Chapter XVIII: The New Abbot
Luo Shuangxing took out the manuscript of the poem and handed it respectfully.
Monk Zhu hurriedly took it and opened it, this poem was written by Mibu himself:
Yunxia disillusioned Chongyang Nine.
The Emperor gave Bao Yu Ancient Temple
Extinguish the dust and see the light of the Buddha
The courtyard solitary pagoda meditation is revealed
-- Densely spread on the ninth day of the ninth month of September, on the way home
Judging from the payment, the Double Ninth Festival in early September is the day when the Master returns to Lingguang, and it is also the day of his death. When the mage knew that he was about to die and wrote a poem, did he use poetry as a substitute for his last words? Look at the content but it doesn't look like it.
Monk Zhu has entered Buddhism and knows that the past life is self-nature, not born and not destroyed, not increased or decreased, not dirty and impure, life is death, death is life. Mortals die at the end of their lives, die at the end of their blessings, and die by accident, and only great monks can die freely. Master Mibu has a profound practice, knows his wisdom, and has a wide range of aspirations. If you want to be born, you will be born, and if you want to die, you will die, and you will be surrounded by the consummation and unity of the worldly law, and you will not be bound by the general limit of life and death.
Monk Zhu thought of the rescue work of the Mibu Method again, and couldn't help shedding tears. He decreed that the Ministry of Rites and the Xuanjiao Academy would send officials to handle the Dharma of the Venerable Master Tubi, and the spirit bones and the like would be buried in the Lingta Temple.
According to the emperor's will, Luo Shuangxing accompanied the court officials to complete the matter of sending Master Mibu to his death, and he came back half a month later. The official of the Ministry of Rites reported, who is the abbot of the temple?
This made Monk Zhu also nerve-wracked, the key is the particularity of Lingguang Temple, and the treasure is not known where? As far as he knew, there was really no suitable candidate at the moment. It is said that two important apprentices, the monk of Lingguang Temple, Puzhao, is a Japanese and has returned to the Wa Kingdom. Another Venerable Zhixin is not highly educated, his practice is not deep, and he is also overwhelmed. The Xuanjiao Academy recommended expatriation.
A few days later, Song Lian, a scholar of poetry, and Xuanjiao, a Buddhist institution, listed three masters, Wuzhen, Fanjing, and Emptiness, all under the age of forty. These three Dharma were practiced in the great monasteries of Wutai, Fujian, and Zhejiang, and their attainments were quite profound, and they were invited to Beijing by Xuanjiao last year to say the Dharma, which was quite popular with the believers. And the resumes of the three people will be written for the emperor to choose.
Song Lian is one of the "Four Gentlemen of Zhedong", who has served as the president, the bachelor of Hanlin, the middle doctor, the director of the intellectual system and the Ministry of Rites, and he has studied the history of the Yuan Dynasty and Buddhism.
Monk Zhu was born as a commoner, eclectic, he didn't value the resumes of the three people recommended by Song Lian, and only took out the densely copied poems and handed them to Song Lian, asking him to invite the three mages to taste and state their feelings to repay him.
Song Lian is also known as Longmenzhi, Xuanzhen Escape, scholars call him Taishi Gong, Song Longmen, it can be seen that his talent is extraordinary. At first glance, his poems are not special, why should the emperor be like this? It's weird. He asked three three mages to read the poems, but they only read them and did not pass them on, and they rotted in their stomachs, otherwise there would be a remedy for killing. After that, Song Lian asked one by one. Enlightenment and emptiness are both interpreted literally, without deep meaning. Only Venerable Fan Jing thinks that Master Mibu's poem seems to have another hint, and it is unreasonable to be unreasonable, which shows that the master has a profound practice, and the true meaning can only be gradually comprehended when entering Lingguang Temple.
Song Lian reported the truth. Obviously, Venerable Fan Jing's interpretation was meaningful and closer to the emperor's thoughts, so he appointed Fan Jing as the abbot of Lingguang Temple.
Fan Jing was so unhappy when she got the will, she hurriedly completed the formalities and took the public to take office.
Song Lian warned Fan Jing that she must keep in mind the original intention of interpreting the poem and not act recklessly.
But after more than ten days, Fan Jing came to Lingguang Temple. Needless to say, the charm of this ancient temple deeply impressed him.
Because of the dense things, the temple is famous far and wide, and people who burn incense and worship the Buddha continue one after another.
Venerable Fan Jing convened a meeting of all beings, and according to what he had learned, he began by restoring the monastic rules and rituals. For example, it is forbidden to take the things in the temple without permission, not to pick the fruits in the temple, not to enter the middle door, not to speak loudly, to dress neatly, to respect the master, to respect the dining ceremony, and so on.
