Chapter 168 The Truth (6.6K)
"Guru. Is he yours?"
Hearing Xu Yun's words.
Lao Su's anger, which had been blocked in his chest and ready to explode at any moment, suddenly stagnated.
The whole person was stuck for a few seconds.
After coming back to his senses.
He subconsciously wanted to retort loudly.
But thinking of the many strange things Xu Yun had shown before, Old Su's words that he intended to refute were stopped in his throat.
After a while.
He first forced himself to calm down, turned to look at Zongze, and said:
"Rulin, I already know about King Jian's affairs, please step aside first."
Zongze quickly glanced at Xu Yun aside, suppressed the curiosity in his heart, and saluted Old Su:
"Teacher, the student will retreat first."
After Zongze leaves.
Lao Su withdrew his gaze and said coldly to Xu Yun:
"Wang Lin, you said that the guru is yours, but what evidence can you prove?"
That's it.
Seeing that Lao Su patiently listened to his explanation, Xu Yun couldn't help but feel slightly relieved.
Although I have demonstrated today's situation many times in my mind.
But reality is reality after all, anything can happen, and risks still exist.
No one can tell whether Lao Su will get angry and not give himself a chance to explain.
He smashed the cup directly as a signal, and then a few dead soldiers came out from the edge of the screen and chopped themselves into pieces of meat, so thin that there was no trace of smell.
Then he took out a letter from his sleeve, spread it flat on the desk, and pushed it in front of Lao Su:
"Master, take a look at this first."
Lao Su took the letter, shook it slightly, and read it with confusion:
"My name is Guo Jing. I am a native of Bingzhou. I was formerly the deputy halberd commander of Youwei. I returned to Beijing in the fourth year of Yongxi reign and lived in Beijing for a long time."
After a few seconds.
He suddenly raised his head and stared at Xu Yun, as if he wanted to see through him:
"This is this?"
Wang Lin smiled and nodded at him, affirming:
"Yes, it is exactly Master Guo's self-report."
"It contains his resume, deception methods, and a list of people who have been deceived by him. It can be regarded as the certificate of surrender he gave me."
When Lao Su heard this, his left hand holding the letter trembled faintly.
With his right hand, he picked up the teacup and drank some water to calm down his shock. He asked Xu Yun full of surprise and uncertainty:
"Xiao Wang, what on earth is going on?"
Seeing Lao Su who had returned to his usual title, Xu Yun felt relieved again.
Although he has made some extreme preparations, whether or not he explains now cannot change the course of events.
But if Lao Su's impression can be restored, it would naturally be better. Just listen to him slowly say:
"Master, you may not know something. This Master Guo's name is Guo Jing, and he is a complete liar."
"That day, when I came to your door with the invitation card you lent me, I first exposed all his tricks and taught him some more subtle methods."
"Coupled with the self-report he wrote, and a stick and a handful of sweet dates, he was easily taken over."
"Many things in the future were all done by the villain as instructed by him."
Friends who know the history of the late Song Dynasty should all know this.
In the late Northern Song Dynasty.
There are three Taoist priests who are famous in the political arena and have different evaluations in history. They are:
Xu Zhichang, Lin Lingsu, and
Guo Jing.
Among them, the one with the best reputation is Xu Zhichang.
He was proficient in Taoist classics and was a famous religious painter in the Northern Song Dynasty. He basically did not interfere too much in government affairs.
In the collection world of later generations, the value of this man's paintings is not too low.
The average price is around 50,000 to 60,000 yuan, and the highest one even sold for 470,000 yuan.
Next is Lin Lingsu.
To be honest, this person's image in official history is really not very good.
At the peak of his power, he had the power to dominate the government and the public, and Cai Jing had to avoid his edge. There is basically no good comment in the official history.
But on the other hand.
From the perspective of Taoist contributions, Lin Lingsu still made some contributions:
He is the founder of the Shenxiao Sect. He almost destroyed Buddhism by himself and plays an important role in the history of Taoism.
Some objective evaluations belong to a controversial and negative person.
But the rest is Guo Jing.
He is a complete liar.
This strange man was a soldier in his early years. He returned from the Western Front in 987 AD and returned to Bianjing with the army.
From now on, he has been pretending to be a veteran with no combat missions in Bianjing. He usually likes to do things for others, a real veteran.
By the time Jingkang changed, Guo Jing was already in his sixties.
