After a while, the door opened, and it was the same little Taoist nun as before. She bowed respectfully and said, "I don't know if it's my uncle. I was rude just now. Please come with me, uncle."
Guo Song walked into the Jinshen Pavilion and followed her to the second floor. Guo Song smiled and asked, "How many people are like you here?"
"Reporting to Uncle Master, there are four of us, disciple Dao Yue, and the three senior sisters are Dao Qing, Dao Feng and Dao Ming. They are all about the same age."
Guo Song nodded, Qingfengmingyue, this Taoist name was well chosen. He went up to the second floor. The second floor was the place where Master Guo Song was worshiped. He saw a white-haired old Taoist nun sitting cross-legged on the futon. She turned out to be Mrs. Gongsun.
, Guo Song almost didn't recognize her. She suddenly looked much older. Although there were many wrinkles before, they were not as deep as today.
"Senior Sister, why are you..."
Aunt Gongsun pointed to the futon opposite and said with a smile: "Sit down! Let's sit down and talk."
Guo Song sat down cross-legged and asked in surprise: "Why is Senior Sister so old?"
Aunt Gongsun said slowly: "It seems that you don't know much about the Nine Sword Styles. To practice the Nine Sword Styles, men generally need to take medicine for five consecutive years, while women cannot use medicine, but rely on hard training of energy and spirit.
This hard training method is a bit like your breathing, but it is more profound. Once you practice it, you can't stop, and you can't get married for the rest of your life."
"What will happen if it stops?" Guo Song asked.
"It won't be anything like that. Even if I become an ordinary person, the skills I practiced before will gradually fade away. I am already eighty years old, but I was still smart and could fly over walls. It's just because I didn't practice the skills. Since then, I decided to officially become a monk.
Since I started cultivating Taoism, I stopped practicing Qigong, and I quickly aged and turned into a normal eighty-year-old man."
"Why did Master Sister stop practicing?" Guo Song asked in surprise.
Aunt Gongsun smiled lightly, "It was a choice your master gave me when I was young. When I chose to practice Kung Fu, he left me. Now that I want to return to him, I have to make a new choice."
Guo Song sighed, "What's the matter with Senior Sister?"
"Nothing else, just asking for peace of mind."
At this time, Dao Yue stepped forward and served tea to them. Aunt Gongsun picked up the tea cup, looked at her back and said: "The four of them have been following me. I regard them as my granddaughters. They have all practiced swordsmanship for nine years."
They have a very high level of understanding, no less than I did when I was young. Li Man wanted to take the four of them over, but I didn’t. The four of them were completely blank sheets of paper, and they didn’t understand anything about human nature and sophistication. Their lives were just
In order to practice martial arts, my nephew, if I become immortal, you will take care of these four female disciples for me."
Guo Song nodded silently. He picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea. He glanced at the golden statue of his master and asked, "Master, how knowledgeable is this? Why did my wife see auspicious signs when she paid her respects to the master?"
Aunt Gongsun shook her head, "I don't know. There are countless avenues that we ordinary people can't peep into. What we see and know is only a handful. There are still countless unknown things in this world. Before we understand everything, we should still keep
Have a little respect and don’t jump to conclusions.”
"I understand, thank you, Master, for your teaching!"
Guo Song picked up the tea cup and drank it all in one gulp, and said with a smile: "Then I won't disturb Senior Sister, farewell!"
"Go ahead! I believe your master will be happy with your choice."
Guo Song bowed, turned around and retreated downstairs.
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At noon, Xue Xun hurried back to the mansion. Today, his daughter and son-in-law were coming home, but something happened at court, so he couldn't ask for leave, so he could only take some time to come back at noon.
There were more than a dozen oxcarts parked at the gate of the mansion. A group of Taoist priests were loading boxes of books onto the oxcarts in a flowing manner. Son-in-law Guo Song was directing at the door, "This oxcart is full. Let's put the other oxcarts on."
"
Xue Xun stepped forward and asked with a smile: "Xian son-in-law, are you moving books for Tao'er?"
Guo Song turned around and saw that it was his father-in-law who had come back. He quickly saluted and said, "I originally thought about moving in a few days, but my nephew was too enthusiastic and brought more than a dozen oxcarts without saying anything, so I had to let them move to the garden first."
The house will be tidied up slowly in the future."
Xue Xun nodded and asked with a smile: "Where is Tao'er?"
"Daddy, I'm here!"
Xue Tao suddenly jumped out from behind Guo Song, startling Xue Xun. Xue Xun pointed at his daughter with a smile and said, "You! You are already married, and you are still as naughty as a child."
Xue Tao stuck out his tongue and pulled Husband's sleeve, "Husband, do you think I'm naughty?"
Guo Song laughed and said: "I didn't feel it before, but now I seem to have a little bit of it."
Xue Tao stamped his feet angrily, "I won't pay attention to you!"
She turned around and went back to the inner house.
Xue Xun looked at his daughter's back, stroked his beard and smiled: "I haven't seen her so happy for several years. It seems that I am completely relieved to leave my daughter to you."
"My son-in-law is ashamed. Father-in-law, please come in and sit down!"
