"This ......" Xiangci looked at the jade seal on the table in front of him in surprise, and was speechless for a long time.

Zhang Fan didn't know what he had seen. If the jade seal in front of you doesn't know what it is, ordinary people will see it as just a square seal carved from a crystal clear reputation.

Xiangci stared at it for a long time, and then he came back to his senses, raised his head and looked at Zhang Fan, and said: "The imperial spirit on the donor's body is gone, it seems that it is really this thing." ”

"The abbot may see what is mysterious about this thing?" Zhang Fan asked.

"This thing ......" Xiangci listened to Zhang Fan's words, looked at the jade seal carefully, and wanted to hold it up, but he was afraid that it would be inappropriate, and looked at Zhang Fan.

Zhang Fan made a gesture of please, and Xiangci carefully held the jade seal in his hand and looked at it carefully. After a long time, Xiang Ci said: "This thing has been around for nearly two thousand years. Although the old man could see that this thing must be the seal of the emperor in ancient times, he did not know all about it, so he could not be sure. ”

Xiangci's words are also true, this heirloom jade seal has been lost for more than 500 years, and now of course no one can recognize it. Moreover, Xiangci is a monk, although he is also familiar with the ministers in the court who come here to worship the Buddha, but after all, he is not a person on the way, and it is normal that he can't recognize him.

Zhang Fan was not disappointed, but asked: "The abbot said that he showed his royal spirit because of this thing, and now the abbot can see something again." ”

Xiang Ci put down the jade seal, and said with a solemn face: "Master Zhang, Lao Qu Shicai is not mistaken. This seal has always exuded a revered atmosphere, presumably after the baptism of unknown generations of emperors. It's just that this seal also has a strong smell of blood, although it is not an evil thing, and it is not its own hope to be stained with blood. But the bloody wind and rain are often attracted by it. If this seal is obtained by the emperor, it will be like a tiger with wings. If it is obtained by the civilians of the mountain village, it will only attract a disaster of wealth or death. But if it is taken away by ambitious people, the world will be in chaos. ”

Zhang Fan listened to Xiangci's words silently and didn't say anything. Yes, since the day the First Emperor carved it, what it represents is imperial power and blood. When the world is at peace, everyone wants to control him, and when the world is in turmoil, everyone wants to get it. Zhang Fan was originally full of joy when he got it, but now after listening to Xiangci's words, he gradually calmed down. It was his blessing to get this thing, and this thing could make him an official and knight, but that's all. In the future, Zhang Fan will hand over this thing to Longqing, and the Ming Dynasty that owns this thing will not be able to inherit forever? No way! Can't you see that the Qin Dynasty, the Han Dynasty, and even the most powerful Tang Dynasty that owned it finally perished! This can only be used as a sustenance, but it is not a panacea.

Xiangci watched the expression on Zhang Fan's face change, although he couldn't fully understand what Zhang Fan's state of mind was thinking, but he could feel that Zhang Fan had figured out something. With his hands folded, Xiang Ci pronounced the Buddha's name: "Amitabha, congratulations to the donor, I have realized some truth." ”

Zhang Fan asked with some curiosity: "Can the abbot be able to see what he is thinking in his heart?" "He's not superstitious, he's curious.

"I can't." Xiangci shook his head and said, "But the appearance of the donor is a scene of enlightenment. ”

Zhang Fan understood, but he thought of other places in his heart. "This monk can look at people, could it be that he uses this method to make people believe in Buddhism?" Zhang Fan thought in his heart.

"Does Zhang Shizhu believe in Buddhism?" Xiangci asked.

Zhang Fan didn't intend to hide anything, shook his head, and said, "I don't believe it." Why does the abbot want to take refuge in Buddhism? ”

"Not really." Xiangci said, "Lao Ke can see that Zhang Shizhu is the time when the spring breeze is proud, and he must not listen to these words of Lao Ge." It's just that the old man can feel that the donor not only doesn't believe in Buddhism, I'm afraid he doesn't believe in any kind of faith. ”

"I believe in people." Zhang Fan said with a smile.

"But there are too many deceptions in this world." Xiang Ci said, "How does the benefactor know that the person you believe in will also believe in you?" Xiangci didn't know why he was discussing these with Zhang Fan today. He can also be regarded as an enlightened monk, and if the little novice in the temple asks him this, he will answer that he is in the empty door, and there is no need to worry about these worldly things. But Xiangci has not met such an easy-going person as Zhang Fan for a long time, and he wants to know about the things in this world, which can be regarded as a kind of practice.

