It is said that Lin Daiyu made a bet with the white-bearded monk that if she could not leave Merlin in three months, she would become a nun and become his disciple. The white-bearded monk agreed. Then he picked up Jarvis and waddled through the Merlin like a fat bird.
Gone.
Not long after, the monk came back and saw Lin Daiyu sitting cross-legged on an old futon, frowning in a daze, and asked: "Girl, what are you thinking about?"
Daiyu said casually: "I am thinking about which prince I will join after I finish my studies."
"I haven't learned it yet." The monk hummed, "You don't have to think about it, he is probably the King of Yan."
Lin Daiyu raised her eyebrows: "His three sons are all mediocre, so I may not like them."
The monk nodded secretly in his heart and said: "He is still in his prime, it doesn't matter if he has another child. Don't look at you, I am still sulking with him right now. He has a closer relationship with King Yan than the third child. I will teach you if I have another one."
That’s it.”
Lin Daiyu looked at the monk and asked, "Does my uncle also have a close friendship with him?"
The monk said: "I am an outsider. I only care about passing on the skills I have in my heart. In terms of friendship, I have quite a friendship with the late emperor."
"But the late emperor established the Supreme Emperor." Daiyu said, "Don't you always care?"
The monk hummed: "That old guy has a deep thought." He pointed to the northwest corner, "There is a courtyard over there, and there is an octagonal pavilion in the middle of the courtyard. There is a table under the pavilion, and something is placed on the table. King Yan
I wanted it. He got it once the year before last and then put it back."
"Why put it back?"
The monk said: "He thought it would be safest to leave it here with the poor monk."
Daiyu asked: "Is it my uncle's job to guard that one?"
The monk praised the Buddha and said: "That has nothing to do with me. It was just left here by the late emperor. Whoever has the ability can just take it. The poor monk will not care about it. This plum forest of mine does not have a wall."
Daiyu pursed her lips and said, "It's just that ordinary people can't get in."
"That's right." The monk said with a smile, "You are not convinced, why don't you go for a walk?"
Daiyu thought for a while and said, "Junior wants to sit down first."
"It's up to you." The monk then turned the walnuts and went out.
Lin Daiyu just thought about it carefully for a while, and Dai Quan Baba's search for her and saying 'Venerable Manjushri' could not be without reason. At this time, it would be better not to make the old monk suspicious, but to wander around the rooms.
After a few clicks, there were indeed all kinds of military books among the four majors. Since there were no weapons of all kinds, she thought that this old monk only studied the art of leading troops and did not care about fighting in front of the battle. She couldn't help but wonder: If her grandfather had such ability
, why are all the uncles mediocre? Not to mention that the second uncle is a scholar, the eldest uncle was in the military camp when he was young, but he didn't learn even half of my grandfather's skills? If you say he is not talented enough, why is he not worthy of that level?
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At lunch time, someone brought food to the two of them. Daiyu smiled and said: "I thought we were cooking by ourselves in Merlin. I just thought about it for a long time, how to cook it when we don't even have a kitchen."
The white-bearded monk said: "You are a leader, not a cook. You don't need to know how to do such things."
Seeing that he was in a good mood, Daiyu took the opportunity to ask: "My uncle is so heroic and my grandfather is also very human. Why are my two uncles so mediocre?"
The monk glanced at her: "Didn't the poor monk say it before? His qualifications are too poor."
Daiyu said: "My qualifications are mediocre."
The monk said: "It's too far away anyway."
Daiyu didn't believe it, and after a while she said: "I used to think that the manpower was limited, and after all there was only one Leonardo da Vinci. I also heard about my grandfather. He didn't seem to be able to lead troops like my great uncle.
, and is good at exquisite martial arts.”
The monk looked at her and said, "What do you mean?"
Dai Yu said: "The martial arts of fighting generals are not the same as those of Green Forest Kung Fu. My grandfather was a fighting general, fighting in front of a formation with spears and swords. My great uncle's martial arts were based on fine skills, as if..." She took a sip.
Mouth.
The monk hummed: "I was really a green forest thief in my early years."
