He Mulan's disapproval and disgust for Tuoba Huang only started after learning his identity.
Before that, her view of him was nothing more than a "well-behaved and careful smart kid".
But since she knew his identity, her requirements and standards for him were so high that it was inhumane.
It can be said without modesty that she has a broad horizon higher than this era, and has evaluated and defined the wise monarchs of the past dynasties after studying history. The prince, who knew his "root", was very disappointed.
It is really absurd and uninhibited to use the allegiance of a "hero" to set off one's own value as a master.
But when He Mulan put all this aside and thought about it carefully, she found that she disliked this child so much. In fact, most of the reasons were from her own inner fear. She finally got used to the life of "Mulan", so she carefully kept everything the same. The biggest trouble was that she met a scumbag who had a blind date and was disgusted for a long time. This "Prince" who appeared out of nowhere, but wanted to only According to her own ideas, she is about to take her to a world that is completely strange and has no sense of belonging.
What's more, this crown prince has neither the qualities higher than those of the great monarchs in her historical knowledge, nor any virtues that make her feel admirable.
But she forgot that it was unfair to do so.
In this chaotic era of low productivity, chaotic China, endless ethnic turmoil, constant internal and external troubles, and parallel disputes between Buddhism and Taoism, as the heir of the Xianbei tribe, this child may have achieved what he has achieved so far. best standard.
This is such an era, whether it is a prince or a slave, there is a sense of crisis in the precarious situation. Seizing everything that can be grasped and using all the resources that can be used is the only thing they can do after they have been made into a panic.
She scolded Tuoba Huang for using others as tools at will, but she forgot that he was only fifteen years old. He had neither contacted the future nor received the education of the Confucian "people are precious and the king is light" like the kings of later generations. He even Not a Han Chinese.
But he still has the possibility to change and be subtle.
Why did she use the general symbols of Emperor Qin, Han Wu, Tang Zong and Song Zu to exact the prince who has limited vision and just conforms to the development of productivity in this era
Even Qin Huang Han Wu, Tang Zong Song Zu, before they ascended the throne, were not perfect. But that doesn't take away their contribution to their era.
How the prince gains power is often out of his own hands. Men's pursuit of power is a natural tendency, but what to do with it after gaining power can be controlled by oneself.
It was precisely because he figured out that his incomprehension and disgust towards the prince actually stemmed from his uncertainty and worry about the future, as well as the toughness he pretended to be after pretending to be a "hero", that He Mulan was so right. disappointed myself.
She wanted to try her best to be a person worthy of the name "Mulan", but she forgot that the strength of Hua Mulan was definitely not only her character and strength.
That is the great charm that contains both the tenacity of men and the understanding and tolerance of women.
She can disagree with the prince's behavior, but there is no need to regard him as a monster.
***
A Danzhuo obviously felt that Aunt Hua had changed. If in the past she had a coldness of isolation and the world, then now she has obviously become much more "fresh".
When she goes downstairs, she will seriously look at the diners who are sitting around talking about trivial things, and will suddenly ask him questions like "what were you like when you were a child".
He couldn't say which attitude was better, but this kind of aunt Hua made him more willing to get close and more willing to talk, and he was sincerely happy.
Chiran, Ruoye, and Airan obviously didn't sleep all night, but even so, when they saw them again, they still had an unexpected radiance.
Because it was night when He Mulan brought Chiran and Ruoye back, neither Adanzhuo nor He Mulan could clearly see what kind of people they were. When it was dawn, when the three monks stood in front of He Mulan and A Danzhuo, He Mulan couldn't help twitching the corners of his mouth.
Chi Ran looks like a rogue, Ruo Ye looks like San Mao from San Mao's Wandering Story, and Ai Ran looks like a poor little guy in a Taiwanese drama with a wrong style of painting.
And when these three big, two and three people stood in front of her in completely ill-fitting Xianbei clothes, even a blind man could see that there must be something wrong with their identities.
It was simply appalling.
"Two donors..." Chi Ran said with a wicked smile.
He Mulan didn't expect Chiran to be this type of "high monk", and she murmured in her heart.
After he opened his mouth, He Mulan realized that it wasn't his smirk, but that the corners of his mouth were a little crooked, so that when he spoke, it looked like he was smirking.
