Chapter 21: Discerning

"Officials, ministers...... The minister was really eager to save the driver at that time, and when he saw that you were in trouble, he lost his square inch for a while......"

"For the sake of the old minister who has been with you for many years, you should be a poor minister and leave me a cheap life......"

"Your Majesty! It's been fifteen years, and it's been fifteen years since we crossed to the south! In the past fifteen years, the minister has been doing his best to assist you, Your Majesty! ”

"Minister......

Yang Yizhong's home is not far from Fengyu Gate, not far from the palace.

This house is not big, but it is backed by the Yamen of the Lin'an Prefecture and the six ministries of the three provinces, and the location is not bad.

From the moment he got out of the carriage, this Zhang Taiwei was like a dead son, with tears and snot, and kept begging the emperor.

Crying out, leaving his life behind.

Liu Jian and Yang Yizhong also helped to speak, but the emperor seemed to be deaf, just looking around, ignoring the three of them.

When he got to the back, Taiwei Zhang actually begged Dao Ji:

The little monk was still difficult to protect in the face of the emperor himself, and besides, he really saw the appearance of the old man cutting people just now.

This is the first time the emperor has come to the house, and he has not received a notice before, and the Yang Mansion has been busy all the time, starting from Mrs. Yang, and he doesn't know what kind of etiquette to put up, so as not to neglect the heavenly family.

"What about the stalkers?"

Yang Yizhong had already roughly guessed the emperor's intention, and when he saw the emperor asking, he led a few people to a house in the inner courtyard.

"The doctors in the three medical centers in Lin'an City have seen it, and Master Fohai's wound is not deep, so there is no major problem."

"Not deep?" Liu Bang was puzzled, "It's not deep, then why did you cut him out with one knife?" ”

"That's ......right," Yang Yizhong hesitated a little, "I was shocked." ”

"He's so daring?"

is so small, and dare to block the knife for himself.

Liu Bang didn't quite understand, anyway, he was on his own, and he would never do such a stupid thing.

"Wait at the door, and I'll go in and see him."

Although it was still regarded as air by the emperor, this was the first time the emperor spoke, and he hurriedly responded.

Among the three generals, he is the oldest, but his voice is the loudest at this time.

After watching the emperor enter the house, Yang Yizhong sensibly brought the door up, and as soon as the door was closed, Zhang Jun pulled Liu and Yang aside as if he had changed someone:

"Zhengfu, Uncle Xin, you two came to Lin'an before me, this official family...... What the hell is going on? ”

"You have heard the words of the official family, if you still remember that we have a comradeship, just tell me what you know!"

The three people outside the house chatted, and the three people in the room were not idle.

Seeing the visitor, the monk Fohai who was lying on his stomach wanted to get up, but was stopped by Liu Bang:

"You kid, just lie on your stomach."

Dao Ji has been by Fohai's side since he became a monk, and this is the first time that the two have parted.

Seeing that his master was wrapped in white cloth into half a zongzi, he always wanted to cry, but he didn't dare.

When Fohai saw him like this, he thought that he couldn't bear to let himself worry, so he couldn't help touching his face:

"Good apprentice, grown up."

After the master and apprentice exchanged pleasantries for a while, Liu Bang spoke:

"Daoji, go to the door and keep guard, don't let those three people eavesdrop."

Although Dao Ji was reluctant, his movements were not slow, and as soon as the emperor's words fell, he had already decisively broken out of Fohai's hands.

This little bearded man...... Liu Bang couldn't help but shake his head, when he left, Liu Ruyi was so old.

As for Dao Ji being entangled by Zhang Jun after he went out, that's a story for later.

At this time, looking at the monk in front of him, Liu Bang was not polite, and sat down next to the bed:

"Say it."

Buddha Hai was lying on his stomach, he could only see his legs, and he didn't know what kind of expression he was, and he couldn't give Buddhist rituals.

"Noble, what do you want the little monk to say?"

"I thank you for taking a stab on my behalf, but when did you recognize me?"

Fohai seemed to have expected this question, and without even thinking about it, he replied directly:

"It's a long story."

"Time is there, I listen to it as long as it takes."

Seeing him say this, Fohai no longer concealed it:

"The little monk is a native of Shuzhong, when he was a child, he studied the law in Zhaojue Temple with Keqin Zen Master, until six years ago, after Keqin Zen Master passed away, the little monk went out of Sichuan and came to the south of the Yangtze River."

You are a special mother, why don't you start with King Wu's war?

scolded secretly in his heart, but when he heard him say that he was from Shuzhong, Liu Bang was silent for a while, and then said:

"Day you immortal board."

