Lu Song was scalded by boiling oil, and the pain in both palms was unbearable. He jumped up and down, waving his hands to attract wind to reduce the pain, but he knew in his heart that something was wrong this time, and it was a big mistake in front of the emperor. If the emperor blamed him, he would be blamed.
It's hard to save one's head——
Lu Chang was very smart. If he confessed to the emperor and asked for forgiveness at this time, even if King Langya would intercede for him and could save his life, he would never be able to get ahead again. He immediately knelt down, facing the south, and kowtowed as if pounding garlic.
He hissed: "Forgive me, the emperor of the local government - forgive my sins, the emperor of the local government -"
Seeing the sudden change, Lu Chang's four disciples were so frightened that their faces turned pale. They also knelt down and kowtowed, and shouted: "Forgive me, the local officials and emperors."
Emperor Sima Pi sat down on the imperial bed with the support of King Langya and his chamberlain. He touched his cheek with his hand. It was burning. He asked his younger brother Sima Yi to look at it. There were a few red spots, which were burnt by oil. Fortunately, there were only three or four.
Small, not serious.
There were loud footsteps outside the gate of the East Hall of Taiji Palace. The central leader Huan Mi came running with a group of guards. Seeing Emperor Sima Pi sitting on the imperial bed safe and sound, he felt relieved and asked loudly: "Your Majesty, what happened?"
Emperor Sima Pi was very frightened today. Previously, Lu Song said that there was a female ghost in the hall, and now he jumped up and down like a madman and threw his hands away, and knelt down and kowtowed to her head. Could it be that he was out of his mind and crazy? When he saw Huan Mi leading his troops to the hall, he felt in his heart
Then he felt calmer and said: "General Huan, this Lu Jijiu is crazy, drag him out -"
After dragging him out, he had no chance to argue. Lu Song kowtowed to the south and explained: "Your Majesty, Pindao has not lost his mind. Pindao got up early and recited the "San Yuanpin Jie Sutra" to the emperor Sanguan.
At that time, I had distracting thoughts in my heart and was not pious. When I just cast the spell, the local official and emperor punished me, causing my hands to be burned. I will forgive my sin - the local official and emperor forgive my sin -"
Chen Caozhi looked at Lu Song's embarrassed look. His hands on the ground were red, swollen and eroded, and the skin on his ten fingers was all peeled off. He thought to himself: "This is your punishment for pretending to be a ghost! That trick of killing ghosts and bleeding, I will die in two days."
Lai Zhen spreads quietly to show that it is false, and it also allows those foolish men and women to be less deceived. Emperor Sima Pi will also be alert after this incident."
Lu Song was introduced to the emperor by Sima Yi, the king of Langya. Now that Lu Song had made a fool of himself and burned the emperor, Sima Yi could not escape the blame. Naturally, he wanted to excuse Lu Song. He knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, Lu Jijiu is serving the emperor because of his service."
The local officials and emperors were not pious, which led to this misfortune. I did not notice it, and recommended it rashly, causing the emperor to be burned. Please punish me."
Sima Pi and Sima Yi are brothers and have a close relationship. Sima Pi will not blame Sima Yi for this matter. He touched the spicy red spots on his cheeks and said: "Aling, what does this have to do with you? This is Lu Chang
Serving the Three Officials and the Emperor is dishonest - Lu Song, raise your hand to me."
Previously, the emperor called Lu Song Lu Jijiu and Lu Xianshi, but now he called Lu Song directly, showing no respect.
Lu Chang turned around, walked on her knees, and raised a pair of peeling, red and swollen hands to show the emperor Sima Pi. Sima Pi only glanced at them, then frowned and said: "Get out, get out, get out quickly, it makes me sick to watch."
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Lu Chang endured the pain and humiliation, hastily packed up his utensils, and hurriedly left the palace with his four disciples escorted by Huan Mi.
When Emperor Sima Pi saw Lu Song leaving, he looked at Chen Caozhi, shook his head and said, "Chen Caozhi doesn't know how to make elixirs, and Lu Song has gained a reputation in vain, which really disappoints me." He stood up and said, "I am mentally exhausted.
I have to go back to Zhongzhai to rest."
Everyone in the hall quickly stood up to see off the emperor. Emperor Sima Pi alone saluted Sima Yu, the emperor's uncle, and left with a few chamberlains.
