Chapter 265: Water and Boat
In the Xichi Imperial Palace, there was a pool of blood on the ground, and the old monk who should have cut off his arm was only slightly injured at the moment, but Queen Gong on the side was full of blood, and the wound was deep and bone-invisible.
The old monk has been practicing for decades, and his body is close to the Buddha, and even the blood flowing out is different from ordinary people, and it is the same pale gold as the old host of the Gandeng Temple in Beitu.
Empress Gong's blood is normal bright red, and the two are mixed together, and the red color is even more dazzling.
The two princes present were speechless from the scene in front of them, and just now, when the blade of the sword was about to fall on the old monk's arm, Queen Gong suddenly rushed out and grabbed the blade regardless of it.
At this moment, Empress Gong's eyes no longer hesitated, she lowered her hands and let the blood flow. For the first time, the woman looked at the two children like an ordinary mother, and said softly:
"It's my mother who can't stand you, she has been patronizing and jealous all these years, and she has neglected to educate you.
Now that the catastrophe is coming, my mother doesn't want to go wrong anymore, just give her the throne, and the most important thing is your safety. ”
After Empress Gong finished speaking, she turned her head and bowed to the Vizhen Temple, at this time she was already pale from excessive blood loss, and the two princes wanted to bandage her, but she refused.
"If you don't teach them, it's my mother's fault, please ask the master to take them as apprentices and teach them how to be a good person for me."
"Queen Mother's ......"
The two brothers listened to Queen Gong's tone as if explaining the aftermath, and they all panicked, and hurriedly came to her side to support Queen Gong, who was already a little dizzy.
Empress Gong glanced at the two princes and said calmly:
"This is a debt owed for my mother, and my mother should repay it."
After that, this woman who had done so much evil sat cross-legged on the ground, folded her hands, and went like this.
The two monks, one old and one young, both chanted the Buddha's name and began to recite the Sutra of Death together.
The two princes hugged the body of Empress Gong and wept bitterly, how could they not know that their mother chose to give up her life to let them survive.
The retribution of the Tianli cycle was unpleasant, and the bottle of poison that was originally intended to be used against the Helian clan was finally used by Empress Gong on herself.
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When Apu led his army into the palace, there was no prince and queen left, only two young monks and a cold corpse.
Apu looked at the woman in front of him who wanted to kill her several times, and he couldn't hate it, this was a mother, a mother who was willing to give up her life for the sake of her child.
The two princes left the palace unharmed by the armor warriors, and then stepped into the temple where all the monks of Xichi worshipped.
Looking at the distant backs of the four monks, Anand asked Apu:
"Is that really what you want to do with them?"
Apu lowered his amber eyes, and after a long time said:
"I wasn't going to embarrass them."
After speaking, he didn't pay attention to the other party anymore, and walked directly in the direction of the harem, while Ah Xiu glanced at Anand with a mocking face, and then followed with a fart.
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In the Vizhen Temple, the little monk re-packed his bags and said goodbye to the old monk who had debated the law with him for three days.
"So, which of us wins in the end?"
The little monk said flatly:
"When it comes to Dharma cultivation, I'm not as good as you, and when it comes to purifying sentient beings, you're not as good as me."
With that, he left without looking back.
Even though the old monk was holding Zhizhu, he was still at a loss, and he didn't understand it for a long time.
At this time, I saw a small novice bring a flower pot, put it in front of the old monk, and said:
"Master, this is what the Living Buddha of Huiming asked me to hand over to you before leaving."
The old monk looked curious, craned his neck and looked into the basin, and suddenly smiled dumbly.
"What a slippery boy, this time it's really Lao Ke who lost."
In the flower pot, there is a nest of ants, roughly counted, no less than thousands, the bet of the two that day is who saved the life, but it is not said that it must be human life.
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The palace of the middle capital city has been sad these days, and there is a great figure in the city, who is the second prince of the dynasty.
But this master did not visit normally, but brought 10,000 soldiers and horses to defeat the middle of the country.
Zhongdu Chengfutai naturally knows how to write the word sleek, but for a rebellious prince who wants people's heads at every turn, it is really not tactful.
The local generals were more likely to meet with the wind rudder than him, and when they saw that they were defeated, they sent a letter of surrender early, but the result was that the other party cut off his head and hung it on the city wall to show the public.
This Jiashennian Jinshi was born in the mansion and ran out of ideas, and a gilded letter on the table was put on the table for three days, but he didn't have the courage to send it out.
The tax revenue of Zhongdu is among the best even in the whole south of the Yangtze River, where the annual output of fish and rice is huge, and the trade is frequent.
He saw that the prince who rebelled against him wanted to use this as a camp, but he was not sure how long the other party would stay, which made him a little timid in handling government affairs, and he was always unclear about the relationship with this prince.
Now the atmosphere in the central capital is depressed, the people don't say anything, and they are very angry with the prince who occupies the magpie's nest in private, and even complains about his mansion.
Shifutai wanted to talk to Wang Zhide about this for a long time, but every time he saw the head on the city wall, he couldn't help but fall down again, it's better to be complained about than to lose his head, isn't it?
Just when he was at a loss, Wang Zhide actually came to the door in person, which made Shifutai a little surprised, and after thinking about it again, he still planned to meet the moody prince.
When Shifutai talked to each other with apprehension, he found that he was unexpectedly good to speak, this prince not only talked elegantly, but also had a unique view on governing the country, and his inadvertent words could always poke Shifutai's mind, and its sentence "The king is like a boat, the people are like water, the water can carry the boat, and it can also overturn the boat", which makes Shifutai deeply satisfied.
After the two finished chatting, the other party finally cut to the chase:
"It is purely helpless to borrow the Zhongdu Mansion, if it causes any inconvenience to Lord Shi, please forgive me. We won't be here for long, and during this time, Lord Shi won't have to take care of us, even though everything is going on.
If there is an unruly person in the army, Lord Shi can deal with it according to the law. ”
Hearing this, Shifutai nodded and said yes, there has indeed been no incident of disturbing normal people during this period of time, and it should have been specially told by the other party.
After sending Wang Shande away, Shifutai breathed a sigh of relief, and the big stone in his heart finally fell to the ground, after this conversation, not only untied a knot in his heart, but even had a good impression of the other party.
Thinking of this, Shifutai suddenly woke up to the fact that this rebellious prince not only managed the army well, but also controlled people skillfully.
In just a short conversation, he made himself agree with him, and with such ability, I am afraid that the country will really change hands...... Thinking of this, Shi Futai hurriedly suppressed the shock in his eyes and tried to forget the idea of losing his head.
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Wang Shande: If there is an unruly person in the army, Lord Shi can deal with it according to the law.
Shifutai: Is this true?
Wang Shande: Naturally, take it seriously.
Shifutai: Come on, take down this rebel and thief who has violated the law.
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