The copy of the universe from the journey to the west

Chapter 163 Jiangxia State Central Army General Liu Yuanjing (asking for monthly ticket)

Liu Zishun's mother's illness has been cured by Lu Chen.

Seeing that his mother was sleeping peacefully, Liu Zishun naturally couldn't contain his excitement and hurried over to thank Lu Chen.

"The old lady just had a cold, but now she is completely well and in good health. She won't be plagued by too many illnesses in the future."

Lu Chen's words made Liu Zishun burst into tears of gratitude again.

"Okay, don't be so anxious to thank me yet. You haven't finished your work yet."

Lu Chen waved his hand and asked him to stand up.

Liu Zishun said, "My Immortal, I am ready to leave the village."

He looked somewhat helpless.

"As long as you leave the village, you will die without a burial place." Lu Chen said slowly.

Liu Zishun was puzzled.

Lu Chen glanced at Muramasa who had been standing next to him but didn't say anything: "Zhao Muramasa, don't you have anything to say?"

Muramasa's face flashed with panic, but he still sighed and hunched over: "Zishun, it is our Zhaojia Village that is sorry for you. You two have been very kind to our village. But... they are government officials, and there is no telling who is behind them. We are just ordinary people and cannot afford to offend them. We can only wrong you two. Don't wrong others, wrong me. I have no other choice."

As he spoke, tears streamed down his face.

Lu Chen watched from the side, with no intention of intervening, and just watched Liu Zishun do it himself.

Liu Zishun became more and more confused and asked, "Village Chief, what do you mean? What official? What big shot? What are you talking about?"

Seeing Muramasa's helpless and aggrieved look, Liu Zishun said, "Muramasa, please tell me, is there anyone who forced you to do this?"

"I...sigh."

Muramasa shook his head helplessly: "Now that things have come to this, I will not hide it from you. Just this afternoon, a group of people came to the village, saying that they were officials from Hedong County, and they wanted us to expel you and your mother from the village. When they arrived, they found Ergou. When Ergou heard it, he immediately told me everything about your mother and your situation. I...I..."

At this point, he really found it difficult to speak.

The people do not resist the officials.

They are just ordinary people. How can they have the confidence to go against the government?
"I understand, Master Muramasa. I won't wrong you. Don't worry. I'll pack my bags right now and leave the village tomorrow...tomorrow."

Liu Zishun nodded heavily. Those people were coming for him. Although he didn't know how he had provoked them, the best thing for him and his son to leave now was.

Then he looked at Lu Chen: "Immortal, can my mother get out of bed tomorrow?"

Lu Chen nodded: "Let alone getting out of bed, even running is fine, but I think you should not make a decision in a hurry, maybe... there will be variables?"

Lu Chen's eyes flickered slightly as he watched Liu Zishun's aura changing rapidly.

The black and white energy is gradually beginning to change.

The black gas gradually dissipated, revealing a little red light in the deepest part.

And the red light was expanding rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Soon, the red light occupied most of the area, leaving only the outermost layer of white energy that had not been torn apart.

However, this change in luck also means that something related to his future destiny is about to happen!

Liu Zishun heard this but said helplessly: "Thank you for the good words, but I don't know where those people came from. I'd better leave early and not bring disaster to the village..."

"Tap Tap!"

He hadn't finished speaking when at this moment, a burst of hurried horse hooves sounds suddenly came from outside.

Along with the sound of horse hooves, there were also several screams.

"Master, spare my life..."

"Spare my life? You should have thought of this trick when you came here to serve that bitch and murder my mother and my second brother! Come on, kill them all!"

Although it was a little blurry, the murderous scolding and screaming were clearly heard by several people.

"No, it's coming."

Lu Chen smiled at Liu Zishun.

Not long after, a voice came in: "Who dares to bully my brother Liu Yuanjing!"

Immediately afterwards, several figures quickly flew across the sky and then landed on the ground.

A young man in tight clothes with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes glanced at the people around him and spotted Lu Chen among them at a glance.

"Erlang!"

The young man walked towards Lu Chen happily.

Lu Chen couldn't help but be speechless. Looking at the young man who had quickly walked up to him with his arms open as if to hug him, he quickly stretched out his hand to stop him.

