The monks who arrived in Xixia one after another, were successively arranged in the meditation room of Jueming Temple, because there were too many people, they had to be arranged in the city.

The military town of Youzhou suffered a crushing defeat not long ago, but it was quickly forgotten in the city because of the puja of Jueming Temple.

In addition, the Xixia court didn't want to make waves, so it simply acquiesced to the actions of Jueming Temple.

Approaching July, there are many festivals for Buddhism, but each festival has nothing to do with the Buddha.

June 19: Guanyin Bodhisattva attained enlightenment - on this day, release life, chant Buddha, merit is extraordinary.

July 13: The general trend is the Bodhisattva's Christmas.

July 24th: Nagarjuna's Christmas.

July 30: Jizo Bodhisattva Christmas.

These Bodhisattvas were not invited to worship in Jueming Temple. This made the old monk Master Zhiguang quite unwilling, and originally held this grand ceremony for the unveiling of the Buddha on a big day that can be remembered by all beings. It's a pity that he can't catch up with the trip, which makes Master Zhiguang feel tired of tossing around blindly if he is not a year, but he is not a festival.

What an opportunity!

But there is no way to make trouble, how worrying!

But the latest major event of the Buddha turned out to be the eighth day of the lunar month, the day of the Buddha's enlightenment. If you wait, won't you have to wait for half a year?

If you wait, you can do it. But the problem is that every winter, the territory of Western Xia will not be peaceful. Basically, there were many years of war. In addition, the monks of Jueming Temple have experienced the work of gilding. I found that gilding is the same thing, not to mention how high the skill is, it is like a layer of window paper, pierced and broken, everything is understood.

In case Jueming Temple is willing to wait, and there are other temples halfway up the road and occupy the quota of the first golden-bodied Buddha statue, wouldn't it be a bamboo basket to draw water?

When the time comes, Master Zhiguang will have to cry blindly.

Whenever he thought of this, Master Zhiguang was worried, and he was blind to the big battle of four thousand taels of gold, but he couldn't even catch up with the festival.

"It's a pity that this is a good day, it's not a year, it's not a festival!"

"Well, why is it so hard to choose a good day?"

Venerable Zhiguang sighed in the monastery, and in the middle of it would be mixed with a smile to receive monks from all over the world. In the face of the questions and puzzles of the monks, why not make the Buddha public, but surround it with a curtain, wouldn't it be superfluous? At this time, Master Zhiguang would smile indifferently and say compulsively: "The curtain is removed, I am afraid that the people in the city will kneel and worship the Buddha, and the Buddha Lord will definitely not want to do this." ”

No one believed it, and no one thought that the Buddha statue would give people such a big shock.

Everyone is in the same way, and just because they are peers, they understand that the shock power of Buddha statues to believers is limited, and it is absolutely impossible to reach the outrageous that Master Zhiguang said.

"Old thief!"

"Thief!"

……

This kind of whispered cursing behind the back is really hard to avoid the ears everywhere. After all, it is on other people's territory, and it has reached the ears of Master Zhiguang as soon as it comes and goes, and the old man said that he is not angry, he is a disciple of Buddhism, he is a mortal in this life, and he will be extraordinary in the next life. But his eyes are bloodshot, and he dares to say that he is not angry?

He was angry, the key was that there were many people who scolded him, and it turned into public anger.

Disciple Jue'an secretly said to the old monk: "Master, the Dharma disciples of all the masters are admired, but their character? "I won't say anything halfway through the sentence, the meaning is simple, that is, I want to give eye medicine to those who can't open their eyes.

Master Zhiguang said with a calm face: "If you have something to say, just say it!" ”

Jue'an laughed twice, coughing like a dog, and seeing that the master was unhappy, he spoke: "Master, is the golden Buddha of our Buddhist temple the first in the world?" ”

"Not necessarily!" Master Zhiguang knew that Master Li was from the Song Kingdom, and the temples of the Song Kingdom already had a golden Buddha. Since there were not many exchanges between the temples of the Western Xia and Song Kingdoms, there were not many high-ranking monks invited. To be sure, these temples do not have a golden Buddha. As for the territory of Western Xia, there is certainly none.

Let's not talk about Liao, this country is still in the barbaric era.

The people lack sufficient faith. There are basically not many Buddhist temples in the country. The main thing is that the Khitan people believe in shamanism, and the Central Plains people must not understand what shamanism is, if you say it is a 'great god', you can basically understand it.

