Chapter 11: Portraits
If he remembered correctly, it didn't take long for Lin Renzhao to be murdered by Zhao Kuangyin's counter-plot, and after that, the Song army crossed the Yangtze River and drove straight in, and it didn't take long to destroy the Southern Tang Dynasty.
Dao Xi knew that intellectually, no matter who destroyed whom, who won the world, these things had nothing to do with him. But if he was involved, he promised Li Divine Oracle to be Lin Renzhao's bodyguard, and he didn't know what variables he would provoke. When the time comes, he doesn't dare to think about what position he wants to stand on to face the general trend of world reunification.
He didn't think about it. Judging from the current situation that everyone in Jinling City is immersed in singing and dancing, helping the Southern Tang Dynasty to deal with Zhao Song is tantamount to asking for a dead end.
Li Shenyu and Lin Renzhao both looked at Dao Xi expectantly. Dao Xi didn't want to chill the hearts of his two friends because of such a trivial matter, so he pretended to smile and nodded naturally, "The little monk and General Lin hit it off at first sight, and it is incumbent on the little monk to do such a small thing." ”
He agreed very simply, but in fact, only he knew the bitterness in his heart. In this way, he can only linger in Jinling City for a few days. He was thinking in his heart, and he didn't know what Zhao Kuangyin was doing to plot to kill Lin Renzhao, but he must not let himself encounter it, otherwise he would not pay attention to change the direction of history in the dilemma, and he didn't know how much trouble it would cause again.
"Thank you master for helping, Lin is grateful. Lin Renzhao deeply felt that Daoxi took a righteous action, and thanked Daoxi from the bottom of his heart.
Dao Xi hurriedly supported Lin Renzhao, who was bent down, and said: "General Lin tortured the little monk, the little monk is just doing his best, compared to the importance of the general to the country, it is just a trivial matter that is not worth mentioning. ”
Since it was decided that Daoxi simply settled down to be Lin Renzhao's bodyguard, the two had a detailed discussion with Li Shenzhao in the Shou Vacancy Concept, and Li Shenyu said that after entering the palace tomorrow to face the saint and stating the benefits, he would lead Lin Renzhao into the palace to play the day in detail.
Lin Renzhao could only think of this, so that Daoxi could say goodbye and leave. Seeing the two of them leaving, Jingchen, who had never spoken, opened his mouth: "Oracle, so you really want to take care of the affairs of the court again?"
Li Oracles nodded heavily and replied: "Now that the Northern Jiangbei Army is eyeing the Yangtze River, there is a great tendency to sweep the south of the Yangtze River, and the Oracle can't sit still, watching the ancestral foundation, and the family, country, and society burn down." ”
Jingchen sighed leisurely and said: "In all dynasties, how can there be an immortal dynasty or an indestructible society? If you want to become a monk, it is better to cut off your connection with this worldly world earlier. ”
"The master's teachings are remembered by the apprentices, but before becoming a monk, the oracle is willing to do his best for the family and the country. Oracle Li bit his lip and said firmly.
She didn't know that if the Northern Song army of Jiangbei was dispatched, the land south of the Yangtze River would only be vulnerable. Since five years ago, she has gradually become desperate for this court, her cousin of the emperor who does not want to make progress and only knows Yile, and has the intention of becoming a monk in her heart.
It's just that when it really came to the most dangerous moment in the Southern Tang Dynasty, she couldn't help but remember in her heart that her ancestors had won the country, and she felt that she had the obligation to do her part. In fact, since Lin Renzhao entered Beijing, it has aroused the vigilance of Li Shenzhao, and she has been secretly observing Lin Renzhao, and several assassinations have been solved by Li Shenzhao himself.
Lin Renzhao is known to be talented, he is a capable general in the Southern Tang Dynasty, if anyone can stop the Song army commander who is eyeing Jiangbei from driving straight in, then he is only under him. Li Shenyu knew in her heart that when she learned Lin Renzhao's true intention to enter Beijing, she could no longer sit still, and the fall of the Southern Tang Dynasty might only be in an instant, she had to help Lin Renzhao to achieve the army out of Jiangbei and recover the city sacrificed by the first emperor, as the basis for defending Jinling.
Dao Xi returned to the mansion with Lin Renzhao, but was taken aback. Unexpectedly, Lin Renzhao is really honest as an official, he is not corrupt, he does not take bribes, the mansion is small, and he enters the house inside and out. And the location is not very good, it is on the edge of Jinling City, and there are basically poor people around. In the Lin Mansion, in addition to Lin Renzhao's wife and children, there is only one servant and a mother-in-law who cooks.
Lin Renzhao deeply felt the grace of helping each other and planned to have a banquet in the house, but thinking that the other party was a monk, he asked the cooking mother-in-law to learn to make a meal.
The food was delivered to the table, and Dao Xi and Lin Renzhao sat opposite each other. Daoxi looked at the dishes that were served one by one, and the expectation in his eyes became darker and darker, and he didn't bother to take another look at Zuihou.
