Chapter 126: Meeting with the Stone Dragon
This person is Shi Long, the "mountain pusher" of Yangzhou Kaiwu Hall. A middle-class figure in the rivers and lakes who opened a martial arts hall, a person who was defeated by Yu Wenhua and a few moves, but he has one of the four great books of the rivers and lakes in his hand - the secret of longevity.
According to Li Linfeng's guess, this stone dragon is at most an innate realm, and the martial arts practiced are also very ordinary.
With this speculation, Li Linfeng put his first target on Shi Long. And soon found out the information of the Shilong Martial Arts Hall.
has the position of a loose official in the court, although he has no rights, but he also belongs to the official position of the fifth grade of the imperial court, at this time, the Sui Dynasty still belongs to orthodoxy, and many people give him a face.
"In the next court, Li Linfeng, the doctor, came to meet the hall master Shi Long!"
The gatekeeper at the gate of the Shilong Martial Arts Pavilion did not dare to delay at all when he heard Li Linfeng's words, after all, Li Linfeng was a fifth-grade official of the imperial court, and for them, it was not something they could provoke.
Soon, under the guidance of the gatekeeper, Li Linfeng saw the middle-aged man Shi Long, a very capable mustache, a strong figure, and thick finger joints.
"Stone Pavilion Master! Fortunately! ”
"Lord Li, I don't know why you found the grass people? If there is a need for grass people to help, you can just tell me! The first time we met, I couldn't figure out the number of Li Linfeng's roads, and Shi Long said very politely.
However, Li Linfeng understood that Shi Long was just a kind word! His official position is a loose official, and it is still a bit of a deterrent for ordinary people, but for Shi Long's level of knowledge, of course, he understands that Li Linfeng's official position does not have any rights, so it is impossible to rely on his official position to suppress Shi Long.
In the original work, the fourth grade has real power, and the master who has been famous on the rivers and lakes for a long time, Shi Long has not handed over the secret of immortality, not to mention Li Linfeng, a loose official of the fifth grade.
"The master of the stone pavilion is a well-known mountain pusher on the rivers and lakes, and Li is only a first-order dismissal, how can he command! It's just that I heard that the master of the stone pavilion has studied a lot of Taoist doctrines, so he came to study! Li Linfeng also said politely.
"Oh? I didn't expect Master Li to also study Taoism! Shi is just interested! No research! It's definitely a lot worse than a talent like Master Li! ”
Of course, Li Linfeng couldn't believe Shi Long's prevarication, but he only came to explore the situation this time, and of course he would not delve into these issues.
"Would you like to have the pleasure of visiting the study of the stone pavilion master?" Li Linfeng said with a smile.
"Lord Li, please, Shi is a rough person, and I hope that Lord Li can give me advice!" Shi Long said as he pointed in the direction.
The two soon came to Shi Long's study, not only there are many books on Taoist doctrine, but also many ancient translations, depending on the situation, Shi Long is dedicated to studying the recipe of longevity, and wants to translate the recipe of longevity.
"The master of the stone pavilion is also interested in ancient texts? You are much more serious than most of the children of the family! Li is also out of reach! The master of the stone pavilion may be able to find an official position in the imperial court, and he will definitely be able to rise to prominence in the future! ”
"Haha, Master Li laughed! Shi is just interested! Besides, Shi is only interested in Taoist doctrine, and the imperial court doesn't need a martial artist like Shi! ”
As he spoke, Shi Long invited Li Linfeng to sit down, poured a cup of tea, and asked, "Master Li can recognize Shi Mou's books here at a glance!" Could it be that Master Li also studied Taoism a lot? ”
Hearing this, Li Linfeng was stunned in his heart, "What does Shi Long mean by this?" Does he want some ancient translations from me? Or let yourself help him translate the recipe for longevity? ’
"But a little reading, not much research! In the next I just like to study the stories of the deceased! Just like the evolution of writing, it can actually be seen that the old people attached great importance to knowledge! Every change to the text is an epoch-making progress! Li Linfeng said tentatively.
"Oh? What do you think of the earliest texts? Shi Long asked.
Shi Long's question made Li Linfeng feel that his guess was correct, Shi Long probably wanted to try it from himself to see if he could find a breakthrough in translating "The Secret of Eternal Life"!
Li Linfeng, who has a plan, although he is not a major in ancient Chinese, has also seen some relevant introductions on the Internet, and combined with his own understanding, he said:
"The stone pavilion master laughed! What is the earliest text, the text has not yet been determined! The wisdom of the ancients is also unfathomable! Just like the appearance of the oracle bone inscription, many people think that the oracle bone inscription is the earliest writing, but a few people know that there is an unnamed script that may appear thousands of years earlier than the oracle bone inscription! ”
"In addition, in ancient times, transportation was inconvenient, and each different place had different differences in the learning and use of words, so it cannot be generalized! Just like the writing in the Central Plains and some places in the Saiwai or Shuzhong region, there will be some differences in the writing of the characters! ”
In this era, most of the books and knowledge are still monopolized by the big families, and although a martial artist like Shi Long opened a martial arts hall to make money and bought some books, he is still a minority after all, and they are all relatively superficial, which basically does not help him in studying the "Recipe of Longevity".
Li Linfeng's appearance, as well as the 'talent' that Li Linfeng showed just now, made Shi Long see new hope. Of course, he couldn't have known that all this was pretended by Li Linfeng.
This may be one of the rare advantages of Li Linfeng and Shi Long, the misjudgment caused by the asymmetry of information.
"Then I don't know what Master Li thinks of this translation of this ancient text?"
Shi Long didn't rush to take out the "Recipe for Longevity", but casually picked up a translation of the ancient Chinese he had collected on the bookshelf and said.
Li Linfeng was slightly disappointed when he saw the translation that Shi Long took out, but then he let go of his frustration and took a look.
It was a translation of a relatively old text, and the text on it was also ancient and traditional Chinese, Li Linfeng could only roughly recognize some relatively simple words, but in order not to expose himself, Li Linfeng racked his brains and searched for some relevant memories in his brain.
After pondering for a moment, Li Linfeng said: "This should belong to a kind of writing between hieroglyphs and oracle bone inscriptions, depending on the situation, it belongs to the northern script, and there is no record of events, but it looks like a ...... Ancient texts or similar books of enlightenment! ”
However, Li Linfeng's words made Shi Long overjoyed, and said with a smile: "Master Li's attainments in ancient literature are really good!" This is a unique book sold to me by a book merchant, and I also inquired in many ways to know that this is a book that belongs to the enlightenment of the ancients! I didn't expect Master Li to see it at a glance! ”
"It's just a fluke! How much does the stone pavilion owner collect this kind of books? If it's convenient, Li wants to communicate more with the owner of the stone pavilion! Li Linfeng secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile.
"Lord Li is gracious! Take a look at this ......"