Chapter 51 Ambition
Qixian Building, it is said that it has a history of 300 years, it used to be a private kiln, the name has been unsophisticated, and later it was officially checked and turned into an official kiln, only to change its name and continue to use it to this day.
"Welcome to a few sons, please move with the slave and maid......"
If you turn around in the middle of the middle of the Asahaka Road, you will see a large road leading to 'Senbashi'. The so-called fairy bridge is a vermilion arch bridge, the carriage and horse can only walk to the front of the bridge, people get off the horse and walk, and cross the bridge is the immortal building. In front of the bridge, dozens of young and beautiful boys and girls lined up to greet them, enthusiastic but not rude, leading the guests inside.
Wen Wu glanced at these young men and women who were smiling at the same age as himself, and felt a little sympathy.
These people, in addition to some of the children of poor families who were forced to 'take refuge' for their livelihoods, many of them were the children of prisoners who had been implicated in crimes committed in their families. It's the kind of ...... where so-and-so is raided and then the children of the family are sent to the Jiaofang Division, that's right, in the Daxing Dynasty, men are not immune, ugly hair, handsome are ......, male prostitutes, prostitutes, it depends on luck. This is not a secret in the Daxing Dynasty, because the Daxing Dynasty is not forbidden to be enslaved, and the law does not prohibit it, and no one will care.
In front of the Qixian Building, there is a man-made small river, the river raises koi carp, longevity turtle, the bank is bright red on both sides of the peach, plum, the flowing water falls flowers, and the fairy bridge will cross from above.
If it is rain and snow, wind and snow, it should be a different scene.
Although it is a green building, I have to say that this design does have some transcendence. Wen Wu stopped a little on the bridge and felt that if he didn't say it, it would be difficult to associate this with a brothel.
As soon as the fairy bridge is crossed, the opposite bank is the Qixian Tower. The whole is a 'A' shaped walled building, a three-storey mahogany structure, painted beams and carved buildings, gorgeous but a little magnificent.
Wen Wu couldn't help but take a few more looks. The layout of this enclosure building is also exquisite, the upper and horizontal of the "mouth" of the word "A", the two vertical are the floors, the lower horizontal is the river, the intersection of the "ten" character in the middle is a circular stage, the main building is connected to the upper part, the lower is connected to the fairy bridge, the left and right are all ......, the space is open and atmospheric, the inner aisle is intertwined, and there seems to be an echo between faintly......
It's a circle!
Wen Wu was a little surprised. Although I have not learned the formation, whether it is medical pharmacology or cultivation needs, there is an explanation of the Five Elements Theory, and the pavilion in front of me clearly contains the echo of the Five Elements. It may also be a feng shui layout, but the ordinary feng shui layout only seeks psychological comfort, and the feng shui layout that can really work is actually a formation.
"Huh?"
On the Qixian Pavilion of the main building, Xuan Li sat in the baring of the building, his face full of surprise.
"How?"
"This kid, why did you come here?"
"Who?"
Sitting on the opposite side was a woman, thirty years old, with red eyebrows and white skin. She sat on the floor, her long red dress spread on the floor, and her expression was slightly lazy and looked at Xuanli's line of sight. At first, she didn't care too much, but she just looked at Wen Wu a few more times, but then her eyes lit up, as if she had discovered something, and she unconsciously sighed, "Huh? โ
"Who else could it be, just saying he's coming." Xuan Li looked at Wen Wu and Xingmin walking on the fairy bridge through the gauze screen, and touched the back of his head, "You can't talk about people at night, it's really hell." โ
The woman swept away her dull mood, stared at Wen Wu, and was surprised again and again with interest, "Interesting, interesting......"
"What's interesting, do you know who I'm talking about?"
"I'm not blind, this kid is almost as bright as the lantern at night."
"What do you mean?" Xuanli was confused.
"Have you forgotten that my Qixian Tower is a small Five Elements Hidden Spirit Array? This is the eye of the array, and anyone with aura who intrudes will not be able to escape the warning. This kid, although he has not cultivated, his aura is ...... with his own aura, tsk, this spiritual root is incredible! The more the woman looked, the brighter her eyes became, as if she had found a big baby and wanted to grab it immediately.
