Chapter 194 Library
“Library?”
Zuo Chen frowned.
He remembered that when he killed the master, the master seemed to have mentioned this sect.
The library is full of nobles, they are all scholars, and they are all members of aristocratic families. According to the description of the master at that time, they were a group of gentlemen on the surface, but secretly they always liked to do all kinds of dirty tricks.
Not very likable.
This pen actually belongs to them?
“Library, I don’t have a good impression of them.” Miao Tao’s face turned dark when he heard the name of the library
“Huh? Aren’t all libraries from famous families? After that? The reputation outside is pretty good."
Zhou Miao asked.
"They are just talking about it with their big mouths. How can they be considered good people?"
Listening to Miao Tao's words, Zhou Miao was obviously interested.
Zhou Miao did hear Miao Tao say before that he was once a storyteller in Kyoto. He offended powerful people in Kyoto and almost lost his life.
Is it possible that the powerful people Miao Tao offended were people from the library?
Miao Tao didn't seem to want to say this, but he couldn't bear Zhou Miao's cheerful persuasion. He first said, "The sky is high and the emperor is far away", and then he muttered, "The Taoist priest will be here soon." I’m going to Kyoto, so you should treat it as laying a foundation for the Taoist priest by talking about it first.” Then he reluctantly introduced the academy and even things in Kyoto:
"Kyoto is indeed a good place. There are many young masters from aristocratic families, and there are many wealthy people. Even Youzhou cannot compare with the peace and tranquility of Kyoto. There are many new things in it, and there are many objects to play with. But I don't like Kyoto. I always feel that the place is a wasteland. After the troupe was about to disperse, several leading actresses came on stage to sing the last act. They tried their best, but it was a bit too hard. There are even more outrageous people, reciting poems, singing, and talking about world affairs. They are just a bunch of idlers. Just like the famous Ten Thousand Magic List and Divine Weapon Book, which flowed out from the library in Kyoto, they are said to be able to make people all over the world. See and experience the mysteries of all kinds of magic and magic, and the mysteries of thousands of magical weapons.
“But from my point of view, it’s clearly just to hang a display for my own weapons and put the weapons in my hand on the table.
“Firstly, it’s for comparison. High or low, earn face for your family. As for the second point, showing off is naturally indispensable. When the time comes to go out with a few scraps of scrap metal on your back, you can pat them with your hands and shout to the people on the street: ‘Look! This is a treasure on the magic weapon list! ’”
Miao Tao gritted his teeth when he said this, with hatred on his face and gritted teeth in his voice.
This was the first time Zhou Miao had seen Miao Tao like this. In his impression, Miao Tao was mostly gentle. He didn't have much of a gangster spirit, but rather a gentle and bookish spirit. How could he see such an angry state?
He swallowed carefully and commented with a smile:
"Brother Miao, your comment is quite sharp."
"Oh." Miao Tao said. After taking a big sip of wine, I felt drunk and full of complaints:
“When I was in Kyoto, I was tricked out by those people in the library!
"The library is composed of nobles who claim to be extraordinary. They are not the same kind of people as us ordinary people! But I don't think that is the case. The filial piety that arises in their compound is more complicated than that of ordinary people. A lot. Either the son slept with his father's concubine, or the young lady in the courtyard of the good family had an affair. There were a lot of dirty things.
"There was a big incident in Kyoto during that time, and it was said that there was something wrong in the library. Mr. Li, from a well-known family, found a female ghost in his house, singing and making trouble, and even dancing in the middle of the night. It was very scary!
“Don’t I like stories about strange things? I became curious and found a few well-informed friends. The well-informed friend also found the servant in Mr. Li’s house and listened to what the servant said in the previous paragraph. There was always a turtle man coming in and out with the courtesan, so I followed the thread to check it out."
Speaking of this, Miao Tao was so excited that he even slapped the table, causing the tea on the Eight Immortals table to slosh. !
“Hey, guess what do you guys think?
"The female ghost jumping up there is definitely the girl from the brothel!
"This young man is good at sadomasochism. He locked the girl in the basement and did all kinds of unkind things to others. Driven crazy! Last night, he ran out and landed on the wall, singing and dancing, wearing out the soles of his feet and turning the big wall red!
"Of course Mr. Li couldn't let such disgusting things happen. He immediately came down and beat the girl to death. He then went to find Master Anle Temple to sing Buddhist scriptures and save his soul. From then on, no one else knew about it. Who knew that someone like me would ask about this?
“Now that I think about it, it’s really stupid. If I hadn't inquired about so many things at that time, I might have been able to live well in Kyoto and eat a lot of food with my mouth. But just because I couldn't control my ears, I was caught and thrown away. In the prison, I guess it won't be long before the notice asking for my head will be approved.
“Fortunately, I have a few brothers who have some status and some money. They spent all their wealth and got all kinds of good treasures. They made the young master happy and then released me.”
After taking another sip of wine, he finally told all the bitter things. Wiping the corners of his eyes with his sleeves, Miao Tao muttered: "Why is the smoke in their restaurant so choking?"
"Wait for me. Just go scold their cook." Zhou Miao comforted Miao Tao.
