Chapter 391: Don't mix things up with Buddha and Taoist ancestors!
Zhao Yanren is an ordinary little official in the Sinong Temple of the Tang Dynasty. Like other civil servants in Chang'an, he lives a life of clocking in to fish and going to Qinlou and Chuguan after work every day.
It's not that Zhao Yanren is corrupt, but that his family is indeed rich. His father Zhao Wenruo once served as the governor of a state during the Sui Dynasty, and his uncle Zhao Wenchang served as a bodyguard for Emperor Wu of Zhou Dynasty Yuwen Yong when he was young.
During the emperor's reign, he also served as the Prime Minister of Taifu Temple, responsible for the royal treasury and cashier, which can be said to be a high-power position.
But glory is a thing of the past after all. After the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, Zhao Yanren and others were replaced by upstarts such as the warrior Yun.
If it were another person, I'm afraid he would definitely feel resentful.
But because Zhao Yanren was a devout Buddhist, he had no other resistance other than revenge consumption. He didn't even complain when he went to Pingkangfang to marry the young lady.
Today, Zhao Yanren was very tired after having a serious discussion with a young lady in Pingkangfang about the "Dual Cultivation of Life and Life" in Buddhism. As soon as his head hit the pillow, he fell asleep within a few seconds.
In a daze, Zhao Yanren felt himself sitting up from the bed, couldn't help but walk to the yard, and saw an old man wearing green clothes.
Although the face of this old man was a little blurry in the dream and could not be seen clearly, Zhao Yanren in the dream immediately recognized that this was his father Zhao Wenruo, and he quickly fell to the ground.
"The working father came to urge me. It's the child's fault. The child must go to the Buddhist temple tomorrow..."
When he said this, Zhao Yanren was suddenly stunned.
No, it seems that I just went to the Buddhist temple to do the ashram for my father two days ago. Why is my father now coming to urge me in my dream?
"Ahem..."
The old man in green standing in front of Zhao Yanren coughed twice and said a little embarrassedly.
"That... I have received the matter about the dojo. My father is not looking for you today because of this matter."
Although Zhao Yanren was confused in his dream, he still asked subconsciously.
"whats the matter?"
"that……"
The old man in green coughed twice more and then said.
"You know about the assassination of Prince Zhang Daoyuan two days ago!"
"Yeah..."
Zhao Yanren nodded involuntarily.
"Know!"
"After Zhang Daoyuan was assassinated, Taozu Taishang Laojun promoted Zhang Daoyuan to be the City God of Xijing because he was smart and upright, and he was responsible for the underworld of the entire Chang'an City..."
"Father, you said that Zhang Daoyuan is now in charge of the entire underworld in Chang'an City. How is this possible?"
Before the old man in blue, Zhao Wenruo, had finished speaking, Zhao Yanren in his dream had already interrupted him blankly.
"When you and your uncle were resurrected from the dead by the underworld for reciting the Diamond Sutra, didn't you say that the underworld in Chang'an was managed by Yama?"
"that……"
After hearing Zhao Yanren's words, the corners of Zhao Wenruo's mouth twitched.
What can he say? Could it be that their brothers were actually deceived by the monk back then?
However, as a veteran official, Zhao Wenruo quickly found the reason.
"Yes, the Yin Division in Chang'an was indeed managed by King Yama at that time, but that was because there were no local officials in Chang'an at the time, so Yama took care of it temporarily. But now that Taozu Taishang Laojun appointed Zhang Daoyuan to take office, Chang'an
There are local officials here, so Yama will no longer care about the underworld in Chang'an."
"Is that so?"
Perhaps because of the relationship in the dream, Zhao Yanren felt that it was very difficult for his brain to move.
"What about Buddha? Did Buddha just let Taishang Laojun take away the underworld from Chang'an?"
"Why are you asking so many questions?"
After hearing Zhao Yanren's words, Zhao Wenruo became furious and yelled at Zhao Yanren.
"How dare you, Aye, and I interfere in the affairs between Buddha and Taozu? Just remember that Zhang Daoyuan will be the city god of Chang'an City from now on, and the entire underworld of Chang'an will be under Zhang Daoyuan's control!
"
"Yes Yes!"
After seeing Zhao Wenruo's rage, Zhao Yanren immediately bowed his hands and answered with fear.
"The child knows, what should the child do?"
"Now Zhang Daoyuan, the capital city god in Xijing, is temporarily staying in Qingdu Temple because there is no temple yet. You will go to Qingdu Temple tomorrow to offer incense to Zhang Chenghuang and say that you are willing to donate thousands of dollars to help Zhang Chenghuang build a temple in Dongshi. I hope Zhang
For the sake of our piety, Chenghuang asked Zhang Chenghuang to consider promoting me, Aye, to be a civil servant..."
At the beginning, Zhao Yanren was still listening carefully, but when he heard his father Zhao Wenruo said that he wanted to be a civil servant under Zhang Daoyuan, he instantly felt incredible.
"Father, don't we believe in Buddhism? Isn't it a good idea for you to become a civil servant under Zhang Daoyuan, a Taoist lackey?"
After hearing these words, Zhao Wenruo jumped up again instantly.
"Why are Taoist lackeys not lackeys? Nai Weng has said, let's not get involved in the affairs of Buddha and Taoist!"
