Chapter 199: The height of the temple (27, 28)

Since the Tang Dynasty, commerce has been quite developed. The commercial markets within the empire are divided into several categories. One is the two cities, namely Xijing and Tokyo in Chang'an City. Among them, Tokyo is a gathering place for property in all directions, with 220 businesses, and the business is extremely prosperous; the second is prefectures, counties and cities, and there are also huge markets such as Guangzhou among prefectures and counties; the third is the Cao City; the other is the market, markets, Hai City, temple fairs, etc.

Hou Dayong and others accidentally entered Caoshi.

This Cao Market is located at the junction of two official roads. Although it was still early, many villagers had gathered, some were carrying loads, some were carrying handfuls of vegetables, some were buying farm tools, and some carried bowls or other miscellaneous items. It was a common thing for the people to use in their homes. Cao Market was mostly formed naturally in convenient transportation locations, a place for villagers to exchange property, and an important social place for villagers to interact with. The Zhou Dynasty had a legacy of the prosperous Tang Dynasty. The obstacles between men and women were not as strict as those after the Song Dynasty. Cao Market was bustling with old and young, men and women, which was quite close to the free markets of modern social towns.

Hou Dayong, Liu Heigou and the tiger in the forest were leading horses through the grass market. This grass market is not far outside Daliang City. Every spring, many nobles always come to the suburbs to celebrate the spring. The villagers in this area are naturally more knowledgeable than those in remote areas. At this time, they saw that although the three of them were not wearing official clothes, they were full of heaven and had dark skin on their faces. The horses they led were well-developed and powerful, and their eyes were sharp. They could tell at a glance that they were war horses from the grassland. These villagers didn't have to guess, and they knew that the three of them must be from Daliang City, either rich or noble. So they gave way to the three of them.

There are several steaming small restaurants in Cao City. The small restaurants are extremely simple. A few wooden boards are built into a low wooden platform, and the fire is fanned with a round leaf fan. Even if it is a temporary restaurant, these small restaurants are mostly pasta, and most of them are cut noodles. As snow-white noodles fly into the rolling pot, the aroma spreads inside and outside Cao City. Men, women, young and old are standing next to the wooden platform, holding a coarse porcelain bowl, drinking authentic pasta "very familiar, huh" with them.

Looking at this scene with a scene of life, Hou Dayong suddenly thought of the battlefield where flesh and blood were flying. Compared with the two, it was really a paradise and a hell. Hou Dayong stopped and looked at an obese man holding an oval white noodles. The noodles were like flying fairies, rebounding the pipa in the rising water vapor.

"It really costs three bowls." The fat man didn't expect that these three city people would really want to eat their own cut noodles. He felt very honored and said excitedly to the same obese woman: "Put some side dishes, add more old soup and lard, so that several distinguished guests can try the skills of the Old Liu family."

The gray coarse porcelain bowl, snow-white noodles, and green side dish leaves made Hou Dayong and others who had not eaten breakfast have a great appetite. Hou Dayong has always been known for his wind to sweep away the wind and clouds. Unexpectedly, when he put down the coarse porcelain bowl, the tiger in the forest and Liu Heitu were already empty.

"The first personal guards to follow me were Du Gang and Chen Meng. They were really experiencing food, and they were about the same as you two." Hou Dayong was full of oil and recalled their first days in Daming Mansion.

A village woman shouted from a distance: "Black dog, black dog. Come back quickly."

Hou Dayong and Lin Zhonghu looked at Liu Heigou in surprise. Liu Heigou had no relatives and friends in Daliang, so he thought he was someone with the same name and surname. The village woman's shout suddenly turned into anger: "Heigou. Why are you going to eat shit again? It's really disgusting that the dog can't change it. "

A big black dog ran over screaming and a strong village woman held a big stick and chased the big black dog.

This scene was extremely interesting. Hou Dayong looked at Liu Heigou with a little embarrassed look and laughed: "Ha, ha": "Liu Heigou, your name is too rustic. I'll change a word for you today."

