Start with detective Li Yuanfang

Chapter 1137 Nine Nether Ghost Messenger, come out to meet me!
"The Celestial Master's orb is a Buddhist relic, can it intensify calamities?"

After listening to Tao Yin's description, Li Yan stretched out his hand to call for the Ruyi Orb: "Replay the part of Dongyue Temple for me."

He was basically in a state of cultivation in the treasure ship, so it was naturally impossible to check Tao Yin's movements at any time. The monitoring task was entrusted to Ruyi Baozhu, and he also specially instructed to prepare the record and be ready to play back at any time.

At this time, the wishful orb burst into aura, calling out the picture of Dongyue Temple just now.

Li Yan watched intently.

Tao Yin also looked at it again from the perspective of a bystander, and said with lingering fear: "Tao Shi'en is obviously coming for me. If the disaster really breaks out and rushes to the street to hurt innocent people, it will be very detrimental to the young master!"

Li Yandao: "If that's the case, Ruyi Baozhu will inform me that I will rescue you, but I'm really not sure whether I can suppress the calamity."

Tao Yin said bitterly: "The old thief is crazy, let Tao Shi'en kill me directly in front of Lan Daoxing, it's simply unscrupulous!"

Li Yan adjusted the angle, looked at Tao Shien's excited and distorted expression, and said in a deep voice: "This is to knock the mountain and shake the tiger. By solving you, it will deter the sects in Zhengyi that are dissatisfied with Tao Zhongwen. Of course, it also deters us. Such a treasure is indeed a huge threat... ..."

With more and more experience, his control over emotions has become stronger and stronger. When facing joys and sorrows, he can often treat them with a pure and detached state of mind, but even so, there is no guarantee that he can survive the Nine Tribulations.

As for the dragon girl's fear of catastrophe, it has left serious sequelae. So far, no cure has been found, so it can only be used as a front. If it is plotted against by such a magic weapon, it will naturally be more dangerous.

So for Tao Zhongwen's side, it is good to win Tao Yin, even if they can't win, the purpose of deterrence has been achieved.

If it were an ordinary practitioner, there was no need to take the huge risk of catastrophe and continue to face it head-on, but in Li Yan's mind, he didn't shrink back at all, instead he became excited instead of being solemn.

He carefully observed Tao Shi'en again, and after comparing with the little celestial master when he went out to sea, he turned to the wish-fulfilling jewel: "Among the Buddhist gates, is there such a treasure that can control disasters?"

Ruyi Baozhu pursed her lips, showing a contemplative look, and said after a while: "The treasures of Buddhism are mostly for enlightenment and cultivation, and for seeing one's nature and imparting wisdom. I have never heard of a Buddha treasure that can control kalpas..."

Based on the characteristics of the Nine Tribulations, Li Yan asked again: "What are the Buddha treasures that control the mind?"

Wishful Orb hesitated and said, "Mani Orb?"

Li Yan raised his eyebrows: "It is indeed possible..."

There is a saying about Mani beads, which is another name for Ruyi beads, and it also has the meanings of "stainless light", "stain-free" and "growth".

In the original book, when Wukong made a big fuss in the sky, there was also a description of Mani beads, "Yuantuo Tuo, the light is scorching, how can people from ancient times learn from it? It cannot be burned in fire, and why has it ever drowned in water? A mani bead of light, a sword and a halberd Swords and guns can’t hurt you. You can be good or evil, and you can do good and evil in front of you. You can become a Buddha or an immortal when you are good, and you can wear hair and horns when you are evil. Infinite changes make the heavenly palace, thunder and magic soldiers can’t be caught..."

There are many analysts in later generations, especially those who like conspiracy theory analysis. According to this paragraph, it is said that Wukong is a chess piece arranged by Buddhism early. It's all a play, and so on. The TV series Journey to the West, which sets Wukong as a boneless relic, may also be affected by this kind of influence.

But if you understand the ancient classics, you will actually find that this description is not Buddhist. Lu Dongbin said: "Yuantuo Tuo is radiant, and a little innate aura hits the mother's mother." Ma Yu, the seven sons of Quanzhen, said, " Lao Tzu’s golden elixir, Shi’s Pearl, is perfect and has no debts or surplus. This opening of the sect of the dead household life, this opening can still accept Taixu.”

