Open the book and travel for thousands of years, drinking wine in the mountains.

- Anonymous

The more he recalled the solemn expression when Lao Dao taught the book, the more excited Xingyan became, and he immediately sat up, took out the "Shangqing Sutra", and prepared to study it carefully. With excitement and even a pilgrimage, he turned the title page and looked at it from the beginning. This Shangqing Sutra, the previous scriptures transcribed in block letters, are some methods of purifying and calming the mind, and they are also mixed with many expositions of Taoist thoughts. These moral views are thought to be the Taoist doctrine respected by the Shangqing Palace. It can be seen from between the lines that the Qing Palace on Luofu Mountain has great respect for Taoist patriarch Laozi Zhuangzi and others.

After reading it for a while, I felt that it was beneficial to open the book, and I couldn't help but praise it:

"Well, it is worthy of being the largest sect in the world, and it really deserves its name! This introductory scripture alone is already extremely useful! If you come to say that you have some insomnia, these methods of tranquility are just right!"

I don't know if it's the result of long-term training in reading poetry books, or if I'm looking forward to the last two chapters more, Xingyan browses the previous content very quickly. Soon, he turned to the last few pages of what seemed to be a rare thing to hear from the old man.

"Uh! Why is this part of the writing so ugly? The old calligraphy is not so bad!" Xingyan couldn't help frowning a little as he looked at the crooked and scribbled font. Putting aside his complaints about calligraphy, he began to carefully study the content of "refining divine products". I saw that at the beginning of this page of hemp paper, two sentences were written in a crazy font:

"What is 'refining gods'? Those who refine gods also refine gods.

How to 'refine the gods'? Don't refine the gods, that is, refine the gods. ”

Only these two sentences make the awakening head incomparable!

Wouldn't it?! What kind of mystery is that the old way is doing? The opening chapter is actually two nonsense. I thought it was some kind of masterpiece, but it turned out to be a confused spell. Well, when I think about it, this inexplicable tone is really a bit like the old Qinghe Dao who likes to pretend to be a ghost and play tricks!

Thinking of this, Xingyan hurriedly flipped back, and when he reached the beginning of the "Turning Void Chapter", sure enough, there were these two sentences at the beginning:

"What is 'turning into emptiness'? Those who turn into emptiness also turn into emptiness.

How can we 'dissolve the void'? Do not dissolve the void, that is, dissolve the void. ”

The greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment, seeing that the awakening here has been a little angry, quickly turned directly to the last page, and wanted to see if there was a payment for the "Qinghe Immortal Drunk Book"!

It's just that this time he was wrong. The last page was blank and empty. The corner of my eye swept away inadvertently, but I saw the last sentence of this scripture "Turning Fiction into Fiction":

“...... Refining the god of chaos in heaven and earth, and turning the cosmic discordant qi. The ultimate way of heaven, for the way of heaven. The gods are vast, and they are also capable. ”

"Ah, Lao Dao's tone is not small!"

has been determined to be written by the old Taoist Qinghe, and Xingyan can't help but feel funny in his heart.

It's just that when I think about it again, can the old man have such great courage? And when I think of the way the old man looked when he taught the book, it really didn't seem like he was playing tricks on him—although this unscrupulous old man tricked him to have fun, not once or twice.

"Don't worry about the old way, or wait for me to go back and take a closer look. ”

Anyway, it's idle, so Xingyan rekindled a glimmer of hope to see what the specific content was written in the end.

