Aspirations for Nation and Beauty: Chapter 23: Secret

"Oh? I don't think I've heard that Your Majesty believes in Buddhism." Wufeng was a little strange.

"Although your majesty doesn't believe in Buddhist doctrine, the empress dowager believes in it very much, so your majesty respects it." Angel explained.

"Well, that's how it is. I heard that this White Horse Temple is not only quite famous in the field of Buddhism, but also a well-known high school in Jianghu. I heard that all the disciples of their masters are not only profound in Buddhism, Even their martial arts are extremely extraordinary, and their lay disciples are all over the empire, and they have a great influence." Wufeng's magic palm finally got his wish and covered the beauty of the luxuriant grass between the beauty's legs, and his fingers Started to explore restlessly.

"Brother, don't, don't do this." Angel seemed to be unbearable to be harassed, she pressed her hand tightly against her squirming hand, and looked at Airang with pleading eyes.

Wufeng's hand stopped moving, but he refused to take it back. The helpless Angel had no choice but to let him do whatever he wanted, "There are three thousand disciples in the White Horse Temple, more than two thousand are lay disciples, and there are only eight hundred real monks. There are quite a lot of talents among lay disciples, and many officers in the Imperial Guard come from there."

"Well, it seems that the two big temples in the Northland are not in vain." Wufeng said casually.

"Huh? Fenglang, you also know about the two major temples in the Northland?" Angel obviously didn't think that Ailang would know about these things.

"I have heard about it. The Daxiangguo Temple in Yunzhong Mansion of Yanyun County is not small. I heard that Shan's status in the world of martial arts is even higher than that of Baima Temple." Wufeng replied with a smile.

"I don't know about this, but the power of the White Horse Temple in the imperial capital is indeed not small. Many nobles who believe in Buddhism have maintained a good personal relationship with Master Huineng." Angel did not pay attention to why the White Horse Temple invited Because of Airo, he focused his attention on another post in his hand.

"Hey, Immortal Master Xuanqing?!" Angel couldn't help but yelled again.

"What's the matter?" Wufeng asked absent-mindedly.

"Xuanqing Immortal Master has been practicing the skills of the Immortal Family for a long time, why did you suddenly invite you? Feng Lang, do you have a deep friendship with Xuanqing Immortal Master? Why have I never heard you mention it?" Angel was a little confused.

"Xuanqing? I don't know him, but I seem to have heard of this person's name. He seems to be a Taoist priest of Baiyun Temple." Wu Feng gently ruffles the thick hair between his fingers, deliberately teasing him The jade man sitting on his body.

"Taoist?! Fenglang, you are too loud! This Baiyun Temple is the most famous Taoist temple in the world. It is full of incense and has many believers. As far as the Nanyang Alliance and the Japanese territory, a large number of believers come to burn incense and make wishes every year. Immortal Xuanqing is the most famous Taoist in the empire, his Taoism is said to be able to seduce supernatural powers, even His Majesty the Emperor has asked him to explain Taoism many times." Angel was very dissatisfied with Ailang's carelessness.

"Although I have no prejudice against the two schools of Buddhism and Taoism, I do not support them either. If you believe in the theory of ghosts, gods and Buddhas, there are, and if you don't believe it, you don't. I belong to the latter. As for your views on the two schools of Buddhism and Taoism?" , I advocate that within a certain limit, we can let nature take its course, and the fittest survive. Since some people believe that it still has a certain vitality, but they must not and must not be allowed to have the power to interfere with local government affairs. Behavior must also obey the needs of serving the government. This is a critical point. I also advocate treating and managing these Buddhist and Taoist temples as social groups, similar to martial arts sects." Wufeng has too much influence on Buddhism and Taoism The infiltration of secular affairs is very disapproving.

"But Daoist Xuanqing is not bothered by these mundane things at all. He is now concentrating on cultivating his mind and character, comprehending the way of immortality, and hoping to become immortal as soon as possible. My uncle went to Baiyun meditation a few days ago to ask Xuanqingdao Chang Shi said to meditate, but the people in the audience say that the head of the fairy has been in meditation for many days and has no time to meet outsiders." Angel obviously felt unreasonable that Taoist Xuan Qing would pay a visit to her love.

"Although there is no basis for immortality, it is a good thing for him to concentrate on enlightenment. If it is too much involved in the empire's government, I think it is a disaster rather than a blessing." Wufeng smiled slightly.

"Well, the owner of this post is Gao Lishu. He is the behind-the-scenes boss of "Empire News", one of the largest news media in the empire. His Gao family controls one-third of the transportation business. This post belongs to Mr. Mi Heng, and his autograph on this post is worth 100 gold coins. He is the current president of the Imperial Academy of Painting and Calligraphy, and also He has the status of a duke, and he is famous in the imperial calligraphy world for his rice-style characters, but he has a very lonely temper." Angel picked up two postcards casually, and was very familiar with the owner of the postcards.

"This is a post from Xie Yifu. He is the second head of the Xie family among the seven great families in the south of the Yangtze River. He is also the newly appointed representative of the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce in the imperial capital. This is ``````Huh? This is a post from the Zhongyuan Guild Hall Son, let me see, it's a post by the owner of the pavilion, Situ Mingxiang, and even he came to post it, Feng Lang, you really have a lot of face!" Angel laughed.

"Situ Mingxiang? Could it be that he is a member of the royal family?" Wufeng responded quickly.

"That's right, he is His Majesty's cousin, canonized as An Le Gong, and has a very close relationship with His Majesty." Angel explained.

