The method proposed by Eiji is "change of life".
Just as Kou Qianzhi once thought of directing yang energy to Tuoba Tao, Fomen thought the opposite way. They wanted to "extend" He Mulan's life.
Master Nirvana has a secret technique that can use one person's life to extend another person's life. Those who want to extend one's life need to be willing to do so. Moreover, the deeper the Dharma, the higher the cultivation level, the longer the life span.
As long as He Mulan agrees to Eshi's conditions, he is willing to sacrifice his own life to continue He Mulan's life. Although he does not know why He Mulan would rather die than learn the art of double cultivation, he also thought that maybe He Mulan would Mulan couldn't be humane or practiced things like boy kung fu, that's why he proposed this method.
Eshi's status in Nirvana should be high. Even Tanyun is obsessed with the ritual of being a disciple. He is willing to sacrifice his life to save He Mulan. He just wants her to connect with Buddhism, just like Kou Qianzhi and Cui Hao. , which in turn affected Tuoba Tao's decision.
A person like him who ascended from Weihan to a high position must not want to die, so his proposal will definitely be…
"Farewell!"
He Mulan nodded at Ye Shi, stretched out his hand and pulled Master Cixin in his direction, and forcibly took him away from Ye Shi.
She was afraid that they would take Metta as a hostage.
This development made all the monks in the room stunned, especially Eshi, whose face became extremely ugly. If it wasn't for his lower body, he would have stood up for some unknown reason.
"We just want a guarantee from the donor, and even this donor is not willing?!" Eiji's expression seemed to be looking at a lunatic, "You might not be able to make it through this year!"
Ci Xin was held by He Mulan, and after twisting a few times, she couldn't turn it away, so she could only go with her with a wry smile. He Mulan gave everyone a gesture to withdraw, and her movements and expressions were no different from treating Samsara Temple as a dragon pool and a tiger's den.
"I won't work with those who have plotted against me. What's more, can you really represent Buddhism?" He Mulan's voice became low, "It's like you want to talk to His Majesty, if you want to What to do with others, at least have a unified voice? Are you already the leader of Buddhism?"
Just him, but also on behalf of Buddhism
ridiculous!
"presumptuous!"
"Don't be unreasonable to Master Eshi!"
This sentence may have touched the sore spot of these monks, and everyone reprimanded them. He Mulan was not afraid of these people, holding Master Ci Xin in his hand, he retreated to the entrance step by step, and left the meditation room with everyone.
She was worried that there would be an organ here, so after Mangu made a whistle, five hundred tigers and ben troops from outside the temple rushed into the temple to meet them, but after a while, the two parties gathered together and went all the way down to Tianti Mountain without looking back. .
Just after they ran out of the temple gate, they could still hear Tan Yun's voice in the distance: "You will come back! Only my master can save you! If you change your mind, go to any temple to send a letter. Just do it!"
In the words, it seems to be very certain.
This group of people went down the mountain and walked halfway straight to find that no one was following, and finally heaved a sigh of relief.
Seeing that Master Cixin was still in a daze, Chen Jie couldn't help complaining: "Why does the master tell these strangers about the general's life! If he spreads it out and says that our general is dying, What a mess!"
Ci Xin looked at everyone suspiciously: "Why are you so wary of Master Keshi? He is just a big monk. As the commander of the Hu Ben army, General Hua is still afraid of a small monk?"
"He's from the Heavenly King's faction. The one who almost killed me in an ambush in Xiu'an and made me fall into an illusion is the disciple behind him named Tan Yun."
He Mulan's face was ugly.
"You have also heard what he said later. He wants to go to Wei State to preach Buddhism, and wants to get close to His Majesty. I hope I can connect with you, but I will not send such ulterior motives and unscrupulous people to His Majesty's side."
When Ci Xin heard this, she nodded understandingly.
"It turns out to be the case, but what you said is wrong, the people from the Tianwang faction have already arrived at His Majesty's side..."
He pointed to the east.
"Isn't that Master Tan Wushen already in Pingcheng?"
"what!"
"You said that Master Tan Wushen was with them?"
"What does Master Cixin mean, Tan Wuzhu deliberately went to the palace to save me so that I can get to know His Majesty?"
