Wing Long four years, summer.

Chang'an, Jingshanfang, Zunshan Temple.

This has been completed for hundreds of years, the incense has always been vigorous, many Western scriptures are translated here, it is one of the three major translation sites of Chang'an Buddhist scriptures, the largest power, the highest status of the "three outlines", that is, the upper seat Hui'an Zen Master, the temple master Zhitong Zen Master and Duwei Na Zhiming Zen Master sit in a room, and I don't know how long it took, Zhitong Zen Master said slowly: "Qinglong Temple also heard the rumor, as for other places, there is no news." ”

Zen Master Hui'an is already in his prime, and his spirit is still strong, hearing the news, his eyes flashed with a clear and wise light: "Royal affairs, if you don't want outsiders to know, you won't be known by outsiders, let alone such a secret thing." ”

Since the beginning of this year's New Year's Day, Princess Jiangdu has been in court for fewer days, and she has not stayed in Taiji Palace for as long as before, but has stayed longer in Daming Palace and Zhaoyang Palace. In the summer, they don't come back for two or three months as soon as they go to cool off, which is in stark contrast to the past when they review government affairs before dawn and don't rest in the middle of the night. Although all the things in the court are still reported to her, compared with most of the previous excerpts that were personally reviewed, now this kind of seventy or eighty percent of the excerpts are handed over to the Zhongshu Province, or Wei Tuo's practice, naturally aroused speculation from people with a heart.

For a time, there was a lot of discussion in the court, some people said that Princess Jiangdu saw her younger brother grow up, and decided to avoid suspicion and gradually hand over power; Some people also said that Princess Jiangdu was repeatedly attacked, and she was disheartened and did not plan to take care of the affairs of the court anymore; However, there is a speculation, although it is extremely secretive, but it has gradually spread, that is, the princess of Jiangdu has a secret knot, and now it is gradually revealed, and naturally it cannot be left behind.

This statement is extremely absurd, but Zunshan Temple learned of this news and secretly verified it, which is quite possible, so as to avoid worrying in my heart.

All three understood that this might be an opportunity from the royal family.

In the previous dynasty, the good monks and Taoists, the nobles were proud of building temples and Taoist temples, and they were called Buddhist temples and countless Taoist temples. However, the supervision of Buddhism and Taoism was very strict, not only stipulating that each temple could only be presided over by the "Three Guidelines", but also that the "Three Guidelines" must be recommended by the Honglu Temple and appointed by the Ancestral Department. And according to the law, it is strictly forbidden to have private sex. If it is discovered, not only will it be punished, but also its family members and the local governor who knows about it will be affected. Even the origins of monks, nuns, and Taoists are the same as ordinary people, and they must be made every three years, and three copies must be copied, one for the ancestral hall, one for Honglu, and one for the county. Read the full text of the latest chapter

If that's all there is to it, that's fine, but the emperors of this dynasty are all bad at Buddhism. It's easy to change to a more obsessed one, but it's so good. Although he did not go to the alchemy to seek immortality, he always summoned Taoist priests to preach, and never recruited monks to preach Buddhism.

In the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism, the upper class has always been dominated by Taoism. Now that the emperor is good at Taoism, the people under him are willing to do what he likes, except for a part of the special backbone, everyone else is more or less suddenly interested in Taoism. Although there are still many worships of Buddha in the inner family, it is undeniable that under the pervasiveness and influence of this atmosphere, although the monks did not show it clearly, they were a little anxious in their hearts.

Whether it is Buddha or Taoism, who doesn't want incense to flourish, there are many believers, and the classics can be sung by all generations, although Taoism is not the state religion of Daxia, but this trend continues, and the monks also want to take the royal route on that day, not flattery, but the environment is like this, if you want to live well, you must always be closer to the ruler, even if something happens, there is a place to speak, outsiders say that it is to stay away from the red dust, but it is not really to drink the morning dew and abandon the grains. Of course, there are many Buddhist temples on the mountain, there are many Buddhist temples in the square, Zunshan Temple occupies most of the Jingshan Fang, if it really does not please the ruler, come to "destroy the Buddha" several times, everyone's life is not good.

"This matter" Zhitong Zen Master has a calm temperament and is cautious, otherwise he will not be able to afford the position of the temple master, so he frowned slightly, and hesitated a little, "If it is true, once we make a move, the reputation of the temple will be greatly affected." If it is fake, the consequences are even more unimaginable. I can't afford to wait. ”

He knew very well in his heart that there were almost no examples of royal princesses leaving illegitimate children, and even if there were, they were secretly given to others to raise, at most, they would take care of it later, and they couldn't afford to spend so much time. If you don't want to send it away, there is another way, get married immediately, even if there is a big fat boy in three or five months, it is not easy for others to say anything, after all, it is a royal family, there are always some privileges.

In today's situation, there are neither, so there is only one possibility left, Princess Jiangdu wants to keep this child as a legitimate person, but the child's father status is extremely low, and there is no possibility of being a colt.

Zunshan Temple is not only a top-level temple, but also has many high-ranking officials and nobles who are in contact with each other, especially the women in the back house, and they will always bring something out of their conversations. Therefore, they all know that Princess Jiangdu does not have a face, and there is only one male pet, no, if this is the case, it is not a male pet for convenience, but a lover.

