At the banquet, Fang Xin saw that this kind of wine was green, and when he drank it in his mouth, it was light and slightly sweet, and the degree was not high, so Fang Xin didn't care, so he drank it in large quantities, and said some words and poems, which was even more fun.

Abel stood outside waiting, a little bored, but listening below, he was also very impressed, this kind of poetic attainment, it is difficult for outsiders to understand the subtlety, no wonder this person can be in this kind of society.

During the banquet, Wei Nanzhu called the prostitutes out again, sang and danced for them, listened to the sound of the piano, and saw the snowflakes flying down outside the court...... After drinking some more wine, Fang Xin said, "I haven't asked this master for the Dharma name yet, it's really rude." ”

"Lao Wei is the presiding officer of the Shachong Temple outside the city, and the law is moderate." The monk also put together and said.

Fang Xin said with a smile: "Master, this official has a confusion, and I ask the master to solve it." ”

Du Xing was stunned for a moment, hurriedly put down his chopsticks, and said: "Lao Ke is not good at Buddhism, An dares to solve the master's doubts, but since the adults ask, Lao Qu will try to talk about it." ”

"When this official was the county commander of Guming County, there were enemy thieves who attacked the city at night, and this official rose up and punished the thief army, one thousand and five people, beheaded to pass on to the county, and went up to the military department to test, etc., can there be merit?" Fang Xin arched his hands and said with a smile.

"There is no merit!" When he talked about this question, he immediately said it straightly.

"Oh, then the official killed the rebel and defended the city and county, but there was a mistake?" Fang Xin deliberately released the hundred red merit light, although it was not visible to the naked eye, but if this monk had some ability, he should be able to see or feel it.

"There is no merit, but there is merit." The face of the body remains unchanged. said.

Forde? Fang Xin showed a hint of a smile. Seeing Fang Xin's expression, he said again: "It is a blessing for adults to kill thieves and defend the people, so the adults are promoted to knighthood and named their wives and sons." Moreover, the great fortune of adults is great, and they will not only enjoy happiness in this life, but also in future lives. ”

"Where is reincarnation?" Fang Xin immediately asked.

"Asura Dao." He replied categorically.

"My lord, the Buddha said that there are six paths, one day, two asuras, three people, four animals, five hungry ghosts, and six hells, all those who accumulate good and do not fight. Can be reborn as a celestial being. And like adults, to kill and defend the country, although there is merit, when it turns into an asura, it is because it often has a heart of hatred and a persistent intention to fight, so it is a blessing like a celestial man, and virtue is not a celestial man, and it is like a merit. They will fall into the way of evil, good and good! He said.

"What is merit?"

"Merit is not merit, merit is in the Dharma body, it is merit based on insight, and compassion is virtue!"

Fang Xin nodded as he listened. Listened to it. smiled and said, "Understood, then according to you." Any soldier who defends the country and protects the people, although he kills and dies in the line of duty, can he be reborn in the Asura Path? ”

"Exactly, the immortality of the Asura Path is in it."

"So, where does Forde come from?"

Du Xing was stunned for a moment, and said: "It is among the people who defend the country and protect the people." ”

"Then let me ask you, if the two countries are at war, each is its own lord and its own people, if you are a loyal martyr, will both armies have merit and can be reborn in the Asura Path?"

"Invasion is sinful, the current hell, blessed to protect the country, when ascending to the heavenly realm, retribution is unpleasant, and there is a way to reincarnation!"

"Then I ask you again, the two ancestors of Yan and Huang, the day and the land are only tens of thousands of miles, the people are only tens of thousands, this vast world, but not, in the world for thirty years, before the Dingding, Xia, Shang and Zhou opened up the territory and expanded the territory, thousands of years endlessly, expanded the land hundreds of thousands of miles, and since later generations, the ancestors of various dynasties, virtuous kings, famous ministers and good generals, have all raised troops to crusade against the world, subdued the four seas, opened up the territory and expanded the territory, only today's world, as you said, are all invading other countries and people, there is no merit, and fell into hell?" Fang Xin said sharply.

Du Xuan suddenly oozed cold sweat, this question is very acute, and it can't be denied all, if it is denied, then in history, the ancestor of Yan and Huang, the kings and generals of the past dynasties who opened up the territory and expanded the territory, aren't they all frequent visitors to hell?

After Fang Xin finished speaking, he smiled: "Monk, when you say that merit, I will not say anything about it first, but when you say merit, I have to ask, where does this merit come from?" Is Fu's surname Zhang or Li, or is it Huang? If it is all heaven's will, how can I have the merit you are talking about. ”

In the last sentence, he suddenly made his temperament even more cold, and recited the Buddha's name in a low voice: "What about according to the opinion of adults?" ”

Fang Xin smiled and said, "Although I have enlightenment, I haven't said it yet, let's talk about it in a few days!" After saying that, when the feast was almost finished, he stood up, and commanded, "Give fifty taels of silver as incense money." ”

He bowed his hand again, and said to Wei Nanzhu and Zhang Zhuo, who were stunned: "It's not early in the afternoon, and the students will also rush back to Congjiang Mansion in the afternoon, and leave home for more than a year. ”

Wei Nanzhu was originally a fourth-rank official, higher than Fang Xin, and a fifty-year-old elder, Fang Xin's name as a student is actually just a general term, not a real master-apprentice relationship, and there is nothing wrong with it.

