On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15, Xufu was extraordinarily lively. In addition to the guests he invited in the previous post, the British Gong Zhang Mao came uninvited, and there were also several nobles who heard the news, and even Zheng Gang, the son of the Marquis of Wu'an, who didn't move much next door and his own house, also came to send the Mid-Autumn Festival gift on behalf of his father Zheng Ying. Seeing that there were all noble generals here, he was cheeky and stayed, and Xu Xun was not good at driving people out, so he went with him.

He had thought about relaxing tonight, so as soon as the banquet began, he affirmed that he only talked about gossip and did not talk about state affairs, which naturally relaxed the atmosphere. Now it has been more than a year since the death of Emperor Hongzhi, singing, dancing and drinking are not prohibited, so Zheng Gang simply smiled and recommended his own troupe, and immediately pulled a group of people over to play and sing, just not noisy. When Zhang Yong and Gu Dayong arrived together, they found that there was such a mixed situation, Xu Xun pulled them into the table and poured the wine himself without saying anything serious, and both of them were relieved, and joked that they would sacrifice their lives to accompany the gentleman and drink it all.

Shouning Hou Zhang Heling and Jianchang Hou Zhang Changling are both relatives, although the Zhengpai Xungui often does not take them seriously, but they themselves often self-respecting descendants, this night Zhang Changling ordered a Mao and left early halfway, but Zhang Heling stayed for half an hour, and when he left, he regretted Xu Xun for a while by being drunk, and regretted not recruiting such a son-in-law. Xu Xun went in and out of that ear, and after sending people into the sedan chair with a smile and leaving, he breathed a long sigh of relief.

With Miss Zhang's reckless temperament, he was unlucky to marry home!

As for the rest of the people, it is rare to indulge tonight, and they don't care about tomorrow's official affairs, and when Xu Xun returned to the table after sending Shou Ninghou, Shenying didn't care about 3721 and pulled Xu Xun to pour three glasses in a row, and then he fell headlong on the wine table and got drunk. Xu Yanche was a little stunned by Shenying on weekdays, but at this time, he even forgot that his father was there, laughed and slapped the table to make fun of Shenying's mouth, but the chair under him fell back so straight, he was in a hurry and pulled it with his hand, and as a result, Qi Jiliang next to him fell to the ground with a piece, and the two of them rolled into a pile, which made others laugh. However, because of their trouble, the others thought that they had become famous, and they didn't want to really drink too much tonight and make any jokes, so they sat down for a long time and said goodbye.

It was already the second half of the night at this time, and Xu Xun knew that although it was curfew outside, the people of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division would not embarrass these people, but they still left the two most drunk people to stay at home - except for Jingyang Bo Shenying, who was carried to bed and fell asleep without knowing anyone, it was Zhang Yong, who was also drunk.

"Lao Gu, I won't call you next time I drink, everyone is drunk and you wake up alone, just let you see our jokes!"

"You...... What do you think...... Think I'm really not drunk? As soon as Gu Da spoke, seeing that Xu Xun was stunned for a moment, he laughed and said, "I have this ability...... Hey, natural, no more drinks will make a face! Lao Zhang, you take care of it these days...... He soaked in the barracks and worked hard, and he had to listen to gossip...... He wasn't as open as I thought...... Gotcha, I'm leaving! ”

Seeing that Gu Dayong staggered to the side of the carriage, and the two small firefighters pushed forward and dragged back and didn't get people into the car, Xu Xun knew that Gu Dayong was actually the most drunk - didn't you see that so many other people can often get on the horse and walk fast? So, seeing this Da Jue, who is now getting more and more wide-hearted and fat, difficult to board the car, and then the carriage gradually set off, he instructed Jin Liu: "When Father-in-law Gu's car goes out, lock the door of the east corner." After cleaning up the mess tonight, everyone who has been busy will see if there is any urgency tomorrow morning, and if not, they will all take half a day off. In addition, in addition to the Mid-Autumn Festival reward, an additional 500 yuan per person will be added. After Jin Liuyi agreed to go, Xu Xun looked at the housekeeper Liu An and said: "After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the end of the year is not far away, you find a few safe people to go to Zhuangzi to see the harvest one by one, and report back how much you can harvest at the end of last year." ”

When Liu An also went, Xu Xun yawned and went out of the second door. His father and wife are not at home, and he is not very happy to live in the empty backyard, and the outer study has become his second bedroom now.

