"If the Queen of Heaven really has completely died, there should not be any signs on the wordless stele in the Qianling Mausoleum..." Emperor Tang Ming came to his senses. He had been a little relaxed after seeing the bones of the old woman in the tomb.
At this time, he brought it up again. He frowned, turned around and said to Su Wu, "Did Zhang Qing find anything else inside and outside the mausoleum?"
He calmed down and looked a little nervous.
Su Wu heard the words, nodded and replied: "When I entered this place before, I broke into the 'Yunding Golden Palace' built by the monks who were buried with them on the four walls of the mausoleum here with their great vows. The Yunding Golden Palace,
The woman with the appearance of a loving woman among them is called the "Maitreya Inner Courtyard".
The woman has planted the 'Longhua Tree Seed' in the Qi of the Tang Dynasty.
When the Tang Dynasty was in decline, this tree would inevitably grow vigorously.
Mrs. Cihe said that the day when the Longhua tree grows up is the day when Maitreya will be reborn, and that is the time of the ‘Longhua Three Degrees’!”
"The Longhua tree species has been planted into the fate of the country?" Emperor Xuanzong was horrified when he heard this. He lowered his eyes, and the light in his eyes flickered for a moment, and then suddenly fell silent.
He did not give any instructions regarding what Su Wu said.
After a long silence, Xuanzong spoke up: "Tianguo indeed has another plan. The centipede is dead but not stiff... I wonder how involved she is in the 'story of chopping mountains to save mother'?
Zhang Qing, when are you planning to set off to Mount Huashan to find out what’s going on?”
"I originally planned to report the findings under the Wild Goose Pagoda to the saint, and then set off for Huashan." Su Wu responded wisely, "Now that the report has been completed, it's time to say goodbye to the saint."
"Well..." Tang Minghuang nodded. He pushed away a few soldiers blocking his side and approached the stone wall where many monks' corpses and Buddha bone relics were built. His eyes first fell on those sitting cross-legged.
, the mummy of the monk with his hands clasped together, with some anger in his eyes, "I hate these monks, they don't do anything in production, they enclose their fields as temple property, and occupy the people as serfs of Buddhist temples - I have given them such great grace, but they don't know how to repay the kindness, they only want to
Know the Buddha who worships them and serve their Buddha!
Now, even my own life has been sacrificed, just to fulfill the Queen of Heaven’s so-called ‘Maitreya’s next rebirth’!”
After the reconstruction of Ci'en Temple was completed, hundreds of monks were hired to take charge of various affairs in the temple, worship Buddha and Bodhisattvas, and conduct morning and evening classes.
However, many monks and craftsmen who repaired temples at that time died suddenly or in accidents within a few months, and were missing. Emperor Xuanzong did not obtain the great treasure at that time, and many things were also unclear.
Pay special attention to the fact that now it seems that the monks who died suddenly are actually the many monks who were built into the walls of the tomb.
They were willing to die for Maitreya's next rebirth, and used their many years of practice to build the "Yunding Golden Palace" to support the "Ci Shi Yue Ancient Golden Wheel Holy God Emperor"!
Su Wu listened to Emperor Xuanzong's dull voice and was speechless for a moment.
Although the physical shells of the monks here are dead, they have gathered some strands of Dharma nature with their great vows and left them in the Yunding Golden Palace, coming and going with the Queen of Heaven.
Compared to the 'Maitreya's lower rebirth' that they pursue, letting go of this stinky body doesn't seem to be a big deal.
Emperor Xuanzong picked up a stone that fell on the ground and looked at the faint luster of gold and iron between the layers of the stone. He turned around and handed the stone to Su Wu to see: "The stone used to build this mausoleum must be used from this day onwards." Rudong was excavated from all over the world and used local materials.
Zhang Qing, look at this piece of stone, does it contain gold and iron?
Is there a copper-iron vein beneath the Yan Pagoda?"
Su Wu hadn't noticed this detail before. He took the stone and blazing fire came out of his palm. He instantly burned away the impurities in the stone and extracted a few drops of red iron juice - looking at the palm of his hand. A wisp of strange iron juice with great vow power floated faintly. Su Wu then smashed several stone walls, took out the stones, and refined the iron juice of the same quality. After verifying this for a long time, he said to Emperor Xuanzong with certainty: "Dragon Vein" There are many secrets among them.
The secret treasure in this dragon's veins should be this kind of iron ore.
I don’t know if this kind of ore has been immersed in the power of great vows for a long time and has developed some kind of supernatural power on its own, or it is inherently special, so it was ordered by the Queen of Heaven to be the carrier of the ‘Maitreya Inner Courtyard’ vow palace.
Nowadays, the inner courtyard of Maitreya has disappeared again with the Longhua tree and is missing.
But the veins here remained.
