sheepskin for melon

In the Prime Minister's Mansion, the aged Prime Minister Song Ming was leisurely teasing the birds in the cage, while Feng Junyan next to him was anxiously pacing back and forth.

"Teacher, the group of people surnamed Zheng are bullying too much. They seem to be staring at the lack of Minister of the Household Department. Whoever we push, who they impeach."

Song Ming grinned, showing a few gold teeth, and opened his eyes with difficulty: "Junyan, you are too irritable."

Feng Junyan hastily tied his hands: "Teacher, teach me."

"Hehe." Song Ming smiled forcefully, his face was full of blessings, and he looked very gentle and kind: "This old man is all for the country, for His Majesty, they oppose the old man, are they just adding trouble to the old man?"

Feng Junyan suddenly realized: "Teacher, you are right, the more they are like this, the more your Majesty hates it."

But still sad: "But even so, this position has been vacant for a long time, after all, it is a heart disease."

Song Ming fell silent, his eyes were hidden under thick folds, making it difficult to see clearly.

Suddenly the butler came to report: "Master Xiang, there is a person outside who claims to be Huaihua General Tan Yushu sent a greeting card."

"Tan Yushu..." Song Ming took the invitation and murmured, "It sounds familiar, but the one who offered melons in Changchun Garden that day?"

Mentioning this person, Feng Junyan's heart moved, and he respectfully said: "The teacher remembers well, it is him."

"Whose family?"

"Nobody's."

Hearing this Song Ming was a little surprised, Feng Junyan leaned over and whispered: "Back then when he was a student in the new high school, students came to him, but he didn't accept the student's overtures, and of course, he didn't accept others, but Went to Qingzhou, a place where no bird shit, and became a side general."

"Oh, this is really interesting, then guess what he said today?"

"Students don't know, but students think about it. When Tanhualang was only seventeen in high school, he always had some whimsical ideas of young people. Now that he is getting older, his ideas are always different from when he was young."

Hearing this, Song Ming smiled and said to the housekeeper, "Then invite Master Tan to come in."

Tan Yushu came to the front of the hall under the guidance of the steward of the prime minister's mansion, and smiled at the person above him: "Tan Yushu pays homage to Enxiang."

Song Ming seemed a little surprised, Feng Junyan explained from the side: "Master Tan is a Tanhua of Jianhe for 20 years, and you presided over that scientific examination, so it stands to reason that you should be honored."

"Hehe, okay, sit down."

Tan Yushu sat down with a smile, and a few people chatted about the daily routine. Tan Yushu's eyes fell on the bird that Song Ming had been teasing. This cage seems a little insufficient for it."

Before Song Ming could open his mouth, Feng Junyan smiled and said, "Master Tan, why did you say that? This cage was made by skilled craftsmen in 33 days and costing countless gold and jade. Is there any shortage?"

Tan Yushu stood up and confessed: "Tan is lying." After looking carefully, he said: "It's just that the pebbles in the cage don't match the bird's feathers a little bit."

Then with a smile, he took out something from his sleeve and handed it to Feng Junyan: "Tan has some gadgets here, and I hope that my benefactor will not dislike it."

Feng Junyan opened the wooden box, and found a box full of colored glaze beads. He picked up one and looked at it in the sunlight. The beads were round and even in color, without any impurities. He had never seen such clean colored glaze beads before. There is actually a box.

After closing the lid of the box, he smiled and said, "Master Tan really has a heart."

Song Ming coughed a few times, greeted the butler to have some tea, and they sat down and chatted for a while, Song Ming smiled and said, "What's the matter with Mr. Tan coming to me today?"

Tan Yushu put down the teacup and sighed: "Your kindness is a lesson, Tan really has something to do here."

"But it doesn't matter."

Tan Yushu saluted again: "Mr. En, do you still remember that Tan got a melon in a dream a month ago?"

"Oh, did Mr. Tan dream of that fairy again?"

