Chapter 19: Tong Biyu's Pilgrimage to Biyun Temple Disappears
The little eunuch was promoted to discuss matters, and the spies sent came back one after another to report that the situation inside and outside the court was still the same, that is, the old general Tong Zhenshan returned to his hometown for unknown reasons, and the situation in the harem was unknown. People could not enter the inner palace, and they could only listen to the discussions in the streets.
There seems to be something big going on in the harem. The Queen Mother seems to have been thrown into the cold palace or abducted...
It seems that Wu'er Sultan's misfortune was true. There must be a traitor in the court. How could a queen mother get lost or abducted for no reason? It is even more unbelievable to be thrown into the cold palace. The old emperor has been dead for many years. The young emperor has
No matter how bastard he is, he would never let his own mother end up in that kind of place?
Pan You'an was so worried that he immediately made a decision: he appointed General Meng Lang as the border marshal, allocated him 80,000 elite troops, and the rest followed him back to Beijing.
The two generals of the Tong family were very puzzled and said: "Commander, the bandits have been wiped out and there is no fighting at the border. Why are there so many troops left?"
Pan You'an smiled and said, "You two will understand later."
Wu'er Sultan is already pregnant and the young eunuch is in a dilemma. Wouldn't it make people laugh if he brought back a pregnant woman with his identity as a eunuch?
The considerate Wu'er Sultan said: "Husband, you lead the troops back! Please rest assured here. I carry with me a gold and steel sword given by my father. There are always people in the country who recognize swords but not people."
It is customary that once I return to the palace, if my father is still here, I will still be a princess; if my father is gone, I will be a female Chanyu."
"The child in your body..." the little eunuch muttered
"Regardless of whether I have a son or a daughter, I will give him or her the surname Pan Fan. I am the wife of a Han Chinese in this life, and Fan is a woman of the Pan family in this life. Husband, please take care of me."
After Wu'er Sultan said, the dragon horse turned back, maybe it was homesick for a long time, or maybe it was an old horse that knew the way. I saw it neighed twice, raised its four hooves, and disappeared in a flash like wind and lightning.
Pan Youan's eyes were filled with tears. As far as the eye could see, he was wearing a scarlet shirt that was flowing in the wind, gradually disappearing into the blue sky and white clouds...
After the little eunuch left for the war, Tong Biyu was always worried and had trouble sleeping and eating. Although she had two elder brothers to protect her, she was still a fifteen-year-old baby. Leading troops in war was nothing but child's play. The Empress Dowager Tong was thirty-eight years old at the time.
, it is said that although a person is still in his prime, he is not old, but with the torture of the years, his heart has become old! At first, she regarded the young eunuch as her imaginary husband, but now she regards him as her biological son. She has a son, that is.
Little emperor, this son is chaotic. Although he is the emperor, he is nothing to mention. Who knows that fools are blessed? Among brothers, there are countless smart and capable people. Instead, they helped this fool to his rightful position. Queen Mother Tong followed the instructions of the inner palace
She had the principle of not getting involved in politics and never participated in affairs in the court. However, she was afraid that the little emperor would be weak, so she made some connections and transferred her father and brother back to the court to take important positions. Firstly, it would protect her family from the cold weather of the frontier, and secondly, someone would give her
Being able to call the shots in court gives her the courage to make her feel more at ease.
Tong Biyu couldn't think about peace, so she decided to go to Biyun Temple to burn incense and pray, and asked the Bodhisattva Empress to bless the expedition team to win and return home as soon as possible. Thinking that Xiao Anzi and her two brothers would return safely, she asked the emperor to give it to him in the morning.
The ministers sent a message that she was going to Biyun Temple to burn incense and make a wish. The Empress Dowager was going out differently from ordinary people. She just grabbed a bag and set off. First, the court issued a decree to send out soldiers and horse guards. The people along the way could only watch and were not allowed to make any noise.
It is noisy and has to be kept away from * feet. The temple also has to give people a certain amount of preparation time, such as clearance, sanitation, environmental beautification, etc. During the Queen Mother's incense offering, no idle people are allowed to stay in the temple. This is inevitable inside the temple.
In addition to making necessary preparations, the monks in the monastery must be examined one by one. Anyone who has evil intentions against the current regime, or who has impure motives for entering the monastery, or the old and young people from the previous dynasty, must be cleared out temporarily.
