I don’t know how much time has passed.
When the fog completely dissipated. Suddenly there were two hundred cavalry and a troika at the foot of Taibai Mountain.
Gu Dengyun glanced at Yao Silian, who was still sleeping in the carriage, and sighed silently.
Then he ordered: "Take the brothers to make a slide."
The uncle looked in disbelief and said, "Boss Gu, you don't want to carry Master Jijiu up the mountain, do you?"
Gu Dengyun glared at the uncle and said calmly: "It's not that I want to carry you up the mountain, but that you will definitely ask to go up the mountain after you wake up."
The uncle looked puzzled and said, "Then we can't refuse? Mr. Jijiu is ill, and the mountain road is still so steep. If we can't handle it, I'm afraid we'll have to deal with it on this mountain."
Gu Dengyun glanced at the mountain road and said helplessly: "Why don't I know? But the medicine Mr. Jing Zhaoyin gave us is based on the general situation. It can be used in emergencies. If you want to cure it, it is like going to heaven."
"Now I can only hope that Mr. Nalu will become proficient in medical skills."
"As for going up the mountain, I've just seen it. It's steep. But if we carry the adults, I think there won't be any problems."
The uncle pondered for a few moments, then nodded helplessly and said, "Now, that's all we can do."
I do not know how long it has been.
Yao Silian in the carriage slowly opened his eyes.
He wanted to speak, but when he opened his mouth, his dry and astringent throat was simply not strong enough to support the loud sound he made.
Fortunately, there was still a guard of soldiers in the carriage at this time.
"Master Jijiu is awake! Master Jijiu is awake!" the soldier shouted loudly.
It doesn't take a while.
Gu Dengyun came over with a bowl of soup.
"My lord, take the medicine first." Gu Dengyun said as he glanced at the soldiers in the carriage.
The soldiers understood and slowly helped Yao Silian up.
After taking down a bowl of boiling hot soup, Yao Silian's whole body felt hot.
"I'd like to thank you all from the 100 households in the valley." Yao Silian said his thanks slowly and hoarsely.
Then he asked: "What time is it now? Where are we?"
Gu Dengyun replied: "It's not past half time and we have already reached the foot of the mountain."
Yao Silian stood up with difficulty and said, "Let's go. Let's set off now. We can still reach halfway up the hillside before sunset. If everything goes well, we can return to Chang'an City tomorrow."
With that said, Yao Silian took out a small wooden box from underneath the soft bag and solemnly put it into his sleeve.
Gu Dengyun secretly thought that it was indeed the case.
It has to be said that Yao Silian's reaction failed to exceed Gu Dengyun's expectations.
Gu Dengyun hurriedly said: "My lord, let's rest for a while. It won't be too late to start again after the sweat subsides."
"What's more, the mountain road is steep. It will definitely be difficult for you to walk in your current condition."
"I have arranged for people to make the slide rod by hand. It will be ready in a short time."
Yao Silian paused, and after a few breaths he cupped his hands and said, "There are hundreds of households in the valley."
My body knows that if I really force myself to climb the mountain, I might never be able to leave Taibai Mountain again in my life.
"After all, I was too anxious and lost my sense of proportion." Yao Silian couldn't help but reflect secretly in his heart.
Less than half an hour later.
Two hundred soldiers were divided into two.
Hundreds of people followed Yao Silian to climb the mountain.
A hundred people stayed in place to guard the horses.
The long-lost sunshine shines on Taibai Mountain.
A hazy mist lingers on the hillside.
The whole Taibai Mountain is filled with a different kind of beauty.
It really feels like a fairyland.
pity.
Whether it is a soldier climbing a mountain or Yao Silian on a sliding pole.
No one enjoyed the beautiful scenery.
When the golden light fades and the sunset lingers on the top of the mountain.
Smoke suddenly rose from the hillside not far away.
"We're almost there." Gu Dengyun said weakly, breathing heavily.
