Chapter 15 During the 14th return visit to Nanyue

Li Yan and his party set off from Qingyuan, but arrived in Guilin within ten days.Yin Zhengmao saw that he had many family members and heavy luggage, so he gave the boss face and sent a lieutenant general to escort him with five hundred soldiers.After arriving in Guilin, the assistant general took his troops back to return to his orders, leaving behind a junior commander to lead thirty soldiers, and ordered them to escort Li Yan all the way to Guangzhou.From Guilin to Guangzhou, there are two ways to go: one is to go south to Nanning, and then go to Lianzhou on the ground of Guangdong from there, and return to Guangzhou by sea boat from Lianzhou.This road is short, but it is very risky. Pirates have been rampant in recent years, and murders and robberies have occurred frequently. Li Yan dare not take this risk.Another road is from Guilin to the east via Shaozhou to Guangzhou.Although this road is an official road connecting Guangxi and Guangdong provinces, the road is not necessarily safe when passing through the high mountains.After discussing with the two masters, Li Yan decided to go from Guilin to Hengzhou, and then from Hengzhou to Chenzhou to Shaozhou. Although this road will take a detour of hundreds of miles, the states and counties along the way are connected and densely populated. More at ease.With his decision made, Li Yan had no intention of wandering in Guilin, so he only took a short rest for three days, let the third aunt go back to reunite with her family, and then hurried on the road again.Along the way, the sedan chairs and horses were mighty, with sergeants leading the way in front and soldiers behind.Although there is no majestic guard of honor of the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, this majesty is still amazing!Therefore, many pedestrians often stop to watch and sigh.

Unknowingly, another ten days later, a group of people arrived in Hengzhou safely.Wang Dongsheng, the magistrate of Hengzhou, went out of the city to meet him in person, and arranged for Li Yan and his party to live in the inn.Because the inn is an official hotel, it is specially designed to receive passing officials who are promoted and reassigned to official business. As long as they live in, the inn will cover all expenses such as eating, drinking, sleeping, and even various entertainment expenses. A gift money will be given when they leave.Therefore, staying in a post station has become the prerogative of officials.But if you don't have a survey issued by the Ministry of War in your hand, you are not eligible to live in the post station.Li Yan originally had a survey and cooperation book in his hand, but as his position was revoked, this survey and cooperation book would automatically become invalid.Li Yan has no personal relationship with Wang Dongsheng, seeing him treat him so kindly, he is very grateful in his heart, and the sorrow after being dismissed and on the road is temporarily relieved.At the reception banquet in the evening, listening to Wang Dongsheng's introduction of Mount Heng, the Nanyue near Fucheng, immediately aroused the interest of visiting the mountains.In the early morning of the next day, Li Zhong, the housekeeper, was left to take care of his family. He brought two masters, took three warm sedan chairs, and picked ten soldiers to guard him. come.

However, it is said that Mount Hengshan, the Nanyue Mountain that hovers in the middle of Hunan, stretches for more than 800 miles, with 72 beautiful peaks, and its main peak, Zhurong Peak, soars into the clouds.According to legend, Tang Yao, Yu and Shun came here to offer sacrifices to Sheji and patrol the borders to hunt.Dayu once killed a white horse here to sacrifice to heaven and earth, got the "golden slips and jade books", and set up a monument for water control.Based on these records, Nanyue's reputation resounded throughout the world.In addition, the ancient trees on the mountain are towering, and there are many quiet paths; the white clouds and waterfalls are like a fairyland.When visitors come here, they are all relaxed and happy, with extraordinary thoughts.

It was almost noon when Li Yan and his party came to Nanyue Town at the foot of the mountain. They paid homage to the Nanyue Temple in the town, and after lunch, they began to climb the mountain.Several days have passed since the summer solstice in Sri Lanka, and the land in southern Shonen is scorching hot and the heat wave is rolling.Li Yan was sitting in the sedan chair, and the cool mountain breeze blew from time to time, but he didn't feel hot.It's just that it's hard for the four sedan chairs to walk on the steep stone road empty-handed, not to mention a heavy sedan chair on the shoulders.It took only a short while to walk up the mountain road, and each of them didn't have an inch of dry yarn on their bodies.Li Yan was eager to go up the mountain, and he lifted the curtain of the sedan chair to urge: "Hurry up, go up the mountain early, I have a lot of rewards." Use all your strength to climb high and walk quickly.Unconsciously, another two hours passed, and the sun was already westward on Hengshan Mountain. The strong sunlight softened and projected into the faint clouds and smoke among the pine forests, making people feel the indescribable poetic charm around them.Li Yan's sedan chair curtain was opened, greedily looking at the surrounding mountains, he was intoxicated for a moment.Suddenly, a thunderous cry: "Stop!" made him tremble and almost fell out of the sedan chair.

