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Volume 1: Who Rides the Star to Break through the Void? Chapter 20: Using the Power to Change the Clouds and Rains

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    Weiyuan Highway in Xiuwu County is very happy these days, because a good friend happened to come to visit him after he failed in the provincial examination. Both of them are fond of poetry, and they often visit the forest and spring to recite poems and inscribe poems.  The Tang Dynasty emphasized poetry, even in the imperial examinations, poetry writing was indispensable.  This good friend of his was quite good at poetry and Taoism, but he had never been successful in the imperial examination, so he was interested in mountains and rivers and traveled around the beautiful places in Central China.  "Brother Yuan is so leisurely and makes people envious." "It's only a hundred miles away, and it's a peaceful and prosperous time. There is no official business, so naturally you can travel leisurely. But it's not busy time now. The weather has been dry for a long time. If it continues like this  "It won't be long before we all have to think of ways to persuade the people to fight the drought." Yuan Gongdao sighed: "The people's livelihood is very miserable, and I don't have a few days to spareBrother Qian came here to practice martial arts. There is no other place to go."  It is a must-visit when visiting Busan. It is the retreat of the Seven Sages in the Bamboo Forest and the place where Sun Shenxian mastered alchemy. When Brother Qian arrives, he will definitely get some good verses! " "If you have such a good place, you should go there" That Qian  Before my brother finished speaking, a policeman came over in a hurry with a strange look on his face.  "What's the matter?" Yuan Gongdao was a little unhappy.  ¡°Master, Mr. Wu Zepi, the village chief has come to sue sue¡± At this point, the officer hesitated a little, but didn¡¯t know how to word it.  "If you hesitate a lot, if it's not an important matter, let them go find the situation and deal with it properly." Yuan Gongdao said dissatisfied.  The power of Zheng in the Tang Dynasty is not small. They can often decide on disputes in the countryside. Moreover, if there are thieves and criminals, they also have the power to arrest them.  Yuan Gongdao was entertaining friends to relax and had no time to deal with official duties, so he wanted to push the matter to the bottom.  "It's not a lawsuit, but a bizarre case occurred in Wu Zepi. The gold, silver and land deeds in the box hidden by the housewife of Wu Zepi's Ye family suddenly disappeared. The village leader came here to report it. Please tell me.  The master is investigating the case." "He disappeared suddenly? It must be a thief." Yuan Gongdao said: "The order is just going to investigate the case. Why should you report it to me?" "Brother Yuan, let me ask you what is going on.  Let¡¯s also see Brother Yuan¡¯s power and ability to tell the truth.¡± Brother Qian became interested and joked to Yuan Gongdao.  Yuan Highway laughed when he heard this: "In that case I summoned the village leader of Wu Zepi to see me." After a while, Ye Dan was brought to Yuan Highway.  Seeing his gray hair, Yuan Gongdao spared him from kneeling, and then asked what happened.  Ye Dan didn't hide anything. After telling what happened, Yuan Gongdao also became interested: "That Ye Chang, actually has magical powers?" A sneer appeared on Brother Qian's lips. Any magical skills must be deception to confuse people's minds.  "The villain asked, and Eleventh Lang insisted that he had no magical powers. It was just because of his encounter with an immortal that his villagers suspected that Immortal Medicine King taught him magical arts."  : "What encounter with an immortal?" So Ye Dan told the story about Ye Chang being hit by a broom star. This time, Brother Qian next to him finally couldn't help it and smiled: "A foolish man from the countryside was deceived by a magician.  , Ye Chang is just playing hard to get. " Ye Dan glanced at him in surprise. In the plan that Ye Chang discussed with him, he was the one who should have expressed doubts about Ye Chang's "meeting the immortal". But now.  But someone rushed to say this.  However, he changed his mind and knew that he would take some risks at this time, so he said: "What this gentleman said is true, and the villain also thinks so, but the first master in Shifang Temple said, on the 11th  Lang came to earth from the stars and was enlightened by the immortal. "Why does this involve Shifang Temple?" Yuan Gongdao found the matter more and more interesting.  So Ye Dan talked about Ye Chang's search for a spring to divert water. When he heard that Ye Chang used moso bamboo to build a rainbow canal to divert water, Yuan Gongdao suddenly thought of something: "Speaking of this matter, the county magistrate talked to me a few days ago.  I am a martial artist who has the skills of diverting water from the Hong Canal to control drought - could it be this Ye Chang? " "It is the Shiyilang." "So, he has done some good for the people. Where is this person now?  Did he come with you?" "He is outside the door." "Bring him in, I will listen to him." Hearing this, Ye Dan breathed a sigh of relief. At this point, his responsibility was over.  The relationship between the Liu family and the subordinate officials in the government was unusual. The most fearful thing was that they would keep things secret from their superiors and bully their subordinates, and the matter would be resolved by Li Zheng before it reached the county level.  Reaching the county captain level, Ye Chang said he had his own solution.  "It's rare to find such interesting stories. Do you think the story of the young man's encounter with an immortal is true or false?" Brother Qian asked Yuan Gongdao.  "You will know the truth and falsehood as soon as you ask." After a while, Ye Chang was called in.  Yuan Gongdao and Brother Qian were both curious about what kind of character this legendary young man who once met an immortal was.Looking at it, my eyes can't help but light up.  Ye Chang is about six feet long, with a slim build and clear eyebrows. Although his complexion is a little dark, it is a healthy wheat color.  His walking pace was neither fast nor slow. It didn't make people think that he was nervous about meeting an official, nor was he careless and careless.  What caught the attention of Yuan Qiangong and Brother Qian the most was the thing he was shaking while walking.  Because the speed was just right, Yuan and Qian could see the thing clearly.  With Ye Chang's temperament, he really didn't want to kneel down to others, so he walked up to the two of them, but instead of kneeling down in a hurry, he put away the things in his hands with a "pop" sound.  Then, he crossed his hands, raised his thumbs, and made a gesture of bowing first and then kneeling.  "Wait a minute, wait a minute, let me see the thing in your hand." Yuan Gongdao said loudly before he could complete the salute.  Ye Chang felt relieved immediately. As Ye Dan introduced, this Yuanxian Lieutenant was the kind of person who was quick-tempered and elegant.  If this is the case, then your plan can be implemented.  He opened the thing in his hand with a "swipe" sound and then presented it to him.  A servant came forward to take it and deliver it to Yuan and Qian.  "It turns out to be a waist fan. It's quite unique to make it look like this." The man surnamed Qian laughed.  "Exactly, Emperor Wu of Wei was fond of this thing. It is recorded in history." Yuan Gongdao nodded and said: "But it is rare to draw bamboo inscriptions on the fan" Ye Chang next to him almost knelt down.  After he learned that Yuan Gongdao liked elegance, he immediately invited craftsmen to make a temporary folding fan. He also painted it with ink bamboo and inscribed the sentence "I would rather eat without meat than live without bamboo; live without meat."  People are thin, and lack of bamboo makes them vulgar."  In his memory, the folding fan was introduced to China from the Japanese country after the Song Dynasty. It was only after the initiative of Zhu Di, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, that it became popular among literati. However, he never thought that these two literati from the Tang Dynasty actually recognized the folding fan and said  Cao Cao once used it, and it has been a local product of China since ancient times Well, although Ye Chang knew that China would be frightened when it talked about the small countries around it "since ancient times", he never thought that he also had a feeling when he thought of "since ancient times".  Will be frightened.  Fortunately, the bamboo paintings I drew and the calligraphy on them managed to arouse their interest.  As soon as this thought came to mind, Brother Qian spoke again: "It's just originality. The calligraphy on the ink bamboo is unique and not written by a famous artist." Ye Chang almost knelt down again.  He has practiced calligraphy and painting, which are all his hobbies. Although he has touched Yan Liusu, Huang Micai and even the rare and confused Zheng Banqiao calligraphy, what he has come out after touching them is only similar in form but not spiritual.  The same is true for ink paintings. Like the bamboo in this painting, he imitated Su Shi's cousin Wen Tong, Wen Yuke, but he did not achieve Wen Tong's "confidence" at all.  They were just two random literati in the Tang Dynasty and their old background was revealed. So for a more demanding job like copying poems, it is better to hide their clumsiness as much as possible. Of course, except for what is written on the folding fan now  This song is outside.  "The poem on this fan" Ye Chang was thinking about the poem on the folding fan when he heard Brother Qian comment again.  Brother Qian was about to say something when he raised his eyes and glanced at Ye Chang, and saw Ye Chang looking at him with resentment on his face.  Can you not be resentful? Ye Chang thought he had a perfect plan and had a good start, but he was put in danger because Brother Qian saw his background.  "Well, although the words of this poem are mediocre, the artistic conception is lovely, and it's worth playing with." Brother Qian smiled and said, "But I think you still have some space left here. Could it be that there are still two sentences that have not been written?" Ye  Great joy.  Brother Qian¡¯s words were asked to him. This gave Ye Chang the feeling that when he took the wrong road and thought he had to go back and walk dozens of miles, someone said that there was a trail that could lead to the destination.  "This poem was not written by someone else, but came by chance in a dream" Ye Chang spoke.  "Xiaozou" is what they call themselves. In the Tang Dynasty, the prime ministers still had seats in front of the emperor, and the people would not treat officials as "untouchables" or "untouchables" as soon as they opened their mouths.  He came across a sentence in a dream that immediately aroused the interest of the two literati: "But the dream of meeting an immortal?"  Just then, I could tell at a glance that there was another couplet behind it. "What is that couplet?" Brother Qian asked.  