The First Yamen of the Great Song Dynasty

Chapter 121

Gao Ming was stunned by Hua Rong's actions, thinking, your reaction is fast enough.

Gao Qiu didn't feel that there was anything inappropriate, and answered Hua Rong's call with a hey.

Hua Rong is a very poor child. He lost his father in his early years and came out alone without any support. He must be very envious of the father-son relationship between himself and his son.

If he is willing, he will not hesitate to give him a little love from the elders.

At this time, Gao Qiu found that his son had a strange expression, and he was a little smirk.

So when he returned to the camp, he found a separate time and said to his son: "I just heard that Hua Rong said that he lost his father since he was a child, and he was very pitiful, so I agreed to come down. If you don't want to, I won't mention it again. This stubble."

Gao Ming was taken aback, it turned out that his father thought that he recognized Huarong as his godson, and he was jealous, so he felt uncomfortable.

It is understandable for Gao Qiu to think this way. If parents treat their friends as children and enjoy the same treatment, they will inevitably feel that friends are occupying the magpie's nest.

But now the situation between him and Huarong is different, it is not a simple friendship, and it is not a dove occupying a magpie's nest, it is almost the same if they want to share a nest, "I don't, please don't get me wrong. I am getting along with Huarong now No distinction between each other. I am not at all worried that he will take away what belongs to me if he calls you father. On the contrary, I will be happier if there is one more person who is filial to you. "

Hearing what his son said, Gao Qiu dispelled his worries, thinking that his son is really a good boy who is broad-minded, considerate, and considerate of his friends.

I also checked the mosquito bite wound on my son's neck and told him to go down after confirming that it was only red and swollen.

Gao Ming returned to the tent, saw that Hua Rong was already waiting for him, couldn't help but hooked the corners of his mouth, and said with a tsk-tsk smile: "You have changed, and you have even called dad to play tricks, I didn't expect you to react so quickly today, Almost even I have to bow down."

"It's called those who are close to vermilion, those who are red and those who are close to ink, and those who are black. I have been by your side for so long, so I must learn from you to be astute."

"Yes, but it feels more like I taught you badly."

Huarong smiled lightly.In fact, he didn't tell Gao Ming. In fact, he had already thought about getting close to the Taiwei, and designed many scene drills in advance. He had already thought about what he said to the Taiwei today, but he lacked a suitable one. Speaking of the occasion, I didn't expect the Taiwei to personally send the opportunity to the door.

Since he wants to be with Gao Ming, he must pass the test of the Taiwei. He has to work hard to make things develop in a direction that is beneficial to them.

Gao Ming smiled, "When my father knows what you're thinking, he will kill you carefully."

"You can't blame me. If he was easy to talk to, I wouldn't have hugged the beauty like I am now." After speaking, he hugged Gao Ming unexpectedly, lowered his head slightly, and looked at Gao Ming with a smile. , "Can I kiss you?"

"If you ask for such a straightforward request, can't you be a little more reserved?"

"Okay, then I'll be more reserved, and you can give me a kiss."

This is even less reserved.Gao Ming couldn't help laughing, at this moment Hua Rong put his cheek close to him, "Hurry up, someone will call us for dinner later."

Gao Ming disagreed, and said with a smile, "Put me down quickly." Hua Rong asked again, seeing that Gao Ming still refused to agree, he gave up.

In fact, Gao Ming didn't want to be so "hypocritical", but he couldn't help it. It was the first time he fell in love, and he couldn't let it go.

Hua Rong also understood Gao Ming's appearance. Although Gao Ming's nickname was Hua Hua Tai Sui, he was a woman and it was the first time he was with a man, so his behavior was understandable.Thinking of this, Hua Rong couldn't help being a little happy, people would never have imagined that Gao Ming was like this in front of him.

It's good to tease him now and then, he's not in a hurry.

The joy of reunion is always short-lived, and there is no exciting scene such as assassinating the emperor. After three days, everyone returned safely. Gao Ming was taken home by his father, and Hua Rong returned to his mansion.

