In 235, the two capitals were boiling to welcome the Buddha, and the courtiers conspired to restore Li Tang

Qingfeng asked again, "Where did your arrow fall?"

Lingzhuzi still smiled bitterly: "Eight hundred miles away, Skull Mountain, there is also a dispute over killing karma, don't mention this matter." ”

Qingfeng: "Back then, you were born with divine power, it's not that you couldn't open the Sun Shooting Divine Bow, it's just that your cultivation is still shallow and your mana is insufficient, I deduce that you are the Sun Shooting Bow that opened under the scorching sun at noon." ”

Ling Zhuzi: "Do you still need to deduce? Now the achievement of the Golden Immortal is a huge mana, but after reuniting the Furnace Ding Dharma Body, and then getting the Sun Shooting Bow, I am afraid that I will not be able to open the bow for the full moon, and it is estimated that it can only be half full." ”

Mei Zhenyi couldn't help but interject and asked, "Who can pull the sun-shooting bow?"

Lingzhuzi thought for a while and said: "Yang Jian, the guardian saint of the Lingxiao Treasure Palace, my father Li Jing, the king of Tota, Wukong and others all have divine power to open the bow, but it is enough to fill the bow of the sun, which is like the divine power of the flesh furnace like Dayu and Houyi. ”

Qingfeng added: "If you only say that you are born with divine power regardless of your cultivation of mana, the True Yang Palace Master of the Nine Heavens Xuannu Palace, and my sworn brother Putuo Dojo Protector Xiong Jushi, these two can also open the bow, but they are also not allowed to control the full moon." There is one person with stronger divine power, that is, Long Yin Immortal Gu, but her cultivation mana is insufficient. ”

Lingzhuzi continued: "If you want to shoot down Medanzo, you have to open the bow for the full moon, the backlash borne by this person who opens the bow is not trivial, and the ordinary immortal furnace Ding may not be able to stand it." ”

Mei Zhenyi was a little anxious: "Speaking of which, who can pull the Sun Shooting God Bow in the end, can I do it?"

Lingzhuzi and Qingfeng asked in unison, "Are you born with divine power, do you have such a strong mana cultivation?"

Mei Zhenyi sighed and lowered his head, of course he was not a person with natural divine power like Xiang Yu and Lu Bu. I only heard Qingfeng say again: "Under your Qingyi Sanshan Gate, Mei Yi is born with the strongest furnace power, but he can only pull half of the Sun Shooting Divine Skill, and as for the mana cultivation, it is even more insufficient." Your father, Mei Xiaolang, may have pulled the Sun-Shooting Bow even wider, but he has no cultivation power and can't operate the artifact array. As for you, although you are also a martial arts practitioner, you are strong. But if you don't rely on the magic power, you will be tied with Mei Yi at most. ”

"Although the advice of the Spirit Bead Immortal is good, but I can't find a suitable person to open the bow?" Mei Zhenyi said with disappointment, but then found that the expressions of the two golden immortals were very indifferent, as if they had already had a result in their hearts, and asked again in a changed tone: "Are you saying so much to tease me?"

The two golden immortals said in unison: "Of course, Wei Tan's divine power is unparalleled, and he can completely open the Sun God Bow." Mana cultivation is also enough. ”

Qingfeng added: "It's not easy to open a bow and arrow, except for Wei Tan himself, who should bear it?"

Lingzhuzi added: "If it weren't for Wei Tan, I wouldn't have thought of shooting the sun, this is the ingenuity of the causal method." Wei Daotian had this ambition when he died, so let him complete it with his own hands. ”

Mei Zhenyi suddenly realized: "I see! Then go to the Nine Heavens Xuannu Palace to borrow the Sun Shooting Bow, and then find Wei Tan, can't you shoot down Mei Danzuo?"

Lingzhuzi shook his head: "How can it be so simple." First of all, you have to find Medanzo, trap him in the desert, and let Wei Tan shoot him down when he can't get out of his fighting method and the power of the light and flame is at its peak. Wei Tan can only make a move at the end, who will do the things in front?"

