Today is the day when the Buddhist Datong Temple was inaugurated. The abbot of the temple invited She Saihua and Lin Qing'er to watch the ceremony. Yang Peng was not interested in this and was unwilling to go. The Yang family is a group of widows, so only Yang Peng accompanied She Saihua and Lin Qing'er to watch the ceremony at the Big Buddha Temple.
Yang Peng accompanied She Saihua and Lin Qing'er through the streets of Yanjing Mansion to the Great Buddha Temple in the west of the city. Because She Saihua and Lin Qing'er had no money to spare, the temples in the Great Buddha Temple were built very grandly.
The temple was completed today and there were many people watching the ceremony. But Yang Peng and She Saihua and Lin Qing'er had different identities, so when they arrived at the temple.
The presiding abbot led the monks in the temple to wait at the entrance of the Great Buddha Temple. When She Saihua and Lin Qing'er appeared at the entrance of the Great Buddha Temple. The leader, a bald monk, came forward. "The poor monk Dajue has met King Yan and the old lady She."
Behind the bald monk, a group of monks shouted in unison, "Amitabha." She Saihua and Lin Qing'er just hurriedly helped Zen Master Dajue and said, "Master is an enlightened monk, so there is no need to be polite." Yang Peng looked at him. The little novice monk standing in the water behind Zen Master Dajue said in a neutral tone: "Master, there are too many novice monks in your temple."
She Saihua and Lin Qing'er glared at Yang Peng. Yang Peng laughed and pretended not to see it. A group of people entered the main hall of the temple. She Saihua and Lin Qing'er went to worship the Buddha, while Yang Peng yawned outside.
"Namo Amitabha." A Buddha's name sounded from behind Yang Peng. Yang Peng turned around and saw a great monk wearing cassock standing behind him.
The great monk looked older than the abbot. "The poor monk Guangde has met Master Yang." Yang Peng squinted his eyes, stared at the great monk, and said, "Great wisdom... According to this ranking, you are one generation higher than the great monk Dajue." Zen Master Guangde bowed He bowed and said, "Almsgiver Yang is wrong. Although I and Master Dajue's nephew are in Buddhism, they are involved in the world of mortals. They cannot be considered great monks."
Yang Peng was stunned for a moment, and he remembered something. When he was reading miscellaneous notes before, he seemed to have seen a record about the titles of monks. Only those monks who have attained the Tao are qualified to be called the Great Monk.
Ordinary monks are usually called novices. Those who are a little bit more awesome are called monks. But not everyone can afford the great monk. You must be a recognized eminent monk to be qualified to be called a great monk. However, Yang Peng didn't want to dwell on this issue of title. He was more concerned about Zen Master Guangde's purpose of finding him.
"Monk, your six-character Hongming name is far less precise than other monks. Are you from the south? What is your purpose in finding me this time?" The so-called Six-character Hongming refers to ' Namo Amitabha's six characters. Yang Peng didn't think that a monk of the Guang generation suddenly found himself without any purpose.
Even if an antique monk like Guangde appears in Bianjing City, he will be honored by Zhao Guangyi. This kind of old antique usually hides in the mountains as a living Buddha and rarely comes out to walk in the world. And every time it appears, it means something big is going on.
Zen Master Guangde opened his toothless mouth, the chicken skin on his face wrinkled up, and said with a smile: "Also, please invite Master Yang to come to the Zen room to talk." Yang Peng raised his eyebrows, shook his head and smiled: "You and I are both. Smart people don't need to be so roundabout when speaking. There is no need to talk about etiquette. Whatever you want to do, just say it and I will weigh it if you can agree."
Zen Master Guangde nodded and said softly: "I heard that Donor Yang occupied Ryukyu. I wonder if Donor Yang can open the door of convenience and allow me, the Buddha, to enter the Ryukyu area?" Yang Peng was stunned and said in shock: "The imperial court doesn't even You knew the news first. You are really well-informed, and you can even dig out me.
