"Jiangnan?" Nishang frowned slightly and looked at Xia Shang carefully. She felt that this man was good-looking and well-dressed, so he could not feel any disgust.
Li Zijin explained: "This is Xia Shang, a wealthy businessman from Yangzhou. Sister, we have been to Yangzhou and may have seen him somewhere. It is not surprising that he feels familiar."
Nishang nodded, as if still thinking, and asked Li Zijin: "Do you know him?"
"Of course we know each other. My sister doesn't know that this Xia Shang was not just a businessman, but a scholar who read poetry and books. My brother benefited a lot from having a few words with him."
Ni Chang didn't care. She was not only a princess, but also a princess who was well-known in the capital for being talented, knowledgeable and knowledgeable. She had a good relationship with the second prince Li Xiangyang. Even Li Xiangyang had to follow Ni Chang's opinions in many of his plans. It can be seen that this daughter
generally.
What kind of scholar does a businessman think he is? He can make Li Zijin admire him, but he is just bullying Li Zijin when he is young.
Nishang was quite disdainful and asked casually: "Let's talk briefly. I wonder what you talked about just now?"
Li Zijin was just talking nonsense, just to make Xia Shang look good. He couldn't think of what he said. And he only said a few words before. How could he say anything?
"This..." Li Zijin was speechless for a moment.
However, Xia Shang said: "I just talked about some speculations about why the poetry meeting was held in Qianfo Temple. There is no basis. I happened to be heard by the young highness, and the young prince happened to find it interesting."
"Oh? Speculations about why the Poetry Society is here? This is something new. I have heard many questions in the capital. They all say that this Poetry Society is ancient and brilliant. Only Qianfo Temple has room to accommodate the sincere poetry of all the scholars in the city.
I am convinced that this is true. Could it be that Mr. Dongyue’s move has another profound meaning?”
"Mr. Dongyue has always liked tranquility. He attended the Dongyue Poetry Festival in Yangzhou a year ago. Mr. Dongyue only invited more than ten people. Why did he come to the capital today to make such a big noise? Looking at Dongyue
In his entire life, Mr. Dongyue has never participated in that crowded gathering. This poetry gathering is the first time in his life. Besides, Mr. Dongyue has been entertaining guests every day these days. It is also uncharacteristic.
There is weirdness everywhere. Tomorrow’s poetry meeting will be held in Thousand Buddhas Temple. Isn’t it not meaningful?”
When Nishang heard this, her face straightened: "I'd like to hear the details."
"This matter must be seen from the sudden return of Mr. Dongyue to the capital. This action originally revealed a lot of doubts. Why did Mr. Dongyue suddenly return to the capital? Why did he receive disciples for days? And who are Mr. Dongyue's disciples?
Man? The thing is obvious! The biggest thing that happened in the capital before this was that the eldest prince Li Xin was canonized as the prince. Now Li Xin dominates the court. This Li Xin has always been cruel and is a typical martial artist.
Qing Wen. Whether the scholars in the capital feel the crisis, or Mr. Dongyue wants to stabilize people's livelihood, Mr. Dongyue must have returned to the capital for this matter."
Nishang nodded, deeply satisfied.
Xia Shang said again: "Since you and I can understand the deep meaning, how can Prince Li Xin not understand? How can he sit back and ignore it? Now that Mr. Dongyue is meeting his disciples privately in the house, it is not easy for the prince to take care of him. But
If he held a poetry meeting in a grand manner, His Highness the Crown Prince would no longer be able to sit idly by. The Crown Prince has always been ruthless and decisive in his actions, and Mr. Dongyue himself was not sure what the Crown Prince would do. I guess His Highness the Crown Prince’s most radical approach was
That is to send troops to suppress it and prevent Mr. Dongyue from meeting too many scholars in the capital. In order to deal with the prince's use of force, Mr. Dongyue moved the affordable location to Qianfo Temple.
You must know that Qianfo Temple is a holy place for Buddhism, and the imperial court presides over the construction of temples every year. If Li Xin brings troops here, it will offend Buddhism and disrespect the current emperor. In addition, the person he wants to deal with is Mr. Dongyue
, the scholars from all over the world will inevitably gather together to attack. In the end, Mr. Dongyue was still uneasy, so he invited all the scholars from all over the world to participate, which made the prince even more afraid to act rashly. So coming to Qianfo Temple is not a big deal.
, but because it is the safest here.”
After saying that, Nishang fell silent and looked at Xia Shang with a very strange look.
Xia Shang laughed and said, "The princess is laughing. This is just a baseless talk made by ordinary people. It cannot be true."
Li Zijin was stunned when he heard this, and murmured: "The analysis is really clear and logical. After saying this, I just woke up from a dream. Sister, don't you think this Mr. Xia has said everything right?"
.”
"It's quite remarkable that an outsider can see things so clearly."
"Sister, let me tell you. This Mr. Xia is not a simple businessman, he is a well-educated man."
Nishang didn't answer, but he saluted Xia Shang solemnly to express his agreement with what he said.
Li Zijin said: "Mr. Xia is a capable man. Since we have met him, why not invite him to travel with us?"
Nishang smiled and asked Xia Shang, "Does Mr. Xia have anything else to do?"
"Of course not. I wonder where your two highnesses want to go?"
"I just came here, but I didn't see the Buddha sculptures, so I want to see them. Sir, can I go with you?"
"It is Xia's great honor to be able to travel with the princess."
“Mr.
Look, tens of thousands of students will come here tomorrow, and the temple will be overcrowded, making it difficult to move around freely."
After that, the three of them walked together, each with his own entourage.
Now someone was guiding the way, and the group quickly arrived at the Main Hall.
However, when we arrived in front of the main hall, it was getting late. A moment after the sunset, the night stars shrouded us, and more than a dozen lanterns outside the hall were lit.
Inside the main hall, the lights were brightly lit, and one could imagine there were hundreds of ever-burning lamps on inside.
Just standing outside the temple, one can feel the magnificent Buddhist aura and faintly hear the sound of Buddha reverberating in the air.
Unfortunately, the light outside was not good, so I could not clearly see the appearance of the pagoda of the Main Hall. I could only see a huge door that was four people high, and it took several people to work together to push it open.
Perhaps after being notified, the monk cleaning inside opened the door.
What comes into view is a huge one-foot-tall golden Buddha statue of Sakyamuni standing in the center of the main hall. It is held up high by a carved lotus platform that is half jade and half stone. It is surrounded by three rows of golden Buddha statues on the four sides.
, the postures are different, but they are all lifelike. I don’t know how many statues there are.
The mere sight of opening the door made Xia Shang and others sigh and marvel, even Nishang and Li Zijin were no exception.
After opening the door and entering the main hall, you will see that the main hall is divided into three floors: upper, middle and lower. On each floor, there are countless Buddha statues enshrined on the altar, large and small. It is dazzling to see, and people feel as if they are in Tianzhu Temple.
The sound of thunder and all the gods and Buddhas are among them.
"This Thousand Buddha Temple is indeed well-deserved!" (To be continued)