Linzhi

Shaoshi Mountain came to Xianfeng.

The mountains were shrouded in mist, the branches and leaves were green, and the chicks were singing one after another. For many people, it was another ordinary morning, but for He Xi, it was another painful beginning of the day.

Because not long after Yinshi passed, even the rooster hadn’t woken up yet, he was called up, meditating in the yard, taking horse steps, practicing boxing, and standing on the plum blossom pile. He was so hungry that his chest stuck to his back, and he collapsed on the ground like a dead dog, only rolling his eyes and panting for breath.

"Brother abbot, perseverance is the key to everything, get up quickly, we still have a set of palm techniques that we haven't practiced yet?"

A pink face appeared above him.

He Xi sighed and covered his face: "Good junior brother, just let me rest for a day! Just one day will do!"

Mingchen said solemnly: "Keep it down, never break the dead wood, persevere..."

"Gold and stones can be carved! Gold and stones can be carved!" He Xi only hated himself for not being able to give birth to four hands, so that he could cover his face with two and ears with two, "I said, junior brother, I have heard you say this for so long It has been done a hundred times, you can see that I can recite it backwards, and it can be carved in stone and gold, and I will never give up!"

Even the cute little monk Mingchen rolled his eyes involuntarily.

In fact, he didn't quite understand why before his master died, he had to choose this brother who had just been ordained not long ago and couldn't even memorize a Buddhist scripture to be the abbot, but everything the master did was justified, and he believed that he would eventually have One day I will be able to understand Master's intentions.

Therefore, he has always followed the last words left by his master, and tried his best to assist his senior brothers, and work hard for the prosperity of Buddhism in the future.

But this senior brother...

He Xi rolled on the ground directly, without the bearing of a temple abbot at all.

Ming Chen had no choice but to say: "After practicing this set of palms, we can eat. Isn't Senior Brother the favorite to eat?"

He Xi said angrily: "I don't like it anymore, every day it's either pickles or gruel, my stomach has already lost any oil and water, I want to go down the mountain!"

Ming Chen said: "Master has a message at the end of his life, as long as the senior brother can read through the three Buddhist scriptures and read the few travel notes left by the master, he can go down the mountain."

Mentioning this, He Xi once again wanted to cover his ears and pretend he didn't hear.

The old monk traveled to many places when he was young, and even left the Central Plains. He stayed in Tianzhu when he was the farthest. In his travel notes, apart from the Buddhist temples he visited, he wrote the most about the local customs, mountains and rivers. He Xi felt like he had found a treasure, and he forgot to sleep and eat. Now that he has almost finished reading the thick books, it is naturally impossible to get bored.

But what gave him a headache was those few Buddhist scriptures. He Xi can basically fall asleep after reading three lines now. Sitting on a futon and dozing off.

He can sleep for as long as Ming Chen thinks - no wonder the little monk is so heartbroken.

He Xi also suspected that he really didn't have the roots of wisdom. If he hadn't softened his heart at the beginning and agreed to the old monk's invitation, then now he wouldn't have to stay here all day long with porridge and pickles, and read drowsy Buddhist scriptures.

Thinking of this, he felt so sad for his mistake that caused eternal hatred, and couldn't hold back his nose and tears.

"Woooo, I don't want to practice Buddhism anymore, I want to go home, I miss my father... oh forget it, I miss my brothers! I miss Chang'an's simmered noodles! I miss Wen Jiang's glutinous rice balls!"

Ming Chen was startled by his crying.

Seeing He Xi crying pitifully, Ming Chen patted He Xi's head, and there was a kindness on his face towards a vexatious child: "If senior brother doesn't understand, I can explain it to senior brother."

He Xi looked at him suspiciously: "You are young, can you understand Buddhist scriptures?"

Ming Chen nodded: "Master said it before, and I remember it. Although I don't understand every sentence, Master said that when I grow up, I will gradually realize it. Master also said that if we want to listen to the great monk For lectures, you can go to Shaolin Temple, they have a Dharma meeting on the first and fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year, and monks from the surrounding temples, big and small, can go there."

He Xi's eyes brightened: "So, Shaolin Temple's fast food is also open to us?"

Ming Chen: "Yes."

He Xi got up all at once: "Then let's hurry up and finish the palm technique, today is exactly fifteen, and we can catch up with their vegetarian meal at noon!"

Ming Chen: "..."

He couldn't help but looked up at the sky, and said to himself, Master, Master, your old man specially sent me a senior brother to sharpen and test me, so that I can become a generation of eminent monk in the future?

He Xi urged him: "Junior brother, what are you doing in a daze, hurry up and demonstrate the opening gesture, I kind of forgot it!"

Ming Chen silently sighed sadly, resigned himself to his fate and put on a gesture of palming.

……

The first emperor had several sisters, and Princess Yiyang was the most beloved among them. She didn't have to marry far away, let alone marry a feudal clan. She had been in Chang'an all her life, dressed in fresh clothes and furious with horses, rich and prosperous. Others said she had a good life. , except for some troubles in the marriage.

