"It's nothing. I just lost the competition and I'm not in a good mood."
Along the way, Mojie was very silent, but Pu Xuan didn't pay much attention to it, just feeling unhappy about losing the competition.
Hong Zhi said: "It's good to let him suffer some setbacks so that he can become more calm. When he first arrived in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, he made rude remarks and the empress almost took action."
Speaking of this, Hong Zhi was still a little scared.
Kong Ji said: "That's my instruction. I want to see if the empress dares to take action."
Pu Xuan was stunned and asked: "The empress is at the imperial level, so you asked Mojie to anger her? What do you think?"
Kong Ji chuckled and said, "Isn't this because I didn't take any action?"
Neither of them knew what Kong Ji was thinking.
After the banquet, Mojie returned to Zhaoti Temple. The monks in the temple prepared a grand welcome ceremony for Mojie. They all praised Mojie for his profound Buddhist teachings and allowed Long Chen to defeat Long Chen without a fight.
Mojie was polite and went back to his room to rest.
"Do you feel that Senior Brother Mojie has changed?"
"Yes, I am more humble than before. It is indeed effective to go out and practice."
"I don't like this. Our Zhaoti Temple should be arrogant and offensive. Humility is a matter for the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and Nanliang Dynasty."
The opinions of the monks in the temple were not consistent, and Mojie didn't care. He returned to the room and began to recall the scriptures given by Long Chen.
With the memories over and over again in his mind, Mojie felt more peaceful and more ethereal...
"Mojie."
Monk Kongji's voice brought Mojie back to reality.
Opening his eyes, he saw Monk Kongji sitting opposite Mojie.
"Master."
Mojie hurriedly stood up and saluted, as if he had been caught as a thief.
"Ever since you came back, I have seen that you have been in a state of disbelief. What happened to you in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty?"
Monk Kongji was so sophisticated that he was not deceived by Pu Xuan and Hong Zhi. He saw that there was something wrong with Mojie.
Mojie hesitated and said, "Nothing happened. I just lost the competition and felt a little unhappy."
Mojie was raised by Kongji single-handedly, and he knew very well what he was thinking.
"If you failed just because of the martial arts competition, you would be very angry and practice martial arts when you come back instead of shutting yourself in the room and meditating alone."
"Tell me! What happened!"
Mojie did not dare to hide it and said: "My disciple actually debated Buddhism with Long Cheng'en at the refuge temple, and my disciple lost."
Monk Kongji's scalp went numb and he shouted: "I told you to be careful about Long Chengen, don't fall into the trap, you still fell into the trap!"
Although Mojie has not yet said what happened during the debate, judging from Mojie's dejected look, he must have fallen into a trap.
"Master, don't worry. In fact, Long Cheng'en is a friend rather than an enemy. He also respects Buddhism. He believes in Buddhism..."
Snap!
Before Mojie could finish speaking, Monk Kongji slapped Mojie on the face.
"Long Chengen is a friend, not an enemy. He respects Buddhism. You believe this. How did my teacher teach you? Long Chengen is full of tricks. You can't believe anything he says!"
Monk Kongji was heartbroken. He repeatedly explained and emphasized that Mojie should not believe anything Long Chen said, but in the end, he fell into the trap.
"What did he say to you? Tell me!"
Monk Kongji sat down opposite Mojie. He wanted to brainwash Mojie again.
Mojie said everything Long Chen said seriously and carefully, including the contents of the three sutras, but he did not talk about the Shurangama Sutra and the like that Long Chen gave him later.
Mojie is not a fool. If he tells these things, Monk Kongji will beat him to death.
After Mojie finished speaking, Monk Kongji was stunned.
"Master, if what Long Chengen said is wrong, then what do you think is a Buddha? What is the nature of a Buddha? What is the nature of a human being?"
Mojie sincerely hopes that Monk Kongji can answer, and also sincerely hopes that what Monk Kongji taught before is correct.
Monk Kongji looked confused, he was shocked.
