Chapter 35 The Heart of Defense
There are only two courtyards in Changchun Temple, except for the Laojun Hall in the main hall, the Temple of Wealth on the left and the Chunyang Hall on the right. The Temple of Wealth here is far less than the grandeur of the Laojun Temple. In the low small room is a clay Buddha with no clear facial features. The spider web covers it above and floats around. The three remaining incense sticks in the incense burner are unknown when, and the surface is covered with dust, and the original color can no longer be seen.
The God of Wealth was made of loess, and the colored paint on the surface was already mottled. Jiang Anyi finally invited the God of Wealth to the altar, and his body was covered with dust and spider silk. Hearing Chongyun's words, the treasure was in the belly of the God of Wealth statue. Before he started, Jiang Anyi chanted a word at the Bodhisattva, asking the Bodhisattva to forgive his sins.
The wooden stick hit the statue, and the God of Wealth immediately split into pieces, and an iron box about a foot square was exposed from the pile of soil. The box was already rusty and the copper lock was still there. There was no key, so there was only a hard knock. Jiang Anyi turned around and took off the door panel and blocked him in front of him.
With a knock, a "tuk" sound came everywhere, something shot out from the four corners of the iron box and inserted it on the door panel. Jiang Anyi secretly called for luck and leaned over to look at the door panel. More than a dozen steel nails were penetrated into the wooden board. If he rashly unboxed, he might be penetrated into a leak. It seems that Chongyun and Qi Kaishan are not good things, and the guilt in his heart became much less calm.
After knocking up and down, it was confirmed that no steel nails were shot out. Jiang Anyi carefully approached the iron box. The copper lock had been knocked down. Jiang Anyi used a wooden stick to lift the cover of the iron box, and the dark temple of the God of Wealth was shining brightly. The iron box was full of red, yellow, and green gems, dazzling and brilliant.
Jiang Anyi suppressed his ecstasy and began to check these gems. These gems were crystal clear, red like fire, yellow like gold, green like green like green, and as bright as clouds. The smallest was the size of a pigeon egg, and the size of a few large ones were almost as thick as an egg. Jiang Anyi had never seen gems before, but he heard Guo Huaili say that a gem as big as a bean would be exchanged for two golds. How much should these hundreds of gems be worth? Jiang Anyi was knocked down by a huge sense of happiness.
After finally calming down, Jiang Anyi took the gems from the box, wrapped them in silk cloth layer by layer, stuffed them into the lowest layer of his book box. After thinking about it, he took out the cloth bag. It is an ancient saying that no wealth is revealed. Any gem may cause a disaster, let alone so many, if others know about it, I am afraid that he will never have peace of mind.
From the conversation between Chong Yun and Qi Kaishan, the two seemed to belong to the same organization. The box of treasures involved, Jiang Anyi did not dare to be careless and began to clean up the traces. The broken clay sculpture of the God of Wealth was poured into the well in the courtyard to clean up Chong Yun and others' residences, Jiang Anyi couldn't help but feel sad again. He would not be able to recover from his death. He would have the opportunity to ask the monk and Taoist priest to save their souls for them in the future.
After cleaning up, Jiang Anyi rode away on charcoal and looked back at Changchun View deep in the mountains and forests, as if it was a different world. The mountain wind blew, and the pine waves came. Jiang Anyi always felt that it was inappropriate for a while. He was unable to hide it with a lot of money. Seeing a pine forest ahead, he walked inside for a while and saw an old pine tree with branches like a cover, leaning against a huge rock. Jiang Anyi dug a deep pit under the huge rock and buried the cloth in the pit. He really couldn't bear to leave the gem in his heart. He took one of the red, yellow and green ones into his arms. He touched the silver medal with his hand and put it in his bag.
After realizing the terrain, Jiang Anyi no longer nostalgic, beat a horse and whipped it, and ran to the academy.
