316, national incense

Huifu's incense products, simple and not 'fancy', palm-sized incense, the 'color' of stone blue, smooth and incomparable, it doesn't look like a fragrant product, but it is very similar to the emerald 'jade'.

The bearded man took out an incense stick, and the incense seat was simple, it was a disc, and an incense artist stepped forward and burned the incense.

Immediately, the people present smelled a smell of hay that only exists on the prairie, with no previous heroism, and the incense of Hui was not green smoke, only faintly burned, and compared with the Bodhi Sleeping Buddha of 'Flower' Nine, there was less of that gorgeousness and more of a kind of natural simplicity.

However, before the end of the day, as the smell of hay fades, there is a hidden fragrance of summer delicate 'flowers', which makes people only feel that their eyes are bright, and they suddenly see the beautiful and abnormal grassland in midsummer.

Followed by the 'gorgeous' autumn, there are cattle and sheep, and the sweet fragrance of fruits, the whole field is silent, and everyone seems to have seen a different country outside Dayin.

Autumn is short and poignant, the incense is also burned three out of four, the cold is the cold of winter, the cold with a little snow lotus 'flower' fragrance, fresh very, let the hot field suddenly feel cool, the end is comfortable.

After the silence of winter, there is the faint smell of hay at the beginning, and the incense burns to the end, and the grass smell becomes heavier and heavier, and when the incense is just now, the taste of the 'spring' back to the earth taken out by the bearded cheeks is very similar, but there is a slight difference after smelling it.

The last rhyme of this plate of incense is thin and vibrant.

A small plate of incense is actually a repetition of 'spring', summer, autumn and winter, with the unique taste of the prairie, which is unique.

All of a sudden, the incense burned out for a long time, and the stage and the stage were silent, no one dared to speak first, originally thought that Hui Hui, a foreign tribe in the border desert, even if he would bring a little incense, how clever he could be, but he didn't want to make this move, so the emperor was surprised.

The emperor made a gesture to the master of ceremonies and eunuchs, and the eunuch's hand trembled, then struck the bell and drum violently, and said, "Please taste it." ”

This tasting errand is not easy to do, no one can figure out the emperor's thoughts, if the tasting is wrong, the win or loss is small, offending the emperor is big.

Feng Jing was the first to stand up, he walked around the incense seats on both sides, and then stood on the side of 'Hua' Jiu, and he didn't say why.

The eunuch of the master of ceremonies was a little embarrassed, and seeing that no one had spoken, he had to bite the bullet and say, "Dare to ask, the reason for your tasting?" ”

"Then it doesn't need to be said," Feng Jing smiled, the natural melancholy between his eyebrows made his words naturally convincing, "A Bodhi enlightenment, with a vast and profound Zen, a 'spring', summer, autumn and winter, the four seasons are common, but it is a very common thing, life in the world, everything you ask for is to the Buddha, and if you have nothing to ask for, you naturally hope that one day you can be like the Buddha under this Bodhi enlightenment and sitting, and from then on you will be free in the world, and there will be no more suffering in the world." ”

In the end, there was already a sigh in those words, and Feng Jing probably remembered some of the past, which made the gloom of his eyebrows even stronger, making the 'girl' feel distressed and wanted to pity him.

There are one and two, after Feng Jing, it is the 'flower' karma seal, he stroked the black beard, "In terms of perfume techniques alone, contemptible people naturally respect my great Yin orthodoxy." ”

It means that people's return is a small trick that does not enter the stream. After he said this, Ming Liduo's face was not good.

'Hua' Jiu has been half-hanging her head, she almost didn't laugh out loud when she heard the words of 'Hua' karma, after all, Da Yin is the perfume master from his 'Hua' family, and he is naturally on this side.

Among the remaining connoisseurs, two were from the Great Yin and three were from the Hui Mission.

There was that cleverness, first peeking at the emperor's face in the audience, and didn't see that he was unhappy, so naturally the two people stood on the side of the 'flower' nine, and two of the three Hui people did not hesitate to support their own family members.

Another one was a little weird, the man first went to the 'flower' nine, carefully looked at the incense seat and the incense ash, and then looked at the bearded one, and finally stood straight on the side of the 'flower' nine.

"Amuta, what are you doing?" Ming Liduo's face was white and blue, blue and white, she asked viciously.

The Hui man named Amuta had a disdain on his face for Ming Liduo to ask knowingly, "Even if I support you against my will, I won't be able to win, not to mention, this lady Yin's perfume skills are indeed better than those of Hei Wu." ”

Ming Liduo wanted to say something, but the bearded man named Hei Wu spoke, "Princess Ming Liduo, what Amuta said is right, we lost." ”

"Why did you lose? Obviously, they are the ones who deceive us and the number of Hui connoisseurs is not so many, Hei Wu, you are the best perfumer master in our Hui Hui, how can you not compare to a Da Yin 'woman'? Ming Liduo was a little nonsense, but she still had a sense of proportion, knowing that these words were said in Huiyu, and she didn't dare to say them directly in front of the emperor.

But among the people on and off the stage, there are naturally those who understand Hui language, at least the master of ceremonies and eunuchs.

I saw him slanted his eyes at Ming Liduo, and said without 'yin' or yang, "Princess Hui, please be cautious, the tasters are fair and selfless, if you lose, you will lose, don't lose it." ”

"You castrate...... Ming Liduo glared angrily at the eunuch, and seeing that disaster was about to come out of his mouth, Hei Wu pulled her violently.

