Chapter 67: Yin and Yang (I)
The words, although paraphrased, still sound loud. However, after hearing this, Ying Tianshen Dragon Emperor Li Xian suddenly smiled and asked in a low voice: "General Gao has a grudge against Buddhism?" Or have they offended you lately too? β
"Qi Song Sheng, the old slave has no enmity with Buddhism!" has long been accustomed to Li Xian's suspicion, and Gao Yanfu does not feel disappointed. Bowing his body, he responded solemnly, "In fact, Buddhism has a great favor to the old slave. Otherwise, the old slave would not be qualified to serve the saint at all. β
"What do you mean?" Li Xian's attention was immediately attracted by Gao Yanfu's words, frowned, and continued to ask.
"The old slave was born in a wealthy family. When he was very young, the elders took the old slave to the Dayun Temple to ask for a signature. The signature reads, "Hugh looks at the small ears of the field, and you have to meet the real dragon Ke Lingyun." The monk in the temple explained that the life of the old slave was very auspicious. If you keep it at home, you will definitely not live to be ten years old. Gao Yanfu grinned, and on his face, which rarely had mood swings, suddenly revealed a bit of desolation, "In this life, the old slave can only be accompanied by the real dragon, and he can turn evil into good fortune." Therefore, the family paid to clear the way and sent the old slave to the palace. Then, the old slave was able to meet the saint and enjoy the glory and wealth that he could never dream of when he was a child! β
"This? Alas-" Li Xian was dumbfounded when he heard it, and after a long while, he let out a long sigh.
The general of the prison gate, among the eunuchs and palace maids in the harem, is one of the best positions. Gao Yanfu now goes outside, and he usually calls his ministers "internal ministers". This is indeed a wealth that ordinary people cannot achieve. However, if you want to become a prison general, you must first become a eunuch. No matter how rich and noble he is, there is no descendant to pass it on, so it is difficult to say whether the monk who was released at the beginning was Gao Yanfu's engong or an enemy?!
As soon as the sigh fell, he heard Gao Yanfu add in a low voice, "After the old slave was appreciated by the Great Sage Empress and was awarded the position of the Inner Palace, he learned from the mouth of the clansmen that the monk had accepted a bribe from my uncle, so he deliberately signed it so crookedly. And the old slave's uncle, the reason why he wanted to send the old slave to the palace at any cost back then was because the old slave's father only had one son. After the old slave enters the palace, if he can't mix up his personal appearance, the old slave's father will be wiped out, and all the family business can fall into the hands of his uncle! β
"Damn it!" Affected by his own experience, Li Xian's most hated thing in his life was to murder his relatives, and he immediately felt a pain in his heart, and blurted out a scolding voice. "Uncle Ling deserves to be killed! General Gao, I will allow you to take revenge! This kind of pit to relatives is unforgivable! β
"Thank you for the justice of the old slave abbot!" Gao Yanfu bowed deeply, then shook his head with a wry smile, "The old slave did think about taking revenge on him, but when the old slave had the ability and qualification to take revenge on him, my uncle had already been ambushed because he was involved in a rebellion against the Great Sage Empress. Back then, the Great Sage Empress knew that the old slave had entered the palace since he was a child, so he didn't let Yousi implicate the old slave. β
"This, alasβ" Ying Tianshen Dragon Emperor Li Xianleng paused, and then shook his head again and sighed.
Obviously, this is another mess. In order to seize the inheritance of the family property from his brother, Gao Yanfu's uncle colluded with the monk to arbitrarily unsign and castrate his nephew into the palace, obviously a tiger and wolf. However, over the years, most of the rebellion cases against his mother, the Great Sage Empress, have been in the name of seeking justice for himself, and the participants can be regarded as loyal ministers of the Tang Dynasty!
In the past two years, in order to consolidate the position of the Li family, he has repeatedly ordered the "rebels" when his mother was in power to be rehabilitated. And if Gao Yanfu expresses his opposition, he is disloyal and unfilial. The bitterness in my heart can be imagined.
"The old slave actually doesn't hate Buddhism!" Gao Yanfu's words continued, bitter and honest, "But the old slave also thinks that one more school must be better than one temple." The Buddha may have been truly compassionate and kind, willing to benefit all sentient beings. But the monks in the temple are mixed. And the students taught in the school can at least distinguish between right and wrong, and will not be easily deceived by bad monks! β
"Well, that's true, no matter how good the scriptures are, they can't help but crooked the mouth of the monk. Reading, on the other hand, can help people get rid of ignorance. Li Xian nodded, finally understanding and believing Gao Yanfu's good intentions.
