Seeing that Zhang Xiaopeng couldn't answer, Su Jin changed the question and asked: "Is the eminent monk good or evil?"
"Good." Zhang Xiaozu replied without hesitation, there is no doubt about this.
"Then who is evil?" Su Jin asked.
Zhang Xiaozu replied: "It is evil for an evil tiger to hurt people, and it is evil for a villain to poison someone in a well."
"Is it okay to question and measure the goodness of eminent monks based on the evil of evil tigers and villains?" Su Jin asked.
Without waiting for Zhang Xiaopou's reply, she continued: "Bad people do evil without scruples, but good people do good things but have to look forward and backward. What's the truth?"
"Bad people do evil things, but good people have to bear the consequences. What's the point?"
"It doesn't make any sense." Su Jin shook his head and said.
Zhang Xiaozu's eyes gradually brightened.
"The sage said: Good and evil should not be judged by gains and losses. It means that the quality of things should be measured by the scale of good and evil, rather than by the benefits, gains and losses." Su Jin said.
"Thank you sir for your teaching. The student has figured it out." Zhang Xiaozhu bowed deeply to Su Jin.
"When you have figured it out, go to bed." Su Jin said, then turned and left.
Zhang Xiaozu said to himself curiously while packing up his books: "I wonder if the eminent monk saw the Buddha after his death?"
"I saw it." Su Jin responded aloud.
"Then Buddha must feel very sorry for him, right?" Zhang Xiaozu sighed.
"Buddha said two words to him." Su Jin said.
"Which two words?" Zhang Xiaozu asked curiously.
Su Jin stopped, turned around, smiled at Zhang Xiaopeng, and said: "Idiot!"
"Buddha also cursed people?" Zhang Xiaopou was shocked.
"Giggle--" Su Jin laughed when he heard this.
"——" Zhang Xiaopou didn't know why. It wasn't until Su Jin disappeared into the night outside the door with laughter that he slowly figured it out. It was the Buddha who was scolding the eminent monk, but his husband was clearly scolding him.
Zhou Jianlai occupied the bed in the west wing, so Zhang Xiaopou had to make a bed on the floor.
The troubles that were blocking his mind were resolved, and he slept particularly soundly.
But when it was almost dawn, he dreamed of the dream of that day again.
In a misty space, there was a woman hiding in the mist, calling his name over and over again, and he kept following the voice.
But just when he caught up and was about to see the woman's face clearly, the dream came to an abrupt end.
Zhang Xiaozu opened his eyes and woke up angrily.
It's daybreak.
Zhou Jianlai, who was sleeping on the bed, had disappeared.
Zhang Xiaozu got up and walked to the window, opened it, and saw Zhou Jianlai practicing swordplay in the yard.
Green smoke was rising from the chimney on the kitchen roof, and Su Jin was lighting a fire for cooking.
The peaceful scenery in the small courtyard immediately made Zhang Xiaozu's anger disappear.
He dressed and washed, walked out of the room, breathed in the fresh morning air, walked to the open space in the yard, spread out his body and practiced boxing.
After a set of punches, Su Jin happened to come out of the kitchen and called the two of them to eat.
The kitchen space was small and there was no room for three people. Zhang Xiaopou followed Su Jin's instructions and moved the small round table for eating to the yard.
A pot of white porridge, a plate of pickled radish, and a plate of fried vegetables.
Simple, but delicious.
The three of them sat down at the table, and just as they were about to use their chopsticks, Ye Mingyue and Niu Dawa arrived just in time for their meal.
The two of them had triumphant smiles on their faces, like generals returning from victory.
Zhang Xiaozu knew with just one glance that the two of them had found a satisfactory robbery location.
After a brief introduction, the two of them sat down at the table, making the small dining table suddenly crowded.
The food was not enough, so Niu Dawa took out some white flour steamed buns and a few side dishes from Xumi mustard seeds.
Or maybe he was hungry, but there was never a shortage of food in his mustard seeds.
After the meal, Ye Mingyue looked at Zhou Jianlai and asked: "Master Zhou, the slave family wants to ask you for the position of fifth master. I wonder if you can get it?"
After hearing this, Niu Dawa immediately nodded to Zhou Jianlai to express his agreement, and gave a thumbs up and praised without hesitation: "Miss Ye is smart and intelligent, and her cultivation is unpredictable. She is really a rare talent. If you can join our big bandit,
The regiment will definitely be as powerful as a tiger."
