Chapter 685: Worship the Buddha

An Shanda said again: "You usually don't show the mountain, you don't dew, the prince doesn't know that you are from the house, so you just pretend to be a hunter, change into ordinary hunter's clothes, when the prince goes hunting, you follow nearby, looking for an opportunity to please the prince, as long as you make meritorious service and make the prince happy, I will promote you in the future to ensure that you have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of your life!" ”

Park Junnan's knees weakened, and he knelt down for An Shanda, and said: "Lord An, the villain only asks for Lord An, if there is a shortage of guards in the house, ask the adult to be gracious, let the small one make up for it, the great kindness, the villain will never dare to forget!" ”

An Shanda thought to himself: "You think of beauty, a descendant of Goguryeo, and you still want to be a palace guard, but the guards are all titled in the Wei Mansion, just because you don't want to leave a name in the Wei Mansion for ten lifetimes!" ”

With a smile on his face, he picked up Park Junnan and said with a smile: "That's natural, as long as you can do things well and serve the prince well, let alone being a guard, or being a captain of the guard's mansion, isn't that a sentence from the prince!" ”

Park Junnan was overjoyed and muttered: "Villain, never dare to hope extravagantly......"

An Shanda patted him on the shoulder and said, "How can this be considered an extravagant hope, it's a trivial matter, you go down and rest, and leave the work at hand to others to do!" ”

Park Jun-nam was busy and showed his loyalty again, and then went out. Ansan went to report the matter to Li Ke, saying that he had found a suitable candidate, and it was very suitable for death!

Gyeongju.

Wang Ping'an arranged all kinds of matters, and early on the morning of the third day, he accompanied Li Zhi and Wu Meiniang to take a car out of Gyeongju and rush to the North Cave Temple. He didn't tell anyone else about this, but just told Di Renjie that Di Renjie would definitely not reveal the secret, which was reassuring.

Wu Meiniang's illness came quickly, but the good one was slower, although she could already open her mouth to speak, but she was still hoarse and struggling to speak, but fortunately, it did not affect her movements, her belly was not small, according to the normal situation, she should not go out to play, simple activities are okay, but it is not suitable to travel far.

But Wu Meiniang insisted on going to the cave temple to see, and Li Zhi also wanted to play around, so at their insistence, Wang Ping'an took the convoy on the road. In terms of entourage, only the Ouyang brothers who knew the inside story were brought, and no one else brought them, let alone Yahuan, and there was only one woman in the team, Wu Meiniang.

Li Zhi and Wang Ping'an rode horses, Wu Meiniang sat in the car, and the group headed in the direction of the North Cave Temple.

Looking at the trees on the side of the road, Li Zhi said: "No disease, there are very few people on this road, and I am really afraid that when I come out, I will be chased by a group of people!" ”

Wang Ping'an said with a smile: "The people thought that His Highness would go to the construction site again, so they were all waiting there!" ”

Li Zhi was a little embarrassed and said, "When we come back, pick a day and go to the construction site again." After a pause, he made an excuse for not being diligent enough, he said: "Lone found out, if Lone goes to the construction site, the people will run over and want to see Lonely, so that they can't work and delay the construction period, so Lone only reduces the number of times he goes to the construction site, mainly for the sake of the construction period!" ”

Wang Ping'an smiled and thought: "Although it is an excuse, what is said is the truth!" He said, "Your Highness has thought about things thoroughly, and this is indeed the case. However, after His Highness left the day before yesterday, the officials reported to the ministers that the people's enthusiasm had improved a lot, and although they had been delayed for half a day, they had all made up for it the next day, and the project was progressing faster. This shows that His Royal Highness went to the construction site to take a walk, which is of great help to the early completion of the project! ”

Li Zhi laughed, but didn't say anything, he was very interested in the cheers of the people, but if he wanted to listen often, then forget it, it was better to stay in the house and play with Wu Meiniang!

The North Cave Temple is not too far from Gyeongju, but if you walk while playing, you will depart on the same day and arrive the next day. There are not many scenery along the way, Gyeongju is not like the Gyeonggi area, the mountains and forests have been developed, but everywhere wild forests, the road is not too easy to walk, to see the scenery, you can only go to the cave temple to have some decent.

Walking all the way, stopping and stopping, until evening, I saw a small village on the side of the road, but there were only about a dozen families.

Wang Ping'an pointed to the village and said: "Your Highness, the ministers sent someone to explore the road first, it is best to rest here tonight, if you go further, there will be no one in front of you for more than ten miles, I am afraid that we will have to set up tents in the wild." Why don't you spend the night here? ”

Li Zhi thought about it and didn't answer immediately, but knocked on the frame of the car window with a horsewhip and asked, "Mei Niang, what do you say?" Is it better to rest here, or to walk a few more miles and stay in a tent? ”

Wu Meiniang poked her head out of the car window and looked at the small village in front of her, and saw that the houses in the village were low and quite dilapidated, and it seemed that the villagers were not rich.

