Tang riddles

Zhang Ruohan was in a trance, Senior Brother Chen had already saluted her and called out:

"Miss Zhang San, Gui'an." She still used Zhang Ruohan's address before she got married.

Zhang Ruohan bowed his head slightly as a return of courtesy.He said in his mouth:

"Meet Daoist Chen."

Senior brother Chen saw that she had been pregnant for a long time, but he didn't show a strange expression, as if the matter of two women giving birth to a child was not so surprising to him.He turned sideways, raised his hand and asked:

"If you don't delay, please come in quickly, Master has been waiting for a long time."

"Don't delay, we planned to spend the night on the mountain." Shen Sui said, and then she supported Zhang Ruohan, followed the guidance of Senior Brother Chen, and went to Bailu Temple.

Remnant snow is dotted in the temple, and the corridors of Canggu tell the traces of the years.

"The Bailu Temple was built in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and it is also the first Taoist temple on the Lotus Mountain. It is built on the east side of the Great Temple of the Lotus Mountain. The West is the most important thing in Buddhism, and the East is the most important thing in Taoism. It just so happens." Senior Brother Chen introduced Said, "This is also the westernmost old temple on my Maoshan Road. It was built under the supervision of Master Ge Tianshi. Master and I have been here twice, both for exchanges. This time Here, it is to wait for you, Master expected that on your way to the west, you will definitely not be able to bypass this Lotus Mountain."

"Master's fortune teller." Shen Sui said with a smile.

"How are you doing these days? Counting it, we haven't seen each other for more than two years. I heard that your life is going well, but you are in dire straits." Senior Brother Chen joked.

"Hahaha, senior brother laughed at me. To tell you the truth, it's really not easy. However, at least I've reached this point. It's not far from completing my goal." Shen Sui said.

"The more you are at this time, the more dangerous you are. Master came to find you for this reason."

"Oh?" Shen Sui was surprised for a moment, Master Sima Chengzhen had not cared about world affairs for many years, even if he knew about the existence of cults, he was an outsider and would not meddle in other people's business.

"Please come in, the details, Master wants to tell you personally." Senior Brother Chen let Shen Sui and Zhang Ruohan into the side hall.

As soon as he entered the door, Zhang Ruohan saw an old Taoist priest in a green gossip gown, sitting cross-legged beside a three-legged and double-eared copper medicine tripod one person tall, with his eyes closed, as if he was meditating.There is not a single black hair in the silver-white hair, the long beard is flowing, the skin on the face is as delicate and ruddy as a newborn baby, and the whole body has the bones of a fairy.When everyone came in, he didn't get up, and didn't open his eyes, until he waved his hands and patted the cushions next to him, motioning for them to sit down.

Shen Sui stepped forward, didn't say much, brought Zhang Ruohan and others to bow their hands in salute, then Shen Sui helped Zhang Ruohan sit down on the cushion, and then he sat down.Behind him, Wuya and Hutuo also sat in the accompanying seats.

Zhang Ruohan looked up at this master, and couldn't help but wonder in his heart.Sima Chengzhen, born in the 13th year of Zhenguan, is the descendant of Sima Kui, the younger brother of Sima Yi, Emperor Xuan of Jin Dynasty.Counting the age, it is already 90 years old.He has studied Taoism since he was young, and has no intention of becoming an official.Under the tutelage of Pan Shizheng, a Taoist priest from Maoshan Mountain, he was able to receive the scriptures of the Qing Dynasty and the techniques of talisman, guidance, and bait.Later, he traveled to famous mountains all over the world and lived in seclusion in Yuxiao Peak of Tiantai Mountain, calling himself "Tiantai Baiyunzi".Until Wuhuang's generation, Wuhuang heard his name, invited him out of the mountains to Beijing, personally handed down his hand, and praised him for his high morals.Ruizong Jingyun entered the palace in the second year of the imperial edict and asked about Yin-Yang Shushu and the management of the country. He replied that Yin-Yang Shushu was "heresy" and that the management of the country should be based on "inaction".It is quite in line with the emperor's wishes, and he bestows Baoqin and Xia Wenpei.In the ninth year of the Kaiyuan reign of this dynasty, the sage sent envoys to welcome him into the palace, where he personally accepted the scriptures and became a Taoist emperor.In the 15th year of Kaiyuan, he was called into the palace again and asked him to choose a good place in Wangwu Mountain to build a balcony for living.And according to his wish, a Zhenjun Temple was built in each of the five mountains.He is good at calligraphy, seal script and official script, and he is known as "Golden Scissors Book".The sage ordered him to write the "Tao Te Ching of Lao Tzu" in three fonts, publish the main text, and engrave it as a stone scripture.

