Tianyi

Chapter 59 Tianyi Sect Zhiran (1)

The dew is heavy in the deep mountains, which have been basked by the sun for half a day, and the mist is steaming.

Outside Wuling Temple, one can faintly hear the soft chirping of morning cicadas.

It was past noon, and in the quiet room inside the temple, Teacher Tailuo prepared some simple vegetarian food, and he sat face to face with Xueyi, but Lao Che didn't know where he was.

Compared to the last time when the sisters gathered at the Five Spirits Temple, the teacher looked even more kind-hearted. Before Xueyi could say anything, she actually took the initiative to inquire and asked, "Has the master found out about little friend Tianyi in the past few days?" News?"

Xue Yi responded respectfully and said: "Teacher, I have found some information, but I still feel that it is not very clear and incomplete. Therefore, Xue Yi came to see Teacher Tai and wanted to ask about the past 30 years ago."

The teacher smiled softly and said: "Thirty years ago... the sect master is not yet 30 years old now, why do you want to ask about such a long time ago?"

Xue Yi thought for a while and asked: "Teacher, do you know that the monk who came to pay homage to my master is the Qiqiao Lang who pretended to be dead 17 years ago?"

The teacher was too calm and said calmly: "Well, I have guessed it. I once heard that Tianyi Xiaoyuan was built by Qiqiaolang specifically for Tianyi little friends, but that year, I had not yet Since I came to the Five Spirits Temple, I have never seen him. About two years ago, the monk who was disgusted with the abnormality came here to wander around. He talked quietly with me after the temple, and his words were quite familiar with Tianyi Courtyard. , so, I do have some associations... have you confirmed it?"

Xue Yi said: "It's confirmed, he has admitted it himself."

The teacher was very complimentary: "Oh, you can make him think that you are awesome."

Xue Yi said: "This is actually not difficult. When I was three years old, I met Qiqiao Lang once. He knows that I have a photographic memory since I was a child, so he has to admit it. However, Teacher Tai Ke knows that Qiqiao Lang has another identity?"

The teacher raised his eyebrows too, interested, and asked: "What other identity does he have?"

Xue Yi slowly said: "He is still the eldest son of the previous loyal emperor. It is rumored that he was poisoned, but in fact, he escaped and hid in the world. In order not to forget his ancestral name, he called himself Li Jun."

The teacher was stunned.

Xue Yi sips tea and waits for the teacher to speak.

After a while, the teacher sighed and said: "No wonder, he seemed a little surprised when he saw me... However, he never talked to me about the old things in the palace."

"Thirty years ago, the Holy Emperor was in the reign of Ciding. I had just turned fifty that year. Because I had some health-preserving practices, I was called to the palace and was called Qingxiu. In fact, I was called Qingxiu. Because the Holy Emperor was already in her 30s at that time and was preparing to take the Zen throne, her eldest son was very filial and recommended me to the palace to protect the Holy Emperor."

"Then, the art of cultivating the Tao is both mysterious and mysterious, and it all depends on chance. How can there be certain rules for the Mysterious Sect, preceded by Emperor Xiang? I may pray for worldly people, but how can I really go against the will of God? Sect Master, look, I am poor. Dao has been in the palace for so many years, and he almost failed to protect himself."

"The Holy Emperor is extremely intelligent and has a different mind than ordinary people. She saw that I could only recite sutras and had no real magic skills, so she never gave me any trouble. Before the Holy Emperor's meditation, I had been living in Vipassana and often met with the female relatives in the palace. We have many contacts and have good friendships."

"However, the royal men at that time would not enter my inner palace. Except for the eldest son who recommended me, and later the loyal emperor, I have never met other princes and grandsons. However, there may be some Perhaps, they have seen the paintings of the palace painter. At that time, painters often came to paint for the Holy Emperor, and there should be a poor Taoist chanting sutras for the Holy Emperor in the painting."

Xue Yi put down the tea cup and asked: "Since it was recommended by Emperor Zhong, and the teacher Taifu was a good friend in the palace, why did Emperor Zhong, Emperor Rui, and the current Emperor Xuan take over after the death of the Holy Emperor? But they all refuse to let Teacher Tai leave the palace?"

The teacher was too silent to answer.

Xue Yi said softly: "Teacher, now I have roughly guessed why Master does not allow people from the Tianyi Sect to take on government cases. No matter where I am from or what my origins are, in my heart I will always be The Tianyi Sect is the most important. I am the leader of the Tianyi Sect, and I will never make a decision that harms the Tianyi Sect. Please relax, Teacher Tai, and tell me the past. Teacher Tai, please watch When we sisters grow up, you should trust me to know what is right."

