Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Troubles of All Living Beings Are Immeasurable

Shang Shuyoufang Xuanling sat in the public room, looked at Gao Shilian with a gloomy face in front of him, and said slowly: "Gao Shilian, you'd better not resent Your Majesty!" ”

Gao Shilian said lightly: "What about hating, what if you don't hate?" ”

Fang Xuanling put a blank appointment document in front of Gao Shilian, and slowly wrote down the eight big characters "Gao Shilian Officials Left Shilang".

Gao Shilian looked at Fang Xuanling with a shocked expression, and his suspicions gradually rose.

Gao Shilian is different from Fang Xuanling, Fang Xuanling is only Li Shimin's courtier, but Gao Shilian is the uncle of the eldest grandson Wujian and the eldest grandson Wuji, so from beginning to end, Gao Shilian is a core backbone member of Li Shimin's lineage.

In history, when the Xuanwu Gate changed. Gao Shilian was responsible for recruiting prisoners, exiles, broken settlements and rangers in Chang'an City, recruiting more than 13,000 people in total, and arming these people into an army, stabilizing the situation in Chang'an in a very short time. Therefore, Gao Shilian ranked sixth among the twenty-four meritorious heroes of Lingyan Pavilion, ahead of Wei Chigong, Li Jing, Qu Tutong and others.

It does not rely on Gao Shilian because he is Li Shimin's brother-in-law, but because of his real achievements.

Fang Xuanling looked at Gao Shilian's face, and his gaze became dark.

Gao Shilian slowly lowered his head.

Fang Xuanling sighed and said, "Your Majesty appointed you to be the left attendant of the Ministry of Officials, to assist Wei Zheng and me, and to preside over the reduction of official posts. You are also from the Northern Qi royal family, and you are used to seeing ups and downs, look at the point! ”

Gao Shilian smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty's heart is really big! ”

"Of course!" Fang Xuanling said seriously: "Your Majesty's mind is not something you can imagine!" ”

Gao Shilian muttered: "This is roasting me on the fire!" ”

Fang Xuanling said: "Others don't have a chance to bake yet!" ”

……

On Pei Lian's mansion, Pei Lin sat with his head bowed without saying a word.

Lawyer Pei looked at Pei Lin in surprise and said, "Gao Shilian was appointed as a servant of the ministry?" Why is that? ”

Li Xiaochang shook his head.

Pei Lin raised his head and said slowly: "Gao Shilian's uncle and Fang Xuanling who abolished Princess Qin are both old people from the Qin Palace, and Your Majesty uses them to take charge of the dismissal of officials, which shows that this time, Your Majesty has indeed made up his mind to take the old ministers of Wude, the Li Tang clan, and the heroes of the East Palace...... It's been sliced. ”

Li Xiaochang sighed and said helplessly: "The king of Huai'an County also touched the nail, and others are even more speechless." ”

Pei Lin smiled and shook his head, "Your Majesty doesn't make sense, Chen Ying...... Not necessarily. ”

"Chen Ying?" Li Xiaochang said suspiciously: "He generally doesn't care, right?" ”

"It's because he doesn't care about things that his words work!" Pei Lian's eyes drooped, and he said in an angry tone: "This time the officials were dismissed, how many people were dismissed, and all the scholars in the world were dismissed, but there were two exceptions!" ”

"Who?" Lawyer Pei asked.

Li Xiaoguang asked suspiciously, "Yang Gongren?" ”

Pei Lin nodded and said: "Emperor Taishang's six phases, the old man was the first to be promoted and secretly surrendered, and now Xiao Yu and Chen Shuda have also been dismissed, the six phases of martial arts, the third of the six, Yu Wenshi and Feng Lun are also a matter of time, only Yang Gongren can not move like a mountain!" ”

Lawyer Pei asked again, "Who is the other person?" ”

Pei Lin said lightly: "The Ministry of Works, Ying Guogong Wushi Tong, he is Chen Ying's cousin-in-law, this time he is not among the cuts!" ”

Lawyer Pei said with an angry face: "He is a businessman, why?" Yang Gongren was born in Hongnong Yang's family, Shinong Industry and Commerce, the head of the four dimensions, and lived in the temple, which is not impossible. But the samurai Tong is a businessman, the end of the four people. What is a scholar? Scholars are the bones of the world. Scholars are temples, scholars are the court, and scholars are the foundation of the world. If a merchant has a few coins in his hand, he can steal the temple, then it is disordered, the world is reversed, and the etiquette and music are broken. ”

Li Xiaochang's eyes were cold and he didn't say a word.

