Chapter 22: The Dragon Rises His Head (2)

On the boat, facing the cold wind, they continued to move forward, and the two looked at each other speechlessly.

The Taoist priest thought silently and said, "It's unpredictable that I might as well let Zhu'er come out of the mountain early and follow Qianlong."

As he said that, he clapped his hands and shouted, "Zhu'er!"

"Here!" A servant came up and saluted: "Greetings to Master, uncle."

Tian Ji looked at him carefully and saw that although he was dressed as a boy, he was still fifteen or sixteen years old, with his eyes as bright as a star, and his eyes were profound and clear. He was elegant and handsome, although he was young, his behavior and speech were already a bit like a little. However, he had a weak body and appearance, but he knew that this boy had a deficiency, so he asked: "Senior Brother, is this your disciple? Why don't you use medicine to recuperate?"

The Taoist priest smiled bitterly and said, "This is Zhou Zhu... This cannot be saved by human power."

Zhou Zhu bowed forward again and said, "Master has been taking care of him since he was a child. Since he was seven years old, he has been given a prescription. It has not been stopped until today. If it weren't for the Master's care, I would have gone long ago."

Tian Ji was puzzled and looked at the Taoist priest. Seeing that there was no one around, the Taoist priest whispered: "Zhou Zhu has a unique talent, is smart and wise, and is the shape of the auxiliary star from heaven."

"The auxiliary star pattern?" Tian Ji was even more puzzled. The saying that stars descended to the earth is very popular in this world, but many Qi Refiners also know it, and it is often a false propaganda.

"Hey, I've already said that Zhou Zhu has a unique talent and has the auxiliary star pattern. If you don't believe it, look at the soles of his feet." As he said that, he ordered Zhou Zhu to remove his shoes and socks.

Tian Ji looked at it and took a deep breath: "Star Seal?"

When he reached out to pick up the soles of his feet, Tian Ji's eyes couldn't help but lit up, and he saw a black dot clearly appeared on the center of his right foot.

"One star shows your life, but it is envied by God, which causes this deficiency. Even if you take it with the elixir of the master, it cannot be fundamentally nourished. Although Zhu'er has been wise since childhood, reads the scriptures well, and likes to talk to the elders, he often has unique insights. But he is called a good talent, but I am afraid that Zhu'er will not live a long life in the future."

Before Tian Ji could speak, Zhou Zhu smiled and said, "Master, after decades of life, I can meet a wise ruler, make great achievements, keep in history, and keep my wife. What I wish in my life, how can I judge it for my longevity?"

When this was said, Tian Ji couldn't help but lit up and asked, "What do you want to do with your senior brother?"

"We Qi Refiners must not only help Qianlong, but also not involve too much. According to the original strategy, we use the excuse to let Zhou Zhu approach Qianlong's family and move in as a minor official first." The Taoist priest glanced at Zhou Zhu and said with a smile: "Zhou Zhu is talented and intelligent, so it is not difficult to get close to Qianlong."

"...Senior brother, if it were before, this safe method would be good, but now it evolves, which always makes me feel uneasy and alert. This method is too slow, so it is better for me to accept Zhou Zhu as my adopted son. I have been here for more than ten years and have a reputation. As my adopted son, I can enter the house immediately, saving a lot of effort." Tian Ji thought for a while and said.

"But this involvement of cause and effect will make you feel great. I am afraid that it will be difficult to escape unstoppable. Even Zhu'er, I will only teach him to study, stop cultivating qi, and not how to cultivate qi and cultivate the truth!"

"Even if I don't know the details, I know that the master's sect has spent a lot of money this time. Not only is the real person being deposed for his immortality, but he has suffered day and night, but his sect's sect also consumed a lot of energy. If there are no twists and turns, it would be fine. If there are twists and turns, this is a disaster. As a disciple of the sect, how can I cherish my body after being recreated by the master's sect? If there is cause and effect, I will take responsibility." Tian Ji Kangran said.

The Taoist priest pondered for a moment and said, "Well, my junior brother has this determination, how can I not agree? Zhou Zhu will leave it to you."

Just then, a noise came from afar.

"Why is it so noisy?" the two of them couldn't help but look at it and asked.

A boatman reported: "Sir, you have arrived in Wenyang Mansion at this time. If you have anything, I will know when I go up and ask."

As the boatman said, he went up, and after a moment, he came back, saying, "The commander of Changding Town, Liu Siming, died of illness, and his son Liu Chaoyi succeeded to the throne."

"Is Liu Siming dead?" Both of them were shocked.

Liu Siming was good at riding and shooting, and was very smart. During the chaos of Shi Longjie in Shu, he was the chief of Shi Longjie's team, and he killed Zhu Xi, the prefect of the court, and was promoted to a deputy general.

Later, the court sent a large army to encircle and send elite troops. Liu Siming surrendered, and finally killed his lord Shi Longjie, beheaded his head, and dedicated it to the court.

Therefore, a county in Shu was appointed as a town. Later, he was recruited and scattered, and he was in charge of military and military commanders, and he signed up for private tribute and tribute. He fought with Wenyang Town for more than ten years, but he didn't expect to die today.

After hearing this, Tian Ji's face became even more gloomy. He waved his hand to let the boatman retreat and looked into the distance without saying a word.

Zhou Zhu's eyes lit up instead, and she smiled and said to Tian Ji: "Master, don't worry, this is a great opportunity."

"Oh? Why did you teach me?" Tian Ji asked, not daring to underestimate him.

"The two towns in Wenyang, Changding, have been entangled with each other for more than ten years. As soon as Liu Siming died, his son Liu Chaoyi succeeded to the throne, but he was afraid that it would be difficult to control his arrogant generals." Zhou Zhu said calmly in front of his elders.