The three sedan chairs stopped, and Master Dong was the first to get out of the sedan chair. He saw a black-booted school officer wearing a Jinyiwei military uniform blocking Li Yan's sedan chair, so he leaned forward and pointed at the school officer's head with a folding fan. Bitou asked, "You fellow, why are you blocking the road and making noise?" Master Dong forgot his current status as a commoner, and still talked to people in the manner of a master in the Governor's Mansion of Guangdong and Guangxi.The school official took a step back and took a good look at Mr. Dong. He was wearing an ivory brocade jacket, a scarf made of jelly-dyed herring cloth on his head, and a pair of shoes on his feet. Yellow straw-heart shoes with a pair of black stockings stuffed inside.One look at this attire, one can tell that he is a wealthy owner.The school official turned his head to look at Li Yan who was riding in the sedan chair. He was also full of fat and handsome.I thought to myself that he was just a rich man in white clothes, and he was used to running amok in the village, but now even I, Bing Ye, don't pay much attention to him.As soon as this thought flashed, the school officer became vicious, stepped forward and snatched the lacquered folding fan worth two taels of silver from Master Dong, tore it to pieces, threw it on the ground, and used his feet Stepped on a few times.

"You?" Master Dong's pale face turned into purple liver with anger, he poked his finger and cursed, "You soldier ruffian, you dare to break ground when you are too old." The school officer stretched out his hand and slapped Master Dong again, and said with a grinning grin: "You dare to call me a soldier? I want to take a look. Where are you Tai Sui? Come here!" "arrive!" Immediately, five or six Jinyi guards rushed out from the side of the road. "Give me this Tai Sui!" With a wave of the officer's hand, several soldiers rushed up like wolves and tigers.

"Wait!" With a loud shout, a brawny man dressed in short clothes and a coat guarding Li Yan's sedan chair walked up to the school officer, cupped his fists and said, "Brother, don't get me wrong, we are one family." "A family?" The school official stared at the strong man and asked doubtfully, "Where are you from?" The strong man took out a waist card from the wide cloth belt tied around his waist, handed it to the school officer and said, "Brother, please have a look." The school officer took a look and saw that the badge read:

Li Wu, Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi Xingyuan Guards "You are Li Wu?" the officer asked. "It's right next." "I heard that Xingyuan, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, was stationed in Qingyuan, Guangxi to suppress bandits. Why did you come here?" "I'm on business." "Since it's a business trip, why don't you wear a military uniform?" "My brother seems to be on trial." Li Wu pulled the school officer aside and gave a general account of his work. The school officer glanced at Li Yan, who was still sitting in the sedan chair, and asked in a low voice, "Is he the outgoing governor-general, Mr. Li?"

Li Wu nodded: "Exactly." The school official went over, gave Li Yan a bow, and said: "Jinyiwei Hengshan Guards sent General Jiang Feng to meet Master Li." Li Yan nodded slightly, raised his hand to beckon, and said, "Come forward and talk." Jiang Feng approached the sedan chair door, Li Yan asked him: "Why did you stop my sedan chair?" Jiang Feng replied: "Master Li, tomorrow there will be an imperial envoy going up the mountain to offer incense, and he is ordered to clear the way with a humble job." "Imperial envoys come to incense? Which imperial envoy?"

"I heard that it is an eunuch Zhang from Da Nei in the capital who came to Hengshan to worship incense and pray for the emperor by the holy order." "Ah, there are such things." Li Yan pondered for a while, and then asked: "Where is this Zhang Gonggong?" "I heard that I will go to Hengzhou today, and I will go to the mountain tomorrow morning." "So, the mountain will have to be closed tomorrow?" "Exactly," Jiang Feng pointed to the boundless mountain road that twists and turns, and said, "The mountain is closed now, and there are guards at all intersections."

