Chapter 62: A Taoist Priest
Dong Shouye rested on the Longguan for one night, and then ordered the soldiers on the pass to guard the pass. Then continue to set off and go to the county seat of Ji County in Hanyang County.
Dong Shouye rode in front and galloped on a prancing horse.
Suddenly, he found that there was a person standing on the official road not far away, Dong Shouye's horse was quite fast, and he was about to collide. Seeing this, Dong Shouye hurriedly shouted, and ordered the soldiers behind him to slow down the speed, but he reined in the horse's head at the moment of emergency, staggered the horse's direction from the man, and saw how to avoid it.
The speed of the soldiers behind Dong Shouye was much slower, and when he saw Dong Shouye's order, he stopped the team unhurriedly.
Dong Shouye crossed the man, then turned his horse's head, ran back, pulled the reins, and the mount under him was half erect. Dong Shouye shouted: "Who are you blocking the way of the army, are you impatient?" ”
The man slowly saluted Dong Shouye, and said, "The three Qingdao Dao are respected, and the poor Dao is polite!" ”
Dong Shouye was stunned when he heard this, and then he carefully looked at the person in front of him.
I saw that this person was dressed as a Taoist priest, holding a whisk in his left hand, diagonally on his shoulder, wearing a Taoist robe, without a hat on his head, but pulling a Taoist bun, and then fixing it with a wooden hairpin. But he is not very old, about thirty years old, and his gestures are quite a bit fairy-like.
Dong Shouye has seen a lot of those fake Taoist priests in later generations, and at first glance, the other party's appearance really looks like a Taoist priest, at least it looks much more professional than the Taoist priests in the TV series in later generations.
At this time, several generals who had been following behind Dong Shouye had already rushed to Dong Shouye's side, and faintly surrounded the Taoist priests opposite, and had already held their weapons in their hands, as long as the other party made any abnormal moves, they could shoot and kill.
Dong Shouye looked at the nervous appearance of the people around him, and couldn't help but feel that his actions just now were a little careless, if the other party really had bad intentions, maybe he would be able to succeed.
Xu Huang next to him said loudly: "He Fang Daoist, he actually blocked the way of the army, if you don't tell me why you came today, I will immediately ask you to move your head." ”
The Taoist priest still said unhurriedly: "Dare to ask if your army is the Xiliang army." ”
Xu Huang glanced at Dong Shouye, and when he saw that the third brother did not give the order to kill, he replied: "Yes, our army is the world-famous Xiliang Army. ”
The Taoist priest smiled and said, "Dare to ask which one is the coach Dong Bai Dong Shouye?" ”
Dong Shouye was surprised when he heard this, it turned out that he was looking for himself, so he replied: "I am Dong Bai Dong Shouye, I don't know why I came here for a long time?" ”
The Taoist priest saluted Dong Shouye and said, "I've seen Senior Brother!" ”
Dong Shouye is even more strange, Master Jiugong Zhenren only has one closed disciple under his seat, and there is no one else. The other master, Zheng Tai, doesn't have a few disciples, and he hasn't heard of any disciples being Taoist priests! Thinking of this, he waved his hand, stopped the other party and said, "Don't worry, this matter needs to be clarified." What is your last name? ”
The Taoist priest said: "Back to the senior brother's words, the younger brother's name is Lou Gui Lou Zibo, the road name is 'Mengmei Jushi', originally a Jingzhao person, in the sixth year of Zhongping, Dong Taishi led troops into Luoyang, causing the army near Chang'an to be empty, many Qianghu began to rebel, and Jingzhao was also implicated in the war at that time. The younger brother left Jingzhao and went to Zhongnan Mountain to become a monk, and lived in seclusion to become a Taoist priest, calling himself 'Mengmei Jushi'. ”
Dong Shouye didn't know who this Lou Gui was, so he continued to ask, "I don't know why you call me senior brother?" ”
Na Lou Gui said: "It's that I'm a little Meng Lang!" Dare to ask if the master Dao number of the master who is under his guidance is called Jiugong Zhenren. Dong Shouye nodded when he heard this, and said, "Yes, the family teacher is indeed a real person in the Nine Palaces. ”
