Linzhi

Autumn is crisp, and geese fly to Nagano.

"Third Brother has sent a letter."

In the governor's mansion, Tan Jin, who was supposed to be in the upper seat, was sitting on the lower right. Next to him was Zhou Yi as usual, but opposite him sat two uninvited guests with bare heads.

He Xi seems to have an instinct of "my hometown is where my heart is at ease". After three months in Lingnan, he has gradually gotten used to the life here, and even got along with the Nanyi people like a fish in water.

Originally according to He Zhan's plan, He Xi would first confront monks from other monasteries at the opening lecture, and after he became famous, He Zhan would let him preach to the people and persuade them to be kind.

But He Xi was ingenious and found another way. He heard that there are very few literate people among the local people. Even if he told them Buddhist allusions, they might not understand them, and it would be more boring. He discussed it with the little monk Ming Chen The brothers drew all the Buddhist allusions into pictures, He Xi was in charge of arrangement, and Ming Chen was in charge of drawing them.

The young monk learned painting skills from the old monk, and the characters in the paintings are lifelike. He Xi also adapted the allusions a little, so that the people can understand them at a glance and generate interest.

They chose a lively lantern festival, pasted these pictures on the lanterns, and made them into revolving horse lanterns that could rotate in eight directions, that is, Zhuanlu lanterns. They hung them in temples in Guangzhou, and they were unanimously welcomed.

He Zhan saw that the response was good, so he engraved those patterns and printed them out, assembled them into books, and distributed them to various villages. There were not only Buddhist stories, but also folk myths and legends, allusions about respecting the old and loving the young, etc. It is said that many Nanyi people do not know Chinese characters, but it does not prevent them from reading the stories in the coherent pictures. No one does not know.

Let's talk about right now, He Zhan handed the opened letter to the maid, and asked her to pass it on to others.

After reading it, He Xi showed surprise on his face, then frowned again, and finally sighed, the reaction was exactly the same as that of He Zhan, Tan Jin was a little uneasy, and hesitated a little when he took the letter.

When he was in Zhushan County, Tan Jin, who was still the county magistrate, often dealt with He Rong, so he naturally had an impression of He Rong's handwriting. There is no doubt that this letter was written by An Wang himself.

A person's handwriting may be divided into immature and mature, but once the root bone is formed, the shape of the characters will not change easily. Looking back on the past and looking at the letter in front of Tan Jin, the scene of King An bowing his head and writing the letter will inevitably appear in his mind .

The characters are like a person, with clear roots, seemingly elegant and elegant. If you look carefully, it is not difficult to find that there is a little heroism in the elegance, which seems to jump out of the paper and into the hearts of the people.

The first half of the letter is nothing more than daily greetings, asking about the recent situation in Lingnan, asking about the resettlement progress of the people in Nanyi, greeting He Zhan and Tan Jin about their bodies, and so on. Tan Jin quickly skipped over it.

In the second half, Tan Jin knew that that was the main reason why He Zhan asked them to read the letter.

The letter first mentioned the situation in the capital. Prime Minister Zhou Ying passed away. His Majesty appointed the left and right prime ministers, with Li Kuan as the right minister and Zhang Song as the left minister.

He also said that His Majesty intends to entrust the kings. King Wei took the initiative to appeal and was willing to go first. The emperor Longyan Dayue granted the rich land of Yangzhou to King Wei, but rejected King Wei's request to take his mother to Yangzhou. He went to the post with his wife and children, and the eldest son of King Wei also stayed in the palace of the capital.

Seeing this, Tan Jin was startled, with an uneasy expression on his face.

In just a few pages, there are countless turbulent waves hidden.

Across the mountains and rivers, Tan Jin seemed to be able to see the murderous aura rushing straight out from the distant city of Chang'an.

It was an invisible sword, light and sword, a fight without blood, what role Wang An played in it, and what role he played in it, Tan Jin couldn't guess, but he couldn't help thinking about it.

He felt that he should not watch any more.

He Zhan noticed his expression, and instead comforted him, "Don't be nervous when Zhenshi is, just look down."

With King Xing's words, Tan Jin swallowed his saliva, and had no choice but to keep looking down.

He Rong also said that he took the initiative to ask His Majesty to make Lingzhou a fiefdom, and His Majesty readily agreed, and he will set off for Lingzhou in a few days.

Is Wang An crazy? !

Tan Jin couldn't believe his eyes. He paused for a long time on the word Lingzhou, and then stretched out his hand to rub his eyes.

Zhou Yi next to them saw their expressions changing, but he didn't know what was written in the letter. Everyone was so surprised that he couldn't help but leaned over to read it together.

"Your Highness! You knew about King An's going to Lingzhou early in the morning?" Tan Jin asked in a broken voice.

He Zhan smiled wryly: "How is it possible? I'm not a fortune teller. How could I have expected that His Majesty would suddenly raise the issue of enfeoffment, and how could I have expected that my third brother would invite me to Lingzhou?"

Zhou Yi's reaction was much calmer than Tan Jin's, at least he could calm down and continue reading.

In addition to the new prime minister and the fiefdom, He Rong also said some trifles that seemed to have little to do with the court.

