Chapter 8 Chapter Eight: The Five Passions of Mindfulness

Lu Jifeng took Meijianchi and ran away from the wilderness. Since he couldn't go to Pingcheng to observe, he had no choice but to take Meijianchi to his mansion to avoid further disturbance.He has a lot of doubts and wants to discuss it with Mei Jianchi. Lu Jifeng and Mei Jianchi ran for a while before letting him go and leading the way. The two of them, one in front of the other, entered the mansion's study with extremely fast figures. Lu Jifeng closed the door without letting any of the servants in the mansion know. He is back. Mei Jianchi looked around the walls and said with a smile, "Where did you come from such a big house? Are you an official now?"

Lu Jifeng admired him for guessing it all at once, so he nodded and admitted.There was a slight surprise in Meijianchi's eyes, and he said: "This is really a miracle." Although Mei Jianchi is unruly, he is also a person with a delicate mind. He saw that there are not many scriptures in the study room of this mansion, unlike ordinary arty officials. Based on his knowledge, he guessed that the owner of this mansion is naturally indifferent, and it should be Lu Jifeng.It's just that people in the martial arts world are actually awarded official titles, and judging from the appearance of the mansion, they are still not low-ranking officials, which still surprised him a bit anyway.

As for why Lu Jifeng was willing to accept the official position, Mei Jianchi didn't bother to ask, he believed that Lu Jijifeng must have his own good reasons. Seeing Lu Jifeng's gloomy look, Mei Jianchi knew what he was thinking, so he smiled and said: "You don't believe me?" Lu Jifeng said loudly: "That's right! Taoist Ruo Shui died in front of me, and I handed over the body to Taoist Tingyun with my own hands. If he didn't die, he couldn't hide it from me!" Mei Jianchi said: "Hmph, can't hide it from you? He has ten thousand ways to hide it from you!"

Lu Jifeng said: "Why do you believe that the head of the weak water is not dead? Do you have evidence?" Mei Jianchi would say this sensational thing with such confidence, it must be because he has extremely strong evidence in his hands, but Mei Jianchi said: "I am 100% sure, I don't need any evidence." "You..." Lu Jifeng was stunned for a while, then sighed, and said, "Okay, just tell me why you are so sure." Mei Jianchi was about to speak when there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside the door. The butler and servants rushed in the corridor. The butler asked anxiously, "Why isn't the leader in the room? Who knows where the lord has gone?"

The servant's response was all at a loss. The butler jumped anxiously and shouted: "Where is Miss Qianlu? Miss Qianlu doesn't know the whereabouts of your lord? How can this be..." The housekeeper and servants of this mansion are all bestowed by the imperial court. Lu Jifeng has not known them much these days, but he knows that the housekeeper has served several officials above the third rank and is very stable and capable. In this way, something big must have happened. Lu Jifeng pushed open the door of the study and said, "I'm here." When the butler saw that Lu Jifeng was actually in the study, he was both surprised and happy. He was surprised that he had already looked for the study just now, but he didn't see anyone, so why did he appear all of a sudden?But anyway, it's good that people are around, and he doesn't think about it so much.The butler rushed to him in three steps at a time, knelt down and said:

"My lord, Long Live Your Majesty is here in person, please go to the street gate to greet me." Lu Jifeng was a little surprised that Tuoba Tao would come in person suddenly, he turned his head to look at Mei Jianchi behind him, Mei Jianchi waved him to go first, Lu Jifeng had to go out with the housekeeper first, and come back if there is anything to say.The steward ordered the servants to hurriedly change Lu Jifeng into official uniforms, and assigned a few horsemen to leave the mansion to wait for the emperor at the street gate outside the leader's mansion.Lu Jifeng didn't know exactly what the etiquette was when meeting the emperor outside the palace.

I don't know what happened to the big thing, but the labor force came here in person? Although this surprised Lu Jifeng a bit, it was not a surprise to the people of Wei.Tuoba Tao was very active by nature, full of energy, and hardly needed much sleep on weekdays. Except for the court, he would suddenly take a few entourages out of the palace on Qingqi to discuss state affairs at the courtiers' homes.Sometimes when the royal family tours other places, when they return to the capital, they go to the courtier's mansion to talk about his ideas before even entering the palace.The courtiers who are highly valued in the court have become accustomed to Tuoba Tao's style of work.

Lu Jifeng had just arrived outside the door, and Tuoba Tao's marching team had arrived, and Tuoba Qi was riding a fine horse and guarding the Chinese chariot, which must be the royal driver. Lu Jifeng got off his horse and walked forward. His attendant Zong Ai hung up the imperial curtain with a jade hook. Tuoba Tao in the car showed his face and said with a smile: "Lu Jifeng, you got up early." Lu Jifeng thought to himself: "Knowing that the emperor is coming, you can get up even if you don't get up early. Could it be that you are asked to come back tomorrow?"

Tuoba Tao said again: "Today is the ninth day of the national teacher's fasting ceremony. You will go to the Dharma meeting with me and pray for the country together." Lu Jifeng said yes, and then retreated. As soon as he got on the horse, the servant led his horse and led him to the imperial chariot to drive with him. Only then did Lu Jifeng know the reason why he hadn't seen Kou Qianzhi in the past few days when he came to Pingcheng. It turned out that he was doing a blessing ceremony.Ever since Kou Qianzhi was enshrined as a national teacher, he often held long and grand prayer ceremonies, with thousands of participants each time, the scale was unprecedented in the world.

During the march of Yijia, Tuoba Tao in the car turned his face to talk to Lu Jifeng from time to time, asking him about his ancestors. Lu Jifeng often listened to his parents when he was young, and told Tuoba Tao what he knew. Tuoba Tao was very thoughtful when he heard this, and said: "It turns out that after you are a sage, it is no wonder that you are not a group of people. What Mr. Cui said about the ranks of the Central Plains sects is somewhat interesting. If my Great Wei also has such strict ranks, It will surely make everyone pay attention to family reputation and inspire customs."

