Great Sui Guoshi

"Little Taoist priest, Haosheng looks after the house. The old man and Liangsheng have something to go out, so I won't take you with them."

"I don't know how to go out, you wait!!"

Sun Yingxian was in a hurry, turned around and was about to go back upstairs, just as he took a step, the door on the second floor opened, Lu Xiaoxian leaned there with his hands crossed, and coughed twice.

The Taoist hesitated for a moment, then retracted his foot on the wooden steps, and turned around with a serious expression.

"Forget it, I'm newly married recently, so I won't join in the fun with you guys."

Toad unplugged the gourd and stuffed it inside, took the cigarette rod and knocked on the door frame, shaking out the soot inside: "I heard from Liangsheng that the Imperial Teacher of the Four Kingdoms came to Chang'an, and the emperor was anxious to recruit Liangsheng back, and maybe he would have to fight."

The old grandson swallowed his saliva, rubbed his feet on the ground, glanced at his wife standing upstairs, sighed, and sat down on the steps.

"I can't go to my way, Lu Dashu, when the time comes, those mages of the Four Kingdoms dare to cause trouble, so teach me a lesson for me!"

"Haha, you are born to stay at home."

Lu Liangsheng put on the reins and packed his luggage. When his parents got up and said goodbye to the two elders, he led the old donkey out of the village.

On the side of the road, Lu Pan's eight people exposed their chests, showed their thick muscles, and carried their bags. They had been waiting for a long time. Soon, Hong Lian floated into the picture scroll on the bookshelf, just like in the past, humming a little song briskly, Taoist Toad hung his legs, Shaking his head leisurely, he tapped the cigarette puff one after another.

Lu Liangsheng led the old donkey and walked onto the main road, saying goodbye to the villagers who saw him off in the distance. The old donkey looked at the end of the road, scratched its hooves, neighed excitedly, and shook the bell under its neck.

jingle jingle...

The crisp copper bells echoed on the roads and mountains, and gradually faded away.

Chapter 558 Half Immortal, Half Blind

At the end of spring and the beginning of summer, the morning sun shone warmly on the city wall.

Ten miles to the west of Chang'an, the Han and Hu exchanges were bustling with people. Hu merchants from the Western Regions led camels and squeezed through the bustling pedestrians on the road, and the camel bells jingled and rang.

Hu sounds are long, musicians from the Western Regions fiddle with the fire without thinking, and the glamorous orchid dances barefoot in exotic lands, shaking her bare belly button, and winking at passers-by, causing the spectators below to shout loudly and throw a A copper coin fell under the whirling skirt.

"Xiao's wontons, filled with fat pork in May, taste delicious, refreshing and tender!"

"Chunxiang pan soup, made from the best tea leaves and almonds. You can boil it if you don't drink it. It's golden and pleasing."

"...Over there, I want a goose fat!!"

"Hey, come out, it's exciting to watch—"

Someone roared. On the noisy and lively long street, there were guards carrying water and fire sticks to disperse the crowd. The crossed sticks separated the passing people from both sides of the road. Looking at the end of the road, several different flags were raised high, and several teams with different costumes A different team from the Western Regions came here, most of them were barbarians with high noses and deep eyes, and some Turkic people wearing fur hats and furs, riding on horseback, looking at the Chang'an Hanhu on both sides of the road, slightly look up.

This team was the envoys sent by the four countries of Tuyuhun, Gaochang, Yiwu, and Turkic to pay tribute to Chang'an. The news had spread as early as a few days ago. When they entered the city, the neighborhoods to the west of Chang'an were almost crowded by the people watching the excitement.

"This barbarian is really knowledgeable, and finally knows that he has come to visit me, Emperor Da Sui."

"... Huh, don't you come? Do you want to be like that Turkic khan? A hundred thousand Turks are destroyed day and night. In terms of martial arts, I, the generals of the Sui Dynasty, are these barbarians Comparable?"

"Brother Tai is right, isn't this gang of barbarians coming now... Hey, why are there some weird guys in the barbarian team below, wearing a hood in broad daylight, not too hot ah?"

In the eyes of the onlookers on the second floor, there are a few figures among the passing teams on the street, wearing cloaks or wearing weird clothes, who don't care about the chattering market words around them, and sit on horseback and follow the team all the way to the hotel. post house.

"Prince Tuyuhun, King Gaochang, Yiwu, Turkic envoy, this way please."

The procession stopped, and the officials of Honglu Temple invited the envoys from the four countries to enter the post house. On the way, they also explained the tribute matters. Mostly, the four rested in the house for two days. .

Afterwards, the specific matters of board and lodging were arranged, and they checked into the wing rooms of the building one by one. After a communication, it was already evening, and the officials of Honglu Temple left wearily.

