Chapter 52 Xiaoqian’s visit

Daoran and Nie Xiaoqian can't be said to be strangers, but they haven't even exchanged a few words with each other.

In the past, most of the time we met, Nie Zhengyan was by his side. It seemed like this was the first time for a man and a woman to meet alone in the dead of night.

When we met again, although Nie Xiaoqian still looked pretty, her face looked a little sad. I don't know if she was preconceived, but Daoran felt that this slightly sad Nie Xiaoqian was much more beautiful than before.

"It's really a sin to visit late at night and disturb the holy monk's rest." Nie Xiaoqian said apologetically.

Daoran was not an innocent boy in his previous life, but he was also a principled person.

Daoran would not refuse this kind of thing. But Nie Xiaoqian is a lady, and she will die if her reputation is ruined, so Daoran did not let Nie Xiaoqian enter the house. The two of them were in front of the Zen room.

Sit down and chat in the small courtyard.

In this way, even if someone sees it, Dao Ran can confidently say that he acted aboveboard and that he and Nie Xiaoqian are innocent.

The moonlight scattered, covering the two of them with a layer of silvery brilliance.

Nie Xiaoqian felt uneasy and secretly glanced at Daoran, unable to help but blush. No matter how many times she had seen him, this little monk still looked so good-looking.

It's a pity that he is a monk.

Thinking of this, Nie Xiaoqian felt even more sad. After meeting Dao Ran, she felt that all men in the world were just like this. She really didn't know how to get married in this life.

"Miss Nie, I don't know what you can do with the young monk?" Daoran asked.

Nie Xiaoqian came back to her senses and said a little embarrassedly: "It's really helpless to disturb me late at night. The little girl has an unkind request. I want to ask the holy monk Daoran to teach me the Bodhi Pure Heart Song."

"Oh, why do you suddenly have this idea?" Daoran asked strangely.

Nie Xiaoqian sighed softly and explained: "The little girl just wants to share her father's worries."

As Nie Xiaoqian told him, Daoran quickly understood what happened.

After the Dharma Conference, Lingyin Temple was basically abandoned. The victims lined up to demand justice. Nie Zhengyan was already a little overwhelmed just because he was busy with this matter during this period. The main reason was that there were too many victims, and they said they were deceived.

It’s hard to distinguish between true and false experiences.

It is not only difficult to seek justice for the victims, but also to prevent others from taking advantage of troubled waters.

But if it was just this kind of thing, Nie Zhengyan could handle it. His years as a Beijing official were not in vain. Give him some time and he can definitely solve it.

It happened that at this time, the imperial court issued an edict that this year the snake tax in Hangzhou City would be increased by 50%.

The snake tax is a rule created by the state master. Turning in venomous snakes can be deducted from taxes and even corvée work. Therefore, in recent years, many people have stopped farming and caught snakes, resulting in a large reduction in food production and the beginning of food shortages.

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The city of Hangzhou was originally prosperous and had sufficient food reserves, so it did not have much impact for the time being.

But the snake tax suddenly increased by 50%, and the venomous snakes prepared by the previous prefect Wei Tao were far from enough.

Nie Zhengyan understood that this was the national master's revenge against him. If the snake tax could not be paid in time, the consequences would be very serious.

Although he knew it was an unreasonable order, Nie Zhengyan had no other choice after the imperial edict was suppressed. So Nie Zhengyan could only deal with the troubles in Lingyin Temple while ordering his officials to go to various places in Hangzhou to urge people to catch snakes and pay taxes.

Although snakes, insects, rats, and ants are very common in this day and age, you don't even need to go out of the city. If you just find a small forest and dig into it, you can catch two.

But the 50% snake tax is too large. If you want to collect it in a short time, you have to go out of the city and go into the deep mountains and forests to catch snakes, otherwise it will not be enough.

This naturally made the people complain. You must know that this is the ancient time when walking ten miles away may be life-threatening. Leaving the city and entering the wilderness, any wild wolf can be fatal, not to mention catching snakes, which is even more risky.

In just a few days, nearly a hundred people were killed and injured by venomous snakes, and the medical clinics in Hangzhou City could no longer accommodate them.

Under such circumstances, the common people's resentment towards the government became more and more intense.