Lu Jifeng thought to himself: "It's because you don't know the disadvantages of family ranks!" But he didn't comment, and Tuobatao said again: "I have a great power in Wei, but why don't I come out with people like Mr. Cui and Mr. Lu?" Characters? It’s because of the lack of influence of the family style that it’s hard to get rid of the wildness, and it’s not like a court. In the current situation, there are countries such as Zhuzhu and Yanxia in the north, and Song Dynasty in the south. It is true that strategy should be the priority, but one day I will be unified. North and South, you Han people cannot be convinced by force alone." Unexpectedly, Tuoba Tao had already thought about how to rule the Han people in the future. This confidence and great strategy made Lu Jifeng wonder whether Tuoba Tao was a man of great talent or arrogance? After all, since ancient times, no matter how powerful the Hu people were, it was only a temporary disaster for the Han people, and no one would regard it as a foregone conclusion.Even the Hu people themselves did not have the self-confidence to unify the north and the south, so Fu Jian, who had pacified the entire north in the past, was questioned by his own people before the southern expedition. to rule the world” is a common idea. Where did Tuoba Tao's self-confidence come from, which surprised Lu Jifeng. Lu Jifeng said: "Hu and Han are different customs. Besides, the three assistants of the Central Plains are temporarily occupied by Xia Guo. As long as Xia Guo is expelled and Chang'an is regained, it is equivalent to having the world. In a low-humidity land in the south like the Song Dynasty, abandon the near and take the far?" Lu Jifeng said it very euphemistically, but Tuoba Tao has heard too many scenes from his officials, so why can't he understand that Lu Jifeng's intention is just to give up his idea of ​​invading the South?Tuoba Tao laughed and said: "Lu Jifeng, do you think I'm like a primitive barbarian, attacking cities and seizing countries just for the sake of looting for a while?" "My minister has no such intention." Lu Jifeng said. Tuoba Tao smiled and said: "The whole world is the king's land. For me, the south is also the land. If I want to govern the Han people, what's wrong?" It was inconvenient for Lu Jifeng to say anything more, so he had no choice but to respond without saying anything. Tuobatao said: "What you Han people rely on is only the Three Emperors and Five Emperors. Are the Three Emperors and Five Emperors all from the Central Plains? The virtuous people in the world live there, not the Han people. Besides, my country has been established for more than a hundred years. The first ancestor Yuan Emperor conquered There are a hundred parts, more than 200,000 strings, and they are awe-inspiring from far and near. The history of the founding of our Wei Kingdom is not inferior to that of the son of the Red Emperor!" Lu Jifeng had never heard of the history of the founding of the Wei State, and looked at Tuoba Tao curiously. He remembered that Tuoba Tao had talked to Tuoba Qi about Wu Xuanji in Xianbei dialect, and he couldn't help thinking: Wei's national history, Will it have anything to do with Wu Xuanji? I only heard Tuoba Tao sighed and said: "Since I came to the throne, I have wanted to revise the history of the country, but the Chinese and military in the court did not understand my intentions, and they were always perfunctory. We must see the completion of the national history with our own eyes, and let the people of the world know that our Emperor Wei is also a descendant of fate, and has a long history!" Lu Jifeng said: "Long Live is thoughtful. It is indeed a great thing to compile the history of the country." In fact, what Lu Jifeng wanted was to let Tuoba Tao focus on studying history, which was better than just thinking about aggression.And compiling the history of the country so that the Han people can also understand the inheritance of the Wei state is indeed a good way to reduce the differences between the Hu and the Han, so that the Wei people will no longer be regarded as bloodthirsty and bloodthirsty people. Unexpectedly, Tuobatao said: "Lu Jifeng, your ancestors Lu Ji and Lu Yun were both famous for their literary talents. Presumably your accomplishments in Ci and Fu are also from your family. If you major in national history, what do you think?" Lu Jifeng was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "I don't know anything about literature and science, I haven't even read poetry and books, it's really making people laugh." Tuoba Tao smiled and said: "Really?" He didn't mention this matter any more. Driving to the southeastern suburbs, I saw a tall five-tiered giant altar in the distance, almost touching the sky, standing majestically among the plains and distant mountains. Lu Jifeng couldn't help but secretly sighed in his heart, the third generation disciple of Tongming Palace had such a status in the Wei Kingdom, it's no wonder Taoist Tingyun admired Taoist Ruo Shui deeply. The closer you drive, the more you can see that the colorful curtain has been stretched outside the five-fold high altar. The blue tent representing Taoism stretches endlessly. In front of the curtain, soldiers and horses are displayed, green flags are unfurled, and billows of green smoke are enveloped. Look