Chapter 48: Brawl
The monk Fayuan has been the abbot of the Xianju Temple for more than 20 years, in a sense, the thousands of mansions and 10,000 acres of fertile land can be said to be his personal own, and he will inevitably pass on to his descendants in the future. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info plus the daily diet is abundant, and there is no shortage of cream, so the old man is in his fifties and almost sixty, and he is still very angry.
Wei Wencheng gave it with his tongue, full of fallacies, which really made the old man angry -- you are not an official of the imperial court, or even the abbot of a temple, what qualifications do you have to fart in front of me? To tell you the truth, all your methods of inciting foolish people are Lao Tzu...... Why should I have a quarrel with a junior like you, without losing my identity, just - this is an evil demon, you all go up and fight me!
At the sound of an order, the monks of the idle temple, except for the four who carried the public opinion, all rolled up their sleeves, held Zen sticks and sticks, and planned to rush up and beat the group. Wei Wencheng was not flustered when he saw this, he still smiled lightly, and ordered: "Shaolin monk, line up." ”
The Shaolin monks were ordered, and they did not dare to slack off, and they all went forward bravely. However, as soon as the two sides saw the battle, Wei Wencheng saw that something was wrong, there were many people on the other side, and there were few people on his own side, so he could fight even less, and it seemed that he was not a person in the idle temple at all! I relied on Shaolin monks to have such a little ability? What about your Arhat boxing? What about your flower fingers, what about Bo Ruozhang?
In fact, this is Wei Wencheng's own thoughts, the so-called Bodhidharma Patriarch passed down the Shaolin boxing method Yunyun, that is all the words of later novelists, in fact, even if Bodhidharma really has any tricks handed down, it is no different from the broadcast gymnastics of later generations, but let the monks sit in meditation for a long time, relax and relax, and move their muscles and bones. It was not until the turn of Zhou and Sui, Sui and Tang that many generals and ruffians avoided disaster and returned to Shaolin, and the so-called Shaolin boxing method began to sprout, and then there was a legend of "Eighteen Stick Monks Saving Tang King".
In these years, Shaolin Temple is not without people who can fight, but basically all of them are practiced by competing with other temples and other families for fields and water sources, as well as chasing down fugitive tenants, which is not much different from the level of ordinary large households. When Wei Wencheng returned to Chang'an, Seng Can also arranged for several such monks to be given to him as bodyguards. The problem is that the idle temple has things like fighting for land and water, chasing tenants, etc., and the monks are also fighting like that, half a catty and eight taels, and the two heroes stand side by side - if you really regard Shaolin as the so-called martial arts supreme in later generations, then the idle residence must at least be at the level of Wudang.
Basically, it can be about the same, so the party with more people will naturally take advantage. In the blink of an eye, the monks of the two monasteries were facing each other head-on, and the frightened onlookers shouted and fled one after another - of course, they would not run far, after all, such a big bustle could not be seen every day - as a result, the Shaolin monks had no power to fight back because of the small number of people, and they only had the ability to parry.
Wei Wencheng didn't look good, and if he fought like this for a few minutes, I was afraid that the monks who lived in the temple would rush to him. He himself has been cultivating Buddhism for many years, and has also planted land in Guangfu Temple for several years, not only cultivating the mind, but also cultivating the body. Question: This monk wearing a Pilu hat and a robe is too ugly to put his fists on people...... No, I've got to find a way to turn this around!
Thinking in his heart, he raised his hand and pointed at the Fayuan: "Duh! You can't say the law, and you can't use force, this is not what Shamen should do." Although you are wrapped in splendid splendor, in fact, you will be disgusted by the heavens, and the Buddha will punish you!"
The old monk of Fayuan has a wide heart and a fat body, and the weight is really not light, originally the four monks below carried him very hard, this bar was broken, and the Fa Yuan immediately tilted to one side, and the Fa Yuan monk was unexpected, exclaimed, and rolled down to the chariot with a heel. In fact, this chariot is not high, and it is only more than two feet above the ground, less than three feet, but the center of gravity of the poor Fayuan is unstable, and he is planted with his head down...... Immediately the dust rolled down, and the hat was crooked, and the robe was torn, and he lay on the ground and hummed continuously, and he couldn't get up for a long time.
If Wei Wencheng fell this wrestling, he would definitely jump up after a carp hit it-Lao Tzu...... He is still a good man. But the Fayuan monk is old after all, and he doesn't know if he broke a bone or a concussion, so he can't afford to struggle. The monks who lived in the temple panicked, and gathered one after another, or to support, take care of, or go around in a circle to defend - if this Shaolin thief bald take this opportunity to rush over, even if it is just to pick up a stone and give it to the abbot, how can it be good?!
So in an instant, the victory and defeat changed the situation, and the morale of the Shaolin monks was greatly boosted, so they waited to take advantage of the victory to pursue, but Wei Wencheng shouted: "Stay, the sky has its own eyes, the Buddha has its own spirit, and if he does injustice, he will kill himself, how can we be murderous?"
