Chapter 283 Bodhi Book Without Tree

As soon as the emperor opened his golden mouth, everyone was quite surprised, including Princess Gaoyang - why did he suddenly mention the marriage between Princess Gaoyang and Qin Mubai at this time?

Li Shimin seemed not to be interested in explaining anything, but continued: "It's unusual for the emperor to marry his daughter. When you promise to get married first, you will get married in a period of one year, and then you will get married. After the funeral of the King of Qi is over, Ke'er, you will preside over the engagement ceremony of the two of them.

Li Ke was very surprised. At that moment, he arched his hand without thinking and said, "Father, I dare not take orders!"

"What did you say?" Li Shimin was also surprised once and looked at him inconceivably.

Qin Mubai and Princess Gaoyang were also quite stunned and puzzled.

"My son... I just lost my wife, which is quite ominous. It's not good to bring this ominous spirit to the joy of the royal sister and the emperor's son-in-law. Please also ask your father to think twice and choose someone else to preside over the wedding ceremony. Li Ke bowed his hand and bowed.

"Third brother, why do you... talk like this!" Princess Gaoyang shouted in surprise and annoyance.

"Gao Yang, don't quarrel. Your third brother's worries are reasonable. Li Shimin nodded gently, "Okay, I'll think about it again and make another candidate."

Qin Mubai stood aside without squinting and saying nothing. He was worried that Li Ke was deliberately making an excuse to push him. The purpose was nothing more than to keep a distance from him. In fact, when he was playing chess just now, Qin Mubai saw it. After returning to Beijing this time, Li Ke was very cautious. In fact, Qin Mubai is very clear about his chess skills, which is definitely not inferior to Li Shimin. When he just ate the horse, he hesitated again and again. He must have seen that it was an ambush and trap set by Li Shimin, but he still ate it decisively. As a result, he lost a game beautifully.

Li Ke began to hide his light and bide his time again.

Only Princess Gaoyang is unreasonable. At present, she is still a little angry and stares at Li Ke with slanted eyes. If it hadn't been for the presence of the emperor, I'm afraid he would have pleaded guilty to Li Kexing.

At this time, Li Shimin said, "In the past few days, there have been many things in the world. From Xiangzhou to Dengzhou, some things made by Li You shocked the government and the opposition. However, that's all in the past. There is no need to mention it in the future. You don't need to explain anything in front of me.

Li Ke suddenly fell down gratefully: "My father's heart is like a mirror, and my son admires it."

"Get up!" Li Shimin said lightly, "Those who are clear are self-clear, and those who are turbid are turbid. It's not that my heart is like a mirror, but that things don't have their own public opinion, and the law of the world has a law.

"Thank you, Father!" Li Ke still kowtowed solemnly a few times, and then stood up respectfully, with a look of fear of immortality.

"Kier, since you have come to Chang'an, you don't have to rush back to Xiangzhou." Li Shimin suddenly said.

Li Ke was shocked, but he didn't dare to say anything. He was probably thinking: Didn't he trust me? Why did he stop my official again?

"Don't get me wrong, it's actually like this." Li Shimin said, "After the Dengzhou incident, the courtiers often had advice, saying that there were many drawbacks in the hereditary assassination system. The Dengzhou rebellion was caused by the drawbacks of the hereditary assassin system. Therefore, the ministers advised me earnestly and advised me to abolish the hereditary assassin system. I think about it again and again and think that what they said makes sense. He was ready to abolish the new hereditary history system at the end of the year, and transfer the princes and princes who were transferred to foreign positions back to Chang'an. They only gave them the position of procuratorial school. From then on, they will no longer go to Fengyi to serve as officials.

"My father is wise, and my son should obey!" Li Ke hurriedly bowed his hand and answered.

Li Shimin nodded, sighed, turned his head to look at Princess Gaoyang, and said in a low voice, "When the King of Qi has come to this day, I really have an inescapable responsibility. In the future, I will try my best to fulfill my duty as a father and accompany and supervise you. After that, you all stay by my side and don't go anywhere!"