I thought I could eat something delicious, but I didn't expect it to be a fast dish again, and Daoxi couldn't help but complain in his heart. Lin Renzhao saw that Daoxi's brows were tightly locked, thinking that the fasting dishes were not in line with Daoxi's taste, so he said: "The mother-in-law in the family has never made fasting dishes, and I hope that the master will not laugh, if these fasting dishes really can't be swallowed, don't eat them." ”
"No, no," Dao Xi immediately changed his face and put on a compassionate expression, "General Lin don't misunderstand, it's just that since the young monk's master passed away, I haven't had the opportunity to see such a kind looking vegetarian food. The food on this table has a sense of home, which makes it really difficult for the little monk to control himself. ”
When Lin Renzhao heard this, he looked at Dao Xi in awe, his eyes were full of softness, "The virtue of the master makes Lin very admired, but I don't know which senior monk the master is from?"
"Yongming prolongs life, it is a family teacher. Daoxi said proudly.
"It turned out to be a longevity Zen master, and it was really a famous teacher who made a high apprentice, no wonder the master could have such talent. Lin Renzhao said sincerely.
Dao Xi smiled, but in fact, he was very unhappy in his heart, what do you mean, I am so talented, but I don't have a half-dime relationship with the master, right?
Daoxi said that the master explained that he didn't say anything about food and didn't say anything when he went to bed, so the two of them finished the meal very "happily" in a dull atmosphere.
Lin Renzhao wanted to leave Daoxi to talk about national affairs, military strategy or something, but Daoxi told him very tactfully that he was tired and needed to rest. Helplessly, Lin Renzhao could only arrange a guest room for him.
The guest rooms in Lin Renzhao's house are very simple, and the bed boards are harder than those of Daoxi on Tiantai Mountain. Daoxi wanted to make do with the night, but when he closed his eyes and was confused for a while, he was woken up by the bed board.
Unable to sleep, Daoxi decided to go out for a walk. He walked into the courtyard, wondering if he should touch the kitchen to make some meat, and a sound of sooting came to his ears.
Since the beginning of cultivating the Idealistic Technique, Daoxi's six senses have been very keen. Looking for the sound of swift footsteps, Daoxi jumped up and stood on the wall to see two black shadows appear on the eaves under the moonlight.
The two of them hurried to the roof of Lin Renzhao's room one after the other, and one of the cats leaned down, lifted a tile, and looked down, "This Lin Renzhao is sleeping very soundly." ”
"Third son," said the other, "I don't understand how Master Weishenme has to go to great lengths to find a portrait on the street to paint a picture of Lin Renzhao, and now he wants us to steal this portrait." ”
"If you figure it out, you're the master. The third son smiled, stretched his neck, and took a closer look at the situation in the room through the cracks in the tiles by the moonlight.
After watching it for a long time, he shook his head and said, "Bald, you are guarding here, put me down to find out." ”
The bald man took out a rope from his bosom and tied it to the third son's body, but said on his lips: "According to me, it is better for you and me to go down and kill him directly." ”
"You know a lot!" Sanzi glanced at the bald man, "Si'er's men and horses have been dispatched four times, and there are still a few first-class players, but they have all gone and never returned, which shows that this Lin Renzhao is not so easy to deal with." ”
The bald man wanted to say a few words, but he didn't know what to say, so he had to lower his head and silently remove the tiles, and then the bald man held one end of the rope and glanced at the third son.
The third son nodded, and slowly slid down from between the lifted tiles by the rope. The third son cautiously landed in the house, and after stepping on the floor, he peeked at Lin Renzhao, who was sleeping soundly on the bed.
The third son didn't know how Lin Renzhao's martial arts were, but he couldn't help but feel a little flustered when he thought that more than a dozen of his own martial arts were much higher than his own martial arts. He was afraid that he would be careless, so he woke Lin Renzhao up, and then confessed here.
Fortunately, Lin Renzhao met Daoxi today, he was in a good mood, he slept steadily, and the third son was not high in martial arts, but he had a good body, he walked on the ground without making a sound, and he was cautious and cautious, and he walked around the house without shocking Lin Renzhao.
After a short time, San'er found the portrait of Lin Renzhao in the painting bottle next to the desk. This portrait was painted a portrait of a poor scholar who sold paintings on the street by a poor scholar who was specially arranged by his organization a few days ago to stalk Lin Renzhao on the street. And on this portrait, there is a poem written by Lin Renzhao according to the scholar.
San'er carefully took the portrait into his arms, then pulled the rope and climbed up to the roof. After getting on the roof, the third son let out a long sigh of relief: "When the things are in hand, let's leave quickly, otherwise we will wake up this Lin Renzhao, and it will not be good at that time." ”
After the third son finished speaking, the two looked at each other heartily and left. What they didn't notice was that their every move fell into the eyes of Dao Xidi.
Dao Xi couldn't help but shake his head with a wry smile, it turned out that Zhao Kuangyin's counter-plot was still this idea. However, these two people expressed their jealousy of Lin Renzhao between their words, so it can be seen that their assassination did not pose a threat to Lin Renzhao at all, so what did Li Shenzhao mean by finding himself as a bodyguard?
Daoxi's heart was full of doubts, but since he agreed to be a bodyguard, he should do his duty as a bodyguard. The proprietor's family lost something, which can be regarded as a bodyguard who did not do a good job, so Daoxi looked at the direction where the two thieves left and chased after them.
The reason why he didn't stop the two people from stealing the portraits was actually because he wanted to see where these two people were sacred, or out of pure curiosity, he wanted to know how Zhao Kuangyin used a portrait in history, so he played a trick against him, so that Li Yu poisoned Lin Renzhao without doubt.