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Everyone in Lin'an knows that there is a young monk in Lingyin Temple who is not afraid of meat and fish, and can occasionally drink a few sips of wine... That is to say, this kid is only 12 years old, and his hair is not yet full. Otherwise, I am afraid that he will commit the same crime .

But no one can say anything, after all, this is a favor granted by His Majesty the Emperor himself...

God!Ever since Emperor Huizong believed in Taoism, when have we disciples of the Buddha's family been so close to the heavenly family!
Over the years, the great monks have not only been ridden on the head by Taoist priests, those Confucianists and scholars also hate Buddha very much. If it wasn't for Master Tanhui licking his face to please those literati, he would often put If the words "Confucianism is Buddhism, Buddhism is Confucianism; monks are laymen, laymen are monks; ordinary people are holy, holy people are ordinary", these masters, I am afraid they will have to meet the extermination of Buddha again. something happened.

Speaking of which, Master Tanhui was taken away by the emperor, but now even a monk can't do it.

So with such a character as Daoji, it was too late for everyone to praise him, so how dare they scold him.

Daoji's life has always been very happy, at least 12 years ago in Shaoxing, he was very happy.

Even if the emperor didn't tell him to eat meat, he would still eat it in the future. Although Fo Hai hated him, he knew that he had a close relationship with Buddha, but his parents made it very clear when they handed him over to Fo Hai. :

"This child's fate is poor, and he only wants to grow up healthy under the protection of the Buddha. As for other things...the Li family is just such a single seedling, and he will go back to inherit the family business after all."

This kind of thing is not uncommon in every temple, and Fo Hai also liked him very much, so he naturally agreed.

The Li family was originally everyone, and Daoji's ancestors were still related to the Zhao family!His ancestor Li Zunxu was Renzong's son-in-law, and once served as a governor of a town, which is Yue Fei's current position; his father Li Maochun was originally an official in Tiantai County, but he couldn't see Qin Xiangye, so he simply resigned and retired. .

The family is prominent, beyond the reach of others.

So after knowing the identity of this person, Queen Mother Wei was more polite to him after all.

"Can you do my mother-in-law a favor?"

She tried her best to look amiable... But after so many years of hard life, the feeling of suffering emanating from the inside out is also a proof of her life in the past 15 years.

Daoji looked at this indescribably weird old woman. Her face was full of wrinkles, as if she had been poked by a knife, cut and gun. There were pits and holes. No matter how much powder was applied, those gaps could not be filled.

There is also gold and silver all over his body. From a distance, he thought he saw a bottle of Buddha statue... After all, in Daoji's memory, apart from Buddha statues, no one would wear so much gold on his body.

Are you not tired?
Before coming, he asked Fohai:
"Master, the Queen Mother is the mother of the official family?"

Fohai stroked his bald head and said: "Yes, she is the official's mother, my own mother... She has suffered a lot in Beidi, and she is also a poor person."

"If she asks you for help, if you can help, you can help her a little, and it can be regarded as repaying the officials for treating you."

So, even though he felt that she looked weird, Daoji still bowed to her:
"The Empress Dowager has orders, and the monk can do everything."

Influenced by her own man, the Empress Dowager Wei only believed in Buddhism and not in Buddhism, but she couldn't help laughing seeing him making such a gesture at this moment.

"Then thank you little master..."

After speaking, without too much nonsense, she and a few maids close to her brought Xiao Daoji to the gate of the inner palace.

Looking at that door, the empress dowager became angry!
Not to mention anything else, even if the government really issued an order not to allow others to enter, wouldn't the people inside you know to come out? !

The common people have to visit their elders during the New Year, why, it’s not as good as going to the royal family?

There really isn't even half a rule... Since you guys are so delicate and don't want to come out, then I'm here to give you New Year's greetings, right? !
Empress Dowager Wei is now very much like a resentful woman, a resentful woman whose son married a wife and forgot his mother, the inner palace gate is a lock in her heart, if she can't unlock it, even if she dies, she may not be able to rest in peace.

