Chapter Seventy-Three: Famen Temple Incense and the Emperor Talk about Horses

Emperor Chongzhen said the words of asking Zhang Zhimu to take in those ministers with the strength of wine, which was also to test Zhang Zhimu and see Zhang Zhimu's reaction. And Zhang Zhimu is not good at stubble, and his answer is not leaky. Emperor Chongzhen said in his heart: "This Zhang Zhimu is a master, at the beginning, he gives people the feeling that he is a greedy businessman, and then he shows a soft heart and is very easy-going, but this is the side he shows others." Not at all confused in big things! ”

Emperor Chongzhen saw that he couldn't get any results, so he pretended to drink too much and fell asleep.

After breakfast early the next morning, Emperor Chongzhen and Zhang Zhimu and their party came to the railway station surrounded by the kiln officials in Tianshui, and pedaled back.

As soon as the train started, Emperor Chongzhen also came to the dining car to drink tea and chat with everyone. Zhang Zhimu and Emperor Chongzhen were chatting happily, and when they saw Li Jing coming to the dining car, they glanced at him and went out. Zhang Zhimu knew that Li Jing must have something to do, so he immediately excused himself to go out, and it happened that Li Jing was waiting for him in the aisle of the train.

Seeing Zhang Zhimu come out, Li Jing immediately handed him a telegram. The word top secret was written on the top of the telegram, which is why Li Jing did not send it directly to Zhang Zhimu. Because in front of Emperor Chongzhen, after reading the telegram, Zhang Zhimu probably had to show it to the emperor, otherwise he would be angry. But this telegram really can't be shown to Emperor Chongzhen. Because this is a secret telegram sent by the command center, informing Zhang Zhimu that Horqin's guests have arrived in Zhangjiakou and will be Datong soon.

Zhang Zhimu was of course very happy when he saw the telegram, and said in his heart: "Concubine Zhuang is not simple!" ”

After reading the telegram, he said to Li Jing: "Very good! He couldn't let him know about that yet. He gestured to the dining cart.

Li Jing nodded and said, "Got it!" Then he said, "Hey! That is, you take him seriously. If it's up to me, send them to work! "Li Jing and Zhang Zhimu have a very close relationship, and they speak casually.

"You bastard, talk nonsense, be careful I cut your tongue!" Zhang Zhimu said deliberately angrily.

Li Jing smiled and said, "Hehe! Zhang, don't be soft-hearted about those Mongols! This time they must be dealt with once and for all! ”

"What do you mean, kill them all?" Zhang Zhimu asked.

"It's impossible to kill them all." Li Jing thought for a while, and then said, "But if you don't kill them, they are like grass on the grassland, it won't take many years for them to grow again!" ”

"Haven't you thought about blending them with us as much as possible like Ordos? You are a general now, use your brain to think more about problems! ”

"Hey, hey! I just don't want to worry so much," Li Jing said with a smile, "I think Ordos's method will work, but I have to worry a lot." We also need to build the road as soon as possible, so that they can't do without us. But anyway, we're going to have to get them over first. Otherwise, if there is no power, you won't come out first! ”

"You kid finally said something with a brain!" Zhang Zhimu said approvingly, "If you want to maintain long-term peace and stability, you can't rely entirely on force." It is necessary to establish a system that will stabilize the entire society. ”

Emperor Chongzhen wants to go to Xi'an to pick up Empress Zhou and others, and he also has to get off the car to play for a few days. When he arrived in Xi'an, there were two princes accompanying Emperor Chongzhen, and Zhang Zhimu told Emperor Chongzhen that he would go to Fufeng County to do something, and then rush to Xi'an to meet them.

Of course, Emperor Chongzhen didn't say anything, Zhang Zhimu didn't say anything, and it was not good to ask him why he came to Fufeng County.

In fact, Zhang Zhimu's arrival in Fufeng County was not a temporary decision, Li Jing took a few people to follow Zhang Zhimu to get out of the car.

Coming to the platform of Fufeng County, waiting for Emperor Chongzhen to leave their special train, Li Jing asked: "Mr. Zhang, why do you suddenly want to get off at Fufeng, what is the urgent matter for you?" ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "Don't talk nonsense! Let's go straight to Famen Temple! ”

Fufeng County Station is a small station, and there are not many people now, Zhang Zhimu and his party are well-dressed, which still attracts people's attention. When Li Jing asked people to ask how to go to Famen Temple, people knew that these were some pilgrims who were offering incense, and no one paid attention!

