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Volume One: Young Fencing and Playing the Flute, Chapter 198: An Appointment with the Fairy Girl

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    On the 18th day of the second month of the 40th year of the Jiajing reign, Zhang Yongxu, a hereditary disciple of the second rank of Longhu Mountain, left Shangqing and went to Beijing to meet the saint. This was a major event in Guangxin Prefecture. From the prefect Lin Guangzu down, all the officials gathered together  , lined the road to say farewell, Zeng Yu, as Zhang Dazhen's cousin, was respected by his seniority, and all the officials greeted him without hesitation. Zeng Yu was neither humble nor overbearing when he dealt with it. It was considered that the little scholar actually stood up to these officials who were born in the second rank of Jinshi.  A strange thing.  Zhang Yongxu was a little embarrassed when he saw Zeng Yu. It was all because his uncle had given birth to Zhang Guangwei when he was old, so now he had to face such an uncle who was several years younger than him. Although he didn't respect Zeng Yu much, but  It's always hard to put on airs and be arrogant. After a few brief greetings with Zeng Yu, he turned to talk to others.  The old Taoist Yuan Gang with hair as thick as snow walks hand in hand with Zeng Yu. Zeng Yu has nothing to say about this old master who is about to enter the palace to practice Taoism with you. The old master is over eighty years old, has read Taoism well and has read countless people.  , there is no need for him to say more, the only thing he is worried about is the old master's health. He has traveled more than 4,000 miles by land and water to the capital, and the Luotian Festival will be held at Chaotian Palace in Beijing on the ninth day of April. The schedule is quite tight, and the old master has to take care of his health.  ¡ª¡ªAt this time, Taoist Yu Xuan led a middle-aged man wearing a straight hat to meet Zeng Yu. Taoist Yuan Gang smiled before Yu Xuan could introduce him: "Brother Xiaohua, this is Zeng Xiucai, you  The two of them are so close that they are bound to hit it off. " This middle-aged man has an elegant appearance. He has a heroic attitude when he looks at him. He holds his hands and says, "Luo Longwen, a native of She, has heard about the name of Mr. Zeng for a long time. I am lucky to meet Jing today. " " Yu Xuandao.  Afraid that Zeng Yu had never heard of Luo Longwen, he quickly introduced him: "This Mr. Luo is from Governor Hu's hometown and comes from a well-known family in Jizhou. The year before last, Governor Hu destroyed the pirates Wang Zhi and Xu Hai. Mr. Luo made great contributions and became famous.  The world¡ª¡ª" This Luo Longwen, whom Yuan Gang Taoist calls Taoist Brother Xiaohua, waved his hands repeatedly and said: "It's shameful to shame others. I don't deserve any credit. It's just a message passed between them. I teased the bandit leader Wu Ping with Mr. Zeng.  The two palms are not the same. How could Mr. Zeng know my nickname? However, my Luo's deer antler glue ink is not famous. I wonder if Mr. Zeng has ever used this kind of ink? " "It turns out to be Mr. Luo of Shezhou?  , I have admired him for a long time, I have admired him for a long time, I have admired him for a long time. "When Luo Longwen just announced his name, Zeng Yu felt that the name sounded familiar. He even heard Taoist Yu Xuan introduce that Luo Longwen had contributed to Hu Zongxian's suppression of Xu Hai, so he remembered who Luo Longwen was. According to legend,  Luo Longwen and the great bandit Xu Hai knew each other in their early years, and they both had a good relationship with Wang Cuiqiao, a famous prostitute in Jiaxing. Later, Xu Hai went to the sea to join the Japanese and supported his troops at sea. A few years ago, he surrounded and patrolled Ruan E in Tongxiang and captured Wang Cuiqiao, who became more and more favored.  When Hu Zongxian opened his government in Zhejiang, he wanted to recruit Xu Hai to surrender and break up Wang Zhi's party. Because Luo Longwen was an old friend of Xu Hai and Wang Cuiqiao, he acted as an intermediary and achieved Hu Zongxian's great success in suppressing thieves. It can only be lamented that Hu Zongxian was forced by Zhao Wenhua and betrayed his promise to surrender.  Wang Cuiqiao was rewarded to the leader of the local soldiers, and Wang Cuiqiao committed suicide by throwing himself into the river. This matter was widely circulated, and there were many people who sympathized with Xu Hai and Wang Cuiqiao.  