As Fang Jie was walking, he turned his head to look at Yan Kuang, the black kid who was following behind him with a smirk, and then he couldn't help shaking his head and sighing. In order to make this guy look pleasing and normal, Fang Jie specially asked him to change into a brand-new school boy's clothes, green clothes, hat and soap boots. His whole body was clean, but it couldn't hide his ugly face.
Fang Xie even wondered if this boy was the reincarnation of some goblin.
Fortunately, the two big silkworms hanging under his nose disappeared under Fang Jie's coercive measures. But even so, when they led him into the Martial Arts Academy, they still provoked bursts of ridicule. Although the masculinity was not considered strong in the Great Sui Emperor, whose book boy is not a handsome boy with red lips and white teeth? The book boy that Fang Jie brought, not to mention that he has nothing to do with Junqiao, even if he is not beautiful, he is already ignorant of his conscience.
Not long after Fang Jie entered the Academy of Martial Arts, the news that he had brought a monkey as a book boy spread in the Academy of Martial Arts.
Hei boy was not shy at all, he smiled at anyone who looked at him. It's okay not to smile, but when he laughed, the few female students in the Martial Arts Academy were scared to death.
I met Yu Xiao on the way, and after the two exchanged a few words, Yu Xiao pulled him aside. Frowning and looking at Hei boy, he lowered his voice and asked, "Where did you find such a person as a book boy? If this guy comes out at night, he can scare people to death!"
Fang Jie smiled embarrassingly and said, "A fortune teller said that I have been unlucky recently, so I found such a person to take with me to ward off evil spirits... But don't worry, he won't scare people when he comes out at night."
"Why?"
Yu Xiao asked.
Fang Jie said seriously: "At night... I can't see him..."
Yu Xiao was startled, and then burst out laughing: "It's the first time I've seen such a dark person, don't tell me, if you school boy run out at night with bare buttocks, you don't need to pretend to stand in the corner, who will you be?" Can't see either."
Fang Jie smiled and asked: "I heard that the general will lead troops to march soon?"
Yu Xiao nodded and said: "Your Majesty's decree has come down. It is set on February 12th. I don't know what day it is. I checked the almanac on purpose. It's nothing special. It's not bad. But my father doesn't believe it." These, he has led the army for so many years and has never believed in any ghosts and gods."
"There are no ghosts and gods, what do you believe in them?"
Fang Jie said: "It would be great if this battle was fought later, you and I can go out with the general. With you taking care of me, maybe I can make some contributions and come back."
Yu Xiao looked around and said in a low voice: "This battle may not end so soon. When I talked with my father two days ago, my father also said that if Da Sui firmly guards the Mandu Banner, at least Until the Great Wall is built. If the Great Wall built around the Mandu Banner is not completed, the Mongolian people's offensive will not stop for a day. But it is not easy to build the Great Wall in the wild land of the Northwest? Although the Ministry of Industry A large number of craftsmen have been recruited to go to the northwest, and there is no shortage of stone and wood on Langru Mountain... But how could the people of Mengyuan watch our people build the Great Wall?"
Fang Jie hummed and said, "I'm looking forward to winning this battle sooner, and I'm also looking forward to going to the Northwest to make meritorious service after we finish our studies... It's extremely contradictory."
Yu Xiao smiled and said: "There is no need to worry about credit. If this war can be fought within two years, it will be considered a good result. In the future, it is imperative for the imperial court to allocate a large army to defend the northwest. A big loss, how could it be possible to admit defeat so easily?"
Fang Jie nodded and said: "It is impossible to say that after the Great Wall is built, the people of Mengyuan will soon learn how to fight tough battles."
The two of them said a few more words about the Northwest War, and Yu Xiao left. Fang Jie took Hei boy all the way to the Martial Arts Academy, and met Xie Fuyao when he was about to reach the library. Xie Fuyao had the same expression as Yu Xiao when he saw Hei boy, such a refined and calm person couldn't help grinning in surprise.
"Have you been out to slay demons these two days?"
Xie Fuyao asked him: "Is this... person captured from Banyue Mountain? If he lives on Banyue Mountain, then the reason why there are no wild animals and living things in Banyue Mountain can be considered clear."
