Wutai Mountain spans five counties in Daizhou and Xinzhou, with Wutai County in Daizhou as the center.
Because the Tayuan Temple in Wutai Mountain contains the Sakyamuni relic stupa, the Buddha's footprint tablet and the hair stupa of the leader Manjusri Bodhisattva, it has always been regarded as a holy place by Buddhist believers.
In the Qing Dynasty, whenever Wutai Mountain was mentioned, it specifically referred to Tayuan Temple in Wutai County.
Kangxi came to Wutai Mountain many times and stayed in the Tayuan Temple.
In fact, the largest temple on Mount Wutai is Xiantong Temple. Xiantong Temple and Tayuan Temple were originally the same temple, but were split apart by decree during the Wanli Period of the Ming Dynasty.
Shunzhi's illegitimate son, before his death, became a monk in Tayuan Temple, with a Buddhist name: Undetermined.
It is said that Master Nanding’s master is the famous Master Xingsen.
That is, in the old TV series, the Xingsen master who instigated Shunzhi to become a monk and was burned to death.
Master Xingsen, named Ciweng and Maoxi, was the son of Li Shaojue, the Minister of Punishment in the late Ming Dynasty.
Due to the existence of Taihang Bajing, from the capital to Mount Wutai, one can either take Puyinxing in Guangchang County, Yizhou, or Jingxingkou in Jingxing County, Zhendingfu, and enter Shanxi.
Puyinxing leads to the Datong Fortress in Shanxi Province. The road is rugged and difficult. Generally speaking, when dignitaries go to Wutai Mountain, they do not enter Jin via this road, but go to Jingxing.
Not many people may know about Jingxing. However, Niangziguan on Jingxing is different.
The famous Battle of Niangziguan was a battle in the Battle of Taiyuan.
At that time, in order to cooperate with Yan Laoxi in resisting Japan, Liu Shuai commanded the 385th Brigade and the 386th Brigade, and San Hushuai commanded the 343rd Brigade. Together they ambushed the Japanese army in Guangyang and achieved the result of wiping out more than a thousand enemies, which was a great achievement.
It boosted the morale of the anti-Japanese soldiers and civilians.
This is the famous Guangyang ambush!
Yuzhu and Lao Twelve were nominally going to Mount Wutai to worship Buddha on behalf of the old emperor, but they were envoys entrusted by Zhengerbajing.
Officials along the way greeted and sent them off at high altitudes, fearing that they would not be ingratiated.
In Zhending Mansion, Lao Twelve tasted Changshan County's hot meatballs and couldn't help but praise them.
Changshan County hot meatballs are not spherical meatballs, but a cylindrical food with a diameter of 5 cm and a length of about 20 cm and wrapped with a layer of lotus leaves. Because they need to be sliced while hot when eating, they are called hot meatballs.
It is similar to but different from Baoding's braised rice and Fukasawa's meat cakes. It is famous for its unique taste.
In addition, although the really collapsed liver dish is a cold dish, it has a unique flavor.
Zhending Prefecture in the Kangxi Dynasty was renamed Zhengding Prefecture in the Yongzheng Dynasty in order to avoid the taboo word "Zhen"!
After Yuzhu and his entourage arrived at Mount Wutai, Zen Master Qingxiu and Lao Zangdanba, who was in charge of the Han monks in Mount Wutai, led all the distinguished monks in the mountain to create a grand scene to welcome the arrival of the imperial envoy.
After the fall of the Ming Dynasty and the rise of the Qing Dynasty, the top leaders of temples in Mount Wutai were either from Chongguo Temple in the capital or from the Snowy Region.
After bowing as expected, Yuzhu proposed to go to the place where Master Nanding passed away to pay homage.
Lao Zangdanba guessed Yuzhu's intention, so he personally led him and Lao Twelve to the abbot's monastery of Tayuan Temple where Master Nanding lived.
