Chapter 6 Chapter 6 Five Dragons

Di Qing left Daxiangguo Temple and walked around in a daze.It wasn't until dusk and sunset, when the tired bird returned to its nest, that it suddenly woke up, wondering why I was so lost, was it still looking for that Duowen Tianwang? Thinking of Duowen Heavenly King, Di Qing felt angry again, thinking, the Maitreya believers seem to have some respect for the Maitreya Buddha statue.Duowen Tianwang went for the first time, maybe he will go for the second time.That being the case, I might as well go back to Daxiangguo Temple to have a look, or I may meet it.After walking a few steps, I couldn't help but think again, did she leave Daxiangguo Temple?

Thinking of this, Di Qing realized that he couldn't tell whether he wanted to go back to Xiangguo Temple to find the Duowen Heavenly King or to see the woman.I couldn't help laughing at myself: Di Qing, Di Qing, would someone like you be delusional? Di Qing didn't think about the woman any more, but after identifying the direction, he ran towards Daxiangguo Temple, bought two steamed buns at a road stall on the way, and carried them in his arms.At this time, the festivals of the temple had already dispersed, and the common people also left one after another, and the temple was much cleaner.

Di Qing entered the Hall of Heavenly Kings, and saw that the cigarettes on the altar table in the hall were faint, and only a monk who was knocking on the wooden fish was still there.With a slight movement in his heart, he quietly turned to the back of the altar, and took advantage of the monk's unpreparedness to sneak under the altar.He did things in an eclectic manner, thinking that if he stayed here for a long time, the monks would feel strange, and maybe they would drive him out, so he simply hid first. The altar was clean under the altar, Di Qing gently took out the waist knife, cut a gap in the curtain for peeking, and sat down cross-legged, feeling flustered for a while, wondering whether his method of waiting for rabbits would work.But if he wanted to find King Duowen, he really couldn't think of any other good way.

As twilight fell and the oil lamps were lit, Daxiangguo Temple gradually moved away from the hustle and bustle, and only voiceless Sanskrit singing remained in the temple.Di Qing heard the gentle voice, but couldn't calm down in his heart.He kept looking out from the opening of the veil, but staring so hard that his eyes hurt, and Duowen Tianwang didn't appear again. Di Qing was a little hungry, so he took out a steamed bun, tore off a piece, and chewed slowly in his mouth, fearing that the monk would find out if he made a noise.After eating the steamed buns, another half an hour passed, and Di Qing's legs and feet were numb from sitting. Knowing that it was nearly midnight, he couldn't help being very depressed.The gate of Xindao Temple has been closed long ago, and the Heavenly King Duowen will definitely not come.

At this time, footsteps sounded, Di Qing cheered up, and looked up.A monk and a layman came in front of him, the monk had kind eyebrows and kind eyes, and a white beard under his chin; the layman had his back to Di Qing, without umbrella-shaped growths, unlike the person Di Qing was waiting for.Di Qing couldn't see the ordinary man's face, only saw his shoes with brocade uppers, which were extremely gorgeous.Di Qing recognized that the shoes were made by Wuhuchun, a famous workshop in the capital, and the buyers were all dignitaries. The visitor obviously had nothing to do with Di Qing.Disappointed, Di Qing closed his eyes, only to hear the ordinary man ask: "Master, I have something to ask." The man's voice was young, but there was a gloomy tone in his tone, like an old man in his seventies and eighties.

Di Qing was slightly taken aback, feeling that this person's tone of voice matched that of Duowen Tianwang's face, which was not normal, and then thought, the abbot of Daxiangguo Temple belongs to the royal family, not just seeing him, this person can actually invite the abbot Puzzled, I don't know why. The host said: "Benefactor, please come." Ordinary people were distressed: "Where is the pure land?" Di Qing almost vomited, and thought to himself, isn't this capital city a pure land?But after thinking about it, there was a slight smile on the corner of his mouth.

The host said slowly: "If you are looking for a pure land, you should seek a pure heart. Purify your heart, and there will be a pure land everywhere." Di Qing smiled wryly in his heart. Even so, is it so easy to purify his mind? Ordinary people also said: "What the eminent monk said is true, but I still find it difficult to meditate. I always feel that there are enemies everywhere, as if I am in a cage. I have come to pray for Buddha." Di Qing heard the man's voice full of confusion and sadness, like a trapped animal in the depths Trapped in a cage, sympathy suddenly surged in my heart.Di Qing has also struggled in hardship for many years, and he feels this feeling as well.

The presiding officer said: "The sage seeks the mind but not the Buddha, the fool seeks the Buddha but not the mind. Almighty, the poor monk wants to tell a story..." The common man rejoiced and said, "Please tell me." The host said slowly: "I heard that there is a kingfisher on the shore of the East China Sea. He is tired of the worldly ugliness and always feels that the world is against it. So it flew to a high cliff near the sea to build a nest. I thought there would be no more troubles. The tide rises, and the nest is swept away by the waves. The kingfisher sighs, there is an enemy in his heart, and there is an enemy everywhere."

