"Where is this? Although a copper coin is small, it can carry heaven and earth and control people's hearts. It is the most mysterious thing!"
Qian Xiaoren shook his head and patted his belly: "As the saying goes, the bedside bag is as big as a fist. If you break it open, there are three hundred yuan! Now my savings are not enough, and the money I have saved is It’s still far from the number of three hundred, but we can’t teach the mind to escape early!”
After saying that, he did not forget to wink at Qi Jingzhi, as if to remind him not to forget to help find the money to buy the mountain.
"You know, you know, money is the most precious treasure of the Dao!"
The eagle owl shook his head disdainfully and said to the green python: "Look, he is preaching his high-minded opinions again! Xiaojiu is good in everything, but it is a pity that he has fallen into the eyes of money. He will never be able to get out of this life. Already!"
"Uncle Owl, what you said is wrong. The reason why our human race can overwhelm all other races and open up a prosperous age of humanity is because money is put to good use."
Being denied the way he had cultivated, Qian Xiaoren had a rare serious look on his face and said loudly: "In the past, when Emperor Yan ascended to the throne, the three sage kings taught the people to farm mulberry trees, all based on money and silk. After that, the way of humanity gradually flourished, and daily necessities increased greatly. , all the sages and sages, enlightened by their wisdom and foreboding, looked down at the heaven and the earth, dug up the mountain of copper, and cast it into money."
"Therefore, money is a body, with stems and kun, the outer circle is like the sky, and the inner square is like the earth. It is hard to decay but has a long life. It is not short of money but has a short path! Its accumulation is like a mountain, its flow is like a river, it moves and remains sometimes, its movement and storage have its knots, and it is in the market place. It is easy to use and does not suffer from wear and tear, so it can last for a long time and is a sacred treasure in the world!"
Hearing this, Eagle Owl didn't say anything, but the yellow-robed man shook his head and interrupted: "Long time no see, Xiaojiu has become more and more sharp-tongued! You Saint Jiang Taoism is really pervasive, and you can do anything. It’s so exciting! However, what I’ve seen in my life is completely different from what you said.”
"In this world, those with more money have always been the rulers, while those with less money have been the servants. Money is the only way to win angrily and lawsuits; money is not the only way to win if you are lonely, weak and stagnant; you can't win hatred and hatred without money. Explanation; I asked you to laugh and talk, nothing will come of it without money! Therefore, most people in the world are slaves to money, and they regard gold as their father, silver as their mother, lead as their eldest son, and tin as their legitimate wife. Aduwu is in charge, and it really stinks!"
Hearing this, Qi Jingzhi couldn't help but sigh with emotion, thinking about the old story of the banker: "There are people in this world who will do whatever it takes to get money."
At the same time, he finally figured out that this man in yellow robe seemed to be elegant and modest, but in fact he was the most cynical and arrogant prince, otherwise he would not have demolished the ancestral hall of Shenyin House in anger.
Qian Xiaoren, on the other hand, raised his eyebrows when he heard what the man in yellow robe said. He gritted his teeth and said, "Brother Huang, what you said is wrong!"
But before he could retort in detail, Qing Mang chuckled and smoothed things over: "Okay, okay, we always have arguments about this every time we meet. Two brothers, Xiaojiu, now is the time to lay the foundation. Don’t mess with his Taoist mind!”
It paused and then commented: "If we really want to talk about it, is there anything in this world that doesn't have two sides, pros and cons? What thing in this world can't be separated from the word money? If you have money, At times, danger can bring peace, and death can bring life; if there is no money, nobleness can bring cheapness, and life can bring murder. If you gain it, you will be rich and strong, and if you lose it, you will be poor and weak."
"Also, this thing can fly without wings and walk without feet. It cannot be controlled by a wise person. Xiaojiu, since you practice this way, you must be sincere and follow the holy path. You must not be biased towards one end or be dominated by money!"
Hearing this, Qian Xiaoren couldn't help but turn from anger to joy, and said sincerely: "Grandpa Shengqing's words are to the point, Xiaojiu has learned a lesson!"
