area51novel Chapter 315
Chapter 315
Chapter 315
Obtained the order of the official.
The guard gave Yao Guangxiao a hard look.
Then he tugged at his monk's robe, and angrily said: "There are things that don't know Mount Tai, be more careful next time."
Yao Guangxiao was getting old, and his thin body swayed. The old monk beside him was too timid to stop him. He just wiped his tears and said, "He...he is Master Yao, Master Yao..."
The guard glared at him: "There is no master here, only Wang Fa!"
Saying that, holding the big bag of baggage, he walked away directly.
Yao Guangxiao wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and watched them leave silently.
The old monk stepped forward tremblingly and said, "Master Yao, Master Yao, are you okay?"
Yao Guangxiao said calmly, "It's fine."
The old monk looked at him worriedly and said, "Let's go back to the monastery."
"How can we go back to the temple at this time?" Yao Guangxiao said: "We should go to the county and go to save people."
The old monk sighed.
Yao Guangxiao comforted him: "Next time you meet such an official, don't talk back to him, he will just hit you a few times."
The old monk said: "Why do you have to do this? When you should practice purely, you refused to practice. You insisted on messing with others and going to the side of the Qing emperor. Finally, today, the wealth and honor of the secular world are in front of you. And uneasy to live, to practice."
"Because my Buddha is merciful." Yao Guangxiao said: "People in the Buddhist sect should be merciful."
"You are talking about this now..." The old monk said with a bit of anger: "What's the use?"
Yao Guangxiao said: "Because I remember that child so far, and I will never forget that child. Her smile is too sweet. Let's go, let's go to the county."
into the county.
Contrary to the hustle and bustle of the habitat.
There are very few pedestrians on the streets here.
lifeless.
Two monks are walking on the street.
In the streets and alleys, there was no movement.
The two walked around the streets and began to beg for food.
They knocked on the doors one by one, and the person who opened the door was relieved to see that it was a monk, and hurriedly let Yao Guangxiao in.
"Master, do you want to ask for alms?"
Yao Guangxiao said: "Yes."
"I still have some rice at home, I asked Jiane to cook some."
The old monk couldn't help but ask: "Why is this county like this?"
The owner of the house opened his mouth, but stopped talking.
Yao Guangxiao smiled and said, "Don't ask, what do you do if you ask."
The master showed embarrassment, and looked at Yao Guangxiao devoutly.
Yao Guangxiao said: "All you need is some leftovers to be roasted coldly, there is no need to make a fuss."
The master said with shame: "How dare you neglect the Zen master, let alone the Bodhisattva."
"Are you a good man?"
The host nodded.
Yao Guangxiao still smiled, but pointed to a portrait of the Supreme Lord in the old house and said: "But you worship the old man again."
Then he pointed to the Kitchen God statue on the stove and said, "You still offer sacrifices to the Kitchen God."
The master said: "They are all gods, the same, the same."
Yao Guangxiao sighed and said nothing else.
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"His Majesty."
Yishiha hurriedly came to Zhu Di.
He bowed and said, "Master Yao...Master Yao has disappeared so far..."
Zhu Di was looking at the memorial, but after listening to it, he raised his head in astonishment, and subconsciously said, "Where will he go?"
"Slave... I don't know, the servants have already searched for the places he often goes to in the East Factory, and the servants even asked people to go to Senglusi to ask, but he hasn't been there for a long time."
Zhu Di was taken aback.
Because although Yao Guangxiao doesn't come and go often, he will always appear where Zhu Di can find him.
If you travel far away, you will definitely explain your whereabouts.
This is the tacit understanding between Zhu Di and Yao Guangxiao.
Zhu Di frowned, as if he sensed something was wrong.
So, suddenly, he said, "Call Jin Zhong."
Jin Zhong came soon, and without waiting to salute, Zhu Di took the lead and said, "Master Yao, what did you say to you recently? Do you want to visit some old friends..."
Jin Zhong shook his head.
Zhu Di frowned and said, "What about the others? Don't you have any others? You have always been good at showing people..."
Jin Zhong said aggrievedly: "Your Majesty, what I'm good at is measuring characters."
"Isn't that the same meaning?" Zhu Di was a little anxious.