Fortunately, Hua Rong recognized Gao Qiu as his father, so it was logical to go to Taiwei's mansion every day.

Everyone knows that the Taiwei now has a successful son Gao Ming, and Hua Rong who is like a half-son.Although the two are not biological, the quality of the adopted son can reach this level, which is really enviable.

Huarong’s rewards and deeds in Tokyo not surprisingly alarmed the old matriarch in his hometown. Not long after, a letter was handed to him. Take the right path, don't try to flatter like others.

The grieving look of the old lady seeing her grandson blackened by the unhealthy winds and evil spirits in Tokyo vividly appeared on the paper.

Huarong replied that he respectfully called the Taiwei his father and had no other intentions.It's just because I have a deep relationship with Gao Ming and want to help him take care of my father.

The old matriarch naturally didn't believe this statement, and sent several more letters, but Huarong kept insisting on this rhetoric, and gradually the old matriarch stopped sending letters.

As for Gao Ming, he finally found the person he "has been longing for" - He Xuantong.

He Xuantong knew that houses in Tokyo were very expensive, so the mansion he was in now must have cost a lot of money.

He lived here nervously for a few days, he didn't understand why the nobles in Tokyo treated him like a little Taoist priest like this.

Although Taoism is worshiped in this dynasty, many Taoists are quite appreciated by the emperor's relatives, and many of them have been awarded officials, but all of this has nothing to do with such an unknown little man like him.

He has no reputation, no backer, and he can't figure out what help he can provide to this noble man who warmly entertained him.

His heart was getting more and more uncertain. This day, while the servant was delivering the meal, he said firmly: "I don't know who is the nobleman in your house? Please show your true face to see each other, otherwise from today onwards, I will no longer serve you." Have a cup of tea and a meal here."

After the servant who brought the tea and the meal left, about an hour later, a young man walked in.

This young man has fair skin, delicate features, and a gentle temperament. He belongs to the kind of person who is very eye-catching, and it is easy to win the favor of the other party when they meet for the first time.

He Xuantong thought that this is a nobleman, so he stood up involuntarily: "I don't know how to call you, young master?"

"My surname is Gao." Gao Ming didn't reveal his identity, but just said with a smile: "Is it safe for the Taoist priest to live with me? If there is anything missing, just ask. I'll send someone to prepare it for you."

He Xuantong said with a respectful attitude: "There is really nothing lacking. Xiaodao has been flattered by the hospitality these few days. To be honest, today Xiaodao just wants to ask you clearly, why is Xiaodao treated so favorably?"

Gao Ming said with a smile: "To be honest, I know that the Taoist priest has a book from heaven that can decipher the Tadpole script. I want to pay a lot of money for the treasure, but I hope the Taoist priest will give it up."

He ate, drank, and entertained He Xuantong in the past few days in order to buy the reference book in his hand that could decipher the tadpole script, and then destroy it.

He Xuantong didn't have a reference book, even if he was asked to translate it, the translation might not be perfect, and even if he could translate it perfectly, but there is no basis, and Gao Ming can make jokes out of it with just one mouth, which greatly reduces the credibility.

After hearing Gao Ming's words, He Xuantong looked a little confused.

"Of course, as compensation, if the Taoist leader is willing, I am willing to subsidize the Taoist priest to build a Taoist temple."

May I ask which Taoist priest does not want to have a Taoist temple of his own?

"It's not about compensation." He Xuantong raised his hand to signal Gao Ming to stop talking, and said with a wry smile, "What heavenly book?"

"Don't lie to me, Taoist priest. I know that you have an ancestral scripture in your family, and you can decipher the tadpole script through this scripture."

He Xuantong shook his head again and again, "Young Master Gao, did you misunderstand somewhere, the Little Taoists really don't have this thing, maybe it belongs to someone else's family, and mistakenly recorded the master as Xiaodao."

Did you find the wrong person, "Then do you know Gongsun Sheng?"

He Xuantong nodded slowly, "It's true that I know him, but Xiaodao has never heard of the heavenly scriptures and tadpole literature."

