"By the way, tonight you instructed Lao Jin to take care of the horses, and early tomorrow morning, after Qingyang Zhenren finished preaching, we will go back to Beijing first."

Tomorrow is the day when the candidates leave the Tribute Academy, although she has made relevant emergency arrangements, but after all, it is the first time for the Xie family to do such work, and it is normal for her to worry about mistakes. So she planned to go back to Beijing with Mrs. Fu and them first.

"Young master, don't worry, I'll confess."

As Xie Rumo spoke, she saw a black shadow flash through the arched door, "Who?!" Who's there? ”

Her words made Lilac and the others look nervously at the arched door, and Lilac directly ordered the little girl who followed them, "You go over and take a look." ”

The little servant went over and looked for a while, and when he came back, he shook his head, "Young master, there is no one behind the arch." ”

Lilac and the others didn't suspect that she was dazzled, and Xie Rumo was also very sure that she had really seen a black shadow, "Does the arch lead to the men's guest house to the south?" ”

The little guy was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

"Be vigilant tonight." That black shadow is sneaky, I'm afraid it's not a good person.

After Xie Rumo and his party walked away, a long figure walked out from the other side of the arched door, looked in the direction of Xie Rumo's departure, and smiled self-deprecatingly, what is he hiding, even if he is face to face with Xie Rumo, I am afraid she may not be able to recognize him, after all, strictly speaking, they have not officially met. However, his appearance is quite similar to that of his second brother Meng Guanlin, so it is not certain that Xie Rumo can guess his identity from his face?

Thinking of the news he had just heard, Meng Guan's center moved. His family and Xie Rumo are in an endless game, and after three times and two battles, Xie Rumo is going higher and higher, and the better he is. His father went crazy, his second brother was thrown down by his mother, he went to the capital, but because of his father's involvement, he couldn't participate in the imperial examination. Otherwise, he would not have stayed here during the examination, purely to avoid staying in Beijing and touching the scene. But he didn't expect Xie Rumo and his party to come to the Louguan Platform at this time, just now her words kept echoing in his mind from time to time, and he thought about it, and his heart became restless.

Back in his room, his friends were waiting for him, "Brother Zicai, where have you just gone?" Anyway, it doesn't matter where you just went, just come back. Let's go, I'll take you to meet someone. With that, he tugged at his sleeve and was about to go out.

Meng Guan flicked his hand and rescued his sleeve from his hand, "Brother Chang, I am slightly unwell today, why don't you visit your friend another day?" ”

The surname Chang was anxious, "That person is Bai Sanshao, the grandson of Bai Dadao, people are leaving tomorrow, if you miss tonight, you won't have a chance, how uncomfortable are you, can't you bear it?" ”

"I'm sorry." Meng Guanzhong remained unmoved.

As soon as the young man surnamed Chang saw his appearance, he knew that no further persuasion would be fruitless, so he could only say, "Okay, since Brother Zi is unwell, then you can take a good rest, brother, I won't bother." Then he walked away in a huff.

On this night, Louguantai is destined to have an unquiet night.

According to the words of the young master, Xie Laojin fed the horses well, ensured that he had enough physical strength the next morning, and checked the carriage that might be used, and then drank a little wine on the fire, and chatted with several other coachmen who were driving the car, and then he was unconsciously confused.

Meng Guanzhong came out of the stable, thought about it, went around to the north and set a fire, and then slipped back to the men's guest house to sleep.

In the middle of the night, several rooms stacked with sundries on the Louguantai closest to the women's guest house went to the water, fortunately it was found in time, the fire was not big, it took only about half an hour from the discovery to the fire was extinguished, there were no casualties, it was considered to be in danger.

The next day, Qingyang Zhenren opened the altar to preach according to the plan, and in the morning, the people under the mountain learned the news and came up the mountain one after another.

Xie Rumo observed for a while, and found that the Taoist priests on the Louguantai were preparing for the preaching of real people, and they didn't say a word about last night's walking water.

Compared with the people who rushed up to the mountain early in the morning when they learned the news, these corrupt people took advantage of the right time and place, and naturally occupied a good position under the Qingyang real person forum.

Xie Rumo didn't fight with them, and picked a corner to nest in.

This C position is too eye-catching, just like the first three rows when I went to school, it is not easy for non-school bully to sit. In the same way, it is not suitable for people like her who are dispensable to Buddhism, Taoism and other beliefs.

This is the first time she has heard the master open the altar preaching, and I don't know what Qingyang Zhenren will say.

In later generations, the ideas of Taoism that circulated among the people were about the superficial impression of pure heart and calm qi, natural non-action or traditional Chinese medicine health preservation, but Xie Rumo knew that the real Taoism was far more profound than these superficial impressions.

Taoism talks about omnipotence and immortality, with dialectical elements and atheistic tendencies, advocating quiet and inaction, and opposing struggle; Advocate the Tao of nature, do everything, do nothing, and live in harmony with nature.

Taoist thought, in fact, is in line with the art of the emperor, inaction, non-fighting, is Lao Tzu's admonition to the king, do not compete with the people for profit. In the early years of the Western Han Dynasty and the early years of the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty, and Taizu of the Ming Dynasty all governed the country with Taoist thoughts, so that the people could recuperate after the harsh government of the previous dynasty and became the most powerful dynasty. History calls it the rule of Wenjing, the rule of Zhenguan, the prosperity of Kaiyuan, the reign of Renzong, and the rule of Hongwu, all of which have the influence and merits of Taoist thought.

Xie Rumo's thoughts fluttered.

As the three bells rang, a group of Dao children came first, followed by an old man in fluttering clothes.

I don't know who shouted, "Qingyang real person is here." ”

Everyone couldn't help but straighten their backs and sit upright.

Qingyang is really thin, with the appearance of a fairy wind and bones, I don't know if it is due to his heart or some other reason, anyway, his appearance is indeed easy to win the trust of others. Just imagine, if a real person looks sloppy and obscene, people will watch a lot of plays.

He washed his hands and burned incense first, and then sat cross-legged on the tuanpu next to the pulpit, looked around, and swept away the dust of the Buddha, "Our Taoism originated from the Tao Te Ching, and today the real person will talk about the Tao Te Ching." ”

"There is a cloud in the Tao Te Ching: '...... Bu Shangxian,

so that the people will not fight. Inexpensive and rare goods, so that the people will not be robbed. If you don't see what you want, the people's hearts will not be disturbed. It is the rule of a saint, who is humble in his heart, solid in his belly, weak in his will, and strong in his bones; It often makes the people ignorant and desireless, so that the wise do not dare to do it. If you do nothing, you will not be cured. Let's talk about this today. ”

Xie Rumo thought that Qingyang Zhenren was facing the general public, and what he was talking about was the chicken soup for the soul of the people, such as letting the people do nothing and fighting for peace and happiness, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he scared her, and this thing involved the way of governing the country. Moreover, most of the people who came to hear the sermon were ordinary people, and could they understand what he said?