"Did you see that door... I heard that Brother Jiu often took you in before, and you lived in it for a long time."

Knowing that the 'Nine Brothers' she was talking about belonged to the official family, Daoji didn't hide anything:
"Yes, the little monk has been in, not only has been in, but Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Zong are very kind to the little monk."

Empress Dowager Wei already knew who was inside, and now when the little monk mentioned it, the anger in her heart suddenly surged up:

"Since that's the case, then you can help my mother-in-law go again, to meet that kind of lady, and help my mother-in-law to ask her a question."

"What does the Empress Dowager want the monk to ask?"

"Ask her, is she planning to lead the inner palace before I die?"

Although Daoji didn't know why the Queen Mother didn't ask her personally, but since he had agreed to her, he had no reason to regret it.

And the master often said cause and effect, he had already formed a cause with the queen mother, so he had to end the result.

Thinking of this, he put his palms together again, and performed a Buddhist ceremony towards the queen mother:
"The little monk went."

After finishing speaking, he walked towards the inner palace gate.

He does come here often, and he is almost familiar with the way. Although the door is closed, there are some soldiers in front of him, but he has been with the emperor for several months. He is not afraid of these people like ordinary people. Kind of... kind.

He is small and his steps are small, he really wanted to run over, but he also thought that he must not lose his manner in front of the queen mother, so he carried it and walked, and stopped when he was ten feet away from the gate of the inner palace. .

At his feet, there was also a crossbow bolt inserted.

No matter how calm his mind is, he is only a child in his early ten years old. If he says he is not afraid, he must be lying. If he had just walked a step faster, the crossbow arrow would have shot directly at him.

It was only at this time that Daoji realized why the queen mother didn't want to come.

He meditated on Amitabha Buddha in his heart, and looked back helplessly, but saw that the Queen Mother seemed to be a different person, the Twig Ba gentleness she had worked hard just now was gone, and she looked like a Shura pretending to be a Buddha.

Very indifferent.

Maybe it was the first time I saw a monk coming here, and it was still a young child. One of the armored soldiers shouted:
"The inner palace is an important place, no one is allowed to enter, the little monk leaves quickly, don't cause trouble!"

One step forward would cost one's life, and one step backward... would destroy the promise, no matter whether it was going forward or backward, Daoji was unwilling.

He just stood there, sweat dripping from his forehead in such a cold day.

"My queen, he stopped."

When the words of the maid next to her came, the Empress Dowager Wei was not blind, she must have seen it.

What she hopes most is that the standards of the people inside are not uniform, and the young monk is allowed to enter, but she is not allowed to enter by herself. In this case, she will have an argument in front of her son.

Taking a ten thousand step back, even if those warriors shot the little monk to death outside the gate of the inner palace, it would be a life anyway, and he would be Jiu Geer's favorite child, so I would have more reasons to complain.

And the last thing I want to see is this scene.

They also blocked the little monk outside. In this case, they were acting according to the emperor's words. Even if Brother Jiu wanted to be harsh, he had to think of their loyalty and tied his hands and feet.

"Little master, you must help mother-in-law to ask, ask clearly, ask clearly!"

The queen mother's voice came from behind, and Daoji's hand holding the rosary was already pale, and his mind was in a state of turmoil.

After struggling for an unknown amount of time, the little monk continued to take a step forward.

He just took a step, but before he could catch up with his feet behind him, there was more than just an arrow stuck in front of him, densely packed arrows separated him from the road ahead.

Amitabha……

The officials say that life is the first priority, if it is not for the monks not to help, there is really no way to help.

Thinking of this, he turned back and bowed to the Queen Mother, his small face was full of great apology.

Empress Dowager Wei completely returned to her original appearance. Although her face was expressionless, it was solid, like the face of a dead person.

Daoji lowered his head, not daring to look at her again.

It is said that the Empress Dowager Wei was born as a maidservant, but now she is a real empress dowager, and the mother was more expensive than the child, and the Emperor Huizong who had never looked at her directly in his life, after her ninth brother ascended the throne, After all, she still recognized her queen title.

