"Abbot, please be seated. Shao Hui was very polite, and seeing that there were no other people in the room, he relaxed a little and pointed to the place to the left of the throne.

"How dare you? Your Majesty has made the national teacher the abbot, how dare the poor monks trespass?"

Shao Hui smiled awkwardly, he didn't continue to distinguish, and sat where he should be sitting.

"Old monk has ever seen Your Majesty?"

"I saw it when I was at the Great Mercy and Grace Temple. ”

Shao Hui couldn't help but be slightly surprised when he heard this, when he and Chengshan came here, Chengshan set up a small novice who came out of the Great Ci'en Temple, and now the old monk Xuyuan also came out of there, isn't this going to be a goof?

However, he thought about it, he was already a national teacher, was he still afraid of being questioned, as long as he kept his mouth shut and didn't talk about the affairs of the Great Ci'en Temple.

So he asked again: "Does the old monk know His Majesty's preferences?" Shao Hui was anxious to solve the practical problem, and it was easy to show his feet, but the old monk pretended not to see it.

"I just know that Your Majesty likes Buddhism. ”

This is true, Wu Zetian maintained the rule of imperial power and suppressed the Li Tang royal family, and Buddhism has an indissoluble bond.

As the only empress in history, she needs to find out the "theoretical basis" for herself to become the emperor, and if she continues to use Confucianism as the standard, not only will there be no benefit, but it will have a great resistance to her becoming the emperor. Because Confucianism has always emphasized "male power and husband power", this is an obvious obstacle for Wu Zetian.

Later, Wu Zetian thought of Buddhism, because Buddhism emphasizes "equality of all beings", and naturally men and women should also be equal. Wu Zetian's mother is a devout Buddhist, and she herself has been a nun in Ganye Temple for a period of time, so she is familiar with Buddhism. Xue Huaiyi found a "Great Cloud Sutra" in the Buddhist classics and compiled a "Great Cloud Sutra", which provided a reasonable footnote for Wu Zetian to claim the emperor.

After Wu Zetian became emperor, he vigorously promoted Buddhism. In fact, as early as the Zhenguan period, because Li Shimin, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, considered that "Taishang Laojun is also surnamed Li", so Taoism was ranked in front of Buddhism, and it did not change until Gaozong died of illness. After Wu Zetian took power, he reversed the rule of Emperor Li Tang at that time that "the Tao is in the Buddha first", and issued an edict to change the "order of monks and Taoists", and ranked Buddhism in front of Taoism, "monks and nuns are still edicted at the top of the Taoist female crown". After that, she explicitly ordered Juzi to completely stop studying the Tao Te Ching.

During the period when Wu Zetian held real power, she continued to build temples and statues to promote Buddhism, the most famous being the construction of the Longmen Dalushena Buddha statue. Lushena means that the light is shining all over the place, and the face of the Buddha statue is plump and round, the eyebrows are curved like a crescent moon, and a pair of beautiful eyes are attached, staring slightly downward. The bridge of the nose is straight, the mouth is small, and a peaceful smile is revealed. The ears are long and slightly drooping, and the chin is rounded and slightly protruding forward. Harmonious and peaceful, dressed in a shoulder-length robe, the clothes are simple and unpretentious, and the concentric circles are lined up, which sets off the unusually bright and holy head. The whole Buddha statue is like a wise and kind middle-aged woman, completely carved according to Wu Zetian's appearance. In the supervision of the candidates, carving schemes, excavation costs and other links, have been carefully planned, can be described as painstaking.

Therefore, it is not too much to say that Wu Zetian likes Buddhism.

Shao Hui nodded slightly, he was about to continue chatting a few more words, when suddenly a little monk ran in.

"Qi Yu National Teacher, the wrestlers in the palace are asking to see you outside the door. ”

"What?" Shao Hui didn't understand.

The old monk guessed that Shao Hui didn't quite know who this title meant, so he hurriedly explained. "The wrestlers in the palace have come to deliver the decree, and it is estimated that Your Majesty has something to do with you. ”

At this time, I saw a palace eunuch who was white and clean, with a wide heart and a fat body, walked in with a whisk, and he nodded slightly at Shaohui. "National teacher, Your Majesty announced that you have entered the palace. ”

"Go now?" Shao Hui was a little surprised, he had just been here for a short time, and he was going back so soon?

"Please get on the road quickly. The eunuch smiled slightly. "By the way, the new Hanlin Master asked me to give this to you. ”

As he spoke, he took out a white paper bag from his arms and handed it to Shao Hui, his so-called Hanlin bachelor was Ren Chengshan, and he didn't know what Chengshan asked him to bring to himself, so Shao Hui respectfully took the paper bag.

When he opened it, there was not a word on the paper, and everyone came up to watch, but they were also a little surprised. Shao Hui was slightly stunned, but he quickly understood, and a smile appeared on his face. He bowed his hand to the people around him, only to see his body rise slightly and float into the air.

It turned out that Chengshan had stored spiritual power in this paper bag, as long as Shao Hui opened it, these spiritual powers would help Shao Hui fly back to Luoyang City and come to the palace, saving him a long distance, and at the same time allowing him to show his amazing divine power in public.

Everyone exclaimed, bowed to the ground one after another, and watched Shao Hui gradually move away, everyone slowly got up, and at the same time sighed, this time they really saw the magic of the day's ascension, and it also invisibly increased Wu Zetian's aura.

