106 Overnight in the rain
The matter in Qingxian has come to an end, and everyone set off for Kyoto on the third day of the new year.
Because the Dragon Boat Festival is a big festival, and soon after it is the day of Yunzhen's thousand autumns, so, along the way, almost all of them are non-stop, every time they arrive at the post station, they only change horses, and the people who drive are also used for shifts, and this crowd is almost on the carriage when they eat and sleep.
In order to travel lightly, except for the guards, the army did not travel with Yun Zhen and the others.
In this way, several cars took two days and one night, and ran out of more than 1,000 miles, and on the night of the fourth day of the new year, they had already arrived at the outskirts of Kyoto, and if the weather was good, they could stay at the post station outside Kyoto about this night.
However, there is always a ...... in everything
Coincidentally, the weather in Kyoto was not good on this day, not only bad, but also very bad.
In fact, every month in May, it was rainy and rainy around Kyoto, but the rain was so heavy that the wind was so strong from time to time that it almost made it like lifting the canopy.
He Xuan lifted the curtain, looked at the weather outside, and then took an umbrella.
"Where?"
Zuo Liang, who was in the same car as He Xuan, asked.
"yes. What are you doing in this wind and rain? Liao Yong also asked.
"I'll go and discuss with the prince, and don't rush tonight. It's better to wait for the weather to improve tomorrow, and we won't be too late to go. ”
"Don't go down. I'll go. ”
As he spoke, Zuo Liang directly took the umbrella and jumped out of the car with a dozen car curtains.
He Xuan also stopped the carriage, and not long after, the second car Yun Zhen was sitting in also arrived.
"Why don't you leave?" Yun Zhen asked, sitting in the car.
"Back to the prince, General Zuo has something to ask for. Moreover, Lord He's car also stopped. The coachman replied.
Yun Zhen asked through the window, "What's the matter?" ”
"Lord Wang, today's rain is surprisingly heavy, and it is really not suitable for traveling. Although Weichen knows that the prince is like an arrow, but sharpening the knife is not wrong to chop firewood, tonight, it is better to find a place to rest in the village. Otherwise, when he enters the palace tomorrow, the prince looks tired, and it is inevitable that the emperor and the queen mother will be worried. ”
Zuo Liang said loudly, and a strong wind struck, sweeping away the only umbrella that could slightly block the rain.
Yun Zhen thought for a moment and said, "Okay. Find a place to rest tonight. I'll leave early tomorrow morning. ”
Zuo Liang received the king's order, hurriedly returned to his car, and as soon as he got into the car, a handkerchief was handed to him. Before Zuo Liang could taste the feeling, he only heard the person who handed the towel ask, "What do you say?" ”
Zuo Liang was stunned for a moment, and nodded at He Xuan, "It's done." Let's go find a place. ”
Then, instead of wiping herself with the handkerchief she handed her, she tucked it into her arms with a smile.
Liao Yong didn't go to see what Zuo Liang was doing, but looked at the pouring rain outside and said, "It's dark and rainy this night, and I don't know where I'm going." But where can you find this place to stay? I don't know what time it is. ”
Suddenly, He Xuan suddenly stretched his head out of the car without warning, but only then did he show his head, and he was suddenly picked up by Zuo Liang like a chicken.
"What are you doing?" He Xuan asked with a frown.
"What are you doing?" Zuo Liang looked at He Xuan and asked, "It's raining so hard, why are you sticking your head out?" ”
Not only Zuo Liang, but even Liao Yong was a little confused by He Xuan's sudden action just now.
"I just heard the drumming faintly." He Xuan explained, "But I didn't really hear it, so I wanted to ......."
"It's raining so hard outside, and you can hear the drumming? I guess I heard it wrong......" Liao Yong shook his head, took his own handkerchief, and helped He Xuan wipe his hair......
He Xuan naturally took the handkerchief from his hand, wiped his face, and said to himself: "Did I hear it wrong?" ”
Seeing that He Xuan was not giving up, Zuo Liang opened the curtain of the car and asked, "Where is this boundary?" ”
"Here, it's the boundary of Fang County. Master, if you want to rest, let's walk along the fork in the road to Zhuangzi, I remember there is a temple nearby......"
"How do you know?" Zuo Liang asked, thinking that with such a heavy rain, the coachman could tell it so clearly.
The coachman smiled and said, "Hui Ye's words." The small ones are the people of this Fang County. ”
When Zuo Liang heard this, his heart was more stable. This looks like I'm going to Kyoto, I protect the prince, these three bows and nine knocks have passed, don't come to this trembling thing......
"Lead the way. I found a place to stay, and I rewarded you with a home for a night. ”
When the coachman heard this, he was as happy as if he were something, nodded his head, raised his whip, and led the people to the fork in the road.
After about an hour of walking in the wind and rain, several cars finally stopped in front of a temple.
The coachman jumped out of the carriage and knocked on the door, and in a short time a little novice ran and opened the door.
"Amitabha," the little novice chanted, bowed to the coachman, looked at the carriage and horses behind, and asked with a smile, "Does the donor want to stay?" ”
Before the driver could reply, several people in the first car had already jumped out and walked under the mountain gate.
Zuo Liang looked up and saw that several square characters on the mountain gate read "Liudu Temple".
He Xuan saluted the little novice, smiled and said, "Exactly." The troublesome little master sent a message inward, and I don't know ......"
"Let's come in first." As he spoke, he opened the mountain gate, then waved to the bottom of the porch, and ran over to a nobleman of the same age, "Ru Zhen, take the carriage to the side door." I first took the donors to the temple to meet the master. ”
"Yes, senior brother."
