The light of the sword is like the moon reflecting on Kyushu

Chapter 16 Under the sky, all are ants

Cars rattled and horses neighed, and more than a dozen large carts set off for the capital along the official road.

Compared with the low-key one when leaving Beijing, the pomp of returning to Beijing was too high-key.

Some people were responsible for sounding gongs to clear the way, while others held high the signs saying "Quiet" and "Avoid".Behind the carriage, there were three hundred men in armor.

Watching the top ten masters get into the carriage silently, Feng Jiuxiao finally understood why the emperor dared to let Mr. Gao go around the world when he was powerless.

What you call quiet time is because others are moving forward with heavy burdens!

It will be a success!

Mr. Gao travels around the world, and the collected information will be put on the emperor's dragon case after sorting out.In the end, Mr. Gao was the only one who could get the emperor's award.The three elder brothers, the top ten masters, and the three hundred armored soldiers are nothing but the shadow of Mr. Gao.

Feng Jiuxiao didn't mean to accuse or complain about Mr. Gao, but in fact, Mr. Gao is not the shadow of the emperor?
The so-called people in the rivers and lakes cannot help themselves.

What about living in a temple?
The convoy ended with two prison cars.One is carrying Maliu, and the other is carrying an axeman.

Brother Jia said that this time, we must follow the vine and find out who is behind the scenes, otherwise Mr. Gao will always be in danger.

Feng Jiuxiao also thought it made sense.

The last time he let Ma Liuyi go, he not only did not restrain himself, but actually intensified, and even invited professional killers. If the mastermind behind the scenes is not found out, Mr. Gao will definitely be in trouble.

As the emperor's master, once his whereabouts are made public, the local officials along the way will naturally move upon hearing the news, welcoming them from afar, please send them off, and there will be an endless stream.

Feng Jiuxiao, Mr. Gao, Wei Qiansui and others all took the same car.Feng Jiuxiao monopolized the car, which was specially ordered by Mr. Gao to show special courtesy to Feng Jiuxiao.As for Wei Qiansui, no one dared to share a car with him.The top ten masters share a car with two people, and the three elder brothers share a car. The rest of the car is basically books, county chronicles, albums, calligraphy and paintings, and literature and entertainment collected by Mr. Gao during his travels in the past two years.

The road was calm and calm, passing through several towns such as Susong, Huaining, and Tongcheng. Feng Jiuxiao experienced different customs and customs during the day, and carefully read the Buddhist scriptures given by Mr. Gao at night, including Ying Dingtian's "The Curse of Rebirth". over again. He had already memorized the Heart Sutra and the Diamond Sutra fluently, but he did not dare to study in depth the Mantra of Rebirth.Yingdingtian's rebirth mantra is written in Sanskrit, with Chinese annotations on the front, and a map of acupoints and meridians, and the route of qi circulation is also clearly written.But whether the content of the scriptures is consistent with the Buddhist mantra of the past life, I have to go to a big temple to obtain a mantra of the past life to compare.Although I know that as long as I practice the martial arts on the mantra of rebirth, my skills will definitely improve greatly, but what if I become evil like Ying Dingtian?Be careful to sail a ship that lasts thousands of years, and you must be cautious.

On this day, a majestic city was seen standing among the mountains from a distance.Mr. Gao said that it was Luzhou City.

Every time she eats at a post station or restaurant, Feng Jiuxiao will ask Mr. Gao about local customs, strange people and strange things, and ask Wei Qiansui for some martial arts anecdotes and secrets of the world.This journey has been rewarding.