All in all, Empress Dowager Wei is a fastidious person, at least she thinks so.

With a light slap on the palm, the imperial guards who had been waiting for a long time at the edge of Qingyan Hall escorted a group of people through the palace gate and came to the outside of the courtyard wall of the inner palace.

These people were all gagged. Although they didn't say a word, Daoji saw his face clearly and stopped his steps abruptly.

"Father...Mother!"

Logically speaking, he is still a foreigner, whether it is Li Maochun or Mrs. Li, he should call him a "benefactor".

But Li Maochun's parents, who are healthy and skinny, have done good deeds for many years, and are called Li Shanren by the neighbors. Even if he is a treacherous and evil person, Fohai knows that Daoji will eventually reunite with them.

He often talked to him about his parents, never severing his connection with the secular world.

After all, he was only 12 years old, Daoji was taught well by Fohai, and he never resented his parents for sending him to Buddhism, and he missed them as much as all the children of his age in the world.

He thought and thought, but he never expected that when he met them again, it would be in such a scene.

"The Queen Mother..."

Tears soon came to the little monk's eyes, no matter how stupid he was, he knew what the official mother-in-law meant.

Seeing his father and mother kneeling on the ground with a knife around their necks, he had no other choice, and his first reaction was to look at the empress dowager for help.

"Little master! Mother-in-law specially brought your family here to reunite with you! As long as you help mother-in-law pass on the word, your family will be together immediately!"

The Empress Dowager was still expressionless. During the New Year, she was wearing a bright red long jacket with piping, which was clearly a warm color rarely seen in this snow-white Lin'an, but at this time, Daoji only felt that she was extremely cold.

Li Maochun only had this son at the age of 40, and no one in the world loves Daoji more than him. Although he doesn't know what the empress dowager wants Daoji to do, but seeing the densely packed arrows behind his son, he knows absolutely Not a good thing.

He just struggled hard to stand up, but was held down by the guards behind him, unable to speak, only the blue veins on his neck showed his excitement at this time.

Daoji finally turned his head away, he had no other choice, the emperor's own mother didn't give him any other choice.

He just didn't quite understand why things turned out like this.

Taking a deep breath, he took a step forward... The "click" sound of the armored soldiers installing the crossbow arrows on the bow of the god arm was extremely harsh at this time.

"Little monk, hurry back! Don't lose your life innocently!"

They were soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty, so they naturally put the emperor's order first. Although they could not bear the child at this time, the verbal threats were definitely not just threats.

Daoji took a step forward, they really knew how to shoot arrows.

Seeing that he started to leave again, Empress Dowager Wei was very satisfied with Daoji's performance. She looked at Li Maochun who seemed to be spouting fire, and said with some regret:
"Li Yuanwai is very lucky to have such an obedient and filial son."

"It's not like Bengong, who has been separated from his son for so many years, even if he wanted to see him, he couldn't see him."

"Don't worry too much, he's just going to help me with something. When it's done, your family can be reunited."

To be honest, she had to admit that she was indeed a little jealous.

I was jealous that this family had staged a father-son, mother-son relationship in front of me.

Brother Jiu...don't treat me slowly, treat your mother slowly!

"Monk, stop!"

Daoji didn't dare to look any further. He didn't know what death meant. He just thought that he had eaten so much meat and drank so much wine last year. He thought that even if he died, he would no longer be able to become a Buddha.

If you can't become a Buddha, you can only fall into hell, maybe you will become a sheep or a cow, butchered by others, and made into a delicious dish.

His thoughts drifted farther and farther away, and even the person holding the crossbow arrow in front of him seemed less afraid.

But at this time, inside the inner palace gate, the rain and the wind were already making noise.

"It's not like you don't know the relationship between little master Daoji and the officials! If something really happened, how should you explain it to the officials!"

"I am the commander of the Imperial City Department. I received the official order that no one should be allowed in. Otherwise... shoot or kill. If Daoji is let in, how should I explain to the official?!"

