Chapter 235, the two capitals are in full swing to welcome the Buddha's fingers, and the court officials plot to restore Li Tang

Qingfeng asked again: "Where did your arrow shoot down?"

Ling Zhuzi still smiled bitterly: "The Skull Mountain, 800 miles away, has also caused a murder dispute. It would be better if you don't mention this matter."

Qingfeng: "You were born with divine power back then, and it was not that you could not open the sun shooting divine bow. It was just that your cultivation was still weak and your magic power was insufficient. I deduced that you were the sun shooting bow that was opened under the scorching sun at noon."

Ling Zhuzi: "Is this still necessary to deduce? Now that I have become a Golden Immortal, I have a great magic power, but after reuniting the Dharma body of the furnace and cauldron, I am afraid that I will not be able to draw the bow for a full moon after getting the sun shooting bow. I guess I can only pull half of it."

Mei Zhenyi couldn't help but interrupt and asked, "Who can pull the sun-shooting bow?"

Ling Zhuzi thought for a while and said, "Yang Jian, the guardian general of Lingxiao Treasure Palace, my father, Li Jing, the King of Tuta, and others have divine power to draw the bow, but it is difficult to pull the sun-shooting bow. This is the divine power of the body furnace and cauldron like Dayu and Houyi back then."

Qingfeng added: "If you only talk about the magic power of cultivation, the master of the Zhenyang Palace of Nine Heavens Xuannv Palace, and my sworn brother, the guardian of the Putuo Taoist Temple, these two people can also draw bows, but they cannot control the strings of the Moon. One person has stronger magic power, which is Longyin Fairy Gu, but her cultivation is insufficient."

Lingzhuzi continued: "If you want to shoot down Meidanzo, you must draw a bow for a full moon. The backlash power that the person who draws the bow is extremely powerful, and even ordinary immortal furnaces and cauldrons may not be able to bear it."

Mei Zhenyi was a little anxious: "After all, who can pull the Sun Shooting Divine Bow, can I do it?"

Ling Zhuzi and Qingfeng asked in unison: "Are you born with divine power? Do you have that strong magical power?"

Mei Zhenyi sighed and lowered his head. Of course, he was not a person like Xiang Yu, a person with natural divine power like Lu Bu. Qingfeng said again: "Under the gate of Qingyi Sanshan, Mei Yi was born with the strongest furnace and cauldron, but he could only half of the magical power of shooting the sun, and his magical power was even less than that. Your father Mei Xiaolang might have pulled the Sun Shooting Bow even more, but he could not use magical power to activate the magical array. As for you, although he is also a martial artist who is strong internally. But if he does not rely on magical powers, he will at most tie with Mei Yi."

"Although the advice of Lingzhuzi Shangxian is good, I can't find a suitable person to shoot the bow?" Mei Zhenyi said with disappointment, but then she found that the expressions of the two golden immortals were very calm, as if there was a result in his heart. She changed her tone and asked again: "Are you talking so much about me? Who did you know the person who shoot the bow?"

The two golden immortals said in unison: "Of course, Mr. Wei Tan has unparalleled divine power. He can completely shoot the sun-shooting divine bow. His magical power is also sufficient."

Qingfeng added: "It's not easy to shoot a bow. Who should bear it except Wei Tan himself?"

Ling Zhuzi added: "If it weren't for Wei Tan, I wouldn't have thought of the sun shooting bow. This is the cleverness of the method of cause and effect. When Wei Tuotian died, he would have such a great wish, so let him fulfill it with his own hands."

Mei Zhenyi suddenly realized and said, "So that's it! Then go to Jiutian Xuannv Palace to borrow the sun-shooting bow and find Wei Tan, so how can you shoot Mei Danzuo?"

Ling Zhuzi shook his head straight: "It's not that simple. First of all, you have to find Medanzo and trap him in the desert. When his fighting is unavailable and the power of light is at its peak, let Wei Tan shoot down. Wei Tan can only take action at the end. Who will do the previous matters?"

