Chen Jingke originally wanted to take advantage of his time in the palace to study the Tao Te Ching and figure out the framework of the magically revised version of Journey to the West, but he soon found that he had simplified things.
The next day, when Changsun Wugu came to check up on her health again and listen to the story of Journey to the West, several of her children came.
Prince Li Chengqian, King Li Tai of Wei, Princess Li Lizhi of Changle and his wife, King Li Zhi of Jin, Princess Chengyang, Princess Jinyang including Princess Xincheng who is just over one year old.
In the words of Changsun Wujia: "You will be brothers and sisters from now on, so you need to be as close as possible."
What else could Chen Jingke say? He would greet each of them one by one.
Prince Li Chengqian is a beautiful young man with a handsome face. However, if you look closely, you will find that he is a bit dull and lacks some spirituality. No matter what he does, he always follows etiquette.
Chen Jingke knew very well how this situation came about. He was a child who grew up in the shadow of a tiger father and a tiger mother.
On the contrary, Li Tai's behavior is more casual, but he is a very fat little guy with a round face, a round head and a round belly. Fortunately, his eyes are not small, otherwise he would look like a two-dimensional character.
Li Lizhi is indeed known as the person who is "most like her mother". She is naturally beautiful and graceful, but Chen Jingke always feels weird looking at her.
In her previous life, this woman was known as the "Co-Wife of the Tang Dynasty" in the online literary circles. If the protagonist who traveled through the early Tang Dynasty did not have something to do with her, he would be worthy of the title of time traveler.
For example, he once read a novel called "Wen Tang", in which she was promised the protagonist at the age of five. It was a pity that the timeline he traveled through was a few years later, otherwise...
Thinking of this, he subconsciously glanced at the top of Changsun Chong's head.
Li Zhi, the future Emperor Gaozong, was also a handsome young man with a gentle manner. Compared to his brother and sister, he was a little more grateful to Chen Jingke.
As for Princess Chengyang, Princess Jinyang and Princess Xincheng, they are still too young and have nothing to say.
The few of them had finally gotten to know each other, and Li Chengqian and the others did not act like princes or princesses, and they spoke in a very friendly manner.
However, Chen Jingke understood in his heart that it was not that they really had deep feelings for him. It was that they knew that Changsun Wugu's illness had not been cured and that he would have to rely on him to control it in the future.
But there is one person who is an exception, and that is Li Tai.
He seemed to be very interested in Chen Jingke and kept asking questions. Before leaving, he even asked him to chat with him again when he had time.
After sending away Changsun Wujia and her children, the matter was not over.
Changsun Wugou prepared many gifts for him and asked him to visit all the concubines in the harem one by one as the queen's nephew.
This behavior really shocked everyone.
The purpose of recognizing the nephew is to tie down Sun Simiao, a living god. This is a common method used by powerful people, and everyone can understand it. But the meaning of letting him visit the concubines in the harem is completely different. It is really recognizing a relative.
You know, even if the queen is a blood-nephew, only Changsun Chong has this honor, and he only got this opportunity after getting engaged to Princess Changle.
How virtuous and capable is Chen Jingke, or in other words, how virtuous and capable is Sun Simiao? It is worthy of such a huge investment by Your Majesty and the Queen.
What happened in the palace? What method did Sun Simiao use to cure the queen? Is he really a living god who has mastered the magic of immortality?
Many people have once again adjusted their emphasis on Sun Simiao... As for Chen Jingke, everyone still thinks that he is just a tool man.
Moreover, these people not only pay lip service to the issue, but also use real money to support it.
They jointly contracted the wood, bricks and other building materials needed to build the Zixiao Temple. They also wanted to build the statue of the god into a golden body. Everyone wanted to grab this opportunity.
No one dares to snatch the golden bodies of gods such as Haotian God, Daode Tianzun, Yan Emperor, and Yellow Emperor. They are reserved for the emperor and queen, and the focus is on the rest.
Li Tai talked non-stop about how the powerful people outside competed for the golden body: "In order to compete for the right to build a golden body for the statue of the god, the powerful people in the capital almost got into a fight."
"In order to grab Wenquxing's statue, Wu Guogong (Yuchi Jingde) is said to have carried a horse and visited those who wanted to create a golden statue of Wenquxing."
Chen Jingke took out a fan and kept waving it to block the spittle flying over him, his face full of helplessness. Since the last time they met, this guy has been coming to play with him every now and then.
At first, he was pleased to receive him, but as time went by, he discovered that this person had also been imprisoned by his status as a prince for too long. He was a bit talkative and could talk endlessly.
This made him confused, and he said a lot of polite words, but he didn't know whether he was pretending to be stupid or he really didn't understand, and completely ignored him.
He was too embarrassed to refuse forcefully, so he could only endure it helplessly.
"It is said that you want whatever you lack, so it is understandable that Duke Wu grabbed the statue of Wenquxing. The most puzzling thing is that Duke Su (Cheng Yaojin) wanted to build a golden body for the Queen Mother. He did not lack a son.
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"The most insidious one is Cao Guogong (Li Ji), he..."
Li Tai commented one by one and told the process and final result of these powerful people's fight for the qualification to build a golden body. Chen Jingke deeply felt that it was a pity that he did not tell the story.
He was not interested in the qualifications for building a golden body. What he wanted to know more was another thing: "Zixiao Temple is different from other places, so no one has any opinion? No one says it is a crooked way?"
Li Taiyi glared and said: "Who dares to seek death? This is a temple built for Sun Zhenren, and I agree with it. Who dares to say that this is a crooked way?"
Chen Jingke still refused to give up and said: "What about Taoism? Do they have no objection to putting God Haotian above the Three Pure Ones?"
Instead, Li Tai asked in confusion: "God Haotian is the righteous god of heaven and earth who has been worshiped for generations. How can Taoism have any objections? It's too late for them to be happy if the Three Pure Ones are placed under Haotian."
"Uh..." Chen Jingke didn't know what to say.
He also vaguely understood one thing. The development of the Taoist system at this time was not yet complete. It had not yet completed the absorption of ancient Chinese mythology, and had not yet constructed a complete Taoist mythology system.
God Haotian is the only righteous god worshiped by the country for thousands of years. It is the sky. It has nothing to do with the Jade Emperor in the Four and Six Yus, let alone the 'cowardly' Jade Emperor in later generations.
He also recalled a book he had read in his previous life on the history of the development of Chinese mythology. It was recorded in it that during the Song Dynasty, a Taoist priest who was named a national master wanted to touch the porcelain Haotian God.
As a result, he was beaten up by the scholars in all directions, and he almost handed the Taoist priest to the black room. They were so frightened that they quickly gave up the idea.
It wasn't until the Ming Dynasty that the Buddhist and Taoist families completed the subversion and turned God Haotian into the cowardly Jade Emperor.
But at this time, it was still the Tang Dynasty, and Buddhism and Taoism did not dare to touch the porcelain of God Haotian.
Chen Jingke placed God Haotian in Zixiaoguan, which was actually a good thing for some Taoists. How could they object?
