This principle can be understood to be in harmony with nature. The tiger is separated from the dragon, and the lotus coils around the five directions. Gradually, good karma is obtained. The wood people in the fire can collect medicine, the mud cows on the bottom of the sea can farm, and a little spiritual light can enter the sky.
Every time he returned to Qingdu Temple, Kong Qing always felt particularly at peace in his heart.
It's like the feeling my hometown gives me.
Although Kong Qing himself didn't know whether this feeling was due to the secluded environment amidst the bustle of Qingdu, or because the more than ten years his predecessor had lived here left imprints on his current body.
After returning, Kong Qing did not go back directly to his side courtyard. Instead, he first went to the accounting room of Qingdu Temple and handed over the money he brought back to the accounting Taoist Cong Houfu.
Perhaps because he had been poor for so long, when he saw Kong Qing take out a large bag of money, the Taoist accountant was so moved by the blessing that he burst into tears, which shocked Kong Qing.
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It was quite sudden.
When Kong Qing finally left, Cong Houfu was still behind with snot and tears, saying that he would take good care of the money and would never waste a penny.
Kong Qing was still a little touched.
Next, Kong Qing went to the Taoist priest Yan Fengzong to ask about the affairs of Qingdu Temple.
The Taoist temple's houses need to be repaired, things like incense candles and paper watches need to be purchased, the robes of several Taoist priests also need to be replaced, and some Taoist scriptures in the Taoist temple also need to be added...
All in all, it’s just one word, money!
Although Kong Qing made dozens of dollars in the past two days, it was still a drop in the bucket.
"Do not worry!"
Kong Qing comforted Yan Fengzong.
"Pindao calculated with his fingers. In a few days, some Taoists will come to our temple to send money. By then we will have money to repair the house. So in these two days, please continue to persevere.
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Pindao will also set an example, so Pindao won’t eat tonight’s meal because he can save whatever he can.”
After dealing with Yan Fengzong and making him extremely moved, Kong Qing hugged the little kitten and strolled along the wall of Qingdu Temple for a while.
I can't help it. I ate too much at Mo Li's house today. I'm a little full and I need to eat something!
While Kong Qing was taking a walk to eat, in a magnificent mansion in Chang'an City, the pretty lady who sought Kong Qing's life today also waited for her husband to return from duty.
The owner of this mansion is Pei Ji, the famous and powerful Prime Minister of the Tang Dynasty, and a good friend of the current saint, His Majesty Li Yuan.
This Xianggong Pei Ji, like Yang Mudan, is also a Buddhist believer who has been predicted by the monks that he will become a Buddha in the future. He is also a very devout believer.
Ask Pei Ji how devout he is to Buddhism...
Let's put it this way, Pei Ji had two sons, and he named his eldest son Lawyer Pei and his second son Master Pei.
Of course, the mage here is not the kind who can set off fireballs, but the kind who can preach the scriptures. And the lawyer is not the lawyer who studies law now, but the law of precepts.
In the Tang Dynasty, there were also differences between monks.
For example, a monk who is proficient in the precepts and can preach to the public is called a lawyer. And a monk who is proficient in the meaning of the scriptures and can preach the scriptures is called a mage...
So some people may ask, what is a Zen master?
Um!
Generally speaking, the kind of monk who talks in a vague way and rambles here and there. You talk about East and he talks about West. You talk about the city gate building and he talks about the XX boss. That kind of monk is a Zen master!
In fact, when one of his concubines became pregnant, Pei Ji had already planned to name the child Zen Master Pei...
In the end, the concubine gave birth to a daughter.
This is really a sad (interesting) story.
And today, because she had no heirs, she went to the doctor urgently because of her illness, and found Kong Qing's life. She was the wife of Pei Ji's youngest son, Master Pei. She was born in the Zheng family of Xingyang, and her maiden name was Qiaorong.
After Master Pei came back from duty, he first went outside Pei Ji's courtyard to say hello. Then he learned that Pei Ji had been retained by His Majesty Li Yuan today and was staying in the palace, and then he turned around and returned to his side courtyard.
As a result, as soon as he entered his courtyard, he saw his wife Zheng standing in the courtyard with a serious face. When she saw him coming in, she immediately bowed down.
"Congratulations to welcome your husband back home..."
Master Pei was stunned at that time. He and Mrs. Zheng had been married for several years. Because they had no children, the servants of the Pei family were pointing fingers behind their backs and saying bad things about Mrs. Zheng, which caused her wife, Mrs. Zheng.
I was very anxious. Every day after waiting for his shift, I could not wait to pull him into the room and work hard to sow the seeds.
