After sitting down in Lu Zhiyu's study, the inspectors and senior officials rushed over to sit with him. Zhike was serving tea nearby, and other deacons kept coming to greet him. Zhao Ran was immediately busy.
Hearing that Song Xiong was a Taoist priest who received an ultimatum from Junshan Temple and was in charge of arrests and inspections, Lu Zhiyu winked, and someone hurriedly went out. After a while, he called the Taoist master and the two heads of the temple in to accompany Song Xiong on a special trip. Xiong speaks.
The party leader smiled enthusiastically and said, "Where did Junior Brother Song work in the past?"
Song Xiong looked ashamed: "When I was young, I was ignorant and wandered in the rivers and lakes for a few years. Fortunately, my abbot gave me some guidance, and then I entered the Taoist sect." Zhao Ran told him that he could not be said to be his own in the Shifang Jungle. He named his disciples, so he still addressed himself as abbot.
"Oh my, it turns out that Junior Brother Song has such a rough life. He has to temper himself before he is given a great responsibility. After such an experience, it is also a precious treasure! Abbot Zhao has a keen eye and knows how to recognize people. Isn't this a part of the story of our Taoist sect? Good story!¡±
The two heads next to him also kept praising: "Junior Brother Song is a first-class character at first glance, otherwise Abbot Zhao wouldn't go to such trouble"
"That's right. He has a Taoist heart and a good kung fu. Junior Brother Song has a bright future. Don't forget about me in the future"
¡°You senior fellow apprentices are too flattering, I really don¡¯t dare to take it seriously¡¡±
"Where do you start talking about this? If Junior Brother Song doesn't give up, we will keep in touch in the future and we will be like good friends!"
Song Xiong has been hanging out in the green forest for the past fifteen or six years. He has always been the target of suppression by the Taoist sect and the government. Although his skills are good, how can he be taken lightly by others? Whenever he encountered a fire worker patrolling the Taoist Fangtang, he would hide away. How could he have the chance to get acquainted with figures such as the Fangzhu and Mentou of a county? Let alone making friends with them. Immediately I felt a little dizzy, and I felt as if my bones were a little lighter.
After drifting for a moment, I saw Zhao Ran talking and laughing calmly in a trance, and suddenly woke up, thinking Song Xiong, Song Xiong, don¡¯t forget your last name, everything today was brought to you by the teacher!
After talking and laughing for a long time, Zhao Ran asked: "Lu Supervisor, do you think I will leave tomorrow to Dadu Miaosheng Palace to meet Zheng Supervisor? It's all my fault. I really feel guilty for making Zheng Supervisor wait for so long. ah."
Lu Supervisor smiled and waved his hand: "Why does Abbot Zhao need to go to Dadu? Zheng Supervisor has already told you to have a good rest here when you come. How can I still let you go to Dadu after you have traveled such a long way to Lizhou? ? I just ordered the letter to be sent, and Zheng Supervisor will be here in two days. He said that he would accompany the abbot to take a good walk in Lizhou and see the scenery of Lizhou. "
Dadu is the administrative seat of Lizhou, located in the southeast of Lizhou. Shuihe Village is at the west end of Ya'an. If Zhao Ran wanted to go to Dadu to visit the Zheng Supervisor, he would have to return to Ya'an after the meeting, and then go to Shuihe from Ya'an, which would take an extra three hundred miles. land.
After hearing this, Zhao Ran no longer insisted, so he waited in Ya'an with peace of mind.
That night, Ya'an Taoist Temple, headed by Lu Supervisor, together with the three capitals, eight deacons, five masters and eighteen heads, all dispatched to hold a banquet for Zhao Ran.
Zhao Ran thought he was eating in the Taoist Yunshui Hall, but when he heard Lu Zhiyu greet him and said he was going outside, he thought he was at a restaurant in the county town. He hurriedly said to Lu Zhiyu: "Don't spend a lot of money in the prison. Just use some homely meals. Don't be extravagant."
