In December, winter has completely entered Yingtian Mansion. The cold here is different from the cold when Zhao Ran was in northwest Sichuan. Normally, it feels fine, but if you stay in the house for a long time, the soles of your feet will hurt from the cold.
In Jiming Temple, the monks in the abbot's training class are not afraid of this kind of cold. The magic power in their bodies has long taken good care of their bodies. This level of cold is almost unnoticeable. Unless Zhao Ran was killed by Zhang Laodao like last time
If you hold your collar up to a very high place, you won't be able to freeze under normal circumstances.
But Dao Lusi still followed the rules and sent over the charcoal stoves from each room, as well as thirty kilograms of charcoal. These charcoals were of no use to the monks, but if they were to be sent back, they must have been used by the subordinate officials.
, instead of doing this, it is better to take out part of it and give it to those in need publicly.
Zhao Ran thought it was too wasteful, so he mobilized all three training classes, hoping that everyone would collect all the charcoal sent by Daolu Division, conduct a donation event, and give it door-to-door to those in Yingtian Mansion who could not afford to burn charcoal.
Poor people.
There was a rough list of poor households in Xuantan Palace. Zhao Ran asked them to send a list of people near Jilong Mountain. There were about eighty households on this list. Zhao Ran also asked the Daolu Division to appoint Xu Li and
The list of handymen was sent over, and there were more than fifty people, adding up to more than a hundred households. So the monks were divided into more than ten groups, and each group was responsible for distributing charcoal door-to-door. More than three thousand kilograms of charcoal were divided in this way.
In addition to distributing charcoal, Zhao Ran also made suggestions, hoping that each group would be patient, approach the homes of poor families, and ask more about their difficulties. Even if it cannot be solved, it will be a spiritual comfort and encouragement.
At the same time, he also spent his own money to exchange a batch of Jiajing Tongbao from Four Seasons Bank, which cost one hundred coins per ounce, and distributed it to each group of monks to deliver to each household. The money itself was not much, less than twenty taels in total.
But the effect was very good. After Li Dayin heard about it, he also followed suit, exchanged a hundred strings, and gave them to the people around Purple Mountain.
This matter has attracted the attention of many people in Yingtian Mansion. There are different opinions and mixed reviews. Some people say that this is a good thing, while others sneer at it, thinking that it is simply because the monks in the Lecture Hall are full and have nothing to do.
Work is so idle that some people even think that this is purely to gain fame and reputation and to win people's hearts.
These rumors have also been fed back to Jiming Temple. Zhao Ran’s explanation is that many times, some things seem to be of little use, and the form appears to be more important than the content, but in fact, this form is often indispensable.
As the abbots of Shifang Jungle, all of them hold high positions. With this incident, it will serve as an example and guidance for the lay people of Shifang Jungle.
Soon, Zhao Ran's words were confirmed. The Shangsan Palace began to mobilize the monks to give charcoal to the people, especially the Chaotian Palace. Zhao Ran didn't know what Zhu Xian's intentions were, but he valued actions and
As a result, the move of the upper third house was affirmed.
Chunfeng and Guanyun of Lingji Palace were also assigned the task of delivering charcoal. While cursing the hypocrisy of the monks in Daolu Si Lecture Hall, the two Taoists packed two baskets of charcoal and delivered it door to door.
They were in a hurry, and they would not go in like Zhao Ran and others and ask for help, listen to everyone's difficulties, encourage others to actively believe in Taoism, etc. Instead, they would talk about where they were going to play in the past two days and kick them.
He scolded others and asked them to open the door, threw down the charcoal and walked away.
"Open the door, open the door for Master Dao! Hurry up, or Master Dao will kick the door down!"
"Master Taoist, what are you..."
"Stop talking nonsense and carry on!"
"Ah? This is..."
"Brother Chunfeng, when can Taoist Brother Xi give us an accurate letter? The guy named Zhao has been in Yingtian for five months, and we can't do anything about him. Isn't this a great shame?"
"Brother Xi said that the Li Yuan envoy asked him to take into account the overall situation, and it is not appropriate to act lightly at this time."
"But what should we do with our feud? How many years has it been?"
"A gentleman's revenge is never too late."
"I can't wait ten years. I've been holding this breath in my heart. I feel uncomfortable... Is this the place?"
"It's a bit unclear. I'm counting which house this is..."
"No matter, don't waste time! Open the door, open the door, and get out of here!"
"The Taoist elder is raising his noble hand, but there is nothing in this little man's house..."
"Go away, are you here to rob something? I sent charcoal to your family out of kindness, but you guys with bad consciences think you are a bandit? I'll deal with you later! Next, ten pounds of charcoal!"
"Master Taoist, I don't have any money to spare, so I can't afford it..."
Soon, the ten households in charge had finished delivering the goods, and the two Taoists returned to Lingji Palace leisurely and continued the topic they had just talked about.
Chunfeng said: "What I meant by fellow Taoist surname Zhao is that he is now a monk studying in the Dharma Teaching Hall. If you touch him on the ground in Yingtian, it will be difficult to remove the suspicion. At the end of the year, he returned to Sichuan. We stopped him on the road and arrived
The time is at your disposal."
Guanyun said bitterly: "Then you have to keep a closer eye. This guy is a bit clever. I'm afraid he might feel bad and hide his whereabouts in advance and run away."
Chunfeng said: "Don't worry, we'll just send someone to keep an eye on you during the two days at the end of the year."
Guan Yun whispered: "Why don't we kill him before the time comes? If the body turns into ashes and the ashes are thrown into the river, who can find out that we did it?"
Spring Equinox muttered: "If we discuss this matter again, it would be detrimental to our Taoist friends to preside over it."
Guan Yun curled his lips: "Wang Sizhi is hesitant and hesitant in doing things. He is not as good as Xiaoyao... By the way, there is also the envoy of Li Yuan. I think there is something wrong with his character and he is just sitting on the fence!"
Chunfeng said: "Keep your voice down..."
While the two Taoists were talking, they returned to Lingji Palace. As soon as they arrived at the palace gate, they met Lan Daoxing, the great alchemist in charge of Lingji Palace.
Lan Daoxing squinted at the two Taoists and asked, "Have they all been given away?"
Chunfeng hurriedly stepped forward and bowed to apologize: "You, the old man, are here too. Why don't you go in and rest in the cold weather? We've finished delivering all the trails. They'll be here soon."
Lan Daoxing snorted and asked again: "We all went out together, why didn't the others come back?"
Chunfeng and Guanyun felt bad. They did listen to Lan Daoxing's admonishment before going out, asking everyone to learn more from the monks in the Lecture Hall of Jiming Temple, understand the difficulties of the people at home, and show the emperor's kindness.
, if it can help solve the problem, try to solve it for others, and it is best to send some things. This is all the experience gained from Dao Lusi, and it is said that it is very popular with the people.
But these two people just turned a deaf ear to it and didn't take it seriously at all. They had no time to buy any New Year's gifts for others, and they didn't have the time to chat with those poor people, so they just threw the charcoal away.
But who would have thought that Lan Daoxing, who usually doesn't take care of things, would be waiting in front of the palace gate today?