"Amitabha, the poor monk is just a wild monk, how do you know so many things?" Master Cixin immediately changed his wise image and pretended to be stupid, "I'm just talking about it casually."
Only He Mulan had a heavy expression, and the more she thought about it, the more frightened she became.
Tan Wushen obviously offended Juqu Mujian, so he had to stay in Wei State for refuge, but was he really afraid that something would happen when he went back? Juqu Mengxun was still obedient to him and named him a "national teacher". How could he really kill him because he failed his spell and saved himself
Only when you arrive in Beiliang can you understand the power of Buddhism. There are even more Buddhist temples here than inns. It is said that there are hundreds of Buddhist caves in Dunhuang, and there are countless frescoes depicting gold and flowing colors. Entering a temple at random, the brass Buddha statue can blind people's eyes.
In this era, pure copper is called "Purple Gold" and can be used for money!
Not to mention that there are many mature monks in Buddhist temples. These monks are all strong, and some of them can fight. Once it is really used, it is a huge number of monk soldiers.
The wealthy officials in Beiliang all support Buddhist temples, there are many believers, and there is a constant supply of material resources. The monks can even enter and leave the residences of these officials at will...
The real power in Northern Liang is not the royal family, but these temples.
In the Wei Kingdom, Tan Wujin obviously could not get such treatment, and Buddhism did not have such soil, so why did Tan Wujin stay
Is it really for the translation of the scriptures
"General, why is your face so ugly?"
Na Luohun asked her nervously, "Is there something wrong?"
"We need to go back to Pingcheng as soon as possible." He Mulan said to himself, "We can't stay here any longer. We can't control the internal struggle in Beiliang. What we need to do now is to return to Pingcheng as soon as possible."
Master Ci Xin knew that his own words affected He Mulan, but he didn't mean to make a statement at all, just nodded with a smile.
"So good, I miss my disciples so much."
He Mulan took a group of people and left Tianti Mountain without any risk and returned to the embassy. Some people had already heard that He Mulan went to Tianti Mountain, but they didn't know what she was going to do. When she came back with Master Cixin, there were more guesses. The first one who was disturbed was Juqu Mengxun in the palace.
"They went to Tianti Mountain! What are they going to do!" Juqu Mengxun roared and patted the table: "Didn't I tell you to find Zheng Zong and Gai Wu? No news?"
"Your Majesty, Zheng Zong said that Hua Mulan and Meng Yulong had a secret conversation. He was in a low position, and he really didn't know what they said. Gai Wu said he would help us to inquire, but it took time..."
The confidant lowered his head in fear.
"The same is true of Tianti Mountain. You also know that from the foot of the mountain, there are countless monks who control the road. It is impossible to sneak up, let alone hear what they say."
"What do we people in Buddhism say? Is there any news about Master Pijia?" Juqu Mengxun frowned and spit out a person's name.
Pijia is the Dharma name of the second princess after she became a monk. Because she was born in a noble family of Lu Shuihu and has the status of a princess, she was quickly accepted by Buddhism after she became a monk, and she practiced in the Jingshui Nunnery of Guzang, and rarely entered the palace.
However, if there is any news, she will often return to the palace, and often return to the palace to visit Queen Meng and the palace servants who served in the past. She is a special person who wanders between monks and laymen.
"Master Pijia said that it seemed that Buddhism had detained a monk beside Hua Mulan and wanted to threaten something. As a result, Hua Mulan brought a group of tigers to the door and rescued the monk."
The heart is also a headache.
"But what she said was also vague, and she only said that most of it was her guess."
'I haven't changed the Han system to the Heavenly King system for a long time, these people can't hold back finally, do they want to treat me as an abandoned child? 'Juqu Mengxun was irritated, 'I thought Mu Qian would be able to stabilize them for a few years. Seeing that Mu Jian had an accident, they couldn't wait to throw him away. There must be something else... '
'Who are they allied with? queen? Wei State? '
The more Juqu Mengxun thought about it, the more frightened he became.
'If they turn to Bodhi, the next step is to... '
He will be a stumbling block.
Only when he dies will the next King of Liang succeed him.
Juqu Mengxun's face turned pale all of a sudden, looking at everyone around him, he seemed to have ill intentions, his terrifying eyes made the hearts of the confidants and guards around him jump, wishing to flee quickly.