Jin Zhong had no choice but to say: "There's a world of difference here. A person's appearance is fooling people, but writing is different. A person's cursive script can tell a person's character. The impatient person's cursive script is sloppy, the slow-tempered person's pen is correct, and... "
Zhu Di obviously didn't have the patience to listen to this now, he waved his big hand and said, "Master Yao is gone."
At this moment, Jin Zhong didn't have the heart to talk anymore, he asked in surprise, "When did it happen?"
"Four days have passed."
Jin Zhong immediately sensed something was wrong.
Seeing Jin Zhong's reaction, Zhu Di said, "Why, was there any omen before?"
Jin Zhong tried his best to recall while saying: "A few days ago, he kept chanting one thing, repeating it over and over again."
Zhu Di said, "What does he read?"
"He said he committed greed..."
Zhu Di: "..."
Jin Zhong continued: "I just laughed it off when I heard him say that, thinking that he wanted to find Duke Wei to fight the autumn wind again."
Zhu Di raised his eyebrows and said, "Isn't it?"
Jin Zhong said: "If there is no such thing, I might think so, but now that I think about it, something is wrong. If ordinary people have greed, it must be greedy for money, or greedy for other things. But the monk regards Wei Guogong as a The sesame oil money is my own private property, so in this way, how can my own things be considered greedy?"
Zhu Di couldn't hold back anymore, Zhang Anshi's money...maybe he also has a share!
But now, Zhu Di is more concerned about Yao Guangxiao, so he said: "Then what is his greed?"
"This is what I'm thinking about now. He's not very human. What is he greedy for?" Jin Zhong was also a little anxious.
Jin Zhong is much younger than Yao Guangxiao, but he is a friend who forgets the years.Back then, in Yan Wang's mansion, only the two of them got along best.
Of course Jin Zhong was aware of Yao Guangxiao's temperament, so it was absolutely unusual for him to disappear for four consecutive days.
Zhu Di then asked, "Anything else unusual?"
Jin Zhong thought about it again, and then said: "He said he was old and always cried."
"Crying?" Zhu Di looked suspicious.
Jin Zhong nodded and said: "The minister didn't take it seriously at the time, because he might not be able to understand it before his lifespan."
Zhu Di continued to ask: "Then, in your opinion, why is he crying?"
Jin Zhong tried his best to remember again, and said, "It is said that sometimes when I see those children, I can't help but want to cry."
Zhu Di flicked his sleeves: "Your mother, what are you talking about!"
Jin Zhongdao: "The minister is an orphan, so he was living in the rivers and lakes and was taken in by the master."
Zhu Di: "..."
Taking a deep breath, Zhu Di sat down slumped, and said quietly: "My Master Yao is gone..."
His tone became mournful.
Zhu Di knew Yao Guangxiao well, and he left without saying goodbye, so...he must not want to say goodbye.
At this time, Jin Zhong's heart also felt heavy. He was a little at a loss, and desperately recalled something, hoping to find some clues.
Obviously, although Jin Zhong is good at judging people, Yao Guangxiao's thoughts are the most difficult for people to guess.
No one will ever know what the monk is thinking unless he is willing to tell you.
Of course, the premise is that you have to believe what he tells you.
And according to everyone's knowledge of him, it is obvious that anyone would be skeptical of what he said.
Jin Zhong said worriedly: "Your Majesty, I still have to find a way to find it, Monk Yao... No, Master Yao will never leave his Jiming Temple such a big property alone."
Zhu Di nodded weakly: "Looking for, looking for... to find Zhang Anshi, let everyone in Jin Yiwei... put down what they are doing for a while, and go find... you want to see people in life, and you want to see corpses in death. Go and find Zhang Anshi yourself , go."
Jin Zhong was worried, hurriedly saluted, and left in a hurry.
When Jin Zhong rushed to Qixia non-stop, he learned that Zhang Anshi had gone to inspect the fields. He said that Deng Jian started to preach the planting of new crops, and Zhang Anshi followed.
He waited anxiously for a long time, only to see Zhang Anshi come back in high spirits, bragging with Gao Xiang who went with him: "Speaking of transplanting rice seedlings, I, Zhang Anshi, am not bragging..."
