Chapter Twenty-Eight: Drinking Tea
Ten Thousand Buddha Temple, a thousand-year-old temple, a Zen ancestral garden, a Buddhist holy land, a martial arts myth, there are already too many nouns to render this temple that has lasted for many dynasties, Yang Zhen walked into this solemn and simple temple, but only saw the ordinary of prosperity. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
This large temple, which was once located in the hinterland of the Central Plains, was moved to Qionghua Island in the Zhongtai Liquid Pool in the outer area of the Imperial City, although too much time has passed, Yang Zhen has also heard of it.
It is rumored that at the beginning of the founding of the country, the whole country traced the remnants of the previous dynasty, and some descendants of the royal family of the previous dynasty fled to the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple in Fangzhi Mountain to seek refuge.
When Xing Taizu learned that he ordered a strict investigation, he sent troops to surround the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple for three months, searched every corner of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple, and interrogated every monk, but found nothing.
If it weren't for the fact that many eyes and ears had obtained the exact clues and news, they would even think that it was just a misunderstanding.
History proves it. The descendants of the royal family of the previous dynasty, even if they did not want to rebel, would be coerced into rebellion, and they have always been a source of instability. Xing Taizu did not dare to relax his vigilance, and then continued to search for no result, and wanted to order the slaughter of the temple and the burning of the mountain.
Buddhism flourished in the Central Plains, the number of people who believe in Buddhism is innumerable, that is, among the royal family, there are also many people to worship the Buddha, Xing Taizu's mother is one of them, she heard about this and tried her best to dissuade it, thinking that killing monks and destroying Buddha is unknown, so Xing Taizu changed his mind slightly.
Xing Taizu ordered all the monks of the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple to move into Qionghua Island, and then razed the empty Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple to the ground after three feet of ground, and still found nothing.
Xing Taizu suspected that the remnants of the previous dynasty had mixed in with the monks, so he ordered to be monitored day and night. He also ordered all monks not to return to lay wives and not to allow any woman to approach the Temple of Ten Thousand Buddhas, which lasted for a hundred years.
Even if the remnants of the previous dynasty were mixed with the monks, they could not approach women, nor could they marry laity laity, and they were not even allowed to leave the temple. Then a hundred years later, when all these monks die, there will naturally be no descendants of them in this world, and it can be regarded as a complete extinction.
Xing Taizu has been dead for many years, but this order has been carried out. Even if there are monks from outside to supplement it, it is still necessary to observe this command. Until a hundred years later, when the throne passed to the generation of King Xingwu, he was advised by Yang Wei and the ministers, and King Xingwu determined that there was no problem before abolishing the ban, allowing the monks of this temple to return to the laity, and the monks who have been in the temple for more than ten years can also enter and exit the outer city of the imperial city at will, and also allow the ladies of the palace to go in and burn incense and worship the Buddha.
It's just that too much time has passed, and the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple will never be able to return to Fangzhi Mountain. At this time, Fang Wait Mountain has long been occupied by the newly built Taoist Palace Jingming Palace.
After the long-term efforts of the abbot Huikong master, everyone gradually forgot this history, and the Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple finally opened up the situation in this imperial city, although there was no entry of ordinary people, but in this palace, there were many of their own believers, and even the emperor had entered the temple to worship many times.
There are many monks in the temple, and if the orphans in the whole capital are unable to provide for them, they can be shaved into the temple, including the orphans of the soldiers who died in various places, and they are also reported to the temple by the local authorities. Many old eunuchs also regard entering the temple as a monk for the rest of their lives.
The Ten Thousand Buddhas Temple is never closed, this is also the rule set by Master Huikong, he is an old monk who has experienced the closed temple era, and the closed door even accompanied him in the first half of his life, this kind of taste he does not want new monks to experience again.
Soon after Yang Zhen entered the temple, a monk introduced him to a guest hall.
This guest hall is not spacious, and it can only accommodate a desk and a few futons.
A thin old monk, sitting cross-legged in a corner, saw Yang Zhen come in, just smiled and gestured to take a seat, then lowered his head to cook tea, and stopped talking.
Yang Zhen sat opposite him, and he didn't mean to speak, wanting to see what kind of medicine was sold in this monk's gourd.
The sound of tuk tuk water sounded in the pot, and the old monk shook the pu fan, which filled the small tea room with a fresh tea smoke.
Tea is ready.
The old monk picked up the iron teapot and poured the hot tea soup directly into his mouth without using the teacup, but he did not see any traces of burns. Just took a sip, suddenly looked up at Yang Zhen, patted his head and said, "The old monk has a bad memory, but he forgot that the distinguished guest is here." Why don't you come as a layman? ”
Yang Zhen sneered in his heart, he didn't see the cold face, but the hot tea was going to be drunk first.
Without hesitation, he took the hot iron kettle and poured it into his mouth, the hot tea had already entered his mouth, and he drank it in a big gulp, and there was not a drop left. Yang Zhen smashed his mouth, as if he was still unsatisfied. Tong Zigong made himself insulated from the inside out to relieve pain, and chewing and iron Dafa could have swallowed gold and iron raw and transformed the internal organs. Just hot water, no problem.
Just come and not be rude, tear it gently, the cast iron pot in his hand has become two halves, he divided his hands into two halves of the two halves, and stuffed a piece into his mouth, gaba gaba chewing, like eating freshly fried soybeans. After a few chews, I swallowed it raw.
Yang Zhen handed the other half to the old monk and said with a smile: "Thank you master for giving tea, but in a hurry to come down, I didn't bring a gift, I can only take local materials, and share some refreshments with the master, and I hope the master will not blame." ”
The old monk looked at the discus in front of him, his throat stirred, and he didn't take it. After a while, he smiled at Yang Zhen and said: "Amitabha, the old monk knows the first Huizhen in the guest hall, and I also invite Yang Shizhu to meet the abbot with the old monk." ”
After saying that, he stood up and walked out. Yang Zhen smiled and followed.