Chapter 43: Friend or Foe
The sun sets, the sunset is full of sky, and the afterglow reflects the ancient buildings of Beichan Temple, a peaceful and beautiful scene. Pen Γ fun Γ Pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ infoThe distant bell echoed in the temple, and the three of them wanted to chat happily, but before they knew it, it was dinner time. Chi Qingfeng came all the way to Beichan Temple, of course Luo Cheng would not be slow to treat him, no matter what, he had to stay for one night, Qingfeng was not good for entertainment, everything was done, I wanted to leave, but my friends invited me to shirk it, so I gladly agreed.
Luo Cheng and the three of them don't like pomp, so it is natural to dine in the guest room of the Jingshe, the monks of the Beichan Temple strictly prohibit meat, but there are all kinds of seasonal fresh vegetables such as green vegetables and radishes, these fresh vegetables are cooked into delicious dishes in the hands of the chef in the temple, so that Chi Qingfeng, who likes vegetarian food, is full of praise.
At the banquet, there were only five people, Luo Cheng, Li Ruihai, Huilun, Chi Qingfeng, and Zhizhi, and everyone replaced wine with tea and chatted happily. Only Huilun was silent, and after politely accompaniing, as the first Baohua Hall to lead the monks in the temple to attend the evening class, he immediately said goodbye and left, Li Ruihai also found a reason to return to the back mountain, Zhizhi also wanted to say goodbye and leave, but Luo Cheng did not shy away from him and left him behind.
Tonight, the moon is dark and the wind is high, and the darkness gradually swallows up the white mountain, and the candles are lit in the house, and the three figures sit quietly, and the shadows are fixed on the white window paper like statues. The polite words of the day have already been talked about, and what he wants to say now may be more offensive, Luo Cheng doesn't know how to speak, the wisdom is the abbot's head, and he won't make a mistake, but after a quiet tea time, Chi Qingfeng smiled and asked, "Brother Luo has something to say?"
Luo Cheng raised the teacup, blew the residual leaves floating on the surface, then gently put it down, and said cautiously: "Please forgive Luo Cheng for offending, it seems that the state of your faction is not very peaceful, I don't know what the reason is, and the capital of Leizhou doesn't care?"
Chi Qingfeng's face changed slightly when he heard this, he really didn't expect that Luo Cheng cared about this, but after thinking about it repeatedly in his heart, he replied with a straight face: "Xiaoyao Sword Village pursues the way of inaction, but we will not tolerate the extremely vicious, but it is a pity that the geographical situation in Leizhou is not optimistic." The east side is quite peaceful, and the people live and work in relative peace and contentment; however, Leizhou is bordered by a flood in the west, and the people of the Yuanyi Sect will always make some small moves, and some spirits will sneak into the state at any time, which is really disturbing; Cangzhou, which borders the north side, the Kunwu faction on the surface regards itself as a famous and upright family, and thinks very highly of itself, and has few contacts with Jianzhuang, but judging from this large-scale invasion of the Yuanyi Sect, the two forces have already come and go, and it is really impossible to guard against it; in the south, near the sea, thieves are rampant, and they do all kinds of evil things, and whenever they catch up, they will flee to the depths of the inland sea, and to tell you the truth, the people in Leizhou are now only left with two or three out of tenοΌβ
In the face of such a complicated situation, Luo Cheng and Zhizhi shook their heads when they heard it, and the two of them had no good plan at first glance, Luo Cheng tried to ask: "What about the capital of Leizhou, and what is the state of the army?"
Chi Qingfeng spread his hands and said helplessly: "The sharp decline of the people has a direct impact on the sharp reduction of taxes, how can the Duhu Mansion raise a huge army without money, and now the army in Leizhou is less than 3,000 people, otherwise how dare the Yuan Yijiao be so rampant and openly besiege Xiaoyao Villa!"
According to Chi Qingfeng's description, the situation in Leizhou is really not optimistic, it is simply dangerous, relatively speaking, the territory of Beichan Temple is small, but at least in the case of maintaining neutrality, it is relatively moist, it seems that it is not unreasonable for the owner of Duan Zhuang to seriously want to form an alliance with Beichan Temple, what makes Luo Cheng strange is why Hongye is alive, the two families do not seem to have much contact, according to the Hongye Master's compassionate mind, it should be with Duan Lao's watchful and helpful mind, Luo Cheng couldn't help but turn his gaze to intelligence......
Although the intelligence is old-fashioned, but the brain is not stupid, of course, he also thought of this, at this moment anyway, there are only three people on both sides, and he said the reason without reservation.
It turns out that the problem is still in the dispute over the territory, more than 300 years ago, the land of Shenzhou was born a sword wizard Mo Lingfeng, he only swept the world with an iron sword in his hand, and he never met an opponent in his life, he single-handedly established a Xiaoyao Sword Village in Leizhou Wanjian Mountain. With his prestige, he gradually made Jianzhuang stand shoulder to shoulder with the other three factions.
At that time, when the world was in turmoil, and the Yang royal family had not yet shown its clues, Mo Lingfeng led his disciples to fight in the south and the north, expanding the boundary of Leizhou by nearly doubling, and a large piece of land suitable for cultivation in the east of Leizhou was originally owned by Beichan Temple. Time has changed, now Leizhou is in dire straits, and to help Xiaoyao Jianzhuang, Beichan Temple can't get around this knot, there are many radical disciples in the temple, the voice of opposition is endless, even the abbot of the red leaves can not wait to ignore it, manpower is limited after all, can not be openly supported, after all, there is little effect, and if Xiaoyao Jianzhuang returns the land, then even the only people will be lost, and then it will become an empty shell, so is there still a need for Jianzhuang to exist?