Gao Xiang said: "Wei Guogong is capable of both literature and military affairs, as well as industrial and agricultural skills. It is really admirable."
Zhang Anshi smiled and said: "Actually, it's just a demonstration for you. I've already planted the fields myself. Don't rely on your own wealth. All in all, this new crop is a top priority. You must keep an eye on it, but you need to have a way to keep an eye on it." , can’t mess around and mess around.”
Gao Xiang immediately expressed his attitude, saying: "This matter, the lower officials will approach Lord Deng, and Ying Tianfu will do whatever he says."
Zhang Anshi nodded and said with a smile: "If you put your heart into it, I will feel relieved."
Entering the lobby, I saw Jin Zhong anxiously walking around here and there.
Zhang Anshi smiled and said, "Jin Gong, rare guest, rare guest."
Jin Zhong was so anxious that he was about to jump, and immediately said: "Master Yao is gone."
Zhang Anshi was calm and relaxed, and smiled: "That's great, save me money."
Jin Zhong shook his head and said, "No, it really disappeared."
"How is this possible?" Zhang Anshi still didn't believe it: "It's not a new trick this time, is it Master Yao who instigated you to come here? After all, how much will it cost this time?"
Jin Zhong stomped his feet directly, and said angrily, "Is this the old man? Alas, His Majesty taught me to order you to search immediately, and there must be no mistake."
Only then did Zhang Anshi get serious, because he knew that Jin Zhong was an honest man and would never make fun of the emperor's edict.
So his face became serious, and he frowned and said, "No way. Oh, why didn't you say it earlier?"
After finishing speaking, he immediately ordered the guards outside: "Come here, call Chen Li, no, give me all the acquaintances and officials of Jin Yiwei, as well as the thousands of households in each thousand households... give me an order... , Teach them to immediately dispatch capable Tiqi to look for Master Yao."
The order went down.
Zhang Anshi asked Jin Zhong to sit down, and he said: "Jin Gong... I don't think it's right. A few days ago, he asked me for money, saying that he committed a crime of greed. I didn't give it back then, so he wouldn't do it But can't think about it"
"That's not right. How could he leave without saying goodbye to such a money-grubbing person?"
Jin Zhongdao: "Whatever you say now, you have to find people. It is useless to say these things now."
Zhang Anshi nodded quickly: "Yes, yes, yes."
Jin Yiwei went up and down, and they were already riding around.
Compared with Dongchang, Jinyiwei has a large number of people, and their detective skills are much better.
Soon, many clues were discovered.
On Zhang Anshi's side, Zhu Di ordered him to go to the palace to have an audience before they could be summarized and sorted out.
Zhang Anshi didn't dare to neglect, and hurried into the palace.
Arriving in front of Zhu Di, Zhu Di slapped his head and said, "It's been six days, six days have passed, if there's anything good or bad... hey..."
Seeing Zhu Di's anxious look, Zhang Anshi said, "Your Majesty, I have found some clues."
Zhu Di stared at Zhang Anshi and said, "What clue?"
Zhang Anshi said: "Just six days ago, there were two monks who had been wandering in Qixia, went to the library, and went to an inn on time every day for dinner. Oh, and they also ate a bowl of mutton at the vegetable market Soup. The other people only knew that they were two monks, so they didn’t pay much attention to it. But the store that ate mutton soup had the deepest memory of them, and they had never seen monks eating meat in such a grand manner.”
Zhu Di frowned again and again: "It's really him?"
Zhang Anshi nodded without hesitation: "After asking, I even asked someone to draw a portrait of Master Yao. I asked the store owner to identify it, and the store owner also said yes."
Zhu Di then asked again: "After that?"
"After that, I paid the money and left. I also said that Master Yao was only wearing a shabby monk's robe, like a wild monk, and the old monk who went with him was also very downcast."
Zhu Di murmured: "What is he doing, what is he going to do?"
Zhang Anshi smiled wryly and said: "The minister didn't find out what he was doing, his trajectory is really weird."
Zhu Di said: "There has been no trace since then?"
"I've checked, I went to the ferry and boarded a boat." Zhang Anshi resentfully said: "The destination... is Ningguo Mansion."
