Hsu Fengnian did not respond. Thinking about the Zhongyi Camp, he was touched. He smiled and said, "I've been staying at Mount Liuyi these past few days. I met a descendant of the Han family and encouraged him to go to Jizhou. Sweet Potato, if you have time, send a message back to Beiliang and ask my master to play Go. He's good at this."
Sweet Potato nodded. "Okay. When we get to Dunhuang, we'll do this. I guarantee that there won't be any mistakes. "
Hsu Fengnian said softly, "My master has always regarded Go as a wild fox. He disapproves of it and doesn't think highly of it. He says that although the moves of the Go pieces seem complicated, it's far from being as unpredictable as the human heart. A Go piece can take root on the Chessboard Mountain. After all, a black Go piece is still a black Go piece, and a white Go piece is still white Go piece. No matter how you change the colors, a person can reverse black and white. Loyalty, righteousness, kindness, and so on are not worth mentioning. In the past, I didn't think so. I just thought that my master's Go skills were not good enough. He couldn't even beat my second sister, so he found this excuse. Now that I look back, I understand my master's good intentions. In the past, under the shade of the tree in the Prince's mansion, watching the small ripples or the rise and fall of the water was always like watching a play. I never personally entered the game. Perhaps it's because the old foxes hide too deeply that I can't see it clearly. But in Mount Liuyi, a small Zhongyi Camp, there are some differences in the way the leaders do things. Sweet Potato, is this what my master meant by cutting a small hole to make a big fuss? "
Sweet Potato stroked the back of Hsu Fengnian's interlocked fingers and said softly with a smile, "Young Master is becoming more and more sensible."
Hsu Fengnian was about to teach his head maid a lesson when she suddenly turned her head. She raised her sharp chin. Her fox-like face was devoid of any signs of spring. She said, "Young Master, I'm not talking about Sweet Potato. I'm talking about those people who can't see the light for years or even decades. They don't even have a proper name when they die. You have to remember their kindness."
Hsu Fengnian nodded. "I'll remember that."
The transmission of information was done in the form of human lives and blood. On the battlefield were scouts and horses, in the dark were secret agents and spies. The latter was even more silent.
"Sweet Potato, this horse is not bad. Is it a famous horse from Beimang?"
"It's a Night Jade Lion. One horse is worth fifty taels of gold."
"You rode from Dunhuang? What kind of status does he have to be so imposing? "
"Young Master, you'll know when you arrive."
"You don't want to say? I scratched your armpit. "
"Young master, don't!"
"Hmm? You're rebelling. Just because you say you don't want it, you don't want it? Who's the young master and who's the servant girl? "
Instead of finding a place to rest, they galloped through the night and arrived at a small city without walls in the wee hours of the morning. Sweet Potato, who had slept in Hsu Fengnian's arms, continued to curl up her head, not letting anyone see her beautiful face.
He stopped at an inn to rest, paid the bill, and left in less than two hours. The innkeeper and the waiter, who were mesmerized by the sweet potato face and figure, looked at the departing figure, thumped their chests and stamped their feet. This damned scholar, he picked such a delicate and beautiful flower! The innkeeper and his assistant suddenly came back to their senses. The latter took the lead and was about to run to the inn where the man and woman were staying. What could they do in two hours if they came and went in a hurry? As long as one was enlightened, they would know even if they used their buttocks to think! Smelling the fragrance of the quilt was also a great blessing. The innkeeper grabbed his assistant's collar and angrily scolded him, driving him to do his work. He rushed into the room and saw that the quilt was neat and clean. He did not give up his evil intentions and jumped on the big bed. Not smelling the woman's body fragrance, the middle-aged bald innkeeper became absent-minded again. He punched the bed and cursed bitterly, "This boy is not a man. Such a beautiful woman, it's worth it even if I lose ten years of my life to have fun with her!"
It was said that a horse could travel a thousand miles in a day. It was impossible for a single horse to travel a thousand miles in a day. A military horse had to brush its nose every thirty miles. Moreover, even if the horse did not hesitate to run until it died, it would not be possible unless it was the continuous post horses of the Liyang Dynasty. If there was an emergency military situation, it would need to travel eight hundred miles. It was based on the premise that it was changed every few dozen miles. Only then could it reach the limit of eight hundred miles in a day. During the Great War of the Spring and Autumn Period, there was a rare example of a horse traveling nine hundred miles in a day to deliver a letter. However, during that widespread delivery, more than ten post stations were neglected and two priceless horses died from running. This jade lion with good endurance and leg strength did not rush, but it did not stop. It took three days and three nights to see the huge outline of Dunhuang city.
It was just dawn and Dunhuang city was strictly forbidden at night. At this time, the city had not yet opened. Sweet Potato asked if they wanted to take a look at the Caiji Buddha Cave outside Dunhuang city.
There were more than twenty-six thousand statues of Buddha, Bodhisattva, celestial beings, and fairies in Caiji Buddha Cave. It was worthy of being called a sacred place of Buddhism, second only to the Two Zen Temples in the Central Plains and Mount Lantuo in the Western Region.