Zhong Yu looked at this strange brother:
"You are stupid and loyal! You don't know how to adapt! If you do this, when the officials get angry, you will still be the one who suffers!"

Hearing his sister commenting on him like this, Zhong Feng laughed instead:

"That's what the officials say about the old man. I can't be a hero like him. It's worth it to be somewhat similar to him."

The 'Old Man' he was talking about was naturally one of the masters. Zhong Yu didn't expect that at this moment, he would still have the heart to say these words. He was so angry and angry that he wanted to slap him in the face.

But she forcibly suppressed her temper... She is not alone now, the emperor's efforts before leaving Lin'an finally paid off.

Zhong Feng also knew about this, so he put away his smile and looked at her seriously:
"Why did the empress dowager force Daoji in, have you ever thought about it?"

"If Daoji really came in, then when the Imperial City Secretary carried out His Majesty's order, he didn't treat everyone equally, and even favored one another. The one who is thin is the current Queen Mother. Do you think that if the official comes back, she will sue her?" , how will the officials treat me?"

"Not to mention coming in, if Daoji insists on moving forward but is safe in the end, this matter will not work out."

Nowadays, filial piety is the most important thing in today's world, who doesn't know this?
Especially when Qin Hui was killed, the officials were in the name of avenging their parents. Now that the Empress Dowager really came back, the emperor treated her worse than others. If the news spread...

Where should Zhao Guan's family be located?

Where does the word "filial piety" stand?

Zhong Yu is not a fool, but she and Dao Ji have known each other for a long time, and like the emperor, they both like this child very much.

If something really happened to him, let alone the emperor, even if it was her own place, she would not be able to make it through.

"But the Queen Mother tied up his parents! He has no other choice!"

"I have no other choice..."

Zhongfeng has only been out for a few months, but he seems to have matured a lot, as if he had changed into a different person.

"Sister...this is a troubled time, you and I both know it."

Not only do they know, but they have been on the front line of the anti-golden war all year round, so they know better than others.

"Yes, Lin'an is prosperous, but when you get out of the Huaihe River, there are corpses everywhere, graves stretching for miles, and countless miserable people, more miserable than those of the family... In troubled times, people will die."

"I don't want Daoji to have an accident, but I can't mess up the overall situation of the official family... Even if the Jinren send the empress dowager back, no matter how much she goes too far, the official family can't do anything to her, because she is a relative of the official family. Mother, because in the eyes of the world, the official family is a filial son, and this image cannot be broken, at least not in my hands."

"So, my brother can't be soft on Daoji. Before anyone called me, I had already spoken cruel words in front of the Queen Mother..."

Zhong Yu knew that she couldn't persuade him, so she put her hands together and silently recited the Heart Sutra taught by Daoji.

And the little monk... He just felt that he had walked a long way, with his eyes closed, but he didn't know how far he was from the inner palace gate. He had thought a lot, but he felt that he had no regrets in this life.

I just remembered that the officials said at the time that they wanted to break their lustful abstinence... He had tasted the meat and it tasted good, but he didn't know what the lustful abstinence was like.

The leading Iron Armored Army is also struggling. He really hopes that the commander can come out now to stop him, but after waiting and waiting, seeing the little monk is almost at the door, there is no reaction from behind the door. nothing.

Nothing more...

It's a pity, but a military order is a military order.

He gently raised his hand, as long as he puts his hand down, all these crossbow arrows will be shot towards Daoji... In just a moment, this little monk can die here.

"Shoot the neck and give him a good time."

This is the only thing he can do for Daoji...

Empress Dowager Wei looked at Li Maochun beside her, and suddenly had some other thoughts.

I don’t know if it’s because I’ve been in the Kingdom of Jin for a long time, and I’ve seen so many tricks... For example, when the concubines in the harem went to the Jinying to pour wine with their upper body topless, the two emperors had to laugh and agree; Forced to ride a horse, the fetus was finally picked out...

