"My lord, Xia Jingyun went to Tushan."
"oh?"
The man played with the sword slowly, raising his eyebrows slightly, and kept moving his hands with a cold light, "This Mr. Xia is really warm-hearted, and he dares to get involved in anything!"
The man agreed with a smile, "Yeah, those little fights in the past were just that. What kind of people are the Three Masters of Tushan? I'm afraid he will have to face a humiliation."
The man shook his head, and a set of swordsmanship was just in time. He thrust out a sword and stopped in front of the man. "Although I am not optimistic about the outcome of his trip, I feel that I still have to maintain a certain attitude toward a person who has repeatedly created miracles." Basic respect, otherwise, once others succeed, won’t your face hurt?”
The man quickly bowed and said, "My lord, you have taught me a lesson."
"How are things arranged over Shi Dingzhong's side?"
"Everything is ready, just wait for the right time to launch."
"It's just these two days, don't delay, find an opportunity, it's time to open the show that has been prepared for so long."
"yes."
——
"Your Majesty, Lord Xuanhu is here."
"Um."
In a side hall of the Wanbao Tower that has not yet been fully completed, Emperor Chongning put his hands behind his back and looked at the achievements of his half-life with pride and a sense of accomplishment.
"Your Majesty, since yesterday, there have been widespread rumors in the capital that Concubine De has failed to seek enlightenment for the King of Jiaodong County. Most of them are made of contemptuous and humiliating remarks. It has been found that it was the British government."
Emperor Chongning still hummed. Xuanhu, who was dressed in black, didn't mean to use this to harm anyone, but just reported some relatively important situations normally.
"Xia Jingyun left Beijing today and went to Tushan."
Emperor Chongning let out a slightly surprised sound, turned around and looked at the leader of the Black Ice Platform behind him, "Does he want to handle this matter by himself?"
Xuanhu said calmly: "It looks like it."
"This kid really thinks of himself as a person."
Emperor Chongning smiled. If it weren't for the difficulty of recruiting the Three Masters of Tushan, and the additional bargaining chips for De Concubine's family would be too heavy, how could he break his promise and not personally help De Concubine make arrangements.
He felt that the situation was a bit tricky, this guy was really courageous!
Suddenly, he remembered himself decades ago. He seemed to be like Xia Jingyun, fearless of heaven and earth, and always felt that he could do anything in the world.
"It's great to be young!"
He looked up at the magnificent side hall again and stopped talking.
——
At the foot of Tushan Mountain, Xia Jingyun stared for a while, jumped off the carriage, straightened his clothes, and walked towards Tushan Mountain.
Although the Three Masters of Tushan are very famous, as celebrities, it is naturally impossible for them to make such domineering actions of sealing off the mountains and forests and attract criticism. Ordinary mountain climbing is still fine.
As Xia Jingyun walked, he thought about the hobbies of those so-called celebrities.
There is a saying that there are forty pleasures in life, which include burning incense, growing flowers, watching the moon, admiring snow, watching birds, watching fish, etc. However, these things are not only liked by literati, but also by the common people.
Xia Jingyun feels that the hobbies unique to this kind of celebrity can be summed up in four points:
Find a monk to talk about Zen, a J girl to talk about elegance, a Taoist priest to make elixirs, and a king and grandson to show off.
If you can easily do one of these things well, and then be praised and spread by others, you will be considered a celebrity.
If you can do all four things and have appropriate publicity methods to help you spread the word, you will be the best in the world.
While thinking this, he slowly arrived outside the farmhouses and courtyards, and then as expected, he was stopped by a middle-aged man coming out of a thatched cottage on the side of the road.
"A private house, distinguished guests only."
Xia Jingyun respectfully handed over his hand, "I am a student who has come to Beijing to take the exam. I admire the reputation of the three gentlemen and have come to visit to ask for their teachings. I would kindly ask you to pass it on to me."
After saying that, he took out the famous card from his arms and handed it over.
The middle-aged man did not reach out to take it, but politely pushed the name card back and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, gentlemen, we are not here to see you."
"Why not?"
Xia Jingyun's words made the middle-aged man frown, and his tone became unkind, "Gentlemen are free to see guests or not. Do I still need to explain to you?"
