On the same day, Ye Haotian and Lan'er went to the city to buy some clothes and food to bring back to Yandang, and let the three great Confucians live in seclusion by Yanhu Lake to write books, waiting for the opportunity to go down the mountain. Then he and Lan'er said goodbye to the three of them, and went to find out the whereabouts of the rest of the Great Confucians, and at the same time prepared to gather immortals in the south. Before leaving, the three old men explained in detail the mantra of closing the prison ruler, and Ye Haotian listened to it and remembered it in his heart.

After dark, the two went down the mountain and flew directly to Changsha, and soon stopped in a ruin at the former site of Sufu.

Looking at the broken ruins and debris and the lonely grave of withered grass in front of him, Ye Haotian burst into tears again. Although several years have passed, the scene of the destruction of the door still seems to be in front of me.

He once again recalled the experience of his parents taking him to Sufu to pay homage to his birthday, and his mother's voice vaguely sounded in his ears: "Alas, seeing that it is Laba again, the old man still has to go!" Then his father's happy voice: "Laba The whole family went to see the old man together, with such a son, dare to go anywhere!" The joy of the past suddenly surged into his heart, showing more and more the desolation and pain in front of him.

Suddenly, he felt a warm current in his palm, and when he looked back, he found that it was Lan'er who was holding his hand with a pair of jade hands, and couldn't help but look at her gratefully.

He has been thinking about the reason for the tragic death of the whole family: "My grandfather, as a great Confucian in the world, has mastered the mysteries of the I Ching school, perhaps because of this, it brought disaster to the Su family!

All traces of the house were destroyed by a fire. If anything remains, it will never be above the ground. Thinking of this, his heart suddenly moved: "I was pushed into the cellar by my grandfather, and then I was able to escape from the secret passage, I don't know if there is anything else hidden in the cellar." While everything on the ground has been burned, things below may still remain. ”

He walked around the ruins, hoping to determine the location of the tunnels. Lan'er watched him walk back and forth without saying a word, not knowing what he was thinking, but she knew that it was best for men not to disturb him when they were thinking about problems, at this time they were like frogs in a hole, and when they figured it out, they would come out. So she just watched quietly from the sidelines, while keeping an eye on the movement around him.

Ye Haotian carefully recalled every step he took when he entered the Su Mansion, and then started to walk in from the gate on the edge of the ruins as it was, and the remaining broken walls and broken tiles gave him a good reference. He walked all the way, and finally judged the location of the hall where the family gathered, less than ten zhang north of the lonely tomb, where a large number of debris were piled up, and the thickness of the debris was obviously higher than the surrounding ruins, which showed that it was the place where the main hall of the high hall was located.

He carefully identified the location of the hall door, guessed where he was standing, and then gently sent a wind from his palms, blowing away the dust and rubble within a radius of five feet. In less than a cup of tea, he really found the entrance to the cellar. The cellar was covered with a thin brick, and the futon on the brick had long since turned to ashes. Due to the obstruction of the green bricks, the cellar below is still intact, and there is not much dust pouring in.

Only then did he raise his head and glance at Lan'er, and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, I was too focused on doing things, and I forgot about you for a while, please forgive me." ”

Lan'er smiled tolerantly: "I understand, you have to compensate me for your free time." ”

Ye Haotian nodded, jumped into the cellar, grabbed Lan'er with his hand, gently kissed her on the cheek, and then helped her stand on the ground.

Lan'er touched her cheeks with her hand, and her heart felt warm.

The two of them looked around and saw that the cellar was small, but the connecting tunnels were very long. They looked at it for a long time, but they couldn't find what they were looking for.

Out of the tunnel, Ye Haotian showed a look of disappointment.

Lan'er comforted him and said, "Don't worry, childe. If you think about it, maybe there are other cellars in the house. ”

Ye Haotian nodded: "My grandfather has a study, and he often retreats and meditates in it, and one pass is dozens of days, maybe there is another mystery there." I just don't know where the study is. I'm not familiar with Sioux House. This is not like a natural treasure, and the Tongling Jade is not used. ”

Lan'er thought for a while and said, "It's better for Gongzi to ask someone to buy this land from the government, just say that he wants to build a house, and then look for it slowly." ”

Ye Haotian said: "If there is no other way, maybe it has to be like this." When I think about it again, where should the study of a large family be located? Where is your father's study in the palace?"

