Zhu Di suddenly woke up in the middle of the night.

Only the sound of Empress Xu's even breathing was heard.

He raised his eyes reluctantly, but he was confused.

He seems to ...... Dreamed of something.

It's different from always dreaming of Jin Ge Iron Horse in the past.

But what do you see in your dreams?

He frowned, unable to remember for a moment.

It's just that in the middle of the night, although he has no intention of falling asleep, he still hasn't gotten up, probably because he is afraid of waking up Queen Xu beside him, and he didn't even make a sound.

In the faint light of the dormitory, he opened his eyes and looked at the beams, as if trying to think of something.

The dawn of the early morning was faintly bright, and the sky turned up the white of the fish's belly, which was only the dawn that broke out of the darkness, and at this time shone on the glazed tiles of the Forbidden City, refracting a strange halo.

This halo of light penetrated through the window and sprinkled into the dormitory, making Zhu Di can't help but close his eyes, and then gently rose up with his clothes and shoes.

The eunuch on duty at night obviously did not expect His Majesty to get up so early, and at this time he was still curled up in the corner and sleeping soundly.

Zhu Di ignored him, glanced at Empress Xu, who was still asleep, and gently opened the door of the palace.

Outside the gate of this palace, there were several listless eunuchs on duty, and when they saw Zhu Di, they were immediately frightened.

Zhu Di didn't care about this, only raised his head slightly and looked at the sky.

Then he showed a suspicious look and said, "Go to Wenlou."

"Yes."

Hurriedly came to the Wenlou, Zhu Di was a little sober at this time, except for the slight redness of his eyes, he couldn't see tiredness.

Yisha had already heard the news and rushed to come.

Seeing that Zhu Di hadn't combed his hair yet, he took the comb, put Zhu Di in a bun, and put on a crown of heaven.

Only then did he smile and said, "Your Majesty, why did you get up so early today and come to Wenlou in a hurry."

Zhu Di frowned lightly and said, "It's so strange, I had a dream."

"I don't know what kind of dream it is?"

Zhu Di was trying hard to think about it again, but finally raised his eyebrows and said, "I can't think of it, but when I think about it so far, my heart is like pressing a big stone."

"Dreams are reversed." Yishu Hadui smiled: "This must be another auspicious star, we will be blessed in the Ming Dynasty."

"What if it's not the other way around?" Zhu Di said, "Then I cut off your head."

Yishaha's smiling face immediately froze, and he hurriedly said, "No...... Can't...... Slave ......"

Zhu Di said calmly: "If you don't know how to interpret dreams, don't you think it's ridiculous to learn from others?"

He hurriedly said, "Yes, yes, the slave and maid are really sinful and deserve death."

Zhu Di didn't continue to think about it, but said, "Speaking of dream interpretation, I think of Master Yao, why didn't Master Yao come to see the driver these days?"

He said, "Slave and maid later... Tell someone to please..."

Zhu Di bowed.

Not long after, the ministers were summoned to the audience.

Yang Rong and others, compared with the anxiety of the previous days, now have a lot of thoughts, because it has already begun spring, so they are worried that the prevention of plague will delay the spring ploughing, so the focus is to persuade farmers again.

Although Zhu Di is not interested in farming, he also understands it.

When Emperor Taizu Gao was there, before Zhu Di became a vassal, he had the experience of being sent to Fengyang, the central capital, to study and cultivate the fields.

Therefore, Zhu Di explained: "I heard that the Taiping Mansion is going to start promoting new crops now, don't be in a hurry, this kind of seed may not be able to harvest in other places, let the people in each county open an acre and a half of land to plant to try, teach Zhang Anshi over there, and urge the government not to urge."

"I have been short of food for so many years, and I am not short of this year or two, and that Deng Jian, if you want to invite Deng Jian, you don't have to stick to the farm, you have to go to the counties to take a look, he is an expert, many things, after he has seen it, he has a good idea in his heart."