Qingfeng: "Thank you for your advice today. Otherwise, I really don't know much about the Sun Shooting Bow and I can't remember this one."

The matter of killing Mei Danzuo actually has nothing to do with Lingzhuzi, and the karma involved in this matter is very heavy, and the source is the stolen Buddha's heart relics in the Buddha's realm. It is really difficult to involve more immortal masters. Mei Zhenyi is already very grateful to Lingzhuzi for this idea.

Since the Lord of Zhenyang Palace in the Nine Heavens Xuannv Palace has something to do, after discovering the whereabouts of Mei Danzuo, he will send an envoy to Fusheng Valley with the Black Dragon Horn and borrow the Sun Shooting Divine Bow to find Wei Tan. You can't be anxious about this matter. You should wait until your cultivation level is enough to break through the transformation of the Yang God incarnation, and you can achieve immortality.

Mei Zhenyi has been practicing the Qing Dynasty in the mountains in recent years and has not been concerned about the world. However, she has not given up finding out the whereabouts of Mei Danzo. According to Qingfeng and Zhongli Quan, Mei Danzo may be hiding in the wilderness of Kunlun Fairyland to heal his wounds. He also secretly entrusts the ten demon kings and Zuo Youxian to pay attention. If you find any suspicious person, don’t be alarmed and send an envoy to Wuzhou to report the news.

The most troublesome thing at the moment is that the Great Heavenly Lord wants to go to Luoyang next year and send a heavyweight character like the Heavenly Court Grand Sea Surveyor Lingzhuzi to accompany him. Things are absolutely not simple. Unfortunately, Lingzhuzi didn't tell the inside story, but just came to send a message in advance.

After talking for three days and three nights, the table finally ended. Qingfeng said goodbye and returned to Jingting Mountain. Lingzhuzi was visiting Songju. When dealing with these immortals, Mei Zhenyi felt that they were indeed different from mortals. It was not about cultivation, but about the great freedom and transcendence of both body and mind.

Take the Spirit Bead for example. It takes two days and one night to lift the hand to pull the dragon tendons. In a blink of an eye, it goes down the mountain to sit at the banquet and talks with Qingfeng for three days. It doesn’t have to pay attention to worldly affairs, regardless of the changes in the sky, nor is it affected by the fireworks on earth. This is indeed not the time of ordinary people. I believe that it has been immortal for a long time. It is natural that it is like this.

In the following days, Mei Zhenyi of course sent Hu Chun to accompany him and waited for Ling Zhuzi's instructions at any time. He also became more cautious. When a golden immortal like Ling Zhuzi came to visit, there could not be only one servant. Liu Hai, Yuan Chong, Hu Longteng, Hu Yuyue, Hu Shuangquan, Hu Qiushui and others also took turns to accompany him with Hu Chun. At least two followers were required to show the respect of Qingyi Sanshan's reception.

The man in Mei Zhenyi had not arrived in Luoyang yet, but a major event had already happened in the capital of God. In the winter of that year, Emperor Wu ordered the Buddha's finger relic to be welcomed from the Famen Temple outside Chang'an City. This was the largest Buddhist activity in history.

Emperor Wu ordered Cui Xuanwei, the assistant minister of Fengge, and the national master Fazang as special envoys. He first came to Famen Temple. Fazang walked around the pagoda and recited scriptures for seven days and nights before entering the underground palace to open the Buddha's finger relics. On New Year's Eve, he welcomed the relics into Chongfu Temple in Chang'an and appeared in the world for the people to worship. The King of Kuaiji left behind in Chang'an led all officials to worship.

