Chapter 6: The Dharani Sutra

The canonization ceremony of the Niu Co Lu clan did not bring much joy to the cold palace. It didn't take long for the news of Gui's serious illness to reach the Forbidden City.

"Gui is seriously ill? Hasn't Gui's body been good all the time? "As soon as I heard that Ah Gui was sick, Lord Qianlong couldn't sit still.

"Since Gui Zhongtang returned to Beijing, his health has been bad, and it has been a few days." Wang Lian whispered on the side.

"Ah Gui is the minister of the humerus that I rely on the most, I can't live without him by my side!" Lord Qianlong was a little anxious, "Come on, bring my 'Weaving Gold Dhara Sutra'!" I want to go and visit Guizhongtang in person. ”

The Sutra is 280 centimeters long and 274 centimeters wide, and is basically square. Bright yellow satin bottom, twisted gold weaving, except for the edge of the machine two centimeters, the rest are all jacquard parts. The pattern layout is delicate and tight.

The outermost layer is Wanfu Wanshou lace, which is composed of 40,000 longevity and bats, and is eight centimeters wide.

The second layer is composed of Buddha and lotus flowers, with a width of 15 cm; There are nine Buddha statues in the upper and lower horizontal rows, and twelve Buddha statues in the left and right columns.

The third layer is the part of Chinese characters and Buddhist scriptures, each Chinese character is only one centimeter square, and within ten centimeters square, sixty-four characters are neatly arranged; This layer of scripture is twenty-two words per line, for a total of three hundred and ten lines; The characters are arranged in a vertical column from the outside to the inside, with a total of more than 17,800 Chinese characters.

The fourth layer of lace is the same as the first layer, which is also Wanfu longevity lace.

The central part of the sutra is a pagoda composed of scriptures, the height of the tower is 140 centimeters, there is a banner of regular Chinese characters on the top of the tower, and the four characters of "Cihang Dufu" are arranged from left to right.

Above the plaque is three stars; The left side of the star is the sun, and there is black in the day; The right of the star is the moon, and there is a rabbit in the moon; The three make up the sun, moon, and stars of the twelve chapters.

There are nine square seals in a horizontal row at the top, and the text is not clear. There are two small Buddhas sitting on the lotus leaves at the top of the spire. The two sides of the tower are the Buddha flags, the tassels, there are seven circles on the left and right two flags, the seal script text in the circle, the left is "the bright and good proof of Bodhi fruit", the right is "quiet Xiangding Gongdelin".

The body of the tower is horizontally multi-grid, each grid is written scriptures, it is a loop of the Diamond Sutra, a total of more than 6,700 words.

The center of the tower is divided into five pieces of seals, and the seals are also carved with seals. The top is a circular seal, six centimeters in diameter, three vertical columns on the book, two words in each column, for "Guangren exorcism treasure seal";

The second piece is a rectangular seal, eight centimeters high, five centimeters wide, vertical columns, four characters per column, for "the treasure of the Buddha of Zhengde Tongyuan";

The third piece is a circular seal, with a diameter of 7.5 cm, and the words are arranged up and down, left and right, and the four characters are "Ten Maps Pass";

The fourth piece is also round, 12 centimeters in diameter, in the center of the pagoda, the text is arranged up and down, left and right, and it is the four words of "treasure mirror Lingguang";

The fifth piece is an inverted triangle, the waist of the tower, the horizontal side is 14 centimeters long, 6 centimeters high, the text is still arranged up and down, left and right, and it is the four characters of "Shine on the Great Qian".

The tower is round-bellied, the lower waist level stretches, contracts, and stretches again, and the lowest layer is the lotus Sumeru. The tower is left and right covered with drifting cloud bats. On the left, there is a 37-centimeter square under the sun, which is woven with Tang Xuanzang's "Moko Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra", a total of 27 crosses; It is decorated with patterns such as 黼, dragon, Zongyi, and fire in the twelve chapters. There are 37 centimeters square under the moon rabbit on the right, which weaves the "Gaowang Guanyin Sutra" of the Northern Qi Dynasty, a total of 708 crosses; The following is decorated with 12 chapters of the Chinese insect, Chinese insects, algae, powder rice and other patterns.

