Chapter 222: Awesome, My Queen Mother
"Alas, they are all royal and wealthy, but now it looks like they are too far behind other people's Buddhism."
Empress Dowager Jiang couldn't help but sigh, and she couldn't help but sigh, in front of her old man, there was a jade carving...... The height is not too amazing, only two feet two, and there is a statue of a Bodhisattva.
This Bodhisattva statue looks at the front, it is very ordinary, and there is no difference, but when it is turned to the back, I am afraid that anyone will be amazed, because behind it, there are a thousand carvings, and each palm has an eyeball. A veritable thousand-armed thousand-eyed, with supreme magical powers that can see all over the world.
Such a large piece of mutton fat jade is already a shocking treasure.
But compared with the carver's intentions, it is not worth mentioning.
How much effort does this take, how much labor cost is wasted, even the best jade carving master, in a lifetime, may not be able to carve one-tenth.
In the face of this, who would dare to say that there is no spirit of craftsmanship!
It's simply ingenious and shocking!
In contrast, the later generations of emerald watermelon, cabbage...... In front of this thing, it is an ordinary watermelon and cabbage, and the ugly duckling meets the white swan, and the gap is so big.
Empress Dowager Jiang faced this statue of Guanyin with a thousand hands and a thousand eyes, and she had been looking at it for two hours.
As the queen mother, she has not seen good things, mountains of gold and silver, and she will not touch her heart, but in the face of this Guanyin statue, she was completely impressed.
Take a glimpse and see the whole picture, how many treasures are hidden in these Buddhist temples in Xishan, and how much wealth they have, it is really appalling!
"Go and call Wang Yue."
Empress Dowager Jiang felt that what to do with Xishan's wealth, her son was no longer useful, and she had to call Wang Yue over.
And at this moment, Wang Yue is suffering from Zhu Houxi's storm.
The little pigs are angry.
"Wang Fugui! You, why don't you tell me about the true wealth of the West Mountain? ”
Wang Yue said that he was very wronged, "Your Majesty, the minister has never told you a lie!" The temple in the west mountain hides the dingkou to avoid taxes, and there is a charcoal buried under the west mountain, which is black gold, is the minister wrong? ”
Zhu Houxi gritted his teeth, "That's right! But you didn't say that there is real gold in Xishan! It's those gold and silver Buddha statues, it's those priceless vessels! ”
Zhu Houxi's eyes widened, and his cheeks bulged out with anger, "Wang Yue, do you know no, I am short of money now!" ”
Wang Yue blinked, "Your Majesty, although the expenses in the palace have been reduced a lot, you have also dismissed so many palace maids and eunuchs, it doesn't cost much!" ”
"It doesn't work!" Zhu Houxi pondered for a long time, pulled Wang Yue to his side, and said in a low voice: "Xiao Fugui, I promised the queen that I would give her some jewelry." ”
"Oh! That's not much! Wang Yue was puzzled and said: "Gold bracelets, gold earrings, how much can they weigh?" Even if you get dozens of sets, it's not much. ”
Zhu Houxi took a deep breath and said in a muffled voice: "I also promised the queen that I want to repair the West Garden!" ”
Zhu Houxi's voice was not high, but in Wang Yue's ears, it was almost like a thunderstorm!
How dare you, my majesty, promise!
This West Garden is in the middle sea and the South China Sea to the west of the Forbidden City...... It's not really a sea, it's a lake, of course, you can call it in tandem......
This treasure land, after Zhu Di moved the capital to Beiping, became a royal garden, once very luxurious, but since Xianzong, it has fallen into disrepair, and if you want to restore the former scenery, only the way of heaven needs to throw how much silver into it.
Love is so terrible, the originally ambitious little emperor was stunned.
At this time, spending a lot of money to repair the West Garden can simply match the faint monarchs of the past and present.
"Your Majesty, do you plan to use the money copied from Xishan to repair Xiyuan?"
The corners of Zhu Houxi's mouth grinned slightly, looking very embarrassed.
"Xiao Fugui, I also know that spending too much money at this time is not a good thing, but you also know that this palace is not a place for insurance. Those imperial doctors were all expelled from the capital by me, and they were sent to the army, and the palace maids and eunuchs were also driven out. But I always feel that there are eyes staring at me, making me not eat well and sleep well...... And it's easy for me to get married, so it's not too much to get a place to play and relax, right? ”
What can Wang Yue say, didn't Zhu Houxi in history just go to Xiyuan to live and be unwilling to return to the palace?