The passage describing Wukong is adapted from the works of Inner Alchemy, and every sentence is said to be the original heart of a person. "Mani Pearl" is the same as "Heart Ape", which is actually a star without a soul. The concealed sincerity.

As it is said in "Xingming Guizhi", "This mind is not ignorant of the soul, and has common knowledge. The great sages of the three religions teach people to practice Taoism. This is how to cultivate, and to become immortals and Buddhas is also like this. Wearing horns and hair is also like this. "

The theme of "Xingming Guizhi" is to break the views of the three religions, Zongluo the essence of the three religions, and the theme of Journey to the West advocates the integration of the three religions. The key is the human heart, which coincides perfectly.

From this analysis, it should be closer to the original intention of the author. Seeing the "Mani Pearl", it is too arbitrary to think that Wukong is a chess piece arranged by Tathagata...

However, compared to the three calamities originating from heaven and earth, the Nine Tribulations we know so far mostly originate from the mind. If it is said that the Buddha treasure Mani beads control the mind after being polluted, there is a certain possibility.

Li Yan kept narrowing the scope: "Nowadays, Buddhist practice has disappeared in the world, and monasteries everywhere are full of ordinary monks. It is rare to have such treasures as Mani beads. Tao Zhongwen, as a Taoist celestial master, if he wants to get Buddhist Mani beads. What are the ways?"

Ruyi Baozhu thought hard, and finally said pitifully: "Master, my spiritual wisdom was born after the world changed. There are some things that I really don't know..."

Li Yan didn't mean to blame, and asked again: "If you are allowed to approach, how far away will you have to be to determine its heel and then exert influence?"

Ruyi Baozhu answered quickly this time: "If it is really a Mani bead, within a hundred feet, you will be able to distinguish the true from the false. As for exerting influence, it may delay its Buddha light. If the master has more Tripitaka, I will become stronger." !"

During this period of time, the wish-fulfilling orb and the Sanzang Sutra exchanged breath together, and the strength has indeed recovered, but the Sanzang Sutra currently only has one page, the "Nirvana Sutra", which is indeed a little less.

Li Yan nodded slightly: "Whether it is Mani beads or not, they are also Buddhist treasures. It is time for you to play a role. It seems that the priority of collecting the "Tripitaka" scattered in various places has to be prioritized... Leave the matter to Jin Yiwei, and I will visit Dudu Lu."

Tao Yin changed color: "My lord is going to Beijing?"

Li Yandao: "Don't worry, I will avoid it in advance. If we don't meet each other, the Celestial Master Orb will not pose a threat."

Halfway through the conversation, he looked outside and saw three strands of Yin Qi flying up, the leader was Xiaoqian, guard Zhu Shisan and eunuch Chen Hong were on the left and right.

After entering the cabin, Xiaoqian showed the picture of the ghosts walking at night, and an unconscious girl slowly fell from it. It was Princess Ning'an.

Compared with Tao Yin's encounter with Tao Shien's sniping, the Forbidden City trip seemed to be going smoothly. Xiaoqian said: "This princess has only one servant girl by her side, who is dull and timid, and will not make any noise when she finds anything abnormal. Can be fooled for a long time."

Li Yandao: "Then are you ready to contact her?"

Xiaoqian suddenly became nervous: "Can you wait a little longer? I... If I scare her, what should I do?"

Li Yandao: "According to what Chen Hong said, your voice hasn't changed. This little princess should be able to hear it. Don't face to face, communicate through dialogue first. After explaining your situation, let her be mentally prepared, and it won't be so difficult. Scared."

Xiaoqian took a deep breath and nodded, "Okay!"

Knowing that other people were around, Xiaoqian would be even more nervous. Li Yan didn't plan to accompany her, so she asked Ruyi Baozhu to make a video backup, and in a flash, she got out of the treasure ship.

The last time I took the dragon girl down from the sky, went straight into the Forbidden City, landed in front of the Huangji Hall, and left in front of the Huangji Hall, without visiting the capital at all.

Walking on the streets of the capital this time, Li Yan was entering ancient Beijing for the first time.

He has long been used to the prosperous cities in ancient times, and what he experienced more during this trip is the spiritual outlook of the capital.

as predicted.

