Hunting for the Southern Song Dynasty

Birds are frightened in the grass, butterflies dance into the flowers.

The winding path leads to a secluded place, and people are in a hurry.

Daoist Qiu said: "I saw that man lying on the side of the road covered with blood, so I felt pitiful, so I didn't report him to the officials, washed him, and buried him on Yunmeng Mountain with a straw mat. To tell you the truth, our lord People were often killed nearby, and we reported it to the authorities at the beginning, but we couldn’t find anything, and then we simply stopped reporting it to the authorities.”

Wang Yuanwai said: "Lord Gu is here for the first time, don't worry, he will definitely catch those thieves."

I asked, "Master Qiu, aren't you afraid to live here?"

Daoist Qiu looked back at me, and I found some pockmarks on her face, which were more obvious because of her pale face.

Daoist Qiu smiled and said, "I'm not afraid of anything. It's just that I was always frightened in the first two years. After a long time, our Taoist temple is quiet, and they don't care about it."

Gu Zhixian asked: "Master Qiu, have you ever seen calabash thieves come and go here?"

Daoist Qiu shook his head.

Gossiping along the way, I didn't realize that there were several graves piled up on the flat ground where the two mountains were surrounded by each other.

Daoist Qiu pointed to a new grave and said, "That is it."

Xiaoduo rushed forward and cried.

Everyone followed Gu Zhixian to worship.

Taoist Qiu said: "All things have life and death, and there is a definite number. Death is not death, or it is a new life. It will be detached and gone in a few days!"

"Qiu Daoist is very right, sister don't have to cry." Saying that, Liu Xia'an bent down to help Xiaoduo.

Gu Zhixian said: "Since it has been buried, it will be safe in the ground, so there is no need for an autopsy. It's better to go back and discuss it later."

Everyone went back to the Taoist temple again, and Gu Zhixian was about to leave, "What a bother! Gu's office is urgent, please leave first!"

Wang Yuanwai said: "Don't be in a hurry, I've already asked people to prepare snacks, why don't you just have a light meal in this treasured place and come back soon."

Everyone went back to the factory hall to sit. The difference was that a new painting was added on the wall, called "The Picture of Herding Cows".

When everyone was looking at the painting, I peeked at Daoist Qiu, and felt that the person in the night dream was nothing like her. I wonder if the Taoist nun named Shishi is in this view?

I turned my eyes to the little Taoist nun who looked like a duck egg. She was peeping at Liu Xiaan. The more I felt that this little Taoist nun was pure and lovely, I didn’t want to, the corners of her mouth were drooling. !

The little nun hurriedly wiped away the saliva with a handkerchief, and smiled at me without any shame on her face.

After everyone sat down, Daoist Qiu shouted: "Xueqin, hurry up and order some tea, what are you staring at?"

The man who looked like a duck egg went to serve the tea set.

Gu Zhixian said: "This "Picture of Herding Cows" is really well-received. What kind of character is this Gong Suran?"

I went to the painting and looked at it, and the signature was indeed Gong Suran.

Gong Suran, like Yu Xuanji, with such a nice name, could it be that he is also a person of both talent and beauty.

Daoist Qiu took a sip of tea and said, "It's none other than this little disciple."

Gu Zhixian said: "The apprentice can draw like this. If the Taoist priest makes a move, the cow will not fly out?"

Qiu Daozhang said: "Everyone has strengths. In terms of cultivation, she is not as good as me; in terms of writing poetry and painting, I am really not as good as her!"

Wang Yuanwai said: "Can this palace Suran give us a glimpse of its beauty?"

Wang Yuanwai just expressed my thoughts.

Daoist Qiu said: "Unfortunately, I have been wandering around for the past few years, so I don't care about her, I do my best. Not long after I came back a few days ago, I was invited by General Wang Gui to paint again."

Gu Zhixian said: "Is this General Wang Gui the one under Yue Fei's tent?"

Daoist Qiu said: "That's right. Wang Gui took over Dengzhou, so he sent someone to invite the young disciple there."

Liu Xia'an said: "It seems that this Gong Suran is also a well-informed person, there are quite a few strange women in the world."

Qiu Daochang said: "If you don't see it, you will be surprised. If you see it, you will not be a person who has become a fairy or a Taoist. It is just a mortal body."

Wang Yuanwai asked: "It is said that elders can read faces, but do you know when our Master Gu will be promoted?"

Daoist Qiu said with a smile: "Forgive me for speaking bluntly, if Mr. Gu can live a clean life, he can gain a good reputation. If he is confused for a while, he has to guard against extraordinary things!"

Gu Zhixian said displeasedly: "Remember the teaching of the Taoist priest!"

When Wang Yuanwai saw Daoist Qiu saying this, he felt he couldn't hold back, pointed at me and changed the subject: "This is Niu Gao's subordinate, everyone, take a look, does it look like a general?"

I shook my head and said, "Where is it, I am also an ordinary person, so it is not worth seeing."

Everyone glanced at me and then looked away, but Daoist Qiu stared at me for a long time without saying a word, so everyone turned their eyes to me again.The little Taoist nun came to pour me tea and also secretly took a look at me.

Daoist Qiu took a sip of tea, and finally opened his golden mouth: "At first glance, you may look at an ordinary body, but if you look closely at the bones of an immortal. Life is full of adventures, and you can always turn danger into a bargain. There are things in life, but there are no north and south in life. Deficiency of qi, self-satisfaction but not arrogance! Let go of the small road, and get the big road!"

Feng Tuzi said: "What does the master mean? I can't understand a word!"

Daoist Qiu looked at Feng Tuzi and said, "I don't want to tell you about his life experience, but he is by no means an ordinary person, he must be a lucky general!"

