"His Royal Highness, Prince Jin, is so leisurely. Has he finished all his arithmetic homework?"
Li Yi looked at Li Han with a calm expression and said, "That's right. In four months, even half an hour of reading a day is more than enough for Your Highness. Starting from tomorrow, I will make up for the homework I owe you.
I'll see you at Bowen Hall tomorrow at six o'clock. Your Highness, Prince Jin, please don't be late."
Cold sweat broke out on Li Han's forehead. He had torn up the arithmetic textbook to pieces a few months ago. He didn't want to waste even half an hour every day on such boring things.
"Father, Father said, the weather is too hot, we, we don't have to go to palace school these days..." Li Han stammered as the preconceived fear was extremely difficult to eliminate.
Li Yi smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. Heaven is going to entrust this man with a great responsibility. He must first work hard for his mind and body. What does this little heat mean? I will tell your majesty in a moment. Your Majesty, the King of Jin, does not need to do it anymore."
Worried."
Ignoring Prince Jin who was already stunned on the spot, Li Yi knelt down, rubbed Yongning's little face, and asked: "I'm sorry, it took me so long to come see you, are you still hungry now?"
The little girl shook her head, took out a bulging brocade handkerchief from her sleeve, and placed it in the palm of Li Yi's hand.
The brocade handkerchief was cold and wet in his hands. Li Yi opened it and took a look and found that it was wrapped with a piece of ice.
After giving Li Yi the only ice cube she had left, the little girl turned around and walked towards the palace next to her.
"It's important to see Your Majesty." Li Yi watched her little figure disappear into the palace, and Li Xuan's reminder came to his ears.
"Come here, you two." Li Yi waved to the two eunuchs standing not far away.
"What are your orders, sir?" The two eunuchs who had planned to go back with Princess Yongning immediately ran over.
Li Yi pointed in the direction of the palace gate, gave them a few instructions, and then took a look at the palace where Yongning was, and then he and Li Xuan walked slowly deeper into the palace.
After a while, King Li Han of Jin saw the two eunuchs who had left just now, each carrying a huge wooden barrel, walking from the palace gate.
When the two passed by him, they brought a comfortable cool breeze. Li Han glanced into the barrel. When he saw the ice cubes that almost occupied the entire barrel, his eyes couldn't help but widen...
…
The two buckets of ice cubes combined are enough for him to eat for a month!
At this moment, how much he wanted to hold such an ice cube and have a nice sleep, but after this unrealistic thought dissipated, he finally realized something even more terrifying.
The devil is back, and his good days are finally coming to an end...——
"Your Majesty has just fallen asleep. Your Majesty, His Majesty, please wait in the side hall for now. When Your Majesty wakes up, I will inform you later." The eunuch at the door of the palace whispered.
"Forget it, it's even hotter inside the palace, let's wait here." Li Xuan stood in the shade of the corridor, blowing a small breeze, and it felt pretty good. This location is definitely much cooler than inside.
Just look at those guys wearing Taoist robes, with sweat on their faces. Although it may be very cool to roll up your sleeves and lift up the hem of your clothes like Li Yi to fan yourself, the royal etiquette you have received since childhood is not
Allow him to do the same thing.
He began to miss the jug of ice-cold grape wine.
"This is a palace after all, can't you behave yourself?" Li Yizheng was fanning vigorously when he unexpectedly heard a sound. He turned around and saw Her Royal Highness standing in the corridor looking at him.
With a lady present, this action was a bit unsightly, so Li Yi had to put down his sleeves and straighten his clothes.
The palace was still not as comfortable as at home. If there were only two of him and Ruyi, only a piece of cloth covering the key parts would be enough.
"When did you return to Beijing?" Li Mingzhu came over and asked.
"I just came back a few days ago." Li Yi prevaricated with one sentence.
Li Mingzhu wanted to ask more questions, but two guards came over with several monks.
"I have met Her Highness the Princess." Master Tanyin said with his hands clasped together.
"Master, there is no need to be polite." Even a princess of a country is not suitable to show off in front of a virtuous monk. Li Mingzhu returned the courtesy.
"Father has just gone to bed. Master, please go to the side hall and wait."
Li Yi was a little curious, what kind of sparks would happen if a monk and a Taoist priest were in the same room?
Although they both make a living by cheating and are probably peers, monks and Taoists generally dislike each other. Buddhism and Taoism compete for followers and incense, and resources are limited. If one party has more, the other will naturally have less. This
If you go back and forth, the bridge will naturally be formed.
Although Taoism is the orthodox state religion of Jingguo, its development in Jingguo is far less than that of Buddhism. The believers cannot compete with each other for incense, so naturally they will not look good on the monks.
In response to their unkind glances, several young monks behind Master Tanyin stared back without wanting to be outdone.
"I wonder why the master came to the palace?" Li Yi walked over and chatted quietly with Master Tan Yin.
Master Tanyin said: "Your Majesty is ill. At the invitation of the Queen, a poor monk and his disciples came to recite sutras for Your Majesty to cure his illness."
After listening to the words of the old monk Tan Yin, Li Yi somewhat understood why, although Buddhism was prosperous, Taoist priests were more popular in the palace.
There is no other reason. No matter what happens, the monks can only chant sutras, pray to Buddha, and do rituals. Taoist priests can also do these things. They put on their Taoist robes and mutter a few random words that no one can understand. Taomu
After a few sword dances, he recited two lines of "The Supreme Master is as anxious as the law", and jumped back and forth a few times, and it seemed as if something was happening.
But in addition to these, Taoist priests can also make elixirs!
The various elixirs refined by the Taoist priests are very popular among the powerful circles in Kyoto. If you take one pill to extend your life, take two pills to achieve immortality, and take three pills, you will immediately ascend to the immortal class in the daytime...
Although these have never been realized, they cannot hold back these people's rock-solid dreams of immortality.
However, a wise and wise man like the old emperor would not do something that would seek death. From ancient times to the present, no emperor has prolonged his life by taking elixirs, and many of his soldiers have been defeated. As for the success or failure,
I don’t know about becoming an immortal.
Could it be that he wanted these monks and Taoists to unite to perform a ritual ceremony? It’s quite interesting to think about, but I wonder if Buddha and Taoist ancestors will fight in the sky...
"What do these Taoist priests do?" Li Yi walked over and asked Li Mingzhu in a low voice.
"These Taoist priests from Si Tianjian are here to deliver elixirs to my father." Li Mingzhu explained: "My father's illness is thanks to the elixirs they refined."
The expression on Li Yi's face was startled, and he looked at Li Mingzhu in shock, "What did you say?"
"What's wrong?" Seeing the expression on Li Yi's face, Li Mingzhu suddenly had a bad feeling in her heart.
"Has Your Majesty been taking those useless pills?" Li Yi raised his voice and asked again.
The old emperor really dared to eat anything. Did he wish he would die early?
"shut up!"
In the hall, an old Taoist priest with an immortal spirit stood up, pointed at Li Yi, and said loudly: "Who are you? How dare you speak arrogantly and slander our Taoist holy medicine!"
