Jiankang, Lingyao Temple, the street outside the temple is full of carriages, today Dachen Tianzi led the civil and military officials here, listen to the Zhiyi Zen Master to talk about the "Nioh Prajna Sutra", so the temple is full of forbidden troops, three steps, one post, five steps and one sentry. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The Son of Heaven and the hundred officials are in the temple, so in order to make a foolish plan, it is normal for the deployment density of the forbidden army to be high, but in order to show respect for the pure land of Buddhism, ordinary pilgrims can still enter the temple to burn incense and worship the Buddha.

As long as there are no superfluous movements that make people misunderstand that there is no other intention, then walking in front of the forbidden soldiers who are eyeing each other will not attract the attention of the other party in the slightest, and some brave people enter the temple to burn incense, while more people are watching from a distance, hesitating to go in.

Yang Guang was also hesitating, he was in the crowd, looking at the gate of Lingyao Temple in front of him, he didn't know how to choose.

On that day, he drank the poisonous wine sent by Yuwen Wen's order, and then fell to the ground and died.

The monk sent by the Buddha to guide him to the Pure Land of Bliss in the West, and the reason why there is such a fate is because the parents are willing to enter the Abi Hell forever in exchange for such an opportunity for their sons.

Where is Yang Guang willing, crying and begging the Buddha to let him suffer instead of his parents, the Buddha did not answer directly, but asked him to make a choice: whether to enter the Pure Land of Western Bliss by himself, or to replace his parents, not to enter the Abi Hell but to stay in the world to benefit all sentient beings.

How to benefit all sentient beings? First, do the emperor's affairs, make great efforts, and let the people live a happy and happy life; Second, to become a monk and promote Buddhism, so that the people can cultivate in the next life.

Yang Guang didn't know how to choose, but the Buddha exerted supreme magic power, opened his eyes, and let him see the future after different choices.

He fled to the state of Chen, lived in the south of the Yangtze River, and was awarded the title of Duke of Sui as the prince of the Sui state, but was suspected of being reused, during which the state of Chen struggled to maintain the defense line of the Yangtze River and repelled several large-scale attacks of the Zhou state of the Northern Dynasty.

A few years later, there was an accident in the Zhou State, and the powerful minister Wei Chi Dun designed to kill the pillar of the clan, Qi Wang Yuwen Liang, forcing the Son of Heaven to surrender and become the emperor.

Chen's Northern Expedition, intending to recover Henan Prefecture, but fell into a multi-sided melee and struggled, he escaped across the river alone, recruited displaced people to train the army to fight everywhere, and repeatedly fell into a desperate situation but repeatedly encountered evil and good fortune.

After more than ten years of fighting, he finally ended the troubled times with his own hands, since the rebellion of Yongjia in the Western Jin Dynasty, the north and south of the river were once again integrated, and the Central Plains were flawless.

The Sui Dynasty was re-established, a hundred wastes to be revived, he worked hard, quelled the rebellion and gathered the people, after ten years finally the world was governed, in order to avoid the two ends of the first rat Guanlongmen valve to control the government, ordered the construction of the eastern capital, moved the capital to Luoyang.

Feeling that there are many shortcomings in the examination system, he inherited his father's will, created the imperial examination system, and selected talents for the country by the method of selecting talents by subject examination, so that the children of the poor family have a way to enter the office, and the career is no longer monopolized by the children of the family.

He also ordered the digging of a canal to communicate the north and south water systems, this canal is centered on the capital Luoyang, divided into three sections, south to the south of the Yangtze River Sanwu, north to Zhuo County, the total length of nearly 6,000 miles.

Gather a lot of manpower and material resources, and complete the canal within a few years, so far, Sanwu money and grain can go straight to Zhuo County in the north through the canal, and the prefectures and counties along the way can benefit for thousands of years.

He also ordered a crusade against the steppe Turks, marched west to Tuyuhun, and defeated the other side with troops for many years, and no longer dared to covet the Central Plains.

There is also Liaodong Goguryeo, stealing the four counties of Han and vainly trying to occupy the land of western Liao, he ordered the whole country to raise the army and ask for the crime, and crusaded three times in succession.

The big family was dissatisfied with the imperial examination system, dissatisfied with his strengthening of imperial power, and set off rebellions everywhere; The people suffered heavy casualties due to the construction of the Grand Canal and the conquest of Liaodong, and the people revolted everywhere; The ambitious people in the border generals colluded with the Turks to lure wolves into the house, and the Central Plains fell into war again.

The people he reused, promoted, and trusted rebelled and stood on his own, and the people he hoped to benefit all scolded him as a faint king.

