Songshan Shaolin Temple.

It has been seven days since the round test, but he still failed to persuade Shenxiu to attend the debate conference and jointly deal with the national teacher Li Rong.

Tomorrow is the day of the debate conference, at this time Luoyang City Buddhism and Taoism two doors gathered, and as the debate Buddhism is the main person of the round test but left everyone alone in Shaolin, this matter has been criticized by many monks.

Fortunately, Li Rong, the director of Daomen, is also an unreliable person, and he has not appeared so far, which can be regarded as a foil for the round test.

When Yuanzhi first came, he was actually very sure that he could invite Shenxiu to help, because Lu Heng killed the three senior monks of Zen Buddhism in the East China Sea, and Shenxiu had no reason to refuse in public and private.

Unexpectedly, Shenxiu refused!

And the refusal was very crisp, there was no room for maneuver at all.

He said to Yuanxuan: "It is another hundred years of power cause and effect, and the floating sea of bitterness is the shore." ”

This round test sounds fresh!

Everyone is a monk, you are playing a sharp game to fool your peers, is it too much?

Yuanzhi stood outside Shenxiu's meditation room, intending to say goodbye to Shenxiu.

Yes, after seven days of hard persuasion to no avail, he was going to give up.

Before the master passed away, he told him that in order to deal with the people who destroyed the Buddha, there must be someone in the court who leaned on each other, and recommended Di Renjie to him.

But Di Renjie abandoned him and defected to Li Rong, and he still can't figure out why such a kind and upright person as Lord Di Shi would help him to do evil?

He knows that he will never be able to deal with Li Rong with his own strength, so all along, his strategy has been to attract allies, Zen Buddhism is powerful, and they both belong to Buddhism, and it is the right thing to fight against the people who destroy Buddha, so as the future successor of Zen Buddhism, Shenxiu is the best ally in Yuanxue's mind.

But Shenxiu and Di Renjie did the same thing, first hating him and then abandoning him.

What frustrated Yuan Wei the most was that he still couldn't understand the reason why Shenxiu rejected him.

That doesn't make sense......

Shaking his head, Yuanxi abandoned all distractions, and his eyes became firm.

This time, he must uphold the master's last wish and completely defeat the people who destroyed the Buddha.

Moreover, he must find out the cause of Master's death in front of the world and return Master's bones, which is his responsibility and obsession.

"Senior brother, the poor monk is here to say goodbye to you." Yuan's face was neither happy nor sad, standing in the courtyard, and he said lightly.

In the meditation room, it took a long time for Shenxiu's voice to come out: "Senior Brother Yuan, all actions are impermanent, and it is the law of birth and death." Life and death have been extinguished, and silence is joy. ”

The meaning of this Buddhist verse is that everything in the world is impermanent and changeable, and there is life and death, and there is death and life. Now that we know the principle of the cycle of birth and death, we should stop life and death and realize the state of nirvana, which is immortal and immortal.

On the surface, this sentence is the principle of cultivation, but in fact, it is to persuade Yuan Xuan to let go of his master's hatred, telling him that your master has obtained great liberation and great joy, and you should let go of your hatred.

Yuan Xuan sneered in his heart, the three monks who died in your Zen Buddhism are just your fellow disciples, but it is my teacher who died!

If I can't avenge my teacher, and I can't even find his bones, what face will I have to take over the inheritance of Sanzang Temple?

Yuanzhi didn't like it in his heart, but he didn't show it. He just said lightly: "Hell is not empty, and you will not become a Buddha." ”

In just eight words, it expresses the determination of the round test not to give up if it does not achieve its goal.

The Shenxiu in the meditation room was silent for a longer time before he sighed leisurely and said: "The poor monk once studied the translation of "The Theory of Enlightenment" by Master Sanzang, and every word is beautiful. It has clouds - from the law of self-grasping, two obstacles arise. Round-sided junior brother, you want to be knowledged, and you can't get rid of it, why can't you let it go? ”

This is to persuade Yuanyu to let go of his obsession so as not to fall into the suffering of the five aggregates, which hinders the path of meditation and knowledge of the Dharma.

This sentence seems that Shenxiu is no longer as "official" as before, and he is much more sincere, and Yuanzhi doesn't like to ease it a little, so he wants to speak, but there is a commotion outside the courtyard.

"You can't go in! Senior Brother Shenxiu is meeting guests. ”

"Get out of the way! The Buddha was ordered by Senior Brother Huineng to announce the decree of the abbot and his old man, and delayed the big event, can you afford it? ”

"What a domineering monk!" Yuan Jian couldn't help frowning, and was about to go out to check, only to hear a "bang", the courtyard door was kicked open from the outside, and two fat-headed and big-eared monks walked in scolding.

As soon as the two monks saw Yuanzhi independent courtyard, one of them was rosacea and immediately asked with bad words: "Who are you?" Why in Shinshu-in? ”

Although the monk's tone was extremely unkind, Yuanzhi didn't want to worry about it, so he just said lightly: "The poor monk just came here to say goodbye to Senior Brother Shenxiu, and was planning to leave." ”

Rosacea glared and shouted, "Don't you understand what the Buddha said?" I ask you who you are! ”

Yuan Shi shook his head, his figure flashed, and the person had arrived outside the courtyard and walked towards the mountain gate.

"Thief monk, don't run! What is your conspiracy with Shenxiu? ”

The rosacea screamed, and he was about to chase him out if he didn't give up, but he was grabbed by the monk who was traveling with him: "Huikong, forget it, it's important to get down to business." ”

Huikong said: "What if it's a helper invited by Shenxiu?" ”

Yuan Shi was originally bent on returning to Luoyang City as soon as possible, and he didn't take these two reckless monks to heart. But after listening to the words of this Huikong monk, his heart suddenly moved, and he couldn't help but stop.

