Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Wang Wenzuo was silent for a long time. Just when Li Xian was about to speak again to persuade him, he suddenly smiled and said: "The King of England is serious. Just treat what he said just now as a joke and forget it!"

Seeing that Wang Wenzuo had given up, Li Xian felt relieved and hurriedly smiled and said: "Axian, you can't do this again from now on, and I won't apologize to the general!"

Although Li Xian was dissatisfied, he had no choice but to bow his hands to Wang Wenzuo: "Xiao Wang is speechless, please forgive me, General!"

Wang Wenzuo waved his hand and sat down. Seeing this, everyone stopped talking and the hall became quiet. About half an hour later, Wang Shaojian hurried in from outside: "Everyone, the queen has abdominal pain, she should be giving birth!"

After hearing this, everyone stood up in unison. Wang Wenzuo was about to walk out when he suddenly heard a sound of chanting from outside. He couldn't help but be startled: "What's going on? Why are there so many Samanas?"

"General, are you asking about the chanting outside?" Wang Shaojian said with a smile: "It's the eminent monks from Daxingshan Temple who are performing rituals, praying that the queen will have a smooth delivery, give birth to a healthy baby boy, and have a successor to the throne!"

"Doing something? This thing must be useful. Did the queen give birth to three daughters in a row?" Wang Wenzuo suppressed the complaints in his chest, nodded, and sat down again: "Then I won't go out, so as not to bump into the eminent monk. Our rituals!”

"The old man won't go out either!" Zhang Wenguan and King Han saw Wang Wenzuo's appearance, exchanged glances and sat down. Everyone else also sat down, but Princess Taiping and Yang Sijian walked to the window and looked out.

"General!" King Han whispered.

"What's wrong?" Wang Wenzuo asked.

"The religious services of Daxingshan Temple are extremely effective!" King Han whispered: "This time, the eminent monks in the temple responded to the queen's request. It is said that several eminent monks used their own lives as sacrifices to ask the gods, Buddhas and bodhisattvas to protect the queen's childbirth safety! It’s truly a grand event that hasn’t happened in decades!”

"If the lives of a few ascetics can be exchanged for the queen's wishes, then how come she gave birth to three daughters in a row?"

"Hahaha!" King Han laughed: "The general's words are reasonable. So the queen will give birth to a daughter this time?"

"That's not necessarily true, but even if a baby boy is born, it has nothing to do with the religious rituals of the ascetics!"

King Han's eyes lit up and he said with a smile: "The general's words sound quite shocking!"

"Really?" Wang Wenzuo said with a smile: "Your Highness, King Han, if a few monks in Daxingshan Temple can decide whether the queen will be a boy or a girl by performing a few rituals, wouldn't it be even more shocking?"

Wang Wenzuo and King Han were chatting in small words when the sound of chanting outside suddenly became louder. Princess Taiping, who was standing by the window, exclaimed and took a few steps back. Li Xian on the side asked: "Little sister, what's wrong?"

"Second brother, look, that Samana, that Samana -" Princess Taiping pointed out the window, her voice trembling. Li Xian also looked out and exclaimed, his voice full of hatred.

Wang Wenzuo walked to the window and saw dozens of monks not far away lined up in a mandala pattern to chant sutras. One of them was sitting on the incense stand with blood on his head, facing a brazier, chanting sutras loudly. The high-pitched sutras just now The sound was made by him.

"What did that monk do? Why is there blood on his head?"

"Ah, that monk just smashed his own head with a wooden fish, threw the blood and spices into the fire, and said that he was willing to exchange his Dharma body for the queen to give birth to a baby boy!" Princess Taiping sighed: "Sure enough, he has great spiritual practice. , a powerful eminent monk!”

Hearing his daughter-in-law's words, Wang Wenzuo suddenly felt an unknown fire in his chest. At that time, the Chang'an Shingon Sect was very popular. The Shingon Sect was a part of the Tantric Buddhism. It retained a large number of Hindu elements and included many spells and rituals. It was believed that monks could master various supernatural powers through these spells and rituals. Even become a Buddha. Shingon Buddhism was introduced to Japan in the middle and late Tang Dynasty, and was welcomed by the Japanese ruling class and became extremely popular. Therefore, in ancient Japanese history, a large number of monks used magic rituals to curse their opponents and pray for blessings and reducing disasters.

