Chapter Twenty-Eight
Today, I would like to say, "Meeting you is the greatest luck and happiness on my writing path!" β
There is a saying, "When I met you, it was my eyes for ten thousand years!" β
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Qin Zheng suddenly smiled, "Even if the father and son return to the brother, this matter is too big, I'm afraid they won't be able to make a thorough investigation." Uncle Huang is here now, and no one in the realm of Southern Qin can be bigger than him. Let him be the master of us well, how did this fire ignite? Who sent the dead to assassinate us? Find out what you want! β
"It's time to get to the gate of the mountain! Come in right away. "Listen to the words.
Qin Zheng sneered, "If such a big thing happens, can the imperial uncle still sit still in the palace?" When the words fell, he lazily asked, "Where have they gone now?" β
Master Puyun's face suddenly showed a solemn look.
Prince Ying and Princess Ying were stunned when they heard this, "The emperor is also here?" β
The two were talking, Hearing Yan and Lin Qi ran to the door, the two of them were drenched in rain, after all, Lin Qi only knew some fists and feet, different from Hearing Yan, he couldn't say a word after arriving, holding on to the pillar to breathe, looking like a wolf, listening to Yan was better than Lin Qi, wiped the rain on his face, and said hurriedly inside, "Little aunt, the second son, the prince is here, the emperor is also here, and Xie Shizi is also here." β
"It must have been the people in Beijing who had already gotten the news, and they met it shortly after they came down the mountain. Now this is the first step to rush back to report the news. Mrs. Right said.
Concubine Lin sighed, "Didn't they just come down the mountain?" Why did you come back so soon? β
Everyone looked out, only to see Tingyan and Lin Qi hurrying over.
About a moment later, two people outside ran in panting, breaking the silence.
The hall was so quiet for a while that you could hear even a pin falling.
The presiding officer of the Dharma Buddha Temple looked at Wu Forget, and seemed to be unable to recover from this news.
Master Puyun clasped his hands together, said "Amitabha", and stopped talking.
"Whether it's a legend or not, I'll know when someone comes from the capital later." Qin Zheng said casually, "I also want to know how this worm cup technique came to Southern Qin from the Meizu Clan, which is 100,000 miles away, which is much more interesting than a fire that almost burned down the Dharma Buddha Temple." β
"This kind of insect spell technique, the old man also thinks it's just a legend." The presiding officer of the Dharma Buddha Temple also looked at the Tao of forgetfulness.
Master Puyun froze, looked at the person who had been lying dead on the ground for a long time, and looked at it for a while before slowly shaking his head, "It's not that I don't believe in the words of the second son of Zheng, but I just think that this worm cup technique is said to be a secret technique called the Meizu by a small clan in the outer region. Ancient books record that the outer Meizu is separated by 100,000 miles from the Southern Qin of Middle Earth. It is more than ten times farther than the Mobei border. This...... If it wasn't forgotten that it was the Worm Cup, how could it have spread here? β
Qin Zheng raised his eyebrows, "What's wrong?" Looking at you like this, are you scared? Still don't believe what I'm saying? β
Both of them looked at Qin Zheng in disbelief.
The abbot of the Dharma Buddha Temple was already standing, and at this time he almost fell when he heard the words.
Master Puyun was startled and stood up.
Qin Zheng snorted, retracted his gaze, stopped everyone's words, and said to Master Puyun and the host of the Dharma Buddha Temple, "So, the person in the portrait is the younger brother of the person lying on the ground?" The cause of his death was not poison, it was said to be a cup. In order to verify whether it was eaten by the insect cup. Later, I will open his chest to see if the heart inside is still there. β
Li Muqing smiled faintly when he saw him, and the meaning in his eyes was strong, and only Qin Zheng could see it clearly.
Hearing this, Qin Zheng turned his eyes away, glanced at Mrs. Youxiang, and his gaze fell on Li Muqing.
