Chapter 19: The Return of the King of the South

Huijue Temple in the imperial capital to the west of forty miles of the shade of Qiu, the Empress Dowager Jiang led Dongfang Zheng, Dongfang Xun, Dongfang Wenda, Dongfang Chengzhi and civil and military officials into the temple to worship the Buddha, pray for the world Chang'an, out of the imperial capital an hour to arrive in front of the mountain gate. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Arrive at the time of the mighty and sweeping group, the single eaves of the vermilion lacquer green tile rest the mountain gate on the top of the mountain, the front is inlaid with the gold plaque of "Huijue Temple", there are two majestic white marble lions on both sides, the abbot in front of the door greets the monks.

Entering the mountain gate, everyone is dressed first, the marble bricks in the temple pave the road, the monks with folded hands welcome the road, and the pine trees that are evergreen for thousands of years are planted in the open space. Walking to the front of the bronze nine-dragon incense burner in the main hall, Jiang took the three pillars of incense offered by the palace people, lit it and gently fanned the flames, and then clamped the incense with his thumb and index finger, closed the remaining three fingers, raised the incense with both hands and eyebrows, raised the incense to visualize, and then inserted the first incense in the middle of the incense burner, and recited in his mouth: "Offering to the Buddha!"; the second incense was inserted on the right, and the mouth recited: "Offering the law!"; the third incense was inserted on the left, and the mouth read: "Offering to the monk!", and finally the palms were closed: " Offering to all sentient beings, may this incense and clouds fill the ten realms, offering to all Buddhas, and respecting the Dharma and all sages and saints."

Hundreds of officials knelt outside the main hall, and the Jiang clan brought the members of the royal family into the hall to bow down. The Daxiong Treasure Hall is majestic, solemn and solemn, hung with yellow prayer flags, the beams and pillars are engraved with gold lacquer scriptures, offering the image of the purple gold day as the Buddha, and the Venerable Ka Ye and the Venerable Ananda are on the side. In front of the Buddha, there are golden cups and marigolds, flowers, melons and fruits, and everlasting lamps are burned. The monks chanted scriptures, and Jiang and the others knelt down in front of the Buddha, reverent and respectful. After three bows, Master Tonghui was introduced into the meditation room to give a lecture.

In the meditation room, the master of the mind is already waiting. "Master, polite!" everyone folded their hands and bowed to the Master of the Heart Method.

"The donor is courteous!" replied the master.

The abbot led everyone to sit down, and Jiang asked with a prayer bead in his hand: "Master, is it possible that the mourning family prayed to the Buddha for a safe return today?"

The Master replied, "My Buddha is merciful, and the donor's heart will come naturally!", and then said aloud to the door: "Mingkong still hasn't entered the door?"

When everyone heard the word 'clear sky', their faces changed. Nanwang has been weak and sick since he was a child, and seeing that he can't live for a few years, the emperor in order to renew his life, let the master of the heart law accept him as a lay disciple, this 'Mingkong' is the name of Nanwang Dongfang's law.

Everyone looked out the door, only to see a young man in Tsing Yi who was handsome but unusually pale, with a thin body and a thin bamboo pole in his hand. When Jiang saw this, he was so shocked that the Buddha beads fell to the ground, although he was thinner than before, isn't this his grandson?

The young man threw the bamboo pole at once, knelt on his knees and shouted, "You'er has seen the imperial grandmother!"

"Good boy, get up quickly!" Jiang burst into tears and picked him up.

"It's really the third brother, the third brother!" Dongfang Zheng and Dongfang Xun also surrounded in surprise. King Xi's eyes narrowed, and he thought in his heart: "Why did King Nan come back at this time?", but he also pretended to be concerned and greeted him.

"The Empress Dowager, the third brother's return today is a great thing, and it must be announced to the world and let all the people enjoy together!" Dongfang Zheng said happily.

When Dongfang Zheng left the imperial city, Dongfang Zheng had not yet ascended the throne, although he was not in the court, but he also knew that Dongfang Zheng had been enthroned as emperor, and knelt on the ground to salute Dongfang Zheng: "Brother see the emperor, long live my emperor, long live long live!"

"Third brother, hurry up, you and my brother are still obsessed with etiquette!" Dongfang Zheng hurriedly picked him up.

"Third brother!" Dongfang Xun patted Dongfang Yan's shoulder and exclaimed excitedly, he had a very good relationship with Dongfang Yan since he was a child, Dongfang Xun heard his voice, and shouted: "Second brother!", although he can't see it, he can distinguish everyone through his voice.

At this time, King Xi said: "After more than ten years, I didn't expect to be such a good young man when I saw you again." ”

Dongfang Yan heard his voice and asked, "I haven't seen Uncle Huang for many years, how are Uncle Huang and Brother Ren good?"

When King Xi heard his son ask, he hesitated for a moment and replied, "Okay, it's all right!"

Dongfang Yan smiled blankly and dealt with everyone, at this time, Jiang Shi saw that although his eyes were open, his eyes were dull, and his expression was strange, so he shook his hand in front of his eyes, Dongfang Yan didn't react, she asked gloomily: "Yan'er, ...... your eyes?"

Dongfang Yan didn't answer directly, just smiled faintly and said: "I don't see ordinary things, but my heart is much clearer, but it's a good thing." ”

Everyone was shocked when they heard this, and they looked at each other but they didn't feel that they could ask more, and Jiang Shi was relieved and said with a smile: "Let's go! It's good that Yan'er can come back safely." Hurry up and go back to the palace with the mourning family! ”

Don't go past the master of the heart method, before returning to the main hall, all the civil and military officials are waiting in front of the hall. Dongfang Zheng said happily: "Zhong Aiqing, there are two great joys in the dynasty today, one is the 80th birthday of the Empress Dowager, and the other is the return of the King of the South to the court. ”

After hearing this, the hundred officials shouted in unison: "Your Majesty, long live, long live, long live! The Empress Dowager is a thousand years old, and the kings of the West, the North, and the South are thousands of years old!"

On the fifth day of June in the thirteenth year of Wende of the Imperial Dynasty, the return of the king of the south who had been adrift for thirteen years coincided with the 80th birthday of the empress dowager.