While Xue Poye was recovering from his injuries, he received a lot of gifts. Although they were not very generous in Kyoto, a place full of royal family and nobles, any one of these gifts would make people salivate.
Xue Poye just sneered at these gifts.
Those who have done nothing will not be rewarded, but those who receive rewards will be ordered. This is an eternal philosophy. No one will easily give gifts to people who are completely unworthy of him. What's more, this person is not even a trace of dust in Kyoto where there are many officials.
superior.
Xue Poye is indeed not considered dusty in Kyoto. If it weren't for Princess Yi's acceptance, he wouldn't even have the chance to perform the so-called "slaughtering three mastiffs with bare hands" spread by everyone.
No matter what method is used to kill the three-headed Tibetan Mastiff, it is a great thing.
If it is a head-on battle, it means that Xue Poye's martial arts has already occupied a position in Kyoto's martial arts system. If it is a battle of wits, then Xue Poye's intelligence is undoubtedly terrifying.
This time the person who gave the gift could not meet openly and openly. In any case, Xue Poye was just a commoner, and no one would really put down their pretensions to visit such a commoner.
Although Xue Poye, the official who gave the gifts, did not know him, he could guess why these people gave the gifts, because among this batch of gifts, the most generous one was naturally the second prince Liu Ziyin.
Liu Ziyin's gift seemed very ordinary, just some herbs and gadgets, but once explained, Xue Poye knew that the herbs given by Prince Yin were rare medicinal materials worth thousands of gold, which could not be bought normally.
It nourishes qi, regulates the five internal organs, and relieves pain and nourishes meat. They are all extremely precious medicinal materials.
Those officials gave gifts only because of Prince Yin. Prince Yin was "thirsty for talents." This was something everyone in Kyoto knew. Now that Xue Poye "slaughtered three mastiffs with his bare hands", everyone knew that Prince Yin must have
Xue Poye took it for his own use.
Previously, everyone thought that Xue Poye was Liu Ziyin's disciple. After what happened, they found out that the master whom Prince Yin had taken over from the Prince Consort's Mansion was Princess Yi's master.
In this case, people with a little understanding immediately knew that Prince Yin must win over Xue Poye. It happened that Xue Poye was recovering from his injuries at this time, so some officials from the Yin Pai Ming Office in Kyoto would naturally express their feelings and work together to please Xue Poye.
Doing what you can to win over Xue Poye for Prince Yin can be regarded as pleasing Prince Yin.
Those who have a slightly longer view feel that if Xue Poye really follows Prince Yin, and Prince Yin succeeds in his great career in the future, Xue Poye will probably rise up and become a key figure, so he plans ahead and gives some heavy gifts to please Xue Poye.
So as to prepare for my future promotion to the official position.
It is also due to different personal considerations. Officials who only want to please Prince Yin will naturally have thinner gifts, while officials who have a long-term vision and really want to please Xue Poye will naturally have heavier gifts.
Xue Poye looked at the gifts in the yard and just sneered. It was too strange for a high-ranking prince and officials at all levels to give gifts to a commoner without any official position, and the doorway hidden behind was too treacherous.
The green lady was a little excited, but she was not excited for this. She just felt that if Xue Poye could really break into the core level of power in Kyoto, it would undoubtedly play a huge role in Qinglianzhao's great cause.
Of course, if the man he likes can win over officials of all sizes, it also proves his own strength and charm, and also proves that... he has a good vision.
Xue Poye suffered only external injuries, which were injuries to the flesh, so apart from the temporary inconvenience of walking around, he was able to eat and drink. He will be recovering for two days, and his energy has basically recovered.
Speaking of which, Xiao Shitou has always been by his side these past two nights, which moved Xue Poye very much. Whenever it was quiet at night, Xue Po nightclub would tell some stories to Xiao Shitou. They were nothing more than stories of loyalty, filial piety and justice, but Xue Poye seemed to
He is very interested in the tactics and tactics. He loves the history of the Three Kingdoms mentioned by Xue Poye the most, and he also likes Cao Cao even more.
Xue Poye broke out in a cold sweat and realized that the taste of the little stone was indeed unique. However, after thinking about it carefully, he had to admit in his heart that Cao Gong's charm was actually much stronger than many characters in the Three Kingdoms.
Normally, after the two of them finish telling the story and make sure that no one sees it, they start practicing the ecstasy technique.
Xue Poye only injured his skin and flesh, but his internal organs, meridians and blood vessels were not damaged at all, so he did not delay the cultivation of internal energy.
