Before I knew it, it had been a few days since I returned to Beijing.
In the past few days, the lessons between Teacher Sanhua and her neighbor students have changed from Bai Jia Xing to the editor-in-chief of children's songs. They have also extended from individual word recognition to sentence understanding, word choice and sentence making, and rhyme.
For this reason, Teacher Sanhua hid on the roof and read at night for many nights. Every night, she accumulated a lot of doubts and asked Taoist priests for advice. Finally, she understood the children's songs and did not lose face in front of the students. She maintained the teacher's face and Sanhua Empress. The extremely smart and talented cat design has also received the looks of surprise and admiration from many students.
At the same time, seeing that a day's stay in Changjing would cost a day's money, Teacher Sanhua was eager to make money. He urged the students every day, but could not get a satisfactory answer if there was any news.
Under the governance of the City God, the city of Changjing was indeed much more peaceful than before.
It's just that the city god only controls what's inside the city wall.
Outside the city wall, it is mainly managed by Raibu Shoshin.
Among the several demon kings in the north, the most stubborn one was suppressed by Song You. The others, such as the Yellow Sand King on the border and the White Bull King of Yuezhou, were also killed one after another under the joint purge of the Tiangong Lei Bu and Dou Bu. Over a long period of time, It can be regarded as a period of more than ten years.
The largest gathering of other scattered evil spirits is undoubtedly in Hezhou. Although these evil spirits are not as powerful as the Demon King, they are numerous in number and of different types. It would have taken some time for the God of Leibu to eliminate them one by one, but they were also carefully examined by Taoists. Cleaned up again. Later, the Taoist traveled through several northern states. Although he was no longer as careful as Hezhou to clean up, he would not hold back whenever he encountered or heard about it.
In addition, after Shu Yifan entered Taoism with martial arts, he cleaned up Guangzhou with one person. The Taoist group in the north saved a lot of time for the Lei Department and the gods of the Tiangong.
Now it's almost time for them to free up their hands from the north, and it's time to take care of other places in Dayan.
Therefore, there are far fewer demons causing trouble outside the city.
But within the tens of thousands of miles across the border of Dayan, evil spirits are like diseases of the human body, which can only be controlled but not cured.
However, these days, there are often people hanging around the door.
The Taoist didn't care. However, whether Sanhua Empress, the swallow on the roof, or the heroine next door who was concentrating on studying, they were all alert and keen. These servants could not hide it from them, but they didn't know that the person behind them was three years ago. I had already discovered this unusual Taoist living in Changjing, and it was General Chen who attracted his attention this time when he returned to the capital.
A few days later, it became sunny again in Changjing.
During the light snow season, someone from Wu'anhou's mansion had already sent a message, saying that Wu'anhou would pay a visit in the afternoon, which was considered a courtesy.
In the afternoon, General Chen came on horseback as promised.
He still only brought a few personal guards with him. When he arrived at the door, General Chen entered the room, and the personal guards stood outside. Only two of them carried things in.
"I hope I didn't disturb you, sir. I brought you a pill of Dragon Ball, given by your majesty." General Chen told Song You, took the gift box from the person on the left behind him, and handed it to the Taoist, "But Chen is not a drinker. People who drink tea cannot tell the difference between good and bad tea, so they borrow flowers to offer to Buddha and give them to Mr.
"The general is out of sight."
Song You was not polite to him.
Immediately, General Chen took two jars of wine from another person behind him and said to Song: "Chen comes from Zhuyu County, Angzhou. The rice wine in his hometown is the most famous. However, after joining the army, he rarely drank it. In the military camp, Chen also I rarely drink alcohol, so this time my clan heard that I was back in Beijing, so I specially sent a few jars, and also brought them to my husband to try."
"I also prepared a table of delicious food for the general."
When Song You saw that he had brought wine, he knew how much depression he had accumulated during this period. He was in Changjing but couldn't find anyone to talk to, so he had no choice but to come here.
It was a Dayan tradition for dignitaries to find monks and Taoists to express their sorrows. Compared with other Taoists, I had a little more familiarity and trust with him.
Sure enough, as soon as Song You asked him to sit down at the table, he heard him say while opening the wine:
"It is said that Chen has returned home with a great victory, famous all over the world, and has unlimited glory, but in fact he knows the joys and sorrows. In this huge capital city, countless pairs of eyes are staring at Chen. Except for a few reckless people, not many people dare to When he came to visit Chen, Chen did not dare to visit others easily. Even when he visited people he knew well in the past, he did not dare to stay for a long time, for fear of being picked on, becoming evidence of crime, and implicating others. After thinking about it again and again, he had no choice but to come. Sir, it’s not so easy to be suspected here.”
"Is the general in such a difficult situation?"
"It would have been fine in the past, but this time is special. Your Majesty is old and frail, the princess has just been deposed, the court is still in turmoil, and the princes are all young. Even the imperial advisor is not in Changjing. He only left General Yi a few years ago. Yu Jianbai, the prefectural magistrate, was transferred back to the capital to assist the government with the prime minister, so Chen's actions were naturally closely watched by them."
With a bang, General Chen opened the wine.
Pour out two bowls.
Inside is a slightly cloudy wine that smells of rich rice aroma.
"At this time, I don't know how many people in the court are worried about Chen and want to get rid of Chen." General Chen shook his head.
Song You remembered that the emperor invited him to the palace three years ago and had talked about General Chen. At that time, the emperor was sure that General Chen had no rebellious intentions, but he didn't know what happened now, so he asked:
"What do you think, Your Majesty?"
"Your Majesty is very caring about me." General Chen couldn't help but shake his head and smile when he said this. "At this time, I am afraid that half of the civil and military officials in the court are suggesting to Your Majesty that they find some excuse to get rid of me. I don't know how many people are suggesting that Your Majesty be careful. Don't be alone with me, but His Majesty did the opposite, often inviting me to the palace for private talks, and ordering me to accompany the prince on outings or hunting."
