Chapter 164: Bian Ji Talks About Marriage
After listening to Liu Bozhi's explanation of the causes and consequences of Prince Qinghe's conspiracy to mint Buddhist coins, and how his private minting workshop was located within the Jiangzuojian, Su Ze also sighed. You, the royal family of the Northern Wei Dynasty, are so unhuman, it's no wonder that your sworn brother Erzhu Rong organized a diving competition in the future.
At this time, Su Ze's task has turned into a golden exclamation mark. He can complete the task as long as he explains the whole story to his sister.
Su Ze hurriedly thanked Liu Bozhi, but he saw an indecisive look on Liu Bozhi's face, so he asked, "Brother Liu, are you worried?"
Liu Bozhi let out a long sigh.
Liu Bozhi originally thought that by letting Bian Ji and Liu Lingzhu fight each other, as long as Bian Ji could win, he could make Prince Qinghe distance himself from Liu Lingzhu.
Unexpectedly, after the statue was cast in public, King Qinghe favored Liu Lingzhu even more, to the point of asking him for divination on every matter, even asking about the good and bad luck of important court events!
This completely destroyed Liu Bozhi's faith, who had once wanted to assist King Qinghe. He looked at Su Ze and finally said with difficulty:
"Brother Su, no, General Su, I want to go to Hezhou with you."
Then Liu Bozhi performed a formal ceremony of bowing to Su Ze. This was the formal ceremony of a subordinate to his master. When Su Ze saw him performing this formal ceremony, he quickly supported him:
"Brother Liu! Why is this happening?!"
Liu Bozhi said with tears in his eyes: "Before I came here today, I tried hard to persuade Your Highness to be close to wise ministers, stay away from villains, and not to believe in witchcraft, but Your Highness was unwilling to listen to my advice and drove me out of the palace."
Only then did Su Ze notice that today Liu Bozhi was not wearing the white embroidered clothes that the entourage of Prince Qinghe wore.
Liu Bozhi was completely disappointed with Luoyang, and said to Su Ze: "General Su, if you don't mind, let me be your guest and let me go to Hezhou with you!"
Su Ze looked at Liu Bozhi, sighed and said, "My Huqiang General's Mansion is still short of a soldier. Brother Liu, are you willing to take the position?"
Liu Bozhi shook his head and said, "General Su's good intentions are appreciated, but I have just been expelled from the Qinghe Palace, and I am afraid that the Qinghe King will have a problem with me if I become his subordinate. If the general does not abandon me, I am willing to be his secretary."
A Jishi is a clerk in the general's mansion. This is not an official position granted by the court. He can only be regarded as Su Ze's personal retainer and staff.
Seeing that Liu Bozhi was willing to follow him to Hezhou without seeking fame or gain, Su Ze helped him up and said, "In that case, Brother Liu, come with me to Hezhou. You can be a secretary in the general's mansion first, and I will ask for a regular position in the court for you after you have made meritorious contributions in the future."
Liu Bozhi immediately said solemnly: "General, now you have established a government, there is a difference between the master and the subordinates, you can no longer call me like this. If the master has no majesty, the subordinates will offend the master's majesty. If there are no rules in the army, the general will not be able to enforce the rules."
Seeing Liu Bozhi's frank advice, Prince Qinghe expelled him from the palace now. This is enough to show that this wise king of Wei is still well-mannered.
After instructing Liu Bozhi to go back and prepare things for taking up his post in Hezhou, Su Ze also had a lot of things to do.
I don’t know when I will be able to return from Hezhou this time, so my father-in-law and sister Su Yuyao will naturally have to take him to Hezhou.
He was also a little worried about Princess Chenliu, so he had to leave a few useful followers for her, so that if anything happened in Luoyang, someone would be able to escort Princess Chenliu away from Luoyang.
Among the imperial guards, those who were willing to go to Hezhou with him would also be taken with him. Su Ze would not force those who were unwilling to go, but would also give them gifts to win them over.
Next comes the task.
Su Ze looked at the system task that said "Completed" and fell into deep thought.
Last time I passed by Princess Nanyang in Longhua Temple, I got a purple follower of the Northern Army series. Tomorrow is the day I will meet Bian Ji, and it is also the day when the system is refreshed. If I hand in the task now, wouldn’t it be a waste of an opportunity?
Su Ze decided not to complete the task yet, but to wait until tomorrow to take advantage of Princess Nanyang's luck and verify whether he could get Northern Army series followers, and then find his sister Su Yuyao to hand in the task.
Anyway, the task has been completed, so there is no rush to hand it in now. Otherwise, if the two tasks overlap, won’t the reward overflow?
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The next day, in Longhua Temple, the palm print on Princess Nanyang's face had faded a little, but she still covered her face with a veil and came to Longhua Temple in a low-key manner.
Unlike her relatives who liked ostentation, Princess Nanyang had a gentle personality and did not like luxury at all. She tried not to disturb the people whenever she traveled.