Liu Heigou is now the commander of the personal guard and is also a person with status. However, the name Liu Heigou makes him often embarrassed to speak out, but he cannot easily change the name given by his parents, otherwise it would be very unfilial. However, if a noble person like Hou Xiang changed his name, it would be an honor for the family.

Hou Dayong was not very good at judging words. He wanted to give Liu Heigou a name that indicated that he was good at archery. "Liu Yi is too elegant, Liu Heiyi is not very suitable." After thinking hard for a while, he did not expect the appropriate name. Hou Dayong suddenly remembered the sacred he saw in "Taibai Yin Jing", so he squatted down and wrote a sacred word on the ground with a stone, and said to Liu Heigou: "The sound of dogs and sacred is the same. The meaning of a person who is good at shooting is better than changing Liu Heigou to Liu Heigou, so that he will not forget his roots and can also enter the hall of elegance."

Liu Heigou remembered it for a while, carefully gave up the rare word, and then said to Lin Zhonghu: "From now on, I will be called Liu Heigou." Lin Zhonghu laughed out loud and said, "Liu Heigou is still Liu Heigou."

At this moment, a large group of people came over from the east of Caoshi, and there were a few roars: "Everyone, come and see the adulterer, it's rare to have a chance, come and see." A hoarse voice shouted desperately: "Give up to revenge, the law of heaven is not tolerated." After a few words, he seemed to be blocked.

Caoshi was originally a large free market. When the villagers who came to Caoshi saw that there was fun and they all surrounded them. The fat man was also a person who liked to watch the fun. At this time, there was no one in the noodle restaurant, so he said to the fat woman: "You stay here, I'll come when I go." The fat woman was a gentle lady. She knew that the husband liked the fun and didn't speak, so she came to stay in front of the noodle stall.

At this moment, two more villagers came to the front of the noodle stall. The fat woman said embarrassedly: "Wang Sanlang, you two are waiting for a while." After that, she ran to call her husband.

The fat man followed the fat woman back to the noodle stall with a blushing face and said, "I didn't expect that Doctor Tao would seduce the Li family's lady. It's really not good." The fat woman showed a look of disbelief on her face and said, "Doctor Tao is a person who does good deeds and has such good medical skills. How could he do such a thing? I will definitely not." The fat man shook his head and said, "This kind of thing is also an ugly thing. Family scandals cannot be made public. Now that I have said it, it is naturally true. The Li family is a famous wealthy family. How can I swallow this breath when I have such a thing?" The fat man thought of the delicate Li family's lady, and couldn't help but envy Doctor Tao.

When Hou Dayong was in Fengzhou and Lingzhou, he felt that there was a serious shortage of professional talents such as doctors and engineers. He always spared no effort to recruit these talents. At this time, he heard the conversation between the fat couple and asked casually: "How is this Taoist Chinese medicine skill?"

The fat woman seemed to have a great affection for Doctor Tao and rushed to answer: "Dr. Tao's ancestor was a doctor of medicine in the Tang Dynasty. She had a very good medical skills. No one in this village had ever received any benefits from him. It is hard to believe that he seduced the little lady. I think it must be the parent-ling woman who is chewing on her."

Hou Dayong and others led the horse to the crowd. The honest and kind villagers automatically made way for a passage when they saw the three of them.

The scene appeared in front of Hou Dayong was a very familiar scene. A pair of men and women with disheveled hair were tied up, and the man had many scars on his body. He was blocked and shouting "Woo, Woo" while the woman buried her head deeply, and could not see her face clearly.

A man who looked like a housekeeper was talking endlessly about how this pair of dogs and women committed adultery. The slave was very eloquent. He appeared vividly and saliva was flying, as if everything was happening in front of him.

A bystander villager sarcastically said, "Even if Doctor Tao is really adulterous, he will definitely be sneaky. How could you see so clearly? Butler Deng is bragging."

