Chapter 20: The Jade Pot Ice Heart
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu used brutal retort punishment to say that the 23 Japanese who were captured by the Ming Dynasty were arrested by himself in front of the residents of Heiankyo and the sons of the major famous families who were hostages in the capital, and they were steamed alive on the road of Suzaku in Heiankyo. This incident was a sensation inside and outside Heiankyo, and there were all kinds of things in the streets and alleys, some said that the shogun had done a good job, and these thieves should have been punished a long time ago, and some said that this was a terrible thing, many of the thieves were involved in the local daimyo and were robbed for them, and some said that it was even more outrageous that the shogun was now crazy and should be returned to the emperor, of course, there were a few people who speculated that such an action was related to the Ming Dynasty envoys who were currently visiting in Heiankyo.
However, at this time, the post house where the Ming Dynasty envoy was located in the center of the storm was unusually calm, and after everyone returned to the post house with Zheng He, Wang Jinghong ordered everyone to disperse in the Yi Hall, and each went back to his room to wait for the follow-up arrangements.
Just after noon on the day of the execution, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu issued a nationwide decree, and at the same time sent a copy of this decree to the Ming Dynasty envoys in the post house, to the effect that the whole territory of Japan will immediately begin to suppress the thieves, especially those who go to sea to plunder must immediately surrender to the government, otherwise they will be punished after the arrest, and the local princes, that is, the daimyos, must also cooperate.
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu can be said to have given enough face to the envoys of the Ming Dynasty, met the requirements put forward by Zheng He, and whether the effect is good or not can be seen in the after-effects, but at this moment Zheng He's mission is basically over.
After receiving the decree from Ashikaga Yoshimitsu to the copy, Zheng He and Wang Jinghong gave a small vacation to the entourage, except for Wang Xi and some necessary guards, other people, including Ji Yan and Mei Yuning, can move freely in the afternoon, buy some things or play.
There are three Jinyi Wei lieutenants to find Ji Yan, hoping to go to Heianjing with him to play, they are the three who sneaked into Osaka together last time to buy cars and horses, they came to find Ji Yan to go with him, in addition to knowing that Ji Yan understands Japanese, more importantly, he knows that he still has a lot of Hongwu Tongbao, so I want to go together, eat and drink, maybe you can also rub the ticket, Ji Yan has no arrangement, I was going to agree to come down, to experience the life of rich people in ancient times.
However, this good thing was intercepted by Mei Yuning, and he also came to find Ji Yan and asked Ji Yan to accompany him to play in the mountains and forests near Kyoto.
For an adult virgin, one is to go to Flower Street Willow Lane, the other is to climb the mountain, which is more attractive can be said to be self-evident.
The two walked in the mountains and forests, Ji Yan originally planned to take Mei Yuning to the Kinkaku Temple to see, but when he walked on the road, he remembered that the Kinkaku Temple is still the residence of the general, and it will take hundreds of years before it can become a tourist attraction, so they can only follow the road to the Kinkaku Temple, take a walk and see, and after a while, the two came to an ancient temple not far from the Kinkaku Temple.
The name of the temple is Ankokuji Temple.
Ji Yan and Mei Yuning had a difference of opinion again, Ji Yan was more interested in the building of this ancient temple, and the antique architectural courtyard made him feel very interested, while Mei Yuning was not interested in these temples and temples, saying that these things were all Dong Shi Xiaofeng, it was better to go back to Daming to see, he was more interested in how the Japanese monks worshiped the Buddha.
The two of them discussed for a while, and finally decided whose fist listened to whom, after all, Ji Yan had a lot of advantages over Mei Yuning, who was half a head taller than Mei Yuning, so this matter was done according to Mei Yuning's wishes, and went to the backyard of the temple to see how these monks practiced.
This is the Rokuen Temple next to Ashikaga Yoshimitsu Residence, which seems to be a royal temple, so compared with those temples where incense is strong and pilgrims donate as the main income, there are no good men and women to burn incense and pray for blessings, just like a beautiful and timeless book, less lively and noisy, more elegant and pure.
Originally, outsiders were not allowed to visit this place casually, but the two of them revealed their identities to the monks in the temple, and these monks immediately changed their colors and greeted each other with smiling faces, allowing the two of them to be casual at will.
When Ji Yan and Mei Yuning came to the backyard, they happened to meet a young monk who was about ten years old and was being bullied by others, but when they saw a foreign guest visiting, those monks dispersed in a hurry. I saw that the little monk who was bullied was emaciated, although he had thick eyebrows and big eyes, his eyes were red and swollen with tears, and he obviously cried just now.
Mei Yuning felt pity and walked forward to talk to the little monk.
Mei Yuning and the little monk found a step to sit down and chat, although Ji Yan was not interested, he was a little tired after walking for a long time, so he also sat down next to the two.
