The carriage walked slowly and leisurely along the long street towards Jinchangfang, protected by four tall horses on both sides.
The person at the front on the right is none other than Li Xuan.
The black-and-gold robe is particularly decent, and the straight body exudes a dignified look. The long knife hanging on the waist that can be pulled out at any time makes the eyes of pedestrians on the streets on both sides fall on Li Xuan.
The sound of wind chimes from the black-framed carriage on one side woke people up from time to time.
Chang'an people are the most bold, and Chang'an people are also the most knowledgeable.
When they meet someone who is easy to bully, they will definitely give you a hard blow. When they meet someone who they cannot afford to offend, they will subconsciously stay away from you.
Including Li Xuan, the four people guarded the carriage firmly in the center. If anyone came close, they could not help but hold the handle tightly.
But it is this action that makes many people subconsciously stay away.
This group of people is not easy to mess with, very hard to mess with.
The powerful people in Chang'an can kill people without even realizing it.
Li Xuan turned sideways and looked into the carriage. In the swaying curtains was the gentle gaze of his wife Liu Jinyu.
The car curtain fell, and the laughter of the three sisters Liu Jinyu, Liu Shubi, and Liu Qiongyu came from inside the car.
Li Xuan listened, and his nervous nerves immediately relaxed.
…
A huge tower appeared at the end of the line of sight.
Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Daci'en Temple.
The Daci'en Temple where Master Xuanzang lived when he passed away.
Li Xuan led the carriage slowly toward the parking lot in front of Da Ci'en Temple. Before the carriage could stop, a figure wearing a black robe had already turned out from behind another carriage and appeared in Li Xuan's sight. .
Ming Chongyan.
Li Xuan frowned slightly and winked into the carriage. All the movement in the carriage immediately stopped.
Li Xuan got off his horse, walked up to the Taoist, then cupped his hands and said, "Li Xuan has met Master Shi Yin."
Ming Chongyan stood beside the carriage, flicked his fly whisk, looked at Li Xuan and said, "Did the direct descendant of Nanchang Wangdao Sect also come to the Buddhist temple to offer incense?"
Li Xuan smiled and said: "The real person is in the phase. Xiao Wang doesn't have much discrimination. Whether it is Taoism or Buddhism, they just rely on the people's belief. Basically, everyone is similar, but morally, Taoism is more biased." It’s half a step higher, but with good intentions, Buddhism is half a step higher.”
Taoism helps the world and saves people, Buddhism saves all living beings.
Ming Chongyan looked at Li Xuan with a complicated expression: "If the prince's words are spread to the Taoist sect, I am afraid it will cause a big stir."
Li Xuan quickly waved her hands and said: "Real people, please don't use any big labels. Taoism is Tao, and Buddhism is also Tao. However, Taoism focuses on cultivating oneself, and Buddhism focuses on cultivating all living beings. However, there is not much difference between the two. , it’s nothing more than hard work.”
"What a saying. Buddha is also the Tao. Your prince's desire to enter the world has grown rapidly." Ming Chongyan glanced at Li Xuan with a surprised look on his face.
He had never heard others mention similar remarks made by Li Xuan before, but they all thought that they were just stage words spoken by Li Xuan.
Now when they face each other, they find that Li Xuan really thinks so.
Facing Ming Chongyan's strange behavior, Li Xuan smiled faintly and said, "Young Master, you still remember that during the great court meeting at the beginning of the year, the Tubo envoy said that there was a parietal bone relic left by Nagarjuna Bodhisattva in Tubo. After the news spread, many people Everyone thought that Buddhism would urge the court to welcome the Bodhisattva relic back to the Tang Dynasty, but in fact, Buddhism never did so. Instead, they wrote to the central government and asked the court to stop the war and avoid fighting for the Western Regions."
"Maybe it's because the Buddhists hope to save Tubo from the disaster of war, because no one has ever thought of going to Tubo in person to persuade the Tibetan Prime Minister to stop the troops in Qinling and make a truce, so that the Tubo people can also lay down their weapons. "Ming Chongyan couldn't help but sneered: "Buddhist disciples are just fighting among themselves."
