From leaving Beijing on the 17th day of the first lunar month to returning on the 5th day of the second lunar month, Cao Yan's trip to the mouth took nearly 20 days.

Except for the day when he rested in Zhangjiakou, whether he was in a hurry or counting the dead livestock at the pasture, Cao Yan was riding a horse every day, and his body was already extremely weak.

In the same day, there is another person who is full of energy and has a strong body, that is Zhiran, who has been detained in Shuntian Mansion for a long time.

Because the Cao family spent money, Zhiran was in the prison of Shuntianfu, and he did not suffer from skin and flesh, and he could accept it in terms of diet and daily life.

However, the prison is a big prison, not an inn, and it also holds many prisoners who are awaiting trial or execution after trial.

Zhiran is dressed as a monk, and he has added talking points to the Shuntianfu prison. Although he was alone in a door, and was not with the other prisoners, through the wooden fence, the coaxing prisoners had already begun to curse, and their mouths were not clean.

Not to mention a "bald donkey", he also shouted to explain wisely, whether he stole a little widow, or someone's eldest daughter.

Others, becoming more and more vulgar, remembered the message in the market, saying that the monk's words were big, so they pulled the broken gong throat and shouted: "Hurry up and take off your pants, how much is the cost of drying it?" Show it to the big guys. ”

A person next to him responded to his words and said with a smile: "What's the hurry? This is thinking about your daughter-in-law's big white ass, and I want to live a dry and hidden life; You can't stand it yourself, there are no women, and men have to go too. ”

It's really a crowd of demons dancing wildly, foul language, and can't be heard.

At the beginning, Zhiran listened to this nonsense, but just smiled lightly. Later, when he saw that the noise was getting louder and louder, and his words were getting more and more obscene, he slowly sat down on the ground, sat cross-legged and moved his heart upward, and then lowered his eyelids and began to read the scriptures.

When those prisoners saw Zhiran's serious appearance, they couldn't help but laugh, and the scolding became louder.

Zhiran is still facing upwards and is not disturbed by the outside world.

Because after being detained, he didn't need to keep anything other than the clothes on his body, so he didn't have Buddha beads on him.

Zhiran pinched his fingers and chanted in a low voice, but it was the old monk who was in a state of calm and gradually closed his five sleeps.

Those people were still laughing and abusing at the beginning, tossing and turning for half an hour, but when they didn't see any response from Zhiran, they were so excited that they lost their interest.

The cell fell silent, and the sound of Zhiran's chanting reached everyone's ears.

Originally, some people wanted to curse and make trouble, but after listening to this chanting, they didn't open their mouths and quieted down.

There was silence in the prison, only the chanting voice of Zhiran: "...... Subodhi! What do you mean? You can see each other as you are...... Subodhi! What do you mean? If the person is full of 3,000 worlds and seven treasures, then use almsgiving. It is the blessing that people receive, and it is better to have more than ...... Subodhi! If the bodhisattva's mind dwells in the Dharma and he gives alms, like a person entering the customs, he will not see anything. If a bodhisattva does not dwell on the Dharma and gives alms, like a person with eyes, he will see all kinds of colors. Subodhi! In the coming life, if there are good men and good women who can undergo and recite here, then they will be like this, and with the wisdom of the Buddha, they will know that they are human beings and they will all achieve immeasurable and boundless merit......"

Most of the people in this prison are in the crime department, and those who can read and write are already good, and how many can understand this obscure scripture?

It's just that Zhiran looked at the "solemn appearance of the treasure", coupled with the sound of chanting that is neither high nor low, which makes people feel a little solemn in their hearts, and those who believe in Buddha have already knelt down on their knees and kowtowed to Zhiran.

There was no more laughter, and everyone's expressions became complicated. Looking at Zhiran, who was as immobile as a mountain, in addition to paying respect, everyone also had a little anger and shame.

The difference between cloud and mud, I don't know it, but the comparison between the two seems to be very filthy.

Zhiran's heart could not be calmed at first.

Witnessing the death of an old man for his own sake, and hearing these foul words, the confusion and confusion in his heart can be imagined.