"If the commander of Wenyang Town Wang Zunzhi was ten years younger, he could defeat him in one fell swoop. However, Wang Zunzhi was old and died only in the next two years. Therefore, Wenyang also had a new and old replacement."

"Wang Zunzhi had no son, and his nephew was one level short of succession, which was difficult to truly convince. In order to consolidate people's hearts, the heirs of the two towns all had the intention of destroying the enemy town to establish their authority and firmly occupying the throne."

"But General Ya is arrogant, and the master is young. He is afraid that it will be a disaster of subversion immediately after he succeeds to the throne. After Wang Shoutian ascends to the throne, he can only use the new one to balance it." Zhou Zhu said this and stopped talking. In just a few words, Yingfeng's four-liu expression was fully revealed, which made Tian Ji feel very pity and love.

"Using new people is the opportunity to sneak dragons. This is really the evolution of the secrets of heaven. I only understand the instructions of real people now." Speaking of this, the Taoist priest could naturally continue and said with emotion, which made Tian Ji's eyes shine.

Tian Ji immediately said, "So that's it. Sure enough, the energy of the Qianlong dragon has just been released, which has affected the current situation and created a flying fortune. It seems that the power of the Qianlong is not stopping by human power."

I feel very happy right now.

The Taoist priest smiled and said, "Since that's the case, I won't walk with you."

Tian Ji did not try to keep him, took out a few ingots of silver from his arms, gently pushed him to the Taoist priest and said, "Senior brother, since this is the case, we will not be able to travel with us after getting off the boat. Please bring this little silver with you and talk about it as a cost!"

The Taoist priest did not refuse, took it over, looked at Zhou Zhu and said, "Zhou Zhu, just follow the uncle and act according to the opportunity in the future."

After saying that, he said to Tian Ji again: "Senior Brother, I am about to part. I have a gift to you. Although you are a Qi Refiner, you are also filled with too much Confucianism. You are too deeply involved in the world. I am afraid that there will be disasters in the future!"

After saying that, he turned around and left the cabin, followed the wooden board, jumped onto the river bank, and disappeared into the dock after a moment.

Wenyang Prefecture, Jiedushi Mansion

The fragrance of plum blossoms in January is over, but February is the season of apricot blossoms.

There are plums, apricots, peaches, roses, etc. in the garden. Every month in spring, flowers bloom and clusters of flowers. Coupled with towering giant trees, it makes people linger.

On the path outside the study window, the apricot tree branches interspersed, and the flowers finally bloomed, hanging brightly on the branches, with different colors, pink beauty, white purity, and a faint apricot fragrance penetrated through the window.

Wang Zunzhi was resting, drinking tea, and hearing the news, a cup fell to the ground with a light sound, and he said, "What? Liu Siming is dead?"

When he was excited, he couldn't help coughing. After a moment, he stopped coughing and pondered his eyes closed. The memories of more than ten years continued to flash.

Wang Zunzhi and Liu Siming fought for more than ten years and knew each other very well.

It can be said that these two people are heroes. If the two towns were not too close to each other and only one town could survive and had to engage in a tangled battle, perhaps both of them had achieved great development.

Over the past decade, seven times have been used to fight against each other, and they have used up all their powers, but only because both sides are powerful and have no instability to make progress, blood is wasted.

I don’t know how much time has passed, but Wang Zunzhi slowly opened his eyes, stood up, opened the window, stared out the window, and remained motionless.

The window was silent. At some point, it suddenly started to rain again. The drizzle was drizzling, and the rain fell on the apricot blossoms. After a while, it finally slipped away. The apricot blossoms in the rain seemed more moving. A gust of wind blew, and many petals fell with the rain. Looking at the floating apricot blossom rain, Wang Zunzhi smiled bitterly and joyfully.

"Brother Siming, I will use tea instead of wine to offer you a cup. Over the past decade, we have fought each other and used strange strategies, but we have no choice but to make progress. Outsiders seem to us as mediocre generals, but we ourselves know that we have great ambitions, but we are limited to a pond!"

"Hehe, Mr. Lai, you are so amazing. When you were demoted to Shu, you still made Liu Siming and I the same town as you. If you don't fight for the blood, you will not be able to expand with peace of mind. Although he and I have talent, they will be restrained for more than ten years."

Lai Yi, whose courtesy name was Jizhen, was a Jinshi in the first year of Shenglin. He was open-minded and bold, romantic and elegant, loyal and loyal to the country. He was admired by people at that time. He was in the position of county magistrate, doctor of Taichang, assistant minister of the Ministry of Rites, secretary supervisor, etc.

Later, he wrote a letter to the emperor and said that he was ill of the ill. The emperor was furious and demoted to Shu, but he was still respected by the people of Shu.

"But Mr. Lai, you didn't expect that your grandson Lai Tongyu is now serving my son's subordinates and serving him. After I learned about it, I was surprised - this strange fortune and the changes in luck are really unpredictable!"

"Also, Brother Siming, I have always been worried that I am dead. How can Tian'er deal with a general like you? Now you die first, hahahaha." Wang Zunzhi laughed softly.

As he smiled, the laughter became quiet, and the room was quiet: "Oh, another great man died in the world. You deserve it. It seems that this world is the world of young people. I am lucky than you. I am still alive. I want Tian'er to inherit the throne smoothly!"

As he said that, he clapped his hands.

A civil servant came in and saluted: "Master, what are your instructions?"

"From today on the way, music will be banned in the whole town for three days to mourn Grandmaster Liu." Wang Zunzhi said slowly.
Chapter completed!