"Boss Gu, it's my turn." The uncle stepped forward and took the sliding rod from Gu Dengyun's hand without any explanation.
Hundreds of people took turns replacing each other, and it was still the same.
It is not difficult to imagine the consequences if Yao Silian is allowed to climb the mountain alone.
"Thank you for your hard work." Yao Silian on the sliding pole could only thank him repeatedly.
After the rotation, everyone continued to move slowly towards the smoke.
When everyone reached the hillside.
Everyone was deeply shocked by the sight before them.
If there is a paradise in the world, then this is it.
In a small mountain village.
Folk women in simple clothes are busy cooking meals for a family of several people, with smoke rising from their cooking stoves in small courtyards.
The adult men vigorously waved their axes in preparation for the subsequent smoke.
Or they might gather together in small groups and chat about their parents’ personal problems.
The children stood on the ground in twos and twos, stretching their legs in the shape of a golden rooster.
Imitating the charging momentum of a general, he shouted loudly and rushed towards his companions.
The man who fell to the ground was full of dissatisfaction and shouted, "Come again, come again."
The victors show off their power with pride.
Yao Silian sat on the sliding pole and looked at the scene in front of him, with a smile on his lips.
There is envy, nostalgia, and longing in the smile.
The appearance of everyone finally broke the previous tranquility of the small mountain village.
The women were frightened and took the children to hide in the direction of the back village.
The adult men also looked frightened, but spontaneously picked up axes and other farm tools and surrounded the crowd.
It doesn't take a while.
More than two hundred villagers were already surrounded in front of the village.
"You...who are you? Why...why did you come to our Lujia Village?" A tall young man looked at Yao Silian and more than a hundred people and asked loudly.
However, the words were filled with unspeakable fear, and even the voice was trembling.
Nothing else.
Although Gu Dengyun and other hundreds of soldiers were not wearing armor at this time, they all had sabers hanging on their waists without exception.
"Ahem."
Yao Silian covered his mouth and nose and coughed several times uncontrollably.
After finally regaining consciousness, he immediately signaled the soldiers to carry him to the front.
At the front of the soldiers, Gu Dengyun helped Yao Silian stand up from the sliding pole.
Yao Silian coughed twice and said with a smile, "Wensu, don't you recognize me?"
The young man hesitated for a moment after hearing this.
The next moment, his pupils suddenly dilated, and he said in disbelief: "Yao...Uncle Yao?"
"Ahem, cough, cough." Yao Silian nodded and then started coughing uncontrollably.
His originally pale face instantly turned red.
"Uncle Yao, what's going on!" Lu Wensu's expression suddenly changed, and he hurriedly dropped the ax in his hand and rushed over.
"It's okay, it's just the occasional cold." Yao Silian said with difficulty, bending his body.
Lu Wensu turned around quickly and shouted loudly: "Go and ask uncle to come! Let uncle bring the medicine box! Just say...just say that Uncle Yao is here."
"Everyone else, please disperse and do whatever you need to do. Don't hang around here."
The words are over.
The two hundred or so men in Lujia Village immediately started to move. It was obvious that although Lu Wensu was young, his prestige in the village was not low at all.
It doesn't take a while.
Several young villagers came over with an old man with white hair and white beard.
Although the old man has white hair and beard, his appearance does not look old at all, and his legs and feet are more agile than most young people.
This person is surprisingly the layman of Mangosteen - Lu Zaizhong.
Seeing Lu Zaizhong walking quickly.
Yao Silian smiled, then slowly straightened his body,
He cupped his hands and saluted, "Si Lian pays homage to senior brother."
"Okay, put away your set of false etiquette, we don't pay attention to this in the mountains." Lu Zai Zhongxing came closer and glanced at the hundred soldiers behind Yao Silian.
Then he said, "Sit down first."
"Okay." Yao Silian nodded with a smile and sat down slowly with Gu Dengyun's support.
"Stretch out your hand." Lu Zaizhong said calmly.