solemn. As far as the eye can see, besides the courtiers, there are thousands of Taoist priests arranged in a square. Does Tongming Palace have so many disciples in Pingcheng?Lu Jifeng couldn't help being suspicious.There are many dazzling musical instruments beside the high altar, but the musicians are all wearing Taoist uniforms, and it is not known whether they are musicians or Taoist priests.At the very front, there are dozens of Taoist priests holding ritual instruments, incense burners and other objects, with expressionless and serious faces. Tuoba Tao got out of the royal car, changed to a soft sedan chair, and was escorted to the altar by his attendants and leaders.After ascending the five-tiered high altar, the sky and the earth you see are even more vast, with white clouds and cold wind blowing the skirts of your clothes.Looking down, the densely packed civil and military officials, Taoist priests and lay people become very small, as if under your feet. Tuoba Tao got off the soft sedan chair, besides the servants, Cui Hao and other closest courtiers, there were only Tuoba Qi, Lu Jifeng and other guards standing beside him.At this time, two rows of Taoist priests came to the corridor with green curtains. At the front of the corridor, four people approached with light sedan chairs. Sprinkle Dharma water to clear the way to get rid of evil. Lu Jifeng was rather curious: Tuoba Tao is already standing, who can still sit? While the cigarettes were curling up, the sedan chair stopped at the side, a green-haired Taoist priest bent down to get off the sedan chair, stepped forward, bowed down and bowed to Tuoba Tao as a monarch and minister, Tuoba Tao actually returned his obeisance to him, saying: " Believers, ministers, have seen the national teacher." It turned out that this person was Kou Qianzhi, the national teacher of the Northern Wei Dynasty. Lu Jifeng looked at him carefully, and saw that he was of medium stature, with a full complexion, and he couldn't tell how old he was. The brilliance of the gods is the majesty of those in power, not the clean air of a cultivator. Kou Qianzhi glanced at Lu Jifeng, then said to Tuoba Tao: "Your Majesty, please." Although he is a national teacher, he is still a monarch and minister in name, he personally escorted Tuoba Tao to sit in the honorable position, and then he bowed down and took the first seat. Standing beside Tuoba Tao were Cui Hao and his important ministers, ranked first in terms of status.Tuoba Qi signaled Lu Jifeng to follow behind Tuoba Tao with him, but Lu Jifeng just smiled lightly, and then automatically retreated and joined the martial arts class. Seeing Lu Jifeng retreating, Tuoba Qi could only smile wryly.During the blessing ceremony of the national teacher, all the Chaowen Wuwu hoped to be able to accompany the driver to the altar, and after the driver, they all hoped to squeeze as far as possible in the front, but Lu Jifeng deliberately hid in the back, which made Tuobaqi feel even more helpless . Although Lu Jifeng, the leader of the army, has a title, he ignores military responsibilities and never enters the military government to perform his duties.Because he had the merit of saving his family, and Tuoba Tao was also a person who loved talents, he followed Lu Jifeng's will, neither blaming nor forcing him.As the younger brother of the emperor, Tuoba Qi wanted to use some small political tricks to declare the importance of Lu Jifeng in front of the emperor, but he was always dodged by Lu Jifeng.It seems that he has no intention of becoming an official, and his intention to do so is very firm. His resignation at the beginning was not pretending. There was a burst of clear chimes, which lifted people's spirits, and with the smoke from the incense burners on both sides, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became very elegant and ethereal, as if in a fairyland, making people solemn. In the sound of the chime, I saw Kou Qianzhi stepping on Yu steps and spinning around, stepping on the gangsters and stepping on the bucket, forming the hexagram of Li Kan, chanting a prayer to summon the gods, and then walking to the front of the altar, the Taoist boy and several Taoist priests Behind him, offer tokens, talisman water and other things, and let him sprinkle talisman water towards the altar. Lu Jifeng was a little surprised. This seemed to be inconsistent with Qingxiu's Tongming Palace etiquette. Instead, it looked like folk demons, especially Taiping Dao, which specially used talismans to heal diseases and recruit believers. How could the disciples of Tongming Palace openly practice the magic of folk obscenity?Lu Jifeng felt extremely uncomfortable. Kou Qian was chanting prayers, and from time to time there were bursts of long reeds on and off the altar, which seemed broken and continuous, as if they were illusions, and each sound was accompanied by the sprinkling of Dharma water, as well as the sound in the air. The gradually faint elegant and delicate fragrance made the people under the altar quiet and the atmosphere became more peaceful. Kou Qianzhi chanted the words of the opening prayer, collected the water, and then climbed onto the altar, unfolded the prayer, and recited it up and down. The hundred Taoist priests under the altar all chanted well, and they all responded in unison. , There