Sima Yu and Sima Yi looked at each other in shock. Lu Song's casting was like a farce. The oil and vinegar in the bronze cauldron were still boiling, and the hall was full of oil smoke. Sima Yu quickly ordered people to remove the charcoal fire and carry the bronze cauldron away.
Langya King Sima Yi felt that he had lost face and left in a hurry.
King Sima Yu of Kuaiji felt helpless that Emperor Sima Pi ignored the government and only sought the elixir of immortality. He shook his head and did not want to say anything more. He said to Chen Caozhi: "Can Cao come out of the palace with me?"
Chen Caozhi responded: "Your Majesty, please." He, Zhang Ping, and Wang Biao followed Sima Yu out of the east hall, but heard someone calling from behind: "Master Qian Tang and Chen, please wait a moment."
Chen Caozhi stopped and looked back, only to see his attendant Gao Song stepping forward quickly, cupping his hands and saying, "Gao has something to discuss with Mr. Chen in detail."
Sima Yu smiled and asked, "Does Shizhong Gao also want to argue with Cao Zhi?"
Gao Song shook his head and said: "No, Song has something to ask Mr. Chen for advice. Let's talk while we walk."
Gao Song was upright and unsociable, advocating Confucianism, and was quite dissatisfied with Zhengshi Xuanfeng. Every time he ridiculed celebrities who talked about it, Xie An accepted Huan Wen's invitation to serve in the Xifu three years ago. When celebrities from Jiankang saw Xie An off in Xinting, Gao Song would laugh. He said: "You are tired of disobeying the imperial decree and lying high on the east mountain. Everyone talks to each other and refuses to come out. How will you be like the common people! How will the common people be like you now?" It means that Xie An has come out of the mountain now. It was of no use to the common people in the world. It was just an exaggeration in vain. Xie An just smiled at that time and did not refute.
For Chen Caozhi, he knew that Xie An was the number one person who turned the tide of the Eastern Jin Dynasty from collapse, and Gao Song's rejection of all the talkative celebrities was obviously overkill. I really don't know how Gao Song was promoted to a high position in the imperial court. , Chen Cao was also famous for his metaphysics, could Gao Song want to mock him?
Sima Yu then went with Wang Biaozhi and Zhang Ping first. Chen Caozhi and Gao Song fell behind. Chen Caozhi cupped his hands and said, "What do you think, Mr. Gao?"
Gao Song turned his head and looked at the young man who was said to be the reincarnation of Wang Bi and the resurrection of Wei Jie. He smiled slightly and asked, "Do you have an old grudge between Mr. Chen and Lu Song?"
When Chen Cao heard Gao Song's words, he guessed that Gao Song might have noticed that he had touched the celadon bowl in the east hall of Tai Chi Hall just now, so he had doubts. This really fulfilled the sentence "If people don't know, "You can't do anything unless you do it yourself." Although there was some confusion at the time, people who were interested could still discover the secret and said: "Today is the second time Cao Zhi saw Lu Jijiu. The last time we met was five days ago at the meeting between Duke Huan and Princess Xin'an. At our wedding, we just exchanged a few pleasantries, how can we have old grudges?"
Gao Song said bluntly: "Is the failure of Lu Song's spell related to Mr. Chen's replacement of his celadon bowl?"
Chen Caozhi said with a smile: "Gao Shizhong really has a sharp eye, and Cao Zhi admires him. Now that Gao Shizhong has seen it, Cao Zhi doesn't hide it. Cao Zhi has no grudge against Lu Jijiu, but he is quite indignant at Lu Jijiu for confusing the monarch with his heretical techniques." , I believe that Confucianism and benevolent government are the right way to govern the country, and such alchemists with ulterior motives should be kept away from the palace."
Gao Song heard that Chen Caozhi advocated benevolent politics and Confucianism, and greatly appreciated it, but said: "So the reason why Lu Chang's oil cauldron was scalded was not a punishment from a local official, but a punishment imposed by Mr. Chen. I dare to ask how Mr. Chen solved the problem. Is it sorcery?"
Chen Caozhi didn't want to confide in Gao Song, who was meeting him for the first time. He just needed to understand many things in his heart. There was no need to explain everything to others, otherwise it would only cause trouble, so Caozhi said: "It's not true that Lu Song said that you can't be suffocated by stealth, and you can't be suffocated by fire." I believe that this is the realm of perfection advocated by Zhuangzi. Is Lu Chang the perfection of humanity? Why should Yingying remain like this?"
