"Bodhi has no tree, and the mirror is not a platform. There is nothing in the first place, where is the dust? ”

As soon as the Sixth Ancestor Hui Neng said this, the expression of the Wei Monk was different from the beginning-he first frowned and pondered, then raised his thick eyebrows, and reprimanded angrily: "What do you say? He claims to be a Buddha?! ”

Shixun had long expected this reaction - the theory of Zen Buddhism was originally different from traditional Buddhism, and after entering China, it has undergone repeated transformations, and it may have changed beyond recognition. Although Huineng was under the mantle of Hongnin, for a long time, his theories were also rejected by the mainstream faction. If Huineng's side came out, Wei Wei immediately bowed and worshipped, that would be a strange thing.

His current reaction is normal.

So Shi Xun laughed: "Xia insects can't talk about ice, well frogs can't talk about the sea, or they also say, who dares to talk about ice and sea, who is a self-proclaimed god?" "If you can't reach that state yourself, it's not that others can't reach it, but only Buddhas and Bodhisattvas can reach it. Honestly admit that you can't solve it, what excuses are you looking for?

"If you say that all beings are equal, but there is a difference between superior and inferior Buddha nature, then you know that others are not above you? Can you put down the butcher's knife, stand as a monk, and know that others can't see nature and become a Buddha? ”

Wei Yu twisted his eyebrows, bent his eyes, muttered in his mouth, and recited this poem in a low voice three times, and finally let out a sigh and said: "This is really wonderful Dharma Tianyin, the Chinese monk that Taiwei met, is it not the manifestation of the Buddha?" Poor monks can't solve ......"

It's Xun Xin who said yes, he won! I knew you couldn't figure it out—"But can you keep your old promise?" ”

Wei Yu said that I could keep my promise, so I went to the White Horse Temple and persuaded the prince to return to the palace. and apologize to the Son of Heaven. Since then, father and son have reconciled. Although I can't persuade the prince to break away from the Buddha's path. But I will explain to him that my own knowledge is still shallow, and it is not enough to educate him, and I hope that he will uphold a heart for Buddha, carefully choose high monks, and practice Buddhism diligently.

It was Xun Yi who frowned, and said in his heart that this is not what I want, and Cao Cao may not be satisfied. Brainstorming: "You admit that your knowledge is still shallow. Would you like to go to Tianzhu and seek the true scriptures and wonderful methods to benefit China? "Wei Yu said that this is my life's grand wish (it is Xun Xin who said that you have a lot of grand wishes), but it is a pity that the road is far away, and there is no Panchuan around......

Shi Xun pouted his lips pretendically: "If you retreat when you see difficulties, how can you be said to be a true release?" ”

Wei Yu was not provoked by him, and said: "If you can reach it, although there are thousands of difficulties and dangers, why should the poor monk say anything? However, now Wei and Shu exchanged troops, and police were set up in the side court. How can you be alone? "I want to go to India. It must pass through Sichuan and Yunnan...... Let's not talk about whether the road is easy to walk, I can't cross this border.

Shi Xun smiled faintly, and said in his heart that when it comes to world geography, I am much more familiar than you-"Why bother to pass through Shuzhong?" The imperial court will not be able to recover and pass over and wide, and then it will be Tianzhu to the west from the toe. Liang Gong passes through the Western Regions, or can travel from the Western Regions, through Wusun, Dawan, over the Green Ridge and to the Dayue, Dayue's south, that is, Tianzhu. "The former road is said casually, and the latter road - later Xuanzang traveled west to learn from the scriptures, and he walked like that, and he will definitely be able to get through.

Moreover, "There are many merchants in the Western Regions, and there are people who know the way to Tianzhu when they sell goods." However, if the Son of Heaven sends an edict to send you westward, Liang Gong will protect each other, and the countries in the Western Regions will also help, so it is not difficult to seek the Dharma from Tianzhu. ”

Wei Yu groaned for a while, and slowly raised his head: "Taiwei said this, there must be someone who uses me." However, if the poor monk wishes or does not achieve it, he will not take it, and he will not be able to make the prince abandon the Buddha. ”

It was Xun Xin who said that this person is really stubborn - "There is no need to persuade the prince to abandon the Buddha and make him far away from the Buddha." You went to the White Horse Temple and told the prince that the Buddhist scriptures of the Middle Earth are not as good as one of the hundred in Tianzhu, and their own knowledge is shallow, and it is difficult to teach them, so they vowed to go west to learn from the scriptures and spread the Dharma. Before you return, the prince can no longer believe in the words of his monks, but he has a Buddha in his heart, and there is no need to chant sutras and fast, so as not to go astray. ”

You go and tell Cao Ang that you are going to the West Heaven to learn the scriptures, and before you come back, don't worship the Buddha indiscriminately, and be an ordinary person again, so as not to misinterpret the scriptures and go in the wrong direction.

Hearing this, Wei Yu hesitated slightly, and then nodded: "This is not difficult, the poor monk can do it." ”

Yes Xun said okay, then you just wait. He called out to the prison guards to come over, and asked them to hurry up and heal the wounds of the Wei Gang monk—it was inconvenient for him to go to Cao Ang like this—so that he could serve him, and wait for me to meet the Son of Heaven, and then make a district.

So he left Luoyang Prison and took a car to report to Cao Cao. Cao Cao asked him what the result was, and how did you lobby the thief monk? Shi Xun knew that although he had withdrawn from everyone and talked to Wei Wei alone with him, he might not have heard about the school affairs nearby, so he didn't dare to hide it at all, and reported to Cao Cao.

