When Jing Kuanren said this, everyone was silent. Jiang Shuo immediately realized why the Shenhui knew exactly the day when Beimingzi visited Huineng. It turned out that this day was the day when Huineng was enthroned.
After being silent for a long time, Shen Hui said: "Fortunately, Patriarch Huineng passed away after attaining enlightenment and achieved his rightful destiny." The monks also joined their hands and praised: "Amitabha."
But Jing Kuanren felt that his heart was empty. He had never understood the conversation between Hui Neng and Bei Mingzi. Today, after the explanation from the Shenhui, he realized that what the two discussed that day was sublime, and he spent most of his life confirming it. , I couldn't help but feel a sense of enlightenment, but I felt that the resentment and persistence in my heart suddenly disappeared. I was neither happy nor sad, but felt peaceful and peaceful.
Shen Hui stepped forward, casually opened his acupuncture points, and said, "I see that Jing Tanyue seems to have some enlightenment. I wonder if there are still any obsessions in his heart?"
Jing Kuanren's acupuncture points were unlocked, but he still stood motionless. After a moment, he suddenly knelt down towards Shenhui, kowtowed and said, "The first half of Jing's life was like fog and lightning, as straight as the bubbles of a dream. Today I listened to Master Shenhui's explanation of three "Gatha, then you know the wonderful reason of no thought. What can you not let go of all the things you have done before? From now on, I am willing to worship the master and practice Zen and enlightenment for the rest of my life."
Shenhui said, "Amitabha, as we say, you put down your butcher's knife and became a Buddha immediately. It's not too late for Jing Tanyue to realize the Tao today. It's really gratifying. This old monk doesn't dare to be Jing Tanyue's master, so I will accept you as my disciple on behalf of Patriarch Huineng." .After all, you have studied with the ancestor for a year, and we will treat each other as brothers from now on."
Jing Kuanren said: "Master said that although Huineng and I don't have the title of master and apprentice, we are actually masters. But in this case, I will become Lingtan's uncle."
Lingtan smiled and said: "In my Zen sect, Dun sect, we value the able as our teacher. We take age and seniority very lightly. Jing Tanyue does not need to take this to heart."
Shen Hui said to Jing Kuanren: "Since you have entered my master's sect, you cannot be called Tan Yue, nor can you be called by a lay name. I will give you a Dharma name, let's call it "Emptiness"." "
Jing Kuanren clasped his hands together and said, "Namo Amitabha, I thank you for your emptiness, senior brother."
But Shenhui asked: "Kongyata, do you still have attachments to that scripture?"
Jing Kuanren said: "Why are there still obsessions? The scriptures will be returned." As he said this, he took out a scroll of scriptures from his arms, held them in both hands and handed them to Shenhui.
Dugu Xiang said: "Well, you old blind man, it turns out that what you just used was an empty city strategy." When Dugu Xiang saw the "Heart Sutra of Maha Prajna Paramita" written on the scroll, he said: "Isn't the Heart Sutra the most common sutra, old blind man? Why is such a stolen scripture so valuable? What secrets does this scripture hide?"
Dugu Xiang was just curious and asked casually. Unexpectedly, Shen Hui and Jing Kuanren looked solemn and said at the same time: "I can't tell." She looked bored and pouted in gloom.
Shen Hui said: "Xian'er, please bear with me, but the secret hidden in this scripture is too important and can overturn the Tang Dynasty, so I can't say it."
Dugu Xiang groaned, but was still unhappy, but Jiang Shuo said: "Senior Jing, I still have a question. The Japanese envoy to the Tang Dynasty was massacred in Haizhou, but Senior Jing was not injured at all. What was the truth about that day? What?"
Jing Kuanren said, "Hey, who said I was unscathed?" As he spoke, he untied his clothes and exposed his chest. Only then did Jiang Shuo see that his chest, ribs, and sides were covered with dense stab wounds. It was left over from the drama battle back then.
