A "Hou Ye has arrived"

I saw sixteen armorers in heavy armor but with light steps, embracing a middle-aged man, into the temple.

Yan Qing, who was standing behind Shi Zixuan, stared at him, and secretly said a powerful voice.

This heavy armor is only afraid that it weighs 100 pounds, and ordinary people wear it on their bodies, and it is a problem to walk. And these armor soldiers, when they wear them, are like nothing in their bodies, and they act like the wind.

Yan Qing secretly speculated that with the sharpness of the Imperial Sword, under a sword, he was afraid that he would not be able to pierce it, surrounded by these heavily armored soldiers, it was not difficult to escape, but if he wanted to assassinate Han Hou, it was simply a pipe dream.

"Meet the Waiting Master!"

Everyone stood up and bowed down and performed the great prostration.

The middle-aged man walked straight up to the ninth-order dragon seat, turned around, and said slowly, "Everyone, get up, you don't need to make a big salute." ”

But when I saw this person, he was dressed in a prince's suit, with a long sword hanging on his waist, sword eyebrows and starry eyes, sharp eyes, and sweeping eyes, and his own majesty.

When everyone heard this, they got up and sat down separately, and they saw Han Hou waving his hand, and the sound of silk and bamboo was played next to him, and many orchids came in outside, pouring wine and meat for everyone.

Everyone thanked Han Hou for his reward, the banquet was opened, and the singing and dancing rose with the music, which had a bit of the meaning of a banquet for the ministers.

Shi Zixuan was sitting in the middle of the banquet, and was about to wait for an opportunity to test Han Hou, when he suddenly felt a gaze focus on him.

Shi Zixuan looked sideways, but saw that Han Hou was the chief on the right, sitting a scholar in Tsing Yi, shaking a feather fan, looking leisurely.

The four eyes met, and the scholar in Tsing Yi smiled slightly and nodded in salute.

Shi Zixuan said to the white-clothed monk: "Master Zhizhu, I don't know who the scholar next to Han Hou is?"

"Thatched cottage monk, Mr. Qingshu. He is also a practitioner of the Qingxu Dao, who is both Buddhist and Taoist, and delves into Yili, and is a knowledgeable person. ”

The white-clothed monk said.

"Master of Qingxu Dao, I have only heard of Taiyi Youxian Dao before, are there many Dao veins in this world?"

Shi Zixuan asked.

The white-clothed monk was surprised: "Fellow Daoist." The poor monk sees that you are also a person who cultivates the Fa-rectification, how can you not know the inheritance of the Dao system in the world?"

Shizi Xuan laughed dryly and said, "When I first entered the Hongchen practice, I really don't know much, so I ask the master for advice." ”

The white-clothed monk nodded and said, "That's no wonder. It is not surprising that Daoists want to cultivate in the blessed land of the cave and do not know much about the Dao veins in the world. In this world, the Dao veins and those who correct the law include Taiqing Dao, Qingxu Dao, Huang Zhendao, Danxiamen, Chunyang Sect, White Horse Temple, Fahua Temple, Lianxin Temple...... And so on, there are a total of 36 gates, all of which were established by the Buddha and the Tao. As for the monks of the outer Dao, they are generally loners, and there are few inheritances, so they are not among them. ”

The thirty-six Dao veins mentioned by the white-clothed monk are all in the blessed land of the cave. To be able to live in the cave heaven, all the ancestors have great blessings and great virtues, and bless the cave heaven with the great good law, so that the people who are pure and cultivating among them can not be stained with dust, practice diligently, and increase their holdings of the Fa.

Shi Zixuan listened to the white-clothed monk finish talking about the name of the Thirty-six Cave Heavens, and suddenly said strangely: "Master, why is Fayan Temple not among the Thirty-six Cave Heavens? I see that you are also a high-ranking monk, and that master of consciousness has also cultivated the true fruit of an arhat, so why do you want to stay in the red dust?"

The white-clothed monk smiled and said: "Qing cultivation is everywhere, cultivation is in the cave sky, and cultivation is also cultivation in the red world. Fayan Temple is not a blessed land, it is a law to save people, and the poor monks are also cultivating the law of the world, so there is no need to worry. ”

"There is no distinction between high and low in the Fa-rectification, and the master's ability to practice with people is admirable. Shi Zixuan sighed with emotion: "It is difficult to cultivate in the Qing Dynasty, and it is even more difficult to cultivate the immaculate heart in the red dust." ”

The white-clothed monk smiled and said: "It's all worldly cultivation, so it's not easy to say." Hmm, don't you see that the poor monks also come to this Gaomen Marquis Mansion to eat and drink?"