Sure enough. Daiyu blinked and said, "The master who taught Cong'er martial arts was also from the green forest. Why didn't Cong'er learn to fly over walls and fly over walls?"
The monk chuckled and said: "That Kung Fu is not only difficult to learn, it also requires a lot of hard work. A young man from the Duke's Palace is willing to learn only two moves to defend himself. How can you expect him to fly over the roof and walk over the wall?"
"...It seems to make sense." Daiyu added, "Jarvis, who practiced martial arts with Cong'er, worked very hard, but it seems that he didn't succeed in learning."
The monk said: "I have also heard of this boy. It's just that he was already quite old when he entered Rongguo Mansion and missed the opportunity."
Daiyu was immediately disappointed: "Then I also missed the opportunity?"
The monk laughed and said, "You still want to learn this? It's too late." The two of them got along much better.
On the other side, Jarvis had woken up in the temple and found himself lying in the Maitreya Hall. He hurriedly came out to search around the temple, and soon he was spotted by Erbo Yang. When they entered the Plum Forest, Erbo Yang and Shi Li were not convinced.
If you dare to follow too closely, you will lose sight of the person when you look for it again, and you will never be able to get around the Merlin.
The three of them had met. When Jarvis explained what was going on, Shi Li said, "Oh," "I know a temple and a plum grove. I just thought that Yun Shen didn't know where to find it. It turns out that there really is such a temple and a plum grove."
!" Then he said helplessly, "The late emperor in front was Situ Pan's grandfather, and the substitute monk became a monk in this temple. I only know this. The Supreme Emperor and Liu Dengxi have been trying to find out where this temple is, and the late emperor did not leak any information."
Jarvis frowned and said, "Just now we met an eunuch who claimed to be Dai Quan."
Shi Li said: "He has served the Empress Dowager for many years. With his ability, it is not difficult to be loyal. What does it look like?" Jarvis briefly said, Shi Li nodded, "It is indeed him."
Jarvis thought for a while and said: "This is weird. If the Emperor and Liu Dengxi don't know where 'a temple' is, it's obvious that Dai Quan didn't know it before either. Then he learned about it from the Queen Mother in the past few years.
That's right. What happened in the past two days was probably because Situ Pan took a fancy to Military Advisor Lin's ability, and the white-bearded monk had not been able to find a satisfactory successor for many years. Situ Pan devised a plan to lure Military Advisor Lin here. The Queen Mother was far away.
In the deep palace, Dai Quan was serving her, how could he know? He knew the date very accurately."
Shi Li said: "Even Liu Dengxi, who has been investigating for so many years, has not found any clues about this 'a temple'. I am afraid that only the late emperor and the empress dowager know about it. How did Situ Pan know about it?" Both of them knew about it.
Blocked.
After a while, Uncle Yang looked at them and said, "The Empress Dowager told him."
Shi Li said: "The Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager are not in the same group, and he is not the son of the Empress Dowager. Why should you tell him?"
Uncle Yang touched the back of his head: "What's the benefit of Xu? When I was in Taiwan Mansion, I heard Cong'er and the others said that the emperor's family was very poor.
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Shi Li said: "Now that the family has no supplies, it is really difficult. This section makes sense. Situ Pan arranged the matter carefully, and Dai Quan didn't seem to be here to help, but rather to cause trouble.
Besides, it’s not easy to get out of the palace.”
Jarvis's eyes lit up: "Could there be a secret passage?"
"Um?"
"There is a secret passage in the palace that leads directly to this temple. Dai Quan, Bao Buqi learned something by accident, and came here to mention something, or was ordered to mention something." Jarvis said, "There must be a secret passage in the palace.
.”
Shi Li nodded and said, "It's a possibility. But Miss Lin is still inside, how do you get in?"
The three of them discussed it for a long time, but still couldn't find a way.
The next day, Lin Daiyu started to wander around the plum forest. As expected, the roads were narrow and tricky, and it was extremely difficult to tell the direction. Then she thought carefully about Dai Quan's words, "Meeting the Venerable Manjusri in a dream showed him a way to survive." Manjushri Bodhisattva
She was born on the fourth day of April. April is the month of Jiansi, which is south-southeast. According to the angle, it is 30 degrees south by east. So she followed that direction and never found a way out.
