Chapter 26 The twenty-fifth chapter of crying spirits to mourn and block the heart.Ask Zen reading posts epiphany secret

Just when Zhu Heng broke into the Huangji gate angrily, Concubine Li Gui and Zhu Yijun both left Qianqing Palace in plain clothes, and went to Hongxiao Palace in a sedan chair together. Hongxiao Hall is in front of the East Sixth Palace, between Shenxiao Hall and Fengxian Hall, where Emperor Longqing's Zi Palace is parked. Since the morning of the Sixth Division Lang Yanguan sounded the Dengwen Drum, what happened in the past half a day has already disturbed Concubine Li Gui.Just after lunch, Feng Bao sent someone to report to her again, saying that Wang Jiusi, the demon king, had died in the dim sum room of Dongchang. This news somewhat comforted her.She thought to herself: The Ministry of Punishment publicly went to Dongchang to ask for someone, which shows that Zhang Juzheng's analysis was good, and Gao Gong thought in his heart that he would ask Wang Jiusi to punish the death penalty of a great murderer of the late emperor.From a case-handling procedure point of view, it is impeccable.But as a result, Emperor Longqing became a fatuous king who died of love affairs, and he was notorious for thousands of years.Concubine Li Gui has been wondering in her heart, is Gao Gong's insistence on doing this a moment of negligence or bad intentions?Judging by the series of actions taken by the cabinet in recent days, she is gradually leaning towards the latter.Originally, her ten-year-old son was the heir to rule the world, so she was always terrified, for fear that something bad would happen, and her mother and son would be stretched.The first emperor was also worried about this when he was dying, so he called Gao Gong, Gao Yi, and Zhang Juzheng three assistant ministers to his sick bed, read out the will, and asked them to assist the young Donggong to complete the great cause of succession.But judging from the more than twenty days after Emperor Xiandi Bintian, Li Guifei was really worried about what Gao Gong did.As a minister of Gu Ming, he gave the new emperor the first excerpt "Chen Wushishu", which was obviously for the emperor's sake, but secretly it was to strengthen the power of the cabinet.Since then, none of the memorials sent by foreign officials to the palace made Concubine Li happy. The official documents from the Ministry of Rites required the Ministry of Household to allocate funds to make head jewelry for the concubines in the harem. It was called a trap by Feng Bao.Today, those officials beat the Dengwen drum to impeach Feng Bao. Needless to say, it was Gao Gong's idea again.Concubine Li Gui already has the feeling that the arrow is on the string and has to be fired.After all, she is a woman from a Taoist family. When Emperor Longqing was alive, she was just a virtuous and noble concubine who respected the Buddha and kept her duty as a palace family member, and never interfered with state affairs.Occasionally getting involved in government affairs now and then is a last resort. After all, my son is only ten years old!After lunch, she rested for a while, and went to the Hongxiao Hall by car. She originally wanted to gain a little power of divine connection in front of Emperor Longqing's spirit.

Zhang Gui, the former steward of the Qianqing Palace who was in charge of guarding the spirit and offering sacrifices in the Hongxiao Hall, has already learned that Concubine Li Gui and the emperor's mother and son are coming to pay homage to the late emperor.Today happened to be the day of the Longqing Emperor’s Sanqi Festival. Early in the morning, Master Yiru, the abbot of the Zhaoning Temple outside the Xuanwu Gate, led more than 30 monks from the Donghua Gate, and opened a water and land ashram for Emperor Longqing in the mourning hall of the Hongxiao Hall. Cymbals, bells and drums rang together, and the "Sutra of Rebirth" was chanted over and over again.Originally said that the venue would be withdrawn in the afternoon, but when I heard that Concubine Li Gui was coming, Zhang Gui asked the monks to stay in order to add some atmosphere when Concubine Li Gui offered sacrifices.

