Love Affairs in Chang’an Chapter 283: Bodhi has no tree

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When the emperor opened his mouth, everyone, including Princess Gao Yang, was quite surprised-why did he suddenly mention the marriage between Princess Gao Yang and Qin Mubai at this time?

Li Shimin didn’t seem to be interested in explaining anything, but continued: “The emperor’s marriage to a daughter is extraordinary. Let the marriage be promised first for one year, and then get married. After the funeral of King Qi is over, Ke Son, it’s up to you to preside over the wedding ceremony of the two of them."

Li Ke was taken aback by surprise, and immediately said without hesitation: "Father, sons and ministers dare not accept orders!"

"What did you say?" Li Shimin was also surprised and looked at him incredibly.

Qin Mubai and Princess Gao Yang were also quite surprised and puzzled.

"My son...just lost his wife, which is quite ominous. It's not easy to take this ominous spirit into the emperor's sister and her husband's joy. Please also my father to think twice and choose another person to preside over the wedding ceremony." Li Ke bowed his hands in prayer.

"Three brothers, why are you...speaking like this!" Princess Gao Yang exclaimed in surprise and a little annoyance.

"Gao Yang, don't make any noise. Your third brother's concerns are reasonable." Li Shimin nodded slightly, "Well, I will think about it again and be another candidate."

Qin Mubai stood aside without squinting. He thought, Li Ke deliberately found an excuse to evade, and the purpose was to keep a distance from him. In fact, Qin Mubai noticed it when he was playing chess just now. After returning to Beijing this time, Li Ke was very cautious. In fact, Qin Mubai knows his chess skill level very well, that is definitely not below Li Shimin. When he ate the horse just now, he hesitated again and again. He must have seen that it was an ambush and trap set by Li Shimin, but he ate it decisively. As a result, he lost a game beautifully.

Li Ke, again began to hide his power and bide his time.

Only Princess Gao Yang did not understand, she was still a little angry, and she glared at Li Ke with slanted eyes. Had it not been for the emperor's presence, I'm afraid I would have questioned Master Li Kexing long ago.

At this time, Li Shimin said: "In the past few days, the world has been troublesome. From Xiangzhou to Dengzhou, some things Li You made made the world shake the government and the public. However, those are all things in the past. Mention, you don’t need to explain anything in front of me."

Li Ke suddenly bowed down with gratitude: "My father's heart is like a mirror, and his children admire him."

"Get up!" Li Shimin said lightly, "Those who are clear are clear, and those who are turbid are muddled. It is not that my heart is like a mirror, but that things are not self-explanatory, and the laws of the world have laws."

"Thank you, Father!" Li Ke still bowed solemnly for a few times before standing up respectfully, with a sincere expression of fear and dying.

"Ke'er, since you have come to Chang'an, you don't have to rush back to Xiangzhou again." Li Shimin said suddenly.

Li Ke was taken aback, but he didn't dare to say anything. He was probably thinking: Didn't you trust me? Why should I dismiss my officer again?

"Don't get me wrong, it's actually like this." Li Shimin said cautiously, "After the Dengzhou incident, the courtiers often remonstrated, saying that the hereditary governor system has many ills. This Dengzhou rebellion is hereditary. As a result of the shortcomings of the governor system. So the ministers tried their best to persuade me to abolish the hereditary governor system. I thought about it again and again, and felt that they made sense. So I planned to abolish the new hereditary governor system at the end of the year. The princes and county princes who were appointed abroad were all transferred back to Chang'an and only granted the post of prosecutors. Since then, they will no longer go to Fengyi as officials."

"The father is wise, the children should obey!" Li Ke hurriedly replied.

Li Shimin nodded, sighed lightly, turned to look at Princess Gao Yang, and said in a low voice: "King Qi has come to this day, I do have an unshirkable responsibility. From now on, I will do my best Father’s responsibility, to accompany and supervise you well. From now on, you all stay by my side, don’t go anywhere!"

"Yes, Father..." Li Ke and Princess Gaoyang both responded softly.