So when he saw his wife standing in the courtyard dressed up, Master Pei actually felt a little uncomfortable.
Shouldn't she be wearing something light and waiting in the house?
"Madam..."
Master Pei walked up to his wife with a surprised look on his face. He first waved his hand and asked the maids on the left and right to disperse, and then said in a low voice.
"Why did you suddenly make such a gesture? Could it be that you are pregnant...are you happy?"
"Mr. Sir, please come in..."
Mrs. Zheng's daughter was generous and graceful, and she put on the appearance of a lady. She stretched out her hand smoothly and led her husband towards the house.
"There is indeed a happy event in the slave family. Sir, please come in and discuss it in detail."
Master Pei, who was completely confused, followed Mrs. Zheng into his room, and was dumbly pinned down on the seat by his wife. Then he watched his wife urging the maids back and forth to get them for him.
I came to wash my hands and wash my face in the basin, and finally served it in the evening.
"Madam, if you have any happy news, please tell me quickly..."
Seeing his wife running back and forth, Master Pei felt a chill in his heart.
"If you didn't say anything, I would never feel at ease!"
"That's it, Langjun!"
The young lady of the Zheng family sat down beside Master Pei and whispered.
"Didn't I tell you yesterday, Mr. Lang, that I was going to Zhuangyan Temple to pray for blessings today?"
"Uh-huh……"
Master Pei nodded, indicating that he remembered this matter.
Because of the influence of Pei Ji, a senior Buddhist, the Pei family's lawyers, masters, and the Zen master who turned into a woman all became believers in Buddhism. The current head of Zhuangyan Temple, Monk Faya, also often haunts Pei Ji's house.
, Monk Faya was even recommended to Li Yuan by Pei Ji, and he entered the palace many times, so he can be said to be very popular.
Therefore, people in the Pei family usually go to Zhuangyan Temple to pray for blessings and children.
"Then I met a strange man on the way to Zhuangyan Temple today."
"Strange person?"
Lawyer Pei looked at his wife curiously.
"What a strange man!"
"A man who divines fortunes outside the gate of Zhuangyan Temple..."
Zheng was very cunning in hiding the identity of Taoist priest Kong Qing.
"It is said that yesterday morning, when this man saw Yang Shida's daughter Yang Mudan, he directly said that her red star is moving, good things are coming soon, and her wedding date will be next year..."
"Yang Mudan..."
Master Pei frowned.
Although Pei Ji is also a member of the Pei family in Hedong, he is a new noble who followed His Majesty Li Yuan from Taiyuan. He is really not very familiar with the old nobles of Chang'an City...that is, Daxing City in the Sui Dynasty.
But Yang Mudan, or the Yang family, is an exception!
After all, we are all our own people who the monks have personally determined will become Buddhas in the future, so the two sides are relatively familiar with each other.
"Yang Mudan is getting married, how is it possible..."
When he heard this sentence, Master Pei almost screamed in surprise.
"Didn't that Yang Mudan say that she would commit herself to Buddhism and never marry for the rest of her life?"
"Shh! Silence..."
The young lady of the Zheng family gently tapped Master Pei's lips with her slender jade fingers, looked at him angrily, and continued to speak in a low voice.
"It is said that yesterday morning, because the wife of the warrior Xun, Xiangli, died, the current saint personally selected a stepmother for the warrior Xun among the noble ladies, and that is Yang Mudan of the Yang family."
"oh!"
Master Pei said with sudden realization.
"No wonder I got the news today that that guy Yang Quanjie was promoted to Crown Prince Zuo Nei Li. It turns out that he sold his aunt and changed to this official position!"
"Don't say it so harshly..."
The young lady of the Zheng family rolled her eyes at Master Pei again, and then said.
"But the problem is that when the current saint has not decided to choose Yang Mudan as the stepmother of the warrior Yu, the person who divined in front of the Zhuangyan Temple has already concluded that Yang Mudan's red star is moving, and good things are about to happen."
"His!"
Master Pei took a breath of cold air.
"Is it so powerful?"
"That's how powerful..."
The young lady of the Zheng family continued.
"In the morning, I parked my car on the side of the road to watch this man tell fortunes for three or four people. He was really straight-forward and accurate, so I went to him to tell fortunes, just asking Nu and Lang
When can you have an heir? What do you think that person said?"
"How to say?"
Master Pei's curiosity was also aroused and he asked with great interest.
"He said……"
The young lady of the Zheng family said word for word.
"Aye killed too much back then and was so evil that it affected the inheritance of our family's children!"
Click!
The words of the young lady of the Zheng family seemed to hit Master Pei on the head like a thunderbolt from the clear sky.
"What are you talking about? How is this possible?"