"Yes, father..." Li Ke and Princess Gaoyang answered softly.

Qin Mubai's heart is playing drums: At the beginning, the reason why Li Shimin wanted to implement the hereditary assassin system was to disintegrate and divide some. The party struggle in the court was convenient for him to control the current situation and prepare for the establishment of a reserve. In fact, a shrewd politician like Li Shimin, of course, knows that the hereditary assassination system is actually no different from the division of the emperors, and there are serious ills. He was not a stopgap at that time; now Li You's incident forced him to give up this stopgap measure in advance - but does that mean that Li Shimin has decided on the choice of the crown prince in his heart? Or have he been able to fully control the two power grabbing power in the court?

Li Shimin, the emperor, is essentially a politician; no matter what he does - even if he deals with family affairs, there are traces of politicians' ideas everywhere.

"Linger." Li Shimin called softly, paused for a moment, and said, "If you have time, spend more time with your mother."

"Uh-huh..." Princess Gaoyang bit her lip and nodded gently. There are already some crystal tears flashing in my eyes.

"Okay, it's okay. You can step down!" Li Shimin waved his hand gently with a smile on his face. In the smile, there was a little fatigue.

The three of them said goodbye and left. Out of the imperial study, Li Ke looked deeply at Qin Mubai and walked away without saying a word.

"Hey, third brother, third brother! ... Third brother, why are you like this!" Princess Gaoyang called a few times, but Li Ke didn't mean to stop, which made her a little angry.

"Forget it, Linger." Qin Mubai persuaded her with a smile and said, "Your third brother... doesn't seem to pay much attention to us."

"Why? Aren't we always the best?" Princess Gaoyang asked annoyance and puzzlement.

Qin Mubai sighed and shook his head: "In this officialdom, there are no eternal friends and no eternal enemies. I'm afraid... I did something wrong and offended him."

"What's the matter?" Princess Gaoyang insisted on breaking the casserole and asking to the end.

Qin Mubai shook his head in embarrassment: "Forget it, let's not talk about it. Let's go and see your mother.

"No, you must say it!" Princess Gaoyang stubbornly stood in front of Qin Mubai, frowned and refused to let him move forward.

Qin Mubai smiled bitterly and said, "Linger, don't you never care about my affairs?"

"That was before, but now I have to take care of it. Have you forgotten our agreement that there are no more secrets from each other? Princess Gaoyang said, "What's more, it's related to the third brother!" For such a long time, how well we get along with each other! How do you say that you turn against each other? I said, why did Sanke suddenly refuse to host the engagement ceremony for us just now? It turned out that there was a conflict with you?

Qin Mubai nodded helplessly: "If you want to know, I'll tell you. But you have to promise that you can't let others know?"

"Uh-huh, uh-huh." Princess Gaoyang nodded repeatedly and said eagerly, "Say it quickly!"

"In fact, it's like this..." Qin Mubai began to be blind, he said--

"At the beginning, His Majesty issued an order to Xiangzhou, called him back to Beijing, and ordered me to protect the people without moving. But at that time, I disobeyed the imperial edict and raised an army without authorization, and argued with the king of Wu in public. In fact, it doesn't matter. The key is that later, I took advantage of my personal friendship with several generals in his house to transfer some of his own soldiers to me to help me fight. At that time, I thought he had left Xiangzhou, but I didn't think he had left yet! Let him know about this, of course he is not happy - think about it, can his men be happy to obey my orders? More importantly, I resisted the order like this, which made him very angry. First, it is certain that he was scolded by His Majesty the Emperor, because his assassin did not assist Chu Suiliang to restrain me, which is at least a crime of dereliction of duty; secondly... He is a prince who can't restrain me. Can His Majesty not scold him for his incompetence? The generals and soldiers in Xiangzhou only listen to me. Can he not be angry? So..."

"Humph, the third brother is too narrow-minded!" Princess Gaoyang suddenly shouted anly, "He is jealous!"