Xue Poye naturally taught Xiao Shitou the breathing control method taught to him by Eunuch Qin, which made Xiao Shitou admire his master who had hidden everything even more deeply.
Everyone knew about slaughtering three mastiffs with bare hands. Xiao Shitou naturally understood it very well. He was already shocked and admired his master's ability. After that, he taught him the method of regulating breath and gathering Qi. This made Xiao Shitou have a deep appreciation for his master's martial arts skills.
The respect for cultivation has gone up several levels.
Unknowingly, the cultivation levels of the big one and the small one rose sharply, and all of this was hidden in the depths of the night. Xue Poye warned Xiao Shitou not to reveal himself easily even if he was knocked to the ground.
Possessing martial arts skills.
The situation in Kyoto is turbulent, and the tides rise and fall. If a person possesses special skills, he will either be used as a pawn, or he will be eliminated using extremely secretive means.
So the two of them just practiced diligently, knowing that God and earth knew you and I.
Xue Poye practiced hard at night and naturally understood the truth. In this era, if you are not a strong person, you must be destined to be used as a tool. Only by making yourself stronger can you protect yourself and those around you.
people.
Although Xiao Shitou is small, he obviously understands this principle, so the two of them never slack off in practice until they can no longer hold on, then they take a break.
No one knew that Xue Poye was still practicing this weird ecstasy technique while he was recovering from his injuries.
By the time Prince Yin came to visit him in person, it was already October 13th. Thanks to the high-quality wound medicine prepared by the imperial physician, Xue Poye's torn flesh and skin had healed a lot, and his overall mental strength had improved a lot.
He has also fully recovered.
Xue Poye knew in his heart that this was the effect of the ecstasy mind method. This ecstasy mind method could not only improve various skills of the human body, but also play a huge role in restoring the body's vitality and spirit.
When Prince Yin came to the Prince Consort's Mansion to visit Xue Poye, Xue Poye was sitting on a soft couch in the courtyard looking at the beautiful scenery in the courtyard.
Of course, Xue Poye had already guessed that Prince Yin would come sooner or later, so he was well prepared mentally. He was about to stay, but Prince Yin stopped him. He sat down gently on the soft couch next to him and said warmly: "I have recovered in the past few days."
How are you? Are you feeling better?"
Xue Poye did not show any disgust with such hypocritical words, and smiled calmly: "It's much better. Prince Yin has many things to do, and he even made a special trip to visit the common people. How dare the common people act like this? It's really shameful."
Prince Yin laughed, and when he saw Madam Green and others had already pushed him down, he said softly: "Brother Xue, are you blaming me in your heart?"
He actually called "Brother Xue" at this time, which made Xue Poye have to admire Prince Yin's ability to bend and stretch from the bottom of his heart. In order to win over him, he did not care about his superior status. This is not something that everyone can do.
Xue Poye pretended to be surprised and said: "Why did Prince Yin say this?" He was about to get up, but suddenly he frowned and cried out "Ouch", as if he was in pain. Prince Yin personally stretched out his hand to support him and said warmly: "Xue
Brother, take care of yourself."
Xue Poye slowly leaned up on the soft couch, took a deep breath, and said with a wry smile: "It's really disappointing and makes the prince laugh."
Prince Yin sighed and said: "Brother Xue, there is no need for outsiders to call me Prince Yin. You can call me Your Highness. My people all call me that."
Xue Poye sneered in his heart. Prince Yin's words were very clever. The so-called "all my people call me that". If you don't call me that, it seems that you are not one of his people. If you call me that, you will become his pawn.
Xue Poye had a smile on his face and shouted like a fake snake: "Your Highness!"
Prince Yin burst out laughing, seemingly very happy, and said: "Brother Xue, you call me that, Zi Yin is very happy." After a pause, he shook his head and sighed: "Zi Yin knows that Brother Xue must be very fond of Zi Yin.
There is a misunderstanding, so I came here today to do three things."
Xue Poye said seriously: "Your Highness has something to do, just give me your orders."
Prince Yin stared at Xue Poye, showing a look of satisfaction, and said softly: "Of course I came here to visit Brother Xue, and I also came here to thank Brother Xue for not letting me lose Ziyanfang. This is also the most important thing in my trip."
Main purpose.”
Xue Poye waved his hand and said: "Don't dare, your highness is your master, and the common people are just your subjects. Being able to serve you is really a blessing for the common people."
Prince Yin smiled slightly, pondered for a moment, and sighed: "Two things, I came here to ask Brother Xue to forgive me."
"This...where do you start talking about this?" Xue Poye pretended to be surprised and said: "The common people are terrified."
