Chapter 24: The Empress Says
As soon as midnight came, Ou Zhou and Jiang Yang Shi brothers acted according to law.
I lit the incense with the Xuande furnace that I had not long discovered, bowed down three times, and prayed silently several times.
Then he concentrated on his knees on the bed, guarded a wisp of soul, and paid attention to the original spirit out of the body.
In a trance, I saw a noble lady wearing a golden crown approaching and said, "You two babies, you can't imagine that you have such ability, how can you call me to see you?" ”
The two brothers hurriedly bowed three times and said in unison: "My brother accidentally got a gem, and he used the Cave Secret Exploration Micro Heart Method to know that it seemed to be something that Her Majesty had wore, and I was not sure, so I rashly lit the incense to summon. ”
The empress had already seen the pigeon's bloodstone placed next to the incense burner, picked it up and looked at it, and said with a smile: "I remember that this pigeon's bloodstone was paid tribute by the Persian country, and there were three of them, and this one was the largest. I love its bright color and red as blood, so I always wear it on my chest. Later, when he was old, he passed it on to his granddaughter-in-law, and he didn't want to fall into your hands today. ”
Jiang Yang and Ou Zhou were overjoyed in their hearts, and said with a smile: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the confirmation." ”
"You two babies, how can you find out how well you can identify this thing?" The Empress asked.
"The two of us are the sixth generation of the Xuanji Sutra left by the Dao Ancestor. The previous time in Shaomu Mountain, the Dharma Patriarch gave the cave to explore the micro-heart method. Today, I happened to find this thing in the world, and I thought that since it was related to His Majesty, I didn't dare to be abrupt, but I was reluctant to give up. Therefore, I rashly asked for your majesty to atone for your sins. ”
"What, what method did you use to communicate with the ancients?" Although the Empress is old, her curiosity is not inferior to that of a child.
"It is the method of running through the past and the present contained in the Xuanji Sutra."
"Dao Ancestor is really magical, and he left such a mental method. During the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, I heard that Yuan Tiangang also had a Xuanji Sutra, which can be the same as this Sutra? ”
"Master Yuan Xiangshi is the third generation of the Xuanji Sutra, and he is in the same vein as this Sutra."
"In this way, we still have some fate." The Empress laughed.
After all, Ou Zhou was young and curious, and asked: "I once heard that on the day of the birth of Her Majesty the Empress, Yuan Tiangang's predecessors looked at Your Majesty, and said that wealth and nobility were not inferior to the emperor. May I ask your majesty, is this true? ”
"Master Yuan Xiangshi dominates the world with a Xuanji Sutra, his skills are superb, he has insight into the world, and he looks like people as small carving insects." The Empress laughed.
"When Yuan Tiangang's predecessor served Emperor Taizong, he had already seen that His Majesty was the face of the emperor, why didn't he report it to Emperor Taizong?"
"This is the destiny of heaven, with the talent of Yuan Xiangshi, I can't see that I will be the lord of the world after a long time. If he reported to Emperor Taizong, wouldn't he leak the opportunity. ”
"But the people know about it, how can they hide it from Taizong alone?"
"Taizong killed his brother and forced his father to abdicate, which is against the way of heaven. It is providential to hide from him. ”
"Emperor Taizong is wise and martial, and there are many ministers, why has no one reported this matter?"
"Emperor Taizong's wisdom, how can he believe that a weak woman will take over the world."
"However, even if you don't believe it, you shouldn't include Your Majesty in the palace as a concubine, it is because he has the opportunity to take power."
"The Li family is lustful, the son steals the father and the concubine, and the father steals the son and daughter-in-law, and there are many people who disregard human morality, how can they abandon it when they see my beauty."
Ou Zhou and Jiang Yang glanced at each other and said, "However, since Your Majesty has ascended to the Great Treasure, why did you slaughter all the descendants of the Li family?" ”
"The so-called heaven does not take it, but suffers from it. This emperor's technique, how can the world be settled without slaughtering. ”
"Folklore has it that His Majesty, in order to seek the position of queen, once strangled his little princess with his own hands and framed the queen. Is there such a thing? ”
"This king and queen's fate is dictated, and I didn't frame her."
"How so?"