is a difference between high and low, echoing around the beams, reaching the sky, almost the entire capital can be spread. When Lu Jifeng was cultivating in the forging furnace, he had already listened to thousands of volumes of Taoist classics. He had an excellent memory, and he knew everything by heart after listening to it a few times.He quickly heard that what Kou Qianzhi and the well-trained Taoist priests were chanting was not the righteousness in the classics, but a new prayer, which was nothing more than telling the emperor of the state of Wei how to "respond to the gods and martial arts" In the period, the heavenly scripture governs", how did Cui Hao, who he appointed, "trace Xuan Huang", so civilized and martial, enlightened, and prayed to the gods to let Tuoba Tao "govern the spirit and get rid of false laws" and so on.There is not a single word in the prayer that mentions self-reflection, or seeking peace for the people of the world, only praises to Tuoba Tao. Lu Jifeng was puzzled at first, but later felt disgusted and thought: "Tao follows nature, is quiet and inaction, and always ignores the success or failure of worldly power struggles. Once you have the desire to seek merit, you can't be quiet and natural. Although Daoist Tongming wants me to get rid of evildoers for him and has no choice but to get close to the powerful, how can he let his disciples be so ostentatious and openly do such a boring thing to curry favor with the emperor?" But after thinking about it again, since Wu Xuanji is in the court of Wei State, if he wants to get rid of her influence, he can only deal with it in the same way. Perhaps this is the reason for the good intentions of Ruo Shui Taoist. Thinking of this, Lu Jifeng immediately felt relieved, but he was still thinking about the mystery of the death of Taoist Ruoshui and Taoist Tingyun. He always felt that there were things that he couldn't figure out, so he couldn't help looking at Kou Qian who was singing the prayer Of.In Kou Qianzhi's focused expression, no emotion could be seen at all. Lu Jifeng didn't pay much attention to the process of fasting and offering sacrifices, and casually looked at the distant field households, but saw thousands of households in the city, the roads were orderly, and the scale was not inferior to Luoyang. Among the houses in the capital, Lu Jifeng suddenly felt that there was a faint powder smoke hanging over one of the big houses, which was vague, whether it was fog or dust. Feeling very strange, Lu Jifeng couldn't help but look at the house a few more times, and felt an inexplicable sense of irritability in his heart, and suddenly thought: "Could it be the evil spirit?" Since he was a child, he had heard Taoist priests Jifeng and Taoist Lingmu talk about soaring evil spirits, but in fact he had never looked at them before. Naturally, he didn't know what evil spirits were. The fog and mist instinctively produced a strong sense of discomfort, and wanted to find out. The red tape of the funeral ceremony was going on, Lu Jifeng couldn't get away, and finally waited until the ceremony was over, it was already dusk. This day's Su Su prayer came to an end, followed by a fast banquet, Tuoba Tao's imperial banquet was on the high altar, and there were at least a thousand people under the altar, which was very spectacular. Lu Jifeng, who was on the same imperial banquet with Tuoba Qi and others, realized at this time: the scale of the feast hosted by Kou Qianzhi was even bigger than he had imagined, and such a grand ceremony would last for several days, of which only one or two days needed The emperor came here in person, and the purpose of holding such a grand ceremony is to get God's blessing for the Southern Expedition at the end of the year. Lu Jifeng was even more puzzled, with Tuoba Tao's elite soldiers and iron armor, his great talent and great strategy, would he still believe that such a spell could bless him with victory? Kou Qianzhi was the emperor's teacher during the funeral, and resumed his status as a courtier during the banquet, respectfully ranking with his officials. Tuoba Tao and his ministers finished drinking wine for three rounds before they said to Kou Qianzhi: "National teacher, I follow the way of heaven, send troops out three ways, take three assistants, and destroy Xia Ni. Now the hunting season is approaching, what do you see in the sky?" ?” Kou Qianzhi played affirmatively: "Long live, the sky is already clear. Long live, this trip must be conquered, and the troops will be stationed in Kyushu and sweep the Central Plains!" Tuoba Tao was overjoyed, Cui Hao and other important ministers also congratulated.Lu Jifeng felt very disapproving. Although the celestial phenomena can show the good and bad luck of the earth, if the celestial phenomena are used to predict the success or failure of the moment, it would be close to delusional.So Lu Jifeng remained silent, still sitting in his seat, thoughtful. Kou Qianzhi looked at him again.Lu Jifeng's heart trembled, and then he thought: "He is the disciple of Ruoshui Daochang, does he know that I am Lu Jifeng? Lord Qianyang of Hulao Temple, have they told him the cause of Ruoshui Daochang's death?" But Kou Qianzhi's eyes didn't stay on Lu Jifeng for long, and then turned to another place, as if he just inadvertently met Lu Jifeng's