A full moon gradually rose to the center of the sky, the stars were sparse, crows flew south, the autumn wind rustled in the wilderness, and their clothes were cool, Chen Caozhi and Ran Sheng followed the royal family's convoy on horseback, returning to Yecheng Bing. Well platform.
In the past, Zhang Han was an official in Luoyang. When he saw the autumn wind blowing, he thought about the garden vegetables, water shield soup and seabass clams in his hometown of Wu County. He sighed: "Life is expensive and comfortable, how can you travel thousands of miles to invite a famous noble?" Then he ordered to drive. When Chen Cao returned home, he saw the autumn wind blowing and felt homesick, but he still had no choice but to travel to a foreign country. He had to work hard to overcome the difficulties of himself and his country.
After separating from the royal motorcade at the North Gate, Ran Sheng rode over and whispered: "Brother, I just met an old friend at Longgang Temple——"
Chen Caozhi's mind was sharp. He raised his dark eyebrows and asked: "Are you a subject of your father, King Wei?"
Ran Sheng said: "He is my late father's Sili Lieutenant, and he is also the head of Uncle Jing's family. His name is borrowed from Zhan, so he is true."
Chen Caozhi knew that Ran Sheng was no longer the reckless young man who beat up Chen Liu in the past. Since he confirmed the identity of Ran Sheng, there was nothing wrong with him and said: "It seems that Xiao Sheng and King Wei were quite similar in appearance. I'm afraid there will be some cold-eyed people out there who might be suspicious. Murong Ping also had a sense of déjà vu towards you the day before yesterday, and was distracted by my words."
Ran Sheng said calmly: "The reason why the lieutenant recognized me is because when the Xianbei people attacked Yecheng, it was the lieutenant who ordered Uncle Jing to carry me and escape. Moreover, they only dared to recognize each other after testing each other. For example, Murong Pingsen He is only slightly familiar with me, so he should not be suspicious of my relationship with my late father."
Chen Caozhi nodded and asked: "Is this person taking refuge in Longgang Temple to become a monk? If he is willing, I can try to take him back to Jiangnan with us."
Ran Sheng said: "The school captain is already old and may not be able to bear the long journey. He wants to die in Longgang Temple. Ten years ago, he went to Lianghuai and Jingkou to look for me, but there was no news, so he had to return to Yecheng because He is still keeping a secret, and if he hadn't seen me this time, he would have brought this secret under the Nine Springs."
Chen Caozhi looked stern and asked, "What's the secret?"
Ran Sheng said: "Shi Hu gathered all the treasures in the world, and there were countless gold and pearls in Yecheng Palace. Later, Hu Han attacked and killed, and the gold and silver treasures in Yecheng Palace were plundered. My father got 50,000 catties of gold, but at that time the gold Silver was of no use, and rice and grain were the most important things to survive, so my father ordered Jiezhu, who was then Sili Colonel, to bury the 50,000 kilograms of gold under the Xuanguang Hall of the Imperial Palace in Yecheng."
Fifty thousand jins of gold equals 800,000 taels, which is roughly equivalent to more than two billion five-baht coins in the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Although it is not a wealthy country, it can indeed be regarded as a treasure.
Chen Caozhi did not expect that this trip to Yecheng would involve the adventure of treasure. He pondered for a while and said: "Xiao Sheng, since your father left this gold, it is naturally your disposal, but the gold is buried in the Yecheng Palace. To dig out the gold in the palace and transport it back to Jiangdong would be as difficult as climbing to the sky."
Ran Sheng said: "Brother, what did you say? Since I made this clear to Brother, it will naturally be handled by Brother. Xiao Sheng has been lonely since he was a child, and Chenjiawu is Xiao Sheng's home."
Chen Caozhi said "hmm", reached over and patted Ran Sheng's broad shoulder, and said: "It's enough to know that we have this gold. It can't be obtained now. One day, the Jin army will destroy the Yan army. Then we will wait for an opportunity to defeat the Yan army." Take out this gold."
Ran Sheng asked: "Brother, do you want to dedicate this gold to the court?"
Chen Caozhi said with a smile: "Donating money to the imperial court will not only be useless, but will also be hated by others. Let's keep it for the management of our Chen family's large estate."