Liu Yuanjing rushed twice but failed to break through Lu Chen's obstruction, and he was extremely shocked.

He has already reached the peak level of innate warriors, and is born with tremendous strength. Even a martial arts master can compete with him in strength, but in the end he can't even break through Lu Chen's hand?

But, since I am so strong, isn’t it natural that my younger brother should be even stronger?

I couldn't help but look even more delighted!
That’s right, this must be my own brother!
Seeing Liu Yuanjing's increasingly perverted gaze, Lu Chen felt a chill in his heart and said repeatedly, "Wait! You got the wrong person. I'm not the Erlang you mentioned."

"How could that be! I am your elder brother Liu Yuanjing!"

Liu Yuanjing said anxiously, "At the beginning, we followed our father to guard the border, but the barbarians were vicious and the city was broken. We had no choice but to flee. As a result, we were chased by the barbarians halfway and had to separate. You were still young at that time and didn't know the situation. Father searched for mother and you for decades, but he didn't find you until three years ago!"

"My last name is Lu, from the Wuqian Lu clan. Are you Liu Yuanjing from the Dongjuan Liu clan in Xiangyang, Hedong? Then you should be looking for him, not me."

Lu Chen pointed at Liu Zishun and said to Liu Yuanjing.

"what?"

Liu Yuanjing looked at Liu Zishun, who was dark and looked like a farmer, and then looked at Lu Chen, who was in high spirits, both of them looked somewhat incredulous.

But he immediately turned around and looked at Liu Zishun: "Are you Shuzong? Second brother! I finally found you!"

His eyes were filled with tears, and the guards who came with him also knelt on the ground: "We are here to greet the Second Young Master!"

Liu Zishun's brain was already dizzy from the onslaught of information and he didn't know what was going on.

Zhao Cunzheng and the other villagers of the Zhao family who had not yet had time to leave were staring at the scene in amazement.

Zhao Lang next to him looked at Lu Chen, then at Liu Zishun and Liu Yuanjing, and suddenly realized.

No wonder the immortal asked him to follow Brother Zishun, it turns out it was because Brother Zishun came from a big family!
But Lu Chen looked like he was enjoying the show.

When he arrived at the village and saw those tall horses, he knew something was wrong.

In which village can there be such a tall horse?

So he used his divine sense to investigate, and found some people hiding in the village, and overheard their conversation.

They were sent by the mistress of Xiangyang Liu family to kill Liu Zishun and his mother.

However, they couldn't do it too blatantly, so they planned to let the villagers drive Liu Zishun and his mother out of the village before taking action.

Killing people in the wild, no one knows, no ghosts notice!
Lu Chen originally wanted to take action, but when he swept his mind, he found Liu Yuanjing and his group rushing over, so naturally he did not take action.

Although Liu Zishun no longer remembered Liu Yuanjing, he vaguely remembered that his family was very wealthy when he was young.

It seems like I really have a brother.

Now that he saw his family reunited, tears naturally welled up in his eyes and he excitedly called out "brother".

The two brothers hugged each other and cried bitterly.

The people around dared only to watch but did not dare to say anything more.

After a while of crying, when the two of them stopped talking, Liu Yuanjing asked about his mother.

Liu Zishun naturally told the news that his mother was seriously ill and was later cured by the immortal Lu Chen.

"So it's the Immortal!"

Liu Yuanjing clasped his fists respectfully towards Lu Chen.

"I am Lu Xiuchen."

Lu Chen smiled and said, "He is not an immortal."

Liu Yuanjing laughed heartily and said, "Master Lu is too modest. I was just excited for a moment. I hope you won't blame me."

"Where."

Lu Chen smiled and said, "I have heard that General Liu is a man of character. This time I see that it is true. He is a man of character and of great affection."

Liu Yuanjing asked, "Master Lu, do you know me?"

"General Liu was a young hero. He followed his father into battle to defeat the barbarians and was known for his bravery. He was steady and taciturn, but he was also very talented. I have heard many legends about General Liu."

Lu Chen said with a smile.

This is not a lie.

Although Liu Yuanjing is very young now, he became famous very early!
Liu Yuanjing is only twenty-two years old this year, but when he was thirteen or fourteen years old, he followed his father Liu Ping to fight on the battlefield.