There are no other clues.
In the next few days, Jarvis and others were wandering around outside, and Lin Daiyu was wandering around inside, but Merlin couldn't do anything. Seeing that the day when Jia Mu would wake up and leave the capital was tomorrow, Lin Daiyu became anxious, but the white-bearded monk became more and more comfortable and even hummed.
He started to sing. As soon as he was happy, Daiyu calmed down. She thought, the temple outside was very simple, and she was overthinking the reason why it was not safe, and Dai Quan's suggestion was not that complicated? Then she recalled this temple.
She had studied construction for several years when she was young. When she first came to Taiwan, she was also in charge of this area. She suddenly thought of something, stood up, and secretly cursed herself for being confused. The layout of the temple outside was obviously exactly the same as the house inside!
Didn't you mean Manjusri Hall? She was about to run away, but suddenly she regained her composure, her heart beating rapidly but her face seemed empty. She then pretended to walk around every room. The monk was too lazy to pay attention to her.
The room corresponding to the Manjusri Hall is a study room, and a table is placed in the place corresponding to the Bodhisattva statue. Lin Daiyu recalled the appearance of the next temple, the Manjusri Hall. The Bodhisattva is riding a lion, holding a sword in one hand, and pointing diagonally at the ground with the other. Ordinary Buddha statues of Bodhisattva
She often made a Dharma seal with her hands, and she was afraid that the gesture of Manjushri was pointing to something. She closed her eyes and thought carefully about where the Bodhisattva was pointing. She followed the direction and saw a pattern on the green brick under the table, which was from the plum forest.
map.
Not caring about anything else, Lin Daiyu rolled up her sleeves and got under the table to take a closer look. She couldn't help but hit her forehead: These days, her mind has been full of Five Elements Bagua, but she can't get out at all. After looking at the map, she realized that this Merlin's
The road is not arranged according to the Eight Diagrams, it is just a maze - the kind of maze that Jia Cong often drew and drew lines for Jia Meng when he was a child. There is no pattern. In addition to following the lines on the map,
It was impossible to get out. Everyone in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion carried charcoal pens and paper with them. Daiyu copied the map and put it in her arms. She pretended to be nonchalant and walked out, and then walked around the rest of the house.
Lin Daiyu walked to the plum forest again, unwilling to give up. After turning a few corners, she reached a few plum trees. The sunlight was still good. She took out the charcoal and map, and determined to find the way. Thanks to Jia Meng,
In recent years, most of the maze diagrams that Jia Cong used to abuse his nephew were helped by Aunt Lin to draw out the answers. Aunt Lin was very experienced and it didn't take long for her to complete the drawings. At this moment, her heartbeat was in her throat. Following the diagram
I walked carefully all the way up the route - when I finally walked out of the Merlin, I saw the big stone where the white-bearded monk sat.
As if she had received an amnesty, Lin Daiyu ran quickly towards the temple, and immediately heard a noise, as if it was Uncle Yang's loud voice. She rushed over and saw that the old man and Jarvis were making a fuss with some monks.
, then lowered his eyebrows and smiled.
When the three of them met, they were overjoyed. Lin Daiyu knew that the monk in the Merlin was still practicing martial arts at the moment. She was afraid that it would be difficult to chase him out when she turned around, so she hurriedly said: "This is not the place to talk. Let's go back first."
Jarvis knew that the monk was powerful, so he didn't care about etiquette and hurriedly said: "You can come out."
Erbo Yang said loudly: "You still deny it! See? Didn't I ask you to hide me?"
Daiyu hurriedly pulled at the hem of his clothes: "Uncle Yang, go back first
.”
Uncle Yang snorted: "We'll settle the score later!"
The monks in the temple were shocked and stepped forward to stop him. However, there were few of them and they could not stop Uncle Yang. The three of them ran away in a hurry as if they were running for their lives.
Only when he saw the city gate did Shi Li emerge and said, "There are no pursuers."
Uncle Yang smiled and said, "I'm afraid the pursuers won't be able to catch up in time."
