In the evening, the little Taoist priest ordered a pot of fragrant tea and asked the shopkeeper about it.

Seeing that the Taoist asked, the shopkeeper would not hide it. While drinking tea, he explained the reason:

"In fact, six years ago, Jiangzhou worshipped the Buddha, not the Tao!"

"At that time, Buddhism was flourishing in Jiangzhou. In the White Dragon Temple in the east of Jiangzhou City, the incense is called a heyday, and there are too many people to squeeze in. The presiding officer of the White Dragon Temple is even more respectable as the Zhi Zen master, and when he enters and exits a wealthy family, he follows up his own home. ”

"Buddhism is so prosperous, one is in Jiangzhou for a long time, Bailong Temple is a famous ancient temple in the south of the Yangtze River. Another is that Wangfutai in Jiangzhou at that time was a devout believer, and under his strong promotion, the great monk of Bailong Temple was consecrated today, exorcising evil spirits tomorrow, and saying the Dharma the day after tomorrow, which made the city a lively place. ”

"At that time, the status of monks was noble, and life was not ordinary. For example, Zhang Yuanwai, the richest man in the city, did not hesitate to give five catties of gold and sent his second son to the White Dragon Temple, only to be a small novice. That's it, Zhang Yuanwai thinks it's worth it, it's worth it! ”

"All this changed on an autumn day six years ago!"

"On that day, a group of Taoist priests came to Jiangzhou City and settled in Tianyun Temple. The leader is the now famous Gu Yunxian. ”

"Since ancient times, Buddhism and Taoism have been competing with each other. Jiangzhou is the territory of the White Dragon Temple, and the Taoist priest naturally can't please him when he comes in. As a result, Tianyunguan was repeatedly bullied by the White Dragon Temple. ”

Gu Yunxian was furious, and at the water and land festival held in the White Dragon Temple, in front of hundreds of people and officials, he uncovered the crimes of the White Dragon Temple. Those crimes sound really shocking, but they are all well-founded, and they are by no means empty words, which are very convincing. ”

Gu Yunxian said that last year, the White Dragon Temple had more than 3,700 yuan of incense money and ritual income, and it was used for the temple, but more than 400 yuan. Of the rest, sixty percent was divided among the eleven great monks headed by the Zhi Zen master, and two percent were divided among more than 100 small monks. The last two percent are used to give alms and earn fame. The great monks of the White Dragon Temple are actually all wealthy, and there are four people who have a home outside the temple, and they have a wide range of houses outside, marrying wives and concubines! ”

"There are more than 100 hectares of land in Bailong Temple, and there are more than 800 tenants. In three years, seven people were forced to die, and the tenants were forced to sell their sons and daughters more than ten times, and the monks in the temple bullied the tenants' wives and daughters dozens of times. ”

"In the immortal treasury of the White Dragon Temple, there are more than 7,000 pieces of money, and more than 20 lines of money are specially hired to put the money in the seal, and the interest is extremely high. Those who relied on the support of the White Dragon Temple for money did not dare to do any evil, and forced their families to be ruined and killed, and there were countless people. ”

"All of these are not as good as the last one, shocking!"

"Gu Yunxian said that the great monk of the White Dragon Temple, headed by the Zhi Zen Master, borrowed the convenience of entering and exiting the wealthy family, and secretly lewd the * girl!"

"In the midst of the wealthy, lewd * women! At that time, these words were really like a series of thunderbolts exploded on a sunny day. The monks of the White Dragon Temple were furious, not to mention, even those officials were so angry that their faces turned pale. At that moment, many people rushed forward and grabbed Gu Yunxian Chang. Gu Yunxian didn't resist, but just shouted, Wang Yushi, poor Dao knows that you have always been fair, and all kinds of ironclad evidence will definitely be sent to Yushi later. Whether it's true or not, the imperial history will know at a glance. ”

"Since there are senior officials from the court present, the Jiangzhou officials can no longer suppress this matter. So before night, it spread all over the city, and said everything. ”

"Among the true and false news, the most exciting one is that Wang Futai can't actually give birth, and his three-year-old child who loves more than his life is actually the seed of the Zen master!"

Many people didn't believe it at the time, but now they do. Because in just a few days, Wangfutai has completely changed as a person. Once upon a time, he was the most devout believer, but after that, he was like a mad dog, biting the White Dragon Temple. After Master De went to prison in Jiangzhou, he died tragically in just two days. It is said that the dead, tsk, miserable! ”

"Under the auspices of Wang Yushi and Wangfutai, the lid of the White Dragon Temple was finally lifted, and what Gu Yunxian said was true. I waited for the people to know that those monks who were dignified and sanctimonious, eating fasting and reciting Buddha, were doing all kinds of evil behind their backs. The ugly things that were done, the disgusting dead man. ”

But those monks are still quibbling, only saying that there are indeed some evil people mixed in the temple, but most of the monks are dedicated to the Buddha and have never been good. In Jiangzhou City, there are also many obsessed people who defend these monks. So the two groups of believers and unbelievers fought and turned Jiangzhou City upside down. ”

"Or did Gu Yunxian come forward and say, why argue? The monks of the White Dragon Temple use the name of the Buddha to do illegal things, and such actions will be punished by God! He only told everyone to wait, waiting for the heavenly retribution of those monks! ”

Speaking of this, the shopkeeper was even more angry: "Listen, how merciful Gu Yunxian is, but those monks are extremely hateful!" ”

"First, the monks colluded with the underworld masters to besiege and kill Tianyunguan. Fortunately, there were chivalrous warriors at the critical moment, and those immortal chiefs were able to escape. ”

"Moreover, the White Dragon Temple invited monks and some believers to gather in the White Dragon Temple to rescue the Zen Master of Weide and destroy the Taoist priests in Jiangzhou. But the monks never imagined that on the night they planned the conspiracy, their retribution came! ”

"That night, the people of Jiangzhou City could see clearly that there was a black crescent moon above the White Dragon Temple!"