Lan'er replied: "Not necessarily, it has to do with personal preferences and the overall layout of the house. However, in general, the study is not too far from the bedroom, or it is connected to the bedroom. If the family is full of children and grandchildren, the bedroom of the old man and the old lady should be in the middle of the inner house. Since the elderly often retreat alone, the study may be in a clean room not far from the bedroom. ”

Ye Haotian said with great admiration: "Lan'er, you are right, wait for me to find it." As he spoke, he walked from south to north along the middle line of Su Fu, until he walked to the northernmost back garden, and saw some remaining flower and tree roots after the fire. He turned and walked back. On the south side of the garden, there is a large pile of rubble, which is probably my grandparents' bedroom. Leaving the bedroom, there was only a ruined wall on the east side, and everything else was a little further away.

Ye Haotian walked over and stood near the ruins, looking back at Lan'er.

Lan'er nodded slightly: "It's time to be here!"

Ye Haotian grabbed the broken rubble away with a volley, and then a gust of wind blew all the dust out, revealing pieces of smooth green bricks. He knocked on the bricks one by one, and found that only one of the corners of the wall made a hollow sound. Lifting the green bricks, there is indeed a cave underneath. The hole is not too deep, and it is also connected to a road. The two of them went down into the cave and walked along the road, about fifty zhang, into a spacious stone chamber. The stone room is well ventilated and does not feel stuffy. There is a desk and a chair in the middle of the stone room.

Lan'er saw the remaining half of the candle and the spread of paper on the table, and hurriedly walked over to light the candle, shouting, "There is still a message here!

When Ye Haotian looked at it in the past, he saw four sentences written in thick ink on the paper: "There is a golden house in the book, Yan Ruyu in the book, a great Confucian idiot in the book, and a variety of 'easy' in the book." ”

The two of them knew in their hearts that all the secrets were in the book.

Ye Haotian looked around and found that there was a row of bookshelves around him, with no less than thousands of volumes, and he took out a few books, all of which were books related to the Book of Changes. He looked at it in general and found it difficult to crack for a while, so he numbered all the bookshelves and put them in the bag as they were. In the end, he searched the stone room several times, but found nothing else.

Lan'er smiled: "Childe, leave these books to me to sort out." I'm slowly looking for it in my bag, and if I figure it out, maybe I'll be able to be both Confucian!"

Ye Haotian said with a smile: "If you don't feel a headache, I prefer to be a six-faction." After a pause, he said again: "It's been a few months since I left home, do you want to go back and stay for a few days? I'll go with you, and by the way, find another great Confucian Yang Shiqi." ”

Lan'er immediately said happily: "Okay, Gongzi Xie is thoughtful. ”

The two sealed the entrance to the stone chamber and piled the rubble back to see that it was almost the same as the surroundings before turning around and flying towards the capital. Lan'er began to slowly look for the so-called "great Confucian idiot, ever-changing 'easy'" in the bag.

When they arrived in the capital, the sky was just bright, and the two of them had breakfast by the Qinhuai River, and after killing time for a while, they slowly walked to the palace.

Entering the inner house, Lan'er couldn't hold back her excitement, ran quickly to the main house where her parents lived, and found that her parents were using tea in the house, she threw herself into her mother's arms, and shouted: "Mother, father, I'm back!"

The prince and the princess had just finished breakfast, and suddenly saw Lan'er rushing in, first startled, and then heard her cheerful voice, knowing that she was okay, they put their minds at ease, and immediately caught her and asked for warmth. The princess stretched her away, looked her up and down a few times, and found that Lan'er was more beautiful, her waist was still the same slender, but the connotation in her eyes was much richer.

Ye Haotian then went in and greeted the prince and princess. All of a sudden, the room was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

Several of them recounted their experiences after parting. Ye Haotian said: "Lord Wang!" As soon as the words came out, he suddenly remembered that he was engaged to Lan'er, so he changed his words, "Dad, have you ever said hello to the officials about my promotion to the prefect of Jiujiang?"

The prince shook his head and said, "I didn't say a word about this. I won't come forward unless I have to, it's all up to you. ”

Ye Haotian nodded: "Before the demonic atmosphere of the court is removed, my father must not come forward." If the son-in-law sees that the situation is not good, he has his own way to save his life, please rest assured. ”

The prince smiled: "I am smarter than you in the way of self-preservation, I was born in a royal family, if I don't know how to do this, how can I gain a foothold?"

Ye Haotian smiled: "I want to ask my father for two things." The first thing is about the administration of officials, I want to vigorously rectify the rule of officials in Jiujiang, but I am afraid that I will offend officials and be falsely accused by others, I don't know which official in the Ministry of Officials is more clear? I want to get acquainted with it early and clear up the joints. Another thing is about Yang Shiqi, a scholar of the Ministry of War and a scholar of Huagai Temple, I want to know the situation of this person, please ask my father to help me check. ”

The prince didn't care: "A small Jiujiang Mansion is just a small person of the sixth or seventh grade, and it is not terrible to sue the officials, so don't take it too seriously." If you want to take precautions, you can find Sun Wenshan, the secretary of the ministry, who is not bad. After a pause, he said again: "As for Young Master Yang Shiqi, you don't have to look for it! his fate is worse than your Su family!"

