Chapter 374 Paving the road
The beams are hanging down in the hall.
The official was not thinking about the imperial examination questions in the palace examination as he thought, but was reading Buddhist scriptures presented by the court. These Buddhist scriptures were Sanskrit books brought by monks in the Western Regions. They were translated and polished by the translators.
The incense in the hall was swaying, and the official clutched the Buddhist beads in his hand, and he was particularly focused on seeing it, but soon his brows frowned slightly, obviously not very satisfied with the Buddhist scriptures in his hand.
The officials in the court immediately showed nervousness.
The official put down the Buddhist scriptures and looked at Wang Yan, who was busy with government affairs in the hall.
This time, Wang Yan was called over to let him cooperate with the Ministry of Rites to deal with the matter of Xifan's mission. Although Wang Yan is young, he does not look young among a group of Hanjin, but he is at ease in his work. The officials admired it very much, which is why some people in the court repeatedly proposed to release Wang Yan out of the state to be judged, but the officials never agreed.
But if Wang Yan was always left in the capital, it would be too fast to be the Left Advisor, so he would have to be able to practice for another three to five years.
In fact, Wang Yan made the officials a little unhappy in the court before. The officials ordered Wang Yan to go to Daming Mansion as an angel. In addition to trusting him, he also wanted to sham Wang Yan's spirit. If Wang Yan could not find out anything, the officials would demote him to his official position and be a judge in Dali Temple. If he could find out some clues, he would let him magnify the Ming Mansion.
I didn't expect that Wang Yan found a major case, which made the officials cherish their talents.
The official thought of getting up and walking down the imperial platform.
Wang Yan heard the movement, put down the official documents in his hand and hurriedly got up.
The official walked to Wang Yan and handed the Buddhist scriptures in his hand to Wang Yan: "I still remember that Wang Qing translated a Buddhist scripture when he was young."
Wang Yan immediately said, "I was young and frivolous, and I had no desire to learn Sanskrit, and I lacked awe."
"Stop using these to vague me," the official pointed at Wang Yan, "You are blocking my mouth so that I can't let someone polish those scriptures."
After being said to be impressed, Wang Yan was neither humble nor arrogant, so he simply agreed.
The official family really wanted Wang Yan to translate scriptures, but it was a pity that such a talented translator could not use it.
The official family said: "It is said that Wang Qing likes to read the Taoist scriptures, but I know that this is not the case. Wang Qing doesn't seem to be interested in these things. However, I heard that when he was in Daming Mansion, Wang Qing often went to Baode Temple and had contact with the host Master Zhiyuan inside."
This was obviously what Shen Zhongguan, who followed Han Si to Daming Mansion with him.
Wang Yan said: "Weichen does not know how to study Buddhism, but is quite curious about Master Zhiyuan's approach to controlling Baode Temple. There is only such a temple in Daming Mansion that refuses to hoard land or sells certificates. If it weren't for taking out the prescription for Buddha charcoal, it would be famous and collecting some incense money, the monks in the temple might have run away if they could not suffer from hunger."
When the official heard this, he raised his eyebrows slightly. Shen Zhongguan returned to the palace and mentioned Baode Temple and said similar words. The official originally believed only three points, but he did not expect it to be confirmed from Wang Yan. It seems that this matter is probably true.
The official said, "That's what happened to Master Zhiyuan is indeed a high monk."
"I don't know," Wang Yan said, "After all, I don't know anything about Buddhism, and it's difficult for Master Zhiyuan to convince me."
The official said, "It's not easy to argue with you Wang Hechun." After Wang Yan said this, he wanted to meet Master Zhiyuan.
After speaking, the official looked at the officials who passed on the court: "The scriptures must be translated again. The envoys of Xixia came to Daliang and would definitely ask for scriptures. You will pass them on to them? I can't afford to lose my face."
The officials hurriedly apologized.