eyes, and it was impossible to see his mood at all. Tuoba Tao was only complacent for a while, then he became worried again, and said: "Could it be possible that the sky can really predict the future? Although I have millions of armors, victory and defeat are commonplace in military affairs, so it won't be reversed?" Kou Qianzhi hastily said: "The celestial phenomena have already arrived at Wansui, if Wansui hesitates, it's really a big taboo!" Cui Hao also said: "I also think that what the national teacher said is true, Nixia and Zhuzhu are exhausted, please don't hesitate, Your Majesty." Tuoba Tao smiled and said: "I just don't allow any deviation, so I have more thoughts." Kou Qianzhi said again: "I have just seen Wansui's side, and I think Xing Chuyao, Wansui has recently obtained a man with unparalleled martial arts, and kept him as a confidant?" Tuoba Tao was both surprised and happy, and said: "The national teacher is really good! This is Lu Qing, he has a refined appearance, and the national teacher can see that he has a superb talent." Kou Qianzhi smiled slightly at Lu Jifeng, and said: "Those who are mighty and ferocious outside are just brave men who are not worthy of men; those who do not show up in depth are heroes who are not worthy of men. I dare to say: if you can get Lord Lu to protect you, the world No one can try to be holy!" Tuoba Tao smiled and said: "Really? Lu Qing, from now on, you will accompany me with you!" Lu Jifeng simply responded, noncommittal, and really couldn't figure out Kou Qianzhi's intention in his heart. The fasting banquet is over, and everyone accompanied the driver down the altar to send the imperial driver away.Lu Jifeng hurried back to his mansion to talk to Mei Jianchi about the cause of death of Taoist Ruoshui and Taoist Tingyun, so he galloped to his mansion. Unexpectedly, after running for a few miles, several fast horses chased after him, calling out: "Master Lu, please stay!" Lu Jifeng turned his head and saw that those people were all dressed as Taoist priests, they were just a few of Kou Qianzhi's disciples who were on the Dharma altar just now. Lu Jifeng thought to himself: "Kou Qianzhi really heard about Ruoshui Taoist chief, if I run again, I will show a guilty conscience!" He immediately reined in his horse and took the bridle to wait. Kou Qianzhi's light car came from behind, he got off immediately, bowed to Lu Jifeng, and said, "My disciple Kou Qianzhi pays his respects." Seeing that he claimed to be his disciple, Lu Jifeng actually regarded Lu Jifeng as the head of Tongming Palace in the future, so he got off his horse and said, "Where, I'm just a layman, and I can't afford to be the head of the Taoist priest." Kou Qianzhi said: "Master has an order, you must respect Mr. Lu again and again, treat him as a real person, I dare not disobey." Kou Qianzhi's master didn't know whether it was Lord Fengyang or Lord Longyang, they all knew that Taoist Master Ruoshui had undergone an accident, and it looked like Kou Qianzhi hadn't been notified yet. Lu Jifeng said: "The population in my house is very idle, why don't you come to my place and talk about it in detail." Kou Qianzhi smiled and said: "That's exactly what I mean, Mr. Lu, please." Kou Qianzhi turned his head and took the reins from one of his attendants, saying: "Go back first, I will walk slowly with Master Lu." The disciples took orders, turned their horses and left. Seeing Kou Qianzhi's gentle and polite attitude, Lu Jifeng didn't feel angry, and he couldn't even see the sadness of the weak water chief after his death, which made Lu Jifeng feel that something was wrong.It seems that there is something hidden about what happened between Taoist Ruoshui and Taoist Tingyun in Hulao City. Not long after the two of them galloped together, they had already entered the city. Lu Jifeng felt a strange air flow again, and couldn't help but turn his head to look into the distance. He could only see houses in the streets at night, and there were few pedestrians. Kou Qianzhi said: "Lord Lu, what's wrong?" Lu Jifeng said: "I looked at the city from the altar, and saw a family, about less than a mile away from here, it seems that there is a layer of mist, Taoist, you pray on the altar every day, don't you see is it on?" Kou Qianzhi followed Lu Jifeng's eyes and asked, "Is it a huge house with a layer of pink smoke above it?" Lu Jifeng said: "Exactly." Kou Qianzhi smiled and said: "That is a rich family in the city, surnamed Supi, it is said that they are very rich from the land of women." "Women's country?" Kou Qianzhi said: "The Nvguo is thousands of miles away in the west, south of the Congling Ridge, it is already close to the Poison Country." Lu Ji was speechless when he heard the news, and said, "So far?" Kou Qianzhi smiled and said: "There are many people in Pingcheng who come from the country of retranslation thousands of miles away. , salt, so most of their merchants are wealthy. For some reason, Mr. Subi stayed away from the country of women and came to Pingcheng to settle down. He is also good at planting flowers and trees, the layer of white smoke you see is just the flowers and trees blooming in his yard." Only then did Lu Jifeng suddenly realize, and said: "So that's the case...but it's early autumn, and it's really strange that such a lush sea of ​​flowers