Chapter 2 Stand-ins
Three years later, halfway up the mountain next to the stream of Huashan, the left and right ends sat in the cave built for him by the Three Holy Mother, constantly swallowing and breathing, strengthening the physical body and polishing the mana.
Eighty-nine Xuangong, the authentic exercises of the Daomen, and the seventy-two changes of the Monkey King come from the same source, which belongs to the rare combat techniques in the Daomen, and is also the top exercise in the Three Realms.
Because Bajiu Xuangong has high requirements for qualifications, not everyone can learn it. Although Yang Chan promised to teach Zuo Xiaoyou Eight or Nine Xuangong, she didn't have much confidence in whether he could learn it. It wasn't until Zuo Xiaoyou began to cultivate that Yang Chan discovered that Zuo Xiaoyou's talent was amazing, and in just three years, he had already learned thirty-six changes. Although this is also related to Yang Chan's use of various heavenly and earthly treasures to nourish him, as a mortal, his qualifications are still amazing.
Seeing that Zuo Xiaoyou is improving at a speed visible to the naked eye every day, Yang Chan is happy, according to this speed, maybe as long as it takes more than ten years, Zuo Xiaoyou will be able to become an immortal, and then the two of them will be immortals, and when they are combined, they don't have to worry about violating the rules of heaven and being punished.
Thanks to the reborn prophet and reincarnated in Liu Yanchang, Zuo Xiaoyou can finally prepare in advance and not repeat the mistake of Liu Yanchang, a short-lived ghost.
Therefore, many tragedies are actually caused by information asymmetry. If you have a lot of information in advance, know who you meet and whether what you are doing is feasible, you can avoid many tragedies.
When Zuo Xiaoyou finished today's cultivation and was about to get up and go to the Temple of the Three Holy Mother, Yang Chan came uninvited and brought a message: "Zuo Lang, the Pan Tao Banquet is about to be held, and the concubine is about to leave for Heaven." ”
"Oh?" Zuo Xiaoyou saw a strong reluctance in Yang Chan's eyes, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: What a simple goddess, pure and unbelievable. It can also be seen from this that Yang Jian usually protects his sister very well, and isolates all negative people and news, otherwise he would not have created such a simple Three Holy Mother.
However, it is precisely because of Yang Jian's overprotection of Yang Chan that Yang Chan did not have any means of self-protection after meeting Liu Yanchang, and then was picked by Liu Yanchang, a little white face.
Having said that, Liu Yanchang is indeed a rare little white face in the world. Zuo Xiaoyou has known since he was a child that his body is long and jade, very cute, and as he grows older, it is more and more smooth, which can be described as a model of good to see big from a young age. In fact, he was able to become the crown prince so smoothly in the officialdom, in addition to his own ability, it was also inseparable from his appearance. After all, from ancient times to the present, human beings always like to judge people by their appearance, and good-looking people can always get more favor and resources.
However, because it is good-looking and too easy to get, it is easy to be unable to withstand the wind and waves and capsize the boat crazily. That's why there are so many shameless lives in history, because you are too beautiful, and those ugly ones are desperately fighting and scrambling to get you, and you will change hands several times, and in the end you can't stand the toss, and the ending is tragic.
This is true for women, but it is also true for men. The most typical ones are Yuan Shao and Cao Cao during the Three Kingdoms period. These two people have been good friends since childhood, and Yuan Shaochang is tall and handsome, and he is lofty, while Cao Cao is short, ugly, treacherous and obscene. With his family background, the good-looking Yuan Shao quickly gathered a large number of capable subordinates, and then successfully unified the north.
However, Cao Cao struggled incomparably and brushed shoulders with death countless times, so he gained a lot of strength and confronted Yuan Shao in Guandu.
At that time, Yuan Shao wanted soldiers and soldiers, food and grain, ministers were like clouds, fierce generals were like rain, and the army was three times that of Cao Cao, occupying the right time and place, and before the war was fought, Cao Cao's civil ministers and generals secretly communicated with Yuan Shao in secret, saying that they were willing to surrender Yuan Shao after the defeat, hoping that Yuan Shao would give them a way out.
Not to mention them, even Cao Cao himself felt that he couldn't win, so he could only do his best to obey the fate of heaven. Besides, he and Yuan Shao have been friends since childhood, even if he loses, he can be a subordinate to Yuan Shao, so that he will not end too badly.
