Rule the Roost in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 26: Ci'en Temple

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Since meeting Chengyang and Lanling, Li Hong's butt has been hurting for three days. Every night before going to bed, he has to ask the palace maid to give him some painkillers for injuries. These past few nights, he can only sleep on his stomach. When sleeping, turning over slightly and touching his buttocks to the bed will wake him up in pain.

Lan Ling was much more ruthless than Cheng Yang, which made Li Hong feel frightened towards Lan Ling in his heart, and he no longer dared to be naughty in front of Lan Ling.

Prince Pu's Mansion is located in Yankangfang, occupying a quarter of the area. The Shijinyuan Mansion makes Li Hong feel like every time he goes out, he must go through the formalities of visiting the park before he can leave the mansion.

Today he was forced to leave the mansion. A few days ago at the Chengyang Princess's residence, Lan Ling made an appointment to go to the newly built "Cien Temple" to burn incense and worship Buddha to get rid of the bad luck on his body.

"King Dai, what should I do with these?" Xia Zhi asked, looking at the two exquisite towers that Li Hong had casually thrown into the room.

"Put it away and put it away. Don't break it. You should treasure it after you return to the palace." Although these two exquisite towers are garbage in his eyes, they represent Chengyang and Lanling, and they are important to him as a junior. Love from the bottom of my heart.

This sentiment made Li Hong feel warm in his heart. He originally thought that there would be no such thing as family affection in the palace, but he didn't expect that Chengyang and Lanling would generously give away something so precious to them for their own sake. Give it to yourself without hesitation.

After packing everything, Xia Zhi and Xiaoxue accompanied Li Hong to the door of the mansion. Jingzhe, Hua Meng, Cheetah and Mang Zhong were already waiting at the door of the mansion.

The seven people did not wear the same expensive and gorgeous clothes as when they were in the palace. Instead, under Li Hong's instruction, they all changed into green clothes and plain robes. They looked like ordinary, well-to-do children. People go out.

Although Xia Zhi and Xiao Xue were also dressed in light blue shirts and skirts, the coarse clothes still could not hide their exquisite and growing figures. In addition, they were both palace maids selected by Wu Mei, so their faces and looks were naturally top-notch. Wait, their slim appearance still makes people reluctant to look away from them.

The carriage was prepared by Li Yifu yesterday. There is no way. He has not been allowed to leave the palace yet, so there is no carriage specially equipped for him. However, Li Hong doesn't care about these. An ordinary carriage is fine, which can accommodate him and others. Two maids are enough.

Mang Zhong and Jingzhe drove on both sides of the carriage, while Cheetah and Hua Meng followed behind the carriage. The seven of them started running towards Ci'en Temple on the bustling and crowded streets of Chang'an.

Although his buttocks have been aching in the past few days, there is no way to stop Li Hong from browsing Chang'an City. In the past few days, Li Hong took them almost all over Chang'an City and tasted all the food. Li Hong was like Like a free bird, it finally soared in Chang'an City.

Ci'en Temple was built in Kaimingfang, which was actually not far from his Prince Pu's Mansion. Li Hong wanted to walk there, but Xia Zhi and Xiaoxue disagreed. In the past few days, I basically walked around Chang'an City, but it was the four maids who were tired. Not only were their legs tired, but their arms were even more tired than their legs.

Because when King Dai said walking, they took turns holding him while walking. By the end of the day, all four maids’ arms were more sore than their legs. Moreover, Dai Wang now has a new problem, that is, he is not allowed to be hugged by the four cheetahs, but only four palace ladies from Xia Zhi.

A group of seven people arrived at Kaimingfang, parked the carriage, and walked on the bustling streets. They were not very eye-catching. Nowadays, most of the people in Chang'an City are wealthier than other places. Most of the children of well-to-do families bring servants with them when they go out.

Although it is not as good as Li Hong who took six people out at once, it is still very common in Chang'an City to take two or three people out. In addition, there are many officials in Chang'an City, and the people of Chang'an City have long been accustomed to the scene of cheering and crowding before going out.

