Sticks flew flying in front of the main hall. Zhu Su's kings and guards are only half a teenager. How can they be afraid of mere gods and Buddhas if the world is not afraid of them. Yao Guangxiao was directly placed in front of the palace and the execution began. The sound of fifty army sticks hitting the flesh made Zhu Su turn his face and couldn't bear to look directly at him. Yao Guangxiao, on the other hand, only clasped his hands and chanted Buddhist scriptures in a low voice. He showed no resistance when being hit with fifty military sticks. He allowed the sticks to be applied to his body. Apart from a slight frown on his brow, he did not even make a sound of pain.
"What a tough monk!" Even Li Jinglong was a little surprised.
"There's something." Zhu Su couldn't help but be shocked. People say that those who do great evil must be those who are wise and courageous. Just look at Yao Guangxiao and you will know that this statement is true. "Monk, do you regret provoking me?"
"Amitabha. This young monk deserves to be punished for offending His Highness. It is better to say that after receiving this punishment, the young monk can fulfill his wish to serve as an official for Your Highness. The young monk should also thank His Highness for his bodhisattva heart." Yao Guangxiao clasped his hands together and bowed slowly, his face He had regained his sense of neither humility nor arrogance, nor joy nor sorrow, but the sound of blood dripping from the wound on the bluestone sounded particularly clear to Zhu Su's ears.
Crazy, all crazy. Being a groom is obviously humiliating, how can it be called being an official? After being beaten with fifty military sticks, he still managed to stand up and salute like a normal person just to pretend to be Boyi. Zhu Su wanted to ask if it was worth it?
If it were me, if someone dared to hit me with a military stick, I would definitely hate him until his teeth itch. This monster monk is still thanking himself?
"...Go back down the mountain to the village!"
There were so many people when they arrived, but when they left there was one more person. When carrying the belongings that the fat abbot had saved over the years down the mountain, Li Jinglong held the fat abbot's hand and said that he would come to visit next time. The fat abbot was clearly bleeding, but he still smiled and said welcome to come often. As for the fat abbot, It is not clear why Zhu Su cursed this group of bandits in his heart.
Although Yao Guangxiao was able to stand up with strength, it was obviously much more difficult to go down the mountain. After barely taking two steps, the two Wu Wangwei couldn't bear it and saw that Zhu Su didn't stop him, so they carried him down the mountain. Yao Guangxiao thanked him and was relieved by the two Wu Wangwei. Zhu Su didn't know whether the conspirator was sincerely grateful or just a casual polite word.
This guy must be watched closely. So tight that if you want to kill him, you can easily kill him.
After descending the mountain, Xiang Deng and Li Wenzhong were waiting by the mountain trail. Li Wenzhong saw the twenty Wu Wang guards wearing helmets and armor going up and down the mountain without even a trace of fatigue, and nodded with great satisfaction. Seeing Yao Guangxiao being carried down the mountain, he just thought that Zhu Su had taught a monk in the temple a lesson and didn't bother to ask any more questions. The descendants of Lao Zhu's family, let alone teach one monk, even if they set fire to the entire Naiao Temple, it would not be a big deal.
The so-called "not close to the monks" means that they are good people. There are a few good ones among those monks who pretend to be gods and ghosts. The only best monk in the world has long since returned to the secular world. After he returned to the secular world, all that was left in the pure land of Buddhism were the people who live like flies and dogs.
Xiang Deng even burst into laughter looking at the boxes and boxes being carried down the mountain. I didn't expect that the rent collected by the temple was worth so much. I thought that with so much money, I could last for a few more days.
Of course, these money are not used to sit back and live in vain. Zhu Su did not put the money into the treasury, but used the money to ask craftsmen to build several new furnaces. He also called Li Wenzhong, "Brother Bao'er, I need your help with something. Can you help me?" I am looking for some trustworthy veterans to settle here. I also ask them to bring their families to settle here. The land is vast and sparsely populated and they can cultivate it to their heart's content. I will not charge any rent or servants."
"Veteran? What do you want those people for? Most of these people are disabled and useless. You have resettled many orphans in the army and the farm is already overwhelmed. If you don't want to take any money, isn't this a piece of meat? ?I can't do this." Li Wenzhong shook his head.
"Brother Bao'er is wrong. Everyone in the world thinks that those disabled veterans are useless and disgusting, but they don't know that to me they are the most respectable and lovely people in the world. Many of them can only sit back and forth with their military discharge rewards. I don’t know what will happen in the future, why not come to me and I can find a way for them to survive.”
"Besides, I am timid. With such a group of soldiers who are loyal to the Ming Dynasty and have shed their blood for the Ming Dynasty, they can sleep peacefully at night here. We also want to attract refugees here. Instead of losing it to outsiders, it is better to recruit those wounded soldiers and military households. Turnover. Don’t worry, Zhuangzi will soon have a lot of gold and silver in his account.”
Li Wenzhong couldn't help but be deeply moved by Zhu Su's words. His biggest worry during this Northern Expedition was that even though he risked his life, he could not take down the Northern Yuan Kingdom in one fell swoop and find a wife and son for his brothers. The imperial court believed that this expedition had no merit and no ordinary silver rewards. This led to some brothers who fought desperately but had to withdraw from the army due to injuries. After going through life and death, they could not even have enough money to protect the rest of their lives. get.
Many of them are severely disabled and unable to farm. Now that I have retired from the army and returned home, I can only rely on the money from Weibo to make ends meet. Li Wenzhong sometimes felt so guilty that he tossed and turned and couldn't sleep all night long when he thought about the fate of a good man who fought for his country.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Su also cared about these people, and Li Wenzhong was greatly moved. This short brother is now a responsible adult in his eyes. He laughed loudly: "Okay, in that case, I will call the wounded soldiers over for you."
"I think they will be happier to be together with the former Pao Ze. It is better than staying in their own wards and slowly rotting away. You brought them here. Is there any way to get them to help make money?"
"Nothing can be hidden from Brother Bao'er." Zhu Su calmly flattered him first. "Yes, I do have some skills here that I can teach these veterans. Not only will they have a new skill to support their families, but they can also add some income to Zhuangzi."
"Oh?" Li Wenzhong asked curiously. "What new ideas do you have? After building these kilns and housing the wounded soldiers and their families who have moved here, I'm afraid the money in the village will be exhausted. Even if you want to burn something to sell, you won't have the money. Go buy the ingredients. By the way, what are you going to burn?"
"As for the raw materials... aren't they here?" Zhu Su knelt down and grabbed a handful of sand. The fine sand quickly flew away in the wind as he opened his palm, and Li Wenzhong looked confused: "Raw materials? Where are they? Are you talking about sand?"
"Brother Bao'er, I have a big business that is about to start here. I wonder if Brother Bao'er is interested in taking a share and adding more income to the Duke Cao's government?" Zhu Su chuckled.
(End of chapter)
