Help! I Have Become Enlightened

After Xia Bodhi assisted the old man to sit down on the stone bench in the garden pavilion, Bai Juyi was panting exhaustedly. He was too old and now he was too tired to walk a few steps in the courtyard.

Looking at the mansion he had invested all his life savings in, Bai Juyi lost his previous elegant temperament, so he asked Xia Bodhi beside him.

"Master Xia Bodhi, do you know the contents of Master Huai Su's letter?"

"It is immoral to deliver a letter for another person and to peek at its contents."

"It's okay, it's not a secret."

Bai Juyi handed the letter to Xia Bodhi, and the first thing the Enlightened One looked at the letter was the wild cursive handwriting. Master Huai Su is a genuine "grass sage". It is a piece of paper that is precious, and the literati will break their legs, but...

"Sorry, I can't understand Master Huai Su's wild grass."

"Haha~~"

Can't help but be amused by Bai Juyi's witty words of Bodhi. It is really difficult for people with no cultural level to understand cursive script, let alone the cursive script written by the "Sage of Grass". Xiangshan layman stopped laughing when he had enough came down, and said:

"Then let me relay the contents of Master Huai Su's letter."

"The thing written in the letter is a mistake I made when I was young and arrogant, and it will bring about karma now."

"Have you ever done anything wrong?"

Xia Bodhi became a little curious. Although Bai Juyi didn't say that he did too many good things in his life as an official, at least he didn't corrupt the law and did a lot of things that benefited the country and the people. ...then it is? !

"You mean that one of your poems killed Guan Panpan."

"Uh... this one is also my fault, but I'm not talking about the same thing."

"~~~"

Xia Bodhi revealed the background of Xiangshan Laymen when she opened her mouth, and the atmosphere at the scene was a little awkward. Guan Panpan was a dancer of the Tang Dynasty, a concubine of the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and she could sing Bai Juyi's "Song of Everlasting Regret" in one breath, and she was also good at dancing. "Neon Clothes and Feather Dress Dance".

When Bai Juyi was a guest in Zhang's house, he had a good friend with her, and praised her highly: "Drunk and delicate can't win, and the wind is full of peony flowers."

After Zhang Min's death, Guan Panpan lived alone in the Swallow Tower in Xuzhou. She never married for more than ten years.

This talented woman from the Tang Dynasty can be said to be Bai Juyi's little fan girl, but it's a pity that the Xiangshan layman is lustful and not chaotic. For such a woman who keeps her vacant room alone, I added a seven-character quatrain:

"Gold doesn't hesitate to buy crescent eyebrows, and picks four or five like flowers; the singing and dancing teacher deliberately exhausts himself, and once he goes away, he will not accompany him."

After seeing this poem by Bai Juyi, Guan Panpan was disheartened and shed cold tears, and then began a hunger strike. Ten days later, a generation of beauties passed away in the Swallow Tower.

After this incident, Bai Juyi can be said to be quite remorseful. He thought that he had forced such an infatuated woman to death. After that, he had serious doubts about the chastity and morality followed by literati, so that once a woman admired him later, the great poet All comers are welcome.

That's right~~ You read that right, Bai Juyi is old and perverted, but he was not so arrogant when he was young, but after this incident, he has realized that since there are women who are infatuated with him, if he can't return, he will harm them. It's really lucky that Xiangshan Layman can live to this age, which is quite amazing.

Let alone gossip, after Bai Juyi embarrassingly avoided Guan Panpan, he talked about it:

"You know my famous poem, "Song of Everlasting Sorrow", right?"

"I know, it's the one that Guan Panpan read!"

"..." The 74-year-old Bai Juyi was silent and speechless, feeling his blood pressure soar, he gritted his teeth and said:

"Can you stop mentioning Guan Panpan?"

"Okay~~ You created it for Concubine Yang Gui."

After hearing the serious answer, Bai Juyi heaved a sigh of relief, and his blood pressure dropped. If Xia Bodhi gave another outrageous answer, this great poet would have suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and died of anger on the spot, but this cannot be blamed on the Enlightened One.

Once upon a time, when I was still an otaku, I was required to recite poems and read them in Chinese class. You said that Bai Juyi's "Song of Everlasting Regret" is so old and long, how many people in later generations have not been tossed to death because of reciting poems. There is also Su Shi's "Water Melody Getou When Will There Be a Bright Moon".

After stopping the joke, Bai Juyi talked about a wrong thing he did when he was young and vigorous.