Although the Qianqing Palace and the Hongxiao Palace are separated by two walls, they are only a hundred steps away. Seeing the emperor's Chengyu turning around the Shenxiao Palace, Zhang Gui has already led the forty or fifty internal servants on duty in the Hongxiao Palace. Kneeling down on the brick floor in front of the hall, waiting to be greeted.Seeing Chengyu stop at the entrance of the hall, Zhang Gui shouted in a sharp voice: "My servant Zhang Gui leads all the servants in the Hongxiao Hall to wait for the holy driver here."Concubine Li Gui said in Cheng Yu: "Everyone, get up."All the servants responded together: Thank you, Our Lady, for your kindness.They stood up together.

The Hongxiao Hall is a nave with seven couplets, and now there is a black velvet curtain in the middle. Behind the curtain is the Zi Palace of Emperor Longqing, and in front is the mourning hall for offering sacrifices.Concubine Li Gui glanced into the hall after disembarking, but saw that under the curtain in the center of the mourning hall, several rows of altars were placed horizontally, and the inner rows of altars were filled with three sacrifices of melons and fruits. head.In the three large copper stoves on the altar in the front row, three sticks of sandalwood as thick as cups were inserted in each, and the hall was filled with smoke, and the hanging hangings were drooping.Seeing things and thinking about people, Concubine Li Gui couldn't help feeling sad, called Zhang Gui, and asked: Today is the March 7th Festival of the late emperor, why is the mourning hall so deserted?

Zhang Gui replied: Originally, there were more than 30 monks reading the "Sutra of Rebirth" in the mourning hall. I heard that the empress and the emperor were coming, but the servant told them to avoid it. Where are the monks now? They all sat in the wing room to rest and wait for orders. Invite them to continue to be the dojo. After Li Guifei finished speaking, she first led Zhu Yijun into the mourning hall, and the mourning hall was full of mourning and joy.It turned out that more than forty musicians from the Gufang Division in the palace knelt in the corners on both sides of the palace gate holding musical instruments such as shengxiao, pipa, square bell and drum.Supported by two court ladies, she kowtowed respectfully in front of the altar, then guided Zhu Yijun to perform the filial son ceremony, and then walked around behind the curtain, caressing the big red coffin, and had been depressed for several days. I couldn't control my anxiety and fear anymore, and couldn't help but let out a cry of grief.Zhu Yijun, who was clinging to his mother, was also filled with uneasiness and grief, and kept wiping away his tears.

I don't know how long it took, the sad and melodious mourning and joy stopped, Concubine Li Gui was still crying, Zhang Gui knelt outside the curtain and shouted: "My mother's condolences, my emperor's condolences." Concubine Li Gui woke up with a start. With the help of the maid, she straightened her wrinkled dress, repaired her facial makeup that had been washed away by tears, and walked out of the curtain again.I saw a large group of monks wearing black cassocks kneeling in the mourning hall, and an old monk at the head said: Abbot Yiru of Da Ci'en Temple led all his disciples to respectfully greet the emperor and the queen mother.

Exempting the courtesy, Concubine Li bowed slightly to show her respect for the monks, and then said, I also hope that all the masters will recite scriptures for the late emperor, and let him, let him ascend to the Western Heaven early, Amitabha. After all, Concubine Li Gui's nose was sore again, and crystal tears overflowed her eyes again. The maid of Zhili quickly helped her out of the palace gate, and under Zhang Gui's guidance, she went to rest in the flower hall next to her.In the mourning hall, the cymbals rang again, the bells and drums rang together, and all the monks followed like their masters, first setting off flames a few times, and then reciting the "Mahayana Infinite Life Sutra" quickly and slowly. :

In that land of the Buddha, there is no twilight, fire, sun and moon, stars, day and night images, and there is no name for the number of years and kalpas, and there are no dwelling houses.In everything, there are neither standard names nor trade-offs.The only happiness is the peace and tranquility. Concubine Li Gui and her son sat down in the flower hall, drank a few sips of cool chrysanthemum rock sugar water, and gradually stabilized their emotions.Hearing the unhurried and orderly chanting sound from the mourning hall, Concubine Li Gui was thoughtful, and ordered Zhang Gui to send someone to invite Empress Chen.

