Great Sui Guoshi

"Duke Yue, after thinking about it for a few days, I think it's better to be like you. Since you are a national teacher, you should look like a national teacher. I should learn from you. Lu Liangsheng respects you!"

The scholar tipped the wine bag in his hand, and poured the turbid rice wine in front of the tombstone. He cupped his hands and bowed three times. After a while, he calmed down and walked down the hill. He had just returned to the official road. In the direction of the city, there was a horse-drawn carriage driving far away. Come.

The rolled up smoke and dust dispersed, and the driving soldier stopped the horse with a "wheeze", and the curtain behind the carriage was lifted, and Yang Guang, who was dressed in gold silk and black background uniform, came out of the car.

"National teacher, I went to Wanshou to look for you. They said you were going to travel far away. I guessed that you would come here, so I hurried over here. I didn't expect to see you again. National teacher, why did you leave? not understand."

After that night, Yang Guang seemed to be a different person. While the emperor became more and more powerful, he became extremely patient, indecisive, often asked the ministers of the court for their opinions, and more often, he tried to go out of the palace in a subdued manner. , Listening to the words in the market, and sometimes discussing unresolved matters of the government with people in restaurants and teahouses, this made Lu Liangsheng feel relieved for the old man who passed away.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, we will wait for you at the front."

Probably knowing the other party's identity, Yan Chixia didn't want to have any contact with the people in the court, especially the emperor, so she dragged Zuo Zhengyang to the front of the road.

Here, Lu Liangsheng withdrew his gaze from the two of them, greeted the emperor with his hands together, returned a salute with his hands, and invited the emperor to walk casually along the road, saying with a smile:

"Your Majesty, don't think too much about it. I'm just going out for a trip. The only difference is that this time I'm going by sea. After some experience, I'm also looking for a treasure."

"Treasure?" Yang Guang turned his head.

"Well, one thing can determine the fate of the country." Lu Liangsheng didn't dare to tell him too many details. After all, it's still unknown whether it will be completed by then, so he can't say enough.

"How long will the national teacher go, the national teacher is not in the city, if you meet a demon..."

"The time when I will go is uncertain, so it's hard to say, but if your majesty encounters a problem that cannot be solved by manpower, your majesty may wish to ask Sun Yingxian and a woman named Mu Qiyou in the temple to help. Chengyun Sect, I have some contact with their masters, so I should be able to help them."

"That's the only way to go. I hope the national teacher's trip goes well. I'm waiting for the national teacher's return in Chang'an!"

The sun was slanting, and the rays of the sun shone on the roadside pavilion. The red setting sun dragged the emperor's shadow slantingly on the ground, and he bid farewell to a man and a donkey who were drifting away.

On the back of the old donkey that was slowly hoofing, Lu Liangsheng looked back at the emperor who was getting further and further away and the outline of the city wall farther behind, sighed, and told the shaking bookshelf: "Master, let's go."

The small door of the compartment opened suddenly, Taoist Toad was wearing a long gown with his short legs dangling, looking at the setting sun in the west, he yawned sleepily.

"Just going out? When it's time to eat, call me a teacher!"

After finishing speaking, he retracted and knocked on the small door with a bang.

jingle bell~~~

The copper bell ran across the ancient road at dusk, and amidst the neighing of the old donkey, it joined Zuo and Yan who were waiting in front, and headed eastward all the way.

Chapter 645 That Man Looks Familiar

In the early spring, there was still a cold spring rain, new branches sprouted from the bare tree trunks, green grass tips slowly broke through the wet soil, and then, a huge hoof print came down, together with the soil sink in.

In the wet forest, the raindrops are swaying along the fingers, and an old donkey with its tail swinging, carrying a scholar on its back, walks leisurely along this path.

Lu Liangsheng looked through "Lie Zi" for a while, and when he arrived at a place where the road surface was relatively dry, he jumped off the donkey's back, led the rein and walked slowly, came out from Chang'an, and headed east all the way. Chixia and Chixia are not lonely when they are together, and when they talk occasionally, they mostly persuade him to give up the idea of ​​going out to sea.

However, Lu Liangsheng had his own ideas, and if he told the two of them about Kongtongyin, they couldn't say anything more.

"Since Fellow Daoist Lu is thinking about his family and country, then just do it."

"It's a pity that the two of us don't know water skills, and we can't help you if we go to sea..."

