The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 1909 Chen Tuan's Story ([-])
It seems that those celebrities became very famous later, and some strange things happened when they were young, otherwise they would be ashamed to call themselves celebrities. This is like a scandal. A celebrity who has no scandal is not a celebrity.

And Chen Tuan was not born with extraordinary talents, he was similar to ordinary children, or even worse than ordinary children, relatively dull.

But one time when he was playing games on the bank of the whirlpool, an old woman in Tsing Yi appeared to breastfeed him. From then on, Chen Tuan became more and more intelligent and enlightened, which cast a layer of mystery on Chen Tuan.

Maybe it was really effective, maybe it was when Chen Tuan became enlightened, he was so clever, he could read ten lines at a glance, and he could never forget. Everyone from all over the world knew that there was such a person, and they all praised him. He must be a pillar of talent in the future.

Even he himself is convinced of this, he feels that he is a good talent to save the world, and he is also motivated to help the monarch and rectify the country.

When he was young, he lived in the last years of the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty would perish in a few decades, but the orthodox thought still influenced a generation of people, and they all took it as their duty to restore the artifacts of the Tang Dynasty, which belonged to that era Youth's dream.

Chen Tuan was no exception. He also wanted to enter the central system of the Tang Dynasty through the imperial examination to save the Tang Dynasty. Although the prestige of the Tang Dynasty was not as good as before, there were still many loyal ministers. After all, how many people praised the great Tang Dynasty.

Ordinary people who want to be an official can only pass the imperial examination. Chen Tuan is determined to enter the officialdom through the imperial examination. This guy is working harder than ordinary people. What kind of head hangs a beam and awl stabs his butt? It’s a trivial matter. It's not worth mentioning at all.

Then his efforts were in vain, and he got nothing. He failed several times in the imperial examinations, but there is a spirit called perseverance, and he is such a person.

But something happened that made him give up any fantasy about Tang Dynasty directly, and wiped out all the hope in his heart, because his childhood sweetheart was taken over by someone, and this person was the current emperor.

The Tang Empire was already in turmoil, and he still had the intention to enrich his harem. Chen Tuan's mentality changed at this time, and he no longer believed that the Tang Dynasty could be brought back to life. Not only did he not believe it, but he wanted to destroy the hall with his own hands. .

Like many people, he began to rebel against the imperial court. At this time, the Huangchao Uprising had just passed for not many years, and the strength of the lower peasants was relatively weak, and they could not launch a large-scale uprising. The imperial court was wiped out, and he started wandering alone, and it was at this time that he became a Taoist priest to conceal his identity.

Who knows that his fame is getting more and more popular. The original emperor Tang Wende also received him, and he still has a title. Later, he also had contacts with Zhu Wen's subordinates, but Zhu Wen didn't like him. As long as he saw Chen Tuan, I was disgusted and drove him away directly.

Later, after Zhu Wen took office, Chen Tuan hid in the deep mountains and did not dare to come out. As a result, Zhu Wen was cruel and unkind. He advised Li Cunxu and helped establish the Later Tang Dynasty, but he himself declined Li Cunxu's award.

Becoming a real Taoist priest and concentrating on the study of Taoist classics, I don't know how many years have passed, which can be regarded as a little achievement.

Chen Tuan once said that he met Sun Junfang and Zhangpi Chushi. They were noble, and they said to Chen Tuan: "Jiushiyan in Wudang Mountain can live in seclusion."

These two people are famous Taoist priests in the world. Chen Tuan was very happy to hear their advice, so he went to Jiushiyan and lived there for a while.

According to records, in the second year of Qingtai in the Later Tang Dynasty, Chen Tuan went to live there.There, Chen Tuan practiced Daoism for more than 20 years, only drinking a few glasses of wine every day.

"No way, can you really not eat every day? Is this true?" Zhao Xu interrupted suddenly when he was recalling, as if they were not enemies, but old friends who hadn't seen each other for many years.

"At that time, I just ate something casually, but it was passed by some people that I no longer needed to eat. After all, I am still alone, so don't interrupt. The story of this seat has not been finished yet. !"

Chen Tuan became more and more famous in Jiushiyan. Others called him a living god. Even the emperor at that time knew about it, so he sent someone to invite him, but he didn't want to, so he left Wudang and looked for other place.

Later, Chen Tuan moved to Yuntai Temple in Huashan Mountain, and then moved to the cave in Shaohua Mountain again. Whenever he slept, he would not wake up for more than 100 days.

And it was at this time that he met Zhao Kuangyin and cultivated an emperor, which he could not have imagined at the time.

Chen Tuan was not unknown in Huashan. Zhou Shizong liked the magic of Taoist priests burning elixirs to transform gold and silver, and someone brought Chen Tuan's name to the court.

Three years after Zhou Xiande, Zhou Shizong ordered Huazhou to send Chen Tuan to the imperial court, and left Chen Tuan to live in the palace for more than a month. Zhou Shizong asked Chen Tuan the magic of enlightening gold and silver.

Chen Tuan replied: "Your Majesty is the lord of the world, and you should devote yourself to governing the country. How can you pay attention to things like Huangbai alchemy?"

Zhou Shizong didn't blame him, and appointed him as an admonishment doctor, but Chen Tuan resolutely refused to accept this post.now that

Knowing that Chen Tuan had no other alchemy skills, Zhou Shizong released him to his original place of residence and ordered the governor of the state to visit Chen Tuan on New Year's Day.

Five years after Zhou Xiande, when Zhu Xian, the governor of Chengzhou, bid farewell to the emperor and took office, Zhou Shizong ordered him to bring fifty horses of silk and thirty catties of tea to Chen Tuan.

At this time, Chen Tuan already knew that Chai Rong's life span was not long, and the world would change hands again. It was very likely that it was the Zhao Kuangyin he had seen before.

And it was at this time that the wind and clouds surged. People like Zhu Qianchou all began to appear at this time and began to establish their own power. Chen Tuan knew about it.

Chen Tuan knew many things, and he didn't stop him. At this time, his master came. Master, of course he has a master. Otherwise, how could he become a monk? His master has never appeared in front of people, and he never knew it. Who is he, at this juncture he appears.

When I came to the place where Chen Tuan lived, I told Chen Tuan a very important thing, just like the Tuibei map in the Tang Dynasty, it was related to the future of the country.

The most important thing is about the ownership of the country in the future. Zhao Kuangyin is sure to rise, but Zhao Kuangyin is in a catastrophe, and the country he established is a bit deformed and will not exist for long, so he asked Chen Tuan to give Zhao Kuangyin a token. , This is something about the fate of Zhao Kuangyin and his country, that is the jade axe.

(End of this chapter)