Section 52 Flower Viewing in the Garden

Let's say that Duan Rong was worried about three points and seven points of ambition when he started to prepare for the sea ship. Cai Ji unexpectedly led Lily of the Valley to the Yuantong Temple in the city to enjoy the flowers. Yuantong Temple is said to be a temple, but in fact it is just a small temple in the middle of nowhere. However, because there are several begonias planted in the backyard of the Qing Dynasty, it often attracts tourists to visit. For the elder Zhizhen of Yuantong Temple, it does not matter whether the visitor is coming for the Buddha or for the flowers.

It must be known that since Buddhism was introduced to the Central Plains, it has been denounced by Confucianism as "the art of Yidi", believing that its behavior such as shaving hair and abandoning his wife is not in line with the way of filial piety. In addition, at the beginning, the believers in the Central Plains had a very superficial understanding of Buddha, believing in Buddha, but also reciting Huang Lao's words. He also sacrificed the Buddha together with Confucius and Lao Tzu, regarded Buddhism as a sacrificial technique, and believed that its doctrine was only the theory of retribution for ghosts and gods. Therefore, Buddhism was introduced to the Central Plains at the beginning of its dependence on Huang Lao Taoism. It was not until Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty sent an envoy to Tianzhu to seek the Dharma, and Deshi Moteng and Zhu Falan brought Buddhist scriptures and statues of Shakya to Luoyang and built the White Horse Temple, that Buddhism officially preached with an independent appearance. After that, Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty vigorously promoted Buddhism, and combined the Futu and Huang Lao in the palace.

The support of Buddhism from the upper echelons of the Han court led to its rapid spread in the Central Plains, but also attracted the dissatisfaction of Taoism. In the "Tianping Sutra", Buddhist monks were accused of abandoning their relatives, abandoning their wives, not eating clearly, and begging as "four ruined deeds". However, as the so-called mountains and rivers are exhausted, there is no way, and the willows and flowers are bright and another village. Zhang Jiao's Yellow Turban Rebellion made Taiping Dao the target of the Eastern Han Dynasty's efforts overnight, and at the same time dealt a heavy blow to the spread of Taoism among the people. First, the yamen of various state capitals talked about the change of color. For example, Mu Taoqian in Xuzhou simply suppressed the Buddha and used foreign Buddhism to suppress the Taiping Dao in Xuzhou. Qingzhou is the hardest hit area of the Yellow Turban, and it is adjacent to Xuzhou, which naturally has some meaning of suppressing the Buddha and promoting the Buddha. Of course, because Qingzhou is currently leaderless, it is naturally impossible to support Zhenrong to build the Futu Temple and overhaul the golden Buddha statue like Tao Qian in Xuzhou. Therefore, although Buddhism in Qingzhou has a tendency to rise, it is still quite low-key in general.

However, in Cai Ji's opinion, the kind of person with evil intentions is completely a pseudo-Buddha, and the humble Elder Zhizhen in front of him is the person who really devotes himself to cultivating Buddhism. I saw Elder Zhizhen leading Cai Ji's master and servant all the way, first visiting the statue of Sakyamuni in the main hall, and then explaining the Buddhist story to the two according to the murals around him, in order to ignite the little Tanyue who came to these two admirers. Although Cai Ji was not very interested in Buddhism, he listened to the other party's witty explanations with relish.

However, Elder Zhizhen also knew that Cai Ji's master and servant did not come to Yuantong Temple today to listen to his story. This old monk who knew that if he wanted to hurry, he would not be able to reach it quickly, and after telling the story of a wall, he led the two to eat tea and enjoy the flowers in a timely manner. But I didn't want Cai Jicai to meet a brightly dressed couple as soon as he stepped into the backyard. And the man in it was the county governor.

"Guan Juncheng, you also come to Yuantong Temple." Cai Ji walked forward to greet Guan Tong, and at the same time secretly rejoiced in his heart that Brother Zhang's news was really well-informed. It turned out that the real purpose of her visit to Yuantong Temple this time was neither to worship Buddha nor to enjoy flowers, but to deliberately have an "unexpected encounter" with the management system.

Guan Tong was stunned at first when he saw Cai Ji who suddenly appeared, and then bowed down quite politely and said that he had seen Xiao Cai Fujun. ”

While Cai Ji returned the salute, he also looked up at the woman in her twenties beside Guan Tong and asked, "Who is this?" ”

"This is Neiko." Knowing that Cai Ji was a woman's manager, he nodded without mind. And the wife behind him also respectfully blessed Cai Ji, "Concubine Ning's family has seen Fujun." ”

Cai Ji saw that the strict management on weekdays would also have spare time to accompany him to enjoy the flowers, so he couldn't help but ask curiously, "Ning also loves begonias?" ”

Ning just nodded and smiled in reply. On the contrary, the management on the side blurted out to Cai Ji and asked, Xiao Cai Fujun also came to enjoy the flowers? ”