From Wang Wenzuo's perspective as a modern person, although Buddhist sects such as Faxiang Sect brought by Xuanzang and Zen Buddhism that became popular in later generations are also religious superstitious activities, they still retain a large amount of philosophical speculation and culture, which are harmful. It is much smaller than this blatant superstitious activity. Naturally, he looked down on the Queen engaging in such things in national affairs. If the Queen really gave birth to a boy, these monks would definitely come out to claim credit and take the opportunity to publicize the power of their magic rituals. Considering the impact of this incident If it is large, the poison must be very widespread.

"Where is Hu Liang!" Wang Wenzuo shouted in a deep voice.

"Father!" Hu Liang came in from outside.

"You took down all the monks who were doing the rituals!" Wang Wenzuo said coldly.

"Ah?" Hu Liang thought he heard wrongly and looked at Wang Wenzuo in surprise.

"Didn't you hear what I said? Take down all those monks!" Wang Wenzuo's voice rose an octave.

"This -" Hu Liang looked embarrassed: "Father, they are holding a ceremony to pray for the queen to give birth to a boy! Isn't it not good to take someone at this time?"

"Didn't the monk say that he was willing to exchange his Dharma body for the queen to give birth to a boy?" Wang Wenzuo sneered: "Then I will help him, and you go and kill all those monks. As long as the queen does not give birth to a boy, Every moment, kill someone, throw the blood and spices into the fire, and pray to the gods and Buddhas! "

"General!" Zhang Wenguan became anxious upon hearing this: "At this time today, there will be a bloody disaster!"

"Really? Then why is this monk covered in blood?" Wang Wenzuo turned his eyes to his son: "Hu Liang, why don't you move?"

Hu Liang did not dare to disobey, so he had to go out and lead the troops to capture the monks. He was the first to chop the monk who had smashed his head into pieces, and his blood mixed with spices was poured into the fire. The other monks were all silent when they saw this, they just bowed their heads and chanted the Buddha's name.

Wang Wenzuo snorted coldly and said to Young Supervisor Wang: "Go in and see how Her Majesty the Queen is doing!"

Wang Shaojian responded and quickly went to the side courtyard where the Queen was. Wang Wenzuo looked at the water leaking aside and said nothing. After a while, when it was almost another quarter of an hour, King Han coughed and was about to offer some words of persuasion when he saw Young Inspector Wang rushing out with a face full of joy: "The queen has given birth, it's a boy, it's a boy!"

Wang Shaojian's shout immediately caused a silent commotion in the hall. The faces of King Pei, King Ying and King Xiang could not conceal their frustration. Zhang Wenguan and King Han both let out a sigh of relief, while Princess Taiping had a full face. curious. Zhang Wenguan coughed and was about to persuade Wang Wenzuo to let these monks go, but Wang Wenzuo said coldly: "Take all these monks away first!"

In the side hall, the air was filled with the smell of blood and spices. The queen was lying weakly on the bed, with beads of sweat on her forehead. On the small bed next to her, two older maids were carefully wrapping the newborn baby in brocade. , to avoid getting cold. Everyone entered the room and knelt down in unison, bowing their heads to the queen and the baby.

"Everyone, please get up!" A winner's smile appeared on the queen's face. She finally won. She is the biological mother of the prince and the future empress dowager. No one can stop her anymore. This is a hearty battle. victory.

Everyone stood up and said in unison: "Congratulations to Your Majesty the Queen on the birth of Lin'er!" The Queen nodded and her eyes stayed on King Han. This old man of the clan should be the easiest to pull over. Now you can give him a little bit. Enjoy the sweetness; "King Han, you are an old man of the clan, give this child a name!"

"Named by an old minister? This——"

"The emperor is seriously ill and cannot speak!" The queen sighed: "You are the elder of the clan and the elder of the emperor, so it is up to you!"

"Yes!" King Han did not refuse this time. He hesitated and said, "This child is a Chongzi generation, so why not name him Li Chongfu!"

"Li Chongfu!" The queen nodded: "That's fine, the royal family indeed needs some blessings, so let's call it this name!"

While talking, the officials waiting outside quickly wrote down the name and gave it to the prince. The atmosphere in the room became lighter. The queen smiled and said: "Since it is a boy, let's make him a prince as soon as possible!"

On this issue, no one expressed objections. As for the child named Li Shouwen, everyone forgot about it. No matter what they thought in their hearts, everyone smiled at the queen at this time, and it seemed that the future of the empire was full of sunshine.