I heard the voice of Shenxiu sighing from the courtyard wall: "The poor monk doesn't want to fight with Senior Brother Huineng, why are you always entangled?" ”

Huikong sneered: "Don't want to fight? I'm afraid I can't fight, right? Most of the uncles of the Zen Monastery support him, and even the abbot and his old man praise Huineng Senior Brother for his high understanding, and the abbot will pay the Dharma clothes in three days, and the ancestor will be entrusted, you are hiding here, dare to say that there is no conspiracy? ”

Squeak.

The door was pushed open, and Shenxiu, who was dressed in white, walked out of the door and said lightly: "Since Senior Brother Huineng is not at ease, the poor monk will return to Huangmei with you, and the two junior brothers don't have to speculate on themselves." ”

Huikong smiled proudly and said, "That's not necessary, the abbot and his old man heard about Hongzhen." The two uncles of Hongku, as well as the senior brother Huiren, came to Luoyang with you, but they suffered a misfortune and were very sad, and they wanted you to go back to the temple to give you an explanation. ”

"However, Senior Brother Huineng is merciful and begs the abbot to allow you to atone for your sins. As long as you capture the murderer and return to the temple, you will not be guilty of the past. Otherwise, the back mountain faces the wall for three years. Shenxiu, you only have three days, don't blame me for not informing you in time. ”

Another monk also spoke in a weird manner at this time: "Senior Brother Shenxiu, Senior Brother Huineng is afraid that you don't know who the murderer is, and the special monk kindly told you to save you some time." Listen up, the murderer, surnamed Li Mingrong, and his Taoist name Ren Zhenzi, is now a national teacher, but don't be mistaken. ”

Huikong smiled and said: "The abbot heard that Li Rong was going to hold a debate meeting, and the post was also sent to our temple, thinking that since you are hiding in Luoyang, I will simply order you to go, first punish his scriptures, and then capture him and return to the temple." None of the same, it's not good! ”

Shenxiu was silent for a long time before he said: "The master suddenly decided to pass on the ancestral throne, and the time is just three days later, but the poor monk has no time to care about it at this time. Uncle Hongzhen was killed, and after the inheritance of the Dharma in our temple, the poor monks will have an explanation. ”

"Shenxiu! You're really cold-hearted! Huikong shouted, "Because of your tragic death, you don't want to avenge it, but think about your status, okay!" I will tell the world your words, so that all the monks in the world will know your true face! ”

With that, he pulled another monk and left.

Shenxiu's eyes showed a look of helplessness, but he still couldn't escape this encounter......

"Two junior brothers, slow down!" Shenxiu opened his mouth and said, "The poor monk respects the master's decree. ”

The two monks stopped and smiled at each other.

It's done!

At this time, the round test outside the hospital was full of shock, and only then did he know the real reason why Shenxiu rejected him!

It turned out that the fifth ancestor of Zen Buddhism, Hongren Zen Master, for some reason, suddenly moved the idea of succession, and the time was urgent, so it was set three days later.

This is extremely abnormal!

You must know that Shenxiu is a high-footed Zen master of Hongren, and he has always been recognized by Zen Buddhism as a person who has been called the ancestor of the Dharma clothes.

However, such a recognized future leader of Zen Buddhism, he was still away from home, but the temple suddenly decided to hold a transmission ceremony, and he had very little time left. Obviously, there must be something strange in this matter!

Buddhism has always preached the Dharma, which has been accompanied by bloody storms and bloody battles for life and death. Even when Bodhidharma was preaching Zen, the second ancestor was poisoned and almost died.

Yuanshu has a deep understanding of this, although the Sanzang Temple is small, but the battle for the transmission of the Dharma is still fierce, which is also an important reason why he insists on avenging his master and wants to return the remains of his master.

Listening to the tone of the two monks, it is a monk named Huineng who wants to compete with Shenxiu for the ancestral position, and this person has actually received the support of most of the monks of Dongshan Lingjue Temple.

In this way, Shenxiu will naturally no longer have the heart to participate in the debate conference, and it is naturally the most important thing to return to the temple to compete for inheritance.

But before he figured out the situation, Shenxiu didn't dare to rush back to the temple, so he stayed in Shaolin Temple, presumably in the past few days, he has been anxiously waiting for his people to deliver news to him, right?

It's just that Shenxiu didn't expect that he didn't wait for his people, but he waited for Huineng's people.

Huineng asked him to go to the debate conference to refute Li Rong, and then grab and return to the temple, this is a conspiracy, whether Shenxiu goes or not, it will fall into his calculations.

If Shenxiu doesn't go, then his name of coldness will be completely implemented, even if he rushes back to participate in the inheritance festival, Huineng will definitely attack him with this and make his heart lose his heart.

But if he goes, first, he will have no time to prepare for the preparation before the inheritance, and second, it is impossible to complete the return of the national teacher to the temple, Shenxiu is destined to return empty-handed, which is also a blow to his prestige.

But no matter what you say, Shenxiu can still explain it with his strength when he goes, but if he doesn't go, everything will be over.

Thinking of this, Yuanxue's eyes lit up, Shenxiu's strength was still above him, if he went, Yuanxue's grasp of dealing with Li Rong would be greater!

You can't kill the national teacher, but if you abolish the national teacher's cultivation, no one can say anything.

And when the time comes, a national teacher who is ruined and has been cultivated into a complete loss, the court will definitely abandon him!

When the time comes, will Li Rong be round or flat, and he will not be kneaded by others?

Yuan Ji smiled.