Chapter 264: To untie the bell, the bell must be tied to the bell

Na Zhe nodded: "Okay, let's walk around for a while, let them enhance their relationship, maybe they will soon become best friends." ”

The two wandered around the temple at will, Zhai Xiaoshan glanced at Pang Xu, Pang Xu followed them from a distance with a few guards, and Zhai Xiaoshan stayed in place to protect the two women.

As the two walked in the secluded temple, they would meet some monks from time to time, and they politely saluted the monks, and the monks returned the salute and then pointed them out the path to play.

The two of them walked for a while, and came to a forest behind the temple, which was a very open area, and there were some green grasses growing on the ground, probably trimmed by the monks, and it looked very neat.

Na Zhe walked around the grass with great interest, "Old Seven, the lawn here is very good." If you take the kids to play football on it, it will definitely be crooked, haha! ”

Cui Daoshu also nodded: "This lawn is very good, it looks smooth, if you play football on it, it will not be easy to break your feet and neck." ”

Na Zhe ran to the side of the woods, beckoned to Cui Daoshu and said, "Old Seven, let's go into the woods to enjoy the shade, the sun is too scorching." ”

Cui Daoshu walked over slowly, and Na Zhe teased: "Old Seven, you are still a prince of a family, you walk so gently, but you are not like us rough blanks, just run two steps if you have nothing to do." ”

Cui Daoshu said: "Hey, I'm used to it, this body's habits are not easy to change!" ”

The two laughed and entered the woods, and Pang Xu hurriedly chased after him with a few guards and rushed into the woods to check.

After a while, Na Zhe and Cui Daoshu heard the sound of talking, and the two followed the sound towards the woods, and soon saw Pang Xu and several guards surrounding a sitting person.

The brothers walked over and found that the man was a middle-aged monk, sitting against a big tree, with his legs wide open and a large gourd in his hand.

The two found that the monk had short hair on his head, a shaggy beard on his face, and a greasy robe covered in dirt.

His eyes were large, but half-open and half-closed, and beside him lay an open oil-paper bag containing some cooked meat.

Na Zhe smiled and said, "It seems that he is a wine and meat monk, Pang Xu, you have to be polite and don't disturb others." ”

Pang Xu and a few guards retreated and walked not far away.

Na Zhe walked up to the monk, squatted down, sniffled, and asked with a smile, "Monk, do you eat dog meat?" ”

The monk looked at Na Zhe, and suddenly his eyes flashed, and then nodded:

"Yes, it seems that you are also a good dog meat master, if you don't like these dog meats, let's eat them together."

Na Zhe reached out and pinched a piece of dog meat, put it in his mouth and chewed it.

"Yes, yes, this dog meat is cooked poorly, which is very suitable for Lao Tzu's appetite. Monk, is there wine in your gourd? How about a bite for Lao Tzu? ”

The monk smiled and handed the big gourd to Na Zhe.

Na Zhe took it and took a sip, "Monk, your wine is not very good, it's really unpleasant." ”

He shouted loudly: "Pang Xu, you go to the carriage and bring a jar of our good wine, I want to have a good drink today, haha, I haven't eaten dog meat for a long time." ”

Cui Daoshu walked over, looked at Na Zhe and the sloppy monk, and then persuaded:

"Third brother, don't drink, we came out today to play, it's not good for you to get drunk for a while."

"It's okay, I'll just drink a little bit, and I won't delay things."

The monk looked at Cui Daoshu and felt a little surprised, his face remained unchanged, and he continued to drink wine and eat meat.

Cui Daoshu saw that Na Zhe was very happy to eat, so he stood aside and did not persuade him.

After a while, one of the guards brought a jar of spirits and a few bowls.

Na Zhe motioned to the guards to open the wine jar, and the guards quickly opened the seal, poured a bowl of wine for Na Zhe and the sloppy monk each, and then put down the wine jar and retreated into the distance.

The monk looked at the liquor that was as clear as water, sniffled, and said in a somewhat hoarse voice, "What is the name of this wine?" The Sprinkle family has drunk wine all their lives, but they have never seen such clear wine? ”

Na Zhe pointed to Cui Daoshu: "Monk, this wine is called 'Wuliangye', and it is brewed from five kinds of grains. It's made by this little white face, you can taste it, but I warn you, you can't drink it in a big gulp, you have to take a small sip. ”

The monk looked at Cui Daoshu curiously, then picked up the wine bowl and carefully observed the liquor in the bowl.

Cui Daoshu said with a smile: "This master, Wuliangye really can't be drunk in a big gulp, you better take a little less." ”

The monk nodded and took a sip of the spirits.

Then his eyes were straight and his mouth made a "ho, ho" sound.

Na Zhe laughed: "How is it, this wine is strong enough, right?" The rice wine you drink, compared to this 'Wuliangye', is similar to horse urine. ”

The monk nodded: "The benefactor is right, after drinking this kind of spirit, there is no difference between other wines and horse urine." ”

Na Zhe raised the wine bowl and said, "Monk, we are destined to meet, come and take a sip." ”

The two touched the wine bowls, each took a sip, and then began to eat dog meat while drinking.