In fact, Lingguang Temple has always had strict temple rules, but it is not densely spread, and it is caused by the chaos of all living beings after digging treasures.
Master Fan Jing arranged to stop, and the monks knew that he was the abbot appointed by the emperor, and they did not dare to disobey him.
After being free, Fan Jing thought of the dense poems, savored them carefully, and there was nothing special about them, and gradually forgot them.
However, Master Zhixin had something in his heart, both lost and disappointed, he originally wanted to drive away Puzhao, he would be the abbot of Lingguang Temple, but after the dense death, the emperor sent Fan Jing, who was profound in Buddhism, and also renovated the temple, and assessed the monks' homework, and suddenly felt physically and mentally exhausted.
Zhixin culture is not high, but he is sensible and knows people, he feels that Fan Jing is anxious for quick success and quick profit, and wants to show his merit to the emperor as soon as possible, which can be used.
One day, Zhixin mentioned the royal treasure to Fan Jing.
Master Zhixin, didn't you find the Imperial Treasure and was stolen by Master Mibu? But why didn't the emperor punish the mage? Obviously, the treasure is very mysterious, and I don't know if it's good.
Amitabha, the master asked well, the emperor did not pursue Master Mibu, which means that the imperial treasure was not lost at all, and the emperor may know where it is hidden? Maybe it will always be a mystery.
These words touched Fan Jing a lot. Why was he sent here by the emperor? Is it just to promote the Dharma? No, the emperor wants to promote Buddhism by himself, inherit the essence of Tantra Buddhism, how can it be good if he doesn't find treasures?
Master, why don't you find out the royal treasure and fulfill the wish of the monks, this is a good thing. If the treasure is seen again, the believers from all over the world will arrive, and Lingguang Temple will become one of the famous temples.
Fan Jing nodded, feeling that Zhixin was reasonable. But where is the treasure hidden?
Zhixin just shook his head, digging up the spirit tower a year ago, and there was no treasure. After Pu Zhao left, he and the monks searched the monastery thoroughly, but there was still no trace.
As the saying goes, it's man-made. Fan Jing thought that as long as the treasure did not leave the temple, he would definitely find it.
Under the encouragement of Zhixin, Fan Jing began to hunt for treasures, and the monks were very interested, and the places that could be dug in the temple were dug up, making the temple look like a construction site. Believers also feel inexplicable when they enter the temple, and they learn from the monks that they are looking for treasures, and many people come to the temple to join in the fun.
The situation of Lingguang Temple soon spread to Jingshi. Who is Monk Zhu? When he has doubts, he won't give up casually. Fan Jing went to work, and Monk Zhu sent Luo Shuangxing to spy on him, and once there was a clue to the imperial treasure, he would report it immediately.
And this time, Fan Jing dug the temple for the treasure hunt and reported to Monk Zhu, and was immediately annoyed, this kind of brainless WDIF practice, wouldn't it be to destroy the temple, it was really confusing.
Fan Jing did not expect that this move annoyed the emperor, and a holy decree dismissed him, expelled him back to the original temple in Fujian to practice, and was not allowed to go out of the mountain for ten years.
The officials of the Xuanjiao sect learned that Fan Jing was in trouble, and they no longer dared to provide the list of abbots.
Monk Zhu found Luo Shuangxing and asked what was his relationship with the temples when he was arrested?
In the past two years, Luo Shuangxing has also tried his best, and after finding the mage, he only cared about whether he stole the treasure, and did not pay attention to the situation of the mage going out to cruise. Now that the emperor asked, he was very nervous, and in a panic he mentioned that the abbot of Lianzang Temple, Jingcheng, had tasted tea and discussed Taoism together.
This gave Monk Zhu a new idea. The only monk who was sent to Jingshi to meet at the end was Jingcheng. If you are afraid of being punished, tell Jingcheng in advance where the treasure is hidden, just in case.
So, Monk Zhu ordered Jingcheng to be reappointed as the abbot of Lingguang Temple, and he arrived immediately.
This move made Song Lian and them not understand very much, and Jingcheng did not understand either. The scale of Lianzang Temple is far larger than that of Lingguang Temple, and its history is even longer. I have long heard that the emperor is suspicious, but today, as expected, I may think that I am in a group with Mibu, and I don't know if it is a blessing or a curse.
Jingcheng was worried that Zhongzhong went to Lingguang Temple. Seeing the chaos in the temple, he was very surprised and even more disheartened.
It took some time to tidy up the temple, and after a few months, the temple returned to normal, and just as he wanted to catch his breath, one day and night, a man jumped in from the window and went straight to his bed. He woke up and looked up, almost stunned.