Today is not the fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year, nor is it a special day, there are not many pilgrims in Famen Temple.

Zhang Zhimu and his entourage did not disturb anyone, and went straight to the Daxiong Treasure Hall and saw that there was only one little monk on duty.

Zhang Zhimu lit a stick of incense, in front of the statue of Shakyamuni Buddha, respectfully inserted his hands into the incense burner, and bowed very devoutly!

The little monk rings the bell to pray for blessings!

Li Jing went over and told the little monk on duty that Zhang Dongjia from Yaogang came to incense and asked to see the presiding abbot, and the little monk hurriedly folded his hands and saluted, turned around and ran out.

After a while, the old abbot led several monks over, and saw Zhang Zhimu clasping his hands together to salute, and chanting the Buddha's name: "Amitabha!" Zhang Dongjia arrived, and he was out of welcome! ”

The elders knew that Zhang Zhimu was now called Zhang Dongjia, in fact, he was the actual master of the world, and even the elders who had been practicing for many years were extremely happy to be here today.

Zhang Zhimu said: "The elder is polite! What a disturbance! Passing by here today, to receive a good fate, can the elder talk about it alone! ”

"Please have tea in the back hall of Zhang Dong's house!" The old abbot knew that a person like Zhang Zhimu would not have something to talk to him about for no reason.

After Zhang Zhimu and the abbot came to the back hall, Shani sent fragrant tea and retreated.

Zhang Zhimu picked up the teacup, took a sip and put it down, looked up at the old abbot and asked, "Elder!" When I came in, I saw that the pagoda in the temple was cracked, was it caused by the earthquake a few years ago? ”

"Yes! Zhang Dongjia. The old abbot said, "Ah! After years of war, the people have just lived a good life for a few years, and they have not yet fully recovered. We are also powerless to repair the pagoda, ashamed of the Buddha! ”

"Huh! I think even if the Buddha is here, he will be the same as the abbot, let the people eat enough before building the pagoda! Zhang Zhimu said.

"Amitabha! Zhang Dongjia is so right! It is said that Zhang Dongjia cares about the people of the world, and this is true! ”

"The elder has won the prize!" Zhang Zhimu took out a silver ticket, handed it to the old abbot and said, "Elder, I have some savings over the years, please ask the elder to bother to repair this pagoda!" ”

"Amitabha!" The old abbot took the silver ticket and saw that it was a silver ticket of 100,000 taels of silver, and he was also shocked by his concentration for many years. Put your hands together and say, "Amitabha! Zhang Dongjia's merits are immeasurable! ”

"Elder Troubled Labor, pray for the blessings of all sentient beings!" Zhang Zhimu said with his hands folded.

"Amitabha! Good, good, good! ”

Zhang Zhimu asked the abbot again: "Does the elder know the secret of the underground palace under this pagoda?" ”

Hearing this question, the old abbot suddenly became alert, "The old man knows a little bit about it, but the underground palace hasn't been opened again for many years!" I don't know in detail! ”

"Old abbot, don't get me wrong!" Zhang Zhimu said, "I told you this alone today, just to hope that the old abbot must protect the underground palace here." If there is any danger, you can go directly to me. Inside the dungeon is a priceless treasure left by our ancestors! Do not be taken advantage of by traitors. Otherwise, we are sorry for our ancestors and sorry for the Buddha! ”

"It seems! Zhang Dongjia knows something about the underground palace? The old abbot glanced at Zhang Zhimu and asked uneasily.

Of course, Zhang Zhimu can't say how the underground palace was discovered in his previous life, how it was opened, and how the Buddha bone relics were discovered. However, he still reminded the abbot and said: "There are many treasures of the Buddha's true body relics here, and they must not be known to outsiders!" ”

"Ahh The old abbot didn't expect that there would be a Buddha lord's true body relics in the underground palace, "Zhang Dongjia is telling the truth?" The old abbot shouldn't have asked like this, but the matter was too big for him to worry.

Zhang Zhimu nodded and said, "It's true! ”

"Amitabha!"

