Super Hero Monk: Hormones Journey to the West

Chapter 30 Li Shimin appears

In the early morning after the winter solstice, the wind is still cold, but there is a hint of spring in the air.

Yin Kaishan looked at the charming face beside his pillow, and on a whim, he kissed her.

Although he has gradually withdrawn from the court in the past two years, he still maintains his biological clock of going to bed early and getting up early. It was not even six o'clock, but he woke up the second wife.

After some effort, the old man sighed, took the cigarette from the bedside table, lit it, and smoked it softly.

The second wife said a few words of comfort, called the maid to change clothes, and walked into the courtyard with him.

"Master, something happened last night."

When the housekeeper Fu Bo saw him get up, he ran over to report immediately.

Seeing him rushing around with such a strange expression, Yin Kaishan immediately frowned and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Master Xuanci announced his return to secular life last night in front of a crowd of scholars and dignitaries at the Wenyue Pavilion in Pingkangfang!"

Ah this?

The old man and the old woman were confused.

"Wasn't Xuanci called back to Hongfu Temple by the monks? Why did he go to Pingkangfang?"

Yin Kaishan said with a look of doubt:

"Where did you hear this rumor?

"My grandson is a highly accomplished monk, devoted to Buddhism, believing in the emptiness of the four elements, and committed to saving all living beings. How could he announce his return to secular life?"

Uncle Fu replied:

“The curfew was suspended last night and the news spread throughout the neighborhood.

"So Master Xuanci is actually the male champion of the Tang Dynasty, Arthur, who challenged the scholars of Chang'an to a poetry competition.

"He personally admitted this in public after removing his jade head and righteous hair. Many officials who had seen him in the palace were present."

Ah this?

Xuanci...is that the male prostitute?

The amount of information was too much for Yin Kaishan to digest. Having just woken up, he even wondered if he was still dreaming.

The second lady next to him quickly said:

"Master, what did I say? I knew that fellow was a lecher!

"No wonder she was able to make so much money, it turned out to be from selling her body.

"He's a high-ranking monk, yet he broke all eight Buddhist precepts: killing, committing adultery, drinking, and being greedy.

"Oh right, he must have lied last time. Chen Guangrui was injured by this unfilial son himself.

"His scandal is now known to everyone. He has ruined the reputation of our Yin family. I'm afraid we will be ridiculed by the world in the future..."

Listening to his wife's endless complaints, Yin Kaishan's face turned from red to white, then from white to blue, and finally to black.

"That little bastard! Could he really do such a shameless and ridiculous thing?"

As a dignified duke, and having finally restored the glory of the Chenjun Yin family during the Southern Dynasties, he naturally attached great importance to reputation.

After the Second Lady rambled on for a while, she asked Uncle Fu:
"Tell me, what do outsiders think of that beast now?!"

Uncle Fu, who had been unable to get a word in, immediately replied:

"Well...now the people of Chang'an have bestowed upon him the four great titles of Poet Immortal, Music Sage, Martial Master, and Goddess of Beauty. They are full of praise for him and admire him immensely."

Ah this! ?
The old couple was confused again.

The second wife, in particular, swallowed back the words "Listen, listen" that were about to come out of her mouth, and almost choked to death.

Seeing this, Uncle Fu immediately added:

"Master and Madam, you don't know, Xuanci Fa... Young Master's provocation of the scholars of Chang'an is not beyond his ability.

"It is said that last night he 'drinked a hundred poems, each of which shocked the literary world, and his eloquence astonished the entire Tang Dynasty.'

"In addition, he also created a musical style called hip-hop and a singing technique called rap, which fascinated people and made them imitate and explore it.

“Also, many martial artists present agreed that his martial arts skills had actually reached the Grandmaster level.

"Such a talent, both civil and military, was so brilliant that all the scholars and the literati were impressed. Young masters of noble families vied to make friends with him, and high-ranking officials took the initiative to get to know him.

"Last night, at least several thousand people gathered inside and outside the Wenyue Pavilion, drinking themselves to death until dawn."

After hearing this, the old couple were both petrified.

"That little beast... actually understands poetry?" The second wife doubted her life.

"My good grandson... has this kind of ability?" Yin Kaishan muttered to himself.

In just a few minutes, the old man's mood went up and down like a pendulum. It was so exciting that he almost had a high blood pressure attack.

He lit a cigarette and took a few deep puffs, and immediately thought of the salt refining method mentioned by Xuan Ci.

According to him, the salt in the Tang Dynasty currently comes from either the sea or the lakes and wells. The production speed is too slow and the salt has no purity at all.

His unique method of salt refining can directly refine toxic mineral salt into edible fine salt, which is not only a billion times purer, but also produces explosively higher output.

In the future, at least 80% of the salt in the entire Tang Dynasty will be mineral salt, rather than lake and sea salt.

If it is true, then Yin Kaishan only needs to report this matter secretly to the saint and let the Yin family be responsible for handling this matter. The benefits he will gain will be immeasurable.

Although Xuan Ci hadn't shown him the promised sample yet, he was now almost 100% confident his grandson could pull it off. "Call him a lecherous monk, after all. He's my grandson, Yin Kaishan. I wonder who dares to gossip about him in the future!"

He thought secretly in his heart and made up his mind to send someone to Pingkangfang to ask Xuanci to come back for dinner, confirm whether the salt refining method was reliable, and then go to the palace to meet the emperor immediately.

