The corner gate leading to the hideout of the beast garden and the sand garden suddenly opened, and dozens of fast horses rushed out. The riders on the horse were all wrapped in cloth scarves, dressed in light blue robes, silver light armor, snow-white brocade robes, and long knives on their waists. , a short dagger, and a piece of colorful silk with gorgeous embroidery on his shoulders, like arrows shot out, passing through the passage under the cliff and rushing towards the boundless snow field.
At the same time, the commanders of the Chinese army guards guarding various places in the city received orders at the same time and began to act separately.
On the avenue in front of the palace, there was a lot of traffic and bustling.
The wealthy families headed by the Kang family, Xue family, An family, and Meng family who are in charge of the army either rode high-headed horses, or took luxury cars, and left their mansions surrounded by private soldiers.
The chiefs of the thirty-seven nomadic tribes attached to the royal court were also invited to the royal palace.
The crowd gathered on the long street, and the wealthy family ignored each other. In order to show their identities, each carriage deliberately dragged forward slowly, and no one wanted to be the most restless one.
The neighing of horses, the rumbling of wheels, and the hunting sound of the cold wind flapping the flag, all combined into a huge sound wave that spread throughout the streets and alleys of the Holy City.
The atmosphere was heavy, and it was about to explode.
The royal court has a tradition of regents assisting the government. Every time a regent is discussed, bloody storms are inevitable. There will inevitably be a life-and-death battle between the wealthy clans.
The last time the prince regent was negotiated, all the four Kang Xue families were defeated, and before they had time to fight, Sultan had already brought the situation under control, and it was rare that there were no casualties.
This time, the four armies have been stationed outside the holy city, and everyone knows the heart of Sima Zhao, and the battle between the several armies is inevitable.
The people of the holy city hid in their homes, peeping through the window to see the scene outside, trembling, and secretly praying that the four armies outside the city would never enter the holy city.
People worshiped in the direction of Wang Temple, recited scriptures, and prayed devoutly.
No matter how the nobles fight, as long as the Buddha is still the king, they can continue to live a peaceful and peaceful life.
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Tamara returned to the meditation room.
The smoke in the tent was thin, Yaoying was still in a drowsiness, her breathing was light, and her cheeks were flushed.
Tamara stood in front of her, staring down at her.
He knew why someone wanted to kidnap her at this juncture, and the reason why he asked Bi Suo was just to confirm the answer from Bi Suo's mouth.
The moment Bi Satong informed her that she was taken away, Tamaroka understood.
Delusional thinking.
The wind does not move, the flag does not move, but the heart is moving.
He was worried about the future of the royal court, whether his subjects could live in peace and get rid of the troubles of the chaotic world. This time, he was worried about the safety of a woman.
Princess Wen Zhao was not his subject.
Joy, anger, worry, thinking, sadness, fear, shock.
The seven emotions and five desires are human nature.
And those who practice, are to purify the precepts, surrender the five desires, and cut off the seven emotions, in order to attain the Brahma life and the tranquility of Nirvana.
All appearances are false.
All greed is like a dream bubble, quicksand between the fingers.
Tamaroka leaned over, picked up the scriptures on the desk, put down the felt curtain, and retreated to a short desk under the partition window, sat cross-legged, turned his back to the curtain, smoothed the paper, and continued to write the scriptures with a pen. .
The wind blows, the clouds move, the sky does not move.
The water pushes, the boat moves, and the shore does not move.
The heart does not move, the wind does not move.
There was a light flapping of wings in front of the window, the shadows swayed, and the goshawk swooped in front of the short case, its feathers unkempt, and the bird's beak lifted its foot and stumbled over the leather rope, and came close to him.
Without raising his head, Tamara waved his hand and said lightly, "I will atone for my sins, and I won't punish you today."
The goshawk called twice, put down the leather rope, flapped its wings, and landed on the scaffold, narrowing its eyes.
The Zen room was as quiet as a piece of still water.
Tamaroka wrote the scriptures unhurriedly, with calm eyes and a calm expression.
The rustling of the brush stroke across the paper continued into the afternoon.
After Tamaroka finished writing the last sentence, he put down his pen, picked up the scripture, and placed it in front of the Buddha statue.
Killing to stop killing is not advisable.
However, in this chaotic world, blindly being tolerant and gentle will only make more innocent Li people fall into the pain of war, and the people will not be able to live.
Footsteps sounded outside the curtain, and Yuanjue walked into the meditation room and whispered, "Your Majesty, get the carriages and horses ready. The princes and ministers are about to enter the palace."
Tamara opened his eyes.
About as long as he expected.
He went inside and changed his robes, and before leaving, he looked back at the felt curtain.
Yuanjue knew that Li Yaoying was sleeping behind the felt curtain, looking at her nose and heart, and didn't dare to make a sound.