Qin Mubai's heart was playing drums: At the beginning, Li Shimin wanted to implement the hereditary governing system, his intention was to disintegrate and divide the party power in the court, so that he can control the current situation and prepare for the reserve. In fact, a savvy politician like Li Shimin, of course, knows that the hereditary custody system is actually no different from the enfeoffment of the vassals, and it has serious drawbacks. He was also not an expedient measure at the time; now the trouble with Li You has forced him to give up this expedient measure ahead of time-but does that mean that Li Shimin has a final decision on the choice of the prince? In other words, he has been able to completely control the two powers of the court?

Li Shimin, who is an emperor, is essentially a politician; no matter what he does-even if he is dealing with housework, there are signs of politician thinking everywhere.

"Ling'er." Li Shimin called out, paused, and said, "If you have time, spend more time with your mother."

"Hmm..." Princess Gao Yang bit her lip and nodded gently. There are already some crystal tears flickering in his eyes.

"Okay, it's okay, you can withdraw!" Li Shimin gently waved his hand with a smile. In the smile, there was a touch of exhaustion.

The three bowed and left. Leaving the Imperial Study Room, Li Ke glanced at Qin Mubai deeply, without saying a word, and walked away.

"Hey, third brother, third brother!... Third brother, why are you doing this!" Princess Gao Yang called out several times, and Li Ke didn't mean to stop, which made her a little angry.

"Forget it, Ling'er." Qin Mubai persuaded her with a smile, and said, "Your third brother... seems to ignore us very much."

"Why? Haven't we always been the best?" Princess Gao Yang asked in confusion and puzzled.

Qin Mubai sighed and shook his head: "In this officialdom, there are no eternal friends and no eternal enemies. I am afraid...I did something wrong and offended him."

"What's the matter?" Princess Gao Yang insisted on breaking the casserole and asked.

Qin Mubai shook his head embarrassedly: "Forget it, let's not say it. Let's go and see your mother and concubine."

"No, you have to say it!" Princess Gao Yang stubbornly stood in front of Qin Mubai, frowning, and refused to let him go.

Qin Mubai smiled bitterly: "Ling'er, don't you never care about these things about me?"

"That was before, now I have to take care of it. Have you forgotten our agreement and we no longer have secrets for each other?" Princess Gao Yang said, "What's more, the matter is still related to the third brother! It has been so long, We all get along with each other and get along well together! How do you say that you turn your face? I said that Sanke suddenly turned down the errand of presiding over the wedding ceremony for us. It turned out to be a contradiction with you?"

Qin Mubai nodded helplessly: "You have to know, and I will tell you too. But you have to guarantee that you can't let others know?"

"Uh, uh." Princess Gao Yang nodded repeatedly and said eagerly, "Hurry up!"

"In fact, it is like this..." Qin Mubai started blindly, he said--

"At first, His Majesty the Emperor ordered to go to Xiangzhou and summoned him back to Beijing, and ordered me to stand still to protect the people. But at that time, I defied the imperial decree and set up my army without authorization, and I quarreled with King Wu in public. Actually, none of this It’s tight. The key is that later I also used my personal acquaintance with several generals in his mansion to transfer some of his soldiers to me to help me in the fight. At the time I thought he had left Xiangzhou, He hasn’t left yet! This matter let him know, of course he is not happy — think about it, his subordinates actually obeyed my orders, can he feel happy in his heart? More importantly, I resisted like this The order to raise troops made him very annoyed. For one thing, it was certain that he was scolded at His Majesty's place, because his governor did not help Chu Suiliang restrain me, so at least he was dereliction of duty; secondly...he A prince can't restrain me. Can the emperor still scold him for incompetence? Xiangzhou's officers and soldiers only listen to me, can he not be angry? So..."

"Hmph, the third brother is too careful!" Princess Gao Yang suddenly exclaimed, "He is jealous and jealous!"