"So, I came here admiringly, and now I can only return in disappointment." After saying that, Li Yan stepped down from the sedan chair and stretched his stiff body.After all, he has been in a high position for a long time, even though he has removed his official robe, he still has the air of a high-ranking official in every gesture.Jiang Feng is also a person who sees the wind and turns the rudder. At this time, he followed Li Yan in a flattering tone and said: "The humble official was ordered to seal the mountain and clear the way, and he was also an imperial envoy, but Mr. Li is an official after all, not an idler. Wait. You can go on a mountain tour as usual, but if you meet Zhang Gonggong's incense worshiping team tomorrow, you should avoid it a little bit." Although Li Yan had a feeling in his heart that "the tiger fell in Pingyang and was bullied by dogs", Jiang Feng gave him a step after all, so that he could still face.He immediately called Master Dong to order: "You get some money for these brothers, and it will be exchanged for me, Mr. Li, to treat them to a drink." Master Dong was humiliated just now, and he was still angry. He went back to his sedan chair and took out an ingot of ten taels of grain silver. on the instep." Jiang Feng grinned, and replied: "Floods rushed into the Dragon King Temple. This is a common occurrence. I hope Master Dong will forgive this incident." While talking, it was already golden black falling in the west, the sky was full of sunset, and birds returning to their nests flew overhead.Li Yan set up the awning, and watched from a distance an iron-blue peak being pushed out by Wan Shan, straight into the sky.Then he asked Jiang Feng: "Where is the highest peak?" Jiang Feng replied: "That is Zhurong Peak, the highest peak in Nanyue. When you come to Nanyue, you must go to the Zhurong Hall there to draw a Nanyue spirit lottery." "Spirit?" "It's very effective. Zhang Juzheng, the current cabinet scholar, drew a lot there fifteen years ago. The old Taoist who unwrapped the lottery said that he would become a university scholar in less than ten years. Zhang Juzheng just took it as a joke and took that The lottery fell to the ground, but ten years later, what the old Taoist said really proved true." Li Yan was surprised when he heard this, and said that he didn't know that Zhang Juzheng was the second assistant of the current cabinet, a well-known strongman in the officialdom, and Yin Zhengmao, who replaced him as governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, was Zhang Juzheng's friend in the same year.In an instant, he felt that the world is really like the white clouds in the mountains, coming and going without trace, rolling and relaxing.He did some calculations in his mind. Fifteen years ago was the 35th year of Jiajing, and a year had passed, so he asked Jiang Feng: "How do you know about Zhang Juzheng drawing lots?" Hearing Li Yan's suspicion, Jiang Feng pointed to some mountain people watching the excitement and said, "Lord Li thinks I, Jiang Feng, are bragging. If you don't believe me, ask these mountain people, is there anyone who doesn't know about this?" Immediately there was chatter in the crowd: "Mr. Jiang is telling the truth." "The old Taoist priest in Zhu Rong Temple is still there, if you don't believe me, ask him." ………… Everyone's words stirred up Li Yan's emotions.He looked at Zhurong Peak again, and the verdant mountain range that he had just vividly seen was swallowed up by vast white clouds in an instant, leaving only a sudden peak, shining brightly in the gorgeous sunset, and he couldn't help but said excitedly: "Let's go up the mountain. Tonight, I will meet that old Taoist priest." Jiang Feng hurriedly stopped him and said, "Master Li, don't be impatient. From here to the top of the mountain, there are still 20 miles of mountain roads, and it will be dark soon. From here to the Nantian Gate, the mountain road is very steep, and it is dangerous to carry a sedan chair. You might as well live alone In the evening, we will set off again in the morning.” It made sense for Li Yan to think about it. He raised his eyes and looked around. Except for three or five tea sheds and restaurants, he didn't see a decent house anymore, so he asked, "Is there any hotel around here?" Jiang Feng replied: "There is no hotel, but there is a Fuyan Temple nearby, but you can stay there." "There are so many people in our group, can we live here?" "I can live here, Mr. Li doesn't know, this Fuyan Temple is the first ancient temple in Nanyue. When Zhang Juzheng went up the mountain, he lived in Fuyan Temple for the first night, and now there is still a poem by him in the temple. " "In that case, let's go to Fuyan Temple." "Okay, I'll show Master Li the way." After Jiang