"Brother Xue, before you entered the mastiff house, I told you that everything was arranged. You should not have forgotten this." Prince Yin had a sigh on his face, and he seemed a little helpless.
Of course Xue Poye did not forget that if Prince Yin let him into the mastiff house only made him angry, then Prince Yin deceiving him that there were arrangements in the house made him angry.
Unexpectedly, this kid Zi Yin would take the initiative to speak. Xue Poye was so filled with hatred that he almost wanted to strangle him to death. But at this moment, what he could do was just smile coldly and say nothing.
Xue Poye knew the mystery behind this. If he pretended to be fine and said he was fine, it would make him appear to be very scheming. Prince Yin would definitely be on guard. However, if he showed a trace of dissatisfaction like this, it would make Prince Yin feel that he was not guilty.
Showing your true nature saves you from a lot of trouble.
Sure enough, when Prince Yin saw that Xue Poye's face was slightly dissatisfied, he became happy instead. An imperceptible smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said warmly: "Brother Xue is probably not feeling well now. Zi Yin must be coming here."
Please explain."
Xue Poye smiled seemingly reluctantly and said: "Your Highness... Your Highness doesn't have to... don't have to be like this, the common people... hey...!"
Prince Yin was even more happy when he saw how sincere he was. He reached out and patted Xue Poye's thigh, and said softly: "Under the circumstances at that time, no matter how high your martial arts skills were, Brother Xue would still feel a little afraid when facing the three-headed Tibetan Mastiff.
I am very confident in Brother Xue's martial arts. I also know from my cousin how capable he is of dealing with three-headed Tibetan mastiffs. But in terms of means, I'm afraid there is no problem. What I was worried about at the time was only Brother Xue's ability to deal with three-headed Tibetan mastiffs.
I was afraid that you might be distracted and affect your ability, so I said that just to make Brother Xue calm down and not be afraid. Zi Yin has good intentions, but Brother Xue may not understand."
"Fuck your mother." Xue Poye couldn't help cursing in his heart: "Do you think I am a three-year-old child? To explain this matter with such a vulgar reason, ***, this kid is really unkind.
." But the market person frowned and said slowly: "Your Highness, you wanted me to calm down and not be afraid?"
"That's true." Prince Yin nodded and said: "The most fearful among warriors is that Brother Xue naturally understands that. Zi Yin is not talented. At that time, he could only help Brother Xue in that way. I hope Brother Xue knows."
Xue Poye sighed, showed a smile and said: "So that's it, I thought His Highness was lying to me... Ah, the common people made a mistake, please forgive me!"
Prince Yin chuckled. He suddenly felt that he liked this simple Xue Shitou. He waved his hand and said, "Brother Xue has a true temperament, and I appreciate it very much."
He finally calls himself me!
When a prince calls himself this, it reminds the person he is talking to that you must not forget my identity.
The person can put pressure on the other person, and can also give the other person excitement, because befriending a prince is equivalent to having a life of glory and wealth, which is what many people dream of.
"Your Highness seems to have three more things to do!" Xue Poye said softly, staring at Prince Yin's face that was not very handsome but very charming.
Prince Yin looked at the Guanyin Willow in the courtyard and said softly: "Brother Xue has made great contributions to this palace this time. I should have held a banquet to express my gratitude. However, Brother Xue was injured, so he did not bother him. Qianqiu will be here in a few days."
Birthday, naturally I can't spare any time during this period. Once Qianqiu's Birthday is over, I will set up a banquet for Brother Xue to thank Brother Xue for his hard work. I hope Brother Xue can attend the banquet on time."
"Going to a banquet?"
"Yes." Prince Yin stared at Xue Poye closely, leaned slightly closer and said, "I still have some things to discuss with Brother Xue in detail, and I can also introduce a few friends."
While Xue Poye was hesitating, Prince Yin suddenly stood up and said with a smile: "You are still recuperating, so I won't disturb you much today. After a few days, when Qianqiu's birthday is over, I will send someone to invite you. Brother Xue
Take good care of your health, and if you need anything, just tell your cousin. If I say you need something, come to me, I'm afraid my cousin will scold me, haha...!" He laughed out loud thinking he was being humorous, and walked away slowly.
Xue Poye looked at Prince Yin's back and couldn't help but be a little startled.
The green lady twisted her waist and walked over, laughing in a low voice: "Mr.
Xue Poye smiled bitterly, shook his head, and said softly: "The future is thorny, don't you think it's easy to go?"
The green lady sighed quietly and said softly: "No matter how many thorns you have, you will cut them off."
