Chapter 46: The dynasty is the imperial court.

"Master, tell me a fortune first?" The guard called Zhu Zhanji, Concubine Sun and Concubine Zhang to the prince's living room. The prince sent someone to ask Master Hongyun to do Buddhist rituals for his family. Wang Yu was also called to the scene. He heard Wannian shouting that his father asked him to do Buddhist rituals. Concubine Sun had never seen Hongyun and was influenced by his mother and did not believe in Buddhism. But the prince asked Concubine Sun to come. Concubine Sun was about to give the prince's family a good impression and was willing to obey, so he pulled Zhu Zhanji to stand beside Prince Zhang. Concubine Hu did not come after giving birth. The prince and Concubine Zhang sat on the chair opposite Hongyun, and Wang Yu stood beside the prince, and the maid stood beside him. The red-faced bald monk, wearing a cassock, closed his eyes and meditated on the chair, counting Buddhist beads with one hand and the other hand spreading his palm to his chest. Hongyun was preparing before the Buddhist rituals. Prince Zhang looked at the prince and asked at Hongyun with a smile.

"Okay! The wife reports the date of birth, month, day and time, and the hexagram of your family will come out." Hongyun opened his eyes and looked at the prince and said with a smile.

"Born on August 16, 1378," said Princess Zhang with a smile.

"The sloppy horse is the same as the dynasty! In the idiom, the sloppy horse is the inferior horse. The sloppy horse is the right horse. The meaning is: the inferior horse and the good horse are pulling the same car. It is a metaphor for mediocre people to mix with wise men. The prince’s blessings and wealth are in the same heaven, and he can become a spring breeze and wind! Amitabha Buddha!" ​​Hongyun said with a smile. When Sun Ping heard Hongyun's words, he thought, the dynasty is mixed with fish and dragons!

"What do you mean?" asked the Crown Princess.

"The idiom explains the spring breeze: the gentle wind of spring. The wind: blows people. The gentle spring breeze blows on people. It is a metaphor for giving people good education and help in time. Good and good!" Hongyun said with a smile.

"Look at the lady, what's the face?" The prince was very happy when he heard this, and Chunfeng asked with a full face.

"Amitabha! The lady has great luck, but there are disasters. I must treat her, and her luck will be there!" Hongyun said seriously about the princess's concubine.

"How to seek blessings and disasters?" Princess Zhang asked with a smile.

"Amitabha! The lady took three bamboo chopsticks, tied them tightly, and pressed them under the pillow. On the third day, the lady left the palace gate, walked fifty steps south, and threw the chopsticks into the distance. The disaster disappeared immediately, and the fortune was in the forefront. Amitabha! Do good and do evil in Buddhism, save all sentient beings and save people from danger. Good, good!" Hongyun said with a smile on his face.

"Give the master silver!" Princess Zhang said with a smile.

"Yeah!" the waiter responded.

"Slowly! Open the skylight and say something bright, Prince, the princess is kind to you, and renovate the city god temple in the north of the city. Will my Buddhist temple be done? I will be grateful. Amitabha! Good, good!" There will not be too much silver reward, Hongyun is very good at settleing accounts. Sun Ping glanced at Princess Zhang and thought.

"I'm willing to consider it." The prince looked at Hongyun and said with a smile.

"Master! 'Namo Amitabha', you always love to recite. What does the meaning of the lyrics?" Zhu Di abolished the Buddha-loving style at the beginning of the Yongle year. No one among the court officials dared to study this sentence in depth, and Zhu Zhanji was not interested in Buddhism. However, today Zhu Zhanji was very interested in Sun Ping. Sun Ping was also very interested when he heard it. Hongyun was invited by the prince, and he started to say it when he saw that the prince did not object.

Namo Amitabha means: "Namo" is the transliteration of the Sanskrit namas and is also translated as "Namo", "Namo", etc., which means paying tribute, paying respect, and giving destiny. "Amitabha" is the transliteration of the Mahayana Buddhist name of the Sanskrit mitabha. It is said that Amitabha was originally the king who gave up the throne, became a monk and made forty-eight vows to attain enlightenment after becoming a monk. "Namo Amitabha" is a Buddhist term, meaning "returning to Amitabha". Reciting this term is called "Reciting the Buddha". This is the term for Buddhist believers to submit to the Buddha with one mind. It is often used to add the name of Buddha, Bodhisattva or the title of the scriptures to express respect and devotion to the Buddha and Dharma, such as Namo Amitabha, Namo Three Jewels, etc. Namo Amitabha, Amitabha is the name of the Buddha, the source