"The abbot is right." Zhang Fan opened his mouth and said, "There are too many deceptions in the world, and people do everything for their own interests. But this is the world, and if there is no such thing, I feel that this world will be a lot more hypocritical. ”

"Amitabha." Xiang Ci said, "Everything in the world is just as the donor said. ”

"Abbot, it's not disrespectful to Buddhism." Zhang Fan said, "It is precisely because there are too many unsatisfactory things in this world that people will come to the temple to worship the Buddha." It's just that these people really believe that the Buddha can help them solve everything? In the next feeling, they are not necessarily, they are more looking for a kind of sustenance. Poor people want to be rich and come to worship the Buddha, some people who have done evil things and are uneasy to come to worship the Buddha, some people ask for a full house of children and grandchildren, and some people want a safe life. But the sorrow of this world still exists. As I said below, I don't believe in Buddhism, but I believe in people. It doesn't matter if the man is lying or not, he is still alive. Even if he escapes into the empty door, the person will still say when he should lie, but he cannot force it. ”

"Then, according to the benefactor's opinion, should all the temples and temples in the world be demolished?" Xiang Ci's words are amazing, not at all like the abbot of a temple.

"No, it must not be." Zhang Fan said, "As I said below, although people can't change others or change the world, people still have to live." This temple is their spiritual sustenance. ”

"Sustenance ......" Xiang Ci muttered a word he hadn't heard before, slightly distracted.

"Just like now, just as the abbot said, the spring breeze is proud." Zhang Fan continued, "But no one can avoid the ups and downs of a person's life, and if you talk to the abbot here today, maybe you may be in a different place later." I don't believe in Buddha now because I don't need to ask the Buddha for anything, but I can't guarantee that this day will not come. ”

Zhang Fan looked at Xiangci pondering there, and couldn't help but think in his heart that these words he said by himself were complete nonsense. In his previous life, Zhang Fan lived in such a materially prosperous world, but the business of temples and temples is still endless, not to find comfort, what can the Buddha really give people!

Xiangci listened to Zhang Fan's words, and many ripples appeared in his heart. In fact, he also understands this truth, people come to worship Buddha just to vent their dissatisfaction with reality, but he has ignored this point since he was a child. He often persuaded the pilgrims who complained to him that everything was just an illusion, and in fact he meant the same. Zhang Fan's words also allowed him to face up to this problem. In addition to being grateful to Zhang Fan in his heart, Xiangci did not feel that it was too late to meet Zhang Fan, if it was more than ten years in the morning, Xiangci at that time would definitely not be able to listen to Zhang Fan's words as he is now.

"Thank you, donor." Xiangci thanked Zhang Fan.

Zhang Fan hurriedly returned the salute. I couldn't help but think in my heart: "I'm talking nonsense, this monk won't really believe it!" Could it be that he himself thought of something else! But he didn't say it, but chatted with Xiangci while drinking tea.

The more the two talked, the more speculative they became, and as long as it wasn't a forbidden topic, they could talk for a while. Xiangci even said to Zhang Fan that although the Daming Temple is now full of incense, the imperial court has many restrictions on Buddhist temples, and now the Daming Temple is in disrepair, and he wants Zhang Fan to talk to the imperial court.

Zhang Fan immediately agreed, but he was thinking in his heart that Xiangci was also very sleek, and he could open his mouth when the relationship fell, and he couldn't help but like this big monk a little.

The two chatted all over the world, and before they knew it, the time was close to noon, and it was time to go back. Xiangci sent Zhang Fan outside the door and said goodbye to Zhang Fan.

Out of Xiangci's Zen Temple, Zhang Fan walked towards the main hall. On the way, Wang Meng said to him, "Your Excellency...... Something happened. ”

Zhang Fan was in a good mood at this time and said, "What's the matter, but it's okay to say it." ”

"We arrested one man and wounded several brothers." Wang Meng said.

"What's going on?" Hearing his words, Zhang Fan's face suddenly became gloomy.

"It's the Moon Girl." Wang Meng said, "When her subordinates saw her hand over a wax pill to a man who came to worship the Buddha, they sent someone to arrest him. The man was not very good, but he had a lot of poison on his body, and he poisoned several of us. ”

"How are those guys doing?" Zhang Fan hurriedly asked.

"We restrained the man, found the antidote from him, and the few of them were fine." Wang Meng replied, "My lord, what should I do about this matter?" ”

Zhang Fan was relieved when he heard this, and said: "This is a pure place for Buddhism, and it is not suitable to act. Send for him to be sent to the prison of the Yamen, and wait. Then he thought of Yingyue again, and when he thought that she proposed to come to Daming Temple, Zhang Fan couldn't help but feel angry in his heart.

Just as he was about to walk quickly, Wang Meng said again: "My lord, my subordinates ......."

"Something else." Zhang Fan said, with anger in his tone.

"According to the brother at the time, although the Moon Maiden gave the wax pill to the man, she did not hide it from the guards present, and seemed to have intended to let them see it." Wang Meng said.

Zhang Fan is not a reckless man, when he heard Wang Meng's words, he immediately thought about it, and asked with some uncertainty: "What do you mean...... Yue'er, did she do this on purpose? ”

Wang Meng didn't speak again. Zhang Fan looked at him, and then continued to walk forward, but he was not as angry as he was just now.