"Right? I'm just saying, huh? No, what do you mean by that? I can tell you, this kid was booked by my Lingguifeng, don't even think about it! โ
"What do you mean by reservation? Did he worship you as a teacher, or did he worship you in the Nine Swords Peak? Not yet, right? That's the ownerless person, why should I not do it? โ
"Hey, hey, are you serious?"
"Hmph, I think this kid is at least a top-grade spiritual root, it's not a top-grade spiritual root, it's a rare encounter in a hundred years, since there is no teacher, of course there are capable people to get it!" The woman looked serious.
"...... you, are you serious?" Xuanli couldn't sit still, and half of his ass was raised.
"Of course!"
The woman confronted him with an unchanging face.
Xuanli was anxious, and said angrily: "Good for you, kite!" I also regarded you as a friend, and I came to see you, you ......"
"Poofโ"
Seeing his anxious appearance, Kite Caiyi endured it for a while, but after all, she couldn't help it, covered her lips, and blurted out a laugh.
Xuan Li was stunned, "You ......"
Kite Caiyi glanced at him and shook his head slightly, "Hmph, if it weren't for the sake of your longevity, I really wouldn't let you." โ
Only then did Xuan Li realize that he had overreacted, and he couldn't help but have a hot face and laugh dryly.
Kite Caiyi glared at him, "You laugh a lot, people haven't come under your door yet, even if I don't rob you, others won't necessarily let you, if you don't bring him back to Jiujian Peak as soon as possible, wait for the extraneous branches." โ
As soon as Xuan Li heard this, the newly reorganized instrument collapsed again, and he said helplessly: "Alas, I want to too, but this kid has to be the first to do things, what can I do?" If he continues to care about him in the world, even if he is willing to go back with me, I am afraid that he will not feel at ease, so I thought that it would be better to simply give him his mind and less trouble. Otherwise, I wouldn't have come to you so anxiously for help. โ
"Well, it's ......, but ......, hehe, it turns out that you came to me for him? Hey, I really have the heart to come to see me, hehe......"
"Both, both." Xuan Li looked embarrassed.
"I believe you're a ghost, you're a bad old man." Kite Caiyi snorted, and her unhappy appearance revealed a girl's coquettishness, and there was a little more charm in the charm.
"Hey."
Xuan Li smiled, licked his face and said: "This time it's true, I went down the mountain this time, I didn't have any expectations, the most important thing is to see you old friends again, heh, maybe, it's the last time." โ
Kite Caiyi's expression froze, her eyes dimmed slightly, and she stopped talking.
Seeing this, Xuan Li's smile stagnated slightly, but he looked very indifferent, "Heh, there is no need to be like this, the road of cultivation is long, life and death are so ordinary, you and I should have realized a long time ago......"
"Don't talk about it."
Iris interrupted and looked out of the railing.
The sky is covered with fine snow, which is reflected in the falling flowers, and flutters in the red lights.
In the midst of songs and laughter, when joys and sorrows are separated.
On the stage downstairs, there are women playing and singing kites, ding ding dong dong, banging and ang; In the surrounding walled buildings, the lights are bright, and the rich and powerful, talented and beautiful people push the cups and change the lamps, cheering again and again; There is an endless stream of guests to welcome inside, drunk customers to send out one after another, and the servants are like diligent ants and bees, busy around this red mansion......
The snow falls and the flowers leave traces, and finally they are gone.
Wen Wu reached out to take an edelweiss and put it in the palm of his hand. He went upstairs with Heungmin and looked at the hustle and bustle downstairs, but it was difficult to resonate, and he only felt a little dazzling and noisy.
"Childe, long time no see."
The wine and food were served, and the old bustard went to the next person and stayed. Although she is 'old', she is actually a charming woman in her thirties, with a little fat powder, and she is still graceful.
Heungmin was a little surprised, "Do you recognize me?" โ
The old bustard saluted slightly, "The son made a righteous move back then, and the concubine happened to be present, so she recognized it." โ
"Oh!"
Xingmin suddenly paused slightly, and then asked: "Then, the girl named Cuicui back then, is she okay now?" โ
"Childe is really a person who loves him, and he still remembers Cuicui."
The old bustard smiled slightly and said, "Please rest assured, since that day, the landlord has arranged for Cuicui to redeem and leave." As for where I went, I'm really sorry, the concubine really doesn't know ......"
