Deep in the inner courtyard of Daci'en Temple, a chessboard has been placed on the stone table under the bodhi tree!
The little novice monk led Li Sixu across the threshold of the inner courtyard. What he saw was Zen Master Dahui in cassock, standing under the tree with dancing leaves. The sunlight cast a mottled light on him through the gaps between the branches. He exuded peace and compassion. breath.
"I have been waiting for the little benefactor for a long time!"
Zen Master Dahui smiled and invited: "The chessboard is ready. Little donor, please sit down and play a game of chess with me."
A game of chess had been placed on the stone table under the bodhi tree. The black and white chess pieces were all carved from jade. When the sunlight filtered through the gaps between the trees, they reflected a faint brilliance.
Li Sixu sat down on the stone bench, carefully considered the arranged chess game, then took the white piece and made a move.
"The little donor made a wonderful move!"
Zen Master Dahui looked at the chess piece she had dropped with meaningful eyes, then picked up a black piece and kept his hand above the chessboard.
"In my opinion, little benefactor, how should I move this chess piece?"
How can you play chess and ask the other party how to move?
Li Sixu looked at him, meaning to tell him to stop showing off!
Master Dazen held the chess piece in his hand and waved it above the chessboard: "If the chess piece in my hand falls here, only one chess piece can capture the opponent's other chess piece, but if the chess piece is not placed here..."
He paused, then placed the piece in another unexpected location.
"With this move, you can sweep a large area!"
"That's why I asked the young benefactor how he planned to play the chess game he was playing. Do you want to use one chess piece to capture another chess piece, or do you want to use Akashi's chess piece to sweep a large area?"
Zen Master Dahui smiled compassionately: "The princess will get different results depending on where the chess pieces fall. If the princess wants to use Ming Si's chess piece to eat another one, Lao Na can help the princess find Ming Si's whereabouts by divination, but the princess If you plan to use a chess piece to sweep a large area, I will give the princess a token that can prove that the person who performed the magic on Beidou is Akashi."
Li Sixu fell into deep thought!
Consider his meaningful words carefully.
While she was thinking, Zen Master Dahui raised his finger dipped in tea in the air. His finger did not fall on the stone table, but as he made a stroke in the air, a trace of water was clearly visible on the stone table. .
His words were shocking: "In the long river of mysteries of heaven and earth, the Tang Dynasty is the trajectory drawn by the gods and Buddhas in the void. Originally, people and things in the Tang Dynasty would follow a fixed trajectory, but because of the appearance of the princess, this... The lines have changed.”
Zen Master Dahui clicked his fingers in the air a few times, and the water mark on the stone table changed slightly. The water mark appeared to be meandering in some places, but no matter how winding the water mark represented the trajectory, that line In the end, I still followed the original trajectory.
It's like the main line has extended branch lines, but in the end, all branch lines are still controlled by the main line and run according to their original trajectories.
Looking at the water line drawn by Zen Master Dahui on the stone table, Li Linhuai moved his eyes to Li Sixu with a thoughtful expression.
The little novice monk who was guarding the stone table was even more confused. He felt that the abbot and abbot were talking about heavenly scriptures and Zen. However, he could not understand the mystery and Zen in it.
Others didn't understand, but Li Sixu understood the trajectory drawn by Zen Master Dahui in the air, and was deeply shocked.
She put her hand into the tea bowl, dipped some tea in it, and followed the water line drawn by Zen Master Dahui to thicken the water line.
Then, her clear eyes met the surprised eyes of the great Zen wise master: "Man can conquer heaven! No matter how hard you try, you can't change the original route and length of this trajectory, but you can make this trajectory become more beautiful when running. good."
"Jiang Jiao, who was supposed to disappear from this world, did not die of illness on the way to exile, and Duke Qi..."
Walls have ears!
Li Sixu paused and omitted the words in between: "In short, the queen mother did not die of illness in the cold palace. The father also had doubts about the Wean Sheng Shu. Eunuch Gao has made no progress in pursuing the matter. Now Eunuch Yang, who went to central Guizhou, has returned. The palace took over the case, and things took a turn for the better!”
The Great Zen Master looked at the water marks that she had thickened on the stone table. She said that even though the original route and length of the trajectory could not be changed, she could make the trajectory run better.
Zen Master Dahui seems to have some enlightenment!
"The princess is indeed the one chosen by heaven. I am still relatively new to the world. With my skills, I can only see that the trajectory will follow the original path. Perhaps with the efforts of the princess, there may be changes in the future."
Zen Master Dahui pondered for a moment: "The interference that affects the princess's decision is finally caused by Lao Na, so Lao Na will divine the whereabouts of Ming Si for the princess."
When Li Sixu came, she really wanted to use one chess piece to capture another.
But after watching a game of chess demonstrated by the old monk in front of her, she changed her mind!
It is a fact that Akiji was entrusted by Prince Moriichi of Qiguo to ask for the Perak wood with her father's name engraved on the queen's behalf. Even if Akiji is arrested and it is found out that he is suspected of seducing and misleading, this fact cannot be changed.
Akashi's chess piece may not be able to capture the other piece and make the whole game come alive.
And it is very likely that, with the cunning of the people behind the scenes, Akira will become a dead chess piece.
Instead of doing this, why not try Zen Master Mahahui’s suggestion of using a chess piece to sweep a large area?
"No need to divine Akashi's whereabouts!"
Li Sixu stretched out her hand towards Zen Master Dahui: "Sisi chose to have such a token, which can prove that the person who sacrificed to Nan Beidou and performed the magic is Mingsi's token."
Zen Master Dahui looked at her with some surprise.
Li Sixu pointed to the water mark on the stone table: "Sisi thought that using a chess piece to sweep a large area would make Datang run better along this trajectory."
"The Zen master is worthy of being the national master in the heart of my father. His plans and thoughts are for the entire Tang Dynasty."
Li Sixu smiled at him: "So Sisi also thinks that in the face of the trajectory of the Tang Dynasty, personal satisfaction and grudges are of little consequence."
Zen Master Dahui was silent for a few breaths, put his hands together and recited Amitabha: "The princess is the blessing of the Tang Dynasty..."
The sun shines through the gaps between the trees on Zen Master Dahui and Li Sixu who are playing chess at the stone table. It seems that their whole bodies are bathed in a layer of Buddha's light.
The little novice monk was still immersed in an indescribable wonder, but Li Linhuai suddenly reached out and grabbed two chess pieces on the chessboard and threw them towards the eaves and corners of the Buddhist temple.
As two chess pieces, one black and one white, were drawn out in the sun, two shadows flashed under the eaves.
The eldest prince who was hiding in the dark narrowly dodged the white piece thrown by Li Linhuai, but the third prince Li Sisheng caught a black piece with his bare hands and took a few steps back before standing still.
"We haven't seen each other for a few months, and Linhuai's temper has gotten worse!"
