Chapter 6: Worship Wutai Mountain

The three of them were not convinced that he had become the leader of the alliance, lest he had deceived them with some shadow magic trick, and they did not dare to raise any doubts in front of him, for fear that he would really have some great way to move the world, and if he was angry with him, he would be hurt, just like the goldfish that was eaten by him, and he would not return to it, wouldn't he leave a grudge and become a lonely ghost, in order to protect himself, he had to temporarily succumb and take a step back.

Under He Xuanbing's initiative, a set of methods to test his skills and courage were set up to determine whether he really had the ability, or he was a fool of the fish, and he had a false name, so as to pull the tiger skin to scare people, so that they were uncertain and difficult to decide, so that they went to worship Wutai Mountain in the name of testing his true ability, or bluffing, and becoming famous, a master of language, or a dwarf of action.

He Xuanbing suggested to Zhu Denggao: "Since our four gangs have formed an alliance and support you as the leader of the alliance, naturally your skills are greater, we might as well go to Wutai Mountain to pay homage to Maitreya Buddha as a witness, and marry Jinlan to show our sincerity." Jin Yanfeng and Jia Yunfei agreed and asked him to go.

Zhu Denggao guessed that the three of them were weasels giving New Year's greetings to chickens - not well-intentioned. Because he could see from the eyes they exchanged with each other that there seemed to be a tacit understanding between them, and set a plan to test him, so as to test his ability and courage, if he did not agree to their request, it showed that he was weak-hearted, not only hopeless to be the leader of the four gangs, but also ridiculed and ridiculed by them, not only did he not form an alliance, he broke up unhappily, and left his initiator with lifelong regrets.

Knowing that there are tigers in the mountain, he prefers to go to Tiger Mountain, he can only accept their invitation to worship Wutai Mountain, as for the blessing or curse, he does not know, in order to win their convincing, he has to make a bet for a fight, and try to deter them, in order to win the position of the leader of the alliance, thinking about this, he said boldly: "The three of them have the intention of worshiping Wutai Mountain, and it is also in line with my heart, and they can make alliances in front of the Buddha, which also shows the piety of the four of us." ”

The four agreed that without further ado, they would march to Wutai Mountain in Xinzhou City, Shanxi. On the way, Zhu Denggao asked: "Wutai Mountain, I haven't been there, I heard that the old Linggong of the Northern Song Dynasty led his son Qilang and Eight Tigers to protect the King of Song to Youzhou to play and watch, and met with the prince of the North Golden Beach, in order to prevent the King of Liao from having bad intentions and murdering the King of Song, Yang Dalang pretended to be the King of Song, Yang Erlang pretended to be the King of the Eight Sages, and the brothers went to the meeting as a protector. Sure enough, there will be no good meeting, no good banquet, the king of Liao has set up an ambush and poisoned the wine.

Yang Dalang, who pretended to be the king of Song, saw that the king of Liao had no sincerity in negotiating, and threatened him, and when he left angrily, he suddenly felt abdominal pain like a twist, and it was difficult to move, knowing that he had drunk the poisonous wine of the king of Liao, so he remained silent, forced to be calm, pretended to entertain, and lured the lord of Liao to step forward, he brushed his sleeves up, and a sleeve arrow suddenly shot out, hit the throat of the king of Liao, fell to the ground and died, and Yang Dalang, who pretended to be the king of Song, vomited blood and died on the seat.

Yang Erlang, who pretended to be the king of the Eight Sages, saw that his eldest brother was killed, and hurriedly rushed forward and died under the sword of the Liao general. Seeing the tragic death of the eldest brother and the second brother, the brothers were all furious, and they rushed to kill bravely on their horses, trying to get out of the siege, but the enemy army was besieged and outnumbered, and the brothers were scattered, and it was difficult to care for each other.

