Back in the mansion, the banquet had already dispersed, and when I turned back to the courtyard, I happened to meet Mrs. Qin.

Under the gazebo, at a round table, Mrs. Qin looked at the starry sky as black as ink, "Time flies so fast, in the blink of an eye, Luo Shi has already married a wife, and Mrs. Ben is about to become a grandmother." Gu Bei, you are also a knight now, if you have nothing to do tomorrow, accompany me to Xiaguo Temple, for the old man, for you, for Luo Shi Zhu incense, by the way, to do some good deeds. ”

But all the powerful people, whenever there is a happy event, will give a few days, do good deeds and accumulate virtues, so that they can earn some reputation, and the Zhenguo Mansion is not exempt from vulgarity, not to mention that Mrs. Qin is a person who believes in Buddhism.

Of course, Gu Bei will not refuse, he has to have time if he doesn't have time, so he put other things off, "The son-in-law has nothing else to do, and he will definitely go with his mother-in-law when the time comes." ”

I don't know when Bai Luoshi came behind her, heard the conversation between Mrs. Qin and Gu Bei, and grabbed Mrs. Qin's arm a little reluctantly, "Mother, what are you looking for him, won't I accompany you when the time comes?" ”

"You're pregnant now, how can I keep you with you? Lang Zhong told you to rest at home......"

"But my daughter is tired of staying at home every day......"

"That's not good, in case of bumps, you can stay at home."

"Ah, how can my daughter be so delicate......"

Mrs. Qin patted the back of Bai Luoshi's hand very domineeringly, "Okay, don't say it, it's decided, you two should go back and rest early!" ”

Xia Guo Temple, built by order of Emperor Taizu of the Xia Dynasty, slowly became the state religion of the Xia Kingdom.

Qinhuai River long street, grass and trees warbler flying, prosperous and prosperous, quite have the style of Qingming Shanghe map, and Xia Guo Temple lives in the southwest, and Daming Lake is far away.

In the afternoon, the people who come to the Xia Guo Temple to offer incense are endless, enter the temple gate, and look around, you can see the towering bell tower. The bell tower was built together with the Xia Guo Temple, a huge bell, symbolizing Buddhism. Reincarnation, the emperor is eternal.

Under the bell tower, it is full of devout pilgrims.

Gu Bei looked at the familiar Xia Guo Temple, and the shadow appeared in his mind, and he sighed with emotion, "Now and then, the beautiful woman has gone far away." ”

Madam Qin and Gu Bei were not interested in the bell tower and walked straight towards the main hall.

There was a half-person-high wooden box outside the hall, and when he entered the door, Gu Bei put the prepared broken silver into it casually. The monks are empty, but they are not without desire, if they don't keep any incense money, eighty percent of them will show their faces.

Kneel on a cushion, fold your hands and pray. Gu Bei doesn't believe in Buddha or worship Buddha, but at this time he still knelt beside him honestly.

Madame Qin was very religious, her lips squirmed, she prayed for a full quarter of an hour, and her knees ached a little when she got up.

After worshipping the Buddha, the next step is to give charity, walk south along the stone road, until you come to the temple street south of the Qinhuai River. Temple Street is inhabited by poor people, and most of the beggars are concentrated here.

There is no need for Mrs. Qin to do it herself, and her own maids will take away the prepared food and distribute it.

What surprised Gu Bei was that in the face of free food, not too many people poured up. Today, it is really a little strange, looking at the sparse people, Mrs. Qin's face is a little unbearable.

It's no wonder that Mrs. Qin's face is ugly, the Zhenguo Mansion came to give alms, the scene is so cold, how can she be happy? When did the Zhenguo Mansion become so disliked?

Calling Xiao Ran over, Gu Bei said, "You ask people to inquire, what is the situation today?" ”

That house will go quickly, come quickly, "Uncle, most of the people in Temple Street have gone to the open space in the south to participate in the Dharma ceremony today. It seems that there is a wandering monk who is giving lectures and promoting Buddhism, and most of them are running to join in the fun. ”

It turned out that it was not that the people disliked the Zhenguo Mansion, so Mrs. Qin's face was also a little better, "Gu Bei, let's go and see what kind of master talks about Buddhism." ”

Mrs. Qin was a little angry, the poor people lacked food and drink, what use could it be to listen to Buddhism? Besides, guarding the Xia Guo Temple, do you still need any wandering monks to talk about Zen?