Mrs. Right Xiang also smiled in response, but the smile on her face did not spread out in the corner of her eyes, and said, "Isn't it?" Not to mention that the doors of Prince Ying's Mansion and Marquis Zhongyong's Mansion are right, just to say these two children, I am happy to look at them. β
Concubine Lin was also funny, "It's really two children, look at them, it's good to be young!" Obviously, there are so many bad things today, and I can't help but be happy when I see the two of them here. If you want me to say, the emperor has a good finger on this marriage. Miss Fanghua naturally took off her veil and came to this Dharma Buddhist Temple, after this fire, she can still say that she can laugh, and she is no different from a normal person. Looking at the two of them, they are really talented and beautiful. β
Princess Ying couldn't help laughing, "Hua Yatou is right, this kind of thing, it's good for me and you to remember it." If Master Puyun doesn't fulfill his promise, you can't let her come to the door! β
Qin Tian couldn't help but laugh with a "poof".
Qin Zheng was stunned.
Xie Fanghua shook off his hand, and saw that his brows immediately rose, and when she saw that everyone was looking at them, she immediately restrained her feelings, smiled softly at him, and said a little shyly, "Second son, it's good that you and the princess remember this kind of thing." If Master Puyun doesn't fulfill his promise, you can't let me call on you. β
"What's that look on your face?" Qin Zheng quit.
Xie Fanghua saw him smiling and groaning, her eyebrows were bright, like pear blossoms in early spring, she glanced at him lightly and did not speak. Don't monks speak? This old monk is the best at acting? The last time she came to snatch the Heart Sutra, he gave her the Sutra, but when he turned his head to the emperor's guard, he opened his eyes and said that the Sutra had been lost long ago. Is this called not slanging? In addition, on the day she took the Heart Sutra, there was no time to delay, so that he could give her the Heart Sutra and report her name. It also shows that her illness has always been pretended. Since he knew, he didn't break her and set up an altar for her to pray for. It can be seen that this old monk has a deep mind. The more you cultivate, the more refined you become.
"Did you hear that? When the time comes, you will also remember it for him with me. Qin Zheng turned his head and said to Xie Fanghua with a smile.
"Stinky boy!" Prince Ying also scolded with a smile.
"You all testify to me!" Qin Zheng curled the corners of his mouth, and his eyes swept around the people in the hall, "Mother, you must remember that when the old monk and I get married to Hua'er, the old monk will not give gifts, you will knock on the door!" β
"Amitabha, monks don't speak!" Master Puyun said.
Qin Zheng was very happy this time, he liked to hear this the most, "Old monk, you have to talk about it." β
Master Puyun immediately laughed when he heard this, "It's easy to say! The old man did have a treasure in his hand, but it was not for adults, but for children. For so many years, Lao Wei has not been willing to give it away. Since the second son of Zheng said so, then when you get married, Lao Qu will definitely send you a wish to give birth to a noble son early. β
"The Buddha purifies all sentient beings, and it seems that my fiancΓ©e's illness has been cured by this sudden fire. This is the work of the Buddha. How dare I be contemptuous? Qin Zheng laughed, pursed his lips, and said insensitively, "I have nothing to do with the Buddha, old monk, don't talk nonsense." Ye only has a relationship with my Hua'er, and he is ready to get married as soon as possible! Without waiting for Master Puyun to speak, he said, "Today we have saved you the thousand-year-old foundation of the Dharma Buddha Temple. If you are dedicated to worshiping the Buddha in the future, you should pray for me every day to bless us with an early wedding, and when we get married, you will give us another great gift, which is called true gratitude. β
"Second son Zheng, although you don't have a Buddha heart, but you have a relationship with the Buddha, don't despise my Buddha." Master Puyun clearly saw Qin Zheng's white eyes and said slowly.
Qin Zheng rolled his eyes, as if he really couldn't get used to their statement of Buddha's protection.
"Uncle Shi has taught you a lesson! The disciple is indeed fascinated. The presiding officer of the Dharma Buddha Temple stood up, folded his hands, and said "Amitabha".