Obviously, Niu Dawa has been conquered by Ye Mingyue.
"Ahem, be careful." Zhang Xiaozu quickly coughed and reminded Zhou Jian to think calmly.
Ye Mingyue smiled slightly, but there was no sign of anger on her face, but the sole of her hard boot had already stepped on Zhang Xiaopou's foot under the dining table, and she even crushed it.
Zhang Xiaozu's face was twisted in pain.
Zhou Jianlai was very happy because Ye Mingyue was the first person to unconditionally ask to join the bandit since its establishment, which made him, the leader, finally feel a sense of accomplishment.
"It's not easy to sit in the fifth position among half of my big bandits. I wonder if Miss Ye has extraordinary abilities?" Zhou Jianlai asked. He was happy, but as a family member, you can't be careless.
"Extraordinary ability?" Ye Mingyue held her chin and frowned in thought, then she didn't know what she thought of, and suddenly she laughed non-stop.
"Is this an illness?" Zhang Xiaozhu muttered.
"Oh, that's disgusting." Ye Mingyue suddenly stamped her feet and growled, her slender and charming voice making her bones brittle.
Then he winked charmingly at Zhou Jianlai and said shyly: "The slave knows how to seduce. Is this considered an extraordinary ability?"
Zhou Jianlai looked at Ye Mingyue's charming posture and was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to respond.
Niu Dawa was also dumbfounded.
Ye Mingyue's answer was seriously out of line for both of them.
Only Zhang Xiaozhu was a little calm, because he had already learned about Ye Mingyue's "ability".
Snapped!
Su Jin, who came back from cleaning up the dishes, heard Ye Mingyue's shameless words, and quickly stepped forward and slapped Ye Mingyue on the back, and cursed angrily: "You crazy woman, you started talking crazy again!
"
"Giggle--" Ye Mingyue couldn't stop laughing.
Zhou Jianlai woke up in shock, his eyes suddenly brightened.
Zhang Xiaozhu saw the change in Zhou Jianlai's eyes and couldn't help but hold his forehead in pain, knowing that it must be Ye Mingyue's nonsensical answer that hit the wrong nerve in Zhou Jianlai's head.
As he expected, Zhou Jianlai suddenly stood up and saluted Ye Mingyue, saying: "No one can match the girl's ability. Thank you very much. From today on, the position of leader of the fifth group of half of the bandits will be given to the girl."
"Congratulations to the fifth master!" Niu Dawa congratulated her with her hands.
"Congratulations!" Zhang Xiaozhu reluctantly sent his congratulations.
"Thank you for never giving up, and I will go through fire and water without hesitation! Please give me some advice from all the masters!" Ye Mingyue returned the gift with her hands in hand, and finally her eyes fell on Zhang Xiaozu, and asked with a smile: "Don't you disagree with me joining your bandit group? Why?
Compromise so easily?"
"The boss has already spoken, what else can I say?" Zhang Xiaozu said helplessly, spreading his hands.
"Really?" Ye Mingyue was slightly surprised, then thoughtful.
Zhang Xiaozhu's words conveyed a message to her. Half of the bandits made decisions on important events, and Zhou Jianlai, the leader, had absolute say.
"Why are they called half of the bandits?" Su Jin asked in confusion.
She felt that the name lacked domineering power and was not commensurate with the word "big bandit", and she couldn't help but wonder about the origin of the name.
Zhou Jianlai replied: "Take half and keep half, so it is called half."
"Interesting, this is the first time I heard that only half of the robbery was done." Su Jin said with a smile.
Zhou Jianlai was about to give a detailed explanation when he raised his eyes and saw a man in official uniform walking outside the courtyard gate.
The man stopped at the door of the courtyard, raised his hand and knocked lightly on the door frame.
When the knocking sound on the door attracted the attention of several people in the small courtyard, the man's eyes fell on Su Jin, he bowed and saluted: "I'm a foreigner, Dong Yifeng, a member of the Department of Rites, please see Your Royal Highness the Fourth Princess."
"Master Dong is so polite, please come in quickly." Su Jin quickly stood up and went forward to greet him. He already guessed why Master Dong came, but he still asked politely: "Why do you come here, Master Dong?"
