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Chapter 62: Befriend Zhao Zhen

Yu Shen brought Duke Fu and his party to the tea room. Zhao Zhen saw that Yu Shen's tea room was decorated in a quiet and elegant manner, and said:

"The Taoist priest is quiet here, which shows that the Taoist priest is also an elegant person."

Yu Shen showed them tea and said:

"I like quietness and I'll make you laugh."

Zhao Zhen took a sip of tea and said:

"I met Taoist priest professors today and I am so talented. I heard that these were also created by Taoist priests?"

After saying that, a literati next to him handed over a few pieces of paper, which neatly recorded the pinyin, punctuation and Arabic numerals of Professor Yu Shen.

Seeing that Zhao Zhen was ready, Yu Shen said:

"It's not created by me, but I'm just picking up people's wisdom. These pinyin and numbers come from overseas. I'm taking it back when I see it's easy to learn, and it just happens to teach the children."

Zhao Zhen bowed:

"Sir, these are all excellent knowledge in doing academic research, and I admire the professors and students who have no reservations."

Yu Shen hurriedly said:

"Your Majesty Fuguo is polite. They are all small ways. If you can add some strength to the culture and education of the Song Dynasty, I will not be in vain."

While talking, Yu Shen and Zhao Zhenjiu opened up and had a good conversation for a while.

At noon, Yu Shen personally cooked a meal for Zhao Zhen. With the blessing of rich seasonings from later generations, Yu Shen's ordinary skills also made Zhao Zhen praise him.

In the afternoon, after seeing off Zhao Zhen away, Zhao Zhen asked the people around him in the carriage:

"What do you think of this Taoist Master Yu?"

The literati pondered for a moment and said:

"I am not familiar with the scriptures, but have a broad understanding."

Zhao Zhen smiled and said:

"Indeed, many of his words are very novel, and I am very curious. I can come back and take a walk."

After Yu Shen sent Zhao Zhen away, he smiled and said:

"I'm going out for the first step, it's worth spending my time. Zhao Zhen, although I don't know if the person who fought against the Jin Dynasty in the north was you, it's better than the one who was scared to be frightened. I originally thought it would be good to attract some officials, but I didn't expect a prince to come."

After saying that, Yu Shen took out his notebook to record his ideas. If you want to complete the main task of [Water Margin World], you need to do some careful calculations.

Next, Yu Shen continued to teach daily, but during this period, Yu Shen used the information brought from later generations to guide the carpenters to create modern water trucks and simple threshing machines, which made their reputation expand again.

During this period, Zhao Zhen would come to Yu Shen for a discussion every few days. At a young age, he was very interested in what Yu Shen said about overseas customs. During the constant discussion, Yu Shen gradually led his thoughts to the modern era.

It was late that day, after the Mid-Autumn Festival, Yu Shen sent off the students and was preparing food for Xiao Lingshuang. Zhao Zhen suddenly came to visit and saw Yu Shen cooking, saying:

"Master, why don't you hire a cook? It's also troublesome to cook your own meal every day."

Yu Shen asked Zhao Zhen to make tea by himself and said:

"Cooking is sometimes a pleasure, something you big guys can't understand."

After more than half a year of dating, Yu Shen and Zhao Zhen were already familiar with each other and spoke more casually.

Zhao Zhen picked up a fruit on his own and said:

"It's not as leisurely as you. By the way, the water truck and threshing machine you invented have begun to be promoted. My father rewarded me with a lot of money and wanted to be the king of letters. The court is still thinking about how to reward you. If you want to be an official, I can help you."

Xiao Lingshuang beside him looked at Zhao Zhen with her lips pouted and said:

"You rob me of fruits again."

Zhao Zhen and the little girl are also familiar with each other, and they also like this clever and cute girl very much, saying:

"I gave you all the fruits in your house. I'll give you more later."

After hearing this, Xiao Lingshuang let Zhao Zhen go and picked up the fruit and started to chew it.

