After applying the medicine, Yaoying lowered her head and put down her sleeves, out of the corner of the eye, she felt that Tamara was staring at her all the time.
In the flickering candlelight, the eyes that fell on her were as cold as ice and snow, clear and light, like the starry sky in the desert night, too deep and vast, and the vicissitudes of the ancient times, there is no sorrow or joy.
Life, old age, sickness, death, greed, anger, delusion, he has already seen clearly, and has no desire or desire.
Therefore, in front of him, Yaoying has almost nothing to avoid, let alone be defensive or play tricks, joys and sorrows, everything is natural.
She looked up at him.
He looked away expressionlessly, his movements were natural, and he didn't seem to have any intention of avoiding it on purpose.
Yaoying lowered her eyes, pressed her thoughts down, and got up to get the silk brocade medicine bag on the case, "Master, is it time to change the medicine on your leg?"
Tamara shook his head: "Don't bother the princess, I'll call someone in."
Yaoying said softly, "Come on, I have taken care of the mage before and know what to do."
She washed her hands, lifted the thin blanket on his legs, rolled up the tulle trouser legs, untied the tied medicine bag, and first took the hot handkerchief and gently pressed it on the scars, so as not to bleed. Smooth out the blood stasis, and then tie a new pack.
Throughout the process, she lowered her head and moved cautiously. A few strands of hair slipped from her temples, brushing against the tip of her nose and the corners of her lips from time to time, and it was a little itchy. She pushed the naughty strands away with the back of her hand every once in a while.
Tan Mo Luojia looked at Yaoying, and suddenly wanted to lift the strands of hair for her, moved her fingers, and touched the beads, the fingertips felt cool.
He was motionless.
Yaoying changed the medicine for him, covered the thin blanket, and looked at him a few times, "Does the Master want to lie down?"
Tamara held the Buddha beads and shook his head: "No..."
Yao Ying didn't make a sound, and suddenly leaned over and pressed down on him.
It was just a momentary movement, but in Tan Moraka's eyes, it was extremely slow and long. She slowly approached him, her beautiful face was close at hand, and the curled eyelashes outlined by ink pen trembled slightly, and the strands were like threads. There is a faint fragrance diffused.
She put one hand on his side, stretched out the other, took out the soft pillow in the corner, patted it, put it beside him, and let him sit.
"Master, is this more comfortable?"
Yaoying finished her busy work, stood up, raised her hand and brushed the hair on her temples, and asked.
Tamara Gabi lowered her eyes slightly and nodded.
"I've troubled the princess, it's late at night, I'm fine, the princess will be settled earlier."
Yaoying smiled and turned to leave.
The footsteps went away.
The room was deserted.
Tamara looked at his stiff legs and turned the beads with his fingers.
A shadow came over.
He raised his eyes and looked over. Yaoying, who was supposed to leave, came back at some point, holding a small Hu stool in her hand, put it on the edge of the couch, sat down, put her cheeks in her hands, and looked at him.
"Does the mage feel sleepy now?"
He looked as usual and shook his head.
Yaoying said: "It's just right, I'm not sleepy. The Master lives in the king's temple. In the future, I want to see the Master, but I'm afraid it will be difficult. I came out of the main hall today. I originally wanted to see the Master, but I was afraid of disturbing the Master, so I could only write a letter... "
She changed her words abruptly, "General Ashina told me just now that the mage has been depressed recently, and I don't know why the mage is in a bad mood? If there is anything I can help, the mage just says it clearly and doesn't have to be polite to me."
Tamara said lightly: "It's just a small matter, the princess doesn't need to worry about it."
Yaoying looked at him, was silent for a while, and asked, "Is it because of the recent conflict between the royal court's army and the people of Beirong?"