What surprised Zeng Yu was that this Luo Longwen turned out to be Luo Xiaohua, a famous ink maker. Last year, Yan Shaoqing gave him as a gift for his study, including Luo Xiaohua's "A Pond of Spring Green" ink. The quality of the ink was excellent, so he really admired it for a long time¡ª¡ª  These are Luo Longwen's past events. Zeng Yu also knew about Luo Longwen's past events. Luo Longwen took refuge with Yan Shifan and became a member of the Yan family and entered the official career. Yan Shifan was convicted by Xu Jie for treason with the Japanese. Because Luo Longwen met Xu Hai in his early years, he  The irrefutable evidence that Yan Shifan was in contact with the Japanese was actually a huge injustice - Of course, Luo Longwen now would not know that his misfortune had already come. He spoke clearly and spoke elegantly. This time he was going to Beijing with Zhang Yongxu. Hu Zongxian was because Luo Longwen had contributed to the suppression of the Japanese.  He was recommended to be an official, and with the support of the Yan family and his son, he was appointed by the Ministry of Personnel as a member of Zhongshu Sheren. He was going to Beijing to become an official. No wonder he smiled so proudly.  Zeng Yu, of course, had nothing to say about Luo Longwen and Zeng Yu, who met by chance. Everyone has his own destiny. If this famous ink maker had not followed the crowd and became enthusiastic about his official career, he would not have been trapped in officialdom and died. If someone had advised him not to go to Beijing at this time,  , he also blames you for being jealous of his official position and wanting to hinder his good future.  Regardless of his passion for official career, Luo Longwen is actually a funny and elegant person. Luo Longwen cares about money but loves righteousness and has extensive contacts. He also has a common friend with Zeng Yu, that is Xu Wei. Zeng Yu, Zheng Shi and Luo Longwen talked while walking, mainly about  Talking about the current famous calligraphers and painters, when I arrived at the west entrance of Shangqing Town, I suddenly heard a woman crying, and I heard Zhang Yongxu, the great master of Sijiao who was walking in front, scolding loudly - Taoist Yuan Gang hurriedly asked Taoist Yu Xuan to rush over and take a look.  What happened? Taoist Yu Xuan came back soon, with an embarrassed look on his face, and whispered to Taoist Yuan Gang: "Uncle, this is a woman who is looking for her daughter. She sold herself to the Da Zhen Mansion two days ago.  Now we have to cry and demand it back." Zeng Yu and Zheng Shi approached and watched, and saw two guards dragging a woman away. The woman had disheveled hair and was crying and shouting. Zeng Yu saw Taoist Yu Xuan's face.  Father-in-law, Old Man Huang, was also watching the fun, so he went over to ask questions. Old Man Huang inquired clearly and said to Zeng Yu: "This woman's husband is lazy and loves to gamble. He lost money in gambling a few days ago and is unable to pay off his debts.", she sold her twelve-year-old daughter to the Tianshi Mansion. This woman went to the town crying and wanted to take her daughter back. She had gone to the Tianshi Mansion to make trouble before - "The woman struggled desperately, and the two strong men  The Han guards couldn't subdue her, and the woman yelled, saying that the Tianshi Mansion bullied good people and took possession of women, and begged Master Qingtian to make the decision for her The young Tianshi Zhang Yongxu was furious. Today is the day when he sets out to enter the country.  It was an auspicious day in Beijing, but he encountered such a shrewish woman who slandered the reputation of his Dazhen Mansion in public. He told the Zhou County Magistrate of Guixi next to him: "Zhouxian Tai, this shrew has ruined my reputation and slandered my name. It is not a crime."  Please pardon me and ask Zhou County Taiwan to deal with it in public.  " All the officials of Guangxin Prefecture gathered here. When this happened, Zhou Zhixian was disgraced. He immediately tried the case in a pavilion beside the road. The steward of Dazhen Prefecture had already quickly obtained the marriage certificate of the girl who was selling it to testify - Zeng Yuli  On the side, I listened to the steward reciting loudly: "The people living in Tangwan live in summer clothing and food. Now because the family is poor and unable to make food, the couple discussed and agreed to give birth to their daughter Bao'er. Her life is at the end of the lunar month of the Gengxu year.  She was betrayed by a matchmaker and became a maid under the name of Xuan Shou, and the three parties agreed to give her a gift of sixty-two or eight cents of silver. The silver was collected in full that day. When her daughter Baoer becomes an adult, she will obey the master of the family in marriage, and her descendants will be used by the family master forever.  Change of mind.  