Chapter 89 Seeing the blood but not the knife
He Ru silently said that Xu You didn't really need his answer for such an obvious matter.
"This is a praising killer!" Xu You said coldly: "I have read "Fengsus Tong", and there is an article in it, "The chief official is fat, the observer is happy, the rider is happy, and the rider is happy, and he is driving away. As for death." I am the dying person riding a horse now!"
He paced back and forth a few steps, stood in front of the window, looked at the mountains in the distance, frowned and said, "Zhang Mo has no grudges and no grudges, why do you want to kill me?"
Lu Shuang hesitated and said, "For example, Ban Gu and Fu Yiwencai are comparable, but Ban Gu often looks down on him. Literatures are inferior to each other since ancient times. Although Xiao Lang had dated Linjiang for poetry, some things still have to be guarded against!" She quoted Cao Pi's classic statement in "Thesis", which implied that Zhang Mo was jealous of Xu You's literary talent, so he deliberately put him to a high place, causing everyone to complain and kill him.
He Ru also said: "Lu Shuang is right! Literati kills people, but they always see blood but not swords. Qilang must be careful of the despicable tricks of such sluts!"
Xu You frowned for a long time, and the sky above the river that night was silent. Zhang Mo's hearty laughter still echoed in his ears. He shook his head and said, "Zhang Mo is not as narrow-minded as his mind. How could he be so cruel to me, an inconspicuous little person?"
"Zhang Mowen's name is famous in the southeast. He heard that he was proud and had a gentlemanly style. But these people are often flashy and unreal. Once they meet a powerful opponent, their true colors will be revealed immediately, which is even more hideous and terrifying than villains." He Ru has been walking between light and dark for many years, using the Yin Fu to observe the world and people's hearts. He has seen too many people with human faces and beasts, so he doesn't think it is strange. He said: "With Zhang Buyi's talent and knowledge, it can naturally be seen that Qilang's West Lake poems set the stage for a generation, and his future achievements will definitely be far above him. Therefore, he decided to take the initiative and use tricks to kill your future in the cradle before you become famous."
His eyes were splashing everywhere, making people dare not look directly at it, his voice was low but his words were gems, and he said, "There are two intentions for this plan: First, if you are a smart person and see that the limelight is wrong, you may not dare to publicly admit that this poem was written by you. This will not occupy a soldier that will be the best strategy for Zhang Mo; second, if you are stupid and jump out of the family, you will be attacked by scholars from Jiangdong. Naturally, you don't need to say much about the fate. And no matter what choice you make, Zhang Mo can reap the benefits of the fisherman. This son's intention is a terrible person."
He Ru firmly believed that human nature is evil, so his entry point often tends to be the dark side, and the darkest side. Xu You sighed and said, "Well! This West Lake poem is not to make me famous, but to deal with the bright arrow of the Heavenly Master. No matter how stupid I am, I will never come forward to recognize it and be the first bird that is destined to be unable to escape. However, being able to see Zhang Mo's face through this matter can be considered more beneficial than disadvantages, but...oh, it's a pity!"
Although Zhang Mo's desperate praise brought some potential minor trouble to Xu You, it was a rare positive publicity for the Legend of White Snake. At this time, there was an extremely shortage of mass media. Whether it was poetry, songs, flowers, plants, insects and fish, once the celebrity was evaluated, the value immediately soared a hundred times.
Compared with later generations, this power of voice is truly crazy and powerful!
As soon as the five-colored dragon phoenix opened its mouth, the effect was immediately realized. Li Xianji, the first prostitute in Jiangdong, sang "After the Rain of Qiantang Lake" for the first time in Xiyuanya gathering hosted by Dazhongzheng, Yangzhou. A group of famous scholars, including Lu Xu and Tan Qian, wrote poems one by one. In less than seven days, it attracted the sings of the world and was well known to everyone.
In addition, when asked whether "Qiantang Lake After the Rain" was endorsed by "The Legend of White Snake", Yangzhou Dazhong said that "The Legend of White Snake" was a sharp and evil story, and the love and resentment were all three parts. It changed the rough outline of the strange books since the Qin and Han Dynasties. The words were gorgeous, the story was tortuous, and the story was tortuous, and the end was complete. It was a peak work. It shone with "Qiantang Lake After the Rain" and each had its own merits.
The status of Dazhongzheng is naturally countless times higher than that of Zhang Mo. After this sentence was leaked, not only did the market launch a craze for gathering people to listen to the Legend of the White Snake, but even Qinggui, among the gentry clans, began to invest heavily in inviting storytellers to come to the house to make a living. For a time, the entire Jiangdong almost reached the point where there were white snakes talking and laughing, and everyone talked about Xu Xian. To be more blunt, if you can't tell a story or two in the Legend of the White Snake, you would be embarrassed to say hello to others.
