That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 1048
At this moment, Wang Kaizhi suddenly said: "Since Emperor Taizong Wen of this dynasty, the Xu family and the Xiao family have been prosperous and both have been prosperous, and both have been damaged. As we all know, the Xu family is a well-deserved descendant family, with two generations of queens in succession. Empress Deshunsheng of Emperor Taizongwen, Empress Zhenxian of Emperor Gaozongsu, and the eldest princess Xiao Zhinan took power, and her son-in-law Xu Beiyou was also from the Xu family."

Having said that, he paused slightly, and said with a smile to the couple: "Xu's ancestral home was in Zhongdu, and he didn't move into the imperial capital until the founding of Daqi, while Xiao's took root in the imperial capital during the reign of Dazheng and Mingwu. You two are one The surname is Xu, the surname is Xiao, and the ancestral homes are Northwest and Imperial Capital respectively, I am afraid it is not as simple as an ordinary family."

Xu Beiyou didn't speak, Xiao Zhinan answered, "The old man's eyes are like torches."

The old man shook his head and said with a smile: "What kind of eyes are like a torch, it's just that you young couple don't want to deceive me, an old man."

After chatting, a group of people walked up the Shinto again, and after walking four or five miles away, the temple gate of the Buddhist ancestral court was faintly visible. The gate of the temple was towering and magnificent. The mountain has golden tile roofs with cornices and heavy ridges.

At this time, the entire temple gate has been decorated with lights and festoons. On the last section of the Shinto in front of the temple gate, there is a monk who knows guests every ten steps. He not only inspects the invitation, but also guides the visitors. The size of the land, the number of buildings, the complexity of the palaces, and the vastness of the space are not inferior to the imperial palace built after the three dynasties of Houjian, Dazheng, and Daqi. In addition, it is also a place where monks are important. Countless, if there is no one to guide the way, if the visitor enters the forbidden area by mistake, or violates the prohibition, then it will be a big joke.

When it comes to inspecting invitations, Buddhist invitations are not simple, as the so-called invitations are solemn gifts.The original name of the invitation is to invite Jane, and the chronicle is simple.

Simple, narrow and long pieces, mostly bamboo and wood.Buddhism continues the ancient system, and invitations are still made of bamboo and wood, divided into upper, middle and lower classes.

The third-class invitations are made of high-quality elm wood and inlaid with silver thread, which can only represent one person. Most of the people attending the meeting, such as various immortals, are such invitations.

The second-class invitation card is made of top-grade red sandalwood, bordered with gold thread and inscribed, and can bring ten entourages.Those who can get this kind of invitations are mostly famous people, such as Wang Kaizhi who is a Confucian master, he received the second-class invitations, so he brought ten disciples here to the meeting.

As for the first-class invitations, they are made of golden silk nanmu, written by the abbot of Buddhism himself, and can bring more than a hundred people with him.The one who can receive the first-class invitation must be the master of a sect, and it must be a sect of the level of the three religions and nine streams. In addition, there are Daqi court, Wei State, Grassland, Muwangfu, and Houjian. The court will also receive a first-class invitation.

This time both Xu Beiyou and Xiao Zhinan received first-class invitations, but they did not bring half of their entourage and came alone. They really did not look like Buddhist guests holding first-class invitations, but rather third-class invitations. Ordinary people in the invitation card, just come to join in the fun.

Not long after Xu Beiyou and Xiao Zhinan left the imperial capital, the imperial court had already announced that Xu Beiyou would take the place of Sapphire in the Buddhist Yulan Basin Festival and participate in the double identity of the master of the Sword Sect and the emperor's son-in-law Xiaoge elder. There was no mention of Xiao Zhinan's whereabouts, so that the world thought that Xiao Zhinan, who had been promoted from Her Royal Highness to Princess Regent, was still in the imperial capital.

As soon as this news spread, it immediately caused great waves. In today's world, it can be said that Xu Beiyou is more famous than Xu Beiyou.Although it is true that the three sages on the Tianji list are equally famous, the other two sages will not appear in front of the world. One has been sitting in Xuandu for many years, and the other has been in Daliang City for many years.Only Xu Beiyou was different, not only did he enter the world, but he also caused a great commotion, he had the demeanor of Shangguan Xianchen back then, and his name can be said to be known to everyone.

Because of this, many people are looking forward to what kind of attitude this newly promoted Great Sword Immortal will reach the Buddhist gate in this Obon Festival ceremony, stepping on ten thousand swords?Or Changhong Guanri?

It's just that no one thought that Xu Beiyou would come to the Buddhist gate in such a posture, and he would bring with him a highness princess who should not have appeared here.

After arriving here, the ancestral court of Buddhism is further ahead. Everyone has their own destination. Most of Wang Kai and his party will go to the Confucian school to meet their old friends. The children of the aristocratic family "huddled together", so the group parted ways tacitly here. Wang Kai and his group went straight into the temple under the guidance of a monk who knew guests, but Xu Beiyou and Xiao Zhinan were not busy entering the temple, but walked along the mountain road to another temple. Direction to go.

The Yulan Basin Festival is very famous. In addition to those who received the invitation, there are also many uninvited people, plus some small families, so they only received a third-class invitation, but they want to Bringing disciples to meet the world, they had no choice but to leave disciples outside the gate. For various reasons, a large group of bustling people gathered outside the gate of the temple. It is not easy for Buddhists to drive them away directly, so they can only send monks to maintain order. In this way, many monks simply imitated the Julu City Mutual Market and set up stalls here. Anyway, it is under the eyes of the Buddhist sect, and it is the day when the masters gather, and they are not afraid of evil thieves who dare to break ground on Taisui. Coming and going again and again made this place look like a temple fair in the secular world. It was so lively that many monks jokingly called it the first-class temple fair in the world.

Xu Beiyou didn't feel too deeply about this, but Xiao Zhinan grew up in a deep palace, and was quite interested in such fireworks-filled occasions. According to her, she had long admired the "temple fair" here, It is said that there are many treasures and rare gadgets, and the price is fair. For ordinary monks, this place is far better than the well-mannered Obon Festival.

Probably because he was reminded of his old feelings, Xiao Zhinan dragged Xu Beiyou to stroll through the stalls. Although this place is a quiet place of Buddhism, there is no shortage of female monks. All the mundane things in the mundane world at the foot of the mountain have their own uniqueness. Moisturizing the face is really not empty talk, and it is very popular among wealthy women.

Of course Xiao Zhinan was no exception. For the first time, he told Xu Beiyou many things about his daughter's boudoir, such as women's makeup, clothing, jewelry, light makeup and heavy peach makeup, and rouge made of eighteen kinds of petals. The martial artist who can only hold a sword is one head and two big, but he can't show his impatience, so he can only patiently accompany her to listen and look one by one.

After shopping around for a long time, Xu Beiyou watched her pick and choose, but didn't buy it, so he couldn't help asking, "Which one do you like? Or neither?"

Xiao Zhinan said with a smile: "Buying things lies in the word 'shopping', not necessarily what you want to buy."

Xu Beiyou said in astonishment, "Is it too much for your eyes?"

Xiao Zhinan smiled without saying a word.

Xu Beiyou tentatively asked, "Did you feel sorry for the money? I still have some here."

Xiao Zhinan still shook his head.

Xu Beiyou had no choice but to let her go.

The two wandered around the stalls, Xiao Zhinan actually also took a fancy to some rouge, but the price was extremely expensive, which made her hesitate, and in the end she was not willing to spend a lot of money.

At the end of the shopping, Xiao Zhinan only bought a box of rouge, neither the best nor the worst, and it cost her 100 taels of gold.

(End of this chapter)