Chapter 291: Cherry Red
On this day, Li Yuan went to Jingshu Hall to visit Xingyu Wen Lingxin.
Yuwen Lingxin mentioned that Concubine Yin De and Zhang Jieyu went to the East Palace to worship the Buddha, Li Yuan didn't seem to care about it on the surface, but in fact, he was very concerned in his heart.
This Concubine Yin De once received Li Jiancheng's Jade Guanyin, and often went to the Wude Hall to visit the door, and now she often goes to the East Palace Buddha Hall with Zhang Jieyu to burn incense.
According to common sense, the affairs of the harem concubines should be managed by the queen, but since Li Yuan was proclaimed emperor, the original Dou family has passed away, and Li Yuan has not appointed a new queen.
The harem is jointly managed by Concubine Wan and Concubine Yin De, Concubine Wan is born obedient, Concubine Yin Defei is full of scheming, and when no one can control her, Concubine Yin Defei basically does what she wants.
Li Yuan had already secretly paid attention to Concubine Yin De's actions, but it was inconvenient for him to investigate in person, so Concubine Yin Defei became more and more unscrupulous.
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Yuwen Lingxin envied Concubine Yin De and Zhang Jieyu that they could go out of the palace to relax, Li Yuan pretended not to care, but coaxed her, moved on to other topics, and promised to take Yuwen Lingxin to the imperial garden to pick cherries.
Coquettishness is a woman's survival skill, and being stupid and sweet in front of her lover can win the heart of her lover.
Yuwen Lingxin lay in Li Yuan's arms and whined softly, "Your Majesty's words never count, and the concubines don't believe it. When Your Majesty takes his concubines to pick cherries, he may not even be able to pick the leaves."
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Li Yuan listened to Yuwen Lingxin's complaints, he reached out and stroked the soft hand, and promised, "If I don't take you the day after tomorrow, you will take three children with you."
Yuwen Lingxin snuggled in Li Yuan's arms and asked softly, "Your Majesty must speak this time, and when the time comes, in order to be more lively, the concubine wants to go with Princess Qin."
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Li Yuan's hand was gently kneading, kissing the hair on Yuwen Lingxin's sideburns.
It is said that heroes are sad to pass the beauty pass, and the man who falls into the nest of love, even if the hero is overpowered.
Immersed in the gentle township, where can Li Yuan still say hard words, he will answer whatever Yuwen Lingxin says, and whispered in Yuwen Lingxin's ear, "Everything is up to the concubine."
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In Jingshu Palace, Li Yuan did not mention the matter of Concubine Yin Defei and Zhang Jieyu going to the East Palace Buddha Hall to burn incense and worship the Buddha, but when he returned to Wanchun Palace, he was worried about this matter.
Li Yuan called Zifu and asked her to inquire about Concubine Yin Defei and Zhang Jieyu, and told Zifu not to make a noise, but to do it quietly.
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The matter of Concubine Yin Defei and Zhang Jieyu was a move planted by Li Shimin and Guanyin, and they didn't want Li Yuan to know the truth about the two of them too early.
So for a long time, Guanyin told Zifu and Qingyan that she tried not to preface Concubine Yin Defei and Zhang Jieyu in front of Li Yuan.
Now Li Yuan asked Zifu to inquire about Concubine Yin Defei and Zhang Jieyu, and Zifu didn't dare to make a claim, so she took the opportunity to see Qin Lan and asked Qin Lan to ask Guanyin how to reply to Li Yuan about this matter.
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Qin Lan told Zifu, "Sanniang has already explained, and the matter of Concubine Yin Defei and Zhang Jieyu should not be completely exposed to the Lord, but let the matter of Concubine Yin Defei and Zhang Jieyu's fornication with Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji loom."
Qin Lan told Zifu all the things between Concubine Yin Defei, Zhang Jieyu, Li Jiancheng, and Li Yuanji, and told her clearly what things she could say to Li Yuan and what things she didn't say for the time being.
