Gongsun Ce and Bao Zheng

Bao Zheng patted Gongsun Ce's shoulder lightly, and comforted him in a low voice, "I have my own measure. When you arrive at Lingguang Temple, you can rest and recuperate. I will let Zhan Zhao accompany you, and let Zhan Zhao come to me if you need anything. "

"Zhan Zhao is still by your side." Thinking of Cui Mingchong's superb martial arts, Gongsun Ce hurriedly said.

Bao Zheng shook his head slowly. Zhan Zhao still had to stay by Gongsun Ce's side to reassure him, but if he refused directly, he was afraid that Gongsun Ce would not agree, so he said, "We'll talk about this later."

Seeing what Bao Zheng said, Gongsun Ce had no choice but to let go, but he had a thought in his heart. If Zhan Zhao came to Lingguang Temple, he must ask Zhan Zhao to go back!

And soon, the hustle and bustle in front seemed to gradually dissipate. Bao Zheng told Gongsun Ce to sit down, opened the curtain, and asked, "Old man, what happened just now?"

"Returning to Mr. Bao, some scholars were making trouble just now, but Master Cui Mingchong has stopped them."

Cui Mingchong?By the way, it must be a matter of the vindictiveness of the scholars from the north and the south.Gongsun Ce glanced at Bao Zheng, who had a slightly gloomy face, and thought to himself, it was because of this vindictiveness that Bao Zheng rose to prominence in the capital. Cui Mingchong's attention also gained a certain reputation among the candidates.

However, now, because of his own rebirth, Bao Zheng has not shown his talent and failed to become famous. This will still have an impact on Bao Zheng's examination, and I don't know what Bao Zheng himself thinks?

Thinking of this, Gongsun Ce couldn't help laughing, what else could Bao Zheng think?Bao Zheng never liked such vain things as fame. When he was in Luzhou, he sneered at titles like the most intelligent person in Luzhou.

"What are you laughing at?" Bao Zheng couldn't help asking softly when he saw Gongsun Ce suddenly laughing, his brows and eyes seemed to be much clearer.

"It's nothing." Gongsun Ce said with a slight smile.

At this time, the carriage had already passed through the city gate slowly.

Near noon, the carriage finally arrived at Lingguang Temple.

After getting off the carriage, Gongsun Ce looked up at the temple in front of him. It was hidden in the woods. When he climbed up the steps, he could see the majestic mountain gate. The surroundings were quiet, and the monks came and went quietly, with lowered eyebrows and lowered eyes, with a peaceful expression. .

In his last life, he often came here to play chess with the mysterious old monk in the temple, or discuss scriptures, and drink tea.

I just don't know, in this life, is this old monk still around?

Gongsun Ce and Bao Zheng climbed up the steps and came to the mountain gate. In front of the mountain gate, a young monk was sweeping the floor. Bao Zheng asked, "Amitabha, little master, I'm sorry."

Gongsun Ce, who was following Bao Zheng, saw Bao Zheng solemnly bowing his hands and saying hello, but what he blurted out was Amitabha, he couldn't help being stunned, and then laughed in his heart, this is really interesting!

Not only Gongsun Ce couldn't stop smiling, the little monk sweeping the floor was also dumbfounded when he looked up at Bao Zheng, and then laughed. The little monk was about thirteen or fourteen years old, and his eyes were very clever. Putting his hands together, he smiled at Bao Zheng and Gongsun Ce, "Amitabha, are the two benefactors going to offer incense?"

"Yes. Please excuse me, little master." Gongsun Ce took a deep look at the young monk and said with a smile.

The little monk in front of him...he seemed to be able to see what he would look like twenty years later.

This young monk is quite intelligent and smart. Twenty years later, he became the abbot of this Lingguang Temple at a young age.

Bao Zheng didn't realize how embarrassing he was just now. At this moment, all his thoughts were on Gongsun Ce. The little monk led the way forward, and Bao Zheng slightly supported Gongsun Ce to follow behind.

It was only a slight support, but Gongsun Ce knew that if his footsteps became unstable, Bao Zheng would support him immediately.

Seeing Bao Zheng with a serious face beside him, Gongsun Ce felt inexplicably sour, and said in a low voice, "Don't worry, I'm fine."

"En." Bao Zheng just responded casually.

Seeing Bao Zheng like this, Gongsun Ce felt even more sour, took a deep breath, Gongsun Ce secretly decided that he must work hard to get better.Don't let Bao Zheng be so worried about himself.

*****

Entering the main hall, an old monk was smiling and looking at them with two sticks of incense in his hand.

When Gongsun Ce saw this old monk, his heart was shocked, it was Master Lingji!What a master of Lingji!

"Hehe...you're here. I really made the poor monk wait a long time." The old monk, Master Lingji, looked at Gongsun Ce with a smile and said.After that, he looked up and down carefully, sighed and shook his head, "Why are you so late, if you are a day or two late, the poor monk can't do anything."

Hearing this, Bao Zheng and Gongsun Ce were startled at the same time, Bao Zheng's face changed drastically, he stepped forward hurriedly, clasped his hands together and made a Buddhist ceremony, and said in a deep voice, "Master is like a god, and his magic power is as good as heaven, please invite Master Save Gongsun Ce's life!"

Master Lingji sized Bao Zheng up and down, laughed and said, "You are Bao Zheng?"

"Yes! Bao Zheng is in Luzhou." Bao Zheng said respectfully, looking up at Master Lingji, with anxiety and worry in his eyes.

