When I arrived at the Jinsu Temple, the night was like a thick inkstone, so deep that it could not be dissolved at all, there were irritable and mournful cries of grasshoppers everywhere in the grass, the fragrance of wild flowers quietly permeated the air, like the moonlight of water spread down to weave a soft net for the earth, covering all the surrounding scenery in it, and everything that the eyes touched was covered in this soft net, and no grass or tree was as real and vivid as it was seen in the daytime, because they all had a vague and empty color at the moment. Each of them hides its own subtleties, and all of them keep their inherent mysteries, giving rise to a dreamlike feeling in people's hearts.

The Jinsu Temple built on the outskirts of the city is the first Buddhist temple in the south of Liang, and it is also the national temple appointed by the first emperor, although it stands on the mountainside of the mountains and mountains, there is a passage that can go directly to the most prosperous place of Jiankang City, look up, the eaves of the palace that are faintly exposed are towering into the clouds, the weather is thousands, even the tiles used on the top of the palace are the same as the palace, extremely rich and brilliant.

After getting out of the carriage and being pounced on by the mountain peak, I felt a little cold, Qiu Si hurriedly jumped out of the car and put on a cloudy splendid cloak for me, "Niangniang, don't be blown by the mountain wind because of this trip." ”

I laughed and said, "It's so hard to stand the wind." ”

The foggy valley in front of you, like a river overflowing with milk, lies comfortably and gently in the embrace of the mountain, in the distance, surrounded by mountains, stretching, beautiful and winding mountains, winding and circling, like a sleeping dragon, overlooking the feet, white clouds, clouds and mist, like a waterfall pouring down in one fell swoop.

The vast twilight gradually spread, the trees on all sides were lush, the green plants were dripping green, and the ancient temple bells under the opening and closing of the clouds and mist were slowly curling into my ears, but my sinking heart was slightly precipitated, and I inexplicably gave birth to a sense of familiarity, paced two steps forward, and whispered: "I seem to have been here before." ”

Qiu Si smiled: "How could Niangniang come to this ancient temple before? ”

There seemed to be a fragment flashing in my mind, but unfortunately, after the flash of inspiration, all that was left was a blank piece of paper, and I shook my head lightly, "I don't remember." ”

Qiu Si said: "If you can't remember your mother, don't always come against yourself, otherwise your body will be uncomfortable again." ”

I whispered, "It's okay." ”

Just watching, a few feet away two young monks came over with a smile on their hands, dressed in khaki robes, without ornamentation, and with a string of glass beads hanging on their wrists. ”

Qiu Si stepped forward and saluted back, saying, "Our mother is Zhaoyi Niangniang in the palace, why don't you hurry up and kneel down to say goodbye?" ”

The two little monks looked at each other, and when they heard that they were busy, they were about to kneel, and they were extremely panicked, so I smiled, waved my hand, and said, "That's it, you are all monks, and you don't have to follow this customary etiquette." ”

The little monk said: "No one in the temple has been informed, I really don't know that Zhaoyi Niangniang is visiting today, it's really neglected." ”

I shook my head, "I was also out of the palace in micro-service, and there are some people you don't know about in the temple, so you can lead the way and lead me there." ”

The little monk was blessed with a blessed body, respectfully gave up half of his body, I helped Qiu Si to follow them together, and couldn't help asking: "Is Your Majesty good in the temple?" ”

The little monk said gently: "Your Majesty is all right, and the mother can rest assured." ”

I sighed, "I'm really worried about Your Majesty's safety, I heard that Your Majesty was attacked a few days ago, it's really terrifying, I need to come and see it to be at ease," I said, glancing at them sideways, and asked, "Can the assassin be caught?" ”

The little monk said "Amitabha": "The little monks are morning bells and dusk drums all day long, these red dust things, I really don't know very well, and when I see Your Majesty, I will know what has happened?" ”

I smiled and said, "Little Master is right. ”

Bypassing a few low vacant bungalows, he finally came to the front of the main hall, but the little monk stopped and didn't enter, Qiu Si asked, "Why don't you go in?" ”

The little monk said: "Niangniang probably doesn't know the rules here, since His Majesty came in order to ensure His Majesty's safety, the abbot ordered that all visitors must go through the transmission to verify their identity before they can enter the temple," he sighed lightly, bowed slightly, and continued, "I can only bother the maid and the little monk around Niangniang to go in and verify their identity." ”

Qiu Si raised his eyebrows and said: "This is His Majesty's favorite Zhaoyi Niangniang, do you want to pass it on and verify it?!" ”

The little monk was neither humble nor arrogant: "Anyone must confirm their identity through communication. ”

I smiled and asked, "What if I don't get it?" ”

The little monk "Amitabha" said, "Then, first, the mother may not be able to enter the temple, and second, the little monks may also be punished." ”

I secretly sighed in my heart, worthy of the national temple, even these little monks acted and spoke without being embarrassed, as meticulous as a drop of water, only smiled lightly, and said to Qiu Si: "In this case, we are not good at breaking the rules, you just go with the little masters, and the people in the palace will understand when they see you, and it will probably not be delayed for too long, I will wait here." ”

Qiu Si frowned and hesitated: "But...... It's too wronged to be a mother. ”

I glanced at her, "Not yet." ”

Qiu Si had no choice but to salute and follow the little monk in.

