Man Bao, Bai Shan and others had all given presents, and then they stepped forward and took out the longevity lock they bought for the little emperor and grandson. It was a very ordinary lock, and he probably would never wear it in his whole life, because his grandmother gave it to him. The one I got was much nicer.
The emperor saw Zhou Man but remembered it, and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, you have a longevity lock, which seems to be the same as that of the fifth child?"
Confused, Man Bao pulled out the longevity lock from her neck that she had never left since she was a child, and asked, "This?"
The emperor recognized that it was the same as Lao Wu's at a glance, and nodded with a smile, "Yes, it was given by Lao Wu's niece, it seems to be made by a silversmith in Shangzhou."
The fifth prince squeezed up from behind, took a look, and nodded, "It's the same as mine."
The emperor smiled and asked, "Where's your piece?"
The fifth prince smiled shyly, "Royal father, I'm already old, and I don't wear longevity locks for a long time."
"You were born in poor health. Your grandfather took great pains to call you back to pray for blessings. You see, Zhou Man has been wearing it all the time." Speaking of this, the emperor looked at Bai Shan behind her, and suddenly smiled. : "If you hadn't made an engagement with Bai Shan early on, it would be very appropriate that you and Lao Wu have this relationship."
Man Bao looked up at the fifth prince, just in time to see the pimples on his face, and felt a little disgusted in his heart, but what the fifth prince was thinking about was that she made Mr. The audacity of the royal court, couldn't help shaking, shook his head repeatedly and took a step back.
Bai Shan stepped forward and stood by Zhou Man's side, and reached out to hold her hand.
The emperor laughed out loud when he saw it, but when he turned his head, he glared at the fifth prince, what a worthless boy.
Everyone watched Xisan lively and lively, and then the emperor gave a banquet, um, a banquet in the East Palace.
Except for the two outsiders Zhou Man and Bai Shan, the rest are members of the emperor's family, the emperor's wife's family and the emperor's daughter-in-law's family.
The emperor naturally sat with his eldest brother-in-law and his in-laws, and when he saw Zhou Man, he simply waved to her.
Because she is also a courtier.
The monarch and his ministers are compatible.
Because the emperor had a criminal record, so Bai Shan had the cheek to sit there together, to prevent him from saying anything like being a kiss.
Zhao Liulang and the others watched helplessly as Bai Shan and Zhou Man came forward to sit with their father and brother, who were a generation taller than them.
Of course, it wasn't that he couldn't eat, the emperor talked while eating, commented on the dishes, and then mentioned that he and the empress planned to go to Huguo Temple to offer incense in two days, and donate some sesame oil money for the little emperor's grandson.
He hoped that Zhao Guogong and Pi Guogong could speak for him.
Going out with the queen at the same time is not in a micro-clothes, and it is impossible to sneak around, so it is necessary to obtain the consent of the ministers, especially the Jingzhao Mansion.
Today Zhao Guogong and Pi Guogong were both happy, so they agreed with all their mouths.
Man Bao was puzzled, "Your Majesty, I think the sky is gloomy, and it seems that it will snow. Donating sesame oil is not as good as donating food to the people?"
The emperor said: "I asked the Huguo Temple to handle this matter."
Man Bao felt that it was too troublesome, and Daoxu and the others had said that the sesame oil money donated by the good people and laymen at the foot of the mountain had to save enough for themselves first, and then donate the rest.
She said: "It's better to leave it to County Magistrate Tang and County Magistrate Guo to do it."
The emperor was slightly startled, after thinking for a while, he looked at Bai Shan who was beside him, and asked with a smile, "You think so too?"
After thinking for a while, Bai Shan said: "Relief for the victims and settling down the common people is also the responsibility of the county magistrate, and it is the court's action. The common people will only feel more grateful for His Majesty and the little grandson, right?"
The emperor sighed and said, "But this time it's just a small disaster. If we donate this time, if we encounter such a small disaster next time, if the court doesn't provide relief, it will only end up complaining more and more; and if we provide relief, the national treasury is limited."
So for small disasters, although the imperial court will send officials to preside over them, they seldom help. Instead, they will encourage big households in the county and township to help, and everyone will help each other and it will pass.
Only when the disaster becomes serious will the court take action.
Why did the emperor like to donate sesame oil money to Huguo Temple so much? Is it really all donated to the Huguo Temple
It's just borrowing their hands, turning it around and giving it to the people.
As for being detained by them, the emperor didn't take it seriously. The monks also had to eat and drink. They suffered on behalf of all sentient beings, so they should serve.
The emperor told Man Bao these truths.
Man Bao didn't understand why they were suffering on behalf of sentient beings, let alone what suffering it was to be a monk.
"Since it's so hard, why not become a Taoist priest?" Man Bao was simply puzzled, "I have friends who are Taoist priests, and they never feel bitter. They have to work and chant scriptures every day just like us. I asked them if they felt bitter. One of them said that although there are times when they are short of food and clothing, but they are not hungry to death, they always have more money for incense and incense than ordinary people; another friend of mine said that there are so many people in the world who are more miserable than them, and they all feel that they are suffering. , so what to do with those who suffer more than them?"
The emperor smiled and said, "They can think about it, how old are they?"
"Two or three years older than me."
The emperor was even happier, "It's because they haven't grown up yet, so they can't feel it. The Buddha said that the suffering of all living beings is the suffering of samsara. There are many poor people in this world. The Buddhist family is willing to help them with food and property. They are not so painful. But the Buddhists have less things, and the cost of food and clothing is reduced, which is their suffering, so it is said that suffering on behalf of all living beings.”
Man Bao and Bai Shan looked confused, and they looked at each other, even more puzzled, "But isn't what they get is still given by the believers? It's not what they work for."
The emperor laughed and said, "That is what we offered to the Bodhisattva. Since it is an offering, it is naturally his property."
Bai Shan asked, "Why do you make offerings to Bodhisattvas?"
"Of course I have something to ask for." Birth, old age, sickness and death, the country, the country, and the people all over the world, the emperor wants too much.
Two years ago, the queen was seriously ill, so he donated a large amount of sesame oil money to the Huguo Temple, just to get the queen back from illness, and the queen really got through the difficulty later.
Bai Shan and Man Bao were still puzzled, but they didn't know where to ask, so they could only murmur in a low voice: "The Taoist priest Shou Qing said that if people are depressed, they should go up the mountain to pay respects to Lord Tianzun. Come on. But the gods and ghosts will not change the fate for mortals, and since the catastrophe is severe for mortals, they will naturally have to survive on their own, and the help of gods and ghosts is limited."
They could only whisper, "It always feels like they come back after a round of doing good deeds."
The emperor raised his eyelids and asked, "Say what you want to say out loud, why bother?"
Man Bao cleared his throat and said, "Master Shou Qing never felt that being a Taoist priest was hard, but he felt very comfortable. The believers donated money and materials to the Taoist temple because they believed in Laojun and needed him to pray for him."
The emperor thought for a while and said, "The same goes for the Buddhists."