Xu Qin finally felt comfortable. This little itching was not a disease, but it always made him feel uncomfortable. He felt extra relaxed now that he wasn't itching anymore.
He left, and the drug store owner was in a daze holding the address.
"God, are you kidding me? It's Xu Qin?" The shopkeeper couldn't believe his eyes.
He simply left the pharmacy to a clerk and he went out like a big monkey.
The seemingly aimless wandering actually prevents anyone from following you. Finally, we came to a bookstore near Confucius Temple. An old scholar looked at the shop, but spent more time reading.
"Shopkeeper, do you have the Sutra of Maitreya's Rebirth?" Thin Monkey asked in a deep voice.
"Sir, you are joking. That is a banned book. How can I sell it here? I advise you, sir, not to make a mistake."
The old scholar said stiffly without even raising his head.
"Vacuum Hometown, Silent Mother." Thin Monkey whispered.
The old scholar suddenly raised his head. He gave him a stern look, and finally showed a helpless expression.
"Sir, please serve tea inside. I have two new sets of Song Dynasty medical books. Please help me identify them."
The old scholar stood up, with a huge frame and powerful movements. Wearing a clean, starched old winter coat, he led Skinny Monkey to the backyard with firm steps.
His ears twitched as he walked, and he could hear clearly whether someone was passing by. The thin monkey followed behind silently.
There is a persimmon tree in the backyard. Under the tree is an exquisite stone table with tea sets on it.
The old scholar slowly lit the stove and poured water to make tea. The thin monkey sat motionless opposite.
When the tea was ready, they each poured a cup.
"It's been decades, why do you suddenly come to me?" the old scholar said after taking a sip.
"I thought I had disappeared in this life, but the son of King Ming appeared. How dare I not come?" Thin Monkey said nervously.
"What? How is it possible? Prince Ming's Lotus Seal has never appeared, how could there be a son of Prince Ming? Prince Ming didn't leave any descendants back then."
The old scholar decided that the skinny monkey was talking nonsense.
"The Lotus Seal of King Ming appeared, and it's still on a person's body. He is the son of King Ming designated by the Holy Lord." Thin Monkey said excitedly.
On the contrary, the old scholar's face was calm and quiet, even revealing a hint of worry.
"The Holy Lord designates? What kind of rule is this? The Holy Lord is just a person of the same era as Xiao Ming Wang, how can he appoint the Holy Son? I'm afraid the Holy Lord has other intentions."
The old scholar said with doubts.
"The white lotus is withering and the world is difficult, so the Holy Lord naturally did this helpless thing, but I can't figure out why this person is?"
The thin monkey had a strange look on his face.
The old scholar didn't want to hear it at all. Drinking tea in silence.
"Why are you not happy that the Holy Lord is alive? This is an opportunity for White Lotus to regenerate and rebuild the Pure Land. What's wrong with you? Have you forgotten..."
The skinny monkey was very excited.
"I haven't forgotten, I have never forgotten, it's just... forget it, since the Holy Lord has left a mark, let's inform him. I don't know how many old brothers are left."
The old scholar said with a worried expression.
Xu Qin knew nothing about this. He wanted to leave some thoughts for Zhu Di before leaving. I don’t know if I can come back to participate in the Lantern Festival next year.
So now he is pressed for time and has heavy tasks, so he is working hard.
"You want merchants to come to my palace. Are you kidding me? I am an old fool who didn't understand." When Zhu Di heard Xu Qin's idea, he wanted to chop his head with a sword to see.
"It's not about going into the palace city. Let's go into the imperial city and see the majesty of our emperor. I will still expect them to pay for it in the future." Xu Qin persuaded with all his heart.
"You still want me to go see them? Are you crazy? What do the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty think?" Zhu Di was so angry that he walked around, as if he was looking for someone to take advantage of him and beat Xu Qin to death.
"Your Majesty, calm down, calm down. Scholars, peasants, industrialists, and merchants. Although merchants are ranked last, they are still His Majesty's subjects after all. We enjoy the people, so we can't leave the fourth child alone. Besides, the fourth child is richer."
Xu Qin said quickly.
"Well, the last sentence is your truth. Do you want to sell me in order to get money from those merchants who are full of copper odor?"
Miraculously, Zhu Di guessed Xu Qin's little thoughts at once. It's just that Xu Qin couldn't admit it even if he was beaten to death.
"That's possible, Your Majesty, think about it, this scholar will help you govern the world, the farmers will help you grow food, the craftsmen will help you build tools, and the merchants will help you circulate goods and make money.