"No, you can't say that." Qin Mubai hurriedly said, "Actually, I did a little too much. I didn't take into account the dignity and face of his prince. It was too sharp. In Xiangzhou, I also completely overshadowed his reputation and limelight. He also has his self-esteem and the prince's face. If I deal with people like this, it is inevitable that anyone will be a little unhappy.

"Oh, I really don't understand what happened to you men!" Princess Gaoyang frowned depressedly, "What should I do? Have you been with the third brother since then?"

"I don't know." Qin Mubai curled his lips innocently, "He made such a refusal directly in front of the emperor. It depends on the situation, I'm afraid he has the intention to break up with me. Since he doesn't pay attention to me, is it possible for me to put a hot face on his cold buttocks?

"Hey! ..." Princess Gaoyang sighed again, shook her head, and frowned.

The two of them walked and chatted and slowly walked out of the Penglai Hall. There are Jiashi and eunuch palace women on both sides. These people, without exception, are Li Shimin's confidants. When Qin Mubai said these words, he not only pretended to be careful, but also deliberately said a little louder. It is estimated that the guards around are probably heard in their ears. It won't take long to reach Li Shimin's ears.

Moreover, Qin Mubai knows Princess Gaoyang too well. She is impatient. When she sees something unhappy, she can't hide it in her heart and will find a way to solve it. Qin Mubai and Li Ke quarreled, which must be her most unhappy opinion.

According to her nature, what will she do? - There is no doubt that first of all, she will go to Li Ke and persuade him to "reconciliation" with Qin Mubai; then, this "unfaithful" guy will definitely say these words to his father. The purpose is to clarify in front of Li Shimin, "She and Qin Mubai, There is no conflict with Li Ke."

Li Shimin was most worried about the hatred and contradiction between his children. After Li You, Princess Gaoyang must have a shadow in her heart. Of course, he did not want his father to see that she and Qin Mubai had a quarrel with Li Ke.

In this way, the goal is achieved.

If there is no contradiction between Qin Mubai and Li Ke, it will also be "adjusted" by Princess Gaoyang.

"This is the use of 'goodwill', it's not cheating... I'm sorry, Linger! These words can't be said to anyone. Only Li Ke and I know it in our hearts. Qin Mubai said in his heart that he was indeed a little guilty.

After all, whether it is good or malicious, he did "use" Gao Yang.

There's nothing we can do. Officialdom and battlefield, not to mention such an extraordinary period, we have to use some extraordinary means... As long as it doesn't hurt anyone, that's fine.

"Okay, don't think about these annoying things." Qin Mubai took Princess Gaoyang's hand and looked at her gently, "Linger, we are finally going to be together."

"Uh-huh..." Princess Gaoyang finally smiled gently and stared at Qin Mubai, with a little excited and sad light in her eyes. She whispered, "It's just that at this moment, I really don't know whether to be sad or happy. If only my brother and uncle were still alive as before and could share this joy with us.

"The deceased is over, and I'm sorry for your loss. Those who are alive should cherish it more. Qin Mubai said, "Let's go and tell the Yinde Concubine."

"Good! My mother will be happy! ...Oh, I don't know whether she should be happy or sad at this time!"

"Don't think too much, let's go!"

The two came to Dajiaoguan, but the listener said that Yin Defei had just left the Taoist temple and went to Huguo Tianwang Temple in Beiyuan, Daming Palace.

"Ah, that's not good! My mother is really going to lose her hair. Go and stop it!" Princess Gaoyang exclaimed in horror.

Qin Mubai's heart was also tightened, and he couldn't care much, so he ran freely in the palace with Princess Gaoyang. There is a distance from Dajiaoguan to Huguo Tianwang Temple. Qin Mubai simply pulled down a royal forest cavalry patrol, and Princess Gaoyang flew up and rode up, riding a horse and ran wildly.

All the sergeants of the imperial forest army were dumbfounded and looked at each other, but they didn't dare to fart.

