Zhao Kuangyi woke up and was already in the inn. He felt like he was in a dream. He fumbled to light the oil lamp and looked at the clothes on his body. They were worn during the day. He thought that he had taken off his clothes before going to bed.
Next, Fang felt that he was not dreaming, and that his clothes must have been put on when he was kidnapped.
At this time, the watch outside sounded, but it was Yin hour. Zhao Kuangyi calmed down and thought in his heart: The word "dragon" in the Shuanglong Pond mentioned by the old monk should represent the emperor. Then if one gets the luck of the Shuanglong Pond, that is
I had the aura of an emperor, and when I thought of this, I broke out in a cold sweat.
Then I thought about the old monk asking about the location of the mansion, and suddenly I was shocked. If the old monk was my enemy, wouldn't it be very bad? Then I thought, the old monk should not be the enemy of the Zhao family. If so, what if?
How could the Zhao family's residence be ignorant of the truth? He would definitely not let him go easily now.
The fortune that the old monk said cannot be carried by one person. Thinking of the name of Shuanglong Pond, it seems that two noble people can obtain it. Then he asked about the location of the mansion, thinking that he wanted to check the luck of his brothers at home.
Weather... But thinking about the fact that there are no two emperors appearing in the same court at the same time, I felt relieved but mixed with an inexplicable disappointment.
In the confusion of thoughts, it was already dawn before I knew it. After washing up, I asked the young people to get up and go on their way. After more than three hours, a group of people arrived at the princess's mansion two miles away from the Fengfu Yamen.
Zhao Kuangyi led Miao Kexue and others to greet Chang Qingqing, who was very happy, and then hurriedly left, leaving Chang Qingqing and the other teenagers confused.
In the study room of a courtyard with a plaque of "Zhao Zhai" on the East Street, a graceful and elegant woman over fifty years old was watching a boy of about ten years old practicing calligraphy. A servant came to the door and saluted.
: "Madam, the third young master is back."
"Oh?" The woman was slightly surprised, and smiled at the boy who was practicing calligraphy: "Kuang Mei, your third brother is back, and my mother is going to see him. Today's calligraphy practice ends here, you can go
There’s a swing in the garden.”
This woman is Zhao Kuangyi's mother, Du Shi, and the third young master mentioned by the servant is Zhao Kuangyi.
Zhao Du, who came to the hall and took a seat, waited for Zhao Kuangyi to salute and say hello, then smiled and said: "Tingyi, when did you come back? How did you do with the mission entrusted by Princess Gaoping?"
"Back to mother, the child has just arrived in Bianjing and has already sent Junior Sister Miao and the others to the princess's mansion."
"Oh, is this strange?" Zhao Du said in surprise: "Normally, people would go to the princess's mansion to urge you to come back. Today, your senior brothers and sisters just got together, why did you abandon them and go back to the house first?
Wouldn't it be extremely disrespectful..."
"The child has something important to tell his mother, so he returned home first." Zhao Kuangyi bowed and said, "Please mother, please move to the study room so that the child can tell you..."
Seeing his mysterious appearance, Mrs. Zhao Du frowned, stood up, and said, "Let's go."
In a moment, the mother and son came to the study room of Xikuoyuan. After Zhao Du was seated, Zhao Kuangyi told the story about being kidnapped by the old monk and took him to the cave. However, Zhao Du was silenced for a while. After a long time, he said:
Zhao Kuangyi said in a deep voice: "You idiot, kneel down..."
Hearing Zhao Du's deep shout, Zhao Kuangyi's heart trembled and he quickly knelt down and worshiped on the ground.
"You have also been educated in the Book of Classics. You have been going to Yaowang Valley since you were thirteen years old. You have delivered military supplies and medicines to the army many times. You can be considered a traveler. I just say that you are a knowledgeable person now...
..." Mrs. Zhao Du paused and sighed: "Oh, he is a person who is easily deceived by others. I really disappoint my mother."
"My child, my child knows I'm wrong..."
