Chapter 747: Fame and Students

At the end of October, there were already several snowfalls in Beijing, but Guangzhou was sunny and sunny at this time. The trees on the side of the road are still lush and green, the small flowers on the side of the road are desperately blooming, and the men and women on the road are either wearing robes over their single clothes, or adding a bichia. Elsewhere it's winter, but here it's a colorful summer.

Even in Guangdong, where it was like summer, there was snow in the winter of the thirteenth year of Yongle, but that was also the month of Layue. For locals, the current season can only be considered a cool season at best, but it gets dark earlier than before. However, although the earth is still in the hot summer, the people are like a cold winter. Since the case of the Xu family was concluded, from the Sansi Yamen to the government and county government, the subordinate officials from top to bottom understood how the case was ended and what kind of wrestling there was behind the scenes, and their hearts were cold.

At the same time, Gu Xingzu, the commander-in-chief of the town guarding Liangguang, and Zhang Yue, the political envoy of Zuobu in Guangdong, wrote directly and started an official lawsuit. Zhang Yue himself is proficient in the law of the Ming Dynasty, and Gu Xingzu naturally has corresponding talents under him, so around the two short paragraphs of less than 100 words, both of them are good articles with wonderful writing.

Anyone who informs each other of the situation and conceals the unsolicited news of the military will be given a hundred rods and dismissed from his post. Therefore, those who make mistakes in military aircraft will be killed.

Those who are the officials of the herdsmen and the guards of the town, who fail to act illegally and radically change the good people, thus gather a crowd to rebel and lose the city, shall be beheaded.

Gu Xingzu wrote to Zhang Yue to hide the rebellion of the Li people in Qiongzhou Mansion, and Zhang Yue wrote to play Gu Xingzu to radically change the good people, although these two things were performed directly to Beijing, but Gu Xingzu ran all the way from Guangxi to Guangdong, and made the local officialdom panic, and now there is such a public case, this matter soon spread in the city of Guangzhou, and even the neighboring states and counties all knew about it.

Compared with Gu Xingzu, the Marquis of Zhenyuan, Zhang Yue, who has had a lot of good governance since taking office, is naturally more trustworthy - just ten days ago, the farmers of Nanhai County and Panyu County also planted another crop of rice or soybean wheat in the field under the guidance of the government.

In an alley near the Chengxuan archway on the south side of Fansi Street, there are always many vendors who occupy the road to sell breakfast before dawn. The errand servants who came to order the soap were all here to buy a few things to fill their stomachs, and then hurriedly entered the yamen. Now that the morning hall is over, most of the people who come here to buy food are just ordinary people in the market. A middle-aged man was busy frying thin crispy in a pan of oil, smiling and talking to buyers.

"As long as the bosses in the court still have eyeballs, they will never listen to others' complaints and change people. In these years, it is difficult to find a clean official, but it is even more difficult to find a good official. Although Mr. Zhang is young, he has done a lot of things since he took office, not to mention anything else, a few days ago, he personally took people to the surrounding fields, and called all the county magistrates, just to let them spend more effort on farmland and water conservancy, and many people have seen it with their own eyes. If the water conservancy can be repaired, we can harvest two or even three times a year, and everyone's life is better, isn't it......"

As soon as he chattered like this, the other vendors around him also started talking, and the buyers naturally talked about it. One of the young men stood there and listened for a long time, until he found that the crispy in his hand was already a little cold, and then he squeezed out of the crowd, ran to a carriage against the wall, handed over what he was holding, and then got into the carriage, and told the people inside what he had just heard, and at the end he added with a smile.

"My lord, it seems that you really have a good reputation among the people!"

Zhang Yue glanced at Li Guoxiu and said with a smile: "The people's thoughts have always been true, if you are not greedy for ink and do not engage in personal gain, you are a good official; If you judge the lawsuit impartially, then you are a good official of the first class; If you can make the people's lives better and better, in addition to your good conduct and conduct, then you will be a good ruler praised by all the land. However, the reputation of the county order is limited to one county, the reputation of the prefect is limited to one government, and the reputation of the political envoy is often limited to one province. ”

Li Guoxiu and Rui Yixiang nodded again and again when they heard this, and Fang Jing on the side also laughed: "I don't have the same ambition as the third brother, I have been running outside with Xiao Li Xiaorui these days, and I know that one thing that is good can make so many famous halls, and there are so many selfish means in the yamen." The third brother used to say that it was difficult to be an official, but I didn't believe it, but now I really believe it......"

