After breakfast, Tuoba Shen took Lu Guang to tell Aunt Cao, and went out of Qingxiao Courtyard to Taihua Palace. It's not too early in the middle of the hour, and the emperor's chariot will set off at the right time, so you can't step on it.

Arrived at the square outside the Taihua Palace, only to see the square on the carriages and horses, the flags are displayed, the twelve Chen flag, the twenty-eight Su flag, the Taichang flag, the Wuyue flag, the five-star flag, all kinds of banners, shield armor, axes and axes are complete, the emperor's main car and auxiliary car are crowded in the square in front of the palace, and there are almost hundreds of cars at a rough look. This is a low-profile version. It is said that the Qin Dynasty's complete set of halogen books and honor guards had eighty-one auxiliary cars. The Han Dynasty was ridden by thousands of riders, and later dynasties were equipped with more and more, and the Song Dynasty once had more than 22,000 people, which was simply jaw-dropping. But those big driving packages are used to worship the sky, of course, you don't need that kind of big drive today, just a low-profile version.

Tuoba Shen bypassed these ceremonial guards, walked up to the Taihua palace platform and looked back at the halogen book ceremonial guards arranged under the palace platform, it was really a martial majesty, hundreds of various flags were waved in the gale, connected into a sea of flags, and then looked at the dozens of nearly hundreds of cars of various colors, thousands of people and horses honor guards, Tuoba Shen's heart couldn't help but have a sense of throbbing, this is the feeling of dominating the world and looking down on all beings? It's so intoxicating!

In the past, although I could imagine the emperor's honor guard, what I imagined in my mind could compare to this reality in front of me. Looking at these mighty and domineering queues, Tuoba Shen couldn't help but think of a famous sentence in the "Historical Records" "The big husband should be like this".

Shaking his head, Tuoba Shen, who dispelled these untimely feelings, walked into the side hall, and did not see many people, except for some internal officials and palace maids, and a few chief officials of the Yicao Department. It seems that he came a little early.

After waiting for a while, I heard a drum sound outside, and at least three big drums sounded at the same time. These civil and military officials were also part of the guard of honor, and they would lead the emperor's chariot.

Tuoba Shen hurriedly got off the palace, these civil and military officials have already arrived, and the emperor will probably come from the Taihe Hall later.

Tuoba Shen didn't think of Tuoba Ke until this time, and made an appointment to meet in Taihua Palace, why didn't he see him, but now there are too many people, Tuoba Ke is a child, and it's hard to find it, so I have to give up after thinking about it.

After about a meal, I saw that on the right side of the Taihua Palace, the emperor had finally arrived, followed by dozens of eunuchs, and the three chiefs of Cao were all there.

After some etiquette, after grinding for a while, the car drove off, the emperor rode in a painted wheel car, and Tuoba Shen and Tuoba Ke and Tuoba Sui shared a car.

"Third brother, it's really easy for me to find it, where have you been?" Tuoba Shen asked for the first time, this kid has always been very reputable and has a good upbringing.

Tuoba Ke smiled embarrassedly, touched his belt, and said: "I was so happy last night, I couldn't sleep, I got up late in the morning, or my aunt sent someone to wake me up, so I came late, and I still ran over, I don't believe you touch it, my underwear is wet." As he spoke, he had to untie his clothes and take a look at Tuoba carefully.

Tuoba Shen hurriedly stopped him, what is this like, in public, the three brothers will definitely be noticed by many people, and this kind of thing will not become a joke, besides, he doesn't want to see if Tuoba Ke's clothes are wet or not, and he doesn't have that hobby. It seems that this kid is so happy that he dares to even undress.

The little fat man on the side Tuoba Sui was also very happy, and kept saying along the way where he used to go out of the palace to play, what high-ranking officials he knew, the temples and market style all over Pingcheng, it seems that this little fat man has really been to many places outside the palace, but think about the queen mother often out of the palace before, maybe this little fat man can take these opportunities to go out of the palace to play. What a blessing! Tuoba thought enviously

Yongning Temple is not far from the imperial city, located in the southeast of the imperial city, and it will arrive in half an hour. In order to show solemnity, the emperor personally came down and walked the last few hundred steps. The emperor all walked, and the others didn't say anything, the three Tuoba Shen brothers got out of the car with the help of Lu Guang, and he followed the car not far all the way. Tuoba and Tuobake's little eunuch also followed on the left and right, and the wheels were too big and too tall for them.

