Cultivating Immortals From Prison

Chapter 19 Wishing to Recommend Mr. as an Official in the Court
The carriage was very stable, except for a few bumps on the road, Gu Shen who was sitting in it almost fell asleep.

Lifting the curtain and looking outside, the street market outside is very lively, and the night life of the people in Dayin capital has just begun.

Putting down the curtain, Gu Shen thought about Xia Yuan Road.

These days in the imperial prison, he also heard about Xia Yuanlu's situation after he was released from prison. After all, he was a second-rank official who walked out of the imperial prison alive, so some information still reached Gu Shen's ears.

Xia Yuanlu's prestige among a group of Qingliu officials was greatly increased by the behavior of resisting the Emperor Xuanhe's imperial edict in the court, and many ordinary people said how Xia Yuanlu was so gentle and thoughtful of the people.

Gu Shen pondered, this is really a chance encounter in life, the same event, in different time periods, can lead to completely different fate of life, if Emperor Xuanhe does not die, then the person who died must be Xia Yuanlu, Now that Emperor Xuanhe passed away, Xia Yuanlu not only returned to his original post, but also his reputation has risen a lot, and he is expected to be the prime minister in the future.

Half an hour later, the carriage slowly stopped in front of the red-lacquered wooden door of a large house in Changlefang.

"Mr. Gu, please." The servant bent over and said to Gu Shen.

Gu Shen got off the carriage and looked at the mansion in front of him. There were two words "Xia Mansion" hanging above the red lacquered gate.

On both sides of the gate, there is a stone lion house on each side.

The courtyard is surrounded by powder walls and green willows hang around.

Gu Shen said inwardly, "Really majestic", and then followed the servants into the mansion.

The entrance is a zigzag veranda, the stones below the steps form a narrow road, dotted with mountains and rocks, and the whole courtyard looks quite majestic.

Guided by the servant, Gu Shen came to the backyard, walked through a pear tree, and came to a room similar to a study. The servant asked Gu Shen to wait a moment, and then walked in.

Soon, the servant came out of the study, bent down and said with a smile: "Mr. Gu, this is the master's study, please come in."

Gu Shen nodded and walked into the study.

In the study room, Xia Yuanlu was straight with his back straight, one hand propped behind his back, the other hand was holding a good brush, and he was writing calligraphy with a concentrated expression. Hearing the sound of footsteps, he raised his head, looked at Gu Shen, and said with a smile: " Gu, see you again."

Gu Shen took a look at Xia Yuanlu, and the current Xia Yuanlu was completely different from the messy image he had in prison before. He was dressed in brocade clothes and had an indifferent demeanor, as if he had changed from a poor beggar to a rich old man.

Gu Shen cupped his hands and bowed to salute, and solemnly shouted: "I have seen Master Xia."

"Mr. Gu is a hermit and a great talent, so there is no need to be polite," Xia Yuanlu said with a smile, then he waved his hand and said, "Mr. Gu, how about taking a look at this handwriting I wrote?"

Gu Shen walked up to Xia Yuanlu, looked at the piece of writing on the desk that had just been written, and was stunned.

Because the writing on the counter table is exactly the four sentences of Hengqu that Gu Shen told Lu Yuanming in the imperial prison before.

Gu Shen said with shame: "I don't know calligraphy, but I can tell that Mr. Xia's handwriting is very good. The structure is strong, the words are rigorous, and meticulous. The vertical ones are tall and thin and stretched, while the horizontal ones are short. Strong and powerful."

Xia Yuanlu laughed and said, "Mr. Gu is modest. How could he not understand calligraphy if he can make such comments?"

Knowing this earlier, Gu Shen was secretly annoyed that he might as well have said, "Damn it, bullshit, 666."

Gu Shen cupped his hands, describing humility, and said: "The villain really doesn't understand."

Xia Yuanlu chuckled, picked up the words, and read softly: "Build a heart for heaven and earth, establish a destiny for life, inherit the knowledge of the past, and create peace for all generations."

"Oh, it's really well written. These four sentences are enough for scholars all over the world to study and be an official."

"Mr. Gu, I have read books of sages and sages all my life, but I have never seen these four lines of mantra in any book. The four lines you said were imported from other countries, maybe it is your excuse?"

"I've also heard you say, 'A great chivalrous man should serve the country and the people', 'Take what you can and use it like sand'."

"Anyone who can say these warning words must be a great talent. I would like to recommend Mr. Gu to be an official in the court to help the country and save the people from suffering!"

At the end of Xia Yuanlu's speech, his tone was sonorous, and he looked at Gu Shen expectantly.

But Gu Shen quickly shook his head and said: "Sir, I really didn't say these words, I heard them from other people, I thought they were good and wrote them down."

Gu Shen didn't want to be an official. First, the officialdom was turbulent, which would take a lot of effort. Second, he had heard more than once that the people of a certain state rebelled, and it was too dangerous to see the head of the county magistrate or prefect to sacrifice the flag.

Gu Shen just wanted to stay in the Imperial City Division, and one day become a great master in the world, where can't he go?
Gu Shen said seriously: "My lord, I don't have any ambitions. I just want to inherit the legacy of my ancestors and keep the iron rice bowl of the jailer in the imperial city. I will be a jailer. My son will also be a jailer in the imperial city. Prison as a jailer, descendants, grandchildren, endless."

What Gu Shen said made Old Man Xia's eyes wide open.

Although Gu Shen didn't admit it, Xia Yuanlu still thought that Gu Shen was a great talent hidden in the market, so he persuaded him a few more words, why would he be willing to be the eagle dog of the imperial city?Instead of doing practical things for the court and the people?
It's just that Gu Shen resolutely shied away, so he accepted the iron job of the jailer of the Imperial City Sizhao Prison, which made Xia Yuanlu very depressed, and finally got annoyed and asked his servants to send Gu Shen away.

Gu Shen didn't let the people from Xia Mansion drive the carriage to see him off. Gu Shen walked out of the gate and walked along the street towards Qiumingfang, thinking in his heart while looking at the night scene on both sides of the street.

"It's not that I don't want to do things for the country and the people. It's just that everyone has their own ambitions. If this world is the same as in the past and ancient times, and there are no martial arts masters who come and go, it's not bad to go to the court to be an official."

"But the high-end force in this world is too strong, and I also have golden fingers by my side. In contrast, it is more suitable for me to grow slowly in the imperial prison."

"There are thousands of roads in this world, but only one life."

in the next days.

Gu Shen's life returned to the normal track, and Xia Yuanlu did not come to look for him again.

When he first traveled through time last year, Gu Shen still wanted to find a chance to leave this smoky prison, but now, he has really decided on this place, and he will not leave even if he is forced to leave.

Only here can the effect of his golden finger be maximized and the fastest improvement possible.

There is never a shortage of prisoners in the imperial prison, and as long as the prisoner enters the imperial prison, it doesn't matter whether you committed a capital crime or not, do you want to get out alive?That is really harder than climbing to the sky.

For each batch of new prisoners, Gu Shen will secretly observe and determine the target candidates.

Prisoners died almost every day, either due to illness or injury.

And Gu Shen would absorb the black substance almost once or twice a day or every other day.

It is undoubtedly a very happy thing to feel the growth of internal energy every day.

(End of this chapter)