Reborn in the last years of Kangxi

Chapter 1218 The Relic of the Sea

Li Cheng is in Cangzhou, hundreds of miles away from the capital.A few days after Li Nuo's family letter was mailed, Li Cheng rushed back from Cangzhou.

In front of Gao Taijun, Li Cheng behaved like a child who was underage.He is smart already, and he has been with Gao Taijun for a few years, he knows what the old man likes, so it is easy to coax the old man.

Gao Taijun believed in Buddhism for most of his life, and knew that his time was approaching, not only banned meat, but also used very little vegetarian dishes. He only drank a few sips of porridge every day, and drank water at other times.

She used the pretense of fasting again, and everyone tried to persuade her again and again, but it didn't work.

She was already strong-tempered and had a high seniority, so it was difficult for many juniors in the Li family to persuade her.

But if the old man is really going to be willful, then the few lifespans left in the first place will be even less.

Li Nuo is in a dilemma, should he tell Cao's mansion, tell the old aunt Li that she knows, and ask the old aunt to make up her mind.As a result, when Li Cheng came back, he knew about it and said it was on him.

Li Nuo knew that the old lady loved Li Cheng the most, so he asked him to persuade him.

Li Cheng did not directly persuade, but told the old people the stories of believers and lay people he had heard from the people.

"There is a Quanshan Temple in Cangzhou, in which he and several eminent monks who have attained the Tao have also done a monastery outside. During the year in Cangzhou, my great-grandson also made friends with several local gentry. Among them, there was one named He Qi. Yes, the old father in the family is a layman. The old man is sick and the medicine stone is ineffective, so he puts his hope on the Buddha in exchange for a glimmer of life. Although he is not shaved, he can serve the Buddha sincerely. He chant sutras in the morning and evening. The spirit really relieved the pain of the old layman. When the old layman passed away, several masters from Quanshan Temple went to He’s house to send He Qi to his death. The old man went to the western world as he wished, and even several masters praised the old man His strong will allowed him to break away from reincarnation in the world." Li Cheng did not avoid life and death in front of Gao Taijun like the rest of the Li family, but mentioned the past events in Cangzhou in a relaxed tone.

Because of the relationship with Buddhism, Gao Taijun really listened with great interest.

"Passed away?" the old man muttered to himself, with a somewhat bewildered look on his face.

Li Cheng nodded and said: "It's about rebirth. Buddhism pays attention to cultivating karma. That old layman got the blessing of the Buddha because of his karma with the Buddha. He went to the Buddha to listen to the Dharma music one step earlier than the Buddhist disciples."

Gao Taijun was not happy when he heard the words, but frowned slightly, showing a bit of worry.

Seeing this, Li Cheng narrowed his eyes slightly.

"If there is no eminent monk to help, would that old layman still be able to die?" Gao Taijun asked a little bit late.

Li Cheng said: "When the opportunity came, the Buddha came to save him. Those eminent monks were just helping him. The key still depends on the karma of the old lay monks. When the karma is here, even without the help of a few eminent monks, it is time to surpass reincarnation. .”

What Li Cheng said was not all fabricated. Gao Taijun had heard of some truths before, but he didn't think about it, so he didn't pay attention to it.

Now that Li Cheng spoke with a nose and eyes, and compared with the Buddhist karma that Gao Taijun had heard before, Gao Taijun's expression fell into confusion and struggle, and finally showed a bit of helplessness.

The next day, although Gao Taijun still did not eat vegetarian dishes, he drank half a bowl of porridge.When I am hungry after a meal, I am hungry after drinking almond tea mat.

Everyone in the Li family heaved a sigh of relief, and Li Nuo and the Quan family were even more amazed.

Quan's just admired his uncle's ability to persuade the stubborn old man to change his mind.Li Nuo, however, was so curious that he couldn't help looking for Li Cheng and asking why.

"When my great-grandmother was alive, I once asked my ancestor if I blamed my great-uncle and grandfather. I was there at the time, and the two elders only thought I was taking a nap, and did not avoid me when they spoke. I remember clearly that the ancestor was silent for a long time, and Fang Dao It’s a resentment, but I don’t regret marrying my great-uncle and grandpa. It’s just that the relationship between husband and wife is too short in this life. Even when I was young, I can hear the melancholy in the words of my ancestors. She also said that she has sins and wants to I am working hard to make amends, otherwise I would have followed my great-uncle and grandfather in the underground." Li Cheng said.

After hearing this, Li Nuo became more and more confused, and said: "What does the old ancestor's words have anything to do with fasting or not?"

"Although the ancestor has believed in Buddha all his life, he is still reluctant to jump out of reincarnation. It is only because of his great-uncle and grandfather." Li Cheng said: "As for sins and so on, I don't know. I was puzzled at the time, but I also knew that it was related to the elders. We, as juniors, are not the ones to inquire about secret matters. In addition, we were young at that time, so we forgot about it in a few days. Until now, seeing the old ancestor like this, my younger brother only remembered the past." Li Cheng replied in detail.

Although Li Nuo was also curious about what the "atonement" Gao Taijun said was, but now is not the time to explore it...

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Qingfeng Hall, flower hall.

Invited by his fellow guards in the early years, Cao Yong went to Qingfeng Hall for a banquet instead of returning directly to the mansion after being in the household tribal office.

Due to the complicated errands in the household department yamen recently, Cao Yong couldn't leave easily, and it was already Youzheng (six o'clock in the afternoon) when he arrived at Qingfengtang.

Now it is the ninth day of the day, and it gets dark early.

