68, know half immortals

As we all know, Lord Han and Lord Lu in the court are rivals, they don't like each other, and they love to quarrel over trivial matters, and they often quarrel. If you are an ordinary person, you may have started to do it without saying a word, but these two adults are literati and pay attention to "gentlemen don't do anything", so they quarrel often, but they never do it.

What are they betting on? Bet on everything.

Both of them worked in the Hanlin Academy, responsible for the revision of anthologies, one day the two of them flipped through the ancient books, and saw a poem that said, "The bright moon barks in the sky, and the yellow dog lies in the heart of the flower." Seeing this, Lord Han waved his pen and decided that this poem was a clerical error, and immediately changed it to "The bright moon shines in the sky, and the yellow dog lies in the shade of flowers", while Lord Lu argues that the author of this poem is everyone from the previous dynasty, how could he make such a mistake? There must be a reason for this.

The two disagreed, immediately quarreled, and called colleagues from the Hanlin Academy to comment, the more people talked about it, the more unclear it became, the two of them couldn't argue for a long time, and finally set up a gambling game: Lord Han and Lord Lu respectively tried to prove that what they said was right, and three days later, they asked a notary public to judge in the Hanlin Academy, and the losing side had to take off their clothes and jump into the lake.

In the cold winter, the lake is frozen, dig a hole and jump down and fish it up again, and it will freeze and die. Lord Han and Lord Lu are simply dead.

The gamble was decided, and the two went back to their homes to collect evidence, and the news of their bet soon spread throughout the court from the Hanlin Academy.

At this time, another game of gambling was opened outside the palace: betting on which adult would jump into the lake.

In the past, some people with good deeds thought the dispute between Han and Lu was interesting, and when they saw them betting, they also gambled with their friends to guess who would win. Gradually, this turned into a business, once Lord Han and Lord Lu made a bet, other casinos will open and sit in the bank, let the guests buy who wins and who loses, and the casino will also open odds according to who wins. This time, in the "Gamble of Verses", everyone thinks that it is more likely to be a clerical error according to common sense, so there are obviously more people who support Han Daren.

"Xianggong, which adult do you think will win?"

Qianqian told Miao Fan about this gamble and asked him to guess what the outcome would be. Miao Fan thought for a while and said: "I don't know who wins, but I once read in the book that there is a kind of insect called a yellow dog, so the yellow dog in the poem probably does not refer to a yellow dog, but to a kind of insect that eats nectar." There is also the bright moon may be talking about the bright moon bird, this kind of bird likes to cry at night, and the better the moonlight, the happier the call, so it is named the bright moon. ”

"In other words, Lord Lu is right, Lord Han is wrong, so Lord Han wants to jump into the lake, so of course Lord Lu wins!" Qianqian clapped her hands and hugged him and kissed him, "Thank you for your help!" ”

Miao Fan tried to avoid her sneak attack but failed, and his mouth was numb, and he said woodly: "This is just my opinion, not necessarily right...... What if it's really a clerical error? Also, the gamble is about which adult jumps into the lake, not which adult is right. ”

Qianqian was confused: "Who is wrong and who jumps into the lake, the two are not the same thing?" ”

"It's not. Who will jump in the end, we can't guess. He then began to explain the Dharma, "Dependent emptiness is the contemplation of the Dharma dependent arising from non-existence, and the body is empty." There is no self-nature, the fate of the world is not in our own hands, and fate will lead us to a different end. Some things seem to have a predictable outcome, but perhaps just because of a trivial twist, the outcome will be unexpected. It is like a gust of wind blowing off a fruit, and the seeds in the kernel take root and sprout, and eventually grow into a towering tree, but if there is no such gust of wind, the fruit is picked, and the seed has no chance to be buried in the soil, there will be no tree. Qianqian, do you understand? ”

A small ripple can set off earth-shaking waves.

"Well, that's right." Qianqian thought for a while, sighed and waved her hand, "Forget it, one person has half a chance." ”

"You-" Miao Fanhu looked at her suspiciously, and asked for a while, "What do you want to do?" ”

Qianqian smiled slyly: "I don't want to do anything." ”

"Liar, you laugh like this every time you plan to do something bad." He debunked mercilessly.

"Oops, that's what you can see." Qianqian held her face with an embarrassed expression that was pierced, and said, "I...... Actually, it's not me, it's Brother Piao who wants to gamble. ”

He wondered, "Gamble? ”

So she told him about Han Lu's bet and everyone's bet.