"What about after that?" Zhu Di became more and more impatient, and he felt uncomfortable like a stone was pressing on his heart.
Zhang Anshi showed some doubts: "Your Majesty, the Ningguo Mansion...the minister has given Jin Yiwei a ban, that is, the Jin Yiwei must never set foot in the Ningguo Mansion, and those who violate it will be dealt with according to the family law."
When Zhu Di heard it, he immediately understood what was going on.
How many pairs of eyes in the world are staring at Taiping Mansion and Ningguo Mansion, as long as there is even a little bit of irregularity on Zhang Anshi's side, there will be overwhelming criticism immediately.
Zhang Anshi seemed to be determined, and he was on the fence with Ningguo Mansion, but to be honest, Zhang Anshi still talked to you about the rules, and he really didn't ask anyone to inquire about any news in Ningguo Mansion.
Zhu Di quickly said: "The matter is very important now, don't worry about it, this is my will, you don't need to worry about it."
Zhang Anshi shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, absolutely not. Otherwise, let Dongchang take over. I must not break this rule. It's not because I want to resist the order and disrespect, but I must not take a step beyond the thunder pool. If not ..."
Zhu Di was angry, but reason told him that Zhang Anshi was the best choice.
Even if he directly passed Zhang Anshi to issue orders, as long as any Jinyiwei appeared in Ningguo Mansion, it would be tantamount to giving someone a handle.
Zhu Di took a deep breath, and looked back, too.
Yishiha also showed a wry smile, and said: "A few days ago, my servant also ordered Dongchang not to enter the Taiping Mansion and Ningguo Mansion. This servant thinks that it is better to let the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate go. It’s really in Ningguo Mansion, if they look for it, they will definitely find it.”
Zhu Di pondered, walked around a few times with his hands behind his back, and now he finally found some traces, which really made him a little relieved.
So he said: "Then issue an order to Jin Chun, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment."
As he spoke, he seemed to suddenly think of something, raised his head and said, "Is the Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice still Jin Chun?"
Yi Shiha then said: "Your Majesty wants to dismiss him from office, but Duke Wei said at that time that it is inconvenient at this time, so he is temporarily allowed to take the blame and temporarily occupy the position of minister of the Ministry of Punishment. , and then deal with it."
Zhu Di nodded, and it was true, so he said: "Then let him take the blame and make meritorious service. Tell him that if Master Yao is found, he can be punished lightly. If he cannot be found, the crime will be added to the crime."
Yi Shiha hurriedly said: "Your maid obeys the order."
After that, he left in a hurry.
Zhu Di glanced at Zhang Anshi, and said: "This Jin Chun has a very close relationship with Jian Yi. It's reassuring to have him go looking for him. Jian Yi will definitely help."
Zhang Anshi nodded, but didn't say anything extra.
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On the other side, Jin Chun got his will.
Moreover, this decree was actually read out by Yi Shiha himself.
This made Jin Chun immediately realize that this matter is of great importance.
After he received the order, Chao Yishi bowed his hands and said, "Grandfather...how can Master Yao disappear when he is so fine?"
Yishiha said worriedly: "Hey, master Yao is unpredictable, how do we know, in short, we must find it."
After a pause, Yi Shiha took a deep look at Jin Chun: "You are the minister of the imperial court, you must be clear in your heart who you are doing things for."
The meaning of these words is already very clear.
Jin Chun was so ashamed that he couldn't bear it, he sighed and said, "I've been taught."
Therefore, Jin Chun immediately arranged manpower, a total of more than 300 officials, and personally led the team to set off, not daring to neglect in the slightest.
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"En House... has a letter."
Wu Huan came in a hurry.
Jian Yi took it, looked down, raised his eyebrows and said, "Master Yao?"
He looked suspicious.
Wu Huan said: "Yeah, it's very strange, that Yao Guangxiao disappeared quietly, but in the end he didn't know his whereabouts when he arrived at the Ningguo Mansion, and it was clearly written in it, saying that His Majesty ordered the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment to be investigated by the cousin of the Ministry of Punishment." the case."
Jian Yi: "..."