Ye Haotian was taken aback: "How did he die?"

The prince sighed and said: "Young Master Yang is still in good spirits at the age of 100, and he only retired from the post of secretary of the military department and scholar of the Huagai Palace five years ago. Soon someone accused him of hiding tribute privately, and the emperor was angry and imprisoned, handed over to Dali Temple for interrogation, and all the items in his home were confiscated. It is said that 600 or 700 people were sent to raid the house, and every inch of land was searched, and more than a dozen contraband items were found! Young Master Yang flatly denied it, saying that he had never seen those things and did not know who framed them. The interrogation at Dali Temple in March was inconclusive. During this period, many officials interceded for him, and the emperor also wanted to let him live, so he did not punish him, but only issued an edict to drive him out of Beijing and let him return to his hometown. Later, the Yang family took a big boat up the river to return to Sichuan, but unexpectedly, the boat sank on the way through Hankou, and more than 300 people were drowned! Not a single one survived!"

Ye Haotian was filled with anger when he heard this, and said angrily: "This is another bloody case! Someone must have secretly murdered him! There are many boats on the Yangtze River, and if it is a natural shipwreck, there will always be a few people who will be rescued." I don't know who accused him of secretly possessing contraband at that time? Who strongly framed Lord Yang?"

Wang Ye said: "Eunuch Wang Xi and his sworn friend Liu Heng! Since then, Wang Xi has welcomed the two national teachers into the palace, and the atmosphere in the court and China has deteriorated. ”

Ye Haotian said angrily: "It's this Wang Xi again!" Next, he told Jiujiang Tong about Wu Zhiqing's sentence.

The princess sighed again and again when she heard this: "That Mrs. Wu is also unlucky, Wang Xi will not be her brother, I am afraid she will be her lover." She was abandoned by her lover, so her surname changed greatly. ”

The prince pondered for a moment and said: "Most of the eunuchs in the palace have entered the palace since childhood, and Wang Xi was twenty-six years old when he entered the palace. Ten years ago, it was unknown, but now it is covered with one hand!"

Ye Haotian asked, "I don't know who was familiar with Lord Yang back then, who saw him off when he left Beijing?"

The prince thought for a while and said: "There are a lot of people who are familiar with Lord Yang, he is an important minister of the imperial court, who did not fight to make friends with him before the accident? Although most people cut off contact with him after the accident, five ministers still saw him off when he left Beijing. But later, those five people were also put in prison by Wang Xi on fabricated charges, and the ending was extremely miserable! Since then, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty have been silent, who doesn't look at Wang Xi's face and act?"

Ye Haotian shook his head and sighed, he couldn't bear it, and finally asked, "Is Lord Yang's mansion still there?"

Wang Yedao nodded, then shook his head again, and said, "When the house was raided back then, the search was extremely detailed, and it was impossible for the Yang Mansion to leave anything. ”

Ye Haotian was melancholy in his heart when he heard this, and he didn't know how to find the heirs of the Spring and Autumn Sect Confucianism.

Everyone in the room fell silent for a moment.

Ye Haotian thought about it for a long time and said, "Dad, is there a way to find out the list of all the Jinshi in the past thirty years? ”

The prince replied: "This is easy, I will ask someone to go to the ministry." After speaking, he clapped his hands and called a young man in, and ordered: "Zhang Xuan, you go to the Ministry of Officials to copy a copy of the list of all the Jinshi in the past forty years, copy it slowly, don't miss it." ”

The young man said yes and went.

At this time, Ye Hao Tiancai briefly described the origin of the Great Confucian Society, saying that Yang Shiqi was one of the six Great Confucians of the previous generation, and only by finding his heirs could he find the Prison Heaven Ruler, and as for who the rest of the Great Confucians were, they were still being searched.

Lan'er just looked at him with a smile on her face, and did not reveal that she was one of the members of the new Great Confucian Association, for fear that her parents would worry about her.

As soon as the prince heard the prison ruler, he became excited, and said in a loud voice: "The prison ruler! The mainstay! Kuang Fu justice! When this time of crisis, how many people are looking forward to it! I didn't expect that there are so many secrets behind the prison ruler. After a pause, he shook his head slightly: "In the past thirty years, there have been no less than 800 Jinshi, how can you check so many people? If you want to check all Jinshi, it is better to go to the temple to draw lots and count hexagrams!"