Yang Rong smiled and said, "Your Majesty, the minister also suggested this, but ...... The current affairs of the Taiping Mansion, the court is not good at taking care of it, and it is too much, and Wei Guogong is afraid that he will complain about the affairs of the court again, and if something happens, he will have to take care of it.

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Zhu Di smiled, and then said: "His words are not unreasonable, the imperial court only accepts the results, and interferes a lot, who will have the credit and fault at that time?" Okay, all the will to persuade the peasants to bypass the Taiping Mansion and the Ning Guo Mansion, and let them decide the affairs of these two mansions on their own."

The scholars exchanged glances.

Hu Guang smiled: "I heard what Ning Guofu said, they are ...... over there After the beginning of spring, the farming has already begun. Nong is the root, Princess Jian grasped this matter, and personally wrote a "Book of Persuasion to Farmers".

Zhu Di said, "Why didn't you hear about the plague there?"

Hu Guang said: "I didn't report it. Your Majesty's will is that the affairs of the Taiping Mansion and the Ning Guofu will not be asked, and they will report it or not, and they will go anyway."

Jin Youzi thought for a while and said, "After all, Ningguo Mansion is a bit remote, not as densely populated as Taiping Mansion and Yingtian Mansion, if it is dealt with properly, I am afraid that this plague will be wiped out before it has crossed the border."

Zhu Di thought about it, then nodded and said, "That's right, Jian Qing has always been steady."

Zhu Di couldn't help but be happy, so he said, "In any case, nothing is a good thing, and it's good for them to compete, which is good for the people."

After some discussion, Zhu Di seemed to think of something else, so he suddenly looked up and lost his mind.

Yishiha stood aside, and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, Master Yao...... It's gone."

Zhu Di frowned and said, "It's gone?"

Yisha said hesitantly: "Master Yao is an outsider, so he may ...... Possibly ......"

Before he finished his words, Zhu Di sighed: "He, he has all the skills, but he thinks about how to protect himself every day, and after all, he looks down on my bearing. But...... Let him wander for a few days, and then he will come to see me."

"Yes."

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At this time, the lively market is full of people and bustling.

This is a vegetable market, Qixia's vegetable market is always overcrowded, after all, here, there is no longer the former tradition of self-sufficiency, people who go to work in order to rush early, not only women come to buy some vegetables and meat, but also all kinds of breakfast stalls along the street.

At this time, the sun is getting stronger, and people have gradually thinned out.

On the opposite side of this sheep soup shop, there are people killing chickens and geese, and two monks are here.

Yao Guangxiao was dressed very plainly, while the old monk sitting opposite him looked uneasy.

While the shopkeeper was selling mutton soup and vegetable buns, he secretly glanced over, and felt very strange about these two strange monks.

"Have you ever eaten meat?" Yao Guangxiao looked at the old monk and said.

The old monk was silent, just chanting the scriptures constantly.

Yao Guangxiao sighed as if he was emotional: "I was a monk in my early years, just like Emperor Taizu Gao, because my family was poor, there was no way out. At that time, if I was able to enter the temple, I finally had something to eat. Where in the world are people who are born to want to escape into the empty door, it is nothing more than that there is no way out. Others are just greedy for the Western Elysium."

The old monk continued to chant in a low voice, and he became more and more nervous.

Yao Guangxiao said: "So I have never eaten meat in my life, I used to be unable to afford to eat it, and when I can afford to eat it, I have entered the empty door. But when I smell the meat, I can't help but move my index finger, you see......

As he spoke, he raised his hand and lightly pointed at the busy people outside the store.

Even though the crowd is much sparse, it is still crowded. There is a person who leaves in a hurry, a woman who haggles with a vegetable vendor, or a girl who is holding her brother's hand.

Yao Guangxiao seemed to be looking at an interesting scene, with a hint of a smile on his face, and then said, "The poor monk has been thinking, what is Western Bliss like? I was wondering if Tianzhu, which originated in Buddhism, was already the land of bliss. The poor monk has thought about it for many years, but he can't think of a clue."

The old monk was finally attracted by his topic, and looked at Yao Guangxiao with blazing eyes, "Why is this?"

