The West Mountain is not high, with an altitude of more than 300 meters. Donglin Temple, which is built halfway up the mountain, is often surrounded by thin white clouds in the summer. The green branches of pines and cypresses loom outside the temple, and occasionally one or two white birds fly by, like a fairy scene. On the side of the temple, there is a stream that goes down the mountain, and the sound of water is murmuring all year round, which is the source of the river in the city of Changjia County.

When the four of them came to the temple, the things in front of them changed. At the foot of the mountain, the stream at the end of the stream made a small bend in front of the square of Donglin Temple, and formed a small pool in the southeast corner of the temple, and then went back to the original path. The stream seems to have stayed here in order to listen to the monks' chanting in the morning and evening. The Donglin Temple was built here, which can be regarded as a unique vision.

Ye Qingli pointed to the square in front of the temple and sighed: "This square can accommodate hundreds of people, the old people spread the word of mouth, when the incense of Donglin Temple was at its peak, every first and fifteenth day of the new year, it was full of good men and women, but now it is not possible to see the original scene." ”

"Really?" Zhang Nianyue looked around with wide eyes for a while, and asked suspiciously: "But, nothing special?" ”

Ye Qingli smiled, pointed to the welcoming pine in the center of the square and said, "Your pine tree, although it is not good-looking, is hundreds of years old. He pointed to a smooth boulder on the side of the tree and said, "This boulder is called the lecture stone, and it is the place where the famous monk Daoyan used to give lectures at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty." ”

"Who is Daoyan? Did you know about wood? Nian Yue turned her head and asked Ye Zhiran.

Ye Zhiran shook his head and didn't know.

Nian Yue's mother, Ye Zhiran, said: "Monk Daoyan is the political monk Yao Guangxiao in the early Ming Dynasty, Xiao Ye has never heard of it?" ”

Ye Zhiran was taken aback and asked, "Yao Guangxiao has preached here?" ”

Nian Yue saw that Ye Zhiran had heard of this Daoyan monk, so she said with interest: "Wood, tell me about this Daoyan monk, what is it called?" Yao ・・・・・・ Guang ・・・・・・? ”

"Yao Guangxiao." Ye Zhiran smiled and said: "This Yao Guangxiao is a celebrity, he became a monk at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, and Dao Yan should be his Dharma name." After Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, took power, Dao Yan was admitted to the Ministry of Rites, and was later selected to recite scriptures in the palace of Zhu Di, the king of Yan. After Zhu Yuanzhang's death, Dao Yan persuaded Zhu Di to raise troops and became Zhu Di's first strategist, making many great contributions. After Zhu Di ascended the throne, he was rewarded for meritorious deeds, and Dao Yangong ranked first, awarded to the good doctor, the prince and young master, and the name Yao Guangxiao, and the power was for a while. Although Yao Guangxiao was an official, he still wore monk's clothes after the next dynasty, and he did not marry a wife and have children, and his poems and essays were also famous all over the world. After his death, Ming Chengzu Zhu Di dropped out of the dynasty for two days and was buried with a monk's ceremony. He is a famous political monk in Chinese history. ”

Zhang Nianheng listened to Ye Zhiran's introduction, and said with admiration: "Brother Ye is very knowledgeable. This is the first time he has changed his mind and called him Brother Ye.

Nian Yue suddenly became proud and said, "Of course, wood is a J big talent." ”

This sentence provoked the younger brother to make fun of him: "He is a talented man among wood, a wood among talented people." ”

Nian Yueqiao's face raised and she wanted to refute, but Ye Qingli interrupted: "Don't make trouble, you go to the back of the boulder, there is a poem written by Daoyan after his lecture because he lamented the experience of his life." ”

Everyone turned to the back of the boulder, and sure enough, the back had been smoothed, and the inscription poem: "The matter in the north and south of Hebei is no longer the same, and the Zen machine has not been said to be a machine." I heard that the wise man was Huangshi, and I once saw the heroes wearing clothes. The clothes are wet and empty, and the dust is scarce. A long time in the low language, sassy spirit and wind moving Suweft. ”

"Zen machine is not finished, Rong machine" is a portrayal of Daoyan's own experience.

