Chapter 60: The Abbot

Tsk, this guy has a businessman's face, with a copper smell, there is a way to be no businessman and no treacherous, he looks like a profiteer at first glance.

I wanted to frustrate his spirit and dug a pit for him: "You said that if there is a price, there is a market, does it mean that as long as you are willing to pay, what kind of people and news can be inquired about?" "I really don't believe that there is such a well-informed information network in the world, such a huge amount of manpower and material resources, how can it be maintained by a family that has been around for more than a hundred years?

"You think too much, my Dugu family doesn't accept any business, the silver is too little, we can't look down on it. The bid is high enough to be considered. ”

I followed his words and analyzed: "In various countries, those who can afford to pay for a piece of news are either officials or wealthy businessmen, or they are famous people in the rivers and lakes, and if they want to get the news they care about, they have to-"

I was shocked by the idea I blurted out, this idea is incredible, how dare the Dugu family?! How dare he Dugu Hao?!

Dugu Hao smiled like a scheming fox, and he said what I didn't say: "You have to arrange the necessary spies at each joint." If you thought of it, why didn't you have the courage to say it? ”

I looked at him like a madman, not because I was making a fuss, but because it was crazy.

"Do you know how many generations of hard work it takes to lay such a net? Since the ancestors and the Qin family joined forces to control Qinzhou, the Dugu family has quietly searched for and developed reliable spies in various countries, and even the children of the family have gone out to do business and politics, walking around Kyushu, they have only one belief in their hearts, a hundred years later, the Dugu family will become a great family on the Kyushu continent. ”

"The man of the Dugu family, when he was thirteen or fourteen years old, was thrown out of Qinzhou by his elders for training, natural selection, and those who lacked ability even died in other places. There must be big benefits under the big risk, and those who can survive the elimination will all become the mainstay of the family and enjoy endless wealth and glory. ”

"Qin Xi, silver won't fall from the sky in vain. The Dugu family has understood this truth for generations, and how much glory they have enjoyed, how much responsibility they can bear. It is because we have been able to take root so tenaciously and become a family that no one can be underestimated. ”

"In your opinion, maybe it is impossible to set up a chess game on the Kyushu continent, but the Dugu family has done it, and the matter is man-made, isn't it? All the chess pieces scattered outside have their due use, and the people who can be found by the Dugu family should have a little value. Until the critical moment, these chess pieces will not be used at all, and even a small number of them have not come in handy and have become outcasts. ”

"You see, how fair is this world? They have received rich benefits from the Dugu family, and naturally they have to do things for the Dugu family. But who cares where the fate of a chess piece goes? Every kind of gain has a price, and guess how many people in this world have figured this out? ”

I couldn't believe my ears.

"Dugu Hao, do you know what you're talking about? Holding the fate of countless people in his hands, using and trampling at will, just one side of the gate, he actually has the courage to plan the situation in the world, and is he not afraid that the countries will unite to exterminate the entire Dugu family? ”

It's the first time I've heard of such a cruel education method, infiltrating the royal officialdom and rivers and lakes of various countries, who would dare to think? Who would dare to do it? This is not just to gather intelligence, this information network exists enough to influence the fortunes of a country, and no sane monarch will tolerate its existence, and it is too risky to come up with this path to lead the family to prosperity.

He laughed loudly, his eyes revealing a resolute light: "You are right, no matter how powerful the family gate valve is, facing a country is like hitting a stone with an egg, and there is no chance of winning." But do you think the Dugu family won't use that information? It's not too difficult to control a person for his own use. Everyone in the world has **, there are things that can't be sought, the so-called giving them their favor or giving favors, such a simple truth, do you want me to teach you? ”

What he wants to say is nothing more than that everyone has a weakness, as long as the method is appropriate, he can make the other party willing to do things for himself, just like he did to Ah Xun, all he did was tell Ah Xun the truth, in exchange for loyalty, which seems to be understandable.

I dropped the bow in my hand and planned to go back to my room to rest, after a morning's work, I stuffed too much impactful information in my head, and I had to digest it well: "Dugu Hao, I thought I could understand you after so many years, but I only found out today that you are more like a stranger to me." ”

He laughed to himself and replied, "In the future, you will understand that this is the law of survival of a family." If you want to survive, no one is exempt. ”

After closing the door, I patiently sharpened my ink and wrote a simple letter to my father, telling me that everything was fine, that I missed him very much, and begged him to send someone to pick me up earlier. I plan to hand it over to Dugu Hao to help me send it to the Qin Mansion on the second day.

There is another person who appears in my mind from time to time, more and more uncontrollable, admiration is really a mysterious and illogical emotion, sweet like eating honey, astringent like chewing lotus seeds. I miss Li Xuan for more and more time every day, especially in the past few days, I keep thinking of every scene I met him.

He who was drunk and stole the jade pendant downstairs in the mountains and seas, he asked me how to be a thief in the plum blossom rain, he carefully cooked tea next to the bamboo forest in the old house, and he fished leisurely by the Qingshui Lake...... We've known each other for a short time, but I think everything I've done with him is so memorable, as if it happened yesterday.