Just as he was about to go further, he suddenly stretched out his head and gave a few orders to the coachman, and then retracted his head: "Cough, Xiao Li, I have been delayed by you for so long just now, I have to hurry, otherwise my aunt and third sister-in-law will have to wait in a hurry in Guangxiao Temple!" ”

Remembering that he was accompanying someone out to worship the Buddha today, Zhang Yue immediately patted his head, and then said with a smile: "Okay, let them go first, let's follow after the morning hall is over, I didn't expect it to be delayed like this." Your sister-in-law is a good talker, but your aunt will definitely complain about us for a while. Having said that, Xiaofang, you can be prepared, your aunt and I have nagged a few times, saying that you are not too young now, it is time to marry a daughter-in-law, if you meet a good one, you might as well tell her directly. ”

Seeing Fang Jing's dumbfounded appearance, Li Guoxiu bumped Rui Yixiang with his elbow, and both of them snickered. Seeing Zhang Yue leaning back and closing his eyes to recuperate, Fang Jing also looked out the window with a red face, and they whispered next to each other.

Zhang Yue often did the thing of accompanying people to worship Buddha in the capital, but it was the first time he arrived in Guangzhou. However, the famous temple he came to play in his previous life, at that time he was still suffering in front of the three Buddhas of Huayan, without a father and mother, and achieved nothing, and now the old place is revisited, he is not only a high hall and a wife and a child, but also a blessing and a blessing, the situation and mood are completely different.

Too many things have happened before, and the Lingxi autumn marks have been pregnant, and now the most difficult period is easy to survive, and the Sun family naturally said that he wanted to go to the Buddhist temple to make a vow. It just so happened that there was nothing to do in the Yamen Lunch Hall on this day, Xiang Shaoyuan also improved slightly due to his illness, and Mrs. Xiang also planned to worship God and Buddha, so she went all the way with her daughters, and Sun only told Zhang Yue to come over to meet after the morning hall was over. At this time, as soon as Zhang Yue's carriage arrived at Guangxiao Temple, the host and a few old monks who had been waiting there for a long time greeted him, and after seeing each other with their palms together, they led the way in front.

As the saying goes, there is no Yangcheng, there is Guangxiao first, that is, this Guangxiao Temple has a long history. The full name of today's Guangxiao Temple is the Guangxiao Temple, which was obtained from the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty. Following the host Guangneng all the way in, Zhang Yue glanced at it casually, but saw that there were only monks in monk's robes and small novices in charge of sprinkling and sweeping in the temple, and there were no other pilgrims except for them.

"Master Guangneng, Guangxiao Temple does not welcome outsiders today?"

Monk Guangneng has presided over Guangxiao Temple for fifteen years, and he has seen hundreds of officials, but it is the first time to receive a young local official like Zhang Yue. When he heard this at this time, he smiled and said: "It's not that our temple stopped the pilgrims outside for the sake of Lord Fang Bo, it's really not the first day of the new year, nor the fifteenth, and there were originally few pilgrims." In addition, it is a coincidence that today, the two ladies of the capital division and the temple also came to pay homage to the incense, and just met the old lady and the honored lady, so for the sake of safety, our temple can only temporarily close the temple. This is a consistent rule and does not disturb the people. ”

Although Buddhism has the equality of all beings, but in front of the government often can not do the real transcendence, so the royal temples in the capital can be closed because of the emperor's relatives and other pilgrims, and the local Buddhist temples and Taoist temples are naturally based on the powerful first. Zhang Yue is not a hypocritical person, but he just asked casually, and at this time, he was more concerned about another thing that Guangneng said, because he said with a smile: "In this way, the ladies of the three divisions and yamen have all gathered!" ”

"Yes, the ladies are worshipping the Buddha in the Daxiong Treasure Hall, and the old man has ordered all the monks to retreat, leaving only two little novices who are less than ten years old to accompany them, and I also hope that the ladies can be more comfortable."

Nodding and thanking Guangneng for his arrangement, Zhang Yue followed him into the mountain gate, walked along the road, and the first building in his eyes was the Tianwang Palace. When he got closer, Zhang Yue raised his eyes to look at the gold lacquer plaque, and his eyes fell on the empty doorposts on both sides. At this moment, he asked without looking back, "Why are the couplets on these two sides empty?" ”

"It's a shame to say that the couplets of this Heavenly King's Palace have been changed six or seven times, and each time there are literati and scholars accusing them, or they are not strong enough, or they are arrogant, or they are slightly inferior in style, or they are colorful and empty." Speaking of this, Guangneng suddenly glanced at Zhang Yue thoughtfully, and then said with a smile, "I have long heard that Master Fang Bo is a scholar of Du University, can you give me a calligraphy treasure for pilgrims to pay homage to in the future?" ”

Zhang Yue didn't seem to hear Guangneng's words, just stared at the doorpost, and suddenly blurted out in a ghostly way: "Zen Buddhism is all over the world, and it is the first blessed land; Gion Kailing Table, this is the first mountain! ”

