Chapter 22: A Reed Crossing the River Divides the North and South (Part I)

Chen Ba spoke sharply first, but Gao Cheng's face did not change, and he said very quickly, "Don't you hear it, only worship today's Buddha, and only respond to today's affairs?" If you talk about yesterday, who is in the south and who is in the north? How many people are the courtiers? In this way, what do you know tomorrow? Or is it the unification of the North and the South? How many people survived and how many died? How do you know that today's king will not die tomorrow? Today's ministers won't take the throne tomorrow? ”

These words are really to the point, and no one in the north corridor does not change color. Xiao Yan was originally a general of the Southern Qi Dynasty, and then he sought a position, needless to say. Xiao Zhengde, as a member of the Liang clan, also served in the Northern Wei Dynasty. The ancestors of Yang Kan came from south to north, and their bodies came from north to south. Although Wang Shengbi and Chen Baxian have nothing to do, their hearts are also unpredictable. Only the crown prince Xiao Gang still had a calm face.

Gao Cheng said that when he said that today's king will die tomorrow, and today's minister will seize the throne tomorrow, Hou Jing immediately whispered to Yuwentai: "There will be something big today." ”

This is also what Yu Wentai thinks in his heart. Then he said: "Since the prince of Puyang County was ordered by the prime minister to protect the prince, what do you want now?" ”

Yu Wentai had already thought about it in his heart, and now only by desperately protecting Gao Cheng would it be beneficial and harmless to himself and Taihe Bayue in Kansai.

Hou Jing saw that Xiao Yan's face was pale, and those heirs, clansmen, and important ministers all had different expressions, so he quickly said: "The situation is urgent, General Yuwen is here to protect the prince, I will go out and transfer my people immediately." With that, he sneaked out.

Yu Wentai thought that it was a good thing for Hou Jing to leave at this time. If Gao Cheng has something, he has nothing to do with himself, and if he has nothing to do, he has merit. The heavy task that Prime Minister Gao Huan handed over to Hou Jing was not his heavy responsibility.

Cui Jishu was paying full attention to Gao Cheng, and suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar back flashing in the bushes outside the corridor opposite, and couldn't help but exclaim, "Hou Jing? How is he here? ”

Chen Yuankang drew his sword out of the sheath at any time, and at the same time whispered to Cui Jishu, "Hou Jing doesn't dare to leave the world, don't worry." ”

Gao Cheng calmly looked at the monarchs and ministers of the Liang Kingdom under the north corridor, as well as Xiao Qiongju and Yang Shunhua who were also watching him in the room that he didn't know. walked up two steps like a leisurely stroll, "and then talk about it, thinking about yesterday and not thinking about today, I am afraid that there is no Northern Wei Dynasty or Southern Liang." Where did the Qin and Han Kingdoms come from? How can we talk about Confucius and Mencius in the Spring and Autumn Period? Even Yao, Shun, and Yu can't have it, and I don't know who it is. ”

The only people who really watched were Chen Baxian and Chen Qian's father and son.

Xiao Zhengde listened to Gao Cheng's nonsense here, his face was so angry that his face turned red, and he approached Emperor Liang Xiao Yan, "Father, Emperor......" He looked at Gao Cheng "He...... He ...... "Look at Xiao Yan again, I don't know what Xiao Yan's idea is."

"This man shall not remain." Xiao Yan whispered to Xiao Zhengde. "Didn't you let two people in? Yu Wentai was thoughtful, and that Hou Jing had a different heart...... "Xiao Yan looked at Xiao Zhengde and didn't say any more.

Xiao Zhengde nodded, he felt that he had understood what Xiao Yan meant.

"Why should my father do this? However, a son of the Northern Dynasty, who is still young, talks about Buddhism here, and he will not sin to death. It is the patriarch of Nadharma, whether to go or stay is also his own business, and there is no need to force it. Xiao Gang, the crown prince on Xiao Yan's side, heard the words of Xiao Yan and Xiao Zhengde, and still spoke softly.

Yang Shunhua, who was in the house, observed his words for a long time, suddenly understood, and said in a trembling voice, "Princess, they want to kill the prince." ”

Xiao Qiongju was startled and immediately said, "How can this be done?" ”

Yang Shunhua clenched her sword and only asked, "What does the princess mean?" ”

Xiao Qiongju did not hesitate at all and said, "I will save him." ”

At this time, the corridor courtyard was already full of thoughts, and there were different opinions. Silent and smiling, Bodhidharma smiled and said, "That's it...... That's it......"

Everyone fell silent.

"I am a Tianzhu monk, and I was enlightened by the Buddha to extradite sentient beings to the eastern soil. Now that he has this good disciple, he has crossed the river, and the fate of extradition has begun, and he is bound to cross the river to the north. As he spoke, he pulled Gao Cheng, and he actually rose into the air on the flat ground and went straight into the clouds. The rest of the Buddha horn chanted in the air.

"Today the south, today the north, tomorrow there is no distinction between north and south. Today is a guest, today is a prisoner, tomorrow is a guest prisoner. Bodhidharma's voice spilled from the air, and the sound was terrifying.

Everyone in the corridor courtyard was extremely surprised by this scene, and could only watch Bodhidharma and Gao Cheng standing in the clouds, with golden light, heading towards the river.

Chen Yuankang under the east corridor reacted the fastest, pulling Cui Jishu to sneak out quietly.

Yu Wentai looked at the monarchs and ministers of the Liang Kingdom under the north corridor, and left here silently.

