The man who came was bald-headed, but he was wise.

More than a month ago, he asked Yang Fu to send someone to Jiankang and invite Daozhi to the royal capital.

Daozhi, a monk, is sincerely devoted to the Buddha, which is completely different from those greedy monks who "seek diligently, have no temporary rest" and accumulate excessively money. After the people of Yangfu arrived in Jiankang County, they couldn't find him, and finally found him in the stone cave in the mountains outside the county, where he was sitting and participating in meditation, and he had been in meditation for more than ten days. After waking it up, tell the meaning. Dao Zhi gladly obeyed the order and went to the royal capital, and only arrived today.

The soldiers on duty reported to the house, and when they heard about it, they asked him to come in.

In the wing, I saw Daozhi.

Daozhi was dressed in black, with straw sandals on his feet, his clothes were thin, and he came in the snow from afar, and his lips were purple from the freezing cold.

As he saluted, Xin Er saw that his hands were red and swollen, and he had several chilblains.

"How did it get like this? Great monk, it's too bitter, isn't it? Xin Er said, summoned the maid outside the door, and ordered to bring hot water and hot soup over, so that Daozhi could warm his hands, feet, and stomach.

Daozhi bowed down and said: "After the autumn, the poor Dao avoided the world, and several disciples, went to the mountains to enlighten Zen, because it was the general's envoy to arrive, the poor Dao could not receive the order immediately, and it was delayed until now, so that he had to meet the honorable face. ”

"Poor Dao" Yunyun, this self-proclaimed, is now used not only by Taoist priests, but also by monks.

The reason is: after Buddhism entered Middle-earth, it was initially accepted as a kind of Taoism, and the vast majority of people did not know the scriptures and meanings of Buddhism, in their eyes, Buddhism was no different from the Taiping Dao, Wudou Mi Dao, Li Dao, etc., thinking that Buddhism was only one of the various roads, and the monks of the Western Regions at that time in order to break into the people, so they also pushed the boat down the river, and simply called themselves "poor Dao".

Although the scholars have understood the difference between Buddhism and Taoism, first, the old name is difficult to change, and secondly, the current metaphysics is prosperous, and the monks also want to take advantage of this momentum to further develop the religion, so the monks of today still call themselves by this word.

The maidservant brought hot water and hot soup.

Dao Zhi excused himself, and didn't dare to wash his hands and soak his feet in front of Xin Er, so he only drank a few bowls of hot water.

The water went to the intestines, the heat dissipated, and it suddenly warmed up a lot.

Xin Er chatted with Dao Zhi for a while with a pleasant face.

Daozhi first mourned the death of Linghu Feng, and said with a sad face that after he came out of the mountain, he heard about it, and on the way to the royal capital, he reverently recited many scriptures to Linghu Feng, hoping that Linghu Feng could enter the Western Heavenly Bliss.

Then, Daozhi congratulated Xin Er and congratulated him on his promotion to the court and his ability to take charge of the government.

After the indispensable greetings, the number of etiquette is enough, Dao Zhi said: "The general is now a noble court, the day is full of opportunities, the poor Taoist is a fool outside the world, dare to ask, I don't know why the general sent a noble envoy to summon the poor Taoist into the capital?" ”

"The last time we met, do you remember what we talked about?"

"The general said to the poor Dao, 'Color is emptiness, emptiness is color,' and he said to the poor Dao, 'The Buddha is a piece of stinking shit.'" The general's two sentences are profound in Zen, subtle and righteous, and they are remembered by themselves. ”

Xin Erzhu said these two sentences to Daozhi, the purpose was to refuse to support him to open the mountain to build a Buddha statue, Daozhi didn't know how to reply at the time, and then he thought about it repeatedly, and had already thought of rebuttal words, but after several requests to see, were rejected by Xin Er.

At this time, hearing Xin Er take the initiative to mention this, Dao Zhi's spirit was sharply lifted, and he was about to say what he had thought of, when he heard Xin Er's long sigh and said: "Where do you dare to say 'profound'?" It's just a toddler in Handan, learning from other people's words. After the wise master left that day, I couldn't sleep in the middle of the night, thinking about it again and again, and I felt that I was shallow, and I was getting an axe in the class gate, and I laughed at Fang's family! ”

“……”

Dao Zhi's words to his lips were blocked back by Xin Er, he was not in a hurry, speechless.

