Chapter 269 Willing to serve as the prince’s court
Beimang, also known as Jiashan.
It stretches for more than 300 miles from east to west, like a long dragon, lying in the north of Luoyang City. It is a natural barrier to the north of Luoyang.
The mountains are rolling and the scenery is beautiful.
According to legend, Laozi, the founder of Taoism, once made elixirs in this mountain, so it became a holy place for Taoism in later generations... Juhua Temple is located in a valley at the foot of Beimang Mountain. Wild chrysanthemums grow in the valley, and they bloom one after another after the beginning of autumn. They are colorful.
, the mountain is gorgeous and has become a scene in Luoyang. After the beginning of autumn, there is an endless stream of tourists here. After admiring the chrysanthemums, people will climb up to die. Every evening, the twilight is vast. Standing on Beimang Mountain, you can see the clouds
Ethereal, it makes people feel like they have entered a fairyland...
The view of Mang Mountain at night is one of the eight most famous sights in Luoyang in later generations.
However, Cao Peng had never been to this place in his previous life, and he had never appreciated the beautiful scenery at night.
The surrounding mountains are undulating, and the mountains and rivers are particularly beautiful. From a distance, Luoyang City is majestic, but in the dusk, there is a faint hint of decay.
Standing side by side with Chen Qun on Beimang Mountain, Cao Peng couldn't help but feel relaxed and happy.
There are no traces of artificial carvings here, and there are no cable cars in the sky. It is a natural scenery.
Looking down the mountain, the wild chrysanthemums are in full bloom.
Looking into the distance, Luoyang City is right in front of you...
"The sunset is infinitely beautiful, but it's almost dusk."
He couldn't help but let out a sigh, but Chen Qun heard it clearly.
"Afu, why are you sighing like this?"
"Well, it's just a coincidence, don't take it seriously."
"Yeah?"
Chen Qun couldn't help but laugh, nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
After climbing Tianshan Mountain for a long time with Cao Peng, we also enjoyed the scenery of Beimang. Chen Qun felt a little tired, so he wanted to go home.
He went to see Cao Peng today, saying he wanted to admire the chrysanthemums, but actually he wanted to find out Cao Peng's plan.
But Cao Peng had made his words clear, and Chen Qun was relieved. He began to think about how to rectify the Luoyang market and calm the people's livelihood.
Prices in Luoyang remained high during the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Even in Luoyang, which was dilapidated after Dong Zhuo moved the capital, prices are still astonishing.
In Xudu, a liter of coarse millet costs about 130 yuan; while in Luoyang, the price of a liter of coarse millet is as high as more than 200 yuan, nearly 300 yuan. This was after Cao Cao stabilized the grain harvest in Xudu.
The result after the grain price. If you put it in the past, a liter of coarse millet once exceeded the usual money, which shows the high price. What Chen Qun has to do now is to try his best to bring down the grain price in Luoyang.
During the Xiping period, the price of grain in Luoyang was no more than a hundred yuan.
Chen Qun does not expect to return to the level of the Xiping period. As long as it stabilizes at around 200 yuan, he can be called an extraordinary political achievement.
"Afu, let's go back."
"That's fine."
Cao Peng also wanted to leave, so he nodded in agreement.
"Let's have dinner at your house tonight?"
"Why did you come to my house?"
Chen Qun laughed heartily, "How can there be no delicious food in such a good season? But when it comes to delicious food, your Xiaoluan's is the best."
"Brother, you can't be so shameless."
"My dear brother, when you come to Luoyang, I haven't received the favor for you yet, so why don't I do it at your home today to express my feelings for you as a brother."
If someone is being taken to your home, you have to go to the home of the person being taken to have a meal.
Fortunately, Cao Peng was used to Chen Qun, so after a few words of laughter and curses, he agreed.
At this time, the golden crow is sinking in the west, and the dusk clouds are gathering.
