Chapter 26 The twenty-fifth chapter of the crying spirit mourns the heart and asks the Zen reading post to realize the secret of heaven

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 "snack 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 was thinking in his heart that he would ask Wang Jiusi for a death penalty for "assaulting 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. Feng Bao said it was a trap.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 Sanqi Festival of the Longqing Emperor. Early in the morning, Master Yiru, the abbot of Zhaoning Temple outside the Xuanwu Gate, led more than 30 monks from the Donghua Gate, and held a water and land ceremony for Emperor Longqing in the mourning hall of the Hongxiao Hall. In the ashram, 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 Qianqing Palace and Hongxiao Palace are separated by two walls, it is only a hundred steps away. Seeing the emperor's Chengyu turning around the Shenxiao Palace, Zhang Gui has already led the forty or fifty servants who are on duty in Hongxiao Palace. He knelt down on the brick floor in front of the hall and waited for him.Seeing Chengyu stop steadily at the gate of the hall, Zhang Gui shouted in a sharp voice: "Slave Zhang Gui leads all the servants of the Hongxiao Hall to wait for the holy driver here." Concubine Li Gui said in Chengyu: "Everyone, get up. " All the servants responded together: "Thank you, Our Lady, for your kindness." They all stood up and stood up.

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 my slave told them to avoid it." "Where are the monks now?" "They are all sitting in the wing room to rest and wait for orders." "Call them to continue working as a 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, and then guided Zhu Yijun to perform a filial son's gift, and then walked around behind the curtain, caressing the big red coffin, feeling depressed for the past few days. Anxiety and fear could no longer be controlled, and he 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, Li Guifei was still crying, Zhang Gui knelt outside the curtain and shouted: "May the mother's day be mourned, and the emperor be mourned." 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 Daci'en Temple, led all his disciples to respectfully greet the emperor and the emperor's mother."

"Excuse me," Concubine Li Gui bowed slightly, showing her respect for the monks, and continued, "I hope 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 darkness, fire, sun, moon, stars, day and night. There is no such thing as the name of the years and doomsdays, and there is no family to live in.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: ...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.

"Queen." 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 the Dengwen drum in the morning, and later I heard Wu Hong report that Feng Bao was impeached by the spokesperson of the Sixth Section Gallery."