If there is one, he must have taken it out. Wouldn't it be good to change a Taoist temple for himself and enjoy the incense, but the problem is that he really doesn't have one.

Gao Ming himself is a master liar, and his colleague knows his colleague very well. According to his judgment, the He Xuantong in front of him does not seem to be lying.

"Daoist, please don't lie to me."

"How can a monk lie to Mr. Gao? Xiaodao swears to Sanqing that if there is even the slightest lie, Xiaodao's primordial spirit will be destroyed, and he will never become a fairy."

This oath is poisonous enough, Gao Ming believed it.

Why is it that He Xuantong, who was able to decipher the inscription in the original book, doesn't understand what the tadpole inscription looks like at this moment.

Gao Ming couldn't help wondering, could it be because of his arrival that some things were distorted?

But no, his small butterfly wings have never slapped He Xuantong on the head.

If the heavenly book is really from the ancestors, it will not change anything because of Gao Ming's arrival, if he really doesn't know now, then there is only one explanation.

The so-called Shangying Tianxiang, which records the inscription of one hundred and eight heroes in Liangshan, is a complete hoax.

The truth of the matter may be this: After Song Jiang recruited a group of desperadoes, facing the group of bloodthirsty demons under his hands, he had no idea how to arrange the seats without causing a fire.

At this time, he accidentally found a stone tablet on the mountain. This stone tablet was carved with tadpole characters that no one knew, so he simply used this stone tablet to make an article.

Ask Gongsun Sheng to go down the mountain and invite a group of Taoist priests to do the same, pretending to be instructed by the heavens, and pulled out the stele, and arranged a passerby-like character He Xuantong, and told him to lie that he had a book from heaven at home and could decipher the inscription.

So this inscription was deciphered according to Song Jiang's wishes, and the so-called Tiangangdisha ranking above was all made up by Song Jiang himself. Of course, Wu Yong also played an important role in the whole plan, and he must also be the planner.

This can also explain why Song Jiang's cronies are all ranked in Tiangang.

From the beginning to the end, this is an artificial list, and there is no sense of heaven at all.

It is true that Liangshan heroes are demon lords, but the real ranking of this group of demon lords may not be like this.

But now, because of Gao Ming's arrival, Liang Shan recruited in advance, so he didn't need to arrange seats, and He Xuantong didn't need to be instructed by Song Jiang, so naturally he wouldn't be able to decipher the tadpole script.

As for the real text on the stele, it doesn't matter at all. The most important thing is that Liangshan heroes recognized the ranking on this stele, and solved the ranking problem without bloodshed.

Solving political problems in the name of gods and ghosts is considered a routine method.

After Gao Ming figured it out, he was relieved. The problem that he had been worrying about for these days turned out to be nothing, and he felt so relieved.

"That may be because I remembered wrongly and disturbed the Taoist priest."

He Xuantong realized that the other party had made a mistake, and smiled wryly, "If that's the case, then you won't be rewarded for the merits of Xiaodao, so let's bid farewell."

It took a lot of time for Gao Ming to find Tokyo from other places. Out of guilt, he gave some silver taels to He Xuantong. Now that the Taoist leader has decided to go, I will not force him to stay. This is a point Encountering, I hope the Taoist priest will have a smooth journey.

He Xuantong shied away a few times, but finally accepted Gao Ming's gift and left.

After successfully getting rid of the crisis of the inscription, Gao Ming was completely relieved.

As a result, he just let go of his heart, and the next day he heard a piece of news that made him suspend his heart again.

The words on the stele were actually deciphered.

"Someone deciphered those tadpole scripts? Who is it?" He asked Murong Yanze who told him the news.

"It's Daoist Lin Lingsu. Although there are so many Taoist priests raised in the palace, he is now the most trusted by the officials. The officials think that he has real skills and is a real fairy. So, I don't think he came out to decipher. Strange. Just wait. Tomorrow at noon in Genyue, you will announce the contents of the inscription in person. Princes and ministers will be there. You haven’t received the news yet, don’t worry, it should be almost done later. "

As Murong Yanze said, when Gao Ming returned home in the evening, he received an edict from the eunuch in the palace, asking him to attend the inscription reading ceremony in Gen Yue at noon tomorrow.

