Lin Qianniang is a famous cultivator, and Xu Zhiqiong knows this.
But Xu Zhiqiong knew nothing about the origins of famous people. He only knew that Lin Qianniang had a set of skills that could make myths come true.
He has also seen Qianniang's cultivation. She has clouds on her body, but the clouds are extremely irregular and her character cannot be seen.
This is definitely not caused by excessive cultivation, but rather by Qianniang's impure cultivation.
But now she wants to recruit Xu Zhiqiong into a famous family. Should Xu Zhiqiong agree?
You need to know the reason first.
"Why should I be admitted to a famous family?"
Lin Qianniang said: "Xu Lang only used the principle that one plus one equals two to defeat Gongsun Wen in front of Tianzhang Pavilion. This kind of method is something Qianniang has never thought of in her life. Xu Lang's talent is so great. It is really rare in the world. If you can enter my Taoist school, you will definitely achieve great success!"
Xu Zhiqiong thought for a moment: "Can you tell me the origin of the famous person first?"
Qianniang looked at the prince, who nodded and said, "Say it!"
Qianniang slowly said: "The famous schools were originally one of the hundred schools of thought in ancient times. When the hundreds of schools contended, they were known as the four major schools along with the Yin-Yang, Confucian, and Mohist schools. By the time of Daqian in the previous dynasty, the famous schools were at their peak. There were three constellations in the Taoist sect. Although it is not as good as the righteous path of the Four Directions, its status can be called the first among the heretics!
Until the end of the Daqian Dynasty, Emperor Daxuan Gaozu raised his army. Between the two dynasties, fierce fighting continued for decades. The famous officials clung to the Daqian State. Three stars fell one after another, and all the star officials were killed.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China in Daxuan, Emperor Gaozu regarded the famous scholars as evil and drove all the practitioners to death. The famous masters disappeared from the world.
My family has been ministers of the previous dynasty for generations, and has secretly passed down the cultivation of famous masters. However, in my generation, there are only two daughters left. My father died young, my sister did not cultivate famous masters, and I am not talented enough and my cultivation is weak. , If this continues, the line of famous people will really be cut off!"
Second Sister Lin is a descendant of the former Gongqing!
Sister Lin must also be a descendant of the former minister!
The Crown Prince wants to marry Sister Lin as the Crown Princess?
Xu Zhiqiong took a breath and looked at the prince: "Your Highness, are you marrying a descendant of the former minister as the crown prince?"
The prince said sternly: "I am not a princess yet, but one day I will not only be a prince, but also a queen!"
Xu Zhiqiong said in astonishment: "Did you hide these two sisters secretly in the East Palace?"
The prince smiled and said: "How can it be said that it is a private possession? Sister Lin is not in the palace, and the second sister Lin is a palace servant I selected from among the people, and there is a list!"
Sister Lin is not in the palace, so where is Sister Lin?
Lin Qianniang lowered her head and said: "Xu Lang, if you are afraid that my identity will harm you, I will stop pestering you in the future. I only hope that you can learn some basic skills and pass on the famous lineage!"
As she spoke, Qianniang burst into tears.
The prince sighed: "But I said, it depends on Zhiqiong's will, don't force it."
Qianniang nodded: "Forgive Qianniang for being rude, Qianniang will just stop pestering Xu Lang!"
After saying this, Qianniang left in tears.
"Wait a minute!" Xu Zhiqiong said with a straight face: "If you want me to practice as a famous master, that's fine, but you have to promise me one thing!"
Qianniang turned around, wiped away her tears and said, "Xu Lang, please speak! As long as Qianniang can do it, she will go through fire and water..."
Xu Zhiqiong said: "Put your dimple over here and kiss me a hundred times!"
Xu Zhiqiong agreed. There is no reason not to agree to such a good thing!
Qianniang was stunned, then smiled with tears in her eyes: "Don't talk about dimples, no matter what Xu Lang wants, I will agree!"
Xu Zhiqiong waved his hands repeatedly: "It sounds like you have received so much kindness from me that you are able to obtain the unique knowledge of famous masters. It is Xu's blessing and luck. You should have the ceremony of becoming a disciple, but I already have a disciple, so I can't
I’ll call you Master again, and also Senior, and receive my respect from this junior!”
Second Sister Lin hurriedly stepped forward to help, and the prince smiled and said: "Don't help him, he is the one who took advantage. If it weren't for the fact that I can only practice domineering, I would have become your teacher long ago, and it would never be his turn!"
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Lin Qianniang held Xu Zhiqiong's hand and said, "Mr. Xu will discuss business matters with His Highness first, and come back tomorrow to practice the art of speaking with me."
Lip and tongue skills!
This is great, I do have a talent for this!
"Why wait until tomorrow? It will be fine tonight. My lips and tongue are very flexible."
Qian Niang smiled shyly, bowed and left.
Xu Zhiqiong then discussed the hiding place with the prince: "Your Highness, if you think about it carefully, is there any secret place in the palace? It is best not to be too far away from the East Palace."