After arriving at the place, Yuzhu, on behalf of the old emperor, inspected all the belongings of Master Nanding.
In a golden bag, Yuzhu found a brocade box with a seal...
Yuzhu took a closer look and saw that the date of the seal was exactly half a month before the death of the master.
The seal is intact, well, that’s it.
The master's identity was very special. Yuzhu raised his arm and made a gesture, and the accompanying imperial guards stepped forward, picked up the brocade box, and protected it closely.
Lao Twelve was very curious in his heart, but he also knew that he should not ask questions that he should not ask.
After getting the things, Yuzhu breathed a sigh of relief and went to the Bodhisattva Summit with peace of mind to discuss with Lao Zangdanba the funeral arrangements of Master Undecided.
Yuzhu is a serious prime minister, and he came with a secret order.
With Yuzhu personally in charge of Wutai Mountain, it is difficult to decide the master's funeral. Naturally, he wants money to give money and people to give to people.
However, after everyone left, Lao Zangdanba suddenly led a little boy about five years old with delicate features to kneel in front of Yuzhu.
"To be honest, Lord Zhongtang, this is Master Nanding's grandson's flesh and blood, and his name is Xiao Nan."
Yuzhu and Lao Twelve couldn't help being surprised. Good guy, is it difficult for the master to have descendants?
I’ve never heard the old emperor talk about it.
"Alas, Xiaonan is a poor child. His Amma passed away very early, and Eni also left." Lao Zangdanba deliberately spoke vaguely.
Both Yuzhu and Lao Twelve heard something fishy.
However, there are many secrets in the royal family that cannot be known to outsiders. Neither Yuzhu nor Lao Twelve dared to ask in detail.
Lao Zangdanba said seriously: "It is difficult to determine when the master is here*, Wutai Mountain can naturally support him. Now, the young monk really does not dare to do so."
Yuzhu understood that Lao Zangdanba wanted to take the blame so as not to implicate himself.
Lao Twelve lowered his face and asked Lao Zangdanba sternly: "Have you ever reported this little boy's matter to Beijing?"
Yuzhu knew well that the old emperor must know about the little difficulties.
But, for some reason, when Yuzhu and Lao Twelve left the capital, the old emperor didn't even mention a word.
This is a bit tricky!
Lao Zangdanba said very frankly: "Emperor Manjusri knew about this."
The great monks in the Snowy Land all call Kangxi Emperor Manjusri.
Now that the old emperor already knew about this, Old Twelve was also silenced and did not dare to say anything more.
When Yuzhu saw Lao Zangdanba and Lao Twelve looking at him eagerly, he couldn't help but smile and said calmly: "Since we are of the bloodline of Master Nanding, let Xiaonan follow me to Beijing to meet the saint."
In his later years, as the old emperor grew older, he cared more about family ties and wished that his sons would be around him and be filial.
With Yuzhu's status, he was already considered the top bureaucrat in the Qing Dynasty.
At this juncture, if Yuzhu did not dare to make the final decision, he would inevitably disappoint the old emperor.
Besides, Yuzhu has lost his military power. At worst, he will no longer be a bird in the palace.
What is the meaning of the so-called Zhongtang, which does not dare to form a party and monopolize power?
To be honest, now that he is no longer in the middle hall, Yuzhu can get away from the incident and does not need to be under the old emperor's nose every day.
In the future, the drama that the fourth child will play is very simple, just four words: seize the throne by force.
As long as Longkodo remains in the position of Admiral of the Nine Gates and Yuzhu hides in the dark, he can do more things...
Seeing that Yuzhu had taken charge, Lao Twelve was not only relieved, but also greatly relieved.
However, to save face, Lao Twelve asked Yuzhu again: "Is it appropriate to do this?"
Yuzhu smiled and said: "Since Khan Ama sent me here, and I don't even dare to take such a small amount of responsibility, then why bother?"