However, he still didn't rush to give Zhang Qian's primary school a name, but hesitated for a moment and asked in a low voice: "Have Bai Yunzi and Li Xianzong seen those two bronze bells, what do the two of them say?" β
"Qi Song Sheng, this matter has been followed up by Mr. Zheng, and after the old slave returned to the palace, he handed over the bronze bell to him." Gao Yanfu knew very well where the boundaries of his behavior were, and took the initiative to remind him in a low voice.
"Xuan Zheng Kejun entered the palace for questioning!" Li Xian's brows furrowed again, and he waved his hand lightly.
"Yes!" Gao Yanfu agreed, walked away quickly, and soon, the imperial study was quiet. Only the hot water in the pipes of the water stove occasionally made a "purr, purr" sound, as if to remind him of who offered it.
"Whew-" With an irritable sigh, Li Xian handed his chubby fingers to his mouth and devoured them gently. Use the pain of your teeth biting the edges of your fingers to keep yourself awake.
The giving of names and inscriptions are all a gesture of effort. As the emperor of the Tang Dynasty who has been taught by famous teachers since he was a child, he is not so bad that he can't even come up with a loud school name.
However, after successfully taking advantage of the situation, he cut off the arm of the Buddha Gate reaching out to the court. The meteor that destroyed the altar that day was like a charcoal fire, always shining in his heart. Every time he thought about it, he was burned upset.
Does that fire meteor really exist?
If it exists, did it really appear by accident and smash into the altar by chance?
If not by chance, who summoned the fire meteor? What kind of spell is used?
The altar was destroyed because it had hidden a large amount of fierce fire oil. If there was no fire oil, how powerful was that fire meteor? Is it hard to summon it? Is it the person who summoned it that can smash it wherever he wants?
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He needed an accurate answer to all the questions.
Although, although the person who has the most to do with the appearance of the Fire Meteor, he has always been loyal to him. once sacrificed his life to protect him, and just gave him two Zen monasteries and 4,000 acres of fertile land!
As the emperor, Li Xian was nominally wealthy, but the money in the treasury had to be clearly divided between the private treasury. Otherwise, when he goes to court, he will definitely be endlessly admonished by the officials. What's more, the Datang treasury left to him by his mother was already empty in broad daylight to run mice.
Therefore, the two Zen monasteries and 4,000 acres of fertile land made Li Xian happy. However, he did not dare to relax at all the vigilance he should have.
There are no absolute loyal ministers in the world. His mother, Wu Zetian, once told him personally. And he himself has used countless bloody experiences to prove that this statement is absolutely true.
Zhang Zhizhi and the other five people, who sacrificed their lives to push him to the throne and successfully forced his mother to retreat, should be regarded as loyal ministers. However, these five people soon colluded and used him as an ornament.
Wu Sansi, under the hint of his mother, helped him deal with Zhang Jizhi and other five powerful ministers, and he was once loyal to him. However, after Wu Sansi killed Zhang Jizhi and others, he immediately began to control the government.
And, and his own son! After killing Wu Sansi, he didn't want to wait all night, and directly led his troops to the palace!
If you are not faithful to your own son. Let Li Xian, how can he completely trust an outsider again?!
If the fire meteor is summoned by magic, then this time it can smash the monk's altar, and maybe it can smash his dormitory one day.
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"Holy Lord, Manager Zheng is here!" A call came from the opposite side of the bookcase, startling Li Xian, the Yingtian Shenlong Emperor who was in a state of contemplation. It was all because of the concentration he had cultivated over the years that he did not get up and escape.
"It's coming, it's coming, using your courtesy?!" Glaring angrily at Gao Yanfu, who was bowing his body to report to him, Li Xian ordered in a deep voice: "Let him come in directly!" Go and prepare some hot tea and snacks for me, don't have to be reminded of everything! β
"Yes!" Gao Yanfu bowed down again and walked quickly to the door. The old man's face did not dare to show the slightest grievance.
Accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger, this point has been known since the first day he entered the palace. Over the years, the same group of young eunuchs who entered the palace have died, and those who have been reduced to lowly servants have been reduced to lowly servants, but he has always gone against the current, relying on this good attitude.
