Chapter 252: The Mountain Gate

"Haha, Brother Lu, long time no see, how are you doing lately?"

The familiar voice came out of Lang's laughter, which made Lu Wuchen's master and apprentice helpless for a while, they never expected that the person in front of them would greet them like this.

"Brother Song, this way of greeting is not like your style." Lu Wuchen looked at Song Shidao in front of him with a smile on his face, and teased in a playful tone.

"Haha......" Hearing this, Song Shidao laughed and said, "I haven't seen Brother Lu for many days, and my hands are itchy for a while, so I can't help but make a move!" ”

"You guy......" Lu Wuchen scolded with a smile and said, "Since Brother Song has such a Yaxing, I don't know if you dare to go to a place with us?" ”

"Oh? Where? Song Shidao asked curiously.

"Hehe, since Brother Song is so curious, come with me."

With a chuckle, Lu Wuchen unfolded his body, like a gust of breeze, and Kou Zhong also laughed, stepping on the mysterious steps under his feet, and walked away in the blink of an eye.

"Why do I have a sense of foreboding?" Song Shidao said, smiled bitterly, and then followed.

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On the outskirts of Luoyang, before the meditation monastery.

"Dang!" The melodious sound of the bell spreads from the temple on the top of the mountain.

"That's the Meditation Temple?" Kou Zhong asked suspiciously.

Lu Wuchen and the three of them stood on a small hillside near the Jingnian Meditation Temple, looking at it from a distance, the temple was in full view, it was really magnificent and magnificent, and the grandeur was thousands, and you could vaguely hear bursts of overtone chanting.

Looking over from the hillside, the temple is hidden deep in the woods, and only a few temples can be seen, with only a corner occasionally exposed. It has the painting of "deep mountain Tibetan ancient temple".

"Brother Lu. Is this to worship the Buddha? Song Shidao asked suspiciously.

"Haha......" Lu Wuchen laughed. Shaking his head, he said, "I don't have that kind of leisure and elegance, this time I'm here to find trouble!" ”

Hearing this, Song Shidao's face couldn't help but turn pale, and he smiled bitterly: "Brother Lu, I'm on the thief ship, I don't know if I can get off the thief ship now?" ”

"Haha......" Kou Zhong laughed loudly and said, "I've already boarded the thief ship." If you still want to get off the thief ship, how can it be so easy, so let's go with us obediently! ”

"By the way, master, this monk's temple is just like this, I don't know how the most famous White Horse Temple in Luoyang is?" Kou Zhong said with a smile, the White Horse Temple was built in the Han Dynasty, and it was Emperor Ming who dreamed of the western giants and sent an envoy to the west, retrieve the Buddhist scriptures, and see the temple in the eastern suburbs of Luoyang. Because the Buddhist scriptures are carried back by white horses, they are named "White Horse Temple". It is the first ancient temple in China.

"How can it be, no matter how well it is built, it is just a monk's temple, if everyone becomes a monk, the woman will probably become a nun!" Lu Wuchen shrugged his shoulders and teased.

"Master, you're too bad!" Kou Zhong laughed.

"Brother Lu is talking nonsense, and he is not afraid of blaspheming the Buddha!" Song Shidao said.

Lu Wuchen sneered and said: "The words of the Buddhists are just words to deceive the world, just to deceive those who believe in men and women. ”

Hearing this, Master Song thought thoughtfully, and then followed Lu Wuchen's master and apprentice towards the Jingnian Zen Temple, and walked into the front door, only to know that the buildings in the temple add up to more than hundreds, just like a small city, but all the monks living in it are bald.

"I didn't expect the temple to be so large." Kou Zhong smacked his tongue and sighed, the three of them had heard of the reputation of the Jingnian Zen Temple, but they didn't expect it to be so magnificent, it was really shocking, and the prosperity of Buddhism could be seen from the Sui and Tang dynasties.

The main buildings in the temple are arranged on the central axis facing the temple gate, with the copper hall as the center of the temple, and the scale is complete and uniform. Except for the bronze hall, all the buildings are covered with three-color glazed tiles, and the color is as good as new, especially the peacock blue in the three-color is the most dazzling. The sun shimmers with a blurry brilliance, and the Buddha is full of light.

In front of the copper hall, there is a platform square that is vast up to 100 zhang, made of white stone, surrounded by white stone carved railing. In the middle of the white stone square, a bronze statue of Manjushri is enshrined, riding on the back of a golden lion, up to two zhang high, and there are three Buddhas such as Medicine Master, Shakya and Mida next to the shrine. Painted gold ornaments are quite bold, but they also make people feel a little out of line with ordinary temple practices.

