Great Sui Guoshi

"You go back first, don't say that your national teacher is back, wait for me to deal with some things, and then go to the palace to face the saint."

"The end will know."

Being able to keep the secret to the national teacher, Yu Wencheng burst into a smile on his face, cupped his hands, got on his horse, and called a few cavalrymen under his command to run to the long street in the distance.

Watching the group of knights leave, Lu Liangsheng took the old donkey back to the Wanshou Temple, washed up, combed the slightly messy bun, put on a brand new robe, looked at the sleeping master, and replaced him. He covered the quilt, and then greeted Hong Lian and the others, and went out alone.

The long street was crowded and noisy, the scholar cast a blinding spell, walked through the low eaves, followed the familiar streets, passed several streets in a blink of an eye, and came to the Duke's mansion without asking anyone to inform him, just shining on the wall Walking straight in, the servants and maids in the past seemed to have not seen him, busy posting festive couplets and paper-cutting, and the mansion was full of joy.

There were four scholars sitting in the pavilion passing by with sad faces. Lu Liangsheng looked at the four of them and wanted to laugh for no reason, but he still had something to do right now, so he wouldn't stay here.

.......

In the study room burning with charcoal fire, Yang Su was writing with ink on a blank book.

There was warmth in the room, and when the rustling sound of writing sounded, the old man stopped the brush, heard the sound of footsteps, familiar with the breath, raised his face and smiled and looked at the open window lattice opposite, in the empty air, suddenly distorted, showing A figure in a blue shirt and white robe came.

"Hehe.....The Chinese New Year is coming soon, fellow Daoist Lu, don't you want to go back to Qixia Mountain in your free time?"

The old man walked out of the desk, took the boiling teapot from the stove, poured a cup of clear tea, and put it on the small table next to him. There was a thick wall, and a vague figure slowly solidified through the thick wall. Smelling the fragrance of tea, Lu Liangsheng bowed his hands and saluted: " I'm afraid the New Year's Eve will not be over, there are still many children in the temple that need to be taken care of, so I will spend less time with my parents this year."

As he spoke, he stretched out his hands and invited Yang Su to sit down together.

"I heard that Duke Yue is free all day, so come and have a look."

"Ha ha!"

Listening to the teasing in the scholar's words, the old man stroked his gray beard and chuckled, "It seems that Fellow Daoist Lu knows that there is quite a lot of trouble outside."

"Duke Yue is not worried?"

"What are you worried about?" Yang Su smiled even more, and raised his finger to the direction of the imperial city: "Worried about Your Majesty?" He laughed again, "I'm only worried about Your Majesty being restrained, lacking the courage to make a quick decision, and lacking the king's presence in the world majesty!"

Amidst the laughter, the whole room fell silent.

Lu Liangsheng just smiled along, didn't speak, and was silent for a while, put down the teacup in his hand, looked at the old man opposite with complicated eyes, and the previous smile disappeared on his face.

"Duke Yue really thinks he has no regrets? He doesn't care about the lives of his children and grandchildren?"

Sparks burst out from the stove, the old man looked at the steaming teacup in his hand, sat there thinking for a while, and smiled again on his face.

"No regrets."

Chapter 637 There is always one or two things to do in this life

The sky was gradually reclining, the courtyard was filled with the sound of snow falling, and the study room with charcoal fire was full of warmth. Listening to the old man's words, Lu Liangsheng was silent for a while.

"...I remember the first time I met Yue Guogong, it was the inn of my apprentice's aunt's house. That apprentice Yue Guogong also met. At that time, I actually thought about a lot of things. I first met the Duke of Yue, and later met many times during the Northern Zhou Dynasty, hehe, and the late emperor. At that time, I never thought that there would be the situation we have today."

Yang Su lived at such an age, how could he not hear that the scholar suddenly talked about the past, with a smile on his face, his eyes showed kindness, "Actually, I never expected it, especially the late emperor left early. Forget it, the past thing, don't mention it."

After waving his hand, the old man turned around and said with a smile: "That apprentice of Fellow Daoist Lu, but the one who gave me chin beans, hehe, I remember that he is witty and chivalrous. I envy you for that, at least four An apprentice inherits your mantle, and if he really wants to ascend to the Immortal Pavilion in the future, there will be someone offering him incense."

"Hehe, Duke Yue is beginning to regret that he confiscated a proud disciple when he came here in the past few years?"

"It's true. When you get old, you will have more regrets. Just wait." Yang Su got up and walked to the book case, took the book he wrote before and flipped through it, and it was filled with vertical words and sentences.