The scriptures in the mourning hall continued: I want to make all sentient beings in other places hear the Buddha's name and send out a peaceful mind.Reminisce, accept and hold, take refuge and make offerings.Even if you can send out a single thought of pure faith, all the roots of goodness will be dedicated to you, wishing to be born in that country.Whatever you wish, you will be born, and you will not retreat, and even the supreme and equal Bodhi. Li Guifei's mother and son were speechless for a moment, they just sat in the flower hall and listened to the scriptures, when they heard another commotion at the gate of the palace, it turned out that it was Empress Chen's servant who had arrived.Empress Chen first went to the mourning hall to offer sacrifices, and then came to the flower hall to meet Li Guifei's mother and son.

Empress. As soon as Empress Chen entered the flower hall, Zhu Yijun got up from the embroidered couch and knelt down to meet her.After Empress Chen helped him sit down, she asked affectionately, "Jun'er, you've been the Long Live Lord for a few days, are you tired?" The baby is not tired, but the queen mother is still worried. Zhu Yijun replied sensiblely, and aimed at Concubine Li Gui. After the two women chatted for a while, Concubine Li Gui then cut to the point: Sister, do you know what happened in the palace today? Empress Chen nodded, and replied: I heard Dengwen drum in the morning, and later I heard Wu Hong report that Feng Bao was impeached by the spokesperson of Liukelang.

Wu Hong is the steward of Ciqing Palace.Empress Chen has always been pure-hearted and ascetic, she doesn't care about major events happening inside and outside the palace.Since Emperor Longqing's death and Zhu Yijun ascended to the throne, apart from the etiquette entertainment, she has been unable to take a step in the Ciqing Palace.Any news outside came from Wu Hong's mouth.She was also surprised to hear that the officials had impeached Feng Bao.I wanted to go to the Qianqing Palace to meet Li Guifei's mother and son to find out the truth, but I held back after thinking about it. The dispute between the palace and the palace is a major matter for the court. Since the Qianqing Palace can't come to breathe, wouldn't it be taboo to run there by myself?In fact, Empress Chen still had a good impression of Feng Bao in her heart. Since he became the supervisor of the ceremony, he immediately sent 20 more servants to Ciqing Palace to agree, and sent them there in person.He also ordered the internal officials to supervise the work and remove all the worn-out furnishings in Ciqing Palace and replace them with new ones.Empress Chen was usually bored and liked to listen to music. Feng Bao not only arranged for the musicians of the Jiaofang Division to send four people to the Ciqing Palace every day, but sometimes invited the famous musicians of the capital to sing for her in the palace.Although these are trivial matters, it is rare that Feng Bao is as careful as a hair, not only remembering but also doing it seriously After Empress Chen answered, she shook her head and thought about it. Concubine Li Gui saw that she hadn't spoken for a long time, and asked her again: "Sister, what do you think of this matter?" which thing?Empress Chen was confused and asked in a daze. The officials impeached Feng Bao.Concubine Li Gui added a sentence. Seeing my memory, recently, I have always been confused. Empress Chen smiled self-consciously, said something in disguise, and then said, I think there is something strange about this matter. Where is the strangeness?Concubine Li Gui asked. Empress Chen pointed to Zhu Yijun, who was listening to their conversation attentively, and said with a slight smile: "The current Long Live Lord is sitting here, and it is his job to judge right from wrong and make decisions. What do we women and Taoists do?" If these words came from someone else, it would definitely touch Concubine Li Gui's pain point and arouse her anger, but Concubine Li Gui didn't care if it came from Queen Chen's mouth.Because she knew that Empress Chen was always calm and kind, so she would never use words to ridicule her.So he smiled, pointed at Zhu Yijun and said: If this Long Live Lord can judge right from wrong, my sister and I wouldn't have to bother so much.My sister probably doesn't know yet, but now the bookshops outside are selling "The Commandments for Women" made by the ancestor Hongwu Emperor, which means very obvious, just