I like him with the purest and most sincere heart, but I don't know if your heart is like mine.

It's melancholy when I think about it.

I took the envelope, carefully stuffed the folded letter into it, sealed it with wax, and placed it on the book on the corner of the table.

The second day of the rain bizarrely, Qinzhou in this season is mostly sunny, such a size of rain is very rare, because the abbot personally taught, I did not dare to be lazy, got up early, honestly applied a light breakfast, then held an umbrella to the main hall.

The rain became heavier and heavier, as if someone had poured a basin of water from the sky, and when I finally arrived at the main hall, the monks who participated in the morning class were basically gathered, I hurriedly put the soaked umbrella outside the hall, went in and found a corner seat to sit on the futon, put my hands together in front of my chest, and quietly waited for the abbot.

I secretly glanced around, but I didn't find Dugu Hao's figure, is this guy too arrogant, he usually doesn't come to listen to the class seriously, the abbot teaches it himself, he also dares to skip class, and he is bold. Fortunately, Qinglu Temple has always been lenient with non-disciples of this temple, as long as they don't make things out of line, they are not harsh.

After waiting for a while, the abbot calmly walked into the main hall, although he was highly respected, but only wore a simple and solemn robe, the steps under his feet were not hurried, he walked very calmly and calmly, all the monks had a respectful look on their faces, and they were even, waiting for the abbot to chant the scriptures.

I had no wisdom roots, the Buddha was shallow, and the content of the abbot's lecture sounded profound and obscure to me, and I really couldn't understand it, so I had to pretend to listen carefully and mingle in a pile of monks, thinking that I would get through the hours quickly, and then I was drowsy, and I could barely let myself fall asleep by holding my head with my hands.

Just when I was about to lose my eyelids, the morning class was finally over. The monks in the main hall left in an orderly manner, I followed and wanted to get up, and found that my legs were numb, I yawned, knocked two sore legs with my fist, and after I eased up, I stood up, and the abbot looked at me with kind eyes and said, "What? Sleepy? ”

I smiled embarrassedly, maybe my whole morning class ugly was seen by the abbot, my scalp tightened for a while, I was so embarrassed to my father.

Seeing that I was embarrassed, the abbot probably guessed what I was thinking, and said, "You are still young, and it is normal for you to have a shallow understanding of the Dharma, so you don't need to force it. If you can figure it out one day, you can talk to me about it. ”

The abbot looked up to me like this, I was almost shocked, and hurriedly thanked: "The master looks up to me, Qin Xi is ashamed." Thank you, Master, for taking care of me in my father's face. ”

These words come from the heart, the abbot master and my father can be regarded as a year-old friend, the age difference between the two is a lot, but it does not affect the two of them to become friends at all, although my father rarely comes to Qinglu Temple, but as long as he comes, he will stay for several days. According to my father, the abbot master has great wisdom and can often clear the clouds and guide him, and he is a rare friend.

The abbot smiled kindly: "How can I tell you about it?" You are pure in heart, and you are willing to think of the good side of the old man. ”

I smiled: "It's good that the master didn't get angry because I didn't go up, I'm just afraid that I will lose face to my father." ”

"With such a kind daughter as you, Lord Qin is very pleased."

I clasped my hands together and bowed respectfully to my abbot: "Thank you, Master." ”

The abbot nodded, handed me a book and said, "This Heart Sutra was originally owned by the old disciple, but now it is of little use to him, that is, it will be given to you, no matter what kind of changes you encounter in the future, when you are confused and difficult, you can use it to study, and it is useful for relieving depression." Life in the world, no one is confused, Amitabha. ”

I sincerely thanked him again: "I heard that the master has a proud disciple, and I asked the master to thank him on my behalf." If there is a chance, I will personally thank him one day. ”

When I walked out of the main hall, the rain had stopped, and the sunlight broke out of the clouds, sweeping away the previous haze mood, everyone dispersed, leaving me an idler to walk back slowly, I turned a few pages of the Heart Sutra, the thin book is not too much, and it is enough to give me a headache. In addition to the book, I feel worried as soon as I pick up the book, I can't read a few words in large paragraphs, and I will have a migraine.

I thought of a way to let the maid read to me a few books that the master had set to test me word by word, and read more than 10,000 volumes, and I could listen to the books. So I put together the literate maids of the entire Qin Mansion, assigned tasks to everyone, and asked them to read to me when they were in the mood to listen to the book.

The effect of listening to books is remarkable, no matter how dry and difficult the articles are, I can remember a few points and understand a few points after listening to a lot, and gradually I can not only cope with the master's exams, but also be able to turn in my homework on time, which is really much better than the previous nonsense, and even the master, who has always been very critical to me, secretly went to my father to ask for advice, and asked me what tricks my father used to make me lost.

My father laughed at me and said that I thought that his old man would never hear his master praise me in his life, so I pouted and said unhappily: "Where is my daughter so bad?" How can I say that if there is a father and a daughter, won't my father argue for me? ”

Fortunately, the abbot is not a master, so he will not use this Heart Sutra to test me.

...