"What do you think about the expansion of Catholicism?" Su Wen asked.

Yuan Ji asked directly, "What do you want to say, fellow practitioner?" Let's just say it, let me weigh one or two. ”

Su Wen saw that he was straightforward, and he didn't go around in circles, and told the ins and outs of the matter.

"Originally, it was just to get the ancestor of the Li family out of Liu Xingwang's hands. But now he is in conflict with the Catholics, and he is short of manpower to do things, saying that he can't let people go.

At the same time, I felt that Catholicism could not be allowed to expand. After all, the situation here in the Northeast is not the same as that in Guannai, Buddhism, Taoism, and the two religions are not prosperous, and shamanism is a scattered sand.

If Catholicism succeeds in landing here, with the exclusivity of Catholicism, it will inevitably clash with the three religions.

In this case, it is better to press them first, lest they be too unscrupulous.

Of course, this is also my agreement with Liu Xingwang, when he has a conflict with those Catholics, your temple and Hengshan temple can come forward to suppress them. ”

Yuan Ji thought for a while, but then moved on to another topic: "Do you know what it was like when I first took over this Temple of Sorrow? ”

"Please."

"It was more than 20 years ago, when I first came, this temple was still dedicated to Taoist immortals, as well as the statue of Confucius, and there were people in the mountain gate who set up a stall to tell fortunes, and there was a miasma of black smoke."

Su Wen was slightly surprised, but he didn't expect that when Yuanji came, it would be like this here. Moreover, Yuan Ji came to take over the temple more than 20 years ago, so he is probably much older than he looks.

Yuan Ji remembered the past with a smile on his face: "At that time, I directly asked people to clear the statues of Confucius and Taoist gods. Later, the people loaded the idol into the cart and pushed it to the temple. I took the Sangha and some lay people to stop them directly, and even fought with them. It was the only time I got into a fight since I was a child, and I was beaten for many days. ”

Su Wen also laughed when he heard this, if he encountered it, he was afraid that he would also face it directly.

Although it is said to be young and vigorous, it is not a desire to return the temple to its original face.

Yuan Ji laughed when he talked about these things: "If the Internet was as developed as it is now, it is estimated that this matter would be a big trouble!" ”

Su Wen thought so.

In this day and age, everyone is put under the camera, and a little wind and grass is immediately spread all over the world.

Although religion has a certain distance from ordinary people, because of its mystery in the eyes of ordinary people, if something is exposed to everyone's eyes, it will have a higher degree of attention.

Not to mention that many people with modern education themselves have a certain contempt and hostility towards religion.

Even if there is nothing going on, many people look at religion with all kinds of colored glasses. If there is any scandal, it will be known to the whole people.

Therefore, Su Wen has always hated those fake monks and those who do bad things in the name of Buddhism.

"So, even though the monks have a pure mind, sometimes they have to fight for it, and after they are done, they can end up pure. Otherwise, you will get a miasma of smoke, and you won't be able to stay until others do anything. ”

"I don't dare to say anything else, but I can promise you about Liu Xingwang." Yuanji said with a smile at the end.

Su asked ten thanks: "Thank you fellow practitioners." ”

"Don't thank me, it's also for the future. I have been in contact with Catholicism before, and it is true that there is hostility towards foreign religions, so we must not allow them to expand here unscrupulously, and I am afraid that in the end there will be no place for us to stay. ”

Su Wen also said: "All Buddhism in the world is a family, if there is anything in the future, you may wish to inform me, at least in this matter the temple can also make some efforts." ”

Su Wen said this because he was afraid that those Catholics would not be good enough to give up, and the Temple of Sorrow would fight with them fiercely in the future. And the asceticism of these monks in the Temple of Sorrow is admirable, but I am afraid that they are not good at fighting.

Although even without their own affairs, if the Catholic Church expands in the future, the Temple of Sorrow will also contradict them. But after all, I came to the door by myself, and I can't just close my lips and be done.