Heungmin nodded, "That's right, well, that's fine." โ
The old bustard glanced at Wen Wu, who was standing in front of the railing, and said with a smile: "Son, do you need a few sisters to come over to accompany you?" โ
Xingmin shook his head, then remembered the two guards accompanying him, and ordered: "There is no need here, you can help me prepare some food and drink, and entertain the two friends outside the door." โ
"Well, then the concubine won't bother......"
"Wait."
Suddenly, Heungmin stopped her again, "You better stay, I have something I want to ask you." โ
The old bustard was stunned for a moment, then a flash of joy flashed on his face, and he nodded hurriedly, "The concubine obeys the fate, please wait for a while, the concubine will arrange the wine and food first, and then go back." โ
"Well, go ahead."
Xingmin waved his hand.
Wow โ
Suddenly, there was a cheer from downstairs.
Xingmin turned his head to take a look, but saw a big red banner hanging down on the left side of the main building, releasing the inscription of this year's Qixian Lou Wendou, a total of 7 words, 'Qixian Lou has a building Xianqi'.
Wen Wu pouted.
Heungmin walked up to him and smiled, "How is it?" Get your feet wet? โ
Wen Wu shook his head and looked at the talented people below who began to compete to be the first to burst into coquettishness, "Professional things, let professional people do it." โ
"Haha, that makes sense, but it doesn't hurt to try, right? Well, Qixian Lou has a ...... of Qixian Qi, which is not very good, right. Heungmin touched his chin and groaned with interest.
The question is not difficult, but considering that it needs to be appropriate, it is not easy to think about it. Wen Wu was not interested, but was a little curious about another thing, "You broke your brother's leg here back then?" โ
"Huh? Did you hear that? Haha, not here, down there. Heungmin pointed to the hall on the first floor, "It should be in that location, right?" Here or there? It seems to be this ......."
"I remember it very clearly."
"Haha, I still remember a little bit."
"Is it worth it?" Wen Wu's words changed.
"Huh? Ho, that's a hard question. Heungmin smiled, looking relieved, "But ......, for me, as long as I have a clear conscience, it's fine." โ
"It's a bit expensive." Wen Wu teased, "Why don't you take people away, doesn't it mean that you're busy now?" โ
"What do you want, just a little girl, where can I take it?"
"Huh?"
Wen Wu was stunned.
Xingmin gestured to the young men and women who were busy running the hall below, "Just that kind of child......" paused, he smiled again, his expression was a little complicated, "Alas, it's actually not a big deal, it's just that Xingchao kid caught that kid ...... that child, heh, think about it, if I hadn't come forward at that time, that kid shouldn't have done anything to her, at most she was a little ......wronged, alas, I also blamed me for being greedy for the cup at the time, and I didn't hold back my anger for a while, and the result was out of control." โ
Hearing the understanding, he was silent. Not to mention that it was out of control, because of this incident, Xingmin, who did not like the old school of the government and the opposition, was criticized by many parties, and in the end he couldn't even keep Xingli, so he had to be sent out of Xingdu and sent to Linhai Mansion. In the past few years, because he was not in Xingdu, the Taidian line was attacked by the void, and the power circle was forced to compress, which led to the rapid rise of the power of the second hall.
"Do you regret it?"
Xingmin held on to the railing, asked himself, and then replied to himself, "During my time in Linhai Mansion, I thought a lot, and I still don't regret it, because I was born like this, but I can't get used to seeing honest people being bullied." Especially us, our power is originally given by the people of the world, and we can't use the power they give us to bully them, which is not fair. โ
"The world has never been fair."
"I understand, but that's not a reason for us to abuse unfairness." Xingmin pointed to all the people below, talents, actors, artists, merchants, officials, slaves, ......, and said: "With their support, we can be high, if we use this power to oppress them, what is the difference between those beasts who pick up the bowl to eat and put down the bowl and scold the mother?" โ
Wenwu frowned, "What do you want to say?" โ
"Haha, I really can't hide it from you."
