"Virtuous brother doesn't have to be polite, and go into the temple to talk first, and I will take you to the Temple of Mercy and Grace later."

This is what I said yesterday, Li Shimin wants to ask Master Sanzang to be the presiding abbot of the Temple of Mercy and Grace.

But the monks of Hongfu Temple didn't know about it, so they overheard His Majesty's words at this time, and they still didn't know what it meant for a while.

The Temple of Mercy and Grace has only been newly built, all the monks have gone to see it, if you only say its scale, it is no exaggeration to say that it is the first temple in Chang'an, and there are even a lot of monks who have placed orders, and they are ready to wait for the Temple of Mercy and Grace to open after the temple will turn over, and some time ago they are still running around the relationship.

But later, I heard that this Temple of Mercy and Grace was in the hands of His Royal Highness the Prince, and others couldn't intervene at all, even the two masters that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince often summoned in his spare time failed to get the promise, let alone other monks.

Li Shimin waved his hand, first let the guards stay outside the temple, and then let the monks disperse, and then let Sanzang take him to the meditation room.

The Great Sage and the others saw it, knowing that the Tang Dynasty Emperor had something to say to his master, so the Great Sage offered to go shopping in Chang'an City with a few junior brothers, and after getting the master's consent, the four brothers went out of the temple together.

At first, they were still in one place, but then they gradually dispersed because of their different interests.

After only two steps into the temple, Fahai saw that Li Shimin brought the person, and his steps were quite inconvenient, although he was extremely restrained, but the appearance of lameness was also very obvious.

Fahai had a guess in his mind, but he didn't say much.

Until you enter the meditation room—

"Brother Xian may not recognize it, this is my eldest son who is not angry."

At this moment, there were only three of them in the room, so Li Shimin naturally did not hide it, and went straight to the point, telling Master Sanzang the identity of Li Chengqian.

"It turned out to be His Highness." Although Fahai had some conjectures in his heart before, he could never really confirm it, but now that he heard Li Shimin say it himself, he naturally no longer had doubts.

The most important point is that in the history he knows, at this point in time, whether it is Li Shimin, Empress Changsun, or His Royal Highness the former prince Li Chengqian, they are all dead.

Now they are all alive and well

So what exactly went wrong?

Is it a soul messenger?

Or Hades?

Or. The Book of Life and Death?

However, Fahai will not be too entangled in these things, birth, old age, sickness and death are normal human situations, and it is not that there are no examples of people dying before their yang life is over.

"When the poor monk left Chang'an, His Royal Highness was still widely famous, but for some reason, it was subjected to this drastic change and became the situation it is in today?" Fahai was also not polite, he asked Li Chengqian directly.

Li Shimin brought Li Chengqian to Master Sanzang because he was worried about his mental condition, hoping that through Buddhism, he could calm his mind and return to normal.

As for the method used by Master Sanzang, Li Shimin believed in the means of the imperial brother.

Li Chengqian's mental state is not good, and the expectations placed on him by his parents when he was a teenager are too great, causing him to live in a kind of "high pressure". Maybe he is really talented, but for a young man, I am afraid it will backfire.

Fahai knows a little about Li Chengqian's life, but now it seems that he has not yet reached the step of rebellion.

Li Chengqian sat directly on the bed, as if he didn't care about everything, and listened to Master Sanzang's inquiry, but only said perfunctorily: "Master may wish to ask my father." ”

When Fahai heard this, he said in his heart; It seems that the rebellious period lasted for a long time, and it has not passed until now.

Li Shimin, who was on the side, was angry when he saw Li Chengqian's actions, but he hated him a lot.

Fahai saw it clearly, the more Li Shimin was like this, Li Chengqian smiled instead, as if he felt that he had made his father angry, which was a very worthy thing to be proud of.

Similarly, this will also make Li Shimin more and more angry, and thus fall into a cycle of superposition.

When Li Shimin was about to reach the critical value and was about to wave a slap, Fahai stopped in time: "Brother Huang, I don't know if I can let the little monk talk to His Highness in private?" ”

"Ahh

Li Shimin saw that there were steps, and he was not polite, so he went down directly, and asked Master Sanzang: "Then Brother Lao Xian will have a lot of trouble."

After saying that, Li Shimin glared at Li Chengqian fiercely, and said angrily: "He is already a person who has been established, and he still doesn't know the importance of it. Master Sanzang is my royal brother, a high-ranking monk in the world, you can't be lazy, understand? ”

Li Chengqian retorted: "If I knew the severity, I should have responded to the invitation of the Seventh Uncle and others in my early years, and then went to set up a hussar outside the Xuanwu Gate."

