Xichun, the first daughter of the Red Chamber

The imperial physicians of the Imperial Hospital quickly obtained a lot of useful information from the memorial. Although they did not know whether the method of vaccinia was really feasible, they quickly came to the feasibility of other methods. Such as how to improve the patient's defense and how to effectively prevent the spread of the disease.

The Taiyuan Hospital is reporting their results to Emperor Jingchang soon, and at the same time gave a suitable epidemic management method. Emperor Jingchang was overjoyed, and immediately ordered the people below to follow the instructions written in this booklet. To implement the rules and regulations.

The decree was quickly conveyed, and the originally noisy and chaotic group of refugees regained order in an instant. After a few days, several imperial physicians in the hospital and some famous old doctors in the capital finally discussed the feasibility It is an economical and convenient prescription, which can help patients strengthen their own resistance to survive this plague.

The plague stopped spreading, and the mood of the people quickly stabilized. The capital city finally opened its gates.

A month later, the plague finally ended.

Although there were many deaths and injuries in this plague, compared with the previous records of smallpox, the casualties this time were more than half smaller.

The common people lamented that they were grateful to the emperor who was sitting on the throne, and they were also grateful to those doctors, but soon some people secretly said that this plague could be resolved so quickly, it was because the founding emperor sympathized with the people, He couldn't bear the suffering of the people, so he found a way to convey the cure for the plague to the emperor in the world.

People didn't believe it at first, but soon, some people above said that in the future, vaccination will be carried out every year. I heard that it is not human pox, but cowpox!I heard that if you get vaccinia, you can stop getting smallpox, and then there are yamen servants in the capital who distribute rat poison door-to-door, asking them to poison the rats in their homes, and telling them not to eat them by mistake, saying that except rats The plague can be eradicated, and there are many doctors who have suddenly learned how to treat malaria. In addition to these, there are village chiefs, township chiefs, and security chiefs around them who explain to them how to prevent diseases from time to time.

Now the common people believed it, not only the common people believed it, but even many high-ranking officials believed it. The common people set up the Longevity Temple to offer incense and pray for today's blessings. Those high-ranking officials used to be a little perfunctory to the emperor, but now they are much more Don't be in awe of the emperor.

Emperor Jingchang quickly discovered this phenomenon, because he found that his government orders were implemented more smoothly than before, and more and more wealthy families began to take refuge in him. After being the emperor for so many years, Emperor Jingchang At this moment, I finally got the feeling of being an emperor.

It was a very strange feeling, under the whole world, could it be the land of the king, and the ministers of the whole world, could it be the king's minister.

Standing on this piece of land, he is the owner of this piece of land, and everyone on this piece of land must bow to him.

Emperor Jingchang leaned on the couch and meditated. Feng Tao walked in with a bent waist and whispered, "Your Majesty, Abbot Liaochen has arrived."

Emperor Jingchang hummed, sat up straight, and ordered: "Abbot, please come in."

Feng Tao responded, bowed his waist and retreated out again, and invited Abbot Liaochen who was waiting outside to come in.

Abbot Liaochen is almost 90 years old, but he looks like a man in his prime.

The abbot was wearing cassock, with a dignified and kind face. He walked with his back straight, without swaying. When he entered the hall, he made a Buddhist salute to Emperor Jingchang with a slight smile, "The poor monk has seen Your Majesty, Long live, long live His Majesty."

Emperor Jingchang immediately said: "The abbot is free of courtesy, come and give me a seat."

Feng Tao moved a stool over himself, Abbot Liao Chen thanked him again, and then sat down.

Feng Tao waved his hands to the left and right, and the maids and eunuchs who were waiting around bowed their waists and retreated in a low voice, and then Feng Tao himself also retreated, closing the door and carefully guarding the door.

Emperor Jingchang looked at Abbot Chen and said, "Thanks to Abbot's help for this plague."

Abbot Liaochen put his hands together with a slight smile and said, "Your Majesty, you are serious. I, Buddha, are merciful. This is what we should do as Buddhists."