The Song people would curse with disdain: "Barbarian! ”

Even the Tangut people would say when they saw the beliefs of the Liao people: "Barbarians!" ”

The degree of sinicization of the Khitan people is much worse than that of the Dangxiang people, and since Guo Ziyi moved the Dangxiang people from the mountains to Xiazhou, the Dangxiang people have been integrating with the Han people. Although the speed is not fast, the degree of Confucianism obsession of the Emperor Dangxiang is not even worse than that of the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, and it can be seen that the results are remarkable.

Therefore, there are also high-ranking monks from Liao, but this time, these monks from Liaoguo are completely full.

Jue'an didn't expect his master to be so unconfident and a little discouraged, as if he was full of enthusiasm and was poured a basin of cold water. But he still had to say: "Master, let's not say that there is only one in the world, just that this Great Xia is the only one in the country, right?" There is no big Buddha in Liao compared to our family, right? Even in the territory of the Song Kingdom, there is no great Buddha style in the northwest, right? ”

Master Zhiguang still has this confidence, after all, he traveled from south to north when he was young and saw a lot. He said, "Not bad." ”

"Since our Giant Buddha is unique, why don't we make the day of the Buddha's consecration the most festive?"

Jue'an said his thoughts at this time, very bold, if Master Zhiguang did not have the Buddha as a backer, even he himself would feel that it was very likely to be beaten. This is what Fan Zhong is angry about! If this is done, won't it be the enemy of the Buddhist temples in the world?

Master Zhiguang pondered for a while, but still didn't dare, because the great teacher also accepted the invitation, the day of the Buddha's consecration will definitely come, if the great teacher opposes, then he, the presiding abbot of Jueming Temple, will not be able to come to the stage.

"Master, do we still have the Seventh Prince? He paid such a large sum of money, is he willing to let our Jueming Temple annihilate all sentient beings? Definitely not, when the time comes, Master, you just need to state the pros and cons with the Seventh Prince, and I believe that the Seventh Princes will definitely help. As long as the Seventh Prince is willing to help, and other monasteries give some benefits, they can take it down. When the time comes, he will be the master alone, even if he is unwilling, he will have to accept such a fact. Kyaw An proposed.

Master Zhiguang hesitated: "The Seventh Prince can't do it when he sees the national teacher!" ”

"Then state the benefits and disadvantages, I believe that the Seventh Prince understands the righteousness, and he will definitely not miss this opportunity. In addition, we can also secretly reach out to other eminent monks and make promises. Jue'an's own Buddhist temple is also fighting, gritted his teeth and said: "On the day of the opening of the Buddha, we will release another news that we will go to Tianzhu to ask for the Buddha's relics and build a pagoda." ”

"Bastard, go to Tianzhu, do you know where Tianzhu is? Not to mention that this is protracted, it will not succeed in ten years. Besides, when you get to Tianzhu, do you think you can ask for the Buddha's relics? What if I can't ask for it? Also, what about the money? Where does the cost come from? "Master Zhiguang heard that his disciples were going to build a big project at every turn, a pagoda, even if he successfully obtained the Buddha's relics, the cost of this is probably not much less than the gold affixing to the Buddha statue.

With such a large sum of money, how did Jueming Temple get it out?

Jue'an didn't care and said: "I'm just saying, let's do the matter in front of me first, as for whether to repair the pagoda or not, it's all ten years later, even if someone wants to investigate, I'm afraid it will be difficult to work." Besides, as long as our temple can successfully establish the Enlightenment Festival, wouldn't its status in Daxia be on an equal footing with the Huguo Temple? When it was poured, Master, you are also a national teacher, not much worse than Zen Master Deyuan, I am afraid that if you don't get money, you won't be able to build a pagoda? ”

Hearing this, Master Zhiguang suddenly opened his mouth and said happily: "Can this be done? ”

"Yes, surely!"

Master Zhiguang said this, obviously tempted, can Jue'an still say frustrating words? I can only work harder, and let my master make up his mind first.

In a few days, it was a big day to consecrate the Buddha statue.

As a grand ceremony of Buddhism, there are not many powerful people who come, mainly high-ranking monks from all over the world.

"The abbot of Guangyuan Temple in Xingqing Mansion, Master Zhiguang has arrived!"

"The abbot of the Black Mountain Military Justice Temple, Master Huihai has arrived!"

"Abbot of Tongyuan Temple, Master Su Mu has arrived!"

