Yingzhou
In early spring, there was light rain in the sky, and from time to time some wind blew over, bringing some chill, and the bright bluestone slabs glowed with a blue-black sheen.
"Driving" a bullock cart on the bluestone in the continuous drizzle. The driver wore a raincoat and a bamboo hat, and the bells hanging on the cow's neck kept ringing.
Pei Ziyun felt a little uneasy, and with a thought, he gently lifted the curtain. Some light rain outside the window fell on the bare tree, and fell to the ground along with the wrinkled bark on the tree.
"Is there someone plotting something secretly?" Pei Ziyun frowned and thought to himself: "There are still some shortcomings in practice. Although there are signs, I don't know where it comes from. Only by collecting intelligence can we determine where it comes from."
Just as he was thinking about it, the driver pulled the ox and said, "Sir, the Fu Mansion has arrived."
Pei Ziyun stopped brooding, threw a small bunch of money, and got out of the car. The light rain fell on the umbrella with the wind, and he gently knocked open the door with the copper ring and entered.
The fire was burning brightly in the room, and a teapot was placed on one side.
There are a few landscape pictures hanging randomly on the left side, and some calligraphy on the right side, rendering the room quite elegant.
Pei Ziyun gently fanned himself in front of the stove with a small fan. Yu Yunjun and Fu Juren came in and saw the tea being boiled on the stove. It was boiling and exuding a delicate fragrance.
Pei Ziyun saw Fu Juren looking at the tea stove and stretched out his hand: "Master, Uncle Fu, please drink tea. This is a gift from the prince that I brought back from the capital. It is a tribute. Please have a taste."
"Oh? Tribute? It's worth it for the head to go to the capital, so I'm going to try it." Fu Juren looked at the boiling tea stove and said.
Pei Ziyun stood up, took a few plum cups, poured tea and presented it, and said, "Uncle Fu, master, please."
Fu Juren took the tea and took a sip. It felt slightly bitter at first, then gradually became sweet, with a long aftertaste. After a long time, he said: "It's really good tea."
Yu Yunjun nodded while eating: "This tea is indeed delicious, with a lingering aftertaste."
Pei Ziyun was drinking tea and then put the tea cup aside. Looking at Yu Yunjun and Fu Juren, he asked, "Master, Uncle Fu, how are you doing these days?"
Yu Yunjun and Fu Juren glanced at each other, and Yu Yunjun said: "When you first came to the capital, the situation was a bit dangerous. The Marquis of Jibei and the Holy Prison Gate were ready to make a move, but after a month it became peaceful. It seemed that there had been some news. You were in the capital, Taoism. It didn't work, several attempts to contact him were blocked by dragon energy, so we were doubtful at the time."
"Later I contacted and learned that the crown prince's position is gradually becoming more stable, and the governor even sent someone to express his goodwill. Originally, the mountain gate was due to expire in January and the county soldiers had to withdraw, but the county magistrate still ordered to stay there. Now the mountain gate has become peaceful. All the Taoists who were spying on him have disappeared." Yu Yunjun said everything with a relaxed expression.
"Now that people's hearts are at peace, some young disciples have been added to learn the Taoist scriptures first. A lot of popularity has been restored in the monastery, and the Taoist temples that have been sent out have also settled down and are accepting incense normally."
"Although some people's mood has not recovered yet, everything is getting better." After that, he drank tea with a smile on his lips.
"Apart from this, nothing else happened? Or is there any other movement - is there any movement in Qixuanmen?" Pei Ziyun frowned and asked, wanting to get to the bottom of it.
Yu Yunjun thought for a moment: "No, it may be that you have gained the support of the prince, and the prince's power has increased. Qi Xuanmen, I heard that there were some actions at first, but now they have stopped."
Pei Ziyun held the lid of the cup and gently plucked the tea leaves and hesitated. Not all monks have whims, and they often respond when they are targeted.
After a moment of silence, the room became quiet, and only the sound of Fu Juren drinking tea could be heard. There was still some charcoal fire in the tea stove in front of him, and some hot air rushed out and dispersed in the air.
