Chapter 2: The Tragedy of Shaolin (2)

Coming out of the guest house, Ruda followed the guard into the office in another building. The platoon commander when Luda was a soldier was waiting inside, the former platoon commander is now a major battalion commander, he didn't say hello, and asked as soon as he opened his mouth: "Ruda, according to your memory." Where is the Shaolin Temple's scripture pavilion where the scriptures are stored? ”

“…… Platoon commander, what are you doing here? ”

"We want to protect the Buddhist scriptures. At the beginning of the battle, it is necessary to attack the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion first to protect the classics from the flames of war. ”

Luda, a lay disciple, went to Shaolin Temple to learn martial arts, and he didn't even enter the temple much. Listening to the words of the old platoon commander, Ruda was silent. At that time, he couldn't read a basket of watermelon-sized characters, so how could he know what the Scripture Pavilion was. After being silent for a while, Luda asked, "Platoon commander, what do our troops want to do in Shaolin Temple?" I'm confused when you ask that. ”

The foundation of the new Song army was completely derived from the PLA of that year, and such a bloodline inheritance allowed the Song army to tell the troops a lot of things before the war, and the platoon commander didn't want to say too much, but looking at the upright sitting posture of the Ludana soldiers, he felt that it was not appropriate not to say it clearly. So he replied: "This operation has two purposes. The first is to ask the Shaolin Temple to hand over the land. You have been demobilized for so long, you should know about the state ownership of land in the imperial court. The land is only owned by the state, and is no longer used by monks to make things difficult for the people in the Songshan area. Second, when the battle is fought, the scriptures must be protected. ”

"The scriptures are the scriptures of the Shaolin Temple, right?" Ruda doesn't understand this.

The old platoon leader could only introduce Xuanzang's Xitian scriptures first, and the Sanskrit scriptures he brought back began to circulate after being translated, "...... The imperial court did not want to take away the scriptures, but only to transcribe them first. Preserve culture. After copying, it will be returned to the monk. ”

"The scriptures and books belong to the Shaolin Temple, isn't this a forcible seizure?" Rueda objected. Although he is clearly against 'forced borrowing', in fact, Luda does not want to see the Shaolin Temple destroyed by the army because of the incense fire.

"You learned culture in the army, and after returning to your hometown, you learned so much agricultural technology, do you think it's good?"

"Of course."

"You can learn so much because the imperial court teaches everyone what you know and culture. If the court knows, you know. The same goes for the preservation of the cultural heritage of the Shaolin Temple. The court knows, and the whole world knows. This is the world for the public. ”

Luda didn't know how to refute the core content of this truth, 'the court knows, the whole world knows'. Even the insistence that he didn't want the Song army to go to war with the Shaolin Temple was a little shaken. Not wanting to see a war between the two sides is just an instinctive reaction, but not a reason.

Even so, Luda finally told the truth: "I don't know where the Scripture Pavilion of Shaolin Temple is. ”

There are not too many people who have been to the Shaolin Temple Scripture Pavilion, but for the imperial court, this number is not small. The day after Luda answered the question, some telegrams were sent to Yang Tiexin. The news that the imperial court learned through the channels began to be gathered.

Next to the room where Ruda was talking to the old platoon leader, inside was a topographical sand table. According to the content provided by people who have been to the Shaolin Temple, the architectural system of the Shaolin Temple has been restored. This was a compulsory course for the Song army when attacking the fixed building complex, and even if it was just a group of monks opposite, the Song army did not relax in the slightest.

The Song army here began to prepare for war, and the monks of the Shaolin Temple were also in a meeting. As a representative of the hardliners, Master Zhikong stared at a pair of bull's eyes, and shouted at Master Zhishen: "What you say is, if there is no land, so many monks in our Shaolin Temple will eat the northwest wind?" ”

Both masters are highly respected monks in the Shaolin Temple, and each has a group of followers. Hearing Master Zhikong speak like this, Master Zhishen's supporters have changed their faces. Master Zhikong didn't care at all, sixty years have passed since the fall of the Jin Kingdom. This group of great monks of Shaolin Temple has lived in the time of Shaolin Temple from birth to the present. What Zhao Guan's family, what does the Great Song Dynasty have to do with Shaolin Temple.

With such a life experience, Master Zhikong and the people on his side feel it. Even the Mongols did not touch the land of Shaolin Temple, why did the Zhao official family dare to move.

Master Zhishen did not speak ill of him. He said loudly: "The Mongols killed by the Song army are like a mountain, and there are only a few people in our Shaolin Temple. How long can it last? ”

Master Zhikong continued his attitude, "Songshan Mountain is the front yard of our Shaolin, and Shaolin Mountain is the courtyard of Shaolin. If we defend the mountain passes, we can also lure the enemy deep and outflank and annihilate them. But there is nothing to be afraid of. We have tens of thousands of monks and soldiers in Shaolin Temple, where are the officers and soldiers our opponents. ”

This enthusiastic and arrogant speech was supported by many great monks. In the past 60 years, many bandits and other forces have fought the idea of Shaolin Temple, and each time they have been killed by the great monks. What can the officers and soldiers do, as long as they fight head-on with the Shaolin Temple, the Shaolin Temple will definitely not fail.