Buddhism talks about "killing oneself to become benevolent", "if I don't go to hell, who will go to hell", and "compassion for the sake of compassion", but they don't mention how to excuse themselves.

If it was someone else, Xu had already thought about it, it was just an accident, the old woman bumped into her head-on and didn't do her own thing; Or just thinking that the old woman's son doesn't look like a good person, and the mother designated it as "touching porcelain", this is a scene arranged by them.

In this way, if you don't do anything about yourself, everyone's mood will calm down.

Zhiran didn't know this, but he knew that he had added evil obstacles.

Regardless of whether it was an accident or a game set up by someone else, the fact that someone died because of him cannot be erased.

According to the Buddhist cycle of life and death, the cycle of cause and effect, retribution is unpleasant, Zhiran thought of this and slowly opened his eyes.

No matter how the verdict is, what he can do at present is to finish reciting the "Diamond Sutra" and recite the "Jizo Sutra" several times to surpass the souls of the dead.

After reciting the "Diamond Sutra" and the "Dizang Sutra" again, some people couldn't help it, "plopped", knelt on the ground, lost their mouths, seemed to want to shout, but couldn't help it.

He was also a prisoner in solitary confinement, in his forties, with thick iron chains attached to his hands and feet.

If it was someone else kneeling, even if everyone didn't dare to laugh at the monk, they would laugh at the person who bent his knees. But when they saw that it was this man, everyone fell silent.

This man was convicted of homicide, sentenced to beheading, and is now in prison awaiting the autumn execution.

Even if they owe it, no one wants to make jokes about the dead, after all, they are taboo in their hearts.

After a while, Fang heard the man say: "Master, master, master......" The voice became higher and higher, and it became more and more sad and angry, so that people couldn't bear to hear it.

Zhiran slowly opened his eyes and asked, "The donor is calling a little monk?" ”

The man nodded vigorously and said, "Master, I'm ...... The little one has not been a few months......" Speaking of this, he was already full of despair: "Master, in this world, I have no parents, no wife and children, and I am also a lonely ghost after death." I implore the master to have mercy, wait until the autumn decision, and help the little one recite the "Dizang Sutra" twice......"

All of you in front of you are no different in Zhiran's heart.

Since this man is a semi-Buddhist, and he is so pleading, where is the reason why wisdom should not be allowed. So he nodded gently.

Seeing that Zhiran was so easy to speak, the other people were also ready to move, and they all wanted to say a few words.

But there is nothing to say, if you want to remember the protection of the Buddha, you must first weigh it, after all, it is a violation of the national law, and it is an ordinary person, how can you run away.

In the next day, there were clues in the yamen, which could prove that Huang Dakui had a history of blackmailing passers-by.

Zhiran was in prison, and he was quiet and quiet, and he was not in a hurry to think about coming out.

He was comfortable in the Shuntianfu prison, and he didn't feel any different from the outside.

Zhiran is not in a hurry, but Cao Yin has been sad for a long time.

Whether it is for the sake of his son's affection or the affection of the old monk of Qingliang Temple, Cao Yin wants to bring Zhiran back as soon as possible...... On the day Cao Yan returned to Beijing, he had just entered the alley, and before he arrived at the door of the house, he saw Wu Mao coming over with a few long entourages on horseback.

Seeing Cao Yan coming over, Wu Mao was overjoyed, and hurriedly reined in the reins of the horse and greeted him.

Cao Yan nodded, and then asked with a smile: "Everyone in the mansion is okay, what about Zhiran?" ”

"The old lady, grandmother and the little masters are all good." Wu Jiamao replied: "Master Zhiran was detained some time ago and has not been released yet. The little one was ordered by the master to go to the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion to pick people up.

Cao Yan listened, hesitated, and told Xiao Man to go back to the house to report the news first, and his own son followed Wu Mao to the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion to pick up people.

Although the case has not been completely solved, Wang Yi also knows the causes and consequences of the "monk hitting people".