I smiled and shook my head, "I think that coming here is usually a place where pilgrims are in an endless stream every day, and these flowers that are easy to bloom in the past two days will inevitably be trampled on in the future." ”

Suddenly, a voice replied: "Niangniang has heard the story of the Buddha and the stepping stone?" ”

There is no need to look back, I also roughly guessed a few people, and I couldn't help but say coldly: "The king of Yunnan sent you to attack Your Majesty, but you didn't succeed but you were furious?" He smiled again and turned around and said, "You are so bold, you dare to wander around here after you miss!" ”

Dressed in a blue shirt with narrow sleeves, the placket and cuffs were embroidered with gold-gray silk thread with willow leaf patterns, indigo trousers tied into brocade boots, and a battle-ready garment, he smiled at me: "Seeing that you are not curious why I was not captured, do you already know?" ”

I laughed, if you were captured, Luo Xi would no longer have to pretend to pray here, "Cangyang, I did think that you were captured, but now that I see that you can move freely and still appear in front of me to talk and laugh, I don't need to ask anything, everything is clear," he looked at him speculatively, "You escaped." ”

He nodded, "But you haven't answered what I just asked you?" ”

I don't know why, when I see him, I will think of the danger of Luo Xi almost being attacked by him, the sorrow of Xiangxiang's two lives, and the sorrow of Lord Rong's death to protect the Lord, my eyes can't help but moisten, and I hate it: "If you ask me, do I have to answer?" ”

He smiled faintly, but his eyebrows twisted into a river, "You naturally don't have to answer," his amber eyes had a warm luster like water, and when he swept over my face, there was a faint trace of unspeakable sadness, and he shook his head with a slight smile, and asked me suspiciously, "Do you hate me very much now?" ”

I looked at him and replied, "Yes, I hate you." ”

He asked, "But because I almost succeeded in attacking Luo Xi before, you lost your love?" ”

I shook my head slowly.

He was puzzled, his tone was anxious like a child eager to learn, and his face seemed to be more relaxed, "What's the reason for that?" ”

I stared at him and said, "Because you provoked a war, because everyone in the world will bury you, because the prosperity of your peaceful and prosperous world will be burned, because of your wrong choice, because of your thoughts, Xiangxiang died, one corpse and two lives," as I spoke, I felt a warm liquid rolling in my eyes, and I took a breath and couldn't help asking, "How many more lives do you need before you can stop?" ”

He shook his body, approached me, held my hand, and said softly: "For your sake, even if you let the people of the world accompany the funeral, why not?" There was a slight tremor in his words.

I raised my eyes and glanced at Cangyang, hurriedly shook off his hand, and took two steps back, "I am Zhaoyi Niangniang, please respect yourself," frowned, and then continued, "I really can't afford what you said just now, if it is really for me, then please quickly change your mind, stop doing nonsense, think more about the world, or, in other words, accumulate some virtue for me!" Don't let me lose my life! ”

He hurried over, "What am I doing? How could I be willing to let you lose your life? ”

My gaze met his, and the moonlight wrapped around me, a very familiar feeling, but when I wanted to get closer, my heart began to ache, and my breathing became short, and I had to withdraw, and after a while, I said, "Aren't you doing nonsense," I said, and sighed slowly, "The previous things are gone, I don't remember, I have persevered in my pursuit, and some people have told me about the past, but do you know how I feel after hearing those things?" ”

He hurriedly asked, "What does it feel like?" ”

I raised my eyes faintly, "It's like listening to someone else's story, I don't have any waves in my heart," paused, "So, no matter what happened before, what grievances have happened, if it's because of me, you can also put it down," a more serious tone, "I don't even remember, what are you still insisting on, it's really useless to fill one life after another for these meaningless pasts, and it's really undeserved and unfair to involve the life and death of people in the world who have nothing to do with it in the grievances and grievances between us!" ”

He shook his head and said in a firm tone: "How can something that has happened clearly be that nothing has happened, there is no way for you to forget it, but I still remember clearly that those pains are cutting me all the time, making me feel painful, Miao Miao, you tell me, how to let go?" ”

I took a deep breath, "When is the time for retribution," I couldn't help but sigh, "Didn't you just ask me if I knew the story of the Buddha and the stepping stones?" ”

He chuckled, "You know what? ”

I stared at him and said, "I know." ”

He didn't react, and his eyes looked straight at me.