When Shi Zixuan heard this, he said, "Master, when you say that, I'm curious. The master is not cultivating in the temple, why did he come here for a banquet?"

The white-clothed monk sighed and said, "I was invited, but I had to come." ”

Just about to elaborate, he saw Han Hou raise his wine glass, which made people stop singing and dancing, and said loudly: "Today, Benhou has a banquet to invite you, but there are three happy events announced. ”

A civil official answered: "Master Hou, I don't know which three happy events they are, is it because the marriage date of the prince has been set?"

Han Hou smiled and said, "The wedding date is indeed set, and it will be on the sixteenth of the next month. But this is a small joy, not a big joy. ”

"How can the marriage of the prince not be a great joy? Hou Ye, this is a great joy. It is said that the girl was born in the Bai family in Qinghe County. and General Bai are brothers and sisters of the same clan, which can be regarded as a joy and joy, and the monarch and the minister are married. It will be a good story in the future. ”

Han Hou smiled, glanced around, and suddenly asked, "Where is Bai Ji, why don't you see him?"

Han Hou suddenly asked, and the originally warm atmosphere of the hall fell silent all of a sudden, and no one answered for a long time.

"What's the matter? Could it be Benhou's invitation, didn't Bai Ji receive it?"

Han Hou's face was slightly gloomy, and his tone turned cold. But I saw a young general standing up on the military attache seat, and stepped forward to bow and said, "Lord Hou." General White has already received the invitation. It's just that the general has to patrol the border line today and can't leave. The last general of the special dispatch came to make amends to the Hou Ye, and when he returned five days later, he would come to the Hou Mansion to ask for his guilt in person. ”

"Presumptuous! You are a tooth general, Hou Ye has no favor, you dare to speak wantonly, don't you understand the rules? The soldiers brought by Bai Ji are nothing more than that! Hou Ye holds a banquet, he dares not to be invited, he is leading the troops outside, is he also going to come to a 'general is outside, the king's order is not subject to'?"

In the civil official seat, an old man in Tsing Yi suddenly shouted.

"Guo Saijiu, you are a person who is about to enter the ground, what do you have to do with a child? General Bai will go to the banquet in the future, also for military affairs. Now that it is a troubled time, bandits are rampant, if General Bai leaves his official duties and comes here for a banquet. In case the thieves take the opportunity to lead troops in, will you bear the responsibility for this crime?"

On the military attaché's seat, a general, with eagle eyebrows and wolf eyes, replied sneeringly.

This person sneered, put down the cup heavily, and said loudly: "I, Wu Lie, am a rough person, what do you have to say! Everyone is serving the Hou Ye, and you are fighting to the death in the nest, which is not interesting." The eldest husband has a grudge and a grudge, say it to his face, take revenge, and repay the grudge. What kind of skill is it to give people a soft knife behind their backs? Hmm? Guo Xianjiu, are you showing off your cruelty, or are you alluding to the fact that Hou Ye is a mediocre master, very suspicious, and has no room for others?"

This man looks vulgar, but he is a shrewd man. As soon as he said this, he not only retorted to the Guo sacrificial wine, but also eliminated Han Hou's dissatisfaction.

Sure enough, Han Hou listened to the verbal battle between the two courtiers, but instead the clouds on his face disappeared, he smiled, and said, "Both of you are dissipated. Today I only talk about Fengyue, not anything else. Wu Lie, restrain your stinky temper. Guo sacrificed wine, General Bai was loyal to Lone, and he was the peerless fierce general of my Seven Killing Army, how could he have a different heart? ”

Han Hou is well versed in the way of governing people, and he played fifty boards each, and revealed the matter here, so as not to escalate the quarrel and hurt the peace.

"Yes, Master Hou. ”

"The old minister is guilty. ”

Wu Lie and Guo Saijiu hurriedly got up and bowed.

