Chapter 61: Déjà vu (continued)
Outside the Lingyao Temple, the forbidden army has three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry, as in the past, this is the pomp of the Son of Heaven, the northern captives retreated to Jiangbei, Chen Guanjia led the ministers to Lingyao Temple today to make incense and make a vow, and the incense in the temple is extremely spectacular. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
In the main hall, Chen Shubao is burning incense and praying, the official army repelled the northern captives, so that he is in a good mood these days, only Jiankang has his own royal blessing, and there is the blessing of the Buddha, so the heart of the Buddha is more and more hot, and today it is here to make a vow, hoping that the imperial court will recover the lost land and the country will be long.
Accompanying Chen Shubao were close ministers Kong Fan and Shi Wenqing, who are now hot and known as the "mainstays".
When Chen Shubao was still the crown prince, Shi Wenqing was his main bookkeeper, and Kong Fan was also friendly with Chen Shubao, and after he was enthroned as emperor, the two became fortunate ministers.
Shi Wenqing and another fortunate minister blocked the way of speech, while Kong Fan was good at articles, used to observing words and looking at sycophants, and often used gorgeous articles to decorate Chen Shubaowen, the two were famous ministers, or to put it bluntly, traitorous ministers.
There are several other ministers, as well as Zhang Guifei, who is very favored by the Son of Heaven, as well as Yingying Yanyan such as Kong and Gong Ergui, as well as eunuchs Cai Tuo'er and Li Shandu, who are embarrassed to collude with each other and make the government a miasma.
At the beginning of the year, the Zhou army drank the Yangtze River, and the Son of Heaven took Shi Wenqing and Kong Fan as the internal and external supervisors to command the army to resist foreign enemies.
Not to mention that Kong and Shi have a very poor relationship with the generals, Shi Wenqing and the generals are in the same situation, and the Son of Heaven has repeatedly forcibly seized the generals' subordinates and turned them into the subordinates of Kong Fan and other fortunate ministers, which also makes the generals dissatisfied with Kong Fan.
The commander is out of harmony, and the supervising army who is actually the commander holds great power, but he is an incompetent person who only knows how to slap the horse, and it is strange that such an army can defeat the enemy!
This is the opinion of many people of insight, so they are very pessimistic about the current situation, and the result is that the development of things is unexpected, the official army has performed well and defeated the Zhou army one after another, successfully dragging the war into the rainy season, and now it is even more grinding the other party has no choice but to retreat to Jiangbei.
As if the Liang army repelled the Qi army more than 30 years ago, many people could not accept the fact that Kong and Shi were like the mainstays of the Chen state.
All the previous doubts about Kong and Shi as the prison guards now seem to be pale and powerless, and the performance of these two people over the past few months is like a change of people, and even makes people have an illusion: Could these two be Zhongxing celebrities?
This is impossible, the dog can't change the, even if Kong and Shi are really talented, but moral corruption, sooner or later it will be a scourge, but the two are now in the limelight, no one dares to talk more, so they can only wait for the opportunity silently.
Others think so, of course Kong Fan and Shi Wenqing know, so they are like flies around Chen Shubao all day long, doing everything they can to please each other, and at the same time, they are also curious about rare treasures, dedicated to the concubine Zhang Lihua, and ask her to blow more pillow wind.
As long as it is possible, you have to follow Chen Shubao's side, so as to save someone from suing the black, and today the Son of Heaven went to Lingyao Temple to make incense, and the two of them followed suit, one to please the Son of Heaven, and the other to please Zhang Lihua.
Empress Shen Wuhua has long fallen out of favor, and the crown prince of her concubine Chen Yin has been abolished, and the new prince is Chen Shen, the son of Chen Shubao and Zhang Lihua, and Chen Shubao originally planned to abolish the position of Empress Shen Wuhua at the beginning of the year and canonize Zhang Lihua as the queen, but it was only because of the entry of the Zhou army into the Kou.
Sooner or later, Chen Guo's queen will be Zhang Lihua's, so Kong Fan and Shi Wenqing have also been currying favor with each other, and today Zhang Lihua also followed Chen Shubao to Lingyao Temple to offer incense, and the two will not let go of this opportunity.
"Master Wise, I don't know where the wisdom is?"
"Your Majesty, the inferior Zhiyuan went to the bookstore in the city today to get the scriptures, and he will come back soon."
"In that case, I will ask the master for another lesson or two..."
Chen Shubao was talking with the wise master Zhiyi, Zhiyi's senior disciple was empowered, he was Zhiyi's disciple, and he followed the master to sort out all kinds of classic books for him on weekdays, and listened to and recorded Zhiyi's lectures and lectures.
Zhiyi has shaved thousands of monks in his life, and there are only more than 20 disciples, and the empowerment and another disciple, Zhiyue, are the most valued by him, but later there is another one.
Last year, Zhiyi shaved a monk in Lingyao Temple, and after talking, he found that this person was quite spiritual, and had a lot of insights into Buddhist scriptures, after several conversations, Zhiyi judged that the other party had Huigen and accepted him as a disciple, and the Dharma name was "Zhiyuan".
Zhiyuan's bearing is extraordinary, he seems to have a good family background before becoming a monk, and his speech and demeanor have the demeanor of a family, but he has been ordained and made a break with the world, and no one pursues Zhiyuan's worldly identity anymore.
Zhiyuan's ability is really good, and he works very hard day and night, and in less than a year, he is familiar with the scriptures of Lotus Hua, Immeasurable Righteousness, and Puxian Guan and understands its meaning.
