Xi Chao came to participate in the Ma family's wedding as Xifu Peng for a purpose. There were 400,000 soldiers in Xifu, but only 30,000 cavalry. This is not worth mentioning at all compared with the hundreds of thousands or hundreds of thousands of cavalry in the northern Zhuhu. Moreover, these 30,000 cavalrymen were very poor in horsemanship, and perhaps it would be more appropriate to call them infantry on horseback.

The Qiantang Ma family originated from Xiliang, not only riding and shooting, but also having an iron cavalry of 3,000 people, which is what Xifu lacks the most. Huan Wen thinks about the Northern Expedition every day, how can he do it without a strong cavalry force!

The purpose of Xi Chao's trip was not only to recruit Ma Wencai into Xifu, but also to take his cavalry troops away.

But these 3,000 cavalry are the old bottom of the Ma family, how can they give them away? Besides, Marven is the eldest son of the Ma family, and the Ma family is reluctant to let him go to the battlefield.

After Xi Chao and Huan Ji entered Qiantang, they did not enter the city, but lived in the Dizang Temple in the north of the city. Xi Chao not only believes in Buddhism, but also a master of Buddhism, which is also an important reason why he became famous at a young age. Xi Chao is the author of the book "The Essentials of the Law", which discusses the main points of Buddhism and is an important document in the history of Chinese Buddhism. One of the important points is that we often say, "Good will be rewarded, evil will be rewarded, and when the time comes, it will inevitably be rewarded." ”

On the morning of the 10th day of September, there were still eight days left in the divorce period. Xi Chao has nothing to do and is chanting scriptures and worshipping Buddha in the Buddhist hall.

On the throne, the statue of the Jizo King Bodhisattva is solemn, wearing a crown of Pilu on his head, wearing a robe, holding a tin staff in his right hand and a lotus flower in his left hand. In front of the seat, there is also a beast that looks like a tiger, not a tiger, a lion and not a lion, named Di Ting.

The Buddhist scriptures have clouds: Buddha Shakyamuni summoned the master of the earth and made him the head of the Netherworld, so that everyone in the world can have relatives and ascend to the world of bliss. Entrusted by this, Jizo made a grand vow in front of the Buddha: "Hell is not empty, and I will not become a Buddha." All sentient beings are exhausted, and Bodhi is proven. ”

Xi Chao was moved by the feat of the Jizo King Bodhisattva, and while admiring, he was also thinking, can hell really become empty, hell is not empty, won't the Jizo King Bodhisattva never become a Buddha?

At this moment, a young novice came in to report that someone had come to visit, claiming to be an old man.

I don't have any relatives or friends in Qiantang, who is coming to me? When Xi Chao was meditating, Xiao Shami said, "Let me tell you a poem, goose, goose, goose, song to the sky."

This is a poem written by his cousin Liang Shanbo for his uncle Wang Xizhi, could it be that my cousin is here?

Xi Chao hurriedly went out to greet him, and saw a person standing outside the door, not a cousin but familiar, isn't this a small vendor selling fritters on the dock a few days ago, what did he come to me for?

The little trader looked at Xi Chao and didn't speak, until Xiao Shami walked away, and then whispered: "Guest cousin, I am the foolish brother Liang Shanbo." ”

Although Xi Chao didn't know why his cousin had changed, he was sure that it was his cousin when he heard the voice, so he hurriedly pulled him into the house and closed the door again.

Liang Shanbo stretched out his hand and tore off the human skin mask on his face, Xi Chao suddenly realized, and said in surprise: "My cousin is really wonderful, he can always make fresh things, there is a small blackboard in the front, there are fritters in the back, and now he has a fake face!" ”

The two sat down separately, Liang Shanbo sat west and facing east, saw Xi Chao's reading of the "Dizang Honwish Sutra" and said, "Cousin, do you like Buddhism? ”

"Jizo Bodhisattva is stoic and unmoving, like the earth, if you ask for something, you can be fulfilled. The merit is equal to that of the Buddha, but with the power of great compassion to cross the sentient beings, the hell is not empty, and he vows not to become a Buddha. Admirable! Xi Chao bowed down to the Buddha statue reverently.

