Cao Thief

Chapter 290 Wishing to be the Young Master (asking for a monthly ticket!!!)

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Beimang, also known as Mount Jia.

Stretching for more than [-] miles from east to west, like a long dragon, lying across the north of Luoyang City, it is a natural barrier to the north of Luoyang.

The mountains are undulating and the scenery is beautiful.

According to legend, Lao Tzu, the ancestor of Taoism, used to make alchemy in this mountain, so it became a holy place of Taoism in later generations... Chrysanthemum Temple is located in a valley at the foot of Beiman Mountain.There are wild chrysanthemums growing in the valley, and after the beginning of autumn, they bloom one after another.The mountains are colorful and gorgeous, becoming a landscape in Luoyang.After the beginning of autumn, there is an endless stream of tourists coming here.After admiring the chrysanthemums, people will climb to death.Every evening, the twilight is dark.Standing on Beiman Mountain, you can see the misty clouds, making you feel as if you have entered a fairyland...

Overlooking Mang Mountain at night is one of the eight great scenic spots in Luoyang in later generations.

It's just that Cao Peng has never been to this place in his previous life, and he has never enjoyed the beautiful scenery at night.

The surrounding mountains are undulating, and the mountains and rivers are particularly beautiful.Overlooking the majestic outline of Luoyang City from afar, there is only a hint of decay in the twilight.

Standing side by side with Chen Qun on Beimang Mountain, Cao Peng couldn't help feeling relaxed and happy.

There are no traces of artificial carvings here, and there are no cable cars all over the sky. It is a natural scenery.

Looking down the mountain, the wild chrysanthemums are blooming.

Looking into the distance, Luoyang City is in sight...

"The setting sun is infinitely good, but it's almost dusk."

He couldn't help but let out a sigh of emotion, but Chen Qun heard it clearly when he didn't expect it.

"Ah Fu, why are you sighing so much?"

"Uh, it's just a feeling, it's nothing."

"is it?"

Chen Qun couldn't help laughing, nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

I climbed the mountain with Cao Peng for a long time, and also enjoyed the scenery of Beimang.Chen Qun felt a little tired, so he wanted to go home.

He went to Cao Peng today, saying that he was looking for chrysanthemums, but in fact he wanted to find out Cao Peng's plan.

But Cao Peng had made it clear, so Chen Qun felt relieved.He began to think about how to rectify the Luoyang market and stabilize people's livelihood.

The prices in Luoyang remained high during the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Even Luoyang, which was dilapidated after Dong Zhuo moved the capital, was still expensive.

In Xudu, a liter of rough millet costs about 130 yuan; while in Luoyang, the price of the same liter of rough millet is as high as more than [-] yuan, nearly [-] yuan.This is the result of Cao Cao's stabilization of grain prices after Xu Dutun grain.If it was placed in the early days, a liter of rough millet once exceeded the consistent money, which can be seen from the high price.What Chen Qun has to do now is to try his best to bring down the grain price in Luoyang.

During the Xiping period, the grain price in Luoyang was only over a hundred dollars.

Chen Qun didn't expect to fall back to the level of the Xiping years, as long as it stabilized at around [-] yuan, it could be called an extraordinary political achievement.

"Ah Fu, let's go back."

"Alright."

Cao Peng also wanted to leave, so he nodded in response.

"Tonight, come to your house for dinner?"

"Why did you come to my house?"

Chen Qun laughed and said, "How can there be no delicious food in such a good season? But if you talk about delicious food, your Xiaoluan cooks the best."

"Brother, you can't be so shameless."

"Brother, you came to Luoyang, I haven't received the wind for you yet, why don't you make up for it at your home today, to show my brother's heart."

Your family welcomes someone, and you have to eat at the home of the person who is being greeted.

Fortunately, Cao Peng was also used to Chen Qun, so after a few words of laughing and cursing, he agreed.

At this time, the golden crow sank to the west, and the evening clouds merged.