"Young Master, Grandpa Zhang and Uncle Jingyang are waiting for you inside."

Upon hearing this, Xu Xun was stunned. went straight into the outer study, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw two guys sitting opposite each other drinking tea, and couldn't help but be angry: "Okay, you two teamed up to pretend to be drunk with me, didn't you?" ”

"How can you stay in front of so many people without pretending to be drunk?" Zhang Yong smiled, and saw that Xu Xun's face was red, and it was obvious that he was quite drunk, so he instructed Ah Bao familiarly, "What are you still doing in a daze, quickly help your young master go and get the sobering soup, otherwise he is drunk with a mouth full of wine, how can he talk about business?" ”

"Still getting down to business?"

Xu Xun saw that Shenying's eyes were also clear, and he clearly had a plan with Zhang Yong, so he couldn't help but sigh. After sitting down, seeing that Jin Hong's little guy also happily twisted a towel over, he felt cold as soon as he started his hand, knowing that most of it was from the well water, he couldn't help but touch the little guy's head, and then pointed to Zhang Yonghe Shenying and said, "Are these two supporting you?" ”

"Father-in-law Zhang and Uncle Jing Yang said, prepare well water and cool towels to make the young master sober and sober, and he will be in good spirits to talk later, and let me go to the kitchen to prepare supper."

Hearing this, Xu Xun was even more angry, glared at the two of them viciously, and then deliberately shouted at Jin Hong with a cold face: "Why do you listen to them, what benefits did the two of them give you?" ”

"I mentioned it, I heard that this little guy was originally called Jin Yuanbao, and he changed his name to Zhang Duxian, and I also specially prepared a gold bill, who knows that it was not used at all." Zhang Yong took out a few gold bills and swiped them twice in his hand, seeing Jin Hong staring at his gold bills intently, licking his lips but not saying a word, he sighed and said, "Look, it's this salivating posture, but you really don't want it to him no matter what, you have strict rules in this house, and you are afraid that I will bribe him?" ”

"It's a shame that the two of them can help you say good things, or I'll have to return you to your father!" Xu Xun laughed to himself as he spoke, snatched the gold bills from Zhang Yong's hand, and stuffed them into Jin Hong's hand, "Give it to the young master, I'll give it to your father, with this gold, there will be all the wine banquet and reward money tonight!" ”

Seeing this, Zhang Yong couldn't help gritting his teeth: "You are such a rich man who actually settles such a small account with me, it really gets into the eyes of money!" ”

Seeing that this time Jin Hong took the money and ran out, there was no shadow in a moment, Zhang Yong couldn't help but shake his head again and again, and the straight road has its master and its servant, and the Shenying on the side laughed and fell. It wasn't until Ah Bao brought the decanting soup and the new tea that he stopped laughing, and watched Zhang Yong and Xu Xun continue to fight in the ring while drinking tea with a smile. The final result is naturally conceivable, Zhang Yong's six or seven taels of gold are naturally meat buns and dogs, and there is no return.

After a small episode, Xu Xun instructed Ah Bao to guard outside, and he talked about business with the two of them when the wine gradually disappeared. By making such a fuss just now, he had already guessed the intention of the two of them, just to find a correct name for the left and right official halls, after all, this general soldier is not like the general soldier of other towns to hang the rank of general of the conquest of the general of the south and so on, if it is not good, it is not nameless.

"I'm not unaware of what you said in the morning, but now is not the time. Jingying is a British duke, and although the 12th regimental battalion is said to be difficult to manage now, the Duke of Dingguo has been replaced. Even if the two of them have never really fought in battle, and the drills and so on are only in the name, but now what we are doing is to make a living by snatching food from people's mouths, and it is far better to fight for the name than for the substance, after all, our people there are not enough for the twelve regiments and battalions alone, and even the Beijing camp has to be picked up. ”…,

Although Shenying proposed this, he also knew that there was little hope, so since Xu Xun said so, he didn't fight anymore, and nodded with a smile: "Since you said so, let's put it aside for a while." This matter is not urgent, the really urgent thing is to let Grandpa Zhang tell you. ”

Zhang Yong saw Xu Xun turn his head and look at him, he lost the joking expression just now, and said in a deep voice: "I also just got the news, Luo Xiang Wei Bin and Ma Yongcheng said to the emperor that the Beijing camp and the 12th regiment camp are just toothless tigers, and they are useless. Please transfer the border army to take turns to defend the capital, so that the emperor can see what the real tiger general army is, the emperor seems to be a little tempted. ”

Oh, my God!

