Chaos in the Eastern Jin Dynasty

Chapter 67 Camellia in Buddhist Temple (3)

Guan Ziyang and Wei Yiqing returned to the meditation room, and Qingchan hurriedly asked: "Yiqing, how are you? Have you seen the queen mother? Is it beautiful? Is it fierce?"

Wei Yiqing blushed at this moment, dodged Qing Chan and said, "Ask your junior brother, he can see clearly."

Guan Ziyang smiled and said, "I'm afraid you are ashamed to say it, but you didn't see it clearly."

So he told Qing Chan what he saw.

Qing Chan said urgently: "Young Lord has always said that Shi Kun is not a good person, now that he is favored by the Empress Dowager, he is probably even more lawless."

Guan Ziyang nodded: "Well, about Shi Kun, it's best to tell Xie Yi quickly."

"Tomorrow, if Zhi Daolin still doesn't see us, he will have to force his way in."

So the three of them prepared to wait another day.

Having nothing to do, at Qingchan's repeated request, Guan Ziyang took his two daughters to the East and West Gardens for a while to enjoy the camellias.

Qing Chan, who was full of expectations, was immediately disappointed when she saw that there were only a few flower buds on the flower branches.

Qingchan said: "The Queen Mother really has a leisurely heart, is such a small flower bud on this branch worth her making a big fuss?"

Only then did Guan Ziyang come to his senses, good guy, what he said about worshiping Buddha and enjoying camellias was obviously an excuse for the Queen Mother to have a tryst with Shi Kun!
Both Qing Chan and Wei Yi Qing's second daughter are beauties who are more delicate than flowers. While admiring the flowers, they also arouse tourists who pass by to cast their eyes on the second daughter.

Guan Ziyang was considering whether to send Qingchan back to the Zen room as soon as possible.

A loud shout came: "Guan Ziyang!"

Guan Ziyang looked back and wondered how someone could recognize him, when that person had already rushed up and put his arm on his shoulder enthusiastically.

It was in front of Bird Clothes Lane, that Liu Chang who was staring blankly at Wang Xie's mansion, who had met once!
Liu Chang knew him well, "Brother Guan, I heard you said that you were a descendant of the Guan family in Fuling that day, and you ignored me, so I thought you were a nobleman."

He said happily: "I went to inquire and found out that you are also a child of the common clan."

Guan Ziyang looked confused: "Why, are you happy that I am a commoner?"

Wei Yiqing also said: "Whether my junior brother is a commoner has nothing to do with you, you are too rude."

Liu Chang apologized again and again, and explained: "You have misunderstood me, I am not a nobleman, there is no one who looks down on anyone, but that day I heard that you also came to participate in the Jiankang Ninth Rank Zhongzheng, and it happened that I was too, and this time Jiankang Ninth Grade Zhongzheng, just Only us two common people?"

"It's rare to have company, so I'm so happy."

Guan Ziyang said: "How do you know that there are only two of our common clans? Generally, isn't the noble clan's Dingwu rank and the common clan's Ding Wen rank? Among the nine ranks, there are only our two common clans?"

Liu Chang smiled wryly and said, "This time, there are nine-rank Zhongzheng masters gathered, and the quota is too full. Jiankang Tai Academy gave all the quota for Wenpin to Wupin."

Guan Ziyang said with a look of astonishment: "Ah? Isn't this year's product selection conference only for martial arts?"

Liu Changdao: "That's right, those who can determine the rank of martial arts are basically the gentry, so this year's determination conference will only be you and me."

Guan Ziyang asked: "Then Mr. Liu, are you sure?"

"Oh, I'm from Jingkou Taiyuan Academy. There is no one in our place who has a final grade, but I am the only one. By the way, I also have a martial arts grade. I studied "The Analects of Confucius."

Seeing Guan Ziyang's surprise, he added: "My family's grandparents have been soldiers for generations, hehe, I also learned "The Analects" from my father, which made Brother Guan laugh."

Later generations of the Jin Dynasty basically followed the military system. As long as they became military households, the whole family would be incorporated into military registration, and all children and grandchildren had to serve as soldiers, and their social status was still lower than that of householders in counties and counties.

Because of the inversion of civil and military affairs, the status of military households in this world is above that of registered households.

Liu Chang belongs to the military status, so his status is a bit higher than Guan Ziyang's common status.

Guan Ziyang said with a smile: "It turns out that Mr. Liu is a child of the military family, but do the children of the military family also need to be ordered?"