Transliteration of Yu Sanskrit: "Amitabha" means "infinite" or "infinite" in Sanskrit; "Namo" means "Zhenyi". The most important meaning of "Namo Amitabha" is: as long as a person who dies, he will take your soul to the Pure Land as a guide Buddha. This person can forever escape from the cycle of life and death, and the sufferings of the world, and finally achieve the Buddha's path. Therefore, those who truly understand the benefits of this name are like grasping a life-saving straw that escapes the sea of ​​suffering. It means "infinite light", "infinite life", etc., etc., and so on refer to the wisdom, compassion, and supernatural powers of Amitabha Buddha, and cannot be explained clearly in language! This Buddha's name is the most common, and almost everyone can recite it, but not many people know what the meaning is.

"Amitabha! Don't miss the Buddhist affairs. If you want to study them deeply, you will discuss them again. Young Master!" Hongyun said this with a smile, looking at Zhu Zhanji and said. The master called Zhu Zhanji the young master.

"Master! I'll ask another question." Zhu Zhanji smiled and looked at his father, the prince. The prince did not object. He glanced at Sun Concubine and said enthusiastically.

"Amitabha! Okay, please speak for yourself by the young master." Hongyun sometimes likes to say the words of Amitabha, smiles at the prince, and then smiles at Zhu Zhanji.

"What does it mean for people to light three incense sticks and kowtow three times in front of the Buddha?" Zhu Zhanji thought, and glanced at his father, Princess Zhang, and asked calmly. The question Zhu Zhanji asked was something Sun wanted to know. Sun smiled at Zhu Zhanji and stretched out his thumb to indicate that he was asking well.

"Namo Amitabha!..." Hongyun said with ease: (1) The three incense sticks are called "Discussion incense, Concentration incense, and Huixiang: The first incense is in front of the Buddha, expressing determination to quit one's bad habits and delusions. The second incense stick hopes that one can enter into samadhi. The third incense stick prays for oneself and can gain wisdom. The three methods of "breaking ignorance and enlightenment" are also a causal relationship. Only when one quits one's bad habits and delusions can one's mind be calm and one's "concentration can produce wisdom" appears.

The result. If a person seeks profit and forgets righteousness all day long, fights for power and power, it is difficult to calm down and has no time to think quietly, how can he obtain great perfect wisdom? (2) Kowtow three times: One kowtow one means respecting the Buddha (the enlightened one). The second kowtow one makes a vow to learn from the enlightened one and return to the Buddhist. The third kowtow one is to reflect on and repent of his mistakes and sins in front of the solemn person. This is the true meaning of lighting three incense sticks and kowtow three times. When the master said this, he closed his eyes and recited Namo Amitabha Buddha without saying anything.

"Okay! Do you have another fortune teller for the young man? He was born at the hour of Hai on March 16, 1398." Princess Zhang looked at Zhu Zhanji and said to Hongyun with a smile.

"The court officials are so compassionate to the heavens and others! The young man is lucky and prosperous and has great fortune and great fortune. Do not count it. "Jin Zhang is the old career"! The Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty and Xu Da, can the prince know about the chess? "Hongyun didn't want to count it down, and thought to say it, and glanced at Wang Yu. The idiom originated from the Tang Dynasty? Han Yu's "About the Controversy of Ministers". Sadness to the heavens: lament the times. Pity to the people: pity the people. It refers to lamenting the difficulties of the times and pity the pain of the common people. Hongyun said this idiom, but it was a bit inexplicable that Sun Pin did not understand. But he knew that "Jin Zhang is the old career" was a poem in "Singing History". The author was a representative work of Zuo Si's name, Taichong, and the meaning of the words was the son's stepfather's career.

"Ah! I forgot to introduce him. He is the Hanlin Academy and the attendant Wang Yu." The prince did not care about the idiom and introduced him to Hongyun, Wang Yu who had been standing beside him.

"I welcome you, the master is here." Wang Yu said with a smile on his face to Hongyun.

"I remember it. We had gathered at the City God Temple and had a meeting with one or two." Hongyun said with a smile, spreading his eyebrows and smiling.

"The master travels all over the world and can remember the minor officials, who admire them very much. Although I skimmed poetry and books, I can eat Confucianism and abandon Buddhist principles. I have benefited a lot from our narrative. I thank you again, and the master will give you advice!" Wang Yu said with a smile, and gave another tribute to Hongyun.