After a while.
Lu Zaizhong stood up and said, "It's nothing serious, it's just the wind and cold. If you take medicine at the party and rest early, you will be fully recovered tomorrow."
"When the time comes, take your people and go down the mountain."
Lu Zaizhong turned around and ordered: "Take them to the altar to settle down, and send them out tomorrow."
The words are over.
Lu Zaizhong turned around and walked towards the village.
Gu Dengyun and others were left looking at each other in confusion.
For a moment, I was confused about the purpose of my trip.
Yao Silian smiled bitterly and said, "Get settled first and wait until your health gets better tomorrow."
Said.
Yao Silian smiled bitterly and touched the wooden box in his sleeve.
Gu Dengyun had no choice but to do as he was told.
At night.
Lujiacun fell into darkness again.
Except for the occasional two or three barks.
There was no other sound.
In the house next to the altar, Yao Silian, who had taken medicine, fell asleep peacefully holding the wooden box tightly.
On the other hand, Gu Dengyun and others were tossing and turning on the bed, unable to fall asleep.
Yao Silian, who was in a hurry when he arrived, didn't know why he was no longer anxious after arriving at the place.
And Lu Zaizhong's reaction was even more strange.
For a moment, everyone was as confused as Monk Zhang Er, confused.
There was another person who was equally unable to sleep as Gu Dengyun.
In the bamboo hut in the backyard of the altar.
Lu Zaizhong was wearing a pure white dress and sitting cross-legged in the middle of the house.
In front of it, on a table that had existed for unknown ages, was a simple incense altar.
Curls of green smoke slowly rise from the ancient incense altar.
Then it lingered throughout the room.
A wooden carving about nine feet six tall, holding a bamboo slip in one hand and a carving knife in the other, stood quietly behind the incense altar.
Lu Zaizhong sat expressionless for a long time.
The night is getting darker.
No one knows what he thinks.
...
A night of silence.
The next day, the sky was just breaking at dawn.
Yao Silian, who had regained some energy, stepped towards the bamboo forest.
"Dong dong dong." Knocked the door of the small house gently.
Yao Silian said, "Si Lian, thank you very much, Senior Brother, for your help yesterday. I came here to express my gratitude in person."
"No need to thank you, just go down the mountain on your own." Lu Zaizhong's unusually calm reply came from the bamboo hut. jj.br>
Yao Silian stood at the door as if he had not heard anything and said, "Brother, please open the door and see me."
"I already know your purpose, and you already understand my answer. Why do you need to see me again? How can I hurt my classmate for three years in vain?" Lu Zaizhong's voice came slowly.
Yao Silian's face straightened and he said calmly: "Silian is not entrusted by the imperial court when he comes here, but by the hundreds of thousands of people in Guanzhong. Senior brother, please open the door and see me."
In the bamboo hut, Lu Zaizhong looked up at the statue of the saint.
Calmly said: "Death has always existed since ancient times, and people cannot stand without faith."
Zigong asked about the government, and he said that it has enough food, enough soldiers, and the hearts of the people.
That is, sufficient food and strong military power. and the full trust of the people.
Precisely, this is also a necessary condition for solving the Guanzhong disaster this time.
Later, Zigong asked again, if one of the three must give up one of the three, which one should be chosen first?
Confucius said: Go to the army.
Zigongzai
Question, if it still cannot be solved, which of the latter two should be given up first?
Confucius said: "Go away from food. Since ancient times, no one can avoid death. If we lose the trust of the people, the country will cease to exist."
Lu Zaizhong asked Zigong to inquire about politics, which was obviously an explanation to the hundreds of thousands of people in Guanzhong.
Or, give your conscience an explanation.
Outside the bamboo hut, Yao Silian naturally heard Lu Zaizhong's reluctance to leave the mountain.
Yao Silian's expression remained normal and he said: "Now there is one person who can support a six-foot-long orphan, and can send a life a hundred miles away. He cannot be taken away during a big festival. A gentleman will give it to him? A gentleman!"
