Capital.

The second floor of Tai Yat Xuan Tea House.

Wen Shangshu got up and opened the door, welcoming in a man with a hat.

The door closed, the man took off his hat, with dissatisfaction on his face, sat on the left side, glanced at the noisy street downstairs, and then looked at Wen Changjin with a teacup.

"Father has just lifted the grounding of the palace, but the news from you is timely, what is the reason why you have to let the palace come to such a place this time?"

Wen Changjin didn't have a trace of displeasure on his face, but hurriedly walked to the table, opened all the window sashes, and glanced downstairs.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doesn't know anything, please come over today, one is to discuss with His Royal Highness about Xiaochang's participation in the imperial examination, and the other is to invite you to come and see a lively scene."

Yes, that's right, the man wearing the hat is Zhu Bingyu, the crown prince of the dynasty, who has been grounded at home for more than two months, and he has gained a lot of weight at this time, and he looks a little similar to Fang Jizhong, all of them are white and fat.

Zhu Bingyu had disdain on his face, but he endured it and did not have a seizure.

"The palace knows about Xiaochang, but the father and the emperor are almost invisible to the palace now, even if you want to say good things, you can't do it?"

Wen Changjin smiled, shook his head slightly and raised his eyes to look at the prince, choosing this fat Zhu Bingyu to support, not because of how strong his ability was, or how powerful his mother was.

It's just that he's cowardly enough and timid enough to be afraid.

Such a person is the easiest to control, Wen Changjin did not have a trace of displeasure on his face, and still had a smile.

"The prince is too worried, the minister just hopes that if someone mentions Xiaochang's participation in the imperial examination, you can oppose it, you don't have to do anything, just show that you don't agree, as for how to fight for it, this Xu Ge elder will come forward."

Zhu Bingyu was stunned, feeling that his attitude seemed to be a little excessive, his face shook with a smile, and then looked at Wen Changjin.

"Wen Shangshu, you also have to understand, the queen mother is struggling at this time, the Xian Guifei and Shu Guifei can be regarded as the real power of the queen mother, I have been grounded for many days, and my father still snorted coldly when he saw me.

Even Fang Jizhong doesn't have a good face for me, so it's difficult to protect himself, but don't worry, you said that this palace can do it, by the way, what is the excitement you are talking about? ”

Zhu Bingyu also seemed to feel that he was a little excessive, and after explaining, he hurriedly turned to the second thing Wen Changjin said just now, although he was blunt, he was showing favor to Wen Changjin.

Wen Changjin was still the same as before, with a smile on his face, and leaned close to Zhu Bingyu's ear and said a few words, Zhu Bingyu's eyes widened when he heard it, and his face was full of disbelief.

"You mean, this monk has come back from Tianzhu, so will he help us?"

Wen Changjin smiled, sat opposite Zhu Bingyu, and narrowed his eyes like an old fox.

"It's not who helps whom, it's just that everyone takes what they need, what he needs is a saint, to become a holy monk in the Great Liang Kingdom, to open a sect, to set up an altar to teach, and to transform sentient beings, these are what they are for us, but there is one more temple, whether we can retain believers, it depends on his ability."

Wen Changjin paused, glanced at the window again, and there seemed to be more onlookers outside.

Zhu Bingyu also had some interest in this, and leaned closer to the window to look down.

"A monk can influence his father's decision, then Zhou Heng is a celebrity around his father as far as I know, and Zhu Yunmo is the queen mother's eyes, how can he move easily, just say that this time I go back to Datong, isn't it to save King Ning?"

Wen Changjin didn't move, "Does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince know that the previous dynasty said that the five stars were connected?" ”

Zhu Bingyu thought about it, and seemed to really have such a thing in his memory, and then realized:

"Before the death of the previous dynasty, some people said about this five-star celestial phenomenon, saying that what kind of five-star alignment is competing for the light of the sun and the moon, when the old monk who entered the palace to give a speech, in order to make the emperor of the previous dynasty believe, also self-immolated in front of the palace gate, this matter is recorded."

Wen Changjin nodded and looked at Zhu Bingyu to praise him.

"The prince is erudite, this matter was more than a hundred years ago, but Your Majesty once said that if you take the past as a mirror, if such a thing is placed in the present dynasty, how do you say Your Majesty will deal with it?"

Zhu Bingyu raised his head and looked at Wen Changjin, his eyes, which were originally a little puzzled, became more and more determined, and finally nodded vigorously.