Zhang Zhimu said: "When the world is more stable, I will allocate some money to rebuild the Famen Temple." At that time, we will invite the Buddha's true body relics to pray for the blessings of all sentient beings! Let the believers of the world worship! ”

"I've been looking forward to this day! That is also the blessing of all beings in the world! The abbot said excitedly.

"However, this matter still needs to be kept extremely secret!" Zhang Zhimu instructed.

"Don't worry!" The old abbot said, "You know the affairs of the underground palace, you know it, and the Buddha in heaven knows it!" ”

Zhang Zhimu drank some tea, and he had the intention of leaving, and the old abbot asked: "Zhang Dongjia, the old man wants to ask for the common people in the world." Can the world be at peace? ”

"Haha!" Zhang Zhimu laughed and said, "Old abbot, isn't the world already peaceful?" The situation of our Ming Dynasty surrounded by strong enemies has completely changed. There is no need to worry about foreign invasions every day. However, we were all too passive before. We also want to spend a few years stabilizing the borders around us. After that, we will make every effort to develop production and improve people's livelihood. Let the people of the world live a good life. ”

"Amitabha! With Zhang Dongjia, it is a blessing for the people of the world! The old abbot said.

"Huh! At that time, you monks will also be busy! ”

"Please make it clear!" The old abbot didn't understand.

"Huh! When people have enough food and clothing, there is more confusion! Zhang Zhimu said with a smile.

"Oops! Zhang Dongjia has seen it so thoroughly, and it really comes from an extraordinary background, and the Buddha is not shallow! The old abbot was also a pun.

"The abbot has won the prize!"

"Zhang Dongjia, it seems that he attaches great importance to the role of Buddhism!" The old abbot is not an ordinary person, testing Zhang Zhimu, the future master of the world.

"In Yaogang, we have been teaching children to tell truth, goodness and beauty since elementary school! In fact, in my opinion, 'truth' refers to science, 'goodness' refers to various religions, and 'beauty' refers to art. Zhang Zhimu said, "Therefore, we are not opposed to all religions that persuade people to be good!" But we oppose anyone who works in religion into politics. Oppose theocracy. Everyone has freedom of belief. ”

"Wonderful! Got it! Zhang Dongjia, whose world will be the world in the future? The old man asked boldly. ”

"The world should be the world of the people of the world, and the world should not be anyone's world." Zhang Zhimu said, "Since the old abbot asked, I might as well say a few more words." Just now, I took the train from Tianshui with the current emperor and got off here. Today's emperor is a good emperor who works hard, but how is the world? Needless to say, everyone in the world has seen it! I think that no matter who becomes the emperor, it will not bring any benefit to the people of the world. I thought that since Emperor Chongzhen, there should be no emperor in the world. The leader of the people of the world must be a person of virtue and ability recognized by the people of the world. If he is incompetent, the people of the world can remove this person at any time. ”

"Isn't the world even more chaotic?" The old abbot couldn't accept such a thing at once.

"Yes! This is not an easy task. Everyone needs to be enlightened, the world is full of people who can't live without the emperor, and such things can't be done. "We also need a sound legal system so that everyone, including national leaders, obeys the law." ”

Zhang Zhimu's words were beyond the abbot's comprehension, and he didn't ask any more.

The reason why Zhang Zhimu sent the silver to Famen Temple today was because he wanted to spend the money to repair the pagoda in advance, so as not to collapse due to disrepair. Now is not the time to invite the treasures from the dungeon.

Since there was only a train to Xi'an the next day, Zhang Zhimu and Li Jing had to stay in Baoji. Zhang Zhimu They did not alarm the local officials and looked around in Baoji. Very happy with the local situation. Due to the expansion of Chencang Road, Baoji has become a transit station across the Qinling Mountains, and people here are very lively.

Looking at the smiling people on the street, Zhang Zhimu asked Li Jing: "I see that they have made a lot of money in business?" ”

"Hey! Now when you do business, you can't lose money as long as you move! The north and south of the Qinling Mountains have had bumper harvests for several years in a row, and in many places we have not yet reached the time to collect taxes, and they are all very rich! Li Jing said.

"Don't talk nonsense! How much money can you earn by farming? Zhang Zhimu said, "No business is not rich, no work is not rich." Most of the people were just able to get enough to eat. In some places where the situation is bad, it is difficult to eat enough! Like Baoji, it borrowed the light of Chen Cangdao, and there is no universal representativeness. ”

"Mr. Zhang, you don't want everyone in the world to be like Yaogang, right?" Li Jing asked.

