Dajin royal family

Chapter 9 Dalin Temple

"Cheng Xiao sees Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Jin'an."

Jiang Chengxiao bent down and saluted, "Report to Your Majesty, I have finished copying the Diamond Sutra."

The emperor raised his hand, "Excuse me, take your seat. It's just right, let's have dinner with me."

Jiang Chengxiao was taken aback for a moment, and immediately said: "Obey."

It seemed that the emperor was really in a good mood, otherwise he wouldn't have let him accompany him for dinner.

A maid brought a cushion, Jiang Chengxiao knelt on the cushion, and another maid added a pair of bowls and chopsticks.

The food the emperor ate was naturally the best in the world, including chicken, duck, fish, meat, red dates, glutinous rice, and other ingredients, but it was a pity that he couldn't name any of the dishes.

Concubine Xiao looked at Jiang Chengxiao, suddenly remembered something, and said, "Could this child be Auntie's child?"

The emperor was in a good mood today, so he explained: "Yes, Cheng Xiao is the child of the late concubine Dai Wang. Speaking of which, Concubine Ai really wants to call that concubine aunt."

Concubine Xiao looked at Jiang Chengxiao with pitiful eyes, "Oh, I'm afraid this child has suffered."

The emperor didn't accept this, this is a family matter of the royal family, how could he speak up.

Jiang Chengxiao was eating shark's fin, when he heard Concubine Xiao's words he didn't take it seriously, and continued to bury his head in his meal.

The emperor said: "Cheng Xiao, would you like to change your name?"

change name?

He was taken aback for a moment, and then murmured in his heart, why is the emperor in such a good mood today.

He belongs to the clan, and if he wants to change his name, it will be a very troublesome matter. He must first get the clan jade plate and get the clan's consent.Immediately after that, the emperor's consent was required, and finally his father's consent was required.

These people have all agreed, and it is very troublesome to ask the ancestors for permission when offering sacrifices.

He was very surprised, when he just copied a copy of the Diamond Sutra, how could the emperor be so "Long Yan Joyful" and willing to change his name?

The emperor asked him to change his name, probably because his name was really unpleasant.

"No."

The emperor was taken aback for a moment, puzzled and asked, "Why?"

Owl is not a good name.People in this era, especially nobles, are very particular about choosing names, which is the expectation of the elders for their children.

For example, Yuwen Zhiji, the word Zhiji is very exciting. This is Yu Wenshu's hope that his second son will be extremely intelligent.

So far, that hope has been dashed.

The owl, the mother-eating bird.It is actually a kind of joke for a nobleman with a head and a face to take such a name.

The emperor changed his name because today he gave the emperor an excuse to use Yu Wenshu, and he wanted to reward Jiang Chengxiao.

As an emperor, he is very generous, and he will be rewarded for his meritorious deeds. This is the way of the emperor.Although Jiang Chengxiao didn't know about it, he would still reward him.

However, Dai Wang's family has a great career, and they have been rewarded continuously since the time of the first emperor, and there is no shortage of yellow and white things.The reward he wants to give Jiang Chengxiao must be something that allows him to be grateful.

And changing the name of "Xiao" is a good reward.

But Jiang Chengxiao didn't know about this.

Jiang Chengxiao said: "Father gave me this name, presumably he hoped that I would not forget my mother's gift of childbearing, and always remember that my life was bestowed by my mother."

This is his nonsense. According to his memory, the acting king gave him the name because he hated him for killing his biological mother.

Otherwise, with more than 30 concubines, the acting king would not be afraid to wake up one day and suddenly die on the bed.

There are two reasons for him to say this, the first one is to show that he is very filial, he obeys his father and misses his birth mother.

The second is because he doesn't care about the name at all, and even thinks the name "Xiao" is very domineering.

Hearing this, the emperor immediately felt that Jiang Chengxiao was a good boy who knew how to be polite, and he could imagine such a thing for the king.

The emperor felt that the child misunderstood the meaning of acting as the king, but he was pleased with his filial piety.

"That's it."

The emperor sighed, and said: "Since this is the case, then I won't do that. But when you perform the coronation ceremony, I will ask Uncle Dai Wang to give you a good name."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After the three of them had their meal, the emperor reclined on the couch, while Concubine Xiao knelt on the ground to pinch the emperor's legs.

The emperor said: "Cheng Xiao, the matter of fighting slaves, in my opinion, let it go. The gold-plated phoenix wings are Xu Guogong's treasure. If I give it to you because of this, I'm afraid it will hurt the peace of the two families."

The emperor said it lightly, but Jiang Chengxiao knew that this was not a discussion with him, but a notice.

"Yes, that day I was just not angry with Yu Wenzhi and killing civilians indiscriminately, so I made a point of embarrassing him."

The emperor nodded in satisfaction, the little cousin still kept up with the Tao.