I had previously planned to order Han workers to build the armor pieces and send them to the temples, and have the monks bless the armor pieces day and night with incense and vows to make them magical. Now that there is a mineral vein here, the ore can be mined directly from this place. This is quite useful. The magical gold and iron are cast into pieces of armor and sent to various temples for blessing. The power of the armor created will definitely be even better!"
"Okay!" Emperor Xuanzong nodded, "I ordered the Ministry of Industry to summon more than a hundred letter workers and charge them as bad guys! As long as it is beneficial to suppressing the world's evil, no matter what you ask for, I will fully satisfy you."
"Your Majesty might as well summon those who are talented in poetry and painting from all over the world and train them to be 'letter workers'. In this way, the casting of the 'Shengren Jia' may be completed faster and come out as soon as possible." Su Wu said directly.
When Emperor Xuanzong heard this, his expression froze, and he felt embarrassed by Su Wu's request.
The so-called "Hangong", also known as "Hanren", is a craftsman who forges armor.
Nowadays, the profession of craftsmen is all a lowly profession. Those who are talented in poetry, painting, and learning are all determined to achieve fame, fulfill their ambitions, and serve the king. This is their greatest pursuit. If they are asked to do such lowly work as sending letters to people, they are just afraid. Duohui resigned angrily on the spot, thinking that the saint had humiliated them.
Su Wu has experienced and practiced for a long time now, and he is not a person who is ignorant of the world.
He knew that this request would make Xuanzong difficult, but he changed the topic and said: "Perhaps he can be temporarily transferred to bad people in the name of 'Hanlin Waiting for Imperial Edicts' and in the name of 'Ying He Wen'.
From now on, I will coordinate everything."
In the first year of Kaiyuan, Emperor Xuanzong had already set up the post of "Hanlin awaiting edicts". Now after hearing Su Wu's suggestion, he pondered for a long time and nodded: "Now I have several masters who are good at painting and calligraphy. , one of them is famous as 'Wu Daozi'.
After I go back, I will come up with a reason to send him to the bad guy.
Don't underestimate him."
Wu Daozi?!
Upon hearing this name, Su Wu was immediately shocked!
The origin of the armor must have been developed by a certain bad commander in the Tang Dynasty and his friend who was a painter. The "ink drawing" that needed to be engraved on the armor later developed to its peak and even spread eastward to Dongliu Island. , and has a close relationship with 'Wu Daozi'!
Su Wu still remembers that the most mysterious ink painting on Dongliu Island is the "Hell in Disguise" painted by Wu Daozi.
Wu Daozi painted many ink paintings of gods and demons, which were widely circulated in the Tang Dynasty. However, for unknown reasons, they were lost in later generations, leaving only various scrolls of gods and demons, which no longer have the unique charm of the ink paintings.
If we could invite this ‘Painting Saint’ now, the creation of ‘Shengren A’ would be greatly accelerated!
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Su Wu immediately bowed to Emperor Xuanzong and settled the matter first.
When Xuanzong saw Su Wu's face looking happy, he also smiled.
The name of Wu Daoxuan has been spread to this day.
He only thought that Su Wu had known about this person's reputation and could finally see him, so he was "happy to see him". Li Longji didn't say much about this matter. For him, although Wu Daozi was good at painting, , but after all, he is just a painter. There are countless painters in the world, and he does not care that there is one missing from his side.
Xuanzong and Su Wu went out to the mausoleum, and soldiers gathered around them.
When he walked out of the vast and cold mausoleum, Xuanzong squinted and looked around at the colorful stalactites and stalagmites illuminated by the firelight, and said: "The master of Maoshan, Ye Fashan, left Chang'an after your duel with Luo Gongyuan. Go as far as Maoshan.
Now he has returned to Chang'an.
He went to the Maoshan Zongtan. I think he was deeply involved in your defeat of Luo Gongyuan and the destruction of his cultivation. When he returned to Chang'an this time, he should have invited some helpers.
For example, the current great master of Maoshan is ‘Han Guangzi’.
When you leave Chang'an, Li Hanguang may be waiting outside the city.
Those who come are not good, so you must deal with them carefully.
——Victory or defeat can't be counted at the moment. Even if you lose in his hands, it doesn't matter. I have determined that you will be the 'leader of Xuanmen City'. Don't risk your own life because of this momentary success or failure.
Keeping the green hills is the most important thing."
After Xuanzong finished speaking, he patted Su Wu's shoulder, and hurried away surrounded by a group of armored soldiers. Even if he had seen Su Wu's methods with his own eyes, he didn't think Su Wu had any chance of winning in a fight with 'Han Guangzi', or even He advised Su Wu to 'save his life' and not to act out of emotion.
Let him "keep the green hills alive".
It can be seen that in the eyes of Emperor Xuanzong and the people of the world, how advanced was the practice of Han Guangzi.
