The second time, the immortal strokes my top and bears longevity
"Young Master! Young Master! You can't do that on that mountain! There are living Buddhas on it! I can't afford to offend you! Sigh, please slow down!"
On the outskirts of Chang'an, horses are galloping, young men are holding reins and whips, white clothes are fluttering, and their spirits are high.
Behind them, there were two warriors with anxious faces walking on foot, taking long strides, one step at a time, and they were no weaker than horses.
These three people and one horse were galloping across the straight road like this, with lightning speed. People along the way couldn't help but marvel when they saw this.
In a large car, a calm middle-aged man poked his head out and asked, "Which son of a family is this? His two guards are very skilled, so they must not be ordinary people."
"Reporting to Mr. Sai, this man is the only son of Chen Hanlin, named Chen Yi, and his maternal ancestor is a famous minister of Lingyan Pavilion. This son is from Luoyang. It is said that he has been smart since he was a child and is a famous child prodigy in Chang'an. He
When he was ten years old, he had read a lot and was known to the world today. He praised him three times, saying that the Chen family has great talents!"
"It turns out that he is the son of Chen Hanlin. Chen Hanlin was the number one scholar in both civil and military affairs and was a well-known scholar all over the world! No wonder this young man is so magical and has great luck." The man withdrew his gaze and scanned the surroundings. He saw many monks among them.
Wherever he passed, everyone saluted, kowtowed and bowed. He sighed and said, "Hurry up and hurry up."
Here, the cart slowly drove into Chang'an City, and over there the horses galloped quickly. In a blink of an eye, they arrived in front of a hill. There were Buddhist temples everywhere at the foot of the mountain, on the mountainside, and on the top of the mountain. They were grand and solemn, and there was a sense of solemnity exuding.
There is still a distance, and young Chen Yi can also feel it.
However, at this moment, what arose in his heart was not the thought of worshiping the Buddha, but anger. He raised his whip and pointed at a group of Buddhist temples and said: "These Buddhist temples usually occupy mountains and fields. They don't pay taxes and don't serve.
Forget it, now I still confuse people with my monstrous words, telling my mother that I will die young and only by worshiping the Buddha can I live a long life. This makes my mother sad every day and sheds tears. My father is even more depressed all day long and has no food or drinks.
Fragrant! Today I will definitely ask that monk in person why he is so sure that I died young!"
"Sir, be careful what you say!"
The two warriors finally caught up. After hearing these words, they immediately lost their souls. The elder one of them hurriedly stepped forward and reminded: "Buddhist temples are holy places dedicated to the Buddha. They are places of bright etiquette and morals. The monks are highly virtuous and respected, and they can redress injustices."
Eucalyptus can resolve disputes and is wiser than the elders in the countryside or the officials in the city. If your slander spreads, there will be endless troubles!"
"How come I don't know about this?" Chen Yi raised his eyebrows, "Who in the world doesn't know the theory of first-class monks and Buddhas and second-class Xia Zhi? Nowadays, almost everyone is of Chinese Miao descent, learning Hu Dharma and taking pride in speaking Sanskrit.
The words are comparable to ten years of study in school, and the lies of the ascetic monks will cause chaos in people's ethics. This is not the right way! You must know that the people in the previous dynasty worshiped the Buddha and flattered the monks and did the opposite. As a result, the world fell apart, warlords separated themselves, and aliens invaded.
The artifact was almost lost, and the world was almost overturned! Fortunately, the Tang Dynasty rose up, opened up the world, clarified the universe, and rebuilt the world! The new dynasty was established, and it was supposed to wipe out the ills of the previous dynasty and reshape the character of China. How come today, there is this Buddhist and flattering monk again?
situation?"
His words were not concealed at all. Although he did not raise his voice deliberately, his words were sonorous and spoke directly from his heart. This is a straight road, on the edge of the official road, and the temple is a place where people come and go, so there are many people along the way.
I have heard it all by now.
