Feng Qing Shaoyi

Chapter 86 The Buddha Says
After Li Shi and Zhao Shi packed up, they went to Fulong Temple with Qi Ze.Originally, the whole family was going to go together, because Princess Yongning only went with these three people in the end.Although I felt a little disappointed at the beginning, I felt relieved and quiet after arriving at Fulong Temple.

After getting off the carriage, Qi Ze looked up and saw the vermilion gate standing in front of him, surrounded by a lush forest, adding a sense of tranquility to the solemn and solemn Fulong Temple, surrounded by flowers and plants, surrounded by cigarettes, deep and distant The bell rang, and people couldn't help being in awe.

After stepping into the door, you will see lifelike Buddha statues in different postures on the main hall, the apricot-yellow courtyard wall, the blue-gray roof, and the slightly damp bluestone road, all of which are unique to Fulong Temple.Surrounded by a steady stream of worshipers, many of them are official wives like Li and Zhao.

Li Shi and Zhao Shi also got out of the carriage, and the three walked into Fulong Temple together.Immediately, a little novice came out from the inside and clasped his hands together and typed a Buddhist gatha, "Amitabha, but the two wives and sons of the Qi family? The temple has prepared a room, please come inside."

Li Shi and Zhao Shi nodded their heads, followed the little novice, and Qi Ze followed Li Shi and Zhao Shi.

Apart from the rumors about Fulong Temple and the reputation of Master Kongwu, the reason why Fulong Temple is famous is that it treats pilgrims very well.The people who come to Fulong Temple are from aristocratic families, and they are relatively regular, so basically there will be little monks who entertain guests to bring them to the guest room.

Normally, the Qi family would donate some sesame oil money to Fulong Temple. In the past, Li and Zhao would also come to Fulong Temple to worship Buddha. The little novice in the temple already knew these two people, and the Qi family had great influence in the court. The people of Fulong Temple did not dare to neglect.

After the little monk took Li Shi and Zhao Shi to the women's room, he brought Qi Ze to the men's room.

Maybe the little novice saw Qi Ze's indifferent appearance and knew that Qi Ze liked to be quiet, so he took Qi Ze to a corner of the men's wing.Although the location is remote, the advantage is that the environment is beautiful. There are green willows planted all around, and there are no people. The branches blow with the wind, and it is really quiet.

"The benefactor can rest now. If you need anything, you can tell the poor monk. If the benefactor is fine, the poor monk will leave first."

"Thank you, little master." Qi Ze put his hands together and said to the little monk.

The little novice nodded and smiled, then retreated, and closed the door very politely.

Qi Ze took a look at the neat and clean room, then sat at the tea table and took out the book of war that Que Yu had given him, and after reading it for a while, he heard a knock on the door.

After Qi Ze opened the door, he saw that it was Xu Siheng, with the usual elegant and soft smile on the corner of Xu Siheng's mouth, and the gentle light in his eyes, as if a garden was full of flowers blooming in spring.

"Shao Yi, long time no see."

"Rong Yu." After what Xu Siheng said, Qi Ze remembered that it had been three months since the Hundred Flowers Banquet, during which time she had been busy with business, and they had indeed not seen each other for a long time.

"Just now I saw the beautiful scenery here, so I came here to take a look. I didn't expect to see the little novice bringing you here. I thought we hadn't seen each other for a long time, so I came to see you." Xu Siheng said with a smile.

"It's true that we haven't seen each other for a long time. I've been busy with business these few days." Qi Ze opened the door and let Xu Siheng enter the room after speaking.

Xu Siheng walked to the tea table and sat down opposite to Qi Ze's position, Qi Ze also poured two cups of tea and handed one of them to Xu Siheng.

Xu Siheng looked at the surrounding environment, and said: "The scenery here is quite good, and it's also very quiet. It's really suitable for you to live in."

"My aunt and my second aunt often came here to burn incense before, and I'm very familiar with that little novice. Maybe I was given a quieter courtyard after my aunt's instructions." Qi Ze took a sip of tea and said with a smile.

Xu Siheng turned his head and saw the military book on the bed, and said, "Has Shaoyi been reading the military book recently?"

"Well, now I am the Minister of the Ministry of War, and it is inevitable to go to the battlefield in the future, so I want to read some military books in advance to prepare." Qi Ze replied, looking at the military books spread out on the bed.

"If Shao Yi doesn't want to go to the battlefield, there is a way." Xu Siheng murmured while looking at the book of war, and then looked at Qi Ze, "His Royal Highness King Jin will not let Shao Yi go to the battlefield."

Although the minister of the Ministry of War is only on the battlefield and not the main force, but how many people fought in ancient times?Still very likely not coming back.

