The old demon of Montenegro wants to practice Taoism

Early the next morning, the old Taoist smiled like a chrysanthemum, holding Shanyangze's cage made of locust branches, and led the cat demon to Longhu Mountain.

Before leaving the town, the old Taoist went to a Cantonese restaurant called Yue Lai Yue Hao and gave them a talisman.This Taoist talisman is usually used for doing things when someone dies. Specifically, it is to summon the soul and reassure the soul. It is used to guide the way during the first seven days. , this thing has no effect after the first seven uses.

If it is Shanyangze painting, it can probably last for three days, if only Taoism is used and no demon power is used.

Putting it on the old Taoist priest, he is an authentic Taoist with pure magic power. This talisman can last for about five days, and it can be regarded as revenge for the newly appointed beast in Longhushan.

The old Taoist priest is actually quite a defensive person.Although the culprit was the child who was not yet ten years old, at least Xiao Jiu didn't care if he didn't say forgiveness, but the chef who chopped it up, and the one who made the decision and changed his shopkeeper, had to pay a price, right?

This was the first time that the old Taoist priest had committed crimes since he had grown up, but when he heard a soft meow in his ear, the guilt in his heart suddenly eased a lot.

Holding the cage, the old Taoist babbled: "I don't know if the talisman that the headmaster of the mountain took on you has been removed. I was so happy just now that I forgot about this important matter."

Xiao Jiu meowed, and the old Taoist smiled and said, "Fortunately, you remember."

"I'm the biggest on Longhu Mountain. Don't worry about anything else. By the way, I have a younger brother named Yan Chixia who is good at slaying demons." The old Taoist changed hands and continued: "But You are already my slave beast, and he can't do anything to you. I don't know where he wandered off again, it's almost Chinese New Year, and I always have to go back to the mountains to celebrate the New Year..."

Sending off the old Taoist, Wantong and Shan Yangze's family went to Beijing.

Wantong was very happy. This trip has yielded a lot, and he found the birthday gift, although it can no longer be used.Both the head of the mountain and Zhang Tianshi said that the Buddha statue has lost its magic power and can only be hidden.But it doesn't matter, his sister Concubine Wan Gui didn't like this kind of thing in the first place, and she wanted them just to show the Empress Dowager Zhou.

A few Jin Yiwei died, so I have to reward them well when I go back.

There are also canals, and another canal has been cleared. This is a great achievement related to reputation.

Wantong thought beautifully in his heart, and felt that the hat of incompetence on his head could be taken off a little.He looked at the two brothers from the Shan family who were sitting across from him, and said, "Thank you for your great help this time, head of the Shan family. I have sent a letter to the capital. I think your majesty and empress will both praise you."

Shan Yangze smiled and said, "Master Wan, you are welcome."

Vantone was excited about this, so he couldn't help saying a few words in his heart: "This time, a section of the canal will be cleared, and the reputation will be much better." Fame is something that no one cares about. Cover tightly.

Wantong felt a little inappropriate after finishing speaking, and immediately changed the subject and said: "This time you go to Beijing, you will live in the Huitong Hall first, it is close to the imperial palace, and the servants are all maids and eunuchs, so it is very convenient."

Shan Yangze smiled clearly, and followed his meaning to talk about the customs and customs of the capital.

But... how did the topic turn around after Huai Shu got involved... Wantong was excited and had just finished talking about the allusion to the pearl, emerald and white jade soup, and now he switched to the famous palace dish, spicy rabbit shreds.He patted his thigh and said: "Every time I cook this dish in the palace, I ask my mother to keep two extra plates for me, not to mention how delicious it is."

Looking at Huai Shu's solemn nod, Shan Yangze couldn't help but secretly said: Even if you haven't cultivated to become a monster, you can only use photosynthesis, and you can live with only three things. , is it really good?

As if seeing the contempt in the eyes of his king, Huai Shu also returned a look: Back then the rabbit ate my little tender leaves.

Along the way, several people lived together peacefully, chatting all the way to the capital, and the relationship has become much closer.Wantong, because of his experience from childhood to adulthood, still has a bit of low self-esteem in his heart. Once he rose to a high position, his low self-esteem was covered with a thick layer of pride.

Wantong is always afraid that others will look down on him with imperial court officials, especially the children of aristocratic families, so he speaks and does things high-level, and his posture is very hateful.And what does Jin Yiwei do? He is basically the emperor's spy or something. Once Jin Yiwei catches him, killing the three clans is a common practice. He is also the commander of Jin Yiwei, so he is so lonely that he has no friends.

