"Walking around the world? Haha! Is it just you?"
A seven or eight-year-old girl had her arms crossed, but she was speaking a lot of quackery. This scene was a bit funny, and it also made Li Zexuan very happy.
Hearing the doubt in Li Zexuan's tone, Chen Shuozhen immediately became anxious, "Master Hou, don't you believe the little girl? Huh! This time I took the little girl from Qingxi County to Chang'an, and I don't know how many people were rescued along the way. How many hooligans and liars have been taught to the common people who were bullied by bullies! Why do others call me a heroine?"
"Heroine?"
Hearing this, Li Zexuan couldn't help but smile and said: "Haha! Can Nuxia Chen still be good at kung fu?"
"Of course!"
Chen Shuozhen subconsciously held her head high, but in an instant she lowered her head again and said: "I... I went to the mountains to learn martial arts from my master since I was a child. I only learned some boxing and kicking skills. I haven't introduced Qi into my body yet. I'm not as good as Hou." Lord!"
She wanted to exaggerate and say that she was awesome, but the person she faced was a martial arts master. When Li Zexuan captured Du'e alive in Guiyifang, Chen Shuozhen was there. In her eyes, , Li Zexuan is more powerful than her master, how dare she exaggerate?
"Master?"
Li Zexuan's eyes flashed, and then he asked with a half-smile, "I wonder who Master Chen Nuxia studied under?"
Hearing this, Chen Shuozhen's bright cheeks instantly dimmed. She bit her lip, hesitated for a moment, and said softly:
"My master is just an ordinary Taoist in the mountains. He is quite famous in Qingxi County. Whenever ordinary people have something to do, they will ask the master to perform rituals. The master's Taoist name is Tianxuanzi. No one knows his real name, and the master has never told him. I.
When I was six years old, both my parents passed away, leaving only my little sister and I to depend on each other. I went to herd cattle for the landlord in the village every day, and the steamed buns and rice I got in exchange were barely enough for me and my little sister to live on. The folks in the village saw that we were pitiful and often gave us some food, but I knew it was not easy for them, and many times they didn't ask for what they gave us.
That winter, there was a sudden heavy snowfall in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Our family was completely bare, and we didn’t even have warm clothes, let alone firewood or bamboo charcoal for heating. On New Year’s Eve, other people’s families were warm and reunited, but my little sister and I were almost freezing. Died in the snow.
At that time, Master happened to come down the mountain and saw my little sister and I hugging each other to keep warm in the drafty hut. Master sympathized with us and took us back to the Taoist Temple. In fact, Master was the only one in the Taoist Temple before. Later Master heard that my little sister and I were alone at the bottom of the mountain. With no one to rely on, he accepted us as his disciples.
On weekdays, we help Master clean the Taoist temple and eat and drink on the mountain. In addition to teaching us Taoism, Master also taught us some boxing and kicking skills. On weekdays, in addition to working and practicing on the mountain, we can also go down the mountain to go home and have a look. , but free and tight. It's just that I have an active nature. In the past two years, I haven't learned half of the martial arts taught by my master. "
(Chen Shuozhen and his little sister are both daughters, but they were accepted as disciples by an old Taoist. It seems unreasonable, but it makes sense if you think about it carefully. "One yin and one yang are called Tao." Taoism is a belief that The religion of equality between men and women was true even in the ancient feudal society when the concept of male superiority and female inferiority prevailed. The Taoist classic "The Taiping Jing" says: "The way of heaven and earth is one yin and one yang. Each contributes half of its strength and combines into one, which is the successor." Together we become one.”
Taoism believes that women's feminine beauty is in line with Taoism's idea of the highest good as water. Therefore, in the Taoist immortal system, there are many female immortals with high status, such as Houtu Empress, Doumu Yuanjun, etc. There have also been many famous female Taoists in history, such as the female Taoist Wei Huacun of the Jin Dynasty, also known as "Nanyue". "Madam", "Zixu Yuanjun")
After listening to Chen Shuozhen's words, Li Zexuan couldn't help but feel suddenly. According to historical records, in the fourth year of Yonghui, Qingxi County will suffer from a flood that has never happened in a century. The people will not be able to make a living, sell their sons and daughters, become homeless, and starve to death. At that time, Chen Shuozhen would secretly open his employer's granary to help the victims because he couldn't bear to see the villagers suffer. However, he was discovered by his employer, tied up, and beaten to death.
