One hundred times a night, this is the price of the small courtyard of Fanlou, and the monthly salary of ten soldiers of Chao Yong on the top.

Although Chao Yong has made many achievements and received many rewards, the expenses are also very large. Hearing this price, I couldn't help but feel a pain in my flesh, but for the sake of safety, I still pretended not to care and let the steward lead the way.

The steward took everyone down the north building, and after a few rounds, he went out of the range of the five buildings of the Fan Building, and came to an alley behind, but there was no noise in the Fan Building, but there were some red-faced sounds.

The steward smiled: "Guests who like to be quiet or don't want to be bumped into are here when they spend the night in Fan Lou, and if the prince wants to entertain guests, I will choose a larger courtyard for you." ”

Chao Yong nodded and said, "Then it's hard to take care of things." ”

After a few courtyards, the steward stopped, pushed open a door, and said, "A few sons, please." ”

Chao Yong was the advanced courtyard, and when he saw that there were also five wings in this courtyard, he said, "Okay, this is the courtyard." ”

When the maids and servants inside heard the movement in the courtyard, they all came out to greet them.

The steward said: "There are two maids and two little maids in this courtyard, do you need to add them?" Or if there is something you don't like, you can also change it. ”

Chao Yong shook his head and said, "I like to be quiet, so I will leave a maid and a small servant to serve first." ”

The steward nodded and said, "Okay, Childe will go into the house and see what else needs to be added?" ”

Chao Yong entered the house and took a look, everything was ready, and even if he paid 500 yuan. Banknotes, which are not well circulated in the countryside, are easy to use in Tokyo.

When Chao Yong was about to fall asleep, he heard the coquettish laughter of several women in the courtyard, including the voices of Ruan Xiaowu and Shi Qian, who were obviously recruited by the two to accompany him.

Chao Yong also knew that Ping said that Liangshan's military rules were strict, and the two had not started a family, so they had to vent once, so he didn't care about them.

There was nothing to say for a night, and the next time everyone had breakfast, they came to the Great Xiangguo Temple.

Although Zhao Ji believes in Taoism, the status of Daxiangguo Temple is still unshakable.

The history of the Great Xiangguo Temple can be described as long, the earliest can be traced back to the Northern Qi Dynasty, at the beginning of the call "Jianguo Temple", but after the temple was built, there were many disasters and difficulties, and the Tang Dynasty was renamed the Great Xiangguo Temple after the reconstruction. However, it is still full of disasters and difficulties, and it has been rebuilt repeatedly.

When he arrived at Song Taizu in this dynasty, it was fired, and Song Taizu ordered it to be rebuilt, and then Song Taizong ordered it to be expanded, which can be said to be favored by the two founding emperors of the Song Dynasty.

After the expansion of Xiangguo Temple covers an area of more than 500 acres, the palace is solemn and gorgeous, the monk's room is lined up one after another, the flowers are full of courtyards, it is praised as "the golden and green shines, the clouds are disfigured".

The founding emperor of the second emperor looked at the Xiangguo Temple so much, and the descendants of later generations naturally did not dare to slack off. Every national event, such as the emperor's birthday prayer, the visit to relatives and the inscription of Jinshi are mostly held here, so Daxiangguo Temple is also known as the royal temple.

Strictly speaking, Lu Zhishen is not a monk in Daxiangguo Temple, but a vegetable garden under the jurisdiction of Daxiangguo Temple, which has 64 Zen and law institutes and 10,000 monks.

Daxiangguo Temple is not only famous in the Song Dynasty, but also famous at home and abroad.

During the time of Song Taizu, the prince of Tianzhu Manshu Sri became a monk, and then came to the Song Dynasty and lived in Xiangguo Temple for many years.

Cui Sixun of Goryeo during the time of Shenzong specially brought several painters from his home country to Daexiangguo Temple and copied all the murals in the temple back to China. It is said that the monk Cheng Xun also came to the Great Xiangguo Temple to study the law.

