Huh? As soon as he heard Zhang Wujin speak, Zhao Ran was stunned. This guy is quite courageous.
"Oh? What's so good about it?"
"Relieve anger!"
Seeing that Zhang Wujin was obviously clenching his back molars when he said this, Zhao Ran asked: "Ye Du said it was difficult for you?"
Zhang Wujin said: "On the surface, he is sanctimonious, but secretly he is full of evil!"
This was a very serious accusation, and Zhao Ran suddenly became interested: "Oh? You said that to Ye Duguan, aren't you afraid?"
Zhang Wujin sighed: "If it were anyone else, I would definitely not dare to say it, but Master Zhao Xian is a cultivator of immortality, so I don't think he would embarrass a villain."
Zhao Ran nodded and encouraged: "You and I have nothing to do. If you want to tell it, just tell it as a story. I will listen to it as a story, and forget it after listening."
So Zhang Wujin began to tell his story.
Zhang Wujin is the son of a middle-class farmer from Maoxian County in the northern part of the capital. His great-grandfather was the master of Xuanyuan Guanjing Hall. Unfortunately, it declined when Zhang Wujin’s grandfather was around. When Zhang Wujin was born, his family was engaged in farming.
Fortunately, Xuanyuan Guan still recognizes the love of incense. Otherwise, as a farmer's son, it would not be easy for him to think of Xuanyuan Guan as a fire worker.
Five years ago, Maoxian County suffered a severe hailstorm. Many farmers were unable to survive and borrowed loans from wealthy gentry at high interest rates. Naturally, they could not repay the interest, so they had to pay off their debts with their fields, or even sell their children.
Before Zhang Wujin entered Xuanyuan Temple, he secretly talked to the girl next door who was his childhood sweetheart. He expected to marry her after he got better in Xuanyuan Temple and revitalized his family business. But it was a pity that he was married to her.
The family's financial situation was too poor. Zhang Wujin had just entered Xuanyuan Temple and had not accumulated much wealth. Even though he tried his best to help, he could not survive in the end. The family had to sell the girl to a brothel in the capital.
Zhang Wujin is a person who attaches great importance to friendship. He doesn't mind the girl entering the brothel, and he only concentrates on working hard in Xuanyuan Guan and saving money.
Just at the beginning of this year, Zhang Wujin saved two hundred taels of silver through frugal expenses, and planned to go to the capital to redeem his wife. He had already made an agreement with the madam, but someone interfered with him.
He was definitely not willing to give in, and quickly asked which company he was talking about. When he asked, it turned out to be Ye Yunxuan in Xuanyuan Temple. Ye Duyuan went to the capital at the beginning of the year, and fell in love with the girl at a banquet, so he spent three
I bought it for a hundred taels of silver and used it as my concubine.
Just in time to catch up, Zhang Wujin suffered a tragedy.
After hearing this, Zhao Ran sighed for a long time and asked, "You wouldn't have talked to Ye Du about this matter, would you?"
Zhang Wujin said in frustration: "How can I dare to look for him? What's the point of looking for him? How can I get him back when he's in his room? If I tell him, I might be kicked out of Xuan for some reason.
Yuan Guan, what will happen to your family then?"
Now that the matter has come to this, Zhao Ran has no other good solution. He can only comfort Zhang Wujin: "Some things are fate. Apart from looking away, what else can I do?"
After Zhang Wujin finished telling his story, he took a long breath and relieved his depression a little: "The immortal master is right, and I also know that the matter has reached this point and cannot be undone. I just hate that Ye Du said that he is so old.
, actually still thinking about women, wishing that one day he would empty his body and die."
Zhao Ran said: "It's useless to think about this. Cheer up. If you have any difficulties at home, just come to Junshan to find me. If I can help you, I will try my best to help you."
Zhang Wujin hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: "Thank you so much, Master Immortal."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Bai Tengming coming back beaming with joy, waving to Zhao Ran, and the two of them left Xuanyuan Temple.