At this glance, Xingyan really saw some doorways. For example, these two chapters of the scriptures, compared with the pure heart and calm mantras in the previous part of the Shangqing Sutra, are not only different in calligraphy, one is extremely ugly and the other is extremely beautiful, but also in terms of grammar style. The previous mantras of purifying the heart, the calligraphy is peaceful, the writing is even, and although there are many expositions of Taoist teachings, they are more about some specific methods of meditation and calming the mind. For example, in this mantra of purifying the heart, the narrative is often based on the meridians and acupuncture points of the human body, and the names of the parts of the human body that are often quoted by physicians can also be seen in the scriptures, such as the dantian, the sea of qi, the heavenly pillar, the jade pillow, the mud pill, the divine court, the magpie bridge, the heavy building, the descending palace, and so on. In this mantra of purifying the heart, there is a sentence like this:

“...... The blood is smooth, and the limbs are all strong. If you can reconcile the breath, descend in the sea of qi, and rise in the mud, then the qi is harmonious and calm, and the water and fire have the power to help you, which is the way to cultivate the true cultivation. ”

Compared with the previous heart-purifying mantra, the latter "refining gods" and "dissolving voids" are very different. Not only is the writing unrestrained, but there is no specific method, it seems to be only expounding the Taoist doctrine. Fortunately, Xingyan has also been exposed to some Taoist classics before, and it is not very difficult to understand some basic Taoist principles. It's just that Xingyan took the classics he had read in the past in his mind and these two articles one by one, and felt more and more that many of the ideas in the two texts in front of him were shocking.

However, this is not a big deal for this sixteen-year-old boy with a lively surname. Not only does it not reject and resist, but it feels refreshing. On the contrary, if you really change to another Taoist scholar of Jingdao Studies, you will inevitably denounce these as ridiculous and strange theories, and even think that these are already deviant heresies.

After reading it carefully, I realized that these two verses were not as pure as I had imagined. For example, there is the following text at the end of the refining product, which explains the first two sentences:

"The method of refining gods, don't refine gods. If you don't go, you can't do anything. Therefore, refining the gods is only doing nothing. This inaction is not the other's inaction: those who have no intention and do nothing, are stupid, those who have no intention to do something, nature is also, those who have intention to do something, the worldly people are also, and those who have the intention to do nothing are also heaven and man. Refining gods without doing anything, the way of heaven and man is also. However, if it is not for the fate of heaven and man, and the induction of heaven and man is given, then refining the gods is also like a mirror, and the flow is nonsense.

So it's the hardest. My age is also known as the ancient age, but I have never seen a complete meritor. If you are destined to stop the autumn insects of a summer, or you are destined to know the ice and snow in the world, you can't see it with your own ears. The sorrow of this mayfly is also. ”

After some reading, Xingyan knew from this "refining god product" that the god of refining was the chaotic qi that was the mother of heaven and earth. Taishang Laozi once described: "There are things that are mixed, and they are born from nature." Lonely and lonely, reading without changing, traveling around without dying, can be the mother of heaven and earth. ”

It's just that after reading the sobering words of the "Tao Te Ching", I feel a little strange that there is no mention of Lao Tzu in this whole text, which is very strange. You must know that since the Taoist patriarch has mentioned it, there is no reason not to mention it in this Taoist scripture.

But doubts are doubts, and the young man who has been reading the Bible for a long time finally found something useful for himself:

“...... I don't know its name. The strong name is called 'Dao Li', and the strong word is called 'Taihua'. Words "too" show its greatness, and words "Hua" show its worship. ”

When I read this, I was happy in my heart: I was worried that the strange power of flowing water in my body could not be called, so now I can call it "Taihua Dao Force"!

The happy young man was about to continue to read the "Fiction Chapter", but suddenly heard someone knocking on the door.

I heard the "aggressive" knock on the door, and I remembered that it was almost time to start eating. Thinking that there should be a familiar little guy who saw that he didn't go, he ran to call. When I think of this, I feel more and more hungry in my belly. The young man, who was already a little dizzy, quickly got up, hid the "Shangqing Sutra", shook his sleeves, and went to open the door.

When Xingyan opened the door, he saw that it was not a familiar little guy, but the Ying'er who had just "bumped" into him in the afternoon. The little maid was now looking at him with a grin.

"Ho, who am I talking about~ It turned out to be Ying'er. It's time to eat, right?"

The boy didn't know what this little girl was doing when she came to find him.

"Well, it's time to eat. I didn't come to you for this. I just heard great news to tell you, but I waited until you didn't come to dinner, so I came here to find you!"

Looking at Ying'er's impatient expression, it seems that there is really something good.