can still grow in the courtyard of Su Pi's house." Kou Qianzhi said: "This is what makes him so special. Even Luoyang's peonies can be grown in Pingcheng, and the flowers are bigger than a human head, which is simply impossible! The flowers in the Fairy Queen's Palace are his. The ultimate tribute." Upon hearing the fairy queen, Lu Jifeng's heart trembled slightly, and he instinctively thought whether Mr. Su Pi might have something to do with Wu Xuanji? Lu Jifeng then asked: "Have you met Mr. Su Pi?" Kou Qianzhi said: "He is the richest man, I have met him several times." "What is he like?" Kou Qianzhi laughed twice, and said: "What else can I do? The person who buys beautiful women from all over the world to enjoy in his house is of course a sick ghost whose body has been hollowed out! Mr. Su Pi is so sick that he can't even walk. " Lu Jifeng was startled, but couldn't help smiling, laughing that he was too sensitive, thinking of Wu Xuanji's arrangements for everything. Kou Qianzhi said: "Although Mr. Su Pi has no official position, he has very close contacts with the nation. Being able to get to know him will be very helpful to Mr. Lu's future." Lu Jifeng casually responded, "Master Kou is friends with him?" Kou Qianzhi said: "Mr. Su Pi only has women in his eyes and has no friends. Pindao once gave him some yang-boosting medicine, but he didn't even say thank you, heh..." Lu Jifeng didn't express anything on the surface, but he couldn't help despising Kou Qianzhi's actions in his heart, but it was just inconvenient to say anything. Unexpectedly, Kou Qianzhi said calmly: "Master Lu, you must be very disapproving?" Lu Jifeng didn't hide it, and said directly: "With the practice of the Taoist leader, why use the last skills to please a vulgar rich man?" Kou Qianzhi said with a smile: "Fu said that it is held between the boards and buildings, and the glue is held in the fish salt. Isn't that the final technique? What is the final technique? It is just a tool." Lu Jifeng said: "The Taoist priest is already a national teacher, and his honor is unmatched. It should have achieved your goal of getting close to the royal family, so why bother!" Kou Qianzhi shook his head, and said: "Long live's trust is not enough. In terms of trust and love, no one can compare to Master Cui's position in Wan Live's heart. But Master Lu, don't you feel that: the nobles in the court want to give He gets rid of it and then goes fast?" Lu Jifeng nodded in acknowledgment.Kou Qianzhi said again: "Lord Cui thinks highly of himself, he thinks that as a big family in Qinghe, he doesn't need to please these savages and white households, but he forgot: in the hearts of Wei people, Master Cui is just a slave." "Slave?" Lu Jifeng was startled. Kou Qianzhi said: "That's right, the Cui family is famous, why didn't they move south with the imperial court? It's because after the land was occupied by the Wei State, Cui's family had no time to escape, and they became Wei's obedient citizens. Isn't that just a captive? Competent, he is only a capable prisoner of war, and has no status at all like Zong Ai, the servant who served Wansui with beauty. One day Wansui will change his mind, who else in the world will speak for Master Cui? Wansui can promote people high, The higher you are promoted, the harder you will fall when the hand of Long live is released. Unless there are many people supporting you and supporting you, when you fall, you will not fall to pieces. Hold your The more people there are, maybe one day they will bring you back to a higher place." Lu Jifeng said: "I don't want the emperor to promote me." Kou Qianzhi looked at him a few times before saying: "The poor Taoist knows that beside Wansui, everyone is charming, but Mr. Lu is arrogant and his eyes are like stars. If you don't tell me, the poor Taoist knows that you don't want to be an official. But the closer you are to Long Live, the more chance you will get close to Phoenix Mountain, and even destroy the entire Phoenix Mountain." Lu Jifeng looked at Kou Qianzhi quickly, and said, "Where is that place where the witch is?" Kou Qianzhi said: "Base camp." "Do you know where it is?" Kou Qianzhi shook his head and said: "I don't know, it is said that it is also the foundation of the country, the secret acupoint of the origin of life of the Tuoba clan. Although I am a national teacher, I am still a Han Chinese after all, they will not let me know the foundation of the country easily. of." Lu Jifeng thought about it, and indeed there was no other way to know Wu Xuanji's details except for going deep into Wei's power center. Kou Qianzhi suddenly let out a long sigh, and said: "Master Lu may despise me for being a person. I am a prominent person, so I am not like a monk. But if the power has not overwhelmed the demon girl, how can I get rid of her? My master won't let me go back. Shan, it is also for me to act cheaply, and let him personally block the questioning of the six sons. Alas! Now... I am afraid I will become a sinner!" There was finally a touch of sadness in this sigh, Lu Jifeng said: "Do you know that he grew up..." Kou Qianzhi nodded, and said: "Master told me, in order not to let the witch know my identity, the poor can only keep quiet. But there are still many doubts about the cause of the master's death, maybe Mr. Lu can do it." I'm