""Song of Everlasting Sorrow" is a poem I wrote for Concubine Yang Gui, for the prosperous age of the Tang Dynasty. In order to write this poem, I don't know how many days and months I have spent, and how many classics about the prosperous Kaiyuan Dynasty have been searched."

"In order to be able to write the real Concubine Yang, I kept looking for bits and pieces about her, even rumors and secrets."

"I don't know whether it's luck or misfortune, but in the process of frantically searching for Concubine Yang, I learned a shocking secret and made a big mistake because of it."

Bai Juyi paused for a moment, his thoughts drifted back to when he was young, he was selected as a Jinshi at a young age and entered the court as an official. is the most suitable.

Hanlin bachelors can get in touch with secrets in the palace that many people don't know. These are very helpful for Bai Juyi to create "Song of Everlasting Regret", but he found many classics about Concubine Yang, but Bai Juyi was not satisfied.

He wants to write a poem that will last forever, and he wants to write a poem that can surpass Li Bai's poem to Concubine Yang.

"Yunxiang's clothes are beautiful and beautiful, and the spring breeze blows the threshold of Revlon. If I don't see you at the top of Qunyu Mountain, I will meet you at Yaotai under the moon."

One of the most hated things in Bai Juyi's life is why he couldn't be born decades earlier. If he could be in the same era as Li Bai, it would be such a desirable thing.

It's a pity that there are no ifs in life, all Bai Juyi can do is to live as himself, not the fanboy chasing Li Bai's back.

Wanting to recall the era of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, meeting Concubine Yang Gui, and singing songs with Li Bai over wine, Bai Juyi could only write his unwillingness in poems and pass it on to future generations.

People are often not afraid of death because of their dreams and obsessions. Bai Juyi didn't know if he was stupid. He felt that the information about Concubine Yang Guifei he found in the study room of the palace was not enough, so he ran to the old palace. Look for.

The old palace refers to the imperial palace during the period of Emperor Xuanzong Li Longji of the Tang Dynasty. The old palace was abandoned because of the Anshi Rebellion. It is said that Yang Guifei herself was buried here.

If someone finds out that he is sneaking into the old palace, the crime of decapitation is inevitable, but Bai Juyi's head is hardened and no rules can stop him. He sneaked into the old palace in the middle of the night when no one was around, and A great secret was discovered there.

Concubine Yang was not buried in the old palace, and Mawei Station was just a tomb of clothes. This is something everyone knows well. There are records in the palace that Li Longji later buried Concubine Yang in the old palace.

But Bai Juyi risked his life to investigate this is also a cover, the tomb of Concubine Yang Guifei in the old palace is empty, only some of her favorite musical instruments are stored here, how strange!

Once people's curiosity is lured out, they can't control it at all. Bai Juyi has a curiosity to find out the truth about Concubine Yang's death. He has consulted countless materials, and went to Mawei Station to personally confirm the tomb of Concubine Yang Gui, and also went to inquire about it. The dictation of the parties who were still alive in the Maweiyi mutiny at that time was sorted out according to the information obtained.

In the end, the spearhead was pointed at one person, Wu Yun.

Songshan Taoist Wu Jun, who learned from Feng Qizheng and received Zhengyi's teachings, had a close relationship with Li Bai at that time, and was recruited by Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty many times to deal with the world affairs of all famous teachers.

Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty once asked Wu Yun about Taoism, and about the cultivation of immortals. Wu Yun replied: "This savage matter should be obtained through years of merit and deeds, which is not suitable for the owner."

Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty loved him deeply, and bestowed the title of "Mr. Zongxuan" on Wu Yun, and occasionally satirized the emperor in order to express his sincerity.

The Kaiyuan prosperity was created by Li Longji's hard work, but in the later period of his reign, he gradually neglected the government, favored treacherous ministers Li Linfu and Yang Guozhong, favored Concubine Yang, and used Anlu Mountain and other ethnic groups outside the Great Wall to stabilize the frontiers of the Tang Dynasty.

Wu Jun knew that the world would be in chaos, and was hurt by Gao Lishi's slander, so he resigned and returned to the mountain, hiding himself from the world.

The eight-year-long Anshi Rebellion broke out, and the Tang Dynasty turned from prosperity to decline. During the Anshi Rebellion, Yang Guozhong's family was beheaded, Concubine Yang Guifei was bestowed to death, Prince Li Heng succeeded to the throne, and Li Longji passed away sadly and sadly.

