Great Sui Guoshi

At this moment, a black shadow shot from above, Lu Liangsheng held the rein with one hand, raised the other hand, pinched his two fingers, and the flying crossbow bolt was firmly connected between his fingers, his face became cold, his eyes Crossing the corner of his eyes, he squinted at the stage.

"That's it? I gave you a chance, Emperor of Byzantium."

Flipping between fingers, the crossbow bolt I was holding suddenly changed its direction, casually aiming at the figure who was turning his head sideways on the edge of the stand, my kindness will not inflict additional barbarians. "

With a flick of the thumb, the crossbow shot out with a bang.

In the stands above, Phokas turned his head and looked at the head of the guard over there with an angry face, "Send an order to have all the soldiers besieged, and then send me to the castle for medical treatment..."

In the voice of the words, the voice of ".....the barbarians" suddenly came to my ears, and I turned my head. The bottom of the eyes that were originally angry, the pupils shrank suddenly, and a black shadow instantly enlarged in the sight .

puff!

The crossbow pierced the forehead and crushed the bones. The red flesh, white sticky, and bone debris were all thrown away along with the bone cover on the top of the head.

The black shadow pierced through, and was nailed to the throne with a bang, firmly level with the sword next to it.

The body with the bloody head swayed twice. Amidst the shouts of the guard rushing "Your Majesty!!", he fell back straight and fell on the stands.

Blood, flesh, skulls, and hair were splashed. Seeing the emperor's fall, the surroundings were in extreme panic and chaos. Regardless of whether there were soldiers in the crowd to maintain order, the people of Constantine frantically crowded and fled towards the city. Shoving and shouting were chaotic, but they all subconsciously avoided the slowly approaching 'Greek' and the monster carrying the siren.

Lu Liangsheng stretched out his hand and flicked towards the sea, the giant standing in the sea seemed to melt, and the sea water poured down and merged into the turbulent water waves.

Putting away the technique of controlling water, the scholar stopped staying here, jumped on the back of the Lin beast, grabbed hold of the little mermaid who was still gesticulating excitedly, and gave a soft order.

"Old donkey, go back to where you were just now."

roar~~

The Lin Beast swung its mane, roared, raised its front hooves and stepped on the ground, and the bricks and stones burst into spider webs, and its vigorous body instantly pulled out a blue-white lightning and rushed into the air, borrowing strength from the cliffs of the harbor. Step on, dragging the electric light to turn around the strait and rush to the opposite sea cliff.

Son hum ah ah -

Stepping on the sea cliff, the Lin Beast neighed excitedly, ran to the bookshelf, and asked four scholars to help put it on its back. The lion's mane, dragon scales, and antlers were also slowly absorbed into the body, and its tall and elegant body shrunk to the size of a donkey. , Wagging his tail leisurely and continued to look for the blades of grass on the ground.

When Lu Liangsheng landed with the mermaid in his arms, Daoist Ha lost the intention of watching a show, patted the snack residue on his flippers and stood up, stepping on his flippers and clapping over.

"Liangsheng, if you just kill an emperor like this, you won't be afraid of them chasing you down along the way? Why don't you just destroy the city and let these barbarians think about it."

Throwing the mermaid back on the donkey's back, Lu Liangsheng took the water bag and poured out a little water, which turned into mist to cover it, and then looked back at the chaotic harbor opposite the sea cliff.

Shaking his head, he smiled.

"No need, the dragons have no leader, and the nobles and royal families in various provinces will only compete for the throne. Who cares about us? Besides, these barbarian people have nothing to do with this matter. They will kill more lives, which will not do any good for practice. It will only increase the hostility That's all."

After finishing speaking, he blew a whistle, and the old donkey came excitedly trotting over with the green grass in his mouth, hopping around in front of the owner with his tongue flicking. The mermaid looked at the old donkey curiously, blinked, and subconsciously opened his mouth to imitate the old donkey. She looked like she wanted to stick out her tongue, but unfortunately it was too short, so she could only move it up and down quickly around her mouth.