He paused, with a high-spirited expression on his face: "To tell you the truth, the king of the country had a decree a month ago to promote me as the deputy treasury envoy of the East Treasury of the Inner Palace. I will leave for the capital after today's birthday banquet. .”
"Oh? This is really gratifying!"
The eagle owl opened his mouth to praise, but his tone was strangely tight: "The Lord of Da Qi really doesn't know people well. If he lets you into the treasury, doesn't he just throw the mouse into the rice vat?"
As it finished speaking, the green python burst into laughter. The man in yellow robe could not help but laugh, and opened his mouth to laugh, but he suddenly reacted and hurriedly covered his face with his sleeves, making his laughter seem a bit dull.
Qing Mang laughed for a while, and then said seriously: "This deputy envoy in charge of the treasury has a low and powerful position, and he cannot live there unless he is a close confidant of the king. However, I heard that the inner palace of Daqi is now controlled by the Peng family, and his family has nothing to do with your Chaozhou money." Although the family originates from the same lineage,
But they are equally powerful. How could the King of Qi choose you to hold this important position? "
When asked about this, Qian Xiaoren's face immediately showed a look of pleasure, but he deliberately lowered his voice and said: "I heard that my position was originally held by a descendant of the Peng family, and that guy somehow annoyed the people in Dongqianku. The God of Money was beaten up and fired. After that, a lot of mistakes happened, and the job fell on me."
As for how it happened, Qian Xiaoren refused to elaborate.
He laughed, turned to the stairs and shouted, "Who is waiting below?"
Before the shouting stopped, the sound of footsteps was heard on the stairs. The young waiter who had greeted Qian Xiaoren and Qi Jingzhi walked up quickly. After a brief glance, he lowered his head and said respectfully: "Please give me your orders, Master Jiu!"
"It's already getting late, it's time to prepare a banquet, right?"
Qian Xiaoren said, turning to look at the mountain visitors: "Grandpa Shengqing, Uncle Owl, Brother Huang, and General Zuo, do you four still follow the old rules?"
Except for General Zuo, who seemed to have not heard anything, the other three nodded silently.
Qian Xiaoren looked at Qi Jingzhi again and asked with a smile: "What does Brother Lu like to eat? I'll ask them to prepare it."
Qi Jingzhi was startled when he heard this: "Can these guests at the banquet order their own dishes?"
Qian Xiaoren then explained with a smile: "Of course the ordinary dishes are prepared in advance by the Jiao Mansion, but this internal banquet is naturally a bit special, and the mountain guest banquet is even different from other places. For example, Grandpa Shengqing doesn't like meat and fish, and only eats the old medicine of Zhicao "Uncle Owl, on the other hand, loves all kinds of meat. Every time he comes, he eats a dish of Baihua Nectar."
At this point, Qian Xiaoren's face showed an expression that was hard to explain. He paused briefly before continuing with a few family treasures: "Brother Huang has the most unsavory taste. He has always used epidemic diseases as food and miasma as pulp. If he comes, Jiao Mansion will be in trouble." I will prepare all kinds of exotic incense and burn them in the furnace for him to taste."
"As for General Zuo, I heard that Marquis Yunxiang specially visited the border town and asked for a batch of barbarian left ears for merit calculation. They were all captured by the border guards. The blood evil spirit was strong, so it was just right to give them to General Zuo. Make blood food!"
Qi Jingzhi's heart was shaken when he heard this. He felt that this birthday banquet in the Marquis Mansion was indeed extraordinary. He didn't even expect that the green python and the yellow-robed man were eating grass or smelling the fragrance. What they ate was extremely light. On the contrary, it was General Zuo who had the purest heart. If you want to enjoy blood food, although you don't know what kind of meat dish the Eagle Owl's Hundred Flowers Nectar is, but I don't think it will be as bloody as the Barbarian's Ear.
The green python cast his gaze over and asked with a smile: "I see that there is a lot of resentment in Brother Lu's body. Do you think he feeds on human essence and blood? Don't be embarrassed, go and do it because of Marquis Yunxiang's reputation. It is not difficult to bring a few death row inmates to the prison in the state capital."
