After Wang Shiliang and others left, Guo Xin and Guo Pu continued to wander aimlessly on the street.
Guo's Mansion is located in the east of the inner city near the Bian River. It is surrounded by mansions of noble families and there are few ordinary residences. It wasn't until the Imperial Street, which ran directly from north to south to the palace, that there were gradually more civilians and tourists on the street.
The great changes that occurred in the palace have not yet spread to the people. The people are still living their lives as before, unaware that the power of the upper class has begun to shift. However, Guo Xin thought to himself: It may be a big thing for him, but nowadays people have experienced too many official saints, and it may not be a strange thing for many people in the world.
Guo Xin followed the flow of people and unknowingly came to a temple that looked very popular.
Now that the first lunar month is coming to an end, it is not a busy time for Buddhism. So Guo Xin curiously asked Guo Pu next to him: "Where is that place?"
Guo Pu was already familiar with the city of Tokyo and replied: "Brother Yi has a good eye. The temple in front is Xiangguo Temple, which is one of the largest temples in Tokyo."
Guo Xin nodded and looked at the temple gate not far away where people came in and out - or the "mountain gate" in Buddhist terms, and actually wanted to go in and take a look.
Guo Xin did not intend to stay in the temple for long, so he tied the horse to the horse-tying post beside the temple, leaving Guo Pu to look after it outside the temple, and then entered Xiangguo Temple alone.
When Guo Xin entered the temple, he saw a large four-legged cauldron dozens of steps away. There were already countless incense sticks inserted in it, and devotees were constantly adding incense to it.
Perhaps it was because Guo Xin's indifferent attitude while watching was more conspicuous in the crowd. A monk came up and said, "Donor, would you like to offer incense?"
Guo Xin glanced at the monk and saw that he was about the same age as himself, or maybe it was just because the shaved head made him look younger, but for some reason it reminded him of the Khitan man with long hair he had seen before.
Guo Xin thought for a moment and asked, "Do you want money?"
The monk didn't seem to expect Guo Xin to be so straightforward. He was stunned for a moment, murmured a sutra, clasped his hands, closed his eyes and recited sincerely: "Almsgiver clearly knows that offering incense is an offering to the Buddha, and money is nothing more than a common thing, so why?" Can it be compared to worshiping the Buddha? If the donor is sincere, he will give up only a few external things, but what he will get is the Buddha's ocean of good fortune..."
The monk said a lot, but there was no reply in his ears. When he looked up again, he found that the husband who had just been in front of him had disappeared, so he had to stamp his feet and turn away in anger.
...Guo Xin walked around the Tianwang Hall in front of the temple, which was the most crowded place, and passed through several corridors, and then he was a little dazzled by the road in front of him. As Guo Pu said, the scale of Xiangguo Temple is indeed not small. Except for the pavilions and verandas on both sides, he has already bypassed the three major halls, and he doesn't know how deep it is further inside.
Guo Xin was turning around to go back the way he came, when he happened to meet Song Xie, the prince-in-law, the commander-in-chief, coming up to him, accompanied by several servants and several monks.
Before he could speak, Song Xi greeted him first: "Guo Lang is here too!"
Although the two are close in age, Song Xie has now been awarded the title of Grand Tutor of the School, and his status is much higher than that of Guo Xin. So Guo Xin took the initiative to step forward and clasped his fists: "What a coincidence, I didn't expect to meet him here." Song Consort."
"Who says not!" Song Xie laughed, and then realized that he was in a quiet place, so he lowered his voice and said: "I have long felt that I am destined to Guo Lang. Buddhism is a place of fate. It seems that Guo Lang and I are destined to be together." The fate is not shallow. What is Guo Lang doing here? "
"I've been feeling depressed for some reason lately, so I came here to offer incense to express my sincerity." Guo Xin also smiled back at Song Xie, but he was a little confused in his heart. It seemed that Song Xie didn't know about the drastic changes in the palace?
"What a coincidence, what a coincidence. I came to Xiangguo Temple to understand the confusion in my mind." Song Xie pulled Guo Xin over warmly, "Has Guo Lang ever heard of Master Yuanren?"
Guo Xin shook his head silently, and Song Xie continued: "Master Yuanren is a famous eminent monk in this temple. He just returned from traveling in the south not long ago. He is very skilled in fortune telling. If Guo Lang has nothing to do, why not come with me. "
After hearing this, Guo Xin understood that Song Xie was here to tell fortunes. He had never believed in this idea, and was about to refuse, but at the moment he couldn't think of any reason. He had just said that he was here to hang out, and now he suddenly said that he had something important to do, which was obviously a lie.
In addition, Song Xie showed kindness to him several times, especially when he introduced himself to Liu Chengxun when he was hunting... Although it was not a great kindness, Guo Xin was still better at remembering others who were kind to him.
So he gave up his refusal and said, "In that case, I would rather obey your orders than respect you."
...As Song Xie and his party came to a Zen room surrounded by bamboo forests, Guo Xin met the Master Yuanren that Song Xie mentioned.
There were only three people, Yuanren, Song Xie and Guo Xin, sitting in the Zen room. The room was very simple. There was only a low table to separate Yuanren and Guo Xin. There were papers and pens on the low table, as well as a pillar. There are many slender bamboo pieces inserted inside, which are probably the things Yuanren uses to predict fortune and fortune-telling.
While Song Xie was chatting with Yuanren, Guo Xin also looked at Yuanren in front of him.
Song Xie had previously mentioned that he was an eminent monk, which made Guo Xin subconsciously think that he was an old man. Unexpectedly, when they met, he discovered that Yuan Ren was not old, and was probably still in his prime. With a short body, Yuanren looks relatively broad, but he is not puffy, but feels a bit strong. In addition, the monk's eyebrows were very plain, and he faced Song Xie openly when talking to him. He did not seem to feel any pressure at all due to Song Xie's status as a noble relative. Guo Xinxin said: It does look a bit enlightened.
