Yin Fu Daojun

Chapter 90 The Situation (First Order)
Wu Wenbin had also heard of the name of the national teacher. He knew that this person had a high position and authority, and was favored by the emperor. He made decisions in the court, and sometimes even consulted the national teacher. This shows how much he is favored.

Hearing that he sent someone to invite him, he felt a little uneasy.

"Master Gong, I have just arrived in the capital, and I have never met Fa Zhang. Why did he invite us to the house? I don't know what it is?"

Li Qing felt a little puzzled, so he couldn't help asking.

They had just arrived at the inn in the morning, and someone came to invite them in the afternoon. The news was a little too well-informed, and the one who invited them was the emperor's favorite minister, so it made people feel suspicious.

"I don't know about this, but Master Cihang has always been upright and unpredictable. Ordinary people want to get close to him, but there is no chance! Now that he invites you to come, there must be something. In my opinion, the three of you should go. It's good, so as not to make Fa Zhang dissatisfied."

Hearing this, Wu Wenbin smiled all over his face, and simply opened his mouth.

"Fa Zhang invites you, how dare you refuse? Let us prepare."

As he said that, he asked Gong Tao to reply to the person who sent the letter, while he reprimanded Li Qing. After all, when he arrived in the capital, he had to be careful at every step. If he offended someone unintentionally, it would be bad after all.

Li Qing didn't dare to say anything more, so he could only do as he said.

After leaving the courtyard, I came to the lobby of the post house, and saw a young monk standing in the hall waiting for him. Seeing the arrival of three people, he hurriedly saluted.

"Amitabha, the poor monk is universal, the three adults are polite."

The monk put his palms together and recited the Buddha's name.

"Master, you are very polite! I don't know why the father is looking for me?"

Wu Wenbin bowed his hands back and asked tentatively.

"The three of you were able to come to Beijing to face the Holy Spirit this time, thanks to the intercession of my father-in-law. Now that the three of you have finally arrived, the father-in-law naturally wants to meet, and also wants to know about the decision of 'relief with work'." .”

Puhua was unhurried and polite, so he said.

After hearing this, the three of them were a little surprised.

Unexpectedly, the reason why their decision was valued by the emperor was thanks to Abbot Cihang's plea. In this way, they should go to thank them, but now the other party invited someone to invite them, and gave them full face. If they don't go , it's a little ignorant of flattery.

"So that's how it is! I'm really ashamed to be loved by Fa Zhang."

Wu Wenbin suddenly understood, and immediately led Li Qing and the other two, followed the monk out of the station, got into the carriage, and drove away.

About half an hour later, the carriage stopped in front of a palace, and Li Qing got out of the carriage. When he took a first look, he saw the whole palace was resplendent and magnificent, and the steps in front of the gate were all made of jade. The sound of the scriptures, the three characters "Cihang Palace" are written on the plaque on the door.

"Three please!"

Monk Puhua led the way first and led the three of them into the hall.

The layout of the hall is arranged in the scale of a Buddhist temple, which is extremely spacious. In the main hall, there is a golden Buddha statue shining brightly. In the courtyard outside the hall, many people kneel down, holding fragrances in their hands, and line up to worship.

Monk Puhua led the three of them into the side hall and sat down one by one at the guest table. A monk had already brought tea cups and poured a cup of tea for each of the three.

"Three, please wait a moment, and wait for the poor monk to report to the abbot."

After finishing speaking, Monk Puhua left without looking back.

Wu Wenbin looked around at the moment, but saw the interior of the side hall, with flying eaves, bucket arches, carved beams and painted buildings, which were full of luxury, murals painted on the walls, lifelike, and the floor was paved with blue bricks, smooth and bright.

He took a sip of the tea and felt that his mouth was full of fragrance.

Li Qing looked at the various actions of the county sheriff, and remembered that he had concealed Xie Duan's credit, so he was preoccupied and absent-minded, and did not touch a drop of the tea brought to him.

The sheriff is not as thoughtful as he is, and he is in a good mood.

