Master Ruyi sat cross-legged on the Zen bed, holding a book in his hand.Secret book.He has a dark complexion, thick eyebrows, and a ragged beard on his cheeks, with thick lips exposed in the middle.The bare head is tucked between the broad shoulders, the snub nose, the wide mouth, and a pair of clam eyes protruding from the eye sockets.The patched wide-sleeved slanted-front robe on his body exudes the smell of sweat, mixed with the smell of cigarettes in the meditation hall. "I won't go." He stared indifferently at Master Gao who came from the county government office, "I will leave Jinhua after lunch today."

Master Gao became anxious, and he really cursed the ugly monk in front of him in his heart, but it was inconvenient to say it out loud.Under the order of Luo Yingyuan, the county magistrate, he came to Minminwu Temple to invite Master Ruyi to the Yayuan to attend a gathering of poets tonight. "If Master Luo refuses to go to the banquet tonight, master Luo will blame you, and I will not be able to bear the blame. The master said, I will prepare a little one in the courtyard tonight. Tomorrow night, it will be the Mid-Autumn Festival, and I have to go to the city." There is a moon-watching picnic on the outer emerald jade cliff, and it is said that everyone wants to fly cups and write poems, so they must have a good time and leave, and we will live up to this reunion and bright moon, a festival on earth.”

"Why didn't Master Luo invite the poor monk himself?" the mage muttered dissatisfiedly. "Master doesn't know something. Early this morning, the governor summoned the master to the government office to discuss matters. The county magistrates and masters from the seven counties in Jinhua Prefecture have all arrived. The governor also arranged a luncheon for them, so he couldn't get away for a while. .Master, tonight's banquet is really just a small gathering, and all the guests invited are famous poets and refined scholars." "Are there any other guests?" the mage asked curtly.

"Oh, one is Shao Fan Wen Shao Xuetu, he is a great poet who is well-known all over the world, and he was the former magistrate of Chang'an Jixian Palace. There is also Zhang Lanbo, a doctor of the Ministry of Rites. Both masters have retired from their posts now. They arrived early this morning. Lord Luo's yamen. "It turned out to be these two elders. Their poems are like chaotic cicadas and dry willows. The poor monk has seen it before. This banquet is absolutely impossible to attend." "Master, the guest is Di Renjie, the county magistrate of Di Renjie, the official master of Puyang County in our neighboring county. He was summoned by the governor and just came to Jinhua yesterday. He promised to attend the banquet of Master Luo tonight."

The mage was taken aback, and said, "Master Di Renjie from Puyang County. Why on earth did he come to the banquet? His poems are mediocre, and he can't be called a poet." "Uh, Mr. Di is a close friend of Mr. Luo, and he is also of the same rank. I heard that he is a Jinshi. It is only natural for him to attend the banquet." Master Ruyi's toad eyes protruded even more, and his thick lips trembled a few times, revealing two rows of uneven big yellow teeth in his mouth.He bowed his head and said to himself: "Interesting, interesting. I heard people say that Di Renjie is a bit clever, but I don't know what he thinks of the black fox." He looked up at Master Gao and said, "Go back and report to Master Luo, and say he is poor. The monk accepted his invitation. Uh, let me ask you, how does Master Luo know that the poor monk is here?"

"It has long been rumored that Master Master arrived in Jinhua two days ago, Lord Luo hurriedly sent him down to this temple to inquire about the truth, and someone told me that Master Master is here at Minwu Temple." "So that's how it is. I just came here this morning. I don't know who has a good mouth like this trough, which has alarmed Mr. Luo and invited me here. Master Gao, you can go back." Master Gao bowed his body and saluted, said "Master, please be safe" and left the meditation hall. If Master Ruyi lost ground, he opened the book of prophecies and secrets in his hand, pointed to the top page, and suddenly said in surprise: "The black fox is really going to show itself?"

He closed the book and stared blankly at the gate of the temple with his big toad-like eyes.

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