Miao Tao sighed and lowered his head, feeling quite sad:
“Well, actually I was somewhat mentally prepared for being put in prison at that time. After all, it’s really nothing if I was caught doing this. A good ending. But what I didn't expect was that after I came out of prison, I would become a thief who stole Chinese documents, and Mr. Li would become a noble person who protected the documents. The whole situation was completely reversed. My father didn't understand the truth. , I almost got angry to death. If I hadn’t explained it clearly later and saved my father’s life, I guess none of these people would have been able to see me.”
He left a trail in his words. But you can probably hear what he means.
Miao Tao lost a lot of things in this incident, but the lives of his relatives and friends were not in danger, so he naturally muddle along.
If he really killed his relatives and friends, he would probably be furious. Even if he couldn't hurt many nobles in the library, he would probably pick up a long knife and enter that place overnight. Mr. Li's family went to kill people.
Zuo Chen nodded, knowing the style of this Kyoto library.
The Sect, which has the right to speak in Kyoto, will probably have to deal with these people if it enters Kyoto in the future.
“I didn’t expect that the library would do such a thing.” Zhou Miao also sighed with emotion: “I thought it was a sect left over from the capital, and it would be somewhat different from other places.”< br>
"Huh?"
Zuo Chen was suddenly startled:
"The library was left behind by the capital?"
"Yes." Zhou Miao looked as if it was natural. : "The library was built not long after the capital came to Beijing. The main purpose was to collect books from all over the world and benefit people all over the world. Therefore, the reputation of the library has always been good. If I hadn't heard what Brother Miao said, I might still be there. "I was kept in the dark." "Can you elaborate?" Zuo Chen asked.
"Don't you know?" Zhou Miao didn't expect it either.
He didn't have much contact with Zuo Chen, and he thought that Zuo Chen was the type who could count everything in the world with just a pinch of his hand. He didn't expect that Zuo Chen also had things he didn't know.
Then he introduced it to Zuo Chen:
“When the capital was doing business in Kyoto, one person was always a little too busy, so he created a group of aspiring scholars. I don’t know much about what the original banner of such a library was... The Dharma spread all over the world, and people spread all over the world. Later, after the capital disappeared, the library remained, and it was passed down from generation to generation. Until now.”
Zhou Miao knocked on her head, as if trying to awaken some memory:
"I still remember... the capital seemed to have left something in the academy back then?"
"Jiu Xuan Tong Jian." Miao Tao helped Zhou Miao continue: "It's just rumors in the world. The capital master left all the various techniques he had learned during his lifetime in this Tongjian. As long as you can get this Tongjian, you can learn the skills left by the capital master and become an unparalleled master in the world. "
Zuo. Chen thought of Tang Qi and the booklet Tang Qi left for Caiyi.
There are indeed many cultivation methods related to the Taoist scriptures above, but they are all contaminated by the sea of suffering.
Rumors in the world?
Not necessarily.
……
After having enough food and wine, each family separated.
Zuo Chen and his crew boarded the ship at night, and after wandering around Baichuan for a while, they boarded the ship directly without making too many stops.
In order to avoid revealing the truth, Wang Bang did not come to say goodbye. Only Zhou Miao and Miao Tao arrived at the entrance of the alley. Seeing the wind blowing, the boat sailed by the moon.
This time we officially entered Haibo and headed all the way to Yuzhou.
This time the ship was large and there were cabins for people to sleep in. Li Ji arranged it himself, so naturally he booked a first-class room, one for each person. Although it was small, it was exquisite and beautiful. It was best to live alone. A little wobbly.
While the evening breeze was blowing on the deck, Cai Yi came close to Zuo Chen:
"Taoist Master, there is something I don't understand."
"What's wrong?"
"Then Mr. Shulou just gave this pen away just to do Wang Dayang a favor? I feel something is wrong."
Caiyi took out the white jade wolf-hair pen.
Wang Bang gave this thing to Caiyi. After all, there are harmful prescriptions in this thing. If Wang Bang is not careful, he may be shocked by the soul.
He reached out and took the white jade pen and turned it around in his palm:
“Who knows.”
...
In Yuzhou, in the big city of Xiguan, there was a handsome young man holding a wine bottle, half asleep and half awake, staggering on the street.
Walking by the moon, walking left and right on the deserted streets, singing to the moon, causing the windows on the street next to it to open, and some people shouted and cursed:
"What time is it! If you don't sleep, you are looking for death. !”
The young master didn’t care, he laughed loudly, took out a few taels of silver from his arms, and threw them towards the window, and the curses in the window were silenced.
He took two steps forward along the street, and suddenly seemed to sense something, and grabbed the street next to him.
Immediately there was a whistling sound of wind in the alley, a piece of tissue paper rolled through the air, and suddenly fell into the hands of the young master.
Pick it up and look at the moon:
"Born to be a lonely man, he has no pity and cares for others.
"Not good, not good, no charm. "The young master shook his head to appreciate it, stuffed the paper into his arms, and walked away by the moonlight.
But not far away from the alley entrance, in a dilapidated house, a haggard-looking scholar lay on the table and fell asleep, knocking over the ink stand.
Holding a white jade pen in his hand, it has a wolf hair.
(End of this chapter)