Chang'an was in full swing, and the people rushed to worship. In order to show their piety to the Buddha, many people were willing to spend their money and give alms. Some even worshiped the Buddha by burning their fingers, scalping their heads, and scars. During the worship of Buddha's finger relics in Chongfu Temple in Chang'an, the New Year was particularly lively, and various official and private folk art teams joined the rumbling movement. Cigarettes were seen in Chang'an City every day. The chanting of scriptures was not stopped day and night, and various Buddhist themes were performed continuously, and the people were watching the fun.

On the 11th day of the following year, the Buddha's finger relics were welcomed into Luoyang, the capital of God. Emperor Wu ordered all civil and military officials from the princes and the princes to line up in the city to welcome them. The beautiful canopy floated for ten miles, and drums and music resounded throughout the capital. The Buddha's finger relics were welcomed into the palace to build a special building. On the 15th day of the first lunar month, Emperor Wu's fasting and bathing, under the leadership of the Dharmazang, the monks from all over the world came to the Mingtang to worship the Buddha's fingers, praying devoutly to be guided by the Buddha.

The officials of Luoyang worship countless rare treasures. Even the Southern Lu Gong Mei Xiaolang also worshipped a set of pure gold utensils. In advance, craftsmen specially invited to create good luck in Runzhou, Jiangnan to Luoyang. Of course, it was the money paid by Jingwu Villa. The person who was escorted was Mei Zhenyi. In fact, if the Great Heavenly Lord did not invite Mei Zhenyi to come to Luoyang, he would come himself, because Mei Xiaolang's 60th birthday was coming soon.

Although Mei Zhenyi is a monk, she is not a transcendent person after all, and she still has to fulfill her filial piety. He brought his younger brother and sister together. The Great Heavenly Lord asked Lingzhuzi to accompany him, on the one hand, it may protect him, on the other hand, it may be supervisor. The day when Mei Zhenyi arrived in Luoyang was the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and the city was very lively. However, after seeing his father's private conversation, he also realized that the atmosphere in Luoyang was not right.

Behind the unprecedented Buddhist activities, Luoyang City is undercurrent, and this matter must be started from the beginning—

Since Di Renjie returned to Beijing to become a prime minister for the second time, Emperor Wu has gradually neglected political affairs and focused more on his personal life and practice. As an emperor, there is nothing much to say about pampering the Zhang brothers. On the other hand, she is more focused on worshiping the Buddha. The act of welcoming the Buddha's fingers on relics is one of the most representative examples.

After Di Renjie passed away, the court appointed ministers such as Zhang Jianzhi, Song Jing, Wei Yuanzhong, etc., all of whom were talented. Emperor Wu was a woman who was willing to promote and reward people close to him. In fact, it was the same for everyone to rise to the throne. But she also had the ability to understand people. Those who really promoted the government to govern the country. And she also had an advantage, although she favored and protected the Zhang brothers. However, she did not punish the ministers because of the conflict between the Zhang brothers and the court officials.

In his later years, Emperor Wu asked him what talents he could recommend. Di Renjie recommended Zhang Jianzhi twice. He repeatedly emphasized that Zhang Jianzhi had the talent of prime minister. Now Emperor Wu appointed Zhang Jianzhi as the Shaoqing of the Secretariat, and Fengge Luantai together with the pingzhangshi, and ranked among the prime ministers. At this time, Zhang Jianzhi was already eighty years old.

There is a legend about this eighty prime minister Zhang Jianzhi later generations. Before he entered the capital, he served as the governor of Hezhou and had a close relationship with the governor of Jingzhou Yang Yuanyan. Yang Yuanyan took over as the governor of Hezhou. Zhang Jianzhi and he sailed on the Yangtze River together. When the boat arrived at the heart of the river, Zhang Jianzhi suddenly said: "In the future, you and I will be successful, and we will help each other and restore the Tang Dynasty together." Yang Yuanyan nodded immediately.