Cui Daoshu ordered the guards to fetch some cooked food, dried fruits, and pastries, and let the two of them drink.

Na Zhe came out to play today, and saw that the relationship between Qin Xiaolan and Qi Jiuniang had eased a lot, so he was in a very comfortable mood, so he drank happily.

Seeing that he was very happy, Cui Daoshu also took a piece of pastry and chewed it slowly against the tree.

The monk was drinking wine and eating meat, and while observing the two, his heart was full of questions.

After a while, the monk drank a bowl of spirits, which was about half a catty. The amount of wine was shallow, and he only drank a small half bowl.

He picked up the wine jar, filled it for the monk, and then said with a smile: "Monk, let's get drunk today, come on, let's drink another bowl." ”

The monk already had some wine, he looked at Pang Xu and a few guards who were far away, and said in a low voice:

"Neither of you is a member of the world, is you?"

"Bang dang."

Na Zhe's hands trembled in fright, and the wine bowl fell to the ground.

Cui Daoshu was also excited, and he almost choked while chewing on the pastry.

The two brothers stared at the sloppy monk with straight eyes, but he continued to chew the dried fruit slowly and methodically, and did not speak.

Pang Xu and several guards discovered the abnormal situation here and hurriedly ran over.

"Childe, you're all right, right?"

Cui Daoshu waved his hand and said, "It's okay, Na Zhe drank a little too much just now and spilled the wine." ”

Na Zhe also shook his head and said, "It's okay, my hands trembled a little." He took another empty bowl, poured some wine, pretended to be fine, and went on drinking.

Cui Daoshu said to Pang Xu: "It's already noon, everyone is hungry, you go to eat, Na Zhe and I have food and drink here, you don't have to care." ”

Pang Xu was a little suspicious, he felt that something was wrong, it could be seen that Cui Daoshu and Na Zhe looked light and light, and it was not easy to say anything.

Pang Xu left with a few guards, and Na Zhe asked, "Monk, have you drunk too much and are full of nonsense?" ”

The monk took a sip of wine and whispered, "You guys were right by me, right?" Is it necessary for poor monks to talk nonsense? ”

Cui Daoshu asked with a solemn face: "Then who do you say we are?" ”

The monk's eyes narrowed, and he said: "One is from a thousand years later, and the other is to take the soul of others, is what the monk said right?" ”

Cui Daoshu and Na Zhe set off a monstrous wave in their hearts, and their hearts beat faster, as if their hearts were about to jump out of their throats at any time.

The two brothers looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

The monk took another sip of wine, grabbed a piece of dog meat and threw it into his mouth, and chewed it heavily.

The woods were quiet, except for the rustle of leaves as the wind blew through them.

Na Zhe and Cui Daoshu looked at each other for a long time, and then spoke:

"Monk, who are you, are you a monk here?"

While chewing the dog meat, the monk said indistinctly: "The monk's Dharma name is Taiqin, and he lives in Qingliang Temple. You two are not thousand-year-old ghosts, so the monks are not afraid of you. ”

Cui Daoshu suddenly shouted: "I remember, you are the monk Taiqin who said, 'To untie the bell, you must tie the bell'!" ”

Na Zhe hurriedly asked, "Old Seven, what are you talking about?" Isn't it an idiom that 'the bell must be tied to the bell'? What does it have to do with this sloppy monk? ”

Cui Daoshu said: "Third brother, I have read some books, according to the book, there was a Taiqin Zen master in Jinling Qingliang Temple in the Southern Tang Dynasty, he had a bold personality, usually did not abide by the precepts of Buddhism, and often drank wine and ate meat. And he has nothing to do all day long, and he doesn't do anything, and the monks in the temple generally look down on him, but the presiding Wenyi Zen Master is quite important to him.

Once, when Zen Master Wenyi was preaching the Dharma, he asked the monks in the temple: 'Who can untie the golden bell tied around the tiger's neck?' After much thought, they couldn't answer.

At this time, Zen Master Taiqin happened to come over, and Master Wenyi asked him this question again.

Without hesitation, Master Taichen replied, 'Only the one who ties the golden bell to the tiger's neck can untie it.' ’

After hearing this, Master Wenyi thought that Taiqin was quite capable of understanding Buddhist teachings, so he praised him in public. Later, this sentence was handed down as the idiom of 'the bell needs to be tied to the bell'. ”

Na Zhe asked curiously, "You just said that your Dharma name is 'Taiqin'?" ”

The monk nodded as he chewed the dog meat.

Na Zhe asked again: "You said the phrase 'you must tie the bell to unlock the bell'?" ”

The monk nodded: "It's all old, and you still mention it." ”

That Zhe Le: "I said sloppy monk, you must be the reincarnation of a thousand-year-old fox fairy, right?" Otherwise, how would you have seen where our brother came from? ”

Tai Qin shook his head and took another big sip of wine, "Two, I'm not a fox fairy, just an ordinary monk. ”