The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

It is said that Lin Daiyu made a bet with Monk Baixu that if he could not leave Meilin in three months, he would become a nun and be his apprentice, and Monk Baixu agreed.Then he picked up Jarvis, swayed like a fat bird through Merlin and disappeared.

Not long after, the monk came back and saw Lin Daiyu sitting cross-legged on an old futon, frowning and frowning, and asked, "Girl, what are you thinking about?"

Daiyu said casually: "Thinking about which prince to join after I finish my studies."

"Think and learn before you start." The monk snorted, "You don't have to think about it, it's probably the King of Yan."

Lin Daiyu raised her eyebrows: "His three sons are all mediocre, so I may not think highly of them."

The monk nodded secretly in his heart, and said: "He is still in his prime, so it's okay to have another one. Don't look at your old man who is still sulking at him at this moment. He has a deeper friendship with King Yan than the third one. I will teach you another one." That's it."

Lin Daiyu looked at the monk and asked, "Does my uncle have a close relationship with him?"

The monk said: "I am an outsider, and I only care that this idea in my stomach may be passed on. In terms of friendship, I have quite a friendship with the late emperor."

"But the first emperor established the Supreme Emperor." Daiyu said, "Don't you always care?"

The monk snorted, "That old man's thoughts are deep." Nai pointed to the northwest corner, "There is a courtyard over there, and there is an octagonal pavilion in the middle of the courtyard. There is a table under the pavilion, and on the table is an object. I want it. He got it once the year before last, and then put it back."

"Why put it back?"

The monk said: "He thought, it's safest to keep it here with the poor monk."

Daiyu asked: "Is it the job of the master uncle to guard that?"

The monk praised the Buddha and said: "That has nothing to do with me, but it was left here by the late emperor. Whoever has the ability to take it, just take it, and the poor monk doesn't care. I don't have a wall in my plum forest."

Daiyu pursed her lips and said, "It's just that ordinary people can't get in."

"That's right." The monk said with a smile, "You are not convinced, why don't you go for a walk?"

Daiyu thought for a while and said, "This junior wants to sit down first."

"As you wish." The monk turned the walnuts and went out.

Lin Daiyu just thought about it for a while, Dai Quan Babaer asked her to say "Valent Manjushri" for no reason.At this moment, don't make the old monk suspicious.Nai went to each room for a few times, and sure enough, there were four major rooms with various military books.Because he didn't see eighteen kinds of weapons at all, it seems that this old monk is only studying the art of leading soldiers, and he doesn't care about fighting in front of the battle.She couldn't help feeling suspicious: If my grandfather has such abilities, why are all my uncles so mediocre?Not to mention that the second uncle is a literati, the first uncle was in the barracks when he was young, but he didn't learn half of his grandfather's skills?If you want to say that you are not talented enough, why not be so insufficient.

When it was time for lunch, someone brought food for the two of them. Daiyu smiled and said, "I thought we were cooking in Meilin. I just thought about it for a long time. There is no kitchen. How can I do it?"

The white-bearded monk said: "You are the leader of the army, not a cook. You don't need to know such things."

Seeing that he was in a good mood, Daiyu took the opportunity to ask: "My uncle is so heroic, and my grandfather is also very human. Why are my two uncles mediocre?"

The monk glanced at her: "Didn't the poor monk say that? The qualifications are too poor."

Daiyu said: "The aptitude is mediocre."

The monk said: "It's too far away anyway."

Daiyu didn't believe it, and said after a while: "I used to think that manpower is limited, after all, there is only one Da Vinci. I have also heard about my grandfather. He doesn't seem to be like my uncle, and he can lead the army." , and is good at exquisite martial arts."

The monk looked at her and said, "What do you mean?"

Daiyu said: "The kung fu of fighting generals is not the same as that of green forest kung fu. My grandfather is the kind of general fighting, fighting with spears and big knives. Master and uncle's martial arts are in fine skills, as if..." She sipped her lips. Mouth.

The monk hummed: "I was indeed a thief in the green forest in my early years."

