Volume 1: The young dragon arrives, and the young phoenix flies. Chapter 26: The Past and Present of the White Lotus Sect
The winter in Jiangsu and Zhejiang is rainy and continuous, and the rising sun is tightly blocked by dark clouds.
In Wei's old house, Shen Feng sat on the kang and comforted Wan'er, who was crying.
After Shen You went out, Shen Feng then got dressed and braved the biting drizzle to come to Wei's hometown. told Wei Lao the reason for the incident, and of course concealed his first resurrection.
After Wan'er heard the tragic experience of the Shen family, she couldn't stop crying.
Wei Lao took two bowls of egg drop porridge with fairy flavors, walked up to the two children and said:
"Come, it's cold, drink some porridge to warm up."
If it had been in the past, Shen Feng would have to take it over immediately, gobbling it up, and never caring about the appearance of the food.
But today I took the porridge but I didn't drink it for a long time, and said sullenly:
"Master, something like this has happened at home, and I really don't have an appetite right now. Can't eat it. ”
Wei Lao handed another bowl of porridge to Wan'er and said with a smile:
"Drink, it's such a cold day, and it's raining, and it's troublesome if you get a wind chill."
Seeing that the two children still lowered their heads and did not react, Wei Lao continued:
"The problem has to be solved, but I don't even know what's going on with this White Lotus Sect, no matter how worried you are, you can't help it, right?"
Shen Feng raised his head and looked at Wei Lao suspiciously.
"Speaking of this White Lotus Sect, the old man still knows a little bit about it, if you two little guys are willing to drink porridge obediently, I will tell you about it."
Hearing Wei Lao say this, the two children drank a large mouthful of egg drop porridge together.
Shen Feng didn't care about wiping his mouth, and couldn't wait to say:
"Master, speak quickly."
Wei Lao first pressed his hand on Shen Feng, signaling him not to worry, and then said:
In the Eastern Jin Dynasty, there was a monk named Huiyuan, he was a monk under the Pure Land Sect of Buddhism, in order to let ordinary people accept Buddhism, he established an organization called the White Lotus Society, which was complicated and difficult to understand Buddhist scriptures, and preached the doctrine of not killing, not stealing, not fornicating, not lying, and not drinking, so that ordinary people could understand and accept, and the sect at that time spread all over the world. Because it originally belonged to a branch of Buddhism, it also received some support from the imperial court, and later the chaos at the end of the Jin Dynasty, the White Lotus Society also disappeared. ”
Shen Feng said in wonder, "It doesn't sound like the White Lotus Sect that kills people and oversells goods?" ”
Wei Lao nodded and continued: "Later, the establishment of the Sui Dynasty ended hundreds of years of strife and turmoil, and the common people urgently needed to recuperate. At this time, there was a monk of Cizhao, he inherited the mantle of Huiyuan, continued to develop the White Lotus Society, after decades of development, because the scriptures are easy to understand, the congregation spread to all levels, to the Tang Dynasty has become a very large-scale half-monk and half-lay religious group, and later renamed the White Lotus Sect. ”
Wei Lao took a sip of tea and continued:
"Due to the large number of sects in the White Lotus Sect, some people use the huge sect system to accumulate money, distort doctrines, and confront the imperial court. During the Tang Wuzong period, the imperial court began to suppress the White Lotus Sect, which once implicated Buddhism. Since then, in order to avoid the suppression of the imperial court, the White Lotus Sect has gone underground, day and night. ”
That sounds like some reason. Ambitious people are everywhere. Shen Feng said.
In the Song Dynasty, the White Lotus Sect was renamed the White Lotus Sect, and the imperial court completely listed this sect as a cult. At the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, the White Lotus Sect had another opportunity to come out, so as to win over the followers. Wei Lao said.
Shen Feng suddenly asked:
"Does the fall of the Song Dynasty have anything to do with this White Lotus Sect?"
Wei Lao shook his head and said:
"At that time, the court was worried about internal and external troubles, and there were various reasons for the fall of the Song Dynasty, as for whether the White Lotus Sect participated or not, it is unknown. But at the beginning of the establishment of the Yuan Dynasty, the White Lotus Sect was very popular, and it was in the limelight in the rivers and lakes for a while. ”
"Then you must have done something to sell your lord for glory, otherwise how could you be so valued by the Yuan people." Shen Feng gritted his teeth and said.
But later, the White Lotus Sect was still suppressed by the Yuan court, and after a while, it was restored by the court during the Yuan Renzong period, which is quite strange. Now the imperial court's attitude towards the White Lotus Sect is not to suppress or support it. ”
Speaking of this, Wei Lao suddenly stopped, Shen Feng and Wan'er did not speak, and the room was very quiet for a while.
After a while, Shen Feng seemed to understand something, and suddenly spoke:
"If you say so, things have become clear, when the White Lotus Sect betrayed the Song Dynasty court and helped the Yuan people establish power, thus gaining the trust of the Yuan Dynasty, but the White Lotus Sect is a restless heart under the surface of the doctrine of persuading people to be good, after a period of crazy development, the Yuan Dynasty court also saw the true face of the White Lotus Sect, so it was suppressed, because the White Lotus Sect could help the Yuan Dynasty overthrow the Song Dynasty, if it was allowed to develop, the rule of the Yuan Dynasty would also be threatened by it. But after suppressing it for a while, the White Lotus Sect came up with another thing, and the allure of such a thing was enough for the imperial court to overturn the policy of suppressing the White Lotus Sect, so that the two of them could establish some degree of cooperation, right? ”
Wei Lao nodded with satisfaction and said affirmatively:
"Yes, but the key question is, what is it that can make these two behemoths shake hands?"
Wei Lao pointed at Shen Feng with his finger:
"There is only one possibility, that is, the Earthquake Dragon Pavilion, and what kind of secrets are in the Earthquake Dragon Pavilion, then it is unknown, but presumably the White Lotus Sect already knows something."
When Shen Feng heard this, he sat down softly like a ball of anger.
Seeing that Shen Feng was no longer as impulsive as when he first came, Wei Lao smiled and said earnestly:
"San'er, it's not for the teacher to fight you, now you should understand, there are two mountains in front of us, with your current strength, you can't protect yourself, let alone take revenge?"
Shen Feng slammed the table hard, and a little tear oozed from his eyes.
Wan'er hurriedly came over and held Shen Feng's hands tightly and looked at him with concern. Wei Lao looked at the two children and said softly:
"But, don't worry, it's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years, you are a gifted child, I believe that as long as you work hard to cultivate, one day you will have a chance, you must know that the background of our Lingyun Palace is no worse than their White Lotus Sect."
Listening to Wei Lao's words, a light of hope suddenly appeared in Shen Feng's eyes, and then dimmed, muttering:
"That's the way it is, but isn't Lingyun Palace no longer there? Master, you have been looking for so many years, but there is no result? ”
Wei Lao smiled and said:
"Hehe, no result is the best outcome right now, isn't it? You must know that the strength of the palace masters was above me back then, although I didn't often walk in the rivers and lakes, but every one of them was a well-known figure, not to mention the palace master. Do you think, if such a character falls, how can there be no news in the rivers and lakes? Then it proves that they are all alive now, but they don't know why they can't be born. But once a person like them is born, it is not impossible to gather all the forces of the Spirit Cloud Palace and want to fight against those two mountains. ”
Speaking of this, Wei Lao's eyes seemed to glow, and he continued:
"And San'er, you just need to work hard to train yourself now and make yourself stronger, if someone dares to touch a single hair of you or your family, I will make him regret coming to this world."