Xin Er didn't care about his thoughts, talked to himself, looked at Dao Zhi sincerely, and said: "Wise Master, you don't give up running around and working hard, you are dedicated to magnifying my Buddha, and your piety is respectable!" I'd love to help you. It's just that counting on the imperial court to pay for the matter of helping the wise master to dig a cave and shape the Buddha may not work at the moment. ”

The addition of "teacher" after the word "teacher" in the Dharma name is an honorific title for senior monks.

Dao Zhi was flattered, and he didn't dare to take it, he rejoiced in his heart, and thought: "My Buddha is merciful and purifies all sentient beings." The general's attitude changed suddenly, and he thought that he must have been inspired by my Buddha that night. "Dare to ask the general, why not?" ”

"The national treasury is under the hands of the big farmers and pastoral governments, and I only have a military position, and my qualifications are low, so I can't speak."

Dao Zhi said: "You don't need the state to pay for it, as long as the general is willing to come forward to call, with the prestige of the general, the sergeants and people of the country will definitely donate money, and the cost of digging the mountain, why not worry?" ”

"Yes, yes, you're talking about a solution. However, I asked the wise master to come to the capital for another matter. If this is done, it will not only be of great benefit to the wisdom master's ambition to create a Buddha, but also to the magnification of my Buddha! ”

"Dare to ask the general what is the matter?"

"I heard that a few years ago, the court set up a 'monk' to specialize in Buddhist affairs. Can a wise man hear about it? ”

Buddhism entered the Middle Earth in the late Qin Dynasty, in the early days, monks were scarce, and the Qin family was in charge of Honglu Temple,—— and the word "temple" of Buddhist temples came from this. Successively. In this dynasty, after moving to Jiangzuo, Jiangzuo Buddhism flourished, and the imperial court was no longer led by Honglu Temple, but set up a special institution to manage monks' affairs, that is, "monks".

This monk is the abuse of the monk official system in later generations.

Dao Zhi said: "Poor Dao has heard of it. ”

"Although Jiangzuo has many famous monks and many believers.

"I Dingxi is adjacent to the Western Regions, all the monks from the Western Regions who come to Middle Earth must first come to my Dingxi, and there is no shortage of high monks and great virtues, and there are like wise masters, when it comes to Zen Gong, why not as good as Hu monks in the Western Regions? And I have a lot of men and women in Dingxi.

"Wise Master, I want to set up an official office similar to a monk in my Dingxi court, and if I want to bend the position of Wise Master, what is the intention of Wise Master?"

Dao Zhi was stunned for a moment, and he couldn't imagine that Xin Er came to him this time to set up a monk and serve him as an official.

He looked embarrassed and said: "Of course, it is very good for the general to set up a monk, but the poor Dao has been a monk since he was a child, he is not familiar with earthly things, he has no intention of being famous, and he is in charge of one term, and he is afraid that the poor Dao is not his own." ”

Xin Er said earnestly: "Wise Master! Don't underestimate the responsibility of the monks! I want you to build a Buddha statue for the opening of the mountain, run to the royal capital, Jiankang, what is the result? Hands empty, nothing! Why, have you thought about it? ”

"Therefore, those who have not attained it are all because they are poor and have not been able to influence the world."

"No, no, no. The wisdom of the master is already very deep. I have heard from the person who invited you to come to the capital, saying that you have settled in the mountains, and for more than ten days, the mountain hunters thought that you had died of cold and starvation, and tried your snort several times, but fortunately your disciples stopped you, so that you were not disturbed. If this kind of Zen practice is not deep, what is it deep? I see, Wise Master, you are not not not deep, but you are already unfathomable!

"The reason why you have gained nothing is for no other reason, but because you are in the countryside, not in the court!"

