The poem says:

Early in the morning into the ancient temple, the early sun shines on the high forest, the bamboo path leads to the secluded place, and the Zen room is deep with flowers and trees. Idle to roll the scriptures to see, the three realms are confused, just like the old shadow, every smile to ask the antecedents.

It is said that Tian Jiang noticed that someone was in the way, raised his head and looked at him, he was a Zen monk, wearing a brown regular robe, wearing a green silk and jade robe, with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, gentle and elegant, very handsome.

Tian Jiang was shocked in his heart, and at first glance, he said that Second Master Shen had become a monk, and then he stared at his appearance, but he was missing the extremely deep city mansion that had been contaminated by the mediation of the court for many years, and it seemed more and more jade and thorough.

She breathed a sigh of relief, if she guessed correctly, nine times out of ten it was the fourth master Shen who escaped into the empty door.

The monk who led the way respectfully asked, "Why is Master Mingyue here?" ”

The Zen monk who was called Mingyue also seemed to have just returned, squeezed the Buddha beads in his hand, and said in a soft tone: "Zun Pujing's abbot's words, come and ask this female benefactor a few words." That is, Chaotian Jiang said that he didn't say more, and walked steadily towards the depths of the bamboo forest.

Tian Jiang followed, close to the small meditation room, Ka squeaked the door across the threshold, but saw a good group of quiet scenery: Bodhi is born freely, the empty green is full of shade, a bird stays in the dredging tree, and several butterflies peck at the grass and flowers.

There was the sound of brushing in my ears, but it was a little novice who was seriously sweeping the courtyard, and when he saw people coming, he hurriedly stopped standing and clasped his palms together.

Shen Mian said that he would not enter the meditation room, Tian Jiang asked Cuimei to accompany him in the courtyard, and walked into the room with her skirt, Mingyue had lit a glass sea lantern in front of the Buddha, went to the low table and crossed her knees on the futon, and then asked her to sit face to face.

Tian Jiang sat down carefully with his belly in his hands, watching Mingyue burn a furnace of sandalwood, and the smoke curled up his eyebrows.

Then he asked in a low voice: "Old Madam Shen is going to Jinling to recuperate, passing by Tianfu Temple, why don't Master Mingyue say goodbye to her?" “

Mingyue didn't answer, just lifted the purple clay pot to pour tea, and saw the tea overflowing from the edge of the pot and dripping on the table, Tian Jiang couldn't help but say: "It's full, don't pour it again." “

Mingyue stopped moving, paused the purple clay pot, and her voice was very peaceful: "Your mind is like this at this time, full of all kinds of distracting thoughts and delusions, if you don't empty them, how can you listen to what the poor monk has to say?!" “

Tian Jiang was so smart that he knew that he didn't want to mention the vulgarity of Hongchen, so he closed his eyes and opened them again, took a breath and said, "It's my mistake, please ask Master Mingyue to mention it." ”

Mingyue Mo only spoke: "Eight years ago, the poor monk was still revising the canon in Wenyuan Pavilion, and one day he came to Tianfu Temple with his colleagues and happened to meet Abbot Pujing, he once asked, 'Do you remember your past life?' "Back to him, 'I once dreamed of a previous life, a monk in Tianruo Temple, walking between the halls, chanting on the bed of the meditation hall, the sound of the wooden fish Buddha is full of ears, and the sandalwood ash drips down the treasure scroll. ’“

"Abbot Pujing therefore admonished, 'In that case, why don't you break off the fate of the dust and devote yourself to the Buddha, so as to live up to the virtues of your previous life.'" Where is the poor monk willing to listen, young and vigorous, still greedy for the splendid prosperity of the red world, is to laugh at it, Pujing Abbot sighed, 'Do you have to fall into the sea of love and suffering to be enlightened?' But then it was too late to come to my senses. ”

Tian Jiang listened attentively and thought about it: "Is this the reason why Master Mingyue still leads the cultivation?" Although he wore a Pilu hat, there was a hair leaking from his ears, and she could see through it.