say that we are meddling in politics, and you can't be angry if you say it. Concubine Li Gui started to choke again as she spoke, Zhu Yijun was afraid that his mother would start to cry again, so he quickly changed the subject, half curious and half coquettish, and asked Empress Chen: Queen Mother, why don't you continue talking, what's wrong? Empress Chen gave Zhu Yijun a look of affectionate approval, expressing her understanding of what he meant.Then I asked Concubine Li Gui: Sister, how long has it been since Eunuch Feng took over as the supervisor of ceremonies? Concubine Li Gui counted with her fingers and answered: Six days. It's only been six days, how many letters impeach him? Four letters were sent, one was sent from Nanjing and received the day before yesterday, and the other three were sent in by the speech officer of the Sixth Branch Corridor knocking on Dengwen drum today.Concubine Li then briefly introduced the general contents of the four folds. Well.Empress Chen was thoughtful, and then asked, how did Mr. Feng get the seal of the supervisor of ceremonies? Concubine Li Gui saw that Empress Chen was talking like an outsider, she couldn't help but feel anxious, and her voice became louder: Sister, you are really too, are you really confused?Let Feng Bao replace Meng Chong on the day Jun'er ascended the throne, we discussed and decided, and then issued a decree in the name of the emperor. Empress Chen pursed her lips and said emphatically, "My good girl, my sister is not confused, that's where I said something strange!" ah?Li Guifei's eyes flashed. Think about it, Zhongzhi bypassed the cabinet and issued it directly from the emperor. Would he be happy with his tall beard?Besides, our Ming Dynasty has been in the world for almost two hundred years. There are at least dozens of eunuchs who have served as eunuchs in the hands of the Supervisor of Rites. Have you heard of anyone who was impeached within six days?Wang Zhen, Liu Jin, these big traitors among the eunuchs of the former dynasty, although they committed crimes when they took office, they never heard that someone would drive them out as soon as they took office.Why do foreign officials do this, sister, we have to ask the truth! Empress Chen's words made Concubine Li Gui nod frequently, and at the same time she was secretly surprised: This empress sister never talks about government affairs, but once she talks about it, she is very eloquent, and she immediately regrets that she didn't find her in time two days ago, which made her suffer. Worrying alone. Sister, do you mean that the tall beard doesn't care about drinking? That's about it.Empress Chen's tone was affirmative. So, what should we do? Concubine Li Gui stared at Empress Chen, her eyes full of hope and pleading for help.Empress Chen felt rather embarrassed at this time.She thought that with Concubine Li Gui's shrewdness and ability, it is impossible for her to have no idea when such a big incident came out, and Concubine Li Gui probably already had an idea in mind before she came to discuss it with her.Although Li Guifei agrees with her analysis, what exactly is her idea?Empress Chen really wanted to take the opportunity to say something nice to Feng Bao, but she swallowed it back.In terms of relationship, Feng Bao and Concubine Li Gui should be closer, Feng Bao is still the emperor's great companion.Therefore, there is no need for an outsider, Empress Chen, to belittle or praise Feng Bao, this is one level.More importantly, the childish child in front of the current emperor is, after all, the biological son of Concubine Li Gui.Therefore, it is advisable to be cautious when it comes to major political affairs.If you come up with a good idea, everything will be fine. If you come up with a bad idea, you will say that she is doing it for you. If it is serious, you may even be accused of meddling in politics.After thinking about it, Empress Chen made up her mind not to cause trouble for herself. In order to prevaricate, she asked Zhu Yijun deliberately teasingly: Jun'er, you Long Live Lord should make up your mind, how should we deal with this matter? Zhu Yijun blushed, looked nervously at Concubine Li Gui, and said dully: I still want my mother to make the decision. There was a brief silence in the flower hall.At this time, the voice of chanting sutras from the mourning hall came again in a high and low voice: Wherever the Buddha walks, countries, towns and hills are gathered, and they are