After Jing Hui, Dao Yan and the monks of Yidu fought for a while, they sat down separately.

There was a person outside, who had been eavesdropping for a long time, and took advantage of this gap to turn around and leave. Out of the Buddhist Yamen, turn into the main street in the city, and come to a big mansion, you don't need to report, just enter.

Behind him, the sun shines brightly, reflecting on the lintel of this house, on which hangs a golden horizontal plaque, which reads: "Yanwangfu".

It turned out that this person was the eyes and ears that Deng She put in the Buddhist yamen. Anyway, Jing Hui studied under Fan Qi, and he was also a "celebrity", and when the war was in chaos, he suddenly came to Yidu from Daimyo, and it was impossible not to attract Deng She's attention. Since it has attracted attention, it is also the proper meaning of the question to let a person listen and see what he will say after seeing the monks of Yidu.

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This person passed through the courtyard and came directly to the outside of the study behind the flower hall.

There were four people in the study, two sitting, two standing.

The two who stood, one with raised eyebrows and a flushed face, seemed to be indignant by something; A man with a black face and a white beard, low eyebrows, and a groveling look.

The other two sitting men were right in front of them. One sits on the side, in his twenties, dressed in white, gently shaking a folding fan, the corners of his mouth seem to be smiling; One sits in front of him, with a desk in front of him, his hands resting on it, frowning slightly, as if thinking about something.

The guards outside the door said, "General, the junior is back." ”

Xiao San is the one who just came back from the Buddhist Yamen.

"Oh? Call him in. ”

The junior came into the room and knelt down to salute.

"Get up. ......, did you see Monk Jinghui? ”

"Yes. Lord Zhao took them directly to the Buddhist and Taoist Yamen. ”

"Them?"

"In addition to Jing Hui, there is also a monk named Daoyan, and two retinues."

"Dao Yan?" Deng She turned his face and asked the man in white sitting next to him, "......, sir, have you heard of this person?" The man in white was Hong Jixun, shook his head, and replied, "I haven't heard of it." ”

Deng She asked Xiao San again: "How is Jinghui's character?" ”

"There is no obstacle to arguing and I am well versed in Buddhism. It's just that....... ”

"Just how?"

"It's a little presumptuous. Fighting with the monks who greeted him, he was sharp, aggressive, and unstoppable. is not like a monk, but like a fierce general who goes into battle to kill the enemy. ”

Deng She was stunned, and then became interested, and continued with great interest: "It's not like a monk, but like a murderous general?" …… It should be that he has this temperament, otherwise, I am afraid that he will not have the courage to travel thousands of miles with courage and brave the flames of war to come to my Yidu. ......, he is so, what about Daoyan? What about the characters? ”

Although the Daoyan monk was unknown and not famous, Deng She did not ignore him because of this. First of all, if this person can come with Jing Hui, it means that at least he is also Jing Hui's friend; Secondly, as Deng She said just now, it is not easy for Jing Hui to "have the courage and courage to travel thousands of miles and brave the flames of war to come to Yidu", but Dao Yan can walk with him, which also shows that this person has enough courage.

To sum up the above two items, it is expected that this monk is also an unusual character.

"He is not very old, and he has a strange appearance. is like a sick tiger, but his speech and demeanor are gentle and elegant. ”

"Like a sick tiger". In the original history, a few years later, there was also a person who made the same evaluation of Daoyan's appearance. It's just that in this person's evaluation, the latter sentence is not "gentle and elegant", but "sex will be murderous, and Liu Bingzhong is also loyal". Liu Bingzhong, a great hero in the early years of the Mengyuan Dynasty, was also a monk.

The person who made such an evaluation of the Daoyan monk was Yuan Hui, a famous scholar at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, "dozens of doctors of the Xiangshi, who were in life and death, good and bad, slow and large, and carved the time, all strange", the people of the time praised him and said: "Yuan Hui in eastern Zhejiang, the first in the world."

Of course, Deng She naturally didn't know about this allusion that would only appear in the original history a few years later, but he still heard a little strangeness from Xiao San's words.