This was said so beautifully that both Lao Twelve and Lao Zangdanba had nothing to say.
Seeing that the twelfth child was silent, Yuzhu thought to himself that if the fourth child were present, he would definitely take the initiative to shoulder the heavy burden, instead of hiding behind and being a coward.
Lao Twelve did not board the Dabao. First, he was not tight-lipped, and second, he was too irresponsible. Yu Zhu never looked away from him.
On Wutai Mountain, Yuzhu took care of it for more than half a month.
It’s hard to overstate the grandeur, the high standard, and the amount of money spent on the master’s rituals, all of which are jaw-dropping.
After the dust settled, Master Nanding's relics were enshrined in the Sutra Pavilion on top of the Bodhisattva.
On the way back to Beijing, Yuzhu simply handed over Xiaonan to Tu Lichen to take care of him.
With Yuzhu in charge, Lao Twelve helped with the funeral arrangements, and the old emperor still sent Tu Lichen to accompany him. The meaning was already obvious.
Although Yuzhu made the decision without authorization and brought Xiaonan back, with his status, it was really inconvenient for him to get too close to Xiaonan.
Well, it was a stroke of genius to leave this little problem to Turichen.
Turichen looked at the innocent but extremely hot Xiao Di, and felt extremely miserable in his heart.
After returning to Beijing, Yuzhu and Lao Twelve went to Changchun Garden together and handed over a sign asking to see him.
The old emperor left Lao Twelve alone and summoned Yuzhu alone.
Yuzhu always told the truth in front of the old emperor, so he told everything in detail.
"Well, you are so brave, how dare you make the decision without permission?" The old emperor stared coldly at Yuzhu.
Yuzhu said calmly: "Hui Khan Ama*, when the blood of the Tian family cannot be distinguished between true and false, how dare I let it live among the people?"
"Huh, no matter what the reason is, why don't you ask for the order in advance?" The old emperor slammed the table, and the eunuchs in the room were so frightened that their faces turned pale and they fell to the ground.
Yuzhu was not afraid, but said very sincerely: "Hui Khan Ama, since you have sent me to deal with the aftermath, I will naturally make the decision that is most beneficial to the Tian family based on the actual situation. If
If Khan Amma feels that what I have done is wrong, then I will go home and wait for punishment." He took off his hat on his own initiative, stood up and walked outside.
Wang Chaoqing and others were so frightened that their livers trembled. Good guy, Yuzhu dares to be so aggressive. How brave are you?
Kangxi looked coldly at Yuzhu's leaving figure until he disappeared, then he raised his chin and told Wang Chaoqing and Zhang Hongxu, "Go and chase him back. If he refuses to come back, don't come back."<
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Wang Chaoqing lamented in his heart, the gods were fighting. The little devil suffered, who told him to lose his balls?
Zhang Hongxu wanted to scold his mother. Who did he offend?
There is no way, when the old emperor is unreasonable, even nine cows can't pull him back.
Wang Chaoqing and Zhang Hongxu tried their best to drag Yuzhu back.
Yuzhu knelt at the old emperor's feet, but pretended to be angry and refused to look at him.
When the old emperor saw Yuzhu's angry look, not only was he not angry, but he laughed out loud.
"Look at your little face, what kind of virtue do you have?" the old emperor said with a smile, "You want to fight with me? Humph, I won't get the good results from you."
"Get up." Seeing that Yuzhu was still bulging his cheeks, the old emperor refused to look at him, and said, "You have done a good job and have taken your father's worries away. I am very happy."
Yuzhu was having a life-and-death quarrel, and the old emperor kept calming him down with gentle words. After this back and forth, Yuzhu also lost his temper.
However, when Yuzhu put on the crown again and wanted to leave, the old emperor suddenly said: "You brought Xiaonan back under your own initiative, so you can raise him."
"Ah..." Yuzhu was really dumbfounded. He never expected that there would be such a magical turn of events?