Poor children

Chapter 68
一
Riding Juechen, a fast horse came galloping and stopped in front of the northwest palace gate. Gao Zijing jumped off the horse. When the guards in front of the door saw him coming, they hurriedly clasped their fists and saluted to greet him. Gao Zijing went straight into the palace gate and ran to the Changping Hall. Eunuch Deshun conveyed the king's decree and led the minister of bodyguard Gao Zijing to see him before him. Gao Zijin received the decree and entered the palace to see his majesty.

I saw Tianxing, the king of the northwest, sitting behind a giant dragon book case, on a gilt dragon and rosewood chair. He was dressed in blue and purple and had a majestic appearance. He looked majestic and domineering on the outside, with a pair of starry eyes and a righteous attitude on the inside. He was like an eternal emperor...

Gao Zijing knelt down and bowed, shouting long live, he was still a little out of breath when the Northwest King ordered him to die
"When did Zijing become so anxious?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, 5 Turkic horses have begun to move towards Shuangliuguan on our border. Commander He Ziqi, I am afraid that the visitors are not friendly. Old General Gan has taken command and is ready to go. Please give your orders." Gao Zijing returned
"Deshun" the king called Eunuch Deshun inside, "Go and invite the prime minister."

Eunuch Deshun took the order and went out to ask Prime Minister Han to come see him quickly.

Prime Minister Han hurried into the palace just as he was about to touch a stick of incense. King Tian Xinglue told Prime Minister Han about the current situation and wanted to hear the Prime Minister's opinion.

"Well..." Prime Minister Han thought for a long time and said, "Zijing!"

"Yes! What are your orders, Prime Minister?" Gao Zijing asked, cupping his hands.
"Go tell General Gan to take off his armor!"

"Prime Minister! This..." Gao Zijing didn't understand what the Prime Minister meant.

"I wonder what the prime minister's intention is?" the king asked.

"At present, the state of my government is not suitable for raising troops. Although the old general Gan is brave and invincible, it is only a small amount of money, food and military salary, and it has to be discussed in the long run," said Prime Minister Han
"Shuangliu Pass is in urgent need, we can't ignore it." The king arrived
"The Turks have mobilized troops to provoke this time. In fact, they have wanted to do this for a long time. It's just that my princess is a Turk princess, so she has been hiding it for many years. Now that the princess has passed away, they have sent troops so quickly. It is expected. I have a plan. , I wonder if your Majesty is willing to follow it?" the prime minister asked

"In this time of crisis, the Prime Minister just says it. How can I disobey him?"

"Now that the Turkic marriage has broken up, although we have good generals in our country, we have no food and salary, so it is naturally better not to fight. I would like to ask the king to go to the Central Plains again to seek a good marriage. Fighting with the power of the Central Plains can ensure the peace of our country."

"What the Prime Minister said is absolutely true. It's just that it takes time to seek marriage. The Turkic army is not far from Shuangliu Pass."

"Your Majesty, don't be anxious. I'm going to find a few clever agents and send them to the Turks to spread the news about our general's marriage to the Central Plains. When the news reaches the Turks' palace, considering the current situation, the strength of the Turks cannot be with him at the same time. When we confront the Central Plains, we will definitely choose to withdraw our troops." Prime Minister Han arrived

"That's very good. Then who should I invite to propose marriage in the Central Plains?" The king arrived.
"For such an important matter, it's better for me to go there personally. I can't rest assured if others go there."

"Well, thank you for your hard work, Prime Minister. Please set off as soon as possible to avoid long nights and dreams..."

two

Old Prime Minister Han is a meritorious minister in the northwest, and nothing will go wrong if he is entrusted with everything.
Seeing the old prime minister saying goodbye and leaving, Tian Xing breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the border crisis had been temporarily alleviated.

"Your Majesty..." Gao Zijing arrived again
"What's wrong with Zijing?"

"The girl from Taixu Taoist Temple..."

After he mentioned it, Tian Xingcai thought of Paoer again, of how she stubbornly wanted to climb out of the pond that day, and of her shy and angry face, and he smiled unconsciously. It happened to be like this The smile was caught again by Eunuch Deshun
"How is that girl?" Tianxing asked

"Back to your Majesty, I have already investigated clearly. She is the only disciple of Sanyang Zhenren, the new host of Taixu Taoist Temple. Her name is Qian'er. She is eighteen years old. She is from the Central Plains. She came here with her master to take over this time." Gao Zi said respectfully

"Master Sanyang?" "Yes, I asked Taoist Priest Yuan Li. This Master Sanyang is the younger brother of the old prince, and has a very close relationship with the old prince." The old prince Gao Zijing mentioned is Liangyue Mountain Qingfengguan. That old god Wang, that’s probably why his surname is Wang!