In the eyes of everyone, Qi Ze is Murong Xiu's person, and a military servant can only play his greatest role in the capital's military department.Therefore, in order to preserve his power, Murong Xiu would not let Qi Ze go to the battlefield.

But only Qi Ze himself knows what happened to Princess Yongning, and now Murong Xiu probably hates her very much, wishing she could go to the battlefield.If it really came to the day when she went to the battlefield, no one could help her, and Murong Xiu would probably be by the side to add fuel to the flames.

But how to tell Xu Siheng about this?
Xu Siheng saw that Qi Ze kept his head down and remained silent, so he smiled and said, "Shaoyi doesn't need to hide it from me, others think His Royal Highness Jin Wang will protect you, but in fact Shao Yi and Jin Wang have already broken up." Then there was an inexplicable sadness in his tone, "It was not easy to escape from the palace that day, right? You pushed Princess Yongning to Mr. Qi, how could His Royal Highness King Jin still protect you?"

Qi Ze was surprised for a moment, but then he was relieved.Xu Siheng has always been very smart, and these things really cannot be hidden from him.

Everyone in the world thought that Princess Yongning and Qi Chen fell in love at first sight, they never thought about the hidden undercurrents, and this is something that only a few people would know, and now one more person knows about it.

"Rong Yu, there is nothing I can do about it. If I don't do this, the damage will be beyond my control. You may all be wondering, His Royal Highness King Jin is the best choice for me, but why do I still refuse?" So ignorant of good and evil?" Qi Ze murmured while looking at Yang Liu outside the room.

But Xu Siheng's lips curled into a gentle arc, he shook his head and smiled, "I believe there is your reason, no matter what Shaoyi wants to do, I will not stop it." Then the smile in his eyes deepened, "Shaoyi has always been very Clever, I have never made people worry about it. I just feel sad that Shaoyi keeps everything from me, we have always been good friends, Shaoyi can tell me everything."

Qi Ze felt a little strange seeing Xu Siheng like this, but he still smiled and said: "Yes, we have always been good friends, always have been."

Xu Siheng also smiled gently at Qi Ze.

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In the Qi Mansion, Qi Yuan was sighing at the granddaughter-in-law who married Princess Yongning, thinking of Princess Yongning's clinging to Qi Chen these days, regardless of the occasion, he felt annoyed.

Such a granddaughter-in-law who doesn't know etiquette, righteousness and shame, Qi Yuan is not satisfied no matter what he thinks, it is too different from the well-behaved and virtuous granddaughter-in-law in his mind.But who let the other party be the princess of the dynasty, even if she is not satisfied, she has to bear it, and usually holds it up high, lest she be wronged and sue Emperor Zhaozheng, and Qi Chen's reputation will be damaged.

But Qi Wen, who was standing next to him, sensed something was wrong. Qi Chen had already told them that this disaster was caused by Qi Ze.

Although the Qi family was affected by this, it was not easy, but King Jin didn't necessarily feel any better either.How could King Jin feel comfortable when his own sister married into an enemy's family?

But Qi Ze disobeyed King Jin so much, why didn't King Jin punish him?For the usually cruel and ruthless King Jin, this was definitely something he couldn't swallow, but at the same time, there was no sign of making a move, and the court was very quiet, which revealed strange things everywhere.

"Father, don't you think it's strange? Why didn't His Highness Prince Jin respond to the fact that Princess Yongning married into the Qi family?" Qi Wen asked, looking at Qi Yuan who was constantly sighing.

Anyway, Qi Wen has been a minister of the Ministry of Rites for more than ten years, so he is extremely sensitive to matters in the court.

Qi Yuan was also a little stunned, for the past few days he was only thinking about the troubles caused by Princess Yongning's marriage to the Qi family, and he forgot the most important issue.Why didn't King Jin respond at all?

After bowing his head and thinking for a while, Qi Yuan raised his head and said, "Maybe others don't know, but don't we know?"

This sentence made Qi Wen a little stunned, and then he said in great surprise: "Could it be because of... the soldier talisman?"

Qi Yuan nodded, his expression serious, "I'm afraid it's because of this."

The importance of the soldier talisman is self-evident, and it should be because of the soldier talisman that the king of Jin can let someone go.

"How could His Royal Highness King Jin know? Could it be that the matter was exposed? Or the one above was heard by King Jin." Qi Wen said with cold sweat on his forehead.

"It can't be that person who said it. You don't dare to say that the soldier talisman is fake." Qi Yuan said decisively, "And that matter should not have been exposed, after all... this is not something glorious. .If it is exposed, it will not remain silent."