Master Zhishen saw the hostile attitude of those great monks, chanted 'Amitabha', and stopped talking.

When he returned to his meditation room, the monks who supported Master Zhishen gathered and said anxiously: "Master Zhishen, why don't you argue with those people." We're just afraid that we really can't beat the official army. ”

Master Zhishen recited the Buddha helplessly again, "Amitabha, it's useless to say anything." There is only one thing I can do now, and that is to go to the back mountain to defend. ”

Those who are clever already understand what Master Zhishen means, but there are relatively few knowledgeable people in this era, and even fewer people can make decisions on the spot. Many monks don't know what Master Zhishen wants to say. The Journey to the West did not come out in this era, and of course Master Zhishen did not know that the Bodhi Ancestor made a hint of beating in the face of Sun Xingzhi's insistence that he only learned the method of immortality. But Master Zhishen knew that he had no other way but to escape. If you want to escape, it's not realistic to run away with a big grin. You can only go to the perimeter on the grounds of defense, and then run away.

In addition to the guy like Master Zhishen who insists that he can't win, and the guy like Master Zhikong who firmly believes that he can defeat an external enemy, there is also a faction like Abbot Zhiyuan. Therefore, the abbot was still sending people to various places at this time, trying to persuade other temples to unite to resist the tyranny of the imperial court to collect land.

Abbot Zhiyuan felt that if the temples of the world could unite at this time, they could use the instigated Buddhist believers to make the imperial court change its mind.

At this time, the messenger of the abbot of Zhiyuan appeared in front of the abbot of the Daxiangguo Temple in Kaifeng. After listening to the story of the abbot envoy of Zhiyuan, the abbot of Daxiangguo Temple asked the Shaolin envoy to settle down and rest. Waiting for the people of Shaolin Temple to leave, the abbot of Daxiangguo Temple immediately said: "Abbot, let's send this person to the government." ”

The abbot shook his head, "After being sent to the government, was the government saying that we colluded with the Shaolin Temple?" ”

The abbot was speechless for a moment. Of course, the Daxiangguo Temple doesn't want to give up the land in its hands, but what if you don't give up. The Songshan side had not seen the brutality of the Song army. After breaking through Kaifeng, when the Song army allowed the monks and Taoists to go over, the monks of the Great Xiangguo Temple saw the blood waterfall flowing down the steps of the palace with their own eyes. Seen the corpses of tens of thousands of Mongol soldiers in the city. The Mongol army was known for wreaking havoc on the common people. The Song army was strict in its assault on the common people, but it was known for its brutality against the Mongol army and the killing of non-Han Chinese.

The abbot of Daxiangguo Temple finally ordered: "Tell the messenger of Shaolin Temple that we are happy to see Shaolin Temple defeat the Song army." But our Daxiangguo Temple really can't help. The people of Kaifeng to worship the Buddha would not rise up against the imperial court. ”

In the White Horse Temple in Luoyang, the abbot of the temple did not send the messenger of the Shaolin Temple to the official. Luoyang White Horse Temple is located 12 kilometers east of the old city of Luoyang City, Henan Province, in the town of White Horse Temple, Luolong District. Founded in the 11th year of Yongping in the Eastern Han Dynasty (68 AD), China's first ancient temple, the world's famous Jialan, is the first government-run temple built after Buddhism was introduced into China, and is known as the "ancestral garden" and "Shiyuan" of Chinese Buddhism.

The abbot did not let the envoy go down, he briefly recounted the battle of the Yellow River that he had seen, the Song army broke through the city of Luoyang and annihilated thousands of Mongolian cavalry. At that time, the current abbot had not yet become the abbot, and was sent to investigate the situation. He didn't catch up with the battle, he just saw the result with his own eyes. The place paved with thousands of people and horses looked extremely miserable.

What makes the current abbot of the White Horse Temple the most unforgettable is the post-war disposition of the Song army. "The Song army ordered the captured Mongol army to dig pits and bury the dead men and horses in them. In the end, some pits were left behind, and all the Mongols who dug the pits were killed in the pits they had dug themselves, and then they were buried. At that time, Lao Wei couldn't help but recite scriptures to those people. I still shudder when I think about it now. But I don't know why the presiding officer of your temple has the idea of confronting the imperial court. ”

The Shaolin envoy immediately persuaded: "Abbot, there are dozens of famous temples in the world alone. Luoyang White Horse Temple in Henan, Songshan Shaolin, Kaifeng Daxiangguo Temple. There is Wutai Mountain in Shanxi, and there is Daci'en Temple in Shaanxi. If the temples from all over the world are united......"

