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.
To be continued...