Jinling, Wanshou Temple.

Zen Master Daoyan worked with the civil officials of the Hanlin Academy to revise the "History of the Yuan" here, just as the grandson of the Qinhuai River's head snake said, Jinling is a huge place, and many people and things will immediately fall silent after a short period of popularity. Just like all kinds of Oiran ladies in Qinhuai River, you sing and I will appear, and the old people are not as good as new.

Thinking that last year, Layue Daoyan Zen Master returned to Beijing from the Goryeo Kingdom as a messenger of the Ming Dynasty, not only got the letter of Goryeo, but also persuaded the high-ranking officials of the Northern Yuan Dynasty in the Northeast to surrender, so that the Ming soldiers got 300,000 soldiers and civilians and the vast and boundless territory without blood, what a glory at that time, the visitors who came to the door were like carp crossing the river, and the righteous son Yao Jitong helped to receive the guests, and his voice was about to smoke.

In just three months, even the chaos of the city wall entering the city and bombing the city tower has subsided, and Jinling City, which is accustomed to seeing strong winds and waves, still looks drunk and obsessed, and has long left the monk Daoyan Zen Master behind.

The car is sparse in front of the door, and the world is finally quiet. Zen Master Daoyan's dinner was a bowl of white porridge, a bowl of radish kimchi, and a tempeh hot sauce boiled by Xu Miaoyi.

The former father and daughter seem to have restored their former harmony. As long as they don't mention those sensitive topics, they still have a good time chatting with each other.

After dinner, Zen Master Daoyan and Xu Miaoyi took a walk to eat, and the tall back was dragged out by the setting sun as a narrow shadow, undulating with the pace, like a deformed monster.

Wanshou Temple is a thousand-year-old temple, along the road is full of towering giant trees, walking to this road, the sunset casts the leaves that cover the sky, projecting orange and yellow spots and spots on their bodies.

Xu Miaoyi said: "Zen master, it will be more convenient for me to go out in the future, and I will often come to see you." ”

Zen Master Daoyan asked, "What's wrong?" Are you not used to it at home? ”

Xu Miaoyi said: "If you are used to being a free flying eagle, can you still keep it in a cage and keep it as a housebird?" ”

Zen Master Daoyan said: "You are now bitter, cherish it, don't worry too much about your father and brother." ”

Xu Miaoyi's face was in a trance: "What is suffering in the world?" In fact, I have been in the Yao family for eight years, the military camp for two years, and now I am in the Xu family for a few months, and I don't feel bitter. I just feel at a loss, and I don't know where the road ahead leads. ”

Zen Master Daoyan said with a smile: "I have lived to this age and experienced so many things, in fact, my heart is the same as you, I am at a loss, and I can't predict what will happen in the future." ”

Xu Miaoyi was a little speechless, "But I think you seem to be able to let go of everything, and you always look like you have a good heart, and nothing can be difficult for you." ”

Indeed, in Mingjiao, Zen Master Daoyan seems to be more prestigious than Yao Jitong, the king of Xiaoming, as long as Daoyan is there, people in Mingjiao will feel at ease and will not lose confidence.

Zen Master Daoyan pointed to his old face and said: "People live for a lifetime, but in fact, what they cultivate is just a few skins. Seeing different people, showing different skins, the more real the skins, the deeper the people's Taoism. What is the true heart, in fact, sometimes I will be deceived by myself. For example, your father, even if he is unarmed and standing in place with his bare hands, there is a coercion that is incomprehensible, and people dare not look at it directly. And would you be afraid of your own father? No, because in front of you, he will naturally take away all the coercion and show his weak and loving side. ”

"As for me, in front of outsiders, I am a high-ranking monk and a close minister of the Son of Heaven, and I want to show a sense of mystery that I am very clever and clever to see through a qiē; And in front of my colleagues in the Ming Sect, I am the commander who assists King Xiao Ming, like the keeper of the lighthouse, and when they see me, they know that the lighthouse will not be extinguished. At this time, I want to have the calmness that does not change color when Mount Tai collapses. And these two skins are not my original intention. ”