puzzled." Lu Jifeng said: "The Taoist priest asked me to fetch a document from you when he was dying. Do you know what the contents are?" Kou Qianzhi looked at Lu Jifeng and said, "What document?" Lu Jifeng said: "Writings from the Stone Chamber." Kou Qianzhi turned his head back, thought for a while, and said: "It turns out that the master told Mr. Lu..." As he spoke, he choked up, Lu Jifeng said, "What's wrong with you?" Kou Qianzhi sighed: "When the master was alive, he once said that this document is a big deal and should not be easily announced to others. It seems that the master didn't know whether he should make it public... He was never seen in the palace all his life, and he was dying. But I still remember to eliminate demons... With the foresight and foresight of my master, I actually collapsed in the middle way, and the way will be destroyed from now on!" Lu Jifeng remembered that there seemed to be no capable person in Tongming Palace except Lord Qingyang, so he couldn't help but sighed too. Kou Qianzhi said again: "Only Master Master has read that document, and the poor dare not read it well, so they don't know the content, and only Master Master and the poor Taoist know about it. Daohui invites Master Lu to come and watch some day, but it must be done in secret." Lu Jifeng said: "Of course." The two had already arrived at Lu's mansion and were about to enter, but saw the guard guarding the gate with a strange expression, as if a little nervous. Lu Jifeng asked: "What's wrong?" The guard hurriedly stepped back and knelt down, saying: "My lord, the young master has been taken away." Lu Jifeng was taken aback, the mansion has always called Jialuo a little prince, so could the people in Duguzhong have the ability to find this place?Lu Jifeng asked: "Who took it?" The guard said: "I don't know, the mansion is waiting for the adults to decide!" Lu Jifeng knew that it was useless to ask a little guard, so he galloped into the mansion together with Kou Qianzhi, and the steward immediately came up to him, saying: "My lord, young master and Master Feng..." Lu Jifeng was even more shocked, and said, "Master Feng was also taken away?" "Yes." The butler said. "When did this happen?" "Shortly after the big man left the house, someone arrested Master Feng and the young master to go out..." Yun Shisong and Qian Lu also rushed over, while Lu Jifeng was asking, "Where did you go?" Yun Shisong took the words angrily, and said, "He's a gentle robber!" Lu Jifeng was startled, and said, "What?" Qianlu said: "The young master confronted him, the young master used the sword technique you taught him, and restrained that man, he carried Master Feng on his shoulder, but dodged very neatly, Backed away, and praised the young master, 'The sword skill is good'... The man was forced by the young master's sword and couldn't walk half a step..." In fact, after the man said "good swordsmanship", there was a series of comments: "It's a pity that I can't practice well, I don't work hard enough! I can't understand the essence of my school, I don't have enough talent! The most pitiful thing is that I don't know the situation, and I don't have enough intelligence!" Qianlu helped Yun Shisong hide all this string of conversations. Lu Jifeng asked urgently: "In this case, how could people be arrested?" "At that time, the young master shouted from behind: 'Don't hurt my father!' The young master had scruples, so he couldn't stop that man." Qian Lu Xuanran said: "He took away Master Feng and the young master, young master, you I'm not here, I have no one to discuss with my servants, I don't know what to do..." Yun Shisong murmured displeasedly: "Am I not human?" Lu Jifeng saw that Qianlu was trembling when she spoke, and was very worried, so he reached out and patted her on the shoulder, and said, "Can you see what that person looks like?" Qian Lu said: "It was already dawn at that time, everyone could see him very clearly, he was wearing a toga with big sleeves, he looked very refined, he looked like a scholar..." eyebrow ruler?Lu Jifeng only thought of him.Mei Jianchi was still in the study when he left, even if someone pretended to be him, the real Mei Jianchi would not be silent and let the imitation. The butler opened his mouth at this moment, and said, "My lord, that is the one who discussed with you in the study in the morning!" Sure enough, it was Mei Jianchi, Lu Jifeng told himself in his heart: "Master must have a reason for doing this, maybe there is something inside..." After all, he is willing to believe that Mei Jianchi is a good person and will not deceive him. Qian Lu said again: "He left a note for Young Master in the study." Lu Jifeng said: "What about the letter?" Qian Lu said: "He wrote it on the wall of the study..." Lu Jifeng and the others hurried to the study room, and as soon as they opened the door, they saw a few large lines of characters written on the white powder wall, which looked like seal script and official script. Although the characters were connected continuously, they were independent of each other. It is clear and full of spirit, and every character is opened and closed as if it is about to break through the wall. It can be called the excellent structure of Zhangcao. Kou Qian glanced at it, and couldn't help applauding: "Good word!" Lu Jifeng has no attainments in