We can't just play with the scholars during the Lantern Festival. The whole world celebrates and rejoices with the people. "Xu Qin continued to deceive and cover up his true purpose.
"So you not only invited businessmen, but also craftsmen and farmers?" Zhu Di probably accepted it a little bit. Do you want to have fun with the people? The sage likes this tone.
"If you want to do something big, just do it once and play by yourself behind closed doors. What's the point? People are looking down on our monarchs and ministers, and they are also looking down on my ability, Xu Qin."
Xu Qin flattered him and even patted his own chest.
"Okay, just go ahead and do the hard work. If you dare to work hard, I will skin you. Take this, it will be easier to do things..." Zhu Di handed him a gold medal.
Zhu Di is just as good as the emperor. When he wants you to work, he will never hold you back.
With this gold medal, Xu Qin can mobilize all possible resources.
The tenth day of the lunar month officially closed the government office for a holiday, and various riddles had been sorted out on the eleventh day of the lunar month. Start sorting and preparing to stick on the palace lanterns.
Xu Qin was blocked by several monks on the street. The main reason was that he did something very shameless. The one with the highest price got it, and he ended up selling three of them.
He thought these monks were here to settle a score with him.
"Yuanxing, please be careful for a while. I heard that this monk has a master." Xu Qin first said hello to Zhang Yuanxing.
Zhang Yuanxing glanced at several monks and lowered his head in disdain, not caring at all.
This made Xu Qin feel relieved.
"Young Master, can you carve a statue of Guanyin?" a monk asked.
"Is Samantabhadra's okay?" another monk asked.
"We can order Maitreya." A fat monk squeezed in and said.
Xu Qin became happy when he heard that he was here to place an order, not to cause trouble.
It turned out that after taking back the three Buddha statues, the three abbots really wanted to settle the score with Xu Qin.
What we want is a unique one. How good is the exclusive monopoly deal? How do you do it if you wholesale three of them at once?
As a result, when the three hosts met, they found that the appearance of the three Great Sun Tathagatas were different, including the way of forming seals and their movements and postures.
The manuscripts produced by the palace painter are naturally majestic and profound. The three abbots discussed it and decided not to go to Xu Qin at all. The three Buddha statues were put together and worshiped in various temples in turn.
Just after the New Year, several rituals were held, and believers who came to burn incense blocked their respective mountain gates.
After discussion, the three temples even planned to build a Three-House Temple.
The monks from other temples took a look and thought, "Is this really a big deal?" This pure glass Buddha statue is a must-have. Even if you want to borrow money, ask for it.
In order not to compete with each other, they sculpted different Buddha statues according to different dojos.
Xu Qin collected a large amount of deposit at once, and I'm afraid it will be a large amount of money after the transaction is completed.
He also realized that it turned out that the richest people were not the businessmen, but these Buddhist monks.
He still underestimated these Buddhist eminent monks. Some temples have continued from the Song and Yuan Dynasties to the present, and their heritage is unimaginable.
Xu Qin walked home happily. As soon as he arrived at the door of his house, he saw an old Taoist standing there.
"Senior brother?" Zhang Yuanxing's dull expression finally became enlightened.
An old Taoist from Wudang Mountain? Zhang Yuanxing’s senior brother?
"Wudang Mountain, Chongyang saw the young master." The old Taoist greeted Xu Qin first.
"I have met the Taoist priest. I have never had a Taoist priest come to my house. Since I am a senior brother traveling far away, I should fulfill my friendship as a landlord."
Xu Qin was very polite. Even if he didn't like these veteran monks, he would still pretend to be polite for Zhang Yuanxing's sake.
Then Chongyang was invited to the Duke of Wei's mansion. Xu Qin was very enthusiastic, but Zhang Yuanxing was very nervous.
Xu Qin was a little angry. Did I treat you badly, or did the guards of the Duke of Wei make you lose face? Why are you so cowardly in front of your senior brother?
After being polite to the old Taoist, Zhang Yuanxing asked Zhang Yuanxing to arrange the banquet, and he only had a drink with him, which gave Tian a great face.
He had a bad impression of this Chongyang from Wudang Mountain. He always felt that there was a slippery poisonous snake hidden behind the immortal spirit.
Then the wine table was handed over to the pair of senior brothers.
"Don't the Duke of Wei know that you were expelled from the school?" Chong Yang asked.
Zhang Yuanxing had a look of pain on his face, but he regained his composure in an instant.