……………………
Anyang Prefecture, where Ren Prefecture is located, unlike Dezhou Wenping Prefecture, Anyang Prefecture is the fiefdom of King Shi Zhiming of Anyang. When Shi Zhiming was ten years old, he was named Anyang Duke by Emperor Zhao. Emperor Xuan came to the throne and promoted him to King Anyang. When his son ascended the throne, he was appointed as King Shu, who was the military commander of the six prefectures in Jiangnan, added 12,000 stones, and added the guards to 1,200 people, which was a temporary weight.
The front and back houses of Anyang Palace occupy the center of Anyang Palace, and the prefecture government office had to live next to the prefecture. This prince was tired of things and did not live in the royal palace on weekdays. He lived in Yangyi Village, ten miles outside the city, and spared the daily visits of the prefecture officials. The matters of the royal palace were handed over to the prince Shi Fangdao. The prince was romantic and liked to travel around the mountains and rivers, but was very easy to get along with. From officials of the prefecture, literati to peddlers and barracks, village men and women could say a few words and drink two drinks.
The royal palace covers an area of nearly 1,000 acres and is divided into four parts, front, back, left and right. The prince's residence is in Zhanqing Building on the left. Zhanqing Building consists of five main houses, eight east houses and three west houses. Behind the house is a garden. A rockery of more than ten meters high stands tall, standing tall and majestic, surrounded by pines and bamboos, exquisite and elegant.
Wei Mengqiang stepped into the main hall of Chanqing Tower, saw the prince talking to the butler, and greeted with a smile: "When did Butler Wu come?"
Wu Shicong, the great butler of the Anyang Prince's Mansion, usually follows the prince and lives in Yangyi Village. When the housekeeper Wu saw it was Wei Mengqiang, he smiled and said, "Qianzi, please go out for fun again. Be careful that the prince will discount your legs." Wei Mengqiang is a military officer in the royal palace, and he is in charge of the guards of the prince. He is about the same age as the prince. The two have a very good relationship. They go out and go out and have a seat at the same time.
Wei Mengqiang sat on the last chair and said carelessly: "Criminal, didn't you say yesterday that you went to Qujiang to see willows and flowers? It's so time now, and it's too late not to leave."
Shi Fangdao raised his head, his head was covered with a jade golden crown flashed, and he frowned and said, "I can't go today. The old man's birthday is coming soon. Butler Wu discusses the treat with me, otherwise, tomorrow."
"I invite a group of people to eat, drink and sing every year. It's like acting, it's boring, it's better to hunt. Okay, you guys discuss, I'll leave, call me if you have something to do." Wei Mengqiang stood up, nodded at Butler Wu, and went out.
Mr. Wu said: "The prince said that the specific matter will be arranged by the prince. This time it will be the fifty birthday, and people will come to the capital, so do it more grandly and don't make any mistakes in etiquette."
Shi Fangdao was playing with a mud gold invitation in his hand and said carelessly: "The old man is worry-free and he will give me everything. Don't my brothers always say that there is nothing to do? Why don't the old man look for them?"
When talking about the prince's family affairs, Butler Wu said nothing but said, "The prince said that you can send someone to send other invitations. Miss Xinfei's invitation will also be sent to the prince himself."
Shi Fangdao said curiously: "Butler Wu, the old man cares so much about this Miss Xinfei. Do you think he wants to find a little mother for me?"
After choking, Butler Wu coughed. Shi Fangdao laughed and stood up, saying, "Okay, Butler Wu, I won't tease you anymore. If you have something to do, go and do it. I'll send an invitation to the old man."
After calling Wei Mengqiang, the two of them brought several guards out of the palace to the east. Riding on the horse, Shi Fangdao's face became more and more gloomy. Why did the old man ask him to send an invitation in person? He knew clearly in his heart. This Miss Xinfei was sent by King Ning to celebrate his father's birthday. King Ning was the same mother and brother who is today's son, and he was deeply loved by the holy family. King Ning is the prince, and King Anyang is just the prince, and the natural barrier is separated from the middle. King Ning is the Dragon Guard and holds the power of life and death. Miss Xinfei is nominally a singing and dancing teacher in the palace, but Shi Fangdao knew that this woman was a general under King Ning. This time she sent her to Anyang. I don't know why? How can I get what I want?