The night is fading.

To the east of the small courtyard of the building, Tuyuhun guards are guarding everywhere, there are lighted window lattices, there are thin voices, and soon, the door creaks open, a figure with a hood and a dusty robe, bows halfway Withdraw from the upper body.

"The prince rests earlier, and we will leave the rest to us."

With a hunchbacked body and his hands tucked into his sleeves, he walked slowly from the guard's view to the corner of the corridor, and entered one of the rooms. furnishings.

The man took off his hood, revealing a thin and narrow face, long beard and white eyebrows, nose slightly hooked, folded his hands and sat quietly on the stool, watching the flickering candlelight, and slowly closed his eyelids.

The bean-sized candle flame instantly turned dark green.

"Everyone, how do you feel about meeting the Emperor of Sui Kingdom in the morning?"

There was no sound from the slightly parted lips, but words were transmitted from the room to the rest of the courtyard of the post house. The night wind blew across the courtyard, and it was quiet for a while, with a voice influenced by mana, and he spoke slowly.

"Gaochang Kingdom doesn't follow, then ignore it. In the morning of the next day, let's show off first, let the Emperor of Sui Kingdom be fascinated, and kill him at this opportunity! Repay me for sharing the Turks' revenge!"

"Hmph, if you killed someone else's emperor in court, you're taking revenge. It doesn't matter if you die. How can I escape with Buddha Lianzun? People who practice Taoism in the Central Plains are not just for show."

The voice of the speaker was a woman, and there was no distinction between regions in the words of Mana Drawing, and almost everyone could understand them. The old man in Tuyuhun also agreed with her words.

"When it came to the Central Plains Dynasty, it was only a matter of time before they fell down and their prestige was good. What's more, the emperor of the Sui Kingdom has only been on the throne for two years. He doesn't know whether he is a wise king or a foolish king. It would be fine if he killed a wise king. , wouldn’t our trip be doing the Sui Kingdom a great favor, and wouldn’t it be embarrassing for us if the next emperor to ascend the throne is Mingjun?”

In the Turkic courtyard, Fayin was silent for a moment, stopped talking to the national teachers of the two countries, and withdrew.

Yiwu and Tuyuhun didn't care about the withdrawal of the Turkic envoy, and continued to talk about some details of the future, but the woman on Yiwu's side suddenly interrupted.

"Buddha, you seem to have forgotten that the Sui Kingdom also has a national teacher."

"I've heard some rumors that the surname is Lu, a person from the south of the Sui Kingdom...I don't know the rest. I think my age will be the same as mine in the future. When I come to fight with him, you can accompany the Sui Kingdom well." The Son of Heaven plays well, and it’s best if he can be so fascinated that he can’t extricate himself.”

"Hehe..... Psychedelic art, but what I am best at, Buddha Lianzun, you just look at it."

The night wind whimpered and ran across the eaves, and the sound of the Dharma from the two courtyards gradually disappeared. As time passed, the night passed, and the east turned pale, and the morning light shone through the gaps in the clouds and fell to the imperial city. It happened that the envoys from the four countries came to face the pilgrimage.

"...Tuyuhun occupies the main route of the Southern Silk Road all the year round. In name, he is friendly to our Sui Dynasty, but his secret work has never stopped. He often inquires about the situation of our Sui country. It can be said that he has ulterior motives."

"Your Majesty, what Su Shangshu said is very true." Among the ministers, Min Changwen, who had completely white beard and hair, walked out with his hands folded, and bowed down towards the golden steps: "The former emperor's thunderous means, matched us up and down the Sui Dynasty, seriously injured the Turks, and deterred the small countries in all directions. The invitation from the four kingdoms to come to pay homage this time must have other intentions, and tomorrow's tribute cannot allow national teachers from other countries to enter the palace."

Yang Su closed his eyes and listened to the civil and military first row in the main hall, humming in his mouth, before the emperor on the dragon chair could speak, he opened his eyes and walked out.

"If Min Shilang does this, won't it show that there is no one in the Sui Dynasty? Let these small foreign countries laugh."

With majestic eyes, the old man bowed his hands to Yang Guang, and his eyes swept away to the crowd of civil and military people behind him.

"Tomorrow, these barbarians really want to fall into the prestige of my Great Sui Dynasty. They can do it. I am going to fight in the South and the North, have you ever been afraid?"

Saying that, he turned to face the golden steps, and cupped his hands towards the emperor above: "Your Majesty, let the servants be by your side tomorrow!"

The main hall was quiet, and the lights flickered.

Yang Guang, sitting on the dragon chair, with his beard stretched out, smiled, stretched out his hand and waved lightly to one side: "Everyone, you should learn a lot from the Duke of Yue. The old ministers refuse to obey the old, and this is what I should look like in the Sui Dynasty."

