Taiping Inn

Jiangling Prefecture is the capital of Jingzhou, and Jiangling City is the prefecture city. Many powerful yamen including the Jingzhou Sansi Yamen, the Jingzhou Governor's Yamen, and the Jingzhou Municipal Shipping Office are all here, and can be said to be an important town in the southeast. It is also known as the "bridge of the seven states" because it is adjacent to the river in the south, the Han River in the north, the Chongqing and Shu in the west, and the Xiaowu in the south.

According to the division of territories in the rivers and lakes, Jingzhou is the territory of Shenxiao Sect, so there are also many other branches of Shenxiao Sect in Jiangling Mansion, among which the Fenglei Sect is the most powerful.

Li Xuandu has some connection with the Fenglei Sect. The old leader of the Fenglei Sect has a heroic personality and is not particular about details. He has a heroic spirit. He is quite in love with Li Xuandu and Hu Liang and has a good relationship. Later, the old man died under the "ghost curse" of the Yin-Yang Sect. Li Xuandu and Hu Liang also came to the door to pay tribute, which led to the four main hall masters forcing the palace.

The Lord of Fengtang Gongsun Liang, the Lord of Leitang Sun Shaozong, the Lord of Yutang Zhu Yu, and the Lord of Ditang Zuo Qiuyun, each has his own plans, and the internal struggle of Shenxiaozong was involved. Finally, because Li Xuandu intervened, the Lord of Fengtang Gongsun Liang, Zuo Qiuyun, and Sun Shaozong, the head of the Diantang, were all killed, and only one of the Rain Hall masters Zhu Yu, was left, and he was also subjugated. However, later it involved Song Muzhe's life experience, and Sanxuan Zhenren was swaying between Qingwei Sect and Zhengyi Sect, and finally Yan Feiqing came forward to settle it.

Looking back first, it is really a change of things. Not to mention the internal struggle of the Fenglei Sect, even the internal struggle of the Shenxiao Sect is nothing to Li Xuandu today. Among the people involved, Li Xuandu has become famous all over the world, Hu Liang has also returned to Butian Sect, but Yan Feiqing fell into the clouds and followed Li Xuandu's footsteps.

Things in the world are impermanent, nothing more than this.

This time, Li Xuan passed by Jingzhou and did not want to have any entanglements with the Fenglei Sect anymore. He just heard that Brother Song was buried on Taihe Mountain in Shenxiao Sect, so he just wanted to climb the mountain to pay tribute.

The Taoist sect has always been the saying of four mountains and two islands, and the four mountains have the saying of "two heavens and two taiyangs", which are the four great immortal mountains of the Taoist sect, namely: the Tianshi Mountain of Zhengyi Sect, Taihe Mountain of Shenxiao Sect, and Taiping Sect Taiping Mountain, and Tiancang Mountain of Miaozhenzong. The two islands are Penglai Island in the East China Sea of ​​Qingwei Sect. Legend has it that the Shangqing Lingbao Tianzun once preached here, and the South China Sea of ​​Cihang Sect, which involves the confusion of Buddhist and Taoist families, although it is Ci. Hang Sect founded a sect here, but the Taoist sect still regarded it as its own place, and the Cihang Sect also had a close relationship with the Taoist sects.

Shenxiao Sect is located on Taihe Mountain in Jingzhou. According to legend, this place is the place where the ancient Xuanwu achieved Taoism and ascends. There is a saying that "it is not worthy of Zhenwu." This place is the holy land of Taoism and the blessed land of cave heaven, with seventy-two peaks and three Sixteen rocks, twenty-four streams, eleven pools, ten pools, twelve caves, eleven springs, ten platforms, and three waterfalls. The main peak of Tianzhu Peak is like a treasure pillar made of gold and jade, and it is known as "one pillar" The reputation of "Supreme is the sky", and the Tianzhu Peak is surrounded by 72 peaks. The peak bent over and paused toward the main peak, forming a spectacular scene of "seventy-two peaks facing the top and twenty-four streams flowing for a long time". Shenxiao Sect has been established here for more than a thousand years and is one of the four major sects of the Taoist sect. In addition to being the sect that has been designated as the "Tianshi Dazhenren" for generations, the relationship between Shenxiao Sect and the courts of all dynasties is relatively recent. , During the Emperor Taizu of this dynasty, the ancestor of the Shenxiao Kaiser was named "Qingxuyuan Miaozhenjun", the contemporary sect leader was named "Tongwei Xianhua Zhenren", and Taihe Mountain was named "Dayue", " The mysterious mountain in the world is known as "the four famous mountains are all bowing, and the immortal mountain in the five directions is together to celebrate the clan."

Emperor Shizong admired Taoism and praised Shenxiao Sect very much.

