"The donor's leg was broken and he is now lying in the hospital. It is said that he has not been able to get out of bed for two or three months. This has been spread all over the mountain! The monks of Wenshu Monastery stole wine and hurt people. How can you behave so evilly? Can you be a monk?"
A middle-aged monk with status behind the elder looked at Lu Zhishen with an unkind expression. Good things don't go out, and bad things spread thousands of miles. The news of Lu Zhishen beating people is now spread from one to ten, and from ten to a hundred. In just half a day, it has spread throughout Mount Wutai.
"That guy couldn't help but kick. Sajia gave me a light kick. At worst, I'll just go down the mountain and let him kick a few times."
Lu Zhishen said with a nonchalant expression, it would only be a big deal if he kicked someone and they would kick him back again.
"Is this a matter of a few kicks? You hurt someone and ruined the reputation of our Wenshu Monastery. How many kicks can you restore?"
The middle-aged monk looked at Lu Zhishen fiercely, as if he had deep hatred.
"Elder, I think the only way to restore the reputation of Wenshu Monastery is to expel him from Wenshu Monastery."
The middle-aged monk said Buddhist principles to the elder.
"Yes, drive him out of the mountain gate!"
"Expelled from the mountain gate!"
"Expelled from the mountain gate!"
...
As soon as the middle-aged monk spoke, the other monks also shouted, each one filled with righteous indignation. It seemed that they had endured Lu Zhishen for a long time.
Sun Lei saw all this. It was strange that Lu Zhishen's careless character would not offend people in a place like a temple. Although the Buddha said that all living beings are equal, there are also different levels of Buddhas, especially monks. The hierarchy has never disappeared, but Unexpectedly, Lu Zhishen offended everyone in the temple except the elders. This was considered serious enough.
"Who dare to make noise like you are talented people!"
Lu Zhishen was furious and looked around, so scared that no one dared to speak.
"Zhishen, you did go too far this time. We monks should be compassionate, promote Buddhism, and save the world. How can we hurt people at will? Do you know that you are wrong?"
Seeing that everyone was silent, the elder looked at Lu Zhishen with a smile and asked.
"Elder, the Sa family knows its mistake!"
Lu Zhishen lost his temper when he saw the elder. He robbed the wine and injured someone. There is nothing to say about this. It is indeed wrong.
"I won't expel you out of the house because I know you were wrong."
The elder nodded.
"Thank you, elder!"
Lu Zhishen bowed to the elder honestly.
"Elder, how is this possible? This guy has ruined the reputation of our Wenshu Monastery. If we don't punish him, how will we manage the monks in the future? What if the monks follow our example?"
The middle-aged monk immediately objected when he heard that the elder wanted to let Lu Zhishen go. He was in charge of the temple's precepts. If he let Lu Zhishen go today, how would he control the monk again if he made mistakes in the future?
The other monks also looked at the elder. If this mistake is not punished, then they will feel unbalanced in their hearts. Even if they make small mistakes, they will be punished according to the precepts.
Seeing that everyone was looking over, the elder didn't know what to do. Lu Zhishen was recommended by Zhao Yuanwai. Zhao Yuanwai was a great pilgrim of Wenshu Monastery. He had spent many times to repair the temple, but he couldn't refute it. Moreover, Lu Zhishen had Buddhist roots, but his six roots were impure, and he had not yet achieved enlightenment and jumped out of the mortal world. He wanted to keep Lu Zhishen and teach him to learn Buddhism, hoping that one day he could achieve enlightenment and become a Buddha.
"The Sa family can just go and apologize to him."
Lu Zhishen looked at the middle-aged monk and said.
"If you act like this, you will only scare the donors at the foot of the mountain!"
The middle-aged monk was determined to drive away Lu Zhishen. Wenshu Monastery was such a good temple. It had always been very prosperous. The monks devoted themselves to the Buddha, abided by the precepts, and never made mistakes. But since Lu Zhishen came, there has never been a clean day in the temple. He often gets drunk and makes havoc in the temple. The monks cannot study Buddhism with peace of mind. Now he even hurts people and ruined the reputation of the temple. How can he let it go.
"What's going to happen? I'll beat him up, and I'll have to pay for it with my life!"
