Tang Dynasty Mingyue Song Dynasty Pass

Chapter 895: Diamond Cuts Off Troubles

Zhao Dezhao was in a very bad state, having almost been assassinated. He felt a little exhausted at this moment, leaning against the palace gate, gasping for breath. There was a trace of fear on his face, and a trace of confusion in his eyes.

He frowned slightly, with a hint of confusion in his voice: "Send people to hunt down those black-clad assassins. I want to know who they are and why they want to assassinate me." His voice trembled slightly, and he was obviously shocked by the assassination.

Zhao Dezhao was puzzled and even thought it was outrageous. This was the first time he had been assassinated since he was a child. He usually followed the rules, never overstepped his boundaries, never offended anyone, and had no enemies at all. Even if they were assassins from an enemy country, they should not have come to assassinate him because he had no power, neither the crown prince nor the prince.

"Could it be that someone doesn't want me to be alive and thinks I'm in the way?"

Zhao Dezhao thought that his father's illness was getting worse, and the throne might be shaken. Then, as the eldest prince, he would be the most advantageous competitor. So, someone didn't want him to live and inherit the throne? Thinking of this, Zhao Dezhao felt his scalp tingling and his whole body cold. He had to go to the palace immediately, report this matter to his father, and investigate the matter secretly, otherwise, the Song Dynasty would be in chaos.

Now, he trusted no one but his father, because only his father would not harm him! Zhao Dezhao hurried into the palace and met his father again.

Just as Zhao Kuangyin was about to take a nap, he heard hurried footsteps. He managed to stand up and looked towards the entrance of the palace. He saw Zhao Dezhao running in in a panic, his clothes disheveled, bloodstained and in a mess, which made him confused.

"Plop!" Zhao Dezhao fell to his knees and cried, "Please, father, save my life!" There was a hint of tears in his voice and his eyes were a little panicked.

Zhao Kuangyin was a little stunned when he heard this, wondering why the eldest prince was so scared and embarrassed. He frowned slightly, and there was a hint of seriousness in his voice: "De Zhao, what's going on? Why are you so panicked?"

Zhao Dezhao raised his head slightly, his voice trembling a little: "Your Majesty, after I left the palace, I encountered an assassination attempt and was almost killed." There was a hint of fear in his eyes, and it was obvious that he was still in shock from the assassination attempt.

"How could this happen!" Zhao Kuangyin was immediately furious. This really touched his reverse scale. Who was so bold as to assassinate the eldest prince in the capital? This was the same as assassinating the emperor. A trace of anger appeared on his face, and his voice was full of majesty: "Come here!"

Wang Jie'en, the chief eunuch who served the emperor in the palace, was also shocked when he heard the news. He immediately stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, please give me your orders." There was a hint of nervousness in his voice, and he felt uneasy about the assassination.

This Wang Jie'en entered the palace during the Later Zhou Dynasty. After Zhao Kuangyin launched the Chenqiao Rebellion to seize the throne, he became Zhao Kuangyin's eunuch. He was deeply loved by Zhao Kuangyin and played a very important role in Zhao Kuangyin's harem. He is currently also the head of the supervisory agency, Wudesi.

Zhao Kuangyin frowned slightly, his voice was cold and stern: "Order to mobilize the imperial guards immediately and search the whole city for the assassin. This matter is of great importance. We must find out the truth as soon as possible and catch the assassin in one fell swoop! I want to know who is so bold as to assassinate the crown prince!"

Zhao Kuangyin became furious and started coughing in anger.

"Yes, I'll do it!" Wang Jie'en nodded and turned to arrange for the Wude Division to investigate the matter.

Even Wang Jie'en was wondering who was the one who did it and why did they want to assassinate the eldest prince?

After Zhao Dezhao stood up, he looked at his father, who seemed to be hesitant to speak out what he was saying, and he didn't know whether he should tell him his guess.

Zhao Kuangyin was a man of character. As soon as he saw his son's expression, he knew that he had something to say, so he asked, "Do you have anything to say to your father?"

"Father, I don't have anything important to say. It's just that I feel that this assassination attempt is too strange. If it was done by the Wu or Liao kingdoms, why would they attack me? Logically speaking, I have no reputation, and I am not a prince, let alone a crown prince. Why would they want to kill me?" Zhao Dezhao expressed his suspicions.

Zhao Kuangyin's expression changed in a complicated way, and he thought of a lot of things. However, after all, he had experienced the incidents of wearing the yellow robe and plotting against the country, so he did not find this matter so incredible. He instantly calculated all the possibilities, and it can be said that all possibilities exist.

Everything had to wait for the results of the investigation before Zhao Kuangyin would believe it, so at this time he still comforted the eldest prince: "This may be a strategy of the enemy country to assassinate the royal family. If they can kill one person, there will be one less decision-maker in the royal family. In addition, if it causes suspicion among our royal family, then the enemy country will be even happier. Therefore, the more dangerous the country is, the more we must not lose our composure."

Zhao Kuangyin taught his son earnestly, hoping that he would grow up quickly, mature in emotional intelligence and skills, and not be easily influenced and make misjudgments.

