Crazy criticizes the empress because she is bent on mistaking Buddhism

Chapter 21 Seeking consecration

Hearing Huicheng mention the monk from Jingxin Hall, Xie Qingyun lost interest: "He."

"No need to send."

Huicheng's heart tightened, wondering if Xie Qingyun had killed the person.

Then Xie Qingyun said softly: "I forgive him."

"Let him stay in the palace for now."

Huicheng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, because Tianseng was still alive.

Although I was relieved, I wanted to ask why.

What happened to make Xie Qingyun change her mind.

However, Xie Qingyun lost her patience at this moment and ordered Runliu to take the Imperial Master to the Ministry of Works to choose a new house, and then called Tiansheng Yu's study room to approve the papers.

Huicheng followed Runliu out of the palace, speechless all the way.

The atmosphere was a little tense, and Huicheng couldn't help but speak first: "Have you been with your Majesty for a long time, sir?"

Runliu said: "Yeah."

"..."

Huicheng secretly glanced at Runliu, his face was expressionless, a little too cold.

It seems that Junliu has always said very little since they met.

Huicheng tried to adjust the atmosphere and asked a few more questions.

However, Runliu's last sentence was still neither salty nor bland. It seemed that there was nothing more he could say except "um."

Fortunately, the embarrassment did not last long, and they soon arrived at the Ministry of Works.

Shilang Hongdu from the Ministry of Works and the pitifully few people from the Ministry of Works all came out to welcome him.

That battle was comparable to the emperor's personal visit.

Runliu sent the people to Hongdu and told Hongdu to choose a good house, then turned around and left.

It seemed like he didn't want to stay for a second longer.

Huicheng was left looking at Hongdu with some embarrassment: "Amitabha."

When Huicheng doesn't know what to say, he will say "Amitabha".

Hongdu was very relaxed and followed the words of Amitabha and asked Huicheng to come inside.

Huicheng saved people from His Majesty's hands twice, and it has already been spread among the ministers.

If the first time he saved Yan Guan was considered an accident, the second time he saved the monks of Cining Temple can only be praised as this national master is really different.

"I wonder what kind of house you want to build, Lord Living Buddha?" Hongdu rubbed his hands with a nervous look on his face.

Huicheng said politely: "Actually, the poor monk lives in a good place now. The houses on the left and right are just extraneous things. The poor monk just wants to have a place to live."

Hongdu laughed: "The Living Buddha is indeed a Living Buddha. He is truly open-minded and compassionate."

Huicheng shook his head: "Your Majesty, this is a false compliment. The poor monk's practice of Buddhism is still shallow, and he really cannot be called a Buddha."

"Where is it."

Hong Du pretended to be displeased: "Now the story of the Living Buddha has been spread all over the capital. Everyone in our Ministry of Works respects you as the Buddha. Today, everyone is gathered here just to see the face of the Living Buddha."

"?"

Huicheng looked at the few people in front of him and suspected that he didn't hear clearly: "Everyone?"

Hongdu took it for granted: "Yes."

By the way, he looked at the half-dead subordinates behind him and said with a smile: "We are already the most among the six."

Among the others, except for the useless member of the Ministry of Rites, who had more people than them, the rest were all smaller than them.

It’s not that they won’t be given official positions.

Instead, many official positions are vacant and no one is filling them.

In recent years, those who have passed the imperial examination would rather go to other places and become county magistrates than stay in Beijing.

So the Sixth Department is now short of people everywhere.

Like the Ministry of Punishment, Shangshu Huai Zhun has been reduced to going to prison to interrogate prisoners himself.

The worst thing about the official department, not to mention the ministers and ministers, is that only one of them is left - I heard that they have been paralyzed recently, and it is very likely that they will be gone tomorrow.

It is not easy for the Ministry of Industry to survive in troubled times and still have such a large number of people.