After hearing this, Di Qing felt a little confused, and thought for a moment, I don't have to be an enemy of King Duowen, it's just that this person will not die, and the chaos will continue.If he really learns well... Thinking of this, the corner of his mouth is full of bitter smiles, if he really learns well, can I let him go?I'm afraid not.Otherwise, wouldn't the nearly thousand people who died in Feilong'ao not be wronged? The layman was silent for a long time before he said: "Thank you for your guidance, Master. I know what to do. Master has worked hard. I intend to rebuild the temple and make a meritorious deed. I wonder what Master will do?"

The presiding officer said: "Re-cultivating or not cultivating, there is no merit. Only with a Buddha in your heart can you count your merits and virtues." The ordinary people comprehended, clasped their hands together in eleven salutes, walked away slowly, the host left afterward, and the Hall of Heavenly Kings fell silent in an instant. When Di Qing heard the eminent monk's lecture on Zen, he thought it was reasonable for a while, and couldn't let go of it for a while, and was a little curious about the background of that layman.When I was thinking wildly, I suddenly felt that the light coming in from the curtain first dimmed and then brightened.Di Qing's heart trembled, and he leaned behind the curtain and looked out, only to see a person standing quietly in front of the Maitreya Buddha statue, with a green ribbon around his waist and a long umbrella on his back. It was the person he was looking for.

Di Qing's heart was beating wildly, and he looked at the man's face.There was a slight smile on the corner of the man's mouth, but his face was extremely gloomy, and he was staring at the Maitreya Buddha statue in a trance.Di Qing stared at the man for a long time, seeing that the man's standing posture did not change for a moment, he couldn't help feeling a chill in his heart.Di Qing knew that even if he was uninjured, his martial arts were far behind that person, so he didn't dare to take a breath at this moment, sighing secretly that Guo Zun had left the capital, otherwise he would have found Guo Zun to deal with this person. After an unknown amount of time, there were footsteps outside the hall door, and a monk entered.Seeing that man standing in front of the Buddha, he couldn't help but shouted in surprise, "Who are you?" Daxiangguo Temple is Naiguo Temple, the lights in the main hall are kept on all night, and this monk is responsible for refilling the lamp oil in the middle of the night. Undoubtedly surprised. Hearing the question, the man suddenly turned around and came in front of the monk. When he moved the long umbrella on his back, the handle of the umbrella hit the monk's back of the head.The monk didn't wait to drink any more, and fell down limply.The man stretched out his hand, caught the oil pot held by the monk, and walked around the hall patiently, adding oil to the oil lamps on the four walls. Di Qing could see clearly in the dark, but he couldn't figure out what this man was going to do. After the man finished adding lamp oil, he returned to the seat of Maitreya Buddha, looked at Lord Maitreya Buddha, and murmured, "Maitreya is reborn, and the new Buddha will cross the catastrophe. The five dragons will reappear, and the tears will not stop?" He kept repeating these few words, as if he was thinking about something.Di Qing was confused when he heard this, and thought to himself that in Feilong'ao, this man chanted a mantra to confuse people's hearts, but now he is the only one here, and what kind of mantra is he chanting? "The five dragons reappeared, and the tears kept dripping. Maitreya will be born, and the new Buddha will pass the catastrophe!" The man recited the sentence upside down again, his brows were furrowed, and his gaze was fixed on the golden body of Maitreya Buddha. Under the light, Maitreya Buddha shines brightly.There was joy in the man's eyes, and he said in a low voice: "Yes, Maitreya will be reborn, and the new Buddha will pass the catastrophe!" No matter what his tone of voice, the smile on the corner of his mouth is always there. Di Qing suddenly realized, "This person is probably a disguised person." Before he had time to think about it, the person's figure flashed, he went to the lotus platform, turned around to the Maitreya Buddha statue, and walked around several times. Di Qing couldn't help poking his head out from the curtain to watch. Fortunately, the man was so focused on Maitreya Buddha that he never dreamed that there was anyone under the altar, so he didn't notice it at all. The man finally stopped, knocked on the body of the Maitreya Buddha statue with his hands, and suddenly pressed his palms against the Maitreya Buddha statue, concentrated his strength, and let out a low growl.He only heard a bang, and the Maitreya Buddha statue was pushed off the lotus platform by him. Amidst the loud noise, the statue of Maitreya Buddha fell to pieces.Suddenly, there was a light ding sound in the place filled with smoke and dust, the man jumped down, reached out his hand among the fragments of the Buddha statue, as if he had taken something, he couldn't help but gratified himself and