After receiving the fees settled by the Gu family's caravan, Ren Ning divided the money according to his previous promise outside Dingxi City. In addition, he also divided the bounty of the wanted criminals in Luoxia Mountain according to the proportion of three soldiers and one female dependents.
Go down.
The female family members waved their hands, a little embarrassed to reach out for the money.
After all, they made no contribution to catching wanted criminals.
"Take it." Ren Ning smiled kindly, "If it weren't for the ingenious aunts and sisters who cooked delicious meals along the way, how would you have had the strength to catch the wanted criminal and go home? How can you say you didn't?
Where’s the credit?”
"That's right, take it." The soldiers cheered.
They had gained more than half a year of military service, so they were not dissatisfied.
The female relatives accepted it with a smile.
After dividing the money, the flag to protect the soul was erected.
Ma Dali looked at the flag and wiped his sweat silently.
When sending spirits back to their hometowns once every four years, teams from almost every direction will choose to escort their fellow caravans in order to receive some reward.
Although everyone does this, it is actually a private use of public power and is not appropriate.
Once, he was discovered by the censor who traveled around the counties. As a result, the general who was guarding the fortress was found in several books and was almost called back to the capital to report on his duties.
Since then, although the fortress has not explicitly prohibited it, the soldiers have become more low-key when doing this kind of work.
Thinking of this, Ma Dali had mixed feelings. He looked at the back of Zhui Feng not far away.
Others were secretly making money, so this stupid young man killed them all regardless.
But he is young and energetic, which is understandable.
Pooh!
Ma Dali almost slapped himself.
He is so young and full of energy. This guy has grown up at a young age, and he has never been angry...
The weather was clear, the road was smooth, and the mood was cheerful. It seemed that the team was moving forward much more briskly.
"This road is not bad." Lei Erhe took out a bottle of wine, drank a sip for himself, and then leaned over to drink some for his red horse Ben Lei. "If there are no accidents, we can arrive in five days."
To Longshou Mountain."
People who were familiar with the journey nodded.
Xingluo County is the land of Longxing, hence the name Longshou Mountain.
Compared with the vast Luoxia Mountains, this mountain is very ordinary. It is neither too big nor too high, and there are no bandits or bandits entrenched on the mountain. However, because it is located on an important road, its reputation is much higher than that of the Luoxia Mountains.
many.
Once you reach Longshou Mountain, Xingluo County is not far away.
In the afternoon five days later, the team arrived at the foot of Longshou Mountain after a long journey.
Ren Ning looked at the sky, left the post road, and led the team up the mountain.
According to the rules, the team sending the spirits back home needs to find a large temple with a lot of incense and ask the monks to set up a dojo for the spirits to recite the Purana Sutra.
There is such a temple on Longshou Mountain.
Longshou Temple had already received the news. Not long after the team left the post road, Ren Ning saw the abbot with white beard and hair waiting in front with his disciples.
Knowing that the convoy was tired, the two sides did not talk much even if they had some contact. The monks quickly came over to help push the cart and slowly walked up the mountain.
Ren Ning was overwhelmed with emotion.
Longshou Temple is a large temple that is crowded with pilgrims all year round. The road up the mountain in front of you is paved with stones. In addition to the wide carriage road in the middle, there are also stairs up and down next to it.
I don't know how many times better than the post roads in some counties.
Lei Er was also looking left and right, and he lowered his voice.
"Old Ren, I heard that this road up the mountain has a total of 3,600 steps. It was built by the temple monks themselves after completing their homework, digging the roadbed, digging stones, and building it inch by inch. It took eight years to build it, and I never asked the government for a single step.
Split the money.”
Ren Ning twitched the corner of his mouth.
From this point of view, those local officials in Misty County should really be filled in the ruts and used as roadbeds.
The convoy walked slowly and closely, and when night fell, they finally arrived at Longshou Temple halfway up the mountain.
The Buddhist temple is so grand that it is not a problem to park any large caravan. Moreover, when you arrive at the Buddhist holy land, you no longer need to form a circle around the caravan and send people to keep an eye on it like when you parked on the road before.
The monks had already made preparations. As soon as the motorcade stopped, some of them began to set up a dojo around the car carrying the coffin and ashes, and recited scriptures.
Ren Ning didn't need to worry about any of this. He inspected it carefully before going to eat and rest.
The next morning, Ren Ning found the abbot who was preparing to do morning lessons.
"Abbott, I brought back two wolf fangs from Xiliang, one of which is the wolf king's tooth. I heard that the wolf king's teeth can protect the owner after being consecrated. I wonder if Master Abbot can help?"
The abbot had just recited sutras to the heroic spirits all night, and his eyes were already red.
He took a closer look at Ren Ning's face and saw that he looked peaceful and majestic, so he nodded and accepted both of his fangs.
Normally, it would take anywhere from three days to ten and a half months before Buddhist rituals were performed in the monastery. Ren Ning and the others couldn't wait that long, but no matter how anxious they were, they couldn't leave until the Buddhist rituals had finished on the third day.
On the morning of the third day, the abbot returned the illuminated wolf fang to Ren Ning, said a few auspicious words to him, and then led his disciples away in a hurry.
Ren Ning is not a Buddhist, so when he consecrated the wolf fang, he just suddenly remembered Gao Deming's advice from the scout camp, but he didn't take it seriously at all.
He looked over and over, but could not see any difference between the so-called eminent monks' consecration. After much searching, he found that his Wolf King teeth had two more words engraved on them.
Hong Guang.
This is the name of Master Abbot.
Ren Ning grabbed the young monk passing by and said, "Little master, Master Hongguang is still leaving so quickly at such an old age. Is there something wrong in the temple?"
Amitabha.
The young monk recognized Ren Ning and chanted the Buddha's name.
"Everything is fine in the temple. It's just that the commander came back from the border and may not know something. An epidemic broke out in Yunzhong County, south of Xingluo, and the situation is critical. The abbot has excellent medical skills and is preparing to lead his team to provide support."
Ren Ning was stunned and couldn't help asking for details.
It turned out that the other monks in the temple who were skilled in medicine had already gone south. The reason why the abbot stayed in the temple was to host the monastery for the heroes returning home.
At this time, the ritual was over and he packed his luggage and prepared to leave.
Ren Ning nodded and thanked the young monk.
He went to the Main Hall and put all the five thousand taels of silver that he had blackmailed from the Misty Governor into the merit box.
It was rare to have free time in these two days, so Ren Ning inquired about the situation of Longshou Temple.
The monks in the temple abide by the precepts and have profound Buddhist teachings.
In several nearby counties, Longshou Temple has opened charity halls. Many orphans have been adopted in the charity halls. During the lean season, the temple will also go to the charity halls to provide porridge.
As for the money spent, in addition to donations from other good people, most of it came from the merit box in front of me.
The money that Ren Ning got through blackmail was not clean, and he himself was not short of money, so he could just donate it and get it all.
Five thousand taels of silver is quite a lot.
Every year, many royal relatives and dignitaries return from the imperial capital to Xingluo to worship their ancestors. They pass by Shoulong Temple, and only a handful of them can donate more than a thousand taels.
The monk taking notes next to him was shocked and quickly ran to inform the abbot.
Master Hongguang chased him out in a hurry.
Ren Ning did not hide anything, and after telling him the source of the money in his hand, he led his team to set off under the abbot's eyes with mixed emotions, and headed south down Longshou Mountain.