Tang Dynasty good doctor

Chapter 684 Worshiping Buddha
An Shanda said again: "You usually don't show off the mountains and show off the water. The prince doesn't know that you are from the mansion, so you should just pretend to be a hunter and put on the clothes of an ordinary hunter. When the prince goes hunting, you Just follow around and look for opportunities to please the prince, as long as you make meritorious service and make the prince happy, I will promote you in the future, so that you will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of your life!"

Pu Junnan's knees softened, he knelt down to An Shanda, and said: "Master An, the villain only asks for Mr. An's concern. If there is a shortage of guards in the mansion, please forgive me and let the little one fill in. Great kindness, great virtue, little one." People will never dare to forget!"

An Shanda thought to himself: "You have a beautiful idea. A descendant from Goguryeo wants to be a guard of the palace. The guards are all in the palace of guards. Just because you don't want to stay in the palace of guards in ten lifetimes." name!"

With a smile on his face, he helped Pu Junnan up, and said with a smile: "That's natural, as long as you can do things effectively and serve the prince well, not to mention being a bodyguard, even being the captain of the Weifu, isn't that what the prince said?" talk!"

Pu Junnan was overjoyed, and murmured: "Little man, I never dare to expect extravagantly..."

An Shanda patted him on the shoulder and said, "How can this be considered a luxury, it's a trivial matter, go down and rest, and leave the work at hand to others!"

Pu Junnan hurriedly expressed his loyalty again, and then went out.An Shanda went to report the matter to Li Ke, saying that he had found a suitable candidate, and he was very suitable to die!

Gyeongju.

Wang Ping'an arranged all kinds of matters, and in the early morning of the third day, he accompanied Li Zhi and Wu Meiniang and drove out of Qingzhou to the North Cave Temple.He didn't tell anyone about this, but he told Di Renjie. Di Renjie will definitely not reveal the secret, so you can rest assured.

Wu Meiniang's illness came on quickly, but recovered slowly. Although she was able to speak, she was still hoarse and struggled to speak, but fortunately it did not affect her movements. Her stomach was not small anymore. According to the normal situation, You should not go out for fun, simple activities are fine, but long-distance travel is not suitable.

But Wu Meiniang insisted on going to the Grotto Temple, and Li Zhi also wanted to play around. At their insistence, Wang Pingan took the motorcade on the road.As for the entourage, only Brother Ouyang, who knew the inside story, was brought along, and no one else was brought along, let alone a maid. There was only one woman in the team, Wu Meiniang.

Li Zhi and Wang Pingan rode horses, Wu Meiniang sat in the car, and the group headed towards the North Grotto Temple.

Looking at the trees on the side of the road, Li Zhi said: "No disease, but there are very few people on this road. I'm really afraid that when I come out, I will be chased by a group of people again!"

Wang Pingan laughed and said, "The people all thought that His Highness would go to the construction site again, so they all waited there!"

Li Zhi was a little embarrassed, and said: "When we come back, pick a day, and then go to the construction site." At the construction site, the common people will come to see the orphan, so that they will not be able to work, and the construction period will be delayed, so the orphan will reduce the number of times to go to the construction site, mainly for the sake of the construction period!"

Wang Pingan smiled and thought to himself: "Although it is an excuse, it is telling the truth!" He said: "Your Highness thinks things carefully, and it is true. However, after His Highness left the day before yesterday, the officials reported to the ministers that the common people My motivation has improved a lot. Although the work was delayed for half a day, it was all made up the next day, and the project progressed faster. This shows that His Highness's visit to the construction site is of great help to the early completion of the project. !"

Li Zhi laughed, but didn't say anything, he was very interested in the people's cheers, but if he wants to listen to it often, then forget it, it's better to stay in the house and play with Wu Meiniang!
The North Cave Temple is not too far from Gyeongju, but if you walk while playing, you can start on the same day and arrive the next day.The scenery along the way is not too much. Gyeongju is not like the Gyeonggi area, where the mountains, rivers, and forests have been developed. Instead, there are wild forests everywhere, and the roads are not very easy to walk. If you want to see the scenery, you can only go to the Grotto Temple to be decent.

Walking all the way, stop and go, until evening, I saw a small village by the roadside, only a dozen or so families.

Wang Pingan pointed to the small village and said: "Your Highness, the minister sent someone to explore the road first. It is best to rest here tonight. If we continue on the road, there will be no one in the ten miles ahead. I'm afraid we will have to support them in the wild." Tent. How about spending the night here?"

Li Zhi thought for a while, but didn't answer immediately, but tapped the frame of the car window with his horsewhip, and asked, "Meiniang, what do you think? Should I rest here, or go a few more miles and live in a tent?"