Qingfeng: "Thank you for your advice today." Otherwise, I really don't know much about the Sunbow and can't remember this one. ”

The matter of killing Mei Danzuo actually has nothing to do with the spirit beads, and this matter involves a lot of karma, and the source is the theft of the Buddha's heart relics in the Buddha Kingdom Immortal Realm. It's really not good to implicate more immortal masters, Lingzhuzi can come up with this idea, Mei Zhenyi is already very grateful.

Since the Nine Heavens Xuannu Palace True Yang Palace Lord has something to say, after discovering Mei Danzuo's whereabouts, he will send an envoy to Fusheng Valley with the Black Dragon Horn to borrow the Sun Shooting Divine Bow to find Wei Tan. This matter can't be rushed, you should wait until your own cultivation is transformed into the incarnation of the Yang God, and it will be better to achieve the Immortal Dao.

Mei Zhenyi has been cultivating in the mountains in recent years, and he does not care about the world. But he did not give up on finding Medanzo's whereabouts. According to Qingfeng and Zhong Liquan's guess, Mei Danzuo might be hiding in the Kunlun Wonderland to heal his injuries, and he also secretly entrusted the Ten Demon Kings and Zuo Youxian to pay attention, in case he found any suspicious people, don't be alarmed, just quietly send a messenger to Wuzhou to report the news.

The biggest headache at the moment is that Da Tianzun wants to go to Luoyang next year, and he also sent a heavyweight character like the Heavenly Court Sea Patrol Great God Spirit Bead to accompany him, and the matter is by no means simple. It's a pity that Lingzhuzi doesn't say anything inside, but just comes to deliver the message in advance.

After three days and three nights, the meeting finally ended. Qingfeng said goodbye and returned to Tingshan. And Lingzhuzi is listening to Songju as a guest. Dealing with these immortals, Mei Zhenyi really felt that they were indeed different from mortals. It does not refer to cultivation, but to a state of great freedom and detachment both physically and mentally.

Take Lingzhuzi as an example, as soon as you raise your hand to draw dragon tendons, it is two days and one night, and in the blink of an eye, you will go down the mountain to sit at the banquet and talk with the breeze for three days, without paying attention to the mundane affairs of the world, regardless of the change of the sky, and not subject to the fireworks of the world. This is indeed not a mortal age, presumably it is natural that he has been an immortal for a long time.

In the following days, Mei Zhenyi of course sent Hu Chun to accompany him, and he was ready to listen to Lingzhuzi's orders. He also has an extra heart, when a golden immortal like Lingzhuzi visits, there can't be only one servant to follow, Liu Hai, Yuan Chong, Hu Longteng, Hu Yuyue, Hu Shuangquan, Hu Qiushui and others also take turns with Hu Chun, and at least two attendants can appear to be respectful of Qingyi Sanshan's hospitality.

Mei Zhenyi people have not yet arrived in Luoyang, but a major event has happened in the divine capital, this winter, Emperor Wu ordered to welcome the Buddha's finger relics from the Famen Temple outside Chang'an City, which is the largest Buddhist event in history.

Emperor Wu ordered the Fengge attendant Cui Xuanwei and the national teacher Fazang as special envoys, first came to Famen Temple, Fazang circumambulated the stupa and chanted for seven days and nights, and then entered the underground palace to reveal the Buddha's finger relics, and on Chinese New Year's Eve, the relics were welcomed into Chang'an Chongfu Temple, and now in the world, so that all people can worship, and Chang'an will be left behind to lead hundreds of officials to worship.

Chang'an is boiling, the people are vying to worship, in order to show their devotion to the Buddha, there are many people who do not hesitate to spend their money and donate alms, and even some people come to worship the Buddha by burning their fingers, burning their heads and scars. During the enshrinement of the Buddha's finger relics in Chongfu Temple in Chang'an, the New Year was particularly lively, and various official and private opera troupes joined in this vigorous welcoming movement. Cigarette smoke can be seen in Chang'an City every day. The sound of chanting is non-stop day and night, and the music performances of various Buddhist themes are continuous, and the lively people are crowded.

