He then turned to look at Su Tongyou: "Seal the mountain? Mr. Su, what mountain is being closed at this time?"
Su Tongyou frowned and looked at the man: "Nonsense. I am the Prime Minister of Zhangcheng. Have I ever issued an order to close the mountain? Let me ask you, have you seen anyone acting suspiciously and appearing to be against the Party entering the mountain?"
When Miao Zhu heard about "rebeling the party", he looked even more panicked and said repeatedly: "No... no..."
Li Bochen let out a sigh of relief, thinking that Su Tongyou's question was a good one - ordinary people were most afraid of getting involved with the government. He asked the man if he had ever seen someone who was "rebellious to the party." When he mentioned the word, he would not dare to mention it even if he had actually seen someone acting suspiciously.
After all, you should worry less when dealing with smart people.
He then smiled and said, "Don't scare him, Mr. Su. I think he is indeed a good citizen."
Then he congratulated the temple: "I would like to ask you, where can I find Aconitum ginseng on this mountain?"
After he said this, he saw from the corner of his eye that the two people beside him seemed to be slightly relieved.
Miao Zhu was stunned for a moment: "... Aconitum ginseng? General, I really don't know."
Li Boxen frowned and said, "Aconitum ginseng is a treasure of Zhangshan. You, a temple blessing person, hang out in the mountains every day, how could you not know this?"
Miao Zhuting heard Li Bochen ask a few words at this time and had already looked at him carefully. Seeing that he was handsome and distinguished, and accompanied by such a big shot as Zhang Chengfu Cheng, he thought to himself that he had no idea where this noble young master came from.
Hearing that there seemed to be resentment in his words, he hurriedly said: "Go back to the general... I don't know where there are ginseng in the mountains at this time, but I do have one or two small ginsengs in the temple. They are two or three years old. Ordinary people cook them." You can even pour water..."
Li Bochen didn't wait for him to finish speaking, and immediately smiled brightly: "Oh? I said, how could you not? It's a good thing you didn't dare to hide it privately today, otherwise you would have to engage in military law! Come, take me to your temple to have a look."
After saying this, he glanced at Su Tongyou and Sui Ziang, and saw that although they still didn't want to go to the temple by themselves, they were relieved than before. Then they took their horses and went straight to the mountain without paying attention to them.
There is more than one Shanjun temple in Zhangshan. The temple is located on a gentle slope at the foot of the mountain. It is a small courtyard built of blue bricks and surrounded by a wooden fence. When I walked to the door, I saw two men in black robes standing there about to leave. I was stunned when I saw this group of people.
Before Li Bochen could speak, Su Tongyou immediately said: "I am the Prime Minister of Zhangcheng. There are important military missions here. You should leave quickly!"
The two men looked at each other, said nothing, and left in a hurry, obviously recognizing Su Tongyou.
Li Bochen got off his horse and walked into the courtyard. He saw that the door of the main hall where tigers were worshiped was open, and he could see the clay sculptures of tigers on the table in the house. The incense and candles before the clay sculpture were all gone, and it seemed that no one had worshiped for a long time. He walked in and took a look. He saw that the walls that had been painted white had turned yellow and peeled off in many places.
But there are still many poems left on the wall, perhaps left by the literati and poets who came to the mountain when the Kongming Society was not powerful in the past.
Su Tongyou and Sui Ziang followed him. Seeing him looking at the poems, Sui Ziang said, "Does General Li also write poems? Why don't you leave a sentence or two."
Li Bochen snorted: "Not interested."
Just as I was about to walk out the door, I saw two more sentences on the wall next to the door: White clouds and smoke are born in the spring of Yuling, and the fog gathers between the red and red eyebrows.
These two lines of poetry make no sense. They are not even correct. They are not really good lines. But the signed name attracted his attention - Ye Chengchou.
It must be Ye Chengchou who went to Tao's house the day before yesterday. Tao Chunxi said that he was a monk from Sanlao Cave in Zhangshan Mountain, so it was not unusual for him to come here.