Ran Sheng's face was filled with joy and he nodded: "That's right." But he frowned and said: "There is another troublesome thing. The lieutenant only knows that the place where the gold is buried is under the Xuanguang Hall, but in recent years, Xianbei people have moved their capital and built it in Yecheng. As for the palace, it is unknown whether the remaining Xuanguang Hall has been razed and rebuilt.”
Chen Caozhi frowned. If he didn't know the exact place where the gold was buried, then even if the Yan Kingdom was destroyed in the future, he wouldn't be able to turn the huge Yecheng Palace upside down to look for the gold. This would inevitably involve a lot of effort and it would be very dangerous if the news leaked out. Not good.
Then Ran Sheng said again: "The school captain said that the Xuanguang Hall is in the west area of Ye Palace. If he can walk around the west area of Yegong Palace, he should be able to point out the location of the Xuanguang Hall."
Chen Cao said: "That's good. I don't expect that the Yan Kingdom will be defeated in three years. When the time comes, just ask the captain to point out where the gold is buried."
Ran Sheng said: "I'm afraid that before the day comes, he will become old, sick and in decline."
Chen Caozhi frowned and thought for a moment, then said: "Then I will go to Longgang Temple to visit him tomorrow. It just so happened that Zhu Faya, the elder of Longgang Temple, invited me to see the mural about Master Fotucheng in the temple."
When Chen Caozhi and Ran Sheng returned to Bingjingtai's apartment, Shen Chiqian came up to them and said, "Master Chen, today Brother Ziyi and I went to Honglu Temple to inquire about the Qin envoy Xi Bao, but we saw that the guards were heavily guarded and we could not get close. It was I who bribed a post officer with five taels of gold, only to find out that the Jin envoy Xi Bao and his entourage were deported back home yesterday."
Su Qi said worriedly: "Chen Shijun, it seems that the Xianbei people don't want to let us return home."
Chen Caozhi said calmly: "I expected Murong Ke to release Xi Bao first and return to Chang'an. If nothing unexpected happens, we will be on our way home early next month."
Ran Sheng suddenly said: "I'm afraid there will be an accident——"
Shen Chiqian and Su Qi hurriedly asked: "What's the accident?"
Ran Sheng didn't answer, but asked Chen Caozhi: "Brother, what if Princess Xianbei wants to marry you?"
Shen Chiqian and Su Qi were surprised. Another Xianbei princess appeared out of nowhere! Both of them stared at Chen Caozhi to see how he would answer.
Chen Caozhi smiled and said: "I am in Yan State, I have no roots and foundation, and I am worse than the common people of a poor family. Why did Princess Xianbei marry me?" He also laughed at himself: "I really think that Wei is more beautiful than Pan An Isn’t it going to be bad for you?"
Ran Sheng, Shen Chiqian and Su Qi all laughed.
Chen Cao said: "My relatives in the family are all in Jiangdong. Even if Princess Xianbei wants to marry me, I can't marry her. Can I go back after marrying her? Even if I can go back, how can I face Wei Rui?"
Ran Sheng said: "Brother is certainly loyal, but I'm afraid there will still be twists and turns."
Chen Cao said: "Having setbacks is not a bad thing. You can take advantage of the situation and turn misfortunes into blessings."
The next day, Chen Caozhi went to Taiyuan Palace to ask for an audience with Murong Ke. Murong Ke expected that Chen Caozhi knew about the news that Qin envoy Xi Bao had left Yecheng, so he refused to see the visitor because Murong Ke had learned about the Empress Dowager early in the morning. But the Zuhun family intended to marry Princess Qinghe to Chen Caozhi. Although this news was uncertain, it was really beyond Murong Ke's expectation. He needed to carefully consider the pros and cons, so he refused to see Chen Caozhi.
Chen Caozhi couldn't see Murong Ke, so he planned to go to Longgang Temple to visit the old monk Jiezong, but he could not leave the city without permission. Murong Chong was in the palace and could not find anyone to accompany him, so he immediately asked Murong Ling, the crown prince of Wu, to escort him Go to Longgang Temple in Mount Saga. Murong Ling knew that his fourth uncle Murong Ke wanted to keep Chen Caozhi in Yan, so he naturally would not be indifferent to Chen Caozhi, so he accompanied Chen Caozhi and Ran Sheng out of the city to Longgang Temple.
