The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

Ever since the whole country began to eradicate the Maitreya Sect, there have been spies like spider webs densely spread around Zhen Zangzhu's house.Idlers, beggars, shopkeepers, night incense collectors, pay attention to all kinds of suspicious people who come and go in front of Zhen's house, and pay attention to each other.Zhen Zangzhu naturally noticed it long ago, and every day when she returned to her door, her face turned black.Even so, the spider's web didn't catch any useful prey, and it waited day after day.

Zhen Zangzhu's younger sister, Zhen Shi, opened a girls' school to teach girls piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.Everyone in Jinling City knew that Zhen Zangzhu was now a celebrity in front of the King of Wu, and the business in the girls' school was very good, and many of them wanted to use Zhen's line to connect with her brother so that they could show their faces in front of the King of Wu.

It was raining heavily that day, Zhen Zangzhu and Bao Sanye had a drink outside, and went back to Zhen's house to look at something.When I entered the door, I heard from the boys that there was something wrong with the carriage on the girl's way back today, and it was a blessing that a monk repaired the axle for her in the rain.Zhen Zangzhu casually sent someone to Zhen's place to ask which temple the monk belonged to, so that he could donate some incense money in the future.After a while, the man said back and forth: "The monk never left a dharma name, let alone which temple it belongs to." Zhen Zangzhu gave up and went to see things with Bao Sanye.

When Bao Sanye returned to Bao's house, his second brother came to ask him if there was anything interesting today.Mr. Bao talked some gossip, and mentioned that the monk helped Miss Zhen repair the axle.Bao Erye was slightly surprised: "Monk? What monk?" Bao Sanye said: "I don't know. The monks are merciful, and they didn't even leave the dharma name." Bao Erye turned around in his mind several times, but was speechless.

Early the next morning, the Bao family picked a spy from the vicinity of the Zhen family to guard the girls' school of the Zhen family.Because the man lived next to Zhen Zangzhu's house, Wu Wang's people thought it was weird when they saw it, so they followed him the next day, so they knew that the Bao family was paying attention to Zhen's family.That man was an old spy, he glanced at the door of Zhen's girls' school and saw that something was wrong with three or four people.After inquiring again, I also heard from idlers that the monk helped Mrs. Zhen to repair the axle of the horse.It was raining again today.In the rain, a monk in coir raincoat and bamboo hat stood silently, looking at the girls' school from a distance.

King Wu's spies secretly followed the monk.The monk didn't do anything, he just watched Zhen's carriage leave the hall, then turned around and left.The spies followed the monk all the way to the inn, and asked the owner of the inn to find out that the monk came from Jiangxi!It's been half a month.The spy calmly took out the badge of Wu Wangfu and shook it in front of the innkeeper, scaring the innkeeper so much that he sat on the ground.Nai asked the monk about all kinds of things carefully, and ordered him to pay attention to the monk's behavior.

I didn't want this to be a bad move.The next morning when the monk went out, the innkeeper got orders from Prince Wu's mansion and looked at the monk with strange eyes.The monk was very vigilant, and immediately went back to the house to pack his luggage, and wanted to pay the bill and leave.While talking nonsense with him, the innkeeper procrastinated, and at the same time winked and ordered the boy to go out and report the news.When the people from Prince Wu's residence arrived, the monk had already left for a quarter of an hour.After all, the monk was not from Jinling, and the government soldiers all over the street made a fuss and were quickly caught.

When he was taken back for interrogation, the monk refused to admit it at first, but his eyes flickered a few times when he mentioned "Lord Zhen".Nai simply said: "The poor monk asks to see Mr. Zhen."

Zhen Zangzhu rushed to the cell immediately.One saw that the monk was over 50 years old, with a fat head and big ears, and cunning eyes. He didn't look like a serious monk.Then he coughed, "I am Zhen Zangzhu."

The monk recited the Buddha and said with a smile: "Li Dalang, the Iron Swallow of the capital, has become a member of the State of Wu. At first, the poor monk almost thought that Master Zhen was a court eagle."

Zhen Zangzhu frowned: "If you have something to say, speak quickly, there is no need to get involved."

The monk said: "Master Zhen has become a high official, but do you still remember Friends from the Green Forest?"

Zhen Zangzhu said: "Zhen doesn't recognize Master."

The monk chanted: "Li Dalang, do you still remember the case you did in Cangzhou 17 years ago?"

Zhen Zangzhu narrowed her eyes and looked at him for a long time, then suddenly said: "Could it be that Master is that day?" The monk nodded.Zhen Zangzhu stood up with a "Oh!" "Master has changed a lot. Back then...how did Master get so fat?"

The monk rubbed his belly and said cheerfully, "Oh, Mr. Zhen still remembers the poor monk. I never thought that the stunned young man back then is now a nobleman."

Zhen Zangzhu waved his hands again and again: "I don't dare to do it, thanks to the lord's perseverance, I will be an idle official in front of his old man and make a living."

The monk looked at him with a smile for a long time, and said sternly, "It is said in the green forest that Li Dalang's righteousness is not as good as the sky, but he is a first-class figure in Timely Rain and Song Gongming."