"Oh? What's the news?"

Then the hungry boy muttered in a low voice:

"Uh~ What's the good news besides the meal......"

"That's great news! And it has a lot to do with you!"

Seeing that the young man seemed to be lacking in interest, Ying'er hurriedly poured beans into a bamboo tube and told Xingyan the news he had just heard, like a treasure:

"When Fang Ying'er was handing out the wine outside, I heard the officials who came to drink the flower wine say that the emperor has exempted the mountain people in the suburbs of Raozhou from money and food for three years! The will has just arrived in Raozhou City this afternoon, and the notice has not yet had time to post it!"

"Wow!

The sober words at first hearing the good news were ecstatic:

"Little sister Ying'er, thank you for coming to tell me!"

In a good mood, the awakening words are a little unscrupulous, and even my sister is called!

"Well, Ying'er didn't lie to you!"

Seeing Xingyan's happy appearance, this little girl was also infected and smiled. However, when she came, she muttered in a low voice:

"People are not small!"

Of course, the rejoicing young man did not hear this.

When the excitement passed a little, Xingyan asked Ying'er what was going on. After all, now that the four seas are peaceful, it is not as rare as when the war has just ended, and this matter of free money and grain is really rare; not to mention, now that the scene of Raozhou is clean and peaceful, and there is no natural disaster [***] happening, there is really no reason to give free money and grain here, and it is three years to be exempted. In addition, it is said that the people who are exempted from money and food are the mountain people outside Raozhou City, which is even more strange. After the big joy, the young man couldn't help but be a little suspicious of the real surname of the little girl's news, and began to inquire carefully.

However, it seems that this little maid Ying'er is only a glimpse, and she has not been able to stay next to those officials for long, so although she swears that this matter is true, she is not very clear about the specific reason, and she can't say anything.

Seeing that she was sober and asked, Ying'er put her fingers against her cheeks and crooked her face to think. But after thinking about it for a long time, I only remember hearing that it seemed that the imperial court was going to levy pine cone wine or something, and I didn't hear anything else. Seeing this little girl's situation, Xingyan stopped asking questions and went to the dining hall with her to eat.

Although everyone in this Huayue Building took turns to eat, there were also many people who dined with Xingyan. What Ying'er said just now about the free money and food of the people of Raozhou for three years is really not trivial, and it is completely different from the ordinary boring talk, so naturally, everyone is happy to talk at this dinner table!

It's just that everyone is a small citizen after all. The men and women in front of him all felt that they were the most authoritative in this news, and they often saw people say the truth, and between the words, they spoke vividly, as if the holy decree had been passed down by his own hands. On the basis of the information they had obtained from hearsay, they thoroughly and meticulously excavated the reasons behind this sudden decree and made a final analysis and judgment on the basis of their own life experience.

Among them, if there are relatives living in the mountains outside Raozhou City, they are even happier as if they have won the lottery, and they only grin and giggle, and the smile on their faces cannot be held back. After all, for them, this is a great thing that is rare in their lives! Seeing them overjoyed, the others will not be sarcastic, but will only sincerely congratulate and congratulate them, after all, this is a good thing on the entire Raozhou ground! Although most of the people present here did not directly benefit, the so-called imperial grace, which was personally promulgated by the current emperor Chrysostom, was indeed a great glory at that time. In this Raozhou capital and county, from the well-dressed gentry to the peddlers and pawns, everyone will feel that they have a lot of face; in the future, in front of outsiders, they will be more confident in speaking!

The so-called universal celebration, now in the entire Huayue Building, whether it is the people in the building or the guests who come to the door, they are laughing inside and out, filled with a strong joy. Aunt Xia, the proprietress of Huayue Building, learned the news, and specially added an extra small jar of rice wine to each table. For a while, all the tables on the table of Huayuelou were staggered, you came and went, and the sound of congratulations was endless.

