Chapter Ninety-Five: A Serendipitous Encounter
Zhao Zheng secretly frowned when he heard the old monk's shouting, secretly thinking that this old monk actually knew that he was here? But listening to his tone, it was not like it, this was Qing Yang whispered beside him: "If he is really a Hongzhi Zen master, then he should be the secret envoy of the Imperial City Division." Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"
"Is there anyone else around?" Zhao Zheng asked cautiously, although he had an armored flintlock pistol on his body, he was still cautious.
"No, he's the only one." The dark guards are all first-class reconnaissance masters, and they are expected to be assisted by glasses, so Qing Yang said without hesitation.
After Zhao Zheng got the confirmation, he stood up generously: "I am Zhao Zheng, what's the matter with you?" ”
The old monk was shocked when he heard that a young man in the distance claimed to be a national teacher, but he didn't expect Zhao Zheng to come in person: "I don't want to meet Zhao Shizhu here, Zhao Shizhu is from Limin Sheji, and the old man has no other intentions, he just wants to protect you in Huzhou and not let Xiaoxiao succeed." It's a little inconvenient to speak here, maybe Zhao Shizhu moves? After speaking, he glanced at the little monk, meaning that it was inconvenient for the little monk to know the inside story.
Zhao Zheng asked Qing Yang to go over to confirm the identity of the old monk, and the old monk handed over the waist card to Qing Yang to see, and after confirming that it was the person from the Imperial City Division, he let him talk close to Zhao Zheng.
After the old monk explained a few words to the little monk, he came to Zhao Zheng's side and folded his hands to salute: "Duyan is young, I didn't expect it to be so stylish, I think it must be a person from heaven." Lao Ga is the person in charge of the Imperial City Sihu Prefecture, so he knows the whereabouts of the national teacher. ”
Zhao Zheng returned the courtesy, this old monk looked kind and kind, he only had to write the word monk on the door of his head, but he didn't expect it to be a person from the Imperial City Division, and he must have done a lot of unscrupulous things in secret. Zhao Zheng has always been wary of this kind of person who is good at disguise.
Seeing Zhao Zheng's strange expression, Zen Master Hongzhi also guessed that he had seven seven or eight eight, and sighed helplessly: "In this world, there are very few things that can really not be touched by red dust, and there is little without cause and effect, but unfortunately Lao Qu is not one of them, all living beings are suffering, Lao Ge is also in the sea of suffering, and he can't help himself, although he creates and kills, but he does not see the heart of the Buddha, does not seek detachment, but seeks peace of mind." I have to try my best to make up for it, does the national teacher know who that little monk is? ”
Zen Master Hongzhi's voice was extremely low, and almost only Zhao Zheng and Qing Yang could hear it.
"Who?"
Zen Master Hongzhi smiled bitterly and looked at Qingyang beside Zhao Zheng: "The national teacher is a figure above the Nine Heavens, you can listen to it." But the donor wants to listen to the old man's nagging? ”
Qingyang is as immobile as a mountain, this old monk has no traces of martial arts practice, and he is very old, and he is a person from the Imperial City Division, but he is not afraid that he will hurt people, but all his actions have to be ordered by Zhao Zheng.
But Zhao Zheng didn't make any hints, which means that he doesn't trust the person in front of him.
Seeing this, Zen Master Hongzhi didn't say anything about him, and said directly: "He is a descendant of the Pan family, and he is actually only seven years old this year. ”
When Zhao Zheng heard the Pan family, he suddenly remembered one of the protagonists of the King Ji rebellion case, it is said that the Pan family forced King Ji to rebel with dozens of people, was defeated and killed, and was exterminated, and there should be no descendants alive. Besides, Zen Master Hongzhi is the Imperial City Division, and those who are close to the emperor are the emperor's people, and those who are far away are Shi Miyuan's people, so it is impossible to keep this child. This is a matter involving the throne, and the courage that this old monk took to harbor the prisoner.
When Zhao Zheng heard this shocking secret, he was puzzled and said, "Why did the master tell me this? Aren't you afraid that I'll ask you to blame? ”
"My Buddha is merciful, why did the sin of the Pan family harm the young child, when he was only two years old, he asked him for the sin, the old man couldn't bear it, and he didn't live because I had compassion, and there was someone else who asked for his life. The old man is so worthy of his heart. ”
Zhao Zheng was also sympathetic at this time, the case of King Ji's rebellion back then, anyone with a discerning eye knew what was going on, the Pan family was just because of their rich wealth, known as the richest man in Huzhou, and was slaughtered by the imperial court as a fat pig to eat meat.
It's just that this matter involves the throne, it is Shi Miyuan's sin, Zhao Yun's reverse, even Zhao Zheng has to deal with it carefully: "The master is merciful, but the world may not, it just so happens that Zhao is also a person from the world!" ”
Zen Master Hongzhi said with a smile: "The national teacher is benevolent and kind-hearted, known to the world, and he is a person outside the world, and everything in the world can no longer be blamed on you." After speaking, Zen Master Hongzhi looked at Qingyang again and said, "Donor, I still want to listen." ”
Qing Yang was also frightened at the moment, obediently! This is involving the body and Shi Xianggong, and if you are not careful, you don't know where to lose your life.
Zhao Zheng didn't want to get involved in this matter anymore at this time, and wanted to leave: "I haven't heard of this matter, Qingyang, let's go!" ”
Qingyang was so clear that he couldn't wait to fly away from the old bald donkey immediately with Zhao Zheng on his back.
But Hongzhi's words made Zhao Zheng have to face this matter: "National teacher, the person who saved him is related to you." The chaos in the world, the origin and fall, this cause and effect, the national teacher is afraid that he will not be able to escape. ”
After Zhao Zheng heard this, he only thought that Zen Master Hongzhi was farting and accelerated his escape.
