This story takes place in Tang Dynasty . Speaking of Emperor Wuzong of Tang, there was a minister in the court named Li De. Because he was trusted by Emperor Wuzong, he was named prime minister and became the emperor's right-hand man. However, after Tang Xuanzong ascended the throne, Li De's status was much worse than before. As the saying goes, the emperor and the ministers of Tang Xuanzong promoted his confidant ministers and found an excuse to demote Li De to Luoyang .
Li De is nearly sixty years old this year. At such an old age, it is better to stay away from the court and enjoy his old age. But Li De did not think so. He still moved around and made friends with important officials in the court in private, hoping to return to Chang'an again and enter the center of power. Not long after Li De arrived in Luoyang, his wife died of illness.
But strangely, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang suddenly issued an imperial edict, choosing a palace maid in the palace to be a concubine for Li De. Li De was overjoyed when he saw the imperial edict. He believed that the emperor had such kindness, but he did not forget himself and would be able to become prime minister one day.
The emperor pointed out that even his concubines dared not neglect. Therefore, Li De put on lights and held a big banquet, and invited all his relatives and friends to his home. While everyone was drinking, a fat monk suddenly broke in. He was burly and dark yellow. He showed a heroic spirit between his eyebrows and eyes, and felt like he was not angry and mighty.
He glanced at everyone and said loudly, " Dare to ask who is Li De Li? ." Li De stood up, looked at the monk, and walked to his side and asked, " is below. Can you ask the master what you have to ask for advice? ." The monk gave a bow, and did not say unnecessary polite words, but said to Li De directly, ". The Dharma name of the monk Wuyuan is Wuyuan, who is the abbot of Anguo Temple. The matter is a little urgent, so please let me talk with you! "
Anguo Temple is a royal temple of the Tang Dynasty. After hearing this, Li De was surprised and questioned, so he quickly bowed to Wuyuan and said, " turns out to be Master Wuyuan, I am indifferent to respect! ." But he thought to himself, " I have never had a relationship with monks. Why did the abbot of Anguo Temple come to the door at this time? "
Li De invited Wuyuan to the study with a doubt, but heard Wuyuan say, " I have a hexagram that must tell the adults that when the adults enter the bridal chamber, you must bring an old turtle, otherwise your whole family will definitely die. ! " Li De frowned when he heard this, and his face was a little displeased, saying, " Today is Li's happy day, but the master said such unlucky words to me, which is probably a bit alarmist, right? "
Wuyuan said, " has no grievances and no grudges with me, why do I want to joke with me? When I enter the bridal chamber, I only need to bring an old turtle, which is not difficult for adults. If I don't listen to my monk's words, I will regret it if I will suffer a bloody disaster in the future? " Li De is not a stubborn person, I think This seemed to make sense, so he asked, " is approaching Hai Shi, where can I find the old turtle? "
Wuyuan took a bag and handed it to Li De, and said, " I already brought one when I came! " and then whispered in Li De's ear. After hearing this, Li De suddenly looked at Wu Yuan, and saw Wu Yuan nodding and smiling, saying, "Mr. just need to do it. " But the palace maid sat on the bed, looking at the decorations in the bridal chamber, and couldn't help but show a murderous intent in her eyes.
The corner of her mouth gently raised and said with a smile: " It seems that the emperor is suspicious that Li De really deserves to be killed, and the whole family should be killed! " At this moment, Li De walked into the wedding chamber. The palace maid looked at him and suddenly saw an old turtle holding an old turtle in his left hand. The word "Buddha" was printed on its back. He asked strangely: "Why is Master holding an old turtle? "
Li De chuckled and said, " You don't know anything. Li has always been vegetarian and chanting Buddha's name. Five years ago, he encountered this turtle in the pond of Anguo Temple, but was surprised to find that there was a Buddha on its back. It seemed that the Buddha gave me good luck and blessings, so he raised it and worshipped it every day." The palace maid was very puzzled and asked, " As far as I know, do you like to practice Taoism? Moreover, the statues of the Sanqing are all displayed in this house, so how can I explain this? "
Li De sighed: " You don't know anything. This is my wife's room. Since she got sick, she not only did not go to see a doctor, but also devoted herself to practicing Taoism, hoping that one day she could get rid of the root of the disease by relying on Taoism. I tried hard to persuade her not to listen and finally lost her life. " The palace maid suddenly realized, she sighed deeply, and the murderous aura in her eyes disappeared.
It turned out that this palace maid came with a mission to marry Li De. Because Emperor Wuzong of Tang was good at Taoism, Li De began to practice Taoism to please the emperor. However, after Emperor Xuanzong ascended the throne, he hated Taoism like Buddhism. Later, he heard that the old ministers of Emperor Wuzong of Tang secretly formed cliques for personal gain and tried to establish a new king because they were not valued.
Tang Xuanzong believed that as long as the ministers who believed in Taoism were all old ministers of Emperor Wuzong, they should be killed. Li De was one of them. Wuyuan wanted to save Li De's life after getting the news. Because the matter was urgent, he could not think of any other way, so he had to catch an old turtle in the pond and draw a painting The word "Buddha" was put on.
So why did Wuyuan save Li De? Because twenty years ago, Wuyuan had a relationship with Li De. Li De liked to eat mutton, so he bought 100 sheep in the market. That day, Wuyuan happened to meet Wuyuan. When Wuyuan heard that Li De was eating it for himself, he advised him to let them go and deceived him by telling fortunes that if he stopped eating mutton, he would definitely become prime minister in the future.
but he couldn't think that Wuyuan's words would come true. Li De not only released those sheep, but no longer ate mutton, but finally became prime minister as Wuyuan said. After this difficulty, Li De finally knew that he would not get the trust of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, and was discouraged and resigned from his post and returned home, and finally ended up having a good end.
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