Changsheng raised his eyebrows and glanced at Yu Yi. He neither agreed nor objected. He could indeed consider killing Zhu Quanzhong if necessary. However, there was always a question lingering in his mind, that is, the beggar from a thousand years later that Ni Zhuo met had once It has been said that the Song Dynasty replaced the Tang Dynasty. The founding emperor's surname was Zhao, not Zhu Quanzhong.
Now that everything was done, everyone immediately packed up their things and set off to the west. Duoji Mountain was more than two thousand miles away. After lingering in Duoji Mountain for a while, everyone had to rush to Fangcun Mountain on Lingnan Road, and then they might also go to the East China Sea. , Changsheng had promised Fan Jingming before that he would go and help him, but everyone had too much to do and not enough time.
Set off in the afternoon, everyone rushed to the border of Yuzhou in the afternoon. Yuzhou is an important town in the southwest border. It has a large city and a large population. Everyone could have bypassed Yuzhou and went straight west, but Changsheng decided to stay in Yuzhou for a while. Everyone went to Gelug Monastery to visit Dorje Dorje and several masters and could not go empty-handed. Secondly, he had lived in the governor's mansion for a few days. After the monks from Gelug Monastery escorted Dorje Dorje to the west, it was Liu who was the governor of Yuzhou. Your Excellency sent someone to put him on a grain ship bound for Ganzhou. When he comes to Yuzhou this time, he should meet this person both emotionally and logically.
Chang Sheng and others did not hide their whereabouts. After entering the city from the east gate, they rushed directly to the governor's office. It happened that Yuzhou Governor Liu Youcheng was convening more than a dozen county magistrates in the area to discuss matters in the government office. When they learned that Chang Sheng and others had arrived, He hurriedly led the crowd to greet him.
Changsheng knew Liu Youcheng, but Liu Youcheng did not recognize Changsheng, but felt that the young prince looked familiar.
Seeing that Liu Youcheng didn't recognize him, Changsheng was not surprised, because Liu Youcheng was a Buddhist believer and had little contact with Taoists. Moreover, the little fat man was the focus of everyone's attention back then. He was only one of the candidates for the Dharma King, and Liu Youcheng didn't even know about him. What is your name.
Regarding the arrival of Changsheng and others, Liu Youcheng was very nervous and fearful. Although he did not associate Changsheng with the little lame man back then, he knew that Changsheng was a minister and had great power.
There were many county magistrates present, so it was not convenient for Changsheng to reminisce with Liu Youcheng directly. After Liu Youcheng invited him to take the main seat in the lobby, he casually asked about the officials in Yuzhou who govern the people's livelihood. Liu Youcheng is a Buddhist believer, and people who truly believe in Buddhism can't do anything bad. Although there are famines in various parts of the Tang Dynasty, people in Yuzhou have not starved to death. This is also the result of Liu Youcheng's coordination and pension aid.
After listening to the report from Yuzhou officials, Changsheng immediately drafted an official document and asked the court to grant Liu Youcheng the title of Minister of Rites. There can only be one real Minister of Rites, but the title of Minister of Rites can be conferred on multiple people. Although it is only a false position, it is a third-rank official. Liu Youcheng was originally a third-rank governor of Shangzhou, and was promoted to the rank of Minister of Rites, which is equivalent to an official promotion.
Liu Youcheng always felt that Changsheng looked very familiar, but he could never remember where he had seen him before. Seeing Changsheng suddenly promoted him as an exception, Liu Youcheng was surprised and frightened and finally recognized him, "May I ask the prince, have you ever seen a humble person before? "
"Not only have I met you, I also stayed in your house for a few days." Changsheng said with a smile.
Hearing Changsheng's words, Liu Youcheng became more and more frightened, "Huh? It's really you. I'm so humble and old and blind, but I didn't recognize you."
"It doesn't matter whether you remember me or not, as long as I remember you," Changsheng said casually, "When I was rushing to Gezao Mountain, it was you who gave me dry food and transportation, and it was you who sent me to the grain ship going east. .”
Liu Youcheng did not expect that his kind thoughts at that time would always be kept in his heart, and he was so excited that he even prayed to Amitabha in front of all his subordinates.