"This is the painstaking effort of the old man for most of his life. The method of using troops and the way of battle are mentioned above. Fellow Daoist Lu, if you meet Li Jing in the future, teach him on behalf of the old man, but don't mention my name."

Lu Liangsheng took the unsigned military book, sighed inwardly, and gently stroked the cover of Zhanlan with his fingertips, "Why didn't you mention Duke Yue's name?"

"Old Han's nephew is capable of both civil and martial arts, with a commendable heart and a rare plastic talent, but in his eyes, the old man has a bad reputation, a well-known villain, haha..."

Lu Liangsheng actually knew a little about the so-called villains, but it was old news from the Chen Dynasty and the kidnapping of other people's wives and daughters. But it was a reward from the emperor, and Yang Su, a courtier, had to accept it.

Lu Liangsheng, who was leaning on the stove, laughed, and put the book in his sleeve, but he was also curious, and couldn't help asking, "Why didn't Duke Yue pass on the art of war to his children and grandchildren?"

"No more."

The old man who had already sat down on the chair smiled and waved his hands. Looking at the flames rising from the stove, his face turned red.

"In the future, I don't want them to follow the path of the old man. The surplus money in the family is enough for three generations to live comfortably. In the future, the old man can't take care of it. I just hope that they will have a bit of success, and they will have more scholars, teach and educate people. It is up to them to get fame or fame.”

Speaking of this, Yang Su got up and looked at Lu Liangsheng, pursing his lips tightly, which made Lu Liangsheng a little confused, so he also stood up.

In the questioning voice of "Duke Yue, what are you doing?", the old man on the opposite side suddenly raised his hands, fisted left and right, and bowed down to the scholar.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, the children and grandchildren of my husband's family still want you to take care of them. They don't ask for wealth, but only for a chance of survival in the future."

"Duke Yue, get up quickly."

For a moment, Lu Liangsheng was so startled that he couldn't find the right words, he quickly took the old man's arms, "Duke Yue may not necessarily die."

hehehe...

After being helped up, Yang Su chuckled for a while, and slowly sat back on the chair, "You don't understand Lu Daoyou, but you should understand the heart of the old man. The new emperor needs a whetstone to grow up, and the old man is willing to do this." A piece of stone, the knife has been sharpened and sharpened, so I can better take care of the mountains and rivers that my brother and I laid down.

...Look at it again, the old man's current years, no matter where he is, he is a person who has enough life. The old man can be considered successful in the way of cultivation. In the court, he is under one person and above ten thousand. Two generations of ministers from the dragon, the world is rare... I should be content, once the elder brother is gone, the old man has no one to talk to, and when he comes down below, he can still meet his elder brother and have a glass of wine. Talk about the last few days and nights, talk about how his son is so wise and powerful, how he swallows thousands of miles like a tiger! "

Lu Liangsheng closed his eyes, suppressed his emotions, and shook his head with difficulty.

"...Yue Guogong can also fake death, get away, and hide in the mountains and forests to practice Taoism. It's not a bad idea. Why do you have to die to do something? This is not a wise man."

The old man on the other side of the stove laughed again. When the scholar looked over, he stretched out his finger and gestured: "This is the way. The way is different. Your mentor, Shu Huagong, died as a martyr, and he fulfilled the way in his heart, old man." Mostly the same, but the path is different, Liangsheng."

When the old man said this, he didn't use the three words 'Lu Daoyou' anymore, but called him 'Liang Sheng', which almost burst out the suppressed emotions in the scholar's heart.

"A good life... There is no one who is not afraid of death. Otherwise, why would those cultivators tirelessly pursue longevity and long-term vision? But in this life, there will always be one or two things that require you to stand up for nothing else, just for The way in my heart is not about good or bad, stick to this way, people, only then can I see the road ahead, and when the end is approaching, I can look back at the bumps along the way.”

Outside the window, the winter night was coming quickly, and there was not much light left. The light from the lanterns raised by the servants in the mansion slanted in, and the study was quiet.

Lu Liangsheng was sitting on the chair, clutching the armrest tightly, his lips pressed together tightly. The figure of his mentor who died as a martyr gradually merged with the old man with calm eyes in front of him.

After a while, the scholar stood up, bowed his hands to the gray-bearded old man, walked silently to the wall, his figure dissipated in the study room, walked through the snow-covered courtyard and the red swaying lanterns, and soon came to the long street, The New Year's Eve is approaching, and there are figures of strolling in the night market everywhere, children with lanterns chasing and playing; drunk men walk out of the brothel with their arms crossed and their backs chattering and laughing; spit out...