Wei Wencheng thought very clearly, although the other party was momentarily depressed and temporarily took the defensive, but unfortunately there were too few people on his side, and he would definitely not be able to rush in in a short period of time -- and even if he rushed in, what could you do? Could it be that he really beat the Fayuan monk to death with a few punches? Besides, this is the thoroughfare of the capital after all, and the fight of dozens of people with weapons will inevitably alarm the government, and if it drags on for a long time and is blocked or even arrested by officers and soldiers, it will be too unsightly.
I am here to make a name for the Shaolin Temple, but it is the name of religion, not the name of martial arts......
Since the people in the idle temple are busy saving the Dharma and will not attack for the time being, then it is better for us to flash people. So Wei Wencheng beckoned the Shaolin monks to return to the queue, and at the same time turned the Dharma chariot, intending to continue along the avenue to the north—but this time we had to go a little faster, in case the idle monks would catch up from behind.
It's a pity that what do you want to do, the Shaolin monks here have just started, and suddenly, they heard the continuous shouting and cheering, and then a column of officers and soldiers with helmets and armor trotted out from the street corner, and then the column became a horizontal team, and the two groups of monks were surrounded by a "hula" sound, the sword and spear flashed, and the cold air was pressing. The first general rode a high-headed horse, pressed the long knife on his waist, and his face showed a hideous look, and shouted violently: "Who dares to move troops in the capital?!"
While scolding, he turned his face towards Wei Wencheng. Because among these two groups of monks, Wei Wencheng is still sitting on the chariot, the highest position, and he is wearing colorful clothes, which is really standing out from the crowd and absolutely conspicuous. Wei Wencheng saw that he couldn't dodge, so he put his hands together, smiled slightly at the general, and proclaimed the Buddha's name:
"Amitabha, the Taoist letter of the Shaolin Temple in Songshan Mountain, was ordered to enter the capital. It is not in line with the noisy noise of the people in the idle temple, so that the officials are alarmed, and the general is lenient. ”
The general snorted coldly: "Noisy, stop living in the temple monks?" A slap doesn't make a sound, don't you push the responsibility on others - didn't you Shaolin monks do it?
Wei Wencheng argued: "General Rongyu, this is the first to force each other in the idle temple, and my Shaolin monk only protects himself, and he has his own public opinion." As he spoke, he raised his eyebrows, looked around, and raised his voice: "He has been punished by heaven, how dare you hide it?"
He's actually threatening the onlookers, don't make soy sauce with the side, and help me say a few words. You see, Fa Yuan couldn't get up because he dared to move at me and was reported in time, if you dare to stand on his side, aren't you afraid that you will also be punished by heaven?!
This was originally the first hand of the people in the Xianju Temple, most of the onlookers saw it clearly, they were originally on the side of the Shaolin Temple, but they were not necessarily willing to come forward to help testify, this heard Wei Wencheng's threat, and couldn't help but be afraid - this Shaolin monk is too powerful, stretched out his hand, and said that there is a heavenly punishment, and the old monk in the Xianju Temple fell to the ground...... If he points fingers at us again, he won't be able to stand it!
So they stepped forward one after another, saying that it was indeed the hand of the Xianju Temple, and the Shaolin Temple was just defending itself, and it was not excessive. Originally, if a few ordinary citizens, or mud legs, or something to provide testimony, the generals would not look at it, and they would not be too lazy to deal with it, and there were quite a few young gentlemen or gentlemen in brocade clothes among them. After all, in Chang'an City, dignitaries are walking all over the place, do you know which of them is an official who is about to go to the government? Which one has military merits and a knighthood? Which one is even a relative, friend, or disciple of the governor of the three provinces? How can you act rashly?
The general was going to arrest and bring to justice the two groups of bald donkeys who dared to make trouble on the street with an order, but when he saw this scene, he couldn't help frowning, and then twisted his head and glanced diagonally upward......
Wei Wencheng felt strange just now, when they entered the city from the south gate, they did not see the ranks of the Xianju Temple on the thoroughfare behind them, where did the other party come from? How could they catch up so quickly? Moreover, the two sides moved their mouths and hands in a row, and it only took a few minutes for the officers and men to come quickly, so why did they surround the two groups of people as soon as they came up? The group of their own group had already turned around and was about to leave, and the only people who were still crowded and occupying the road and clamoring endlessly were the people from the Xianju Temple. How can the officers and men conclude that we are "mobilizing troops in the capital"? God is pitiful, those Zen sticks and wooden sticks can also be called weapons?
Of course, all kinds of accidental situations can also happen, for example, although the monk who lives in the temple came late, he heard that the Shaolin monks had entered the city at the city gate, so he came to rush to make trouble, and in the few minutes of the quarrel, there were law-abiding people who hurriedly ran to report to the officers and soldiers patrolling nearby...... But Wei Wencheng still felt that there might be something else in it, which was a little strange.
He saw that the general seemed to be a little undecided, so he turned his face and glanced diagonally upward, and followed the other man's gaze. I saw that the other party's eyes seemed to sweep towards a two-story building facing the street, the window was wide open, and there seemed to be a figure flashing in front of the window.
Who is this? If you don't watch such a big scene, are you still Chinese? What are you hiding in a hurry? There must be something in this!