Zen Master Hongzhi looked at Zhao Zheng's departing figure, and felt infinite compassion, and finally burst into tears.
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Zhao Zheng returned to the inn, annoyed, curiosity killed the cat. Although he is no longer afraid of anyone, he doesn't want to have a gap with Zhao Yun.
Although the fate of the little monk was miserable, Zhao Zheng had a sense of powerlessness, and the only thing he could help him was to go overseas. But Hongzhi Zen Master said that this matter is related to his own people, Zhao Zheng will be suspicious, Huang Daochang has stayed in Zaoyang all his life, how can it be possible to go to Huzhou to do this, Dalang Erlang is even more impossible, as for Zhao Kui's affairs back then, it has nothing to do with him, and he is an official elsewhere, and the whip is beyond his reach.
And now that his actions are all in the eyes of the Imperial City Division, how to meet Huang Miaomiao and take her child as an apprentice is really nerve-wracking.
So the next day, Zhao Zheng went to the Salesian Bureau, preparing to take in a few orphans to confuse the public.
The Salesian Bureau in Huzhou has been open for less than two months, and part of the funds come from the Salesian Bureau in Lin'an, the other part comes from the 20 acres of official land given by the government, and the 10 acres of land donated by a generous aunt in Huzhou.
Because Huzhou is a place where rivers and lakes converge, there are many orphans, and there is no ability to take in all the orphans, and all the Salesian Bureaus in Huzhou only admit able-bodied children, only about 200 people.
The Baiyun Taoist Temple will send people to teach children to read and write in all the Salesian Bureaus, and Huzhou is no exception, and the Baiyun Taoist Temple has sent three Taoist priests over, one is in charge of logistics, one is responsible for teaching and the other is responsible for teaching Zhao Zheng's Taoism.
When Zhao Zheng came over, he had already sent someone to notify them in advance, but he told them not to make a noise in advance, just treat Zhao Zheng as an ordinary good person and go to the Salesian Bureau to do good, and then explain it to others afterwards.
The guard at the gate of the Salesian Bureau is quite handsome, but unfortunately only one side has a handsome face, and although the other side is covered with bangs, it is difficult to hide its hideousness, and one leg is crippled, and he needs to walk on crutches, and his hands are not flexible, and he holds things quite stiffly.
Qing Yang saw that Zhao Zheng was quite concerned about that person, and quietly said to Zhao Zheng: "Master, this person is a practitioner, but he can't see the depth clearly, there are many forces in the rivers and lakes in Huzhou, and this duel is inevitable, but I am afraid that this person is also disabled in this way to compete with others......"
"Oh!" Zhao Zheng hurriedly stopped Qingyang's nonsense, walked to the main hall, and rolled two ingots of broken silver in the merit box, afraid that there would be four or five taels, the director of the Salesian Bureau was a retired old official of Huzhou Mansion, and he was quite popular in the history of Huzhou, so Zhizhou let him be in charge of the Salesian Bureau and spend his old age in peace.
Seeing Zhao Zheng so bold, the old official smiled and couldn't see the seams: "The ya's heart is kind, but you want to adopt a child?" The children of our Salesian Bureau have all been taught by the Taoist master from Xianguan, they are smart and polite, and they are practical, and they will definitely not develop those white-eyed wolves. ”
The Salesian Bureau does not prohibit other families from adopting children, but they must strictly assess their family situation to see if they are eligible for adoption, and send back people to visit the adopted children every three months, and if there is any abuse, they must be taken back to the Salesian Bureau for further care. There are many people who have no children and lack children in the Great Song Dynasty, but most of them like to adopt babies who don't remember, but most of the children admitted by the Salesian Bureau are children over two years old, so there are not many people who come and go to the Salesian Bureau for adoption.
That's why this supervisor is so enthusiastic about letting Zhao Zheng adopt to reduce the burden on the Salesian Bureau.
"Please also ask the steward to invite Mr. Xi, who is here? I have something to ask. Zhao Zheng asked directly, first learn about the situation here from his own people.
The old servant was not very happy to hear it, and he came to Mr. Xi to inquire about the child's intelligence, reading and understanding, and picking and choosing for adoption. If the children of the Salesian Bureau have a high level of understanding in Taoism, they are qualified to go to Baiyun Palace to study and become immortal disciples.
That teaching is the Taoist priest sent by the Baiyun Taoist Temple, and he was notified that the national teacher was coming today, so he came out to visit the situation from time to time. The Taoist priest was originally a Taoist priest of Honghu Palace, and he had also seen Zhao Zheng, so he knew at a glance that the young man in front of him was the national teacher, but the people who came earlier informed him not to make a noise, so he didn't greet him.
Instead, he asked the old officer, "Who is this?" ”
Although the old official was the head of the Salesian Bureau, he didn't dare to take a posture in front of the Taoist priest who came from the immortal temple, and hurriedly said: "The good guest who just came is about to ask the Taoist chief. ”
The Taoist priest nodded, ignoring the surprise of the old officer, and took Zhao Zheng straight to the side hall to speak.
At this moment, there was a noise outside the Salesian Bureau, and the sound of children chattering came in.
"Mrs. Zheng is here!"
I don't know who shouted outside the door, the old servant's hand was so strong that the Taoist priest couldn't open it, so he had to go out with him, and the Taoist priest had to hurriedly explain to Zhao Zheng: "Mrs. Zheng is the kind-hearted aunt." ”
Zhao Zheng was surprised that this was obviously an aunt and a concubine, why did she call her Mrs.
Mrs. Zheng walked into the main hall.
With a plain dress, a good appearance, and a baby in his arms, he couldn't hide his joy after seeing Zhao Zheng's surprise in a flash.
The person who came was Huang Miaomiao.