Don't be clouded

Chapter 50

Guan Chen, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said, "Has the benefactor discussed it with his family?"

Not only Gu Shanyue was stunned, but Ji Bieyun also suddenly realized that he had been ignoring a problem.

Fengyu Tower was destroyed a year ago, but how did Gu Shanyue live this year?An orphan girl, in good health, and not sallow and emaciated, was probably taken in by someone.

The girl seemed a little at a loss: "I told my adoptive parents before going out."

Guanchen asked again: "Then do they know that the benefactor will go to Chenjing?"

"...I don't know." Gu Shanyue's tone became more serious, "Whether they agree or not, I will go!"

"Since General Ji has agreed, don't worry as a benefactor, the poor monk is just asking too much." Guan Chen turned around after speaking.

Gu Shanyue suddenly said in a hurry: "I'll send someone a message to go back! I will remember the kindness of nurturing for a year in my heart, and I will definitely be a filial piety in the future."

Guan Chen only nodded, grabbed Ji Bieyun's sleeve, turned around and left.

After walking far away, the monk whispered: "Are you really going to bring her to Chenjing?"

Ji Bieyun didn't hear it clearly, and subconsciously hummed before realizing, "You don't think it's right?"

"No." The monk's voice sounded much calmer than his, "She is still young, how can she survive in Beijing?"

Ji Bieyun sighed, "Look at her, if she really wants to go to Chenjing, I'll take her there along the way. As for how to survive in Beijing, I can help, but everyone has to rely on themselves after all, I hope she I can think clearly."

They stepped out of the gate of the government office together, the sun shone unobstructed, Ji Bieyun couldn't help but squint his eyes.

Guan Chen silently took a step forward, shielding him from the glare of the sun, and looked down at him.

"Don't get too caught up in the suffering of others, you can fight for their rights, but you can't save everyone."

What he saw and heard today really exhausted Ji Bieyun physically and mentally. He blinked, neither agreed nor opposed, and just smiled.

"So indifferent, Master Guanchen?"

The monk's expression did not become relaxed because of his smile, but was still serious, "Buddhas can't save everyone, can they?"

This sentence is very reasonable.

Ji Bieyun thought of so many Buddha statues in Xuanqing Temple, they listened to countless sufferings and prayers every day, but there are still so many suffering people in the world.

The smile he put on was gone, and he looked into the monk's eyes and said, "Are you afraid that I will get into a dead end? Or are you afraid that I will involve myself in order to uphold justice for others?"

"I'm afraid." Guan Chen said without thinking.

Ji Bieyun's heart felt sour again, and he didn't look directly at those sincere eyes.

"Advise me not to sacrifice myself for others, you are still a monk," he snorted softly, "I am ashamed for you."

After saying that, he strode away, leaving only the back of the monk.

Although his steps were steady, he knew that he was running away. Guan Chen was too confusing, and he was afraid that if he took another look, he would tell the whole story.

However, the monk followed and asked, "Where are we going next?"

Ji Bieyun didn't dare to turn his head, and only replied: "Didn't Your Majesty ask me to oversee the army? I'll pack up later and go to Dingzhou next door to show off."

"Go back to Beijing after that?"

"Afterwards, I will return to Beijing and make another wave in Chenjing." He still couldn't hold back, and secretly glanced at the monk, "Remember what you said, stay with me."

Guan Chen smiled, "Okay, I'll accompany you."

Ji Bieyun felt a little regretful again, and changed his words: "But you don't have to put yourself in it, just do your best, and I'm not a waste."

Guan Chen nodded, smiling unabated, "I understand that."

He couldn't hold back any longer, turned his head, and met the monk's eyes.

"Are you clear again?"

"Of course," Guan Chen said, "You are not a waste, I knew it from the beginning."

Ji Bieyun's expression loosened for a moment, and he quickly pretended to be disdainful, and chuckled lightly.

"You don't need to say it."

