There are some suspicious people around the Daxi Louzi Inn, and they are naturally people sent by Qiu Shenzu to monitor him. Chen Ziang is sure that Qiu Shenzu will not harm him, and he is also busy contacting the queen to prepare for introduction. Therefore, he does not treat them either.

Avoid each other and understand each other tacitly.

On this day, Zhou Mei'er said: "Brother, do you know? There is a good place in the south of Luoyang. Let's ask my sister to go and have a look." It has been quiet for the past few days, but Chen Zi'ang nodded in agreement and said, "Is it the Yique Grottoes? I've heard about it before.

Its famous name."

The two of them, together with Jiao Huiqing and three others, looked south out of the city. About twenty miles away, they saw Xiangshan and Longmen Mountains sandwiching the Yishui River flowing out. Zhou Meier said: "This Yique Grottoes has a great history."

Tell it eloquently.

At that time, Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty climbed Mang Mountain to the north of Luoyang and saw Yique to the south of Luoyang from a distance. He asked his attendants, isn't this the gateway of the True Dragon Emperor? Why didn't the ancients build their capital here? A

The minister replied flatteringly that the ancients were not ignorant, but were just waiting for you, Your Majesty. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was very pleased with Hou Longyan, so he built the eastern capital of the Sui Dynasty in Luoyang, and the main entrance of the palace faced Yique. From then on, Yique

So people are accustomed to call it Longmen.

The Longmen Grottoes were excavated by Emperor Xiaowen of the Northern Wei Dynasty. In the past two hundred years, there have been more than a thousand grottoes, densely distributed on the cliffs of the east and west mountains of Yishui. Grottoes, inscriptions, inscriptions and pagodas can be seen everywhere, and there are about tens of thousands of statues.

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The five of them traveled all the way. When Chen Ziang and Wei Da saw the exquisite Buddha statues, they naturally admired them repeatedly. Even a rough man like Jiao Huiqing said: "My dear, these works of swords and axes are not the work of ordinary people."

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Zhou Meier smiled and said: "Brother Jiao can also come here to make a statue, which will be remembered forever." Jiao Huiqing was overjoyed when he heard this, and clapped his hands repeatedly and said: "Thanks to Meier for being so smart, I will definitely fulfill this wish when I have some free time."

.Let future generations know the name of my old Jiao, haha."

The Yishui River flows quietly, as if it were still water if not for the subtle ripples caused by the breeze. Everyone walked along the Yishui River, enjoying the beautiful scenery along the way. Zhou Meier suddenly pointed in front and said: "Look at that big Buddha, it is the largest here.

Where’s the Buddha statue?”

Everyone saw a group of large cliff-shaped sculptures. The main Buddha was more than 6 feet high. The inscription on the north side of the rosette was called "Dalu Shena Statue Niche". The Buddha's eyebrows were curved like a crescent moon, with a pair of beautiful eyes.

Staring slightly ahead, with a straight nose and small mouth, showing a peaceful smile.

Everyone let out another sigh of admiration. Chen Ziang said: "This must be the Buddha that Gaozong and Tianhou worshiped. I have heard about it a long time ago, and today I saw it. The momentum is really extraordinary." On both sides of the Lusena Buddha statue were two disciples, Kassapa and Ananda.

, two Bodhisattvas and eight statues of Shan and Kailan.

Zhou Meier said with a smile: "Brother has read a lot of poetry and books. He has never been to many places and he already knows them very well." Jiao Huiqing also said with a smile: "But I made a mistake in the record in the book. There are clearly ten Buddha statues here. You see

Look -" It turns out that there is an old monk sitting under the statue of the Heavenly King in the Tuo Pagoda. Jiao Huiqing jokingly compared him to the tenth Buddha statue.

The old monk who was meditating faced the stone wall with his back to the crowd. He was twisting the beads in his hands and chanting sutras, but when he heard the noise from the crowd, he put down the beads. Chen Ziang apologized and said, "I apologize for disturbing the master." The monk said in a deep voice:

"I can't say it's disturbing. If the donor hadn't happened to pass by here, I would have paid him a visit."

Chen Ziang was shocked when he heard this. This monk seemed to know him? Zhou Meier and others also heard that there was something in this monk's words. Jiao Huiqing laughed and said: "Haha, it seems that I have been waiting for the Nanyue event, and it has already spread to Luoyang. Haha, this

This person is none other than Chen Zi’ang and Chen Daxia. I am Jiao Huiqing, a thief from thousands of miles away who is famous in Xiangnan.”

As he spoke, he reached out and patted the old monk on the shoulder. The old monk seemed to raise his right hand inadvertently and pointed at Jiao Huiqing's chest. Jiao Huiqing immediately stayed on the spot. Chen Ziang looked carefully and saw that acupuncture points had already been tapped.

Jiao Huiqing shouted: "Hey, who tapped my sun and moon acupoints!" Seeing Chen Ziang looking at himself strangely, he said anxiously: "Quickly untie my acupoints. Damn it, who is making a joke? Quickly untie them."

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When everyone was stunned, the monk turned around and saw that it was the world-famous Master Shenxiu whom he met on the streets of Luoyang. He smiled and said: "Isn't it strange to meet Lao Na here? This Lushena Buddha is today's Buddha.

Your Majesty, I often come here to recite sutras. One is to fulfill the Emperor’s vows, and the other is to do some spiritual practice. Haha.”

Chen Ziang said: "We are lucky to meet Master Shenxiu by chance." Shenxiu frowned and said with a smile: "Well, even if you can't wait to come here, I will visit Master Chen the next day."

Chen Ziang was puzzled and asked, "What does Master want from me?" Shenxiu said, "Don't you want to see the Holy One? Qiu Shen entrusted me to handle this matter. Fortunately, Lao Na did not disgrace his order and made arrangements in front of the Holy One.

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Chen Ziang nodded, and everyone smiled together, but Jiao Huiqing winked anxiously as his acupuncture points were tapped.

Shenxiu smiled and said: "You two are famous for making trouble in southern Guangdong. Aren't you afraid that the Queen will punish you and others?" Chen Ziang was speechless for a moment, but Zhou Meier cleverly smiled and said: "You are so wise today. I'll tell you something big when I hear it."

How could she blame someone for something trivial?"

Shenxiu said with a smile: "Well, although Qiu Shencui didn't explain the reason, I can guess a little bit. He probably helped the Queen find a few treasures." Chen Zi'ang cupped his hands and said: "Master's calculation."
Chapter completed!