Great Sui Guoshi

"Mr. Lu, the sky is high and the road is far away. I can't help you in time, but if there is a dispatch, I will try my best to come!"

"Well, you are here to cultivate well, and you have to work hard to protect the people of Lianghe!"

After finishing speaking, Lu Liangsheng raised his hand, thanked the old Jiao who had turned into a human form opposite him, and saw him off, and walked to the bustling long street. Amidst the noise, he squeezed through the crowd and disappeared in the south direction.

.......

Imperial City, Tai Chi Palace.

The grand ceremony was over, and Yang Guang sat in a dragon chair in a dragon robe, listening to the silk and bamboo played by the musicians and the softness of chime bells, and looked around tiredly. Among the congratulatory and joking officials, no one looked Seeing the familiar figure, he let out a slight sigh.

"I seem to be better than my father..."

Now that it is not a serious occasion for political discussions in the court, it is natural to have a banquet for all the ministers after the grand ceremony, showing the harmonious atmosphere of the monarch and his ministers. Dugu Jialuo, who is already the empress dowager, is sitting on the side of the dragon chair. Seeing the emperor looking out from time to time, he understands what he is thinking. Shaking the golden fork on his head, he turned his face and smiled.

"Your Majesty is now the king of a country. You must learn to hide your emotions and anger, and don't show your expressions at will to let the following courtiers figure out what the emperor thinks... Moreover, the national teacher is different from the courtiers. He has no official position. But you can get close to His Majesty, after the banquet, if His Majesty is not too tired, it will not be too late to go to Longevity Temple."

"That's what the mother taught me."

Yang Guang nodded, took a deep breath, smiled on his face, picked up the cup and chatted with the courtier who stood up to toast below, and when he drank it all in one gulp, a figure in the side hall walked up to the golden steps with a weapon on his back, bowed his head Said: "Your Majesty."

"Aiqing Yuwen finished her tour?"

The emperor put down his wine glass, looked at the queen mother beside him and said nothing, and beckoned her to walk up a flight of stairs, "You have been with me for many years, and you have worked hard. In the future, there will be a seat for you in this hall. Go down and rest first." For a while, I will go out of the palace with me at night, and go to Wanshou Temple to meet the national teacher."

"Your Majesty, this minister is here to talk about this matter."

Yu Wenhua and carefully took out a jade pendant from his bosom, put it in his hands and raised it to the level of his head: "This is a congratulatory gift from the national teacher Tuochen to His Majesty, and..."

Over there, Yang Guang took the jade pendant from an eunuch and flipped through it in his hand. When he heard that there was still something to say, he felt a little uneasy, and asked quickly: "What else? Let me finish it in one breath!"

"Yes... and what's more, the national teacher said that he will leave for a while."

Yu Wenhuaji's voice was not loud, but Yang Su, who was one of the first officials in the group below, heard it. He put down his cup and got up, walked to the golden steps and stood still, and shouted loudly: "Why did you let Lu Guoshi leave?" ?!"

Not far away, Yu Wentuo, who is the Grand Master of the Eastern Palace, also hurried over.

"My master is gone?"

Seeing the emperor, the Duke of Yue, and the grand master standing in front of him together, the general named Yu Wenhuaji was so frightened that his legs trembled a little, and he knelt down towards Yang Guang.

"Your Majesty, the national teacher asked me to hand over this jade pendant to His Majesty, saying that I would go back to Qixia Mountain, and then... I left, and I didn't let me ask about the rest."

Gone... Back to Qixia Mountain...

Yang Guang felt anxious, lifted the hem of his robe and walked out, so surprised that Dugu Jialuo, who was sitting upright over there, called him back, asked him why and still refused to let him go.

"It's just one person, not to mention that the national teacher just goes and returns, why does His Majesty leave the ministers and leave."

"Mother, it is precisely because of this that I have to do this to show that I love Cai."

Randomly prevaricating a reason, Yang Guang asked the personal eunuch to prepare the horses, while he went to the side hall to change his clothes, and took a few palace guards with high martial arts skills to go straight to the palace gate and the long street. , After leaving the south of Chang'an City, the mountains are undulating, and the official roads are full of businessmen and tourists. There is no shadow of Lu Liangsheng.