Yao Guangxiao said, "Because I have too little knowledge. I was born in the troubled times at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, and human life was like a mustard, and there were white bones everywhere. If you want to eat people, the government wants to eat people, and the scholars want to eat people

Cannibalism, don't say it's them, it's the monks in the temple, and they also want to eat people. Otherwise, where do you think the property of many great temples came from?"

Yao Guangxiao seemed extremely calm, and said eloquently: "At that time, I was still young, but I was thinking that the so-called Western Bliss must be a world without military disasters, bandits, and robbers. At least...... It won't be in the middle of the night, someone suddenly breaks in, whether this person is a Yuan Tartar, a rogue, or a bandit, or even a splash in the market. No one will disturb your sleepiness, rush in, and give you a knife, and then insult your wife and daughter, and throw your young son into the well."

The old monk sighed, his eyes couldn't help but turn red, as if he was recalling something extremely uncomfortable, and said with a little trembling on his lips: "I am in a family of seven, and I am the only one who survived."

Yao Guangxiao continued; "By the time of Emperor Taizu Gao, the world was finally peaceful, and the poor monk thought that he had reached Bliss, but he felt that people were still bitter, and they were very bitter, even if it was ten times better than the troubled times, and at that time the poor monk couldn't help but have a new question, what is the Elysium like?"

Yao Guangxiao said: "The poor monk can't find the answer, these days down the mountain, take you here for a walk, come here to eat meat, see all living beings, do you know why?"

The old monk didn't speak, only shook his head.

Yao Guangxiao said, "If there is really bliss, then at least here, it may be closer to bliss. If you and I can become Buddhas in front of us, then you and I are sitting here at this time, enjoying the delicious food here, looking at the severities here, and thinking that after becoming a Buddha, we will probably enjoy such a peaceful happiness every day."

As he spoke, the yokan was brought in, along with a plate of vegetable buns.

Yao Guangxiao said, "Eat."

The old monk shook his head and only pinched the vegetable bun.

Yao Guangxiao didn't care and began to eat mutton soup.

He eats very indecently, and his mouth makes the sound of Buzz, Buzz.

If you look closely, it is not difficult to find that Yao Guangxiao's lips are floating with a little smile.

While savoring the taste in his mouth, he said, "Sure enough, sure enough, the happiness of becoming a Buddha is unimaginable."

Old Monk: "......"

Yao Guangxiao squinted his eyes, looked like he was enjoying it, and sighed: "If there is really a Buddha in the world, it must have a bowl of yokan to eat every day."

The old monk chewed on a hard vegetable bun.

And Yao Guangxiao on the side, eating and eating, tears in his eyes: "If at the beginning, if there was a bowl of such yokan every day, there would never be today's Yao Guangxiao in the world."

After all, the old monk couldn't help but say, "You have broken your vows."

Yao Guangxiao glanced at him and said calmly, "The Buddha is in my heart, but the Buddha is only in your mouth."

The old monk's index finger moved, his greed was gone, and he subconsciously wiped the residue on his mouth.

After eating, Yao Guangxiao stood up, he took out a dozen copper coins, and solemnly rested them on the edge of the table.

Then he said, "Let's go, let's take another look, and see all beings again."

The two of them walked one after the other, wandering in the streets and alleys of this Qixia.

Maybe it's because there are more monks in Jiming Temple.

So the shopkeepers and the people here are not very friendly to the monks, sometimes Yao Guangxiao passes through the alley, and after a little stop, someone slams the door and scolds: "Unlucky."

The old monk sighed and said, "The human heart is not ancient!"

Yao Guangxiao looked very understanding and said, "I deceived them with so much money, and they didn't come to beat us, but just turned us away, they are really too polite."

Old Monk: "......"

Yao Guangxiao said, "If this is Elysium, the poor monk is willing to stay here for the rest of his life."

The old monk said with a disapproving expression, "There is too much filth here."

Yao Guangxiao smiled and said, "But its streets are very clean."

"The filth of my heart is too heavy."

Yao Guangxiao shook his head: "You still haven't cultivated to your home!"

