Longevity begins with a dog

Chapter 109 The fellow meets fellow
Xu Chong looked at the bamboo forest outside the window, silent.

What recalled in his mind was a passage Jiang Zhihong once said.

'No matter what you know and what you think of, the old man advises you not to delve into it. '

' At least not now. '

'When you go to work in the capital in the future and you are promoted to noble status at the same time, someone will tell you many things. '

'Otherwise, you are likely to be blinded by yourself like the old man, only believe what you believe, and eventually get farther and farther away from the truth. '

Before, Xu Chong understood this passage as kind persuasion from the elders, but now it seems that it is far more than that.

First of all.

'At least don't delve into it now', and 'When you go to the capital to work in the future and you are promoted to noble status, someone will tell you a lot of things'.

Now he is a nobleman, although he hasn't been to the capital yet, Yuan Shouyi is from the capital.

If understood literally, Yuan Shouyi should play the role of 'knowing the truth and telling himself the truth'.

In fact, Yuan Shouyi was still skeptical about his motives. He was not even sure that His Majesty could predict natural disasters, let alone the essence of natural disasters.

Second.

'Otherwise, you are likely to be like the old man, blinded by your ego, only believe what you believe, and eventually get farther and farther away from the truth'.

With this sentence, Xu Chong originally thought that Jiang Zhihong was using the misunderstanding with the building minister to persuade himself.

But what if not?

What if Jiang Zhihong had the same speculations and doubts as himself?

What is the truth that he finally came up with, 'eventually farther and farther away from the truth'?
After pondering for a while, Xu Chong shook his head, "Well, this matter is complicated and confusing, it's better not to draw conclusions lightly."

To be honest, the nature of the natural disaster has nothing to do with him.

To put it more harshly, even if a natural disaster strikes the next second, he will not be the one who dies.

This is the benefit of strength.

When the strength reaches a certain level, all the secrets of this world will naturally be revealed one by one.

In this way, Xu Chong no longer distracted him.

First, I went to the old man of Qin Tianjian to inquire, and learned that in the past 28 years, there has never been anything abnormal in the prison, and there has never been a sudden death or disappearance.

This meant that even if Yuan Shouyi had a problem, he could rely on Blessed Land's rules and self-control to suppress it forcibly without harming others.

The next day, Xu Chong stopped taking the Anshen tea, making sure that his inner demons were completely eliminated.

At the same time, the panel generates 1 spiritual source.

No more, no less, 10 spiritual sources a month is just enough to raise one realm.

Thus, the leisurely house life begins.

Why is it called leisurely?
Because Xu Chong didn't stay in the yard all the time.

With the high altitude and the proximity to the sea, midsummer is almost not at all hot for Zhentian.

Before the strong light had time to burn the skin, it was neutralized by the cool sea breeze.

It's so uncomfortable.

Naturally, Xu Chong would occasionally be lazy.

Or go to the edge of the cliff to look at the sea of ​​clouds, cultivate your sentiments, and brag to Su Ruochen by the way.

Or go to the city to play chess with the old man, chat with the old lady, and gamble with the men.

During the period, I also went for a stroll around the various yamen, and got to know the Six Ministries, the Five Temples, the Second Prison, the Second Courtyard, and the First Mansion.

Indeed, as Su Ruochen said, most people in Zhentian are kind and hospitable, even officials are no exception.

There is no way, the official rank is high enough, the living conditions are rich, and the upward path is almost blocked.

If there is no interest appeal, naturally there will be no disputes.

The special geography and special situation created such a special city.

Xu Chong almost fell in love with this place.

In this way, a month passed and the time entered mid-July.

On this day, Xu Chong was bragging with Su Ruochen on the edge of the cliff.

A queue emerges from the sea of ​​clouds and emerges from the mountain path circling halfway up the mountain, the tail of the queue cannot be seen at a glance.

Among them, an eight-lift sedan chair with a red curtain and a tin roof is particularly eye-catching.

