The Eight Winds of Rebirth

Gu Xiangtan was almost recovering from his illness, so he went back to Guozi Temple to attend classes.

It was time for the prince to reflect on himself, and he was released by Emperor Zongzheng. When he entered the academy and saw Zhao Yuan, his face was still twitching, obviously a lot of congestion still accumulated in his heart, but it was because of the emperor's wishes It's just a bad episode.

The Zen masters of Shimen Temple were also considered to be interesting and did not use those Buddhist stories to test the princes. They only wrote some scriptures and let everyone read for themselves.

During the class break, the little eunuch Hexi in front of the prince came to Gu Xiangtan with a list and laughed, "Lingfo, it will be the Ghost Festival in a few days, and the ceremony is getting ready. Are you Do you want to see it now, or go back to the Sumeru Hall and let someone go over and explain it to you in detail?"

In a blink of an eye, it was July again, and there was no need to live in peace this year, but at the first Obon Festival in the capital, Gu Xiangtan still had to show his face.

This time, Emperor Zongzheng assigned the prince to the errand. Of course, the people from the Ministry of Rites will make arrangements for him behind his back. .When everything is done, let Gu Xiangtan take a closer look.

However, Hexi would take advantage of this moment to come, not because no matter how the prince invited him a few days ago, he wanted to talk to Gu Xiangtan one or two times. Rejected.Zhao Mian naturally thought that he was angry with himself because of the shock he had received earlier.

It so happened that Hou Bingchen took Zhao Yuan to the Sumeru Hall at the end of last month. In the eyes of outsiders, this is why Hou Bingchen asked Zhao Yuan to apologize to Lingfo for the collision at the gate of Guozi Temple. Xiao Luzi also came back to report , when leaving, Hou Bingchen went out of the inner room first, and Zhao Yuan left a cup of tea before leaving. He must have said a lot of good things to Gu Xiangtan during the period, and maybe he had provoked something, which made Lingfo feel bad for the prince. It's no wonder Zhao Yuan is pleasing to Zhao Mianneng's eyes because the knot has not resolved for a long time.

So Hexi picked his eyes and came down to talk to Gu Xiangtan, at least in front of so many people, Lingfo still had to save this bit of face for the prince.

Sure enough, Gu Xiangtan raised his eyes, paused, and took the directory.

After flipping through it, I asked, "Is everything all right?"

"Okay, okay, if there's something wrong, I'm still waiting for Lingfo's advice." He Xi smiled sincerely.

Gu Xiangtan also smiled, and nodded to Zhao Mian who was watching from not far away, "It's really troublesome, there is no need for someone to tell me, the prince's arrangement is naturally thoughtful."

People on both sides were a little surprised when he said this, even Zhao Mian himself didn't expect it, his face flickered, and finally it all turned into a little bit of pride in the corner of his mouth, which he couldn't hide.

Zhao Mian thought, this spirit Buddha can still tell the difference between good and bad.

After two more classes, the princes dismissed from school, Zhao Mian generously came over to walk with Gu Xiangtan, Gu Xiangtan nodded, and Zhao Ze, who was talking to him, slowly backed away. Later, he walked side by side with Zhao Yuan.

Hearing Zhao Mian discussing with Gu Xiangtan about the Buddhist scriptures explained by Zen Master just now, Zhao Ze secretly rolled his eyes and turned his head to ask, "Sixth brother, did you go to the military camp yesterday?"

Zhao Yuan stared ahead and let out a soft "hmm".

Zhao Ze was excited, "When will the third brother take me to the barracks?"

Zhao Yuan couldn't help but look forward to flashing the look of longing when she thought of the tough and tough soldiers and strong horses in the Shenwu military camp.

But he said in his mouth, "You should learn your skills first."

Speaking of this, Zhao Ze was very enthusiastic, "Sixth brother, I saw your swordsmanship before, let's find some time to practice hard, and the master recently praised me for my great progress."

Zhao Yuan nodded.

"Then tell me about what happened in the barracks."

Zhao Yuan paused, and casually told him.

Gu Xiangtan, who was walking in front, couldn't help but feel his heart skip a beat when he heard the movement behind him.

barracks, army...

Yuan Qing...

Just thinking about something, Zhao Mian on the side interrupted Gu Xiangtan's memory.

Zhao Mian was talking about his coronation ceremony, and then Gu Xiangtan remembered that Zhao Mian would lose the coronation in a few months, and now he only has one side concubine, and after he is crowned, Emperor Zongzheng will choose a concubine for him Well, as for this candidate, the emperor and empress must have already had a number of them, but the selection of the crown princess will definitely cause another disturbance in the situation in Beijing and China.

First of all, the first of the three kings will not be at ease.

Gu Xiangtan walked and pondered, the crown prince meant to invite Gu Xiangtan to be the guest of honor on the day of the coronation ceremony, Gu Xiangtan vaguely passed it, and did not specifically say whether to go or not, after saying goodbye, he got into the sedan chair, Lifting the window curtain and taking a look at Zhao Yuan not far away, Gu Xiangtan frowned again.