I repeated, "I'm telling you now, I know the story." ”

He let out an "oh" and said, "You know, let's hear that." ”

I recounted: "Once upon a time, there was a mountain on which people built temples and needed stones to build steps and carved Buddha statues, so quarrymen mined boulders on the nearby stone hill, and then divided the boulders piece by piece and carried them back to the temple site. After a period of construction, the temple was finally built. With the increasing number of pilgrims, the incense in the temple is also getting more and more vigorous, and the pilgrims who ask questions step on the stone steps to enter the main hall, and kneel in front of the stone Buddha very devoutly to worship and offer incense.

A stone staircase outside the main hall was jealous, and complained to the stone Buddha in the hall: "Brother Stone Buddha, we were originally the same huge stone, why is the fate so unfair, and tourists want to step on me to worship you?" ’

After hearing the stone Buddha, he sighed slightly: "Brother of the stone steps, I think that at the beginning, we were divided and transported together, the stonemason thinks that you are flawless, it is the first to knock on you, ready to carve you into a Buddha statue, I was still envious at the time, because you are afraid of pain, so the stonemason has no choice, so he chose me, although I have some flaws, but the stonemason is skillful, carefully carved to me, the difference between you and me is that I am willing to accept the stonemason's carving." ’”

After I finished speaking, Cangyang nodded and said, "So, you just lamented that those flowers on the steps will be trampled, in fact, you will feel different if you change the direction," he smiled slightly, and continued, "Maybe these trampling are carved by God, so that the vitality of these flowers will become more tenacious and bloom more beautifully and flourishing in the coming year." ”

I whispered, "Then why don't you think the other way?" ”

He asked, "What?" ”

I sighed, "Maybe all the pain you are suffering now is also carved by God," lowered his eyes, and said, "You should be a boulder on the Buddha statue to be worshipped, but now you want to be a stepping stone stepped on by pilgrims. ”

He was still about to speak, the temple door "squeaked" and opened, accompanied by many mixed and hurried footsteps, and the lights suddenly lit up in the air in all directions, and the eyes of the people were painful, and the ten thousand palace lamps and the stars in the sky quickly became together, like a cluster of fireworks that would never be extinguished, and someone inside shouted vaguely: "Whoever catches His Majesty the assassin will be rewarded with a hundred taels of gold!" ”

I immediately glanced at Cangyang in shock and whispered, "It's you?" ”

He smiled lightly: "It's me, I came to inquire about the military situation today, but I accidentally stepped on the tile on the eaves and was discovered by Luo Xi." ”

I nudged him, "Then why don't you go quickly?!" You're crazy after talking to me so much?! ”

A wry smile overflowed from the corner of his mouth, "I think I'm crazy." ”

I looked at him and said, "Let's go!" Waiting for someone inside to come out and catch you?! Don't want to die?! ”

Cangyang's voice was a little trance lingering in his ears, "Don't you want to avoid this war, tell him to arrest me, and this war will naturally be wiped out." ”

I hurriedly said: "I originally wanted you to let go of your obsession, this is not a problem that whoever catches it can solve it," Seeing that the door was about to open, I understood that as long as the person inside came out, he would not be able to leave, but he was still standing motionless, and when I was in a hurry, I pushed his arm hard, and shouted angrily, "Don't you understand what I mean?!" Why don't you get out of here?! ”

He looked at me with a reluctant expression, while slowly retreating in small steps, my eyes kept wandering back and forth between the temple gate and the cangyang, and when his whole person gradually disappeared into the darkness in the distance, I calmed down a little, but there was a sour look in my eyes.

In a moment, the temple door finally opened, and the master guards all came out of the door, and when they saw that I was the only one, they lined up in two teams in an orderly manner and waited, and I stood outside and looked deeper, and the figure that haunted me was indeed walking towards me.

I hurriedly trotted forward, threw myself into Luo Xi's arms, and asked on my back, "Your Majesty, are you okay?" ”

Luo Xi held my arm and looked me left and right, "I'm okay, what about you?" ”

I shook my head and feigned surprise, "Of course I'm fine, what can I do?" ”

He breathed a sigh of relief, frowned and asked, "Have you seen idle people?" ”

I dodged slightly, shook my head for a moment, and said softly, "No," and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

He said "um," "It's nothing," and raised his hand to stroke my forehead, "You're fine." ”