Tang Dynasty good doctor

Chapter 688 Could It Be Wu Meiniang's Premonition

Wu Meiniang looked up at the broken mountain gate, ecstatic in her heart, with a bright smile on her face, she said: "Master, it seems that what the host said is true, the gods and Buddhas in the cave temple are really effective!"

What Wang Pingan taught to the Quanjie monk, as long as you check it a little, you will know it is false, and even if you don't check it, it sounds too far from the truth.But Wu Meiniang's concern is chaotic, she would rather believe that this is true than to verify it, or dare not to verify it, fearing that the hope in her heart will fail, she would rather keep the hope!

But Wang Pingan said: "You can't believe everything the host says, and you can't disbelieve it. Otherwise, how about this, the villain will ask people to look around. If the nearby villages are really full of men, then it will prove that the host is wrong. False!"

He waved his hand and told the Ouyang brothers to go and explore. The Ouyang brothers naturally understood how to do this. They dispatched two people and went on horseback. In fact, they just wanted to find a place to rest, and then reported that they were all men, and the mission was completed!

Li Zhi patted Wu Meiniang's hand and said: "Actually, it is destined to have a son or a daughter, and it cannot be forced. Meiniang doesn't have to worry too much. Besides, if all sons are born, then I will be born in the Tang Dynasty for decades." In the end, wouldn’t the country be destroyed? That’s a big bad thing!”

But Wu Meiniang said: "No one else is allowed to come here to pray for Buddha, that's all. Besides, the nearby villagers are stupid enough, so what if they are all men, just marrying wives and foreigners, is it possible that others are not willing to marry over here?" ?”

The monk Quanjie sighed and said: "The ordinary family spends too much on marrying a wife, and the villagers here are poor. If you marry a woman from a foreign country, it will cost more. The debt owed by a marriage is enough to pay for a lifetime. If you marry, you will be poor for the rest of your life. Who would want to marry here? In fact, from the poor monk's humble opinion, it would be better for everyone to become monks and worship gods and Buddhas, so that we don't have to worry about marrying a wife!"

Wang Pingan laughed loudly, and said: "You are quite assertive, but unfortunately, this opinion is useless, otherwise why are you the only one left in this temple?"

Amidst the chatter and laughter, everyone entered the Grotto Temple, intending to pay homage to the gods and Buddhas.

But when everyone entered the temple, they found that there was only one Buddha statue on the main hall, and the Buddha statue was covered with dust, to the point where no one could tell who was offering it!
Wu Meiniang was very disappointed. In her imagination, the gods and Buddhas who would respond to their prayers should be shining golden and solemn. Even if the temple is dilapidated, the Quanjie monk should take good care of the Buddha statues, but he let The Buddha statue is covered with dust, which is too outrageous!

As soon as her face became unhappy, Li Zhi immediately asked: "Quan Jie, which Bodhisattva is on it?" He was politely calling Monk Quan Jie to serve as the main attendant, but now when he got angry, he directly called the Dharma name .

Monk Quanjie pointed at the Buddha statue and said, "The offering is for Ajita Bodhisattva, the future Buddha!"

Li Zhi sighed, and said to Wu Meiniang, "The offering is Maitreya Buddha."

The monk Quanjie said again: "What the almsgiver said is very true. The future Buddha is Maitreya Buddha. The Bodhisattva holds a seed bag in his hand and uses the future as his name. Therefore, to ask the Buddha to have a son is really a response to every request!"

Wang Pingan said with a smile: "Yes, the future. Children are the future. Maitreya Buddha has a human seed bag, so begging him to have a son must be a one-on-one request. But, is there only such a Buddha statue here? Kowtow three times to him." Is it enough to be tall?"

Monk Quanjie shook his head and said: "The temple is called the Grotto Temple, and naturally it is dominated by stone Buddhas. There is indeed only this one Buddha statue in the temple, but there are countless Buddha statues on the mountain wall behind, which is a spectacle!"

Wang Pingan said: "Isn't that almost the same as Mogao Grottoes!"

Li Zhi smiled and said, "Why don't we go to Shibi to have a look! Mei Niang, shall we go now?"

But Wu Meiniang didn't move immediately, she looked down at the ground, she seemed to want to find a foreshadowing, and worship Maitreya Buddha.Seeing this, Wang Pingan quickly said: "Master, quickly find a cleaner futon, my wife wants to worship Buddha!"

Quan Jie grinned, thinking: "If there is a clean futon, I can still use it myself. If I don't use it myself, then I don't have it. I can't buy one now!"

But Wu Meiniang said: "No futons, believers just kowtow to the Bodhisattva in this way to show sincerity!" Then, she knelt down in the dusty hall, respectfully kowtowed three times to the Buddha statue, sat up straight, Muttering words in her mouth, begging Maitreya Buddha to bless her to give birth to a son!