At this moment, Uncle Fu suddenly remembered something and broke the silence and said:
"Uh, Master, there's one more thing. I heard that Princess Yongjia showed up last night. After getting drunk, she was very affectionate with Young Master Xuanci. She didn't return home until early morning. They may have... slept together."

"What? That burning...Princess Yongjia?!"

Yin Kaishan's expression changed, and his mood felt like he was on a roller coaster again.

Anything that damages the reputation of the royal family is no small matter.

If it were any other woman, it would be fine. Even if it was Cheng Yaojin's wife sleeping with his grandson, Yin Kaishan would not take it so seriously.

But Princess Yongjia is different. The incident of her having an affair with her nephew, which led to her husband hacking the adulterer to death in the street and became known to everyone, is still fresh in people's memory.

Yin Kaishan was next to Li Shimin at the time, and it seemed that Li Shimin was almost furious when he heard the news.

It is estimated that if the emperor had not died and was more fond of his daughter, Princess Yongjia would have been expelled from Chang'an.

Good guy, now he is hooking up with a lecherous monk again, and everyone knows about it~
Yin Kaishan really didn't dare to hastily judge the extent of Li Shimin's reaction to this matter. To put it in a serious way, it was not impossible that Xuanci would be beheaded directly.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Quick, prepare the horses, I want to go to the palace."

A few moments.

Three horses trotted out of the Duke's Mansion and headed towards the imperial city.

At this time, Li Shimin, who got up on time at four o'clock every day, had already sat in the office hall of Taiji Palace to carry out his grand ambitions.

He had a sharp gaze and an imposing bearing, sitting high on the dragon throne. He had both the majesty of an emperor and the demeanor of a scholar.

"The fragrance of incense permeates Chang'an, and the whole city is covered with golden armor."

Li Shimin stared at the memorial presented by an official and recited this murderous line of poetry several times.

(Note: AI has modified the poems to be Tang Dynasty-style. There is no Chang'an on Xuanci's home planet. It may just be a place name with the same rhyme, such as Touliangshan or Tou Saipan.)
According to the Tang Dynasty custom, there was no need to go to the Taiji Hall to attend court today, so he simply called some officials to the office hall to discuss matters.

But before the main business was over, someone somehow naturally turned the topic to what happened last night.

"Ha~"

Li Shimin chuckled, finally put down the memorial, and said calmly to the ministers in front of him:

"This poem is intended to commemorate the chrysanthemum. Although it mentions Chang'an and exudes a murderous aura, it would be an exaggeration to say that it contains rebellious intentions.

"I have read some of Xuanci's other poems before, and he truly deserves the title of the Immortal Poet.

"If I have the chance, I would like to meet this person."

Upon hearing this, the official who submitted the memorial said in a respectful but serious tone:
“Your Majesty.

"This poem is indeed a good tribute to chrysanthemums, but the poem also mentions the fragrance array, the golden armor, and the direct mention of the word Chang'an. Even if there is no rebellious intention, it can be seen that the author is rebellious.

"If such poetry were to circulate widely, it would surely foster a culture of contempt for the imperial court and have an extremely negative impact."

As soon as he finished speaking, another person echoed:

“Doctor Han is right.

"That Xuanci's words and actions are extremely outrageous. Not only does he openly insult all the scholars in the world as trash, but he also has no respect for the imperial court at all.

"Last night, while he was drinking and having fun with many young men from aristocratic families and officials in a brothel, he even improvised along with the music~"

He took out a piece of paper and read:
"I won't be attending court tomorrow. I'll go to the kiln and call three or five colleagues.

"I won't be attending court tomorrow, so I'll add three spoonfuls of wolfberry to every water I drink.

"I won't be attending court tomorrow, so I don't need to act like a grandson in front of the emperor.

"I won't go to court tomorrow. I just want to burn money as a sacrifice to my life."

As soon as these words were spoken, several ministers in front and behind showed constipated expressions and almost couldn't hold back their laughter.

The smile on Li Shimin's face disappeared.

The official who reported the case then pointed out other outrageous behaviors of Xuanci, and then said:

"Your Majesty, although this boy is talented, he will only bring harm to the Tang Dynasty and no benefit at all.

"Now he is very famous and widely admired by scholars and literati. If we allow him to continue to lead the evil trend, the whole Chang'an will soon be in chaos.

"I suggest that this person be expelled from Chang'an immediately and that the local government be placed under surveillance to see what happens next."

As soon as he finished speaking, Doctor Han, who had submitted the memorial earlier, immediately agreed and said, "I second the motion."

Li Shimin remained silent, as if thinking about something.

In fact, he could see that these two officials were targeting Xuanci out of selfish motives, either for personal gain or out of subjective dislike.

But what they said was not completely unreasonable, simply because the influence Xuan Ci was now showing was indeed too great.

Although this influence was only on the ideological level, a thousand-mile dike could be destroyed by an ant hole, so how could the emperor be careless about this?

At this moment, another official with a goatee spoke up to second the motion.

Seeing this person come out, the two people who had previously reported on him looked at each other and saw the confusion in each other's eyes.

Sure enough, the man with the goatee did not just agree with them, but also boldly revealed shocking information, directly telling the story of Princess Yongjia and Xuanci.

The ministers were shocked when they heard this.

Although Li Shimin was very good at controlling his facial expressions, he was still very angry!
(End of this chapter)