The prince was a little absent-minded: "Brother, is it useful for us to discuss this?"
Xu Zhiqiong asked in surprise: "How could it be useless?"
The prince said: "Do you think that assassin was really sent by King Huai?"
Xu Zhiqiong really felt that it was not sent by King Huai.
But this matter involved Emperor Zhaoxing, Xu Zhiqiong did not dare to speak easily: "What do you think, Your Highness?"
The prince did not answer, but asked: "Who do you think the assassin is?"
Xu Zhiqiong replied in a low voice: "I think the assassin is Gongsun Wen."
The prince nodded: "I think it's him too. With my eyes, I can see some things. Some things I can understand, and some things I can't. I can always see the figure of my father in Gongsun Wen!"
Xu Zhiqiong bit his lip and said: "No matter who is behind the scenes, you must find a helper who can stop the assassin."
The prince guessed what Xu Zhiqiong meant: "The helpers from outside can't come in, and the helpers from inside can't get out either!"
Xu Zhiqiong pinched his chin and said: "It's a bit of a risk, but it's worth it. Not only do you have to protect His Highness, but you also have to find a way to capture the assassin alive."
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That night, Gongsun Wen went to the palace of Prince Huai for a banquet. Prince Huai fulfilled his promise in front of Tianzhang Pavilion and treated him as a distinguished guest.
At the royal palace's night banquet, ancient etiquette was followed, and a separate meal system was used, that is, one person ate at one table, and drank three rounds. King Huai asked Gongsun Wen again for advice on the theory of two minds. Gongsun Wen smiled bitterly and said: "When a certain person was debating in Tianzhang Pavilion,
After being defeated by a kid with a yellow mouth, His Highness Prince Huai is still willing to listen to my two-hearted argument?"
King Huai laughed and said: "Sir, you are wrong. The theory of two minds is a great achievement in learning. How can it be obscured by a sophistry?"
Gongsun Wen bowed his hands and saluted: "His Highness has these words, Wen, I am so moved that I forget myself."
"I am reading Mr.'s works and I don't understand something. I want to ask Mr. for advice. Mr. Wang once said that there are countless fools and there is no wise man in the world. Are wise men really so rare in the world?"
Gongsun Wen shook his head and said: "Wise men are not so rare. Someone said this, and it has a profound meaning."
"Sir, please clarify!"
Gongsun Wendao: "In the past, when I was giving lectures in Yongzhou, one of my disciples gave me a piece of uncut jade (jade wrapped in a stone, without carving or processing) as a gift. My classmates all laughed at that disciple and said he was stingy.
I gave my teacher a stone. If I didn’t even recognize this piece of jade, this disciple would be wronged to death.
Wise men are not rare, just like jade in the stone, but there are too few people who know how to distinguish jade, which makes jade appear precious."
King Huai praised him and said: "What you said is very true. I wonder what happened to that student?"
Gongsun Wendao: "I told other students that this stone is extremely precious and contains jade. The students didn't believe it, saying that jade was born naturally. How could it be possible to be born in a stone?
Fools always think that jade cannot be born in stone, just like they think that talents cannot be born among common people. In fact, wise men are not rare, but they are buried by fools because of their humble origins."
King Huai deeply agreed with this: "As Mr. Huai said, there are many examples of wise men being buried by fools. If only a few people have seen it with their own eyes, there are countless examples."
Gongsun Wendao said: "His Royal Highness King Huai is in the court, so he must know the affairs of the court. The whole court is full of fools. Naturally, this example is not uncommon!"
King Huai sighed: "Why are there so many fools in my court?"
Gongsun Wen said with a smile: "Since ancient times, heroes have cherished each other, but fools have also cherished each other. Heroes respect and respect each other, and fools cover up each other's shortcomings. Fools naturally like fools. In the court of fools, fools naturally succeed, and wise men are often excluded!"
When King Huai heard this, he smiled and said nothing.
This was a dig at Emperor Zhaoxing, but King Huai did not respond.
It was impossible for King Huai to trust Gongsun Wen so much when they had a drink together for the first time.
He continued to discuss the theory of two minds with Gongsun Wen on a philosophical level, and when they got to the essence, King Huai suddenly waved his hand and ordered music to be played and songs to be sung.
A woman slowly walked into the main hall, her skin was crystal clear, like pearls, and her eyebrows were affectionate, like stars twinkling.
This woman's body was filled with light, a soul-stirring light. The guards inside and outside the main hall did not dare to take another look at this woman, feeling that they would suffocate at any moment.
The maids on both sides didn't dare to take another look. They felt that they were born as women and had lived in vain. After seeing this peerless beauty, they felt extremely ashamed.
This is the number one singer in Daxuan, Lin Ruoxue.
Lin Ruoxue came to Gongsun Wen and saluted, "Mr. Gongsun, let Ruoxue sing a song for you!"
Gongsun Wen smiled and nodded slightly.
King Huai looked at Gongsun Wen's expression.