"That's not true. This time, a monk came to collect debts from Tan..."

in the palace.

Emperor Jiaming was startled and said, "Is this really the case?"

"Exactly, what General Yitan said, the fairy in the dream named Du'er is an ascetic monk who wanders in the world to practice. He has experienced many hardships in the world before he can achieve the true fruit. Now he has practiced for 500 years and is about to complete it. There is a difficult relationship. That is his secular blood 500 years ago, but now there is only one person left, but this son is rebellious by nature, ruined his family business, and has no means of living."

"This thread of secular fate is endless, and the eminent monk Du'er can't give up the world and achieve the true fruit. That's why he showed his deeds a few days ago and asked someone who is destined to donate melons. I hope His Majesty will favor his secular blood."

"What's so difficult?" Emperor Jiaming got up immediately: "Where is the descendant of the eminent monk? I'll add an official rank for him right now! Please tell the eminent monk!"

"Hold on, Your Majesty. The eminent monk said that he didn't want the only blood in the future to be burdened by the secular world, so he sent him to become a monk. He only hoped that His Majesty would give him a small temple to spend the rest of his life in peace. And when he was in the world, he suffered nine calamities and seven Bitter, unable to meet the emperor of the world."

"This……"

Emperor Jiaming was very disappointed, at his age, he always hoped that he would meet the gods and Buddhas on his way to give him the way of longevity, but today he met such a master of Taoism, but he didn't have the chance to meet him.

Song Ming said again: "Although this is the case, in order to thank His Majesty, the eminent monk Du'er asked the descendants to send a gift for His Majesty's entertainment."

"what?"

"This thing is quite magical, please move it to see, Your Majesty."

Emperor Jiaming immediately became interested when he heard this, and immediately asked someone to drive him.

The emperor traveled vigorously, and the people rarely saw the emperor at ordinary times. At this moment, they stood excitedly by the side of the road, shouting long live. The group went straight through several city gates and came to a mountain temple in the suburbs. He walked down Luanjia with the help, and immediately saw what the prime minister wanted to show him.

In the farmland at the foot of the mountain temple, three white and transparent "rainbows" were neatly erected, and an arch wall was built with bricks on the side, leaving a door. The wall was newly built. In such weather, it is very It's almost freezing.

This is what Chili brings, an artifact that makes off-season vegetables no longer a dream: plastic greenhouses!

But Emperor Jia Ming had never seen this thing before, so he asked in confusion, "What is this?"

Song Ming laughed beside him and said, "Your Majesty will send people in, and you will know as soon as you check."

Emperor Jiaming looked at Lu An who was beside him, and Lu An immediately set off, waited a while to go in, and when he came out, his face was full of excitement: "Your Majesty! It's hot inside! It's like summer!"

Emperor Jiaming was a little surprised, and walked in curiously. As soon as he entered, it was as warm as Lu An said.

Seeing the emperor go in, other ministers of course also followed, Chi Li and Tan Yushu waited inside.

Since it was not a formal court meeting, a private ceremony was enough, Tan Yushu bowed and raised his hands, Chi Li put his palms together expressionlessly.

When Emperor Jiaming saw the gravel in the pond, he knew that this was the secular legacy of the eminent monk who was crossing Er that Song Qing said.

I saw that his eyes were fierce, his expression was cold, and his tattoos were extremely arrogant. No wonder he was said to be unruly, he really didn't look like an old-fashioned gentleman...

Tan Yushu didn't let Emperor Jiaming continue to observe, but took two rolls of plastic cloth and came to Emperor Jiaming.

"Your Majesty, this item is a gift from the eminent monk Du'e. This item is called "Plastic Brocade". Laying it according to this method can accumulate sunlight to generate heat, resist severe cold, and grow melons, fruits and green vegetables in cold weather."

