Chapter 20: White Horse Temple
"Brother Feng, where are we going" Out of Cai's mansion, Cai Yan asked very happily.
"We went to the White Horse Temple, then walked west along the Luoyang River, passing by the liveliest places in Luoyang along the way, and finally we went to Yipinju to eat and see our own restaurant," Li Fengjiang said with the route already in mind.
"Brother Yan'er, listen to the wind," Cai Yan said obediently, her red little face full of smiles.
White Horse Temple, built in the Eastern Han Dynasty 68 years, is the first temple established by the introduction of Buddhism into China, but also by the second emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty at that time, Emperor Liu Zhuang personally ordered to build, built in the east of Luoyang City, outside the Yongmen of the Han Imperial Palace, has the name of China's first ancient temple, the White Horse Temple of later generations is rebuilt after being destroyed several times, and Li Feng went to the original White Horse Temple this time.
Luoyang is divided into four districts, the east is the official residence, which is the place where the Han officials live, the west is the mansion, which is the place where the Han family relatives of the officials and nobles are located, there is a Vermilion Bird Road on both sides, this is the inner district of Luoyang, there is naturally an outer area in the inner and outer districts, and the inner and outer districts are separated by a river, which is a branch of the Luoshui River, and the outer district is several times larger than the inner district.
The residence in the outer area is to come and go to merchants and Luoyang civilians, and the river is the most prosperous and lively place in Luoyang, looking down from the height of Luoyang, the whole Luoyang distribution wants to think of a deformed Tian character, the middle of the Tian character above, is the most important place in the Han Dynasty, the Han Palace, the residence of the emperor.
And Li Feng's Yipinju was next to the river in the Outer West District, and it was fortunate that there were hundreds of gold sent by Jiwu County Order when he bought this place, otherwise the money in Li Feng's original hand was really not enough.
In the Han Dynasty, the people who believed in Buddhism were not as many as in later generations, so the incense of the White Horse Temple was not prosperous, and it was more dependent on the support of the royal family, after all, the White Horse Temple was built by the Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty, so for the sake of royal face, the emperors of the previous dynasties after the Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty would have allocated money to maintain the White Horse Temple.
"Wow~~~ What a big temple," at this time Li Feng took Cai Yan to the White Horse Temple, only to see that the gate of the White Horse Temple was beyond imagination, nearly a thousand meters wide and long, and there were two white stone horses standing on both sides of the temple gate, which looked much taller than the real horse.
"Brother Feng, hurry up and take a look, I have read about Buddhism from the book, and I heard that it came from a place called India in the Western Regions far away" Cai Yan is worthy of being a talented girl, and she can actually tell the origin of Buddhism.
"Well~~ There is a person in India who is called Buddha, called Sakyamuni, and this Buddhism was founded by this person" Li Feng thought for a while and said, Li Feng is just an ordinary person, he doesn't know Buddhism at all, everything he knows is from mythological TV series.
"Let's go, let's go in and have a look, we don't believe in Buddhism, so we should play and sightsee" Li Feng took Cai Yan's pink little hand and walked towards the temple, Dian Wei and Jian Yong followed.
"Brother Feng~~ Are these two Buddha statues, how do they look so fierce" When I entered the temple, I saw two Buddha statues on both sides. "This should be the so-called apologetic Bodhisattva," Li Feng explained, Li Feng was the first time to come to a real temple, and he had seen it on TV before.
"A few donors, the little monk is polite" Just a few steps away, a young monk stepped forward and shouted.
"The little master is polite" Li Feng folded his hands and returned the salute, and Cai Yan beside him also learned from Li Feng's hands together.
"Little master, we are very interested in Buddhism, so I came to your temple to pay a visit, hoping that the little master can take us around to have a look," Li Feng said nonsense.
"Amitabha, please follow the little monk into the temple" The young monk took Li Feng and his people into the temple, and the young monk introduced the name of each place, which Bodhisattva Arhat was enshrined in it, and Li Feng also saw a lot of believers along the way, but the temple was too big, so he looked cold.
"Yan'er, are you tired?" asked Li Feng in a low voice.
"Hmm~~, but I have gained a lot of knowledge," Cai Yan nodded and whispered.
"If I had known, we wouldn't have come to this temple" Li Feng also said with some regret, while Dian Wei behind the two of them was yawning all the way, and Jian Yong kept watching left and right.
