Nine hundred and twentieth chapters kindness and incense
Zhao Gou walked into this elegant and refined mansion. Li Daqi introduced him in front, "This mansion was just completed a month ago. It was actually built for Yanqing. They have a house near the Alum Tower, but the house is a little smaller, less than ten acres, and it is just an ordinary mansion, which is a bit inconsistent with his current identity, so I built a house for him here, which is relatively quiet and low-key."
"Haha! It turns out that this is the King of Jin's Mansion, I really didn't expect it."
Zhao Gou felt a little disappointed, and he was also thinking about buying the house for his father to support him.
Li Daqi did not see the disappointment in the emperor's eyes, and still introduced to Zhao Gou with great enthusiasm, "The characteristic of this house is that the middle is the essence, and the two sections are auxiliary buildings, such as the kitchen, livestock shed, warehouse, lower room and guard room, are on both sides. The forty acres in the middle are the master room, front is the main hall, the guest room, living room, dining room, outer study room, etc., behind is the garden and inner house, pavilions, towers, small bridge and curved corridor, everything is available."
The more Zhao Gou looked at this house, the more he liked it. It was very elegant and comfortable. I believe that his father must like it very much, so he winked at Cao Yan.
Cao Yan understood. When Zhao Gou was drinking tea in a small pavilion, Cao Yan called Li Daqi aside and whispered: "Can Mr. Li build another mansion for Yanqing?"
Li Daqi was stunned, "Why is this?"
Cao Yan said the purpose of the emperor's visit today, and sighed, "The official family is also a son of man. He ran around to make the emperor who suffered many hardships live more comfortably. This filial piety is commendable. The only thing the official is interested in now is this mansion, which allows the emperor to live here for his old age. The official family is willing to buy this mansion at a high price. Can the official understand the official's painstaking efforts and give up love?"
Li Daqi was really embarrassed. It was not that he couldn't bear to leave a house, but that this house was the best piece of land in his hands. Of course, he wanted to leave it to his son, but now it was the official family who came to beg for him. Li Daqi was also quite moved when he thought of the official family's filial piety.
He pondered for a moment and said, "Let's do this! This house is the mansion in Yanqing, just treat him as a filial piety to his father-in-law, and the Supreme Emperor is also my in-laws. If I have nothing to say, I will find another place to build another mansion."
Cao Yan was overjoyed and rushed to report to the official house. Zhao Gou smiled and said, "I'm very embarrassed to occupy King Jin's house. I have to give it for free. This is a bad thing. Let Mr. Li estimate the price. I will buy it by 20% more. I can't let Mr. Li suffer a loss."
Cao Yan advised: "Your Majesty, the Supreme Emperor is a relative of Mr. Li after all, and he has a business relationship. Mr. Li is right. This is Yanqing's mansion, and it is natural to respect his father-in-law."
Zhao Gou hesitated and said, "But I feel embarrassed for this!"
Cao Yan thought for a while and said, "It's better to do this. Your Majesty also gave him a glance at the Royal Spring to Mr. Li. This is a kind of exchange of courtesy."
Zhao Gou thought this method was also good, so he smiled and said, "Okay! I will give Li Yuanwai the Liufang Spring on the eastern foot of Phoenix Mountain to be regarded as a gift from this house."
Among the twenty famous royal springs in Lin'an Prefecture, Liufangquan ranked fifth. It was originally reserved for the Supreme Emperor to enjoy, but the Supreme Emperor took a fancy to the top Ruishiquan. Zhao Gou gave this Liufangquan to Li Daqi.
After getting the other palace done, Zhao Gou said goodbye and left. Li Daqi kept sending Zhao Gou to the dock. Li Daqi hesitated and asked: "Your Majesty, does Yanqing have any plans to return to Lin'an recently?"
Zhao Gou smiled slightly, "According to the convention, he should go to Beijing to report his work, but there are too many things in the northwest, and it is on the front line. He needs to arrange everything before he can make a move, so I don't have any restrictions on time. It's October now, and the severe winter is approaching. I guess he may not make a move until the spring next year."
Li Daqi bowed and said, "Xiaomin understands that this house can be handed over to the palace today, and the Supreme Emperor can come and live at any time."
Seeing that Cao Yan and several guards had already boarded the ship, Zhao Gou took out a letter and handed it to Li Daqi, and whispered: "Send someone to send this letter to Yanqing."
Li Daqi was startled and quickly accepted the letter, "Xiaomin will send someone to Jingzhao in the afternoon."
It’s not that Zhao Gou didn’t believe in Cao Yan, but that the Cao family’s old man was first on the list of old ministers that his father was about to meet. Zhao Gou was worried that the Cao family would be pulled over by his father.
