The last year of the Qing Dynasty. The Eight-Power Alliance captured Beijing, and Empress Dowager Cixi was like a bereaved dog. With his tail between his legs, he fled to Xi'an. She sent her minions to swing their tails at the foreigners and beg for mercy. A traitorous treaty was signed to pay compensation for the cession of land and to lose power and humiliate the country. Only to be shocked. On the way back to Beijing. Cixi wanted to go to the Great Xiangguo Temple to pay homage to the Buddha.
This can be bitter to the people of Kaifeng. Since the Western Empress dowager bowed to the government. Officialdom is corrupt and society is dark. Domestic and foreign affairs are in difficulty, and the people are not happy. Under the toss of natural disasters and man-made disasters, the ancient city of Kaifeng is already under the sun and the rivers are in ruins.
Kaifeng prefect Xiao Yu the whole city: Luan driving through the road. Red felt flooring. Incense is burned in the middle of the road; women, children, old and young. Allure is out of the blue. With a candle on his head, he knelt by the side of the road to greet him, rich or poor. Each family pays two or two pieces of silver per head. Give the empress dowager a gift to suppress the shock. Those who do not pay after the deadline. For the crime of deceiving the king, severe punishment will not be granted. The people of Limin cried bitterly, wept and complained that there was no way out, and they went to the Great Xiangguo Temple to ask the bodhisattva for blessings through this catastrophe
Zhiqing, who had just become the abbot of the Great Xiangguo Temple, was thirty years old, five short figures, big ears, and a smile, like a big-bellied Maitreya Buddha. He was very angry when he saw Cixi in the face of national difficulties and when the wind and rain were shaking, he was still acting as a blessing and desperately scavenging for the people's fat and people's ointment. All the abbots of the Great Xiangguo Temple were senior monks who were young and profound in Buddhism.
Zhiqing was young and unqualified, so how could he ascend to the abbot's throne? In the Taiping years, this is absolutely impossible. In recent years, smoke has risen, soldiers are in chaos, people's hearts are turbulent, incense is scarce, and monasteries are unable to make ends meet. The old abbot was overwhelmed, exhausted, overworked, and soon died. None of the four class leaders dared to take up this mess, and the crowd was leaderless and chaotic.
Zhiqing, who was in charge of the monastery's diplomatic relations, was embraced by the monks as an abbot because he was heroic, courageous, young and powerful, kind, and resourceful. Zhiqing was ordered to protect the monks at a time of crisis and benefit the people. After some careful consideration, he wanted to take the opportunity to persuade the empress dowager to change her ways, so he asked the government for a request, as long as the people were spared from suffering, he was willing to offer the treasure of the town temple to the empress. The prefect of Kaifeng saw that the people really could not squeeze oil out of their bodies, so they pushed the boat along the water and abolished the poll tax.
In the early morning of this day, Cixi's brigade, Ma Hao, marched into the Great Xiangguo Temple, and Zhiqing was dressed in red robes, leading a group of monks to kneel in front of the mountain gate to greet them, and Cixi smiled: "My own disciples, there is no need to pay homage to the worship in a conventional manner." ”
Why did the empress dowager call the monks her own family? It turned out that she was a firm believer in Buddhism, claiming to be the Lafayette who was ordained by heaven, and the gods who enjoyed the fireworks of the world could sit on an equal footing, and going to Xiangguo Temple was equivalent to stringing relatives. Therefore, it is very close to Buddhist disciples.