But as far as I know, Buddhism does not exist in Ryukyu. Why do you go to Ryukyu to preach? Zen Master Guangde shook his head and smiled: "It's different, it's different..." Yang Peng nodded thoughtfully.
This difference of Zen Master Guangde represents many meanings. He was telling Yang Peng that it was also Buddhism, but Buddhism in Ryukyu was different from Buddhism in Song Dynasty. Different regions lead to different gaps in beliefs. Yang Peng can understand this.
Yang Peng occasionally has some prejudices about religion. But he did not reject religion. In this era when there are no psychological counselors, religion actually represents the role of the psychologist to a large extent. It's just that some people are a little extreme.
Yang Peng pondered: "I can allow you to enter Ryukyu to preach, and even allow you to preach in Yanjing Prefecture and Cangzhou Prefecture. But, what benefits can I get?" Yang Peng will never talk to a terrorist sect that has existed for thousands of years. What a matter of faith.
So stupid. Only talking about interests is the most practical and the most desirable. A sect that has existed for thousands of years, its foundation and accumulation are unfathomable. If they want to infiltrate Ryukyu, Yang Peng can't stop them.
The reason why people greeted Yang Peng was to avoid unnecessary casualties. And if Yang Peng didn't take the opportunity to make a fortune, he wouldn't be called Yang Peng. Zen Master Guangde narrowed his eyes and asked Yang Peng, "What does Yang Donor want?" Yang Peng muttered: "I want you to obey me when I need you, as long as I give my order."
Zen Master Guangde shook his head and said with a smile: "My Buddha is compassionate, and we are all his subjects. We will never obey anyone or any god other than my Buddha." Yang Peng raised his hand and said, "Then you agree , do five things for me.”
"Five things?" "Those five things?"
Zen Master Guangde asked in a low voice. Yang Peng laughed happily and said: "I haven't thought about it yet. I will tell you when I think about it." Thanks to Zen Master Guangde who has practiced Zen for decades, otherwise he would have been pissed to death. Yang Peng didn't care whether Zen Master Guangde was angry or not, he said to himself: "It's okay to preach on my territory, but I hope you abide by my rules.
Within a government, there should be no more than five temples, no more than a thousand acres of land, and no more than 100 monks. I will not interfere with the rest, but I will strictly send people to supervise the above three points. "
Zen Master Guangde's face darkened, and he said in a stiff tone: "Don't you think it's a bit hard for donor Yang? Your respected mother also believes in me, the Buddha." Yang Peng put his hands behind his back and said calmly: "On my territory, what I say is ironclad. Law. It’s not easy for anyone to speak.”
After leaving these words, Yang Peng had already left. Because he saw She Saihua and Lin Qing'er walking out of the Main Hall. After She Saihua and Lin Qing'er left the Main Hall, they went straight to another hall. She Saihua seemed not to see Yang Peng.
Yang Peng watched She Saihua and Lin Qing'er enter the treasure hall and frowned slowly. Zen Master Guangde stood calmly behind Yang Peng and whispered: "It seems that the respected mother cares about her son." Yang Peng said calmly: "I know." Zen Master Guangde said in surprise: "Yang The donor knows my Buddhism very well."
Yang Peng sighed and said: "Heli Emperor Mother, one of the twenty guardian gods... also known as the Mother of Love... My master misses my fourth brother..." Zen Master Guangde smiled and said: "Buddhism Guangda can help donor Yang." Yang Qi waved his hand and said calmly: "No need."
After bidding farewell to Zen Master Guangde, Yang Peng greeted She Saihua who came out of the Emperor's Mother Hall. "Master's wife, do you miss my fourth brother again?" Yang Peng asked in a low voice. She Saihua's eyes were red and she said: "Ten years have passed since we said goodbye that winter, and there is still no news from your fourth brother. I always feel uncomfortable in my mother's heart.