"Why not?" Zhang Zhimu said, "I just want everyone in the world to live the kind of life that Yaogang people live, and it will be much better than that in the future!" ”

"Oh my God! How much steel, how many cars, trams, how many power plants are needed? Li Jing asked again.

"The process of our continuous construction is the process of becoming rich together." Zhang Zhimu said, "Moreover, let me tell you, construction will be an accelerated process." Just look! ”

Li Jing's words also reminded Zhang Zhimu that many people in the kiln gang will have the same understanding of such problems as Li Jing, and they don't know very well. Other people may not know it clearly, and it is necessary to explain to the people of the world that the people of Yaogang today are the people of the world tomorrow. In this way, everyone's fighting spirit can be stimulated. This realization is also a harvest for Zhang Zhimu to come to Baoji.

When Zhang Zhimu rushed to Xi'an, he found that Xiaoqing and Xiaohu and their children were the happiest. Their faces were all a little tanned, and they probably didn't play outside. Huang Yukun said: "These children are crazy to play, I can't play. After seeing several places a day, I feel tired. ”

Xiaoqing said: "I have been dreaming about what Xi'an is like? I finally came here once, so naturally I have to have a good time! ”

Xiaohu was more practical and said: "The emperor is playing everywhere, and our children are more willing to play!" ”

Erhu is also starting to pester people now, and when he saw Zhang Zhimufei, he asked him to hug him and said, "I'm going to play with my brother too!" ”

"Wait until you grow up! Now there is a train between Yaogang and here, and in the future, let your brother take you by train to come here to play. Zhang Zhimu coaxed Erhu and said.

Xiaohu also said: "Hear it! Come on, I'll take you to play later. ”

There was no one in the house, and Huang Yukun whispered to Zhang Zhimu: "Sister-in-law Xu wants to take the child back to her hometown to take a look, and ask me if I can do it, but I can't say it!" Do you want to ask Uncle Chen about this? ”

"Hey! What is Uncle Chen asking about this? You really don't know Uncle Chen, so you tell Sister-in-law Xu to get off the bus and go back to your hometown when you pass by Weinan! Zhang Zhimu said, "Otherwise, it's okay to leave a day in advance, and when we pass, they will get in the car and go back with us." ”

"Also, Sister-in-law Xu has a lot of heart, and I think too much." Huang Yukun said.

In addition to the children's happiness, Yang Yulin and Xiao Hongyu were also very happy, and they bought a lot of things one by one. In Huang Yukun's words: "It's all a bunch of fools, these things can be bought in Yaogang, so you have to buy them here." ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "You don't understand this, they may be happier in the process of buying things than using these things." This is also their contribution to the people of Xi'an. After speaking, Zhang Zhimu asked again: "Did Queen Zhou, the princes, and the princesses give all the money?" ”

"It's all given!" Huang Yukun said, "I handed it over to Queen Zhou, made a list, and asked Queen Zhou to give it to them." It's a little pretty. ”

Zhang Zhimu saw that no one else hugged Huang Yukun and kissed him and said, "I don't worry if Mrs. is still doing things!" ”

Huang Yukun also obediently fell into Zhang Zhimu's arms and said, "Sleep with me tonight!" ”

"Okay!" Zhang Zhimu deliberately asked, "What's the benefit of sleeping here?" ”

"What's the benefit?" Huang Yukun couldn't do it, and pinched Zhang Zhimu, "You don't know what the benefits are?" ”

"Oops! It's better to sleep with someone than with your wife. Zhang Zhimu said.

"You! That's what you say about who you sleep with, right? Huang Yukun didn't believe such words, but he was willing to listen.

Sister-in-law Xu listened to Zhang Zhimu's suggestion, and took Gao Jinfeng and Gao Guixiang to Weinan by train one day in advance. Vehicles and soldiers had already been arranged over there to accompany Sister-in-law Xu back to Gaojiabaozi.

When they arrived at Gaojiabaozi, Sister-in-law Xu and the two children burst into tears. The houses inside the fort have long been burned down, and now they are overgrown with weeds and trees. When they turned around, they saw that there were still a few families living here, and when they went over to ask, it turned out that there were some villagers who had fled and had nowhere to go and came back, and how many families lived here. They recognized that it was Sister-in-law Xu who came back with the child, and quickly knelt down: "Oops! It's the big young grandmother and the little boy who are back! ”

Sister-in-law Xu hurriedly helped them up.