Hearing the drawing of lots, Ye Haotian couldn't help but feel a move in his heart: "It's not a way to use the innate divine hexagram, but it's not easy to start the hexagram, if you want to understand the hexagram books left by your grandfather, I'm afraid it's not a matter of day and night!"

He glanced at Lan'er, who nodded slightly at him, as if she understood what he was thinking.

After chatting for a long while, Ye Haotian got up and said to Lan'er: "You sit with your father, I want to go out for a walk and see if I have any luck to find clues." I'll be back before dark. ”

Before Lan'er could speak, she saw the prince waving his hand and said, "Go, the most important thing is to find the prison ruler, Lan'er will stay here and wait." ”

Lan'er had no choice but to smile and agree.

Ye Haotian walked out of the palace, changed his appearance and turned into a scribe about forty years old, walking on the street in a hurry, his eyes were not bustling pedestrians on the street, nor the rows of storefronts on the side of the road, but the sky several feet high on the roof, hoping to find a mansion with a faint purple gas.

If Yang Shaofu lives in the capital, his descendants may have a relatively large surname in the capital, and if he is lucky, he may be able to find some clues.

He started from the east of the city, walked through the streets, and arrived at Luo Kaishan's mansion after an hour, thinking that he hadn't seen him for a long time, it was better to talk to him.

When he came to the door, he found that the door was closed, and it didn't look like it was as popular as before, and he couldn't help but be a little worried. I stepped forward and pulled the knocker, and it was a long time before an old family member came out to open the door.

Ye Haotian beckoned: "Old man, is Lord Luo at home?"

The old man glanced at him with a somewhat strange look, and said in a hoarse voice: "Master Luo has been reappointed as the deputy chief soldier of Fujian, and he has already gone to his post three months ago. ”

Ye Haotian was shocked in his heart, and he couldn't help but be happy for Luo Kaishan. With his talent, he can do more practical things in other places, and he will have a lot to do! It is better than being trapped in the Hanlin Academy for the rest of his life.

Leaving Luofu, he continued to walk along the street, and walked for another hour, seeing that he had seen most of the capital, but still found nothing, and his pace couldn't help but gradually speed up.

In front of you is a quiet and deep long road, the streets on both sides are full of carved beams and painted deep mansions, there are very few gates to the street, each door is very wide, there is a huge stone lion crouching in front of the door, the gold paint on the door and the beast-faced tin ring are very eye-catching, it seems that all are the residences of dignitaries.

As he was walking, the long street suddenly stopped in front of a mansion. When I looked up, I saw two big gold characters "Song Mansion" written on the plaque above the gate.

He looked over the courtyard and didn't see the purple Confucian qi he was looking for. Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly heard a faint cry from the courtyard, and gradually the cry became louder and louder, turning into the sound of shouting for the sky and the earth, and soon the door suddenly opened, and many people came out of the coffin in white clothes.

Ye Haotian hurriedly flashed on the side of the road, and saw that there were many people following behind the coffin, and the crying was endless. One of the old women stumbled along and cried sadly, "My poor daughter, why did you go so early, how did you go in front of your mother...... and another old woman cried loudly, "My filial daughter-in-law, and my unborn grandson...... , what kind of sin has our Song family done...... God, open your eyes......" A young man followed behind the coffin, his face sad, his eyes blank, looking stupidly ahead.

Ye Haotian shook his head and sighed, it seemed that the family's daughter-in-law had died in childbirth. There is no way, it is not easy to have a child in this year, it is like breaking through a ghost gate, if you don't get it right, it will be two lives.

The coffin passed in front of him, and no one turned to look at him, and everyone was immersed in grief and pain. He looked at the petite coffin, thinking in his heart, "There are unforeseen circumstances in the sky, and people have good and bad luck", when he suddenly saw a drop of blood dripping from the coffin, he was shocked, and listened quietly for a long time, and heard a faint heartbeat coming from the coffin.

The man in the coffin is still alive! Not dead!

Ye Haotian suddenly came to his senses, and hurriedly stepped forward to stop everyone: "Wait, please carry the coffin back, the people inside are not dead yet!"

Everyone was in extreme sadness, and they all looked at the person who stopped in front of the coffin strangely, not knowing what he was talking about.

The young man who followed the coffin stumbled forward and said with tears streaming down his face: "Get out of the way, let my lady go on the road quietly, don't disturb us!

Ye Haotian said in a loud tone: "People can still be saved! Quickly carry it back! It's too late to say! Quick!"

Everyone stopped there, and a few men carrying coffins looked back at a fifty-year-old Confucian who walked at the end.

