Chapter 37: The Younger Eagles (5)
This is the most holy saying of Confucianism, and of course it is also the ultimate meaning of Confucianism in the world.
For a moment, the world was quiet, and everyone was shocked by his small but deafening voice, what a magnificent mind, what a great wish!
After a long time, Tang Mao took the lead in bowing ninety degrees to Liuchuan Feng again, and said: "Feng Shizi is very talented, a lot, and he will be taught again, and he will be a real scholar in the future." ”
Rukawa Kaede returned the salute to him slightly, did not speak, but watched the other party walk out of this courtyard full of birds and flowers, and walked towards the noisy and noisy street.
"Brother, thank you today, I'm going to say goodbye, and I'll get together again when I'm free."
"Okay, take care."
Liuchuan Yunyu thinks of himself as a scholar, unlike today, he should be educated by a person who doesn't want to read, although he is a little uneasy in his heart, but he still admires this domineering cousin in his heart.
Not only him, but also all the readers, were educated, and this sentence was later used as a model by the readers.
Going out and walking on the street, Gan Lin looked at Rukawa Kaede with a kind of admiration, and said sincerely: "Adults are adults, I didn't expect you to have such ambitions and minds, and all of a sudden you made those guys who want to see your jokes don't want to, it's really not too cool." ”
"Hehe, of course, no matter how I say I'm also your general, you learn more in the future, you don't have to be like an angry little daughter-in-law, you are a powerful Jinyi guard!"
"I know, don't I think he is a son of the world, and he has a good reputation, so it's inconvenient to force him to ask."
"It doesn't matter what kind of son he is, and he is not the emperor, even if he is the emperor, he must be brave to put forward the wrong things when he meets him, which is the basic requirement of being a courtier."
"Yes!" Gan Lin replied seriously.
"Alright, now go to Gutuo Temple." Rukawa Kaede said.
"Is it just swaggering?" Gan Lin had some scruples and looked at the hundreds of brocade guards behind him.
"Or else? Are you going alone? Rukawa Kaede quipped.
"Don't worry, we just want to go in the open, what are we afraid of? We are investigating the case formally, and we don't have to worry about leaking our whereabouts, this is such a big stir, who doesn't know that we are going to investigate the case? ”
"Okay, in that case, then let's go straight to it."
Gutuo Temple.
This is the first major temple in the prosperity of incense in the previous dynasty, but unfortunately after the tribulation, now it has withered and decayed, there are only less than ten monks left in the temple, the pilgrims are sparse and usual, the surrounding area is also quite remote, and then go north, it is the mountains and the land.
Liuchuan Feng and his entourage walked on the road without hurry, this is not a journey that can be reached in a day or two, more than 500 miles of road, said that it is not long, it is not short, but he is still injured, and it is not suitable to ride a horse for a long time, so he chose to take a comfortable carriage, and although the Jinyi guards are strong in martial arts, but the long journey is also quite hard, and besides, this matter is not in a hurry, so he did not deliberately speed up, anyway, the temple will not run.
The group was dusty, after three days of marching with almost no rest, they had come to a suburban town halfway but close to the Gutuo Temple, and the time also came to night, Rukawa Kaede decided to repair in this town for one night, so that everyone could replenish some energy and state, after all, this matter is quite complicated and dangerous, it is a big matter involving the emperor, how can it be simple? He's going to be in the best shape for it.
Although the town is located in Chang'an, Kyoto, it is still dilapidated because of its remote location, far from the center of the imperial government, but it is still much better than the farther north, at least the people here are relatively well-fed and peaceful.
"Peace Restaurant" is the best restaurant in this town, there are two floors, the signboard is also more eye-catching, the distinguished guests usually eat and rest here, Liuchuan Feng is of course no exception, the local mayor Wang Hua went to meet his big car from afar, greeted them enthusiastically.
"Lord Kaede, what are you going to do with such fanfare?" Wang Hua asked with a smile.
"Lord Wang has heard of 'Gutuo Temple'." Rukawa Kaede responded disappreciatively while eating and drinking.
"Naturally, I've heard of a ruined temple, why do adults want to go there?" Wang Hua looked a little frightened.
"Oh? Where can I go? Lord Wang knows what secrets, you might as well talk about it. Rukawa Kaede saw that the other party's expression was not quite right.
"It's nothing, it's just that I heard that since we Liuchuan won the world and wiped out the royal family of the previous dynasty, that ancient temple has suddenly become a ghost town, and every time in the dead of night, there will be some strange things in it, or crying or laughing or fighting...... In short, it is very infiltrating, and the original inhabitants of the neighborhood have long since moved away, so now there will be no half a figure within a radius of ten miles at night. ”
His words made everyone silent for a while, each thinking about it, although Gan Lin was powerful in appearance, she was always just a girl, and her martial arts were ordinary, she was still very afraid, she thought that it must be the gathering place of the unjust souls of the royal family of the previous dynasty.