untouched.The world is harmonious, the sun and the moon are clear.When the wind and rain come, the disaster can't be severe.If the country is prosperous and the people are safe, war is useless.Respect morality and promote benevolence, and practice courtesy.There are no thieves in the country, and there is no resentment.The strong do not bully the weak, everyone gets what he wants. The singing of the scriptures is very contagious, not only the desolation and sadness of the raindrops, but also the detachment and etherealness of Baiyun out of Xiu.Empress Chen was enlightened when she heard this, and said with emotion: I heard that the master in the mourning hall is just like a master, he is a well-educated eminent monk with a very high reputation. Yes, I heard that too.Concubine Li Gui answered absent-mindedly. Could he please come over and give us some pointers? invite him?Concubine Li Gui smiled and shook her head, as if the master is a monk, how can he care about these mundane matters. Isn't the girl also the reincarnation of Guanyin, how can she also take care of ordinary things?Empress Chen cleverly said a word of flattery, and then said that the emperor is in charge of the affairs of the world. If you say that ordinary affairs are ordinary affairs, if you say that they are Buddhist affairs, they are also Buddhist affairs. My sister said this like a Zen practitioner.Concubine Li Gui seemed to have realized something, and she said with a blank face, that's fine, call Master Yiru over, don't expect him to come up with any ideas, if he can help us straighten our minds, then Amitabha. After a while, under the guidance of Zhang Gui, the monk Ru walked into the flower hall steadily.In a hurry, I couldn't find a replacement for the auspicious clothes. Just as I was still wearing the black cassock, when I knelt down to pay my respects, the old monk apologized repeatedly. Concubine Li Gui told him not to be polite and gave him a seat.When the palace family members meet with foreign officials, it is reasonable to hang the curtains, because Yiru is a monk, so this etiquette is also avoided.While offering tea, Concubine Li Gui took a closer look at the old monk, and saw that he had high forehead and long cheeks, eyebrows with a sword drawn out, and hands with thick knuckles that were twisting Buddhist beads in front of his chest.If he took off this cassock, he would look like a toiler who has weathered all kinds of hardships.Based on this alone, Concubine Li Gui developed a good impression of him. Just like the master, you have worked hard in reciting sutras for a while.Li Guifei said. The old monk was not tired, just as he answered slowly with his eyelids down, wishing that Emperor Daxing would ascend to the Buddhist kingdom, Amitabha Buddha. How many years has Master Yi been abbot of Zhaoning Temple?Concubine Li Gui then asked. five years. Is the incense in the temple prosperous? Thanks to the blessing of the empress, the incense in the temple has been very prosperous. Just as the master was mocking me, Concubine Li Gui forced a smile, but she really felt a little guilty and said that I have lived in the capital for many years, and I have never paid incense to Zhaoning Temple.Tomorrow I will ask someone to send two hundred taels of silver to the temple, which is considered as a donation of incense money with all my heart, and when I am done with my busy work, I will choose another day to go to the temple to burn incense. Just like the monk hurriedly put his hands together, and after chanting a few Amitabha Buddhas, he said: "Thank you for your care, my mother. Under the sky, there is no king's land. With a guardian like my mother, the world is full of pure Buddha lands." . Although Concubine Li Gui liked to hear such words, she still replied humbly: "It's just like master's praise." The poor monk didn't win the award, and the empress has long been known as the reincarnation of Guanyin. Although she lives in Jiuchong, she still worships the Buddha and keeps copying scriptures every day. Ah, how do you know this? Not long ago, the poor monk met Eunuch Feng unexpectedly in the mansion of Eunuch Meng, and he listened to him. What else did he say? Eunuch Feng discussed the "Heart Sutra" with me, and I think he has a lot of experience.He himself said that he learned it from his mother. Just like the master met Feng Bao in Mengchong's mansion that time, although he didn't have a good impression of Feng Bao, what he said today was the