said, "It really is here." Di Qing was full of curiosity, not knowing what this man took. At this moment, several shouts came from outside the Heavenly King Hall: "Who is in the hall?" Before the shouts fell, several monks rushed in. Although the Daxiangguo Temple focuses on studying Buddhism and serving the royal family, there are many gold and silver artifacts and famous calligraphies in the temple. It is afraid that some thieves will steal it, so there are monks guarding the courtyard.Theft into Daxiangguo Temple is a felony, and the head has always been beheaded, which has really deterred many thieves, because in the past few years, there have been few thieves, and the monks in the temple are much more relaxed. I don't want to think that there will be great changes in the Temple of Heavenly Kings today.A monk patrolling the courtyard heard the noise and rushed in. Seeing a person standing next to the shattered Maitreya Buddha statue, he couldn't help being startled and angry, and without asking, he swung his stick and beat the person. The man snorted coldly, stretched out his hand to grab the long stick, kicked it out quickly, and kicked a monk out of the way.All the monks were shocked, how could this person's martial arts be so superb, but the Wei Temple was responsible, even if he lost, he still bite the bullet and surrounded him. Di Qing could only hear the yelling of ouch, and in a flash, all the monks rushing up were blown away by the man.Di Qing originally wanted to join forces with the monk, but he was afraid that the monk would mistake him for a gang of thieves. Maybe he wouldn't be able to eat mutton, but he would be ashamed instead.While hesitating, the man had already rushed to the front of the hall and was about to go outside when he heard a shout: "Lie down!" A beam of sword light pierced the clouds like a bright moon, stabbing that person in the chest! The man was slightly startled, and couldn't help taking a step back, but the sword was fictitious and unpredictable. After the man took a step back, he was forced to take two steps back. The man's chest. The man was thrown upside down by the palm, and the blood in his chest was surging, he couldn't help being horrified, thinking to himself why is this man here?Before he came here, he had found out the terrain in the palace, and he also learned that although there were many monks in Daxiangguo Temple, none of them were his opponents, so he was unscrupulous. How could he have imagined that this mortal enemy would also come to Daxiangguo Temple. Di Qing was overjoyed when he saw the man's gaze like a sword's edge. It turned out that the man who drew the sword was Ye Zhiqiu, the captor in Kaifeng! Ye Zhiqiu succeeded with one palm, and he didn't show mercy.He walked with the sword, and the sword light melted, piercing the man's whole body.The man snorted coldly, swung his backhand, took off the long umbrella he was carrying, and just tapped the ground lightly before retreating quickly.Ye Zhiqiu was amazed at the man's skill, and didn't give up, pointing his toes together, chasing after the wind. As soon as the two of them advanced and retreated, they arrived beside the Buddha statues of the Four Heavenly Kings in an instant.The man let out a yell, held the umbrella to face Ye Zhiqiu, but didn't move any more.Ye Zhiqiu's heart shuddered, knowing that this person's long umbrella could change endlessly, so he paid attention to it. Seeing this, the man let out a long laugh, and just stretched out his hand to guide him. The Buddha statue was on the verge of falling, and was about to throw it at Ye Zhiqiu below.Ye Zhiqiu couldn't help taking a step back, and the man took the opportunity to jump up to the top of the Buddha statue. With another leap, he rushed towards the beam on the top of the hall, but he jumped to the limit, and he was still an arm's length away from the beam.When it was about to fall, the man reversed his long umbrella and stretched it out quickly, hooking on the beam of the Tianwang Hall. With a forceful rush, he climbed over the beam, smashed through the glass on the roof of the hall, and rushed to the roof of the Tianwang Hall.Although the roof of the hall is high, this person escaped from the roof of the hall with the help of several times. Ye Zhiqiu hated him, he didn't want this person to respond so quickly.He didn't want to desecrate the Buddha statue, and it was true that he couldn't go up to the top of the hall, so he could only step out of the hall and order his subordinates, "Seal the Hall of Heavenly Kings." But as soon as he issued the order, he knew something was wrong, after all, the Hall of Heavenly Kings was not an isolated hall , but connected with the rest of the palace, there is absolutely no way that person would stay on the top of the palace and wait for someone to capture him, he is afraid that he would have already escaped by this time. The moonlight is like water, and the sky and the earth are chilled.Ye Zhiqiu frowned, wondering why this person came, and suddenly heard a few shouts from the hall: "Who is it?" "You..." His heart moved, and he shouted: "It's my own, you have withdrawn the stick." Just now when Ye Zhiqiu fought that man in the palace, all the monks couldn't