There was a cool breeze blowing on the mountain, but when I got down the mountain, I suddenly felt as hot as a steamer. I don’t know if it was because God was in a bad mood, or for other reasons. After descending from the mountain, the sky suddenly changed. I saw billowing dark clouds coming from a distance.
Come, cover the sky in the blink of an eye...
From the thick clouds, there was a faint sound of thunder.
Cao Peng was about to board the car when he suddenly heard someone calling his name in the distance.
He stopped and turned around to look over, only to see an extremely ugly-looking old monk and a young man walking toward him.
"As expected, it's you, Mr. Cao!"
"Mr. Xuan Shuo?"
Cao Peng recognized at a glance that one of the people coming was Yuan Xuanshuo, the current minister of Baima Temple (self-proclaimed, not registered with the court), and the other was Zhang Liang, who had the same name as the "Ren Gong General" of Taiping Road. The two came to Cao Peng.
, one bowed his head, and the other bowed his hands.
"Mr. Zhang, Mr. Xuan Shuo, why are you here?"
Xuan Shuo grinned, the scars on his face appeared one after another, making people feel disgusted.
He replied: "Today the Chrysanthemum Fairy is holding a banquet, how can I not come? The chrysanthemum wine she brewed last year is in its first year and can be opened, so we are invited to come and taste Yue'an Master's wine. We just saw it from a distance.
I saw Mr. Cao's back familiarly, so I called him boldly."
As he spoke, Xuan Shuo glanced at Chen Qun and cupped his hands, "County Magistrate Chen is here too."
He is the Qing of White Horse Temple. Regardless of whether this 'Qing of White Horse Temple' is recognized by the court or not, after all, he is also under the rule of Chen Qun.
When Chen Qun arrived, Xuan Shuo also went to greet him. Therefore, he recognized Chen Qun at a glance, which was not surprising to Cao Peng.
Zhang Liang also stepped forward to greet Chen Qun, and then stood aside without speaking.
"County Magistrate Chen, Mr. Cao, looking at the sky, it seems that a thunderstorm is coming. Why not take shelter in the nunnery and taste the chrysanthemum wine?"
"this……"
Chen Qun hesitated and looked at Cao Peng.
Cao Peng looked up at the dark clouds in the sky and said softly: "Mr. Xuan Shuo is right. In that case, you and I might as well find a place to take shelter from the rain first. How about we go back when the rain stops?"
"Just follow the wishes of your friends."
In fact, Chen Qun wanted to experience the charm of the Chrysanthemum Fairy.
But he is the Luoyang Order, and everything he says and does must be organized.
To put it nicely, it’s called being reserved; to put it harshly, it’s just showing off.
Xuan Shuo couldn't help but laugh, "We are lucky to have Magistrate Chen and Young Master Cao here today. Yuan'an, I'll accompany the Magistrate and Young Master Cao there. Please inform the Chrysanthemum Fairy and ask her to tidy up. Don't
I have neglected two distinguished guests, Magistrate Chen and Mr. Cao."
Zhang Liang nodded, turned and left.
Chen Qun and Cao Peng, accompanied by Yuan Xuanshuo, walked towards Juhua Temple.
"Where did Mr. Yuan work before?"
"There is no high position, but I am just a pawn in the city of Chang'an. Wang Situ planned to kill Dong Zhuo, and Li Jue and Guo Si besieged Chang'an. I was also afraid of death, so I left secretly. The injury on my face,
It was at that time that he was injured by the fire at the city gate.
Originally, I still had the heart to do some business.
But once the skin is hurt, the mind will be thin.
It happened that I had practiced Buddhism in my early years, so after I came to Luoyang, I had the desire to escape from the world, so I settled in Baima Temple. There was no one in Baima Temple at that time, so I was recommended to be the Minister of Baima Temple... By the way, Chen
The county magistrate, please take the trouble to register me in the court as soon as possible."
"Why didn't the previous Luoyang Order create a register?"
"How to create a register?" Xuan Shuo sighed, "In the beginning, even the imperial court didn't know where it was, so no one asked. After His Majesty moved to Xudu, there were continuous wars. I urged the predecessor Luoyang Order several times, but it always failed.