"As you said, if the situation is serious, or if there is anything that affects the dragon vein, my father will not ignore it, but I don't know if this monk has the ability."

Wen Changjin smiled silently, and at this time, there was a sudden noise under the teahouse, and Zhu Bingyu and Wen Changjin both walked to the window and looked down sideways.

A team of men and horses came quickly, blocking both sides of the road, and at a glance this was the people of the forbidden army, the mounts were fat and strong, and the fur was smooth, and the people of the forbidden army were also silver helmets and silver armor, which looked very dazzling.

On both sides of the road, they were quickly blocked by these forbidden troops, and the onlookers were looking forward to it, and the roadside became orderly and not as chaotic as it was at the beginning.

After a while, the sound of a bell sounded, and a monk holding a Zen staff walked slowly, gray-white monk's robes, draped in a robe with red gold silk and gold scales, holding a Zen staff in one hand, hanging Buddha beads in one hand, and standing in front of his chest with one palm.

Every step seemed to be chanting something, as if hearing the shouts around him, the monk looked around slightly, with a kind face and a smile that seemed to be absent.

If Zhou Heng is here, he will be surprised, how can this person be so similar to the actor of Tang Seng in the 86th version of Journey to the West, he is simply the second Chi Chongrui, tall, long-legged, fair-skinned, not like a laborer, with traces of sun exposure on his face and hands.

Wen Changjin looked at the man with a faint smile on his face, and Zhu Bingyu seemed to be slightly surprised because of this person's appearance.

"Who is this person?"

Wen Changjin didn't look back, and introduced in a nonchalant voice:

"This person's Dharma name is Jingyi, is the eldest disciple of the Baohua Temple presiding over the Yukong Master, after the Yukong Master passed away, this Jingyi monk went to Tianzhu and returned from studying Buddhism for three years.

It is said that he had a unique view of the stars, and wherever he went, he opened the altar to preach the scriptures and discuss the scriptures, attracting a large number of students to debate with him, and he has not yet met a rival. ”

Zhu Bingyu tried hard to think about it, he knew that this Baohua Temple was on the mountain in the eastern suburbs of the capital, and the incense was flourishing, and the queen mother seemed to have been there to make incense, but Daliang believed in Taoism more, and there were not a few people who served the pill.

With doubts on his face, he looked at Wen Changjin.

"The main palace of Baohua Temple knows, but it seems that there is already some depression here, is it that the Imperial Sky Master is very famous?"

Wen Changjin shook his head with a smile on his face.

"Master Yukong is a person with mediocre qualifications, ignorant of the world, and passed away after presiding over Baohua Temple for a few years, but his ancestor is Master Xuyun, and he is the real first person in my Daliang Buddhism."

Zhu Bingyu nodded, "I see, I heard that Master Xuyun went to Tianzhu to practice Buddhism, and finally returned to Daliang to open the altar to preach the scriptures, could it be that the disciples of this disciple should also follow the example of their predecessors?" ”

Wen Changjin nodded, with a smile on his face.

"Master Xuyun has not appeared for many years, seventy years ago to Tianzhu, many people do not remember much, it is said that twenty years ago in Datong Fahua Temple preached, but who has heard.

And this Jingyi monk, did not follow the route chosen by the ancestors all the way to the west, he went all the way south, to Fuzhou by boat, and then to the west, directly to Tianzhu to seek the true scriptures, the return journey is from Fuzhou all the way to the capital, believers and people who have listened to his lectures, how many hundreds of thousands, the impact is extremely far-reaching. ”

Zhu Bingyu had a shocked expression on his face, and hurriedly leaned on the window again to look down, it seemed that the extraordinary bearing of the Jingyi monk was indeed a little different, and his gestures were not a few points worse than that of him, the prince.

"Looking at this battle, was he invited to Beijing?"

The smile on Wen Changjin's face instantly expanded a little, and he raised his eyes to look at the prince with a fine light.

"When the Queen Mother heard about this person, she hoped that Monk Jingyi could come to the palace to meet him and eliminate disasters for His Majesty."

Zhu Bingyu was stunned, his eyes widened, everyone knew that his father was a person who took pills all year round, and he was very obedient to the Taoist system.

Why was it so unexpected today that this monk was allowed to meet him?

Don't......

"Could it be that my father's body is no longer good?"