When Zhao Ji arrived, Zhao Ji, who was so happy, presented the plaque of "Daxiangguo Temple" to the Goryeo envoy.

Chao Yong five people follow the passer-by to guide to the front of the Daxiangguo Temple, only to see that the front of the temple is a wharf of the Bianhe River, the Daxiangguo Temple covers an extremely wide area again, there are countless visitors and pilgrims, and the bazaar is naturally formed here.

The commerce of the Northern Song Dynasty was already very developed, and the goods and entertainment industries were extremely developed, as long as those who had enough money could enjoy it to the fullest. The bazaar is in front of the door, and some monks of Daxiangguo Temple can't resist the temptation, and gradually participate in the transaction, make money and enjoy life.

Some even openly violated the precepts of Buddhism, opened a roast pig house, ran a pork business, and the monk Huiming even became a well-known chef in the capital who specialized in cooking meat dishes.

Seeing that this continues, the precepts in the temple will be destroyed, and the monks in the temple will also fall into the red dust, so he hurriedly asked the court to prohibit trading in front of the temple.

But Zhao Ji believes in Taoism, and he is naturally not too relieved about delaying the monks' practice, not to mention that the bazaar can bring a lot of taxes, but it can't hinder the royal temple.

In the end, the Great Xiangguo Temple held five times a month "Xiangguo Temple Ten Thousand Surnames Trading" temple fair, which was a compromise.

The presiding officer of Daxiangguo Temple saw that the will of the saint had been made, and he could only carry it out, and he originally thought that there were only five days of trading per month, and the rest of the day could allow the monks to concentrate on practice. But when the dust heart moves, how can they calm down and worship the Buddha, many monks have the means to make a living, and they have begun to return to the world one after another.

The host looked bad, and most of the monks in the temple were going to disperse like this, and without these disciples who were willing to enter the world, they would have to do some work to enter the world, after all, although they were high monks, they also needed to eat and drink, and they also needed gold and silver. So he asked some disciples who were unwilling to practice to contribute to the temple, and these people had the support of the Great Xiangguo Temple, and it was much more convenient to act.

What's more, the criminal law of the Northern Song Dynasty stipulates that the crime of a monk is reduced by one degree. The price of a degree is clearly marked by the imperial court for several hundred yuan, not anyone who wants to become a monk can become a monk, Lu Zhishen became a monk because Zhao Yuanwai had already bought a five-flower degree, so he could become a monk.

They can stay in the monastery and continue their secular life, although they have to pay some money and food to the monastery, most monks are still unwilling to give up their lives.

Therefore, every time you come to the temple fair, you can still see a lot of monks trading in Daxiangguo Temple.

However, there is no noise in the temple today, and there is a burst of Sanskrit singing, obviously it is not a temple fair, but these monks who chant the scriptures have no one knowing whether they are thinking about the Buddha or the bazaar.

When everyone entered the towering mountain gate, they saw King Kong on both sides with fierce eyes, which made people feel awe.

Inside, I saw the building towering, carved beams and painted buildings, ingenious workmanship, golden brilliance.

"Let's walk around first, and then let's find the monk who knows the guest."

Chao Yong saw that Xiangguo Temple was built so majestic, and also had the heart of visiting.

The five people came in along the mountain gate, and saw a large hall with three gilded characters on it, "Tianwang Palace".

Five rooms with three doors, cornices and corners, yellow glazed tile roof.

Entering the inside, I saw a sitting statue of Maitreya Buddha in the center, with kind eyebrows and kind eyes, smiling and smiling, sitting on the lotus pot. On both sides stood the four heavenly kings, all of them with round eyes and angry eyes, and they had the potential to destroy all evil in the world.

The person who holds the bead and holds the snake is the wide-eyed king, and he is named for standing tall and seeing far; The person holding the red umbrella is the King of Knowledge, who is known for his knowledge; The sword bearer is the king of growth, and he hopes that the good heart and good roots of the world will grow greatly; In the end, the king of the country who holds the pipa in his arms plays the music of the eight directions and protects the peace of all nations.

(To be continued)