Text Chapter 5 Seeing the National Teacher at Night
Although the Queen Mother did not achieve her goal, she obviously had a reward, so she was quite satisfied with the result. Needless to say, the fourth concubine has the power to manage the harem, she can elevate the queen or even pull her down, and she can also have more oil and water, which can give the family more power and glory, in short, they can do a lot of things.
Although Qianzong and the queen feel dissatisfied, at least the daughter is fine, neither need to be married now, nor do they need to be locked up in a black house, as long as the child is safe and sound, the parents will be at ease, and they can find another way to take charge of the palace. As for Yun Yuhong's sudden outburst of divine power, the Queen Mother and everyone thought that it was arranged by Qianzong to let Ouchi wait for Wei and Changgong to star in a scene; And Qianzong and the queen thought that Wang Youdao would do things, and that was his confidant, how could he really arrest the princess. Wang Youdao has questions, but this kind of thing is not something he can ask. So such a strange thing was quietly ignored under the not-so-wonderful misunderstanding of everyone.
Time flies, and autumn has arrived in a blink of an eye. A lot has happened in these months.
First of all, Princess Yuxiang and Empress Lu married Yuxue Country within a few days, and left with her dowry of one hundred and twenty-eight and more than a dozen cars of gifts to Yu Xueguo. I heard that Princess Yuxiang was crying on the sedan chair, and before leaving, Princess Yuxiang said: "If there is an afterlife, I would rather be born in an ordinary people's family than be a royal daughter of Moyun." ”
Secondly, the queen handed over the management of the harem, which was jointly managed by the four concubines, needless to say, the harem must be a bloody storm, with forces surging from all sides, and a big change in the personnel everywhere. After the queen handed over power, the life of Fengyi Palace was not so easy. Although it is not obvious on the surface, it is obvious that the degree of food and clothing is not as good as before, and the minions of Fengyi Palace must bow low and be small when they go out, otherwise they will inevitably be ridiculed or punished; There are fewer concubines in the palace, and the courtyard is becoming more and more deserted.
In the end, it was Yun Yuhong who became silent, the little people were always high-spirited before, but now they are always looking at the sky in a daze. Qianzong and the queen thought that she was frightened that day, so they accompanied her more attentively and coaxed her, but this did not make Yun Yuhong's mood better. Yes, Yun Yuhong's mood is very low now, she misses her life in her previous life very much, where she was very happy and free, with her own pursuits, close comrades-in-arms, and remarkable achievements; And what is there here, there are countless calculations, there are weak parents, there are weak countries, and there is a future destined to be sent to be close to each other.
On the Double Ninth Festival in early September, the Queen Mother took the harem concubines to the Huguo Temple on the outskirts of Beijing to pray for blessings. Because Yun Yuhong has been in a bad state recently, the queen decided to take her out to relax.
Huguo Temple is a royal temple, the last presiding officer is the master of the void, is one of the three strange people recognized by the world, in the early years traveled all over the world to spread Buddhism, relieve sentient beings in suffering, but in his later years he somehow settled in the Huguo Temple of Moyun Country, and became a national teacher. When he passed away a year ago, he recommended his apprentice Master Jingming to take over the position of host and national teacher. The temple is rarely open to the public, especially when the royal ladies come to worship the Buddha.
The group left the palace early, but because a car of delicate women did not go fast, they arrived at Huguo Temple at noon. The national teacher Jingming had already taken all the monks of the temple to wait at the gate to greet him.
After the national teacher and everyone saw the ceremony, he led everyone straight into the Mahavira Hall to worship the Buddha. Yun Yuhong didn't believe in Buddhism, but when she saw the queen kneeling down on the futon, she also knelt down, looked directly into the eyes of the central Buddha, and silently said in her heart: If you really have a spirit, let me go back to my original world.
After worshipping the Buddha, the national teacher took everyone to eat fasting, although it was some porridge dishes, but the taste was very delicious, everyone ate very happily, only Yun Yuhong was not in a good mood, did not move a few bites. Seeing Yun Yuhong in such a state, the national teacher frowned slightly.
The Queen Mother and her entourage wanted to rest for a while and return in the afternoon, but suddenly it rained heavily and the wind blew, so the Queen Mother decided to wait for the rain to stop before leaving, but the rain fell until the evening, so the Queen Mother decided to rest in the temple for one night and return tomorrow morning.
There are some guest houses specially prepared for the female dependents who go up the mountain, and the residence of the monks in the temple is separated by the eternal life pool, so the monks will not easily come here, which is very safe.
The air is very good at night, especially after heavy rain, and the air is even fresher. Yun Yuhong decided to go out for a walk after dinner, but Grandma Wang didn't follow, and Granny Liu and the four palace maids didn't care about her anymore, and they didn't know where to hide to be lazy. Yun Yuhong walked and walked to the edge of the Eternal Life Pool, and here, she saw an unexpected person, Bai Yumei, the seventh princess of the Jade Snow Country.