He said, "Like a sick tiger, gentle and elegant? ......, hehe, I really came with Jinghui, I'm afraid it's not an idle person. ......, did you just say that Jing Hui fought with the monks who greeted him? Can you write down the process? Let's hear about it. ”

Xiao San can be sent to eavesdrop, he has his own merits, not only has he read books, but also has a very good memory. At the moment, let's talk about the fighting process of Jinghui, Daoyan and Yidu monks one by one. He is eloquent, and he tells the whole story in a way that is full of ups and downs, and fascinating.

Deng She listened with great interest, but annoyed the person next to him. It's none other than someone else, it's the person who has the right people with raised eyebrows and red faces, but Fang Buzhen, who "hummed" and said: "Clever words, fresh and benevolent!" ”

"Huh? Xiao Fang, what do you say? ”

"The most useless thing in this world is a monk. First, do not produce, sit back and enjoy the success, use some evil words to coax foolish men and foolish women, and drive the people of the Son of Heaven to use their own slaves, like silverfish, which is not only not beneficial to the country, but also harmful; Second, 'the people of the Buddha Benyi Di are incomprehensible to the middle Chinese, and the clothes are different. The mouth does not speak the law of the first king, the body does not obey the law of the first king, does not know the righteousness of the monarch and the minister, does not know the love of father and son', betrays the Gangchang famous teaching, and does not conform to the way of the first king. If it is left to the public, it will be 'chaotic and perishable, and the fortune will not last long'! In the early years of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Mengyuan was so prosperous, and the iron horses were everywhere, and the world was invincible. Why is it that in just a few decades, the people are full of resentment and are about to perish? Isn't it because the Tartars are ignorant that they believe in Buddhism too much? ”

Fang Buzhen was a standard Confucian student, and it is not surprising that he resisted and disliked Buddhism.

Deng She smiled and said, "'Chaos and death one after another, luck will not last', this is what Han Changli said, right?" ”

"Exactly. How? Did the lord think what he said was wrong? ”

Even if Deng She felt that it was wrong, he would not say it in front of Fang Buzhen,—— he was really a little afraid of this "bad minister"; What's more, he didn't think this sentence was wrong, seeing that Fang Buzhen's eyebrows were raised horizontally and his eyes were raised again, this was clearly a precursor to preparing to "go crazy", so he quickly shook his head and said, "Fei Ye, Fei Ye." Of course not. ”

Han Yu's words are definitely right, it is definitely not a good thing for a country to worship Buddha too much. However, having said that, not only monks, but also Taoist priests, since they have been circulated for thousands of years and have their own reasons for existence, it is obviously impossible to completely ban them. Not to mention that there are countless celebrities and talents in history who are very interested in Buddhism and Taoism, and even have deep research, even Deng She himself, sometimes he likes to turn over Taoist Buddhist scriptures, and after reading them, he will indeed have some different feelings from reading Confucian classics.

There is a good comparison, if you use gambling money to make a comparison, it is like "big gambling is a big gamble, small gambling is pleasant". - These words, Deng She just thinks about it, and he will not say it to the other party.

"Since the lord ruled Haidong and entered Shandong, he has issued many orders to recover the temple land and return monks and nuns to the world. This is really a great virtue policy. I also hope that the lord can persevere and not give up halfway. Don't you hear that 'those who walk a hundred miles are half ninety'? ”

"Yes, yes, it's nature."

"It's just a trivial matter that two monks came. The story of their fight with the Yidu monk has also been heard by the lord. Please continue to consult with the Lord on important matters. ”

"Okay, okay."

The other party's request to make up for the truth, Deng She happily agreed, waved his hand, motioned for Xiao San to step back, sat upright, and said, "Please pick up the que, continue what you said just now." ”

"The succession of victories on the front line is a happy event. But after the good news came to Yidu, the city gradually became a miasma! The powerful run rampant in the market, and the slaves are lawless. Especially those officials from Yidu and Shandong, such as Ju and Liu Zhujia; and generals in the army, such as Guo and Gaoren. Or pampered and proud, or proud of merit. For example, the day before yesterday, Liu Mingjiang's wealthy slaves rode horses and crossed the market, swaggered through the market, crashed into the streets, and took pleasure in it, and everyone who saw it looked sideways!