Afterwards, the villagers rescued Chen Shuozhen. In order to avoid being hunted by officers and soldiers, Chen Shuozhen fled into Fengchuan Mountain at the junction of the three counties. Fuchuan Mountain is also known as Tiewei Mountain. Chen Shuozhen hid in the mountains and dressed up as a Taoist nun. While recuperating his body, he used Taoism to develop followers. He claimed that he had met the Supreme Lord and was accepted as a disciple. He also said that he It was the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady who came down to earth, and was known as the Red Heaven Holy Mother. She spread the word to ten, and then to a hundred, and the more she spread, the more mysterious she became. In this way, Chen Shuozhen's followers attracted more and more believers.
Therefore, in history, the reason why Chen Shuozhen was able to rebel and proclaim himself emperor was actually because she used the name of Taoism to "pretend to be a ghost" and expand her followers. However, Li Zexuan did not expect that Chen Shuozhen had been influenced by Taoist culture at a very young age. No wonder this girl has grown so many followers by relying on the art of "pretending to be a ghost"!
"Then how is your master now? Why did you leave Qingxi County and come to Chang'an?"
After a long silence, Li Zexuan recovered his thoughts, then looked at Chen Shuozhen with a complex expression and asked.
In fact, for every successful person, his success is accidental, but it is also inevitable! Just relying on Chen Shuozhen's indomitable and indomitable willpower, it is not surprising that Li Zexuan can accomplish a "big career"! Although this "big cause" was quickly suppressed by the imperial court, Chen Shuozhen is still worthy of admiration!
Listening to Li Zexuan asking about Tian Xuanzi's current situation, Chen Shuozhen's eyes turned red and he cried:
"Master... Master passed away more than two months ago. After my little sister and I buried Master, we became helpless orphans again. Later, I heard from an old master in the village that there was a Yanhuang Academy in Lantian County, Chang'an. This year A new medical school has been opened to recruit students from all over Datang. As long as they can pass the July 15th admissions examination, they can enter Yanhuang Academy to study. Those with excellent grades can also receive hundreds of scholarships.
I used to follow my master to practice Taoism in the mountains. The master also taught me some medical skills, so I thought that since I have no relatives in the village, I might as well bring my little sister here to try my luck. If I can really get into Yanhuang Academy, then my little sister and I will My sister's life will be secure in the future. If she fails to pass the exam, I will go to work to support my little sister. There are many rich people in Chang'an City, so I will definitely make money! "
After saying that, Chen Shuozhen clenched his fist vigorously, as if to cheer himself up, and to express his determination to Li Zexuan.
This girl is very strong!
This was Chen Shuozhen's most intuitive feeling for Li Zexuan at this time.
Also, if Chen Shuo really didn't want to be strong, how could he become the first female emperor in Chinese history?
However, at the same time, Li Zexuan's heart was a little complicated, because according to the original historical process, it was impossible for Chen Shuozhen to have been to Chang'an City before he was thirty years old. But now, Chen Shuozhen, who was only eight or nine years old, was alone. My sister came to Chang'an and wanted to take the entrance exam for Yanhuang Academy Medical College. Will she open the landlord's granary for the sake of her fellow villagers? Will the congregation develop and lead to rebellion? The course of history is likely to be completely rewritten from now on!
Suddenly, Li Zexuan remembered something and asked Chen Shuozhen: "So not long after you came to Chang'an City, you went to deceive Qingque, the current King of Wei, out of a hundred coins?"
Naturally, what he was talking about was Chen Shuozhen's previous help in exposing Du'e's magic trick, and in exchange for this, he asked for a hundred dollars in favors from the latter.
"What...what is cheating? How about the money I earned from my intelligence~?"
Hearing this, Chen Shuozhen suddenly felt like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, she pouted.
"Money earned through intelligence?"
Hearing this, Li Zexuan couldn't help but be speechless. Strictly speaking, there was nothing wrong with this. He couldn't help but shook his head and laughed: "Haha! Forget it! You are indeed very capable if you can see through Du'e's magic trick. ! But now that you have earned a hundred dollars, you two sisters should be able to have enough food and clothing for a long time, right?"
According to the current price of goods in the Tang Dynasty, one hundred guan of money is a huge amount of wealth. It is definitely enough for an ordinary family to have no worries about food and clothing for twenty or thirty years. To suddenly get such a huge sum of money, it stands to reason that Chen Shuo really has no need at all. It was necessary to take the path of getting into Yanhuang Academy, but since Chen Shuozhen appeared at the foot of Yunshan Mountain today, it meant that she had not completely given up on this path.