Taoist Toad twitched the corner of his mouth, climbed up the bookshelf, took out his cigarette stick and jumped on the donkey's back, hitting the mermaid's head and the old donkey's head a few times.

"Who told you to learn from this old man!!"

The sky gradually brightened, and the darkness covering the world was pushed away inch by inch by the sunlight that reappeared from the clouds until the end of the world.

The sun shines on the old donkey shaking its head, the angry toad, and the curious mermaid. Lu Liangsheng looked at them, with a smile on his face, pulled the rein, and greeted the four smirking scholars over there. In the noise, he turned and left. , to the farther east, it is time to embark on the way home.

Chapter 678 The summer is scorching, and the cicadas are singing endlessly

East Kyushu, Chang'an, the sun rising through the gaps in the clouds became hot and dry, a gust of breeze blew, and amidst the rustling sound, the leaves of the sycamore tree swayed slowly with the cicadas singing one after another.

"Retreat—"

The sharp voice of the eunuch came from the palace in the distance. Soon, the courtiers in twos and threes walked out of the Wenzhao Palace. Min Changwen walked at the end, stepped over the high threshold, looked at the already bright sky, squinted his eyes, and looked at the bright sky. The sun shone on his head, his once gray beard and hair were all white, and he was a little dazed looking at the colleagues who were talking and laughing together in front of him.

Some thought of their best friend, Lord Shu Hua, and his student, Lu Liangsheng, the great teacher of the Sui Dynasty, and wondered what was going on now.

'Perhaps, this old man should sneak a look at Duke Shu Hua's reincarnation... A glance at it can relieve some distress, and maybe we can be friends with each other. '

Thinking of his best friend who has been with him for many years, turning into a child, he couldn't help but smile on his old face.

"Min Qing, take a step slowly."

An angry voice suddenly came from Wenzhao Hall, and the old man turned his head and bowed to a figure in a dragon robe and a crown on his head.

"I've seen Your Majesty, but I don't know what your Majesty's order is for you to stop the old minister?"

"I stopped you, can't you say something else?"

The two eunuchs carefully held up the hem of the robes embroidered with dragon and cloud patterns, and stretched their steps upwards. Their majestic bodies supported the dragon robes and left the Wenzhao Hall. Yang Guang opened the shaking bead curtain, smiled, and invited This old minister was walking in the fenced corridor carved out of white rock.

"I can see that Min Qing is laughing alone. I don't know if it's fun. How about telling me?"

The emperor was young, but Min Changwen didn't dare to neglect, especially after the death of Duke Yue and the national teacher went to sea, the emperor in front of him gradually matured, every move, word and deed, was quite like Yang Jian when he was still alive.

One monarch and one minister walked slowly under the eaves of the palace, looking at the scorching summer that was approaching noon.

Amidst the chirping of cicadas, Min Changwen replied with a smile.

"Your Majesty, this old minister is thinking of Duke Shuhua. I heard from Master Lu that Shuhua was reincarnated as a human being and joined a wealthy family with the surname Cui. Moreover, he is not too far from Chang'an. I thought just now that I have time to visit. Thinking about the friendship in the past, when we meet again, there will be one old and one young, it is impossible to forget the old friendship and renew the old friendship."

Yang Guang pursed his lips and followed up with a smile, sighed with some emotion, stopped, and looked at the distant square, the figures of civil and military figures who were still leaving.

"If it weren't for the national teacher to explain many things that ordinary people don't know, how many people would be able to let go of life and death? My father left, and I couldn't bear the grief at first, but it was easily resolved by the national teacher, letting my father go away gracefully, let all the officials, return With Zhen and Zhen's mother, I couldn't help laughing, if everyone in the world could do this, it would be great."

On the side, the old man turned his face, stroked the white beard under his chin, suppressed his smile, shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, life and death are predetermined, life is joy, death is mourning, it is for solemnity and respect, if you discard these, It is not a good thing to have no joy or sorrow as time goes by, and it will be a bad thing when people do not fear death and rejoice in life.”

