It is said that her ex-husband's name is Yang Jian

"Hey, have you heard? Your Majesty has recently called eminent monks from various temples into the palace to explain Buddhism. Do you know why?"

"That's right, these elders who are usually profound in the Dharma came out of the palace after only a day. I heard that a few of them were sent to prison."

The folk customs of the Tang Dynasty are relatively open, with freedom of speech. The ordinary people can discuss current affairs and gossip in the imperial city when they are bored after dinner. For example, a certain princess beat her son-in-law into a pig's head because her son-in-law sleeps in flowers and sleeps in willows. For example, which prince I recently got a beautiful woman who is extremely favored. For example, the daughters of two families have different tricks in order to find out the romantic stories. It is very common for the family affairs of the princess, prince and minister to be used for conversation. The so-called family is selfless That's the reason.

Don't want to be told?Then don't spread it out, no!

But this time we are discussing the emperor's affairs, so we are a little more careful than usual, even the voice is much quieter.

In fact, the fact that His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty has recently recruited eminent monks from various temples into the palace to discuss Buddhism is really a bit of a big deal. His Majesty, who didn't pay much attention to these things in the past, is also planning to become a monk and devote himself to the Buddha?

His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty is going to become a monk. This is a big deal!

Several people in the east corner of the second floor of the restaurant were discussing this matter in low voices, one of them with a beard looked left and right, beckoned his companions to come over, and said in a low voice: "I know a little bit about this... , I have a relative who works at Minister XX's house, and I heard that His Majesty has been awakened by nightmares every night for the past half month, did not get a good night's sleep, and his face was blue and black when he went to court, and it has become more and more serious recently."

"Ah? Why is this?!"

The companions exclaimed in unison.

The bearded man took a deep breath, and said softly, word by word, "I heard that it's an evil spirit!"

"what?"

"Your Majesty doesn't even dare to sleep now. As soon as it gets dark, those dirty things come out, but His Majesty can see it himself, and the guards and guards can't see it. This situation has been going on since the beginning of the new year. However, His Majesty pasted the portraits of General Yuchi and General Qin Qiong on the door of the sleeping hall before, so that he could sleep a little better, but this trick was useless, so he invited all the eminent monks to do it to drive away the evil spirits, but these masters are not good enough. You can't fight the wronged soul, so you can see how powerful this wronged soul is!"

"Chang'an City is under the feet of the Son of Heaven. Your Majesty is protected by the heavens. How can there be so many wronged souls?" A companion was puzzled.

The other blurted out: "Why not, you forgot that the Xuanwu Gate was bleeding like a river six years ago! That one may have had a dragon body protection in the first place."

The bearded beard and the other two companions were shocked, and immediately sat up straight, and shouted sharply: "What nonsense! You said this, it has nothing to do with us!"

Royal gossip can be discussed, but there must be a degree. Most of the people in Chang'an are smart people. They can say what they can and cannot say, and they still have a sense in their hearts. The incident of Xuanwumen back then was a taboo.

After His Majesty ascended the throne, there were rumors that His Majesty was not in the right position today. He killed his brother and framed him as a traitor and forced the Emperor to succeed him. It was not an official rumor that King Qin rescued him as the Emperor, but such rumors soon disappeared. .

Just because life has been going smoothly in recent years, we can't forget His Majesty's iron-blooded wrist.

After speaking without restraint, I also began to regret it, and I didn't want to show timidity in front of my companions, so I forced myself to mutter in a low voice: "Originally, at the Xuanwu Gate that year, the blood stained the ground red, and it took three days to wash it off. The smell of blood has been floating for half a month, and it is the one who conspired, "

The person next to him immediately covered his mouth: "You still say, you still say, after drinking two taels of yellow soup, you don't know who you are, just talking nonsense!"

The bearded man stood up and looked around. Fortunately, there were not many people on the second floor. There were only two people by the window. They were far away, so they should not be heard. He dropped a dime and waved: "Let's go."

After finishing speaking, several people hurriedly left with their faces half covered.

The white-robed young man sitting by the window casually glanced at the backs of several people, and said to his companion: "The imperial palace is indeed full of resentment recently, if this continues, that majesty may exhaust his energy and die from exhaustion. Master, Biwei, you don't plan to make a move?"

The woman opposite him shook her head: "One drink and one peck, there will be a number of days. Whatever the cause is, there will be the fruit. Your Majesty has killed too much, so it should be this calamity."

These two people are Lu Ya and Ji Liuyue. Ji Liuyue is secretly puzzled. In the past, Emperor Xin was tyrannical and impermanent. There were not many people and ministers who died in his hands. The shot was also met with backlash, and now it is not surprising that Li Shimin had a lot of lives in his hands when he was fighting around, but now he is the emperor, and Datang's fortune is also at its peak.