……

After the monks arrived at the high platform of the celebration, they all closed their eyes and recuperated, and set up the shelves of the monks. At this time, a sudden shout: "Great Master, Zen Master Deyuan has arrived!" ”

The monks who were still closing their eyes and recuperating seemed to have shaken their wits one by one, and then stood up in unison and greeted them.

"Zen master hard work!"

"You're welcome!"

Zen Master Deyuan was followed by his disciple, Yeli Anji. The teacher, who led his own family, walked through the crowd and came to the main seat. This made Master Zhiguang, who presided over the ceremony, very unhappy. But there is no way, who made this guy a national teacher?

"The auspicious time has come, open the light!"

The moment the curtain opened, the sun shone on the gold, the gold was in the light, a dazzling scene, and the monks present were all stupidly staring at the Buddha statue. This color, this spirit, this kind of momentum, the temple in the world and the one that dares to compete?

The golden Buddha statue stands tall, and the mind that looks at all living beings in the world makes the monks have an urge to kneel and worship. Zen Master Deyuan didn't do this, he just bowed slightly to the Buddha statue, and then it was as if nothing had happened. It's just that the light of the Buddha statue is too much, which makes him feel a little dazzling.

I don't know who said a Buddha name: "My Buddha is compassionate!" ”

"Amitabha!"

The senior monks who originally despised Master Zhiguang had to look at Master Zhiguang differently, but their hearts were about to burn with jealousy.

Jue'an took in the expressions of these people, and sneered in his heart.

Dozens of monks from monasteries all over the Western Xia held ritual instruments and chanted scriptures around the Buddha statue. It was a full hour before it ended. After the end, Zen Master Deyuan suddenly walked in front of Li Bingqian, who was watching the ceremony, his face was gloomy, obviously in a bad mood, among the Buddhists in Western Xia, it was really his surprise to let Zhiguang find a guy to be in such a limelight.

And all of this came from Li Bingqian, who had been beaten by him, which made him wonder, Li Bingqian's motives?

Standing in front of Li Bingqian, seeing Zen Master Deyuan with a bad face, Li Bingqian's heart jumped violently, and he was nervous: "The disciple has seen the great master. ”

"Bingqian, why are you seeing your uncle?" Zen Master Deyuan has a very high rank in the royal family, and he also has enough prestige that he will rarely be left out when he is outside.

But today, after he felt the revelation of the golden body of the Buddha statue, he seemed to be left out in the cold, and his previous unfavorable identity was not good.

How dare Li Bingqian have an emotional relationship with Zen Master Deyuan, although Zen Master Deyuan's approach is simply to roast him on the fire. But after many years of accumulation, Li Bingqian, who was suppressed, died.

"Uncle, the little nephew doesn't dare!"

"Don't dare to be the best." Zen Master Deyuan raised his finger at Li Kui, who was standing not far away, and said, "You sold me the craftsman from the Song Kingdom, and I will not pursue this matter." ”

Sell?

Li Bingqian was suddenly startled, and looked at Zen Master Deyuan in surprise, but he was still disappointed, he couldn't see even the slightest emotional fluctuation. On the contrary, Yelian Anji on the side smiled at him sarcastically, quite like a fox and a tiger. Li Bingqian could even guess that all this was probably the result of Ye Lijian's incitement. Can he not know that Li Kui's identity is freedom itself?

Once Li Bingqian is forced to sell Li Kui to Zen Master Deyuan, he will lose his trust and be trampled under the feet of Zen Master Deyuan again.

Li Bingqian came to his senses at this time, this is bullying him and he doesn't dare to resist!

But is Li Kui an obedient master?

Even Li Bingqian didn't dare to imagine that if Zen Master Deyuan didn't know how to take Li Kui to Huguo Temple, Li Kui, who was angry and ashamed, might kill Huguo Temple without leaving a chicken and dog.

Besides, Li Kui is his collaborator, and the two of them have too many secrets, and it is impossible for Zen Master Deyuan to take them away. What's more, Li Kui is a killer, the officials and soldiers of Longzhou, let him kill them all over? Li Bingqian immediately shook his head and said: "Uncle, the little nephew is difficult to obey, besides, Master Li is a master invited by the little nephew, he is free himself, not a slave or a servant, the little nephew is not qualified to do this, and he can't do this." ”

The nephew who was used to being bullied gave him a soft nail coldly, and the face of Zen Master Deyuan, who was pretending to be calm and relaxed just now, changed slightly, but he quickly covered it up, walked in front of Li Kui, looked up at Li Kui, who was almost a head taller than him, and said in a deep voice: "You go to Huguo Temple with me tomorrow." ”

Li Kui blinked his eyes for a while, and looked up and down Zen Master Deyuan curiously, this thing has a big tone, as if he is instructing the slaves at home, the loss is in Western Xia, if it is in the Song Kingdom, Li Kui dares to overtake the other party in public.