"You know your mistake? Do you know where your mistake is?" Zhao Du said in a cold voice: "Many monks walking around have illusions, and it is easy to turn a living person into a dead person, let alone a drop of blood that turns into smoke, and smoke that gathers into a cloud? Luck is still there.
How can manpower change the fate of destiny? You have told others about this matter..."
"My child dare not tell others." Zhao Kuangyi said hurriedly.
Zhao Dushi breathed a sigh of relief, "Fortunately you are not ignorant yet... Oh, get up."
Zhao Kuangyi felt relieved when his mother's tone softened. He stood up and heard Zhao Du say: "You must never talk about this matter again, otherwise our Zhao family will be destroyed."
"Ah?" Zhao Kuangyi was shocked.
"Regardless of whether the Shuanglongchi Luck Path exists or not, or whether it matches you, if you are involved in it, it will be a treasonous and unethical act, which is enough for the Zhao family to kill the three clans." Zhao Du's face was solemn, "Your father and Yuen Long are the leaders of this group.
If the soldiers follow the emperor to attack Liu Han, they won't offend anyone, right? Using this vicious trick to confuse you...?"
The Yuen Long mentioned by Zhao Du is exactly the name of Zhao Kuangyin.
"Mother is saying that someone has set it up?" Zhao Kuangyi broke out in a cold sweat, and Pu Tong knelt down in the tunnel and said: "Mother, forgive me, the child should not tell the demon monk the origin of his life and the location of his mansion."
"Get up, the matter has come to this, what's the point of regretting it? You should take this as a warning. You must think twice before speaking in the future, because you must know that disaster will come from your mouth." Zhao Du thought for a while, and then said: "You go to the princess's house, don't do it.
I am disrespectful to all my brothers and sisters."
"What if... the demon monk comes looking for me?" Zhao Kuangyi asked in fear.
"If you meet those monks, just keep silent and ignore them. If you don't tell the truth, your heart will not suffer, and the evil of deception will disappear." Zhao Du smiled, stood up, walked out of the study, and faced those who followed him.
Zhao Kuangyi walked and said: "Remember Tingyi, you once told your mother that your junior sister Miao from Yaowang Valley is unruly and willful and often bullies Princess Gaoping...?"
Zhao Kuangyi nodded slightly embarrassed when he heard this.
"The princess is young, but she is able to bring her to Bianjing to share the wealth and wealth, regardless of past grudges. How can ordinary children do this..." Zhao Du sighed: "Nobility is not overbearing, wealth is not arrogant, and the spirit is pure.
This is a noble person. As a senior brother, you should help her and help her in helping the people. It is said that those who are close to Zhu are red, and they will surely be as blessed as Guize."
In order to help Fang Changsheng resettle the refugees, Chang Qingqing agreed to Guo Rong's grant of the title of princess, and Zhao Kuangyi himself told her the reason.
But after listening to Zhao Du's instructions, Zhao Kuangyi hurriedly bowed and said: "My child, please obey."
Six days later, at the end of the day, when Mrs. Zhao Du was enjoying the cool air in the pavilion in the back garden, Qin'er, the maid in the house, came quickly and saluted: "Madam, there is a rumor from Zhao Si at the door that there is a monk asking to see you."
Zhao Du was shocked and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Go and speak to him. Just tell him that the head of the family is out for business. If you can give him some money as alms, that's it."
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a voice, "Amitabha, Madam is kind-hearted. The old monk thanked you."
Mrs. Zhao Du and the three maids looked around, but there was no one there. They couldn't help but look at each other in surprise, and then heard the voice saying: "Good, good, it turns out that Madam is also a good Buddhist scholar of mine. The old monk Zhiku has met Madam Zhao."
As soon as he finished speaking, a monk over seventy years old appeared from the archway connecting the Buddhist hall in the west courtyard and the back garden, holding a Buddhist rite.
The three maids were shocked when they saw this. Qin'er was startled and suddenly shouted: "You, you are so brave, someone is here..."
