Chapter 398: Temple of the Emerald Buddha
Jade Buddha Temple is a thousand-year-old temple.
The incense is extremely popular in Yujing City.
It was just that it was snowing heavily today, and it was evening. Not many pilgrims came and had already returned. Therefore, the two vermilion red gates on the brick red wall of the Jade Buddha Temple were closed earlier than before.
now.
In the wide square outside the Zhuhong Gate, two Taoist priests walked towards them.
The old Taoist priest Qingfeng Zuo You looked full of envy.
He stroked the two beards of eight characters and said to his closed disciple Wuwei, the Taoist priest:
"Tsk tsk tsk tsk, look, there are four Vajras on the left and right in this welcoming square!"
"Look at this door again, it is half taller than our Taiyi door!"
"Even the lanterns are much more colorful than ours, and they are much brighter!"
"Well, this pair of dragon elephants in front of the door..."
"It's mighty!"
"It's all carved from white marble and inlaid with gold!"
"Noble!"
The little Taoist priest Wuwei held his head up and suddenly asked: "Master, let's take out the inlaid gold and sell it, maybe it can be exchanged for some money."
“…It makes sense!”
The old Taoist priest Qingfeng flew up and landed on the head of the tall giant elephant. He was really in Kou, but after a moment he fell down again.
"Bah!"
"Bald donkeys are all liars!"
The little Taoist priest Wuwei looked puzzled, "What's wrong?"
"Fake it! It's just brass!"
"Well, I think if it is real gold, I'm afraid I'll send someone to guard it day and night."
The old Taoist priest Qingfeng glared at the little Taoist priest Wuwei, "Go, knock on the door!"
The little Taoist priest Wuwei walked over, reached out and grabbed the door knocker.
"Bang bang bang..."
He knocked the door knocker hard!
...
...
There is an independent and elegant courtyard in the backyard of Jade Buddha Temple.
The abbot of the Jade Buddha Temple is Master Pukong.
In a Zen room in this small courtyard, there is a stick of sandalwood fragrance and a ray of tea fragrance.
Master Pukong sat in front of the tea table, picked up the pot of tea that was cooked and poured a cup of the fat man sitting opposite him.
"Although some seasons have passed, the heat and heat in it has faded, and the taste has become more mellow."
"I just delivered it today. Mr. Wen, please try it!"
He is warm to boil rain!
I'm afraid no two people know that he is in this Jade Buddha Temple!
Wen Zhuiyu took the teacup, sniffed slightly, and a fresh smell came to his nose.
"Good tea!"
“Familiar taste!”
He took a sip, turned the tea in his mouth, swallowed it slowly, and felt a fragrance full of his mouth.
He put down the teacup and smiled and said, "When I was in Sifeng City, Master Huang, the imperial chef, personally prepared nine treasures of foie gras, and one of the seasonings was this autumn rhyme."
"Qiuyun Yueshan, the annual output is only 100 kilograms, and they are all royal tributes. Master, the Emperor Yue is still thinking about you!"
Master Pukong stroked his white beard and smiled slightly, "It's not given by the emperor."
"Oh...? I guess...the fourth prince Zhao Miao?"
"That's right, ah... the fact that Yue Guo is invisible to the gentleman's eyes."
Wen Zhuoyu pondered for a moment, "The master just drinks tea with peace of mind. Emperor Yue is alive, the prince is firmly in the East Palace, and the fourth prince sends you tea... He is thinking too much."
Master Pukong poured another cup of tea for Wen Zhuoyu, but his face became serious.
"Not necessarily!"
Wen Zhuoyu leaned over and curiously looked at the old red face of Master Pukong, "I haven't been to Yue Kingdom for nearly ten years, and I haven't paid attention to the movements of Yue Kingdom these days. Why? The Fourth Prince is still favored?"
Pukong put down the teapot and sighed: "This is simple."
"The Zen Buddhism of Yue Kingdom was divided into two five hundred years ago, and it is the two largest temples, Donglin Zen Temple and Xilin Zen Temple. You know."
"In the past century, the abbot of Donglin Zen Temple has always been the great master of the State of Protection of the Yue Kingdom, so Donglin Zen Temple has always been the state religion of Yue Kingdom."
"It was not until thirty years ago that after the nine-lantern monk was released in Xilin Zen Temple, he defeated the abbot of Donglin Zen Temple and won the title of the Great Master of the Guardian Kingdom in one fell swoop. Xilin Zen Temple became the orthodox state of Yue."
