Return to Xu Mansion.
Xu Shilin was still angry and indignant.
Chen Kang is really too barbaric and rude, not a true gentleman.
Xu Shilin is a scholar. He has been taught by the old master in school since he was a child. He is polite and a gentleman.
But what Chen Kang did today subverted Xu Shilin's thoughts and views.
Xu Shilin couldn't even curse, he could only keep saying that Chen Kang was rude, shameless, and barbaric. If he wanted to curse, Xu Shilin couldn't find any vulgar words.
Li Bilian saw Xu Shilin coming back with his face covered, with tears in his eyes, and she quickly asked: "Cousin, did you fight with the people in the school again? Those classmates of yours are bullying others too much. I'm going to tell my dad right now, let me Dad will take care of them."
Li Bilian is the only daughter of Li Gongfu and Xu Jiaorong. She is two years younger than Xu Shilin. She is beautiful, smart and beautiful.
Li Bilian has a very good relationship with her cousin Xu Shilin, and they are childhood sweethearts.
It’s just that Xu Shilin’s character is too weak.
Sometimes, Xu Shilin was bullied outside and needed his cousin Li Bilian to stand up for him.
Xu Shilin's character is completely inherited from his father Xu Xian. To have such a soft character is no longer kind, but cowardly.
Xu Shilin said: "It's not those classmates. It's Chen Kang."
Li Bilian was stunned and asked: "Cousin, who is Chen Kang?"
Xu Shilin said: "I don't know who he is. My aunt said that Chen Kang has a very good relationship with my parents."
Xu Shilin only found out today that his parents were in Jinshan Temple, and his mother Bai Suzhen was suppressed under the Lei Feng Pagoda.
Li Bilian shook her head.
I have never heard of the name "Chen Kang".
Li Bilian said: "Cousin, do you want to tell my father about your beating?"
Xu Shilin said: "You don't need to tell your uncle. Chen Kang beat me in front of my aunt. Chen Kang is very skilled in martial arts, but also vulgar. I'm afraid my uncle is no match for him."
In short, Xu Shilin determined that Chen Kang was a vulgar barbarian who did not understand etiquette, did not read poetry and books.
Xu Shilin comforted himself, he was a scholar, why should he care about people like Chen Kang.
Xu Shilin didn't follow Li Bilian anymore, turned around and went back to his bedroom.
Li Bilian thought to herself: "Chen Kang hit his cousin in front of my mother? Didn't my mother stop Chen Kang? It's strange. I will definitely ask my mother when she comes back."
Suddenly, Li Bilian became curious about Chen Kang.
…
A few days later.
Chen Kang took Xu Shilin out of the county.
Li Bilian shouted from behind: "Chen Kang, don't bully my cousin on the road."
Li Gongfu scolded: "Bilian, don't talk nonsense. Brother Chen is your elder, how can you call him by his first name? No big or small."
Li Bilian pouted and said unconvinced: "What? Then Chen Kang is younger than my cousin, and his skin is fairer and tender than mine. He doesn't look like an elder."
Xu Jiaorong said: "No matter what Chen Kang looks like. He is the elder of you and Shilin."
Li Gongfu sighed: "It's really strange. Almost twenty years have passed and I have grown old, but Chen Kang's appearance has not changed at all. Could it be that Chen Kang is a practitioner like his younger siblings?"
Xu Jiaorong said: "Chen Kang said that he only knows martial arts."
Li Gongfu said: "I can also do martial arts. Why am I getting old?"
Xu Jiaorong rolled her eyes at Li Gongfu.
Can Li Gongfu's martial arts and sword skills be considered real martial arts? Three-Legged Cat Kung Fu. It's just a cropping technique. You can also bully ordinary thieves.
Li Gongfu's martial arts and Chen Kang's martial arts are not the same kind of skills.
Xu Shilin followed Chen Kang.
"My cousin calls you by your first name, why aren't you angry?" Xu Shilin asked.
Chen Kang said: "Names are what people call. Why should you be angry?"
When Xu Shilin heard this, he thought it made sense, but he felt something was wrong.
Isn't it rude to call him by his first name?
