Chapter Ninety-Seven: The Breeze, the Bright Moon and the Iron Horse
When Li Xiangyi and Er Xiao finished distributing all the food, it was already evening.
As night fell, a light snow fell in the sky.
The wind and cold snow made Li Xiangyi, who was wearing brocade fur, also perceive a slight coolness, not to mention those poor people and beggars in thin clothes.
Tonight's snow, I don't know how many people will freeze to death.
But the state of one nation is not worse than one man.
Even if Li Xiangyi wants to do more, he is a little powerless in the face of such a situation.
Even if he can kill all the inaction and disorderly actions of the Qingwu Kingdom, the national teacher, the civil and military officials, and the Taoist officials at all levels, he will not be able to save all the suffering people in the country by himself.
It takes a lot of people and a lot of time to change the situation in a country.
Fortunately, he just met someone who was suitable to take care of this matter.
With a flick of his right hand, he conjured up a page of "letterhead" in front of him, wrote down the general situation of Qingwu with his divine thoughts as a pen, and sent it out with the breeze at night.
The recipient of the letter is the one he met not long ago, and the contemporary Taoist walked Zhang asked.
Since Qingwu Country is a Dao country, since the affairs of the country should be taken care of by the Daomen, it is better for him to directly find the Qingwu National Teacher and the monarch.
If he comes forward directly and sees that he is a Confucian student, and Qingwu is a Taoist country, and there is a Taoist backer behind him, I am afraid that even if Qingwu is subdued by him in person, he will be disobedient and greatly discounted.
didn't even do anything at all, and as soon as he left, he secretly reported to the Daoguan behind him, and asked the Daoguan behind him to take action on the grounds that Confucianism interfered in the affairs of the Daomen, causing Confucianism and Taoism disputes.
Li Xiangyun is naturally not afraid of the criticism of the Daomen, he is afraid that he is only afraid of making trouble, and no one will care about the people of Qingwu.
And if Zhang Wendao, a contemporary Taoist practitioner, came out, no matter how bold the Qingwu National Master was, he should not dare to disobey.
After all, the Taoist Gate has the right to flog and reward the Taoist temples and Taoist priests in the world, and even the first-class Daoguan Taixuanguan, where Huang Feng Daoren is located, was demoted by him with a word, not to mention a small Qingwu national teacher?
As for whether Zhang Daodao will not care - if he doesn't care, then Li Xiangyun needs to visit the Daomen Ancestral Court located on the world's famous mountain.
After handing over the letter, Li Xiangyi and Er Xiao prepared to find an inn to live in the city.
The darker the night, the heavier the snow.
When passing by a wide street called Fengdao Street, I heard bursts of cheerful laughter in the high-walled courtyard on the side of the street, thinking that the young masters and young ladies in the house were taking advantage of the rare heavy snow in the south to have a snowball fight.
There was a servant next to him who kept reminding the young lady not to run too fast, so as not to fall.
I vaguely heard a grandmother shouting, and asked the young ladies and young masters to hurry up and wash their hands, go to the dining room to drink bone broth, and wait for Mrs. to wait if they don't go.
Under the repeated urging of the grandmother, the young masters and young ladies finally stopped, and reluctantly went to the dining room, accompanied by the maidservants and the little maid.
Beyond the high wall, beside the solemn and heavy gate, there was an old man, leaning half-leaning on the corner of the wall with his hands on his sleeves, guarding a load of charcoal, shivering in the cold wind and snow.
"Big brother, that old man is so pitiful!"
Seeing the charcoal seller shrinking in the corner of the wall from a distance, Ning Xiaozhi was very sympathetic, she wanted to help him, buy all his charcoal, so that she could go home, but when she thought that the eldest brother's money had already bought rice and grain, and distributed it to the beggars in the city, she shut up.
"It's pitiful, three inches of snow drifting in the cold twilight, and the laughter of carefree children is thick; The bone broth in the high-walled courtyard is good, and the charcoal is sold in front of the door. Li Xiangyi nodded and casually chanted a limerick poem.
He had no worldly money on him, only some copper coins left, and he could not buy the load of charcoal that the charcoal seller had.
He was thinking about where to go to redeem a little, when there was a sudden swish next to him, and the cat national teacher had turned into a black shadow and jumped into the courtyard of the high gate next to him.
Before Ning Xiaozhi could wonder what it was doing, it had already returned, holding a big money bag in its mouth.
"Lord Xianjun, you're stealing itβisn't that good? The sage said: A gentleman loves money and takes it in a good way. β
Ning Xiaozhi's eyes were surprised, and he almost said the word "stealing money", and quickly changed his words.
The cat national teacher handed the money bag to Li Xiangyun and replied: "Mao Mao is called robbing the rich and helping the poor, the male owner of this family is a second-class official, and he is also the yellow-clothed deacon of the Taoist Academy, and the gold, silver and copper coins in the family are piled up like a barn, and this bag is not bad at all." β
"The people of Qingwu Country are having such a hard time, all because of them, officials, Taoist priests, and their money should be distributed to all the people!"