This is the historical situation, but Bai Juyi found out that Li Longji had summoned Wu Jun, and the time was not long after the death of Concubine Yang Guifei in Maweiyi's mutiny, which is very intriguing.

Taoist priests and monks know some supernatural powers and spells, which are basically common sense in this world with ghosts and ghosts. Scholars like Bai Juyi and the others do not respect gods and ghosts, and it’s not that they don’t believe in ghosts and ghosts. You, a scholar, are full of righteousness and ghosts are hard to get close to.

Knowing that there might be a deep inside story hidden in Concubine Yang's death, Bai Juyi was even more eager to ask the truth. He traveled thousands of miles to Songshan to meet Wu Yun, but he learned that Mr. Zongxuan had passed away. They are all dumbfounded.

Didn't it say that the priests were all slender, why did they die before they even lived to be more than 100 years old?

Bai Juyi didn't give up, and stayed in Songshan all the time to find out about Wu Yun. The Taoist priests here got really impatient, so they gave him the relic diary left by Mr. Zongxuan for his reference.

Who is a serious person who keeps a diary, Wu Jun must have ghosts in this diary, Bai Juyi found out after reading it.

Although the diary is very vague, it still reveals a situation. Wu Jun did something for Tang Xuanzong Li Longji. Because of this incident, he was condemned by God, so he was supposed to be a long-lived cultivator. Died young...well, Taoist priests who have not lived a hundred years old should die young, right?

However, there is not much content in the diary. Wu Jun knew that this was not a secret that could be revealed, so he scribbled a few words, but Bai Juyi is a great writer, and he does not know how to practice Taoist magic. How could words be difficult for him.

After knowing the information that Wu Jun did something for Li Longji, Bai Juyi easily judged the location. As for the location you said was not written in the diary, how did he know it?Isn't this nonsense, all the work you did before you became a family was for nothing.

As long as a person has taken any action, there will be more or less indelible traces. Bai Juyi has collected countless intelligence materials in order to find out about Concubine Yang Gui. To dig the tomb in the old palace, what is missing now is only one clue, an important clue to piece together all the scattered information.

The result is very simple. Tang Xuanzong Li Longji loved to go to a place. After the Anshi Rebellion, he abdicated and became the Supreme Emperor. The power of the court was controlled by Li Fuguo. Tang Xuanzong was even moved to the desolate Taiji Palace. Even in such a situation, Li Longji would often go to Daci'en Temple on weekdays.

Da Ci'en Temple is an important place of Buddhism, eunuchs' cronies are not allowed to be presumptuous, and they are not allowed to enter. Originally, Bai Juyi thought that Li Longji went to Da Ci'en Temple in order to find a place of peace for a while.

But now it seems that there is definitely a problem. Although the Taiji Palace is desolate, Tang Xuanzong is the Supreme Emperor, so he can't even live a clean life in the palace. Li Longji, an old man in his 70s, often runs to the Daci'en Temple. You don't want to become a monk, do you?

So Bai Juyi decided to go to Da Ci'en Temple to find out.

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Chapter 6 Big Wild Goose Pagoda

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Daci'en Temple is located in Jinchangfang, Chang'an City, Tang Dynasty. There is a big wild goose pagoda in the temple, with a seven-story tower body and a height of 180 feet. It contains a large number of Buddhist relics and hundreds of shell leaves brought back by Master Xuanzang when he returned from Tianzhu. Sanskrit scriptures and eight gold and silver Buddha statues.

In order to enshrine and treasure the Buddhist scriptures, gold and silver Buddha statues, relics and other treasures brought back, Xuanzang personally presided over the construction of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda with the approval of the court, but no one knows where the treasures brought back by Xuanzang are kept.

Under normal circumstances, there is an underground palace under the ancient pagoda. Just like the underground palace under the pagoda of Famen Temple, there must be an underground palace hidden under the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, but the entrance of the underground palace of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda has not yet been discovered.

Bai Juyi visited Da Ci'en Temple. In order to find out the truth about Concubine Yang Guifei's death, he entered the temple pretending to be an incense visitor, and spent several days back and forth. On the Big Wild Goose Pagoda.

According to the monks here, when Tang Xuanzong came to Daci'en Temple to offer incense and worship Buddha, Daci'en Temple would close the door to thank visitors, and even the monks in the temple had to go to the outer courtyard and not enter. This behavior is incredible.