Hearing this, Qi Jingzhi hesitated for a moment, shook his head and said with a muffled laugh: "Lu has not drank blood for a long time. He usually only eats his breath. Today is a birthday banquet, so it is not appropriate to kill without permission!"
He thought for a while and added: "It's true that the body I took away is not at a high level and needs some human food."
Hearing what Qi Jingzhi said, the green python gave him a thoughtful look, while the man in yellow robe was a little surprised and delighted: "In that case, how about brother Lu tasting a few furnaces of exotic incense with me? I just don't know if you have any taboos." ?」
After saying that, he turned to look at the waiter and asked, "What kind of incense have you prepared today? Let's talk to Brother Lu!"
When the young waiter heard that the new faceless man was a person who sucked human blood, his face turned pale. Although he turned his head in the direction of Qi Jingzhi, his eyes did not leave his toes and he said respectfully: "This time There are five burners for the incense banquet.”
"The name of the first incense burner is Lingxi Tongyou. When the rhinoceros is burned, it illuminates, awakening the mind and brightening the eyes. You can see the ghosts and gods of heaven and earth."
"The second burner of incense is called Cuiyun Longxiang. The smoke lasts for a long time, forming a strange cloud and dragon, for the enjoyment of distinguished guests, and the wonder of meditation."
The waiter memorized several burners of incense very well, and after carrying them on his back, he gradually calmed down and was no longer as hesitant as before.
"The name of the three incense burners is Huawei Fengzhu. It is the first one made this time. Tulip flowers are pounded into mud, agarwood is ground into powder, and supplemented with imperial ointment solution. Its fragrance is charming and sweet, and it can harmonize the qi of the internal organs."
"Four burners of incense are called a Pillow of Pear Clouds. Its fragrance is fresh and refreshing, as smooth as flowing clouds. It can activate blood circulation and qi, and return dreams and soul.
"The name of the last incense burner is Spring Letter in the Snow. Its fragrance is cool, solitary and strong, for the distinguished guests to wake up.
Dreams are used to clear the mouth. "
After hearing this, the man in yellow robe couldn't help stroking his palms and exclaiming: "How wonderful! Burning the fragrant flowers, the pure Qi will generate flowers... If there are monks who can practice this way, they can set up a furnace to refine Qi, and the Qi will calm the Jing, and the Jing will calm the mind, and the spirit will calm down." To bring about life, to refine and transform over such a long period of time, to become true, then the great road will be within it!"
Having said that, he couldn't help but shake his head and sigh: "It's a pity that Huang's path has been set and cannot be changed. He has always only been able to dabble in it, which is a waste of Master Jiao's hard work."
The green python on the side responded with a smile: "Fortunately, Brother Deer is here this time. He has the body of a Taoist disciple. He will definitely gain some wonderful insights from it and will not chew peonies like you."
Upon hearing this, the man in yellow robe nodded immediately. Seeing that Qi Jingzhi had no objection, he waved to the young waiter: "Just prepare according to this, Brother Lu and I will each have one!"
The young waiter responded, then bowed and left.
Qi Jingzhi couldn't help but laugh when he heard and saw. If you only listen to the words of these few people without looking at their appearance, you really think that there are elegant gatherings of noble scholars and sages discussing Taoism in this building.
He shook his head slowly and said in a low voice, "Lu is a villager in the mountains. He knows nothing about burning incense. He only listened to Brother Huang's lecture just now. It seems that there is a very brilliant method of eating incense?"
After hearing this, the green python and the yellow-robed man looked at each other, with obvious surprise in their eyes. When they looked at Qi Jing again, their expressions turned out to be much more solemn.
"It seems that Brother Lu, the Taoist disciple who seizes his body, is not aimless, but he has the heart to follow the Tao. It is rare among our generation of monks to have such thoughts. If someone is promoted to someone without talent, I am willing to work with Brother Lu in the future. As a fellow Taoist."
Qing Mang nodded heavily to Qi Jingzhi, and then sighed: "Speaking of which, I thought I would see Dai Shan's new rising figure at this mountain guest banquet, but I didn't expect that it was Linshan who came first."