Chen Kang sneered and said: "Xu Shilin, I know what you are thinking. Is this the same thing about being reasonable and rude again?"
Xu Shilin said: "So what?"
Chen Kang said: "So, what do you think the knowledge in the Four Books and Five Classics contains, apart from worldliness and how to deal with people and things? Can you solve practical problems in reality by relying on the Four Books and Five Classics?"
Xu Shilin had mysterious confidence in the Four Books and Five Classics. He nodded and said, "Of course the problem can be solved. When I go to Jinshan Temple this time, I will use my emotions and reason to persuade Master Fahai. Let him let my mother go."
Chen Kang almost couldn't help laughing.
To move with emotion, to understand with reason?
What an ignorant and fearless child.
Xu Shilin was young and full of enthusiasm. He believed that the knowledge in the Four Books and Five Classics was the truth.
It seems naive and ignorant, but in fact Xu Shilin was influenced by the environment.
The cultural environment and living environment have a huge impact on a person's thoughts and outlook.
Chen Kang nodded and said, "Okay. When I get to Jinshan Temple and see the old monk Fahai, Xu Shilin, please show me the power of the Four Books and Five Classics. I very much hope that you can convince Fahai to let him go willingly."
…
The incense in Jinshan Temple is very strong, and there is an endless stream of pilgrims.
Everyone knows that Master Fahai of Jinshan Temple is an eminent monk with profound Buddhist teachings. It is believed that he was regarded as a national teacher because of the profound Buddhism.
In fact, anyone with a discerning eye knows that the reason why Jinshan Temple and Fahai were valued by the court was because of Fahai's ability to conquer demons.
In other words, Fahai has power and strength.
Buddhist scriptures can be spread freely in Jinshan Temple.
But it is impossible for Jinshan Temple to spread the secret skills of cultivation.
The two came to Jinshan Temple.
Xu Shilin said: "There are so many people."
Chen Kang said: "There are many people but few people. What does it have to do with you? Let's go see the old monk Fahai."
The Buddhist hall in the front yard of Jinshan Temple is a place used to entertain pilgrims and let people worship the Buddha.
The small courtyard pavilions in the back mountain are where the books are collected and where the core disciples live.
Pilgrims are not allowed to enter the back hill of Jinshan Temple.
"stop."
Just arrived at the intersection of the back mountain.
Chen Kang and Xu Shilin were stopped by a young monk.
The young monk said: "Two donors, the back mountain is a forbidden area and cannot be entered. Please turn around and leave."
Xu Shilin panicked.
If you can't enter the back mountain, you won't be able to see Master Fa Hai. But what to do?
Chen Kang said: "Little monk Zikong, we haven't seen each other for many years, but I didn't expect that your strength has increased a lot. Stop talking nonsense and take me to see the old monk Fahai."
The young monk in front of me is Fahai's disciple, the young novice monk who was "Zhikong".
Monk Zhikong stared at Chen Kang and said in surprise: "You are...Chen Kang!"
Chen Kang nodded and said: "It's Chen. If you can recognize me, it means you still remember me."
Of course Zhi Kong remembers Chen Kang.
When Chen Kang was in Qiantang County, he also forced his way into the small Buddhist temple, but the young monk Zhikong failed to stop him. This made the little monk Zhikong feel ashamed and angry.
Monk Zhikong looked at Chen Kang warily and said coldly: "Chen Kang, what do you want to do? I tell you, this is Jinshan Temple, a holy land of Buddhism, not Qiantang County. Don't mess around."
Chen Kang said: "Okay. Stop talking nonsense. I came to Jinshan Temple to meet your master Fahai, not to fight with you. Besides, even if I want to fight, ten of you will not be my opponent." "
A trace of anger flashed in Monk Zhikong's eyes: "Chen Kang, do you dare to underestimate my cultivation?"
Chen Kang shouted: "Fahai, an old friend came to visit, and your disciple stopped me again. If I deal with the little monk Zhikong, don't get angry because of your shortcomings."
In the Zen room.
Fahai felt depressed for a while.
Old friend?
Chen Kang is an old friend.