Xu Miaoyi seemed to have realized something, and asked, "Then what is your original intention?" ”

Zen Master Daoyan said: "Trembling, walking on thin ice. ”

Xu Miaoyi looked the calm master up and down, "I don't believe it, how can you have the same heart as me?" Say it on purpose to comfort me. ”

Zen Master Daoyan said: "Wearing a lot of skins, in fact, they are trapped in the red dust, and they have not broken through greed and hatred, and they must not be detached. ”

Xu Miaoyi smiled: "Aren't you known as a high-ranking monk?" Trapped in the red dust of mortals? ”

Zen Master Daoyan also smiled: "To break through greed and hatred, you need to give up, I don't give up, don't leave, constantly, how to get rid of it?" In fact, the monk is also my skin, and I can't take it seriously. Because my goal has never been to become a Buddha. ”

It's strange to say that when Xu Miaoyi and Zen Master Daoyan were still father and daughter, they never talked about it like this, but after cutting off the dust, they talked deeply.

Zen Master Daoyan showed emotion on his face and said: "You also know that after our Yao family migrated from Bianjing to Suzhou, my family fell into the middle of the road, my parents died early, and the family relied on the support of the eldest brother. But at that time, I listened to a few words of the storyteller's commentary, and read a few novels about the emperors and generals of the Sui and Tang dynasties, so I was arrogant, learned from the big characters in the book, and wanted to learn the art of slaying dragons in order to quell the chaos in the world, and I had no interest in being an apprentice at all. ”

Slay the Dragon!

Xu Miaoyi was suddenly stunned, these two words were arrogant words, but Zen Master Daoyan said it easily.

Looking at Miaoyi's surprised eyes, Zen Master Daoyan smiled calmly, "Yes, it's dragon slaying." At that time, the court of the Yuan Dynasty was unbearable, and the people lived like walking corpses. It is because the son of the true dragon has no way and harms the world, so I am determined to slay the dragon and want to see a peaceful and prosperous world. ”

"Haha, little boy, I don't even know a few big characters, and I don't have three meals, so I set up my ambition to slay the dragon, you say it's not ridiculous?" Recalling the past, Zen Master Daoyan's eyes lit up, and he laughed at himself:

"At that time, I wanted to learn the art of war and be a timeless general like Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. In order to understand the book of soldiers, you must first learn to read, so you simply went to the temple to shave your degree, become a small novice, be able to eat well, and usually follow the monks to read and write. At that time, the presiding officer of the temple had secretly joined the Ming Sect and became the confidant of the Ming King Han Santong, and under his guidance and teachings, I also joined the Ming Sect. ”

"At that time, the host told me that the disparity between the strength of man and dragon is too great, and it is impossible for man to defeat dragon. If you want to slay a dragon, you must first become a dragon, or assist a new dragon, and the two dragons compete before you can slay the dragon. In the past, Li Shimin, the king of the Tang Dynasty, was a dragon assisted by the eldest grandson Wuji, Cheng Yanjin and others, and slaughtered the evil dragon of Emperor Yang of Sui. ”

Xu Miaoyi said: "You thought King Ming was the dragon? ”

Zen Master Daoyan laughed self-deprecatingly: "Yes, my vision is too bad. I have witnessed the Ming Sect go from being unknown to being a Red Turban Army all over the world. It's a pity that King Ming is just a Jiao, and he didn't Jackie Chan. On the contrary, Zhu Yuanzhang, the former Ming Sect colleague, came from behind, gained momentum, drove away the Northern Yuan, and dominated the world. ”

Creation makes people, and the Daoyan Zen Master, who is dedicated to slaying dragons, has become a secret party hiding in the shadows, and his success has fallen short.

