In Qiyun Temple, Yunchu's family temple, there are thirty-two monks who come to place orders all year round.
These monks live in Qiyun Temple, but they do not eat the food of Qiyun Temple, do not interact with outsiders, and do not even speak to each other.
On weekdays, I either sit in meditation or stretch my muscles and bones.
The center of these people's living areas is always Master Xuanzang, and they will be scattered within a one-mile radius with Master Xuanzang as the center.
Only on the first day of every month would I listen to Master Xuanzang’s lectures.
These monks did not come from the same place, but each monk looked very powerful, so he should be a warrior monk.
Among them, the Songshan Shaolin Temple has the most monks, so the leader of these monks is Master Jueming of the Shaolin Temple.
When Taizong fought with Wang Shichong in Luoyang, the warrior monks from Shaolin Temple helped Taizong, so this temple was the only temple in the Tang Dynasty that could have armor.
Yu Xiurong heard from her husband that the armor in the Shaolin Temple was different from the armor in the Tang Dynasty. It was bronze armor and weighed more than eighty kilograms. It was said that it was invulnerable to swords, guns, water and fire.
Yu Xiurong was willing to regard Master Xuanzang as the emperor among the monks, and those monks were just like the soldiers from various places who came to the capital to "fight".
Naha, who had gotten into great trouble, had better enter Qiyun Temple at this time. It would be safest to hide under the command of Master Xuanzang.
In the Tang Dynasty, the only person who could truly say that he was "outside the Three Realms and not among the Five Elements" was Master Xuanzang.
Now, Master Xuanzang seems to be a little impatient with life, always thinking about sitting and passing away. Regarding this matter, not only the Yun family is worried, but even the monks all over the world are also very worried.
In other words, those monks were more concerned about their leader becoming a Buddha than the Yun family.
Naha's carriage was escorted by a guard composed of more than two million bad people from Wannian County to Bashang.
Even if the Changsun family is very difficult to deal with, they don't have the guts to use a large number of people to raid Naha's carriage in broad daylight.
Yu Xiurong had calculated that if the emperor killed the man named Wu Zheng, the eldest son's family would definitely fight back. However, this counterattack would never be directed at the emperor or the prince. In that case, it would definitely be a rebellion.
If the Changsun family does not want to rebel, but also wants to take revenge and establish its power, then killing Naha is a very good choice.
What Yu Xiurong could do was to amplify the identity of the Nahaha girl, place her with Master Xuanzang, and send her own children to seek shelter.
As for herself, Yu Xiurong felt that she could not run away or leave home, otherwise it would make people think that the Yun family was afraid of their eldest son, Wuji.
Even if the small Yun family is really afraid of Changsun Wuji, she cannot avoid it at this time, especially when her husband is away. She sits in charge of the Yun family, which means that the Yun family has no regrets when they choose to side with the prince.
It's not even a mean house that can act according to the changing circumstances.
In Chang'an, everyone has a position. Li Ji's position is that of Emperor Li Zhi and Xu Jingzong, and Li Yifu's position is that of Queen Wu Mei. So, the Yun family has nothing to gain from the position of the prince who has always been close to his family.
Strange.
There is nothing strange about this kind of behavior in the Tang Dynasty, or in other words, everyone has become accustomed to it. The emperor also acquiesced in the choice of all officials, as long as the number of people who took refuge in the queen and the prince did not exceed the number of people who took refuge in him.
This is a political balance.
Bashang now belongs to the Yun family. Although this place is very desolate and full of dilapidated tombs from past dynasties, this dead land is now decorated like flowers with cotton.
Even the broken stone monuments surrounded by cotton seemed to be primitive and not desolate in the sunlight.
There is a small shed beside the road in the cotton field. In the shed sits a monk whose skin has been tanned bronze by the sun.
After seeing the monk, the bad guys turned back to the city collectively. Cui carried a big food box, took out a roast chicken and a braised hoof leg, put them in the alms bowl next to the monk, and then
He took out a small jar of glutinous rice wine and placed it next to the monk. He put his hands together and said, "Amitabha."
The monk clasped his hands together to express his thanks, but remained silent.
Naha shouted in the carriage: "Give him anti-toxic medicine, give him anti-toxic medicine, this guy likes to drink strong liquor."
Cui angrily said to Naha in the carriage: "Don't blaspheme the master."
Naha said: "He is practicing silent meditation now and cannot speak, otherwise he will definitely want anti-toxic medicine, so he will not want your glutinous rice soup.
Roast chicken and trotters should be paired with strong liquor, not sweet glutinous rice soup."
The monk's face was expressionless, but the slight disappointment in his eyes still showed that Naha was right.
The monks could drink wine and eat meat. This was allowed by Emperor Taizong. How could people who were vegetarians all day have the strength to stretch their muscles and bones?
After all, Mrs. Cui had no desire to be like Naha. Whenever she saw the shed where the monks were meditating, she would give chickens, meat, and fermented glutinous rice grains, but no antiseptic.
After entering Qiyun Temple, the monks here became more lively. Many young monks grew up under Naha's bullying.
