Chapter 361: Hidden in the City
Although the Zhou royal family was squeezed and occupied by various vassal states, if it is chaotic and changing everywhere, Luoyi has become a paradise, stable but old, orderly but shackled.
After following the influx of a small number of homeless people into Luoyi, Meng Qi quietly left them and asked around where the guard room was.
He was dressed in gray clothes, without variegation, his face was full of wind and dust, and his face was ordinary, like the most common outcast, who had not yet aged and decrepit, and when he asked someone, he came to defect under the pretext that the official guarding the vault was a distant relative of his family, so as not to be suspected.
Looking for guidance, Meng Qi slowly groped his way forward, and walked in the direction of the Zhou Palace, where the storage room was nearby, and there were books and utensils in it, not a simple "library".
This earth body is now the only secret that Meng Qi has hidden from the Lord of the Six Realms of Reincarnation, and it is the greatest reliance of his consciousness, so he is extremely cautious and low-key, preferring to spend more time than spreading his spirit, outlining the situation of Luoyi, and quickly finding the storage room, which is easy to rub with the local powerhouse and cause conflict, and once the conflict is large, it is possible to be concerned by the Six Realms, with the strong and terrifying and vast magical powers he shows, he will definitely be able to see through his secrets at a glance.
Low profile is for the sake of getting rid of it in the future!
In the afternoon, Meng Qi finally found the storage room, the building was simple, the decoration was heavy, and there were two soldiers guarding the door.
As his thoughts turned, Meng Qi walked up and pretended to say, "Two military masters, I don't know if there is a person surnamed Li Mingtan here?"
He didn't sneak in directly to find it, and chose to ask first, because Li Dan was likely to be the incarnation of the "Moral Heavenly Venerable" Taishang Laojun, and the "Moral Heavenly Venerable" was ranked in the Sanqing, one of the oldest people on the other side, and it was difficult to say what his attitude was, whether it was with the Six Dao or the powerful people behind him, or whether he was a neutral bystander, or had some goodwill, it was still uncertain.
Because of the Tianzun handwritten book "Tao Te Ching" that I got in the Journey to the West. Meng Qi prefers the latter, but this kind of thing often can't rely on feelings alone, what if it was collected by the Lord of the Six Realms of Reincarnation in the past, and put it there for himself to get as a follow-up?
Based on this, Meng Qi was cautious and decided to pat the side first and figure out the general situation before making a judgment.
Seeing that the homeless people in front of them were talking elegantly, the two soldiers did not dare to treat them roughly, and one of them thought for a while and said, "There is no one named Li Dan in the storage room. Are you misremembering?"
Meng Qi hurriedly said, "He may have changed his name, but can he have Li Er or Lao Dan?"
Before the change in the War of the Gods, Lao and Li were the same sound, and Dan and Er were synonymous, and now they have been divided, but Meng Qi only knew the name of the original world, so he had to ask a few more questions.
"No, there isn't. The other soldier looked impatient.
Meng Qi pretended to turn a blind eye and asked again: "Is there anyone in the Tibetan room who is well-versed in the past and the present, and who understands morality?"
Maybe the world after the change is no longer called Li Dan? But the moral Tianzun is the incarnation. It is necessary to spread morality!
"Are you here to find relatives or to make trouble?" said the impatient soldier, wrinkling his face.
The soldier who spoke first shook his head at him, and the person in front of him spoke well, afraid that he would have some background, but he still answered honestly. It's better to send him away as soon as possible.
"Li Rongbo, who guards the history of Tibet, knows the etiquette and is a well-known sage in the world. He recounted the evaluation of many doctors on the history of Tibetan preservation in the past, and finally said. "Except for the history of Tibet, no one else can be called Bo Gu and the present. β
Knowing etiquette rather than morality? This is more like Confucius than Li Dan...... Meng Qi groaned, affirming that Li Rong was not the incarnation of the Moral Heavenly Venerable. There is no incarnation of Daode Tianzun in the entire storage room!
Is everything different after the mutation, and it hasn't been the time for Li Dan to appear?
Or did he say that Taishang had disappeared shortly after the Battle of the Gods, and Li Dan would never appear again?