Dao Zhi thought for a moment and said, "What does the general mean?" ”

"Wise Master, please think about it, if you are in the court, you will meet you day and night, you are all nobles, can you meet the princes of the court at any time? I've seen a lot, isn't it good to have a friendship? After the friendship is good, if you have a request, will the princes of the court and the central government also agree happily? At that time, not to mention opening a mountain, digging a hole, and sculpting a Buddha statue, you just want to build a temple and recruit believers, why not? ”

Dao Zhi was unconsciously moved, and said hesitantly: "But poor Dao only knows Buddhist scriptures, and I don't know how to govern it." ”

"You don't know, it doesn't matter. As long as you are willing to give in, I can send you people to help you. ”

Dao Zhi hesitated for a while, made a decision, bowed down and said: "Poor Dao is not talented, and I am willing to accept the heavy responsibility of the general." ”

Xin Er was overjoyed and said, "Okay! In the past few days, I have written to the court and asked for the establishment of monks. He asked Zhi diligently, "Does Zhishi have a place to live in the royal capital?" ”

Dao Zhi replied: "Poor Dao sought Buddha in the royal capital in his early years, and he could temporarily live in the temple in the royal capital. ”

Xin Er picked up the two golden cakes on the case, handed them to him, and said, "Although the wise master is pious, he must take care of his body. These rights are my salute. ”

Daozhi took it and bowed down to thank him.

After sending Dao Zhi away and returning to the room, Zhang Gu turned in from outside and asked, "General, why did you choose Dao Zhi to be the head of the monk?" ”

The establishment of the monk department was a decision made by Xin Er after joint consultation with Zhang Gui and Yang Chao.

The best way to get Buddhists as a support is to set up an organization to manage and organize them.

In addition, although the monks and monasteries in Dingxi are not as good as Jiangzuo, "they may cultivate the fields and flow with the farmers; or business travel Boyi, competing with everyone; or be reserved for medicine, and lightly cook for the cold and heat; or ingenuity and heresy, in order to earn a living; or occupy the lonely phase, vainly talk about good luck and evil; or sophistry and false power, to shoot the will of the time; or accumulate livestock and accumulate more than enough; or talk about it and eat the people", but by accepting donations from the believers, after having a certain economic foundation, it is not uncommon for people to do business, occupy land, lend usury, and fish and flesh the common people.

For the sake of the people, it is also necessary to set up a government department to control all kinds of chaos like this.

In short, the establishment of monks is a double win.

After listening to Zhang Gui's question, Xin Yi replied with a smile: "The last time I met Daozhi, you weren't around. There's a detail you haven't seen. ”

"What details?"

"After Daozhi ascends the hall, bow down and salute."

Zhang Gu quickly understood the meaning of Xin Er's words and said, "I see! ”

The current monks think that they are monks outside the world, and when they enter the high-ranking officials and nobles in the mortal world, they often do not bow down, and in the Jiangzuo court, they do not even bow to the Son of Heaven, as if they are competing in separate courts.

But when Dao Zhi saw Xin Er last time, he made a big gift according to the customs; This time, I bowed down several times.

From his behavior, Xin Er can see that this monk is not the kind of person who is different from the ordinary and self-exalted, and he is probably sure to subdue him with some effort.

Because of this, in the selection of the monk in charge, Xin Er chose him.

Xin Er remembered something, asked Zhang Gui, and said, "The matter I told you, did you give the order?" ”

The turtle felt that it was better for the turtle to handle the matter himself. The turtle will go to Dongyuan City today and choose reliable soldiers to go out of the camp. ”

Xin Er nodded and said, "It's best for you to do it yourself." Hurry up, and be sure to keep it a secret! ”

Zhang Gu replied: "The general can rest assured, it will be airtight." It's only snowing heavily, so it's not easy to find, so the turtle tries to find a white deer as soon as possible! ”

The thing that Xin Er remembered was the thing that found a white deer to dedicate to Ling Hule.

This is also a big deal and cannot be delayed.

Zhang Gu had a little breakfast, braved the wind and snow to go out of the city, personally selected a hundred and ten loyal soldiers, and led them to the field. After sleeping in the open air, he touched the pastures, mountains and forests far and near outside the city, and finally caught a white deer and quietly brought it back to the capital.

On the second day, the deer was sacrificed to the middle.

As soon as this incident came out, it almost caused him a problem.

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