Buddhism believes that the Sutra of Weaving Gold Dharani is blessed with incredible powers, and both men and women can cover their bodies at the end of their lives, which can make the deceased extinguish their sins and blessings, and avoid all the difficulties of the past world, and the deceased will be happy physically and mentally, and Amitabha Buddha will be led to the rebirth of the West Force Elysium; The use of dharani in the past life is not limited to the object, regardless of religious and non-religious men, women and children, can be used at the end of life, even if they did not believe in religion during their lifetime, slandered the Three Jewels (Buddha, Dharma, Sangha), have no cause and effect, and have little merit, they can also be eliminated by using this sinful karma, and the Three Jewels are attached.

"The Emperor! The sun is scorching outside, so let's stay cool in this summer weather before going out! ”

"What a rambling thing! Ready! "Lord Qianlong is in a hurry.

The sedan chair was quickly prepared, and the guards of Luanyi carried Qianlong Ye out of the palace and went straight to Agui's mansion. Lord Qianlong sat silently in the sedan chair and didn't say anything. The wrinkles on his face coalesced, and he looked older and older. Gui's serious illness reminded him of a lot of things, and he couldn't help but feel a little sentimental. I don't know how long it took, the sedan chair finally arrived at Gui's mansion. With the support of Wang Lian, Lord Qianlong carefully got off the sedan chair.

"Long live the Emperor! Banzai! Hooray! The people in Agui's mansion immediately knelt down and said goodbye.

"Get up!" Qianlong Ye glanced at everyone and hurriedly walked towards the room.

"Long live the Emperor...... Ah Gui said with difficulty lying on the hospital bed, and he didn't even have the strength to sit up and ask for peace.

"Gui! You have always been physically strong, how can you say that when you fall ill, you suddenly fall ill? Qianlong Ye came to the side of the bed and held Ah Gui's hand.

"It's all the old minister who is useless, and the old minister also wants to serve the master for a few more years, but this body is ......," Ah Gui said, and said, unable to say any more.

"I have brought you the 'Weaving Gold Dharani Sutra Quilt', which is a living Buddha who has recited the Sutra, you cover your body day and night, and the Buddha will bless you with recovery!" As he spoke, Lord Qianlong took the 'Weaving Gold Dharani Sutra Quilt', gently unfolded it, and covered Ah Gui's quilt.

"The Emperor, I can't help it!" This pair of 'weaving gold dharani sutras' yellow satin woven gold is the emperor's exclusive use. When Ah Gui saw it, he was taken aback, and hurriedly stretched out his hand, intending to take the quilt away.

"What's not to be avoided? As long as you can recover, what is the point of a mere 'weaving gold dharani scripture quilt'? Qianlong Ye pressed Ah Gui's hand.

Ah Gui looked at Lord Qianlong and was moved to tears: This leader is always level!

Qianlong Ye looked at Ah Gui and wept, and couldn't help crying. The two are of the same age, Ah Gui began to work hard for him when he was young, and now, he has been with him for decades. Although after the appearance of the adult, Lord Qianlong favored him in almost everything, and even the absurd system of 'discussing the guilt silver' was promulgated and enforced, allowing him to be corrupt and pervert the law and act recklessly, which greatly broke his heart. However, this could not affect his loyalty to Qianlong. Now, the leader has come to visit in person, and Ah Gui is even more grateful.

"Ah Gui, take care of your illness, you have to think about everything, as long as you live well, wait for you to get well and then lead troops to fight for me!" Looking at the young man who was once brave and good at fighting, and in the blink of an eye, he became an old man lying on the sickbed dying and struggling, and Lord Qianlong couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion. The love was deep, and the voice trembled.