Weng and his son-in-law walked into the middle hall and sat down. A maid served them tea. Xue Xun asked: "When will we leave for Ganzhou?"
"Today is the fourth day of February. I plan to go on February 12th or February 13th. Anyway, it's just these two days. I plan to set the departure time after meeting the emperor."
"A war should break out in Ganzhou this year!"
Guo Song understood Xue Xun's worries, and he explained with a smile: "It is indeed very likely that a war will break out, but the Shatuo people are mainly good at cavalry, and their siege ability is much weaker. They may be able to capture some small counties, but Zhangye City
Impossible, there are nearly 20,000 troops stationed in Ganzhou."
Xue Xun nodded. After all, his daughter was married. Although he didn't want his daughter to be in danger, this matter was no longer his decision. It was up to his daughter and son-in-law to make their own decisions. He believed that his son-in-law understood his hints.
Guo Song smiled again and said: "Don't worry, father-in-law! If the situation is not good, I will send her to Wuwei City quickly."
"You decide for yourself, I won't participate."
"My father-in-law and mother-in-law can live in Yuanzhai for a year and a half when they have time. It seems that my mother-in-law likes it there very much."
Xue Xun smiled and waved his hand, "I understand. Now the house is in a mess. You should also know that there is an extra little guy in the house. I have to come back to see him at noon every day."
"I've seen it. Her facial features are somewhat similar to Tao'er's."
"Yes! My brother and I are very similar to our father. It is normal for this child to look like me and Tao'er. Originally, I was worried that he was not my elder brother's child, but as soon as I saw him, I knew that he was my nephew. I gave the child's biological mother a
One hundred taels of gold, and I gave her another thirty taels of gold, which settled the matter."
Guo Song pondered for a moment and asked: "Uncle, do you have other children?"
"Yes, the eldest brother also has two sons, both of whom are married. In fact, this child is my brother's illegitimate son. His two sons do not admit it and are not allowed to enter the house. The child's biological mother has nothing to do, and she is a weak woman.
I couldn't raise this child, so I asked someone to send me a letter. I happened to be planning to adopt a son. This child was undoubtedly given to me by God, so I named him Xue Qing, which is a homonym for blood relatives, indicating that there is a connection between us.
We are blood relatives, and when he grows up, he will be able to truly regard me as his father."
Guo Song could feel Xue Xun's inner excitement, so he smiled and said: "If you have any difficulties, just tell me and Taoer, father-in-law, and we will try our best to help."
"My good son-in-law has helped me too much. If it weren't for my good husband's gift, I really wouldn't be able to take over this child."
The two chatted for a while, and Guo Song changed the subject and asked, "Has anything major happened in the DPRK during this period?"
Xue Xun thought for a while and said: "There are a few big things. One is what happened to the eunuch. Yesterday, a murder occurred in the palace. The former privy councilor Dong Xiu was assassinated by a young eunuch. The young eunuch also committed suicide immediately. You
It’s just a coincidence! But ten days ago, Liu Zhongyi, the general manager of the palace, suddenly fell ill and died, and two of the late emperor’s close eunuchs also died, which makes people feel a bit strange.”
"Then who benefits?"
"Cheng Yuanzhen was promoted to the position of Internal Chamber Supervisor and Deputy Chief Supervisor of the Imperial Household, Dou Wenchang was promoted to the Chief Supervisor of the Imperial Household, and Huo Xianming was promoted to Privy Councilor. The three of them are the biggest beneficiaries. To be honest, the ministers were very disappointed. They originally thought that the new king would ascend the throne.
He would stay away from eunuchs, but I didn't expect that he would continue to use them."
Guo Song shook his head, "This doesn't mean anything. The eunuchs are responsible for the imperial eunuchs, the chief internal officers and the privy envoys. It is reasonable to appoint new eunuchs. The key is military power. Is the military power of the Shence Army controlled by eunuchs?
, this can explain the problem."
"The military power of the Shence Army is the second most important thing. Mr. Guo was granted the title of Grand Master yesterday, resigned from the military power, and returned to his hometown to continue his retirement. However, Wang Jiahe was not able to continue to serve as the military envoy of the Shence Army. Instead, Xu Jingnan, an aide of the emperor, appointed him
After taking office, Wang Jiahe was changed to full-time minister of the Ministry of War. Who is this Xu Jingnan? It's very mysterious!"
Guo Song smiled slightly, "I am very familiar with this Xu Jingnan. When I participated in the Battle of the Central Plains, this Xu Jingnan was my marching commander. At that time, the emperor was still the prince, and he personally appointed him. Xu Jingnan was originally a very capable state official.
He was favored by the emperor and accepted as a staff member. The emperor trusted him very much. I am not surprised at all that he served as the military envoy of Shence."
"I see!"
Xue Xun nodded and said: "There is a third major event, which is actually related to me!"
Before Xue Xun could continue, Xue Tao appeared at the door and said, "Have you finished talking about the important affairs of the court? Is it time to have dinner?"
"Then let's continue chatting after dinner!"
Xue Xun chuckled, stood up and said, "I'm in a good mood today. My dear son-in-law, I will have a drink with you."