The expressions of the two warriors changed greatly, but it was too late to stop them at this time.
Sure enough, many people immediately looked at Chen Yi angrily. The ordinary civilians would at most spit and leave, as if they were afraid of being contaminated by bad luck. Those well-dressed scribes suddenly looked fierce, as if they were A ferocious beast that chooses people to devour!
However, even though they were so angry, they still retained their rationality, restrained their thoughts, and did not really come up with arguments.
"You are afraid of his identity and background."
A slightly older voice came from the side, and then an old man wearing a monk's robe slowly walked over. However, compared with the regular monks, his long black and white hair looked out of place. This person was so popular and graceful. , obviously from a wealthy family, and behaved without anger or authority, he walked forward, looked at Chen Yi, and said coldly: "You are a very courageous kid. You actually dare to speak ill of the Buddha because you are the founder of the country. How old are you? How many things have you seen and how many books have you read? Are you able to evaluate the truth in this world? You even said bad things about the Buddha's Shamenkou, but you didn't go home quickly, shut yourself up and reflect on yourself. Pass, otherwise, disaster is not far away!”
"My father-in-law said yes."
"The old gentleman hit the nail on the head."
"Yes, this is a way to bring disaster. After all, young people don't know how to bring disaster to their mouths."
When many scribes saw someone coming forward, they immediately became energetic and agreed one after another.
Chen Yi looked over and asked: "Who are you? You are also a monk? You are dressed like this, but you don't look like one."
"I am Shu Zuncang. Although I am not a monk yet, I have been accepted as a lay disciple by Ximing Temple. I will be ordained in the near future and truly worship Buddhism! From then on, I will understand Buddhism and understand the true meaning!" The old man looked proud. He looked down at the people around him with a condescending look.
People around him were amazed and filled with envy.
"You are so old, and you still want to become a monk? Don't you care about the heirs at home?" Chen Yi didn't give any face at all. He said with a look of surprise on his face, "Yes, looking at your clothes, it is obviously not ordinary. My family must have a small amount of money, and it is precisely because I have descendants at this age that I want to become a Buddhist. From then on, not only will I not pay taxes or serve in the military, but my own land will also be in the name of the temple. If you pay the annual rent, future generations will also benefit. It’s such a good idea!”
The old man's expression suddenly changed and he shouted sternly: "Ignorant boy! You are judging a gentleman's heart with a villain's heart! It seems that I only converted to my Buddha because of the stinking of copper! What nonsense!" He saw people around him looking over. , he hurriedly said: "My family's land is the hard work of my life. It is accumulated bit by bit by myself. It depends on my own ability. It is up to me to deal with it how I want to do it. What does it have to do with worshiping Buddha?"
As he was talking, the old man changed the topic, pointed at Chen Yi, and said angrily: "I thought you were just temporarily distracted by thoughts and could still be saved! I never thought that in fact, the thoughts were already deep in your bones and there was no way you could be saved! I must do it today. Defeat demons and protect the Tao!" After saying this, he actually took out a rosary bead from his arms, then chanted something to the rosary bead, and finally threw it on the ground!
"This is the Demon-Conquering Pearl given to me by the Dharma Master in the temple after seeing my sincerity! It is used to suppress enemies of Buddha and human demons like you!"
Snapped!
With a crisp sound, the rosary broke!
Immediately, Shu Zuncang clasped his hands together and muttered something, and golden light flew up from the rosary. It turned in the air and condensed a mighty body. It was a yellow scarf warrior, eight feet tall, with a strong back and waist, and a bare upper body.
Revealing the solid outline of muscles and bones. As soon as she revealed herself, she grabbed Chen Yi without hesitation. She was so fierce that she brought up a strong wind and threw it on Chen Yi's face, making his face full of pain, but he was hard.
He held on without making a sound.
On the side, the two warriors not only did not step forward to block him, but instead took a few steps back at this moment.
