Chapter 019: Take the initiative
In Du Wei Na Juehui's meditation room, Li Zaixing drank fruit wine calmly. This kind of Sanle berry wine from Persia tastes very good, and of course the price is not cheap, Li Zaixing poured it one sip after another like a donkey, and he frowned when he drank it.
However, compared to Sanle Pulp, Li Zaixing broke Zhigao's leg is more troublesome. Juehui didn't expect Li Zaixing to be so violent, and he hurt people as soon as he made a move. He regretted it a little now, he knew that this guy was so careless, why should he cause such a big trouble.
Just when Juehui didn't know how to speak to Li Zaixing, Li Zaixing drank enough, put down the glass wine urn, and said with a smile: "Senior brother, you are very extravagant." This bottle of wine is a month's worth of food for ordinary people. ”
Juehui shrugged: "You still know?" ”
"How could I not know." Li Zaixing wiped his mouth and put away his smile: "Do you think I am out of proportion?" ”
Juehui raised his eyebrows, took back the words that came to his lips, and looked at Li Zaixing with blazing eyes.
"Senior brother, let me tell you the truth, the master sat in meditation and was warned by the Buddha that the Bodhi Temple was in trouble, so I rushed to Chang'an. I don't know what I mean by "difficult", but all I'm good at is martial arts, so the only thing I can help you with is martial arts. Bodhi Temple is rich ......" Li Zaixing weighed the wine bottle and laughed playfully: "So, I want to help you establish a monk army to protect the temple property." If there is chaos in the world in the future, these monks may be able to save your life. ”
Juehui remained silent, indifferent to Li Zaixing's banter, and when Li Zaixing finished speaking, he said solemnly: "Is it really the teachings that the master got from Zen?" ”
Li Zaixing nodded, not lying at all. For him, since Lao Buxiu likes to pretend to be a ghost, it is only fitting to push these nonsensical things on him. Training a monk soldier is not only useful for Bodhi Temple, but also for increasing Juehui's strength, but also for himself. He learned the training method in Li Weigong's Art of War from Li Mi, which was just used to train monks and soldiers and practice in advance.
Juehui frowned. He stared at Li Zaixing for a long time, but he didn't see any flaws. He has lived in Chang'an for a long time, and he also knows that the Tang Dynasty has been peaceful for a long time, and sooner or later there will be changes in the future, but he can't guarantee whether this change will be so serious that it will affect Chang'an and Bodhi Temple. After all, his lifespan is limited, and it would be good to live another thirty years, but there will be chaos in Chang'an within thirty years? It's hard to imagine.
If Li Zaixing said it himself, Juehui would definitely be talking nonsense, but if it was said by the master Sokcho, and it was taught by the Buddha in Zen, then the credibility is very high. Jue Huichen's heart is not the truth, but his belief in his master and the Buddha is not what Li Zaixing can imagine. He would never have thought that Li Zaixing would use his master as a pretext to open his mouth.
"Establishing a monk army is indeed a solution, but ......"
"Why did you break Chigao's leg?" Li Zaixing snatched the conversation.
Juehui smiled.
"First, Zhigao is definitely not the incompetent person you say." Li Zaixing also became serious, his eyes were so cold. Juehui hadn't mentioned Zhigao's origin to him before, if it weren't for his own insight, it wouldn't be Zhigao who was unlucky today, but him. What exactly Juehui wanted to do, he had to figure out. "Senior brother wouldn't know that he had been in the army, would he?"
"In the army?" Juehui's eyebrows frowned slightly, looking a little surprised.
"Senior brother doesn't know?" Li Zaixing was also a little surprised, the master not only has martial arts, but also martial arts are very clever, how can the second senior brother not know anything about martial arts. "When he played against me, he used marksmanship, and his strength was not weak, but he taught warrior monks ordinary stick skills, and he obviously concealed something. What is he hiding? ”
"I don't know martial arts." Juehui smiled bitterly, "So, this Zhigao's identity is a bit suspicious?" ”
"I think so."
Li Zaixing pondered for a moment and temporarily put down the conversation. Who Zhigao is, it has nothing to do with him, Juehui will also check it, so he doesn't need to bother. He was concerned with how to build up the monks. Training warrior monks needs people and money, and these must be solved by Juehui.
"In addition, those people are not training intensively enough, and if they want to initially become an army, they will give me two or three months. If the senior brother can ensure the supply of supplies, I think it should be completed before the Buddha Bathing Festival. ”
"How to solve the matter before the Buddha Bathing Festival?" Juehui was a little anxious. "There are two months before the Buddha Bathing Festival, six lectures, plus there is also the Shangsi Festival, at least seven Buddhist services. You injured Zhigao again, maybe Zhigao will secretly make trouble......"
"That's what I'm going to say, it's not enough to be on the defensive, I have to take the initiative."
"Take the initiative?"
"Yes, who are the people who are likely to come and make trouble? I'll go to them first, and those who can be subdued will be subdued, and those who can't be subdued will be disabled first. Li Zaixing grinned: "Senior brother can trust me, I naturally can't make senior brother embarrassed." In order to ensure the safety of Bodhi Temple, I can do everything. ”
Juehui looked at Li Zaixing in a daze. Li Zaixing's idea was a big surprise to him. He actually wants to take the initiative to find the trouble of those ranger boys, and he still wants to subdue them, this is simply looking for death. Of course, he didn't know that before Li Zaixing entered Chang'an, he killed someone and robbed Wei Yingwu's money.