"In addition, the cat is a demon saint, and I don't plan to be a gentleman, so I'm right to do this!"
The little milk cat said it rightly, if it weren't for Xiao Lizi, who handed the letter to the little Taoist priest surnamed Zhang who was in charge of this matter, it would have patted the heads of all the officials and Taoist priests in the city a long time ago.
Ning Xiaozhi felt that Lord Xianjun had some truth in what she said, but she couldn't be sure of it, so she looked at her eldest brother.
Li Xiangyun smiled and said: "I support Lord Xianjun's approach, in fact, I also want to cut down the Qingwu National Teacher, the Monarch, the civil and military officials, and the Taoist officials at all levels." β
Ning Xiaozhi was surprised, he didn't expect the eldest brother to have such a "chivalrous" side.
Li Xiangyun touched her head and handed over the money bag: "You go and buy that old man's charcoal, and then leave a note on this charcoal and let the owner donate it to the Taoist Academy, even if we do a good deed for him." β
Ning Xiaozhi took the money bag and went happily.
After a while, I saw the charcoal seller, after receiving the charcoal money, bowing to this side and thanking him, and then leaving the charcoal and leaving.
Li Xiangyi returned a salute.
After Ning Xiaozhi left a note, he knocked on the solemn door again, and after hearing someone open the door, he quickly returned.
Li Xiangyi led the second child away, didn't care about the janitor, after seeing the charcoal and the note, would he report it to his master, and really send this load of charcoal to the Taoist Academy.
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Just when Li Xiangyi and Er Xiao were walking on Fengdao Street, in the magnificent Qingwu Taoist courtyard in the center of the city, a middle-aged Taoist wearing a purple Taoist robe and a lotus crown on his head had a somewhat calm face.
Under the stone steps, there is a gray-robed Taoist who bows to the head.
"Gao Xing, you said that in the afternoon, a young Confucian student came to the city, spent a lot of money to buy food, and drove the beggars and poor people in the city to give rice porridge and steamed buns?" The middle-aged Taoist wearing a lotus crown asked coldly.
He is the master of this Taoist Academy, and he is also the Daomen National Teacher who rules the entire Qingwu Kingdom.
The gray-robed Taoist who bowed at the foot of the stone steps was the head of the Prison Star Academy, who was responsible for supervising the civil and military officials of the Qingwu Kingdom, and replied when he heard this: "Hui Yu Master, that's right, the Blue Dragon Star Lord and the Vermilion Bird Star Lord have both received the letter sent back by the Star Guardian Envoy, and the two Star Lords have personally gone to confirm it, and this matter is absolutely true. β
Bao Miao Zhenren frowned and said: "My Qingwu Kingdom is a well-known Dao country in the world, and all matters are handled by my Daomen, this Confucian student actually crossed the line?" Who gave him the guts? β
Suddenly, he glanced coldly at the head of the Prison Star Academy under the stairs: "The two masters of Qinglong and Vermilion Bird, have you found out where this inexplicable Confucian student came from?" What is the origin? β
The head of the Prison Star Academy raised his head and replied, "Shizun is worried that he is from the Confucian Academy?" Deliberately provoking trouble? β
Bao Miao Zhenren nodded: "Yes, if it is sent by the Confucian Academy, then this seat needs to immediately report this matter to the Dao Palace." β
"If not, then I, Qingwu Daoguo, am not just a Confucian who can reach out and intervene!"
Each continent has a Confucian palace, which is responsible for Confucianism in one continent, and although Nanmenghuazhou is a continent of Taoism, it is no exception.
For the Confucian Palace, the head of the three religions and the hundred schools, the Daomen Ancestral Court and the Daoist Palace do not care, but the Taoist temples below, especially the lower Taoist courtyards, are still quite fearful.
But it is also limited to the Dazhou Academy, and the Confucian academies below are not worth mentioning in the eyes of the major avenues and Taoist temples of Nanmenghuazhou.
After all, this is Nanmeng Huazhou, if even the academy under the Confucian Palace can't be suppressed, is it still a Daomen continent?
After understanding his master's attitude, the head of the Prison Star Academy replied: "The two masters of Qinglong and Vermilion Bird reported that the young Confucian had an extraordinary temperament and was suspected of being from a big family, but his appearance was extremely unfamiliar, and he was not a Tianjiao student of any academy. β
"But the realm should be good, the two star lords of Qinglong and Vermilion Bird can't see his depth, and the cat and a little girl who follows him are also very good."
"There is a portrait here, please take a look at it!"
