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Chapter 220 Attack on the White Horse Temple (2)

In the Tang Dynasty, yellow was respected and purple was valued. Khotan was deeply influenced by the Tang Dynasty and followed this example—yellow is a color exclusively used by the Tian family, and the folks are not allowed to use it. As for purple, even in formal occasions, Only senior members of the third rank or above can wear it, but folks are not prohibited from wearing it, but there are very few folks who wear purple, not because they are afraid of breaking a taboo, but because purple clothes are extremely expensive, but they must have an excellent temperament to match , if not, there is a suspicion of wearing a monkey crown, not to mention the folks, even the dignitaries in Chang'an City do not want to wear purple easily, because this purple must have outstanding temperament to show its dignity. If ordinary people wear it, it's just to make fun of the Fang family, but this rule doesn't work at all when it comes to Princess Mingyue. As for the effect, you can see the stunned look of Li Xian and others.

"Your Majesty has waited for a long time, it's my fault."

At the moment when Li Xian was in a daze, Princess Mingyue walked up to her with great poise, blessed her generously, and followed court etiquette meticulously.

"It's okay, it's okay, Gu Yi has just arrived, and the princess is ready, so let's go."

Looking at the incomparably dignified Princess Mingyue in front of him, even though Li Xian was naturally calm, he couldn't help but feel a little surprised, because he really didn't expect that once the little girl with a hot personality became serious, she would faintly have a mother. The demeanor of the world, the contrast between the front and the back, made Li Xian secretly feel that women are fickle, but this is also in line with Li Xian's aesthetic point of view - go to the hall, go to the kitchen, um, of course , the most important thing is to be able to enter the bridal chamber. Of course, this can only be imagined in my heart at such a time. If I say it is absolutely impossible, Li Xian can only sneer. Turning sideways, motioned for Princess Mingyue to get on the carriage first.

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Princess Mingyue obviously intended to be dignified to the end, and blessed again, she stretched out her little hand and let Li Xian serve as she got into the carriage, but before the curtain of the carriage was lowered, a sly smile appeared on the little girl's face, and she vomited. Sticking out his sweet tongue, he whispered in Li Xian's ear, "Your Highness, are you not secretly scolding my concubine in your heart?"

Li Xian was speechless when he heard the words, but before he could think about how to answer this strange question, Princess Mingyue put down the curtain of the car, not giving Li Xian a chance to take revenge.

Damn it, this girl is really a witch!Inadvertently being posed by Princess Mingyue again, Li Xian really didn't know what to say other than a wry smile, and seeing the embarrassing looks of the maids waiting beside the car who wanted to laugh but didn't dare, Li Xian Seemingly helpless, he shrugged his shoulders pretending to be nothing, got on the horse, waved his hand, and ordered loudly: "Let's go!" With this order, the brigade of people rushed into action, guarding Princess Mingyue's body. The carriage went straight to the White Horse Temple outside the South City Gate... People in Khotan believe in Buddhism, and there are many people who worship Buddha devoutly. As the year is approaching, many people come to the White Horse Temple to burn incense and make wishes, especially His Royal Highness King Zhou of the Tang Dynasty As soon as the rumors that Princess Mingyue will go to the White Horse Temple together, there are countless followers. This early in the morning, the White Horse Temple was already crowded with people, and the monks who were in charge of order were all tired and vomited. tongue, but no one dares to be lazy. You must know that the person who came was not an ordinary person, but His Royal Highness Zhou Wang, who is well-known in the Tang Dynasty. Forget it, didn't you see that even the abbot, the prison temple and other giants in the temple are now lined up outside the temple gate in a regular manner? No matter how hard and tired the monks and monks are, they can only support themselves.

"I'm coming!"

"Look, it's here, it's finally here!"

"Oh, that is His Royal Highness King Zhou, what a mighty man, sharp!"

Countless onlookers gathered outside the temple waited from sunrise until the sun was almost in the middle, and finally waited for the arrival of Li Xian and his party. The curious people all started discussing indiscriminately, and almost everyone's eyes fell on the guards in the carriage. On Li Xian next to him, there was nothing he could do. Li Xian's tall figure coupled with the incomparable Zhaoye lion horse under his crotch was too eye-catching, and it was hard not to attract attention.

"Amitabha, Zhixin, the abbot of the poor monk Baima Temple, led all the monks in the temple to welcome His Royal Highness King Zhou of the Tang Dynasty and Princess Mingyue."

Seeing the approaching convoy from a distance, Master Zhixin's body could not help but tremble slightly, and his clasped hands also trembled slightly because of this, but he quickly stabilized his emotions and waited until the convoy When he got close, Master Zhixin calmly led the monastery supervisor and other high-ranking monks to greet him, proclaimed the name of the Buddha, and bowed with palms together.

"Xiao Wang took the liberty to visit and caused trouble for the master."

Although Li Xian doesn't believe in Buddhism, he often went to temples with Emperor Gaozong and Empress Wu to offer incense. Xiao Wang hurriedly turned over and got off the horse, and bowed his hands in return, being polite.

"Don't dare, dare not, it is the honor of this monastery that His Royal Highness and the Princess come hand in hand. The poor monks have heard of His Highness's name for a long time, and seeing you today is indeed very lucky."