For example, the empress presided over the selection of concubines for His Majesty, and Li Xiang's daughter, Li Shi, entered the palace and was named Jieyu. For example, Concubine Yuan De was not in good health recently.

After reading it, Tan Jin took a deep breath: "Chang'an is really turbulent and changing rapidly. So many things have happened in such a short period of time. It's really shocking..."

His mind went numb for a moment, and Zhou Yi next to him continued: "It's soul-stirring!"

Tan Jin thought, isn't it just thrilling?Everyone knows what kind of place Lingzhou is. It is an important town on the border, facing the Turkic people directly, and may be invaded by the Turkic people at any time. Do not believe in death.

He was a little uneasy: "Your Highness, do we need to do anything?"

He Zhan shook his head.

Zhou Yi also said: "We can't do anything. Your Highness's letter is also to enable us to understand the situation in the capital, so that we won't be blind. Besides, it will take ten days and a half months for this letter to come and go. In the middle, maybe something happened again, maybe King An has already set off for Lingzhou now."

He Zhan would never have imagined that when the third brother left, the two brothers would be separated from each other, and they would not see each other until the year and month.

He suddenly felt a sense of regret: If he had known this before, when Shang Shu asked him to go back to Beijing with his third brother, or let his third brother leave later, maybe these bad things would not have happened.

However, He Zhan also knew that these assumptions were unrealistic. Behind the third brother's decision was the discord between the prince and the second brother.With the further expansion of the rift between the two, it will inevitably spread to other brothers. Even if he is in the capital now, it is impossible for him to go to a fief with the third brother.

Zhou Yi said slowly: "In my opinion, His Highness's letter not only wants us to know what is happening in Chang'an, but also hopes that we can be prepared."

He Zhan's heart moved: "You mean, the third brother wants me to take the initiative to propose to His Majesty to make Guangzhou a fief?"

Zhou Yi: "Letters are not secret. There are many things that the Third Highness definitely can't write clearly in the letter, but with the personality of the Third Highness, since he has already mentioned the fiefdoms of your Highnesses, there must be hints."

Tan Jin nodded: "Hung-chien is right. Your Highness, besides the reorganized local troops, you now have [-] Imperial Guards, totaling over [-]. The imperial court will not allow them to become Your own private soldiers."

Zhou Yi: "So Your Highness might as well take the initiative to return the [-] forbidden troops to Chang'an, and then ask for seals. Once you retreat and advance, the imperial court will definitely agree. There are two people in Lingnan who are running the business with His Highness King An, and it has already begun to flourish. The Nanyi people have already returned, if you leave, it will be another person to pick the fruit."

He Zhan's heart was sour and swollen, so is this the reason why the third brother didn't let him go?The other party handed over to him the place where the initial results have been achieved, otherwise he would be the one who needs to go to Lingzhou now.

"I will choose another day to go to school." He heard himself say so.

The management here will not be effective within three to five years. If another person comes in, he may not understand He Rong's thoughts, and he may not be able to carry it out to the end. Tan Jin, Zhou Yi and others, although they are also useful, must have someone who knows. The soldiers guarded here, because the Li Zhan rebellion had just passed, and the hearts of the people had not been completely stabilized. Only He Zhan was the most suitable for such a position.

Seeing that He Zhan was not in a good mood, Tan Jin and Zhou Yi didn't bother them too much. After talking about the business, they stood up and left, leaving this place to the two brothers He Zhan and He Xi.

Although He Xi was babbling, he didn't intervene just now because he knew that since he had chosen to leave and was not subject to the title and official position, he should let it go completely instead of pointing fingers rashly.

"Fourth brother, did you expect that the eldest brother and the second brother would inevitably fall apart?" He Zhan asked him.

He Xi shook his head: "I saw the king of Qi rebelling and killing the first emperor, and I was terrified, because I don't understand how people's hearts can be so greedy and vicious that even their own father can do it. In that position, the heart will change drastically, in order to get the throne, you can use any means to eradicate dissidents, even your own father and brothers?"

He Zhan: "So you are afraid that what happened to King Qi will happen again to our brothers?"

He Xi said honestly: "I don't know if it will happen, but at that time I just wanted to stay away and never get involved in these messy things, otherwise I was in the capital, who knows when I would be caught on board , one day will I be kicked off the boat again? In fact, I feel ashamed. I have not yet made the great wish like my master, to save the world with all my heart, and to promote Buddhism as my duty, but now I see this letter from the third brother Afterwards, I suddenly felt that my choice was right, a person like me can't play tricks with others, it's better to just live by the Bodhisattva and Ming Chen."

He Zhan smiled wryly: "You are called Dazhi Ruoyu, and I quite envy you. The third brother didn't say how the eldest brother and the second brother are in the letter. I hope they can be good, but don't make any troubles."

He Xi touched his bald head and smiled: "You envy me? Then why don't you become a monk too? I can give you the abbot of Yutai Temple."

He Zhan rolled his eyes at him.

"Guess how he will react when I tell His Majesty about you making me a monk?"

He Xi shuddered and waved his hands again and again: "Just pretend I didn't say it, pretend I didn't say it!"