"Sister, you really think highly of me." Xue Poye lay on the soft couch and closed his eyes.
A gust of wind passed by, and the fallen leaves fell.
The waiter served new tea and was about to leave when Xue Poye suddenly opened his eyes and said, "Wait a moment!"
The boy stood with his hands down respectfully, bowed and said, "What are your orders, Master Xue?"
Xue Poye is Princess Yi’s master, so today’s servants in the Prince Consort’s Mansion call Xue Poye “Master Xue”. Although Xue Poye doesn’t like this title, at this moment, this title may be the most popular one.
appropriate.
Xue Poye pondered for a moment, smiled at the boy, and said, "Sit down first!"
The boy was shocked: "No... I don't dare!"
Xue Poye said with a smile: "I asked you to sit down, don't refuse, I have something to ask you."
The young man sat down timidly, waiting for Xue Poye to ask questions. In fact, he was also drumming in his heart. If Xue Poye asked some sensitive topics, would he have to answer?
Fortunately, Xue Poye's problem did not embarrass him.
"Do you know about the Ten Thousand Immortals Temple?"
.
The boy seemed relieved and asked, "What are you talking about, Master Xue?"
Xue Poye thought for a while and said: "That day I passed by the Ten Thousand Immortals Temple and saw some female Taoist priests entering the temple. They were only fifteen or sixteen years old, and they were accompanied by poor peasant women. I was a little curious. Do you know what that was about?
?”
"Master Xue, those are not female Taoist priests, they are spiritual babies!" the boy said hurriedly.
"Spirit baby?"
"Yes." The young man obviously knew very well about the spirit babies, and said: "Those spirit babies are all selected from the villages and towns near Kyoto, and they are used by the national master to attract gods."
"Ling the gods?" Xue Poye frowned. Xue Poye really couldn't understand these rare words.
In this way, the saint can be manifested. After the national master inquires about the destiny of the country and collects the elixir, he will take the spiritual babies to heaven and assign them to the blessed places of gods to cultivate immortality."
When Xue Poye heard this, he almost laughed out loud.
For Xue Poye, who comes from the future, this matter is so ridiculous and completely the most vulgar trick of pretending to be a ghost.
However, he soon realized why the National Master's method was so effective, because in this era, people have a fatalistic view of various natural landscapes and various natural and man-made disasters.
Human destiny is destiny and cannot be violated!
This is the limitation of thinking in this era.
People would blame gods for wind, rain, thunder, lightning, mountains, rivers and many unexplainable phenomena. As a result, China's huge system of gods was formed. Coupled with the propaganda of the ruling class, people firmly believed in the existence of gods.
.
It is of course easy for the national master to use this belief to do something in this era.
"Every two months, the Ten Thousand Immortals Temple will have a heavenly master lead the gods, and the selected spirit babies, accompanied by their parents, come to Kyoto and enter the Ten Thousand Immortals Temple." The boy seems to be a very talkative person.
, frothing at the mouth and said: "Their parents will get a sum of money, and the spirit baby can also go to heaven to become a god. This is a great thing, so every family wants to send their daughter to Wanxian Temple. But the country
The master set a rule that the spirit baby must be an untouched virgin, and must be between the ages of thirteen and eighteen. Otherwise, he will be burned by thunder and fire, and will never recover, and his family will be implicated and suffer for generations. Therefore,
No one dares to hide it. If she is not a virgin or not of the right age, then we don’t dare to send her."
Xue Poye let out a long sigh. He had already imagined the fate of those poor girls. Maybe they were killed by the Taoist priests after harvesting yin and replenishing yang. Maybe they had other uses. They dreamed of entering heaven, but they didn't know that they had stepped into it.
The moment they saw the Ten Thousand Immortals Temple, they had already entered hell and entered the gate of hell.
In the majestic Kyoto, such a thing happened. Under the eyes of the emperor, such a dirty and sad thing happened. Xue Poye felt a sense of sadness in his heart.
Thinking of the excitement and joyful eyes of the girls that day, Xue Poye felt that his heart ached a little.
He is not a philanthropic person, nor can he be considered kind and righteous, but those young girls entering the clutches of the devil under unknown circumstances are undoubtedly a heartbreaking thing for Xue Poye, who understands the nature of the matter.
"The Imperial Master has magic?" Xue Poye sighed, clenched his fists, and asked casually.
"I will." The boy replied: "Just last year, the Imperial Master pointed to a piece of ground and said that immortals would grow there. Not long after, a stone statue of an immortal slowly grew out of the ground. The Immortal Wind Road
The bones are the same size as a real person, so everyone says that the national master is also a great immortal."