Although Zhao Du was a woman, she was very knowledgeable. She knew she couldn't avoid it, so she waved her hand to signal Qin'er not to shout, "You guys should leave first."
The three maids were startled and said in unison: "Madam..."
"It's okay. Master is a monk. He came out of the Buddhist hall where I worship. He didn't just break into my house. Please step back."
The three maids looked at each other and left in unison.
Mrs. Zhao Du walked down from the pavilion, walked slowly towards Zhiku, saluted and said: "I, Mrs. Zhao Du, have met the master."
Zhi Kuhe Shi said: "I hope Madam will forgive me for disturbing the old monk."
"I don't know why Master is here?" Zhao Du said quietly.
"Amitabha, my wife is a good Buddhist scholar. I think she knows how to do good deeds and accumulate virtue, which will bring blessings to future generations."
But seeing Zhao Du's face calm and silent, Zhi smiled bitterly and said: "There are thousands of fortunes in the world. If an ordinary person accumulates good deeds for three generations, he will be blessed, just like a vat storing water, which will benefit future generations.
Human beings, if they do evil in one generation, their blessings will disappear and they will decline in three generations.
If good deeds are accumulated for ten generations, a good path will be achieved. If a pond contains water, blessings will last forever, but few people can achieve this. So some people in the world use the magic power of alchemists to find blessed places, but they do not know that if the virtue is not matched, even if they are famous for a while, their descendants will eventually turn against them.
suffer disaster.
However, some people who enjoy meritorious service due to national affairs may be hereditary and ignore it, and their benefits last for several generations, or they may disappear in one generation, causing harm to their descendants. Does Mrs. Zhao know why?”
Zhao Dushi was slightly stunned, then smiled calmly, "I would like to hear the details..."
“Perhaps for those who have achieved military merit, their behavior is righteous, and the resentment of killing can be eliminated, and their blessings can last for several generations. If they behave unethically, and the resentment of killing cannot be offset, one generation will be wiped out, and even the descendants will be harmed...or
The same is true for those who are in charge of government, benefiting the people and benefiting the people in the long run..."
"Hehe," Mrs. Zhao Du sneered before Zhiku finished speaking, "If according to what the master said, the civil servants and generals who were killed in vain in the past dynasties were because they governed unkindly and killed unfairly? It would be appropriate for me to listen to what the master said.
I share the same path with the faint king."
Zhiku did not feel dissatisfied when he heard this, but instead smiled slightly, "The destiny of any country is determined by the wishes of all people. The size of its power and the strength of its energy determine the length of the country's destiny.
The way of heaven is orderly, so all minds are focused on one king, and all minds are united in one ambition. This is how the emperor carries the power of the country, which is the so-called dragon vein. However, if a king or a minister commits evil deeds during his administration, it will be a long time later.
Resentment arose and became a calamity. This calamity was bound to destroy the destiny of the country...
The foundation of the national destiny is for all the people, and this calamity of resentment also comes from among all the people, so calamities will befall those in power who cause resentment. No matter whether the king or the ministers, their own luck is not enough to resist this calamity of resentment, that is,
There is rebellion and unjust killing..."
"How come this calamity of resentment is caused by an innocent and unkind person, and it falls on a loyal and good minister who has nothing to do with it?" Zhao Du said with a chuckle: "Master just said that the emperor has the destiny of the dragon vein, and the loyal and good ministers also have their merits.
How come the accumulated luck cannot withstand the calamity of resentment?"
"What Madam thinks is the destiny of ordinary people, and even the king, can actually only be called weather, not destiny. The destiny of a country is formed by the wishes of the human heart, and the emperor only inherits its destiny.
...The power of merit and virtue in doing good and eliminating evil is condensed into a path of destiny. Ordinary people only inherit the blessings therein, but they do not obtain the destiny of the entire path.
There are also ordinary people who become resentful. If the cause and effect is consistent, it stops at someone or something. However, this resentment is the gathering of grievances in the people's hearts. When the fate of the country is due to political failure, and this resentment coincides with the calamity, all the resentment of the fate will be poured out.