The Confucian stared at Ye Haotian for a moment, and when he saw Ye Haotian's unangry and powerful face, sincere and expectant eyes, and that heroic and righteous body, he couldn't help but feel a shock in his heart, and ordered: "Carry it back, carry it back first!"

The crowd turned around and carried the coffin into the mansion again. The cries of the two old ladies did not stop, but involuntarily lowered a little.

Ye Haotian followed the coffin through the seven rooms in the front hall and seven rooms in the middle hall, and entered the back hall, and saw the black tiles on the house, the pattern tile beasts on the ridge, and the painted pillars and buckets, and understood in his heart that this family was by no means an ordinary family, but a prince's house of a very human minister. Entering the inner house, he ordered the unrelated personnel to go away, leaving only the young man and a few old people around.

The young man held the coffin in his hand and refused to take half a step back.

The Confucian looked at Ye Haotian with a stern face and asked, "Who is Mr. How do you know that there is still salvation?"

Ye Haotian didn't want to say more, but he had to say something to make everyone believe it, so he had to say: "I am the ancestral miracle doctor, as long as I still have a breath, there is hope of life." ”

Looking at the suspicious eyes of everyone, he suddenly took a few steps to the side, came to a pine tree with a thick bowl mouth, and slapped his left hand lightly. In a moment the pine trees withered, and the pine needles fell to the ground with a clatter.

Everyone was taken aback, and took a few steps back one after another, afraid that he would burst out and hurt people.

Ye Haotian looked at everyone, raised his right palm and sent out "Spring Breeze and Rain", and watched the pine trees return to green for a while, and soon regained their vitality!

When the young man and the two old women saw this, they all knelt on the ground and cried out, "Please save their mother and son!"

Hope also ignited in the heart of the Confucian scholar, and he bowed down and said, "Please ask the immortal chief to perform a spell." ”

Ye Haotian stepped forward to open the coffin, and what caught his eye was a young woman with a face as pale as paper, covered with a white blanket, and the lower part of the blanket was already soaked with blood. He stretched out his hand and touched the young woman's pulse, and after a long time, he felt a slight pulse pulse, which was a sign that the heart was still alive.

The Confucian scholar looked at him and said, "My daughter-in-law has always been in good health, but because the fetal position is not correct, she can't give birth for three days, so she tortures a living person like this! The imperial doctors in the palace have all come to see it! If the immortal chief can't help it, we don't blame you." ”

Ye Haotian pondered for a moment and said, "I have a way to save my wife, but I have a small request, I hope you can agree." At this point, he paused and looked at the crowd: "If you are saved, you must not go around preaching, you can't tell me how to treat me, can you do it?"

The Confucian nodded solemnly. The young man and the two old ladies knelt on the ground and refused to get up, shouting: "Please ask the fairy chief to rescue, we remember, we will never dare to mention it in front of people!"

Ye Haotian listened, took out an immortal grass from the Qiankun bag and covered it on the young woman's face.

Several people looked at him in amazement, wondering what the blue-like thing was for.

Ye Haotian knew that the young woman would wake up in a while, but the position of the fetus in the womb had to be corrected, so he stood beside the coffin with his hands raised, and slightly exerted a little power, supporting the baby in the womb through the young woman's body, trying to turn the baby around, but it was unsuccessful. He released his divine sense to investigate, and it turned out that the umbilical cord was wrapped around the baby's head and neck, so he carefully untied the umbilical cord and turned the fetus in a different direction to become the fetal position under the head and feet.

As soon as I finished it, I heard a "hum" from the young woman's mouth. As expected, she woke up.

Ye Haotian quickly withdrew the immortal grass into his bag.

Several people gathered around at once, and the young man helped the young woman to sit up, tears rolling down his face.

The young woman said in a faint breath: "Xianggong, I'm sorry for you, I'm afraid this child won't be born." I'm so miserable!"

Ye Haotian said from the side: "Madam, please rest assured, I have already put the fetal position over, please hold on for a while." As he spoke, he took out a tonifying qi pill and handed it to the young man, saying, "Madame has lost too much blood and her middle qi is extremely weak, please give her this pill." Then carry it into the room, and then pass it on!"

The young man took the pill and put it in his husband's mouth.

When the young woman heard that the fetal position was coming, she immediately felt a little energetic, and her eyes showed a look of anticipation.

Then the young man carried her into the room, and Wen Po had already been called.

Ye Haotian saw the Confucian scholars walking around anxiously in the courtyard, and comforted him with a smile: "Congratulations, sir, you are going to have a grandson!"

The Confucian looked at him in more and more amazement, but the anxiety in his heart did not lessen a little.

After all, people have already died once, and who knows what else will happen?