The teacher sighed and said: "Xueyi girl, of course I can trust you. Anyway, let me tell you: in the summer of 30 years ago, I was summoned by the prince to enter the palace to repair. At the end of that year, the Holy Emperor Zen position soon became seriously ill, and in the spring of the next year, the Holy Emperor passed away. The loyal emperor who succeeded him was saddened by the death of his mother. To show his filial piety, he blamed me for not being good at Taoism and for deceiving the emperor. Order the inner palace to be locked up, and I will be imprisoned until I die of old age."

"In the next five years, I devoted myself to ascetic cultivation in the temple and no longer interacted with anyone in the palace. The loyal emperor did not care about my life or death. However, the queen and the eldest princess once made good friends with me, and they often sent me medicine. The daily needs of the watchers would not make me freeze to death. But I did not expect that the queen and the eldest princess actually had political ambitions and ruthlessly poisoned Emperor Zhong. Because Emperor Zhong’s eldest son was always by his side, he always avoided them. No, the Queen didn’t even let her own son go.”

"After that, Emperor Zhong's nephew launched a palace coup, led troops and horses into the palace, beheaded the queen and the eldest princess, and helped his father, Emperor Rui, to ascend the throne... In fact, he was just pretending to be in the palace. The crown prince had the final say in all matters. After Emperor Rui's reign for three years, he followed the good example and accepted the request of hundreds of officials. He gave the throne to the prince, who is now Emperor Xuan. During those years, the palace was in chaos and bloodshed. Chenghe, no one cares about me, but no one dares to let me out of the palace."

"In the second year after Emperor Xuan came to the throne, he finally remembered that there was another me in the palace. He sent guards to investigate and found that I was still alive. After hearing this, he sighed to the eunuch beside him and said, Taoist techniques, It cannot be dismissed as false. The palace has been in chaos for many years, but it has not affected me. It should be considered that I have some real abilities. Emperor Xuan immediately issued an order. Emperor Zhong's order is still valid. Unless I die of old age, I will not be allowed to leave the palace. .”

The teacher stopped too.

Xue Yi calculated carefully and asked: "My master has never told us about the time when she entered the Jianghu, but he once told us sisters that she made a heavenly garment for the former Holy Emperor. The material was extremely precious, luxurious and dazzling. . But in fact, everyone knows that there is no such legendary heavenly garment in the palace today. I guess that this heavenly garment should have been buried with the Holy Emperor... Based on this calculation, the time when my master entered the Jianghu must be The last year of the Holy Emperor's reign, right?" The teacher looked at Xue Yi and said, "You are such a weird girl, could you have guessed the origin of your master?"

Xue Yi nodded and said: "Although the rumors about the old events in the palace that sister Huang Yi heard are quite out of shape. But I can still piece them together. Rumor has it that before the Holy Emperor abdicated, a female official was released from the palace. I guess , that should be my master. The so-called subsequent encounters with unkind people and being betrayed are, in other words, that Qiqiaolang. And the teacher said that before the Holy Emperor's Zen throne, he had good relations with the female family members in the palace. , I guess, at that time, Teacher Tai got to know my master, right?"

The teacher thought back to the past and said with a faint smile: "Yes. At that time, your master was only twenty years old, but due to her family background, her weaving and embroidery skills were extremely exquisite. She was extremely smart. She entered the palace at the age of 13 and soon obtained The Holy Emperor appreciated her and helped her along the way. Your master was very curious and learned things very quickly. Whatever skills she wanted to learn in the palace, the Holy Emperor would order someone to teach her. By the time I got to know your master, in terms of her position, even though she She is just the official in charge of the Holy Emperor's clothes, but whether it is food, clothing, use, or even the medicinal soup to replenish the body, the Holy Emperor leaves it to her to take care of."

"After I entered the palace, she became very interested in Taoism. Whenever she had time, she came to talk to me and asked me to teach her scriptures. Your master has a very high understanding and can memorize the entire scripture very quickly. He can also discuss the essentials of the scriptures with me. I have met such a young friend. I deeply feel that I have a profound opportunity and it is a blessing for my Taoist heart."

"At the beginning of winter that year, the Holy Emperor ordered people to prepare for the Zen Ceremony. But your master solemnly told me that she had learned martial arts from a master in the field, and now she has achieved some success and can protect herself. Therefore, she wanted to leave the palace to travel around the world and do something for the women of the world. I was very surprised at the time. She was being relied upon by the Holy Emperor, so how could she dare to say that she wanted to leave the palace? "

"Your master said something to me at that time. Later I learned that it was these words that moved the Holy Emperor. Not only did the Holy Emperor allow her to leave the palace, he also seemed to have given her some kind of token, saying that if If a future monarch wants to call her into the palace, she can refuse with this token."