Zhang Wujin was still waiting to be sent off, so Zhao Ran said: "Go back, don't send it off, remember to come to Junshan to see me if you have anything to do."
Bai Tengming looked at Zhang Wujin and asked as he walked: "What did Huo Ju tell you?"
So Zhao Ran told Ye Yunxuan what happened, and Bai Tengming snorted coldly: "Sure enough, he is a sanctimonious person!"
Zhao Ran asked: "I told you, how did the discussion go?"
Bai Tengming walked to the corner, suddenly stopped, turned around, clasped his fists, bowed his head, and gave a deep salute to Zhao Ran.
Zhao Ran quickly responded: "What do you think this is for?"
Bai Tengming straightened up and sighed: "Thanks to you for this!"
Zhao Ran said happily: "It seems like it's done! I still care about my ability, and both Li Supervisor and Zhao will take care of it..."
The two of them continued down the mountain and left Zhangren Peak. There were fewer people on the road and it was cleaner, so Bai Tengming started talking again.
"I know my own affairs. Firstly, I want to thank you for accompanying me on this trip. Secondly, I want to thank you for your inspiration when I was at Ye Xueguan. You may not know that when I was writing the policy paper, without your inspiration, I would not have written it. What kind of money is there for young people? If you don’t write money for young people, it will be my turn to be chosen as the abbot this time. Where there is a cause, there is an effect, and you are my noble person."
"This offends me so much that I can't even say this."
Bai Tengming said: "At my age, what can't I say? If you say you are, you are."
Zhao Ran hurriedly said a few words of humility and said: "Lao Du said that being able to ascend to the position of abbot of Xizhenwu Palace is a blessing for the entire Long'an Mansion, and it is also a blessing for Guyang County. In the future, under the leadership of Lao Du said , our Guyang County, and even Long'an Prefecture, will surely usher in a better tomorrow!"
Bai Tengming smiled when he heard this: "Don't use your words to criticize me. There will be a public recommendation next. Since you made such a name in Ye Xueguan, no one can guarantee that there will be no problem with the public recommendation."
Zhao Ranman had a cold sweat on his forehead: "This... well, it was a special situation at that time. It was a special situation and it is difficult to repeat it..."
Bai Tengming said: "But it doesn't matter. Compared with Du Teng, Xu Tenglong is a tortoise. He is definitely not as bold as Du Teng. If I succeed in ascending to the throne in the future, there will be another trouble. After all, the abbot cannot compare to the prison. , we can’t directly intervene in many things. If we want to stand up for you, we have to work harder to calm people’s hearts. Who do you think is suitable?"
"What does Laodu mean? Who is suitable?"
"Sandu, after I ascended to the throne, everyone said that it was vacated, but the Du Guan still hasn't filled it up, so there are two empty seats. If I want to clear up people's hearts, as the abbot, I have no other choice. We have to rely on the three capitals to discuss matters. Who do you think is suitable?"
"This... haha, it's hard for me to worry about it. I've never even been a county prisoner. How can I consider such a big thing?"
Bai Tengming glared and said: "You are still hiding it from me? If you have any good ideas, please tell me immediately. In your words, what are they called... By the way, there is no such shop after this village!"
"That's it... let me think about it..." Zhao Ran seemed to be thinking hard. After a while, he said with a sad face: "I really don't understand, please forgive me. You have experienced this in your decades of Taoist career. What don’t you understand? I really want to help you with some advice, but I’ve only been in Taoism for a few years? I’m just a temple priest now... The structure is not enough..."
Bai Tengming glanced at Zhao Ran and continued down the mountain, saying as he walked: "You'd better watch more theaters when you have time."
"Hey, okay! Hmm——? What do you mean by this?"
"The acting was not good, very bad!"
"This... what I always say is that I will hire a troupe when I get back and learn from it."