Lao Su's anger, which had been blocked in his chest and ready to explode at any moment, was suddenly stagnated.
The whole person was stuck for a few seconds.
After regaining consciousness.
He subconsciously wanted to retort loudly.
But thinking of the many strange things Xu Yun had shown before, Old Su's words that he intended to refute were stopped in his throat.
after awhile.
He first forced himself to calm down, turned to look at Zongze, and said:
"Rulin, I already know about King Jian's affairs, please step aside first."
Zongze quickly glanced at Xu Yun beside him, suppressed the curiosity in his heart, and saluted Old Su:
"Teacher, the student will leave first."
After Zongze leaves.
Lao Su withdrew his gaze and said coldly to Xu Yun:
"Wang Lin, you said that the guru is yours, but is there any evidence to prove it?"
That's it.
Seeing that Lao Su patiently listened to his explanation, Xu Yun couldn't help but feel slightly relieved.
Although I have rehearsed today's situation many times in my mind...
But reality is reality after all, anything can happen, and risks still exist.
No one can tell whether Lao Su will get angry and not give himself a chance to explain.
He immediately threw the cup as a signal, and then a few dead soldiers came out from the edge of the screen and chopped themselves into pieces, and there was no trace of the smell...
Then he took out a letter from his sleeve, spread it out on the desk, and pushed it in front of Lao Su:
"Master, take a look at this first."
Lao Su took the letter, shook it slightly, and read it with confusion:
"My name is Guo Jing. I am from Bingzhou. I was the deputy commander of Youwei. I returned to Beijing in the fourth year of Emperor Yongxi's reign and lived in Beijing for a long time..."
A few seconds later.
He suddenly raised his head and stared at Xu Yun, as if he wanted to see through him:
"This...is this?"
Wang Lin smiled and nodded at him, affirming:
"Yes, it is exactly Master Guo's self-report."
"It contains his resume, his methods of deceiving people, and a list of people who were deceived by him. It can be regarded as the certificate of surrender he gave me."
When Lao Su heard this, his left hand holding the letter faintly trembled a few times.
With his right hand, he picked up the teacup and drank some water to calm down his shock, and asked Xu Yun full of surprise and uncertainty:
"Xiao Wang, what on earth is going on?"
Seeing Lao Su who had returned to his usual name, Xu Yun felt relieved again.
Although he has made some extreme preparations, whether he explains now or not cannot change the course of events.
But if Lao Su's impression can be restored, it would naturally be better. Just listen to him slowly say:
"Sir, you may not know something. This Master Guo's name is Guo Jing, and he is a complete liar."
"That day, when I came to your door with the invitation card you lent me, I first exposed all his tricks and taught him some more subtle methods."
"Coupled with the self-report he wrote, and a stick and a handful of sweet dates, he was easily under his control."
"Many things that happened in the future were all done by the villain veterinarian."
Friends who know the history of the late Song Dynasty should know this.
In the late Northern Song Dynasty.
There are three Taoist priests who are famous in the political arena and have different evaluations in history. They are:
Xu Zhichang, Lin Lingsu, and...
Guo Jing.
Among them, the one with the best reputation is undoubtedly Xu Zhichang.
He was proficient in Taoist classics and was a famous religious painter in the Northern Song Dynasty. He basically did not interfere too much in government affairs.
In the collection world of later generations, the value of this man's paintings is not too low.
The average price is around 50,000 to 60,000 yuan, and the highest one even sold for 470,000 yuan.
Next is Lin Lingsu.
To be honest, this person's image in official history is really not very good.
When he was at the peak of his power, Cai Jing had to avoid his influence. There is basically no good comment in the official history.
But on the other hand.
From the perspective of Taoist contributions, Lin Lingsu still made some contributions:
He is the founder of the Shenxiao Sect. He almost destroyed Buddhism by himself and plays an important role in the history of Taoism.
Some objective evaluations indicate that he belongs to a controversial and negative person.
But the rest of Guo Jing...
He is a complete liar.
This strange man was a soldier in his early years. He returned from the Western Front in 987 AD and returned to Bianjing with the army.
From now on, he has been pretending to be a veteran with no combat missions in Bianjing. He likes to do things for others, a real veteran.
By the time Jingkang changed his mind, Guo Jing was already in his sixties.
Sun Fu, the privy envoy at that time, accidentally learned Guo Jing's name from "Poems of Feelings" and found him in Bianjing City.
since then.
