Chapter 388
Not only are there many officials in the capital, but there are also many heroes, but when it comes to being well-informed, the veterans all recommend a lesser-known person to be at the top of the list.
This man is a monk, a little-known crazy monk.
Guangding has been living in temples in and out of the capital all the year round. He comes and goes freely. If he wants to banish him, he will not leave. If he wants to invite him, he may not be willing to go. Using the image of a mad monk to inquire around and pass on news, he has quite a position in the arena.
The King of the East Sea once dealt with Guangding indirectly, and used the mad monk to deceive the tired Hou from the capital. Guangding once summoned people from Jianghu to start a rebellion, but at the last moment he chose to give up. Since then, he has retired to a small temple in the city.
But Jianghu still remembers him.
The King of Donghai wanted to make a contribution in front of the emperor, and before going to bed at night, he said to the princess Tan: "This is an opportunity, if it can be done, maybe the Tan family can return to the capital, and write a letter to your brothers, asking them to recommend A few reliable heroes of the capital to help catch the assassin."
"You are letting the Tan family betray the world's heroes." Tan said coldly.
The King of Donghai smiled and said: "The Tan family has been 'betrayed' since you became a princess. What are you hesitating about now? The Tan family doesn't want to fight against His Majesty anymore? In the middle, the hero thinks that the Tan family is flattering, but the emperor thinks that your family has bad intentions, and neither side benefits."
In fact, Mrs Tan didn't object to her husband's plan, she thought about it for a while, "There is no need to write to the Tan family for help, the capital is a long way to the East China Sea, and I don't know how long it will take to go back and forth. I recommend someone who can definitely help your turn."
"You are a woman, how can you have contact with the heroes outside?" The King of the East Sea immediately became vigilant.
Mrs Tan grabbed her husband's itch and listened to him giggling, and still said coldly, "Even if I have connections with everyone in the world, it's my business, you can't control it."
"I don't care, I don't care." King Donghai begged for mercy, he still believed very much in the loyalty of the princess, and felt that no one could stand the tyranny of the Tan family except himself.
The mad monk Guangding recommended by Mr. Tan, "He has withdrawn from the arena now, so you have to ask for it in person, no matter whether you beg or lure him, in short, you must win his help."
"How useful can a person who quit the arena be useful?"
"Hey, the rivers and lakes are not like the court, where people go to the tea and cool, although Guangding doesn't ask about the rivers and lakes, but there are many heroes in the capital who owe him favors. His words are more useful than you find ten heroes. Guangding owes it. Tan family love, he is very friendly, you go in the name of the Tan family, he will definitely help."
"Okay, I'll go see him." King Donghai yawned before going to sleep.
Mrs Tan pushed her husband, "Wait a minute, analyze the situation in the palace for me: the queen has no resistance now, although I expected it to be like this, but she gave up a little too thoroughly and went into the cold palace. There is no difference, the Cui family has also become honest, Cui Hong bears the names of Taifu and General, but is almost idle at home. The other concubines only fight for one thing, to see who can give birth to a son to the emperor first, However, the competition was not fierce, and it all depends on luck. Empress Dowager Cining is also quieter than I expected, except for occasional correspondence with a few ministers, she doesn't care about anything else."
"Do you think the harem is too quiet?"
"Yes, the two queen mothers don't like the Cui family, shouldn't they fight to the death?"
When the princess also asked herself for advice, the East Sea King was a little proud, "This is not easy, the key to everything lies in the emperor's first son."
"Um?"
"The Cui family needs the queen to have a direct son to consolidate her position. It would be better if it was the eldest son. The first concubine who gave birth to a son will definitely be named a noble concubine, and she will immediately be superior to others. As for the Empress Dowager Cining, she still feels that His Majesty's position is not enough. It is stable, so I don’t dare to be too presumptuous, and I also hope that the emperor can give birth to a son and more sons as soon as possible. So look at it, the birth of the emperor’s eldest son is not only the day of great joy, but also the time to fight.”
"Well." Mrs. Tan felt that her husband was very reasonable, and pushed him again, "Should we also have a son soon?".
The King of the East Sea was no longer sleepy, and turned around and said: "We can try, but definitely--yes--no--can have a son before the emperor."
The King of the East Sea knows that his position is unstable, and a slight change will arouse the suspicion of many people, including the emperor.
"Hmph." Tan turned her back to her husband.
The King of Donghai smiled and said, "We can have a daughter."
The next morning, King Donghai went to see the crazy monk Guangding with a handwritten letter from the Tan family.
The small temple was hidden in a rough alley in Nancheng. A servant of the Tan family led the way, and it took a few circles to find the entrance.
There is only one main hall in the temple, and a statue of Maitreya is dedicated to it. It is covered with dust. The original temple owner is nowhere to be seen. Guangding lives in it alone. He goes out to beg every few days. The door is not closed, the lights are not lit at night, and the cold wind is bleak, but he still wears summer single clothes and never changes them.
Donghai King asked his servants to wait outside, walked in and stood at the door, just blocking the sunlight, so he gave way to the side, and finally he could see the appearance of Guangding, so he smiled and said, "Zen master, are you safe?"
