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Chapter 5 Xuandu View

Xuandu Temple is located in Chongyefang in the south of Chang'an City, across Zhuque Street from Xingshan Temple in Jingshanfang, and is the place of Buddhist and Taoist fame in Chang'an.

The history of Xuandu Temple has been around for a long time. In the early Sui Dynasty, Yu Wenkai was ordered by Emperor Wen Yang Jian to build Daxing City in the way of Qian Gua Yaoci, so he moved Xuandu Temple here. Yu Wenkai used Xuandu Temple to suppress the geomantic omen of the capital. I have been here for fifty years.

The incense in Xuandu Temple is very prosperous, and the master Qiyun Daoist is a leader in Taoism. The Taoism is so deep that the world looks up to him, so there are countless good men and women who come here for the name, and the incense in Xuandu Temple is naturally very prosperous.

A few days ago, Li Ke was assassinated at the Xuanwu Gate, and he was in a coma for a long time. The imperial doctor in the palace tried several times to use medicine, but it was useless, and Li Ke was about to die.

Seeing that her beloved son is in danger, Concubine Yang goes to Xuandu to visit Taoist Master Qiyun, prays for Li Ke, and makes a big wish.Unexpectedly, Concubine Yang had just returned to the palace from Xuandu, and Li Ke woke up. Concubine Yang was thinking about this matter, and as soon as Li Ke recovered, Concubine Yang took Li Ke out of the palace to fulfill her wish.

Li Ke didn't believe in these metaphysics, things that were empty and insubstantial, but Concubine Yang persisted, and Li Ke couldn't bear to disobey A Niang's wishes, so he followed her out of the palace early in the morning.

The layout of Chang'an City is unique, bounded by Zhuque Avenue, with a total of [-] squares from east to west, showing the trend of wealth in the east and wealth in the west, and emptiness in the north and emptiness in the south.

Li Ke left the palace from Suzaku Gate and went all the way south. At first the crowd was dense, but the further south he went, the more sparse the crowd became.In addition, it was still early, and it was not a big day for worshiping Taoism and Buddha recently. When Li Ke arrived at Chongyefang, there were few believers going out on the street, and there were few pedestrians.

"Aniang, is this Xuandu Temple too remote? Why did it take so long to arrive?" Li Ke got off the carriage, patted his numb legs, and said to Concubine Yang.

Concubine Yang glared at Li Ke when she heard the words, raised Li Ke's ear, and warned in a low voice: "Your ignorance, how dare you talk nonsense, the reputation of Xuandu Temple is admired all over the world, and Daoist Qiyun is even more respected." Master Daoist, Daoist Qiyun saved your life, so I dare not say that again in the future."

Li Ke just complained casually, but she didn't expect Concubine Yang to react so strongly, she nodded resentfully, and shut her mouth honestly.

Ping'er next to Concubine Yang saw Li Ke's bewildered face when Concubine Yang said that, covered her mouth and smiled, bent down and leaned against Li Ke's ear, and reminded: "His Majesty is the master of the Xuandu temple, Daoist Qiyun. You have been conferred the title of Great Tang Imperial Teacher, the status is respected, and the crown prince is still respectful, so don't lose your courtesy, and make your empress unhappy for no reason."

At this time Li Shimin had not yet ascended the throne, so the Majesty Ping'er was talking about was naturally his grandfather Li Yuan.

Li Ke originally didn't understand A Niang's cautiousness, but now after hearing Ping'er's words, he immediately understood.Li Tang's royal family regarded themselves as the descendants of Li Er, the patriarch of Taoism, and Daoist Qiyun was an expert in Taoism. It was not surprising that Li Yuan worshiped him as the national teacher.

Li Ke knew little about Xuandu Temple and had no interest in it, but when Li Ke stood at the gate of Xuandu Temple, he was surprised by the scene in front of him.

The Xuandu Temple is located at the waist of the low hill, and there are a total of [-] stone steps from bottom to top, which coincides with the number of heaven and earth, which is exactly the same.

Li Ke stepped on the stone steps and walked up slowly. Although he hadn't seen the Guanmen yet, what he could smell was the faint aroma of sandalwood, and what he saw was also the light smoke curling into the clouds, coupled with the pleasant sounds in his ears. The ringing of the bell is quite a bit like a clean place outside the world.

The stone steps outside Xuandu Temple are not high, and Li Ke arrived at the entrance of the temple after climbing it for a while.

