The Temple of the Emerald Buddha is a thousand-year-old temple.
Incense is extremely popular in Jade City.
It's just that it's snowing heavily today and it's evening. Not many pilgrims come and have already gone back. Therefore, the two vermilion gates on the brick-red wall of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha are closed earlier than before.
now.
In the wide square outside the vermilion gate, two Taoist priests came.
Old Taoist Master Qingfeng looked left and right, his face full of envy.
He stroked his mustache and said to his disciple Wuwei, the young Taoist priest:
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, look, there are four King Kongs on the left and right of this welcoming square!"
"If you look at this door again, it's half as tall as our Taiyi door!"
"Even there are many more lanterns than our Taiyi, and the room is much brighter!"
"Well, the pair of dragons and elephants in front of the door..."
"Mighty!"
"It is carved from pure white marble and inlaid with gold!"
"Noble!"
The little Taoist priest Wuwei looked up and suddenly asked: "Master, let's dig out the gold and sell it. Maybe we can get some money in exchange for it."
"...That makes sense!"
The old Taoist priest Qingfeng flew up and landed on the head of the tall giant elephant. He was really there, but he fell down again after a moment.
"I bother!"
"Bald donkeys, they are all liars!"
The little Taoist priest Wuwei looked puzzled, "What's going on?"
"False! It's just brass!"
"Well, my disciple Xunsi, if it were real gold, I might have to send people to guard it day and night."
The old Taoist priest Qingfeng glared at the young Taoist priest Wuwei, "Go and knock on the door!"
The little Taoist priest Wuwei walked over, stretched out his hand, and grabbed the door knocker.
"Bang bang bang...!"
He knocked hard on the door knocker!
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There is an independent and elegant courtyard in the backyard of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha.
The person living in this small courtyard is Master Pukong, the abbot of the Jade Buddha Temple.
In a Zen room in this small courtyard, there is a stick of sandalwood and a wisp of tea fragrance floating in the air.
Master Pukong sat in front of the tea table, picked up the pot of perfectly brewed tea, and poured a cup for the fat man sitting opposite.
"The autumn charm of Yue country has passed for some time, but the heat and heat in it have faded away, and the taste is actually more mellow."
"This one just arrived today, Mr. Wen, please try it!"
He is Wen Boiyu!
I'm afraid no two people know that he is in the Jade Buddha Temple!
Wen Zhuiyu took the tea cup, squinted his eyes slightly and sniffed, and a fresh smell hit his nostrils.
“Good tea!”
"Familiar smell!"
He took a sip, swirled the tea in his mouth, swallowed it slowly, and felt that it was fragrant.
He put down the tea cup and said with a smile: "When I was in the Four Winds City, Master Huang, the imperial chef, personally prepared Jiuzhen Foie Gras, and one of the seasonings was this Qiu Yun."
"Yueshan Qiuyun, the annual output is only a hundred catties, and they are all tribute to the royal family. Master, it seems that the Emperor of Yue is still thinking about you!"
Master Pukong stroked his white beard and smiled, "It's not a gift from the emperor."
"Oh...? Let me guess...Fourth Prince Zhao Miao?"
"Exactly, hey... that kind of thing in Yue country can't be hidden from sir's eyes."
Wen Zhuiyu pondered for a moment, "Master, just drink tea in peace. The Emperor of Yue is still alive, the Crown Prince is sitting firmly in the East Palace, and the Fourth Prince is bringing you tea... He is overthinking."
Master Pukong poured another cup of tea for Wen Zhuiyu, but his expression became serious.
"Not necessarily!"
Wen Boyu leaned over and looked at the old red face of Master Pukong curiously, "I haven't been to the Yue Kingdom in nearly ten years, and I haven't paid attention to the movements of the Yue Kingdom these days. What's wrong? The fourth prince is still favored?" "
Pukong put down the teapot and sighed: "This is easy to say."
"The Zen sect of Yue State was divided into two parts five hundred years ago. Today, the two largest temples are Donglin Zenyuan and Xilin Zenyuan. This is what you know."
"For the past hundred years, the abbot of Donglin Chanyuan has been the great protector of the Yue Kingdom, so Donglin Chanyuan has always been the state religion of the Yue Kingdom."
"It wasn't until thirty years ago that Monk Jiu Deng emerged from Xilin Monastery. He defeated the abbot of Donglin Monastery and won the title of Grand Protector of the Country in one fell swoop. Xilin Monastery became the orthodox state religion of the Yue Kingdom."
