Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

"Oh, this is more or less the same..." The art of the room is not uncommon in Taoism, but if it is to lure women to practice, it will inevitably be suspected of prostitution and robbery.

Gao Xinqun said: "Bai Weiwei is learning the way of spirituality, which is in line with our way of nourishing essence. That Yuan Nanjian cooperated well with her, so Bai Weiwei didn't want to go back! Gao Pipi didn't blame Bai Weiwei, on the contrary Sue Yuan Nanjian for imprisoning his wife, do you think it is unreasonable!"

"Pfft~~"

Guo Ye spat out the wine in one gulp!

Fuck!This is no way of five buckets of rice, it must be a cult.I don't know which wild Taoist priest, who couldn't get along in Datang, went to Goguryeo to cheat money and sex.

Guo Ye frowned and said, "Brother Gao, please forgive Gao for speaking bluntly. I'm afraid this Wuling Daoist is not a good idea. This kind of behavior to seduce his wife..."

Gao Xinqun said: "Mr. Pingyang County, we Goguryeo people are different from you Central Plains people. We are not as particular about men and women as you are. If you agree, you will come, if you don't agree, you will go. Although Bai Weiwei can't say that there is nothing wrong with it, but It's not a big deal either!"

Guo Ye didn't expect that Goguryeo's concept of marriage was so advanced, and it would all progress to the society of sharing wives.For a while, I didn't know what to say.

Gao Xinqun said again: "Did Lord Pingyang think that the Taoist priest of the Five Spirits is a bluffer? Think about it, in my city of Pyongyang, the 10,000+ soldiers and civilians are so easily deceived? The Taoist priest of the Five Spirits really There's something magical about it... Let's see, the Taoist priest of the Five Spirits will have a Dharma conference tonight, and the Duke of Pingyang County will be invited to attend, there are many beauties in it..."

When Guo Ye heard this, he was also very interested in this Wuling Daoist, so he quickly agreed.He asked again: "Let's talk about business. Guo is here on a mission. I don't know when to arrange for Guo to meet the king?"

Gao Xinqun sighed, and said, "You mean King Yingyang, the king? I see, you've been miserable all your life..."

"Ah, what's the matter..."

"A month ago, the lord suddenly became seriously ill and became bedridden. The affairs of the country are all in the hands of Mo Lizhi and Prince Rongliu! To put it bluntly, if you want to see the lord, I'm afraid King Yingyang will die. We can only see our new king when he ascends the throne!"

After sending Gao Xinqun away, Guo Ye summoned a few confidants to come over to discuss the matter, namely Master Changsun, Turtle Dove and Sun Tzushan.

As for the old guy Zheng Yuan, he has already returned to Datang by himself.The matter of finding Zheng Feifei was entrusted to Guo Ye.The main reason was that Zheng Yuan had heard too many rumors, and felt that there might be something wrong between Guo Ye and Zheng Feifei. He would be filled with righteous indignation if anyone else did, but Guo Ye is still his and Zheng Feifei's benefactor, so he might as well just do it out of sight. .

Gao Xinde has his own mansion in Pyongyang City, and he separated from Guo Ye a long time ago.Besides, he was not considered Guo Ye's confidant, but Guo Ye fed him with money and made him obey orders.

Guo Ye informed everyone about King Yingyang's condition, as well as the matter of the Wuling Taoist Priest Dharma Conference, and asked them who would like to go with him.

Both Turtle Dove and Master Changsun are eager to try and meet those beauties who have practiced the way of spirituality. Only Sun Zishan mutters about Guo Ye tricking him into showing off his breasts. The streets are full of aunts showing breasts. appetite.I'm afraid these beauties who have practiced spirituality are not very good.

Turtle Dove said: "You didn't look at that Gao Pipi, because his wife's affairs are life and death. If his wife is really poor, he might be so happy. At least this Bai Weiwei must be very beautiful..."

Master Changsun also said: "It's fine if you don't go, there are too many people going, there must be not enough beautiful women!"

After thinking about it, Sun Zishan was still unwilling to miss the beauty, and said, "Then I will trust the teacher again!"

Guo Ye said angrily: "What does it mean to trust the teacher again? The teacher told you that Goguryeo has breast-exposing clothes. It didn't tell you that beautiful women will definitely show their breasts. It's your own dirty mind, and you blame the teacher! Really! How unfilial!"

As soon as it got dark, the four of Guo Ye changed into casual clothes and went to attend the puja of the legendary five spirit priest who was sought after by thousands of people in Goguryeo...

Chapter 1285 Immortal Guo

Speaking of it, Guo Ye has been in Goguryeo for half a year, and he has some understanding of Goguryeo's wedding customs.