Sun Fu, the privy envoy at that time, accidentally learned Guo Jing's name in "Poems of Feelings" and found him in Bianjing City.
since then.
This strange man began his magical performance:
He first recruited a group of people, and the number was 7777, which seemed likely to be warned by Muay Thai in later generations.
These people's horoscopes combine with Liujia, so they are also called Liudingliujia Divine Soldiers.
According to Song historical records.
Most of these people are beggars and scoundrels.
Not long after, these people were sent out of the city to meet the enemy.
At the same time, Guo Jing sat on the wall and did the following:
Next to him stood a statue of the King of Heaven. He shouted, "You have been strengthened, charge forward," and then disappeared.
Well, no more:
All 7,777 "magic soldiers" were wiped out.
It was precisely because of this defeat that the Jin people climbed onto the city wall of Bianjing for the first time. (If you are interested, you can read the History of Song Dynasty - Sun Fuzhuan. The author sighed after reading it.)
Also very funny.
In later generations, there were actually some people who helped the Liujia Shenbing.
For example, there is no other way. The combat effectiveness of the Liujia Divine Soldiers is stronger than that of the Song Army, forcing the Jin Army to send out the main force to annihilate them all.
Later, Guo Jing was even described as a failed version of Joan of Arc.
But what is the truth?
At that time, Zhang Shuye was in the city, Zongze's army was on the road, and even worse, Li Gang was there.
Judging from the weapons and their effects that were later distributed to the residents of the city, it was not that difficult to wait until Zongze came to his rescue.
As a result, the strange two civil servants Sun Fu and Prime Minister He Li, together with Song Huizong, insisted on choosing Guo Jing.
In addition, the Liujia Divine Soldiers did fight the main force of the Jin Army, but the problem was that the four armies at the gate of the city were all the main force
You know it with your head, but who would block the door at this moment?
At the same time, in addition to "History of the Song Dynasty", the History of the Jin Dynasty also recorded this battle:
[Song Dynasty general Guo Jing sent tens of thousands of troops to the Loushi camp, and the living women fought hard from the side. The enemy was in chaos, so they defeated it. The king sent living women to lead his elite troops to intercept them. The enemies were in chaos, so the king supervised the troops to fight. With a stray arrow in his hand, he straightened his bridle, raised his spear, and struck freely. The enemy was defeated and fled towards the city. 】
That is to say.
At that time, this group of Liujia magic soldiers came out of the city and went straight to the Jin army to kill them. Their momentum was probably quite fierce.
So Lou Shi retreated a little and gave up at the entrance of the camp,
Let them rush into the encirclement, and let the living women flank and attack them.
This very simple bait and encirclement tactic actually turned out to be the capture of a Jin army camp in the words of those land-washing parties.
Lou Shi was hit by an arrow in his arm and became Lou Shi, the first seriously injured general of the Jin Army
What can this say?
Some clowns in history are determined to clear up the national shame, while some national heroes cling to black spots that are unnecessary or can be ignored.
So seriously, sometimes you really have to question the composition of those people.
alright.
Back to business.
Although Guo Jing is a complete charlatan, he is an excellent candidate to fool Song Huizong:
Xu Zhichang was a Buddhist and would not interfere in government affairs, so he lived to be 94 years old before his death.
Lin Lingsuma
It's because he is not in Bianjing and is still wandering around.
Moreover, this person is one of the founders of Taoism. If you use him as a buffoon, you will easily be reported as a force majeure 404.
So after thinking about it carefully.
Xu Yun finally chose Guo Jing as his target. (The bounty ended. Unfortunately, no one guessed it correctly, but I was very pleased that someone guessed Lin Lingsu)
His eyes returned to reality.
Then Xu Yun paused, changed the subject, and asked Lao Su:
"Sir, when you were asking for information, did you ever hear about this guru's abilities?"
At this time, most of the anger in Lao Su's heart had disappeared, and more of it was confusion and curiosity. After hearing this, he thought:
"I once wrote to a friend to inquire, but was told that Master Guo has extraordinary abilities that are far beyond the reach of ordinary people who pretend to be gods and ghosts."
"For example, taking things from oil pans, detaining ghosts from gods, burning ghost corpses in fire, etc."
"If not for this, he would not have been worshiped as a guru by officials so quickly."
How to say it.
It is indeed a dynasty that ranks among the top three in history for its reverence for ghosts and gods.
Even a great man like Lao Su always had strong personal emotions when mentioning supernatural things.
