July 17, Jinling City.

It has been raining for many days in the south of the Yangtze River, and finally ushered in a sunny day with a mild wind this morning.

The sun shone brightly, sweeping away the haze for days, making the people of Jinling City feel the long-lost sky and clouds again, and they were refreshed.

Early in the morning, Qixia Temple in the north of Jinling City.

Today, the temple is not as bustling with pilgrims as usual, and the lively scene of crowds is not only very clean, but also has a trace of solemnity.

From the mountain gate of Qixia Temple, to the large and small Buddha halls, pavilions, pavilions in the temple, and even every door opening, every trail, are carefully handled by guards with solemn expressions and swords.

It is precisely because these guards sealed the mountain gate of Qixia Temple that it is so surprisingly clean today.

This kind of grandeur is not much better than the emperor's coming. Ordinary people can guess without asking that there must be "distinguished guests" visiting in today's Qixia Temple.

The hall of the great majesty is solemn. Master Miaoshan, the presiding officer of Qixia Temple, personally led the monks to sit in the hall and pray for today's "distinguished guests".

In front of the huge offering table, only one person knelt down with incense at this moment.

This person is dressed in a blue brocade robe, with a gold silk embroidery of "a hundred birds and a phoenix", a needle and a thread are all excellence, whether it is the material, or the craftsmanship, it can be called the best of the best. Although it is not complicated to dress, it is enough to take anything from its body and be worth a fortune.

He is the richest man in the Great Song Dynasty, Shen Dongshan.

At this time, a group of guards on both sides of the main hall, led by Kui Qi, cautiously looked back and forth at Shen Dongshan, who was devout to worship the Buddha, as well as every monk in the hall, and even every Buddha statue and every corner.

Once in Quanzhou Sushui Pavilion, after experiencing a sneak attack by Tang Afu, Shen Dongshan paid more attention to his own safety, and his guards also increased again and again, in order to be safe.

Therefore, today Shen Dongshan wants to come to Qixia Temple to worship the Buddha, Kui Qi ordered people to block the entire Qixia Mountain overnight, and sent people to search back and forth in the mountain more than a dozen times to ensure that nothing goes wrong.

After a while, the sound of the Buddha gradually fell, and the entire Daxiong Treasure Hall suddenly fell into a deathly silence.

Everyone's eyes were all focused on Shen Dongshan alone. But he turned a deaf ear and knelt silently in front of the Buddha, his eyes slightly closed, and his lips squirmed slightly, as if he was silently reciting something.

After waiting for a while, Miao Shan stepped forward slowly, took the three incense sticks in Shen Dongshan's hand, and handed the sign holder to Shen Dongshan.

"Bang!"

Shen Dongshan's eyes were full of piety, he shook the stick holder, and the bamboo stick fell to the ground, making a crisp sound in the hall.

Take a closer look, but see the cross signature: "Three inches across the world, wealth and wealth for half a life."

Shen Dongshan handed over the bamboo stick to Miaoshan and wondered, "Master, what is the explanation of this sign?"

Miaoshan personally picked up Shen Dongshan, took the sign and asked: "Dare to ask Shen Shi what to ask? wealth, fame, marriage or ......?"

"Future. Shen Dongshan said bluntly.

Miao Shan nodded and said in a deep voice: "Master Shen, this signature is called 'Su Qin Hanging Seal', and it is a winning lottery. ”

"Su Qin?" Shen Dongshan raised his eyebrows, then looked at the bamboo sticks again, and laughed at himself, "Could it be that I should follow the example of Su Qin of the Warring States and wear the seal of the Six Kingdoms......?" Master, Shen is a businessman, how can he hang a seal if he is not an official?"

"Definitely!" Miao Shan shook his head and said, "It doesn't have to be an official to be a knight. The signature reads 'Three inches across the world, wealth and wealth for half a life', which means that Shen Shizhu will follow Su Qin's example and rely on his three-inch incorruptible tongue to keep his wealth and glory. ”

"Rich and noble for half ......a lifetime," Shen Dongshan asked with a smile, "The meaning of this sentence is that Shen will fall into the middle of the road in the future?"

"Good, good!" Miao Shan's face changed suddenly, and he hurriedly put his hands together and said, "Lord Shen Shi has a benevolent heart and immeasurable merits, and he will definitely be rich and prosperous for a lifetime, and he will be shadowed by his descendants for all generations." ”

Seeing this, Kui Qi stepped forward quickly, pushed Miaoshan away, and said coldly: "Master, these are all tricks of the bald donkeys, you can't believe it." ”

"Bastard!" Shen Dongshan's face sank, and he reprimanded, "Buddha Gate Pure Land, how can you be allowed to talk nonsense?" After that, he turned around and pointed to the three big Buddhas in the hall and asked, "Do you know who these three are?"

