Chapter 30 The fox is born
Next, at Zhihai's request, Li Luo wrote four more letters.
The first letter was written to Basiba in the name of Zhihai, which was written in Tubo. Zhihai oral and written by Li Luo. The letter was nothing more than expressing admiration for Basiba, representing Goryeo Zen's kindness to Tantric Buddhism, and attaching a list of gifts.
The second letter was a letter of invitation to Basiba in Li Luo's name, which was also a Tubo article. This is of course Zhihai's final test. If Li Luo was really a registered disciple of Basiba, he would definitely write this letter.
Li Luo looked up and wrote: "My master, the Great Treasure Dharma King, the Supreme Living Buddha of Buddhism in the world, the Emperor of the Great Yuan Dynasty, is the Lord Basiba, and his disciple, Goryeo Li Luo, worships him as if he is."
There is no saying of living Buddha in Tantric Buddhism now. Li Luo pressed Basiba in advance and flattered him.
As for Basiba who doesn't know Li Luo, is that important? Many big names like Basiba know him, so it is difficult for him to know everyone who knows him. Basiba will not write a letter to tell Zhihai that Li Luo is not his disciple.
Li Luo continued: "I haven't seen my teacher for three years, but I still remember the sound of the precious elephant and jade. I was given a samadhi back then, but I still have no memories of it. Now that my disciples return to Goryeo, my teacher returns to Sakya. Looking around from east to west, when will I listen to the teachings?" This is actually a joke about words. There are more people who are being pinned by Basiba, and there are also more people who listen to his teachings. It is normal for Basiba to remember the character Li Luo.
Li Luo translated it for Zhihai, and Zhihai's last little suspicion disappeared.
Li Luo mentioned Zhihai again, which was considered as "recommendation" Zhihai to Basiba and said a few good things. Zhihai was even more satisfied with it after hearing it.
The third letter was written to Prince Zhenjin, which was considered to be a "recommendation" for Zhihai. Because Zhenjin is proficient in Sinology, Li Luo used Chinese characters, rather than newly established Mongolian characters.
Li Luo also played with the words: "Li Luo, a mere servant, bowed to His Highness as if he was in a state of fear and did not know what to say."
It also wrote: "Your Highness is wise and wise, compassionate with the inferior, and observe the elegant words of the world. Everyone knows that You are the most filial to Your Majesty, treat your brothers with great mercy, and shepherd the subjects with great kindness. Nothing in the ancient wise can be reached. However, the Chancellor of the Chancellor is responsible for his affairs every day, and I hope Your Highness will cherish his jade body."
It's just flattery, not the point. The point is Li Luo's handwriting. Prince Zhen Jin admires Han culture and loves calligraphy. Li Luo's handwriting may be pleasing.
Dong Qichang, who had been learning Li Luo's calligraphy, is already a little bit high. Dong Qichang was a master of the great success of calligraphy in later generations. His calligraphy was ancient and simplicity, with a simple and elegant style, and a very high style.
Li Luo has been practicing Dong's calligraphy for ten years, and at least the shape is similar. He even pretended to write Dong Qichang's calligraphy before.
Just by writing this letter, the real gold prince will not be embarrassed by himself.
To put it bluntly, the Zhenjin Prince and Basiba are both kind-hearted and honest people with a strong and conventional nature. They will not care about Li Luo, which will facilitate Li Luo to pretend to be a tiger. This is also the reason why Li Luo said that he knew Basiba and the Zhenjin Prince.
Why didn't he say he knew the treacherous Ahma? Because Ahma is definitely not the kind of person who is easy to use. If Ahma receives Li Luo's letter, he will definitely find out the truth.
Zhihai was very satisfied with Li Luo's letter and praised Li Luo's calligraphy. Zhihai himself was proficient in calligraphy, so he naturally saw the beauty of Li Luo's calligraphy. Although it was not as charming, he already had unique potential. Among young children, Zhihai had never seen such calligraphy.
It seems that when Li Luo was in the Central Plains, he not only had a wealthy family, but also had a guide from famous teachers. Most people didn’t even know the words, so how could they write such calligraphy?
Then Zhihai also wrote a letter to Li Luo, which was a letter of recommendation to Zheng Lu, the governor of Jianghua County.
At this point, the two parties have completely reached a deal
On the morning of the 16th day of the 12th lunar month, Li Luo, who had translated the "Great Sun Sutra", finally left Chuandeng Temple with Cui Xiuning.
In addition to a letter of recommendation, the gains this time are silver bottles worth 3,000 guan.
When they walked out far away, both of them were still a little excited. Three thousand guan!
Both of them were carrying bags weighing dozens of kilograms, but they didn't feel tired at all because they contained nearly a hundred silver bottles.