It can only be said that it is an early onset.
However, at this time, it is indeed not suitable for large-scale construction, but he is also the favorite minister of the Son of Heaven, so he directly advises the Son of Heaven, is this good?
Wang Yue was silent, Zhu Houxi suddenly sighed, and said in a sullen voice: "Even you are against it, I know that I am the Son of Heaven, I can't enjoy it, and I shouldn't be willful, I can only be honest and be a holy monarch, right?" ”
How does this sound a little resentful!
Although Wang Yue felt that it should not be wasted, he cherished his friendship with Zhu Houxi...... The two people maintain an intimate relationship, not only him, but even Zhang Zhang, who needs ......
"Your Majesty, the minister is not refusing, but helping His Majesty think of ideas."
"Oh?" Zhu Houxi was energetic, "Do you have a way?" ”
"It's just an idea." Wang Yue smiled and said, "Did these gold and silver treasures all give to the Queen Mother?" ”
"That's right! At that time, I was confused for a while, and promised to hand over all my belongings and charcoal to the Queen Mother. Zhu Houxi's voice was low, and he couldn't regret it.
Wang Yue thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, this matter is not difficult, you just need to tell the Queen Mother that these things are things of Buddhism, and they are stained with incense, and they cannot be used directly in the palace, and they need to be handed over to the treasury for disposal." Turn around and say hello to the cabinet, and the four cabinet elders will obey His Majesty's wishes. ”
Zhu Houxi thought for a moment and thought deeply.
"Okay! Xiao Fugui, your brain really works! For my sake, you can even deceive the Queen Mother! ”
Wang Yue rolled his eyelids, you think I want to deceive, isn't there no way! Although you monster dragon is too difficult to serve!
Zhu Houxi thought about it, this idea is really good, so he did it!
At this time, someone came and said that the queen mother's name was Wang Yue.
No need to ask, it must be a matter of discussing what to do with these treasures. Zhu Houxi said: "That's it, I'll go and tell the queen mother, you just wait here." ”
Zhu Houxi ran away happily.
The entire temple of the West Mountain, how much wealth, so far, has not been figured out. But in addition to the thousand-armed and thousand-eyed Guanyin on the Jiang side, there are countless Buddha statues, the largest of which is Maitreya Buddha, cast in red gold, weighing more than 5,000 catties, which is simply appalling.
These things, transported to the West Garden, can immediately turn the West Garden into the most magnificent fairyland in the whole world...... Zhu Houxi was full of confidence and came to see the old lady.
"The queen mother, the child heard that these gods and Buddhas have been worshipped, contaminated with incense, and have spiritual ...... It is not appropriate to supply it directly, and it is really not easy to destroy it rashly and hurt people's good fortune! ”
Jiang hadn't thought about it yet, but when she heard Zhu Houxi say this, she hesitated, "Emperor, could it be that our mother and daughter picked up a hedgehog?" ”
Zhu Houxi said bitterly: "The child didn't expect that there would be so many statements, it's really annoying!" ”
"So, then you can't move?" Chiang didn't believe it.
"It's not that it can't be moved." Zhu Houxi said: "The child has asked, it is inconvenient for ordinary people to move, but they can be handed over to the treasury and let them recast it in the name of the imperial court and turn it into gold and silver for the treasury." With the suppression of the national fortunes of the Ming Dynasty, the gods and Buddhas are nothing. ”
"I see!" Jiang Shi thought about it again and again, and said in a muffled voice: "Yes, a person's fortune is limited after all, and it is reasonable to suppress it with the size of the country." ”
Zhu Houxi was overjoyed, it was done!
Xiao Fugui's idea really worked!
He suppressed his excitement, but he still had to pretend to be annoyed, "The queen mother, the child doesn't want to, but now it seems that the people in the household can only transport the things away." ”
Zhu Houxi's heart was raised, and he waited for the old lady to relax.
But who knows, Jiang Shi actually frowned and fell into deep thought, and Zhu Houxi could only wait.
Wait, wait...... After a long time, Jiang suddenly slapped his thigh, and couldn't help laughing: "Emperor, you are really confused!" Some time ago, didn't Shao Yuanjie enter Beijing? You let him do it, and melt all these Buddha statues and Dharma weapons. Even if there is something, it is also a matter of their Taoism and Buddhism, and if there is any disaster, let Shao Yuanjie carry it. Mourning family, it is not exempt from vulgarity, I like to watch the gold and silver piled up inside! ”