truth.How did he know that what he said did Feng Bao a huge favor, so that Concubine Li suspected that this master was bought by Feng Bao.She and Empress Chen exchanged glances, then asked calmly: How long have you known Mr. Feng? The old monk just said that he met Eunuch Feng only a few days ago in Mengchong's mansion. Is that true? Monks never tell lies. Just like a monk with a serious face that does not tolerate blasphemy, Concubine Li Gui believed that he would never tell a half-truth in his life.Immediately, I felt that there was some kind of indescribable mystery hidden in the meeting with Master Yiru, and I couldn't help but get excited.After thinking about it, he said: There is one more thing to ask, like a master. Speaking. Have you heard of Bodhidharma beads? What? Concubine Li said it word by word again: Bodhidharma beads. Like shaking his head.Li Guifei introduced the origin of Bodhidharma beads.After hearing this, Yiru opened his eyes slightly, glanced at Concubine Li Gui, and said: Bodhidharma gave the Buddha beads to Emperor Wu of Liang. ! A trace of disappointment quietly flashed in Concubine Li's eyes.After being stunned for a while, he murmured to himself: In this way, I was deceived. Big buddy lied to you?Zhu Yijun was also very surprised and shouted out loud. The relaxed atmosphere in the flower hall suddenly became tense again. Empress Chen, who had been sitting silently by the side, said at this moment: Just like the master, whether the Bodhidharma beads are true or not, I think it is also a matter of fairness and reason, and what do you think? Just like looking at the expressions of the three of them, he already felt that there was a story hidden behind this string of Bodhidharma beads.But after all, he is a monk who jumped out of the Three Realms. He didn't want to listen to people's wishes, and he still insisted: Bodhidharma is the first ancestor of Chinese Zen. His story of facing the wall for ten years and crossing the river with a reed is widely circulated. Never heard of it. If he didn't change his tone, it would embarrass Empress Chen a bit.Seeing that Concubine Li Gui was still puzzled, she encouraged her, "Sister, you simply explain this matter to Master Yi thoroughly, and ask him to judge who is the trickster here." That's right, Concubine Li nodded and said, there is such a person who heard that there is a string of Bodhidharma beads in Nanjing, and he has always known that I respect Buddha, so he spent a lot of money to buy the string of beads and give it to me. Just such a matter, as the master said, how should you judge? Yiru replied: In this way, this is another public case. Koan, what Koan?When Empress Chen heard this, her face changed color in shock. For such a trivial matter, should she be sent to Sanju for questioning? Concubine Li Gui has studied Buddhist scriptures for a long time, and often invited some eminent monks to the palace to give her lectures, so she knows that gongan is a Buddhist term, which means chance and chance.She knew that Empress Chen had misunderstood it, so she couldn't help laughing, and replied with a pooh-poohed smile: Sister, you misunderstood, this koan is not that koan, this is the term used by monks, and has nothing to do with the Sanfa Division.Just like the master, you just talk about it, what is the public case here? As it is said: Those who fake Buddhist beads are fighting cattle across the mountains, and those who present Buddhist beads are riding cattle to find cattle. how do I say this?Li Guifei asked. Just as he knew in his heart, what he was facing was the current Long Live Lord and his aunt and biological mother, and if he spoke carelessly, it would lead to catastrophe.Therefore, I made up my mind not to hurt anyone, and said carefully: Those who beat cattle across the mountains, although they have the heart to hurt the cattle, after all, they will not harm a single hair of the cattle.Those who ride a bull to find a cow are just confused for a moment, not knowing that the cow is by their side. I would like to ask Master Yiru, what do you mean by the cow you mentioned? Buddha.As the monk exclaimed, everyone has a Buddha in their hearts, but all living beings in the world do not support the Buddha in their own hearts, but seek some Buddha treasures from outside. What is this if it is not riding a bull to find a bull? Just as the words triggered Empress Chen's inspiration, she took up the conversation and said: Yes, let's say that there is