[White Snake] Manjin Mountain

Pei Xiu couldn't remember the last time he saw his youngest son smile.In his memory, Pei Wende has always been a very quiet child.

But as he himself said, he never disobeyed him.Even when he was the happiest young man, he obeyed his arrangement to let him enter the temple to make a living.

Pei Xiu sat back on the chair wearily.

The one in front of him is his most beloved son, and also his most proud heir. He doesn't really have the heart to do anything to him, but...

"Don't forget that you entered Jinshan Temple as a monk on behalf of the fifth prince. You are returning to the vulgar at this time. If he has the slightest health problem, these crimes will be blamed on you and the entire Pei family. , how can you take this responsibility?!"

Tang Xuanzong Li Chen had a total of twelve sons, the fifth prince Li Qia was not the most favored one, but his mother and concubine Shen Jieyu was a woman who was very favored by Emperor Xuan and was good at calculating.Although her family background was relatively low among the many concubines, she gradually cultivated her mother's family power to its peak.

The fifth prince was born prematurely, and he was sick and troubled after birth, and had to eat nourishing decoctions all year round.Shen Jieyu did not know how many prescriptions for this, and when Li Qia was 16 years old, she was still skinny with only a handful of bones.

In the harem, the prince is the concubine's backing, Shen Jieyu was afraid that the emperor would dislike her son's frailty, and was forced to the point of burning incense and worshiping Buddha in the end.

I didn't want to, but I hit the right way, and was pointed out by Zen Master Linren, the abbot of Jinshan Temple at the time.

He said that the fifth prince was a fairy boy from the sky who sneaked away to the lower realm. Now that the gods who lost the fairy boy knew about it, they had to punish him slightly and make him suffer some illness and pain in the mortal world before returning to his throne.If Shen Jieyu wanted to save the fifth prince's life, she had to let the prince enter the temple to become a monk, so as to ensure the safety of his life.

Shen Jieyu doesn't want her son to die, but if she enters the monastery to become a monk, what hope does she have?She also wanted him to fight for the dragon chair.

Rin Ren presided over and said the second method.It is to find a golden man whose horoscope and five elements are in continuous restraint, and become a monk on behalf of the fifth prince.Those who live with golden life are all blessed with many blessings in the previous life, and their life is noble and long-lived.Only by finding such a person to replace the fifth prince can he escape this catastrophe.

This news was mixed for Shen Jieyu, but she was happy that her son was saved.What is worrying is that if you are a big Tang, where can you find a Jinming living person whose horoscope and five elements are consecutively restrained?

Zen master Lin Ren smiled and replied: "I once had a relationship with Pei Wende, the young son of Prime Minister Pei's family. Your Majesty, let Young Master Pei become a monk on his behalf, and I wish to pass on all the mantle to him on the day of his death."

Jinshan Temple is a centuries-old temple that has produced several generations of famous monks with far-reaching influence.The most famous monk was Master Xuanzang during the Tang Taizong period.Naturally, no one would question the words of the eminent monks of such a high temple.

After Shen Jieyu went back, she deliberately exaggerated Li Qia's "previous life" status, and when she recounted it, she replaced the fairy boy with the golden fairy.Jinxian was reincarnated as his own son, so Xuanzong was naturally reluctant to let him become a monk.

Thus, an undeniable imperial decree changed the official robe on Mr. Pei's body into a monk's robe.Didn't Pei Xiu's heart ache at that time?

However, unable.That is the imperial order!

So many years have passed, and the number of times Pei Wende has returned home can be counted on one's fingers.Now that he said he wanted to return to vulgarity, Pei Xiu still could only shake his head and sigh.

He dared not, and could not.

He asked Pei Wende: "Is it because of this woman that you are abandoning your parents and brother, and leaving Pei's family business behind?"

Pei Wende told him very calmly: "When I was young, I also wanted to ask. Parents and brothers, Pei's family business has not abandoned me." He is just reticent, it's not that he doesn't have emotions, and it's not that he liked the string of Buddhist beads when he was born. .When he was a teenager, he also felt injustice, and he also stood in a temple full of Buddhist fragrance and was confused.

This should be the first time for the father and son to talk about this question after many years, but Pei Wende has already asked the question calmly, he just wanted to tell his father what he really thought at that moment.

Even now, he will not abandon his parents, brothers, and Pei's family business.

He only asked Pei Xiu.

"If the son can keep him free from illness and disaster in this life, would the father be willing to ask for a piece of grace for his son?"

People who practice Taoism have always had some secrets that are not passed on. When Zen Master Fahai received the precepts, the Bodhisattva gave him three pills.This elixir is very beneficial for cultivation. Those who practice Taoism can improve their cultivation after taking it. Ordinary people who eat it can keep their lives healthy and worry-free.He had already mixed two of these pills into his food for his parents to take.

The one left was intended to be given to those who are destined to give blessings in the world.I didn't want this blessing, but many years later, it became the blessing of him and Bai Suzhen.

Bai Suzhen heard him mention this matter, but she didn't want him to exchange pills.The little monk has now been removed from the immortality, and for the rest of his life, he will suffer from typhoid fever like ordinary people because he does not have the protection of the immortal body.She has a lot of ways to keep the prince alive.Just passing through a little bit of cultivation will allow him to live to the generation of his great-great-grandson.

But what Bai Suzhen uses is a demon method, although it does not cause serious harm to the human body, in the end...it is different from the righteous way.