"Hehe, Donor Bao, don't worry, the poor monk is here for Donor Gongsun." Master Lingji said with a smile.

At this moment, Gongsun Ce took a step forward, clasped his palms together and performed the Buddhist ceremony, and said respectfully, "Master, please."

"Let's burn the incense first." Master Lingji handed the incense to Gongsun Ce and Bao Zheng.

Gongsun Ce and Bao Zheng took it, and they knelt down in front of the Buddha, respectfully offered incense, and bowed devoutly.

After kneeling down, Master Lingji smiled and led the two into the meditation room in the backyard.After a few idle words, Master Lingji sat cross-legged on the bed, looked up at Bao Zheng and Gongsun Ce who were sitting opposite him, and said with a smile, "Benefactor Bao, I want to diagnose and treat Benefactor Gongsun, please stay away from me. one time."

Bao Zheng was startled, and frowned. Couldn't he be present for this interrogation?But since Master Lingji said so, Bao Zheng had no choice but to get up, performed a Buddha ceremony to Master Lingji, and left the room.

After Bao Zheng left the room, Master Lingji looked at Gongsun Ce, put away the smile on his face, and sighed, "You were destined to have such a catastrophe, and you would have to suffer from not seeing the sun for a month, but you didn't think about it, you You have been a human being for two lifetimes, yet you have leaked the heavenly secret, Gongsun benefactor, if you are delayed for a day or two, you will not only suffer from not being able to see the sun, but also suffer from the tribulation and thunder from the heavens, and at that time, your soul will be scattered!"

When Gongsun Ce listened, he was also afraid for a while, smiled wryly, and looked at Master Lingji, "Master is indeed very human."

Master Lingji shook his head and said, "It's not that I have great powers, Gongsun benefactor, the poor monk has a relationship with you as a master and apprentice for three generations, but due to various chances and causes and effects, I can't get to know you. Now, the opportunity has come, Gongsun benefactor, if you don't mind Poor monk, a wandering monk in the mountains, how about calling me master?" At the end, Master Lingji smiled again.

When Gongsun Ce heard this, he was startled, did he worship Master Lingji as his teacher?Then... don't you want to become a monk? ?

Master Lingji seemed to see the hesitation in Gongsun Ce's heart, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I'm taking you as a disciple, not to ask you to become a monk."

When Gongsun Ce heard this, he got up quickly, knelt down on the ground, and respectfully kowtowed three times, "Master, please accept my apprentice's bow."

Master Lingji supported Gongsun Ce with a smile, and said seriously, "Since you have accepted me as your teacher, then, please remember that you must not reveal any secrets in the future."

Gongsun Ce listened, nodded hurriedly on his face, but smiled wryly in his heart, if something happened to Bao Zheng, he might not care about so many secrets!

Ling Ji stared at Gongsun Ce, and sighed secretly, this apprentice is too affectionate, and he is afraid that there will be troubles in the future because of secrets, but at this moment, he can't teach him a lesson.

Ling Ji asked Gongsun Ce to sit down and said seriously, "Apprentice, listen, the master is passing on a piece of mind to you now. From now on, you must memorize this mindfulness silently. Within one month, you are not allowed to leave the temple, and you are not allowed to ask questions. Worldly things, understand?"

Gongsun Ce was stunned, January?But...the exam is only half a month away.So Gongsun Ce hurriedly asked, "Master, I have to take the exam in half a month..."

Lingji raised his hand to stop Gongsun Ce's words, "Apprentice, you know best about your life in two lifetimes. You don't have the life to be an official at all. Then why are you taking the exam?"

Gongsun Ce was speechless for a while, he naturally knew this, and this exam will be over in the end, and the court will hold another Enke later.The reason he took the exam was, of course—to investigate the case.

However, it was obvious that his thoughts were seen, and Lingji warned sternly, "Apprentice, if you don't want to be scattered, just stay in this Lingguang Temple honestly!"

Gongsun Ce nodded lightly, "Master, this disciple has made a note."

The future is long, with Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang around, Bao Zheng will be fine.And if I leave Lingguang Temple without permission this time, I'm afraid...it will be really bad.

*****

Outside the meditation room, Bao Zheng paced back and forth anxiously, looking up at the closed door of the meditation room from time to time, why hasn't he come out yet?Bao Zheng frowned, walked quickly to the door of the meditation room, gritted his teeth fiercely and raised his hand to knock on the door, hesitated for a moment, but then put it down, and so on, repeated several times.

Until the door of the meditation room was finally opened, Ling Ji came out with a smile on his hands, Bao Zheng hurriedly went up to him, clasped his hands respectfully, and said, "Master, you have worked hard."

Ling Ji waved his hands, "Master saving the apprentice, it's not hard work."

Bao Zheng was taken aback, master saving apprentice?Bao Zheng turned his head to look at Gongsun Ce who came out, and Gongsun Ce smiled back, "The master said that I have a relationship with him as a master and apprentice, so he accepted me as a disciple."

When Bao Zheng heard this, he couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, it's great, the master accepted Gongsun Ce as his apprentice, so he would naturally worry about Gongsun Ce's illness.

After Lingji walked out of the meditation room, he summoned the little novice, ordered the wing room to be prepared, and waved to Bao Zheng, "Come, Master Bao, let's talk alone."

Bao Zheng hurriedly responded, turned around and whispered to Gongsun Ce, "Sit over there and wait for me, take a good rest, and don't run around."

Gongsun Ce listened to the first two sentences, and responded with a smile, but when it came to the last sentence, Gongsun Ce's face froze, don't run around?Is he a child?