Emperor Jiaming was really happy to hear the usage. In the past, there were greenhouses in the palace to grow non-seasonal vegetables, but the annual cost was huge, and Gao Zu angrily reprimanded them for abolishing them.

Today's Emperor Jiaming likes to enjoy himself. He once wanted to restore the warm room, but was often persuaded by the ministers with Gaozu's ban, so he had to give up.

So every winter, if you want to eat some fruits and vegetables, you can only rely on the south to pay tribute. This year, the counties in the south were flooded and the tribute was exempted. It has been a long time since I have not seen fresh vegetables and vegetables other than cabbage. Every day, there are big fish and meat, which is very greasy. .

But this "plastic brocade" can generate heat as long as it is put on a shelf, and it doesn't cost much at all. Who can have any objections?

Although he was a bit disappointed not to see the eminent monk Du'er, Emperor Jiaming had always been a happy, open-minded and optimistic person, and he was happy again because of this "plastic brocade".

I was too excited when I came here, and didn't pay much attention to the surrounding environment. When I went out, I saw the mountain temple in front of me, with the words "Luoyan Temple" written on the plaque.

Thinking of the eminent monk Du'er asking for a place for his descendants to settle down, when he saw this temple suddenly, he felt that it was an arrangement of destiny, so he ordered people to change the name of "Luoyan Temple" to "Efa Temple" and give Chili Buddha the name "Miaofa". .

And the abbot of this temple passed away just a few days ago, so "Miaofa" was made the new abbot of the temple.

After Emperor Jiaming entered the temple and led all his officials to worship the Buddha, he tossed until evening and finally returned to the palace satisfied.

When the crowd dispersed, all the monks in the temple came to pay their respects to the new abbot. After a rough inventory by Chi Li, there were probably about twenty people.

Tan Yushu clasped his hands together: "Masters have worked hard, please disperse on your own, and I will walk with the abbot."

A fat monk came forward with a smile and said: "The abbot has just arrived at this temple, we should lead the way for the abbot and get acquainted with this temple."

Tan Yushu said with a smile: "Master Bu Lao, when Tan was studying in the past, he stayed in the temple and often discussed the Dharma with the former abbot. He is quite familiar with this temple. I will guide the way for Master Miaofa."

The fat monk called Yuanrong pulled up his fat face and smiled: "Then there is a benefactor, but there is one more thing, please tell the abbot. The fields under the mountain are not owned by this temple. Can the abbot take back the 'magic weapon'?"

Tan Yushu continued to laugh and said, "No need, that land happens to be in the next place, and it was bestowed by the eminent monk Duer earlier, so today I will donate these few mu of land to Erfa Temple."

Yuanrong heard this, and finally said the Buddha's name and withdrew.

Tan Yushu pulled Chi Liman around the temple, and when there was no one there, he laughed softly: "Brother Chi saw clearly just now, the rest of the temple is nothing to be afraid of, only this Yuanrong should be careful, he would have been the next abbot, And you took his place."

Chi Li frowned: "Does even monks fight?"

"Heh, where there are interests, there will be fights. Don't underestimate a young monk in a wild temple in a mountain village. Maybe he has something to do with the court."

Then Tan Yushu seemed to think of something, and smiled with crooked eyebrows: "But Brother Chi, there is no need to be afraid of him."

Chi Li raised his eyebrows: "Why?"

Tan Yushu leaned over, blinked his eyes and whispered: "Because Brother Chi has me in the court."

The corner of Chi Li's mouth bent unconsciously, and he poked his face with his finger: "But you are just a small official."

Tan Yushu's eyebrows curved: "Then for Brother Chi, I can only work hard to get promoted?"

These words sounded so sweet, Chi Li was almost confused by his rhetoric, and poked his cheek again: "Heh, is it for me? Or for yourself?"

Tan Yushu covered his cheeks and looked at him innocently: "Brother Chi, this is not a matter of conflict in itself."

That's right, they were originally colluding with government and businessmen, working in collusion.