"It's not like nothing. I found some side records of picking immortals in the notes before, but they were all fifty years ago. The records are all ominous and untrue. The source and origin of picking immortals have not been recorded. I heard that picking immortals All the classics are placed in the state religion. But the saint will not let me consult it." The little emperor changed the subject and mentioned the state religion.
"It was only recorded fifty years ago? The origin of the Immortal Picking is so secret?" The Imperial Master seemed to want to understand something at this time, and then said, "Or maybe the Immortal Picking only appeared fifty years ago? Can Your Majesty tell those The recorded books will be lent to me for your reference.”
"This...those books are in the palace. I'll have someone bring them to the Imperial Master to see."
After a while, the little eunuch came over holding three thin booklets. The Imperial Master was not polite, he reached out to take it, and then began to read it carefully. The Imperial Master's face slowly became solemn, and after reading it, his brows condensed into the character "Chuan".
"Master, are you okay? What did you find?" The little emperor couldn't help but feel a little strange when he saw the Master's appearance. He read these three books many times and found no problems.
The Imperial Master put the three books back and said, "Your Majesty, has anyone else seen these three books besides Your Majesty?"
"These three books were found by the three bachelors of the Qingding Pavilion. Apart from them, no one has ever seen them. Imperial Master, I have also read these books in detail, but they are just some wild history and strange theories. What did the Imperial Master discover?"
"Your Majesty, the titles of these three volumes are "Record of Injustice", "Records of the Emperor's Daily Life", and "Korean Art of War". The three volumes are respectively about civil officials deciding cases, military attachés leading troops, and the emperor's daily life. Although there are only a few excerpts written in them. Fairy, but it’s too abnormal to have these three things.”
Speaking of the Imperial Master, he hesitated to speak. When the young emperor saw him, he seemed to have something to say: "If the Imperial Master has anything to say, it doesn't matter."
Seeing that the young emperor had seen his application, the Imperial Preceptor had no intention of hiding it: "Your Majesty, I have some suspicions, but they are completely baseless now. However, I have something I want to ask your Majesty to clarify for me."
"you say."
"Did anything happen to the Tian family fifty years ago?"
After hearing this, the little emperor's eyes suddenly became sharp for a moment, and then quickly returned to his calm look. After thinking for a moment, he first said to the others: "Everyone, please step back. No one is allowed to come in without my will."
After hearing this, the eunuch and the maid hurriedly responded and then withdrew. In the blink of an eye, only the young emperor and the imperial master were left in the palace.
The little emperor looked up at the roof, and at a certain moment he suddenly laughed: "Master, can I trust you?"
The Imperial Preceptor hurriedly knelt in front of the little emperor. This time the Little Emperor did not offer any support, but asked again: "National Preceptor, can I really trust you?"
The Imperial Master responded: "The affairs of the Tianjia are secrets, but if the Immortal is not removed for a day, the Tianjia will have trouble sleeping and eating. Your Majesty, you can completely trust me. Tomorrow I will move all my wife and children into the imperial capital."
After hearing this, the little emperor came over and personally helped the Imperial Master up: "Imperial Master, I hope you will not disappoint me."
After the imperial master stood up, the young emperor slowly said: "Speaking of which, I have only known about this for a short time. When the late emperor told me, I was in shock for a long time."
"Fifty years ago...Fifty years ago, the Tian family changed its members."
Fifty years ago, it was still the former dynasty. The last emperor of the previous dynasty was only in his twenties and was playful by nature. At that time, the Tatars from the north had been invading the border, but the previous dynasty was already terminally ill. Internal affairs are controlled by foreign relatives. The outside was controlled by the Generalissimo of the Army of the World at that time. The marshal at that time was named Feng. In terms of relationship, he was the uncle of the founding emperor of the dynasty.
At that time, the world was in turmoil, and the Tatars, Xianbei, and Baiyue were eyeing them. The civil servants' foreign policy was basically to negotiate peace. Whether it was peace, tribute, or ceding territory, as long as it could quell the war, they basically agreed to it, which made the territory of the previous dynasty smaller and smaller. .
At that time, Marshal Feng was stationed in the north, holding 200,000 troops and horses, and held off the Tatar invasion at the foot of Yanshan Mountain. Although he lost more than he won, his soldiers became more courageous as they fought. Marshal Feng saw that the court had lost his face and disobeyed the imperial edict several times. Send troops to kill the enemy. At that time, his relative, Uncle Yang Guo, did not dare to do anything to Marshal Feng, so he just issued an imperial decree and condemned him calmly.
But the world has been in turmoil. Fifty-five years ago, Marshal Feng was hailed as the new leader by the generals around him. From then on, in the name of Qingjun, he raised troops and entered the capital. At this time, there were countless rebels in the world. After many years of fighting, there were only three forces. The most powerful.
Except for Marshal Feng's hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, the other two families were equally matched. At that time, a force that rushed into Kyoto wanted to kidnap the emperor and order the princes, but Marshal Feng was cunning and sent a letter to the world. He threatened that if the emperor died, he would kill the enemy bandits with his own hands. Then the troops were killed in pieces. The general of the army was desperate and led the remaining troops to join the last rebel army.