"You rebel is unreasonable. Hum! ”

Li Shimin flicked his sleeves, opened the door, strode out, and when he turned around, he saw Master Sanzang wave his hand, and the door of the meditation room was closed.

I had to stand alone in the yard sulking, and the more I thought about it, the more angry I became. If it weren't for Sanzang's face, I would have to let this rebel feel the serious love of the old father.

But after the door was closed, Li Chengqian got out of the bed, bowed seriously to Master Sanzang, and said, "Little nephew Chengqian, I have seen Uncle Huang." ”

"Amitabha." Fahai accepted this salute first, and then recited the Buddha's name and saluted before saying, "Your Highness, don't be polite, let's sit down and talk." ”

Li Chengqian was not hypocritical, asked him to sit down, and sat down. I also added myself a cup of tea.

Seeing that his emotions were so contrasting after Li Shimin left, it was naturally not difficult for Fahai to detect the symptoms.

Family affairs have always been the most difficult to decide, especially the affairs of the heavenly family, but this trouble has already found the door, and he is still the righteous brother of the Tang Dynasty, so he will naturally not shirk this matter.

Although the matter is a little troublesome, it is not without a solution, it is nothing more than a difference in means.

"The scene when I saw off the mage back then is still vivid, but Master Sanzang doesn't seem to remember his little nephew."

Fahai responded with a smile: "Maybe it was the time of fourteen years that made His Highness fade into youth, and it was just a quick glimpse back then, so he couldn't recognize him for a while." ”

"Fourteen years have passed like a white horse. So far, things are not people, which is amazing. Li Chengqian rubbed the teacup in his hand, but his eyes looked out of the door, "Since the abolition of my position as the crown prince. My father thinks I'm angry and unwilling. So bring me here and let the mage resolve it. ”

"Your Highness thinks you don't?"

"Perhaps, but so what?" Li Chengqian's voice was cold, and he seemed to be expressionless, "I only feel that I have unloaded the burden on my body and am relieved for a while."

But Fahai saw the smile when he said this from Li Chengqian's eyes, but there was still some sadness hidden in this smile.

"Maybe I'm blaming your father, since you want to abolish your crown prince, why don't you just be more thorough, just demote you to a concubine and let you out of the palace. Return your Highness to true freedom and be your true self again? ”

Li Chengqian raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this, and his body unconsciously sat up straighter, he looked at Master Sanzang curiously, and asked, "Does Master think that my father can believe this?" ”

"Most of them don't believe it."

"Even if you let the mage say, my father doesn't believe it?"

"Amitabha." Fahai also looked at Li Chengqian very seriously and said, "Your Highness needs to know. If the monk does not speak, if the poor monk tells His Majesty this, and His Majesty still believes it, then in the days to come, His Royal Highness will have another layer of shackles on the poor monk. ”

"Why is that?" Li Chengqian subconsciously asked.

"If His Highness breaks his promise, the poor monk will be very embarrassed. Therefore, I had to act as an overseer, so that His Highness's words and deeds would be the same, so that he would not make mistakes. ”

When Li Chengqian heard this, he almost didn't throw the teacup in his hand, and looked at Master Sanzang in disbelief: "Master is really a monk, very different from those monks I have usually seen!" ”

"Amitabha." Fahai said modestly: "Whether it is a high monk or not, the poor monk does not dare to claim that he has just walked a long way, he has seen more things, and he has more insights that others have not had." ”

"I've been talking for a long time, and I don't know how the mage wants to enlighten me?"

"Regardless of the depth of His Highness's crux, the poor monk thinks that the root is still within that palace wall. As for enlightenment and dissolution. If His Highness himself is unwilling to open his heart, only the poor monks. It's just a futile exercise. Fahai said to Li Chengqian: "But if Your Highness has the leisure to do so, and the poor monk lacks a novice who organizes the scriptures by his side these days, he might as well change the cage and feel the difference." ”

"Isn't the mage afraid that I'll just run away?"

"Your Highness can try."

"Okay." Li Chengqian responded, "I'll go to my father and see what he has to say." ”

Li Chengqian still got up first and bowed to Master Sanzang seriously, although he was a little rebellious, but he was taught by his mother since he was a child, these etiquettes are extremely regular, except for lameness, people can't find a trace of mistakes.