Qi Jingzhi was a little surprised when he heard this, but with the idea of saying less, making fewer mistakes, and not saying anything good, he just nodded and greeted Qing Mang, which was regarded as acknowledging the title of fellow Taoist, and did not make any comments about Dai Shan.
The Eagle Owl didn't care so much, and immediately snorted coldly: "This time Daishan caused such a big commotion, but the three-eyed stone doll didn't have anything to do with it. It is said that the King of Qi also wanted to confer him the title of Daishan Hou! If I had known this would happen , why should I, the old owl, huddle in the mountains and be careful to endure it for so many years?"
Qing Mang shook his head with a solemn expression: "This matter is very strange. I have been asking about it for a long time, but I still can't figure out the reason. I only heard that after the incident, there was a Dai woman at the foot of Dai Mountain who suddenly claimed to have received a gift from heaven. The inheritance of Wu Zhu also used it to cure chronic diseases for many people in the mountains, and for a time there were so many followers."
"That woman even claimed to be a witch who worships the god of Daishan. She wants to build a shrine for Daihou at the foot of the mountain to protect Yuzhang County and even the entire Changzhou!"
The Eagle Owl was stunned when he heard this, and then his face was full of suspicion: "I don't believe it! If this is really the case, the three-eyed stone doll and Dai's daughter must be worshiped as evil gods and killed, unless the King of Qi is like Lao Zuo My head has moved, otherwise I would never be able to do such ridiculous things!"
The man in yellow robe diagonally across the street obviously disagreed, and said teasingly: "There are so many ridiculous things in the world, and this one is not the least of them! Let's talk about Brother Sheng. If you don't do good things like the mountain god, you have to go to Xiaomen. When outsiders hear that Xiaopai is the thankless protector of the Dharma, they will probably think that Brother Sheng is not very bright."
During the banquet, several people were chatting away, and suddenly there was a sound of footsteps on the stairs, and then many waiters and maids carried food tables to the second floor.
After a while, the dining table in front of Qi Jingzhi was filled with wine and food. The utensils and dishes were all exquisite and exquisite that he had never seen before.
There is a pottery lotus incense burner placed in the middle of the dining table. The lotus petals are upward and arranged in an orderly manner, with as many as five layers.
Light green smoke floats out from the furnace, winding and condensing, gradually forming the shape of a coiled dragon lying on a cloud.
Qi Jingzhi admired it silently for a moment, feeling that all worldly concerns were forgotten and no distracting thoughts arose. Then he raised his head and looked at the other seats in the building.
There was no wine or vegetables in front of the green python, and it was filled with strange flowers and fruits with branches and leaves, most of which Qi Jingzhi couldn't name.
There was also a five-layered pottery lotus incense burner placed on the dining table of the man in yellow robe. He nodded to Qi Jingzhi, leaned in front of the burner, opened his mouth and took a breath, then put the plate on the table.
Dragon-shaped smoke swallowed his mouth.
Not long after, the smoke spurted out from his nostrils again, suddenly turning into two burnt-yellow swimming dragons.
As for Qian Xiaoren, the food table in front of him was full of ordinary wine and food, which was far less eye-catching than those few winning coins.
Qi Jingzhi turned to look to the side again and saw General Zuo lifting his head and placing it into a small bronze cauldron in front of him.
Qi Jingzhi only glanced at Xiaodingzhong and then looked away, then looked past General Zuo towards the Eagle Owl's food table.
When he saw clearly what "Three Squeaks of Hundred Flowers Nectar" meant, his pupils shrank immediately and his stomach became turbulent. He finally figured out why Qian Xiaoren's face looked so weird when he mentioned the name of this dish.
He quickly withdrew his gaze and was hesitating whether he should imitate the yellow-robed man and puff out his breath when he suddenly heard the sound of rolling thunder coming from outside the window.
The sound of thunder was continuous, approaching from far away, reaching the top of everyone's heads in an instant, and the sky became dark.
The waiter and maidservants just now quietly stepped back after serving the dishes. Only the young waiter was still standing at the top of the stairs. At this time, he said respectfully: "Dear guests, Young Master Yuan has arrived, and the birthday banquet is about to begin. If there is any distinguished guest who wants to watch the ceremony, he can follow the villain to the atrium."