"Monkey Jiudeng certainly supports the crown prince enthroned by the emperor. All of this should have been naturally completed in the near future. But..."
"Wu Xichen ran to Yue Kingdom and fought with the monk Jiudeng."
"Although Wu Xichen died in battle, the Jiudeng Monk was seriously injured by Wu Xichen's sword... Wu Xichen used not the Bu Er Sword, but a sword that is said to be called "Slaying Donkeys."
"This sword is extremely sharp."
"This sword was left in Yue Kingdom due to Wu Xichen's death. Its forging technology is extremely complicated. It is said that this sword was sent to Tianyin Pavilion and handed over to Tong Fusheng, the sword-making master of Tianyin Pavilion."
"Monkey Jiudeng was seriously injured, and the suppression of Donglin Zen Temple by Xilin Zen Temple no longer exists...Monkey Jiudeng's closed disciple did not recite the Dharma name, and he was sent by Jiudeng to Wu Kingdom to send Wu Xichen back to his country. During that time, Donglin Zen Temple launched a huge attack on Xilin Zen Temple!"
"More than 300 monks from Xilin Zen Temple died in that battle!"
"The contemporary abbot of Donglin Zen Temple, Master Jijue, annexed the Xilin Zen Temple. The east and west courtyards are now collectively called Zen Buddhism again. They were given gold discs by the emperor and became the only national religion."
"But the great monk Jijue and the prince are not harmonious."
"You know that the inheritance of the throne of Yue Kingdom is not just an edict to pass on the throne, but also needs to baptize it by the great master of the state protection of the country."
"Now the Fourth Prince asked someone to bring tea to me, and it tastes so long!"
Wen Zhuoyu listened carefully, frowned slightly between his eyebrows, and asked: "The Emperor Yue is not old and stupid, how could he allow the two Zen temples to kill each other?"
"The emperor, he has been in bed for more than two months!"
Wen Zhuoyu was shocked and sat upright, "So I ask you to send someone to the letter to Emperor Yue, asking the Yue Kingdom to send troops to Xigu City to put pressure on Ning Kingdom and help Li Chenan ascend the throne successfully... The situation in Ning Kingdom is now clear, but those soldiers have not withdrawn. Are they the fourth prince's soldiers?"
"They are still stationed in Xigu City. Their intention is not to point at Ningguo, but toward the Four Wind City of Kyoto, Yueguo?"
Master Pukong nodded, "This is exactly what the prince is worried about, so the prince also asks me to see you."
"See me?"
"After all, I was the prince's husband, and now the prince is facing this crisis. The prince wants to invite the prince to go to Yue State to help the prince with his help."
"The prince promised that he ascended the throne and would worship you as prime minister!"
Wen Zhuoyu pondered for a moment and shook his head.
"Why did sir refuse?"
"Because Li Chenan is leaving, my senior brother Xi Wei has taken such a big trouble to create such a good situation for Li Chenan."
"You don't know that my senior brother, I can't beat him!"
"So I've been hiding from him."
"But now I'm afraid I can't hide anymore. He will make up his mind to find me and ask me to help Li Chen maintain this country!"
Master Pukong frowned slightly between his eyebrows, "Since Xi Wei has such a talent, why didn't he come out of the mountain?"
Wen Zhuoyu laughed and picked up the teacup, "Because he wants to be a bitch and a whore, and also set up a archway!"
"...Sir, can you completely avoid him when you go to Yue Country?"
"I can't hide... I think you can send someone to find another person in the affairs of Yue State."
"Who?"
"He Xishan!"
Master Pukong was shocked, "Master Nirvana?"
"Yes! He Xishan was originally the senior brother of Master Jijue, but he didn't want to be a monk so he came to Ningguo. He was afraid of breaking the precept of lust, so he waved his sword and entered the palace to become a eunuch."
"He's also a ruthless person!"
"Now... he is both a eunuch and a monk. Is there anything wrong with this uninspiring bird?"
"Please ask him to return to Yue Kingdom, I think this destructive thing is to come to Yue Kingdom!"
Master Pukong pondered for a moment: "Where can I find him?"
"Shuzhou, Yinping County, Xishan, Jishan Temple."
"Thank you sir!"
At this moment, a little monk ran in like a flying man and said breathlessly:
"Master, two Taoist priests are coming outside!"
"Taoist? What's the panic about this?"
"...Master, these two Taoist priests are so unreasonable. They insist on us stewing a pot of dog meat for them!"
Chapter completed!