray appeared in front of everyone: he was really tall, and in Li Sheng's estimation at first sight, he seemed to be about the same height as Kong Ming, close to eight feet. The slightly whitish robe, which was washed with a bang, was a little shabby, but it was very clean, and there were no patches. The silver threads were neatly brushed to the back of the head, draped and gathered on the shoulders. If you look at his hair, you would think that he was definitely over sixty years old, but if you look at his face, you would think that he was only thirty or forty years old. What is called "crane hair and childish face", you can undoubtedly get the best answer from him. He didn't have a top Taoist temple, but the momentum that emanated from him made people definitely not associate him with a profession other than a fellow Taoist.

"What a character who can wrap." Li Sheng looked impatiently at Zuo Ci, who had "come out after a long time", and a sentence passed in his heart, which I didn't know whether it was praise or sarcasm. The long wait made Li Sheng feel very bad at the moment, and even looking at the guest who was invited by him from thousands of miles was full of malice. If it weren't for that, I was afraid that Li Sheng would appear in his heart right now: "What a master!" "That's a sigh. After all, Li Sheng himself has to admit that Zuo Ci is indeed very much like a bone fairy when he dresses up like this. He casually glanced at the three wives sitting beside him, and found that they seemed to be attracted by Zuo Ci's style, and their eyes lit up with admiration.

"Alas...... What is this? Li Sheng had no choice but to shake his head slightly. For Zuo Ci, he felt a little jealous in his heart.

Since the "master" has arrived, it is natural that everyone got up and saluted, and Li Sheng took advantage of this time to stomp his feet fiercely, no matter how rude such behavior is in the eyes of others. Kneeling had been too long for him, and the numbness in his feet was unbearable.

Zuo Ci is really very personable, he obviously saw Li Sheng's rudeness, but he still turned a blind eye without saying a word. He generously stretched out his hand to ask Li Sheng and them to sit down again, and ordered someone to fetch a piece of sandalwood, and then it was about to get up leisurely. For a moment, a faint fragrance permeated the room. Maybe Zuo Ci had already seen that Li Sheng's mood was very irritable, but the incense that was lit had the power to soothe people's hearts. It allowed Li Sheng to gradually regain his calm and calmness.

Under the curling cigarettes, the meeting finally began.