"The queen visited the little princess, and soon after she left, the little princess suddenly fell ill and died violently. How did she explain this clearly? ”
Jiang Yang and Ou Zhou glanced at each other and asked:
"I heard that His Majesty regarded himself as the reincarnation of Maitreya, carved a white marble statue in his own face, and spent a lot of money to build a Ming Hall for worship, can there be a fact?"
"Buddhism in the Tang Dynasty is prevalent, and the subjects believe in it, and they follow the trend, which is also the emperor's art."
"It is rumored that His Majesty summoned concubines to accept favors, and he listened to and believed the Zhang brothers, but is there such a thing?"
"The emperor is rich in the world, and the things that he desires are his nature, and the emperors of all dynasties are good, which is not enough."
"I have heard that Your Majesty has thrown the edict of the guilty with a gold medal in Songshan, do you feel ashamed of the people of Li or the descendants of the Li family?"
"The emperor, trembling, still baking in the stove, many things have to be done, time passes, it is inevitable to feel unbearable. This is where the edict of sin is born. ”
"Your Majesty dares to act boldly, and it is the demeanor of a wise man. But after a hundred years, why did Your Majesty erect a wordless monument? ”
"Thousands of merits and demerits, leave them to future generations to comment. Or, there is nothing to say. The Empress laughed, "You two children have asked so many questions. I also have many things that I don't understand, and I want you to wait for answers. ”
The two brothers glanced at each other and said, "Your Majesty, please speak?" ”
"How did the Xuanji Sutra pass on to you, and what is its gist?"
"Xuanji was estimated by the predecessors of Liu Ji, the successor of the previous generation, that with the help of modern technology, the evil of human nature may be eliminated and the goodness of human nature can be promoted. It is to use the power of science and technology to promote this way by borrowing the hands of the last generation of students. ”
"The way of good and evil comes from sex, from the heart, from the direction of sex, from love, and from the retribution of desire. The greater the desire, the greater the desire to do evil. Buddhism pays attention to no desire and no demand, but the Buddha also said that chanting the scriptures for a day will get a liter of gold. The Buddha hall is magnificent and luxurious, and believers have the heart to compare. It can be seen that the Buddha also has desires, and ordinary people are very good. ”
Ou Zhou and Jiang Yang looked at each other in surprise, and couldn't help laughing: "Her Majesty the Empress is really eloquent. ”
"If you want to get rid of evil, you must first get rid of desire, and the so-called no desire is rigid. Desire, there is oral desire, belly desire, lust, material desire, power desire. Among all desires, only the desire for power is the most abundant, followed by material desire, and lust is secondary. If you two want to make a difference, you must first get rid of your desires. The higher the wisdom, the greater the desire. However, animals and birds also have desires, and people are concerned. ”
"In Your Majesty's opinion, is there no good way to get rid of the evil of human nature?"
"It's hard, it's hard, it's hard to get to the sky. The three teachings of Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism have produced many talents, and the education of thousands of years of poverty cannot be realized. Although modern science is magical, it is not even able to do anything about it. The Empress laughed.
"Although the emperor is rich in the world, he cannot live forever. After the emperors of the past dynasties got the world, they all wanted to live forever. If Her Majesty the Empress is reborn, will she choose the world or the eternal life? ”
"To do it when you know you can't do it is to be stupid. It is foolish to know that you can do it but not do it. Therefore, I will continue to choose Jiangshan. ”
"There are emperors who love beauty but don't love the country, but Your Majesty loves both the country and the beauty. Isn't there a condition for His Majesty to give up the country and the beauty? ”
"The so-called desire is insatiable, and you want to give up the desires of human nature unless you take your life. Eradicate all those who have great desires and great evils, and there will be those who have the middle desires and evil to ascend. In such a cycle, the sea of desire is boundless, and it is difficult to stop slaughtering. It's hard to do! The Empress sighed.
Ou Zhou and Jiang Yang glanced at each other, and couldn't help but look at each other, both feeling that there was a long way to go, and the road ahead was not a smooth road.
Seeing that the two were silent, the empress smiled and said: "Your senior brother should enjoy the love of women and men, but after taking such difficulties, it is better to retreat in the face of difficulties, marry a wife and have children, accept the joy of parents, and overcome the joy of filial piety." ”
"Your Majesty doesn't know, if it is not contracted by us, it will cover the destiny of heaven."