Even Li Longji had such advice, and Su Wu understood even more that if Li Hanguang really wanted to fight with him, he would never be able to 'win' this battle.
If Su Wu can defeat Li Hanguang, Li Longji, who still has considerable trust in him, will immediately change his attitude towards Su Wu, set up heavy defenses, and take away the power that Su Wu just gained - in Xuanzong and even the world. In people's eyes, among all the dharma lineages in the world, the ones who are the most powerful are Zen Master Huinumao of Ci'en Sect and Maoshan Hanguangzi.
Because of Zen Master Huinuma's hidden involvement with "Maitreya's Rebirth" and his extremely high spiritual practice, Emperor Xuanzong targeted him at every turn and imposed various restrictions on him. He was kept away from Chang'an and could not set foot in the political center of the country. His whereabouts were even more closely monitored.
, unable to pose a threat to Xuanzong.
As for 'Li Hanguang', due to the various operations of the Taoist sect following Emperor Xuanzong, he has been closely related to the Li and Tang royal family. He is a member of the Taoist sect in the world. His master 'Chang Jingjian' was even named the 'World Taoist leader', and he was once personally the leader of the Taoist sect in the world.
Li Longji taught him the Dharma, and due to all the implication, Han Guangzi, despite his extremely high cultivation level, was not only unable to pose a threat to the Li Tang royal family, but also contributed to the Li Tang royal family's career.
Although Li Hanguang hid in the mountains and fields, he was actually the "Great Master Protecting the Country."
Su Wu suddenly emerged at this time. Although he had a tie with Xiansheng Shenxiu Projection, he was promoted to fifth in the Xuanmen Ranking by Li Longji. In fact, this "fifth in the Xuanmen Ranking" was a little mixed up in the eyes of the world.
Moisture - It is precisely because of this "you know and I know" moisture that Li Longji can feel at ease with Su Wu.
On top of Su Wu's head, there were still "Great Masters of National Protection" such as "Li Hanguang" pressing down on him.
But if Su Wu fought with Li Hanguang and defeated Li Hanguang, breaking through Li Longji's guess about the upper limit of his strength, the saint would definitely take a good look at whether he was too indifferent to this 'bad handsome man'
?Is the authority given to him too great?
Even if Xuanzong is just slightly suspicious, all the things that Su Wu has just coordinated will stop running, or even all the previous efforts will be wasted!
As for how to ‘lose’ to Li Hanguang if he really meets Li Hanguang and invites him to compete?
Su Wu already had a plan in mind.
Following Emperor Xuanzong, he also left this stalactite cave.
Not long after the saint left the Wild Goose Pagoda, the Ministry of Industry sent many craftsmen to turn over the earth and rocks around the Wild Goose Pagoda, excavate the ground, and unearth the magical treasures in the dragon veins under the Wild Goose Pagoda.
The hundreds of letters that Xuanzong promised to send to Su Wu were soon received.
The time for these letter craftsmen to report to the delinquent's residence was even earlier than the 150 "wishing monks" promised by Fa Zhi.
At this time, Xuanzong believed in Su Wu, so he allocated various resources to him.
If there is even the slightest suspicion in his heart, all these resources will disappear in an instant and cease to exist.
…
It is surrounded by bamboo curtains, making it a quiet and elegant teahouse.
Ye Fashan sat across the tea table from a handsome young man.
The young man was carrying a Tang sword with only a wooden handle on his back. He was watching attentively as Ye Fashan knocked off a small piece of tea leaves from the tea cake handed by the Taoist boy, and added nutmeg, pepper, green onion and ginger.
Salt and other substances are ground into powder, and then mixed with boiling springs. After sifting the powder, add lard and mix it into a rich tea soup.
Ye Fashan pushed a cup of tea soup in front of the young man and asked him to taste it first. He asked the young man with some expectant eyes: "How does it taste?"
"The lard is too thick." The young man wiped his mouth with his sleeve, commented, and pushed the tea bowl over. "It happened that I didn't have a full meal when I came here. I have another cup to satisfy my hunger with tea."
Hearing this, Ye Fashan twitched the corner of his mouth, but he followed suit and pushed his cup of tea to the young man. While the young man was sipping the tea soup, he crushed the tea leaves and spices and said loudly: "
Senior brother, in the past few days since I left Chang'an, many things have happened in Chang'an."
"Chang'an is a big city, and there are always new things happening every day." The young man shook his head and replied.
"The 'Zhang Wu' I mentioned to my senior brother before has now been worshiped by the sage as the 'bad commander'. The sage set up an altar to worship generals in the Eastern Capital, and the name of the bad commander has been known to the world since then.
The first thing the bad commander did after taking office was to go to the Iron Buddha Temple and give the "initiation" ceremony to the many monks gathered in the temple.
At that time, there were also saints watching the ceremony.
The saint also received the initiation ceremony from the bad commander."