"Even this square doesn't know how much money it cost, these old bald people are really rich!" Kou Zhong looked around, his face was quite angry, and said: "Those monks don't know how to get so much land, so there are still many people in Luoyang City who don't have tiles to cover their heads, and I don't know if they will go to hell after they die!" ”

"Those monks occupy so many fields, so many monks, but those people are lonely, if it is really compassionate, why not give the fields to help the people?" Song Shidao also sighed with emotion, Buddhism is compassionate, just look at this situation, the so-called compassion is just a lip service, "Five generations of Buddha, so that the people are mostly monks, the temples are all over, making the world troublesome, so that there is the reason for the destruction of the Buddha in the Northern Zhou Dynasty!" ”

Song Shidao is proficient in scriptures and history, of course he knows about these classics, and at this moment there is already a trace of indignation in his heart, and he can only see that at the edge of the white stone platform in all directions, in addition to the entrances and exits of the four stone steps, there are five hundred Arhats evenly distributed, all of them are cast in gold and bronze, all with different expressions and postures, but whether they open their eyes and protrude their foreheads, or hang their eyes and guard inside, they are all lifelike, no different from living people.

The other buildings are arranged in an orderly manner in all directions with the main hall on the axis as a whole, separated by forest roads, and have a solemn and sacred atmosphere. A large incense burner is placed in front of the Manjushri shrine, and the burning sandalwood is sending out a lot of aroma, permeating the entire space, the atmosphere of the quiet birth is dazzling, and the Buddhist resort, the Sanskrit sound, but it is annoying.

Born from the heart, the mood is different, and it looks different.

The monks who were cleaning the square were supposed to give people a sense of tranquility, but now they have nothing to do, and they are hateful.

The three of them walked to the top of the mountain gate, and a monk stopped the three of them, "The three distinguished guests, please stay, the Buddha Gate is quiet, and please stop the three distinguished guests, don't disturb the Buddhist Sect Qingxiu!" "There were two monks, one of whom was about thirty or so, and the other was just a young man of about twenty, who was standing behind the elder monk.

was stopped by the two, Lu Wuchen and the others ignored it, and walked straight towards the mountain gate, the two Zhike monks wanted to stop the three of them, who knew that there was a flower in front of them, and the three of them walked to the front, which made the two of them secretly surprised in their hearts.

The two glanced at each other, and the elderly monk quickly stopped the three of them, clasped his hands together, shouted a Buddha name, and then said: "Distinguished guests, please stay, this hospital is closed today for cultivation, and please leave quickly!" ”

"I haven't heard of the monk's temple not allowing people to enter, isn't this monk's temple the place where the emperor lives? Kou Zhong said with a grin, his tone very disapproving.

"Distinguished guest ......" Before the monk could speak, Lu Wuchen had already sneered: "I'm afraid this monk temple is a little tighter than the inner palace, such a big temple, how many monks are raised, I heard that this monk temple has four King Kongs, training monks and soldiers, I'm afraid it won't be a rebellion!" ”

The monk was shocked when he heard this, and the monk said, "The benefactor is not the next life!" ”

Kou Zhong laughed, his voice stirred up the strong wind, rumbling like thunder, shaking the ears of the two monks, their faces were pale, the two looked at each other, they both saw the fear in each other's eyes, these three people were afraid that they were from the rivers and lakes, the older monk took a look, and the young monk secretly left.

Kou Zhong didn't pay attention to it, he originally came to let them know that nature was good, and immediately shouted: "Bald donkey, if there is chaos today, the people are not able to make a living, and the people can't find a place to cover their heads and shelter from the rain, but you bald donkeys occupy so much space, where is there still mercy?" I see that you bald slaves are also scum of Buddhism, selling dog meat on the head of a sheep, how can you do those unsightly hungry things, today I am the uncle to eliminate harm for the people! ”

His eyes widened angrily, he had an extraordinary momentum, the monk listened to his nonsense, his body trembled with anger, just because of his momentum, his face was pale, the roots of his teeth trembled, and he couldn't speak, Kou Zhong saw him frightened, laughed, slapped away, and knocked over the Zhike monk, the Zhike monk's mouth was full of blood, and his teeth fell out.

As soon as the true qi waved, the long knife in Kou Zhong's hand made a clear sound, and a burst of sword qi surged out of it, and a strong wind howled around him, only to hear "Qiang!" With a sound, the knife came out of its sheath, and Kou Zhong reached out and grabbed it, and the long knife fell on his hand.

The sword qi skyrocketed, and the snow light surged out, Kou Zhong snorted coldly, and slashed towards the door. (To be continued......)