Wu Meiniang poked her head out of the car window and looked towards the small village in front. She saw that the houses in the village were low and rather dilapidated. It seemed that the villagers were not well-off.

She said: "If you live here, why don't we pitch a tent!" Her voice was still hoarse, but she could already speak a whole sentence.

Li Zhi hummed, and said: "That's right, we came out to play. If we still want to stay with ordinary people, we will lose interest. If we want to be alone, we should walk a few miles. After dark, we will light up a bonfire. Let's pitch a tent!"

Wang Ping'an has nothing to do, to accompany the leader on a field trip, of course, how to make the leader happy, that's what to do!

After crossing the small village, we walked forward again and walked straight for three miles. Only then did we see a small stream in front of us, so we decided to camp here.

Some of the Ouyang brothers set up tents, some gathered firewood, and some took bows and arrows and entered the dense forest to hunt wild animals.Not long after, everything was in order. Wang Pingan sat by the campfire with Li Zhi and Wu Meiniang, watching the Ouyang brothers barbecue game.

Li Zhi said: "I don't know who built the cave temple, and which gods and Buddhas are enshrined in the temple?"

Wang Ping'an said: "It seems to be built in the Northern Wei Dynasty. As for the gods inside, I don't know." He has too many things to do, so he doesn't have much energy to study these. Gods and Buddhas, don’t you know it too!
Wu Meiniang suddenly let out an ah, as if remembering something, she turned her head to look where she came from.

Li Zhi hurriedly asked: "Meiniang, what's wrong with you?"

Wu Meiniang said: "The village you just passed by should not be far from the Grotto Temple, right?"

Wang Ping'an said: "It's not far. Let's set off tomorrow and we will be able to reach the Grotto Temple in the morning. The small village is only half a day away from the temple. Let's walk slowly. If the villagers come and go, it will take half a day."

Wu Meiniang said: "Since we are so close, then the people in the village must have been to the temple and prayed to the gods and Buddhas, and the gods and Buddhas must bless them?"

Wang Ping'an and Li Zhi said in unison: "That's natural, they are so close, the villagers often go to worship, and the gods and Buddhas will naturally bless them."

Wu Meiniang said anxiously: "Then send someone back to have a look. I want to know if there are no women in that village!"

Wang Ping'an and Li Zhi looked at each other in blank dismay. It turned out that she was anxious about this matter, so why worry about it!

Wang Pingan hurriedly said: "Of course not all of them are men. If they were all men, wouldn't the village be over, so there must be women!"

Li Zhi also said: "That's right, there must be a woman, this...then send someone back to have a look, and you'll find out if you ask!" Seeing that Wu Meiniang was anxious, he asked Wang Pingan to send someone back.

Pregnant women have a different temper than ordinary people. If they think of something and cannot solve it immediately, they will become more and more anxious. Wang Ping'an naturally knows this characteristic.He hurriedly called a brother Ouyang and told him to go back and ask if there were men in that village.

The Ouyang brothers who were sent back got on their horses immediately and rushed back to the small village.

At this time, the wild game was roasted, and Li Zhi gave Wu Meiniang a chicken wing, but Wu Meiniang shook her head. She cared too much about whether the child she was carrying was a boy or a girl. When she thought about it, she would eat anything If you don’t go on, you won’t be in any mood, just be anxious!
Fortunately, Brother Ouyang came back in a short while, got off his horse and ran over, he said: "Master, that village is full of men, there is no woman, and there are two children, both boys!"

Wang Ping'an and Li Zhi were taken aback. How could there be no women in that village, but all men?Wouldn't this village be finished?

Wu Meiniang was overjoyed, she said: "Really, there are no women? Are they all men and boys?" She put her hands on her belly, feeling very happy. In this way, the gods and Buddhas in the Grotto Temple are indeed very spiritual!
Wang Pingan was anxious and asked, "Why are there no women? How many people are there in that village? How many families? Are they all men? Where are their women?"

Li Zhi also said: "Yes, how could it be all men?"

Brother Ouyang was also very puzzled, and said: "I don't know about this, because I was in a hurry to report back, so I didn't ask any more questions!"

Wang Pingan said angrily: "Confused, how much time can be wasted by asking one more question. You didn't ask, but you brought back this news. Don't you make me anxious! I'll go and see for myself."

Li Zhi said: "Gu also go and see, there is such a strange thing in the world!"

The two got on the horse at the same time and rushed back to the small village together, but Wu Meiniang was still sitting by the campfire, clasping her palms together, chanting Amitabha with her eyes closed, and begging God to give her a boy!

