I didn't intend to become a fairy

Chapter 134 Cui Nanxi Returns to Beijing

"Why are you here again?"

It was still a rainy day, and Song Youben sat on the first floor making tea and reading a book to pass the time, looking at the maid who came in to salute him, and asked helplessly.

"My wife said that the husband must have seen that Miss Jiang was not a human being that night. It was just that the husband was kind-hearted or had some scruples, so he didn't make a move." A peace."

"I didn't say that."

"Sir, please take action."

"Please come back."

"How much silver do you want, sir? My wife can satisfy you."

"Please be smart."

"In the past few days, my wife has not thought about eating and drinking, and she is getting thinner day by day. Sir, there is a shop sign here that exorcises evil spirits and eliminates worries. Could it be that you just watched Miss Jiang do harm to my wife that night?"

"I misunderstood you. I only care about exorcising evil spirits and demons. My cat is good at catching mice and worrying about me. The worries I go to are only worrying about mice." Song You looked at this entangled servant girl and shook his head secretly. After many disturbances, I didn't like it, and there was really nothing I could do. After thinking about it, I could only say, "However, I do have a way to solve Madam's worries."

"What method? Please enlighten me, sir!"

"I heard that there is a little ghost in the north. He is two feet tall and has an ugly face. , Frying into the next year's snow can relieve this suffering."

"Sir, don't use things that you can't do to prevaricate your servant." The servant girl said, "Although this servant is stupid, she also knows that there is a seven-leaf flower in the Chonglou, how can there be a cicada pupae in the winter solstice, and how can snow be next year? What's more, we Where can I find the Northland brat?"

"You know a lot with one step."

Song You said respectfully.

No wonder she can be a confidant's maid.

"However, I don't know that Xiaku is a nine-leafed building. In the winter solstice, if you dig three feet into the ground, you can still see chills. On New Year's Eve, it snows, and it has been a year since it fell to the ground." The Taoist said to her, "When the northern land is the hottest, When yin and yang meet, people with predestined relationship carry a mirror and walk at night, and they will see ugly ghosts."

"This method can break the Wanjiang demon law?"

"It can make people less jealous."

"..."

The servant girl immediately pursed her lips and fell silent. After a while, she bent down and gave a salute, said her farewell, and went back to the carriage.

The rain hit the tarpaulin, and there was a sound of tuk-tuk.

"Ugh……"

Song You shook his head and sighed, picked up the tea again, raised the book in his hand, glanced at the ink in the book, and then at the rain outside.

It should be time for the rain to stop, right?
This season is suitable for sleeping.

"thorough!"

The driver outside the door shouted, and the carriage gradually left.

……

The rain has stopped and the weather is dry.

Amidst the rattling sound, the carriage came slowly.

The broad Changjing City Wall slowly appeared in front of my eyes.

The driver was a servant with a round face, and another young warrior was walking beside the carriage with a knife on his horse. Suddenly, the curtain of the carriage was raised, revealing the face of a frail middle-aged literati.

The servant immediately turned around and reported: "Master, we have arrived in Changjing."

"finally reached……"

Cui Nanxi squinted her eyes and looked at the city wall ahead, deeply moved.

A few years ago, he was demoted from Beijing. Although he was wronged, he was also disheartened for a while. He just wanted to resign from office and put his love on the mountains and rivers. He slept in the human world for a whole year, and when he left, he had to give an elixir. Since then, no matter how cold the weather is, he has never been sick.

Fortunately, everything is fine with his wife and children when he returned home.

I heard that the old mother at home heard the bad news. Although she was so angry that she cried for several nights and suffered a serious illness, she survived. On the contrary, when she learned that she was alive again, she fell ill again in surprise.

In any case, he finally returned to Beijing.

Although the Ministry of Officials has not arranged any official position for him, and although he also knows why the emperor called him back, he is still full of confidence, and he seems to have returned to his original high spirits in a trance.

"Cough cough..."

There was a coughing sound behind him.

Cui Nanxi quickly put down the curtain and turned to take care of her.

The journey was tiring, and after taking the elixir, I have been in good health. There is no problem, and it is much easier than when I went from Changjing to Pingzhou, but my wife is weak, but she has suffered a lot.

The carriage slowly went downhill and passed by the scroll.

Come to the city gate and enter the city smoothly.

The Changjing office is tense, and many officials have to rent houses to live in. However, Cui Nanxi was recalled by the emperor himself, so there is naturally a place to settle down.

The friends he met in Changjing had already received his letters, and when he arrived at his residence, several friends had come to welcome him.These people are probably Cui Nanxi's biggest gains from working in Changjing for several years. They are all pure friends of gentlemen and friends of literati.

"Haha Brother Cui!"

"Brother Cui is back!"