After Cixi sat down, Zhiqing knelt down and chanted a Buddhist trumpet and said, "Lafayette is at the Xingwei Temple. Specially dedicated to the treasure of the town temple, filial piety to your old man! ”
Cixi's wrinkled face blossomed with joy, and she secretly thought in her heart that the Great Xiangguo Temple was the world's first ancient temple, and many rare treasures had been collected through the ages. You are willing to dedicate, happy to receive it, she made a look, the eunuch chief Li Lianying waved the dust, withdrew the women's voice: "Zhiqing loyal and commendable, the empress dowager hereby approves!" ”
Zhi Qing waved the sleeve of his robe, and the two monks struggled to pick up the treasure of the town temple. He pointed to the gift covered by Huang Ling: "The Open Temple has been open for more than a thousand years, and it is only by relying on the protection of this treasure that this piece of Buddhist gate has been maintained, and the monks can recite the sutra and worship the Buddha with peace of mind, please cherish the empress!" ”
Cixi looked at the gift with her eyes and smiled: "Your life is very son, and you are also the top son of Lafayette's heart." ”
ZhiQing said, "With Lafayette's golden words, the poor monks will dare to offer treasures!" ”
Li Lianying was already impatient and drank, "Open it quickly!" Let Galeries Lafayette see what a rare play it is! ”
Zhiqing did not hurry to uncover the yellow aya, which turned out to be a large iron bucket filled with dirt, piled up sharply, like a hill, with tender yellow ginger buds on it. Everyone present stayed.
Cixi's face darkened, "What is this?" ”
Zhi Qinglang said, "Treasure of the Town Temple, a bucket of Ginger Mountain!" ”
The harmonic sound of a barrel of ginger mountain is a unified country. Zhiqing's dedication to this object at the moment was intended to mock the empress dowager's loss of power and humiliation of the country, and the mountains and rivers were broken. The civil and military officials who followed the localities could not imagine that Zhiqing dared to play this set of tricks, and they were all frightened and stammered, and their faces were like earth. Cixi's face was red and white, and she was very embarrassed. However, this matter is not convenient to pick out the seizure, thinking to myself, today I have to find a stubble, slaughter all the bald donkeys, and let the people of the world know the strength of the old woman!
Her teeth were tickling, but her face was fake, "Good, good... It's just that the road is far away and it is inconvenient to carry, so this treasure is still left in your temple! ”
Zhiqing saw that the empress dowager had a killing chance in her eyes and understood that it was inevitable to kill herself today. He put life and death aside, determined to fight with Lafayette.
Cixi was carried left and right and came to the magnificent Daxiong Treasure Hall. Above the temple door hangs a huge plaque, on which are inlaid with four large gold powder characters of "Gu Bian Ming Blue", the font is strong, the momentum is extraordinary, the precision is made, and the brilliance is dazzling. Hui Xi looked at the words on the plaque, her spirit was lifted, and she thought to herself, What a heavenly opportunity, and the retribution of your monk is in front of her: she said quietly: "Where is the abbot!" ”
Zhi Qing took a step forward and replied, "The poor monk listens to Hou Fufu." ”
Cixi pointed to the plaque and said slowly, "Are you convicted?" ”
As soon as Zhi Que looked at the plaque, he understood what medicine she was selling in the gourd, so he deliberately pretended to be confused: "Please Lafayette to make it clear!" ”
Li Lianying was a roundworm in her belly, and she felt the bends in her heart the most, and immediately stepped forward to drink: "You are so bold, you dare to offend the holy secret!" Take him down left and right, please send him down! ”
These four words of "ancient Bie Minglan" mean "ancient city Bieliang Famous Temple". The Buddhist scriptures call the place where the monks live as "Garan", also referred to as "Blue", so the Great Xiangguo Temple is also called "Xianglan", how can this plaque offend the holy secret? It turned out that Cixi's nickname was Lan'er. According to the rules of the feudal dynasty, the name of the emperor must not be used by the people without authorization, and individual characters must be replaced. Cixi is actually the Taishang Emperor of China, and there is a "blue" character on the plaque, which is a mortal sin.
At this moment, there were already four wolf-like imperial guards, tightly twisting Zhiqing's hands back. Li Lianying shouted again: "Come, people, quickly take off the plaque and smash it!" ”
When he thought it was inappropriate, he hurriedly said, "Be careful to take off the holy secret (referring to the blue word) and smash it again." Several eunuchs immediately moved ladders to climb high to pick up the plaque.
Cixi said to Zhiqing with a false feeling, "You are a Buddhist monk, and you can't bear to add to your sins, but the laws of the land are intolerable and you have to punish them." Do you have anything else to say? ”
Zhiqing looked at himself calmly and said, "The poor monk deserves his sins, but he is only afraid that the blood will be sprinkled on the Buddha's door and purify the land, which will hinder the empress dowager's holy name!" ”
Cixi thought to herself, but this evil monk was still interested, so she said, "This palace has given you self-judgment." She pointed to the release pool in front of the temple and said, "Throw yourself into the water!" ”
Zhiqing straightened out his robes, and after paying homage to the heavens, he calmly walked to the side of the release pool, raised his legs, and "pounced" into the water, he pierced a few masks, and climbed to the shore drenched in water.