"Princess, what they said is very right," Hei Wu said this time but he was not very proficient in Da Yin's words, and pulled Ming Lihua to the incense seat of 'Flower' Nine and continued, "You see, that lady's incense seat is special, these fine lines that are difficult to find dominate the shape of the cigarette, and also, if you 'touch' this incense ash, even if it is burned out, there is still a long-lasting fragrance, and this Buddha incense, smelling it for a long time, can also benefit the body, and wash the heart." ”

Ming Liduo's eyes flickered and stared at 'Flower' Jiu, she was unwilling, but she had to shut up.

The master of ceremonies and eunuchs were happy, and the sound of beating the drum and bell was louder, "Da Yin returns to the competition of fighting incense, and the winner is Da Yin." ”

There were people on the stage who congratulated him, and the emperor stood up with laughter, looking at 'Hua' Jiu with a little playfulness, "Sure enough, you are worthy of the name of the descendants of the 'Jade' clan, and I will grant you this title today, the holy hand of the 'Jade' clan." ”

"The 'flower' clan bows to thank the emperor." 'Flower' bowed, but she was not half happy in her heart.

The 'flower' next to him had a smile on his face, as for what he was thinking about in his heart, 'flower' nine was too lazy to think about it.

"Your Majesty, the concubines have words." At this moment, Concubine Ru said softly, her voice was not loud, but it was like a stone falling into the lake, 'stirring' up a layer of 'waves', making the surroundings instantly silent.

"Oh? Ai Fei said it directly. The Emperor raised an eyebrow.

If the concubine half-hung her head, the wind rose, brushing the golden step on her bun, making her shallow smile more and more intoxicating, "Xiaoliu that princess, strange will get some weird things, last time she said to the concubine, her brother, is the Sun family's Sun porridge, got an eight-treasure sandalwood, very comfortable smell, so I sent some to the concubine, the Buddha incense is really good, the concubine originally wanted to send you a few days to send some past, I don't want to today, just smell it on this incense competition." ”

When Concubine Ru said this, her eyes turned to 'Hua' Jiu and asked, "'Hua', the incense you just made is eight treasures of sandalwood?" ”

'Hua' Jiu pursed the corners of his mouth, knowing that the real show had just begun.

She said aloud, "Hui Niangniang, what the sleeping Buddha is holding in his hand is the Eight Treasures of Sandalwood." ”

"That's a good dare, Your Majesty, the concubine just thought that the Buddha incense should be dedicated to this three-foot god, why don't you seal these eight treasures of sandalwood as national incense and distribute it to the royal temple first." This is the purpose of the concubine.

The emperor groaned for a moment, as if he was thinking about something, he glanced at the 'flower' Jiu, and then looked at Concubine Ru, and there was a smile on his lips, "Concubine Ru, you have a heart." ”

As for why this intention, no one can say clearly, only the emperor himself is clear.

The queen can't see the favor of the concubine, "Like a sister, she is really smart, but I don't know how much this incense 'flower' costs?" Now that I am in the midst of a drought, I am sure that I will have to provide relief in the future, and how can I 'spend' the cost on this. ”

"The queen mother, this is a bad word," Rufei smiled even more, "My sister also heard that because of this drought for a long time without rain, there are people who are asking the dragon king for rain, the emperor is the son of heaven, you can also ask for rain, pray for the gods, naturally you have to use the superb Buddha incense known as the national incense to be worthy." ”

"Asking for rain?" The emperor was puzzled, he really hadn't thought about it.

It seemed to be in response to Concubine Ru's words, and a minister immediately stood up and said, "Your Majesty, Weichen is 'wanting' to play tomorrow, and there is a county that can't bear the drought, and the people have submitted a letter to the people, asking the emperor to pray for rain." ”

Concubine Ru's eyes roamed around, and then fell on 'Hua' Jiu for a moment, and then retracted.

The emperor of Dayin is naturally a Ming monarch, and he can be regarded as a son who loves the people like a son, whether he believes in the gods or not, but as long as there is the so-called book of the people and the people, this rain will not be asked for.

Sure enough, I heard the emperor say, "This matter will be discussed again when I return to the court." ”

"Yes." The minister who had returned to him withdrew.

Concubine Ru no longer mentioned the matter of Buddha incense, just when everyone thought that the matter of Douxiang was over, before leaving, the emperor turned to 'Hua' Jiu and asked, "'Hua', if you ask for rain, what do you think is the most suitable day?" ”

'Hua' Jiu's heart jumped, and the emperor asked so suddenly, didn't he already suspect that this matter had something to do with her?

Immediately, she immediately denied it, only humbly lowered her head, bent her knees and said, "Back to the emperor, the 'Hua' clan doesn't know the art of praying for rain, and I don't dare to 'deceive' the emperor at will." ”

The emperor laughed with interest, "The person who can make such a Buddha incense must also have a Buddha in his heart, and I forgive you for your innocence, you say yes." ”

'Hua' Jiu bit her white powder's 'lips' and 'meat', she silently calculated the time in her heart, estimating when the drought in her previous life would end when the rain would end, and she hesitated for a long time before saying, "Ten days later." ”

"Ten days later?" The emperor repeated the question, the bright yellow robe flew over, and the others left, but they still heard the words in the wind, "It's a good day, so I will seal this incense as the national incense ......"