Sure enough.Daiyu blinked and said: "The master who taught Cong'er martial arts is also from the green forest, why didn't Cong'er learn how to fly over walls?"

The monk said with a smile: "That kung fu is not only difficult to learn, but also requires a lot of hard work. A young master of the Duke's mansion is willing to learn two ways to defend himself, and you want to count on him to fly over the wall?"

"...It seems to make sense." Daiyu said again, "Jarvis, who practiced martial arts with Cong'er, worked very hard, and it seems that he didn't succeed in his studies."

The monk said: "I have heard of this son. It's just that he was already old when he entered the Rongguo Mansion, and he missed the opportunity."

Daiyu was immediately disappointed: "Didn't I also miss the opportunity?"

The monk laughed: "You still want to learn this? It's too late." The two got along much better.

On the other side, Jarvis woke up in the temple and found himself lying in the Maitreya hall, hurriedly came out to search all over the temple, and after a while, Uncle Yang saw him.Just now when the two of them entered the plum grove, Uncle Yang and Shi Liyin didn't dare to get too close, and they lost sight of people when they searched again, and they couldn't go around into the plum grove.

The three of them met, and Jarvis talked about what happened inside. Shi Li said, "Oh, I know a temple and a plum grove. !" Then he said helplessly, "The former emperor in front is Situ Pan's grandfather, and the substitute monk became a monk in this temple. That's all I know. The Emperor Taishang and Liu Dengxi have been trying to find out where this temple is, and the late emperor never missed any information."

Jarvis frowned and said, "Just now we met a eunuch who claimed to be Dai Quan."

Shi Li said: "He has served the Empress Dowager for these years. With his ability, it is not difficult to be loyal. What does it look like?" Jarvis said a little, Shi Li nodded, "It is indeed him."

Jarvis thought for a while and said, "This matter is weird. If the Supreme Emperor and Liu Dengxi don't know the location of 'a temple', it is obvious that Dai Quan didn't know it before. Then he learned about it from the Empress Dowager in the past few years. That's right. What happened in the past two days was mostly because Situ Pan took a fancy to Lin Junshi's ability, and because the white-bearded monk hadn't been able to find a satisfactory successor for many years, Situ Pan tried to lure Lin Junshi here. The empress dowager is far away In the deep palace, Dai Quan is serving by her side, how would he know? Get the date and time exactly right."

Shi Li said: "Even Liu Dengxi hasn't found any clues about this 'a temple' for so many years. I'm afraid only the late emperor and the empress dowager know about it. Where did Situ Pan know about it?" Blocked.

After a while, Uncle Yang glanced at them and said, "The Empress Dowager told him."

Shi Li said: "The Empress Dowager is not with him, nor is he born of the Empress Dowager, why tell him?"

Uncle Yang rubbed the back of his head: "What's the benefit in exchange? When I was in Taiwan, I heard Cong'er and the others say that the emperor's family is very poor."

Shi Li said: "It's really difficult for the family to have no supplies today. This section is in the past. Situ Pan has arranged this matter properly, and Dai Quan doesn't seem to be here to help, but to make trouble. Besides, it is not easy to get out of the palace."

Jarvis's eyes lit up: "Could there be a secret passage?"

"Ok?"

"There is a secret passage leading directly to this temple in the palace. Dai Quan, Bao Buqi learned something by accident, so he came here to mention something, or was ordered to mention it." Jarvis said, "There must always be a secret passage in the palace. .”

Shi Li nodded and said, "It's a possibility. It's just that Miss Lin is still inside, how can I get in?"

The three of them discussed for half a day, but they couldn't find a solution.

The next day, Lin Daiyufang started wandering around Meilin.Sure enough, the roads are criss-crossed and the steps are ingenious, so it is extremely difficult to tell the direction.But thinking about what Dai Quan said, "Meng Yu Venerable Manjusri pointed out a way out for him."Manjusri Bodhisattva was born on the fourth day of April. April is the month of Jiansi, which is south by southeast. According to the angle, it is thirty degrees east by south.She followed that direction carefully, but never found a way out, and there were no other clues.

