Chapter 1 Foolish Dreams and Lost Immortals
White Yujing in the sky, five cities on the twelfth floor. The immortals caressed my top, and my hair was immortalized.
Thirty years ago, Emperor Daqian was mediocre, wanted to seek the elixir of life, indulged in Fang Xian, and did not go to court for ten years, resulting in the abandonment of the national government, the chaos in the world, and the rise of the princes.
However, the Universiade Dynasty was founded for ten years, Emperor Guang was assassinated, the thirty-six-year-old prince Jinyunyang ascended the throne, twenty years have passed, Emperor Yang is nearly sixty years old, and the old age is coming, and he has also stepped on the old path of the emperor of the previous dynasty, indulging in Fang Xian, bathing in longevity, alchemy and burning mercury all day long, summoning Fang Xian Warlock, and has not been in court for three years.
Wenxian County, Wenguo Mansion, Zhang's.
Vermilion copper nail gate, a pair of high white jade unicorns in front of the door, a roll of jade slips in the mouth of the unicorn, symbolizing auspiciousness, the unicorn spits out the book of the saint, dozens of sturdy warrior guards next to the door, wearing armor, glaring angrily, highlighting the majesty of the Wenguo Mansion.
In the east of the Wenguo Mansion, an antique attic towers, and the door plaque is inscribed: Library Building.
As a famous family with a century-old scholarly fragrance, the collection of tens of thousands of books in the Wenguo Mansion is neatly arranged on the shelves, and several young people who look like bachelors are busy among the bookshelves, sorting out the book catalog, so that the clansmen can read books.
"Have you heard, the little fool has withdrawn from the marriage? While sorting out the books, he chatted and talked about the affairs of the house.
"I heard that, it was the day before yesterday. A person next to him accosted him, lowered his voice and said: "I don't know which nerve of the little fool is stupid again, so I wrote a letter of divorce and asked Uncle Liu to send someone to the Yujing Prince's Mansion." β
"Yes, yes, I wrote a divorce letter, the little fool can't even hold the pen steadily, the writing is crooked, the whole article is just a few words, and at first glance, the little fool wrote it himself. β
"Fortunately, the prince was magnanimous and didn't care about this matter, and sent someone to send the divorce letter back, otherwise the palace would not know about it. β
"The little fool is really stupid, he actually quit the marriage, the county lord of Qingyao is the first beauty in Yujing......"
"It's a pity to let this little fool spoil ......"
The more the young people talked, the more angry they became, and their voices became louder and louder, wishing that they had married the county lord of Qingyao.
A person next to him hurriedly reminded: "You should be quiet, Madame has issued a strict order, not to publicize this matter, don't let outsiders see the jokes of our Wenguo Mansion." β
Hearing this, several people became even more angry, letting a fool inherit the title of duke, there are still few jokes over the years, and they feel ashamed to go out.
In the corner on the other side of the bookshelf, a thin boy of sixteen or seventeen years old, dressed in brocade clothes and a hosta, sat on the ground against the bookshelf, holding a book in his hand, but his eyes were blank, the expression on his face was demented, and the hand holding the book kept shaking, so that people knew that he was a fool at a glance.
This fool seems to be the grandson of Wen Guogong and the current heir to the title of Guogong Mansion, Zhang Xian.
Zhang Xian listened to the conversation, his face was expressionless, stupid and sluggish, but he secretly said in his heart, maybe it was the reason for reincarnation, this body was like a disconnection with the soul, he used all his strength to move slightly, and was regarded as an imbecile fool.
However, the sage cloud, blessings and misfortunes lurk, and misfortunes and blessings rely on, it is precisely because he is a fool that he has lived until now.
Behind the prosperity of the Wenguo Mansion, it is gloomy, accompanied by the king like a tiger, the Zhang family is a famous family with a hundred years of scholarly fragrance, the descendants are prosperous, and the protΓ©gΓ©s and former officials are all over the court and the opposition, 30 years ago, the first Wenguo Gong, that is, his current grandfather, assisted Emperor Guang to calm the world and protect the family through the troubled times.
However, the birds are exhausted, the good bow is hidden, the rabbit is dead and the dog is cooked, most of the heroes of the country have been killed, in order to protect the family, his grandfather has successfully retired, closed the door at home, pretended to be addicted to the art of Fang Xian, did not ask about everything, and escaped a catastrophe.
Later, his grandfather died, his father Zhang Er inherited the title, Emperor Yang sent an edict to give marriage, trying to control the Zhang family by marriage, his father also pretended to be obsessed with Fang Xian, on the grounds of monkhood, refused to give marriage, but later, his father went up the mountain to cultivate, met a Taoist aunt, that is, his mother, the two fell in love, became a Taoist couple, and then there was him.
When Emperor Yang learned of this, Long Yan was furious, and secretly poisoned his mother, and in the name of Xu Xian, he issued an edict to marry again, and his father was forced to accept it, which is now Jinyun Xiu, who is now in power in the Wenguo Mansion, but his father never had sex with Mrs. Xiu, but Mrs. Xiu was pregnant, and then his father died of illness, in fact, he was also assassinated and poisoned.
He was two years old at the time, and he had already been seen to be a fool, so he escaped, and his father passed the title to him before he died, and Mrs. Xiu showed virtue and virtue in order to control the Wenguo Mansion in the name of righteousness, and has always treated him like her own son.
Because he was regarded as a fool, he followed Mrs. Xiu like his own son, and Mrs. Xiu was defenseless against him, and he had long understood these behind-the-scenes conspiracies.