In fact, in his heart, Emperor Ying Tian Shenlong was already a benevolent monarch compared to the Empress Zetian Great Sage. Although suspicious and fickle, he is moody, but he will not easily kill people to vent his anger. And the mother of the Ying Tianshen Dragon Emperor is more like a legendary god, and Gao Yanfu can't see any human feelings in her heart. There is no guarantee when she wants to kill, and who will not be the target of her slaughter!
"General ......" Zheng Kejun, who was standing at the door, listened to Li Xian's words of scolding Gao Yanfu in his ears word for word. Seeing Gao Yanfu's feet crossing the threshold, he hurriedly stepped forward and whispered to ask for warmth.
"The Holy Divine commands you to enter the house now!" Gao Yanfu waved his hand at him lightly, whispered an order, and at the moment of passing by him, he quickly gave him a look and reminded him to be more careful.
Zheng Kejun gave his hand gratefully, and then trotted into the imperial study. In a blink of an eye, he came to the five steps opposite Li Xian, stopped his body, and carefully saluted, "The last general, Zheng Kejun, congratulations to Sheng'an." β
"Excuse me!" Li Xian received the same courtesy every day, and he was already annoyed. waved his hand and quickly turned the conversation to the topic: "Have Bai Yunzi and Hun Tianjian Li Zhengjian tried the bronze bell?" The result? β
"Returning to the saint and asking, Daoist Master Sima Chengzhen of Baiyunzi used the Seven Stars Thunder Formation the day before yesterday and tried it for three full hours. In the end, he was so tired that he vomited blood, but he got nothing. Zheng Kejun hesitated for a moment and decided to report truthfully, so as not to accidentally stand on the wrong team and suffer an unwarranted disaster. Li Xianzong, the former chief of the Hun Tian Prison, received the bronze bell yesterday morning. He tried three times with three different formations, but he didn't get anything. β
"Rubbish!" Li Xian frowned when he heard this, and scolded in a low voice. "The two of them, don't they both claim to have attained the Tao a long time ago, why can't they even do such a trivial thing?!"
"Returning to the saint to ask, Baiyunzi Sima Chengzhen explained to the last general that interlacing is like separating mountains, and he is cultivating the Dao of Immortality, and killing is not what he is good at. If you do it reluctantly, you will only hurt yourself. Moreover, he was not sure that using the bronze bell as a medium could really attract meteors! Zheng Kejun hesitated for a moment and continued to report truthfully.
"What about Li Xianzong, what did he say?" I am obviously not satisfied with this answer. Li Xian frowned and continued to ask.
"Returning to the saint to ask, the former Li Xianzong Dao Chief said that he did feel the mysterious meaning from the bronze bell. However, if you want to attract meteors to fall from the sky, the time, location, formation, and spirit medium are all indispensable. Unless......" Zheng Kejun hesitated, not knowing what to say next.
"Unless what?" Li Xian didn't have the patience to wait for him to organize the vocabulary, glared at him, and urged in a low voice. "Just tell me the truth."
"Unless the caster is his grandfather! However, it is also necessary to borrow the power of heaven and earth to do it when the solar eclipse reappears and the stars can be seen during the day. Otherwise, there is no chance of success! Zheng Kejun had no choice but to truthfully relay Li Xianzong's words. At the end, he never forgot to add a sentence, "The last general doesn't know if he is making excuses for his own failures, so I plan to find other famous people who have attained the Tao in a few days to continue to verify." β
However, all these efforts were in vain. Li Xian directly ignored the few words he had finally cleared up the relationship, stared into his eyes, and asked in a deep voice: "What did he say?" What does it take to be successful? β
Li Daochang said that although he was enlightened, his strength was not good. Unless the person who casts the spell is his grandfather Li Chunfeng, or has a higher mana than his grandfather. Zheng Kejun's scalp was numb, he lowered his head, and reported truthfully again, "Moreover, the eclipse needs to appear again, and when the stars can be seen during the day, with the help of the power of heaven and earth, it can attract fire meteors." Otherwise, there is no chance of success! β
"Whew-" Li Xian's mood instantly improved. smiled and waved his hand gently, "Zheng Qing has worked hard, looking for other things that are highly attained, you can take your time." But remember, don't get the word out. The fewer people who know about this matter, the better. β
"The last will understand! The end will not be hard, the end will be willing to go to the soup for the saint! Zheng Kejun also secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly shouted his loyalty to Li Xian.