Someone said: "After the fort was breached, the people in the fort were basically killed." Not many people ran out. But there are so many dead people here that most of the people who ran out did not dare to come back to live. There's really no way we can come back. ”

Sister-in-law Xu asked, "Did the old owner come back later?" ”

"The old farmer has returned, as if with some money. But I drank every day and died last year. We all helped bury it. ”

Sister-in-law Xu knew that it must be the silver that Chen Yufeng secretly gave him.

After taking the children to their grandfather's grave and burning the paper, Sister-in-law Xu said to everyone: "You can plant the land here!" From now on, everything here has nothing to do with us. However, Sister-in-law Xu left them her address in Yaogang and told them that they could go to her if they had something to do in Yaogang. And he took out some silver and gave it to everyone.

The people in the castle knew about Sister-in-law Xu's current situation, and they were all happy for them.

Sister-in-law Xu took the children back for a trip, and she was completely down-to-earth. The current two children, even if the original fort was not burned down, will not return here. The group of them left here as a complete farewell to this place. Although Sister-in-law Xu was in a very chaotic mood, she was also extremely relaxed.

Zhang Zhimu and their train picked up Sister-in-law Xu's mother and son in Weinan, and when it started again, Emperor Chongzhen was also moved by Zhang Zhimu's story about their mother.

Emperor Chongzhen said: "This result is still good, and our Ming Dynasty will also be better in the future." ”

"Yes! The country is unstable, and the people are uneasy! Zhang Zhimu said.

The train stopped again when it arrived at Tongguan, and this time it picked up a group of people led by Yan Boju. It turned out that Yan Boju and they sent a squadron of armed police to guard the Tongguan Bridge, Yan Boju was not at ease, so he came to take a look.

After Zhang Zhimu introduced Yan Boju to Emperor Chongzhen, Emperor Chongzhen looked at Yan Boju in front of him, who was not good-looking "Cybernaut". In particular, Zhang Zhimu said that Mr. Yan is now cultivating a new type of high-quality horse, and Emperor Chongzhen is more interested.

Yan Boju, who didn't like the emperor very much, heard the emperor talk about horses, so he became interested.

The emperor asked: "Our Ming Dynasty is not short of good horses!" It should be able to breed good horses! ”

Yan Boju didn't say flattering words, so he immediately shook his head and squeezed his little eyes and said, "Hey! No way! Our Mongolian horse is good, that horse is not picky eater, rarely sick, adapted to roughage. Those Mongols did not have much food to feed their horses before, and they could march and fight on the grassland by grazing, and they had great stamina. But our horses are small and not strong enough. We have now got some Arabian horses, which are a little taller than our horses, and have great strength, but they are too squeamish to be served with concentrate and stamina. ”

Emperor Chongzhen interjected: "I used to have a few Mongolian horses that were also exceptionally tall. ”

Yan Boju still shook his head and said, "Among the Mongolian horses, a few good horses can be selected every year. But the offspring of these good horses are not necessarily good horses. There is no way. We also had to cross Arabian horses with Mongolian horses. Strive to breed the roughage, that is, the roughage, endurance, disease resistance, strength, and explosive strength of the good horse. We've got a bunch of crossbred horses to raise on good pastures on the prairie. Let's see if their offspring can be stable. ”

"If you can breed such good horses, and you can breed them in large numbers, it will be a great achievement." Emperor Chongzhen said.

"Hey, hey! The credit is not as great as it used to be. Yan Boju said with his little eyes squeezed.

"Why is that?" Emperor Chongzhen didn't understand Yan Boju's words.

"Now, these guys love cars. They also drove four-wheel drive cars to release horses, what do you say will be of great use to this horse in the future? Yan Boju shook his head helplessly.

"Hmmm! That's right! However, in the savannah, horses are still inseparable. There will also be times when there is no oil in the car, and there will be grass and horses on the grassland to live! Emperor Chongzhen said.

"Yes, yes!" Emperor Chongzhen's words entered Yan Boju's heart.

When Emperor Chongzhen and Zhang Zhimu were together, he gave Zhang Zhimu a thumbs up and said, "Zhang Dongjia, you are really doing your best!" ”

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