She hesitated for a while and said:
"Next... I'm going to bring Airan and Ruoye back to Yunyun to farm on Baishan Mountain. This world is so unstable, even if we don't want to escape from the world."
"Aren't you going to return to the secular world?" He Mulan asked them worriedly. "Even hiding in the mountains is not safe, what if a woodcutter finds out?"
"Don't worry. We will wear ordinary people's clothes and grow our hair. Even if we are found, no one will come to arrest us." Ji Ran laughed, "Even if we can't walk in 'monk robes', as long as If we have a Buddha in our hearts and abide by the precepts, we are still monks. The Buddha will see our determination.”
Airan and Wakaba nodded in agreement.
"That's not bad." He Mulan nodded. "But how are you going to go back to Yunbai Mountain? Otherwise, I'll go get a piece of cloth..."
"No need!" Chi Ran stretched out his hand and shook it. "We already owe a lot to the benefactor, and the karma we have forged will not be clear in this life. It is your kindness to be in trouble, but we have to take it for granted because of your kindness. This is our thick skin."
"The most difficult time has passed. No matter how difficult it is, it will not be more terrifying than being locked in a stupa and waiting to die. We want to try to go back in our own way. This is also an experience."
He Mulan looked at the obsessed "smile", and his heart was beating.
any solution
He looks so bad and kind, how did he gain the trust of others in the past
"Yes. My third senior brother's ability to 'beg for alms' is great. Let's go back all the way." Ai Ran looked at Chi Ran with hope, "Isn't it? Senior brother?"
"Ah..." Chiran touched his chin. "It's not so much a 'beggar' as it is begging?"
He smiled, "Before I became a monk, I was a beggar. Although I haven't been doing my job for many years, I should have not lost my ability to come to eat."
He Mulan was completely speechless.
What he means is that he is going to beg for food with two children, one big and one small, to get back to Yunbai Mountain
"Then I hope you can return to the mountain safely." He Mulan stood up. "In this case, I'll give you one last time."
She smiled slightly.
"I'm going to get you a proper 'dress'.".
He Mulan and Adanzhuo were looking for suitable ready-to-wear clothes at the market in Pinglu. It doesn't need to be good, it doesn't even matter that it's ragged at all, as long as it's clean and fits well.
Since they want to return to the mountains as beggars and refugees, they can't wear their Xianbei leather clothes, otherwise they will be suspected as thieves and bandits who steal.
It was the first time that A-Danzhuo saw someone looking for worn-out clothes to buy, and he was also very interested in following He Mulan.
"Well, although Ruoye is younger than Airan, his skeleton is much bigger than his. It's just different from a child who grows up without food and clothing and a child who grows up without food and clothing." The old clothes that my aunt took out to change things, the clothes are the right size, and because they have been washed too many times, they have all faded.
"Well, I want this one. Is there a size smaller than it? You say it's a little broken? It's better if it's broken, then come out..."
"Well, the clothes are done, what's next?" He Mulan bundled up some clothes and held them in her hands. "Shoes? Are other people's shoes a bit..."
He Mulan began to lower her head and mutter something to herself. When Adanzhuo heard her words, he suddenly paused in his footsteps, and then continued to move forward as if nothing had happened.
"Adanzhuo, we are being followed. The man following us is short and smart. I haven't seen his full body several times. Maybe it's His Majesty's egret, or it may be someone else, don't you? Be loud, but be vigilant. Keep your sword handy."
While He Mulan was nagging about whether to buy new shoes or old ones, she started to instruct Adanzhuo without any expression.
Having experienced the time when the egrets were at the market, He Mulan developed a habit of always paying attention to the environment on one side to see if there would be people like the egret officials.
Egret officials are distributed in various counties, and there will be more in some large counties, but this does not mean that there are no places like Pinglu. If it's just a curious egret following her, there's no need for her to overreact.
If it was some kind of scoundrel with bad intentions, he alone would have nothing to do with her and A-Danzhuo. Mulan's force value is beyond the table.
She and A-Danzhuo walked around the market unintentionally until the figure couldn't help but gradually approached them. He Mulan gave A-Danzhuo a wink before they stopped in a remote alleyway. Live this spy.