Xu Yunjian looked around for a while, then took out a piece of yellow paper from his sleeve and handed it to Lao Su:
"Master, look at this yellow paper. Is there anything special about it?"
Lao Su took the yellow paper and touched it, shook his head and said:
"It seems like just an ordinary talisman?"
Xu Yun smiled mysteriously at her, took back the yellow paper, pointed at a corner and said:
"Master, please borrow the light from the study."
Lao Su nodded:
"Just take it."
After getting Lao Su’s approval.
Xu Yun walked to a kerosene lamp near the desk and stood sideways so that Lao Su could fully see his movements.
Then he placed the yellow paper over the flame and shook it slightly.
Less than a moment.
The yellow paper began to burn due to the heat.
At first, Lao Su's expression was a little confused, and he didn't understand the meaning of Xu Yun's move.
But look at it.
His expression gradually became a little horrified:
I saw the dark fire slowly burning into the paper, but it did not spread to the entire paper, but gradually burned out a strange shape!
It seems
Demonic shadow!
After a while.
Xu Yun placed the burned yellow paper in front of Lao Su and said respectfully:
"Sir, please look."
In fact, Xu Yun didn’t need to remind him, Lao Su’s attention was completely attracted by the yellow paper:
The burnt mark on the yellow paper in front of him was a one-foot-long centipede!
Lao Su carefully picked up a corner of the yellow paper, and after confirming that it was just a hollow shape, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Then he looked at Xu Yun again and said impatiently:
"What on earth is going on?"
Xu Yun spread his hands like a bear towards him and said with a smile:
"This is what you call gods and ghosts. In fact, it's just a little trick."
As he spoke, he tore a small opening in the yellow paper, pointed at some cotton-like things among them and said:
"This yellow paper is surrounded by asbestos mesh, which can resist dark fire, and the centipede-shaped area is ordinary yellow paper."
"At the same time, the villain also dipped a clean brush into the potassium nitrate solution in advance and applied it on the centipede area."
"Potassium nitrate is colorless or yellowish. In either case, it will leave no trace on yellow paper."
"When the time is right, you just need to pretend to catch ghosts, stage a battle between humans and ghosts, and then find another opportunity to say that the ghosts are trying to escape."
"At that time, I will step on the Gang Steps, set up formations, wave my mahogany sword, and look like I am engaged in a fierce battle with monsters."
"After the fight, I took out the yellow paper and said that the demons and ghosts had been sealed on the yellow paper. If I ignited it again, I could see all kinds of 'demon shapes'."
The operation Xu Yun mentioned was actually a very common method of 'eliminating demons' during the Ming Dynasty.
Because according to the development of technology, the core material required for the whole process is potassium nitrate solution, which will not become relatively popular until then.
Of course.
At that time, the Taoist priests did not call it potassium nitrate solution, but yellow salt water.
The Song Dynasty has not yet developed to this point, but Xu Yun produced potassium nitrate in advance when preparing salt bridges and nickel steel,
With the help of such a super-dimensional solution, it is not easy to pretend to be a ghost, and it is guaranteed that no abnormalities will be discovered.
As for what Lao Su said about taking things out of oil pans and burning ghost corpses
To put it bluntly, it's very simple.
The so-called burning of ghost corpses is actually a very "self-abuse" performance:
The caster danced and muttered words.
After a while, his fingers actually started to burn.
The caster then took a mouthful of water and sprayed it on the 'killed' but invisible demon corpse on the ground and his own burning fingers.
In an instant, a beam of fire ignited on the ground.
If the conditions are right, you can even see little will-o'-the-wisps rising.
Actually.
This is because the caster has placed camphor powder, phosphorus and sulfur on the ground beforehand.
while performing.
The caster first applies these to his fingers.
Since sulfur and phosphorus are flammable, camphor is easily volatile.
So it will burn upon contact and will not hurt your fingers.
At the same time, what is sprayed from the caster's mouth is not water, but wine.
That's why a beam of fire appeared and completely burned the demon corpse.
This is also a trick that only appeared in the Ming Dynasty. At the same time, compared to the bug in the original version that may be exposed due to the smell of alcohol, Xu Yun provides medical alcohol.
Although medical alcohol has a special taste, it is still very different from wine.
If the other party really asks, they can shirk the problem by "consecrating" the demon-killing water, which can be regarded as a patch for the bug.
