The Temple of the Emerald Buddha is a thousand-year-old temple.

Incense is extremely popular in Jade City.

It's just that it's snowing heavily today and it's evening. Not many pilgrims come and have already gone back. Therefore, the two vermilion gates on the brick-red wall of the Temple of the Emerald Buddha are closed earlier than before.

now.

In the wide square outside the vermilion gate, two Taoist priests came.

Qingfeng Lao Taoist Master Zuo You's face was full of envy.

He stroked his mustache and said to his disciple Wuwei, the young Taoist priest:

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, look, there are four King Kongs on the left and right of this welcoming square!"

"If you look at this door again, it's half as tall as our Taiyi door!"

"Even there are many more lanterns than our Taiyi, and the room is much brighter!"

"Well, the pair of dragons and elephants in front of the door..."

"Mighty!"

"It is carved from pure white marble and inlaid with gold!"

"Noble!"

The young Taoist priest Wuwei raised his head and suddenly asked: "Master, let's dig out the gold and sell it. Maybe we can get some money in exchange for it."

"...makes sense!"

The old Taoist priest Qingfeng flew up and landed on the head of the tall giant elephant. He was really there, but he fell down again after a moment.

"Bah!"

"Bald donkeys, they are all liars!"

The little Taoist priest Wuwei looked puzzled, "What's going on?"

"Fake! It's just brass!"

"Well, I think if it were real gold, I might have to send people to guard it day and night."

The old Taoist priest Qingfeng glared at the young Taoist priest Wuwei and said, "Go and knock on the door!"

The little Taoist priest Wuwei walked over, stretched out his hand, and grabbed the door knocker.

"Bang bang bang...!"

He knocked hard on the door knocker!

…

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There is an independent and elegant courtyard in the backyard of the Jade Buddha Temple.

The person living in this small courtyard is Master Pukong, the abbot of the Jade Buddha Temple.

In a Zen room in this small courtyard, there is a stick of sandalwood and a wisp of tea fragrance floating in the air.

Master Pukong sat in front of the tea table, picked up the pot of perfectly brewed tea, and poured a cup for the fat man sitting opposite.

"The autumn charm of the Yue Kingdom has passed for some time, but the heat and heat have faded away, and the taste has become more mellow."

"This one just arrived today, Mr. Wen, please try it!"

He is Wen Boiyu!

I'm afraid no two people know that he is in the Temple of the Emerald Buddha!

Wen Zhuiyu took the tea cup, squinted slightly and smelled it, and a fresh smell hit his nostrils.

“Great tea!”

“Familiar smell!”

He took a sip, swirled the tea in his mouth, swallowed it slowly, and felt that the tea was fragrant.

He put down the tea cup and said with a smile: "When I was in the Four Winds City, Master Huang, the imperial chef, personally prepared Jiuzhen Foie Gras, and one of the seasonings was this Qiu Yun."

"Yueshan Qiuyun, the annual output is only a hundred catties, and they are all tribute to the royal family. Master, the Emperor of Laiyue is still thinking about you!"

Master Pukong stroked his white beard and smiled, "It's not a gift from the emperor."

"Oh...? Let me guess...Fourth Prince Zhao Miao?"

"Exactly, eh... that kind of thing in Yue country can't be hidden from your eyes, sir."

Wen Zhuiyu pondered for a moment, "Master, just drink tea with peace of mind. The Emperor of Yue is still alive, the Crown Prince is sitting firmly in the East Palace, and the Fourth Prince is bringing you tea... He is overthinking."

Master Pukong poured another cup of tea for Wen Zhuiyu, but his expression became serious.

"Not necessarily!"

Wen Boyu leaned over and looked curiously at Master Pukong's rosy old face, "I haven't been to the Yue Kingdom for nearly ten years, and I haven't paid attention to the movements of the Yue Kingdom these days. What's wrong? The fourth prince is still favored?"

Pukong put down the teapot and sighed: "This is easy to say."

"The Zen sect of Yue State was divided into two parts five hundred years ago. Today, the two largest temples are Donglin Zenyuan and Xilin Zenyuan. This is what you know."

"For the past hundred years, the abbot of Donglin Chanyuan has always been the great protector of the Yue Kingdom, so Donglin Chanyuan has always been the state religion of the Yue Kingdom."