As the plot progressed, from the beginning, following Bai Suzhen's perspective, to the fact that he was separated by the shameless behavior of the loving couple by Qing Jian, the focus of the discussion also changed from applause and scolding the Taoist Bai Luguan, and even secretly secretly said that the Tianshi Taoist was not the case. In the past, the Tianshi Taoist had a high status, who dared to have such thoughts?
Just as a thousand-mile dike was destroyed by an ant hole, under the fuel of Xu You, people's hearts were like a flood, and began to break through the long-standing shackles of faith. More people were tempted to examine and think about the meaning represented by the Tao of Heavenly Master itself from more angles and directions.
Even though this kind of examination and thinking is extremely naive and superficial, only with examination can one reflect, and only by actively thinking can one make progress after reflection!
Of course, the Tianshidao has more than a hundred years of power and great family and great business, so it will not be destroyed so easily. But Du Jingzhi is different. After all, he is just a priest in Yangzhou. He is not the Tianshidao Sun Guan, and it cannot represent the entire Tianshidao. The doubts and distrust of his personal character are quietly becoming bigger and bigger like a snowball, and it has an unstoppable momentum.
After Yuanyang Jinglu's article came out, this distrust became more and more intense. Although no one dared to make it public, Du Jingzhi and Qing Jian Taoist had already been combined into one in the streets and alleys. Xi Yuanda initially received a report from the people below and did not take this public opinion orientation to heart. He was quite clear about the matter. Du Jingzhi's position was high and powerful. I don't know how many people secretly complained, and wanted to pull him off and stomped on him. Even if there were many people inside the Tianshidao, they were eyeing him and wanted to replace him. It was normal for the high priest who lived in the fireworks field in Yangzhou to cause some criticism.
The most important thing is that his energy was completely delayed by the matter of Zhan. Zhan Wenjun suddenly split up and completely disrupted their plans. He was a little at a loss. After reacting, he passed the Qiantang County Office of the Governor's Mansion. Unexpectedly, Gu Yun, the dog dared to ignore Liu Quan's order. He said it well and must have dealt with it impartially after verification, but in fact he shirked the responsibility and delayed it, and found various excuses not to send the yamen soldiers to seize the Zhan family. Although Xi Yuanda sued this situation again, Gu Yun's backer was too strong and the Governor's Mansion was unwilling to offend him too much, especially their goal had been achieved. Guo Mian was like a turtle in a jar, imprisoned, and was not so concerned about the matter of Tianshidao. He also passed the message to Du Jingzhi, asking the people sent to Qiantang to act cautiously and slowly look for opportunities and not take risks, so as not to deal with the situation.
Du Jingzhi passed this to Xi Yuanda's ears. He was so angry that he threw something in the room and pointed at Zhan Qi and cursed him for half an hour. Zhan Qi was born in poverty and humbleness, but after being adopted by Zhan, he treated him very well. He never suffered such humiliation. He was so angry that he almost fainted. But now he is outside the Zhan family, like a rootless duckweed, and has no place to settle down. In the future, he only relies on the Tao of the Heavenly Master. If a person is poor and has a short ambition, how dare he offend Xi Yuanda? Not to mention cursing, even if he is really hit by a whip, he can only grit his teeth and endure it.
It was also at this moment that he suddenly remembered what Zhan Wenjun said: "In this world, only the family is worthy of your trust!"
But now that things have come to this point, there is no medicine for regret to take. I can only walk one way to the dark. When I think about it carefully, it is also very sad.
The calmness of staying in Zhibin Tower, Xi Yuanda went outside alone to relax and walked to the edge of Qiantang Lake. The calm lake water was like a mirror, under the sunlight, as if there was a little golden light. The low weeping willows swaying slightly in the wind, and the thin willow branches were like the waist of a woman walking not far away, tied by a ribbon. While looking into the distance, two men walked by behind her in groups, and one of them whispered: "The Qiantang Lake, which has been called for many years, is now renamed West Lake by those scholars. You say, this lake is on the east side of Qiantang, how is it called West Lake?"
Qiantang County was not large during the Six Dynasties, and most of the main buildings in the city were located in the west of Qiantang Lake. Later, after the economic population development in the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the main urban area was gradually expanded to Qiantang Lake in winter. It was also from that time that Qiantang Lake had the name of West Lake.
Another person said, "Actually, it's okay to change it, have you not heard of it? The West Lake poem written by someone has become famous in Jiangzuo. Zhang Mo from Zhuji, He Jie from Yuyao, Lu Xu from Huating and other famous scholars all praised it in unison. Even Dazhongzheng from Yangzhou has praised it. If the name is really changed, the people of Qiantang also have a light on their faces? Hey, I have a distant relative who works as an official in Wu County. I once went to Qingle Tower to hear Li Xianji sing the West Lake poem. After I came back, I didn't think about tea and meal for a few days. My ears were surrounded by the sweet voices of beautiful women. Not to mention that they are so touching..."
"That's right! Alas, I heard that Zhuji people are most passionate about changing their names, especially Zhang Mo, guess why?"
"Why?"
"Isn't it because there is a sentence in the poem? I can't remember it..."