It was not taken seriously, so it was postponed.
Previously, the monks of Donglin Temple had asked to build a statue of the five hundred disciples of the pagoda, but because they had not been able to get the name correct, it was delayed..."
After saying that, Xuan Shuo sighed again.
Pagoda is Sanskrit, which means "Buddha" when translated.
In Buddhism, there is "Buddha's Five Hundred Disciples Speak the Original Sutra", which was introduced to the Eastern Han Dynasty as early as the Yongping period.
However, when Yongping was seeking Dharma, Zhu Falan and Jashmateng translated the "Forty-Two Chapters Sutra" and other scriptures, but did not translate the "Buddha's Five Hundred Disciples Self-speaked the Bunqi Sutra". Therefore, the "Benqi Sutra" circulated among the people
", it is still mainly in Sanskrit. Even if the monks knew it, they did not translate it in order to maintain their lofty status. And these five hundred disciples of the Buddha are also the five hundred Arhats in later generations.
Ancient Tianzhu people used to use "five hundred" and "eighty-four thousand" to describe numerous meanings.
For example, five hundred monks, five hundred disciples, and five hundred Arhats are all numbers that often appear in Buddhist scriptures.
Donglin Temple is located in Xingyang.
Together with the White Horse Temple in Luoyang and the Xiangshan Temple in Xishan, they are also known as the three oldest Buddhist temples in China. The Donglin Temple was also built in the Yongping period, but it is slightly later than the White Horse Temple. It is a branch of the White Horse Temple. It is dedicated to Sakyamuni, so it has five
The Hundred Disciples Buddha statue is quite normal.
However, Donglin Temple is not allowed to build Buddha statues without permission. It must be approved by Baima Temple and supervised by Baima Temple.
Now that the White Horse Temple has not been recognized by the court, even if it is caused, it cannot be transported. Especially after Taiping Road, the court has been cautious about this kind of religious teaching. If it is found on the road, it is likely to be punished.
destroyed...
Chen Qun nodded and said: "I will pay attention to this matter...but it still needs to be reported to Honglu Temple. I'm afraid it will take some time."
"As long as County Magistrate Chen is careful, otherwise the statues of the five hundred disciples in my temple have been built but have been delayed in transportation, which will be a problem."
Xuan Shuo stopped talking and didn't discuss it any further.
As for when Chen Qun submitted the letter and when it was approved, he would not ask.
For a person like Chen Qun, once he agrees, he will naturally not regret it. Xuan Shuo must have accompanied him because of Chen Qun's words.
Cao Peng listened quietly and did not interrupt along the way.
Unknowingly, the group of people arrived outside Juhua Temple. The thunder in the clouds became more urgent, and silver snakes could be seen faintly flowing in the dark clouds.
Heavy rain is coming!
Yue Guan and his disciples, the young monk Xuelian, were waiting outside the nunnery.
I saw her, her hair shawl, highlighting her white and tender skin. She had a pink face that was carefully modified, curved willow-leaf eyebrows, and a pair of peach blossom eyes, which flashed and seduced the soul. She was dressed in a blue silk dress draped around her body, and the wind blew.
Then, when you lift up your clothes, you can vaguely see a pair of slender, fair legs, looming. The uneven curves are looming as the clothes shake, making them even more attractive.
Seeing Chen Qun and others coming, Yue Guan walked down the doorstep with lotus steps.
She bowed and said, "Xiao Ni has met Luoyang Ling, Cao Beibei."
When her body leaned forward, her slender neck drew a moving curve.
Through the loose silk clothes, you can see the two plump bodies under the fair skin...
When Chen Qun saw Yue Guan, his eyes lit up.
This woman, with every gesture and gesture, exudes a seductive aura. She is truly, truly...a monster that will captivate the whole country.
Cao Peng coughed slightly, and Chen Qun finally came back to his senses.
