Chapter 2 The lonely country and the mountains wash out the strange face

The vast present and the ancient, accumulated into a heart of emotion, the lonely country, washed out the strange face.

- "Xiqing Essays"

Seeing that the Taoist chief of Sanqingshan came to visit, he said that the family was in a hurry and was busy entertaining. Xingyan Niang hurriedly took out the best wild tea leaves at home, rushed to the boiling mountain stream spring water, and served them to these Taoist chiefs, the Taoist priests in the mountains, in the eyes of Lao Zhangtou and his wife, they were like the gods.

I just heard that the long-known Wang Pan Daoist said that his family's horseshoe mountain was actually the famous mountain where the Taoist became an immortal. After Wang Pandao slightly blew the hot air on the teacup, he lowered his hand and stood aside, and asked respectfully:

"Since the Taoist chief said that this Horseshoe Mountain of my family is the immortal mountain of cultivation recorded in the classics, but why has it always been unknown? If the "Seven Records of Yunqi" indicates that this Taoist blessed land, Horseshoe Mountain, is in the territory of Poyang, Raozhou, why has this mountain of my family never been cared for?"

Now when I talk to these enlightened people, I am very respectful in my words, as if I am talking to the old teacher of that season, and I don't dare to have the slightest vulgar slang.

Hearing that this peasant boy was so elegant, Daoist Wang Pan couldn't help but be a little surprised, and after pondering the sobering question, Daoist Wang was a little embarrassed, and said:

"Ahem...... In fact, the poor Dao and other Taoist friends of the Sanqing Mountain are not unaware that the Horseshoe Mountain contained in the classics is in our Poyang; It's just that there are four or five hills on the boundary of Poyang, Raozhou, which are called 'Horseshoe Mountain'. Moreover, these horseshoe hills are full of low and unremarkable mounds and stone ridges, which are really too far away from the appearance of the blessed land of the immortal mountain. ”

"Oh~ That's it. This is indeed true!"

Recalling the original cold strength of his own horseshoe mountain, the young man couldn't help but nod his head yes.

I only heard the king Pandao man continue.

"Poor Dao came to visit this time, and he was asking for something. ”

Speaking of which, this Wang Pan Taoist has also been walking in various households for a long time, and his ability to observe words and colors is very good. After entering the house, he handed over to the Zhang family in a few words, and the king knew that the person who advocated big things in this family was not the head of the household, the old Zhang Tou, but the young man who was not weak. Therefore, Wang Dao said in his heart that the matter of visiting today will fall on this young man.

"I don't know what's going on?"

Hearing Daoist Wang Pan's question, the awakening was also a person with a clear mind, and he had already vaguely guessed the general meaning of the people in Sanqing Mountain.

Seeing the young man reply, this Wang Pan Dao couldn't drink the tea, put the pottery cup in his hand on the wooden table next to him, looked at the young man eagerly, and said:

"Little brother, this horseshoe mountain field, after this change, is now a strict scene, the weather is thousands of - this horseshoe mountain field, must be the horseshoe blessed land contained in my Taoist treasure book. And this blessed land of immortal mountains has its own hidden essence, which is of great benefit to the cultivation of people in my Taoism. For example, the leaders of our Daomen, Shangqing Palace and Miaohua Palace, are listed in the Luofu Mountain and Weiyu Mountain among the ten major caves of "Yunqi"; The ten caves are certainly a godsend, and this horseshoe blessed land is also extraordinary. All of you in my Three Puritans are committed to promoting Taoism - I wonder if my little brother can allow me to build a Taoist temple in Guishan to promote the true meaning of Taoism?"

"This, what the Taoist chief said, opens the boy's eyes, and can help Taoism promote Taoism, which is also the wish of my generation......"

Although he had already expected the intention of these Taoist masters, he saw that this famous master of Sanqing Mountain spoke so humbly to himself, and he was so promising, and he was so promising, and he felt a little flattered for a while;

Seeing the young man's gentle words, Daoist Wang Pan was immediately overjoyed, and hurriedly glanced at the disciple standing behind him. The disciple was very obedient, and quickly untied the blanket that was diagonally on his shoulders, put it on the several cases in front of him, and then untied it with his hands and feet.

Xingyan didn't understand what he meant, and looked over with his eyes--Ah, I saw that in the cloth wrapping, there were a lot of horseshoe gold and silver lying there;

Wang Pan pointed to the table full of gold and silver, and said:

"If Your Excellency agrees, the gold and silver will belong to the Zhang family. ”

When he saw so much gold and silver, he was overjoyed, and said in his heart:

"I'm ashamed! I didn't expect to see so much gold and silver~ It's not as good, so I agreed!"