intervene, they were all ashamed and ashamed, seeing that man break through the roof of the palace, everyone was dumbfounded, they didn't think there was such skill in this world.These monastery guardian monks practiced martial arts all day long. Although the monks had no desires or desires, they still had the desire to compete with Ye Zhiqiu in Kaifeng Mansion.But seeing that the person holding the umbrella is rampant today, if there is no Ye Zhiqiu, I am afraid that everyone will be ashamed and thrown to grandma's house, so I have seven points of respect for Ye Zhiqiu, and three points of gratitude, and they all withdrew their sticks. Di Qing was a little embarrassed, and shouted: "Ye Butou." It turned out that the man overturned the Buddha statue and almost fell on the altar. , just want to make meritorious atonement, and surround Di Qing.Di Qing felt bad, but couldn't explain it for a while. Ye Zhiqiu frowned, and suddenly said: "Are you following that Duowen Heavenly King here?" Di Qing admired: "Ye Shenchao really deserves his reputation. I saw this person wandering around the temple during the day, and I thought he might come here at night, so I waited here. Admit it?" Although Ye Zhiqiu felt that what Di Qing said was not exhaustive, he knew that he would never be with the Maitreya believers, and because of Guo Zun, he didn't want to make more troubles, so he said: "Okay, I will ask for credit for you another day. You leave first Great Xiangguo Temple." Di Qing didn't expect to be able to hide credit under the table. It seems that life is coming to an end.Just as he was about to say something, someone hurried to Ye Zhiqiu's side and whispered something in a low voice.Ye Zhiqiu nodded, and said to Di Qing: "I have other things to do, you should leave here first." He urged Di Qing to leave Daxiangguo Temple twice, with a hidden expression on his face, which made Di Qing a little puzzled.But Di Qing knew that Ye Zhiqiu must have good intentions, so he nodded and left the temple.As soon as he left the Daxiangguo Temple, the gate of the temple was closed with a bang. Di Qing was a little surprised, but then thought that most of the monks saw the statue of Maitreya broken and were afraid of taking responsibility, so they repaired it secretly in the temple, but what did Ye Zhiqiu do in the temple? Di Qing shook his head, unwilling to think too much, and turned back to Guo Zun's mansion. The Guo mansion is not small, but only the Guo brothers live there. Guo Zun spends more than half of the year catching bandits outside the capital and suppressing rebellion. Di Qing has been living in the Guo mansion for the past few years.Di Qing went to visit Guo Kui first, saw that he was already soundly asleep, kicked the quilt to the ground, walked in quietly, covered Guo Kui with the quilt, and then went back to his room and lit the oil lamp. The oil lamp was shining like the passionate eyes of a lover. Di Qing looked at the oil lamp for a while, then slowly reached out his hand into his bosom, and took out a black ball half the size of a fist. No one knew what it was, and neither did Di Qing.It was a coincidence to say it, but this thing fell from Duowen Tianwang. Just now King Duowen took something out of the broken Maitreya Buddha statue, which alarmed the monk and Ye Zhiqiu. He was slapped by Ye Zhiqiu, and a black ball fell out of his arms and rolled under the altar.Di Qing reached out and took it, and put it in his bosom. He knew that it was probably related to King Duowen, so he took it first. At Daxiangguo Temple, Di Qing wanted to tell Ye Zhiqiu about this, but Ye Zhiqiu left in a hurry, leaving Di Qing unable to speak.Di Qing held the black ball and saw that it looked like iron but not iron, it was so dark and inconspicuous, and it felt rough to the touch. After looking over and over for a while, he suddenly found that the black ball seemed to be shining with a cold light. Di Qing couldn't help holding the black ball up to the oil lamp to have a look, only to find that the two seal characters of "Five Dragons" were written on the black ball. Di Qing frowned secretly, remembering what Duowen Tianwang murmured, Maitreya was reborn, and the new Buddha crossed the catastrophe.The five dragons are reborn, and the tears are endless.It seems that Maitreya Buddha did not pass through the catastrophe, but suffered a catastrophe, which gave birth to the five dragons. If this black ball is five dragons, what effect will it have? Di Qing had a headache thinking about it, but still couldn't understand it.I tried to scratch the black ball with a single knife, but found that the thing was extremely hard, and the sharp single knife scratched it without the slightest trace. Di Qing studied it for a long time, but still couldn't figure it out. He threw the thing on the table and muttered: "What a fool, it's a waste of time for me to sleep." After a busy night, it's almost morning.Di Qing didn't take off his boots, and fell straight down on the bed, looking at the roof, suddenly that beautiful and refined face appeared in his mind, shook his head, waved away the image, and fell asleep in a daze. After an unknown amount of time, Di Qing suddenly felt a glimmer of light in front of his eyes, and