What's more, even if you don't talk about this, after all, they are in the same vein as Buddhism, and the Pure Heart Temple will also support the Temple of Sorrow in this matter.

Yuanji listened to Su Wen's words, understood what Su Wen meant, and nodded slightly. There is no need to say thank you, many words do not have to be spoken, but they are clear in their hearts.

Yuanji sighed a little: "The world is full of disturbances, even if you don't want to pay attention to foreign affairs, there are foreign affairs coming to you." ”

Su Wen said with a smile: "You can't dodge, you can't avoid it, only by facing difficulties and splitting thorns can you find a pure land." ”

"That's true."

After the two of them finished talking about this, Yuanji smiled again: "Many people in this temple are very curious about you, you are rare to come here, it is better to talk about the Fa, let us listen to the method of Zen Buddhism." We are in harmony with fellow practitioners in the Temple of Sorrow, and each sect is carried out at the same time. I can't say that I will add Zen Buddhism in the future. ”

Su Wen raised his head slightly: "That's fine, but you have to give me a glass of water to drink." ”

After speaking, he laughed first.

Yuanji laughed and said, "It's me who was rude, I hope you will forgive me." There are really few people who come to this temple, and they have long forgotten how to receive them. ”

"Why?" Su Wen asked. When he was at the door, he looked at the young monk's reaction and guessed so.

Yuanji smiled again: "There were still people coming earlier, but they all ran away hungry." Later, this reputation spread, except for those who came to practice, there were no more orders. ”

When Su Wen heard this, he was also speechless for a while.

But it's right to think about it, the Temple of Sorrow is famous for its penance, and other temples are mostly Buddhas, although there are also all kinds of constraints, and it is weekdays, but it is good to be able to eat a full stomach. After coming, I have to do all kinds of things every day, so it's no wonder that I will run away from hunger.

Seeing that it was almost time to eat, Yuanji invited Su Wen to eat together.

When the three of them arrived at the hall, more than 100 monks in the temple were already sitting neatly inside, and there was no sound at all.

You can hear a real needle falling on the ground.

It's hard to imagine so many people being so quiet.

On the table in front of everyone is a bowl of vegetable soup and two or three steamed buns, which is the daily food of the Sangha of the Temple of Sorrow.

After the monks of the Sorrow Temple saw Su Wen, they all looked up, although no one spoke, but they couldn't hide the curious look in their eyes.

After all, it had been a long time since there had been no foreign monks here.

Su Wen Xingtian followed Yuanji to take the bowl and plate to make soup and steamed buns, and also found a table to eat quietly.

Although the food in the Pure Heart Temple has always been good, this kind of vegetarian food does not mind at all, and he finishes the meal with a calm face.

During the whole meal, Su Wen's attention was focused on the other monks of the Sorrowful Temple.

It was so quiet that there was no sound in the whole hall except for the small sound of chewing and drinking soup and the sound of the soup bowl being put back on the table.

Su Wen was observing this meal, and it was so quiet from the beginning to the end of the meal.

After eating, the monks also went to the side to wash the bowls and plates, and then put them on the shelves on the side.

In silence, everything is in order.

Even Su Wen had to admire the discipline of the many monks in the Sorrowful Temple.

In the afternoon, thirty-six bells rang in the temple of sorrow, and the monks were summoned to the lecture hall, where Su Wen gave lectures to everyone.

First, Yuanji stood on the lecture hall, Su Wen stood to the side, and Xingtian was looking for a place to do it below.

"Today, the abbot of the Pure Heart Temple, Venerable Su Wen, is here to give a lecture on the Fa for everyone." Yuanji just introduced, stretched out his hand to Su Wen to make an inviting gesture, and went down from the side.

At this time, the monks of the Sorrowful Temple knew the identity of Su Wen, and there was a very rare slight noise below, which showed that the monks of the Sorrowful Temple were surprised by the news.