At this moment, Si Yan came to pray, "Tell Sikong, a monk has come to pay a visit!" ”

Lawyer Pei looked at Pei Lin with some doubts, Pei Lin believed, he has never liked Buddha, how could it be possible for a monk to come to visit?

Pei Lin waved his hand and said, "I don't see it!" ”

As if he knew that Pei Lin was unwilling to meet him, Si Yan immediately took out a prayer post, only to see that there was a gilded cloud pattern of King Qi on it, and Pei Lin knew that this monk was recommended by Li Yuanji, the king of Qi. If it was in the past, Pei Lin could not be in front of Li Yuanji, but now he has lost power, the so-called phoenix that has lost power is not as good as a chicken, and the current Pei Lin is not the first minister of the previous dynasty.

Pei Lin thought for a while and said, "Please invite him to come!" ”

After a short time, a kind monk came slowly.

Pei Lin got up and saluted him: "I don't know what the master is called!" ”

The monk bowed and saluted: "The poor monk is strict with the law!" ”

Pei Lin asked Zen Master Yan Fa to sit down, Yan Fa closed his eyes, held the Dharma beads in his hand, and counted them one by one.

If Chen Ying was here, he would be surprised to find that this Yan Fa was actually one of Xuanzang's many masters, and Yan Fa had taught Xuanzang's "Mahayana Treatise" for six years.

Pei Lin drank tea neatly.

Li Xiaochang said as if he was sitting on pins and needles: "Old Xiangguo, what should we do?" ”

Pei Lin looked at Yan Fa and said, "Master...... What do you mean! ”

Yan Fa opened his eyes, stared at Li Xiaochang with sharp eyes, and said: "Spread rumors widely and expose that the current emperor is a mean and unkind tyrant, forcing his father to kill his brother, and being cruel and unkind, not only the enemy of the Li family, but also the enemy of the Guan Long clan and the people of the world. ”

Li Xiaochang was stunned and said: "This kind of method, how can you scare Li Jiancheng?" He was originally a murderer who didn't blink, so why should he care about rumors? ”

Pei Lin nodded and said: "Although this plan can't hurt the foundation of today, it can make him suspicious, and let him turn his suspicion back to those remnants of the Qin Palace, so that he may be able to separate the relationship between him and the old ministers of the Qin Palace." Especially Fang Xuanling, as long as Fang Xuanling is driven away from the court, this time the clan will be reduced and the officials will be streamlined, and it will end without a problem. ”

Li Xiaochang suddenly realized.

Yan Fa said: "This is a symptom, but not a cure, if it is a cure, you also need to invite the emperor!" ”

Li Xiao said to Ai Ai for a long time: "The Emperor Taishang...... Unmoved! ”

Yan Fa looked at Pei Lin and said: "Pei Xiang took the poor monk to see the emperor, and the poor monk will definitely be able to move the emperor!" ”

Pei Lin nodded and said, "Yes!" ”

……

Pei Lian's carriage slowly left Pei's mansion and walked towards the Ganlu Hall of Taiji Palace. In front of the Taiji Palace, the guards stopped Pei Lian's carriage, and saw that there was only one monk in Pei Lian's carriage, so he didn't care about it and let him go directly.

In the Ganlu Palace, Li Yuan looked boredly at a pile of ants on the ground, and at this time Li Yuan was holding a jar of honey and dripping it on the ground, letting the ants gnaw around the honey.

Pei Lin walked to Li Yuan's side with Yan Fa and said, "Your Majesty, Master Yan Fa is here!" ”

Li Yuan looked Falla up and down.

Yan Fa saluted Li Yuan with his palms together and recited the Buddha's name.

Li Yuan asked lightly: "I don't know Master Yan Fa, which temple is placing an order in now?" ”

Yan Fa nodded and said: "The poor monk used to place an order in the Pure Land Temple in Luoyang, and now he is in the actual temple in Chang'an. ”

Li Yuan nodded and said, "I also heard that Master Yan Fa and the monks of the actual temple debated the Dharma, and for three days and three nights, the birds and birds circled. ”

Yan Fa said proudly: "That's a folk rumor." ”

Li Yuan waved his hand and said, "Look!" ”

The chamberlain brought a brocade stool.

Li Yuan said again: "May I ask the master, what is the role of Buddhism?" Eliminate diseases and disasters? Or is it a prediction of good luck and evil? ”

Yan Fa smiled and said lightly: "If the donor does not believe in Buddhism, he will not be able to dispel illness and eliminate disasters, predict good luck and evil, if he believes in Buddha, then Buddhism is boundless......"