"Back then, God bestowed my Li family's country, what a scenery it was. Today's destiny is to get rid of the evil of human nature, and it is heaven that wants to fake your hands and do things that are contrary to human nature. ”
"Your Majesty, in your opinion, we can't do it. But since my senior brother has inherited the mandate of heaven, he has to do his best to exchange the strength of his life for the best of humanity. ”
"Where there is a will, there is a way, and the young heroes are unstoppable. However, evil is born in the heart, and unless there is no heart, there can be no evil. But how can a person who has no heart have a fate? ”
Jiang Yang and Ou Zhou looked at each other in surprise, and they both thought that this remark was deafening and had the effect of enlightenment.
"Patriarch Sanfeng once said that there is only what you can't think of, and there is nothing you can't do. Throughout the ages, facts have proved that the theories of the predecessors have been overturned by countless generations. The power of science and technology is boundless, and the universe is immeasurable. However, there are still people in this world who continue to explore it. His Majesty once said that it is difficult to get rid of human nature in the blue sky, but the blue sky has long stepped on the feet of today's people. Your Majesty dares to act boldly, will he be stubborn and despise this person? ”
"It's not my stubbornness, it's human nature. With the power of science and technology in this world, the wisdom of many ancients is difficult to understand. The saint of Daozu Heaven and Earth, who lives in the thirty-three heavens and cultivates the Tao, can not get rid of the nature of the green ox, and looks at the furnace boy, and often has the heart of thinking about the fan. Can you wait for wisdom and knowledge to be higher than Dao Ancestor? ”
"Although Daozu is a saint in heaven and earth, he lives in deep space, does not ask about the world, and he is the only one who has attained the Tao, and the audience is only thousands. In today's world, science and technology can catch the moon in nine days, catch turtles in the five oceans, benefit all sentient beings, and benefit the world. It is very clear which is bigger and which is smaller, which is strong and which is weak. Does Your Majesty still need to stand up for himself? ”
"Hahaha, the so-called newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, you wait for children, the journey is not more than a thousand miles, and the salt is less than 100 catties. Daozu is famous for the Tao Te Ching with 5,000 words. Although science and technology in this world are changing with each passing day, it is only the inevitable development of history, no matter how magical, it will not escape the punishment of wind and rain, landslides and earth cracks. At that time, it will not be dust to dust, and a lifetime of toil will be empty. ”
Jiang Yang and Ou Zhou glanced at each other and said in surprise: "It's not a loss to be a generation of empresses, her words are sharp, and her understanding is profound, which is enough to make us ashamed." However, I am born to be useful, and since I have a mission, I must do my best. Even if the sky falls apart, it will not live up to this life. ”
"It's really interesting to wait for children. Why don't we gamble, I bet on the golden crown on your head, and if you can fulfill your wishes in your lifetime, this golden crown will be given to you and others, how about it? The Empress laughed.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your love."
"But what if you can't do it in your lifetime?"
"Let Her Majesty do whatever she wants."
"Okay, we'll make up our minds. If you can't wait, I'll punish you for being my janitor! ”
"Your Majesty, may I ask where is your fairy town?"
"The Tang Dynasty Royal Mausoleum!"
"Ah, isn't that the place where the Tang Emperors of the past dynasties were buried?"
"yes, what's wrong?"
"However, if we lose and have to go to the cemetery to guard the door, this is a little... That's it! ”
"Hahaha, I'm talking about your lifetime, when you will also be ancient, what is there to be afraid of. Besides, you two can guard the courtyard for a generation of empresses, and the infinite glory is uninvited, what is there to be unhappy about? ”
"Well, well, Your Majesty, we're up to the mark!"
"The time has come, you have been waiting for the spirit to be out of the body for a long time, hurry up and return to the position, I will go." After speaking, the empress disappeared leisurely.
After Jiang Yang and Ou Zhou Yuan Shen returned to their positions, they opened their eyes and saw that the incense had been extinguished, and it happened to burn a third of it.
The senior brothers got out of bed, looked at the brilliant pigeon's bloodstone, and were overjoyed, and they all sighed: "The mental method of running through the past and the present is really amazing." ”