On the 11th day of the first month of the following year, the Buddha's relics were welcomed into Luoyang, the capital of the gods, and Emperor Wu ordered hundreds of civil and military officials from the prince down to be greeted in a queue in the city. The Buddha's finger relics were welcomed into the specially built Diming Hall next to the palace. On the fifteenth day of the first month, after Emperor Wu fasted and bathed, under the auspices of the Dharma Tibetan Land and surrounded by the world's high monks, he came to the Ming Hall to worship the Buddha's finger and prayed sincerely to be guided by the Buddha.

Luoyang hundred officials enshrine countless rare treasures, even Nanlu Gong Mei Xiaolang also enshrined a set of pure gold utensils, in advance to ask skilled craftsmen to build good luck in Jiangnan Runzhou to Luoyang, of course, it is the money from Jingwu Villa. The person who escorted it was Mei Zhenyi. In fact, Da Tianzun did not recruit Mei Zhenyi to come to Luoyang, he himself would come, because Mei Xiaolang's sixtieth birthday was approaching.

Although Mei Zhenyi is a monk, after all, he is not a person who is beyond the world, and his filial piety must still be fulfilled. He brought his younger siblings with him. The Great Heavenly Venerable let the spirit beads accompany him, on the one hand, it may be to protect him, and on the other hand, it may also be to overseer. The day Mei Zhenyi arrived in Luoyang was the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and the city was very lively, but after seeing his father a few private conversations. He also sensed that the atmosphere in Luoyang was not quite right.

Behind the grand and unprecedented Buddhist activities, there is an undercurrent surging in Luoyang City, and this matter has to start from the beginning-

Since Di Renjie returned to Beijing for the second time, Emperor Wu has gradually neglected political affairs, more focused on personal life and practice, as an emperor, there is nothing to say about pampering the Zhang brothers, on the other hand, she is more focused on worshipping Buddha. The act of worshiping the Buddha's relics is one of the most representative examples.

After Di Renjie's death, the court appointed ministers such as Zhang Khan Zhi, Song Jing, and Wei Yuanzhong, all of whom were talented in the world. Emperor Wu is a woman, so that she can promote and reward people close to her, in fact, whoever is in the position is the same, but she also has the wisdom to know people, and those who are really promoted to deal with the government are all talents in governing the country. And she also has an advantage, although she is fortunate to favor and protect the Zhang brothers. But the minister was not punished for the conflict between the Zhang brothers and the courtiers.

Di Renjie in his later years. Emperor Wu once asked him who he could recommend, and Di Renjie recommended Zhang Cambodia twice. He also repeatedly emphasized that Zhang Cambodia has the talent of a prime minister. Now Emperor Wu appointed Zhang Cambodia as the secretary of the Shaoqing, Fengge Luantai Tongping Zhangshi, ranking among the prime ministers, and Zhang Cambodia was already eighty years old at this time.

About the eighty prime minister Zhang Cambodia, there is a legend in later generations, he served as the assassin of Hezhou before entering Beijing, and Yang Yuanyan, the governor of Jingzhou, had a very close personal relationship, Yang Yuanyan took over as the assassin of Hezhou, and Zhang Cambodia and he boated the Yangtze River together. When the boat arrived at the center of the river and there was no one around, Zhang Cambodia suddenly said: "You and I will get the will of the day, and we should help each other and restore the Tang Dynasty together." Yang Yuanyan nodded immediately.

Subsequently, due to Di Renjie's recommendation, Zhang Cambodia entered the court to worship the prime minister, and also recommended Yang Yuanyan to Beijing as the general of the right Yulin, and asked him: "The old testament on the river, do you still remember the prime minister?" Yang Yuanyan replied: "Remember not to forget." Since then, these two people have been waiting for the opportunity to help the prince ascend the throne and change Zhou to Tang, but they are secret.