After dismissing the stunned county magistrates, Chang Sheng stepped down from his seat and sat down to talk to Liu Youcheng. The discussion this time was no longer about government affairs, but about the situation of the Gelug Temple. Liu Youcheng had been in close contact with the Gelug Temple. There are many people who know the situation of Geluk Monastery. According to them, Dorje Dharma King has been in seclusion since this spring and has still not left seclusion to this day.
Knowing that Dorje Dorje was in retreat, Chang Sheng felt regretful, and then asked about the situation of several other masters. According to Liu Youcheng, several masters would be there to protect the Dharma King while he was in retreat, leaving only one to handle the daily life of the temple. affairs.
Listening to Liu Youcheng's story, I felt regretful but also grateful for Changsheng. Fortunately, I stopped by to see Liu Youcheng on the way, otherwise my trip would have been in vain.
Changsheng then took the initiative to talk about how several masters from Geluk Monastery treated his leg disease. At the same time, he asked Liu Youcheng to prepare some gifts for King Dorji and the four masters in his name and send them to the temple.
These were all trivial matters, so Liu Youcheng would naturally not refuse. It was already sunset when the business was done, and Changsheng did not reject Liu Youcheng's offer to stay. He left overnight with everyone in his party after dinner at the Yamen.
Fangcun Mountain is located on Lingnan Road. Yu Yi has been to Lingnan Road many times before. After leaving the city, he immediately opened the Void Xuanmen and sent all his people and their mounts to Lingnan Official Road.
Fangcun Mountain is located in the deep mountains southwest of Lingnan Road. It was already the third watch when everyone arrived here. Like the previous places, Fangcun Mountain was also deserted, and there were no monks practicing meditation on the mountain. The monk's residence and meditation room have also long since decayed and collapsed.
There is also another possibility that there were no temples or Zen houses in Fangcun Mountain, because there are caves of different sizes everywhere in the mountain, which are as dense as a honeycomb. The caves at the foot of the mountain are mostly earth caves, and there are many of them. The caves on the mountainside and top of the mountain are mostly. There are fewer caves as you go higher, but the area is larger.
Everyone settled at the bottom of the mountain and then searched from bottom to top. Many caves had wall inscriptions, all in Sanskrit. Most of the contents were Buddhist classics, but there were also a few monks' enlightenment experiences.
Both Yu Yi and Shi Xuanming understand Sanskrit, and Changsheng is also involved in Sanskrit. Although he is a Taoist priest, he has no sectarian views. After entering the cave where the eminent monks practice, he will also read the wall inscriptions left by them.
The biggest difference between Buddhism and Taoism is that Buddhism cultivates the mind but not the body. In the eyes of monks, the body is just a skin, and only the soul can last for a long time. Therefore, their practice focuses more on meditation, and the ultimate goal is epiphany, that is, sudden enlightenment. A great enlightenment.
If you want to achieve enlightenment, the most important thing is not to get too deeply involved in the world. From the perspective of monks, communication between people is the most energy-consuming and the most meaningless. Whether it is emotions or desires, grudges, right and wrong, in the end it will all be in vain, and everything will be in vain. Won't stay.
In addition, in the view of some eminent monks, the high-ranking officials, rich salaries, fine clothing and fine food, or the hordes of wives and concubines, and the full house of children and grandchildren that the world pursues are just to satisfy and please themselves, but it is human nature to push beyond the limits, even if You already have a lot, you have gained a lot, but you still want more, and you will never be satisfied. Instead of greedy and excessive pursuit and acquisition, it is better to seek within your heart. As long as your heart is peaceful and satisfied, you can be free from interference and interference from external things. Influence, enter the peaceful realm of no other, no self, no birth and no death.
Although they are all eminent monks, they have different ideas. There are also some eminent monks who believe that everything in the world is fake. Many things that seem to be real do not actually exist. They are just what people in the world feel through their eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body and mind. to it and think it is real.
Just as Changsheng was inspecting the wall inscriptions in the cave with Yu Yi and Shi Xuanming, Datou's voice came from outside, "Come and see if this is the legendary relic..."
