Chapter 679: I remembered, the Big Dipper is Pei Ju
Xiu Shan Temple is a very famous temple in Chang'an. It is located in Anyefang of Chang'an City. It was the annex of the former Sui Dynasty Grand Master Shen Guogong Li Mu. Later, it was donated to Buddhism by Li Mu's wife who believed in Buddhism and became what it is today.
Shuzenji Temple.
Because it is located next to Zhuque Street, the incense of Xiushan Temple has always been very prosperous. It was not until the death of Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty and the move of Jiduni Temple to Xiushan Temple by Emperor Gaozong Li Zhi of the Tang Dynasty that this popular temple was finally destroyed.
According to rumors, a certain talented man named Wu became a monk here at that time!
But these are all things that will happen in the future, and the incense of Shuzen Temple is still very prosperous now, but because of this, this temple has encountered a catastrophe that has never been encountered before.
boom!
A dark-faced general, holding a horse as thick as a child's arm, together with another burly man, led a group of cavalry in black armor and rushed into the temple gate without any explanation, frightening the pilgrims and monks present.
Running away in all directions.
At this time, the monk who was greeting the guests at the door saw this situation and hurriedly came up to stop him.
"Dear Tan Yue, this place is a pure place, you cannot..."
Before he could finish his words, he saw that the dark-skinned general in front of him was pointing at his neck, and the cold blade immediately forced back all the words he had not finished speaking.
Then, he heard the dark-faced general ask coldly.
"Where is the monk Puying who plotted to assassinate King Qin?"
"I don't understand what you are talking about..."
The monk Zhike shook his head with a look of confusion on his face.
"There is no Monk Puying in this temple. This is a place of Buddhism. Please don't..."
boom!
Before he could finish his words, he saw that the general on the opposite side had waved the horse spear in his hand without hesitation, and hit him like a stick, making a muffled sound. Then Zhike Monk seemed to have been beaten.
It rolled out like a polo ball, hit the wall next to it with a loud sound, rolled its eyes, and fell down softly.
"What nonsense!"
The dark-skinned general took back his horse, took a sip on the ground, and then raised his hand.
"Brothers, there is news that Monk Puying has escaped here. Please tell me, we have to find him even if we have to dig three feet into the ground!"
After hearing what he said, the burly man next to him immediately raised his hand and pointed towards the temple in front of him, and quickly issued an order.
"The first team goes to the left, the second team goes to the right, the third team attacks from the front, the fourth team and the fifth team move backward..."
"yes!"
After a shout, these black-armored cavalry immediately divided into several teams skillfully and spread out...
Some people began to gallop towards the back of the temple to prevent monks from running away with "stolen items", while others carried swords and guns and began to inspect the houses one by one to see if there were any inappropriate "stolen items" in the house.
Another group of people started knocking with the tools to see if there were any hidden doors and cabinets in the house, and if there were any hidden basements underground.
The movements are extremely skillful, and you can see that practice makes perfect!
Although most of the monks were very reasonable under the 'persuasion' of the swords and guns in the hands of these soldiers, as the saying goes, in a big forest, any bird can be used, and sometimes some monks who practice to the point of losing their minds will do some unnecessary things.
of resistance.
"You gang of robbers, put down the poor monk's golden Buddha!"
With a shout, two soldiers in black armor rolled out of the door of a certain house, and then a sturdy monk in his thirties appeared in front of the house and shouted angrily.
"Are you here to search for criminals, or are you here to rob..."
puff!
Before the monk could finish his words, he saw a spear flying towards him with strong wind, directly passing through his chest and nailing him to the wall behind him.
"You actually dare to resist in a corner, which shows that you are indeed a rebellious person!"
The dark-faced general clapped his hands, as if he had just swatted a mosquito to death. Then he turned his head and glanced around the monks present with a sinister smile on his face.
"Since there are people who are guilty of thieves and want to resist, there is no need to screen them and take them all away..."
Just as these monks from Shuzen Temple were being taken away crying, with the sound of horse hooves, a black armor cavalry rushed in from outside, reined in his mount, and faced the dark-faced general. Cross your hands and salute.
"Commander Yuchi, a message from Tiance Mansion!"
