This will inevitably bring disaster to him and the Dou family.
General Dou did not want to support a clan member who was close to the emperor and had a close blood relationship.
Because the other party will think that he got the throne because of his blood, and will not be sincerely grateful to him.
Is there anyone more suitable than Mu Yikang to take the hatchback exam?
Before finalizing this candidate, Dou Jing specially brought a generous gift and went to visit a family living in Chang'an West City - if the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty knew that General Dou, who wanted wind and rain, To actually come to visit a commoner with no official title in person, I'm afraid everyone would be shocked.
Dou Jing was very cautious. He fasted at home, bathed and changed clothes, and sent greeting cards in advance. When he arrived at the door, he did not ask his servants to call the door, but went to greet the concierge in person: "Mr. Can Mr. Ye be at home?"
The old servant guarding the door opened his eyes and looked at him, and said slowly "Oh": "The general is here."
He stood up and led the way: "Sir, I'm waiting for you at home."
When Dou Jing was young, he did not believe in ghosts and gods. He felt that things such as a woman dreaming of the red sun in her arms when she was pregnant were just a matter of later success until he went out hunting and rescued a middle-aged man who accidentally fell off a cliff. Scribes.
At that time, he was young and full of enthusiasm. He showed kindness without expecting anything in return. He saved people and was about to leave. However, he was stopped by the middle-aged scribe.
"My surname is Gongye, and my given name is Xun."
This was the first thing he said.
Dou Jing responded obediently and didn't take it very seriously.
Then he listened to Gongye Xundao: "I see your appearance, and I will definitely be able to ride a golden chariot and wear a crown of twelve strings in the future. Your family will also be prominent because of you."
Dou Jing laughed when he heard this and found it funny.
He felt that this person was probably saved by him and he was grateful, so he wanted to say a few nice words to please him.
"The golden chariot and the twelve-string crown, these are all things that only the emperor can use." Dou Jing wrapped the riding whip twice around his wrist and asked him funny: "You mean, in the future I will Will you be the emperor?"
Gong Yexun shook his head: "You don't have the destiny to be emperor."
Dou Jing sneered and turned to leave: "Extremely boring!"
"Leave slowly!"
Gong Yexun called him, covered his injured leg, limped up to him, sighed and said: "The skills I have learned are suspected of revealing the secrets of heaven, and I have been punished by heaven. This is a desperate situation. I have been here for two full days. During this time, no one has passed here. It’s just that seeing the steep cliffs, I am afraid that I will die here if I fail to save others, so I don’t dare to help. Only Dou Lang Be frank and sincere, and have a pure and kind mind, save me from disaster!"
He bowed solemnly to Dou Jing and said, "Today Dou Lang saved me, which is a kindness to me. I will save Dou Lang three times in the future to repay today's kindness."
Dou Jing was angered by him and changed his expression: "The meaning of your words is that I will die three times?!"
Gongye Xun nodded and said, "Yes, that's true."
Dou Jing grabbed his clothes and raised his fist to hit him: "You guy, I saved your life, but you cursed me like this?!"
Gong Yexun calmly put his palm against his clenched fist and said slowly: "This is the first time I rescue you - you must remember that if something unexpected happens, go south, not to the south. Go north."
His expression was too determined, as if he had determined that Dou Jing would be destined for three calamities.
Dou Jing felt uneasy when he saw him. He raised his fist for a long time but never dropped it.
Seeing this, Gongye Xun freed the collar from his hands. After straightening his clothes, he said goodbye to him: "I live in the west of Chang'an City, at the innermost side of the ninth street from the city wall. .Remember, you can ask me a question twice."
He limped away.
Dou Jing paused for a long time, until his back disappeared from sight, and then he suddenly came back to his senses and felt inexplicable: "This man is sick!"
He tried his best not to take this matter to his heart, but for some reason, he kept thinking about what Gong Yexun said.
If something unexpected happens, go south instead of north.