Dong Yifeng stepped into the courtyard and replied respectfully: "Reporting to your highness, I have been ordered to invite the three young masters Zhang Xiaozu, Niu Guangmao and Zhou Jianlai to go to the Ministry of Etiquette to perform a ceremony to prepare for the award ceremony tomorrow."
After saying that, a bitter look appeared on his face.
Because he heard that Zhang Xiaozu and the others were thorns in the sky, and they couldn't even invite the prince to visit him personally.
Therefore, I kept muttering in my heart, wondering if this hard work could be completed.
"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Dong!" Su Jin said.
"This is an errand assigned to me as a lower official, so I can't say it's hard work." Dong Yifeng waved his hands quickly and then asked, "I wonder if the three young masters can stay with the princess?"
In fact, he had already spotted Zhang Xiaozhu and the others out of the corner of his eye. He had seen the portraits of the three of them before coming here, so he had already recognized the three of them sitting in the small courtyard. The reason why he asked about it knowingly was just to take advantage of Su Jinzhi.
Invite Zhang Xiaopeng and three others.
Su Jin responded: "It's a coincidence that your Excellency has come. The three of them are all in the small courtyard."
After saying that, he turned to look at Zhang Xiaozu and the other three, and said: "Tomorrow's grand ceremony, the Holy Master must not miss the ceremony. It is extremely necessary to perform the ceremony in advance. The three of you should accompany this gentleman."
Zhang Xiaozu stood up and responded: "Just follow what Mr. Xi said."
Zhou Jianlai and Niu Dawa stood up.
The three of them came to greet Dong Yifeng.
Dong Yifeng returned the favor in astonishment. This was very different from what he had heard and what he had imagined.
There is no sign of any thorn in the sky. On the contrary, he is gentle in speech and very courteous in his behavior.
What I thought was a tedious task turned out to be completed in just one or two sentences.
Dong Yifeng couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief and was secretly happy.
"Zhang Xiaopeng, be careful when you go to the Ministry of Rites." Ye Mingyue shouted at the back of Zhang Xiaopou as he left.
Zhang Xiaozu turned around and asked, "What are you careful about?"
"Be careful of getting beaten." Ye Mingyue responded.
"Who wants to beat me?"
"That's really too much." Ye Mingyue laughed.
"Don't listen to her nonsense." Su Jin glared at Ye Mingyue, waved to Zhang Xiaopou and said: "Don't worry, the Ministry of Etiquette is the most polite place in the entire imperial capital. No one will wield a knife or stick to insult politeness, let alone fight.
Already."
"Master Zhang, please relax. The Ministry of Rites is not the Ministry of War. There will never be anyone in the Ministry of Punishment who ignores etiquette and uses violence." Dong Yifeng, who was walking in front, also hurriedly expressed his comfort.
Zhang Xiaozu glared at Ye Mingyue angrily, thinking that Ye Mingyue was deliberately teasing him.
Ye Mingyue ignored Zhang Xiaozu and looked at Su Jin in surprise.
Su Jin watched Zhang Xiaozu's back disappear into the bamboo forest path, and then felt the strange look Ye Mingyue looked at her, and couldn't help but ask: "Why are you looking at me like that?"
Ye Mingyue said in surprise: "Have you really forgotten?"
"Forgot what?" Su Jin asked confused.
"That day, there were three of you and me, carrying a mace and a sack. The kid's movements were so slow that when the sack was pulled over his head, Mr. Sun, the Minister of Rites, turned around and hit him in the face." Ye Mingyue said in one breath.
"——" Listening to Ye Mingyue's story, Su Jin's expression gradually became stiff and embarrassed.
Recalling the scenes of that day and the pitiful wails of the Minister of Rites, she could not imagine what it would be like when Zhang Xiaozhu walked into the Ministry of Rites and was greeted head-on by the Minister of Rites.
"I'll remind him." Su Jin was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly wanted to catch up and remind Zhang Xiaopou.
But when she chased her to the entrance of the courtyard, a lady in rich robes and jade robes came towards her, blocking her way.
When Su Jin saw the person coming, he quickly stopped and bowed: "Su Jin has met Aunt Du and Aunt Jin An."
"Hmph!" The noble lady did not accept Su Jin's gift, but frowned and glanced at Su Jin up and down, and scolded in displeasure: "Yelling, panicking, running and jumping, what is it like?!
