Chapter 84: Punch in Huayi Lane
The mountain insect monk pondered and said:
"Wei Taiwu, the true dragon son of Great Wei, has led Great Wei to glory for fifty and three years."
"When Great Wei was not Great Wei, the Three Kingdoms of Wei, Qin, and Yan were all in power."
"At that time, the territory of Wei was only five prefectures and counties, and it was the weakest country among the three kingdoms at that time."
"Everything changed when the second prince Wei Taiwu was fourteen years old and went on a hunting trip. He once accidentally fell off a cliff while chasing his prey. β
"It is said that he followed the dark river into the body of a mountain that is said to be the dragon vein. When Wei Taiwu was eighteen years old, he officially ascended the throne and changed the imperial flag to its current appearance. β
"Then there were the endless annexation wars, and eventually the heyday of the sixteen states."
Yu Mingchuan sat on the tea stall next to the city gate, drinking egg flower wontons in clear soup.
"Whew~"
He squinted his eyes and drank the wonton soup in his hand.
"Now, yes, I see." He took a sip of the egg drop soup.
"Do you think the pattern on that dragon banner is a dragon?" Yu Mingchuan put down the pottery bowl, and the inside was clean, but the green onion and pepper soaked in the soup were not missing at all.
"Outlanders are awesome! When drinking wonton soup, I didn't touch a single green onion, and this kind of precise control ...... "The fat monk was subconsciously touting Yu Mingchuan.
I saw Yu Mingchuan give him a cold glance.
"I don't want to repeat the problem twice, it's troublesome, well, I hate trouble."
The fat monk immediately remembered the woman who died after being touched by Yu Mingchuan not long ago, presumably in the eyes of outsiders, that woman was trouble.
And in the face of trouble, the way outsiders deal with it is - a touch is fleeting.
With a touch of his fingertips, he died on the spot.
Redefining "Touch and Blow".
Although he thought about it a lot, it was only a moment later in reality, and the mountain insect monk replied:
"On the dragon banner is a snake with its head and tail connected."
"Before the Great Wei Dynasty, when the Three Kingdoms stood side by side, the appearance of the dragon was described as horns like a deer, a head like a camel, eyes like a rabbit, neck like a snake, a belly like a mirage, scales like a fish, claws like an eagle, palms like a tiger, and ears like a cow."
"But in today's Great Wei, the image of the dragon is a snake, an Ouroboros with a blue glaze, green rust and white brocade ceramic ball."
Yu Mingchuan realized:
"Well, so you know it's a snake and not a dragon."
Ouroboros is an ancient symbol that roughly depicts a snake or dragon devouring its own tail, resulting in a ring.
It is also sometimes displayed in the shape of a twisted shape, or 8", and the name means "self-eater".
But Yu Mingchuan couldn't simply look at the snake on the imperial flag as an Ouroboros.
"What kind of blue glaze, green rust and white brocade ceramic ball is coiled on his body?"
"It'sβEarth!"
"Well, that's exciting."
Yu Mingchuan muttered two sentences in a low voice.
Then a bright, childlike smile spread out on his face.
When the mountain insect monk was cleaning up Yu Mingchuan's rice bowl, he couldn't help but be stunned when he inadvertently turned his head sideways and saw his fleeting smile.
There is almost a kind of divinity flowing quietly on the faces of the strangers, especially when they laugh.
It is even more holy than the gods and Buddhas in the shrine.
The mountain worm dwellers did not know what divinity was, and they did not know who the strangers were.
But if someone told him that the laughing child in front of him was a god, he would believe it.
He is willing to believe that in this world, there are people like Yu Mingchuan above the gods in the clouds.
Following Yu Mingchuan's pace, the mountain insect monk entered the city.
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Through the [Secret Words of Nature] and the intelligence of several snakes, he faintly heard that some of the top layers of the rebels could speak snake language.
Don't tell him it's a coincidence!
And after listening to the words of the mountain insect layman, Yu Mingchuan had a magical sense at first that even His Majesty had rebelled.
But after thinking about it carefully, Yu Mingchuan suspected that he was thinking in the wrong direction.
At the beginning, hear the task:
"Quest: To promote the Dharma in at least sixteen states and counties. Please note: You have confirmed your membership in the Imperial Court, and the opposing regiment belongs to the rebel army. β
Yu Mingchuan subconsciously thought that his team and the other team were opposites.
Naturally, he pitted the rebels against the imperial court into two different camps.
And once you think about it in a different direction, is it possible...... The rebels and the court were actually one camp.
For example, behind the imperial court is the rebels, and behind the rebels is the imperial court.
Or to speculate more boldly, the current Great Wei court was nothing more than a rebel army run and set up to achieve their own goals.
Of course, this is just Yu Mingchuan's idea out of nothing.
At this moment, inside Weicheng.
The sound of horses' hooves trampling on hooves comes from the distant pavement, the surrounding streets are lined with tea shops, shops and silver villages, green buildings and pear orchards, rice and noodle shops, and many old famous arches stand at the mouth of the alley.
Wait - Qinglou!?
Get it on~
"Well, I haven't visited the Qinglou yet." Yu Mingchuan walked into Huayi Lane with his head held high.
Yes, as a member of Xie Yan's subordinate to the first assistant of the dynasty, Yu Mingchuan, who was promoted to the young eunuch of Si Tianjian, chose to visit the Qinglou on the first day he entered Beijing.
This news may be learned by the royalists who follow Xie Yan's faction through the grapevine.
Since ancient times, when entering officialdom, everyone can't help themselves.
But Yu Mingchuan didn't want to worry about this, he was preparing a large-scale formation with few material requirements.
Although there is a high probability that this formation will not be used, it is always good to act safely.
And Qinglou is the first array he arranged in Weicheng.
"Mountain worm, let me tell you first, my purpose in entering the Qinglou is absolutely serious."
Yu Mingchuan said to the mountain insect monk with some unease.
"Yes, I understand." The fat monk squeezed his eyebrows and smiled.
It turns out that a foreigner with such a character will also visit the Qinglou, and finally has the feeling that he is also a secular person.
"No, you don't understand." Yu Mingchuan saw the fat monk's expression and said with some tiredness.
"It's not good for you to be a monk to accompany me into the Qinglou, it's too eye-catching. In this way, I will enter the Qinglou, and you will buy materials, and you will not be delayed. β
"Now, here's a bill, pay it all in three days." Yu Mingchuan said as he handed the mountain insect a piece of paper.
It reads "Asphalt, Grass Ash, Jade, Zhu Dan, Rootless Water, Crystal ......"
After the fat monk took the list, he reluctantly glanced at Yu Mingchuan, who was striding towards [Shisha Zhai].
At the pavilion on the second floor, there are several young girls, with fragrant shoulders half-exposed, or cardamom girls, or twenty-eight years. One by one, they all threw their eyes at Yu Mingchuan very amorously.
Yu Mingchuan's eyesight is relatively good, and he can see the rough gouache stuck in the fine lines on their necks.
So he was flattered all the way, and shook his head all the way.
"Guest officer, come in and play~" A woman in pink palace clothes opened her lips lightly, biting her sleeves, and bursts of fragrant wind came from her cuffs.
Her Danfeng eyes were full of affection, and she wanted to speak.
"What to play?"
"You can play anything, of course it's when you come in, I have to say it!" She glanced at Yu Mingchuan shyly.
I just think that this son is good-looking and can coax him into the room, even if he is a prostitute, he thinks it is worth it.
"Can you really play anything?" Yu Mingchuan asked with a smile.