Chapter 583: No Regrets, No Regrets

Daxiangguo Temple is very old, and I don't know how many wars it has experienced and how many times it has been rebuilt, so naturally it is indispensable to have a large amount of incense money from the powerful. Zhang Yue once thought that his grandmother, who believed in Buddhism, was the number one benevolent person in Daxiangguo Temple, but in fact, no one in the whole Kaifeng could compare to the benevolence of Zhou Wang Zhu Hu. From all kinds of Buddhist temples and Taoist temples in the city to mosques with fewer believers, they have all received incense money from the Zhou Palace, among which the Daxiangguo Temple is the most.

Therefore, now since it is the Zhou Palace's water and land puja for the late princess Feng, even if it is not for the name of the palace, but for the incense money given in the past, Juehai, the presiding officer of the Great Xiangguo Temple, did not hesitate to accept the initiative of closing the temple, and all the houses in the temple were vacated for the people in the palace to live. Since Zhu Ning, the lord of Chenliu County, is the only unmarried daughter of Zhu Hu, the fine house in the bamboo forest for the ladies of rich and noble families is now completely in charge of her, and the second concubine Mu and the second concubine Yang are the most responsible, and they didn't come out to see the movement at all in the noisy situation just now.

With a tough attitude to send King Xin'an away, Zhu Ning slowly sat on the cold stone bench and gently rubbed his temples on both sides with his fingers. After staying in Beijing for many years, she only heard that her brothers at home had a lot of trouble, but when she came back this time, she really realized how far the situation had become, and she couldn't help but regret it deeply. After thinking about it, she couldn't help but stand up in a rough linen cloth filial piety robe, ready to go back to the house to recite the scriptures.

"County Lord!"

Hearing this voice from outside, Zhu Ning couldn't help but turn around, and couldn't help but be surprised to see the old manager standing at the Moon Gate outside the courtyard of the Jingshe with a deep bend. This is the old eunuch who was selected to serve in the Zhou Palace, when Emperor Taizu was alive, and later because of his loyalty, his father Zhu Hu left people in Beijing. Filled with doubts, she ordered the maid to summon the man forward, but the maid screamed as soon as she passed.

"County Lord, look who's coming!"

Zhu Ning's heart moved, and she couldn't help but be surprised and happy when she saw Zhang Yue and Du Juan flashing behind the old manager. Seeing that Du Juan had already entered the courtyard, Zhang Yue just stood outside the moon gate and bowed down, she nodded after a little thought, and then instructed the old manager: "You accompany Zhang Yue to see your father, and I will leave Juan Er to speak." Although except for the eldest brother and the fourth brother, the other brothers are probably unwilling to stay in this temple with heavy rules and regulations, but you should be careful when leading the way, so as not to bump into them again. ”

When the old manager took the person away, she stepped forward and took Du Juan's hand, and dragged the person to her own house without saying anything. Looking at Du Juan's Qi decay filial piety clothes, and looking down at her own decay, she couldn't help but sigh deeply: "Your family has no old lady in the town, and our brothers and sisters have no mother-in-law, last year was really not a good year!" ”

Although the old lady said that she was deceased, she still thought about a large family before she died, and all kinds of aftermath were properly prepared, and there was almost nothing she did not think of, even if she was not there, she was still the anchor of the family. With her hard work, coupled with the best efforts of the British duke and lady, our family is not in the way. ”

Recalling the loving appearance of Gu's holding hands and speaking, Du Juan couldn't help but feel sour in his heart, and then tried his best to squint his eyes, holding back the sour feeling in his eyes, and then said: "It's that your palace doesn't seem to be so stopping, just now when we were outside, we happened to hear you and your brother arguing. Sister Ning, it's time for you to plan for yourself. ”

