The garden house is very large, with pavilions, rockeries, ponds and fish everywhere. Open the side door and you will find a private dock. In front of the dock, there are also willows and green grass, and there is a large natural lawn by the lake.
The lawn area is huge, almost the size of a football field. However, it is autumn now, the grass and trees are bleak, the lake is very windy, and it is relatively cold, so there are almost no people on the lawn.
Everyone stayed in the garden house. The garden house occupies a vast area and can accommodate thousands of people without any problem. The garden house is full of small and medium-sized groups of people who gather together to chat. They are mainly officials, but not many young men and women.
I wonder where they went?
The Tang Dynasty was open and tolerant. This openness and tolerance was not only reflected in clothing, but also in the interactions between men and women. It was normal for young men and women to play and communicate together. It was not until the rise of Neo-Confucianism in the late Southern Song Dynasty that men and women began to guard against each other. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, even
Treat male-female communication as a scourge and be on guard against it.
Although Li Ye was a native of Chang'an, he came from a low-class background, and almost all of his friends were low-class civilians. They would not appear at the banquets of the powerful. Therefore, although there were many people in the garden, Li Ye could not meet anyone he knew.
.
Li Ye saw a large pavilion. In the pavilion, there were more than a dozen young men and a group of girls chatting about something. The young men were in high spirits, talking eloquently, discussing the world, showing off the little insights they had heard from their fathers.
A group of young and pretty ladies also listened with great interest, and there was a bit of reverence in their eyes, which made a group of young men even more excited.
When Li Ye walked into the pavilion, a group of young men suddenly became quiet. No one spoke and looked at Li Ye sideways. This is actually an unwelcoming attitude and tells you to go away quickly and not to affect their communication.
In fact, if Li Ye looked crooked and crooked, everyone would not be so unwelcome to him. The key is that Li Ye is taller than anyone else, has a long sword at his waist, and has a magnificent arsenal. He outshines all the men in the pavilion, including a group of girls.
Suddenly her pretty eyes lit up, making the group of young men next to her feel happy.
"Master Li, General Li!"
Someone was shouting faintly from behind. When Li Ye turned around, he saw a young master walking quickly. He looked a bit familiar. Li Ye vaguely felt that he had seen him somewhere.
The visitor was none other than Dugu Jinyang. He was looking for Li Ye everywhere and finally saw him in the pavilion.
A group of young men all knew Dugu Jinyang. When he was only in his twenties, he was awarded the title of Lieutenant Commander in the Longwu Army and was awarded the title of Viscount. He was regarded as a leader among young people and was admired by everyone. Everyone came forward to pay tribute.
"I heard that Brother Dugu is going to be promoted to earl, congratulations! Congratulations!"
"Jinyang, when will we come out to get together? Everyone is thinking of you!"
Li Ye had seen Dugu Jinyang once when he captured Wu Gui last year, but it was just a glimpse and he didn't have a deep impression. If it were other people, they wouldn't be able to remember it at all. It was also because Li Ye had extraordinary eyesight that he was able to see Dugu Jinyang.
He had a little memory, but Li Ye didn't expect that he was actually looking for him. When he saw everyone gathered around to greet him, he turned around and walked out of the pavilion.
When Dugu Jinyang saw that Li Ye was about to leave, he immediately became anxious and quickly saluted with clasped fists, "Everyone, I'm sorry, I have something urgent!"
He pushed aside the crowd and quickly came behind Li Ye, "General Li, wait a moment!"
Li Ye turned around and said with a slight smile: "Are you looking for me?"
"Exactly, I'm Dugu Jinyang."
Li Ye suddenly remembered that Suzaku's brother had met him once, no wonder he looked familiar.
"Brother Dugu, what advice do you have from me?"
Dugu Jinyang lowered his voice and said: "My grandmother likes the Buddhist beads given by the general very much. If she wants to meet General Li, please come to the inner hall with me."
The old birthday boy wanted to see him today. Li Ye vaguely guessed that the old man might have recognized the string of Buddhist beads. He smiled and nodded, "The elders have called you, how can you not obey, please do it!"
"please!"
Dugu Jinyang and Li Ye hurried towards the inner house.
A group of people were left standing aside without any interest. A girl laughed and said, "That young man just now was actually a general!"
