Chapter 1,283: The familiar method of saving the souls of the dead, but Buddhism was the first to be eliminated
On the Nai River Bridge.
Xiaoqian stood where Li Yan originally stood, surrounded by yin energy, practicing silently.
Different from Chen Hong's goal, which is to assist the ten kings in managing the underworld and obtain the establishment of the underworld, she is trying the method of ghosts and immortals.
Thanks to the ups and downs of life and the hard-won stability in the underworld, the process went smoothly.
But Xiaoqian has not yet made up her mind as to which path to take in the end.
After all, ghosts and immortals have many restrictions, their priesthood is fixed, and they are basically bound to the underworld or the mountains and the earth, making it difficult to freely walk in the three realms.
"Preserving the memories of this life and reincarnating to rebuild may be the goal I want to pursue..."
While he was quietly watching the River Styx, contemplating a way out, the Mingpiao doll quietly appeared behind him: "Empress! Empress! Emperor Ming has entered the underworld!"
Xiaoqian didn't care too much and said calmly: "I have used Yin Qi to take pictures and guide them. My father has seen and heard in the underworld. After returning to the Yang world, he should also restrain himself..."
Mingpiao doll hesitated for a moment: "But that Emperor Ming is begging for mercy!"
Xiaoqian was stunned for a moment, then moved towards the outside of Fusi City.
When we arrived at the Sixth Hall, we could see Jiajing, who was getting older and thinner, half-kneeling on the ground. He begged a shadow in front of him: "Chang'an, I love you the most! I also hate your mother and concubine.
Remember, that bitch of the Fang family was burned alive because my father asked the chamberlain to do it! You must believe in my father!"
After hearing these words, Xiaoqian frowned. Instead of feeling the pleasure of getting revenge, she felt a sense of nausea.
Her mother-in-law was Concubine Cao Duan who died in vain during the Renyin Palace Incident. The Fang family mentioned by Jiajing was Empress Fang who took the opportunity to slander and put the charge of regicide on Concubine Cao Duan.
Empress Fang did die, but the cause of death was not Jiajing's revenge for her beloved, but just a fire accident. This was clearly remembered in the book of life and death, and Xiaoqian had already checked it.
The reason is very simple. Jiajing was indeed a little sad about the tragic death of Concubine Cao Duan, but for the queen, he was more grateful than resentful.
Because during the Renyin Palace incident, it was Empress Fang who came with her servants and saved his life. This was the merit of saving his life. In the face of such merit, everything else can be ignored.
In addition, the Queen of the Central Palace is the official wife, and no matter how favored the concubines are, they are nothing more than concubines. Jiajing is an emperor who cares deeply about the dignity of his concubines. Of course, he will not treat the Queen because of the death of Concubine Cao Duan...
Neither the former Princess Zhu Shouyu of Chang'an nor today's Xiaoqian will forget the revenge of killing her mother. Therefore, after the Ten Kings reorganized the underworld, she also asked the judge to focus on investigating the soul of Queen Fang, the cause of death, crime and sentence.
You must be clear about it, even remembering clearly which level of hell you will atone your sins at.
The land of the underworld with clear rewards and punishments will give an explanation to the souls who died in vain!
Originally, the matter had come to an end here, so that Jiajing would not be angry. What he said in the photo was just a suggestion to visit, which was a complete settlement of the grudge. However, he did not expect that Jiajing would be oppressed by ghosts and goaded by Yan Song along the way, and mistakenly thought that his daughter wanted to do the same.
Seeking revenge from him, he began to lie and beg for mercy.
"He is no longer the high-spirited emperor he once was. He is just a foolish emperor who is greedy for immortality and has no spiritual state of mind. If the emperor is like this, he is a disaster to the world!"
"If you commit evil while you are alive, you will pay for it after death. Even if good and evil are rewarded, it is still not as good as doing good deeds early..."
Xiaoqian made a decision in her heart, stepped forward, replaced the shadow, stretched out her hand to help Jiajing up: "Father, there is no need to say more, I know everything, just follow me!"
Jiajing floated up anxiously, followed Xiaoqian, and found that she was heading away from the city of Fusei. The person who had strangled her had long since escaped. The ghosts she saw along the way also treated her daughter with respect.
, just then he breathed a sigh of relief: "Chang An, seeing that you are doing well, I feel relieved as a father!"
Xiao Qian said: "According to my father's opinion, I do have some power in the underworld, but this does not mean that I am living a good life..."
Jiajing looked concerned: "If you have any troubles, my father is here to listen!"
Xiao Qian said: "There's nothing else. I just don't want to live as a ghost all the time. I'm preparing to be reincarnated and become my father's son again. How about that?"
Jiajing's expression suddenly changed and he hurriedly said: "My father is already old, so I might not be able to have any heirs..."
This is true. Not to mention Jiajing's current children, only two sons and one daughter are left after death. The third generation is very worried. King Jing still has a son, but King Yu has no descendants so far.
This is also the reason why King Yu was the elder but could not establish him as the prince. Jiajing did not want to follow the old path of Zhengde and give up the throne to other branches of the Zhu family because he had no heirs to pass on...
Xiaoqian also knew this and said calmly: "The heirs of the royal family are related to the stability of the country. It has been two hundred years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. The country's destiny is on the decline and it cannot withstand the storm of the battle for the prince."
Jiajing narrowed his eyes and regained his magnanimity, and said: "Chang'an, if you really want to be reincarnated and become the grandson of the emperor, I can create an emperor's grandson, but if you want to stabilize your position as the heir apparent,
It will take some time..."
Xiaoqian was silent.
The position of the emperor's grandson may be fine for other dynasties, but it is too familiar to the Ming Dynasty. She did not expect that this old father would be so direct.
