Chapter 19 Fasting
Wu Zetian was sleeping in the palace, and Wu Zetian was lying on the soft couch, with a pale face and a weak breath, looking very sick.
The three children of Li Dan, Li Xian, Princess Taiping, as well as the grandchildren of Li Longji, Li Chengqi, Li Chengyi, Li Chongrun, as well as Wu Sansi and Wu Chengsi, all gathered here and stood in front of the couch.
The atmosphere was solemn and no one spoke.
It was so good that Wu Zetian said she was sick. After receiving the news that Wu Zetian was seriously ill, Li Longji and the others rushed over. First, the eunuch was busy diagnosing the disease, but the cause was not found.
"Mom." Tears rolled in her eyes, and Li Dan could no longer hold it back. He knelt in front of Wu Zetian's couch and cried bitterly.
"Mom." Wu Xian and Princess Taiping also knelt down and each of them cried loudly.
"Grandma." Looking at Wu Zetian's serious illness, Li Longji felt ache and knelt down.
To be honest, Wu Zetian is very good to Li Longji, although she sometimes gets angry and will deal with Li Longji. No matter what, Wu Zetian should be a good grandma.
"Grandmother." Li Chengqi, Li Chengyi and other grandchildren knelt down together.
"Your Majesty." Wu Sansi and Wu Chengsi also knelt down and cried bitterly.
For a moment, there were crying in the room.
"Imperial Doctor, how do you think we can save our mother?" Li Dan asked the Imperial Doctor.
"Oh." The imperial physician sighed and said, "The emperor's heir doesn't know. Your Majesty's disease is very strange. Please forgive me for being powerless."
"What?" Wu Sansi exclaimed and shouted at the imperial physician: "You haven't lie?"
"This... Your Majesty will not have too much time, it will only be ten days and half a month." After discussing for a while, these imperial physicians hesitated for a while. Then they said.
"Ten days and half a month?" A roar sounded. Everyone was surprised.
"Your Majesty. If you leave, who will inherit this country and country?" Wu Sansi shouted loudly while crying.
"Your Majesty, the country cannot be without a master. This is what Your Majesty gets for life." Wu Chengsi also shouted.
Princess Taiping and Li Xian's eyes widened, looking at Wu Zetian with nervous expressions.
Wu Zetian has not had much time, so the matter must be arranged. Especially for whom the country has to be confirmed. They have to be nervous.
"You..." Li Dan glared at his eyes, as if he was going crazy, and grabbed Wu Sansi's clothes and roared: "At this moment, you don't think about how to save Your Majesty, but you are thinking about the country and the country. Are you very at ease? You say, explain it to me clearly."
The roar was like thunder, and the saliva was splashing, which spurted Wu Sansi's face.
Li Dan was praised as "humility, filial piety and friendship". He was gentle and rarely got angry. There were not many things like this that were angry.
Wu Sansi was stunned and shouted: "I am considering Your Majesty. If Your Majesty's country and country are not passed on, will Your Majesty's efforts be wasted?"
"That's right." Wu Chengsi also came to help.
Li Longji grabbed Wu Chengsi's clothes and shouted in a deep voice: "You are a dog, you are worthy of your majesty. It turns out that in your eyes, there is only the country and the country. If you don't care about Your Majesty's safety, you are worse than beasts."
"I'll slap you." Li Longji waved his right hand and slapped Wu Chengsi in the face.
Feeling the scorching pain, Wu Chengsi's face twisted and he wanted to ask, Li Longji fired his bow left and right, and knocked Wu Chengsi's words back into his stomach.
"Good hit! This kind of dog thing should be hit!" Li Dan praised loudly, waved his right hand, slapped Wu Sansi's face, and a clear fingerprint appeared.
Li Dan has a gentle personality and can count the attacks on others with his fingers. Wu Sansi was stunned at once and opened his mouth wide and couldn't even speak.
"It's time to fight! It's time to fight!" Li Xian and Princess Taiping also agreed.
The two of them were ready to fight, and they were about to come up to beat Wu Sansi and Wu Chengsi.
"Stop!" At this moment, a monk walked in quickly with a sudden shout.
It’s not someone else who comes, it’s Huibian.
"Master, you want to save your mother." Li Dan knelt down with a loud bang, kowtowed to Huibian. He tried too hard and several green bags appeared on his forehead.
"Master, please use your strength to save your mother." Li Xian and Princess Taiping also knelt down and kept kowtowing.
"Get up, get up." Huibian helped the three of them up and said, "I got the news that Your Majesty is sick, so I will come here. Let me check on the condition of my illness."
Everyone moved aside, Huibian came to Wu Zetian's soft couch, opened his eyes wide, and checked.
"Not good." Huibian's face changed drastically, and he looked panicked.
"Master, what's wrong? Tell me quickly." Li Dan hurriedly urged.
These words were exactly what everyone thought, and they all stared at him with wide eyes.
"Your Majesty is not a disease, it is a disaster." Huibian looked frightened and his face turned pale.
"Disaster?" a sound of confusion sounded.
"This is a disaster caused by heaven. You need to use your nephews to save your blessings to eliminate them." Huibian pondered: "You need to fast for 7749 days. During these 49 days, you can only drink a bowl of water a day and not eat. Only by being so sincere can you save Your Majesty."
"I do." Li Dan blurted out without thinking.
"I'm willing, too." Li Xian said.