In the Qingfeng Hall, red lanterns of all sizes have been hung, showing a bit of festiveness.

However, when Cao Yong entered Qingfengtang, he felt something was wrong.

The former colleagues, who have almost arrived, are sitting in different seats, exchanging greetings in twos and threes.

These people are all from imperial guard backgrounds, some are in Beijing and some are in other places, and most of them are powerful.

We got together today because the host of the banquet was invited by He Shan, who was then the deputy capital of Manchuria of Zhenglan Banner, to come to give He Shan a warm birthday.

Beside them, it wasn't the servants and servants serving tea, but the beautiful girl who was painted and dressed in gold and silver was holding the cups.

In such a cold weather, they were dressed in thin silk and satin. Fortunately, the mat was placed in the room, and it was made of earth dragons, so it was as warm as spring, and it would not freeze the beauty.

Cao Yong probably glanced at it, and among the dozen or so former colleagues at the banquet, almost everyone received one, even Nalan Fusen, who has always been honest and honest, was no exception.Only He Shan was surrounded by two.

At this moment, everyone has discovered that Cao Yong has arrived.

Although Cao Yong's identity is not the highest among the guards, nor is his grade the highest, but he is young and has a bright future, so everyone stood up and greeted him sincerely.

Seeing everyone like this, Cao Yong felt a little embarrassed, and said: "I was delayed on the road and came late. Please forgive me."

He Shan laughed and said, "Although we are not in the Ministry of Accounting, we have heard about the tedious tasks of the Ministry of Accounting. Who can make a fuss about it?"

Nalan Fusen also said: "It's just now (six o'clock in the afternoon), Furuo is not late, and we have only arrived for a while."

With the birthday star in front, Cao Yong had to say a few auspicious words to celebrate his birthday.

Looking at the beautiful girls in front of them, they are the same as those of a good family.

But Cao Yong didn't think of them as a good family. After all, he had been an official for many years and had experienced such leniency.

"Suspected of forming a clique, collective prostitution and prostitution", these words suddenly came to Cao Yong's mind.

The emperor just broke up with the Tong family, and the case of the Cha family snowballed and became bigger and bigger, but these gentlemen didn't shy away from it for a while, and made such a fuss.

Haven't you heard the word "sticky pole"?
Cao Yong only felt that there were black lines on his forehead. He Shan had already leaned over and leaned over to Cao Yong and said, "If Fu Ruo has no doubts, none of them have become prostitutes. No matter how confused I am, I won't let everyone suffer because of this." Eat it. It’s just for fun, if Furuo thinks it’s inappropriate, feel free to speak up.”

He Shan said frankly, other people's interest is not diminished, Cao Yong will not be so disappointed, so he had to say: "The guest is as the host, the guest is as the host."

Everyone re-entered the table, and Cao Yong's right hand side also had a beauty holding a cup.

Fifteen or six years old, petite and exquisite, with fair skin, she was the best of the twelve beauties at today's banquet.

According to He Shan, this woman is called Tiao Niang, a girl from Hunan.

Xiang girls are affectionate, and the eyebrows and eyes of Tiao Niang are also gentle and sweet, but they are different from other women at the banquet.

During the banquet, most of the other women were flattering and respectful, only Tiao Niang looked indifferent, she was two feet away from Cao Yong, she poured wine and served tea in a proper manner, she didn't mean to go forward to curry favor.

So and so, Cao Yong also at ease.

Because everyone was born as a martial artist, there is no such thing as ostentatious, and they are also bold when they eat wine.

After drinking for three rounds, everyone was a little drunk.

Except for Cao Yong and Nalan Fusen who were unmoved, most of the others were teasing and molesting the beautiful girl around them.Hugging close to each other is common.There were two drunken ones, with big thick lips pouting, arching back and forth on the face and neck of Meijiao Niang beside her, really out of shape.

After all, Nalan Fusen was an old man, and felt that it was too much, so he called He Shan in a low voice, and whispered a few words of persuasion.

He Shan is tonight's birthday star. After being drunk a few times by everyone, his tongue became a little big. He straightened his tongue and said, "Brother, don't worry... there will be no trouble. They are all old men, and there are no shortage of women in the family. I have to live in my crotch..."

Seeing that he didn't listen to persuasion, Nalan Fusen could only sigh.

Although he didn't take off his clothes, the scene was really unsightly.

Upon seeing this, Cao Yong regretted coming to the banquet in his heart.

More than ten years have passed, and everyone's life is different. Apart from mentioning old things, they don't know what to say.

Although I regretted it in my heart, after all, I had some friendship with Heshan, and Cao Yong couldn't leave first, so he could only wait for the end.

Nalan Fusen saw Cao Yong's incompatibility, found a reason, and the two went out of the flower hall together.

Qingfengtang is one of the famous restaurants near Haizi. Today, Heshan is packed. Except for Cao Yong, there are no other guests, so there are many vacant boxes.

Cao Yong and Nalan Fusen found a buddy to lead the way, and found a box to sit and drink tea.

"Most of these guys are in the army, and they all practiced with burning knives. It's outrageous to eat wine." Nalan Fusen said.

Cao Yong shook his head with a smile, and said: "Wine is a sex matchmaker, that's what I said, it doesn't matter whether it's civil or military..."

The two were talking when they heard a sound at the door...

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There is something in my hometown, I went back to my hometown today, tears, no sleeping berth, and no seat ticket... Eleven hours of standing tickets, the feeling is really free... I will go home in three or four days, and the update will not be interrupted during this period, but it will not be added temporarily. Oh, tears, the monthly pass is in danger again...

(End of this chapter)