"I followed the government affairs, proclaimed Confucianism and abandoned Buddhism to suit the saint's intentions. The Book of Changes is one of the Four Books and Five Classics. According to literature, it is said that when Qin Shihuang burned books and buried scholars, Li Si was spared in order to protect the Book of Changes. Later, the book of "Book of Changes" was studied by Confucian scholars throughout the dynasties: including Jingfang of the Han Dynasty, Zheng Xuan, Wang Bi of the Wei and Jin Dynasties, Lu Deming of the Tang Dynasty, Shao Yong and Cheng Yi of the Song Dynasty. The Book of Changes is a book of "divination". My fortune telling comes from the Book of Changes. I am talking about this briefly. If there is any inappropriateness, I would like to invite the prince, princess, and Wang Shisu to correct the flaws. I will be grateful." Hongyun smiled humbly. Hongyun was knowledgeable and knew those who studied the Book of Changes in the past dynasties. Sun Ping thought to himself.

"Okay! The master talks about chess." The prince said with a smile when he changed the topic.

"Amitabha! Emperor Taizu likes Go and often gathers with ministers Xu Da to play chess. Taizu and Xu Da are sworn brothers. Xu Da followed Taizu to rebel against the Yuan Dynasty. After Taizu successfully ascended the throne, Xu Da was the founding minister. One day, Taizu made great progress in chess and pulled Xu Da to the outside of the city, and Mochou Lake to play chess. But although they were brothers, they were limited by the rituals of the monarch and ministers. Xu Da was slightly more skilled in chess and gave way to each chess. Xu could not seek change, and he was in the face of Zhang Taizu. Taizu therefore always won a son. That day, Taizu was very interested and joked with Xu to chess.

Xu won the chess, and Taizu gave Mochou Lake. Xu Da was originally a little more skilled in chess skills, but with a flash of inspiration, the game started to be decided! The chess board was full of chess pieces, and Taizu was stunned. Whether he or Xu was not alive. When Taizu was puzzled, Xu Da knelt down and asked to take a closer look. Once prompted, the truth was revealed. On the chess board, among the black and white chess pieces, the word "Long Live". Suddenly, he realized and was very happy. Taizu changed the gift and a small building by the lake was built by Xu Da. The name was: Win the chess building!" Hongyun smiled and looked at the prince and the princess. Everyone laughed when they heard Hongyun's words.

"The master said it well, I am very happy and very happy!" When the prince heard Hongyun telling the story, Hongyun was hinting that the prince was a person of long live. So the prince said with a very excited smile that Sun Pin thought with unique ingenuity.

"I have heard that when Taizu and Liu Bowen were playing chess, they said a couplet. Emperor Taizu gave a first couplet: 'The sky is used as a chessboard and stars are used as pieces, and the sun and the moon are used to win glory. Liu Bowen said to a second couplet: Thunder is used as a war drum and lightning is used as a flag, and the wind and clouds meet!" Mr. Wang said with a smile, looking at the prince.

"Okay! You two said it very well! The master started to do Buddhist rituals for my family." The prince said with a smile. Hongyun started Buddhist rituals for the prince, the princess, Zhu Zhanji and Concubine Sun. After completing Buddhist rituals, Zhu Zhanji and Concubine Sun sent Hongyun and Wang Yu away.

"The idiom that Hongyun recited to his father? It was said by Grand Secretary Xia." As he walked back, Sun Ping asked Zhu Zhanji with a smile.

"Yes! There are also people from Xia Yuyu: idiom stories..." Zhu Zhanji said: During the Spring and Autumn Period, the Prime Minister of Liang, Meng Jianzi, fled to Qi for crimes, and Guan Zhong, the Prime Minister of Qi, came out to greet him personally. Guan Zhong saw that Meng Jianzi had only three followers and asked about the situation. He thought of his reforms and reforms in Qi and offended many people. He could not blow everyone like the spring breeze, nor could he nourish everyone like the summer rain. He would definitely be very poor in the future.

"Hongyun didn't say that the allusion of the spring breeze and wind can be achieved by his father?" Hongyun was complimenting the prince. The prince implemented the human sacrifice system and could not become a spring breeze and wind. Sun said with a smile.

"Father can do it, and he must do what he can!" Zhu Zhanji thought. Does Sun Pin think about what Hongyun said to refer to the court officials in the opposition?
Chapter completed!