Luo Sigong thought about it and decided to ask Ye Jinquan, the sloppy Taoist master of the Wudang Sect, Nanwu Sheng, to come out to help. As soon as Nanwu Sheng arrived, all the problems would be solved.
But Ye Jinquan's status was too high, and he couldn't recruit him with just one word. Although he had a high position and authority, in Ye Jinquan's view, the commander of the Imperial Guard was worthless.
To show his sincerity, he had to go and invite him in person and bring Chen Zhenshi with him to speak good words for him. In addition, he had to bring Shan Sibei, the commander in charge of Zuo.
This man is the younger brother of Shan Sinan, the guest who rides the waves and chases the wind, and is also a member of the Wudang sect, but he is not a disciple. He has mediocre martial arts and average abilities, but he holds a high position in Jinyiwei, all because of Shan Sinan.
Shan Sinan's light kung fu was the best in the world, and Luo Sigong wanted to make friends with him. Luo Sigong wanted to make friends with anyone who had great ability. But Shan Sinan regarded fame and fortune as dirt and was unwilling to have anything to do with Luo Sigong.
This was not the case with Shan Sibei. He was obsessed with fame and fortune, and was both an official and a money-lover. Luo Sigong followed his fancy, gave him a high official and generous salary, and made clear arrangements for him in Jinyiwei, and used him to win over Shan Sinan.
Luo Sigong brought Shan Sibei with him because he wanted to use his connections to get Shan Sinan to stand up and help speak.
Jinyiwei is hiring people, and Dongchang is also hiring people.
Yan Shoufeng asked Tian Ergen to go to Hengshan to invite the Huode Zhenjun Zhang Daoqian. Through the relationship with King Fu, he asked Zheng Wei to go to Qingcheng Mountain to ask for the Skeleton Ghost Sword Pang Jianfeng. He personally went to Wanghai Temple in Dongshan on Juhua Island to ask for the evil face Bodhidharma Kongkong.
In the Zen room, Yan Shoufeng explained the purpose of his visit and said empty-handedly: "I am a monk. He has jumped out of the three realms and is not in the five elements. It is inconvenient to participate in such mundane things. Donor Yan, please come back." After saying this, he picked up the tea cup and wanted to see the guests off.
Yan Shoufeng said with a smile: "The master's Buddhist teachings are profound and he is actually a famous monk of the generation. He should not settle down here. If King Fu ascends the throne, I would like to invite the master to be the head of the Shaolin Temple and go to Shaoshi Mountain to give lectures."
"Ha..." Kongkong laughed loudly, "It seems that Donor Yan is a destined person. Well, I will go to the capital with you."
On this day, Luo Sigong and others came to the Zhenwu Temple in Wudang Mountain. They did not come empty-handed. It was not appropriate to come empty-handed. They brought several carts of gifts, including silks, jewelry, jade, precious medicinal materials, etc., all of which were high-end goods.
The gifts were not brought from the capital city. The capital city is far away and driving here would take too much time. These things were purchased in the county town at the foot of the mountain. Luo Sigong spent a lot of money and did not pay out of his own pocket. He is not that stupid, nor that
noble.
Luo Sigong did not go to see Ye Jinquan directly, but went to Shan Sinan with Shan Sibei first.
In the bedroom, the Shan brothers were very happy to meet each other. After exchanging pleasantries, Shan Sibei explained his intention.
Shan Sinan just refused to listen. When he heard this, his face sank and he said unhappily: "When you have nothing to do, you will not go back to Wudang Mountain for several years and forget about me as your brother. If something happens,
Then you think of me, is there any brother like you? It’s too outrageous, it’s simply unreasonable. I don’t care about your bad things.”
Luo Sigong was sitting next to him, and Shan Sinan didn't even look at him, giving him no face at all.
Shan Sibei was snatched away by his brother, and his face was a bit too worn to hold up the curtains. He was very embarrassed and sat there blankly, not knowing what to say.
Luo Sigong said: "Sibei, this is your fault. How can you not come back to visit your brother for several years? It's really embarrassing for you as a younger brother."
Shan Sibei said: "What you are trying to teach me is that I have been busy with official duties in the past few years and have never had time to spare, so I have not bothered to come back to visit my brother, which has chilled my brother's heart."
When Shan Sinan heard this, he became displeased and said, "Quickly pull it off. How can Jin Yiwei be so busy? I can't spare the time to come back for several years. Who can believe what you say?"
Luo Sigong said: "What Sibei said is true, and I can vouch for him. As a commander and my right-hand man, he is indeed very busy with official duties. His feet hit the back of his head. He was busy from morning to night.
"
In fact, Shan Sibei's job is very easy. It's not that he doesn't have time, but that he doesn't take his elder brother to heart. His busy schedule is just an excuse. In order to excuse Shan Sibei, Luo Sigong told lies with open eyes and sincerity.
It's more real than real. Shan Sibei is not Luo Sigong's right-hand man at all. Luo Sigong said this to be flattering to him and let him have face in front of his brother.
Shan Sinan said with a smile but not a smile: "Okay, second brother, now you are doing a job, and you have become the right-hand man of the commander. You have a great future. What grade of official are you?"
Shan Sibei smiled sheepishly and said, "Fourth grade."
Shan Sinan said disdainfully: "I thought you were a big official. After a long time of trouble, you are not as big as the county magistrate from our hometown."
Upon hearing this, both Shan Sibei and Luo Sigong were confused. Shan Sibei asked incomprehensively: "Brother, how can I not be as senior as the county magistrate? I am the fourth grade, and the county magistrate is the seventh grade. My official rank is
He is much bigger than the county magistrate."