The person next to him curled his lips and said: "As long as he joins the army, even the fire chief is called general, it's just an honorific title. Do you really think he is a general?"
An insider couldn't help but said: "I know him. His name seems to be Li Ye, and the registration book says he is General Yunhui. My father said he was also the founding commander of the country."
A group of young men looked a bit confused and laughed, "You want to be a county prince at such a young age? I guess they are descendants of the declining clan, just a little bit of the shadow of their ancestors."
Li Ye followed Dugu Jinyang to the back hall. There were several old ladies in the hall chatting with today's birthday girl. Dugu Jinyang stepped forward and knelt down to salute, "Grandma, he's here!"
Li Ye also knelt down and paid homage, "Junior Li Ye pays his respects to the old birthday star!"
"Good boy, get up quickly!"
The old lady looked at Li Ye with a kind look and a smile. Her granddaughter had always been above her head and was polite to young men, but she actually gave Lie Feng's invitation to the young man in front of her. There is a story in this.
The young man in front of me is indeed very good. He is tall and straight, strong and strong, and he is probably very skilled in martial arts. Although he is not very fair and handsome, he has clear outlines, deep eyes, and a high nose, full of perseverance and determination.
The old lady has a talent for discerning people, and she knew at a glance that this child was someone who could do great things.
The old lady took a liking to Li Ye at first sight. Of course, she had other reasons for inviting Li Ye over.
"General Xiao Li, are you gifting this string of Buddhist beads?" the old lady asked as she picked up the beads on the table.
Li Ye nodded, "It's a little thought from this junior!"
"This is not an ordinary thing! I can feel its powerful cultivation. It is very similar to the string in Ci'en Temple, but the string in Ci'en Temple is slightly weaker than its aura. Can you tell me about it?
Origin?"
Li Ye nodded, "This is made of the three-eyed lapis lazuli produced in the Kingdom of Tochara. It is the magic weapon of Master Padmasambhava. He has worn it for thirty years. He gave it to me when he was expelling Khan.
Let me give it to someone who is destined to do so."
"It's indeed him!"
The old lady became a little excited, "More than ten years ago, the master opened an altar to teach Dharma in Da Ci'en Temple. He taught for three days and three nights, and there were many fallen flowers. I was a layman of Ci'en Temple. I was lucky enough to listen to his Dharma teaching at that time. I remember clearly, Master
He used this Buddhist bead. The Daci'en Temple asked him to keep the beads, but he said that the fate had not arrived and drifted away. Unexpectedly, the beads came to the Eastern Tang Dynasty again. Am I destined to be a person?"
Li Ye smiled slightly and said: "Master Padmasambhava gave it to the junior, but the junior didn't take it seriously. If it hadn't been for the old man's birthday, I would have really forgotten this string of beads. It can be seen that the old man is the one who is destined!"
"Thank you, Master, for bringing me Buddhist fate!"
The old lady put the beads on the table and knelt down respectfully to worship. A group of other elderly people also knelt down.
Dugu Jinyang quickly helped his grandmother up. The old lady hesitated again and said to Li Ye: "General Li, I want to place this string of Buddhist beads in Daci'en Temple for worship. I wonder if the general agrees?"
Li Ye smiled and nodded, "Master said before that the fate of Buddhahood has not yet arrived, but now that fate of Buddhahood has arrived, it can be seen that it has been destined for a long time."
The old lady was shocked and suddenly realized something. She held the Buddha beads in her hand, closed her eyes and recited the Diamond Sutra. Li Ye waved his hands to everyone, "Everyone, step aside!"
Several old women quickly stood up and left. Li Ye whispered to Dugu Jinyang again: "I'm going out first. You look at the old lady and don't disturb her. She's a little enlightened."
Dugu Jinyang also noticed it and said quickly: "Go ahead! I'll look at grandma."
Li Ye left the back hall, feeling really uneasy. The old lady had obviously gained some enlightenment. She must not go west because of her enlightenment. Today was her birthday. If anything happened, she would not be able to bear the consequences.
Walk.
Li Ye sat alone on a big rock beside a small river, pricking up his ears to listen to what was going on in the back hall.
At this time, someone tapped Li Ye on the shoulder. When Li Ye turned around, it turned out to be Suzaku. Li Ye smiled and said, "Why are you here?"
Suzaku pouted and said, "This is my home, am I weird here?"