Where there are heroes, there are fine wines, and where there are fine wines, there are beauties.
Heroes, fine wine, and beauties are the eternal topics in this world of mortals. However, this world has also written one story after another of heroic tragedies and beauties crying.
After talking about the separation between Princess Pingyang and Yue Qiufeng, Yue Qiufeng temporarily left Kyoto City and went to Shaolin Temple.
A month ago, he promised Monk Yuanfa that he would go to Shaolin Temple to study Buddhism. Now the time for the appointment was coming, and it was time for him to go to the appointment.
The journey was dusty and it took Yue Qiufeng seven days to get from Kyoto to Shaolin Temple. When he knocked the door knocker, Monk Yuan Fa was already standing at the door waiting for his arrival.
Their eyes met and the two laughed.
"How did Master know that Yue was coming at this time today?" Yue Qiufeng asked first.
Monk Yuanfa clasped his hands together and recited the Buddha's name and said, "How does Yue Donor know that I don't know that Donor is coming today at this time?"
Yue Qiufeng said again: "How does Master know that Yue is coming today and at this time?"
Monk Yuanfa replied: "The poor monk knew that the donor was coming today at this time."
Yue Qiufeng laughed and said, "Master is still better."
"Donor, please."
After some pleasantries, the two of them walked straight to the Sutra Pavilion.
Prior to this, Monk Yuanfa had already told the abbot about Yue Qiufeng, and the abbot also agreed with Yuanfa's approach. If Yue Qiufeng could use Buddhism to save all sentient beings, it would be a blessing to the world.
Therefore, the two of them entered the Sutra Pavilion unimpeded and arrived at the second floor of the Sutra Pavilion.
This time, what they studied together was the Yanhua Sutra.
"Master, there are less than three months until Qiuwei. I have already handed in my name card. If we study Buddhism here during these two months, I am afraid it will be detrimental to us." Yue Qiufeng He looked at the Buddhist scripture in his hand and said.
Monk Yuanfa smiled slightly and said: "Taoists say that governing a big country is like cooking small dishes. Confucians will cultivate one's moral character, manage one's family, govern the country, and bring peace to the world. So what do the donors think our Buddhists should do?"
Listening to Monk Yuanfa's questions, Yue Qiufeng became speechless. He seems to have never considered this issue, as if he has never had the concept of Buddhist governance in his consciousness.
Monk Yuan Fa looked at Yue Qiufeng, who was full of doubts, and said: "Taoism has Taoist principles, Confucianism has Confucian ideas, and my Buddhist thoughts are all in this vast scripture."
"Now, your Majesty's question about Buddha does not mean that we have to completely abandon the ideas of Taoism and Confucianism. As long as it is correct, it is the truth. Buddha is wise and tolerant. We must save them from suffering. Awaken yourself faster..."
Before Monk Yuan Fa could finish his words, he was suddenly interrupted by Yue Qiufeng, who only heard Yue Qiufeng say: "Master, do you mean that both Taoism and Confucianism are suffering?"
Hearing Yue Qiufeng's words, Monk Yuanfa froze in place. He thought about what he had just said, and for a moment he didn't know how to answer.
"Amitabha."
A solemn Buddhist chant sounded, and Yue Qiufeng and Monk Yuanfa both stood up and looked at the visitor.
One of the four great contemporary divine monks in Shaolin Temple.
Kukai, Kongxiang, Kongnan (two sounds of Nan), and Kongfa, the four great monks are all different, and the Master Kongxiang in front of him is also well versed in Buddhism and freed from all doubts.
"Meet Uncle Master."
"Master of Space."
The two of them shouted at the same time and watched Master Kong Xiang coming over. Master Kongxiang looked at Monk Yuanfa with kind eyes and said, "Yuanfa, do you know that you are wrong?"
"Amitabha, please teach me!" Monk Yuanfa said with his hands clasped together and the Buddha's name recited.