The reason why Zhang Ruohan is so familiar with the experience of this Daoist Baiyunzi is because her elder brother Zhang Shuo and her father Zhang Jiuling both asked Sima Chengzhen for a lesson, and it is appropriate to be taught by him.

Now, her partner has become Sima Chengzhen's lay disciple, and this generation seems to be messed up again... Zhang Ruohan couldn't help but sigh.

"Miss Zhang, why are you sighing?" Unexpectedly, her sigh would cause the old Taoist to speak.Seeing the old Taoist priest open his eyes and look towards her, the brilliance in his eyes surprised her, and she was so nervous that she couldn't speak for a moment.

"The junior is disrespectful, the Taoist priest forgives me." After a while, she regained her composure and said.

"Hehehehe..." The old Taoist priest laughed, "It's the child in your belly who is being naughty."

Zhang Ruohan was amused, and the old Taoist's kindness made her feel kind.

Shen Sui smiled lightly and remained silent, looking at Zhang Ruohan with tenderness in his eyes.

"I have met your uncle and your father, they are all wise people." Sima Chengzhen said.

"Thank you, Daoist." Zhang Ruohan hurriedly thanked.

"Bo Zhao, you child, I have been waiting for you for so long as a teacher, and you don't know how to say hello when you see me, but you just stare at your wife." Sima Chengzhen suddenly changed the subject, and Zhang Ruohan's cheeks turned red , Shen Sui giggled silly, and said:

"Master...don't tease maidservant Lian, she is not used to your temper."

"Hmph!" The old Taoist snorted childishly, "You are the ghost."

It turned out to be teasing me... Zhang Ruohan was speechless for a moment.After all, it is the age of an old boy, the temperament of this old man is actually the same as that of a child.

"Bo Zhao, I'm waiting for you here. I have two news. One good news and one bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?"

"Then, let's listen to the good news first." This is her habit, good news often can't cover up the bad mood brought by bad news, it's better to be happy first, and then worry slowly.

"The good news is that the teacher will accompany you to the Western Regions to find the cult general altar and help you."

"Master?" Shen Sui was surprised when he heard the news, "Why are you doing this?"

"I won't tell you." The old Taoist priest was mischievous again.

Shen Sui had no choice but to coax: "Master, why don't you just tell the disciple, and the disciple will make you a pill box?"

"Hmph, I'm not greedy for your pill box." Sima Chengzhen said, "The second news, are you listening or not?"

"Oh... well, you say."

"Master, I received news yesterday that there was bad news from Chang'an. Zhang Daoji passed away."

Shen Sui's eyes widened, surprised for a moment, and he couldn't help looking at Zhang Ruohan.Zhang Ruohan's complexion was obviously much paler than before, she quickly asked:

"Is the news true?"

"Indeed, he died of illness."

Shen Sui hurriedly turned his head and asked Hutuo:

"Has there been any news from Qianyumen?"

Hu Tuo hurriedly shook his head and said, "No."

Sima Chengzhen waved his hand and said: "Don't be surprised, it is common sense that there is no news from Qianyu Sect for the time being. Zhang Daoji died of illness in my Dao Sect, so my news naturally came faster than you. The saint is still very kind, the old prime minister is seriously ill, he I ordered the medical and Taoist families to do their best to treat them, but the doctors were at a loss, so they transferred to my Taoist school. However, the fate is sometimes exhausted, and it is not forgiving at all."

Zhang said that Shen Sui knew about the news of his serious illness after returning to Beijing last year, but she was afraid that the lotus maid would be worried, so she never told her.Unexpectedly, when she suddenly heard the bad news, the maidservant Lian was not prepared at all for a moment, and her heart must have been shocked.

Zhang Ruohan lowered his eyes, sighed again, and said:

"Thank you, Daoist, for telling me that my uncle, who has worked hard all his life for the country and the people, is considered a well-deserved death."

"Miss Zhang, it's not easy to calmly look at the death of relatives." Sima Chengzhen said.

"Life and death are numbered, so don't be too persistent. Reincarnation turns around and life will never end." Zhang Ruohan put his hands together and said.

"Buddhism is right." Sima Chengzhen nodded.

There was a moment of silence in the room, as if mourning for this generation of famous officials who lived a life of ups and downs.The passing of Zhang Shuo seems to represent the passing of an era.Looking at the court after he left, the clarity of the past has long since disappeared, and the darkness in it is shocking.And whether the sage can still have someone by his side to persuade him to listen at the same time, it will be clear, and it has become an unknown number to read Yaya's words.The presence of a traitor and a sycophant inevitably makes people feel sorry for him.

