0p0 Chapter 257 Su Buli, you will enter Buddhism in the future.
Chapter 257 Su Buli, you will enter Buddhism in the future.
After Shang Yan left.
Su Rutang quickly called Duhuo.
"Duhuo. Hire the best escort company in the capital, and send a few assassins in. Transport medicine and strong liquor to Mobei." Su Rutang handed him a pair of cards, "Go to the wine shop and tell the owner to make strong liquor with the remaining grain and send it to Mobei."
"Yes."
Duhuo took the pair of cards and left.
Su Rutang asked Xia An to call her brother Xia Binghai over.
Xia Binghai is now in charge of the shop outside, and he has a few trusted people around him to help him do things. He has a house with two courtyards outside.
Having dinner with my wife at home.
When he heard that it was Su Rutang looking for him, he quickly put down his chopsticks.
Arrived at Tang Mansion.
"Madam, Manager Xia is here." Chunxi came in and opened the charcoal basin, adding another piece of silver charcoal inside.
"Let him in."
The maid at the door lifted the door curtain and said, "Manager Xia, Madam wants you to come in."
Xia Binghai hurriedly bent down and came in.
As soon as you come in, kowtow to Su Rutang.
"sit down."
After saying thank you, he sat on the chair.
Su Rutang asked Xia Binghai to collect the cash from the shop outside and go to buy food in the name of brewing wine. "It's okay to pay a little higher than others. You must buy more."
"Part of the purchased grain is placed on the farm near the winery. The rest is placed on Manager Yun's farm."
Xia Binghai smelled a different scent.
"Madam, I ordered people to go to Jiangnan to purchase food. Should the food be shipped to the capital or...?"
"Ship it to Wangzhou. The manager there will know where to ship it." Su Rutang instructed Xia Binghai, "We still need to stockpile salt."
"Madam, Miss Song sent a letter."
Xia An took the letter in and nodded slightly to Xia Binghai.
Su Rutang tore open the envelope.
When I opened it, I couldn't help but applaud.
"Huai Yan said this kind of cake is suitable for people who are on the march and fighting. Manager Xia, take it to Manager Yun immediately. Have it produced in Yunjiazhuang and hire more people to produce the cakes as quickly as possible."
Su Rutang gave the secret recipe to Xia Binghai.
Xia Binghai took two steps forward and took it with both hands.
He glanced at the secret recipe and said, "Ma'am, I'll do it now."
"Yes. Do everything quietly."
"Yes." Xia Binghai left.
It lasted until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
The emperor then announced to the world that the emperor and the empress dowager had died of illness. Ordinary people were not allowed to marry within one year, and officials were not allowed to marry within three years.
The whole country mourns.
……
The battlefield in Mobei.
Su Buli's injuries had mostly healed, and he squatted in the camp and was scolded.
Su Buyi cursed very fiercely.
"I asked you to be in charge of the escort team, and I also told you to go to Chazhou early. If the grain doesn't arrive at the dock, you have to make a judgment immediately.
Should we first buy some of the grain from the King of Jianxing in Chazhou or purchase it on the market?
No matter how much, some of the food and fodder must be transported back to the battlefield first.
And... you are the leader of the escort team. Your people should be responsible for the escort. Why did you leave most of the escort team in the base camp to attack the Gray Wolf Tribe?
Did you get kicked in the head by a donkey? Su Buli, you are responsible for the casualties this time. "
Su Buli hoped that the Gray Wolf Tribe would not launch a surprise attack this time, and that they would outflank them on New Year's Eve. But when he remembered that he was the leader of the escort team, he suddenly lost his temper.
Su Buyi pressed his hand to his forehead.
He suddenly shouted angrily, "Do you think you can be praised for killing Luo Dong? This is an army, and everyone has their own responsibilities.
You are the commander, you are responsible for your soldiers and keep casualties to a minimum.
These brothers have given their lives to you and are willing to die without hesitation for your decision.
But... our Su family motto is that they are superior to us. Su Buli, this is not personal heroism. Are you worthy of the dead soldiers?"
Su Buli thought of the monkey dying in his arms, and the words "a man from Anyang, eighteen years old" pierced his heart.
The abbot was not supposed to speak.
However, Su Buli, a junior official of the Dali Temple, came alone from the capital for the Mobei Army. In just a few months, he had fought dozens of battles, big and small.
It's hard not to feel sorry for him being scolded so harshly.