"Don't worry, the Yuwen family lost the fight against slaves after all, and I will let them give you a satisfactory lottery. As for Yu Wenzhi and the indiscriminate killing of civilians, I have already let Xu Guogong handle it. I believe Xu Guogong will not bend the law for personal gain."

Will not bend the law for personal gain?Could it be that Yu Wenshu would kill his own son?
After leaving the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Jiang Chengxiao sighed silently, he had already done everything he could do.It's a pity that the emperor shielded Yuwen's family, so he couldn't interfere.

With a clear conscience, this matter ends here.

The next time this kind of thing happens again, he will never do it again. If he can't change it, why bother.

The warm sun shone on his body, and he couldn't feel any warmth, but a feeling of coldness permeating his body.

If he wasn't the prince's son, he might just be a piece of fish on the nobles' chopping board, or even a little girl, and the nobles had to pose whatever poses they wanted him to pose.

"This is... ancient times."

Jiang Chengxiao sneered secretly, then straightened his robes, found Princess Zheng, and the two left the palace.

After leaving the palace, Jiang Chengxiao got out of the bullock cart under the pretext of playing, and Mrs. Zheng told him to pay attention to safety, not to be too playful to forget the time, and then went back to the house.

Jiang Chengxiao turned over and sat on the horse brought by Shenju, and asked condescendingly: "Is there a temple in Chang'an City?"

Shenju thought for a while and said, "My lord, there is a Dalin Temple ten miles outside Chang'an City."

Dalin Temple, interesting, he had heard of Shaolin Temple, but he didn't expect there to be a Dalin Temple here.

"Walk."

A group of people left Chang'an City and headed towards Dalin Temple.

He didn't know why he wanted to go to the monastery, he just wanted to go suddenly, or he thought the monastery might be quieter.

The Dalin Temple was built in the third year of the first emperor's reign. The late emperor grew up in a nunnery and believed in Buddhism. Therefore, building a temple is a way of thanking the nuns for their nurturing.

However, Buddhism did not flourish in the Great Jin Dynasty. During the Northern Wei Dynasty, there was a large-scale official extermination of Buddhism.

Dalin Temple covers an area of ​​more than 100 mu. Although the court did not admit that it was a temple built by the royal family, it was built by the first emperor. Everyone agrees that this is a royal temple, but it is open to common people.

A group of people arrived at Dalin Temple and dismounted.

At the beginning of April, most of the common people were busy with spring plowing, and there were far fewer pilgrims than before.

Jiang Chengxiao walked on the marble steps, looking at the temple from a distance.

The wisdom of the ancients is hard to imagine, and it is unimaginable to build such a temple with human power.

After walking two steps, Jiang Chengxiao suddenly stopped.Not far from him, he suddenly saw a man kneeling on the ground.A young monk in a gray robe was talking about something.

When he stepped forward, he could only hear the kneeling man say despondently: "My heart is ashamed, please let me escape into the empty door."

The little monk wondered: "Benefactor, the master said that your six faculties are not clean and you are not allowed to enter the door. Please go back quickly."

The man said: "The way of heaven can't do it! Meat eaters will act recklessly, and the law of the country does not exist. My heart is dead, my heart is dead!"

"Pfft."

Hearing what the man said, Jiang Chengxiao couldn't help laughing.

This sound made the man and the young monk turn their heads at the same time.

When the little monk saw Jiang Chengxiao's brocade clothes and more than a dozen house slaves behind him, he immediately understood that this man was either rich or noble. He stepped forward and proclaimed the Buddha's name, "Donor, if you want to offer incense, the little monk can guide the way for you."

Jiang Chengxiao waved his hand, walked up to the man, and jokingly said: "Since you are desperate, why don't you jump off the city wall? When you jump, all the people in Chang'an City will be watching. At that time, you can express your grievances in public, isn't it possible?" It has the effect of shocking the deaf and awakening the world. It’s better than you pretending to be here and crying like a little daughter’s house.”

"Don't you hear that death is worthy of death?"

The man was originally Chang'an county lieutenant, Shangguan Di.Today he was ordered to go to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to hand over the file of the "Official Murder Case". He originally hoped that the Ministry of Criminal Justice would give the victim's family an explanation and pay compensation.

Unexpectedly, the Ministry of Criminal Justice told him that Emperor Jinkou Yuyan had handed over the case to Xu Guogong Yu Wenshu.

Who is Yu Wenshu?Isn't he the main culprit, Yu Wenzhi and his own father? If the case is in his hands, even if there is a lot of grievances, I'm afraid there will be no response.

Therefore, his heart was ashamed, and he felt that the law of the country did not exist and the world was dark.That's when I came to Dalin Temple, wanting to become a monk and no longer care about worldly affairs.

When he first saw Jiang Chengxiao's brocade clothes, Shangguan Di knew that he was a son of an official family, so he immediately felt disgusted.But after hearing his words, he felt a little ashamed, and didn't know what to say for a while.

His cheeks were flushed, as if his throat was blocked by something, and he couldn't speak a word.

(End of this chapter)