After Yongcheng Hou finished speaking, several people fell silent. Especially Jiaxing Bo, who planned to go to the prince for help, kept silent about the matter. With the temperamental personalities of these people, how could they not know whether what the Yongcheng Marquis said made sense?
They say that being with a king is like being with a tiger, and this is absolutely true. Just as Yongcheng Hou said, it has been more than a hundred years since the founding of the People's Republic of China. After the destruction of the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Taizu made great efforts to reward the founding heroes, including one county prince, nine princes, seventeenth marquis, twenty-first uncle, and thirty-sixth baron.
After more than a hundred years of ups and downs, except for the Prince's Palace of Guilin County, which has always stood firm, there are only about 20 other founding princes left in this dynasty. Among those princes who disappeared, some had their homes confiscated and their titles were confiscated because of committing crimes, some were deprived of their titles because they were caught up in the struggle for the throne, and some disappeared naturally because their titles were beyond their reach.
Daqi's ancestral system grants titles based on merit. Although the title of the founding hero can be hereditary, no one is allowed to inherit the title. Once a descendant of a noble family has no heirs, the title will be automatically eliminated. As for the non-founding heroes, although they can be knighted, non-special titles cannot be hereditary. Even if there is a special purpose, the title will still be reduced.
In this era, the medical level itself is not strong. In addition, there is no treatment or prevention method for some infectious diseases, and even the royal family cannot guarantee that all the children born will survive. In addition, most of the children of these aristocratic families, except for a few individuals, are not diligent in their limbs and cannot distinguish between grains and grains. Compared with his ancestors on the Prancing Horse battlefield, his own body is much weaker.
In addition to those whose children died young, there were also many people who gave birth to childless children. Although each family accepts wives and concubines, there is no guarantee that they will all produce sons who can inherit the title. The imperial court did not allow side branches to seize the title, so because the heirs were extinct, many of them had their title taken away.
There was another person who was deprived of his title and imprisoned not long ago because of the assassination of the King of England. Not to mention whether the title can be saved, but whether the old life can be saved are two different things. Who made it so unfortunate that this man happened to be in charge of the Hezuo Army? When the prince was assassinated, the murderer still used the Kuanghe Zuojun waist card. If the emperor didn't punish him, who else could he punish?
In addition, during the Huaiyang Incident, it was not just the clan that was unlucky. Except for Emperor Liezong, who was eager to seize power but had no brains, he took the lives of a whole family of children, as well as a large number of civil and military officials. There were also several founders of the founding family who were executed because they helped Emperor Liezong seize power.
The more than 20 existing families are different from the Guilin County Prince's Palace located on Guangnan West Road, and the three Guogong Palaces that moved back to their hometown after the death of Taizu and stayed behind closed doors and did not care about political affairs. These nobles who have been living in the capital have been able to survive for more than a hundred years, haven't they been through countless storms?
In the face of chaotic situations, there is no way to protect yourself. In other words, although these people's ability to fight on the battlefield is far from their ancestors. But the skills of being a wallflower are all one-of-a-kind. What's more, the Yongcheng uncle's words were straightforward enough, so straightforward that he said it clearly.
Naturally, Huang Qiong didn't know about this conversation in front of the palace. Huang Qiong and King Yong have now arrived at Songshan Mountain. Naturally, he didn't know that because he couldn't stand certain things, what he said to the more than a hundred cavalrymen would lead to so many consequences. As a result, the emperor changed his original use of the Royal Guards, and several of the front ministers in the palace were commanding envoys and envoys, and even had trouble sleeping and eating.
At this time, Huang Qiong still retains its pure mountain scenery in this era. Even if he knew, he probably wouldn't pay any attention to it, let alone feel any guilt. Those brothers have been in charge of the Palace Front Division for many years, and they have turned into a group of dudes who can only show off their honors. Don't they have no responsibilities?
Huang Qiong was still a little uneasy when he was pulled over by King Yong. When he saw that the current area was unlike what he had seen in his previous life, it had been overdeveloped and had become a tourist area full of people. When Songshan is still a pristine scenery, even though I have been here many times in my previous life, I still feel relaxed and happy.
The danger of Taishi Mountain and the majesty of Shaoshi Mountain made Huang Qiong, who had barely left Luoyang City since he came to this world, feel unusually pleasing to the eye. "The sun rises over the Songshan Col, and the morning bell scares the birds." This familiar song from the previous life has made the Songshan Shaolin Temple truly famous at home and abroad.
It was the first time that Huang Qiong, who was still very young at that time, knew that there was such a temple in the world. Huang Qiong had heard it more than once. I have always retained a curiosity about this Buddhist temple that once had various legends and was written into various martial arts masterpieces.
It's just that when he came here in his previous life, Shaolin Temple was far from a simple Buddhist temple and had become more of a tourist attraction. The Shaolin Temple that put itself on the market is no longer what it used to be. Now that he could see the real and authentic Buddhist temple known as the ancestor of Zen Buddhism, Huang Qiong felt that the trip was worthwhile.
However, what Huang Qiong never expected was that after arriving at the Shaolin Temple, King Yong, who was originally a bit bohemian, would turn into a Buddhist believer with a precious treasure. At the foot of the mountain, he started to dismount and walk, and when he reached the mountain gate, he looked even more pious. After entering the main hall, they kowtowed respectfully and burned incense.
This change in King Yong made Huang Qiong extremely curious. In his memory, his seventh brother did everything, but he did not believe in any religion, and he had never performed any rituals to worship Buddha. Why did I suddenly start burning incense and worshiping Buddha when I arrived at this temple?
