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Chapter 517 The Lotus Industry
Clouds lingered all night, and finally it rained.

A slender young man in a green straw hat and green coir raincoat walked through the tall grass of the Lianye Temple.The drizzle is pattering, beating on the ruined walls submerged in weeds, muffled and dull like a long elegy.

There was a clanging knock behind a wooden door hung with cobwebs.

The man took off his hat, walked up the steps with broken blue bricks, pushed the door open and entered.The wooden door is dilapidated and in disrepair. When the door shaft is pushed open, it is difficult to turn, and there is a creaking and grinding sound, which is extremely ear-piercing, and instantly pulls people back from the old and sad atmosphere.

Tan Zhou was sitting barefoot on a dusty futon in the center of the meditation room, with his sleeves and trouser legs rolled up, concentrating on repairing a deformed old plowshare.

The plowshares were rusty and old.He just dug it out of Tan's warehouse not long ago.

With his current wealth, he no longer needs to pull up his trousers and go to the fields to plow the fields himself, so naturally he doesn't need the plow.But he has an unusually deep affection for these things that accompanied him through the difficult years. The agricultural tools he used: plow, sickle, and dustpan, none of them were thrown away, and they were all kept in the warehouse.

Tan Lang couldn't understand him.

Bo Xiao couldn't understand Tan Zhou's way of acting, and even felt that he was a bit artificial, so he raised his eyebrows and said, "Now all the people in Chuzhou City are looking for you. it's here?"

He took a few steps, ignoring the dust on the desk, raised his legs and sat on it, took out two crumpled rice papers from his arms, raised his hand and threw them over.

The paper was as light as snow, but it flew very steadily, overlapping and landing at Tan Zhou's feet.

Tan Zhou didn't go to pick it up, but looked up through the broken window. There were many shadows of rain, and there was a hint of autumn coolness.

"I know the yellow dog at the East Gate, and the cranes at Huating." He sighed with emotion.

Bo Xiao laughed: "The boss once said something to me. He said that this person is cheap. When he has nothing, he only wants to climb up, and he can give up everything. When he gets what he wants, he will give up everything." , and began to miss the previous life again. I said, Lao Tan, you were not so depressed before, did Chang Qianfo really frighten you?"

This is not polite at all.

Tan Zhou smiled nonchalantly, and raised his hand to pick up the two pieces of rice paper that were stained with rain at his feet.

Those are two reward orders.His head is prominently painted in the center.Something more eye-catching than the avatar is next to a row of neat characters: 10 taels of silver reward!

The two reward orders are almost identical, except for the signature.

——One is from the government, and the other is from Changjiabao.

In other words, no matter who it is, as long as they can help Chang Qianfo find him, they can get a total of 20 taels of silver from the government and Changjiabao.This is an amount that most people will never earn in their lifetime, so the temptation is not small.

Naturally, the government would not spend so much money to help Chang Jiabao arrest people, and the money was also paid by Chang Qianfo.The reason for dividing it into two is just to win the trust of the people in the name of the government, or in other words, to cover up Changjiabao's prestige and credibility among the people in front of the government.

Chang Jihai's little grandson is not very old, but he is meticulous, upright, mature and steady in doing things, which is the quality of a great weapon.

Tan Zhou couldn't help but think of Mu Yueting and Ji's place, where there was an endless stream of people seeking marriage.Jianghu sects, wealthy merchants, and even court dignitaries, either in order to win over Mu Cangping, or admire Mu Yueting's beauty, fought over their heads and wanted to marry him.

Mu Cangping did not offend anyone, nor should he offend any family.On the surface, it seems difficult to make up his mind, but Tan Zhou knows that in the past few years, Mu Cangping has been wholeheartedly thinking about marrying Mu Yueting into Changjiabao.

For this reason, the people under them have also been puzzled.

Including Mu Yueting himself, I'm afraid he doesn't think much of Chang Qianfo.

Beauty loves heroes since ancient times.

What Mu Yueting likes is the kind of heroic and generous man who attracts everyone's attention, so she has been thinking about Jin Liu for so many years.Chang Qianfo was too soft for her after all.

This kind of thinking was completely dispelled after Tan Zhou entered Chuzhou and fought against Chang Qianfo a few times.

He had to admit that Mu Cangping's knowledge was far superior to his, no matter in literature or martial arts, even in the aspect of knowing people and judging things that he was good at.

"It seems that my head is quite valuable." Tan Zhou took his time and did not panic at all.

Bo Xiao raised his hand to brush his wet hair. The black hair was stained with rain, and flung it randomly on his cheeks. He added a few touches of strong color to his extremely white and light face, which was clearly masculine, revealing an indescribable glamour. , appearing strange and confusing.

"Then you have a way to deal with it?" He asked slowly.

"That's not true." Tan Zhou said, "But Chang Qianfo took out 20 taels of silver and wanted to catch me. I'm afraid it's not that easy." He looked around and asked, "Do you know where this is?" ?"

Bo Xiao knew that this was the Lotus Leaf Temple, but when Tan Zhou asked, the answer would obviously not be so obvious.

He looked at Tan Zhou.

Tan Zhou said: "This temple is called the Lotus Leaf Temple. Don't look at it as it is now dilapidated and dilapidated. Back then, it was a big temple with a lot of incense and great monks gathered here. It is no less than the Guo'an Temple outside Jiankang City.

14 years ago, the Demon Sect of the Western Regions was the pioneer of the Northern Army and invaded the Central Plains wantonly.Abbot Jitong of the Lianye Temple led the monks to fight the enemy with all their strength, severely damaging the foundation of the Demon Cult.However, Abbot Jitong and the [-] monks in the temple all died in this battle.

In memory of the people, a stone Buddha statue was cast at the gate of the temple, and one hundred and eight water tanks were placed, and lotus flowers were planted to worship every year. "

Bo Xiao wondered, "Since there are people worshiping, how could this temple be in such a ruined state?"

Tan Zhoudao: "If no one takes care of it, it will naturally fall into ruins. When the Mozong invaded Chuzhou, the governor at that time, Wang Yuan, was the first to abandon the city and flee. The officers and soldiers collapsed without a fight. This is a disgrace to the court."

Bo Xiao understood what he heard, and raised his brows: "You mean the imperial court turned a blind eye to the deeds of the monks in the Lianye Temple to hide their embarrassment, and allowed it to decline?"

Tan Zhou saw Bo Xiao's indignation, and said with a smile, "You can say that. Do you know where the escaped assassin Wang Yuan is now?"

How did Bo Xiao know.

Tan Zhou asked himself and answered: "Then Wang Yuan came from the direct branch of the Langya Wang family. After abandoning the city and fleeing, he was demoted and transferred to a small county called Chaisang in Jiujiang County to become the head of Chaisang. Zhuo Zhuo was promoted to the governor of Yangzhou. Now he has become an official of Sinong, and he is in charge of Qiannong's affairs, which is a real fat post."

Tan Zhou tapped the plowshare and said calmly: "You are still young, you will see more and more such injustices in the future, and you will become more and more accustomed to them. Don't talk about the Southern Dynasty, but the Northern Kingdom. Is it pure and peaceful? , is there nothing dirty or ugly?

Even these rescued Chuzhou people.How much can their so-called gratitude make them do?A tank, a few lotus plants, there will be no more.

After a long time, they will forget. "

(End of this chapter)