39, Shaolin trip 3 - not a simple sweeping monk
I secretly exhaled and said, "It's finally out." "At this time, I was also in a dilemma: helping my father was aiding and abusing, which was contrary to my gradually changing heart in recent years; If you help Xiao Feng or don't help each other, and don't talk about the problem of unfilial piety, I can't stand by and watch my father be beaten to death.
I have admired this sweeping monk for a long time, and I saw a thin monk in a green robe holding a broom in the corridor outside the window, and was bowing and sweeping the floor. This monk is not young, his sparse long beard is already white, his movements are slow, his strength is weak, and he does not look like he has martial arts. I was secretly surprised in my heart: this old monk's skills have reached the pinnacle, and even I can't see his depth!
I bowed down and said, "Murong Fu greets the master." β
In the field, the Xiao father and son and Murong Bo were slightly surprised, with my Murong Fu's current status in the rivers and lakes and even in the world, it was incomprehensible to bow and salute an ordinary sweeping monk.
The sweeping monk nodded slightly to me and said, "Murong Xiao Benefactor doesn't need to be polite, he is free and immortal, Taoist leader, and the old man doesn't dare to be it." β
I said, "I also want to ask the master for guidance and dissolve hatred." β
The sweeping monk said: "The martial arts of this school are passed on from the ancestor of Bodhidharma. When the children of Buddhism learn martial arts, they are strengthening their bodies and protecting the Dharma and subduing demons. When practicing any martial arts, there is always compassion and benevolence in mind. If you don't base yourself on Buddhism, you will definitely hurt yourself when you practice martial arts.
The deeper you practice, the more you will be injured. If what you practice is just punching, kicking, and sword and hidden weapons, then that's fine, it will do you little harm to yourself, you just need to be strong and be able to resist it......"
Without the disturbance of Gu Mozhi, and I eased my cheeks on the side, the sweeping monk originally pointed out that Xiao Yuanshan and Murong Daddy practiced the Shaolin 72 stunts but did not have the corresponding Dharma solution, resulting in major hidden dangers in the body, and even internal injuries could occur at any time and die.
"However, if you practice the best martial arts of this school, such as the Flower Finger, the Dora Leaf Finger, the Prajna Palm, and the like, and do not reconcile and dissolve them with the compassionate Dharma every day, then the anger will penetrate deep into the internal organs, sinking deeper and deeper, and it will be a hundred times more powerful than any external poison."
"The seventy-two stunts of this temple, each of which can hurt people's vital points and take people's lives, are fierce and ruthless, and are very dry, and each stunt must have the corresponding compassionate Buddhism to resolve it. This truth is not known to everyone in this temple, but after a person has practiced four or five stunts, his comprehension of Zen theory will naturally be hindered. In my Shaolin faction, it is called 'martial arts barrier', which is the same as the 'knowledge barrier' of other sects. It is important to know that Buddhism is seeking to survive the world, and martial arts is seeking to kill, and the two are contrary to each other and restrain each other. Only the higher the Dharma, the more compassionate the thought, the more martial arts skills can be practiced, but the monks who have cultivated to such a realm disdain to learn more powerful killing methods. β
I listened to it on the sidelines with fascination, and deeply felt that the words of the sweeping monks have a lot in common with Taoism, such as the Buddhist martial arts obstacle and the knowledge obstacle, the Taoist Tao Kedao is very Taoist, and the Confucian letter of faith is not as good as no book, which are connected to each other, and explain the path and method of cultivation and enlightenment from different angles. The essence of the Recipe of Longevity walked through the mind like flowing water, and the internal power did not need to be driven to naturally move rapidly along the third and fourth diagrams of the Recipe of Longevity, and after the two diagrams had been running for thirty-six weeks, there seemed to be a boom in my mind, and something seemed to have been broken inside the body, and a certain boundary between the physical body and the outside was broken at once.
The internal force is like a long river flowing into the sea, pouring in from the void towards my body, and after the purification of the two longevity recipe internal power routes, it continues to gather into my dantian. I feel as if I have endless power, and I can destroy the world with a single move, of course, this is an illusion, but the growth of internal force and the comprehension of the realm of "unity of heaven and man" are real, I believe that if I pull out the sword and go all out to run the sword technique of heaven and man, there should be no more internal force failure.