Hearing this, the abbot of the White Horse Temple said angrily: "Didn't we unite at the religious management meeting held by the official family? As a result, what did your Shaolin Temple say and do? ”

In the past, the religious management committee held a meeting, and monks from all walks of life participated. Even if all kinds of deception were exposed, the monks were not really convinced. Eventually, Zhao's family asked officials to inform the monks and Taoist priests that the Great Song Dynasty did not recognize their private land, and that all land had to be handed over to the local government within a year.

The representatives of the Shaolin Temple pretended to be deaf and dumb at that time, and did not show anything at all. At this time, he came out to encourage the White Horse Temple to rise up against the imperial court, and the host of the White Horse Temple could not accept it at all. After witnessing the killing of the Song army, the White Horse Temple did not want to be shot by the Song army in the pit they dug like the Mongol army.

Perhaps because of the long period of separation, Shaolin manpower is far more abundant than other monasteries. The messengers of the Shaolin Temple were even able to run to Xi'an. There are many temples in Xi'an, and the most famous is of course the Great Ci'en Temple. Da Ci'en Temple is located in the southern suburbs of Xi'an, the ancient capital, was founded in the 22nd year of Zhenguan of Taizong of Tang Dynasty (648 AD), it was built by Prince Li Zhi in the 22nd year of Zhenguan of Tang Dynasty (648) in memory of his mother Empress Wende, it is the most famous and magnificent Buddhist temple in Chang'an City of Tang Dynasty, it was built by royal decree of Tang Dynasty. Tang Xuanzang once presided over the temple affairs here, led the translation of Buddhist scriptures, and founded a Buddhist sect. The Big Wild Goose Pagoda in the temple was built by him himself. Therefore, the Great Ci'en Temple has a very prominent position in the history of Chinese Buddhism and has always been valued at home and abroad.

In addition to the Great Mercy and Grace Temple, the Great Heungseon Temple is also famous. Daxingshan Temple was founded in the early Jin Dynasty, and the Indian monk Dharma Gupta and others lived in the temple to translate the scriptures. During the Kaiyuan period of Tang Xuanzong, the Indian monks known as the "Three Great Scholars of the Kaiyuan Dynasty" came to this temple to teach Tantra, which became one of the three major translation sites for translating Buddhist scriptures in Chang'an at that time, and also became the birthplace of Chinese Buddhist Tantra.

The presiding officers of these two monasteries turned green after listening to the advice of the envoys of the Shaolin Temple. Xi'an has been lost for a long time, and it used to be a gathering place for all kinds of Hulu. After the Song army entered Xi'an, they saw all kinds of colors, curly hair, and Hu people's appearance, and immediately arrested and killed them. After the Song army purged, the population of the entire city of Xi'an was one-third less than before the Song army attacked the city.

That has made the monks greatly exceeded. However, the purge did not end, when the Han landlords tried to marry the Mongols, and the Song army carried out another purge of these people. This purge was really the extermination of the three clans, and a large number of people in Xi'an City were shot in the pits they dug themselves. After the purge, the population of Xi'an was less than half of its original size.

From Song Jun's point of view, it is really to wash away the nonsense. But the monks' pants were filled with urine. At the meeting of the religious management committee held by the imperial court, the representatives of the monasteries who had seen the brutal purges certainly did not dare to mention the past, and only an existence like the Shaolin Temple could oppose it so arrogantly.

Same as other monasteries. Whether it is the Great Ci'en Temple or the Daxingshan Temple, or the Qinglong Temple, or other temples, they have not done anything to the messengers of the Shaolin Temple. Everyone just told the messenger of Shaolin Temple that these temples have confessed, and for the brave resistance of Shaolin Temple, each temple can only express sincere blessings, hoping that the Buddha can bless Shaolin Temple.

The Shaolin envoys were very disdainful of the weakness of these colleagues, but they were also a little uneasy. They rushed back to the Shaolin Temple one after another to bring the news back. At this time in Hangzhou, Zhao Jiaren also received a report from Henan that preparations for the attack on Shaolin Temple were still underway, because there was no way to be sure

Same as other monasteries. Whether it is the Great Ci'en Temple or the Daxingshan Temple, or the Qinglong Temple, or other temples, they have not done anything to the messengers of the Shaolin Temple. Everyone just told the messenger of Shaolin Temple that these temples have confessed, and for the brave resistance of Shaolin Temple, each temple can only express sincere blessings, hoping that the Buddha can bless Shaolin Temple.

The Shaolin envoys were very disdainful of the weakness of these colleagues, but they were also a little uneasy. They rushed back to the Shaolin Temple one after another to bring the news back. At this time in Hangzhou, Zhao Jiaren also received a report from Henan that preparations for the attack on Shaolin Temple were still underway, because there was no way to be sure

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