suddenly opened his eyes.His house is facing east, the sun rises in the east, and the first ray of sunlight can always shine in.Di Qing was used to the sun, but felt that the sun was different this time. He opened his eyes, and suddenly saw an unbelievably magnificent scene, so surprised that he almost cried out! It turned out that a red silk ribbon appeared in front of his eyes, and it spread out flat. The ribbon was full of strange spots, and it was difficult to tell what it was for a while.Di Qing was stunned for a moment, startled by the scene in front of him, and couldn't help but yelled.He just let out a cry, the red silk dissipated suddenly, and the room returned to calm.Only seeing a ray of sunlight shining on the bed through the window, Di Qing realized that he was covered in cold sweat and his left eyelid was twitching violently. As soon as the door rang, Guo Kui rushed in and asked, "Second Brother Di, what's the matter?" Di Qing suddenly got up, grabbed Guo Kui and said, "Xiao Kui, did you just... see the red silk?" "Red silk, what red silk?" Guo Kui was puzzled, and reached out to touch Di Qing's forehead, "Why are you sweating so much, are you sick? Why are your eyelids twitching so much?" Di Qing wiped his face, felt that his eyelids finally stopped twitching, and said urgently: "Just now, if you were outside, you should have seen a red silk thread inside this room. From that wall to this wall." He Stretching out his hand and gesticulating, seeing Guo Kui looking at him strangely, he lowered his hand dejectedly, and murmured, "Didn't you see it?" Guo Kui said strangely: "I was looking for you. I saw you sleeping soundly from the window. I was hesitating whether to wait for a while, but when I heard you yell, I rushed in immediately. Where is the red silk?" Is the second brother too worried and sick? Di Qing stared at Guo Kui, saw that his attitude was sincere, and there was no need to lie to himself, so he murmured: "Could it really be a dream?" What's up?" "It was Ye Butou looking for you, but he left." Guo Kui said, "Second Brother Di, did you go to Daxiangguo Temple last night?" Di Qing did not hide anything, and told what happened yesterday, but omitted it. The matter of the woman in white and the black ball.He didn't want to talk about women to Guo Kui, and felt that Black Ball was a bit weird.Thinking of the black ball, I couldn't help but look at the table, and saw that thing lying quietly beside the table, with the sun shining on it, it was still dark and inconspicuous. Guo Kui noticed the black ball and asked strangely, "What is this?" "I picked it up." Di Qing said casually. Guo Kui weighed it in his hand and said with a smile: "It seems to be made of iron. If it is gold, it will be valuable." He put the black ball on the table again, and said, "Catcher Ye asked me to tell you that this Don't go to Daxiangguo Temple for a few days. Also, try to forget what happened last night, and remember it!" Fearing that Di Qing might be dissatisfied, Guo Kui said: "Ye catcher is also for your own good. He said, absolutely not I doubt you, but there are many things, don't pay too much attention to them, so as not to cause trouble." Di Qing nodded and said, "I understand." Guo Kui thought, you understand, but I don't.It can be seen that Di Qing was in a trance, and he didn't want to ask more questions, so he turned and left.Di Qing remembered that he had to work on errands today, so he hurriedly packed up and prepared to go out.Although he, the top ten generals, is doing nothing but what should be done, he still has to do it.Fortunately, there have been no wars in the Song Dynasty for decades, and the capital has been safe and sound. The so-called errands are just perfunctory. Before going out, Di Qing looked at the black ball on the table for a long time, and finally put it away in his arms. For some reason, he always felt that the illusion in the morning seemed to have something to do with the black ball. When they arrived at the forbidden barracks, they saw two people whispering.The man with the horse face was Zhang Yu, and the other was Li Yuheng. He had a handsome beard and was mighty at first, but his eyes were not much bigger than soybeans, which greatly diminished his mighty image. Di Qing stepped forward and asked, "What are you talking about?" Both Zhang Yu and Li Yuheng were Di Qing's friends, and they had a good relationship in the Xiaowu military camp.Zhang Yu is a military leader, one level above Di Qing, but Li Yuheng is a general Yuhou, one level below Di Qing.Regardless of the military leader, ten generals, or general Yuhou, they are all low-level officers and can't control many things. The salary is only one or two taels of silver a month, so everyone is laughing and joking on weekdays, and there is little distinction between ranks. Seeing Di Qing coming, Li Yuheng said mysteriously: "Di Qing, I'll tell you a secret, don't tell anyone else." Zhang Yu scolded with a smile, "I've said that damn sentence at least ten times today, and I've got calluses in my ears. You tell him a secret whenever you meet, and by now everyone knows the secret." gone." Li Yuheng stroked his beard, winked and said: "Not ten times, but seven times." After speaking, he