"Providence is unpredictable, the world is impermanent, and you don't need to blame yourself! No one can predict the future. Master Puyun reprimanded the presiding officer of the Dharma Buddhist Temple, "If this thousand-year-old foundation is really destroyed, then the Dharma Buddhist Temple will die." Now there was a rain to extinguish the fire, and the Dharma Buddha Temple was saved. This is the Temple of God Bless My Dharma. Disciples of Buddhism, dedicated to the Buddha, blessed by the Buddha, blessings and misfortunes, and suffering, the four are empty. As the host, you don't have to look good. β
"It's all to blame for the incompetence of the teacher and nephew! didn't take good care of the Dharma Buddha Temple, but such a big thing happened today, almost ruining the thousand-year-old foundation of the Dharma Buddha Temple. It is a sin that deserves death. "The presiding officer of the Dharma Buddha Temple blames himself for the authenticity.
"It should be!" Master Puyun nodded.
"If Uncle Shi said so, then it was the year you moved to the Scripture Pavilion." Dharma Buddha Temple presides over the Tao.
Master Puyun nodded, looked at the monk lying on the ground, and said with some heartache, "For so many years, I have been keeping my duty, I don't know, why did he want to assassinate the second son of Zheng?" When he found his younger brother, and his younger brother turned out to be a monk, he is also a monk, which is strange and incomprehensible. β
At that time, the brothers and sisters knew that he could return to the vulgar, and they all teased him, thinking that he must be vulgar. After that, he stayed in the temple peacefully, and no one among the disciples joked anymore. The presiding officer of the Dharma Buddha Temple said, "I am a generation older than him, and I entered the mountain gate ten years earlier than him, and I have also been in the Dharma Buddha Temple for thirty years. Actually, if it is about talent, I am not as good as him, but because I am senior and qualified, you gave me the position of presiding Zen. Without me, he would have been the best person to host. β
"Because ten years ago, it was already a spring and autumn period since he came to the temple, and he was from ten to twenty years old. Adulthood. If he has a mortal heart, he can't forget the old things, and he wants to go down the mountain to marry a wife and have children, it will be a good time. Moreover, although he fell in the Dharma Buddha Temple for ten spring and autumn periods, he still excelled in the civil and martial arts, the four books and five classics, and the subset of the general history. Master Puyun said, "I thought it was too condescending for him to be buried in the monastery. So, I talked to him for a deep time. I thought he would agree to be vulgar, but he refused. said that he was willing to stay in the Dharma Buddha Temple for the rest of his life. β
"What did you talk to him about ten years ago?" The host of the Dharma Buddha Temple asked.
Master Puyun shook his head, "Because I took him in, and when he and the old woman came to my door, although they were in rags, they were not ordinary people at first sight. I don't forget that I was ten years old at that time, and I have all the memories of it. I've always been more concerned about him. Over the years, except for another time when I talked to him ten years ago, I didn't find out what he was doing secretly. When the words fell, he said, "Although this Dharma Buddhist temple is large, but if there is a person in and out of a person, if it is within two hundred meters of the courtyard close to me, it still can't hide from my ears and eyes." The courtyard has always been far from my meditation room, and I can assure you that he has not done anything over the years. When the words fell, he suddenly shook his head and said, "It's not right, it's not so many years, it's more than a year ago, when I didn't give up the presiding position to you, if he did anything, he couldn't hide it from my ears." But a year ago, I moved to the Scripture Pavilion and stopped paying attention to the trivial matters in the temple. If he did anything during this time, then I can't guarantee it. β
"And then? Did he find his brother? The presiding officer of the Dharma Buddha Temple was puzzled, if he found his younger brother, he should know it, and it didn't make sense that the person was under the nose of the presiding officer, but he didn't know anything.
Master Puyun shook his head, "After that old woman died, she was sad for a year, and that year, you know. He didn't say a word. Even you think he's a natural mute. A year later, I saw that he couldn't bear to go on like this, so I talked to him once. said that if he didn't want to fall into Buddhism, then I would find him a wealthy family with no children and no daughters, let him return to the world, and ask someone to adopt him. He disagreed, but since then, his temperament has changed a bit, and he seems to want to open up, and he stays in Buddhism wholeheartedly. I was going to give him back the jade pendant, but he confiscated it and asked me to keep it for me. β
"Uncle Shi, I knew when you took you in. But didn't he even know that he also had a sibling brother? Why have I never heard you mention it? The presiding officer of the Dharma Buddha Temple was surprised.