The small village was not far from where they camped. They rode back for a while and rushed into the small village. Wang Ping'an got off his horse and knocked on the head of the village. Seeing an old man who opened the door, he asked, "Old man, there are only men in your village? What about the women?" ? Is there some kind of plague in the village?"

The old man gasped, and said, "Why did another group come after one left?" He glanced at Wang Ping'an, Li Zhi, and the guards behind them, and then said, "Young master's words like that are really unlovable. Listen. There is no plague, how can you talk!"

Wang Ping'an and the others were all dressed in casual clothes, pretending to be sons and daughters of a rich family on a trip, and they couldn't tell that they were officials, so the old man's words were not too polite.

Wang Pingan quickly apologized, and then asked: "Old man, are there only men in your village, and no women?"

The old man became even more unhappy, and said angrily: "What's the matter, that person just now... the one behind you, also asked the same question, and ran away after asking! How can there be a village with only men and women in the world?" No way!"

Li Zhi said, "We came to care about you, but you are still angry. Where are the women in your village?"

The old man said: "Now there are only old people and children in the village. The rest of the people have gone to the city of Zhou, where manpower is needed to repair the canal. The governor is benevolent and righteous. He can take care of the food and fill his stomach. He can eat freely. I heard that when the canal is repaired, With a few pennies left behind, all the able-bodied people in the village have gone. Not only our village is like this, but all the villages from ten miles away are like this. What’s so strange about it? It’s really unlucky to talk about the plague!”

After finishing speaking, he slammed the door shut, and stopped talking to Wang Ping'an and Li Zhi!

Wang Ping'an and Li Zhi looked at each other, and laughed, so that's what happened!It turned out that all the strong men and women in the village went to repair the canal. It happened that the remaining old people and children were all men, and there were no old ladies and little girls, so this misunderstanding occurred!
Wang Pingan smiled and said: "Your Highness, although this is a coincidence, there is no need to explain it to Meiniang, just let her be happy, thinking that it is God's blessing, she will definitely give birth to a boy!"

Li Zhi nodded with a smile, and said, "Okay, it's fine to lie to her, just make her happy!"

The two mounted their horses again and returned to the campsite. They were anxious when they came, but they walked more slowly when they went back.Li Zhi asked: "No disease, Mei Niang is pregnant with a boy, right? Don't be happy for nothing."

Wang Pingan said categorically: "It's a boy, I can assure you, it's a boy, please rest assured, Your Highness, it will definitely not be wrong!"

Li Zhi hummed, and walked for a short distance, but he said softly: "Actually, I think it's better to be a girl, don't worry!" After finishing speaking, he sighed and looked sad.

Wang Pingan knew in his heart that having more sons is of course a good thing, but for the royal family of the Li family, having more sons means more troubles.Especially with Wu Meiniang's current status, if she gave birth to a son, it would be something that Wu Meiniang could rely on, but for Li Zhi, it would be a big headache!

But it's not a matter of who has the final say on whether to have a boy or a girl. Even if it hurts, Li Zhi has to accept it!
Wang Pingan comforted: "Your Highness, Mei Niang's first child must be a son, but maybe she will be a daughter in her next rebirth, or maybe she will give birth to twins this time, I don't know!"

Li Zhi smiled and said: "The matter of heirs is predestined by heaven, and no one can force it, just let it happen!"

Not long after, when they returned to the campsite, Li Zhi told Wu Meiniang about the strange thing that there were only men in the village. When Wu Meiniang heard that she was sure of the matter, she felt even happier and her appetite increased, so she ate an extra chicken leg.

On the branches of the moon, everyone enters the tent to rest.

After sleeping until midnight, suddenly a hoarse scream came from the camp, Wang Pingan was awakened, thinking: "This is Wu Meiniang's voice, what's wrong with her?" Before he could put on his shoes, he ran barefoot to Li Zhi's Outside the tent, he asked, "Your Highness, is something wrong?"

Li Zhi's voice came from the tent, he was very tired, he said: "Meiniang had a nightmare, and was woken up by the dream!"

Wang Ping'an said, "Meiniang's sore throat has not healed yet, so it's not suitable to shout loudly, or it will make her condition worse."

Li Zhi sighed, as if comforting Wu Meiniang.After a while, he said again: "Meiniang was woken up, and she didn't want to call."

Wang Pingan couldn't bear it anymore and asked, "What dream did you have that you were so frightened?"

Li Zhi's voice was quite frustrated, he said: "Meiniang dreamed that she gave birth to a daughter!"

Wang Pingan was taken aback, thinking: "Could it be that she has a premonition? But she should give birth to a boy!"

(End of this chapter)