After Princess An left and returned to the palace, she thought about it for a long time before telling Prince An about Yuan Qingling's words.
When King An heard this, he was stunned for a long time, then he smiled bitterly and said, "You are really trapped in a cocoon."
Princess An asked: "What happened to Huguo Temple?
Don’t you go to Huguo Temple to pray for blessings?”
King An held her hand, then gently held her waist, letting her head rest on his shoulder, "It is true that I just want to be safe and smooth, but Buddhism is quiet, and maybe I am not a sinful person like me.
You can get in."
Princess An was inexplicably frightened when she heard what was said in a calm tone.
The couple hugged each other for a while, then he stood up and said, "I have to go out and I'll be back soon."
Princess An clung to his sleeve, "Where are you going?"
King An stared at her. In the past, she never asked, which showed that she was really panicked.
"Go and come back soon."
After he finished speaking softly, he turned around and left.
After leaving the room, he asked someone to prepare his horse and went straight to Huguo Temple.
Since the abbot left, Huguo Temple has lost its former glory. Nowadays, it is more prosperous than before. This is naturally because Huguo Temple is now open to the public, and many believers in Beijing come to pray to God and worship Buddha.
However, today's Huguo Temple is very commercialized. People are not allowed to bring incense and candles by themselves. They must buy them in Huguo Temple, but the price is very expensive. The same incense candle costs ten pennies outside, but it costs hundreds of pennies here, and the temple
Among them, amulets and other items were also sold, which were also very expensive.
I can't bear to spend money on food and drink, but I don't feel sorry for the faithful to make offerings to the Buddha. So what if I charge hundreds of thousands of coins?
It was a heart of respect and piety.
In this way, Huguo Temple quickly collected a lot of money. It is not an exaggeration to say that there is a lot of money every day.
The current abbot of Huguo Temple is a direct disciple of the abbot, called Master Huitong. In fact, after the abbot left, Master Huitong was not the abbot. The person originally designated by the abbot passed away, and Huitong took over. Therefore, in a short period of time,
In the past two years, Huguo Temple has had two abbots, and now it is the third abbot.
The abbot did not think highly of this Master Huitong when he was here, saying that he had too many distracting thoughts and was not good at cultivation. Therefore, even though he was the direct disciple, he did not pass on the title of abbot to him when he left.
I just didn't expect that the Huguo Temple would flourish now that it was in his hands.
Let's say that when King An came to Huguo Temple, he directly asked to see the abbot, Master Huitong. The novice led him to the Zen room. Some of the devotees in the temple recognized him and knelt down to him, "Thank you very much."
Thank you for sending me the medicine!"
Hearing that this was King An, the believers gathered around him, knelt down to thank him, and even sang his praises.
If it were in the past, this would be what King An wanted to do. The popularity and support of the people were all under his control. What he couldn't do after all the hard work could be done with just a little thought and a little money.
He suddenly felt ironic.
Feeling ironic in his heart, he naturally didn't want to accept the worship, so he just said "I admit it's a wrong person" and followed the novice to the meditation room.
The novice went in first to inform him, and then came out to lead him in.
King An stood in front of the door, hesitated for a moment, and then stepped inside the threshold. After entering, the novice closed the door outside.
This Zen room was the place where the abbot used to sit and meditate. There was a neat Zen character hanging on the wall. Master Huitong sat on the futon, crossed his legs, holding rosary beads in his hand, and looked at King An with kind eyes.
"I haven't congratulated the prince on the joy of making tiles."
King An's eyes were serious, and he slowly walked in, "Thank you!"
Master Huitong slowly stood up and invited him to the chair next to him, "Your Majesty, please sit down!"
Prince An put his hands behind his back and said calmly: "No need, I will say a few words and leave."
Master Huitong sat down by himself, put the rosary on the coffee table, and slowly took a sip of tea, with the gentle smile still on his lips, "Your Majesty, please speak."
Prince An looked at him, with a hint of impatience and hostility in his eyes, "I have said that I don't want to get involved too much in your affairs. I just want to live peacefully with my wife and daughter."
Master Huitong laughed and looked at him with deep eyes, "I think back when I met the prince, the prince was a man with lofty ambitions and great ambitions. How come he is now willing to be a sparrow who just builds a nest and lives in peace?
It’s disappointing.”
"Everyone has his own ambition."
King An said calmly.
Master Huitong put down the tea cup and said meaningfully: "Your Majesty, wouldn't it be a pity to give up now?
You already have popularity and support from the people, and you have fallen out with the prince. Regardless of whether you like it or not, he is determined not to let you go now. You and him have no brotherhood at all, and we have no grudges in the past.
, he pretends to disappear on the surface, but how do you know what he is thinking in his heart?
Even if he can let you go now, he may have to settle old scores when he becomes emperor in the future. The prince's second-best lair may not be safe, but will harm his wife and daughter. Why not give it a try?
Your Majesty is the real dragon and the emperor, so is he really willing to be subordinate to others and be a minister?"
Prince An said with a cold face, "No need to say anymore, I know my own weight, and now I am just being used by you. First, you ambushed the Crown Princess at the door of my house, then arranged for Di Zhongliang to assassinate the Crown Prince, and now you are carrying me with herbs."
You are aggressive in suppressing the reputation of the prince, but you are just using me as a pawn. Even if I listen to you and use it for you, the fate in the future will not be easy. It is death anyway, it is better to hope that Yu Wenhao can miss his brother a little bit.
Please let my wife and daughter go, that's all I have to say, take my leave."
After King An finished speaking, he wanted to turn around and leave, but Master Huitong's expression suddenly changed and he said coldly: "Your Majesty, some things are only God's will and cannot be changed by manpower. Since Your Majesty chose to form an alliance with the Lord,
Nowadays, it is not easy to escape from the battlefield."
King An was furious, turned around and said angrily: "Have I ever formed an alliance with Hong Lie?
I didn’t know that I was from Hong Lie at all, and from the beginning to the end, all I saw were people from the Qin family.”
"Whether it's the Qin family or the Hong Lie family, it's all the same. Your lord, those who know the current affairs are heroes. Cooperating with the king is your only way."
Master Huitong said calmly.
King An said coldly: "I have made up my mind. There is no need to say anything more. I will clarify to the outside world that this matter of medicinal materials is not my fault. I do not have the ability. Whoever wants to be a hero will go with me."
It’s irrelevant.”
After he finished speaking, he didn't want to listen to Na Huitong's words anymore, so he turned around and left.
But Master Huitong's voice still came from behind, "Your Majesty, we will meet again."
The voice was so calm that it made people feel a bit scary. King An hesitated for a moment, but in the end he didn't look back and strode away.
After riding his horse and leaving Huguo Temple, he did not go back home immediately, but went to Di's house first.