The entrance of the newly built Ci'en Temple is paved with bluestone slabs. The bluestone slabs with watermarks on them have obviously been washed with water early in the morning. People of faith are coming and going, with devout expressions on their faces, coming in and out of the doorway.

Li Hong looked around for a few times but didn't see Lan Ling's carriage coming. His fingers unconsciously tangled with Xiaoxue's hair and murmured: "It's so unpunctual. She even warned me not to be late. In the end, she was late. Let Aunt Lanling treat us to dinner at noon."

"Little one, my butt is itchy after not seeing you for a few days, and it needs a spanking again, right?"

Lan Ling's voice sounded from behind, startling Li Hong. He hurriedly looked back and saw that Lan Ling only brought two maids with him, and then there was no one behind him.

"You...you just brought these two people out? You're not afraid of something going wrong." Li Hong let go of Xiaoxue's hair from his fingers and asked as Xiaoxue put him on the ground and saluted Lanling.

Lan Ling was also dressed in a plain dress. Except for a bright golden bow on her bun, she did not wear any other jewelry. She looked like a blooming lily, pure and elegant.

"Although Chang'an City is a mixed bag, with people from all walks of life mixed in, and foreign merchants seem a bit chaotic, it is still very peaceful. You don't need to worry about my aunt's safety. You have so many people with you, and you can't protect my aunt." ah."

Lan Ling was only two years older than Cheng Yang, and was only in his mid-twenties at this time. As he spoke, he held Li Hong's hand and began to walk into Ci'en Temple.

Xia Zhi and Xiao Xue followed closely, and the four Cheetahs dispersed around, faintly isolating them from other pilgrims. As for the two maids brought by Lan Ling, Lan Ling had already sent them away to play.

Li Hong looked up at the buildings in Ci'en Temple. Whether they were sutra rooms, Buddhist halls or tribute courtyards, all the buildings here reflected the economic prosperity of the Tang Dynasty, and the painting art and sculpture art on the walls and corridors They are all beautiful, or engraved with Buddhist symbols such as Arhat and Guanyin.

Obviously, this place has just been opened not long ago, and there is not much incense ash in the huge incense burner. There are dedicated monks in each Buddhist temple to take care of it.

The further back you go, the cleaner it becomes. Yong'an Canal is on the side of Ci'en Temple. Ci'en Temple also used the terrain to introduce the Yong'an Canal water into a corner of the Buddhist temple and built a small life-release pond.

Lan Ling strolled forward, and Li Hong had no choice but to follow her. It didn't look like she was here for the first time. She seemed to be familiar with the architectural layout here.

"The poor monk has met Almsgiver Li." A middle-aged monk walked out of the woods nearby and stood with a smile.

"Lan Ling has met Master Wei Ying. This is Lan Ling's nephew, Hong'er. Please meet Master Wei Ying quickly." Lan Ling clasped his hands and returned the salute before saying.

"Li Hong has met Master Wei Ying." Li Hong said to Wei Ying with his hands clasped together.

"Yesterday, the poor monk disciples informed the poor monk that Almsgiver Li would be coming today, so the poor monk waited here today. Almsgiver Li asked the Buddhist temple to speak." Weiying stretched out his hand for guidance and led Lanling to the back of Ci'en Temple. Obviously this place is only open to distinguished pilgrims, and we didn't see too many ordinary people coming here along the way.

When Li Hong looked at Wei Ying's kind smile, he could always think of Li Yifu's face that concealed a sword in his smile. And after entering here, I always feel that something is wrong. Cheetah and Jingzhe also look a little wary, their eyes scanning around from time to time.

"Lan Ling is here today. He wants to ask the master to do a good deed for Lan Ling's nephew, and hopes to listen to the master's lecture." Lan Ling grabbed Li Hong's hand, and she felt that the little guy wanted to run away.

"Oh, Almsgiver Li, thank you very much. King Dai is so wise at such an old age, I'm afraid this poor monk can't help him." Wei Ying sat down on the futon and said slowly.

As soon as Li Hong sat down on the futon, Lan Ling picked him up and changed him into a sitting position. He knelt there with his feet together, his butt sitting on his heels, and his hands were folded and placed on his lower abdomen by Lan Ling.