Then the old woman lasted a long time. Before she went, she left me a message saying that she had forgotten that she also had a fellow brother who was in a foreign land. If one day, if you don't forget to return to the vulgar and go to his brother, please ask my permission. If he doesn't want to return to the world, ask the Dharma Buddha Temple to leave him a place forever. She said the child was not in a good fate. Before he died, he gave me a jade pendant and asked me to keep it on his behalf. Master Puyun said.
Everyone knew that there must be a story in it, so no one interjected and listened quietly.
Master Puyun shook his head, "It's not that I know, it's that I know that there should be someone who looks the same as Wuwu." After the words fell, he explained to everyone, "Twenty years ago, an old woman came to me with a ten-year-old forgetfulness to beg me to be sheltered, the old woman was infected with a vicious disease, knowing that her life was short, I was afraid that Wushu would starve to death on the streets, begging me to accept him, I said that the Dharma Buddhist temple does not accept lay disciples, if it is contained, then you must take refuge in Buddhism." The old woman hesitated for a long time, then agreed. β
"Uncle Shi, do you know?" The host of the Dharma Buddha Temple was surprised.
Master Puyun pondered for a moment, his face showing a solemn expression, "I do know that there is a person who looks like Wu Wu. β
It was even more strange for the host of the Fafo Temple to see that Li Muqing said it affirmatively.
Li Muqing said with a smile, "Master, I also know a little bit about the disguise technique, no matter how exquisite the disguise technique in the world is, it can't easily tolerate the eyes, and it can't be completely like a person." β
"That's amazing! I've never heard of anyone who looks the same as Wuwu. The presiding officer of the Dharma Buddha Temple said, "Li Gongzi, are you sure it's not a disguise technique?" Some people are so good at disguise that they can really turn themselves into exactly the same person. β
Li Muqing shook his head, "You can't be mistaken!" When the words fell, he said, "The man who fled has no mole behind his ear, and the man I caught has a mole behind his ear." That's the only difference. β
"Li Gongzi, are you sure you are not wrong? Do these two people really look exactly the same? The host of the Dharma Buddha Temple stared at Li Muqing and asked.
Master Puyun nodded.
Li Muqing shook his head and said gently, "When I rushed to the East Cross Courtyard, the people who assassinated Brother Qin Zheng were two masked monks. Caught one, escaped one. But though the fleeing man was gone, I took off his veil. The man who caught him was the man on the ground, and the one who fled was the man in this portrait. β
Master Puyun put down the portrait and looked at Li Muqing, "Now I have to ask Li Gongzi, is the person you painted forgetful?" β
"Uncle Shi, is this person forgetful?" Dharma Buddha Temple presides over the Tao.
Master Puyun took the portrait, different from the Fafo Temple host's surprised and incredulous look, but the old eyes were thoughtful.
The presiding officer of the Dharma Buddha Temple looked at it a few more times, and handed the portrait to Master Puyun, "Uncle Shi, take a look!" β
No one spoke.
The presiding officer of the Dharma Buddha Temple couldn't wait to take the portrait first, took a look, and suddenly opened his eyes wide, revealing a look of disbelief, and after a moment, he shook his head again, "No, this person is not forgetful." β
Li Muqing nodded, took out the painting he had drawn by himself earlier, and handed it to Master Puyun and the presiding officer of the Dharma Buddha Temple.
"Li Muqing, take out the portrait you just painted and show it to the two masters!" Qin Zheng looked at Li Muqing.
The crowd took their seats one by one.
The presiding officer of the Fafo Temple and all the monks of the Fafo Temple were grateful to Qin Zheng and Xie Fanghua, so naturally they would not accuse anything, and they would immediately move chairs for everyone if they had any requests.
"The second son of Zheng is a true temperament, and the Buddha is naturally reluctant to blame you." Master Puyun laughed and ordered the people who followed behind to move chairs for everyone to watch.
Prince Ying scolded with a smile, "This dead child! Full of nonsense! β
Concubine Lin choked.