So, he opened his mouth to defend himself:
"Xiliang had been planning this for a long time. There were some problems with the water transportation in Chazhou, and there were heavy rains for several consecutive days. The situation was urgent at the time, and Su Buli was able to make the most favorable arrangements in such a short time..."
"Humph. What qualifications do you have to go to Chazhou to transport grain and grass with just a few people?"
While talking.
Su Buyi kicked him.
Su Buyi had been in the army for a long time, and was very kind to Su Buli when he returned to the capital.
Never say a harsh word to him.
This was the first time he was scolded mercilessly.
Su Buli lost his balance and fell to his knees on the ground.
He knelt down.
Ma Feng and Liu Du also knelt down. Several guards beside them also knelt on the ground.
Everyone lowered their heads and received the scolding.
Su Buyi transferred Ma Feng to the first battalion.
Liu Du was transferred to the second battalion.
"You will be punished in front of all the generals tomorrow. You will be in charge of the escort team. If it happens again, go back to where you came from.
Mobei doesn't need a personal hero like you. Do you think our Mobei army are all cowards, or that they are not as good as you?"
"roll."
Su Buyi shouted "Get lost", and Su Buli left with his personal guards.
He sat on a rock outside the battleground.
Looking at the setting sun in the west.
He felt bad, for the first time he realized he was wrong.
He had led the Mobei soldiers to fight in the past, and after several victories, he became carried away.
When Su Buli closed his eyes, all he could see was the wind and rain of that day.
The sad faces of the dead soldiers.
The abbot came over, took the water bag and handed it to Su Buli. He opened the water bag and took a sip of wine.
Su Buli: "..."
“Can monks drink alcohol?”
"My master asked me to stay in Mobei, saying that even monks must defend their country. Buddhism is about compassion, but it also has angry eyes." The abbot touched his bald head with scars from ordination.
"Do you know how painful it is to get a scar from taking the vows?"
Su Buli didn't know that he never wanted to be a monk.
Life with wine, meat and a beautiful woman in my arms is so carefree.
He wouldn't be so desperate as to become a monk.
"Su Buli. You have a predestined relationship with Buddha, and you will enter Buddhism in the future." After saying this, the abbot looked at Su Buli's head and said, "Your head shape will look good for receiving ordination. When the time comes, I will personally help you receive ordination."
Su Buli spat out the wine in his mouth.
"I'm sorry but I'm not interested. I'm too worldly-minded and not suitable for Buddhist practice." Su Buli was so scared that he quickly took the water bag and left.
The abbot sighed as he watched Su Buli leave.
"Hey. I have seen so many people in the army, and you are the only one who has a connection with Buddha. In the future, you will definitely ask me to take the precepts for you."
Su Buli returned to the military tent.
He changed the bandages and had gauze wrapped around his waist and back. His left arm was badly injured and was suspended with a white cloth.
He leaned back on the cushion, holding the water bag.
I closed my eyes and thought of the woman in red clothes.
She was never found.
Su Buli exhaled a few breaths of hot air and sat up again.
I went to Su Buyi's military tent and asked him a few questions. I learned that he would be recuperating for the next month and did not need to accept any missions.
Su Buli said nothing more.
He asked his guards to bring his horse, and he rode away.
Go to the surrounding outposts and talk to the people there about the routes in the vast Mobei area.
He went over all the lines in his mind again and again.
He did not attend the punishment the next day.
Su Buli rode a horse alone.
There is a steamed bread on the back.
When thirsty, drink snow water; when hungry, eat one steamed bun a day.
He ate a lot of grass roots in the snow, and sometimes he could catch a mouse if he was lucky.
It took more than half a month to walk deep into the area.
Su Buli's injuries were almost healed.
He is like a wild man.
He spoke authentic Xiliang dialect and sneaked into the border town of Xiliang. He was wearing a fur coat and his hair was piled up.
Only a pair of eyes were revealed on the face.
Su Buli was sitting in the market.
In front of him was a piece of leather with frozen wolves and wild goats on it. In his rough hands he held a piece of toasted naan and took a bite of it.
No hawking either.
His eyes occasionally looked at the people passing by.
People around him asked him why he didn't shout out his wares, saying that only by shouting out his wares could he sell more.
Su Buli ignored the other party.
He simply replied in the authentic language of the Xiliang Hunter Clan: "You can buy it if you want."
Until evening.
Someone bought his stuff.
Su Buli took the silver and his eyes were attracted by a red figure at the corner of the street.
He quickly followed.
From the face she turned towards him, Su Buli knew that she was the woman using the alias Wuyou.