He then moved his eyes away and walked into the courtyard. At this time, Miao Zhu ran into the side room next to the main hall, brought out two ginseng as thick as his little finger, and said to please: "General, this is the villain's ginseng."
Aconitum ginseng is as its name suggests, the reed head is jet black. But these two fingers of Miao Zhu were wrinkled and even the ginseng whiskers were gone. They looked like two dirty dried fingers, which was annoying. Li Bochen frowned: "Is this thing also called ginseng? That's all, I don't care about you - you go and light a fire to boil some water, and then ask the soldiers for some dry food to make a pot of soup, so that I can take away the cold!"
Sui Buxiu was better off, but Su Tongyou was an ordinary person, and he was already tired from riding all the way. Hearing Li Bochen say this, he breathed a sigh of relief and said: "This thing is indeed difficult for the general to see. In my opinion, we have returned to the city at noon, so we can go -"
Li Bochen frowned: "Noonday? What noonday? The rebels haven't been investigated yet, and they have to go to the mountains in the afternoon. Su Cheng, you can't do things like this."
After saying that, he walked to the ear room, sat down on Miao Zhu's bed and rested. Su Tongyou and Sui Ziang looked at each other, sighed, and stood in the courtyard, watching Miao Zhu run into the kitchen shed in the west of the courtyard and get busy. Ten soldiers also dismounted, tied their horses, and gathered together to whisper. Two of them were more courageous and went to the kitchen shed to ask Miao Zhu for food.
After about two-quarters of an hour, Miao Zhu prepared the soup, filled it with several bowls with missing rims, and served it to Li Boxen first. When the soldiers of the Fu Zhi Yamen went out, they brought thick flour cakes with them. At this time, they were boiled into soup and turned into gnocchi. The taste was not very good. But Li Bochen ate two bowls in one go, and the soldiers were happy to see the hot drink.
Only Su Tongyou and Sui Ziang were proud of their status and refused to enter this shabby house or eat or drink. They found a stone block to sit on, shivering in the wind.
Li Bochen thought to himself that he had tormented these two people so much that he could get down to business.
Then he sat on the bed and said to the soldiers outside the door: "After eating and drinking, have a good rest. In two quarters of an hour, I will follow the general into the mountains to track down the rebels. Su Cheng, Mr. Sui, you will also go together then."
After saying that, he lay down on the bed and started snoring after only a few breaths.
Sui Ziang and Su Tongyou looked at each other. Su Tongyou sighed: "Sir, look, I'm afraid I'll still have a lot of time today."
Sui Ziang gritted his teeth and said: "I am also in the Qi-nurturing state, so I will accompany him to watch it. Let's go to the main hall to take shelter from the wind."
Li Bochen listened to what they said and walked around them again. He was convinced that these two people had no ability to spy on ghosts, so he left with peace of mind.
At this time, his Yin spirit came out of his body, and when he looked at Zhangshan Mountain, it was different from before. Before, the mountain was dry and yellow, and it was extremely desolate. But now, I can vaguely see steaming clouds and mist on the top of the mountain, which is a bit more ethereal.
This is the main peak of Zhangshan Mountain, where the tiger is located. Is the cloud and mist the vision brought by the tiger? However, he did not rush to the top of the mountain, but went down the mountain for a cruise first. The main peak of Zhangshan Mountain occupies a large area. If you walk in the mountain, it is difficult to walk and you may not be able to see it all in a whole day. But Yin Shen was not afraid of being snagged by branches and walked through without any obstruction. In about a quarter of an hour, he found a new grave in a ravine.
There is no monument in front of this tomb, but there are newly placed incense and candles as offerings. It must have been set up by someone from the Kongming Society. He confirmed this and said in his heart that he didn't know what the temperament of the tiger in Zhangshan was. If it were similar to Wujing Tiger, I'm afraid it wouldn't be easy to get the method of refining Yin soldiers from its mouth, and I would have to sit back and watch it be cornered by Kong Minghui before taking action.
But no matter what, today's opportunity is rare, so we must find out first.
