Luan Ling Qixia

Everyone talked in the hall for a while, Ma Junxiong said to Drunken Flower: "Since this lady is the sister of Palace Master Tang, you must not be rude to her, I will ask Palace Master Xian to decide about the matter of Bao Ruozhu. Mrs. Duanmu laughed and said, "That's fine. If I see your Master Xian, I will have to blame her for not being strict in her administration." .

Mrs. Duanmu said to Jing Lanzhou again: "I have understood what you and the others said just now. July [-]th is coming in a blink of an eye. I didn't intend to join in the fun, but I have to ask Palace Master Xian about this matter." Let's make it clear, let's see you on Junshan Island." He wanted to get up and leave.Gu Tieshan said: "There are so many people in Wuchang right now, why don't you stay with me for a few days, Madam, then we will go to Junshan together, so we can take care of each other." Madam Duanmu said with a smile: "The reputation of the Thunderbolt Hall spreads far and wide. I'm afraid, I dare not take the liberty to disturb each other." After saying that, he drifted away.

Ma Junxiong chatted for a while at the meeting, agreed on the date of departure, and bid farewell to everyone.Gu Tieshan and others sent them out of the hall together, Ma Junxiong said: "I made a hasty visit today, empty-handed, Ma's post house is not far away, please Jing Shaoxia to move down, I will give you some local products from Miaojiang, as a way to meet Courtesy." Seeing that Ma Junxiong wanted Jing Lanzhou to go with him, Gu Tieshan probably had something to say to the latter, and said with a smile: "Brother Ma is so polite! Kindness but disrespectful, so I troubled Brother Jing Shi to make a trip, and Gu will not send me far away." ; Another day will be another visit, come to find the old man to drink."

Ma Junxiong and Jing Lanzhou arrived at the inn, and said to the drunken flower envoy, "Rui'er, after the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month, do you have to go home for a while? Your mother misses you very much too." The drunken flower envoy said: "Understood, dad. If there are no surprises at the Fa conference, I will ask the palace master for leave. My daughter is busy, so I will come back another day to pay my respects to dad." The envoy Tong Woping also left.Ma Junxiong invited Jing Lanzhou into the room, carefully closed the doors and windows, and said: "Although the two hall masters and General Luo are not outsiders, after all, there are many people in the martyrdom, and Ma only dares to tell you about this. "Jing Lanzhou's heart moved, and he said: "I don't know if Mazhai Master has anything important to tell you?"

Ma Junxiong said slowly: "My first acquaintance with Hero Wen Kui was in Meng Xia in the 21st year of Yongle." Jing Lanzhou said "ah": "At that time, my senior brother had fallen out with his mentor and left Zhu Cuo. Shanzhuang." Ma Junxiong said: "It's a very coincidental thing to say. My wax'er mountain is more than hundreds of miles across, and it is under the jurisdiction of three provinces. In the mountain, there are thousands of cliffs and interlaced ravines. The terrain is the most dangerous. It has never been seen by outsiders. Arrive. At that time, Ma was still young. He went up the mountain to cut vines, but saw four people walking from a distance on the mountain road, all dressed as military officers of the imperial court, each with a machete at their waists and hips. The four walked to an open space and sat down to drink water. Resting, I didn't see me hiding in the dark. One of them wiped his sweat and said: "The four of us tracked this place all the way from Leigong Mountain, and the skin has peeled off two layers. I don't know if the old monk is really here." The other Said: "Don't patronize and complain. If there is a clue this time, our brothers will make a great contribution. From now on, we will be prosperous and rich for the rest of our lives. Can we still escape?" They all spoke with a northern accent. There was a person next to him Suddenly he stretched out his hand and pulled out his waist knife, waved a small snake at his feet twice, and cursed: "This ghost place is full of poisonous snakes, insects and ants. I don't know how barbarians live there?" His companion laughed and said, "I heard These Miao Man are proficient in sorcery, they are good at catching snakes and insects to nourish Gu poison, they can kill people invisible, they are really powerful!'

