Chapter 689 Is it Wu Meiniang’s premonition

Wu Meiniang looked up at the mountain gate that was so broken that it could not be broken. She was ecstatic and showed a bright smile on her face. She said, "Young Master, it seems that what the presidency said is true. The gods and Buddhas in the cave temple are really effective!"

What Wang Ping'an taught to Monk Quanjie, as long as he checked it, he would know that it was fake, and even if he didn't check it, it sounded too far from the real one. But Wu Meiniang was confused about it. She would rather believe that it was true and refused to verify it, or dared not verify it, because she was afraid that the hope in her heart would fail, and would rather maintain hope!

Wang Ping'an said, "You should not believe the host's words, nor should you not believe it. Otherwise, this way, the villain will ask people to go around. If the nearby villages are really full of men, it will prove that the host's words are true!"

He waved his hand and asked the Ouyang brothers to go and explore. The Ouyang brothers naturally understood how to explore. They dispatched two people and rode their horses. In fact, they just found a place to rest and then returned, saying that they were all men, and then they were considered completing the task!

Li Zhi patted Wu Meiniang's hand and said, "Actually, giving birth to a son or a daughter is destined by God. You should not force it. Meiniang doesn't have to worry too much. Besides, if you give birth to a son, then will my country and the race be destroyed in decades of the Tang Dynasty? That's a big problem!"

Wu Meiniang said, "No one is allowed to come here to seek Buddha. Moreover, the villagers nearby are stupid enough. So what if they are all men? Just marry a wife and a foreigner. Could it be that others are unwilling to marry here?"

Monk Quanjie sighed, "The layman spends too much on marrying a wife, and the villagers here are poor. If you marry a woman from a foreign country, it will cost even more. The debts owed by a marriage are enough to pay for the rest of your life. If you marry for a lifetime, who will be willing to marry for the rest of your life? In fact, with the simple opinion of my monk, it is better for everyone to become monks and serve as gods and Buddhas. Isn't it beautiful that you don't have to worry about marrying a wife!"

Wang Ping'an laughed and said, "You are quite independent. It's a pity that this independent opinion is useless, otherwise why are you left in this temple?"

Amidst the laughter, everyone entered the cave temple and planned to worship the gods and Buddhas.

But when everyone entered the temple, they found that there was only one Buddha statue on the main hall, and the Buddha statue was covered with dust, which was already at the point where no one was offering sacrifices!

Wu Meiniang was very disappointed. In her imagination, the gods and Buddhas who would always be praying for children should be shining with golden light and solemn appearance. Even if the temple is destroyed, the monk Quanjie should take good care of the Buddha statue, but he let the Buddha statue cover the dust, which is too unremarkable!

Her face was unhappy, and Li Zhi immediately asked, "Quanjie, which Bodhisattva is here for offering?" He originally politely called Monk Quanjie as his attendant, but now he was angry and called the Dharma name directly.

Monk Quanjie pointed to the Buddha statue and said, "I offer to Bodhisattva Ayidu, that is, the future Buddha!"

Li Zhi said with a whisper and said to Wu Meiniang: "I offer sacrifices to Maitreya Buddha."

Monk Quanjie said again: "What the donor said is the ultimate thing, the future Buddha is Maitreya Buddha. The Bodhisattva holds a human seed bag and uses the future as the name. Therefore, if you ask the Buddha to give birth to a child, you will really respond to all your requests!"

Wang Ping'an smiled and said, "Yes, the future is the future. Maitreya Buddha has a bag, so he asked him to give birth to a son, so he must be sure to ask for one. But is there only such a Buddha statue here? Just kowtow three times to him?"

Monk Quanjie shook his head and said, "Bi Temple is called the Grotto Temple, and naturally it is mainly stone Buddha. There is indeed only this Buddha statue in the temple, but there are countless Buddha statues on the mountain wall behind it, which is a wonder!"

Wang Ping'an said: "Isn't that similar to Mogao Grottoes!"

Li Zhi smiled and said, "Why go to Shibi to have a look! Mei Niang, let's go now?"

Wu Meiniang did not move immediately, and looked down at the ground. It seemed that she wanted to find a prelude to worship Maitreya Buddha. Seeing this, Wang Ping'an hurriedly said: "Master, come and find a cleaner cushion. My wife wants to worship Buddha!"

Quan quit his mouth and thought to himself: "If there is a clean futon, I will use it myself. I have nothing to use it, then there is nothing. I can't buy one now!"

Wu Meiniang said, "Don't have a cushion. The trusted girl kowtows to the Bodhisattva like this to show her sincerity!" As she said that, she knelt down in the hall full of dust, kowtowed three times respectfully to the Buddha statue, sat upright, muttering something in her mouth, begging Maitreya Buddha to bless her to have a son!