The deputy commander of the Hundred Cavalry Division is not a human at all. seems to be deeply trusted by the emperor, and there are many opportunities to eat and hang! In case of any situation that should be reported, fail to report it in time, and then something happens again, it is inevitable that you will suffer from the pond fish!
"Hmm!" Obviously, he was very satisfied with Zheng Kejun's attitude, and Li Xian let out a comfortable long groan from his mouth. "You have always reassured me in doing things. Recently, there are still new things in Chang'an City, let's tell me about it! β
"The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and the market is extremely lively." Zheng Kejun didn't have to guess, he knew that what Li Xian wanted to know was not new, thought about it, and reported in a very low voice, "Among them, there are a group of big cannibals who sell colored glass in the West Market." Among them, there is a glazed lantern, which is divided into two layers, and the inner lamp wall is equipped with pictures. After lighting the candle inside, the painting can turn on its own. The lamp sold for as much as 3,000 hangs, and it is said that it was bought by a high monk to be hung in the temple to worship the Buddha. β
"Monk? Spend 3,000 hangs just to buy a lamp? Which monk is so rich. Emperor Ying Tianshenlong was obviously more interested in the identity of the buyer, and immediately asked with a smile.
"It's Hui Ming, the younger brother of Zen Master Hui Fan." Zheng Kejun thought for a while and quickly added, "According to the report of the flying horse of the Hundred Cavalry Division, after he bought this lamp, he did not take it to worship the Buddha. Instead, it was sent to the house of Cui Jie, a member of the Criminal Department. β
"Cui Jie?" Li Xianleng was stunned, and it took some effort to finally find the appearance of a middle-aged man full of righteousness in his mind. However, this Wailang, who is usually full of righteousness in front of him, obviously has not very clean hands and feet. It's just that I don't know who gave this person the courage to dare to accept Hui Fan's bribe at this moment?!
"Cui Jie was born in the Boling Cui clan!" The voice was not a little emotional, Zheng Kejun continued to report, as if he was just a puppet who could talk, "According to the generation, he is the nephew of Cui Xiang, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites." But the two sides are not the same branch. β
"It's Bo Ling Cui again!" Li Xian was so angry that he slapped the case hard.
A person with five surnames and seven hopes, when his mother was alive, he made excuses and didn't know how many people he killed. However, in the end, the court could not get rid of the shadow of these families.
The monk stretched out his arm to the court, and he cut it and cut it off. The monk couldn't even curse one of his weapons supervisors, obviously that set of good fortune was fooling people. In addition, he now has a stable throne and no longer needs the financial support of monks.
However, the five surnames and seven hopes are different. Although Datang has carried out the imperial examination for many years, many important positions are still held by people with five surnames and seven hopes, or those who are related to the five surnames and seven hopes. The reason is also very simple, ordinary people lack the inheritance of reading, and it is difficult to become a talent. In each imperial examination, the top ones are still mostly children of families.
"Holy Lord, tea is here." Gao Yanfu, the general of the prison gate, personally ran in with a tray and reported with a cold air.
"Put it down, High Prison Gate." Li Xian suddenly felt that Gao Yanfu was so pleasing to the eye, knocked on the table with a smile, and ordered softly. Immediately, he nodded lightly at Zheng Kejun, "You send someone to continue to stare at Cui Jie to see who the last marquee belongs to." As soon as there is news, please feel free to report to me. β
"The last will obey! This will be arranged. Zheng Kejun solemnly bowed his hand, turned around and walked away quickly.
"You, prepare paper for me!" Without waiting for this person's back to walk out of the study, Ying Tianshen Dragon Emperor Li Xian turned his gaze to Gao Yanfu again, "I have already thought about what the name of the school should be given to Zhang Qing!" β
"Yes!" Gao Yanfu was overjoyed, and immediately trotted to get the white paper, and spread his hands on the imperial book case.
"Since it is a school, how can you not cultivate talents for the country? Let's call it Chengxian Academy, I am waiting to see what kind of talents Zhang Qing can cultivate for me! Li Xian said as he lifted the pen and danced on the white paper.
In the next moment, the two big words "Chengxian" had clearly shone into Gao Yanfu's eyes.