Fahai and Chen Kang only had a one-time relationship.
When we met, it was quite unpleasant.
When Fa Hai went to Qiantang County, he was "driven away" by Chen Kang.
Fahai sighed and used his magic power to transmit the message: "Zhikong, bring Chen Kang to see the poor monk."
Monk Zhikong put his hands together and said, "Yes, Master."
Monk Zhikong took Chen Kang and Xu Shilin into the back mountain.
Chen Kang said: "The back mountain of Jinshan Temple is different. It has abundant spiritual energy, fresh air, and no smell of smoke. The back mountain and the front hall are two different worlds."
Monk Zhikong glared at Chen Kang. What does Chen Kang mean by this? Does it mean that Jinshan Temple treats pilgrims differently?
Come to the Zen room.
Meet the old monk Fahai.
The Zen room is very large, with a portrait of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva hanging on the wall.
There are several meditation futons on the ground.
It seems a little empty.
However, Chen Kang felt that this Zen room was very simple. The spatial layout of the room gave people a sense of Zen, refreshing them and eliminating distracting thoughts.
Not to mention cultivation, even if an ordinary person lives in this Zen room, eats simple food and has no distracting thoughts, I am afraid he can live to be a hundred years old without any disease or disaster.
Compared with those years ago, the appearance of old monk Fahai has not changed at all, he is still as old. His long, snow-white eyebrows and beard give people the illusion of an enlightened monk.
Don’t think that old monk Fahai is a Buddha or a Bodhisattva just because he has a compassionate face. If Fahai becomes ruthless, he can be more cruel and cruel than ordinary land gods.
Fa Hai said: "Almsgiver Chen, I haven't seen you for seventeen years, and you are still in your prime. I have been searching for your details for many years, but I have never found out about you. It is really incredible to me. However, I would like to congratulate you, Almsgiver Chen. His martial arts skills have actually improved to a higher level."
Fahai could see that Chen Kang was no different on the surface than before, but Chen Kang's strength was much stronger than before.
If he took action at this moment, Fahai would not be completely sure of suppressing Chen Kang.
Chen Kang laughed and said: "Old monk Fahai, you are so nice to talk to. I just think you are complimenting me. Although Chen has some achievements in martial arts, he is still no match for you."
Monk Zhikong sneered and said: "Chen Kang, you are a mortal warrior. Even if you have reached the pinnacle of martial arts, you have no true energy and no magic power. What qualifications do you have to compare with my master? You are not overestimating your abilities."
Chen Kang said: "Monk Zikong, even if I don't have magic power and don't practice Taoism, it would be easy to deal with you."
Monk Zhikong has magic power, but he is definitely not Chen Kang's opponent.
Monk Zhikong stared at Chen Kang with an annoyed look on his face.
Fahai said: "Zhikong, you go out first."
Monk Zhikong nodded and said, "Yes, Master."
When leaving, Monk Zhikong glared at Chen Kang fiercely.
Monk Zhikong felt unhappy when he saw Chen Kang.
Fahai asked: "Chen Kang, what do you want to do if you bring a child to Jinshan Temple?"
Chen Kang sat casually on a futon and poured himself a cup of tea.
Chen Kang was not polite at all and regarded the Zen room as his own home.
After Xu Shilin came in, he was restrained and at a loss.
He had never seen anything like this.
Chen Kang said: "Old Monk Fahai, this time it's not me who wants to see you, but Xu Shilin, who wants to see you. He learned that you suppressed his mother under the Lei Feng Tower, and he wants to come and talk to you."
The golden light in Fahai's eyes flashed and he said, "Oh? He is the son of Bai Suzhen and Xu Xian?"
Chen Kang said: "Don't underestimate this child. He is a scholar and has the qualifications to be a top scholar. I just sent him to Jinshan Temple to meet you Fahai. Okay, you can talk now and don't worry about me."
Fahai looked at Xu Shilin with a gentle look on his face and said, "Sit down, child, and don't be restrained. I wonder what you want to talk to me about?"
Xu Shilin sat on the futon, took a deep breath, and said, "Master Fa Hai, I would like to ask you to let my mother go."
