Chapter 3 Eat the big household (to see my leader for the summit
After sitting down in Lu Zhiyu's study, Zhao Ran was immediately busy as all the inspectors and senior officials came to sit with him. Zhi Ke was serving tea nearby, and other deacons kept coming to greet him.
I heard that Song Xiong was a Taoist priest who received an ultimatum from Junshan Temple, and was in charge of arrests and inspections. Lu Zhiyu winked, and someone hurried out, but soon he called the Taoist master and two heads of halls in to accompany him on the special trip.
Song Xiong spoke.
The Fang Master smiled enthusiastically and said, "Where did Junior Brother Song work in the past?"
Song Xiong looked ashamed: "When I was young, I was ignorant and wandered in the world for a few years. Fortunately, my abbot gave me some guidance, so I entered the Taoist sect." Zhao Ran warned him that he could not claim to be his own in the Shifang Jungle.
He named his disciples, so he still addressed him as abbot.
"Oh my, it turns out that Junior Brother Song has such a rough life. He has to temper himself before he is given a great responsibility. After this experience, it is also a precious treasure! Abbot Zhao has a keen eye and knows how to recognize people. Isn't this a part of the story of our Taoist sect?
Good story!"
The two church leaders next to him also kept praising: "Junior Brother Song is a first-class character at first glance, otherwise Abbot Zhao wouldn't go to such trouble..."
"Yes, he has a Taoist heart and a good kung fu. Junior Brother Song has a bright future. Don't forget about me in the future..."
"Senior brothers, you are too flattering, I really don't dare to take it seriously..."
"Where do you start talking about this? If Junior Brother Song doesn't give up, we will keep in touch in the future, just like good friends!"
Song Xiong has been hanging out in the green forest for the past fifteen or sixteen years. He has always been the target of suppression by the Taoist sect and the government. Although he has good kung fu, how can he be taken lightly by others? If he encounters a fire worker patrolling the Taoist square hall, he will kill him.
How could I get a chance to get acquainted with people like the Fangzhu and Mentou of a county if I was hiding away? Let alone making friends with them. I felt a little dizzy at that moment, and I felt as if my bones were lighter by two ounces.
After drifting for a moment, I saw Zhao Ran talking and laughing freely in a trance, and suddenly woke up, thinking Song Xiong, Song Xiong, don't forget your last name, everything today was brought to you by the teacher!
After talking and laughing for a long time, Zhao Ran asked: "Lu Supervisor, do you think I will leave tomorrow to Dadu Miaosheng Palace to meet Zheng Supervisor? It's all my fault. I really feel guilty for making Zheng Supervisor wait for so long.
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Lu Supervisor smiled and waved his hand: "Why does Abbot Zhao need to go to Dadu? Zheng Supervisor has already told you to have a good rest here when you come. How can I still let you go to Dadu after you have traveled such a long way to Lizhou?
?I just ordered the letter to be sent, and Zheng Supervisor will be here in two days. He said that he would accompany the abbot to take a good walk in Lizhou and see the scenery of Lizhou."
Dadu is the administrative seat of Lizhou, located in the southeast of Lizhou. Shuihe Village is at the west end of Ya'an. If Zhao Ran wanted to go to Dadu to visit the Zheng Supervisor, he would have to return to Ya'an after the meeting, and then go to Shuihe from Ya'an, which would take an extra three hundred miles.
land.
After hearing this, Zhao Ran no longer insisted and waited in Ya'an with peace of mind.
That night, Ya'an Taoist Temple, headed by Lu Supervisor, together with the three capitals, eight deacons, five masters and eighteen heads, all went out to hold a banquet for Zhao Ran.
Zhao Ran thought he was eating in the Taoist Yunshui Hall. Later, when he heard Lu Zhiyu greeting him and said he was going outside, he thought he was in a restaurant in the county. He hurriedly said to Lu Zhiyu: "Don't spend a lot of time in the prison, just use it as you like."