Seeing the young man's happy demeanor, Wang Pan secretly rejoiced in his heart:

"Hey~ At the end of the day, he is a young man in the mountains, and he has never seen anything in the world; if these gold and silver are these, he can buy this mountain farm, and it is really worth it - in the future, in the name of this immortal blessed land, when he goes to exorcise evil spirits and catch demons for others, I don't know how much more silver taels he can earn!"

It turned out that the Sanqing Sect on the Sanqing Mountain in Poyang was not a sect that concentrated on cultivating the Tao; although it beared the name of the Sanqing, it only did some things to help the people dip in water, and relied on those few talismans to coax people and accumulate some money. This time, when I heard about the strange thing that rose from the ground near Horseshoe Mountain, Wang Pan, the head of the three Puritans, immediately felt that there was an opportunity to take advantage of it - if you build a few Taoist temples on the mountain that has been mentioned in this Taoist classic, and use this as the name, when the people in the sect go out to walk in the future, they will definitely be worth double!

Although there is indeed such a record in the Taoist "Yunqi Qijian", the head of the Sanqing Dynasty is only focused on money, and Wang Pandao actually does not think so. Fang Cai's sanctimonious words, saying that he wanted to promote the true righteousness of Taoism, were just to coax this mountain boy's rhetoric.

Of course, this young man didn't know these inside things, and now he only felt the cuteness of these gold and silver ingots in front of him. Just listen to him say:

"This ...... Although he is loved by the Taoist chief, this matter is very important, and my father still needs to make the decision. ”

"What the little brother said is very true. ”

Hearing the young man's words, Wang Panxin said, "This is done!" for he glanced at the simple mountain hunter beside him, and now he was stunned when he looked at the many gold and silver. Obviously, he had never seen so much money, and he was already excited.

Just as the young man was about to inquire about his father, he heard a sudden commotion outside the door, and then someone shouted:

"Raozhou is too guarded!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw an official in a robe and a high-quality official, and four or five martial arts attendants also followed.

At first glance, when the county magistrate came to visit, all the people in this house were panicked. The Taoist priest Wang Pan hurriedly left his seat, gathered up the gold and silver on the table, and stood aside with everyone.

Xingyan and Wang Pan and others were about to bow down, but they saw that the Taishou waved his hand and stopped everyone from saluting.

At that moment, there was an entourage that lined up the carved wooden chairs that they carried with them, placed them on the upper position, and let the Taishou sit down.

"Who are these Dao Masters?"

After taking his seat, this Taishou Lord immediately saw these Taoist priests in Sanqing Mountain, and couldn't help but ask questions.

"Lord Dare to Lao asked-a few poor Daoists, it is the Taoist priest in Sanqing Mountain in Poyang County. ”

"Oh...... Sanqingshan?"

As soon as this word was mentioned, the Taishou expression was immediately solemn and asked:

"In this way, a few Taoist masters are the people of the Three Puritans?"

Seeing Taishou like this, and not knowing what he thought in his heart, Daoist Wang Pan had no choice but to nod and say yes:

"Poor Dao is the head of the three puritans, Wang Pan. ”

"Oh, the king, this official has heard many gentry tell that the people under your sect do not abide by the Taoist duty, and often use unspoken words to confuse the foolish man and the woman, so as to accumulate moneyβ€”is there such a thing?"

"My lord, I have always been courteous and law-abiding, so ......"

That Wang Panzheng pulled his face white to defend himself, but it was the Taishou who waved his hand and signaled him not to continue:

"Let's not argue, this official is not here for this matter - I just looked at the gold and silver on your table, I think I want to buy the Zhang family and build a Taoist temple on this horseshoe mountain, right?"

didn't wait for Wang Pan to answer, this Taishou said sharply:

"Today, this official said that the matter of these three Puritans building a temple in Horseshoe Mountain will have to be mentioned again in the future. Master Wang, you still stay on Sanqing Mountain, restrain the sect members in the sect, and concentrate on the Tao is the right way - now you wait and retreat first!"

After saying that, he threw away his sleeves and waved away the people of Sanqing Mountain.

Not to mention that Wang Pan and the others were cold all over their bodies, and they retreated with shame on their faces; this Raozhou Taishou, who had just spoken violently with the people of the Sanqing Sect, turned to talk to the Xingyan family, but his words were kind and gentle.

This Lord Raozhou Taishou expressed his intention to the Xingyan family in a few words.