Because Wei Qiansui controls one of the two most powerful secret service agencies in the imperial dynasty - Bad People, spies come to deliver secret reports from time to time along the way.Another secret service agency, the Imperial City Division, is in the hands of the prince.Wei Qiansui picked out a piece of news that was still related to Feng Jiuxiao and told Feng Jiuxiao that Lu Jianqiu, the leader of the Poyang gang, died suddenly in his house more than ten days ago, and the cause of death is unknown.Feng Jiuxiao said in his heart: "[-]% of them are killing people! The person who can drive the leader of the Poyang gang to become a robber is definitely very powerful! He cut off the clue of Lu Jianqiu very decisively. It stands to reason that Ma Liu's series should not know who is behind the scenes. Who, the ax wielder is a big bastard, let alone know the details. But since the other party has got rid of Lu Jianqiu, it is very likely that they will not stop doing nothing and kill Ma Liu and two people to prevent future troubles! The personal safety of Ma Liu and two people is now It's also a problem."

Feng Jiuxiao shared his worries with Wei Qiansui and Mr. Gao, and they both felt that they should strengthen the protection of Ma Liu.Wei Qiansui clasped the hands and feet of Ma Liu and his wife with fine steel shackles, and at the same time tied them up with a special technique with a big tendon rope to ensure that they could not break free.Then the two were moved to a carriage, and all the wooden boxes on the carriage were moved to the prison cart, and the outside of the prison cart was covered with canvas to prevent rain.Arrange Ma Liu's carriage behind Wei Qiansui's carriage and before the three elder brothers' carriages.Mr. Gao's carriage is behind Feng Jiuxiao and before Wei Qiansui.The top ten masters are divided into two groups, with six players in the first three cars of the team and four players in the last two cars of the team.After the arrangements were made, the whole team set off.Before he had gone far, a group of people came to greet him. They were the prefect of Luzhou and his subordinate officials.The prefect's surname is Liu, and his literary talent is quite high. After being lost in a few words, he talked and laughed happily with Mr. Gao, and they have known each other for a long time.It didn't take a moment for the chariots and horses to arrive at the city.

Feng Jiuxiao saw that the city wall was about four feet high, and it was built with large blue and gray bricks, and there were all kinds of arrow buttocks and holes.A twenty-foot-wide moat stretches across the front and circles the city for a week.

It was still early at this time, and the suspension bridge was still hanging down to connect the inside and outside of the city. The city gate was wide open, and merchants came in and out from time to time, and occasionally gatekeepers stepped forward to question them.There are many armored soldiers standing on the city wall, overlooking the four directions from time to time.

Mr. Gao glanced back at Feng Jiuxiao, pointed to the two big characters of Luzhou on the city gate and said: "Luzhou is located in the Central Plains, guarding the Jianghuai River and Huaihe River. This city has a long history. Apart from the important geographical location, there is another thing that forces the imperial court to send heavy troops to guard here, do you know what it is?"

Everyone looked at each other, the three elder brothers shook their heads, Wei Qiansui smiled and said nothing, the top ten masters were muffled gourds and said nothing, then Prefect Liu knew the answer, but how could he deprive Mr. Gao of the joy of educating everyone?Also smiled and said nothing.

Feng Jiuxiao knew what Mr. Gao was talking about.

He heard from Lord Qi Xiaohou that there are several famous large mines in the world. Among them, Lujiang County under the jurisdiction of Luzhou is extremely rich in sulfur iron, copper, lead and other minerals, which can be said to be the best in the world. "Seven points of copper and iron in the world, Luzhou monopolizes four points!" Copper and iron are the raw materials for making ironware.Ironware can be plowshares, pickaxes, bows and arrows, swords, spears and halberds!It can be said that whoever controls these mines controls the source of weapon manufacturing and possesses the power of weapons and equipment.Whoever can control the armed forces can control the world!
Seeing that everyone was speechless, Mr. Gao really said: "This place is rich in copper and iron! And the copper and iron mines have always been exclusively operated by the royal family." Everyone was stunned.

Mr. Gao said: "When you arrive in Luzhou, everyone can take a good rest and make up for more food, grass and fresh water. I will go to a few places to visit old friends. If Feng Shaoxia wants to visit famous temples and ancient temples, he can go to Longquan Temple."Feng Jiuxiao quickly thanked her.

