Reborn in the late Northern Wei Dynasty

Chapter 95 Yongning Temple (Two in One)

Gao Cheng's enthusiasm did not exceed Cui Xian's expectations, and everything can be traced.

Cui Xian had long heard that Gao Cheng had competed with his uncle Gao Chen for him, and this time he took the opportunity to ask Gao Huan for it, which can be said to be deliberate.

This kind of attention makes Cui Xian have mixed feelings, the Gao family father and son are so trustworthy, how can this kindness be repaid.

Cui Xian immediately introduced his family to Gao Cheng, and when he saw Cui Xian's wife, Li Shi, Gao Cheng took a deep look at Li Shi's neck, and then looked away.

It's not that he fell in love with this woman. For the young Gao Wang who loves talents, a capable minister like Cui Xian is truly stunning. He just remembered Li's fate.

After Cui Siam's death, Gao Yang went to Cui's mansion to pay his respects, and asked Li Shi if he missed Cui Siam. Li replied that he missed Cui Siam very much. outside.

After meeting Cui Xian's family one after another, Gao Cheng glanced at Duan Shao, and finally remembered one thing.

When Duan Shao took a concubine, he never asked him to watch the ceremony, which is something that his cousin could not do.

Gao Cheng asked Cui Xian to return to the carriage for a while, and rode alongside Duan Shao himself.

"Xiao first took concubines, why didn't you invite me to watch the ceremony?"

Gao Cheng complained.

Duan Shao said perfunctorily with an innocent face:
"Wife and concubine are ugly, I'm afraid they will stain Zihui's eyes."

"You obviously listened to other people's slander, you and I have known each other for a long time, what kind of person I am, doesn't Xiaoxian feel it at all!"

Seeing that Gao Cheng seemed to be really angry, Duan Shao could only laugh and said:

"Next time, I will definitely introduce Zihui's family members next time."

Only then did Gao Cheng let him go, and the group went to Bohai Prince's Mansion. Gao Cheng let Duan Shao go back to live with his wife and concubine tenderly, and asked the steward of the mansion to take Cui Xian's family to the house they had already bought for resettlement.

He walked with Cui Xian arm in arm and entered the mansion.

In the wing room, Gao Cheng and Cui Xian sat opposite each other, he said with a sad face:

"Cheng is assisting the government in Luoyang, and his responsibilities are very important. The staff of the shogunate may be recruited to Jinyang by his father, or sent to other prefectures and counties, so there is little help. Cheng heard that Ji Lun has the ability to know people, so I asked Ji Lun to recommend talents for me. .”

Cui Xian already knew Gao Cheng's plan to seek talents in the secret letter, and he had already thought about the candidate all the way south, and immediately replied:
"Since ancient times, virtuous people have never avoided relatives. There is a relative in Siam named Cui Ang, who came from the second family of the Cui family in Boling. He is not good at writing, but he is quite comprehensive in writing. When he is old, he is upright, deep and ambitious. Siam should recommend it to the prince."

Of course Gao Cheng knew that Cui Ang, one of the three Cuisines under the original owner, had already offered him an olive branch when he was in Xindu, but Cui Ang politely rejected him on the grounds that he was studying behind closed doors.

At that time Gao Huan only had [-] paces, and the Erzhu Clan had an army of more than [-], and they had just quelled Liu Lingzhu's chaos.

But compared to Cui Jishu, who was only 17 years old at the time, and had no hesitation in coming to him after receiving the letter, the verdict was decided.

After Gao Cheng told Cui Xian about the origin, he said:
"Please also ask Ji Lun to send me another letter, recruiting Cui Ang to assist in Luoyang."

Cui Xian agreed and praised:

"If you know that the son of the world is sincere in seeking talents, the wise men from all over the world will definitely compete to vote."

Gao Cheng waved his hand and said:

"It's because Cheng is young and needs the help of sages, so I ask Ji Lun to continue to raise sages for me."

Cui Xian then said:

"Xing Shao, a native of Hejian (Renqiu, Hebei), is famous for his literary talents in the north. He is quick-witted, knowledgeable and memorized. He once read the "Hanshu", and he could recite the entire text with 80 words in just five days. Talented but not arrogant, he can serve as a bureaucrat for the prince and be in charge of confidential documents."

Gao Cheng was astonished. He recited 80 words in five days. If it was not forgery, his memory could be called a photographic memory.

It is indeed the best candidate to manage confidential documents. If you have any inquiries, you can answer them casually without searching.

Gao Cheng took the pen and wrote Xing Shao's name on the screen of the wing room.

There were many names written on the screen, Cui Xian ranked first, and even Chen Yuankang, Yang Min, and Cui Jishu were behind him.

Cui Xian's gaze was finally attracted to the screen, and he looked a little excited.

When Gao Cheng saw this, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he quickly suppressed it, urging Cui Xian to recommend talents for him again.

Cui Xian withdrew his gaze and continued to talk eloquently:
"Wen Zisheng, a native of Jiyin Yuanju (Heze, Shandong), is erudite and good at writing. His writings are deeply loved by the puppet Liang Xiaoyan. He once said: 'Cao Zhi and Lu Ji are resurrected in the north.' He can be the chief author of the document."