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Li Jiancheng's nickname is Bishamen.
Among the four heavenly kings of Buddhism, King Bishamen is the protector of the Dharma.
According to legend, King Bishamen's duty was to maintain the Nyorai Dojo, who was known as the god of war in Buddhism. Because the king of Bishamen is often by the side of the Buddha and listens to the Buddha's teachings from time to time, he is also known as the king of many things.
In the Western Regions, King Bishamen was also the good god who blessed and protected wealth, and often scattered gold and silver treasures.
Therefore, after Buddhism was introduced to China, there were many believers in the people, some wanted to rely on him for wealth, and some wanted to rely on him to keep peace.
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As for why Li Jiancheng's nickname is Bishamen, outsiders don't know.
It may be that Li Yuan and the Dou clan hope that Li Jiancheng will become a god of war when he grows up, or that he will also become a good god of blessing and wealth like the king of Bishamen.
No matter what Li Yuan and Dou think, it is always a good sustenance for Li Jiancheng.
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During the Tang Wude period, there were 120 Buddhist temples in Chang'an City, and there were countless monks and nuns in the temples.
There is Jingshan Fang in the south city, there is Xingshan Temple in the Fang, Xingshan Temple is large in scale, and occupies the place of Jingshan Fang.
Xingshan Temple presided over the Falla monk, and was respected by the people in the city as a monk.
Li Jiancheng believed in Buddhism and often invited the monk Falla to the East Palace to lecture on Buddhism.
Monk Falla has a close relationship with Li Jiancheng, and can enter and leave the East Palace at will, without being restricted by the access control.
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The so-called eminent monks are not really pure-hearted, but in fact they are also fame-seeking, and they are also obsessed with fame, fortune and power.
It's just that the powerful position in the temple is different from the powerful position in the officialdom, and it is covered with a layer of mysterious cloak of Buddhism.
Just imagine, if this Falla monk is really pure-hearted and has few desires, you let him transform into a monk who sprinkles water and sweeps the floor, and see if he has any complaints?
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In fact, in Buddhist temples, monks of all sizes are also fighting openly and secretly for the power position in the temple.
Temples and temples are also competing for the devotees to show their abilities.
The temple received many letters, and the many donations it received.
The more donations they receive, the more comfortable life the monks of the monastery will be.
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Li Jiancheng was the crown prince of the dynasty.
The monk Falla, the presiding monk of Xingshan Temple, was able to catch Li Jiancheng's line, which was equivalent to getting the support of the imperial court.
With Li Jiancheng's support, Xingshan Temple can confuse more believers by borrowing the crown prince's signboard.
Monk Falla entered and exited the East Palace as if he were walking on the ground, and those powerful families were even more eager for Monk Falla, asking him to be a dojo and teach Buddhism.
Officialdom has a chain of interests and relationships in officialdom, and Buddhist temples also have a chain of interests and networks in Buddhist temples, but the two operate in different ways.
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Li Shimin, the king of Qin, was not enthusiastic about Buddhism, and Guanyin did not go to the Buddhist temple to burn incense, so the Qin Wangfu was not in the interest chain and relationship network of Xingshan Temple.
The common people in the world chase fame and fortune, and the same interests are the same heart, and groups with common interests have common pursuits, and their ideas and positions are the same.
In terms of the selection of the future successor to the unification, the monk Falla naturally supports Li Jiancheng and does not support Li Shimin, the king of Qin.
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Seeing that the Qin king Li Shimin was becoming more and more powerful, and the crown prince Li Jiancheng was becoming weaker, he was also anxious and anxious to provide advice for Li Jiancheng to keep the position of the crown prince.
There were many people who believed in Buddhism among the ministers, and the monk Falla gave advice to Li Jiancheng and asked him to promote Buddhism to get closer to the courtiers.
The monk Falla transformed himself into a link between the crown prince Li Jiancheng and the courtiers.