calligraphy and painting, and he is not interested in it. He only saw the words written in those few lines: "You know your way back, and you haven't arrived in three days. I'm afraid you won't be able to recover from your chronic illness. You should move your seat to be a guest. Don't make it too long to stay." .” The meaning of the words was nothing more than threatening Lu Jifeng to return to Sword Immortal Cliff within three days, otherwise not only Feng Qiuhua's life would be in danger, but even Jialuo would be in danger. Unexpectedly, Mei Jianchi would force him to go back in this way, so all kinds of weird things that happened before, who is the culprit, all point to Mei Jianchi pretending to be a ghost.Thinking of this, Lu Jifeng was both angry and disappointed. Although he didn't spend much time with Meijianchi, he didn't think that Meijianchi was a villainous person, and even had an inexplicable affection for Meijianchi. But Mei Jianchi would rob someone and coerce him, which made him very sad. Just as Lu Jifeng thought about it, his eyes suddenly went black, and his heart felt like being pierced by a thousand needles. With a puff, he spurted out a mouthful of blood, and then fell unconscious. Lu Jifeng suddenly passed out, so frightened that Qianlu hurriedly supported him, tears streaming down his face, and exclaimed: "Young master! Young master!" Qian Lu was weak and couldn't support Lu Jifeng's tall body, so she hugged him and sat down, letting Lu Jifeng lie in her arms.Kou Qianzhi squatted down, checked Lu Jifeng's pulse, and then touched his heart, with a look of surprise on his face, he suddenly tore off Lu Jifeng's collar, only to see a shallow line under the skin of his chest. Light red bloodstains. Qian Lu asked anxiously with tears in her eyes: "Master, what's wrong, Young Master?" Kou Qianzhi said: "It's okay, don't touch him." 寇谦之取出一丸丹药，正要喂陆寄风服下，千绿忙挡在陆寄风身上，不让寇谦之碰他，惊道：“你要给公子服下什么？” 寇谦之道：“陆大人是中了妖符，影响了他的修行，让我给他服下寒敛丹，以收摄七情，自可平复……” 云拭松拦着寇谦之的手，道：“谁知你这臭道士哪来的？满口胡说八道，万一害了陆寄风，可怎么办？” 寇谦之并不发火，平静地说道：“使君手中有剑，到时自可取贫道的命抵偿去。” 此时除了听寇谦之的话，似乎也别无他策了，云拭松考虑了一下，只得慢慢放开手，并轻轻把千绿推开，道：“看来这道士有点来头，谅他不敢对陆寄风怎样，他敢怎样，我会取他的命！” 千绿只好点了点头，温柔地撬开陆寄风的口，让寇谦之喂他服药。 侍立在后的管家却越看寇谦之，越觉得何止是“有点来头”，简直像极了国师！只不过堂堂国师，连万岁都不能轻易见到面，又怎么会单人匹马地和他们的陆大人回来？因此管家不敢乱说话，只能退在后面静观其变。 寇谦之喂陆寄风服下寒敛丹，以真气推送药性走入奇经八脉。寇谦之喂他服下的寒敛丹只是解热摄神的普通药物，既无大效，也杀不了人，对陆寄风的状况来说，也只不过略尽点辅助而已。 陆寄风果然缓缓醒转，见众人担忧的神色，自己浑身无力，也觉得奇怪，道：“我……我怎么了？” 寇谦之道：“陆大人一时气火攻心，原本以大人的修行，这一点小事是动不了分毫的，但是大人体内竟有一道阴躁之气，让怒火骤升，真气逆冲，才会一时气闷昏绝。” 陆寄风点了点头，道：“果然如此。” 寇谦之道：“大人是何时被种下这道阴符？” 陆寄风见衣领已被扯开，自己低头望去，曾被舞玄姬以金刀轻划开的旧处隐约地浮现出红色血迹，便道：“不过是数日之前，被妖女所伤，或许是她那时下的手。” 寇谦之道：“这就是了，陆大人被妖女种下这道相思符，只要妖女以真气催咒，便能令陆大人心情浮躁，坐立难安。陆大人所练的内功是以三戒作本，最怕心神不宁，让功力一退千里！” 陆寄风听他都说中了，沉吟了片刻，道：“但我近日以来还没有感到多大的妨碍，又是为何？” 寇谦之道：“陆大人目前体内的浩浩纯阳，有如朗日，还可以本能地压制住这股邪气，但是大人似乎已有数日未曾行气大修，如此一来阴盛阳衰，舞玄姬传咒会越来越容易，日积月累，也许是五年，也许是十年，总有一天会要了大人的命。” 陆寄风问道：“可有根除之法？” 寇谦之道：“符根握在舞玄姬手里，除了杀舞玄姬之外，没有别的法子。” 千绿心惊，道：“公子功力退步，万一杀不了她，那公子岂不是……” 寇谦之道：“另一个方法也可以断绝相思符的威力，就是陆大人能做到无喜无悲，心若顽石。不过那是不可能的。再怎样少情寡欲的人，都会有一点点喜怒哀乐，只要有喜怒哀乐，即使再微小，都会成为相思符的引子。” 舞玄姬曾经夸口，预言陆寄风终究会爬回去求她，看来是依恃着这帖相思符。陆寄风本来就是冷静的人，既已确定病因，便不再担忧，道： “我会勤练断缘七戒，谅那妖女短期内奈何不了我。我还是先赶回去看看封伯伯是否无恙，顺便问问师父为何不告而别！” 寇谦之道：“陆大人如今身衔重责，万岁怎容您说去就去？” 陆寄风苦笑了一下，道：“这回却是不得已了，若是万岁怪罪，那……就让他怪罪吧！” 云拭松喜道：“总算说句人话啦！早就叫你别当这个鸟官。” 千绿却忧道：“但是公子是有病之身，那人武功却好得很，万一他以封爷要胁公子，可怎么办？” 寇谦之再细细一想，道：“陆大人此行，不知凶险，贫道有五石丹，服之能暂时压制邪气，刺激功体，让内力完全发挥，应该可助大人一臂之力。这五石丹珍贵异常，贫道的门生弟子都不知藏处，请大人在此稍待，贫道立刻快马回去取来。” 陆寄风十分感谢他的好意，道：“不必劳烦道长往返了，我马上动身上崖，我随你去取。” 陆寄风带着云拭松、千绿等人，随寇谦之一同出府，四人快马加鞭，回到法坛。寇谦之进入丹房密室，取出玉瓶，亲手交给陆寄风，紧握着他的手道： “贫道只给陆大人这五颗，非是贫道不舍得，而是五石丹药性极烈，虽能发挥内力，但不过是透支而已，千万不可多服。凡人根底极强者，服下纤毫就能伤身，陆大人根基绝世，又有天婴护体，所以或许能负担五颗。若服之而心烦气躁，情欲灼身，则已是过量了。” 千绿一听，不由得面红耳赤，云拭松更是直接问道：“是春药？” 寇谦之神色严肃，道：“五石丹能让男子竣精勃发，黄帝内经所谓'夫精者，身之本也'，真元内丹的来源就是男子之精，精气不绝，便能阳气不断，进而长生不死。以此作为春药，根本是暴殄天物，买椟还珠！” 云拭松好像听不大懂，只关心所有的男人都会关心的问题：“那……能不能也给我一颗？” 通明宫是丹鼎派，原本就精于炼药、养身，这五石丹更是源远流长，史不绝书。四百多年前的汉成帝曾服下方士进贡的春药，一夜精流不尽，精尽血出，气绝身亡，当时所服的春药，配方中就含有微量的五石丹。 虽说五石丹有春药的功效，但是道家养身的一大环节，便是龙虎之道，也就是男女双修，阴阳调和。只不过一般人缺乏定力，享受鱼水之欢时，很难收摄心神，做到不动心不动念，反而修不成，最后只能落得一事无成，只好走清修一途，虽然慢，但较为稳当。而真正的龙虎之道，并非采补，而是男女双方同得道谛，谓之大周天。当初陆寄风误采云若紫的根基，只因为他初尝云雨，还一时不得要领，不能收放自如之故。 司空无调制五石丹的用意，当然不是炼来作为春药，而是辅助修道之用。以陆寄风的根基，服下五石丹之后，自能不经思索就自然地将精气转化为内力，而使周身真气源源不断。如果他无法转换自如，竟感到欲念一发不可收拾，那表示已经超过了他能负担的药量，便十分危险了。 在此之后，也有许多皇帝是服了类似的丹药过量而亡，近两百年后，唐太宗于贞观二十三年，服方士那罗迩娑婆的“延年药”而驾崩，唐宪宗、唐穆宗、唐武宗……乃至于有明一代的英宗，无不是服下类似此药而死。可见此药用之不慎，为祸千百世。 此乃别话，不再多表。 寇谦之不去理云拭松的要求，对陆寄风道：“陆大人千万谨慎，不到逼命无常，不可使用。否则恐将泄尽真元，轻则成为废人，重则丧命。” 陆寄风也知猛药不可常用，便称谢收下了五石丹。 寇谦之又道：“陆大人此去，最好是尽快回来。万岁那边，贫道会请崔大人、拓跋大人代拟一番说词，虽然陆大人无意仕宦，但是为了大局……还是请陆大人屈身染尘吧！” 陆寄风无奈地说道：“好吧，我会尽快回来。” 陆寄风与云拭松、千绿一同告别了寇谦之，三人快马往西而去，陆寄风记得剑仙崖的路，应是一两日就可以抵达，但他心中挂念着封秋华和迦逻，能早一刻回去也是好的。以迦逻的硬臭脾气，落入敌人手中，只怕讨不了好。 见陆寄风心事重重的样子，千绿道：“公子，您在担心小公子吗？” 陆寄风勉强一笑，道：“嗯，他从未离开过我，不知道此刻怎么样了？” 云拭松道：“凭他那狗眼看人低的德行，八成已经被痛打了好几顿。” 陆寄风脸色更沉，千绿嗔道：“少爷！您别乱说。陆公子，小公子聪明机灵，不会有事的。” 虽知道千绿只是好言安慰，陆寄风听了至少觉得好过些，道：“多谢你，千绿姑娘。” 此时突然马匹发出几声长嘶，人立起来，陆寄风和云拭松都是练过武的人，还能稳稳地拉住缰绳，腰板笔直不动。千绿却惊慌地大叫了一声，连忙本能地要去抱住马颈，身子一个不稳，便要往旁被甩了下去。陆寄风身子一点，已伸臂抓住千绿，跃回自己的马上。 千绿惊魂未定，在陆寄风怀里不住发抖，道：“多谢公子……那马怎会……怎会突然……？” 陆寄风也是大奇，蓦地，阵阵异香传了过来，细碎的铃声，像玉屑悄悄洒在珊瑚盘上，随着西边奔来一道银光，掠地轻舞的流萤般的身影而至。 那不是流萤，而是一个女人。 她的身上穿着曳地的幂褵长纱，整个人由头到脚都掩在幂褵下，根本就分辨不出是男是女，是胖是瘦，但是那轻盈的跑姿却显示出她一定是个纤细的女性，疾奔时，随风往后掠去的幂褵更隐约衬出双腿十分修长。 她唯一露在外面的，就是那双白色的脚。她居然是打着赤足，粉红色的脚底，雪白色的脚背，颜色融得洁白中透着粉红，粉红中透着洁白。只有美女，才会连脚都有这么美好的肌肤。 在她细细的脚踝上，系着几道细细的金链和小小的铃铛，奔跑时带出阵阵清脆的叮当之声，在清夜中更增几分幽玄之意。 幂褵是富贵人家的妇女出门时的衣物，上方是宽边大帽，帽缘结下层层像是帷帐般的轻纱，以遮掩帽下之人的全身姿貌。她所戴的白色宽缘帽下，银白色的帽缘还垂下串串一样大小的珍珠流苏，银纱上则缀着珊瑚和红玉，这件幂褵就价值千万，因此，这是个极富贵人家的美女。 但极富贵人家的美女，怎会只身疾奔于黑夜荒郊？ 那一定是个逃亡的美女。