Princess Yiyang's marriage to Marquis Zhenyuan was considered by many people to be a match made in heaven. There was a three-year age difference between the man and woman, and the son-in-law was a handsome and handsome man. Grandmother, it is said that she is the princess of the former dynasty, with such a bloodline, she and Princess Yiyang can be described as a happy marriage.

After marriage, the couple did indeed live a life of "only envying mandarin ducks and not immortals" for several years. They can be seen everywhere in Chang'an, but the good times don't last long. I don't know when Princess Yiyang began to return to Zhenyuan. The number of times in the Hou's mansion, and then simply lived in the Princess' mansion and never went back. The couple gradually drifted away, and finally respected each other like ice. After the death of the old Zhenyuanhou a few years ago, the eldest princess did not move back to the Hou's mansion.

The old people in the capital basically knew about this past event, and Li Suian also heard about it from his mother.

She also heard that the son-in-law accepted the concubine's room in a fair and honest way, and the eldest princess didn't ask questions, nor did she go into the palace to complain, but no one knew why the eldest princess and the son-in-law became estranged and fell out. The eldest princess asked for mediation, but in the end she didn't ask anything, so she had to let it go.

Rumors abounded, and the one that was the most speculated was none other than the son-in-law, that is, the old Marquis Zhenyuan raised a concubine without telling the princess, or maybe a woman he knew before getting married, and even had an illegitimate child who was discovered by the princess. Naturally, the relationship between husband and wife broke down completely, but the princess was kind and did not complain to the first emperor, so she just lived a lukewarm life with her son-in-law.

Li Suian didn't know whether this speculation was true or not, but she had seen with her own eyes since she was a child that the grandmother and grandfather were indeed not close. She had been curious about it, and because she was loved by her grandmother, she had the courage to ask, but she never got it. over answer.

until today.

Holding the hand of Princess Yiyang, she took a walk in the garden, coquettishly hoping that her grandmother would come forward to dissuade her father. When the princess took the initiative to ask her: "Do you know why your grandfather and I were so different back then?" Stranger?"

Li Suian was stunned for a moment, and her heartbeat accelerated unconsciously. She had always wanted to know this answer. "Why?"

The silver-haired Princess Yiyang said, "Because your grandfather almost made a big mistake back then."

For the sake of the venerable, Li Suian shouldn't talk about the deceased elder, but she still couldn't help asking: "Grandfather is outside...is there really someone?"

Princess Yiyang shook her head, noncommittal, and said: "Because of that incident, I moved out of the Marquis Mansion and refused to go back to live. Even your father, I seldom asked about it, so that now he has long been alone, but our mother and son Although he is very respectful and filial to me, he has his own ideas in his heart, and he is definitely not at my mercy."

Li Suian pouted: "But I don't like King Ji! Why do you have to marry him, can't others?"

Princess Yiyang didn't answer and asked instead: "If you don't like Prince Ji, who do you want to marry?"

Li Suian lowered his head, faltered and faltered, and then said softly after a long while: "King An."

Princess Yiyang frowned, seemingly surprised: "You like King An? What do you like about him? I thought you would say King Xing."

Li Suian: "King Xing only knows how to fight and kill. He is a martial artist. King An is resourceful and has made great achievements several times...Grandma, you have told me stories about Zhang Zifang Zhuge Liang and others since I was a child. I think King An is like this. people, come out of the allusions alive.”

Princess Yiyang shook her head: "What you see is only what you want to see. Judging from the fact that Wang An personally hit people several times, he is by no means Zhuge Liang."

What Li Suian was about to say, Princess Dachang patted her hand and said earnestly: "Actually, I originally wanted you to marry King Xing."

Hearing these words, Li Suian couldn't help opening his mouth.

Princess Dachang said: "But this is not my original intention. In the beginning, I hoped that the Li family and the Zhou family would get married so that you could marry the youngest son of Prime Minister Zhou. The Zhou family was noble, and it was the best choice, but later The first emperor bestowed the marriage on Princess Leping, so I couldn't open my mouth. Later, I asked people to check the Zhang family's tone, but the Zhang family immediately declined. At that time, I knew that the way of letting you marry a noble family would not work. .”

She sighed, worried: "Actually, it's also my fault. I wanted to make up for my neglect of your father. I took you over to raise you personally, but let you do whatever you want. In the eyes of the family that values ​​family status, naturally there is an extra rejection." excuse."

Li Suian remembered what He Rong said when he rejected him, and his eyes turned red: "Am I really that hateful in the eyes of the world? If so, why do you want me to marry King Xing?"

The eldest princess smiled: "You are naturally the cutest in my mind, but I am your grandma, so how is it different from outsiders? You are the granddaughter of the princess, so you should look like a golden branch and jade leaf, even if you are arrogant , as long as it's harmless, that's fine. Since your marriage, the way of the aristocratic family can't work out, then you can only take another way. Those poor children who have no family background will marry you, lest they will wrong you. And if something happens, instead of providing you with any protection, they will implicate you. Then only the prince and concubine will be left. Fortunately, His Majesty has several princes of the right age, so it is not difficult. So I entered the palace and met with Your Majesty mentioned this."