Shan Sinan asked doubtfully: "What does this official say? Isn't seven greater than four?"
Shan Sibei smiled and said: "Brother, you are a layman now. The smaller the number, the greater the official position."
Shan Sinan laughed and said: "It's been a long time, I made a mistake." After a pause, he said: "I never thought that the smoke coming out of the ancestral graves of our old Shan family would grow a mugwort like yours, which is several levels higher than the county magistrate.
, it seems that you have really made a difference, you should be happy to know that your parents know what you are doing."
Shan Sibei said: "Thanks to the support of the commander, otherwise I would not be where I am today. Brother, don't look at the monk's face to look at the Buddha's face, don't look at the fish's condition to see the water's condition. For the sake of my parents, you can help me.
Just once."
Seeing that he had changed the topic again, Shan Sinan said unhappily: "Don't make trouble with your parents. Let me ask you, have you burned paper in front of your parents' graves in these years? At this time, you thought of your parents."
, you are so embarrassed."
Shan Sibei blushed and lowered his head, not knowing what to say.
Luo Sigong found it difficult to persuade Shan Sinan to come out to help, and was about to stand up to leave, when Shi Yi and Sun Xiaohong walked in happily. Seeing Shan Sibei and Luo Sigong sitting there, Shi Yi smiled and said: "Uncle Master, what are you doing?
Is it time to come back? Master Luo is here too." Then he greeted them both.
When Luo Sigong saw Shi Yi coming, he felt that the matter could still be slowed down, so he did not leave in a hurry. He did not know that Shi Yi had resigned, and thought that he had followed Mou Rongtian and the others to Korea. When he saw him appearing in Wudang Mountain, he was very puzzled.
, so he asked: "Yanzi, why didn't you go to Korea with Rongtian and the others?"
Shi Yi said: "Don't you know, sir? I have resigned."
Luo Sigong was surprised and said: "Resigned? When did it happen? Why didn't Rongtian say anything to me?"
Shi Yi said: "I resigned years ago."
Luo Sigong said: "Why do you want to resign?"
Shi Yi was embarrassed to tell the truth, so he said vaguely: "It's nothing, I just don't want to do it anymore."
Luo Sigong said: "If you don't want to do it, there must be a reason, right? How can you not want to do it for no reason?"
Shi Yi smiled and said, "There's no reason, I just don't want to do it anymore."
Sun Xiaohong complained on Shi Yi's behalf, but seeing that Shi Yi was unwilling to speak, she interrupted: "They are too bullying, and Yan Zi can't continue to do this."
Luo Sigong said: "Yanzi, who bullied you? Talk to me and I will make the decision for you."
Shi Yi said: "Forget it, the matter is over, so don't mention it."
Sun Xiaohong didn't know the details of Luo Sigong. When she saw where he was sitting, he looked very authoritative in his conversation, like a high-ranking official. He heard Shi Yi call him Lord Luo, but she didn't know what kind of official he was? I want to ask
I knew that if he had a high official position, I would tell him about the matter and let him comment on it, so he asked: "Master Luo, are you an official in Jinyiwei?"
Luo Sigong smiled and said, "Yes."
Shi Yi whispered to Sun Xiaohong: "Master Luo is the commander of the Jinyi Guards."
Sun Xiaohong didn't understand the organizational structure of Jinyiwei and didn't know how big the commander was. She asked Shi Yi in a low voice: "In Jinyiwei, does the commander have a high official position?"
Shi Yi whispered: "The commander is the largest official in the Jinyi Guards."
Sun Xiaohong said: "So Mr. Luo is the biggest official in Jinyiwei?"
Shi Yi said "hmm".
Luo Sigong saw that Sun Xiaohong was seventeen or eighteen years old, with an ordinary appearance but quite bright clothes. He didn't know her identity, so he asked: "Yanzi, who is this girl?"
Shi Yi introduced: "Her name is Sun Xiaohong, she is the daughter of my third uncle and the niece of my ancestor."
When Luo Sigong heard this, he immediately looked at Sun Xiaohong with admiration and said with a smile: "It turns out that she is the daughter of the Jade Faced God's family. No wonder she is so beautiful."
When Sun Xiaohong heard Luo Sigong praise her beauty, she felt very happy and said with a smile: "Master Luo made fun of her, the little girl is not beautiful."
Luo Sigong took out a hundred-tael silver note from his arms and said: "Miss Sun, speaking of it, I can be regarded as your elder. This is the first time we meet, so I should bring you some greeting gifts. I came in a hurry and didn't bring any gifts.
Please accept this banknote as a meeting gift from me." After saying this, he handed the banknote to Sun Xiaohong.
At that time, one hundred taels of silver was not a small sum. Except for the capital, Suzhou and Hangzhou, a few economically developed areas, if people in other areas could earn an income of three taels of silver a month, they would be considered well-off.
The Zhenwu Temple is very prosperous. Devoted men and women throw a lot of money into the temple. The income of the Wudang Sect alone is very considerable. Ye Jinquan is the leader, and all the income belongs to him. He regards money as dirt and does not love it.
He was too lazy to take care of money. Ye Hong was his only daughter. All the money of the Wudang Sect was in the hands of Sun Jicha and Ye Hong.
Sun Xiaohong was born in a wealthy family and raised in a wealthy family. She had a lot of money at home and had seen big money. Even so, when she took the banknote and saw that it was one hundred taels, she felt that it was not a small amount. She handed it back and said, "This is too much.
A little girl can’t have it.”
Luo Sigong smiled and said: "Take it, it won't look good pushing such a small amount of money around."
Sun Xiaohong smiled and said: "Thank you very much, Mr. Luo."