"It's strange, it's been three whole days, why is there no movement from Xiao Rui?" The host of Daxingshan Temple moved the rosary beads and came to the abbot's Zen room. "Brother abbot, could it be that you have misjudged it? I don't see any movement from Xiao Rui. .The little boy was an accident?"
The abbot looked at Muyu up and down, as if he hadn't heard anything. There was no ripple in the ancient well.
The host continued: "If it is just a coincidence, it would be a pity. For a beggar, we paid a golden elixir..."
The wooden fish in the abbot's hand stopped, and his turbid eyes glanced at the host. It was like a cold air splashing on the warm sun. The host was so frightened that he trembled with guilt. He quickly put his hands together and admitted his mistake: "Brother, I forgive you. Junior brother, I just feel sorry for you." The golden elixir of relics does not care about human life. You also know that the golden elixir was brought by the eminent monks from the Western country of Tianzhu decades ago. There are only three in total, and they are the most precious treasure of my Daxingshan Temple..."
The abbot spoke with a majestic tone: "Junior brother, the treasure of Daxingshan Temple exists to preserve Daxingshan Temple. Our opponent this time is unusual. If he accidentally destroys the temple, do you think the treasure can still be saved?" Can it be saved?"
The host was startled and said disapprovingly: "Brother, are you exaggerating? Xiao Rui is powerful, but it also depends on who he faces? Our Buddhist sect is not a corrupt official who kills him, nor is it a grassland where he can come and go. Not to mention him, so what if it's the imperial court? The emperor doesn't dare to provoke us easily."
The abbot scolded: "Junior brother, please don't be angry. You are too arrogant. Don't forget the great catastrophe of Buddhism in the past. If the emperor takes action against Buddhism, although it will not extinguish the fire of Buddhism, it will still be a huge disaster."
"Yes, senior brother."
The abbot asked: "How many times has the child kowtowed?"
After thinking about it for a moment, the host replied: "That child is really perseverant. For three days, apart from simply eating, he kept kowtowing. When he kowtowed, he fell down, and when he woke up, he continued to kowtow. Being sleepless seemed to have infinite power. , it has reached almost 5,000."
The old abbot paused for a moment with the rosary beads in his hand, and said with emotion: "This is the power of Buddhism. I pray to the Buddha and recite the mantra, and get the blessing of the Buddhism. This child's filial piety is commendable, and the Buddha will bless him. He has such a strong will, and he is a good seedling. Junior brother, I would like to borrow Considering this matter, perhaps we can bring this seedling into the temple and cultivate it."
The host nodded: "Senior brother is wise. He used our relic elixir and has a predestined relationship with my Buddhist sect. He should naturally be one of ours. When this matter is completed, I will personally go and facilitate it."
The abbot sighed and said no more. This junior brother has been managing secular things all year round. After all, he is too tainted with the worldly atmosphere and is too attached to material desires.
"By the way, senior brother, do we really have to wait until he kowtows for ten thousand? I'm afraid that he will die after he kowtows for ten thousand. If everyone follows suit, then our peace incense will be in vain."
The abbot waved his hand and said: "Go ahead. When the power of the relic elixir takes effect and the patient's health improves, you can tell the child that the Buddha has appeared. Sincerity touches the Buddha, there is no need to kowtow or use the incense of peace."
The host resigns with great joy, and it is still the master's wisdom. In this way, the people will know that they can be saved by worshiping the Buddha devoutly and kowtowing thousands of times. By then, who will remember the peace incense? No more use.
There will be no losses in the temple, and those rich people will not bother to kowtow thousands of times, but will still happily spend money to pay for incense.
Xiao Rui of the Duke of Song Dynasty is coordinating the overall situation. The scouts sent out, as well as the intelligence, hidden stakes, etc. provided by the court, can allow him to obtain first-hand information as quickly as possible, so as to firmly grasp the trends of all parties.
"Master, the child's mother's health has improved. I heard that she took some kind of golden elixir given by an old monk."
After getting the news, Xiao Rui became more and more curious and rushed over to investigate in person. At the same time, he was shocked by the patient's condition. If conditions didn't allow it, he would have wanted to take it back directly and study it carefully.
Originally, the patient's condition was as precarious as a meteor in the sky, and the fire of vitality was so weak that it could be extinguished at any time. Now Xiao Rui sensed through his pulse that the opponent's vitality had grown a bit stronger. Moreover, these points cannot be achieved by simple tonics.