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 things, 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 about this matter?" "Which matter?" Empress Chen was confused and asked in a daze. "The officials impeached Feng Bao." Li Guifei added. "Look at my memory. Recently, I've always been confused." Empress Chen smiled self-consciously, said something undercover, and continued, "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 are we women and Taoists doing?" 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 that there are now everywhere in the bookstore outside the bookstore. "Commandment", the meaning is 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 he asked Concubine Li Gui: "Sister, how long has it been since Eunuch Feng took over as the Supervisor of Rites?" Concubine Li Gui counted with her fingers and answered, "Six days." "It's only been six days. How many papers are there to impeach him?" "Four letters, one was sent from Nanjing and received the day before yesterday, and the other three were sent in today by the speaker of the Sixth Section Corridor knocking on Deng Wengu." Concubine Li Gui then briefly introduced the general content of the four letters . "Hmm." Empress Chen asked thoughtfully, "How did Eunuch Feng get the seal of the Supervisor of Ceremonies?" Li Guifei saw that Empress Chen was talking like an outsider, she couldn't help feeling anxious, and her voice became rough: "Sister, you are really too, are you really confused? It is Jun'er who asked Feng Bao to replace Meng Chong On the day of enthronement, we discussed and settled it, 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, and that's where I said something strange!" "Ah?" Concubine Li Gui's eyes flashed. "Think about it. The imperial decree was issued directly by the emperor, bypassing the cabinet. Can he be happy with his tall beard? Besides, our Ming Dynasty has been in the world for almost two hundred years. There are dozens of eunuchs who have served as the chief inspector. No one, have you heard that someone was impeached after six days in office? Wang Zhen, Liu Jin, these big traitors among the eunuchs of the former dynasty, although they committed crimes in the palm of their hands, I have never heard of someone who would kick them out as soon as they took office Why do the 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?" "It's almost like this." 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 current emperor—the childish child in front of him 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. In the worst case, you may even be accused of "interfering in politics".After thinking about it, Empress Chen made up her mind not to cause trouble for herself. In order to avoid it, she asked Zhu Yijun deliberately teasingly: "Jun'er, you Long Live Lord, you 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 hope that the queen mother will be the master." 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 sadness of the raspberries, but also the detachment and etherealness of Baiyun Chuxiu.Empress Chen was enlightened when she heard this, and said with emotion: "I heard that the one in the mourning hall is just like the master, he is a well-educated eminent monk with a very high reputation." "Yes, I've heard that too." Concubine Li Gui answered absently. "Can you invite him over and give us some pointers?" "Invite him?" Concubine Li Gui shook her head with a smile, "Master Ru is a monk, so how can he care about these mundane matters." "Isn't my sister also the reincarnation of Guanyin, how can she also take care of common affairs?" Empress Chen cleverly said a word of flattery, and then said, "The emperor is in charge of world affairs. If you say that common affairs are common affairs, if you say they are Buddhist affairs Buddhist things." "Sister said this like a Zen practitioner." Concubine Li Gui seemed to have realized something, and said with a blank face, "That's fine, call Master Yiru over here, don't expect him to come up with any ideas, if he can help us straighten our minds Straighten it out, it's just 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 reciting sutras for a long time." Li Guifei said. "I'm not tired," Yiru replied slowly with his eyelids downcast, "May the Emperor Daxing ascend to the Buddha Kingdom, Amitabha Buddha." "How many years has Master Yi been abbot of Zhaoning Temple?" Concubine Li continued to ask. "Five years." "Is the incense burning in the temple?" "Thanks to the blessing of the empress, the incense in the temple has always been very prosperous." "Master is just laughing at me," Concubine Li Gui forced a smile, but said with some guilt, "I have lived in the capital for many years, and I have never paid homage to Zhaoning Temple. Tomorrow I will Let someone send two hundred taels of silver to the monastery, which is considered as a donation of incense money from my heart, and I will go to the monastery to burn incense on another day when I am done with my busy work." Just like the monk hurriedly put his hands together, and after chanting a few "Amitabha Buddhas" in a row, he said: "Thank you for your care, my lady. Under the sky, is it possible that there is a king's land? Soil." Although Li Guifei liked to hear such words, she still replied humbly: "Master Yiru has won the prize." "The poor monk didn't win the award. 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 it with me, and I think he has a lot of experience. But 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 Eunuch Feng?" "The old monk said just now that he had only met Eunuch Feng 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 "secret" 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?" Li Guifei 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 and glanced at Concubine Li Gui, and said: "Bodhidharma gave the Buddha beads to Emperor Wu of Liang. Weird!" 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 Companion lied to you?" Zhu Yijun was also 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 real or not, I think it's justified by the public, and justified by the woman, what do you think?" Just like looking at the expressions of the three of them, he already felt that there was a paragraph of right and wrong 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, but 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. I really haven’t 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 urged: "Sister, you simply tell Master Yi about this matter thoroughly, and ask him to judge who is the one who is playing tricks." "Alright," 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." Send me, just such a matter, as the master, how do you judge?" Yiru replied: "So, this is another public case." "Kanan, what gongan?" Empress Chen was so shocked that her face changed color when she heard this. 