From afar, someone was walking towards him.

Cui Nanxi also got out of the car immediately, cupping her hands repeatedly, with a sighing expression: "Brother Zhao, Brother Zheng, Brother Liu, long time no see, it's rare that you still remember me."

"Where is that!" said an official, "Brother Cui, pack up quickly. I'll chip in and order a table of food and drink at Yunchunlou. Hearing about brother Cui's experience of encountering a fairy in Pingzhou, haha, the whole Changjing is very curious about it."

"Of course! Go!"

"Brother Cui, hurry up! Do you need help?"

"..."

Cui Nanxi was filled with emotion again.

Putting down the luggage, settling down his wife, the horse-drawn carriage belonged to the government, and asked Hong Xiu's servants to return it to the post station, while Cui Nanxi went to the Yunchun Building for the banquet.

There are quite a few literati in Changjing who yearn for immortality and longevity, especially those talented and noble. To them, yearning for immortality and longevity is as elegant as drinking tea and listening to the piano, not to mention those who spend one night on the mountain and go down the mountain for a year. Miraculous things seem to be more fairy-like than immortality and flying into the sky. These old friends are very curious about his experience on Yunding Mountain in Pingzhou, and they feel like they are scratching their heads.

Cui Nanxi talked while eating and drinking.

When everyone heard this, they were all envious.

"Brother Cui has this experience, I don't know how many scholars in Changjing I want to envy, this trip is not in vain, this life is not in vain..."

"Poor Poetry Fairy, I have never had such an experience as Brother Cui in my life!"

"Brother Cui is also knowledgeable and knowledgeable, so he can meet immortals. If it were someone else, I am afraid that he would not be so lucky. No matter what, to be favored by immortals, Brother Cui's trip is destined to be extraordinary."

"It's reasonable and reasonable..."

How many people you speak to me.

Cui Nanxi listened, but shook her head:

"Guys, don't let Cui get hurt. Cui is self-aware. This time, he has to meet a fairy, be nourished by the fairy spirit, receive advice from the fairy and give him pills. It's just that Cui is lucky, but it's Cui who is vulgar. , I don’t know each other face to face with an immortal, it’s really ridiculous, I’m really ashamed.”

"Brother Cui once said that the immortal turned into a mortal and wandered around the world. Do you think the immortal will come to Changjing?"

"Do you think everyone has the fairy fate of Brother Cui?"

"Ha ha……"

Several people toasted and toasted.

Cui Nanxi talked about the scenery of Pingzhou, those tribute pears that are so cheap that they cannot be sold in the field, and the extremely fresh Jingdao crabs in autumn, only the princes and nobles can eat them in Changjing, but in Pingzhou The lakeside of Jingdao Lake in Zhouzhou is only food for poor people to satisfy their hunger.The starlight is reflected in the water, and the mountain has four seasons.He also talked about the poverty in Shizu County, the hardships of the people, how he regretted that Yunding Mountain and his party did not do more for the people before, and after they came down from Yunding Mountain, the officials were restored to their posts, and how to do things...

Several friends also talked about things about Changjing.

Cui Nanxi was shocked and angry when he said that the demons were so rampant that they attacked the court officials.It is said that the master of Chenghuang Temple finally started to take care of things, he is quite diligent, and has caught many ghosts, which also made Cui Nanxi praise a few words.He also said that it was finally found out that the troublemaker in Changjing was a bamboo demon that had been lurking for many years. The national teacher made a divination, and the imperial court eradicated all Xiangfei bamboos in the city before eliminating the bamboo demon. Cui Nanxi was also amazed.

"It's a pity that there are so many bamboos in Changjing, and I'm afraid it will die next year when it grows up again. But since the bamboo demon has been lurking in Changjing for many years, the person behind it must have planned it for a long time."

"Who said it wasn't."

Everyone agrees.

A banquet, eating and drinking while reminiscing about the old days, and invited musicians to play, after eating for almost two hours, from noon to afternoon, they supported each other and went back to Cui Nanxi's residence.

But there was a carriage parked at the door, waiting for an eunuch, staring at them coldly.

"!"

Several people instantly sobered up.

Although everyone is a person who can't be a high official in Changjing and is hard to be demoted, with a good reputation, there is no need to please or fear the eunuch, but seeing him waiting here, it reminds me that Cui Nanxi was recalled by His Majesty himself Chang Jing generally knew why he came, and was afraid of delaying his friend's future, so he didn't dare to neglect, so he stood up straight and bowed his hands:
"I don't know what's the matter?"

"Mr. Cui is busy. He went out to socialize as soon as he returned to Beijing. I'm afraid he didn't get a bench on his ass?"

"I haven't seen my friend for several years, please forgive me."