After meeting Yue Guan, Yue Guan was leading the way. He could see his plump buttocks under the silk clothes, which outlined his back...
Chen Qun lowered his voice and said: "Such a beauty can be compared to Nanzi of Wei Linggong."
Duke Linggong of Wei was the leader of the Wei Kingdom in the Spring and Autumn Period. He had a beautiful concubine named Song Nan, who was also named Nanzi in the history books.
In the history books, Nanzi was evaluated as "beautiful but obscene".
There is also a record in "The Analects of Confucius - Yongye": When Zi saw Nanzi, Zilu was displeased. Master pointed it out and said: Those who reject him will be disgusted by heaven, and heaven will be disgusted with him.
This means that when Confucius was summoned by Nanzi in the state of Wei, his student Zilu was very unhappy.
Confucius had no choice but to swear to express his feelings...
In fact, when Cao Peng read this paragraph, he couldn't help but feel a little weird.
When a teacher sees a woman, he wants to swear to his students? Then the teacher is too aggrieved, and the student Zilu is too domineering.
In fact, Confucius' meeting with Nanzi will remain a mystery to later generations.
In "Lunheng", Wang Chong, a great Confucian of the Eastern Han Dynasty, even more directly doubted whether Confucius and Nanzi really had an affair.
This may be a big scandal that no one can find out...
Cao Peng smiled and said softly: "Brother, do you want the young master to go to court, or Kong Zhongni?"
Gongzi Chao was Nanzi's lover and the male favorite of Duke Linggong of Wei. He and Nanzi even eloped and fled after a storm, but unexpectedly they were invited back by Duke Linggong of Wei, and the three of them had a happy relationship.
Chen Qun heard this and suddenly coughed violently.
Yue Guan stopped and looked back, "Chen Luoyang, are you feeling ill?"
Are you feeling unwell?
Cao Peng said with a smile: "It's okay, it's okay, Chen Luoyang was just excited for a moment, so he coughed."
"Excited?"
Yue Guan's beautiful eyes turned and he glanced at Chen Qun doubtfully.
Chen Qun waved his hands quickly, "It's really okay. Don't listen to Cao Beibu's nonsense."
After saying that, he glared at Cao Peng fiercely. Yue Guan was a little confused, but since Chen Qun said it was okay, she couldn't ask any more questions.
"You guys, don't make fun of saints."
Cao Peng laughed and kept silent.
Juhua nunnery is small in area, facing a Buddhist hall at the mountain gate. On one side of the Buddhist hall are three Zen rooms.
Go through the gate and enter the backyard. This backyard is adjacent to the Buddhist hall and is a courtyard, which is also the residence of Yue Guan. Next to the courtyard, there is a flower pond with a water pavilion built in the pond, covering an area of about 100 square meters. At this time, in the water pavilion
Many people had already stepped out to greet him.
At a glance, Cao Peng saw that there were familiar faces and a few unfamiliar faces.
Chi Zhong and Zhang Tai were among them, and there were two other men. One was about forty years old, chubby, and quite wealthy.
The other one was a young man with a gloomy face and an unsmiling expression.
"Actually, I think Young Master Chao is better."
Chen Qun stepped forward to meet everyone, but before he took a step, he suddenly said something to Cao Peng. Cao Peng stumbled, and suddenly felt dumbfounded. This Chen Changwen is really... But with such a character, he is quite
It's in line with Cao Peng's wishes.
He shook his head and stepped forward.
A middle-aged man named Su Wei is from Hejian.
As for the young man, his surname is Chen. But it’s not Chen Qun’s ‘Chen’, but Chen Fan’s ‘Chen’.
One is Yingchuan and the other is Pingyu in Runan. There is no connection between the two. Su Wei is a big businessman in Luoyang and a member of the Su family in Hejian.
The Su family in Hejian?
For some reason, a familiar figure flashed through Cao Peng's mind.
I couldn't help but have some doubts in my heart: Did I see the man wrongly at the gate of Luoyang City earlier? Or was it him?
