Chapter 1640 Proud First Prince!

? Chapter 1640

At night, Zhang, Li, Huang, and Chengxi Lu's houses were brightly lit. In the meeting hall of the Lu's house, the Patriarch of the Lu's family was pacing in the hall with an irritable expression on his face. And around him, all the elders and guest officials of the Lu family were there.

Everyone frowned and looked worried, and the cause of the incident was the palm-sized, ordinary invitation card placed on the table.

"How about it, is there any news from the foreign king?"

The head of the Lu family looked at one of the main roads of the Lu family who was in charge of contact.

"Not yet, otherwise, I will go to the palace of a foreign prince myself!"

The core member of the Lu family who was asked said.

Also in the capital, the distance between the Lu family and the foreign palace is actually very close. He asked before, but the head of the Lu family asked for a letter to be sent.

"no!"

Although anxious in his heart, the head of the Lu family still vetoed it without hesitation.

"I don't know how many spies are gathered around the foreign palace now. Apart from the Great Tang, even spies from surrounding countries are all over the place. I don't know how many assassins and spies are being wiped out outside the foreign palace every day. These people are all desperadoes. If we go there at this time, it will cause a lot of trouble. The Lu family is not a family of martial arts, so there is no way to deal with such a complicated situation."

The newly completed foreign palace has already become the storm center of the entire Tang Dynasty and even the whole world.

The fire at the city gate will affect the fish in the pond. If they come and go in foreign land palaces at this time, it will definitely lead to some misunderstandings, which will lead to unnecessary disasters. In fact, Wang Chong has also considered this point, and he has explained it to everyone. If it is not particularly important For things, it is enough for pigeons to come and go.

"Report!"

Just when everyone felt a little uneasy, the sound of hurried footsteps came to their ears suddenly, and within a moment, a guard of the Lu family walked up quickly.

"Patriarch, just received a letter from the King of Foreign Lands, please take a look at it."

With a simple sentence, the entire ceremony hall fell silent in an instant, and everyone looked over.

"Bring it!"

I don't have time to think about it,

The Patriarch of the Lu Family hurriedly took the envelope and opened it impatiently, but after just a glance, the Patriarch of the Lu Family's expression suddenly became startled, and his expression became subtle.

"Patriarch, what did the foreign king say in the letter?"

All the elders and the backbone of the family around stared at the Patriarch of the Lu family, looking forward to his answer, but they couldn't help being surprised that they didn't wait for his reply for a long time.

"See for yourself!"

The Patriarch of the Lu family didn't say much, and handed over the letter in his hand.

Soon, this letter was circulated in the hands of all the elders and core members. After reading this letter, everyone's expression became very subtle like that of the head of the Lu family.

"this……"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, speechless for a while.

"I don't know what the foreign land king means, but since the foreign land king has already spoken, let's do as he said!"

After pondering for a long time, the head of the Lu family finally spoke.

At the same time, the same thing was happening in the capital.

Time flew by, half a month passed in a flash, and soon it was the day when the Great Buddha Temple was completed.

Outside the capital city, at the foot of the mountain where the Great Buddha Temple is located, before the appointed time, it was already crowded with people and buzzing. The First Prince funded the construction of the Great Buddha Temple. This matter has long been rumored in Beijing, and countless people are paying attention to this matter.

Different from the imperial court, ordinary people in the capital are far less sensitive to political matters. For them, the eldest prince alone and the huge Buddha statue more than ten meters high in front of the Great Buddha Temple are enough to attract countless people in the capital.

"Your Highness, a letter from the Huang family in the west of the city, please read it!"

On another mountain not far from the Great Buddha Temple, a golden-armored guard of the Eastern Palace knelt on the ground and bowed.

"good!"

On the mountain peak, when the First Prince heard these words, he was overjoyed and his eyes brightened.

"Bring me to see!"

After reading the contents of the letter, the First Prince was filled with joy.

"Zhu Tongen, how many aristocratic families have agreed to come to watch the ceremony so far?"

The eldest prince folded the letter paper and stood facing the wind, feeling refreshed in his heart.

"Returning to Your Highness, up to now, we have received five or six thousand such replies, and at least 80% of the aristocratic families have agreed to come to watch the ceremony. And this number is still increasing, and there should be more in the future."

Zhu Tongen stood behind the eldest prince, seven or eight feet away, bowed and said.

"OK!"

Hearing these words, the eldest prince was overjoyed:

"Senior Ghost King is really exhaustive. It's really unexpected that a small big Buddhist temple can actually win over all the big and famous families in Beijing. It's useless for me to spend a lot of time thinking about it. How can the power of the capital be used by me!"

Looking at the resplendent and majestic Great Buddha Temple on the top of the opposite mountain, as well as the bustling crowd on the mountain, the First Prince had never been so impressed with the Ghost King until this moment.

For a long time, his greatest doubt has been that he has not been able to obtain a wide range of public support. Without this foundation, he always feels that something is missing if he wants to sit in that position.

