The bell tower is on the east side of the hall and is separated by a wall. It is said to be a bell tower, but in fact its structure is very simple. It is ventilated on all sides, there are no walls, and only one roof provides shade from the sun and rain.

A large copper bell hangs on the wooden beam of the bell frame, the bell body is small and large, five feet high, two feet in diameter, it can be imagined that the sound it emits must be sonorous and powerful, loud and far-reaching.

The bell button at the top of the bell is a good sounding Pu Lao, the dragon head is toothed on both sides, the dragon body is staggered and coiled, and the hollow is a button.

"Donors, usually pilgrims come here to ring the bell three times to pray for blessings, luck, and longevity. Happiness is coming, high-ranking officials are generous, and life is prolonged. In fact, the bell can also be quiet, to dye it pure, to realize life, and to obtain boundless blessings. Why don't you hit the bell and give it a try? ”

Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep breath and raised the wooden pestle to hit the bronze bell.

"Dang!" The loud and long sound of the bronze bell is endless, through the mountains and forests, through the high walls, and to all corners of Yingtianfu.

The mixed flavors in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart also gradually drifted into the distance with the bell, dissipating under the boundless sky.

The mage was not wrong at all, the bell had a magical power that drove away the noise in his heart. In this way, he experienced the purity and peace of mind. In the next two times, he was ready to pray for the blessings of Daming and the people.

He raised the wooden pestle again and slammed it into the bell, and suddenly there was a "creaking" sound overhead. The wooden beam on which the bell was hung tilted to one side, and the bell tilted with it.

"Not good! The cantilever is breaking! Li Shanchang shouted, and the guards stepped forward to protect Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang let go of the wooden pestle, took a few steps back, and retreated beyond the top of the eaves, even if the entire roof collapsed, it couldn't hold him down. The panic is not gone, the frustration is one after another, is this another test?

"Amitabha! Don't blame the donor. Baotong was calm, the clouds were light and the wind was light, as if the accident just now was just a fallen leaf floating in front of him, "Pu Lao is naughty, so chaotic, disturbing the donor, sin, sin!" ”

Pu Lao? Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at the knob on the top of the clock. It was here that the wooden beams were broken, and Pu Lao grinned as if to grimace at him.

"The mage is worried, this beam still needs to be repaired, and I will hit the bell again in the future."

"There are a large number of donors, and this temple will repair this beam as soon as possible."

Leaving Xuanyuan Temple, Zhu Yuanzhang was speechless all the way.

Li Shanchang and the two guards followed closely behind, and they didn't dare to say a word.

Li Shanchang originally suggested that Zhu Yuanzhang come to Xuanyuan Temple to listen to the hints of the Buddha in order to avoid losing his head.

He thought that he had gotten rid of a big trouble, but unexpectedly, there were many incidents during this period, thinking that Zhu Yuanzhang might grit his teeth on the trip to Xuanyuan Temple, he trembled and was uneasy, and almost tripped over the stones on the road several times.

The two guards were even more panicked, their wish to protect the emperor with their bodies was not fulfilled when the wooden beams were tilted, which would have allowed them to become a knight or become famous as a loyal servant, but at this moment they might be facing death.

In front of a noodle restaurant, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly stopped, turned his head and glared at Li Shanchang, no one could see through the gaze in his eyes.

Li Shanchang bowed his head and walked forward with his heart full of concerns, but he didn't know that Zhu Yuanzhang stopped and almost collided head-on. Fortunately, the two guards were quick-eyed, and one of them pulled him back by the arm.

"The emperor forgives, forgives sins!" Li Shan's long speech was incoherent, and his face turned pale.

"Shhhh Be quiet," Zhu Yuanzhang didn't take the collision just now to heart, "I ask you, Pu Lao is the son of the dragon?" ”

Li Shanchang rolled his eyes mechanically, as if his erudition was in an innumerable and orderly drawer, and he was extracting the answer.

"Yes, Your Majesty." He was very sure and confident in his learning.

"How many sons?" Zhu Yuanzhang was uneasy, for fear of hearing his most unexpected answer.

"The fourth son." Li Shanchang did not dare to slack off, and his speech was particularly clear.

Zhu Yuanzhang was relieved, and then frowned again, his face was pale, and he stopped speaking.

Li Shanchang looked at Zhu Yuanzhang's back, and found that he couldn't guess Zhu Yuanzhang's mind more and more, and then thought that he had been cautious all his life but almost bumped into the emperor, his heart and his body fell into deep self-blame, and finally he thought that if he could hide in an eight-lift sedan chair to take a breath, then he would die without regrets.

That night, Zhu Yuanzhang issued a holy decree: "The second prince will be in Xi'an, the third prince will be in Taiyuan, and the fourth prince will not be in the domain for the time being." ”

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang left Xuanyuan Temple, a sixteen-year-old boy staggered in. He felt at home as if he were back home, he knew every monk here and had a great deal of friendship with them.

The door was the first victim, and the boy thoughtfully gave him a vegetable cake fried in lard.

At the scream of the door, he kicked over the bucket of water that Si Shui had just prepared, and threw two more lumps of mud into it when he passed the clean bucket that had been flushed at the head of the group.