When he was disheartened, he easily cheered up and led the forbidden army to Guangling, Jiangbei, intending to rely on the land of Sanwu in the south of the Yangtze River, and wait for the resurgence of the East Mountain.

The splendid country was ruined, and a new dynasty then rose, and on the basis of his painstaking management for many years, he re-created another prosperous era.

"Yang Guang, are you willing to choose this path?"

Faced with the Buddha's question, Yang Guang was dumbfounded, this road had already thought of all the policies he could think of, but in the end, it ended up like this, what else could he say?

When his father was alive, he wanted to weaken the family gate valve and consolidate the imperial power, and he did plan to implement a new material selection system, and he felt that the so-called 'imperial examination' was very appropriate, but this would touch the interests of the family gate valve and cause a strong backlash from the other party.

Building canals to connect the world's major water systems, crusading against the Turks, Tuyuhun and Goguryeo, this is also what an emperor should do, but why do they rebel and leave after they do it?

After decades of hard work, in the end it was to make wedding dresses for others, Yang Guang couldn't accept it, but this was the future shown by the Buddha, and he couldn't help but believe it.

The second option is to become a monk, run around without fear of hardships, promote Buddhism and benefit all sentient beings, and establish a sect after decades.

In the end, like Lao Tzu sent a letter to Guguan Hu, he went to a foreign land to promote Buddhism, and since then there has been no news, but his deeds have been passed down through the ages, and will be talked about by future generations.

These two choices, Yang Guang didn't know which one to choose, the Buddha read in his filial piety, so he gave him a chance to choose, after laughing a few times, Yang Guang lost consciousness.

When he woke up again, he found himself lying in a coffin, and there was a sound of filling earth outside the coffin, and after struggling and shouting, the coffin was opened, and he came back from the dead.

Yuwen Wen, the blue-faced king of Xiyang, was originally going to pour him another cup of poisonous wine, but the subsequent vision on Yang Guang's body forced him to change his mind and send him to Jiankang on a ship to find Emperor Chen to be prosperous and rich.

Splendor? So what's the use? After a while, the glory and wealth of the Yang family is not much better than being a diner of Emperor Chen?

I saw him rise up a tall building, I saw him feast guests, I saw his building collapse...

Yang Guang has already experienced joys and sorrows, if he is a diner in Chen State, he will break through Jiankang with the Zhou army every day, and he will have to break his prosperous dream again?

"Hey, hey, are you here to make incense, or are you here to see the excitement?"

A forbidden soldier's question pulled Yang Guang out of his thoughts, and he didn't speak, but folded his hands together and saluted.

"If you want to burn incense, go in quickly, don't get in the way here!"

Yang Guang nodded and strode forward, as soon as he arrived in Jiankang, he heard that the Son of Heaven led a hundred officials to Lingyao Temple to listen to the Zen master's lectures, so now the Lingyao Temple, which is close at hand, has two choices for him at the same time.

As the prince of the Sui State, he asked to see Chen Shubao, the emperor of the Chen State, to seek refuge, although he was alone and did not have any evidence on him, but many of the former ministers of the Sui State fled to Jiankang, and they should remember themselves.

There are also those ministers of Chen who have been envoys to Chang'an, and they should also see themselves.

With these people testifying, he can become the guest of Chen Shubao, although he will not be reused, but he will definitely be given an official and a half position, and there will definitely be land, mansions and servants, enough for him to be a rich man.

Another option is to meet the abbot of Lingyao Temple, Zen Master Zhiyi, who has been practicing Buddhism for decades and has been very accomplished, and it is said that he came to Jiankang more than 20 years ago to spread Buddhism, and was deeply respected by the Son of Heaven of the Southern Dynasty, and was invited by the Son of Heaven to give lectures to civil and military officials in the Taiji Hall.

He can become a monk in Lingyao Temple, practice Buddhism under the disciple of Zen Master Zhiyi, and after he has a good understanding, he can open a sect to purify sentient beings, and this is another option.

Stepping into the temple gate, the bell rang, like Huang Zhong Dalu roaring in his ears, and the voices and smiles of his parents, brothers and sisters appeared in front of him one by one, and then dissipated, Yang Guang remembered the Twin Tree Garden he had been to.

The attachment to the world flashed in a flash, and without hesitation, he walked up to a novice who was sprinkling and sweeping.

"Little Master, I wonder if the presiding abbot is here?"

"Donor, the abbot is lecturing for the Son of Heaven in the main hall, I don't know what the donor wants to see the abbot?"

"Little Master, I want to become a monk."