Chapter 245 Taishi Fighting Crickets

"Xiangye, look, my subordinates have invited Master Lian Zhen."

Jia Rudao was lying on the Taishi chair, still with his eyes closed, and muttered: "Jia Xuan, Lian Zhen has only been away for a few days, how can he return so soon, just now the old man miscalculated and let you go." ”

"The poor monk Lian has really seen the Taishi."

Jia seemed to hear this, opened his eyes suddenly, and saw Yang Lian Zhenjia saluting with one hand, and said with a smile: "Hey, it's really the master's arrival, how can the master be so fast this time." ”

"Back to the Taishi, the poor monk was worried about missing the great event of the Taishi, after the letter was handed over, he immediately set off to return to Lin'an, the poor monk just returned to the Yanfu Temple at 9 o'clock in the evening, no, the butt was not hot to see Mr. Jia Xuan hurriedly entered, so the poor monk came to the Prime Minister's Mansion with Mr. Jia to visit the Taishi."

"Well, master, please sit down, Jia Xuan, go get some good wine and food, the old man and the master have three glasses."

"Yes, Xiangye, master, please wait."

After Yang Lian Zhenjia sat down, he took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Jia Rudao: "Taishi, this is the reply brought back by the poor monk from the people in the north. ”

Jia Rudao opened the letter and read it carefully, the letter is Hao Jing's handwritten reply, the content is about: Mongolian Hao Jing visited the Song Dynasty Jia Taishi, the letter was received, I know the reason, the matter of Wulihan, thanks to the cooperation of the Taishi, the momentum of the world will be together for a long time, the current situation is turbulent, my Mongolian Khan Kublai Khan is majestic and strategic, the Mongolian iron cavalry is invincible, the Great Khan dominates the world and can be waited, I Khan Lixian corporal, for the ability of the Taishi is very appreciative, but the Song Dynasty emperor has always been mediocre and incompetent, and now there is a new emperor on the throne, it is bound to be jealous of the virtuous and jealous. He said that if the master is free, he will come to the north at any time, and he will be treated with the gift of a student.

"Huh." Jia Rudao smiled after reading it, "The master has worked hard. ”

"The master is polite, it is the honor of the poor monk to serve the master, by the way, the people in the north also asked the poor monk to bring a gift to the master." Yang Lian Zhenjia said as he took out a delicate colored clay pot and said, "Taishi, please look, this is." ”

"This man from the north is still so polite." Jia Rudao took the jar and looked at it, the jar is semicircular, there are many small holes on it, the box is a high-quality pottery fired with clear mud, and the surface is painted with colorful patterns such as goldfish and aquatic plants.

"Could it be that?"

"What that, this poor monk hasn't seen it, and he doesn't know what's inside, so don't you know if the master opens it and looks at it."

Jia Rudao lifted the lid and looked at it, nodded and said, "Cricket, that's really the case." ”

Yang Lian Zhenjia pretended to be in a trance and said: "No wonder the poor monk can hear the sound from time to time, it turns out that this thing makes a sound." ”

"It's still late autumn, and if it's late summer and early autumn, the sound will be more frequent."

"This little cricket is still exquisite."

"Well, crickets generally begin to chirp in July in summer, and at the end of autumn and winter solstice, the climate turns colder, and it will stop, yes, this is a high-grade cricket produced in Ningjin."

Shandong Ningjin County in later generations known as the first county of Chinese crickets, because of its unique geographical conditions and environmental microclimate, Ningjin crickets not only have a wide variety, but also very good at fighting, the atmosphere of fighting crickets began in the Tang Dynasty, prevailed in the Song Dynasty, to the Southern Song Dynasty, fighting crickets has become a very popular activity at that time, fighting crickets is also known as "fighting to promote weaving, fighting crickets", according to historical records, Jia seems to be a good hand in this, and also authored the book "Promoting Weaving", Ningjin fighting crickets have been quite famous since ancient times, has been the leader in this way,

"The master is very knowledgeable, even this little worm knows so well, hey, master, look, there is a line of words in this lid."

