The outside world knows very little about the life experience of the eighth prince Youwang Chang Chengshun.
Tao Ruolin knew something, but not the details. Regarding Chang Chengshun's mother, Concubine Zhou, apart from the Supreme Emperor, only Lao Si and his seven brothers knew the inside story.
It was still the fault of the Supreme Emperor Huang Chang Ao. When old Jiuchang Chengyou appeared, the princes were not surprised at all and accepted the fact as usual, because it was not surprising at all that the Supreme Emperor could do such a thing.
It’s not that other emperors and princes are not romantic, but they didn’t expect the Supreme Emperor to be so cold and careless. She is a woman. As long as she sees the right person, she will immediately transform into a tyrant and directly bang the wall. There are millions of women in the land of Zhongzhou. I, Chang Ao, see you.
You are pretty, and you are in love. Now you only need to do one thing, find a way to fall in love with me as soon as possible, immediately, after passing this village, I will wait for you in the next village, one, two, three,
The time is up, have you fallen in love with me? Let’s go to bed.
Concubine Zhou was called Concubine Zhou, but she actually never lived in the palace. It was not that the Supreme Emperor did not enter the palace, but that Concubine Zhou did not enter the palace.
Concubine Zhou's background was very bad. She was a widow and a person from the capital. Her husband was a lieutenant colonel in the army and died in the border battle. The emperor had promised that the colonel would take care of his wife, children and children.
From the perspective of future generations, this was done in a very unethical manner. They said they were taking care of the old and the young, but they took care of them directly in bed.
But in the Chang Dynasty, in ancient times, this kind of thing was so normal. Without a man, a woman would have no way of living, not to mention that Concubine Zhou had a daughter at that time.
When the Supreme Emperor returned to the capital, he met Concubine Zhou. It can't be said that he was interested in her because of sex. Anyway, they hooked up with her after going back and forth.
At that time, Chang Ao was still a prince, and he always had to go out to fight. Every once in a while, he would have people send money back to Concubine Zhou, so Concubine Zhou bought a small house in Beishi to live.
What was unexpected was that Concubine Zhou was pregnant and did not inform the Emperor that she had given birth.
It was two years later when the Supreme Emperor returned to the capital, and then he learned that he had another son, Chang Chengshun.
As luck would have it, this period was just the beginning of the first Eight Dragons Seizing Succession. The Supreme Emperor had no way of taking Chang Chengshun with him to take care of him. It was definitely impossible to put Chang Chengshun in the military camp. Let him put it in the fiefdom, and he was afraid of something unexpected happening.
, in the end I could only let Concubine Zhou take care of her first.
By the time the Eight Dragons captured the throne, the Supreme Emperor was almost certain of victory, so he recognized Chang Chengshun. Chang Chengshun was already in his teens at that time.
Later, the Supreme Emperor ascended the throne, and Chang Chengshun had the status of a prince. However, Concubine Zhou refused to enter the palace, because she was afraid of bringing stigma to the Supreme Emperor. After all, she was a widow, and she was still the wife of the Supreme Emperor.
The Supreme Emperor tried hard to persuade Concubine Zhou not to enter the palace, and Chang Chengshun was also a fool. He couldn't control his bad mouth, and he didn't know which of his ministers he had leaked. The matter spread out, and the outer court began to discuss it.
One after another.
Concubine Zhou was quite violent. After hearing this, she jumped into the well.
As good fortune never comes alone, misfortune never comes alone. After Zhou Fei fell into a well, Chang Chengshun's half-sister committed suicide by hanging from a beam.
Concubine Zhou believed in Buddhism during her lifetime, and Chang Chengshun's sister also believed in Buddhism, but Chang Chengshun did not.
After the death of his mother and sister, Chang Chengshun neither cried nor made a fuss. He just started to believe in Buddhism. The strange thing is that he was not immersed in sadness. On the contrary, he had an extremely irresponsible temper and always looked like he was afraid that the world would not be in chaos.
appearance.
After the second battle of the Eight Dragons, this boy was kicked out to the fiefdom by Huang Laosi and ignored him.