When they arrived in Luoyang, Yan and Zuo took their leave after sending them to the Shili Changting Pavilion. Only Lu Liangsheng rode an old donkey and continued up the Yellow River North, and then headed east to Qingzhou.

jingle jingle~~

The sound of copper bells resounded between the foothills. Lu Liangsheng held a book in one hand and led an old donkey in the other. He walked through the shade of trees on the mottled ground and looked at the white mist outside the mountain in the early morning, humming quite leisurely.

"What is the morning breeze blowing on the ground, and the moon dew hangs on the branches to drink only a scoop~~Looking at the bustling world, it is better to forget everything and me, and feel free in the mountains~~"

The scenery in the mountains is like returning to Qixia Mountain. Lu Liangsheng contemplates business, and he can't help humming a few words casually. His sleeves stir up the clouds and mists on the mountain road. It is a whole by itself.

The bookshelf placed on the old donkey's buttocks was wobbly, the small door of the compartment was pushed open, and Taoist Toad stretched comfortably in front of the flat purple gold gourd, and the membrane of the flippers was stretched comfortably.

"The scenery of this mountain is beautiful..."

Looking at the undulating mountains in the thin clouds, Toad praised, and turned toad's face: "Liangsheng, where are we now? Are we going to the East China Sea?"

Lu Liangsheng, who was carrying the book and leading the donkey in front of him, stopped his voice and turned his face with a smile.

"It's still early, after passing Qingzhou, I'll go to Penglai County to see if there are any sea ships, and then talk about going to sea, but before that, I'll stop by Wanfo Temple to see if Monk Fajing is in the temple."

"Hmph, probably not here."

Taoist Toad, with two short legs dangling from the small door, climbed onto the bookshelf and jumped onto the donkey's back, straightening his robes: "That fat monk can eat more than a teacher, how can the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple hold it... ..Speaking of which, the teacher is a little hungry, let's find a place to eat."

"Son, ah, ah, ah~~"

The old donkey lowered its head and neighed twice in agreement. Lu Liangsheng patted its muzzle and looked around. There were obviously no roadside teahouses for resting and eating in the barren mountains and wild mountains. The route of Qingzhou is on the official road, and there are more and more pedestrians and business travelers coming and going. I found a group of business travelers passing by, asked the name of the place, and hurried over after the nearby tea shop.

This is already the border of Qingzhou, and it is not too far from Wanfo Temple. You only need to pass the Sikou pass that you passed by last time, and you will find Wanfo Temple to the north. Are you still practicing in the temple?

The flat official road stretches past, and the noise of cars, horses and people is noisy. Nearly March, on this official road to Qingzhou, traders come and go, and in the spring breeze, there are many business travelers from three mountains and five mountains gathered in the roadside teahouses. Pedestrians rested their feet, ate hot meals, and talked about some interesting stories, which caused a lot of laughter.

Lu Liangsheng came over to the tea shop and tied the reins to the horse stakes. The busy guy inside just wiped out an empty table and came out when he saw the scholar coming in. He greeted him graciously.

"Young master, we only have shortbread and herbal tea in our store, but there is mutton in the cake. It doesn't matter if you eat it here or take it with you on the way, and it's very hungry."

"Four pancakes, two bowls of herbal tea."

Lu Liangsheng smiled and shook the hem of his robe and sat down. He took out a big toad wearing clothes from his sleeve and put it to his hand. Immediately, he looked around at the guests and cupped his hands: "Your Majesty, I always bring a big toad with me. Please forgive me for disturbing everyone.”

Most of the people who travel north and south are bold men and businessmen. Seeing that the scholars are gentle and polite, it is natural not to say much, and some even joked:

"The big toad is a sign of receiving money, and I can't say that he is also in the honor of the young master."

As soon as these words were uttered, those who were doing business felt very comfortable. After all, the auspicious words, seeing the big toads on the scholar's desk, became more and more pleasing to the eye. After some people left, they came to Lu Liangsheng. On the other side, he bowed his hands to Taoist Hama three times, then went out with his companions, led the donkey and drove away with a smile.

Lu Liangsheng smiled and watched those people drive through the official road, then turned his head and said softly:

"Master...it seems that if a Golden Toad Temple is built in the future, the incense will definitely be strong."

Taoist Toad rolled his eyes, moved his frog webs, and turned away: "As a teacher, you can't live in temples, and besides...the incense is not delicious."

Da da da da.....

There was a faint sound of horseshoes shaking the ground outside the tea shop. Lu Liangsheng was finishing talking with his master, and he turned his head and glanced outside. Two horses, one black and one yellow, stopped slowly by the side of the road amidst the sound of the knight above. A man and a woman dismounted from their horses. Among them, the woman was wearing a bamboo hat and covered with a black veil, so she couldn't see her face clearly. The two of them came over and tied the reins to the horse stakes. Going to the table made the sound much quieter in the originally bustling tea shop.