Bah!

Between the loose dragon sleeves, with a flick of the dragon sleeves, the palm of the hand slapped heavily on the armrest of the dragon chair, and the trembling bead curtain above the head shook.

"I feel that in such a big country, how can Xiaoxiao jump up and down? All the ministers have expressed their ideas. It's very good...I have my own way to deal with them. Disperse!"

Yang Guang rolled up his sleeves, led the eunuchs to accompany him, strode down the golden steps, and turned to the apse. His brows were full of aura, and he grabbed the branch extending into the eaves of the corridor, snapped it off, and pulled away the eaves post. .

...this Yang Su.

While whispering, the eunuch who followed behind him stepped forward in small steps and reminded in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the high apprentice of the national teacher, you are still waiting."

"Where?"

"Xianju Courtyard."

The Xianju courtyard was built by Yang Jian before his death. For some time, he was quite envious of a monk like Lu Liangsheng, so he built this courtyard on a temporary basis. There are no common rockery and water pavilions. Most of them are ancient cypresses and old camphor trees. , is a seven-storey wooden building covered with wind chime ribbons.

Yang Guang came here, and in the pavilion in the distance, there was an old man in white robe and white beard sitting holding tea, as if he heard footsteps approaching, he put down the tea cup in his hand, and stroked his white beard with a smile.

"Your Majesty, is it for the envoys of the Four Kingdoms to call the old man, who is a wandering cloud and a wild crane, into the palace? This immortal has already figured out one or two things."

Slightly nodding his head, his pair of blue eyes half closed, looking at the blooming flowers and plants, showing mystery.

Chapter 559 The Four Kingdoms Enter the Dynasty and Worship the Holy Face

"Mr. Wang already knows?"

Yang Guanglong strode into the gazebo, swept his robe sleeves, and sat down with a big horse with a golden sword. The eunuch brought tea and put it on the stone table. When he bowed and quietly exited, Wang Banblin, who was standing by the fence, stroked his chin The pinch of goatee under it.

"Your Majesty, the old man's observation of the sky at night is taught by my master. Although it is not comparable to the natural power of the second junior brother, it is also unique."

I think that at the beginning, I just set up a fortune-telling stall on the street to get enough food and clothing. If I hadn't met a good teacher because of the "blessed fate", how could I be so proud of being praised by the old masters one by one today.

There was no wave in the ancient well of Cangmu, and an unfathomable smile appeared on his face.

"Hehe, everyone has entered the city, how can I not know... Anyway, the master is not here, and the old man is the biggest. With the temperament of the second junior brother, if there is any trouble caused by the four national teachers, he can solve it alone, old man Just pretend to be good in front of the emperor, so that you can gain some fame, so that you can live up to the cultivation of your master. '

Thinking of the wonderful point, he chuckled aloud, and when he heard the words "Why is Mr. Wang laughing?" from the emperor behind him, he didn't panic, and turned around with his hands behind his back with a natural expression, as if he could see the stone table with his godless eyes. , bypassed a section, and sat opposite Yang Guang.

"Your Majesty, the old man laughed so much that these four small countries were overwhelmed. Last night, the old man had watched the sky. Your Majesty's Ziwei star is flourishing. Even if it is a little unstable, it can be seen that there will be troubles caused by the night, but the position of the star does not change, which means that No danger."

"Mr. Wang speaks like this, I have a solid foundation in my heart."

After bragging, Yang Guang on the other side nodded again and again. Even Wang Banjiao himself thought it should be so. He maintained his demeanor and excitedly said some terms of watching the stars, and was just satisfied with being framed by the guards with his hands behind his back. And left the palace.

The figure of the old man disappeared in the Xianju courtyard, and the eunuch who was waiting outside the pavilion approached the pavilion with a happy face, "Your Majesty, Mr. Wang Gao said that there is no problem. It seems that nothing will happen."

The butterfly flapped its colorful wings, fluttered among the flowerbeds, roosted the petals, and then was startled by the swiping robe. Yang Guang walked out of the gazebo and walked on the cobblestone path, humming in his mouth.

"That's what you believe."

Two years after ascending the throne, the young man at that time already had a certain power. He stared at the promenade where Wang Banxia was invited to leave with majestic eyes. After a while, he turned around and walked straight to the Bieyuan.

"I just want to hear some peace of mind."

The voice was powerful and powerful, and came from outside the pavilion flower garden: "I don't trust anyone except the national teacher!"

The news that the envoys from the four countries entered Beijing to stay in the posthouse yesterday had already spread throughout Chang'an. The merchants and people who had been out of the city heard the news halfway, and hurried back to join in the fun.