Zhen Zangzhu raised his eyebrows and said, "Master, is there something for me?" The monk suppressed his smile, pondered for a long time and remained silent.Zhen Zangzhu tentatively said, "I heard that Master came from Jiangxi. Yuanzhou seems to be..."

There was a strange look in the monk's eyes.After a while, he said: "The poor monk is indeed a member of the Maitreya sect." Zhen Zangzhu looked sideways slightly.The monk said, "The poor monk wants to make a deal with the King of Wu and all the kings of the world, please Master Zhen as a middleman."

Zhen Zangzhu's eyes flashed: "What do you have in Master's hand?"

The monk said: "The poor monk wants to return to the secular world and go to Dongying."

Zhen Zangzhu said: "It's easy to say, and I can also prepare a silver tael for Master."

The monk waved his hand and said: "There is no need for money. It is very easy for a poor monk to get money." Zhen Zangzhu smiled.The monk said, "Now that the whole country is destroying Maitreya, I think the kings know about it."

Zhen Zangzhu asked slowly, "Where is he?"

"The poor monk doesn't know." The monk frowned, "Maitreya's religion is great. The poor monk only knows something else."

"for example?"

"The important leader of Maitreya Sect everywhere."

Zhen Zangzhu was shocked: "Master knows the list of leaders of the Maitreya Sect?"

The monk nodded, and then said: "The poor monk is not going to Dongying anymore. When will King Wu send troops to South America?"

Zhen Zangzhu said: "Let's go in autumn."

The monk said: "The poor monk seeks the status of two laymen, and goes to South America with the soldiers of King Wu."

"Good to say."

The monk repeated: "Two."

Zhen Zangzhu smiled and said, "Twenty are easy."

"Then let's make twenty." The monk said, "Be prepared."

Zhen Zangzhu shook his head with a smile: "Pay with one hand and deliver with one hand?"

The monk pointed to his head: "It's all here."

Zhen Zangzhu said: "How do we know if it's true?"

The monk said: "I trust you, Li Dalang. Just check it out, and you will know if it is true or not."

Zhen Zangzhu and the monk cupped their hands, and withdrew from the cell.So he immediately returned all what the two of them said to the king of Wu.In fact, someone else was eavesdropping next to the cell, just like what Zhen Zangzhu said.The king of Wu asked the monk about his origin.Zhen Zangzhu said: "I don't know who he is. When I was walking in the green forest in the early years, I did a business in Cangzhou..." He coughed and his face turned red.King Wu smiled slightly.Zhen Zangzhu coughed twice, and then said, "I was almost caught by someone. I panicked and hid in a roadside temple. A monk hid me and told people that I went to the back mountain... Later, the master Said he was also on the way. Because he was chased so quickly at that time, I left his name and surname, but he refused to say the name of the Dharma. After the matter subsided, I went back to the temple to inquire about him, but the monk in the temple said He is the wandering monk who made the order."

King Wu nodded and asked, "Can you trust him?"

Zhen Zangzhu said: "Since he said that he can wait for the lords to check it, if it is fake, why bother to coax me? I think the government has searched hard these days and drove them into a hurry. Besides, he doesn't want other benefits, as long as A few identities after returning to vulgarity." He lowered his voice, "Obviously he wants to get away."

At this moment, the second master of the Bao family was also there, so King Wu asked him.Bao Erye said: "Since ancient times, the trees have fallen and the monkeys have been scattered, and all the birds have been eaten and thrown into the forest. It's not unusual. It's just that he took such confidential information and only changed a few identities. I don't believe it."

Zhen Zangzhu smiled and said, "If he wants money, I won't believe it."

"Oh? What's the reason for this?"

Zhen Zangzhu said: "Look at how fat he is, and the monk's robe inside is made of silk. You can tell that this guy is very rich."

Bao Erye suddenly said: "Yes, he brought the money of Maitreya Sect!"

"He already has money, so why do he want money?" Zhen Zangzhu narrowed his eyes, "I'm afraid it's not the tree falling down and the monkeys scattered, but the guards stealing themselves, killing people with knives, and cicadas escaping their shells. There is such a big sea between South America and me, and the place is Big. He has money and status, he suddenly becomes a rich man, and he marries two beautiful wives and beautiful concubines, and he will have a whole family of children and grandchildren in a few years."

King Wu couldn't help nodding: "That makes sense."

Second Master Bao thought: "It's just too abrupt. I don't dare to believe it."

Zhen Zangzhu said: "Just look at how many or incomplete the list he gave. If there are only a few or a dozen names, it cannot be said that this person is a cover for the Maitreya sect, abandoning soldiers to protect the commander. If it is complete, the Maitreya sect will be wiped out." meaning..."

Bao Erye said with a smile: "So, this time we have either been cheated a little, or picked up a big deal?" Zhen Zangzhu nodded with a smile.

Bao Erye then went to see the monk in person.I thought there would be some negotiations, but I didn't want the monk to let go.Picking up the pen to swipe, just keep writing, and wrote more than a dozen catalogs in one breath, leaving it as if I have been waiting for a long time.Bao Erye wondered: "Master remembers so much?"