In less than half an hour, an old lady came out, clapped her hands and shouted, "I was born, and I am a big fat boy." The mother is safe, but the child is not very good. ”

Ye Haotian said: "The fetus has stayed in the womb for too long, lack of blood and gas, I am afraid that it has hurt the brain, please hold the child to me." ”

The old lady said: "It's too cold, I'm afraid that the child will be affected by the wind, so it's better to ask the fairy to go in and take a look." ”

Ye Haotian followed in.

By this time the young woman was already reclining on the bed, covered with a quilt, holding the baby in her arms, and was secretly weeping.

The young man said something to her. With tears streaming down her eyes, she handed the baby to Ye Haotian, her eyes full of despair.

When Ye Haotian took the baby to look at it, he found that the baby's face was red and purple, and he didn't cry or scream. Careful probing, sure enough, two meridians into the brain and one meridian into the lungs were blocked. He carried the spring breeze and rain** to dredge the baby's meridians, and after a pause, the baby suddenly cried "wow", and his complexion gradually turned pale red.

When they heard the cry, everyone was happy, knowing that the baby was better.

Ye Haotian said with a smile: "The child's brain has been opened. Rest assured, there will be no hidden dangers in the future. ”

Madame struggled to get out of bed and kowtow to him.

The young man and the two old ladies had already knelt down.

Ye Haotian hurriedly stopped them.

The Confucian invited him into the main hall, ordered everyone to retreat, bowed down and said: "The immortal chief saved two lives of my family, and I am grateful, I don't know how to repay him?"

Ye Haotian shook his hand: "The effort of raising your hands is not enough to worry about, as long as I see that their mother and son are safe, I am very happy." ”

The Confucian took a silver ticket in his hand and said: "It's just a small profit, it's not a respect, and I hope the immortal will smile!"

Ye Haotian saw that the ticket said 50,000 taels at a glance, and hurriedly said: "Sir, don't do this, I said no, I really don't need it." Say goodbye! "As he spoke, he was leaving.

Confucian said: "The immortal is long and slow, and I still have a feeling here." ”

Ye Haotian stopped and looked at him, not knowing what else was going on.

The Confucian hesitated and did not speak, but kept walking around the hall.

After a while, he seemed to have made up his mind and bowed to Ye Haotian!

Ye Haotian was taken aback! He knew that the other party was not an ordinary person, and he was afraid that there were some reasons for this worship!

Sure enough, I saw the Confucian priest with a heavy face and said: "I worship this time, not for my daughter-in-law and grandson, but to ask the immortal to grow up and be merciful, and to help a terminally ill person." That person is extraordinary, even if I compare my family's surname with him, it is definitely not comparable!"

Ye Haotian thought to himself: "The Confucian who spoke must be among the public candidates, and if he said such a thing in his capacity, it can be seen that the person is probably a relative of the emperor!" Thinking like this, he couldn't help but be interested, and said, "Sir, don't worry. As long as it's not a heinous criminal, I'm willing to reach out and help. In addition, please don't call me immortal, it's better to call me 'Tian Tian'. ”

The Confucian scholar glanced at him and muttered, "I believe in my own vision. No matter who you are, it is enough to have this awe-inspiring righteousness. Well, from now on, I will call you Tian Tian. Please pretend to be my subordinate and come with me. There may be people interrogating you on the way, you don't have to talk back, everything is with me!"

Ye Haotian agreed: "Okay, please sir, let's go on the road." ”

The Confucian scholar looked at Ye Haotian's figure, turned around and instructed his subordinates: "Go and get a set of the robes of the master of this mansion." Someone below immediately ran to get it, and in a moment it came.

It was a green coat with two gold silk woven characters on the cuffs: "Song Mansion".

Ye Haotian changed into a long shirt and felt that the size was appropriate.

The Confucian priest advised: "The place you want to go is very strictly checked, and you should not carry iron tools on your body, otherwise you will not be able to pass." In addition, you can hold this thing and use it when you enter the door. As he spoke, he handed over a tooth tag.

Ye Haotian took the tooth card, but took the Qiankun bag in his hand, and said, "I only have such a small purse on me, and there is nothing else." ”

The Confucian squeezed it casually and said, "No problem, such a small thing can't even hide the shortest dagger." ”

After speaking, he went out and took the four-person official sedan chair on the road.

Ye Haotian held some calligraphy and paintings and followed behind.

Along the way, the streets became wider and wider, and the palace became taller and taller.

The Confucian priest got out of the sedan chair and told the sedan chair man to wait, but still let Ye Haotian follow behind him, walked forward, and crossed the end gate to the noon gate.