Su Ze knew the character of Princess Nanyang, and could only sigh that it was true that a dragon gives birth to nine sons, and each son is different.
Only after strolling in Longhua Temple did Princess Nanyang feel a little at ease.
Her husband Xiao Baoyin was rarely at home every day, and every time he came back, the atmosphere in the mansion became very depressing.
The gentle and refined husband of the past was gone. Now this husband would lose his temper with the servants at any time and was extremely cold to herself. After the violence in the study, Xiao Baoyin never stepped into the couple's bedroom again.
All this made Princess Nanyang extremely painful, and she desperately wanted to know how to repair her relationship with her husband.
Princess Nanyang passed by the monks' quarters at Longhua Temple and heard the monks whispering.
"Does Master Bianji really know the secret technique of Fotucheng?"
"Who knows? It takes ten days for a fast horse to travel from Jinyang to Luoyang and back. The result will only be known after ten days."
"But the master is indeed a master. I heard that the temple supervisor is very nervous and has been finding faults and scolding people these days, but Master Bianji is not worried at all and continues to preach and worship Buddha as usual every day."
"Yes, Master, this is the demeanor of a great monk!"
After hearing the monks' discussions, Princess Nanyang felt much more at ease. Since Master Bian Ji was so calm, it meant that he really had supernatural powers and was sure of victory.
After reaching the Buddhist temple at the back, Bian Ji sat in the center of the temple in a white robe, his eyes slightly closed, looking like a sage who had attained enlightenment.
Princess Nanyang quickly dismissed her attendants, bowed to Bian Ji, and asked anxiously:
"Master, can you give me the secret method you mentioned last time to repair the relationship between husband and wife?"
Bian Ji still didn't say anything, so Princess Nanyang immediately said, "I am willing to donate ten thousand coins to Longhua Temple to ask for the master's secret method!"
Bian Ji still looked like a great man, but when he heard the word "ten thousand coins", his heart skipped a beat.
He suppressed his emotion and finally said, "Your Highness, monks only seek merit when spreading the Dharma, not money. Whether to donate the ten thousand yuan is entirely up to your Highness's heart."
Princess Nanyang became even more convinced, and she said devoutly: "Master, please give me some advice!"
Monk Bianji then said: "Your Highness and Lord Danyang were the golden boy and jade girl beside the Buddha in the previous life. They have a golden and jade bond in the previous life."
Hearing this, Princess Nanyang's cheeks turned slightly red and she was happy.
Monk Bianji looked into her eyes and said, "This is a perfect match, but there are still causes and consequences to be repaid."
Princess Nanyang's heart skipped a beat, and she asked anxiously, "What karma do I need to repay?"
Monk Bianji took out the speech he had prepared long ago and said: "Your Highness, in your previous life, you were a jade girl who held a golden bottle for the Buddha. The golden bottle contained 33,300 drops of jade dew collected by the Buddha. This jade dew can revive the dead and heal the bones. One drop can revive 33,300 people."
Princess Nanyang listened carefully. Monk Bianji said:
"But God bless you, unexpected events happen. In your previous life, during a Buddhist meeting, you accidentally bumped into the guardian of the Buddha, Mingwang, and knocked over the golden bottle in your hand, and 3,300 drops of rain and dew fell into the world." "Ah!"
"So the Buddha banished His Highness and the Dharma Protector Mingwang to the mortal world, and Duke Danyang volunteered to follow His Highness through the lower worlds, which led to his wish in this life."
That's it!
Princess Nanyang listened carefully, and was extremely happy to hear that she and Xiao Baoyin were destined to be together in their previous lives.
But Monk Bianji said: "Your Highness has become entangled with Lord Danyang in this life, but there is still one unfinished marriage, which is why Your Highness is worried now."
"What kind of marriage?"
"The one who was punished for knocking over the golden vase was also the Dharma Protector Mingwang beside the Buddha. He was punished to the lower world because of Your Highness. Your Highness should have repaid this karma with the love between husband and wife in this lifetime."
"But Jin Tong's reincarnation as Duke Danyang came with Your Highness and married Your Highness, which messed up the cause and effect."
"If the cause and effect between Your Highness and the Dharma Protector Mingwang cannot be resolved, then the relationship between Your Highness and Duke Danyang cannot be continued."
After Bian Ji finished speaking in one breath, he clasped his hands together and stopped talking.
"Ah? How can we repay this karma?"
Bian Ji did not answer. Princess Nanyang thought of something and her face immediately turned red.
If someone else had said this, Princess Nanyang would have ordered people to kick him out, but Bian Ji was a famous and accomplished monk in Luoyang, and he said that he had the secret method of Fotucheng, so Princess Nanyang thought that what he said was true.
"Where is the Dharma Protector Mingwang?"
"Everything is predestined. Your Highness will leave the temple soon. The first man you see in the pagoda behind the temple is the reincarnation of the Dharma Protector Mingwang."
"Aren't all the monks in the back temple now? This Dharma Protector Ming Wang is actually a monk!? How can I repay my marriage debt to a monk?"