"It wasn't until thirty years ago that the monk Jiu Deng came out of Xilin Temple. He defeated the abbot of Donglin Temple and won the title of Grand Protector of the Country in one fell swoop. Xilin Temple became the orthodox state religion of the Yue Kingdom."

"Of course Monk Jiudeng supports the crown prince conferred by the emperor. All this should have completed the inheritance of the throne in the near future, but..."

"Wu Xichen ran away to the Yue Kingdom and fought against Monk Jiudeng."

"Although Wu Xichen died in the battle, Monk Jiudeng was seriously injured by Wu Xichen's sword... Wu Xichen did not use the Fuji sword, but a sword said to be called Zhan Donkey."

"This sword is extremely sharp."

"This sword was left in the Yue Kingdom due to the death of Wu Xichen. Its forging process is extremely complex. It is said that the sword was sent to Tianyin Pavilion and handed over to Tong Fusheng, the swordsmith master of Tianyin Pavilion."

"Monk Jiudeng was seriously injured, and the suppression of Xilin Chanyuan on Donglin Chanyuan no longer existed... Monk Jiudeng's closed disciple did not recite his Buddhist name. He was sent by Monk Jiudeng to the Kingdom of Wu to deliver Wu Xichen's ashes back to the country.

During that time, Donglin Temple launched a huge attack on Xilin Temple!"

"More than three hundred monks from Xilin Temple died in that battle!"

"The contemporary abbot of the Donglin Zen Monastery, the great monk Ji Jue, annexed the Xilin Zen Monastery. The east and west monasteries are now collectively called the Zen Sect. They were given a golden plate by the emperor and became the only state religion."

"But there is no harmony between the great monk Jijue and the prince."

"You know that the inheritance of the throne of the Yue Kingdom is not just an imperial edict, but also requires the baptism of the great mage of the national religion and the protector of the country."

"Now the Fourth Prince has asked someone to bring me tea. The taste is long-lasting!"

Wen Boyu listened carefully, frowned slightly, and asked: "The Emperor of Yue is not old and drowsy, how could he allow the two major monasteries to kill each other?"

"Your Majesty, he has been ill in bed for more than two months!"

Wen Boyu was shocked and sat up straight, "So I asked you to entrust the letter to the Emperor of Yue, asking the State of Yue to send troops to Xigu City to put pressure on the State of Ning and help Li Chenan successfully ascend the throne as emperor...

Now the situation in Ningguo is clear, but those soldiers have not withdrawn. Are they soldiers of the fourth prince?"

"They are still stationed in Xigu City. Their intention is not to point their swords at the Ning Kingdom, but... towards the Sifeng City in the capital of the Yue Kingdom?"

Master Pukong nodded, "This is exactly what the prince is worried about, so the prince also asked me to see you."

"See me?"

"After all, sir, you were once the prince's husband. Now that the prince is facing this crisis, the prince would like to ask you to go to the country of Yue to help the prince."

"The prince promises that when he ascends the throne and becomes emperor, he will worship you as his prime minister!"

Wen Boyu pondered for a moment and shook his head.

"Why did you refuse, sir?"

"Because Li Chenan is leaving, my senior brother Xi Wei went through so much trouble to create such a good situation for Li Chenan."

"You don't know that my senior brother, I can't beat him!"

"So I've been avoiding him."

"But now I'm afraid I can't hide anymore. He will make up his mind to find me and let me help Li Chen secure this country!"

Master Pukong frowned slightly, "Since Xi Wei has such a great talent, why doesn't he come out?"

Wen Zhuiyu laughed loudly and picked up the tea cup, "Because he wants to be a bitch and also build a memorial arch!"

"...Sir, if you go to Yue Kingdom, won't you be able to completely avoid him?"

"I can't avoid it... I think you can send someone to find another person for the matter of Yue Kingdom."

"Who?"

"Hexi Mountain!"

Master Pukong was suddenly shocked, "Master Nirvana?"

"Yes! He Xishan was originally the senior monk of the great monk Jijue, but he came to Ningguo because he didn't want to be a monk. He was also afraid of breaking the sexual precept, so he swung his sword and entered the palace to become a eunuch.".o
To be continued...