The people in the audience didn't know anything about my changes, only the sweeping monk seemed to have noticed something, and his gentle gaze swept over me, and he was very appreciative and admiring.
It's a pity that this is not the time for me to continue to consolidate the realm, the old monk's lecture has come to an end, he suddenly slapped Murong Father and Xiao Yuanshan to death with one palm, so that they can experience the experience of revenge and death respectively, and then let the two heal each other, understand the truth that all laws are empty, and continue to preach the Fa on the spot.
When I woke up from my second "epiphany", I felt that the world was much clearer and more colorfulβthe way the kingfisher played with its emerald feathers thousands of miles away, the imperceptible texture of the rocks next to me, and the snails crawling slowly on the trunk of the tree, all of which were amazingly improved, not only in sight, but also in hearing and touch. However, I still resisted the urge to look up to the sky and howl, and continued to stand aside to listen to the sweeping monk's teachings, but when the sweeping monk "killed" Xiao Yuanshan, I made a decisive move, and the Dou Zhuan Star moved away Xiao Feng's eighteen dragon-descending palms to prevent the old monk from being harmed.
"That is, the heart is the Buddha, that is, the Buddha is the heart, the heart knows the Buddha, the Buddha knows the heart, the centrifugal non-Buddha, the Buddha is not the heart...... the peaceful and rich voice is like the evening drum and morning bell makes people intoxicated and sober, I can't fully comprehend, just remember them one by one in my heart.
When the lecture ended, after the sweeping monk accepted the two disciples of Xiao Yuanshan and Murong Father, everyone dispersed. Because he was in the Daxiong Treasure Hall before, Master Xuanci, the abbot of Shaolin, was forced by Xiao's father and son to die with two hundred magic staffs, so Shaolin Temple did not welcome him very much, so Xiao Feng could only kneel down and kowtow to Xiao Yuanshan who was far away, but it was inconvenient to go deep into the inner courtyard of Shaolin.
I waited for Xiao Feng to stand up, and said frankly: "The blood feud and the emperor's hegemony are just dream bubbles, what are Brother Xiao's plans now?" β
Xiao Feng said: "The reason why my family is ruined has a lot to do with the years of war and hatred between Song and Liao. My father said that he hoped that Song Liao would rest forever, and if Emperor Liao had the intention of invading the Song Dynasty, he would be compassionate and care for tens of millions of lives in the two countries. I am the king of the Southern Liaoning Academy, and I am resent by the southern Xinjiang. If the Great Song Dynasty wanted to invade Liao, I would have dispatched troops to prevent it from going north, but if the emperor wanted to send troops to recruit the Song Dynasty, I should also try my best to discourage it. β
I nodded and said: "Brother Xiao, whether in the rivers and lakes or in the court, does not change his heart of benevolence and chivalry, and admires it very much, but the changes in the world are often not satisfactory, if there is a change, you should still do what you can." β
Xiao Feng laughed and said: "What Brother Murong said is very true, but Xiao Mou acts with a clear conscience, instead of thinking about those things that have not happened, it is better for you and me to go down the mountain and drink thirty bowls of good wine." β
I said happily: "After all, it's still Murong Xiangxiang, Brother Xiao, please, don't dare to resign, let's go down the mountain to find a tavern to drink." β
After the two walked out of the Shaolin Temple, Yu Yan and the retainers of the Murong family, the princess of Yinchuan and the warriors of Yipintang, the daughters of the Vulture Palace, and the eighteen horsemen of Yanyun joined and followed, and even Duan Yu was crowded in the crowd to get acquainted with us. All of a sudden, the dragons and phoenixes, heroes and heroes, princes and princesses, and noble women and beautiful maids went down the mountain together, which frequently attracted attention, of course, most of them were the envy and admiration of people in the martial arts. I suddenly felt a little emotional, this group of people is probably the most outstanding young people or representatives of the Song, Liao, Xixia, and Dali today.