Within three years, these two armies were the only ones left in the world and began to fight each other. Marshal Feng originally relied on his strong troops and horses to steadily dominate the opponent, but the northern Tatars were ready to make a move. He had to deploy his troops to deal with it. This gives the opponent a chance to breathe. The world was finally divided into two parts with the Jialong River as the boundary.
At that time, the father of the founding emperor had been named a general. He is one of Marshal Feng's confidants. However, several generals under Marshal Feng were at odds with each other. Suddenly one day, an old man in shabby clothes came to the door of the house to ask for an audience. The doorman refused to let him in and rushed him out.
This hour is the day when the general returns home. If the general sees the commotion in front of the door, he will lose his job. While they were banging, it happened that the general came back with his young master. As soon as I arrived in front of the mansion, I saw the doorman arguing with a beggar-looking man.
"What are you doing, how do you behave!"
Menzi originally came out to greet the general, but he didn't expect to be entangled by this beggar as soon as he went out. Menzi had no choice but to explain the matter in detail. The general didn't look at the old man at all. He had been fighting for many years and had seen too many such beggar generals. gave an order
"Drive people away, and get out of here too!"
After saying that, without waiting for the disciple to say anything, he turned around and pulled his young master to prepare to enter the house.
The disciple was crying and did not dare to plead for him, but the old man laughed and said: "Young man Wan Dou Sun, we have decided to end the war in the southeast. Who can rival the heroes in the world? Who can rival the heroes in the world..."
The general only regarded him as a rumor and ignored it, but the young master stood still. I pondered the old man's words carefully. Turn around and walk to the old man
"Does the old gentleman teach?"
The old beggar shook his head: "I am illiterate, let alone teach."
"Then what do you mean by what the old gentleman said just now? I'm a bit stupid and don't understand very well. Please explain to me sir." The young master is extremely well-educated, speaking in a humble manner, as if he is bargaining with others.
The old beggar nodded secretly, and then said with a sly expression: "Explanation, of course it can be explained, but the old man is a little hungry now. Hehe!"
"I was rude. Sir, please come with me back home. I'll ask the cook to cook a meal for you."
When the old beggar heard that the young master was taking him back, he shook his head and said, "There are eight treasures in Yangzhou, three treasures in Sichuan and Sichuan, and three hundred and eighty-two imperial capitals. These old men don't want them. I beg for a bowl of white rice."
"White rice?" The young master was a little surprised. He didn't know what kind of medicine the old beggar was selling in his gourd.
"Yes, it's just a bowl of white rice, but the method must be as I said. Use the ancient spring night patrol for water, charcoal-making jujube wood for fire. The steamer is divided into eight layers, and chicken, duck, fish, sheep, pig, cow and horse are steamed on top. A bowl of rice. The old man wants to ask for some rice like this?"
"The old gentleman knows about rice pudding?" The young master looked at the old man carefully. The old man was dressed in tatters, but his skin was shiny, his face was thin, his eyes were half-open, and he showed an inexplicable look.
The general next to him became a little impatient: "Son, what are you talking to a shabby old man? Come back to your home with me."
The young master walked up to the general and bit his ear. The general didn't take it seriously at first, then his face showed a little surprise, and then he didn't take it seriously. But he finally nodded and went back by himself.
But the young master walked up to the old man with a smile: "Old sir, I have already ordered the kitchen to prepare the white rice you want. Please follow me back home first."
The old beggar nodded, said nothing more, and followed the young master to the inner house.
This stay lasted for three months. During these three months, the old beggar ordered hundreds of dishes. The main dishes were mediocre, but the side dishes were all priceless. The servants in the mansion didn't understand their son's behavior, and they all spread rumors that he had picked up a father from the street and brought him home.
There were so many rumors that they reached the ears of the general. Although the general felt that his son was talented and intelligent since he was young, he had already begun to help him with suggestions. When he brought the old man back, he quietly told himself that this man might have a lot of history. . But it has been three months, and the old man has not shown any ability except for being gluttonous with food and drink.
The general couldn't sit still, so one day he went to the young master and asked: "Son, has this old man revealed anything to you?"
"Well, of course it was revealed, but I haven't found out the origin of this person yet."
"Revealed? What did he say?"
"Dad, have you heard about what he has been eating these days?"
"Of course I listened. If it were three ordinary meals a day, I wouldn't care about it. Let alone one of him, it wouldn't matter if there were ten more. But he has to eat and drink in different ways every day. Some of them, your father and I, I haven’t eaten it.”
"That's right. Dad has never eaten it. Why does he, an old beggar, know that he has not eaten the same thing every day for the past three months? I have sorted out the names of the dishes for the past three months. Dad, take a look. .”
"What are the names of these dishes? Is there any article about them?"
"If I hadn't guessed, this man ordered the first meal in the imperial banquet. He will not eat it unless it is a state banquet. This old man seems to have some relationship with the previous court. I sent people out to inquire, but no news has been sent back."