And it was in this case that the beautiful Yuan Shao was too arrogant, and the battle of Guandu was a battle with frequent faint moves, and it was obviously a battle that could be won very easily, but it was extremely smelly, and finally because of Xu You's reversal, he was overturned by Cao Cao, and finally couldn't stand the blow of defeat, and he couldn't afford to be sick, woohoo!
Of course, there are many reasons why Yuan Shao will lose, but the most critical point is that everything Yuan Shao got came too easily, and if he got everything without going through too much wind and rain, his natural mentality would be unbalanced. It's like the captain of a fishing boat, if he has to drive an aircraft carrier, can he not capsize!
And why did Yuan Shao get it too easily? Family background is one thing, the most important thing is that his appearance is too good, as soon as those civil and military generals see Yuan Shao, they have an illusion of 'meeting the master', but they don't know that what they encounter is just a straw bag of gold and jade, and the small wind and small waves can withstand it, and when they encounter strong winds and waves, they will inevitably show their original form.
So when he and Cao Cao, who experienced strong winds and waves, and killed the traitor from the pile of dead people, it was natural to capsize.
Many historical allusions tell us that being beautiful is a natural advantage, but if you only hold on to your innate advantages and do not want to forge ahead, you will definitely be overthrown by those who are born with defects, but rely on acquired hard work.
So it's good to be pretty, but if you're both talented, it's perfect. And those who are ugly, you are so ugly, and you don't study well, do you really want to be a bachelor for the rest of your life?
Don't work hard because you're ugly, no matter how ugly you are, are you ugly or ugly? So work hard, enrich yourself, let yourself thrive, sooner or later, you can also counterattack the rich and handsome, marry Bai Fumei, and go to the peak of life...... Probably.
Ah, sure enough, the little white face has a natural advantage! ╮(╯▽╰)╭
Zuo Xiaoyou is very grateful that Liu Yanchang, who was reincarnated, has a good appearance, if he was not good-looking in his previous life, it would be absolutely impossible for Yang Chan to fall in love at first sight, let alone learn eight or nine Xuangong, and it is even possible to eat nine thousand years of peaches.
Holding Yang Chan in his arms, Zuo Xiaoyou asked softly, "When will Chan'er come back?" ”
Yang Chan snuggled in his arms, feeling the warmth and pleasure brought to her by this embrace, and said with a smile: "One day in the sky, one year on the earth, the peach banquet will be held for two or three hours, maybe there will be a little delay in the middle, and I am afraid that it will be half a year before the concubine comes back." ”
"Half a year...... Zuo Xiaoyou suddenly felt a little reluctant, in the past three years, Yang Chan has been with him almost all the rest of the time, except for helping the mortals of Shangxiang solve some problems of praying. This also made him accustomed to having Yang Chan's life, but Yang Chan went to heaven this time and would not come back until half a year later, thinking that he would not see her for half a year, his heart was a little empty.
Feeling Zuo Xiaoyou's reluctance, although Yang Chan was also very reluctant, her heart was sweet: "Zuo Lang don't want to be like this, the concubine will definitely return after half a year, and when Zuo Lang takes the peach, he can live with heaven and earth, and the sun and moon will be the same as Geng." You and I will never be separated again. ”
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Seeing Yang Chan driving the clouds straight up for nine days, Zuo Xiaoyou took a deep breath and decided to take advantage of this time to go home and have a look.
He has been away from his hometown for three years, and for three years, he has been relying on letters to understand the situation and development of the Liu family, thanks to the secret protection of the emperor and the crown prince, the Liu family has not encountered any trouble in the past three years, and is doing what they should do in the local area very smoothly.
After all, there was a scandal in the Liu family, and Zuo Xiaoyou was even dismissed because of this, and the Liu family would never dare to die at this time, so Mrs. Liu was still teaching in the academy every day, while Liu's father was at home for a long time, cultivating self-cultivation, and teaching the children in the family to read and write by the way, especially the teaching of virtue was very strict. After suffering a greedy loss, Liu's father has high requirements for a person's virtue, and the descendants who have a loss of virtue will not get the support of the Liu family.
Seeing the stability of the Liu family in recent years, the emperor and the prince are still very satisfied, but they are not very satisfied with Zuo Xiaoyou who went to Huashan to play three years ago, but met a 'fairy' and stayed to practice.
As the so-called Zi Bu is silent, how can you believe in deceptive things like immortals! Of course, the gods and gods can be used to fool the people, but as a superior person, you must not believe in God, because the country controlled by the gods usually does not end well. For a country to develop well, a strong government and leader are indispensable, and the ruler who is usually scolded the most is the best for a country.