There is a cool breeze on the mountain, but when you reach the foot of the mountain, you suddenly feel sultry like a steamer.I don't know if it's God's bad mood, or other reasons.After descending the mountain, the sky suddenly changed.But seeing billowing dark clouds rushing from a distance, covering the sky in the blink of an eye...

From the thick clouds, thunder came faintly.

Cao Peng was about to board the car when he heard someone calling his name in the distance.

He stopped and turned his head to look over, but saw an extremely ugly old monk and a young man walking towards him Shi Shiran.

"It really is you, Mr. Cao!"

"Mr. Xuanshuo?"

Cao Peng recognized at a glance that one was Yuan Xuanshuo, the current Minister of Baima Temple (self-proclaimed, but the court did not record it), and the other was Zhang Liang, who had the same name as the "General Rengong" of Taiping Dao.The two came to Cao Peng, one was the leader and the other bowed their hands.

"Mr. Zhang, Mr. Xuan Shuo, why are you here?"

Xuan Shuo grinned, the scars on his face piled up, making people feel disgusted.

He replied: "The chrysanthemum fairy is hosting a banquet today. How can we not come? The chrysanthemum wine she brewed last year is just one year old and can be unsealed, so we are invited to come and have a taste of the master's wine. Just now I saw it from a distance. Seeing Mr. Cao's back is familiar, so I called out boldly."

While speaking, Xuan Shuo glanced at Chen Qun, and cupped his hands, "The magistrate Chen is also here."

He is the Minister of the White Horse Temple, no matter whether this 'Secretary of the White Horse Temple' is recognized by the court, he is also under the rule of Chen Qun after all.

When Chen Qun arrived, Xuan Shuo also went to greet him.Therefore, he recognized Chen Qun at a glance, which is not surprising to Cao Peng.

Zhang Liang also stepped forward to greet Chen Qun, and then stood aside without speaking.

"Magistrate Chen, Mr. Cao, it looks like a thunderstorm is coming, why don't you go to the nunnery to take shelter from the rain, so that you can taste the chrysanthemum wine?"

"This one……"

Chen Qun hesitated for a moment, then looked at Cao Peng.

Cao Peng looked up at the dark clouds in the sky, and said softly, "Mr. Xuanshuo is right. If that's the case, you and I might as well find a place to shelter from the rain. When the rain stops, let's go back, how about it?"

"Just follow the meaning of Youxue."

In fact, Chen Qun may or may not have wanted to experience the demeanor of the chrysanthemum fairy in his heart.

But he is Luo Yang Ling, every word and deed must have rules.

To put it nicely, it's called restraint; to put it bluntly, it's pretentious.

Xuan Shuo couldn't help laughing, "Today, County Magistrate Chen and Young Master Cao arrived, so it must be our luck. Yuan An, I'll accompany the county magistrate and Young Master Cao. You can tell Fairy Chrysanthemum to clean it up. Don't worry about it." I have neglected the county magistrate Chen and Mr. Cao, two distinguished guests."

Zhang Liang nodded, turned and left.

Chen Qun and Cao Peng, accompanied by Yuan Xuanshuo, walked towards the Chrysanthemum Temple.

"Where did Mr. Yuan get high school before?"

"Where is there any high position, but in the city of Chang'an, to be a small soldier. At the beginning, Wang Situ planned to kill Dong Zhuo, and Li Jue and Guo Si besieged Chang'an. I was also afraid of death, so I left secretly. The wound on the face, It was at that time that he was injured by the fire at the city gate.

Originally, I still had the heart to do some business.

But once the skin is hurt, the mind will be thin.

It happened that I had also practiced Buddhism in my early years, so when I came to Luoyang, I felt reclusive, so I settled down at the White Horse Temple.At that time, there was no one in the White Horse Temple, so I was recommended as the Minister of the White Horse Temple... By the way, County Magistrate Chen, please take the trouble to make a book for me in the court as soon as possible. "

"The former Luoyang Ling, why didn't he make a book?"