"Then what is the Central Plains Guild Hall for?" Wu Feng was still a little confused about this so-called Guild Hall.

"Feng Lang, you don't even know what the Central Plains Guild is doing?!" Angel was greatly surprised, as if she didn't believe it, "But I think your martial arts skills are very good, why don't you even know the Central Plains Guild? "

"Could it be that this Central Plains Guild Hall is a martial arts sect?" Wu Feng was a little confused. Could it be that a dignified member of the royal family, as a duke, would actually join a martial arts sect?

"That's not true, but the kung fu of the disciples of the Zhongyuan Guild Hall is no less than those of the so-called Jianghu masters. It is a club in the imperial capital similar to a martial arts club. Its purpose is to strengthen the body and defend the country. , has a deep connection with the empire." Angel said somewhat vaguely.

"It's understandable to strengthen the body, but what does protecting the country have to do with this martial arts school?" Wu Feng was aroused.

"In the past ten years, in order to encourage the people of the country to practice martial arts, His Majesty the Emperor has held martial arts competitions every year during the Spring Festival, which is called the Imperial Martial Arts Test, and those who are innocent and have high martial arts skills can be selected to enter the Imperial Habayashi Army, the Habayashi Army It is an armed force that guards the imperial city, and its status is extraordinary, and those who perform well in the Habayashi Army have the opportunity to be selected as guards at the four gates of the palace. For ordinary people, this is a rare opportunity to jump into the dragon gate. Zhongyuan Guild Behind it is the royal family, so the sponsorship is also initiated by the guild hall. In addition, the guild hall paid a lot of money to recruit masters from various sects in the rivers and lakes as instructors, and most of the disciples here are from common people or declining noble families. There are few commoner disciples. The strength of the entire guild hall It is quite balanced and strong, and you can always get the best ranking in each imperial test, and about one-third of the soldiers and officers in the Habayashi Army are from the guild hall, and there are quite a few guards in the four gates." Angel patiently explained .

"Oh, so the Central Plains Guild Hall is not only very important in the imperial arena, but also has considerable potential in the imperial court." Wu Feng said thoughtfully.

"Yes, most of these guild hall disciples are from the imperial capital. How many people are behind them to support them? Although they are not big nobles, they are huge in number and should not be underestimated." Angel sees this very clearly. .

"Uh, it seems that this is an interesting character, I must visit him when I have the chance." Wufeng nodded.

Just when Angel picked up another post, there was a soft knock on the door, "Duk Tuk", it was obvious that the knocker was quite polite.

"Please come in." Angel quickly stood up and straightened her clothes.

The door was gently pushed open, and a tall, quiet figure appeared at the door. It was Charlotte. She was slightly taken aback when she saw Angel, and then immediately reacted, "My lord, I invite you two to have lunch. .”

Angel was also shocked. The girl's undisguised beauty made her conceited and beautiful. She couldn't help admiring from her heart. Lottie was also secretly looking at this gorgeous and enchanting woman in front of her. The mature charm of the brows and eyes full of youthfulness is definitely not comparable to that of a young girl.

Seeing the two girls looking at each other, Wufeng quickly got up and introduced: "This is Miss Charlotte, Little Willy's sister. This is Miss Angel, my good friend."

"Nice to meet you." The two girls greeted each other almost at the same time.

"Okay, let's go to eat. I heard that Charlotte's craftsmanship is not simple, we have to taste it." Wufeng gently took Angel's hand, hugged her out, and resolved the situation. A slightly awkward first meeting.

"Mother, is there any urgent matter for you to recruit a child in such a hurry?" Situ Biao was very surprised that his mother, who rarely called him into the palace in such a hurry, was already waiting for him in the living room. The procedures for entering the palace are very complicated, and it is not allowed to enter the harem without a specific reason.

Situ Biao was very surprised to see that his mother's face was normal, and she did not look sick and bedridden as mentioned in the letter.

After letting the idlers leave~IndoMTL.com~ Sogna carefully inspected the surroundings to make sure no one was eavesdropping, then closed the door and let her only son sit down.

"What's the matter, mother? I still have business to do." Situ Biao became a little impatient, "If there is anything you can ask someone to tell me with a letter, there is no need for me to make a special trip."

"Biao'er, you are not young anymore, you must be prudent in dealing with others. If you are so frizzy, how can you compete with your older brothers and younger brothers in the future?" Sogna has a lot of feelings for her only son. great hope.

"Huh?" When Situ Biao heard this, he immediately felt that there was something in it, "Mother, is there something wrong with Father?"

"Let me ask you, have you been supporting that Li Wufeng?" Sogna fixed her eyes on her son's face.

Situ Biao's heart trembled, and he whispered that it was not good, there must be something wrong, "Mother, did you hear something?"

"I went to your father's study last night, and I heard He Zhiqiu, Minister of Military Affairs at the door, suggesting to your father that Li Wufeng should be placed under house arrest. Later, when I was delivering supper to your father, I saw his case. There are several memorials, which seem to suggest that Li Wufeng's power be limited." Sogna sighed quietly, "I shouldn't have told you about these things, let your father know, we both I can't get away with it, but I heard from your uncle that you and that Li Wufeng got very close, and I was worried that you would be implicated, so that's why ``````"

The expression on Situ Biao's face was fluctuating, as if he was a little undecided. After a long time, he asked, "What was your father's attitude at that time?"

"I was outside the door at the time, so I didn't see your father's expression, but I heard that your father neither agreed nor objected. It seemed to be plain." Sogna tried hard to recall the situation at that time.