It's just that

Fahai looked at Li Chengqian through the wide open door and limped in front of Li Shimin, just saluted casually, and when he didn't even raise his hand, his slightly bent body had straightened up, without any respect.

Although Li Shimin was annoyed, he seemed to be used to his appearance, but he couldn't help but glance back, as if asking Master Sanzang: Why doesn't this work?

"Father, Master Sanzang asked me to follow him as a monk."

Li Shimin: ('Д)!!

Fahai:.

But soon, Li Shimin calmed down and seemed to be seriously considering the feasibility of this matter.

Just when Li Chengqian was feeling bad, he saw that his father made this decision with great difficulty, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I will shave you personally!" ”

Li Chengqian: (╯°Д°)╯(┻━┻

Fahai:.

Ultimately.

Even if Master Sanzang opened his mouth to explain, Li Chengqian still did not escape the fate of being shaved. In this regard, Li Shimin only left Li Chengqian with one sentence: "You have no jokes, this is the truth I taught you when you were six years old." ”

Li Chengqian didn't care about this, but touched his bald head, and said with a smile: "Sure enough, this trouble is gone, and your majesty has many children under his knees, and it is not bad for me, an unfilial son. ”

Boom!

Li Shimin finally couldn't help kicking him to the ground, and said: "Eight days later, go back to Daming Palace." ”

And then it was gone.

Li Chengqian lay on the ground and didn't get up, and said to Master Sanzang: "Uncle Huang can see it. My father, the emperor, is definitely a rare male lord in the world throughout the ages, and he is the only king who is more enlightened and benevolent to the people, and he is not a good father. Growing up, he never asked me what I wanted, only what he wanted me to do, and whether I did it or not. ”

"As far as the poor monk knows, His Highness was young. Always smart. ”

"Clever? Perhaps," Li Chengqian looked up at the sky, "Why doesn't Uncle Huang think that I was all forced?" ”

"Talent. Maybe it can't be forced. No is nothing, and it won't even be rewarded for hard work, let alone being forced. What does Your Highness think? ”

Although Li Chengqian felt that there was something wrong with this, it sounded very reasonable.

Emperor Gaozu died of illness that year, and during the period of mourning, Li Shimin issued an edict ordering the crown prince to supervise the state and know about military affairs, while Li Chengqian was left by the ministers of the court and the central government at that time with an eight-character evaluation of "quite knowledgeable" and "quite able to hear", which was recognized by these important ministers in the early Tang Dynasty, and his talent can also be seen.

After that, whenever Li Shimin went out to patrol, the prince stayed in Beijing to supervise the country.

And the turning point of all these changes is probably after the former prince is lame-

Li Shimin returned to the palace indignantly.

Empress Changsun felt a little strange when she saw it, so she asked, "Didn't Your Majesty go to see Master Sanzang?" How did this come back? But you have already led Master Sanzang to the Temple of Mercy and Grace? Could it be that something is wrong? ”

Li Shimin reacted at this time, and before he could do anything serious, he was angry with the rebel who came back.

But he wanted face in front of the queen, and the queen didn't know that he led the waste prince to meet Master Sanzang, so there was no way to say that he shaved Li Chengqian's hair due to a temporary temper

He said a few words, trying to fool the past.

Empress Eldest Sun is as careful as a hair, and empathetic, it is not difficult to notice that His Majesty deliberately concealed it, she didn't want to ask more, but suddenly saw the ink treasure on the table, and still couldn't help asking: "Your Majesty, isn't this a preface gift that you wrote for the return of Master Sanzang and wrote a preface all night. How did you get it back? ”

Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "My calligraphy is ordinary, and it is inconvenient to show ugliness in words. and waited for Chu Qing to transcribe it, and then sent it to the royal brother. ”

"If Your Majesty is inconvenient to say, the concubine will not ask."

If you use a separate reason, the eldest grandson queen will believe it, you say that your calligraphy is inconvenient to show ugliness. Oh, you don't show off your work in front of the palace. However, if Chu Suiliang's words are indeed a must in the Tang Dynasty, especially after Ouyang Xun died of illness, no one in the world can stand out.

Seeing that Li Shimin's expression was not good, Empress Changsun also sighed helplessly, stepped forward and pressed his shoulder, gently said a few times, and said: "But if it is not an important national event, the concubine still hopes that Your Majesty will have something to talk about." ”

Li Shimin hesitated for a moment, but after all, he couldn't hold back, and told him about taking Li Chengqian to Hongfu Temple to see Master Sanzang.

(End of chapter)