Another sharp-tongued young lady continued, "Yes, Doctor Tao and Miss Li had an affair in the yard. As the saying goes, catch thieves and stolen goods, catch traits and catch gangsters. Why didn't they take them together that day, instead of waiting until this time?" The young lady's father was a scholar who had no fame and fortune after studying white hair. He liked to ramble with his family the most, so the young lady spoke very smartly.

This Doctor Tao seemed quite a womanly person. Many women in the onlookers helped him speak, chirping like a group of sparrows in the mountains. Of course, Butler Deng did not have the ability to fight against the scholars of Zhuge Liang. He soon couldn't stand it.

Hou Dayong heard many wives helping Doctor Tao speak in a slight manner. He felt a little strange. He saw the fat man squeezed over again and asked quietly, "Why are these wives helping Doctor Tao?" The fat man was happy to answer the question of the city man who took care of the business, and said, "This Doctor Tao is best at treating children's illness. Children in nearby villages are sick, so they all look for Doctor Tao. Last year, my second boy was sick and took Doctor Tao's medicine." Hou Dayong was moved. Some time ago, Xiao Lu and Zong Lin got sick together. He took some medicine, but it did not improve. In the end, he was cured. Since this Doctor Tao is good at pediatrics, he is a useful talent.

Hou Dayong has been in the Great Zhou Dynasty for several years and is quite familiar with the social situation of the Great Zhou Dynasty. The official organization of the Great Zhou Dynasty was only at the county level. The society below the county is mainly maintained by family forces. Most of the problems caused by men and women's relationships are handled by themselves, and the government has always turned a blind eye.

Seeing this, Hou Dayong thought of Chunlan for no reason. Although Chunlan did such a thing, it was difficult to forgive, but after all, she would not die. Now that Chunlan's fragrance has been damaged, all her sins will be redeemed. She has no relatives, and perhaps in a few years, she will become a trace of light smoke blown away by the strong wind, and there will be no trace in this world. Hou Dayong used to dream of Chunlan, and even dreamed of Ajige more than Chunlan, but since Chunlan committed suicide, Hou Dayong has dreamed of Chunlan many times.

People are actually very cheap. They don’t know how to cherish things they easily get. Only when they lose them will they realize that some things are irreversible. Similarly, if a person pays too much for another, they often gain not respect but ignore them.

Hou Dayong thought to himself: Remember to burn an incense stick on the day of Chunlan next year's festival.

Thinking of this, Hou Dayong was determined to help Doctor Tao and this young lady. As the prime minister, there were also benefits. Apart from a very small number of people, there were not many people worthy of concern.

The housekeeper stood on a high place and said, "Our Shaolang said that he tied Tao Qi here to show the public to everyone know that Tao Qi looks like a slut, but in fact, it is the most shameless person who seduces others' women."

At this moment, some women's loud voices rang out, saying, "Doctor Tao's mother and wife are here." As if an invisible hand separated the crowd, two crying women rushed towards Doctor Tao, but were blocked by several strong servants.

The middle-aged woman rushed forward several times without success, and turned around and cried to the onlookers: "Dear villagers, you have to say something fair. Everyone knows Tao Qi's behavior in life, you have to say something fair."

The butler retorted with a sensible remark: "If it is in accordance with the rules, such adulterers and wives will be buried in the pond, but my son-in-law thought that Tao Qi had done good deeds, but he just tied him up here to show the public. After the gathering, he would send Tao Qi home."

The middle-aged woman knelt on the ground and said to Mr. Deng: "The Tao family is a good family. If you do this, you will kill people with a soft knife." Seeing Mr. Deng unmoved, the middle-aged woman cried in a long voice: "My fellow villagers, seeing Tao Qi doing good for more than 5 years, I will say something to our orphan and widowed mother, ah, ah."

Many villagers looked a little ashamed on their faces, and some of them wanted to step forward. However, after thinking about the power of the Li family, they looked at the few magnificent servants next to Butler Deng, and all gave up the idea of ​​going forward to help.