Chen Kang watched Xu Shilin and Fa Hai talking with a smile.
It must be said that Xu Shilin's Confucian theoretical foundation is very solid. He started the topic with "filial piety". After all, the current imperial court advocates benevolence and filial piety.
Xu Shilin's narration is like writing an eight-legged essay, solving problems and solving problems. It is well-founded and stands on the moral high ground.
If Chen Kang is the marking teacher, then Xu Shilin must be given full marks.
When it comes to writing imperial examination articles, Xu Shilin is really impeccable.
such a pity.
The great principles in the book are of no use in reality.
The reality is cruel and does not make sense, only pros and cons and interests.
And interests require fists and power to safeguard, not principles to defend rights and interests.
Travel all over the world with reason. This is correct nonsense.
Old monk Fahai listened to Xu Shilin's story, nodded from time to time, clasped his hands together, and recited "Amitabha".
Obviously, the old monk Fahai did not expect that Xu Shilin had worked so hard on the Four Books and Five Classics.
It is no exaggeration to say that Xu Shilin is a scholar and has the qualifications to become a top scholar.
Xu Shilin is like the reincarnation of a literary star. He can definitely write brilliantly in his articles.
Xu Shilin talked with Fahai for more than an hour.
In fact, Xu Shilin was mainly persuading and reasoning with Fahai.
Fahai only performs three movements. Nod, shake your head, and recite "Amitabha".
As a result, Xu Shilin went from being high-spirited and enthusiastic at the beginning to gradually losing his temper.
Xu Shilin's mouth was a little dry.
Chen Kang handed over a cup of tea and said: "Are you thirsty? Come, drink a cup of tea and moisten your throat. Xu Shilin, if you haven't said enough, you can continue. The concentration of the old monk Fahai and I is pretty good. Be patient and listen.”
Xu Shilin took a sip of tea.
Looking at Fahai, Xu Shilin said: "Master Fahai, do you agree with the principles I said?"
Fahai nodded and said, "My child, I agree with what you said."
Xu Shilin's face was full of surprise, feeling that he had won, and said excitedly: "Master Fa Hai, what do you mean, you agree to let my mother go?"
Fahai shook his head and said: "Your mother, I will never let you go."
Xu Shilin's expression suddenly froze.
Recognize your own truth.
He refused to let him go.
Why?
Chen Kang said: "Xu Shilin, the principles of the sages' books you read are indeed great principles. No one denies the principles you said. However, everyone agrees that when doing things, you should do it the way you should do it. You, you are stupid because of reading. Do you really think that by reading a few books of sages, you can conquer the world and be invincible?"
Xu Shilin lowered his head and trembled all over.
The principles in the sages’ books cannot save my mother.
Fahai would not let him go.
This caused a huge psychological blow to Xu Shilin.
Chen Kang stood up and said: "Ignorant, fearless, childish and ridiculous. Xu Shilin, after you go back, practice martial arts with me. One day, when you master the peerless martial arts and have strong strength, you can push it to Lei Feng Tower , rescue your mother. This time, I brought you to Jinshan Temple to hit the south wall, hoping that you can turn around and face the cruel reality."
Xu Shilin did not get up, he lowered his head and cried.
Chen Kang's tone became stern: "Why are you still sitting there? Get out of here quickly. A disgraceful thing only knows rhetoric and rhetoric. Weak people have no right to cry. No one has mercy on the weak. Come with me!"
Chen Kang picked up Xu Shilin and walked out of the meditation room.
Fahai looked at Chen Kang's leaving figure and prepared to take action several times.
Fahai was still hesitant until Chen Kang went down the back mountain.
In the end, Fahai gave up dealing with Chen Kang.
Fahai sneered and said: "Chen Kang, you are too confident. Even if Xu Shilin has demon blood and is extremely talented, he will not be able to knock down the Lei Feng Tower."
Bai Suzhen and Fa Hai can suppress her, let alone the cowardly Xu Shilin.
Fahai didn't take Xu Shilin seriously at all. In Fahai's view, Xu Shilin is a waste who only knows how to read and is nothing to worry about.
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