"Did you hear that?" Zhu Ning raised his eyebrows, and saw Du Juan staring at him intently, knowing that he couldn't hide this close friend, so he said lightly, "Don't get in the way, my brother-in-law has limited means, but he just wants to follow my second brother to get some benefits." I have a father like my father in my life, and I have no regrets. The palace is indeed not as harmonious as the Zhang family, but as long as their father is in one day, they will not be able to turn the sky. It's just that my father's health is not as good as before, and he can't let them do anything recklessly. Juan'er, can you do me a favor? ”

Seeing Zhu Ning's solemn appearance, Du Juan couldn't help but wonder in his heart. Whether it was for her many years of friendship or the favors that Zhu Ning had helped, she couldn't refuse, so she nodded immediately: "Sister Ning has something to say." ”

Although the Great Xiangguo Temple is a big temple, but if it is not for the capital of the powerful people, it is rare to do two water and land pujas a year, this time the king of Zhou Zhu Zhu helped the temple field 200 acres of platinum 200 taels, and it is a pious invitation, so such a 7749 days of the puja, the temple from the host to the supervising temple, all the monks are going all out.

The inner and outer altars were set up early. In the middle of the inner altar hangs the three Buddhas of the past, present and future, such as Virujana Buddha, Shakyamuni Buddha and Amitabha Buddha, and the offering table is lined up with incense lanterns and candles and eight-colored fruits, and on the four rectangular platforms in front of it are copper chimes, bucket drums, cymbals and so on. The three inner altars are separated by curtains, and there are ten water and land portraits in the upper hall and ten in the lower hall. The outer altar is the six major altars, the big altar, the altar of the scriptures, and the altar of the Lotus ...... From the inner altar to the outer altar, there are hundreds of monks needed for the entire water and land puja, and they have been busy since the third watch in the morning, and now they only listen to the continuous chanting, as if they can calm people's hearts.

When Zhang Yue saw Zhu Hu, the old prince with gray sideburns was muttering prayers in the meditation room. Because he was concentrating, the boss didn't dare to disturb, and Zhang Yue waited on the side. I don't know how long it took before he saw Zhu Lu open his eyes, and hurriedly stepped forward to bow down.

"It turned out to be you." Zhu Hu recognized Zhang Yue, so he nodded happily, "I was afraid that the rumors would harm Du Yishan, and I almost planned to go to the emperor to intercede in person, but fortunately I endured it." Zhang Yue, you are very good, you can endure it when you should, but you dare to make a move when you should make a move, Du Yishan picked a good disciple and chose a good son-in-law! Yang Shiqi was imprisoned twice and came out on the tenth day, and Jian Yi was only imprisoned for five months this time before he was reinstated, but after all, they have been with the emperor for more than ten years, Du Yishan is still young after all, and you have the credit for being able to come out so quickly. Your teachers and students are together, and there will be times for you to do great things in the future. By the way, now that he has returned to Wenyuan Pavilion, he must have worked very hard, but can he still hold on? ”

"Thank you His Royal Highness King Zhou for your concern, my father-in-law is not a weak literati, he goes to bed early and gets up early, and he will play Tai Chi in the morning, and he will stay up well." Zhang Yue thought of his father-in-law, and couldn't help but smile slightly, "As for your compliments, I really can't afford them." If it weren't for my father-in-law's open-mindedness and calmness, and his unpretentious questioning by the emperor, I would never have been able to get out of prison so quickly. Although he has only been in the court for a few years, everyone can see his conduct and morality, and the emperor is too angry, how can he not believe it? ”

"I just praised you twice, and you praised him, you two are really ......"