If someone causes trouble for something, the personal atmosphere of those kings and ministers will be difficult to withstand this resentment, and rebellion, unnecessary killings, and even natural disasters will occur.
The destiny is like a long river, the weather is like river water, and the people who benefit from it are like drinking water. How can they swallow the water of a river? The emperor and his subjects perform benevolent and good deeds, and if they have merit, they will not only replenish themselves, but also have some spare power.
, and then accumulated it into their own destiny. This is what people say: blessing the world, blessing the descendants..."
At this time, Mrs. Zhao Du heard what Zhiku was saying incessantly, but she felt that the words were contradictory, but they seemed to be reasonable. For a while, she had no refutation, so she remained silent.
Zhiku held the Buddhist ritual in his right hand and turned the beads in his left hand. He paused, glanced at Zhao Du, and said slowly: "My junior brother accidentally caught a glimpse of the nobility in Mr. Ling, and invited him to Shuanglong Cave for a talk.
He told his wife, and she was afraid that the old monk would do something bad to him, right?"
Zhao Dushi frowned slightly when he heard his conversation change to the main topic, but remained silent.
"The weather of an ordinary person, if not for the bad luck associated with it, cannot be changed even by alchemists with great supernatural powers. The so-called auspicious signs in the sky, not to mention the weather of the two young masters in the house are full of good luck and righteousness..."
"When did Master go to find my son Yuen Long? What did you do to him?" But after hearing Zhi Ku calling him the two young masters, Zhao Du's expression suddenly changed and he said coldly: "What is Master's intention? Why are you entangled with my son?"
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The Zhao Du family had five sons and two daughters. The eldest son and the fourth son are no longer alive, but the younger son is still young. I guess that the other son Zhi Kuang talks about must be Zhao Kuangyin.
"The old monk has no ill intentions. My junior brother, Master Yuen Long, is just taking a peek at him from a distance. Madam, please rest assured... But based on what the old monk has judged, the noble aura of the two young masters in the house should be that of a prince.
But looking at the lady's face, if the old monk expected it to be true, her good fortune comes from the lady, not from the good fortune of the Zhao family."
Zhao Du was suddenly shocked. When she was young, an alchemist once said that she was noble and would give birth to children of princes, generals and ministers one day. When Zhi Ku said this, she couldn't help but be shocked and made up her mind.
He thought, "Master thinks he is a high-ranking monk, so how could he say such a thing? My father did not marry into the Du family, and I also have brothers in my mother's family who inherited the ancestral destiny. My son was influenced by the ancestors of the Zhao family, how could he be the old man?"
The reason...?"
"My wife was a person of great merit in her previous life. She will be blessed with good fortune in this life. Her noble aura has nothing to do with her ancestral destiny. The noble husband's own aura matches that of my wife, but they only complement each other." Zhi smiled bitterly, "But
It has a drawback, if there is no luck and blessing to rely on, its blessings will only last a lifetime and will not be able to benefit future generations."
Zhao Du was greatly shocked. Although she felt that what Zhiku said was reasonable, she didn't know what his intention was, but she resisted the idea of asking him for advice.
"And this is the reason why one's own weather and destiny are related. But for people who come from the emperor's family, the results are very different. Some inherit the supreme position, and some have different heads. It is whether their own weather is consistent.
Caused by the emperor’s luck.”
"But when ordinary people have energy but no luck, they will go to a blessed place to rely on. Now the two young masters have the energy of princes and generals, but they have no luck to support them. Wouldn't it be a pity that one generation has passed away?
The old monk inadvertently glimpsed the destiny of the blessed land of Shuanglong Pond, and found that he had a similar temperament with the two young masters in his house, so he became willing to help each other.
road.
It seemed that after he had made his intention clear about the future, he said nothing, and the two of them were silent for a while.
After a long time, Zhiku looked at the archway leading from the atrium to the back garden, and saw Zhao Kuangyi, who was peeping, retracting his head fiercely. Zhiku smiled faintly, then turned to Zhao Du and said: "It matches the destiny of the Shuanglong Pond.