Daiyu said: "Although my master-uncle is unreasonable, he doesn't seem to be reneging on his word."
The four of them returned to the Lin Mansion, and Daiyu told the whole story. The others just paid it back, and Shi Li was excited to have some fun, but he was frustrated for several days, and in the end it was completely useless, which was quite unpleasant. He also guessed that the northwest of Meilin
What is left in the corner courtyard? Do you want to play with it? Lin Daiyu has never suffered a big loss in the past few years. Although she was not in danger this time, she was also very frightened. Erbo Yang fanned the flames again. Jarvis has been better than him these days.
The two of them were holding back their anger so much that they did not stop the anger. The four of them went back to Merlin that night.
Because the old monk really didn't care at all, and there was a usual Bagua array in the courtyard, they got the box without much effort. As soon as they took off the box, they heard the bell ringing loudly, and the whole monk temple was shocked.
Although the four of them came out of Meilin safely, they encountered Situ Pan's army - there were really few monks in the temple, but there were many soldiers and horses.
Relying on the presence of two masters, the four of them fought their way out and fled to Tiejian Temple. Lin Daiyu and Jarvis first hid in Jia Baoyu's monk's bed, and then waited for an opportunity to sneak out after the searchers left. Shi Li had already
I got a suit of pursuer's armor for Jarvis, and he changed it to make it easier to move. Later I saw that Feng Ziying's people had even opened the lid of Jia Mu's coffin, knowing that the box was probably not an ordinary object. Feng Ziying searched again.
Baoyu could no longer hide on the bed, so Lin Daiyu had to hide between her grandmother's coffins. After the search, she pretended to be a servant of the Rongguo Mansion and sneaked out of the hall. Later, Yang Shi and Feng Ziying were lured away, and Jia Lin took advantage of the chaos to escape.
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The next day, when Jia Cong learned that Situ Pan was looking for a fist-sized box, he asked Chen Ruijin to go find Daiyu to get it. Daiyu saw that the drawing on the box was exactly the same as the Dayu Shanzi in Jia She's house, but she did not draw it.
Characters. She clicked the mechanism with a silver needle according to the place on Yushanzi where there were people, and in order of the height of the person. First from high to short, it didn't open; then she clicked from short to high again, and the box clicked.
"It opened with a sound.
The contents inside were of no use to her, so she stuffed the original ones back and gave them to Chen Ruijin. Chen Ruijin took the box and returned to Tiejian Temple. Jia Cong stood on a chair and pretended to call the servants in the hall to come over and lecture him until he saw Chen Ruijin.
Put the box under the cover of Jia Mu's coffin.
Daiyu finished the matter in one breath and breathed a sigh of relief.
Jia Cong held his cheek and asked, "Why didn't Situ Pan come to our house to ask for Yushanzi before? Could it be that he just learned about it?"
Daiyu said: "Since he has received the box, he must not have known about it before."
Jia Cong said: "If even he doesn't know - obviously Liu Dengxi doesn't know either, otherwise the Supreme Emperor will come to our house to ask for Yushanzi as soon as the late emperor leaves, and he won't be able to wait for the funeral of the late emperor. Then there are probably only two people who know -
The Empress Dowager and that great uncle. I don’t know who told Situ Pan on the spur of the moment.”
"Whatever, it has nothing to do with us anyway." Lin Daiyu said, "It's just that great uncle and his military books?"
Jia Cong glanced at her: "Don't think about it! We don't need it that much right now."
Daiyu also held her cheek and said: "It would be a pity to let it go to waste."
Jia Cong shrugged and said: "There are so many good things in the world. We can't get them all, can we? You went to study with him for ten years, not to mention these things in Taiwan. Uncle Lin must be crazy. Besides, you have to study with him for ten years. Not to mention these things in Taiwan.
, We have now entered the age of firearms. Things from the cold weapon age, no matter how good they are, are at risk of being eliminated. It is not worthwhile to spend so much energy sifting out the best and the dross."
Daiyu hesitated and said: "I haven't read a single military book for several days."
Jia Cong clapped his palms twice: "It's dawn and I've woken up from my dream~~ No matter how good my uncle's things are, we can neither use nor want them!" (..)