"How to make a book?" Xuan Shuo sighed, "In the beginning, even the court didn't know where it was, so no one asked about it; after His Majesty moved the capital, there were years of wars. It was not taken seriously, so it was delayed like this.

Before, the monks of Donglin Temple asked to build statues of the five hundred disciples of the Buddha, but it was delayed because the name had not been rectified..."

After finishing speaking, Xuan Shuo sighed again.

Buddha is Sanskrit, which translates to the meaning of 'Buddha'.

In Buddhism, there is the "Five Hundred Disciples of the Buddha Self-Speaking of the Beginning Sutra", which was introduced to the Eastern Han Dynasty as early as the Yongping period.

However, when Yongping was seeking the Dharma, Zhu Falan and Gash Moten translated the "42 Chapters" and other scriptures, but did not translate "The Five Hundred Disciples of the Buddha Said the Original Sutra", so the "Benqi Sutra" circulated among the people Still in Sanskrit.Even if the monks knew about it, they did not translate it to maintain their lofty status.And the five hundred disciples of the Buddha are the five hundred arhats of later generations.

Ancient Tianzhu used 'five hundred' and 'eighty-four' to describe many meanings.

For example, the five hundred monks, five hundred disciples, and five hundred arhats are numbers that often appear in Buddhist scriptures.

Donglin Temple is located in Xingyang.

Together with Luoyang Baima Temple and Xishan Xiangshan Temple, it is also known as the three oldest Buddhist temples in China.Donglin Temple was also built in the Yongping period, but slightly later than the White Horse Temple, and belongs to the branch of the White Horse Temple.Sakyamuni is enshrined, so it is normal to ask for Buddha statues of five hundred disciples.

It's just that Donglin Temple is not allowed to make Buddha statues without authorization, and must be approved by Baima Temple and supervised by Baima Temple.

Now the White Horse Temple has not been approved by the court, even if it is created, it cannot be transported.Especially after Taiping Dao, the imperial court has always been cautious about this kind of religious transmission.If it is found on the road, it is likely to be destroyed on the spot...

Chen Qun nodded and said: "I will pay attention to this matter...but I still need to go to the Honglu Temple, and I am afraid it will take some time."

"As long as County Magistrate Chen is careful, otherwise, the statues of the five hundred disciples in my temple have already been made, but the delay in transporting them will be a trouble."

Xuan Shuo stopped talking and didn't discuss any further.

As for when Chen Qun submitted the letter and when he approved it, he would not ask.

People like Chen Qun, since they agreed, they would naturally not regret it.Presumably Xuan Shuo's company was because of Chen Qun's words.

Cao Peng listened quietly and never interrupted along the way.

The group of people came to the outside of the Chrysanthemum Nunnery without knowing it. The thunder in the clouds became more urgent, and the silver snake could be seen faintly circulating in the dark clouds.

Heavy rain is coming!
Yueguan brought his disciples, and the little monk Xuelian waited outside the nunnery.

I saw her with her hair draped over her shoulders, which set off her fair and tender skin.A pink dimple, obviously carefully modified, with curved willow-leaf eyebrows, a pair of peach blossom eyes, the flashing light in the pupils, captivating the soul.A cyan black robe was draped over her body, and when the wind blew by, the sleeves of the skirt were lifted, revealing a pair of slender and beautiful legs, looming indistinctly.Concave and convex curves are faintly visible with the shaking of the black clothes, making it even more attractive.

Seeing Chen Qun and others coming, Yue Guan took lotus steps and walked down the doorstep gracefully.

She bowed and said, "Xiao Ni has met Luo Yangling, Cao Beibu."

The moment she leaned forward, her slender neck drew a moving curve.

Through the loose black clothes, you can see two plump lumps under the white skin...

When Chen Qun saw Yueguan, his eyes lit up.

This woman, every gesture of her hands and feet, reveals a charm that seduces the soul. She is really, really... a monster who can overwhelm the city and the country.

Cao Peng coughed lightly, and Chen Qun came back to his senses.