"Tsk tsk, those who come are either rich or expensive."

Su Ruochen sighed, then brushed off his shirt, "However, after a few more years, do you still see him in my eyes?"

"..."

Xu Chong couldn't help but rolled his eyes.

Now, this sentence has become Su Ruochen's mantra, and he has to say it whenever he encounters anything.

A while ago, the supervisor said that Su Ruochen's skill in making tea was not good... Then Su Ruochen was hanged on the star observation tower.

"Speaking of which, you are the only seedling of the Su family, and I can be regarded as your Su family's benefactor anyway, and your father didn't even say to come to the door to give a gift or something."

Xu Chong squinted at Su Ruochen, and complained, "Are you so careless about the Su family?"

"Not particular?"

Su Ruochen frowned dissatisfied, "A few more years..."

"--Um?"

Xu Chong stared.

Su Ruochen's mantra stopped abruptly, and he touched his nose in embarrassment, seemingly helpless: "You are the majestic legacy of the great ancestor, and you may not be able to see the whole Su family as a gift, besides...you The method of playing chess with my father is too disgraceful, and my father has already regarded you as his lifelong enemy."

"Disgraceful?"

Xu Chong raised his neck, "Where's the evidence? Has anyone seen it with their own eyes?"

"evidence……"

Su Ruochen looked depressed, "180 black pieces, 180 white pieces, this number is fixed... After you left that day, my father got more and more wrong, and counted two hundred white pieces."

"You should go to the chess seller, how can you blame me?"

Xu Chong looked calm, and even shook his head in disgust, "It seems that the Su family is not only not particular, but also indiscriminate."

"...Okay, let's not talk about this."

Su Ruochen had a bitter face, "You haven't lost once in those gambling stalls so far, how do you explain that?"

Xu Chong pointed to the sky, lowered his voice, and said mysteriously: "The lucky star shines brightly, and the gambling luck is prosperous."

"..."

Su Ruochen was defeated and lost, his heart was ashamed.

Xu Chong was extremely proud, and when he was about to take advantage of the victory and pursue him, he suddenly frowned.

The team below revealed the follow-up lineup - heavy cavalry completely covered by silver armor!
"This is……"

Su Ruochen followed Xu Chong's gaze, "Silver Armored Buddha?"

"have you seen?"

Xu Chong was a little surprised.

"I haven't seen it, but I heard it from Zhentian's Minister of War."

Su Ruochen replied, "Dingtianwei's heavy-armored battalion has three types: iron-armored, silver-armored, and golden-armored."

"Ding Tianwei... So, it's the dignitaries from Beijing?"

Xu Chong looked at the queue thoughtfully.

At this time, the curtain of the eight-carried sedan chair was lifted from the inside, revealing a young face.

It's still a familiar face!
Xu Chong was stunned.

The person in the sedan chair maintained a posture of looking up, and happened to see Xu Chong sitting on the edge of the cliff.

Surprise burst out on his face, and the man jumped out of the sedan chair with a whoosh, and ran along the mountain road at an extremely fast speed.

After a while, he stopped beside Xu Chong, with a cheerful smile on his face.

It was Zhang Shunyi.

Xu Chong had already got up and looked at him with a smile.

"Brother Yu, I met Brother Xu."

Zhang Shunyi bowed down.

"They all won the first prize, why are they still the same?"

Xu Chong supported Zhang Shunyi, "What realm?"

As early as the end of April, the rankings in the palace examination had spread all over the world.

It's just that he happened to be on the way back to Zhanghua from the capital at that time, and he didn't know it from the chats of his colleagues until Xie Changkong was arrested.

There is no time for him to take care of it later.

"Wash yourself again."

Zhang Shunyi smiled, "How about it, have you caught up with Brother Xu?"

"Nearly."

Xu Chong squeezed a distance between his two fingers, "Yesterday I washed my body twice."