"Get up, get up. Today's big day was mixed up by the two of you. ”

Han Hou waved his hand and said: "First of all, my righteous brother, King Changshan Ning, has agreed to the invitation of Ben Hou, and in the spring of next year, he will gather the princes of the three roads to gather in my Lingyang Mansion to discuss the matter of quelling the chaos in Bazhou!

As soon as Han Hou's voice fell, everyone in the hall was in an uproar.

I saw that the civil officials were happy, and the military attaches were excited, as if they had heard a great joy.

Only Shi Zixuan and the white-clothed monk frowned when they heard this.

"The war is about to start, and how many innocent people will die here. ”

The white-clothed monk sighed faintly and shook his head gloomily.

Shi Zixuan also nodded and sighed lightly.

"The princes were divided, and a delicate balance was originally maintained. But now the princes of the four roads want to take the opportunity of pacifying the remnants of the zodiac in Taiyi to completely carve up Bazhou. It's time to break the deadlock. ”

Shi Zixuan has almost been in the next thirty or even fifty years, and the endless military disasters are in turmoil.

Han Hou raised his hand, stopped everyone's discussion, and said, "This is the first happy event. Don't say anything about it yet, and we'll talk about it later. This second happy event is that the Son of Heaven is about to reconvene the decent-year waterway puja. It is scheduled for the ninth day of April next year.

The Holy Decree just arrived in Fucheng yesterday, and after tomorrow, it will notify the temples of the Great Daoguan, and I also ask you to prepare as soon as possible, and go to Yujing next year to discuss the Taoist Shitai, and fight for a Taoist orthodoxy for my Lingyang Mansion!"

Shitai is the place where the emperor of this dynasty was set up to worship the heavens when he was in power. Every ten years, a water and land puja is held, regardless of whether it is a Buddhist path or an outer path, as long as there is a true cultivation in the body, you can participate.

And the leader of the puja can enjoy the supreme glory and body, and can worship the heavens side by side with the holy son of heaven, and be crowned as the national teacher.

For a worldly lineage, this is the best time to prosper the main sect. It's just that since 50 years ago, the world began to be in turmoil, and the princes competed for hegemony, and the water and land pujas have not been held for five consecutive years.

This year's water and land puja is tantamount to re-establishing the orthodoxy and authenticity, and it is a grand gathering for practitioners all over the world. Even Han Hou couldn't ignore it.

Where orthodoxy lies, it is justified and destiny returns. The ancestor of this dynasty, dreaming of the gods and men to send his son to the world, since then a hundred responses, the world of servants gathered, in order to determine the world, is the most haode example.

After Han Hou finished speaking, his eyes swept over Zhiwei Zhenren, Mr. Qingshu, and Zhizhu Monk, and said softly: "Three masters, this matter will be handed over to you, don't let Gu down." ”

His eyes swept over Shi Zixuan, but he didn't stop at all.

When Zhiwei Zhenren heard this, his face showed a strange flush, and he seemed to be very excited, and hurriedly said, "Master Hou is polite." This is a great event in the world's cultivation circles, how can I miss it? My Lingbao Guan will definitely do my best to climb to the top of the lion platform in order to win the authentic Dharma!"

Mr. Qingshu laughed, only clenched his fists and arched his hands, but did not say anything.

The white-clothed monk sighed secretly and said: "Master Hou has an order, how dare the poor monk disobey, it's just that the poor monk has been in poor health recently and can't travel far, so he can only let the eldest disciple Shenxiu go on my behalf." ”

Hearing this, Han Hou nodded and said, "Master Shenxiu's Buddhism is profound, and he has obtained your true inheritance. With him going, my Lingyang Mansion can have another three points of victory. ”

After this matter is said, it is already two happy events.

Han Hou said again: "This third happy event is a great happy event. Since a few months ago, the water god of Guyang River was beheaded by the Heavenly King of the Dharma Patrol because of his loss of virtue, and he was knocked down to the dust. Since then, the three thousand miles of water have been suppressed without gods, floods have arisen everywhere, and there are even water demons in chaos. The lonely list offered a reward, and invited many masters to go to subdue the demons, but they all went and never returned.

But just yesterday, there was a master who beheaded the demons and evil spirits, calmed the floods, and made great merits for the people of Lingyang Mansion. When Lone learned that he was overjoyed, he sent someone to invite this master to the house. ”

After looking around, he asked, "I don't know which master did this kind deed, please come out and see it." ”