All you need to do is take the food out of the frying pan, so there’s not much to explain.
This should be a widely spread trick, and it was quite popular among the qigong craze in the 1990s.
But here is a piece of wrong knowledge to correct:
Many people think that the reason for taking the oil out of the pot is to put vinegar under the pot and oil on top of the vinegar. Since vinegar has a low boiling point, it moves upward when heated and looks the same as oil.
But this is actually wrong.
The boiling point of acetic acid is 118 degrees. Edible vinegar will form compounds due to the doping of water, which will also lead to azeotropic conditions. The boiling point is by no means the so-called 40 degrees.
The so-called boiling point of vinegar is only 40 degrees, and the temperature is only 35 degrees when a human hand is raised into the pot. This is also a rumor that appeared out of nowhere.
In fact.
This is the reason why it looks like oil is boiling, but is actually at low temperature.
In fact, it is because substances such as calcium carbonate and boric acid that easily generate gas when heated are placed under the oil pan, forming a false boiling phenomenon.
Therefore, if there is any unlucky person who travels through time, be sure not to add vinegar to the bottom of the pot.
Otherwise, it would be like Melody watching a small movie and taking a small pill - the fun would be even greater.
all in all.
These little tricks that seemed extremely simple in later generations could deceive many people in the Northern Song Dynasty or any feudal dynasty in ancient times.
In addition, Song Huizong was an emperor who was easy to fool, so Guo Jing's success in front of him did not exceed Xu Yun's expectations.
Then Lao Su suddenly thought of something again and asked:
"But Xiao Wang, I heard that in addition to subduing demons, the master can also deduce ancient and modern times and control the power of heaven and earth. How did he do this?"
Xu Yun scratched his head in embarrassment and pointed at himself:
"To tell you the truth, the master's so-called power is so thorough."
"In fact, it was just a villain who determined the time of the Xingbo and Ludong earthquakes through calculations, and Master Guo 'predicted' them."
When Lao Su heard this, he was stunned. Xu Yun's preparations in front of the observation telescope flashed through his mind, and he suddenly said:
"So you waited for more than ten days before you started observing after making the lenses?"
"I thought Xingbo was just a lucky coincidence."
"But. Such celestial phenomena and earth movements can also be calculated by humans?"
The corners of Xu Yun's mouth twitched a few times:
".Of course."
Finished.
He then silently added two words in his mind:
That's weird.
Not to mention the Song Dynasty, even in later generations, comets and earthquakes are extremely difficult to calculate.
Comet is easier to say.
A 100-kilometer celestial body approaching the sun has a probability of being discovered by an infrared telescope when it is about 50 astronomical units from the earth.
When it is about 28 astronomical units from the Earth, it has a high probability of being detected by the Hubble Space Telescope based on its color.
The speed of such interstellar objects relative to the sun is usually within 40 kilometers per second, which is very slow compared to the distance.
Therefore, by supercomputing for several years, there is a high probability that the time can be accurately determined to the point that can be observed with the naked eye.
But earthquakes are different.
Even in the 21st century, no country can predict earthquakes with 100% accuracy.
At most, after an earthquake occurs at the epicenter, the characteristic that electromagnetic waves are faster than seismic waves can be used to allow people farther away to take protective measures in advance.
And this is just a prototype technology, the practical effect is very average, and the promotional significance is greater than the actual value.
Xu Yun can remember these two things purely because he is a time traveler:
The comet came from the memory of childhood because it appeared at the same time as Cai Boyi's death.
The earthquake happened just during the Mid-Autumn Festival, so it didn't miss a day.
In addition, Huizong came to the throne this year, so I can't forget it even if I want to.
Just follow the original time trajectory.
At this time, Empress Dowager Xiang had not yet passed away, so Zhao Ji just exempted Lu Dong from his annual gift, and the whole matter passed smoothly.
This is also a core reason why Guo Jing is willing to obey Xu Yun after taking office:
How Song Huizong and the officials in the court looked at him was how he looked at Xu Yun.
If Guo Jing was just forced by pressure at first, then after several prophecies happened, he really regarded Xu Yun as a god.
It's a pity that Lao Su didn't know that he was deceived by Xu Yun - on the contrary, based on Xu Yun's previous performance, he believed this statement 90% to 90%.
Think of this.
There was a trace of doubt in his eyes:
"Xiao Wang, since you can guarantee Uncle Wen Qingzhao's safety, why do you do this?" (End of Chapter)