Chapter Thirty-Four: Knowing yourself and the enemy can win a hundred battles
Chapter 34: Only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you win every battle
"Little Tuipai, would you spend 300 guan to buy anything you can find out?" After coming out of Wang Hong, the county school student, Wang Xuezheng's house, the little loli looked at Wukong with a little distress, "You are just spending money randomly."
"Some of them, we can indeed find out, but it takes too much time." Wukong said with a smile, "For example, how many families are there in the county? How many villages are outside the city? The villages are in the local area? After the split, the borders of the four county towns are in the local area, etc. If we ask for inquiries, it may not be enough for a month or two. It is easy to buy it directly."
"The problem is, what if this guy didn't say anything about Xiao Tui in the way he gave you?" The little loli turned his head, stared at the gate of the county school with an angry look, and said to Wukong in a low voice.
"I should have some consideration for this..." Wukong looked at the little loli with a vigilant face and said with a smile, "He has collected me two hundred coins of these. If he gave me very detailed information, it would be fine, if there were only a few names on the light bamboo paper..."
"Then let's kill him," the little loli clenched her fist and said viciously.
"Any girl's family, don't say anything." Wukong stretched out his hand and rubbed the little loli's bag head, then sneered, "But if this happens, it can only be said that he intends to cheat. At that time, I will let this Wang Xuezheng have something to do."
Wukong picked up the corner of his mouth slightly, "I'm honest and reliable from the little husband."
"Of course I've been tricked." The little loli jumped and rushed to the front of Wukong, then turned around and grimaced at Wukong, "By the way, little bald, let's do it next."
"First go back to Yundu Villa, and then take your carriage. Let's go to Zhengjue Temple to take a look." After having a talk with Wang Hongchang today, Wukong also had some understanding of Huangmei's current situation and was no longer blind, but the current situation is not enough to make Wukong make the next decision.
As the saying goes, knowing oneself and knowing one's enemy and winning every battle. At present, Wukong can be said to have neither knowing oneself nor the enemy, so he is unwilling to make a decision rashly, otherwise if the decision fails, it will be a typical case of seeking death.
No, it's just seeking death because if the whole thing cannot be found, Wukong will have to violently break the situation, that is, he will find out all the people involved in this complex situation and kill them. So as a monk with professional ethics, it's better to avoid such things.
After returning to Yundu Villa, Wukong called Hong Lei over and gave a few instructions, arranging him to receive the information sent by Wang Hong and pay the money. However, given the cultural level of this guy, Wukong gave him the specific operation method: if the information is less than four books, he will be sent back directly. If it exceeds four books, he will be paid 300 stags.
The fourth book is the lowest estimate of Wang Hong’s information. There is one copy of the information for a county. Of course, if there is too much, Wukong doesn’t mind, but if it is not enough, don’t blame Wukong for not giving Wang Xue positive face. Don’t say the two hundred stakes in the next one, even the one hundred stakes in the first one.
At that time, the Qing Taoist priests whom Wukong brought him would be regarded as the loss compensation that Wang Xuezheng had lost.
After all, this book cannot be said to be completely useless. At least the little loli reads this book very excitingly. From time to time, she reads Wukong a passage about a certain amazing effect caused by a certain Taoist priest using a certain spell. Although it is much worse than the Internet that came later, it is no less than the popular legendary novels nowadays.
The carriage swayed out of the county gate, followed the journey that Zhixing and the others walked that day and turned to the road to Zhengjue Temple in Xishan. Just when the carriage was about to reach the foot of Xishan, Wukong saw a brand new Taoist temple from afar. Because it was newly built, this Taoist temple was not much different from ordinary houses.
After turning a corner, you can see the gate of this Taoist temple. On the front of the gate, there is a plaque hanging with the words "Jiuxiao Qingtai Pingguan". In front of the gate, you can also see several young Taoist priests cleaning there carefully.
The location of this Taoist temple is indeed the same as what Master Daoxin once said. It is located at the entrance of Zhengjue Temple where the road from Zhengjue Temple to the county town is right and passes by the gate of this Taiping Temple.
Wukong raised the curtain of the carriage, looked at the Taoist temple carefully, and frowned slightly.
The Taoist temple practice place of these Taoist priests is too unethical. They are intercepted by these Taoist priests on the road. Even if Zhou Shaode's order to encourage the people to go to Taoist temple, many believers will probably be too lazy to walk to Zhengjue Temple after they come here.
How many miles does the Buddha have to say? It’s the same for worshiping Laojun first. Anyway, they are all gods, so who can’t bless me?
"These Taoist priests are really hateful." The little loli also looked out from the carriage window, "They put the Taoist temple in this place, obviously intending to rob the incense in your temple."