"For example, yesterday, Gao Yanshi set up a wine feast at home, and a large group of military generals shouted at five and drank six, and stayed up all night until this morning! The noise made the neighbors uneasy. Chen Jin'er went to the yamen, and met the left and right division member Wailang Zhang Yuzhang, seeing that his eyes were dark and listless, he asked what was wrong? Because he was noisy by Gao Yanshi, he didn't fall asleep all night. The minister asked him, 'Why don't you stop it?' Lord, guess what he said? ”

"How?"

Master Zhang shook his head with a wry smile, and only said two words: 'Don't dare'. ......Lord! Zhang Daren is dignified and left and right, and he and Gao Yanshi were both subordinates of Wang Shicheng, and they are considered to have old friendships. But even so, he didn't dare to stop it! Not even he dared, let alone other officials; Not to mention ordinary ordinary people. ......, the proud general, nothing more than this! What could be more than that? ”

Fang Buzhen was filled with righteous indignation, his neck was red with annoyance, and his voice was so loud that the dust on the roof beams was shaken straight down.

Dunshe frowned and said, "That's a problem. ”

"Therefore, the minister implored the lord to take immediate measures to defeat this demonic wind and return Yidu and Shandong to a prosperous future. ......, Yidu, at the feet of the lord, is still like this. If you don't step up the handling, when the good news from the front line spreads all over Haidong, will other places be able to pay it back? ”

"You're right. According to your idea, how to deal with it? ”

Fang Buzhen turned his head, glanced at the person who was bent over and standing next to him, sneered, and said viciously: "The place is restless, and the primary responsibility was on the pastor at that time. The ministers invite the lord to punish Wu Henian, the prefect of Yidu, first! "——Standing beside him with low eyebrows and pleasing eyes, the person is Wu Henian.

Deng She asked, "Old Wu, what do you say?" ”

Wu Henian had a gloomy temperament, annoyed Fang Buzhen, and thought to himself: "Okay, you Fang troll!" I said, why did you run to my yamen so that I had to follow you to see the lord? But it turned out that he wanted to impeach Lao Tzu! It's okay to impeach, and the fuck has to be Lao Tzu also on the scene, something! ”

He was secretly angry, his face was not leaking, and he said softly: "Lord Fang is very true. Ministers are incompetent in governing the localities and should be punished. ”

"Shique, how do you say to punish him?"

"Zi said: 'Chen Li is listed, and those who can't stop'. They are not able to govern the localities well, and they are dismissed from office and removed from office. ”

Wu Henian scolded in his heart: "When did Lao Tzu offend you? A little thing, just want Lao Tzu to be dismissed from office and removed from office? Is it necessary to make such a fuss? Holy shit, bastard! ”

He knew Fang Buzhen's consistent style, and he was even merciless to Deng She, not to mention other civil and military officials? If you don't impeach, you will have to do it, and once you impeach, you will be punished to death. If not, how could the nickname "Fang Troll" be widely circulated? Therefore, although he scolded more than one in his heart, in fact, Fang Buzhen's words were already expected by him. He was sure that Dunshe would not listen, so he did not panic.

Sure enough, Deng She said: "Turtle age governance Yidu, although there are mistakes, there are still credits. It's only been a few months, and Yidu has changed its entire appearance. Although during the war, merchants continued to come and go. It still makes a great contribution to supporting the front line and stabilizing the localities. It cannot be said that he is incapable. The dismissal and dismissal from office are inevitably a bit serious. ......, let's do it, Lao Wu, Shique is right, the front line has won the battle, it's a good thing; You can't turn a good thing into a bad thing. The magnates and generals suddenly relaxed because of the victory over the strong enemy, and there are gaffes, which really need to be beaten. This matter is within the scope of your responsibility, so I will leave it to you. Set a date and you turn the wind around. What do you think? ”

Wu Henian said softly: "Thank you for your kindness." The ministers will go all out to correct this evil trend. ”

Fang Buzhen interjected and said: "Wu Henian is derelict in his duties, even if he is not exempted from office, he cannot be punished!" ”

Deng Shewei really didn't want to punish Wu Henian at this time, after all, Wu Henian's merits were greater than his faults, and now was the time when he needed to make persistent efforts, further attract investment, and stabilize the capital. Turning his head, he glanced at Hong Jixun, who still looked like he was smiling but not smiling, sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai platform, and it seemed that he didn't plan to say anything to solve the siege. Fang Buzhen's "murderous reputation" is Hong Jixun, and he doesn't want to provoke him when he is idle, so he is looking for bad luck.