Is it because Li Shimin's position is not right, so the kingly spirit of heaven has not completely protected him?Or did he commit the act of disobedience by killing his brother and brother before, committing the wrath of heaven, or is the power of heaven weakening?

God's will is unpredictable, but it's a pity that her cultivation is limited and she can't understand it.

Lu Ya raised his eyebrows in disbelief: "Li Shimin used to have a real dragon's energy to protect his body, and Wang's energy protected him to be safe, but this year's fortune suddenly has twists and turns, one ebbs and another, naturally he can't hold it back, Biwei you Isn’t that why you returned to Chang’an this year?”

Ji Liuyue smiled slightly: "Brother Daoist, Biwei really felt that the king's spirit has declined, and the luck of the world has also changed since this year. Therefore, when I visited Chang'an, Biwei's way is still shallow and I can't understand it. Brother Daoist way Advanced, do you have any insights?"

Lu Ya smiled and said nothing: "Since you are interested, how about entering the imperial city tonight?"

Ji Liuyue raised her eyebrows, it seemed that Lu Ya really knew what to do, so she nodded.

When Lu Ya proposed to go with her that day, although she was surprised in her heart, but now she pays attention to doing everything according to her heart, and since she didn't feel much repulsion in her heart, she agreed.

If there is something wrong, so what?It's just that the soldiers came to cover up the water and the earth. In the end, they just didn't worry about it.

I have to say that Lu Ya is a friend who is easy to make friends with. Whether it is astronomy, geography, humanities, customs or Taoism, he can talk a little bit, and often have similar ideas. You said the first half of his sentence. He was able to continue the second half of the sentence, and felt a sense of acquaintance and hate for being late, and the address of the two changed from Yuanjun and Daochang to Biwei and Daoxiong.

Talking and laughing, you come and go, it seems that the relationship is much closer, but the alarm bells in Ji Liuyue's heart start to ring, Lu Ya, his words and deeds are incomparably in line with her, no matter externally or internally, it seems that he is born easy The type that makes himself regard him as himself, and even makes his heart beat. He performed too well, but appeared too coincidentally.

In this world, how can there be so many things for no reason.

Ji Liuyue sighed inwardly, but this did not prevent her from continuing to walk with Lu Ya, as friends, hoping that she would never have to go to the last day.

At night, when the ghosts haunt the palace, Ji Liuyue and Lu Ya really drifted towards the palace. Today is strange, there are no screams and screams that humans cannot hear. The palace has never been so clean and peaceful. The two looked at each other With a glance, he continued to fly to Li Shimin's bedroom. When he arrived at the bedroom, he found that all the ghosts were blocked outside the palace. A young monk was sitting at the door of the bedroom with his eyes closed, chanting scriptures, and the beads in his hand were spinning very regularly. .

His face was peaceful, without any hostility, and she could feel the compassion in his body. Following the scriptures in his mouth, a circle of golden light that ordinary people couldn't see spread from his body to the surroundings Later, when the innocent soul came into contact with this golden light, it gradually became calm, and the hostility slowly dissipated.

Ji Liuyue was very surprised, pointed at the monk and said in surprise: "This, this is..."

Lu Ya pressed his finger to his mouth, made a "shh", waved his hand, and an invisible air enveloped the two of them, then he took her hand and brought her to the roof of the bedroom.

In addition to Li Shimin, there is another woman in the dormitory. This person is dressed in a white robe, has kind eyebrows and kind eyes, and a piece of gauze on her head. Apart from that, there is no decoration at all. Not hearing their shrill screams, I felt peace in my heart, and said excitedly: "Your Majesty's words are right, this son is indeed profound in Buddhism, and after he gets rid of all wronged souls, I will definitely reshape the golden body for the Master."

Avalokitesvara shook her head: "Your Majesty's words are wrong. What this son recites is Theravada Dharma, which can only save himself but not others. This son can use this to eliminate resentment because of his own Buddha heart. , the wars continue, the resentment is soaring, and it will eventually turn back to the world. Your Majesty is the emperor of the world, and naturally bears the brunt of it. One day, your majesty can't stop it, and the disaster in this world will come."

Li Shimin was startled when he heard this, meaning that with him here, these grievances should go to him first, and only after he is killed will they go to trouble the world?Coauthoring himself is a shield? !

However, he is an emperor after all, and he can't express his emotions and anger, so he sincerely asked, "According to what the great man said, what should I do?"

Avalokitesvara smiled and said: "For the present plan, only by finding a person with deep roots and a deep heart to go to the west and obtain Mahayana Buddhism can we save all living beings and save wronged souls."