Li Zaixing smiled slightly, and then said: "In addition to subduing those people, the safety of the Bodhi Temple can be guaranteed, as for those Buddhist temples that compete with the Bodhi Temple, I dare not guarantee it." ”
Juehui gasped, and he heard the meaning of Li Zaixing's words. Li Zaixing's mind is not just to protect the Bodhi Temple, he is trying to compete for hegemony in the Buddhist community in Chang'an City. But if Li Zaixing can really subdue those ranger boys, so that they don't dare to come to the Bodhi Temple to make trouble again, but go to the competitors to cause trouble, this is a great opportunity for the Bodhi Temple. What's more, Li Zaixing is now a secular person, he is not a monk of Bodhi Temple, even if something happens, it has nothing to do with Bodhi Temple.
"I'm going to discuss it with the Lord and the temple master."
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Li Zaixing returned to the West Courtyard and came directly to Du Fu and told him that from now on, he could go to the Bodhi Temple canteen to eat free meals. The deacon who manages the canteen, Wu Neng, is Juehui's person, and this matter only needs to be nodded by Juehui, and he doesn't even need to go through the two giants of the Theravada and the temple master.
Du Fu was overjoyed and thanked him again and again. You can eat free meals in Bodhi Temple, although the money is not very much, but it solves the most basic problems, and he doesn't have to travel all the way to Taicang every day to buy cheap rice, which saves a lot of time. His wife Yang no longer has to cook and eat fumes every day, she can dress more refreshingly and have more time to teach her son Du Zongwen. Naturally, they were happy to hear the news.
"There is something, I want to ask Brother Du for help." Li Zaixing smiled and said to the Yang family who came out to thank him: "Mrs. Sister-in-law, I want to ask Brother Du to take me to eat flower wine." ”
Yang's face flushed, glanced at Du Fu, who was smiling, smacked him, and turned around and went into the inner room. Du Fu laughed twice: "Brother Xian, why do you want to go to those places?" ”
"Find someone to fight." Li Zaixing said his thoughts again. The Chang'an rangers are all teenagers who have nothing to do, and the place they go to most often is the brothel, and Pingkangfang has the largest red light district in Chang'an, which is naturally the most frequent place for these people. It is most appropriate to go there to find them, the problem is that it is not easy for Li Zaixing to think of these places.
The brothel of the Tang Dynasty is different from later generations, it is not the kind of brothel hanging with red lanterns, no matter who it is, as long as you have money, you can go in, and a row of girls stand in front of you scratching their heads and making gestures, waiting for you to be lucky. Of course, the brothels in the Tang Dynasty also engaged in the skin and meat business, but the most important thing was not the skin and meat business, but the place of communication. Going into a brothel and drinking flower wine is not just for bed, or rather, not mainly for bed, but also for entertainment.
One of the most important of these recreational activities is to write poems and essays, and to carry out drinking orders.
It's a pity that this is not something that Li Zaixing can do, he can't write poems and essays, and he can't do wine orders, and when he comes on, he probably can't even say a lot of meat words like Xue Dashao. In this regard, he has no advantage at all, that is, at the level of an illiterate.
It was from Lu Hu that he learned about this situation that Li Zaixing came to Du Fu. It doesn't matter if you can't write poetry, I can find a poetry saint instead. The literature and art of the Tang Dynasty are flourishing again, is it possible that the species of poetry is also mass-produced?
Datang has an open atmosphere, not to mention that drinking flower wine does not mean that there is a physical relationship, so Du Fu not only did not refuse, but was a little excited. Although Yang was a little unhappy, he would not stop Du Fu, but just laughed at him.
Soon, Juehui gave Li Zaixing a reply, and the seat and the temple owner agreed to Li Zaixing's plan, with only one request, Li Zaixing does not have the identity of Bodhi Temple, he is just a secular person who temporarily lives in Bodhi Temple, and if something happens, he will be fully responsible. Juehui also told Li Zaixing that now it seems that it is right to break Zhigao's leg, after Zhigao was seriously injured, the audience was angry again, and he could not find a person to replace Zhigao to fight for power with Juehui for a while, for the safety of the next Buddhist affairs, he could only swallow his anger and accept Juehui's suggestion, and Li Zaixing was responsible for the training of warrior monks.
Of course, he will not stop there, he will definitely wait for Li Zaixing to make a joke, and then wait for Zhigao to recover from his injury, and then fight back and regain his rightful rights.
"Senior brother, you have to be careful yourself." Juehui said meaningfully to Li Zaixing.
"Senior brother, don't worry, just prepare enough money for me." Li Zaixing said undetentiously: "The warrior monks can't eat meat, which is very bad for the practice of martial arts, and I ask the senior brother to ensure the supply of eggs and tofu from now on." Otherwise, I won't be able to complete this task. ”
Juehui agreed. His fate and Li Zaixing have been tied together, Li Zaixing trained the warrior monks, and his position in the temple was much more stable. If Li Zaixing fails, his interests will also be damaged. Even for his own sake, he can't be stingy at this time
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