Wang Yuanwai laughed and said: "Haha, did I just say that General Niu is not an ordinary person? It seems that I, an ordinary person, can also read faces!"

Daoist Qiu looked at me very seriously again, shook his head, and said to me, "It's just that this official is in serious trouble recently, so I have to guard against it!"

Wang Yuanwai said nervously: "Since this is the case, is there a way to resolve it?"

Daoist Qiu shook his head: "Poverty Daoist's mana is not enough, so I can only look at it with a half-knowledge!"

Liu Xia'an said: "You have said it all, since you can save yourself from danger, what are you afraid of?"

I was unavoidably nervous, so I squeezed out a smile and said, "Haha, it's up to fate, maybe I will die at the hands of the gourd thief?"

Daoist Qiu said: "It's all a joke, don't take it to heart, let's go, Pindao will take you to drink a few cups."

Daoist Qiu led us to another room with another decoration.After a while, two tables were placed with large bowls and plates, and everyone sat down one by one.Liu Xia'an motioned Xiaoduo to sit beside him, but Xiaoduo hesitated for a moment, and sat down next to me.

Daoist Qiu raised his glass and said: "If it weren't for such a fate, Mr. Gu and other officials would not know our small views. It is also a fate destined to gather here today. Come, let's do it."

Everyone raised their glasses and drank.

Wang Yuanwai said: "I've been to this temple before. It's so dilapidated. There is only one Taoist, who has broken both palms and doesn't like to talk to others. I don't know where this Taoist went. Thanks to Taoist Qiu for coming." Here, the incense is continued again, so it is very prosperous."

Daoist Qiu said: "It is also thanks to Wang Yuanwai, you kind people, otherwise, this small temple would not be where it is today. Mr. Gu is here, and it is even more radiant. The little disciple's palace is still there, and the poor Daoist It is our honor to let her draw today's prosperity, isn't it?"

Wang Yuanwai said: "Then hurry up and respect your lord."

"That's natural!" Daoist Qiu and Gu Zhixian clinked their glasses together.

Daoist Qiu said: "Speaking of which, this Taoist temple has been around for some years. It was first called Qingtai Temple, and the ancestor Chen Tuan still practiced here. How many years have passed since the ups and downs, and the female Taoist priest Liu Demiao came here to clean up the place. A new one, changed to Zhenxuan Temple."

I asked, "Is this Liu Demiao the one who often went to and from Ding Wei's house during Zhenzong's time?"

"Exactly. It seems that this official knows a lot."

"That's not true. I only heard Marshal Yue tell us something."

Daoist Qiu continued: "Liu Demiao often came and went to Ding Wei's house, and Ding Wei asked her to tell the old man about misfortune and good fortune. She set up a statue in Ding's house and an altar in the garden at night. Everyone was very happy. Believe in it, even Lei Yungong, the eunuch who secretly colluded with Ding Wei, came to pray many times. When Emperor Zhenzong died, Lei Yungong led her into the forbidden palace. After digging the ground to get the turtle and snake, Ding Wei ordered Liu Demiao to take her into the inner palace , Deceived that it came from the cave of Ding's house, the emperor asked her, how did she know that the person she was serving was the old gentleman. Liu Demiao said that the prime minister is not an ordinary person, so he should know about it. Ding said that the matter failed, and the government arrested Liu Demiao. Some words were taught by Ding Wei to Liu Demiao. Ding Qi, the eldest son of Ding Wei’s family, committed adultery with Liu Demiao and was also sent off.”

I asked, "What happened to this Liu Demiao?"

Daoist Qiu said: "It is very likely that he was imprisoned. Of course, no one knows what happened afterwards. Although this temple is small, it does not know how many people have lived in it, and it has been ups and downs for many years."

Although Daoist Qiu is a girl, she can talk and drink.

"Ding Wei? Why haven't I heard of it?" Xiaoduo asked.

I said: "The official is not young, he has been a prime minister! We all know how to flatter horses with beards. In fact, this beard came from Ding Wei. Once, when he was eating with Kou Zhun, he found that Kou Zhun's beard was stuck to the vegetable soup..."

"Eh!" Wang Yuanwai coughed hard, and waved his hands at me, and then I realized that I had committed a crime. Why did I say "soup" to Gu Jin, the magistrate of Tang?Gu Dazhi really lost his face.Those in the know all looked solemn.

"What's the matter! I often see things sticking to men's beards." When Xiaoduo said this, everyone with beards touched their beards. Master Gu held the cup tightly, his hands shaking...

I twisted Xiaoduo, and quickly said: "I remember wrongly, it's like this, when they were eating together, a grain of rice stuck to Kou Zhun's beard, Ding Wei got up and wiped Kou Zhun's beard. Kou Zhun He smiled and said, "You are a minister of the country, do you wipe the beards of the officials? Ding Wei is very ashamed, and from now on he doesn't see eye to eye with Kou Zhun, and keeps pushing him out."

Wang Yuanwai said with a smile: "Even if my beard is covered with rice grains, no one will slip out of it."

Gu Zhixian still looked unhappy.

Xiaoduo didn't like to talk at first, but when she spoke, everyone's expressions changed, so they might know that we said something wrong.After all, she is a person who has been in the wine market for a long time. In a short while, with a light smile and clever words, she actually persuaded Gu Zhixian to smile and drink several glasses.

Gu Zhixian is happy and everyone is happy.

This one cup, that one cup, Xiaoduo also sang a song "Order for Picking Lotus" by Liu Sanbian when she was having fun: Yuehua Harvest, Clouds Light and Frosty Dawn.Xizhengke, love is suffering at this time...

I originally wanted to go back to Meng Xingjiao's house early to take a look, but everyone lingered and forgot to leave, and no one wanted to leave.

Several little Taoist nuns in the Taoist temple were called out to pour wine for everyone in turn, and they were all very clever.