Hongdu said excitedly: "Now that the reputation of the Living Buddha has spread, all the ministers in the court said that from now on, it is likely that there will be no need to explain the funeral affairs to the family before going to court."

After speaking, he rolled up his sleeves and revealed a string of Buddhist beads on his wrist: "Buddha bless you!"

He opened his collar again, revealing a string of Buddhist beads on his chest.

Finally, he lifted up his coat and saw that all the words "Swastika" were densely embroidered with gold thread in his robe.

"..." Huicheng didn't know what to say.He had never seen such a devout believer when he was at White Horse Temple.

However, looking behind Hongdu, his sparse group of men were also in high spirits at this moment, and they all showed their beads to Huicheng.

Hong Du smiled flatteringly: "Living Buddha, all of us are gathered here today because we actually have something to ask for."

Huicheng clasped his hands together: "Sir, please speak."

Hongdu also clasped his hands together and said sincerely: "Please live Buddha to consecrate the beads in our hands."

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After lunch, Xie Qingyun did not continue to deal with the memorial as usual. Instead, she put a string of Buddhist beads on her hand and headed towards the Jingxin Hall.

Yesterday, the monk told her that she wanted to attend a lecture earlier today. After much thought, she decided to go and listen to what the monk had to say.

But when Xie Qingyun arrived today, the Jingxin Hall was empty unlike yesterday.

There was no sound of preaching from inside.

When I opened the door and walked in, I saw the monk from yesterday meditating alone.

The sunlight hit his face through the window, as transparent as jade.

As if sensing Xie Qingyun's arrival, Tian Monk's eyelashes trembled slightly and he slowly opened his eyes.

"Why are there no lectures today?" Xie Qingyun asked.

The Heavenly Monk said: "Yesterday, Your Majesty scared the palace people."

Ah.It's her fault.

Xie Qingyun was quite casual: "I'm here, aren't I?"

"The time is just right. If you want to tell me, tell me."

She walked over and sat on the wooden chair from yesterday, as if she wanted to listen to the sutra.

Unexpectedly, Tian Monk closed his eyes and shook his head: "Your Majesty's heart is not sincere."

I don’t really want to hear it, I just come here to find trouble.

So he didn't talk about it.

Xie Qingyun smiled.

She walked over, half-crouched in front of the monk, and slowly traced her nails across the monk's robe from bottom to top, until she reached the monk's neck.

Xie Qingyun exerted a little force, and the silver moon at the tip of her fingernails was embedded in the Heavenly Monk's flesh.

"I can kill you immediately, do you believe me?" Xie Qingyun said softly.

Tian Monk opened his eyes, his eyes as dark as water, calm and deep.

"Good." he said.

He has his own persistence.

Xie Qingyun loosened her hands slightly and became somewhat interested in the monk in front of her who refused to take any advice.

"Are you really not afraid of death?"

The heavenly monk said: "No."

"If you are not afraid of death, you will not know the value of life."

"It's just that all dharmas are born, only manifested by the mind, and all cause and effect, world, and dust are formed by the mind. If the mind is not fixed, birth and death will come and go, and there will always be nothing."

"..." Xie Qingyun said, not very interested in his rhetoric.

She took back her hand and said, "Teach me the scriptures."

The Heavenly Monk shook his head: "Your Majesty is not sincere."

The murderous intention that had just been suppressed in Xie Qingyun's heart was raised again.

But this monk is not afraid of death.

Xie Qingyun looked at Tianseng, thought hard, and suddenly came up with a good idea.

She moved closer to Heavenly Monk little by little until the tip of her nose almost touched him.

"It is said that monks are not allowed to have sex with women."

"If you don't talk to me today..."

Xie Qingyun's threat was clear: "Then I will..."

"Kiss until you tell me."

　Xie Qingyun: It’s hard to chase a daughter-in-law.

　　Heavenly Monk: It’s not difficult to pursue, but His Majesty is not sincere.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)