Great Xiangguo Temple, in the southeast of Kaifeng City, Tokyo, south of the Bianhe River, there is a bridge not far in front of the mountain gate, it is called Yan'an Bridge, the locals are used to calling it Xiangguo Temple Bridge. It is said that soon after the founding of the Northern Song Dynasty, Song Taizu went to the Great Xiangguo Temple to make incense, and asked the accompanying Zanning in front of the Buddha statue whether he should kneel and worship, and Zanning replied decently: "Now the Buddha does not worship the past Buddha", Taizu will smile, that is, customized. Xiangguo Temple was designated as a royal temple, and it became a practice for the emperor to visit the temple on the Shangyuan Festival. Song Taizong also personally gave the royal pen gold plaque, so that the Great Xiangguo Temple was worth a hundred times because of the emperor's respect.

Wu Zhi looked at the towering mountain gate and the quiet ancient temple of Fanyu, and praised it in his heart. Yesterday, the eldest sister sent a message, saying that she was about to do that soldier's thing, and it was best to come to Xiangguo Temple to make incense. Although Wu Zhi is reluctant, he thinks he can't be too different, right? I had to take Long Wu and a few guards early in the morning, ride a few fast horses, and reluctantly came to Xiangguo Temple. I didn't want to get to the temple near the front, only to find that this place is actually a good place, and it is really the Jintian treasure temple, thousands of years old.

"The Great Xiangguo Temple is majestic in the world, and the ladder of heaven is ethereal and void." Long Wu next to him sighed.

Wu Zhi almost didn't fall off the horse, and reached out to pat it on the head of the dragon, "Don't pretend to be an elegant person!" What should I do if I am scared of flowers and plants? ”

Long Wu shrank his neck and said with a smile: "Lord Wang, has Long Wu's knowledge made great progress recently?" "Wu Zhi has been in a good mood since he got the goldless sword yesterday, and Long Wushan looked at his eyes, so he naturally borrowed the pole to climb up, making a fool of himself, and King Bo smiled.

Wu Zhi smiled: "Grow your head, I don't know where I heard it!" ”

Talking to the temple gate, in front of the mountain gate is a wide square, the people who enter the incense are in and out of the mountain gate in an endless stream, but no one makes a loud noise, the temple comes from the burning sound of chanting, which makes people unconsciously rise up a sense of tranquility and peace in their hearts. Wu Zhi couldn't help but have a straight face and stopped laughing.

Wu Zhi and the others dismounted, bolted to the pillar by the square outside the temple, and instructed a guard to guard it. A few people walked towards the mountain gate of Xiangguo Temple, just walked a few steps, suddenly heard the sound of a morning bell, solemn and long, heard several miles away. Immediately after that, several monks walked out of the temple slowly, all wearing yellow robes, and wearing red robes outside, and the robes were shining brightly in the morning sun, which made several monks look solemn.

As soon as these monks appeared, the good men and women who came to offer incense on both sides gave salutes one after another, and the first old monk returned the salute one by one, which was very cordial.

Long Wu whispered beside Wu Zhi: "Lord Wang, that old monk is the Qing elder who presides over Xiangguo Temple, and the bell of Fang Cai is very famous, it is the 'Xiangguo Frost Bell' in the Eight Views of Bianliang, hehe, I didn't expect this old monk to be interesting, and he rang the bell to welcome ......guests."

Wu Zhi glared at him, knowing that he must have informed Xiangguo Temple in advance, which alarmed the presiding abbot.

"Lord Wang, this is not Long Wu's own opinion, it is a kind of long history that ordered Long Wu to do this, I heard that this is a common practice, and the prince must not be sloppy when he enters Xiangguo Temple." Long Wu said a little aggrieved.

Wu Zhi didn't say much, he didn't understand a lot of rules, since someone was on the side to check and fill in the gaps, it was a good thing.

