Chapter 13 Green Bull

Xu Yunmu, who worked hard during the day to night, never believed that his father and the immortal were ignorant. He had a intuition that the old man who looked at the dilapidated man would be a very important person in his life, and it was also the only time since his biological mother was murdered, that he felt close to strangers.

Gods and immortals are good at disguising and hiding. They often see the head but not the tail, or are visible in the downtown area or hidden in the hills that no one knows. Only those who have the chance can see one or two.

That's what Xu Yunmu, who was carrying a wine pot and a roast chicken food box, thought.

If night can cover up everything that you don’t want to be seen, the old man will definitely not show up.

With the aftermath of the heavy rain, white paper lanterns, and rain powder floating in the sky, it seems like walking into the legendary haunted garden as promised, like this empty place, all of which are colorful flowers, which are naturally pleasing to the eye during the day, but it is a bit gloomy at night.

Xu Yunmu is not a timid person. As a man, he doesn't believe in the haunting. After breaking in alone, he saw a green lamp in the pavilion from afar. When he walked closer, he saw a precious guqin and a blind old man with white hair standing next to him. He was content with a zither and drinking happily, and he said: Come on?

Xu Yunmu, carrying a swaying food box, walked up to the pavilion and placed it on the table and said: I think it's really like a mirror. I don't need to say anything in my heart, I found this place myself.

The old man is now blind and his many years of habits make him smile: Don’t you think I’m a ghost?

Xu Yunmu couldn't hide his freedom and said: Mr. Don't look at me as a playboy in my back for years. I've been confused on the surface, but in fact I know it inside. In this world, sometimes people are more terrifying than ghosts.

The old man nodded and pondered, and said with a smile: Yes, it is rare that you have such insight.

Xu Yunmu opened the food box, took out the hot secret roast chicken, two pots of good wine, and a few plates of hot dishes, and placed them on the table one by one and said: Besides, I am sorry, I always think that you and my father are old acquaintances. I am busy building bridges and paving the way for my unlucky child recently. Even the only female bachelor in Wenyuan Pavilion has invited me to be a teacher. If you don’t know my father, I won’t believe it if I beat you to death.

The old man held the piano and only smelled the aroma of meat, he praised: What a fragrant roast chicken.

Xu Yunmu said proudly: This is my secret roast chicken and the good wine I treasured by my father. I stole it from his cellar!

The old man laughed and said: This stolen thing has been the most fragrant since ancient times. You might as well try it tonight.

Xu Yunmu came over to help him and turned around, sat at the table in the pavilion, raised his hand and handed him chopsticks first, poured him a glass of wine and said: I am not a person who is bound by common etiquette. My mother was unwilling tolerated by Wuwei General Xing Rong, and she was also pushed into the water. In order to save her life, she even pretended to be crazy and stupid at such a young age, just to please my brother. Do you think this matter is not cheap?

The old man raised his chopsticks and picked up a piece of chicken, slowly savored it, his eyebrows tightened, and then he felt relieved, and smiled happily: OK, it was really good.

Xu Yunmu also drank a glass of wine and said: Mr., do you think my heartfelt words are honest enough?

The old man raised his glass and drank it all, which was completely different from last night. He smiled and said indescribably: Truth is honesty, but if you want to talk about being inferior or not, who can calm down when you save your life, in the end, you will be the little baby.

Xu Yunmu looked sad and sighed: You don’t know that my mother is gentle by nature and beautiful and virtuous, so she is often envied by the eldest wife. After my mother was killed, my brother was like a big rock on Mount Tai, pressing against me all the time. He knew everything and knew that I was pretending to be stupid, but he just liked me begging him for mercy. When the eldest wife died, he left. Who knows the pain that I have been carrying infamous over the years?

The old man reached out and brushed his white hair, and laughed loudly: The hero is spring fragrance, tender and sad, why bother to sympathize with others?

He also said with a look on his face and heard the rain: As for being inferior, it is even more unreasonable. Even I think of myself as a god, I have to avoid my enemies.

Xu Yunmu said in surprise: Do you have enemies?

The old man smiled and said: Otherwise, why would he fall to this point?

Xu Yunmu said: But I think you look like a god and a man. If you can see everything thoroughly, you will be plotted against by others?

The old man shook his head and lowered his eyebrows, drank a light glass of wine, and said slowly: I used to travel through the deserted mountains when I was young, and I witnessed an old man driving a cow to plow the field under the scorching sun. The cow was an old cow, and his body was green.

Xu Yunmu frowned and couldn't believe it and said: Is there really a green cow in this world?

The old man smiled and said: I have never said anything false, please listen carefully.

Xu Yunmu nodded and stopped interrupting him.

The old man also recalled the past and said: The green ox seems to be in his old age, and it is a bit unsightly when plowing the ground. I said at that time, how precious this ox is?If it were somewhere else, it would be a rare treasure, but no one could tell the goods in the barren mountains, so he could only plough the farmer's land and rake it. Seeing it, he thought that he was in his prime, as if he was like a heavenly thing. But after he got old, he was sweating all over and pulled the plow desperately, whipping it with whip and whip. The old cow just buried his head and used force even more, but it was really useless.

Xu Yunmu said: That cow was killed, right?

The old man smiled and said: After he died of exhaustion in the field, he was eaten that night.

Xu Yunmu sighed: The old cow has worked hard to give it to the farmer all his life, and he will never have a good ending until he dies.

The old man nodded and said: This is the birds are gone, the good bows are hidden, the cunning rabbits are dead, and the lackeys are cooked.

