The struggle of the reborn prince

Ever since there was a thief in the prince's house, the prince seemed to be 'frightened'. He hadn't been out of the yard for seven or eight days. Every day he stayed in the house and refused to go out, but he couldn't avoid it for two days. One and fifteen, those are the days when he goes to the Taoist temple to offer incense.

In the twinkling of an eye, it was the first day of August, and it was time to offer incense again. After breakfast, Zhao Tun, accompanied by Jianxi, Fengxi, and two little Huangmen, came to the Taoist temple, kowtowed to the Patriarch Sanqing, and then listened to Qingyun's explanation "Tao Te Ching". "The world was originally chaotic, but Pangu opened up the world, and Nuwa molded people and creatures out of loess..."

In the previous lectures, Qingyun yawned and drowsy at the prince's speech, which made him feel that he was a failure. This time he changed his method and started with Taoist stories in order to arouse the prince's interest.Ordinarily his idea is good, but he never imagined that the soul of Zhao Tun’s body at this time came from later generations. These myths and stories have been told by his aunt over and over again since kindergarten, and comic books and cartoons are overwhelming. It's fresh, and it's not 01:30 to say that the wonderful version of later generations that has been processed countless times is better than the original version mentioned by Qing Yun.

"Oh..." Zhao Tang covered his mouth in time, suppressed the yawn that had just reached his throat, looked at Jianxi and the guys next to him who were very interested in listening, and looked at Qingyun spitting stars in front of him Flying around, the old man put on various expressions on his face to make his story more vivid. The old man tried so hard and Zhao Tang also wanted to show some face, but he really couldn't arouse his interest, and finally closed his eyes and went to meet Zhou Gong.

"Oh, the lord doesn't seem to be the one in my way..." Seeing that Zhao Tun fell asleep again, Qingyun sighed secretly, ended the speech in a hurry, ordered the two apprentices to send the lord to the quiet room, and hid in the alchemy by himself. house.

"Second Master, Xiaodao heard that there is a big golden python in the back garden, can this happen!" Mingyue, Qingyun's eldest apprentice, sent a bowl of iced sour plum soup, and asked with a smile while sitting on the side.

"No, I've never seen it before. Have you ever heard of Jianxi?" Zhao Tang froze for a moment, he had indeed never seen this thing in the garden. "No, I haven't seen it either!" Jian Xi shook his head and said.

"Hehe, second master, don't lie to Xiaodao. A few days ago, I met the gardener in the garden, Zhang Tou. He told me that the big python is covered with golden scales, and there are two protrusions on its head, like two horns. The master said that it is a psychic thing, if you are successful in cultivating the Tao, you can transform into a real dragon after passing through the catastrophe!" Mingyue refused to believe what Zhao Tong said, thinking that he was lying to him.

"C'mon, old Zhang's eyes are dim, he might think the roots of the tree are big pythons, and he's talking nonsense!" Zhao Tuo said with a light smile after taking a sip of sour plum soup. In his previous life, such stories of ghosts and snakes were often proved to be nonsense. Even if a snake can turn into a dragon, he wouldn't believe it even if he was killed.

"That's right, the second master and I played in the garden every day a few days ago. We've never seen it, and never heard of it. He must be lying to you!" Jian Xi pointed at him and said, "Oh , I see, you want to play in our garden, but you can't get in, so you just made up a story to lie to us, right?" Jian Xi seemed to have figured it out suddenly, and said with a smile.

"Master Xi, you have wronged Xiaodao. An old Zhang-headed grandson was bewitched by an evil spirit. He came to the temple to ask for amulets to exorcise evil spirits. He said it in front of everyone. The master heard it. We didn't believe it at first, but he swore an oath Saying that he saw the big python blowing clouds and mist on the rockery with his own eyes in the morning, can it still be false?" Seeing that several people didn't believe it, Mingyue was about to shed tears, and said anxiously with a pale face.

"Okay, let's pretend that what you said is true. We will ask old man Zhang when we go back in the afternoon. If you lie, I will let your master beat you later!" Seeing that Mingyue was in a hurry, Jianxi said with a smile.

"Okay, if I'm talking nonsense, let the master beat me, but what I said is true, you have to take me to see that psychic python!" Mingyue said without showing any weakness.

"Okay, that's the deal, you wait to be punished!" Jianxi said with a smile.

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At noon, a few people ate a vegetarian meal in the Taoist temple. Although they were all ordinary things, they were made by young Taoist priests with a special flavor. There was no one staring at them here. After dinner, he took a rest in the quiet room for a while, then went to Qingyun's warehouse to search again, and let Xiao Huangmen hold the bottles and jars before leaving the Taoist temple and walking back satisfied.

This house was originally a manor owned by a servant in Beijing. It was planned to be used for the elderly when he became an official in the future. Unexpectedly, Lin Lao committed a crime. After becoming an official, it was easier for Zhao Tun now.

The whole courtyard is divided into three roads, and the main buildings are concentrated in the middle road. The central block facing north and south is five gates of the mansion. Inside the gate are the front hall, back hall, back room and east-west rooms, all of which are five rooms wide and surrounded by courtyards. There are even houses, and the garden is at the end; there are horse pens and sedan houses on the west side, and warehouses behind, and the Buddhist hall at the end has been converted into a small Taoist temple. Disciple: The East Road is their main living area. The front is the ancestral hall, the big kitchen, and the stage.