A Danzhuo blocked his retreat, and He Mulan grabbed him and shouted angrily, "Where are you a spy sent? Is it an egret official? Where is Cao Ling?"
Every egret official has a token, so He Mulan only asked such a question.
"Egret... Waiting officer..." The spy murmured to himself twice, and suddenly twisted desperately, speaking extremely jerky Xianbei words: "Sir, this Xianbei lord, the villain is wronged! There is injustice! I ask the adults to be the masters of the villain!"
This man's earth-shattering voice completely froze He Mulan.
grievances
grown ups
Did he do something wrong
***
Zhang Bin lost his husband when he was a child and was raised by his widowed mother. Because his sister-in-law in the countryside did not get along with his relatives, and the big house was occupied by his cousin, his mother brought him to Pinglu to go to his uncle at home. It's just that my uncle is just a craftsman, even if his mother has been weaving cloth day and night, life can only be said to be a living.
What happened later was just as He Mulan had heard. His widowed mother made offerings to Master Ciku, but was revealed by the scoundrel who coveted his mother's beauty but couldn't marry him. His mother and Master Ciku were imprisoned with both hands. in jail.
His mother didn't know what kind of torture she suffered. Three days after entering, she said she had committed suicide, but she didn't see anyone or a corpse. After being locked up, Master Ciku was silent, neither alive or dead.
The county magistrate Jiang who tried the case was elected as an official here seven or eight years ago because of his "honored filial piety". He has always been valued by Shangfeng because of his excellent taxation management. In addition, he is good at business, whether it is in the county or in the local area. They all made friends widely, and they soon became prosperous. They stayed here for seven or eight years.
It is very difficult for you to be promoted these days, but it is not difficult to stay on the job as long as your performance is not too bad. Such a corrupt official who committed all kinds of crimes has served as an official here for seven years, and the ground has been scraped off three layers, and the wild goose will be plucked off.
In order to go to the yamen and ask for his mother's body, Zhang Bin tried every means. Whether it's kneeling and kowtowing, or beating drums to complain, the county magistrate's yamen just ignores it. It didn't take long before another word came out from the yamen, saying that both Master Ciku and his mother had confessed in prison. Because the two had an affair, his mother had been supporting Master Ciku. Master Ciku is a monk, but he is not clean and self-righteous, and he disobeys the monarch's order and should be executed according to the law. His mother is already dead, so the family cannot be harmed.
Poor Zhang Bin was only fourteen years old. Suddenly, the two most important people in his life were ruined. His mother died in prison without a corpse.
The child lost his opinion for a while, and his uncle's family moved out of the place for fear of being implicated. As a child, he sold his family property and went to Fan County, where the county seat next door is located, to sue the Jiang County magistrate, and tortured him in prison.
He had also inquired before. The prefect of Xianbei here is a good person with a righteous character. Zhang Binyuan thought that even if he could not sue Jiang Papi, at least the bodies of his mother and Master Ciku could be returned. Die without complaint.
Unexpectedly, his fate was ill-fated. He tried so hard to escape the attention of Jiang County magistrate and escaped to Fan County. , His Majesty's "decree to destroy the Buddha" has arrived.
All of a sudden, Jiang County magistrate not only had no guilt, but in accordance with the will of "covering up ascetic people and beheading all the people", instead he became a sinner.
He didn't know whether the Xianbei prefect would deal with him fairly, or if he would be arrested as a sinner, so he secretly fled Fan County and returned to Pinglu.
It's just that at this moment, he is desperate and alone. Although he has the protection of his former neighbors, he will not sleep on the street, but his days have passed like a lost dog.
"Since then, I have been carrying a sharp blade, wandering around the county office every day, waiting for the dog official to leave the office, and I will die with him!" Zhang Bin's black and gray face was full of hatred, his eyes were even more The stare was bloodshot, "My grandmother and Master Ciku have two lives... No, there are so many innocent people in Pinglu who have died in vain, and they want him to pay with their lives!"
"Since you want to take revenge, you should go to that surnamed Jiang, why did you come to me?" He Mulan couldn't see Zhang Bin's face clearly, so she stared into his eyes and questioned him: "Who told you who I am? !"