Hearing this, Xu Xun couldn't help but really gasp, and the only trace of alcohol that remained turned into a cold sweat. Is it a matter of one sentence for the army to adjust the defense here, the salary, the garrison, and the habits...... None of this is mentioned, and the most important thing is that it will overwhelm the fragile balance in the capital today! Thinking of this, he couldn't help but squint his eyes, and then looked at Zhang Yong thoughtfully.

"Is this Luo Xiang, Wei Bin, Ma Yongcheng's idea, or Lao Liu's idea?"

"I think those three people are making their own decisions." Zhang Yong replied without thinking, and seeing that Xu Xun was still a little hesitant, he opened his mouth and said, "Brother Xu, the two of us plus the old god, are all old friends who fight side by side on the battlefield, and I and Lao Liu used to have a good relationship, after all, everyone has the same enemy, but now...... There are some things he doesn't do properly. ”

Although he didn't say anything about the inauthentic method, Zhang Yong saw that Xu Xun and Shenying didn't make a sound, and he knew that the two of them actually knew it, and immediately coughed lightly: "Not only for you, but also for us, Lao Liu is not as good as before." Just talking about one celebrant eunuch, you see that the eight of us are known as the Eight Tigers, except for Gao Feng, who is in his early eighties, who else is in the celebrant eunuch? Everyone seems to be a proper eunuch, and the family has ascended to heaven, but they don't take care of serious things, and they always feel unstable. Luo Xiang Wei Bin and Ma Yongcheng are also the same, looking at Lao Liu Yousi Supervisor, Qiu Ju Lao Gu is in charge of the East and West Factory, and I am the old man as a supervisor, although they seem to have many duties, none of them work, of course they are not convinced. ”

"This is not to be underestimated." Shenying pressed down on the handrail and said word by word, "You must know that we don't think this thing is good, but it is difficult to guarantee that Gonggong Liu agreed gently and skillfully in order to win them over, and if you don't object at that time, you will lose the hearts of the court, and if you oppose those three people, you will inevitably hate you to the core." ”

Xu Xun pondered for a long time, although he also had some ideas in his heart, he always felt that it was not so reliable. At this moment, Zhang Yong opened his mouth with a smile: "Speaking of this, in fact, I have a good idea, it is light and convenient, if it happens, I can also pull the three of them to stand on our side!" ”

Zhang Yong, we can hear that Shenying and Xu Xun are faces moved slightly. The two looked at each other and leaned their heads over at the same time. At this time, Zhang Yong did not speak, but dipped his hand in tea and wrote a word on the high table. Seeing Xu Xun looking at the stunned face of the Luo character, he smiled and said: "It's definitely not my boasting, this person's hexagram numerology is extremely accurate, and what is even more rare is that he will never ask for too much, and now many people in the capital also believe in him, and they don't worry about Ma Yongcheng and the three of them don't believe it!" ”

Having said that, staring at a Luo character on the high table, although the stunned on Xu Xun's face gradually dissipated, the strange uneasiness in his heart became stronger. This Luo Qing's power has inevitably expanded too fast, and it seems that he has seen this person come forward in the matter of the Shouning Marquis Mansion before! Thinking of this, he smiled and said, "In this case, it seems that I should go and meet this Master Luo!" ”

Hongluochang Street is named because of Hongluochang, and those red baskets of charcoal for the palace are often privately flowed into the mansions of major lords and nobles because the eunuchs in charge are greedy for personal gain. Now that it is not yet the time to burn the brazier in October, this Hongluo factory is naturally deserted, but the alleys to the south of it have always been full of people. On the morning of this day, Xu Xun, who had arrived here, turned into a nearby alley from Hongluochang Street, and walked a stone's throw south, and he heard countless muttered prayers. When he opened the bamboo curtain, he saw that many men and women were kneeling on both sides of the alley not far away, clasping their palms together and chattering, and some of them were even knocking their heads on the ground, looking like devout believers. Although he came back to the world this time, he was not as disdainful of gods and Buddhas as he was in his previous life, but he did not reach the point of believing in it, and he couldn't help frowning at this time. At this moment, in a mansion with a wide open door in the alley over there, a person walked out, looked for a while, and hurriedly walked towards the carriage.