Li Zhi thought about it and knelt down and kowtowed to Maitreya Buddha. Wang Ping'an had no choice. The two future emperors worshiped the future Buddha together. If he, a person from the future, didn't hurry up and have fun... wouldn't that be too ignorant!

Wang Ping'an had no choice but to kneel down and kowtow to Maitreya Buddha. After kowtowing, he winked at Monk Quanjie, and asked him to take them to the stone wall quickly. But don't stay in the hall full of dust for too long, and he was almost breathless!

After a long time, Wu Meiniang finished her prayer, slowly opened her eyes, looked at Maitreya Buddha, and did not speak for a while.

Wang Ping'an said: "Madam, when you were worshiping Buddha just now, the villain saw a trace of golden light, which shone out from the Buddha statue and entered your body. I am afraid that the Bodhisattva will appear and bless you to have a son, right?"

Wu Meiniang was stunned and then was overjoyed. Her voice suddenly became louder, and even the hoarseness weakened. She said, "Really? My uncle really saw a golden light entering Meiniang's body?"

Wang Ping'an hurriedly said: "Really, the villain really saw it!"

Wu Meiniang smiled and turned to ask Li Zhi, saying, "Young Master, have you seen it?"

Li Zhi whispered, pretending to be surprised, and said, "The golden light just now is the blessing of the Bodhisattva? I thought it was sunshine. I was wondering just now, how could there be sunshine in this hall? It shines from the Bodhisattva again!"

Wu Meiniang looked at Monk Quanjie again and asked, "When the pilgrims came to pray for their children, did the Bodhisattva also shine under the golden light?"

Monk Quanjie thought to himself: "What a mess, it's golden light and a child-seeking person! There is no such thing in my temple. It's all your uncle who taught me!"

He said impatiently: "Yes, there are all golden lights. Once a trusted girl is shining with golden light, she will have a son. However, according to my monk, the former trusted girl will only have a trace of golden light. After the donor bows, the Bodhisattva instantly dispersed thousands of golden lights, all shining on the donor. I believe that if the donor gave birth to a son, he will become a great man in the future and his future is unlimited!"

Wu Meiniang was so happy that she almost jumped up and sang! Will the future of the son she gave birth to is limitless? Unlimited. Doesn’t that mean that the son can be the crown prince or the emperor in the future? Only in this way can he be called "unlimited". This is the highest peak of mortals. Only one person in the Tang Dynasty can achieve it, and others can only be ministers!

Wang Ping'an said: "If the Bodhisattva is really good and blesses his wife to give birth to a son, the villain will definitely pay a lot of money to rebuild the temple and reshape the golden body for the Bodhisattva!"

Li Zhi said: "It should be, it should be. Mei Niang, let's go to Shibi, there are many Bodhisattvas waiting to bless you!"

Wu Meiniang kowtowed three times to Maitreya Buddha before she got up and, under the guidance of Monk Quanjie, went to the stone wall.

Wang Ping'an walked at the end, looked up at Maitreya Buddha, and thought to himself: "Bodhisattva, it won't take long to live in a new house, and it will be a mansion!" He followed Li Zhi and Wu Meiniang, and he also went to Shibi.

The Northern Grotto Temple was built in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and the same age as the Southern Grotto Temple. There were particularly many Buddha statues in the Tang Dynasty. In the era of Wu Zetian, the Buddha statues were extremely exquisitely sculptured, which was actually a masterpiece that reached the pinnacle. However, it has nothing to do with Wu Meiniang, and whether she ordered the renovation, Wang Ping'an didn't know.

When she arrived at the stone wall, Wu Meiniang let out a loud noise and saw countless Buddha niches on the stone wall, with countless Buddha statues carved inside. Looking around, the mountain was filled with joy! She was even more happy. If so many gods and Buddhas blessed her, it would be certain to have a son. Not only would she have to give birth to a son, but she also had to bless her son to be the crown prince and the emperor in the future... it all depends on whether she was sincere or not!

Seeing these countless Buddha niches, Li Zhi was amazed at first. This was such a big project! But then he grinned and pulled Wang Ping'an aside, saying, "If there are so many Buddha statues, if each of them kowtowed three times... would you still want your head? How could you not let Mei Niang kowtow, but have fun with Gu? The scenery here is nice and can relieve your worries!"

Wang Ping'an thought to himself: "What are you worried about?" He looked at these countless Buddha statues, which cannot be seen in modern times. With the years like flying knives, many Buddha statues have been destroyed or weathered. He actually wanted to take a look and appreciate the masterpieces of ancient people!

But Li Zhi was unwilling to appreciate it, so he had no choice but to find a way for the leader. Wang Ping'an whispered: "When I go to teach the monk Quanjie again, I will not delay this for too long!"