After entering the city gate, Prefect Liu had already arranged a residence in advance.Although the number of three hundred armored men is quite a lot, it is not a problem for Luzhou.

That night, of course, the prefect hosted a banquet for everyone.It stands to reason that the prefect is the host, Mr. Gao is the guest, and the prefect should be the host if he is the host, but the prefect insists on "rituals" and must invite Mr. Gao to sit on the host. It's a push and go.Mr. Gao had no choice but to be respectful rather than obedient.However, Feng Jiuxiao noticed a trace of imperceptible satisfaction on Mr. Gao's face from the moment he sat down.Which official along the way dares to take the lead when entertaining guests?This is the magic of power!
Since the seats are arranged according to the official rank, the rest of the people don't have to give up their seats. Everyone knows where to sit.Mr. Gao took the main seat, Liu Taishou sat opposite him as the host, Feng Jiuxiao and Wei Qiansui sat on the left and right of Mr. Gao's guest of honor.In turn, officials of various functions, Liu Taishou invited another patriarch of two wealthy and prominent families to serve as representatives of the local gentry to jointly banquet the emperor's teacher. Regardless of whether the standard is high or not, at least there must be a good situation of "all expectations" and "people's aspirations" .The top ten masters opened another seat.

Three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.Feng Jiuxiao saw that everyone seemed to regard the wine table as a battlefield. At first, Taishou Liu suggested that according to local customs, everyone should drink the first cup together six times. Everyone agreed, but after the first cup was over, the Eight Immortals crossed the sea and each showed their magical powers. it's time.At this time, the meaning of competition explodes instantly, you come and go, you don't want to lose in momentum.Fortunately, after drinking the third cup, Feng Jiuxiao figured out the trick to use the true energy in her body to evaporate the alcohol, otherwise she would have been too drunk to wake up.At first glance, these people are veterans of the "Jiujing Battlefield".Fortunately, Mr. Gao is old, and more importantly, he has a high seat. If he "meaning" casually, and just tasted it, others will have to "clean", and the wine must be drunk to show sincerity.In the end, it was Mr. Gao who was still able to stand tall and talk and laugh happily.Mr. Gao's complexion was rosy, and he became more and more energetic. He said with a smile, "Zi Ling, I'm getting old and I can't drink anymore. I still have some things to do tomorrow. How about talking about it another day?"

Liu Taishou hurriedly stood up, "Sir, you are serious, students should obey." Since the drink is just right, who will add to the liking?Immediately arrange the toiletries.

He also invited everyone to try Tongcheng Xiaohua tea, saying it was a cure for hangovers, but Feng Jiuxiao didn't think it had much effect, but since Mr. Gao repeatedly called it "good tea, good tea", why should he be serious.The tea is very fragrant. It is different from the Huangshan Maofeng, Lu'an Guapian, Taiping Houkui, and Yongxi Huoqing that I drank a few days ago. It is also known as the top ten famous teas in Jianghuai.

Everyone began to talk about the tea ceremony.

Looking at the tea leaves floating in the teacup, Feng Jiuxiao suddenly felt emotional, feeling that sometimes people are like this rootless duckweed, they can only float with the current and cannot help themselves.Countless people envy the freedom of "the sky is high for birds to fly, the sea is wide for fish to leap", but who can really do it so free and easy?
If the heaven and the earth are like flesh and blood, all living beings are fish and meat.

Taishou Liu undoubtedly has the supreme power in Luzhou City, no one dares to violate his orders, no one, but he respects Mr. Gao on his own territory, and dare not neglect him in the slightest, why?Is it because he is not as strong as Mr. Gao?Mr. Gao has no real power in his hands, but he is able to listen to the heavens and determine the prosperity and wealth of an official!