"Since Ji came to Huangxian, he has often heard people talk about the begonia jade and ice clear of Yuantong Temple. So let's take a look at it today. Cai Ji said and invited the management couple smoothly, "It's better to meet by chance if you want to invite." Since the two of them are also flower lovers, how about enjoying the flowers together? ”

After several months of observation, the management knew that Cai Ji was not the kind of person who would come to the temple to appreciate the begonias. However, since the other party has spoken, it is not good to refute the face of this girl. Let's see what she's up to. Thinking of this, Guan Tong immediately nodded from the good and said, "Good." Then we might as well be respectful and obey our fate. ”

After this episode, the elder Zhizhen of Yuantong Temple also knew that the thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy in front of him was the famous Xiao Cai Fujun in Huangxian County. Surprised, but also more attentive to lead the group to appreciate the begonias in the courtyard. According to Elder Zhizhen, the white begonias in the monastery come from the distant Tianzhu just like Buddhism. However, Cai Ji knew that the so-called begonias from Tianzhu were actually begonias, only because they were native to Liangguang, Yunnan and other places, so they are rare in the north now. But she did not correct Elder Zhizhen's mistake, but allowed him to start with the story of Buddhism. After all, interrupting a monk's speech under a flower branch is a very unsightly thing.

In fact, Cai Ji was not the only one who was attracted by Elder Zhizhen's Dharma story. Ning Yi, who always stood beside Guan Tong, was very interested in the monks telling those stories from foreign lands and philosophical ones. And Ning's posture of wearing a white dress and plain clothes, combing her hair into a horse bun, standing under the begonia flowers and listening to the Buddha devoutly, made Cai Ji who was at a glance secretly admire a dignified and reserved begonia fairy.

However, while Cai Ji was amazed by Ning's appearance like a flower, he couldn't help but think of his tragic fate in the future. According to historical records, this gentle and virtuous woman would be abandoned by her beloved and die in the war ten years later. Thinking of this, Cai Ji subconsciously glanced at Guan Tong again, and saw that he was holding his wife's hand at this time, looking intimate. It is hard to imagine that such a man who will accompany his wife to enjoy the flowers will abandon his wife and go to Yuan Tan one day ten years later, and fight to the death for the Yuan family. Of course, the choice of management is extremely in line with the values of this era. Therefore, although Guan Tong was eventually defeated, he was also released by Cao Cao because of his loyalty. Although Cai Ji has also told sΓΉ more than once, this is the end of the Han Dynasty, this is the Three Kingdoms, loyalty and righteousness are the main theme of this era! But as a woman, she still can't help but sigh in her heart, is love and family really so vulnerable in the face of loyalty.

This coincided with Elder Zhizhen's completion of the Dharma story. The group began to taste the begonia flowers in the courtyard by themselves. Seeing Ning and Guan Tong's husband and singing wives enjoying the flowers side by side. Cai Ji, who was moved, couldn't help but chant poems and cherished the fangzi and covered the door during the day, and joined hands with the urn to fill the moss pot. The rouge washes out the shadow of the autumn steps, and the ice and snow attract the soul of the dew. The light pole knows that the flowers are more colorful, and the jade is more sorrowful. If you want to pay for the white emperor, you should be clean, and you will be silent and dim. ”

After singing a song of "White Begonia", everyone present cast a surprised look at Cai Ji. Although Cai Ji has long been a well-known supernatural power in Donglai, it is the first time that everyone has seen her compose poetry. Ning on the side saw that Cai Jicai had appreciated the flowers, so he made a poem praising Begonia very appropriately, and couldn't help but clap his hands and praise, "Fujun is good at learning." ”

"It's just a whim. Jean smiled. Cai Ji bowed his head with a slight emptiness. On the other hand, he secretly confessed to Cao Xueqin, who had not yet been born, in his heart, but he did not intend to plagiarize a masterpiece. It's just because I happened to meet a hard-working eunuch woman who couldn't help but want to express the emotion in her heart.

But everyone knows that Cai Ji is plagiarism. Although this poem is not a masterpiece, the meaning is different when it is rested on a fourteen-year-old girl. I saw that after Guan Tong glanced at Cai Ji meaningfully, he smiled slightly and said with a slight smile, but he didn't expect Fu Jun to be good at poetry. ”

"Guan Jun has accepted the award. It's just graffiti. Cai Ji humbly arched his hand, and then turned back to Elder Zhizhen to mention that after such a long garden, the mansion was also a little tired. I wonder if I can take a break in the meditation room? ”

And the management commander also nodded and said yes. It's time to take a break for a cup of tea. ”

Elder Zhizhen heard that Cai Ji and Guan Tong wanted to rest, and immediately sent people to vacate two meditation rooms for these two groups of people to rest. However, this time, Guan Tong did not accompany his wife to rest, but entered the same meditation room with Cai Ji. Understandingly, Cai Ji also asked Lily of the Valley to guard outside the meditation room, beware of the partition wall with ears.