Feng finished speaking, he first sent a sergeant to fly to Fuyan Temple to report the letter.Li Yan boarded the sedan chair again, but after a cup of tea, he turned around a mountain pass, and saw a low red wall exposed among the old trees on the half slope. Inside the wall was a large hall with several brackets and cornices, and he arrived at Fuyan Temple. After receiving the report from the sergeant, Jue Neng, the elder of Fuyan Temple, came out of the mountain gate to greet him in person.Jiang Feng had just introduced the two parties, only to hear the sound of horses' hooves galloping, looking for the reputation, a sergeant had rolled off his horse in front of the mountain gate, and shouted: "Mr. Jiang, Mr. Li, please go to Nantai Temple as soon as possible." .” "What is it?" "I don't know, I just want you to go quickly." Jiang Feng didn't dare to be negligent, and said to Li Yanyi: "Master Li, I'm sorry, I have a humble job and official duties, so I can't accompany you. There is another Master Li waiting for me." Li Yan wanted to ask, "Where is Lord Li?", but thought it wrong, how could an idler ask about other people's business, so he just bowed his hands and left at the mountain gate, and followed the elder Jue Neng into the monastery. The first time he saw Monk Juoneng, Li Yan thought of Monk Baijing from Xizhu Temple on Qingyuan Street.The difference is that the monk Baijing is thin and cold, while the monk Juoneng is obese, with kind eyes and kind eyes, just like the reincarnation of Maitreya.The Zhike monk settled the group of guests properly, led them to have a fast meal, and then each went to rest. He only brought Li Yan and the two masters to the abbot's room to talk with the monk Juoneng. Monk Juoneng first introduced the history of Fuyan Temple to the guests. He first talked about the couplet on the mountain gate: "Ancient temple of the Six Dynasties, Daochang of the Seven Patriarchs". "Ancient Temple of the Six Dynasties" means that the temple was built by the monk Huisi in the first year of Chen Guangda in the Southern Dynasty. Huisi was the second ancestor of the Tiantai sect of Buddhism and had a lot of research on "Prajna Sutra" and "Lotus Sutra".The first temple he founded in Nanyue was originally named Banruo Temple. In the second year of Tang Xiantian, Huairang, the seventh patriarch of Zen, came to be the abbot of Banruo Temple, and turned the temple into a Zen dojo. "Seven Ancestor Dojo" refers to this period of history.Later, during the period of Taiping Xingguo in the Northern Song Dynasty, an eminent monk named Fuyan came to the temple to serve as the abbot.On the basis of the original Banruo Temple, it has been expanded and expanded, and its scale is larger than before. Therefore, it has undoubtedly become the largest temple in Nanyue in terms of influence and construction.In order to commemorate the merits of monk Fuyan, later generations renamed Banruo Temple as Fuyan Temple.Now there are more than 100 monks in the temple, and there is an endless stream of good men and women who come to the temple to offer incense every day, and more than 1,000 people come to the temple every day. Monk Juoneng introduced the situation to Li Yan like a few Jiazhen, but Li Yan was absent-minded.As soon as he came to this kind of place where he prayed to God and worshiped Buddha, he thought of his family's honor, disgrace, misfortune, and good fortune, so he could finish his words patiently.He asked: "Monk Baijing, the abbot of Xizhu Temple on Qingyuan Street, I wonder if Master knows about this person." "I've never met him, but I've heard of it," said the monk Juoneng with a smile. "I heard that he never lived in cities and famous mountains, and he has developed a celestial eye, which can tell people's good or bad." Li Yan's eyelids twitched, thinking of the lottery drawn at Xizhu Temple and Baijing's explanation, he said, "Master, as the abbot of the first ancient temple in Nanyue, must also know good and bad luck." Jue Neng shook his head and said: "The good and bad of human beings, after all, is a matter of reincarnation in the six realms. This old man is devoted to Buddha and does not study this." Li Yan heard that the words were prevarication, and felt a little uncomfortable. He felt that the words were not speculative, so he wanted to leave and go back to the room to rest. But at this time, Master Dong asked a question out of nowhere: "Ask the master, I heard from Jiang Feng that Zhang Juzheng came to Hengshan fifteen years ago and lived in Fuyan Temple the first night, but it is true." "That's not bad, it's also received by the old monk." "I heard that he still left a poem in the temple." "Yes." Jue Neng squinted at Master Dong, his tone full of pride, "Want to see?" Master Dong looked at Li