"All Worlds"
"The prime minister is ordered to enter the palace, and the marriage must be done as soon as possible!"
Xingping must be sent to Wei before what he suspects happens!
***
"What? Yuan Po Qiang went to Dunhuang privately?"
He Mulan, who had returned to the embassy, was about to scold when she heard the announcement.
"Why did he go to Dunhuang? How many people did he bring?"
"He only brought his own guards, saying that someone dragged him before his death, so he went to Dunhuang to settle the descendants of the old man."
Liu Zhen showed a helpless expression: "I told him that this is not good, but unfortunately he seems to have endured it for a long time. Today, the general is not in the embassy, so he left Guzang."
"King Liang's people have been in the embassy all the time, and he must have found out as soon as he went out! If King Liang did anything wrong to him, there might be an accident on the way."
He Mulan glanced at Chen Jie, "You go out of town to chase after you..."
"It'll be fine." Liu Zhen stopped He Mulan's order. "General Yuan has a sense of restraint. As soon as he leaves Guzang, he will find someone from the old Xianbei department to send him to Dunhuang. I believe that he went to Dunhuang not only for the care of his old friend, but what the general should do now is to conceal his whereabouts. "
Beiliang was smaller than Wei, so Liu Zhen was not very worried.
"It would only take half a month to go back and forth on horseback. Even if we have already set off, the team to send the wedding will not be too fast, and General Yuan will definitely catch up with us."
Liu Zhen was an Egret official, and he probably still had the secret to pass on Yuan Po Qiang to Beijing. Since he stopped He Mulan from continuing to inquire, there must be enough reasons.
He Mulan has never been a troubled person, and she absolutely trusts Tuoba Tao. She believes that there must be another reason why Tuoba Tao did not let the Egret official tell her the truth. It may be to protect Yuan Po Qiang, or it may be to protect Yuan Po Qiang. She, since this is the case, she will not break the casserole and ask to the end.
Liu Zhen was relieved to see that He Mulan did not continue to ask questions. After the incident of Li Shun, the egret official also began to suspect that He Mulan was not as simple as it seemed on the surface. If she really investigated the origin of Po Qiang The matter of temporarily leaving the group is really a difficult problem to explain.
Fortunately, she revealed it lightly.
He Mulan's visit to Tianti Mountain obviously changed a certain situation in Beiliang, but He Mulan didn't want to care about these open and secret fights in the Beiliang court. Queen Meng later sent several people to show her kindness. He Mulan gave it a perfunctory push and shove, but instead led a group of people around her to wait around Guzang City every day.
It looks like visiting the market, but in fact it is observing the height, thickness, and defense of the city wall, as well as the living conditions of the people in the city.
Even if Queen Meng promised that Bodhi would retreat from the king and change to the state in the future, these were just verbal agreements, and the envoys of Wei State would not fully believe this, and they would not forget why they came to Liang State. became the first priority.
Officials from Beiliang are also visiting more and more frequently, and some of them are not optimistic about Beiliang's future and want to establish friendship early so that they can hold the official position after returning to Wei in the future.
Such people are not even in the minority.
The people are very grateful to Princess Xingping and her relatives. Many people think that as long as Princess Xingping gets married, Wei will not call. They are very polite to Wei's envoys. He Mulan goes out to the market and even They will also be given things and greeted, and some people will salute from a distance.
This made He Mulan, who knew that the Liang Kingdom would sooner or later become the territory of the Northern Wei Dynasty, was rather complicated.
Just a few days later, Juqu Mengxun, the king of Beiliang in the palace, sent someone to spread the word, saying that everything was ready for Beiliang, the team and dowry were ready, and they could leave at any time.
After He Mulan led the officials into the palace to discuss the date, it was decided to return to Beijing in three days. Princess Xingping accompanied a thousand people, most of whom were servants such as grooms and palace servants, two thousand famous horses in Beiliang, and food and grass along the way. And the cost is provided by the Liang state until it enters the Wei realm.
These details are discussed by the members of the diplomatic mission. What is intriguing is that the general Liang Guo married this time was Juqu Mujian, so he actively participated in the consultations of the mission, and many things were analyzed. Well-organized, when his body is not weak and his attitude is not so annoying, he does show the demeanor and ability that a prefect of a place should have.
