The Jagged Cavalry of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 481 Chapter 480 The Most Familiar Stranger
It was midsummer when Zhang Yan left Pengcheng, and it was already early autumn when he came back from Liaodong. His clothes looked a little thin. Walking on the official road, the farmland on both sides of the road was full of post-harvest scenes, barren and bare. .

After returning to Pengcheng, Zhang Yan did not take much rest, but quickly devoted himself to reform work, and once again gathered his confidants together.

However, this gathering is slightly different from the last one. Last time there were only Zhang Zhao, Chen Qun, Gu Yong, Dong Zhao, Wang Lang and others. This time, Zhang Yan called a lot of people, except some of his confidants In addition to the staff, there are also Henan Yin Zhanghong, Youzhou Mu Jiaxu, Yongzhou governor Zhong Yao, Jizhou Mu Zangba, Yingchuan prefect Yang Xiu, Donghai prefect Mi Zhu, Huwei general Zhao Yun, Yangzhou governor Lu Su, Huya general Zhang Liao, and even Tian Feng, Ju Shou, Mr. Shui Jing, Sima Hui, and Mr. Pang De, who had been in the field all the time, called over.

In just a few days, all the ministers who were recruited rushed to Pengcheng non-stop, and came to Yanwang's mansion to attend this important meeting within the stipulated time.

The weather in September was high and crisp, and the ninth day of the lunar new year was the annual Double Ninth Festival. All the people Zhang Yan had summoned had arrived. The carriages and horses were all ready outside King Yan’s mansion. After everyone enjoyed breakfast with Zhang Yan, Zhang Yan Yan then said to the crowd: "Today is the annual Double Ninth Festival. You all work hard for state affairs every year, so this king specially wants to take you out for fun today."

After hearing this, everyone was a little surprised. King Yan gathered people all the way to celebrate the Double Ninth Festival?

However, since everyone has come, they can only obey King Yan's arrangement, and then follow King Yan out of King Yan's mansion, and board the carriages lined up outside King Yan's mansion one by one. After that, Xu Sheng made a report to Zhang Yan, and Zhang Yan gave an order, and the convoy started slowly and left Pengcheng.

The convoy headed south all the way, heading directly to Xiapi, and the destination was Futu Temple in the south of Xiapi City.

The Futu Temple was built by Ruo Rong. It was originally the place where Ruo Rong raised the dead. Today, Xu Sheng, the captain of the city gate and the commander of Jinyiwei, came out of the Futu Temple and was rescued by Xu Sheng. , also became the original strength of Jinyiwei, and now they are all important figures in the system of Jinyiwei, and they are also Zhang Yan's most loyal subordinates.

A convoy of ministers of military and military affairs from North Korea left Pengcheng and headed south along Surabaya. At noon, the convoy did not stop moving, but let the ministers of civil and military affairs in the car eat dry food and drink cold water to satisfy their hunger .Hurry up slowly, and finally arrived at the foot of Futu Temple in the south of Xiapi City in the evening.

When the horse-drawn carriages stopped at the foot of the mountain where the Futu Temple is located, the ministers got out of the carriages one after another, stretched their muscles and bones, and looked around. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that this is the Futu Temple .

Zhang Yan rode a white dragon horse, came to the front of all the civil and military ministers, pointed to the Futu Temple on the mountain and said: "We will stay here tonight, and the pommel horse is exhausted along the way, thank you ministers for your hard work. Xu Sheng!"

"What orders does His Royal Highness King Yan have?" Xu Sheng immediately walked over from the side, clasped his fists and said.

"Prepare soft sedan chairs for your lords."

"Here!"

Not long after, Xu Sheng parked all the soft sedan chairs that had been arranged in front of the adults. Two people carried a soft sedan chair for one person to ride in. Dozens of civil and military ministers took the soft sedan chairs and were carried by others. up the hill.

Zhang Yan did not take the soft sedan chair, but rode his white dragon horse, walking at the front of the team.

The mountain is not too high, and the mountain road has been leveled, wide and flat, and the slope is not too steep. It only took a while for everyone to climb to the top of the mountain.

The Futu Temple was built on the top of the mountain. When everyone climbed to the top of the mountain, the Futu Temple was displayed in front of everyone. At this moment, as the sun set, the entire Futu Temple was shrouded in twilight. The sun glowing with golden sunlight gradually sank. On the other side of the mountain, the scenery on the mountain is pleasant, and the scale of the construction of the Futu Temple, as well as its unique construction style, also left a very deep impression on the ministers.

At this time, Chen Jiao, the prefect of Xiapi, led more than 20 officials out of the Futu Temple. Under the leadership of Chen Jiao, everyone followed him into the Futu Temple.

Chen Jiao took the adults to visit the Futu Temple back and forth, and then personally explained the origin of the Futu Temple and what happened in the Futu Temple to the adults.

When they heard that Zhang Yan led the crowd to kill Ruo Rong, who occupied Xiapi, they all felt sorry for Zhang Yan's feat.

In the end, everyone found out that Xu Sheng also came out of the Futu Temple, and it was even more eye-popping.