Ye Zhiran read it again, and couldn't help but ask Ye Qingli with emotion: "Auntie, is this the true work of Daoyan?" ”

Ye Qingli shook her head and said: "No, it was inscribed by a literati in the Qing Dynasty, but it is true that Daoyan once preached here, and it is said that the first poem was written here in response to feelings." ”

Ye Zhiran thought about the grand occasion of Daoyan's lecture in those years, and unconsciously gave birth to a sense of reverence for Donglin Temple, thinking that with this story and relics, Xishan Donglin Temple can tap a great tourism potential. What's more, the mountains and rivers here are beautiful, and the people are outstanding.

Everyone approached the temple gate, and Ye Zhiran went to the door on both sides of a couplet: "The temple is dusty and the wind sweeps; The mountain gate is unlocked and sealed with white clouds. "Looking back at the scenery around me, I feel very relevant. In such an atmosphere, he unconsciously added a mysterious feeling to Donglin Temple, he glanced at Nianyue, and saw that she also cleaned up the girl's naughty mentality, and stopped laughing. Zhang Nianheng walked at the end because of taking pictures, and when he came to the door, he read the couplet aloud, and then took a few pictures with his camera one after another. Everyone then followed Ye Qingli into the temple.

The scale of Donglin Temple is medium, and there are three major halls on the central axis of the temple gate, and the side halls and wing rooms are on both sides. Ye Qingli took everyone around the Dharma Protector Hall and the Eight Immortals Hall in front of them, and came to the main hall "Yuantong Hall".

"Yuantong" is the nickname of Guanyin Bodhisattva, that is, the meaning of "consummation of the world, the spirit of the present and the ancient". "Impartiality, unhindered, and attainment". The hall is dedicated to a thousand-armed Guanyin Bodhisattva.

Walked into the main hall, bowed in front of the statue of Guanyin, and when he stood up, Ye Zhiran came to Shi Shiran and walked an old monk. His appearance is kind and kind-eyed, with deep wrinkles, and his two long eyebrows that have been whitened have fallen down, and he has a bit of a Taoist appearance.

When Nian Yue's mother saw the old monk, she hurriedly stepped forward to say hello. "Master, I haven't seen you for a long time, and I'm getting better. Ye Qingli saluted the Buddha to you. ”

Ye Zhiran knew that this was the Kude monk.

"Amitabha, Lord Ye is okay? Today, the lotus step is coming, and the temple feels honored. The monk smiled when he saw Ye Qingli, and the three young people behind her asked again: "Are these three little donors Ye Shizhu's family?" ”

Ye Qingli pointed to the three of them and introduced them to the old monk respectively: "Master Kude, this is my daughter Zhang Nianyue and son Zhang Nianheng." He pointed at Ye Zhiran and said, "This is Xiao Ye, my uncle's new friend." ”

"Amitabha." The Kude monk recited the Buddha, and his gaze lingered on Ye Zhiran's face for a moment, revealing a surprised expression. Then he smiled at Zhang Nianyue's sister and brother, and said: "Lord Ye is so blessed, his daughter and son are all blessed, and it will be smooth sailing in the future, and there is no need for parents to work hard." ”

Ye Qingli couldn't help but smile with satisfaction when she heard this, and said, "Master Xie praised that the children are smooth sailing, which is the greatest expectation of parents. ”

The Kude monk smiled, turned to Ye Zhiran and said, "Master Xiao Ye, you have a rich face and a noble appearance, but you are a person in the officialdom? ”

Ye Zhiran raised his head in surprise and asked, "How can the master see it?" ”