Ye Hao entered the palace once when he tried the Heavenly Palace, and when he came here again this time, he still felt the majesty of the noon gate. Looking at the tall Wufeng Tower, facing the relatively enclosed space formed by the protruding ques on both sides, anyone will have a sense of depression.

The waiter of the Yellow Gate who was guarding the door came up to greet him: "Mrs. Song, why are you an hour late today?"

Mrs. Song took out a tooth card from his arms and said, "The prince asked me to find all the calligraphy and paintings and come back, no matter when it is morning or evening." Then he pointed to Ye Haotian behind him and said, "This person is the master of my house, and he can play a good chess hand." The prince is very interested in chess, and wants to know what the best way to play, so I ask a master to play in front of him. ”

The Yellow Gate official looked at Ye Haotian and said, "Where's your tooth card?"

Ye Haotian hurriedly took out the tooth card prepared by the Confucian scholar.

Huangmenguan took it and looked at it, nodded, and said to the Confucian scholar: "Taifu Song, check according to the routine, please bear with me." ”

The Confucian priest did not speak, but just stretched out his arms for inspection.

Only then did Ye Haotian understand that the Confucian scholar in front of him was one of the three princes of the dynasty: Taifu Song Jiuling. Since he already had the bottom in his heart, he was not too surprised.

The Huangmen official briefly checked Song Jiuling, then let him go, and then carefully checked the calligraphy and painting in Ye Haotian's hand, patted him again, and finally said: "After the inspection, please enter the palace." ”

The two of them were just about to take a step, when they suddenly saw a sixty-year-old man walking out of the palace, who was still three feet away, and the laughter had already come: "Taifu is so good, not only is his chess skills famous all over the world, but a random master from the house is also a Go master!"

Song Jiuling arched his hand and said: "It turned out to be Taishi Liu, it's too late today, we are anxious to see the prince, and we will worship later!"

Ye Haotian was shocked in his heart: "It turns out that he is Liu Heng, the prince who leans towards the government and the opposition, and it is this person who should cooperate with the eunuch Wang Xili and control the government, so that the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty dare to be angry but dare not speak!" Thinking of this, he couldn't help but glance at Liu Heng more. But seeing that the other party has a short figure, a big belly, a pair of eyes that are almost narrowed into a line, and occasionally inadvertently glances at it but full of divine light, it seems that he has practiced some kind of kung fu on his body, and it seems that he is not an easy person to deal with.

Liu Heng stopped the two and said, "It's too Fu and slow." I've just gone to see the Prince, who looks so bad that he's just fallen asleep, and even if you go, you'll have to wait outside. It's better to let him rest a little longer, and it's not too late to go back after an hour. Then the words changed and said: "Taifu, please introduce the master of your mansion, I want to make friends with masters, and learn chess skills when I have time!"

Song Jiuling glanced at Ye Haotian, a little uneasy in his heart, and said quietly on his face: "Tian Tian, I have come to see the imperial master." ”

Ye Haotian tried his best to collect the righteousness in his body, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute: "I have admired the name of the Taishi for a long time, and it is a blessing to see it today." ”

Liu Heng stared at Ye Haotian and said, "Who is Master Tian? How long have you been in Beijing? I am quite familiar with the masters of the chess world in the capital, why haven't I heard of Your Excellency?"

Ye Haotian gave another salute unhurriedly: "A late Qinghai native, I have been in Beijing for three years, and I always feel that chess is a small way, and I have never wanted to make a name for myself in chess, so I rarely interact with people in the chess world." ”

Liu Heng said "oh": "I didn't expect Master Tian to be so versatile!, but I don't know what the avenue in your heart is?"

Song Jiuling looked at Ye Haotian a little anxiously, not knowing how he would answer.

Ye Haotian said with a smile: "I look forward to the day when I can be named on the gold list." This is also the reason why I worship under the Taifu Sect, I really hope that the building near the water will get the moon first, and it is convenient to say that it is convenient. Today, I saw the Grand Master, and I would like to ask for a lot of help. ”

Song Jiuling listened to it very clearly, and couldn't help nodding secretly.

Liu Heng touched his short beard and said, "Okay! This is also the true character of a scholar." The old man examines your two questions, if you can answer them well, I will help you up and down, and ensure that you can enter the office without the imperial examination. ”

Song Jiuling's face became a little unnatural, and he arched his hand and said, "Master, we still have to enter the palace to meet the prince, can we take the exam later?"

Ye Haotian said calmly: "Since the Taishi has this Yaxing, please ask the question." ”

Liu Heng pondered for a while: "These two questions are related to chess skills. The first question is relatively simple, if you can't answer it, you don't have to enter the palace today!"

"Master, please ask the question. ”

Liu Heng looked at him calmly and asked, "What are the commonly used Go techniques?"