Bao Miao Zhenren was a little surprised: "It's just a portrait, not even an image?" β
The head of the Prison Star Academy replied: "The little civet cat next to Confucianism is very sensitive, and as soon as the Prison Star Agents under the command of Qinglong and Vermilion Bird approached, they were detected by it, and in order to avoid exposure, they could only join the ranks of beggars and help cook porridge and distribute food." β
"In order not to startle the snake, the two masters of Qinglong and Suzaku did not dare to use video charms to rub their images, so they could only send painters to make portraits."
Although the reason is clear, Bao Miao Zhenren is still a little displeased: "Qinglong and Suzaku went to see it in person, and that's all, can't you even talk about the general realm?" β
"Back to the master, according to Qinglong and Suzaku, that young Confucian has an extremely strange aura, sometimes it looks like he has not entered school, and the next moment it seems to be extremely powerful, they speculate that he should be a secret treasure that conceals his aura, and the real realm should be between the eight and nine realms."
Bao Miao Zhenren frowned slightly.
As the national teacher of the Qingwu Kingdom, he is a great real person in the Ten Realms, and he is naturally not afraid of a young Confucian student in the Eighth or Nine Realms.
The only thing to be afraid of is the background of the other party.
If it's really from a wealthy family, it's going to be a bit tricky to kill.
He took the portrait presented by the head of the Prison Star Academy, glanced at it, and found that the young Confucian in the painting was really temperamental and unspeakably expensive.
"Could it really be the son and brother of a thousand-year-old family who went out to travel?" Bao Miao Zhenren was a little suspicious.
How could an ordinary Confucian student take a cat and a little girl and a scholar out to travel, isn't it too cumbersome?
"In this way, let our Majesty the monarch invite this Li Haoshu to the palace as a guest and explore his tone, if it is an ordinary Confucian student, you and His Majesty the monarch will join hands to deal with it."
"If it's really from a thousand-year-old family, give him a gift out of the country."
"And if it's from the Academy Palace, then I'll meet him in person!"
After thinking for a while, Bao Miao Zhenren gave an order.
"Obey the orders of the master!"
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Laiyi Inn in the north of the city.
Li Xiangyi and Er Xiao came to Yingxue and asked for two upper rooms.
After settling down, the cat national teacher jumped on the table, and the cat said to Li Xiangyun seriously: "Little Lizi, it's too cold tonight, I don't know when this snow will stop, Mao Mao thinks we can't do nothing, just wait for the little Taoist priest to come and deal with it." β
"Many people in the city are afraid that if they can't wait for the little Taoist priest to arrive, they will not be able to stand the cold and die."
Li Xiangyun replied: "You're right, what are you going to do?" β
The cat national teacher shook his head: "I don't know, you come to find a way, the cat is not very bright, it seems that before going to the candle to illuminate the cave, the cat is only responsible for fighting, and other things that need to be used are handed over to the emperor Lao'er and those old men in the court."
Li Xiangyi smiled: "Master Guoshi, you are actually very smart, but you are relatively young and a little lazy, and you don't want to use your brain." β
The cat's eyes rolled, and he wondered if Xiao Lizi was coaxing it.
Seeing that Li Xiangyi smiled and didn't say anything, he quickly reacted: "You have already thought of a way?" β
Li Xiangyi bowed: "Not bad." β
"What's the solution?"
Li Xiangyun didn't answer, and directly turned into a breeze, swept out of the window, and landed at the highest point of the inn.
The cat-cat national teacher took Ning Xiaozhi to follow.
"What are you doing here?"
Li Xiangyun still didn't answer, glanced at the night sky where the snow was still falling, and with a flick of his big sleeves, he saw thousands of mighty qi, scattered into the night wind, flying towards the entire Qingwu country, falling with the snowflakes, and blending into the bodies of those who were thinly clothed and hungry in their bellies.
"Sneak into the night with the wind, warm people silently, this method is good, but you can do this with the endless aura of Xiao Lizi, the cat will help you!"
The cat national teacher praised it, and then with a wave of his little paws, he released a steady stream of demon saint origins, turning into a vast warm current, merging into the mighty breeze of Li Xiangyi, warming the people of Qingwu who were hungry and cold.
Seeing this, Ning Xiaozhi raised his little eyebrows slightly, and couldn't help but say, "Big brother, I'm here to help you too!" β
Then she looked up at the snowy sky, and in a few moments, a bright moon appeared above the clouds.
The clear glow of the bright moon shines on the snow clouds in the sky, although it can't stop the heavy snow, but it makes those flying snowflakes no longer cold, but exudes a warmth.
"Twig, what are you?"
Li Xiangyun and Maomao looked at the little girl in surprise together.
The little girl smiled a little, a little embarrassed.
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A black-armored iron rider with a dazzling light rushed out of the Qingwu Palace.
The leader is the commander of the forbidden army of the Qingwu State.
There was also an old Taoist priest with a red face and strong spirits.
Soon this black-armored iron knight arrived at the Laiyi Inn, and with a wave of his hand, the majestic iron knights quickly dispersed and surrounded the entire inn.
(End of chapter)