Chapter 518: Chong'en Buddhist Temple
"The women of the people meet the lord of the country!" , Ejit led a son and a daughter, palms together, and performed Buddhist rituals. Unlike places such as Hezhong and Khorasan, Broken Leaf has practiced a multi-religious strategy for many years.
Therefore, among the people, the Hui believers are not the absolute majority. However, the Buddhists, because of the belief of the Daliao royal family and the proximity to the Huihe Buddha Kingdom, still have a deep influence.
The incense of Chong'en Temple outside the city is the best proof.
"Hmmm! It's not easy to take a child when it's cold, go get three hand stoves! Li Chengji saw that Niangsan's face was red from the cold, and he couldn't bear to say.
This made the already nervous Ejit even more frightened. So much so that for a while, I forgot to say the words of thanks.
Mu Erguo, who was still waiting on the sidelines, reminded: "The lord of the country is merciful, don't thank you soon!" ”。
Only then did the Ejit clan react and thanked the lord for his favor.
Although Li Chengji learned the truth of the matter through the mouth of Ba Rahei. But specifically, we still have to listen to what Ejit has to say. After all, she is an eyewitness, much more detailed than hearsay.
So he asked Ejit to repeat the whole thing, so that he could make a fair decision.
Knowing that he had a way to sue him, Ejit's sad face also showed some joy. He wiped the water stains on his face due to the melting of ice and snow, and said loudly: "My husband Bayingolin Ejit and I were originally from Hezhou, but because our family opposed our marriage, we eloped in a fit of anger. When we arrived at Balasagon we had brought from our homes a few shops. Although the days are not rich and expensive, they do not worry about food and clothing.
Later, we had two more children, and life seemed to be getting better and better. Speaking of this, Ejit gently touched the heads of the two children.
Lee Seung-ji also noticed that although Ejit's face was frostbitten, it was not as rough and old-fashioned as an ordinary woman. Obviously, before, the Ejit clan was also used to being pampered.
What followed was as Li Chengji expected, Daliao was worried about internal and external troubles, and the broken leaves fell into the hands of Naiman. Ejit and her husband took their children and fled west. But he did not dare to take the road, because it was full of defeated rebels, horse thieves who fell into the grass, and tribes that often robbed passing merchants. So many people would rather risk their lives and take a detour to the edge of the desert and wait for the situation to calm down.
But the desert isn't the place to be! In addition to the threat of the local tribe, the Ejit family also faced a dangerous situation of lack of food and clothing. And there are a lot of poisonous insects and poisonous scorpions in the desert, and if you are not careful, you will die.
So life there is also very difficult.
It wasn't until Broken Leaf was recovered by Khorasan that news of the situation was calming down slowly came from there. And there were Khorasan soldiers, who went to the desert to convey the latest decree on the resettlement of the people of Khorasan. It's just that the refugees who fled into the desert are not just scattered in one place, and they usually don't have much contact with each other.
Even a lot of times, it's a place to change after eating, and I don't look for it. Like the Ejits, they were all about to enter winter when they got the news.
rushed to Broken Leaf City again, and even the house was taken away. Even if the government has given resettlement, how can it be compared with the houses in the city? And the Ejit family still expects those shops to live.
If it was the government in the past, Bayingeleng would not dare to theorize. But the reputation of the Khorasan government was good, and Bayingeleng was not reconciled, so he went to sue the official with the idea of trying. It's just that this matter involves a religious center, and it is a little troublesome to decide.
Bayingeleng also accepted the government's resettlement and found another place to get them a house. But at this time, a mage told them. The original house was a Buddhist temple in the Tang Dynasty. When the westbound monk Xuanzang went to the Buddha country, he settled there. Later, when he returned to China, he also donated a string of Buddha owners brought by the Buddha country to the Buddhist temple.
Since then, the entire Buddhist temple has also become an important place for Buddhism in the land of seven rivers. Now the Hui people want to build a temple there, and it is the luck of Buddhism that is suppressed. Although Bayingeleng's family is innocent, Buddhism suffers a great harm, and Bayingeleng's family will also fall into hell because of their heavy sins.
As a devout Buddhist, Bayingeleng believed deeply in the Master's words. Therefore, even if there is a danger to his life, he has to go to the original house to obstruct the construction of the mosque. In the end, he even wanted to set fire to the mosque, which caused public outrage.
If it hadn't been for the arrival of the government at that time, Bayingeleng would have really been killed.
"Which Buddhist temple does the Master practice in, and what is the Dharma name?" , Li Chengji heard something unusual and asked out loud.
The Ejit clan did not know that Lee Seung-ji was the greatest apologetic of Puritanism, so he could be executed according to the canon if he did not know about the burning of the mosque. Fortunately, Li Chengji was not a pious return, so when he heard this, he only felt that Bayingeleng was too reckless.
At the same time, I also realized that the words of the mage were worth considering.
The Ejit clan didn't know what Li Chengji was thinking, so he told the truth: "The Dharma name of the master is Yijing, and he is practicing in Chong'en Temple. ”。
"Yijing?" , Li Chengji muttered. Almost all of the people present were not Buddhists, and they were not locals of Broken Leaves. And Li Chengji didn't have much interest in Buddhism before, so he didn't know what kind of master there was in Chong'en Temple.
It just so happened that at this time, the Guardian Tong Legend Zhongyong County Duke came.
Li Chengji immediately stretched his brows, and asked people to quickly bring Yelu Chongde in.
"My subordinates meet the lord of the country!" , Yelu Chongde performed a gentleman's courtesy.
"You're here just in time! Just now the Ejit clan mentioned the Master Yijing of Chong'en Temple, have you heard of it? Li Chengji didn't say much nonsense and asked directly.
Yelu Chongde was stunned for a moment before he reacted and said, "Master Yijing······ Chong'en Temple has gone through two dynasties, and the teachers of the righteous generation have always been the presiding officer of Chong'en Temple. The lord of the old Liao State also invited Master Yijing to abbot several court ceremonies. At that time, he was the presiding officer of Chong'en Temple, and the presiding officer of nearly 100 Buddha Temples in Daliao was respected by him.
It was only ten years ago that he relinquished his position as presiding officer and devoted himself to the Dharma. It's hard to say whether you survive or not. ”。
"Huh······ The dying man suddenly came out to stir up the wind and rain, and the plot was not small! ”。 Li Chengji figured out something and said with a meaningful smile.
Although Yelu Chongde didn't understand, he was inexplicably a little shocked when he looked at Li Chengji's smile. Then Li Chengji asked people to take the Ejit clan down to settle down, and at the same time asked people to say hello to the prison, don't let Bayingeleng die.
And he took Yelu Chongde and others to Chong'en Temple outside the city.
At the same time, a Buddhist temple standing on the top of a hill is covered with a thick layer of snow and is hidden in the night. The three characters 'Chong'en Temple' written in Chinese reflect the cold light in the dim moonlight.