She said, "If you live here, you might as well set up a tent!" His voice was still hoarse, but he could already speak the whole sentence.

Li Zhi hummed and said: "Yes, let's come out to play, if you want to stay in the people's house, you will lose your interest, you have to follow the meaning of loneliness, or walk a few more miles, after dark, raise a bonfire, and set up a tent by the forest!" ”

Wang Ping'an is indispensable, accompany the leader on a wild trip, of course, how to make the leader happy, what to do!

After crossing the small village, he walked forward again, until he walked out of the three-mile land, and then he saw a small stream in front of him, and decided to camp here.

Some of the Ouyang brothers set up tents, some collected firewood, and some took bows and arrows into the dense forest to hunt wild animals. After a short time, everything was in order, Wang Ping'an accompanied Li Zhi and Wu Meiniang to sit by the bonfire, watching the Ouyang brothers barbecue game.

Li Zhidao: "I don't know who built the cave temple, and which gods and Buddhas are in the temple?" ”

Wang Ping'an said: "It seems to have been built by the Northern Wei Dynasty, but as for which immortal it is, the minister doesn't know." "He has too many things to do, and he really doesn't have much energy to study these, anyway, when he gets to the place, he will know which god and Buddha it is!

Wu Meiniang suddenly sighed, as if she remembered something, and turned her head to look at the way she came.

Li Zhi hurriedly asked, "Mei Niang, what's wrong with you?" ”

Wu Meiniang said: "The village I just passed by shouldn't be far from the cave temple, right?" ”

Wang Ping'an said: "It's not far, let's leave tomorrow, and we can go to the cave temple in the morning." The small village is only half a day's journey from the temple, we walk slowly, if the villagers come to walk, the small half-day effort will be there. ”

Wu Meiniang said: "Since it is so close, then the people in the village must have been to the temple and begged the gods and Buddhas, and the gods and Buddhas will definitely protect them?" ”

Wang Ping'an and Li Zhi said in unison: "That's nature, it's so close, the villagers often go to worship, and the gods and Buddhas are naturally protected." ”

Wu Meiniang said a little anxiously: "Then send someone back to take a look, I want to know, in that village, is there all men, no women!" ”

Wang Ping'an and Li Zhi looked at each other, it turned out that she was anxious about this matter, what was there to worry about!

Wang Ping'an hurriedly said: "Of course it won't be all men, if it's all men, won't this village be over, so there must be women!" ”

Li Zhi also said: "Yes, there must be a woman, this ...... Then send someone back to take a look, and just ask! He saw that Wu Meiniang was in a hurry, so he asked Wang Ping'an to send someone back.

A pregnant woman's temper is a little different from ordinary people, if she thinks of something and can't solve it immediately, she will become more and more anxious, Wang Ping'an naturally knows this characteristic. He hurriedly called an Ouyang brother and told him to go back and ask if there were all men in that village.

The Ouyang brothers, who were sent back, immediately got on their horses and rushed back to the small village.

At this time, the game was roasted, Li Zhi took a chicken wing to Wu Meiniang, but Wu Meiniang shook her head, she cared too much about whether the child she was carrying was a boy or a girl, when she thought of it, she couldn't eat anything, she didn't have any mood, she was in a hurry!

Fortunately, the Ouyang brother returned in a moment, dismounted and galloped over, he said: "Master, that village is full of men, there is not a single woman, and there are two children, both of whom are boys!" ”

Wang Ping'an and Li Zhi were taken aback, how could there be no women in that village, all men? Isn't this village going to be finished?

Wu Meiniang was overjoyed, she said: "Really, there are really no women? All men and boys? She held her stomach with her hands, and felt very happy, so to speak, the gods and Buddhas in the cave temple are indeed very spiritual!

Wang Ping'an was in a hurry and asked, "How can there be no woman, how many people are in that village?" How many households? All men? What about their women? ”

Li Zhi also said: "Yes, how can it be all men? ”

The Ouyang brother was also very puzzled, and said: "I don't know about this, because I was in a hurry to come back and report the news, so I didn't ask more!" ”

Wang Ping'an said angrily: "Confused, ask more, how much time can you waste, you didn't ask, but you brought back this news, doesn't it make me anxious!" I'll see for myself. ”

Li Zhi said: "Go and see, there is such a miracle in the world!" ”

The two got on their horses at the same time and rushed back to the small village together, but Wu Meiniang was still sitting by the bonfire, clasping her palms together, reciting Amitabha Buddha with her eyes closed, praying to God to give her a boy!