Xia Jingyun snorted, "As a great Confucian, I have learned a lot of moral knowledge, but I have to keep it to myself and put it away in a high cabinet. I don't think about supporting the younger generations and passing on the literature. Such behavior is worthy of what they gained when they were young and studying decades ago. Is my help worthy of my mentor’s teachings when I was ignorant? Such a great Confucian, what kind of great Confucian is he?"
A big hat was pulled down, and the middle-aged man was stunned at first, and then became angry, "You are worthy of talking about the inheritance of the literary world?"
Xia Jingyun snorted coldly, "Whether I am worthy or not will be known after you meet me! As for you, I don't think you are a lowly gatekeeper, but you dislike me for being nameless? Is this the style of the Confucian sect? This is Are they the disciples taught by the so-called masters in the world?"
The middle-aged man couldn't resist these words. He hesitated, took the name card from Xia Jingyun's hand, and said politely: "Please wait a moment."
After saying that, he quickly walked towards the farmhouse and passed the news.
Not long after, the middle-aged man came back, his back straightened again, and he was confident again. He looked at Xia Jingyun and said, "Sir, he said that he lives here in seclusion to cultivate knowledge. Mr. There are famous people among us who can be good teachers. There is no need to abandon the near and seek the far away. Please come back."
"Seclusion? Fortunately, they can say it!"
Xia Jingyun snorted coldly and spat directly with a look of disdain.
The middle-aged man's expression changed, and he shouted angrily in a deep voice: "How brave! How dare you insult your honor!"
Xia Jingyun was not afraid, "Since they dare to do it, what can't I say?"
He put his hands on his back, held his head high, and looked proudly at a few farmhouses not far away. "If they really live in seclusion in famous mountains and rivers, and they don't care about worldly affairs, but they cultivate books and preach, I will be convinced, but Here, in this place only about twenty miles away from the capital, you are living in seclusion!"
"It's nothing more than self-respect, wanting to be respected by the princes in the capital, and then taking a huge shortcut!"
Xia Jingyun, who had long been aware of the Zhongnan shortcut, snorted, "I have learned a lot of skills and knowledge, but I only know how to get into the eyes of power, money and fame. They have forgotten all the words of saints and the teachings of great sages." It’s impossible to be clean again!”
These words were so important that the middle-aged man could not withstand them. He swallowed his saliva and said, "Your Majesty, please be patient. I'll go in and pass the news."
After a while, the middle-aged man came out, looked at Xia Jingyun, respectfully extended his hand and said, "Sir, please come in."
Chen Fugui behind him let out a low hey, and Xia Jingyun calmly followed him in.
What I saw along the way was indeed elegant and peaceful. The dirt path was also filled with bluestone slabs, which looked quite elegant and clean. Although the farmhouses were not luxurious, they were neatly maintained. Some disciples were scattered here and there, doing some things. Farm work, when he saw the two coming, he glanced sideways and then started working seriously again.
Xia Jingyun followed the middle-aged man to a farmhouse in the middle, "Mr. Xia, gentlemen are in the house, please come in."
Xia Jingyun saluted and thanked him and walked in. There were three old people sitting in the room, each sitting on a chair, looking at him calmly.
A young man stood beside him, looking at Xia Jingyun with a rather unkind expression.
Xia Jingyun rolled up his sleeves and bowed his head, bowing his head to the ground, "Xia Jingyun, a junior in Sishui Prefecture, named Gaoyang, has met Mr. Linxi, Mr. Wanlin and Mr. Kongbi."
"Xia Gaoyang, why are you so arrogant in front of you and so respectful in the back?"
Xia Jingyun straightened up and said respectfully: "Students are also people who observe etiquette and respect their teachers. The hurtful words they said outside the thatched cottage were really helpless. The past actions of the three gentlemen are worthy of the respect of the students, so they were arrogant. Then Gong, sir, I made you laugh."
"Quite frankly."
"It's okay, let's sit down and talk."
Xia Jingyun bowed, and as soon as his butt touched the chair, he heard three people speaking again.
"Do you really think that the three of us were forced to see you because of your words?"
"Or, do you really think that you have hit on the dirty thoughts in the hearts of the three of us?"
"Which party are you here for?"
With just one sentence from each of the three of them, Xia Jingyun's forehead was covered with sweat.
Next chapter later. Catch up on the progress, adjust the update, and strive to resume the normal update time tomorrow.
(End of chapter)