Lu Liangsheng looked at the crowd like two worlds.

......

In Chang'an West City, a certain restaurant has been occupied by a group of 'little monkeys', full of little Taoist priests in light blue Taoist robes sitting at the dining tables, chatting and joking with their good friends, and naughty jumping off the stools in the corridor After chasing each other, Sun Yingxian wiped off the sweat on his face, scolded a few naughty ones, then walked back to the fence on the second floor, and took a look outside.

"Why hasn't this Lu University scholar come back? If he doesn't come back, he will have to pay for it."

Subconsciously, I reached out to touch the yellow cloth bag. Looking at the group of more than 200 children, I was a little worried that the private money I had secretly saved in the past two years would not be enough.

Hong Lian knocked a naughty boy with her chopsticks, heard the Taoist's muttering, and followed her to look at the imperial city. After a while, dimples appeared on her face, and she pointed to the long street below.

"Look, the young master is here!"

On the noisy long street, under the intertwined lanterns, the red candlelight illuminates a scholar passing by. Pedestrians raised their heads and saw a woman waving from a restaurant shouting: "Master——"

"Scholar Lu!" It was the Taoist's voice.

After a while, little heads poked out from behind the fence and raised their little hands: "Sir! Come up quickly! There's something delicious to eat!"

"Yeah, the Taoist priest said he was treating guests..."

"Hey, when did my Daoist say that! Ask for a beating!"

Seeing Lao Sun taking off his shoes and knocking off one of the children and making a fuss, Lu Liangsheng below smiled, walked briskly, and walked into the restaurant.

Chapter 638 Lu Liangsheng's Heart Knot

The night was dark, and the noisy long street was getting less and less pedestrians. In the restaurant that was not yet closed, the shopkeeper who weighed the broken silver raised his big round face. Hearing the noise upstairs, he smiled, bit the broken silver, and diligently took the broken silver. take notes,

"Eat quickly over there, and go back to bed at that point!"

On the second floor, the Taoist put down his chopsticks and stood on the bench and yelled at the greasy faces of the tables, urging the children to eat quickly. After a good time, more than 200 children sat down on the table after eating, behaved They lined up in a long line, followed Lu Pan and eight people downstairs, thanked the fat shopkeeper behind the counter, and then left the restaurant.

Lu Liangsheng went over to reconcile the account with the shopkeeper, cupped his hands and said, "Excuse me." He went out and walked to the street with Taoist, Hong Lian, Lao Zhu, and Qi You who were waiting.

Late at night on the street, occasionally there was the sound of a watchman coming from a distance. The Taoist at the side rested his hands on the back of his head, holding a toothpick in his mouth. for a moment.

"Where did you go in the afternoon, and you came back with a pensive expression, it hurts to spend money."

Lu Liangsheng smiled, but did not speak.

Hong Lian, who was following on the other side, turned his face sideways and gave the Taoist a hard look, but Zhu Gangli laughed: "There must be something not going your way."

"Old demon, what's wrong?" Qi You asked at the side of the street.

"It's nothing."

Lu Liangsheng looked at them and continued to walk forward, looking at the bright lights in the building ahead, thinking about what the old man said in the afternoon, he didn't know how to talk to them for a while.

All the way back to the Wanshou Temple, it was already late at night, and the eight Lu Pans who came back earlier had put the children to sleep, and returned to the attic. The group was very tired, especially Zhu Gangli, who had been busy for more than 200 days. People eat food, even if they have magic power, they are also tired. After saying hello to everyone and closing the door, there is a snoring sound in a while.

The Taoist was also exhausted, having slept outside for half a month, wishing he could lie down on the bed now, go up the stairs, yawned, waved his hand to Lu Liangsheng, and opened the door to go in.

Here, Lu Liangsheng returned to the bedroom, the candles were already lit, Hong Lian, who entered the room through the door first, fetched water and came to greet him, took off the green shirt for him, his eyes were bent into crescent moons, holding back with a smile.

Lu Liangsheng washed his face with water, and asked curiously, "What's wrong?"

Hong Lian suppressed a smile, and stretched out her slender fingers to point to a bed. On the edge of the bed, Taoist Toad was wrapped in a quilt, sitting there with only a pair of toad eyes exposed, pecking his head and dozing off.

Presumably, he woke up halfway and didn't see anyone, so he was waiting on the bed.

"Master."

