"Roam the Jianghu? Haha! Just you? "
A seven or eight-year-old girl with her hands on her hips was speaking in the language of the Jianghu. No matter how one looked at it, this scene was a little funny. It also made Li Zexuan laugh.
Hearing the doubt in Li Zexuan's tone, Chen Shuozhen suddenly became anxious. "Marquis, do you not believe in me? Hmph! This time, I brought my little sister from Qingxi County to Chang 'an. Along the way, I saved many people who were bullied by bullies and taught many swindlers a lesson! Everyone calls me a heroine! "
"Heroine?"
Hearing this, Li Zexuan could not help but laugh and said, "Haha! Heroine Chen, do you know martial arts? "
"Of course!"
Chen Shuozhen subconsciously raised her head, but in an instant, she lowered her head and said, "I … I followed my master to the mountains to learn martial arts when I was young. I only learned some martial arts. Until now, I have not drawn Qi into my body. I can't compare with you, Marquis!"
She wanted to exaggerate and say that she was very powerful, but the person she was facing was a martial arts master. When Li Zexuan captured Du E in Guiyi Lane, Chen Shuozhen was there. In her eyes, Li Zexuan was more powerful than her master. How could she dare to exaggerate?
"Master?"
Li Zexuan's eyes flashed, and then he asked with a smile, "Then I wonder where Heroine Chen's master came from?"
Hearing this, Chen Shuozhen's bright cheeks suddenly became gloomy. She bit her lips, hesitated for a moment, and said softly,
"My master is just an ordinary mountain Taoist. He is quite famous in Qingxi County. Whenever there is a funeral, the people will invite my master to perform a ritual. My master's Taoist name is Tian Xuanzi. No one knows his real name, and he has never told me.
When I was six years old, my parents both left, leaving me and my little sister to depend on each other. Every day, I would go to the village to herd the cows. In exchange, the steamed buns and rice were barely enough for me and my little sister. The villagers pitied us and often gave us some food to eat. However, I knew that they didn't have it easy either. Most of the time, we didn't accept their gifts.
That winter, there was a sudden heavy snowfall in the Jiangzhe region. Our family was already destitute, we didn't even have warm clothes, let alone firewood and bamboo charcoal. On New Year's Eve, other families had a warm reunion, but my younger sister and I almost froze to death in the heavy snow.
At that time, Master happened to come down the mountain and saw me and my younger sister hugging each other in the windy thatched hut. Master sympathized with us and brought us back to the Taoist temple. In fact, Master was the only one in the Taoist temple at that time. Later, Master heard that my younger sister and I had no one to rely on at the foot of the mountain, so he accepted us as his disciples.
Usually, we help Master clean the Taoist temple and eat and drink on the mountain. Apart from teaching us Taoism, Master also taught us some martial arts. Usually, apart from working and practicing on the mountain, we can also go down the mountain to visit home. It's very free. It's just that I'm very active by nature. In the past two years, I haven't even learned half of the martial arts that Master taught me. "
(Chen Shuozhen and her younger sister are both women, but they were accepted as disciples by an old Taoist. It seems illogical, but it makes sense if you think about it. "Yin and Yang is called Dao." Taoism is a religion that advocates equality between men and women. Even in the ancient feudal society where men were superior to women, it was still so. The Taoist classic "Taiping Jing" says, "The Dao of Heaven and Earth is Yin and Yang, each exerting half of its power. When they combine, they become one."
Taoism believes that the feminine beauty of women is in line with the Taoist ideology of being as kind as water. Therefore, in the Taoist system, there are many female deities with high status, such as Goddess Houtu and Lady Mother of the Chariot. In history, there were also many famous female Taoist priests, such as the female Taoist priest Wei Huacun of the Jin Dynasty, also known as "Lady Nanyue" and "Lady Purple Void".