Golf was naturally also included in the invitation. At noon the next day, the father and son entered Genyue. On the way to the venue, they did not forget to have a discussion.

"Although I don't know the specific content of this inscription? But I think it must be some good words, otherwise, Lin Lingsu would not decipher it in public and announce it to the world."

Gao Ming agrees with his father's point of view, this Lin Lingsu is not a fool, if the words on the inscription are really cholera, outrageous and outrageous.

He must have reported it to the emperor in secret, instead of saying it with great fanfare.

It is said that Lin Lingsu was a monk in his early years. Because he drank and ate meat in the temple, he was educated with sticks after being discovered by the abbot. He simply changed his belief and became a Taoist priest.

Later, Zhao Ji had a dream, dreaming that he was traveling in the fairy palace, and met a fairy riding a green bull in the fairy palace. Later, he met Lin Lingsu by chance, and found that Lin Lingsu was the same as the fairy riding a green bull in his dream. There are some similarities, so I greatly favored them.

If this Lin Lingsu deciphered the words on the inscription, it would be a step up and leave other Taoist priests far behind.

As for whether Lin Lingsu understands tadpole script, Gao Ming is skeptical. After all, so many great Confucian scholars who have read poetry and books have not succeeded in deciphering it. A Taoist priest claimed that he could decipher it.

No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like scholarship, but more like metaphysics.

Gao Ming and his father arrived at the right time, exchanged pleasantries with other officials, and the officials brought his royal relatives here.

Gao Ming saw that the inscription was about ten feet high, with tadpole characters engraved on it.

At this time, the stele was placed on a gold-painted base, covered in red and colored, dressed in style, and the stone was treated beyond the standard.

Next to this stone is a three-story high platform, which houses the holy images of the Sanqing and various sacrificial vessels.

Standing on the high platform was a middle-aged Taoist, with a calm appearance, completely ignoring the whispers of the princes and ministers, looking very detached.

"Mr. Yuan Miao, the time has come, I wonder if I can reveal the secret?"

Lin Lingsu heard the official's voice, slowly opened his eyes, got up and bowed to the emperor, then looked up at the sky, everyone followed, Gao Ming naturally also looked at it, except that he felt the sun was dazzling, he didn't see it. any difference.

Then he saw Lin Lingsu counting with his fingers, "That's right, the gate of heaven is opening at this time, when I enter the palace of heaven, please let the immortal decipher these words."

Gao Ming thought he heard it wrong, so he asked his father in a low voice, "Did he just say that he was going to heaven?"

"Shh! Don't talk!"

All right, asking Heaven and Man to decipher the Heavenly Book is very reasonable and there is nothing wrong with it.When Gao Ming saw Lin Lingsu, he recited the spiritual chapter secretly, swung the magic sword, stepped on the hand, and then he did not move as if he had cast the body-fixing technique.

Someone whispered, this is the soul out of the body.

Gao Ming only had one feeling, this, this is too silly, right?But he found that except for him, everyone else seemed to be very calm, and their eyes were all on Lin Lingsu, but soon he found a person like him, King Jing Zhao Ji, looking at him.

Gao Ming rolled his eyes inwardly, looking at Zhao Ji, he might as well look at Lin Lingsu.

After a while, Lin Lingsu suddenly opened his eyes, revealing a confident look of knowing everything in the world.

Zhao Ji said: "What the gods say, I also ask the Taoist priest to relay it for you."

Lin Lingsu calmly said: "The people in the Tiangong told Poor Dao that what is recorded on this inscription is indeed a heavenly secret."

Gao Ming was embarrassed for Lin Lingsu, this was too much, but he seemed to really believe what Lin Lingsu said by looking at the official's expression.

The Taoist emperor really did not lie, Zhao Ji's trust in Taoist priests is unconditional.