"... The lord has inquired about Baoen Temple in the city, and also asked about the county magistrate of Jiang. The flat land is not large, and some news spreads quickly. Although I was persecuted by the magistrate of Jiang, there were also people who tipped me off, saying that it was It seems that an adult Xianbei has come from Pinglu to collect evidence of Jiang Papi's crime."
Zhang Bin raised his head. "After I heard what others said, I guessed that there might be another reason for you to inquire about Bao'en Temple. Sure enough, I hid on a big tree outside Bao'en Temple that day, and I saw you entered Bao'en Temple in the middle of the night and brought two masters out. …”
"Sir, since you have rescued those two masters, please give Pinglu justice for the people of Pinglu, for the sake of such an innocent monk who died in vain!"
He Mulan was shocked and exchanged glances with A Danzhuo.
She didn't know that anyone else saw her actions that night, and even knew that she brought two monks out!
She thought for a while and guessed that the middle-aged man who guided her to Baoen Temple that day and confided about the crimes of Jiang County magistrate on the road was probably the "old neighbor" who sheltered him.
Otherwise, it would not be so coincidental. She just inquired about the Baoen Temple, and someone guided her to go there with such enthusiasm, and said so many irrelevant things on the way.
I'm afraid that the middle-aged man is a conscientious person. He wants to help this child and finds a way for him.
This child is also smart, guessing where she might be going from where she inquired, she actually waited early outside Baoen Temple. It was still the first month of the month, and it was so cold on the tree at night that he could stay on the tree and see her enter the temple and wait for her to leave the pagoda. If she hadn't brought two monks out, he would probably have run out to meet her and complained to him.
This child is brave and resourceful, and has hatred in his heart. Driven by hatred, it is indeed worth sighing that he would do such a forbearance. If she is really some kind of "Lord Xianbei", she will definitely take care of this matter. But she doesn't have this ability, not to mention the county magistrate, she is a county magistrate, a police officer, and she can't move others.
"Just get up." He Mulan sighed, wanting to pick up the boy kneeling on the ground. "I'm not an adult Xianbei, and I didn't go to Baoen Temple to save people."
"Let me think about this again, but there is a solution..."
When Zhang Bin heard He Mulan's words, he thought it was the lord who refused to mind his business. For so long, he has been forced to lose his self-esteem, and his family is ruined, and there is only the anger in his chest that he died with the magistrate.
At this time, even this last hope, a "Xianbei Lord" who seems to have status, refuses to do justice for the people. The only hope in Zhang Bin's heart has been gradually shattered. He silently complained about this unfair world. , made him kneel on the ground like a gravitational force, but refused to get up, just gritted his teeth.
If it was someone else who met such a stubborn boy, I'm afraid there was really nothing he could do, but he was not facing ordinary people, but the incomparably powerful He Mulan.
She only exerted a little force on her hand, and the young man was "raised" by force, and he could no longer kneel.
Zhang Bin, who stood up straight, burst out like a camel that was crushed to death by the last straw.
"You adults, you don't care about the lives of the people at all! That Jiang Chou wasted on life, greed and perverted the law, who Pinglu doesn't know! But just because he managed a lot, no one wants to let him leave that position! My mother... my mother in the end. What's wrong? She just can't bear to see someone starve to death in front of her, and she just gives others a bowl of rice to eat every day, is this a fault?"
Zhang Bin's black-gray face was striped with tears, and it looked very scary.
"Master Ciku taught us to learn to read and write, and to adopt orphans. Is it any fault?"
"I just want to get my mother's body back and make the real sinner convict. Is it any fault?"
He gritted his teeth, stared ahead with his eyes that hated He Mulan rather than the world, and suddenly roared:
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
He roared with rage like this, lowered his head and slammed into the wall!
He Mulan reached out to grab it, it was too late, Adanzhuo stood close to the wall and hurried forward to block!
It's just that the child was already determined to die. The force of this slam was like a hammer blow. Zhang Bin suddenly hit A Danzhuo's chest. Rao is A Danzhuo's strong body. A dull, almost breathless breath.
Moreover, his chin was knocked against the upper teeth by such an impulsive force, and he suddenly bit his tongue. When the tongue was broken, blood flowed down the corner of his lips.
He Mulan was taken aback by the child's stubbornness. Goodbye Adanzhuo was bleeding from the corners of his lips, as if he had suffered an internal injury.