Before they left Chongzhou, Ji Bieyun found Tang Siping.He brought out the emperor to threaten, and asked Tang Xing to take care of all the people under his command, so that he must not reveal the news that the Holy One sent him to thoroughly investigate the Miemen case.

After that, there is nothing to explain, and a new official will take office in a short time. How to rectify the government office is a matter for the next governor of Chongzhou.What he has to do is to return to Beijing to return to his command, and present the evidence he has obtained in front of the emperor.

More than 100 of them quietly left Chongzhou City as when they came, and went to Dingzhou [-] miles away.

Since he is a warlord, he will naturally go to the Captain's Mansion.

Although Dingzhou is not Lingzhou, Ji Bieyun is still a little complicated.

He was in poor health when he was a child, even if he went out, he was usually taken to the Captain's Mansion to find his father.Afterwards the disease brought out of the mother's womb was cured, so he went to visit more frequently, he knew very well what the Duwei's mansion was like.

Different from the northern and southern Yamen barracks in Chenjing, Duwei's Mansion is often more popular.Most of the soldiers are locals, staying on their own land and speaking a dialect that only their own people understand.

What's more, there is no war now, and there is nothing to supervise if you want to come to Dingzhou Duwei's Mansion.

However, not long after they set off, someone chased them along this road.Horseshoes kicked up the yellow dust, and a man dressed as a yamen servant held a letter high and shouted: "General, stay away—"

Ji Bieyun thought he was looking for him, but he never expected that it was a letter from Xuanqing Temple.

When he saw clearly the "Guanchen's personal letter" on the envelope, his heart sank, and he hurriedly handed it over to Guanchen.

The monk opened the envelope in front of him, opened the letter paper and glanced at it, his expression was not very good.

"what happened?"

Guan Chen said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "The abbot fell ill and called me back to Beijing."

Ji Bieyun couldn't find any words of comfort for a while, so he only glanced at Chen Jing's direction.

Zen Master Jueming fell ill... If it was just a minor illness, he would not be so eager to let Guanchen return to Beijing.He vaguely felt that the Xuanqing Temple was about to change, and Guan Chen's life trajectory was about to be pushed onto an unknown path.

"Go, go back quickly." He said urgently, "There is no delay, and there must be no trouble on the road. I will send someone to escort you back to Beijing."

The monk held the rein and turned the horse's head, but gave him another look, "The same is true for the almsgiver, be careful in everything."

Ji Bieyun still wanted to give a few more instructions, but Guan Chen had already raised his whip, and after a soft shout, the steed galloped away with the monk in another direction.

He hurriedly ordered two people to follow him, and he didn't look away until the sound of the horse's hooves gradually faded away, and he could no longer see his back clearly.

The parting came suddenly, and the farewell was crisp and clear, so that he was still in a daze at the moment.

Dai Fengmao came up on his horse, and asked tentatively: "Master Guanchen, what happened?"

Ji Bieyun was restless, and his tone was weak, "Don't ask if you shouldn't, the more you know, the better."

Ji Bieyun was out of his mind along the way.In the afternoon, he arrived at the Duwei's mansion in Dingzhou, and the captain came to meet him. When he got off his horse, he almost tripped over him, so he quickly supported the horse's head, so that he managed not to make a fool of himself in front of the other party.

The captain of Dingzhou, surnamed Zhuo, was about the same age as his father, but his temperament was milder, more like a Confucian general.

Ji Bieyun has the same official rank as the captain, and there are not so many courtesies when they meet each other. Captain Zhuo directly complained: "Little General Ji has been walking for a long time on this journey, and it took nine days to arrive from Chenjing. Dingzhou, but what blockage did you encounter?"

He hurried to Chongzhou with his brothers, and worked hard to investigate the case for several days, just to come to Dingzhou as soon as possible to avoid being exposed.

He didn't have to be so tiring and hasty, but now he has to be condemned by the captain of Dingzhou, just for the so-called holy will.Emperor Yuan Hui can really toss people.