"I... am willing, too." Princess Taiping hesitated slightly and immediately made a decision.
Wu Sansi and Wu Chengsi were hesitant and wanted to fast, but when they thought of the terrible consequences of fasting, they retreated.
On the 49th day, if you only drink one bowl of water every day and don’t eat, even the iron man will starve to death, and they have to be afraid.
"If there are two more fasting, it will be easier." Huibian stopped at Wu Sansi and Wu Chengsi and asked, "Are you willing to pray for Your Majesty?"
"I...I do." Wu Sansi was very reluctant and was named, but had to agree.
If you don’t show your loyalty, the country will not fall on your head.
"When fasting, I can bribe the guards and give me food and drinks." Wu Sansi thought so in his heart.
"I...I do." Wu Chengsi also wanted to bribe the guards and cheated, so he agreed immediately.
"Master, we are willing, too." Li Chengqi and the others surrounded him with anticipation.
"Fast is purely nonsense. It is not credible. Wu Zetian's illness came strangely. There was no sign in advance. Is there any deception?" Li Longji said in his heart.
"Yes, this matter is a fraud. It is probably because of pretending to be sick and testing loyalty." Li Longji's thoughts turned and he immediately figured it out.
"Master, I am willing, too." Li Longji said hurriedly after thinking it through.
"You are so sincere, it's great. But Your Majesty only needs his nephews for this disease, the emperor's heir, the king of Luling, the fake king of Liang, and Lord Wu, follow me." Huibian turned around and walked away quickly.
Li Dan and Li Xian brothers followed quickly.
Wu Sansi and Wu Chengsi fell to the end.
When he arrived at the Buddhist temple, Huibian gave four people a room and sent a monk to guard it.
"Eighth brother, we must fast and pray for your Majesty." Li Xian rushed towards Li Dan before entering the house.
"Don't worry, Brother Qi, I understand." This is what Li Dan wanted to say.
After Wu Sansi entered his room, he raised his ears and listened for a while. He said, "Come, come."
A little monk came in. Wu Sansi took out a piece of beautiful jade and handed it to the little monk, and said, "I don't have any respect, please accept it."
"What's wrong with you?" the little monk hesitated slightly and asked in his hand.
"My little master, please send me some delicious food. Wu thanked me very much." Wu Sansi said with a smile, with a kind smile, as if she saw her ancestor.
"Okay. If you want to remember what you said, you must thank me." A hint of greed flashed in the little monk's eyes.
"Please be kind to you, my little master, I will definitely lose your benefits." Wu Sansi patted his chest and promised.
After Wu Chengsi entered the room, he called the little monk and bribed him, which solved the problem of eating.
Since then, Wu Sansi and Wu Chengsi have eaten fish and meat every day, and their lives are very comfortable.
After Li Dan entered the room, he only drank one bowl of water every day, and he became so hungry after three days.
"Imperial Hero, why are you doing this? Just say it, I will bring you good wine and meat." A young monk came in and said to Li Dan: "This wine and meat don't cost much, it only takes ten gold a day."
"You go. Don't mess with my sincerity." Li Dan glared at him.
"Imperial Si, you have also read Buddhist scriptures and learned Buddhist principles. You should know that as long as you have a Buddha in your heart, you can become a Buddha. It has nothing to do with whether you eat meat or drink alcohol." The little monk said temptingly.
"Get out!" Li Dan, who had never been angry, rolled his eyes and shouted loudly.
"You..." The little monk hit a wall, very unhappy, and retreated with an ugly expression.
Another day later, the little monk came again. This time, he did not come empty-handedly, but came with a steaming and fragrant chicken. As soon as he entered the house, the fragrance filled the room.
Smelling the scent, Li Dan's saliva flowed out, his eyes shone, his eyes fell on the chicken, and he could no longer move.
"Eat, eat." The little monk smiled and said, "For your sincerity, I don't want your gold anymore, so I give it to you. Eat quickly and eat while it's hot."
"Gu." Li Dan looked at the chicken and swallowed.
He stretched out his right hand and almost touched the chicken. He stopped suddenly. With a wave of his right hand, the chicken rolled to the ground.
Li Dan suddenly stood up and shouted, "You are a vain that you believe in Buddhism and actually tempted me, you get out."
The little monk was shocked and turned around and was about to leave.
"Put the chicken out." Li Dan shouted.
"I don't know the mercy." The little monk muttered, cleaned it up, and left the house.
Three days later, Li Dan lost weight, his eyes fell to his stomach, and he was very weak and had no strength.
The little monk came again. This time he not only brought a chicken, but also a lot of delicious food. He put it in the house and said, "Imperial Hero, don't worry, I won't say it. God knows it, earth knows it, you know me."
"Get out!" Li Dan shouted.
"Okay. I'll get out, okay? I'll see how long you can endure it." The little monk left, but left the food.
When the little monk Yi thought that Li Dan would not be able to resist the temptation and would definitely eat it secretly. After an hour, the little monk came in and took a look and saw that the food was still the same, and Li Dan did not move.
Two more days later, Li Dan became even weaker.
Huibian came in person, brought a lot of delicious food, and said with a smile: "Imperial Hero, this belief in Buddhism has nothing to do with whether to eat or not, as long as you are sincere. Don't worry, I won't say anything, and no one will know."
Huibian is the host here, and his words are very convincing. Logically, Li Dan will believe it.
Chapter completed!