laughed and said, "Di Qing, do you know that something happened in Daxiangguo Temple?" Di Qing's heart skipped a beat, remembering Ye Zhiqiu's instructions, she shook her head and said, "Not very clear." Li Yuheng described it personally: "It is said that in the middle of the night last night, the sky above the Temple of Heavenly Kings suddenly shrouded in dark clouds, covering the bright moon. On the Maitreya Buddha statue. No, the Maitreya Buddha statue was smashed to pieces, and Yu Wei also destroyed the statue of the Zengchang Heavenly King. No one else knew about this, but I have a relative who works as a handyman in Daxiangguo Temple. I saw someone repairing it in the temple today. The top of the Heavenly King Hall, it can be seen that most of the rumors are true." Di Qing laughed secretly, but didn't say anything, just nodded and said: "This is really a strange thing, and only people like you can...know about it." Li Yuheng was triumphant, "Who says it's not?" Before he could say anything else, Zhao Lv walked in and said, "What are you talking about, you don't need to do anything?" Guo Zun's subordinates, Guo Zun is not around on weekdays, and Zhao Lv is responsible for mobilizing part of the Xiaowu army. Zhao Lv said with a straight face: "Don't chew your tongue, be careful that misfortune comes from your mouth. Zhang Yu, Di Qing, Li Yuheng, the three of you are going to patrol around Xihuamen to Xijiaolou Street today, pay attention to strangers, and don't neglect. " The three obeyed the order, knowing that every time there was an abnormality in the capital, they would send extra people to watch out for the movement as usual.Now that there is an abnormality in the Daxiangguo Temple, I am afraid that the inner city, the inner city, and the outer city of the capital are already full of forbidden troops. Seeing Di Qing walking outside, Zhao Lv suddenly called him to a stop and said, "Di Qing, wait a moment." Seeing Zhang Yu and Li Yuheng walking away, Zhao Lv said: "This inspection is just a routine, if there is any problem, just warn. You don't need to shoot." He didn't say much, and turned to leave.Di Qing smiled wryly in his heart, thinking to himself that this was probably under the care of Brother Guo again.Although I want to show off my abilities, in the eyes of others, I am really no different from a waste. After leaving the forbidden barracks, Zhang Yu and Li Yuheng were already waiting, and they all asked, "Di Qing, what orders does Zhao Jun envoy have?" Di Qing said indifferently: "He said that a rambunctious person in the capital was greeted by Lei Gong yesterday, so let's refrain from speaking and acting cautiously." Zhang Yu and Li Yuheng laughed, knowing that Di Qing was joking, they hugged Di Qing and walked towards the West Gate of Da Nei.Although Di Qing was not good at martial arts and couldn't use his strength, he was bold and righteous, and the two never underestimated him. The three of them walked along Xijiaolou Street, and saw a bustling road. These three people have been responsible for the safety of this section of road for a long time, and they have long been familiar with the street vendors.A woman on the side of the road greeted enthusiastically: "Three officials, fresh steamed stuffed buns, do you want some?" The people in the capital called the messengers and yamen servants officials. The buns sold here are very famous in this street. Di Qing handed over twelve coins, took six steamed buns, and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law Wang, is there any suspicious person here recently?" "Yes." Mrs. Wang took the copper coins and said with a smile, "You are quite suspicious. The boss is not young and doesn't even have a daughter-in-law. Would you like my sister-in-law to introduce you a daughter?" laugh.Di Qing was a little embarrassed, and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law is joking." Taking Zhang Yu and the two of them to the north, Zhang Yu said aside: "Di Qing, you are not a thief, why are you running? If you say this world is really unfair, I The official position is higher than you, the person is also more handsome than you, and you are even more bachelor than you, why do people always introduce your daughter to you, but not to me?" Li Yuheng said: "Sister-in-law Wang's family's mare hasn't married yet, you think about it?" He kept making a fuss about Zhang Yu's face. Zhang Yu kicked it over and scolded with a smile: "Fuck your grandma, take care of yourself. I heard that a lion from Tubo is looking for her husband's family recently, and he is a good match for you. There is still time for you to propose marriage." The two laughed together. group. Di Qing was a little less interested and said, "Let's do something." For some reason, he thought of the elegant woman in white again, and felt melancholy. The three of them arrived near the Xihua Gate, sat down on a random step, and stared at the Xihua Gate in a daze.Passing through the Xihua Gate is the inner palace, where important court officials work and the emperor and empress live.Although people like them have been in the capital for many years, they have never even seen the face of the emperor. Li Yuheng said: "Di Qing, I'll tell you a secret, don't