The old monk in black was surnamed Yang and his name was Taisui. He was born in the top gentry of East Vietnam, the Yang family. A monk, but learned Taoist alchemy and military theory from Taoist priests in Qingxu Palace. He traveled to Longhu Mountain at the age of 24, and was reprimanded by the real person Qi Xuan after meeting him. Yang Taisui was not angry but happy, and was recommended to Beijing to serve the prince , and then prayed for the late Empress Dowager, presided over the Royal Yongfu Temple, and assisted the late emperor to win the throne.
The world is settled, the old monk who likes to wear black declined the title of national teacher, and devoted himself to studying Buddhism in Yongfu Temple. He has already severed ties with his family, and has no ties to the dignitaries of the dynasty. Under the west wall, he once urged Xu Xiao not to kill Fang Xiaoli, a great Confucianist, failed in the end. It was rumored that he had cut off his robes with Xu Xiao. In the past ten years, he felt that the legal system of Zen was chaotic and unclear. The only thing is that he does not participate in any Buddhist debates. He calls himself "the old man who is not a monk". He has contributed to the construction of the country, but he is willing to be lonely. Together with the palace chief recording monk, traveling alone in the north and south of the river, the dragon can see the head but not the end. Today, he appeared in Tai'an City, just to escort the king of Beiliang to the capital. However, Rentu Xu Xiao insisted on walking into the city after seeing the old monk in black In one scene, Xu Xiao walked side by side with him, towards the palace gate.
Xu Xiao, who was dressed as a rich man, put his hands in his cuffs, strolled along the main road of the capital, and said with a smile: "Yang Taisui, I heard that you have accepted a closed-door disciple and went to Shangyin School? I can agree in advance." Let's just play around, it's really a big deal, you and I don't want to get involved to protect the calf. Also, Fu Jiang's red armor was ordered by your apprentice, right? I'm not an example. I'm curious that Fu Jiang's red armor was already gone Your bodhisattva precept disciple Han Diaosi removed his armor and skinned him, why are there five extra red armors now? You old bald donkey, what kind of sinister plan are you doing? Why are you still quarreling with me? You Little Chicken Duchang, just like girls, didn’t you just promise you not to kill those 600 scholars back then? We’ve exchanged lives and friendship for decades, so if you don’t want it, then you don’t want it?”
The black-clothed monk said staidly: "It's none of my business."
Xu Xiao narrowed his eyes and looked at the unfamiliar weather in the capital, which he hadn't seen for many years, curled his lips and said, "Find out for me, is that kid his illegitimate son? Otherwise, how could he get the talisman general red armor from Han Diao Temple? How can I make Han Diaosi, a man-cat with low eyebrows, be a slave."
The old monk frowned, his face was fierce and bitter, and he became more and more ferocious. He walked in the crowded downtown, but under the guidance of the old monk, no one could get close to him and Xu Xiao, like fish swimming in aquatic plants.
Xu Xiao said with a smile: "If the bald donkey doesn't deny it, I will take it as the answer."
The old monk in black still did not explain or refute, and his mood was calm. Xu Xiao jokingly said: "Yang Taisui, Yang Taisui, sometimes I admire you a lot. Companion to the king is like a tiger. As long as you live another 20 or 30 years, you are expected to serve the dragon and the three dynasties. Everyone is willing to treat you as a Bodhisattva. Look at Longhu Mountain again. In order to consolidate the status of the national teacher, they will do everything possible. There is an old guy who has spent two years of his life, and even used it to change his life. Eating vegetarian food and praying to Buddha, I think the capital is boring, so I go out of the city for a walk. This is the life of a god. Bald donkey, when are you going to meet my eldest son Fengnian? He is different from me. He believes in Buddhism. Maybe you can talk .”
The old monk shook his head and reminded softly: "It's here."
At the end of the road, you can see the gate of Zhengnan Imperial City.
According to the law of the court, the morning court was ten days old, but the morning court had already started, Xu Xiao came a little later, there were only chariots and horses and servants parked outside the door, and no court dignitaries were seen.
The first gate of this imperial city has three towers, huge eaves and heavy ridges, a pair of white jade lions and dismounting steles on the left and right, and a couplet written by the founding university scholar on the gate, "The sun and the moon are bright, the mountains and rivers are majestic". There are one hundred and ten corridors on the left and right of the north gate, known as the Thousand-step Corridor, with eaves and ridges, arching the Hall of Baohe, which is the Golden Temple in the mouths of the people.
The black-clothed old monk Yang Taisui sighed and said, "Are you going to court dressed like this?"
Xu Xiao said with a smile: "I went to the carriage to change clothes. I didn't have a chance to wear them in Beiliang. I have been pampered and gained a lot these years. I don't know if it fits or not. If I can't fit, I will be in trouble."
The old monk had a rare headache and helpless expression on his face.
Xu Xiao laughed loudly, and walked towards a carriage with only a few personal servants of the palace left. Naturally, the iron cavalry under Wang Qi's command could not be brought to the foot of the imperial city wall, what a shame. Yang Taisui in black didn't move, he was still standing a hundred feet outside the door with a desolate expression. Back then, when he was a monk seeking merit and fame, Xu Xiao had already rushed out of Jinzhou with six hundred black armors. He advised the late emperor, and Xu Xiao was the vanguard for the late emperor. The emperor regarded the two of them as right-hand men. They used to climb up to the Hall of Preservation and drink together in that gate, and discussed the world's major events together under the moonlit night. They were all laughed at, lying wantonly after getting drunk, it didn't matter who was pillowing whose arm, the last meeting was when Xu Xiao destroyed Xichu and returned to the capital to be granted the title of Dazhu Kingdom. After that, he stopped participating in politics, and only talked about Zen and poetry.
