Inside the study.

There was no one around, Wang Jian asked Wang Chengen, "Is there a result of the news I asked you to investigate?" ”

Wang Chengen nodded: "The old slave has received reliable news that there is a secret method in Buddhism that can help the emperor reshape the emperor's soul. ”

Wang Jian knew that he was talking about a royal secret: at the beginning, Zhu Di guarded Yanjing, his martial arts cultivation increased day by day, and he cultivated the soul of the Xuanwu Emperor, but when he entered Beijing to continue his post, he was afraid that Zhu Yuanzhang would see the flaws, so he used the method of Daoyan monk to break his imperial soul halfway, retaining a trace of dragon energy, and later after Zhu Yuanzhang's death, Zhu Yunwen succeeded to the throne, he said that he was sick, and took advantage of Zhu Yunwen's visit to seize Zhu Yunwen's dragon qi and reshape an emperor's soul.

Jinan City Lingyan Valley.

Wang Jian and Wang Chengen walked slowly along the mountain path, the two walked for a long time and did not find the mountain gate of the temple, but they were surrounded by the mountains, and walked halfway up the mountain, and rested in a pavilion, there was a pagoda next to the pavilion.

Soon a young girl in a robe came, and the girl had a delicate face, and she did not look very old, she was in her teens, and she had already become a nun at a young age. She saluted the two of them, pronounced the Buddha's name, and came to the stream to wash clothes, her body was very delicate, but she washed a large basin of clothes, and the clothes in the basin did not look like a nun's, but like a monk's.

The girl washed her clothes, put them in the nearby stupa, and then left.

Wang Jian stopped her and asked, "Little nun, where is this Lingyan Temple, do you know?" ”

The little nun rarely saw a living person, and she was a little shy, she nodded lightly and motioned for Wang Jian to follow her. Soon led Wang Jian and the two to a mountain col, she pointed ahead, and when Wang Jian saw the mountain gate of Lingyan Temple, she returned along the way she came, and never said a word to Wang Jian, so that Wang Jian mistakenly thought that she was a little mute.

This Lingyan Temple is not big, but it is a thousand-year-old temple, surrounded by mountains, the rock wall is steep, it is rumored that Wang Shizhen, the author of the Golden Bottle Plum, once said: "Lingyan is the most secluded place on the back of Mount Tai. "If it weren't for the little nun leading the way, it would be really hard for outsiders to find them.

At this time, it was almost noon, and there were few pilgrims in the temple, so Wang Jian and the two passed through the Tianwang Hall and came to the Daxiong Treasure Hall.

There is a three-body Buddha with gilt body enshrined in the Daxiong Treasure Hall, and there is a small monk on duty next to it.

Wang Jian walked over and asked politely, "Master, may I ask if the host of this temple is here?" ”

The little monk was sleepy, he was very impatient to be disturbed, he didn't raise his head, and said very politely: "Go, go, go, if you want to ask something, you have to ask for a sign first." ”

Wang Jian was very unhappy, but there was no way, he was here to ask for help, he came to the Buddha again, and was just about to pick up the bamboo tube on the Buddha platform. The little monk ran over again to stop him: "Hey, what's the matter with you, can you ask for the sign if you want to?" ”

Wang Jian suppressed his anger: "Then what do you mean?" ”

"Well, if you want to sign it, you have to pay for sesame oil." The little monk pointed to the merit box next to him.

"This little monk is not a good stubble." Wang Jian was afraid that he would stir up trouble, so he had to throw some silver into it.

The little monk saw that Wang Jian took out the sesame oil money, squinted and looked at it, it seemed to be as much as ten taels, and he gave the bamboo tube in his hand to Wang Jian.

Wang Jian is not happy, he only blackmails others on weekdays, when has he been blackmailed by others? His hand shook so heavily, and the strength of his hand was enough to make the bamboo sticks scatter all over the ground, but the strange thing was that one of the hundred and ten bamboo sticks in the bamboo tube fell out.

He was about to see what was in the bamboo tube, but the little monk snatched the bamboo tube back first, and the monk baby seemed to hold the bamboo tube and said, "I want to redraw and pay for sesame oil." ”

"I didn't expect this little monk to be a master!" Wang Jian said secretly.

Although he lost all his martial arts and only retained a trace of dragon energy, it was more than enough to deal with ordinary people. And the little monk could easily snatch the bamboo tube from his hand, so fast that Wang Chengen on the side didn't even react. If he had been an assassin, Wang Jian would have been a corpse by now.

Wang Jian didn't dare to underestimate this little monk anymore, so he had to pick up the bamboo sticks on the ground, only to see two lines of sixteen big characters written on it: "Gu Gong's father came to the court to walk the horse, and led the West Water Margin to Qixia." ”

Although I know every word, I don't know what it means when I connect them, Wang Jian signed it to Wang Chengen, and Wang Chengen also shook his head and said that he didn't understand.

Looking at the little monk's face with an old god, it was as if he had eaten Wang Jian: If you want to unsign, you have to spend money.

Wang Jian really regretted not bringing Qianqian with him, but he had no choice but to throw ten taels of silver into the merit box.

The little monk took the sign and went to the back hall.

After a long time, I didn't see the little monk come out: "You won't meet a liar, right?" ”

Just when Wang Jian thought he had been fooled, suddenly a melodious bell rang in the temple, and the bell kept echoing in the valley, causing the apes in the mountains to cry and the birds to sing in unison. The monks who had just started their practice thought that something was coming, but they soon realized that something was wrong, because the bell rang "dang dang" as many as nine times!