Gu Bei also felt a little strange, the wandering monk had his head in the water, and he ran to the side of Xia Guo Temple to grab a deal, this kind of person was either kicked in the head by a donkey, or he had ulterior motives.

Most of the poor people are ignorant, and they are most likely to be deceived and instigated by others.

Soon found the open space where the monks were preaching Zen, and at this time the whole open space was full of people, and on the high platform temporarily built in the center, there was a great monk with a solemn appearance.

The great monk called himself a wandering monk, and his Dharma name was "no anger".

The monk of no anger talks about the Dharma, but it is very different from that of the Xia Guo Temple, the Dharma should persuade people to be good, but the way of the monk without anger actually talks about poverty leading to injustice, and what is expounded is not goodness, but injustice and resistance.

"All things are born in nature, all beings have spirits, and there will be warnings from heaven if there is injustice in the world. When the dragon flies into the sky and the fire rages in the sky, it will be the time when the earth is turned upside down! ”

Gu Bei's brows frowned when he heard this, and Mrs. Qin snorted softly, "This demon monk, talking nonsense, bewitching the people, should be punished." ”

"Gu Bei, pass the word, don't be busy going back today, Mrs. Ben wants to see what this monk wants to do."

Gu Bei didn't dare to slack off, if Mrs. Qin wanted to stay on Temple Street, she had to arrange enough manpower to strengthen protection.

Like Mrs. Qin, Gu Bei has never had a good impression of this kind of person who confuses the public and demagogues the people. Looking at this innocent master, he is just pretending to be a ghost.

Towards the end of the evening, the sky gradually darkened, and the master of no anger, Bao Xiang, sat solemnly on the high platform, and the people below endured hunger, waiting to witness the so-called miracle of heaven. Gu Bei and his party hid in the crowd, and no one would pay attention to them.

On the high platform, I saw the monk standing up slowly, he closed his eyes, his mouth was chanting, suddenly his arms were up, pointing to the sky, his eyes opened suddenly, and shouted: "Li Minsheng, Tianzhaoxian, fire glass, séance Buddha!"

With a slogan, following the direction of the guide, in the distant inky sky, there was slowly a trace of light, and in the blink of an eye, a clear golden dragon was formed.

The golden dragon has claws and tails, and it is dancing with its teeth and claws in the air!

There was silence between heaven and earth, and all eyes were looking at the golden dragon that appeared out of thin air actually appeared a golden dragon, and at this time, Mrs. Qin, even Gu Bei frowned.

How did the old monk do it?

Mrs. Qin's face stiffened, and she looked at the void light dragon shadow in the sky in a daze, "Is it really a heavenly omen?" ”

Mrs. Qin didn't believe in anything like ghosts, but the facts were in front of her, so she couldn't believe it. Even Mrs. Qin is already like this, let alone those temple street people?

After a while, all the people were already prostrate on the ground, "The Living Buddha is coming, the Living Buddha is coming...... I implore the Living Buddha to save the world......"

Living buddha? Fuck your mother's living Buddha, what Gu Bei hates most is these dogs, relying on some skills to fool the people in order to achieve his ulterior purposes.

Seeing the people kneeling on the ground, Mrs. Qin also lost her attention, and said with an ugly face: "Gu Bei, is it that we are wrong to blame this old monk?" ”

"The strange force is chaotic, and its heart is bad. This old monk must have used some kind of skill, but we haven't been able to see through it yet! ”

When the golden dragon appeared before, Gu Bei felt a little weird, but he couldn't figure it out for a while. When I looked up and saw the bonfire burning under the high platform, I instantly thought of something.

Is it really that simple?

I have an idea in my heart, what a living Buddha who pretends to be a ghost, let someone expose your ghost tricks tonight, and see if you can continue to deceive people.

"Mother-in-law wait a while, and wait for the son-in-law to meet this old bald donkey!"

Gu Bei was full of confidence, but Mrs. Qin was worried, "Gu Bei, you have to be careful, in my opinion, this old monk is not simple, if he doesn't get it, he will use it, and then trick the people into biting back." ”

"Mother-in-law, don't worry, the son-in-law has his own countermeasures in his heart!"

Called Xiao Ran over, ordered carefully, and after making sure that nothing was missing, Xiao Ran left the crowd with a few generals.

