Changsheng finished reading the letter and handed it to Datou beside him.
Da Tou took the letter and read it quickly. He laughed out loud before he finished reading, "Haha, it's not easy to be lucky all the time, and it's not easy to be unlucky all the time. This guy must be the reincarnation of a bad guy."
"It's really difficult for him." Changsheng kept the two ancient books close to his body and began to examine the remaining items in the iron box. These bundles contained a string of Buddhist beads, a string of rosary beads, and two alms bowls, one large and one small. As well as a wooden fish with relics hidden in it, and in addition there are fifty taels of silver. Monks are also human beings and have to eat and dress, so it is reasonable to leave some money.
"Sir, this monk is also very perseverant. He has had bad luck every time he has been reincarnated, but he still doesn't give up and wants to reincarnate." Datou said.
"This man is a truly virtuous and eminent monk, with great compassion and great aspirations." Changsheng said casually.
After reading the letter, Datou began to count on his fingers, "According to the time mentioned in the letter, this monk is only five or six years old now."
"Yes," Changsheng began to pack the things in the iron box, "Yezhou is located on Qianzhong Road. We happened to pass by there on our way. We found this person by the way and handed the things to his parents."
"I'll come, I'll come." Datou returned the letter to Changsheng, then took out all the things in the iron box and put them into the baggage. He originally carried a lot of bread, most of which he had fed to the black snake, so he just had enough time to spare. place.
"Sir, the letter only said that he will be reincarnated in Yezhou, which is not detailed enough." Datou said.
"It's okay," Changsheng said, "Yezhou only governs the two counties of Ashan and Weixi, with only 2,000 households, and it's not difficult to find people who are born with six fingers."
Datou took out the things, covered the iron box and wrapped the iron chain around it again. However, after pushing it in front of the black snake, the black snake did not drag it back to the underground palace. He must have seen his nature and did not teach the black snake to remove the iron box. What should I do after being dragged out of the underground palace?
Seeing that the black snake ignored the iron box, Big Tou picked it up and stuffed it into the peonies, then clapped his hands and said, "Sir, let's go."
"Okay." Changsheng turned around and stepped forward.
Big Tou tightened his baggage and followed behind. The black snake hesitated for a moment and then followed in a winding way.
When he left the pagoda, the sun had risen and the fog gradually dissipated. Changsheng returned to the Sutra Pavilion and bundled up nearly three hundred years of temple records and took them away. When he found the ability to reincarnate as a human being, he handed over these temple records and the artifacts together. he.
The two went down the mountain along the steps, and the black snake meandered behind them, returning to the platform where they had occupied last night. The black snake did not go down any further, but looked down from a high place for a moment before swimming into the dense forest on the west side.
The two of them knew that Jianxing would come back one day, so they were not worried about the black snake. Although it had been waiting in the mountains for decades, it was very gratifying to be able to wait for its master to return. In fact, waiting is not scary, it is scary. The best thing is to wait without hope. As long as the person you are waiting for can come back one day, the long wait will be worth it.
Both of them were in a good mood at this time, because things went very smoothly and no time was wasted at all.
Back at the foot of the mountain, the two got on their horses and turned back the way they came. Since the two horses were galloping all the way yesterday and their heads were bumpy, this time the two of them did not ride fast, but trusted the reins and headed east slowly.
"Sir, have you seen the relic?" Datou took out the wooden fish from his bag and shook it against his ear.
Changsheng shook his head and said, "I haven't seen it before, so don't move around. The relic is a sacred object of Buddhism, but you and I don't believe in Buddhism. To us, it is just the ashes and remains."
Hearing what Changsheng said, Datou stuffed the wooden fish back into his baggage, "Sir, this monk is quite wise. Not only can he be reincarnated many times, but he can also guess that we will come to Wuxiang Temple."
"Yes," Changsheng said, "Buddhism also has its merits. Before, I always thought that they did not pay attention to this life and only cultivated the afterlife. It was a lot of nonsense. Now it seems that it is not entirely unreasonable."
The big head waved his hand and said, "What? There are a few people like this monk who can reincarnate whenever they want. Most people die when they die. By the way, sir, do you think people really have an afterlife?"
"Yes," Changsheng nodded, then shook his head, "No."
Chang Sheng nodded first and then shook his head, confused Da Tou, "Is it there or not?"
"If Zhang San has no memory of his previous life and is reincarnated as Li Si, do you think this person is Zhang San or Li Si?" Changsheng answered with a question.
Datou vaguely understood, and then asked, "Sir, can people be reincarnated after death?"
"Most people will be reincarnated, but if you don't remember the events of the previous life, what's the point of reincarnation?" Changsheng shook his head and said, "This monk Jianxing is considered a leader among Buddhists. The realm of Buddhism is not very different from that of Taoism. Similarly, the Arhat status can be roughly between the Taoist Earth Immortal and Heavenly Immortal. It is not very high, but it is not too low either. Even for such a person, after reincarnation, he has to cultivate the Arhat state again in order to recover the memory of his previous life. It’s extremely difficult for ordinary people to retain memories of past lives.”
Most people are both afraid and curious about unknown things, and Datou is no exception. "Sir, is there really an underworld?"
"Yes." Changsheng nodded.
"How do you know? Is it said in the Taoist scriptures?" Datou asked.