But Shan Yangze is a master of the world, a master of ghost catching, his status is enough, and he won't get involved in the government or anything, and if he has the guidance that seems to be absent, he will become a confidant after chatting for three days.

The journey was very pleasant, and because the old Taoist was not there, ordinary people like them couldn't see that Shan Yangze used the demon method without any scruples, the dark clouds were overwhelming, the black wind passed through, and it was a joy to fetch water with bare hands. He admired all five bodies.

There is no way, the Taoist priest is high above, where is the old monster so close to the people?

Only a little bit, the bodyguard who was caught by the cat ghost that day, has some sequelae, and it is still not healed... Whenever he sees a dog, he wants to pull people's tails, and whenever he sees a mouse, he wants to catch him. He can't love anymore...

This place is not too far from the capital, and the horses that pull the carts for Wantong are all selected from thousands of miles, so although they are not in a hurry, they arrived in the capital six days later.

Under Shan Yangze's deliberate actions, Wantong is almost as good as his brother.Wantong didn't let him get out of the car, and the carriage trotted to the door of the Huitong Hall, and personally ordered the officials to clean up the house, and then returned to the palace in the carriage.

Huitong Hall is a bit like a state guesthouse, and it was a place specially used to receive foreign envoys during the Ming Dynasty.Whenever a big country faces so-called envoys, no matter whether it is the barbarian land they call or not, they always have a sense of superiority, and they basically receive them beyond the standard, showing the strength of the country.So when the hall was first built, it had one purpose, to restrain those who had never seen the world.

With this goal in mind, the scale of the Huitong Hall can be imagined.

There are two Huitong halls in Jingli. One is in the south of the city, a little far from the imperial palace. It was built on the basis of the original Wuman post. It is mainly used to receive nomads, and there is also a row of shops along the way.Although it has been refurbished, in the mouth of the old capital, there is still Wuman Post.And there is a wild word in the name, in the hearts of most people, it is not a good place after all.

What Wantong arranged for Shanyangze was the newly built Huitong Hall, which is only a quarter of an hour away from the east gate of the palace. It belongs to the inner circle of the capital, with good security and a quiet environment.

Shan Yangze brought his family to the main hall accompanied by the receptionist, and he couldn't help saying with emotion: It's really worthwhile to be a Taoist priest and live in the State Guest House.

There are six halls in total, that is, a total of six groups of people can live there. Since it is used to receive envoys, each house must have a lot of houses. After all, envoys sent to visit other countries will have a group of no. 80.So this house has a total of 54 rooms, large and small, and there is a banquet hall in the middle.

But... the receptionist couldn't help but twitched the corners of his mouth. The person in the back includes a man and a dog, a total of four people, probably the smallest group of people since the establishment of the Huitong Hall, but it was brought by Mr. Wan himself. I don't know if it is What's the background.

A group of four, except for the black donkey with luggage on its back who was dragged to the backyard to graze, the rest entered the main hall.Although Shan Yangze wanted to stop it, how should I put it, "Don't worry, our donkey has been raised in the house since childhood." Or "Our donkey sleeps with me."

...can't say it...

So the black donkey turned around and walked away, and the black dog grinned unfriendlyly for a long time.

The two sat on chairs, with the black dog lying on their feet.

Huai Shu rubbed on the chair, touched the handle of the chair a little awkwardly, and said: "The workmanship is not bad, and the wood is also a good material." Then he quickly added: "But it's not as old as me!"

Shan Yangze didn't hear it, what he was thinking about was how to find a suitable identity for Guo Qian.

Since he has sucked the yin energy of the ghosts that have been hidden for hundreds of years, although Guo Qian can't appear under the sun, he can hardly see his flaws when he stays in the house during the day, so Shan Yangze wants him to come out.

One is to facilitate the cultivation of feelings, and the other is to facilitate molesting.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, the above two points can be combined into one, that is, Shan Yangze intends to solve his lifelong event.

As a Taoist priest, how could there be no Taoist companion; as a monster, how could there be no Mrs. Yazhai!

Shan Yangze took a fancy to Guo Qian, and planned to go straight and take him down in one fell swoop.

But after thinking about it all afternoon, I didn't have any good ideas.Shan Yangze was a master at forging documents, and it was a matter of minutes to give Guo Qian'an a fake identity, but... Shan Yangze inevitably had some evil thoughts in his heart.

Maybe more than a little...

At first, I was thinking of a scholar who was going to Beijing to rush for the exam. Anyway, Guo Qian is gentle and refined, and he looks good without pretending, but for a scholar, do you hang out with Taoist priests all day long?Not right not right.

