Wu Jin was led by a maid to the study of the emperor of Lanling County, and the official of the emperor was to worship the captain, but in fact he had nothing to do, only to show up at the time of the monthly dynasty, or when there was any major event in the court.

Huangfujiang's father is the youngest uncle of Emperor Huangfu Ji of Jin'an, named King Liang, in charge of the 200,000 army of Helong, after the change of Jin'an, Huangfu Ji's own brother King Chu ascended the throne, forcing the world's major military leaders to give way, King Liang was forced to hand over military power to his son, and he came to the capital as a hostage, forty years have passed, King Liang has died twenty years ago, and Huangfu Jiang has become a seventy-year-old man.

Usually idle to do, Huangfu Jiang planted flowers, raised fish, played with bonsai, the small courtyard in front of his study was full of all kinds of bonsai, some are root carvings, some are Taihu Lake stones, some are worth ten thousand gold, but some just pick up a few stones at random to make a small scene, the whole yard, only a narrow path remains.

Wu Jin walked into the small courtyard, only to see Huang Fu Jiang was engrossed in cutting a pine bonsai, wearing a wide-body Zen robe, stepping on clogs, Wu Jin did not speak, just waved his hand, let the maid retreat, he stood in the courtyard and waited for a long time, Huang Fu Jiang inadvertently looked up, and then saw Wu Jin.

"Huh! When did Wujin come, I don't even know? ”

"I just arrived, I'm sorry to disturb the king."

Huangfu Jiang glanced at the apricot yellow embroidered eagle first-class guard uniform worn by Wu Jin, and couldn't help but smile slightly, "Not bad!" It's actually a six-rank officer. ”

Wu Jin scratched his head a little embarrassed, "I don't have any clothes to wear, otherwise I wouldn't have worn it to show off." ”

"It doesn't matter, there are so many people in guard uniforms on the street that you have to go, they are all bought clothes, you are a genuine first-class guard, what are you afraid of?"

Huang Fujiang put down the scissors and pointed to the small table in the gazebo next to him and said with a smile: "It's hot in the room, let's go sit over there." ”

The two walked to the pavilion and sat down, Huangfujiang poured him a cup of herbal tea, and asked with a smile: "Did you go to the military department to make up for the military registration?" ”

Wu Jin shook his head, "I made an appointment to go tomorrow, and the person in charge of the military registration of the military department happened to be absent today." ”

"It seems that the prince attaches great importance to you, and he actually named you a sixth-grade official, I thought there were only eighth-grade third-class guards, how about it, are you interested in serving in the Helong Army, if you are willing to go, I will promote you to another level, and let you be the fifth-grade Guoyi Lieutenant, are you interested?"

Although Huangfu Jiang's tone was like a joke, his eyes were very serious, not a joke at all, which made Wujin feel a little surprised, he thought about it, and still refused with a smile, "Thank you for your kindness, let's talk about it later!" ”

Do anything, say anything, can't do things all at once, talk to death, you have to leave a little leeway for yourself, as the saying goes, the iron battalion and flowing soldiers, in case one day the mountains do not turn around, he really wants to be a Guoyi captain, isn't that he still have a road?

This is the experience that Wu Jin accumulated in his previous life, which is common in ancient and modern times.

Huangfu Jiang didn't force him, he remembered something again, so he said to Wu Jin: "I also want to send someone to find you, you have time to go to Tianji Temple today." ”

Wu Jin was stunned, he came to the king of Lanling County to ask about Tianji Temple, but he didn't expect the king of Lanling County to say it first, it was the same as his grandfather, what is there in Tianji Temple? He asked tentatively, "Can the prince tell me, what is the effect of Tianji Temple on me?" ”

Huangfu Jiang smiled and shook his head, "Originally, you didn't have the opportunity to go to Tianji Temple until you were thirty years old, but after discussing with your grandfather, I decided to let you go in advance, and your eldest brother will have to wait three years before he has the opportunity to go, if you really want to know the reason, then go today!" ”

Saying that, Huangfu Jiang went back to the room and took Wu Jin's bag, "This is your bag, you can just hand over the purple gold gourd and the bay leaf scripture to the presiding Huineng Zen master." ”

Wu Jin nodded silently, "An old monk around seventy years old, there is a very conspicuous sword mark above his left eyebrow, right?" ”

"That's right! This is the person, don't give it to the wrong person, and don't let others see it. ”

Wu Jin stood up and said resolutely: "Okay then!" I'll go now. ”

"Wait a minute, I'll give you a horse."