This strange man began his magical performance:
He first recruited a group of people, and the number was 7777, which it seems likely that future generations would be warned by Muay Thai.
These people's horoscopes combine with Liujia, so they are also called Liuding and Liujia Divine Soldiers.
According to Song historical records.
Most of these people are beggars and scoundrels.
Not long after, these people were sent out of the city to meet the enemy.
At the same time, Guo Jing was sitting on the wall doing:
There was a statue of the King of Heaven standing next to him, and he shouted "You have been strengthened, go for it", and then disappeared.
Well, no more:
All 7,777 "magic soldiers" were wiped out.
It was precisely because of this defeat that the Jin people climbed onto the city wall of Bianjing for the first time. (If you are interested, you can read the History of Song Dynasty - The Biography of Sun Fu. The author sighed after reading it.)
Another very funny thing is.
In later generations, there were actually some people who helped the Liujia Shenbing.
For example, there is no other way. The combat effectiveness of the Liujia Divine Soldiers is stronger than that of the Song Army, forcing the Jin Army to send out the main force to annihilate them all.
Later, Guo Jing was even described as a failed version of Joan of Arc.
But what is the reality?
At that time, Zhang Shuye was in the city, Zongze's army was on the road, and even worse, Li Gang was there.
Judging from the weapons and their effects that were later distributed to the residents of the city, it was not that difficult to wait until Zongze came to his rescue.
As a result, the strange civil servants Sun Fu and Prime Minister He Li, together with Song Huizong, insisted on choosing Guo Jing.
In addition, the Liujia Divine Soldiers were indeed fighting the main force of the Jin Army, but the problem was that the four armies at the gate of the city at that time were all the main force...
You can think about it with your head, but who would block the door at this moment?
At the same time, in addition to the "History of the Song Dynasty", the History of the Jin Dynasty also recorded this battle:
[Song Dynasty general Guo Jing sent tens of thousands of troops to the Loushi camp, and the living women fought from the side. The enemy was in chaos, so they defeated it. The king sent living women to lead his elite troops to intercept them. The enemies were in chaos, so the king supervised the troops to fight. With a stray arrow in his hand, he straightened his bridle, raised his spear, and struck freely. The enemy was defeated and fled towards the city.]
That is to say.
At that time, this group of Liujia magic soldiers came out of the city and went straight to the Jin army to kill them. Their momentum was probably quite fierce.
So Lou Shi retreated a little and gave up at the gate of the camp.
Let them rush into the encirclement, and let the living women flank and attack them.
This very simple bait and encirclement tactic actually turned out to be the capture of a Jin army camp in the words of those land-washing parties.
Lou Shi was hit by an arrow in his arm, and became Lou Shi, the first seriously injured general of the Jin Army...
What can this say?
Some clowns in history are determined to clear up the national shame, while some national heroes cling to black spots that are unnecessary or can be ignored.
So seriously, sometimes you really have to question the composition of those people.
alright.
Back to business.
Although Guo Jing is a complete charlatan, he is an excellent candidate to fool Song Huizong:
Xu Zhichang was a Buddhist and would not interfere in government affairs, so he did not die until he was 94 years old.
Lin Lingsu...
It's because he is not in Bianjing and is still wandering around.
Moreover, this person is one of the founders of Taoism. If he is used as a buffoon, he will easily be reported as a force majeure 404.
So after thinking about it carefully.
Xu Yun finally chose Guo Jing as his target.
His eyes returned to reality.
Then Xu Yun paused, changed the subject, and asked Lao Su:
"Sir, when you were asking for information, did you ever hear about this guru's abilities?"
At this time, most of the anger in Lao Su's heart had disappeared, and more of it was confusion and curiosity. After hearing this, he thought:
"I once wrote to a friend to inquire, but was told that this Master Guo has profound abilities that are far beyond the reach of ordinary people who pretend to be gods and ghosts."
"For example, taking things from oil pans, detaining ghosts from gods, burning ghost corpses in fire, etc..."
"If not for this, he would not have been worshiped as a guru by officials so quickly."
how to say.
It is indeed a dynasty that ranks among the top three in history for its respect for ghosts and gods.
Even a great man like Lao Su always had strong personal emotions when mentioning supernatural things.