Ji Yan saw Mei Yuning's eyes full of tenderness when he was talking to this little monk, which made Ji Yan feel in a trance that he knew the fake Mei Yuning before, and he thought to himself that this person was indeed a little strange, just a small captain of the brocade guard, but from the glass pearls, to the tea utensils, from the pavilion courtyard, to the poetry idioms, it seems that they all have an understanding involved.
Thinking of these plans, he couldn't help but be a little secretly happy, he knew so much, it is estimated that when he returns to Nanjing, he should not be stingy when he invites himself to dinner.
But when it comes to strangeness, Ji Yan himself is not far behind, after all, he is a traverser, although it seems to be a common thing to travel through various novels and TV, but he really has a soul through the Ming Dynasty, and there are no signs of any other traversers at present, so it seems that the probability of crossing is still very low, and it is quite strange to happen to a person like him who hangs all day long.
Weirdos and weirdos smell like each other and make friends, which is not strange in itself.
Ji Yan sat on the side and thought nonsense, but Mei Yuning chatted with the little novice more and more happily, and saw that the little monk began to burst into tears.
Buddhism is mysterious, only fateful, for the Dharma Zen machine, Ji Yan is obviously no fate, he listened to them in a daze, but his head was hazy in the clouds.
At this time, it was almost twilight, the sun was setting, and a few rays of sunlight passed through the layers of trees, hitting Mei Yuning's face with light and dark, Ji Yan looked at Mei Yuning and Xiao Shami, and couldn't help but be a little stunned, feeling that Mei Yuning's body exuded some maternal light.
Mei Yuning also noticed that Ji Yan's eyes were wrong when he looked at him, and frowned, Ji Yan hurriedly put away his eyes, and secretly sighed that he would rather accompany him to the temple than go shopping in the flower street, and also watched others look fascinated, is he really going to bend?
Ji Yan settled down, and heard Mei Yuning say to the little monk: "I can understand the loneliness in your heart, but the things in this world are unsatisfactory nine times out of ten, this vast world, I only hope that I can maintain my true self, maybe this is the principle of practicing meditation and becoming a Buddha." ”
Then he slowly said to the little monk:
"There was a great poet named Wang Changling in the Tang Dynasty of China, he was honest and honest all his life, but he was repeatedly framed by others, and on this day a friend came to visit him in the place where he was degraded, and before he left, he sent this friend such a poem in order to show his will."
"The cold rain and the river enter Wu at night, and Pingming sends off the guest Chushan Lonely. Luoyang relatives and friends asked each other, and a piece of ice was in the jade pot. I hope you also have a jade pot ice heart, worthy of others and worthy of yourself. ”
Then he gently stroked the back of the little monk, and the little monk wiped his nose at the moment, listening to Mei Yuning's words, thoughtfully.
At the end, the sky became darker and darker, Ji Yan and Mei Yuning were about to leave and return to the post house, Mei Yuning remembered that he hadn't asked the little monk's law name, so he asked, "I haven't asked the little master's law name yet." ”
The little monk was abandoned by his parents since he was born, and he was not tolerated by the world, his life has been lonely and boring in his teenage years, he originally felt that he was the most hated and hateful person in the world, and listened to Mei Yuning's words, although he could not completely untie the knot, but also made him feel the warmth from others for the first time when he was disheartened, and then felt his own existence.
He folded his hands, his face was full of happiness, his eyes were bright and cunning, although the snot had just been wiped off, but the smile was welcoming and very cute, he replied with a smile: "The little monk is now the boy of the elders in the temple, named Zhou Jian, but there are also many people who call the little monk a monk." ”
When Ji Yan heard this name, he couldn't believe his ears, a rest? This person is a monk??
He grabbed Mei Yuning, who was about to leave, and asked the little monk: "Are you a little monk?" Do you like to think about it, and then do it? ”
With that, he meditated cross-legged, drawing circles on the top of his head with his index fingers on either side, and then he closed his eyes, straightened his back, and formed a seal with his hands.
Mei Yuning saw Ji Yan sitting there and gesturing, feeling a little embarrassed and embarrassed, so she thought about pulling him away.
But Yixiu looked funny at Ji Yan, laughed and said that he didn't have this habit, but watching Ji Yan do these actions in front of him, it seemed that there was some mystery in doing so, and he would try it in the future.
Mei Yuning finally pulled Ji Yan away. On the way back to the post house, Ji Yanzui never stopped, and kept saying to Mei Yuning: "He's a rest, a rest." ”
Mei Yuning muttered in her heart, what's wrong with this guy, I was pulled here to be interested in Yan Shan at first, but after listening to the little monk's number, it was like seeing some terrible character, a break, what's wrong? Is the name special?
Naturally, he didn't know that after listening to his words, he insisted on his own self and became the most famous monk in Japanese history, and even influenced thousands of Chinese teenagers in later generations because of a film.