Compete for the Song Dynasty

Tomorrow is the Lantern Festival. These days, Wang Pang and He Libo get up early every day to practice, but He Libo is more cautious, and does not make the same basket as last time, but sometimes he is still absent-minded. Wang Pang knows that this elder brother is really tempted. Lu also arranged for someone to inquire about Miss Li.

Tong Zhong brought Tong Xiao over, and Wang Pang saw Tong Zhong coming, so he specially ordered him to order some tea in the study.Talking about Wang Pang's trip to Jianzhou to search for tea, Tong Zhong told Wang Pang about the relationship between tea and Buddha.

Drinking tea as a custom first began in the temples of the Tang Dynasty.Buddhism was prevalent at that time, and there were special tea halls in temples, where monks discussed Buddhist principles and entertained patrons and guests to drink tea.There is a "tea drum" in the northwest corner of the Dharma hall, which is used to call the monks to drink tea by beating.Monks sit in meditation every day, and drink tea after sitting until a stick of incense is burned.There is also a "tea head", which specializes in boiling water to make tea and offering tea to guests.

In temples, tea is used to support the Three Treasures (Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha) and to entertain pilgrims, gradually forming strict tea drinking etiquette and a fixed tea drinking program.The abbot usually invites all monks and monks in the temple to have tea, which is called "pucha".

Tea and Zen are increasingly integrated, and finally forged into the Zen Forest French of "Tea and Zen" which has been passed down through the ages and has been popular both at home and abroad. "The meaning of tea is the meaning of Zen, and the meaning of Zen is the meaning of tea. If you don't know the taste of Zen, you don't know the taste of tea." (Ze Anzong Peng "The Same Taste of Tea and Zen") On the point of "enlightenment", tea and Zen are connected. [

During the conversation, Wang Pang also glanced at Tong Zhonggao. This person didn't want to become a monk just because of his difficult life, but he devoted himself to practicing Dharma.I thought it would be great if this Tong Xiao had his father's attainments.

Wang Pang personally sent Tong Zhong out, went back to the inner house and walked into the courtyard garden, just in time to see Yue Xia talking to a mother-in-law, and the mother-in-law was talking to Yue Xia Na with some clothes in her hand.Wang Pang was afraid that this was what they called mother-in-law.Seeing that the old lady is old, it is probably because the weather is still relatively cold.

Pass by them, listen to Yuexia, and mother-in-law sit in the hall for a while.

Coughing and panting, Granny Ao said, "No, I'll rush back after the girl collects these clothes."

Seeing this mother-in-law, Wang Pang couldn't help sighing in his heart, the end of a hero and the end of a beauty.The old man's brilliance is gone, he is pale, his hair is coarse and he is dressed in coarse cloth. It seems that Wang Pang really has some sympathy for this mother-in-law.

Seeing the king approaching under the moon, he greeted, "This is Granny Ao whom I told you about you?" Then he said to Grandma Ao, "This is the prince of Meyer's mansion."

Wang Pang came over and said respectfully: "Hi, mother-in-law." He was respectful at first, but he didn't expect the mother-in-law to look at him. The smile on the face that was still smiling slowly froze, and her eyes widened in surprise. No, Wang Pang didn't know what kind of person he had become in the eyes of his mother-in-law.

Yuexia hurriedly followed Granny Ao's back, Granny Ao slowly regained her senses, turned around and walked out silently, muttering to herself while walking: "Is it? Is it?" Looking at her vicissitudes of life, Wang Beside Somewhat at a loss, what is it?

Wang Bang turned his head and asked Yuexia: "Did you hear what she said? What is it?"

Yuexia tilted her head and thought for a while, but she didn't know what Granny Ao was talking about: "Looking at Granny, it seems that she doesn't know if the young master is someone she has ever known?"

The two looked again, Wang Bang saw Yuexia sneezed and hurriedly dragged her back to the room.Walking into the hall, he saw that Lu Shenyan and his wife were busy arranging lanterns, and He Libo followed suit.