Li Kui didn't care about it: "No matter who you are, stay away." I am free myself, free to come and go, and can I come and go as soon as you call me? ”

"Listen, this is Great Xia."

Zen Master Deyuan narrowed his eyes, and his tone was threatening, but he couldn't see the means of threat. This will make people wonder, where is the confidence of Zen Master Deyuan in saying this?

Li Kui sneered: "What if I don't go? ”

"You're going! Hehe——" Zen Master Deyuan looked at Li Kui's eyes, but when he met Li Kui, who was not afraid of heaven and earth, he found that the temperament he had cultivated over the years had failed.

At this time, Master Zhiguang, who had already heard the news, said to Zen Master Deyuan: "Great master, don't be strong. Master Li is willing to go, he will naturally go, if he is not willing to go, please don't force it. ”

"You want to call the shots for me?

Being able to endure it at this time, Zen Master Deyuan is already very hard, and he doesn't care about the big Buddha in Jueming Temple. What he cared more about was his prestige among the royal family. Li Bingqian's defense has already moved his liver fire. As for the Buddha statues, gold stickers, and the like, as long as he wants to do it, it is impossible for Huguo Temple to make it.

Master Zhiguang naturally didn't use words to go to the hard top, but just folded his hands and said: "Great Master, the consecration of the Buddha statue today is extremely smooth, and I have discussed with several major events whether to make today a festival for the world's Buddhists." ”

"Holidays? Just create a festival for a Buddha statue, who do you think you are? ”

"I'm not anyone, I'm just a disciple of Buddhism. Do things for Buddhism and do your own heart. This matter is also the meaning of the masters, I don't know if the great masters can be the same? ”

"What if I don't agree?"

Zen Master Deyuan's previous good cultivation was all pretended, and he would not be willing to let this guy Zhiguang run to his head.

But to his surprise, Zhiguang not only did not flinch, but looked at Li Bingqian and asked, "Seventh Prince." The Buddha statue is your merit, and you are very much expected to be able to contribute here. ”

"I'm afraid this king is not up to the task!" Li Bingqian did not shirk, but knew that his strength in Western Xia would not bring any substantial benefits to the temple at all.

"Is it okay for me to take the Seven Kings as the protectors of the temples?"

Although the merits are all under the jurisdiction of the temples, in Western Xia, this is a huge group, and through the temples, even the impression can be delegated to every common people. This kind of protector is useless for a single monastery, but what if it is a union of many monasteries? He was even able to rely on this move to have many fans in Western Xia.

Although Zen Master Deyuan on the side stared at him viciously, his threatening eyes were almost blind.

But for Li Bingqian, these threats could not compare to the benefits that Zhiguang brought him, so he simply agreed to it: "This king has thanked all the masters for their love and accepted this matter." ”

"Good, good." Zen Master Deyuan made a fuss, didn't give anyone face, turned around and left.

After that's done.

Li Bingqian returned to his residence, but he became worried, and wanted to find someone to solve his doubts, so he could only go to Li Kui, but Li Kui said to him with a smile: "This imperial uncle of yours doesn't seem to have a good temper?" ”

"It's not just bad, it's bad." Li Bingqian said bitterly: "Now that we have offended him, don't blame me for not reminding him, he has a big heart, and he will definitely take revenge." You have to be careful not to let him find a chance. He is a proud person and has a lot of means, but he will not kill until you are completely subdued. ”

Li Kui said thoughtfully: "This famous Deyuan is much stronger than you in terms of momentum, this is the style that the prince should have!" I'm not afraid of him being a killer. But I think I'm going to get in trouble if I continue to live in Youzhou. ”

"Born in the royal family, my life is different? By the way, what do you mean by that? ”

Li Bingqian was unwilling, he just remembered that Li Kui was a spy of the Great Song Dynasty, was he going to fight?

Li Kui bowed his head and said: "I'm afraid that the war will spread to Youzhou, if you are trapped in Youzhou, I don't care, your affairs will be delayed." ”

"Where do you want to go?" Li Bingqian asked.

Li Kui opened his mouth and said, "Xingqing Mansion." ”

Li Bingqian exclaimed: "You are crazy, you want to go to the royal city?" ”