Wang Shouren felt that Li Qing was bragging, but he had no evidence.
Zhang Tianshi will come soon. Whether he is bragging or not will be revealed soon... Wang Shouren can't help but become more and more excited.
Zhu Jianshen did not doubt Li Qing and simply closed his eyes to rest, as if the old god was there.
Could it be that he is the king of the world? What is his identity? He has been the emperor for more than 20 years and is the supreme emperor above tens of millions of people!
So what if Zhang Tianshi saw him in a formal occasion, he would kneel down and salute him, shouting: Long live my emperor!
The waiting time always feels long. After a while, Wang Shouren lost his temper and asked:
"Sir, will Master Zhang come?"
"Of course!" Li Qing said proudly, "Not only will he come, he will also receive us with high standards."
"You can just brag." Wang Shouren teased, "You're not afraid of being slapped in the face."
Li Qing chuckled and said, "How about we make a bet?"
"What bet?"
Li Qing thought for a while and said: "Listen to me once. Whatever I ask you to do, you will do it. It will not violate the conscience of heaven and earth, and it will not violate the laws of the Ming Dynasty."
"What if you lose?"
"Likewise."
"Okay, I took it."
"Count me in." Zhu Jianshen also joined in. He knew that he could not go wrong by following Li Qing in betting.
Wang Shouren blinked at Li Qing and said with a smile: "It seems that the emperor doesn't believe you, sir?"
"No, I believe him." Zhu Jianshen said, "I'm betting with you."
Wang Shouren: "... Let's wait and see!"
~
About half an hour later, Li Qing suddenly said: "People are here?"
Wang Shouren perked up and immediately looked outside, but saw no one.
"Where?
Sir, you lied again! "Wang Shouren was speechless.
Li Qing snorted: "What do you mean, have I lied to you before?"
"What you just said is..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw the little Taoist priest just now leading a Taoist priest in dark blue robes and an immortal Taoist spirit in.
Li Qing couldn't help but smile knowingly when he saw the person coming. He was indeed an old acquaintance.
Today's Zhang Tianshi is none other than Zhang Yuanqing, whom he had never met before.
"Heavenly Master, this fellow Taoist wants to see you."
Zhang Yuanqing couldn't help but shrink his pupils when he saw Li Qing, his face full of shock.
After not seeing each other for so many years, Li Qing has not changed, he is still the same as before.
Immediately, he felt relieved again.
How can he be an ordinary person if he can be noticed by the Immortal Zhang Sugao and be accepted as his direct disciple?
Zhang Sloppy has lived for more than two hundred years, and Li Qing has inherited his mantle. Naturally, it cannot be judged by common sense.
"Friend Daoist Li, long time no see!"
Zhang Yuanqing bowed and couldn't help but marvel. gōΠb.ōγg
Li Qing stood up and returned the courtesy, smiling and saying: "After seeing each other for so many years, my Taoist conduct has become deeper and deeper."
"Ashamed," Zhang Yuanqing said with a wry smile, "Compared with fellow Taoists, this poor Daoist is nothing more than a grain of light."
While talking, Zhang Yuanqing was shocked again when he saw the old god Zhu Jianshen.
This man with a beard and a dark face looked very familiar... Zhang Yuanqing suddenly remembered something and couldn't help but be shocked on the spot.
The Emperor... ah no, I should say he is the Supreme Emperor now.
No, why does the Supreme Emperor appear here?
How did Fellow Daoist Li get together with the Supreme Emperor? What's going on?
Could it be that they just look alike... Zhang Yuanqing wasn't sure.
Don't talk about this kind of thing randomly. If you don't get it right, it will be an unreasonable disaster.
"Fellow Daoist Li, are these two...?"
"They are my friends." Li Qing smiled and said, "Why, you are not welcome?"
"Welcome, of course you are welcome." Zhang Yuanqing said enthusiastically, "Since you are a good friend of fellow Taoist, you are also a good friend of Ping Dao. Oh, my fellow Taoist has come a long way. Pindao is rude. Come on, let's go to Tianshi Mansion to reminisce about the past."
The little Taoist priest on the side was shocked. He had never seen the Heavenly Master be so polite to others. In fact, it was not called polite anymore, it was simply... fawning.
Just as shocked as him was Wang Shouren. The little Taoist priest could feel it, so how could he not see it?
Li Qing said that he could talk to Zhang Tianshi. Not only was he not bragging, but he was... too humble.
Judging from the conversation between the two, Li Qing is obviously one level higher than Zhang Tianshi.
Wang Shouren was shocked and a little distressed at the same time. On the one hand, he lost the bet, and on the other hand... things began to develop in an unreasonable direction again.
Li Qing seems to be shrouded in a thick fog, bottomless and unpredictable. Everything related to him is unreasonable.
This made Wang Shouren very distressed. He wanted to figure it all out on his own, but he couldn't figure it out. The more he looked into it, the more confused he became.
The three of them were invited into the Tianshi Mansion and received with a standard far exceeding that of VIPs.
Even Zhang Tianshi’s family members showed up.
Not only that, but what shocked Wang Shouren even more was that Tianshi Zhang actually asked Li Qing to preach to the Taoist priests in the Tianshi Mansion.
Unbelievable, so unbelievable...
This is like asking others to mess with you!
Is Zhang Tianshi having a funny brain?
Obviously not!
If there is something wrong with your head, you cannot be a heavenly master.
Wang Shouren couldn't figure it out, and he was scratching his head...