Yue Xia looked at Wang Pang and said, "Time is so fast, it's been a year in a blink of an eye." His tone was slightly sad.Naturally, Wang Bang knew that how many people were still in Chenzhou at this time last year, and how many people are still there today, the difference is that they are already in Bianjing, and Wang Bang also has his own mansion.Looking back on how much this year has changed.

Seeing that Yuexia was in a bad mood, Wang Pang comforted him, would you go out with you today for a walk?The two left Mayer's mansion, entered the inner city, saw the lights in the city, walked for a while, followed the flow of people, and walked to the vicinity of the imperial city.

But seeing that the main entrance of the imperial city is festooned with shadow lanterns, a terrace has been set up, and mountain sheds have been set up inside and outside the imperial city to display lanterns and festoons.

Outside the palace, there are three horizontal gates, each with a big card with colorful knots and golden books. The Chinese name is the capital gate, the left and right sides are called the left and right gates, and the left and right gates of the guards have a big card saying: "Xuanhe and the people enjoy together."

Wang Pang pointed to a colorful mountain to show to the moon. On the left and right of the colorful mountain, there were colored knot models of Manjusri Bodhisattva riding a lion and Samantabhadra riding a white elephant. The arms of the Bodhisattvas can move. The water is twisted into a water tank on the top of Dengshan Mountain with a shaft, and the water is released at regular intervals, like a waterfall, and then led to the hands of the Bodhisattva. The ingenuity is really amazing.

There are also Shuanglong lanterns on the left and right doors of Xuandemen.It is tied into two dragons with straw, and the dragon body is covered with a green curtain. Tens of thousands of lamps and candles are densely placed on the grass. Looking at it, it meanders like two dragons flying away. From Dengshan to Xuande Gate Tower, there are about a hundred horizontal streets. Zhang, surrounded by thorns, is called a thorn basin. There are two long poles in it, tens of feet high.There is a music shed inside, and the Yaqian musicians are sent to make music, miscellaneous operas, and control the military operas

Seeing that Yuexia's complexion had eased, Wang Bang said to her, "Do you want to see the emperor?" Yuexia looked at him suspiciously, pointing to the palace and said, "Do you want to take me in?"

Wang Pang laughed, when Yuexia couldn't see through people's hearts, sometimes it was cute to look like a silly girl.He lightly scratched Yuexia's nose with his index finger. "Stupid, the emperor will come to watch the lanterns tomorrow night, and I'll take you to see them. Not only you, but everyone in the city can see them." [

"Really?" Yuexia's eyes were bright.

"Well, from now on, we will watch every festival together." Wang Bang promised so, and Yuexia was already immersed in happiness.

Wang Pang smiled and said in a low voice: "Do you know? From now on, Zhongzhen will be the emperor. I will surely be successful, follow me, and I will make you happy until death."

Under the moon, suddenly "ah! Then his father is not the Supreme Emperor"

Wang Pang said: "Yes!"

Yue Xia frowned, she remembered the days when she was imprisoned by Zhao Zongshi: "Let's leave the capital, I'm afraid"

Seeing Yuexia's expression, Wang Pang also thought of it, so he comforted her and said: "What are you afraid of, nothing will happen with your husband, besides, his father has only been the emperor for four years."

Yue Xia looked at Wang Pang suspiciously: "How do you know?"

"Tianji!" Wang Bang made a mysterious expression.Yuexia saw that what he said was convincing, but he still couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

On the day of the Lantern Festival, Wang Pang and others came out of the Meyer Mansion early in order to watch the singing and dancing dramas of the Lantern Festival.Before dark, tourists have gathered under the two corridors of the Royal Street, thaumaturgy, singing and dancing, and the music is noisy for more than ten miles.Artists competed to perform on the street: hitting balls and kicking cuju, stepping on ropes and poles, Zhao Yeren ate Lengtao, Zhang Jiuge swallowed iron swords, Li Weining used medicine as a puppet.The little athlete spit out five-color water and spun mud balls.

