Ao Bai always taught Hari Chagai Kung Fu without reservation, and he believed that this kid would be his number one general in the future. The prairie has created Hari Chagai's broad mind and simple character. He is silly and cute, so simple that people can't believe it, such a person knows how to repay the grace of dripping water.

There are more than 1,000 kilometers from Beijing to Songshan Shaolin, in order to learn a few more days of kung fu, the two of them are all in a hurry except for eating and sleeping, and they arrived in five days after a ten-day journey, almost exhausting the horse to death.

After placing the horses at the nearby Jinyi Guard Station, the two of them first went to the restaurant for a big meal, and then walked to the front of the mountain. Once you go up the mountain, you have to follow the monks to eat vegetarian dishes, they are all meatless people, and it is absolutely a tragic thing not to eat meat for two months.

Shaolin Temple was founded in the Northern Wei Dynasty, founded by Emperor Xiaowen Yuan Hong for the settlement of Indian monks, because it is located in the dense forest of Shaolin Mountain, so it is called "Shaolin Temple". In the third year of Xiaochang in the Northern Wei Dynasty, the 28th generation of Buddha Bodhidharma of Sakyamuni lasted three years to arrive at Shaolin Temple, and the first Zen Buddhism was transmitted, which had a great influence. After the thirteen stick monks rescued Li Shimin in the early Tang Dynasty, they were highly valued by the Tang Dynasty and won the reputation of "the first brake in the world".

The exquisite stone lions carved on both sides under the steps of the mountain gate hall symbolize the evil and auspiciousness, and show the style of Buddhism. There are also east and west stone workshops on both sides of the mountain gate. The Buddha shrine in the mountain gate hall is enshrined in the big-bellied Maitreya Buddha, who is kind and kind, and also shows the hospitality of Shaolin.

What shows the hospitality of the Shaolin monks is that there is a row of monks standing at the foot of the mountain to greet them, and they salute the two together, and the middle-aged monk led by him has a kind face and says lightly: "Lord Huang, poor monk Zhan'en, I have been waiting for a long time." ”

Ao Bai was stunned, wouldn't it? I didn't say when you would come, didn't you wait at the bottom of the mountain for half a month? He always thought that Shaolin Temple was a place of Qing cultivation, and the monks would not take a fancy to officials, but he didn't expect him to be so popular.

Ao Bai smiled and arched his hand: "Huang Peng, the commander of the Jinyi Guard in the lower imperial court, has seen all the masters. ”

Follow the monk slowly up the mountain road, there are many inscriptions on both sides of the road. Hari Chagai felt the novelty and went over to take a look. Zhan En introduced: "This is the Shaolin Temple stele forest, which is an inscription since the Tang and Song dynasties, recording the rise and fall of the temple. ”

Ao Bai did not enter the stele forest, he paid attention to the corridor in the west, where there were many image clay sculptures, pointed over there and asked: "Master, the clay sculptures over there record Shaolin kung fu?" ”

Zhan En said: "The donor has good eyesight, that is the hammer spectrum hall, a total of forty-two, the clay sculpture shows the martial arts such as zazen, running around the Buddha, Baduan Jin, Xiaohongquan, Dahongquan, Liuhe boxing, Tongjian boxing, Luohan boxing and so on. Some statue poses can practice Shaolin Kung Fu. ”

Ao Bai nodded, the kung fu that can be seen by people will not be too profound, these are not what he wants.

Along the way, the monks introduced the situation in the temple to them without hurry, and it took two hours to climb the thousand-meter-high peak. The main body of Shaolin Temple is often hospitalized, which is the core of Shaolin Temple, and is the place where monks and deacons conduct Buddhist activities. With a total area of more than 30,000 square meters, it is a seven-entry building. From south to north, there are the mountain gate, the Tianwang Palace, the Daxiong Treasure Palace, the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion, the Abbot's Courtyard, the Lixue Pavilion, and the Thousand Buddha Palace.

When he arrived at the abbot's courtyard, Zhan En said, "Abbot, two guests have brought it." ”

The old monk wearing a robe and holding a Zen staff led a group of people to walk out with a smile, he looked like the Maitreya Buddha at the foot of the mountain, and said: "Amitabha, the old man Haikuan, I have seen Huang Shizhu." ”

"Hello Master Abbot." Ao Bai bowed.

Hari Chagai was attracted by the architecture here, forgot to bow, Ao Bai patted him, and said: "This is my apprentice, the Mongolian Hari Chagai, he doesn't know much about the etiquette of the Central Plains, please forgive me." ”

There were two monks about forty years old standing beside Haikuan, and their kung fu was extraordinary at first sight. Haikuan introduced: "These two are the protectors of our temple, Zhan Bo and Zhan Qing, who are proficient in the Yijin Sutra and the Pulp Washing Sutra, as well as a variety of Shaolin boxing techniques. ”

Yi Jin Jing? This is a legendary martial arts cheat. I didn't expect the other party to talk about cheats straight to the point, these monks are refreshing enough. Ao Bai said excitedly: "Can the master even pass on the Yijin Sutra to Zaixia?" I've heard about this set of exercises for a long time. ”

Hai Kuan smiled and said: "The Yi Jin Sutra is passed down by the Bodhidharma Patriarch, but it is the Shaolin superior exercise, and the Yi Jin Washing Pulp As the name suggests, it can change a person's physique and instinct. But this is not something that anyone can learn, it is a kind of internal strength, and ordinary people can only strengthen their bodies and cultivate their self-cultivation. After learning the luck, the person who knows the luck will be able to strengthen the body and strengthen the body at the same time. Before the donor practices martial arts, please forgive me for asking a few questions. ”

"Master, excuse me."