"One flower, one world, one leaf, one bodhi. The Buddha taught us not to slander, not to be greedy, angry, foolish, conceited, doubtful, etc. Do you know which precept you have violated?" Master Kongxiang asked.
Monk Yuanfa clasped his hands together, raised his head and looked at Master Kongxiang, with a confused look on his face. He felt that he was just discussing the matter, how could he violate the precepts?
"It seems that you still haven't understood the true meaning of Buddhism." Master Kongxiang said.
"Please give me some teachings from my uncle." Monk Yuanfa said with a pious expression.
"Continue to study Buddhism, Buddha, I will tell you." After saying that, Master Kongxiang turned and walked out the door, leaving behind the confused monk Yuanfa and the puzzled Yue Qiufeng.
Two months later, at the gate of Shaolin Temple.
Yue Qiufeng bid farewell to Monk Yuan Fa and went to Beijing to attend the Qiu Wei Road.
Half a month later, the autumn period ended. Yue Qiufeng won the first prize by virtue of a piece of Buddhist philosophy of governing the country. He was received by His Majesty the Emperor and was given the marriage to Princess Pingyang at the first prize banquet.
At this time, Yue Qiufeng didn't know that Princess Pingyang was the beauty he missed, so when he heard the gift from His Majesty the Emperor, he had the idea of resigning from the title of No. 1 Scholar and looking for his Yao'er.
However, before he could say these words, His Majesty the Emperor was already furious. Since he ascended the throne, no one has dared to refuse his seal, and Yue Qiufeng was the first one. As a result, the emperor was furious and threw Yue Qiufeng into the prison of the Forbidden Army.
After Princess Pingyang heard about this, she cried all night and begged His Majesty the Emperor to let Yue Qiufeng go. However, His Majesty the Emperor was very angry at this time. In addition, he found out that Prince Ning Zhao Heng had the intention of treason, so he did not let go of Yue Qiufeng. My daughter's words were heard.
In the twelfth lunar month of winter, heavy snow falls. There was an uproar in Kyoto City. Ning Wang Zhao Heng, who was on an expedition to Xirong, returned to Kyoto to report on his duties, just in time for the year-end festival. In order to seize the throne, Zhao Heng planned a rebellion.
While His Majesty the Emperor was out of the city for the final ceremony, he sent people to surround Kyoto City, and he personally led the troops of Prince Ning's Mansion to surround the palace.
By the time the emperor knew the news, Prince Ning was already sitting on the dragon chair in Chengtian Hall, accepting congratulations from hundreds of officials. A lightning-fast palace coup ended just as it began.
Inside the palace on Jiulong Mountain outside Kyoto.
His Majesty the Emperor was furious. He looked at the accompanying officials kneeling in front of him and cursed angrily: "The wolf-hearted Zhao Heng has wasted my trust and dared to seek the throne and usurp the throne."
At this time, the people of Kyoto City had not yet reacted. They thought it was just His Majesty the Emperor's year-end festival that the army surrounded the city. They never imagined that this was a palace coup without gunpowder until five days later, a battle started outside Kyoto City. , they learned that King Ning Zhao Heng was planning to usurp the throne.
The battle lasted for a whole month. King Qin of the Eighth Route Army surrounded the city of Kyoto. It was not until the time of the Waking of Insects that King Ning Zhao Heng was finally defeated because of lack of food and grass.
Prince Ning was thrown into prison by the emperor for treason. When His Majesty the Emperor personally interrogated him, Prince Ning burst into tears because he was in the wrong and should not have attempted to gain the supreme position, so he begged the Emperor to spare him.
His Majesty the Emperor is a benevolent and sage monarch, and out of consideration for his bloodline, he exiled Prince Ning to the Shaolin Temple to repent.
Ten years later, His Majesty the Emperor saw that King Ning was sincerely repentant and re-entrusted him with the important task of making him the general of Zhenbei to resist the invading enemies from Mobei. King Ning also focused on foreign wars and no longer rebelled. Heart.