All in all, her heart has also become a little distorted.

"Mr. Li... Mrs. Li, I'm also a mother, so I don't like being a parent."

"Otherwise, you can go with the little master."

As she spoke, she waved her hand, and the imperial guards who were escorting the two of them immediately stood back, never touching them again.

Without the constraints of others, Li Maochun, who had been struggling all this time, finally stood up... He untied the cloth strips that bound his mouth, and rushed towards Daoji.

This man over half a century old, this man with gray temples, seems to have great potential at this time, and he runs faster than many young people.

Daoji walked a long way, but he quickly caught up with him.

"Cultivation!"

The little monk hadn't heard his lay name for a long time, he just felt as if he was being embraced by someone... It was warm and familiar.

"Xiu Yuan...my son."

Daoji felt that this embrace was trembling uncontrollably, he finally opened his eyes, and it was his father that greeted him.

"father!"

Children are like this... For their parents, they have a lot, wealth, fame, and status, but for a child, the only thing he has is his parents.

Feeling a great sense of security, Daoji yelled at him many times, and the pale Li Maochun couldn't help laughing, patting his back and stroking his head.

As for Mrs. Li, although she was a bit slower, she finally arrived.

Daoji looked at the tears in her eyes, and hurriedly comforted her:
"Mom, I'm fine! Look, I'm fine!"

He turned around on the spot, exposing his small body completely in front of the two of them.

"It's okay, it's okay."

"By the way, I'm still following Master!"

As if remembering something important, Daoji picked it up again, clasped his hands together and said:
"Benefactor Li, Wanfu, Mrs. Li, Wanfu."

With such an appearance, few people in the world should be able to hold back.

Li Maochun's smile never stopped, he looked at Daoji, and finally said:

"Go ahead, the queen mother's parents are here to help, so I don't need your help."

"No, this is what the monk promised the Queen Mother."

Daoji knew what was ahead, so of course he didn't want his parents to take risks.

But Li Maochun suddenly became anxious: "You go back!"

As soon as he opened his mouth, he couldn't hold back any longer and spit out a lot of blood.

"Father, you are..."

His father fell forward, and his whole body lay in front of Daoji. Only at this moment did the little monk see the arrow stuck in his back.

"father……"

Daoji suddenly panicked, he hugged his father's head, and kept wiping off the blood on his mouth with his small hands, as if his father would be fine as long as it was wiped off.

But the blood, no matter how much you wipe it off, you can't wipe it off. Li Maochun reached out and stroked his face:
"Xiuyuan, you want...safety,...health...to..."

What's next, but he couldn't say anything.

Daoji... Li Xiuyuan seems to have forgotten to cry, he was just a little dazed, and kept repeating to wipe the blood from the corner of Li Maochun's mouth. Even Mrs. Li, who was crying next to him, lay on his father's back. not found.

She was also hit by an arrow, but she was afraid that Daoji would see it, so she pulled it out abruptly.

Now... Just like Li Maochun, she couldn't help it anymore.

"Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, when practicing the deep Prajna Paramita for a long time, sees that the five aggregates are empty, and overcomes all hardships... According to Prajna Paramita, there is no hindrance in the heart. Without hindrance, there is no terror, far away from reversed dreams, and finally Nirvana... "

Zhong Yu recited this Heart Sutra over and over again, she didn't even know what it meant, but she didn't miss a single word, remember to understand.

Finally, she stopped, and when she looked up again, her face was already covered with tears.

She couldn't care about anything else, and pressed the phoenix hairpin on her throat against her throat, forcing others to open the door of the inner palace. She looked at Daoji who was not far away, and slowly but firmly moved towards him. Follow him.

The Empress Dowager Wei saw it clearly, and finally laughed out loud, the flowers trembled from the laughter, the powder on her face kept falling down, melting with the white color of Lin'an.

Hearing the ringing of bells in the palace again, it turned out that the banquet prepared by Emperor Xiaociyuan for his officials had already begun.

(End of this chapter)

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