Gao Song sighed: "Yes, Mr. Chen has extraordinary knowledge."
Chen Caozhi said again: "I saw that Lu Song ordered his servant to take ten kilograms of green oil. Instead of pouring it directly into the bronze cauldron, he had to pour it into five celadon bowls first. Isn't it unnecessary? And those five celadon bowls obviously hold more than ten kilograms. Oil, there must be something else, and Lu Song's disciples seem to be very particular about the order of the five celadon bowls. Being a teenager, I deliberately changed the order. I didn't expect the subsequent results. What is the reason? I don’t know, but in short, Lu Chang’s magic is not magic, but deception.”
Gao Song didn't believe that Chen Cao's move was due to the nature of the young man. He looked at Chen Cao Zhi. Chen Cao's eyes were clear and he smiled at him. Gao Song said: "Young Master Chen's move has enabled the emperor to get rid of a monster and a sycophant. It can be said that it is a great contribution." Sheji. ”
Chen Cao said: "How dare Cao take credit? Now that Lu Song has gone, I hope that the high minister will keep this matter secret."
Gao Song nodded and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Chen, Gao will not talk about this to others. Otherwise, Gao will not avoid King Kuaiji and talk to you about this alone."
Chen Caozhi and Gao Song said goodbye by the dry river outside the palace gate, got on an ox cart, and took Ran Sheng back to the palace.
Gao Song stood under the thin willows by the river, looking at the oxcart in the distance, and thought to himself: "Chen Cao had such a scheme in his weak years. He quietly ruined Lu Song's reputation. He was reserved and deep, and it was difficult to predict his heart. But Chen Cao He said that Confucianism and benevolent government are actually the same thing——"
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When Chen Caozhi returned to the Gu Mansion, he saw that Banli had been waiting at the gatekeeper of the Gu Mansion for a long time. However, it was Mrs. Lu who learned that the emperor had summoned Chen Caozhi, but she did not know whether it was good or bad, so she sent Banli to inquire.
Chen Caozhi briefly talked about the summons. Banli heard that Lu Song's method failed and was expelled. He was surprised and said: "There is such a thing! So this Lu Taoist leader has no magic, and that Liu Langjun is Lu Qin." Lu Langjun also encouraged my wife to worship Nalu Jijiu as her teacher. He said that Lu Taoist leader prayed for blessings and eliminated disasters, and asked for illness and begged for a child, and everything came true. My wife believed it, and was preparing to go to the Zhidu Mountain Taoist Hall tomorrow to pray for a child and blessings - —”
Chen Caozhi raised his eyebrows and thought: "It's dangerous. If Mrs. Lu worships Lu Song as her teacher, then Wei Rui and I will have more twists and turns, and the "Laozi Xiang'er Commentary" preached by Lu Song is a combination of men and women. Qi art, this kind of combined Qi practice between men and women often leads to group sexual incest. If Mrs. Lu falls into it and her innocence is stained, it would be a tragedy." He said: "Banli, tell Mrs. Lu for me that you are not allowed to go to the Dushan Taoist Hall. Lu Chang is a demon and was repelled by the emperor. He has no place in the capital and will return to Xuzhou soon." He ordered Xiaochan to take two hundred coins and reward him with Banli.
Banli returned to the Lu Mansion and told Mrs. Lu everything Chen Caozhi said. Mrs. Lu Zhang Wenwan was surprised and said: "There is such a thing, Lu Daoshou is actually a monster."
Just when Lu Qin came to ask about his third aunt's trip to Zhidu Mountain Taoist Hall tomorrow, Mrs. Lu told him about Lu Song's practice in the palace that failed and was dismissed. Lu Qin didn't believe it and asked Banli where he heard the rumor? Banli didn't say it was Chen. What Cao Cao said was just rumors he heard outside.
Lu Qin pointed at Chestnut and said angrily: "You slave, you heard some rumors and came here to stir up trouble and slander Lu Daoshou. I will go to Zhidu Mountain to find out what happened. When I come back, I will tell my uncle to break your legs!"
After Lu Qin left, he did not dare to show up at his uncle Lu Na's house for the next few days, because what he saw when he went to Zhidu Mountain was Lu Song's hands tightly bandaged, the smell of herbs was pungent, and the disciples Lu Song had brought from Xuzhou He was packing his bags and preparing to serve Lu Song back to Xuzhou to recover from his injuries.