Dabei Temple is located in the western suburbs of the capital, sits in the north and faces south, leans against the Jade Butterfly Peak, there are nine tall peaks around it and is protected by a horseshoe-shaped ring, there are 999 monk's rooms in the temple, it is the largest royal temple, the presiding officer of the past dynasties is appointed by the royal family, and also gives a certain official rank.

Although Xue had not come to the festival before, he had come to burn incense.

Sanniang is the first time to come to the Great Compassion Temple, and sure enough, it is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, and even the temple is majestic.

The Dapu Temple in Shandong is also a famous temple in Shandong, but when you get it here, it is a little more ancient rhyme, but the momentum is a little worse.

If it weren't for the mountains surrounding the temple, Sanniang would almost think that this was another Forbidden City. Even if you can't make a palace here, it's more than enough to be a royal palace.

The carriage stopped in front of the mountain gate in front of the temple, and there were already monks who knew the guests to greet them, and there was no need to report the name here, the little monk only glanced at the sign on the carriage and recognized that it was Wang Shilang's family.

Dabei Temple has a different rule from other temples, that is, to enter the temple from the mountain gate, you can only walk, and you cannot use any manpower and material resources. It is said that in this way, one's devotion to the heart of the Buddha can be revealed.

However, the irony is that the monastery allows one person to ride up in Luan, and that person is the Son of Heaven. I don't know who made this rule back then, but it also shows that the imperial power is above any right, even if the Buddha has to stand aside in front of the Son of Heaven.

Except for the dynasty, anyone else, even the Queen Mother wants to enter the temple.

It is said that fifty or sixty years ago, the Temple of Great Compassion did not have the size it has today, nor was it a so-called royal temple. At that time, the previous emperor ascended the throne at a young age, and the power was firmly controlled by the empress dowager and the foreign relatives behind the empress dowager. The emperor reached the age of pro-government. The queen mother refused to let go of power, and every day the court listened to the government behind the curtain.

Once, there was a severe drought in the Gyeonggi region for three consecutive years, and there were rumors among the people that it was Si Chen, which caused the emperor to be angry. Disaster warning signs. As soon as this rumor came out, it almost triggered a riot among the people of Gyeonggi. The ministers jointly wrote a letter asking the Queen Mother to go to the temple in the western suburbs to pray for the blessing of the country, so as to temporarily appease the people.

The Queen Mother was forced to be helpless. Only to take the dependence to the Western Suburbs of the Great Compassion Temple, as for why it is the Great Compassion Temple, according to the history books. Qin Tianjian reported that the queen mother's life star on that day was located on the Jade Butterfly Peak.

The Queen Mother arrived at the Temple of Great Compassion. The host personally came to the mountain gate to greet him, but he thought that the Queen Mother said this rule of the Great Compassion Temple, except for the Son of Heaven himself, anyone entering the temple must walk, otherwise the Buddha will be blamed.

The Queen Mother happened to be excited by the people and ministers in the past few days, and thought: Okay, now even a small temple can't get along with me! I'm going to ride up in Luan today, and let everyone see it. All these nonsense rumors are nonsense.

So the Queen Mother insisted on sitting on the phoenix. Seeing that the Queen Mother insisted on going her own way, the host had no choice, so he only led the rest of the people to follow.

The rest of the story is a bit of a fantasy. Some people say that the queen mother's phoenix chariot walked halfway, and a thunderbolt suddenly fell on a sunny day. chopped the Queen Mother and the Queen Mother's attendants to death (someone later verified that there must be more than one thunderbolt, at least thirty or forty.) ）

Some say that the Queen Mother was originally a mount under the Buddha's seat, but she was untamed and privately mortal, and was finally taken back by the Buddha, and even the people around her were changed by her hair, so she took them together.

There are also more reliable theories that there were originally some disaster victims hidden in this mountain, and they swarmed the Queen Mother and her attendants.

Anyway, no matter how strange and unbelievable the Queen Mother's death is, there is only one meaning to express, that is, the Queen Mother and the minions behind her died on this mountain step leading to the temple gate. And the reason is either to anger the gods or to provoke the resentment of the people.

After that, the Great Compassion Temple was decreed by the emperor because of the miracle, established as a royal temple, and invested a lot of manpower and material resources to renovate and expand.

Since then, no one has dared not to walk up these ninety-nine steps to the temple by themselves.

Because this is not only an offense to the gods, but also a suspicion of rebellion.

Xue listened with interest to the mouth of a lady who was originally walking in front of him to tell this story, and the eyes of everyone looking at this majestic temple also became different.

Sanniang listened with a smile on the side, but she felt that the previous emperor, that is, the grandfather of today's son, was really a not simple person. As the ultimate beneficiary, he is the only one who is innocent from beginning to end.

What Buddha is angry, and the heavens reap the demons. It's just a means to eliminate political enemies, and there are few people in the entire history who can successfully counterattack when there is almost no one in the DPRK next to power, and do it so neatly.

Entering the temple, the monk welcomed Xue and Sanniang and others to the guest room prepared in the temple, and when they entered, they learned that the next few rooms were assigned to Wang Ge Lao's wife, that is, Sanniang's uncle and grandmother Li.