Xu Yunjian looked around for a while, then took out a piece of yellow paper from his sleeve and handed it to Lao Su:
"Sir, look at this yellow paper. Is there anything special about it?"
Lao Su took the yellow paper, touched it, shook his head and said:
"It seems like just an ordinary talisman?"
Xu Yun smiled mysteriously at her, took back the yellow paper, pointed at one corner and said:
"Sir, please lend me the light in the study."
Lao Su nodded:
"Just use it."
After getting Lao Su's approval.
Xu Yun walked to a kerosene lamp near the desk and stood sideways so that Lao Su could fully see his movements.
Then he placed the yellow paper over the flame and shook it gently a few times.
Less than a moment.
The yellow paper begins to burn due to heat.
At first, Lao Su's expression was a little confused, and he didn't understand the meaning of Xu Yun's move.
But look at it.
His expression gradually became a little horrified:
I saw the dark fire slowly burning into the paper, but it did not spread to the entire paper, but gradually burned out a strange shape!
It seems...
Demonic shadow!
After a while.
Xu Yun placed the burned yellow paper in front of Lao Su and said respectfully:
"Sir, please look."
In fact, there was no need for Xu Yun to remind Lao Su that his attention was completely attracted by the yellow paper:
The burnt mark on the yellow paper in front of him was a one-foot-long centipede!
Lao Su carefully picked up a corner of the yellow paper and after confirming that it was just a hollow shape, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Then he looked at Xu Yun again and said impatiently:
"What the hell is going on?"
Xu Yun spread his hands like a bear towards him and said with a smile:
"This is what you call gods and ghosts. In fact, it's just a little trick."
As he spoke, he tore a small opening in the yellow paper, pointed at some cotton-like things among them and said:
"This yellow paper is surrounded by asbestos mesh, which can resist dark fire, and the centipede-shaped area is ordinary yellow paper."
"At the same time, the villain also dipped a clean brush into the potassium nitrate solution in advance and applied it to the centipede area."
"Potassium nitrate is colorless or yellowish. In either case, it will leave no trace on yellow paper."
"When the time is right, you just need to pretend to catch ghosts, stage a battle between humans and ghosts, and then find another opportunity to say that the ghosts are trying to escape."
"At that time, they will step on the Gang Steps, arrange their formations, wave their mahogany swords, and look like they are engaging in a fierce battle with demons."
"After the fight, I took out the yellow paper and said that the demons and ghosts had been sealed on the yellow paper. If I lit it on fire, I could see all kinds of 'demon shapes'."
The operation Xu Yun mentioned was actually a very common means of 'eliminating demons' during the Ming Dynasty.
Because according to the development of technology, the core material required for the whole process...that is, potassium nitrate solution will not become relatively popular until then.
Of course.
At that time, the Taoist priests did not call it potassium nitrate solution, but called it yellow salt water.
The Song Dynasty has not yet developed to this point, but Xu Yun produced potassium nitrate in advance when preparing salt bridges and nickel steel.
With the help of such a super-dimensional solution, it is not easy to pretend to be a ghost, and it is guaranteed that no abnormalities will be discovered.
As for what Lao Su said about taking things out of oil pans and burning ghost corpses...
To put it bluntly, it's very simple.
The so-called burning of ghost corpses is actually a very "self-abuse" performance:
The caster danced and muttered words.
After a while, his fingers actually started to burn.
The caster then took a mouthful of water and sprayed it on the 'killed' but invisible demon corpse on the ground and his own burning fingers.
In an instant, a beam of fire ignited on the ground.
If the conditions are right, you can even see little will-o'-the-wisps rising.
Actually.
This is because the caster has placed camphor powder, phosphorus and sulfur on the ground in advance.
While performing.
The caster first applies these to his fingers.
Since sulfur and phosphorus are flammable, camphor is easily volatile.
Therefore, it will burn upon contact and will not hurt your fingers.
At the same time, what the caster sprays out of his mouth is not water, but wine.
That's why a beam of fire appeared and completely burned the demon corpse.
This is also a trick that only appeared in the Ming Dynasty. At the same time, compared to the bug in the original version that may be exposed due to the "alcohol smell", Xu Yun provides medical alcohol.
Although medical alcohol has a special taste, it is still very different from wine.
If the other party really asks, they can shirk it by turning to the "consecrated" demon-repelling water, which can be regarded as a patch for the bug.
All you need to do is take the food out of the frying pan, so there’s not much to explain.
