Chapter 25: The Treasure of King Wu
After listening to Ji Tan Zongxi's words, Shen Chaixing fell into deep contemplation, and asked after a while: "I understand that you want me to actively enter the world and appreciate life, however, where does all this start?"
Zong Xi smiled: "You can start with a treasure hunt!"
"Treasure hunt?" Shen Chaixing is such a smart person, and immediately asked, "So, is the treasure of King Wu really something?"
Ji Tan Zongxi nodded and said: "When Ling Zu occupied Jiangnan, he cherished the people and protected my Buddhism, and I and Ling Zu were close friends. Although he didn't mention it to me, from what I know about him, the treasure of King Wu does exist. This also involves a mysterious sect - Momen. In fact, in a sense, the treasure of King Wu should be called the treasure of Momen. ”
"Momen, why have you never heard of it?" Shen Chaixing frowned.
Ji Tan Zongxi explained: "Momen is different from our Buddhists, focusing on the wide opening of Buddhism and the purification of all sentient beings. It was an elite organization, and the people who joined it were the top people in some way, so the threshold was high and the number of people was small. At the same time, Momen has a strong strength, so it is not tolerated by the emperors of previous dynasties, and there are very few people who know the existence of Momen. I've only seen some clues from a few things. In the thirteenth year of Yuan Zhizheng, your ancestor Zhang Shicheng and other eighteen people made a bloody alliance in the Arctic Hall of Taizhou Caoyan Field and rebelled against Yuan. The local people thought that he was the reincarnation of the Bodhisattva of the King of Jizo, and they responded one after another, and then occupied Xinghua and set the capital Gaoyou. The following year, the Yuan Dynasty's Taishi took off his command and surrounded Gaoyou's million-strong army, attacked for three months, and finally returned in vain. Ling Zu was able to resist the attack of a million troops with tens of thousands of horses, of course, because Ling Zu was strong-willed and won the hearts of the people. Another main reason is that at that time, Ling Zu used a lot of extremely clever fortification tools and methods to block the enemy's attacks again and again, and I think the source of these defensive equipment is Momen. The mechanism equipment of Momen is unique in the world, so the treasure house of Momen's design must also be full of mechanisms. ”
"That must be interesting!Well, if I can really find this treasure, what should I do?" Shen Chaixing was not worried about the difficulty of the search process, but worried about how to deal with the treasure after finding it.
After hearing this, Ji Tan Zongxi said with a smile: "There are few people in this world who can have such worries and troubles as you. It is extremely rare to find someone as greedy as you. In fact, the process is more important than the result. Well, if you really find a treasure, you can of course dispose of it at will, such as seal it untouched, or use it to benefit the common people and do some good things for the people of the world. In any case, you are entitled to use it. ”
Originally, Ji Tan Zongxi seemed to want to say something more about the treasure of King Wu, but when he saw that he couldn't come from a distance, he stopped talking, looked up at the sky, it was already noon, and he beckoned to ask for nothing.
Zong Xi seemed to be very satisfied and nodded, and said to the request: "As of noon today, you have been practicing closed-mouth meditation for a year, which is really difficult for you." I give you permission to go down the mountain to find your biological parents. Buddhism talks about cause and effect, and also talks about chance, and now the person who has a fate with you and can help you find your biological parents has appeared. Speaking of this, he pointed his finger at Shen Chasing Star and said: "Your eldest brother chasing stars has a great relationship with you, he is your nobleman, and he will definitely be able to help you find your relatives one day." It's just that the time has not yet come, you wait a little longer, and I can pass on some self-defense skills to you, and when the time comes, I will arrange for you to go down the mountain. ”
I couldn't help but hear it, I was overjoyed, but I was still not used to talking for a while, so I kowtowed to Ji Tan Zongxi a few times, and turned around to worship Shen Chaixing, Shen Chaixing hurriedly picked him up, looking at this child who was younger than himself, and his heart was also very happy, thinking that although he was an orphan, he could help him reunite with his relatives in the future, and he also felt the same and was happy for him.
The next day, Shen Chaixing had made up his mind and insisted on going down the mountain. Ji Tan Zongxi and Qiu Bu kept sending him to the bottom of the mountain. At the time of parting, Ji Tan Zong said: "If you are tired and tired, come back at any time, this will always be your home." Looking at Ji Tan Zongxi's kind smile and reluctant eyes, facing the vast land in the distance, the mountains undulating, Shen Chasing Xing suddenly became proud, and said loudly: "I want to understand! The sky is a window, the ground is a bed, where is the man not home? Farewell to chasing stars, we will have a period in the future!" turned around and walked on the song: "The yellow leaves fall from the wilderness, and leave the hometown Haoran." High wind Hanyang crossing, the first day of Yingmen Mountain. A few people are on the river, and the end of the world is lonely. When we see each other again, the bottle of wine comforts the face. The song faded away until it disappeared beyond the mountain road.
As early as last night when he decided to go down the mountain, Shen Chaixing carefully looked at the notes left by his father Shen Heng, analyzed the sphere of influence of his grandfather Zhang Shicheng Wu at that time, and summarized several points: First, the treasure must not be out of the sphere of influence of Wu at that time, because at that time, the treasure was divided, and the treasure house could only be safe if it was built within its own sphere of influence. Second, if the amount of treasure is huge, it must be transported by water, which is convenient to transport in and away, so the treasure location should be in the city along the Yangtze River. There are two such cities, Jiangyin to the south of the Yangtze River, and Taizhou across the river. Third, at that time, his grandfather Zhang Shicheng was called King Wu in Pingjiang, south of the Yangtze River, and in order to avoid people's eyes, it was very likely that the treasure would be placed in Jiangbei. In this way, the location of King Wu's treasure is about to come out -- Taizhou, Jiangbei! It not only meets the above three conditions, but also is the hometown of King Wu, if Zhang Shicheng's younger brother Zhang Shixin secretly built a treasure house, he will also take his familiar hometown as the first choice. Therefore, Shen Chaixing's goal was to go east first, to Jiangyin, and then cross the river from Jiangyin to Taizhou.
Capital. On the outskirts of the north of the city. At the beginning of the rainstorm, the ditches on the ground are criss-crossed. The exhausted war horse hurried north with the soaked Blue Moon. The blue moon on the horse had empty eyes and a heart like ashes. The sudden rain extinguished the anger in his heart, at this moment Lan Yue was left with endless sadness in her heart, yesterday she was a prince, but she became a prisoner overnight, thinking about the cruel encounter that the eldest brother and his family are about to face, Lan Yue is in pain, the world is big, but there is no place to live, it is better to die with his family to be happy. Thinking of this, he didn't choose the way, but just walked aimlessly.
At some point, Lan Yue found that the horse had stopped, so she looked up and saw that there was no way out in front of her, but a large lake. Lan Yue then remembered that there was a lake in the north of Jingshi, called "Xuanwu Lake", and with a wry smile, she was about to turn her horse's head and go east. At this moment, a rapid sound of horses' hooves came from a distance. Lan Yue raised her eyes to watch, only to see that the official road in the east was dusty and murderous, and a large group of people and horses were galloping in her direction.