The monk said: "The poor monk has no other advantages, but he has the best memory." After writing, he said, "In the past two months, Maitreya sects have been searched everywhere, and the higher-ups deliberately pretended to be Dashi sects to escape this catastrophe. "Second Master Bao nodded slightly, holding the directory and feeling like a dream.

There must be a share of Wu Guo in it.Co-authored Maitreya Sect has a lot of influence in Wu State, but it is hidden deep.Wu Guosui immediately sent soldiers to arrest them overnight, and arrested more than 300 people, large and small, according to the list.Because of the sudden and clear arrest, almost no one escaped.Waiting to bring it back for the first trial - it turned out to be true!The main leaders of Maitreya Sect are all here.After more than ten days, those who slipped through the net were also caught.The Maitreya religion has really been wiped out in Wu Guo.The king of Wu was so surprised that he ordered people to copy the list given by the monk several times, and sent it to other countries in secret at a speed of [-] miles.

In just a few months, the Maitreya Sect, which had existed for hundreds of years, was almost uprooted, except that the bandits in Jiangxi were everywhere and difficult to attack.It's just that the Supreme Emperor still hasn't found it.Because the monk once said that they deliberately let the believers disguise themselves as the Dashijiao, the kings began to thoroughly investigate the Dashijiao again.This is for later.

King Wu couldn't believe it was so easy to win.After beheading the more than [-] Maitreya sect leaders, he still wondered, and said to himself: "The grandpa never wiped out, but the lonely king did it?"

It was the night when Maitreya disciples beheaded, the neighbors next door to Zhen's family heard movement in their house.The house of the Zhen family originally belonged to the Bao family.Earlier, when Zhen Zangzhu was not at home, the neighbors secretly punched a hole in the backyard wall of their house to peep.I saw that at the second watch, Zhen Zangzhu and the monk set up many incense candles in the courtyard, chanting scriptures and burning paper until the fifth watch, and both of them wore cassocks.

The next day, the neighbor rushed to report the matter to Bao Erye.Second Master Bao was astonished.He closed his eyes and thought about it for a long time, then clapped the case and shouted: "I know!" Li ordered his elder brother to go back to the mansion, and the two brothers went to Master Bao together.

Second Master Bao told his eldest brother what he saw in the neighbors of Zhen's family last night, and said slowly: "Zhen Zangzhu is indeed not an ordinary person. This whole matter is a trick, including the princes and the Maitreya Sect. "

Master Bao glared at him and said, "Now that you understand, tell me quickly!"

Bao Erye said with a smile: "I sent someone to investigate on the green forest road in the capital. There is indeed a thief named Li Dalang, but he doesn't have the name 'Iron Swallow'. The monk made up this name."

Uncle Bao pondered: "So the monk and Zhen Zangzhu are in the same group?"

Bao Erye nodded: "We have always been in the same group. They are all taught by Maitreya."

Uncle Bao was slightly surprised, and after thinking for a while, he shot the case: "Guardian steals, borrows a knife to kill, and the golden cicada escapes its shell!"

Bao Erye clapped his hands: "Brother is right! Once you have figured out this verse, everything is clear. Zhen Deren secretly hid a son to continue the incense. He didn't want the Maitreya Sect to search for people more meticulously than the imperial court, so he sent Zhen Zangzhu Abducted away. What Tiangang star map was donated by Zhen Zangzhu, and the sect's token was exchanged for the position in the sect. However, this person is too evil, and together with the monk, he was greedy for a large amount of money from the Maitreya sect. A big trap was deliberately set up to destroy the Maitreya Sect by the hands of all the kings in the world. The monk got money and freedom, and Zhen Zangzhu became a member of the Wu State.

Uncle Bao nodded again and again: "No wonder Zhen Zangzhu believed what the monk said from the very beginning. It was originally a play played by the two of them, just to hand over the list to the princes."

Master Bao said: "It's hard to say whether Zhen Zangzhu is the real Zhen Zangzhu."

Bao Erye said with a smile: "It doesn't matter if it's true or not. He has letters and paintings written by Zhen Deren himself. Who dares to say that he is not? Even if he is not, the real Zhen Zangzhu must have passed away long ago. Now this is Zhen Zang Zhu." After a while, he couldn't help clapping his hands again, "I just said that this person is weird! There are so many coincidences. The traitors of the Maitreya Sect don't look for anyone else, they only look for him, and they still live in his house!"

Master Bao thought for a while, stroked his beard and said, "I'm afraid that's the case."

Uncle Bao asked: "Can I tell the prince about this?"

Bao Erye glanced at him: "What are you telling the lord? What benefits can we gain? Mr. Zhen has made such great achievements, and his master, a monk, is still the lord's uncle, and now he is more and more favored by the lord. Is it not good for an important minister to have a shortcoming?"

Uncle Bao said: "This is a great achievement, how can it be considered a shortcoming?"

Bao Erye said: "It is not a shortcoming to be a leader of the Maitreya sect, but guarding oneself, stealing, betraying and surrendering to the enemy are stains that cannot be washed away by death." He and Bao father and son laughed in unison.