Lin Lingsu said: "This inscription records the identity of the gods who have gone down to earth for many calamities, and their status in the world." He stepped down from the high platform, pointed to the head of the first row and said: "This inscription records the status of the Emperor Changsheng. The status of the king in the world is none other than the official family."

Everyone was astonished, Gao Ming also looked at Zhao Ji in astonishment, you wouldn't believe it, would you?

Zhao Ji's performance made Gao Ming very speechless, he had a happy face, "Really?"

"How dare a poor Taoist deceive the emperor, this line records the identity of Immortal Zuo Yuan in the world, and he is Grand Master Cai."

Cai Jing, who was present, was stunned for a moment. He probably didn't expect that the old man was also a god. Under the envious eyes of everyone, he squeezed out an embarrassed smile and nodded around to accept the praise.

Gao Ming saw that the stele was so big that it probably could hold a lot of names. As expected, he saw that Lin Lingsu had started the "canonization ceremony", and Tong Guan, Wang Fu, and his father all had immortal positions.

The old seniors have their own cards, so naturally he, a rising star, cannot be left behind. Gao Ming waited for a while, and then saw Lin Lingsu pointing at him and said: "Gao Ming, the point is to be a Baohua official."

Gao Ming looked at him: "Hehe."

After reading the list, basically all the courtiers who are favored are on the list.

Zhao Ji was very happy, and immediately set up a banquet in Gen Yue's palace, drinking and enjoying himself with his immortal courtiers.

Later, Gao Ming and his father left the royal garden. In the carriage returning home, Gao Ming shook the goose bumps on his body, "How could anyone believe such outrageous words? How come no one exposed him?"

"Didn't you also expose it? It doesn't matter whether we believe it or not. The important thing is that the officials believe it."

Gao Ming is silent, everyone is willing to listen to good words, especially a Taoist emperor like Zhao Ji, who wears thousands of clothes and never wears flattery.

This Lin Lingsu not only flattered the emperor alone, but also the ministers around him, so that it would be evenly distributed, and no one would expose the fraud of the emperor's new clothes.

Everyone is a member of the fairy circle, firmly forming a community of interests.

Especially the boss in this circle is still the emperor.

As for those with higher status in the circle, such as Cai Jing, he can use this fairy circle to consolidate his power.

And the one who was on the list just now also wants to gain a lot of benefits through this circle. The emperor looks at him with high regard, but can still despise people outside the circle.

There are those who are sincere, and those who see through without revealing.

Lin Lingsu also saw this, and dared to fool the emperor like this.

As for what is on the inscription, it doesn't matter at all, what matters is what the emperor wants to believe it is.

Gao Ming thought to himself, it seems that using stone tablets to make troubles is not a patent of Song Jiang, and it is also feasible in the palace.

This is the most dangerous.

Because the Jin army went south and the Northern Song Dynasty perished, it was directly related to the feudal superstition of the two emperors Zhao Ji and Zhao Huan.

The Jin army is approaching the city, Zhao Ji and Zhao Huan's operations can shock the jaws of those who have watched this period of history.

They didn't organize the army and the people to resist, but even believed in Guo Jing, a liar with alchemy, who could summon the six armored soldiers from the sky.

Of course, there were no Liujia Divine Soldiers. Guo Jing took the money and hired a group of rascals, holding talismans in their hands, and went out of the city to meet the enemy.

The fighting power was outstanding, and the Jin army directly chopped down this group of people like melons and vegetables.

Because this group of people lost too fast, the city gate didn't have time to close, so the Jin army directly entered the outer city of Tokyo from the city gate.

The impenetrable city wall did not play any role at all, which greatly accelerated the process of demise.

Then Zhao Huan ran to the Jinjun camp as if he had taken the wrong medicine, and he was detained directly. In order to redeem him, the princes and nobles raised gold and silver everywhere, until they mortgaged the princess and others, and finally boiled the frog in warm water Generally, those who were exploited by the Jin army were all packaged and escorted back to the north.