Because of Monk Falla, Pei Lin and Li Jiancheng are getting closer and closer.
Xiao Yu also had the same political views as Li Jiancheng on the matter of respecting the Buddha, and they had a good impression of each other.
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Li Jiancheng set up a Buddhist hall in the East Palace, and set aside a courtyard to set up a Buddhist hall, and enshrined the king of Bishamen in the Buddhist hall.
When the monk Falla was teaching the Dharma to his followers and dignitaries in the court, he suggested that Li Jiancheng was the incarnation of King Bishamen and that the crown princess Zheng Guanyin was the incarnation of Guanyin Bodhisattva.
The words of the enlightened monks had a greater demagogic power among the believers, and the deification of Li Jiancheng was spread by word of mouth among the believers.
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Concubine Yin, Zhang Jieyu and Li Jiancheng have been in contact for a long time.
Due to the restrictions of the palace rules, it was impossible for Li Jiancheng to enter the palace where the concubines lived, and there was no opportunity to talk to each other alone.
In the past, when Li Jiancheng had something to do with Concubine Yin Defei and Zhang Jieyu, he could only communicate through an intermediary, and there was no way to sit down and discuss important matters together.
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There is no special temple in the Taiji Palace, and the concubines can not go out of the palace to burn incense and worship the Buddha, and most of the concubines who believe in the Buddha worship a statue of Guanyin in the palace where they live.
Recently, Concubine Yin Defei and Zhang Jieyu went to the East Palace to see Li Jiancheng in the name of worshipping the Buddha in the East Palace.
The Buddhist hall of the East Palace has become the place where Li Jiancheng has a private meeting with Concubine Yin Defei and Zhang Jieyu.
As for whether Concubine Yin Defei and Zhang Jieyu really went to worship the Buddha, or discussed with Li Jiancheng how to deal with Li Shimin, or did other things, it is difficult to find out the truth.
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Li Jiancheng, Concubine Yin De, and Zhang Jieyu's movements in the East Palace, Qinghong had already told Guanyin through Qin Lan.
Guanyin felt that the time was not ripe, and decided to hold back, preparing to use this matter to make the final thunderous blow to Li Jiancheng, Yin Defei, and Zhang Jieyu in the future.
Now Li Yuan asked Zifu to inquire about Concubine Yin Defei and Zhang Jieyu going to the East Palace to burn incense, and Qin Lan told Zifu how to tell Li Yuan according to Guanyin's explanation.
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The next day, Li Yuan really kept his promise and accompanied Yuwen Lingxin's mother and son to the imperial garden north of Taiji Palace to pick cherries.
Guanyin also took Li Chengqian, Li Tai, and Li Lizhi out of Hongyi Palace as promised, and went to the imperial garden next door to the east of Hongyi Palace to meet Li Yuan and Yuwen Lingxin.
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It's April, and it's cherry ripening season.
The imperial garden is very large, more than four miles long from east to west, more than three miles wide from north to south, with an area of 5,000 acres.
There are various landscapes in the garden, planted with flowers and trees, and different kinds of orchards are opened, such as cherries, apricots, plums, peaches, pears, pomegranates and other fruit trees.
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Cherries are the earliest of all kinds of fruit trees, and they turn red in the orchard around the beginning of summer.
Every year when the cherries are ripe, they are picked first for Emperor Li Yuan to taste, and when Li Yuan is interested, he personally goes to the cherry orchard to pick and enjoy.
Li Yuan tasted and played, so he would let the harem concubines and palace people go to the cherry orchard to play and pick.
Every year, when the cherries are ripe, it is a rare opportunity for the concubines and palace people in the deep palace to go outside the palace.
When the cherry is red, the garden is often full of beautiful women and tourists.
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On this day, Li Yuan went to the cherry orchard accompanied by Yuwen Lingxin and Guanyin.
The cherry orchard, which is full of red, ushered in the first group of visitors this year.
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