Yu Shen smiled and said:

"I am just a Taoist priest. What kind of official do I want to be? Congratulations to the King of Xin first."

While speaking, Yu Shen's meal was ready, and Zhao Zhen sat down without hesitation, started eating, and said:

"It's strange. I feel that your cooking skills are average, but the things you make are better than those of my chefs."

Yu Shen grabbed a chicken leg and said:

"I have my own secret recipe."

"Let's forget it, it's mysterious."

After a meal, the conversation was very enjoyable. After the meal, Xiao Lingshuangdao played in the yard, while Yu Shen and Zhao Zhen sat in the tea room and talked.

Zhao Zhen looked at Yu Shen and said:

"You really don't want to be an official, why do you go down the mountain?"

Yu Shen whispered:

"The troubled times are coming, how can we save the world if we don't go down the mountain?"

Hearing Yu Shen's words, Zhao Zhen was shocked:

"You can't say this casually. Isn't the rule of my father a prosperous era?"

Yu Shen continued to speak:

"Have you ever left Bianliang?"

"Never."

"Do you know about the Flower Stone Group?"

"I heard of it."

"The flower and stone regiment has already made the people in the south suffer from misery. The traitors in the court are rampant. I once looked at the celestial phenomena, and soon the smoke and dust rose everywhere. The barbarians from the north went south, and there was another major disaster in the Song Dynasty."

After hearing this, Zhao Zhen was sweating in a cold sweat and said:

"Are you sure?"

Yu Shen said:

"You haven't you kept asking me if I know how to do magic, I'll show you today."

After saying that, Yu Shen raised his hand and waved it, and a talisman appeared in his hand.

After taking a cup of water and adding water, Yu Shen pinched the magic tricks with his hands, and the talisman in his hand was spontaneously ignited without fire.

Yu Shen raised his hand and placed the lit talisman in the water cup. The flames actually burned in the water. After a moment, they were completely burned, and a faint fragrance radiated from the water.

Zhao Zhen looked at Yu Shen's move and was so scared that he couldn't even close his mouth. He looked at Yu Shen blankly.

Pushing the water cup in front of Zhao Zhen, saying:

"Drink it."

Zhao Zhen trusted Yu Shen very much. He picked up the water cup and drank it in one sip. Suddenly, a warm feeling ran all over his body, and some discomfort in his body also dissipated.

Zhao Zhen said:

"Good water! It turns out that I thought the rumors of Taoist priests Fu Shui were all lies, but it seems that they didn't meet you."

Yu Shen smiled and said:

"This is just a path, look at it again."

While speaking, Yu Shen raised his hand to call Chu, and Chu condensed his body, like a fairy, but he couldn't see his face clearly.

Chu flew to the sky with a knife and danced his sword in the air. Zhao Zhen was even more surprised to see it.

After a sword technique came down, Chu bowed towards Yu Shen and disappeared. Zhao Zhen hurriedly said:

"Is this a fairy?"

Yu Shen smiled and said:

"It's also a little Tao. Can you believe my calculations now?"

Zhao Zhen's face became heavier and said:

"Everyone in the city says that the father is surrounded by treacherous slander, but I am all in Bianliang. I really don't know what the world is like, including the father. Does the Song Dynasty really want it..."

Yu Shen stood up and whispered:

"I went down the mountain for this purpose. Do you want to reach the highest position?"

Zhao Zhen was startled by Yu Shen's words and hurriedly said:

"My father is in his prime and I have so many brothers above me, how can it be my turn?"

"It's okay, it's not broken or destroyed. There is a great disaster in the Song Dynasty, and it's also your chance. If you have any ideas, come to me more during this period, and I will teach you the knowledge that comes from the world. If not, I haven't said it before, and it's still the same thing as the past."

Hearing Yu Shen's words of conscience, Zhao Zhen thought for a long time, gritted his teeth and stood up, bowed and said:
Chapter completed!
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