MTL - Poor Family-v2 Chapter 924 incense

  Chapter 924 Incense of Mercy

Zhao Gou walked into this elegant and refined mansion, and Li Daqi introduced him in front, "This mansion was just completed a month ago, and it was actually built for Yanqing. They have a mansion near the Fanlou, but that mansion It's a bit small, less than ten acres, and it's just an ordinary mansion, which doesn't match his current status, so I built him a house here, which is quieter and more low-key."

   "Hehe! It turns out that this is the Prince Jin's Mansion. I really didn't expect it."

  Zhao Gou felt a little disappointed in his heart, he still thought about buying this house for his father to retire in.

Li Daqi did not see the disappointment in the eyes of the emperor, and still introduced it to Zhao Gou with great interest, "The characteristic of this house is that the middle is the essence, and the two sections are auxiliary buildings, such as kitchens, livestock sheds, warehouses, servants' rooms and guard rooms. On both sides, the forty acres in the middle are the master's house, the front is the main hall, meeting room, living room, dining hall, outer study, etc., and the back is the garden and inner house, pavilions, small bridges and winding corridors. everything you need”

  The more Zhao Gou looked at this house, the more he liked it. It was very elegant and comfortable. I believe that the emperor must like it very much, so he winked at Cao Yan.

  Cao Yan understood. When Zhao Gou was drinking tea and resting in a small pavilion, Cao Yan called Li Daqi aside and asked in a low voice, "Can Li Yuanwai build another mansion for Yanqing?"

  Li Daqi was taken aback, "Why?"

Cao Yan recounted the purpose of the emperor's visit in micro-clothes today, and sighed again: "The official family is also a son of man. He traveled here and there in order to make the emperor who has suffered so much live more comfortably. This kind of filial piety is admirable." Jia, the only thing the officials are interested in now is this mansion, so that the Supreme Emperor can spend his life here, and the officials are willing to pay a high price for this mansion, can the officials be considerate of the painstaking efforts of the officials and give up their love?"

Li Daqi is really in a dilemma. It's not that he is reluctant to part with a house, but that this house is the best piece of land in his hands. Of course he wants to leave it to his son, but now it's the official family who is begging him. Thinking of the filial piety of the official family , Li Daqi was also quite moved.

He pondered for a moment and said: "Let's do this! This house is Yanqing's mansion, so he should honor his father-in-law, and the Supreme Emperor is also my in-laws. I have nothing to say about letting my in-laws live here. I will find another place to build another mansion. House."

Cao Yan was overjoyed and rushed to report to the officials. Zhao Gou said with a smile, "It's embarrassing to occupy King Jin's house, and I want to give it away for free. This is not a good idea. Let Li Yuanwai estimate the price. I will add 20% to buy it." Come on, you can't let Li Yuanwai suffer."

   Cao Yan persuaded: "Your Majesty, after all, the Supreme Emperor and Li Yuanwai are in-laws, and the business relationship is not very good, and what Li Yuanwai said is right, this is Yanqing's mansion, and it is only natural to show filial piety to your father-in-law."

  Zhao Gou hesitated for a moment and said, "But I'm embarrassed by this!"

  Cao Yan thought for a while and said: "How about this, Your Majesty will also give Li Yuanwai a look at the Royal Mountain Spring. This is a reciprocity."

  Zhao Gou felt that this method was not bad, so he smiled and said: "Okay! I will give Li Yuanwai the Liufang Spring at the eastern foot of Fenghuang Mountain, which is a little return gift for this house."

Among the twenty famous royal springs in Lin'an Mansion, Liufangquan ranked fifth. It was originally reserved for the Supreme Emperor to enjoy, but the Supreme Emperor took a fancy to Ruishiquan, which ranked first. Zhao Gou rewarded Li Daqi for Liufangquan. .

   After finishing the other palace, Zhao Gou said his farewell and left. Li Daqi kept sending Zhao Gou to the pier. Li Daqi hesitated and asked, "May I ask your Majesty, does Yanqing have any plans to return to Lin'an recently?"

Zhao Gou smiled slightly, "According to the usual practice, he should go to Beijing to report on his duties, but there are too many things in the Northwest, and he is on the front line, so he needs to arrange everything properly before he can make the trip, so I will not limit the time. In October, the severe winter is approaching, and I estimate that he will not be able to make the trip until the beginning of spring next year."

  Li Daqi saluted and said: "Xiao Min understands, this house can be handed over to the palace today, and the Supreme Emperor can come and live here at any time."

  Zhao Gou saw that Cao Yan and several guards had boarded the boat first, so he took out a letter and handed it to Li Daqi, and said in a low voice, "Send someone to deliver this letter to Yanqing."

  Li Daqi was taken aback, and quickly accepted the letter, "Xiaomin will send someone to Jingzhao in the afternoon."

   It's not that Zhao Gou doesn't believe Cao Yan, but the old man of the Cao family is the first in the list of veterans that the emperor is going to meet. Zhao Gou is worried that the Cao family will be pulled over by the emperor.