Miao Fan was incredulous when he heard it: "What does the two adults' own gambling contract have to do with others?" This is also to be gambled? ”

"One is to have fun, and the other is to make money while there is an opportunity, why don't others take advantage of this opportunity, many people have made a fortune by sitting in the bank." She took it for granted.

He was even more suspicious of her, and his eyebrows rose: "Are you really just betting?" ”

She was stunned and asked, "Otherwise?" ”

"I think with your character, you should be able to sit in the bank and be the banker, and let others buy and lose, so that you will make more money." Miao Fan shook his head and sighed, "You are so eccentric, how can you let others take advantage of you in vain, right?" ”

"Hehe," she covered her mouth and smiled, hugging him and rubbing it, "Xianggong, you know me well, guess it...... Pretty much all right. ”

She did become a dealer in this game, and the gamblers were carefully selected. It doesn't matter how much money they win or lose, the point is that they will be addicted to this gambling game from now on.

As soon as the three-day deadline arrived, and the next day went to the court, Lord Han and Lord Lu went to the lake as agreed and began to present their own evidence. Many other officials also went to join in the fun, and even the palace people who secretly placed bets also gathered at the lake.

Zhan Liantai was invited to be the notary of this gambling contract.

He wore a cross-collared right scarlet robe, a small Duke flower background, a rhino horn belt, and a black gauze Zhongjing crown on his head. When he went out of the hall and saw Ruan Qi, he took the fox fur handed over and draped it on his shoulders, revealing a crimson under the snow-white shirt, and his whole person was like a cold plum standing proudly in the winter snow, beautiful and close to the demon.

It was not for nothing that Han Lu and the others asked him to testify, although Zhan Liantai was Zhou Xiang's person, but he was different from that group of lackeys, Zhou Xiang told him to do so, kill him when he should be killed, and close it when he should be closed, but even if he died in his hands, many people did not resent it. Because he is really elegant and kind, even if he puts a knife on your neck, he speaks without hurry, his tone is modest and not half of the bullying and ferocity, and he even expresses great sympathy and helplessness, so his popularity in the DPRK is not bad.

Everyone flocked to Zhan Liantai to the lake, and he smiled and greeted his colleagues while looking for a figure in the crowd. Sure enough, I saw a few familiar people, all of whom were Zhou Xiang's henchmen.

He pretended to greet casually: "Master Kong is also here to join in the fun?" ”

Kong Xiang is the Dali Temple, is the third product. All serious and important cases in this dynasty are tried by the Criminal Department, Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, so Kong Xiang and Zhan Liantai are very familiar with each other, and they still have a good friendship in private. However, on the real power of Kong Xiang is not very good, because the case judged by Dali Temple must be reported to the Criminal Department for approval, and when the three divisions are tried, the power to decide the prison is only in the Criminal Department□□. That is to say, Dali Temple is pressed by the Criminal Department everywhere, so that Kong Xiang is always dissatisfied with the people in the Criminal Department.

Coincidentally, Wei Shilang from the Criminal Department is also there today.

Zhan Liantai was left and right, and spoke to Wei Shilang again: "It turns out that Lord Wei is also here." It just so happens that Master Kong is here, and the three of us usually handle cases together, and rarely get together in private. ”

Wei Shilang arched his hand and said, "Everything is under the orders of Lord Zhan." "Laughing, hehe, good-tempered.

"Huh! It's too much to call it like this, Brother Wei is a few years older than Zhan, Zhan still has to call you brother, and Brother Kong is too. He deliberately pulled Kong Xiang in.

Kong Xiang reluctantly saluted Wei Shilang, his smile was extremely perfunctory, and he called with a face: "Lord Wei." ”

Wei Shilang didn't look like he had a mustard, and bowed: "Hello Master Kong." ”

Zhan Liantai pretended not to understand the undercurrent surging between the two, and walked all the way to the lake with a smile.

Han and Lu have already begun to adduce evidence, first Han Daren brought out a number of poems and essays by the author of the poem and a famous writer of the previous dynasty, and gave examples one by one, from the literary style to the words to the artistic conception, and determined that this poem was a clerical error copied by later generations. As Miao Fan expected, Lord Lu used relevant records in local chronicles and travelogues to prove that "Mingyue" and "Yellow Dog" have different meanings.

In the face of such evidence, Lord Han still shouted that it was impossible, so the artistic conception did not match, how could everyone use the poems with such vulgar words as the bright moon bird and the yellow dog insect. Lord Lu argues that vulgarity is elegant, this poem is straightforward and easy to understand, and the cross outlines the situation at that time, who said that the artistic conception is not good?