Yan.Li Yan, who was already drowsy, immediately replied when he heard that there was something new, "Please ask the master to bring it out, let me see and see." Jue Neng immediately ordered the little novice who was waiting for tea to go to the back room to take out a vertical scroll. Master Dong stepped forward to help shake it open, and unfolded it in front of Li Yan.The lights were not very bright, so Li Yan took a closer look, and found a song called Qilu: On the day when Su Dan controlled the crane and returned, Li Bi collected books for a long time. The sea alone pits Long Jianyin, and the guest Xingxuan is seen in the blue sky. At this time, outside the haze of couples, Zi Cui Dian is pregnant in the future. Drumming the Xiangjiang River into a farewell, Wan Feng looks back sadly. The title of the poem is: Presenting Li Yihe's rhyme book to Shenshan people to repair the wall for Master Jueneng of Fuyan Temple and Zhang Juzheng. When Li Yan served as governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, he had read several copies of Zhang Juzheng's personal instructions transferred from the Ministry of War, so he was familiar with the handwriting on this vertical scroll.The calligraphy of this great scholar is clever in the strength of style, and contains the coldness in the honesty, which is also unique.In addition to the above-mentioned characteristics, the character in front of me seems to have added a bit of haze beyond the transcendence.Li Yan read the poem once, then admired the calligraphy, and finally played with the poem again and again.I thought I had understood the meaning of this poem, so I asked the two masters: "You two are usually good at composing poems, do you see the meaning of this poem?" Mr. Dong has always regarded himself as a gifted scholar. Now when his master asked questions, he gave a dry cough and replied quite confidently: "When I was on business in the Governor's Mansion, I read a letter from the Ministry of Officials introducing the resumes of the elders. The Chief Assistant Gao Gong This year is sixty-one years old, and the second assistant Zhang Juzheng is forty-eight years old this year. Based on this calculation, Zhang Gelao was only 32 years old when he wrote this poem. Visit Hengshan by air." Elder Jueneng interjected: "At that time Zhang Juzheng was not in office, he retired from his position as editor of the Imperial Academy due to illness, and returned to his hometown in Jingzhou Prefecture, Huguang to recuperate. During this period, he went to Mount Hengshan." Mr. Dong poked his finger on the three characters "Li Yihe" on the vertical scroll, and said, "This Li Yihe must be Mr. Li, the current Hunan Inspectorate." Elder Jueneng nodded and agreed: "Exactly, this Li Yihe is Zhang Juzheng's same year and a fellow villager. He happened to be recuperating at home at that time, so the two went to Mount Heng together." Master Dong clarified these details, then touched his bare chin habitually, and began to express his brilliant views with joyful eyebrows shaking his head: "The first sentence in this poem, Su Dan controlling the cranes, uses a story in "The Legend of Immortals". In this way, Su Dan became a fairy. The second sentence of Li Mi’s collection of books uses the story of Mount Heng. Li Mi of Tang Dynasty was the prime minister of the Xuan, Su, Dai, and De Dynasties. Before he became an official, he lived in seclusion in Hengshan for ten years. His secluded residence is called Duanjushi, and there are tens of thousands of books in the room. Han Yu wrote in a poem, "There are many books in Yehou's family, and 30,000 scrolls are placed on the shelf." This Yehou is Li Mi, who was his title after he became prime minister. I also I have heard the story of Li Mi's "eating taro to get good looks" in Hengshan. It is said that one day Li Mi went to a nearby monastery to listen to monks chanting scriptures. From the voice of chanting scriptures, he heard that there was a monk who was different. He secretly inquired about the monk's details I found out that his Dharma name is Ming Zan, he works as a coolie during the day, sleeps in the cowshed at night, and eats the leftovers left by others for breakfast and lunch every day. He never talks to anyone except doing things and chanting scriptures. He doesn't talk about cleanliness and slovenliness. The monks secretly call him a "lazy and disabled monk". From the first time Li Mi saw the lazy and disabled monk, he believed that he was a hidden world expert. Late one night, Li Mi sneaked into the cowshed where the lazy and disabled monk lived alone, reported his name, and respectfully saluted the lazy and disabled monk. Li Mi was not angry, but just wiped away the phlegm silently. The lazy and disabled monk still ignored