Huang Laosi sent many detective horses to keep an eye on Chang Chengshun, but there was another person named Chang who also sent many people to Chang Chengshun's fiefdom, that is Chang Chengke, the third lao.
All Chang Chengke knew a lot about Chang Chengshun.
First of all, Chang Chengshun took refuge in Buddhism.
Taking refuge and becoming a monk are not the same thing. To believe in Buddhism is to believe in Buddhism, to take refuge is to take refuge, and to become a monk is to become a monk.
Refuge is a ritual that does not require you to become a monk and go to a temple. You can do whatever you are supposed to do. However, with this ritual, you do not need to abide by many Buddhist precepts.
After Chang Chengshun converted, he built many temples in the fiefdom. Although he did not become a monk, he ate fasting and chanted Buddha's name every day, but he also found time to eat and drink.
The men of the third oldest Chang Chengke began to inquire around, and finally found out a piece of news. There was a temple in the fiefdom of Chang Chengshun called Fayan Temple. During festivals, Chang Chengshun would go to the temple. This time
The Japanese temple refused any pilgrims, and only Chang Chengshun was allowed in.
Every time Chang Chengshun came out of the temple, his eyes were red and he had obviously cried. He must have gone to offer incense to his deceased sister and mother.
This lasted for about two years and then never happened again.
Later, Chang Chengke's men bribed the servants of Prince You's Mansion, and they learned a lot of unknown things.
When he first arrived in the fiefdom, Chang Chengshun had nightmares every night and always woke up in the middle of the night. He said that the ghosts of Concubine Zhou and his sister were seeking his life. He also said that if it weren't for him, Concubine Zhou and his sister would not have died.
will die.
This situation lasted for a long, long time. Chang Chengshun had trouble sleeping and eating every day, and gradually became thinner and was tortured into a human shape. Until an old monk heard about this and took the initiative to go to the palace. As for what he said to Chang Chengshun, no one knew.
People know.
After that, Chang Chengshun built a temple and went there to burn incense during festivals. This lasted about two years, and then I stopped going.
But after not going to the temple, Chang Chengshun built a cellar in the back garden of the mansion. Three times at the beginning, middle, and end of each month, Chang Chengshun would ask everyone in the mansion to leave. The old monk would lead a group of
The monks came into the mansion for a longer period of four or five days, or for a shorter period of one or two days. Anyway, three times a month, Chang Chengshun and the old monk went down to the cellar, and the monks stood guard outside. As for what they did, they didn’t know.
People know that the servants in the palace have also asked about it, and the people who said it are the same, saying that the old monk took You Wang to practice a method. After practicing this method, you can communicate with the deceased Concubine Zhou or something, anyway, it is passed down.
Mysterious yet mysterious.
It is precisely because of this that Chang Chengshun and Buddhism came together.
"Communicating with ghosts and gods?"
After hearing this, Chu Qing shook his head repeatedly: "Impossible, I know this. No matter what the character of Buddhist disciples is, there has never been such a method in Buddhism. This is complete nonsense, and Buddhism has never said that they understand this method.
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"I don't know about that. I only know that Lao Ba couldn't bear the torture due to Concubine Zhou and her deceased sister. He gradually got better after getting acquainted with the monk. But there is one more thing..."
"What's up?"
"According to what those servants said, every time Lao Ba went to the cellar, he would not think about food or drink, and he would look like a living corpse. It would take many days to get better each time. Apart from that, he never approached women.
And...and those servants also said that Chang Chengshun has become more and more dull."
"Indifferent?"
"Yes, indifferent, as if he is not a living person."
Chu Qing shuddered: "Don't be ridiculous, he is not a human being, and he wants to become an immortal."
"What is the truth? You Qianqi Camp will find out. I am always worried that those monks are demon monks and have bewitched Lao Ba."
Chu Qing's face changed, and he couldn't help but remember that when he first met Chang Chengshun on the flower boat a few days ago, the boy was clearly lying on the prostitute's lap, but there was no desire in his eyes. After he was sunk into the cold river, he even...
There is no fear, and it seems that it is not just because he is not afraid of death.