"But how did His Royal Highness King Jin know? Father, only a few of us should know about this matter." Qi Wen couldn't help asking.

Qi Yuan also couldn't figure it out, and after a long time said: "I can't think of the reason." Then he frowned, and a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes, "Could it be that His Royal Highness Jin Wang didn't do anything this time was just an exception? His Royal Highness King Jin still doesn't know about this?"

Qi Wen also thought about it for a while, and finally nodded and said: "That's the only way to explain it, after all, not too many people know about it."

Because Mrs. Li and Mrs. Zhao were tired after sitting in the carriage for a long time, they said they would take a rest today and go to the main hall to pray for blessings tomorrow and see Master Kongwu.Qi Ze was also leisurely reading military books in his room, waiting to pray for blessings tomorrow.

At this time, Zhu Yu was bending over to report the news about Qi Yuan and Qi Wen in the Qi Mansion to Qi Ze.

"You mean...a soldier talisman?" Qi Ze asked suspiciously.

"Yes." Afterwards, Zhu Yu conveyed the conversation between Qi Yuan and Qi Wen to Qi Ze in detail.

Usually, Qi Yuan and Qi Wen often discuss Qi family affairs together, so these two are also Qi Ze's key surveillance targets.It's just that Qi Ze was a little surprised by the news this time, Nan Chu's military talisman was fake.This is something that shocked the court. The thing that is in charge of the entire Southern Chu army is fake, so where is it really.

This soldier talisman is in Que Yu's hands now, does Que Yu know about it?Before Que Yu, the one holding the soldier talisman was the hussar general Qi Yun who led troops against Beishuo.

Que Yu had no reason to change the soldier talismans, otherwise how would he command the entire army.There is no news that the military talisman is a fake, which means that very few people know about it, maybe except Qi Yuan and Qi Wen, and what they call 'the one above', others don't know.

Does that mean that the soldier talisman has already been replaced, and when?It is impossible to be secretly replaced in Que Yu's hands, so it can only be secretly replaced when his father holds it.Father is a very powerful person, and it is impossible to be secretly replaced while alive.

My father fought all his life and only lost once.That is, this time he lost his life and committed suicide in defeat.Could it be that the soldier talisman was changed after his father died?Is the real soldier talisman missing?
No wonder Murong Xiu didn't dare to touch her, it was true that the Southern Chu Bing Talisman was lost, and it was after his father's death.The father was the last person to hold the soldier talisman, and if his father died, wouldn't the whereabouts of the soldier talisman be found on her?

But she didn't know where the soldier talisman was. Qi Yuan and Qi Wen mentioned that the secret of the Qi mansion was related to the soldier talisman. Doesn't that mean that the secret of the Qi mansion was related to his father? Then what happened back then?It can make the real soldier talisman disappear.

There is also the 'above', the only one who can be called 'above' in Southern Chu is Emperor Zhaozheng.That is to say, Emperor Zhaozheng knew that the military talisman was fake, and he seemed to be looking for it in private.After all, the military talisman is fake, so don't dare to publicize it. Otherwise, the Southern Chu army will be in turmoil by then.

If an enemy country takes the opportunity to attack, the consequences will be disastrous.So I can only look for it secretly.

Who on earth has the guts?Even such an important soldier talisman dared to move.Back then...how could his father commit suicide after defeating the army?

She didn't know about this, so she could only wait for Zhu Yu to find out the news.What kind of secret does the Qi family have?

On the next day, Li Shi and Zhao Shi got up early, and Qi Ze followed them to the main hall of Fulong Temple to pray for the Qi family.

Qi Ze looked at the compassionate and solemn Buddha statue sitting upright on the high platform, and knelt down with Li Shi and Zhao Shi.Although the theory of gods and Buddhas is not credible, it doesn't matter if you believe it or not.It just depends on whether you have this belief in your heart.

The young novice monks next to him all lowered their heads to meditate and recite Buddhist scriptures. The cigarettes curled up in front of their eyes, and the sound of wooden fish in the morning and the sound of the Buddha's trumpet kept ringing in their ears.

"Shao Yi, let's go to Master Kong Wu, you can go back first."

"Yes, first aunt, second aunt."

After speaking, Mrs. Li and Mrs. Zhao followed many officials' wives scrambling to find Master Kongwu, as if they were afraid that the other party would run away.

Qi Ze also felt bored, so he went out for a walk, and the road was full of young monks carrying water and bustling worshipers.Behind the Fulong Temple are endless, heavy rocks, tall and majestic mountains, lined with tall and green linden trees, which add a special brilliance to this majestic and magnificent temple.

She didn't like people following her, and no one dared to act presumptuously in Fulong Temple, so she let Zhu Yu Cangzhu go back.And even if there is an accident, she can handle it alone.