If there wasn't this series of coquettish operations back then, there might still be room for maneuver.

Because this period of history was too mentally retarded, many people later preferred to believe that the Northern Song Dynasty was poor and weak and was crushed by the strength of the Jin army before its subjugation.

At least that's acceptable.

But Gao Ming hates it. In this state, Gao Ming can't run and say: "Don't listen to these Taoist priests, you are not a god at all, and even as an emperor, your old fate is quite miserable."

Throughout the ages, countless people have sacrificed their precious lives in order to break the feudal superstition. Gao Ming did not want to die young.

Just after Gao Ming and Lin Lingsu were disgusted for several days, another shocking news came, saying that another Taoist, Wang Zixi, also deciphered the inscription on the stone tablet.

This Wang Zixi was also one of the popular Taoist priests, so Zhao Ji also gave him face, and once again summoned everyone to Genyue, and asked Taoist Wang to read his deciphered version.

Wang Zixi did not follow Lin Lingsu's method of setting up an altar, but directly announced: "Pindao sleepwalked in the heavenly palace last night, and received a heavenly book from the gods. Pindao has deciphered the content of the inscription through this heavenly book." Then he took out a broken ancient scroll from his sleeve.

Gao Ming hadn't seen what the book of heaven looked like before, so he happened to be close, so he turned his feet to look, and saw that the opened page was blank without a single word.

There are no words in the heavenly book, and there is no word in the heavenly book, Gao Ming said with emotion, you can do it, open your mouth at the beginning, it all depends on talking.

Others can't see the writing, but as the owner, Wang Zaixi seems to be able to see it, while comparing the heavenly book in his hand, he read the inscription again and again.

Then he said slowly: "This is the inscription that the patriarch Dongxuan of the Tang Dynasty set up when he blocked the demon king. It records the names of [-] demon kings."

Gao Ming was stunned, his heart suddenly startled, no way, this inscription should be fake according to his reasoning.

Why did Wang Zixi bring up the devil king? Gao Ming frowned. He had already made up his mind that he would muddy the water in a while, and insist on Lin Lingsu's version, so that the real inscription could never be recognized by the emperor.

Everyone was shocked, it was completely opposite to what Lin Lingsu had deciphered.

"The following are the names of these monsters in the world after reincarnation." Wang Zixi looked at the inscription and interpreted it seriously: "Tiangang, the first is Tiankui star Cai Jing."

Hey, shouldn't Song Jiang be the first?What happened to Cai Jing?Gao Ming was taken aback, this is different from what he thought.

Cai Jing was also stunned. I don't know if he was too old to respond slowly, or he was shocked. It took him a long time to plead guilty to the emperor, "Your Majesty, I have been wronged!"

Gao Ming understood, the corners of his mouth could not help but curl up, this is also a liar.

Now it's interesting, as expected, all ghosts and gods are fake, and politics is all about struggle.

Cai Jing was an immortal before, but now he is the number one demon king.

A piece of broken stone can play so many tricks.

Just when everyone was astonished that the grand master of the court was publicly named, Wang Zixi continued: "Cai Bian, the star of Tiangang, Zhu Yi, the star of Tianji, Yang Jian, the star of Tianxian, and Tong Guan, the star of Tianyong."

Gao Ming raised his eyebrows, it seems that not only Cai Jing, but also other people, I don't know if there is himself.

Zhu Mian and Yang Jian were both cool and were added. It should be that they are all treacherous and evil on the argument list.

I heard Wang Zai say in the past: "Tianxiong star Wang Fu, Tianmeng star Liang Shicheng, Tianwei star Gao Qiu, Tianying star Gao Ming..."

Sure enough, he has himself, but it's interesting to think about it. He has been worried that Huarong will be on the blacklist. In the end, Huarong was safe and sound, but he himself ran up.

However, he was a little dissatisfied, why did he rank so low?Do we have to continue to work hard on the list of traitors and strive for the top?

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In history, Lin Lingsu praised Song Huizong Zhao Ji and Cai Jing and other courtiers in the fairy circle like this.