Zhenxin also saw Qingzheng's name at this time, and couldn't help but be surprised: "Sure enough, there is an ancestor who has not passed away." ”

But then he hesitated: "This Qingzheng patriarch is still vulgar, but he doesn't know the situation, but he can't be sure that he is still alive." ”

Zhao Ta squinted at the time when Qingzheng returned to the world, it was actually the eighth year of Renzong's Tiansheng, and Tiansheng was Renzong's first year name, which took ten years together, and now it is almost a hundred years.

At this moment, he was already sure in his heart that Shigong Jintai must be this Qingzheng, because all the disciples of Master Hongyun had passed away, and only this Qingzheng was written to be vulgar, and he did not know life and death.

And according to Yue Fei's relays of Zhou Dong's words, Jintai went to Songshan at the age of about thirty and did not stay for a long time, and he went back to the vulgar after Master Hongyun passed away, and he had already seen it just now, Master Hongyun was the eighth year of the death of the Heavenly Sage, and the time was just right.

"It seems that this Master Keizheng is my senior!" Zhao Tahou handed the book to Lu Junyi and Yue Fei to look at, and then said slowly.

"But ......," the monk wondered, "this Qingzheng patriarch has been vulgar for a long time. ”

Zhao Ta shook his head: "I saw through the red dust a few decades ago, and I came back again, and I was cultivating in the temple, and Master Zhenxin didn't know it." ”

Zhenxin frowned and thought for a while: "If this is the case, then I'm afraid only the abbot and the master of the Xuanzi generation will know about it." ”

Zhao Ta looked at him and said, "If I go to the abbot to ask, Master Zhenxin will see ......."

Hearing this, Zhenxin shook his head for a while: "Donor, this Qingzheng patriarch is two generations older than the abbot, if he really returns to the temple and explains it, even the abbot will not confide in it, and even we deacons have been hiding it for a long time, and we will definitely hide it to the end." ”

Zhao Ta nodded, sighed lightly, knowing that what Zhenxin said was true, since even these people had been hiding it, it was going to be hidden until death.

What's more, the abbot of Songshan Temple can't be as easy to buy as Zhenxin, just two bags of silver can let him run before and after, the abbot Buddhism must be there, and the martial arts will be extremely high, and the entire Songshan is under his management, the family is big, I am afraid that I will not look at some ordinary yellow and white things.

"In that case, then we have to go with the flow." Zhao Tan said with a smile: "The monk is still bothering Master Zhenxin to go back, but can Master Zhenxin accompany me to those places in the back to walk around?" ”

Songshan Temple is divided into front and back, the front is naturally the people burn incense and worship the Buddha, the hall and temple that receive visitors from all over the world, such as the Daxiong Treasure Palace, the Thousand Buddha Palace, the Tianwang Hall and some other places.

Behind it is the Dharma Academy, Luohan Hall, Tibetan Scripture Pavilion, Muren Lane, Dharma Cave, Tallinn and these places.

The back of the temple is not open to the public, people who go up the mountain to worship the Buddha can't go here, and there are warrior monks guarding every place, once someone is found to break in, they will respond to the enemy attack.

"This ......" the true faith monk said when he heard this: "Donor, I won't tell you, if you want to go to the back to watch, you need the permission of the abbot." ”

Zhao Tan smiled and said: "Master Zhenxin is a deacon who knows guests, and he is in charge of receiving and entertaining guests, and other deacons may not have this right, but Master Zhenxin must have it." ”

Hearing this, Zhenxin suddenly felt useful, and couldn't help but feel shy, but said with some embarrassment: "Donor, the little monk does have the right in this regard, but it is only limited to three times a year, and you can take people to visit the temple, and now, now, ...... These three have already been used. ”

Zhao Ta shook his head and said, "I believe that Master Zhenxin will definitely have a way." ”

True faith can't help but be anxious, he didn't lie, he did use the right to take people to visit the whole temple three times this year, but at that time, he didn't expect to come to such a big donor, and he couldn't help but regret that he was too hasty before.

Zhao Ta said: "I was a monk, but also half of the empty people, I and the abbot of the Tokyo Great Xiangguo Temple Zhiqing Zen Master is a good friend, often play chess and drink tea, discuss Buddhism, very close contacts, now just a tour, categorically will not do anything harmful to Songshan Temple." ”

"The donor is from Tokyo?" Monk Zhenxin was surprised when he heard this: "Friendship with the abbot of Daxiangguo Temple? ”

"Exactly!" Zhao Ta took out a folding fan from his body and shook it gently: "Zen Master Zhiqing and I often pass by, and he is his senior brother, the Zhizhen Abbot of Wutai Mountain Wenshu Monastery, and he also intersects with me. ”

The true faith monk's expression suddenly changed, Tokyo Daxiangguo Temple is the largest temple today, there are sixty-four Zen temples in charge of the temple, each is equivalent to a small temple, and there are abbots and elders in it, each deacon, it is simply huge, and the power of the abbot of Xiangguo Temple is like a monstrous one.

And the abbot of Wutai Mountain Wenshu Monastery Zhizhen, Buddhism is extremely high, famous in the world, and is known as the first debater, unparalleled.