Hou Dayong gave Liu Heiyan a wink. Liu Heiyan had been in charge of the personal guard for more than a year, and it was not Wu Xia Ameng. He immediately understood Hou Dayong's intention, walked forward, and said to Mr. Deng very majestic: "The lady just said it well, catch the thief and catch the stolen goods, catch the evildoers, do you say they commit adultery, and have you caught them?"

Butler Deng had two small beards. When he saw the man who came out to stand up for justice, he was tall and burly. He held a tall horse and was really upright, so he bowed and said, "These three heroes must have passed by here. We are from Lijiazhuang. Tao Qi and my Shaolang's third wife had an affair, so he was punished slightly."

When Tao Qi saw someone step forward, he suddenly vomited the cloth and shouted, "A month ago, Miss Li was sick. I went to see her, but I prescribed two prescriptions. This morning, the group of people tied me here on my way to practice medicine while I was not prepared."

Butler Deng looked at Tao Qi with contempt and said, "Don't yell here. A year ago, someone talked about such dirty things. These days, people in the mansion said that Tao Qi and Xiao Li had an affair, so there is still a falsehood."

When the little lady Li, who had been lowering her head, heard this, she suddenly raised her head and said, "The rumors are all rumors. With these unfounded rumors, they actually ruined the innocence of the two people."

Butler Deng said to Liu Heiyan: "This little lady Li was originally a slave he bought. Now that she did this, Shaolang doesn't want her anymore. This is her land contract. Whoever has ten coins of money will take her there."

The fat man stared at Xiao Li's wife and drooled. He was calculating his pocket. This ten-ton currency was a huge sum of money for the fat man. The fat man's mind was extremely accurate. She grabbed the fat man's arm and pulled it hard, saying, "Don't even think about it, go back with me." The fat man was quite loyal just now. At this time, facing the little Li who might become his opponent, he immediately became extremely fierce. The fat man dispersed reluctantly.

The group of sluts, when the group of sluts of talkative women heard that Butler Deng wanted to buy Li Xiao Li for ten coins, suddenly looked unnatural. They secretly pulled their husbands and spread out everywhere, leaving a group of single men who were drooling.

Liu Heiyan looked back at Hou Dayong, Hou Dayong nodded. Liu Heiyan took ten coins of money from his arms and threw it to Butler Deng, saying, "Give you the money, and I will give me the documents and people." Butler Deng took the money and said to Miss Li, "I am lucky. I will serve this old man well in the future and don't do those embarrassing things again."

Miss Li saw that Liu Heiyan had obtained the document, so she no longer had any scruples about Butler Deng. She stood up, spat at Butler Deng, and cursed: "You are all the dogs of the Li family. I know that all the false words were made up by the eldest lady. Poor Shaolang thought he was very smart, but in fact he was as stupid as a pig. He believed such a clumsy lie. It was a waste of me to love him so much."

Butler Deng did not expect that the documents had just changed hands, and Miss Li turned against him. However, looking at Liu Heiyan with a serious face, he did not dare to act rashly. He stepped forward and kicked Tao Qi hard, and said, "I will keep you tighter in the future, don't cause trouble everywhere. I will teach you a little lesson today, and I will not be so relaxed in the future." After that, Mr. Deng bowed to Liu Heiyan politely and left. The villagers watching were unwilling to see the three foreigners who were carrying knives and leading Malaysians to buy the beautiful Miss Li, but they had no choice but to disperse without any worries.

Tao Qi's mother and wife untied Tao Qi's rope, and Tao Qi stood there dumbly.

Hou Dayong looked at Tao Qi and Xiao Li's wife and said, "Dr. Tao, come with me, I want to ask you a few words alone."

"Since this happened, why don't you leave Lijiazhuang and go with me in Daliang City."