Haikuan asked, "What is the purpose of the donor's martial arts?" ”

I knew that you might ask this kind of question, and it seems that you must be of good character to practice Buddhist martial arts. Ao Bai Zhengse said: "I want to do something practical for the people of the world, eradicate corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and resist foreign invasion." In order to achieve my goal, I first have to push my physical strength and perseverance to the limit. In fact, I came to Shaolin, in addition to wanting to learn art, but also want to have a good relationship with the masters, the monks and soldiers in Shaolin are strong in martial arts, in the border pass, the Ming army and the Jin State fight, more victories and fewer defeats, once the Jurchens break through, the Central Plains will be devastated. In case there is a day, I hope that the Shaolin monks and soldiers can go out to the mountains to help the officers and soldiers and save the people from fire and water. ”

Haikuan nodded lightly and said, "The donor has a good heart, and he should be able to learn the best martial arts in this sect." So why does this little brother want to learn martial arts, and what will he do in the future? ”

"I just want to be the best." Hari Chagai pointed to Aobai and said with a smile: "I will do whatever the master asks me to do." Follow him, eat and drink, and live happily. ”

Several monks laughed. Hai Kuan sighed: "Your apprentice has a pure heart. ”

The Jinyi guard sent before had already introduced the situation of Ao Bai in great detail, saving him a lot of tongue. The abbot chatted a few words, and then went back to chant the Buddha, Ao Bai and Hari Chagai accompanied by the monks of the Zhanzi generation, visited the Shaolin Temple. When you first arrive here, you can't start practicing right away.

After enjoying the mountain, the two chose a guest room and had dinner in the canteen under the guidance of others. After eating a few bites, Ao Bai was really glad that he had a prescient name and had a full meal at the bottom of the mountain. In addition to rice, those greens can fade out of the mouth when eaten.

Zhan En sat beside Ao Bai and asked, "Master Huang, do you feel unappetizing?" ”

The five fundamental precepts of Buddhism are not to kill, not to steal, not to commit adultery, not to lie, and not to drink alcohol, which must be observed by anyone who believes in Buddhism, whether they are monks or not, whether they have taken the ordination or not. Ao Bai smiled bitterly: "I am a believer in Buddhism, I can't lie, the food here is really not to my liking." Master, I would like to ask, is the economy of Shaolin Temple in difficulty? ”

Zhan En folded his hands, recited the sentence "Amitabha", and said lightly: "This temple has difficulties, there are many disciples, and the harvest of cultivated land has been sluggish in recent years. If the donor has a heart, he also hopes to give more incense money. ”

"This must be."

Ao Bai asked about the specific situation in the temple. Now the life of Shaolin Temple is not difficult, it is simply impossible to live.

There is a question he has been curious about for a long time, what did those sects in ancient times rely on to support their disciples? Those small sects on the rivers and lakes can also charge some protection fees and do some small business or something.

However, monks and Taoists like Shaolin, Wudang, and Emei are decent and can't take their younger brothers to build gangs, can they only rely on a few acres of self-reserved land to maintain their daily expenses? They want to build houses, decorate them, buy weapons, and what don't they need to spend a lot of money? What exactly do they make money on?

Zhan En explained. The original Buddhism from Tianzhu forbade monks to work and own property. However, in China, many famous temples actually owned temple property, and Shaolin Temple accumulated some property, especially Yang Jian, Emperor Wen of Sui, who once gave Shaolin Temple a hundred hectares of fertile land. Since saving the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty has also taken good care of the Shaolin Temple. They mainly rely on temple property to make money, but in the past ten years, there have been frequent natural disasters, and the harvest in the field is average. In the event of disasters, Shaolin Temple often provides relief to nearby victims, giving free porridge or something, and also spending a lot of silver. It's very poor now.

Incense money is another income, but it's not much. Every festival, the abbot Haikuan will personally chant the Buddha to eliminate disasters for people, but there are fewer and fewer people who are willing to donate money to Shaolin Temple and sincerely go up the mountain to worship the Buddha.

No wonder they are so polite to me, now the imperial court does not take care of the Shaolin Temple, there is little publicity, and there are fewer people who believe in Buddhism. A group of officials would rather worship Wei Zhongxian's shrine as a god than build a Buddhist hall, and Buddhism has obviously weakened. These monks must also hope that I can say a few kind words in front of the emperor, so that Shaolin will flourish from a new generation. After all, people are selfish.

Buddhism pays attention to the "four major emptiness", which four are the four? People who don't understand the Dharma will blurt out, "Wine, sex, wealth, and gas!" In fact, this is the same as Buddhism's four major emptiness, which is fundamentally the head of the bull and the mouth of the horse. The four major factors mentioned in Buddhism refer to the four material factors of "earth, water, fire, and wind". If they were completely detached from wealth, these monks would have to starve to death to see God before they became Buddhas.

After eating, Ao Bai handed over the hundred taels of silver tickets he carried with him to the monks in the temple, and went to see Haikuan. smiled: "Master Abbot, I am young, I have just become the commander of the Jinyi Guard not long ago, and I didn't bring many silver tickets this time, please forgive me." ”

Haikuan smiled and said: "If you are a donor, as long as you have a Buddha in your heart, it doesn't matter how much incense money you give. ”

Ao Bai said: "Then I have a way to restore the prosperity of the Shaolin Temple to the Tang Dynasty, is the abbot interested in hearing it?" ”

Haikuan's eyes, which had been squinting, suddenly widened.