The Little Officials of the Song Dynasty - Chapter 53

Since Bao Qingtian has appeared, it is not surprising that Gongsun Ce has appeared. After Yun Yanhui confirmed that this is not the real Northern Song Dynasty, he knew that sooner or later he would see other characters in the story.

It’s just that Yun Yanhui is not familiar with the plot of the story, and even the plots of various versions of film and television dramas and novels are mixed, so he didn’t know that Gongsun Ce would still apply for the job at Daxiangguo Temple.

The senior was sprayed with water by Yun Yan, and Shang was forced to say: “Junior, have you heard of this person? Do you have an opinion on him?”

“Cough cough, I’m sorry, brother, I have no opinion at all. I just had an itchy throat.” Of course, Yun Yan couldn’t say that he had heard it before. He didn’t even know what Gongsun Ce looked like, so he took the sleeves to the brother. Wipe your face.

Senior brother hid and wiped his face by himself, “Don’t, you wiped my face like the movement of wiping the table. I’m unlucky.”

Yun Yan chuckled back and laughed twice. After a while, the little novice called the people waiting for the interview to come in. The first one was Gongsun Ce.

Yun Yan looked back at the past. This Gongsun Ce was about 30 years old. He was thin, slender, gentle, dressed in a narrow shirt, and his clothes were very old, showing a bit of a downfall.

Gongsun Ce saluted the four examiners. He was a little surprised when he saw the seniors who had talked with him outside before, but he soon recovered his calmness and reported himself to his family.

Because that brother and Yun Yanhui had already exchanged that Gongsun Ce could be hired, so others just casually learned about Gongsun Ce’s experience.

Gongsun Cejiu failed the exam, and he was hit hard. The cost of boarding and lodging in the capital was still high. He couldn’t afford to spend money on him, so he had to put aside the Wenshu expedition and go to work here as a temporary worker to earn some money. He is full of economics and is also proficient in medical skills, and he is not too much to settle his accounts. Naturally, he is more than enough to come here to work.

Yun Yan didn’t say a word in reply, listening to others talking to him throughout the whole process, only silently looking at it.

When Gongsun Ce answered the question, he also observed the four people in the house. Two of the host asked him, the other had chatted outside, and there was one young man who had never said a word. He was young and still Without shave his head, Gongsun Ce almost thought it was a fun time.

Until the end, other examiners looked at the boy and asked, “Brother Yan, then we hired Mr. Gongsun?”

The young man called Yan Ge’er nodded, and still did not say a word, but with his approval, other talents were recorded on the roster. Gongsun Ce suddenly understood that this young man had the power to make decisions.

After getting the job, Gongsun Ce was a little surprised that the young man led him out himself, and said a word on the way, briefly introducing himself as Yun Yanhui, a disciple of the common sect.

This work is food and accommodation. It is reasonable to say that the young man should take him to the place of accommodation, but the other party took him all the way to the main hall. This is the place where the abbot lives, also called the abbot, so everyone also uses the abbot to call the abbot.

Gongsun Ce looked at him suspiciously, “Yun Xiaolang, why did we get to the main hall?”

“It was originally arranged for you to live in the monk’s room, but there are too many people in the monk’s room, and it is difficult for Mr. Fear to adapt, but the house is quiet and there are vacant rooms to serve guests.” Yun Yan smiled back, “Mr. Oh, the master is the abbot here, you know the Zen master.”

Yun Yan recalled for a long time that Gongsun Ce came to Daxiangguo Temple. Isn’t it destined that they will help promote and let him and Bao Zheng, the golden partner for the round?

Therefore, thinking that Bao Zheng respected and understood very much, and understood that there was a god-stick attribute, he simply got Gongsun Ce here to understand, and then hinted a little in his words.

Sure enough, when Gongsun Ce heard the last sentence, he thought there was something inside,

He has heard from the people that the new abbot of Daxiangguo Temple knows that Zen Master is proficient in Dou Zen, and many deeds have been passed down into stories. Moreover, there are rumors that the abbot, surnamed Zhuge Mingsui, is actually a descendant of Zhuge Kongming, who is proficient in medical divination.

Such an expert was tolerant to himself, of course Gongsun Ce had thought a lot and did not refuse.

Yun Yan took him back to the room where Bao Zheng lived, and said to him: “Mr. Gongsun, there are some used clothes in the closet, which were left by the last guest. If you don’t mind, just wear them. Right.”

Gongsun Ce had a cool breeze in his sleeves, and he didn’t even have a baggage when he came here, only the old clothes on him. He is also a magnanimous person. Hearing Yun Yan’s reply, he was not embarrassed. Instead, he thanked him frankly, “Then thank you brother, and thank you for taking office as a guest in the house.”