There are not only two people, Ling Gongzi. If the wife suspects that the old monk has the intention to do harm, the old monk will have to find another person to form a good relationship. If the wife believes that the old monk will not be there in three days, he will let someone stay ten miles south of the city.
Waiting for you."
After saying this, Zhiku's body flashed and disappeared instantly. Zhao Du, who was thoughtful, turned around, looked at Zhao Kuangyi, who was walking quickly, and said slowly: "When did you come? Did you hear me?"
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Zhao Kuangyi lowered his head and eyes, and nodded slightly.
"Then do you want me to go in three days or not?"
"My child... My child thinks this Zhiku is trustworthy." Zhao Kuangyi glanced at the calm-faced Zhao Dushi, "Looking at his skills, if you want to harm your child and your second brother, you don't have to go through such twists and turns..."
"The word 'dragon' in this double dragon pond... you should know what it means." Zhao Du's eyes flashed sharply.
"But...but he didn't say it was right now." Zhao Kuangyi lowered his head and said.
Zhao Du frowned slightly but did not say anything. Zhao Kuangyi hesitated for a moment and then boldly added: "He also didn't say that he must have the aura of a supreme being, or like the King of Wuyue or the King of Nanping..."
"Bold." Mrs. Zhao Du scolded, "How dare you think like this at such a young age when you haven't accomplished anything yet? Don't dare to say anything arrogant in the future, lest you get into trouble."
Although his tone seemed stern, there was a hint of smile in his eyes. After saying this, Zhao Dushi walked towards the atrium. Zhao Kuangyi was stunned and said hurriedly: "Mother, the princes are standing side by side. This auspiciousness may not be the place in the Central Plains..."
Zhao Du, who was about ten feet away, paused for a moment before hearing Zhao Kuangyi say: "I beg my mother to think twice, the Zhao family's luck cannot be lost in one generation." After saying this, he knelt down and knelt down.
Zhao Du turned around and looked at Zhao Kuangyi, thoughtfully for a moment, sighed, and said slowly: "You will go with my mother in three days."
Zhao Kuangyi was overjoyed, "My child obeys my order."
Three days later, at three o'clock in the morning, Long Congyun, who was wearing a hat, drove a carriage and came to the mouth of a canyon in Qinglong Mountain and stopped. He got off the carriage and turned to the back of the carriage. "Madam, sir, please get out of the car."
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Zhao Kuangyi opened the car door and poked his head out, looked around at the lush trees, jumped down, and then helped Zhao Du out of the carriage. But when he saw the figure in front of him flickering, Zhiku came out of nowhere.
He came and said to Mrs. Zhao Du: "The mountain road is rugged and difficult, which may frighten the lady and the young master. The old monk and the young disciple have little skills, but the lady and the young master will not have to work hard. Congyun..."
Long Congyun found two pieces of black cloth in his hand and handed them over, "I'm offended."
The Zhao family's mother and son looked at each other, hesitated for a moment, took the black cloth and covered their eyes, then they felt their arms were wrapped in clothes, and then their bodies became light, rising from the ground like soaring clouds.
The breeze blew by my ears, and I occasionally heard the chirping of frightened birds. After nearly half a cup of tea, I felt my body sinking again, and occasionally paused. After a while, I put my feet firmly on my feet, relaxed my arms, and heard Zhi Ku say: "I have offended you so much."
, Madam and Sir, please forgive me."
Zhao Du took off her blindfold, regained consciousness for a moment, and looked around intently. Just as Zhao Kuangyi had told her earlier, she knew she had arrived at Shuanglong Cave.
Glancing at Zhiku, Zhao Du walked towards the Shuanglong Pond, which was glowing faintly, and looked at the empty pond, "Is this the place of good fortune that the master said?"
"Exactly." Zhi Kudan said with a salute.
"Then... why is there no water in the pool?" Zhao Du asked suspiciously.