"A pitch-black crescent moon is hanging right above the White Dragon Temple!"

"That night, those most obsessed monks, those most desperate believers, all suffered the curse of heaven, died in the White Dragon Temple, and none of them came out alive!"

"This is retribution, the retribution for all the bad things that those monks have done! Since then, no one has spoken for the remaining monks. All the people said, the monk deserves to die, the monk deserves to die! ”

"The dead monks are still unwilling, even if they turn into ghosts, they will come out to harm people. For a while, in the city of Jiangzhou, people were panicked by ghosts. It was Gu Yunxian who stepped forward again, widely applied the Fu Seal, and blessed the people of Jiangzhou. In those days, Gu Yunxian took the disciples of Tianyun Guan to run around, exorcising ghosts and demons everywhere. For three whole months, he didn't stop, and after getting rid of the evil ghosts in Jiangzhou City, he was tired and seriously ill for half a year! ”

After this turmoil, Gu Yunxian grew up in the hearts of the people of Jiangzhou, and his reputation was unparalleled. Hundreds of people regarded him as a living immortal, and set up an immortal tablet for him at home, offering him day and night! ”

"The Taoist priests of Tianyun Temple, under the leadership of Gu Yunxian, are also dedicated to goodness. These immortals are completely different from the previous monks, all of them are truly compassionate, all of them are truly pure, and all of them really have nothing else to ask for. Taoist priests hold a Dharma meeting, and you donate an incense money to thank you. If you lose ten taels of gold, you also have to thank you. All the incense money is used to help the poor and the weak, and there is never a copper plate used on themselves. It's a way to go out, and their fees are very low, if you are really hard at home, you don't have a penny, and they have nothing to say, and you can even bring your own meals. ”

"The immortals are so merciful, and the people of us will naturally respect the immortals as gods. But there is a visit from the immortal chief at home, which is a great honor. Therefore, when Dao Ye comes to the shop, the shop must be delicious and drinkable. Otherwise, he will definitely be poked in the backbone by the neighbors. ”

The little Taoist priest was stunned for a while before asking, "The Taoist priest of Tianyun Temple is really so good?" ”

As soon as he asked this, the shopkeeper's temper came up, and he shouted: "That's natural, if the Taoist master doesn't believe it, you can go and see for yourself." With the support of the government, the immortal chief of Tianyunguan set up a nursing home in the east of the city to help the elderly and the disabled. A Salesian Bureau was set up in the south of the city to help children. Both of these are extremely expensive on a daily basis. Also, Tianyunguan set up relief money in front of the statue, and anyone who needs it can take the money directly. It doesn't matter if you take more or less, or if you don't pay it back. It's a lot of money every day! ”

"Good!" The little Taoist clapped his hands and praised: "This is the demeanor of our cultivators!" We Taoist priests will be pure, and we will have compassion. This is not tempted by the red dust, and the pursuit of inner freedom is the real practice! ”

The shopkeeper's great joy: "When I saw the Taoist for the first time, I knew that he was a good Taoist, just like the Taoist of Tianyunguan, he was a real immortal." ”

Sending off the excited shopkeeper, the little Taoist priest himself couldn't help himself, walking around the room.

Xu Ruoxue smiled and said, "How can my husband be like this? ”

The little Taoist priest sighed: "If I have tens of thousands of Taoist priests in the Great Song Dynasty, all of whom have this kind of compassionate heart, how can my Great Song Dynasty not become a paradise on earth!" ”

You can't listen to one side of the story, so the next day, the little Taoist priest wanted to see the little monk.

was bullied like that yesterday, although the little monk was indignant in his heart, he only cried. When he left, there was anger in his eyes, but there was no hatred between his eyebrows. So the little Taoist priest was a little curious about him.

The monks are also easy to find. In the past four or five years, the remaining monks in Jiangzhou could not support it and left one after another. If there are monks in the whole city, there are only a few mountain temples in the west of the city.

The mountain temple is just a small temple, but it is only one, and half of it has collapsed. There are not many monks there, only two.

As soon as the little Taoist priest entered, he heard an irrepressible cry coming from the temple. Then one person said: "Master, it's all because the disciples are useless, they can't get married, and they can't ask for food." ”

A voice said weakly: "The people of Jiangzhou now seem to be like tigers and wolves, and it would be good to go out in vain and not be beaten." Fate, hey, let it be! ”

"But, if you don't eat again, Master will starve to death!"

"Huiyuan, Master is old, and it won't be in the way if he doesn't eat for a few days. But Huiyuan, you're growing up, how about being hungry like this? ”

"Master, let's carry you out of Jiangzhou. There is still a way to live without us, and if you stay any longer, it will be a dead end! ”

"No, Huiyuan, Master will never leave. Master has been a monk since he was a child and has been practicing Buddhism for more than 50 years. Master dared to swear in front of the Buddha that he had never done anything bad in his life. Master didn't believe that the Buddha would let me die like this. Everyone in Jiangzhou says that there is retribution in heaven, and the master just wants to see what the retribution of my great monk is? ”

Hui Yuan cried: "Master, how can you be so stubborn! ”

The little Taoist priest sighed and walked into the mountain temple.