Chapter 290 and Struggle
It's hard to turn a dog into a human, but if you want a person to become a dog, it's much easier, as long as you find the right way.
Saihazhi is just a small person, and when he got an opportunity that was not a chance, he was promoted from a "corpse mover" to half of Ji Gang's henchmen in front of him. For this kind of little person who has never seen the world, a beating, coupled with some coercion and intimidation, the ordinary means of coercion and temptation can be easily won.
But if the target is changed to an arrogant scholar who has read the books of sages and has a good reputation, the difficulty of this kind of person becoming a dog will be greatly increased, especially when this scholar goes to the court and becomes a high-ranking official in the ministry.
Qi Tai, who should have had a promising future, quietly came to the alley opposite the yamen of Fusi in Jinyi Weibei Town, dressed in a low-key coarse cloth robe, riding a gray cloth sedan chair, on a dark and windy night.
"Sir, it's here. The old butler said softly beside the sedan chair.
The sedan curtain opened a gap, and the upright face looked out, revealing a struggling look.
"Wait, let me think again, sir. ”
It was a difficult decision for Qi Tai. As long as he walked into the gloomy yamen opposite, everything he had insisted on in the past would become a joke, and even whether he would have a chance to gain a foothold in the court in the future was also between the two.
But he still came here, because his intuition said that he might not survive this storm that he couldn't see, and he chose to live instead of dying, but it was also because of this uncertain possibility, so he hesitated now, what if everything was just his own imagination? There is no regret medicine in the world that sells well.
The sweet taste made people feel peaceful and happy, Qi Tai took out a small packet of cane sugar from his arms, and the burnt yellow crystal powder was sent to his mouth, which calmed his restless mind a little, and sent him a warm feeling in the night breeze.
The old housekeeper and the two little servants who carried the sedan chair did not have this kind of treatment, so they could only hold their hands in the cold and stiffen up. At this time, it shows the benefits of having internal strength.
In the darkness of the corner, the two black shadows merged with the night, looking at the sedan chair coldly, chatting with the method of sound transmission that only each other could hear, until the third black shadow came, and then got down to business.
"The guy with the surname Sai is settled?"
"Miscellaneous one, no effort. Qian Kemu nodded, and tapped the sedan chair in the distance with his chin: "It's coming so soon? I thought it would be two days." ”
"It's too late. Li Caiyu pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled silently: "If he is smart enough, the emperor didn't see him yesterday, he should come over." ”
"I'm still so hesitant, I really deserve to die. Chu Burier on the side responded to the road.
"You can't say that, you don't read much, and you don't understand the so-called thing called the integrity of these big turbans. Qian Kemu shook his head.
"Why don't you understand?" Chu Shu'er glared: "I broke through the south wall for something that I didn't eat or drink inappropriately, and I didn't cry when I saw the coffin, isn't this called a temperament? But this is what they scream on weekdays, and our family has never seen anything that can really be done, and this Qi Tai can't either." Chu Shu'er shook his head, and then wondered: "It's strange, do you say that this surname Qi is blind or what, with the heart of being a dog, I don't know how to find a good master?"
"Good master, who is the master?" Li Caiyu asked rhetorically: "Don't forget, we are all cripples, and he has always been a famous pillar of the world." The news of hooking up with Jinyiwei is enough for him to die once, if he votes for our eunuchs, hehe, he might as well die. ”
"I'm afraid that this Ji Gang can't protect him. ”
"Of course we can't protect it, otherwise we won't be working in vain?"
"Look, it's out. Qian Kemu suddenly raised his hand and pointed, interrupting the conversation between the two.
The two raised their eyes to look, and sure enough, Qi Tai walked out of the sedan chair with the support of the old butler, paused for a moment, struggled, and walked towards the Longtan Tiger's Den in his eyes.
"Alright, he just goes in, saving us a lot of effort. Chu Shu'er smiled.
"Hmm. Li Caiyu also nodded and smiled: "The three chess pieces have fallen, and then we are waiting to kill the dragon." ”
"Let's go, you two will have a hard time coming out and have a drink with me?"
"Just waiting for your sentence, your Eight Treasures Arhat wine is so greedy for us. ”
With a slight touch, in the blink of an eye, the three people under the wall were gone. The old butler looked back as if he was aware of it, but he couldn't see anything.
In the inky night, Qi Tai struggled to survive, and in the Daoji Palace, Zhu Yunwen's inner torment was as good as that, and the choice of killing a friend of a teacher and friend was not so easy to decide.
Three feet and three inches of Dan furnace, gold and copper pouring.
Under the Dan furnace, on the two gossip splendid futons, Zhu Yunwen and Wan Congxin sat opposite each other.
Zhu Yunwen's expression was complicated, worried, hesitant, hesitant, and fearful, facing Wan Congxin, but his eyes never left the Dan furnace beside him from beginning to end.
"Your Majesty, your heart is quiet, Dan Fangcheng. Wan Congxin's eyes closed slightly, pinched his knees, and his voice echoed in this empty hall: "Poor Dao said that the dragon and tiger Da Luo Dan is the secret that will not be passed on in the end, the living dead, the flesh and bones. Although Gonggong Xu was seriously injured, as long as he took this pill, he would naturally decay and magical, and reshape the soul of heaven and earth. Why should Your Majesty be so sorrowful? ”
"Alas. Zhu Yunwen sighed heavily: "The Taoist chief doesn't know, my heart is now entangled by two robbery chains, and it is really difficult to be relieved." Ruyi's injuries aside, this is in the middle... ”
"Your Majesty. Wan Congxin opened his eyes and raised his hand, stopped Zhu Yunwen's words, and said with a smile: "The poor Tao is a person outside the party, and entering the palace to serve the king is considered to be in accordance with the number of days, if you meddle in the mortal world, it will go against the original intention of Taoism to cultivate the mind." ”
"Yes, yes, yes, I shouldn't be, and I ask the Taoist for forgiveness. Zhu Yunwen clasped his hands together and gave a Taoist salute.
"It doesn't matter. Wan Congxin waved his hand, looked at Zhu Yunwen with gentle eyes, and said: "Poor Dao doesn't want to get involved in the world, but he has lived for decades, and he can still talk to His Majesty about some feelings." ”
"Please advise the Taoist chief. Zhu Yunwen was dressed and said solemnly.
"Don't dare. Wan Congxin waved his hand again and said: "There is a saying in the Tao Te Ching, the good is like water, and all things are not disputed.
Life in the world, there are many worries, there are responsibilities, there are responsibilities, there are responsibilities, and there are responsibilities, and it is difficult to talk about it if you are not a monk.
Then can Your Majesty know the difference between a monk and a layman and a woman, and why can a monk better understand the Heavenly Heart Dao?"
"This... ”
Seeing Zhu Yunwen hesitating, Wan Congxin revealed the answer to the question: "Because the monk let go of his concern for the common name and only left his wish." ”
Wan Congxin's eyes were full of deep meaning, and he said quietly: "When it is broken, it is broken, if Your Majesty can also see through it, then the troubles will be gone." ”