If there is any need to wait, follow the family leader's instructions and take justice.  I am afraid that I will have no proof, so I will sell the girl to keep the marriage certificate" "Zhang Xuanshou is a steward of the Dazhen Mansion. This sale contract complies with the provisions of the Ming Dynasty Law. According to the law, there is nothing illegal in the Dazhen Mansion's purchase of maids.  This woman wanted to take her daughter back and needed the master's permission. If the master didn't agree, it would be unreasonable for the woman to sue the government. What's more, one party in the lawsuit was the Dazhen Mansion. Zhang Yongxu was young and vigorous. How could he give up and instruct Zhou Zhixian?  The woman's husband, Xia Yishi, was also captured. The couple took off their clothes in public and were beaten with sticks until they cried like ghosts and wolves howled. Only then did Zhang Yongxu calm down and set off on his way to Beijing with a group of officials respectfully seeing him off. Zeng Yu looked bored.  , and heard Zheng Shi whispering: "This Zhang Tianshi's reputation in the countryside is not very good. The most criticized thing is that he likes Fangzhongshu. Although he does not rob people's girls, he always buys little girls everywhere in Bawu, Sixiang.  Disprovoking.  Zeng Yu was speechless and said in his heart: "If Zhang Yongxu is willing to accumulate virtue and do good, let the woman redeem the girl named Bao'er. Could it be that this will bring shame on the Dazhen Mansion, and he must rely on the government to establish it?"  Wei, the Emperor Jiajing is only on the throne. When the crown prince ascends the throne, he will definitely reject Taoism. Those officials and censors will pick up the relics to correct Zhang Yongxu's faults if they spy on the holy will. This fish and meat village robbed  I'm afraid the crime of a civilian girl cannot be escaped.  " Seeing that Zeng Yu didn't say anything, Zheng Shi thought that Zeng Yu was unhappy, so he said: "Miss Guangwei is still¡ª¡ª" Zeng Yu smiled and said: "Brother Shi, there is no need to say nice things. I know very well in my heart that I am who I am, Da Zhenren.  This is the Dazhen Mansion, and I don¡¯t want to gain their power. I just go my own way.  " Just as he was talking, a steward from Dazhen Mansion came over and invited Zeng Yu to have a meal in the manor. Zeng Yu declined and took Sixi and Zheng Shi to go to Taoist Yuxuan to have a drink and gossip at Huang Laohan Tofu Shop.  It was noon, the Luxi River was sparkling outside the window, the spring light was bright, and the warm wind was blowing people. Taoist Yu Xuan asked: "Did you see the little fairy girl when you came to Shangqing this time?"  Zeng Yu smiled "Hey": "How can we meet? There are rules not to meet each other."  " Zheng Shi said: "The wedding is still far away, Jiuli is hungry and thirsty, drink two more glasses of sweet rice wine.  Taoist Yu Xuan said with a smile: "People who practice Taoism should not be bound by the vulgar etiquette. You can see them whenever you want."  " Zheng Shi smiled and said: "Jiuli, it's not like you, a flowery Taoist, don't have any rules. You drink, eat meat and marry a wife - cough, drink, drink.  " Yu Xuan also smiled and said: "Drink first, drink first.  ¡± The rice wine at Huang Laohan¡¯s house is sweet, the bacon is fragrant, and the fish soup is delicious. Zeng Yu devours the rice and is having a great time. Suddenly, he hears a "tuk-tuk" tapping sound under the window, as if someone is knocking on the pillars of the stilted building. " Yu  Taoist Xuan sat still and said to Zeng Yu, "Brother Jiuli, please look over and see who wants to demolish my stilted building?  " Zheng Shi was a little surprised as to why Yu Xuan ordered Zeng Yu so boldly, so he and Zeng Yu stuck their heads out of the window to look down. After just one glance, they quickly retracted their heads and smiled at each other with Taoist Yu Xuan.  The Huang family's stilted building is built on the bank of the Luxi River, supported by thick pine wooden pillars. When the Luxi River rises, the lower half of the pine wooden pillars will be submerged in the water. In spring, the water is shallow, and the bottom of the pine wooden pillars is exposed on the rocks on the river bank.  On the boat, a two-foot-long boat was lying across the shore. A person on the bow of the boat was holding a bamboo pen and tapping the pine wood pillars of the Huang family's stilted building. When someone in the stilted building was seen leaning out of the window, the man on the bow of the boat also raised his head - Zheng Shi  At this time, he had retracted his head, and the person looking out of the window was Zeng Yu. The man holding the pole on the bow smiled brightly and waved, "Zeng Xiucai, come down, come down."  " The person holding the pole is of course Zhang Guangwei. Zhang Guangwei, who is already engaged, has not changed his old habits and still does not put on makeup to dress up as a Taoist. When he looked up and saw Zeng Yu, his smile was as bright as spring. The young and mature Zeng Yu was moved and asked: "  Why did you run out alone again?  "This boat is an open boat, and there is no one else except Zhang Guangwei on the bow."nbsp; Zhang Guangwei said coquettishly: "Don't be verbose, come down quickly, I will rush back before the deadline." Zeng Yu turned his head, Taoist Yu Xuan and Zheng Shi both looked at him and smiled, Zeng Yu asked Yu Xuan: "Which way are you going?  How close is it?" Taoist Yu Xuan said with a smile: "Xiao Dao will lead Mr. Zeng." Grand uncle Zhang Guangwei is down there, and Yu Xuan doesn't dare to call him brother.  Zeng Yu followed Taoist Yu Xuan down to the bottom floor of the stilt house. The bottom floor was where the tofu was ground. There was a mixed smell of beans and gypsum. There were also two small windows open by the river. Luo Xixi was leaning against the window talking to Zhang Guangwei on the bow of the boat on the shore.  , seeing Zeng Yu coming downstairs, Luo Xixi bowed shyly and stepped aside.  Zeng Yu looked out the window and saw that Zhang Guangwei was very close. He turned around and asked Taoist Yu Xuan, "Are you going to jump out of the window?" Taoist Yu Xuan couldn't help laughing and said, "It's okay if you don't jump out of the window, but you have to go around a mile to meet the little fairy.  Meet up." Zhang Guangwei on the river bank ignored the sight of other people in the stilted building and shouted to Zeng Yu: "Come down quickly, come down quickly, just climb down from the window." Zeng Yu said with a smile: "I'm going to humiliate you today.  . "Tuck the corners of your mattress and robe.  Yu Xuan had already moved a small wooden ladder and pushed it out of the window. Zeng Yu climbed out of the window and went down the ladder. After he stood up, he realized that there were people on the left and right stilted buildings looking this way. He looked like a traitor or a thief.  Zeng Yu cupped his hands and said, "My dear neighbors, I'm sorry." He jumped lightly onto Zhang Guangwei's boat.  Zeng Yu's reputation in Shangqing Town is even greater than that of Shangrao. Shangqing Town has just such a long street. Almost everyone recognizes the son-in-law Chenglong Kuai of Tianshi Mansion. At this time, they saw Zeng Yu climbing out of Old Man Huang's tofu house.  When Zeng Yu came out, everyone was surprised. When they saw the little Taoist nun on the bow, everyone was relieved and had an ambiguous look on their faces - As soon as Zeng Yu got on the boat, Zhang Guangwei handed the bamboo pennant into his hand and said, "Come and punt the boat.  Will you be able to hold it? " Zeng Yu used to let the hunchbacked boatman rest while he was ferrying the boat at Shitian Fengxi Ferry. He took the bamboo pole and pointed it at the sky, the bright steel pole shining brightly, and asked: "  Where to go?" Zhang Guangwei pointed to the northwest: "Just go downstream to save effort." After saying this, he sat on the bow of the boat with his knees crossed, smiling as he watched Zeng Yu hold the boat, and without stopping, he asked first, "Let's eat at Luo Xixi's house.  Are you ready? Why don't you come to the house for dinner?" Zeng Yu said: "The house is too restrictive, so I won't be able to eat enough." Zhang Guangwei smiled and nodded in agreement: "It's good if you don't go, otherwise you will be out of here.  Come on, it will be even more troublesome for me to see you." Zeng Yu held his pole and let the boat float on the clear spring waves. He looked sideways at Zhang Guangwei's smile in the bright sunshine and thought that this little Taoist nun was very cute and smiling.  He asked, "What do you want Miss Guangwei to see me for?" Zhang Guangwei was staring at Zeng Yu holding the boat. Hearing this, he said, "It's nothing. Since you're here, I'd better meet you." When he said this, he said  A blush appeared on Zhang's pretty face, and then she changed the subject and said: "I didn't expect you to really know how to punt, and you are very capable."  Backtracking from place to place, loading a boat full of spring glory, singing in the colorful spring glory - " Zhang Guangwei shook his head and said: "This doesn't sound good, why is the grass greener? It's inexplicable - is there any Taoist song like the last time, sing it to  "I heard it." Zeng Yu said, "No, there are not so many enlightenment songs." "Have you enlightened me?" Zhang Guangwei smiled and asked, "I don't think so."  