"How can you be so reckless! The first time I met you, you grabbed me like a life-saving straw and said so much. Even if I believed it, I would have to investigate again. I said I would Think of a way, it's not a perfunctory, you are dead now, other than making your relatives and friends feel sorry, who else will care!"
He Mulan was angry, hated, and pitiful for the child, so he picked him up from Adanzhuo and held his arms behind his back to prevent him from self-harming again.
A-Danzhuo was a little stunned by Zhang Bin's bump, and fell to the ground for a long time before he recovered. When He Mulan asked him how he was doing, he wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and stood up.
"Aunt Hua, I'm fine, I just bit my tongue."
He Mulan breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing that there was no more struggle in his hands, he slowly let go of Zhang Bin, but his eyes did not leave him for a moment.
Once a person has the will to die, the thought of seeking death will overwhelm all his will and constantly eat away at his confidence. One moment you thought you stopped him, the next moment he might slam into the wall again.
He Mulan didn't know how many corpses that committed suicide had been inspected in modern times, so how dare he relax at this time, even though he was worried about A Danzhuo, he could only be so stiff.
"Where do you live now? Go to your place and talk about it." He Mulan asked him with her head lowered.
Zhang Bin shook his head, but refused to explain where he lived.
'Probably afraid of implicated others? ' He Mulan thought to himself. "Why doesn't he feel that being hit and killed in front of someone he has never met is also implicated in others?"
He Mulan's mood was even worse.
Even if she understood it, she still didn't like creatures like children.
"If you don't want to say it, then go to my place." He Mulan hugged Zhang Bin, turned her head and instructed Adanzhuo:
"Put the new and old clothes over his head and pretend to be a patient. I will take him back to the inn."
Mom, you only opened two rooms, but now you want to live in six people
Will the owner of the inn drive them out
***
Facts have proved that although the owner and servants of this inn don't like He Mulan's behavior of bringing people inside one after another, they are not prepared to do anything for her behavior.
First, He Mulan and Adanzhuo looked like they were from Xianbei. He opened a shop and didn't want to ask for trouble. Second, the people He Mulan brought back all looked like desperate people. Since the owner of this inn has such a good reputation, the local people in Pinglu enthusiastically recommended He Mulan to come here. Live, then it must not be a bad-hearted person.
So even though he felt that there was something wrong with the two Xianbei people, he still turned a blind eye and let He Mulan take the "patient" who had his head and face covered up to the second floor.
He even asked Xiao Er to deliver a pot of hot water upstairs.
He Mulan was also moved by this. When she and Airan were still on the road, she heard him describe what his master said about Pinglu. In his master's words, this is a rich and prosperous place where the people are very kind and enthusiastic and willing to help others. Although the people are no longer as enthusiastic as they used to be because of the unclear management of officials, the kindness is still there, but it has become It only shows up when needed.
He Mulan carried Zhang Bin all the way into Airan's house, which made Adanzhuo close the doors and windows, guard the door, and lift off the clothes covering his face.
"This is..." Chiran has lived in Baoen Temple for so many years, and naturally recognizes this child who has been learning to read by the side of Master Ciku, and hesitantly said on the spot:
"Zhang Bin?"
In order to hide his identity, Zhang Bin had already worn tattered clothes, and wiped his face with pot ashes and dust until only his eyes were left. It's crazy, and I can't recognize him.
Zhang Bin Gulu fell to the ground, and his eyes widened when he saw Chi Ran.
"Master Chiran! Little Master Ruoye! You are all here!"
"Reminisce about the old times and talk about it when you have time."
He Mulan took the clothes, shoes, and cloth hats bought at the market from Adanzhuo, and handed them to Chiran.
"These are some winter clothes. Ready-made clothes are hard to buy. We went all over the market and only bought so many pieces. Fortunately, it's winter, so it's not a big problem to wear a piece of clothing for a long time."
It just smells bad. Now that they are all acting as beggars, they are still afraid of the unpleasant smell!
"More donors. That's great!" Chi Ran recited the Buddha's name, took the clothes respectfully, and handed it to Ai Ran behind her.
"He donor, I don't know why Zhang Bin came with you? How is Master Ciku?"