Li Yuan said solemnly: "I have been depressed recently, and the imperial doctor is not able to diagnose and treat me, I don't know what the master has to say?" ”

Yan Fa smiled lightly: "Emperor Taishang, this is a heart disease, and the troubles of all living beings are immeasurable, so there are countless ways to cure diseases. If we summarize the 84,000 types of afflictions, then there are also 84,000 ways to deal with them. But there are actually six ways to go back to the source. ”

Li Yuan was immediately interested: "Please also ask the master, don't hesitate to teach!" ”

Yan Fa got up and stood slowly.

Yan Fa walked to the window, a breeze blew, Yan Fa's monk's clothes bulged, and at this time Yan Fa had a kind of treasure solemnity, the demeanor of a master outside the world.

Yan Fa said slowly in a voice that was not slow or slow: "First, impure view, contemplating the phenomenon of impure realm, can cure greed; ”

Li Yuan nodded.

Yan Fa continued: "Second, the concept of compassion, which visualizes the suffering of all sentient beings, can calm our hatred; Third, the view of cause and effect, which observes the cause and effect of life, for example, because there was ignorance in the past, so we will be reincarnated in this life. Now there is greed and attachment, so in the future there will be birth, old age, sickness and death. Observing the causes and conditions can break through foolishness; Fourth, pay attention to counting one's breath, counting from one to ten, repeating the cycle, and only counting the breath or income, but not the income and income at the same time. This practice heals our scattered minds; Fifth, reciting the Buddha's name, wisdom, merits, and solemn image can eliminate our karma. Sixth, emptiness: Observing that everything is a combination of causes and conditions, and that there is no self, which can break our attachments and dead eyes.

Li Yuan asked thoughtfully, "Which one does the master think I should use?" ”

Yan Fa smiled: "Karma." ”

Li Yuan was surprised and asked, "Why is this?" ”

Yan Fa said: "The heart knot of the Emperor Taishang is your majesty, your son. He replaced the Emperor Taishang and ascended the throne, and the Emperor Taishang had greed and persistence. The poor monk thought that since the celestial phenomena showed that your son should ascend the throne, the emperor should let go of his obsession. ”

Li Yuan's face suddenly turned cold, and he picked up the tea and began to drink it.

Yan Fa and Pei Lin glanced at each other.

Pei Lin stepped forward and persuaded: "Emperor Taishang, the master is also a Buddha heart......"

Li Yuan said quite dissatisfiedly: "After the master, I still don't worry about my private affairs. ”

The attendant standing on the side listened attentively to everyone's answers.

Pei Lin and Li Yuan all observed the little eunuch with the rest of their eyes.

Li Yuan's eyes flashed with murderous aura.

……

In the Xiande Palace, Li Jiancheng looked at the little eunuch who came to pay his respects with a puzzled face and said, "Monk? When did Daddy start believing in Buddhism? ”

The eunuch told Li Jiancheng about the conversation between Li Yuan and Yan Fa without revealing a word.

Wei Zheng said: "Taoism is good, Buddhism is good, it has always been to persuade people to be kind, self-cultivation, the Emperor Taishang and the disciples of Buddhism together, presumably can resolve the depression in the heart." ”

Li Jiancheng said: "If that strict law really has such a ability, you might as well let him get along with Daddy more." ”

Li Anyan said: "The minister has already instructed the palace guards to report to the minister immediately if he comes to pay homage to the emperor in strict law." ”

Li Jiancheng waved his hand and said: "Don't be so troublesome, issue a goldfish bag to that strict law, give him access to the palace ban, and when Daddy wants to talk to someone, you can pass him in." ”

Fang Xuanling handed a stack of documents to Li Jiancheng and said, "This is the list of personnel who need to be eliminated in the Ministry of Officials, and I ask Your Majesty to take a look."

Wei Zheng took the paperwork, but he sighed and put the weight in his hand.

Wei Zheng sighed: "The Ministry of Industry, the Degree Branch, now the Ministry of Officials, followed by the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Soldiers and the Metropolitan Officials, this big stroke of the pen, but it is an official hat to the ground." ”

Fang Xuanling said in surprise: "Xuancheng regrets it at this time, but it's too late." ”

Wei Zheng glanced at Fang Xuanling angrily.

