XXXVII. First Sight

Entering the mountain gate, there are Zhike monks to guide the three, the Zhike monks who guide the three of Lan Susu are very young, with a delicate appearance, Gao Changgong handed his waist card to the Zhike monk.

"Please ask the master to hand this sign to the abbot, and say that the old man is visiting and hopes to see him." Buddhism is the state religion of Fengchen, although Gao Changgong is a prince, but he is also very polite to the monks in the temple.

"Okay, donor, please wait." Taking over the brand in Gao Changgong's hand, the monk is not surprised, the White Horse Temple can be said to be one of the largest temples in Fengchen Kingdom, and there are often dignitaries and nobles who come to meet the host, and the monks are interested in having no desire and no desire for the four major emptiness, so naturally they will not be so philistine.

"There's Master Lao." Gao Changgong gave a salute, Lan Susu and Helian Qingcheng did not speak, but stood quietly to the side, and had no objection to Gao Changgong's actions.

The monk also bowed and walked to the temple, and the three of them did not continue to move forward, but sat down at the stone table under a Bodhi tree at the entrance of the temple, the trunk of this Bodhi tree is thick and majestic, the crown of the tree is like a cover, at this time the Bodhi tree has bloomed, and as soon as the breeze passes, the petals will fall in a flutter, as light as snow.

This scene made Lan Susu feel a little sad, looking at these countless flying flowers, when they were in full bloom, they couldn't escape the end of falling with the wind.

"What are you thinking?" Seeing that Lan Susu's eyes were filled with a faint sadness, Gao Changgong also felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, thinking that she might have remembered the unhappy past at this time, and his heart hurt faintly.

"It's nothing, just looking at these flowers, when they are in full bloom, they are so beautiful, but they can't escape the end of withering and falling, a little sad, that's what the red face said since ancient times." Lan Susu smiled bitterly, and the picture of himself before his death in his previous life flashed in his heart again, which can really be regarded as a thin life.

"Susu, the past is in the past." Lan Susu's words shocked Gao Changgong and Helian Qingcheng, she was only so young that she was so touching, sad and sad, what happened to her in the past, but she didn't say that she couldn't keep asking, after all, people have their own secrets.

"It's okay, I'm just feeling emotional, this is a pure place for Buddhism, and I feel the scene for a while." Seeing that the two of them looked at him with some strange eyes, Lan Susu said in her heart that it was fake not to be moved, thinking about it before and thinking about it now, I only think that it is good that someone cares.

"It's okay, when the monk replies, we should also pay a good visit, it's rare for everyone to have time to come here together, otherwise it's a pity." Helian Qingcheng saw that Lan Susu didn't want to say more, and he didn't want to ask any more questions, so he had to change the topic.

"Yes, I have been to Luozhou several times, and I have not been to the White Horse Temple, and it is a fate to come today, and seeing this Bodhi tree also makes me feel a little blessed." Lan Susu sighed a little, he had read a Bodhi poem in his previous life, and the branches of the Bodhi tree in front of him were luxuriant, and Lan Susu couldn't help but read it:

"Bodhi has no tree, and the mirror is not a platform.

Buddha nature is always pure, where there is dust!

The heart is a Bodhi tree, and it is a mirror platform.

The mirror is clean, where is the dust!

Bodhi has no tree, and the mirror is not a platform.

There is nothing in the first place, where is the dust!

Bodhi only seeks from the heart, why bother to seek the mystery from the outside?

I heard that according to this practice, the West is only in the present. ”

As soon as Lan Susu's voice fell, Gao Changgong and Helian Qingcheng were still in shock, and Su Rili Lan Susu loved to read very much, but he had never read Buddhist scriptures, so he had a deep understanding of Buddhism, and the poems were more like seeing through the red dust, which had nothing to do with life and death.

"Amitabha, the old man is polite, the donor came to the White Horse Temple for the first time, but said such a poem that is proficient in Buddhism, I think the female donor must be very close to my temple." An old monk with a beard in a red robe folded his hands and saluted Lan Susu.