"Sir, can you tell me..."
"cannot!"
Wang Shouren: "..."
Li Qing said with a smile: "Don't you yearn for Taoism? Longhu Mountain has been passed down for more than a thousand years. It's hard to come here, but instead of understanding it, why are you pestering me?"
"Okay." Wang Shouren sighed and said, "Then shall I go?"
"Well, go ahead." Li Qing nodded.
Zhu Jianshen asked curiously: "Aren't you afraid that he will cause trouble again?"
"It's okay, as long as I'm here, he won't get beaten." Li Qing smiled and said: "He is different from ordinary people. Maybe our Ming Dynasty can really produce a sage..."
Speaking of this, he suddenly remembered something.
It seems that there really was a saint in Ming Dynasty.
Too much time has passed, and the memories of later generations have long been blurred. Li Qing can't recall the information about the saint. He only vaguely remembers that his surname is Wang, but he doesn't seem to be called Wang Shouren.
"You think so highly of him?" Zhu Jianshen was surprised.
Although Li Qing was suspected of joking, he had never heard such a high praise before.
Li Qing regained his composure and said with a smile: "Sages are human beings after all. Other dynasties can have them, so why can't the Ming Dynasty have them?"
"In this case... it's easy to talk about." Zhu Jianshen chuckled, "He lost the bet just now, and he still owes me a condition, so he must make good use of it."
"Oh? What do you say?"
Zhu Jianshen said naturally: "Such a person will naturally be used by the court. Wouldn't it be a waste to abandon him in the wild?"
"You want him to take the imperial examination?"
"Otherwise?" Zhu Jianshen asked.
Li Qing muttered: "It's not impossible, but he is still too young and will take the imperial examination too early. I'm afraid..."
"It doesn't matter." Zhu Jianshen said, "After spending time together, I have a certain understanding of him. This son's temperament is commendable and his character is excellent. He is young, but he is knowledgeable and remembers that his father is still a top scholar. , with such conditions, is there any reason to fail?"
Zhu Jianshen said with a smile: "For him, being named on the gold list is like picking something out of a bag."
"Uh... okay," Li Qing nodded, "But, he is here to get a wife this time, so you can't force him to take the provincial examination now, can you?"
"Look at what you said, am I that kind of person?" Zhu Jianshen said angrily, "Of course I want to marry my daughter-in-law. No matter how anxious I am, I won't do this."
"That's good." Li Qing muttered, "He is indeed as you said, knowledgeable and knowledgeable, but... such a person may not necessarily be good at imperial examinations."
"You're worrying too much." Zhu Jianshen had a different opinion on this. "His father Wang Hua is the number one scholar, so it's just another person. The son taught by the number one scholar is not good at the imperial examination. I don't agree with this."
Li Qing said with a smile: "If he were a disciplined person, I wouldn't say that. The problem is that the No. 1 Scholar seems to be unable to control his son."
"I think too much. If I really can't control it, Wang Shouren will not be the Wang Shouren he is now."
Li Qing thought so and nodded: "I hope you are right."
~
night.
Wang Shouren, who had been wandering around for a while, finally came back.
The first sentence is: "Sir, can you tell Master Zhang to accept me as a Taoist priest?"
"cannot!"
Before Li Qing could say anything, Zhu Jianshen became anxious and said, "Okay, what kind of Taoist priest are you? If your father finds out, you will be angry to death."
"Uh... Your Majesty is serious." Wang Shouren said sarcastically, "I have inquired that Taoist priests from Longhu Mountain can marry and have children."
Zhu Jianshen: "...I don't agree!"
You're not his father, and you don't agree... Li Qing wanted to laugh.
"Li Qing, tell me."
Li Qing suppressed his smile and hummed, "I don't agree either!"
You two are really enough... Wang Shouren cursed and said, "Why?"
Zhu Jianshen snorted: "At your age, you should be thinking about the imperial examination and the gold list, and getting the top scholar like your father did, rather than becoming a Taoist priest. If you lost the bet this morning, I have one condition, and I will give it to you now. .”
Zhu Jianshen hummed: "After we get married, prepare me for the imperial examination!"
"Your Majesty..."
"Do you listen to what the emperor says?" Zhu Jianshen interrupted him.
Wang Shouren: "...Listen."
Do you dare not to listen?
Even if you don't lose the bet, you still have to listen. If you don't listen, you are disobeying the decree!
Although Zhu Jianshen is the Supreme Emperor at the moment, his words are still effective, and even the current emperor has to weigh them carefully.
Wang Shouren's dream of being a Taoist priest ended before it even began.
Wang Shouren had no choice but to say: "Sir, Your Majesty, can we stay a little longer?"
Li Qing joked: "You don't want to marry a wife anymore?"
"It's not easy to come here, I want to learn more." Wang Shouren said.
"I'm OK."
"Your Majesty, where are you?"
Zhu Jianshen said: "The scenery of Longhu Mountain is not bad. It's okay to stay a little longer. But afterwards, you have to follow what I said. Once you get married, prepare for the provincial examination."
"Okay." Wang Shouren nodded sadly.
He dared to rebel against his father, but he did not dare to rebel against Zhu Jianshen.
Seeing him like this, Zhu Jianshen started to draw a big picture again, such as getting promoted to a higher position, making his wife Yinzi...
A lot of blah blah blah.
However, Wang Shouren did not seem to be moved, and still regretted that he could not become a Taoist priest.
Zhu Jian was very angry.
This rebellious child...
