Chapter 3280 Deportation (Update)

Zhou Man curled his lips. Even if Luo Ersuoba was to be beheaded, it should not be for such a ridiculous reason as "correcting the emperor's wishes". Poisoning or deceiving the emperor, any of them will do. The former is not much less harmful than the latter.

Why did he come out now that the matter has been settled? Why didn't he submit such a memorial to advise the emperor earlier?

He simply saw that Changsheng Temple had fallen out of favor and wanted to use Naro'er's life to achieve his goals.

The emperor sighed and said, "I already know that immortality is an illusory thing. To be honest, this matter was all caused by my own delusion. Why would I want to take the monk's life?"

"But it's really not appropriate for him to stay in Dajin any longer," the emperor said, glancing outside with a sad face. "The New Year is approaching, and the monk is old. He will always miss his homeland after being away for so long. Let the Honglu Temple send him back."

The emperor sighed and said, "Go back to where you came from."

Zhou Man also turned his head to look outside. It was snowing again in Chang'an. The wind was howling and the snow was falling. It was time to let Na Luoer leave the customs and return to Tianzhu...

Zhou Man clicked his tongue in his heart, and heard the officials calling out to the emperor three times, "The emperor is wise." Zhou Man quickly turned towards the emperor, raised his hands, bowed deeply, and also shouted, "The emperor is wise."

How wise! Regardless of whether the matter of Luo Er's poison pill will be exposed in the future, the emperor will surely be praised for his courage in admitting his mistakes and forgiving the sinner.

The emperor's words were spoken at the grand court meeting, and Minister Li went to the Honglu Temple to urge them. The Honglu Temple immediately went to the Changsheng Temple to find Na Luoer, preparing to send him out of the capital and back to India.

The heart that had been hanging in the air finally settled down. Luo Er had finally met his end. It was quite unexpected, at least not among the endings he had imagined. However, he quickly accepted it calmly. "Before I leave, may I meet with my old friends, Lord Wang and Lord Zhou?"

The official from the Honglu Temple who came over was surprised, "Master and Lord Zhou are also friends?"

Na Luoer twirled his Buddhist beads and said with a smile, "Everyone in the world is my friend."

The official from the Honglu Temple was speechless and could only say, "I can only deliver the letter for you, Master. As for whether they will see you or not, I'm not sure. You should stay away from them for the time being and pack your luggage."

Master Naro smiled and agreed, then went to write two letters.

In fact, there were many people he wanted to see, and the one he wanted to see most was the emperor. However, he had tried to meet him several times during this period, but the emperor declined on the pretext of being busy with government affairs.

In addition to the emperor, he also wanted to meet the crown prince of the Jin Dynasty, but the crown prince was even harder to meet than the emperor.

When he was in favor with the emperor, the prince disliked him very much and rarely had a chance to talk to him.

Once his power declines, it will be even more difficult for him to see the prince again, and I heard that Zhou Man is still the prince's man.

So he settled for the next best thing and wanted to meet Zhou Man.

In fact, he had a lot to say to this doctor from Dajin.

Zhou Man received a letter from the Honglu Temple, and without thinking, he packed up his things and left the palace to meet someone.

Xiao Yuanzheng was puzzled. "Why did you go to see him?"

Zhou Man said, "Although he's not two hundred years old, he's lived to be over eighty years old, still so healthy and strong, and he's traveled all the way from Central India to Chang'an without suffering any illness. This is already a great ability. I'll go and test his attitude and see if he's willing to teach me, or if I can offer him something else in exchange."

Xiao Yuanzheng: "...as long as you're happy, I just have one piece of advice: don't let him fool you."

After all, he even deceived the emperor, so what else is impossible?

Zhou Man said confidently: "Don't worry, I will be very careful."

When Zhou Man arrived at Changsheng Temple in a carriage, Lord Wang happened to come out of the temple and the two met at the door.

Lord Wang looked at Zhou Man and bowed deeply to her.

Zhou Man was startled when he saw him bow so deeply. He raised his hand and said, "Master Wang, there's no need to be so polite. What are you doing..."

Lord Wang smiled and said, "I heard that Master Naro was leaving the capital to return home, so I came to see him. I didn't expect to run into you here."

Lord Wang thought about it and bowed to Zhou Man again, "Thank you, Lord Zhou."

Zhou Man was stunned. "Thank me for what?"

Lord Wang said, "Thank you Lord Zhou for saving Your Majesty. Otherwise, I would have been infamous as a treacherous minister."

Although there was no definite news, he and all the officials felt that something went wrong when the emperor took the elixir. It was just that Zhou Man finally set things right, allowing the emperor to trust the Imperial Hospital again and abandon the Changsheng Temple.

Zhou Man was also very curious about this Lord Wang. After all, he was such a legendary figure. "Lord Wang, I have a question. I'm not sure if it's appropriate to ask..."

"Excuse me, Lord Zhou."

"Why did the king recommend Narasava to His Majesty?"

Lord Wang sighed and said, "On our way back east, Na'er and I talked most about Buddhism, not the art of immortality."

He said, "I brought him back because, first, he was willing to accompany me eastward to Chang'an; and second, he is well-versed in Buddhist scriptures. I know that the eminent monks of the Central Plains have always desired to travel to India to obtain scriptures and learn the original Buddhist teachings. I believe that both Your Majesty and the Buddhist studies of the Great Jin need him."

Who knew that when the person was sent to the palace, in addition to Buddhist teachings, he would recommend the elixir of life to the emperor.

By the time Lord Wang realized something was wrong, the emperor had already placed great trust in Na Luoer and had sent people to choose a place in the imperial city to build a temple for him. Not to mention him, a newly promoted official, even an official like Lord Tang remained silent.

Moreover, it was he who brought the person back to the capital and recommended him to the emperor. If anything happened to Luo Er, he and his family and clansmen would be responsible, so he could only say nothing and do nothing.

He avoided Na Luoer and tried to distance himself from her, hoping that he would not be implicated if something happened.

Although he chose to escape, he still wanted to do something deep down in his heart, so he was very grateful to Zhou Man.

Zhou Man watched Lord Wang leave and said, "My lady, it seems this eminent monk has great attainments in Buddhism."

Otherwise, Lord Wang wouldn't have praised him so much.

"What a pity it's not being used properly," Zhou Man turned around and said, "Let's go in and take a look."

Daji followed her closely, and the little monk took them to the backyard and then left.

Na Luo Er looked at Daji who was standing behind Zhou Man and said to Zhou Man, "Master Zhou, I want to talk to you alone."

Zhou Man smiled and said, "Master, if you have anything to say, just tell me."

Seeing him looking at Daji, Zhou Man said, "This is my family. There is no need to hide it. Master, please tell me what you want to say."

Luo Er thought that he would be leaving Chang'an in two days, so even if a third person knew about it, it would not affect him.

So he asked directly, "Master Zhou went to such great lengths to take my blood. I wonder what he wants to do with it?"

Good night

(End of this chapter)