Su Wen accompanied the emperor, Li Zongping and Li Jiaxi followed, and the bodyguards spread out slightly, separating several people from the crowd.

As he turned around the main hall, the emperor turned his head to look up at the main hall, as if he wanted to see the rumored sight of Chidori listening to the lecture.

However, at this time, it is not visible, and it can only be done in the morning class.

Behind the main hall, between the first and second floors, there are fruit trees, and some small peaches are hanging on them, and two people dressed in sea green, holding long sticks in their hands, are watching nearby, and if there are birds to steal food, they will be driven away.

These people are going to come to the monastery to become monks in the next few days, and Xingzheng handed over the fruit trees in these layers to them to guard.

When I saw Su Wen from afar, I learned to give gifts.

After Su Wen returned the salute, he took a few people to continue to go up, first went to the Jizo Hall and turned around, the first floor is the Jizo Bodhisattva statue, the second floor is empty, and now few people know what this building of the temple does.

However, it is good to see the scenery from the top floor of Jizoden.

When I went up to the third floor, I saw everyone practicing martial arts there.

The emperor approached and looked at it for a while and asked, "That's Zhishen, right?"

Su Wen nodded, Lu Zhishen's appearance and body shape are extremely recognizable, there are not many monks like him, and it is not unusual for the emperor to recognize him.

"Well done, the game played some time ago with momentum. The Emperor applauded.

"You want me to call him?" asked Su Wen, turning his head.

"No, I'll just take a look. The emperor waved his hand, and pointed to Seng Feng, Seng Man, Zhi Cao, and Dao Guang and said, "These people are not bad at kung fu." ”

"If you go to the ring, you can get results. I heard that there is not a single player in your temple this year, so many masters, it's a pity. The Emperor said again. He himself was martial and was very interested in these.

"It's not good for monks to compete with worldly people for prizes. Su Wen said with a smile.

When the emperor heard this, he burst out laughing.

"Master Suwen, you have grabbed the prize once. Li Zongping said with a smile.

"So can't go any further. Su Wen replied immediately. "When I built the temple, I was short of money and had no choice but to build it. Not anymore. ”

After saying this, several people nodded.

For the history of the development of the Pure Heart Temple, several people are very clear. Nowadays, the incense of Jingxin Temple is prosperous, and countless pilgrims and patients go in and out of the mountain every day.

"Take what you want, it's very good, and it saves people from criticizing. The Emperor said.

Su Wen heard the meaning of the emperor's words. Buddhism does not produce things, and it is indeed criticized. However, he said, "Teachers are paid. ”

Seeing that a few people didn't understand what they meant, they explained: "We are watering people's hearts and spreading the leaves. Teachers teach words, knowledge. Isn't the Dharma knowledge? When people die, other knowledge is useless, but the Dharma is still useful. ”

When the emperor heard this, he was silent for a moment, and then asked, "What will it be like when a person dies?"

"If you have sins in life and go to hell after death, it is very ugly. Su Wen said, "If Your Majesty wants to see it, I can hold a puja so that you can see what it looks like." ”

The emperor said, "I don't dare to look at it, I'm afraid that I will become like that in the future." Do you think I have sins or no sins in this life?"

"Father is naturally not guilty. Li Zongping immediately followed.

Su Wen thought about it and felt that this question was not easy to answer. Life is entangled in cause and effect, and it is difficult to say that it is guilty or not. Then he said seriously: "Look at how the lives of the people are now compared to when His Majesty took over the throne?"

"It's ten times better, it's always better. The Emperor said.

"Does it have anything to do with Your Majesty?" asked Su again.

The emperor thought for a moment and said decisively: "Naturally, there is. Some major livelihood policies are implemented, and I still have to nod. ”

"Not to mention anything else, if it wasn't for the flood twenty years ago, if my father hadn't mobilized the army in time, I am afraid that there would have been heavy casualties. Now there are still many people in the Lianghe River Valley who offer tablets for their fathers. ”

Li Zongping added on the side, as if he had talked about the emperor's pride, and suddenly his face turned from plain to vivid, and his eyes were also colorful.