Tamara is very aware of the internal and external troubles of the royal court, and must first use thunder to deter the family, weaken the Beirong, and then gradually solve the internal abuses to clear the obstacles for the next generation of kings, rather than directly annex the Beirong, which will only make the king The court was dragged into the quagmire, but Beirong is now torn apart. From the royal court to noble families, down to the common people, they are all immersed in the frenzy of defeating the Wakhan Khan, thinking that the territory of Beirong has become the royal court's meal, and it is not tolerated. Others meddle.
They clamored to send troops directly to take over all the tribes of Beirong and make Beirong people slaves. During this period, the Royal Court's army repeatedly clashed with the local tribes when chasing the remnants of the Northern Rong.
From Wang Tingren's point of view, they just used the methods of Beirong to deal with Beirong people, and they used their own way to treat their own bodies, which is just and righteous.
Little do they know that this will only lead to more fierce resistance by the Beirong people, and there were many tribes that depended on Beirong who did not participate in the war, and were watching the battle, preparing to surrender. Worrying, lest the Wang Ting family would enslave them like the Bei Rong nobles, and simply help the Bei Rong remnants to resist the Wang Ting army.
The leniency of Tanmaraga to the Northern Rong tribes was regarded by his subjects as the benevolence of women, and they could not understand why he pardoned the Northern Rong people.
Yaoying slowly recited the article she had recited: "In ancient times, benevolence was the foundation, and righteousness was the rule. Righteousness means power if one does not gain will. Power comes from war, not from middle people. People can kill them, attack their country, love their people, attack them, and stop wars with wars.
It is simple in the book, but how complicated is governing a country. Every decree and every move will affect the fate of thousands of people.
The decision made by Tamaroka after balancing the interests of all parties and weighing the pros and cons may not necessarily be supported by everyone. His purpose is to stop the war. However, people's desires are endless. Boiling, he issued several consecutive decrees in just a few days, still unable to curb the ambition of the royal family.
Tan Mo Luojia was slightly stunned, his eyes settled on Yaoying's face, and he looked at her for a long time, the expression on his face was touched, and there seemed to be lightning flashes in his eyes, which were amazingly bright.
"Thank you princess for your forgiveness and comfort."
Yaoying knew that he was firm in his beliefs and would not be disturbed by the world, but he still felt heavy pain for him when he saw that he was exhausted and still not understood.
She thought for a while and asked, "Master, do you believe that there will be a pure land in this world, where there will be no wars, and there will be no hierarchy of honor and inferiority? People from any country can live in harmony?"
Tamara Ka nods.
Yaoying laughed. He is a practitioner, so he will naturally believe this. Isn't the legendary Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss a piece of paradise? The scriptures say that all living beings in this country do not suffer from all kinds of suffering, but receive all kinds of happiness.
"Master, I once had a dream and lived in a country." She said in a sincere tone, slowly, "The country in my dream is not like the Paradise of Elysium. , Everyone lives and works in peace and contentment. Although there are still wars and various injustices in the world, more people insist on justice and fight with their own hands. The people of all tribes get along like friends... They will not kill each other at every turn..."
She had never mentioned these words to anyone else, but at this moment, facing Tanmaraka, she said it all.
Tamara looked at Yaoying, who was telling the story, and her blue eyes were as bright as stars against the dim candlelight.
After Yaoying finished speaking, she smiled: "Does the Master believe me?"
Tamaroga stared at her without blinking, "I believe."
The mountains and seas are separated by thousands of miles. When he was dying, she came to his side... Even if she said that she was a goddess sent by the Buddha to test him, he believed it.
His eyes were too deep, Yaoying's heart skipped a beat.
"Master, the world in my dream is a thousand years away."
Tamaroka held the pearl in his hand: "The Buddha can save all sentient beings, and it can take tens of thousands of years, but a thousand years is but a moment."
Such a world is bound to come, and although he cannot see it, it will not frustrate his will.
Yaoying sighed in her heart, and then became more and more puzzled.
Judging from the conversation just now, Tamara was not worried about the incomprehension of his subjects.