As for his marriage contract with the county lord of Qingyao, the county lord of Qingyao is the daughter of the prince, and in order to protect him, since his father can't hide, he can only connect with the powerful and take the initiative to take refuge in the crown prince, and the crown prince promised this family affair in order to get the support of the power of the Wenguo Mansion.
He is eighteen years old this year, and the marriage contract is coming soon, he understands in his heart that he is just a fool, with the title of Duke Wenguo, he has no power and no power, if he really marries the county lord of Qingyao, the consequences can be imagined.
And he knew that the prince had long regretted this matter, but as the prince, he was afraid of his reputation, and he had already made a decision, and he would never regret it, but under the banner of benevolence, righteousness and morality, he called it the postponement of the Wenguo Mansion, which made the prince greatly praised by the literati.
"The first beauty in Yujing, it's a pity that she can't bear it, and she can't even get out of her marriage. β
Zhang Xian was depressed in his heart, and wanted to stay away from the Wenguo Mansion and these dark dangers, but his physical condition made it difficult to even walk, let alone other things.
"Hey...... I still concentrate on reading books, hoping to find a cure. β
He sighed in his heart, so he had to hold the book in his hand, raised his hand with difficulty, his arm kept shaking, and finally turned the next page and continued reading.
This book is the book of Fang Xian Dao left by his father, and Fang Xian has five skills: mountain, medicine, life, phase, and divination.
The mountain is an immortal way, and a person is an immortal by the mountain, practicing spells in order to live forever.
Medicine is medicine, collecting medicine and alchemy, burning talismans and turning water, curing all kinds of diseases, and driving away evil diseases.
Life is numerology, which expounds the truth of life.
Phase is physiognomy, phase people, phase horses, phase swords, phase jade, phase yin, etc., from the surface to observe the inside.
Divination is divination, divination to the heavens, asking ghosts and gods, and predicting good fortune and misfortune.
Ordinary people believe in Fang Xian, they are all superstitious ghosts and gods, they use Xuan to say their fate, use magic to obtain glory and wealth, and hope for immortality, completely ignoring the true meaning of Fang Xian.
His grandfather's father pretended to be obsessed with Fang Xian to avoid trouble, but he didn't pretend to be all, but really studied Fang Xian, but unlike ordinary people, his grandfather and father were mainly based on medical skills.
There is a note in the Taoist book: The more exquisite the medical skills, the more you understand the subtlety of the human body, but the more you understand that there is no ghost and god chaos, even if the spell is successful, it is still following the laws of the human body, opening up the mystery of the human body, not the chaos of ghosts and gods.
This view is quite reliable, thinking that it is the potential of the human body, and in his grandfather's medical books, there are also many mysterious acupuncture and prescriptions, but they all have to be combined with charms.
He wanted to try it, and the dead horse was regarded as a live horse doctor, but his body couldn't even hold the pen steadily, and he couldn't speak flexibly, so he had no hope of drawing talismans and chanting mantras, and he couldn't do acupuncture, so he could only go to the pharmacy to get the medicine and chew it.
He had already taken many medicines, but none of them worked, so he had to find another way.
Turning another page, a line of handwriting came into view: "If you are too frightened, or you have suffered a trauma, or you have lost your soul, and you are confused, you should open the altar, burn incense, draw talismans, and recite a spiritualist charm...... If the soul is still confused after summoning the soul, or the soul is damaged after being lost, the soul should be nourished and rested, or the soul and body are not fused, the soul should be suppressed with a soul calming charm and the requiem mantra should be recited......"
"Soul Charm, Requiem Charm? This situation is similar to me. β
Thinking about this passage, his soul was not lost, but it was not fused, and he could recite the requiem mantra.
Over the years, he couldn't do anything other than read books, and in this library, there were many Taoist books collected by his grandfather and father, and he could be regarded as reading Fang Xianqun's books, and these spells had long been familiar with them.
But he couldn't speak flexibly, and he couldn't recite mantras at all.
"Hey...... That's a good thing. β
He cried out in his heart, raised his hand vigorously, and trembled to turn to the next page.
Unconsciously, it was getting late, the bell tower came from the sound of the bronze bell, the lanterns and candles in the house were bright, he trembled and stood up, took difficult steps, slowly put the book back on the shelf, and walked outside.
The young people who sorted out the books had already finished their work, and the guards by the door had changed shifts, led by a middle-aged man, leading two young juniors, according to the generation, this middle-aged man was Zhang Xian's cousin, named Zhang Yan, and the library was an important family place, and it was managed day and night.
Seeing Zhang Xian trembling and walking out, the two young people were disgusted, but Zhang's family is a scholarly family, and they have been scholars for generations, and they are the most important people in benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, and filial piety, and they are called little fools in private, but at this time, there are elders beside them, and no one dares to offend them in person.
"I've seen Shao Guogong. The two young men saluted and greeted each other respectfully.
"Huh...... Hehe...... Free, free...... Waiver ......"
Zhang Xian's face was happy, but he grinned, his face trembled, and he spoke hard, and finally finished a sentence, like a stupid fool, and then walked outside, but the threshold of the gate was a little high, Zhang Xian almost tripped over, and raised his feet tremblingly and wanted to step over.
Seeing this, the two young people couldn't help but chuckle, the little fool is really stupid, he can't even cross the threshold, it's really a shame for their country's mansion, but this fool likes to read, often comes to the library, holds the book in a daze all day, and doesn't know what he's reading, maybe this is a fool.
Zhang Xianren stupidly understood, where could he not see the ridicule of these two people, he had to secretly hate in his heart, these people took the money of the Guogong Mansion, but forgot that the Guogong Mansion was his, not these people's.