What about Mr. Gao?Is he really tough?There is more than one princess!There is still a gap between this "father of the country" and the queen's father!Is the emperor also very good?Who said there is only one Taifu?In which dynasty did the emperor have only one teacher?Therefore, Mr. Gao is the emperor's close minister and confidant in front of all officials, and he can be a giant!But what about him in front of the emperor?Is it similar to duckweed?Or just like the tea in the cup, pouring out the water after drinking, isn't it just a matter of one sentence?What about the emperor?He has roots?Deep roots and big trees?The attack on the second son of Qi shows that someone has already wanted to replace him, and he might be a subjugated king!

Under the sky, all living beings are nothing but ants!

After thinking wildly for a while, I took a few sips of Tongcheng small flower tea. At this time, I only heard Mr. Gao say: "It's getting late, let's go to bed as soon as possible."

Everyone chatted and dispersed.

In order to ensure Mr. Gao's safety, and to prevent Ma Liu and other court felons from being killed and silenced, Taishou Liu booked the largest Yuelai Inn in Luzhou City in advance. Stay here.Prefect Liu specially transferred more than 30 arresters from eight counties under his jurisdiction to watch the night.Although I heard that Wei Qiansui's martial arts is superb, coupled with the power of the top ten masters, Mr. Gao's safety is definitely no problem, but I have to express my due sincerity, don't I?Feng Jiuxiao thought to himself: This prefect Liu may be promoted to a third rank soon.Others didn't pay attention, but Feng Jiuxiao watched carefully. Prefect Liu not only followed Mr. Gao closely, but also had a fierce fight with Wei Qiansui. Feng Jiuxiao judged from the eyes between the two that it was definitely not the first time they met. After going out for a while, Taishou Liu gave Wei Qiansui a bank note in private, thinking that no one would find out, but unexpectedly, although Feng Jiuxiao was only separated from them by a wall, he could still hear their conversation clearly.

What Liu Taishou said was: "Thousands of years, a little care, it's not a respect, but a smile."

Then Wei Qiansui only said: "Master Liu is too polite." Then he smiled and said nothing more.The two returned to their seats immediately.

Feng Jiuxiao thought to himself: The small ones hide in the wild and take good care of themselves; the middle ones hide in the city, cultivate themselves and regulate the family;These people are able to show their light and heat with great wisdom and ease in the Vanity Fair where they are fighting for power and profit and intrigues. They are really the favored children of heaven and very human.Ordinary people don't want to become officials, they will either be exhausted to death, or they will be killed, or they will eat and wait to die.In short, what a shame!
Each back to each room.Feng Jiuxiao couldn't fall asleep for a while, so she went out of the inn to take a stroll around Luzhou City, to see how the night scene in this metropolis is different from other towns.

The night is as cool as water, and the bright moon is in the sky.

Feng Jiuxiao strolled on the long street.The nightlife here is indeed extremely rich. Although it is late, there are still many stalls selling fried snails, wontons, and of course wine stalls.Not to mention a lot of wine shops, which are still not closed, and it's so lively inside pushing and changing glasses.No wonder it is said that Luzhou is the "city that never sleeps" in the Central Plains.

I went to a wonton stall and chatted with a customer, and finally got an idea. The reason why this place has the title of "City That Never Sleeps" is mainly because there are too many business customers here, accounting for almost one-third of the aborigines!These people go back and forth, coming in and out, a person wandering outside for a long time, his wife is not around, but he still has money, how will he spend the days when he is so busy during the day and so idle at night?Feng Jiuxiao also felt that this might be the real reason.The ancients said: full of warmth and longing for love, these outsiders want to enjoy when they have money, and when there is demand, there will be people who want to buy it with money, and if someone buys it, someone will sell it.The transaction is formed.The largest street in Luzhou is called Fengyue Street, and the largest alley on Fengyue Street is called Boundless Alley.This place is full of food and drink, known as Luzhou Heaven and Earth, and the locals call it "Boundless Wind and Moon"!
In addition to Yihongyuan and Xiaosaguan, there are Changlefang and Happy Forest, which are famous for selling gold.

