Although Li Chunfeng is not a Taoist priest who specializes in fighting, he has practiced Qi all year round, and his physical fitness and reaction speed are better than ordinary people. In comparison, those few gangsters were worried about causing a big incident and attracting the attention of the patrolmen. He didn't dare to get too entangled, so after a fight, Li Chunfeng took Li Yu and escaped from the inaccessible alley.
"Daozhang Li, why did you come to Chang'an City?"
Li Yu, who is surviving the disaster, is not like other weak women who need several days to recover. This girl has a big heart. In a short time, she has completely restored her former liveliness. She looked at Li Chunfeng and asked.
Li Chunfeng replied: "I have to go to the palace for something. Miss Li Yu, since you are a daughter, you are alone. It is better not to do such dangerous things alone in the future!"
"What happened to my daughter?"
Li Yu rolled her eyes and muttered in a low voice. She did not refute because Li Chunfeng had just saved her life. If it were someone else, she probably wouldn't be so polite.
"Giggle! Daozhang Li, you don't want to go to the palace to meet the saint because of the rumors in the market, right?" Suddenly, Li Yu rolled his eyes and smiled: "Hehe, Daozhang Li, you don't have to worry, your majesty is so important today. He is a wise and powerful man who knows the right and wrong, so how could he listen to those market rumors?"
Li Chunfeng looked at Li Yu and said seriously: "The honor and disgrace of a poor Taoist person does not matter, but now there are people who use the name of a poor Taoist to talk about gods and ghosts and do things that steal the sky and change the sun. The poor Taoist will never allow it! If not, If you clarify the rumors as soon as possible, you will have trouble sleeping and eating!"
"Changing the sky to change the situation? Daozhang Li, do you also realize that there is someone behind these rumors who wants to take the opportunity to cause trouble?"
Hearing this, Li Yu raised his eyebrows in surprise and said.
Li Chunfeng nodded solemnly and said: "Although the locust plague has swept the entire Guanzhong area now, the imperial court has been actively providing disaster relief. The people are far from the point where they are in dire straits, let alone so many people slandering the Holy One and slandering Yong'an. Hou, if there is no one behind this, I won’t believe anything I say!”
"What you said makes sense! Should I enter the palace with you? I'm also investigating the source of these rumors these days, and I just want to report to His Majesty!"
Li Yu thought for a while, looked up at Li Chunfeng and said.
"Well! Let's go then!"
As a gold medal reporter of "Datang Daily", Li Yu originally had the power to go to heaven to listen and to enter the palace to meet the saints, so Li Chunfeng thought for a moment and did not refuse.
The two of them walked towards the palace in the north, one behind the other.
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"Hall Master, why don't we pursue him? If we really want to fight, the Taoist priest will definitely not be our opponent!"
After Li Yu and Li Chunfeng left, the five young men who looked like gangsters came out. One of them looked at the direction Li Yu left and said in confusion.
The slightly fat young man frowned and said: "We can try our best to keep them all, but if the noise is too big, it will definitely attract the attention of the patrolling Marquis Wu. How can we escape at that time? Don't do anything before doing anything. Forget that we are in Chang'an City, otherwise none of us will be able to bear the blame!"
The other four people quickly clasped their fists and said, "Yes! Hall Master!"
The slightly fat young man nodded when he saw this, and then he said with a pity on his face: "But it's really a pity that I couldn't catch Li Yu! That girl has been in the Qiquge Workshop all day, and she must know something bad there. If you don’t keep it a secret, capturing it alive can be considered a great achievement!”
A young man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks came forward and said with a flattering look on his face: "Master, this Li Yu will definitely return to Lantian County before dark. How about we ambush her on the road in advance and kidnap her back?"
When the so-called hall master heard this, his face showed emotion, but then he shook his head and said: "That's not right! A few days ago, the third son ambushed a scholar in Lantian County. After the defeat, he was picked off by the dragon head and his hand tendons were severed. The Dragon Head has strictly ordered us not to cause trouble near Chang'an City, and we must not take action unless we are completely sure!"
"Yes~!"
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"Huh? Why are there so many people in front? Is there something happening?"
Walking to Zhuque Street, Li Yu saw a lot of people gathered in front of him. Li Yu showed a hint of excitement and said curiously.
Li Chunfeng frowned and said, "Business matters are important. Miss Li Yu, let's enter the palace first!"
Li Yu pouted and muttered: "Oh! Director Li, you can reach the palace just after crossing Zhuque Street. Don't be in a hurry. Let's go see what's going on ahead. It won't waste much time!"
As she said that, she pulled Li Chunfeng's sleeves with a look of prayer in her eyes.