After punting out of the small town of Shangqing, the vegetation on both sides of the bank is gradually blooming, and wild flowers of all colors are blooming. Longhu Mountain in mid-spring is full of beautiful scenery.  Zhang Guangwei hugged his knees and said: "No need to punt, just let the boat float. The water here is slow. It's okay. Come, Zeng Xiucai, sit down and talk." Zeng Yu put the pole on the side of the boat and said with a smile: "Are there any fruits?  Eat, Ping Po fruit or something, Xiaosheng has been fasting for the past few days. " Zhang Guangwei said coquettishly: "You are making fun of me." He had a red date in his hand and threw it towards Zeng Yu.  With quick eyes and quick hands, Zeng Yu caught it, threw it into his mouth, and said, "It's so sweet." He sat cross-legged on the bow of the boat, his knees touching Zhang Guangwei's knees. He stared at Zhang Guangwei with a burning gaze, and suddenly turned his head and made a "plop" sound.  , spit the date core into the water.  Zhang Guangwei was not shy, he just shrugged his little nose and said: "You look like a scoundrel." Zeng Yu picked up a candied date from the small bamboo basket beside Zhang Guangwei and said with a smile: "Why am I a scoundrel? This is called  The monks don¡¯t stick to trivial matters.¡± Zhang Guangwei snorted and asked, ¡°Zeng Xiucai, did you bring me any gifts this time? I didn¡¯t like any of the betrothal gifts last time.¡± Zhang Guangwei said bluntly.  Zeng Yu said: "We really don't have this. Whatever you want, I will buy it for you." Zhang Guangwei pouted and said: "I know you have no hope, but I have prepared a gift for you." Zeng Yu said: "Thank you very much, thank you very much.  What gift?" Zhang Guangwei knelt down from ChangchangHe took out a book box from the tent cabin and held it in front of Zeng Yu.  Zeng Yu stared and said: "Giving me a book, you really want me to take the first prize." Zhang Guangwei pursed his lips and smiled and said: "You will know after you open it and take a look." The book box is made of beech wood and is quite exquisitely made. The cover is very smooth and slightly  He pulled it open with a force and found a box full of books. The title of the top book was "Enlightenment of Truth". Zeng Yu said in astonishment: "This is a Taoist classic." "That's right." Zhang Guangwei took out the books in the box.  When the whole book was brought out, there were dozens of volumes. Many people treasured it: "This is the "Hua Shu" by Master Tan Qiao. It is not vague, erudite and practical; this is the "Tongxuan Zhenjing" by Master Tongxuan, which is comparable to  "The Tao Te Ching, you must study it carefully" Zeng Yu stared at Zhang Guangwei dumbfounded. When the girl talked about these Taoist classics, her two willow eyebrows moved and she was so happy that she seemed to have high expectations for him, a Taoist monk.  After Zhang Guangwei introduced the books in the box, he added: "These books are the most practical and exquisite Taoist books that I selected from thousands of volumes of "Three Holes Bead Bag", "Yunji Qizhen", and "Ten Books of Cultivation"  , I have read all the thousands of volumes of Taoist scriptures, and there is a lot of rubbish and nonsense. Now you have to waste that time and read all the fine Taoist scriptures that are practical and useful." When he said this, Zhang Guangwei showed an envious look.  This is because she envied Zeng Yu's good fortune. She had to read on her behalf to eliminate the unnecessary and save the essentials. How could Zeng Yu not be wise and said hurriedly: "Thank you very much. This way I can get twice the result with half the effort. I will read these dozens of books carefully."  It's only a few hundred thousand words. It's useful to open the book and read it. Zeng Yuben likes to read some miscellaneous books. But wait, Miss Zhang still has something to say. She said: "Zeng Xiucai, please finish reading these books first, and I will give them to you again."  Prepare a box. Before I marry you next year, you have to read the eight hundred volumes of Dao Zang. By then, your cultivation knowledge will be almost the same as mine. After we get married, we can practice together, and you will not hold me back.  " Zeng Yu had such a scene in his mind: Zhang Guangwei, as beautiful as a goddess, emerged and soared under the bright sunshine. A man grabbed her feet and flew into the air, shouting: "I want to become an immortal too.  To become an immortal¡ª¡ª" The third volume has begun. Xiaodao has not been in good health this year and is listless. He wants to sleep at eight or nine o'clock in the evening. He is getting old before his time. However, Qingke will continue to write hard.
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