Although Guangding is not so crazy anymore, his behavior is still a little weird. He just opened his eyes and squinted at the person who came, "I am not a Zen master, and you are not the king of the East Sea."
"Hehe, yes, you retired to the temple, I also retired, and retired to the court, the meaning is the same."
"You come to me, it means that we have different meanings."
"So you know how to play Jifeng, and you still say that you are not a Zen master?" Donghai Wang took out the letter from the princess and handed it to Guangding.
Guangding still didn't open another eye, didn't get up, stretched out his hand to take it, didn't open it, but put it on his nostrils and sniffed twice, "Is the princess okay?"
King Donghai blushed slightly, "You crazy monk, you haven't changed your mind at all."
Guangding tore off the letter in his hand, "In the entire capital, the only person who thinks I can help me with a letter is the princess. She grew up in the Tan family, just like the King of the East Sea grew up in the emperor's family. The rules are all set by the Tan family, but she is a woman, and she has little contact with outsiders, and she is more self-righteous, and she does not understand what it means to quit the world."
Donghai Wang looked at the debris on the ground and listened to Guangding's words. He didn't know whether to be angry or rejoicing. He hesitated for a moment, squatted in front of Guangding, thought about it, and simply sat on the ground and faced Guangding, but he didn't wait for him to speak. , the monk has closed the only open eye, showing the meaning of expelling guests.
The King of Donghai didn't care, but smiled and said, "Does the monk recite sutras in his heart when he meditates? What sutras do you recite?"
Guangding opened his other eye, "You're here again."
"Yeah, I just went to heaven to talk to Lord Maitreya for a while, and he said that I must have the help of nobles today."
Guangding snorted, and the East Sea King pointed at the mad monk and clicked a few times, "It's revealed, monk, people who practice cultivation are not humiliated, you didn't do it."
Guangding finally opened his eyes, "Okay, I was caught by you, tell me, why are you looking for me? But don't expect me to help you, I'm just an ordinary monk now, I can't practice, and my friends are estranged. "
"Don't be afraid, I'm being honest now. The person who supports Your Majesty the most, I dare to say that I can be ranked first, and I won't let you do bad things." King Donghai paused, "But Yunmengze still doesn't give up, it is said that Another assassin was sent."
"Jianghu people can't make a big deal. We both know this. The so-called assassins can only tease a few guards, and they will run away before they see the emperor. Once they are wanted by the government, they will become famous all over the world."
"The monk really sees through the rivers and lakes."
Guangding sneered, "As long as the name of Jianghu people is not true, until now there are still people who think that I let the emperor go by the lake and let him regain control of the world. First, he called on the heroes of the capital to do something, and later he persuaded me to take credit to the emperor, what a motherfucker... Amitabha."
Guangding couldn't hold back, and a dirty word came out. He hurriedly put his hands together, muttered and recited the Buddhist scriptures for a while, and then said, "I can't explain it to this group of people at all. I really can't stand it, so I retired to the rivers and lakes."
"Why don't you leave the capital?"
"Where are you going? The farther you run, the more people think I'm hiding from the emperor, and there will be a group of people looking for me for the emperor, so I simply stay in the capital to let everyone understand that the emperor doesn't remember me at all. This month It's finally quieter, and you're here again."
"I'm here, but I'm not like those people."
"Well, others think that I have a relationship with the emperor, but you think I still have a relationship with Jianghu, go back and say to the princess, since you are married, you should be a good wife and mother, don't think that you are a hero, even if the Tan family is still in the capital , and can't persuade me."
"Hey, I don't dare say that to her."
Guangding looked at the King of the East Sea and nodded, "That's right. Let's go. I can't help you anyway, and the emperor doesn't need my help. Luan Banxiong is dying, and it's useless to send many assassins, so come to me instead. I can guarantee that if Yunmeng Ze has ten assassins, the government will be able to arrest a hundred within a few days."
Donghai Wang smiled and stood up, patted the dust on his body, "You hate false names so much, you might as well turn the false into reality. Whether the assassin can threaten the emperor is one thing, and whether we can catch the assassin is another." Donghai Wang pointed to the bare top, "You can catch the assassin." He pointed to himself, "I can tell the emperor that you caught it and make a name for you."
"Go away, go away!" Guangding suddenly became angry, no matter who the other party was.
The King of the East Sea was not annoyed, turned around and walked outside the hall, saying as he walked, "You know where to find me, there are not many chances. If the assassin is really arrested by the government, there will be nothing to do with you and me."
After Donghai Wang left, Guangding continued to meditate, but his heart could not calm down any more. He suddenly stood up, kicked the wooden bowl beside him, cursed a few words in succession, and strode out of the dilapidated small temple.
Soon after nightfall, Guangding knocked on the door of the Donghai Palace, and the servant opened the door and looked at the monk, as if he had expected him to come.
"Follow me, I'll give you an assassin." Guangding only said this when he saw Donghai King, turned around and left.
If the former King of the East Sea would never have followed the mad monk, at least he would have to ask clearly, but now he quickly followed and asked, "Who is the assassin? The robber of Yunmengze?"
"It's not a robber, you may not believe it, but a small official of your East China Sea."
The East Sea King was taken aback.