"drive!!"

Regardless of Yang Guang's disregard, he yelled violently, cracked his whip, and continued galloping along the official road with his horse. The crowd gradually became thinner, as if feeling a little bit, he pulled the reins and parked his horse on a gently sloped dirt road, undulating towards the distance Mountains, shouting with all their might.

"Mr. Lu—"

"Mr. Lu—"

The screaming sound startled several birds to scurry around, echoed all over the mountains and plains, spread far away, between the foothills, the tinkling copper bells stopped, and the scholar walking on the mountain path stopped and looked back. In the direction of Chang'an.

Vaguely seemed to see the emperor riding on horseback.

In the spot where the sun shone through the gaps in the forest, Lu Liangsheng turned around and led the old donkey to continue striding forward. On the gentle slope, Yang Guang looked at the withered mountains and was about to leave in despair. A voice that only he could hear suddenly came from Floating from afar.

"Your Majesty, I wish I could manage state affairs. If I have something to do, I need to go back to Qixia Mountain. When I come back, my Sui Dynasty must be more prosperous."

Hearing the words hovering in his ear, Yang Guang reacted and urged his horse forward again.

"Mr. Lu, I will never disgrace my father, I will definitely make the world prosperous and prosperous, and I will wait for your return!!"

The sonorous and powerful voice spread among the mountains, and the forest field was caressed and swayed in the wind. A few startled birds flew across the young emperor's field of vision and sang in the sky.

5Chapter 16 Anfu Hotel

Clouds cover the sun, and the bright sky turns cloudy.

On the mountain path, the old donkey grunted and neighed, chewed the grass that he could find, and walked slowly behind his master, wagging his tail.

On the shaky bookshelf, Taoist Toad took a breath of smoke, knocked on the ash in the bucket by the door, hummed a little tune leisurely with his short legs, and in his slightly narrowed toad eyes, Taoist Toad held the yellow cloth Pocket walked through the woods, climbed up the treetops and picked up the bird's nest.

"commit a sin."

Toad shook his head, yawned, threw the pipe behind him, poked his head out and shouted, "Liangsheng, when will you stop to eat?"

"Master, are you hungry? There should be a village ahead."

The sun shines through the mottled branches, Lu Liangsheng is holding the book with relish, and the birds that fly by occasionally, seem to be attracted by the unique breath of the scholar, even fly down the branches, land on his shoulders, and bounce around , curiously piercing the bird's eyes, followed to look at the scroll in his hand.

Hearing Master's voice, Lu Liangsheng turned his head and responded, startled the birds on his shoulders, then looked at the end of the forest in front of him, the path extended to the distance, the bright sky illuminated the earth brightly, along the rolling hills , Lin Ye quickly pushed away.

"It looks like this is..."

The scholar looked at the mountains and forests in the distance, took the map carved paper from his waist and spread it in the palm of his hand, gestured all the way with his fingers in the direction he came from Chang'an, and finally stopped at a certain place.

"We've arrived in Huaiyi Prefecture."

Putting away the map, Lu Liangsheng smiled as he looked at a village surrounded by cooking smoke faintly seen in the mountains and forests. No wonder he came out of the forest and looked so familiar. It turned out that it was here that he met Sui'an and Yang Su.

Then he turned his head and called to the Taoist who was still searching for wild game in the distance to stop, and explained the situation. Through the small open door of the bookshelf, Taoist Ha and Sun Yingxian who came back looked at each other with serious expressions.

"I happened to meet Sui'an's aunt, and tell me how he is doing recently, so that this woman doesn't have to worry."

The Taoist nodded: "By the way... bah, let's have a meal."

"Master, old grandson, you... hey."

Lu Liangsheng didn't know what to say, but he had to eat for dinner, so he had to pay for the meal. He grabbed the rein of the old donkey and dragged it to the main road. This is the border between Huaiyi Prefecture and Jinzhou. , There are also many business travelers on the road, but there are still few who can stay in this village.

A few feet ahead of the fork leading to the mountain village, there is a sign nailed to a wooden stake.