"Yes," Wukong looked at the Taoist temple from the curtain of the carriage with a sneer. "Everyone wants to eat ready-made food, but if you want to grab food from my hands, it is best for these Taoists to check whether their teeth can be bitten before eating."
"Are you going to do it?" The little loli came over excitedly and waved the Taoist priest ranking list, "Are you planning to ask Master Daoxin to come out and fight with them? Can I go and see it then?"
"Don't dream anymore." Wukong gave the little loli a blank look, "What an identity is my master, Master Daoxin. You respect these Taoists too much when fighting with these Taoists."
"Did you say that it's Xiao Tuipai, are you planning to fight with these Taoists?" No mistake. The little loli stared at Wukong with two cute big eyes, "You plan to fight, are you going to fight, just like this, and make an altar first?"
"Making the altar" Wukong gently knocked the little loli's head, "If you don't say I need to get one first..."
After the carriage passed by Taiping Temple, he walked into it for a quarter of an hour before Wukong and the others saw the Zhengjue Temple in front from a distance. It was different from Taiping Temple directly next to the mountain road. Zhengjue Temple was built on the hillside of a small hill, and from a distance it really looked a bit solemn.
"This must be the idea of Senior Brother Hongren." After the carriage arrived at the foot of the mountain, Wukong got off the carriage and looked up at the mountain. "If it were Master Daoxin, he would definitely consider building the temple in a more low-level place."
"What about?" The little loli also leaned out and looked from the carriage towards Zhengjue Temple. "I think this is great. Look, it's covered by clouds and fog. It's clear at first glance."
"Pure and purity are definitely pure." Wukong glanced at the little loli with his idiot's eyes, "It's impossible not to go to such a steep slope, even if you don't go to your carriage, it's impossible to be purified."
"That's right." After Wukong said this, the little loli got this problem. "Then can you solve the problem of eating, drinking and so on in your temple?"
"Do you still need to ask this?" Wukong pointed at the monks nearby who were carrying a load, "It must be looking for the monk to fight against him. Senior Brother Hongren made the matter so complicated just for such a little majesty as the mountain gate. However, Senior Brother Xuanshuang did the same. He would not discourage him for such a big thing."
"Nanzhuan Great Freedom King Buddha" was talking, a monk carrying a load of vegetables stopped beside Wukong, "Junior Brother Wukong, do you think Senior Brother Hongren is a person who can succeed by dissuading me?" No mistake.
"Senior Brother Xuanshuang?" Wukong looked to the side in surprise, and happened to see the monk next to him lifting up a hat, revealing a kind and friendly face. "Senior Brother, you will be here."
"Of course I'm carrying the load." Monk Xuanshuang said with a smile, "Certain brother, can't you see it?" No mistake.
"Of course I can see it. What I mean is, senior brother, you take the burden yourself?"
"Junior brother, what you said..." Xuanshuang changed the burden on her shoulders, "If I don't pick it up, will these vegetables grow legs and run to Xiangji Kitchen in Zhengjue Temple?" No mistake.
The Xuanshuang monk in front of Wukong, whose family surname is Liu, was also a beautiful young man when he was young. Of course, Xuanshuang is also a handsome middle-aged monk now. Moreover, among the disciples of Master Daoxin, Xuanshuang is a rare type of persistence and flexibility. In Wukong's opinion, he is much cuter than Senior Brother Hongren, who has a bit rigid mind.
"However, Brother Hongren wants to build the temple so high, not just to highlight the gate of Zhengjue Temple." Xuanshuang carried vegetables and continued to walk towards the gate of Zhengjue Temple, while Wukong and the little loli followed him. As for the carriage, they could only temporarily place it at the foot of the mountain, and the servant who was rushing the carriage was temporarily taken care of by the servant who came.
"Senior Brother Hongren wants to use this to hone the minds of the monks in Zhengjue Temple." Xuanshuang continued, "The so-called four rituals are all temples, and the three karmas are all Buddhist affairs. Choosing these daily necessities is a mountain of walking meditation."
"Hing Zen, to put it nicely, is actually just looking for trouble." Wukong concluded without hesitation, "With this time to carry the load, can't we find something else for the teachers to do?" Nothing wrong.
"Junior Brother Wukong, what you said makes sense." Xuanshuang did not argue with Wukong, but changed the topic, "But you will suddenly come to Huangmei. I don't remember Master Daoxin said that you would come to Huangmei?"
"My Zen foundation will be eradicated from Huangmei. As a member of the Zen, of course I have to come and have a look." Wukong looked up at Xuanshuang, "To be honest, Senior Brother Xuanshuang, you are not about the matter issued by Zhou Shaode that prohibits the people of Yifeng County from coming to the incense of Zhengjue Temple and the monk Bushi."
"Of course." Senior Brother Xuanshuang was indeed worthy of the word "Shuh" and immediately answered readily, "Will I do such a big thing?"
Chapter completed!