After listening to Chen Shuozhen, Li Zexuan suddenly understood. According to the historical records, in the fourth year of Yong Hui, Qingxi County would experience a flood that was rarely seen in a hundred years. The people would not be able to make a living, and they would have to sell their children. They would be homeless and starving. At that time, Chen Shuozhen would secretly open the granary of the owner to help the victims because she couldn't bear to see the villagers suffer. In the end, she would be discovered by the owner, tied up, and beaten black and blue.
After that, the villagers would rescue Chen Shuozhen. In order to escape the search of the soldiers, Chen Shuozhen escaped to the Fu Chuan Mountain at the junction of the three counties. The Fu Chuan Mountain was also known as the Tiewei Mountain. Chen Shuozhen hid in the depths of the mountain and disguised herself as a Taoist nun. While recuperating, she used Taoism to gain followers. She said that she met the Taishang Laojun and was accepted as a disciple. She also said that she was the Fairy of the Nine Heavens who descended to the mortal world and was known as the Holy Mother of Red Heaven.
Therefore, in history, the reason why Chen Shuozhen could rebel and become an emperor was because she used the name of Taoism to "mystify" and expand her followers. However, Li Zexuan did not expect Chen Shuozhen to have been influenced by Taoism when she was very young. It was no wonder that this girl could rely on the art of "mystifying" to gain so many followers when she grew up!
"Then how is your master now? Why did you leave Qingxi County and come to Chang 'an? "
After a long silence, Li Zexuan collected his thoughts and looked at Chen Shuozhen with a complicated expression.
In fact, every successful person's success was partly due to chance, but also partly due to necessity! With Chen Shuozhen's tenacious and indomitable willpower, Li Zexuan wouldn't find it strange at all that she was able to accomplish something "great"! Although this "big" was quickly suppressed by the imperial court, Chen Shuozhen was still a person worthy of respect!
Hearing Li Zexuan ask about Tian Xuanzi's recent situation, Chen Shuozhen's eyes reddened.
"Master … Master passed away more than two months ago. After my sister and I buried him, we became orphans again. Later, we heard from the old teachers in the village that Yanhuang College in Chang 'an's Lantian County opened a new medical school this year and is recruiting students from all over the Tang Dynasty. As long as one can pass the entrance exam on July 15th, they can enter Yanhuang College to study. Those with excellent grades can even receive scholarships of more than one hundred times.
When I was cultivating with my master in the mountains, he taught me some medical skills. Since I don't have any relatives in the village, I thought that I might as well bring my sister here to try my luck. If I can really get into Yanhuang College, my sister and I will have a stable life in the future. If not, I will work to support my sister. There are so many rich people in Chang 'an, I will definitely be able to earn money! "
After saying that, Chen Shuozhen clenched her fists hard, as if to encourage herself, but also as if to express her determination to Li Zexuan.
This girl is very strong-willed!
This was the most intuitive feeling that Chen Shuozhen gave Li Zexuan at this time.
Well, if Chen Shuozhen was not strong-willed, how could she become the first female emperor in China's history?
However, at the same time, Li Zexuan's feelings were somewhat complicated. According to the original historical process, it was impossible for Chen Shuozhen to come to Chang 'an before the age of 30. But now, Chen Shuozhen, who was only eight or nine years old, came to Chang' an alone with her sister. She even wanted to take the entrance exam of Yanhuang College's medical school. Would she open the granary of the landlord for the villagers in the future? Would they still be able to gather more followers and start a rebellion? The course of history was very likely to be completely rewritten from now on!
Suddenly, Li Zexuan thought of something and asked Chen Shuozhen, "So not long after you came to Chang 'an, you went to cheat Qing Que, the current King of Wei, of one hundred strings of money?"
He was naturally referring to the time when Chen Shuozhen helped Li Tai expose Du E's magic scam and asked for one hundred strings of money from him.
"What … what do you mean by cheat? I obviously earned that money with my intelligence, okay ~? "
Hearing this, Chen Shuozhen suddenly looked like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. She pouted and said.