Seeing the wooden sign on the side of the road with the words "Anfu Inn", Lu Liangsheng couldn't help laughing. At first, when he came here for the first time, there was none. My aunt came up with the idea.

"Although it's not the best way to attract customers, it's just right..."

"Liangsheng, have you thought about the way forward?"

At the same time as the scholar spoke softly, Master's words suddenly came from behind. Taoist Toad climbed up the bookshelf, sat on it with flippers hanging, looked at the golden farmland, rippled in the wind, pushed away circles, stood Get up, take up your fins, and the open corners of your robe are still blown by the wind.

"...I have experienced a lot as a teacher. I have been confused, fierce, and moved. Now, apart from repairing the demon pill, I just walk around and make up for what I lost in the past. What about yours?"

Toad turned his face to look at the apprentice who had stopped in front of him. His words stunned the Taoist who was following him, while the scholar who was walking in front stopped, turned his head and smiled, showing his white teeth.

"In fact, I never thought about it before. Later, Lu Yuan had to make some plans because of his experience. Since he is already a national teacher, he should try his best to do his best. For now, go back to Qixia Mountain first, suppress the demon star safely, and take me along the way." List some simple and practical spells, set up a Jing Yaosi, accept some talented children to pass it on, and use as many people as possible to find the spirit of the demon star."

Sun Yingxian over there widened his eyes, jumped over anxiously, and shook his hand in front of Lu Liangsheng: "You didn't wake up, did you? The three apprentices are in trouble, and you still charge so much?"

"Who said it was a disciple?"

Lu Liangsheng smiled and pushed his hand back, turned around and led the old donkey to continue walking towards the entrance of the village.

"Do not teach self-cultivation, but only teach spells to restrain evil spirits, or some useful skills. If they can be spread truthfully, it will also make more people who are not cultivators who subdue demons and eliminate demons. When the time comes, grandson, you You have to help too."

This idea was first brought up by Yang Jian to Lu Liangsheng. After being inspired, he has been lingering on it, but it is not that simple to do it. First of all, it is a difficulty in magic. Aside from cultivation, it would be easier to use spells only, but without the support of cultivation base, spells would not be powerful.

These are all complementary parts, and now Lu Liangsheng needs more time to think about this matter.

"If you are sick, you don't teach others your own way. If you want to teach, you only teach your own son. Good things should be passed on from one son to another." Sun Yingxian naturally scoffed at Lu Liangsheng's statement, but seeing the scholar'Huh? ' turned his face sideways with a sound, immediately shut his mouth, and waved his hands.

"This Dao complains, you know, this Dao is duplicity..."

The toad sitting on the bookshelf snorted twice, and cursed: "Worthless." This provoked the Taoist to exchange swear words with him.

"I don't know who boasted about being a big monster, but was stared at and pecked by an old hen every day!"

"My dear, this old man doesn't want to kill!"

"Mother Yuer! You can't beat me!"

"Fart, old man, a roll of purple smoke spans thirty thousand miles across the world, how can a little Taoist like you who has never held a woman's hand know that?!"

"...Old Toad!!! I won't tell you anymore."

......

Listening to a person and a toad scolding each other behind him, the old donkey snorted a few times, and his long ears fluttered down to cover the earholes. Lu Liangsheng sighed and said, "I've entered the village."

The toad standing on the bookshelf with his hips on his hips put his feet on his feet, just extinguished his anger, quickly flipped off the bookshelf and entered the compartment, knocked on the small door with a bang, the Taoist also snorted, and walked forward with his arms folded. The look of walking with the toad.

The village has not changed much in the past years. Along the road in the village, I found the inn. A woman with gray hair crossed her waist and scolded a group of guests.

"After eating my mother's food, I want to leave without giving money? Do you want to be a philanthropic hall run by my mother?!"

"Still staring, what are you staring at, my old lady looks good, that's not the reason for you to rely on people's food, hurry up and give me the money, you shameless people."

"Believe it or not, the old lady tore off some clothes, ran outside and yelled, telling you that you won't pay for the meal, and you still want to climb into the old lady's bed?!"

