Chen Jian didn't wake him up, just waited quietly on the side. waited until sunset before Zhao Kuangyin woke up. But he took the dragon stick on his shoulder, turned his head and left. Chen Jian hurriedly stopped and said: "You, a strong man, ate my peaches, and slept on my flat shoulder, and when you woke up, you didn't give a penny, you didn't even say a word of thanks, turned around and left, are you unreasonable?" ”

"Asking for money? What kind of money do you want? How much? "Zhao Kuangyin has never known how to pay for food.

Chen Jian was not angry, and still said calmly: "Come on, I don't think you can afford it, so I want you to pay a penny." ”

Zhao Kuangyin laughed when he heard this, thinking that this old man was so strange that two baskets of peaches only cost a penny, so he said generously: "Okay, a penny is a penny." However, he touched his body for a long time, and he didn't even touch a penny, and he couldn't help but blush with shame.

Chen Kuan Ancestor saw that a penny stumped the hero, and hurriedly found a step for him to go down: "It doesn't matter if you don't have money, as long as you accompany me to play a game of chess and win me, even if you pay the peach money." Zhao Kuangyin thought to himself, I won't do anything else, I'm an expert in chess and gambling, I not only want to win peach money, but also let you lose all the peach trees at home?

In the first game, Zhao Kuangyin won, and he became more and more proud, insisting on the second set. Chen Tuan Ancestor said: "If you pay back the peach money, that's it." It's getting late, and I'm going home. Zhao Kuangyin hurriedly pulled and said, "Don't be busy old man, I will win your peach tree in the next game of chess." Chen Tuan Ancestor laughed and said, "What if you lose?" Zhao Kuangyin said: "I'll bet on this dragon stick." ”

Who knew that before he took a few steps in the second set, Zhao Kuangyin was defeated. Without saying a word, Chen Shu picked up the coiling dragon stick and went straight to Huashan. Zhao Kuangyin was willing to admit defeat. He followed behind and shouted, "One more plate." One more plate! Shouting like this, when he caught up with Chen Luan, he had already come to the Dongfeng chess pavilion.

At this time, the bright moon is in the sky. The sky is like washing, the mountains are empty and the valleys are quiet, all the sounds are silent, only the breeze blows slowly, and the mountains are faintly like daisies. Zhao Kuangyin had never experienced such a wonderful scene, and he felt that he was in an overseas immortal, and he couldn't help but feel like a phantom for a while. Until he found that the person sitting across the stone table was no longer an old peach seller. But when it was an old Taoist with white hair and flowing hair, he remembered that he was chasing an old man selling peaches to kill another game.

Chen Jun pointed to the chessboard that had been set up in front of him and said, "You chased after you because you want to gamble again, I don't know what to use as a bet this time?" "Zhao Kuangyin knows that the old man is not a mortal. I have already admired a lot from the heart. He knew that his body was empty, that he had lost to the other party, and no matter what, he couldn't think of anything to bet on. I had to say: "I bet on Huashan!" ”

Chen Shu was waiting for this sentence. Of course, he agreed, and said: "There is no evidence for empty words, and I want to write a document to prove it." Zhao Kuangyin thought, Huashan is not mine, if you lose, you will lose, so what's the harm in making a treaty. Chen Kuan had already prepared a pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, wrote a literary contract, and asked Zhao Kuangyin to press his fingerprints. Only then did they sit down and play chess. After playing three sets, Zhao Kuangyin lost three sets. Chen Jian said happily: "Huashan really belongs to my Taoist? Zhao Kuangyin said: "The mountain is a Taoist mountain." The tree is a royal tree. As soon as Chen Jian heard this, he hurriedly ran down and shouted: "Thank you, Lord Longen!" Zhao Kuangyin didn't know why this Taoist chief performed the courtesy of a monarch and a minister, and was about to ask for an understanding, Chen Kuangyin said: "The strong man has the respect of ninety-five, and he will know it in the future." ”

Zhao Kuangyin knew that he had the position of the Son of Heaven, and he lost Huashan with his mouth, and he would be condemned by the world in the future, and he regretted it in his heart, so he hurriedly snatched the Wenyue. Unexpectedly, Chen Jian took a light breath, and Wen Yue flew over the valley stream and pasted it on the stone wall of Sanfeng Mountain opposite the chess pavilion.

