The stupid son of Chongba

Chapter 53 Taoist Master Peng Xuan
Zhu Ju was shocked.

Ziwei taboo!
I seem to have seen these words in some sutra...

Hiss... I can’t remember it for a while.

"Father..."

"I……"

Zhu Chong shouted, but at this moment he couldn't even lift his eyelids.

In a moment, he fell into a deep sleep.

Two maids quickly stepped forward, carried Zhu Chong to the bed, put a pillow under him and covered him with a quilt.

This time, he no longer had a frown on his face or a ferocious expression. Instead, he looked... very peaceful.

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Zhu Chong, then turned to look at Peng Xuan and snorted:
"Old Niubizi, you still have some skills."

Peng Xuan grinned, stood up and bowed.

"What's the point of trivial skills?"

He laughed and said,

"If Your Majesty wants to reward me, I have nothing else to ask for. I just want Your Majesty to release my disciples back to Sanqing Mountain."

"Without anyone taking care of the temple, it will soon fall into disrepair."

Zhu Yuanzhang's face turned dark.

"When did I say I would reward you? You are just dreaming!"

Old Zhu said unhappily,
"I still haven't settled the score with you about the matter of our sixth son!"

"Back then you said you could cure it in three years, but three years passed and you cheated me out of so much money, and in the end there was no improvement at all!"

"You old bastard, you still dare to go out and wander around? You didn't even know our kid was drowned!"

"It's really -- he deserves to die!"

Although the words were harsh, there was no murderous intent in Zhu Yuanzhang.

Obviously, he was just venting his emotions and had no real intention to kill.

"Hahahaha... Your Majesty, this is what you don't understand."

Peng Xuan laughed and said,
"The Sixth Prince is destined to have a catastrophe. Only after overcoming this catastrophe can he thrive."

"The day he went crazy was the day he was doomed. I brought him to Mount Sanqing and prayed for him for many years. Only then did I reduce 80% of the disaster. The remaining 20% ​​is when he should fall into the water!"

“How can you have a great life without a great death? You must go through the gates of hell once and get rid of all the calamities before you can be reborn!”

"The Sixth Prince today, wow... is truly invaluable! Look how clever he is now!"

His eyes kept looking at Zhu Ju, making Zhu Ju feel uncomfortable and nervous, as if he was being seen through.

I always feel that this old Taoist's smile is quite strange!

"You're not smart at all! You're always causing trouble!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily,

"You cause trouble as soon as you return to the palace? How did you train him?"

"What we want is a well-behaved and sensible child, not a troublemaker!"

"Just for this, we should punish you!"

Zhu Ju scratched his head in embarrassment.

"Easy to say, easy to say."

Peng Xuan waved his hand towards Zhu Yuanzhang and said with a smile,
"Your Highness has only just regained consciousness, and his emotions are still unstable."

"I only need to train him for a while longer, and I will surely satisfy Your Majesty."

"But... before that, Your Majesty, please release my disciples first."

Zhu Yuanzhang curled his lips and wanted to argue further, but Ma Xiuying took the lead and said:

"You shouldn't have arrested them in the first place. Your Majesty was just too impatient."

"Biao'er, pass on your father's order to immediately release Zhang Baiquan and the other Taoists. Temporarily place them in the post house and treat them as foreign envoys."

Zhu Yuanzhang glared.

"Who asked you to make decisions for us?!"

This girl is becoming more and more lawless!
It seems that this boy Zhu Ju is more like her!
"Yes, I'll go right away."

Zhu Biao smiled and nodded, then left.

"Thank you, Queen." Peng Xuan stopped smiling and bowed to express his gratitude.
"I haven't seen you for a few years. Your Majesty the Queen looks younger."

"I have been in such a hurry today that I have not prepared any gifts. I have a portion of top-grade Huangjing pills here, which I will present to you as a small gift."

As he spoke, he took out a small jade box from his body as if by magic and handed it to Ma Xiuying.

"Ah! The gift from the Taoist priest must be a treasure!"

Ma Xiuying looked surprised and thanked him repeatedly after taking the jade box.
"Thank you, Taoist Priest. Thank you, Taoist Priest."

"Master, please take a seat. We haven't seen each other for many years. It's time for us to catch up!"

The two of them talked back and forth like old friends meeting after a long separation, which made Zhu Yuanzhang more and more unhappy.

"Old Niubizi, you only prepared gifts for the queen, what about us?"

Old Zhu snatched the jade box from Ma Xiuying's hand and took the opportunity to ask,

"Don't you remember the queen but me?"

Peng Xuan smiled and pointed at the jade box and said:
"Inside the jade box, there are two Huangjing pills. Your Majesty and the Queen can each take one pill and share the surplus food of the immortals."

pat.

Zhu Yuanzhang opened the jade box and found two round and plump pills inside.

A strong medicinal aroma wafted from the box.

"Hmph, so stingy, only two, who can eat them?"

He muttered a few words and closed the jade box.

"I was really too anxious this time."

Peng Xuan smiled and said,

"Your Majesty has issued a warrant for my arrest and has also arrested all of my disciples. I cannot bear to see them suffer, so I have no choice but to come here as soon as possible."

"I ran all the way from Wudang Mountain to Yingtian. I didn't rest for several nights. That's why I was able to arrive today."

"I'm sorry to see your Majesty and your Majesty embarrassed by your appearance."

Hearing the words "Wudang Mountain", Zhu Ju's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Master, did you go to Wudang Mountain?"

He asked curiously,
"Then have you met Zhang Sanfeng, the real master?"

When Peng Xuan heard this, he just smiled and said nothing.

"What are you laughing at? After all, we two have gone too far."

Ma Xiuying looked a little guilty, poked Lao Zhu with her elbow and complained,

"Look at you, what have you done to Master Peng?"

"No matter what, Xiaojuzi's illness has been cured, and it was cured at Sanqing Mountain, so this should be attributed to Taoist Master Peng! But you are repaying kindness with enmity."

"Today he cured my second child with his amazing hands, and you didn't even say thank you. Your attitude is so bad, it's really wrong!"

Zhu Yuanzhang pursed his lips.

"Okay... you have a point. We did go too far in this matter."

He stood up and said to Peng Xuan,
"Peng Xuan, it was wrong for us to capture your disciples, but we didn't torture them. We provided them with good food and drink, just to lure you out as soon as possible."

"Old Six was able to regain consciousness, and we believe what you said, so that counts as a credit to you! Today you cured Old Two, so that counts as half of the credit as well! We don't like to owe favors to others, so tell me, what do you want?"

Peng Xuan's expression straightened up, and he quickly saluted and said:
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your generosity!"

"I have no other request, but there are still a few temples to be renovated in Sanqing Mountain. The main temple needs to be repaired too, exposed to the wind and sun. Please see..."

Zhu Yuanzhang heard this and said disdainfully:

"After all, it still requires money! That's all you can do!"

Peng Xuan smiled awkwardly.

"It's really not easy for a monk to make money. When I'm away from home, it's good enough to fill my stomach..."

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand.

"Okay, okay, we're done."

He said with great enthusiasm,

"We will allocate some money to you later, and also transfer craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry to build it."

"The last time we looked at Sanqing Mountain, it was still too shabby. Since it was funded by the royal family, it should be built more magnificently!"

(End of this chapter)