The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 1385 Why Don't You Bless Me?

Jinling City was surrounded by the Song Army. Until now, Li Yu still didn't believe that the big Southern Tang was surrounded like this. Have so many troops around him been defeated?

Although this is unbelievable, it is not enough for Li Yu not to believe it, because there are facts in front of him.

Thinking of what Chen Qiao said just now, Li Yu was really stunned. As soon as Chen Qiao came in, he said:
"My lord, Li Xiong, father and son, all eight masters have died for the country! My lord, Li Xiong was ordered to come to Jinling to rescue him. Before he set out, he told his seven sons that his father died for the country, and his son died for his father. Otherwise, he would be disloyal and unfilial. .His seven sons were ordered to accept the order in tears, and they agreed that they would never be the only child. As expected, none of them survived!"

Li Xiong was a general in the Southern Tang Dynasty. He had seven sons, all of whom were brave in battle. They were like eight machines for harvesting human lives on the battlefield. ", in honor of them.

When Li Xiong heard that the Song army was going to attack Jinling, he immediately led the army to rescue. Li Yu also knew about this. At that time, Li Yu also said that the eight heroes of the Li family were about to reappear in their original glory. Unexpectedly, they all died on the battlefield.

"The whole army is wiped out?" Li Yu really couldn't believe it, and he couldn't believe it. He had seen Li Xiong's army, and it was quite powerful. How could such a thing happen!

"What does Huangfu Jixun do? Didn't I let him take the overall command, and let him fully cooperate with Li Xiong and his son? How could such a thing happen?"

When Lin Renzhao was seriously ill, Li Yu handed over the power to Huangfu Jixun, who was also an old general, and Li Yu had high hopes for him.

At the same time, Li Yu asked him to fully cooperate with Li Xiong and his son. This arrangement is to avoid any accidents. Unexpectedly, an accident happened in the end.
Chen Qiao hurriedly replied:

"Li Xiong and his son were mistaken by the coach Huangfu Jixun. The eight of them were sent into the siege by Huangfu Jixun. In other words, they were killed by General Huangfu, my lord!"

Chen Qiao is heartbroken. According to Chen Qiao's explanation, Huangfu Jixun did not fight this battle well from the very beginning. Not only did he fail to deploy troops as planned, but he also pushed Li Xiong and his son into a trap, letting them fall into the enemy's plan. .

Chen Qiao didn't know why Huangfu Jixun did this, but the fact is that Li Xiong and his son died. What should be done?
"Huangfu Jixun owed me a favor, and I can't spare him, and I definitely won't spare him!"

Li Yu was really angry. He handed over his wealth and life to the veteran Huangfu. As a result, he went to give such an answer, and gave such a result. Can he not be angry?

"Master, these are not the key points. Now that the Song army is approaching the city, you have to make an idea!" Chen Qiao reminded kindly.

Li Yu couldn't believe that the Song Army was really approaching the city, because yesterday there was a memorial saying that the Song Army was building a pontoon bridge!
For a while Li Yu seemed to understand, because Chen Qiao would not lie to himself, he waved his hands weakly and retreated.

Li Yu saw that Jinling City was besieged, and there were no generals around him, so he could only turn to Buddhism. He hoped that the Buddha would point him to a bright light, which was the only thing he could do.

To say that Li Yu can't be an emperor, he can write lyrics, and he can become a generation of eminent monks as a monk, because he has a natural affection for Buddhism.

Li Yu was born in a family of emperors who loved Buddhas.Li Min, the ancestor of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and Li Jing, the master of the Tang Dynasty, all believed in Buddhism, which had a profound and strong impact on Li Yu's Buddhist beliefs.

After Li Yu became emperor, he also began to build temples wantonly, and said that he followed in the footsteps of his father.

Li Yu didn't want to be an emperor at all before, but he became the emperor of the Southern Tang Dynasty by accident, but this was not what he wanted.

He still hopes to transcend the world and do what he wants to do, but this cannot be realized unless he becomes a monk like a monk.

However, in a Chinese society where Confucianism is the orthodoxy in traditional ideology and culture, and people attach great importance to showing life and social responsibility, it is not easy to become a monk and leave the world.

You must know that people who become monks at this time are basically in the middle of their families or have some major changes. In the end, they can't survive, so they think of becoming a monk.

But for Li Yu, the thought and behavior of abandoning society and family is even more unthinkable. He is the lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty, so there is no need to think about these things.

There was also the experience of the emperor becoming a monk, but in the end he ruined his own country.

Li Yu was not satisfied spiritually, so he thought of a layman, yes, a layman.The existence of Lay Buddhism opened the door for Li Yu's Buddhist belief.

Li Yu became a layman in the Buddhist family. From Li Yu's account, we can know that Li Yu's accounts include Zhongshan Hermit, Zhongfeng Hermit, and Zhongfeng Bailian Layman. .

Although the name is just a symbol, the cultural meaning implied in it cannot be ignored.From the above names, it is not difficult for us to get a glimpse of Empress Li's world-weary psychology and the Buddhist thoughts reflected in it.

The titles of "hermit" and "hermit" show that he yearns for the life of a hermit and reveals his weariness of reality.

As for the title of "jushi", there are two main meanings: one refers to a scholar, which is an ancient name for a person who is talented and virtuous but lives in seclusion;

Li Houzhu took the title of "Layman", mainly taking the meaning of Buddhism, which can be seen from his titles "Bailian Layman" and "Lianfeng Layman".

.Bailian and Lianfeng refer to the lotus society and lotus sect in Buddhism.It can be seen that Empress Li's main titles are "Bailian Lay" and "Lianfeng Lay" because she consciously considers herself a Buddhist believer.

It can be seen that Li Yu has a natural affection for Buddhism, so if you are a monk in Nantang, your life will be quite easy.

When his country was about to perish, Li Yu didn't think about how to resist, but thought of Buddhism and Buddha.

"Elder, I believe in the Buddha, why doesn't the Buddha protect me? Now the entire Jinling is surrounded by the Song army. It is said that the Buddha can save the world, but why can't he protect my country?"

The elder Li Yu said was none other than Jiang Zheng. Li Yu often came to see Jiang Zheng when he was free. At this time, he wanted to know why this happened to him who believed in Buddhism so much.

I am dedicated to the Buddha, and I even thought about becoming a monk. Why didn't the Buddha bless me? Why didn't the Buddha bless me?

This is what Li Yu wondered. He came here to find a little psychological comfort. Why did I do so much but it didn't work?

Why didn't the Buddha bless me?

(End of this chapter)