him, and just picked out a simmered taro from the ashes without beating the ash or peeling the skin He just started eating like this. While eating, he glanced at Li Bi, saw that he was still standing respectfully, and had no intention of leaving, so he sighed, handed the leftover half of a taro to Li Bi, and said: "Eat this half of the taro, don't say too much, go down the mountain to get ten years of prime minister." Li Mi ate the half of the taro, followed the lazy and disabled monk's words and went down the mountain. When he arrived in the capital, he was the prime minister for ten years. Elder Juoneng, is my story wrong?" "No." Monk Juoneng sat back on the chair long ago, and kept his eyes closed to listen. Now he opened his eyes and replied with a smile: "This lazy and disabled monk, I don't know where he came from. As soon as he arrived at Hengshan Just put up the order at Fuyan Temple, which was not called Fuyan Temple at that time, but Banruo Temple." Li Yan was fascinated by the sound, and then interrupted and asked in surprise: "Where did the lazy and disabled monk go?" "Let's go," said the monk Jueneng solemnly. "At that time, none of the monks in the temple knew how the lazy and disabled monk left. Li Bi came back to look for him after he became the prime minister, but he also returned dissatisfied." "Hengshan gathers the beauty of the five mountains, it is really a place where dragons and tigers are hidden!" Li Yan couldn't help sighing.Seeing that everyone's emotions were mobilized by him, Master Dong became more proud, and continued: "The second line of Zhang Gelao's poem, Li Bi's collection of books regardless of the year, is actually the key to the whole poem. It shows his state of mind at that time. He felt that it was meaningless to be an official and wanted to die in Linquan. , it is the treacherous Prime Minister Yan Song who covers the sky with one hand, and the scholars in the world who follow him prosper, and those who oppose him perish. Many officials are thinking of retiring..." Mr. Dong was eloquent, even when he picked up a cucumber root, Li Yan knew that he would not be able to stop talking for an hour, so he waved his hand to interrupt him, and asked Mr. Liang who had been silent all this time: "Old Liang, what are you talking about?" What's your opinion?" Master Liang is a stuffy gourd. Although he also writes a few poems in secret, he never shows off in front of others.When the master asked, he was stunned for a moment, then said dully: "I just don't know who this Shenshan man is." Li Yan smiled and said: "This is the question. To understand this poem, Shenshan people are the key." The monk Juoneng said: "This Shenshan man is also a mysterious figure who came and went without a trace. He lived in our Fuyan Temple for two years, and he rarely talked to anyone. Apart from reading and sitting quietly, he was climbing and wading. Water. Zhang Juzheng came to stay in the temple, and Shen Shanren was staying in the temple. For some reason, the two talked a lot as soon as they met. They talked at night with candles until dawn, and then came up with this poem." Master Dong, who couldn't stand the loneliness, immediately took the words of Monk Jueneng and said, "This Shenshan man, he must be the second lazy and disabled monk." Jue Neng replied tactfully: "Fuyan Temple is the Daoist Temple of the Seventh Patriarch, the court of the world, and unbelievable things often happen, which is also a common thing." Li Yan was very convinced by Jueneng's words, and said: "I think this Shenshan man must be an expert outside the world. In the world, there was Huang Shigong first, and then Zhang Liang; first there was a lazy and disabled monk, and then there was Li Mi. Shen Shanren lived here in Fuyan Temple, presumably to wait for Zhang Juzheng here and give him advice." Monk Jueneng nodded frequently, and replied: "I also thought about it, since the two of you met, in fifteen years, there was no trace of Shen Shanren on Mount Heng." At this moment, Li Yan's mood suddenly became desolate.Speaking of Li Mi, it can be appreciated as a beautiful story of history.When it comes to Zhang Juzheng, it is impossible to get rid of personal grievances and interests and become an outsider.Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng, even though they were in the same boat through thick and thin back then, they took each other with sincerity.But with the evolution of the situation, in order to fight for the power of Zaifu, the pair of friends back then have undoubtedly become incompatible life and death enemies.Before going to Hengshan, Li Yan didn't seriously think about Zhang Juzheng's matter.He always thinks that Gao Gong's family members are very deep, and he has been in charge of the court for many years, from the emperor to the hundreds of officials and people, all rely on him a lot, he is really an authoritative figure with the power to move mountains.Compared with Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng was far inferior in terms of qualifications and influence, and he couldn't compete with him at all.But now it seems that things are much more complicated than I imagined.If Zhang Juzheng really had the guidance of an expert and got the opportunity of Buddha's light to protect the world, then it will happen sooner or later that he replaces Gao Gong.He thought that Zhang Juzheng had repeatedly recommended Yin Zhengmao to succeed him as governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, but he gave up because of Gao Gong's obstruction.This time it was realized, did Gao Gong suddenly change his mind, or Zhang Juzheng's influence was on the rise?He was unable to judge because he was far away from the capital and the unknown situation.But after leaving office for more than a month, I haven't received a single word from Gao Gong. Is the seat owner angry with him or is there something hard to say?This also puzzled him.Tomorrow, Eunuch Da Nei Zhang of the capital will go up the mountain to offer incense and pray for blessings according to the imperial decree. This is not an ordinary move.This is generally only done when the country suffers a catastrophe or the emperor is seriously ill.How the emperor's condition is, he doesn't know the exact news because he can't read the residence newspaper.But with years of experience as an official, he knew that a storm was brewing in the capital.Despite being dismissed, he still has a deep affection for Gao Gong, and he firmly believes that as long as Gao Gong is in power, he will have a comeback day.But what if Zhang Juzheng takes his place?When he thought of his embezzlement of millions of taels of military expenditure when he was the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, he was terrified.Although he used 200,000 taels of silver to cover Yin Zhengmao's mouth, if the situation changed, would Yin Zhengmao still keep his mouth shut and not reveal his privacy?After thinking about it, he vaguely felt that the day Zhang Juzheng came to power would be the day when his doom would come.He glanced at the benevolent and benevolent monk sitting across from him, suddenly felt that he was unfathomable, and wanted to talk to him alone, so he said to the two masters: "You two, go back to your room and rest, I will chat with the elder for a while Son." The two masters got up to say goodbye, only Jueneng and Li Yan were left in the abbot's room.It was the time of the Hai, and the monastery was silent, with the occasional cry of a resident bird in the distance, which added to the mystery of the mountain.Suddenly, a gust of drafts blew out the candles on the candlesticks beside Li Yan's seat, and the objects in the room were dimly lit, and the Buddhist beads twirling in his hands flickered faintly.Li Yan was terrified by this situation, and he couldn't help but put his legs together and clenched his fists. When the little monk lit the candle again, Li Yanqian asked: "Elder Jueneng, do you think Zhang Juzheng is really ordered by Zaifu?" Juoneng could already see that Li Yan's expression was in a trance, and there seemed to be something unspeakable.He thought that this is inevitable for those who are frustrated, but he was puzzled why he always had to talk around Zhang Juzheng.After a little thought, he replied: "Isn't Zhang Juzheng old now?" "Elder Ge is not the same as Zaifu. Zaifu is the prime minister. Today's Zaifu is Gao Gong, and Zhang Juzheng is just a second assistant." After Li Yan's explanation, he felt that it was boring, so he only answered according to his own thinking: "I have no way of knowing what the people from Shenshan and Zhang Juzheng talked about back then. Someone sent me a copy of the signature." "How about the signature?" Jue Neng thought about it, and read four poems: "After a storm and a startle, the flowers fall and bloom in the fourth round. It is God's decision to travel, hide, use and house, and finally become the second person in China." Li Yan listened carefully, and said: "The signed poem is quite clear, but I don't know what mystery it hides." Jue Neng replied: "The mystery lies in the second and fourth sentences. There is a zodiac year in every twelve years of life, that is, one round. The four rounds add up to forty-eight years. This is the mystery in the second sentence. The fourth sentence is actually There is no mystery. The first person in China is the emperor, and the one below the emperor and above all the people is the prime minister, who is the chief assistant of this dynasty. The second person in China is the chief