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.Knowing that Empress Chen got it wrong, she couldn't help laughing, and replied with a chuckle: "Sister, you got it wrong. This 'koan' is not the other 'koan'. Master, just tell me, what is the case here?" Yiru said: "Those who counterfeit Buddhist beads are fighting cattle across the mountains, and those who present Buddhist beads are riding cattle to find cattle." "How do you say that?" 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 don't hurt a single hair of the cattle. Those who ride cattle to find cattle are just confused for a moment, not knowing that the cattle are by their side." "Master Yiru, what do you mean by this cow?" "Buddha." Just as the monk sighed, "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 treasure from outside. What is this if it is not riding a bull to find a bull?" Just as the words inspired Empress Chen, she took up the conversation and said: "Yes, let's say that there is already a reincarnated Guanyin in the Forbidden City, so what kind of Buddha treasure do you all need to ask for? Don't say that the Bodhidharma beads are fake. Yes, it is true, and it is just an 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 said "Amitabha Buddha" and slowly twisted the beads in his hand. At this time, Concubine Li Gui caught a glimpse of Zhang Cheng swaying 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 Cheng had come to deliver 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 Cheng to come in. Zhang Cheng 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 down in fright. "Any more revelations?" Concubine Li Gui asked coldly. "I would like to report to Li Niangniang, I was sent by Mrs. Feng to deliver the post to Lord Long Live." Zhang Cheng took out a scroll from his arms and presented it with both hands, and 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, it's this," Zhu Yijun, who had been sitting on the sidelines, replied as if he had just woken up from a dream, "Mother, this post is what I want. I accompanied my son to study last morning. My son suddenly remembered what you said that day. As the saying goes, "A dragon has nine sons, and nine sons behave like nine." My son asked my companion, what are the names of the dragon's nine sons? I have never heard of it. Daban said he didn't know, and he was going to Please ask Mr. Zhang. Zhang Cheng, 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, and opened the scroll, but there were many characters she couldn't read. She handed the scroll to Zhu Yijun, and asked, "Do you know everyone?" 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 Cheng who was still kneeling: "You read this post to Long Live Lord." "The slave obeys the order." Zhang Cheng took back the post from the servant 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 , which is shaped like a turtle 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.The sixth is called , which 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 knife.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 Cheng 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 the reading was very smooth.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 crown prince on the books?" "Remember," Zhu Yijun nodded, and said like an endorsement, "In the second year of Longqing, Gao Yi, the Minister of Rites, proposed that the four senior scholars in the cabinet jointly sign the petition to make Haier the crown prince. Now, the four senior scholars in the cabinet can only Zhang Juzheng is left alone." "Well," Concubine Li Gui asked with a flash of excitement in her eyes, "Who is going to hold a sutra banquet for you, the crown prince, so that you can learn from the cabinet?" "It's also Zhang Juzheng. Every time there are eight teachers giving lectures on the feast day, Zhang Juzheng personally presides over it." "Just remember." After Li Guifei finished speaking, she turned around and asked Zhang Cheng who was still kneeling straight: "Where is Mr. Feng?" "Go back to your mother, Mr. Feng is in the room of the Li supervisor." "what are you doing?" "He didn't see anyone, he just wiped his tears secretly." Concubine Li knew from the bottom of her heart that Feng Bao sent Zhang Cheng to send this post, first to express that although he had "suffered unjust injustice", he was still doing things faithfully, and second, 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 show it. She just waved her hand impatiently and said to Zhang Cheng: "People don't cry when they are sad. I know how Eunuch Feng feels. Now go back and tell Eunuch Feng not to be sad." "The slave obeys the order." Zhang Cheng got up, bowed and retreated.Watching 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 the Hongxiao Hall is really a success." Blessed by the gods of the late emperor, we 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, to tell the truth, I really can't decide how to deal with the major events that have happened in the palace these days. My sister asks for an idea. In this extraordinary period, the burden of the imperial court should be carried by the two of us. I have thought about how to deal with the dispute between the palace and the palace, that is, the conflict between Gao Gong and Feng Bao. Can my sister handle it? If I have a good idea, I will follow my sister’s advice. If my sister doesn’t have one, we will go to the Xiandi’s tomb to throw copper coins together. These two copper coins are the first batch of coins minted by the Ministry of Households in the year when the first emperor ascended the throne. The first emperor rewarded me for playing. Yes. I usually toss these two copper coins to try my luck when I encounter any embarrassment. This time I have no idea, but I still want to do this. I made a plan before I came. Sister, you toss these two copper coins once, and I will toss them Once, Jun'er tossed it again, and if two of the three times the printed "Longqing Treasure Banknote" turned up, we would remove Gao Gong's first assistant, otherwise, we would let Feng Bao return to his hometown to live in peace." "Are you still planning to do this now?" Empress Chen asked nervously. "No need." Concubine Li Gui said something meaningful, "The guardian god is ready-made, why should we ride a bull to find a cow?"