If it is considered that the two of them cannot be separated or something, it is better to arrange a status of a slave or something, prostitution or something, or a death contract.Thinking of this, Shan Yangze laughed for a long time, but Guo Qian's demeanor could be seen as a child of everyone, even though he has become a ghost now, what if he thinks it is a humiliation.

Then take an intermediate value, and the slave became a scholar after being rescued?Or is it better for a scholar to be tricked into selling himself?

Before Shanyangze could come up with a thought, the people from the palace arrived, "Your Majesty has invited the head of the Xuanming Sect, Shanyangze Shan Daochang, to enter the palace."

Putting aside the unclear clues temporarily, Shan Yangze entered the palace.

All the way to the imperial study, the emperor was waiting inside.

To kneel or not to kneel?

When Shan Yangze was still hesitating, the emperor came out from behind the desk and said, "Hurry up and show Taoist Master Shan some tea."

Well, no need to kneel.

Shan Yangze looked at the emperor's face, he seemed to be fine, as if he had no idea that he would bow down at all.

Shan Yangze didn't know this yet, the old Taoist would not kneel when he saw the emperor, the worldly masters always had some privileges.

In order to get closer, the emperor purposely sat on the chair opposite Shanyang Ze, and said, "It is thanks to Taoist Master Shan that the thing was recovered this time."

"It's the luck of the grassroots to share the worries of His Majesty." Speaking of this self-proclaim, Shan Yangze also thought about it. It should be correct to use the word poor, but although the word poor is a modest term, he doesn't like it at all. So it's still grassroots.

The emperor didn't have any pretensions at all. He sat across from him and said that this snack was delicious, or he said: "Since we are in the capital, we will wait until the New Year is over before leaving. The banquet in the palace is very lively, and the Taoist priest will also come to join in the fun." .”

Shan Yangze smiled and said, "Thank you for your love, Your Majesty."

"I have one more thing to ask for." Although we are talking about asking for help, it is understandable that the emperor has no gesture of asking for help at all, and then said: "I have been on the throne for ten years, and the matter of choosing the site for the mausoleum is quite difficult. Do you know if the boss can give me an idea?"

I have been to Shanyangze, the mausoleum of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Tombs in Tianshou Mountain, except Zhu Yunqi's whereabouts are unknown, Zhu Qiyu's tomb was destroyed, and the rest of the emperors are buried there.So this historical Ming Xianzong wants him to help choose a site, whether it is a place in Tianshou Mountain, or completely re-select the site.

"Choose a mausoleum?" Shan Yangze's expression instantly became unfathomable, and he entered the work mode, "Let me ask His Majesty first, what kind of mausoleum do you want?"

The emperor cannot say that he has not thought about this question, but it is true that he has not been asked.The site selection for the mausoleum was jointly handled by the Qintian Supervisory Committee and the Ministry of Rites. They always chose a few places for him to choose from some geomantic treasures, and no one ever asked him what he thought.

The emperor couldn't help being curious, and asked, "How many kinds of mausoleums are there?"

Shan Yangze said: "In my opinion, there are roughly three types of tombs. The first type is represented by the tombs of Qin Shihuang and Tang Gaozong. Everyone knows that they are there, but no one has dug them; Cao Cao's tomb, no one knows where it is, and naturally it can't be dug up; the third type represents more, such as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. It was stolen, and it was dug up at least five times."

The emperor's eyes lit up. No one has ever told him about this. Everyone said that it is a treasured place of geomantic omen, blessed by descendants, and continuous successors. No one has ever classified it according to whether it will be dug up. Chang is such a wonderful person, he couldn't help laughing.

"The burial is hidden." Shan Yangze said again: "Only if the tomb is hidden and no strangers are seen, it is a truly qualified mausoleum."

The emperor nodded, and just as he was about to speak, he heard the eunuch at the door report back, saying: "Your Majesty, there are people from the empress's palace, and they say they want to invite the Taoist priest to come over."

As soon as the words fell, a young eunuch came in at the door. He looked no more than twenty, although his head was lowered, but his back was straight, he came in and bowed to the emperor, saying: "Your Majesty, my mother wants to see the Taoist priest .”

Unlike the adult eunuch's male duck voice, which hadn't changed, his voice also had a bit of juvenile crispness, which was very nice.

The emperor smiled and said: "This is Concubine Wan's confidant and beloved general. Taoist Master Shan, why don't you follow him to see Concubine Wan first, and let me think about it carefully."