Xu Xun didn't bring a few entourages out today, it was a few brothers and sisters that Lu Bi brought from Huitong, so at this time, Lu Bi swept away the followers when he came closer, and he was relieved in his heart. Now that he has an official body, it was originally just an expedient measure to mix up with Luo Qing, and he could get out, but after the last time the matter was done, Xu Xun told him to still come here, and he was not unhappy. At this moment, he heard a command from the carriage, and immediately did not dare to hesitate to bend down and get into the carriage.

"My lord, do you have any words to say or pass me over, why did you come here in person?"

"I'm not here to see you today, but to see your master." Xu Xun was surprised when he saw Lu Bi, so he smiled and said, "Why, such as a great man like Gonggong Zhang in the palace, and a noble relative like Hou Ninghou, your master has a relationship, so I can't come?" ”

"How can this be, I just didn't expect you to come!" Lu Bi remembered Xu Xun's warning, and couldn't help but be even more cautious at this time, "The master is meditating in the scripture hall, and this sitting often takes an hour, and you can't let the adults wait." And there are a lot of people coming and going, which is inevitably inconvenient, and if someone recognizes the adult, it will be even worse. Otherwise, set a time and place, and I invited the master to come over? After all, Gonggong Zhang and the Hou Mansion of Shouning, the master also came to the door in person. ”

"It's better to choose a day than to hit the day, when I just came over, I saw that there was a clean teahouse in the east of the Hongluo factory, and it had been chartered, if it was convenient for you, please ask your master to go there, I will wait there."

Seeing that Xu Xun had obviously decided, Lu Bi was not easy to persuade again, so he hurriedly agreed. However, when he got out of the carriage and saw the group go away, he hurried back to the mansion, and walked around outside the prayer hall for a long time, but he never knew whether to go in or not. After following Luo Qing for so long, at first it was just because of Huitong's instructions, and he was reluctant to call a master, but now he really respects such a person. He didn't understand those profound Dafa, but he felt that the truths that seemed to be able to penetrate the depths of people's hearts were exquisite.

But the one who wanted to see Luo Qing outside was an extraordinary master, and if someone was delayed, the consequences would be extraordinary!

"Lu Bi, you've been pacing outside for a quarter of an hour, come in and talk about something!"

Lu Bi didn't expect Luo Qing, who had his back to him, to be so keen, and after being stunned for a while, he hurriedly walked inside. When he arrived behind Luo Qing, he took a deep look and said in a low voice: "Master, Pingbei Bo just came, saying that he was waiting to see you in a small teahouse near the carrier warehouse in the east of Hongluo Factory. ”

Pingbei Bo Xu Xun?

Although Luo Qing had never dealt with Xu Xun directly, his ears were calloused when he heard this name. Putting aside the many deeds of this person for the time being, just the fact that Zhong Hui, the person in charge of the Qianhu who Xichang contacted him, repeatedly did things for this person through his followers, he knew that this person's latent power was incomparably great. Although he now has the protection of the West Factory, coupled with his painstaking study and propagation of the Fa, he can gradually knock on the door of many powerful people, but such a Tongtian figure still can't afford to offend. ..., for the vacuum hometown of his dreams, this hot and powerful person must pass the level!

Although Xu Xun had relied on the power of Luo Qing's followers more than once, it was the first time he had really dealt face-to-face - not counting the time when he and Shen Yue met the government in the mutton alley. Sitting in the teahouse at this time, he couldn't help but take a closer look when he saw Lu Bi leading a person into the house. After a long time, his impression of Luo Qing is not so deep, and now at first sight, he finds that in terms of appearance alone, this is a character who will not be too conspicuous anywhere, neither handsome nor ugly, gray hair in his sixties, but now he has neat white hair, and he looks a little fairy.