Looking back at Emperor Wu, she practiced the pure white lotus platform ** consummatically, and she had reached the end of the world's law, and her interest in the political affairs of the DPRK and China gradually faded, and she often said that she was sick in the palace, and the government entrusted Zhang Cambodia and other ministers to deal with it. This time, it is her grand wish to worship the Buddha's finger relics before she completes her practice, and she wishes that Buddhism will prosper in the world and be worshiped by all people.

Seeing this, Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong's brothers were also planning a long-term plan, and found a warlock for divination. The warlock said nonsense: "Changzong has the appearance of the Son of Heaven. Unexpectedly, this sentence spread, and someone accused the Zhang brothers of rebellion. The imperial envoy Song Jing interrogated Erzhang, and resolutely refused to be lenient and dealt with strictly.

Emperor Wu is also interesting, she can't stop Song Jing from trying the case, so she thought of a way to transfer him out of Shendu and appoint Song Jing as the pacification envoy of Longshu. Song Jing said: "In this dynasty, Zhongcheng should not be an envoy for major military affairs, and there is no change in Longshu today, and the ministers dare not obey the edict." Emperor Wu had no choice but to change his order to Song Jing to go to Youzhou to interrogate the case of the governor of the stolen goods, and Song Jing played again: "The foreign minister is guilty, and he needs to be tried by the supervision of the imperial history, and the minister does not dare to act on his behalf." ”

In the end, this hard-headed Zhongcheng did not leave Beijing, or took Zhang Changzong for interrogation, but the court did not have time to convict, and the palace issued a decree to pardon Zhang Changzong. After the amnesty, Emperor Wu ordered Zhang Changzong to come to the door to thank Song Jing, which was also a private friendship, but Song Jing was gone, and ordered someone to spread the word: "Official affairs and public words." ”

Since then, Zhang Changzong has both hated and feared Song Jing, and also has conspiracies in private. It was at this time that the activities of welcoming the Buddha's finger relics began, and Mei Zhenyi and Lingzhuzi also entered Luoyang at this time. They didn't fly into the sky, they were just dressed as ordinary people, with the Meijiadi convoy.

Before the birthday, his son came in advance, and brought another pair of children, of course Mei Xiaolang was happy. Mei Zhenyi is a "servant" who is very special, and people dare not slack off. I remember that when Mei Zhenyi came to Luoyang for the first time, she brought a golden fairy breeze. This time, it's good, and there is another golden fairy spirit bead. Mei Zhenyi didn't say the identity of Lingzhuzi, only said that he was a master outside the world, and the placement of other courtyards should not disturb each other.

Which yard does Lingzhuzi live in? It is the quiet garden where Qingfeng lived back then, and the white peony used to be the place where the white peony once stayed, and this small garden is still there.

After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Buddhist activities in Luoyang have not been completed, and the princes and nobles take turns to hold Buddhist ceremonies. The influence of Buddhism in Luoyang City reached its peak for a while, and the world's eminent monks also gathered here. Lingzhuzi has nothing to do in the Nanlu Mansion, and occasionally goes around the city like a tourist from other places entering Beijing, and asks Mei Zhenyi to lead the way for him, without the need for other servants to accompany him. I didn't know it, and I thought it was the son of Meifu shopping with a personal servant.

On this day, Lingzhuzi was wandering around Luoyang City again. Mei Zhenyi can only accompany him, there are many official mansions in the east of Luoyang City, because of the reason for welcoming the Buddha's finger, many families have set up incense cases in front of the gate. There are guards and alms to the monks who come and go. You can see many monks and nuns in the streets and alleys, and many of them have come from various monasteries. - Mei Zhenyi suddenly had an illusion, as if the entire Luoyang City had become a huge temple.

Ling Zhuzi's face was indifferent, as if he was blind, his eyes did not squint and only cared about his own path, Mei Zhenyi was wondering what he was doing here? Mei Zhenren. Since you met in Luoyang City, you can't ignore the world's laws when you encounter things, right?"