Ah Gui nodded vigorously after hearing this, and was so moved that he couldn't speak for a while.

Gui's serious illness made the Military Aircraft Department a mess.

Ah Gui's time is short, who will sit in the position of the chief military minister? Everyone knows that there can be no one else except for adults.

For Fukangan, this is a happy event; But for Wang Jie and others, it is a great worry.

Good and evil, right and wrong, good and bad, have always been so coquettish.

Wang Jie and Dong He have always respected Ah Gui's personality and hated him to the core. With Ah Gui here, there is some moderation in doing things with adults. Ah Gui is honest and honest, there is no room for sand in his eyes, and adults are afraid of him, and he is careful in everything. If there is no Ah Gui, the Military Aircraft Department will become the world of the Lord and Fu Chang'an, where will there be a place for them?

Dong He is still very measured in his work, and he knows how to hide it, but Wang Jie is different. He had already made up his mind, if Lord He was really promoted to the chief military minister, he would resign and retire from his illness. Dong He persuaded him for this I don't know how many times, but Wang Jie is Wang Ba eats scales - he is determined to fight to the end with Lord He.

Dong He was very worried: Rub, you're gone, I'm still a fart by myself!

He wanted Ah Gui to persuade Wang Jie, so he asked him to visit Ah Gui's mansion together.

"It's not the right time for the two adults to come, our master is taking medicine, you wait a minute, wait until the master finishes taking the medicine and then go in!" The housekeeper in Agui's mansion said cautiously.

"Don't worry, don't worry......" Dong He hurriedly said.

The two of them waited in the hall for more than half an hour, and then the butler led them into the room. As soon as they stepped into the threshold, a strong smell of Chinese medicine choked the two of them and coughed. I saw Ah Gui lying on the sickbed, long gone, but just surviving.

"Gui Zhongtang!" Dong He called out quietly, and Ah Gui heard the sound and opened his eyes slightly.

"Master Dong!" Ah Gui was a little excited when he saw Dong He, and then looked at Wang Jie behind Dong He, "Lord Wang! ”

"Is the Military Aircraft Department alright?" Ah Gui is always thinking about the military aircraft department. In his eyes, Dong He and Wang Jiezhong are upright and upright, and they are both rare pillars.

"Everything is fine, Gui Zhongtang, you can recuperate with peace of mind!" Dong He originally hoped that Ah Gui could persuade Wang Jie to let Wang Jie stay, but now seeing him like this, he can no longer speak.

"In the future, the Military Aircraft Department will rely on the two of you......" Ah Gui took Dong He's hand, his eyes full of hope.

"We will naturally do our best, we are afraid of ......," Wang Jie, who was standing behind Dong He, suddenly said. Dong He listened to Wang Jie's words, and blamed him for a while in his heart. Wang Jie is a straight person, and he never takes anything to heart when he has anything to say.

"I know the situation at the Military Aircraft Department......" Listening to Wang Jie's words, Ah Gui sighed heavily. I, Ah Gui, am over 80 years old, and it is not a pity to die. What's more, I am already in the position of general, and my children and grandchildren are happy. I just want to see the day when the emperor is in power......"

"Gui Zhongtang ......" Dong He was so excited when he heard Ah Gui's words, and his tears couldn't stop flowing down.

"In the future, there will be your hard days. For the sake of the emperor, for the sake of our Qing Dynasty, you must hold on! ”

"Gui Zhongtang, don't worry! I, Dong He, will definitely not disappoint your expectations......" Dong He said in a trembling voice, and then turned his head to look at Wang Jie. Dong Huan hoped that Wang Jie could change his mind, but although Wang Jie's eyes were red, he didn't mean to speak.

Ah Gui nodded and slowly closed his eyes. After saying so much, he was so tired. (To be continued.) )