Big special drop, gray medicine.Bone Muer Zaju.Wen Datou, young Cao Jiqin, Dang Qianxiao Guan, and Sun Sishao refining prescriptions.Wang Twelve is a playwright.Zou Qian and Tian Diguang play mixed roles.Su Shi and Meng Xuan built balls, and Yin Chang sold the history of the Five Dynasties.Liu Baiqin, insects and ants, Yang Wenxiu's drum flute, and even monkeys performing a hundred plays, fish jumping over the dragon's gate, ordering bees and butterflies, chasing and calling ants.Others sell medicine, sell hexagrams, sand books and mysteries, all kinds of tricks, new eyes and ears every day

Wang Pang took Yuexia's hand and walked closer to Xuande Tower. There were yellow and green curtains hanging on the Xuande Tower. Fans (official names) are listed outside the curtain, and Renzong is sitting on the throne.A lamp ball is hung on each of the two buildings, about a square meter in diameter, and a rafter candle is burned inside.There is also music inside the curtain, and the laughter of the palace concubines can be heard outside.

Downstairs, a terrace was built with square wood, and the terrace was decorated with colorful knots. On both sides, guards lined up, with brocade robes, headbands, hairpins, flowers, and bones, facing north.There is a performance in the east shed, Zaju performances on the terrace, and near the door there is also a sub-group of inner classes standing in a row under the terrace, and all surnames are watching under the terrace.

The lights in front of his eyes were brilliant, and the fireworks bloomed above his head, illuminating the night sky and also turning red on the face beside the Moon King.I only envy mandarin ducks and not immortals. If I have been living the life of immortals and beauties like this, how much I yearn for it.

Back at the Meyer Mansion, all the people who were separated by the crowds also came back, they were still excited when they entered the door, talking about all the things they saw on the street, only He Li Bo Na seemed to be lucky, Wang Pang asked, why is Brother He?

He Libo gave him a blank look, Wang Pang knew that finding Miss Li was not going well, and said: "Forget it, maybe he is already married?"

Just as a woman came in, she said two things. One thing was that Miss Rou'er thanked her and took care of Mrs. Wu, so she couldn't come, so she didn't go to watch the lantern.Wang Pang took a look at Yuexia, knowing that she was kind enough to fear that Rou'er would be left out in the cold, and he was even more grateful to Yuexia.

On another matter, the old lady hesitated and said, Grandma Ao was afraid that she would die, so she asked someone to tell her that she wanted to see the young master and Miss Yuexia.

As soon as Yuexia sat down, she immediately stood up when she heard it: It was fine yesterday, why is it not working today.Wang Pang wondered why Granny Ao, who had never met her before, wanted to meet her.Yuela pulls him: Granny Ao lives not far away, maybe seeing you think of an old friend, come with me.

Wang Pang already knew Yuexia's heart, not to mention that she was worried about her going alone, so he hurriedly put on his cloak and walked out of Mayer's mansion with Yuexia.

Walk in the direction of Fanta, pass a courtyard, at the end of an alley, there is a small courtyard, there are a few people in the courtyard, all neighbors and villagers came to help when they saw that Granny Ao was pitiful.

The two walked into the courtyard, the small courtyard was dilapidated, the door was rattling, and the room was fairly clean, but it was so clean that there were no household items. The hall was not big, with a table and a few stools.A shrine is still burning with incense, and to the west is a simple kitchen with a piece of dried buns on the stove.A few wilted vegetables. [

There is an old bed in the east wing of the hall, and the bedding on the bed is also patched. Granny Ao is lying there with her eyes closed.Yuexia couldn't bear to look at it anymore, she lowered her head and tears rolled in her eyes.When he walked to the bedside, he didn't dislike the mother-in-law, and said lightly, "Mother-in-law, we are here."

Granny Ao opened her eyes vigorously, and said with difficulty, thank you girl, I have a few words to say to Prince Wang alone.Yuexia nodded, and greeted the two neighbors in the room who were waiting for her mother-in-law to die, and waited in the hall