"I want to compare West Lake with West Zi!"
"Yes, that's it! Xi Shi is a native of Zhuji. Comparing Qiantang Lake to Xi Shi, you really give them Zhuji a face!"
While talking, the two came to Xi Yuanda. Perhaps seeing that he was not good-looking, they moved away for more than ten meters. They were sure that they could not hear their conversation, and started chatting happily again.
"Didn't the Legend of White Snake say that Bai Suzhen was pressed into Yuanyang Jinglu by the West Lake? I've been walking dozens of times in the past few days, why didn't I find it?"
"You are just stupid! Didn't you hear Liu Xiucai say that? The Legend of White Snake is a satirizing today through the mouths of ghosts and gods. Yuanyang Jinglu would definitely not really call this name!"
"Why can't it be? What's the saying of Yuanyang Jinglu? This Yuanyanglu is the Jinglu of Hunyuan Zhenren, how can it be fake? Liu Xiucai only read a few days ago and was not enlisted by the court. Xibei Xiucai, he can't listen to his words!"
"You are not only illiterate, but you can't even understand reading!" The man turned his head and looked at Xi Yuanda. Seeing that he had no reaction, he whispered: "Don't tell me that Yuanyanglu was occupied by the evil people of Tianshidao, and turned into his own hidden house. He did unreasonable things for boys and girls every day. How could he have the face to use the name of Jinglu of Hunyuan Zhenren?"
"Okay, you old dog, why are you fighting against me today?" Another person laughed and scolded: "But, everything you said is right! If I were ashamed of the Immortal Patriarch, I wouldn't have this face!"
"Who said no? Unfortunately, Master Sun is far away in Heming Mountain and is not very clear about our Yangzhou affairs. Otherwise, he would not allow evil people to act as a mighty person, oppress good people, and damage the fortune of the Taoist Taoist... "
"Hey, I don't know who this evil man is, otherwise I would have to sue him to Heming Mountain!"
"I accidentally heard someone tell you in Dongshi the day before yesterday that the Taoist Qing Jian in the Legend of White Snake is actually Du Jijiu. This evil man, hey... it's okay if you don't say it, it's okay if you don't say it!"
"presumptuous!"
The two of them were stunned at the same time. Xi Yuanda had appeared behind them at some point, his face was blue and his cold eyes seemed to be substantial, making people shudder.
"Who instigated you and others to slander Du Jijiu?" Xi Yuanda stretched out his hand and pressed his shoulders and said, "Three Wu Daoshou, how noble are you stupid guys like pigs and dogs, dare to criticize them behind your back?"
The two of them had severe pain in their shoulders, their legs and feet collapsed to the ground, frightened to death, and kowtowed and begged for mercy: "I dare not, I dare not, we dare not, we dare not, please beg for kindness and spare us this time..."
"Give you aside?"
A cruel look flashed through Xi Yuanda's eyes, and a hand was touched on the heads of the two people. The hidden force burst out from the palms and fainted immediately. He held one person with one hand and quickly left.
In the underground secret room of Zhibin Building, two bowls of cold water were poured on their faces. The two woke up at the same time, their hands and feet were bound to the iron rack. The lights were dim and gloomy. Looking at Xi Yuanda who was like a ghost in front of him, he almost felt as if he was shit and peeing, and the crying sounded suddenly.
"You can spare you, but I will spare only one person. Whoever draws the inner love first will spare whoever will be spared. As for the other one," Xi Yuanda smiled even worse than crying. He slashed on the iron frame with a knife. The clanging sound was deafening, and he said, "Die!"
"I said, I said!"
"I'll talk first, Mr. Lang, let me talk first..."
Xi Yuanda was very satisfied. He liked to look at others begging and struggling the pity, and pointed his hand and said, "Okay, you said!"
The man was immediately so happy that he was extremely excited, but the other man felt like he was lost. His eyes rolled and he fainted again.
"I'm listening to Liu Xiucai from West Street. No, what Liu Mingyi said, he said that Qing Jian Taoist in the Legend of White Snake is Du Jijiu, and then he said, and said..."
"What else do you say?"
"The villain dares not say it!"
"Say! If you don't say it, I'll cut your tongue first!"
"He... He also said that Du Jijiu privately bought many good women from a good family to use as a supplementary furnace. On the forest house, there were already bones and corpses everywhere..."
"Hateful! Hateful! Hateful!"
Xi Yuanda's eyes were so angry that he was so angry that he had a knife. A head flew up, and blood ejaculated, reaching more than a foot. The man who had just fainted just now opened his eyes in a daze. He saw this scene and screamed, completely unconscious.
"Come!"
The five hundred talismans of the two Heavenly Masters appeared in response. Xi Yuanda's face was covered in blood, as ferocious as a night owl, and said word by word: "Go to West Street and bring Liu Mingyi back! Also, sending all the people in Qiantang to investigate the rumors from the outside world is really so unfavorable to Master!"
"promise!"
Chapter completed!