Although the doors and windows of the pavilion were closed at night, Feng Jiuxiao was still afraid that a woman would suddenly open the window and wave to him. Know that you don't have much concentration.Once you are hooked by the female fairies, your life will be ruined.

Walk quickly, dare not stay!
Feng Jiuxiao thought: I am too young, too young, too young...

Passed through the "Boundless Wind and Moon" in a moment.

There are many shops in the front block, mostly grocery stores and the like, which have already closed.

One of the shops was still lit.

When I got closer, I saw a plaque with the four characters "Buddha's Light Universal Shining" hanging on the door, but it was a shop selling incense candles.After entering, I found a middle-aged man reading a book.Seeing someone coming in, the middle-aged man said indifferently: "What do you want, sir? Sandalwood? Beeswax? Bright candles? Or Buddhist scriptures?"

Feng Jiuxiao said: "You also have Buddhist scriptures here?"

The middle-aged man said: "Of course. I dare not say that there are Buddhist scriptures, but there are common Buddhist scriptures."

"Do you have the Heart Sutra and the Rebirth Mantra?"

"Not only are there, there are all kinds of versions!"

"Okay, bring me two rebirth spells, and I'll choose one."

The middle-aged man said: "Which elder are you going to give it to?" While talking, he went to the inner room to look for scriptures.

"I'll see for myself."

"What?" The middle-aged man had already found a version, and paused for a moment. He didn't expect the young man to read it by himself, but he still found another version.

"Why boss? Can't I watch it? Is it because I'm young?" Feng Jiuxiao laughed.

The middle-aged man said: "It's not that you can't watch it. There's nothing you can't watch. The main reason is that as far as I know, those who often recite the mantra of rebirth are people in their 70s and [-]s. You, a sixteen or seventeen-year-old child, can recite the Heart Sutra so well. Self-cultivation, mantra of rebirth, to put it bluntly, only old people can recite it."

The full name of the Rebirth Mantra is "Pull out all karmic obstacles to get reborn in the Pure Land Dharani", referred to as the Rebirth Mantra, burn incense and kneel to worship the Buddha statue, and recite this mantra with palms together, 21 times each day and night, which can eliminate the five evils, ten evils, slander and other serious crimes.

The middle-aged man said: "What is the bliss of rebirth? You will be reborn in the Pure Land in the next life! Often reciting this mantra to yourself or the people you pray for will accumulate blessings in the next life. So how many experiences can you have at your age? Can you have five evils and ten evils? felony? So it is not appropriate for you to recite the mantra, little brother."

Feng Jiuxiao said with a smile: "You are a real boss. Others would like to tempt me to buy ten or eight copies, but you persuade me not to buy it. Isn't this a loss of money?"

The middle-aged man said: "You are still young to do business. Little brother, I, Zhang, have been able to open this shop for so many years, but I have not paid for it. It is because of a word of sincerity. Although I advise you not to buy the mantra of rebirth, I can recommend you Buy the "Heart Sutra", as well as the "Langa Sutra", "Saint's Vows", "Buddha's Ullambana Sutra", "Eight Great People's Enlightenment Sutra", "Mahayana Awakening of Faith", "Yogi's Land Theory" , "Vimalakrīrti Sutra", are there any scriptures that don't exist?"

"That's right!"

"I recommend you to buy the right one instead of the expensive one. In the end, you will not only buy my book but also thank my people! Do you think I can lose money?"

"I can't afford it."

"Here, which of these two rebirth mantras do you want to choose?"

"Let me take a look first. This one, the text is clear and the paper is neat." Since the content is the same, of course I choose a clean and tidy one.

The content of the scriptures is exactly the same as the mantra given by Ying Ding Tian.The only difference is that there are some notes under Ying Dingtian's rebirth mantra.Notes on martial arts mental methods.

It seems that Yingding naively wants to use himself as a sharpening stone.

After leaving the shop, I looked at the night sky. The stars in the sky were twinkling, but they were still dim in front of the bright moon.

(End of this chapter)