Ji Bieyun complained in his heart, but smiled on his face, "After all, he is young and loves to play, so the captain will forgive him a lot."

If you are shameless, you can be shameless, he doesn't care about this little face, something happened in Xuanqing Temple, now he wants to go back to Beijing even more.

Captain Zhuo smiled strangely after hearing his words, but was not angry, and led him into the camp of the Captain's Mansion.

The soldiers below were practicing, and Captain Zhuo said quietly beside him: "I heard that Chongzhou next door has not been very peaceful these few days, has Little General Ji heard about it?"

Well, let's talk about him.

As expected, it was impossible to completely conceal the matter of Chongzhou, so he had no choice but to play dumb, and replied: "I have never heard of it, I don't know, I only heard that the governor of Chongzhou who just passed away was a party of chaos, if he is exposed, he will definitely be infamous forever of."

The people on the side were silent as expected, probably guessing whether there was a bit or two of Yuan Huidi's meaning in these words.

After a while, Captain Zhuo said again: "That's true. People's livelihood in Chongzhou is in decline. It's hard to tell whether this case of extermination is a disaster or a blessing. However, Dingzhou is not a rich place. The most prosperous and peaceful place in the world is It must be Chen Jing, right?"

Ji Bieyun was aroused by the last sentence, turned his head and said, "What's the captain's intention?"

"I didn't mean anything, I just said it casually." Captain Zhuo stroked his beard, "Young general, you can ask the people around you, and you will understand if you listen."

Seeing that this person seemed unwilling to speak any more, he didn't ask any more questions, and watched the practice for a while before preparing to leave.

But as soon as he walked to the edge of the practice field, he heard a commotion, and a broken gong voice that was changing his voice came over, as if shouting "go to Chenjing".Turning around, he saw a half-grown child with tall stature but immature facial features, estimated to be about fifteen or sixteen years old, dressed like a young master, being dragged aside by the boy's arm.

"Zhuo Anping! How can you be presumptuous in front of the general!" Captain Zhuo changed his previous refined demeanor, became angry with a fierce look, and clenched his fists tightly, as if he wanted to pick up a knife, gun and stick but held back.

The young master's eyes lit up instantly when he saw Ji Bieyun, he broke away from the young man and ran over, excitedly said: "Little general, can you take me to Chenjing?"

Ji Bieyun was overwhelmed for a while, his eyes turned between Zhuo Anping and Captain Zhuo, and asked the middle-aged man, "Is this your son?"

Captain Zhuo's anger suddenly turned into embarrassment, and he hated iron but said: "It's a dog who has been pampered since he was a child and has no manners, which made Little General Ji laugh at him."

Pampered since childhood?

Ji Bieyun suddenly thought of himself when he was young, he was also the young master of the Captain's Mansion, and he was also raised by his parents to be fearless, with the innocent appearance of a newborn calf.

He said to Zhuo Anping: "Why do you want to go to Chenjing?"

Without any stage fright, the child puffed out his chest and replied, "I've always wanted to join the army, but my family tricked me into not letting me go. Take me away, little general!"

The people who came with Ji Bieyun were all amused, but the people in Dingzhou's Captain's Mansion were all sweating. Captain Zhuo raised his hand and rushed forward, but was stopped by Ji Bieyun.

"Your son is very interesting. If he really wants to join the army, why not fulfill his wish?"

Captain Zhuo suddenly stopped, and turned to look at him, "General Ji, is he willing to take him under his command?"

Ji Bieyun suddenly felt something was wrong, but still nodded, "If Captain Zhuo doesn't dislike it, I have no reason to refuse."

The middle-aged man returned to his elegant smile, "Thanks to General Ji's appreciation, I will hand over the dog to General Ji. If there are any deficiencies, as long as it doesn't hurt your life, please feel free to train me. Thank you very much."

The change of face is faster than the change of sky, and now even the word "small" in the address is gone.Ji Bieyun looked at the captain who saluted him speechlessly, and gritted his back molars.

He was cheated.

The author says:

The children's group added another person.