It has nothing to do with state affairs... Then what other things in this world can make him feel unhappy as a Buddhist
Why did Bi Su ask her to persuade Tamara
There was a guess in her heart, but the guess was so amazing that she didn't even dare to think about it.
"Master." Yaoying lifted a corner of the thin blanket, and while checking the medicine bag on Tan Mo Luojia's leg, she said casually, "My brother and I are reunited, and I will no longer be a modern girl... Master has been in the past for more than a year. I will never forget the care you took for me.”
The light in Tan Moraga's eyes flickered twice, then dimmed, and lowered her eyes, "Princess also takes good care of me."
Yaoying's lips curled slightly, "Master, there are so many things these days, I haven't told you about my future plans, the situation in various places is chaotic now, and King Yuchi's side is too busy, my brother and I will go in a few days. Gaochang…”
She raised her eyes and glanced at Tanmaraga's face quietly.
Tan Mo Luojia's expression was calm: "I asked Bi Su to escort the princess to Gaochang."
Yaoying smiled and shook her head: "General Ashina is the Mage's guard, don't bother him, someone will come to meet me."
The room was quiet, except for the sound of candles burning quietly.
Yaoying covered her lips and yawned.
Tamara said immediately: "I'm much better, the princess will go and settle it."
Yaoying burst into tears, sleepy, stretched her waist, stood up, hugged the thin blanket and walked aside, spread the blanket, and lay down on the spot: "Bi Suo will take me out of the temple tomorrow morning... I'll sleep here, Master If you want something or feel uncomfortable, you must call me up."
Tamara opened his mouth, looked at her back, and finally just gave a soft hum.
Yaoying closed her eyes and fell asleep, thinking of Tamara Ka in her dream, she woke up suddenly, looked back at the couch, he was still sitting, his eyes were closed, and his fingers turned the beads, as if he was meditating.
She sighed and went to sleep.
After a while, the candle went out, and the room fell into darkness.
A shadow moved down from the couch, walking very lightly, stopped for a while behind Yaoying who was sleeping on her side, and continued to move forward, the shadow enveloped her completely.
Yaoying smelled the pungent medicinal smell of the medicine bag, and seemed to be aware of it, her eyes quietly opened a slit.
Shadow stood behind her for a long time.
Suddenly, there was a rustling sound of his robe, and he raised his hand, his palm over her shoulder, and stretched out to her skirt.
Yaoying didn't dare to move, her heart was pounding.
The hand reached over the placket of her clothes, pulled up the slipping blanket, covered her exposed shoulders, and pressed her fingers lightly.
Yaoying was relieved.
Just when she thought the shadow was about to leave, the hand covering her suddenly went up and stopped beside her cheek, motionless.
Yaoying was sweating slightly.
After a long time, that hand didn't touch her temples after all, and slowly retracted it.
Yaoying held her breath, waited for a long time, turned over, faced the couch, and opened her eyes.
Tamara was already lying down silently.
In the air, the fragrance of medicine floats.
…
The next morning, when Tamaroka woke up, the figure beside the couch had disappeared.
The thin blankets are neatly stacked along the couch, and there is no trace of being used.
It seemed that everything that happened last night was just his dream.
Tamara sat up, touched the hijab by the pillow, and a handful of amber-lustre thorn honey was exposed and sprinkled a little outside.
He wrapped the veil.
The sound of footsteps came from far to near, and Bi Suo entered the room with a medicine bowl.
Tamara asked, "Where's Princess Wenzhao?"
Bi Suo said, "I just sent Princess Wenzhao out. It's dawn and someone will come over, so it's inconvenient for the princess to stay."
"Why didn't you wake me up?"
"The princess said that the king has been overworked these days and should take a good rest. She asked me not to wake you up."
Tamaroka didn't speak, and put the folded handkerchief by the pillow.
…
Yaoying left Wang Temple and returned to the silk and satin shop where she lived.
Li Zhongqian sat in the lobby with a golden knife, his face gloomy: "Where did you go last night? Why didn't you return all night?"