For example, Kadafi and Sazam, they did receive countless scoldings when they were in power, but when they were overthrown, the people of those two countries were very unlucky.
Seeing that their country is suffering from war and the safety of people's lives and property is not guaranteed, who wants such a life? It is certainly not the common people of our own country, but certain groups and countries with vested interests.
In the past, Zuo Xiaoyou showed a very talented Confucian student, and he believed in the concept of Legalism governing the country very much, and also had extraordinary wisdom and a very flexible policy concept, which won the emperor's appreciation and the prince's respect. But what about now? Zuo Xiaoyou was actually fooled by the 'immortals', and actually went into the mountains to cultivate immortals, what is this?
If Zuo Xiaoyou becomes a god stick in the future, do they still want to invite him back to guide the country?
"I have a plan, just scatter millions of soybeans on the battlefield, and a million Great Song Heavenly Soldiers will appear to eliminate the enemy of Fanbang!"
Thinking that Zuo Xiaoyou looked like a god stick in the future, standing in the court and saying this kind of bastard words that only a god stick can say, the emperor and the prince shuddered.
If the policy of the state is handed over to such people, is there any hope for the country?
Just when the emperor and the crown prince were worried, Zuo Xiaoyou went home.
Although there was a lot of dust all the way, Zuo Xiaoyou was dressed in a white Confucian shirt, clean and spotless from head to toe, which shocked those who saw him.
Old lady Liu and Father Liu were both shocked when they saw Zuo Xiaoyou's appearance: "Yanchang, could it be that you really met the immortals?" ”
Seeing the two of them like this, Zuo Xiaoyou smiled slightly: "It seems that my father and grandfather don't believe in Xi'er's experiences in the past three years. ”
Old lady Liu and Father Liu were a little embarrassed, they really didn't believe it, but because the Liu family had nothing to do in the past few years, at least until the prince let Zuo Xiaoyou go out of the mountain again, the Liu family would always be calm, so that he would be able to mess around outside, and he would be relaxed before he made a blockbuster.
But I didn't expect that Zuo Xiaoyou seemed to have really met the immortals, and he also learned some immortal methods. At least this spotless ability is not possessed by mortals. And Zuo Xiaoyou's skin is fairer and more crystal clear than before, like mutton fat and jade, even in broad daylight, it faintly exudes a kind of brilliance, like a god.
"Xi'er did meet the immortals." Zuo Xiaoyou's face was straight, and he said, "And I learned some immortal methods." After speaking, Zuo Xiaoyou spread out his hair, pulled off a hair casually, blew it, and said: "Change!" ”
saw that his hair instantly turned into a Liu Yanchang who was the same as his figure and appearance.
Old Lady Liu and Father Liu instantly opened their eyes and opened their mouths to exclaim.
The conjured 'Liu Yanchang' smiled slightly, clenched his fists and arched his hands: "Xi'er meets my father and grandfather." ”
"Huh? This ...... "Old lady Liu and father Liu don't know whether to reply or not?" obviously knew that he was made of a hair, but his demeanor and tone of voice were no different from Liu Yanchang, and even his eyes were clear, he was completely a big living person.
The two turned their eyes to Zuo Xiaoyou: "Xi'er, this is ......"
Zuo Xiaoyou smiled slightly and said: "Father and grandfather don't need to panic, although this person is made of Xi'er's hair, but his appearance and intelligence are the same as Xi'er, as long as the condensed mana is not dispersed, he is another Xi'er." ”
"This ...... This is the immortal method? Old lady Liu looked at 'Liu Yanchang' in shock, and sighed again and again: "I don't want the immortal family to be so powerful, Xi'er can meet the immortals, it is really my Liu Men's luck." ”
Zuo Xiaoyou smiled slightly and said, "Actually, Xi'er came back this time just to let him stay in Liu's house for Xi'er." ”
"What!?" Old Lady Liu and Father Liu were stunned, and hurriedly asked, "What does Xi'er mean by this?" ”
Zuo Xiaoyou looked at the two of them and said: "Xi'er is not filial, since I met the immortal, I have been full of yearning for immortality, and now that immortal has given Xi'er a chance to live forever, so Xi'er will probably be born to practice in the future." But Xi'er couldn't worry about her parents and grandparents at home, so she took the opportunity to return home and leave Xi'er as a stand-in. As long as Xi'er does not die, this stand-in will stay in front of her parents for Xi'er to fulfill her filial piety, and even pass on the family lineage until she dies of old age a hundred years later, and naturally dissipates. ”10