Wu Huan raised his head, glanced at Jian Yi, and said: "This Jinbutang is also the same, he is a former student of the En House, since he accepted the order, why not rush to write a letter, but someone else gave it to the En House you……"
Jian Yi's face was ashen, and then he said coldly: "Are you going to hurt him?"
What Jian Yi valued the most was Jin Chun, and he felt that he was a man to be made, and because of this, he recommended him without hesitation.
Wu Huan is quite critical of Jin Chun, which makes Jian Yi very displeased.
Wu Huan is also a person who is very good at winking, and quickly changed his words: "Yes, yes, it is a student... too Menglang. En Mansion, tell me... how did the monk come to Ningguo Mansion so well? The student heard that he He Wei Guogong..."
Jian Yi took a deep breath and said, "Master Yao is unpredictable. If he wants to do something, Zhang Anshi can't encourage him. No one in the world can stop him from doing something. In advance, let someone look for it."
Wu Huan nodded and said, "Yes, the students will notify the counties immediately."
Wu Huan turned around, but Jian Yi suddenly said: "Come back... about the money and food..."
Wu Huan said with a smile: "It's almost done, En Manor you have come forward, who dare not do your best?"
Jian Yi knew that things were not that simple, so he wanted to say something.
Wu Huan, on the other hand, seemed to be listening attentively.
In the end, Jian Yi just sighed: "Go, go."
Wu Huan said: "Yes."
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Ningguo Mansion, Nanling County.
The soles of the two monks' shoes were already rotten, and they walked from house to house.
"Ahem..." Yao Guangxiao coughed. He didn't know whether he had contracted a cold or something, but his health was getting worse and worse.
There are many people who donate to him here.
And he chanted sutras every day, appearing in many corners of the county.
When he saw the guard, he avoided going.
But soon, it finally taught people to keep an eye on it.
"It's that fake monk, take it down." It was that familiar guard again.
The crowd surrounded them, Yao Guangxiao clasped his palms together, coughed desperately, and then tried to hold back, saying: "Amitabha, all benefactors..."
The officer stepped forward, held a ruler in his hand, and said angrily, "It's you who are bewitching people and people's hearts with your demonic words, you demon monk, how dare you do this, and you still talk about tyranny?"
Yao Guangxiao said: "Go to work. It's the poor monk's mistake."
"Haha." The guard laughed, looked at him contemptuously and said, "It's only now that I know I was wrong, isn't it too late? Come on, take this monstrous monk down. Can't be forgiven."
Several guards stepped forward together, unceremoniously put chains and shackles on Yao Guangxiao.
The shackle was so heavy that Yao Guangxiao's neck was dripping with blood.
Yao Guangxiao still said calmly: "The poor monk is not guilty."
The guard sneered and said, "When you enter the yamen, you will know if you have committed a crime."
At the moment, the two monks were directly dragged to the county government.
The officer went to the Yamen to report to the county magistrate, and the county magistrate hurriedly went to discuss with the magistrate for a while.
Immediately afterwards, the person was escorted.
The county magistrate was not angry and prestige, he shouted loudly, and the guards forced Yao Guangxiao to kneel down.
The magistrate said angrily, "Who is in the hall?"
Yao Guangxiao coughed twice before saying, "Young monk..."
The county magistrate said coldly: "Stop arguing. Judging by your accent, you must not be a real monk. You must be a thief pretending to be a monk."
Yao Guangxiao said: "According to the law of the Ming Dynasty..."
The county magistrate saw that Yao Guangxiao looked like a beggar. Although he had ring scars on his head, but the monk clothes he was wearing were extremely worn out, he said coldly: "You still understand this. From this point of view, it seems that you have read books, but, But you don't seem to have fame, according to this county, are you a medical family who escaped from military service?"
"Doctor?"
The county magistrate sneered: "Mr. Jian has the virtue of living well. For the sake of the plague, he recruited medical households. However, many medical households have no benevolent doctors. They say that the government does not give them money and food, and they force them to bring their own money and food to practice medicine. It seems ... That's right, come here... Don't tell them to leave, it happens that there are still a few medical households in the county."
Yao Guangxiao said: "You guys are too ridiculous."
The magistrate smiled.
(End of this chapter)