"Don't, I can't say that." Qin Mubai said hurriedly, "Actually, I did a little too much. I didn't think about the dignity and face of his prince. It was too sharp. In Xiangzhou, I have completely overshadowed his fame and limelight. He also has his pride and the prince’s face. When I act like this, it is inevitable that anyone will feel unhappy in my heart."

"Hey, you guys, I really don't understand it!" Princess Gao Yang frowned depressed, "What to do, is it possible that from this time on, you have been out of touch with the third brother. ?"

"I don't know." Qin Mubai curled his lips innocently. "He made such excuses directly in front of the emperor. Depending on the situation, I am afraid that he meant to break friendship with me. Since he ignored me. Now, can I still go to the hot face and stick his cold ass?"

"Hey!..." Princess Gao Yang sighed again and shook her head, frowning in confusion.

The two walked and talked slowly out of the Penglai Hall. There are soldiers and **** palace women on both sides. These people, without exception, are Li Shimin's confidants. When Qin Mubai said these words, he pretended to be cautious and deliberately spoke a little louder. It is estimated that the guards around here and there are all heard. It won’t take long for it to be heard by Li Shimin.

Moreover, Qin Mubai knows Princess Gaoyang too well. She is impatient. Seeing unpleasant things, she can't hide in her heart, and will have to find a way to solve it. Qin Mubai and Li Ke are awkward, and this is definitely the thing she is most unhappy about.

According to her temperament, what would she do? ——Undoubtedly, first of all, she would go to Li Ke and persuade him to "reconcile" with Qin Mubai; then, this "untrustworthy" guy would definitely tell these things to his father, The purpose is to clarify before Li Shimin that "she and Qin Mubai have no contradiction with Li Ke."

Li Shimin is most worried about the conflict between her sons and daughters. After Li You’s incident, Princess Gao Yang must have a shadow in her heart. Of course, she does not want her father to see that she and Qin Mubai are in trouble with Li Ke. Out of awkwardness.

In this way, the goal is achieved.

If there is no contradiction between Qin Mubai and Li Ke, they will have to be "reconciled" by Princess Gao Yang.

"This is a'goodwill' use, not a deception... I'm sorry, Ling'er! These words can't be said to anyone, only I and Li Ke know them well." Qin Mubai said In my heart, there is indeed a sense of guilt faintly.

After all, whether good intentions or malicious, he really "utilized" Gao Yang.

No way, the officialdom and the battlefield, let alone this extraordinary period, I have to use some extraordinary means... as long as it doesn't hurt anyone, it's fine.

"Okay, don't think about these annoying things." Qin Mubai held Princess Gao Yang's hand and looked at her tenderly, "Ling'er, we are finally going to be together."

"Hmm..." Princess Gao Yang finally smiled slightly, staring at Qin Mubai, her eyes shining with excitement and sadness, she whispered, "It's just the situation right now, I really don't know. Should be sad or happy. If brother and uncle are still alive as before, it would be nice to share this joy with us."

"The deceased is dead, so let's mourn. People who are alive must cherish more." Qin Mubai said, "Go, let's go and say something to Concubine Yinde."

"Okay! My mother will be happy!...Hey, I don't know, she should be happy or sad at this time!"

"Don't think about it, let's go!"

The two came to Dajiaoguan, but the audience said that Concubine Yin De had just left the Taoist Temple and went to the Huguo Tianwang Temple in the Beiyuan of the Daming Palace.

"Ah, no! My mother really wants to lose her hair. Go and stop!" Princess Gao Yang exclaimed.

Qin Mubai's heart tightened too, and he couldn't care too much, so he and Princess Gao Yang rushed into the palace impeccably. There is a long distance from Dajiaoguan to Tianwang Temple, Qin Mubai simply tore off an imperial guard cavalry who was patrolling the guard post, flew up with Princess Gaoyang, and galloped with a whip.

All the sergeants of the Imperial Forest Army were dumbfounded, all looked at each other, but they didn't dare to let one fart.