Slowly returning to Xumi Hall, Su Xi hurriedly took cold water to wipe Gu Xiangtan's face and hands, fearing that the heat would spoil him.

Gu Xiangtan sat in front of the table and Ren Su Xi fanned him, and when he looked down, he saw a wooden box on the table.

"What is this?" Who sent it again.

Su Xi said, "Yanfang brought it in before and said it was for you, but I didn't open it." The young master secretly took care of it, and didn't accept the other things. If it was sent by General Hou, it will be taken, and if it was brought by Yanfang Then quietly put it into his room, Su Xi didn't quite understand, but he did as he did.

Gu Xiangtan turned his eyebrows and motioned for Su Xi to close the door.

Went to rest, and when he came back, he saw Gu Xiangtan opened the box, playing with the contents in his hands.

"Wow, what is this? It's so interesting!"

Gu Xiangtan twirled the wooden stick persistently, then brought it to the tip of his nose and smelled it, there was a sweet and waxy fragrance.

"Sugar Man..." The corner of his mouth curled into a smile.

"Sugar man? Made of sugar?"

Su Xi poked his head over and stuck out his tongue as if wanting to lick it, but Gu Xiangtan immediately pushed him away.

"Go aside, I'll lick it when you turn around." Gu Xiangtan scolded him with a smile.

"Where did Yanfang get it? This thing is so delicately made, is it a fairy lady?" Su Xi still didn't give up, staring at it greedily.

Gu Xiangtan didn't know either, and looked back at the other one in the box, dressed as a farmer in a short shirt and jacket, with a calf beside him.

"The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl..." Gu Xiangtan guessed.

"The seventh day of the seventh lunar month... Qixi Festival," Su Xi was also clever, and gradually felt better when he turned his head, "Is this a gift from the sixth son? It turns out that Yanfang is..."

Gu Xiangtan didn't intend to hide it from him, and said with a smile, "Be more careful in the future, and don't let others see it on your face."

"Uh-huh!"

Su Xi nodded again and again, but luckily he didn't play any temper with him, or else the sixth prince would know... Obviously that person wasn't very vicious, but Su Xi couldn't help but straighten his back when he thought of him.

Ren Suxi thought over and over again, Gu Xiangtan was holding the candy man by himself and couldn't put it down.

People will only remember the birthday of Lingfo, and every generation is the Buddha Bathing Festival on the eighth day of April, and he, Gu Xiangtan, probably knows about his own birthday, but since everyone in Yuguo Mansion has gone, In the past, Fu Yalian would prepare a bowl of longevity noodles for him, and Su Xi also prepared it today, but it was only a bowl of longevity noodles, and there was nothing else, and he specially sent something here , only Zhao Yuan.

In Zhao Yuan's heart, he was never a Lingfo, he was just Gu Xiangtan, always has been.

Gu Xiangtan's eyes were a little sore, he picked up the two sugar figures, one on the left and one on the right, and placed them side by side on the table.

He moved his right hand, "Cowherd."

Move your left hand again, "Weaver Girl."

Sigh softly, "It's not easy to stay together..."

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On July [-]th, Gu Xiangtan's first Obon Festival in Daye capital came, and it was also the second largest festival in Buddhism. On that day, a dojo was set up, scripture circumambulation, offerings, and food were set up to mourn the dead.

Gu Xiangtan got up before dawn, took a bath and changed clothes, and went to Juetian Mausoleum with Zen Master Guanzheng. Emperor Zongzheng went with the harem, clan, and officials.

Juetian Mausoleum is the place of worship in Daye, and it can be reached within an hour's walk from the imperial city. The people along the way kowtowed and prayed, and worshiped, all the way to the outside of the city, and the scene was spectacular.

After arriving in the mausoleum, the Zen master still needs to purify the altar, perform the ceremony of attracting souls, draw sparse texts on yellow paper, and recruit the dead into the altar.

Gu Xiangtan sat cross-legged in the hall all the time, watching the scene outside silently through the side door, and only moved his eyes slightly when the meritorious lord entered the altar.

The meritorious masters, also known as "Tanyue" in Buddhism, are the people who made offerings to this puja. When the people pray for blessings, the emperor or the crown prince should order the ink pen, but the one who writes it is Jing Guogong.

There are three hereditary titles of first-rank Dukes in Daye, Gu Jingchang, head of the Gu family, and Duke Yu, the father of Gu Xiangtan.The head of the Lingzhou family, Duke Ci Guo, whose eldest daughter is the deceased princess, is also the biological mother of the sixth and seventh sons.The remaining one is Jing Guogong, the head of the Gong family, his wife is the Guan Yonghou Mei family, and his eldest daughter... Gu Xiangtan remembers that it is the concubine that Emperor Zongzheng and the empress have shown the prince this time. up.