When Luo Cheng heard this, he understood why Huilun was so cold to Chi Qingfeng at the banquet, but now that the two factions have formed an alliance, it is reasonable to help each other, Luo Cheng couldn't help but rack his brains and think about it.
Suddenly, Luo Cheng had a flash of inspiration and asked Zhizhi, "Is there a map?"
The intelligence was obviously stunned for a moment, and after thinking about it carefully, he replied: "There may still be one left in the abbot's room, but it is a fragment from hundreds of years ago, I don't know if it is damaged." β
Luo Cheng hurriedly took the two of them to his room, thinking that he would have to rummage through the cabinets to find it, but unexpectedly, Zhizhi flipped through the bookshelf, and the ancient sheepskin map appeared in front of everyone. The texture of the map is already sallow, but it can be seen that it has been carefully maintained, and there is not a trace of dust on it. I think that Master Momiji often picked up the map to look at it, but it is unknown what this sage thinks.
Intelligently lit all the candles in the room, so that it was brighter, Luo Cheng immediately spread the map on the kang, and the three of them looked at it carefully, Luo Cheng pointed to the map and said: "This is the place where I first met the owner of Duan Zhuang, at that time, Luo Cheng benefited a lot from the old Duan's order, and now I feel deeply honored to think about it." You see, there was originally an official road along the Bahai Sea from the Beichan Temple, although it is deserted now, but as long as it takes some time to repair, it will not cost much money, and as long as the coast is attacked, then the monks of the Beichan Temple can go to the aid in time, and we can even build a temple by the sea by the monks of the Beichan Temple, then the south of Leizhou can be buffered. It's the ...... of this piece of land."
Of course, Chi Qingfeng understood what Luo Cheng meant, the predecessors of the past often took great pains to think about it, looking forward and backward, but it was not as strong as Luo Cheng's momentum, but with such a major decision, he couldn't make an idea, so he had to be embarrassed at the moment: "The abbot's idea Qingfeng agrees very much, I believe that the master will make the best choice, the abbot's heart can show the sun and the moon, Qingfeng admires it very much!"
Luo Cheng said with a smile: "How to choose Luo Cheng has to discuss with the monks in the temple, this matter is not urgent, since you and I have formed an alliance, we should put aside our previous prejudices!"
"What the abbot said is very true!"
Chi Qingfeng said: "After Qingfeng leaves tomorrow, he will definitely rush back to Jianzhuang quickly." After asking the master, I will reply to the abbot as soon as possible, and I hope that you and I can take this crucial step!"
The two big hands were tightly clasped together, this world belongs to young people, Hongye did not say any guidance to Luo Cheng when he was dying, with his discernment, he may have already taken this layer into account, maybe it is Luo Cheng's perseverance and momentum that can break through the layers of fog and make this world clearer......
Early in the morning of the next day, the genius was just dawning, Chi Qingfeng couldn't wait to say goodbye and leave, Luo Chengzhi sent him outside the mountain gate, and the two said goodbye to each other, with great sympathy.
Coincidentally, when Luo Cheng returned to his residence, his buttocks were not yet hot, and the intelligence came to report, Kunwu sent Yan Qing to ask for a meeting, and Luo Cheng hurriedly greeted him......
It's still yesterday's house, but today Luo Cheng has to face a brother who is also entangled with him now. Yan Qing didn't say anything polite to him, and directly took out a brocade box from his arms and handed it over. Luo Cheng took the box and didn't open it in a hurry, he felt Yan Qing's abnormality, and half-jokingly: "What's the matter in the past two days, everyone has to give gifts when they come to visit, shouldn't Brother Yan come for personal matters?"
Yan Qing's face was no longer as enthusiastic as before, and he said flatly: "The master wants Yan Qing to give back a treasure to the abbot, and he wants you to open it yourself!"
Luo Cheng was surprised, what treasure did he have left in Yan Feixue's hands, could it be his father's relics, thinking of this, Luo Cheng couldn't wait to open the brocade box......
Yan Qing coughed lightly and sighed: "Luo Cheng, you are too careless, have you forgotten about the last nine deaths?
Luo Cheng was slightly stunned, but his hand did not stop, and he said with relief: "The person I believe in is Yan Qing, as a brother, he will not harm me!"
Hearing this, it was like a clear spring in the desert, Yan Qing choked up and couldn't speak, lowered her head and fell into deep thought......
The brocade box opened in response, and there was an old sandalwood pipe lying quietly inside, looking at the knife marks on the pipe, Luo Cheng recalled the bits and pieces of life with Grandpa Tucci when he was a child, he gently picked up the pipe and played with it in his hand, touching the slightly cool sandalwood, smelling the faint fragrance, tears gradually moistened his eyes, how Luo Cheng endured himself, he couldn't compete with the sadness that followed, and unconsciously, his eyes began to blur......
After a long time, Luo Cheng put the pipe in his arms, looked up at his eyes, and said with a glint in his eyes: "Master Yan's kindness, Luo Cheng understands it, I don't know what she wants?"
Yan Qingmu Ran said: "The master said that he hopes not to let the grievances between private people destroy the harmonious relationship between the two factions, and hopes that Abbot Luo can distinguish between public and private and join forces with the Kunwu faction to fight against the Yang ......."
"There is a clear distinction between public and private, hahaha......"
Luo Cheng's unbridled laughter sounded in the quiet house, and Zhizhi and Yan Qing were silent, waiting for Luo Cheng to make a decision......
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