tell others." Di Qing lazily said: "Is it because there are more champions in the Donghua Gate and more beauties in the West Flower Gate?" Li Yuheng pretended to be surprised and said: "So you already knew." Di Qing muttered, "You've been talking nonstop for the past few years, even if you're deaf, you probably already know it." Every time a new subject starts, after the imperial examination, the names of the champion, second place, and Tanhua are all called from the Donghua Gate. And out, famous all over the world.The east governs yang, the west governs yin, and the corresponding Xihua gate is the place where the imperial palace's family members come and go.If a high-ranking concubine passes away, the coffin must come out of the Xihua Gate to show its dignity.It is difficult for Di Qing and others to enter the Donghua and Xihua sects. Li Yuheng couldn't help telling this "secret" every time he came here to work. At this time, a carriage drove from the end of the long street to Xihua Gate. The curtain of the carriage was made of pearls and jade, and the saddle was carved with jade Le. It was very gorgeous.Zhang Yu suddenly said in a low voice: "Actually, Xihua Gate not only produces beauties, but also produces something." Li Yuheng asked puzzled, "What is it?" Zhang Yu sneered, "It's also a dead eunuch." Li Yuheng couldn't help laughing again, and said in a low voice: "Eunuchs are nothing." Di Qing said aside: "Aren't you afraid of being overheard? If the eunuch knew what you were talking about, and told the Queen Mother to listen to it, if he found fault, he might kill you all." Zhang Yu said coldly: "I'm afraid of everything, and I'm not afraid of killing everyone. I'm only one person in my family, and I'm only one head. Every time I see this dead eunuch, I have to scold him." pause." Li Yuheng sighed: "However, this dead eunuch was not only not scolded to death by you, but now he has become the number one celebrity around the Queen Mother. He is powerful and energetic. It's a pity that Cao Li, the dignified privy envoy, can't beat this eunuch. He plotted to die." It turned out that the person sitting in the luxury car was the first eunuch in the palace——Luo Chongxun. Although the Song Dynasty had the ancestral family law, the eunuchs of foreign relatives were not allowed to be dictatorial, but now the emperor is still not in charge, and the queen mother is required to assist.Although this Luo Chongxun has little ability, he is highly appreciated by the queen mother, so relying on the majesty of the queen mother, he has some power.Being a eunuch has no other desires in this life, except money and power.Most eunuchs in the palace would fight for some official positions for their relatives, but the privy envoy Cao Yong was upright and refused the palace's requests repeatedly. This made Luo Chongxun hold a grudge, and finally one day he found an excuse for Cao Yong's nephew to make a mistake, and reported it to the Queen Mother. The queen mother was furious when she heard the words, and severely punished Cao Li.Therefore, a dignified privy envoy and a member of the two governments were demoted from the capital because of this. Luo Chongxun still refused to let Cao Yong go, and asked Luo Zhi to charge Cao Yong with the crime.Cao Yong was still on the way to be demoted, and was demoted to Fangzhou again. The eunuch Yang Huaimin was responsible for escorting Cao Yong back then, and everyone knew that Yang Huaimin and Luo Chongxun were the same breed.Cao Li was framed by the eunuch, and finally died tragically on the road at the beginning of spring. The Chanyuan alliance back then had guaranteed the safety of the Song Dynasty for decades, and Cao Li was the envoy who resolutely went to Khitan regardless of life and death.Cao Li was in the tiger's den, but he was fearless and refused to give up an inch of land. Although he still offered money to seek peace in the end, in the eyes of the people in the capital, he was a great hero, so the people in the capital treated Luo Chongxun and Yang Huaimin very much. Hate, Zhang Yu is no exception. Li Yuheng said with emotion again: "It's a shame that the Queen Mother doesn't know right from wrong. She didn't recall Mr. Kou to preside over the government, and now she has let eunuchs frame loyal ministers. The court is not going well." The Mr. Kou that Li Yuheng said was Kou Zhun. Famous, but after Empress Dowager Liu came to power, Kou Zhun was never used. Kou Zhun passed away a few years ago, causing people all over the world to sigh. Zhang Yu sneered and said, "Do you think the queen mother is really confused? Then you are very wrong!" Li Yuheng was stunned, and asked: "She reused eunuchs, forced the important ministers to death, and made the loyal old Kou useless, isn't she stupid?" Seeing that the two of them were talking more and more unscrupulously, Di Qing quickly changed the subject and said, "Eating buns, eating buns, eh, those two people seem to be unfamiliar faces?" To divert the attention of Zhang Yu and Zhang Yu, he pointed forward. Unexpectedly, there were two people who behaved a little strangely. When ordinary people saw Luo Chongxun's carriage passing by, they would probably retreat to the side of the road, but those