Goryeo does not use silver liang, but a silver bottle. The silver bottle is shaped like a two-inch-high gourd, one weighs one pound, which is sixteen liang. A silver bottle can be exchanged for thirty silos of copper coins.
Because the amount is too large, ordinary people don’t need it at all. Only the wealthy and large-scale transactions are used.
There were a total of 100 silver bottles. Li Luo carried sixty and Cui Xiuning carried forty. Along the way, no one knew that the two of them carried a large number of silver bottles.
"Li Luo, how much do you think my belt can be sold?" Cui Xiuning couldn't help asking while walking.
Li Luo rolled his eyes, "Your belt is a stainless steel belt buckle worth a little money. If you fool it, it is platinum, which is probably worth dozens of cents."
Cui Xiuning is just a young policeman who has just graduated. He uses a women's belt that costs hundreds of yuan, cowhide, and a light buckle. The workmanship is average, not only is it not worth much money, but it is also difficult to deal with it.
Do you really think that ancient people were fools? You can still tell whether things are good or bad.
He walked twenty miles of snow with dozens of kilograms of things on his back. Both of them were very tired after getting home. Li Luo was about to dig holes and bury silver bottles as soon as he entered the house, while Cui Xiuning was preparing to burn the fire pit.
As soon as the two of them entered the room, they saw the female fox hanging under the kang, and several furry little foxes were arching it.
"It was born." Cui Xiuning said happily, "Three, one black, one white and one gray!"
"I've opened my eyes and I've probably had a baby for two or three days." Li Luo said.
The female fox looked at the two of them exhausted, her eyes full of begging. The three little foxes under it were sobbing and screaming in hunger.
"It has nothing to eat, it lacks milk." Cui Xiuning understood.
When they left, the two of them hung the dog meat on the beams, and the fox could not eat it at all. No matter how cunning they were, they could not do anything.
Cui Xiuning took off the dog meat, Li Luo chopped a large piece of meat and threw it over. The female fox immediately started to eat it voraciously, and the three little cubs also called even more powerfully.
When the fire pond was burning again, Li Luo buried the silver bottle. The two of them ate barbecue and drank boiling water, and then they finally felt completely at ease.
With so much money all of a sudden, I no longer have to worry about survival. Even Cui Xiuning, who has always been cold, has a red face and a pleasant smile on her eyes and eyebrows.
"Today, there are less than four days left. Village Master will come to collect taxes. We will use a silver bottle to exchange for copper coins." Cui Xiuning said.
Li Luo nodded, "In the afternoon, I will go to Lao Song's store to exchange it. I will buy some food and go see Old Dad Yan Duo and Brother Du Lie."
With three thousand guan in hand, Li Luo was considered a rich man. Thinking that Yan Duo and Du Lie might have no food, he wanted to go and have a look.
When Song Shouye discovered Li Luo again in the afternoon, he almost couldn't recognize him. Li Luo was wearing a torn jacket, but now he was wearing a new blue robe with fine cloth and lace, and looked even more grand. Song Shouye was so panicked that he hurried out to greet him.
He is also an acquaintance, and Li Luo also entered the store without any politeness.
After chatting for a while, Song Shouye carried his purse and came out with Li Luo who was carrying the food bag, and wanted to help send it back.
Li Luo exchanged a silver bottle for 30 guan. He bought another five dou of rice and spent one guan. However, the remaining 29 guan still weighed 100 jin. If Song Shouye didn't help him deliver it, it would be difficult for him to get it.
When the things were delivered, Song Shouye left respectfully. He was becoming more and more awe of Li Luo now. Li Luo just took out a silver bottle and completely suppressed him.
Li Luo took out two stagnant money and buried the remaining 27 stagnant. He and Cui Xiuning each carried a dou of rice, and then went to Du Lie's house in the cemetery.
The big cemetery is also in Modong Village. Du Lie said he lived there before, but Li Luo had never been there once.
Two or three miles away arrived soon. It turned out that the big cemetery was a deserted cemetery, but now it was distributed to people living in other places who were wandering here.
Li Luo asked a villager and learned that there are eight families in the cemetery now, and in addition to three Jurchens, there are five Han families!
Du Lie's home is outside the big cemetery, with a small and short yard, and various dried vegetables are dried under the eaves at the door.
A teenage girl was wearing a jacket with reed flowers exposed, stepping on a bench and fiddling with dried vegetables. When she saw Li Luo and Cui Xiuning come in, her big black eyes suddenly rounded.
"Is this Brother Du Lie's house?" Li Luo asked with a smile.
"Are you looking for my father?" The little girl immediately turned her head and shouted, "Dad, a guest is looking for you!" She smiled shyly at the two of them: "The guest goes into the house and cooks the fire!" She has a pale face, but she can still see her beautiful appearance.
When she saw that the bag on the guest was carrying seemed to be food, her eyes lit up slightly.
Chapter completed!