Zhiyi seems to see himself when he was young, and his guidance is becoming more and more frequent, Zhiyuan is not complacent because of this, he is very respectful to his senior brothers, and he works hard like other ordinary disciples, so he is very popular among his senior brothers.
The last time Chen Shubao went to Lingyao Temple to listen to the lectures of the wise master, he happened to meet Zhiyuan, attracted attention for his unique bearing, talked a few words, and became more and more interested in this young Shamen.
"Shamen" and "monk" are the same meaning, but "Shamen" is used in written records for a lot, colloquial monks to "monk" for more, today Chen Shubao came to Lingyao Temple, want to talk to Zhiyuan again but failed to do so, but it doesn't matter, he has time.
In the side hall, the concubine Zhang Lihua and a group of ladies burned incense and prayed, and each went to the wing room to rest, because the weather was hot, she felt that the wing room was a little stuffy, so she came to the courtyard to enjoy the cool under the tree, and when she was bored, she asked the accompanying monk of the guest:
"I wonder if Master Zhiyuan is here? When the official came today, he said that he wanted to meet the mage. ”
"Back to the female benefactor, Zhiyuan's junior brother just went to the bookstore to get Buddhist scriptures for the wise master, and he should be back soon."
"I see, if Master Zhiyuan comes back, I will lead him to the main hall to face the king."
Today, because of the Buddha, Zhang Lihua is dressed relatively plainly, but it is still difficult to hide all kinds of customs, the guest monk has seen many big scenes, and he has not been rude in front of this nobleman, and the other party has ordered him to retreat to the temple gate to wait.
The palace maid was fanning the silk fan on the side, Zhang Lihua felt the coolness and gradually fell into contemplation, and the appearance of a young monk appeared in her mind, which made her remember it vividly.
Last year, the wise master accepted a new disciple, who is said to be very intelligent, with the Dharma name Zhiyuan, and his appearance is quite handsome, and his speech and demeanor are different from those of ordinary monks.
What's the difference? After Zhang Lihua saw the other party, she felt that this person was a son of a family before she became a monk, so she had an indescribable demeanor between her gestures.
Of course, she didn't have any other thoughts, just pure curiosity, anyway, the Son of Heaven was also interested in this person, of course she had to do what she liked, so that she could have a conversation with the official family.
Sex is not always a long-term solution, Zhang Lihua thinks very clearly, no matter how beautiful she is, there will be a day when her face gets old, and sooner or later the Son of Heaven will have a new favorite, so if she wants to fix her pet, she will have to put more effort into it.
Only by constantly "arguing" with the officials, and then letting the other party "convince people with reason", a sense of accomplishment will arise spontaneously, and the officials will like to be with her, and the Zhiyuan monk is a good topic.
Thinking of this, Zhang Lihua was a little distracted: The origin of the Zhiyuan monk is really curious...
Outside the temple gate, a sand gate came in a hurry, he was barefoot and wearing clogs, and his coarse cloth monk's clothes were washed white, looking like a monk in a dilapidated small temple, nothing special.
Seeing that he seemed to be carrying something in his arms, the forbidden army felt very suspicious and stepped forward to check, seeing that he said that he was a monk in the temple, and took out a Buddhist scripture from his arms, he was still a little uneasy.
After all, the Son of Heaven led the ministers to offer incense in the temple, in case this person was an assassin of the Zhou State...
The long-awaited monk at the gate of the temple ran over and explained to the soldiers of the forbidden army that this was the apprentice of the wise master.
"Senior brother, when was you so anxious?"
"Senior Brother Zhiyuan! The official family is waiting to see you in the main hall, why don't you leave quickly! ”
After the two entered the temple, they walked quickly towards the main hall, and most of the officials who accompanied the Son of Heaven to incense were resting in the side room at this time, but there was a middle-aged official burning incense next to the copper incense burner in front of the steps outside the hall.
Zhiyuan passed by this person, although he did not look at the other party, his steps froze for a moment, and then returned to normal.
He recognized this person, even if he only glanced at the side face, he recognized this person as Yu Zhongwen, the general and the talent of the Yu family that his father had taken a fancy to back then.
But what does that have to do with him?
Yang Guang no longer cares about the grievances and hatreds in the world, at this time, he is the disciple of the wise master Zhiyi, and his law name is "Zhiyuan".
The footsteps gradually faded away, Yu Zhongwen raised his head and looked at the back of the person who left in a hurry, he felt that the other party seemed familiar, but he had not seen the front, and he couldn't be sure where this person came from, it seemed to be a monk, so...
What does it have to do with me?
The Sui State was destroyed, and those who could not surrender to the Zhou State either hid incognito, became monks, or, like him, fled to the Chen State in the south of the Yangtze River to survive, but now it is different from the past, and Yu Zhongwen has a firm goal.
He gave advice to Chen Guo's ministers Kong Fan and Shi Wenqing, and successfully drove the Zhou army outside Jiankang City back to Jiangbei, and the credit was all taken by these two people, and no one knew that it was Yu Zhongwen's masterpiece.
But Yu Zhongwen doesn't care, as long as he can take revenge, that's enough.
In the chaos in the second year of the elephant, the Yu family chose to stand on the side of Yang Jian, the auxiliary prime minister, but this gamble failed and ended up with a tragic ending of losing all the plates, Yu Zhongwen should be willing to gamble and lose, but his wife and children's blood feud cannot be avenged, so...
Yu Chi, I want you to pay with blood!