In October, Guanzhong has entered late autumn. Under the clouds and mists of October, the colors on the land of Guanzhong have gradually faded away. The top of Taibai Mountain has been covered with snow. The plains have been covered with a dry coat. In the sky, piles of dark gray clouds are pressing against the earth. The endless trees in the forest are bare. The old trees stand gloomy, allowing the brown moss to cover up the wrinkles on his body. The ruthless autumn strips away their dark green coats, and they have to stand there withered and bare.
But there was another scene in the city. The joy of autumn harvest had not yet subsided from people's faces, and the expectation for the New Year jumped into people's eyes. Housewives began to patrol cheap New Year goods in the market, men were working hard for a decent income at the end of the year, and children began to count the days and look forward to the New Year. Their new clothes, New Year's money, firecrackers, and lantern festivals on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, etc. Children from poor families could have a good meal that day.
For the major temples in Jingzhao City, the New Year is also a day when incense money is earned. Almost all wealthy families will restore their wishes around the New Year, so there are still two months before the New Year, and major temples have begun to prepare their own Dharma Assembly, which is the most effective way to attract pilgrims.
Today, the mountain gate of Dacien Temple was closed, and the front gate was swept cleanly. More than a dozen novice monks and dozens of soldiers stood at the door, constantly persuading the pilgrims who came to burn incense back. A notice was posted at the door, "There are distinguished guests in Dacien Temple today, and the reception will be suspended for one day. The mountain gate will be opened on time tomorrow. I hope the pilgrims will understand."
From time to time, female guards wearing red and white warrior uniforms appeared in every corner, patrolling the movements around vigilantly. Today, the Princess Jin brought a few sisters to Dacien Temple to burn incense. Princess Cao Yun and the second concubine Zhao Fujin were both pregnant three months ago. They had to rest at home within three months, and they could go out to relax after three months.
So Cao Yun and Zhao Fujin made an appointment that when they could go out to the street, they would come to the temple to pray for their children and beg the Buddha to bless the children with safety and health. Today is a good day, so the family chose to come to Dacien Temple today.
Dacien Temple was built by Emperor Gaozong of Tang Dynasty and was remembering his mother, Empress Changsun when Emperor Gaozong of Tang Dynasty. It covers a vast area and is magnificent. It is one of the royal temples of the Tang Dynasty. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, the temple was destroyed by war. The current temple was rebuilt on its original site. Both the scale and the monks are far from comparable to the Tang Dynasty. It is not the largest temple in Jingzhao City. Cao Yun chose Dacien Temple to burn incense because the royal palace is very close to this place, just a small river.
The temple abbot, Master Zhiguang, accompanied the four wives to the Main Hall with more than a dozen elders. Master Zhiguang clasped his hands and smiled: "In addition to praying for blessings, the princess should also beg for a child!"
Any temple hopes that pilgrims can make some prayers, and that if they pray, there will be wishes, and if they make wishes, there will be restoration. Especially for big pilgrims like the princess, the abbot hopes that she can make more wishes in front of the Buddha, but the words cannot be said so directly, begging for a child is the best excuse.
Dacien Temple is also a temple for the royal palace. Cao Yun donates 500 kilograms of sesame oil every year. Cao Yun nodded, "The prince of Jin is relatively young. Today I am here to hope that the flesh and blood in his belly will be two young men. If we can realize our wish, we will thank you very much when restoring it."
"Amitabha, the princess is sincere and will definitely move the Buddha. Please burn incense!"
Cao Yun brought Zhao Fujin into the hall, and Shishi and Hu Qing'er followed him into the hall. Shishi wanted to pray for the Buddha's blessing for his daughter's safety and health. Qing'er also hoped that she could get pregnant early. She was enthroned as the lady of the third-rank county last month. Of course, in the reward book of the Ministry of War, she was promoted to General Ningyuan under the name of Hu Sanniang, and was promoted from the female barracks to the female barracks in the Jingzhao Army.
These are Hu Qing'er's two identities. She does not want to give up her military post, but she also wants to have a baby for her husband. When she encounters a truce, she hopes to get pregnant early during this peace period.
The four of them tent incense before the incense table, and then the four of them knelt down in front of the Buddha. They folded their hands and kowtowed, and silently made their own wishes to the Buddha.
"Please bless the Buddha, bless the woman's flesh and blood in her belly to be a Shaolang, and to prosper the Li family."
"Please bless the Buddha, bless the woman to give birth to a son, and ask the Buddha to bless the father's health and the emperor's brother's health."
"Please ask the Buddha to bless my little daughter Lian'er without illness and disasters, grow up happily, and bless my woman and husband to grow old together and never leave her."
Chapter completed!