The dark-faced general Wei Chigong turned to look at the black armored cavalry and waved his hand. The other party immediately understood, urged his horse forward, and handed the other party a letter in his hand.
Tear!
Yuchi Gong tore open the letter casually, and after taking a glance at it, the expression on his face softened. He turned around and said to the burly man next to him.
"Changsun, this guy Cheng Yaojin finally succeeded in becoming a god and came back to life. Finally, my hard work was not in vain..."
"Is biting gold alive?"
After hearing Yu Chigong's words, the deputy general Zhai Changsun next to him also had a smile on his face, but then he looked around at the Xuan Jiaqi who were in full swing, "searching for criminals" from room to room, and then lowered his voice and said.
"Then can we close the team..."
"What team to recruit?"
A sinister smile appeared on Yuchi Gong's face again.
"Yao Jin is fine, but don't we brothers want to become gods? If we don't take advantage of this good opportunity to fuck him once and for all, where will we brothers get the incense to become gods for ourselves... "
"That's right!"
Zhai Changsun nodded silently, then immediately urged his horse forward and shouted at the black armor riders.
"You guys should check me more carefully. Don't let Monk Puying escape!"
…
"Hahaha……"
Just as the black armored knights of Tiance Mansion were running like wolves and tigers throughout Chang'an City, looking for Monk Puying, the murderer of King Qin, in the Chengxiang Hall in Da Nei, His Majesty Li Yuan was looking at a tall building in front of him. About eight inches tall, it seemed to be a purple and transparent Buddha statue, and it let out a triumphant laugh.
"Pei Qing, come here and take a look. This is the image of the exotic gemstone that Yang Guangshe gave to Riyan Temple. It is said that as long as a devout believer in Buddhism can see all kinds of incredible phenomena through it... By the way! Pei Qing, you are Aren't you just people who believe in Buddhism sincerely? Come and see what you can see..."
"Is this Shiying? I've heard of this name for a long time!"
Sikong Pei Ji walked forward with a look of envy and jealousy that could not be concealed on his face, respectfully took the purple and transparent Buddha statue that seemed to be made of crystal with both hands, and placed it in front of his eyes.
"With the grace of the saint today, I can finally appreciate it..."
While talking, Pei Ji looked inside the purple transparent Buddha statue, and then frowned strangely.
"Hey! Why can't I see anything? Saint, is this stone image real?"
"Of course it's true!"
His Majesty Li Yuan touched his beard with his hand and said with a smile.
"During the reign of Emperor Kaihuang, I saw this treasure once in the residence of Xue Daoheng, the Minister of Civil Affairs. I am sure that this is what I saw at that time. By the way, Xue Daoheng also held a Dharma gathering at that time and invited Buddhists to a large number of people.
We are here to see this treasure, Pei Qing, a Buddhist believer. Didn't you get the invitation?"
"The old minister was the chief secretary of Bingzhou at that time. He had a low-level official position. How could he fall in the eyes of Xue Shilang, who is known as the "empty beam and falling swallow in the mud".
After hearing what Li Yuan said, Pei Ji smiled bitterly and continued.
"By the time the old minister heard about this treasure, it had already been snatched away by Yang Guang and put into the inner treasury. Later, after Yang Guang gave the treasure to Riyan Temple, the old minister was busy with secular affairs in Bingzhou, so he has been living in poverty.
one side."
"It's a pity for you, Pei Qing. I remember that the Dharma gathering was quite big at that time, and there were quite a lot of people coming. And this stone image was still in the hands of a Hu monk... Later, I always felt that the reason why Xue Daoheng was related to
Yang Guang’s discord may also have something to do with Shi Yingying.”
When talking about the past, His Majesty Li Yuan not only talked happily.
"I still remember that at the Dharma gathering, everyone else saw all kinds of incredible sights, but I didn't see anything. In order not to make a fool of myself, I made up some nonsense based on what others said...
Now that I think about it, the reason why I can't see the strange scene in the stone image is probably because my belief in Buddha is not sincere enough! But Pei Qing, you believe in Buddhism so devoutly, you should be able to see it anyway!"