Judging by his posture, he should be a man of the green forest.

The shopkeeper saw that the guests around him were uncomfortable, so he just smiled at them apologetically. They are just customers when they enter the door, especially this kind of wandering in the rivers and lakes. How can they dare to drive people away? A woman is closer, and it can be seen that they are a pair of heroes. The man has a short beard under his chin, his eyebrows are turned up, and he is dressed in a black military uniform with a waist and wrists. He seems to be aware of the surrounding gaze, and his face With a smile on his face, he clasped his fists at the surrounding guests.

"My husband and I are knights in the rivers and lakes, and we often carry weapons with us. There is no other malice, so everyone is rude!"

"No problem, no problem!"

The people around hurriedly responded with a few words, it is best not to offend each other, so everyone ate their own food, the woman wearing a bamboo hat and black gauze beside the man smiled, not caring about the defense between men and women, and counted the copper coins, Hand it over to the guy.

"Brother, please hurry up, my husband and I have to hurry after eating."

"Save it, save it, but before serving tea cakes to the two of you, there is a guest over there first."

The clerk said something cautiously, and from the corner of his eye he couldn't help but glance at Lu Liangsheng at the other table. The man and woman here had already seen it when they entered the door, especially since there was a big toad on the other table, and now they couldn't help but glance at it again. Looking carefully, the scholar's clothes are simple and plain, his appearance is handsome, but nothing else can be seen.

Lu Liangsheng noticed the gaze, turned sideways to see the two people sizing up, and naturally heard what the buddy said just now, and smiled: "Brother, since these two are in a hurry, why not serve their tea and cakes first."

"Thank you!"

The man hurriedly cupped his hands, he had a good impression of the scholar, and couldn't help but start talking to him, while the woman sitting next to him frowned slightly under the black veil, staring at the scholar's side face.

'...This scholar looks so familiar, he seems to have seen it somewhere. '

6Chapter 16 Spring rain in front of the small temple

...... I really seem to have seen it somewhere,

Such a handsome appearance shouldn't be so easy to forget...

Under the black veil, while the woman was thinking, the man next to her had already stood up, holding tea with both hands, and respecting Lu Liangsheng.

"Thank you, pharmacist!"

This man looked quite chivalrous, a bit different from the green forest knight Lu Liangsheng had seen in the past, smiled, took the teapot on the table and poured a bowl of herbal tea, and respected him at the table away.

"You're welcome, but it's just a matter of priority, so I can't thank you."

We met by chance, after thanking you, the man stopped talking, went back and sat down, after a while, when the waiter brought out the shortbread that Lu Liangsheng asked for, the man just said again: "Is this young man walking alone? "

The meaning in the words is that the sky is high and the road is far away. It is too dangerous for a scholar to walk alone, not to mention that Lu Liangsheng has no aura of the world, and there is no trace of martial arts on his body. The man asked this question, but the woman next to him was behind a veil From time to time, I looked at the silhouette and appearance of the scholar opposite, and for a while I really couldn't remember where I saw it.

Over there, Lu Liangsheng seemed to have noticed that the woman over there was looking at him, put down his tea and smiled, so as not to cause discomfort to the man, and moved away indistinctly, "It is indeed alone, but brother, you see that the lower body is not valuable. The only thing I have is an old donkey outside, and the strong men don't bother to deal with such a useless donkey."

Ha ha!

The man over there chuckled, and it could be seen that the scholar on the opposite side didn't care about the danger outside, so he didn't have much to do. He said a few more casual words, and then ate a little with the female companion beside him, leaving nothing to eat. After wrapping it up and putting it in the parcel, he checked out and left. The man walked to the door and waved goodbye to the scholar.

"Young master, the pharmacist has urgent matters that cannot be delayed. If there is a chance, we will meet again! Farewell."

Lu Liangsheng got up after him, and the distance between the two of them was relatively close at this moment. Seeing this man's handsome appearance and heroic aura, he had a good impression of him. The subsequent itinerary was not smooth, so he quietly pinched out the judgment calculation in his sleeve.

Pharmacist?

The scholar frowned, and according to what the man said, his eyes narrowed, and he looked at the man who had walked out of the tea shop and got on his horse, and whispered softly: "Li Yaoshi... Li Jing, that nephew of Han Zhuguo...haha , it was a coincidence."

