Vol 4 Chapter 2399: The emperor in the temple attracts the emperor

Early morning, Chang'an, the palace.
Yao Xing was standing in front of a bronze mirror. Several servants were helping him wear imperial robes. A white-faced in his forties smiled and said, "Your Majesty, today is your first visit to Caotang Temple in more than two years. The monks in the temple are waiting for your holy driver."
Yao Xing laughed: "That is the prestigious national teacher. When he came from Liangzhou, he only brought more than 800 monks, but I heard that there are now three thousand sand gates, most of which are admired by monasteries all over the world. Here, I took the initiative to request the translation of those Buddhist scriptures. The list of monks who report to me every month is increasing."
A ten-year-old little smiled and said: "Yes, there is no end to the incense of Caotang Temple. The pilgrims who offer incense every day have to queue for more than two hours. Those who go to the imperial court to do business are all Not so much."
Yao Xing's face changed slightly, and his hands shook slightly. His voice became a little lower: "Oh, so many people go to the temple to offer incense every day?"
The little nodded quickly and said, "Yes, yeah, it’s said that Shangxiang is one aspect. It’s more to see the statues of the holy monks. Some of them are people from Ganliang and Lingbiao. This trip, spent a year or two of savings, just three miles outside the temple, kowtow one step at a time to show piety."
Yao Xing gritted his teeth: "So, this holy monk, his prestige is higher than mine."
The white-faced at the beginning noticed that Yao Xing’s tone was a little motionless, and stared at the little eunuch, so scared that the little quickly closed his mouth, he came up personally and took over the little eunuch’s work in clothes and belts. , With a smile on his face, but cautiously said: "Although the national teacher is known as a holy monk, everything he has is given by your majesty. Those people are even more so. Their land is divided by Daqin, and so are the seed farming tools. What the state gives is to keep one side safe. It's not like being left in the middle of war as in previous years. It also relies on Daqin's protection. The so-called drinking water thinks about the source, everyone still understands the truth."
Yao Xing said coldly: "Then they should come to see me, kneel one step and walk ten miles to see me, why do they want to meet a monk who was a prisoner of me? When I raised my arms to destroy the cold, it was like this high monk. Didn't use any magic power to prevent Hou Liang from perishing."
The white-faced hurriedly said: "The Houliang Lu family is innocent, the clan is fratricidal, and tyrannical, and the people are not living, how can they be compared with your majesty? The national teacher himself said that he only protects the people of one party and prays for them. Don’t protect the Lu's tyrant."
Yao Xing turned his head abruptly, his eyes flashed, and the dragon robe on his body fell directly to the ground, causing all the eunuchs to kneel down. The white-faced even dared not take a mouthful. He trembled in the underground, but he heard something in his ears. He came to Yao Xing sternly: "Huh, he meant to say that Lu Long can't keep Houliang, and I can't keep Lingbiao, Liangzhou and Nanyang, so the people are better off worshiping him, right?"
The white-faced cried and said: "Your Majesty calms down your anger, the old slave never meant that. He, the national teacher, has never said this before."
Yao Xing gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "If it weren't for today to see this high monk, I don't know yet, there is actually a saint outside the palace in Chang'an City, the emperor of the temple, Jia Fu, dress me up. ."
The white-faced named Jia Fu quickly picked up the dragon robe and prepared to step forward. Yao Xing said coldly,
I won’t wear this today. Find me a set of people’s clothes. By the way, I will call Dongping Gong. Let him accompany me to visit Caotang Temple in Weifu!"
One hour later, three miles outside Caotang Temple.
This monastery in the outskirts can no longer be seen, because countless people, like rivers rushing from all directions, are rushing towards the sea. Even the exquisite cars of dignitaries and nobles are parked in Shifang, three miles away. Here, the post-Qin civil and military officials wearing silk and satin brocade robes, accompanied by the guards, followed the flow of people and walked towards the Caotang Temple.
Wearing a blue cloth, a hat, a dog skin plaster on his face, Yao Xing with two beards on his cheeks, his face was gloomy, Jia Fu on one side murmured: "Isn't that General Lian Manwei? Ah, and Yin Shangshu is here too. Strange, shouldn't they come with Shengjia today? Why are they here?"
Yao Shao, who stood beside Yao Xing, said coldly: "Your Majesty delivered an decree today, saying that there is something to discuss, and he came to Caotang Temple to leave. These people took advantage of the situation and ran here, huh, I think, they wanted to When following your majesty into the temple, burn yourself a few sticks of incense, even if your majesty does not come, they will come too."
Yao Xing murmured: "I don't understand why a monk has such an influence. I thought he was just here to interpret the scriptures and worship the Buddha, so that the world would not do evil and conspiracy, but even the generals and high officials of Da Qin came here. Here, why is this?"
A sneer came from the side. Accompanied by a golden and iron cough, Yao Xing turned his head and saw that there was a withered old man standing on a stone about five steps beside him, his three strands of long beard, grace. Extraordinary, with eyes like electricity and ruddy complexion, he muttered to himself: "Why? Because they are about to go on the battlefield, and I don't know the good fortune or misfortune."
Yao Shao's face sank, and said to this person: "Who are you? How can this kind of military affairs be arbitrarily discussed here?"
The old man glanced at Yao Shao ~EbookFREE.me~ and smiled slightly: "The Great Qin Dynasty has recently been in a tight situation in the north of the Lingnan, and now it is dispatching troops across the country, and uniting Zhuliang, the Northern Wei Dynasty, and Rouran to show good wishes to the Jin Kingdom in the south. In order to concentrate forces and eliminate Hu Xia, everyone knows this. The restaurants and restaurants in Chang'an are full of people who talk about it. How can they come from military secrets?"
Yao Xing nodded: "But what does this have to do with General Lian, Yin Shangshu and the others coming to worship Buddha? According to Daqin tradition, before the generals set out, they should sacrifice their ancestors at home, pray for their ancestors, and sacrifice animals for good fortune. It is."
The old man smiled and said: "The ancestors are not as good as the holy monks. This one in the Caotang Temple is the living Buddha who rescued the suffering. In order to save the tens of thousands of people in the capital of the Western Regions of Kucha, he did not hesitate to give up the opportunity to become a Buddha and to relapse To save people, he has been a famous monk in the world for nearly 20 years in Guzang, Liangzhou, and has shown miracles countless times. Even the Emperor of Da Qin, our majesty, respected him personally and sent troops to him to Chang'an."
"I heard that the envoys of the Jin Kingdom came to ask for the twelve counties of Nanyang. Your Majesty himself cannot decide, but he still has to come to ask the holy monks for instructions. Even your Majesty is like this. The generals and ministers will soon face Hu Xia's tiger wolf division. , Before leaving to ask for blessings, burn incense and make a wish, why is it strange? You see, they are all obediently lined up behind the ordinary people, walking slowly, just to show their sincerity. I've already knocked the grass people in the way to the ground, so let's go first."