"Min Qing, you've been talking to death."

Yang Guang withdrew his gaze from a distance, smiled distressedly, turned around and moved on, flicking one of his wide sleeves outwards, causing the following eunuch to step back, and put his hands behind his back.

"By the way, how long has the national teacher been out to sea? Has there been any news?"

"Your Majesty didn't even know, how did the old minister know first?" Min Changwen always said, "It's nothing for His Majesty to miss the national teacher, but the old minister feels that His Majesty still asks more about the Grand Canal."

The old man said these words, and he also had a sense in his heart. After the death of the Duke of Yue, no one could hinder the emperor in front of him. As soon as Lu Liangsheng went to sea, he began to plan the Grand Canal, from Gyeonggi to the north, and then to the east , and turned south again, all the way to Suzhou and Hangzhou. For such a large project, the states and counties that are close to the canal have to share the pressure of the court, which can be described as huge.

A large number of young and strong people need to be recruited and provided with food and drink. At this time, there is already a commotion outside, especially some aristocratic families. Although it is not much, it is also their money and food. It is distressing to be missing a share for no reason. In the past few months, Min Changwen has been playing letters continuously. As an official of the Ministry of Officials, even if his head is hard and his neck is stiff, Min Changwen still finds it quite difficult.

"Min Qing, don't ask too much about this matter, just deal with it directly, and I will take care of the rest."

Speaking of digging the Grand Canal, the smile on Yang Guang's face turned cold. Some servants came up and seemed to have something to say, but he scolded them and retreated, and continued Min Changwen's talk about the canal while walking.

"Your pressure, I know, but as the emperor, I am at the top, do you know this pressure? I am not afraid, what are you afraid of?! When the father was still there, he kept talking about the canal. What a pity he I didn’t wait until it was put into action, and handed over the drawn blueprint to me. As a son, how can I not fulfill my father’s wish, not to mention that this is a major event that benefits the country and the people, and will benefit thousands of people in the future, even if Someday my country will be gone, the subsequent dynasty will always remember me, remember you a little bit, okay?"

"Your Majesty, be careful."

Min Changwen hurriedly interrupted, saying something like "Will the country not be here" should not be said indiscriminately, especially if it is said from the mouth of the emperor, it is more or less unlucky.

"Be careful what you say." Yang Guang laughed loudly, raised his hands and waved his sleeves: "I am the emperor, even the emperor dare not speak, who else in the world dares to speak? If it is an imperial court, because a word is not enough. It’s okay, don’t worry, if the national teacher is here, I’m sure he’ll praise what I’ve said, ‘well said’!”

Speaking of Lu Liangsheng, the old man fell silent. In fact, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty and even the emperor had heard about what happened in Penglai, Qingzhou. They didn't need to guess at all. They knew that in the sudden strong wind, it was the national teacher who was ferrying away. As for why Suddenly a strong wind blew and knocked down many guesthouse buildings. Everything became a mystery. Only when the national teacher returned to the court, maybe he could figure it out.

'Perhaps, Daoist Sun of Wanshou Temple knows something. '

Thinking about it this way, the old man and Yang Guang said some homely things again. Seeing that it was getting late, they bid farewell to the palace. In the swaying ox cart, Min Changwen opened the curtain and glanced at the bustling street scene outside.

Pedestrians are in a hurry, vendors are hawking loudly, mouth-watering mutton pancakes are full of fragrance, and the fat boy passing by grabs the hand of the steward and comes back, jumping anxiously, calling to buy; the man carrying the rice bag walks into the grain store, Wiping profuse sweat, sitting on the side of the street and counting the income in the morning, a smile appeared on his dark face, as if he was planning to buy something for his wife and daughter at home...