Since he knew early in the morning that the management couple would come to the temple to enjoy the flowers, Elder Zhizhen ordered someone to prepare tea soup when everyone was enjoying the flowers. The reason why it is called tea soup is because the popular sencha method in the Han Dynasty is half-made and half-drunk, that is, the cake tea is first burned into "red" on the fire, then cut and broken, ground into fine powder, poured into a pot through Luo, and boiled with water. In addition, the Han Dynasty people would add salt, sugar, green onions, ginger, orange peel and other ingredients to the tea according to their personal preferences. Cai Ji was used to drinking green tea in her previous life, so when Lily of the Valley served tea, she didn't add it, and just picked it up and drank it.

After adding a little salt to the tea and taking a sip, Guan Tong asked Xiao Cai Fujun coldly, what is the matter with finding Tong today? ”

"I really can't hide it from Guan Juncheng's eyes." His Excellency Cai Ji smiled slightly, "No, Ji came here today to discuss something with Guan Juncheng. ”

"Xiao Cai Fujun, you recruit an pirates, promote waterwheels, improve Tuntian, and even chant poems, all of which are beautiful. There's still no need to talk to someone. Guan Tong sneered and said.

Cai Ji was ridiculed by Guan Tong like this, and he couldn't help but think that this man was really not an ordinary eye. Forget it, for the sake of your master Yuan Shao's face, we can hold the boat in our stomachs, and we are not like you. Thinking of this, Cai Ji bowed slightly and explained to Guan Tong, "Guan Jun Cheng Mingjian." It was an emergency move to recruit the pirates on the day of Jina. You also know that Duan Kui and others have taken advantage of the disaster relief to make their own pockets, how can Ji Yijie's puppet fight against such a head snake. The only way to appease this group of pirates is to appease the people first. As for the promotion of waterwheels and the improvement of Tuntian, Ji did have plans for a long time. It's just that due to the close monitoring of Duan Kui, Huang Zhen and others, Ji Cai is temporarily unable to discuss with Guan Juncheng. However, Ji Yiguan's wisdom and strategy will definitely support such policies to benefit the people, and he will definitely not be as short-sighted as Duan Kui. ”

Seeing that Cai Ji's attitude was still humble in front of him, Guan Tong also relieved himself slightly. It must be known that since Cai Ji came from Xuzhou, he has never been in contact with the management system. In addition, Duan Kui uncharacteristically did not mention the introduction of others to do the things of Taishou. This made Guan Tongdu wonder if Cai Ji was joining forces with Duan Kui to deceive. However, the subsequent waterwheel incident completely relieved the management system. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that it was this Xiao Cai Fujun who gave Duan Kui a big set that time. So that the old man is now dumb, and he can't say that he has suffered from Coptis chinensis. But even so, Guan Tong still can't let go of Cai Ji. The key is that he spent money and food to win over the Donglai Navy before, but it didn't work, but Cai Ji seemed to have been treated as the lord by the pirate. Serve a girl as the master? What kind of world is this! Compared with the two, it is no wonder that the management is a little envious and jealous.

However, since Cai Ji himself has already come to bow his head, Guan Tong can't do much with a female baby as a dignified seven-foot man. Therefore, he then straightened his sitting posture and went straight to the point, what did Xiao Cai Fujun discuss with Tongtong? ”

"Don't hide it from the county, Ji Zheng plans to organize a caravan to go to sea to Samhan for trading." Cai Ji said his thoughts straight to the point.

"Going to the sea to trade? That's what you're recruiting pirates? Guan Tong asked with a frown.

"Yes. Ji did have this idea. Cai Ji nodded half-truthfully.

"Let you use a thief ship to sell goods in Samhan? You can figure it out. You can know that Sanhan has always paid tribute to Gongsun, and Donglai's move is undoubtedly taking food from the tiger's mouth. "After Guan Tong said, he stared at Cai Ji word by word and said Xiao Cai Fujun, your behavior is quite inconsistent with the poem you wrote just now."

Cai Ji thought to himself that the poem just now was about you. This girl is not a woman like Xue Baochai who keeps to herself and hides her foolishness. and will not be willing to be a victim of men such as you. But come to think of it, this kind of wild talk Cai Ji can't say it now. Therefore, she immediately lowered her head and responded to Daoji, although she also wanted to be a dignified and dignified lady like a white begonia. It's a pity that today's chaos is going on, the etiquette is broken, how can Ji Yi's weak woman be alone, so she has to do everything possible to seek peace. ”

"Hmph, you know that women are weak, why don't you ask for a guarantee of your safety?" Guan Tong cocked his nose and snorted coldly.

"Guan Jun's admitting is reasonable. Ji is a weak woman, just as Donglai is a poor and weak border county. Ji has not yet found a lover, but Donglai has found the momentum he has put in. Therefore, Ji is here to implore Yuan Gong to keep Donglai safe. Cai Ji said and leaned down towards Guan Tong gracefully, just as Donglai County bowed his head to Yuan.

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