Unlike many important places of religion, Caiji Buddha Cave was not built on a mountain. It did not ask for the mountain to be higher than the Buddha. It was built from the ground or carved from the mountain. It allowed visitors and believers to go to the top of Caiji Mountain to enjoy the scenery. The only main Buddha was only carved from the mountain. There was no need to go up the mountain.
The main Buddha of Caiji Cave was three Buddhas of three worlds sitting on the Sumeru Platform. The one in the middle was sixty-six feet tall. His face was plump and solemn. The pattern of his cassock hung diagonally in front of him. The two sides were more than forty feet tall. There were Bodhisattvas on each side. At the end of the two sides were eight celestial beings.
Seeing the towering Buddha statue from afar, Sweet Potato smiled and said, "Behind the main Buddha, there are eighty-one lotuses. On each lotus, there is a Bodhisattva worshipping it. There are many Buddhists in Beimang. These eighty-one Bodhisattvas have almost all been divided among the rich and powerful. Their incense is flourishing. I'm afraid even the Two Zen Temples can't compare. Among them, there are more than ten Great Bodhisattvas. Not to mention the rich and powerful in Dunhuang, even the few Great Siddhi in the grassland would have to think twice before voluntarily giving up the idea of fighting for them. "
Hsu Fengnian dismissed it with a smile and raised his head to take a closer look.
The main Buddha performed the Fearless Mudra.
On the top of the cavern, there was a large lotus with shallow marks carved by the Southern Tang Round Knife. It left a deep impression on Hsu Fengnian. Hundreds more flew into the sky. Their bodies were light and their expressions were natural.
Hsu Fengnian lowered his head and put his palms together.
Beimang and Liyang were about to launch a mighty Buddha extermination if nothing unexpected happened. Hsu Fengnian continued to worship Buddha.
Sweet Potato did not believe in Buddha, but she followed suit.
After standing still for a long time, Hsu Fengnian did not say anything. He turned around and left. He pulled on the reins but did not mount the horse. He said softly, "Zizai Zizai Zizai, there is no one, there is no me. Ask your own safety at this time, know where you are and you are naturally at ease. Buddha Tathagata, Buddha Tathagata, there is a future, there is a future. Find out how this life came to be, come to see Tathagata. "
Sweet Potato smiled tenderly and said, "Young master, this couplet is very appropriate for the occasion."
Hsu Fengnian turned his head and smiled. He sighed and said, "Isn't that so."
Remembering something, Hsu Fengnian said, "I met a monk this time. You won't be able to guess who he is."
Sweet Potato said, "The Dragon Tree Monk, the abbot of the Two Zen Temples. I know he has come to Beimang. Since young master said so, it must be him. This Buddhist Saint is indeed extraordinary. Otherwise, why would he be praised for crossing all living beings in the sea of bitterness? Only the Kunlun Pond Dragon knows how to listen to his lectures. The Buddhist Lion's Roar can cause the Penglai Sea to raise huge waves. "
Hsu Fengnian looked melancholy.
She covered her mouth and smiled.
She took a few steps back and pointed to the top of the mountain. She said softly, "I just got the news that the Empress wants to invite the State Preceptor, Immortal Qilin, to build a Taoist temple on Caiji Mountain."
Hsu Fengnian said to himself, "Do the Buddhists and Taoists hate each other in the mountains?"
Hsu Fengnian left Caiji Myriad Buddha Cave far away. He got on the horse with her and galloped to Dunhuang City. Sweet Potato asked, "Young master, the Six Paths of Reincarnation mentioned by the Buddhists, is there really such a thing?"
Hsu Fengnian said calmly, "If you believe it, there is. If you don't believe it, there is none."
She hesitated for a moment and looked back.
She was destined to die when she was born. She always wanted to give her body to young master so that she could die willingly. If she died early and reincarnated, she would seize the opportunity to be a devout Buddhist in this life and reincarnate as a good-looking woman. Maybe she could meet him again.
She didn't want to live until she was old and wrinkled. It was too ugly.
Hsu Fengnian suddenly said, "Sweet Potato, when I have a daughter in the future, no matter who she is, you will help her dress up and teach her how to apply rouge, okay?"
She blinked her eyes and asked with a red face, "But I'm just a worthless maid."
Hsu Fengnian said in a deep voice, "I'm a man and you're a woman. It's that simple. If you talk about worthless again, I'll beat you. "
Sweet Potato lowered her head and then looked up at him in a daze.
Outside the city, young master and maid were enjoying each other?
He continued, "You have to promise me that I'll bully you when I get to the city. Don't talk about beating you, I'll eat you up! "
"Really?"
"A gentleman keeps his word."
"Young master is a gentleman?"
"A humble person's words can't be changed even by nine bulls and two tigers."
"Young master is heroic!"
"That's right, let's go! Pick a big bed and go to bed. "
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