The leaders in Taoism today are said to be from one family, but in reality they are two families.
It is recognized in the world that the Longhu Mountain Tianshi Mansion is the leader of the Taoist sect. In recent years, Wudang Mountain has become so famous that it has almost equaled the status of Longhu Mountain Tianshi Mansion. In addition, Wudang Mountain has a first-grade great Sanxian sitting in charge, which is almost as good as Longhu. Mountains stand in court to resist the rites.
Why do you say we are a family?
Still because of the unity of the Taoist sect, Wudang Mountain did not want to compete with the Tianshi Mansion and let outsiders laugh, so it came in second place.
The Taoist master who is presiding over the Luotian Dajiao that is about to be held in Luojing comes from the Tianshi Mansion in Longhu Mountain. He is a Celestial Master with a foreign surname. He is highly virtuous and respected, and is one generation higher than Zhang Tianshi in the Tianshi Mansion today.
The Wudang people also came, and they were also senior members of the Taoist sect. They led a group of young disciples to Luojing for a long experience.
As for Tianyi Sect, it is different from Longhu Mountain and Wudang Mountain. The latter two are plaques on the face of the Taoist sect, which are admired by people all over the world, while the former is the Taoist sect's Dinghai Shenzhen.
There is an old saying in the Taoist sect that if the Tianyi Sect does not decline, the Taoist sect will always be prosperous.
Everyone in the world knows that the sect is best at cultivating qi and luck, and Tianyi Sect is the main force. Whether it is cultivating qi or slaying qi, there are corresponding methods.
Zhang Dufu, a first-class martial artist he met by chance in Woxia Temple, wanted Shen Li to find a way to obtain the "Sun Soul and Moonlight Sword Sutra" of Tianyi Sect, so that he could use his sword to intercept a piece of Taoist luck for his own use.
But it’s easier said than done.
Since Tianyi Sect is the Taoist sect’s anchor on the journey of luck, how could he teach the Sun Soul Moonlight Sword Sutra to Shen Li for no reason?
Then I thought about it, it would be fine if Shen Li only intercepted a piece of luck, but if he was greedy, the Taoist sect would only suffer immeasurable losses.
How could Tianyi Sect spread such an important sword scripture so easily?
"Tian Yi Sect has great abilities, and I am eager to do it." Shen Li said with a smile.
"Looking at Xiaolangjun's age, now is the time to recommend oneself to join Tianyi Sect's Gate Wall."
"By your words, I do have a good heart."
"Haha... There's nothing to hide. The Tianshi Mansion in Longhu Mountain is very strict. It only cares about its own children surnamed Zhang. Outsiders can only get the title of Tianshi with a different surname. It's boring. Wudang Mountain is a good place, but it's just a matter of practice. , whether you can learn true skills depends only on your own understanding. As the saying goes, a master leads you in, and cultivation depends on the individual. If you don’t even have a master, how can you practice? So whether Wudang Mountain is good or not, too much emphasis is placed on personal opportunities. Only heaven One sect has a clear inheritance and clear context. If you are determined to ascend the great road, you must give Tianyi sect a try."
Although this person was an official in the government, he was familiar with the situation of the Taoist family and informed Shen Li in a thorough and conscientious manner.
"Where is Xiaolangjun from?"
"Oh, I dare not hide this from Shangguan. I am from Southern Wu, but my ancestral home is Luojing, Northern Sui Dynasty."
What he said was true. Xie Lingjiang once told him that his ancestral home was in Luojing.
The officials were puzzled: "Since it is the most virtuous place in the world, why did you go to a place like Nanwu where there are fireworks and alleys of willows?"
"Fireworks Lane" is not a good word. Officials of the Northern Sui Dynasty often used this word to ridicule the officials and people of the Southern Wu Dynasty for not thinking about progress and only caring about having fun.
"What Shangguan doesn't know, my father was originally a businessman. In the past few years, when the world was at peace, I had many contacts with Southern Wu in the Sui Dynasty, so my father bought a batch of fur goods and went south to do business. Unexpectedly, after one or two years, there was no news about my mother. I was worried and took me with me to Nanwu to look for my father. Alas, who would have thought that my father would not be able to adapt to the climate and could not afford to fall ill when he arrived in Nanwu..."