"Exactly, on this, hey, the words are too small, the old man is dazzled, and the master reads it to the old man."

"Yes, Master." Yang Lian Zhenjia said, "I heard that the master is proficient in this way, and I give this thing to show my heart." ”

After listening to this, Jia Rudao said: "This northerner, it's interesting, it's just right, the wine is coming, the master has been in the dust all the way, he should have been hungry a long time ago, eat wine and food, Jia Xuan, go and take the old man's two high-grade cricket tigers and lions, and fight with this Ningjin cricket." ”

"Master, the poor monk toasts you."

"Alright, Master, come on, do it."

Yang Lian Zhenjia drank it all, and then poured wine for Jia Yidao and himself: "Master, it's been good lately." ”

Jia Rudao drank all the wine in his cup: "It's hard to say, master, you are a master in the world, how can you know the cruelty of the world." ”

Yang Lian Zhenjia showed a puzzled look and said: "Taishi, it seems that you have something on your mind, you are the head of a hundred officials under one person, what else can you worry about." ”

Jia Rudao sighed: "The master is right, the old man is under one person, but he still has to be restrained by others." ”

Yang Lian Zhenjia said with a smile: "The master is joking, who else in this world can control you." ”

"Master Lian Zhen, all the bodhisattvas in your Buddhism are powerful people, don't you also want to listen to the Buddha."

Yang Lian Zhenjia exclaimed: "The meaning of the Taishi is ,,,,,。 ”

Jia Rudao hurriedly interrupted: "Master, don't talk about this, drink and drink." ”

"Okay, the poor monk will give the master another cup." Yang Lian Zhenjia is so smart, at this time, he also guessed that Jia Yidao was in a bad mood, it seems that the battle for imperial power in the Song Dynasty that Lord Hao Jing said has indeed entered a white-hot situation.

After a while, Jia Xuan brought two exquisite boxes and a white pottery bowl: "Xiangye, here." ”

"Well, master, are you good at this?"

"Back to the Taishi, the poor monks will watch the excitement, and as for the doorway, you have to ask the Taishi for guidance."

"Master, the scene of fighting crickets is very popular in our dynasty, from high-ranking officials and nobles, down to ordinary monks and nuns, they are also very good at this." Jia Rudao put the Ningjin cricket and his original tiger into the white bowl, "Master, take a closer look. ”

The tiger in the bowl is black, the body is burly, the wings vibrate violently, the teeth are grinning, obviously not taking the opponent in the eyes, the head of the Ningjin insect is slightly yellow, although the whole is slightly smaller, but it can also be regarded as a burly person in the cricket, the same teeth are sharp, without showing weakness, the most special thing is that there are seven bamboo-like horizontal stripes on its fluttering wings,

"What a seven-section Ningjin worm." Jia Rudao couldn't help but praise,

"Master, what is it?"

"Lian Zhen, listen to the old man." Jia seems to be in a good mood, "the world's crickets to Ningjin, Ningyang is the most, this is huge, all black is from Ningyang, the old man named the tiger, in the cricket, called the mothfly, the people are called the black-headed general, it is a high-class cricket that can both sing and fight, belongs to the typical northern hard and spicy insects, and Ningjin insects have the characteristics of both north and south insects, that is, there are big heads, big heads, big legs, good skin color, and at the same time there are the physique of insects in the northern arid areas, tenacious fighting surname, endurance, mouth and fierceness, It has the surname of an undefeated martyr. ”

"This little cricket has a lot of knowledge."

"Hehe, the master looks at the wings of this Ningjin insect, there are seven horizontal stripes, this is known as the stick insect in the Ningjin cricket, generally speaking, more than five crickets can be called the top grade, more than seven knots are very rare, if it is nine knots, it can be called the best in the cricket, but unfortunately the old man has never seen the nine crickets."