Lu Liangsheng flicked his fingertips, peeled off the water stains on his face and removed them from the copper basin, wiped his hands and went to the bed, intending to put Daoist Toad to sleep, but as soon as he touched it, the sleepy toad suddenly opened his eyes, startled Jumping down, one foot is independent, and the bi-fins are spread out.

"Cultivator He Fang, dare to sneak attack on this old man!"

Nie Honglian looked at this appearance, pursed her lips and whispered: "My lord, it seems that Master Toad is still confused."

After closing the door, Qi You turned around, squatted down on the ground with her arms around the hem of her skirt, propped her chin up to tease her with interest, but was hit on the top of the head by Lu Liangsheng, pouting her lips in aggrieved manner, turned into green smoke, and slipped away bookshelf.

"Master, it's me."

Lu Liangsheng stretched out his hand and pressed the toad Taoist's flippers back, and in the gentle voice, the drooping eyelids of the toad opened completely, and he saw the scholar in front of him clearly, with a smile on his face, and was about to speak, thinking of the empty attic before, only himself was left, His face suddenly turned cold, and he sat cross-legged on the edge of the bed wrapped in the bedding.

"Is it good to eat outside?"

Hong Lian floated over with her long sleeves, landed next to the scholar, covered her delicate face, and smiled like a silver bell: "Master Toad is angry that you didn't call him, he is becoming more and more like a child."

"Can you little female ghost speak?" Taoist Toad turned back wrapped in a quilt, "This old man is called rejuvenation!"

It turned out to be like this, Lu Liangsheng smiled and sat down on the edge of the bed, suddenly there was a bowl of food made up of various dishes in his hand, with a craving aroma wafting out.

"When the food was on the table, I prepared one for Master."

Over there, Taoist Toad glanced at the bowl brought in front of him, and snorted: "This old man's disciple is more thoughtful."

The scholar watched the master bring the bowl, ate it bite by bite with chopsticks, got up and walked to the desk, and took a book at random by the candlelight to pass the time.

Amidst the soft sound of pages being turned, Taoist Ha was holding a bowl and chewing his food, looking indifferently at the side face of the scholar illuminated by the fire.

"Liangsheng, what's on your mind?"

"Ah."

Compared with Taoists and others, Master has experienced many things anyway, so he turned his eyes to the flickering candle.

"...Just thinking of someone makes me feel a little complicated and uncomfortable."

"Your tutor?"

Seeing that the apprentice didn't answer, Taoist Toad swallowed the food in his mouth, hummed and laughed: "It seems not, but it's not far away, come, tell me about it for the teacher."

Lu Liangsheng sat there, silent for a while.

"Actually, it's the Duke of Yue, Yang Su..." He spoke in a low voice, remembering the conversation with the old man this afternoon, and told the master everything.

It also has its own emotions.

"Master...you said that a person has worked hard all the way from a good age, almost died, and when he is bald, he should have enjoyed a happy life, but he still thinks about this country, always thinking about making this country better , make the emperor better, and then, in the end, become the emperor's whetstone, stained with stigma, master, do you think he is worth it?"

Taoist Toad still had grains of rice in his mouth, his eyes showed seriousness, he put down the bowl in his arms, and stood up: "Is it worth it? As a teacher, it is definitely not worth it, but some people are different, such as that old pedant. In his eyes, that's worth it..."

......

The night wind blew through the window, and went to the mansion in the city that said "Guogong Mansion". The old man sitting in the study looked at the classics in the room, blew out the candles, went back to the bedroom in the backyard, sat on the edge of the bed, and looked at the couch. The old wife who was sleeping peacefully on the bed stretched out her hand and brushed past her. In the darkness, a smile appeared on her face.

On winter nights, the air is cold.

In the imperial city, some sleepless people got up from their beds, lit candles, walked to the wall, pulled out the sword on the shelf, and looked at the face reflected on the sword, Yang Guang swung it twice, and made a move. After making a certain decision, he suddenly inserted the scabbard back into his hand and held it in his hand. In the dim candlelight, there was the majesty of dominating the world.

......

"...Liangsheng, do you remember what he said to you on the roof at night like this when he was a teacher? The wisdom of living, no matter whether it is a person or a demon, only a living person can stand up and walk out of his own life. Lu, what kind of gentleman are you talking about? Although you don’t understand his methods as a teacher, you are still a way. Even if your reputation is tarnished, how can a person who cultivates the way care about these things? Even if someone throws a stone at him in the future Cai Ye can face it openly."