"If Princess Wenzhao wakes up, please stay and protect her. Unless General Ashina comes in person, don't relax."
Tamaroga withdrew his gaze and instructed the guard Palmy.
Palmy's respect should be: "My subordinates will definitely protect the princess."
The wind was howling, and the sky was covered with clouds.
The monks and soldiers walked out of the meditation room surrounded by Tamara. He stood in front of the steps, wearing a white gold cassock, and the wind blew his robes, and his deep eyes glanced around.
The clouds were low, and the sound of the wind was louder than the sound. The courtyard was densely packed with people, but no cough was heard.
The guards and monk soldiers were fully armed, knelt down on one knee in the snow, holding a knife in one hand and a fist in the other on their chests, looking up at Tamaroka with a frenzied gaze.
Tamara looked down at the crowd and said, "The four armies have already formed their troops outside the city. You all follow me to the palace. Life and death here are unpredictable. If there are cowards, you don't have to accompany them."
The guards immediately said: "We are not afraid of death!"
Bi Su, who was kneeling at the front of the queue, stood up, drew his sword, and said loudly: "The guards of the Central Army will always be the guards of the king's most loyal ministers, and the most heroic servants of the Buddha. The son is the heart of the people, and the hope of all the people, we are willing to smash the body to pieces for the son of Buddha, and will not die!"
The other guards followed him and swore an oath like a bell.
Amid the roars of the soldiers, there was a loud bang outside the Wang Temple, the gate was pushed open by the patiently exhausted knights of the four armies, and a commander of the Xue family led his subordinates directly into the Wang Temple.
The monks in the temple gathered in the main hall, sat cross-legged and recited the scriptures, and let the knights of the four armies drive straight in.
The commander stood in front of the hall, glanced at the monks contemptuously, held a long sword, and said arrogantly, "All the lords are here, please go to the palace to discuss matters, don't delay the time!"
The guard ran out of the corridor and asked sharply, "Who are you, and dare to speak loudly in the king's temple?! Aren't you afraid of disturbing the king!"
The commander Pi Xiaorou said without a smile: "I am also under orders, and the king will not blame me."
As soon as he finished speaking, a gloomy and cold wind rushed towards his face, the silver light flickered, and the commander was startled and ducked away.
There was a sharp ding sound, and a dagger was nailed to the place where he stood just now, and the handle of the knife shook slightly.
If this knife was pierced on the body, the wound must be deep into the bone.
The commander broke out in a cold sweat and raised his head.
The guard in the blue shirt and white robe walked down the stone steps slowly, dozens of pairs of eyes stared at him, and behind the crowd, the Buddha's cassock-clad Buddha Tama Luojia walked out slowly, his eyes were wise, elegant and calm. .
Many of the knights of the Fourth Army were of civilian origin, and they did not have the opportunity to pay respects to the Buddha.
The guards left the temple with Tammaraka in his arms.
When the news came out, the people who were wandering outside the Wang Temple gathered one after another, knelt on both sides of the long street, and saluted.
I don't know who took the lead, and the knights of the four armies also knelt down one by one, with respectful expressions and chanting Buddha's name.
The commander did not expect that after the death of Sultan Gu, the Buddha's son was still so calm. Seeing that the people and soldiers loved him so much, he knew that he couldn't show his power today. He stayed for a while, like a deflated ball, full of domineering. Immediately the momentum vanished.
He rolled his eyes, smiled, and followed the guard.
"King, General Xue Yanna will send you to meet you at the end."
The guard sneered a few times and stopped the commander.
The commander dared not speak out, so he had to follow the team. On the way from the royal temple to the royal palace, he racked his brains to get closer, but he couldn't even touch the hem of Tamaroka's robe.
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In the main hall of the palace, the felt curtains are hung high.
The officials and tribal chiefs who had arrived sat in the tent and waited for a while. When they heard the bells in front of the hall chiming in unison, they knew that Tamara was coming, and stood up to greet them.
It was last year that Tamaroka appeared in public, and everyone peeked at him through a low-hanging brocade tent, seeing the calm expression on his face, and thinking about each other in their hearts.
The clan chiefs exchanged worried glances with each other.
At this time, in the holy city, except for the Wang Temple, other places have fallen into the hands of the noble family, and the palace is also surrounded by the imperial guards regiment led by the family. Although there are loyal guards around the Buddha, he only brought a mere Dozens of people come to the palace, and with these dozens of people, if the family is in trouble later, how will the Buddha escape
And there are four armies outside the Holy City.
Everyone looked different.
The guard stepped forward to report that all the lords had arrived, but the Kang family and Xue Yanna had not yet arrived.
The An and Meng families were furious: "The king's capital is here, and they haven't shown up yet, so they don't take the king seriously!"
Tanmaraga sat upright on the treasure couch, not making a sound.