The official's health has improved a lot, otherwise the Ministry of Rites would not have allowed the Ministry of Rites to hold a scientific examination at this time. When the imperial examinations and the arrival of the Western Xia envoys, everything must be done well. "I heard that the market started to use Buddha charcoal, and the supply of charcoal sent to the capital was in short supply. The monks of Baode Temple should remember their merits."
As the official said this, Wang Yan's mind of Xie Yuyan forcibly threw Buddha charcoal to Monk Zhiyuan, and subconsciously raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
At that time, Master Zhiyuan was afraid of a piece of Buddha charcoal, and knew that this connection was so good that he did not think about the quietness from then on, but he certainly did not expect that he would be summoned to Bianjing because of this.
Wang Yan could think of the situation when Master Zhiyuan learned about this, and the Zen practitioner was calm inside, so he had to rub the Buddhist beads in his hand hard. "It's the birthday of the Empress Dowager," the official looked at Wang Yan, "Wang Aiqing copied the Buddhist scriptures twice as a gift!"
The Empress Dowager likes Wang Yan's words, especially after copying them in the Buddhist scriptures.
But only twice the Buddhist scriptures, and another one is to give to the deceased concubine.
Sure enough, the official family said, "The concubine's death day is coming soon, and the concubines are busy copying scriptures these days."
The Empress Dowager and the Concubine watched the official family grow up, but the Empress Dowager was harsh and the Concubine was soft-hearted. When the official family was young, they were taken care of by many concubines and were close to the Concubine in their hearts.
It’s a pity that the concubine has been in a bad mood since her niece was lost, and she has become sick after years of depression. The official family was filial, and in order to relieve the concubine, he carried another niece of the concubine into the palace.
This lady was sent out of the palace because of a harem fight and was trained in the temple. Later, the official family took her back again and often discussed Buddhism with her. Although she failed to give birth to a son and a half daughter for the official family, she was promoted from a beauty to a concubine.
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Now the empress in the harem practices more Buddhism, which starts with the official family and the concubine De. The official family wants to meet Master Zhiyuan, and Concubine De has mentioned it repeatedly recently.
In addition to praying for the Empress Dowager, the Imperial Concubine, and the official family, Concubine De also has a wish, which is to know the whereabouts of her sister in her lifetime. When I come to the next step, I can also tell the Queen Mother.
It's a pity that there has been no news for many years. The officials sent people to find no clues. All Concubine De could do was appeal to the Buddha.
Pray for the Buddha to appear and help her fulfill her wish.
The official family read the memorial for a while before they let Wang Yan go out of the palace.
Shen Zhongguan sent Wang Yan out of the palace all the way, and said with a smile: "The official has already ordered the paper to prepare the scriptures, and the pen and ink in it are carefully selected. Such an important matter is given to Lord Wang, which shows his importance to Lord Wang."
Wang Yan arrived at the duty room and took the box from Shen Zhongguan.
Sin Zhongguan has been thinking about Baode Temple since he returned from Daming Mansion. Zhongguan cannot interfere in politics, but he also said a lot of good things about Buddha Charcoal. Of course, he did not want to ask Wang Yan for merit, but he missed his days in Daming Mansion. I don’t know if he could see Buddha Light again in his lifetime.
Wang Yan looked at Shen Zhongguan and saw through his thoughts at a glance. It may be difficult to see the Buddha's light in Daming Mansion for the second time, but... the Buddha's appearance was not just the Buddha's light.
He only now realized that when A Yan was in Daming Mansion, he might have thought about what happened after he arrived in Bianjing.
Whether it is Buddha charcoal or Buddhist porcelain, it can only be used to the greatest extent when it comes to Bianjing. What will happen next? Even Wang Yan had vague expectations.
When he walked into the duty room, Wang Yan washed up and was about to continue reading the official documents, he saw a robe on the couch, and a piece of mutton fat white jade was pressed on it, which was just right for the lumps around his waist.
My mother would not send someone to the jade pendant. Thinking that it might be because of her, Wang Yan's heartbeat immediately.