After a while, Shen Sui said:

"Master, it's because you came to the Western Regions with me this time... because you have a relationship with my family."

"You are smart, I can't hide it from you. I asked Qingfeng (Senior Brother Chen) to tattoo the phoenix pattern on your back, which naturally means that I understand the secrets on you and your family. The origin of the Sima family, the head of the Jin family, almost lost the roots of China because of the Eight Kings Rebellion. After Yiguan traveled south, he ruled the south with the Langya Wang family. Eastern Jin, Song, Qi, Liang, Chen, that's it It has been handed down all at once. Although the changes are frequent, in fact, the soup is changed without changing the medicine, and the inside is still the same.

My Sima family lost the world, and became a farmer. We dare not ask for wealth and honor, and live with our heads shrunk.However, the remaining prestige of this family is still there. In the countryside, we can still be regarded as some prestigious country gentry, and we can also hear about many things in the upper class.I was very close to my grandfather and he used to say a lot to me.In the last years of Nanliang, my great-great-grandfather was a small official in the court, and the family could get in touch with some noble rumors.When my great-grandfather was old, he told my grandfather many stories. Among them was a strange incident that happened in the Wuxing-Shen family at that time.

My great-great-grandfather was a celebrity at that time, and he had a good relationship with the children of Wu Xingshen's family.At that time, Wu Xingshen's eldest family had a very beautiful daughter from the first wife, whose maiden name was Shu Yao.She was the youngest daughter of the eldest son of the Wu Xingshen family who your ancestors of the Yin family befriended back then. She was only twenty-eight years old at the time, and she was about to get married.Dalang Shen looked for her husband and son-in-law in many noble families, but he never thought that she would have a relationship with a son of your Yin family.Ah, at that time Yin's surname had been changed to Shen, and he was also a member of the Shen family.

The boy's name is Wang Shu. "

"Shen Wangshu, Shen Shuyao, these names are too suitable." Zhang Ruohan murmured.

"Hehehe, male Chuci and female Shijing, the two got married because of their names. At that time, Wang Shulang proposed marriage to the head of the Yin family. At first, the head of the Yin family did not agree very much, but Wang Shulang was her favorite. One of the sons of the family, both civil and military, talented, and he is also the heir of the blood. Finally, the head of the Yin family went to find Mr. Shen's Dalang to propose marriage. But he never thought that Shen's Dalang refused. He has already found When a suitable husband-in-law was found, the Nanliang Dynasty was in turmoil at that time. Seeing Chen Baxian monopolize the government, Wu Xingshen's family had to stand in line. At this time of crisis, Mrs. Shu Yao's marriage became the key to standing in line. The husband-in-law's family chose the natal family of Chen Baxian's concubine—the Zhang family. Obviously, the Yin family, who has just established a foothold in the world from a hermitage, will not have any chance.

Alas... the world is impermanent. Once the love between young people is deep, there is no way they can be separated easily.Wang Shulang and Mrs. Shu Yao decided to spend their lives in private regardless of everything, and Mrs. Shu Yao soon became pregnant.Moreover, the child is also a bloodline heir.Mrs. Shu Yao doesn't know the mystery of Yin's bloodline, but Wang Shulang knows the secret of his own bloodline.In the early stage of conception, it can be seen whether the child is a blood heir.The two young men were panicked, especially Wang Shulang. He knew that the reason why the mystery of Yin's bloodline could be kept hidden was that all the children who inherited the bloodline were brought up by Yin himself and accepted Yin's own set of rules. educate.But this child... If Mrs. Shen wants to compete with Mrs. Yin for the custody of the child, he doesn't know what to do.

No matter what, Mrs. Shu Yao's reputation and innocence have been given to Wang Shulang, and she can only let go of marrying Mrs. Zhang.Mr. Shen's Dalang became angry with embarrassment, and the head of Yin's family came to apologize and asked for marriage again.However, Mr. Shen said that he still could not agree to the marriage. Yin ruined Shen's chance to stand in line. After that, Wu Xing and Shen's future is still unknown. When the wind and rain are turbulent, a big family cannot be buried together because of two young people.If everyone can't escape, then these two young people who caused trouble must bear the consequences.

This child must be destroyed, and Mrs. Shu Yao will be included in the Zhang family as a concubine. This is Zhang's condition after taking a step back.If Wu Xing and Chen give up this unique opportunity again, then it is obvious that Zhang will be completely offended, and Chen Baxian's trust will also be lost.