"What a sinister mouth!"
Fang Jiebai said, "Don't you feel safe with such a person by your side?"
Xie Fuyao laughed loudly: "That's right, if this person is pasted on the door of his house, ghosts and gods will be afraid."
Fang Jie didn't want to continue discussing Heizi's appearance, so he smiled and asked, "Why haven't you been in the Martial Arts Academy for the past two days? I went to your yard several times to look for you but you weren't there."
Xie Fuyao whispered: "Tell you, but you are not allowed to tell others."
Fang Jie squinted his eyes and asked, "Have you become a flower picker?"
Xie Fuyao scolded with a smile: "Fart... The benefactor who passed on my cultivation has arrived in Chang'an City, do you think I should go to meet him? It's his first time in the imperial capital, and he is not familiar with any place. I helped him settle down and accompanied him around again. I only came back to the Martial Arts Academy early this morning to see some scenery."
"A disciple of Master Zhang of Wudang Mountain has come to the imperial capital?"
Fang Jie was taken aback, his heart tightened for some reason.
"Well, the senior brother is passing on the art on behalf of the teacher. He has been guiding my cultivation base for so many years. Speaking of it, the senior brother is more like a strict teacher. A few days ago, I got the news that the senior brother is about to arrive in Chang'an City, so I hurried out to make a decision. Where I live, I went out of Chang'an City to meet him."
"Your senior brother came by himself?"
Fang asked.
"No, there are a few others, but I don't know any of them."
Xie Fuyao smiled and said: "My Wudang descendant is far more low-key than the Taoists of Qingle Mountain. According to the principle, my senior brother and the red-robed great priest of Qingle Mountain are on the same level. But I don't have the position of red-robed great priest in Wudang. , The brother’s Taoist robes are also similar to those worn by the disciples. Even if you walk on the street, you will be regarded as an ordinary Taoist, how could you guess that you will be under the sect of Master Zhang of Wudang Mountain.”
Fang Jie hummed, but what he was thinking in his heart was that the Taoists of Qingle Mountain should have returned to Yiqi Temple a long time ago, after all, the exams for the Academy of Martial Arts had already been completed early last summer. Master Xiao and Taoist Heju have already lived in Chang'an City for eight or nine months, why don't they go back? Before they left, the Taoists from Wudang Mountain came again. Why
Fang Jie didn't believe it, the people from Wudang Mountain were just here for fun.
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Chang'an City is the most powerful city in the world, hundreds of miles long and wide. This is the most prosperous place in the Sui Dynasty, and the number of people coming and going is innumerable. The Sui Dynasty admired Taoism, so in Chang'an City, you can often see Taoist disciples in gray clothes and bound swords. As for Daozong, there is a saying in Jianghu that things are authentic, and they are all over the world.
This sentence means that there are countless Taoist temples throughout the Sui Dynasty. But when it comes to the authenticity of Taoism, it can only be the Qingle Mountain Yiqi Temple in the east and the Wudang Mountain Sanqing Temple in the west.
Xiao Zhenren was named the leader of the Taoist sect by the emperor, so in terms of fame, he naturally has a higher level of unity. And people in the world value orthodox unity theory the most. Since Yiqiguan is the sacred place of Taoism designated by the emperor, it is natural that the school of Yiqiguan is the most orthodox. In this way, the Wudang Mountain Sanqing Temple seems to be inferior.
But Master Wudang Zhang's reputation is as famous as that of Master Xiao.
Some people even said that if it wasn't for Xiao Zhenren, he would have known His Majesty well before he ascended the throne. Today, the hat of the leader of Taoist sect in the world does not fall on his head. It is said that Zhang Zhenren has lived for more than a hundred years, and has five disciples under his seat, known as Wudang Five Immortals. This word of fairy is the respectful name of the world for Daoist practitioners, and the common people often call them "Xianchang" when they address Taoists. But it is not so easy to be known as a fairy in the Jianghu.
Zhang Zhenren has never walked down the mountain since he was ninety years old. The daily affairs of Wudang Mountain are also handed over to the big disciple Song Hye Kyo. Song Hye Kyo, the head teacher of Wudang Mountain, is already in her fifties and is highly respected in Wudang Mountain. His words have absolute authority in Wudang Mountains just like Zhang Zhenren's words.
