Since the old emperor said so, Hu Xiaotian didn't have to be polite to him. He didn't want to kneel down to him at first, so he bowed aside and said: "Your Majesty, please have a meal!"
At this time, Kung Fu Yin Zheng and the others had already placed breakfast on the table. When Long Xuanen saw the table full of breakfast, he suddenly looked a little unhappy and frowned: "I came to Tianlong Temple to chant sutras and worship Buddha.
It’s not like you’re pampering yourself? Why are you doing this?”
He glared at Hu Xiaotian and said, "Is it your idea?"
Hu Xiaotian secretly cried out in his heart that it was bad luck, what the hell did I do? It was all because of your subordinates who flattered you and made the breakfast so grand. He hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, I am only responsible for supervising their meal preparation and ensuring the safety of Your Majesty's diet.
As for what to do? How much you do has nothing to do with me." He pushed it cleanly.
Long Xuan'en said: "Go back and tell them not to make it so complicated. Since I came here, I have never thought about being the same as in the palace."
Yin Zheng said aside: "Your Majesty, please calm down and have your meal as soon as possible."
Long Xuanen came to the table and sat down. His eyes searched among the dazzling array of breakfast items, and finally settled on the cornmeal steamed bun that Hu Xiaotian casually stuffed into it. He reached out and grabbed it, took a bite, and relaxed his frown:
"tasty!"
Hu Xiaotian secretly laughed in his heart, knowing that this old guy was used to fine clothes and fine food in the palace, and his taste was also very sophisticated. On the contrary, coarse grains were more in line with his appetite.
Long Xuan'en said: "You go down, remember to tell them that from now on, there should be no more than four dishes a day, and breakfast should be simple."
Hu Xiaotian said respectfully: "Yes! I will go back and tell them now." When he was walking backwards and about to leave, Long Xuanen stopped him again: "By the way, an old friend of mine once offered a Buddha statue in Tianlong Temple.
Can you help me find out where that Buddha statue is now?"
Hu Xiaotian said: "I dare to ask your Majesty the name of that old friend."
Long Xuanen thought for a while and then said: "His name is Chu Fufeng! Speaking of which, the adoption of the Buddha statue happened more than forty years ago. I was still young at that time and came to Tianlong Temple with him." His eyes looked a little confused.
.Falling into recollections of the past.
Hu Xiaotian said: "I will do it now." He searched Chu Fufeng's name carefully in his mind, but he didn't have any idea. This Chu Fufeng should not be a famous person. But since he can become friends with the emperor, this person should not be a famous person.
Simple.
Long Xuanen also told him not to let anyone know that he wanted to inquire about this matter.
Hu Xiaotian left Puxian Court after bidding farewell to Long Xuanen. Qi Danei was still waiting outside the courtyard gate and saw Hu Xiaotian coming out. He came up to him with a smile: "Master Hu, how is your Majesty's mood?"
Hu Xiaotian said: "Very good!" He didn't want to talk to Qi Danei anymore. When he was about to leave, Qi Danei followed him closely and whispered: "Master Hu, in fact, brothers are following your majesty.
Come here, it has been very hard to abandon your wife and children this month."
Hu Xiaotian narrowed his eyes and looked at him and said, "What do you mean? Why can't I understand?"
Qi Danai said: "Although we shave our heads and wear monk robes, we are not real monks after all. Mr. Hu should not be too strict and treat his brothers with more compassion."
Hu Xiaotian sneered and said, "Did I hear you right? Are you trying to teach me a lesson?"
Qi Danei said with a smile on his face: "Master Hu, don't misunderstand me. How dare I teach you a lesson? I'm just giving you a suggestion. This is also for your consideration. Think about it. If you are too harsh on your brothers, you will be embarrassed."
If they get into a confrontational mood and come to the Emperor, I'm afraid Master Hu's face will not look good."
Hu Xiaotian said: "In that case, I would like to thank you."
Qi Danai said: "I don't dare to take it. I don't dare to take it. After all, the commander is new here and he doesn't know our internal affairs yet."
Hu Xiaotian said: "So you just lead them into a rope and fight against me, right?"
Qi Danai said: "Why do you say that, Mr. Hu? I don't have such thoughts in a humble position."
Hu Xiaotian laughed and said: "Do you have such thoughts? We all know in our hearts that this is the pure land of Buddhism. Buddha, Bodhisattva, and Arhats have countless pairs of eyes staring at us. If we tell lies, I am afraid we will be punished by God." What he said.
Just after I finished speaking, the sky became dark, but a dark cloud covered the rising sun.
Qi Danei knew that he was threatening him, but he was still a little uneasy in his heart. He squeezed out a smile and said: "Master Hu is too worried."
Hu Xiaotian said: "Since someone comes to you to complain, you might as well help me tell them that it is best for everyone to abide by their duties during Tianlong Temple. If they dare to do anything that makes me unhappy, hey, don't blame me.
Be polite."
Back at Wuguan Hall, the two imperial chefs had already started preparing lunch. Hu Xiaotian came to the kitchen and told them what the emperor wanted. When the two imperial chefs heard that the emperor was going to live a simple life, they naturally couldn't ask for more, but there would be fresh food every day.
When the food is delivered and the emperor doesn't eat it, will the extra food be wasted?
Hu Xiaotian has already thought carefully about them: "The emperor doesn't want to eat, so we ministers can only share the emperor's worries. From now on, two chefs, the three of us will work together, and I will eat whatever you eat."