The situation is bad.

Not to mention the comparison with Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty, but even compared with Bianjing in the Song Dynasty, the spiritual outlook of the people is far inferior. They are all tired and numb, and they can't see the pride and happiness of living in the capital.

There is indeed no pride or happiness to speak of. After all, just a few years ago, Altan Khan came to the city and robbed the prefectures and counties around the city of Beijing, and then stopped in Tongzhou to spy on the capital.

During that time, it must have been a period of panic and suffering in Beijing.

But in fact, after nearly 200 years of hostile and oppressive attitudes in the Ming Dynasty, the Mongolian tribes have always been in a harsh living environment of lack of supplies, and the prairie eagles that don't matter anymore are far inferior to their ancestors. Possess the strength to capture the city of Beijing.

It's a pity that they still hit the city and were forced to open up the mutual market abruptly.

In the history books, the opening of the Ming and Mongolia markets is regarded as a sign of national friendship, and the exchange of supplies represents progress. This is from the perspective of ethnic integration for future generations. Effective decision-making to deter foreign enemies.

It's a pity that the Ming army was so stretched that they couldn't defend the Great Wall defenses, and they were forced to open up abruptly. The entire capital was obviously shrouded in a gloomy mist. If they wanted to cheer up their spirits, they had to win a big victory.

Therefore, seeing such a capital, Li Yan immediately thought of Qi Jiguang, who was still guarding Jimen and hadn't yet made his mark. He sighed softly and walked forward slowly.

He deliberately restrained his sense of presence, and his outstanding appearance did not cause any sensation. The people who passed by left and right subconsciously did not see this person passing by, and soon arrived in front of the Governor's Mansion on West Chang'an Street.

"interesting!"

Li Yan did not enter in a hurry, but instead looked at the two mansions not far away.

I don't know if it was a deliberate arrangement or a coincidence, Lu Bing's governor's mansion is between the mansions of Jiajing's two sons, King Jing and King Yu.

Not right next to each other, but just about the same distance.

Li Yan looked up and looked at the palace, and found that it was also a majestic and majestic palace. King Jing's mansion had red walls and green tiles, painted pillars and carved beams, palaces and towers, and the heights were scattered. Yuwang's mansion was much more low-key and ordinary, although many specifications were still not comparable to the subjects. But in terms of wealth and honor, it is obviously weaker by more than one notch.

"It's no wonder that Yan Song supports King Jing, and Xu Jie supports King Yu. King Jing is more in control, and his extravagant life style makes it easier for Yan's power to continue..."

After a few glances, Li Yan was basically sure of the inevitability of the two parties' choice, and turned his gaze back to Lu Bing's mansion: "The most important milk brothers are not close to the palace, implying that treating the two princes is like a bowl of water. Is it flat?"

"'The Two Dragons Don't Meet' really scared Jiajing enough. He was afraid that his last two sons would be gone, and he would end up like Zhengde, and had to use other heirs to succeed Dabao."

"However, in the eyes of the courtiers, this is a tacit consent to participate in the seizure of the heir..."

In the next ten years, the battle between King Jing and King Yu was also a good show in the Jiajing court.

After all, like him, the empress had just conceived and wanted to confirm the position of crown prince. There were basically no emperors. The battle for the crown prince had been staged more than once in Ming Dynasty, and many courtiers were still looking forward to participating in the battle for the heir apparent!
With these things in his mind, Li Yan came to the study quietly. Seeing that Lu Bing hadn't returned home, he wrote a letter, put it on the table, and took out the tokens given to each other from the Southeast Period to press it down.

Due to the special status, the normal door-to-door process is inconvenient, lest Jiajing know that he is going to see Lu Bing, but does not enter the palace to meet him, and loses his temper.

So prepare with both hands, Lu Bing is here, just to talk about something, if not, he can make it clear in the letter.

However, just as Li Yan was about to leave, he observed more in the capital, and even went to Tao Zhongwen's mansion, when the sound of horseshoes came, Lu Bing came back with Zhu Zhong and his party.

Li Yan didn't prepare to say hello, until his eyes fell on Lu Bing, he stared at Lu Bing for a moment, and called out, "Nine Nether Ghost Messenger, come out to see me!"

(End of this chapter)