These clothes actually belonged to Bao Zheng. He lived in Daxiangguo Temple for three months, but was suddenly called away by Wang Feng, but he did not take away the clothes. Later, he went straight to Shaoyin in Kaifeng Mansion, and Bao Xing came back to pack up the clothes, but did not bring all of them. Go, leaving some old clothes, just take care of Gongsun Ce at this time.

Because Gongsun Ce didn’t have any luggage to settle, Yun Yanhui took him directly to find Ran, and when he got outside the Zen room, he went in by himself.

Obviously, he is still thinking about his standard strategy. I have played chess and lectures with Bao Zheng in the previous few months, but he didn’t do business. At this moment, seeing Yun Yan coming back in, he put down his pen, “What’s the matter?”

“Master, haven’t we been recruiting workers recently? We recruited a very knowledgeable gentleman. I saw that he was not popular, so I asked him to live in the Zen room here.” Yun Yan replied.

“Well, why is it different?” It was quite curious, knowing that Ge Yan hadn’t described it like that.

Yun Yan replied, “You can see it by looking at it.”

He went outside to bring Gongsun Ce in, and introduced to both parties: “This is my master who went to Xiaran,” because he has now formally been a teacher, so he avoided taboos in his words. In order to show respect, he said, “This It’s Mr. Gongsun Ce Gongsun.”

Knowing how to meet each other, they looked at Gongsun Ce and said with a smile, “Sure enough, it’s not a vulgar one.”

When Gongsun Ce heard this, he misunderstood. He really thought that Yun Yan was kindly ordered to treat himself before he returned. He was at the time when he was down, and he was valued by others. He was naturally grateful and said in a polite manner: Failed scholar.”

Obviously, I asked Gongsun Ce to sit down, talked with him, and confirmed Yun Yan’s reply.

Gongsun Cezheng was so grateful that he accidentally saw the words written on his paper and pointed out: “Please forgive the students for taking the liberty. The abbot is planning to rectify the atmosphere in the monastery?”

I nodded clearly, and said, “Before the Song Dynasty, Buddhism experienced several difficulties in the law. After the founding of the country, there were many restrictions on Buddhism. Nowadays, the monks in my temple are full of business, wine and wealth, I am interested. Rectify, and fear that it will be overcorrected, it will backfire, and it is suffering from the scale.”

After speaking clearly, he took a look at Yun Yan and said, “Oh, what my disciple is arresting is the operation of the temple. If he is asked to give an idea, he must be able to do it, but he has offended other monks.”

Yun Yan listened from the side, raised his hand and arched, “Thank you, Master, for letting me go.”

After hearing this, Gongsun Ce volunteered: “Students are now serving in the monastery, and are willing to share the worries for the abbot.”

Knowing the heartbeat, he gave Gongsun Ce the terms he drafted, and asked him to see how to measure it accurately.

Gongsun Ce went through it again, and then proposed to modify the pen without hesitation.

After reading it clearly, he gave Yun Yan back. Yun Yan took it back and looked at it, and nodded again and again, “It is reasonable and convincing.”

The secularization and management of monasteries is a trend in the society of the Great Song Dynasty, which cannot be changed. Once you have money, many things are easy to deteriorate. So if you want to improve the atmosphere in the temple, of course you still need to start from the root.

Establish a reputation system for monks. Any monks who have had bad behaviors that have caused a bad influence should stop their private business behaviors in order to see the after-effects.

It stands to reason that doing business in a monastery is the collective income of the monastery. Monks cannot have private property, which means that they cannot do business privately. It can be said that the monks who do business now actually violate the precepts and regulations. If the monastery wants to catch it, it is absolutely tenable.

Gongsun Ce’s grasp of this degree is also very precise, not too harsh, and it won’t make people feel indifferent. If you want to continue to make money, you must keep your moral character. As for those who want to be bad monks without even making money, let alone those who want to be bad monks.

Gongsun Ce was a literati. After combing the clear text, he expressed the meaning very incisively and accurately.

Yun Yan nodded back and forth. After thinking about the clear system, it would not be difficult for him to do it in the future. The temple gave everyone a chance, so he touched the pen and added another article: The final interpretation of the regulations belongs to the abbot.

Gongsun Ce and Zhiran probe saw this clearly, and both pointed Yun Yan back to laughter, and the atmosphere between the three people suddenly became close.

Yun Yan invited Gongsun Ce to eat here again. He was planning to cook a fast meal for Yiran today. Gongsun Ce agreed. Since he came from his original residence today and was covered in dust, he first went to wash and change his clothes.

