In the Zichen Palace, Li Zhi sat on the imperial couch, holding Li Xuan's music in his hand, and said expressionlessly: "King Nanchang, you are really good at doing things!" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister is guilty." Li Xuan "poofed" and fell directly to the ground, bowing his head with his hands bowed, his face full of regret.

Li Zhi glanced sideways at Empress Wu who was smiling next to him, shook his head slightly, and turned to look at Li Xuan: "Tell me, what are your crimes?" ”

"If the ministers talk nonsense and slander the Buddha, please punish Your Majesty." Li Xuan kowtowed heavily to the ground, and his words were full of guilt.

Li Zhi asked in a cold tone: "What did you think at that time, that you would say the words of sealing the Buddha, this kind of thing, even I have never thought of it?" ”

"I don't know." Li Xuan knelt on the ground and said sincerely: "When the minister was talking and talking, the words came to his mouth, and he didn't hold back, and he said a word." But after finishing speaking, my heart suddenly sounded, if I can seal Master Xuanzang as a Buddha at this time, there are many benefits. ”

"Tell me more!" Li Zhi's majestic voice came from above.

Li Xuan straightened up slightly, looked at Li Zhi, and arched his hand: "Back to Your Majesty, first, Master Xuanzang is a native of the Luoyang Clan, if he can be crowned a Buddha, he should be the first native Buddha; Second, His Majesty canonized Master Xuanzang as a Buddha, and the majesty of the Son of Heaven will immediately be able to sweep the Quartet. ”

Local Buddha, Buddhism and now all Buddhas, all for Tianzhu's early achievements, the local Tang Dynasty people become Buddhas, then the future Buddhas are all the Buddhas of the Tang Dynasty.

The far-reaching impact on Buddhism was not hesitating to be a revolution.

Li Zhi immediately fell silent, and the Empress Wu on the side frowned and began to interject.

"In one fell swoop, King of Nanchang, this palace remembers that you didn't say that before, you have always pursued the policy of cannibalization based on swords and supplemented by tongues, taking Qin Xiang Zhang Yi as an example...... But it has never been arrogant enough to have the delusion of flattening Tibet in one fell swoop. Empress Wu said coldly, which made Li Xuan's heart chill suddenly.

What Empress Wu said just now was all what Li Xuan had said to Li Xian, but now, all of them were said by Empress Wu almost word for word.

The deep meaning behind it is chilling.

Li Xuan bowed down again, and then said: "Your Majesty, the Queen of Heaven, Tianzhu is gradually declining, the eastward spread of Buddhism has long been a foregone conclusion, whether it is the Tang Dynasty or Tubo, the influence of Buddhism is expanding day by day, if you can make some articles with this, it may not be impossible to use it on the battlefield." ”

"It's just a small plan." Empress Wu snorted coldly in a disdainful tone.

Li Zhi finally retracted his thoughts at this time, looked at Li Xuan and spoke again: "King Nanchang, now that you admit your mistake, then tell me, where is your mistake?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister only considered the Great Ci'en Temple Wisdom Sect at that time, and did not consider other sects of Buddhism, if other sects of Buddhism do not approve of His Majesty's canonization of Buddha, it will inevitably cause turmoil in Buddhism, this is one of them." Li Xuan lowered his head deeply, but he could feel that when he talked about the turmoil in Buddhism, Li Zhi's breathing suddenly stopped, and Li Zhi had already recognized the opportunity it bringed.

"Go on!"

"Whoa!" Li Xuan bowed down and continued: "If the Buddha is not satisfied, you can let the Great Ci En Temple continue to say, it is done, the Buddha is not hindered, and if it is not done, it is the business of the Buddha itself." In addition, His Majesty canonized Master Xuanzang as a Buddha, and the Daomen may also be dissatisfied, this is the second. ”

"Go on."

"The third is the reward." Li Xuan's voice became solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty canonized Emperor Taishang Xuanyuan, it took a lot of money, and now the canonization of the Buddha, how large should it be, whether to build a temple and give a place." Of course, the Buddha must have lived under Emperor Xuanyuan, but the treatment of the Buddhas caused by this will also have a far-reaching impact, not to mention, and the affairs of the people, which are even more far-reaching, this is the third. ”

Li Xuan's words spoke, and the entire hall was solemn.