When Fohai heard this, he was shocked and suspicious: "You, why did you say such vulgar words? ”

Liu Bang patted him on the shoulder: "Isn't this to see if you are lying, Lao Tzu is very familiar with Shuzhong...... Go on, you go on. ”

Even if Buddha Hai was scolded, he had never been scolded so dirty, and his neck was already red at this time, but fortunately, Amitabha Buddha for many years was not in vain, paused, and said:

"After leaving Sichuan, the little monk traveled to various Zen temples in the south of the Yangtze River, Chuzhou, Wuzhou, Quzhou, Tanzhou ......"

"Can you get to the point?"

Buddha Hai said: "Amitabha, the little monk said in advance that it was a long story, and you also listened to it for a long time." ”

"Okay, okay, listen!"

"Until a few days ago, the little monk was invited by Yi'an to go to Qiantang to chant for his deceased father and deceased husband, and it was there that the little monk met the emperor and the emperor."

"The Taoist chief was also invited by Yi'an Jushi, although it is different from the method I learned, but both of me are from Shuzhong, and the Huangfu Taoist is quite profound, and the little monk is admired."

"That day, the two of us were discussing the law under the pavilion, and the Taoist saw that the general was out of place, and it was expected that there would be an accident with the general in my Great Song Dynasty, thinking of the generals who were recalled to Lin'an, although the two of us didn't know who it was, but they were still worried, so the little monk came to Lin'an, although he couldn't help much, but he prayed for the general who was affected by the disaster, and it was considered to be a contribution."

Before leaving, the Taoist chief measured a hexagram for the little monk, only saying that this trip had a bloody disaster, but it was able to hit the atmospheric luck, and even ...... The future of the Great Song Dynasty is tied to the hands of the little monk alone. ”

"So that night, after feeling the nobility on your body, the little monk boldly guessed that you were the kind of luck that the Emperor Fu Daoist said...... In fact, even if it weren't you, if it were someone else, the little monk would do the same, Amitabha. ”

After Fohai finished speaking, he closed his eyes and said nothing, he was waiting for this person's reaction.

Until......

There was a sharp pain in his back, and he subconsciously wanted to turn around, but he was pressed to the bed.

"Your Excellency, who are you?"

Liu Bang pressed the monk with one hand, put his fingers together with the other, and slashed over his wound, although he was wrapped in a medicinal cloth, Liu Bang's strength was so great that it still made Fohai painful.

"The story, Lao Tzu won't comment on it."

"But this kind of talk may be used to deceive other people, but Lao Tzu will never believe it."

"Don't ask why, Taoist priest, right? Stargazing, right? Divination, right? ”

"If you know each other, tell us the truth, if not...... Hum. ”

Liu Bang smiled gloomily, the strength in his hand increased a little more, and the sweat of the painful Buddha Sea seeped out.

The monk was shocked, according to their speculation and understanding of this person, at this time, even if he didn't believe it all, he must have believed half of it.

How, how did it become like this!

"It's a pity, I thought you were the one who could tell the truth."

Fohai gritted his teeth and said: "That's the case, if the noble person thinks that the little monk has something to hide, he will take this life!" ”

Hearing this, Liu Bang stopped instead.

Just as Fohai was thinking about whether he was testing himself, he heard in his ears:

"Anyway, you also helped block a knife, and I won't want your life."

"It's just that your disciple has no affection for me."

This was said calmly, making Fohai seem to have fallen into an ice cave.

The two of them were silent, and they could only hear the cicadas outside the house.

Liu Bang didn't force him, and after a while, Fo Hai smiled bitterly:

"Can you tell me how you found out?"

Seeing that he was relieved, Liu Bang helped him up, and then lay back and slumped on the bed.

"First, do you know Zhang Liang?"

"The name of the prince of the house, how don't you know."

"He is also a Taoist, do you think that emperor or something, can be more powerful than him?"

Fohai was silent, he couldn't figure out what the two had to do with each other.

"Even Zhang Liang can't predict the unknown, so can that kid do it? If you can do it, I'll give you my head and kick it off! ”

This......

Liu Bang then said: "Second, you shouldn't use ghosts and gods to trick me, my daughter-in-law used to say that wherever I went, there was a cloud following me......

Seeing that he was becoming more and more confused, Liu Bang said straightly: "Anyway, Lao Tzu doesn't believe this, understand!" ”

"Third, Yang Yizhong told me that you passed out because you were frightened...... That's impossible. ”

"How...... How impossible? ”

"If you were so cowardly, you wouldn't have come to stop it...... There may be people in this world who will do this, but under the premise of not knowing their identity, absolutely no one will stand up, absolutely! ”

"If you are bold, that knife will not make you unconscious."

"Now, can you tell me the truth?"

Fohai was silent again, he really couldn't imagine that things would be like this.

These three reasons, in other words, may have been believed.

But from this one's point of view, he couldn't convince himself.

Maybe...... He already knew about it, but he just came to entertain himself.

couldn't help but sigh, Monk Fohai no longer chanted Amitabha, regardless of the pain in his back, he got off the bed, and then very solemnly, knelt down towards Liu Bang.