After hearing His Majesty Li Yuan's words, Pei Ji blinked silently.
yes!
How could I, who is so devout to Buddhism, be like the saint and not see anything?
Then isn’t the problem obvious...
"But I really can't see anything. Saint, could it be possible that this thing was later transferred to Riyan Temple? After all, anything can happen during the war in the late Sui Dynasty!"
"This is absolutely impossible!"
Regarding Pei Ji's guess, His Majesty Li Yuan immediately answered with certainty.
"Because I couldn't see anything in the stone image at that time, I was very unhappy. At that time, I was young and energetic, and I was not resentful that this Buddhist treasure had wronged me, so I quietly wore this treasure on the ground.
Little by little.
That’s right!
It's the corner you see now, Pei Qing, so this treasure is definitely real!"
His Majesty Li Yuan looked at the somewhat astonished Pei Ji and showed a proud smile.
"And I have witnesses... When I secretly wore this thing out, it was seen by the Pei Juqing family who was still a member of the Neishi family at the time. I remember very clearly that the Pei Juqing family even smiled at me at that time...
…”
When he said this, His Majesty Li Yuan suddenly froze for a moment, as if he remembered something. He gently tapped the wood in front of him with his hand and began to think deeply.
The next moment, Pei Ji silently turned his head, pointed the stone image at His Majesty Li Yuan, and then spoke in an exaggerated tone.
"Sage, I have seen a vision! Oh! What a big Buddha, right in front of my eyes!"
"Hahaha……"
Li Yuan was instantly amused by his good gay friend. He took a few pictures and laughed happily. He stopped after a long while.
"Pei Qing, do you remember the Big Dipper Lord Shi Zhixuan that Qingwei summoned when we went to my Cloud Castle some time ago to watch Qingwei and Fang Xiandao fight?"
"remember!"
Pei Ji put down the stone image in his hand and said.
"Didn't you say that Mr. Big Dipper looks familiar..."
"Yes, he looks very familiar!"
His Majesty Li Yuan touched his beard with his hand and said with certainty.
"Now that I think about it, that Big Dipper Lord Shi Zhixuan actually looks exactly like Pei Ju and Pei Qing when they were young..."
"Sage, you said that Brother Pei Ju..."
After being reminded by His Majesty Li Yuan, Pei Ji carefully ran around in his mind and finally found what Pei Ju looked like when he was young.
"It seems to be quite similar!"
－－－－－－Digression－－－－－
There are different opinions about where Wu Zetian became a monk. After all, there was no temple named Ganye Temple in Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty, and there is no detailed mention of this Ganye Temple in the history books.
Before talking about Wu Zetian becoming a monk, Mengxin first mentioned a person, Yang Jun, the third son of Emperor Wen of Sui Dynasty, Yang Jian, King Xiao of Qin.
As we all know, many dignitaries in the Sui Dynasty were Buddhists, but Yang Jun was particularly pious. He even donated the house that Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty Yang Jian had given him twice, and donated half of it to Buddhism to build a temple.
It is the Jiduni Temple that Mengxin mentioned today, and to the east is the Daodeuni Temple.
Later, after Li Shimin passed away, Li Zhi focused on this place in order to place his father's concubines.
He first moved the Jiduni Temple to Xiushan Temple in Chongdefang, then moved the Daoduni Temple to Taiyuan Temple in Xiuxiangfang, and then renamed Yang Jun's residence Lingbao Temple and Chongsheng Palace. Among them, he used Lingbao Temple as
It housed Li Shimin's surviving concubines, and Chongsheng Palace was Li Shimin's auxiliary temple.
In other words, let your little mothers continue to serve your father here and offer him incense.
Therefore, according to general principles, Wu Zetian should have become a monk at Lingbao Temple in Chongdefang with others. However, considering the relationship between Li Zhi and Wu Zetian, she was placed alone in the moved Jiduni Temple to avoid
It makes sense to human ears and eyes.
However, some people now infer that Wu Zetian became a monk here based on the fact that the place where Wu Zetian buried his eldest daughter, Princess Anding, who died violently, is the Deye Temple in the Forbidden Garden outside Chang'an City. However, in Mengxin's view, this address is instead