already a reincarnated Avalokitesvara in the Forbidden City, what kind of Buddha treasure do you still want to ask for?Don't say that the Bodhidharma beads are fake, even if they are real, they are just icing on the cake for our Avalokitesvara. Sister, what nonsense are you talking about? Concubine Li's face was blushing, and Empress Chen's words made her feel very embarrassed.A dignified melon-seeded face reveals a rare coquettishness.Yiru felt that what Empress Chen said was totally wrong, so he just chanted Amitabha and slowly twisted the beads in his hand. At this time, Concubine Li Gui caught a glimpse of Zhang Jing shaking at the door, and asked her servants to ask him why he came here.The servant turned around outside the door and came back to report that Zhang Jing was here to send a post to the Lord Long Live.Concubine Li Gui couldn't help but her heart sank: What is there to expose at this time?So he ordered Zhang Gui to invite Master Yiru back to the mourning hall to continue chanting, and then ordered Zhang Jing to come in. Zhang Jing knelt down as soon as he entered the door. As soon as he raised his head and saw Li Guifei's frosty eyes, he quickly buried his head in fright. What else has been revealed?Concubine Li Gui asked coldly. Let me report to Mrs. Li, I was sent by Mr. Feng to deliver a post to Lord Long Live.As Zhang Jing said, he took out a roll from his bosom and presented it with both hands, the servant took it and handed it to Concubine Li Gui. Concubine Li Gui was not in a hurry to open it, but continued to ask: What is written in the post? Answer the name of the dragon's nine sons. What? Ah, that's it. Zhu Yijun, who had been sitting on the sidelines for a long time, answered as if he had just woken up from a dream, "Mother, this post is what my son wants."Yesterday morning, I accompanied my son to study.Er suddenly remembered a common saying you said that day: "The dragon gave birth to nine sons, and the nine sons behave like nine people, so I asked my companion, what are the names of the nine sons born by the dragon?"I have never heard of it.The big companion said that he didn't know, and he was going to ask Mr. Zhang for advice.Zhang Jing, does this post answer this question? Back to Lord Long Live, this post was written by Mr. Zhang Juzheng to answer the question of Lord Long Live. Ah, it's Lord Long Live who asked for knowledge. Concubine Li Gui then breathed a sigh of relief as if relieved from a heavy burden, and opened the volume of Jietie, but there were many characters she couldn't read. She handed the Jietiao to Zhu Yijun and asked: Do you know all of them? Zhu Yijun looked at it and shook his head.Concubine Li Gui was eager to know the names of the nine sons of Longsheng, so she said to Zhang Jing who was still kneeling: "You read this post to Long Live Lord." The slave obeys the order. Zhang Jing took back the post from the waiter again, stood up and knelt down and read: The Holy Majesty asked: What are the names of the nine sons of the dragon?Minister Zhang Juzheng respectfully replied as follows: The dragon gave birth to nine sons, each with their own preferences. One is called Bixi, which resembles a tortoise and is good at carrying heavy loads.The second is Chi kiss, which looks like a beast and has a good-looking nature. It is also the head of a beast on the house today.The third is Pu Lao, which looks like a dragon but is small, and has a good nature of roaring, and it is also the button on the bell today.The fourth is Bi An, which looks like a tiger and has power, so it stands at the gate of the prison.The fifth is gluttony, which is fond of eating and drinking, so it stands on the top of a cauldron.Liu Yue (Left Chong, Right Eight) (Left Chong, Right Xia), is good at water, so it stands on the bridge pillar.The seventh is Yazi, who is good at killing, so he stands on the ring of the sword.The eighth is the golden dragon, which looks like a lion and is good at fireworks, so it stands on the incense burner.Jiuyue Jiaotu, which looks like a snail and mussel, is easy to close, so it stands at the head of the door shop.There is also Jin Wu, who looks like a beautiful woman, with a head and tail like a fish, and has two wings. The dragon has nine sons, although he does not become a dragon.However, each has its own advantages, and each does his best.Sincerity is rare and precious, and they are the patron saints of all things in the world. Before Zhang Jing came, he was already