This should be a widely spread trick, and it was quite popular among the qigong craze in the 1990s.
But here is a piece of wrong knowledge to correct:
Many people think that the reason for taking oil out of the pan is to put vinegar under the pan and oil on top of the vinegar. Since vinegar has a low boiling point, it moves upward when heated and looks the same as oil.
But this is actually wrong.
The boiling point of acetic acid is 118 degrees. Edible vinegar will form compounds due to the doping of water, which will also lead to azeotropic conditions. The boiling point is by no means the so-called 40 degrees.
The so-called boiling point of vinegar is only 40 degrees, and the temperature is only 35 degrees when a human hand is put into the pot. This is also a rumor that came out of nowhere.
In fact.
This appears to be the reason why the oil is boiling, but is actually at low temperature.
In fact, it is because substances such as calcium carbonate and boric acid that easily generate gas when heated are placed under the oil pan, forming a false boiling phenomenon.
Therefore, if any unlucky person ever travels through time, be sure not to add vinegar to the bottom of the pot.
Otherwise, it would be like Melody watching a small movie and taking a small pill - the fun would be even greater.
all in all.
These little tricks that seemed extremely simple in later generations could deceive many people in the Northern Song Dynasty...or any feudal dynasty in ancient times.
In addition, Song Huizong was an emperor who was easy to fool, so Guo Jing's success in front of him did not exceed Xu Yun's expectations.
Then Lao Su suddenly thought of something again and asked:
"But Xiao Wang, I heard that in addition to subduing demons, the master can also deduce ancient and modern times and control the power of heaven and earth. How did he do this?"
Xu Yun scratched his head in embarrassment and pointed at himself:
"To tell you the truth, the master's so-called ability to reach the heavens is so complete..."
"Actually, it's just a villain who determined the time of the Xingbo and Ludong earthquakes through calculations, and Master Guo 'predicted' them."
When Lao Su heard this, he was startled. Xu Yun's preparations in front of the observation telescope flashed through his mind, and he suddenly said:
"So you waited for more than ten days after making the lenses before you started observing?"
"I thought Xingbo was just a coincidence..."
"But... these kinds of celestial phenomena and earthquakes can also be calculated by humans?"
The corners of Xu Yun's mouth twitched a few times:
"......sure."
Finished.
He then silently added two words in his mind:
That's weird.
Not to mention the Song Dynasty, even in later generations, comets and earthquakes are extremely difficult to predict.
Comet is easier to say.
A 100-kilometer-meter celestial body approaching the sun has a probability of being discovered by an infrared telescope when it is about 50 astronomical units from the earth.
When it is about 28 astronomical units from the earth, it has a high probability of being detected by the Hubble Space Telescope based on its color.
The speed of such interstellar objects relative to the sun is usually within 40 kilometers per second, which is very slow compared to the distance.
Therefore, by supercomputing for several years, there is a high probability that the time can be accurately determined with the naked eye.
But earthquakes are different.
Even in the 21st century, no country can predict earthquakes with 100% accuracy.
At most, after an earthquake occurs at the epicenter, the characteristic that electromagnetic waves are faster than seismic waves can be used to allow people farther away to take protective measures in advance.
And this is only a prototype technology, the practical effect is very average, and the promotional significance is greater than the actual value.
Xu Yun can remember these two things purely because he is a time traveler:
The comet came from the memory of childhood because it appeared at the same time as Cai Boyi's death.
The earthquake happened just during the Mid-Autumn Festival, so it didn't miss a day.
In addition, Huizong came to the throne this year, so I can't forget it even if I want to.
Just follow the original time trajectory.
At this time, Empress Dowager Xiang had not yet passed away, so Zhao Ji just exempted Lu Dong from his annual gift, and the whole matter passed smoothly.
This is also a core reason why Guo Jing is willing to obey Xu Yun after taking office:
How Song Huizong and the officials in the court looked at him was how he looked at Xu Yun.
If Guo Jing was just under pressure at first, then after several prophecies happened, he really regarded Xu Yun as a god.
It's a pity that Lao Su didn't know that he had been deceived by Xu Yun - on the contrary, based on Xu Yun's previous performance, he believed this statement 90% to 90%.
Think of this.
A trace of doubt appeared in his eyes:
"Xiao Wang, since you can guarantee Uncle Wen Qingzhao's safety, why did you do this?"