Deng She had no choice but to say: "In this way, he will be fined for three months." ”

Wu Henian knelt on the ground and kowtowed, and said: "Thunder, rain and dew are all Jun's grace." After the minister knows the shame, within ten days, he will definitely clean up the atmosphere of the capital! ......It's just that....... ”

"Just what?"

"The power of the minister alone, I'm afraid that I won't be able to catch it. Please also ask the lord to send a helper to the minister. ”

"Who do you want to help you?"

"Lord Fang is upright, outspoken, brave and honest, and he is enough to take on this important responsibility. If the minister can get the help of Lord Fang, he will get twice the result with half the effort. ”

How could Deng She not know Wu Henian's thoughts? Cracking down on the powerful and purging the law and order, this is obviously a job that offends people, Wu Henian was impeached by Fang Buzhen, don't look at the nothingness on his face, he definitely hates in his heart, so if he wants to pull him in, it can be regarded as revenge, and secondly, he can also get rid of this hot potato. As long as Deng She agrees to his participation in this matter, it can be asserted that there is no need for Wu Henian to participate in this matter, and he can take care of this matter alone.

Although he knew Wu Henian's intentions, Deng She couldn't help but agree.

He has his considerations, a person's energy is limited, at the moment when there has just been a fierce battle on the front line, it is expected that Chakhan Timur will not be defeated, and he is in urgent need of recuperation and preparation for another battle, Wu Henian had better be distracted and not distracted, this is one of them.

Second, everyone's ability is different, Wu Henian's strength is in governing the local area and handling government affairs, so it is obviously inappropriate for him to correct discipline and rectify the atmosphere; And Fang Buzhen's strengths are just right for this. Those who are kings should know how to make good use of others.

Therefore, he hesitated slightly, and he agreed internally, but he needed to ask Fang Buzhen's opinion, and said, "Shique, what do you think?" ”

"If the lord uses his ministers, why do you need ten days? Within five days, Yidu will be at peace! ”

Deng She smiled bitterly and said in his heart: "Xiao Fang can be appreciated by Yao Haogu, he is not a stupid person, and he is talented, but it's a pity that he is too upright." He said: "It doesn't have to be, whether it's five days or ten days, as long as you can turn the tide around, even if you have a great achievement." ”

"Please wait and see."

Deng She pondered for a moment and said, "You are now the middle prince of the imperial history of Xingtai, and it seems that it is not appropriate to use this title to manage the place. In this way, I will give you another title, and it will be pointed directly at it. In this way, the name is justified. ......, I will order to go down, let the bottom make a flag, and embroider the four characters of 'embroidered clothes straight to the point', which can be regarded as a royal flag, and seeing the flag is like seeing me. It's easy to use it for you. ”

"Thank you, Lord for your kindness."

Embroidered clothes point directly, also called embroidered clothes.

During the Tianhan period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, there were many people who started trouble, and the local officials were not effective in supervising and arresting. Later, he called these special officials embroidered clothes. embroidered clothes, indicating noble status; Pointing directly is said to be selfless.

Fang Buzhen came to ask Deng She to "rectify the discipline", after the matter was finished and done, he would simply not drag the mud and water, and even if he would say goodbye. Wu Henian was brought by him, and when he came, he saw Hong Jixun present, and knew that he and Deng She must have important matters to discuss, so they didn't stay long and left together.

When the two of them went out, Deng She ordered the guards outside the door: "Call Fang Buzhen back." ”

Soon, Fang Buzhen re-entered the room, inexplicably, and asked, "Is there something else going on when the lord summons his ministers back?" ”

"Come closer."