Master Ciku and Chiran were hidden at the same time, but he was hidden in the Buddha, and Master Ciku was hidden in the market. Although he didn't know the current situation of Master Ciku, he knew that Zhang Bin's mother had been secretly supporting Master Ciku, so he only asked this question.
The end of Master Ciku is known to the people here, but Airan and He Mulan do not know, they have been hiding for many months, and the master and apprentice Chiran, who was recently sealed in the Buddha by accident, also do not know, now when I ask , a look of pity appeared on He Mulan's face, and that Zhang Bin gritted his teeth and said hatefully:
"Master Ciyun... was killed by Jiang Qiu, that dog officer!"
Suddenly, three Buddha's horns sounded, and Ruo Ye even burst into tears.
"Master Chiran, Zhang Bin is indeed the child taught by Master Ciku?" He Mulan asked him softly.
"Yes. He has been with the master for the longest time. Many children learn to write simply because they want to become apprentices who need to be literate, or want more ways to make a living. He is the only one who has always followed the master to learn scripture and math and never left. Yes. I'm so familiar with him."
Chiran's heart is also sad, the old friend is still there, but the uncle has passed away. Although he escaped, he can't help but feel a sense of right and wrong.
"I understand."
He Mulan sighed and walked out of the door.
When she came back, she had more paper and pen in her hand. These were originally in her package, and she went to her room just to get this.
"Zhang Bin, I'm not some kind of Lord Xianbei, I'm not lying to you about this." Seeing Zhang Bin's disheartened look, He Mulan continued, "But I once fought for Wei for 12 years. Now, even though he has been relieved and returned to the field, he still has some face…”
Zhang Bin raised his head suddenly, his face full of disbelief.
Chi Ran and Ruo Ye even came out with an "ah", only Ai Ran seemed to be unmoved, just stood by and closed his eyes and recited the scriptures for the uncle who had not met.
"If the magistrate here has corrupted the law and abused people's lives, the court will not spare it lightly. It's just that you don't have any evidence or evidence, and you're quiet, so this case is really not easy to handle. Besides, your mother and you It is also a fact that offering offerings to the Master of Mercy and Suffering violated His Majesty's prohibition..."
When He Mulan saw that Zhang Bin's face had changed from a look of freshness to a gray face, she couldn't help but patted him on the shoulder: "What are you thinking about. I didn't say leave it alone."
"Let's put it this way, if you sue him for bribery and pervert the law, or beat your mother and Master Ciku to death, it's almost impossible to win the case. Unless you collect enough witnesses, but I see you at this time. In this case, I am afraid that if the witnesses and evidences are not collected, the magistrate of Najiang will find the traces and arrest them. So…”
He Mulan smiled slyly.
"We can't sue him about that."
He Mulan sat in front of the desk, spread out the paper, slightly mixed the ink in the ink cartridge with a little water, and began to write.
Chi Ran, Ai Ran, and the others were all literate, and when they saw He Mulan writing in a hurry, they immediately surrounded him.
"His Majesty issued the order to exterminate Buddhism on the first month of the month, in order to change Buddhism's behavior of accommodating a large number of strong men to avoid corvée. The country has been fighting for many years, and the number of men has dropped sharply, but Buddhism has been taking in all kinds of young people. For the court of human beings, destroying the Buddha is the quickest way to resolve this contradiction.”
He Mulan kept the pen in his hand while explaining what he had done.
Chiran had heard such remarks before, and felt that there was nothing wrong with the idea of the court. But because he is precisely the "monk" who is to be persuaded to go back to farming, so even if he agrees with it, he still thinks that this cruel decree is not done by Renjun.
"Since His Majesty's purpose of exterminating the Buddha is to stabilize the country's situation and reduce conflicts, then he definitely does not want anyone to use his 'decree to exterminate the Buddha' to make money for himself, or even to ruin his reputation. To be someone who is suspected of 'holding the ascetic', called 'Search', is actually a 'home raid', sooner or later, it will arouse public resentment and lead to a catastrophe." He Mulan dipped the pen in the ink and continued to write.
"If this kind of behavior is not severely punished, in the future, when the Buddha's extermination order is issued to various states and counties, and the parents and officials of the prefectures and counties follow him through this Buddha's extermination order, the turmoil will not be far away."