Li Chunfeng sighed helplessly and said: "That's it! Let's go and have a look! But after watching it, we have to go to the palace immediately!"
"Uh-huh!"
Li Yu quickly nodded in agreement.
The two of them walked towards the crowd in front of them. When they got closer, they discovered that there were more people here than they thought. It was impossible to squeeze in on the third floor and the third floor outside.
"Hey~! Uncle, what's inside?"
Li Yu stood on tiptoe impatiently, but couldn't see anything, so she had no choice but to pat the middle-aged man in front of her and ask.
"Uncle? Little girl, am I that old?"
The man turned around, pointed at his face, and said incredulously.
Li Yu almost got internal injuries from anger, but in order to know what was going on in the crowd, she had to force a smile at the corner of her mouth and said without conscience: "Uh! No! Brother, you look really good." Young! Can you tell me what happened inside?"
Only then did the man say with satisfaction: "Hey! Inside! There are two divine monks fighting inside, it's so lively!"
"Holy monk? Fighting?"
Li Yu's eyes brightened when she heard this, and she quickly asked: "Who are the two divine monks? What are they fighting about?"
But the man curled his lips and said, "Why do you have so many questions, little girl? I still want to see how to fight! If you want to know, go and see for yourself!"
After saying that, he turned around and ignored Li Yu.
"I........."
Li Yu opened her mouth. If she hadn't considered that it's not good for a girl to curse in public, she would have cursed the man by now, "Director Li, can you help me squeeze to the front to take a look?"
Just now when they were fighting with the three or two gangsters in the South Alley, Li Chunfeng's light-weight skills amazed Li Yu. Now in this situation, Li Yu believed that with Li Chunfeng's ability, he would be able to squeeze her out. Get to the front row.
Several black lines suddenly appeared on Li Chunfeng's forehead, and he said speechlessly: "The monks' fighting is just a cover-up, what's the point? Let's enter the palace quickly~!"
Li Yu tilted his head and suddenly smiled and said: "Taoist Master Li, Buddhism and Taoism are incompatible. As a Taoist, don't you want to see what these two great monks are capable of? The Art of War says that only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you survive a hundred battles. If you don’t go and take a look, how can you know yourself and the enemy?”
Li Chunfeng was stunned for a moment and found that he had no way to refute, because what Li Yu said was indeed the truth.
In fact, the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism did not arise with the arrival of Buddhism from the East. As a foreign religion, Buddhism may have the same purpose as Taoism when it was first introduced to China, so the relationship between the two religions was relatively harmonious in the early days. However, with the continuous advancement of the sinicization of Buddhism and the continuous improvement of the Taoist system, the two religions gradually formed independent self-religious consciousness, followed by strong religious exclusivity. As a result, the two religions struggled to gain support from the upper-level rulers and There is fierce competition for the support of lower-class believers!
Especially during the Western Jin Dynasty, Buddhism developed particularly rapidly and put great pressure on Taoism. Nowadays, the rulers of the Tang Dynasty have no obvious dislike for Buddhism and Taoism (although it seems that Li Er is closer to Taoism). Taoism and Buddhism can develop together. In this case, both sides have to compete desperately to win the ruler's favor. Favored!
"Follow Pindao!"
Li Chunfeng, who was a little moved by what Li Yu said, took the lead and actually wanted to help Li Yu clear the way.
"Yeah! Thank you, Mr. Li!"
Li Yu quickly followed Li Chunfeng with a smile on his face, and saw that Li Chunfeng seemed to have a powerful, invisible force field around him. Wherever he went, the onlookers gave way. After a while, the two of them came to the end of the team. Front.
"Ah! Daozhang Li, you are so awesome!"
Li Yu patted Li Chunfeng's arm and praised him.
Although Li Chunfeng had a calm face, he was still a little proud in his heart, but Li Yu's next words made him completely unsatisfied, and he even almost vomited blood.
"Daozhang Li is so talented. Do you not have to queue up to eat in the academy's cafeteria? If I go to the academy next time, I will have dinner with you~!"
If he could use foul language, Li Chunfeng would definitely be cursing his mother now. After practicing for more than ten years, he finally cultivated some pure Taoist Qi. In Li Yu's opinion, is the purpose of this Qi just to jump in line? Who are you looking down on?
However, Li Chunfeng did not lose his temper with Li Yu. He turned his attention to the court.