Xingmin was a little embarrassed, but his expression remained the same, but he looked at the faces of those beings in the lively Qixian Building, who were either indulgent and playful, or forced to laugh, or insensitive, "You asked me, what do I think...... ho, I'm not afraid of your jokes, it's actually very simple, I just want a world where everyone is equal......" He said the next words, his eyes were a little hot, and there was longing, "Everyone has only one identity, no geographical distinction, no slaves, no tenants, no high and low surnames, merchants are free, and the court officials are honest, The world is peaceful, there are no more wars, the people of the four seas, everyone can have a full stomach, no one has hunger and cold, there is a place to live, everyone can be raised, everyone can be nurtured and educated, everyone can do what they like, there is no need to bow their heads and waist to live, everyone can live with dignity and ......"
Wen Wu was silent.
Heungmin continued: "I used to think so, and I did this, even when I was sent to Linhai Province, I was not discouraged, and even a little happy, because I thought that I could finally show my ambi......tions, but I soon found out that it was not easy, or rather, it was difficult to ......, and it took me a few years to unify the household registration of the entire Linhai Province, so that they could get rid of their dependence on the Ember Sea and abandon fishing and go ashore. However, few people are willing to help them, because no one wants to give up even a little bit of what they already have. I had to start again, take them to open up wasteland, pave roads and build bridges, establish public schools, and learn business ......, but everywhere I do, I will always encounter obstacles, and even cause disputes......
No wonder Xinqingfu will defect. Wen Wu sighed in his heart, and finally understood why the Xingli hand-picked Wen Xun would take such a big risk and almost change the camp openly. But at the same time, he somewhat understood why those guards of Xingmin would treat death so much for him. The contradiction between the two is not the contradiction of class?
Heungmin grabbed the railing, looked up at the snowy night sky, and let out a white breath, "I've thought about it for a long time, and I've doubted myself, and I ask myself every day, am I wrong?" I tried to ask for advice from the people I thought were the smartest in the world, my father, the emperor, the temple, the queen mother, your teacher, ......, but their answers were almost identical......"
"No one should be able to teach you this."
"Ha, you know." Heungmin slapped the railing and looked back at him, "Do you remember what you said when we first met, when you were helping the injured woman and child?" โ
Wen Wu didn't know why he suddenly changed the subject, and shook his head, "I don't remember." โ
Xingmin smiled, and restored it almost word for word, "You say, if there are millions of more scholars in the world, how can you let those half-hung countrymen come out and deceive?" โ
Wen Wu raised his eyebrows, his expression noncommittal.
Heungmin looked at him and said, "When everyone, including me, gave up on the mother and son, you didn't, you could have left it alone, and when you were in the river valley, you could have escaped by yourself from the beginning, right?" But you didn't, you chose to stay, and found a way for the living people to ......, and since then I feel that we are actually all the way. I can see in you the pity, the sympathy for the weak, the helplessness of their desperate situation, the inability to sit idly ......by, and I think you can fully understand my pursuit. I know it's a bit abrupt and a little unfair to you, because you could have a better place to go, but just as you're willing to do everything you can to achieve your goals, I'm also willing to give everything for it, even if there's even a glimmer of hope, and I won't give up. โ
After a long pause, Xingmin raised his hand towards Wenwu, his expression serious and sincere, "Wenwu, if I, as a friend, formally invite you to stay and help me, would you be willing?" โ
Wen Wu was stunned for a moment, looked at him, and was speechless for a long time.
Knock โ
On the stage, the bronze bell rang, which means that someone made a couplet and won the first place. 'Bang bang-', fireworks bloomed upstairs, falling flowers, streamers flew one after another, and there was a shout of joy.
In the main building, the lights are flickering.
The kite dress rolled up her sleeves slightly and added a glass of hot wine.
Xuanli looked at the fireworks outside.
"You can sit still."
"You have to choose your own way."
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Kite Caiyi was silent. There is a difference between immortals and mortals, if you are determined to practice, you can naturally strive for it, but if you insist on staying in mortal dust, even if you have the guidance of immortals, it is difficult to reach the immortal road.
Especially smart people, once they make a choice, they are the most determined.
Kite Caiyi glanced at Xuanli and sighed in her heart. For example, the great Confucianism in the world, the temple ruo.
Xuanli sighed and looked up at the sky.
I don't know when, the snow stopped, and the moon was like a hook.
On the far south side, a reddish star twinkles, especially conspicuous in the night sky. It is the planet Emperor, and whenever it appears, it means that there is a new emperor in the world.