However, I was curious about King Yong's sudden change. But under the guidance of King Yong, even though he did not believe in Buddhism, Huang Qiong burned a stick of incense and added some incense money to the merit box in the temple. After all, King Yong has nothing to do with it, and it’s a bit bad if he doesn’t express it at all. As for King Yong himself, he will burn incense when he sees the Buddha after entering the mountain gate.
And the Zhike monk who accompanied them also had some discerning value. Although these two people were young when I saw them, they were definitely not from ordinary families, whether it was their clothes or their aura, so they were extremely polite in attitude. Especially after these two people donated a large sum of money for incense, they seemed to be extremely respectful.
After King Yong finished burning the incense, when Huang Qiong asked to visit the temple, he nodded and agreed without hesitation. Compared to King Yong who burned incense and kowtowed when he saw the Buddha, Huang Qiong was more interested in visiting temples. Later, he felt that King Yong was too slow, so he decided to play alone first.
Huang Qiong, accompanied by Zhi Ke Monk, walked and watched. It wasn't until he came to the Sutra Collection Pavilion of Shaolin Temple that Huang Qiong stopped, pointed to the Sutra Collection Pavilion in front of him and said: "Since ancient times, it has been said that the world's martial arts originated from Shaolin. I don't know whether this is true or not, but I have heard some people mention that Shaolin His ** skills are truly unparalleled in the world."
"I think that since Patriarch Bodhidharma came to the East in this Shaolin Temple, all the mental techniques and martial arts secrets summarized by the eminent monks of the past generations are probably stored in this Sutra Pavilion. If you can enter this Sutra Pavilion and read it, wouldn't you become a celebrity in the world? Where is the envy? I really don’t know, besides Shaolin disciples, who else can enter this Sutra Pavilion?"
In response to Huang Qiong's emotion, the knowledgeable monk was very discerning and quickly bowed and said: "To answer the donor, back then, the Shaolin Temple couldn't see the general trend of the world and always wanted to support the puppet dynasty. Relying on hundreds of monks and soldiers in the temple, we fought with the celestial dynasty The army fought against each other and eventually suffered a disaster."
"After experiencing the catastrophe of that year, the emergence of world martial arts from Shaolin has long been a thing of the past. Most of the various martial arts secrets that were originally preserved have been scattered to various parties or have been burned. Now this Sutra Pavilion is Inside, there are no other books other than Buddhist scriptures. However, the young monk does know some of the whereabouts of the martial arts secrets originally hidden in this scripture collection pavilion."
Having said this, the monk suddenly closed his mouth. But I saw this monk smiling but keeping silent. Huang Qiong, who was thinking about what the natural way guy was thinking at the moment, quietly stuffed a thirty-guan bank note into the monk's broad sleeves.
After the monk took the banknote, he didn't have time to see the amount clearly. But from the generosity of the two people when they added fragrant oil to the Buddha before, they also knew that the amount given by the noble man in front of him would definitely not be small. Dang Ji said with a smile: "I heard this, young monk. Although the Shaolin Temple suffered a catastrophe back then, in fact, it did not lose much martial arts secrets."
"At that time, most of the martial arts secret books in the Sutra Pavilion were stolen by the prince of Guilin. Now these boxing scriptures and sword manuals should be hidden in the palace of the prince of Guilin. A small number of them were lost along with some of the monks who escaped. Outside. And the young monk also heard that when the imperial army surrounded Shaoshi Mountain, the Shaolin Temple had already sensed danger."
"Before the army attacked the mountain, we hid the most essential parts of all the martial arts secret books. What was stolen by the Guilin County Prince's Mansion was only a part. It was just that these monks hid the essential parts there. The young monk doesn’t know. At present, among the monks in the temple, no one is practicing martial arts except chanting sutras and worshiping Buddha. But?”
Having said this, the monk stopped talking again. Seeing that the monk was hesitant to speak, Huang Qiong thought to himself that this monk was a good blackmailer. But Huang Qiong understands that among monks, how many of them really escape from the world of mortals and are not among the Five Elements? Thinking of this, Huang Qiong stuffed another banknote in his hand.
After receiving the second banknote, this monk, who was a bit fat and big-eared, had a smile on his face. His eyes, which were not big in the first place, had even shrunk into slits when he smiled. He quickly said: "In the past few days, there has been a noble young master who seems to have some status. He has been living in the temple for several days with a servant."
"When I first entered the temple, I asked the young monk about the martial arts secrets in the temple. Now, the young master has not left the temple and still lives in the guest room. But he has never been seen leaving the house all day long. On weekdays, the young master has not left the temple. The three meals a day in the hotel are only delivered outside the guest room."
"As for the identity of this young master, the young monk is not very clear. Judging from his behavior since entering the temple, the young monk has always suspected that he is a fugitive from the imperial court. However, this man is generous and the abbot does not allow others to interfere, so although the young monk is suspicious in his heart , but don’t interfere too much.”
Huang Qiong was slightly startled by the words of this knowledgeable monk. But then he smiled and patted his shoulder and said: "You are a very competent monk, so you must continue to work hard. Maybe in the near future, you may have different opportunities. Okay, come with me for me My friends also arranged two meditation rooms.”
"We came from Gongyi and rode all the way to Gui Temple without even taking a rest. Our bodies were really tired, so we rested in the temple for a night to relax. As for the money for sesame oil, please rest assured that the monk will give it to you. And ours. Horse, please also ask the master of your temple to help take care of it."