At this time, the tiger in the bowl could no longer bear it, and rotated around the Ningjin insect, waiting for an opportunity to find a favorable position, and at the same time the chirping continued, but the Ningjin insect moved slowly, only keeping its yellow head at the tiger,

Suddenly, the tiger seemed to have discovered the opponent's flaws, the top of the head, kicked, rolled the long tentacles, and bravely pounced on it, Ning Jinworm did not flinch, and fought with the tiger head-on,

The speed of the two insects is extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, they have already fought several times,

The tiger relied on the advantage of the first step, attacked more and defended less, and gradually forced the Ningjin insect to retreat step by step.

"The Tiger of the Taishi really lives up to its reputation."

"It's hard to say, this Ningjin worm doesn't seem to have done its best."

Just as Jia Yidao said, when the Ningjin insect was forced to the end of the wall of the bowl, it suddenly let out a sharp chirp, its wings vibrated rapidly, and its inciting wings seemed to be a little wider than just now.

"Ahh Jia Rudao exclaimed,

"Master, how."

"This, this turned out to be a superb nine-section Ningjin worm." Jia Rudao laughed excitedly, compared to the things in the court, it seems that fighting crickets is the happiest.

Jia Yidao's laughter also seemed to be infected with this nine-section Ningjin insect, only in an instant, the Ningjin insect began a counterattack, the cricket's tricks were overhead, kicking, and fully exerted, and in an instant, he pulled back the defensive position, Yang Lian Zhenjia couldn't help but secretly said: "The attack and defense of this cricket is also in line with the way of martial arts." ”

After a moment's effort, the tiger had shrunk to the side, hanging his head, obviously losing the courage to attack, and Ning Jinworm was raising his head and chest, and he was arrogant, and he didn't pursue, as if he didn't put the tiger in his eyes at all.

Yang Lian Zhenjia praised: "Haha, wonderful." ”

"Well, that's good, Jia Xuan, put it away, and I'm waiting for it."

"Xiangye, don't you compare with the lion?" Jia Xuan asked,

"It's a fart, this is the nine-section Ningjin insect, the invincible best among the fighting crickets, where will the lion be the opponent."

"Yes, Xiangye Gaojian."

"Jia Xuan, go add some more wine and food."

"Yes, Xiangye."

"Master Lian Zhen, the old man can't wait to invite you this time, because I want to ask the master to meet the old man again and see the feng shui."

Yang Lian Zhenjia said: "Taishi, the poor monk knows a little about physiognomy, and the Taishi trusts the poor monk so much, which makes the poor monk ashamed. ”

"The master doesn't have to be humble, the old man recently sent someone to the Yanfu Temple where you placed the order to investigate, and it has been confirmed that the master has both physiognomy and medical skills, which is absolutely not wrong."

"That's good, it's better to be respectful than to obey your fate, and the poor monk will give the master another time."

Yang Lian Zhenjia carefully looked at Jia Yidao's face, then looked at the appearance of his hands, and said with a strange expression: "Master, the poor monk has only left for more than ten days, how can it change so much." ”

Jia Rudao's heart sank, and the joy of fighting crickets just now had long been left behind: "The master said bluntly. ”

"Yes, Taishi, the poor monk told him bluntly, Taishi still remembers what the poor monk said last time, Taishi, there is a black stripe in your Guanlu Palace."

"Yes."

"Looking at it again today, this black stripe seems to have exploded."

"What a solution."

Yang Lian Zhenjia sighed, lowered his voice and said: "Taishi, this black pattern is a guilty pattern, and the outbreak of the black pattern means that there is a great disharmony or even conflict between you and your superior, in other words, the status of the Taishi is a contradiction with the current emperor, and it is a deep contradiction." ”

Jia Rudao thought, "It's really accurate." After a moment of silence, Jia Rudao said a little nervously: "Master, although you and I have not been friends for a long time, the old man does not treat you as an outsider, you can tell me how to resolve this matter." ”