Abbot Liaochen, as the abbot of Huangjue Temple, was also a very thoughtful person. He led his disciples down the mountain the next day after he knew that Concubine Jiang was sent to become a monk in Huangjue Temple to practice Buddhism.

The corpses of the patients who died of the plague must be burned and buried deeply to prevent a more serious plague, but this cannot be understood and accepted by the common people. You must know that at this time, everyone’s main thought is to bury the corpse in peace and keep the corpse intact. .

So the abbot led his disciples to recite the mantra for the dead every time the corpse was burned in the government, saying that sending them to the underworld for reincarnation would allow them to have a good pregnancy in the next life.

With this incident, the common people became less resistant to the actions of the government, and began to accept that the bodies of their relatives were burned and buried deeply.

Emperor Jingchang said: "I have something that I don't understand, and I would like to ask the abbot to explain it to me."

Abbot Liaochen said, "Your Majesty, please tell me."

Emperor Jingchang hesitated for a while before asking: "Why can the Jiang family take her daughter to the underworld? She can send a message to her daughter, but my royal family can't? Logically speaking, our royal family Shouldn't it be easier?"

Abbot Liao Chen smiled and shook his head, "Your Majesty's words are wrong!"

Emperor Jingchang snorted, with doubts on his face.

Abbot Liaochen continued: "It is precisely because His Majesty and others are members of the royal family that it is impossible to do these things."

Abbot Liaochen said: "Not to mention the difference between immortals and mortals, just say that your Majesty, as the son of heaven, is responsible for the destiny of the country, and other royal families are also born with dragon veins and dragon spirit, so those evil things can't be easily touched."

Emperor Jingchang frowned, "I heard from that girl that □□ and others live together with all the gods in the underworld." These are almost like gods, but also sinister?

Abbot Liaochen only smiled and said, "But that's still the underworld, and all the gods in the underworld are also earth immortals."

Emperor Jingchang stopped talking immediately.

After a while, Emperor Jingchang asked again: "Since the ancestors can see the information in the world, and can also send the news, can we pass the news here?"

Abbot Liaochen said: "Naturally, it is possible. Sacrifice, Ching Ming Festival, Ghost Festival, these days can send news to the underworld."

Emperor Jingchang asked directly: "How about dialogue?"

Emperor Jingchang looked into Abbot Chen's eyes, "Didn't you Buddhists and Taoists often talk about asking gods to invite dead souls?"

Abbot Liaochen was as immovable as a mountain, "Back then the poor monk said that these things are impossible."

After all, Abbot Chen really said that at that time, the world was initially settled, and many places were still not peaceful. From time to time, some people said that they were some kind of god to save the world, and even recruited many congregants to make trouble for one side. Send disciples to various places to teach the Fa and tell the world that these are all lies.

Others don't believe it, saying that you are Buddhist disciples, why don't you believe this?

The monks laughed and said: "Of course we believe it, but you need to remember that one day in the sky is one year in the world."

Everyone was stunned, yes, the time in the sky and the world are different!If you really want to ask God, shouldn't it be said in the human world, and it will take days or even months to wait until the heavens receive it and pass it down?

That's why the common people don't believe in those cults anymore, and work with peace of mind.

Because of this, Dajue Temple, which was originally only middle-class in the Buddhist world, jumped up, was directly canonized by the royal family, and was renamed Huangjue Temple.

Seeing that Emperor Jingchang was silent, Abbot Liaochen said: "The poor monk is here this time, and there is one more thing he wants to report to the emperor."

Emperor Jingchang came back to his senses, "Abbot, please tell me."

Abbot Liaochen said: "A few days ago, the poor monk occasionally had a feeling, and after a quiet investigation, he found out that Empress Xiaochun had been reincarnated."

Emperor Jingchang was startled, "A Ning is reincarnated?!"

Empress Xiaochun was the first wife of Emperor Jingchang. The young couple were very affectionate, but it was a pity that Empress Xiaochun died of illness within a few years, and A Ning was Empress Xiaochun's boudoir name.