That's going to be hard.

Male pets are easy to deal with, money, power, nothing more than that, but once they move their true feelings

"Someone will take this step." Zen Master Zhiming resolutely said, "It just depends on who has the courage and can make this determination." ”

Zen Master Hui'an sighed lightly and did not speak again.

The same Q&A took place in many of Chang'an's top monasteries and Taoist temples, and many people tossed and turned, unable to sleep.

As the master of one temple and one view, he bears not only himself, but also the future of the entire temple and Taoist temple, and this decision is naturally not something that can be made casually. But what the royal family needs is precisely the advocacy of these top figures, dreaming of the sun and the moon and being pregnant, not counting if they make it up themselves, and they must have convincing characters to fan the flames, swear by it, and smash this matter to be considered a success.

Qin Wan is not in a hurry, not at all.

The bait has been dropped, it doesn't matter who will swallow it, the important thing is to give a reasonable explanation, just fool the foolish people in the countryside. It doesn't matter if she can't fool her, those people are too far away from her, and the most important thing is the power in her hands, how can she worry

"The courtiers seem to be a little impatient." Qin Wan put down the book in his hand and said lazily, "That's right, there is good news from the Southeast Transport Road and the Jiangnan Canal, and it looks like it will be completed in a few years." Naturally, everyone wants to grab these two pieces of pie into their mouths, regardless of whether they are cooked or not, whether they are hot or not. ”

Shipping is a very money-making business, the southeast transportation road is a traffic artery, and the Jiangnan Canal is still stained with salt, who doesn't want Qin Wan to manage it, he will do his best to suppress and balance, so that all forces can accept it for the time being. Now she is left alone, she can indulge, the emperor doesn't care, and the queen trusts her mother's family. Although it is not extremely partial, it is clear that it is partial, and excludes dissidents. But every time I encounter something, most of them play 30 boards each, and it is not for nothing when dealing with my subordinates, but in the eyes of outsiders, it is far less than the others who have fallen because of this. After all, with the queen here, her subordinates will not hurt their muscles and bones, but others will hurt

Chen Xuan didn't understand what Qin Wan meant by this, and said tentatively: "What does His Highness mean?"

"People, you can't be in a hurry, you have to give them a little hope." Qin Wan smiled and said, "Didn't they keep shouting that the prince was lecturing, and the sixth and seventh were taught by so many great Confucians for two or three years, and now they are half a big man, and they can already meet people." Chongyang is not bad, and it is time for the courtiers to meet the two princes they have in mind. Speaking of this, Qin Wan said meaningfully, "Not only the sixth is going, but the seventh is also going, if the seventh is not there, how can you highlight the intelligence of the sixth If the sixth is not extremely talented at a young age, and can take on heavy responsibilities at the age of thirteen or fourteen, how can my good imperial uncle be anxious?"

Chen Xuan understood, and also showed a smile: "The minister will do it"

Qin Wan nodded casually and didn't say anything more.

Within a few days, there were rumors in the market, saying that the princess of Jiangdu had a dream and was pregnant.

This kind of thing is naturally believed by some people, some people don't believe it, some people arrange it, and some people don't care about it at all. The courtiers tacitly knew that the matter had not yet been decided, so they naturally would not say anything, and it would not be too late to talk about it when the child was really born and whether it would be recorded in the royal jade.

The courtiers and nobles with different minds were soon attracted to all their attention by another matter.

On the ninth day of the ninth month of September, Chongyang, the day of ancestor worship, the sixth prince Qin Zheng and the seventh prince Qin Dare gave lectures in court.

The Seventh Prince Qin Dare has mediocre qualifications, but he follows the script. The sixth prince Qin Zhenglong Zhang Fengzi, who was only less than a year older than him, although he was less than ten years old, had an extraordinary bearing, and he had broken the annotations of his predecessors, and chewed the classics that had been chewed thousands of times word by word, which made people's eyes light up and admired.

Seeing that there are successors to the royal family, Princess Jiangdu is gradually delegating power, and everyone's thoughts have gradually shifted to whether Princess Jiangdu is in power or not, those are two different things, giving birth to a son surnamed Qin in power, and not giving birth to a son surnamed Qin, the difference is even bigger. As long as she is willing to let go of power, everyone doesn't mind turning a blind eye, after all, no one is stupid enough to offend the powerful Princess Jiangdu for this little thing, or even the emperor and queen behind her.

In the fourth year of Yonglong, in November, Qin Wan, the princess of Jiangdu, gave birth to a boy named "Zhao".

The emperor was overjoyed, and wanted to crown this child as the prince of the country, but was persuaded by Qin Wan. Only the child is recorded on the jade, and he is ranked with his sister Qin Han.

After Princess Jiangdu gave birth, she did not return to the court, and her opposition to official affairs became even weaker. Even in the autumn of the following year, when the Turks rebelled again, she only appeared in the Taiji Palace a little more often, calmly and decisively issuing one order after another. What people value more is Qin Zheng, the sixth prince who has extraordinary insights and is not good.

It was also at this time that Chang Qing came to report: "Your Highness, there is movement in King Lu's Mansion"