Bibo Pavilion is built on a small island in the Eternal Life Pond, named because it is located in a blue sky and clear water. If it is in summer, drinking tea and enjoying the scenery in the pavilion with the cool lake water, it is pleasing to the eye; Or in winter, you can play around the fireplace and enjoy the snow and poems, which is not bad.
It's just that it's getting late, the autumn wind is blowing, and the grass is withering, what is she going to do there, can't she think of committing suicide? When I got closer, I found that not only was the seventh princess who should have returned to Yuxue a long time ago, but also the national teacher. The atmosphere inside was not quite right, I don't know what happened, the seventh princess's eyes were red, and there were tears in her eyes. The national teacher sat on the stone bench with a calm face.
Yun Yuhong's arrival did not make the seventh princess take it to heart, she looked directly at the national teacher, and a trace of hatred flashed in her eyes, "Ning Haowen, you give a sentence directly, will you go back to the Ning family?" ”
The national teacher said quietly: "There is only Jingming in this world, and there is no Ning Haowen anymore." ”
The seventh princess wiped away her tears, raised her head proudly again, and said hatefully: "Then don't regret it!" Then he turned and left.
Yun Yuhong looked at the national teacher, she seemed to know some terrible secret.
The national teacher's face remained unchanged, he raised his hand to signal Yun Yuhong to sit down, and poured her another cup of tea, with a leisurely expression, as if nothing had happened just now.
"Looking at the princess's complexion today, it seems that there is something to worry about?"
"I'm in my mother's harem all day, what can I do." Yun Yuhong said coldly.
"I heard that a few days ago, the two countries in Ci'an Palace courted each other, and the princess showed her might." The national teacher continued to speak.
"People outside the national teacher are well-informed." Yun Yuhong still avoided talking about it.
Seeing that Yun Yuhong obviously didn't trust him, the national teacher didn't want to be with him, but he couldn't give up, if he couldn't make it clear today, I was afraid that there would be no chance in the future.
"I was originally the eldest son of the Ning family of the Prime Minister's Mansion of the Jade Snow Country, and I was married to the Seven Lords since I was a child, but then something happened and I left the Ning family. It just so happened that the master was preaching and promoting Buddhism in Yuxue Country at that time, and I was inspired by Buddhism and took refuge in Buddhism. The national teacher paused, saw Yun Yuhong looking at him, obviously listened to his words, and continued: "The poor monk traveled the world with the master, and what he saw was that all living beings were suffering, and there was no happy land. ”
The national teacher stood up, took out a map from his sleeve and spread it on the table, and pointed his finger to the northernmost country, "This is Yuxue Country, the country where I was born, the soldiers are strong and strong, and the combat power is the most of the five countries, but the products are not abundant, there is a lack of food, and there are countless people who sell their sons and daughters every year because there is no rice to cook, but is there really a shortage of rice to that extent? Do the royal family and Manchu officials not know the suffering of the people, they know, but they don't care, where there is still the people's fat and people's cream enough for their pleasure, where there are still their gorgeous clothes and wine, and there are groups of slaves. The royal family is only concerned with pleasure, the ministers are only concerned with accumulating wealth, and the merchants are only concerned with profit. The army was strong, but most of the time it was used to suppress the mob. After all, it was once his own country, and there was some resentment in the tone of the national teacher.
The national teacher put his hand on his right hand, "To the east and Yuxue Country is separated by a Ghost King Mountain Range is Ruifeng Country, which is an island country near the sea, and the life of the people of Ruifeng Country is not good, because there are often pirates on the sea, but the royal family and ministers are focused on seizing power, and the court is divided into three factions, supporting two princes and a prince, but although the emperor's health is not very good, it is not to the point of death, so he is not ready to delegate power, fighting back and forth, everyone is focused on how to keep power, no one thinks about what happened to the people, They only thought that the pirates only robbed the people's property, not to conquer the city, but just to throw some property, which they could take care of later. But if they are so appeased, those pirates will only grow stronger, and will they really be content with just grabbing some money? ”
The national teacher paused, and saw that Yun Yuhong listened carefully before he continued. His hand moved downward, "The Chiyan Kingdom in the south, the most famous is rich in beautiful women, the same men are a little lustful, ordinary people almost have four or five concubines, and sometimes they exchange beautiful concubines or buy and sell concubines. It is a country where men are blessed and women are suffering. Needless to say, the royal ministers are all a group of lustful people. From top to bottom, they are the weakest among the five countries in terms of combat effectiveness. ”
"Didn't you say that the weakest combat power is our Moyun Kingdom?" Yun Yu Hong Qi said.
"That's because every time there is a war, the ministers of the Moyun Kingdom have always been peaceful."
"......" Yun Yuhong was speechless, obviously not expecting this reason.
The national teacher's hand pointed to the west, "This west is Zeyu Country, a country leaning towards the desert, originally this country was the most stable place in the five countries, but in the past ten years, the Zeyu royal family and ministers have been obsessed with the art of immortality, not thinking about the rich country and strengthening the people, but thinking about how to live forever and enjoy wealth forever, and those warlocks actually let people practice pills with the blood of boys and girls. Although there has been some relief in the past two years, the prevalence of voodoo has made the people's livelihood miserable. ”