"After the little peach withered, a pair of swallows flew over to several houses. The light smoke was dim at dawn, the river was far away at dusk and the clouds were far away, and the lingering cold outside the curtain was not curled up. They all slanted into the depths of the red building. The Prime Minister occupied the carved beams, as if they had made an appointment.
Live..." (Excerpted from Song Dynasty poet Wu Wenying - "Shuangshuangyan·Little Peach Farewell")
Lin Ruoxue sang a song "Two Swallows". Many guards inside and outside the main hall were a little unsteady.
Their hearts were trembling fiercely. They couldn't understand the neat words and sentences, and they couldn't understand the melody of Yangchun Baixue, but they could understand Lin Ruoxue's voice. Every word lingered in their hearts. Between three or two sentences,
Can this heart, along with the soul, be involved in the melody.
The number one singer in Daxuan is not just beautiful. When she sang behind a screen in Yinggeyuan, she defeated the twelve masters of the hall in one night, so much so that she is still the most popular singer in Yinggeyuan to this day.
Don't mention her name.
She has a beautiful appearance and a voice that is unparalleled in the world. How can any man resist such a woman?
After singing the song, Lin Ruoxue saluted again.
Gongsun Wen's expression did not change much, he did not avoid Lin Ruoxue deliberately, but there was no trace of greed in his eyes.
King Huai asked: "Sir, what do you think of this song?"
Gongsun Wendao: "The voice is impeccable, and the friendship in the song is also extreme. However, in the fifth sentence of the upper column, the girl sang a business tune a little off, and in the third sentence of the lower column, she sang it again."
I wonder if the girl made the mistake accidentally, or did she intend to take the exam for me?"
If you sing out of tune, your tone is not accurate.
The song was gone for a while, but the rhythm was delayed a beat.
King Huai was stunned for a long time.
Lin Ruoxue sang in front of him, but he could still pay attention to the technical aspects?
King Huai looked at Lin Ruoxue, who nodded slightly. Gongsun Wen was right. These were indeed two loopholes she deliberately left, and Gongsun Wen discovered them both.
King Huai signaled Lin Ruoxue to step back, and then waved again, and twenty dancers came to the main hall.
In the sound of music, twenty beauties danced gracefully, skipping a song "Lazy Thrush", taking off their clothes one after another, and dancing another song "Breaking Willows".
Without Luo Shang, this song "Breaking Willows" is about the dance of the original body.
The so-called original body dance is a dance without clothes, only the body.
Twenty beautiful dancers danced in front of Gongsun Wen.
The guards in the hall could see that the blood was pouring down and he could hardly stand.
The guards outside the hall could not be seen. The blood was pouring upwards and he could hardly stand!
Gongsun Wen's expression remained unchanged, his eyes did not dodge or be greedy, he just watched silently.
After the dance was over, King Huai asked again: "What do you think, sir?"
Gongsun Wendao: "The steps are regular and the advance and retreat are neat. If I read it correctly, this is the Thousand Sword Formation!"
King Huai was shocked, he could actually see the dancing girl's formation?
He was right, this was the Thousand Swords Formation, the Thousand Swords Formation in the Art of War. King Huai deliberately asked these twenty dancers to form the Thousand Swords Formation when they danced the original dance.
The beautiful dancers danced in their original form. Gongsun Wen only noticed their positions and movements and saw that they were performing the Thousand Knife Formation!
What kind of person is this?
King Huai ordered the dancing girl to retreat and repeatedly praised: "Sir, you are really a god, you are really a god!"
Gongsun Wen said with a smile: "A gentleman, don't look at anything that is not polite. I don't see anything that is not polite, so why do you need to test it again and again, Your Highness?"
King Huai stood up and apologized: "I have been reckless and offended sir. Please forgive me."
Gongsun Wen said with a smile: "What's the harm in a little joking for a humble person? Two pairs of swallows, in the Thousand Sword Formation, listening to music and enjoying the dance, but Your Highness is very interested, but the swallows entered the Thousand Sword Formation, and the swords saw blood.
This situation is really dangerous.”
There is something in Gongsun Wen's words, he is alluding to the situation of King Huai.
King Huai heard this and said: "Using a Thousand Knife Formation to deal with a swallow would be making a mountain out of a molehill."
Gongsun Wen smiled: "If you wait until the swallow turns into a phoenix, it will be too late to use the knife."
King Huai shook his head and said: "The swallow has no intention of becoming a phoenix. It just wants to build a nest with mud in its mouth and live in peace."
"I understand this, but the person holding the knife may not understand it. Even if he does, he can pretend not to understand. There is no harm in killing Yanzi after all."
The person holding the knife is none other than Emperor Zhaoxing!
King Huai was silent for a moment and said: "According to your opinion, sir, this swallow has no way out?"
"No," Gongsun Wen shook his head, "In the opinion of a fool, the swallow will undoubtedly die, but in the opinion of a wise man, it depends on whether the swallow can use a knife!"