Wu Yi is very satisfied with tonight's masterpiece, after tonight's events, he will definitely be able to add many believers to the Holy Sect, so that his position can also be raised. Looking at the people kneeling in the field, there was still compassion on his face, but in fact, he was already smiling in his heart.

Just when Wu was in a good mood, an abrupt voice sounded in the field.

"Master Wu Anger is really a good means, as a monk, but pretending to be a god and a ghost, and confusing the public, aren't you afraid of the Buddha's wrath?"

"Who? How dare you slander the old man like this!" Without anger, his eyes searched everywhere.

Gu Bei walked out of the shadows and stepped onto the high platform step by step, "Okay, the master doesn't have to bother looking for it, Uncle Ben is standing here." ”

In Ying Tianfu, Gu Bei was already a popular figure, a topic of conversation among the people, and when he stood on the high platform, some people recognized him.

"It's Aunt Bai of Luobei County!"

"It's really him, shouldn't Aunt Bai be in Luobeigang? How did you come to Temple Street? ”

"Even if it's him, he can't slander the master like this, just now Tianzhao saw it with his own eyes......"

Listening to the discussion of the people in the audience, there was a wild jump in Wu's heart, and he was no longer as calm as before.

In the past, the Holy Sect did things very smoothly, and during this time, every time I met Gu Bei, it was not good, and I could copy the whole family of the Holy Son when I went to Jinan Mansion for funeral.

"Aunt Bai, the old man responded to the Buddha's call to purify all sentient beings, how can you slander the old man so much? said that the old man pretended to be a ghost and confused the public with evil words, but there is real evidence, and the golden dragon was not done by man in the previous world! ”

"Slander?" Gu Bei laughed, "What if Aunt Ben can make the miracle reappear?" ”

"You...... Aunt Bai has to be careful when he speaks, otherwise he will only get into trouble for himself!"

Feeling that the time was almost up, Gu Bei didn't bother to talk to Wu Yan, picked up a torch from the bonfire, held it high and shook it.

A moment later, I heard a gong sound in the distance, and then a false light fell into the sky, and in the dark night sky, the figure of a rooster slowly appeared, and the rooster trembled, as if it was about to lay eggs.

"Giggle...... Giggle..."

A rooster crowed, accompanied by the clear light and shadow of the rooster, and all the people in the audience were stunned, and even the old monk opened his mouth in a daze.

In the distance, Madame Qin looked at the weird big rooster in the sky, her face full of smiles.

The maid next to her laughed quietly: "Uncle is really, if you don't let people learn that rooster crowing, everyone will get goosebumps when you hear it." ”

Mrs. Qin couldn't help but cover her mouth and smile, maybe this was Gu Bei's spoof thoughts.

When the rooster appeared in the night sky, even if the people were ignorant, they knew that they had been tricked, and for a while everyone looked at each other angrily, aiming at the hatless monk on the high platform.

The old man with no anger was slackened, his eyebrows drooped, and he wondered how to flee quickly.

How could Gu Bei let Wu Yi escape, taking advantage of the old monk's panicked heart, he kicked it fiercely, "Old bald donkey, get down for Aunt Ben!" ”

The old monk was defenseless at all, and he was accidentally kicked to the ground and rolled off the high platform. Several generals stepped forward and tied the Wu Yan into a strong knot.

When the people of Temple Street think of today's events, they can't help but sigh a little, if Gu Bei hadn't appeared, I'm afraid they would have been coaxed by the old bald donkey.

"Aunt Bai, it is really a god descending from heaven, if it weren't for you, we would all fall for the evil of the old monk."

"Ladies and gentlemen, this myth is not credible, and sometimes things that you can't understand may not necessarily be true. I hope that you will not believe the gossip of others in the future, so as not to be used If you sit down and commit something chaotic, then no one will be able to save everyone! ”

"Let's listen to the county man!"

Because of the incident, Mrs. Qin and her party got up and returned. But it's not all bad, at least the people of Temple Street will remember the good of the Zhenguo Mansion.

On the way back, Mrs. Qin asked the doubts in her heart.

"Gu Bei, tell me quickly, how did the golden dragon and the rooster appear?"

"Mother-in-law, this matter is a little trick to put it bluntly, and it is not too difficult. The technique is somewhat similar to that of folk shadow puppetry, using leather paper to cut out the desired shape, then placing it in front, lighting a bonfire, and then using a copper mirror to illuminate the shadow puppet, and the shape of the shadow will be projected along the light of the copper mirror.