"This is a bit too much, but there are also Buddhists who are not aggressive by nature and pray for stability. But precisely because of this, Buddhists are more likely to be taken advantage of by others." Li Xuan waved her hand indifferently.
Ming Chongyan's face gradually became suspicious. He looked at Li Xuan and asked, "What is the prince planning?"
Li Xuan smiled helplessly: "Master, in your eyes, is this the kind of person Xuan is?"
"Yes." Ming Chongyan said directly and affirmatively: "The King of Nanchang is shrewd, good at calculations, scheming people's hearts, and getting what he wants. This is recognized by Qianniu Guard."
"This is really too much." Li Xuan shook his head slightly and said with emotion: "Many times, it's not me who is plotting something, but someone else who is plotting something... If you really are serious, why not accompany me for a walk today? This is the Great Ci'en Temple.
After all, Queen Wende is enshrined here, so it’s not an exaggeration to go in and pay homage. "
Ming Chongyan looked at Li Xuan seriously, flicked his whisk at the end and said, "That poor Taoist will offend Buddhism just once."
"Master, please wait a moment." Li Xuan stepped forward in person, tied the horse to the wooden post, and then walked to the carriage.
The car curtain was lifted, and the plump-faced Liu Jinyu slowly stepped out with the support of Yun'er and Si Niang Liu Shubi.
Li Xuan quickly stretched out her hand to help, Liu Jinyu stepped on the pedals placed underneath, and then stood carefully on the ground. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
After six months, the body was already very heavy. Li Xuan, Liu Jinyu, and everyone in the mansion were extremely careful.
The fourth mother, Liu Shubi, and the fifth mother, Liu Qiongyu, followed carefully and did not dare to mess around.
Ming Chongyan stood aside and saw this scene. He shook his fly whisk and praised: "It is said that the Nanchang King and his wife are deeply in love. Now that I have seen it in person, it is true!"
Liu Jinyu bowed slightly to Ming Chongyan and greeted him with a gentle smile: "I have met Master Shiyin."
The fourth mother, Liu Shubi, and the fifth mother, Liu Qiongyu, quickly followed and saluted together.
"Princess, you're welcome." Ming Chongyan bowed slightly in return.
Li Xuan smiled faintly, supported Liu Jinyu and walked forward carefully, and at the same time asked Ming Chongyan seemingly casually: "Master, you are here today, you don't want to talk about Buddhism and Taoism with me, right?"
"Of course, Pindao has been looking for the prince these past few days. Unfortunately, the prince is busy with things, so Pindao has never been able to see him." Ming Chongyan looked at Li Xuan, with a trace of seriousness in his eyes.
"I see." Li Xuan nodded and sighed: "The real person should know that in recent days, I have been accompanying His Royal Highness the King of England to practice the art of bow and horse. The Queen of Heaven has ordered that if I cannot return within half a month, , teach the King of England the art of bow and horse, and then the Queen of Heaven will remove me from the post of Shaoqing of Honglu Temple. I must weigh which is more important."
"The prince has said it. Now, naturally, the order of the Queen of Heaven should come first. This is why Pindao knew that the prince was in the British palace and never came to disturb him. Only today, when the prince happened to be taking a rest, did Pindao dare to do this? Come to the door." Ming Chongyan's expression became very polite.
Li Xuan thought about it for a while, and then said: "I see, if there is something wrong, why don't you tell me now?"
"It's about the Tubo secret order. I wonder how the prince has checked it. Has the secret order been translated?" Ming Chongyan stared at Li Xuan eagerly.
He didn't care at all about Liu Jinyu and the other ladies of the Liu family standing on one side.
Li Xuan looked back and whispered to Liu Jinyu: "Sanniang, please go in first. We have already greeted you at Da Ci'en Temple."
"Well, sir, be careful." Liu Jinyu nodded to Li Xuan, then looked at Ming Chongyan, nodded and said: "Master!"
"Princess, please!" Ming Chongyan waved his fly whisk, and then watched Liu Jinyu leave.