Compared with the pig teammate who worked with him, even if this person had some festivals with the mission, if the prince was established, everyone in the mission would not reach out and hit the smiling person.
"Juqu Mujian has good toughness and good tactics." Yuan Fang sighed and said, "Lun Chang corruption does not seem to be a particularly despised crime in Bei Liang. In just a few days, what officials in Liang country will marry. They have all regarded him as a leader, and if he really makes him the king of Liang with such a skill, the Great Wei will indeed be passive."
"These are not issues that we should take care of." He Mulan said indifferently: "He lost his position as the prince and was trapped in Pingcheng again. When he arrived in Pingcheng, he would have his own powerful people to guard him."
Both Cui Hao and Gu Bi are excellent people, and even Su Hejun's methods don't have to be inferior to Qu, Muqian, and the Great Wei is full of talented people. If he really enters Pingcheng, it will be difficult to go back.
It was for this reason that He Mulan was not afraid of Juqu Mujian at all. He couldn't beat himself, and the number of marriages was not as many as He Mulan and Lu Shuihu combined.
"General, the Changming Palace delivered the letter, the King of Liang and the Queen held a banquet in the palace to entertain the members of the embassy and the officials of Beiliang who were marrying..."
Zheng Zong came in from the outside, followed by a man from the Northern Liang Palace.
He Mulan took a look at the letter and clicked.
"I see, we'll be there in the morning."
The banquet was a luncheon, probably to let the envoys of the two countries get acquainted with each other before departure, and by the way, let Princess Xingping come out to show the envoys the real face, and finally exchange the package for a fake.
He Mulan has always done this before going out. He Mulan is not surprised. After negotiating the time of the envoy's banquet tomorrow, the palace staff said that there will be someone to greet him tomorrow, so he returned with He Mulan's reply. palace.
On the afternoon He Mulan replied, Li Jingai, who had come from Dunhuang, entered the Changming Palace.
***
"Sister Li, don't look like this, it's hard to look at me." Princess Xingping looked at Li Jingai with a calm face and felt regretful in her heart.
If I knew something like this would happen, I wouldn't call her into the palace.
It's also because the third brother's concentration is too poor. That night, one person in the East Palace died. Later, when he went to the eldest princess, she didn't know what he thought.
For the sake of the eldest princess, how many men are simply fascinated, and there are no wolves at all.
"Don't worry about me, I'm fine." Li Jingai showed a faint smile. "It's you, who has traveled thousands of miles to become a concubine in Wei who is unfamiliar with the place of life. You have to be more careful in everything."
If it was Xingping before, I am afraid that such persuasion would not be affected. For her, the court of the Northern Wei Dynasty and the court of Northern Liang were both battlefields, but one enemy was a man, and the other was a woman.
But now she seems to be pregnant, but she can't call an imperial doctor to see her, otherwise her father will let her "suddenly die" and hide her ugliness in the palace. For her own life, she can only cover up while trying to save herself, and she is already exhausted. .
Hearing Li Jingai's words, Xingping's tears almost fell.
"I don't know why I feel so sad when I hear what my sister said. The journey to Wei State is so long, I don't know if I can make it to Pingcheng."
Li Jingai was told by Xing Ping that she began to recall the incident when her mother and family were brought down to her aunt when the country was destroyed and her family was destroyed.
At that time, she also felt that there was a long way to go, and suddenly she felt that it would be better to die soon, and then she felt that it was best to never come, so it was not bad to keep walking like this.
Thinking of this, Li Jingai felt sad too.
Fortunately, she is a very mature woman, but after a moment of sadness, she immediately picked up her emotions and said to Princess Xingping: "Discuss everything with your third brother, he is always good for you. Wei's envoy also Don't be underestimated. How high a position you will get in Pingcheng will depend on the evaluation of these envoys and your own behavior. You used to be frivolous. From the beginning of your mission, you must restrain yourself. Can't be noticed."
Obviously Li Jingai knew what Xingping's temperament was like, and reminded her of the depth of it.
Xingping blushed when he heard the words: "It is precisely for A-sister to teach me these principles."