Cixi sneered darkly, "Do you dare to disobey Yi's will?" ”
Zhiqing wiped the beads of water from his face and said, "The poor monk didn't dare, only because he just committed suicide by diving into the water and walked on the bridge, and was stopped by a person." ”
Cixi thought to herself, no matter what tricks you play, you will have to die today, so she asked, "Who is so bold?" ”
Zhiqing Bi gongbi respectfully: "The former emperor Qianlong Emperor." ”
Cixi's face was full of anger: "Do you dare to tease the palace?"
ZhiQing was serious: "Really, trick your subordinates into turning a big turtle into the Empress Dowager's Imperial Monument, the Emperor Xian said, the plaque is related to the title, what does it have to do with you?" The little monk thought, yes, and returned to the Yang Realm. ”
When cixi said this, Cixi was also puzzled. When she saw that the eunuch had carefully removed the blue character and was about to smash it, she hurriedly drank: "Stop for the time being!" ”
Then he turned to Zhiqing and asked, "Since it is the imperial pen of the former emperor, why didn't you see the payment?" Tell the truth, if there is half a sentence false, the corpse is broken into ten thousand pieces! ”
Zhiqing said nonchalantly, "I want to be prosperous in Qianlong, the four seas surrendered, and the country was safe." The former emperor observed the people's feelings, toured the south many times, once passed by the temple, Haoxing Dafa, and the imperial pen personally inscribed the plaque. It is just a micro-service private visit, and it is inconvenient to leave a name. ”
Cixi was half-convinced: "Since the former emperor is a private visit, how do you know that the temple is a royal pen?" ”
Zhiqing said, "Later, Emperor Xian summoned the Governor of Henan at the Taihe Temple to talk about this matter. After the open temple learned that it was the former emperor's imperial pen, the plaque was hung high and the light shone for thousands of autumns. ”
Cixi's face turned blue and she drank, "Kaifeng Prefect!" ”
The prefect of Kaifeng trembled and crawled to the ground: "The young minister is here." ”
"Seriously!"
"This plaque is indeed the imperial pen of the former emperor. It is recorded in the Prefectural Chronicle. ”
Cixi was flustered in her heart, caught in a dilemma, and did not know what to do for a while. Li Lianying saw that the situation was not good, and was busy unblocking the master: "Abbot, Lafayette was just joking!" ”
Zhiqing said, "Just now, Emperor Xiandi also asked, which unfilial descendant and the old ancestor joked?" ”
Cixi knew that this was to scold herself through the mouth of the former emperor, but there was no way, and she was embarrassed for a while. But Cixi was, after all, a scheming and adaptable woman, and she thought: If you can eat the thorn fence, I won't lie all over the world? She fixed her mind and said, "Last night, Xiandi Tomeng told Hongu that since your name is Lan'er, give you the blue character!" The official was afraid that your temple would not be willing, so he made a small calculation and tested the abbot. ”
Zhiqing knew that if he continued to make trouble, the bow string would collapse, so he climbed the pole and giggled: "Just now the emperor told the little monk that it is not easy for the ancestors to start a business, and he gave the blue character to the empress, asking Lafayette to answer the mandate of heaven, go down to the people's heart, revitalize the army, and unify the country and mountains!" ”
Cixi lowered the donkey and said, "This palace will never fail to live up to the high expectations of the former emperor." The imperial plaque asked the treasure temple to properly treasure it, and the blue character took it with him. ”
She no longer had the heart to worship any Buddha or incense, and with a stomach full of air, she slipped away from the Great Xiangguo Temple.
As a result, only the Qianlong Imperial Book plaque hanging on the Daxiong Treasure Hall was the word "Gu Bian Name". The people said, "Lafayette only needs blue characters, not Jiang (Jiang) Mountain!" ”