Mingyue was not in a hurry, raised her hand to adjust her hat, and smiled very lightly: "Abbot Pujing refuses to shave his degree from a poor monk, only saying that the six roots are impure and the mundane fate has not been removed, and he still needs to concentrate on Buddhism, until he is not moved by the five desires, he will personally leave my home." He also said: "Each man has his own destiny, and he must not force anything, otherwise he will be like a poor monk, who is willing to seek the near and far, but it will be self-defeating." ”

Tian Jiang asked: "What Master Mingyue said is common sense, common sense may not apply to sentient beings, now that my husband is in prison, I am pregnant with Liujia, and the Shen family is turbulent, what do you say?" ”

Mingyue didn't answer, only said: "The Buddha once built a temple and Taoist temple as a neighbor, the Taoist priest was dissatisfied, often changing the charm and charm to disturb the monks in the temple, intending to bluff it away, indeed many young novices couldn't help but flee, but the Buddha was in that place for several years, the Taoist magic was exhausted, and finally abandoned the view. He paused: "The Taoist priest is so powerful, how could the Buddha defeat him?" “

Tian Jiang shook his head: "Please teach the mage!" “

Mingyue replied: "There is only one word 'nothing', and the spell is limited, endless, quantitative, and boundary; And the Buddha is incapacitated, endless, immeasurable, boundless. The beginning of nothing is to respond to all changes with the same, and it will eventually be successful. “

Tian Jiang's heart is like a mirror, and the admonition he said is also her current method of establishing her life, holding the fragrant tea in her hand and eating it slowly, she suddenly said: "Master Mingyue is very concerned that he can't shave, I have something to give you." “

Mingyue invited her, but it didn't hurt to talk about it.

Tian Jiang muttered, "My fifth sister once said that a novice asked the Buddha, 'What did you do every day before you attained enlightenment?' The Buddha replied, 'Chopping wood, carrying water, cooking.' Then he asked, 'What about after attaining enlightenment?' The Buddha replied, 'Chopping wood, carrying water, cooking.' The novice wondered, 'What does that mean enlightenment?' The Buddha smiled and said, 'Before attaining enlightenment, when chopping wood, I was worried about carrying water and carrying water for cooking; After attaining the Tao, chopping wood is chopping firewood, carrying water is carrying water, and cooking is cooking. She paused and smiled: "The road is simple, the ordinary heart is the way, fate is impermanent, just let it be." “

Mingyue suddenly changed color: "Your fifth sister ......"

Tian Jiang pursed his lips: "What the fifth sister said is not what she said, it was when she burned incense in Tianruo Temple that year, there was a handsome son who spoke to her, and now she has returned it to Master Mingyue, I hope to get rid of the evil obstacles in your heart, so as to live in vain in this life and reincarnation." “

Without further ado, she propped up the table and said goodbye and left, out of the meditation room, Cuimei came to support her, Shen Mian was in front, and she walked very fast without looking back, and in a blink of an eye, she was gone.

Tian Jiang seemed to think of something, and he had to look back and look indoors, Mingyue was still covered with smoke, and sat silently without saying a word.

Abbot Pu Jing is indeed true.

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When the sun is on the mountain, the string of red cages in front of the Shengchang Pavilion burns brightly, since the "Yixiang Building" is gone, the five girls Hutong has become the world of Qin's shopkeeper, but seeing the guests full of doors, in and out of the tide, through the windows of the small building, the figures are building, pushing the cup and changing the lamp, and the endless red dust is lively.

Qin Xing sat in the tent eating tea, Tian Rong's face was full of gloom, and he walked in, and the beaded curtain was banging with the wind.

Qin Xing hurriedly stood up and asked him to sit on the Taishi chair, Tian Rong waved his hand, and said in a deep voice: "The 'Eagle Heavenly Alliance' was captured by the Yamen, beheaded, caught, and released, why didn't there be the slightest news from Brother Yu, didn't he fall into the hands of the 'Eagle Heavenly Alliance', why didn't he be rescued?" Did you do your best to deal with those officials? I know how busy you are, if you really can't spare time, I'll go and find out! “

As soon as he finished speaking, he was about to leave, and Qin Xing hurriedly stepped forward to stop him.