When the monks in Wenshu Monastery cleaned the corpses of the temple after the fierce battle, the military soldiers under Xiao Tang also tied up Tian Ding, Ru Tingqi and more than 200 captured thieves and took them into custody. Elder Zhizhen put on a robe and sat down, and asked Xiao Tang to sit down in the meditation room.

After some narration, Elder Zhizhen told Xiao Tang that Lu Zhishen was in Wenshu Monastery at that time, except for Zhao Yuan, Jin Cuilian and others, who occasionally came to visit, there was no one close to him in the temple, and occasionally mentioned to Elder Zhizhen, the only one who was to be taken care of by himself, that when he was a Kansai military man, he was not only promoted by Meng Lao and Xiao Zhuang, but also got acquainted with heroic figures such as Wu Song, who was assigned to Yan'an Mansion. Back then, he rushed to the Daimyo's Mansion in Hedong to worship Xiao Tang, because when Tian Ding, Ru Tingqi and others called Xiao Tang by his name, Elder Zhizhen immediately knew that the commander of the official army was Xiao Tang, who had married Jinlan with his disciple.

And through Elder Zhizhen's words, Xiao Tang could also hear that although Lu Zhishen did not abide by the rules and precepts, he seemed to be fierce and untamable, in fact, Elder Zhizhen had already seen what his heart was, and when Lu Zhishen lived in the Wenshu Monastery of Wutai Mountain, Elder Zhizhen could also see that Lu Zhishen's principles of dealing with people were actually difficult to be simple:

Whoever treats him well, Lu Zhishen will also treat him well, if anyone treats him contemptuously, Lu Zhishen will also not care about the attitude of those pickled birds towards him.

Especially when Lu Zhishen was drunk and made trouble in Wenshu Monastery and beat the monks in the temple to the point of staring and drinking, it made Elder Zhizhen, a high-ranking monk, feel like he was being drunk. At that time, although Elder Zhizhen knew very well that he had not mistaken this disciple who was not subject to the rules and precepts, he also understood that even if he had always allowed Lu Zhishen to practice in the temple, the place where Buddhism cultivated was by no means Lu Zhishen's destination.

Although Elder Zhizhen wrote a letter recommending Lu Zhishen to join the abbot of the Daxiangguo Temple in Bianliang, Tokyo, and his junior brother Zhiqing Zen Master, he also expected that Lu Zhishen would not stay long in the Daxiangguo Temple, and at this time he asked Xiao Tang again: "Xiao Jushi is an important minister in the court, and he has lived in Tokyo for a long time, so he must have been in contact with my disciple from time to time, and my disciple ...... At this time, I must have already left the Great Xiangguo Temple, right? ”

Xiao Tang groaned slightly, but still told the truth: "Brother Zhishen has a heroic temperament, he is not bound by the precepts of Buddhism, and he has indeed left Bianjing at this time. Brother Zhishen took action because of the danger of righteous friends, and then gathered some heroes who were persecuted by gangsters in the green forest gathered in the mountains and forests, and now fell into the grass at the boundary of Jingdong Road. ”

Elder Zhizhen smiled indifferently when he heard this, and said: "Zhishen is upright, and he is a person who wants to reach his life. What about the people in Buddhism? What about the people in the green forest? Rao is a monk who is a monk who is a murderer and thief who has accumulated bad karma, and if a person in the green forest can do good deeds and help others, he is a good person with the wisdom of the Buddha's heart...... My Zhishen disciple is like this, and so is Xiao Jushi. ”

Xiao Tang was slightly moved when he heard this, this Elder Zhizhen was indeed a person with extraordinary knowledge. Especially seeing the meaningful expression on Elder Zhizhen's face, there seemed to be an extra layer of meaning in his words, which made Xiao Tang secretly muttered in his heart: It can't really be so evil, right? In the original book, it is said that this Elder Zhizhen is a living Buddha who knows the past and the future, and he can really perceive some of the great things I am planning?