In Goguryeo, there is no such thing as bride price.Unlike the Chinese, there is no such thing as the order of the parents or the words of the matchmaker.If a man and a woman are happy with each other, they will get married directly, and the son-in-law will bring a pot of wine and a few pieces of meat to the old man, and it will be considered that he has fulfilled his duties as a son-in-law.If the son-in-law gives too much, the father-in-law will be despised by the village and be regarded as a greedy and despicable person. They think that this kind of behavior is not marrying a daughter but selling a daughter.

After listening to Gao Xinqun's words today, Guo Ye realized that not only Goguryeo people have different customs from Chinese before marriage, they get married at will.This married life is even more free to come and go.It opened Guo Ye's eyes.It's not surprising if you think about it carefully, since the man has not paid anything for the woman, he is not qualified to ask the woman to be chaste and strong.Thinking about a group of girls and daughters-in-law who were taught the way of spirituality by the Taoist priest of the five spirits, they let the king get what they want.

The four of them walked out of the posthouse and were stopped by a person. This person was Gao Xinqun.

Master Changsun laughed loudly and said, "Lord Gao, that's interesting. Did you come here specially to welcome us? You are really considerate in your hospitality."

Gao Xinqun said: "I'm afraid I won't be able to catch up. Fortunately, you just left the house. I'm here to tell everyone that the Dharma meeting of the Wuling Daoist has been changed. Today, Rongliu County King personally invited the Wuling Daoist, so this method The meeting will be changed to the county prince's mansion of the prince of Rongliu. All of you come with me."

There is nothing wrong with Guo Ye and others. Anyway, everyone is here for the beauty of Goguryeo. It doesn't matter where it is held.However, Duke Rongliu's father, King Yingyang, was already dying of illness at this time, and it was really incomprehensible that he still had the heart to host such gatherings.This is no longer simply valuing sex over friends, what is this?Emphasis on sex and despise father!

The Palace of the Prince of Rongliu County was decorated with lights and festoons at this time, and it was very lively.From time to time, high-ranking officials, noble relatives, phoenix sons and grandchildren come in and out.With Gao Xinqun leading, there was no one to stop him.Guo Ye and others twisted and twisted eight times and were introduced into a very large courtyard.The ground in the courtyard was paved with red felt, the trees were wrapped in yellow satin, and large lanterns hung all around, illuminating the entire courtyard as bright as day.Bursts of sandalwood are tangy and smoky, which really has the meaning of a fairyland on earth.

Guo Ye sighed in his heart, this Rongliu County King is really willing to spend his money.Textile items these days can be directly used as money.The bright red felt covered the entire courtyard like this, and the red felt alone would not be able to come down without ten or twenty thousand guan of money.Although Goguryeo can compete with Datang militarily, it is far behind economically.Thinking about Gao Xinde's hard work for most of his life, he only saved [-] guan, and the property of the Rongliu county king will never exceed a million guan.It costs [-] to [-] guan for one puja, which is really a hemorrhage.What is he planning?

Sun Tzushan was also quite excited when he saw the red felt pavement, which was a luxurious scene that he had never seen in Chang'an City, and exclaimed excitedly: "The red felt pavement, it seems that the king of Rongliu is very well prepared. Want to arrange for us to fight in the field?"

Turtle Dove and Master Changsun were quite frightened by his guess. Although these two were also lustful, they really couldn't save face when they had sex with beautiful women in public and under the watchful eyes of everyone.

People came and went in the compound, Gao Xinqun introduced Guo Ye one by one.This is a certain general Gao Huimin, this is a certain doctor Gao Lifan, this is a certain city lord Gao Zhaoche, this is Gao Yingxiong, this is Gao Dazhou... Guo Ye repeatedly cupped his hands and said auspicious words.It didn't take long to remember who was who.I only remember that Gao Xinqun was tall and that tall, "high and high", Guo Ye even suspected that Gao Xinqun had changed his career to selling pastries.

Guo Ye took a moment to ask, "Brother Gao, why are all the people here today named Gao? Don't the officials of your Goguryeo court have other surnames?"

Gao Xinqun said: "Our Goguryeo's official selection system is different from your Tang Dynasty's. Your Tang Dynasty uses the imperial examination to select scholars. Our Goguryeo's official selection system is based on your Wei and Jin Jiupin Zhongzheng system. People who are not from aristocratic families are not allowed to be officials. So Most of the court officials have the surname Gao or Yuan, and there are other minor surnames, but less than [-]%."

"Then why are all the people with the surname Gao today?"

Gao Xinqun smiled wryly and said: "Now that King Yingyang is seriously ill, whether the throne will be passed on to King Rongliu or Mo Lizhiyuan Gai Suwen has not yet been decided. King Rongliu and Mo Lizhi are already in the same situation, and it is just a matter of time The fire is over. The officials of the court and the central government have to stand in line. Those with the surname Yuan support Mo Lizhi, and those with the surname Gao support the King of Rongliu. , only those with the surname Gao will come."