Of course, there are clear conditions for the position of the emperor's grandson.
What does it take time to do?
It naturally prolongs life!
Xiaoqian would not do that. Even if she could do it, she would not allow such an emperor to extend his life. Moreover, the cost of extending life is indeed different for people of different statuses: "The father is a nine-five-year-old, and he has the dynasty dragon."
Qi, only merit and blessings can increase your lifespan..."
Jiajing hurriedly asked: "How do you get merit and good fortune?"
Xiao Qian said: "The sage king and sage will rule the world in peace!"
This time Jiajing was silent.
Before coming here, Jiajing might have been righteous and felt that his inaction to rule was the style of Emperor Wen. But now when he entered the underworld, he found that he was full of enemies, and he died in vain, and there were countless ghosts in the city who wanted to eat his flesh.
Existence, I really have no shame and no need to say that I am a sage king and sage...
What's more, just before coming to the underworld, there was the Guanzhong earthquake reported by Hu Zongxian!
Thinking of the casualties that the earthquake would cause, Jiajing suddenly felt afraid: "Will the sins of those dead souls also be blamed on me?"
He couldn't shed tears without seeing the coffin. Now, let alone the coffin, everyone was in the underworld, and he finally felt deep regret.
Regarding the ups and downs of the old father's mood, Xiaoqian had a clear understanding of the situation and secretly shook her head. Before she felt as if she was dying, she gave a promising suggestion: "Actually, in addition to extending life, there is also a way to transcend."
Jiajing was a little confused: "Transcendence?"
Xiaoqian said: "The ghosts in the underworld have grievances, and they must be punished by law. There was chaos in the underworld before, so now there are too many wronged souls gathered in the City of Wan Die, and they are in urgent need of salvation. If there is no voice of grievance in the underworld, the world of the Yang can enjoy peace."
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"Okay! Okay! Then let's do the method of salvation and let the wronged souls ascend to heaven and no longer bother me!"
Jiajing understood that it was to let these resentful ghosts leave early. His eyes lit up and he remembered again that Buddhist monks seemed to be good at this so-called salvation: "Do I need a Buddhist master?"
As long as his daughter answers yes, he will immediately worship Buddha and suppress Taoism after returning to the human world.
As the emperor, the purpose of believing in Taoism and cultivating is for longevity, but now those who are taught by Zhengyi and orthodox Taoists are allowed to be taken away by ghost messengers. What's the use of keeping them?
It’s time to invite those wealthy monks back...
However, Xiaoqian's words made Buddhism the first to be eliminated: "The world has changed, and Buddhism is no longer suitable to deal with it, so we have to find other ways."
It was a matter of his own safety. Jiajing couldn't bear to hear ambiguous words: "Chang An, tell me what the method is, just tell your father!"
Xiaoqian shook her head slowly: "The secret must not be leaked. My father is the emperor. Just pay attention and you will have a chance."
Jiajing was dissatisfied at first, and then suddenly reacted: "Can I go back? Can I go back?"
Xiao Qian said: "In the book of life and death, my father, Emperor Yang, has not yet expired and should return to the Yang world."
Jiajing was both happy and angry: "Why did the ghost bring me to the underworld?"
They all use the word "lead", which shows how excited His Majesty is. Xiaoqian explained: "Nowadays, there are changes in the world, and there is also turmoil in the underworld. There are many people who have been hooked to death, and they have been allocated temporarily, either due to mistakes or omissions, or accepting bribes.
Deliberately making things difficult..."
Jiajing didn't believe that it was the temporary workers who were responsible. Thinking of Yan Song's skillful handing of ghost tickets to ghosts before, he said coldly: "It seems that they don't want to let me go even after they die!"
After all, he is the emperor. After being angry, Jiajing adjusted his mentality as quickly as possible and softened his tone: "Chang'an, I don't ask about other fathers, so as to save you embarrassment. Just this matter, how long do I have to live?"
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Xiaoqian paused and whispered: "In less than ten years."
Jiajing's body tensed involuntarily.
Although he has been the emperor for more than thirty years, he was only in his fifties since he ascended the throne in his teens.
There are less than ten years left in Yangshou. Doesn't it mean that he can live to be more than sixty years old at most?
For ordinary people, this is naturally a long life, and it is not too short for the Ming emperor, but Jiajing found it difficult to accept it.
If nothing else, Yan Song lived to be nearly eighty, and even died in vain!
I have been cultivating Taoism all my life, but I can't even compare to that old man?
The key is that thinking about returning to this terrible underworld a few years later, the fear comes instantly. The next part of the journey is so confusing that I don’t know how I walked through it.
Until his body was flying upward lightly, Jiajing looked up and saw a ray of light falling down. Xiaoqian's voice finally reached his ears: "Father, if you practice good deeds more, you will be rewarded with blessings!"
"Huh...huh!"
Jiajing suddenly opened his eyes, swayed and almost fell down.
Fortunately, there was a pair of hands beside him, holding him firmly. Lu Fang, who had been waiting for him, noticed that his master had a different look on his face, and asked with concern: "Long live the Lord?"
Jiajing stared at the old servant blankly, his eyes suddenly turned red, and he quickly restrained himself, thinking silently in his heart: "It's just a nightmare! It must be a nightmare!"
But before he could comfort himself, Lu Fang suddenly exclaimed: "What's wrong with Long Live Master's neck?"
Jiajing subconsciously touched his neck, and then his body began to tremble.
He felt a clear mark of strangulation...
"It's true...it's true!"
"I only have ten years left to live at most!"
"Save the dead souls! We must find a way to save the dead souls!!"