"The old man has seen Pingbeibo."

"Dashi has been famous for a long time, but this is the second time we have met." Seeing that Luo Qing was slightly surprised, he raised his hand and motioned for someone to sit down, and then smiled and said, "When I saw you for the first time, it happened that you were locked back by the people of the Xicheng Terracotta Division in the mutton alley. ”

Speaking of this, Luo Qingfang suddenly realized, and vaguely understood that not long after he came out of the Xicheng Terracotta Division, he immediately met the reason why he was in charge of a thousand households in Xichang. It's just that he has been up and down for more than 60 years, and he has rich experience in the market, so he didn't show any too intense emotions, but put his palms together and said: "It turned out that it was Pingbeibo's support that made me who I am today." ”

"Not to mention support, you have also contributed a lot to some things, and you can be regarded as your own person. In the past two days, someone has sent me a few copies of your hand-copied teachings from believers, and I flipped through them and found it interesting, so I thought of meeting you. Speaking of this, Xu Xun paused slightly and said bluntly, "What is a vacuum?" ”

"The vacuum is the boundless void, the highest body, the original appearance of all things in the world, and everything in the world has its birth. There is a saying that where the old gentleman and master come out, it is the vacuum that can change. Where the mountains and rivers come out, it is the vacuum energy that changes. Where the seedlings of the five grains come out is the vacuum energy change. Where the three thousand Buddhas come out, it is the vacuum energy that can change. Where Pangu came out at the beginning of the division was originally a change in vacuum energy. Where the four seasons come out in spring and autumn, it is the vacuum energy change. Speaking of this in one breath, Luo Qing clasped his palms together and said solemnly, "There is endless suffering in the world, life is short, you should seek to be liberated to your vacuum hometown as soon as possible, and you can't linger on the rich and powerful." ”

In front of a person who fights for power all day long, he said that he should not be nostalgic for wealth and power, which is simply extraordinarily bold, so Xu Xun stared at the person for a moment, and laughed unconsciously: "Could it be that you said the same thing to Gonggong Zhang, or in front of Mrs. Shouninghou?" ”

"Adults are people with strong minds, but the word truth is the same for everyone. After people fall from their vacuum hometown to the earthly world, they are confused by the 'virtual flower scene' in the world, their nature is lost, and they can no longer find the way to be born, so they sink into the sea of suffering, trapped in the six realms of reincarnation, and suffer all kinds of tribulations. No matter how rich you are in the next life, what about the next life? Even though adults are extremely wealthy, but the word hometown, could it be that adults have never thought of returning? ”

If it weren't for Xu Xun's rolling back and forth in the circle of fame and fortune in the past few years, he would have sharpened people to the point that he couldn't get into it, and when he heard the last sentence at this moment, he would almost jump up immediately. After all, for him in two lifetimes, the word hometown is the most desirable and unattainable thing, because it is beyond the time that he can never reach. Looking at such a person in front of him, he suddenly narrowed his eyes and said, "It seems that if I really break through the wealth and fame on another day, I can be your companion." ”

Speaking of this, without waiting for Luo Qing to speak again, he opened his mouth and said: "I invited you here today because of Gonggong Zhang's recommendation, but since I have a longer relationship with you, I will advise you." Gonggong Zhang has three colleagues in the palace, and now he is a little troubled, if you can help them solve it, it is not difficult for you to take another step. ”

After explaining a sentence or two, seeing that Luo Qing knew it, he suddenly asked, "Since Master Luo is a widely preacher, does he know about the situation of the White Lotus Sect near Gyeonggi?" ”

Suddenly hearing the White Lotus Sect, Luo Qing's face suddenly changed slightly, and he pondered for a long time before he spoke: "The White Lotus Sect and the Maitreya Sect are all strictly forbidden by the imperial court, and I have never interacted with them, but there will be occasional conflicts in the mission. The White Lotus Sect in Gyeonggi and Beizhili is dominated by Bai Ying, who is the contemporary holy master of the White Lotus Sect, and has a lot of connections with various green forest cottages. ”

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