This Gao Xinqun really knew everything and said everything.

Seeing what he said happily, Guo Ye said, "Brother Gao, there is something that Guo should ask."

Gao Xinqun slapped his chest and said, "You're asking me. I'm a well-known Bao inquirer in the imperial court. If you ask me about Tang Dynasty, I know half of it. If you ask me about Goguryeo, I know everything." I know. If you don’t understand something, just ask, for me, there is no such three words as ‘shouldn’t ask’!”

Guo Yexin said, "Bah, who asked you about Datang?"Also Nima knows half, the co-author is the half that you know, and the other half that you don’t know.This kid Gao Xinqun can really brag.

Guo Ye thought this way, but with a respectful smile on his face, he said: "Then I really asked, and I would like to ask Brother Gao to clarify. It is said that your King Yingyang's surname is Gao, so you should pass the throne to his son." Gao Jianwu, the king of Rongliu County. Youdao is the successor of the father after death, so it is impossible for Yuan to be the surname. How do you see what you mean by the ministers of the Goguryeo Dynasty, whoever inherits the throne as the king of Rongliu County or Mo Lizhi is acceptable to you It is really hard for someone Guo to understand."

Gao Xinqun explained: "We people in Goguryeo are actually the Lai people. The so-called Lai people are the combined name of the Li and the Li. The Gao family is the main family of the Yi family, and the Yuan family is the most respected of the Li family. At the beginning, the two clans merged. At that time, there was a dispute over who should take the lead. Later, it was agreed that the Gao clan would be the king from generation to generation, and the Yuan clan would be the prime minister from generation to generation. It is said that there is one king and one prime minister, which is different from your emperor and prime minister in the Tang Dynasty. In fact, the difference in power is not very big Now King Yingyang likes Mo Lizhi and wants to give up the throne to the Yuan family. It's just a reversal of the positions of the two clans. Most of the courtiers actually have no position. It's just that the Gao clan is not reconciled, but this is not a matter of life and death. Things."

It turns out that this is the case. It seems that Goguryeo is not a real country at this time, and it is a bit of a tribal alliance.Needless to say, those officials who are not Gao Yuan's surname may be the leaders of some small tribes.

"Prince Rongliu... is here!"

A loud voice crossed the night sky, and a man in his 50s walked into the compound surrounded by everyone.It seems that he is Gao Jianwu, the king of Rongliu County.Gao Jianwu's face turned pale, and his steps were frivolous.I don't know if I was hollowed out by alcohol or sex, or I was born with poor health.

Goguryeo's etiquette is rough, people don't have to kneel and kowtow.By bowing and saluting, it is considered to be a salute to King Rongliu.

Gao Jianwu's first sentence was: "May I ask who is Guo Ye, Guo Ziyi, Duke of Pingyang County in the Tang Dynasty?"

Guo Ye didn't expect that Gao Jianwu would be so concerned about him, so he parted the crowd, stepped forward, clasped his hands together, and said, "Guo Ye sees King Rongliu!"

The king of Rongliu said he was the king of the county, but in fact this was the name of Goguryeo, and the Tang Dynasty did not recognize it.Even his father, Yingyang King, in the official roster of Tang Dynasty, is only a Liaodong County King.Gao Jianwu is just the son of the Liaodong County King. In terms of seniority in the Tang Dynasty, he might not be able to tell who is superior to Guo Ye.So Guo Ye didn't need to salute him.

King Rongliu took Guo Ye's hand, and said, "I never thought that this little ceremony of my king's would even startle Guo Xianren's grand master. It really flattered the little king and made him flourish. Thank you very much!"

Guo Xianren?

What is this called?Guo Ye wondered secretly.

Gao Jianwu ignored Guo Ye's surprised expression, and said to everyone: "The Taoist Master Wuling is ill and cannot come here. But it doesn't matter, we have Immortal Guo here, no worse than the Taoist Wuling. It is just right for us to talk about mysteries with the Immortal Guo. Discussing the Tao is not so pleasant!"

Everyone was in an uproar, but the Taoist Wuling brought a beautiful woman here.Everyone is talking about metaphysics in name, but in fact it's not for doing things that men and women like to see and hear with beauties who have been trained by the Taoist priest of the five spirits.What does Mr. Guo have?

Gao Jianwu said to Guo Ye in a low voice: "That guy, Daoist Wuling, didn't give the lonely king any face, and went to participate in the Dharma meeting built by Yuan Nan. Immortal Guo must help the lonely king to make a good place, and the lonely king will have a big thank you afterwards." !"

Guo Yedao: "My official is the Duke of Pingyang County in the Tang Dynasty. He is not an immortal. Where did the word 'immortal' come from for Prince Rongliu?"