These are all nonsense, mainly leading to the following sentence.
"Fortunately, there is also a clan uncle in my family in Nanwu. After my father passed away, my clan uncle helped collect the belongings. He originally wanted to write a letter to us, but before the letter was finished, my mother came with me and asked for the clan uncle to return the belongings. , mother and son, after much thought, we had no choice but to live there."
The official sighed: "Alas, although Southern Wu is prosperous, there are many people in the north who are not accustomed to the local environment."
"In order to make a living, I saw that Xingxiu Sect was looking for people to do part-time work, so I just joined it."
Shen Li suddenly said.
The official's eyes suddenly opened: "Are you from the Xingxiu Sect?!!"
Only then did he look at the young man and saw that his bright clothes and angry horse were not like those of ordinary people.
"Yes, I am a disciple of the Xingxiu Sect." Shen Li admitted.
Just now, Zhu Yu, a householder in Tongquetai, identified his identity. Regardless of whether he admitted it or not, as long as someone talked too much in the inn, it would be spread.
In this case, it is better to take advantage of the situation, take the initiative to reveal this layer of identity, and make some articles on the way, so as to teach myself to go smoothly in Luojing.
The officials looked at Shen Li as if he was telling lies. Besides, the Xingxiu Sect was not a heretic in the Northern Sui Dynasty.
"I have heard that the Xingxiu Sect and the Copper Coin Society are fiercely fighting in Qifeng City. Do you know about this?"
"I know, I am from Qifeng City."
The proprietress Lanhua and her sister Lanpet were both a little stunned.
He thought that as a disciple of the Xingxiu Sect, the young man would hide it. After all, most of the things the Xingxiu Sect did were assassinations and could not be brought to light. Unexpectedly, he "enthusiastically" revealed it without any hesitation. of.
The diners also opened their eyes wide and listened quietly. It was such a lively event. The gangsters kidnapped Zhu Sui, the twelfth son of the Zhu family, and Zhu Yu, a hundred households in Tongquetai, pointed out that the handsome boy was a member of the Xingxiu Sect. Soon the boy confessed that he identity.
Twists and turns, so beautiful.
The drama on the stage is not so beautiful.
Shen Li said honestly: "Of course I know. What I want to do is report this matter to my superior."
"Oh?" The official was slightly hesitant and looked puzzled. After he figured it out, he was overjoyed and asked in a low voice, "But what about Luo Jing?"
"Exactly." Shen Li whispered mysteriously.
The official listened and said: "There are many people here and it is definitely not a place for serious business. You come with me. If what you report is the truth, there will be great benefits."
"I don't dare. I'm from Luojing. I finally returned home. Of course I have to do something practical for my hometown."
The official clicked his tongue and praised: "We, the young heroes of the Sui Dynasty, are all as you imagined. Why worry about unifying the nine states! Come with me."
"Yes!" Shen Li clasped his hands.
He smiled at the proprietress Lanhua and said, "I'll come back tomorrow."
"Do you still want to eat my signature dish?" Lanhua asked.
"At this time tomorrow, just stew two fresh fishes for me."
"good."
Shen Li and Zhu Yu made a bet, and Lan Hua, the proprietress of fresh fish stew, was very curious and wanted to see whether Shen Li lost or whether Zhu Yu would lose his official position tomorrow as he said.
Of course, the two only made a bet, but the bet was not mentioned much, which was a bit boring.
The men led by the officials carried the corpses of the Zhu family members onto carts, while he and Shen Li rode on their tall horses and took the lead back to Luojing.
Looking at the back of the young man who was gradually going away, the middle-aged Confucian scholar stood up, paid for his meal, and under Lan Petal's deliberate peripheral vision, disappeared into the woods next to him, disappearing in an instant.
"Sister, that Confucian scholar is not easy to deal with."
Lan Hua seemed to be looking at the account book, but she whispered: "How many ambitious people come to a Luotian feast."
The words have not yet finished.
Suddenly a group of prairie barbarians came outside the store.