Liu Chang said: "It's useless to decide, I can't be an official, and I will still join the army in the future, so I will come to Jiankang to have fun and have a look at the demeanor of the sons of the gentry."

At that time, the families of soldiers gathered together to live together, not only as hostages to prevent soldiers from mutiny, but also to facilitate management.

The military households of the Eastern Jin Dynasty were concentrated in the Guangling and Jingkou areas, and mixed with many refugees from the north who were stranded there.

When Guan Ziyang heard that he was from Jingkou, he was immediately in awe. Without him, Liu Yu, the "gravedigger" of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, was born in Jingkou.
In the Jingkou area, the folk customs are aggressive and they only respect fists. Because there are many refugees, the hatred for the Hu people in the north is also the deepest. The famous "Beifu Army" is the soldiers Xie An recruited in Guangling and Jingkou.

Jingkou is only more than a hundred miles away from Jiankang, and it is not too far to come to Jiankang for sightseeing. However, Liu Chang is a member of a military family, so it is not so easy to go out of Jingkou.

That's why it was only possible to temporarily leave Beijing on the grounds of ordering the product.

Hearing Liu Chang's words, Guan Ziyang also knew that he was an upright and honest man, and he felt a sense of sympathy for him. These days, he was not a son of a noble family, so how many people dared to determine martial arts.

In the first dynasty of the Jin Dynasty, the separation between the high and the cold was like clouds and mud. The so-called kings, generals and generals had kindness, which is completely inapplicable here!

Liu Chang proposed to have a clear talk with Guan Ziyang, and Guan Ziyang readily agreed.

It has to be said that this Liu Chang has a bit of real ability to build Kang Dingpin as a soldier in spite of the dissatisfaction of the world.

At least his martial arts are not inferior to Zhang Dabiao and other students of Xiangdong Tai Academy in Xiangdong County.

In Jingkou Tai Academy, no one has signed up for Jiupin Zhongzheng for years, except for Liu Chang!
He studied the Analects of Confucius since he was a child, and his internal strength is already at the lower level of the eighth rank. He learned the martial arts moves his father used on the battlefield. When he talked with Guan Ziyang, he was probably afraid of hurting Guan Ziyang, so he kept his hand everywhere.

Guan Ziyang used Tai Chi to fight against him, but he didn't use his internal strength, the two fought inextricably, evenly matched.

In fact, both of them have reservations, but one has less reservations, and the other has a little more reservations...

Half a quarter of an hour later, Liu Chang stopped first and said, "Guan Gongzi is good at talking, I admire you."

Guan Ziyang also smiled and said, "Then I have to thank Mr. Liu for his mercy."

The two embraced and laughed.

Guan Ziyang left Wei Yiqing and Qing Chan beside him for a long time.

Wei Yiqing saw that the two had finally finished their conversation, and said displeasedly: "Some people said to accompany us to enjoy the flowers, but they ran to have a chat with them. Talking is nothing."

Liu Chang: "This..."

Guan Ziyang said: "This is just a neighbor from my hometown, don't worry about her, you must have come to Andong Temple to enjoy the camellias, right? Let's go shopping together, tell me, is there anyone in Jingkou called ' Liu Yu' or 'Liu Laozhi'..."

Holding Liu Chang's shoulder, he left.

Wei Yiqing was slapped on the face by Guan Ziyang, pouted, and complained to Qingchan: "Sister Qingchan, look at my junior brother, heh, bullying me again."

Qingchan pursed her lips and smiled, and said, "Sister Yiqing, don't you know him? He always loves to joke with you."

The two quickly chased after Guan Ziyang and Liu Chang.

……

"This camellia has to be seen in winter. I heard that the snow tea from Andong Temple in Jingkou is the best in Jiankang." Liu Chang said to Guan Ziyang.

"Mr. Liu, think about it again, there really isn't anyone named Liu Yu and Liu Laozhi over there?"

"In the Jingkou area, I basically know people with the surname Liu. I really don't know these two." Liu Chang was getting impatient with the question, so he wanted to change the subject by talking about Camellia.

After receiving Liu Chang's affirmative answer again, Guan Ziyang was relieved.

It seems that the history is still in chaos, these two great gods were not born early because they changed the history...

"and many more."

"Liu Chang!"

"This name should not be an unknown person in history, why can't I remember where I saw it..."

(End of this chapter)