There are two gates in the back hall, from here onwards it belongs to the inner court, managed by the servants, other people are not allowed to come in and out casually, the front is called the outer court, managed by the stewards of the mansion.Zhao Tun is only seven years old now, and he is not married either. He only occupies the Winter Garden, and the rest are vacant and unoccupied.Both sides are adjacent to the garden, as long as you pass through the two side doors, you can go through the garden and return to your residence on the East Road.

"Jianxi, where is the person on duty here?" Zhao Tang turned around the corner gate of the Taoist temple and walked to the garden gate and asked. In the past, the servants from the outer courtyard were on duty here to prevent people from the outer courtyard from entering, but now they are gone. trace.

"Second Master, these days, in order to guard against thieves, Jian Tian arranged for them to be on duty at night, and everyone is also tired, and I don't know where to go to be lazy!" Jian Xi replied immediately.

"Well, why don't you care about it? You bastard, there are female relatives in the inner courtyard, can you let outsiders come in and out at will? Immediately arrange people to take turns to guard, and don't let outsiders in and out!" Zhao Tong reprimanded, these people forget the pain when their scars heal Seeing that nothing happened these few days, he relaxed his vigilance again.

"Yes, yes, I will teach them a lesson when I go back and arrange someone to guard it!" Jian Xi agreed as he walked, "Second Master, can you tell me if what Yue said is true, that there will be a big python in the garden?" asked.

"Who knows, I haven't seen it anyway." Zhao Tang said indifferently. There are trees and water in the garden, and snakes like shade. It's not a strange thing to have snakes, but this garden has just been built, and it is possible to have big snakes. The odds are still slim.

"Second Lord, it's still early, shall we go and look for it?" After entering the garden, Jian Xi told the little yellow gate to fasten the door, walked two steps to follow the prince and said with a smile.

"Huh?" Zhao Tuo hummed, and looked at the other people who were full of anticipation, shaking their heads and smiling wryly. Although these people are all incomplete, they are also teenagers in the [-]th or [-]th year. It's a fun and active age. These days, I stay in the house all day, and they can't go out of the yard. I've heard that there is something new, and I want to see it. "Okay , I also want to see what Mingyue looks like under the board, so let's go find it!"

"Okay, Fengxi, take the prince's things to the small study first, report to the senior official, and say that the prince will go back after playing in the garden for a while!" Seeing that Zhao Tun agreed, and seeing Xixi browbeat, she turned her head He ordered Fengxi to say that although Fengxi was full of unwillingness, he didn't dare to disobey, and agreed with a bitter face to leave first.

The back garden is very large, occupying more than 30 mu of land. Although it is not as well-built as the palace, it is also complete with pavilions and pavilions. Rain corridors are built around it, so that the feet will not stick to mud even in heavy rain.Now is the time when a hundred flowers bloom, and the garden is full of fragrance.

"Old Zhang, what are you talking about with Mingyue? There is a big python in our garden. Where is it? The men came to see it!" Turning the corner of the corridor, Jianxi shouted at an old man who was leading two gardeners to trim flowers and trees. shouted.

"Master Xi is here!" The old man raised his head and put down the flower scissors and said with a bow, "Yo, the second master is here too, you don't come to the garden for a while, the big python came from nowhere a few days ago. It's so long behind the rockery, it's scary to look at!" The old man said boldly and loudly, and Zhao Tuo looked at the panic on his face, it didn't seem like he was telling a lie.

"What nonsense, our second master is a dragon, and the snake will worship him when he sees it!" Jianxi snorted, "But Lao Zhang, you want to fool us, be careful, I will knock out your teeth when I come back!"

"How dare I, I went up to water just now, and saw the snake enjoying the shade on the stones in front of the gazebo on the back of the mountain, it should still be there now, be careful, don't be bitten by it!" Lao Zhang pointed to the rockery and said , there is concern in the words.

"Okay, let's go and have a look!" Jianxi saw a wooden pole for a shelf beside him, so he took out a few, gave one to each of the two little yellow gates, and kept a long one for himself, " You two walk in front, be careful, don't scare it away!" Jian Xi ordered the two little yellow gates to walk in front, and he protected Zhao Tong and walked behind, ignoring the old man Zhang.

The rockery is piled up with excavated pond mud. The highest point is more than ten meters high. It is full of flowers and trees, and there are various strange-shaped lake stones. The trail leads to the top of the mountain, which is very scenic.A few teenagers were busy looking for the boa, and followed the old gardener's instructions to the back mountain, not in the mood to look at these flowers and plants.

As he was walking, Zhao Tang suddenly felt that something was wrong. The vegetation was lush on the mountain, and people down the mountain would not be able to find out what happened on the mountain. If someone wanted to harm him here, it would be a good place.

"Second Master, we're just ahead, I wonder if we can see the big python?" Jianxi didn't notice Zhao Tong's doubts, and said excitedly while holding his hand.

"Oh!" Zhao Tama agreed indiscriminately, and felt that he was a bit of a soldier, and came here on a whim, how could anyone know in advance to ambush here, he touched the pistol tucked in his waist, and calmed down.