"Your Majesty heard that Cui Gong returned to the capital and summoned Cui Gong to the palace for a meeting. Our family has been waiting here for a long time." The eunuch glanced at Cui Nanxi, "Cui Gong has just drank, change your clothes, and freshen up. Don't let Your Majesty and the country Master has waited too long."

"Yes……"

Cui Nanxi stepped over the threshold in a hurry, and even tripped over it, and several people followed in hastily.

"Brother Cui is indeed extraordinary. He has just entered Changjing and was called into the palace to face the saint. I'm afraid he will be reused."

"Brother Zhao, stop teasing me."

Cui Nanxi only shook his head, knowing it well.

Immortal Dao and immortality are not only the pursuit of these people, but also the pursuit of the emperor, but the world's cultivators, no matter how great they are, even if they are as tall as the national teacher, are still far away from immortals and longevity.A night on the mountain and a year under the mountain are unimaginable masterpieces of the fairy family. His Majesty must have heard these rumors before calling him back to Beijing.

After changing and washing, he entered the palace with the eunuch.

Cui Nanxi also had a good idea in her heart——

The story of my encounter with a fairy in Yunding Mountain must have spread to Changjing. Whether it is a saint in the palace or a national teacher of the current dynasty, they will definitely call me back to Beijing to find out if it is true or not.So after he returned from Yunding Mountain, he didn't immediately write to the court that he wanted to use his life's knowledge to take the lead in compiling a grand canon describing everything in the world, but waited for this day, and the persuasiveness of face-to-face requests would naturally be higher.

When you arrive at the mouth of Miyagi, get off and walk.

Passed through half of the imperial palace and arrived at the Qingming Hall.

The Qingming Hall is usually the place where the emperor meets the ministers alone, which also shows that this summoning is not so formal.

Everything is as expected.

After the briefing, Cui Nanxi entered the Qingming Hall, and saw Emperor Dayan wearing a black gold dress, half sitting on a long couch, and eating fruit. The national teacher beside him was wearing an ordinary Taoist robe, standing aside, and there was also a burly The tall man, who didn't know what they were talking about before, saw him coming in, and all three of them looked at him.

Cui Nanxi hurriedly saluted: "I have seen His Majesty and the National Teacher."

"Exemption."

The emperor raised his hand, looked at him and asked, "Why does Cui Qing smell of alcohol?"

"I have been away from Beijing for a few years, and I have been away from several friends for a long time. I miss each other. When I was at the post station on the road, I sent letters. When they arrived, they were already waiting for me. They hosted a banquet to welcome me. I don’t know your majesty. Summoned, I went to drink a few cups, please forgive me."

"Haha, what's the problem? Cui Qing has been away from Beijing for so long, and she can still maintain such a deep friendship with her friends. It's really rare."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Pingzhou and his party have suffered a lot for Cui Qing."

"Returning to Your Majesty, I am going to Pingzhou. Although the mountains are high and the road is far away, I have gained a lot and I don't feel bitter."

"Oh? What has Cui Qing gained?"

"One side of water and soil supports one side of people. During this trip, I have not only seen the mountains and rivers of Pingzhou, but also met the people of Pingzhou." Cui Nanxi replied honestly, "Shizu County is very poor, and the people are in poverty. On the one hand, I have seen the people. Life is not easy, but I can also see in them the qualities of perseverance and yearning for beauty. It is these qualities that make my Dayan prosperous and strong. However, I have gradually realized that not only the prosperous Changyan The people in the capital are the people of my Dayan, and the people in remote places are still the people of my Dayan. If you want Dayan to go to a higher level, you must take care of every inch of land and every citizen. It is."

"Good! Well said!"

The emperor sat up when he heard the words, and glanced at the national teacher beside him: "It seems that it is indeed right to let Cui Qing go this way."

The national teacher took a deep breath, a little helpless, but still echoed: "Master Cui is knowledgeable and talented. It is very wise for His Majesty to let Master Cui go to Pingzhou. The gains from Master Cui's trip will definitely benefit Yu Dayan will benefit all people."

Cui Nanxi didn't know that the emperor would care about himself as a petty official. He offended the prime minister and was demoted. Whether this trip was a blessing or a curse was not the emperor's decision.

But after hearing the words, he had no choice but to bow his hands:
"Thank you Your Majesty for cultivating..."

"There is no need to be too polite." The emperor said, "I also heard that Cui Qing once traveled to Yunding Mountain in Pingzhou, met a fairy, slept all night, and when he went down the mountain, he found that a year had passed. I wonder if it is true or not?"

"Of course it's true."

"Can Cui Qing tell you the details one by one?"

"As ordered."

Cui Nanxi thought for a while and began to tell.

Finally got to the point.

(End of this chapter)