"General, please have some food."
"A toast to you sir first."
As General Chen said, he held the wine bowl in both hands and gave him a distant wish. He raised his head and drank from the bowl regardless of what he did.
Song You also picked it up and took a sip.
I’ve heard of Angzhou’s rice wine, and heard that the top quality is brewed only with rice cores. When I saw it in person, it was indeed extraordinary. As soon as I picked it up, I could smell the fragrant rice aroma, which gave me the feeling of... This bowl of wine will taste sweet and refreshing, but once you drink it, it is different from what you imagined. Most of the taste is normal wine.
General Chen put down his wine bowl and picked up his chopsticks to pick up some vegetables. He saw that although the dishes on the table were novel and fragrant, he felt bored and had no desire to use his chopsticks. He casually took a few bites of the food and then told Song You about his boredom.
The wine comes one after another.
Although General Chen's expression was as calm as ever, his articulation was still clear, and his words were still organized, the content of his words had changed unknowingly, and he could also detect his drunkenness.
"Chen is a warrior, good at marching and fighting, but not good at court affairs, but he also has some ability to see into people's hearts. From Chen's perspective, His Majesty probably trusts me, but this has nothing to do with whether he wants to get rid of me. It has a big relationship." General Chen shook his head and smiled, "It's just that he thinks very highly of himself and is arrogant. He regards himself as a god and thinks he can control everything. He feels that no one under him can stir up trouble, so naturally he disdains it. Attack me."
General Chen at this time was quite different from a year ago.
It seems that the year after being recalled to the DPRK was really like walking on thin ice.
Song You couldn't help but remain silent after hearing this.
It turns out that he knew about the famous ministers and generals in the history books before they were removed, but he had no other choice. If he didn't really rebel, he could only wait for others to control his own destiny.
After talking for a long time, the wine was drained and the table was in a mess.
This general who was invincible on the battlefield and never timid shook his head, with a smile on his lips, and said with emotion:
"The palace is more dangerous than the battlefield."
At the same time, a figure walked through the door.
It seemed that he originally wanted to find the Taoist, but when he saw the Taoist waiting for guests, he was stunned for a moment, and then turned back.
There was still no hint of drunkenness on General Chen's face, but upon seeing this he immediately stood up and saluted Song Xian: "I've been bothering you for a long time and made you laugh. At this time, Chen has already had his fun. Since you have guests, I won't bother you more." Yes, thank you sir for your hospitality."
"I'll see you off, General."
Song You also stood up with a sigh. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of Mao'er walking down the stairs, and then glanced at the rice wine in the bowl. Silently, the white rice wine in the bowl suddenly became much clearer.
"Sir, just deliver it to the door."
"That's fine." The Taoist really stopped and turned to look at him, "The general is also an old friend of mine. If you want to visit your old friend, you can just come to visit. Nothing else, and there will be a table of food. "
"I will definitely bother you again."
The guards outside the door have already brought the horse over.
General Chen held hands with him again, looked at each other for a moment, then mounted his horse and left.
The Taoist watched him go away, and when he turned around, he saw the cat jumping lightly on the ground, and suddenly, like an arrow, it jumped up on the table, sniffed again and again on the table, and found the Taoist's wine bowl. , and then put a paw into the wine bowl.
As if aware of the Taoist's gaze, she remained motionless in this posture, but turned her head to the side and looked at the Taoist.
Then in front of the Taoist, he raised his paws, lowered his head, stuck out his tongue, and licked it a few times.
"Well……"
The cat licked its lower mouth and licked its mouth with its tongue, then sat down and looked at the Taoist.
"Why did Sanhua Empress wash her feet with my wine?"
"Not foot washing!"
"what is that?"
"Just a taste of what you're drinking."
"If Sanhua Empress wants to taste it, just tell me. I will pour a bowl for Sanhua Empress. Why do you need to put your feet in my bowl?"
"Anyway, you have finished drinking, and this is not a foot." The calico cat raised its front paws and hooked them up, looking like a cat making a fist. She lowered her head and stared at her paws, "This is a hand."
"It's on the ground anyway."
"It's just dust."
"..."
"Sanhua Empress would like to drink your wine and see if it tastes the same as Sanhua Empress's wine."
"Why?"
"The woman next door said that the wine tastes bitter, spicy in the mouth, and will burn you when you drink it, but the wine Sanhua Empress drinks is almost like water."
"That's it."
It turns out that the source lies with Wu Nuxia.
The Taoist shook his head, walked over and started to clear the dishes, and at the same time said to the cat: "Don't you know, Lady Sanhua, that cats cannot eat sweet food before they become sperms, and birds cannot eat spicy food before they become sperms?"
"It seems so..."
Cat looked thoughtful.
"Don't you know, Lady Sanhua, that food that tastes warm to humans will feel hot to cats when it eats it?"
"It seems so..."
The cat's eyes opened wider.
"In that case, how can a cat's mouth be the same as a human's?"
"It seems so!"
Cat looked suddenly enlightened.
"Besides, Sanhua Empress is not an ordinary cat, she is a cat god, with vast magical powers and powerful magic."
"Then it must be even worse!"
"Congratulations to Sanhua Empress, you are all ready to answer."
"Miss Sanhua is very smart!"
"This is natural."
"This is natural~"
"I am a Taoist priest and can be considered a monk. A monk does not lie, so why should Empress Sanhua be suspicious of me?"
"Canopy..."
The cat jumped down from the table, turned into a human form, and began to help the Taoist clean up the mess on the table.
Feeling guilty, but still diligent.
(End of chapter)