Kui Qi raised his eyes and looked at the three Buddha statues, and muttered with a blank face: "One look, it doesn't matter who he is......

"They are the ancient Buddhas of the past, the Shakyamuni Buddhas of the present, and the Maitreya Buddhas of the future. Shen Dongshan explained, "Most of the other temples are the three Buddhas of the Heng Dynasty, but only the Qixia Temple is dedicated to the three Buddhas of the Zong. Do you know why?"

"I know that. Kui Qi's face straightened, and then he laughed unabashedly, "This is the master's money to repair, these three Buddhas are also cast by the master, and even the golden body is plated by the master's money, so you can provide it to ......whoever you want."

"Money, money, money! Just open and close your mouth to know money! It's just vulgar!" Before Kui Qi finished speaking, Shen Dongshan suddenly hit him on the head with a folding fan and said, "I worship the three Buddhas because I want to remind myself from time to time that the past cannot be changed, and regret is useless. I can't think about the future, and I can't worry about it. So the most important thing is today, at this moment. ”

"The master taught you a lesson!" Kui Qi rubbed his head and said with a wry smile.

"Remember them well! I'm going to test you next time. Before the words fell, Shen Dongshan was already accompanied by Miaoshan, turned around and walked towards the outside of the hall.

Kui Qi glanced at the three huge Buddha statues again, and then led the people out with a foolish attitude.

"There are 500,000 taels here, which is the sesame oil money I added to the temple, and I hope the master will accept it with a smile!"

Shen Dongshan waved his hand, and the entourage immediately took out a thick stack of silver tickets and stuffed them into Miaoshan's hand without saying anything.

From beginning to end, Shen Dongshan has been looking at the beautiful scenery of Qixia Mountain by the railing, and he didn't even blink his eyelids at the cost of 500,000 taels of silver tickets.

Without waiting for Miaoshan to thank him, Shen Dongshan had already spoken: "One flower, one world, one leaf and one Bodhi." Compared to the three thousand worlds, you and I are too insignificant. ”

"Shen Shizhu's wisdom is deep-rooted, and what he said is quite Zen. "Miaoshan should be reconciled.

"Master, a friend of mine came from afar later, and wanted to borrow the master's meditation room to talk for a while, but I don't know ......."

"Master Shen, please come with me!" Before he finished speaking, Miao Shan had already taken the initiative to lead the way and led Shen Dongshan towards the Zen room in the backyard.

"Haha......"

Seeing this, Shen Dongshan suddenly laughed out loud, and shook his fan to Kui Qi beside him, laughing at himself: "If a person wants to be rich and noble to the extreme, what kind of fame do they want......?

"That's!" Kui Qi said with a smile, "Even if it's the emperor's old ......"

Shen Dongshan suddenly folded his fan and pointed at it, and the frightened Kui Qi immediately swallowed the words in his mouth raw.

In the Zen room, Miao Shan personally poured tea for Shen Dongshan, and said with a smile: "Lord Shen Shi is kind and charitable, and the tea sent by Fuyuan Tea House last year has not been drunk, and many more have been sent this year." ”

Under the command of Dongshan Firm, there are more than 10 large and small tea houses in Jinling alone, and there are countless tea houses. Fuyuan Tea House is one of them.

Shen Dongshan's business is so great that he can't even remember some names.

"Master Lao!" Shen Dongshan politely took the teacup and said with a smile, "Look at the sky, my friend should be almost here, please ask the master to inform the little master of the mountain gate, if anyone takes Shen's invitation and makes a special trip to visit here, please bring him here." ”

Miaoshan people are old and refined, so they naturally understand what Shen Dongshan means, and immediately retreat, leaving only Shen Dongshan, Kui Qi and a few personal guards in the meditation room.

Kui Qi watched Miao Shan walk away from the window, and then turned to Shen Dongshan and replied: "Master, Huang Yulang sent someone to see him again this morning. Since Huang Yulang came to Jinling three days ago, after the lord personally picked up the wind for him, he has been hanging him in the guest house, but he has avoided him. Ignorance...... What does that mean?"

The "Huang Yulang" in Kuiqi's mouth is one of the seven heroes of the Xian Wangfu, and the people in the rivers and lakes are called "the gentleman of the cold moon".

The name "Cold Moon" comes from its stunt "Cold Moon Palm Technique". Huang Yulang practiced this palm technique to the point of pure affection and supernatural love, and few people in the rivers and lakes dared to fight against it.

"Gentleman" describes his appearance, with dignified appearance, good appearance, graceful and suave, and a jade tree in the wind.

As for Huang Yulang's temperament, he is far less modest and polite than the "gentleman", and he is gentle and elegant. On the contrary, he is a suspicious and even narrow-minded person. Therefore, even in the Xianwang Mansion, Huang Yulang's popularity is extremely poor, and almost no one is willing to take the initiative to contact him except Luo Tianjin on weekdays.