"Yes Yes Yes……"
After seeing his father angry again, Zhao Yanren immediately bowed and apologized repeatedly.
"Aye, please calm down. Aye, please calm down. My son will go to Qingdu early tomorrow morning to watch."
"That's pretty much it..."
After hearing his son's words, Zhao Wenruo was finally satisfied. He stroked his beard and reminded his son again.
"It must be done as soon as possible. As far as Aye knows, this position of civil servant is very rare now. Even if we donate these 100,000 incense, Aye is still in doubt as to whether I can get it! Remember, we must remember
!”
As he said that, Zhao Yanren saw his father grabbing his wrist with his hand, pushing hard, and then he fell down involuntarily...
"ah!"
After an exclamation, Zhao Yanren turned over and sat up naked next to Miss Pingkangfang, panting heavily.
"It turned out to be a dream..."
Halfway through his words, Zhao Yanren's eyes fell on a purple handprint on his wrist.
"No, this is not a dream, Aye is really here!"
Just when Zhao Yanren was being entrusted with dreams by his father, there were many ghosts in other corners of Chang'an City who were also trying to find ways to entrust dreams to their relatives who were still in the mortal world.
Although not every ghost can be as arrogant as Zhao Wenruo and directly donate 10,000 yuan, most relatives of ghosts can afford to go to Qingdu to watch and burn incense sticks for Master Zhang Chenghuang.
So when Zhao Yanren left Pingkangfang early the next morning, he went back to his home to allocate 10,000 guan, and then when he arrived at the Qingdu Temple, he found that there was already a sea of people here. The team waiting to offer incense came directly from the Taoist temple.
They squeezed outside the gate.
Among the crowd, Zhao Yanren saw an acquaintance of his at a glance.
"Brother Wence..."
Zhao Yanren looked at a thin scribe standing in the team with a look of surprise on his face.
"Didn't you say that you uphold the scriptures and abide by the laws and will not enter evil places? Why are you here?"
The scribe turned his head and looked at Zhao Yanren, and was stunned.
"Brother Yanren, how can a righteous believer like you enter a Taoist temple?"
"that……"
Zhao Yanren opened his mouth and stuttered.
"My father told me in my dream that Brother Zhang Daoyuan has become the master of the Yin Division in Chang'an, and I am familiar with Brother Daoyuan, so I made a special trip to come here...Brother Wen Ce, why are you here?"
"hehe……"
The scribe was stunned for a moment, then laughed dryly.
"Some...like you, Brother Yanren, knew that Brother Daoyuan had become the Lord of the Underworld, so he came to congratulate him!"
"..."
While these people came to Qingdu Temple to offer incense to Zhang Daoyuan, Kong Qing, the master of Qingdu Temple, was chatting with the third wife, Li Xiuning, at Princess Pingyang's residence.
"So Xiao Qingwei, you came to me because you want Aye to issue an edict to enshrine Zhang Daoyuan and Fu Yi as gods, and build a temple for them!"
At this time, Li Xiuning was wearing a rare women's clothing. She leaned back on the pillow, holding her cheek with one hand, looking at Kong Qing up and down with her big eyes, with a half-smile on her face.
"Shouldn't this kind of thing be submitted to your Taishi Bureau and then approved by Aye?"
"The poor Taoist will naturally submit a letter from the Taishi Bureau, but the problem is that most saints will leave this kind of matter to the Chongxuan Bureau for discussion,"
Kong Qing shook the white jade whisk in his hand and said helplessly.
"Sanniang, you also know Fu Yi and Zhang Daoyuan. Do you think those in the Chongxuan Department, especially the top ten Buddhist sects, will agree to build a temple for them?"
"This is indeed..."
Li Xiuning raised her head, as if thinking about what Fu Yi had done, she couldn't help but turn around, covered her mouth with her sleeves and chuckled.
"It is indeed impossible for the Chongxuan Department to admit that Fu Yi and the others have become gods."
As Li Xiuning turned her body, her mature and concave curves instantly fell into Kong Qing's eyes, and Kong Qing blinked silently.
Huh? It seems that the third lady's chest has increased by two points. What is going on...
"This matter is not difficult for me."
After lightly laughing, Li Xiuning turned around again and looked at Kong Qing with a smile.
"But Xiao Qingwei, please tell me why I want to do this for you?"
"this……"
Kong Qing blinked and said tentatively.
"Then what does Sanniang want Pindao to do?"
"Um!"
Li Xiuning put down his hands and acted as if he didn't care.
"I really don't have anything in particular that I want. Let's do this. It will be my birthday in a few days. On that day, Xiao Qingwei, you can come here to have some wine with me and chat for a while!"
After hearing this condition, Kong Qing immediately agreed without hesitation.
"It's Sanniang's birthday, and I'm here to accompany you now."
"good!"
The corners of Li Xiuning's mouth curled up slightly and she looked up at Kong Qing.
"Then we've made an agreement not to break the promise then..."
Kong Qing slapped his chest and said decisively.
"Of course not!"
…
Just after Kong Qing left, there was a knock on the door, and a charming-looking woman pushed the door in from the outside of the flower hall.
"Your Highness Princess, what you want has been prepared for you!"