This is just the beginning.

The oil lamps and incense candles under the care of the hall master have never escaped his persecution, and the water head, the tea head, the fire head, and the grinding head have all been in unusual contact with him, and even the high-ranking and powerful capital eunuch has not escaped his "clutches", and a newly hatched chick is shelved under the prison bed.

However, the monks he had been teasing over the years did not hate him to the core, because he would do his job of reassuring him until they smiled before he left the monastery.

He also promised them that when he reached the age of eighteen, he would no longer make fun of it.

The young man ran to the door of the Dharma Hall, and when he looked inside, there was no one. He looked smug and said to himself, "I knew that the mage was done with his ramblings, and every time I came at the right time. ”

"Stone, what are you looking at? Venerable Bao Tong's lecture has ended. "A monk stood behind him, yin and yang.

Shi turned around, saw that it was the head of the group, and hurriedly stacked smiling faces: "You, why are you here?" Is your bucket clean? ”

"It's cleaned up, but the puppy from nowhere pulled two pieces of inside. Come on, I'll let him eat it back as he wants! The head of the ball stretched out two hands from behind his back and wiped them on the face of the stone.

"Go away!" Stone narrowed his eyes and wrinkled his nose, as if the smell of shit was about to vomit immediately, "Good brother, I was wrong, I don't dare anymore, I'll come early tomorrow morning to help you clean the bucket!" ”

"Okay, what you say, don't speak!"

"Don't speak!" Shi opened his eyes and found that there was nothing in the head of the group's hands, which was cleaner than his hands, "You are talking, how can the monks be talking?" ”

"It's just a joke for you."

"Hmph, I'm not going to help you clean the bucket tomorrow morning!"

"Then I'll report ...... to the mage"

"Okay, good, brushing the bucket is just a trivial matter!"

"Hahaha! Are you here to listen to the scriptures? It's late. ”

"If I had listened to the scriptures, how could I have joked with you again? I just waited for Venerable Baotong to finish his lecture before I came, hehe! ”

"The mage is in the bell tower, and I saw him pass by with four guests just now."

"He takes guests with him? It must be a distinguished guest, I'll take a look! ”

There was no mage next to the bell tower, and several monks were rolling a piece of wood about one foot in diameter and four or five zhang long.

"Hey, what are you doing here?" He patted a monk on the shoulder and asked.

"The hanging beam of the bronze bell is broken, and we are about to replace it."

"Will such a thick beam break? It was struck by lightning! But there have been no thunderstorms lately! The stone looked at the broken hanging beam under the roof, and then at the brass bell lying listlessly beside him. They have lost the courage to swallow rivers and mountains in the past, and each of them is sad.

"Alas, what a pity! This hanging beam has been with the bronze bell for so long, and you have feelings, right? The stone's face was melancholy, not entirely artificial.

"Stone, how can our Xuanyuan Temple offend you, you curse our temple like this?" A monk ringing the bell stopped, lifted his sweaty head, and squinted at the stone.

"Clock, Xuanyuan Temple is like my home, don't you know? How could I curse my home? ”

"Then what do you say, we were struck by lightning!" A fire almost erupted from the mouth of the hour.

"You say that with such a thick beam, can it break on its own? Either it was struck by lightning, or someone deliberately broke it. "The stone is right.

"Objects will always break after a long time, as long as they don't hurt anyone. Just now, a benefactor was looking at the bell, but fortunately the bell did not fall on the spot and smashed them. ”

"I said I'll help you, why don't you know how to do it?"

"Yes, it's so good to be struck by lightning, we really don't know it!" The clock bent down and continued to push the wood, not intending to bother with the stone again.

"Want to go to jail?" The stone stepped on the wood.

"Don't be mischievous, take your feet away! If you can't recognize your goodness, you have to go to jail? Zhong Tou raised a fist, but it was weak and had no intention of attacking.

"That's it! You listen to me and I will give you an analysis. You say that this object will break after a long time, but this wooden beam can't be broken in a day or two, right? Before today, it must have had cracks, and the cracks are getting bigger and bigger every day, and it will only break today. But you people know that you are lazy one by one, and you don't usually overhaul it, this will cost you life, you monks can't do it, you all have to go to prison! ”

"Wronged!" Zhong Tou was shocked, "Stones, we usually check them." Every day, before I hit the bell, I not only check the wooden beams and bronze bells, but I also have to check the eaves! The sound of the bronze bell is deafening, sometimes shattering the green tiles, and once I find it, I will immediately replace it with new tiles, where dare I be lazy? ”

His face was red in a hurry, and the sweat on his face turned from droplets to columns of water.

"Did you check yesterday?" The stone tried to find clues.

"Checked, there are no cracks in the wooden beams, I assure the Buddha." The clock folds his hands.

"So a wooden beam without cracks, a wooden beam that once hung the bell for five years, broke after a few hours?"

"That's what I said," in order to clear up his relationship, Zhong Tou suddenly felt that the stone's words were quite reasonable, "You look at such a thick beam, it's unbelievable to say it!" ”

"Shut up! What nonsense are you talking about! A majestic voice came from behind them, "Get to work!" ”