The Peerless Concubine of the King's Favorite

Chapter 388 Rebellion in the royal family, sudden edict (2)
"What do you know? Tell me and listen."

"What I heard is that after the crown prince was established, he would intervene in many important affairs of the country, as if he had already regarded himself as the emperor, and had disagreements with the emperor on some political opinions. During a quarrel, the prince directly fainted the emperor. Haven't woken up yet."

"Ah! What else is there?"

"If that's the case, this prince is a white-eyed wolf."

"..."

Prince Luanjia had already passed this section of the road, and there were many discussions among the onlookers. They seemed to be attracted by these discussions, and gradually joined the discussion, triggering various versions about the serious illness of the Chu Emperor.

In the crowd, a few men wearing bamboo hats and plain robes stood silently, listening to the discussions from all around, and after a while, they lowered the brim of their hats and left.

The guard of honor left the city gate and headed for the Huguo Temple ten miles away on the outskirts of the city.

Huguo Temple is the national temple of Southern Chu. It is said that it has existed since the founding of the Chu Kingdom. After many generations of Chu emperors' rule, it can be said to be the highest religious belief in Southern Chu, with an extraordinary status.

However, the reason why Huguo Temple has been able to exist for so many years is also because it has never participated in any politics, and it has never used its reputation to make troubles. It is a gesture of staying out of it.

Knowing that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was going to come to Huguo Temple to pray, the abbot of the temple had already sent someone to clean the temple, refused other idlers to come to offer incense, and left the huge Huguo Temple to the Prince to pray for blessings.

This is not because the prince is cheap or precious, but because the prince has arrived at the Huguo Temple, and the Huguo Temple is obliged to ensure the prince's personal safety.

If the crown prince is assassinated in the Huguo Temple, it is also the responsibility of the Huguo Temple.

Therefore, when important figures in the royal family come to offer incense and pray for blessings, Huguo Temple will close the temple gate and refuse other individual visitors.After all, the Huguo Temple is a national temple, and from a certain point of view, it can also be regarded as the royal family's private temple.

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The sound of the trombone sounded from the sky, and the monks standing all over the gate of the Huguo Temple couldn't help but raise their heads and look in the direction of the sound.

The few people in the lead, wearing cassocks, are the abbot of the Huguo Temple and the elders of several other courtyards.

While waiting, Luanjia finally appeared.

The team of nearly a thousand people slowly came to the gate of Huguo Temple and stopped.

The commander of the Royal Forest Army and the Imperial Guard immediately issued an order to let the sergeants guard the main roads of the temple to ensure that no outsiders could sneak in and ensure the safety of the prince.

And the two maids stepped forward slowly, opened the gauze curtain of Luanjia, and let the person in it come out.

"Yuan Hui, the abbot of Huguo Temple, led a total of [-] monks from the temple to welcome His Highness the Crown Prince. Amitabha!" The abbot in the middle stood up, clasped his hands together, and looked natural.

The monks belong to the Chu family and are not bound by secular dogma.So, let alone seeing the prince, even seeing the emperor, they don't have to kneel down, they just treat each other with Buddhist etiquette.

"Master Yuanhui is very polite. I came here to pray for my father, and disturbed the masters' meditation. Please forgive me." Zhao Shengqian was as humble and polite as always, gentle and indifferent.

Wearing a bright yellow prince's robe on him, he looks even more handsome as a tree facing the wind. The golden crown on his head is also shining brightly in the sun, showing the royal style.

"Amitabha, Your Highness the Crown Prince is very polite. Praying for His Majesty is also the duty of the monks in this temple. How can you blame him? Your Highness the Crown Prince has such filial piety, which is the blessing of His Majesty, the great Chu, and the common people." Abbot Yuanhui chin slightly First, he personally led Zhao Shengqian into the temple.

"Master, you are serious. These are the things I should do." Zhao Sheng pursed his lips and smiled, showing no hint of arrogance.

This calm and unhurried attitude, neither arrogance nor impatience, made Master Yuan Hui nod secretly. It seemed that he was very satisfied with this Crown Prince of Chu Kingdom.

While speaking, Zhao Shengqian had been brought by Master Yuan Hui to the Great Hall of the Great Hero in Huguo Temple.

The Daxiong Hall is the main hall and the main hall of the Buddhist temple.

It is a place dedicated to enshrining Buddha Tathagata. Needless to say, it is majestic. Just the golden lacquered Buddha body nearly ten feet high in the middle of the hall is enough to make people look up and kneel down to pay respects.

In addition to the main statue of Buddha in the middle, there are statues of eighteen arhats standing on both sides of the main hall, each in different shapes and majestic.

Here is the place where monks gather to practice day and night. The Dharma is the strongest and the piety is the deepest. Naturally, it is also the most suitable place to pray for blessings.

Zhao Shengqian strode into the Daxiong Palace and looked up at the golden standing Buddha.The Buddha is compassionate and compassionate, as if he is pitying all living beings. The Buddha's hand hangs down and stretches out, representing the boundless Dharma.

According to legend, the hand hanging down is called "Yuyuanyin", which means that it can fulfill the wishes of all living beings; the upward extension is called "Shi Wuweiyin", which means that it can eliminate the suffering of all living beings.

"The Buddha saves all sentient beings. I don't know if my pious visit this time can move the Buddha and save the father from the bad luck." Zhao Shengqian lifted the corner of his robe, looked up at the Buddha statue, and knelt on the brand-new futon.

Master Yuan Hui stood behind him, and said calmly: "His Royal Highness prays sincerely, and the Buddha will surely hear it, so that His Majesty can be safe."

"I hope so." Zhao Shengqian murmured.

"Your Highness, even if you pray quietly here, no one will disturb you. I will take my leave first." Master Yuan Hui nodded slightly and retreated.

Generally speaking, there are two types of prayers.

One is to call on all the monks in the temple to sing scriptures and chant together to pray for the emperor of Chu.It's just that it doesn't seem to show sincerity, so Zhao Shengqian used the second method, where he prayed alone and recited scriptures for the emperor of Chu a hundred times for the blessing of the Buddha.

What's more... Zhao Shengqian came to Huguo Temple this time, praying for the emperor of Chu was just one of his goals, and his purpose was another.

After Master Yuan Hui left, the main hall was sealed off and heavily guarded outside.

Zhao Shengqian knelt on the futon, put his palms together, and muttered something, as if he was really meditating on the scriptures.

Suddenly, a slight sound came from under the Buddhist altar. Zhao Shengqian raised his eyes and looked at the Buddhist altar, but he was not surprised at all.

After a while, a figure emerged from the hole under the Buddhist altar. The outfit was actually the same as that of Zhao Shengqian, except that his facial features were delicate and dignified, and his figure was a few rounds smaller than Zhao Shengqian.Of course, if he was kneeling on the futon with his back to the door of the main hall, it would be difficult to distinguish the real from the fake.

"Youqing, thank you for your hard work." Zhao Shengqian looked at the person coming, with a soft tone.

The person who came was the Crown Princess Sang Youqing.

She smiled and shook her head, came to Zhao Shenggan's side, replaced him and knelt on the futon, clasped her hands together, and said softly: "You and I are one husband and wife, so praying for your father is what should be done."

Sang Youqing's knowledge and reason made Zhao Chengqian's gentle eyes move slightly.He whispered: "Thank you, I'll be back soon." After that, he got into the cave under the Buddhist altar and lost his figure in the Daxiong Hall.

(End of this chapter)