The accommodation has been arranged in advance, Xiao Feng and I came to a clean tavern under the Shaomu Mountain, and drank happily as soon as we sat down, although I was not good at what was in the cup, but I met a confidant who appreciated and admired, and it didn't hurt to drink occasionally. Yu Yan and Princess Yinchuan ordered food at the next table to accompany each other, although the two met for the first time, but they were quite in love, I introduced a little bit of it, the two were even more surprised to recognize each other, and called each other sisters.
While drinking, the two talked about their experiences in the rivers and lakes during this period of time, and talked about the indiscriminate killing of innocents by the armies of the two countries on the Song-Liao border, fighting grass valleys, killing good people and taking meritorious deeds, etc., they were all angry and scolded, which was extremely despicable. I said heavily: "Brother Xiao, people live for a lifetime, grass and trees for an autumn, we are burdened with superior martial arts, and we each have the power to control the world, if we can't do something for this world, I always feel that future generations will despise and scold us for being mediocre in the future." β
Xiao Feng drank a bowl of liquor and said with a smile: "It seems that Murong Gongzi must have something to think about this, let's hear it." β
I said calmly: "I can't hide it, the younger brother plans to form a separate army to maintain the peace of the world as his own responsibility, if he can get the support of Brother Xiao, I believe that it will be invincible, whether it is the people of the Great Song Dynasty or the Great Liao, they should benefit a lot, please Brother Xiao help me." β
Xiao Feng frowned and pondered: "I believe that Brother Murong does have the heart to help the world and save the people, but when the forces of Song, Liao, Xixia, Tubo and Dali are clearly distinguished, and you form a separate army, I'm afraid that no one side will agree?" β
I replied: "Murong Fu has his own means, and he will definitely get the support of a certain force in the early stage, I plan to form it based on the Great Song Dynasty, absorb some of the Great Song Dynasty officers, with an initial scale of about 10,000 people, and set up a training camp in the north based on the south of the Yangtze River, with the purpose of defending the inheritance of the Han nationality in the Central Plains, striving to resist the enemy outside the country, and cultivating the martial spirit of the people of the Great Song Dynasty, what does Brother Xiao think?" β
Xiao Feng looked at me in amazement and said slowly: "I didn't expect Brother Murong to have such ambitions, dare to ask Brother Tai if he still wants to restore the glory of the Great Yan Imperial Family?" β
I said seriously: "The Great Yan Imperial Family is already a thing of the past, and I, Murong Fu, can swear to the heavens in public, and I will never touch the emperor's throne." In fact, he studied Buddhism and Taoism, and he is the leader of the Taoist free line, sticking to the heart of compassion, and never indiscriminately killing innocents. β
Xiao Feng said solemnly: "I believe in you, but it's too difficult. As far as I know, since the Song Dynasty, it has been emphasizing literature and suppressing the military, and the intensity of suppressing the martial arts is unprecedented, although the common people still have no worries about food and clothing, but the army's combat power is increasingly low, and it has been repeatedly defeated in the war with the Great Liao Xixia, which is quite despised by the northern nomads. Even so, I don't think the Zhao family will believe in reusing any martial artist, let alone letting you form a separate army in the country, what is the difference between this kind of national and Chinese practice and rebellion? It's probably hard to tolerate being someone else's emperor. β
I hummed slightly: "If you can't bear it, you have to endure it, it's better to cry in one family than in the world." The younger brother will go to Kaifeng in a few days, if the Zhao family agrees, if the younger brother agrees, he doesn't care about killing seven in and seven out in Tokyo, and changing the emperor or changing the dynasty can be considered. β
After all, he had been taught a lot of patriotism by the Great Song Dynasty, Xiao Feng was not particularly receptive to my thoughts, and finally said solemnly: "Brother Murong's proposal Xiao Feng seriously considers, if it is conducive to the peace of the world, it is a life, so what?" β
I bowed my head and said, "Murong has no achievements now, so Brother Xiao immediately believes and fully supports it, but I believe that the power I formed to balance the world in the near future will definitely be able to shock the world." Brother Xiao might as well take a walk around the Central Plains and see Murong Fu's methods. Xiao Feng smiled, he is a fierce and cautious man, he will not promise easily, but once he promises, he will definitely do what he says.