After that, he was ordered by the late emperor to have a farewell wine with Xu Xiao.
That's why that strange woman entered the palace alone with a sword and a white shirt. After that, he no longer had the face to meet Xu Xiao.
Xu Xiao was not far away from the carriage, a horse-drawn carriage came galloping, and the driver was sweating, Xu Xiao waved his hand to signal to Han Lushan, a fellow student of the Gun Fairy King Xiu, not to be concerned, and turned sideways to dodge the hooves of two tall horses, just to signal An expert supported by the palace went to the car to get a long-prepared robe, ready to put it on and enter the palace early.
Just in response to the saying that Ma Shan was ridden by others and bullied by others, Xu Xiao didn't mind the collision of the carriage, but the groom who came out of the noble mansion thought the hunchbacked old man was an eyesore, and regarded it as some official in the court. The servant in the car, the master in the car delayed the morning time because of his health, and urged him all the way, causing him to be scolded countless times. Of course, he was in a terrible mood. In a fit of anger, he threw a whip and beat others. Xu Xiao smiled, Without any movement, Han Laoshan grabbed the whip, tore off the groom, stepped on his chest, and broke two ribs with a click.
A middle-aged Confucian scholar wearing the court uniform of a fourth-rank Yunyan civil official stepped down from the carriage. Seeing the misfortune suffered by his servants, he was furious. Then he saw that the old man was very surly, disregarding politeness, and swearing at someone, probably angrily scolding someone. The servants of the family dared to commit arrogance and violence outside the imperial city, and pointed at Xu Xiao's nose to ask him to report his name as an official in the government, and then impeach the emperor himself in the next court, with arrogance raging.
This Confucian scholar is in the fourth grade, at the same level as the state shepherd. The prince Zuo Shuzi is a coveted noble position in the Eastern Palace. Not only that, his father Liu Binzhong is a scholar of the Eastern Pavilion, an important minister of the two dynasties, and a civil servant of the current dynasty. The most expensive point is the three halls and three pavilions. Although the East Pavilion is at the bottom, the three halls and three pavilions are not full. In addition, there are only four in total, Wuying Hall, Wenhua Hall, and Wenyuan Pavilion. Liu Binzhong is one of the four. In addition, his brother Liu Tiren is a doctor of Yinqing Guanglu, and the father and son were officials in the same dynasty, which is a good story. If not, he would not have dared to say that he wants to be impeached outside the gate of the imperial city. After all, the officials who were able to participate in the early court were not ordinary people.
Xu Xiao looked at the fourth-rank prince Zuo Shuzi spitting everywhere, and laughed it off. A servant jumped out of the carriage with a package, untied the back path and walked out of the corner of the court uniform. Is this old man still an official? But civilian and military generals, have you never heard of such a style of official uniform? Under the sun, official uniforms are far more forbidden to be "used" than the scale of mansions. Once they are exposed and confirmed, they will be sent to prison. When the package was completely opened, the left concubine of the East Palace surnamed Liu stared at him completely, boa robe? That is a blue satin flat gold embroidered five-claw python robe? !
The python robe has been the dragon robe since ancient times. It is similar to the dragon robe worn by the Ninth Five-Year Master, but with one less claw. It is embroidered with "Jiangya Seawater" like a dragon robe. It is clearly stated in this dynasty that only princes can embroider nine pythons and five claws, and only royal families can embroider golden yellow and apricot yellow. Dragon pythons have five postures: bending water, standing water, standing lying on three rivers, standing lying on five rivers, and fully lying water. , there are strict regulations on which posture should be used at which level, and the most respected one is lying in the water, known as Tuanlong.
The surname Liu watched the old man put on the python robe under the service of his servants, and swallowed.
Tuanlong python clothes.
Nine Dragons with five claws, even one more claw than General Gu Jiantang! The texture of blue satin means that it is not a royal family member, but a king with a different surname
Counting with fingers, how many kings with different surnames are there in the dynasty? !
The old man put on the python robe that was the only one in the dynasty, and made it clear that he was going to court. What's more, in addition to wearing this terrifying python robe, he also took a knife.
Who can go up with a sword? !
Even if Liu is an idiot, he already knows who the old man in front of him is!
Xu Xiao, King of Beiliang.
After the hunchbacked old man put on the luxurious and eye-catching python clothes, he walked straight to the south gate of the imperial city wearing Bei Liangdao.
The Zuo bastard knelt on the ground with a plop, no longer thinking of going up, just kowtowed desperately there, a puddle of blood appeared on the stone slab.
Xu Xiao in python robe walked into the imperial city.
The opening of the city gate was a little dark. After walking out, Rentu covered the warm sunlight and squinted at the great hall.
The two rows of school captains in front of him and behind him knelt down together.
One by one, the eunuchs shouted loudly as if they were facing an enemy, "The king of Beiliang goes to the palace!"
The hunchbacked old man walked slowly with a slight limp, seemingly ignoring the fact that His Majesty the Emperor, Chief Assistant Zhang Julu, General Gu Jiantang, and civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were waiting for him.
He silently counted the steps, finally climbed up the steps, looked back at the city gate, smiled, and said to himself: "I'm old."