She sank in her heart and wrote all her experiences into the letter one by one. The tragic situation of the Buddhist temple in front of her was just a passing, and she rewrote how peaceful the place in Pinglu was originally. , how to make this place difficult for the people to make a living.
His Majesty clearly ordered that "the monks under the age of fifty return to the secular world", but now even the fifty-year-old monks are unable to retire in the temple, because the temple has no permanent income, and the money and food have also been looted.
So many people who are homeless, have no food and clothing, and have "resentment" about this move by the imperial court gathered together. If Jiang Qiu cannot be dealt with properly, this resentment will turn from Jiang Qiu's body to other directions. go.
He Mulan just doesn't like politics, but it's not that he doesn't understand politics. She knew very well that when all the officials in the Wei Dynasty were corrupt, there was little hope of severe punishment when they said goodbye to embezzlement, bribery, or looting of family wealth, because every official had this problem. .
But the big hat of "official forcing the people to rebel" is different. Most of the things He Mulan wrote were true, especially when he searched around for wealthy households through the "Destroying Buddha Order", and the fact that he took advantage of the opportunity to get stuck in oil was absolutely true. Even in the early morning of this inn, there were diners who would talk in a low voice. .
As long as this letter reaches Tian Ting, even if it can't be delivered to His Majesty, if it is given to an egret official, it will be treated as a major event that cannot be done.
The "Buddha eradication order" issued by Pingcheng has not been completely released, but it has been delivered to the states and counties closest to Pingcheng. But it has only been less than a month since it was released, and there are people who act like this. Once it is released to the various states and counties of Dawei, they will avenge the enemy or make money for themselves because of this pick-up attack. I don’t know how many.
I don't know how violent Tuoba Tao is now, and no one dares to speak out about such a simple evil result, but let such a hasty and simple promulgation of the "decree to destroy the Buddha" be promulgated to the people. Or is it that His Royal Highness, who is the most powerful and the flesh and blood of His Majesty, has already left the capital, and there is not even a single bird in the capital
He Mulan shook her head, stopped her rambling thoughts, and wrote the words "Sincerely, Hua Mulan" at the end, picked up another piece of paper and copied it again, covering her past 's private print. This put the two letters on the table, waiting for it to dry on its own.
When she finished writing and raised her head, Zhang Bin was already kneeling on the ground, unable to stand up, Chi Ran and Ruo Ye looked even more complicated, not knowing what to say.
The name of Mulan becomes louder the further north you go. When General Hua returned to his hometown with more than a dozen carts of money and silk as a gift from the emperor, he passed by many prefectures and counties. Countless people envied her good luck, and also sang for those famous generals and officials who sent Hua Mulan back to their hometown in person.
"You are that General Hua. No wonder Big Brother Adan called you Aunt Hua..." Ai Ran suddenly realized the signature of the letter. "It's ridiculous, I thought your name was Hua Mingyi..."
"These are old things. Now I'm just a white person, and I'm not much worse than you. It's just that my net worth is richer." He Mulan admitted that she was vain for a moment, but soon that vanity was gone. stand up.
- These are not her credit.
He Mulan helped Zhang Bin, who was kneeling on the ground, and sat down and looked at him, saying with a serious expression, "I used to have a colleague, and now he is the supervision order of Pingcheng's waiting officer Cao."
"Could it be the leader of the famous 'Egret Officer'?" Chiran said at a loss.
"He is the head of the egret, and is responsible for the supervision orders that picket the words and deeds of hundreds of officials in various places. My colleague is called Su Hejun, and his yamen is in the inner street of Pingcheng Dongcheng, you will know when you ask. At the door, without saying too much, it is said that General Hua Mulanhua of Liang County sent a letter to Lord Su Hejun, and you should be able to see him."
He Mulan recalled, Hua Mulan seems to have been sending letters to friends in Beijing in recent years, and there should be no problem in sending letters to Su Hejun.
"If you really can't get this letter in, take another letter and go to Daoist Kou Qianzhi of Jinglun Temple. If he gets this letter, he will definitely meet and present it to His Majesty." He Mulan did not doubt that at all. The Taoist priest will send this letter to Tuoba Tao, who is a person who emphasizes "causality" and doesn't want to set up such a big enemy for the Taoist door.
