Chapter 17: King Jin worships the Buddha
Outside the Jin King's Mansion, Li Chunfeng said to Yuan Tiangang as he walked: "Master, if you can send the King of Jin with money, why does the Lord of Discrepancy have to ask you to go in person?" Just send someone. ”
"If I send you, do you dare to bargain with King Jin? Don't be in a hurry to answer first, I'll let you dare first. Do you think Li Chengzong, the king of Jin, will give you this face? If he slaughters you in a fit of rage, you say who you are looking for to cry to. ”
"It shouldn't be, listening to the merchant Du Bao along the way, King Jin should be a reasonable person."
Yuan Tiangang said: "Du Bao is the person that Li Chengzong can use, and the rapid development of Dunhuang is inseparable from these businessmen. Forget it, you better go back to the Lord of Discrepancy and ransom people with money, I'll go meet an old friend. ”
Alone, Yuan Tiangang entered the Fayun Temple.
Monk Huixin seemed to have expected it, and he was not surprised to see Yuan Tiangang.
"How much did it cost to satisfy the gluttonous King of Jin?" Huixin asked.
"It's lucky to be able to feed the gluttony with money, but it's bad luck if he swallows it whole."
Hui Xin said: "You Daomen have a disagreement to calm this kind of character with hands and eyes, and King Jin can't swallow it even if he wants to." Unlike our Buddhism, we are angry everywhere. ”
Yuan Tiangang said: "You should know that the four counties under the rule of King Jin should be said to be lucky." King Jin has never favored anyone, it's not fair for you to say that he is not like this behind your back. ”
The old man did not deny it. The King of Jin does not believe in the Buddha and does not respect ghosts and gods, neither wants to reciprocate in the next life, nor does he want to live in this life, but he is unique among the dignitaries. Presumably, it is precisely because of this that King Jin did not deliberately make things difficult for Buddhism, nor did he help the Daomen. ”
Yuan Tiangang sighed and said, "The land of the four counties is about to give up, and it is thankless."
"That feeling is good, in the future, lest because you will affect our Buddhism, and let King Jin use the topic to play."
"The King of Jin will not let you enjoy the blessings, if you want to purify the suffering, you must first ask the King of Jin if he agrees."
Hui Xin said in a deep voice: "You don't have to worry about this, Lao Wei also understands that it is difficult to compete with the Daomen in the sky by relying on Buddhism alone." Therefore, Lao Wei decided to agree to the conditions of the King of Jin, attached to the King of Jin, and begged for his preservation in order to follow. ”
"You are really able to bend and stretch, so many years of Zen and enlightenment, how can you lose your arrogance?"
"Arrogance? Lao Wei is not the chivalrous man who wants to be famous all over the world and sing and ride horses, what is the use of being arrogant. ”
Yuan Tiangang said: "Time is really a ruthless knife, not only can it kill people, but what is more terrifying is that he can change a person's heart."
Yuan Tiangang's best friend when he was young, and now he is a master of wisdom who is empty of all four aggregates.
After living in Fayun Temple for only two days, Li Chengzong came to urge Huixin, saw that Yuan Tiangang was also there, and asked: "If you don't go back to Chang'an, the silver won't come, don't you want to save people?"
"The apprentice Li Chunfeng has returned to Chang'an, King Jin, please rest assured, he will come back in a few days."
"Is it reliable? If you smuggle away with the money halfway, you will be responsible. ”
"No, no."
Monk Huixin didn't wait for Li Chengzong to ask himself, he had already said first: "Lao Wei agreed to the conditions of King Jin, and asked King Jin to withdraw the soldiers."
"Understand people, this king thought that it would take a little more lips and tongues to do it, but he thought that he would meet such an understanding person as you. Since you have agreed, I will immediately ask the four county guards to register and make a register, and as for the matter of taxation, the king believes that you monks can exercise self-discipline, so he will hand it over to you to settle and hand it over to the four county treasury every month. Li Chengzong said.
After the matter was discussed, Li Chengzong did not leave Fayun Temple immediately, looking at the Buddha's Dharma body in the main hall.
"Pure gold or gold-plated?" Li Chengzong asked.
"The head of the Buddha is pure gold, and the body of the Buddha is cast of brass, and gilded on it."
"Rich, really rich. How much does it cost? It's enough to repair the walls for several miles. ”
Yuan Tiangang thought to himself, take it away, take this Buddha statue away and definitely repair the city wall for several miles. How bad, looking at the excitement is not big enough.
"King Jin, this is the Buddha, how can it be measured by money." Huixin listened to Li Chengzong's words, and his heart trembled.
"Don't worry, they all say that this king is not a robber, and he will not attack your Buddha statue." Li Chengzong said respectfully and lit incense and asked everyone to exit the hall.
"O Buddha! I'm not deliberately trying to make things difficult for your Buddhism, but you old man must remember this. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, the people in the chaotic world were not able to make a living, and they also made the people miserable. When I arrived in this Tang Dynasty, the four realms were restless, and many people were eyeing our Han people with great rivers and mountains. My second uncle Li Shimin, who is not four or six, is also an ambitious person who wants to be the emperor, and even his brother and brother dare to kill him in order to become the emperor. Alas, I won't say much about this, you old man think about it clearly. I just want to emphasize that you will bless me to ascend the throne and rule the universe when you are always in the west. When the time comes, I will ask you to cultivate a pure gold Buddha statue to ensure that you are golden and charming. ”
Li Chengzong chattered alone in front of the Buddha statue, talking endlessly, starting from Luoyang to destroy Wang Shichong all the way to Dunhuang City, this way according to him is more difficult than the Tang monk who took the Western Scriptures, not to mention eighty-one difficulties, it seems that there are more than eight hundred difficulties.
The people waiting outside, Huixin also wondered how many days this King of Jin had been in Dunhuang, and he had never entered any temple to burn incense and worship Buddha, what happened today?
Yuan Tiangang said: "Didn't you say that King Jin didn't believe in Buddha and didn't respect ghosts and gods?"
Hui Xin said: "The old man doesn't understand the strangeness either, if you say that the King of Jin has never been like this before. Could it be that he was influenced by the Buddha in the main hall today, so there is such a scene?"
"You're shameless enough, you can't influence a living person, and you still expect a Buddha statue to influence Li Chengzong, the king of Jin?"
"You're a stinky Taoist looking for a fight, aren't you? You are insulting my Buddha, and the old man can't bear it. ”
"Don't think that you can do a few tricks under your hands, if you dare to beat me, I will sue you for murder. I heard that the four counties under the rule of King Jin are quite severe, and you will not be able to please them at that time. ”
Hui Xin said angrily: "The Buddha also has fire, if the old man doesn't use the thunder method today, you won't know that the old man is compassionate and hearty."
"How dare you do it?" Yuan Tiangang hurriedly took a few steps back.
Wang Hu shouted: "What are you two arguing about, don't disturb King Jin." If you want to fight or quarrel, let me go away, and return the fucking monks, what kind of temperament. ”
Yuan Tiangang said: "Do you hear, you are still a monk, you are simply insulting this pure place of Buddhism."
Huixin didn't answer, as if she suddenly remembered something, but a few drops of sweat rolled down her forehead.
"What's wrong with you?" Yuan Tiangang sensed that something was wrong and hurriedly asked.
"Something is wrong, there is still a person hidden behind the Buddha statue in the main hall!" Huixin whispered.
didn't wait for Yuan Tiangang to ask again.
"Someone, catch the assassin." Li Chengzong suddenly shouted in the hall.