Li Zhi thought for a while, then knelt down and kowtowed to Maitreya Buddha. Wang Pingan had no choice. I don't know what's interesting!
Wang Pingan had no choice but to kneel down and kowtow to Maitreya Buddha. After kowtowing, he winked at the Quanjie monk, telling him to be quicker, and quickly take them to the stone wall. Don't stay too long in the dusty hall. I can hardly breathe!

After a long time, Wu Meiniang finished praying, slowly opened her eyes, looked at Maitreya Buddha, and remained silent for a while.

Wang Pingan said: "Ma'am, when you worshiped the Buddha just now, the villain saw a ray of golden light shining from the Buddha statue and entering your body. I am afraid that it is a manifestation of the Bodhisattva. May you bless you to have a son?"

Wu Meiniang was taken aback for a moment, but then she was overjoyed, her voice suddenly became louder, and even her hoarseness weakened, she said: "Really? Uncle really saw the golden light entering Meiniang's body?"

Wang Pingan hurriedly said: "Really, the villain really saw it!"

Wu Meiniang smiled all over her face, turned to Li Zhi, and said, "Master, have you seen it?"

Li Zhi made a sound, pretending to be very surprised, and said: "The golden light just now was the blessing of the Bodhisattva? I thought it was sunshine. Just now I was wondering, how could there be sunshine in this temple, and it came from the Bodhisattva again It was photographed!"

Wu Meiniang looked at Monk Quanjie again and asked, "Did the Bodhisattva also have the golden light when the pilgrims came to pray for their children?"

Monk Quanjie thought to himself: "What a mess, it's golden light and it's a beggar! There's no such thing in my monastery, it's your uncle who taught me to say it!"

He said impatiently: "Yes, under the golden light, believers will give birth to sons when they are illuminated by the golden light. However, according to the poor monk, the former believers only got a little bit of golden light when they begged, while the benefactor kowtowed." After that, the Bodhisattva immediately scattered ten thousand golden lights, all of which shone on the body of the benefactor, presumably the benefactor is like giving birth to a child, and will become a great weapon in the future, with a limitless future!"

Wu Meiniang was so happy that she almost jumped up and sang!Will the son he gave birth to have an unlimited future?There is no limit, doesn't that mean that the son can be a prince or an emperor in the future?Only in this way can it be called unlimited. This is the highest peak of a mortal. Only one person in the entire Tang Dynasty can reach it, and everyone else can only be a courtier!
Wang Ping'an said: "If the Bodhisattva is really spiritual and blesses his wife to give birth to a son, then the villain will definitely spend a lot of money to rebuild the temple and rebuild the golden body of the Bodhisattva!"

Li Zhi said: "Yes, yes. Mei Niang, let's go to the stone wall, there are many Bodhisattvas waiting to bless you!"

Wu Meiniang kowtowed to Maitreya Buddha three more times, then got up, and went to the stone wall under the guidance of the Quanjie monk.

Wang Pingan walked at the end, looked up at Maitreya Buddha, and thought: "Bodhisattva, in a short time, you will have a new house to live in, and it will be a mansion!" Following Li Zhi and Wu Meiniang, he also went to the stone wall .

The North Grotto Temple was built in the Northern Wei Dynasty, the same age as the South Grotto Temple, and the North Grotto Temple has especially many Buddha statues in the Tang Dynasty. In the reign of Wu Zetian, the sculptures of Buddha statues are extremely exquisite, which is really a masterpiece.But whether it has anything to do with Wu Meiniang, or whether she ordered it to be repaired, Wang Pingan doesn't know.

When she came to the stone wall, Wu Meiniang let out a "squeak" and saw that there were countless Buddhist niches on the stone wall, and there were countless Buddha statues carved in them. Looking around, the mountain was full of them!She was even more happy in her heart. If so many gods and Buddhas bless her, then she will have a son for sure. Not only will she have a son, but she will also bless her son to become a prince and emperor in the future...it all depends on her sincerity!

Seeing these countless Buddhist altars, Li Zhi was amazed, this is really a big project!But then he grinned, pulled Wang Pingan aside, and said: "There are so many Buddha statues, if each of them kowtows three heads... Do you want more heads? How can you not let Meiniang kowtow, but accompany you?" Playing alone? The scenery here is good, just to relieve your worries!"

Wang Pingan thought: "What worries do you have to solve!" He looked at the countless Buddha statues, which are not seen in modern times. With the years like flying knives, many Buddha statues have been destroyed or weathered. In fact, I really want to take a look and appreciate the masterpieces of the ancients!

But Li Zhi didn't want to appreciate it, so he had no choice but to find a way for the leader.Wang Ping'an said in a low voice: "Waiting for the minister to teach the Quanjie monk again, we won't delay for too long!"