"Your Majesty the Queen!" Wang Wenzuo said in a deep voice: "I have something to apologize to you for!"

"Oh? Why did the general say this?" The queen showed a surprised look: "What happened?"

"Just now Cai Chen saw some monks gathering outside and making loud noises, which was totally disrespectful!"

"Oh!" The queen laughed: "Those are the monks from Daxingshan Temple. I asked them to perform rituals and pray to the gods and Buddhas to bless me to give birth to a boy this time. Now I see that it is quite effective!"

"Your Majesty the Queen!" Wang Wenzuo said coldly: "The fact that you were able to give birth to a boy this time is due to the virtues of your ancestors and the blessings of all people. What do the virtues you have accumulated in the past have to do with those monks? If you break your own skull and mix the blood with frankincense, If you throw yourself into the fire and you can achieve success, then who will practice political affairs and govern the country?"

The queen frowned. She felt very tired after having just given birth to a child. She no longer wanted to continue arguing with Wang Wenzuo, especially on this insignificant matter.

"Okay, let's let those monks go back to the temple first, and we can talk about the rest when I feel better!"

"Reporting to Your Majesty the Queen, I have already beheaded the leading Samana!"

"Ah!" The queen's eyes widened and she said angrily: "General, you, how could you do this?"

"I will never allow these ascetics to take credit for the merits of inviting heaven to themselves, to deceive the world, deceive the people, and perpetuate their evil for thousands of years!"

The queen was shaking with anger. She forced herself to calm down and asked, "Well, what about the other monks?"

"It has been taken down by my order!" Wang Wenzuo said.

After hearing that the other monks were safe and sound, the queen breathed a sigh of relief: "That's it, that's all for today. I'm a little tired. Please step aside!"

After a few minutes, everyone exited the hall. The queen touched her forehead. Her skin was cold under the sweat, and her high fever had subsided. She forced herself to sit up. Although she was slightly dizzy and her body still ached from time to time, she felt that her physical strength had recovered a lot. The maids hurriedly gathered around. "Bring water," she told them, "and dates and buttermilk. I'm hungry and want to eat!"

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"Although I hate Wang Wenzuo very much, when I just saw the Queen's face when she learned that the monks at Daxingshan Temple were killed by Wang Wenzuo, I suddenly felt that he was not so annoying anymore!" Li Xian just got on the carriage and said with a smile: "Now I understand why Brother Huang trusts him so much. This man is indeed outstanding in his actions!"

"Yes!" Li Xian sighed: "As long as you don't stand against him, if you stand with him, then you will understand how your brother felt back then!"

"Yes, if someone puts me on the throne, I will also like him very much!" Li Xian muttered: "But the queen will definitely hate him tonight!"

"So what!" Li Xian sighed: "You have also seen that even if the queen is so angry that she can only endure it. Without Wang Wenzuo's support, the queen's position will not be stable at all!"

"Brother!" Li Xian suddenly turned around: "What if the Queen and Wang Wenzuo turn against each other? Then will our brothers have a chance?"

"Have you forgotten what just happened?" Li Xian said with a smile: "If you rush into General Wang like this, it won't be your turn no matter what!"

"What's the big deal? Haven't I already apologized to him?" Li Xian smiled and said: "At most, I just need to apologize a few more times. His tolerance won't be so small, right?"

"Axian, I advise you to give up!" Li Xian's expression became serious: "Did you know? Emperor Wen actually wanted to pass the throne to King Wei instead of his father. Do you know why Emperor Wen changed his mind later? Got an idea?"

"Is it Changsun Wuji's credit?" Li Xian asked.

"Yes, Changsun Wuji did have great achievements. But there was only one reason that really made Emperor Wen determined to make his father the crown prince: that was that King Wei was too calculated!"

"What kind of reason is this?" Li Xian said with a smile: "Didn't my father have any deliberate plans when he became the prince?"

"You don't understand!" Li Xiandao: "You should know how Emperor Wen became the prince, right?"

"I know!" Li Xiandao: "What does this have to do with it?"

"Of course it's relevant!" Li Xiandao: "Emperor Wen became the prince only after he killed two brothers at Xuanwu Gate. Therefore, what he fears most is that the tragedy will happen again to his descendants, and brothers will fight each other again. So he hopes that future generations will understand that the throne is determined by fate and cannot be obtained by intelligence. No matter how much he likes the King of Wei, since the King of Wei deliberately wants to be the prince, the prince must not be the King of Wei!" (End of this chapter! )