Lu Zaizhong used Zigong to inquire about the government's peace of mind, while Yao Silian responded to Zeng Ziyan.
The meaning is obvious. Someone has already implemented the strategy you mentioned, and he has done it extremely well. That person is a true gentleman, so just tell me whether you will come out or not!
As soon as this statement came out.
The bamboo forest suddenly became quiet, except for the sound of wind, there was no other sound.
Inside the cabin.
Lu Zaizhong looked at the statue of Confucius and could not return to his senses for a long time.
The reason why he won the title of Sanyuan but did not enter the court.
Without him, I would be completely disappointed with the current court.
He traveled with a sword for ten years, measuring rivers and mountains with his feet. What he saw and heard along the way undoubtedly increased his disappointment in the court.
If this were not the case, how could he have asked six times and said six words.
I would rather live in a remote mountain, surrounded by education, than live alone in fame and fortune.
Lu Zaizhong came to his senses and said calmly: "Who is it?"
Yao Silian looked serious and said, "Xu Yi, the sixth prince of the current dynasty."
"Sixth Prince Xu Yi?" Lu Zaizhong asked.
Xu Yi was only ten years old when he entered Zongzheng Temple. How could Lu Zaizhong have any impression of him?
Yao Silian said: "The former prince's mother was a compatriot. When he was ten years old, he was implicated in a witchcraft disaster and stayed in Zongzheng Temple."
"Eight years of hard study, eight years of hard work, once you are out of the prison, you will rise like a phoenix against the rock."
"When I first entered Jingzhao Mansion, I planned to kill Han Tong, the Prime Minister of the Mansion, and set up two disaster relief monuments."
"The first is merit. When it was established, the streets of Guangde Square were empty, and countless people entered the list. That night, the warehouses inside and outside Jingzhao Mansion were full of food!"
"The second one is shame. When it was established, the prime minister, Han Tong, was listed on the list, and the inscription was facing inward, which awakened the officials! It even declared war on thousands of aristocratic families!"
"A few days into the government, I planned to seize the Feng family in a small boat! I obtained countless grain, grass, gold and silver, and in one fell swoop I gained actual control over Chang'an City's disaster relief! From then on, no trading firm in Chang'an City dared to commit fraud!"
"As a result, the victims were able to eat well, and countless people were left alive!"
"Can't such a person still be able to make my senior brother come out of the mountain?!"
Yao Silian's voice became louder and louder.
His voice was hoarse, but at this moment he sounded like Hong Zhongdalu.
Inside the bamboo hut.
Lu Zaizhong raised his head again and looked at the Confucius wood carving. He was extremely disappointed with the court.
But he was extremely tolerant of the people.
If this were not the case, how could one set up a teaching platform and carry out teachings, and there would be no distinction between teachings.
If this were not the case, how could he ask Zigong to inquire about the government and lay out the outline of disaster relief?
Yao Silian's words echoed in Lu Zaizhong's mind and never dissipated for a long time.
"How can there be a three-hundred-year-old dynasty in the world?" Lu Zaizhong asked himself: "Paper maker? Or recreate the Great Zhou Dynasty?"
Lu Zaizhong looked at the wood carvings of Confucius and kept asking himself in his mind.
Outside the bamboo hut.
Seeing that Lu Zaizhong didn't respond for a long time.
Yao Silian took out two things from his arms and said loudly: "If this is the case, we can't ask senior brother to come out! Silian still has two things here! I don't know if it is possible!"
"First! A small half piece of cake from Fengmingyi! Everyone in Fengmingyi heard that Silian's trip was to invite his senior brother to go out! Dozens of cakes were laid on the bed overnight!"
"Senior brother, do you know that this pancake is made with old grains? Do you know that this pancake is sour?"
"Senior brother, I don't know! I don't know, senior brother, that this pancake is already the last ration for more than 70 people in Fengmingyi!"