It looked like a caravan from the grassland to Luojing. The four-wheeled carts pulled by the horses were piled with pots, pans, tea, salt, etc. There were more than thirty carts like this.
This group of grassland businessmen even hired a bodyguard agency, with more than fifty people in total.
I don’t know what channels this group of grassland merchants relied on to do business when the Northern Sui Dynasty and the grassland royal tents gradually moved to the frontier. Were they not afraid that the Northern Sui officials would find an excuse to detain them at will?
Really brave.
The two sisters stopped talking, and the proprietress Lanhua hurriedly went out to greet them.
The leading prairie businessman is tall and rough, speaking in Chinese dialect, "Are you the shopkeeper?"
"Exactly, exactly."
"Haha, we have more people. I wonder if the tables, chairs and benches in your store are enough?"
"That's enough."
"Okay, arrange food for us people, whatever you want, and we will have enough money."
After that, he politely handed Lan Hua a piece of silver.
Lan Hua accepted it with a smile and went back to the kitchen to give instructions to the cook.
The waiter in the store was busy moving tables and chairs to accommodate the group of people.
The leading businessman sniffed his nose and asked curiously: "Someone was killed in your store?"
The waiter smiled and said: "The government has already visited us, and they have all been dealt with. They will not disturb the guest's enjoyment of eating."
"Haha... You, the waiter, speak in a logical way. You can talk more than I can."
The waiter is slandering, nonsense, I am from the Central Plains, of course I can speak the Central Plains dialect better than you.
Just as he was finishing his work to greet other guests, he vaguely heard the business leader saying to himself: "Zhongyuan dialect is profound and profound. In the future, when the Great Khan takes over the Central Plains, he will also promote Zhongyuan dialect to the warriors. Only in this way can we ensure the prosperity of the Chinese people for generations to come. One line for all eternity.”
The waiter suspected that he had heard wrongly and turned to look.
I saw only a few people drinking tea and saying nothing.
Wait until the waiter leaves.
Only then did someone say to him: "Commander, there is an idiom in the Central Plains dialect that walls have ears. Some words are better for us to speak in private."
"Oh, what are you afraid of? All the way south, I saw that the Sui Kingdom was full of chickens and dogs, and they were not as good as the warriors on the grassland. It was only a matter of time before the Great Khan took control of the Central Plains. This was God's will and could not be resisted by human beings. Even if it was defeated by Waiter, listen, just listen, what’s the harm?”
"Commander, you and I have no armor and no soldiers. We only have about twenty people with us. The others with martial arts background are the escorts from the Central Plains. It's better to be cautious. Otherwise, the information you and I collected when we went south will not be able to be conveyed to the Great Khan in person. Reported."
"Haha...Meng He Namu'er, what you said makes sense."
Menghena fungus means eternal autumn in the prairie language.
now.
Luo Jing can already feel the autumn mood.
…
Shen Li and the official walked side by side.
"My surname is Qi, and my given name is Wei. The Chinese character for Shan means Wei."
"Qi Shangguan."
When people in the Northern Sui Dynasty called officials, they mostly used the word "guanren", but they also called them "lord", "shangguan", etc.
"You are a well-mannered boy. Over the years you have been in the government, you have dealt with the Xingxiu Sect several times. They are all reckless men and straight-forward in their conduct. None of them can compare with you."
Being handsome makes it easy to win people's favor.
Qi Wei felt that the Xingxiu disciple named Shen Li was elegant, humorous, and well-educated. Looking at the rich clothes he wore, it was not impossible to say that he was the son of a wealthy family.
Unexpectedly, he turned out to be a member of the Xingxiu Sect, which is really ridiculous.
Most of the wealthy men in temples and aristocratic families look down on the rough and tumble men of the world, thinking that they are all mud-legged people who cannot understand writing. Of course, their own children who practice martial arts and enter the world are not mud-legged people, but gentlemen who practice martial arts.
"I can't wait to know what you are going to say." Qi Wei turned his head and stared at the young man riding the green horse.
With this young man's appearance, if he gets a Jinshi in his studies, there will probably be countless aristocratic families who want to catch their son-in-law...
Such an idea came out of nowhere.
Qi Wei smiled.
