After leaving Xie's house, Tuoba Shen sent Liu Wenyuan to the bazaar, and after purchasing sacrifices, he found a car dealer to rent a car for Liu Wenyuan, and gave him two guards. After that's done, I go to the Qingyi Pavilion with Lu Guang.

When I returned to the museum, I heard Li Biao say that not long after he left in the morning, Xiao Ziqing sent someone to send an invitation sticker, saying that he was asking Tuoba Shen to swim in Huaishui at night. Li Biao was not there because Tuoba Shen was there, and he didn't write a thank you post.

Tuoba Shen read Xiao Ziqing's invitation, and after handwriting the thank you post, he sent someone to Qingxi.

Although Xiao Ziqing's post only said that they were traveling with Huaishui, they all knew that this was a matter of talking about a deal. It's just that he didn't expect Xiao Ziqing to invite him to swim in Huaishui, with his original conjecture, Xiao Ziqing would take the initiative to come to the door to discuss.

Fortunately, Huaishui has a good atmosphere at night, and talking there can be described as both public and private. Let's hope we get off to a good start! After all, he didn't want to be unhappy with Xiao Ziqing.

In the afternoon, Tuoba stayed in the museum, writing and painting. Until it was almost time, Xiao Ziqing sent a servant to send a post, saying that Xiao Ziqing would go to Xianggong Temple at the end of the day, and asked Tuoba Shen to meet at Xianggong Temple, and then go to Huaishui together.

"Your Highness, this time the stakes are very high, and the lower officials have nothing to do in the hall, so it is better to accompany His Highness to go together." Li Biao and the others said after reading the post.

"Okay, not only Li Qing is going, Zheng Qing and Yu Qing can also go together." This time I went to talk about official business, not to talk about personal affairs, Li Biao and Zheng Daozhao are well-informed and eloquent, so it is best to go together. It is estimated that Xiao Ziqing will also bring some officials at that time. As for Yu Zhong, he hasn't been let follow him when he goes out in the past few days, which has already made him complain, so let's let him go with him today. He has the emperor's mandate in his body, so he can't always make it difficult for him.

Four minutes before the hour, night fell, the bright moon had appeared in the eastern sky, it was estimated that the time was almost up, Tuoba Shen saw Liu Wenyuan who had returned to the museum, and only then left the museum with Li Biao, Zheng Daozhao, and Yu Zhong. Only ten guards were left on duty in the museum, and the rest followed, hiding their blades in the car.

Bored on the way, Li Biao told everyone some old things in the Southern Dynasty along the way, and also introduced the Xianggong Temple that he was about to go to.

"Xianggong Temple is near the left of the bridge in Qingxi, Xiaguan has been there, there are two five-level floating temples in it, so it is very famous in Jiankang City, and the incense in the temple can also be called vigorous. Speaking of which, Xianggong Temple is still Liu Yu's old residence when he was the king of Xiangdong. After Liu Yu became a puppet, all the brothers who had a small name were killed by him. I thought that I had done too much, so I was frightened and scared in my heart, so I gave up my old house as a temple and accumulated merit to seek blessings. ”

Listening to what Li Biao said, Tuoba Shen remembered an interesting story about Liu Yu that he saw when he read history books in his previous life. It is said that once Liu Yu met with Xin'an who returned to the dynasty to guard Chao Shangzhi, and said to Chao Shangzhi proudly: "Have you ever been to Xianggong Temple?" That was my great merit and it cost me a lot of money. Unexpectedly, as soon as the words fell, he was slapped in the face by a waiter named Yu Yuan in public, saying: "These are all built by the common people's money to buy children and pay for women, if the Buddha has a spirit, he will only lament for this compassion and lamentation, the sin is higher than the tower, how can there be any merit at all!" As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked, and Yu Yuan's expression was as usual, and he was driven out on the spot by the angry Liu Yu.

A few hundred steps before the Xianggong Temple, two floating temples with a few lights come into view, at this time there is still a moment away from the time, but see that a few luxury cars have been parked outside the door of the Xianggong Temple, and there are dozens of domestic servants on duty around.

"I think Xiao Ziqing has arrived!" Zheng Daozhao said.

Before the car approached, he asked the people on duty around the vehicle, only to know that Xiao Ziqing had just arrived, and now he had entered with the temple master.

After getting out of the car, Tuoba Shen and Li Biao and others told Xiao Shami, who was guarding the door, that they had entered the temple after being invited by the king of Luling, asked the monks in the temple, and learned that Xiao Ziqing went to the main hall to worship the Buddha. So the group passed through the middle of the two fifth-level floating temples, and walked to the Buddha hall in front of them by the light of the fire in the stone lamps on both sides.

Dozens of steps away from the Buddha hall, I saw that Xiao Ziqing had finished incense and came out of the hall. Coming out with him were three monks and four middle-aged people who looked like they were officials.

Xiao Ziqing had just been incense accompanied by a few monks, and when he went out, he saw a few people walking in the darkness in the distance, and when he saw a person in front of him who was only as high as his chest, he knew that Tuoba Shen had arrived.