It turned out that Yao Taishou of Raozhou City, on the second day of the change in Horseshoe Mountain, reported this strange event to the imperial court as auspicious from heaven. Today, this Yao Taishou finally got free, so he came to this Horseshoe Mountain to see what was going on.

Awakening eloquence has always been given, and recently it has gone through a lot of the world, but it is not very stage fright. After Yao Taishou asked the Zhang family about Horseshoe Mountain, Xingyan stepped forward and told Taishou what he saw that night. This young man has always had a clear mind, and he explained the ins and outs of this matter very clearly. In addition, after all, he had studied in the school for several years, and he now described the earth shaking, the moon rings like obscurity, the light dancing, and the abruptness of the strange mountains that night, vividly, and it was so that Yao Tai couldn't hold his head.

After the awakening speech was finished, Yao Taishou smiled and asked with a pleasant face:

"Listening to the little brother's story, but it seems that he has read some poetry books?"

"The kid studied under Mr. Ji of the Ji family private school in Raozhou City. ”

Xingyan replied politely.

"No wonder, no wonder, the old master and the official have also been contacted a few times that year, and the moral article is very good. ”

"It seems that the boundary of my Raozhou is really beautiful mountains and rivers, and the people are outstanding, just look at the weather of the little brother of the Zhang family, you can also know that this Horseshoe Mountain is really the land of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon!"

When I heard it, I was terrified. But it was Yao Taishou who waved his hand, stopped the humility of the young man, got up and left his seat, paced out of the cramped grass house, and came to the stone lawn on the side of Horseshoe Mountain in front of the house.

Taishou looked at the rugged Horseshoe Mountain in front of him, and then looked at the rolling hills and ravines in the distance for a while, and turned back to the people behind him and sighed:

"How can this official be virtuous? In the territory of Raozhou under the rule of this rule, not only are all the people naturalized, but there are also such gentle and courteous young people in the mountains and wilderness, which can be said to be educated and classless. ”

Speaking of which, the left and right entourages all say yes, and all of them are too diligent and prudent. Hearing everyone's praise, Yao Taishou waved his hand and said to the continuous hills and ravines in front of him:

"This is not the work of this official; the current situation in Raozhou depends on the Shengming of today, and on the other hand, it also depends on the favor of God - in just a few months, there have been two auspicious things in Raozhou City; what can I explain if this is not the favor of God?"

Everyone nodded in appreciation.

However, the young man, who was not far away, hesitated for a moment when he heard this, and asked:

"Dare to ask Lord Taishou, I don't know what other auspicious things I have in Raozhou City besides this Horseshoe Mountain?"

"Heh~ The little brother of the Zhang family has never heard of it,"

It seems that this parent official has a really good impression of Xingyan, and when he asked him, he explained with a pleasant face:

"In the middle of November last year, the Zai of Lu County, Poyang County, sent someone to report that the Poyang Lake under his jurisdiction was under his jurisdiction, and on the night of Renshen Yuewang, many people faintly heard that there was a burst of fairy music on the Poyang Lake, and there were wonderful songs and harmonious songs. According to a group of listeners, the music is ethereal and ethereal, and it is not audible in the world. Later, some good deeds followed the sound, but they could not find the one who played the music. At first, some people did not believe it, but there were many people in Poyang County who heard about it, and even some people in Shinan County heard about the fairy sound, so the official had to believe it. ”

Therefore, the official prepared an article to present this matter to the court, and he was encouraged by the saint. ”

"This time, it seems that the fairy music is indeed not a nonsense, first there is the treasure pine cone wine that reaches the heavens, then there is the ethereal fairy music, and then there is the current horseshoe mountain - I wait for this Raozhou boundary, it is really a rare land, auspicious and endless!"

"I seeβ€”what you say is very good, thank you for your advice!"

Xingyan heard the matter of the fairy music, and couldn't help but move in his heart, and secretly calculated - he~ The fairy music auspicious rui that Lord Taishou said, there is **, but it was that night that he and the dragon palace princess Lingyi'er, the jade flute of the two of them were reconciled.

"Hehe! If you want to come to this world, most of the auspicious things are like this!"

Not to mention that Xingyan smiled secretly in his heart, that Yao Taishou was quite interested, and specified that he wanted to accompany Xingyan to visit this horseshoe mountain. The boy happily obeyed his fate.

Blowing the breeze blowing on the high mountain, this Raozhou Taishou seemed to feel something in his heart, and turned his head to the young man beside him and said:

"Although this official reads the sage poetry book, but also quite familiar with the art of people; these days I have also heard some rumors about the little brother, and now I will see the demeanor of the little brother of the Zhang family again, hehe, Your Excellency said, I am afraid it is not the thing in the pool!"

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