However, Li Longji, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, was the Supreme Emperor at that time, and his status did not allow the monks to talk too much. After the death of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty, the monks in the Daci'en Temple also regarded it as anecdotal news and did not go to the bottom of it.

But what Bai Juyi found out was that when Tang Xuanzong Li Longji came to Da Ci'en Temple, he would go to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda to pay homage. The monks in the temple were not allowed to approach and did not know what Tang Xuanzong was doing, but this situation undoubtedly gave An important clue to Bai Juyi.

It is not a secret what is inside the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Although there are many precious Buddhist relics in the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, incense visitors can enter and pay homage, but there are many monks guarding the side, and no close contact is allowed. It is the same as modern people travel and visit. reason.

Bai Juyi had been to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda of Da Ci'en Temple in the past, but there was nothing worth noticing here, so why Tang Xuanzong often came here, the result must be another mystery.

There may be hidden places in the Big Wild Goose Pagoda that others don't know about. Bai Juyi often heard that famous monasteries would build underground palaces to store Buddhist scriptures. There may be an underground palace under the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, but ordinary people have never heard of it.

With thoughts and doubts, Bai Juyi acted on them. He went to Daci'en Temple twice, the first time was to ask the presiding abbot about the strange news about Master Xuanzang's construction of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Asking Master Zang's words will not arouse suspicion from others.

After all, when talking about the Big Wild Goose Pagoda in the Tang Dynasty, one had to mention the Master Xuanzang who returned from learning Buddhist scriptures from Tianzhu, and the presiding abbot Bai Juyi was the same as the previous pilgrims, so he laughed and told him some anecdotes.

For example, Master Xuanzang is very capable, and he encountered many demons and ghosts on the way to study in Tianzhu.

It is said that Master Xuanzang built the Big Wild Goose Pagoda not only to enshrine the treasures brought back from Tianzhu, but also to suppress the souls of the Yin soldiers who borrowed the way at that time.

At the beginning, Li Shimin, king of Qin, killed his brothers and forced his father Li Yuan to abdicate and make him the crown prince. Although Tang Taizong's Zhenguan rule revived the turbulent society in the late Sui Dynasty in the Tang Dynasty, the stain on the festival was inevitable.

It is rumored that when Tang Taizong Li Shimin was in power, there was a supernatural event in Tang Chang'an where the ghost soldiers borrowed the way. It is said that after his brothers Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji were shot and killed at the Xuanwu Gate, they went to the underworld to join Li Shimin in front of King Yama. So he sent ghost soldiers and ghost generals to arrest Li Shimin and send him to hell.

However, this matter is just nonsense. It was just that when the evil soldiers took advantage of the situation, Tang Taizong Li Shimin just had nightmares and dreamed that his two brothers turned into evil spirits to seek revenge for him, so this kind of saying was very popular in the Tang Dynasty. .

Later, after Tang Taizong summoned Master Xuanzang to the palace to face the saint, the construction of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda began. It is famous that the Big Wild Goose Pagoda was used to suppress the unjust souls of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji.

Naturally, Bai Juyi was also aware of this strange news, but his thoughts were not on Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, the two dead ghosts. What secret about Concubine Yang was hidden in the Big Wild Goose Pagoda? The great poet's heart was very hot.

The second time he came to Da Ci’en Temple, Bai Juyi went straight to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. He read and studied many classics about the construction of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda by Master Xuanzang. Will leave clues.

Bai Juyi persisted in searching for the descendants of the craftsmen who built the Big Wild Goose Pagoda at that time, and finally got an important piece of information from a family.

His ancestors did build an underground palace when building the Big Wild Goose Pagoda. Although Tang Taizong did not kill all the craftsmen to keep the secret like Qin Shihuang did, he also issued an imperial edict that if the news about the underground palace leaked, everyone would be arrested and beheaded. .

But there is no impenetrable wall in the world. The more people keep secrets, the more people want to tell them. The craftsman of this family told his son the secret when he was dying, and the son told the children and grandchildren. By now Bai Juyi knew about it.

Datang is no longer the Tang Dynasty under the rule of Zhenguan and the prosperity of Kaiyuan. The so-called secrets that will lead to decapitation are not as good as the real money and silver given by Bai Juyi. There are no secrets that cannot be revealed under the money offensive.

After getting the accurate information about the underground palace of the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, Bai Juyi went to the Da Ci'en Temple to find out without stopping, according to what the family said.