"Concubine! If it weren't for us, this hall would have burned down, and what are we afraid of sitting now? Would the Buddha really blame? If he is so unsympathetic, then he will be a Buddha in vain. Not generous at all. Qin Zheng said.
Then Concubine Lin, who followed up, paused, and immediately said, "You kid, how can you sit there and blaspheme the Buddha?" Why don't you hurry down? β
After Qin Zheng entered, he pulled Xie Fanghua to sit on the sandalwood chair set up next to the Buddha.
In the main hall, there are many Buddha statues, Buddha, the four heavenly kings and Bodhisattvas, and the eighteen arhats, and there are incense burns that were lit earlier in the hall. Smoky.
Mrs. Right Xiang glanced at Li Muqing and reminded him, Li Muqing turned her head and smiled at her mother, Mrs. Right Xiang sighed secretly, and the mother and son entered the hall together.
Li Muqing glanced at the two people who were currently walking, standing still, and his eyes were a little dark.
Prince Ying, Concubine Lin, Qin Tian and others entered the main hall one by one to take shelter from the rain.
The presiding officer of the Dharma Buddha Temple nodded and gave an order to the two monks, who immediately carried the Wuwu on the ground into the main hall.
Qin Zheng stretched out his hand and took Xie Fanghua's hand and walked to the main hall first, instructing as he went, "Move that monk into the main hall as well." Later we will give him an autopsy. See what kind of poison he is. β
Everyone nodded.
"Let's enter the main hall!" Dharma Buddha Temple presides over the Tao.
"Now that it's raining, the catastrophe of the Dharma Buddha Temple has finally been avoided." Prince Ying said, "Let's stop getting drenched here." Especially Hua Yatou's body is weak, and the concubine is old, so let's find a place to shelter from the rain! β
Qin Zheng nodded.
The presiding officer of the Dharma Buddha Temple said, "I have never forgotten that because of my high position in the Dharma Buddha Temple for so many years, and I have always adhered to my duty, I am very respected by the disciples of the Dharma Buddha Temple, and such a thing has never happened." Today he went to assassinate the second son of Zheng, and was caught by Li Gongzi again, and the old man and uncle were also very surprised by this matter. Be sure to find out. β
Master Puyun nodded.
"Since I am a person from the Dharma Buddha Temple, although the Dharma Buddha Temple is on fire today and the loss is very large, but I take this opportunity to have your Dharma Buddha Temple monks participate in the assassination of me, and the Dharma Buddha Temple will not be able to get out of this matter." Qin Zheng said.
The two looked at each other, sighed in unison, and nodded again.
"He's from your Dharma Buddha Temple?" Qin Zheng raised his eyebrows.
Hearing this, the two glanced at the dead monk on the ground and nodded.
"If one of you wants to concentrate on cultivating the Buddha, and the other of you wants to meditate on it, then you have to wait until today's matter is resolved." Qin Zheng said slowly, "Have you seen this monk on the ground?" β
The presiding officer of the Dharma Buddha Temple also said with a sigh of shame and said, "A monk wants to give up a joy and sorrow, and the old man has practiced for many years, but it is also in vain. There was only one fire, but it made the old man scared, and after this incident, the old man also had to think about his own mistakes. β
"The old man is ashamed, he has been camping for half his life, and he thinks he is enlightened, but he is only superficial, and he still can't get a glimpse of the celestial stars." Master Puyun said with emotion, "It seems that after this incident, Lao Gu should really live in seclusion in the mountains and forests and devote himself to cultivating Buddhism." β
The host of the Dharma Buddha Temple kowtowed two more heads in succession before slowly standing up with an excited face.
Qin Zheng was silent when he heard this.
"Second son Zheng! There was a fire in the Fafo Temple, and the cause of the fire is unknown. Indeed, as the host said, without you and Miss Fanghua, we would not be able to pour water to stop it for an hour. Providence should be thanked, but the two of you are indeed a great favor to the Dharma Buddha Temple, and he should kowtow to the two of you! You two can take it in peace! "Master Puyun didn't kneel down with the host and everyone, he was a high monk, so naturally he didn't kneel.