Jiang Shuo and Dugu Xiang were horrified when they saw this. Jiang Shuo asked: "Li Yong and Li Envoy said that they were deceived and got wrong information that day, so they boarded the ship and massacred all the Japanese envoys sent to Tang Dynasty. But we didn't know that Li Yong was deceived and got wrong information." How the envoy was deceived and why he slaughtered all the Japanese people, my son has been pursuing the secret of this matter in the Central Plains for more than ten years."
Jing Kuanren said: "You can't say what Li Shijun did is wrong. There was indeed a great secret on the ship that day, but the heroes of the Jianghu Alliance didn't find it out."
Jiang Shuo and Dugu Xiang were both very curious and asked in unison: "What's the big secret?"
Shen Hui said: "I can't say anything about this at this time."
When Jing Kuanren heard this, he clasped his hands together and said no more.
Dugu Xiang said: "It's boring, it's boring, where do you get so many secrets?"
Shen Hui and Jing Kuanren knew her child's character and didn't take it seriously. They just smiled and said nothing. Jiang Shuo suddenly thought: "Ah, Xiang'er, I
We originally wanted to ask about grandpa's whereabouts, but after listening to so many stories, we forgot about grandpa. "
Xiang'er also woke up and said, "Yeah, I forgot too, old blind man, didn't you say you heard traces of my grandfather? Where did they go?"
Jing Kuanren said: "They went to the north. I didn't follow them. I don't know where they went. The only thing I know for sure is that they didn't enter the black forest." After thinking for a while, he added: "I remember that the old man who talked to him said Senior Dugu was chasing Yunzi, but he told him not to endanger my virtuous brother."
An idea flashed in Jiang Shuo's heart and he said, "It's Gao Bujie! Grandpa Dugu's confidant in his early years. It was Gao Bujie who later tricked him into capturing Khitan Yi Li Jin Nie Li. Why did grandpa still go with him?" "
Xiang'er said: "Whatever, we only need to catch up with grandpa to find out what happened."
Jiang Shuo said well, so he wanted to bid farewell to Shenhui, Lingtan and Jing Kuanren. Shenhui said: "Our trip has been considered a success and we will return to the Central Plains. After returning to the Central Plains, little friend Jiang can come to Heze Temple to stay for a few days. Maybe if the time is right, we can unravel the secrets of the past one by one."
Seeing that the matter had slowed down, Jiang Shuo immediately stopped asking questions and simply asked, "Is Master Shenhui not in the Southland now? Where is Heze?"
Shen Hui smiled and said: "Heze Temple is not on the bank of Heze, one of the ancient Nine Zes. It is the Heze Temple in Luoyang, the Eastern Capital. However, it is not within the city square, but on the bank of Yique Longmen. Lotus flowers are widely planted in front of the temple. After getting the name, the little friend only looked for a lotus pond and knew where Heze Temple was."
Jiang Shuo said: "I see, when Xiang'er and I return to the Central Plains, we will come to the Eastern Capital to pay homage." But in his heart, he said: There is no clue about the shipwreck in Haizhou. Next time I go to Heze Temple, I must invite Senior Jing Kuanren no matter what. Tell the truth about that year.
Jiang Shuo had already performed acupuncture on Hang Han, a Khitan man, but Hang Han was not very familiar with Chinese and could not get in. Jiang Shuo made gestures to him and said that Hang Han finally understood that the Yan army did not enter the black forest, but stayed close to the black forest. The woods went north. He immediately expressed his intention to go north to track the Yan army.
Jing Kuanren immediately led the way and led everyone out of the Suspended Soul Array. The principle of this Suspended Soul Array is not surprising. Nine bonfires formed a large spiral. It was based on the darkness in the black forest and the distance between the fires. It's just that every time there are only two bonfires in front of and behind the bonfires, as long as you follow the bonfires, it will be like a donkey pulling a mill. You will never be able to get out. If you don't follow the bonfires, the forest will be dark and you will not be able to identify the road. Jing Kuanren is blind, but he is not trapped by the fire and can find his way out of the forest.
Under the leadership of Jing Kuanren, it didn't take long for everyone to leave the black forest and see the sky again. Looking up at the stars in the sky, Jiang Shuo and the others felt as if they were in another world. At that moment, everyone said goodbye to each other, and Shenhui and the monks were together. Jing Kuanren went south together, while Jiang Shuo, Dugu Xiang and Hang Han went north on their own. They left the black forest and walked along the edge of the forest.