Abbot Liaochen frowned, "Yes."

Huangjue Temple is famous. People often come to the temple to ask the master to save the souls of the dead, or to accumulate blessings for the dead. Huangjue Temple is different from other temples. Before accepting the ritual, they will calculate whether the deceased needs it It is necessary to do things, if not, they will persuade people not to do things, take the money and go home to live a good life.

This is one of the reasons why Huangjue Temple is respected.

Emperor Jingchang asked: "Why did she suddenly reincarnate?! She...how did she..." Wait for me?

Abbot Liaochen said: "Empress Xiaochun has great merits and virtues, but unfortunately died of illness. She should have been reincarnated a long time ago. It was only because she missed His Majesty that she waited in the underworld until now. It's just that this time Your Majesty saved all the people in the world, and her merits and virtues will add to her body. Empress Xiaochun We are husband and wife as one body with you, and our merits and virtues will increase naturally, so we can't stay here."

A trace of pain flashed in Emperor Jingchang's eyes, "...then in her next life..."

Abbot Liaochen said: "Empress Xiaochun should be reborn as a man in her next life. When she was young, her father was loving and her mother was loving, and her brothers and sisters loved her. When she grows up, her husband and wife are harmonious. In her old age, her children and grandchildren will be around her knees, and she will die without worry."

"A Ning told me before," Emperor Jingchang said in a daze, "In this life, what she hopes most is to be healthy, to have a few children, and to be able to watch and laugh with me in her old age."

"If she can really do this in the next life... her wish will be fulfilled."

"Abbot, please do another ritual ceremony for me and send A Ning off." Emperor Jingchang closed his eyes in pain.

In this life, he has failed her.

Abbot Liaochen wanted to say that Empress Xiaochun had been reincarnated and there was no need to do anything else, but after seeing Emperor Jingchang's expression, Abbot Liaochen swallowed the words again.

Emperor Jingchang collected his emotions and asked again: "Then Jiang and her daughter..."

Abbot Liaochen said: "The Jiang family just loves her daughter dearly and coincides with the meeting, but her daughter is quite intelligent, that's why this adventure happened."

Emperor Jingchang pointed to the handle of the chair with his finger, and stopped talking.

In Kunning Palace, Buran quickly walked into the palace, looked left and right, and the maids retreated quietly.

Buran walked up to the queen who was resting with her eyes closed, and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, Abbot Liaochen has left the palace."

The queen slowly opened her eyes, and hummed, "Understood, is there anything else?"

Buran bit her lip, "I heard from the steward of the Ministry of Internal Affairs that the emperor asked them to prepare offerings to go to Huangjue Temple. The servants looked at it as if they were going to perform a religious ceremony."

The queen tilted her head slightly, "Okay, needless to say, it's nothing more than offering sacrifices to ancestors, or paying homage to Empress Xiaochun."

Buran wanted to say something, but was stopped by the queen, "Don't inquire anymore, the emperor's mood is unpredictable recently, so be careful to let yourself in."

Buran smiled and said: "Don't worry, empress, this servant is going to ask the emperor if he will come to Kunning Palace for dinner tonight, and by the way, go to the House of Internal Affairs to ask if there are any ingredients from last time."

The queen took a look at it and said, "It's good that you know it in your heart."

Buran nodded, and was about to speak, when she heard Yu Rui's voice from outside, "Please, Lady Jia Shian."

A generous and peaceful voice said softly: "Get up, is the empress up?"

Bu Ran frowned in displeasure, this lady Jia, she behaved so lowly that she couldn't recognize her identity, but she always liked to put on a show, and she didn't even think about her qualifications!

Seeing this, the queen smiled and nodded, "It's just for fun. What are you so concerned about? You don't have to lose your identity."

Buran stood up and walked out, "This servant just doesn't like her!"

After hearing Buran send Jia Yuanchun away with a few words, the queen smiled and closed her eyes again.