Song Xie said a few words to Yuan Ren, and then quickly got to the point: "I came to see you today because of something in my heart. I hope that the master can give me a fortune."
Yuanren didn't say much, pointing to the paper, pen and bamboo tube: "Divination or divination, the donor can choose."
Song Xie pondered for a moment, picked up the brush next to him, stared at the white paper for a long time, and then wrote the word "Zhao".
This was the first time Guo Xin saw such a fortune-telling method, and he was curiously waiting for Yuan Ren to interpret the words.
Enren only glanced at it and then said: "Zhao takes the form of the sun, so the benefactor must have a lot of favors."
Song Xie looked quite nervous, nodded and waited for Yuanren to continue.
Enren continued: "However, if you use a knife in your mouth, you may be in danger of a sword soon."
Song Xie hurriedly asked: "Then how to avoid disaster?"
Enren paused for a moment and said: "The sun rises and sets, and blessings and misfortunes only occur between day and night. If it is a long-term plan, the only way to understand it is to follow the words."
When Enren talked about the rising and setting of the sun, Guo Xin's eyes sharpened, and then he shook his head secretly: There is no mystery in this world, maybe it's just a coincidence.
Yuan Ren then took the pen from Song Xie's hand, wrote another character "Chao" next to the character "Zhao", then put down the pen and pointed at the character "Chao" and said: "If the sun goes far away, the donor may have the luck of transcendence."
"Leave the sun far away..." Song Xie stared at the two words on the paper and muttered silently, "Master, do you want me to leave Tokyo?"
Yuan Ren remained silent.
At this time, Song Xie finally remembered Guo Xin next to him, and said to Guo Xin with some excitement: "Not long ago, the Holy Master called me in and mentioned that after Guanxi was pacified, I would be the governor of Zhaowu. But Zhaowu Lizhou is still in the hands of Shu, and the situation in Kansai is still unclear at the moment. Isn’t it a danger of swordsmanship?”
After saying that, Song Xie turned to Yuanren again and bowed his hands in a very respectful manner: "Master's explanation really enlightened me. I would like to ask Master to say another word for this gentleman."
Yuan Ren looked at Guo Xin and slowly said: "The poor monk always only makes one divination a day, but seeing that the benefactor's face is so different, he broke the precept today."
Guo Xin didn't believe what he said. The monk in front of him was making false claims, and there was no one else to support him. Who knew whether his words were true or false? After thinking for a moment, he pointed to the bamboo tube on the table and said, "How to use this thing?"
"Please also ask the donor to draw a lot."
Guo Xin counted and found that there were a total of eight bamboo slices in the bamboo tube. At first glance, they all seemed to be similar, so he took out one piece casually without choosing. Only three horizontal lines were drawn on the belly of the bamboo piece.
Guo Xin handed the bamboo piece to Yuan Ren: "What do these three words mean?"
Yuanren took the bamboo piece, shook his head and said: "This is not three, but the Qian hexagram in the eight trigrams."
Guo Xin nodded. Although Yuanren seemed to be quite clever when interpreting characters for Song Xie just now, he was still wary of people like Yuanren. He did not answer the words, but motioned the monk with his eyes to continue talking.
Yuanren didn't take Guo Xin's indifferent reaction seriously, clasped his hands and said, "What Lang Jun took is the Qian hexagram. The Qian hexagram is pure and pure, and it is the supreme hexagram, but..."
Guo Xin remained unmoved, but Song Xie next to him asked anxiously: "Just what?"
Yuanren, who had always had a cold expression, actually smiled, but did not answer, just looked at Guo Xin.
Guo Xin was looked at strangely, but he was not afraid and said with a smile: "Is there any trouble?"
"No," Yuan Ren still smiled and shook his head, "It's just the benefactor's fate, a poor monk can't tell."
After saying that, Yuanren stood up, left a confused sentence of "Buddha crossing the destiny", then turned and left, leaving only Guo Xin and Song Xie looking at each other.
... Guo Xin returned to Guo Mansion, and as soon as he entered the door, he met Zhang Yongde coming out of the front yard.
"Where are you going Yongde?" Guo Xin asked first.
Zhang Yongde grabbed Guo Xin's sleeve, pulled him aside, and said solemnly: "The official family died in the palace, does Brother Yi know?"
Guo Xin nodded, pretending to be sad, and repeated Guo Rong's words to Zhang Yongde that morning: "The imperial court is in a troubled time, and it may not be a good thing if the official family collapses early."
Zhang Yongde frowned and said quietly: "My father-in-law thinks that although it is at this juncture, Qing Geer's wedding date has been decided and the marriage between the two families should not be postponed. My father-in-law means that Qing Geer's marriage will not be arranged in a big way and will be held privately." , asked me to go to Prime Minister Wang Ji’s mansion tomorrow to have a look.”
Guo Xin nodded slightly. The situation had changed suddenly in the past two days. Naturally, the wedding between the two families could not be held as expected. But both families had put a lot of thought into this, and Liu Zhiyuan's death would not cause the two families to give up on their marriage plans. In addition, the two kings of Guo had just received orders from Gu and were about to assume power soon, but they suddenly gave up on the central government. The marriage, which many people are already aware of, has some hidden meaning.
Out of many concerns, it was understandable that Guo Wei sent Zhang Yongde to the Wang family. The Wang family originally wanted him, and he was embarrassed in front of the Wang family. Moreover, his brother-in-law was always cautious, so it was most appropriate to ask him to go.
Guo Xin thought that in the face of the sudden changes in the situation in the past two days, Guo Wei still maintained a clear mind on these matters, and felt much more at ease.