Wei Nanzhu said with a smile at this time: "My lord, this is benevolence and filial piety, and the old man dares to stop it?" Adults are very knowledgeable, and they will come to the door one day to ask for advice. ”

"Don't dare to ask for advice, if the boss and Zhang Gongzi come, the students will go out to greet them, very fast!"

Out of the outer hall, in fact, it was still very lively outside, Wei Nanzhu was having a banquet inside, and there was also a table of thin wine outside, which was eaten by Fang Xin's soldiers, and they all ate with their faces shining, and they also had their own taste.

The five of them had already finished eating, but they still drank some surplus wine, and when they saw Fang Xin coming out, they stood up with a "snap" and said, "Lord!" ”

"After you drink this wine, don't you say thank you to the master?"

"Villain Lord Xie Wei!" The five of them hurriedly saluted.

After saluting, he said goodbye, Wei Nanzhu went straight to the door, a gust of cold wind swept by, and couldn't help but make people tremble, Fang Xin saluted again, and then got into the carriage, and the five horsemen responded, each holding a long knife and leaving.

The three of them watched the carriage slowly gallop through the world of snowflakes, and they didn't squeak for a while.

The snowflakes drifted slowly, with carriages and horse teams, twenty-five kilometers of road, since noon, until dusk, they entered the official road in Congjiang Mansion, and walked for another hour, and finally arrived at home.

When I arrived at the door, the door was already closed, so I knocked on the door, and saw two strong men coming out, shouting: "This is Lord Li's Mansion, do you dare to make noise?" ”

Fang Xin couldn't cry or laugh, so he saw Wu Jie drinking: "The dog is blind, and he doesn't even know your master?" ”

The two of them were stunned, picked up the lantern and looked at each other, looked at each other for a moment, and one of them hurriedly ran back to report.

A familiar person came out, and when he saw it, he bowed down: "It turns out that the lord is really back, please come in quickly, I just call the lady and the old lady to get up." ”

When Fang Xin saw it, he knew it, it was his own person last year, and he entered the door immediately, ordered someone to lead the horse to take care of it, and unloaded some money and goods from the carriage.

Entering the main hall, I found that a lot of furniture has been replaced, mostly made of fine nanmu, exuding a faint fragrance, between the wide columns in the hall, separated by a gauze curtain.

There wasn't much time, the mother and the third wife came out, Fang Xin asked his mother He Shi to say goodbye, and the two wives gave him a greeting, both holding the child, the full moon had passed, Fang Xin hurriedly said: "The good wife has worked hard, get up quickly." ”

His mother, He Shi, said with a smile: "My son only came back today, and in the morning, it will be the full moon." ”

Fang Xin said with a smile: "It's okay to be one year old." ”

The child is a boy and a girl, born in the same month, his wife He Yao, and his wife He Rong, although they have not fully recovered after giving birth, they are all full of joy.

And Lan Ji wore a hairpin ring skirt and a jingle salute, followed by a child, who looked as delicate as jade, and saluted Fang Xin: "Father, child Li Ningwen, please say hello to you!" ”

Fang Xin smiled and said, "Get up, you have grown up a lot." ”

Li Ningwen is four years old.

The old lady He liked him very much, so she said: "This is your son, you have to teach him well, he has been studying since he was four years old, and he is a little stronger than you back then, and you will have a successor in the future." ”

Hearing this, Lan Ji was overjoyed, and He Yao and He Rong were a little unnatural, and hurriedly hugged their children.

At this time, the first five soldiers stepped forward and saluted: "The subordinates meet the old lady, the ladies, and the young master." ”

"What are these?"

"From now on, he will be my family's government soldier, this is an unusual slave." Fang Xin said.

Mother He was stunned and asked, "My son, are you knighted?" ”

"Exactly, Baron, there is no title yet, this will not be until after the Viscount, and the child is still a six-rank Hanlin attendant." Fang Xin said with a smile, and ordered Abel to salute again.

The attitude towards her was different, and all the women felt it, not to mention it in advance, and in the house, the upper and lower people, all woke up, dressed up, and came up to meet the head of the house.

At first glance, there were more than 40 people, of whom only a dozen people knew, and after asking, I learned that after taking office as officials, many people came, some were landlords, and some gave gifts of land, some gave silver, and those who had broken down and brought their whole families to join the servants in order to seek shelter.

All this, the old lady can't handle it, and He Yao and He Rong are also difficult to run as expected, Wei Lan Ji herself is in the Hou Mansion, not only well-informed, but also decisive, in fact, a lot of power in the family is transferred to her hands, she chooses honest and sincere people to accept it, and later, there is a reward from the court, saying that Fang Xin has been knighted, and this is even more to take refuge in the people.

Now, there are already five slave households in the family, this is more than 30 people, plus the people who accompanied the He family, there are more than 40 people at once, Fang Xin is a little speechless.