Xu Yunmu said: Are you also pointing out that people are also killing donkeys and destroying bridges when crossing the river?

The old man drank a glass of wine and said: This kind of thing will never be missed.

Xu Yunmu said: Yes, this is true, what else can you say about me?

The old man said: So I have a nickname called Qingniu Jushi.

Xu Yunmu said: Qingniu layman sounds nice, but he is just a little self-mooned.

The old man said: Therefore, what's wrong with you asking me for me?

Xu Yunmu thought for a while and said: My father had a good job for me, and he went to Dali Temple to be a Shaoqing. This is a fat man, but the people who were detained were all repeated offenders of the court. I am still not very skilled in this. I would like to ask what you think?

The old man, known as the Qingniu lay Buddhist, picked up the wine pot and took a few sips. The back behind him was raining heavily, wasting flowers, and his clothes fluttered in the wind and said: Young man, you are a double-edged sword. With your wisdom, you should know how to take advantage of the situation, win over helpers, wash away the name of a playboy, and then take the opportunity to rise.

Xu Yunmu said: I think so too.

Qingniu Jushi said: Whether you can gain the recognition of your father's disciple and old official depends entirely on whether you can be a good young master.

Xu Yunmu developed a lot of confidence and said: Time is endless, I will have my own helper as soon as possible.

He laughed and said: The overall direction is right, it depends on you not being hurt by Jian Feng.

Xu Yunmu said: I don’t know what Xiao Chengzong’s son is thinking, so he looks for people everywhere for contact and insists on entering Wenyuan Pavilion. But in my opinion, with his father behind his back, it’s easy to advance or retreat. My only concern is that others only say that the prince and his brother are fighting openly and secretly. In fact, there are hidden eyes behind him, watching all this anytime and anywhere.

The old man said indifferently: You mean the Emperor.

Xu Yunmu nodded and said: Mr., I really see it clearly. I mean the emperor.

Qingniu lay Buddhist smiled and said: It is rare that you, a person who is not in the world, can still see that the authorities are confused and the bystanders are clear. I don’t know how you view the emperor?

Xu Yunmu stretched out his hands and clasped his fists, and said respectfully: Actually, Wansheng really admired the emperor. Look, he started from scratch and gathered a group of civil and military officials for his use. Even madmen such as Xiao Chengzong, Xing Rong, and Huangfu Song obeyed him. I heard that the emperor was a scholar when he was young, which is even more admirable.

Qingniu Jushi said: Do you still want to say that he has made great achievements and allows the people of the North to live and work in peace and enjoy peace?

Xu Yunmu said: Isn’t this the achievements of our emperor?

Qingniu layman smiled disdainfully and said: He is the emperor, and he is in his position, and planning his politics and making the world stable. But he didn't know that the ruthless methods back then were, and every time his generals took a city, they would scatter blood, and their killings rolled in. His country was really piled up by corpses and seas of blood.

Xu Yunmu said: But in this chaotic era, how can you do not kill someone?

Qingniu Jushi said: You are a man of the emperor who is open and kind, and he is a little bit. If you think that his Bodhisattva heart is naive, you will not be able to see his capricious side, and what you see is only his open and upright side.

Xu Yunmu said: If he is kind-hearted, he will not be the emperor.

Qingniu Jushi said: Those who have seen him will say that he is kind-hearted and kind, as if the breeze is warming people's hearts. Those who have never seen him will say that he has great contributions and awe. In fact, thousands of people are all the same person. He is bloodthirsty, kindness is him, suspicion is him, and generousness is him. Only in this way can the ruler be unpredictable and the people submit.

Xu Yunmu agreed: In recent years, the emperor hid in the palace and refused to come out. He was the biggest hand. The prince had a weak and elegant image, and he was the person who looked the most like him, with a very cunning.

After drinking the wine, Qingniu lay Buddhist said, "The prince is indeed the most like him."

Xu Yunmu picked up the wine pot and drank two sips, saying in a strong sense: Look, my father is the prince's teacher, so Miss Zhiyue came to teach me. I just had a lot of time. While studying hard, I was good at Shaoqing. With my ability, I would naturally soar up soon.

Qingniu layman shook his head and smiled, turned his face to listen to the heavy rain, and talked loudly: The so-called opponent, the biggest opponent is yourself. You are the one who defeats yourself first. It is commendable to have courage, but what you lack is that a person's conscience will block the future.

Xu Yunmu admitted frankly: Therefore, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple is a stone of gold and stone. Outsiders are frightened by it and regard it as hell. After I enter, I am destined to see many things that subvert my conscience. Sir, do you know that when I come out, how could I be satisfied with saving my life?

Qingniu layman pressed his cup with his hand and said to him: What is your ambition?

Xu Yunmudao: Take the upper hand and control life and death!

Qingniu lay Buddhist laughed and said: OK, there is a future.

Xu Yunmu looked at the piano behind him: It’s said that this place is haunted. From tomorrow night, I will come to the old man to learn the piano and cultivate his temperament.

The lay Buddhist Qingniu readily agreed: Then I will wait quietly.

Xu Yunmu smiled again and said: There is still tomorrow, I will go to Dali Temple to take up my post. This fat man is not easy to get, so it cannot be leveraged by my father's kindness.

Qingniu Jushi said: You are very smart, you might as well drink a few more drinks. It just so happened that I have never talked to anyone like this in the past few years.

Xu Yunmu raised his glass and said: I will do it first this evening.

With the protection of the night, two figures were drinking and chatting in the pavilion with green lamps. The garden was covered with heavy rain, and flowers were accompanying it...