At this moment, Li Zhi chuckled lightly and said calmly: "I never thought that you would also have the ability to be a prime minister. ”

The words made the entire hall suddenly cold.

Wu Hou, who was sitting on the imperial couch, subconsciously glanced at Ming Chongyan, swept past Di Renjie who was standing beside Ming Chongyan, and finally landed on Li Xuan.

Li Xuan said with trepidation: "Your Majesty, how can the minister be the prime minister, the minister is just cranky, and he is wrong, and he must be guilty." ”

"It's just a matter of the same level, and with your resourcefulness, it's not too much." Li Zhi waved his hand very casually, and his words also reassured everyone.

There are only five real prime ministers in the Tang Dynasty, two of them, one of them is a Chinese scholar, and two are still scholars.

Normally, it is led by Zhongshu Ling, but among several prime ministers, there are also seniority problems, such as Liu Renliang, who is the most senior person among the people.

In addition to these five prime ministers, the subordinate servants, the central servants, and the officials are all qualified to do things in the same peace.

A Tongping chapter matter, counted as a courtier, should not be underestimated, but it is only not to be underestimated.

Looking at the music in front of him, Li Zhi thought about it for a while, then turned to look at Empress Wu and asked, "Mei Niang, how do you think this matter should be handled?" ”

Empress Wu took a deep breath, and then said: "Your Majesty, this matter has been spread in Chang'an, and it can't be stopped, but if it is sealed like this, although it is not appropriate for the time being, no one knows about the long-term trouble, so it is better to let it go."

In the affairs of Buddhism, let the Great Ci'en Temple deal with it by itself, and let the king of Nanchang communicate with the Taomen.

As for the court, the concubines thought, Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, the gods are gods, Mount Tai has been sealed, and the Buddhas are sealed, and if they want to arrange them in an orderly manner, the ministers should not be right. ”

The Son of Heaven was crowned a Buddha, and the emperor's authority was strict.

Li Zhi is one of the few emperors in the past dynasties.

The whole world is under control, and the Buddha should also be in control.

Li Zhi nodded calmly, then looked at Li Xuan and said, "Spread the decree, the king of Nanchang will be fined for half a year." ”

"Your Majesty, thank you, thank you for your love, long live your majesty, long live, long live." Li Xuan bowed heavily to the ground.

Li Zhi raised his hand and said, "Okay, get up." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Xuan slowly stood up, then bowed down and stepped aside.

He didn't dare to raise his head at all, because he knew that Empress Wu must be staring at him at this moment.

The matter of sealing the Buddha, the calculation of the people behind it, is far from being able to see it clearly now.

However, a Buddha is a Buddha, a man is a man, and the Son of Heaven is the Son of Heaven.

……

Li Zhi's gaze fell on Di Renjie, and he asked softly, "Di Qing, why are you here today?" ”

Di Renjie immediately stood up, walked to the middle, and said solemnly to Li Zhi: "Your Majesty, the minister received a report from the Great Ci'en Temple today, and one day the monk Zhu died in the guest house of the Great Ci'en Temple. ”

"I have also heard of the name of Detective Di Qing, let's talk about it, what is going on in this case?" Li Zhi leaned back slightly, looked up at Di Renjie, his eyes were casual, and the Empress Wu on the side knew at a glance that the emperor had begun to enter the mode of eating melons and watching plays.

Every time he encounters a strange case, the emperor is like this.

Di Renjie sorted out his words a little and said: "The monks of Tianzhu Country are good and have no regrets, in the second year of Longshuo, they came to the Tang Dynasty from Tianzhu and practiced under Master Xuanzang. At noon today, it was found in the Great Mercy and Grace Temple, and the good and unrepentant throat was cut in the guest house, and after investigation, the time of his death was not more than six minutes today, and after today's hour, there was a person whose name was registered, and the list is here. ”

Di Renjie said and handed over a login book.