The group came to a manor in the east of the city and stopped. This was the Plum Garden, the other courtyard of the royal palace, and was named after the plum blossoms planted in the courtyard. There is a small courtyard surrounded by pink walls in the east corner of the garden, with three wooden houses exposed with the original wood color. A small plaque hanging on the main hall, with three words "Xiangxue Hall", and Xinfei lives here.
Stepping into Xiangxue Hall, a faint sandalwood lingered in the nasal sound, and the sunlight broke into spots from the flowered window lattices, and fell on the red sandalwood table. There were Ru kiln flower bags in the corner of the house, and a few early peaches bloomed silently. A charming voice came from behind the purple silk curtain: "The prince sat for a while, Xinfei will come."
The purple curtain was raised, and Shi Fangdao stood up quickly and saw Miss Xinfei wearing a light yellow brocade shirt with a large peony embroidered on her shirt, and several pink butterflies floating with her steps, with a snow-white light on her shoulders. Looking at her face, her face was like peach blossoms, her eyes were like clear waves, and the autumn water waves rippled gently, making people intoxicated; her hair was like dark clouds, and she was a golden phoenix hairpin with a slanted hairpin, and a pink bead was hanging on her mouth. The precious light shone, making her skin look like cream, and she was unparalleled.
Shi Fangdao was used to seeing the wind and moon, and there were countless charms in the palace, but when he saw Xinfei, he still felt that this woman was really gorgeous and glamorous, and the peach blossoms in the bottle were not as good as possible. He secretly restrained his mind and bowed and smiled: "I heard about Miss Xinfei's name for a long time. When I saw her today, she was well-known. Fangdao was like drinking mellow wine, and she was drunk."
Xinfei smiled and said, "The prince is too much, Xinfei dare not be the one. Siyu is not worth the tea." Shi Fangdao sat down, and a beautiful girl presented tea.
Sitting in the chair, the faint fragrance wafted beside him. Shi Fangdao felt his mind swaying and took a sip of tea in concealment. He took out the invitation from his arms and handed it over. Shi Fangdao smiled and said, "Father's fifty birthday, let Fangdao invite Miss Xinfei to come."
"Your Majesty is so polite. If you are lucky, the prince replied to the prince, saying that the little girl will definitely perform on stage and celebrate the prince's happiness."
Xinfei's voice was sweet and glutinous. Shi Fangdao secretly shouted that he couldn't bear it. He said a few polite words and stood up to say goodbye. Xinfei sent it to the door. Looking at Shi Fanghou's hurried footsteps, the little girl next to him smiled and said, "Miss, you are as beautiful as a fairy, I feel pity for you. Why does this prince seem to be afraid of you? He doesn't even dare to sit for a long time."
"Little fox, it's still funny." Xinfei smiled and asked, "Is there any news over Sifeng?"
"Last night, I received a report from Sister Sifeng, saying that Qi Kaishan disappeared in the Canglan Ridge area."
When he returned to the house, Siqing spread the map on the table, pointed at it with her hand, and said, "Miss, there are mountains in Canglan Ridge, and there are trees everywhere. It is not easy to find someone."
"Qi Kaishan likes luxury. He will not go to the valley to suffer. He asked Sifeng to send more people to find nearby mountain villages, temples and Taoist temples..."
The girl who presented the tea hurriedly ran in and shouted, "Miss, I have found Qi Kaishan, the express sent by Sister Sifeng."
Xinfei took the express report and said with a smile: "Siyu, your name is really not wrong. It rains when you see the wind. It's really a timely rain."
"Miss."
The express is sent by a carrier pigeon, with a few lines of small words on the note, "Canglan Ridge, Changchun View, the mountains are all opened and the mountains are dead", and there is a simple map behind it.
Chapter completed!