In the bustling market, bullock carts pass by slowly, amidst the creaking sound of the shafts, a road stall on the side, a Taoist priest with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks carelessly takes off a painted face mask and covers it on his face, turning his head towards the woman behind him, causing a lot of trouble The woman clenched her fist and knocked, bared her teeth in pain, and quickly put the mask away.

"Let's go, Xiaoxian, I'll show you other places today."

The Taoist priest with the sharp mouth and monkey cheeks is Sun Yingxian, and the woman he is pulling is his wife Lu Xiaoxian, who was picked up from Qixia Mountain two months ago, and it can be regarded as seeing the world, and Li Jinhua and Lu Laoshi followed with some worries, There were even eight family members of Lu Pan, and a large group of people formed a team, which was mighty and mighty.

"I won't go shopping anymore. Parents are tired from walking, and you don't want to check the time." Xiaoxian broke away from his hand and walked back to a booth behind. Lu Laoshi was buying some pancakes for his old wife. When the daughter and son-in-law came over, they handed over a piece of cake.

"It's almost noon. When I go back to Guanli, I'm sure I won't be able to eat in time. Let's deal with it first."

"Oh, my father-in-law, why are you buying these things again?"

The Taoist hurriedly put away the pancakes, pointed to the big bag on Lu Laoshi's elbow, which was full of dry food, scratched his ears and looked around, saw a restaurant, and hurriedly asked Xiaoxian to help the two elders, and went there together Over there, the boy at the door saw Sun Yingxian, thought he was very familiar with him, so he smiled and greeted him.

"Daozhang Sun is here, please invite inside, I'm going to ask Chef Zhu to come out."

"Little Sun, why did you bring us into such a big restaurant? It doesn't cost money!" Li Jinhua stood outside the door, looking at the furnishings inside, she knew that the dishes inside were not cheap, so she pulled her husband's sleeve to go out Walk.

"Let's go, what are you wasting this money for, what do you want to eat, I will cook for you when I go back, it will save you a lot."

At this time, a fat figure walked out of the corridor at the corner of the counter. The woman who was arguing with Lao Sun was stunned for a moment, looked at the pig wearing an apron, smiled and raised her finger to point at him, and walked to the front , look up and down.

"I recognize you, Zhu Ganglian...how do you work as a cook here?"

The fat black man had lived in Qixia Mountain for a while, so he was naturally familiar with Li Jinhua, not to mention that he was Lu Liangsheng's wife, and his tone and expression were much gentler than others.

"My old pig likes to eat, and I also like to cook some meals. I just come to try my handicrafts, and I don't charge a penny."

"No charge? Then I really sit down?"

Seeing the old pig nodding, Li Jinhua was not polite. She took her cautious husband to find a table and sat down. He looked at the black man who turned to the back kitchen, and at Sun Yingxian who was pouring tea for his daughter. Suddenly, some I miss my son.

"Xiao Sun, where do you think Liang Sheng is now? When will he come back..."

Lu Laoshi next to him held his old wife's hand, "Don't think about what he does, don't think about it."

This question stopped the Taoist, holding the teapot and thinking for a while, looking at the bright sunshine outside the door, he didn't know how to speak for a while.

The sky spreads, far away to the west, it is still a misty morning.

The person everyone cares about.

At this time, he was leading an old donkey, carrying a mermaid with a wagging tail on his back, and leading four scholars who were looking around with their heads looking around. Compared with a purchased blueprint in their hands, they looked a little confused.

The above route seems to be right.

Chapter 679 Anecdotes about the return journey

The morning light poured down the gaps in the clouds, and the flat road gradually became more uneven. From a distance, the Gobi and grasslands are connected.

In the morning when it was getting brighter, Lu Liangsheng stood on the spot holding the rein, looked down at the map unfolded in his hand, looked around, and walked forward.

The old donkey swayed the brass bell, and followed slowly, turning his head from time to time, shaking his mane, shaking his ears away from the curious hand of the mermaid, and snorting heavily, as if warning her not to touch it randomly. .