When she said this, Li Shimin understood that it was useless for other monks to chant scriptures, which showed that the Buddha's heart was not enough. The little monk outside was very powerful, but he was leaving. What if someone else murdered him?

After hesitating for a moment, he asked tentatively, "Couldn't the master send Mahayana Buddhism to the Tang Dynasty?"

Ji Liuyue didn't know if it was her own illusion, it seemed that Guanyin's face was cracked for a moment, but of course she quickly recovered her benevolent look, she shook her head and said, "How can I get the scriptures without going through hardships?"

Li Shimin pondered, and Guanyin seemed to know his concerns: "Your Majesty, don't worry. After this son leaves, I will personally recite sutras for Your Majesty for 49 days, which can temporarily resolve grievances and appease the wronged souls. Your Majesty will no longer be troubled by the wronged souls." disturb."

With Guanyin's words, Li Shimin was relieved, and he sighed heavily: "The world is full of resentment, and the people are in danger. I am the master of the world. How can I care about the people of the world because of my own selfishness? Since Mahayana Buddhism can To save all sentient beings, if you want this son to take it, then go for it, compared with the safety of the world, my own safety is not important."

Guanyin clasped his hands together and bowed his head in salute: "Your Majesty's benevolence is the blessing of all people."

"How? Do you understand?" Lu Ya lowered his head and smiled.

Ji Liuyue watched a big show, and began to ponder in her heart. If Mahayana Buddhism was spread to the Tang Dynasty, with the official assistance of the imperial court, it would be vigorously promoted, and it would be just around the corner to replace Taoism as a new belief.

Could it be that Tianming Buddhism is flourishing?The power of heaven and the power of faith are inextricably linked. The teachings of the West went to the east to seize the power of faith, and Hongjun was willing?

Unknowingly, she raised the question in her heart, and a stream of light flashed in Lu Ya's eyes, and the corners of his mouth curled up, and he said lightly: "So what if you want to? The number of days is like this, and he can't change it."

Hongjun is the way of heaven, but the way of heaven is not Hongjun.

"You two have listened to this for a long time, do you have anything to say?"

Ji Liuyue came back to her senses, and saw Guanyin with a kind face floating in front of the two of them, her face straightened, she did not feel the embarrassment of being caught eavesdropping, she nodded and said hello: "Realist Cihang, I have been separated for many years, is the real person safe? ?”

Guanyin felt a little embarrassed when she was called out by her previous dao name, but she didn't reveal anything on her face: "It's Biwei Yuanjun, it's been a long time."

Ji Liuyue smiled: "My lord suddenly felt something tonight. I knew I was going to meet an old man, so I came to the king's city just once. I didn't want to meet the real person again. It's a good thing. The real person didn't devote himself to cultivating Buddha in Luojia Mountain. For the sake of this world, I have done many things. It’s hard work to run.”

Avalokitesvara smiled and said: "Pursuing sentient beings is my duty, why bother to talk about it, I still have important things to do, so excuse me."

The other party was slapping his face with a mouthful of a real person. No matter how good Guanyin was, he couldn't hold it anymore, and disappeared with a casual sentence. Ji Liuyue looked back at Lu Ya in confusion: "Why did she leave? I still don't know what to do." Didn't ask anything."

Two years ago, she was entrusted by Cun Xin to deliver things to the monkey when she passed by the Five Elements Mountain, and she seemed to have seen the real person Cihang. When she arrived, the real person Cihang had already left, so she still wanted to ask.

Lu Ya shook his head: "She abandoned Taoism and became a Buddha, but you are a real person every time. If she doesn't leave quickly, what is she doing here?"

Ji Liuyue was stunned, and suddenly realized, she patted herself on the forehead, and said angrily: "Look at my head, I'm just used to this name, there is no irony in it, hey, do you think she will be angry?"

"What if I'm angry?"

Ji Liuyue thought for a while, nodded and said, "That's right, if you get angry, be angry, and you can't do anything to me."

Lu Ya laughed out loud, and the two turned their heads and walked towards the inn.

Not long after he left, a white light flashed, and Yang Jian landed on the roof. He turned a blind eye to the situation of many guards and palace guards surrounding a monk chanting scriptures, surrounded by evil spirits. He frowned and looked around. Just now, he clearly felt the breath and mana of the moon Fluctuation, why is there no trace now.

Looking up, there are densely packed roofs, a little spark in the distance, and mortals wandering at night, but there is no one he is looking for.

Yang Jian closed his eyes, and opened his eyes, covering the whole city.

Lu Ya, with his hands behind his back, suddenly felt something, and waved his hands back slightly.

"what happened?"

Lu Ya turned his head and said with a smile, "It's nothing."