After Man Bao and Bai Shan had given them gifts, they stepped forward and took out the longevity lock they bought and gave it to the little emperor grandson. It was a very ordinary lock and he probably would never wear it in his life because his grandmother gave it to him.

The piece given looks much better.

When the emperor saw Zhou Man, he remembered it and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, you have a longevity lock, which seems to be the same as Lao Wu's?"

Man Bao was confused and pulled out the longevity lock she had kept with her since she was a child from her neck, and asked: "This?"

The emperor only took one look and recognized that it was the same as Lao Wu's. He smiled and nodded, "Yes, it was given by Lao Wu's maternal family. It seems to have been struck by a silversmith in Shangzhou."

The fifth prince squeezed up from behind, took a look, and nodded, "It's the same as mine."

The emperor smiled and asked, "Where's your piece?"

The fifth prince smiled sheepishly, "Father, I am getting old and I have long stopped wearing the longevity lock."

"You were in poor health when you were born. Your grandfather took a lot of effort to call you back to pray for blessings. You see, Zhou Man always wears it." At this point, the emperor looked at Bai Shan behind her and suddenly smiled.

: "If you hadn't been engaged to Bai Shan early, it would be very suitable for you and Lao Wu to have this connection."

Man Bao raised his head and glanced at the fifth prince, just in time to see the pimples on his face, and felt a little disgusted. What the fifth prince was thinking about was how she had made Mr. Wang faint in court, and how she had sued him last year.

He was so bold when he was in imperial position that he couldn't help but tremble, shook his head and took a step back.

Bai Shanze took a step forward and stood beside Zhou Man, and reached out to hold her hand.

The emperor laughed loudly after seeing this, but when he turned his head, he glared at the fifth prince. He was really a worthless boy.

Everyone watched Xi San lively, and then the emperor gave a banquet, um, a banquet in the East Palace.

Except for two outsiders, Zhou Man and Bai Shan, the rest were members of the emperor's family, the emperor's daughter-in-law's family, and the emperor's daughter-in-law's family.

The emperor was naturally sitting with his uncle, brother-in-law and relatives. When he saw Zhou Man, he simply waved to her.

Because she is also a minister.

It is suitable for the monarch and his subjects.

Because the emperor had a criminal record, Bai Shan shamelessly sat down with him to prevent him from talking about getting married again.

Zhao Liulang and others watched helplessly as Bai Shan and Zhou Man came forward to sit with their father and brother. Bai Shan was a generation older than them.

Of course, it was not that he was too late to eat. The emperor talked while eating. After commenting on the dishes, he mentioned that he and the queen planned to go to Huguo Temple to burn incense in the next two days and donate some sesame oil money for the little emperor's grandson.

He hoped that Duke Zhao and Duke Pi could speak for him.

When you go out with the queen, you are not incognito. It is impossible to sneak away, so you need to get the consent of the ministers, especially the Jingzhao Mansion.

Today, both Zhao Guogong and Pi Guogong are happy, so they agreed.

Man Bao was puzzled, "Your Majesty, it seems to be a gloomy day today, and it looks like it's going to snow. Wouldn't it be better to donate sesame oil than to donate food to the people?"

The emperor said: "I asked Huguo Temple to handle this matter."

Man Bao felt that it was too troublesome, and Daoxu and the others had said that they would first keep enough of the sesame oil money donated by the good people and lay people at the foot of the mountain to feed themselves, and then donate the rest.

She said: "It is better to leave it to Magistrate Tang and Magistrate Guo."

The emperor was slightly startled. After thinking for a while, he looked at Bai Shan and asked with a smile: "You think so too?"

Bai Shan thought for a while and then said: "Rescuing the victims and settling the people is also the responsibility of the county magistrate, and since it is the imperial court that takes action, the people will only feel more grateful to Your Majesty and the little emperor, right?"

The emperor sighed and said: "But this time it was just a small disaster. We provided relief this time. If we encounter such a small disaster next time, if we don't provide relief, the court will only end up complaining more. But if we provide relief, the treasury will be limited."

Therefore, for minor disasters, although the imperial court would send officials to take charge, it rarely provided relief. Instead, it would encourage large households in the county and township to take action, and everyone would help each other and it would be over.

Only when the disaster becomes serious will the court take action.

Why does the emperor like to donate sesame oil money to Huguo Temple so much? Is it really all donated to Huguo Temple?

It's just a matter of borrowing it from them, transferring it to the people, and then giving it to the people.

As for the part that they had withheld, the emperor didn't care. Monks also need to eat and drink. They suffer on behalf of all sentient beings, and they should serve them.

The emperor explained these principles to Man Bao.

Manbao didn't understand how they could suffer on behalf of all sentient beings, let alone what suffering there was in being a monk.

"If it's so hard, why don't you become a Taoist priest?" Man Bao was simply puzzled. "I have friends who are Taoist priests. They never feel pain. They have to work and recite sutras every day like us. I asked them if they feel pain.

, one said, although there are times when they are short of food and clothing, but they are still hungry, they always have more sesame oil money than ordinary people to burn incense. Another friend of mine said that there are so many people in the world who are suffering more than them, and they all feel miserable.

, what should we do about those who are suffering more than them?"

The emperor smiled and said: "They are quite open-minded. How old are they?"

"She's two or three years older than me."

The emperor was even happier, "It's because they haven't grown up yet, so they can't feel it. The Buddha said that the suffering of all living beings is the suffering of reincarnation. There are many poor people in the world, and the Buddhists are willing to help them with food and property. They don't suffer so much."

But the Buddhists have less food and less food and clothing. This is their suffering, so they say that all sentient beings suffer."

Man Bao and Bai Shan looked confused. They looked at each other and became even more puzzled, "But aren't their incomes still given by believers? They are not the income from their hard work."

The emperor smiled and said: "That is what we offer to the Bodhisattva. Since it is an offering, it naturally becomes his thing."

Bai Shan asked, "Why do you want to make offerings to the Bodhisattva?"

"Of course I have something to ask for." The emperor wanted to ask for too much, including life, old age, sickness and death, the country, the country, and the people all over the world.

Two years ago, the queen was seriously ill, so he donated a large amount of sesame oil money to Huguo Temple, just to pray for the queen's recovery. Later, the queen finally got over the difficulty.

Bai Shan and Man Bao were still puzzled, but they didn't know where to start the question, so they could only murmur in a low voice: "Taoist Master Shouqing said that if a person is depressed, he should go up the mountain to pay homage to Master Tianzun, and feel relieved, and maybe he will have good luck.

Come. But gods and ghosts will not change the fate of mortals. Since it is a severe calamity for mortals, they naturally have to survive it on their own. The help of gods and ghosts is limited."

They could only murmur in a low voice, "It always feels like they have come around again after doing good deeds."

The emperor raised his eyelids and asked, "Whatever you want to say, just say it loudly, why do you have to whisper?"

Manbao cleared his throat and said, "Taoist Master Shouqing never feels that being a Taoist priest is hard, but feels very comfortable. The believers donate money and materials to the Taoist temple because they believe in Laojun and need him to pray on his behalf."
Chapter completed!