Lu Supervisor said with a smile: "I have always known Abbot Zhao's integrity. Don't worry, Abbot. Let's go eat local vegetables from the mountains. It can also be considered as accompanying the abbot to inspect the people's sentiments and customs. Just don't dislike it, abbot."
The words sounded familiar, and Zhao Ran was a little doubtful. He followed out of the Taoist temple gate and saw a guard of honor outside. In front were six fire masters holding placards to clear the way, behind was a horse-drawn carriage, and behind that was a train of bullock carts. , and finally twenty Fangtang patrols followed.
The three capitals, the eight deacons, the five masters and the eighteen heads in the Taoist temple, all those who were working in the Taoist temple, were waiting outside. Lu Supervisor Yuan could not help but pull Zhao Ran into the carriage leading the way, and the leaders in the Taoist temple also After getting on the bullock cart, the large group of honor guards set off amidst the crisp sound of gongs.
This set of ceremonial guards immediately made Zhao Ran feel a little uneasy. There were also ceremonial guards in Wuji Courtyard, but Zhao Ran had never used them. At this moment, he asked Lu Zhiyu who was sitting opposite with some worry: "Is there too much noise?"
Lu Zhiyu smiled: "Abbot Zhao is a distinguished guest that Lizhou can't even hope to come to. Zheng Supervisor Yuan has already ordered that if Abbot Zhao comes to Lizhou, he should receive the abbot with the highest standards. I am also acting under orders, Abbot. Peace of mind.¡±
Zhao Ran had no choice but to think about it and then said: "It's just a common meal. It's really scary to have so many comrades in the courtyard come forward at the same time."
Lu Supervisor understood what Zhao Ran meant and couldn't help but sigh and said: "The abbot may not know that we are poor in Lizhou. Our colleagues in Lizhou are not very well-off every day. If we have the opportunity to come out to support the abbot, no one is willing to do it."??fall. To be honest, it¡¯s rare to have dinner together, and it¡¯s inappropriate not to let anyone come. If I refuse this or decline that, people will scold me behind my back! "
Zhao Ran was speechless and had no choice but to admit it.
The ceremony guard left the county town and walked not far, turned up a mountain road and went around two bends. In front of it was a small village surrounded by mountains and valleys. Hundreds of people had gathered in front of the village, dressed in Miao costumes and playing gongs and drums. Playing suona and flute, they welcomed everyone with singing and dancing.
A huge bonfire was lit on the sunbathing ground in the village, and the wild boars hunted in the mountains were disemboweled and carried out by the Miao people. A stone lying on a cow in the center of the drying area was scalding hot from the firewood. As soon as the fat meat was thrown on it, it immediately sizzled and the overflowing grease was brushed all over the stone surface by several Miao people.
The wild boar was cut into pieces and fried on the cow stone. The entire drying area was filled with the aroma of barbecue.
Jars of local wine were brought up, and groups of young girls walked out of the field and danced cheerfully to Miao Le. Men and women, old and young, came up to toast one after another. Zhao Ran himself had lost count. After doing so many bowls, I don¡¯t know how many people pulled me off the court and slipped around for a few times When I turned back to look at Song Xiong, he had already been forced to lie on the ground.
When he woke up the next day, Song Xiong patted his still painful forehead and said sheepishly: "Teacher, I really drank too much last night and was too enthusiastic"
Zhao Ran teased: "You haven't drank like this in Jundu Mountain Hunting Village? Isn't it because there are too many Miao girls? Haha, no problem, you go and prepare, Lu Supervisory Academy is going to take us to the Ya'an Ancient Road."
There were far fewer people traveling this time. Only the guest and the master were accompanying him, and he led four Taoist temples on inspection, each on horseback.
After leaving the county seat, we walked northwest for three hours. After running for seventy miles, we came to a valley. We followed the winding path in the valley and continued walking in. There was a Guancheng at the narrowest point in front of us.
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