"Lord Wei, this is Guangji Temple, the largest temple in Xuzhou, which was built in the late Eastern Han Dynasty." Wang Xiang pointed to a temple where incense was flourishing.

Wei Shuo stood at the gate of the temple for a while, and found that there were many male and female believers coming in and out, and it seemed that the incense in Guangji Temple was quite prosperous. Don't look at Buddhism, which was introduced to China as early as the Han Dynasty, but it has not been recognized by the local people. It was not until the war at the end of the Han Dynasty that Buddhism was slowly accepted by the lower classes and became another powerful religious force in China.

As for religion, Wei Shuo was influenced by his family since he was a child, and he had contact with Taoism, but he did not know much about Buddhism. Religion is also part of ideology, and its invisible influence should not be underestimated. The reason why there was no era of theocratic supremacy in ancient China should be related to the fact that Confucian culture became the mainstream ideology of the upper class.

Sage Kong said: "The son is silent, and the strange power is chaotic!" "It directly blocked all attempts by religions to gain access to the rule of the state, and the ancient government has always used and guarded against religion, but it has never allowed it to affect national policies and policies.

Wei Shuo's mind is relatively open-minded, he will not fully believe in a certain religion, but he will not take the initiative to prohibit the development of the other party. He has always believed in a saying: "To exist is to be reasonable!" "Whether it is Taoism or Buddhism, thousands of years of history have proven their vigorous vitality.

Therefore, his attitude towards religion has always been to use and restrict, as long as the other party does not touch his bottom line, he does not mind having religious forces under his hands.

Wei Shuo pretended to be an ordinary tourist and walked up and began to browse the scenery of Guangji Temple. Guangji Temple is on the mountainside of the deep mountain, and the magnificent temple is covered with antique and solemn and solemn.

While admiring the scenery of the temple, he looked for someone to make an appointment with him. In fact, since receiving the invitation, Wei Shuo's heart has been full of doubts, and he can't understand why Pei Dun's daughter wants to ask him to meet him at the temple. Although at this time, etiquette was not as deeply rooted in the hearts of the people as it was in the Ming and Qing dynasties, but it was not a glorious thing for a young lady from a family to suddenly meet a strange man.

"Is it Wei Langjun?"

Wei Shuo was bored when he was suddenly interrupted by a little maid. He nodded and said, "Down there is Wei Shuo, may I ask ...... you are?"

"My little lady is waiting in the wing, please Wei Langjun follow the slave and maid."

"Okay, lead the way, please."

Turning around and crutching, Wei Shuo followed the little maid to a wing room in the backyard, except for the guards and servants of the Assassin's Mansion, there was no ordinary person around, and it seemed that he had already been cleaned up by the people of the Assassin's Mansion.

Wei Shuo knocked on the door, and soon the very nice voice he met last time came from inside, "Wei Langjun, please come in!" ”

Wei Shuo pushed the door in, and the maid who had just brought him over stood at the door. When I entered the house, I found that there was a screen in the house, which happened to divide the room into two parts, and behind the screen, there were many shadows, one of which seemed to be the girl I had met in the silk shop.

"Little lady Pei, I don't know what you have to do next?" Now that it was a critical moment in the training of recruits, Wei Shuo didn't have time to waste time on the wind and snow, so as soon as he entered the door, he went straight in and asked the other party directly.

Pei Xiaoniang was also stunned, she didn't expect Wei Shuo to be so direct, and she hesitated a little and said: "I invited Wei Langjun to come over today, mainly to express my gratitude, thank you Wei Langjun for helping my father clean up that Sima Ao." ”

"Hehe, Little Lady Pei is polite, in fact, Lord Assassin Shi has already rewarded him, not only did Jian Ba work for the soldiers, but also let him take charge of a battalion of recruits. So there is no need for Pei Xiaoniang to be like this. Speaking of this, Wei Shuo gave a deep salute and said: "If Little Lady Pei has nothing else to do, then she will leave below." ”

"Wei Langjun is slow!" Pei Xiaoniang hurriedly stopped Wei Shuo, who was leaving, and hurriedly said the true purpose of this trip, "Actually, I invited Wei Langjun to come for a while today, mainly because I was entrusted by my mother. ”

"Mrs. Pei?"

