As the 14th year of the emperor's reign approached, Yang Guang received a report from the Juntian supervisor sent to various parts of Jiangnan a few months ago in Guangling, saying that the six counties and 30 prefectures in Jiangnan had been ordered by the imperial court to grant the fields that had been recovered from the Gaomen and landlords in the Nanchen period to the local people according to the number of people per household, and in accordance with the agreement made by the "Thousand Monks Association" on Tiantai Mountain, a considerable number of fields were granted to each Buddhist temple for monks and nuns to cultivate on their own.

With the implementation of the Juntian system in all prefectures and counties in the south of the Yangtze River, the public security situation in various parts of the south of the Yangtze River has also improved significantly, and even a large number of remnants of the Nanchen who have absconded into the deep mountains and dense forests have also surrendered to the imperial court, willing to go home to farm, and live in peace.

Yang Guang judged the situation, and after discussing with Zhang Heng, Zhuge Ying and others, he planned to strike while the iron was hot, and suggested that the imperial court should open a branch in Jiangnan to further win the hearts of the people.

Yang Guang asked the visitor about the situation in Beijing, and originally wanted to postpone the trip back to Beijing this year, but when he saw that the visitor was full of thoughts, he only said that the mother was thinking about the son, and asked the king of Jin to leave to return to Chang'an immediately after receiving the order, and repeatedly urged Yang Guang to leave and return to Beijing as soon as possible.

Seeing this situation, Zhang Heng, Duan Da and others were afraid that the situation in Chang'an would change, and Yang Guang would have many disadvantages, so they also persuaded each other from the side, Yang Guang had no choice but to put Zhang Heng, the temporary commissioner of the affairs of Fusui Jiangnan, in charge of all powers, and he took Li Jing and Guo Yan, two guards, with the eunuchs sent by the queen to pass the decree, from Guangling to Chang'an.

Before leaving, Cersei, who had been accepted by Yang Guang as a concubine, offered to accompany Yang Guang back to Beijing, but he Wenyan refused.

"During the period when I was still in the court, if you feel that you have nothing to do in Guangling, you might as well send someone by Li Hun to escort you to Bingzhou, and move Ruoxi's bones back to your hometown of Yueqing for burial." Yang Guang couldn't dissuade her, so she only sent her an errand that she couldn't refuse.

Because the implementation of the uniform field system in Jiangnan is progressing smoothly and the situation in Jiangnan is gradually stabilizing, Yang Guang is in a good mood, talking and laughing with Li Jing and Guo Yan all the way, staying to watch the scenery along the way, and inevitably walking slower.

The eunuch who came to summon Yang Guang's return to the court at the behest of the queen knew that the princess Xiao Er had a frightened miscarriage in the palace not long ago, so the queen proposed to recruit Yang Guang to return to Beijing in front of the emperor, but because he was warned by the queen before coming, he was not allowed to reveal the news of Xiao E's miscarriage to Yang Guang, so although he was anxious, he kept reminding Yang Guang to hurry up, and he didn't miss to return to Beijing on New Year's Day to ask the emperor and his mother for peace, but he didn't dare to rush too much.

On this day, the group walked to the territory of Xingyang, and Yang Guang suddenly asked Li Jingdao: "Songshan Shaolin Temple is not far from here, right?" ”

Li Jing estimated in his heart and replied: "From now on, it is about fifty miles to Shaolin Temple. ”

"Li Jing, you go to the front to inform you, and Guo Yan and Guo Yan will go to Shaolin Temple with this king." Yang Guang then commanded.

Although the eunuch was reluctant, he did not dare to disobey Yang Guang's wishes, so he insisted on going with Yang Guang, so the group made a detour to the south and galloped in the direction of Songshan.

It only took two hours, and at noon, Yang Guang and his entourage came to the gate of Shaolin Temple at the foot of Song Mountain.

Yang Guang turned over and dismounted outside the temple gate, and ordered the eunuch to lead the others accompanying him to wait outside the temple temporarily, and walked into the temple with Li Jing and Guo Yan, and informed the monks in the temple that they asked to see Master Shenguang.

The Zhike monk left for a while, and returned to inform Yang Guang and the others: "Master Shenguang is doing a lunch class, please ask the three donors to go to the Zhike Hall with the poor monk to wait for a while." ”

Yang Guang and the other three followed the Zhike monk into the Zhike Hall, and were immediately attracted by the seven or eight pots of flowers placed in the Zhike Hall. ”

The monk clasped his palms together and replied: "According to the uncle of the Buddha who planted this flower, the name of this flower is called poppy, and the flower seed was brought to this temple by him from Nanyang. ”

When Li Jing heard that the Buddha slave was still in the Shaolin Temple, he couldn't help but approach the flower pot, looked at the blooming poppies with good eyes, and turned back to ask the monk who knew the guest: "This flower was brought into the temple by the Buddha slave?" Where is he now? ”

The monk replied with a smile: "A few months ago, Uncle Buddha Nu sneaked to the temple, was surrendered by Master Shenguang, and insisted on worshipping Master Shenguang as an apprentice. Why, this little benefactor knows Uncle Buddha? ”

Li Jing glanced at Yang Guang, saw that he nodded slightly, and then politely said to the monk Zhike: "My son-in-law has also heard of the name of this Buddha slave monk, can you bother the master to invite Master Shenguang to come here to meet with the Buddha slave?" ”

The monk looked embarrassed, and said hesitantly: "Since Uncle Buddha Nu came to this temple to become a monk, he has always been reluctant to receive foreign guests, and whether he can be invited after a while, the poor monk is really not sure. It's better to report the respect of the son, and see if Uncle Buddha is willing to come here to meet. ”

Li Jing didn't wait for Yang Guang to speak, and replied on his behalf: "Master said that my son-in-law is from Tiantai Mountain, and he has something important to ask the Buddha slave monk for advice in person. ”

The monk agreed, turned around, and went.

"Li Jing, what is your idea? Why do you falsely claim that this king is from Tiantai Mountain? After the monk left, Yang Guang asked Li Jingdao puzzled.

Li Jing pointed to the pots of bright poppies, and replied in a low voice: "Do you remember the unknown pot of flowers that poisoned Jingxu Shitai in the Tongguangni Temple incident?" ”

"Mo Fei, do you suspect that this is ......" Yang Guang looked at the brightly colored poppies and asked Li Jing suspiciously.

More than ten years ago, a monk went up the mountain to make friends with Master Dujing, and also gave unknown flower seeds to Master Dujing, but as a result, some birds ate the flower seeds by mistake and were poisoned to hundreds of them. Master Zhiqi thus passed on his order and burned the poisonous flower with a fire...... As expected, the monk who had befriended Master Dujing at the beginning was a Buddha slave, and the poisonous flower he gave to Master Dujing was this poppy. ”

Yang Guang was taken aback when he heard this, and approached the flowers to take a closer look, but he still didn't want to believe that these pots of bright and colorful flowers in front of him would kill people.

About half an hour later, the Zhike monk was in front, and two old monks wearing big red robes followed behind and walked into the Zhike Hall.

Li Jing saw at a glance his mentor Master Shenguang, and hurriedly moved forward, bowed his head and said, "Disciple Li Jing, please meet your teacher." ”