The An and Meng families provoked for a while, seeing that he was always calm and calm, without a trace of waves on his face, they stopped talking embarrassingly.
Shao Qing, the figure outside the hall swayed.
Kang Mozhe and Xue Yan hugged back and forth, walked into the tent, sat down with big swords and golden horses, looked around, then stood up, and hurriedly clasped their fists at Tan Mo Luojia behind the curtain: "I'm late."
Tanmaraka, who was behind the brocade tent, didn't say a word, as if there was nothing he could do with the two ministers.
Everyone whispered, and the attitude of the Kang family and the Xue family was so arrogant, it seems that today the regent must be elected from these two families.
The An and Meng families gritted their teeth with hatred.
"King." The Meng family lord's eyes flickered twice, and he stepped out of the crowd. He said, "The regent Sultan is dead, and the political affairs in the court cannot be wasted. There is an urgent need to establish a new regent. Is there a candidate in the king's heart?"
The others looked at each other in dismay: the Meng family was the first to jump out and urge the Buddha.
Xue Yanna and Kang Mozhe were immediately vigilant.
They are bound to win the position of regent, but there are too many people staring at this fat meat, everyone wants to take a bite, everyone is an enemy, so the four armies are wandering outside the city. The Meng family and the An family are not as strong as the two of them. If they mix it up, will they fight for the fisherman's profit with the snipe and clam
Xue Yanna said with a sneer: "The candidate for the regent should be selected by the ministers in the court! I propose a martial arts competition. Whoever has high martial arts skills will be the regent, otherwise he will not be able to convince the public!"
When the other three heard this, they sneered, Xue Yanna was in his prime, and he proposed a competition, or he clearly said that he wanted to be the regent!
The lord of the An family said: "The regent must not only be able to lead troops to fight, but also preside over government affairs and take care of state affairs on behalf of the Buddha's sons. A martial arts conference is not feasible."
The corner of Xue Yan's mouth twitched, patted the saber on his waist, and said in a meaningful way: "If you can't compete in martial arts, how can I convince all the warriors of the Xue family?"
"In terms of qualifications, in terms of merit to the royal court, I recommend Da Xiang!"
"The Grand Chancellor has been in office for many years. Although he has worked hard and made great achievements, he is old, and he is not good at fighting against the enemy, so he cannot concurrently serve as the regent."
"I recommend Commander An!"
Everyone insisted on their own words, and they blushed and had thick necks.
The Meng family fanned the flames: "Today, the king summoned me to come here, just to decide on the candidate for the regent. Both the prime minister and General Xue intend to compete. If the dispute cannot be settled, I am afraid it will hurt the harmony between the two families. What should I do?"
There was a commotion in the tent.
Suddenly, there was a clap of applause from inside the tent.
Everyone slowly quieted down, and all looked at the Jin tent.
Yuanjue stood in front of the tent and said solemnly: "The king said that before the regent is proposed, there is one thing that must be settled first."
He paused, looking away from everyone's faces.
"First of all, we must find out who the real murderer who assassinated the Regent is."
When a word fell, everyone was in an uproar.
Everyone looked at each other in surprise, their eyelids jumping.
Sultan Gu died strangely, who couldn't see it
When the family fought infighting, Sultan Gu was born and robbed the regent of the throne. The family was dissatisfied and never stopped chasing and killing Sultan Gu.
During the Buddhist retreat, Sultan Gu died at the hands of bandits, and the Kang and Xue families must have been involved more or less.
Now that Sultan Gu is dead, the Buddha lost his arm and rushed out of the customs. He has been staying in the Wang Temple, let alone mobilizing the army, he may not even understand what happened. Before he can react, the family is approaching the holy city. , forcing him to quickly set up a new regent - Buddha is a wise man who sees the current situation clearly and will not confront the family head-on. After all, he still has to rely on the family to govern the royal family.
Over the years, a delicate balance has been maintained between the Buddha's son and the aristocratic family, and the same is true between the aristocratic family and the aristocratic family.
After all, everyone understands that once the balance is broken, no one can clean up the mess.
Today, the Buddha, who is well versed in the way of balance, refuses to pretend to be confused and insists on finding out the truth for Sultan.
The Buddha was not afraid that the family would become angry and lead the army directly into the holy city
Before everyone could recover from their surprise, Yuanjue looked at Xue Yanna and asked sharply, "General Xue, someone secretly told the king that you were the real murderer of the assassination of the Prince Regent. Can you plead guilty?"
In an instant, the whole room was silent, and the needles could be heard falling.
The crowd was stunned.
The author has something to say: "Happy, angry, sad..."
"All appearances are false..."
These verses refer to the relevant discourses of the Buddhist scriptures.
The phrase "the water pushes the boat to the shore and does not move" is quoted from folk songs.