"The abbot is polite," Lan Susu also folded his hands and bowed, and there was a reason why Lan Susu was sure that the person who came was the abbot, one of which was that only people with high status could wear robes in the temple: second, in the temple, only monks with advanced cultivation could grow beards, and ordinary monks needed to clean their faces every day; Third, Gao Changgong asked to see the presiding abbot before, plus he used to study in the White Horse Temple, maybe the abbot was his teacher, and the prince naturally had to receive the abbot in person.

"The seventh prince is polite, this prince is polite," the old monk did not refute Lan Susu's words, it seems that Lan Susu's guess is right, the abbot to Gao Changgong and Helian Qingcheng luggage in turn, and the two of them also saluted.

"Teacher, please be polite." Gao Changgong smiled and said, Lan Susu really didn't guess wrong, the abbot was Gao Changgong's teacher when he was studying in the White Horse Temple.

"I don't know that the Seventh Prince is coming, and he has missed the welcome, so please forgive me." The abbot is still very polite, and the monks are in a peaceful state of mind, and they don't think that they were once the prince's teacher.

"Chang Gong knew that today was the day when the teacher opened the altar to give a lecture, so he specially brought two friends to visit, and I hope that the teacher will not mind that Chang Gong interrupted the teacher's lecture." Gao Changgong's tone was full of respect, he knew very well that this abbot was very knowledgeable, and he had traveled the world and seen a wide range of knowledge when he was young, otherwise his father would not have sent his three brothers here to study.

"A few distinguished guests came, I don't know if they would like to listen to the lectures," Fang Zhang saw that Gao Changgong did not introduce Lan Susu and Helian Qingcheng too much, as if he had already understood all the things in his heart, and was still polite, polite, thoughtful and polite, when Lan Susu felt that the abbot's eyes looked at her as if there was a deep meaning, she was puzzled in her heart but did not say anything.

"I don't know what Brother Qingcheng thinks?" Gao Changgong did not agree immediately, but asked Helian Qingcheng's opinion, after all, he was the prince of a country, and he could not be neglected even if he was a distinguished guest.

"It is the honor of the abbot to come today to see the abbot, the city has been very fascinated by Buddhist culture, since today is the day of the abbot to open the altar to preach, how can there be no reason not to listen, but Qingcheng is shallow and hopes that the abbot will answer questions." Helian Qingcheng was very polite.

"Three distinguished guests, please come with me," the abbot turned and walked towards the temple, followed by Gao Changgong and the others.

Just after the three of them followed the abbot into the temple, the brocade-clothed boy who came on horseback also arrived at the mountain gate, and he also walked towards the mountain gate after depositing the horses in the special place of the White Horse Temple.

The abbot took the three people and did not stop more in the Daxiong Hall and the Big Buddha Hall, the monks along the way saw Lan Susu and his entourage have stopped to salute, they also stopped to return the salute, and walked two pillars of incense when the abbot took the three to the Qingliangtai, sure enough, as Gao Changgong said, the Qingliangtai is a place for preaching and preaching.

Entering the Qingliangtai between the Qingliangtai building is really as Gao Changgong said is the highest place in the whole White Horse Temple, it is a courtyard building, the main hall Pilu Pavilion is built on the high platform carved beams and painted buildings, the beams are painted with various colorful paintings to tell the allusions of Buddhism one by one, there are also palaces for people to live around, the courtyard is planted with birch, among which the Bodhi tree is the most, there is a path leading to the backyard on the right side of the Pilu Pavilion There is a bit of 'winding path leads to the secluded place, the Zen room flowers and trees are deep' feeling.

"Master Abbot, Changgong, I don't quite understand that the Buddhist scriptures are also blasphemy against the Dharma, you and Qingcheng go to listen to the abbot's lectures, I'll go around in this cool platform." After entering the Qingliangtai, Lan Susu shouted to stop the three of them, he does not believe in Buddhism, and it can be regarded as indiscriminate to enter, and it is better not to go in if he is disrespectful to the Buddha, just treat it as an ordinary pilgrim to play.