After getting out of the car, the three Tuoba Shen brothers hurriedly walked to the emperor's side and wanted to walk into the temple together. The civil and military officials and generals also followed the emperor one after another, these are the high-ranking officials of the imperial court, the kings of the clan and the kings with different surnames, the three divisions, the three dukes, the Shangshu Province, the Zhongshu Province, the provincial governors, the adult officials, the three capital officials, the state assassins who came to Beijing to mourn the queen mother, the military of the supervision district, the generals of the imperial court of three grades and above in Beijing, there are more than 200 people, and there are envoys from various countries and officials of relevant departments and so on. The specific number of people is known only to the relevant departments.

The front of Yongning Temple is already full of monks, led by about 20 great monks who are proficient in Buddhism, commonly known as "masters". Tuoba Shen also saw two nuns among them, because they were also wearing robes, and they didn't see it at first, but they only saw it clearly when they walked in. It is not surprising that the nun wears a robe, he once met the queen mother in the Taihe Hall and discussed Buddhism with the nun many times. He knew both of these female nuns, the female nun at the high point was Master Huini, the master of Yaoguang Temple, and the slightly chubby and black spot was Master Jingni, the master of Jinhua Temple. In addition, there are also Shamen Dutong monk Xian and Yongning Temple main Daozheng Master, and some are famous monks from all over the country, all of whom have rushed to Pingcheng from all over the country one after another.

Emperor Xiaowen is still dressed in mourning clothes today, wearing a bowler skirt and hat. Walked up and asked: "I have seen all the great masters under the door", and the monks returned the salute: "When the poor road greets Tan Yue." ”

After some courtesy, the emperor entered the temple gate first. After Buddhism was introduced to China, it was originally regarded by outsiders. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was strictly forbidden for Han people to shave their ordination, and it was not until the time of Emperor Cao Wei Ming that the first Han people appeared to become monks. During the two Jin dynasties, Buddhism began to prosper, absorbing the essence of Confucianism and Taoism, and also inherited some of the essence of metaphysics. Shaman considered himself a disciple of the Buddha, and unlike worldly people, he did not have to treat kings like worldly people. Therefore, it has always been advocated that there is no need to bow down to the emperor, only according to the Buddha's rituals. Although the monks of the Southern Dynasty had twists and turns in their confrontation with the imperial power at this point, they finally gained the upper hand and were able to see the king without worshipping.

The monks of the Northern Dynasty are not as good as the monks of the Southern Dynasty, the north has been in war for a long time, and those minority regimes who have entered China are not only Fu Jian and Yao Hong, who have been influenced by Han culture, but also Shi Hu and Helian Bobo, who are barbaric and brutal. When they met Fu Jian and Yao Hong, the monks were courteous, and when they met Shi Hu and Helian Bobo, the monks had to suffer.

Since entering the current dynasty, it has begun to mix with the sand gate, and it is in a period of development as a whole. During the period of Emperor Taiwu, Cui Hao recommended the famous Taoist Kou Qianzhi who lived in seclusion in Songshan to Emperor Taiwu, and Kou Qianzhi introduced Confucian doctrine to reform the doctrine of Heavenly Master Taoism, so Emperor Taiwu admired Taoism and hated Buddha, and the later incident of destroying Buddha is also known to the world. Emperor Taiwu brazenly raised the butcher's knife, which also frightened Shamen, who had to take the initiative to bow his head and ask the imperial power for mercy in order to protect himself. At that time, the famous monk Faguo took the initiative to bow to the emperor, declaring that the emperor was a Buddha, and he worshipped a Buddha, not an emperor.

But it doesn't mean that Shamen is really happy with the secular imperial power, they are just afraid of the imperial power butcher's knife. After Emperor Taiwu, the emperors of successive dynasties did not have the idea of continuing to suppress Shamen, and some royal families and magnates slowly accepted Shamen Buddhism, and brought Buddhism into the palace, and asked Shamen to kneel and worship the emperor. Today's emperor and the empress dowager can be said to be Buddhists, the empress dowager also built a lot of Buddhist temples before her death, and the emperor also worshiped Shamen under the influence of the empress dowager. Therefore, it is very courteous to the salmon.