"I heard that the Holy Emperor said to your master with a smile that the sea is wide enough for fish to leap, and the sky is high enough for birds to fly. Even if she is not alive, but her soul knows, she still wants to wait and see. After letting your master out of the palace, your master With your own abilities, you can do something for the women of the world."

Xueyi stared at the teacher closely and asked: "What did my master say?"

The teacher thought about it too carefully and said slowly: "After so many years, I still remember every word of her words very clearly. Your master said to me: There was a beginning of heaven and earth, which was chaos, and then Pangu created the world, and the clear air rose into From the sky, the turbid air descended and became the earth. Now, tens of millions of years have passed, and everyone in the world knows that the sky is high and is respected, but they never seem to think that the earth is thick and should be respected as well."

"When there are men and women in this world, it is said that men are the gods. However, women in this world cannot be alone and must rely on men for protection, so it is even more important to worship men as the gods. But this sky, high above, has always felt that the ground is turbid and chaotic. I am unwilling to give in. As everyone knows, in the chaos, there is originally sky and earth. If there is no thick earth to support it, how can the sky be clear and clear?"

"Your master said that in this world, men often cannot see the difficulties of women's lives, or think that it is natural for women to suffer. Although there is a holy emperor in the palace, most women in the world are still struggling, and very few Someone will be considerate and help. Therefore, she wants to leave the palace and make a career in the world on her own merit."

"She is not doing it for fame, let alone profit, she just wants to let women all over the world see that there is another way of life. If there were really people in this world who could see women's difficulties and understand women's hard work If you know how to help a woman and have the real ability to help, then the suffering will be alleviated and people will feel happy in troubled times."

Xue Yi looked solemn and murmured again: "Sufferings will be alleviated, and troubled times will make people feel happy."

The teacher sighed and said: "It is really a blessing that your master serves the Holy Emperor. The Holy Emperor was impressed by your master's great ambition and graciously agreed to let your master out of the palace. In order to prevent anyone from causing trouble to your master, the Holy Emperor The emperor also personally sent people to destroy all the records your master left in the palace. The subsequent monarchs did not even know your master’s real name. Gradually, no one knew the origin of your master. There are only some distorted rumors left.”

Xue Yi asked lightly: "Teacher Madam, everyone in the world says that Aunt Tianyi is the name my master created. What is my master's real name?"

The teacher looked at Xueyi and replied: "Tianyi. Her real name is Cai, and her full name is Cai Tianyi."

Xueyi suddenly shook and tears filled her eyelashes.

The teacher Taixu said: "Your master is deeply grateful for the Holy Emperor's grace. Before leaving the palace, he stayed up for several days and nights to personally make a seamless heavenly garment for the Holy Emperor. By the way, those six Weaver Girl The golden needles were originally presented to the Holy Emperor by merchants from foreign vassals who traveled through the desert to transport silk. Legend has it that seamless heavenly clothes could be made with the Weaver Girl's golden needles, but no one in the outer vassals knew how to make them, so they presented the gold needles to the Celestial Empire. The Holy Emperor gave the golden needles to the Celestial Empire. Six golden needles were given to your master, and your master painstakingly developed a set of needle techniques, and finally made the seamless heavenly garment."

Xue Yi was even more shocked, widened her eyes, and asked: "Acupuncture?"

The teacher was a little confused and asked: "Why, has your master never taught you?"

Xue Yi said nothing and lowered his head.After thinking for a while, she carefully took out a piece of white silk from her arms, held it in both hands, and handed it to the teacher.

The teacher took it with both hands and unfolded it carefully, only to see four beautiful black and cursive words on the silk: Flawless.

The teacher's skinny fingers gently touched the black words, and they felt smooth and traceless, as if they were written on silk with a pen.But if the ink penetrates the silk, it will soak and the strokes will be blurred. However, the strokes of these four characters are clear and not messy.

The teacher raised his head and asked, "Is this embroidered by your master?"

Xue Yi nodded and said: "Yes. After I turned 13, I started to take inquiries about cases in the world. Some customers like to sit down and chat with my master when they come to my master to buy embroidery, seasonings, and ingenious things. Sometimes they will Talking about some difficult and difficult questions. I listened on the side and could give out the answers casually, and gradually my reputation spread. Some people would come to ask questions. I don’t want any money, but only the customer’s promise in the future. Please answer any three of my questions honestly."

"Although the rivers and lakes are big, people in the rivers and lakes are related to each other. Some have unique skills or specialties. If the questions I ask can be realistic, it is actually not difficult to explore the secrets. After two years, people everywhere in the rivers and lakes are spreading rumors. , it is said that the eldest sister Xue Yi in the Tianyi Sect explores the secrets of the rivers and lakes, and her clothes are flawless. After master heard this rumor, he used the Weaver Girl's gold needle to embroider this silk character for me. "

(End of this chapter)