Fang Xuanling smiled wryly and said: "Your Majesty, the matter of streamlining the number of officials is too big, the two of us, after all, are newly promoted ministers, and we still have to wear a big hat on it, and an old minister with sufficient qualifications and prestige, status and status will come forward to preside over this matter on the bright side." ”

Wei Zheng smiled.

Li Jiancheng groaned: "Then let Feng Deyi be famous!" ”

Wei Zheng frowned.

The chamberlain came over and said, "Feng Xiangguo asks to see!" ”

Wei Zheng and Fang Xuanling hurriedly said goodbye to Li Jiancheng and waited for the two to leave.

Feng Deyi entered slowly, and he bowed to Li Jiancheng.

Li Jiancheng motioned for Feng Deyi to sit down.

Feng Deyi sat down cautiously.

Li Jiancheng picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea, brought it to Feng Deyi and handed it to both hands.

Feng Deyi was so frightened that he quickly stood up and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, I can't help it." ”

Li Jiancheng said with a smile on his face: "Over the years, Feng Xiangguo has taken good care of me, toasted a cup of tea and soup, and expressed his gratitude. ”

Feng Deyi said seriously: "The old minister is just loyal to his duties. ”

Li Jiancheng said: "If there was no Feng Xiangguo's help, as early as the first year of Wude, Emperor Taishang would have to take refuge in Taiyuan, and there is no Tang Dynasty today, if there was no Feng Xiangguo's impartial insistence, I would have been squeezed out and framed by Erlang and died." This cup of tea, I should have honored Xiangguo a long time ago. ”

Feng Deyi happily took the teacup and said: "That is the manifestation of the Mandate of Heaven, Your Majesty is blessed with all the heavens." ”

Li Jiancheng groaned: "Xiao Yu is the prime minister, it has been some time, the court is now in an eventful autumn, this Shangshu left servant shot, can not be vain, I want to find a stable old minister, take on the important responsibility, I don't know the country, what do you mean?" ”

Feng Deyi hurriedly knelt down and said: "Minister, Feng Deyi, I am willing to go to the soup for Your Majesty, share worries and solve problems, and do not give up." ”

Feng Deyi was very excited in his heart, and finally became the prime minister.

Li Jiancheng helped Feng Deyi up and said: "Since Feng Xiang is willing to be the left servant, who will take over the right servant?" ”

Feng Deyi looked at Li Jiancheng and said: "Wei Zheng, the concubine in the East Palace, can shoot for Shangshu's right servant." ”

Li Jiancheng smiled and said, "Xiangguo is extremely right. ”

Li Shimin: Feng Xiangguo, this year the world has suffered disasters everywhere, and when the Turks have raised troops and invaded internally, Guanzhong is particularly difficult. In order to stabilize the people of the world, I had no choice but to reduce the clan and reduce the officials. Each of these two matters is related to the situation of the DPRK and involves many things. At present, I appointed Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng to handle this matter, but one of them is too young, and the other is an old minister of the Qin Palace.

Feng Deyi's face was cloudy, and finally he slowly bowed down and said: "Although the minister is old and sick, he is also willing to ...... Share your Majesty's worries.

Li Jiancheng said with a smile on his face: "I know that the prince of the Fengxiang Kingdom is loyal to the country, and he will definitely be able to hold down for me and do these two things well." ”

……

In the torture room, the eldest grandson Wuji was hung on the wall by an iron chain, his clothes were ragged and bruised, Wei Ting was pacing in front of him with a piece of paper in his hand, he shook his head and sighed: "Eldest grandson Wuji, eldest grandson Wuji, why are you suffering?" Li Shimin's death is uncertain, the eldest grandson Wujian is also dead, the Qin Wangfu has fallen, and the Tiance Mansion has also been wiped out. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji closed his eyes and lowered his head to ignore him.

Wei Ting turned around, shook off the paper in his hand and said: "This is the secret report of the Hundred Cavalry Division of your Tiance Army, which is about the price of rice in Hedong, which I copied from Li Shimin's governor's mansion in Hedong, can you tell me?" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji sneered: "Tiance Mansion and Qin Wangfu are gone, what else is there to say?" ”

Wei Ting squatted down and said slowly: "Just tell me, look at the seal above, who is this Zhenguan monk?"

The eldest grandson Wuji laughed hoarsely, the louder he laughed, the more arrogant he became, and he laughed so hard that he couldn't breathe.

Wei Ting's eyes showed a fierce light, and he said in a low voice: "What are you laughing at?" ”

PS: Recently, the company has been in a tense situation, and Lao Cheng can only get the driving book as soon as possible and continue to drift in the future!