"This... is this possible? Daomen pleads for the monk..." Chi Ran looked at the other letter, and the feeling in his heart was indescribable.
"The ascetic can be overthrown, and how many generations can the Taoist sect last? Today, His Majesty is a sectarian. What if it was another His Majesty who believed in Buddhism? If you destroy me every day, I will destroy you. Will these sects continue to develop?" He Mulan asked The dried letter paper was folded and handed to Zhang Bin, and he took out a golden leaf from his arms.
"I know it's too eye-catching to give you this, but I can't do anything to make you more eye-catching on the road with a cloth on your back. When you find a reliable friend, cut this golden leaf into small pieces and replace it with food. It's better to find a Take a carriage or ride a donkey or something."
"Thanks… "
At this time, there was a commotion outside the door. Those tumultuous sounds, like the sound of shoes clattering loudly on the floor. He Mulan tilted his head strangely:
"What's that sound?"
Zhang Bin's face was panicked, as if he already knew what the sound was.
"Yes, it's the group of soap officials that Jiang Chou raised..."
"Where's the Xianbei who lives here! Tell him to come down!"
The roar came straight from the downstairs.
"These officials, there are many Xianbei people living in the shop, may I ask what you are asking about..."
"You sly guy, you can count the number of Xianbei people in Pinglu. Can there be a lot of Xianbei people living in your store? It's the Xianbei people who asked about Bao'en Temple everywhere. Come down to the officials!" A high-pitched voice became impatient. called out loudly. "If you don't come down, the officials will search one by one!"
not good!
He Mulan looked at the three fake "vulgar family members" who were still bald in front of her, and after looking at Zhang Bin, who was afraid that he was being pursued by the county magistrate, she hesitated for a moment, and then pointed to the second floor. He said to them, "You go down through the window over there first. The second floor is not high, and there is a narrow alley below. At most, your legs and feet will be numb for a while, and you should be fine. I'll go out and delay for a while."
"General Hua, how can we let you go..."
"Since you know that I am General Hua, you should know that the magistrate of Najiang can't do anything to me."
He Mulan showed a proud expression and smiled disdainfully: "Even if he wants to arrest me just because I inquired about Baoen Temple, he can't do anything about me because of the crappy soap officials below."
He Mulan stood up, picked up the "rock" on the ground, and pointed to the window over there: "Don't be long-winded, it's serious to leave first."
Chiran and Airan looked at each other, without delaying, they immediately stood up and ran to the window.
Zhang Bin respectfully kowtowed to He Mulan, put the two copies of the letter into his arms, and followed him to the window, holding the edge of the window and sliding down.
At this moment, the shopkeeper could no longer stop these soap officials, and He Mulan and A Danzhuo could only hear the sound of stepping on the stairs from downstairs, and the shopkeeper's low-pitched voices of begging and persuasion.
He Mulan was heartbroken, pushed the door open, walked down the corridor, and looked down at the group of soap officials who suddenly stopped and stopped.
If we take the soap officials of a county as an example, the clothes and armor of these people are too good. Even a county soldier in a wealthy place like Chen County might not be able to match such a white wax gun and wear such a leather armor.
Not to mention that they still have the kind of weapons around their waists that are not bad street goods at first glance.
To say it is a soap official, it is better to say that it is more like the private soldier of Yuanjia Wubao.
Seeing how these people were dressed, Adanzhuo looked down at his long sword with an unbelievable expression.
He Mulan glanced at the group of soap officials under the stairs, as if inadvertently leaned a rock on the ground, leaned forward slightly, and smiled at the bottom.
Although it seemed unintentional, but Hua Mulan's divine power and the weight of the "rock" still shook the entire second floor floor.
Then the soap officers looked in panic as the huge sword with a scabbard sank into the floor, as if it was not a solid wood, but tofu or mud or something.
"I heard that you are looking for Xianbei people?"
He Mulan smiled more "kindly" looking at the frightened expressions of the soap officials.
"Did you come here to discuss my reputation after hearing about my reputation?"
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small theater:
Seeing how these people were dressed, Adanzhuo looked down at his long sword with an unbelievable expression.
Adanzhuo: I wipe! I'm just a country guy by comparison!