In the next few days, Jarvis and others wandered outside, and Lin Daiyu wandered inside, but Meilin couldn't help it.Seeing that tomorrow would be the day when Jia's mother would wake up and leave Beijing, Lin Daiyu was in a hurry, but the white-bearded monk became more at ease and even hummed a tune.When he was happy, Daiyu calmed down instead.She thought, the temple outside is very simple, and it's because she's thinking too much about keeping it in order. Dai Quanzhi's hint is not that complicated?Then she recalled this temple.When she was young, she studied construction for several years, and she was in charge of this area when she first went to Taiwan government. Suddenly, she thought of something, stood up, and secretly scolded herself for being confused.The layout of the temple outside is exactly the same as the house inside!Venerable Manjusri, doesn’t it just refer to the Manjusri Hall?Just as he was about to run away, he suddenly stabilized again, his heart was beating fast, but his face was as if nothing had happened.So she pretended to wander around every room.The monk ignored her.

The room corresponding to the Manjusri Hall is just a study room, and a table is placed corresponding to the Bodhisattva statue.Lin Daiyu recalled the appearance of the next temple, Manjusri Hall.The Bodhisattva is riding a lion, holding a sword in one hand and pointing at the ground with the other.The hands of ordinary Buddha statues and Bodhisattvas often pinch a Dharma seal, and this gesture of Manjusri may indicate something.She closed her eyes and thought about where the Bodhisattva was pointing, followed the direction to check, and saw a pattern on the first blue brick under the table, which was from the map of Meilin.

Not caring about anything else, Lin Daiyu rolled up her sleeves and got under the table to take a closer look, and couldn't help but hit her head: These days, her mind is full of five elements and gossip, but she can't get out at all.After looking at the map, I realized that the road of Mei Lin is not arranged according to gossip, but just a maze—it is the kind of maze that Jia Cong used to draw lines for Jia Meng when he was a child.There are no rules, and there is no way to go out except to draw lines on the map.Everyone in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion carried charcoal pencils and paper with them. Daiyu copied the map and put it in her bosom.

Lin Daiyun went to Meilin again, not giving up.After turning a few corners, I arrived among several plum trees, and the sunlight was still good.She took out her charcoal and a map, and settled down to find her way.Thanks to Jia Meng, Aunt Lin helped draw out the answers to the maze diagrams that Jia Cong used to abuse his nephew in the past few years. Aunt Lin has rich experience and drew them up in a short time.Now her heart was beating in her throat.Followed the route on the map and walked carefully all the way - when I walked out of the Merlin, I saw the big rock where the white-bearded monk sat on.

As if she had received an amnesty, Lin Daiyu ran quickly towards the temple, and immediately heard a loud noise, as if there was Uncle Yang's loud voice.He hurried over and saw that the old man was making a scene with some monks together with Jarvis, so he lowered his eyebrows and smiled.

When the three met, they were overjoyed.Lin Daiyu knew that the monk in Meilin was still practicing martial arts at the moment, so he rushed out fearing that it would be difficult, so she hurriedly said: "This is not a place to talk, let's go back first and then talk about it."

Jarvis knew that the monk was powerful, so he didn't care about etiquette, so he hurriedly said, "Just come out."

Uncle Yang said loudly: "You are still denying it! See? Didn't people let you hide it?"

Daiyu hastily tugged on his lapel: "Uncle Yang, go back first."

Uncle Yang snorted, "We'll settle the score later!"

The monks in this temple were shocked and stepped forward to stop them.It's just that they are few people at this meeting, so they can't stop Yang Erbo.The three of them ran away in a hurry as if fleeing for their lives.

It was only after seeing Shi Li at the city gate that he appeared and said, "There are no pursuers."

Yang Erbo laughed and said, "I'm afraid the pursuers won't be able to catch up in time."

Daiyu said: "Although my master uncle is not very reasonable, he doesn't seem to be a contrarian."