As Jiang Shuo walked on the road, his heart was still full of doubts - first, where did the group of Khitan people who took refuge go? Second, why did this group of Yiluohe warriors led by Gao Bujie bypass the forest and head north? Third, Dugu asked why he left his words and followed Gao Bujie northward? Jing Kuanren also left doubts - the secret of the "Heart Sutra"; what is the truth about Haizhou? After spending such a long night, there were more and more doubts in my heart.
Jiang Shuo shook his head to put these doubts out of his head for the time being, and thought to himself: Let's solve the matter here first, and then try to solve the remaining mysteries slowly.
The three of them walked north under the starry sky. By the light of the stars and the moon, they could vaguely make out the horse dung and hoof prints on the road in the forest. It turned out that this group of warriors was different from the previous one. It was a group of cavalry. The three of them followed the trace and ran north with all their strength. Jiang Shuo still held Hang Han's arm and walked straight until the sky was slightly light. Jiang Shuo suddenly slowed down. Hang Han looked at Jiang Shuo in confusion. Jiang Shuo said: "It's right in front."
The three of them walked lightly and approached slowly. They bypassed a hill and saw a vast pine forest. A small stream zigzagged through it. Hundreds of people and hundreds of people gathered around the river to form a simple camp. At this moment, the sky was bright and they were far away. Looking over, I saw that all the warriors in the camp were wearing black clothes and black armor. Sure enough, they were the Yiluohe warriors. The bonfire in the camp had just been extinguished, and more than a dozen gray-white smoke pillars were slowly floating in the morning light.
The place where Yiluohe camped was very spacious and there were no blind spots. The three of them were unable to get close to it because of their inconvenience. Dugu Xiang whispered to Jiang Shuo, "Brother Shuo, you have a good ear. Is Grandpa in the camp?"
Jiang Shuo closed his eyes and looked carefully for any sound, but found that there were no masters in the camp. He opened his eyes and said to Dugu Xiang, "Grandpa doesn't seem to be in the camp, and there don't seem to be any masters in the camp."
Xiang'er said, "What should we do?"
Jiang Shuo thought for a while and said, "There are only two ways. One is to wait and hide in the forest and wait for grandpa to come back; the other is to grab his tongue and ask where grandpa went."
Xiang'er was too impatient to wait and said, "Since there are no experts, let's go grab the tongue."
Jiang Shuo said: "However, this camp is well-organized and is located near a water source. There is no need to go out to fetch water. It seems difficult to find a lone soldier."
Xiang'er sneered and said, "We said there are no masters, so what if we round them all up?"
Jiang Shuo had a good idea and said, "It's just that the Yiluohe crossbow is very powerful. You and I can protect ourselves, but not Brother Hang Han. You'd better stay here and look out for the wind."
Hang Han understood what he meant, nodded, took off his belt, put it on the trunk of the pine tree, held the belt with both hands, stepped on the trunk with his feet, and climbed up with the help of the belt, and soon he was several feet above the ground. He tied himself to the tree with a belt about ten feet away. The view here was wide, but he was hidden among the pine needles, making it difficult to find him from the outside.
Seeing that he was hiding, Jiang Shuo said to Xiang'er, "Let's cover up the enemy on the left and right, and meet in the middle of the camp."
Dugu Xiang smiled and said: "A bet? Let's see who knocks over more people."
Jiang Shuo knew that Xiang'er was playful and competitive, so he replied: "Okay, but don't hurt people's lives, just tap their acupoints and bring them down." But in his heart, he said that I am only a few fewer people than Xiang'er, so let's She won.
Dugu Xiang smiled and said, "Of course I know it." Without waiting for Jiang Shuo to say anything, he suddenly shouted: "Start!" He jumped out of the forest where he was hiding and rushed towards the camp. Jiang Shuo saw that she had chosen the right side. Smiling slightly, he also jumped forward and flew towards the left.