It's just that a long time passed without anything happening, so he gradually forgot about the matter and regarded Gong Yexun simply as a wandering warlock who spoke in the clouds and in the mist.
Until the last years of Jingzong's reign, the emperor invited his ministers to go hunting in Shanglin Garden. King Wu took the opportunity to launch a rebellion and conspired to rebel.
At that time, the emperor and other important ministers were in the palace. Young people who wanted to compete in cavalry shooting and compete for the emperor's attention were lingering in Shanglin Garden. After discovering the rebels outside Shanglin Garden, they continued to stay where they were. Being besieged and waiting to die, some of the young people advocated going south, while others advocated going north.
At that time, life and death were uncertain, and the two sides couldn't decide. In the end, it was decided that everyone would make their own decision.
Dou Jing suddenly thought of Gong Yexun.
He obeyed Gong Yexun's words by mistake and went south.
Later, Dou Jing learned that the group of people heading north encountered the main force of the rebels, and no one survived.
He broke out in a cold sweat, and then realized that Gong Yexun really had some extraordinary abilities. After returning home, he told his wife Liang about this.
Mrs. Liang said: "My husband helped others that day for repayment today? This is not what a gentleman should think. Now that Mr. Gongye's words have saved your life, we should go and thank him together!"
Immediately preparing generous gifts, the couple went to the west of Chang'an City to find Gong Yexun.
Gong Yexun was found, but the other party refused to see them.
He just asked the old servant guarding the gate to pass the message on his behalf: "We will only have two-way relationship from now on. Dou Lang should wait until it is difficult to choose between life and death before he comes to see me again."
He firmly declined the gift from Dou Jing and his wife.
Dou Jing remembered what Gong Yexun said that day that he would suffer three disasters, and he couldn't help but sweat. As a result, he treated Gong Yexun with more respect and sent people to greet him during every new year and festival.
As expected, Gong Yexun never saw him again.
The second time they met was when the heroes came together to overthrow Emperor Huang.
Dou Jing and his wife Liang came to Chang'an West Market at night and asked the old servant guarding the door: "Is Mr. Gongye here?"
The old servant guarding the door said kindly: "It's Mr. Dou and Madam Liang. Please come in. Sir is waiting for you."
Gongye Xun met them.
Dou Jing told him the resentment in his heart: "Nowadays, the emperor is unrighteous and has caused trouble to the country. Everyone has to punish him! Dou Jing is not talented, but he is willing to kill himself to be benevolent, defend the country with his death, and lay his body in the temple gate." , it’s not a pity!”
Then he asked him straight to the point: "Sir, can what I and your colleagues have planned be accomplished?"
Mrs. Liang knelt down and sat aside, looking calmly, looking at her husband.
Gong Yexun nodded and replied: "What Dou Lang planned can be accomplished."
Dou Jing bowed to him solemnly, stood up and left together with Mr. Liang.
It turned out to be true.
In this power struggle, the Dou family obtained benefits that were enviable to the world. They supported the emperor in the first place and became the head of the country in the second place. Many of the children of the Dou family were granted the title of marquis, and Dou Jingshi had thousands of households in the city.
But for some reason, slowly, there were more unpleasant sounds in the court, and his home was no longer as comfortable as before.
"...In the battle of Zhenzhuang, Tang Xing was my vanguard and died with several arrows in his body. Now, his son has made some mistakes and you are forcing me to kill him. Tomorrow, when we go underground, Tang Xing asks me why I want to kill him. My only son, how can I respond to cutting off his sacrifice?!"
"Although Doucheng is my nephew, he is not unlearned and unskilled. How can he not be able to shoulder the post of governor of Hengyang? Don't you avoid relatives when you hear about internal promotions?"
Dou Jing wanted to deal with people from the same town who seized property from other counties, resulting in the death of hundreds of families. When he was young, he hated this kind of people the most.