Just some homely meals are enough, don’t be extravagant.”
Supervisor Lu smiled and said: "I have always known about Abbot Zhao's integrity. Don't worry, Abbot. Let's go eat local vegetables from the mountains. It can also be considered as accompanying the Abbot to inspect the people's sentiments and customs. Just don't dislike it, Abbot."
The words sounded familiar, and Zhao Ran was a little hesitant. He followed out of the Taoist temple gate and saw a guard of honor outside. In front were six fireworkers holding placards to clear the way, behind was a horse-drawn carriage, and behind that was a train of bullock carts.
, and finally twenty Fangtang inspectors followed.
The three capitals in the Taoist temple, the eight deacons, the five masters and the eighteen heads, all those who were working in the Taoist temple were waiting outside. Lu Supervisor could not help but pull Zhao Ran into the carriage leading the way, and the leaders in the Taoist temple also
After getting on the bullock cart, the group's honor guard set off amidst the crisp sound of gongs.
This set of ceremonial guards immediately made Zhao Ran feel a little uneasy. There were also ceremonial guards in Wuji Courtyard, but Zhao Ran had never used them. At this moment, he asked Lu Zhiyu who was sitting opposite with some worry: "Is there too much noise?"
Lu Zhiyu smiled: "Abbot Zhao is a distinguished guest that Lizhou can't even hope to come to. Zheng Supervisor Yuan has already ordered that if Abbot Zhao comes to Lizhou, he should receive the abbot with the highest standards. I am also acting under orders. Abbot
Peace of mind.”
Zhao Ran had no choice but to think about it and then said: "It's just a common meal. It's really scary to have so many comrades in the courtyard come forward at the same time."
Lu Supervisor understood what Zhao Ran meant and couldn't help but sigh and said: "The abbot may not know that I am poor in Lizhou. My colleagues in Lizhou are not very well-off every day. If we have the opportunity to come out to support the abbot, no one is willing to leave behind."
I have to say from the bottom of my heart, it’s rare to go out to have dinner together, and it’s inappropriate not to let anyone come. If I refuse this or politely decline that, people will call me motherfucker behind my back!”
Zhao Ran was speechless and had no choice but to admit it.
The ceremony guard left the county town and walked not far, turned up a mountain road and went around two bends. In front of it was a small village surrounded by mountains and valleys. Hundreds of people had gathered in front of the village, dressed in Miao costumes and playing gongs and drums.
Playing suona and flute, they welcomed everyone with singing and dancing.
A huge bonfire was lit on the sun drying ground in the village. The wild boar hunted in the mountains was disemboweled and carried out by the Miao people. A lying cow stone in the center of the drying ground was so hot from the firewood that it almost became fat.
When the meat was thrown on, it immediately sizzled, and the overflowing grease was brushed all over the stone surface by several Miao people.
The wild boar was cut into pieces and grilled on the cow stone. The entire drying area was filled with the aroma of barbecue.
Jars of local wine were brought up, and groups of young girls walked out of the field and danced cheerfully to Miao Le. Men, women, old and young, all came up to propose toasts. Zhao Ran himself had lost count.
After doing so many bowls, I don’t know how many people pulled me off the court and slipped around for a few times... When I turned back to look at Song Xiong, he had already been forced to lie on the ground.
When he woke up the next day, Song Xiong patted his still painful forehead and said sheepishly: "Teacher, I really drank too much last night and was too enthusiastic..."
Zhao Ran teased: "You haven't drunk like this in Jundu Mountain Hunting Village? Is it because there are too many Miao girls? Haha, no problem, you go and prepare, Lu Supervisory Academy is going to take us to the Ya'an Ancient Road."
There were far fewer people traveling this time, and only the guest and the master of the temple accompanied him, and he led four Taoist temples on inspection, each on horseback.
After leaving the county town, we walked northwest for three hours, and after running for seventy miles, we came to a valley. We continued walking along the winding path in the valley, and there was a Guancheng standing at the narrowest point in front of us.