I hurried to the Huguo Tianwang Temple, which is a temple located in the northwest corner of the Daming Palace, the royal Buddhist temple in the palace. The Li family advocates Taoism, but it does not reject Buddhism. There are many people in the palace who believe in Buddhism. The incense of the Tianwang Temple in the Buddha Kingdom is also considered to be a peak. The temple is full of monks, and of course there are no nuns.

At this time, Concubine Yin De has already untied her head full of frost and white hair spreading behind her head, kneeling in front of the Buddha's golden body, folding her hands together. A group of monks gathered around her to chant Sanskrit. The master abbot held a razor and repeatedly asked Concubine Yin De to think through it. However, Concubine Yin De was very determined, and she must leave her home.

The master abbot sighed twice, picked it up, and prepared to cut her hair and shave her.

At this moment, Princess Gao Yang yelled and broke in: "Stop—"

Everyone was taken aback, and the abbot's hand stopped. Concubine Yin De turned her head in surprise: "Ling'er?"

"Mother, you can't be a monk!" Princess Gao Yang rushed forward, clinging to Concubine Yin De, glaring at those big monks: "Get down, you all get back! Dare to move a hair of my mother and concubine Silk, I will demolish your ruined temple!"

The monks were taken aback, and slowly withdrew with a wry smile.

"Ling'er, don't be rude to high monks." Princess Gao Yang said in a grotesque manner, "I have decided, and you don't need to persuade."

"Mother, I don't allow you to become a monk!" Princess Gao Yang yelled stubbornly, turning her eyes, and saying, "Father, you are not allowed to become a monk!"

"He?" Concubine Yin De sneered, "He wished I would go far away, not bothered to see and heart. Can you hear him persuade me a little bit?"

"Yes, yes!" Princess Gaoyang blurted out, "He just called me and Mu Bai to the Penglai Hall and promised our marriage! Mother, mother! Mu Bai and I are about to get married, he How can there be a mother-in-law who is a nun?-When the father did this, he actually intended to keep you from becoming a monk, right? Otherwise, how could he suddenly promise our marriage at such a time? Parents are the masters of marriage events. When I get married, I have to comb my hair and give me a dowry! Isn't this the thought of the father?"

Qin Mubai walked in at this time, sighing in his heart, Gao Yang's ingenious mouth, it was really a flower. But she did have some truth in what she said. Now he is organizing Li You's funeral, but he took the initiative to make a marriage contract. It is indeed possible. It also means to retain Concubine Yin De and persuade her not to become a monk.

Leave aside the feelings of husband and wife between the two, but Concubine Yin De is one of the four concubines, second only to the queen in the harem. If she is a monk, where can she put Li Shimin's face?

Concubine Yin De was silent for a moment, without speaking.

Princess Gao Yang shook her elbow, begged in a low voice, and kept winking at Qin Mubai, motioning him to help.

Qin Mubai came over, squatted down, and said: "Manny Defei, even if you want to practice the Buddha Dharma with the heart of the Buddha, you don’t have to leave your home... with your hair and practice meditation every day. Don’t just pay tribute to the Buddha? The Buddha cloud, Bodhi has no trees, and a mirror is not a platform; there is nothing in the first place, where there is dust. All the karma of cause and effect, in fact, is in the hearts of people. This is not lost, but what is the difference? Why stick to one form and make it difficult for His Majesty the Emperor and Princess Gaoyang to be human? His Royal Highness Qi is in the sky, and he certainly does not want his mother to truly become a bald nun, right?"

"Puff..." Concubine Yin De was actually amused and smiled bitterly.

She shook her head and sighed: "I, I'm really old, I can't hold you back. Okay, I'm not going to be a monk for the time being. But he has to promise me a condition that I must be allowed to go out of the palace at any time and visit Famen Temple You are not allowed!"

"Go, go, promise you!" Princess Gao Yang nodded excitedly.

"You child, so arrogant, dare to make an order for your father?"

"Hey! The child has his own way to convince the father! Did the mother forget that the best thing to deal with his old man in the world is your daughter—I am!"

Qin Mubai laughed uncontrollably from the side: This Gao Yang is really talented!