The second disciple of Zhang Zhenren is Zhang Huiyi, the third disciple Li Huishu, the fourth disciple Liu Huizheng, and the fifth disciple Liu Huiqing.
Zhenren Zhang's direct disciples are only these five people, and there are thousands of Wudang Taoists, all of whom are disciples and grandchildren of these five people. In terms of scale, the Sanqing Temple in Wudang Mountain is larger than the Yiqi Temple in Qingle Mountain. Moreover, the Sanqing Temple existed in the previous dynasty, and it has a longer history than the Yiqi Temple.
The one who taught Xie Fuyao the martial arts was none other than Zhang Zhenren's fourth disciple, Liu Huizheng. The temperament of this person is the same as the overall temperament of Wudang Mountain, low-key and modest. This time he came to Chang'an all the way from Wudang Mountain, and no one in the government knew about it.
Before arriving in Chang'an, he just sent someone to inform Xie Fuyao who was studying at Yanwu Academy. Xie Fuyao was in charge of arranging and taking care of everything, food, drink, housing and transportation were all handed over to this named disciple. It stands to reason that Xie Fuyao should be regarded as Zhang Zhenren's closed disciple, but he has only met Zhang Zhenren twice. After Zhang Zhenren's 90th birthday, he never went down the mountain again.
Xie Fuyao arranged a group of six people from Wudang Mountain in the most famous Shunde Inn in Chang'an City, which is a century-old inn. The store is big and clean, but the prices are quite staggering. The people who live here are generally rich merchants who come to Chang'an from all over the world, and ordinary people can't afford to spend here.
But to Xie Fuyao, this is really nothing. Although the Xie family in the south of the Yangtze River has gradually declined, that refers to their status in the imperial court. When it comes to wealth, even if it is not comparable to Wu Yiyi, it is enough to rank among the top five wealthy families in the entire Sui Dynasty.
Liu Huizheng looked to be in her thirties with a gentle face. He practiced with Zhang Zhenren at the age of seven and has been practicing for thirty years. Back then, Mo Wanwu, a professor at the Academy of Martial Arts, went to Wudang Mountain to invite Zhenren Zhang to fight with him because of his good cultivation. Zhenren Zhang didn't think he was rude, but sent Liu Huizheng to fight on his behalf.
Liu Huizheng broke Mo Wanwu's trick with the four-image fingering method, and Mo Wanwu left in shame.
After so many years, Liu Huizheng's cultivation has become more pure and powerful. Different from the Taoists of Qingle Mountain, they basically don't care about Jianghu affairs. Many of the Taoists in Wudang Mountain walk in the rivers and lakes, doing chivalry and fighting for righteousness. Therefore, the respect people in the world have for Wudang Mountain is actually higher than the one-mindedness.
Liu Huizheng has six people, besides him, there is also a young Xiaodao boy. The other three were wearing ordinary disciple clothes, and they were the three best disciples in his lineage. And the other one is an old Taoist who looks to be at least seventy or eighty years old. His clothes are the same as Liu Huizheng's. He is obviously a figure comparable to Wudang Five Immortals, but he is so old and absolutely It can't be Zhang Zhenren's disciple.
And judging from Liu Huizheng's respectful attitude towards him, it seems that this old Taoist's status is not low.
"Huizheng, how long are we going to live in Chang'an City?"
The trembling old Taoist asked after sitting down in the room.
Liu Huizheng thought for a while and replied: "I don't know yet, Master didn't make it clear."
"well… "
The old Taoist sighed and said, "I'm so old, and I still have to travel all the way to the imperial capital. If I live longer, I can't guarantee that I won't throw a handful of old bones here. If I die, I can't be buried on Wudang Mountain , I feel sore just thinking about it. If your master hadn’t said it himself, I would never have come down the mountain.”
"Uncle Master...you are so strong, how can you say all these things?"
Liu Huizheng smiled and said.
"Tough?"
The old Taoist curled his lips and said: "I'm almost ninety years old! Besides... Who doesn't know that the emperor is a place where dragons and tigers are hidden? Here... I really don't want to come."