After visiting the Futu Temple, Chen Jiao took people to the Daxiong Hall in the temple, and the eminent monks in the temple explained Buddhism to the adults.

After the teaching of Dharma, a dinner was held in the temple. Because we were in the temple, we could not eat meat, and the dinner was only vegetarian.

After the dinner, the adults dragged their exhausted bodies back to their rooms. Zhang Yan told them that tomorrow morning, they will discuss matters in an empty hall behind the Futu Temple, and let the ministers rest early.

None of the ministers knew what kind of medicine was sold in Zhang Yan's gourd, but today's day's journey was already too exhausting, and many of them fell asleep.

Zhang Yan came to the guest room, Xu Sheng followed closely, entered the guest room together, and said to Zhang Yan: "His Royal Highness, you should rest earlier, tomorrow's affairs have been arranged by the subordinates."

"Well, you've been tired all day too, go to rest early too!"

Xu Sheng left the guest room, but Zhang Yan did not fall asleep.He couldn't sleep, and he was still not sure about the reforms that the ministers would have tomorrow, and he didn't know what kind of reaction they would have.But no matter what, the reform must continue, and he will never stop until the supreme imperial power of this feudal society is broken.

As Jia Xu said, reform is a double-edged sword, which can hurt others as well as oneself. If it is not handled properly, there is a high possibility of subversive danger.Therefore, Zhang Yan decided to look at the reactions of the ministers tomorrow, and then decide what to do next. He must not play with fire and set himself on fire, otherwise, all his previous efforts would be in vain.

This time Zhang Yan specially called Jia Xu over, just wanting Jia Xu to help him speak, at least, he can be sure that Jia Xu is on his side, stand firm, if he is there, if something happens If there is a problem, he can make up for it in time.

It was the dead of night, but Zhang Yan didn't want to sleep. For tomorrow, it was an unknown number.

My heart is dull, irritable, and even more uneasy. After all, Zhang Yan's thoughts are completely different from those of this group of people. He comes from the future, and this group of people are ancient people. Whether they can understand such advanced thoughts is still unknown. .

Zhang Yan jumped off the bed, put on his shoes and socks, put on a cape, opened the door, and walked out.

At this moment, there was silence in the Futu Temple, only the faint sound of knocking wooden fish, Zhang Yan followed the sound and walked over, and soon came to a small Buddhist hall behind the Futu Temple.

The Buddhist hall is not too big, and the architectural style does not seem to be integrated with the Futu Temple. It looks like it was built later.But there was a bright fire in the Buddhist hall. A man wearing a monk's robe knelt in front of the altar of the Buddhist hall, motionless, and the sound of the wooden fish knocking came from there.

The man in the monk's robe is not shaved. He may be practicing with hair. The long hair of the shawl hangs down to his waist. Just looking at the back, you will feel that the waist of this monk is so slender, and it gives Zhang Yan a feeling of deja vu. It seems that I have seen it somewhere, but I can't think of it for a while.

Lonely in the middle of the night, Zhang Yan was so preoccupied that he couldn't fall asleep. He really wanted to talk to someone, and there was too much confusion in his letter. In his opinion, monks who practiced practice had a certain amount of wisdom. This monk will give him some hints and advice.

So, Zhang Yan lifted his feet and walked towards the Buddhist hall, stood behind the monk, put his hands together, and respectfully performed a Buddhist salute on the altar enshrined in the Buddhist hall, and then walked to the monk's side , bent down and performed a Buddha ceremony to the monk, just about to open his mouth to speak, but the face of the monk in front of him surprised him, he opened his mouth wide in surprise, but he was still speechless!
The monk raised his head and glanced at Zhang Yan, a look of panic flashed in his eyes, and even the wooden fish that was knocking stopped.

"You... why are you here?" Zhang Yan asked in surprise when he saw this familiar person.

The monk stood up slowly, bowed to Zhang Yan, and said, "The poor nun Wuyou has seen His Royal Highness King Yan."

When Zhang Yan heard the word "poor nun", his heart suddenly turned cold, and the excitement that had just been ignited was extinguished in an instant.

The person standing in front of Zhang Yan at this moment is none other than Diao Chan who left Pengcheng and disappeared without a trace.Who would have thought that Diao Chan would come to Futu Temple, lead her hair to practice, and become a nun.

Diao Chan is still the same as before. Although it has been several years, she is still the most beautiful woman. Anyone who sees her will immediately fall in love with this woman.

Zhang Yan is no exception!

"Diao Chan..." Zhang Yan couldn't accept this fact, so he called softly.

"His Royal Highness Yan, the poor nun has escaped into the Buddhist sect, the Dharma name is Wuyou, Diao Chan is no longer in the world, I hope His Highness Yan can understand!" Diao Chan interrupted Zhang Yan's words, and said calmly.

Zhang Yan frowned, looking at this familiar yet very strange person standing in front of him, he didn't know what to say for a moment.

In the past, they were mandarin ducks playing in the water, but now, time has passed, and when the two meet again, they have become strangers who look like strangers, they are the most familiar, but they are strange...

(End of this chapter)