Tang Emperor Li Shimin and Empress Changsun also checked that there were 3,000 old and young palace ladies and colorful girls in the palace, most of whom were civil women forcibly recruited by Emperor Sui in the people, so they ordered these palace ladies to return to their hometowns and encouraged them to marry young and strong men in the army.

Since then, the subjects of the Tang Dynasty have praised each other and been convinced.

The north foot of the south mountain of Chang'an City

A royal guard of honor marched on the road, and there was a large yellow chariot in the procession, which turned out to be Emperor Taizong Li Shimin and Empress Changsun who went out of the city to Guanyin Temple to pray for incense.

This majestic royal guard of honor is composed of the leading guard of honor, the guard of honor of the pilot, the chariot driver, and the rear guard.

The pioneer guard of honor is the vanguard guard of honor, and in the car that opened the road was Jing Zhaoyin, the magistrate of the capital, ---. This was followed by two teams of cavalry and a team of six infantry armies, whose role was to clear the roads in time and ensure the smooth travel of the emperor behind. The two rows of soldiers who followed each carried a dragon flag. Behind the dragon flag is a special convoy, including the guide car that points out the direction, the Jili drum car, the egret car, the Luan flag car, the evil car, the Pixuan car, etc. Each chariot was pulled by four horses, with drivers and craftsmen on board.

Behind the lead guard of honor is the guard of honor. The guard of honor was mainly composed of music and battles, and the civil and military officials who accompanied the emperor on his trip were also among them. The guard of honor is led by twelve rows of cavalry guards on horses, swords, bows and arrows.

The Horse Guards were followed by a large drum band, with two drum commanders directing the performance in front. The musical instruments are mainly various drums, including drums, big drums, cymbals, stanza drums, small drums, etc., as well as wind instruments such as flutes, flutes, hu ji, trumpets and horns, wind instruments such as transverse flutes and bamboo pipes, and percussion instruments such as gold cymbals.

Behind the band is a flag array consisting of yellow flags (rectangular flags that hang down), colored flags (flags decorated with feathers), and flags. After the flag array, there are the green dragon flags and the white tiger flags on the left and right. Behind the two flags was an accompanying procession of court officials. In the middle of this team, there were also cavalry and infantry soldiers armed with weapons.

Behind the guard of honor is the jade chariot that Emperor Taizong sits. The emperor's chariot is the core of the entire honor guard, the guard is strict, the jade chariot is controlled by the imperial servant, there are many drivers in the front and rear, and the two sides are escorted by the left and right guard generals. He was followed by the high-ranking generals and eunuchs of the Forbidden Army (Imperial Forest Army). Surrounded by the escort officers were bands of cavalry and foot soldiers of the forbidden army, armed with bows, arrows, knives, spears and other weapons. Behind the forbidden soldiers are the honor guards composed of peacock fans, small group fans, square fans, yellow lu, jianglu, xuanwu buildings, etc.

Then there are the emperor's special cars, including the square chariot, the small chariot, the golden chariot, the elephant chariot, the leather chariot, the yellow chariot, the leopard tail chariot and so on. The left and right Weiwei commanders each led 200 soldiers, armed with halberds, swords and shields, bows and arrows, and crossbows, and followed the leopard's tail chariot as a cover. In this procession, there were also some court officials who rode with the chariot.

Walking at the end of the guard of honor is the rearguard troops, two generals respectively lead the left and right carriage infantry teams, divided into two phalanxes before and after, the soldiers are brightly armored, wearing hoods, wearing armor, holding bows, crossbows, knives, shields, each team of soldiers is distinctly dressed, arranged alternately. In the middle is the left and right compartment of the yellow war, respectively holding peacock (flags made of feathers), goose feathers, chicken feathers and so on. After the battle of Huang Lu, it was a battle, and 500 soldiers held honor guard weapons such as Zhen.

Finally, there is a flag array composed of twenty-four cavalry and twelve flag teams on the left and right sides of the Zhuwei horse team. The flag mark of each flag team is the Rui Beast, such as evil spirit, jade horse, yellow dragon, unicorn, dragon horse, Xuanwu, golden bull, etc. Behind the flag array, there is a yellow battle composed of infantry soldiers, and there are cavalry guards.

During the march of the 5,000-person royal honor guard that showed the prestige of the Tang Dynasty, the drums, chimes, flutes, and flutes of the honor guard band sounded in unison, attracting the people of the capital to watch on the road, and the grand occasion was unprecedented.

Jungnam Mountain

"Your Majesty, there is the Phoenix Ridge Luohan Cave in front of you. An official who was accompanying him approached the curtain of the car and reported to the Tang Emperor in the car.

"Your Majesty, the Guanyin Temple is ahead, let's get there. ”

Empress Changsun, who was driving in the jade chariot with Emperor Tang, smiled, and the big red peony flower trembled slightly in her bun.

With the support of his attendants, Tang Emperor Li Shimin and Empress Changsun walked down the jade chariot hand in hand.

The blue sky and white clouds, the autumn is high and refreshing, the mountains are long, the breeze is blowing, and the autumn scenery of Zhongnan Mountain is refreshing.

The Tang Emperor put up a pergola to look at Zhongnan Mountain, and saw that a peak of Phoenix Ridge protruded like Guanyin Bodhisattva meditating;

Guanyin Zen Temple is backed by the Phoenix Ridge of Zhongnan Mountain, adjacent to Fengde Temple and Jingye Temple in the east, and looks at the Caotang Temple in the west.

Emperor Tang couldn't help but praise: "This is really a treasure of feng shui." ”

Walking all the way, the Tang Emperor and the eldest grandson queen came to the Guanyin Temple, and the abbot and all the monks of the Guanyin Temple were already waiting in front of the temple.