"Then what else does Your Majesty have to worry about?" Su Wen smiled. If what Li Zongping said was not wrong, it should have happened in his previous life. If that's really the case, there are really countless living people, and the merit is immeasurable.

As for other things that have been done wrong, there must have been some of them. But everything is developing in a good direction for the people, which means that the emperor is competent. and has countless merits of living people, and if you can't get through it in the future, you will naturally be fine.

"Haha, yes, I have nothing to worry about. The Emperor laughed, laughing heartily. "Sure enough, the older you get, the less courageous you are. ”

"In that case, you can show me what the world is like, and I have a number in my heart. If you are alive, you can't expand your territory, and you may have a chance after death. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty, please stay for a few days, the affairs of the puja will be arranged by the poor monks. ”

Speaking of these things, the emperor was not too interested in the martial arts arena either.

Before leaving, he stretched out his hand and swiped horizontally in front of him, including Zhishen and the others and those lay disciples, and said, "These are all good, very good." ”

"On their behalf, I thank Your Majesty for his praise. Su Wen said with a smile, and accompanied the emperor to turn around and continue to visit.

"Is that the Scripture Pavilion? Let's take a look. The emperor seemed to be interested in Buddhism just now, and pointed to the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion and said.

A few people entered the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion, it was very quiet inside, and a third of the tables in the reading room next to it were filled with people, including lay monks and disciples from other monasteries.

A man raised his hand high, and in a moment Jinglian walked up to him to see if he had any doubts.

Su Wen and the others walked around on the second and third floors, and when they saw those miscellaneous books on the shelves, the emperor pulled out one and said, "Why is there still this?"

Su Wen looked at it, it was the Bible.

"The disciples in the temple can increase their knowledge and accumulate breakthroughs by reading other books outside of homework. Su Wen explained.

The Emperor nodded, put the Bible back in its place, and said casually, "I heard that those people have not been honest lately. ”

When Su Wen heard this, he wisely didn't reply, this is not something he should interject.

On the contrary, Li Zongping followed the emperor's words and said: "It's really not honest, and a lot of things have happened." Recently, I seem to have set my sights on the Tohoku. ”

The emperor nodded, but did not speak, not knowing what he was thinking, and did not ask for it.

On the third floor, the emperor was quite interested in seeing those "Fist Books" and "Gongfa", took a few copies and looked through them, and asked Su: "It seems to be different from the ones that are circulated outside?"

"I didn't expect Your Majesty to know about these too. It's really different, it's all collected and improved by generations of predecessors, and many of them are compatible with my Zen method, so I will have the 'way of Zen martial arts' in Zen Buddhism. ”

"I see. After all, this thing is a dead object here, and if you promote it for others to see, it will also increase its influence. The Emperor put the book back in its place and said.

"I'm doing it, I've set up a martial arts school, and I'm going to put some exercises in the martial arts school to teach. Su Wen said.

"Well, do it well. Many people feel that the things left by their ancestors cannot be easily passed on, and what kind of church apprentices starve to death of their masters, nonsense. Things have to be used to be valuable. The more people who use it, the greater the value. The emperor said lightly.

"That's true. Su Wen nodded. "But we also have to consider the impact on society, and there are some dangerous things that still need to be controlled. ”

"Without these, it is not the same as holding a knife to kill?" said the emperor indifferently. "If you don't have a knife, you can kill someone with a stone. If you want to kill someone, it's useless to let them get these things. What's more, martial arts, even if they are put in society, there are not many people who can practice and become famous. Those lethal weapons such as guns and crossbows are almost completely controlled. ”

Su Wen couldn't refute the emperor's words.

The Emperor's gaze was much wider than he had thought.

However, it is understandable, after all, it is standing at the top of the entire empire to look down on this country, and the way of thinking about problems is indeed different from that of ordinary people.