Thinking of this, Xiao Tang was curious, so he said to Elder Zhizhen: "Fortunately, I have never taught or harmed the monks of the treasure temple, and I was able to see the elders again. The disciple is now leading the army to conquer the thieves in Hedong, and it is inconvenient to fall in love for a long time. The elder is a master of Buddhism, and since he is fortunate to know him today, please also point out the things that are lost in the future, and hope that the elders will be enlightened. ”

Elder Zhizhen smiled and said, "The habits in the world of life are heavy, and the evil karma is easy to be stained, not to mention the evil confusion that blinds the heart, and reverses the good fruits and bad deeds, so all the people who are born are greedy and cannot end up practicing good deeds. Although Xiao Jushi is not a member of my Buddhist sect, the poor monk has not been deceived by stupidity...... Since Xiao Jushi has always been very clear about what he is doing to cultivate good results and make good karma, then why should he ask for mantras and increase his troubles in vain? ”

Xiao Tang's face was stunned when he heard this, and he thought that Elder Zhizhen also seemed to give Song Jiang in the original book, "When the wind and geese are blowing, the east is not reunited." Only one eye is full of merit, Shuanglin Fushouquan" was so outspoken, but he only pondered for a moment, then smiled slightly, nodded and said: "What the elder said is very true, the disciple has been taught. ”

After another time when there was a cup of tea, the soldiers under his command came to report that the thieves who had captured Tian Ding, Ru Tingqi and others were ready to stop, and they waited for Xiao Tang to lead the people down the mountain to join Niu Gao, Guan Sheng, Yao Pingzhong and other officials. When Xiao Tang was about to say goodbye to Elder Zhizhen, he heard him say instead: "There is one thing that still wants to bother Xiao Jushi, my Zhishen disciple is going to Shandong to fall into the grass, I don't know when I will be able to see it, and I also hope that it can achieve positive results." Although the layman is now a national general, my disciple is a native of the green forest...... I also hope that when the layman and Zhishen meet again, they will tell him the teacher's words, and hope that he can be used for life. ”

Elder Zhizhen spoke, took out a pen and paper, wrote out the verses, and presented them to Xiao Tang. Frankly speaking, Xiao Tang was really afraid that Elder Zhizhen would ask him to ask Lu Zhishen to tell him what to do to listen to the tide and be round, and see the letter and be silent, if Lu Zhishen really saw the scene of the tide letter in the Qiantang River one day, and then understood the meaning of death in Buddhism, wouldn't he have to sit on the spot and die?

And Elder Zhizhen Xiao Tang had a strange expression, but there was an unfathomable smile on his face, and he said: "If Xiao Jushi is curious, you can observe the verses I wrote in Zhishen's disciples, and it is okay for you to look at them. ”

After hearing what Elder Zhizhen said, Xiao Tang took out the paper and looked at it, only to find that it was not a mantra with only sixteen characters, but clearly written:

was originally a military man in Kansai, and he threw himself into the green forests of Shandong, and the five poisons of the end of the law were turbid, and he was angry and murderous.

Tear off the gold chain and jade lock, look down on the troubled Bodhi, but make the blank jade, which can make the earth full of gold.

Why go back with the tide, I am free to create, the Buddha is vain, and the spontaneity is also Zen.

The recitation of the Dharma is extinguished, the recitation of the scriptures is not clear for a long time, and the knowledge of the nature of the heart is the only way to reach the destiny.

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Since getting acquainted with Luo Zhenren in Erxian Mountain in Jizhou, this is the second time that Xiao Tang has vaguely felt that there are always some indescribable and unclear mysterious things in the world. He also wanted to ask Elder Zhizhen whether the so-called return with the tide really meant that Lu Zhishen should have met the tide letter and sat down, and Xiao Tang wanted to know why some of the words written by Elder Zhizhen were very similar to the evaluation of Zen Master Jingshan Dahui after Lu Zhishen passed away.

However, although Xiao Tang asked from the side, this Buddhist elder who obviously had no power to resist under the coercion of the fierce thief and seemed to be only a kind and kind Buddhist elder said: "This is a hidden word of Zen machine, and it must also be enlightened by the disciples of Zhishen, and it cannot be said explicitly." ”

No matter what world you are in, is there really a Buddha or Taoist god who is looking down on the suffering of all beings in the mortal world? Xiao Tang couldn't figure out these things himself, but he was soon relieved. Even if there is really some god and Buddha blessing and mysterious heavenly opportunity, since the heavens are constant, not for Yao to survive or perish, he has to do the same things that ordinary people should do, and after all, it is impossible to pin their trust on any ethereal mysteries.

However, after Xiao Tang roughly figured out the meaning of the words that Elder Zhizhen entrusted him to make a special trip to Brother Zhishen, he was able to put his mind at ease. Because of the understanding of the meaning of the verse, Xiao Tang could also perceive that Elder Zhizhen was just telling Lu Zhishen to just follow his own temperament and stand between heaven and earth with a clear conscience, and that he didn't have to go to sit down and become a Buddha when he only hoped to achieve a complete merit.

This is also true, Xiao Tang and his righteous brother still have a lot of important things to do. The wind and rain are coming, current affairs are still unstable, and the world is only afraid that it will be even more unpeaceful.