Everything in the temple is for the safety of the Queen Mother, and she has been strictly ordered to do so. Whoever gets into trouble will be blamed on whom, and where there is a problem, go to the administrator to settle the account. If there is any mistake in the temple, the temple will be razed to the ground, along with the abbot.
It took a full seven days after all the following things to be expelled from the temple were settled.
On this day, the wind was beautiful and the autumn air was crisp. The Empress Dowager and her maids and eunuchs, a total of 7,749 people, set out in a phoenix chariot. Along the way, countless citizens gathered, bustling and bustling, rubbing shoulders and raising their heads. They just waited.
I wanted to see the Queen Mother's face, but in the end I only saw a few palace maids and eunuchs showing up. No one could see the Queen Mother's face, whether she was numb, handsome, ugly, fat or thin.
After entering the temple gate, the Queen Mother was surrounded by palace maids and eunuchs, and was personally welcomed into the main hall by the abbot. The Queen Mother first worshiped the Bodhisattva, and then offered incense one by one in front of the gods and Buddhas. The Queen Mother made a great wish to the Bodhisattva Empress:
"If the troops from the expedition return safely, the Ai family is willing to give 10,000 taels of gold to rebuild the temple."
The Empress Dowager's wish was true. It was just a silent recitation in Tong Biyu's heart. The abbot, the monks and others could not hear it. Otherwise, with such a huge investment, not to mention rebuilding, it would be more than enough to build three or two more temples like this.
After the Buddhist service was completed, the abbot led the Queen Mother to the quiet room to drink fragrant tea and appreciate antique calligraphy and paintings, etc.
As soon as the Empress Dowager sat down after reading the calligraphy and paintings, dozens of young monks came around like a revolving door, and quickly filled a table with nothing more than fragrant ruts, shepherd's purse, fungus, willow flowers, bird's nest, bracken, wisteria, potato, and celery.
There are a hundred and ten dishes including cucumber, dandelion, parsley, monkey legs, donkey splints, pig ears, duck feet, etc.
The Queen Mother struggled for a long time, and she was also a little hungry. Then she asked the eunuchs and maids to wait and pick a few bites of these vegetables. There was no shortage of these vegetables in the palace, but they had changed the place. They all said that the rice from other people's houses tasted good, and she was immediately delighted.
, said to the abbot standing aside:
"Master, you might as well sit down and dine with Aijia."
The old monk scolded him and said: "Who is this young monk? How dare he sit with the Queen Mother? The Queen Mother only needs to use herself."
Tong Biyu suddenly remembered something, put down her chopsticks and said, "Excuse me, Master, why is your temple named 'Biyun Temple'?"
The old monk made another sign and said eloquently: "I don't know something, but this place is originally a barren hill and ridge, overgrown with weeds and scattered trees. From time to time, there are wolves running and pigs rushing, tigers roaring and leopards roaring. The ancestor Zen monk**
The master was passing by this place to beg for alms. It was already evening. The master suddenly raised his head and saw a red sun slowly disappearing in the mountains. It was colorful and very spectacular. The master was filled with emotion and realized it instantly.
The wonderful thing is that I immediately vowed to build a temple here, and named it Biyun Temple. 'Bi' means rays of light, and 'Yun' is homophonic to "Yun", which means to disappear..."
Tong Biyu couldn't help but secretly thought: There is also the word "Bi" in her name, Biyun Biyun, could it be that she also wants to hide here? After thinking about it, she was shocked, ordered someone to go down, immediately prepared the chariot, and quickly drove back to the palace.
At this time, suddenly there was a noise outside the temple, and there seemed to be the sound of a fight. The queen mother hurriedly sent the eunuch out to inquire, and after a while she came back and said:
"Queen Qi Bing, there are some rioters who are causing trouble. They are shouting that they have something to do and want to see Queen Mother Chen. They have been suppressed by the soldiers."
The Queen Mother did not dare to stay any longer, lest the night would be long and dreamy. She hurriedly bid farewell to the abbot, and was helped by the eunuchs and maids to board the phoenix chariot. Then she stuck her head out and ordered the eunuchs to count the number of people, and then the large group of people went down the mountain one after another.
Back in the palace, the eunuchs got off the sedan, and the maids opened the sedan curtain to help the Queen Mother get out. When they looked inside, they saw an empty sedan!