Moreover, he was not just going through the motions.

His fame was so great that many people in Song State valued his abilities.

His father Liu Ping died three years ago when he was only nineteen years old. During the three-year mourning period, three provincial governors wanted to recruit him, an average of one per year, and one of them was a powerful prince.

But looking at the aura above his head now, there was a flashing green light, which was very dazzling, as if he had already become a high-ranking official with great power.

Sure enough, after seeing that Liu's mother was indeed sleeping soundly, Liu Yuanjing did not disturb her, but instead took Liu Zishun and the others to talk about their experiences over the years.

There is nothing much to say about Liu Zishun's experience. It has always been an ordinary farming life.

Liu Yuanjing's life was very exciting. Born with supernatural powers, he made rapid progress in martial arts. He fought in the battlefield when he was young. After his father's death, he inherited the position of head of the family. He observed mourning for three years and was summoned by the governor. The current governor of Yongzhou said after hearing that he was summoned by the governor of Jingzhou and the King of Jiangxia: "I have long wanted you to serve under me. Now that the noble prince has summoned you, I can't keep you any longer. If I go against his will, I will appear ignorant."

And now is exactly the day when his mourning period is over, so he is directly appointed as the General of the Central Army of Jiangxia State by King Jiangxia Liu Yigong!

The system of the Song Dynasty continued that of the Wei and Jin Dynasties: there were three generals: the Central Army, the Zhen Army, and the Fu Army, whose status was often second only to the General of Cavalry, the General of Chariots and Cavalry, and the General of Guards.

He is a real second-rank official!

In such chaotic times, military positions can better represent one's ability and real power.

Of course, he was the general of the central army of the vassal state, so according to the vassal state's demotion by one rank, he corresponded to the third rank.

But this is also an extremely remarkable achievement. You know, Liu Yuanjing is only 22 years old this year!
After hearing his experience, Liu Zishun and others almost had stars in their eyes!

The look of worship is beyond words.

Lu Chen was not too surprised.

Although the Hedong Liu family was very famous, it was Liu Yuanjing who laid the foundation for the Hedong Liu family.

It was also he who pushed the Hedong Liu family, a local wealthy and prominent family, to the ranks of aristocratic families.

If this experience was not legendary, how could it be unworthy of his future deeds?

"…After the mourning period ended, I was summoned by the prince, so I came from Xiangyang to Jingzhou. But on the way, I heard the news that the bitch had arranged for someone to kill my mother and Erlang."

Liu Yuanjing finally talked about why he came to Jiujiang.

He had just finished his mourning period, and as soon as it was over, he was summoned to Jingzhou by King Jiangxia Liu Yigong.

But on the way, he happened to meet a member of the Liu family who was returning to Xiangyang.

And that person was someone close to Liu Yuanjing's stepmother.

In the past, that man never left his stepmother's side, but now he suddenly appeared in Jingzhou. This somewhat contrary to common sense behavior naturally made Liu Yuanjing feel confused.

After some investigation, he found out that the vicious bitch had already known the news about Liu Zishun and his mother.

However, he deliberately concealed the truth. After learning that Liu Yuanjing would actually come to Jingzhou to take office, in order to be on the safe side, he made up his mind to get rid of Liu Zishun and his son.

But I met Liu Yuanjing on the way back!

Liu Yuanjing also knew that in addition to this person, there was actually a group of people who had arrived early.

This made Liu Yuanjing impatient, and he changed his route from originally planning to go to Jiangxia Kingdom to directly go to Jiujiang.

"It was a lot of hardship, but I finally caught up."

When Liu Yuanjing said this, he couldn't help but laugh.

Fortunately, if he had arrived a step later, the consequences would have been... Oh, and Master Lu is here, so everything is fine.

However, being able to see his younger brother and mother, Liu Yuanjing felt that his long journey was worth it.

"Mother and Erlang, you have suffered so much. When I return home, I will definitely punish that bitch!"

There was a gleam in Liu Yuanjing's eyes. When he thought of the fact that he had called that bitch mother for more than ten years, he couldn't help but want to vomit.

He had already made up his mind about how that bitch and her son would die.