Later, due to Di Renjie's recommendation, Zhang Jianzhi joined the prefecture and also recommended Yang Yuanyan to the capital as the Right Yulin General, and asked him: "Do you still remember each other when you have the Old Testament on the River?" Yang Yuanyan replied: "Remember and don't forget." Since then, the two of them have been waiting for the opportunity to help the prince to rise to the throne and change Zhou to Tang, but they just don't send it secretly.

Let’s talk about Emperor Wu. She practiced the great Dharma of the White Lotus Platform perfectly and reached the end of the worldly Dharma. She became interested in the affairs of the court and often said she was afraid of the palace and did not leave. The government entrusted Zhang Jianzhi and other ministers to deal with it. This time, she welcomed and worshipped the Buddha’s fingers. This time, she was ambitious before her practice was perfect, wishing that the Buddhists would prosper and receive worship from all nations.

Seeing this, Zhang Yizhi and Zhang Changzong were planning long-term plans and found a sorcerer to make a fortune. The sorcerer said nonsense: "There is a emperor in Changzong." Unexpectedly, this sentence was passed, and someone sued the Zhang brothers for rebellion. The imperial envoy Song Jing interrogated the two Zhangs, but refused to leniently and strictly handled them.

Emperor Wu was also interesting. She could not stop Song Jing from interrogating the case. She thought of a way to transfer him out of the capital and appointed Song Jing as the Longshu Pacifier. Song Jing reported, "This dynasty is the case. The Central Chief should not be sent to the envoy for military and national affairs. Now there is no change in Longshu, so I dare not obey the order." Emperor Wu had no choice but to change to Song Jing and go to Youzhou to interrogate the stolen and contaminated case. Song Jing reported, "Foreign ministers are guilty and need to be tried by the Censor, and I dare not overtake the responsibilities."

This hard-headed chief minister did not leave Beijing, but still took Zhang Changzong to interrogate him. However, the palace had not been convicted, and the imperial edict was issued to pardon Zhang Changzong. After the pardon, Emperor Wu ordered Zhang Changzong to come to the door to thank Song Jing, which was also intended to make friends in private. Song Jing did not see him and ordered his servant to pass on a message: "Practical affairs and official words."

From then on, Zhang Changzong hated and feared Song Jing, and had strange plans in private. The huge movement of welcoming the Buddha's fingers and relic began at this time. Mei Zhenyi and Lingzhuzi also entered Luoyang at this time. They did not fly in the sky, but were dressed up by ordinary people, following the Mei family car fleet.

Before the birthday was over, his son came early and brought another twin daughter. Mei Xiaolang was of course happy. Mei Zhenyi's "servant" was very special and it was not daring to be neglected. I remember that when Mei Zhenyi came to Luoyang for the first time, she brought the Golden Immortal Qingfeng. This time, another Golden Immortal Lingzhuzi came. Mei Zhenyi did not tell the identity of Lingzhuzi, but only said that he was a paradise and did not disturb him.

In which yard does Lingzhuzi live in? It is Qingjing Garden where Qingfeng lived, and Bai Mudan once lived. Now this small garden is still there.

After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Buddhist activities in Luoyang have not been completed, and all the princes and nobles took turns to hold Buddhist rituals. The influence of Buddhism in Luoyang City reached its peak for a while, and monks from all over the world gathered here. Lingzhuzi had nothing to do in the mansion of Nanlu Duke. Occasionally, like a tourist from other places who came to Beijing to walk around the city and asked Mei Zhenyi to lead him, without any other servants accompanying him. I wondered, I thought it was the young master of the Mei family who took his personal servant shopping.

On this day, Lingzhuzi was wandering in Luoyang City again. Mei Zhenyi could only accompany her. There were many official residences in the east of Luoyang City. Because of the Buddha's fingers, many families set up incense tables in front of the gate. Some people guarded and donated monks and nuns. Many monks and nuns could be seen in the streets and alleys, many of whom came from temples in various places. - Mei Zhenyi suddenly had an illusion, as if the entire Luoyang City had become a huge temple.