When Gongsun Ce returned to the house to clean up, Yun Yanhui discussed Gongsun Ce’s performance with a clear understanding.

I obviously appreciate Gongsun Ce very much. After all, Gongsun Ce helped him solve his own problems in minutes, and his speech also revealed that he had poetry and books. “It’s a pity that Gongsun Ce is such a talented person, but he has failed many attempts.”

There is no way. In ancient times, many talented scholars were not met, not because they did not read well enough, but because they were different from the chief examiner and even the officials’ tastes and ideas. After all, the national scientific examination was to select officials. Right or wrong can only be said to be untimely.

“Yes, I’m still left to work. After these two months are finished, I don’t know what my husband should do.” Yun Yan said back.

After thinking about it clearly, he said: “Brother Yan, I see, after the food festival is over, I will revise a book and recommend it to Kaifeng Mansion.”

“I think it’s OK.” Isn’t this the purpose of Yun Yanhui? He just finished responding, and Gongsun Ce, who didn’t know it, has already arrived.

Gongsun Ce changed the clothes left by Bao Zheng in the closet, but Bao Zheng was taller than him, so the clothes swayed in the wind. He pinched his sleeves and said straightforwardly: “It’s rude.”

“I was careless,” Yun Yan couldn’t help but stood up, “I didn’t consider that the clothes didn’t fit, so I’ll change it for the husband.”

He took the needle and thread and didn’t need Gongsun to take it off, so he sewed a few pleats on his body, and the clothes immediately fitted, and the pleats didn’t look like a changed size, but rather a deliberate design. .

Gongsun Ce looked at it and said in amazement: “I didn’t expect Brother Yan to have such a skill.”

“Ahem, don’t tell others.” Yun Yan Huihui was rather embarrassed.

Knowing it clearly, he also said with a smile: “He is a virtuous housekeeper who has been trained to do housework for the family. If you say it, let people know that it will make him lose all his prestige.”

Gongsun Ce guessed from the words that Yun Yan had been difficult before going home, so he felt that the child was really good, and nodded repeatedly, “Don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone.”

…

At Xiangguo Temple, Gongsun Ce was given preferential treatment, secondly, Yunyan backed up, and thirdly, he was very capable, so he was highly respected by the monks and the work went smoothly.

Time flies like an arrow, and autumn is in the blink of an eye, and the new Daxiangguo Temple International Food Festival has opened again.

The number of people who come to the Food Festival is increasing year by year. Gongsun Ce and Yun Yanhui stood on a high place together and said: “I have been here twice before, but I was depressed by the poor results in the scientific examinations, so I just watched. It’s also difficult to see. I have been busy for these two months, but my mind has been opened up a lot. Looking at it this way, it’s quite different.”

“Originally, it is quite different. Our scale is getting bigger year after year. I am still wondering whether we should unite with other monasteries and open branch venues in their turf.” Yun Yanhui was quite proud, after all, this is. He managed it all by himself.

Gongsun Ce smiled and nodded, and the two of them carried on, ready to stroll inside.

At this moment, a young boy ran up with anxious expression on his face. When he saw them, he shouted, “Brother Yan, Mr. Gongsun, it’s okay!”

When Yun Yan saw this situation, he felt a little stunned in his heart.

After several years of rectification, plus the fact that Kaifeng Mansion and Xiangguo Temple have recently mixed oil with honey, there is basically no major incident that will cause trouble, but if it can cause trouble, it means that it may not be very good.

Yun Yan pulled back the boy’s walk, “What, say it slowly.”

Tong Xing succumbed and said, “It was Brother Zhisheng who had an accident. He broke the head of the man, and he is still unconscious! Now with the abbot, the abbot said please go over.”

Yun Yan felt his scalp numb, “Is that person’s identity clear?”

Tong Xing whispered: “After a little exploration, it seems that he is the youngest son of Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry…”

Gongsun Ce said, “It’s not good, the Ministry of Industry has been keeping an eye on Xiangguo Temple, and can’t ask Xiangguo Temple to pay to help them repair the entire Kaifeng Mansion and build a new palace.”

Yun Yan turned his back and covered his forehead, “Why are you an old friend of the people again!”

Zhou Huilin, who was taught by him to be a man a few years ago, and his father Zhou Shilang had a prosperous official career. He had already been promoted to Shangshu the year before, so counting, isn’t the youngest son of the Ministry of Industry Shangshu that Xiaotongxing said is Zhou Huilin?

Gongsun Ce: “Brother Yan, do you know this person?”

“I had a deal a few years ago, and I was also a nasty person in the office.” Yun Yan returned to his stomach full of sorrow, “Let’s go, let’s see the situation first.”