Man Bao immediately lowered his head and stared at his toes.
When the emperor saw it, he was so angry that he breathed heavily. It was clearly her fault!
"emperor--"
The emperor came back to his senses, immediately held the Queen Mother's hand and said sincerely: "The Queen Mother can go if she wants, otherwise I will ask the Prince to go there? Which Taoist temple did you make your wish at?"
After hearing this, the Queen Mother fell silent, and after a while she sighed and said, "You didn't find out even if you didn't ask me. I didn't make a wish in person, so how can I fulfill it?"
The emperor quietly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that the matter was over, but the queen mother suddenly grabbed his hand and said: "Emperor, the Ai family are going to visit Xuandu Temple."
The emperor glared and hurriedly admonished, "If the queen wishes, why don't you let the prince go on your behalf? How can you go in person?"
However, the Queen Mother said with firm eyes: "No, Aijia has to go in person. Sincerity will lead to success. If the heart is not sincere, how can we still expect the favor of the gods?"
emperor:……
He turned to glare at Zhou Man.
Under his intense gaze, Zhou Man had no choice but to step forward and persuade him, "Mother, your body is not suitable for travel."
However, the Queen Mother recognized the principle of "Sincerity leads to spiritual success" and insisted: "The Aijia just want to go there in person."
Even Mingda tried to persuade her, but it was of no use. She didn't know which of Zhou Man's words stimulated her. She must go there in person to show that she was not superstitious and unbelieving, but both believing and superstitious, and very pious to the gods.
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Man Bao was very sad, and the emperor was even more sad, because at the end of the sentence, the Queen Mother simply held his hand and called "Cat Slave", tears welling up in her eyes. The emperor couldn't say the words of rejection, so his head was spinning.
The heat should subside.
He just agreed, and the words seemed to linger in his ears and he regretted it in his heart. However, the Queen Mother nodded happily and said repeatedly: "The Ai family knows that cat slaves are the most filial."
The emperor didn't even have a chance to regret it.
It was already two quarters of an hour later when the monarch and his daughter stood at the palace gate. The Queen Mother knew how to stop when she was ready. While letting people prepare things for the trip, she also expressed that she was tired and wanted to rest.
The emperor waited on the queen mother to rest, and then left with Zhou Man and Mingda.
Standing on the bluestone path at the entrance of the palace, Man Bao and Ming Da lowered their heads together.
The emperor stood in front of the two men, staring at one and then the other, not knowing who to blame.
After all, the two children had good intentions at the beginning, Mingda was filial, and Zhouman was friendly. Regardless of the results, her heart was also good. It was a very good wish to hope that Mingda and the queen would be healthy and live a long life.
So the emperor took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, and couldn't help but secretly complain to the Queen Mother in his heart. Zhou Mandu said that one should believe in gods and Buddhas without being obsessed with them. Why didn't the Queen Mother not understand?
Mingda quietly winked at Manbao, asking her to step back, and then asked: "Father, do you really want the emperor's grandmother to go to Xuandu to watch?"
"You have nothing to say, can I still regret it?"
It's okay. The emperor doesn't want to lose face and just needs to face the Queen Mother to scold him a few times. Anyway, the courtiers will definitely side with the emperor this time.
However, the emperor decided to fulfill his promise after weighing it.
After all, the Queen Mother had just expressed that she wanted to go, and the Emperor did not want the Queen Mother to leave with regrets.
He thought this was filial piety, but the courtiers obviously didn't think so, and many ministers wrote letters to express their opposition.
Even Xiao Yuanzheng made a rare move to write a letter. From the Queen Mother's personal information to the current weather problem, he strongly opposed the Queen Mother's travel.
Otherwise, if something happens when you go out, whose fault will it be?
The reasons for the courtiers' opposition were even more complicated.
In fact, many courtiers had objections to the Queen Mother's superstitious behavior in the past six months, but it was because the Queen Mother was seriously ill and was about to die, and she used her own and the emperor's private rooms, so there was no attack.
But now that the Queen Mother had to drag the sick body out of the palace in person, the pent-up dissatisfaction among the courtiers suddenly burst out.
Even Tang He and Magistrate Guo of Wannian County next door did not resist writing letters to express their objections.
Everyone generally believes that the emperor has to bear half of the responsibility for this matter. Do you think that obeying the queen mother is filial piety?
Regarding the Queen Mother's poor health, children should fulfill their duty of admonishing her. Do you think it is filial piety to give stars to the Queen Mother if she wants them?
wrong!
And it was a big mistake, so the courtiers first criticized the emperor in terms of filial piety, and then talked about their suppressed dissatisfaction during this period.
Do you think that the superstitious activities carried out by your emperor's family are their own private affairs?
wrong!
The royal family is selfless, especially matters involving the belief in gods and Buddhas. As atheist Wei Zhi, Old Tang masters and others not only opposed the Queen Mother's charity and Taoist temples and Taoist temples, but also opposed the emperor's related activities.
They believe that the emperor bears considerable responsibility for today's predicament.
What is good at the top will be good at the bottom. As soon as your upper and lower lips touch each other, you will go to the Huguo Temple and burn incense in the Xuandu Temple. But you don't know how many ordinary people will turn around and flock to the temples and Taoist temples.
And when the incense in temples and Taoist temples becomes strong, more problems will inevitably arise.
What should we do if temples and Taoist temples are short of manpower and need to recruit people?
What should people do if they think it is profitable to become a monk or a Taoist priest and they all run to become a monk or a Taoist priest?
What should monks and Taoists do if they take advantage of the situation to bully the people?
Have you ever thought about these questions?
A set of data submitted by County Magistrate Tang and County Magistrate Guo made everyone’s comments more justified.
In the first half of this year, because the Queen Mother set up relief sheds under Huguo Temple and Xuandu Temple, crimes and various disputes around Huguo Temple and Xuandu Temple increased by 60% compared with last year.
The overall crime data in each county was also nearly 30% higher than last year.
Excluding the impact of last year's drought, this year's crime figures are still ridiculously high.
Magistrate Guo may not have thought much about it at first, but Tang He had a special liking for the Ministry of Punishment. After research, he found that this had a certain influence on the Queen Mother's obsession with gods and Buddhas in the past six months, so he dragged Magistrate Guo along.
Submitted a letter.
The emperor was so criticized all morning that he finally had to tell the story of Zhou Man's admonition to the Queen Mother that day, and said that they had already advised her, but the Queen Mother insisted on it. If you have the ability, go and ask the Queen Mother to take back her orders.
As long as the Queen Mother said she couldn't go anymore, he would stop going immediately.
Courtier: ...Who dares to face the Queen Mother at this time?
However... Wei Zhi raised his head and looked directly at the emperor, and asked with piercing eyes: "Your Majesty, what Zhou Man said is quite reasonable, so does your Majesty believe in gods and Buddhas but not be obsessed with them, or do you believe in them and be obsessed with them?"
The emperor felt that Tianling Gai was a little painful, and he remembered that in the past, as long as he had a reward for Huguo Temple, Wei Zhibi would write a letter to express his opposition.
A chill ran down his spine, and he regretted shifting the focus to Zhou Man. He didn't expect that the focus would eventually be directed to him.
Among the officials, Man Bao lowered his head silently and tried hard to pretend that he did not exist.