"Of course Monk Jiudeng supports the crown prince conferred by the emperor. All of this should have completed the inheritance of the throne in the near future, but..."
"Wu Xichen ran to the Yue Kingdom and fought against Monk Jiudeng."
"Although Wu Xichen died in the battle, Monk Jiudeng was seriously injured by Wu Xichen's sword... Wu Xichen did not use the Fuji sword, but a sword said to be called Zhan Donkey."
"This sword is extremely sharp."
"This sword was left in the Yue Kingdom due to the death of Wu Xichen. Its forging process is extremely complex. It is said that this sword was sent to Tianyin Pavilion and handed over to Tong Fusheng, the swordsmith master of Tianyin Pavilion."
"Monk Jiudeng was seriously injured, and the suppression of Xilin Chanyuan on Donglin Chanyuan no longer existed... Monk Jiudeng's closed disciple did not recite his Buddhist name. He was sent by Monk Jiudeng to the Kingdom of Wu to deliver Wu Xichen's ashes back to the country. During that time, Donglin Zen Monastery launched a huge attack on Xilin Zen Monastery!"
"More than three hundred monks from Xilin Temple died in that battle!"
"The contemporary abbot of the Donglin Zen Monastery, the Great Monk Jijue, annexed the Xilin Zen Monastery. The east and west monasteries are now collectively called the Zen Sect. They were given a golden plate by the emperor and became the only state religion."
"But there is no harmony between the great monk Jijue and the prince."
"You know that the inheritance of the throne of the Yue Kingdom is not just an imperial edict, but also requires the baptism of the great mage of the national religion and the protector of the country."
"Now the fourth prince asked someone to bring me tea. The taste is long-lasting!"
Wen Boyu listened carefully, frowned slightly, and asked: "The Emperor of Yue is not old and foolish, how could he allow the two major monasteries to kill each other?"
"Your Majesty, he has been ill in bed for more than two months!"
Wen Boyu was shocked and sat up straight, "So I asked you to entrust the letter to the Emperor of Yue, asking the State of Yue to send troops to Xigu City to put pressure on the State of Ning and help Li Chenan successfully ascend the throne as emperor... Now the situation in Ningguo is clear, but those soldiers have not withdrawn. Are they soldiers of the fourth prince?"
"They are still stationed in Xigu City. Their intention is not to point their swords at Ningguo, but... towards Sifeng City, Kyoto of Yueguo?"
Master Pukong nodded, "This is exactly what the prince is worried about, so the prince also asked me to see you."
"see me?"
"After all, you were once the prince's husband. Now that the prince is facing this crisis, the prince would like to ask you to go to the country of Yue to help the prince."
"The prince promises that when he ascends the throne and becomes emperor, he will worship you as his prime minister!"
Wen Boyu pondered for a moment and shook his head.
"Why did you refuse, sir?"
"Because Li Chenan is leaving, my senior brother Xi Wei went through so much trouble to create such a good situation for Li Chenan."
"You don't know that my senior brother, I can't beat him!"
"So I've been avoiding him."
"But I'm afraid I can't hide now. He will make up his mind to find me and ask me to help Li Chenan look after this country!"
Master Pukong frowned slightly, "Since Xi Wei has such a great talent, why doesn't he come out?"
Wen Zhuiyu laughed and picked up the tea cup, "Because he wants to be a bitch and also build a memorial arch!"
"...Sir, if you go to Yue Country, wouldn't you be able to completely avoid him?"
"I can't avoid it... I think you can send someone to find another person for the matter of crossing the country."
"who?"
"He Xishan!"
Master Pukong was immediately startled, "Master Nirvana?"
"Yes! He Xishan was originally the senior monk of the great monk Jijue, but he came to Ningguo because he didn't want to be a monk. He was also afraid of breaking the sexual precepts, so he swung his sword and entered the palace to become a eunuch."
"He is also a cruel person!"
"Now...he is both a eunuch and a monk. What can he do if he is not idle?"
"Ask him to go back to Yue Kingdom. If you want to come to Yue Kingdom, this mess can be solved!"
Master Pukong pondered for a moment: "Where can I find him?"
"Shuzhou, Yinping County, Xishan, Jishan Temple."
"Thank you sir!"
At this moment, a young monk ran in like flying and said breathlessly:
"Master, two Taoist priests are coming outside!"
"Taoist priest? What is there to panic about?"
"...Master, these two Taoist priests are so unreasonable. They, they insist on asking us to stew a pot of dog meat for them!"