Gao Cheng thought deeply after hearing what he said, whether Wen Zisheng was only used to write articles, whether he was unqualified, and he might be able to be placed in Nanliang when he sent a mission to Nanliang in the future.

"I also heard of Wen Zisheng's name earlier. At the age of 22, he was ranked No. 1 in the eight thousand scribes in the assessment of Emperor Xiaoming's selection of a resigner to serve as a censor. However, Emperor Xiaozhuang killed Er Zhurong. I have escaped disaster and fled Luoyang, and I don’t know where he is now, since Ji Lun recommended me, do you know where he is?”

Cui Xian said to himself:
"Siam and Wen Zisheng often have correspondence, so you should invite him to Luoyang for your son. The three people you recommend today are all talented people for a while. Please trust me and use them."

Gao Cheng held Cui Xian's hand again, thinking about the virtuous men of the past dynasties, the first thing he thought of was Xun Yu, but in the end he was forced to death by the lord, the omen was not good, and he turned to Xiao He who recommended Han Xin for Liu Bang.

He laughed loudly:
"I have Ji Lun. If I win Xiao He, I will ask Ji Lun to help me wholeheartedly in the future. I will treat each other sincerely."

When Cui Xian heard this, he couldn't help puffing up his chest: Gao Wang and his sons all expected me from Xiao He, could it be that I am really Xiao He from the Gao family.

The two chatted again, Gao Chengcai sent Cui Xian out of Bohai Palace, and ordered someone to guide him.

Cui Xian's footsteps were flimsy along the way, and he felt light and light in his whole body, and it took a lot of effort not to show his complacency.

Gao Cheng sent Cui Xian away, and told his servants to put away the screen.

He has five screens with names written on them, but the leaders are Chen Yuankang, Yang Min, Cui Jishu, Zhao Yanshen, and Cui Xian.

To meet Cui Xian today, he ordered his confidants to replace the screen with the corresponding screen. Of course, if all his staff members arrive, he will remove the screen.

After giving instructions to the servants, Gao Cheng turned his head and went to the Department of Public Security.

Now that we have Gao Huan's permission, it's time to close the net.

April 26, early morning.

The monks of Yongning Temple had their morning classes, and they all went to eat meals. The meals were rich, with meat and wine. A fat monk who was full wiped the fat from his mouth and laughed with his companions about the bad things about the monks in the south. situation.

The anecdote of Xiao Yan, the emperor of Nanliang who sacrificed his life to a Buddhist temple, naturally made them, the northern monks, look good, but just because there was such a devout Buddhist as the emperor, the monks in the south were not as comfortable as them.

It turned out that Xiao Yan studied a "Mahaparinirvana Sutra" some time ago, and he was deeply inspired by the sentence "abstinence from killing" in the scriptures, so he issued an edict some time ago, prohibiting monks across the country from eating meat.

This is a hard time for the monks in the south. They have to carry others behind their backs when they eat some meat. How can they be so free and easy like them.

Ah!The emperor in the south can still control them, but the monks in the north can't.

"Bao Hui, if you have eaten your breakfast, then go to inspect the fields outside the city, don't make any noise here."

The abbot of Yongning Temple thought the fat monk was noisy and stopped him.

The fat monk named Baohui didn't dare to delay. He was always in charge of inspecting the fields.

There is no better place in the world than Yongning Temple, this is the voice of Monk Baohui.

Yongning Temple was built by the Empress Dowager Hu, the mother of Emperor Xiaoming, in the first year of Xiping (516). They are all nobles.

There are more than a thousand monks' houses and buildings in the temple, with carved beams and powder walls, which are extremely luxurious.

But the most commendable thing is the nine-story pagoda with a height of ninety feet. On top of the stupa is a golden temple with a height of ten feet.

The nine-story pagoda is resplendent and resplendent, each floor has four sides, three households and six windows on each side, painted with red lacquer, and there are five elements of golden bells on the door, with a total of [-] golden bells.

There is a vase above the golden temple, and under the vase there are eleven heavy golden plates bearing dew, and golden duo hang from all around.

There are also Jinduo hung on each corner, the size of Jinduo is like pottery, and there are 130 Duo in total.

Not to mention the many golden and jade statues in the temple, and I don't know how much people's fat and people's anointment was spent on construction.

Empress Dowager Hu, the builder of Yongning Temple, was drowned in the Yellow River by Er Zhurong long ago, but the glory belonging to the monks of Yongning Temple is still shining brightly.

Er Zhurong once garrisoned an army at Yongning Temple, and Yuan Hao, who followed Chen Qingzhi to the north, also gathered troops here, and Er Zhuzhao even imprisoned Yuan Ziyou in the temple.

No matter which banner is planted on the head of Luoyang City, no one can take away the dignity of Yongning Temple.

Monk Baohui went out of the Dongyang Gate in the east city in a carriage, and traveled for more than [-] li before getting out of the carriage.