Looking at the pilgrims who were piously worshiping on the bluestone road and the quiet scenery beside him, Qi Ze couldn't help being dazed.

"Sir Qi, I never expected to see you here again." The delicate girl in the distance couldn't help shouting happily when she saw the tall and handsome young man.

Qi Ze also followed the voice and saw Xu Youyi running happily in front of him, and there was no one else beside him, so he said, "Youyi, why don't you let people follow? What about Rong Yu?"

Xu Siheng loves his younger sister Xu Youyi, this is known to all the ministers in the DPRK and China.There are many people in Fulong Temple now, Xu Siheng will definitely follow Xu Youyi to prevent him from getting lost, why haven't we seen them now?

Xu Youyi also sighed when she heard the words, and said disappointedly: "My brother was called back by my father last night, saying that something happened in the household department. So I can't play with my brother."

Xu Siheng loves his younger sister very much, and Xu Youyi is also very dependent on his elder brother.Sometimes Xu Siheng's words are more effective than Xu Bai's.

It was not easy for Xu Siheng and Xiumu to come out to play together at home, and was called back by Xu Bai, Xu Youyi must be a little disappointed.

"But you won't feel sad when you see Third Master Qi." The girl said happily, and then she blushed and grabbed Qi Ze's sleeve corner, "My brother is not here, but Third Master Qi can be with You Yi." play."

Seeing Xu Youyi jumping like this, Qi Ze smiled and patted Xu Youyi's head, and said, "Okay, I happen to be fine. Whether you are here or not, I'll play with you."

She and Xu Siheng are friends, and it makes sense to play with Xu Youyi.And there was only Xu Youyi alone, there were so many people here, it would be bad if he got lost.

When Xu Youyi heard Qi Ze agree, a big smile spread across her face, she grabbed Qi Ze's sleeve and ran forward.

Qi Ze took Xu Youyi's hand instead, and followed Xu Youyi forward.

There is a small pool not far in front, and several stone toads are lined up in the pool. Due to being soaked by running water for a long time, it has been covered with moss and looks slippery.

A group of people gathered around the pool and threw copper coins into the mouth of the toad. Some people held a lot of copper coins in their hands and threw money into the mouth of the toad one by one. There was a lot of noise.

This is a custom in Southern Chu. If you can throw copper coins into the mouth of the toad, it means that you will get the favor of the Buddha and ask for a good omen in the coming year.But the toad's mouth is very small, so few people throw it in.

The favor of the Buddha is not easy to please.

Seeing the group of people throwing copper coins there, Xu Youyi became very interested, and dragged Qi Ze to the small pool in front.

Seeing the copper coins inside and the people happily playing, Xu Youyi happily exchanged the silver for copper coins.

After a while, he came back with a hand of copper coins. Xu Youyi put in coins one by one but failed to put in any of them, so he said with some disappointment: "Why is it so difficult to put in the copper coins?"

At this time, there happened to be a person next to him who was throwing copper coins and didn't put in, so he sighed and said, "Really, it's so hard to get a good fortune. It seems that I won't be able to throw in this year."

A thick-eyed person next to him squeezed to the edge of the pool and shouted, "Let me try."

Then he took a large handful of copper coins and tried one by one, but each time he swiped past the toad's mouth.Not long after, there were many layers of copper coins piled up next to the toad, but the mouth of the toad was very clean without a single copper coin.

The person also said a little discouraged: "Hey, it seems that it is really difficult to vote in, and I don't know who can vote in."

The person watching by shook his head and said: "This copper coin, if you want to invest it, it depends on luck and fate. If you have good luck but no fate, you can only miss it. If you have fate but no good luck, you will end up with no fate."

One person couldn't believe it, looked at the person just now and asked, "Is this copper coin so magical?"

"Oh, it's so amazing. A few years ago, I had a brother who wanted to marry the girl who sold noodles next door. He heard that throwing copper coins would bring good luck, so he came to try it. Who knew that he actually invested in it, and then they often met. , get married after a long time." The person before said.

"This copper coin is so miraculous." The man exclaimed.

"That's right, I even have a child now. The brother before was always receding, and even drank cold water to stuff his teeth. Just this time, he was lucky and married a beautiful lady. This is not the luck and fate brought by copper coins." , What is it?" The person before said with envy.

"Oh, this luck is really extraordinary." The man smacked his lips and exclaimed.

"So many people can't vote in, it seems that I can't vote in either." The girl said a little disappointed when she saw that the people next to her didn't vote in.

Seeing Xu Youyi's disappointed look, Qi Ze casually took a copper coin and said, "Let me vote for you."

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(End of this chapter)