The yelling and cursing for not speaking to the other party made the three men swallow their saliva, and quickly took out a few copper coins from their belts and put them together with the rest of the copper coins on the table.

"It's only a few pennies short, why don't you scold me so hard."

Although the few men are rough, they are no match for this kind of opponent who yells and scolds a good woman in the village. After paying the bill, they take their own salutes and run out disheartened. Shout out.

"Don't go, this store is very dark..."

In the inn, the broom immediately flew out and landed at the feet of the three men. The woman rushed to the door with her hips on her hips and yelled harshly at the three men who ran away.

This made Lu Liangsheng who came over stand there in embarrassment, while the Taoist beside him heard the woman yelling and scolding, his eyelids were jumping.

"Damn, this is called swearing...Compared to the old toad, I'm just chatting in an ordinary way."

The woman standing at the door with her hips on her hips cursed and cursed, and when she saw the scholar standing outside, especially the old donkey that he was leading, she felt quite familiar.

"Oh, aren't you Sui'an's master? I haven't seen you for many years."

The woman changed her aggressiveness just now, looked at the scholar in front of her up and down, and quickly invited him in, "Master is still so young and handsome, please come in, that Taoist priest over there, do you always drink tea or drink?"

Sun Yingxian stood at the door and froze on the spot, with mustache and lips trembling.

you are old...you are old...you are old...

He was so angry that he almost started cursing on the spot, thinking that he might not be the opponent of this woman, his face turned blue, he sat down opposite Lu Liangsheng sullenly, and glanced at the scholar who was ordering food.

A little annoyed, he took the teacup on the table, moved his body away, and took out the demon-subduing mirror in the yellow cloth bag, looked at his face sideways, and muttered.

’ I’m a little more mature in my own way, Sui’an’s aunt doesn’t have sharp eyesight. '

Soon, the woman came out of the kitchen with a wooden tray: "Master Lu, and the Taoist priest, it's time to eat!"

The wooden tray was placed on the corner of the table, and the overlapping trays of home-cooked dishes were laid out in front of the two of them attentively, and the tempting aroma wafted, which made Lu Liangsheng, who had been driving all the way, couldn't help but whet his appetite.

5Chapter 17 Live in the smoke and fire, like a fairy

"Master Lu, this is crispy white curd. It has been marinated for a long time at home, and it tastes delicious after being deep-fried!"

The woman took a plate of neatly stacked tofu cubes from the wooden plate, the surface was golden yellow, and the red sauce was poured on it, she smelled it first, and put it on the Taoist's side happily, attracting Sun Yingxian, who has a lot of research on food , couldn't help stretching his neck to smell it, and gave the woman a thumbs up.

"fragrant!"

"Is it delicious? Hehe, what's more, they are all old...I am good at it." Suian's aunt picked up the other dishes with a smile and put them on the table.

"This fish is called Hongzuiqiao. It came from Huizhou. I bought a few of them. I was reluctant to sell one in the backyard. Now that Master Lu is here, I have to let him try it first. That's what I do. If it’s not good, bear with me.”

"Where, it cost you money."

Lu Liangsheng was a little embarrassed by the woman's attention, he reached out and lifted the plate of fish and put it down, the rising aroma made him not pay much attention to food, so he swallowed.

I don’t know what to use to remove the fishy smell. After steaming, the fish juice retains its original flavor and remains on the plate as a side soup. The broken fish maw pulls out a thick yellow substance, which looks like fish roe. Lu Liangsheng picked it up with chopsticks When it was put together, it was found that the egg yolk was stirred out.

Make the whole fish look somewhat aesthetically pleasing.

"Master Lu, and that Taoist priest, don't just watch it, eat it quickly, the fishy smell will rise again when it gets cold." The woman greeted and brought the rest of the dishes over.

"This little dish is baked with eggs."

Lu Liangsheng was introduced by the woman, and he was hungry. Just as he picked up the chopsticks, the Taoist bowl on the side couldn't leave his hands. The bulging Lao Gao saw the scholar looking over, pointed his chopsticks at the table, with the food in his mouth, and said vaguely:

"No... 呵... You are lucky too."