Zhao Kuangyin knew that he couldn't rely on it, so he asked Chen Tuan for guidance and accomplished the great cause of founding the country as soon as possible. Chen Shu said: "The Later Han Dynasty privy envoy Guo Wei is recruiting Li Shouzhen and recruiting good generals, why not vote?" After listening to Chen Jun's instructions, Zhao Kuangyin immediately went down the mountain and went straight to Tongguan and followed Guo Wei.

This kind of rumor is ridiculous, but there is no wind and no waves, although Chai Rong does not believe it, but he is secretly vigilant, and the rumors stop at the wise, but among the many beings in the world, how many are wise? And rumors can reach their own ears, and naturally there are people with ill intentions who fan the flames behind their backs.

Chai Rong considered that Zhao Kuangyin was fighting on the front line, in order to avoid affecting the war situation, and he would go to Xiazhou to supervise the war, so he ordered Chen Kuangyin to be recruited to Cizhou, intending to probe his style. claimed to the public that he had heard that Chen Tuan had Taoist skills, and recruited him to come to the audience.

Ten days later, Chai Rong came to Cizhou to meet Chen Tong.

Chai Rong is not good at asking Chen Tuan directly about the rumors, but it comes from his mouth, and Chai Rong also admires Chen Tuan's personality and doesn't want to be too rude.

Because after Tang Mingzong also personally wrote an edict to summon Chen Tuan, and Chen Tuan came to the call but only did not kneel, Mingzong treated him more and more respectfully, gave the name "Qingxu Priest", and gave the beautiful palace maids three people, Chen Tuan Xie never accepted, composed a poem: "Snow for the skin and jade for the cheeks, thank you for sending it." The priest did not understand the dream of Wuxia, and he was annoyed by the clouds and rain on the balcony. Chen Jian saw that Mingzong would only use beautiful women to gather around him, and there was no big deal, which was very different from the Ming Lord he expected, so he wrote another farewell letter, and handed this poem to the palace envoy, and quietly fled. Since then, Chen has become famous.

Chai Rong took a roundabout approach and said to Chen Jun: "I have heard that the yellow and white art (alchemy) of Taoism is wonderful, and it can turn ordinary iron into gold. ”

Chen Jun had already guessed Chai Rong's intention to summon him in his heart, he looked at the diligent emperor in front of him with compassion, and he didn't feel a sigh, this high king of a country was crazy about money, and he actually figured out the ethereal yellow and white technique to solve the dilemma, which is really a big joke in the world.

Chen Jian said to Chai Rong: "His Majesty is the lord of the four seas, and he should take politics as his business, so why should he pay attention to the affairs of Huang Bai?" ”

In fact, Chen Tuan also admired Chai Rong in his heart, but admiration was admiration, looking at this lifeless person, Chen Tuan could only choose Zhao Kuangyin, and the rumors circulating in the world were spread by the disciples of Chen Tuantongguò.

In the decades since the death of the Tang Dynasty, there have been frequent wars. In the past 50 years, King Yi's surname was thirteen monarchs, and eight of the people who died in the country were killed, no more than ten years old, and even died at the age of two or four. The world is in turmoil, and there is not even a stable court, and the world is actually in a state of no government.

When the power of the government fails, religious organizations play the role of temporary governments.

Taoism has always had this tradition, they originally originated from the Wudou Mi Sect during the chaos at the end of the Han Dynasty, Chen Shu saw the shape clearly, on the one hand, the formal power organization of the imperial court was extremely unstable, and it changed like a marquee. On the other hand, non-governmental Taoist organizations can gather believers and maintain order in the world, which is a practical force. (To be continued......)