When Cao Cao heard half of it, he asked: "These two poems seem to have a great mystery, do you really have to hear the monks chanting?" ”

It was Xun Xin who said that I want to say yes, in case you want me to find out this high monk, where will I go to find it for you, simply, just say that I did it temporarily. Cao Cao raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "I don't want Hongfu to still explain the school." ”

Yes Xun said that I know a fart, but--"Heaven and earth are reasonable, although they are divided into different families, in fact, they are one." Hearing the explanation of the Tao says cause and effect, and talks about people's hearts, so it is mysterious and difficult. "I just casually said something unreliable, added some Buddhist terms, and made it difficult for the other party - "He is a country fool, not a wise man, how can he not be confused?" ”

When Cao Cao heard this, he stroked his beard and laughed to the sky, feeling a little soothed. This is what is called Shixun to continue talking, and Shixun said, I finally agreed with the monk......

If you continue to imprison him, or even kill him, even if you exile him, it is estimated that the prince will not agree, so it is better to find an excuse and drive him abroad - "This is to Tianzhu, thousands of miles, separated by deserts and snowy mountains, the country is also prosperous, and there are many thieves. And even if it can be reached, can it be returned? Even if it can be returned, it will also be heard for decades. "Even if he has a safe journey, it will take decades to return from his studies-remember that Xuanzang's westward journey took more than ten years, which is hundreds of years older than the Tang Dynasty, and it is estimated that the road will be more difficult to walk.

Moreover, this person is very strong, and he resolutely refuses to persuade the prince to give up the teachings, so it is better to let him say this to the prince, at least the prince will not indulge in those illusory foreign things for the time being--I can only do this for now.

Cao Cao pondered for a long time, and finally had to let out a long sigh, saying that this was the only way. So he issued an edict to release Wei Gang and sent him to the White Horse Temple to persuade Cao Ang. Cao Ang listened to Wei Yu's words, and then returned to the palace, and knelt for several hours in front of the first palace to plead guilty to Cao Cao. Cao Cao ordered, you hurry up and go back to my dormitory to study, and you will not be allowed to worship the Buddha statue from now on!

Immediately wrote an edict with a handwritten edict, and 5,000 money, and sent someone to escort Wei Yu on the road to Tianzhu to seek the true scriptures. Cao Ang personally sent Wei Gang outside the city, and the two of them held hands and said goodbye in tears.

However, even Xun didn't know that the Wei Gang monk left Luoyang to go west, only crossed the valley city, stayed in the stream, and was sent by Cao Cao to poison the diet that night, and then directly cut off the head, buried the headless corpse, and returned to the capital with the head.

Cao Cao was ruthless enough, if it weren't for that, Wei Yu would have been inspired by the Hui Neng sect copied by Shi Xun, and he might have been able to create Middle-earth Zen Buddhism hundreds of years in advance......

The turmoil dissipated for the time being, but of course Cao Ang would not really let go of his worship of the Buddha, he still worshiped the Buddha statue in secret in the palace, but he did not deliberately fast, and he was willing to have sex with his wife and concubine - of course, he would find all kinds of excuses to minimize the number of times. Cao Cao knew it, so he had to pretend not to see it for the time being.

Months have passed, but I don't know why, a rumor suddenly appeared in the capital, saying that the Wei hooligan monk was originally teaching the Fa in Zheng County, why did he suddenly come to Luoyang? In fact, someone instigated it, because he knew that the prince liked to explain the Tao, so he deliberately found Wei Lu to bewitch the prince, so that he would gradually lose the emperor's favor. You see, the prince originally went to the White Horse Temple to listen to the monks' lectures, and also worshiped the Buddha statue in the palace, which was all a personal behavior, and he couldn't poke any big basket at all. There is no conspiracy in it? The devil believes it!

The scholars and doctors liked to spread this kind of conspiracy theory the most, and soon it spread to ten, ten, hundreds, and became known all over the city. The school did not dare to hide it, and Cao Cao knew about it, Cao Cao was shocked and angry, and immediately ordered a thorough investigation, and he must find out the root cause for me.

Today is the assassination of Ding Yi, saying that I couldn't find out the source of the rumors, but I did find that the Wei Gang monk was instigated by someone to come to Luoyang, and it was also the person who met him and the prince in the White Horse Temple!

Who is it? It is the door of Cao Chong, the king of Liyang, and the picture of the Yuan Dynasty is also.

Cao Cao was angry on the spot, and he was so angry that he had a headache. He didn't ask Cao Chong to question, but he first issued an order to summon Taiwei to meet Hongfu. There are two reasons, one is that he has always loved Cao Chong, even if the stabbing words are conclusive, Cao Cao is still suspicious, and he doesn't want to talk to Cao Chong before the matter is completely clarified and he has not made a decision, so as not to hurt the relationship between father and son. Second, it is Xun who is the only important minister who has personally seen the Wei Ji monk, and he is also the former master of the Wei Ji, I have to call over first to ask the temperament of these two people, in order to judge whether it is the conspiracy of the Wei Ji, and whether the Wei Ji will be instigated.

But when Shi Xun came to the Jianshi Palace, Cao Cao's headache gradually dissipated, and his brain became clearer, but he pondered such a family ugliness, it is better not to publicize it first, so as not to set off any more storms in the court. Now that the expedition is wide, the end of the war has just begun, and the outcome is unknown, it is still the first priority to take stability as the first priority.

That's why he temporarily changed his tune and talked to Shixun about military issues. However, Shi Xun said in one mouth: "Your Majesty's summons must not be about the affairs of the south." ”

Cao Cao said, "Then what do you think I was going to tell you?" Yes Xun said: "The minister is not presumptuous, selfish, and has nothing to do with the rumors in the capital recently?" (To be continued......)