At this time, the young man said that his face seemed to be smiling, and he was poured several glasses of wine, but his face was a little red. In the midst of the noise of everyone at this table, Xingyan probably understood what was going on. It turned out that the Son of Heaven of the current dynasty now had a decree to go to the Taishou Office of Raozhou, specifying that the Raozhou government should pay tribute to the pine fruit wine produced in its suburbs; at the same time, as compensation, the mountain people of Raozhou were specially exempted from taxes, money and grain for three years.

After roughly understanding the reason, everyone praised the current emperor for his deep compassion for the people, but also made all kinds of speculations about the origin of this holy decree. Some people say that the pine cone wine produced in Raozhou is naturally stained with the light of feng shui and contains the aura of Raozhou, which is naturally extraordinary! If it were not for its fine quality, would it be able to alarm the saints of today? As soon as such speculation came out, it immediately won the unanimous approval of all the Raozhou fathers and elders present, and the voices of echoing were endless.

What's more, some people have even extended this, saying that the pine cone wine produced in Raozhou is a panacea and a jade liquid elixir, which can cure all diseases! Occasionally, some people raise a small question, saying that even if our pine cone wine is good, how can the emperor know about the things and things in this small city of Raozhou if he lives in the deep palace and imperial garden?

As soon as these disappointing words came out, they were immediately annihilated by the surging words. In addition to despising and denying it, soon a master gave a reasonable explanation: this so-called Son of Heaven means that the emperor is the son of heaven, and if you think about it, you can also know that he has great magical powers, and he hears thousands of miles; this knowing things thousands of miles away is just a piece of cake. The Son of Heaven knows that our Raozhou wine, there is really nothing more natural than this!

For these discussions, the awakening words are just a smile, and I don't think so. Because he brewed pine cone wine at home, he knew that although this wine was mellow and long, how could it be related to the medicine for curing diseases, let alone what kind of jade liquid elixir! Moreover, the young man who said that the emperor could know things thousands of miles away and read many sage classics was even more scornful. Of course, on occasions when everyone is happy, the well-behaved teenager will naturally not be so serious and speak out to sweep the happiness of the big guys.

However, looking at this holy decree like this, the value of this home-brewed pine cone wine immediately doubled! Originally, this extremely cheap mountain village wine may really be able to sell at the price of jade liquid elixir in the future!

Speaking of this pine cone wine to cure all diseases, Xingyan noticed an interesting statement on the table. This statement, according to the speaker, was heard from a well-informed merchant in the Northlands. The big merchant said that the princess of Allure, who was regarded as the treasure of the country, had somehow ended up being listless and listless recently, and finally had some tea and dinner. The queen felt sorry for her daughter, so she inquired about the princess in every possible way, wanting to know what she wanted to eat and drink. The princess, who was interrogated, finally said that she wanted to taste the folk pine cone wine. Therefore, this supreme glorious task was unshirkably settled on the Raozhou Mansion, which is famous for its abundant pine cone wine--when he heard this, he couldn't help but laugh: Obviously, this last sentence must have been added by a fellow villager from Raozhou.

Although the audience nodded frequently, Xingyan knew that this story was full of loopholes, and it really couldn't stand scrutiny. It must be the father of Raozhou who loves his hometown and loves his hometown, and he will be involved with the incomparably respected princess of Allure, showing that this pine fruit wine is indeed extraordinary.

However, mentioning this pine cone wine and the protagonist of this strange tale Princess Allure reminded Xingyan of the girl who haunted her dreams. In those unforgettable three days, all kinds of scenes with the girl Juying appeared in the young man's heart - the face after drinking pine cone wine, and the speechlessness after jokingly mentioning the princess of Allure, all of them were so vivid and vivid, as if they were in front of him.

Thinking of the farewell through the horseshoe mountain, it has been an indefinite meeting since then, this young man who has always been optimistic and expansive, there is some inexplicable pain in his chest...... Worry into the heart of an inch of heat, worry into the intestines and intestines nine folds; do the math, Ming is just from Daoxianglou for the first time, exactly a month. Thinking of Ju Ying's flower-like smile and soft words, Xingyan was very stunned in his heart.

So the wine began to drink a little hurriedly......

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