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Chapter 69 Chongxuan
The magnificent buildings in front of you are pulled into the sky, with many cornices and brackets, and the palaces are dense.At first glance, Guo Ning thought he had arrived at the gate of a certain palace.

He couldn't help reaching out and touched the leather pouch around his waist.In the leather bag was his usual Tieguduo, holding the cold hammer handle of Tieguduo, a sentence popped up in his mind: "Shoot in and take the bird position!"

Take a closer look, there are three or five Taoist boys cleaning the open yard in front of the door.

It turns out that this place is a Taoist temple.

Although Guo Ning is bold, it is no small matter to meet the governor of a country.He looks calm and unhurried on the outside, but inside he inevitably wants to cheer himself up and cheer him up.

In the end, instead of going to Tu Danyi's house, he came to a Taoist temple instead?The tense energy in Guo Ning's chest had nowhere to go for a while, as if he swung the iron bone with all his strength on the battlefield, but it hit the cotton.

He frowned, just about to ask.I saw Wang Chang got off his horse, patted the dust on his body, and called a Taoist boy: "Please inform Taoist Master Chongxuanzi that his old friend Du from Bazhou is visiting."

The boy turned back and went to the temple.

Guo Ning, who was a little distracted, got off his horse and joked casually: "It turns out that Mr. Wang's surname is Du."

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, his thoughts changed sharply, and he remembered a name he had heard before.

Guo Ning's own army was stationed at the Feijunhe camp, and its subordinate farms and Baojia were scattered in various states.Among them, in the direction of Xiongzhou, most of the farms are located between Nanyishui and Juma River.It is Yijin Pass in Bazhou that guards the eastward direction of the two rivers.

Because Yang An'er used to collect water transport ships here when he went south, so Guo Ning also paid attention to this direction, and dispatched capable people to spy on this place every day.And in a lot of information, Du Shisheng, a strange man from Bazhou, will be mentioned.

So Guo Ning asked: "There is a famous man surnamed Du in Bazhou, who is taboo to rise up and down. If you believe in him, I don't know Mr. Du and you..."

Wang Chang sighed with emotion: "Where is such a famous person? What absurd praise! He is just a fugitive. Mr. Guo Lang, I am Du Shisheng."

Such a big celebrity may be a bit too much.But Du Shisheng is indeed a strange person.

This person is known as a erudite, proficient in astronomy and calculation.During the Cheng'an period, Zai Zhixu Zhiguo recommended to the court several times, claiming that Shi Shengzhi's talent would be of great use.But he refused to become an official, and only planned in Xu Chiguo's mansion, assisting Xu Chiguo in governing the country as an aide.It is said that he participated in many secret battles in the court; even the confrontation between the emperor and the clan kings was also planned by Du Shisheng.

At that time, there were still a group of officials who did not rule the classics but were able to focus on practical work, gathered under the gate of Xu Chiguo, and made achievements in water control, leveling, and finance within a few years.

But not long after, the political forces headed by Xu Chiguo were jointly attacked by the clan and Confucian officials. Xu Chiguo himself was forced to resign from office and died of illness immediately.The officials under his sect were accused of being sinister, greedy, and immoral, and were demoted one by one, scattered and displaced.

After all, Du Shisheng was just an aide, and he had an old relationship with Zhang Wangong, the governor of Xu Chiguo, so there was nothing wrong with it.But under his anger, he spread everywhere in the central government, saying that the sky at night has changed, the north is red like blood, the east and west stretches across the sky, the world will be in chaos, and in chaos, the north and south will become one.

This is the bad luck of offending the imperial court in public, how to make it happen?You will be beheaded if you confuse people with false words!

The imperial court convicts immediately, and sends military guards to arrest Du Shisheng.Fortunately, Du Shi was promoted to be Xu Zhiguo's confidant and aide, and he always had some hidden contacts. At that moment, he changed his appearance and fled outside. After more than ten years, he was never seen again.

It turns out that this gentleman actually used the pseudonym Wang Chang, and he was hiding among the lakes and ravines in Hebei, and took shelter of Xu Yu, the timely rain among the bandits?He can really endure poverty and loneliness!
No wonder this gentleman's poems and scriptures are mediocre, but he is very interested in mathematics and other miscellaneous studies, and he also knows the people in the court, the situation and even some secrets.That's what he used to earn his living back then!

Guo Ning grew up in the army in this life, and has seen many generals and schoolmen, but he has never come into contact with such senior figures who have experienced the temper of the court.He looked at Du Shisheng up and down, a little in awe, but also a little wary.

"But I don't know why Mr. Du condescended to come to my camp at the Junhe River?"

"Your Majesty, don't worry. It's because the world is in trouble, and you are poor and unable to support yourself. That's why you asked Mr. Xu to recommend him. He wants to have a good meal under Lang Jun's hands."