In the counties and counties around Chang'an, people with leisure came overnight, and those who lined up outside the city gate in the early morning to enter the city pulled up a long queue. Early this morning, they all entered the city gate and booked the inn just to watch the grand occasion of the Four Kingdoms coming to court. Scenery, all the streets and alleys, inns, teahouses, and restaurants were overcrowded for a while.

"Speaking of foreigners entering the dynasty, it was a few years ago!"

Teahouses and restaurants stopped orchid dances, and store owners promptly introduced storytellers to attract business.

"...I, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, swept across the north and south, ruled the world, put the people in peace and contentment, and respected virtue everywhere. . Cao Guo, He Guo, Mu Guo, Bi, Yimi, Shifanyan, Jiazhe, Khitan and other countries sent envoys to pay tribute, and the Eastern Turkic Qimin Khan who was frightened by the beating even called Emperor Wen a saint Khan .

But now His Majesty inherits the posture of the previous emperor, and gradually reveals the appearance of a wise monarch, so that these yelling and barking people are terrified, and they dare not come! "

"it is good!"

Every time you add oil and vinegar, the audience below will definitely applaud and applaud. On the noisy long street, the officials of the Chang'an government are patrolling the street all the time, staring at the green forest knights passing by with weapons on their backs. , the latter either squatted silently on the eaves of the street, or avoided the yamen servants, turned and left.

In the crowded crowd, there are also monks holding golden bowls and wearing cassocks to print vertically and shout Buddha.

The dim sunlight fell on the stretching city wall, and birds jumped over the congested city wall. A one-armed knight with a long knife on his back and a bearded man with a wooden box walked into a remote restaurant in the city one after another.

"I don't know if Fellow Daoist Lu has come back, but I didn't expect that there would be a national teacher from another country to provoke him."

The big bearded man who was talking took off the wooden box behind his back and leaned against the foot of the table. The one-armed knight beside him took off his bamboo hat, and also took two long knives from his back and put them on the fence to call the shop guy. He boiled a pot of wine and ordered it for a few minutes. Jiu Cai, grinning with a thick beard, laughed out loud.

"Fellow Daoist Lu doesn't like to show off so much that people underestimate him." The man who put down his hat was Zuo Zhengyang who left with Yan Chixia two years ago. There is a harvest, I heard that the four countries came to the court, and they brought foreign national teachers with them, obviously they smelled the bad intentions of the comers.

Yan Chixia picked up a piece of fat meat with chopsticks and stuffed it into her mouth, took out the jug and poured wine for each of them, "That's how he is, come on, let's have a bowl first!"

He touched the wine bowl with Zuo Zhengyang, drank it happily, and wiped off the wine stains on his thick beard: "However, even if he doesn't come back, how can the cultivators from all over the Central Plains sit idly by?"

Over there, the one-armed man nodded, drank a bowl of wine and put it down, took the fried beans with chopsticks and put them in his mouth to chew slowly, looking at the stretching roofs outside the building and the city wall in the distance.

"I just don't know what this group of people will do. Forget it. Why are you worrying so much? Maybe Fellow Daoist Lu has already made arrangements. In this city, there are also Laojiao. Now there are many comrades who have heard that Fanbang alchemists have come to Chang'an. Come this way."

Not long after, the sky darkened, and the city was still bustling and noisy.

When the east was pale, the morning sun cut through the gaps in the clouds, pushed the darkness, and quickly extended along the ground and the city wall, covering the huge city in a golden color.

thump—

The bell tower of the imperial city rang the morning bell, and the long street from the post house to the imperial city was surrounded by people in the city who got up early and visitors from outside. Seeing the post house opened, the crowd standing on the side of the street and upstairs shouted.

"Hurry up, don't talk, come out!"

"That's the people from Tuyuhun, Gaochang, Yiwu, and Turkic? Why do Tuyuhun and Turkic look alike?"

"The natural images are all from the grasslands."

Amidst the whispering voices, the four teams walked through the long street under the escort of Sui soldiers. There were also sluts in the crowd laughing and yelling at them, and even spat at them. They were found and expelled by the yamen servants. After all, they came to the city to pay tribute. .

Soon, the team entered Shunyi Gate, walked more than a hundred feet along the palace wall, and turned into Chengtian Gate. Soldiers from the four countries carried gifts and were taken to the side gate.

"The envoys of the four countries have an audience with my majesty, take off their shoes and hats—"

Outside the Daxing Hall, the eunuch flicked his whisk and stood on the imperial steps of Baiyan. The envoys from the four countries who bowed their heads below followed suit one by one, took off their shoes and socks, and took off their fur caps before turning to the side.

Gao Xuan: "Enter the palace and worship my Son of Heaven!"