The monk Kude said: "People's heart, sex, life, luck, qi, color, and phase are all closely related, the heart is decisive called the heart, sex determines the life called life, life determines the fate of the fate, the luck determines the qi called luck, the qi determines the color called the complexion, and the color determines the phase called the hue." I look at your complexion, and I can know your heart. A person who survives in officialdom naturally has the characteristics of officialdom, whether he is called an official or an official, his every move will be revealed. Master Ye Shi has an official spirit, his face is peaceful, his eyes are up, his career is just starting, and his future is unlimited. ”

Others are fine, but Zhang Nianyue was overjoyed when she heard this, and said happily: "The master is really as wise as a torch, and he is extremely accurate." Zhang Nianheng glanced at his sister and scolded a few words.

Ye Qingli kept the expression of a bitter monk, and saw that he had commented on Ye Zhiran a few words, but at the end, he sighed lightly, knowing that there was still something to say, so he unconsciously asked: "Master, are there any words that are in the way?" ”

Monk Kude said: "It's not that if it's not an obstacle, although Master Ye has a small disaster, he is a person with great luck, and he can turn evil into good fortune." Ye Shizhu, Xiao Ye Shizhu, the four of you will move to the meditation room to serve tea together, right? ”

Ye Qingli and Ye Zhiran joined hands at the same time and thanked each other: "Thank you, master, for disturbing me." ”

Monk Kude stretched out his right hand to make a gesture of accepting guests, Ye Qingli politely stopped, and under humility, it was still Monk Kude who walked in front slightly.

The five people sat down in the meditation room, and the Kude monk made tea with his own hands. Ye Qingli picked up the tea set and sniffed it in front of her nose, and said happily: "Master, I haven't drunk this tea for two years, and I really miss its fragrant and mellow hometown taste." ”

The Kude monk folded his hands and recited the Buddha, saying, "Lord Ye Shi has a generous heart, so he misses the old. The monk often chatted with Ye Lao Shizhu, knowing that Ye Shizhu had been busy practicing medicine all these years and relieving the pain of Li Min, and what he did was a great good deed, and the monk was happy on his behalf. "Monk Kude and Ye Lao have known each other for many years, and they often lecture and chat together, so they are also very familiar with Ye Qingli's situation.

Zhang Nianyue has listened to his mother tell about the Kude monk of Donglin Temple since he was a child, and he already has a good impression of him, and he heard his evaluation of Ye Zhiran in the Yuantong Palace, and he was even more cordial, listening to his mother and his two politeness, he couldn't help but say: "Master Kude, my younger brother and I have listened to my mother talk about the spiritual experience of Donglin Temple and the profundity of the master since we were children. ”

The Kude monk recited the Buddha again, and said happily: "Zhang Nu donor, the monk has only practiced Buddha for a few more years, and it is not profound, but the protection of Donglin Temple to the people of the Quartet is indeed the truth. ”

Zhang Nianyue asked with great interest: "Please tell the master about it." ”

The monk Kude said: "One side of the water and soil nourishes the people, and most of the population of Changjia County drinks the water of the river in the city, and the source is the stream water that flows through Donglin Temple in the West Mountain. ”

Everyone nodded yes together.

The monk Kude continued: "Donglin Temple was built in the second year of Huangqing in the Yuan Dynasty, and Master Daoyan in the early Ming Dynasty preached in the temple many times, and made a great wish to artificially divert the water of the West Mountain Stream, flowing through the temple and forming a small pool. The stream water stays in the pond before flowing down the mountain to Changjia. After the formation of the small pool, Master Daoyan personally opened the consecration and chanted for it, praying for peace. For hundreds of years since then, Donglin Temple has been chanting by the pond twice a month. During this period, China experienced many wars. Not to mention the small ones, the big wars have the invasion of the Qing army, the rebellion of Wu Sangui, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the invasion of the Japanese, the war between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party, etc., but every time the war never affects the place where the stream flows, Changjia has become a peaceful paradise, throughout the history books, it is also rare. ”