While Wu Meiniang was concentrating on looking at the Buddha statue and thinking about which Buddha should start worshiping, Wang Ping'an pulled the monk Quanjie, taught him a few words, and gave him a few more golden seeds!

Monk Quanjie was very capable of doing things. As soon as the golden seeds fell into his pocket, he immediately walked to Wu Meiniang, chanted Amitabha Buddha first, and then said: "You must be sincere in worshiping Buddha, but if the donor worships every Buddha, it may backfire and eliminate the golden light of the future Buddha I just got!"

Wu Meiniang was looking at the Buddha statue attentively, and suddenly heard Monk Quanjie say this, and she was stunned. She said, "Why? As the saying goes, it is not a mistake for many rituals. Does it mean that there are too many rituals and Bodhisattvas will blame them?"

Monk Quanjie hurriedly said, "Of course it won't be blamed, and it will also bless the donor. However, among these Bodhisattvas, there is one who specializes in blessing girls' daughters, and its magic power is boundless. If you worship him, you will immediately offset the blessings of other Bodhisattvas. If the donor wants to give birth, you can only give birth to a daughter!"

Wu Meiniang was shocked. Why did there be such a saying here? There is a Bodhisattva who blesses only a daughter? What kind of Bodhisattva is that? You have to stay away from it!

Li Zhi and Wang Ping'an were both listening not far away, and Li Zhi whispered: "You can teach this kind of words. Can a smart person like Mei Niang believe such words?"

Wang Ping'an smiled, lowered his voice and said, "I can believe it, even if I don't believe it, it doesn't matter. As long as she doesn't kowtow one by one, wouldn't that be fine!"

Li Zhi nodded and said, "That's right. It's better to believe that there is than to believe that there is nothing. As long as you say that you have a daughter, you will advise Mei Niang to kowtow, and she will not agree!"

Wu Meiniang was skeptical and asked, "Master, which Bodhisattva you are talking about? It's not the Buddha of Tathagata. Only his magic power will be so great, which will offset the blessings of other Bodhisattvas. I have never heard of him blessing... He will be such a blessing method!"

Monk Quanjie said solemnly: "I don't know this monk, but because of the old saying, there is indeed a Bodhisattva in this grotto temple who specifically asks to believe in girls' daughters. As for whom it is, it has been too long since no one knows it, and my monk's master also doesn't know it!"

After a pause, Monk Quanjie said again: "Donor, do you still want to worship? If you want to worship, start from the east..."

Wu Meiniang immediately shook her head and said, "It's getting late today. Let's take another day. A woman who believes in her will come to worship Buddha on another day. Every Bodhisattva will worship her. Today, she is unwell. Let's record it. If you owe the Bodhisattvas a prayer, you will make up for it in the future. I believe that the Bodhisattva will not blame you!"

Monk Quanjie hurriedly said, "Of course not, the Bodhisattva is broad-minded, how could he blame the donor!" He touched his pocket and thought to himself, "It's great, the matter is done, and the money is so peaceful that the Bodhisattva will not blame me!"

Since we stopped worshiping Buddha, the scenery around the North Grotto Temple is beautiful, so Li Zhi and Wu Meiniang naturally have to go out and play, playing in the forest, and when they see the stream, they have to roll up their trousers and go into the water to play, which is really like a honeymoon!

Not long after, the Ouyang brothers sent out came back and told Wu Meiniang that the nearby villages were full of men and a woman was missing. They also told Wu Meiniang that they must not go to the village to check, otherwise those bachelors would go crazy. They rarely see women. Once they see them, they will foam at the mouth and talk nonsense. For the health of the villagers, please ask Wu Meiniang not to see them, so as not to let the villagers chase her!

Wu Meiniang agreed deeply and would never go!

That night, I camped outside the North Grotto Temple, and I still set up a tent and did not go to the temple to stay. The key is that the temple is too dirty and it is better to sleep in a tent!

But on that night, Wu Meiniang actually had a "nightmare" again and dreamed that she had given birth to a daughter. Wang Ping'an had to take care of her and take pills to calm the spirit!

Wang Ping'an was also quite puzzled. It is said that many big people have premonitions about things. Wu Meiniang is definitely a big person. The most outstanding strong woman in Chinese history. Is it a premonition that she always dreams of having a daughter? She is going to have a daughter in this fetus? If she really has a daughter, then her future... At least, she won't love her daughter so much, and even the tragic incident of the first little princess may happen!

The next morning, Wang Ping'an was decocting medicine for Wu Meiniang. Suddenly, someone from Qingzhou came. Kuaima reported urgently that King Li Ke of Wu was assassinated and was seriously injured. He has now returned to Maling!

Wang Ping'an was shocked. How could Li Ke be assassinated? After asking carefully, it was Li Ke who ran to the Nan Grotto Temple. On the way, he was shot in the thigh by a Goguryeo assassin!
Chapter completed!