"Official, continue the Northern Expedition! Don't make peace with the Jin people again! ”

Liu Bang's fingers tapped lightly on the bed: "From the story you made up, I have already thought that you kid is a person who wants to fight...... So you're so close to me just to say that, right? ”

Fohai nodded, and without waiting for him to continue to ask, he continued to say sensibly:

"The land of Hanzhong, the land of Xiangyang, the land of Lianghuai, do you know how many people who revolted against Jin in these three places?"

"You don't know, no, you should say you do, but you're just pretending you don't."

"The thirteen boats of calligraphy, paintings, porcelain, books and antiquities that Yi'an brought across the river are now almost sold."

"She shouldn't have done that, it's not her responsibility, right?"

From Fohai's mouth, Liu Bang probably heard the matter clearly.

The man was a woman, almost sixty years old.

When Jingkang was in trouble, her man died on the way south, she was a woman, and she had no one to rely on, and she suffered a lot in the days of war and chaos.

married an official when she was fifty years old, but she didn't expect the old boy to take a fancy to her belongings that went south, and wanted to force her to take it out, but she refused, so the old boy beat people when he had nothing to do.

The woman could no longer endure the hardships, so she accused the man of cheating in the exam...... Fortunately, she was sentenced to peace and divorce in the end, but after this incident, she was very disappointed in this world, and every day she thought of writing some poems and words to scold the Song court.

The more she scolded, the more famous she became, so that many people who wanted to fight back but had no choice but couldn't do anything thought of a way to deal with her.

This Buddha Sea monk, as well as the Huangfu Tan Taoist priest in his mouth, and many officials who have been demoted from the court......

Over the past ten years, it has accumulated a lot of strength.

It's just that these forces only exist in the people, and they can't affect the imperial court.

The big guys who learned Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism got together for a common reason, often scolding the court together, and occasionally raising funds for the folk villagers.

It stands to reason that they made such a fuss at the foot of Lin'an Mansion, and according to Qin Xiangye's temper, they would have taken it all a long time ago.

But......

The grandfather of this Yi'an Jushi and the grandfather of Mrs. Qin Hui are both Wang Qi, the prime minister of the former dynasty.

Who in the world doesn't know that Qin Hui is afraid of his wife, he has this relationship, and he also knows that they can't make any trouble, so Qin Xiangye just turned a blind eye.

Originally, because of the successive victories, they thought that there was hope for returning to the north, after all, Yue Fei was about to hit Bianjing.

But he never thought that the emperor would summon the generals back.

Everyone was disappointed, and at the suggestion of the emperor, they came up with such an idea.

If the advice of the Northern Expedition was not accepted, then it was pretended to be the mouth of the gods, anyway, the emperor was frightened by the Jin people and the rebellious army, and believed in these things tightly.

It's not a good idea, but other than that, there really isn't a better plan for this group of people.

"Originally, I planned to use the relationship between Yi'an Jushi and Qin Xiang to let Qin Xiang introduce the little monk to you...... Qin Xiangli advocated the people who discussed peace, and the people he brought over persuaded you to go on a northern expedition, which would be more convincing, but I didn't expect ......"

"I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence, I met it at the city gate, right?"

Fo Hai said: "You have an argument with the housekeeper of the Qin Mansion for the sake of guarding a city gate, which is indeed something that the little monk has never thought of. ”

"I've killed that man."

"Amitabha Buddha ......"

He recited Amitabha Buddha in his mouth, but there was no expression on Buddha Hai's face.

The origin of this monk has been figured out, but what Liu Bang wants to figure out more now is......

What did the emperor of the Song Kingdom do before?

It's just that he summoned the generals back, but everyone in the world feels that he is going to make peace.

I only thought it might be incompetent, and I was a little mediocre.

But now it seems that it is more than that.

He looked at Fohai and told him what had just happened.

"Do these people who want to kill have anything to do with your group?"

Buddha Hai knelt on the ground, his body was originally standing up, and when he heard this, he hurriedly bowed down and said:

"The official family is Mingjian, the little monk and others only want to restore the country, if they really want to kill, then they just want to kill the Jinren."

"Well," Liu Bang didn't doubt him, but listened to him go on to say:

"But just like the little monk just said, there are many righteous people who resist gold in this folk, and there are also some young monks who are familiar with it, will it be ......?"

He wanted to say that it could be that someone got carried away and wanted to assassinate the emperor, but he still didn't say it.

Liu Bang knew what he meant: "If you talk about your thoughts, you should be guilty of meritorious service, and Lao Tzu will be exempted from the crime of rebellion." ”

Fohai was speechless...... At most, he is a bully, how did he become a rebel?

However, this is not the time to care about these, he doesn't know who wants to kill the emperor.

But if he wants to kill Zhang Jun, he may really be able to guess it.