Liu Yuanjing, who grew up in a large family, was naturally more scheming and crueler than Liu Zishun, who grew up in a farming family.

Liu Zishun was puzzled and asked: "Brother, that bitch knew about my mother and me a long time ago, why didn't she get rid of us earlier?"

Seeing the clear stupidity in Liu Zishun's eyes, Liu Yuanjing couldn't help but sigh and said, "I interrogated the people around the bitch, but the bitch was afraid that the news that she had killed you would leak out, so she didn't dare to take action. She could only arrange people to threaten my mother secretly."

"She said that if you dare to show up, she will kill you, Erlang. My mother is gentle and unaware of the truth. She just thought that someone had a grudge against my Liu family, but she didn't know that all of this was the work of that bitch. After my father died, the bitch thought that her son could become the head of the family, but she didn't expect that I had outstanding military achievements and the court could see it."

"The elders of the family saw this and pushed me to the position of head of the family because I was the legitimate son and my mother was only missing but not abolished. She was afraid to act rashly. If it wasn't for her brother being summoned by the prince by mistake and the prince's fiefdom coincidentally moving from southern Xuzhou to Jingzhou, I'm afraid that bitch wouldn't dare to do it."

Speaking of this, Liu Yuanjing couldn't help but sigh.

If there hadn't been such a coincidence, it would have taken an unknown amount of time for him to see his mother and brother again.

Then, he sighed again and said, "Come to think of it, this incident tonight was also because of my brother. If I hadn't taken office, that vicious bitch wouldn't have gone to such extremes."

He bowed to Lu Chen again: "If Master Lu is here to watch over me, I'm afraid tonight will become the hatred of my whole life!"

Lu Chen smiled and calmly accepted the gift.

Because if he wasn't there, Liu Zishun would definitely have been injured and might even have developed a chronic illness.

Anyway, according to modern records, Liu Yuanjing's younger brother died very early. His younger brother, named Liu Shuzong, had no achievements in history and died very early, so he was just mentioned in passing.

If the historical development of this world corresponds to reality, then without his existence, Liu Yuanjing would definitely be late, and the beating of Liu Zishun by Zhao Ergou and others would be inevitable.

Even if he didn't die, he must have been injured somewhere.

Perhaps it was because of this guilt that Liu Yuanjing doted on his nephew so much, and indirectly created Liu Shilong, the leader of the second generation of the Liu family.

"By the way, Liu Shilong should be Liu Zishun's son, right?"

Lu Chen glanced at Liu Zishun.

This guy, with clear stupidity in his eyes, never imagined that it would be his son who would lead the Liu family to the peak in the future.

"Brother, why don't you go to Jiangxia Country but come to Jiujiang? How do you explain the mission to the prince?"

Liu Zishun became worried again.

Liu Yuanjing smiled and said, "It's a coincidence. Recently, all the Taoist sects have gathered in Mount Lushan, and the prince also wanted to arrange for someone to watch over them to prevent any accidents. It just so happened that I came here. Since there is no need to trouble two people for one thing, the prince handed the matter over to me."

At this point, Liu Yuanjing looked at Lu Chen: "Master Lu is here for Dong Feng's matter, right?"

"Yes."

Lu Chen nodded: "Master Liu knows Dong Feng?"

Perhaps the court knows more information?
"Know a thing or two."

Liu Yuanjing did not hide anything and said directly: "I got the court's case book, and it says that Dong Feng has died in Mount Lu."

Lu Chen nodded. This was not a big surprise. Even if he was alive, it was probably only his soul that remained.

Liu Yuanjing's next sentence surprised Lu Chen a little.

"Someone once spread the rumor that Dong Feng had left his own cultivation heritage in Mount Lu, which is why many Taoist sects gathered together, and even the Buddhist sect wanted to intervene."

When Liu Yuanjing mentioned the Taoist and Buddhist practitioners, his expression was full of disdain: "These so-called monks talk about saving all living beings, but their actions are completely contrary to what they say!"

He looked as if he had a lot of complaints about monks.

Then, he saw Lu Chen, and felt that the meaning of his words was too broad, so he apologized quickly: "What Liu said was about those fake monks, Master Lu, please don't blame me."