"You earned money with your intelligence?"
Hearing this sentence, Li Zexuan could not help but be speechless. Strictly speaking, there was nothing wrong with this sentence. He could not help but shake his head and laugh. "Haha! Fine! You are indeed very capable to be able to see through Du E's magic scam! But now that you have earned one hundred strings of money, you and your sister should not have to worry about food and clothing for a long time, right? "
According to the current prices of the Tang Empire, one hundred strings of money was a huge fortune. It was definitely enough for an ordinary family to not have to worry about food and clothing for 20 to 30 years. Suddenly receiving such a huge sum of money, it was reasonable to say that Chen Shuozhen did not have to take the path of entering Yanhuang College. However, since Chen Shuozhen appeared at the foot of Yunshan today, it meant that she had not completely given up on this path.
"Marquis, you are a well-fed man who does not know the hunger of the hungry! How can one hundred strings of money be enough? Previously, my sister and I ate hundreds of meals in the village. These favors have to be repaid. I also have to repair the Taoist temple and build a mourning hall for my master. These all need money! Besides, am I, Chen Shuozhen, the kind of short-sighted person who does nothing and eats nothing? In this world, only by having skills can you ensure that you and your family will not starve to death! "
Chen Shuozhen counted with her fingers and said to Li Zexuan as if she was counting her family treasures.
Li Zexuan listened from the side and could not help but think highly of Chen Shuozhen. On the one hand, this girl was so young, but she valued friendship, righteousness, and respected her master. It was indeed very surprising. On the other hand, he could not help but sigh at this girl's big "appetite"! Not to mention how far-sighted she was, she was definitely not a short-sighted person!
"It's rare for you to have such thoughts. If your master knew of this, he would definitely be gratified!"
Li Zexuan's gaze softened, because at this time, he also thought of his master in this life. Although he didn't personally experience that period of cultivation before, the kind of unforgettable true feelings that were engraved in his bones could never be erased!
"In addition, you helped General Li Junxian deliver a letter to me, and then you helped this marquis find Du E's tracks. Without you, this marquis would never have been able to uncover the Heavenly Dragon Sect's scheme so quickly, and the Imperial Court would not have been able to so easily wipe out the Heavenly Dragon Sect rebels. You could have used these two matters to ask this marquis to let you pass the entrance exam, right? Why didn't you make this request at the time? "
Li Zexuan couldn't help but feel a little curious.
Chen Shuozhen raised her head and said matter-of-factly, "Marquis, when I delivered the letter to you, I already received a bribe from the person who sent it. If I were to take another bribe from you, that would be too disrespectful of the principles of the jianghu. Later on, when you captured Du E at Guiyi Lane, rather than saying that I helped you, it would be more accurate to say that you saved me from Du E. If I were to ask you for another bribe, that would be ungrateful. I, Chen Shuozhen, am unable to do such a thing!"
This girl was rather clear-minded!
If you said that she was greedy for money, she truly was. Back then, she had cheated Li Tai of a hundred strings of coins, but she was not unprincipled in her greed. It was said that a gentleman who loved money had to obtain it in a proper way. Although Chen Shuozhen had not reached the threshold of being a gentleman, she knew better than anyone what kind of money she should take and what kind she should not take!
This was a very principled girl!
Eager to be strong, loyal, and righteous, with a hint of the jianghu, principled — these were the evaluations Li Zexuan had of Chen Shuozhen!
"You're really special, girl!"
Li Zexuan looked at Chen Shuozhen with a complicated gaze and couldn't help but sigh, "But if I took the initiative to give you a chance to directly become a student of Yanhuang College, would you be willing to accept ~?"
"Really ~?"
Chen Shuozhen's eyes lit up, and a look of interest appeared on her face. However, she coughed lightly and said reservedly, "Since it's Marquis who took the initiative to give me a chance, how could I not accept …"
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