Li Zhi opened it, and it was densely packed with boys, and there was a circle on it, which circled a special name.

Li Zhi frowned, pushed the registration book down in front of Empress Wu, and said calmly: "Mei Niang, I can't bear the small words, you come and see." ”

"Whoa!" Empress Wu was a little surprised, and then took it and took a look.

At a glance, Empress Wu's brows furrowed tightly.

Raising her head, Empress Wu looked at Di Renjie, and asked angrily in her tone: "Di Qing, is this matter true?" ”

Di Renjie immediately gave up his hand and said: "After returning to the heavens, the minister had inquired, half an hour before the incident, the secretary and supervisor had passed through the guest house of the good monk, and then left in a hurry not long after, and the minister was called to the main hall before he could ask the secretary and supervisor. ”

Empress Wu nodded slightly, then looked at Li Xuan on the side, and asked in a cold voice, "King of Nanchang, what do you think of this matter?" ”

Li Xuan immediately stepped forward and said: "After returning to the heavens, the minister knew that he was guilty at that time, and he had been staying in the inner hall of the Daxiong Treasure Palace, and had not left the scene of the previous plan, so he didn't know the details of the case, but the murder was nothing more than three reasons, vendetta killing, love killing, and money killing.

There is no talk of this between the secretary and the master, so the minister thinks that this matter should have nothing to do with the secretary and supervisor.

The details will be supervised by the secretary, and with the eyes of His Majesty and the Queen of Heaven, you can see at a glance. ”

The emperor nodded approvingly, the king of Nanchang has not spoken for Wu Chenghei for the first time, he is smart, which is quite satisfactory to Li Zhi.

Empress Wu was still frowning, and then asked, "King Nanchang, why did you go to the Great Ci'en Temple today?" ”

"Three things." Li Xuan said very dryly, and then said: "First, the minister's wife is almost six months pregnant, and her mind is restless every day, so she worships the Buddha and asks for peace...... Pray for the continuation of the offspring. ”

"Asking for a son?" Li Zhi knew what was going on as soon as he heard it, and couldn't help laughing.

Li Xuan said with a wry smile: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister has said more than once, whether it is a boy or a girl, the minister and Sanniang are both young, and they dare not say anything in the future, four or five children can still be had, so why worry." ”

"So, this time, you might be a girl?" Empress Wu saw through what Li Xuan was hiding behind her at a glance, shook her head, and sighed: "It is said that a wise doctor can judge the affairs of his children before he is born, but now it seems that what he said is true!" ”

Li Xuan was stunned in place, and he didn't know what he was thinking, but soon, he reacted enough, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the queen of heaven, the minister has no such ability, and no doctor in the world dares to assert the affairs of children before he is born."

It is only because of the congenital, but the day after tomorrow is not seen, and there is no conclusion. ”

"Cause and effect repeat, I understand." Li Zhi waved his hand directly and said, "Don't worry, I won't say what you say today, I won't listen to anyone, but Twenty-seven Lang, if you have leisure, you might as well go to the East Palace and help the prince recuperate more." ”

Li Xuan's face was full of embarrassment, but there was no way, in desperation, he could only give up his hand and say: "The minister obeys the order." ”

Empress Wu and Li Zhi glanced at each other and nodded slightly.

"What about the other two?"

Li Xuan hurriedly came back to his senses and arched his hand: "Back to Your Majesty, the Queen of Heaven, the ministers go to the Great Ci'en Temple, mainly to pray for the blessing of the mother, I wish her good health and all the best." ”

"The king of Nanchang is filial, if the sons of the palace have the filial piety of the king of Nanchang Eleven, the palace will be satisfied." Empress Wu sighed lightly, and then asked, "What about the last thing?" ”

"After returning to the heavens, it is the daughter of the third uncle of the Chenyue family, Si Niang, in mid-April, Si Niang will marry the Gushi Chen family, after the marriage, the Chen family will go west to fight, so the four Niang prayed to the Buddha to bless the Chen family to be safe and smooth, and return safely." Li Xuan opened his mouth and involved Yue Weng Liu Renliang.

(End of chapter)