assistant." Li Yan said in astonishment: "Zhang Juzheng is just forty-eight years old this year. Could it be that he is going to be the chief assistant?" Jue Neng's eyes flashed, he put his hands together and said, "Amitabha, this is God's will." Li Yan suddenly felt cold all over his body.Jue could see Li Yan's complexion changed drastically, and he was also full of doubts.But he sticks to his duties as a monk, and has no intention of prying out other people's secrets, but Li Yan couldn't hold back, and after a moment of silence, he said: "Master Jueneng, do you think there will be any disasters in the near future?" Jue Neng smiled apologetically, and replied: "Lord Li, just now I have said that I will never predict good or bad luck in this world." Li Yan thought that Jueneng could evade the excuse, so he still begged, "If master Jueneng can give me some guidance, I would not be in vain to go to Fuyan Temple. Moreover, Buddhists say that saving a life is better than building a seven-level pagoda." .” Jue Neng stopped flicking the rosary in his hand, stared at Li Yan and said, "Master Li's words are too serious. Now that you are disarmed and returning to the fields, you will be an idler in the world, how can you ask for help?" Li Yanchang sighed, but stopped talking.Jue Neng went on to say: "Tonight the moon is white and the wind is clear. I wonder if Mr. Li is interested in going out with me for a walk." "Where are you going?" "Outside the back door of our monastery, there is a platform on the Throwing Bo Peak, which was the place where Li Mi ascended the height and overlooked it. There is still a large stone tablet there, engraved with the four characters of 'Extremely Bright Place' written by Li Mi personally. " "Extremely brilliant?" "Yes, very bright place!" Jue Neng stood up while speaking, looked at the moonlight outside the window, and said leisurely, "When you get there, you will understand why Li Bi wrote these four words." Li Yan took a deep breath and said, "I'll go with you." The two of them walked out of the back door of the temple, walked up the side of the courtyard wall for less than a hundred steps, and saw a few ancient pines with twisted dragon branches standing upright in the bright moonlight. Beside the ancient pines was a The two-foot-square platform has a stone table and four stone benches. "Is this Gao Mingtai?" Li Yan asked. "This is Gaoming Terrace." Monk Jueneng said, stretching out his hand and pointing upwards, "Look, that's the stele left by Li Mi." Li Yanshun looked over, and sure enough, he saw a large monument erected next to the rock wall.At this moment, both of them saw it almost at the same time, and there was a person sitting cross-legged under the stele. "Hey, someone!" Li Yan let out a scream and took a few steps back.Monk Juoneng folded his palms together and recited "Amitabha", standing on the spot and said, "I don't know who is an expert, sitting here in the middle of the night, frightening the benefactors in our temple who came from afar." The man sat cross-legged in place and spoke, his voice full of irresistible temptation: "Please forgive me, Master. I am here to wait for this benefactor from your monastery who came from afar." "Who are you?" "Don't ask me who I am, I am a lone crane in the world." "Lone Crane?" "Then call me Gu He." Based on his feeling, Li Yan felt that the person in front of him was not a gangster.He collected himself, stepped forward and asked Juoneng, "You don't know him?" Jue Neng shook his head. "Guhe" spoke again: "Master Li, I have been waiting for you for a long time." Li Yan replied carefully: "I don't know you." "Why do we need to know each other before? Tonight, I want to have a talk with Mr. Li in this extremely bright place." After talking about strange people and strange things all night, Li Yan did not expect it to happen to him.He even felt that this "lonely crane" was someone like Shen Shanren.I feel that the reason for bringing him here is to let him obtain "extremely brilliant" life strategies.Thinking of this, he couldn't help being a little excited, and asked Juoneng: "Master Jueneng, what do you think?" Jue could feel that this person came suddenly, so he only replied vaguely: "Everything depends on fate." "Lone Crane" followed Jueneng's words and said: "Master Jueneng said very well, meeting is fate." Li Yan asked: "Mr. Gu He, what do you want to talk to me about?" "Talk about the method of liberation." As soon as Li Yan heard that this was the language of Buddhism, he believed that he had really met an expert.He didn't say anything, and his buttocks were already sitting on the stone bench.Seeing this, Jue Neng said "Amitabha Buddha", said goodbye to the two of them at once, and turned back to the temple by the same route.