Master Zhixin took a small half step back to show that he did not dare to accept Li Xian's gift, his long eyebrows were lowered, his face was full of flattering smiles, and he greeted him very politely, the flattery in his words was really too much There were some traces, and immediately Li Xian couldn't help but start to mutter.

Tsk, isn't this old monk good at flattering horses? It's a pity not to go to the officialdom.Li Xian also met quite a few eminent monks in the past, most of them are people who cherish their words like gold, and even if they have something to say, they are mostly concise and to the point, and they rarely flatter others just because of their honor, and they are flattering to Master Zhixin. Of course, Li Xian looked down on him a little bit, but it's not easy to say much at this time, Li Xian can only smile slightly and stop talking.

"Master Lao Zhixin has been waiting for a long time, Mingyue is really sorry."

Just as Li Xian and Master Zhixin were answering the gift, Princess Mingyue had already got off the carriage with the maids in the court. Seeing Li Xian smiling and saying nothing, Princess Mingyue stepped forward and blessed Master Zhixin , interrupted, and avoided the cold scene without a trace.

"Don't dare, don't dare. Your Highness, the princess, is serious. The poor monks and others have prepared the rituals, and I respectfully invite your highness and the princess to come in and practice meditation." Seeing Princess Mingyue also showed up, the smile on Master Zhixin's face became even brighter. After a few minutes, he folded his palms and took a step back, then waved his hands, signaling Li Xian and Princess Mingyue to enter the temple.

"Thank you, master." Princess Mingyue blessed, and after returning the gift, she gave Li Xian a small blessing and said, "Your Highness, please first."

"Well, master, please!"

Li Xian has always held an indifferent attitude towards worshiping the Buddha or not, but since it was Princess Mingyue's letter, Li Xian was happy with it, but deep in his heart, he still hoped that this matter would come sooner rather than later, and he didn't want to worry about red tape. It was too much trouble, so he nodded with a smile, and walked to the temple gate first.

"Wait a minute, generals. Swordsmen are taboo in Buddhism, and I ask you generals to be considerate. Don't bring swords into the temple."

As soon as Li Xian moved, Luo Tong, Liu Ziming and other accompanying guards naturally followed closely, but before everyone could take a few steps, an old monk who had been silently following Master Zhixin suddenly stood up , blocking the way of the guards.

"presumptuous!"

Liu Ziming believes in Buddhism, but Luo Tong is a master who only believes in fists. Seeing that the old monk dared to block the way, he immediately became furious, opened his mouth and yelled unceremoniously, his hand was on the knife On the handle, there is a look of drawing a knife to face each other if there is a disagreement.

"Ok?"

Li Xian accompanied the Buddha many times, and he had never seen any monks dare to stop the guards. This time he saw the old monk standing in the way with an uncompromising expression on his face. Opening his mouth, he just snorted coldly.

"Your Highness, Haihan, the Buddhist gate is a pure place, and it is really not suitable for soldiers to enter. In the past, when the king came here to offer incense, he also handled it in the same way. Please be more considerate, Your Highness." Master Zhixin saw that Li Xian seemed very dissatisfied, and his face immediately turned pale. There was a hint of panic, and he hurriedly explained.

"Well, since that's the case, then the king can go to the country and do as the Romans do. Luo Tong and Zi Ming can go in alone, and the rest of the people can stay."

Li Xian was not in a hurry to answer, but first took a look at Princess Mingyue, and saw that Princess Mingyue nodded uncertainly, as if she couldn't bear it anymore, doubts arose in her heart, and she pondered for a while , decided to go inside to see what happened, so he ordered Luo and Liu, two guards with the highest martial arts skills, to accompany him.

"The last commander will obey!"

Now that Li Xian had spoken, Luo and Liu did not dare to disobey, and they agreed loudly, then untied the sabers around their waists, handed them over to the other guards, and followed closely from left to right Behind Li Xian and Princess Mingyue.

"Thank you for your generosity, the poor monk and others are grateful, please!"

Seeing that a possible dispute was resolved, Master Zhixin was obviously relieved, thanked him quickly, and waved Li Xian and Princess Mingyue to the mountain gate.

What does the old bald donkey want to do?Hey, just wait and see!Seeing Master Zhixin's behavior like this, Li Xian's doubts intensified a little bit, but he didn't care too much, he just quietly made a signal to Luo Tong with his hands behind his back, and then Shi Shi ran with Mingyue The princess walked side by side through the welcome queue of monks, walked unhurriedly into the mountain gate, walked silently all the way through the small square in front of the temple gate, entered the temple gate, passed through the hall of heavenly kings, and came to the small square in front of the main hall superior.

"Your Highness, princess, please wait a moment, and allow the poor monks to open the hall to welcome you."

Master Zhixin, who was always smiling and followed by the side, rushed to Li Xian, clasped his hands together, saluted respectfully, and said very politely.

"It's work."

Li Xian smiled indifferently, waved his hand, and signaled Master Zhixin to go at his own pace.

"Amitabha, good, good."

After Master Zhixin proclaimed the Buddha's name, he led the monks and walked quickly to the Daxiong Hall. In the small square, apart from Li Xian and his party, there were only a dozen or so young monks not far away. Everything seemed to be normal, until Master Zhixin walked up the steps in front of the Daxiong Palace, a sudden change happened...

(End of this chapter)