"Si Lian Ruo
Pick! Within three days! Someone must have starved to death in Fengmingyi! "
"But Silian finally took off half of the pancake, not for any other reason! Just to show my senior brother!"
"Senior brother, let's see! How innocent are the people in this world? How dedicated are they to their country!"
Yao Silian took several deep breaths.
With trembling hands, he opened the wooden box that he regarded as his life.
In an instant, a scroll of extremely simple bamboo slips appeared in his hand.
Yao Silian held the bamboo slips and said loudly again with a trembling body: "In addition, Silian also brought a scroll of bamboo slips! Pre-Qin bamboo slips! Written by a sage!"
"Senior brother, isn't he dissatisfied with the court and determined to reorganize Confucianism and establish a new learning in the world?! As long as senior brother comes out of the mountain, he will pick the seventy-six pre-Qin bamboo slips of the Yao family!"
"If this is the case, senior brother still won't come out!"
"Then...Si Lian has no choice but to do the next thing he does! Kneel down and die in the Taibai Mountains!"
The words are over.
Yao Silian threw away the bamboo slips in his hand and straightened his clothes.
Then he was about to kneel down towards the bamboo hut.
At this moment, the closed door was opened from the inside.
Lu Zaizhong lost his composure and took two quick steps and kicked Yao Silian to the ground.
He said angrily: "When did you become so eloquent? You don't even give me time to think?"
"Have you learned how to threaten? Yao Silian, Yao Silian, we haven't seen each other for a few years. When did you learn to be so shameless?!"
As he spoke, Lu Zaizhong inadvertently glanced at the pre-Qin bamboo slips that had fallen into the soil.
His already angry face turned completely dark in an instant.
He quickly bent down to pick up the bamboo slips, ignoring the white clothes, and wiped them slowly with the hem of his sleeves.
After confirming that the bamboo slips were in good condition, his face relaxed slightly.
At this moment, Yao Silian sat up from the ground with difficulty.
Lu Zaizhong looked at Yao Silian, the more he looked, the angrier he became.
He couldn't help but raise his foot again and kicked him to the ground again.
He pointed at Yao Silian's nose and cursed angrily: "How dare you throw away the bamboo slips of the saint? If it weren't for the fact that you are sick! I will beat you to death no matter what I say today!"
How could a person who could wander around with a sword for ten years, measure the earth with his footsteps, and reach as far as the Western Regions be a good person?
The clay figurine still has some anger, let alone a human being?
Yao Silian was not angry but smiled and said: "So, senior brother has agreed to come out?"
Lu Zaizhong calmed down his anger and became calm again.
He said calmly: "I'll let you go and see the gentleman you call me."
Although he did not explicitly agree, he only needed to go out of the mountain. When he actually arrived in Chang'an City, Yao Silian firmly believed that Xu Yi could definitely capture Lu Zaizhong.
Yao Silian stood up with difficulty and said solemnly: "Senior brother, don't worry, no matter whether it succeeds or not, I will let you pick the seventy-six pre-Qin bamboo slips of the Yao family."
Lu Zaizhong looked at Yao Silian and said calmly: "Forget it, just pick it up and let me watch it for ten days at the Yao Family Sutra Pavilion."
Yao Silian grinned and said teasingly: "Brother, why do you have the nerve to say this? Ten days? With your ability, you can't move the Yao Family Scripture Pavilion empty in ten days?" "
Lu Zaizhong raised his hand as if to strike, and snorted coldly: "Just tell me whether you want to borrow it or not."
"Borrow, borrow, borrow, isn't it enough?" Yao Silian stepped back repeatedly, waving his hands.
When he was young and studying, he was often beaten by Lu Zaizhong.
Of course, the fight was inevitable, and the relationship between the two became closer.
And this is the fundamental reason why Yao Silian dared to praise Xu Yi.
Lu Zaizhong had two completely different faces towards him and outsiders.