The two imperial chefs looked at each other and couldn't laugh or cry. This guy had obviously cheated on them. It seemed that this month he not only had to serve the emperor but also the young master.
Monk Mingsheng has been helping in Wuguan Hall. Firstly, it was arranged by the abbot, and secondly, he took the opportunity to learn some cooking skills from the two royal chefs. Even though he was just a spectator, it was already an eye-opener.
Hu Xiaotian called Master Mingsheng outside and whispered: "Master Mingsheng, I want to ask you about something."
Most of the monks in Tianlong Temple are simple and honest, and Mingsheng is no exception. He said respectfully: "Master Hu, just talk."
Hu Xiaotian smiled and said: "I'm dressed like this just to hide my identity. You just call me Junior Brother, and I call you Senior Brother. It's actually not a big deal. I had a relative in the past who once offered a Buddha statue in Tianlong Temple.
, before I came to Tenryuji Temple this time, he asked me to take a look in front of the Buddha statue, put incense sticks, and was entrusted by others to be loyal, so I thought of asking about it."
Monk Mingsheng said: "This is not difficult. There are thousands of Buddha statues in Tianlong Temple. Although there are tens of thousands of donors, the donors of each Buddha statue will be registered in the register. If I want to fulfill my wish, I need to check the merit book. The young monk will take you there.
."
Hu Xiaotian was overjoyed, nodded and said, "Thank you, senior brother."
Mingsheng took Hu Xiaotian to the merit hall of Tianlong Temple. This is where Tianlong Temple stores the merit book. With monk Mingsheng as a guide, it is much easier to do things. The old monk heard that Hu Xiaotian wanted to find out whether he was forty.
When he offered the Buddha statue many years ago, he couldn't help but have a look of embarrassment on his face. Mingsheng said some good things, and finally the old monk nodded in agreement, took them to the west hall of the Gongde Hall, pointed to the row of bookshelves in front and said:
"The ones from forty years ago are all at the top. If you know the specific year and month, it's easy to check. But if you only say it was more than forty years ago, then you can only check from forty-one years ago to forty-nine years ago. This is
You must check the merit book of the past nine years."
Hu Xiaotian didn't find it troublesome at first. He thought that the Buddha statue must be tall and big, and the old emperor's friends were naturally not ordinary people. The adopted Buddha statue must be huge, so he started with the largest Buddha statue and searched all the statues that were more than one foot tall.
There is no donor named Chu Fufeng among the Buddha statues, so we can only check them one by one.
The Buddha statues were sorted from large to small, and the Buddha statues were searched from more than one foot to three feet. However, Chu Fufeng's name was not found, but a full two hours had passed. This was under the premise that Mingsheng and the old monk helped search together. If
Hu Xiaotian alone would not be able to complete the investigation even if it was dark.
Although Hu Xiaotian usually smiles playfully, when he actually does something, he has a beginning and an end. He has the momentum to never give up until he finds this person. He spent another hour reading through the rest of the merit book, but Chu Fufeng was still not found in it.
There is no one named Chu at all.
Hu Xiaotian closed the last merit book, rubbed his sour eyes, and secretly wondered if the old emperor was old and confused? Did he remember the past wrongly? Or was he deliberately thinking of a way to torment himself? Logically speaking, the old emperor had no reason.
It is so boring.
Mingsheng and the old monk also stopped to check, but they found nothing. Hu Xiaotian apologized: "Thank you, Master."
Just as he was about to leave, the old monk said again: "Actually, there are some Buddha statues that are not in the merit book."
Hu Xiaotian and Mingsheng looked at the old monk with expressions of surprise. Even the monk Mingsheng had never heard of such a thing.
The old monk said: "Some people will come to the temple to make offerings to the Immortal Buddha when their children are just born, hoping that the Buddha will protect their children for a safe life. These donors to the Immortal Buddha are not listed in the merit book."
Hu Xiaotian was surprised and said: "Where is the Immortal Buddha?"
The old monk said: "All the donors of the Immortal Buddha have a deep connection with Tianlong Temple. Many of them are benevolent to Tianlong Temple, and there are also lay disciples of Tianlong Temple. Thirty years ago, the previous abbot abolished this kind of thing. From then on.
Since then, no one has made offerings to the Immortal Buddha, and those Immortal Buddhas are now placed in the Split Cloud Valley in the back mountain."
Hu Xiaotian thanked the old monk, and left with Mingsheng. When they came outside, Hu Xiaotian said, "Where is the Split Cloud Valley?"
Mingsheng said: "Behind the east courtyard, close to the forbidden area of the back mountain."
Hu Xiaotian asked: "Is the Split Cloud Valley a forbidden area?" He knew that the back mountain was a forbidden area of Tianlong Temple. Not to mention outsiders, even the monks of the temple were not allowed to set foot easily, so he asked this question.
Mingsheng shook his head and said: "No, but it has been idle for many years, and even the monks of this temple rarely go there." From Hu Xiaotian's eyes, he could see that he intended to go, Mingsheng said: "Although it is not a forbidden place, you may ask the abbot for this matter.
, we can go only if the abbot allows us to go."
Hu Xiaotian said: "Brother Mingsheng, this is just a small matter, why bother to alarm the abbot, and I don't want the emperor to know about this matter. To be honest with you, that Chu Fufeng is my grandfather. When I came, he
His life is on the verge of death, and I don’t know if he can survive until I return. His old man only has this hope. How can he not fulfill his wish as a grandson? Monks are compassionate and hope that Brother Mingsheng will take pity on him.” (
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