However, during the reign of Emperor Muzong of the late emperor, there were many suppression of the Shenxiao Sect. Although the imperial seal was not inferior to the other three sects, it was far from that of Emperor Taizu and Emperor Shizong of the Shenxiao Sect during the reign of Emperor Shizong of the Emperor Especially when the late emperor was in power, he vigorously promoted Zhengyi Sect, which was originally the ancestral temple of Taoism, and used the power of one sect to suppress the other three sects, including Shenxiao Sect. Shenxiao Sect no longer had Zhengyi Sect and Zhengyi Sect in the past. The grand atmosphere of competing.

When Li Xuandu and Qin Su arrived at Taihe Mountain, they happened to catch a temple fair. Taihe Mountain was crowded with people, usually with their families, and there was no sign of the atmosphere of the troubled times.

Li Xuandu and Qin Su were mixed in the crowd and climbed the mountain slowly. Nowadays, Qin Su no longer deliberately conceals her appearance with a mask, but she is naturally shy and doesn't like to show up in public. She still wears the hat that Li Xuan gave her to cover her face. Compared to Qin Su, Li Xuandu was wearing a cloak at this time, his face was pale and bloodless. Anyone who saw it looked serious and sick. Even those who knew Li Xuandu might not be able to recognize it at first sight, let alone Some people thought that this sick girl was the famous Mr. Qingping.

The two met the family while climbing the mountain, so they climbed the mountain together. Li Xuandu and Qin Su were unwilling to reveal their identities, so they used a pseudonym. Li Xuandu called himself Qin Xuance, a native of Huainan Prefecture, and his wife's surname was Bai, and she was from Jiangzhou. Fortunately, both of them are traveling around the world. Not only is it very standard for speaking Mandarin, but it is not a problem for them to be dialect in various local dialects.

This family is considered to be a family of four generations. The leader is already very old. His surname is Sun and his ancestral home is Songjiang Prefecture. He has already passed the imperial examination before he can get the title of a juren. When he was middle-aged, his parents died and he finished his work. He went to Beijing to take the exam, got a Jinshi exam, and was a Jinshi. He never returned to his hometown until he retired not long ago, and then he returned to his hometown. The old man planned to take advantage of his tough body and re-travel the mountains and rivers of Jiangnan, which is worthwhile.

The old man and Li Xuan had a great conversation. When they talked about their experiences and anecdotes over the years, they were quite talkative. Li Xuan was seriously ill and didn't speak much, but occasionally speaking was just a matter of meaning, which made the old man look at him with admiration.

This family naturally has female relatives. Originally, a gentry family like this, even if they burn incense, they would not climb the mountain in person, so they could ride a slide rod. However, for some reason, the female relatives also hiked the mountain. Fortunately, these female relatives are not old and strong. , not difficult. These women were not easy to talk to Li Xuan, so they pulled Qin Su to talk, and they inevitably asked the reason why the two climbed the mountain and whether they were burning incense and begging for their children. After all, Qin Su has not gotten married yet, so he dared not recognize him. He just said that her husband is in poor health and wants to go up the mountain to seek peace.

The first portal to climb a mountain is a three-bedroom, four-column, five-story archway, four zhang high and five zhang wide. It was built in the 31st year of Emperor Shizong's Ming Dynasty. The horizontal plaque in the building was engraved with the emperor Shizong's handwriting and written by Emperor Shizong. The four words "Xuanyue" are used, so this archway is also called "Xuanyue Gate".

Going up through Xuanyue Gate, it is Xuanwu Palace, one of the eight palaces of Shenxiao Sect.

The group stopped in Xuanwu Hall. The old man looked out at the scenery outside the mountain, pointed to the direction of the imperial capital, and said, "Jiangling's Prime Minister Zhang Suqing is from Jingzhou. Zhang Suqing set out from then on and went to Beijing."

The old man's grandson asked curiously, "Grandpa, who is this person?"

The old man sighed: "In the second year of Tianbao, the chief minister of the cabinet, in theory, was the one he and Qin Xiang worked together to pacify the northwest, and he should have been famous in history."

The old man's son smiled and said, "It's a pity that the merits cannot be defeated."

The old man did not agree, but just stood silently.

Li Xuandu coughed, "Qianqiu's merits and crimes are left to be commented on by future generations."

The old man looked at Li Xuandu and asked, "I wonder what my friend thinks of this prime minister?"

Li Xuandu pondered for a moment and said, "The prime minister is responsible for the most important things in the world, his conduct is strong and his career is bright, and his career is bright, no one is as good as Zhang Gong of Jiangling."

The old man nodded and asked again, "Where is Sun Songchan, who is behind the Jiangling Grandpa?"

Li Xuandu said: "Sun Songjiang is good at hiding his uses and capturing the wings of the heroes in the world. Therefore, he is only at the time of his foot and swaying at the time of climbing his beard, and is good at the time of his ears. The ink and ink on the other side is awkward, It is not suitable for it."

The old man's son wanted to speak, but was stopped by the old man. Then he heard the old man say, "In the middle of his mind, I caressed my hair and thought of Jiangling, and then I realized that it is better to have a common person than to be saved."