Elder Zhu Faya was very happy, so he took Chen Caozhi to the main hall to see the murals depicting various miraculous deeds of Buddha Tucheng, such as extinguishing the fire in Youzhou, interrupting events after hearing the bell, washing the intestines with water, cursing water in Longgang, etc. Among them, the fire in Youzhou was extinguished The painting shows Fotucheng and Shi Hu discussing scriptures in the middle hall of Xiangguo. Fotucheng suddenly said in shock: "Change! Change! There is a fire in Youzhou." He then took wine and sprayed it in the direction of Youzhou, and then said to Shi Hu with a smile. "Today the fire in Youzhou has been extinguished." Shi Hu felt strange and was doubtful, so he sent an envoy to Youzhou to verify. The envoy came back and reported to Shi Hu that on that day, there was a fire in the four gates of Youzhou. The fire was fierce and suddenly came from the south. A layer of dark clouds came, and then heavy rain fell to put out the fire, but the smell of alcohol could still be smelled in the rain——
The colors of this mural are bright, but the expressions of the characters are dull and rough. It is much inferior to the two giant murals painted by Chen Caozhi and Gu Kaizhi in Jiankang Waguan Temple. Of course, Chen Caozhi will not boast here, lest he become old Monk Zhu Faya asked him to paint murals. Wouldn't he be asking for trouble?
Under the mural "Cleaning the Intestine with Water" on the west wall, Chen Caozhi saw a decadent old monk standing with a staff on one side. The old monk must have been using it as an excuse, as he was indeed very old. Ran Sheng walked over and quietly said to the old monk Saying something, a moment later, the old monk was on the verge of falling, holding on to the wall to keep from falling, and groaned loudly——
Chen Caozhi then asked: "What's wrong with this Taoist?"
Zhu Faya walked over and scolded: "Fahe, you are sick, why are you here?" He turned to Chen Caozhi and said, "This monk is old and sick, and he doesn't know how to rest, but he likes to walk around." He ordered the waiter. Carry Zhu Fahe back to the Zen room -
Chen Cao said: "I am well versed in medicine. Now that I have arrived at your temple, I would like to form a good relationship. Why don't you let me diagnose and treat this mage?"
Murong Ling on the side smiled and said: "This old master is really blessed by the Buddha. Chen Xima has the power of rejuvenation. How can anyone else get Chen Xima to save him!"
The old monk named Zhu Fahe was helped to the alms room. Chen Caozhi dismissed the others, leaving only Ran Sheng by his side. The sick old monk also became energetic and sat down on the square couch, watching Chen Cao. Afterwards, he asked: "Chen Xima, are you willing to help Ran Yu recover his country?"
Chen Caozhi frowned slightly and thought: "Ran Min's country fell, and many of his ministers committed suicide. It can be seen that Ran Min has a lot of people who are loyal to him. This excuse must be to follow King Ran Wei to the death. The reason why he did not die is In order to guard the treasures of Ye Palace, I am afraid it will take some time to convince this man." He then said: "Do you think Ran Wei can still restore the country?"
The old monk also knew that restoring the country was difficult and difficult. King Ran Wei was hated by the barbarians and was not understood by the wealthy Han people. With Ran Sheng's current foundation, trying to restore the country was like an idiot's dream. He couldn't help but look depressed, but suddenly He raised his head and asked Ran Sheng: "Your Highness, did you tell him about that matter?"
Ran Sheng was obviously extremely uncomfortable with His Highness's title, so he quickly said: "Chen Xima is my elder brother, my current surname is Chen Yu, and my given name is Zi Sheng. I have already told my brother about burying the gold, so just say it as a courtesy. "
Unexpectedly, when the old monk heard what Ran Sheng said, he rolled his eyes and said coldly: "Back then, the King of Wei asked for help from Jiangdong to eliminate the barbarians, but the Jin Dynasty sat back and watched the King of Wei's defeat. It is really hateful. This golden treasure It cannot be handed over to the Jin family!"