Seeing this, Lou Gui continued: "Junior brother, you are a registered disciple accepted by the real people of the Nine Palaces, so I call you Senior Brother. ”
As soon as Dong Shouye heard it, what the other party said was right, so he continued to ask: "Then I don't know how you met my master?" Worship under my master? ”
Lou Gui replied: "This matter is a long story. Since the younger brother lived in seclusion in Zhongnan Mountain, he has been isolated from the world and rarely interacts with the outside world. But after staying in Zhongnan Mountain for a long time, I got a little tired and wanted to go out for a while. The younger brother cleaned up and left Zhongnan Mountain to travel to Xiliang, Xiliang was extremely chaotic, and the younger brother's martial arts were also commonplace, but he was remembered by a group of strongmen on the way, and when I was alone, he robbed me. Pity me as a Taoist priest, who has no wealth, and when those strong men see that they can't get any benefits from me, they are a little disappointed, so they want to kill me to vent their anger. Just when I was about to hit the ground, I was rescued by the real people of the Nine Palaces.
Dong Shouye asked again: "Then you worship under my master's door?" ”
Lou Gui said: "Since the younger brother was rescued by the Nine Palaces Zhenren, he admires the Nine Palaces Zhenren very much and wants to worship under his door and listen to the teachings. But the real person refused on the grounds that there were already closed disciples and no longer accepted disciples. But I begged in every possible way, and the real person relented and accepted me as a registered disciple. Ever since I started my apprenticeship, I have invited Master to come to Zhongnan Mountain for some time. Master really agreed, and went with me to Zhongnan Mountain to live in seclusion. Since then, I have been serving by Master's side every day and listening to his teachings. ”
After hearing this, Dong Shouye said, "Then why did the master leave, and why did he go down the mountain?" ”
Lou Gui replied: "Master said that there is still an important matter to deal with, and the younger brother can't stop it, and Master didn't tell me exactly where I am going and when I will turn back when I am leaving. Just said to me, I still have a little unfinished fate, compared to seclusion, the glory and wealth of the world is more suitable for me, let me consider whether to go down the mountain. ”
After a pause, he said: "When I was young, I also had the ambition to become famous, but then the world was in turmoil and my career was slim, so I had the idea of seclusion. The Master said to me that you are his disciple, that you have a noble life, that you will be able to achieve extraordinary achievements in the future, and that you will be able to achieve something that stands up to the heavens and the earth, so I asked me to come to you and assist you under your command from now on. ”
After speaking, he took out a letter from his bosom and gave it to Dong Shouye, and then said: "Senior brother, the handwritten letter that the master wrote to you at this time, after you open it, you will know if what I said is true!" ”
Dong Shouye heard the words and turned out the letter, opened the fire paint, took out the letterhead and took a look, sure enough, it was the handwriting of the master Jiugong Zhenren, although Dong Shouye's memories in his brain after crossing were some scattered fragments, but his master Jiugong Zhenren had also exchanged letters with Dong Zhuo, and also left letters to Dong Shouye, so Dong Shouye could distinguish the handwriting of Jiugong Zhenren at a glance.
Jiugong Zhenren said that Lou Gui in the letter, which basically coincided with what Lou Gui said, and also praised Dong Shouye that Lou Gui was a resourceful person who could help Dong Shouye's career in the future, and said that Lou Gui's character and resourcefulness Jiugong Zhenren had already been inspected, and Dong Shouye could be appointed with confidence.
Dong Shouye naturally did not doubt the words of his master Jiugong Zhenren, and after reading the letter, his heart settled down, so he appointed this Lou Gui as a member of the army, participated in the military aircraft, and set off with the army.