The bookshelf placed on the side of the donkey's buttocks was wobbly, Taoist Toad hung his two short legs, pulled the rope around his waist, poked his head out, looked at the scholar in front of him who occasionally buried his head in looking at the map, and muttered: "I'm still a teacher. get lost."

Immediately, the voice opened and shouted: "Liangsheng, can you tell the way clearly?"

"almost."

In front, Lu Liangsheng responded, put away the map and put it in his arms, frowned slightly, the road ahead was low with decaying grass, and the distant mountains and forests were sparse, it was still the same as before, from Constantine all the way to After going east, I entered Sassanid Persia, learned the local Persian, and asked about the road to the East. As long as I went east and crossed the Pamirs, I could enter the Western Regions, and then pass the Yumen Pass to enter the Northwest of the Sui Dynasty. up.

But...according to the footsteps, it has been a few days, and the so-called plateau has not been seen at all. On the contrary, it seems that the terrain is getting lower and lower, and the climate has become warmer and humid.

At noon, there was a patter of rain, and Lu Liangsheng led the donkey to a dense forest in front of him to hide from the rain and rest his feet. Under the lead-blue rain curtain, the little mermaid happily jumped into the puddle, waving its tail thump.

The rain curtain fell from the sky, and the water splashed on the banana leaves, flowing down the tip of the leaf. The four scholars stretched out their hands to take a sip of the rainwater falling from the tip of the leaf. Water and scrub.

Wow... The sound of the rain falling in the banana forest gradually became quieter. The heavy rain came and went quickly. Wang Feng, Ma Liu, Zhang Ti, and Zhao Tang spread their palms and watched the rain drop by drop. The drops fell slowly, and hurriedly ran out of the forest shirtless and looked up at the sky.

"Oh my god... how can there be no water at this critical moment?!"

"It's none of God's business, I'm sure this dragon, who walks the clouds and rains, is stealing and playing tricks!"

"Hey, let's make do with it, put on your robes quickly, so that the barbarians don't come and see us all."

"It makes sense, it's embarrassing to say it, so you have to put it on quickly."

While chattering, Lu Liangsheng, who was sitting in the plantain grove, also felt that the weather here was weird, but after the rain stopped, he had almost rested, so he should move on, holding half a piece of pancake slowly towards the other side. Taoist Toad spoke while putting the book on the shelf.

"Master, it's almost time to rest, it's time for us to set off."

"Uh-huh."

Holding the hardened pancake, Taoist Ha glanced at a frog jumping under the wet plantain tree, then looked at the half pancake in his hand, took a sip, and spit out the crumbs.

Alas, there are still little Taoist priests here.

Jumping off the rock, walking to the bookshelf with the frog webbed on his back, suddenly a blue light shines from inside, Taoist Toad jumped back reflexively.

Lu Liangsheng was calling out to the little mermaid who was playing in the water outside, when he turned around, he saw Master standing there on one foot with his arms raised.

"Master, what kind of exercises are you practicing?"

While talking, Yu Guang also saw the faint light from the bookshelf. Lu Liangsheng was familiar with this divine power. He opened the small door on the other side of the bookshelf, took out a small female statue inside and stood it in his palm.

"Hmph." Toad glanced at it, put down his hands and feet, and put his back on his back again. He didn't bother to pay attention, turned around and walked to the small door, and tied the rope skillfully, "So it's the little barbarian god."

"Isis?"

When Lu Liangsheng closed the small compartment door for his master, an intermittent voice came from the statuette standing on his palm, "Oriental ascetics, Isis bids farewell to you, you have already left the limit that my divine power can reach... ...hope to see you again in the future..."

After going through this journey, Lu Liangsheng has probably already understood why gods like Isis will decline. Firstly, they all rely on faith to exist. Secondly, when dynasties change, beliefs change, and when a new country appears, there will inevitably be new The emergence of sects gradually banned the original beliefs, and the old gods gradually disappeared with the disappearance of the last believers.