Then he walked up to Lin Fan and said: "Little brother, if you can see the martial arts skills of my junior brother and I, you must be a master too."
"Poor monk Xu Da, this is my second junior brother Xu Er. I don't know who this little brother is."
Xu Da, Xu Er, the names of these monks are really simple. However, when they introduced themselves, they did not say their religious names. It seems that these monks should be warrior monks.
Generally speaking, martial monks also have dharma names, but these martial arts practitioners have a free and easy personality and do not like to use dharma names when communicating with people who are also martial arts practitioners.
"I'm Lin Fan."
Lin Fan said in a deep voice.
"Yes! You are Emperor Wuhou Lin Fan, I am disrespectful! Before we came to the capital, our brothers had heard of the name Emperor Wuhou. Unexpectedly, we met here not long after we arrived."
Xu Da said excitedly.
"I'm excited to see him, but not excited to see this prince?"
Zhu Cijiong said dissatisfied.
Xu Da looked at Zhu Cijiong and Nalan Yanran, and then looked at Lin Fan in confusion. Lin Fan said with a smile: "This is His Highness the Third Prince, and this is Miss Nalan."
"It turns out to be His Highness the Third Prince and Miss Nalan, disrespectful!"
Xu Da said hurriedly.
"I just heard you say that you just came to the capital not long ago, but I see that Fayuan Temple has been closed for a long time. Why did you stay at Fayuan Temple when you came to the capital?"
Lin Fan asked.
"I dare not hide it from Marquis Diwu. I am afraid that the people from Fayuan Temple have left the capital for half a year. As for why they left, the young monk doesn't know."
"We are wandering monks. We passed by Fayuan Temple and saw no one here, so we decided to stay here. The purpose of the competition was to choose a host."
Xu Da said in a deep voice.
…
Lin Fan was speechless. These people were actually monks who had just arrived in the capital. Seeing that there was no one in Fayuan Temple, they wanted to take it as their own. Lin Fan guessed that his understanding was correct.
However, it was very strange that the monks from Fayuan Temple left the capital. They left half a year ago, when Li Zicheng was causing the most trouble.
Could it be because he is afraid of Li Zicheng?
That's not right. No matter how cruel Li Zicheng is, he can't kill monks as soon as he enters the city. Therefore, there must be something fishy in this.
"This Fayuan Temple cannot remain empty forever. It is reasonable to elect a host."
Lin Fan said.
"We brothers and sisters have been competing in martial arts for the past few days, and it has been difficult to tell the winner. If Emperor Wuhou hadn't been here, it would still be difficult to tell the winner!"
The speaker is Xu Er.
In fact, he has never had any interest in the position of abbot of Fayuan Temple. It's just that his senior brother Xu Da is shameless and insists on dragging him into a competition.
He was helpless, so he accepted Xu Da's invitation to compete. As a result, when the fight started, Xu Da refused to give up. He was forced to go through hundreds of rounds with Xu Da, and was almost exhausted.
"Junior brother, what do you mean?
The contest between you and me has yet to determine the winner."
Xu Da said in a deep voice.
"Senior brother, Marquis Diwu just said that if the competition continues, I will definitely lose. Can't you see?
Are you satisfied that your junior brother must be embarrassed?"
Xu Er said in a deep voice.
Xu Da wanted to say something else, but seeing that his junior brother was resolute, he gave up.
"Haha! You brothers are very close. It doesn't matter who is the host. It is absolutely not okay for Fayuan Temple to be closed all the time. I have decided now that you will be the host of Fayuan Temple from now on!"
"Remember, the incense of Fayuan Temple must not be cut off, and it must be managed well."
Lin Fan said with a smile.
"Sir, the previous abbot of Fayuan Temple was personally appointed by my father..."
Zhu Cijiong said in a deep voice.
"Since he is the host personally appointed by His Majesty, why did he suddenly leave the capital?
And it was still half a year ago. I think there is no need for me to say more about the reasons."
Lin Fan said in a deep voice.
this……
Zhu Cijiong frowned. He didn't know how to refute Lin Fan's words. Even if the emperor personally appointed the host, escaping in times of trouble would be a death penalty.
"Thanks to Marquis Diwu, my brothers and I finally have a place to settle down."
Xu said with a big smile.
"By the way, when I came in through the back door just now, I saw a few plants planted at the door. I have never seen those things before. Did you plant them?"
Lin Fan asked.
"You mean those winter melon seedlings! Hehe, although our brothers are warrior monks, we are also considered ascetics. We have been traveling around these years!"
"While passing through the Western Regions, I got these seeds from merchants in the Western Regions. They said they were winter melons and could be eaten. After our brothers settled in this temple, they planted these seeds."
Xu Er said with a smile.
I see!
As long as these winter melons are grown well, they are not only big in size, but also easy to preserve. It won’t be a big problem to store any one for half a year. It is very suitable for use as a vegetable in the military during this period.
Lin Fan originally thought that he would be able to obtain winter melon seeds when he signed in, or that he would send people overseas to find some, but he did not expect that he would get such seeds in this temple.
"I know something about these winter melons. They are very good vegetables. I see there are more than a dozen plants outside. Can you give me two of them?"
Lin Fan said.
"Master Wuhou, if you like, you can take them all."
Xu Da said hurriedly.
"Cut! It's just a winter melon seedling, what do you want it for?
What’s more, I’ve never heard of this winter melon, and I guess it’s not a good thing. Otherwise, why wouldn’t the palace have it?”
Zhu Cijiong said in a deep voice.
"Brother Lin Fan, it's so boring here, let's go out for a walk."
Nalan Yanran had been standing aside just now and kept silent. Now she couldn't help it anymore. She felt it was boring here and wanted to drag Lin Fan away.
Lin Fan had no choice but to follow Nalan Yanran and leave. Before leaving, he said to Xu Da: "Keep the winter melon seedlings here for me. I will send someone to get them later."
Except for Fayuan Temple, Zhu Cijiong said: "Sir, we are people who do big things, how can you be like an ignorant person?
Want to join in the fun whenever you see something?
You also want a winter melon seedling."
Lin Fan said: "What if I told you that the winter melons produced by these winter melon seedlings can grow to twenty or thirty kilograms, and can be stored for three to four months as long as they are not cut?"
"Well! Sir, are there such vegetables in this world?"
Zhu Cijiong said in shock.
"Of course there is. As long as the winter melon is properly cultivated and planted in a large area, it can be used as a food ingredient in winter just like Chinese cabbage. At the same time, it can also be purchased in large quantities and used as a vegetable for military soldiers."
Lin Fan said in a deep voice that if the Ming Dynasty wanted to continue to be strong, it would have to focus its resources on the soldiers in the army.