On the Shangyuan Festival, the imperial court has a holiday as usual.

Early in the morning, Zhao Yunze personally drove a carriage to carry the old lady of the Xiao family, Qin Mo'er and Xiao Zhao Wu to Taiji Palace. Several guards and maids followed the carriage closely.

Emperor Li Yuan's life after retirement is quite exciting. In addition to playing rippling games on a regular basis, Lao Lao Li is also pursuing the support of the soul, pursuing the truth of the universe, and discussing philosophical thoughts. After failing to pursue the Taoist art of rebirth, Lao Lao Li turned to Buddhism again.

I have to say that Buddhism is smarter than Taoism. Taoism pursues immortality and becomes an immortal; Buddhists say that karma in this life will be rewarded in the next life. Those who are immortal, immortals and gods, no one in the world has seen them; But this cultivation in the next life is something that everyone can do. No one knows what the next life will be like, but everyone also hopes that they will have a better life in the next life, so they believe in Buddhism.

Of course, all of the above are very superficial and distorted Taoist scholarship and Buddhist wisdom. In fact, both Taoism and Buddhism belong to philosophical thoughts, and they are academics that teach people how to understand themselves and the world. In the words of Lu Xiucai in the martial arts biography, that is, "Who I am, this must first start from the relationship between man and the universe". Whether it is Buddhism or Taoism, in fact, fundamentally speaking, there is no superstitious content at all.

Pull it away, pull it back

Today, Emperor Li Yuan held a Buddhist ceremony in the Ganlu Temple, and Zhao Yunze brought his family to listen to the teachings of Buddhism.

The carriage stopped in front of the Chengtian Gate, the main gate of the Taiji Palace, and Zhao Yunze invited Xiao Shi, Qin Mo'er, and Xiao Zhao Wu down.

Xiao Shi looked at the Taiji Palace in front of him, and his heart fluctuated. Here, it used to be called "Daxing Palace". She Xiao used to be the hostess here.

Now that she has come to the former residence again, the host and guest have been transposed, and she Xiao has become a guest. The change of dynasty is, narrowly speaking, the time to read an edict can be completed; Or, the moment someone "snapped" the jade seal on the edict that established the country and became the emperor, a new dynasty was born. But this moment of change of dynasty is as long as the vicissitudes of life for some people.

One turn, the sea has turned into a mulberry field. Some people, some things, one turn is another life.

"Mother, let's go into the palace."

While Xiao was staring at Chengtianmen in a daze, Zhao Yunze had already negotiated with the guards of Chengtianmen. He returned to Xiao Shi and whispered.

"Okay, enter the palace," Xiao Shi retracted his thoughts and said with a faint smile on his face.

"Please also ask my mother to get in the car again, the guard said that the Emperor and His Majesty allowed my mother to ride into the palace today." Zhao Yunze said again.

Running horses in Beijing University, driving in Beijing University, this is a very high honor and courtesy.

"Wouldn't this be too ostentatious?" said Xiao Shi in surprise.

Zhao Yunze smiled and said, "Even if we are public, we have no choice."

Xiao Shi nodded and said, "Yes, the face given by the Son of Heaven, who in the world dares not to follow"

If you are an ordinary person, people are polite to you, you can refuse, but the emperor is polite to you and gives you preferential treatment, but you have to continue. Otherwise, where to put the emperor's face, Lao Tzu let you take the car, you just walk, Lao Tzu's words are so difficult to make, since you don't give Lao Tzu face, Lao Tzu doesn't give you face, that who, drag this person out to play Xiao Dingding, play to death

Zhao Yunze said this truth, Xiao Shi can naturally understand. She nodded and got into the carriage again. Zhao Yunze continued to catch the car, although Qin Mo'er also got back into the carriage, she didn't dare to sit in the carriage, but sat with Zhao Yunze in the position where the person in the royal car behind the carriage was sitting. Li Yuan and Li Shimin only allowed the Xiao family to ride, and Qin Mo'er did not dare to rub the Xiao family's honor.

The carriage stopped at the Manna Gate. Further inside, it is Li Yuan's sleeping palace, the Manna Palace. Even if Li Yuan and Li Shimin give the Xiao family more honors and courtesies, they can't rush into someone's house. In front of it is the front palace of Taiji Palace, which is also very spacious, but when you enter the manna gate, it is the harem.

Before entering the manna door, Zhao Yunze smelled the strong scent of sandalwood, and also heard the sound of wooden fish and bell chime. When I entered the Ganlu Gate, I saw that the square in front of the Ganlu Hall had become a Buddhist dojo. There are more than 100 monks lined up in a square and sat in the middle of the square. They are knocking on various ritual instruments and chanting sutras together.

Around the square, Buddha flags fluttered and thick sandalwood incense was inserted everywhere. On the side of the square near the main entrance of the Manna Temple, there is a platform with futons, low tables, and some Buddhist utensils. Underneath the stage, on the left and right sides, there are rows of low tables and cushions, apparently for the listeners.

Zhao Yunze looked at this posture on the Ganlu Hall Square, and he immediately remembered the scene of Tang Seng preaching Buddhism in Chang'an in Journey to the West. Well, it's very similar to what is missing now, that is, Tang Xuanzang, who has fine skin and tender meat, sat on the altar.

Tang Xuanzang preached Buddhism, which led Guanyin to go down to earth, and gave Xuanzang a brocade robe and a nine-ring gold tin staff, and ignited Tang Seng to go to the West Heaven to seek "Mahayana Buddhism".

Zhao Yunze looked at the layout in the square with a strange smile on his face.

In front of the door of the Manna Palace, a little eunuch walked over.

"It's Lord Zhao and Mrs. Xiao and Mrs. Xiao who are here," the little eunuch asked.

"It's just me waiting." Zhao Yunze replied.

"The Emperor and His Majesty, as well as the Queen Mother, are already waiting for you in the Ganlu Palace, please come with me." The little eunuch said.

"There is a little father-in-law." Zhao Yunze thanked him, then hugged Xiao Shi, and together with Qin Mo'er, who was holding Xiao Zhao Wu, followed behind the little eunuch and entered the Manna Palace.

In the Ganlu Palace, in addition to the palace maids, there were only Li Yuan and Li Shimin at this time. As soon as he saw Zhao Yunze and the others entering, without waiting for Zhao Yunze to bow and salute, Li Yuan left his seat and walked towards the Xiao family.

"Cousin-in-law, you are really cousin-in-law" Li Yuan stopped when he was still three or four meters away from Xiao Shi, and looked at Xiao Shi with a surprised expression. Another one was shocked by Shaw's young face.

In fact, Li Yuan is wider than Yang, and he calls Xiao Shi "cousin-in-law", also out of a kind of honorific title.

"Folk woman Yang Xiao, meet the emperor." Xiao Shi seemed to be very reluctant to be commensurate with Li Yuan as a relative, and immediately saluted Li Yuan very formally.

Zhao Yunze was stunned for a moment, and immediately bowed down with Xiao, but he didn't say anything. He vaguely guessed the reason why the Xiao clan was so cold to Li Yuan. After all, the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty, who replaced Sui Yang, was Li Yuan. Don't look at the Xiao family's ability to treat Li Shimin and his wife warmly, it is because Li Shimin and Empress Changsun belong to the younger generation. But Li Yuan is different, strictly speaking, the Xiao family still has a hatred for breaking the country with him. Although Yang Guang did not die at the hands of Li Yuan, who asked you Li Yuan to rob the property of the old Yang family in the end.

Li Yuan was embarrassed.

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