After waiting in the side hall for a long time, but no one came, Li Qing felt a little anxious, so he couldn't help but speak to the governor.

"My lord, this Abbot Cihang has never been seen. Could it be that he deliberately made things difficult for me? We have been away from the post for so long. If the emperor summons us and we fail to meet the saint in time, wouldn't it be a crime of deceiving the emperor."

Wu Wenbin actually became a little worried after hearing this.

"Probably not. Master Cihang is the national teacher, and he promises everything. Maybe there is something that delays us. Let's just wait."

Seeing his resolute demeanor, Li Qing didn't know what to say for a while.

Fortunately, at this moment, Monk Puhua returned to the side hall.

"Three lords, I'm really sorry. The Fazhang is unable to meet the three of you because of a temporary business, but the Fazhang has something to tell the three of you! The three lords have made contributions to the court, and they should accept the court's reward. Tomorrow Face-to-face saint, Fa Zhang will speak for you in front of the emperor, so please go back now, Amitabha."

He embarrassedly saluted the three of them, and replied as such.

Hearing this, the three of them were a little stunned.

What do you mean?
Call people to the mansion, just drink tea and be fine?

They didn't even meet each other, and Monk Puhua was the one who delivered the message the whole time. This Abbot Cihang was a bit too airy.

Although they waited for a long time, they did not dare to complain.

"In that case, I will take my leave first."

Wu Wenbin returned the gift with a dissatisfied expression on his face.

"Amitabha, the poor monk respectfully sends off the three adults."

Monk Puhua sent the three of them out of the Cihang Palace, stood in front of the door, watched them get into the carriage, and drove away with a complicated expression.

"Brother Puhua, Fa Zhang is looking for you!"

A young monk came to the door and said to Puhua.

"understood."

Puhua didn't dare to disobey, turned around immediately and entered the hall.

……

Back at the post station, the three of them felt a little resentful.

Facing Gong Tao's inquiry, he just dealt with it casually.

Li Qing went back to his courtyard with his thoughts in mind, but just after entering the courtyard, he saw an old man standing in the courtyard with his back to the door, waiting for him.

Looking from the back, it feels inexplicably familiar.

"you are……?"

Li Qing stepped forward and asked questions tentatively.

"What? I haven't seen you for a few years, don't you remember me?"

The old man turned around slowly, with a smile on his face.

"Zhao... Mr. Zhao? Teacher!"

Seeing this person's face, Li Qing was startled immediately.

He then reacted and hurried forward to salute.

"Student Li Qing, kowtow to my mentor."

Mr. Zhao laughed loudly and reached out to help him up.

This person is a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy and the chief examiner of the Li Qing Township Examination in the past. There was a misunderstanding between the two of them. Even his promotion from the magistrate of Shanyin County to the county magistrate of Changshan County was thanks to Mr. Zhao's promotion.

"Master, why did you come in person?"

Surprised and delighted, Li Qing immediately asked him to come in and sit down.

"As soon as I heard the news of your coming to Beijing, I rushed here! You boy, you made me unable to step down in front of so many people, but now you are really promising. It seems that I did not promote you in vain."

Mr. Zhao stroked his beard and sized him up with satisfaction.

"The mentor is too much! If there is no mentor, how can Li Qing be today?"

After hearing this, Mr. Zhao felt even more joyful.

"Now that you know how to praise me, what about the ruthlessness that you scolded me back then? Hahahaha! You kid also gives in sometimes, but then again, you scolded me rightly, and really woke up the old man."

What he said made Li Qing a little embarrassed.

"That's all! I won't mention the past! I already know all about the implementation of the 'relief-for-work' method in Changshan County. It's really good to talk about it."

"It's just to report to the emperor, it's a bit too hasty! At present, there are many forces facing each other in the court, and the New Deal faction and the die-hard faction are fighting fiercely. It just so happens that you entering Beijing at this time is equivalent to adding fuel to the fire. You can imagine what you are facing. And know."

Mr. Zhao stepped into the topic and directly analyzed the current situation with him on the matter of "relief with work".

(End of this chapter)