The village was not far from where they camped, and after a short ride of horseback, they rushed into the village, Wang Ping'an dismounted, knocked on the head of the village, and saw that it was an old man who opened the door, and he asked, "Uncle, there are only men in your village?" What about the woman? Is there some plague in the village? ”

The old man sighed and said, "Why did you just leave one, and another group came?" He glanced at Wang Ping'an and Li Zhi, as well as the guards behind them, and then said: "The little boy talks like this, but it really makes people don't like to listen to it." Where is the plague, how can you speak! ”

Wang Ping'an and the others were all dressed in civilian clothes, pretending to be the sons and daughters of rich families, and they couldn't see that they were officials, so the old man's words were not too polite.

Wang Ping'an hurriedly apologized, and then asked, "Uncle, are there only men and no women in your village?" ”

The old man was even more unhappy, and said angrily: "What's the matter, that person just now...... It's the one behind you, who also asked the same question, and ran away after asking! How can there be a village with men in the world, and there are no women alone! ”

Li Zhi snorted and said, "We came to care about you, and you are still angry." What about the women in your village? ”

The old man said: "Now there are only old people and children in the village, and the rest of the people have gone to the state city, where people need to repair the canal by hand, and the Lord Shi is benevolent and righteous, and he can let go of the food and eat, and I heard that when the canal is repaired, he can still leave a few clerks, and the people who can do the work in the village have gone." Not only our village, but also ten miles and eight villages, what is so strange, and what to say about the plague, it's really unlucky! ”

After finishing speaking, he slammed the door shut, and no longer answered Wang Ping'an and Li Zhi!

Wang Ping'an and Li Zhi glanced at each other and laughed, it turned out that this was the case! It turned out that the strong men and women in the village all went to repair the canal, and it was a coincidence, but the remaining old people and children were all men, and there were no old ladies and little girls, so there was this misunderstanding!

Wang Ping'an said with a smile: "Your Highness, although this matter is a coincidence, there is no need to explain it to Mei Niang, just make her happy, thinking that it is the gods and Buddhas who protect her, she will definitely give birth to a boy!" ”

Li Zhi nodded with a smile and said, "Okay, it's okay to deceive her and make her happy!" ”

The two men got on their horses again and returned to the camp, and when they came they were in a hurry, and when they went back they walked more slowly. Li Zhi asked: "No disease, Mei Niang is pregnant with a boy, right?" Don't be overjoyed. ”

Wang Ping'an said categorically: "It's a boy, the minister can guarantee that it's a boy, please rest assured, Your Highness, it will definitely not be wrong!" ”

Li Zhi hummed and walked for a short distance, but he said softly: "Actually, it's better to be a girl, worry-free!" With that, he sighed and looked gloomy.

Wang Ping'an knew in his heart that having more sons was of course a good thing, but for the Li family's royal family, the more sons there were, the more troubles there were. Especially with Wu Meiniang's current identity, if she gives birth to a son, it will be a reliance for Wu Meiniang, but for Li Zhi, it will be a big headache!

can give birth to a boy and a girl, it's not a question of who has the final say, even if it has a headache, Li Zhi has to take it!

Wang Ping'an comforted: "Your Highness, Mei Niang's first child must be a son, but maybe she will be a daughter in the future, or maybe she will give birth to a dragon and phoenix fetus this time, I don't know!" ”

Li Zhi said with a smile: "The matter of the heir is destined by God, and loneliness can't be forced, let it be!" ”

After a short time, when he returned to the campsite, Li Zhi told Wu Meiniang about the strange thing that there were only men in the village, and Wu Meiniang heard that this matter was confirmed, and her heart was even more happy, and her appetite was great, and she was happy to eat an extra chicken leg.

And on the branches of the moon, every man went into his tent to rest.

After sleeping until midnight, suddenly a hoarse scream came from the camp, Wang Ping'an was awakened, and thought: "This is Wu Meiniang's voice, what's wrong with her?" He didn't have time to put on his shoes, so he ran barefoot outside Li Zhi's tent and asked, "Your Highness, is something wrong?" ”

Li Zhi's voice came from the tent, he was very tired, and he said: "Mei Niang had a nightmare and was scared to wake up by the dream!" ”

Wang Ping'an sighed and said, "Mei Niang's sore throat is not good, it is not suitable to shout loudly, otherwise it will make the condition worse." ”

Li Zhi sighed, as if comforting Wu Meiniang. After a while, he said again: "Mei Niang was awakened, and she didn't want to scream." ”

Wang Ping'an couldn't bear it anymore and asked, "What kind of dream did you have to be scared like this?" ”

Li Zhi's voice was quite depressed, and he said: "Mei Niang dreamed that she gave birth to a daughter!" ”

Wang Ping'an was stunned for a moment, and thought, "Could it be that she has a premonition?" But she should have given birth to a boy! ”