"Taixu Taoist Temple is my royal Taoist temple. Every host in the temple is a proper person. Since the person arranged by the old prince must be trustworthy, why don't I see a letter written by the old prince to let me know?" Tian Xing was a little confused. I don’t understand, but the old god must have his reasons for doing this.
"Will that girl live in Taixu Taoist Temple with her master from now on?" Tian Xing asked

"Back to your Majesty, Taoist Priest Yuan Li said that the girl is only staying temporarily and will return to the Central Plains in a while."

When Tian Xing heard that Pao'er wanted to go back, he unnaturally showed a trace of reluctance, "She wants to leave...?"

Eunuch Deshun brought the tea and put it on the table and said, "If the king is reluctant to bear it, go and keep her and ask her master. With my king's spirit, which girl from the family will refuse? They all I really want to enter the palace..."

Tianxing didn't expect that Father Deshun would see through his thoughts, and he seemed a little embarrassed, "I...why don't I give up? I didn't...I..."

Seeing his incoherence, Eunuch Deshun smiled and left.
Tian Xing cleared his throat, "Well... Zijing! Since the new host is here and he is the old prince's junior brother, as a junior, shouldn't I go and have a look? Otherwise it will appear that we don't understand etiquette."

"Yes! I will make arrangements right away. When does the king want to go?" Gao Zijing asked
"Tomorrow... tomorrow morning"

"Yes" Gao Zijing led the order to go out
"Well... I just... I just went to visit the host, I have no other intention..." Tian Xing said towards Gao Zijing's leaving figure.
three

In Taixu Taoist Temple, everyone in the temple went to morning classes early in the morning. Master Sanyang got up so early for the first time in decades. The morning sun shone on his face through the window, making the Taoist priest unable to open his eyes. A group of Taoist priests who were meditating under the Sanqing Dharma were mumbling words and chanting sutras. In the midst of the smoke, Master Sanyang couldn't help but yawned.
"Cough! Cough! Uncle Master" Taoist Priest Yuan Li reminded
"Yuan Li! Uncle Master has to discuss something with you..." Master Sanyang arrived
"After morning classes are over later, I will go to my uncle's room to have breakfast. Can we talk about it then?" Taoist Priest Yuan Li asked in a low voice.

"Hmm... um!" Master Sanyang responded hurriedly.
four

Qian'er, Tiedan'er, and Laibao had already prepared breakfast for Master Sanyang to finish his morning class, but today they came back together with Yuan Li.
A few people met and sat down to eat together after a little politeness

"Uncle Master, when do you want to discuss this with me?" Yuan Li broke the silence and asked first.

"Ah! Nephew, uncle, I have been experiencing all kinds of hardships in the world for decades. Although it is the same practice, it is different from the practice in Guanzhong." Master Sanyang was talking and thinking of ways to trick Taoist Yuanli.
"Well, I have heard a little bit. If uncle feels that he did not do well in the morning class, he is worrying too much. Everyone here respects the character of the master, uncle, and is not too picky."

"No! Nephew! I mean I have been practicing outside for decades. Besides, I am old and my body can no longer adapt to it... I am not very good at the practice in Guanli..."

"Uncle, really don't be so worried, things will get better naturally if you take things step by step..."

"Hey! Junior nephew...!" Master Sanyang wanted to speak again

When Pao'er saw him being so hesitant, he just didn't want to say anything about his casualness and laziness. "Senior Brother Yuanli," Pao'er said, "My master means that he spends more time practicing outside, so he doesn't care about the people inside the temple." I am definitely not as good as you in taking charge, senior brother. If senior brother is willing, I still want to ask senior brother to take care of this complicated matter. If there is really something that cannot be decided, then discuss it with my master, is that okay?"

"This...? Uncle Master?" Yuan Li was so puzzled that he looked at Master Sanyang
"Yes, yes! That's what I mean. Master nephew, you have great moral character and dignified character. You have managed the temple well when I was not around. You are the most reliable person. Master uncle, I am old and have too many trivial matters. My body naturally feels bad. I wonder if my nephew would be willing to help me?" Master Sanyang asked.

"Since my uncle said this, I'm being ignorant if I try to shirk it anymore..."

"Okay, okay!" Master Sanyang heard that he accepted the job, and happily gave him another steamed bun.

(End of this chapter)