wary of reading the post, so he reviewed it a few times first, and he knew all the new words, so he could read it smoothly.Zhu Yijun and the two mothers were very satisfied.Empress Chen sighed: I heard that Zhang Juzheng is very knowledgeable, this time it is an eye-opener.Long live, what do you think? Zhu Yijun seemed more excited than the two mothers, and replied jokingly: I still have a lot of questions to ask Mr. Zhang. Empress Chen deliberately teased her: You can also ask Mr. Gao, he is also a bachelor. Zhu Yijun shook his head like a shopkeeper: I won't ask him for advice. why! He looks too fierce, I'm afraid of him. His serious and childish appearance made Empress Chen laugh out loud.Concubine Li Gui also laughed, and suddenly she put away her smile and asked Zhu Yijun: Jun'er, do you still remember who made you the crown prince? I remember, Zhu Yijun nodded, and said like an endorsement, in the second year of Longqing, Gaoyi, the Minister of Rites, proposed that four academicians from the cabinet jointly sign on to Shang Gongzhe to make Hai'er the crown prince.Today, only Zhang Juzheng is left among the four great scholars in the cabinet. Uh, a trace of excitement flashed across Li Guifei's eyes, and she asked again, who is going to hold a sutra banquet for you, the crown prince, and let you go out of the cabinet to study? It was also Zhang Juzheng. Every time there were eight teachers giving lectures on the feast day, Zhang Juzheng presided over it himself. Just remember. After Li Guifei finished speaking, she turned around and asked Zhang Jing who was still kneeling straight: Where is Mr. Feng? Going back to your mother, Mr. Feng is in the room of the Rites Supervisor. what are you doing? He didn't see anyone either, only secretly wiping his tears alone. Li Guifei knew from the bottom of her heart that Feng Bao sent Zhang Jing to send this post, firstly to express that although he had suffered unfair injustice, he was still doing things faithfully, and secondly, he also wanted to use the previous visit to test her out.Although Concubine Li Gui had an idea in her heart, she refused to reveal it, but pretended to wave impatiently and said to Zhang Jing: People don't cry when they are not sad, I know how Eunuch Feng feels.Now go back and tell Eunuch Feng not to be sad. The slave obeys the order. Zhang Jing got up, bowed and retreated.Looking at his back disappearing at the end of the corridor, Concubine Li Gui frowned and pondered for a moment, then she said to herself: "Just like the master's release, Mr. Zhang's post, this afternoon's trip to Hongxiao Palace is really worthy of the late emperor." Blessed by the gods, I have found the secret. Empress Chen, who was watching carefully from the side, asked suspiciously: Sister, what secret did you find? Concubine Li Gui smiled easily, and gestured to Rong'er who was standing beside her.Rong'er took out two brand-new copper coins from the small kit hanging on his waist and handed them over.Concubine Li Gui held the two copper coins in her hand, and said: "Sister, I'm telling you the truth, I really can't decide how to deal with the major events that have happened in the palace these few days."I was going to bring my sister here because I wanted to ask her for advice. In this extraordinary period, the burden of the court should have been carried by the two of us.I've thought about how to deal with the palace dispute, that is, the conflict between Gao Gong and Feng Bao. If my sister has a good idea, I will follow my sister's advice. If my sister doesn't have a good idea, we will go to the emperor's tomb to throw copper coins together.These two copper coins were the first batch of coins minted by the Ministry of Households in the year when the first emperor came to the throne, and the first emperor rewarded me for playing.Whenever I encounter any embarrassment, I will toss these two copper coins to try my luck.This time I'm out of ideas and still want to do it.I made a plan before I came. Sister, you toss these two copper coins once, I toss once, and Jun'er toss again. If two of the three times the printed Longqing banknotes face up, we will throw the high-arched ones. The first assistant will be removed, otherwise, we will let Feng Bao return to his hometown to live in peace. Are you still going to do it now?Empress Chen asked nervously. No.Concubine Li Gui said something with a deep meaning, the guardian god is ready-made, why should we ride a bull to find a cow?