While Wu Meiniang was concentrating on looking at the Buddha statues and thinking about which Buddha to worship from, Wang Pingan pulled Monk Quanjie again, taught him a few words, and gave him a few golden melon seeds!
The Quanjie monk was quite capable in his work. As soon as the golden melon seeds fell into his pocket, he immediately walked to Wu Meiniang, first recited Amitabha Buddha, and then said: "You must be sincere in worshiping the Buddha, but if the benefactor worships every Buddha, it may be difficult. It's just the opposite, offsetting the golden light of the future Buddha just obtained!"

Wu Meiniang was concentrating on looking at the Buddha statue, when she heard what Monk Quanjie said, she was stunned for a moment, she said: "Why?

Monk Quanjie hurriedly said: "Of course I can't blame it, and I will also bless the benefactor. But among these Bodhisattvas, there is one that is dedicated to protecting the daughters of believers, and its magic power is boundless. If you worship him, it will immediately cancel the other bodhisattvas. Blessing, if the benefactor wants to give birth, he can only give birth to a daughter!"

Wu Meiniang was taken aback, how come there is such a saying here, and there is even a Bodhisattva who blesses only daughters?What kind of Bodhisattva is that?Stay away!

Li Zhi and Wang Ping'an were listening not far away, Li Zhi said in a low voice: "It's really thanks to you that you can teach me such a thing, a smart person like Mei Niang can believe such a thing?"

Wang Pingan smiled, lowered his voice, and said, "It doesn't matter if you believe it or not, as long as she doesn't kowtow one by one, she will be fine!"

Li Zhi nodded and said: "That's right, I'd rather believe it than not. As long as you talk about having a daughter, then persuade Meiniang to kowtow, and she won't!"

Wu Meiniang was doubtful, and asked: "Master, which Bodhisattva is that Bodhisattva you are talking about? It can't be the Tathagata Buddha, right? Only his mana can be so powerful, and it can offset the blessings of other Bodhisattvas, but I have never heard of his blessings." ...he can be such a blessing!"

Monk Quanjie said solemnly: "I don't know about this poor monk, but it's just passed down by old people that there is indeed such a bodhisattva in this cave temple, who is dedicated to the daughter of believers. People know it, but the master of the poor monk doesn't know it either!"

After a pause, the Quanjie monk said again: "Benefactor, do you still want to worship? If you want to worship, start from the east..."

Wu Meiniang immediately shook her head and said: "It's getting late today, let's choose another day, believers will come to worship Buddha on another day, every Bodhisattva will worship once, believers are not feeling well today, let's make a note for now, I owe the Bodhisattvas a bow, I will make it up in the future, and the Bodhisattva will not blame me!"

The monk Quanjie hurriedly said: "Of course not to blame, the Bodhisattva has a big heart, how could he blame the donor!" He touched his pocket and thought: "Very good, the matter is done, the money can be collected with peace of mind, and the Bodhisattva will not Blame me!"

Since they are no longer worshiping Buddha and the scenery near the North Grotto Temple is beautiful, Li Zhi and Wu Meiniang will naturally have more fun, playing in the forest, seeing the stream, rolling up their trousers, and playing in the water, it's really like a honeymoon!
After a while, the Ouyang brothers who were sent out came back and told Wu Meiniang that the nearby village was full of men and a woman was missing.He also specifically told Wu Meiniang that you must not go to the village to check, or those bachelors will go crazy. They rarely see women, and when they do see women, they will foam at the mouth and talk nonsense. For the health of the villagers, please invite Wu Meiniang It's better not to go to see them, lest the villagers run after her!

Wu Meiniang took it for granted, absolutely not going!

This night, I camped outside the North Grotto Temple. I still set up a tent instead of going to the temple to spend the night. The key is that the temple is too dirty, so I might as well sleep in a tent!
But on this night, Wu Meiniang actually had a "nightmare" again, dreaming that she had given birth to a daughter again, so Wang Ping'an had to take care of her again and give her a tranquilizing pill!
Wang Ping'an was also quite puzzled, saying that many big men had premonitions about things, and Wu Meiniang was definitely a big man, the most outstanding strong woman in Chinese history.She always had the dream of giving birth to a daughter, could it be a premonition?She is going to give birth to a daughter?If she really gave birth to a daughter, then her future... At least, she will not love her daughter so much, and even the tragedy of the first little princess may happen!

In the early morning of the next day, Wang Pingan was decocting medicine for Wu Meiniang, when someone from Gyeongju came and rushed to report that Li Ke, the king of Wu, had been assassinated and was seriously injured, and now he has returned to Maling!

Wang Ping'an was taken aback. How could Li Ke be assassinated?After careful questioning, it turned out that it was Li Ke who ran to the South Grotto Temple, but was shot in the thigh by a Goguryeo assassin on the way!
Wang Pingan quickly told Li Zhi about this, and Li Zhi was also surprised.Goguryeo?How did you get the Goguryeo people? That's an enemy country!

(End of this chapter)