When Nie Xiaoqian saw that her father was having trouble sleeping and eating because of these things, she naturally wanted to take care of him. But what could a weak woman do? After thinking about it, she only thought of going to a medical clinic to help take care of the people.

It's just that Nie Xiaoqian is a mortal. Even if she sincerely helps, how many people can she save? The effect is undoubtedly a drop in the bucket and of almost no use.

However, when treating people, Nie Xiaoqian heard them say more than once: "It would be great if the holy monk could continue to play the piano."

The sound of Daoran's piano can heal wounds and diseases, and is naturally effective against snake venom.

However, since Daoran chose not to play the piano anymore, Nie Xiaoqian believed that there must be a reason for it, so she never thought of asking Daoran to continue to use the music of the piano to heal the people. Instead, she hoped that she could learn this music by herself and heal the people in person.

"Amitabha, Miss Nie has a compassionate heart." Daoran said with admiration.

Being from a wealthy family and being able to care about the life and death of ordinary people is considered a rare good person in this era.

"The holy monk is willing to teach me?" Miss Nie asked in surprise.

"It's just a piece of piano music. It's okay to teach it to you. However, with Miss Nie's piano skills, after listening to it so many times, you have actually learned it, right?" Daoran asked in return.

Nie Xiaoqian said helplessly: "Perhaps the little girl is stupid in nature. Although she remembers the music clearly, the sound she plays has no effect."

Daoran thought, isn't this a matter of course? The key to the Bodhi Pure Heart Song is to integrate Buddhist magic power into the sound of the piano, so that it can cure all diseases. How could Nie Xiaoqian, a mortal, learn it?

Daoran wanted to teach, but he himself relied on Fahai to teach the Dharma before embarking on the path of cultivation, and he was still far away from accepting disciples. He could not learn from Fahai, who used huge magical power to force initiation and let Nie Xiaoqian step on the path.

The first step in spiritual practice.

After carefully explaining it to Nie Xiaoqian, Nie Xiaoqian said with a sad expression: "So it turns out that Buddhist magical powers are indeed extraordinary. This little girl is just wishful thinking."

Daoran comforted and said: "Miss Nie, don't worry about it. You can't force yourself to practice. Maybe it's just that your opportunity has not come yet."

"It doesn't matter if you can practice cultivation, but in this case, the little girl will not be able to help her father, and she is really ashamed." Nie Xiaoqian said.

"In that case, let me leave the snake tax matter to the monk." Daoran said to Nie Xiaoqian.

"Holy Monk, are you planning to start the Broken Bridge Qin Society again?" Nie Xiaoqian said in surprise.

"No, no, if you play the piano on a broken bridge, how many of those people who were poisoned outside the city can survive until they come back? The young monk will go with the people who are catching snakes. If they are accidentally bitten by a poisonous snake, they can

Treat them in time." Daoran said very seriously.

Nie Xiaoqian showed an unexpected expression and asked doubtfully: "But catching snakes is killing animals."

For this reason, Nie Xiaoqian never thought of asking Dao Ran to escort the common people. In Nie Xiaoqian's view, Dao Ran is a great monk, and asking him to help catch snakes is simply forcing someone to do something difficult. She never expected that Dao Ran would take the initiative.

propose.

Daoran clasped his hands together and said: "Amitabha, the young monk knows that catching snakes is killing, but if you don't catch snakes, the people will be beheaded because they cannot pay taxes. The young monk is not a Buddha, and he does not have the power to save both parties at the same time. Since the people have already started killing snakes

, the young monk could only choose to save the people, otherwise wouldn’t the snakes that were killed before die in vain?

"If you are guilty, then all this boundless evil will be brought upon me."

[Salking for fame and reputation is a violation of the precept of lying.]

[Activate your Ring-breaking Monk talent, and your calligraphy +1.]

This is a lie, but there is no flaw in Daoran's expression. There is no other, but he is familiar with his words.

After hearing these words, Nie Xiaoqian vaguely felt that something was not right, but this little doubt was quickly overcome by emotion.

As expected of a holy monk, he is indeed different from other monks. Perhaps this is against the Buddhist precepts, but in Nie Xiaoqian's opinion, Master Daoran, who puts human life above the life of snakes, is more worthy of respect than those who robbed the butcher's dog.

The monk is much better.
Chapter completed!