The most anxious ones are Yang Shunhua and Xiao Qiongju. The people under the verandah outside the house don't leave, and they can't come out in a hurry, not to mention that there are still their fathers and ancestors here.

"Sister?" Xiao Qiongju called in a low voice.

Yang Shunhua frowned and didn't know what he was thinking, but he didn't hear it.

"You like him, don't you?" Xiao Qiongju walked up to her and asked.

Yang Shunhua raised his head suddenly and said hurriedly, "No!" …… No. "Too quick to deny, so intense, incoherent.

Xiao Qiongju is an extremely smart person. Originally, there was only poetry and music in her world. Now she is just as dazed, although Gao Cheng's appearance has disrupted her life.

"I just want to save him, nothing else." Yang Shunhua calmed down and only said lightly. South and north, country and home, herself, and the princess Xiao Qiongju, who regards her as a confidant, what else can she think? Suddenly I thought of Yuwentai.

Under the corridor, Chen Qian seemed to want to say something, and looked sideways at his father Chen Baxian. Chen Baxian shook his head slightly.

Xiao Yan stared at Yang Kan, "Yang Shangshu, what do you think?" ”

"Yang Shangshu, Gao Cheng must not stay." Xiao Zhengde had long forgotten what the crown prince Xiao Gang had just said, and he also followed Xiao Yan's words and launched an order.

Yang Kan raised his eyebrows, and after a slight pause, he said decisively, "As long as it is beneficial to the country's society, the minister will follow His Majesty's orders." He glanced at Xiao Zhengde again, "However, the minister thinks that the eldest prince is too radical." Really killing Gao Cheng may not be beneficial to Liang. ”

Xiao Yan was like a mirror in his heart, he didn't doubt Yang Kan. It's just that Yang Kan is loyal and generous, and he can't do such a thing, he understands it very well.

Wang Seng said suddenly, "In addition to the great prime minister Gao Huan of the Wei State, there are still people related to the Western Daxingtai He Bayue, the official department Shangshu Hou Jing and others, the Wei lord is just a decoration on the seat, but these people are also discordant in the face, why does Your Majesty care about a servant Gao Cheng?" Isn't it more beneficial for me to let it mess up? ”

Xiao Yan didn't take these words to heart, but Chen Ba on the side remembered them first.

The crown prince Xiao Gang said, "The general's words are quite reasonable, and the father and the eldest brother really don't have to be so serious with that Gao Cheng." ”

The crown prince is Renjun. Chen Baxian subconsciously raised his head and glanced at Xiao Gang faintly.

"Well, you all go back." Xiao Yan glanced back at Xiao Zhengde, and then walked in the direction of the thatched hall where he was practicing.

It is not easy to get together with Tai Temple in one day, who can really understand the proverbs of Bodhidharma, who can really know how the Southern and Northern Dynasties of tomorrow will be, how to know who is born and who is dead in the corridor courtyard that day, who is the emperor and who is the prisoner?

The sun was setting in the west, but its light was not completely obscured. The Yangtze River is shrouded in a golden red, and gradually darkens in the cold winter wind. A Yangtze River, witnessing how many past events in the north and south, yesterday's affairs were scattered, and the beginning of today's provocation can only wait for tomorrow.

Dharma pulled Gao Cheng to look down from the air, slowly descended, and landed in a reed bush by the river.

"Master......" Gao Cheng blurted out.

"Ah Hui" Bodhidharma waved his hand to stop him, "I will cross the river to the north today." In the dense forest of Shaomuro Mountain, if you meet one day, it must be where it is. You just remember that you should never be willful in everything. Everything else goes with the flow, from the day, and there is a day to meet. ”

"Master, wait a minute, I will order someone to take the master across the river by boat." After saying that, Gao Cheng looked around, and suddenly found that the river was empty. At this time, Cui Jishu didn't know where to go.

"Hahahaha......" Bodhidharma laughed, as if he was amused by the child's innocence and cuteness.

He laughed and picked a reed, threw it into the river, and said with a smile, "Master, go too." Then he took off and jumped to the river, and took only the reed as a boat and went to the north of the river. Its speed, and in a moment, I only saw Bodhidharma's figure getting farther and farther away, smaller and smaller.

Gao Cheng's heart was empty, and he felt very bored, as if he had never done anything interesting until this time in his life.

looked at it from afar, until it was completely out of sight of Bodhidharma. Gao Cheng suddenly remembered that his boat was obviously parked by the river, why did it suddenly disappear at this time? He looked around, but he was still nowhere to be seen.

The sunset is about to return to the west, but it is still heavy by the river. The golden red of the river gradually faded, and both sides of the river slowly fell into the dark night. The river wind blew cold and hard, the reeds swayed with the wind, Gao Cheng frowned, and calmly swept his gaze from the sky to the river. However, before he could spot anything suspicious, he heard the calm, slow, murderous sound of horses' hooves.

In the distance, he saw several black shadows slowly riding towards his position. Gao Cheng's eyesight was excellent, and he could clearly see that it was five or six black-clothed masked warriors, and it didn't seem that they were in a hurry or impatient, and they didn't seem to be here to kill him, but a thick murderous aura came to his face. Strangely, these people were not in a hurry, they seemed to be very sure, and they went straight to the goal. Driving the horse to Gao Cheng approached, without any suspicion, the leader waved his hand, and the rest of the people immediately dismounted together. Several black shadows approached Gao Cheng.