Bian Ji stopped talking, but just clasped his hands together and chanted the Buddha's name.
Princess Nanyang left the Buddhist temple. She was originally planning to go back home directly without paying any attention to the talk of predestination in the previous life.
But as if by magic, she walked to the pagoda behind the temple.
It was getting dark at this time and there were no monks around the pagoda. Princess Nanyang breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that even Master Bian Ji could be wrong sometimes. When she was about to return home immediately, she suddenly saw a tall and burly man standing in front of the pagoda.
Princess Nanyang's heart trembled. She wanted to turn around and leave, but for some unknown reason she walked over.
The man who was seen folding his hands in front of the pagoda was in his early twenties. Although he was not as handsome as her husband, he had a more heroic temperament of a warrior.
Although it was just ordinary casual clothes, the Diao Chan crown on the man's head showed that he was not an ordinary person.
Princess Nanyang didn't know why, but her heart started beating fast.
After Su Ze offered incense to his parents, he turned around and saw Princess Nanyang not far away.
Bian Ji was quite useful. I don’t know what method he used, but he made Princess Nanyang come to the pagoda in the back temple obediently.
Su Ze opened the system, but found that it would take a few minutes for the store to refresh.
In order to absorb some of Princess Nanyang's luck, Su Ze had no choice but to go forward. After all, he had to stay by Princess Nanyang's side before the store refreshed.
Princess Nanyang saw Su Ze approaching and instinctively turned away, but she heard the man behind her ask, "Female Bodhisattva, where is the monk's room of Master Bianji?"
Princess Nanyang said in a soft voice, "It's behind the largest Buddhist temple."
Su Ze saw Princess Nanyang was about to run away again, so he quickly caught up with her and said, "I just returned to Luoyang not long ago. This Longhua Temple has changed a lot. Please help me find the way, female Bodhisattva."
Feeling Su Ze's distance, Princess Nanyang was so embarrassed that she almost hid in a hole, but she didn't like to reject others by nature, so she had to keep her head down and continue to explain the way to Su Ze.
Su Ze also looked at the mature and beautiful woman in front of him in confusion. She was obviously a few years older than Princess Chenliu and Princess Shouyang, so why was she so shy? Your two younger sisters were very unrestrained.
Su Ze finally waited until the store refresh time, then he decisively gave up the entanglement, crossed his hands to apologize to Princess Nanyang, and then left decisively.
Princess Nanyang was about to escape, but Su Ze suddenly and decisively left, which made her feel relieved, but she soon felt a sense of loss.
Her husband ignored her so much, and this man just asked for directions? Was she really unattractive?
At this time, the personal maids and guards finally found Princess Nanyang. After gathering around her, Princess Nanyang pointed at Su Ze who was leaving and asked the maid beside her, "Go to Longhua Temple and ask who that young man is."
The personal maid grew up with Princess Nanyang, so she was naturally very tight-lipped. She didn't ask any questions and turned around to follow Su Ze.
At this time, Su Ze focused all his attention on the store. Sure enough, his guess was right! This time the store was purple again!
One purple, two blue and five green!
[The Vicious Northern Army]
Grade: Purple;
Effect 1: Migrant Army (see Chapter 156)
Effect 2: Looking north to the Central Plains (see Chapter 156)
Effect 3: Becoming fierce and evil will reduce your affinity with teammates and civilians, which may lower the morale of the team and increase your deterrent effect on the enemy.
Comment: "Looking north from the Central Plains, the air is as majestic as a mountain!"
Price: 500 wentai and 50 baht coins, and a monthly maintenance fee of wentai and baht coins is required. Armor maintenance fees need to be paid after the war.
The two blue ones are also followers, namely [Reckless Northern Soldier] and [Arrogant Northern Soldier].
It seems that the affix [Ferocious] is a neutral affix, which has both negative and positive effects. The ugly appearance can scare away the enemy on the battlefield. As long as it is used properly, this purple follower can also serve as a grassroots officer.
As for the two negative attributes [Reckless] and [Spoiled], followers with positive attributes such as [Calm] are needed to serve as team leaders to restrain their negative effects.
It’s a pity that there is no such follower at the moment, so I can only stay by his side and command him personally.
Together with the two Northern Army followers he bought last time, Su Ze finally gathered a team of five Northern Army soldiers and activated the [Looking North to the Central Plains] effect!
[Looking North to the Central Plains]: A small team composed entirely of Northern Army soldiers. Their morale increases when fighting against foreign races, and their morale increases when fighting in the north.
Aren't I in the North? This means that as long as I stay in the North, this effect will last forever.
It's a pity that the remaining five green grids could not produce any useful followers. Su Ze calculated that the system could be refreshed once before he left Luoyang, and he could make use of Princess Nanyang again after five days, and then hand in his sister's task. This way, he could make the most of the luck bonus.
Su Ze has already started looking forward to the system refresh in five days.
(End of this chapter)