Chapter 79: The Old Man of the Moon
The world is full of fragrant flowers in April, and the peach blossoms in the mountain temple are in full bloom.
Tao Xingchang was panting under the big sun, because of his fatter body, he had moved less in the past two years, and he was sweating.
He was followed by an old monk, wearing a gray monk's robe, who followed Tao Xingchang only as if he were like.
Tao Xingchang felt this imbalance in his heart, thinking that it was really more than goods to be thrown, and people were more dead than people.
If you want to talk about Zhang Mu, this kid, that luck is simply not admirable, you can talk about it, this pie from the sky from the dragon escort can actually be smashed on Zhang Mu's head.
Is there any reason left?
When Zhang Ran was reincarnated, Tao Xingchang was a small flag soldier, and it was easy for Zhang Ran to die, how could he be promoted, there was no merit and hard work, right?
Hey! Who would have thought that this son of his, Zhang Mu, was more shrewd than a monkey with a body of hair.
This is also enough, what is even more infuriating is that he, who has been a Jinyi guard all his life, doesn't even know what the emperor looks like, but this Zhang Mu has only been a Jinyi guard for a few days? saved the emperor's life, who is going to reason with this?
Seeing that Zhang Mu is a high-ranking official in the future, and he was almost implicated by Mao Xiang, if it weren't for Zhang Mu's intercession, it is estimated that he would have been a ghost by now.
You said that you didn't recruit anyone, didn't provoke anyone, how could you be so unlucky?
"Donor, no, my lord, the old man has never done such a hurtful thing, isn't this a little inappropriate." Huikong saw that he was about to arrive at Hede Township, so he said in a low voice with a sad face.
"Less nonsense, haven't you always wanted to do it? Now that this thing is done, it doesn't matter how many degrees you want. Tao Xingchang shouted impatiently......
This time, he was ordered by Zhang Mu to go to Hede Township to talk about the matchmaker, and the official level crushed people to death, did he dare to say no? can only do an errand for Zhang Mu.
This Huikong monk is found by the Big Buddha Temple in Jinhua Mansion, and is the host of the Big Buddha Temple, although he doesn't know how profound the Buddhism is, but this appearance, kind eyebrows and kind eyes, white eyebrows and hair, is a great virtue of a monk.
It stands to reason that this monk has six pure roots, so naturally he shouldn't care about the rights and wrongs of this red dust, but it is useless, the monk is also a human being before he becomes a Buddha, and he also needs money to eat, drink, and Lazar, and he can't chant the scriptures and the Buddha will conjure up rice, flour, oil and grain.
In the Ming Dynasty, in addition to the fact that this official is not easy to be, the monk is not easy to be, in the fifteenth year of Hongwu, Lao Zhu set up the Monk Record Division, the Daolu Division, and set up the Monk Gang Division in various prefectures.
Wild monks can only eat and drink everywhere, and if they want to open a temple in the local area and receive alms, they can't do it without a degree.
Huikong naturally has a degree, but at his age, he is about to go to see my Buddha Rulai, and there is still an heir in the temple, right?
When he was worried, Tao Xingchang came, showed the waist card of Jinyiwei, first robbed the old monk to eat and drink, and then patted his chest and said, If you want to do it, it's no problem, but you have to do one thing for me.
Does this Huikong monk dare to say no? So there is the current scene.
Tao Xingchang saw that there was Hede Township in front of him, so he sat down under a willow tree on the edge of the ridge, and after a while, a man dressed like a beggar hurried over.
When Tao Xingchang saw him, he asked, "Have you done everything?" ”
"Don't worry, my lord, we brothers are there every night pretending to cry, or knocking on his door. His chickens and dogs are restless, and they are already going crazy, so they are waiting for the adults to rescue them. The subordinate clenched his fists and laughed.
"It's done very well, and when it's over, Zhang Qi will naturally be rewarded." After Tao Xingchang finished speaking, he turned back to Huikong and said, "Have you learned all the methods I said?" ”
"My lord, the old man still thinks something is wrong, the old man has never done anything bad in his life, in case he gets a goof, isn't it a bad thing for the adult?" Huikong said embarrassedly.
Tao Xingchang frowned when he heard this: "You give me less of this set, I haven't seen you blush when I usually cheat money, do you have to let me take out all your old bottom?" Don't be embarrassed!"
When Huikong heard this, he was honest at the moment, and hurriedly smiled awkwardly: "Then the poor monk will give it a try." After speaking, he began to dress up, put on a Pilu hat, wore a brocade robe, held a brass Zen staff, and swayed towards Hede Township.
In the courtyard on the east side of Hede Township, Wang Yuanwai walked around the house anxiously with his hands behind his back, and his wife Wu Shi pinched a handkerchief and cried vigorously, disturbing Wang Yuanwai was upset.
He is fifty and three this year, his family has been studying for generations, and his family is well-off, but it is a pity that it has been passed on to his generation, and the people are scarce, and he originally had a son, who was broken by heaven, and later married a concubine, but he has not given birth.
Now there is a baby daughter in the family, and there is a seventy-three-year-old mother, but in the past few days, it is like seeing a ghost, and someone in the house cries every night, or someone knocks on the door, and as a result, his old mother is scared and sick.
Now lying in bed talking nonsense, not eating or drinking, the subordinates of the family also dare not sleep every night, making the whole mansion, chickens and dogs jumping, helpless at the moment.
When he heard his wife crying, he cried out impatiently, "What's the use of you crying here?" Is it time to serve by my mother's side to serve tea and medicine, and to serve, I don't understand this reason? ”
"Why don't I understand? It was your mother who kicked me out, and I have to say that I cut off your incense, that I am an ominous person, and that I am still aggrieved here, but you talk about me? Wu stopped when he heard this, and shouted as soon as he slapped the table.
Wang Yuan was anxious, and at this time, a small servant hurriedly came in and said: "Master, there is a monk outside, who claims to be Huikong, the presiding officer of the Great Buddha Temple in Jinhua Mansion." said that he had something important to see the master. ”
"Huikong?" Wang Yuanwai heard this, when he was happy, he firmly believed in Buddhism, the Big Buddha Temple is a famous temple in Jinhua Mansion, he once donated sesame oil money, and lit immortal incense for his mother, so he naturally knew, and immediately said: "Please come in." ”
When the Wu clan heard this, they also hurriedly went out, in ancient times, men and women were different, and they had to abide by women's morals.
After a while, the monk Huikong held a brass Zen staff in his hand, and shook into the royal hall step by step, and when he saw Wang Yuanwai, he put the Zen staff tree aside, put his hands together and said: "Amitabha, I haven't seen Wang Yuanwai for a long time, and my body is okay?" ”
"Oh, Zen Master Huikong, why are you here in person?" Wang Yuanwai hurriedly asked.
"Good and good, the poor monk chanted in front of my Buddha the night before, and suddenly got my Buddha to mention it, saying that the Wang family of Hede Township has been a good man and a woman for several generations, and believes in my Buddha, and now he is harassed by the charm, so he sent the poor monk to cross. I wonder if the house has been unpeaceful lately? Huikong asked with a smile.
When Wang Yuanwai heard this, he was dumbfounded, and hurriedly said: "The Zen master is really a god, and he is an unknown prophet, and he is not hiding it, but it is true." If the Zen master can cast a spell to eliminate demons, the Buddha disciples are grateful. ”