In the autumn of the third year, the Tiantai Mountain Zen Buddhism held a puja and invited Mibu to participate, and Mibu decided to go again and again after thinking about it. Before leaving, he called Puzhao to him, said that the trip would be less than half a year, and at most a year, and asked him to take care of the monastery, especially the spiritual pagoda.

Puzhao knew the importance of guarding the temple, so he agreed to live up to the master's instructions.

After Mibu left, Puzhao also took care of the temple with all his heart, and got up in the middle of the night to patrol, for fear that something would go wrong.

Speaking of monasteries, don't think that they are outside the law, far away from right and wrong, in fact, it is a small society, especially a big jungle, there is a whole set of strict systems, in addition to the rules and precepts, religious legal affairs, Buddhist rituals, the internal administrative management of the monastery, the organizational form, the personnel system, the division of responsibilities roughly also have a set of strict systems, internal institutions and positions are not inferior to the township government. Unbelief? Let me tell you, there are many positions under the Great Monk.

The treasury is in charge of the necessities of the monks' life and Buddhist affairs, such as food, articles, ritual utensils, incense and candles, etc., and some monasteries also manage the mountains, forests, granges, and the repair of halls and houses. The supervisor's duty is to take charge of the affairs of the temple, and in ancient times it was also called the supervisor, the head of the temple, and the head of the temple. He is not only the supervisor of the treasury, but also supervises the work of the temple's halls. In addition, the vice temple, the head of the library, the head of the library. The meditation hall is the core of the jungle, which refers to the sitting meditation of the Tao Vina, Yuezhong, Ketang, Zhike, Sang, Zhaoke, Hall Master, Daliao, Throne, Mantle Liao, etc., the Mantle Liao is the affairs of the abbot and monk, directly for the abbot.

Since the emperor embraced Buddhism in the Ming Dynasty, monasteries flourished in various places. At this time, Lingguang Temple has nearly 100 monks, which is the largest temple in the surrounding area. There are many people, and it is much more difficult to manage.

The temple was not densely packed, and the monks remembered the treasures given by the emperor, so they asked Puzhao to open the spiritual pagoda to see, what is it? The great monk was not there, so where did Puzhao dare, so he had to refuse. Although Puzhao is a dense apprentice, after all, he is not a great monk in the monastery, nor is he a prison. As the saying goes, being an official doesn't have a long, and a fart doesn't make a sound. Some of the old qualified monks who have come to the temple for a long time do not sell their accounts, and threaten to open the underground palace of the spiritual pagoda to see the treasures.

The head of the treasury is Shi Zhixin, the oldest monk in the monastery except for the dense bun, and he is 59 years old this year. His position is not as good as Puzhao, but he is old and prestigious, and all the monks listen to him on weekdays. Seeing that Puzhao refused to give in, they encouraged Zhixin to come forward.

Zhixin Buddhism for many years, knowing that the temple rules can't be child's play, pondering and not daring to agree.

At this time, someone sighed, I don't know which one came first, today or the accident, I'm afraid I won't have a chance in this life.

Zhixin was deeply stimulated. I thought that I had been in the temple for almost 50 years, and I didn't see that I could live for a few years, but I didn't even see the treasure that the emperor gave to the temple, which is really a regret in life. Besides, this is also the wish of the monks, and it must not violate the precepts and temple rules. Zhixin finally agreed.

Seeing that the situation in the temple was out of control, although Puzhao was in awe of Zhixin, he could dig the spiritual pagoda to see the treasure, he really couldn't be the master, so he had to seek help from the government.

At that time, there was no Religious Affairs Bureau, and there was no Ethnic and Religious Committee, and it was all up to the county magistrate to directly manage the monastery. The county magistrate of Fulin County, where Lingguang Temple is located, is called Zheng Xiao, a native of Wudang, Hubei, and was once an officer in Zhu Yuanzhang's army. Although he has been on the battlefield and has been in the military camp for many years, he believes in Taoism on weekdays and knows a little about Buddhism. I heard the request of Pu Zhao, and I heard that as long as there is this thing, whatever the request is, the court will meet it.

Zheng Xiao came to the spirit and started his thoughts, why not take this opportunity to open the underground palace and see what the treasures given by the emperor are?

Zheng Xiao took Suipu to the temple, and the monks saw that there were a lot of officials, so they stopped making noise.

Puzhao thought to himself, the Yamen came and it really worked, and the monks were honest, but what to do after the Yamen left? Just as he hesitated, Zheng Xiao said, Master, since the sentient beings of the monastery have this wish, why not satisfy them.

No, my lord. Master Miyun is not here, and the spirit tower cannot be opened.

Master, didn't you come to the Yamen just to ask the Yamen to be the master for you? Haven't you heard of it? If you don't make decisions for the people, why don't you go home and sell sweet potatoes? The emperor attaches so much importance to Lingguang Temple, how can he hide the royal treasures from the monks? Besides, the monks are just watching, and they don't have any other bad intentions, so it's better to open the spiritual pagoda.

The monks applauded, but Puzhao still disagreed.

Zheng Xiao also said that since it is difficult for the temple to preserve the treasures, why not take them out and store them in the county yamen.

No, no. This treasure was given to the temple by the emperor, how can the treasure be moved elsewhere?

Pu Zhao hurriedly refused.

Zheng Xiao is the highest local governor, and he is also the leader of "self-respecting". Hearing Puzhao's opposition, it seemed that his authority was being challenged, and he was not happy, so he ordered the officials to excavate the underground palace of the Lingta. The monks thought that the government was here to ask people for their crimes, but they couldn't think of being of the same heart with them, so they became excited and helped dig up the underground palace.

Within a few days, the underground palace gate appeared in front of everyone's eyes. Puzhao asked Zheng County for the last time, and deliberately emphasized that if he excavated treasures privately, the emperor was afraid that he would be punished. Zheng Xiao was born in the military, he was not afraid of heaven and earth, and he was eager to peep at the treasure, but he still refused to stop, and ordered someone to open the underground palace.

Do you know from the officials? Chinese Buddhist culture has a long history, and ancient monasteries have a tradition of building underground palaces since ancient times. The underground palace is mainly to bury the "relics", in the early days it was to put the ground in the tower in the sha, the Northern and Southern Dynasties began to bury under the tower, and later developed into a place where the temple worships the blessed position.

What is a blessed position? It is the Buddha statue, the ancestral tablet, the token, and the spirit bone after a hundred years. The blessed position is the "foundation of life" of the temple. In addition, the Chinese have the tradition of "entering the soil for peace, entering the palace for preciousness", the wind cannot blow, the rain does not fall, and they follow the Confucian, Buddhist, and Taoist philosophical ideas of "the unity of heaven and man, return to nature". Therefore, every time the underground palace is opened, it is a precious and once-in-a-millennium blessing, otherwise it will be a disaster in the future.

Zheng Xiao didn't care so much, he just wanted to see treasures. After excavation, the silver letter in the jar was finally removed.

My lord, this letter must not be opened, since the abbot is densely scattered and does not let everyone know what treasure it is, there must be a reason, if it destroys the master's will, the consequences are unimaginable.

At this moment, Zheng County's order could no longer listen to Puzhao's advice, so he ordered to open the silver letter.

Zhixin drank away from the monks, and he wanted to open the silver letter with his own hands, and inside was a beautifully carved rosewood box.

Under the curious eyes of everyone, the red sandalwood box was opened, there was a brocade box inside, and when the brocade box was opened, there was a yellow satin wrap inside, and when Zhixin lifted the last layer of silk, a particularly exquisite brocade box appeared inside.