When he saw Liu Jinyu entering Daci Temple under the guidance of Zhike Monk, Li Xuan turned around and looked at Ming Chongyan.
"Zhenmao, due to the affairs of the British King, Xuan has entrusted the secret order to the Ministry of War's Staff Division. Honglu Temple and the Ministry of Rites are just assisting. If Zhenmao wants to know the outcome of the matter, you may as well go directly to the Ministry of War to ask." Li Xuan looked at Ming Chongyan with a trace of doubt. This is not difficult!
"It's useless. Pei Xingjian's elm head has already hidden everything so that outsiders can't even get a glimpse of it." Ming Chongyan looked helpless.
Although he was a close confidant of Empress Wu, not everyone was willing to betray his reputation, such as Pei Xingjian, Minister of War.
Ming Chongyan was kicked out by Pei Xingjian as soon as he came to the door, and there was nothing he could do.
After all, Ming Chongyan is just a Taoist official. It is amazing that he was given a free official position by the Queen of Heaven to take charge of the secret guard for her. Therefore, in fact, Ming Chongyan will not be taken seriously by the real court bosses at all, especially He is the Minister of the Ministry of War who has always carried out excessive killings.
It's strange that Pei Xingjian is willing to betray his reputation.
Li Xuan couldn't help but frown slightly, and then said: "All real people are like this, so Xiao Wang will have no chance to know the truth of the secret order."
Pei Xingjian was stubborn, and it was not like Li Xuan had never dealt with him before.
In fact, people didn't take him seriously at all.
"This matter does not need to be difficult for the prince." Ming Chongyan looked indifferently, looked at Li Xuan, and said in a deep voice: "After all, the prince caught the person. If you let the prince guess today, what will the Tubo people do about those secret orders? Write what?"
"What can be obtained is nothing more than the deployment and mobilization of troops and military strength on the front lines of the Western Regions. Lu Qinling is now looking for flaws with his eyes wide open. Once he finds an opportunity, he will immediately pounce on him and bite Datang. "
Li Xuan said calmly: "So now, the purpose of the Tubo people coming to Chang'an is naturally the same."
"Your Majesty is smart, but it's a pity that I was not lucky at that time. If I could catch one or two alive, the follow-up would be simple." Ming Chongyan sighed softly.
Li Xuan waved her hand directly and said resolutely: "The real person thinks too much, and there is no chance."
Seeing Li Xuan's decisive words, Ming Chongyan subconsciously asked: "Why is this?"
Arriving in front of the Dahong Temple gate of Da Chong'en Temple, Li Xuan said with emotion: "If this king's prediction is correct, the content of that secret order is irrelevant at all. What is really important is that someone lets us know... No, someone I want some people to know that Tibet needs information now, so that’s why what happened that day. It would be better if the person who sent the message is dead, and the matter will become bigger, and the news will be spread to the ears of the people who should know, and that’s all."
"Your Majesty, you mean that the people who should know the news already know it?" Ming Chongyan's expression suddenly became serious.
Although it seems that there are many people involved in this matter, those who know the details are all people in the court and are in important positions.
"Everything is just my guess." Li Xuan waved his hand gently, and then said: "As for the secret order, the real person can directly send Qianniu Guards to copy a copy. If this king's prediction is true, the Ministry of War should Qianniuwei will not refuse to copy, after all, Qianniuwei is ordered to assist me in investigating the case. I hope that the real person will send a copy of the analysis results to Honglu Temple and the Ministry of War. If it is successful, he will report it to His Majesty, everyone. Equally meritorious.”
Li Xuan smiled, stood at the door of the Buddhist temple, bowed slightly to the solemn Buddha statue at the end of his gaze, and then stepped into the Great Ci'en Temple.
Ming Chongyan stopped and looked at the registration book on one side, where the name of Princess Nanchang was written at the end.
Ming Chongyan thought for a moment, stepped forward, and turned the page. An eye-catching name was immediately revealed: Zhou Guogong, Wu Chengsi.
Ming Chongyan's brows suddenly frowned. What was he doing here?
(End of chapter)