Ling Zhuzi's face was as calm as if he was blind, and he looked straight and just walked his own way. Mei Zhenyi was wondering what he was doing here? He heard Ling Zhuzi say in his speechless Guanyin technique: "The gray-clothed man in front has a good martial arts skills under his feet, and his sharp swords are shining with his eyes, so he may have bad pictures. Mei Zhenren. Since he met in Luoyang City, he did things in the world, so you can't ignore it, right?"

The person Ling Zhuzi mentioned was not far ahead. He landed steadily when walking, but raised his feet without dust. His every move was full of tension and dynamic. His facial features were about 30 years old and forty years old. His pants were fatter. When the wind blew across the ground, you could vaguely see a long protrusion on the outside of his calf. He should have weapons like short knives and his clothes were inconspicuously gray.

This person should be a master of martial arts. His skills are quite good, but in the eyes of a golden immortal like Lingzhuzi, it is not worth a look. - What does this golden immortal mean? Is he just idle and has nothing to do to take him out to catch the thief? Mei Zhenyi was a little confused, but then he thought it was wrong.

With the skills of the man in gray, he was definitely not an ordinary little thief. What did he come to this place with a weapon? Two words suddenly appeared in Mei Zhenyi's mind - an assassin. Who does this person want to assassin? Mei Zhenyi followed him without hesitation.

The assassin was very alert and carefully observed the movements around him, but he did not notice that he was staring at by the two masters. The sky gradually darkened. He walked out of a tea shop, walked through the streets and alleys to the high wall of a mansion, took out a piece of cloth from his arms to cover his face, leaving only a pair of flashing eyes. Then he lifted his breath and jumped up to the high wall, making almost no sound, and his movements were as flexible as a raccoon cat.

The Imperial Chief Song Jing was reading in the back hall study. Suddenly he heard someone say, "Sir Zhongcheng, there is an uninvited guest in your mansion tonight, and I will come to visit you with a knife. I will pass by and help you to send it to the backyard. Please check it yourself."

The sound was like in my ears. Song Jing hurriedly stood up and shouted, "Who is it?" However, the room was empty and there was no one else. The general guarding the house outside the door knocked on the door and asked, "What's wrong with sir?"

Before Song Jing could answer, he heard the noise in the backyard. The guards in the mansion ran to report: "Sir, something happened! A gray-clothed masked man suddenly fell from the wall of the backyard, and the word "assin" was written on his face."

Song Jing took a deep breath, suddenly understood something, scolded: "Don't be so loud and panic, I can't even keep my mouth shut. I secretly tied the man to the woodshed in the backyard, and I'll go and interrogate him in person."

Song Jing took his confidant family to the woodshed in the backyard. He saw a man in gray tied up and thrown on the ground like a rice dumpling. The masked gray cloth had been uncovered, and there was a sharp blade searched from him next to it. The man had two words assassin written on his forehead, which was neatly written in regular script. It turned out to be the pen of Chu Suiliang, the prime minister of the previous dynasty.

Song Jing ordered his left and right and said, "Wake him up, I have something to ask."

The servant replied, "I splashed it with cold water, but I still fell into a coma."

Song Jing's tone sank: "Spray the horse's urine!"

Song Jing secretly interrogated the assassin, and there were only two confidant generals on the side. Even the family members were not alarmed. He had already issued a strict order to not speak up and not even mention it during private conversations. This trial took two hours, and outsiders did not know about it. It was already night when Song Jing walked out of the backyard.

The Chief Secretary did not rest or report the case. Instead, he ordered people to prepare a sedan chair to leave the mansion and visited the Prime Minister Zhang Jianzhi, who was not far away from the mansion. Zhang Jianzhi had already rested. He was shocked when he heard that the Chief Secretary of the Imperial Envoy came to visit in the middle of the night. He quickly put on his clothes and stood up to meet in the living room. The two found their way back and forth until the sky was clear.
Chapter completed!