As he spoke, this little monk, known as Ru Zhen, first turned back to the corridor, and after a while, he wore a hat and a cloak and appeared in front of everyone again.
At this time, Yun Zhen, Jin Se, and Aunt Jiao, Yumo, and Yuqing had all gotten out of the car, and Ru Zhen got into the first carriage and was about to take someone to the back door, when Liao Yong suddenly remembered something, stopped the convoy, and nodded to call the driver in his car just now.
"Master Liao, is there anything else?" The coachman asked.
Liao Yong took out two or three golden nudes from his purse, quietly put them in the coachman's hand, and said in a low voice: "I don't have the time to let you buy things for your family, this is the prince's reward for you." When I go back in a while, I don't have to come over to say hello. But remember, it's estimated that you'll be in a hurry before tomorrow, don't be mistaken. ”
Yun Zhen was standing beside Liao Yong at this time, and when he heard Liao Yong's words, he smiled and nodded at the coachman.
The coachman won the reward, and when he saw that the prince was perhaps, he hurriedly bowed down, but was stopped by Liao Yong, shook his hand, and let him go.
I only heard He Xuan ask with a smile at this time: "I don't know what the master is called?" ”
"The little monk's name is Rushan. A few donors, please come with me. ”
The crowd followed Rushan into the temple.
Yun Zhen only whispered to Liao Yong at this time: "Coming with Brother Jinfan has made Xiao Wang a lot more generous. ”
"You're laughing."
"Tell them that we'll just stay quietly for one night. It's best not to reveal your identity. ”
"Yes."
Liao Yong retreated to the back at this time, and told everyone Yun Zhen's instructions in a low voice, and everyone was so happy, needless to mention.
But when they entered the temple, there was naturally no reason not to worship, and a few people straightened their clothes, asked the little novice to take water to clean their faces and hands, and coughed with fragrant tea, and then walked into the main hall and worshiped in an orderly manner.
Rushan took advantage of this time to ask others to invite the master over.
Rushan's master, the Dharma name is Yinwu, and he is the supervisor of this temple. This lead to a glance outside the hall, and suddenly retreated back in a panic. He pulled Rushan and said, "You are here to support." I'll come when I go. ”
Ru Shan didn't know what the master meant, so he just nodded and continued to stand outside the hall to take care of it.
This led to about a pillar of incense, only to see a lot of people coming, Rushan saw it, even the ancestor abbot Master Shichen was also the ancestor of the clothes to welcome out.
At this time, Yun Zhen and the others had already finished worshipping, and they were about to ask Xiao Shami to lead them to the hall, but they saw a lot of people coming outside.
I saw Master Shichen come to Yun Zhen's approach, chanting the Buddha's name, and bowing to Yun Zhen, "The poor monk Shi Chen didn't know that the virtuous prince came to our temple, and he never greeted him from afar, and he hoped that the prince would forgive his sins." ”
Yun Zhen frowned, but then said with a smile on his face: "Where did the master come from, Xiao Wang encountered heavy rain on the way back to Beijing, so he went to the temple to disturb, and I ask the master to forgive me for the inconvenience." ”
"The prince is coming, and the walls of the temple are shining, so why bother to say. Rushan, can you prepare the hall? ”
"Back to Shizu's words, I have already prepared. Because, there were accompanying female dependents, so they were placed in a single courtyard on the side of the back mountain. ”
Hearing Rushan's words, Shi Chen frowned......
"Is there anything inconvenient?" Yun Zhen saw Shi Chen frowning, a little puzzled, and hurriedly asked.
"Oh......" Master Shichen smiled slightly and said, "There is no inconvenience. It's just that the yard hasn't been used for a while, I'm afraid it's ......"
"It doesn't matter. It's just a night's stay, and tomorrow morning, we have to rush to Beijing. ”
Shi Chen sighed softly, smiled and nodded, and suddenly, he saw Liao Yong standing behind Yun Zhen, and his eyes showed a lot of surprise in an instant.
At such an instant, he was also caught by Yun Zhen, he pulled his lips and smiled faintly, thinking: They all say that they are outsiders, but when they see a gold master, their eyes will still shine.
"Come and say hello to the master, too."
With Yun Zhen's words, a few people came closer. One by one, I met with this master Shichen.
After the ceremony, Shi Chen ordered Yin Wu to personally lead everyone to the small courtyard next to the back mountain.
As soon as he entered the courtyard, He Xuan walked in opposite directions with an old monk sweeping the floor. said that it was an old monk, and it seemed that he was in his forties, he smiled at He Xuan, dodged his figure, and gave way to his position. He Xuan also saluted him......
But in this wrong time, this person suddenly made He Xuan feel unusually familiar...... It's just that, for a while, I can't remember where I've seen it.
"Uncle Dumb. But it's all cleaned? Rushan asked.
The sweeper nodded, and left the courtyard.
Yin Wu and Rushan made arrangements for everyone, and after a while, they brought hot fasting food over......
When everything is arranged, there is no return to Shichen.
"It's all arranged?" Shi Chen asked.
"Back to the abbot's words, it's all in order. A few of them must have been tired, and they were all ready to rest. ”
Shi Chen nodded, and let Yin Wu retreat.
Facing the clear light, Shi Chen let out a long breath and said to himself: "Since there is such a fate, let's see each other......
At this time, the person who had been standing behind the curtain and was called "Uncle Dumb" came out, bowed to the abbot, and replied: "Respect the master's life." ”