"Ladies and gentlemen, this is the Mahavira Hall, where the Buddha is enshrined," the monk introduced.
"Thank you, little master," Li Feng thanked the monk and then instructed Jian Yong beside him, "Xianhe, you follow the little master and add some sesame oil money." ”
"Brother Feng, let's go in and worship the Buddha and ask him to bless our elders," Cai Yan pleaded to Li Feng.
"Okay" Li Feng nodded and agreed, and led Cai Yan into the Daxiong Treasure Hall, only to see that the hall was unusually spacious, Cai Yan walked to the statue of Sakyamuni, knelt down reverently, folded his hands and muttered something silently in his mouth.
"Hmm~~ What a beautiful woman" Li Feng's gaze moved to Cai Yan's side, but he saw the most beautiful woman who had crossed over, and when he saw that face, his eyes were straight.
"Pure as water, charming as a demon" Li Feng can only use these eight words to describe the woman in front of him.
"Young Master" When Li Feng was stunned, he didn't know when Dian Wei had appeared in front of Li Feng, and his huge figure blocked Li Feng's sight, making him wake up, only to see Dian Wei holding the double halberd on his waist, and the muscles of his whole body were tense.
"What's wrong?" Li Feng moved curiously and looked in front of Dian Wei from the side.
I saw a middle-aged man appear next to the woman who made Li Feng stunned, the middle-aged man was of medium stature, with a cold expression, holding a long sword in his left hand, holding the hilt of the sword with his right hand, staring at Dian Wei tightly, the woman also found that the situation around her was wrong, and stood up and looked at the middle-aged man beside her suspiciously.
"So tall~~ at least one meter seven or more" When the woman stood up, she was only slightly shorter than the middle-aged man next to him, and when the woman wanted to ask, the middle-aged man didn't dare to look at the woman, and replied in a respectful whisper.
"Young master, this person is very dangerous," I saw Dian Wei say urgently.
"What~~~ What kind of person is this, even Dian Wei feels in danger?" Hearing Dian Wei's words, Li Feng's heart exploded, Dian Wei's martial arts Li Feng was very clear, except for Lu Bu in the entire Three Kingdoms, no one should be able to make him say such a thing, but the middle-aged man in front of him actually asked Dian Wei to say such a thing.
"What a beautiful sister" A childish and crisp voice interrupted the dull atmosphere, it was Cai Yan who had finished praying, and the man next to the woman took a step back and stood behind her.
"Whew~" Dian Wei also breathed a sigh of relief, and his white hands slowly changed back to their normal color, and he also retreated behind Li Feng.
"Hello, sister," Cai Yan exclaimed very politely.
"Hello, sister," the woman said softly with a smile.
"I'll go~~ and return the baby sound" Li Feng stared at the woman directly.
"Sister, you are so beautiful, and your voice is also very good, it is the first time for Yan'er to see someone as beautiful as her sister" Cai Yan stepped forward and said.
"Sister, so cute, she must be more beautiful than her sister when she grows up," the woman said with a smile in a gentle tone.
"Madam, the carriage is ready," said a little maid who came into her side and whispered to her.
"Sister, goodbye" The woman also said goodbye to Cai Yan very politely.
"Alas~~ It turned out that she was already a woman" At this time, Li Feng paid attention to the woman's dress and the bun on her head, and felt a little lost in her heart.
"Brother Feng, let's go too" After watching the woman leave, Cai Yan spoke.
"Okay, but what did Yan'er ask for?" asked Li Feng curiously.
"I can't say it, if I say it, the Buddha won't agree," Cai Yan lowered his head and peeked at Li Feng, and said shyly.
"It's okay, let's whisper, the Buddha can't hear," Li Feng said incessantly.
"Brother Feng really wants to know?" Cai Yan looked back at the Buddha statue like a thief and asked.
"Mm-hmm" Li Feng nodded and rubbed his head towards Cai Yan,
"~~~~ That's all" Cai Yan's smart little eyes became crooked with the smile on his face.
"Eh~~~ Yan'er, you dare to play me" There was no sound in front of it except for the last three words, and Li Feng also knew that he had been deceived by Cai Yan.
"Hehe~~ Brother Feng, who is usually so smart, also has times when he is deceived by Yan'er" Cai Yan shook off Li Feng and ran towards the outside of the temple in a hurry, and Li Feng could only smile and follow.