When the setting sun was radiating residual warmth, Li Chengqian personally sent the distress out of Shangshu Province. Instructed the guards to prepare to clean up and go back to the East Palace, but at the end of the day, he still shrank back and asked the guards to make the bed in Shangshu Province, and he still dealt with it here for a night!

Distress out of Shangshu Province walked towards Chang'an Houfu step by step, there was a carriage to give him a ride along the way, he also refused, and when he met Wuhou to ask, he took out the pass given by Li Chengqian, how dare Wuhou stop him? Instead, he sent him all the way to the Hou Mansion.

This old bad guy never looks at the time, this sunset and rest, normal people are already asleep at this time, he is not polite, go up and knock on the doorknob.

"Who? Yo! Isn't it, aren't you the master of distress? "The sharp-eyed night watchman, though he hasn't seen him for a few years, recognizes the distress.

"Amitabha, the donor is polite, and the trouble is passed through, and the old man asks to see the Hou Ye." Distress said kindly, the night watchman looked embarrassed, this Hou Ye just fell asleep, who in the house didn't know when he got up? What's more, tonight is still in the same room with the young lady, and if you go to disturb at this time, isn't that looking for death?

"Master, wait a minute, I'll go and pass it on."

How is it possible for a night watchman to go to the messenger? He didn't dare to knock on Cai Cong's door, but he dared to knock on the door of Wei Guo! Then I heard the cursing of the country, the cry of the child and the disgruntled complaint of the woman.

The young man who kept vigil cried with a sad face, and scolded the distress half to death in his heart, he came at an inopportune time, and actually disturbed the good things of the country.

"The master hasn't seen his demeanor for many years, the Hou Ye has already fallen asleep, why don't you stay in the Hou Mansion tonight! I'll ask Master Hou again tomorrow morning. ”

Wei Guo said sullenly, nodded with a smile, Wei Guo's greetings are at best understood to praise people's body and bone health, and at worst to understand that they are old and immortal, why are they not dead.

Distress took two steps inside and suddenly stopped, and said to Wei Guo with a smile: "The donor has a way to be a bone sharpener, temperance, moderation!" ”

Wei Guo couldn't say half a word with a black face, and the guards didn't dare to laugh on the side, and they were very happy. I'll control your uncle, and Lao Tzu is not going to the kiln, so I want you to worry about it, so I'll take my aunt and mother-in-law to go.

The next day, Cai Cong was boxing in the courtyard, and through the moon gate, he saw Distress chanting sutras and reciting Buddha in the open space in the outer courtyard.

"Haha...... Good morning, Master of Distress! I haven't seen this style for a few years! Cai Cong said heartily, as soon as the distressed hand trembled and the wooden fish stick fell, he almost recited the wrong scriptures on his mouth, and the Buddha's heart was almost shattered, how much the people in this Hou Mansion hated him! Whoever comes, curses him to death.

"Master, what's wrong with you?"

Cai Cong asked in wonder, he didn't know what happened last night, you must know that he promised not to say that his demeanor was still the same.

"It's okay, it's okay. Hou Ye is also still in style! No, Amitabha, that's not what the old man meant......"

It was these four words that he said casually and politely, and he was immediately blinded, could the old man be a demon? It shouldn't be! It shouldn't be!

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about it, has the master eaten? Come, come, eat a piece. "Cai Cong really respects this old monk, this old man is a pure Buddha like Xuanzang, and he doesn't have those filthy thoughts.

When he arrived at the dining table, he closed his eyes and kept chanting Amitabha, there were more than a dozen exquisite vegetarian dishes in front of him, but Cai Cong had meat and vegetables in front of him, fish, meat and so on, and he was terrified.

"Don't worry, master! It's all vegetarian dishes in front of you, and it's all vegetarian dishes made with vegetable oil. You monks pay attention to form, how do you say that? Wine and meat have passed through the intestines, and the Buddha has left it in his heart! ”

Cai Cong said with a wicked smile, and suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and now he didn't even eat, and he kept chanting the scriptures and reciting the Buddha while sitting. Seeing this, Cai Cong had no choice but to say the second half of the sentence: "If the world learns from me, it will be like entering the devil's way." Master, I won't tease you, let's eat quickly! ”

Hearing the second half of the sentence, he breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the dishes and chopsticks and ate millet porridge. "Master Hou, don't make such jokes in the future, blaspheme the Buddha and be careful of retribution!"

"I'm not afraid of retribution, if you have the ability, just come! Let's eat first. ”

Cai Cong said with a smile, he kind of understood, talking to such a pious person about this kind of topic is looking for abuse, there is no need to argue.

After they were full of wine and food, the two chatted over tea, they didn't open their mouths when they were in distress, and Cai Cong was not in a hurry, anyway, he was not the one who was imprisoned.

"Hou Ye treats me as an old monk so politely, which shows that Hou Ye is not unable to accept my Buddhism, which makes the old man happy. It's just that the old man doesn't understand, why is the Hou Ye so unwilling to see the master and nephew? ”

"Hey...... O Master! You are a pure monk, you don't have anything else to think about except doing good deeds and worshipping the Buddha, and this Hou respects you. Your teacher and nephew are different, a stupid person is used as a knife, and it is said that he is obsessed with the Buddha, and he is unscrupulous in order to promote your Buddha. Instigating your stupid nephew doesn't count, you still dare to incite the people to confront me, Lao Tzu is playing with his life for the sake of the people living and working in peace and contentment, they incite a few words to make the people regard me as an enemy, does the master think I should let him go? ”

"This ...... Knowing that the master and nephew are really wrong, the old man apologized to the Hou Ye on his behalf, and hoped that the Hou Ye would raise his noble hand and let them go. ”

In order to promote Buddhism, he has come to a 'miracle' every fifteenth day of the new year, otherwise it would be impossible for Cai Cong to preach Buddhism deeply in the hearts of the people in the few years since he left Chang'an.

"Don't think about this, either you will eat wine and meat, or you will wait for death in Honglu Temple, today is the fifth day, and it will be almost the same if you stay up for two more days, but the fat man should be able to last one more day." You say they're going to starve to death? Or do you break the vows? ”

Cai Cong said with a smile, his face changed in distress, none of these two roads are good, Tongzen is good to say, this master and nephew will not change if he starves to death to the Buddha.

But no, he often slapped himself on the back with a long board for his greedy appetite, punishing himself, if he was too hungry, it was really possible to break the vows, so it would be useless.

"Amitabha, doesn't the Hou Ye feel like he is in the devil's way when he acts like this?"

"How so? If they eat meat and wine, it means that their heart towards the Buddha is not firm, and I went to his crossing, which can be regarded as a scum for your Buddhism. If they insist on not eating and starving to death, it means that their heart to serve the Buddha is extremely firm, and they will definitely be able to go to the west to serve your Buddha after death. What a good thing! ”

"Hou Ye is invincible in the world, and the old man doesn't argue with you, just say what you need to pay, and Hou Ye is willing to let them go?" Distress said helplessly, if he wants to talk about the essence of Buddhism, he will never lose for three days and three nights, but he is really stupid to play with his mouth.

(End of chapter)