Long live Emperor Wu!

Wu Rou sat on the futon and looked at the shriveled and dark old man opposite, without speaking for a long time.

The eyes are single in front and double in back, the corners of the eyes are sharp, and the whites of the eyes are slightly upward. No matter how you look at it, they are full of resentment and not very friendly.

Master Xuanzang looked at her with a smile and asked kindly:

"What are you looking at?"

"Master, if I get tonsured, can I be your apprentice?" Wu Rou asked still unwilling to give up.

Master Xuanzang was a little surprised when he heard this. He glanced at her and then said with a smile:
"No, the poor monk is getting old. He has to concentrate on translating scriptures in the future, and time is tight. If you want to learn, there are predestined teachings everywhere, so you don't need to be my disciple.

Compared with this, the poor monk was more curious. Why did the noble man choose to enter Buddhism when he clearly did not believe in Buddhism? "

"If you accept me as your apprentice, I will believe you and promise to work harder than anyone else." Wu Rou was still very stubborn.

Master Xuanzang laughed out loud and said:
"You have to work hard to believe, so why bother? Buddhism is austere, and you have to cut off the seven emotions and six desires. No matter how hard you work, you can only get the bells in the morning and the drums in the evening, porridge and tofu. There is nothing that noble people want."

Wu Rou's eyes flashed for a moment and she asked uncertainly:
"You know what I want?"

As if he had understood everything, Master Xuanzang shook his head gently and said:

"I don't know, but in the eyes of noble people, there is only the ambition of worldly people."

Wu Rou lowered her eyes, as if to hide something. After being silent for a while, she said dejectedly:

"Ambition?...Actually, I don't ask for much. I just don't want to be bullied. For this reason, God always teases me."

"Amitabha, noble man is wrong. What you ask for is not simple at all. Who in this world has never received two insults or a roll of his eyes? Even the most evil villains and sages from ancient times cannot guarantee that they will not be abused. People bully.

If noble people want to be liberated, they should seek a quiet mind and observe that their mind is at ease. If the mind is at ease, the troubles in the world will naturally disappear. "

Wu Rou was silent again. It had to be said that what the old monk said made sense and she could not refute it.

People in the world are always at odds with each other. For 30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi, those who bully others will always be bullied back.

Even if he becomes emperor, there is still a risk of being rebelled and killed.

So, to what extent do I want to achieve my goal?

It seems a bit unrealistic.

After coming out of the monk's place, Wu Rou really wanted to escape into Buddhism.

……

……

Although it was December, in order to cater to the grand ceremony of Daci'en Temple, the weather was very good, the sun was shining, and it was rare warmth.

The emperor put his arm on Prince Li Shan's shoulders, and the two of them walked to the front of the main hall of Ci'en Temple.

In the square in front, there are two transplanted orange trees as decoration.

The emperor stopped under the tree without moving, looking up at the green leaves above with the warmth of memory.

The chamberlain who followed was very dedicated and quickly put a thick cloak on his shoulders. As soon as he put it on, the emperor waved him away.

Only the father and son were left.

Prince Li Shan pursed his lips, feeling a little worried. He suspected that what he said to Master Xuanzang was overheard by the emperor.Just as I was thinking this, I heard the emperor say:
"My health is not as good as it used to be. I can always think of things from the past. The recent construction of the Great Ci'en Temple has made me think of your mother all the time."

Li Shan's attention was instantly attracted, and he listened carefully without thinking about anything else.

"Do you know why I asked people to plant two orange trees here?... There is a past event here." The emperor's expression was stained with a smile due to the memory, and his slightly elegant face became softer. .

He looked at the leafy trees under the sun, squinted his eyes slightly and said:
"At that time, I was 15 years old. Because I was related to your mother as a child, I was called by Gao Shilian to his house.

The adults were discussing the marriage in front, so I ran to the back of the yard to see what your mother looked like.

At that time, she was sitting alone under an orange tree, hanging her gooseneck, peeling oranges slowly.

To be honest, I was very disappointed when I saw her.Because she was 12 years old at the time, her skin was somewhat dark, skinny, and her eyebrows were very light, which made her very unattractive. "

When Li Shan heard this, his expression was unremarkable, but the lines on his lips were already tightened, revealing his dissatisfaction.

The emperor glanced at him, couldn't help laughing, and said cheerfully:

"Hahaha... Why do you look at me like that? You, Aye, are telling the truth. Your mother was really not good-looking at that time, and her good looks only happened later."

The emperor continued, amid his son's silent protest:

"At that time, I walked over slowly. As I got closer, I saw her stuffing an orange slice into her mouth. She frowned with soreness and was about to spit it out while holding the handkerchief. She looked up and saw me coming. , just endured it and swallowed it back.

She kept that silly look and stared at me blankly for a long time... I was young at that time, naturally good-looking, tall, handsome, and heroic. Anyone who saw me would be stunned. "

After hearing this, Li Shan finally couldn't help turning his face sideways, as if he rolled his eyes speechlessly.

The emperor suddenly became anxious and said:

"Look at your expression, don't you believe it? Go and ask your uncle, who didn't praise me, Li Erlang, for his beauty at that time?"

Li Shan said dissatisfiedly:

"My father was born well. I have eyes to see it. I am dissatisfied that my father spoke so well of me and spoke so poorly of my mother... Even though my mother is gone, she can't refute you."

When the emperor heard this, he laughed out loud and said:

"No... I haven't finished speaking yet. Listen to what Aye is telling you. Your mother was stunned. She didn't know what she was thinking. She suddenly stretched out her hand, handed the sour orange to me, and asked, "You Eat oranges?
I felt disgusted with her at the time, so I frowned and said, "Does it taste good to you?" and handed it to me.
She said, I don’t like sour food, maybe you do?Then he handed the orange into my hand.I looked at her earnest eyes and didn't know what to think, so I reached out to take it and stuffed a piece into my mouth. "

The emperor said, as if he really tasted the taste of that time again, and his whole face was pinched in pain, but the handsome young man back then has now become an old man with gray hair on his temples, and the wrinkles on his face are deep, and he said:

"It's so sour...it's sour and astringent, and it tastes terrible. I don't know how she could bear to swallow it.

I vomited and said angrily, where are these oranges? !Pretend I haven't eaten it? !Coax me? "

She smiled happily, covered her mouth with a handkerchief, her eyes were bright, she was leaning forward and backward with laughter, and said, "It seems you don't like sour food either."This is really an orange.

Haven't you heard that oranges growing in Huainan are called oranges, and oranges growing in Huaibei are called oranges? It comes from "Yan Zi's Journey to Chu".These are oranges, but this is Luoyang, and the oranges they grow are not delicious. "

The emperor sighed and said:

"I liked practicing martial arts at the time. What was the article? To me, it was bullshit. I really had never heard of this sentence. And I was not willing to show my timidity in front of a 12-year-old girl. So I said angrily, you Just say it is? Who has never eaten an orange? I would say it is not!"

When Li Shan heard this, he looked at the emperor with a surprised expression. He could not have imagined that his wise and mighty father had been so... childish when he was young. (End of chapter)