"Deserved! Deserved! The presiding officer of the Dharma Buddha Temple said repeatedly, "If you two didn't say that the wind and rain would stop for an hour, we wouldn't be able to splash water and stop it for an hour." Providence should be grateful, but you two are also a great favor to the Dharma Buddha Temple! β
"You old monk, do you want to discount our life?" Qin Zheng sneered, "It is not us who has preserved the thousand-year-old foundation of the Dharma Buddha Temple, but the heavens, we will not call for wind and rain, we just see the nebula with rain." β
In the drizzle, the words of more than a thousand monks shook the sky.
"Thank you Zheng Er Gongzi and Miss Fanghua for preserving the thousand-year-old foundation of the Dharma Buddha Temple!" A group of monks knelt down and thanked the presiding officer. Qi Qi also knelt down and chanted in unison with the loud voices they had been chanting all year round.
"Lao Qu is very grateful to the second son of Zheng and Miss Fanghua for saving the thousand-year-old foundation of my Dharma Buddhist Temple, and the 1,200 monks on which the Dharma Buddhist Temple depends have all thanked the two again." The presiding officer of the Dharma Buddha Temple immediately leaned down and kowtowed.
Xie Fanghua staggered a step and avoided the big gift presided over by the Dharma Buddha Temple.
Qin Zheng raised his eyebrows and didn't move.
At this time, the host of the Fafo Temple suddenly walked over, came to Xie Fanghua and Qin Zheng, and knelt down.
Qin Zheng turned his head and saw Li Muqing who had opened the corners of his mouth shallowly, he squinted his eyes and didn't speak.
Li Muqing suddenly smiled.
Xie Fanghua naturally turned her head over, and happened to meet Li Muqing's gaze, she glanced at him, and then turned to look at others.
The voices of the two woke everyone up, and they all looked at them in unison.
"Amitabha!" Master Puyun withdrew his gaze from the sky and folded his hands.
"Uncle Shi, it's really raining! Zheng Er Gongzi and Miss Fanghua are really right! The presiding officer of the Dharma Buddha Temple spoke at this time, his face was excited, and he was almost incoherent, "Thank God...... Buddha blesses...... Bless the ancestors of the Dharma Buddha Temple. β
Li Muqing withdrew his gaze from the sky, and saw Qin Zheng and Xie Fanghua looking at each other, and he was slightly stunned.
Something is near, something is far away, something is light, something is heavy.
At this moment, in the heaven and earth, the surroundings are shielded, and it seems that only each other's eyes are left.
Through the rain curtain, the eyes of the two people were quiet.
The distance between the two people was already close, and there was a fine rain falling from the sky, forming a rain curtain.
Xie Fanghua didn't look at the sky, and when she saw Qin Zheng looking at her, she also looked at him.
Qin Zheng didn't look at the sky, but at Xie Fanghua.
The fine rain hit everyone's body and face, and at this moment, no one spoke, except for the rain falling from the sky. There were thousands of people standing inside and outside the Dharma Hall, so quiet that they didn't even hear the sound of breathing.
Prince Ying, Concubine Lin, Mrs. Youxiang, Li Muqing, and Qin Tian also looked at the sky.
Master Puyun and the presiding officer of the Dharma Buddha Temple also looked up at the sky together.
For a while, they all stayed where they were, looking up at the sky.
But as soon as I entered the Dharma Academy, it began to rain in the sky.
These people originally thought that they were afraid that the thousand-year-old foundation of the Dharma Buddha Temple would really be destroyed.
Master Puyun and the presiding officer of the Dharma Buddha Temple and the thousands of monks of the Dharma Buddha Temple were gray and black, some of them were blackened by the fire, some of them had their beards burned, some of their clothes were burned with a few holes, and some of them only had fig leafs left on their bodies. Master Puyun and the presiding officer of the Dharma Buddha Temple commanded the monks to extinguish the fire, which was slightly better than others, but it was also a bit of a wolf.
It was a full hour since Xie Fanghua and Qin Zheng said that the wind had stopped and the rain had fallen.