The person Lingzhuzi said was not far in front, and he landed very steadily when he walked, but he raised his feet without dust, and his gestures were full of a sense of tension and movement. He was emaciated and about thirty or forty years old, and he wore fat trousers, when the wind blew on the ground. A long protrusion on the outside of the calf can be faintly seen. It is supposed to be hiding a short knife or other weapons, and the clothes are inconspicuous gray tones.

This person should be a master of martial arts. The skill is quite not weak, but in the eyes of a golden immortal like Lingzhuzi, it is not worth taking a second look at at it at all. ——What does this Jin Immortal mean, is it that he is idle and has nothing to do to take himself out to catch the thief? Mei Zhenyi was a little puzzled, but after thinking about it, she felt that something was wrong.

With the skills of the man in gray, he is definitely not an ordinary little thief, what is he doing here with a murder weapon? Mei Zhenyi suddenly had two words in his mind - assassin. Who does this person want to assassinate, Mei Zhenyi followed silently.

The Assassin was very alert, carefully observing his surroundings all the way, but he did not realize that he was being targeted by the two masters. As the sky grew darker, he walked out of a tea shop, walked through the streets and alleys to the high wall of the backyard of a mansion, took out a cloth from his bosom and covered his face, leaving only a pair of glittering eyes. Then he lifted his breath and jumped up the high wall, barely making a sound, moving nimbly like a tanuki.

The imperial envoy Zhongcheng Song Jing was reading in the back hall study, when he suddenly heard someone in his ears: "Lord Zhongcheng, there is an uninvited guest in your house tonight who comes to visit with a knife, and the real person passes by to help you send it into the backyard, please check yourself." ”

The voice seemed to be in his ears, Song Jing hurriedly stood up and shouted, "Who?" However, the room was empty and there was no one else, and the housekeeper guarding the door knocked on the door and asked, "What's the matter?"

Before Song Jing could reply, he heard a commotion in the backyard, and the guards in the palace came running to say, "My lord, something is wrong!" A gray-clothed masked man suddenly fell down from the backyard wall, and the word 'assassin' was written on his face. ”

Song Jing gasped, suddenly understood something, and scolded: "Hugh is so noisy and panicked, keep my mouth shut and keep quiet, quietly tie that person to the firewood room in the backyard, and I will interrogate him personally." ”

Song Jing took his henchmen to the firewood room in the backyard, only to see a man in gray who had been tied up and thrown on the ground like a zongzi, the gray cloth on his face had been removed, and a sharp blade was found from his body next to him. This person has the word assassin written on his forehead, which is very neatly written in regular script, and it is actually the pen of Chu Suiliang, the prime minister of the previous dynasty.

Song Jing instructed left and right: "Wake him up, I have something to ask." ”

The servant replied: "I have splashed it with cold water, but I still don't wake up." ”

Song Jing's tone sank: "Splash it with horse urine!"

Song Jing secretly interrogated the assassins, only two henchmen were on the side, and even the family members were not alarmed, and they had already issued a strict order not to make noise to those who knew about it, and not even to mention it in private conversations. This trial is two hours, and outsiders don't know about the process, and it was already night when Song Jing walked out of the backyard.

This Lord Zhongcheng did not rest or report the case, but ordered someone to prepare a sedan chair to go out of the house and visit the prime minister Zhang Cambodia who was not far from the mansion overnight. Zhang Cambodia had already rested, and was taken aback when he heard that the imperial envoy Zhongcheng was visiting in the middle of the night, and hurriedly got up in his clothes to meet in the living room.

Mei Zhenyi helped take down the assassin easily, and did not show up to take care of other things, he didn't know that the assassin was sent by Zhang Changzong, only that it was the residence of Song Jing, the imperial envoy, and Song Jing was good at asking about the case, so let him ask himself. Mei Zhenyi told her father about this after returning home, and Mei Xiaolang sighed and said, "I'm afraid there will be an accident in the court!"