"Master Yao, you have eaten wine and meat, and you have practiced for a lifetime......

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He said with a calm face: "The Buddha I cultivate is different from you, you cultivate the Buddha statue made of golden bumps, and I cultivate the Buddha of all beings."

After a pause, Yao Guangxiao continued: "The first time I came here, it was in an inn, I saw that it was also very lively at that time, there were many people eating and drinking, they were very poor, but the more so, the more fragrant they ate, I remember seeing a father at that time, he scraped together a few dollars, and when he came here, he was very cautious. The little girl who came with him was so happy."

Speaking of this, Yao Guangxiao's eyes were a little moist, and then said, "I don't know how their father and daughter are doing now. But...... I know they must be safe and happy now. You see, there are many people here, they are the same as those fathers and daughters, the Qixia we are in today is different from the original Qixia, and has changed. It's only been a few years, and it's changed for the better."

The old monk was unmoved by this, he felt that he was an outsider, and he should stay outside the square, detach himself, and give up the foul-smelling skin, so as to achieve positive results.

Yao Guangxiao sighed and said, "I still remember the father and daughter, and I remember the way the girl laughed when she ate the meat, and she smiled so happily, and the poor monks are happy for her until now."

"Alright." Yao Guangxiao suddenly turned his head: "Let's go, let's go where we should go."

His face suddenly turned pale, like a walking corpse, and he walked to the dock and bought a ticket.

When he got on the boat, he found that the boat was empty, and the boatman said, "What is the monk doing in Ningguo Mansion at this time?"

Yao Guangxiao said, "See all living beings."

The boatman shook his head and tried to say something, but finally shut up, rocked the boat and walked away.

Disembarking from a ferry, compared to Qixia just now, this ferry port is pitifully sparsely populated and there are few pedestrians.

Several officials patrolled and seemed to see the monks and looked at them, but when they saw them wearing tattered monk's robes, they seemed to lose interest all of a sudden and left in a hurry.

Yao Guangxiao picked a small path to walk, and the old monk followed closely behind.

By the time we reached the village, it was already dark, and there were not many lights in the village.

But in the distance, there was a faint cry.

In the dim night, I suddenly heard such a cry, which made people feel oozing for no reason.

Entering Zhuangzi, Yao Guangxiao raised his eyes and saw that a firewood house was lit up, so he went to knock on the door.

The door opened, but it was a man.

When the man saw that it was two old monks, instead of trying to drive them away, he was overjoyed at this time, avoided his body, let them in, and said, "Are the two Zen masters going to stay overnight? Stay, I'm small here, don't dislike it, I'll give you a fast."

Yao Guangxiao entered the dimly lit hut, which was empty, but on a short bamboo couch, there was a little girl.

The little girl remained motionless, covering her face with only yellow paper.

Yao Guangxiao said, "Amitabha."

The man stood aside, as if he couldn't control it anymore, tears fell like rain, and said, "I have bad luck, even my own child has suffered, she is sick, and she only passed yesterday, Zen master, you can do well, give her a degree, I am willing to add sesame oil money."

Yao Guangxiao said, "Why don't you put the mourning hall?"

The man said with a crying voice: "The coffin has not been prepared, and the child is also young, and the people in the clan do not agree, saying that it is bad luck. Tomorrow I will find a place for her to bury, she did sins in her last life, and she was reincarnated in my house, woo woo woo ......

The man began to whimper and cry very sadly.

Yao Guangxiao sighed: "What kind of illness did you commit?"

"I don't know." The man said, "Go and please...... If you have asked for a doctor, you can ...... They were all requisitioned to the city, which is too far away from the city."

Yao Guangxiao said, "I'll go over."

As he spoke, he sat down in front of the girl, and in the darkness, he read the scriptures.

He read loudly and vigorously.

The man seemed to be infected all of a sudden, and cried with joy.

Yao Guangxiao stopped chanting at this time and said, "Why are you smiling?"

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He said with a sincere face: "The scriptures of the Zen master are very authentic, and with the Zen master's excess, this child will be reincarnated in the next life, and he will be able to go to a good family, and he will enjoy endless blessings."