The two of them fought back and forth but didn't get a result, Zhan Liantai waited by the side, looked at the two with a smile, and didn't speak in a hurry. I saw that Lord Han and Lord Lu were fighting for each other, and the literati were different, and they didn't punch their faces with their fists, but just touched their shoulders and arms, and strengthened their courage to increase their momentum.

The two adults have never moved, and this time when everyone saw that there was a tendency to fight, not only did they not persuade them, but they also applauded vigorously, and some people even immediately opened a new gamble - betting on which adult can win.

Zhan Liantai couldn't help laughing, just raised his hand and said, "That's it, Ruan Qi, go and pull them away." ”

Who knew that Ruan Qi hadn't taken a step yet, but only heard a "coo-dong" sound, Lord Lu accidentally stepped on the ice, and a big hole appeared in the ice, and he fell into it coldly.

"Help!"

There are many palace guards next to him, and everyone is full of hands and feet, and it is not easy to get Master Lu up, and the people from the Imperial Medical Department have also arrived, and after reading it, they said that Lord Lu is fine, but he is suffering from the cold and fright, and I am afraid that he will be raised for a while.

The farce almost turned into a tragedy, Lord Lu was carried away, and the others dispersed with it. Zhan Liantai shook his head and sighed, and called out to Kong Xiang and Wei Shilang: "Two adults, let's leave the palace together." ”

The three of them walked together, the atmosphere was a little stiff, Kong Xiang kept a stinky face and didn't speak, Wei Shilang turned a blind eye and only talked to Zhan Liantai.

"I heard that someone outside the palace used the agreement between Han Lu and the two adults to make a gamble, I wonder if you two have heard of it?" Zhan Liantai asked.

Kong Xiang shook his head and said he didn't know, while Wei Shilang said: "I've heard that it's probably a deceptive trick made by some idle people." ”

"Really?" Zhan Liantai smiled slightly, "I think it's still a little interesting, it is rumored that every time someone predicts the result, he can say it right every time, so this person has won the title of 'Knowing Half Immortal'." ”

Wei Shilang was surprised: "There is such a thing? ”

Zhan Liantai nodded: "It's just hearsay, I don't know if it's true or not, I asked Ruan Qi to inquire, but no one has ever seen this half-immortal, don't you think it's strange?" Probably just like Brother Wei said, it's just a group of charlatans. He paused, as if deliberately asking Kong Xiang, "Brother Kong, what do you think?" ”

"Huh? …… Oh, of course. ”

Kong Xiang was a little distracted, and it took him a long time to react, and he said a few words absentmindedly, and then fell into deep thought.

Knowing the Half-Immortal...... He quietly touched his sleeve, and there was a piece of paper inside, which he found when he went out to court this morning and sat in a sedan chair. No one knows how the note was put in, and no one knows who put it.

When I opened the note, there were only three words written in it.

The first two words are - Han, win.

Kong Xiang didn't know why at first, but it wasn't until he heard about the dispute between Han and Lu in the lower dynasty, and after following him over to see it, he understood the meaning of those two words, and it turned out that Lord Han would win. Sure enough, Lord Lu jumped into the lake, whether he was willing or not, he fell into it anyway.

And the last word on the note is "know". The knowledge of the Tao, the knowledge of oneself, or the knowledge of the half-immortal.

The author has something to say: I'm sorry, I'm sorry, the update has been weak these days, because there are guests at home during the holidays, and all kinds of entertainment are busy...... Make up for the blessings you have eaten, and wish you all a happy Children's Day and Zongzi Day! ╭(╯3╰)╮

The zongzi was eaten up by Uncle Wine.,I can't send it to everyone.,It's better to send a red envelope.,Send all the messages under this chapter.,The deadline is to update the next chapter tomorrow.。 Don't be stingy with flowers, don't be stingy with red envelopes, don't give it to everyone as a holiday gift if there are not many red envelopes, don't dislike Uncle Wine's intentions!

I've been busy lately, I'm sorry, I'm going to take a vacation and regain my strength! Uncle Liquor is actually a night nine Jiro, did you make it?

PS: The allusion to the poem comes from Wang Anshi's anecdote, and some people say that it is Su Shi, anyway, it is a legend, so I will borrow it here~

PS again: The little monk's words can actually be understood as a butterfly effect, hehe.