On both sides of the gate, the first thing that catches the eye is a pair of stone lions as tall as a man, with eyes like round bells, curly hair on their heads, mouth and neck raised, which is truly mighty.

Then, Li Ke looked up, and a door wall more than one foot high and three feet wide lay in front of Li Ke's eyes.Gray walls and brown tiles, decorated with dragon and phoenix patterns on both sides. On the upper edge of the door wall, there is an ancient golden plaque with the three characters "Xuandu Guan" written in strong strokes, and under the golden plaque, there is a pair of couplets: "The sky is close to Yuanmen, with the spirit of bullfighting; the clouds open the ecliptic, and always follow the light of the sun and the moon."

The dragon and phoenix decorations were originally exclusive to the royal family. Among the Taoist temples in the world, the only one that can use dragons and phoenixes is probably the Xuandu Temple controlled by Daoist Qiyun. This shows the high status of Xuandu Temple.

"Daoist Qiyun is an expert in the world, and he doesn't like to be distracted by people. Only two people come in, and the rest will wait here. If there is an order, I will send you in." A group of guards led by the Eastern Palace Guard ordered.

Xuandu Temple is different from ordinary Taoist temples, and has a very high status in the court. In the past, even Emperor Li Yuan would not bring a large group of people into the temple. Naturally, Concubine Yang did not dare to break the rules and provoke criticism.

Concubine Yang naturally had her considerations, but after listening to Concubine Yang's order, all the guards showed a look of embarrassment on their faces, and they all looked at Li Ke.

Not long after Li Ke was assassinated, Chang'an was shaken. When a group of guards followed Li Ke out of the palace, they were ordered by the prince Zuowei to lead the general Yu Chigong to guard the king of Hanzhong with them, and they did not dare to let Li Ke enter the temple alone.

Seeing this, Li Ke naturally wouldn't disobey Concubine Yang's intentions, but he didn't want to embarrass the soldiers and offend Yu Chigong behind them for no reason.

Li Ke said to the guards of the East Palace: "Xuandu Guan is where the real master Qi Yun is. After returning to the palace, I will tell General Yuchi that it has nothing to do with you."

Now most of the guards in the East Palace are the guards of the Qin Palace when Li Shimin was the King of Qin, and they naturally know the rules of prohibiting entry of swords and soldiers in Xuandu. Since Li Ke has already talked about this, they will naturally not say more. Except for the two who followed Li Ke into the temple, the rest stayed outside the temple.

Daoist Qiyun is an expert in the world, and Li Yuan is deeply respected. Although the power is now in Li Shimin's hands, Li Yuan's status is still aloof. Concubine Yang was afraid that Li Ke would lose his sense of words when he was young, so she urged him repeatedly to bring him into Xuandu with confidence. view.

Concubine Yang brought Li Ke into the inner hall of Xuandu Temple, and then sang to the Taoist boy who was in charge of welcoming the guests in the hall: "Faithful Yang family, I brought my son Li Ke here to pay homage to Master Xie Qiyun, and Dao Wang will pass the notice on my behalf."

Dao Tong was taken aback when he heard the words, and then hurriedly asked: "But Concubine Yang and the King of Hanzhong are face to face?"

This Dao Tong who welcomes guests is originally a person from outside Fang, and he seldom shows up. In addition, Concubine Yang and Li Ke have not revealed their identities. identity?

Concubine Yang replied puzzledly: "Sinxin is the concubine of the crown prince, Yang, and my son is Li Ke, the king of Hanzhong County. I don't know how to know the identity of Shanxin?"

Daotong heard that Concubine Yang had claimed her identity, so he replied: "The master received the invitation letter from the empress yesterday, so he knew that the empress and His Highness are here today, and specially ordered Xiaodao to wait here."

Concubine Yang laughed and said, "Realist Qiyun has a heart. He was really an expert at that time, but I don't know where the real person is now, can we meet?"

Daotong shook his head and said: "It's really a coincidence that the empress and the king of the county are really a coincidence. My teacher calculated that there should be a chance to go to the southwest yesterday, and he went to Zhongnan Mountain overnight to seek Taoism. I'm afraid we won't be able to see each other today."

Hearing that Taoist Qiyun entered Zhongnan Mountain, Li Ke naturally didn't care, but Concubine Yang couldn't help but regretted: "The real person has kindness to the child. I thought I could thank you face to face today, but I never thought it would be such an unfortunate coincidence."

(End of this chapter)