Meng Qi remembered what Qi Huan Gong Xiaobai said, "There is a law and a technique, but there is no way", and his heart sank slightly, and he was more inclined to the latter.
Daode Tianzun disappeared, and no one passed on the "Tao Te Ching" in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, so there is no way to have a law!
Without asking any more questions, Meng Qi turned around and left the door of the storage room, there was a quiet alley nearby, there were few people coming and going, and sometimes he could hear birds and insects.
Without Li Dan, what should he do next? Meng Qi's thoughts were scattered, planning his future plans.
He was so engrossed in his thoughts that he sat on the ground at the edge of the alley without figurative figures, allowing the sparse passers-by to look sideways.
Haven't you seen a beggar?
Belly slander is belly slander, Meng Qi quickly sorted out his thoughts, this body is mainly "hidden", in order not to cause trouble and not to be exposed, hard things such as growth and grinding are still done by the deity, this body only shot at the critical moment, and concealed the six ways.
And if you don't cause trouble and don't expose it, you have to hide in the city!
ββThere are many strong people in the court, there are many frictions, and there are many conflicts, which are easy to attract the attention of the six realms, Da Yin is not suitable for himself, and Xiao Yin is too independent and special, the same is true.
While!
The three copper coins fell in front of Meng Qi, they didn't bounce up, they didn't drip, they just laid them out so smoothly.
Meng Qi came back to his senses, looked up, and saw a middle-aged man in a wide robe and big sleeves riding a horse, a total of four guards on both sides, followed by a jujube red horse, and a beautiful girl who remained immature on the horse, her eyebrows and eyes were naturally a little charming, and her eyes were lively and smart.
The middle-aged man had a white face and beard, his five veins were lowered, and he had a bookish atmosphere that was rare in troubled times, he saw Meng Qi looking at him, and said with a slight bow: "The world is chaotic, the number of displaced people is increasing, and it is inevitable that the time of embarrassment and crisis will be taken to buy some food." β
Actually, I'm not a beggar...... The corners of Meng Qi's mouth twitched, it was just a slander just now, I didn't expect to be treated as a beggar!
He was stunned, and then heard the middle-aged man say: "Save the emergency or not the needy, if you have enough to eat this meal, find some work to do as soon as possible." β
"You have hands and feet, your body is perfect, and you are not too old, when you are young and strong, how can you eat the things that come from you?"
Meng Qi was mainly hidden, he didn't want to be entangled, so he simply pretended to be ashamed, did not forget to pick up the copper coin, hid his face and left, his steps were hurried.
"I'm still a person who knows etiquette and shame. A middle-aged man whispered behind him, who called Meng Qi's ear power so good!
The girl's yellow bird-like voice smiled and said, "Father, you said that he is not very old, but he is young and strong, I think he is almost half a hundred!"
"Pu Jia, he is displaced, the wind and frost sword, the hunger, the inevitable pre-old age. The middle-aged man sighed.
At this time, Meng Qi vaguely guessed who he was. Guarding the history of Li Rong!
When he came out of the storage room, he acted like a great sage, who else could he be?
But this has nothing to do with you, and it is the right way to find an unobtrusive low-key job as soon as possible!
Two months later, Meng Qi carried the bag of goods, and it seemed that it was difficult but it was actually easy to move into the storage room, and he got just enough food to satisfy his stomach.
"Hey, it's good that I'm the only one in the family, otherwise I would have starved to death, this Luoyi person is too stingy and vicious!" complained to his coolie companion named Zhou Jian.
Meng Qimuna replied, "It's good to have food." β
He is currently primarily conscious of the Buddha-figure. Going out to sea again, traveling through the beautiful scenery of the islands, feeling nature and tempering the will, this body can only talk and do manual labor without brains.
After two months of getting along, Zhou Jian began to call him a nerd.
"Idiot, hey, you don't understand anyway. Zhou Jian pulled Meng Qi to sit by the wall, as if talking to himself. "We are young and strong, and we can still endure the suffering, in another ten or twenty years. If you don't want to save a sum of money, let alone marrying a wife and having children, you won't even be able to survive on your own, and if you get sick halfway through. That's even more tragic!"