When the four of them returned to Lin's mansion, Daiyu told the story.Others were fine with it, but Shi Li was eager to play it, but he was frustrated for several days, and it was completely useless in the end, which was quite unpleasant.Guess what was put in the yard at the northwest corner of Meilin, and whether you want to use it for a meeting.Lin Daiyu hadn't suffered a big loss in the past few years, and this time, even though she was not in any danger, she was terribly frightened.Uncle Yang fanned the flames again, and Jarvis was more suffocated than the two of them these days, and he didn't stop the flames.The four of them went back to Merlin that night.

Because the old monk really didn't care about it at all, and there was an ordinary gossip formation in the yard, they got the box without much effort.As soon as the box was removed, a bell rang loudly, and the whole monk temple was alarmed.Although the four of them came out of Meilin safely, they encountered Situ Pan's army—there were not many monks in this temple, but there were many soldiers and horses.

Relying on the presence of two masters, the four of them managed to find a way and fled to Tieshan Temple.Lin Daiyu Jarvis first hid in Jia Baoyu's monk bed, and waited for the opportunity to sneak out after the searchers left.Shi Li got Jarvis a suit of chasing soldiers early on, and he changed it to make it easier to move.Later, seeing that Feng Ziying's people even lifted the lid of Jia Mu's outer coffin, they knew that the box was probably not an ordinary thing.If Feng Ziying searched again, Baoyu would not be able to hide on Baoyu's bed, so Lin Daiyu had to hide between her grandmother's coffin and leave the hall disguised as a servant of the Rongguo Mansion after this search.Later, Yang Shi and the others lured Feng Ziying away, and Jia Lin took advantage of the chaos and escaped.

The next day, when Jia Cong learned that what Situ Pan was looking for was a box the size of a fist, he asked Chen Ruijin to go find Daiyu to get it.Daiyu saw that the drawing on the box was exactly the same as the Dayu Mountain in Jia She's house, but she didn't draw any figures.According to the place where there are people on Yushanzi, and according to the order of the height of the people, she uses the silver needle to activate the mechanism.First from high to short, it didn't open; from short to high, click again, and the box opened with a "crack".

The contents inside were useless to her family, so she stuffed the originals back and handed them to Chen Ruijin.Chen Ruijin took the box and went back to Tiekan Temple. Jia Cong stood on the chair and pretended to call the servants in the hall to come over and give a lecture, until he saw Chen Ruijin put the box under Jia Mu's coffin.

Daiyu finished the matter in one go and breathed a sigh of relief.

Jia Cong asked, resting his cheeks, "Why didn't Situ Pan come to our house to ask for Yushanzi before? Could it be that he just found out about this?"

Daiyu said: "Since he got the box, he probably didn't know about it before."

Jia Cong said: "If even he doesn't know—obviously Liu Dengxi doesn't know either, otherwise the Supreme Emperor will come to our house to ask for Yushanzi as soon as the late emperor leaves, and he can't wait until the late emperor is buried. Then probably only two people know— ——Empress Dowager and that master uncle. I don’t know who told Situ Pan temporarily.”

"Whatever, it has nothing to do with us anyway." Lin Daiyu said, "It's just that grand uncle and his military books?"

Jia Cong glanced at her: "Don't think about it! We don't need it that much right now."

Daiyu also supported her chin and said, "It's a pity to let it go for nothing."

Jia Cong shrugged and said: "There are so many good things in the world. We can't get everything, can we? You go to learn from him for ten years, not to mention things like Taiwan government, Uncle Lin must be crazy. Besides , Now we have entered the age of firearms. No matter how good things are in the era of cold weapons, there is a risk of being eliminated. It is not worthwhile to spend so much energy to screen the essence and dross.”

Daiyu hesitated and said, "For several days, I haven't even read a single book on warfare."

Jia Cong slapped his palms twice: "It's dawn, I'm waking up from the dream~~ No matter how good things are from Master Uncle, since we don't need them, we don't want them!"