In October, Guanzhong has entered late autumn. Under the clouds and mist in October, the color of the land in Guanzhong has gradually faded. Piles of dark gray misty clouds pressed down low on the ground, and the endless trees in the forest were all bare, and the old trees stood gloomily, letting the brown moss cover the wrinkles on his body, and the ruthless autumn stripped them away. With their dark green coats, they had no choice but to stand there bare.

But it is a different scene in the city. The joy of the autumn harvest has not faded from people's faces, and the anticipation of the New Year has jumped into people's eyes. With a decent income at the end of the year and working hard, the children also began to count the days and look forward to the New Year. Their new clothes, lucky money, firecrackers, and the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, etc., children from poor families can also be beautiful on that day. Big meal.

For the major temples in Jingzhao City, the New Year is also the day when the incense money is credited to the account, and the rich families will almost restore their wishes before and after the New Year, so there are still two months before the New Year, and the major temples have already begun to prepare for their respective pujas. , that is the most effective means of attracting pilgrims.

The gate of Daci'en Temple is closed today, and the front of the gate has been swept clean. A dozen novice monks and dozens of soldiers are standing at the gate, constantly persuading the pilgrims who came to offer incense to come back. A notice is pasted on the gate , 'Da Ci'en Temple has a distinguished guest today, the reception will be suspended for one day, and the mountain gate will be opened on time tomorrow, I hope the pilgrims will understand. '

From time to time in the Da Ci'en Temple, female guards wearing red and white samurai uniforms appeared in every corner, vigilantly patrolling the surroundings. Today, Princess Jin brought a few sisters to come to Da Ci'en Temple to offer incense. Princess Cao Yun and Ci Concubine Zhao Fujin was pregnant three months ago, she needs to rest at home within three months, and can go out to relax after three months.

  So Cao Yun and Zhao Fujin made an appointment to come to the temple to pray for the child together when they could go to the street, and begged the Buddha to bless the child with safety and health. Today is an auspicious day, so the family chose to come to Daci’en Temple today.

Daci'en Temple was built by Li Zhi, Emperor Gaozong of Tang Dynasty, in memory of his mother, the eldest grandson, Empress. In terms of reconstruction, both the scale and the number of monks are far from comparable to those of the Tang Dynasty, and it is not the largest temple in Jingzhao City. Cao Yun chose Da Ci'en Temple to offer incense because the palace is very close to here, just across a small river.

  Master Zhiguang, the abbot of the monastery, brought more than a dozen elders and accompanied the four wives to the Daxiong Hall. Master Zhiguang clasped his hands together and said with a smile, "Besides praying for blessings, the princess should also beg for a son!"

Any monastery hopes that pilgrims can pray, and if there is a prayer, there will be a wish, and if there is a wish, there will be a restoration, especially for a big pilgrim like the princess, the abbot hopes that she can make more wishes in front of the Buddha, but the words cannot be so direct , Seeking a child is the best excuse.

Da Ci'en Temple is also a temple dedicated to the palace. Cao Yun will donate five hundred catties of sesame oil every year. Cao Yun nodded, "The prince of Jin has few heirs. I am here today to hope that the flesh and blood in my belly will be two young men. If my wish can be fulfilled, We must be very grateful when we restore it.”

   "Amitabha, the princess is sincere, she will definitely touch the Buddha, please offer incense!"

Cao Yun led Zhao Fujin into the main hall, followed by Shishi and Hu Qinger. Shishi wanted to pray for the blessing of the Buddha for her daughter's safety and health, and Qinger also hoped that she could conceive early. She was arrested last month. Canonized as the wife of the third rank county, of course, in the award book of the Ministry of War, she was promoted to the fifth rank general Ningyuan under the name of Hu Sanniang, and was promoted from the commander of the women's battalion to the commander of the women's battalion in the Jingzhao Army.

   These are Hu Qing'er's two identities. She doesn't want to give up her military position, but she also desires to have a child for her husband. Just in time for the armistice, she hopes to get pregnant early during this period of peace.

  The four people worshiped the incense before the incense table, and then the four knelt down in front of the Buddha. They kowtowed with palms together, and silently made their respective wishes to the Buddha.

   "Pray for the blessing of the Buddha, bless the flesh and blood in the woman's belly to be born as a young man, and make fireworks prosperous for the Li family."

   "Pray for the blessing of the Buddha, and bless the woman who gave birth to Lin'er, and pray for the blessing of the father and emperor, and the safety and well-being of the emperor and brother."

   "Pray to the Buddha to bless the little girl Lian'er to be free from disease and disaster, to grow up happily, and to bless the woman and her husband to grow old together and never leave."

   "You should know the big Buddha three feet above your head. If you make my husband brave and let me conceive early, I will repair a hundred monk rooms and reshape your golden body for you!"

  (end of this chapter)