The huge pressure made the Yin family head have to retreat.However, there is one thing that Wu Xingshen doesn't know at all, that is, if a woman with the blood of Luanhuang is forced to abort, her life will be in danger.The only condition for the owner of the Yin family is that the child cannot be aborted and must be born to the Yin family.The Patriarch of the Shen family refused to agree, the wedding date was approaching, and the Shen family couldn't afford to wait, the child had to be aborted.

In such a situation with no choice, Yin had no choice but to tell Mr. Shen the secret of the family blood.The two talked in secret for a long time in the study, and finally reached an agreement that the child can be born and returned to the Yin family, but since then the Shen family and the Yin family have severed their friendship, and the Yin family's direct blood must go to Jinling, as the proton of Wu Xing and the Shen family, under Chen Baxian's eyelids life down there.In addition, the Yin family must hand over Wang Shulang to Chen Baxian to apologize.These extremely harsh conditions, even though they were too deceiving, the head of the Yin family still agreed.

In this way, Shen left Huzhou and moved to Jiankang.Mrs. Shu Yao gave birth to a son, who later became Zhang's concubine, and soon died of depression.Wang Shulang was tied up by the head of the Yin family and brought to Zhang's family to flog and apologize.Soon after, Wang Shulang heard the news of the death of Mrs. Shu Yao, and he also drew his sword and slashed his neck to death.

What my great-great-grandfather heard was not the whole story.He only knew that the Yanling Shen family and Wu Xing Shen family separated because of this emotional entanglement, but he didn't know that the key was the mystery of blood.The Dalang Lord of the Wu Xing Shen family kept this secret for the Yin family all his life, and did not spread it to the outside world.The story was passed down to my grandfather and then to me, and in the early years I knew nothing different from my great-great-grandfather.

However, before Wang Shulang committed suicide, he did an extremely terrible thing.He found the young master of the Tang Sect who was traveling in Jinling at that time, and spent a lot of money to have the Tang Sect build a long-life lock for him.The Longevity Lock has a hidden box with an outer buckle mechanism, and the longevity lock can only be opened by turning the bell in the correct order.Before he died, he hid a secret letter in the Changshou Lock secret box, and left it to his son together with his four treasures of the study, and carved a series of seemingly inadvertent nicks on the inkstone.

Among the Yin family, no one paid attention to his actions.It was not until more than ten years later that his son cracked the code and read the secret letter in the longevity lock.He knew his life experience, and also knew the mission left to him by his father-to destroy the Yin family for revenge.

That child has been very obedient since he was a child.Has always been excellent, both civil and military, just like his father.At first, he was at a loss, wondering if he should follow his father's will to destroy his family.After the demise of Nan Chen, the former Sui Dynasty unified the world, and he, who was established at the end of the year, left the Yin family in the name of traveling, and has never returned since.

70 years ago, when I was still practicing with Master Pan Tianshi on Maoshan Mountain, I welcomed a guest one day.I still remember that the guest wore a moon white robe, with an incomparably handsome face, ethereal and ethereal.Looking at the age of only three or forty years old, her hair is silvery white, without a trace of black.This guest came to discuss the Tao with Master, and I was serving outside the hall at that time, they did not deliberately hide the conversation, I listened to it all.

That guest, discuss the way of longevity with Master.My master was already over 90 years old at that time, and he was a living birthday star in this world.But later, their conversation shifted to the mystery of the ancient blood.The guest's words hinted at Master that his blood is extraordinary, which is the reason why he can live forever.He claimed that he was [-] years old and three years old, but my master didn't believe him, so he told my master a story.The content of the story is exactly the separation of the Shen family in Yanling and the Shen family in Wu Xing.However, this story is completely different from what my grandfather told me. The mystery of the Luanhuang bloodline he mentioned made my hair stand on end.In the end, when the guest left, he said with a smile that what he said was all fabrications, so Master didn't have to take it seriously.Then, he gave Shizun a elixir that he made himself, so that Shizun could prolong his life.My master did not take that elixir, and that elixir is still sealed in a box, and I brought it here now. "

Sima Chengzhen's words came to an abrupt end at this point.Shen Sui and the others were silent for a while, but no one spoke.Until Sima Chengzhen let out a long sigh and stood up slowly.Shen Suicai asked tremblingly:

"The guest... who is it?"

"I don't know, Bozhao. So, I came to look for you as a teacher. While my old bones can still move, I have to ask for an answer in my lifetime."

The author has something to say: Unknowingly wrote more than 5000 words, a fat chapter.

Sima Chengzhen's master Pan Shizheng was actually a Songshan Taoist priest in history, not a Maoshan Taoist priest.There are some changes here based on the plot.