"Yes, in fact, my mother has always disliked Sima Ao, and I always felt that my father would not end well when I got along with him, but my father relied on each other very much. This time, Master Wei helped drive Sima Ao away, and my mother and I are very grateful to Wei Langjun. ”

Wei Shuo smiled when he heard this: "Little lady Pei, the reason why I want to expose Sima Ao's wolf ambition is mainly because I can't bear to watch tens of thousands of people in Xuzhou bury their lives for his ambitions. So you don't have to, besides, Lord Assassin has been appointed to serve as a soldier, and you don't owe me anything. ”

"Having said that, but my mother and I always have to say something, in fact, I know very well what kind of person my father is, it's okay for you to let him write articles and talk about metaphysics and Taoism with others, if you really want to go into battle, I'm afraid it will harm others and yourself. Therefore, my mother learned that Master Wei had obtained the true inheritance of Wei Qing, the former general of the Han Dynasty, so she wanted to ask Lord Wei to take care of her father in the future. ”

Wei Shuo said secretly: I'm afraid this is the real purpose of Pei Xiaoniang's appointment to come!

This Mrs. Pei is not simple, for the safety of her husband, she dared to send her daughter to meet him. From this point of view, Pei Dun's ability to achieve the position of assassin is probably not only due to family background, but also Mrs. Pei may have played a big role in it.

"Of course, my mother won't let Wei Langjun work in vain." Seeing that Wei Shuo did not answer, Pei Xiaoniang hurriedly continued: "I heard that Lord Wei is raising grain and grass for Laoshan Mountain, and my mother is willing to provide Wei Langjun with a batch for free, and at the same time, she can also provide Wei Langjun with some money. ”

Stand up for it! Wei Shuo couldn't help but be shocked by Mrs. Pei's generosity, since he took other people's things, of course he had to make his employer feel that it was worth the money.

He pondered for a while and persuaded: "Little lady Pei, before leaving, I have a good word to tell you, I hope you can tell Mrs. Pei." The wind is going to rise in Xuzhou, and it can't be calm in a short time, if you can, you should go to Jiangdong as soon as possible! I'm afraid I won't be able to leave if it's late! ”

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Not long after Wei Shuo left, Pei Xiaoniang turned around and went to the inner room, and saw an elegant lady sitting on the couch.

"Ying'er, is Master Wei gone? How did you talk? ”

Pei Ying'er sat opposite with a heavy heart, and told Mrs. Pei what Wei Shuo had just said word for word. Mrs. Pei's face changed greatly after hearing this, and she asked worriedly, "Ying'er, is that really what Master Wei said?" ”

"Well, my daughter doesn't look like he said it casually, mother, does Hu Ren really want to enter Kou Xuzhou?"

Pei Yinger is also disgraced, as a little lady from a family, she can be said to be full of fear of war. In recent years, I don't know how many of her best friends have been taken captive and enslaved by the Hu people, and when she learned that the Hu people were about to enter Xuzhou, how could she not be afraid.

"Originally, I still had three doubts, but now that I have listened to Lord Wei's words, I am afraid that it will be eight or nine or ten. Otherwise, he wouldn't have persuaded us to go to Jiangdong, which shows that Lord Wei is very unoptimistic about the current situation. For Wei Shuo, who exposed Sima Ao's ambitions, Mrs. Pei still maintains considerable trust.

"Then, then, can't we persuade my father to leave together?" Hearing that the Hu people were coming, Pei Yinger couldn't help but worry about her father.

Mrs. Pei's face turned gloomy and said: "Your father is a dignified Xuzhou assassin, and he can't leave his post without an edict." Besides, if your father dares to abandon the city and flee, then his reputation will be ruined, and there will be no chance to make a comeback. Maybe it will affect the Pei family. ”

"Oh, if I knew this, my father shouldn't have been this official!" Pei Ying'er said anxiously.

"Your father is the elite of the Pei family's generation, and he must shoulder the mission of protecting the family." Mrs. Pei is also from a big family, and she is clear about her responsibilities to the children of the family.

"Is my father hopeless?"

"It seems that this matter has to fall on that Lord Wei."

Mrs. Pei was thoughtful, don't look at the training of recruits in Xuzhou, but what she values most is the battalion in charge of Wei Shuo. Originally, she also persuaded her husband to let Wei Shuo take full charge of the training of recruits in Xuzhou, and Pei Dun agreed very well at first, but it didn't take long for Pei Dun to change his mind again. Dividing all the recruits into five greatly weakened Wei Shuo's military power.

"Ying'er, next, the mother herself is responsible for transferring the family property to Jiangdong, and you should hurry up and contact Lord Wei. Whether our family can reunite in the future depends on Lord Wei. Alas, your father also doesn't know why, he just refuses to entrust the military power to Lord Wei. ”