Meng Qi happened to return to consciousness, and he was slightly moved when he listened, but he still said dumbly: "What you say really makes sense." β
Zhou Jian smiled proudly: "Hehe." I also listened to others, these days, there is a very learned gentleman nearby, very polite to us, unlike other gentlemen, his eyes grow to the forehead, he often teaches us the truth, what he just said is what he said. β
"What's the truth?" Meng Qi asked "stupidly".
"He said that there was a Mozi in the East, who was the first sage in the past and present, who cared about the common people, implemented a new policy in the country of Qi, called on everyone to love and benefit each other, did not discriminate against people with low status, helped them find a job, so that everyone could enter what martial arts, practice martial arts and various miscellaneous studies, even if he did not become a master after coming out, he also had a skill, so that he would not be unable to support himself......" Zhou Jian's eyes showed longing, it seemed that Qi had become his spiritual sustenance, the Buddha country in his dreams.
"What is love and mutual benefit?" Seeing that the changes he brought about actually affected Zhou Guoluoyi and the middle and lower class people, so that they could see a glimmer of life, Meng Qi couldn't help but feel a little proud and happy in his heart, he had a sense of accomplishment and touch, and he had a kind of warmth in his veins, so he asked casually.
"Love and benefit each other?" Zhou Jian scratched the back of his head and said with a dry smile, "That's it, everyone loves each other." β
Meng Qi complained, but he also knew that how could a poor person like him understand the specific meaning, and it would be okay to know.
Zhou Jian suddenly melancholy: "It's a pity that Qi is too far away from Luoyi......"
In these years, without martial arts, it is quite dangerous to travel long distances.
Before Meng Qi could speak, Zhou Jian lowered his voice: "But Luoyi also has a chance, I heard that all countries can't raise slaves, and the nobles in the city often have fugitive slaves at home, so they started to support domestic servants, some of them go to the market to buy, and some go to us to pick, as long as they are picked, they will have food and clothing!
He looked longing again, imagining the days when he would be able to eat enough.
After a while, a red horse came in the street, followed by four guards.
Jujube sat on the horse with a young and beautiful girl, her eyes were smart, and she had a bit of natural charm, she looked left and right, so that the coolies did not dare to look up directly.
Suddenly, she saw Meng Qi, she was stunned at first, as if she was thinking about something, and then she sighed lightly and smiled: "Do you remember me?"
"Yes. Meng Qi got up and made a gesture of thanks, but he was still stunned.
The girl was very satisfied, and waved her horsewhip: "Yes, my father said that you have hands and feet, and you should not beg, so you listened to it, and would rather be a coolie than a beggar." β
"Uncle Wang, make a note of him and let him enter the mansion. β
She made her decision without asking for permission.
"Entering the mansion?" Meng Qi said stupidly.
"Let you enter the house as a domestic servant, and you won't have to worry about food and clothing in the future. The girl explained casually, patted the horse forward, and continued to pick people.
Meng Qi didn't argue, there was no difference between being a coolie and a domestic servant, so why bother to attract attention?
After a while, the girl picked four coolies and took them back to the house, and the plaque at the door was indeed "Li Mansion".
"Father, guess what I encountered today?" the girl ostentatiously rushed towards Li Rong, who was guarding the Tibetan history.
Li Rong's eyes swept away, Cheng Zhu was in his chest, pointed at Meng Qi and said, "He?"
"Yes, he still knows shame, he doesn't beg anymore, he works as a coolie to support himself. The girl complimented.
Li Rong bowed slightly, and looked at Meng Qi: "Tianxingjian, a gentleman strives for self-improvement, although you don't understand what this sentence is, but you do a good job, God helps those who help themselves, and they will enter the house as a servant in the future, and they don't have to worry about hunger and cold." β
"It's a pity that you're too old to practice martial arts. β
Ten of you can't beat me on one hand...... Meng Qi thought "disdainfully".
Li Rong paused and said: "Since you have entered my Li Mansion, you will change your surname to Li in the future, and your face is vicissitudes of life, and you are decrepit before you grow old, so you will be named 'Dan'." β
"Li Dan, what an apt name!" the girl Li Pujia clapped her hands and laughed.
Li Dan?Meng Qi's pupils contracted suddenly, and his heart shook abnormally!
I was named "Li Dan"?
I still have a copy of the "Tao Te Ching" written by Taishang Laojun! (To be continued......)