"Do you know he is the acting king?" Lan Ling asked after playing with Li Hong.

Wei Ying smiled, as if his whole body was in slow motion, he lit three pillars of incense and put it in the incense burner without haste, and then continued: "Although it is the first time for King Dai to leave the palace, but King Dai's His cleverness and wit have already spread throughout the streets and alleys of Chang'an City. It's hard not to know how to act as king, let alone... "

Wei Ying stopped and looked at Li Hong with a smile. After a while, he said to Lan Ling: "A few days ago, the king smashed the Duobao Linglong Pagoda presented to His Majesty by the envoy of Guizi Kingdom in the palace. It’s already known to everyone.”

Lan Ling nodded heavily, turned to Li Hong and said, "Hong'er, please go out and play for a while. After you burn a stick of incense, come here to pick up your aunt."

Li Hong looked up at Lan Ling, then nodded obediently, put his hands together and saluted Weiying before walking out.

Li Hong left Jingzhe and Mang Zhong at the door to wait for Lan Ling. He took Xia Zhi and Xiao Xue, as well as Hua Meng and Cheetah and began to wander around.

"King Dai, why do I always feel that there is a sense of mystery here?" The cheetah looked like a real cheetah, sniffing something in the air with its nose.

"Don't you think this Weiying is very similar to Li Yifu? This temple was renovated by the Guizi people. I feel like this guy just said it through gritted teeth when he said that I broke the Linglong Pagoda. Although what he said was gentle enough, But compared to Li Yifu’s smile, it’s still a bit inferior.”

"What is that?" After passing through a forest, a house built with blue bricks and tiles looked like a monk's residence, but the yellow paper on the window had been punctured several times, and a figure loomed inside, but it was not A bald monk after tonsure.

"What's so strange about this house?" Xiaoxue looked at Xia Zhi and said with surprise.

"It's not a house. Behind the house, look, what are those shiny things?" Xia Zhi pointed to the back of the house and said.

Li Hong was shorter. Due to the angle, when he first asked about the exit at Xia Zhi, he saw those things that were shining brightly under the sunlight. He stared at them in confusion, and the more he looked at them, the more they looked like the things he had seen in his previous life. Glass shards.

So a few people walked forward and saw that the pile of shiny things were broken glass, and the texture was the same as the Linglong Tower.

"Ah? How many Linglong Towers must be broken to accumulate so many fragments?" Xiaoxue looked at the pile of fragments distressedly. Obviously, breaking ten or eight fragments would not be enough to accumulate so many fragments.

Li Hong glanced at her dissatisfied: "You mean I fell less."

After saying that, Li Hong ignored her and squatted down to pick up a piece of broken glass and looked at it carefully. Seeing Xiaoxue also squatting down and trying to pull the pile of fragments with his hands, he hurriedly stopped her and said: "Be careful. , this thing is extremely sharp, be careful to cut it..."

"Ah..." Xiaoxue quickly retracted her hand, and saw bright red blood flowing from the tip of her index finger.

"I warned you and you still didn't listen. It's okay. Just rinse it with water and it will be fine. But it will leave scars." Li Hong threatened.

After finishing speaking, Li Hong continued to hold a piece of fragment and study it carefully. While studying, he murmured to himself: "These fragments don't look like they were broken, but rather like defective products ready to be recycled. Could it be that Ci'en Temple is Can you build that exquisite tower?”

At this moment, Cheetah suddenly ran over, picked up Li Hong, who was still thinking, and whispered: "Your Majesty, let's leave here quickly. It's very weird here."

"Ah? What's going on?" Li Hong, who was suddenly picked up by the cheetah and was startled, asked while holding the fragments with his fingers.

"My slave just looked out of the back window out of curiosity. This house is full of people from the Tang Dynasty, and they are all wearing shackles and shackles. These people are imprisoned." Cheetah hugged him, and Xia Zhi and others followed. Then he walked quickly to the Buddhist temple where Lan Ling was.

(End of chapter)