Ye Haotian blurted out without thinking: "There is a cloud in the "Thirteen Chapters of the Book of Chess": 'Those who play chess, all the next son has a fixed name. The situation, life and death, survival and death, is visible by name. There are rushes, there are dry, and there are ...... There is a disk. In the name of chess, there are two out of thirty, and the person who plays Go is intended to be ten thousand weeks. ’”

Hearing this, Song Jiuling's hanging heart finally let go, and he was secretly glad that he was so lucky today! This immortal chief is really extraordinary!

Liu Heng also had to applaud: "Okay! What Master Tai said is true, Master Tian is really a national player in the world, of course such a small problem can't help him." Next, I have to ask the second question: Shao Yan once wrote the first long poem of ancient and modern Go, I wonder if Master Tian has heard of it? Can you memorize a few words?"

"Shao Yan?" Song Jiuling thought for a long time without being impressed, and complained: "Taishi, this is difficult for a strong man! I haven't heard of this poem, where did you get it?"

Liu Heng smiled proudly: "This is what I turned out from the library of Guozijian! I asked eight people this question, but none of them could answer!" Speaking of this, he paused for a moment and looked at Ye Haotiandao: "As long as you can memorize twenty sentences, I will play the Ming Shengshang, and ensure that you are the 'chess edict' of the palace, and the official residence is six grades, you can enter and exit the Hanlin Academy, the Gonghou Mansion, and you can also accompany the king!"

Ye Haotian was secretly happy in his heart, but he asked: "Don't you need to inspect my chess skills, maybe I just have mediocre chess skills and good eloquence?"

Liu Heng laughed and said: "No need! If you can really memorize it, it can be seen that you have really used your heart for chess, and you have excellent intelligence, and you have a strong memory, and your chess skills will not be bad!"

Ye Haotian was not busy reciting, and asked again: "Is the Taishi playful?"

Song Jiuling looked so confident when he saw him, and thought to himself: "There is a door! Maybe he can really recite it!" So he deliberately scolded: "The third prince of the imperial court, how can he play with you? If you really know, just recite it quickly! No, no one blames you." ”

Ye Haotian looked up at the sky and pretended to meditate: "I seem to remember a few sentences...... It's been more than 20 years, and I've almost forgotten about ......"

Liu Heng looked at his painful expression and smiled proudly: "It's nothing if you can't recite it." Don't say it's you, even a scholar of the Hanlin Academy has never heard of it! If you want to say that you can memorize it completely, there is no one in the whole world!"

Ye Haotian pretended to be big for a while, and when he saw that it was almost over, he suddenly opened his mouth and recited: "People have fine arts, so they can watch chess." Counting the rest of the knowledge of creation, there are a few small things to see. The competitive spirit is gone, and the desire to be the first is not low. When the person is the guest and the host, the opposite side is like a barbarian. Wealth and profit are excited, and joy and anger are seen in stubborn ......"

At first, he stammered, and then gradually accelerated, sentence after sentence, like the water of a river gushing endlessly, and the work of a whole meal was recited until he recited: "You can't go to war, you can't push down skillful experience, you can't talk well, you can't chase after you." Brothers are dedicated to love, and father and son are merciful. The world can also give it, and this is not private. "Finally it came to an abrupt end.

The two people next to him stared at each other and froze.

Song Jiuling sighed and said, "Oh my God, someone has spent the energy to recite such a long poem! And he can really recite it! Is this person a fool or a god?" As soon as the words came out, he suddenly thought that the person who recited the poem was in front of him, so he hurriedly changed his words: "Taishi, you can watch and handle the matter of 'chess to be edicted'!"

Liu Hengnuo couldn't speak, so he could only talk to him left and right: "The prince should wake up, please come in, and I will talk about the edict of chess until Emperor Bingming." ”

Ye Haotian and Song Jiuling had just walked a few steps, and Liu Heng's voice suddenly came from behind: "I don't know where Master Tian read this poem?"

Ye Haotian turned around and replied: "It's been too long, I can't remember it clearly, maybe it's the Dunhuang Grottoes, maybe it's the White Deer Academy." ”

Liu Heng listened and didn't ask any more questions, each of these two places has no less than hundreds of thousands of volumes, maybe they really collected that poem.

(New year, new atmosphere, ghost rain rest for half a year, start updating "Ghost Rain Wonderland" again, I hope to finish writing the fairy trail as soon as possible.) At the same time, I would like to thank readers for their support for "Xianyuan" to participate in the 2006 Top Ten Youth Popular Books Poll, which is currently in the top three, and there are still 18 days left, and I hope that it will not fall out of the top ten by the end. ）

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