"There is no news." Pei Ziyun suppressed his heart palpitations, rubbed his eyebrows, and then said: "Send another three hundred taels of silver to the county magistrate. Only when there is constant communication can it last forever."
"Yes, Master."
"I suddenly sensed that the luck in the door is connected to me. My whim will not be out of thin air. It is appropriate to strengthen my defenses at this time." Pei Ziyun thought to himself that it is not a bad thing to be more prepared.
Thinking of this, Pei Ziyun said: "You arrange a normal inspection. If anything happens, report it immediately and activate the communication talisman. Although we have borrowed the prince's influence, we are still on guard and we must not let anyone or any sect take advantage of it. .”
"By the way, have you prepared the information you checked for me in the last communication?" Pei Ziyun asked. It is difficult to pass the prince's investigation in the capital to avoid leaking information and attracting attention.
"Yes." Yu Yunjun said, taking the booklet and handing it over: "This is the official file that I have obtained through all aspects, and it is the most careful and true."
Pei Ziyun took it in his hand and opened it. He saw that it was all written in small regular script, with beautiful calligraphy and densely packed secret files.
Du Zinong
His father was a minister of the Ministry of Rites, with a distinguished family background, a scholarly official family, and many Jinshi. He entered school at the age of 7, was a scholar at the age of 17, and passed the imperial examination at the age of 24. However, he was not a Jinshi until he was 35 years old.
The following year, he was appointed as the associate editor of the National History Museum, and then as the editor of the National History Museum. Later, he was promoted to Yushi, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and Minister of Rites.
Which year, month, day, reason for promotion or punishment, transfer, demotion, promotion, reward and where are all prepared.
Along the way, thanks to the emperor's favor, rebels broke out in all directions, and the rebels were defeated many times. Only the front lines rose, and finally he was trapped in Hongcheng with 30,000 troops.
After five days and nights of siege, the city fell and he was captured. He refused to kneel down when he saw the leader of the thief, so his kneecaps were dug out.
Not only that, the leader of the thieves hated him so much that he sent people to kill all his family members. There may be a few who escaped but their whereabouts are unknown.
This man was truly loyal. He only dug up and killed hidden dragons, but suffered such a tragic retribution that he almost wiped out his clan and only added years of war. After reading this, Pei Ziyun sighed.
The imperial Taoist in the dream was Zhang Jindao, who was in the seventh rank of Daolu Sizheng. He had been greatly favored by the Grand Master, and was killed on the spot for digging and killing a hidden dragon. The imperial court declared that the immortal had passed away, and issued a decree to seal the real person.
There are details below. The three disciples all received tragic news. One by one, they died tragically. No one was spared. Pei Ziyun closed the book and was silent for a long time, sighing: "This is really tragic!"
There are still supernatural powers in this world. If you still fight against such powers, the consequences will be disastrous.
"By the way, this person once presented the Dragon Vein Diagram to the Imperial Master, and there may be immortal veins in it." Now that we have the direction, we may start from the thief back then.
While he was thinking about it, the communication talisman in his arms became hot. Pei Ziyun stretched out his finger, and the talisman's aura rose up, and Ye Su'er's figure appeared instantly. Ye Su'er nervously said to Pei Ziyun: "Brother Pei, it's not good, something happened at Suyue Gate. The prefect wants to copy Suyuemen’s Taoist temple in the city.”
"The prefect suddenly wants to deal with Su Yue Sect's Taoist temple in the palace?" Pei Ziyun was startled. This Su Yue Sect is an alliance and cannot be ignored. But suddenly, something went wrong.
"What's the crime?"
Ye Su'er said: "It is said that the female Taoists in Taoist temples harbor evil and evil. The reason is that there was a heavy snowfall during the Chinese New Year. The scholar Xiao Ming came to the Taoist Taoist temple to watch the snow and offer incense. He said that the scholar was graceful, so he kept food and overnight stay. Later, he came up with something It’s over.”
When she said this, her face turned red, then turned angry: "It was also said that Xiao Ming had been drained of his Yang Qi, and he died of illness when he returned home. His wife first informed the government, and the prefect sent people to arrest the people in the Taoist temple, and also They said that we have connections with thieves and have arrested many disciples from the outer sect who have no martial arts or Taoist skills."