Huang Dakui also honestly confessed that he had accepted a man's money, and then obeyed their arrangement and made a special trip to that area, waiting for Zhiran to pass by.

Then, when Zhiran passed by, he let his wife crash into Zhiran as he had set before.

But she didn't want to, and in her panic, she didn't notice the stones on the ground, and the old lady choked her breath.

The case has changed from a "monk hitting someone to death" to a "ruffian setting up a bureau to extort money", and Zhiran has also changed from a "manslaughter murderer" to a victim in an extortion case.

Therefore, before the final trial of the yamen, Zhiran didn't have to accept it, just go back and wait for the news. Seeing Cao Yan come to pick him up in person, Wang Yi was very surprised, and the two of them said a few words of gossip coldly, exchanged greetings, and went straight to the topic.

Wang Yi has no opinion, but he doesn't forget to give one or two instructions on official business, but he can't let Zhiran go out of Beijing easily or something.

Cao Yan complied, and then went to the prison to pick up Zhiran out, and everyone went back to the house together.

Cao Yanyuan was still worried that Zhiran had something to think of, and he was still thinking about how to comfort and persuade him, but he didn't expect that he looked like an ordinary person, and there was not much difference.

After experiencing the bitter cold outside the city, people feel more and more that the spring in the capital is warm.

Looking at the spring flowers blooming on the roadside, clusters by cluster, tender yellow and yellow, Cao Yan also added a little smile to his face...... * Cao Mansion, inner house, guest house.

This side is next to the courtyard of the Tian family, and now the Han Jiang family lives in this courtyard temporarily. After Chu Yu finished eating, he came here to talk to Han Jiang.

In the past few days, Han Jiang's family has been sending a few people all over the city to look for a house.

Chu Yu's proposal suggested that she rent a house in the inner city, after all, she was a woman's family and lived in the outer city, and the security was no better than that in the inner city.

This fire really frightened the Han Jiang clan, so he also made up his mind to find a place to live in the inner city.

In the inner city, all the people who live in the Eight Banners live in it, although Han Jiang's family is wealthy, but he is not qualified to buy property in the inner city, so he can only rent a house.

Chu Yu heard that there was no news about the house on Han Jiang's side, and said, "How can this be? Shouldn't it......" Speaking of this, he paused, suddenly realized, and said: "Oh, look at my fool, I forgot that my sister is from the south, and the people around me are also from the south, and I am not familiar with the inner city." ”

Han Jiang showed a wry smile and said, "Who would have thought that this land of goodness would be like a mountain of swords and a sea of fire, and it would not tolerate anyone easily. If you want to live, you have to stay up. ”

Chu Yu saw that he was absent-minded, and said a few words of relief.

As he spoke, he heard footsteps in the courtyard, and then he heard the maid of the Han Jiang clan coming in, saying that the joy of Wutong Garden was coming.

Han Jiang hurriedly asked someone to invite him in, it turned out that after Xiaoman returned home, he had already sent a message to the old lady from the second gate, saying that the uncle would come back.

When Li got the news, he naturally sent the kitchen to prepare food for his son, and did not forget to tell his daughter-in-law about this.

When Chu Yu heard this, he was very happy in his heart, and his face was already unstoppably happy.

She stood up and said, "Even if there is housework, then I will go back first, and I will come over to talk to you,"

Han Jiang got up to send her to the gate of the courtyard, looked at her brisk figure, and sighed in his heart.

* That night, Cao Yin set up a seat in the Orchid Courtyard, gave his son Tong Zhiran two pick-ups, and invited Mr. Zhuang to come over to accompany him.

Mr. Zhuang was also worried, afraid that Zhiran would be affected badly after staying in prison for a long time. Unexpectedly, he was indeed the same as in the past, and he looked more and more modest.

The four on the table are not talkative, and the topic can't be opened, so it seems a little cold.

Cao Yan saw that the room was dull, so he talked about the snow outside the plug this time, which was the first time he had seen big snow in his life.

Sure enough, except for Cao Yin, Mr. Zhuang and Zhiran both listened to it with relish......*

(To be continued)