．．．．．．． Tianji Temple is located in the western suburbs of Luojing, is located at the foot of the beautiful scenery of Daimei Mountain, covers an area of more than 100 acres, the dome cornices, the momentum is magnificent, the temple is full of forests, the courtyard is heavy, it is also the third largest temple in Luojing, second only to Xiangguo Temple and White Horse Temple, there are more than 1,000 monks, in addition there are more than 3,000 male and female believers from all over the country, worship the Buddha here with pious faith all the year round.

Huangfujiang gave Wujin a Hexi BMW, called the red-tailed white unicorn, which is a white horse, but the tail is red, which is extremely noble and noble, and is one of the three most beloved BMWs of Huangfujiang himself.

Wu Jin rode this BMW to walk fast, out of the west gate about half an hour later, then came to the Tianji Temple, the temple gate is hidden in a pine and cypress, the square in front of the main gate is huge, dozens of men and women are cleaning the square, from the day before yesterday, to yesterday afternoon, here held a grand scale of water and land puja, more than 50,000 believers participated, today the believers have dispersed, then by the resident temple of the lay to clean the square, the temple inside and outside seems deserted.

These lay people are all volunteers, and not only do they not want a penny from the monastery, but they also contribute their own money and efforts to contribute to the monastery.

Wu Jin tied the horse to the horse stake at the door, there is a special monk here who is responsible for taking care of the horses, Wu Jin threw him ten taels of silver, "Feed it good forage, and then give it water to drink, don't be careless." ”

When did the monk see such a generous pilgrim, he hurriedly clasped his hands and thanked him, "Don't worry, the little monk will definitely take care of the horses." ”

Wu Jin walked up the steps quickly, and the monk greeted him, his eyes were very poisonous, he had already seen Wu Jin riding a noble horse, and he secretly thought in his heart, this person is estimated to be the broad young man of the capital, he smiled and clasped his palms to salute, "Amitabha!" The puja ended yesterday, but unfortunately the donor was late. ”

Wu Jin also clasped his palms together and smiled: "I'm not participating in the Fa, I'm going to meet Huineng to preside, there is something important." ”

The monk was stunned for a moment, do you want to see the host? He looked Wujin up and down, and saw that he was only seventeen or eighteen years old, neither like a high-ranking official of the imperial court, nor a high-ranking monk of his temple, why should he see the host?

However, this person can come by BMW, and his identity is not ordinary, so his words were very polite, "I'm sorry for the donor, my host has already jumped out of the Three Realms and doesn't ask about worldly things, which has disappointed the donor." ”

Wu Jin knew that he would say this, so he clasped his hands together and smiled: "You just need to tell the host of Huineng that the person who comes is a child of the East China Sea Huangfu clan, and he will meet me." ”

Seeing that he said a serious matter, not like a joke, the monk also had some doubts in his heart, maybe there was something really wrong, and it would be okay to report it later, his attitude was more sincere, and he clasped his palms and saluted and said: "Returning to the donor, my family has presided over the Dharma for three days in a row, very tired, is in retreat and resting, until the time is just out of the customs, please donor may wish to walk in the temple, I will wait for the donor at the door of the Daxiong Treasure Hall later." ”

At ten o'clock in the morning of the later generations, there was still more than half an hour left, so Wu Jin nodded and agreed, and walked around the temple with his hands behind his back.