"There are indeed relevant records in the Taoist scriptures," Changsheng said, "but I have also seen it with my own eyes. At that time, my master was seriously injured and his life was extinct. Because his wish was not fulfilled, he could only use Taoism to forcibly keep his soul in the body. One night we were driving fast, and there was a thunderstorm. After a flash of lightning, I saw black and white. They were standing in the middle of the road. The carriage passed them quickly, and they disappeared immediately."
"Are they here to capture your master's soul?" Datou asked cautiously.
Changsheng nodded, "Probably, but they probably found me in the car, so they didn't take action."
Seeing his eyes gleaming, Changsheng guessed what he was thinking, so he waved his hand and said, "My destiny is different from ordinary people. Many people speculate that I am some kind of god from the sky who came down to earth. I also feel that I may be it, but don't ask me. Which kind of immortal it is, because I don’t know it myself, and even Zhang Shan and Zhang Mo don’t know. The old master at Longhu Mountain may be able to tell, but he will definitely not tell.”
Seeing Changsheng talking about Longhu Mountain, Datou said casually, "Sir, we finally came out. Do you want to go back to Longhu Mountain to have a look?"
"I haven't been in Longhu Mountain for a long time, and I don't have many acquaintances," Changsheng said, remembering something, "By the way, have you done everything I asked you to do?"
Datou knew what Changsheng was referring to, so he nodded and said, "The two hundred thousand taels have been sent over. In addition, there are tea leaves and gifts for the seniors, but we ran too fast. Yin Liang’s motorcade is still behind us.”
Changsheng nodded, then said, "You don't have to go to Longhu Mountain, but I want to go back to Gezao Mountain to have a look."
Without waiting for Da Tou to answer, Chang Sheng continued, "Actually, it's quite awkward for me to go back. After all, I did it in front of so many people at the Shangqing Dharma Assembly that day. But during the court competition, , Ge Zaoshan's performance was still very good. I also told them that day that I wanted to go back and have a look when it was convenient, and they also expressed their welcome. In fact, I was always a little entangled in my heart. Although I sought justice for Master that day, But he harmed the woman he liked. She was the daughter of the headmaster of Ge Zaoshan, named Ge Yijun. At that time, she was married to Luo Shunzi and had a child. I exposed Luo Shunzi's despicable behavior. I don't know what will happen to her next. At home."
Changsheng sighed when he said this. He had been holding this matter in his heart and never told anyone.
"Sir, there are rumors about this matter in the world, and I know a little bit about it," Datou said with relief, "I really can't blame you for this matter. You can't let Master bear the blame until his death. Luo Shunzi is undoubtedly the culprit. But it’s not like that woman has no responsibility at all. She’s so stupid. In my opinion, you’d better not go to Gezao Mountain. It will definitely be awkward. If you feel uncomfortable, we might as well give them some money. These days No one has a hard time, and they are certainly no exception."
"That's fine," Changsheng nodded, "but will they say that I did this just to seek my own inner peace, and that it was a bit exaggerated, hypocritical, and pretentious?"
"No," Datou shook his head sternly, "It's them who are wrong in this matter, and you are right. It's you. If it were anyone else, not only would you not feel inappropriate, but you would also become enemies with them. "
"Okay," Changsheng said, no longer worried, "Give them one hundred thousand taels, don't use my own name, use the name of the court, lest they feel uncomfortable and think I am condescending and deliberately showing off."
Datou curled his lips and frowned, "Oh, my lord, do you know how much one hundred thousand taels is? Give the twenty thousand taels to Longhushan..."
Changsheng also felt that he was being too generous, and interrupted Datou before he could finish complaining, "Then fifty thousand taels, three mountains dripping with blood, from the same origin and clan, given to Longhu Mountain and Gezao Mountain, Maoshan cannot If you don’t give it, I’ll give you 50,000 taels.”
Datou still felt that Changsheng was too generous with his actions, and wanted to persuade him again, but when he thought that he still had five hundred thousand taels sitting under his butt, he stopped trying. Changsheng treated people very kindly, and he valued friendship more than money.
The two of them traveled all the way east. Since they traveled all the way yesterday and didn't sleep a wink at night, Datou was a little sleepy. During this trip to Wuxiang Temple, they successfully obtained two magical powers and secrets, which saved a lot of time. Datou discussed with Changsheng and arrived at Have lunch in Deyizhou and take a nap before leaving.
Changsheng nodded in agreement. It was the hottest summer, and the temperature in the south was higher than in the north. Noon and afternoon were indeed not suitable for traveling.
Yizhou is a big state, and there are also officials from Yushitai handling cases in the city at this time, but Changsheng doesn't want to meet them, he just wants to rest quietly and then leave quietly.
Changsheng wanted to keep a low profile, but Datou was accompanying him. When he arrived at the city gate, Datou, who was riding a tall horse, was pointed out and laughed at by the soldiers guarding the city. This guy was not hypocritical, and he didn't like to pretend to be a grandson. He just came with raised eyebrows and glares. One sentence, "If you are blind, do you know who I am?!"
The most direct consequence of this move was that their identities were exposed. Not only the censors dispatched by the headquarters to handle the case came to see them, but local officials who heard the news also swarmed in. This group of people is currently being rigorously investigated and held accountable by the censors, and they have to When the officials from Zhi Yushitai arrived, they all came over to offer bribes to please him and beg for mercy.
Whoever caused the trouble will have his butt wiped. Changsheng fell asleep and disappeared without a trace, and Datou stepped in to deal with it.
Datou likes this condescending feeling very much. He was still groggy at first, but this time he became energetic. He sat upright, criticized and criticized, and showed great official authority...