At this moment, Su Ruochen had already stood aside silently, in order to keep himself from looking at Zhang Shunyi as much as possible, he actually lowered his head and played with his fingers.

No way, seeing that high-spirited look, he wanted to say 'stay a few more years'...

"Sure enough, Brother Xu is still stronger."

Zhang Shunyi was sincerely happy for Xu Chong.

"Stop it."

Xu Chong waved his hands, and glanced at the frantically accelerating people below: "With such a big battle, I thought it was some prince coming."

"This... Teacher is afraid that there will be danger on the road."

Zhang Shunyi explained, with a blushing expression on his face.

It's really hard to say that she was protected like this even after being washed.

"Teacher..."

This address made Xu Chong raise his eyebrows, but he didn't care too much, and instead asked seriously: "Seriously, why did you come to Zhentian?"

According to the usual practice, the champion of the new subject is awarded the sixth-rank Hanlin Academy.

But I have never heard of the Imperial Academy that will be awarded to the accompanying capital.

Could it be that he offended some powerful person just after he became the number one scholar?
Zhang Shunyi saw Xu Chong's worry, and said with a smile: "Brother Xu, don't worry, brother Yu didn't offend anyone."

"Then why did you come to Zhentian?"

Xu Chong asked a question, and then joked: "It's not like you came here specially to find me, right?"

And Zhang Shunyi nodded seriously: "Exactly."

Xu Chong was a little speechless, "I remember that subordinate officials of the Imperial Academy cannot leave Beijing at will, right?"

"To tell you the truth, Brother Yu is no longer an editor at the Imperial Academy."

Zhang Shunyi paused as he spoke, "It's the facial features of the accompanying capital."

Xu Chong's heart sank, "Demon?"

The dignified champion of the new department, who has not offended anyone, and is surrounded by big bosses, was finally awarded the position of Qin Tianjian, and he was still with the capital.

Although the grade of facial features is higher than that of Hanlin Academy Xiuzhuan, it is far inferior to the latter in terms of status and prospects.

So there is no doubt that something went wrong after Zhang Shunyi broke through and washed.

really.

Zhang Shunyi nodded, "Exactly."

"No wonder……"

Xu Chong's tone was a little heavy, "It's not that you can't continue to break through, but you don't dare to continue to break through."

Calculated according to the sincerity of the three lists, such as Zhang Shunyi, the existence of the three elements and the first rank, there is no barrier at all to the cleansing state.

If you practice with all your heart, after two months, you should be able to wash your body in the third stage.

But now there is only one weight.

"As expected of Brother Xu, he can guess everything."

Zhang Shunyi sighed.

"so……"

Xu Chong stared at Zhang Shunyi quietly, and spit out two words: "Master?"

"The master wants to arrest the master and bring him back to Beijing for interrogation. I don't agree."

Zhang Shunyi nodded without any concealment, "After all, without a wife, I, Zhang Shunyi, would be nothing...so I can only come here."

"Yes, being able to hold on to this proves that your problem is not serious."

Xu Chong patted Zhang Shunyi on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Don't worry, you won't die with brother here."

Zhang Shunyi also laughed: "I think so too."

"Let's go."

Xu Chong tilted his head in the direction of the city gate, "Let me show you the capital first."

"Hey, I don't dare to say anything else. No one dares to disrespect the word Xu Chong in Zhentian City's three-acre land."

"Do you know the six books?"

"Second-rank officer, all of them have drank with me."

"There's also the governor of the third grade, a stinky chess basket."

"The Metropolitan Procuratorate... I like to listen to corners, so I'm not a gentleman."

"Anyway, from now on, if you hang out with me, you can walk sideways in the company."

"Oh yes, and Yuan Jianzheng, I don't know if you have heard rumors about him in the capital..."

Su Ruochen watched the two walk away, dumbfounded for a while.

It's fine if it's just Xu Chong bragging, these two have bragged many times together.

But the problem is, that new top scorer actually nodded in admiration...

As if I really believed it!
(End of this chapter)