"There is no one who does not get sick after eating whole grains. You can keep this pill, and my demonic energy is the purest among demons. After using it, it will grow scales on my legs. Every ten or eight years There’s nothing wrong with just shedding a little skin. If you’re worried about being spotted, we’ll take the time to knock him out when his scales are growing, and if the scales are all shaved off, it’s over.”

Lao Bai's methods are naturally in line with her temper.Simple and rude, and he doesn't take all the people he doesn't care about seriously.

Zen Master Fahai knew that it must be more than just scraping the scales.No matter how pure the evil spirit is, it will have a backlash against the human body.What's more, if the demon is good at crossing and cultivating people, one's life will be in danger if they don't stop.He couldn't let her take that risk.

The two were always talking about how to make Li Qia live to the end of his life without any harmony.

Of course Pei Xiu didn't know that Bai Suzhen wanted to "make Li Qia into a goblin".Pei Wende only told him that he would respect the pills bestowed by the Bodhisattva.

He still didn't agree on the spot.

For one thing, the emperor has been sick these days, and the five princes are all serving by his side.

Second, everyone in the world knows that his son was enlightened by a Bodhisattva himself, but not many people have seen it with their own eyes.If the pills were offered directly, even if the Fifth Prince was willing to take them, I'm afraid his mother and concubine Shen Jieyu would not make many difficulties.

Also, the third and very important point is that he doesn't like that Bai Suzhen at all!

He always felt that this female demon was alluring.Since his son became a monk, he has often had contact with monsters, gods and ghosts. It is hard to guarantee that this thing is "not the right path".

Pei Xiu didn't express his thoughts directly, but waved them back first.

He wanted to find out the reality of this woman first. If she was human, it could only mean that her son had "bad taste."

If it is a demon!

That's another way of saying it.

Pei Xiu is also a person who worships the Buddha all the year round. Apart from the bureaucrats, he also gets to know many eminent monks from famous temples.

The abbot of Foyuan Temple once gave him a string of Buddhist beads for good luck and avoiding evil.

The abbot of Lingyin Temple once gave him a golden Buddha that had been consecrated on one side, and also some magic charms to drive away demons and ghosts donated by lay Buddhist friends in some large and small temples.

In time for Xiumu the next day, Pei Xiu took out all these things and asked the servant girl to stick the talisman papers in the south courtyard where Bai Suzhen lived.

Ever since Lao Bai entered Pei's residence, his mother-in-law always took him to chat, and that day was no exception.After coming back with a thirsty mouth, he found that the yard was covered with a pile of torn paper fluttering in the wind, and all his impatient and barbaric energy came out.Shua Shua La threw the rune on the ground, and said to Xiao Hui who was bouncing around in the house, "What's the use of this? The whole house looks like a mourning hall."

Xiao Hui scratched his head and said, "I don't know either, Master and his father sent someone to post it."

She hasn't had time to complain to her yet, what are those talismans painted on?She, a demon who has been cultivated for more than 100 years, saw that her body was not in pain or itching, so she still wanted to use it to repair them?

Bai Suzhen asked angrily: "Then you won't tear it off?"

Xiao Hui didn't answer angrily: "Isn't it short legs? I jumped a few times and still can't reach it."

The master and the servant both looked at Pei Xiu who was sitting in the courtyard waiting to see if the monster would show up, and said in unison, "How much money did the person who gave you the talisman cheat from you?"

Prime Minister Pei didn't speak, and walked away with a stiff back and official steps.

The second time, he hung the golden Buddha around Pei's neck and asked her to remember to take it with her when chatting with Bai Suzhen.

Mrs. Pei didn't doubt that he was there, so she really wore him that day.

In the end, Bai Suzhen quite liked it, and after asking Madam Pei if she could give it to her, she turned around and went to the jewelry store to turn the golden Buddha into golden water, put on a pair of ear beads and put them on.

She has lived for more than 700 years, not to mention you are a Buddha statue that has been consecrated in ordinary temples, but has she ever been afraid of seeing the real Buddha?

After struggling for a few days, Prime Minister Pei became depressed.

The matter of asking for orders is yet to come, and Pei Wende's current situation is really not suitable to stay in Chang'an for a long time.He asked them to go back to Qiantang County for the time being.

On the day when she sent her "son and daughter-in-law" out of the gate, Mrs. Pei babbled on and on, and the words were indeed a little secretive, so that Zen Master Fahai couldn't help but reply: "Mother! ,I see."

Prime Minister Pei's attitude is much calmer than Pei's.

The main reason, of course, was that he couldn't get in the way with his son, so he walked over to the "daughter-in-law" and asked, "You said last time, who is the name of the farmer who does the medicinal material business?" ?”

Bai Suzhen said a name, and he nodded.He lowered his head and took out a string of Buddhist beads from his bosom, and said: "This is from Fenglin Temple, which can seek good luck and avoid bad luck. Although you and I didn't quite agree with each other when we first met, as an elder, I shouldn't be disappointed." This meeting ceremony."

Even though he said so, when he handed it over, he still shook it three times in front of her forehead and whispered: "The evildoer is active."

As a result, after Bai Suzhen took it and put it on her hand with a blank face, she was embarrassed again.

After Mrs. Pei finished talking, his son glanced over and felt that he was inexplicably tense recently. He squinted and pulled Pei Xiu's robe and complained, "What's wrong with you recently? What are you doing?"

Prime Minister Pei looked into the distance seriously with an old face.

What are you doing?He just doesn't like this monkey joker, doesn't he? ! !