After meeting with Yue Guan, Yue Guan was leading the way, and he saw the plump buttocks under the black clothes, outlining the back, outlining...

Chen Qun lowered his voice and said, "Such a beauty can be compared to Duke Ling of Wei's son."

Duke Ling of Wei was the lord of the state of Wei in the Spring and Autumn Period. He had a beautiful concubine named Song Nan, who was also called Nanzi in the history books.

In the history books, Nanzi was evaluated as "beautiful but lewd".

"The Analects of Confucius-Yong Ye" also has a record: Zilu was not happy when he saw Nanzi.The master pointed it out and said: "For those who are denied, the sky will hate it, the sky will hate it."

It means that Confucius was summoned by De Nanzi in Weiguo, and his student Zilu was very unhappy.

Confucius had no choice but to swear to confess his feelings...

In fact, when Cao Peng read this passage, he couldn't help feeling a little weird.

The teacher wants to swear to the students when he sees a woman?Then the teacher couldn't help being too aggrieved, and the student Zilu was too domineering.

In fact, when Confucius saw Nanzi, it is still a great mystery to later generations.

Wang Chong, a great Confucian in the Eastern Han Dynasty, directly doubted whether Confucius and Nanzi really had an affair in "Lunheng".
This may be a big scandal that no one can find out...

Cao Peng laughed, and said softly: "Brother, would you like your son to court, or Kong Zhongni?"

Gongzi Chao is Nanzi's lover and Wei Linggong's male favourite.He and Nanzi even eloped and fled after a cloud and rain, but they were invited back by Wei Linggong, and the three of them walked together happily.

Upon hearing this, Chen Qun coughed violently.

Yue Guan stopped and looked back, "Chen Luoyang, are you alright?"

Are you unwell?
Cao Peng laughed and said: "It's okay, it's okay, Chen Luoyang was just excited for a while, so he coughed."

"Excited?"

Yue Guan's beautiful eyes rolled, and he glanced at Chen Qun suspiciously.

Chen Qun quickly waved his hands, "It's really all right, don't listen to Cao Beibei's nonsense."

After all, he gave Cao Peng a hard look.Yue Guan was a little confused, but since Chen Qun said he was fine, she couldn't ask any more.

"You bastard, Hugh made fun of the saint."

Cao Peng laughed and kept silent.

The chrysanthemum nunnery is small in size, facing a Buddhist hall at the mountain gate.On one side of the Buddhist hall, there are three meditation rooms.

Go through the gate and enter the backyard.This backyard is adjacent to the Buddhist hall, which is a courtyard and the residence of Yueguan.Next to the courtyard, there is a flower pond, and a water pavilion is built in the pond, with an area of ​​about [-] square meters.At this time, there were already many people in the water pavilion, and they came out to greet them one after another.

Cao Peng saw at a glance that there were acquaintances and a few unfamiliar faces.

Chi Zhong and Zhang Tai are on the list, and there are two other men, one is about 40 years old, chubby, and looks quite rich.

But the other was a young man with a gloomy face and a serious expression.

"Actually, I think it's better for the young master."

Chen Qun stepped forward to meet everyone, but before he took a step, he suddenly said something to Cao Peng.Cao Peng staggered on his feet, and suddenly felt dumbfounded.This Chen Changwen is really... But such a character suits Cao Peng quite well.

He shook his head and stepped forward.

A middle-aged man named Su Wei, from Hejian.

As for the young man, his surname is Chen.But it's not Chen Qun's 'Chen', but Chen Fan's 'Chen'.

One Yingchuan, one Runan Pingyu, the two have no connection.Su Wei is a big businessman in Luoyang and a member of the Su family in Hejian.

Hejian Su family?

For some reason, a familiar figure flashed in Cao Peng's mind.

I couldn't help feeling a little puzzled in my heart: did I misread the person I saw inside the Luoyang city gate earlier?Or is it him?
Deep eyes flashed across Su Wei...

(End of this chapter)