"Amitabha, the poor monk has seen the emperor and the mother!" The abbot of the Guanyin Zen Temple, the great monk saw the great monk wearing a blue robe, and the head was together to meet the Tang Emperor and the queen.

Seeing that the monk was full of smiles, stretched out his right hand, and invited: "The emperor and the mother went to the temple in person, and they were tired all the way, so please go to the inner room to taste tea and rest." ”

"Great monk, you are a treasure of feng shui here. Emperor Tang put his hands behind his back and observed the buildings in the temple while talking.

"Your Majesty has an overreputation, and the poor monk doesn't dare to be it. ”

"The great monk is too modest, the left neighbor of your Zen temple is the Three Treatises Ancestral Courtyard Thatched Cottage Temple..."Emperor Tang smiled and stretched out his hand to gesture in the direction of the west.

"And what about your right house, is the Fengde Temple and the Pure Industry Temple, your Guanyin Temple is located in the middle of them, and the north is close to the South Mountain, and the south is Weishui, isn't it a treasure land of feng shui?

"I have long heard that Your Majesty is wise and knowledgeable, but I don't want to be so familiar with my Buddhism, the poor monk really admires, admires!"

"Your Majesty, but my Zen temple has just been completed, it can not be compared to the neighbors, the Fengde Temple in the west is named after the Emperor Wen of the previous dynasty, it is the ancestral court of the Nanshan Vinaya, the Daoxuan Master is highly respected, and the writings are quite abundant; ”

"As for the Caotang Temple in the east, it is even more ancient, the Later Qin Emperor invited the Western Regions monk Kumarosh to the Caotang Temple, in the Caotang Temple, Kumarosh translated the "Three Treatises", "Zhong Lun", "Hundred Treatises", "Twelve Door Treatises" and "Chengshi Theory", which is now the ancestral court recognized by the Three Treatises and Chengshi Sect!"

While talking, the group had arrived at the meditation room of the Dharma monk.

"Your Majesty, Niangniang, please look at the tea. The little monk in the temple offered two cups of tea.

When the lid of the cup is lifted, the fragrance is immediately fragrant, and the fragrance of tea is overflowing.

Tang Huang sniffed the fragrance of tea and tasted this good tea in the mountains, and a feeling of physical and mental relaxation and whole body comfort immediately emerged.

"Great monk, when I arrived at your Buddhist temple, I immediately experienced the peace and tranquility of my heart!

"Your Majesty, this is peace of mind. Only by being calm can we cultivate Buddhahood. When people worship the Buddha and recite the Buddha, they are actually worshipping their own hearts, reciting their own hearts, making their Taoist hearts firm, not seeking Buddhas outside their hearts. ”

Tang Huang nodded thoughtfully.

"It's really good tea. After taking a few sips of tea, Tang Huang put down the teaglass.

Seeing that the emperor put down the teacup, Fa Jian clasped his hands together and said, "Your Majesty, the poor monk will take you and Niangniang to Guanyin Hall for incense." ”

"Good. Great monk, you lead the way for the two of us. Emperor Tang and Empress Changsun got up together.

Step into the Guanyin Hall, the cigarette smoke is swirling, the sound of the Buddha is murmuring, a pure white Guanyin Bodhisattva statue stands vividly in front of the Tang Emperor Li Shimin and the queen's eldest grandson, only to see the Guanyin Bodhisattva solemn and graceful, wearing a crown, wearing a heavenly robe, waist binding Luo skirt, the great virtue of the perfect look jumped out, it makes people awe-inspired.

Tang Emperor Li Shimin lit a pillar of high incense, knelt down in front of Guanyin Bodhisattva, only to see him fold his hands, open his mouth slightly, chanting words in his mouth, kneeling on the futon, and praying sincerely to Guanyin Bodhisattva:

"Guanyin Bodhisattva, who is compassionate and compassionate, and saves suffering, I, Li Shimin, and my wife, Changsun, came to thank the Bodhisattva for his saving grace that day, and thank the Bodhisattva for appearing and saving me from the predicament. I also pray to the Bodhisattva to surpass the old dragon of the Najing River, Li Jiancheng, and Li Yuanji, to dispel their resentment, so that they can be reborn and enter reincarnation as soon as possible. ”

"Pray for the Bodhisattva to bless me with the eternal stability of the Tang Dynasty, the peace of the country and the people, the peace and contentment of the people, the harmony of the sons and grandsons of the Li family, and the ...... of carrying forward the past and forging ahead into the future."

The statue of Guanyin in the Buddha shrine is compassionate and compassionate, the jade face is smiling, the abundance is handsome, and the white clothes are fluttering.

Leaving the Guanyin Hall, the Tang Emperor planted a small ginkgo tree in the Guanyin Temple to commemorate it.

After observing the whole picture of the Zen temple everywhere, the Tang Emperor and the eldest grandson queen got into the car, and the large group of people and horses rose and went back to the direction of the imperial city...

Picking up the curtain and looking back at the young ginkgo sapling swaying in the wind, Li Shimin's heart moved: the dynasty is only a hundred years, but the ginkgo biloba lives for a thousand years. I hope that the ginkgo that I planted today will grow into a towering tree in thousands of years.

At that time, in the thousand-year-old temple of Chang'an, the ancient ginkgo tree is tall and lush, and the branches are luxuriant, passing through the millennium, supporting the dojo, and will be able to sway the magical neon color to future generations.

If that night, after the wind and rain, the golden leaves all over the ground moved with the wind, and the prosperity would be exhausted in an instant, dreaming back to the poetry of the Tang Dynasty.

What a beautiful picture......