"Amitabha, this place is a blessed land of fire and wind. It only gathers spiritual energy..."
"Fire Wind Blessed Land? Spiritual Qi?" Zhao Du Shi raised his eyes and looked at the clouds in the middle of the pool that were condensed and not dispersed, and looked like water surging. He thought thoughtfully: "The spiritual energy that the master mentioned is like that cloud?"
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"Exactly." Zhiku nodded and smiled: "The old monk just accidentally peeked into these twin dragon caves... The old monk came here to find a dragon vein. After finding the dragon vein, he accidentally peeked into the only place here.
The qi is not absorbed by the dragon veins, so it comes out strangely..."
"The earth's energy is not absorbed by the dragon's veins?" Zhao Kuangyi glanced at his mother with a calm face and asked Zhiku: "Why is this?"
"The people of the world are suffering for a long time, and all people's hearts long for peace... The resentment caused by the unjust governance of the Dragon Vein of the Tang Dynasty will be eliminated, the chaos caused by it will be eliminated, the way of heaven is impartial, and the way of peace that people want will be fulfilled.
The wish was born, and then the heaven sent auspiciousness to the world, and the dragon veins that fulfilled the wish also manifested themselves.
It stands to reason that all the earth energy around the dragon vein will be used by it... After careful investigation, the old monk found out that this place is still a gathering of heaven and earth spiritual energy, and it is not the path of cause and effect, so the dragon vein cannot absorb its spiritual energy."
"Then why is there no spiritual energy in the two pools? Why is there a cloud in the middle?" Zhao Kuangyi asked doubtfully.
"I guess it's time to tell, right?" Mrs. Zhao Du looked at Zhiku and continued, "If I'm right as I expected, the clouds in the middle should be the dividing line, and that's why it's named Shuanglongchi, right?"
"That's good, that's good, madam." Zhiku nodded and looked at Zhao Kuangyi, "If this pool is full of spiritual energy, it will probably take thousands of years."
"Ah?" Zhao Kuangyi couldn't help being disappointed. He raised his eyes and looked at Zhao Du, but saw Zhao Du's expression calm and said: "Let's not talk about when it will be able to gather spirits into a pool... The master said that the aura of this blessed land cannot even absorb the great luck of the dragon vein.
How can I use my dog’s little nobility?”
"What Madam asked is true. These twin dragon ponds are created by the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. They are also ownerless things. Only those whose weather conditions match them can borrow them."
"Borrowing?" Zhao Dushi was surprised for a moment.
"That's right. Although this blessed land is an ownerless thing, it cannot be possessed. The owner will be recognized on another day. If there is a water tank and there is no water here, water from other places can be brought in and stored in it."
"The master said that if a dog is in harmony with it, it will be blessed with noble energy. Where does the noble energy come from?"
Zhiku seemed to be thinking, and said quietly for a moment, "The old monk discovered this place that day, and checked it using the Qi-Wang technique. It turns out that this place can attract and store the earth-water spiritual energy of the dragon's veins."
"Dragon veins, earth and water aura lead to accumulation?" Zhao Du's heart was shocked. She took a deep breath and calmed down, "I have little knowledge, but I have one thing to ask the master... just now the master said that this place is the fire wind aura.
, that dragon vein is the spiritual energy of earth and water, it is said that fire and water are incompatible..."
Zhiku thought he knew the meaning behind her words, and smiled, "The old monk just said that it is just for temporary use in this blessed land. And although the dragon vein is called the earth water aura, it is actually the water of the wood spirit, and the fire
Wind, spirit, and luck can help each other, and there is no room for compromise."
Zhao Du thought for a moment and said hesitantly: "The purpose of the master's invitation to me today...is to use this blessed place where the luck veins will be formed in an unknown year and month to use magical powers to induce the energy of the dragon veins to be transferred to my Zhao family?"
"This is exactly what the old monk means. If Madam is willing, the old monk can indeed do his best."
Mrs. Zhao Du was greatly shocked. She glanced at Zhiku, with a solemn expression on her face, contemplative and silent.