There was a slight look of frustration on Ye Chang's face: "Xia Zou could hear it in his dream, but he remembered the first two couplets and wanted to remember the last couplet. Suddenly there was a loud knock at the door, and Xia Zou's aunt suddenly broke in, waking Xia Zou.  , and then I couldn't remember it." Ye Dan, who was beside him, added in time: "His aunt is the owner." Yuan Gongdao and Brother Qian looked at each other, and Yuan Gongdao asked: "??I heard that you used the rainbow canal to collect water from the mountains in Wu Zepi, and the water flowed down the mountains and ridges. I wonder if you can still see this scene now?  ¡± He is not very interested in trying cases, but if he can accompany his friends on sightseeing tours and at the same time handle official business to show off his political abilities, why not do it. What¡¯s more, Ye Chang¡¯s series of incidents have also  It aroused the interest of both of them. If Ye Chang's experience is correct, then Wu Zepi is the place to meet immortals. How could they miss such an opportunity to seek immortals and visit the Tao? "You can see that there are now hundreds of acres of sloping fields and more than 20 acres."  The household's food and clothing all depend on this.  "Ye Chang replied. "Since they were interested and it was still early, Yuan Gongdao and Brother Qian went out hand in hand. The two of them were riding horses, while Ye Dan was riding his own donkey, and Ye Chang was walking. Fortunately,  There are five or six officers like Ye Chang. The distance from the county seat to Wu Zepi is not very far, but in the era of inconvenient transportation, it still takes nearly two hours, that is, four hours, and everyone travels all the way.  He would also stop for a drink of water and rest. On the way, Yuan Jiujiu and Brother Qian repeatedly called Ye Chang for questioning. Ye Chang's response was different from the common people who were afraid of officials at this time. Moreover, although he claimed that he had never studied seriously, his conversational knowledge was impressive.  The two literati were very interested. Therefore, when Wu Zepi was watching, their initial curiosity about Ye Chang turned into a slight appreciation. When asked about the encounter with the immortal, Ye Chang himself firmly refused to admit it.  When he met the immortal, he just said that he was hit by a broom star and fell asleep. He saw a man who asked him to guard the alchemy furnace for that man. When he woke up, he had already returned home. As for the siphon tube, he was in the Taoist's alchemy room.  The more he denied it, the more room he left for others to speculate. Brother Qian originally suspected that he was making up stories to deceive, but after he firmly denied meeting the immortal, he instead thought that he was.  I have truly met an immortal. "Yuan Qilang, I never thought that such strange things would happen under your rule. Please take good care of this young man.  "Brother Qian didn't have an official position, and he admired Ye Chang a little, so he said so. Yuan Gongdao nodded and said: "You don't need to say it, Da Lang, if the incident of water diversion from the Rainbow Canal is true, it must be a good thing that benefits the people all over the world.  If you have great merit, I will take care of it.  " There is a difference between taking care of and taking care of, but Brother Qian didn't notice the difference for a while. They were very interested in the Hongqu water diversion. As for solving the case, it was just a matter of course. Therefore, they did not enter the village first, but first  Walking towards the Rainbow Canal, the two of them didn't think much of it when they reached the slope, but as they followed the trickling stream upwards, they couldn't help but see the waterway with moso bamboo and wooden boards flying above the mountain ridges, huge rocks and treetops.  They were amazed. They had always thought of water flowing on the ground, but some people thought of raising the water channel into the air! As for the bamboo tube siphon, the two were even more surprised. They asked Brother Qian in detail about the principle of this siphon.  Said: "The immortal's wonderful method is so ingenious that it makes water flow to high places. Qi Lang, with this under your rule, promotion is expected."  " "That is the credit of the county magistrate.  "Yuan Gongdao felt a little regretful in his heart. If he had known about this earlier, he would have taken it over. With this thing, it would be reported as auspiciousness, and it would definitely be heard by heaven, and the current emperor would be favored, and his career would be promising! Although the emperor Li Sanlang is now  He has begun to indulge in drinking and neglecting politics, but after all, he was once a heroic leader, and he still paid some attention to people's livelihood. And this matter of water diversion from the Rainbow Canal is not only related to people's livelihood, but also can be used as an auspicious sign, so it is very appropriate to report it to ask for credit.  However, the matter had already fallen into the hands of the county magistrate. This made Yuan Gongdao somewhat uninterested in Ye Chang. He was waiting for an order to go home when suddenly he saw a group of people and smoke billowing from behind.  They came and destroyed all the rainbow canals wherever they went! This scene made Yuan Gongzhi furious. If he was not present, this matter would be a problem for the county magistrate, but in his presence, this group of people dared to destroy the county magistrate.  Hongqu, who asked the newspaper to take credit, wouldn't he be under suspicion? "Here, here!"  "Someone in the crowd shouted.
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