Tao Qi looked dull and answered the question irrelevantly: "The ancestors were originally doctors of the Tang Dynasty and had left behind. The descendants of the Tao family were not allowed to be medical officials in the government." Tao Langzhong's ancestors had two brothers, both imperial physicians in the palace, specializing in treating children. Later, a prince of the Tang Dynasty was killed for some reason. The ancestors of the Tao family were convicted of the elder brother and were killed in the palace with a stick. Later, the government was in chaos, and the second brother fled to Lijiazhuang. Later, the descendants all lived in Lijiazhuang.

"Dr. Tao is okay if he doesn't want to be an official. I have a small shop in Daliang City, and I'm idle. It's better to let you open a clinic in the small shop to save the world. It's not against the legacy of your ancestors."

At this time, Doctor Tao seemed to have come to his senses. He had long wanted to practice medicine in Daliang City, but the price of shops in Daliang City was amazing. He did not have any money to buy a shop. Therefore, although Doctor Tao had good medical skills, he could only practice medicine in the suburbs. At this time, he only went to the city people in front of him to set up a shop for him to practice medicine. He was a little moved. However, Doctor Tao was straight and honest and did not receive any rewards, which made him feel uneasy. He said, "I have no relatives and no reason. I don't know why Mr. helps me like this. I'm brave enough. May I ask Mr. respect his surname?"

"I heard that Doctor Tao is good at treating children. I happened to have a son and a daughter. I got sick some time ago. I haven't recovered for a long time. Doctor Tao is here, so it's not like this."

Doctor Tao knew that the richer the more he was, the more afraid of death, and thought to himself: It was because he was attracted by my medical skills. Doctor Tao was quite confident in his medical skills, so he said, "Since that's the case, it's all up to the teacher's mistakes."

Hou Dayong looked at Xiao Li's wife and said, "I have bought Miss Li's wife, so let's follow Doctor Tao."

Tao Qi shook his head repeatedly and said, "I really have nothing to do with Miss Li. This is a huge rumor."

On the other side, Xiao Li had combed his loose hair briefly, came to Liu Heiqiu and said, "I have seen Alang." Liu Heiqiu hurriedly said, "I am not Alang."

Liu Heiyu brought Miss Li to Hou Dayong, and Miss Li knelt down and said, "I have seen Alang." Hou Dayong saw clearly the face of Miss Li. He was indeed a beauty without makeup. Although he was not as good as Fu Ying, his master Gao Yueming was indeed not bad compared to Qiu Ju.

Hou Dayong turned his head and asked, "Doctor Tao, have you ever married?" Tao Qi said to the young woman standing aside and still crying, "This is my wife." Hou Dayong said to the two, "Since you have something to do today, I don't care whether you two have an affair. Doctor Tao simply took Xiao Li's wife into the room and went to Daliang City together. Xiao Li's wife was bought by me. If you pay ten cents of money, you can redeem her from me."

Doctor Tao did not know Hou Dayong's identity at this time, so he bowed and said, "My mother is by your side. If you want to take a concubine, you must have your mother's consent." Liu Heizhi scolded, "My master is kind enough to save you two. You go here to push and stop, don't be rude." Hou Dayong interrupted, "What Doctor Tao said is reasonable, let him ask his mother for his opinion."

Doctor Tao walked to the middle-aged woman and the young woman. After a while, the young woman began to wipe her tears. After a while, Doctor Tao came back and said, "My mother agreed to this matter, but now she doesn't have ten coins of money on her body. I'll get it when I go back."

When Xiao Li heard that Doctor Tao agreed to this matter, he felt all kinds of feelings in his heart. The Li family's Shaolang was originally in love with him, but accidentally heard the rumors, and actually agreed to the aunt sell him. Although the relationship was broken at this time, he still felt like a knife when he thought about his past joy.

On the other hand, for Miss Li, becoming Doctor Tao’s concubine is better than being a slave to a wealthy family. This ending may be a better way out. When Miss Li raised her head, she happened to meet Doctor Tao’s eyes. Miss Li’s pale face showed a hint of shyness and quickly lowered her head.