Last night, the personal soldiers told him that Yaoying left with General Ashina, and he left a message to tell him not to worry. He has been waiting until now.
Yaoying was so worried, she pulled him upstairs and whispered, "Brother, I was at the Wang Temple last night."
Li Zhongqian frowned and glanced at the clothes on her body: "What are you doing in Wang Temple?"
Yaoying glanced around and lowered her voice: "I only tell my brother about this. Brother, please don't reveal it. I'm going to see the Buddha."
Li Zhongqian's face became even more ugly.
"Why can't I see him during the day?"
"There are many people and people will not be found at night."
Li Zhongqian stared at Yaoying for a while: "You are not safe alone, brother will accompany you in the future."
Yao Ying hummed, absent-mindedly.
"Brother, I didn't sleep well last night, go to sleep for a while."
Li Zhongqian sent Yaoying back to the room, watched her fall asleep, went downstairs, and called two personal soldiers: "Send a letter to that General Ashina, I want to see the Buddha."
After giving the order, he warned again, "Don't tell Qiniang about this beforehand."
Soldiers should be.
The letter was quickly delivered to Bi Suo. He read the letter, his eyes widened, and he was stunned. He couldn't make up his mind, so he asked Tanmoraga for instructions.
"Wang, Princess Wenzhao's brother said he wants to see you... He wants to talk to you about Princess Wenzhao."
Tamara Raja looked up and nodded.
Half an hour later, Li Zhongqian, with his head wrapped in a scarf, a brocade robe, and a long sword on his waist, was led by Bi Su to a side hall of the Wang Temple.
The scorching sun hangs high, and the felt curtain in front of the hall hangs high. When you walk into the inner hall, you feel the coolness.
Tamaroga sat in front of the desk and waited for him, wearing a cassock with snow-white gold patterns and bare shoulders, with clear facial features and a graceful air.
Li Zhongqian had seen many sons from aristocratic families who were both civil and military, and had extraordinary bearing, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart that Tan Mo Luojia was outstanding, but when he remembered Tan Mo Luojia staring at Yaoying in the main hall yesterday, his goodwill disappeared. Only vigilance and precaution remain.
He knew why he suddenly thought of Li Xuanzhen. When Li Xuanzhen looked at Yaoying, there was hatred, hatred, and something oppressive in his eyes. Later, the two were trapped in Beirong, and Li Xuanzhen listened to Tali mentioning Yaoying's experience. Those hatred and hatred had long since vanished, and replaced by unbearable pain and deeper depression.
When Tan Mo Luojia looked at Yao Ying, she was also depressed, her eyes were extremely restrained, and her expression was calm and indifferent, so that there seemed to be nothing out of the ordinary.
Why is he restraining
Li Zhongqian could only think of one possibility—because the Buddha knew that he had thoughts that he shouldn't have.
He originally wanted to take Yaoying away directly, but her absence last night made him realize that he must come to see the Buddha.
When Li Zhongqian was seated, Tanmaraka's eyes signaled the guards to withdraw.
When there were only two people left in the hall, Li Zhongqian came straight to the point: "I have something unclear, please ask the Master to clarify my confusion. If there is any offense, please forgive me."
Tamara said, "It's okay for Duke Wei to ask."
Li Zhongqian looked into his eyes and asked every word: "Did the Master move the love between men and women for his sister...?"
A gust of wind blew into the inner hall, and the bead curtain swayed gently, reflecting the precious lights.
Tanmaraga met Li Zhongqian's scrutinizing gaze, looked calm, and nodded.
"Yes."
Seven emotions and six desires are normal.
His greed for Li Yaoying is not just her company. He wants her to stay by his side forever. In his eyes, he is the only one who wants to get close to her, touch her, and make her laugh.
Li Zhongqian's pupils shrank.
The author has something to say: "... stop war with war..." The full sentence is quoted from "Sima Law".
"...The sentient beings in his country..." The description of the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss refers to the Amitabha Sutra taught by the Buddha.