I hurried to the Huguo Tianwang Temple, which is a temple located in the northwest corner of the Daming Palace, the royal Buddhist temple in the palace. The Li family worships Taoism, but it does not reject Buddhism. There are many people in the palace who believe in Buddhism. The incense of the Tianwang Temple in the Buddhist Kingdom is also at its peak. The temple is full of monks. Of course, there are no nuns.

At this time, Yin Defei had already untied her frosty and snow-white hair spread behind her head, knelt in front of the Buddha's golden body, and put her hands together. A group of monks surrounded her and chanted Sanskrit. The abbot held a razor and repeatedly asked Yin Defei to think about it clearly, but Yin Defei's attitude was very resolute and must be sent home.

The abbot sighed twice, picked it up, and was ready to cut her hair and shave it for her.

At this moment, Princess Gaoyang shouted and broke in: "Shout--"

Everyone was shocked, and the abbot's hand also stopped. Yin Defei turned her head in surprise: "Ling'er?"

"Mother, you can't be a monk!" Princess Gaoyang rushed forward, hugged Yin Defei, and stared at the big monks angrily: "Get back, you all get off! If you dare to touch my mother's hair, I will tear down your broken temple!"

The monks were shocked and slowly withdrew with a wry smile.

"Linger, don't be rude to the monk." Princess Gaoyang said anxiously, "I have made up my mind, and you don't need to persuade me anymore."

"Mother, I don't allow you to be a monk!" Princess Gaoyang shouted stubbornly, turned her eyes, and said, "Your father doesn't allow you to become a monk!"

"He?" Yin Defei sneered, "He is eager for me to go far away and not upset. Did you hear him persuade me?"

"Yes, yes!" Princess Gaoyang was in a hurry and blurted out, "He just called me and Mu Bai to Penglai Hall and promised our marriage!" Mother, mother! Mu Bai and I are about to get married. How can he have a sister-in-law who is a nun? - My father actually intends to keep you from becoming a monk, right? Otherwise, how could he suddenly promise our marriage at such a time? Parents are in charge of marriage. When I get married, I will ask you to comb my hair and give me a dowry! Isn't this what my father is thinking?

Qin Mubai came in at this time and smiled in his heart. Gao Yang's clever mouth was really full of flowers. But what she said is indeed a little reasonable. Now he is holding Li You's funeral, but he took the initiative to make a marriage contract. It is indeed possible to retain Yin Defei and persuade her not to be a monk.

Regardless of the relationship between the husband and wife, Yin Defei is one of the four concubines, second only to the queen in the harem. If she is out of the house, where will Li Shimin's face go?

Yin Defei was silent for a moment and said nothing.

Princess Gaoyang shook her elbow, begged in a low voice, and kept giving Qin Mubai a wink, signaling him to help.

Qin Mubai came over, squatted down and said, "The Empress Defei, even if you want to practice the Buddha's practice and reincarnation in the past, you don't have to go home... Just practice with your hair and meditate the Buddha every day, isn't it enough? Buddha's cloud, Bodhi has no tree, and the mirror is not a platform; there is nothing, and there is nothing like dust. All causal karma is actually in the hearts of the people. What's the difference? Why is it necessary to stick to one form and make it difficult for His Majesty the Emperor and Princess Gaoyang? His Royal Highness the King of Qi has a spirit in heaven, and he certainly doesn't want his mother to really become a bald nun, right?

"Puff..." Yin Defei was actually amused and smiled bitterly.

She shook her head and sighed, "I'm so old that I can't resist you. Well, I won't be a monk for the time being. But he wants to promise me a condition that he must allow me to leave the palace at any time and visit You'er at Famen Temple!"

"Oi, okay, I promise you!" Princess Gaoyang nodded excitedly and shouted.

"You child, how dare you make an order on behalf of your father?"

"Hey hey! The child has his own way to convince his father! Does the mother forget that the best way to deal with him in the world is your daughter - me!"

Qin Mubai couldn't help laughing: This Gao Yang is really talented!