So when they saw Naha's carriage, they ran over and stuck their bald heads into the carriage. They had already heard that Naha was beaten to the ground by her sister-in-law.
Naha was lying in the carriage, and the windows on both sides were crowded with little bald heads. Everyone was eager to see Naha's beaten butt. Unfortunately, Cui was covering her with a small blanket and couldn't see anything.
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"I'm going to stay here for a long time this time. When I'm healed, you can see how I'll take care of you."
Seeing the always fierce Naha lying on the thick blanket like a kitten, the young monks left happily.
Because Mrs. Cui brought them new monk robes and shoes.
When Naha was carried by the young monks to Master Xuanzang, Naha started crying.
I don’t know what happened, but Master Xuanzang’s eyes became as black as ink, as pure and flawless as a baby’s eyes.
“What should come will always come, and what shouldn’t come will come. This is why this world exists and keeps moving forward.
We can't stop what should come, and we can't stop what shouldn't come. This is the meaning of our single-minded pursuit of liberation.
Open your heart, whether it is good or bad, it is the fruit of your creation.
So, Naha, enjoy it. The five flavors of sour, sweet, bitter, spicy and salty are indispensable. It depends on how you blend the five flavors to create a variety of new flavors. Over time, you will get endless fun from it.
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Naha rolled her eyes and said, "I prefer sweet."
Xuanzang smiled and touched Naha's head with his hand and said: "Idiot, sweet, it's just an illusion."
Naha took out a piece of maltose from her sleeve and stuffed it into Xuanzang's mouth and said, "It's not an illusion, I really feel it."
Xuanzang bit the maltose and smiled: "You are right, maltose is indeed very sweet. I was just talking nonsense."
Naha laughed and said: "My brother said there is something sweeter, sugar cane, have you ever told me? My brother said that by squeezing the juice from sugar cane, boiling it in a big pot, and finally adding lime, you can get icing sugar, which is better than sugar cane."
Maltose is too sweet."
Xuanzang smiled and said: "If you like sweetness, pursue sweetness. Very good, very good."
Naha moved her body carefully and whispered: "I may have caused a big disaster this time. Aunt Cui said that someone hates me very much and wants to kill me, so I came to you to take refuge."
Xuanzang smiled and said: "That's very good. If there is cause and effect, it is a good thing. What the old monk is most afraid of now is that something without cause and effect will happen suddenly."
Naha naturally didn't understand the mystery behind Xuanzang's words, but since Xuanzang didn't take this matter seriously, Naha felt that she should be able to live a happy life after being freed from her sister-in-law's control.
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Therefore, this beating was not in vain.
When the royal family dines, the emperor usually has a table, the queen has a table, and the prince Li Hong also has a table.
It's just that the types and quantities of food on the table are different.
Li Hong always looked at his father's dining table, but Wu Mei kept looking at Li Hong. As for Li Zhi, all his attention was on the giant bear.
Seeing that the whole roast chicken went into the giant bear's mouth, after eating, Wu Mei contributed her own roast chicken to the giant bear.
When Li Hong saw this, he tore the roast chicken on his dining table into two halves and gave half to his father and half to his mother.
Seeing that the giant bear wanted to snatch it away, he kicked it.
Li Zhi glanced at his son sideways and said, "What do you want to do?"
Li Hongdao: "My child feels a little sorry for Naha."
Li Zhi said: "When I entered Qiyun Temple, I was protected by Ku Chan monks. If there is another problem, there will be nothing we can do."
When Li Hong saw his father starting to stuff chicken legs into the giant bear's mouth again, he turned his head and looked at his mother and said, "My child wants to take Naha into the East Palace."
Wu Mei tore the chicken elegantly and said, "Do you want to marry her?"
Li Hong shook his head and said: "Obviously inappropriate."
Hearing what Li Hong said, Li Zhi once again shifted his gaze from the giant bear to his son, and said calmly: "My head is still clear, but if I can't be a crown princess, I can still be a concubine."
Wu Mei shook her head and said: "If it is the crown prince, Xuanzang may still agree. As for the concubine, not to mention that Xuanzang does not agree, Yunchu will not agree."
Li Zhi thought for a moment and said, "That's right, the princess must be a daughter of the Han family."
Wu Mei said: "What a pity."
Li Zhi shook his head and said: "There is nothing to regret. It is not impossible to change the way."
Li Hong didn't understand what riddle his father and mother were playing, so he asked carefully: "Can I go to Qiyun Temple to meet Naha?"
Wu Mei said: "No."
When Li Hong saw his mother's refusal, he stopped pestering her. He knew that if he continued to pester, not only would he not get a good result, but things would only get worse.
"My kid still wants to kill some people." Li Hong retreated and settled for the next best thing.
Li Zhi chewed a vegetable that he could not name. After eating it, he asked indifferently: "Who to kill?"
Li Hongdao: "All those who trick children into making a fool of themselves, and all those who have seen children make a fool of themselves."
Wu Mei clapped her hands and said, "My son has finally grown up."