"Amitabha, the female donor said so, and the old man was not reluctant, and invited the donor to play in the garden, and the lecture will end soon." The abbot saw that Lan Susu didn't mean to listen to the lectures, nor did he force it, but just told Lan Susu not to go too far.

"Su Su understands, thank you Abbot for mentioning it." Lan Susu gave a salute, and the abbot returned the salute.

After Gao Changgong and Helian Qingcheng followed the abbot into the Pilu Pavilion, and Lan Susu looked at these flowers and plants in the courtyard, she walked along the path on the right side of the Pilu Pavilion to the backyard, there is a small and small lotus pond in the backyard, at this time it is the early spring lotus leaves sprout, everywhere is 'small lotus only to show sharp corners', there is a pavilion in the center of the lotus pond, I think it is used to enjoy the cool in summer, there is a path paved with stone slabs in the lotus pond, and the path leads directly to the pavilion.

Lan Susu walked into the pavilion along the path, the pavilion is not big, there is only a table and a chair, the pavilion is hexagonal, the railings on the six sides are inlaid with wooden boards for people to ride, a zither is placed on the stone table and covered with brocade, Lan Susu is also curious, open the brocade only to find that it is a zither, at this time there is no one around, Lan Susu sees the beautiful scenery around, the owner of this guzheng will enjoy it when the time comes, and then play the piano in such an environment to enjoy the scenery, and then with a cup of fragrant tea is really beautiful.

Seeing the zither, Lan Susu is also itchy for a while, he has not played the piano for a long time, today I met this guzheng here is also fate, simply play a song, Lan Susu sat on the stone bench, ten fingers slender covered on the strings, ten fingers like green onions, white and round, nails did not paint any Dan cyanin has never liked these, fingers move with the heart, gently plucked a pluck, crisp and mellow piano sound poured out, it is really a good piano! Lan Susu sighed secretly in her heart, her hands did not stop moving, the sound of the piano was melodious, and Lan Susu's lips opened lightly:

"When is the spring flower and autumn moon, and how much do you know about the past? Xiaolou had another east wind last night, so the country could not afford to look back at the moonlight. The carved jade paint should still be there, but the face has changed. How sad can you be? Just like a river, spring water flows eastward. ”

After singing a song, Lan Susu stopped playing the piano, only to hear someone applauding at the entrance of the backyard, it was a handsome boy in a white brocade robe, although it was far away, but Lan Susu had amazing eyesight since he was a child, and he could still see the eyes of the man in white full of appreciation through the gauze hat, and there was no trace of lightness, but Lan Susu still had a trace of annoyance This man didn't know when he came, and he listened to himself playing the piano here quietly, but he was unhappy in his heart, but he didn't express it.

People who can come to Qingliangtai of White Horse Temple are either rich or expensive, there is no need to offend others, Lan Susu didn't say anything but got up and walked to the front yard, but if he wanted to return to Qianyuan, he had to pass by the man, because he was standing at the entrance of the backyard, the man saw Lan Susu coming, and looked at her with a smile, although he was unhappy in his heart, Lan Susu had to admit that the man looked like Pan An, and he was also a first-class handsome.

"The girl is good at the piano and talented, I don't know if this song was made by the girl." When the man saw Lan Susu approaching, he clasped his hands into fists and gave a salute The man's person was very gentle, which sounded like a spring breeze, but at this time, Lan Susu was still angry and didn't intend to pay attention to him, and still walked forward.

"I wonder if the girl is a native of Luozhou?" Seeing that Lan Susu didn't answer and stepped forward again, Lan Susu was even more unhappy in his heart, this man was too much, although he was handsome, he had to buy his account.

"Childe, you and I meet for the first time, is this the courtesy of Childe?" Lan Susu asked rhetorically in a cold tone, although in such an era, Fengchen Kingdom is relatively enlightened, but no one will tell a stranger about their affairs when they meet for the first time.

"Girl, I'm ......." was choked by Lan Susu, and the man didn't know what to say. And Lan Susu walked directly past the man's side without squinting without stopping.