But it is different now, as long as he has the support of these aristocratic families, he will be justifiable and stable in that position.

The sun was born, and there is still a long time before the time stated on the invitation. The eldest prince felt that there was nothing wrong with it. As time passed, more and more people gathered at the foot of the mountain and in the capital to watch the excitement, and the eldest prince There were also more and more letterheads received, and each letterhead made the smile on the First Prince's face even brighter.

"He who understands current affairs is a hero! Even if it is a foreign king, in the end, the aristocratic families in the capital still stand on the side of the king. With the support of these aristocratic families, why should I worry about the big things not being done?"

The breeze was blowing, the eldest prince was all dressed in robes, hunting and dancing, his heart was full of joy.

After today, he wants to see who else in the capital dares to be his enemy? !

"Pass down the order of my palace and notify the people of the major families to prepare for the inauguration ceremony!"

The eldest prince said suddenly.

"It's Your Highness!"

Hearing what the eldest prince said, a guard left in a hurry.

The long-awaited moment has finally arrived——

"clang!"

With the resounding ringing of the bell on the top of the mountain, the Great Buddha Temple donated by the First Prince was finally officially completed. With the sound of a bright red Buddha horn, there was a bang, and countless people at the foot of the mountain were bustling like a surging river, rushing towards the mountain.

"Amitabha!"

On the top of the mountain, nearly a hundred monks were lined up in golden cassocks, creating a spectacular scene.

For this inauguration ceremony, the eldest prince specially invited some eminent monks from various temples to add to the fun.

Unknowingly, the most important part of the completion of the case was soon reached.

"All benefactors, thank you for coming to the monastery to watch the ceremony. The Buddha is merciful and benevolent to all living beings. It is also said in the Buddhist scriptures that making offerings to the Buddha is all living beings, and making offerings to the Buddha is to support all living beings. It is a great virtue. Therefore, the completion of the Buddhist temple depends on all benefactors. The support and offerings. However, in the eyes of the Buddha, all living beings are equal, and all offerings, no matter how big or small, are all the same in the eyes of the Buddha, so you can do whatever you want."

The abbot of the Great Buddha Temple is kind-hearted and kind-eyed, and he is an eminent monk invited by the First Prince.

"However, the completion of this temple still depends on the help of the First Prince. His Highness is a nobleman of the Emperor, but he has a compassionate heart. It is really a blessing for all people. Next, we will invite the First Prince to speak!"

As the abbot spoke, he stepped back and glanced at Li Ying who was not far away.

As soon as the abbot's voice fell, there was a sudden explosion at the foot of the mountain, and bursts of cheers rang out.

"Elder Prince!"

"Elder Prince!"

"Elder Prince!"

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Waves of cheers resounded through the sky and the earth.

Seeing the scene of the people cheering, the eldest prince was in a great mood and extremely happy.

At that moment, he even had an illusion, as if he was not standing on the top of this mountain, but standing in the extremely noble Tai Chi Hall in the imperial palace, accepting the support and worship of all people.

"Everyone, the presiding officer also said just now that making offerings to the Buddha means offering to all living beings. The original purpose of my palace's donation to build this Buddhist temple is to pray for the great Tang Dynasty and all people in the world. Here, I will set an example by donating 100,000 guan. To be used by Buddhist temples."

"In addition, in this ceremony, all the sesame oil money received will be used for charity, and the Great Buddha Temple will specially help the orphans and widows in the surrounding area, so as to give them a place to stay."

The eldest prince stepped forward and said loudly.

boom!

Hearing these words, all the people in the capital cheered from all directions.

"The eldest prince is really benevolent and loves the people!"

"It turns out that the first prince built this Buddhist temple to help those orphans!"

"Think that a prince with a heart of benevolence must be a benevolent king! Then the abbot is right, if the eldest prince becomes the monarch of the Tang Dynasty in the future, it must be a blessing to all people in the world."

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All directions, all the people were very excited when they heard these words.

When visiting the Great Buddha Temple this time, many people came to join in the fun just because of the name of the First Prince, but what the First Prince said was something they had never thought of before.

In an instant, the cheers became more and more enthusiastic, and on the top of the mountain, seeing the people in the capital cheering more enthusiastically than before, and feeling the support from the bottom of their hearts, the eldest prince was full of spirit and joy.

A big Buddhist temple can not only gain the support of all the aristocratic families in the capital, but also buy people's hearts and win the support of the people. There is nothing more convenient than this in the world. No amount of money can buy it.

"clang!"

With bursts of roars, the ceremony began, and a representative of a famous family quickly entered the venue.

"The Li family in the capital congratulates the completion of the Great Buddha Temple, and specially donated eight thousand li taels of gold!"

"The Duan family in the capital congratulates the completion of the Great Buddha Temple, and specially donated six thousand taels of gold!"

"The Zhang family in the capital congratulates the completion of the Great Buddha Temple, and specially donated three thousand li taels of gold!"

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