"I listened and cursed in my heart: 'Although the folk customs of my Miao village are different from those of the Han people, you have almost become a demon and a mountain charm in your mouth. It's just nonsense!' But the man's snake-killing technique is clean and neat, and his martial arts seem to be not bad. Four I sat and rested for a while, then got up and continued on my way. I thought to myself, "These officers, whose accents don't sound like those of the Chenzhou Guard, what are you doing here at Mount Laer?" They are very familiar, and none of the four of them noticed. I saw the other party crossing mountains and ridges, walking for half a day, and finally arrived at a very remote valley deep in the forest. Even I have not been here for many years. I don’t know when I saw the valley. They actually set up a thatched hut, and they were very curious: "Who lives here?" The four people saw the smoke rising from the thatched hut, and walked up two steps: "Is Zen Master Xue'an here?" '"

Jing Lanzhou heard him say that the imperial court officer was ordered to track down an old monk. After the incident was completed, he made great achievements, so he thought that he must be talking about Emperor Jianwen who became a monk. Hearing Ma Junxiong mention the name of the other party, he felt strange : "After Emperor Jianwen became a monk, his Dharma title was Yingwen. Who is this Zen Master Xue'an?"

Ma Junxiong continued: "After a while, the firewood door of that thatched cottage opened, and a white-robed monk walked out of it, about 40 years old. I saw that this monk was handsome, although he lived in such a barren place, The Xisu robe was almost spotless, and exuded an indescribable aura of nobility, even a foreigner like me couldn't help but want to kneel down and salute to it. One of the four military officers When he was a little older, when he saw this middle-aged monk, he suddenly exclaimed 'ah' in his mouth, fell to his knees on the ground with his knees thumped, and said, "You...you are the old emperor!"

"The monk glanced at the four people, and slowly said to the kneeling man: 'Now the Holy Majesty is in the Forbidden City of Shuntian Prefecture, where did you get the 'Old Emperor'? Gu Zhenhai, you have been in the palace for decades This is a rebellious statement." I thought to myself: "Ah, so these four people are guards from the capital." The guard with the surname Gu was shocked when he heard the words, but he still fell down, bowed his head and said, " Old... The old Zen master taught me very well. The Holy Majesty has been looking for the old Zen master for many years. Now that I know that your body is as healthy as ever, I must be overjoyed. We have been ordered to respectfully invite the old Zen master to come back to Beijing. The emperor intends to consult with the Buddha. Teacher, father, don't refuse.'"

Jing Lanzhou heard the words and said softly, "Is this monk the Emperor Jianwen?" Ma Junxiong sighed: "Emperor Taizong Jing Nan came to the throne, and the imperial edict said that the late emperor had set himself on fire. He was far away, but he also heard about it. Ma was young and inexperienced at the time. Although he was surprised when he saw the guard addressing the monk as "the emperor", he didn't think of this. The monk shook his head and sighed: "Since you are dead How can you go back to the sea of ​​suffering? Are you here with Hu Wei?" The guard with the surname Gu said: "Hu Shilang is currently at the Qianhu House in Zhenxi. I will take the old Zen master to see him right now." The monk was silent for a moment, nodded and said: "Hu Min is a smart man, I'll go and explain to him clearly, that's all."

"Suddenly there was the sound of footsteps nearby, and another monk came back from outside with a bundle of firewood on his back. When he saw the four palace guards, his expression changed drastically, and he threw the firewood on the ground, stopping the middle-aged man. The monk tremblingly said in front of him: "What are you... what are you going to do?" The monk was very old, with white beard and hair, and he was six to seventy years old. The guard with the ancient surname said, "Who is the master?" The old monk said : "The poor monk Xue'an." The guard with the ancient surname said: "Ah, you are Master Ye, the imperial censor. I just didn't recognize it for a while, so I'm sorry and disrespectful."