two not only retreated to the side of the road, but also turned their faces to look at the wall. After Luo Chongxun passed by, the two secretly looked at the car from time to time. Zhang Yu suddenly stood up and said: "Sure enough, it's suspicious, go ask." He didn't pay attention to whether the two people came out of the palace or were going to the palace, but they always had to inquire about their responsibilities. The three pushed towards the two, and saw that one of them was of medium build, still young, with dust on his face, but his hands were extremely fair and delicate.The other person had a fat and white face with thick eyebrows but no beard. Seeing the three imperial guards approaching, the fat man's face changed slightly, and he was about to say something, but the young man signaled him to keep quiet.The young man wanted to walk away, but Zhang Yu stopped in front of the two of them and shouted, "What are you doing? Name, hometown, where do you live? Who are your relatives? Tell me honestly!" "Bold!" the fat man shouted, his voice sharp and angry. The young man hurriedly said to the white and fat man: "Don't say anything. It's shameful." He said something strange, making Zhang Yu and others feel like they were in a fog.But Di Qing's heart skipped a beat, wondering why this man's voice sounded familiar. Zhang Yudao: "Don't say anything? Are you thieves, so careful? Hurry up and report your name." There was a strange flash in the young man's eyes, and he said, "I want to go to Daxiangguo Temple to pray for Buddha, so don't worry about it." Zhang Yu was angry and funny, and said, "You prayed for Buddha? I asked your name, what the hell are you talking about?" When the young man heard Zhang Yu's obscenity, he widened his eyes and did not show off his anger. When Di Qing heard the word "seeking Buddha", his heart moved, and he remembered that he had heard this voice at Daxiangguo Temple last night.Isn't this the person who was discussing Zen with the abbot of Daxiangguo Temple?Looking down, he saw that although the pair of shoes on the man's feet had changed styles, they were undoubtedly sewn by Wu Huchun, so he made up his mind, pulled Zhang Yu and said, "There is nothing suspicious about these two people. Let them go." Di Qing thought to himself, "Those who can discuss Zen with Daxiangguo Temple should not be bad people. If they are noble, there is no need to offend them." Seeing Di Qing winking at him, Zhang Yu coughed and said, "Then you go. The Daxiangguo Temple doesn't see any outsiders recently, so you don't want to go." The young man smiled slightly and said, "Thank you for reminding me." He glanced at Di Qing again, nodded, and left quickly.The middle-aged fat man followed closely, twisting his butt like a duck. Zhang Yu waited for the two to leave before saying to Di Qing, "Do you know them?" Di Qing shook his head and said, "Although I don't know them, after all you have been in the imperial army for so many years, just looking at that pair of shoes, it is worth your one-year salary. This man is either rich or expensive, why are you having trouble with him?" Zhang Yu chuckled, "I just wanted to see him rich, so I stopped him with an excuse. What's wrong with us doing our job as errands?" Di Qing shook his head, knelt down to eat the cold steamed stuffed bun, couldn't help but glanced in the direction where the young man was leaving, and remembered what happened last night, Yu Duowen Tianwang thought of Wulong again, couldn't help touching his bosom, The black ball is still there. One day without incident, Di Qing finished his errands, went back to his residence after dinner, took out the black ball, checked it over and over for a long time, but still found nothing.In the end, Fa Fa hit it with a hammer, only to hear an obscure sound from the black ball. He sighed, put the black ball on the table again, and stared at it in the middle of the night. The black ball is still a black ball, it has not turned into a red silk, nor has it become a golden egg. Di Qing stared so hard that his eyes were already a little sour, wondering if he really woke up from a dream this morning?It was late at night, and Di Qing felt a little drowsy. He leaned against the wall and fell asleep, but he couldn't sleep well. He tossed and turned, and woke up several times. Every time Di Qing woke up, he would look at the black ball and see that it was indescribably quiet in the dark night.有一次醒来，突然有些失笑，暗想自己真的以为它是活物不成？想必不过是幻觉，自己却当真了而已。一想到这里，狄青放宽了心，再次睡了过去，这一次直睡到雄鸡三唱，红日东升才起。 耳边听着鸡叫，狄青心想，原来天亮了。他不等睁开双眸，突然身躯一震，因为就算没睁开眼睛，他眼前也是红光道道，迥乎寻常。那种情形，竟然和昨晚有些相似！ 狄青忍住心头的震颤，缓缓睁开双眼，那一刻，心中的惊骇几乎难以言表。太阳的光线从纱窗射过来，金灿夺目，可更夺目的却是眼前的一道红绸。那红绸极为绚丽夺目，色彩极艳，从左手的墙壁一直铺到右侧，蠕蠕而动，而那红绸的根部，却像是以黑球为根基。这种现象极为怪异，就像是黑球吐丝成束，变成了宽广的绸缎。 狄青见那红绸蠕蠕而动的时候，更是惊骇莫名，不知道那到底是何事物，为何平白出现，凭空消失？他没有叫喊，也忘记了叫喊，只是盯着那红绸，见那上面隐有光华流动，再过片刻，红绸一转，已向他而来，狄青虽不想叫，可也忍不住大吼一声。 不是红绸，而是条龙！赤红色的巨龙！ 红绸化作巨龙，就在狄青惊叫的那一刻，扑到狄青身前。狄青蹦起，情不自禁地后退，却忘记了身后是墙，砰的一声撞在墙上，屋脊震颤，背脊发痛。紧接着狄青脑海中轰的一声，只见那红龙已扑到他的身躯之内，陡然消散。屋内阳光依旧，桌椅床榻依旧，可狄青浑身已是大汗淋漓，左眼皮不停地跳动。 又过了许久，狄青回过神来，心中叫道，“不是梦，不是做梦，我是清醒的。” 他这才发现自己站在床榻之上，缓步下来，发现口渴异常，情不自禁地去拿桌面的一个茶碗，那里还有他昨晚尚未喝尽的凉茶。 可他右手一碰茶碗，那坚硬的青瓷茶碗竟喀嚓的一声，倏然破裂。狄青一惊，下意识地伸手去抓，剩下的半个茶碗在他手上，竟如干土一样，悉数碎裂。狄青一怔，伸手扶住桌子，不等思索，那桌子喀嚓响后，桌腿已折，狄青猝不及防，一屁股坐在碎瓷之上，望着破碗残桌，呆在当场。 狄青一时间诧异无比，只是在想，我怎么会有这么大的气力？