It can be seen that the thoughtfulness of this temple is, of course, also seen from the side.

Because the Xue family wanted to come earlier, they set off early in the morning, and the Li family and Wang Zheng had not yet arrived. Xue took Sanniang and Wuniang to drink tea in the hall.

When Sanniang first came, there were many sturdy monks in each courtyard of this temple, who should be warrior monks. The people who can come in are people with status, and it is generally difficult to get in, so if Aunt Cui wants to come in and do something, then this so-called royal temple is really a decoration.

But looking at Wu Niang's appearance, Aunt Cui seems to have some action today. Sanniang feels that according to Aunt Cui's temperament, she can't shed tears when she doesn't see the coffin, she has the kind of toughness of a person who crawls out of the bottom of society, but unfortunately she is not used in the right path. So if Aunt Cui appears, it shouldn't just be as simple as seeing Wu Niang.

Therefore, if Aunt Cui takes action today, she should be outside the temple. Just now Sanniang noticed that although the temple was in order, there were still many people outside the temple, even though they were stopped by the monks outside the mountain gate, but they did not stop them from bringing tribute to worship at the foot of the mountain. It's a mix of fish and dragons, and it's not difficult to hide.

The Great Compassion Temple pursues the principle of strict entry and wide exit.

She was curious, if Aunt Cui was going to target her, what excuse would she use to trick her out?

Moreover, she is so bold, there must be more than one person, and in such a short time, how did she find a helper.

Although Sanniang was drinking tea, she was absent-minded, until a crisp laugh came in with the sound of footsteps.

"I heard that the monk said that you have arrived a long time ago, I still don't believe it, it was not yet dawn when my mother and I came out." Wang Zheng walked in first very familiarly.

The two families are one family, and there are no scruples when they arrive.

When the Xue family and Sanniang Wuniang saw Wang Zheng coming in, they knew that the Li family must also be here, so they got busy.

Wang Zheng smiled: "My mother is next door, I'll come to see you." ”

Xue said that he would take Sanniang and Wuniang to give the Li family a gift, but Wang Zheng said that the Li family wanted her to come and order her not to go over for the time being, and to go together when the time came for the festival.

It turned out that Li was old after all, and after climbing such a high ladder, he was a little dizzy and wanted to rest.

Xue and Sanniang asked a few more questions, knowing that there was nothing wrong with the Li family, so they dispelled the idea of visiting in the past.

Wang Zheng accompanied him and laughed a few words, and then whispered to Sanniang: "Chengzhi is here, she and Mrs. Su are not far from there, let's go over and talk to Chengzhi." ”

The marriage between Wang Zheng and Su Minzhi has been officially decided, and after the marriage, Wang Zheng can't go to the Su family to move around at will, and Sanniang is not good at going to the Su Mansion alone, so it has been a long time since the last time the Sun family was separated.

It's just that according to the etiquette here, Wang Zheng met Mrs. Su to ask for peace, and she wanted to take Sanniang as a companion.

Before Sanniang could speak, Xue Shi said knowingly: "Sanniang, you go with Ah Zheng, I just want to take a rest." ”

Sanniang nodded in response, looked at Wuniang and said, "Fifth sister wants to go with us?" ”

Wu Niang's nerves have been tense since she entered the temple, she sat on the side and didn't speak, and she was startled when she heard someone call her.

Sanniang asked again, where did Wuniang dare to walk around at this time, and shook her head busily: "I'm not going, I'm tired from walking just now, and I want to rest for a while." ”

Wang Zheng glared at Wu Niang and said, "How old are you, you have to rest after walking for so long?" I'll get it when I'm old! "Looks like an elder.

Wu Niang bowed her head and was silent.

Sanniang smiled: "Forget it, let her rest, let's go over." ”

Wang Zheng just taught a lesson casually, and when he saw Sanniang get up, he quickly stood up and grabbed Sanniang's arm, looking intimate.

Seeing their aunt and nephew like this, Xue couldn't help but shake his head and smile, and later thought that he and Sanniang were sometimes so close.

The courtyard assigned by the Su family is not far from here, and it is not close to it. Wang Zheng and Sanniang, under the leadership of the monk Zhike, whispered and laughed all the way, and they didn't feel that the road was difficult.

It was just that when passing by the front of a temple, four monks came out of that Buddha hall. The one at the head has thick eyebrows and big eyes, and his physique is extremely strong, even if he is wearing winter clothes, you can see that he has a good figure.

Sanniang was immediately stunned, this is an acquaintance.

Before Siniang, at Sun's birthday banquet, she and Xuan Shao followed a kitchen steward, but they met the steward who had an affair with a monk. The steward became pregnant shortly afterward, and then several times, Sanniang saw the child with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and her heart was awkward.

But she never saw that monk again, and she didn't want to see it in this Great Compassion Temple today.

Sanniang remembered that his Dharma name seemed to be ...... Wushen.

"What's wrong?" Wang Zheng saw Sanniang stop and asked strangely, she turned her head to follow Sanniang's line of sight, and only saw the backs of a few monks who were far away. (To be continued)