Although in winter, Shao Hui does not feel cold when flying in the air. At first he was a little nervous and scared, but after flying for a while, he felt like a carefree bird swimming in the sky, and he flew through the air in a luxurious and solemn brocade robe, which must have attracted the attention of everyone on the ground. He enjoyed the feeling very much, and he could see Luoyang City from the air.

This is a majestic and magnificent city, well-laid out and orderly, and he sees a golden place from afar, that is, the imperial palace of the divine capital.

Came to the palace forbidden garden, Shao Hui landed lightly, and met Chengshan and Gongsun Yu head-on, the three of them smiled heartily after meeting, it seems that they are in a good mood.

"Come with us to Yingxian Temple, Your Majesty is waiting for you. Chengshan lowered his voice again. "Be careful, don't talk nonsense. ”

"What if she asks me?" Shao Hui was a little nervous, he went to the White Horse Temple today to learn the basic theories of Buddhism, but he was called before he could start.

"Don't be nervous, I'm here. I'll give you a secret message, just listen carefully. "Chengshan has come up with a perfect plan with Gongsun Yu.

The three of them chatted while walking, and came to Yingxian Temple under the guidance of the palace maid. Wu Zetian was chatting with Zhang Changzong and Zhang Yizhi on the throne, and they were very happy to talk and laugh.

"See Your Majesty. The three of them fell to their knees together.

"Flat. "Wu Zetian is full of red light today, and he looks good today, and he is accompanied by two photos, and he is full of interest.

"Where did the national teacher go just now?" she said as she looked at Shao Hui.

"Back to Your Majesty, the little monk went to the White Horse Temple just now. ”

"Oh, what are you doing at the White Horse Temple?"

"The temple sent someone to pick me up, saying that I was promoted to abbot and wanted to congratulate me. ”

"Hmm. Wu Zetian smiled and nodded.

"The wrestlers in the palace have just been dispatched, why did you come back so soon?" Zhang Yi was careful, he calculated the time, and just sent a eunuch to pass the decree, and now he should have just arrived at the White Horse Temple.

"Xiaosheng came back from the daytime. ”

"I see. Zhang Yizhi was a little jealous, he thought that Shao Hui would come back later, and the two of them could chat with Wu Zetian for a while, but he didn't expect it to be more than two hours in advance.

Zhang Yizhi's biggest worry is that Wu Zetian empathizes with him, once she abandons him, the two Zhang brothers may not even be able to die, so they must firmly grasp this life-saving straw.

But it backfired, although Shao Hui looked stupid, he was strong, tall and mighty, and he had the shadow of Xue Huaiyi back then, could it be that Wu Zetian had taken a fancy to him?

This morning, Wu Zetian only summoned Chengshan and Gongsun Yu, Zhang Yizhi thought that he was too careful, but in fact, Wu Zetian had ulterior motives, she deliberately separated Chengshan, Gongsun Yu and Shaohui, wanting to see what kind of reaction this so-called national teacher would have without the company of others?

Sure enough, after Chengshan and Gongsun Yu were summoned into the palace, Shao Hui was still sleeping in the house, this was obviously not the behavior of a monk, especially since he was already a national teacher, how could he not get up on time? There were many eyes and ears in Fengchen's mansion, and the news was quickly spread to Wu Zetian, which aroused Wu Zetian's suspicions.

"You guys go down first, I'll talk to the national teacher alone for a while. Wu Zetian said slowly, this was like a thunderbolt that exploded between Shao Hui and the three of them.

"What should I do?" Shao Hui muttered in his heart, and he turned his head to glance at Chengshan.

Chengshan was also slightly stunned, but he quickly regained his composure. "Don't worry, if something happens, touch the Youling White Jade Bracelet on your left wrist with your hand. Chengshan spoke in code.

Although the white jade bracelet he gave to Shao Hui was worn on his hand, it was hidden, and only Shao Hui himself could feel its presence. Chengshan left some spiritual power on the white jade bracelet, which could make Wu Zetian feel sleepy and urge her to sleep, in case Shao Hui was asked, let Wu Zetian fall asleep as soon as possible, and let her forget everything that happened just now.

The brothers Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong respectfully saluted, and went out with Chengshan and Gongsun Yu, leaving Shaohui and Wu Zetian alone in the house.

"The mage is really rejuvenated!" Zhang Changzong chatted with Gongsun Yu excitedly as soon as he left the main hall. "Your Majesty ate the elixir you gave you, and said that he was comfortable, and he seemed to be more than twenty years younger. ”

"Where is it, that is Your Majesty's blessings, and the poor road is just borrowing flowers to offer Buddha. "Gongsun Yu is very modest and cautious.

"Does it take ninety-nine eighty-one days to refine this elixir?" Zhang Changzong continued to ask, just now he heard Gongsun Yu in the house say that the refining of this elixir was protracted and time-consuming, so Wu Zetian agreed to let Gongsun Yu go to the Tai Hospital to search for medicines that could be used.

"Doesn't Wulang also refine pills?" Zhang Changzong suddenly remembered that his elder brother Zhang Yizhi also knew some magic techniques, and might be able to learn something from Gongsun Yu.

"Please also ask the archmage for more advice. Zhang Yizhi made a salute to Gongsun Yu, and he also had this intention.

"How dare you. Gongsun Yu hurriedly returned the gift, the reason why he told Wu Zetian that it would take time to refine the pill was because he didn't have much medicine with him, and he needed to delay as much time as possible, as long as he could survive a hundred days. And since the two Zhang brothers are respectful to them, it is better to plan the plan, they are now powerful.

Gongsun Yu and Chengshan exchanged glances, and the two handsome guys in front of them could really make good use of it.