Although Huang Yulang's personality is extremely unpleasant, he is loyal to Luo Tianjin, and he has a lot of means to do things, dare to kill and fight, and is also very cautious and witty. What's even more commendable is that Huang Yulang is homeless, alone, does not drink, gambles, is not lustful, does not like to be lively, and does not compete for fame and fortune. Therefore, even if someone tries to please him, they can't find a way to get close to him.

Because of this, Huang Yulang won Luo Tianjin's trust.

"I don't see him, so naturally there is a reason not to see him. Shen Dongshan groaned, "I let you entertain him well, don't slack off." I don't know how Huang Yulang is doing in Jinling these days?"

"He's a weirdo, and he's been staying in the inn for three days since he met the master, and he's not going anywhere. He didn't drink any wine, he didn't want to give him a woman, he sat alone and motionless in his room, just waiting for the master to see him again. Kui Qi replied, "I followed the master's instructions and said that you have not come back from your errands." Huang Yulang left a message saying that if he couldn't see his master before noon tomorrow, he would leave Jinling. ”

"He should be anxious. Shen Dongshan said meaningfully, "Do you know why Luo Tianjin sent him to me?"

"Please give me advice. ”

"Come and be a lobbyist. Shen Dongshan smiled bitterly, "Luo Tianjin wants me to go to the Qin Mansion in Hexi on the second day of the eighth month to help the Xianwang Mansion and the Six Great Sects to suppress Jin Jianwu and the Four Great Families." ”

"This ......" Kui Qi couldn't help but be stunned, and said in surprise, "The master is not from the rivers and lakes, why did Luo Tianjin pull you into the water?"

"Because I am the master of the first firm in the Great Song Dynasty. Shen Dongshan said with a smile, "Although I don't have invincible martial arts in the world, I have something that the six major sects and the four great families don't have. ”

"What?"

"The inexhaustible gold and silver money, the vast network from the court to the market, and my special status in the court and the people of the Great Song Dynasty. Shen Dongshan explained, then changed the conversation, and said, "Actually, Luo Tianjin is not the only one who wants to ask me for 'help'." A few days ago, I also received a secret letter, written by Jin Fuyu, the owner of the Golden Sword Dock. ”

"Does he also want to ask the master to come forward?"

"At the beginning, it was just a contradiction between Shaolin and the Qin family, and then the change in Chenzhou, the six major sects and the four major families began to vendetta against each other, and now the war has rapidly spread to the entire martial arts, and it is no longer a personal grudge between Shaolin and the Qin family, but a matter of life and death for the entire Central Plains martial arts. So at this juncture, me, and my Dongshan firm, are definitely an important section that can affect their life and death. Shen Dongshan sneered, "According to what you said, I am not from the rivers and lakes, and they don't have to involve me." Now they are looking to me for help because they have the same concerns. ”

"What concerns?"

"They are afraid that if they don't use it, they will be used by others. Luo Tianjin and Jin Fuyu are both cunning people, one is more shrewd than the other, neither of them wants to lose, so neither of them wants me to become the other party's helper. So, instead of worrying and guessing, they should turn the passive into the active, if not win me over, at least keep me neutral. ”

"I don't know what the master means......" Kui Qihu wondered, "How do you plan to choose? to meddle or not to meddle? If so, which side will you stand on?"

"I don't know. Shen Dongshan sighed, "This bet is too big, I can't bet easily, but I can't stop betting." If I don't intervene and choose to protect myself, it will be tantamount to offending both the north and the south at the same time, and the business of Dongshan Company will inevitably be greatly affected in the future. And once you bet, it is equivalent to pulling one, hitting one, and either retreating with your whole body, or dying without a place to be buried. As for Luo Tianjin and Jin Fuyu, who can have the last laugh, and who can say for sure?"

Kui Qi only listened to one head, two big, and thought hard to no avail, so he had to shake his head again and again: "No matter how the master chooses, we will swear to follow ...... to the death."

"So I'm waiting for someone. Shen Dongshan ignored Kui Qi's emotion, and seemed to muttered to himself: "A person who can help me make a choice." The more he helped me, the better my chances of winning the bet. But this man is also cunning, and will not easily promise me anything, so I will need to talk a little more later. ”

Hearing this, Kui Qi suddenly became curious, and hurriedly asked: "Who is so powerful that he can make a choice for the richest man in the Great Song Dynasty?"

"He ......"

"Bang, bang!"

Before Shen Dongshan could speak, there was a sudden knock on the door.

Hearing this, Shen Dongshan and Kui Qi couldn't help but glance at each other, and their faces were full of unprecedented solemnity.

"Master Shen, your friend...... It's here. ”

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