There is a temple in the northwest of the West Garden City, and like the one outside the West Garden City, this temple is also called the West Garden Temple.

The Wa country believes in Buddhism, so there are many temples in the country, but the temples of the Wa country are different from the temples of the Central Plains, the temples of the Central Plains do not belong to each other, a temple worships a Buddha, if there is no accident and old death does not interact with each other, it is like a few people with a surname, but there is no half-cent relationship.

But the temples of the Wa Kingdom are different, there may be several temples in one place, they may all be called by the same name, as if opening a branch, the first main store is called KFC, the second branch is also called KFC, many people like fried chicken with ice Coke fries with cumin...... Cough, it's far away, the temple of the Wa Kingdom is also like opening a shop, divided into the main temple and the secondary temple, the main temple governs all the secondary temples, and the incense money of the secondary temple every month must be handed over to the main temple for a part, one quarter is counted, and one year is clear (not nonsense, it's true)!

Because most of the Japanese people believe in Buddhism, so the status of the temple is very high, similar to the divine authority of the Central Plains, the daimyo in Japan hope that the local temple monks can recognize their orthodox status, so the status of the monks in the Japanese country is often very high, plus the monks in the temple will often preach and teach, cure the sick and save people, so the people are very respectful to the monks.

A torrential downpour of rain suddenly gathers on the hillside and flows into the river.

A boat came in the rain, and Toyotomi Shunyoshi went ashore, pushed the boat away hard, and then turned and burrowed into a bamboo forest on the shore.

When Chiba Takeyoshi thought that he would flee to the south, at this time he appeared in the north of Xiyuan City, in order to make Chiba Takeyoshi scheming, he deliberately spent time and energy to show up on the south side of the Qingyuan River, and then quickly fled to the north.

I have to say that Toyotomi Shunyi has learned a lot from his years of fugitive, such as diving and confusing the enemy.

After walking in the bamboo forest for a while, you can see a narrow bluestone staircase, Toyotomi Shunyi is happy, and then walk along the bluestone stairs, and soon see a bamboo house, there is a large water tank in front of the bamboo house, and fat carp swim around in the water tank for a few days.

He stepped forward and knocked lightly on the door.

The door opened, and an old monk looked at him and said, "Guests, please come in!" ”

Toyotomi Shunyoshi took off his wet coat and shoes, saluted the old monk, and then walked into the room and knelt down at a low table.

After a short time, the old monk brought a pot of charcoal fire and placed it beside Toyotomi Shunyi, and then brought a cup of hot tea and placed it on the table in front of him, and then sat opposite him, squinting as if he was about to fall asleep.

"Thank you, Venerable Master!"

Toyotomi Shunyi took off all his clothes without scruples, baked them on a charcoal fire, and then took the tea and drank it slowly.

"Can the Venerable Master give me some meat, I am hungry, please take care of me!"

The old monk did not speak, got up and went to another room, and after a long time he came out of the room with a tray in his hand with a fish and a bowl of rice on it, steaming, and placed it in front of Toyotomi Shunyi (the monks of the Wa Kingdom do not avoid meat).

Toyotomi Shunyi had already put on his drying clothes at this time, bowed slightly to the old monk, and then gobbled it up, and he had spent too much physical strength both underwater and on the boat along the way. After a short time, he finished eating the fish and rice, wiped his mouth clean, sat down, and looked like an old monk who had fallen asleep.

"I didn't expect you to be alive, and I didn't expect to be able to eat the food you cooked!"

The old monk opened his eyes and said softly: "I have lived long enough, and I don't know why I haven't died yet, but there is always a certain truth to being able to live, maybe I don't understand it now, but I will definitely understand it in the future." This is the second time I've seen you, I remember the last time I saw you, you were still very young, and I am not that old......"

Toyotomi Shunyi respectfully said, "The Venerable Master really has a good memory, when I fell into the water and was washed on the shore, the Venerable Master woke me up, and then sent me out of Xiyuan City, which saved my life, and this is the second time the Venerable Master has saved me." ”

"Why did you come back?"

"Come back and kill!"

"How many people are you going to kill?"

"Many, much more!"

The old monk frowned and said, "Do you have to kill?" ”

Toyotomi Shunyi nodded and said: "You must kill, and you can't go unavenged for destroying the door." The Venerable Master was a good man who had accumulated virtue and done good deeds all his life, and I was destined to be a wicked person, a wicked person who would kill many people, did the Venerable Master regret saving me? ”

The old monk shook his head and said, "Whether you are a good person or an evil person, I can't help but save you when I see you in trouble, otherwise I will go against my heart and I will suffer!" ”

"The Venerable Master is a pure man, a pure good man!"

Toyotomi Shunyi asked, "Can the Venerable Master help me get out of the city?" ”

The old monk got up, and after a short time brought a set of monk's robes and a sword, he put the monk's robe on the table, and then stood behind Toyotomi Shunyi and began to shave.

His hair gradually fell out, and soon Toyotomi Shunyi had a shiny head, like a monk. He touched his head, then put on his monk's robe, looked at the old monk who was already sitting across from him, and said, "The Venerable Master just wanted to kill me?" ”

The old monk nodded and said seriously: "I thought about it, but I can't do it, I don't know if the Buddha let me live to let me kill you, or so that I can save you, I know that many people will die because of you, so I want to kill you to save everyone, but you are also one of the people, so I can't do it."

Let's go, there is a robe outside the door, this is the last time we will meet, I don't know if I have done something evil, so I plan to ask the Buddha! ”

Toyotomi Shunyi's heart was shocked, and the feeling in his heart was incomprehensible, and after a while, he respectfully bowed to the old monk, then turned around and went out, closing the door gently.

On this day, the Venerable Master Fa Ran, who was highly respected in Xiyuan Temple, passed away, and the city was in mourning after the news spread. The Venerable Master did not have any great merits, but he accumulated virtue and did good deeds all his life, relieved the suffering, and received his favor from thousands of people, and only when he was old did he move to live in the bamboo forest in the back mountain.

The people in Xiyuan City saluted Xiyuan Temple, but in fact, it was the Venerable Master Fa Ran who saluted.

At the gate of Xiyuan Castle, the samurai were carefully examining a portrait of a man with a black face and a short beard, who resembled Toyotomi Shunyi five or six points, and the samurai would arrest anyone who was two or three points similar to the portrait, ignoring the cries of the person who would be arrested.

Toyotomi Shunyi swaggered through the city in a robe, and when passers-by saw him wearing a monk's robe, they saluted him seriously, and even the samurai who patrolled the road to search for him saluted him as a sign of respect.

He walked towards the gate of the city, and a warrior stopped him, but when he saw that he was wearing a monk's robe, he immediately respected him and immediately let him go. Toyotomi Shunyi walked out of the city gate, and he was full of emotion in his heart, this was the second time he escaped from Xiyuan City in a monk's robe.

Thinking of the Venerable Master, Toyotomi Shunyi was a little sad, this old monk was a person who could become a Buddha, and perhaps as he said, he went to see the Buddha.

The rain was still falling, the sky was cloudy, and the sky was slowly darkening from the afternoon. Toyotomi Shunyi traveled all the way north, and after walking for several hours, he finally arrived in front of a temple before dark.

It's also Xiyuan Temple, just the supreme one! I want to talk about "Da Ming Qingshi" with more like-minded people, pay attention to "excellent reading literature" on WeChat, talk about life, and find confidants~