Xu Miaoyi was silent, it was impossible for Zen Master Daoyan to betray Mingjiao and take refuge in Zhu Yuanzhang, so it was impossible for him to realize the ideal of slaying dragons in his life.

Sure enough, the end of greed and hatred is basically unwanted.

Zen Master Daoyan smiled, "So slaying dragons is my heart, to realize this ideal, it depends on whether Yao Jitong has the spirit of a true dragon, but at present, Zhu Yuanzhang, the dragon, sits firmly in the country, and it is a fluke that I can assist Yao Jitong to keep Mingjiao, so I say that I am trembling and trembling, like walking on thin ice." ”

Xu Miaoyi was also a little stunned and asked, "Yao Jitong doesn't seem to have any intention of becoming a Chan." ”

Zen Master Daoyan also smiled helplessly: "Yes, maybe it is because I have too much time to chant and participate in meditation, Yao Ji is like stopping water, hating war, he just wants to save Mingjiao, and save the lives of these people who swear to follow Mingjiao." Whether he slays the dragon or not, he doesn't seem to care. I think he is the one who breaks through greed and hatred, and gets to give up. ”

Xu Miaoyi said: "It is by nature that it is indeed too difficult to convince a person who is used to holding a pen to take a knife. ”

Zen Master Daoyan sighed: "Maybe I'm old, and I'm suffering from gains and losses. The heart of slaying the dragon is still there, but I can't bear to fight again, there are only these people left in the Ming Sect, is it for my ideals, do you want them to risk death? Amitabha, sin, sin. ”

Neither Zen Master Daoyan nor Yao Jitong were indiscriminate killers, which was why Yao Miaoyi was willing to continue to associate with them. As long as human nature is good and has no intention of harming others, she knows that there is a certain danger in such exchanges, but she can't help but come to Wanshou Temple to see them from time to time, thinking that if the Ming Sect is destroyed one day, she can help Dao Yan and Yao Jitong escape.

It doesn't matter what camp he is, what position he stands, and what messy conspiracy and grievances. There are not many people in this world who she cares about, and there are not many people who miss her, so she can keep one of them.

Xu Miaoyi and Zen Master Daoyan returned to the meditation room, Zhu Shouqian and his three younger sisters had just arrived, and Yao Jitong was receiving them.

Xu Miaoyi wondered, "Cousin? Younger sister? Why are you all here? ”

The third young lady Xu Miaoxi's mouth was the fastest, "Big sister, my cousin wants to see you, and you are not at home, so we will bring him to you." ”

Xu Miaoyi looked at the sky, although it was dark later in summer, it would not be at this time to find Wanshou Temple!

The three sisters of the Xu family were a little embarrassed, as the second sister, Xu Miaoqing took the initiative to take responsibility, "I was greedy for fun, and I went all the way, and only then did I arrive at Wanshou Temple." ”

Xu Miaoyi didn't mean to blame the three younger sisters, thinking that they were bored at home all day long, and they had to help take care of the housework, so she said: "Next time you want to come out to play, tell me directly, I'll take you out." ”

Since the lesson of the Lantern Festival city wall turmoil, the three younger sisters have not offered to take Xu Miaoyi out to play. For fear of another incident, the eldest sister was confined in the ancestral hall to think about it.

Now that it's summer, the turmoil has passed for too long, the scars have forgotten the pain, and the mind is alive again, hearing that Xu Miaoyi took the initiative to take them out to play, the three younger sisters have smiles on their faces.

The time was not early, Xu Miaoyi and his entourage hurriedly said goodbye to Daoyan Zen Master and Yao Jitong, before leaving, Xu Miaoyi saw that Zhu Shouqian's guard commander was a little familiar, she carefully recalled this person's face, and couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat: He ...... He is a person under the Fox Trail of the Bright Elder of the Ming Sect!

Why did my cousin get involved with the people of Mingjiao?