Fang Buzhen walked to the desk. There was a pile of text on the desk, and Deng She found one from it, flipped to the end, scratched it with his fingernails, handed it over, and said, "Look at it." ”

Fang Buzhen caught it in confusion, looked down, and recognized the handwriting, but it was Yao Haogu from South Korea. Deng She said: "This is Lao Yao's new excerpt a few days ago, what he said in the front was all official business, and what he said later was all about you." You read the sentence I made. ”

"Shique is a person, and the minister knows it very well. His personality is loyal and upright, and his nature is as fierce as fire. If you are not used to seeing it, it is like a fly eating, and you will not vomit or be unhappy. That is, the lord is benevolent, and he can survive to this day,......。 "Deng She's place is here, and if you look down, you have to turn the page, without permission, Fang Buzhen didn't dare to act rashly, so he also read here, stopped abruptly, and returned the fold to Deng She.

"How?"

Deng She asked thoughtlessly, Fang Buzhen didn't know how to answer, but said: "A few days ago, the minister went to South Korea at the behest of the lord. In South Korea, Yao Gong also said similar things to his ministers. ”

"What do you think?"

Fang Buzhen was silent for a while, and said: "At that time, the minister replied to Yao Gong, saying that the country is easy to change, and the nature is difficult to change. The minister was born like this, if he wants to change, he is afraid that he can't change it. If it is changed, it will not be a minister. ”

"You,......。 It's really a bad and strong order! ”

"The minister knows that the lord is good for the minister, and the minister also knows that the Yao prince is good for the minister. It's just that the temperament is like this, and the minister can't do it. There are many talents under the lord's account, the ministers are not as good as the princes, the military is not as good as the generals, the only ambition is to be the lord of the goshawk, 'serve the dead officials', this is the wish of the ministers. ”

At this point, I really can't go on. Deng She had no choice but to sigh and say, "That's it, since you have such ambitions. I won't say more. Go ahead. ......, it's just that this time you will be sent to patrol the city, you must keep in mind that you must not be in a hurry, and if you can solve it gently, do not use drastic means. They are all colleagues, so why do they have to treat them as enemies? And how good it is. ”

This was Deng She's kindness, reminding Fang Buzhen not to offend too many people, but unexpectedly, Fang Buzhen replied with a hard sentence: "The Tao is different, and they don't conspire with each other." Although they are colleagues, if they are different, why are they different from each other? ”

Deng She couldn't cry or laugh, he was angry, and he couldn't help but admire a little, and wanted to train him for not knowing what to do, but he couldn't say it, and he turned it into a laugh and scolding, and said: "I know!" ! ”

Fang Buzhen saluted respectfully and withdrew from the room.

Hong Jixun didn't speak, but when he saw that there was no one in the room, he opened his mouth and said: "Fang Buzhen is straightforward and not afraid of the powerful, which is actually a good thing for the lord." As the saying goes: 'If the country has no advisers, it will perish, and if there are no friends, it will be defeated'. The existence of such a person is indeed beneficial to the court and the locality. Why should the lord be depressed about this? ”

"I'm not sullen. It is of course good that the state has a minister. However, since ancient times, few people who are too straight and brave have a good end. ”

"As long as the lord is clear, what's the matter?"

"Can Emperor Han Jing say that he can't be clear? Although he knows the loyalty of Zhidu, he cannot avoid his death. Can Tang Taizong say that he can't be clear? Although Wei Zheng was used as a mirror, he smashed his tombstone after his death. Even if you are the Son of Heaven and the Ninety-Five, you are still a person! And who doesn't have seven emotions and six desires, and doesn't have joy, anger and sorrow? ”

"Is the lord afraid?"

"yes. I'm also a human being. Fang Buzhen repeatedly fought in the court, and bluntly admonished me, often making me unable to get off the stage. Now I don't care, can I do it later? Every time I think about it, I can't help but be terrified. ”

"The lord has this thought, which is the blessing of Fang Buzhen."

He is not wise that is not wise for himself. Deng She is a human being, not to mention anything else, only in this "self-knowledge", which is indeed much stronger than ordinary people. He said: "I have made an appointment with my husband today: if one day in the future, when I can't control my temper, or I am slandered, and I want to kill Fang to make up for the truth, I hope that my husband will advise me and remind me of today's events." ”

Hong Jixun got up, saluted, and said solemnly: "The minister must remember the words of the lord today." Although he and Yao Haogu did not deal with each other, and he didn't like Fang Buzhen, Deng She didn't want to "kill people because of his words", but it was good for the entire civil class, so he solemnly made a promise.