"Haunted? Lord Wang, he is a scholar, he has a heroic and righteous spirit in his heart, the saint is silent, strange and confused, where are there ghosts and gods? ”
Rukawa Kaede saw that his subordinates were more or less scared, and said confidently, although he didn't believe it, he also had some scruples, but fortunately, he was confident and strong, and he could believe that even if there were some ghosts, he could break it with one effort! So his calm and domineering attitude was transmitted to his subordinates.
This is different from what Liuchuan Yun said, is he not clear about the true face of Gutuo Temple? Or is one or even both of them lying? What is their purpose?
He quickly went through these questions in his mind, and he didn't think of the answers for the time being, but he also had the attitude of listening, and continued to ask the town about some related things, relatively speaking, he was more willing to believe his words, after all, forgive him and dare not deceive himself.
"Lord Kaede is worthy of Lord Kaede, and he is really a good man who stands up to the sky! Xia Guan admired, although I didn't want to believe it, but I was still a little scared in my heart, otherwise I would have to accompany the adults to find out. Wang Hua toasted and complimented and expressed his meaning euphemistically.
"Haha, this matter is none of your business, Lord Wang, and you don't need to go together, your hospitality and patient explanation are already grateful, and I will thank you again in the future."
"These are all things that the lower officials should do, and adults don't have to worry about it."
"There's one more thing I'd like to ask."
"Your Excellency, please speak."
"Did you hear any movement in the first three months or so of the Gutuo Temple?"
"The first three months?"
Wang Hua muttered, fell into memory, everyone did not bother him, he suddenly slapped his head, and said loudly: "By the way, adults don't say how soon I am about to forget, at that time, there was a very haunted place, it is said that there is a female ghost, always crying and crying, and then on a night when the night is dark and windy, and the thunderstorm is strong, there seems to be a god who came down to the world and subdued the wild ghosts. ”
"What did you hear and see?"
"It's too far away, we still have at least seventy or eighty miles to go, but the lightning in the sky can be seen faintly piercing the night sky, illuminating the ancient temple, it seems to be all blood, red, and the sound is nothing but thunder and lightning is the sound of fighting and crying gold and iron."
"Oh? It seems that it is not one or two ghosts, but a large one, hmph, I'm going to see if you are ghosts or fake ghosts! ”
Liuchuan Feng snorted coldly, now he believes that those are a group of martial arts masters hidden in the ancient temple, they should have fought with the guards sent by the emperor that day, and the princess of the previous dynasty should have died at that time, but he didn't say his thoughts, this was just his thoughts.
"If Feng Shizi can really find out what is going on there, he will really do a great thing for the people in the north of Chang'an, although after that incident, there is no haunted movement in the ancient temple, but I heard that there will still be unknown things occasionally wandering there, and I don't know if it's true or not."
"The theory of ghosts and gods is unreliable, as a court official, don't say such things again in the future, wait for me to find out in the past, and return the people to peace."
"What the adults teach is that the lower officials should remember it."
At the end of the banquet, almost everything that should be said was said, and Wang Hua also took his leave, but when he walked into the darkness, the corners of his mouth showed an inexplicable and vicious smile.
In the restaurant, Gan Lin asked weakly: "My lord, do you think there are really ghosts there, and there are a large number of lonely souls and wild ghosts?" ”
"What do you say?" Rukawa Kaede asked angrily.
"I ...... I don't know, I don't believe so, but I always feel a little scared. ”
"Silly girl, of course not! Where in this world are there ghosts and gods? However, some people deliberately want to pretend to be and use this identity to do some unknown bad things. ”
"Your Excellency is right, these people are just too hateful, they really should be arrested and beaten on the eighty boards!"
"Sometimes, ghosts and gods may not be terrible, and some people, when they are bad, are even afraid of ghosts!"
"What do you mean, sir, why don't I understand it?"
"It's okay, anyway, you have to know that people, sometimes, on the surface, are a person, but behind the scenes, they are a ghost, maybe one day he will eat you in one bite."
"Don't talk about it, I'm afraid."
"What are you afraid of, you are the one who has followed me for three years, what scene have you never seen? Be brave, as long as you have a light in your heart, no evil can get close! ”
"Yes...... But I'm still a little scared, so it's better to ...... Why don't I go to your room tonight and sleep? Gan Lin said shyly in a very small voice.
"So you're just coveting my beauty! Get out of here, I'm a man with a wife, and you're going to get married in the future, pay attention. ”
Rukawa Kaede laughed angrily and kicked this cute subordinate away with one kick.
Nothing happened overnight.