Taoist endowment

Chapter 411

The bright moon rises to the east of the sky, and the shadow of osmanthus reflects the toad palace.

Passing through the clouds is heavy, covering the capital city.

In the 21st year of Kaiyuan, it is the Mid-Autumn Festival.

There is a record in ancient books: "When it comes to Si, the moon is for fun. The fifteenth is at night, and it is in the middle. If it is judged by the way of heaven, the cold and heat will be equal. If it is taken from the number of months, the toad and rabbit will be round."

And to translate this sentence into the words of today's people, that is-"The weather this day is just right, neither hot nor cold, so it's comfortable to play!"

The people of Shangjing sit and enjoy the prosperity of the imperial capital. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, they are naturally happy to celebrate. Therefore, all the shops sell new wine and tie colorful flower heads on the facades, so that the city people compete for drinks all day long, and the children in the village play all night long.

Years of good weather and no use of swords and soldiers have already made the people of Tiannan have enough food and clothing, and the population has also increased sharply. According to the statistics of the imperial household department, since Ji Huan came to power, the population of Tiannan has increased in the past 20 years. More than doubled.

In today's court, there are no princes who only know about corpses and vegetarian meals. After more than 20 years of scouring the sand, all the virtuous ministers with discerning eyes and dare to advise are left behind. sleep.

In the eyes of all the courtiers, although the territory of Tiannan Kingdom is vast, it cannot withstand such endless distribution and appropriation. Hundreds of officials are worried about state affairs, and have asked for countless times. They want to ask Emperor Ji Huan to promulgate restrictions on population growth. According to the decree, several elders of the pavilion are even more persistent in ordering the arrow to knock on the que Mianjun late at night.

However, I don't know what Ji Huan said to those elders. In short, since the knock on the gate, any memorials related to this aspect in the court have been kept. On Ji Huan's side.

Compared with the folk celebrations outside the palace, the moon appreciation ceremony in the palace is a bit more fairy-like, and there is no reason for it, because all the people who participated in this royal family banquet were Xianyun Guanxian who came and went to ride the clouds.

After scanning the juniors and juniors who were sitting next to him trying to pretend to be superior, Ji Huan waved his hand and ordered all the maids and eunuchs in the palace to retreat, and then laughed and cursed: "Okay, don't pretend to be like this in front of me." It's disgusting!"

As soon as this remark came out, Wu Guo, Tian Jia and others all laughed out loud. Without the presence of outsiders, everyone naturally didn't have to pretend to be in front of the elder brother, so the scene immediately became chaotic. There is generally no difference when viewing clouds.

Seeing this situation, the junior disciples of the outer sect standing behind Wu Guo and the others couldn't help but suppress their laughter, and they all sat at the side tables to eat and drink, saying in their hearts:

"It's no wonder that Master Zu waited for Master and Master Uncles to come and disturb Master Uncle. He co-authored it because he was afraid of embarrassment."

As the youngest of the seven disciples of the outer sect, Fengwen has been by Peng Qiu's side all these years. Among the seven, he and Ji Huan are the only ones who have never accepted apprentices. Nong, at this time, was filled with a jar of spiritual wine by Yan Qing and Lin Ran, so he yelled at Ji Huan through his drunkenness:
"Eldest brother, you have the most face with the master. I think you are still too few masters in the palace. Why don't you talk to the master and let the younger brother come to you to listen to orders?"

Ji Huan was being entangled by Wu Guo and Nan Gongzhang at this time. Hearing this, he laughed, blocked the wine jar that Wu Guo handed over, and said:
"Stinky boy, you really don't know your blessings when you are in the blessings! Don't ask your second senior brother, who doesn't want to stay in the temple all the year round to listen to the master's teachings? Even my elder brother can only go back to the mountain to practice for a few months every year. You are lucky. And run outside with all your heart!"

Tian Jia was also joking aside, snorted: "Hmph! All the brothers and sisters in the family are always the younger ones, and the younger brother is the darling of the master and the wife!

Junior brother, since you have decided to leave the mountain, why don't you go to Qianzhou with me? Sister Ji Ling is about to break through and will return to the sect soon. There is a shortage of manpower there! "

When Feng Wen heard the words, he immediately showed a bitter expression, and quickly begged for mercy. Qianzhou is located in the border, how can it compare with the prosperity of Shangjing?Besides, the third senior sister Tian Jia has always been domineering when using people, Fengwen didn't expect her subordinates to suffer.