"Mr. Du taught me how to follow me, ran around with me, and also came forward to make a bridge in Zhongdu to solve my predicament... so hard work, is it just for a bite of food? This... I am flattered."

Du Shisheng pondered for a while: "Besides, there is another reason."

"please say."

"I have seen the virtuous and talented people in the Great Jin Dynasty Hall a long time ago, so I concluded that the world is bound to be in chaos. As for who caused the chaos, and who should cause the chaos between the north and the south after the chaos, I have worked hard for ten years. The number of days is really endless and elusive...so, I take the liberty of following Guo Langjun, hoping to see the dragons and snakes in the grass, and find the key to the change of the number of days."

The old scholar in the countryside suddenly transformed into a magic stick full of mysteries.

Who started the chaos?Who should be responsible for the chaos between the north and the south after the chaos?
Guo Ning had repeatedly confirmed these two questions in his dream; Guo Ning couldn't be more clear about the result of Du Shisheng's hard calculation.

But behind the number of days, after all, people are driving.Maybe everything is really endless and changing.

And the key point...Guo Ning wanted to say "Who is it to me", but was afraid of being abrupt.

He stroked his short, stiff mustache: "Mr. Du, let's get down to business first. Is there really anyone in this Tai Chi Palace who can introduce Tu Shan Youcheng to me?"

At this time, Guo Ning and Du Shisheng were standing in the open courtyard in front of the palace and talking.

The temples are full of incense, and there is an endless stream of people offering incense and worshiping.But people saw that Guo Ning and his party included knights with weapons, all of them looked fierce, and they didn't dare to approach.

But outside the side door of the temple, a Taoist with long eyebrows and fine eyes, wearing a moon-white Taoist robe, was walking out.

This person is really sharp, and he heard these words from a long distance away.

His expression changed, he hurried a few steps, and saluted Du Shisheng and Guo Ning respectively: "Mr. Xinzhi, it's been a long time. Benefactors, please come in and watch the seats together."

Guo Ning looked at Du Shisheng.

Du Shisheng raised his hand to signal.

A while later, in a secluded room in the palace, Guo Ning, Du Shisheng and the Taoist were sitting on futons, Zhao Jue and Ni Yi stood behind Guo Ning.

Du Shisheng said to Guo Ning: "Mr. Guo Lang, this Daoist Chongxuanzi is the abbot of Taiji Palace, and he is also the one who can introduce us to Tudan Youcheng."

Guo Ning nodded to Zhao Jue.

Zhao Jue took a few steps forward, took out the wooden box and books from the package on his back, and pushed them in front of Chongxuanzi.

Chongxuanzi flipped through the books, sighed, and opened the wooden box again.

The facial features of the head in the wooden box were turned outwards, his face was pale, and his expression was somewhat ferocious.Although the blood has been drained and pickled with lime, but the weather is getting warmer, and there will inevitably be some strange smells.

Chongxuanzi didn't care about it, he held the wooden box and looked at it again and again.

"This...is supposed to be Wanyan Gang's subordinate, Chizhan Sakai?"

Guo Ning smiled: "Exactly."

Chongxuanzi closed the lid of the wooden box, put it back to its original place, picked up the whisk and waved it: "Everyone, please wait a moment."

After speaking, he left along the corridor outside the door, his figure crossed a moon cave door, and disappeared in a flash.

"...Is it okay?" Guo Ning asked.

Du Shisheng bowed his body: "This Taiji Palace was originally called the Ten-Fang Datian Changguan. During the Mingchang period, the Empress Dowager Tu Shan was seriously ill, and she quickly recovered after seven days and nights. The Ding Maorui Temple was built in the center to enshrine the God of the Empress Dowager Tu Shan. Later, the Changchun Immortal opened Xuanjiao here, and the Datian Changguan was renamed Taiji Palace."

"...In other words, this temple is closely related to the Tudan clan?"

"Not only that."

"how to say?"

"This Daoist Chongxuanzi is one of the eighteen close disciples of Changchun Daoist. He is stationed in the Taiji Palace on behalf of Changchun Daoist. He is well-respected among the scholars and people in the city. Everyone knows that his layman's name is Meng Zhiyuan. However, he is actually a Jurchen, and his great-grandfather was Dan Kening, a great minister who served in four dynasties and was worthy of offering sacrifices at the Zhangzong Temple."

For a while, Guo Ning was a little convinced.

　Note 1: Du Shisheng is a "famous hermit" recorded in Jin History, which is no small matter.His judgment on the situation of the court is "Looking at the north, the blood is like blood, the east and the west are in the sky, the world is in chaos, and the chaos is when the north and the south are one. The news is full and empty, and there is no reason for it. After reviewing the past, who can go against it?" "These few sentences are somewhat mysterious, and I will analyze them slowly later.

Note 2: Chongxuanzi was one of the Eighteen Immortals who accompanied Qiuzu to the west, and he was indeed the Jurchens, the great-grandson of Tu Dan Kning.

　
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