"Even if Xiao Ming arrived at the Taoist temple, he couldn't prove that he was related to the people in the Taoist temple. Moreover, it took more than half a month for him to die after he returned. It was obviously his own illness, so what does it have to do with taking supplements?"
"The most abominable thing is to connect the local prostitute Sai Qingfeng, saying that Sai Qingfeng often stays in our Taoist temple, and that our Taoist temple is basically a ********. Master said that we are not allowed to get married, or there may be people who like each other." , but last time when Master went to inspect, five of the seven female Taoists in the temple were virgins. How could they be ******** suspected that the prefect had received someone's idea and wanted to use an excuse to attack us - us It is a Taoist sect dominated by women, and this reputation has a huge impact on us."
"This is what Master has told me. I've told you everything."
"I understand, come on now!" Pei Ziyun frowned, green energy flashed across his face, and he turned around and said, "It seems that someone can't deal with our Songyun Sect, so they are attacking Suyue Sect."
Listening to what Pei Ziyun said, Yu Yunjun stood up: "Do you want me to accompany you?"
Pei Ziyun was silent for a moment: "I'm afraid this is a plan to attack the east and attack the west. Master, please inform the mountain gate to be on alert. You continue to be stationed in the state capital. If someone attacks, you can contact us quickly and respond in time."
After Pei Ziyun finished speaking, he saw some light rain outside, so he took his coir raincoat and bamboo hat and took an ox cart to the dock. The raindrops gradually became heavier and some waves crashed on the shore.
Seeing Pei Ziyun coming, the crew members were surprised. Pei Ziyun said, "Have the supplies on the ship been replenished?"
"Zhenren, I've added half of it, and I'm still busy." The captain quickly stood up and bowed: "If you have something to do, we can set off immediately."
Pei Ziyun felt relieved and waved: "It's hard work, so I'm going to give you a few days off, but something really happened, so you will immediately set off to enter the harbor and go up the inland river to Anji Mansion."
"Get to the shore and replenish food and water."
"I will reward you with silver for all your hard work."
"The captain will be rewarded with five taels, the first, second and third officers will be rewarded with three taels, and the rest will be rewarded with two taels!"
"Yes, sir."
Following Pei Ziyun's order, the morale of these crew members greatly increased. The huge anchor was quickly pulled up, the sails were raised, and the ship set sail, entered the inland river, and headed towards Anji Mansion.
There was some rain in the sky, and Pei Ziyun stood on the top floor, listening to the sound of drizzle hitting the window, and watching the chef fetching water to light the fire for meals.
Pei Ziyun's eyes were a little melancholy, and he walked a few steps and thought deeply: "If you want to say that there are unscrupulous people in the master's sect, there must be some, and it's not uncommon to even have a one-night stand."
"But the Taoism of Suyue Sect is completely different from that of Holy Prison Sect. Not only is it not dual cultivation, but it also requires you to be chaste in front of Kaitian Sect. Otherwise it will be difficult to make progress."
"Marriage is not allowed in the sect. Women who have no hope of opening the Heavenly Gate often get married. Only a few will lose their virginity even if they don't marry. The sect master said that he saw five virgins out of seven. He would never deceive me. This* *Can’t buckle it up at all.”
"The prefect mobilized troops and mobilized the masses, and for whom?"
Pei Ziyun couldn't help but sneer. These power tactics are actually very common. People who play politics often don't grab any actual evidence of crime, but first deny it morally - grab a little attack.
Someone in your family is corrupt (corruption), so your whole family is corrupt), so you must be a heinous and evil person who can be killed by everyone - this is very common.
Suyue Sect is a female Taoist sect. It is almost difficult to defend against attacks on this point. No wonder they turned to me for help.
"However, it can also be seen that Suyuemen has been at peace for too long. The law does not include nobles. It was also the founding of the country and the government was fierce. The Taoist priests were somewhat unfavorable to the prefect. But why can the Taoist priests exist for so long?"
"There are standard countermeasures!"
"They have even forgotten this, and they have really turned themselves into golden cats."
(End of chapter)