I saw that the monk standing to the west had a dark complexion, but was wearing a bright red cassock with gold threads embroidered on it. He was holding a pure gold Zen staff in his hand, and he was fully equipped with "equipment". He was almost blinding others. Titanium alloy "eyes"; the monk standing to the east is about fifty or sixty years old, with white eyebrows and beard, and his outfit is much simpler. He wears brown monk clothes, holds a fine iron Zen staff, and stands there motionless. , this is the real old monk entering concentration!
"Isn't this Master Huikong, the host of great charity? Why is he here?"
After seeing the old monk's true appearance, Li Chunfeng was a little surprised.
In the second year of Emperor Wen's reign in the Sui Dynasty, he ordered the construction of Daxing City, moved the temple to the new capital, and named it a national temple. Because Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty was the Duke of Daxing County during the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and the temple was located in Jingshanfang, it was named after the word "Daxing" and the word "shan" in "Jingshanfang".
"Chang'an Chronicle" records: After the temple was built, its main hall was Chongguang, the largest in the capital, and its system was the same as that of the Imperial Ancestral Temple. The founder of Daxingshan Temple was Master Lingzang. He was a commoner friend of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty Yang Jian. He also served as the monk official of Zhaoxuan City in the Sui Dynasty who managed the affairs of monks and nuns across the country. Monk Meng, the later Zhaoxuantong, and Tanyan, the successor Zhaoxuantong, and their entourage all lived in this temple. In the seventh year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign, Huiyuan, Huizang, Sengxiu, Baozhen, Hongzun, and Tanqian were called to the capital as the "Six Great Virtues". More than 300 monks entered the temple to make offerings and ordered them to practice Taoism for the country.
To the west of Zhuque Street is Xuandu Temple and to the east is Daxingshan Temple, so Li Chunfeng has met the abbot of Daxingshan Temple.
"Master Huikong? Who is that monk opposite?"
Li Yu didn't expect to see such a big shot as Huikong while watching the excitement. She couldn't help but open her mouth with a look of surprise. Then she pointed to the monk to the west and asked.
Li Chunfeng shook his head and said: "I don't know~!"
"Look! The Divine Monk Du'e is about to take action~!"
At this moment, several people around him suddenly exclaimed.
Li Yu and Li Chunfeng's attention instantly focused on the two great monks in the field. They saw the monk wearing a bright red cassock holding a salute with one hand, and then said:
"Amitabha! It has been more than 40 years since Tianzhu Tantra was introduced to the Eastern Tang Dynasty, but it has gradually declined and declined in your hands. This makes the Buddha sad. Huikong, you cannot escape the blame. Why don't you abdicate and make way for the virtuous and the poor? The monk is here to promote Buddhism and manage this Daxingshan Temple on your behalf!"
"The Tantric Sect of Tianzhu? This monk is actually a Tantric Sect from Tianzhu?"
Li Chunfeng said with surprise when he heard this.
"Daozhang Li, is Tianzhu Tantric Sect very powerful? What does it have to do with Master Huikong?"
Li Yu said doubtfully.
Li Chunfeng nodded and said: "Of course it's awesome! In fact, Master Huikong also comes from the lineage of Tianzhu Esoteric Sect! Daxingshan Temple is the ancestral court of Esoteric Sect, one of the "Eight Sects of Buddhism". It is the former Sui royal temple and the three major scripture translation sites in Chang'an, the imperial capital. First, during the reign of Emperor Kaihuang of the Sui Dynasty, the Indian monks Janagatuo and Damagupta came to Chang'an successively to translate scriptures and spread the Dharma in Daxingshan Temple. Master Huikong was a close disciple of Damagupta!"
"Oh! So it seems that this divine monk of Duhe came from Tianzhu to compete with Master Huikong for the position of hosting?"
Li Yu nodded when he heard this and said softly.
Li Chunfeng pursed his lips and said nothing. He always felt that things were not as simple as Li Yu said.
In the field, Monk Huikong looked at the cassocked monk expressionlessly, returned the gift with one hand, and then said: "What is decline and what is glory? Monks should jump out of the mortal world, but you are still too obsessed with surviving the disaster!"
"Hmph! If people don't believe in you, and if the Buddha doesn't bless you, don't you call it decline?"
Monk Du'e snorted coldly, and then said: "Today, I will let you see what Tianzhu Tantra is!"
Having said this, he turned around and looked at the people around him and said: "Amitabha, all the donors, even though the road is far away, it can be proved by the things that are close to you. Our Buddha is compassionate and protects all the people who believe in Buddhism in the world. Today, the poor monk is just a trivial matter. , come to let all donors understand that I, the Buddha, always bless the world!"
"Okay! The divine monk is finally taking action!"
Hearing this, the onlookers couldn't help but burst into cheers, but Master Huikong opposite had a calm face and remained calm.
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