However, Dou Jing couldn't bear it after all the fellow villagers who had been involved in the incident knelt in front of him, interceded for the criminal, and were willing to use their official positions to atone for his sins.
They were all people who had shared life and death with him, how could they bear to execute him personally?
There was a fierce dispute in the court over this matter. Some censors even ignored the etiquette and rushed to him and cursed: "In the past, you were a virtuous minister. How are you different from the Huang Emperor? Dou Jing, you are disrespecting the laws of the country and causing disaster." Li Shu, his body and his family will be destroyed right before his eyes!"
Dou Jing was furious and immediately ordered him to be taken out and killed. People around him looked at him in horror and disbelief. Until he returned home, You Qi kept appearing in front of him.
What's wrong with me?
Dou Jing asked himself painfully: Am I wrong?
But I, Dou Jing, am a human being, not a god. I can’t even have my own preference. Can’t I even protect my fellow villagers and brothers and descendants? !
The concubines had a dispute, and you pushed me to get in front of him. He was very annoyed, and asked Liang: "I am already busy enough in the court, can you be a little more diligent, don't be like this?" Like a puppet, you only know how to eat fast and chant Buddha's name at home?"
Liang closed her eyes and recited Buddhist scriptures silently without looking at him.
"It's like this again! You're always like this!" Dou Jing looked at her appearance impatiently and walked away.
Over the years, it was not that he had not encountered risks, but Dou Jing had restrained the urge to see Gong Yexun.
It's not time yet.
He thought that the last chance would be used on the edge of the knife.
When the emperor in the palace became seriously ill and the imperial doctor secretly indicated that he could prepare for the funeral, Dou Jing knew that it was time to visit Gong Yexun for the third time.
"I would like to ask you to divine a divination for me," Dou Jing said, "Is it the right thing to do to welcome the son of Crown Prince Zhuang Mou into the palace as his heir?"
At this time, he was already over sixty years old, and Gong Yexun was even more elderly. However, his eyes were strong and his hair was childish, and he did not look old and weak.
This time, Gong Yexun stared at him longer.
In the end, it was as he wished.
Gong Yexun told him: "Nine Five. The flying dragon is in the sky, which is a good way to see the adults. This is the symbol of the emperor."
Dou Jing breathed a sigh of relief.
Following the procedure of his last visit, he should have said goodbye at this time, but Dou Jingshi was reluctant to give up - Mr. Gongye promised to help him three times back then, and with this time, the fate was over.
He always felt sorry to say goodbye to this talented and strange man.
If such a superpower can be used by him...
But this time, Gong Yexun was not in a hurry to serve tea to the guests.
He asked Dou Jing: "Does the general want the throne?"
Dou Jing really didn't expect that after Gongye Xun answered three questions, he would take the initiative to discuss government affairs with him. He was so flattered that he couldn't help but cheer up, but he didn't hide it from him: "A real man lives in this world, who doesn't want to rule the world?!"
Gong Yexun nodded and asked him again: "The general has been a powerful minister for several years. Has the country of this dynasty been exhausted?"
Dou Jing hesitated for a few moments, but finally shook his head: "The hearts of the world still belong to the Mu family."
Gong Yexun sighed: "Since the general has such a clear understanding and is extremely wealthy, he should think about his children and future generations."
Dou Jing remained silent.
Gong Yexun waited for a long time and did not listen to him. He knew that he had made up his mind and said, "In this case, I will make another divination for the general."
Dou Jing felt relieved and quickly thanked him: "Thank you sir!"
This time, Gongye followed the divination for a longer time. When it was over, he did not tell him the result. The book was just on the white paper, folded three times and handed it to him: "General, please read it after you return home." Look."
Dou Jing bowed, caught it with both hands, and carefully put it into his sleeves.
Gong Yexun then closed his eyes, showing a tired look: "Let's go, you and I have been destined for a long time, and we will never see each other again."
After a brief pause, he said again: "Mr. Dou, you are taking care of yourself without permission."