Although he hates Long Chen, the scriptures Long Chen said are really exquisite and more profound and perfect than the teachings he founded.
"What is Buddha? Taking refuge in Buddha is Buddha. The nature of Buddha is that those who believe in me will be reborn in bliss, and those who disobey me will go to hell!"
"Human nature, people don't have nature, only by believing in me can they have nature!"
Monk Kongji was at a loss for words, so he had to refer to his previous teachings.
Mojie asked in confusion: "What is the refuge Buddha? Where is it? Is it the clay sculpture in the main hall?"
Monk Kongji was furious and cursed: "Clay sculpture? How dare you say that taking refuge in the Buddha is a clay sculpture? You are a treasonous person! You are a traitor!"
Bang!
Monk Kongji kicked Mojie in the chest. Mojie flew backwards, smashed the window, and hit the ground hard. Blood spurted out from his mouth and nose.
The disciples outside the door only heard scoldings just now, but when they saw Mojie flying out, everyone was shocked.
"Isn't Senior Brother Mojie a hero? Why did Master take such heavy blows?"
"I don't know, don't say anything, or you'll get beaten."
The monks retreated one after another.
Monk Kongji came out angrily and scolded: "Mojie is a superstitious heretic and is being thrown into a dungeon to think about his mistakes!"
The disciples were all shocked. Mojie, the most proud disciple of Kongji, actually believed in heretics?
They didn't dare to ask any more questions, so they picked up Mojie and went to the dungeon.
"Long Chengen, you have ruined my 20 years of hard work!"
The most distressing thing is Kong Ji. He raised Mojie with his own hands and taught martial arts and Buddhism. He wanted Mojie to inherit the mantle, but now he was brainwashed by Long Chen and questioned Kong Ji's Buddhism.
This is heartbreaking pain!
"One day, I will eat your flesh and sleep on your skin!"
Monk Kongji cursed fiercely.
....
Dazhou, the capital, in a courtyard.
Long Chen was holding the embroiderer happily when he suddenly sneezed.
"Who's thinking about me?"
Long Chen rubbed his nose.
The embroiderer was wearing a pair of jade-colored pajamas, her hair was a little messy, and it fell on the pillow. Her delicate body was under the quilt. The faint body fragrance came from it, and Long Chen felt like he was floating.
"A sneeze is scolding you. Someone is scolding you."
The embroiderer hugged Long Chen with both hands, pressed her face against his strong chest, and let out a long sigh of intoxication.
"Nonsense, I am such a good person, how could someone scold me?"
Long Chen hugged Xiu Niang and chuckled.
These days, Long Chen lived very comfortably.
No matter how much you mess around in Long Shuai's Mansion, you have to hide your identity, but when you come to Xiu Niang's place, you don't have to, and you can show off as much as you like.
"Are you a good person? You, the dead eunuch, are the worst."
The embroiderer giggled.
Long Chen turned over, held his head and smiled: "It's enough for others to call me a eunuch. You dare to call me a eunuch too. It seems that I didn't deal with you well enough!"
The embroiderer had a delicate body and was a little scared. She begged for mercy: "General Long, please spare me. I'm in the wrong."
Long Chen chuckled and said, "I didn't realize I had to admit my mistake until it was too late!"
The quilt covered the embroiderer, and Long Chen began to tidy up.
....
Xixia, royal palace.
Monk Kong Ji entered the palace from Zhaoti Temple early in the morning. When the eunuch Ma Fang saw Kong Ji, he was a little surprised and said: "The imperial master has come so early? The king is still with the noble concubine."
Monk Kongji was upset. Mojie's incident kept him awake all night. He wanted to see Shi Le urgently.
"Excuse me, father-in-law, please let me know. This poor monk is in an emergency."
Ma Fang did not dare to delay Monk Kongji's urgent matter and immediately went to the harem to report it.
Not long after, Ma Fang came over and said, "Master, please come to the study to talk."