A few days ago, my mother went to visit your fourth sister-in-law and found your fourth sister-in-law hiding in the room and crying softly. Wei Niang felt even more uncomfortable. Yang Peng comforted She Saihua and said, "Don't worry, Master. I have already inquired about the movements of the fourth brother and will go to bring him back in a few days." "
"Really?" She Saihua, who was still sad, grabbed Yang Peng's arm in surprise and asked after hearing Yang Peng's words. Yang Peng nodded solemnly. After that, Yang Peng accompanied She Saihua and Lin Qing'er to attend the Buddhist meeting in Datong Temple.
After returning to the mansion, Yang Peng sent people to collect intelligence about the Liao Kingdom. After Ye Qian Hanyu learned that Yang Peng was collecting intelligence about the Liao Kingdom, he hurried to Yang Peng's study. "Lang Jun wants to attack the Liao Kingdom?" Yang Peng was summarizing the map of the Liao Kingdom again on his desk. Hearing Ye Qi Hanyu's question, he was slightly stunned and said in astonishment: "Who said that?"
Ye Qi Hanyu walked to the desk and whispered: "You sent people to search for information about the Liao Kingdom. Aren't you going to attack the Liao Kingdom?" Yang Peng shook his head, put down his pen and ink, and said softly: "Fourth Brother Wuyingwu It has been more than ten years since I disappeared. My mother and my fourth sister-in-law are like fire burning in their hearts every day. I don’t want to see them continue to suffer. So I plan to go to the Liao Kingdom to find my fourth brother back."
Ye Qi Hanyu's face changed and he said anxiously: "You want to go by yourself? Isn't that very dangerous? Just leave this kind of thing to your subordinates." Yang Peng shook his head and said: "Leave it to others. I’m not worried, so I’d better go to Liao Kingdom in person, it’s safer.”
"How many troops are you planning to lead?" "One person..." "No." Ye Qi Hanyu heard that Yang Peng was planning to go to Liao alone, and immediately refused loudly. Yang Peng comforted the irritable Ye Qi Hanyu and sat down, saying: "One person has a small target and is not easily exposed. With more people, the target is too big and it is easy to be exposed. In comparison, it is safer to be alone.
Besides, with my current martial arts skills, even if I were wandering alone in the Liao Kingdom, few people would be able to catch me. Bringing too many people becomes a burden. "Ye Qi Hanyu said with a bitter face: "But this is too dangerous..." Yang Peng smiled and said: "Don't worry, I will go safely and come back safely. "
Ye Qi Hanyu tugged on Yang Peng's sleeves, his face was livid, and said: "My father said that a son of a rich man cannot sit down in court. You are no longer alone. Behind you, there are Yang Tong mother and son, and Sister Yonghui, as well as thousands of people in Ryukyu, Yanjing Mansion, and Tianjing New City. Do you have to take risks?"
Yang Peng let out a long sigh, "My destiny is to come back as soon as the master comes. I regard the fourth brother of the Yang family as my own brother, so I must go. Besides, other people may not know where he is." Yang Peng went The decision has been made. No matter how hard Ye Qi Hanyu stopped him, he had no choice but to help Yang Peng pack his bags.
Before leaving, Ye Qian and Han Yu were obsessed with each other and even dragged the shy Chai Yonghui to sleep with him. Yang Peng happily enjoyed the blessing of being together. Then, with the expectant eyes of the family, they headed straight to Yanmen Pass under the moonlight, alone.
Datong Mansion is the closest to Yanmen Pass. Yanmen Pass is also accessible on weekdays, so it is easier for Yang Peng to exit from here. When Yang Peng arrived at Yanmen Pass, it was already dawn and the city gate of Yanmen Pass was also opened. The soldiers of the Forbidden Army stood in a dark row on top of the city.
The merchants passing through the city gate lined up to be interrogated one by one. In order to hide his identity from others, Yang Peng deliberately disguised himself. After dressing up, Yang Peng looked more like a wealthy man. He had messy hair mixed with some withered grass. He was dressed in gray linen clothes, with a horizontal knife hanging on his waist, a bamboo hat on his head, and an old horse with a bald tail under his crotch.