"The northern envoy is here" Xiao Ziqing said to a monk wearing black clothes and long beard next to him, and chuckled: "Master Fadu, the northern envoy is in front of you, whether you can get the northern envoy's alms, it depends on the teacher himself." ”

The black-clothed monk clasped his palms together and said, "Thank you Xiao Tanyue for your help." The matter of opening the cave and building the statue was originally a private matter of Qixia Temple, and it should not have been for help from the laity. It's just that the financial resources in the temple are limited, so I have to disturb a few Tan Yue. Xiao Tanyue gave 150,000 yuan, which is enough! Asking for help from the northern envoy, how dare Xiao Tan talk about it again. ”

Xiao Ziqing smiled, nodded and said: "Giving and praying for blessings is all in sincerity, so that there will be merit and blessings, if it is the northern envoy, but it is not beautiful if it is just my affection." ”

As he spoke, he turned around and walked towards Tuoba Shen. Behind him, the worldly seven followed.

Tuoba Shen saw Xiao Ziqing and the others coming down from the steps, stepped forward and arched his hand: "Tuoba Shen, the northern envoy, has seen the feet of King Luling." ”

"Xiao Ziqing of the Qi Dynasty, I have seen the feet of the Northern Envoy."

After seeing the ceremony, Xiao Ziqing, as the landlord, first introduced four officials and three monks to Tuobashen.

These officials are all subordinate officials of Xiao Ziqing's Luling Kingdom and the General Mansion of the Chinese Army, respectively, Yin Yuan, the head of the Kingdom Shi Chen County, Yuan Ying, the head of the General Mansion, Sima Lujiang He Yizhi and Cao Lin, the Kingdom Army.

Three monks, two are the master monk of Xianggong Temple, Jinghe Temple, and the other is the main monk of Qixia Mountain, Qixia District, Nanjing City.

Tuoba Shen also introduced Li Biao and others, and then also entered the Buddha hall to pray for incense, and after coming out, at the invitation of Xiao Ziqing, he visited the temple and the two floating temples under the guidance of the temple owner.

After a tea break in the meditation room, the group walked to the temple gate together. Just walked to the temple gate Tuoba Shen was about to express his gratitude to the temple master monk Jing, when he saw the Fadu who didn't talk much along the way and stepped forward, and after announcing "Nan Wu Amitabha Buddha", he said: "The monk of Qixia Temple in the mountain is polite. ”

Tuoba Shen clasped his palms together and saluted, "I don't know what the mage has to say?" ”

Ever since he entered the monastery, he has paid some attention to this law. Because for Xianggong Temple, he and Xiao Ziqing are outsiders, although Fadu is a Buddhist sect, they are also outsiders, how can there be a reason to let guests entertain guests? Moreover, when Xiao Ziqing introduced this Fadu Taoist, he was closer than the master of Xianggong Temple, so Tuoba Shen had already guessed that this Fadu had been staying here, and there might be something to say.

"Don't hide it, the poor road is cheeky, there is something to ask Tan Yue."

"Master, please say, if you can make a difference, there is no reason to shirk it."

"Poor Dao Qixia Temple lives in the mountains, there are many demons and evils, killing people's lives, so two years ago I made a wish to open a cave in the mountain to suppress the evils, but the temple's financial resources are meager, only the two caves have been completed. This entry into the city is to seek help from good faith and achieve meritorious events. Yesterday, I heard the name of Tanyue, and remembered that the Gui Dynasty had opened the cave temple in Wuzhou Mountain for decades, so I came to Tanyue for help. ”

It turned out to be funded!

"Opening a cave and building a statue is a great merit. Don't know what the mage is looking for? ”

"No matter how many or too little, sincerity is enough, the Buddha has knowledge, and there will be blessings."

This old monk shouldn't be a charlatan! It's quite slippery to say that this kind of charlatan pretends to be a charlatan! Sincerity is enough, how much is sincerity! Ten thousand? Thirty thousand? Fifty thousand?

Originally, I wanted this Fadu to speak on its own, but the word Fadu's sincerity pushed it back.

After thinking about it, he said to Li Biao: "Gong Li, I don't know how much money there is in the treasury?" ”

When Li Biao heard this, he knew that Tuoba Shen didn't know how much to give, he gave too much, it was too wrong, too little and it made people laugh, and he wanted to ask him how much it was appropriate.

Li Biao pondered to himself and said: "The money to be made in this transaction is mostly five baht in Jiangnan, four baht, and five baht in Han is really scarce. And when he returns to the court, he will have to go to the city to buy, and he will need a lot of money. In addition, I am afraid that there is no more than 30,000 yuan. ”

After getting Li Biao's answer, Tuoba Shen said to Fadu: "There are only more than 30,000 yuan in the treasury, is it enough?" If it's not enough, I'll think of a way. ”

Fadu did not show disappointment on his face, and replied: "As much as you like, 30,000 is enough." ”

Fadu still knows how to do it, and 30,000 is really a lot. Tuoba said cautiously

Xiao Ziqing saw that the amount of charity had been negotiated, and said with a smile: "30,000 is a lot, and I have to be generously given by the imperial court, and I only get 150,000 yuan." ”

He also knew that Tuoba Shen could donate 30,000 yuan, which was enough. Tuoba Shen is not like him, he has official income, such as gifts and fiefs, and he may have a lot of money in his treasury, but it is all public money, and he can't use it too much privately. This time, it is also a donation of Buddhist statues, not for personal gain, which can be regarded as making people have nothing to say. 11