"Yang Sanlang was physically exhausted, fell under the horse, was trampled by the horse, and died without a corpse. Yang Shilang and Yang Balang were captured alive by the Liao army. Yang Liulang and Yang Qilang broke into the enemy formation, relying on their blood and strength, brave and good at fighting, bravely rushing to kill, and when they tried to pick up several enemy generals under their horses, they took advantage of the enemy's panic for a moment to urge the horses to escape from the encirclement of the enemy. Yang Wulang killed the cold heart, rushed left and right, blocked the east and killed the west, the blood-stained robe, exhausted, the horse was difficult to charge, and it was difficult to break through, so he went to Wutai Mountain to become a monk. ”

He Xuanbing said: "That's a legend, you can't believe it, when you arrive, you will know the magic of Wutai Mountain, to ensure that you are impressed, it is worth the trip." ”

Wutai Mountain is the holy mountain of Buddhism, a radius of about 320 kilometers, surrounded by five mountain peaks, because the five peaks rise from the ground such as the root of the Optimus Pillar, stand majestically, the peak is flat like a platform, so it is called Wutai, and because the climate on the mountain is cold, the midsummer still does not see the hot summer, so it is also called Qingliang Mountain.

These five are, the east platform Wanghai Peak, the west platform Hanging Moon Peak, the south Taiwan Jinxiu Peak, the north platform Ye Dou Peak, and the middle platform is Cuiyan Peak. Look at the whole thing, it is really mountains and mountains, mountains and mountains, mountains and mountains, mountains and mountains, mountains and mountains, mountains and mountains, mountains and mountains, mountains and mountains, clouds and fog, strange rocks, wind and smoke, misty and pine covering the sky. The birds and birds in the forest chirp, the spring water in the mountains gurgling, a good natural scenery, so that visitors are amazed.

Beitai Yedoufeng, with an altitude of 3,061 meters, is the highest peak in Wutai, and is known as the "roof of North China". What is the leaf bucket? Because the top of the platform is flat and wide, looking up at the mountain peak under it, and the top is rubbing the bucket ladle, so it is named. Emperor Kangxi once praised in a poem: "The absolute mountain is steep, and the cold is forcing the palace." Outside the bell ringing thousands of peaks, people are talking in the middle of the night. The snow is still accumulating, and the spring ice is warm and has not melted. Looking at the land and sea from nothing, this place is Fangpeng. Here the mountains are undulating, the temples are numerous, the standing stone is like a blade, the lying stone is like a tiger, the thousand peaks are lined with halberds, ten thousand people open the screen, the scenery is picturesque, stay in the love of tourists, the nature is magical, and attract the attention of visitors everywhere.

Zhu Denggao and his entourage rushed to Ye Doufeng Bishan Temple, the water murmured in the ears, the shade of the trees in front of them, layer by layer, piece by piece, all of them are some masson pine, oil pine, black pine, money pine, whitebark pine, cedar, spruce, fir, ancient white elm, etc., dizzying, it is really the mountain peak abrupt and deep, the forest is lush and green, the ear listens to the sound of the temple bell, the temple jungle is covered, a good Buddhist resort, the ingenuity of nature, condensed into heaven and earth.

Because this temple is located in the north of the Ye Doufeng, it is also known as the Beishan Temple, because the peaks around the temple are green, verdant, so it is also called the Bishan Temple, its building is magnificent, the environment is beautiful, the scenery is excellent, it attracts visitors in an endless stream, the scenery is full of Buddha, the heart is relaxed, the joy is forgotten, so there is a poem: "The sunset Bishan Temple, the side of the ancient stream of Xiaoran." The white clouds are green and green, and the cold spring is under the bright moon. ”

They did not enter the temple, both saw in the dense forest, a carved very fine wooden archway, hanging a book with a "cool shock" plaque, to the temple of the backer of the mountain to look forward, but see the middle of the big two sides of the small mountain, like a three-dimensional "mountain" created by heaven, as if sitting in the middle of a big Buddha, left and right sides of the Buddha accompanied, people awe-inspiring, hands folded, pray for the peace of life. They enter the temple and look around, look at the square brick road in the temple, there are pines and cypresses planted on both sides, the temple is open, the courtyard is neat and tidy, the temple is magnificent, the arrangement is orderly, a good place is a pure place of Buddhism, a solemn and solemn scene.