Lu Zhishen was also furious and wanted to apologize. What else could he do?
"you you..."
Lu Zhishen acted like a fool, and the middle-aged monk had nothing to do. What could he do when he encountered a fool?
"The elders are polite!"
Seeing everyone freeze, Sun Lei knew it was time for him to step forward, so he squeezed out of the crowd and saluted the elder.
"The donor is polite! Zhishen was reckless, didn't he hurt the donor?"
The elder smiled and returned the courtesy.
"No, no, I'm doing very well!"
Sun Lei jumped twice and said with a smile.
"It's good that the donor is fine."
The elder nodded.
"Elder, I just heard from you that this crazy monk has caused a big trouble."
Sun Lei pointed at Lu Zhishen and said.
"snort!"
Lu Zhishen looked at Sun Lei fiercely, and the kid in front of him brought up the matter that was about to pass.
"Lu Zhishen hurt people and ruined the centuries-old reputation of Wenshu Monastery!"
The middle-aged monk spoke first and emphasized the mistakes Lu Zhishen made.
"I just listened. It's really wrong to kick and hurt someone, but it's enough to pay for some soup and medicine. As for this reputation, there is still a way to restore it."
Sun Lei said with a smile, from the scale and decoration of this temple, it is not difficult to see that the temple is very rich, and paying for some soups and medicines is just a waste. No matter what era it is, temples will never be short of money. This temple in the Song Dynasty is even more so. Not only does it collect money for scented oil, but there are usually a large number of fields and houses at the foot of the mountain to collect rent. The monks do not have to pay taxes, and they are simply more comfortable than the local landlords.
"If you have any ideas, tell the Sa family!"
When Lu Zhishen heard that Sun Lei had a solution, he no longer held grudges against Sun Lei and asked quickly. Although he was rude, he knew good and evil. The elders were good to him, and he didn't want the elders to be difficult.
"The cost of soup and medicine is a trivial matter. How can Wenshu Monastery recover its centuries-old reputation?"
The middle-aged monk glanced at Sun Lei with disdain. This young man was telling lies. The reputation of Wenshu Monastery that had been accumulated for hundreds of years was ruined by Lu Zhishen. It was not that easy to restore.
"Isn't there a ready-made flower-picking thief at the foot of the mountain? Go catch the flower-picking thief and hand it over to the people at the foot of the mountain. The temple monks will protect the safety of the believers. In this way, the reputation of Wenshu Monastery will only be better."
Sun Lei expressed his idea. He also wanted to go down the mountain to have a look. He had just come to this world and had nothing on him. He couldn't just live and eat in the temple for free. He had to find a way to get money. What would happen if he had money? All easy to handle.
How to start from scratch in the world of Water Margin? Of course I went to rob. You are a good man. If you don't have money, you go to rob the road and rob the big family.
But Sun Lei couldn't do it alone. Although he often fought, they were just small fights. He had never committed murder or arson. Since he couldn't do it alone, he had to recruit Lu Zhishen as a thug. With this Mang monk here, everything will be easy to handle.
It would definitely not work to let Lu Zhishen rob. Although Lu Zhishen was reckless, he was the only hero in the Water Margin. He never killed innocent people and never did bad things. He often drew his sword to help when there was injustice.
If you want Lu Zhishen to take action, you can only find a bad guy, and the flower picker is a good target. Such a bad guy must have a lot of money. When the time comes, you can get some loot and you will have the capital after time travel.
"Yes, elder, I'm going to catch the flower-picking thief!"
Lu Zhishen's eyes lit up when he heard this. There was a way to atone for his sins, so he would not let it go.
"But this flower-picking thief was so cunning that the government failed to catch him many times. Other monasteries on Wutai Mountain also sent monks to arrest the evil man, but the evil man usually went to Fireworks and Willow Alley, and the monks could not track his whereabouts at all. In the end they all came to nothing.”
The middle-aged monk looked at Lu Zhishen and said, Fireworks Willow Alley is not a place where monks can go. If Lu Zhishen went there, the reputation of Wenshu Monastery would be completely ruined.
"It's me! I can go to places where the masters can't go. I guarantee that the flower-picking thief can't escape."
Sun Lei patted his chest and said.