Then let people prepare a larger black cloth in advance, which hangs in the air like flying a kite, and the copper mirror illuminates the light and projects it on the black cloth, forming the light and shadow of a dragon or a rooster. Far away, under the cover of night, it's hard to spot the black cloth, all you can see is a dragon or a rooster!

This method is very simple, but the conditions are a little harsh, and it must be a starlit night, if it is a night when the moon is high, you can see the black cloth at a glance, and you can't deceive people. ”

After Gu Bei's explanation, the technique is really very simple, but it is Gu Bei who is really not simple. If it were someone else, he might be able to see through the old monk's tricks, but it would take time, and only Gu Bei could directly debunk the old monk's deception after thinking for a while.

Mrs. Qin looked at her son-in-law more and more like it, "There is a shadow puppet show in Fucheng, but I have never seen it, and I never thought that someone would use this kind of trick to deceive people." ”

When Mrs. Qin and her entourage returned home, it was already the middle of the year, and the old monk had been sent to the government office, and what could be judged depended on the ability of the government office.

After the child's time, Ying Tianfu City had fallen into a deep sleep, and in a luxurious mansion outside the city, Yun Ge couldn't hide the anger in his heart and threw a teacup on the ground.

"It's Gu Bei again, I didn't settle accounts with you last time, but I didn't expect it to be folded in his hands again this time! It seems that he can't be allowed to continue to live, otherwise he will become a big problem for my Holy Sect sooner or later!"

A black-robed man next to him bowed down and said, "Holy Son, I'm afraid there is little hope for this matter. Now wherever Gu Bei goes, there are elite families from Baifu who will follow him. Some time ago, a group of masked people kidnapped the Holy Maiden and threatened Gu Bei, and finally fell into his hands, not to mention that the sect leader had an explanation, so it was best not to act rashly now. ”

Listening to the words of the black-robed man, Yun Ge was also like a deflated ball, sitting on the chair.

Yun Ge let out a long sigh, his heart full of helplessness. The door was destroyed, why didn't he want revenge? This son is just a grass people, with the relationship of the Guogong Mansion, he has already made the Holy Sect suffer several big losses, and in time, if Gu Bei is in power, with his ability, it will be tantamount to a disaster for the Holy Sect.

However, he is not alone in the affairs of the Holy Sect, there are several elders, and there is also the sect leader above.

"Do you just let Gu Bei go?"

"Holy Son, it's inconvenient for us to start, we can borrow someone else's hand. Isn't there a bunch of masked men? The enemy of the enemy is a friend, as long as we come up with enough benefits, there will always be someone who is willing to deal with Gu Bei for us!"

Yun Ge smiled bitterly and shook his head, "There is not much hope, that group of masked people folded in his hands, will they still make a move?" ”

"What the Holy Son said is right, but we don't really have to kill Gu Bei, it's naturally good to be able to kill him, if we can't kill him, we won't hurt."

"That's a good idea!"

A plan for Gu Bei was in full swing, but Gu Bei himself didn't know it, and was busy preparing for autumn plowing in Luobei Port.

The level of cultivation in this era was extremely low, and for Gu Bei, an irresponsible landlord who owned a lot of land, he had to make all preparations before autumn ploughing.

Chen Jinwang showed the dutifulness of the big housekeeper and sent an investigation early.

The result is only one word - ask for money!

There is no selection, no breeding, no cattle and tools, fertilizer and water management depends on the sky, and the prevention and control of pests and diseases is backward......

Gu Bei couldn't help but sigh very emotionally: I bought land, I had to cultivate nothing, and I had to spend a lot of money......

In the face of the current situation, Gu Bei has joy and pity.

It is a pity that the people of Daxia actually relied on such primitive and backward farming conditions to feed tens of millions of people.

The joy is that I can use the technology of the 21st century.

"The cost of wages is 9,600 taels, the cost of building and other expenses is 3,200 taels, the daily expenditure of providing relief to the victims is 123 taels, and the monthly expenditure is ...... High-rise construction materials......"

Hearing Chen Jinwang's report, Gu Bei covered his forehead and sighed, it costs money to eat, wear, live and travel, but fortunately, Tianxianglu has come in.

"The owner, the seeds, the cattle, the farming tools...... I still need to buy it, and this money ......"

Buy it! It's already like this, can you buy it, can you still give up halfway?

PS: Subscription dismal! Xiaochen tearfully stretched out his hand to the brothers to ask for collection~