"In broad daylight, the world is bright! This is the world of the Tang Dynasty! I just said a few words, but the Tang law can't convict you. You, an outside disciple of the Samana, actually dare to use the method of outsiders to capture me!" Chen Yi!
He was not afraid, but he was so angry that he even hit the strongman with a riding crop!
But after all, he is just a mortal body. Although he has some inheritance of divine power, he is far inferior to the Yellow Turban Warriors. As soon as he met him, he was snatched away from his riding whip and his body was captured!
While Chen Yi was struggling, a ray of Buddha's light flew out from a temple and appeared in front of everyone, revealing an uncertain figure. He was an old monk with white eyebrows, kind eyebrows and kind eyes, a solemn appearance, and the sun behind his head shone brightly.
Shine a light!
Seeing this scene, everyone present knelt down and kowtowed, showing piety on their faces, feeling closer than meeting their biological father and mother.
But the monk ignored those believers who were extremely respectful and polite to him. He objected to the rebellious Chen Yi and said with a smile: "Amitabha, Master Chen, you are confused in your heart and talk about bad karma. It is really a sin, but I am
I can't bear to have you trapped in the devil's trap, so I will send you home with a small punishment but a big punishment today. I hope you will be careful in your words and deeds in the future, so that you can repent."
As soon as he finished speaking, the figure turned into a ray of light and shone on the body of the yellow scarf warrior.
The strongman bowed slightly towards the temple, then took off on the wind and flew towards Chang'an City without any cover. The people along the way, including the people in the city, seemed not to be surprised, and there was no one there.
Take a few more glances. Finally, the yellow scarf warrior landed in the Chen Mansion in the city, turned into light and disappeared.
"You are really lawless like this. You have read so many books in vain! You dare to insult even the Buddha. You have already caused a big disaster today. If you continue to let it go, I don't know how much disaster it will bring to our family! Oh, it really can't be done.
, I can only bear the pain as my mother and let you go to the temple! Don’t go out these days, so you can reflect on yourself!"
"Mother! Don't be deceived by those mysterious words!"
That night, Chen Yi was locked in the study by his mother Yin Wenjiao and ordered to be grounded. No matter how Chen Yi resisted and scolded, none of the servants in the house dared to disobey the mistress's orders. Instead, they strictly guarded him and did not dare to let him out.
Not a cent of the house.
At night, a tired Chen Guangxin opened the side door and walked into the mansion. A maid who had prepared hot water and towels had already come to serve him.
After scrubbing and washing away some of his fatigue, Chen Guangxin went to the backyard. After sitting down, he simply drank a little tea, and then thought about it with a frown.
Compared with more than ten years ago, his appearance has not changed much, but his childishness and youthfulness have faded, he has grown a beard, and he has gained some dignity from being in the court for several years.
"Why is Mr. Chen so worried?" Yin Wenjiao stepped forward. She wanted to talk to her husband about her son, but seeing him in such a state, she couldn't help but wonder, "Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, he secretly wants to use you more.
The new dynasty brings a new atmosphere, it is a time of high spirits, why are you always sighing and sighing these past few days?"
Seeing his wife's concern, Chen Guangxin sighed and said, "Although the Holy One has always been wise, it is difficult to resist the undercurrent in the court. Today, someone in the court proposed that monks should be given preferential treatment again. It was suggested that if a monk commits a crime, he should be punished less
Sentence, light sentence, no sentence, mainly negotiation, in order to show devotion to the Buddha! This is completely ridiculous! Even if the monk worships the Buddha, he is still a citizen of the Tang Dynasty. He has many preferential treatment, but it is not enough. I think
Add new fire! In this way, sooner or later, the monk will sit on everyone's head, and each temple will become a country within a country!!"
"Ah?" Yin Wenjiao was surprised when she heard this. She originally wanted to talk to her husband about letting her son become a monk, but her husband was so angry at the monk. How could she talk about it?
In the end, she could only say tentatively: "Why such preferential treatment? Didn't the Thirty-seven Policies of Hui Seng come out years ago?"