As far as the eyes can see, the endless plains and fields are the property of Yongning Temple.

But these are not all. Since Yongning Temple was built 17 years ago, not only the queen mother and the emperor have given the land, but also their monks have worked hard to manage it.

How to operate?Naturally, it is the means of accepting believers to worship, distributing interest money, occupying people's land, etc. As an outsider, he does not need to pay taxes, so how can the accumulation of money be slow.

The mud-legged people who were farming nearby saw the carriage of Yongning Temple and came to pay their respects to Monk Baohui.

Monk Baohui greeted them with Yan Yuese, but he was thinking in his heart which family only had women at this time.

He looked at a middle-aged man.

Zhao Agui?No, his mother-in-law is very fierce, she clamored to report to the officials last time, and she survived only after being threatened by the Buddha.

However, if you can threaten once, you should be able to threaten the second time, anyway, these women dare not speak up.

In other places, the manor owners treated the tenants harshly, and the farmers could still cultivate for others.

Luoyang can't do it, there are already a lot of people, and the fields are even tighter. The whole village is a hermit under the protection of Yongning Temple, and the surrounding fields are all the property of the temple.

Just as he was going to Zhao Agui's home to purify Buddhism, monk Baohui suddenly caught a glimpse of a young man.

A slap on the forehead, Ami, I am a Buddha, isn't this Li Silang just married, the Buddha is destined, and Li Silang's new daughter-in-law may be destined for the Buddha.

Monk Baohui lost his mind and didn't bother to talk to these mud-legged people anymore, so he made a big detour before going to the village.

In the name of promoting Buddhism, monk Baohui tricked Li Silang into opening the door of Li Silang's house, because visiting monks often came to preach Buddhism, and the women in the village were not surprised, after all, many of them had been bullied.

Just as Monk Baohui thought, Li Silang's new daughter-in-law was very fierce and noisy at first, but in the end she just threatened to take back the fields and not give them to cultivate, so she was not obediently submitting.

After Monk Baohui expounded the Dharma, his thoughts became clear, leaving his new daughter-in-law huddled in a corner, hugging her knees and crying,

On the other hand, he wandered around and received the Buddha's wishes from several nearby villages.

Seeing noon, monk Baohui drove the carriage to go back to the city.

After entering Luoyang City, Monk Baohui immediately became honest and slowed down, lest he would offend the nobleman.

But the strange thing was that many people pointed and whispered to him, which made Monk Baohui confused for a while.

Along the way, there are many monks running back and forth, looking like they are in a hurry.

Monk Baohui drove the carriage back to Yongning Temple, just in time to meet a group of monks carrying sticks out.

"What are you doing?"

Monk Baohui grabbed the monk who had made friends with him and asked.

The monk said angrily:

"Baohui, you don't know that there are rumors everywhere in Luoyang to smear the monks, saying that we hide dirt and seek personal gain!"

Monk Baohui was furious:
"We sincerely worship the Buddha, who is so shameless to pour dirty water on people outside us!"

"Who else can there be except those Taoist priests? Many brothers and sisters have seen it. It is a group of Taoist priests who are spreading rumors. In order to compete with us for pilgrims, they actually slander and act like this. It is really hateful. I won't tell you. , and now we are going to demolish those Taoist temples with my brothers and sisters."

The man said a few words and turned away.

When Monk Baohui heard that it was Taoist priests who were provoking trouble, he immediately became furious. It was Cui Hao, who believed in Taoism, who instigated Emperor Taiwu to kill countless Buddhist brothers and sisters.

Not to mention the hatred accumulated over the years of fighting for incense.

Monk Baohui angrily rolled up his sleeves and went to help.

Hearing Division.

Gao Cheng stretched himself. He sat in the lobby for a long time waiting for news. Even with Zhao Yanshen and Cui Jishu by his side, he was still bored.

"My lord, it's moving! There are monks besieging the Taoist temple everywhere!"

Zhang Shiqi broke in and said happily.

He was promoted by Gao Cheng because of his meritorious service in engraving the stele. He was promoted to be a reporter and joined the army, and he stayed with him to record his words and deeds.

Gao Cheng was refreshed when he heard the words, and he asked:
"How many people are involved?"

Zhang Shiqi hurriedly replied:
"There are monks dispatched from all the temples in Luoyang. There are too many people, and the spies can't count them."

Gao Cheng immediately said to Cui Jishu:
"You lead ten guards to the camp outside the city, and immediately send an order to Duan Shao and Yao Xiong to lead a trilogy into Luoyang to quell the riots. Anyone who participated, regardless of Buddhism or Taoism, should be searched and arrested."

Cui Jishu didn't dare to delay, so he went out immediately and ordered ten guards to ride horses with him and went straight to the Gyeonggi camp.

The ministries of the Gyeonggi Army were called back to camp yesterday.

Duan Shao and Yaoxiong had been waiting for news in the camp, while Hu Luguang, Murong Shaozong and others also had their own missions.

　King Gao's first step is, of course, to find a trivial crime and control the temple's armed forces.

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(End of this chapter)