Nine is the largest yang number, and it is noon at this time.

"Ninety-Five!"

There are not only Lingyan Temple in this group of mountains, but also many temples and nunnery, and all the old monks in the temple realize that this is the emperor coming!

Soon the small Lingyan Monastery was filled with monks and monks, many of whom had come from other temples in the distance, all of them dressed in formal robes and some even holding staffs, as if attending a large puja.

Wang Jian looked at so many monks and nuns pouring out at once, and he was still wondering. The crowd slowly parted, and an old monk walked out.

The old monk said: "Amitabha, the old man is wasted, welcome the Ming Emperor!" ”

All the monks and nuns present also chimed in: "Amitabha, welcome to the holy driver!" ”

Wang Jian thought that something was wrong, he was a low-key and modest person, even if he was handsome, it was difficult not to be noticed, but how did he recognize it?

Wang Jian glanced at Wang Chengen behind him, Wang Chengen shook his head, and signaled that the two of them came secretly, and no one knew about it at all, let alone say hello in advance.

At this time, Wang Jian was even more confused, could it be that this monk really has the legendary Tianyantong? Since he was recognized, he had to admit it generously, so he was curious: "How did you recognize me in a private interview?" ”

He said profoundly: "The emperor has his own heavenly might, which makes the tigers and wolves in the valley silent, and the apes cry, and the old man knows that it is the saint who has arrived today." ”

Listening to his boasting, Wang Jian naturally didn't believe it: This monkey, the wolf, is not a natural reaction to be frightened by your magnificent bell, and he is still talking nonsense. Looking at his white beard and yellow face, he is described as withered, and he really doesn't look like a high-ranking monk. He habitually turned his head and found that Qi'er didn't follow: Hey, it's a pity. If Qi'er is here, if you beat it up, you will be able to recruit everything, and you won't be able to make your own brain-burning guesses.

After some greetings, Wang Jian followed Xudu into the inner room and ordered Wang Chengen to wait outside the door.

The more Wang Jian thought about it, the more angry he became: Since he recognized me as the emperor, he also blackmailed me for more than 20 taels of silver.

Seeing that Wang Jian was a little angry, he said: "The state affairs are heavy, the emperor should not be angry, be careful of the dragon body." How about following the old man to rest in this mountain for a few days to realize the cave? ”

Wang Jian ate two deflated in a row, how can he not be angry? First, I got a little monk to blackmail Lao Tzu for twenty taels of silver, and then I also publicized that Lao Tzu was here and advertised for you! You are not the only temple in these three mountains and five mountains, but the only one is visited by the current emperor himself, Lao Tzu has not asked you for advertising money, you fooled Lao Tzu to be a monk.

Wang Jian said unceremoniously: "When people are enlightened, they will naturally be enlightened, how can they need the Buddha to cross?" ”

He said: "People don't cross people, and the emperor really has Huigen." ”

Wang Jian was still angry, he said: "I thought that only above the court there were people hiding dirt and dirt, but I didn't expect that this small temple was the same. ”

Hearing Wang Jian's dissatisfaction, he said with a smile: "This matter is indeed Lao Gan's disciple, and Lao Gao is here to apologize to the emperor." ”

"Oh, you know?"

"Nothing can escape the old man's discernment."

Wang Jian naturally didn't believe that this old monk had any insight, presumably the little monk was a habitual offender, and Wang Jian must be the only one who was falsely accused. He said: "Hmph, when Taizu was in power in the past, he had to peel the skin and last grass for corrupt officials, how could you tolerate him being so presumptuous?" ”

Wasted said: "Good and good, Emperor Taizu is of course like the Buddha, there is great wisdom, in the past, my Buddha Rulai sat down the mountain, once in the house of the elder Zhao of the country to recite the scriptures, to ensure that the living of his family are not sick, the dead are detached, only ask him three buckets and three liters of gold rice grains, my Buddha once said: T sold cheaply, afraid that his children and grandchildren will have no money to use. Today, when the Ming Emperor comes to this temple, he must ask me, twenty taels of silver can protect the Ming Dynasty for hundreds of years, is it expensive to sell? ”

As a socialist successor, Wang Jian naturally does not believe in any gods and Buddhas, and even has some prejudice against Buddhism's practice of destroying people and despairing desires, so he hates monks the most.

But at this moment, he listened to the old monk's words, and he actually felt a little like he was surrounded by him.

"Oh? Do you know what I'm here for? ”

He didn't answer, took out the stick from his cuff, and asked rhetorically: "Does the emperor know the origin of this stick?" ”

Wang Jian was also very strange, at that time, he obviously shook the bamboo tube very hard, but the strange thing was that more than 100 bamboo sticks fell out like this.

"Is there anything special about this sign?"

"This sign is left by the abbot of the previous generation, and when he passed away, he said that those who draw this sign will make Buddhism prosperous!" ”

When Wang Jian heard this, he smiled in his heart: Lao Tzu doesn't learn from the orthodox emperor to destroy your Buddhism, even if it is good, he will also promote your Buddhism, and raise a ghost!

I didn't know what Wang Jian thought, and continued: "The revelation on this sign is from the Book of Songs, and it is also written by the previous generation of hosts: Gu Gong's father, come to the court; Rate the West Water Margin, as for Qixia. Legend has it that during the period of the first king of the Zhou Dynasty, they were often harassed by the northern tribes, and the ancient father led the Zhou clan to migrate to the foot of Qishan Mountain, where there was water to settle down, and finally the Zhou Dynasty prospered. ”