When Yang Peng passed the customs, the soldiers of the Imperial Army who were responsible for interrogating him strictly guarded him. Treat him as a dangerous person.
"What is this?" The soldiers of the Forbidden Army rummaged through Yang Peng's luggage and found a lot of food prepared by Ye Qian Hanyu for Yang Peng, as well as some scattered silver. At the same time, there is also a small packet of refined salt. Refined salt, in this era, is a rare commodity no matter where it is.
Even the salt sold officially is coarse salt. If you are not a local wealthy family or a wealthy family, you cannot afford refined salt. These Forbidden Army soldiers did not want to investigate Yang Peng's origins. They mainly wanted to find an excuse to swallow the refined salt and silver in Yang Peng's hands.
It has almost become an unwritten rule to scrape one layer after passing the test. Even when Yang Yanzhao was guarding Yanmen Pass, this kind of thing happened frequently. What's more, those currently stationed at Yanmen Pass are the elite Forbidden Army men known as the Song Dynasty. As we all know, the elders of the Forbidden Army are always the most greedy and the most difficult to serve.
Yang Peng couldn't stand this evil trend. However, Yang Peng was even more unwilling to reveal his identity. Therefore, he could only let others search for all the refined salt and silver on his body. By the time he entered Guancheng, all the gold and silver on his body had been plundered. If someone hadn't stopped him, even the Hengdao and the old horse on Yang Peng's waist would have been left behind.
"Young man, is this your first time out of seclusion?" An old man over fifty years old appeared in front of Yang Peng with a smile. Looking at his attire, he looked like a man hired by a merchant when doing business. Yang Peng threw the disturbed clothes on the horse's back, pretended to be honest, and said: "This is indeed the first time. I didn't expect the soldiers at the border to be so fierce."
"Hehehe~" The old man said with a cheerful smile: "Those bunch of dogs like to pick on individual pedestrians like you to bully. In their eyes, you are actually dead people. They will not be polite to dead people. "
"Why do you say that?" The old man put his hands into his sleeves and said leisurely: "Outside the customs, it is not like our Central Plains. It is chaotic. Horse thieves are rampant outside the customs, and there are more black shops. I have never seen this old man leave the customs alone. Came back alive.
In many illegal shops outside the customs, the favorite thing to make is human meat buns. Especially someone like you who works alone will be killed and cooked. Some people want to help you take revenge, but they can't find a place to do so. The old man paused for a moment and then said: "Old man, I think you are a young man who is probably a ranger. There is a seat in the old man's caravan for you." If you follow the old man, you won't lose your life. "
Yang Peng was stunned when he heard this, and then he understood the old boss's purpose. He looked around and saw many single-handed, knight-errant figures being pulled into caravans one after another.
He then understood that at least 60% of what the boss said was true. As for the remaining 40%, the boss seemed to be helping Yang Peng with good intentions, but in fact he just wanted to get a free bodyguard for the caravan. Yang Peng clasped his fists and said with a smile: "No need, I can do it alone."
After saying this, Yang Peng took the horse and prepared to leave Guancheng. The old man was stunned, looked at Yang Peng's back, and spat, "You ignorant little brat, just wait to be eaten." After cursing this sentence, the old man went back to look for the target. .
Yang Peng led the horse and when he left Guancheng, he saw soldiers of the Forbidden Army at Qingdao. Not long after, Li Zifeng, who had now been promoted to a mighty general, rushed in from outside the pass on horseback with a group of people.
Next to Li Zifeng, there was also a woman who was pretending to be a woman. Seeing as the two of them were galloping around and talking and laughing at the same time, they must have a good relationship. Yang Peng took a surprised look and felt that the figure of this well-dressed woman was very familiar, but he didn't remember it for a moment.
Yang Peng didn't think about it further. After the people led by Li Zifeng left, the gate of Guancheng was restored to traffic. Yang Peng led the horse out of Guancheng and galloped all the way to the north. Yang Peng galloped for a quarter of an hour, and when he reached a narrow road, he suddenly reined in his horse and stopped. Yang Peng couldn't stop his horse, because there was a dirty old Taoist priest lying on the narrow road.