"Master Marquis, you are a stuffed man and you don't know how hungry a man is! One hundred guan of money is not enough. Previously, my little sister and I ate from hundreds of families in the village. All these kindnesses have to be repaid, and I still have to give Master, renovating Taoist temples and building a mourning hall all cost money! Besides, am I, Chen Shuo, the kind of person who is short-sighted and rests on his laurels? In this world, only by possessing skills can I ensure that I and my family will not starve to death!"
Chen Shuozhen clasped his fingers and spoke to Li Zexuan with all his family treasures.
After Li Zexuan listened on the sidelines, he couldn't help but take a high look at Chen Shuozhen. On the one hand, this girl valued affection, righteousness, and respect for teachers at such a young age, which really surprised him. On the other hand, he had to lament that this girl was so young. "Appetite" is not small! Not to mention how far-sighted she is, but she is definitely not short-sighted!
"It's rare that you have such thoughts. If your master knew about it, he would definitely be relieved!"
Li Zexuan's eyes softened, because at this time he also thought of his master in this life. Although he had not personally experienced those previous years of practice, the unforgettable true feelings in his bones can never be erased!
"In addition, you helped General Li Junxian deliver a message to me, and later helped me find the traces of crossing the river. Without you, I would not have been able to find out the conspiracy of the Tianlong Sect so quickly, and the court would not have been able to do so easily. In order to destroy the Tianlong Sect rebels in the barracks, you can rely on these two things to ask me to directly let you pass the college's admissions examination? Why didn't you directly make this request at that time? "
Thinking of this, Li Zexuan couldn't help but feel curious.
Chen Shuozhen raised his head and said matter-of-factly: "Master Marquis, when I sent you a letter earlier, I already received the favor from the person who asked me to deliver the letter. If I accept money from you again, it would be very unethical; later you will When I captured Du'e alive in Guiyifang, it's not so much that I helped you, but rather that you saved me from Du'e. If I seek any favors from you again, that would be ungrateful. I, Chen Shuozhen, can't do such a thing. !”
This girl is quite clear in her heart!
You say she is greedy for money. She is indeed greedy for money. He had directly cheated Li Tai for a hundred dollars back then, but she is not greedy for money without principles. They say that a gentleman loves money and gets it in a proper way. Although Chen Shuozhen is not up to it. The threshold of a gentleman, but she knows better than anyone else what money should be taken and what money should not be taken!
This is a very principled girl!
Be strong, attach great importance to love and justice, have a bit of charlatanism, and be principled. These are what Li Zexuan really thinks of Chen Shuo at this moment!
"You're really special, girl!"
Looking at Chen Shuozhen with complicated eyes, Li Zexuan couldn't help but sigh.
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"It's rare that you have such thoughts. If your master knew about it, he would definitely be relieved!"
Li Zexuan's eyes softened, because at this time he also thought of his master in this life. Although he had not personally experienced those previous years of practice, the unforgettable true feelings in his bones can never be erased!
"In addition, you helped General Li Junxian deliver a message to me, and later helped me find the traces of crossing the river. Without you, I would not have been able to find out the conspiracy of the Tianlong Sect so quickly, and the court would not have been able to do so easily. In order to destroy the Tianlong Sect rebels in the barracks, you can rely on these two things to ask me to directly let you pass the college's admissions examination? Why didn't you directly make this request at that time? "
Thinking of this, Li Zexuan couldn't help but feel curious.
Chen Shuozhen raised his head and said matter-of-factly: "Master Marquis, when I sent you a letter earlier, I already received the favor from the person who asked me to deliver the letter. If I accept money from you again, it would be very unethical; later you will When I captured Du'e alive in Guiyifang, it's not so much that I helped you, but rather that you saved me from Du'e. If I seek any favors from you again, that would be ungrateful. I, Chen Shuozhen, can't do such a thing. !”
This girl is quite clear in her heart!
You say she is greedy for money. She is indeed greedy for money. He had directly cheated Li Tai for a hundred dollars back then, but she is not greedy for money without principles. They say that a gentleman loves money and gets it in a proper way. Although Chen Shuozhen is not up to it. The threshold of a gentleman, but she knows better than anyone else what money should be taken and what money should not be taken!
This is a very principled girl!
Be strong, attach great importance to love and justice, have a bit of charlatanism, and be principled. These are what Li Zexuan really thinks of Chen Shuo at this moment!
"You're really special, girl!"
Looking at Chen Shuozhen with complicated eyes, Li Zexuan couldn't help but sigh. "You're really special, girl!"
Looking at Chen Shuozhen with complicated eyes, Li Zexuan couldn't help but sigh.