Elder Qing walked in front of Wu Zhi and clasped his hands together: "Amitabha, your king is coming to our temple, and the old man is polite." ”

Wu Zhi hurriedly returned the salute, Elder Qing led the way in front, led Wu Zhi into the mountain gate, stepped on the road paved with blue bricks, passed through the magnificent and exquisite gatehouse of the temple, Wu Zhi visited the heavy pavilion hall, pavilion corridor and drum tower of the Great Xiangguo Temple, here, you can see all kinds of verses everywhere: "A lamp can remove a thousand years of darkness, and a wisdom can destroy a thousand years of foolishness." "If you come, if you see it, if you see it, if you come, then the Buddha is the heart, and the heart is the Buddha." "The world has experienced many disasters and new frost bells to be cool, and there is an octagonal glazed treasure hall in this place where the first visit to the view is free" and so on, every time I go to a place, Elder Qing has to stop to explain to Wu Zhi, Wu Zhi was still interested at first, but then gradually became impatient.

Elder Qing is also the role of the old man, seeing this, he hurriedly took Wu Zhi to the Daxiong Treasure Hall, and Wu Zhi finished the incense and gave a heavy hand. Seeing that the novice next to him couldn't close his mouth smiling. Elder Qing's face was a little unbearable, and he coughed twice and said, "It's almost noon, how about your king go to the dining hall with the old man and taste the food of this temple?" ”

Of course, Wu Zhi agreed, he had never used Zhai cuisine in the temple, and he was also very curious, I heard that the taste of the Zhai cuisine in the temple was excellent, and the Bajin vegetarian dishes in Daxiangguo Temple were even more famous in Bianliang, and I didn't know if it was the psychological effect of people or what secrets people really had. Later, when I have a chance, I will ask this old monk.

Daxiangguo Temple has a special hall for dignitaries and nobles, divided into inside and outside, the inside is the place where the nobles use fasting, although it is much more complicated than the dining hall where the small novice eats, but the furnishings are simple and unpretentious, showing the solemnity of the quiet place of Buddhism.

Wu Zhi and Elder Qing sat down outside the dining hall, and there was a little novice next to him to offer clear tea, Wu Zhi tasted it, and the taste was not bad, not much worse than the Wuyi rock tea sent by Gao Yu from his own family, and suddenly thought that the grudge between Long Wu and Gao Ya had not yet been resolved, and his own expedition was imminent, and Long Wu was not blackened by Gao Yu, which was very bad. After thinking about it for a while, Wu Zhi thought about it and secretly had an idea, but Long Wu's wedding date was afraid that it would be postponed.

"Elder, Elder!" There was a rush of footsteps outside, and a little novice ran to the door in a panic and called Elder Qing outside.

Elder Qing frowned, secretly blamed the little novice for not following the rules, and smiled at Wu Zhi: "Your king will sit down for a while, and the old man will come when he goes." ”

Wu Zhi naturally said that it was okay, and he was still thinking about how to fool Gao Yu in a stable manner.

Elder Qing walked outside the door and muttered to Xiao Shami, and after muttering a few words, he suddenly heard Elder Qing's voice rise up, and vaguely seemed to hear the word "Zhishen". Wu Zhi's mind was clear, is there really a good man here who was called by later generations as "the Zen staff opens the road of life and death, and the knife quickly cuts off the unjust people"? Listening carefully, Elder Qing's voice was quieter, and he couldn't hear what the two were talking about.

Elder Qing's face was slightly embarrassed when he came in, "Your king is a thousand years old, there are a few materials missing from the Bajin Zhai dish in this temple, I'm afraid I can't prepare it, please don't blame your king......"

Wu Zhi pretended to be surprised: "Oh? I don't know what kind of materials it is? The king can send someone into the city to buy it! If you can't eat the most famous Bajin Zhai dish in your temple, wouldn't it be as good as entering the treasure mountain and returning empty-handed? What a pity! He sighed.

Elder Qing felt embarrassed, and folded his hands: "The required materials are only planted in the vegetable garden of this temple, and there was an accident in the vegetable garden for no reason today, and I am afraid that new vegetables will not grow in a few months." Amitabha Buddha, it is said that it is all sinful karma, the moon is profitable, and if you want to come to this temple, the name of the Bajin Zhai dish is too prosperous, and the meaning of the food is lost, so the Buddha sent down this disaster to warn ......"

Seeing that the old monk was getting farther and farther away, Wu Zhi hurriedly stopped and asked directly: "Dare to ask the host, but there is a master Zhishen in the vegetable garden to take care of?" ”