Perhaps because the puja has ended, there are very few pilgrims in the temple, only some sporadic incense believers, he walks, from time to time to enjoy the story of Buddhism in the murals, and from time to time to worship the three generations, unconsciously, he walked to the backyard.

The backyard was quieter, there was a light rain in the morning, which made the road a little slippery, he walked a little cautiously, walked two laps, he was a little lost, and it was easy to find a path, and a sign was erected in front of him, and the arrow pointed to a courtyard not far away, 'Guanyin Courtyard'.

Guanyin Temple naturally wants to worship, Wu Jin put away his impatience, with piety, walked into the Guanyin Yuan not far away, the courtyard is quite large, but I didn't see the monks, I saw an elderly female layman, sweeping the ground with fallen leaves in the courtyard, which made Wu Jin a little surprised, now it's only the tenth day of August, how can there be fallen leaves? And these leaves are very yellow, there should be no dead leaves now! Could it be last year's leaves? If it is, it is even stranger.

He was in a state of wonder when he heard 'Boom!' With a bang, the old woman sweeping the floor accidentally fell, and Wu Jin hurriedly stepped forward to help her up, "Old man, it doesn't matter!" ”

At the moment when Wu Jin held the old man, he suddenly felt a fierce killing machine behind him, he was shocked, how could there be a killing machine in the Buddhist temple, he helped the old man, he looked around, there was nothing abnormal, which made him a little surprised in his heart, how could there be such a strange feeling?

He then looked back at the old man in front of him, the old woman was nearly seventy years old, thin and small, but she looked kind and kind, between her eyebrows and eyes was unusually delicate, very well maintained, she could see that she was beautiful and dignified when she was young, she had a noble temperament, she should be an old man from a large family, she swept the floor here is not strange, this is a Buddhist temple, believe in the Buddha, regardless of high and low.

"Thank you, lad!"

"Old man, I'll help you sit down!"

There was a bench not far away, Wu Jin carefully helped the old man to the bench, he saw that there were water stains on the bench, and quickly wiped off the water on the bench with his sleeve, his subtle action made the old man's eyes have a trace of gratitude.

She sat down and took out a snow-white silk handkerchief, wiped the moss on her hands, Wu Jin found that the old man's hands were snow-white and delicate, without a trace of wrinkles, and more delicate and white than a young girl, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, is this really an old lady?

He couldn't help but sneak a glance at the old man again, and saw that she was looking at him with a smile, her face was full of wrinkles, this was not fake, Wu Jin saw that although she was old, her eyes were very clear, giving him an indescribable sense of intimacy, as if this old lady was his grandmother, he actually felt this way.

"What is your name, young man, and how old are you?"

The old woman's heart was also surprised, how could this young man in front of her be so much like her husband back then?

Wu Jin replied respectfully: "Old man, I am seventeen years old, my surname is Chen, and my name is Wu Jin. ”

The surname Huangfu is more sensitive in the capital, which will make people mistakenly think that he is a child of the royal family, so he used his mother's surname.

The old woman sighed in her heart, it turned out that he was not surnamed Huangfu, and she smiled again and said, "Your name is Chen Wujin, thank you so much." ”

Wu Jin saw that the leaves were all over the ground, and when the old lady was going to sweep alone, he rolled up his sleeves and picked up the broom, "Old man, I'll help you sweep the floor!" ”

The smile in the old lady's eyes became even stronger, "Good boy, thank you very much, but I am practicing, so I don't need you to sweep it." ”

"Practice?" Wu Jin was even more puzzled, "How can there be a person who sweeps leaves and cultivates?" It was the first time he had heard of it. ”

The old lady smiled slightly, and explained to him: "This is last year's fallen leaves, there are nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine in all, and I must put them back in the bag one by one, once a day, three days a month, and I have been doing it for forty years." ”

'Forty years! Wu Jin couldn't help but admire her perseverance, but he still wondered in his heart, what was the point?

The old lady let the Buddha know his thoughts, and smiled faintly, "This is my washing away my sins, and every leaf is a fresh life to perish." ”

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(To be continued)