I am cultivating immortals in the martial arts world

Chapter 64 Invitation from Shenzong
It was the second year of Yuanfeng when Lin Dong and Duan Yu, the master and apprentice, left the Border Guard City.

He originally wanted to go to the Yanmen Pass area on the border of the Liao and Song Dynasties as soon as possible, and with the help of the people in the martial arts, quickly build a city so that the local people can rely on it.

However, plans cannot keep up with changes.

When passing by the Yellow River, a group of people chased them from afar. Several of these people were wearing official uniforms, and the rest were also in government servants' or soldiers' costumes.

Far away, these people began to call loudly.

"Master."

"Don't be in a hurry to leave, Taoist priest, just wait for me."

"Daozhang, don't go."

When they got closer, a group of people separated into two lines to let out the eunuch who was guarded in the middle, and he chased after him out of breath.

"Oh? What orders does this officer have?"

Lin Dong stopped, and when the eunuch walked in front of him, he grabbed Duan Yu who was about to speak, and asked suspiciously.

"Huhuhu..."

The eunuch first panted for a long time, and waited until his breathing was smooth, before he said: "Master, I have found you. The official family is looking for you at this time, don't you know?"

After he finished speaking, he gave a wry smile and saluted, "You have to go again, my family (from where our family comes from in future generations) will not be able to return to Beijing to return to life."

"Official?"

Lin Dong was inexplicably surprised. He didn't understand what Song Shenzong wanted him to do, but his face remained calm: "Please trouble me... Your nobleman, tell me what is the official's pursuit of poverty."

At any rate, he had also communicated with Wang Anshi, and also dealt with many officials, so he still had a certain understanding of how to call these eunuchs.

"I don't dare to call you a nobleman. The nobleman is my adoptive father, and I am just an errand runner."

The eunuch quickly shook his head to explain, then took a deep breath, took out a letter, and handed it to Lin Dong, saying, "It's like this, the official family heard that the Taoist chief had done great things in northern Xinjiang a few days ago, so he moved his mind. , Then I sent my own family to deliver the letter. The Taoist priest should see for himself what is the specific matter, and this is a private letter, not an imperial edict, and the Taoist priest does not need to stick to etiquette."

Song God... Does Zhao Xu know that I, a country Taoist, don't understand court rules?
This is kind of interesting.

"The officials know that the poor are not ignorant of etiquette. It is really a mistake."

Lin Dong bowed his hands towards the south without losing the courtesy, and took the letter in surprise.

Then, he took a closer look at the sealant on it, and opened it only after finding that there was no sign of cracking.

"By the way, Daoist." While Lin Dong was reading the letter, Huang Lu spontaneously said, "My name is Huanglu, and the Daoist will just call him Xiaoluzi in the future."

After all, he came out of the court anyway, so he naturally gave him a wink, and he would never dare to be rude to someone like Lin Dong, who is extremely holy.

"Since that's the case, Pindao won't say much."

Lin Dong originally wanted to decline, but seeing Huang Lu's troubled face, he agreed and at the same time opened the envelope.

Huang Lu didn't dare to disturb, and stood aside silently with lowered eyebrows.

"...When I heard the name of the Taoist priest before, I thought of Jiefu's words that day, the Taoist priest is an unborn expert... So, I also invite the Taoist priest to come to Tokyo to talk about it."

The content of the letter is very simple, it roughly means that Zhao Xu knew about Lin Dong's establishment of the Border Guard City before.

At the same time, he had a good impression of Lin Dong, a Taoist priest who cared about his family and country, and wanted to invite him to Bianliang City to talk.

Maybe he felt that Lin Dong was not so easy to invite, so Zhao Xu said in the letter that Wang Anshi was once highly praised.

"I see."

After reading the letter and thinking about it for a while, Lin Dong smiled at Huang Lu and said, "Please ask Xiao Lu to lead the way. Pindao will leave for Bianliang now."

"Don't dare to be a word of invitation, Taoist priest, please follow me."

Huang Lu was relieved when he received Lin Dong's response, and led the way with a smile on his face.

The clever Duan Yu, after listening to the general idea, said happily: "Master, are we going to Bianliang City, Tokyo?"

For Bianliang City, Duan Yu has a lot of longing.

It's a pity that Lin Dong never went, and he couldn't go there by himself, so he could only hold down his expectations deeply in his heart.

Now the opportunity is right in front of him, Duan Yu's heart is full of joy when he thinks that he will be able to go to the most prosperous city in the world soon.

"Yes."

Lin Dong was not thinking about this, so he responded casually.

At this moment, he was still wondering what Zhao Xu was thinking.

Is the reform encountered obstacles?

This is unlikely.

Although what Wang Anshi did before was not very good, the reforms he presided over were misunderstood by some people and caused great trauma to the lower classes.

But what I have to say is that Zhao Xu did something during this time.

I dare not say that Song Shenzong has monopolized the power at this time, at least he has his own right to speak.

From this point of view, we can see what Song Shenzong's methods are.

Taking advantage of the chaos of Wang Anshi's reform, he quickly gathered power in the central government, and after that, he dismissed Wang Anshi, who was "greatly resented by the people", and successfully achieved the achievement of controlling power.

No matter which direction you look at it, his hand is quite powerful.

Of course, Lin Dong also wanted to see if Song Shenzong was just playing tricks.If this is the case, although he will not leave directly, he will not express his thoughts.

"My previous goal seemed to be to go to Bianliang City, establish a relationship with the emperor, and then implement my own reform method. I didn't realize it. At that time, there was no hope at all, but now it is..."

Thinking of this, when he boarded the boat, he sighed in his heart: "It's really intentional to plant flowers that won't bloom, but unintentional to plant willows and willows to make shade."

"The waterway is relatively close. From now on, you can go down the river and reach Bianliang City in just a few days."

Huang Lu explained to Lin Dong after arranging everything.

"This is a small detail. You can see the small road." Lin Dong nodded, and said with a smile: "The poor road has been traveling by boat for a long time, looking at the scenery on the river bank, but this time it is all about it."

"If that's the case, I can rest assured."

Huang Lu patted his chest unknowingly, with a cautious expression on his face.

……

In the Song Dynasty, the waterways were quite developed. From Bianliang City, it took nearly two months in all directions.

On the other hand, it's the same.

Lin Dong took the official boat from Fenzhou on the Hedong Road to Jinzhou in the middle of the river, and it took just over seven days.

Although there are parts of the river where the river is turbulent during the period, the land route is used, but it is still much faster than the pure land route.

A group of people successfully entered Bianliang City in Tokyo, but it only took fourteen days.

In the evening, Huang Lu lightly knocked on the cabin door, and when the cabin door opened, he asked with a smile on his face, "Master Daoist, we are almost there, are you satisfied with the journey?"

"Pindao is extremely satisfied!"

Facing the yellow road that might be the key to success, Lin Dong didn't mean to be embarrassed, but praised: "The itinerary for this journey is well arranged, and there is no obstacle at all. Everything is handled by you, Xiaolu."

"Otherwise, if we let Pindao take the boat alone, I'm afraid it won't be so convenient."

This is not Lin Dong giving Huang Lu face, but his real feelings.

If he wanted to cross the river and Henan provinces by boat, it would definitely not be that simple, and all kinds of difficulties encountered during the period were absolutely inevitable.

With the Yellow Road, there was no trouble at all along the way, and it came along the river smoothly.

He is naturally satisfied.

When Huang Lu heard it, the smile on his face increased by three points, and he nodded repeatedly: "As long as you are satisfied, as long as you are satisfied..."

(End of this chapter)