There are four halls on the central axis of Bishan Temple, the first entrance hall is the palace of the king of heaven, there is Maitreya Buddha in the middle of the Buddha shrine in the hall, there are four heavenly kings on both sides, all of them stand with horizontal eyebrows, majestic and dignified, have the tendency of shock. After they devoutly bowed to Maitreya Buddha, they expressed their loyalty, made an oath, married Jin Lan, and the three respected Zhu Denggao as the eldest brother, and then according to the age, He Xuanbing was the second, Jia Yunfei was the third, and Jin Yanfeng was the fourth. After they swore to show their hearts, they bypassed Maitreya Buddha and saw that there was a protector god Wei Tuo in the niche in the middle of the back door, who was tall and big, and his spirit was magnificent, and he was majestic, his hands were folded, and he held a pestle to subdue demons, and he had the power of subduing demons and eliminating monsters, and he was deterring demons and monsters.

The second entrance hall is the Pilu Palace, also known as the Lei Yin Treasure Palace, the middle is offered to the Pilu Buddha, the two walls are dedicated to the twelve Bodhisattvas, lifelike, solemn and majestic, the heart is respectful.

The third into the main hall is called the precept altar hall, the precept altar is enshrined is a Burmese stone carved jade Buddha, only to see the jade Buddha sitting cross-legged on the lotus platform, the clothes are simple, the hair bun is raised, the face is plump, the expression is cheerful, thoughtful, as if in the Pudu sentient beings, persuade the scriptures, the disciples strictly abide by the precepts, self-cultivation, do not covet the red dust. It seems that the jade Buddha statue is still a handsome young image, and the ingenuity and unique carving is so expressive, so realistic, exquisite, subtle and subtle, just like a real person sitting there. On both sides of the main hall are lined up eighteen arhats, all of which are one-color gold bodies, tied with special craftsmanship, called lacquer yarn arhats.

After they enter the temple in turn, they enter the last hall of the Tibetan scriptures, the main hall sits west to east, and there are halls on the north and south sides to accompany them. In the middle of the main hall against the back wall, there is a tall statue of Maitreya Buddha, and the head stretches out to the second-story hall. The sculpture method of Maitreya Buddha is completely different from the statue of Maitreya Buddha in the Temple of the Heavenly King, not meditating cross-legged, but in a sitting posture, with the legs naturally drooping and the feet on the ground.

Zhu Denggao was puzzled by this Buddha statue, and he didn't know how to explain it in such a posture. He Xuanbing explained: "I have been here to worship, and I have heard others say that this Buddha is called 'Maitreya next life'. According to Buddhism, Shakyamuni is the present Buddha, and Maitreya Buddha is the future Buddha. "Maitreya Sutra" says that Maitreya Buddha now lives in Tushitian, and "Maitreya Sutra" says that he was born in this world from Tushi Tianxia in the future, and inherited Shakyamuni under the Longhua tree to become a Buddha. This statue of 'Maitreya was born' is taken from the latter theory. ”

Zhu Denggao was listening to his explanation with interest, when he suddenly heard a scream from Jin Yanfeng beside him, turned his head to look at her, and saw her pointing to the Maitreya Buddha statue and saying, "Look, Maitreya Buddha is crying and crying." ”

Zhu Denggao was incredulous, turned his head to look, Maitreya Buddha really shed tears in his eyes, and he couldn't understand in his heart, Maitreya Buddha is obviously a statue, how can he shed tears? Could it really be that Maitreya Buddha appeared and gave the world any signs?

Jia Yunfei said: "If people are not sad and it is difficult to cry, is there something that Maitreya Buddha can't do, does it indicate that we are about to have some great calamity, and is crying for us? In order to ask God to bless us, we can turn evil into good fortune and be safe, where can we go to pray sincerely and seek a way to resolve it?"

He Xuanbing said: "There are unforeseen circumstances in the sky, and people have good and bad luck, we might as well go to the writing spirit cliff to pray, to see if we have any disasters, whether we can find a way to deliver, I heard that it is very effective." As long as we go to the writing cliff to sprinkle it with water, after carefully wiping it with a handkerchief, the cliff face will appear with handwriting, indicating how to avoid misfortune and blessing. ”

When Zhu Denggao heard what he said, he couldn't help but be skeptical, thinking to himself, the world is full of wonders, is there really such a strange thing?