Liang Shanbo looked up at Fa Xiang, how did he look the same as Tang Seng, but this former divine beast was very familiar, how could he look the same as Di Ting.

"Could it be that Jizo Bodhisattva's mount is a dog?" Liang Shanbo asked with a surprised face.

"Shhh", Xi Chao hurriedly stopped his cousin, "Cousin, the holy place of the Buddha Hall, the treasure statue is solemn, and you must not desecrate the Buddha." This is not a dog, but a divine beast, named Di Ting, the Bodhisattva of the earth has countless immeasurable catastrophes, fortunately there is this Rui beast to turn evil into auspicious, only to get the right result. ”

"Cousin, the Buddha doesn't speak. It's obviously a dog, why don't you let it go? I also have such dogs, and they are also called Di Ting. ”

"Ah, cousin, don't say anything in front of the Buddha, this is a divine beast, how can you have it! You have? Where is it? ”

Liang Shanbo whistled softly, Di Ting appeared at the door, looked up at the statue, and walked to Liang Shanbo's side in awe and lay down.

"Really!"

Xi Chao looked at the dog beside Liang Shanbo in surprise, and then looked at the divine beast on the throne. They are all black, without a single stray hair, and their noses and eyes are similar. Alas, don't say it, it's really like it! This dog can't come from hell!

"Cousin, why do you call it Diting? Did you come up with this name? Xi Chao didn't believe they just looked a little alike.

"It's not. When I woke up one morning, it was lying on my stomach at my door. I involuntarily called out to him, and he shook his head and went into the house. It didn't leave, and it followed me ever since. I don't know why it was called Diting at the time. ”

When Xi Chao heard this, he became more and more suspicious that Di Ting came from hell. Why did it come to the world from the underworld, and why did it follow Liang Shanbo all the time?

Seeing the "Dizang Ben Sutra" on several cases, Xi Chao was enlightened.

"Cousin, how are you at home? Why did you come to Qiantang, wouldn't you also come to Ma's house to congratulate you? Xi Chao looked at Liang Shanbo and asked.

"Hexi, how is it possible, the Ma family and I only have the hatred of taking away my wife. I'm here to ruin the marriage, a journey of thousands of miles, just to rescue Zhu Yingtai. Liang Shanbo said hatefully.

"My cousin went to Zhujiazhuang to propose, and the matter made a lot of noise, and I also heard about it. But in eight days they will be married, and it will be difficult to change the matter. Why did my cousin come to me, can I help you? "Xi Chao really couldn't think of what Liang Shanbo came to do with him.

"It's hard to change, but it has to change." Liang Shanbo said firmly, "My cousin is here, but he is here for his cavalry? ”

Xi Chao nodded, he had an inexplicable sense of trust in Liang Shanbo who listened with truth, "In the first battle of Ningping, the Hu people shot 100,000 soldiers of the Great Jin Dynasty with eight thousand iron cavalry. From then on, the Jin people were frightened by the cavalry. Duke Huan wants to go on a northern expedition, how can he do it without a strong cavalry. ”

Liang Shanbo remembered his ass that was almost ejaculated, and he still had palpitations. "Cousin, the Ma family is really good at riding and shooting, and the foolish brother has already understood it. It's just that Xifu has no contact with the Ma family, and it is difficult to succeed if he asks for it. If the Ma family wants to obey, unless it is suppressed by force, so that the other party does not dare not listen. But the Xifu army is far away in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and I am afraid that it will not be able to be solved by water. Or, Xifu has a great favor to the Ma family, and he willingly obeys. ”

"I also know that this trip is difficult, and Huan Gong just asked me to try it. My cousin is quick-witted, do you have a clever idea for me? ”

"I want to save Yingtai and destroy the Ma family's marriage. You have to subdue Ma Wencai and his cavalry, and the two can be done together. The key to this is Ma Duo, as long as he dies, Ma Wencai's father and son must be filial piety, and relatives cannot be married. As for the vacant post of Guangzhou Assassin History, all families will rush to grab it.

As long as Xifu can find a way to support Ma Yunhai to be promoted to the position of Guangzhou Assassin, Ma Wencai and the three thousand iron horsemen will be yours!

Therefore, Ma Wencai's grandfather Ma Duo must die! ”