Hou Dayong smiled and said, "Ten coins are just a decimal place, so don't worry. After Doctor Tao returns home and settles, he will go to Daliang City to find a rich shop in the east of the city. Someone will arrange it for you at that time."

The rich shop is famous in Daliang City. Doctor Tao was shocked and thought to himself: It turns out that these people are from the rich shop. No wonder they don’t care about a small shop at all. Doctor Tao bowed and said, “I was so humiliated by the young man from Lijiazhuang, and I don’t have the face to stay in Lijiazhuang for a long time. I will follow my husband into the city and wait until I settle down, and then go back to pick up my mother and wife.”

"It's OK."

Hou Dayong, Liu Heiyi, Lin Zhonghu, Doctor Tao, and Xiao Li, walked slowly towards Daliang City. However, after such trouble in Caoshi, Hou Dayong almost forgot about shooting the imperial guards' horses. Without going far back, he saw Lin Xiaoliu, the deputy commander of the pro-guard, appearing in front of him with the pro-guard.

When Doctor Tao heard the title of "Jingduan", he was so scared that his calves began to turn. First, for Doctor Tao, he was too big to be a big official, and second, the Doctor Tao is said to be a general who kills without blinking. When the guards led a horse, Doctor Tao had not yet woken up from the shock. Instead, Lady Li poked Doctor Tao's back with his fingers behind him. Doctor Tao then reached out to take the reins of the horse. What's funny is that Doctor Tao didn't actually ride a horse. Instead, Lady Li had ridden a horse in Lijiazhuang, so Lady Li got on the horse and held the reins, while Doctor Tao sat behind Lady Li.

Rumors have really made a marriage that might have been destined in the previous life.

Hou Dayong thought of the word "rumor" and suddenly realized something.

It is extremely depressing to have something to say. Hou Dayong is in such pain for a while.

During the three years of the Battle of Huai, Zhao Kuangyin served as a vanguard officer many times and repeatedly defeated powerful enemies in the battles of Qingliuguan, Liuhe, Zijinshan and other battles. He was arguing of merit and became the highest prestigious general among the Great Zhou imperial guards. He was deeply trusted by Chai Rong. If nothing unexpected happens, Zhao Kuangyin would definitely follow the inherent trajectory of history to ascend the position of the Seidu in the Palace, laying the foundation for his Chenqiao Incident.

Hou Dayong knew the trajectory of the development of the matter, but there was no evidence to prove this trajectory. Or from another perspective, Zhao Kuangyin did not have the ambition to seize the throne at this time. His desire to seize the throne gradually arises with the changes in the situation.

If you talk about Zhao Kuangyin's affairs bluntly, Hou Dayong would inevitably become a villain who sows the relationship between the monarch and the ministers in Chai Rong's heart. As he said, Hou Dayong was in a state of having something to say but not saying anything, and could only watch things develop in an unsettling direction.

What I encountered in Caoshi today suddenly became like a lightning bolt illuminating Hou Dayong's head. Inspiration burst out inadvertently: As long as it is an emperor, it will naturally become alert to the general who holds heavy troops. Many things would rather be trusted than to be trusted. This way, we can prevent problems before they happen and ensure the safety of the throne. This kind of psychology is impossible in ancient and modern times, both in China and abroad. This is also an important psychological basis for the repeated effectiveness of counter-espionage schemes.

Rumors are most likely to take root in people's hearts because of their specious and unrealistic characteristics. For generals holding heavy troops, rumors are often extremely deadly poisons, just like bacteria.

After Hou Dayong returned to the Daliang Hou Mansion, he immediately summoned Meng Shu to the study to teach him in person.

At the end of October, the weather gradually became colder. The river workers who dredged Yongji Canal suddenly dug a stone tablet in the river with six words engraved on it: "The fragrant boy sits in the world."
Chapter completed!