"It is said that several distinguished nobles met the golden body of Buddha in their dreams. The Buddha was dissatisfied with the disrespect of China and he angrily rebuked him. He also said that he would order Arhats to come down to earth to punish the disrespect! Everyone has this dream, so he made such a proposal.
Your Majesty did not refuse. I think it was at Xuanwu Gate before... Alas, I can't mention it, I can't mention it. In short, although the saint had doubts, he compromised due to the previous help. However, if things go on like this, the country will not be able to survive, alas!
"
When Yin Wenjiao saw that her husband was sad, although she wanted to worship the Buddha, she could not help but feel relieved and said: "The saint is wise and powerful, how can he not know how powerful he is? I guess he has a plan."
When Chen Guangxin heard this, he pondered for a moment and said: "It is possible that His Majesty may have indulged in an act of indulgence and made people in the court who worshiped Buddhism too much jump out one by one. But after all, this is just a guess. How can we count it?"
When Yin Wenjiao saw this, she still wanted to persuade her, but she usually didn't care about government affairs. If she said something about her family's selfishness, it would be difficult for her to say anything at this time.
When Chen Guangxin saw this, he shook his head and said, "Madam, don't worry, I'll think about it myself." But in his heart, he still wanted to discuss it with someone. Thinking that his only son often made extraordinary remarks, he changed the subject and asked
: "Where's Yi'er? But he's asleep? Why don't you see him coming? On weekdays, he listens to political affairs and rarely has to discuss them."
When Yin Wenjiao heard this, she couldn't help but feel upset. She couldn't speak directly, so she had to say: "He made some mistakes today. I punished him to copy family instructions in the study. It has been a few hours. He may have fallen asleep by now."
Already."
"Oh." Chen Guangxin did not doubt that he was there and did not ask further questions. "Since I'm going to bed, forget it. I'll come back early tomorrow to test his knowledge."
Little did he know that after hearing these words outside the door, his bookboy had secretly ran to the study window and informed Chen Yi.
"Monks are really the source of disaster for the country! If we let it go, there will be great disasters! Why do saints also hesitate? Do they have to compromise even if they are as wise as him? It's hateful, I'm so humble and powerless!"
As he spoke, he scratched his hair and said angrily: "My body and skin are affected by my parents. Chen, a good son, is forced by his mother to loosen his hair and get tonsure because of the monk's evil talk! And Huanghuang is a good son."
In the Tang Dynasty, because the court was ignorant and wanted to respect the monks, what would be the end?"
I was filled with resentment, anxiety, unwillingness, and powerlessness, but I couldn't even get out of the study door. In the midst of my anger, my mind was exhausted, my eyes suddenly blurred, and the lights suddenly flashed, and suddenly there was another person in front of me.
"Huh?" Chen Yi was suddenly startled and started to do it violently. He looked closely and saw that he was a Taoist. He was dressed in black, with long hair reaching his waist and bare feet.
"Who are you?" he asked urgently.
"Who am I?" The Taoist smiled slightly, "I am your ancestor."
"Why are you swearing?" Chen Yi was anxious to hide, and then wanted to raise his voice to call someone, but suddenly found that his limbs were heavy and he couldn't move! He wanted to speak again, but it was difficult to make a sound. He couldn't help being frightened and angry, and could only watch helplessly.
As the man raised his hand to grab it, he closed his eyes subconsciously. Then, he felt his head sinking.
The Taoist reached out and touched his head and said with a smile: "You little guy really has wisdom. Since you are worried about the problems of Buddhism, you should find out the root cause, explore its details, clarify its context, and then peel off the cocoon and eliminate the root cause! Today I
, just to enlighten you."
As soon as he finished speaking, five colors of light appeared in his palm, gradually covering Chen Yi's body!
"I'll give you some skills first. Don't say that next time you meet Shu Zuncang and others, even if you are the reincarnation of Arhat, you can make them look good!"