Li Jingai took pity on her shouldering the heavy burden of the country as a weak woman, and began to tell her little by little how to be a wife, how to survive as a concubine in the harem, and how to get along with foreigners.
"You can speak Xianbei and Chinese, which is already very good. Many of the princesses who are close to you can't even speak the language, so you don't know life and death. You are too beautiful, except when you meet the king, it is best to cover up... "
Li Jingai paused and continued.
"The most important thing is to please your husband. What your majesty likes and what kind of woman you like is the most important thing you should understand. You are so beautiful, if the majesty's attitude towards you is gentle, You can ask him directly, this is also the way couples get along."
Xingping nodded frequently, but his heart was bitter.
If she does have a child in her belly, let alone whether she will have a miscarriage on the road, even if she arrives in Pingcheng safely, I am afraid she will not be able to marry Tuoba Tao.
It will take a few months to reach Pingcheng…
Does her stomach really hold up
"What's the matter with you?" Li Jingai saw that sweat suddenly broke out on her forehead, and handed her a handkerchief to wipe her, "Don't be nervous, you are a concubine, and it is impossible to say that it is possible to ascend to the post in the future, but it is not To be a palace maid and a convicted wife, why show such fear."
She lowered her voice and paused.
"My eldest brother used to be an envoy to Wei State in the past. It is said that His Royal Highness that year was very heroic."
When she was a young girl, she also liked to inquire about the princes and lords of the kingdoms.
That time is gone forever.
Xingping is really going to regret it.
She has been all right for so many years of absurdity, but something happened before she got married. She has been using the medicines given to her by the masters. Where is the problem
It can't be broken, can it
"Also, are you still taking Wu Shi San?"
Li Jing'ai sighed slightly when she looked at her splendid figure, her ruddy look and her dress with wide robes and long sleeves.
"If you want to obey, you'd better avoid the crowd. The death of Emperor Wei's father's death of Wushi San is something that all countries know. I'm afraid he won't like people using this."
"What did you say?"
Xingping, who was raised in the harem, really didn't know about this, and his eyes widened all of a sudden.
"Don't people use five stone powder over there? Isn't it said that many Han scholars and officials use it? There are so many Han officials in Wei State!"
"Who did you hear?"
Li Jingai was stunned, "Although five stone powders have been popular since the Jin Dynasty, many Wei people no longer dare to use this kind of thing at the risk of being dismissed by Emperor Wei because of the events of the previous dynasty. The queen didn't tell you..."
This kind of teaching thing should be the queen...
"I did it myself. The queen warned me."
Only at this time did Xingping know why Queen Meng left in disappointment at that time, and couldn't help but mutter to herself. "But even if she warned me, how could I listen to her... I have always regarded her as a vicious outsider and couldn't hear her words at all... "
Seeing Xingping in such a low state, Li Jingai was speechless for a while.
After the two sat for a long time, Princess Xingping broke their silence.
"It's all about these things. My relatives and I are for the sake of friendship between the two countries, and they won't kill me because of this."
In terms of face, it's still okay.
This thing can't be stopped as soon as it is inhaled. She originally thought that Wei Guo Wu Shi San was very common, and she was not worried about it. Now, she heard that after Wei Guo, she would probably lose her composure frequently!
What the hell!
Rao is that no matter how calm Li Jingai is, there is nothing he can do to meet such a royal family. When she and Xingping got to know each other, she hadn't married Juqu Mujian, and it was only some trivial friendship, and it was impossible to make deep conversations.
But she always felt that Xingping's nature was not bad, and she still hoped that she would be safe and happy, and that Wei Ting's seriousness could change her bad habits and become Tuoba Tao's concubine.
She came from a good background, and her dowry property was invaluable, so Wei Guo would not treat her lightly.
While the two were talking, Queen Meng suddenly sent a decree, ordering Princess Xingping and the third concubine Li Jingai to accompany her to a luncheon tomorrow to discuss the marriage.
This is the "inspection".
Both of them knew it well, Xingping sent it back to the palace servant with a bland face, but Li Jingai touched her face and said in a deep voice, "Tomorrow I will dress you up well, you must look at those Wei Guo talents who are stupid. Yes. Once you impress them, it's easier on the road."
Xingping nodded, but he was thinking of other things.
That tiger general Hua Mulan...
Looks like a lecherous one.