Because the scholars often do not believe in gods and Buddhas, so although the monks of Guangneng have always wanted to ask the chief official of the province to inscribe a plaque or couplet, but no one has agreed. At this time, as soon as he heard these two sentences blurted out by Zhang Yue, his eyes immediately lit up, and he hurriedly praised: "I have heard that Uncle Fang is extraordinary, and this casual chant is difficult to change!" Although our temple is not good, but there are also four treasures of the good study, how about the adults please move and wave? ”

Zhang Yue, who was suddenly shocked, thought that he had forgotten the time of hundreds of years apart for a while, and then tasted that this couplet actually had an awe-inspiring momentum, and couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then smiled bitterly: "Where is this what I did casually, but I met a master in the past, he mentioned Zen Mingting Guangxiao Temple when he chanted, I just wrote it down, and now if I inscribe on this couplet in the palace of the Heavenly King, wouldn't it be in the name of someone else?" ”

Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, although many Buddhist temples have been rebuilt in the north and south of the two capitals, the various schools of Buddhism are in decline, and the same is true of the Zen Ming Court of Guangxiao Temple. Therefore, Guangneng was not willing to give up today's opportunity, and hurriedly persuaded: "This doesn't matter, Master Fang only needs to inform the name of that master, and our temple will naturally make a name for that master." Wouldn't it be a pity to bury such a couplet? ”

It's not a pity to bury it...... It's just more than a hundred years late!

Having said that, Zhang Yue chewed on this imposing couplet, shook his head after all, and said to the old host: "This couplet is too imposing, and it is not good for you to ask for it from me, a layman." If you are looking for a high monk, you can ask him to draw a gourd and write it down. He has a chance to do it in the future, and I will ask for a mountain gate plaque for you, and this couplet will never be mentioned again. ”

Zhang Yue said this, Guangneng couldn't do it, but he wrote down the matter of the mountain gate plaque in his heart. When the group arrived at the back of the Daxiong Treasure Palace, the ladies had already gone to the back of the house to rest, Zhang Yue sent Fang Jing to go over to his mother Sun to say a word, and then refused to lead the way Guangneng and other monks, only took Li Guoxiu and Rui Yixiang to walk slowly, from the Fat Tower, the Wind Banner Pavilion, the Six Ancestors Hall and so on all the way around, and finally stopped under the Bodhi tree behind the Daxiong Treasure Palace.

"Your Excellency!"

Zhang Yue, who was thinking about the reincarnation of Buddhism, looked back, but saw that the two people behind him all knelt down, and he was stunned for a moment before turning around: "What are you two doing?" ”

Li Guoxiu raised his head and said loudly: "My lord, the students have been taught by the adults for the past two years, and I hope to officially worship under the door of the adults. ”

As soon as the words fell, Rui Yixiang also said, "I implore you to accept our two students." ”

"If it were to be known that you were from my disciples, I am afraid that there will be few people who envy you for worshipping famous teachers, and many people who will laugh at you for clinging to the powerful. Even if it is the title of his daily gold list, it will be pointed at and poked, you two have really thought about it? ”

Rui Yixiang said almost without hesitation: "The body is not afraid of the shadow, the adult has not been accused by countless people, but now he is still standing firm!" ”

"It is mediocre to not be jealous, although we are not a first-class talent, but we will definitely imitate the style of adults and do something solidly!"

Although Zhang Yue once talked and laughed with Wan Shijie about how beautiful it is to preside over the township test peach and plum all over the world, he deeply knows that it is still early to talk about his own age and qualifications, so he brought out a few young people who can be used, in fact, the biggest hope is to add a few more weights to the variables in this world. Therefore, looking at the two young men with sincere faces, he couldn't help but think of the time when he worshipped Du Zhen as a teacher, so he gradually smiled.

"In that case, well, you can kowtow now, I accepted you two students!"

There was no need to hold a banquet for the teacher, and there was no need to invite many guests to testify, the two teenagers were stunned for a moment, but Xuan even hurriedly kowtowed respectfully three times. After finishing the matter, Zhang Yue glanced at the two students, who were only a few years younger than himself, and said with a smile: "Good work!" ”

After saying this, he left the two young men who were stunned for a moment, and walked straight to the side of the Jingshe, but he remembered the scene of his apprenticeship back then. When he got to the house, he bumped into his father Zhang Zuo at the door.

"Dad, why are you here?"

"I just arrived, and it's full of women, so I'm just waiting for you here." Zhang Ju looked at Zhang Yue with a smile, and said lightly: "The Duke of Qianguo sent someone to deliver a letter, although the Xu family has also played the Mu family's signboard, in fact, it has little to do with him, so you can check it however you want." Because the Xu family had bitten the Mu family, they had already recorded this account on Gu Xingzu's head, and when the time was right, the Mu family would naturally follow with another blow, and Gu Xingzu would not want to parry it at that time. The people of the Mu family have already arrived in Guangzhou, and this time the treasure ship will go to the West to open up the route, and they will also send merchant ships, you can just have a number of this matter. ”