The old Taoist priest seemed to be asleep, his belly bulging like a big toad lying down and sleeping. When Yang Peng was hesitating whether to ride his horse and cross over, he heard the sleeping old Taoist priest suddenly utter something in his sleep.
"Don't go...there's an ambush ahead..."
Yang Peng was stunned for a moment. He rode up to the old Taoist priest, lowered his head and said, "Is there an ambush in front of you? How do you know? Are you with them?" The old Taoist priest didn't say a word. He got up and continued to sleep soundly. Yang Peng frowned, rode his horse around the old Taoist priest, and continued running forward.
He ran out two places in one breath. Suddenly, six thieves appeared from the grass on both sides. There were two people in front and behind, holding tripping ropes, blocking Yang Peng's forward and backward paths. "There really is an ambush..."
Yang Peng narrowed his eyes and drew out the horizontal knife from his waist. "Boy, hand over your valuables and call us grandpa three more times, and we will let you go." The masked gangster led by him shouted loudly. Yang Peng sat on the horse and snorted coldly: "Ignore good soldiers and become robbers here. You are simply seeking death."
"Hiss?" The six thieves were stunned, and one of them said in astonishment, "How did you know we were soldiers?" The leader of the thieves knocked the guy on the head and cursed, "You idiot..." Yang Peng glanced around the six people and said in a deep voice: "The ropes you used to trip the horses and the knotting techniques are those used by the Forbidden Army. The posture you hold the sword in and the aura you carry while marching are all unique to the Forbidden Army of the Song Dynasty.
And the shoes on your feet are also military boots..." "Now that I have recognized the identities of my brothers, I can't keep you. "
"Kill!" In an instant, six thieves pounced on Yang Peng. Yang Peng slashed out with his sword. Two people were cut off with one knife, and four people had their throats sealed with one knife. The six thieves dressed as the Imperial Army of the Song Dynasty were easily able to deal with ordinary rangers, but in front of Yang Peng, they were completely incompetent.
After Yang Peng wiped the horizontal knife clean, he continued to ride his horse forward. At the place where Yang Peng killed the thieves dressed as the Imperial Army of the Song Dynasty. The old Taoist priest who had just been lying on the roadside to warn Yang Qi of an ambush suddenly appeared. He sighed and said: "What are you doing wrong? You have to seek death. The old Taoist originally wanted to save your lives, but it is a pity that the evil star will not let you go."...
Yang Peng walked another three miles and came across a big tree. An old Taoist priest was lying on a big tree and sleeping soundly. It was the old Taoist priest who had warned Yang Peng of the ambush. Yang Peng's pupils shrank and he stared at the old Taoist priest without saying a word. The old Taoist priest was hanging on the tree, as if he was about to fall down at any moment.
"Don't go... there is an ambush ahead..." Yang Peng stared at the old Taoist priest and said in a deep voice: "Who are you? You reminded me that there is an ambush ahead, not because you are afraid that I will be ambushed. You are afraid of those who ambush me. , will you be killed by me?" The old Taoist priest said leisurely: "God has the virtue of good life."
Yang Peng said coldly: "God has the final say whether I have the virtue of a good life. Whether I have the virtue of a good life or not, I have the final say." The old Taoist priest opened his eyes, a light flashed in his eyes, and he stared at Yang Peng, Said: "Don't you have any kindness in your heart?"
Yang Peng said seriously: "Those who meet benevolence are benevolent, and those who are met with evil are evil." "Comparing the private interests of the people of the world and the family, which one is more important?" "Both are important."
"What if I have to give up one of them?" "I won't give up any of them." "As a scholar, you should understand that you can't have your cake and eat it too." "If a god stands in the way, he will kill the god, and if the Buddha stands in the way, he will kill the Buddha." "Obstacle!" Old ghost Chen!"
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