Yao Guangxiao said: "Yes, you have met the right person, the poor monk is a high monk."

After that, continue to chant the scriptures.

Nothing was said all night.

Early the next morning, many people in Zhuangzi learned that the monks had come, and many people were overjoyed, this family invited Yao Guangxiao to go, and that family also invited, if Yao Guangxiao was willing to come to the door, they had a red light on their faces.

After a few days, Yao Guangxiao was entertained with red faces, and when he left Zhuangzi, he had already surpassed seven households, and even when he was leaving, people rushed to send money and food.

There was not much money and food, and some people even offered the last bit of rice in the rice bowl, and wailed: "Master is virtuous, the good woman has nothing to repay, please accept this."

Yao Guangxiao accepted it.

The old monk couldn't bear it, and after leaving the village, he said to Yao Guangxiao, "That's their last ration, and they may starve tomorrow."

Yao Guangxiao said, "I know."

The old monk didn't understand, so he asked, "Then why do you still accept it?"

Yao Guangxiao sighed and said, "If I don't accept it, they may starve two days late, but although they can be hungry two days later, they are not sure in their hearts. Sooner or later they will all starve, but at least there is hope for them until they die of hunger."

The old monk sighed, "They will ...... in the next life."

"If there is an afterlife...... Yao Guangxiao interrupted him, "if they are still like this, they will still starve and freeze, and they will be bullied."

As he was talking, there were people beating gongs and drums in front of him, but there was a long list of errand servants, some leading oxen, some carrying rice, and more people holding the moon around a scribe riding a donkey.

Yao Guangxiao and the old monk hurriedly stood respectfully on the side of the road, waiting for the team to pass.

Seeing this, the scribe riding on the donkey stopped, got off the donkey, he held his big belly, walked up to Yao Guangxiao and them, and said, "Monk, just came from Chenjiazhuang, right?"

Yao Guangxiao said, "Yes."

The scribe looked at him dissatisfied, then his eyes fell on the burden in the monk's hand, and said, "What is in the monk's baggage?"

Yao Guangxiao said, "This is a private thing."

The scribe obviously saw something, and said unhappily: "This Chenjiazhuang is too unusual, what does the local chief do to eat? When I asked them for money for the plague, they cried and shouted that they were going to starve to death, and the money and food given to the monks were so rich that the people did not know the general situation."

The first person in the back, who was obviously the chief, hurriedly nodded to the clerk and said, "Priest Liu...... I've done my best."

The scribe said angrily: "I also know that your fellow villagers are not easy to urge, but this plague money is related to the county's plan. What is the reason for pushing three and resisting four? Is it really true that the county lord is kind-hearted and refuses to be punished?"

Li Chang said: "I will definitely be able to ask for it this time, and I will definitely ......."

The scribe glared at Yao Guangxiao, and said coldly: "Monk, you need to keep the money and food on your body, it's not that we are disrespectful to Buddhism, it's just that the top is urging you to ask for it, if I can't fill the money and grain in full, it will be me who will be hit by the board."

Yao Guangxiao shook his head: "This can't be done, this is the sesame oil money of good men and women......

The scribe was even more displeased.

Before he could give his order, an errand officer on the side stepped forward as if inviting merit and directly slapped Yao Guangxiao.

Syllable......

With a crisp sound, Yao Guangxiao was beaten to the point that his mouth was full of blood, and he suddenly staggered.

The errand officer scolded fiercely: "False monk, I see that you are not a good person, you dare to make a mistake on a business trip in the county, you are bold, and you don't know how to die?"

Let's go and snatch Yao Guangxiao's burden.

Yao Guangxiao held on to it.

But soon, he was thrown to the ground, snatched the burden, and suddenly, scattered copper coins and rice grains on the ground.

The scribe has gone back to riding the donkey, yes

The officer instructed, "Don't deceive him, just take the money and food away, and the county lord and the local gentry all said that this plague must be done by someone, so you must not do evil, let alone kill."