Lu Chen didn't have much empathy, so he said calmly: "I understand what Master Liu means."

Then he asked, "Who passed down Dong Feng's inheritance?"

"This... is impossible to find out."

Liu Yuanjing shook his head and said, "In fact, the legend of immortals on Mount Lu has been spread for a long time, but it has always been heard by the general public as an allusion. I don't know why so many Taoist practitioners gathered here, so the news of Dong Feng's inheritance spread."

After saying this, he said to Lu Chen hesitantly: "Master Lu, in my opinion, there may be some trouble in the matter of Dong Feng's inheritance. I am afraid that someone is deliberately provoking the many Taoist sects to fight. According to the current situation... it is better not to interfere too much."

He also knew the principle of not talking about deep things with people you just met, but he just reminded Lu Chen indirectly that the matter of Dong Feng's inheritance was very complicated, and there were too many people and forces entangled in it.

It's a complete hodgepodge!

Lu Chen smiled and nodded. He naturally understood that this was a good intention. "I was entrusted by someone to find Dong Feng. But if Dong Feng is dead, then I will naturally not interfere too much. Now I am more curious about this matter."

Then he took out the jade pendant with the Chinese character Lu on it and asked Liu Zishun, "Where did you get this jade pendant?"

Liu Zishun looked at the jade pendant in Lu Chen's hand with a slightly stunned expression, but he quickly said, "It was given to me by a young man named Lu Xiujing. Half a year ago, Donglin Temple on Mount Lushan was recruiting workers to build Buddha statues, so I signed up. It happened that Young Master Lu passed by and also wanted to go to Donglin Temple, so I led the way for that Young Master Lu."

At this point, he hesitated and said, "After I went up the mountain, I kept working and didn't meet Master Lu again. The next time Master Lu appeared in front of me, it was when I had just finished my work. At that time, I went down the mountain and passed by Huxi Bridge. I met Master Lu on the Huxi Bridge. At that time, Master Lu seemed to have something wrong and looked unhappy. It was also at that time that Master Lu gave me this jade pendant and told me to keep it safe and someone would come to get it later."

He was somewhat surprised and asked, "Could it be that Master Lu has some connection with that Young Master Lu?"

Lu Chen nodded: "Lu Xiujing is my cousin."

"So that's how it is." Liu Zishun suddenly realized.

"You mean, Lu Xiujing didn't leave?" Lu Chen asked again.

He clearly heard Xu Huangmin say that Lu Xiujing had left.

"No, at least not when I left."

Liu Zishun shook his head: "The last time I said goodbye to Master Lu was on the Huxi Bridge. When I left, Master Lu was still standing on the Huxi Bridge."

Lu Chen frowned, feeling that something was wrong.

"correct."

Liu Zishun suddenly said, "Two months ago, I met a man who went to work at Donglin Temple with me. He came down the mountain earlier and said that he had seen Mr. Lu, an old monk and an old man coming down the mountain together, walking across Huxi, and laughing. The man said that the old monk looked like... looked like..."

He was a little confused when he said this.

"What did you say?" Lu Chen asked.

Liu Zishun had a complicated expression: "They said that the old monk looked like... the former abbot of Donglin Temple, Master Huiyuan. That man was an old craftsman. He had helped in Donglin Temple many times and had also met Master Huiyuan."

"Master Huiyuan?"

Lu Chen frowned even more tightly.

Master Huiyuan, the former abbot of Donglin Temple.

Appearing in front of one's own mountain gate, logically speaking, is nothing.

But... Master Huiyuan has been dead for twelve years!
This is something everyone knows!
　The three people who summoned Liu Yuanjing were Xie Hui, the governor of Jingzhou (who was killed in a rebellion in 426), Liu Daochan, the governor of Yongzhou, and Liu Yigong, the governor of Jingzhou and King of Jiangxia. Well, it is also possible that these three people were attracted by the background of the Liu family of Xiangyang. Let me explain this here.

　　In addition, Liu Yuanjing was appointed General of the Central Army of Jiangxia State by Liu Yigong, the Governor of Jingzhou and King of Jiangxia, in 429. Here, it is moved forward to the second half of 428 to fit the plot. Please forgive me.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)