In the Xuande Hall of Luoyang Palace, Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu held a silk book in his hand and slowly unfolded it, with only two lines of words in the book: "Shi Eun should be the ruling Jinwu, and marrying a wife should be Yin Lihua;

Liu Xiu's brows tightened after reading it, and then he slowly stretched out, and smiled at Lu Jiuzhong, the head of the eunuchs beside him: "Someone threatens me with my ideals and my descendants. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Jiuzhong, do you want to see him?"

Although Lu Jiuzhong did not see the content of the silk book, he could also infer from the master's tone that the content on it was not pleasant, and he said cautiously: "The slave obeys His Majesty's orders, if Your Majesty wants to see him, the slave will fight for his life to protect His Majesty's safety, if Your Majesty does not want to see him, the slave will take someone to arrest him and wait for His Majesty to dispose of it." ”

Liu Xiu suddenly changed the topic and said, "Jiuzhong, how long have you been with me?"

Lu Jiuzhong said without hesitation: "The servant was elected to the palace in the first year of Jianwu, and has been waiting for His Majesty for a full thirty-one years. Lu Jiuzhong knows his master's character, he is meticulous and cautious, once he makes a move, he is ruthless, he is always careful in the face of such a person, and he abides by his duty in everything.

Liu Xiu sighed: "Thirty-one years, more than half of my life, even you don't dare to give me advice, it seems that I have really become a loner!"

Lu Jiuzhong was prostrate on the ground, his head buried between his sleeves, and he didn't dare to say a word.

After a while, I heard Liu Xiu say: "You go to greet this Taoist leader on my behalf, and lead him to Dongguanlou!"

Lu Jiuzhong's body trembled imperceptibly, he straightened up half-straight, bent down and exited the hall.

Outside the gate of the Wangcheng Palace, looking at the majestic Luoyang Palace, Zhang Muxian couldn't help but sigh: "If you don't see the emperor's residence, you know the emperor of heaven, and you can do good deeds for a hundred generations to win the emperor, which is really difficult." Then he thought in his heart: "Kui Chen must have reported my situation to Liu Xiu without concealment, I wonder if this prince of cloth has the courage to see himself?"

Zhang Muxian opened his spiritual eyes and looked at the sky above the imperial city, and immediately saw a shocking scene, a five-clawed golden dragon with a long length was sleeping in the sky above the imperial city, and the majestic physique covered the entire imperial city in it, and there were dots of golden light floating in all directions, one by one into the golden dragon's body.

Zhang Muxian recognized that this five-clawed golden dragon was the dragon vein of the Eastern Han Dynasty, which was formed by the gathering of the power of the pious belief of hundreds of millions of people in the world in the Eastern Han Dynasty. ”

The golden dragon felt Zhang Muxian's gaze, turned his head suddenly, and the sky above the palace immediately changed, two lantern-sized eyes stared at Zhang Muxian, and scanned Zhang Muxian's whole body up and down, and then slowly turned his head and continued to sleep.

Zhang Muxian saw a sense of twilight in the eyes of this golden dragon, and said in his heart: "Could it be that Liu Xiu has a physical problem and is about to die? According to Ma Yuan, Liu Xiu is only in his fifties this year, so he shouldn't have died so early! It's a pity that he didn't read much in his previous life, and he doesn't know when Liu Xiu died." ”

"This Daoist, Your Majesty announced that you will go to Dongguanlou!" a shrill voice broke Zhang Muxian's contemplation.

Zhang Muxian raised his head and saw a fat eunuch like a rich man talking to him, his back slightly bent in a modest manner.

Zhang Muxian bowed his head and followed the eunuch into the imperial city. Although the eunuch was plump, he walked silently and landed silently, like a ghost.

Zhang Muxian carefully observed the way he walked, and saw that he stepped very low every time, first landing on the ground with his toes, his heels never connected with the ground, leaning forward slightly, his steps were light and agile, and he said in his heart: "This way of walking must have been trained for a long time, and this eunuch must have kung fu in his body, otherwise how can he grasp the balance of his body so well?"

The two of them didn't speak all the way, Zhang Muxian has been observing the layout of the palace, he didn't even visit the Forbidden City in his previous life, and now that he has the opportunity to see the real imperial city, how can he not take a tour? The eunuch is out of professional habits, so he is cautious and silent.

The eunuch took Zhang Muxian to Dongguanlou and kowtowed to Liu Xiu, who was reading on the side of the case, and said, "Your Majesty, the servant Lu Jiuzhong has brought this Taoist master by order." ”

Zhang Muxian straightened his body, looked at Liu Xiu, and met Liu Xiu's gentle gaze, seeing that he was thin and had three strands of flowing long beard under his chin, he praised in his heart: "Liu Xiu must have been a beautiful man when he was young." ”

Liu Xiu and Zhang Muxian touched their eyes, a smile appeared in the corner of their eyes, and they got up and said with a smile: "When I saw Dao Changzhen, I remembered the time when I was clothed, there were few rules, less restraints, and people were at ease. ”

Zhang Muxian said: "Poor Dao Zhang Muxian has seen Your Majesty!" said in his heart: "Is Liu Xiu reminding me to bow down?"

Liu Xiu's actions dispelled Zhang Muxian's doubts, and he grabbed Zhang Muxian's hand and explained: "My words are out of my heart, and the Taoist must not be suspicious. Most of my young acquaintances have been scattered, and when I see the Taoist, I can remember my youth, how can I not be happy in my heart?"

Zhang Muxian was brought to the side of the case by Liu Xiu, Liu Xiu was like a hospitable host, personally poured a cup of tea for Zhang Muxian, and then asked with a smile: "Where is the Dao Changxian Mansion?" I have always admired the high sages outside the world, and I often envy Emperor Gaozu for having the assistance of the Immortal Master of the Son. ”

Liu Xiu's words revealed two meanings, one was inquiring about Zhang Muxian's heels, and the other was extending an olive branch to Zhang Muxian, revealing the intention of soliciting, and it was difficult to grasp which of the two was true or false.

Zhang Muxian made a sharp move and said slowly: "The house is in the other mountain, and the clouds are deep and I don't know where!"

Liu Xiu, probably the emperor with the highest Chinese cultivation among Chinese emperors, understood the meaning of Zhang Muxian's words as soon as he was stunned, and praised: "Good poetry, good artistic conception!" and then never mentioned Zhang Muxian's mountain gate again.

Zhang Muxian said: "There is another poem in the poor road for Your Majesty to comment!" Seeing that Liu Xiu agreed, he chanted: "The Xuan room seeks to visit the ministers, and Jia Shengcai is even more incoherent." Pity the front seat in the middle of the night, and don't ask the common people to ask the ghosts and gods. If Your Majesty sees Jia Yi, will you ask the common people or the ghosts?"

Liu Xiu said without hesitation: "Of course I ask about ghosts and gods, the people in the world are in my heart, so why do I need to ask? ”

Zhang Muxian said sharply: "The poor road is here for the things of ghosts and gods, Your Majesty is wise and martial, why is he wronged five thousand loyal souls in the world?"

"What a dare, dare to be disrespectful to Your Majesty!" A sharp voice came into Zhang Muxian's ears, and the ghostly figure came to Zhang Muxian's side with the voice, and slapped Zhang Muxian's chest.

Zhang Muxian was hit by a palm, and the black shadow chased after him, and issued more than ten palms at Zhang Muxian's chest in a row, and then stopped in front of Liu Xiu.

Zhang Muxian was as light as a feather, fluttering to the ground, and praised the eunuch who made the shot: "Good kung fu!"