To do great things, one needs the psychological quality of not changing face even when facing a mountain collapses in front of him. It sounds simple, but to truly achieve this, one needs cognitive ability, judgment ability, the ability to cope with all changes, etc., the ability to accept any result, the courage to pay, decisive action, etc. It is by no means as simple as an ordinary psychological awareness quality.

Zhao Kuangyin had been a soldier all his life and had seen many ups and downs, so he could naturally face anything, including life and death. A truly wise person would often transcend all worldly things, including the status of the emperor, fame, wealth, and power, which were all just illusions. After hearing this, Zhao Dezhao calmed down a little. In front of his father, he was always like a child.

"De Zhao, you should stay in the side hall of the imperial palace tonight, just in time to wait for the results of the assassination investigation."

"Yes, your son obeys your command." Zhao Dezhao bowed and left the bedroom.

After all this, Zhao Kuangyin was no longer sleepy. Instead, he felt a little upset and uneasy for some reason, which had not happened in many years.

Since he couldn't sleep, Zhao Kuangyin simply got up and stopped reviewing the memorials. He asked the palace maid to go to Empress Xiaoming Wang's room to get the handwritten copy of the Diamond Sutra by Queen Wang.

Zhao Kuangyin had three empresses in his life, namely the late Empress Xiaohui He, Empress Xiaoming Wang, and the current Empress Song. The princes and princesses who grew up in the royal family, including Zhao Dezhao and Zhao Defang, are all He's flesh and blood. He was Zhao Kuangyin's first wife. They grew up together and had a deep relationship after marriage. They had three sons and two daughters. However, due to her weak health and frequent childbirth, He died in the fifth year of Xiande of the Later Zhou Dynasty (958 AD) at the age of .

Wang was Zhao Kuangyin's second empress. She was from Huachi, Qingzhou in the Five Dynasties. She married Zhao Kuangyin in the year when Empress He died. She was only 963 years old. Wang was a humble person and a devout Buddhist. She was deeply loved by Zhao Kuangyin and his mother, Empress Dowager Du. However, all her children died young. She died of illness in the fourth year of Jianlong in the Northern Song Dynasty ( AD) at the age of .

Because Wang was a devout Buddhist, she hand-copied many scriptures in the palace. Among them, the one that touched Zhao Kuangyin the most was the Diamond Sutra, which contains wisdom of Prajna and can help people get rid of their worries. However, Zhao Kuangyin had been busy governing the country and conquering the world before, so he did not have the time and energy to patiently read it.

Now his illness worsened, the country was on the verge of collapse, his son was assassinated, and all kinds of things were entangled together, suddenly making Zhao Kuangyin feel exhausted. He naturally thought of the Diamond Sutra, this Mahayana Buddhist classic.

Soon, the palace maid brought the "Diamond Sutra". Zhao Kuangyin leaned against the back of the bed and turned a page. It was covered with Wang's beautiful handwriting, which made Zhao Kuangyin feel deeply touched. He had a strong feeling that things and people have changed.

"All appearances are false. If you see that all appearances are not appearances, you will see the Tathagata!"

"The past mind is unattainable, the present mind is unattainable, and the future mind is unattainable..."

"If a bodhisattva has the appearance of self, others, sentient beings, or life, then he is not a bodhisattva..."

"All conditioned phenomena are like bubbles in a dream, like dew or lightning, and should be viewed as such..."

While reading the Diamond Sutra, Zhao Kuangyin silently recited the four verses that touched him most, and it seemed that he had some insights and clarity in his mind.

All the fame, wealth, power and affection in this world are illusory and false. One cannot bring them with him when he is born and cannot take them with him when he dies. Even though he is now the Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty, he still cannot change his fate and do whatever he wants. He must abide by the laws of nature. Afterwards, the throne and power cannot be taken away. Perhaps decades or hundreds of years later, the dynasty, palaces and capital he built will vanish into thin air and become the dust of history.

Human beings are so insignificant, they are just experiencing life in the Saha world. If they take things seriously and become attached to appearances, they will only bring suffering upon themselves, because everything has cause and effect, what is to come will come, what is to go will go.

Zhao Kuangyin thought about this and gently closed the book. The boredom in his heart seemed to be relieved a lot, and he was no longer so obsessed with the successor to the throne. Whether he passed it on to his son or brother, it was the Zhao family's kingdom. What's more, it had little to do with him. His mission of founding the country was completed, and who would sit on the throne in the end was up to the destiny and cause and effect of that successor.

"Even the Buddha couldn't change the cause and effect of the destruction of his kingdom, let alone a mortal emperor like me, who also has cause and effect..."

Zhao Kuangyin's obsession with the inheritance of the throne and the fate of the Song Dynasty decreased a little. Instead, he reminisced about the deceased Wang. Her voice, appearance and smile reminded him of the happy times he had at that time. And the late He, his childhood sweetheart, who grew up with him and witnessed his founding of the country. All of this is now like a passing cloud.

"I kind of miss you guys..."

Zhao Kuangyin recited a few sentences silently, then felt sleepy and fell into a deep sleep. In his dream, he seemed to see the two queens coming to see him.