Finally, after careful analysis, Xiao Rui concluded that it was a detoxifying and life-saving magic medicine, similar to the Angong Bezoar in later generations. It powerfully suppressed and even eliminated the evil toxins in the body, and injected a vitality of life, thereby saving lives and providing first aid.
"It's a pity that the disease has been lingering for too long, and the oil has almost dried up. Even with this kind of magic medicine, it can only extend your life, but there is no way to save it. A month at most, alas..."
Xiao Rui left disappointed, somewhat sympathetic to the filial child who was about to become an orphan at such a young age.
"Master, Daxingshan Temple has sent someone here. Looking in that direction, they should be here to check on the patient's condition." A subordinate quietly reported.
Xiao Rui's mouth curved: "The show is about to begin. Send the order, Chengxi can take action. Revenge if there is a grudge, and complain if there is a grudge."
With an order, all the people arranged in the west of the city moved. Surrounded by a group of 'beggars', a down-and-out scholar rushed into a small temple with two entrances - Yuandeng Temple.
"Smash this ruined temple for me, damn monk Hollow, please pay back my father's life!" The scholar grabbed the temple abbot by his collar, stepped forward and punched him.
There was a cry of killing in Yuandeng Temple, and soon a large number of people gathered to watch. Everyone pointed and asked what happened?
An 'informed person' revealed that the scholar was born in a wealthy family, and his family had a small amount of money in business, so that he could study and gain fame in the future. But not long ago, his father suddenly fell ill. The scholar's family believed in Buddhism, so he came to Yuandeng Temple to worship Buddha and make wishes.
The presiding monk Kong Kong pointed out that your father made some ill-gotten gains by doing business, and now he is ill because of the cause and effect. If you want to resolve the cause and effect, you must donate the ill-gotten gains and then show your sincerity in atonement. Only then can you be freed. The sins on the body will be cured naturally.
Because Monk Kongxin was born in Daxingshan Temple, and Yuandeng Temple is a subordinate temple of Xingshan Temple, many people are convinced by this explanation. After all, the peace incense of Daxingshan Temple is also the same.
So in order to save his old father, the scholar donated half of his family wealth to Yuandeng Temple.
But a few days later, the patient did not feel better.
Monk Kongxin pointed out again, saying that you are not sincere enough and must have something to hide from the Buddha. How can you save your life if you don’t give up money?
Do you mean you still need more money? The scholar became suspicious.
So Monk Kongxin changed his words and said: "The Yuandeng Temple is small, and you have deceived the Bodhisattva inside. You need to change the place. Go to the Shanlian Temple next to the West Market and pray to the Guanyin Bodhisattva inside. Be more sincere, and maybe you can be saved."
So the scholar believed again, gritted his teeth and donated the other half of his family property to Shanlian Temple. He knelt in front of the statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva and broke his head, which showed his filial piety and sincerity.
I thought I could finally save my life this time, right? But a few days later, my father died.
Only then did the scholar come to his senses and realized that he had been deceived. I had given away all my family property. How many sins should I have atone for, right? Why is my father still dead? Damn bald monks, it turns out you are trying to defraud me of my family property?
Only then did the scene happen. The destruction of Yuandeng Temple was just the beginning. This group of people grabbed the disabled monk Hollow and rushed into Shanlian Temple next to the West Market, preparing to smash it again, but Shanlian Temple The adults stopped them and reported it to the government.
This matter got into the Chang'an County government office, and the scholar was arrested for fighting and injuring others.
But this matter soon became known to everyone, and the content and process were very detailed. People talked about it with mixed praise and criticism.
Most people who believe in Buddhism believe that Mr. Liu sinned too deeply and had dishonest intentions, so he deserved to die in the end.
But people who don’t believe in Buddhism started to scold him. Mr. Liu believed in Buddhism all his life and was always willing to do charity. Unexpectedly, he ended up like this. It was obvious that the monks took the opportunity to occupy other people’s property. Do you still need to investigate? Could it be that the government is also colluding with the monks?
Daxingshan Temple was just preparing to publicize a wave of Buddha’s apparitions and saved the child’s mother. But before word spread, the Yuandeng Temple incident broke out in advance. The old monk at Daxingshan Temple felt his heart skip a beat and exclaimed, "Oh no, I've been fooled!"