"What do you want to do again?" Daoist Ha took advantage of no one's attention around him, opened his mouth and bit off a small half of pancake in his mouth, while chewing, he looked at the apprentice standing in front of the table.

"Seeing that person is going to be unlucky, and you want to go to rescue him?"

Lu Liangsheng looked at a man and a woman who disappeared at the end of the official road outside, and sat down again, "It depends on the situation, this person is outstanding in martial arts, he should be able to handle it."

After eating the pancakes, Lu Liangsheng put the master back into his sleeve pocket, got up and went to pay the bill, only to be told by the guy that his meal money had been paid by the couple just now, the scholar looked at the few pennies in his hand, weighed them twice, and smiled Shaking his head, he walked out of the tea shop, led the old donkey and walked straight to the official road.

Looking up at the top of the head, the sun is gradually overcast, and it seems to be raining.

.......

wow wow...

The spring rain was pattering on the branches, and the road leading to the north was covered with mist. Suddenly, the mist surged, and two fast horses galloped over, splashing a piece of mud.

"Chuchen, there is a ruined temple in front of you, go and shelter from the rain."

"What if the man with the beard catches up to him?"

"I'm fine, but you're a woman, you're soaked, it's not good for you! Drive!"

In the rain, the man cracked his whip and ran to a temple on the side of the road ahead. The temple was not big, and it was square and square enough to see the whole thing at a glance. The two got off their horses, ran into the temple covered in moisture, and looked up. On the door plaque, it says Lingshi Temple. On the altar in the middle of the door, there is not a common statue of a god, but a big stone.

The temples in the mountains are dilapidated, but it can be vaguely seen that people nearby often come to worship. The man doesn't care about why a big stone is enshrined in the temple. These days, anyone who can manifest spirits will be enshrined, which is also common.

Withdrawing his gaze, the man took out a fire folder from his bag and broke it open, took the nearby straw for kneeling and lit it, and took the half-rotten window frame, snapped it into several pieces and put it in the fire to burn.

Feeling the warmth, the man took out the pancakes from the tea shop from his bag and handed them over: "Chu Chen, are you hungry?"

"I just ate, how can I be hungry." The woman took off her bamboo hat, revealed a pretty face, and rolled her eyes at the man, "It's just a little cold."

As he spoke, he leaned closer to the man, but the latter didn't understand the meaning, just smiled, put the pancake back into the bag, stoked the fire, and looked at the swaying fire.

"If you're still in Yang Gong's mansion in Chang'an, you don't need to sleep with me and make you suffer."

"I am willing!"

The woman leaned towards him, and when she was about to put her head on the man's shoulder, she heard the word 'Mr. Yang', suddenly remembered something, sat up straight, and her face changed drastically.

Obviously feeling the change in the woman, the man turned his face to look: "What's wrong?"

"The scholar we met at the tea shop before... I met... in Yang Gong's mansion..."

Before the woman finished speaking, there was a sudden neighing of horses outside, and the sound of heavy footsteps stepping on the water on the ground seemed to be rushing towards this side.

The men and women in the temple stood up immediately, took the sword on the ground, unsheathed it with a 'clang', and held it in their hands. When they looked outside at the moment of misty water vapor, they exploded with a loud shout.

"dog--"

On the muddy road, rain was splashed, and a burly figure suddenly rushed towards the rain curtain, as if the falling rain water was shot in all directions the moment it approached the person, and he ran wildly with his legs.

"men and women!"

The last two sounds fell, and the figure ran wildly all the way, showing the outline of a red beard on his face, without giving the two people in the temple a chance to react, he rushed into the temple gate, waving a heavy blade in his hand , and then, cut it off!

bah—

The sound of Jin Ming clashing loudly, the bonfire on the ground fell down with a 'huh', the heavy knife that was chopped down pressed the blade in the man's hand on the opposite side and knocked out sparks, and pressed the opponent back and bumped into the altar, bang In the muffled sound, the blades in the hands of the two swung away for a moment, and the pharmacist who was close to the altar hurriedly turned around to dodge, and the thick blade swung slightly in mid-air, angrily slashed down from the hand of the bearded man.

boom!

The large stone powder enshrined on it exploded and splashed, and was split in half by the blade. The big man pulled out the blade, his ears trembled, and there was a piercing roar behind him. Stabbed on the face of the sword, the sword body hummed and bent, and extended the other end of the hilt. The woman holding the sword raised her eyebrows and scolded: "Ugly ghost, dare to hit my husband!"