The brothers and sisters teased each other a few more words, Ji Huan asked about the recent situation of his bad friend He Abandon me, saying that the little thief would come to the palace to eat and drink every Mid-Autumn Festival in previous years, but he didn't know why this time. Why did you change your temper?

When everyone asked, their eyes were full of envy, and they replied in vain: "Eldest brother, I don't know, I don't know what kind of shit luck this time, but I was lucky enough to go to Cangsheng Island with Senior Brother Yuan Hua. It needs to be known that those cultivators on Cangsheng Island are famous for being stupid and rich in money, and with the cunning nature of He Xiaothief, this trip will definitely make a lot of money!"

Seeing such a philistine appearance in a nun's attire, Ji Huan and the others were stunned for a moment, but then burst out laughing, saying: The philistine face of "Wrath King Kong" in Xianyun Temple cannot be recognized by outsiders. Look!
Wu Guo scratched his head, but he didn't take it seriously. When he was young, he threw himself out of the mortal world and became a monk in Xiji Lingkong Temple. After that, he was lucky enough to enter Xianyun Temple. Only then did he understand the ways of the world. Now that he has practiced hard for more than [-] years, he finally After realizing the profound truth of "Buddha mind" or "ordinary mind", I live the most free and easy life among my brothers and sisters.

"Daddy! Uncles! Why did you hold the banquet in advance? Why didn't you wait for Qingcheng?"

Just when everyone was making jokes to no avail, a very clear and pleasant voice suddenly came from the sky above the imperial city. Ji Huan was overjoyed and waved to the sky. In the main hall where Ji Huan and others were.

When everyone looked up, they saw a light cloud suddenly floating in the sky full of moonlight, and Ji Qingcheng, who was already twenty-eight years old, stood on the light cloud.

The distant mountains are enriched with grace and beauty, and the toad osmanthus is moistened and fragrant.

The jade ice muscle is alluring, and the whole garden smells the fragrance of Guanghan.

Ji Qingcheng slowly descends and paces gracefully with light clouds, her eyebrows are smoky and her muscles are like suet. When she smiles gracefully, her face is like a peach blossom, and where the autumn waves are full of vibrancy, the full moon is ashamed to see people.

As soon as Empress Ying saw her daughter coming back, she immediately let go of her mother-of-a-nation airs and embraced Ji Qingcheng in her arms as soon as she moved. Although she couldn't stop complaining, her face was already smiling.

Ji Qingcheng talked and laughed with her mother for a few words, then secretly slipped a Zhuyan Pill into Queen Ying's hand, and then came to worship in front of Ji Huan, saying: "My daughter pays her respects to her father and all the senior uncles."

When the junior disciples of the outer sect who were having a banquet at the side table saw Ji Qingcheng coming, they all shuddered, got up hastily and saluted, and said in unison: "Welcome to the fourth senior sister!" Obviously, they were terrified of this Senior Sister Qingcheng.

Seeing this, Ji Huan laughed, full of complacency, while Wu Guo and the others laughed and scolded their disciples for being useless. Tian Jia waved his hands and signaled Ji Qingcheng to sit beside him.

With the growth of age, Peng Xiao, Peng Yao, and Meng Dongtong, among the four generations of direct disciples, have long since lost their interest in playing, and began to take charge of some core affairs of Xianyun Temple.

Only Ji Qingcheng is the youngest and the most favored by her master, and her master Nie Fengming has not returned to the mountain for a long time, so she has become the number one "little devil" in Xianyun Temple after Ji Ling.

With a wave of her hand, Ji Qingcheng squeezed between Ji Huan and Tian Jia with a smile, and she didn't like the dishes on the table, so she patted the storage bag on her waist and took it out. A few dishes cooked by Su Ningbi herself.

Ji Huan was overjoyed when he saw it, but he needs to know that not everyone can easily taste the dishes carefully prepared by Deacon Su Ning Bisu, and he only ate them a few times every time he went back to the mountain to practice.

The full moon travels in the sky, making the world bright.

From the imperial palace to the entire Shangjing City, and then to the thousands of city walls and famous mountains and rivers in Tiannan Kingdom, there are people looking up at the moon everywhere.

The old friends share the appreciation, the moon sends lovesickness, I don't know how many people can't sleep tonight, and how many people will drink a glass of dirty wine.
　It's the Mid-Autumn Festival, Zang Zhuo wishes all Taoist friends a family reunion, happiness and health!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)