Zhu Hu was born in a deceitful royal family, and the only trace of brotherhood was almost wiped out by the suspicion and jealousy of the monarch and ministers, so he liked the ease when he got along with ordinary people. Thinking of the situation of the struggle between the sons after he came back, he couldn't help but sigh secretly, and then asked Zhang Yue a few words about the situation at home, and learned that Zhang Xin and Zhang Zuo would build a house next to Zu Qi for three years, and he nodded: "In the end, it is a rite heirloom, and the name is worthy of it." By the way, is Du Yatou here today? It's been a long time since I've had a game of chess. My princess is also a good chess player, and she will be happy if she can pay tribute to her spirit in heaven with a game of honor. ”

It is naturally impossible for the dignified King Zhou not to even have a chess friend, but Zhu Hu doesn't like others to deliberately play and even lose, plus his chess strength is not weak, if others don't abandon their minds and go all out, don't want to win against him at all, Zhu Ning's chess strength is not enough, so he hasn't played a few games of chess since he returned to Kaifeng. At this time, he looked at Zhang Yue with his eyes, and when he saw that he hesitated for a moment, he nodded, saying that Du Juan was at Zhu Ning's place, and he immediately stood up, and the decadence on his face dissipated a lot.

Zhang Yue's chess skills are just improvised, and he lost seven or eight out of ten games of chess with Du Juan, and he was not an opponent at all, but there was a way to be a bystander, and he saw Zhu Hu and Du Juan play a game of chess in the bamboo forest in the final smoke, and he gradually became fascinated. After a game, Zhu Hu solemnly held the chess game recorded by Zhu Ning himself, and said with a relieved face that he turned around and burned it to the late Princess Feng, and he couldn't help but feel that this prince was very different from the Han King Zhao he had seen.

"A-Ning's biological mother, as well as the princess, have been with me for many years, and many of them have even stayed with me in Yunnan for many years. They are all from delicate backgrounds, but they are all willing to suffer so much...... I have them in my life, and I have such a knowing daughter as A-Ning, and I have no regrets. ”

For the Daxiangguo Temple, which has hundreds of monks, a thousand stone white rice is far more practical than the treasure banknote, not to mention that last year Henan had a big flood, there are still many displaced people stranded in the city before the spring ploughing, and they have to give up porridge and rice, so the temple that took the time to come over learned that this was the wish of the late Mrs. Zhang before her death, and it was a Buddha who recited it and thanked him for his kindness. Looking at Zhang Yue, he remembered the past of the porridge in the Great Xiangguo Temple during the flood eleven years ago, and couldn't help but bow deeply.

"The old lady went to Beijing for many years, but every year there are still many good deeds to benefit the people of Kaifeng, although now although the deceased still do not forget to do good, will go to the ascending bliss, the descendants are deeply blessed, the old Dynasty of the Great Xiangguo Temple up and down thanks!"

In the past, he took refuge in the Great Xiangguo Temple, and in the next few years, he saw that the Great Xiangguo Temple often gave up food and porridge and clothes during the famine, Zhang Yue naturally had a good impression of this famous temple, and at this time he listened to the great monk of the temple to say sincerely, and he hurriedly thanked him. After arguing for a while, he and Du Juan said goodbye to King Zhou's father and daughter. When he got out of the temple and got into the car, he was thinking that Zhu Hu, the king of Zhou, was now sixty-two, and suddenly felt his wife tugging on his sleeve next to him.

"Sister Ning begged me for something before."

Hearing that it was what Zhu Ning, the lord of Chenliu County, was asking for, Zhang Yue immediately fell into his mind. Over the years, he didn't know how much favor he had received from the other party, and he had long felt quite unhappy. However, when Du Juan finished speaking, he groaned.

According to Zhu Ning, King Xin'an, King of Runan, had stayed in Nanjing together with King Zhao of Han when he was a child, and they had a similar temperament and had a good relationship with each other. The king of Zhou handed over the three guards to the imperial court, and many of them were added to it by the hands of King Xin'an, the king of Runan. If the three guards are directly subordinate to the Jingwei after that, they must be placed carefully. The so-called help, but Zhu Ning hoped that he could pay attention to one or two and not let Zhou Wangfu get involved in that whirlpool. It is really rare to have a father and daughter like Zhu Hu and Zhu Ning in the royal family.