He couldn't help licking his lips, his eyes flickered, and he smiled: "I didn't expect the donor to know these masters, even the little monks have only heard of their names, and they have never seen these great monks." ”

Zhao Ta said: "Over the years, I have traveled all over the famous mountains and rivers, visited Buddhist temples, and met too many monks, and many large temples have been built in Tokyo. ”

Zhenxin hurriedly sang the Buddha's name: "I originally thought that the benefactor was just an ordinary layman, but I didn't expect it to be a nobleman, the little monk is really too rude." ”

Zhao Ta said with a smile: "Although the Buddhists have three don't ask, the first doesn't ask about the age and shaving time, but just now the master of Zhenxin himself said it, and I will no longer shy away from it, the master is now more than forty people, although Zhike is an archdeacon, but the master didn't think about going further?" ”

When I heard the words, I couldn't help but laugh, but I thought about it in my heart, the benefactor in front of me must be a nobleman, thinking about how famous the abbot of the Great Xiangguo Temple in Tokyo Zhiqing Zen Master is in the Zonglin, and all the people who interact with him are important members of the court, dignitaries, this son can play chess with him at a young age, and the identity is self-evident, it must be very noble.

Zhao Ta fanned the wind and said: "I have a friendship with the abbot of many famous temples in the world, although Songshan Temple can't say anything here, but in the future, Master Zhenxin wants to change his place and take a step forward, I can help a little. ”

Zhenxin actually thinks like this at the moment, his martial arts are not good, the abbot of Songshan Temple and the first hall master are going to test the kung fu of fists and feet, so he is now in the position of the archdeacon, and it is at the top, and there is basically no possibility of going forward, which is also the reason why he usually loves yellow and white things, since he can't be the abbot, he should save more money.

A monk who doesn't want to be an abbot is not a good monk, he dreams that one day his family can be the abbot of a temple and a courtyard, and at this moment he suddenly feels that there is still hope, and he can't help but immediately move his heart.

"Nobleman, although the little monk has used the three opportunities, but the identity of the nobleman is different, it's not that you can't invite you to visit the back, as long as you don't meet troubled people, who will remember how many times I brought guests over." True Faith said thoughtfully.

Zhao Ta smiled and said: "That's right, what's more, even if the abbot knows, it's all up to me at that time, and I guarantee that Master Zhenxin won't have anything to do with it." ”

Zhenxin was relieved when he heard this, if the son in front of him is indeed extensive, this is also a bad thing, where is there an immutable truth in the world, and the Buddhists still have a wide open door to convenience.

Glancing at the sky outside, the monk said, "Then the little monk will take the noble person there now?" But it can't be so many people, it's too provocative. ”

Zhao Ta nodded and said, "I'll go alone, and they will stay here and wait." ”

The true faith monk said: "Then the nobleman, please get up!" ”

The two of them walked out of the hall as they spoke, and the true faith monk looked around and said, "Your Excellency just follow me, and no one may ask." ”

Zhao Ta nodded, under the two corridors, directly to the east and then to the north, after a few major halls, to the back, there are warrior monks guarding here, seeing the two singing the Buddha's name, the two responded, and then passed.

Then the front became cheerful, and the monk Zhenxin first took Zhao Ta to the First Ancestor Nunnery, and then to the Six Ancestors Hall, and then came to the front of the Luohan Hall.

It's lively here, and I heard the shouting of martial arts inside, Zhao Ta said with a smile: "I have heard that the warrior monks of Songshan Temple have good means, I don't know if they can fight a hundred enemies?" ”

Zhenxin shook his head and said: "The noble man praised, then it must be the first hall master such as the head of the four major classes, where can ordinary warrior monks have such fists and feet, one hit a few is considered a skill." ”

Zhao Ta nodded, and the two continued to walk, but they came to the outside of the Dharma Academy, which was quiet, and there were two monks standing in front of the door with their eyes down, as if carved in stone.

Zhenxin whispered: "The first seat of the Dharma Academy is one of the best masters in the temple, and his martial arts are not even inferior to the abbot. ”

When Zhao Ta heard this, he glanced at the courtyard, and secretly remembered the layout of the houses inside, and he wondered in his heart that Shigong Jintai might be hiding in the Dharma Academy, because the Dharma Academy of Songshan Temple is a place dedicated to the study of martial arts, isn't it just suitable for Jintai to cultivate?

The two walked a few more places, and then came to the back of the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion, and when they arrived here, Zhao Ta cheered up the twelve spirits, if Jintai was not in the Dharma Academy, then it was very likely to be in this Tibetan Scripture Pavilion.

Because this is the most important place in Songshan Temple, the original book of Songshan Seventy-two Superb Arts is here, and it needs to be guarded by a person with extremely high martial arts, and it is also quite quiet here, suitable for practice.

Zhenxin said: "Don't get too close, the warrior monks guarding this pavilion are all arrogant, even the little monks rarely socialize with them on weekdays." ”

Zhao Ta nodded, looking at this Tibetan scripture pavilion, here is actually a tower pavilion, looks like a tower, and like a palace, three stories high, there is a fence outside, there is a high gate building in front, at this moment two wooden doors are half open and half closed, there is a person holding a bamboo broom in front of the door to sweep the floor.

Zhao Ta's eyes suddenly lit up, and he looked at the monk who was sweeping the floor, this monk was wearing a gray monk's robe, blue and white monk shoes, and he was not wearing a monk's hat because of the hot weather.

It's just that...... Although this monk looks old, he has an obese body and a round belly, which is not much better than that of a true faith monk.

Zhao Ta's steps forward suddenly stopped, and a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes, this doesn't look like Master Jintai?

Although he has never seen Jintai, he once tried to depict its image in his heart, since Jintai is a person in the world at that time, and has the title of punch but gold, the figure should be as strong as a gun, even if he is old and old, he should not be rich like this.

"Nobleman, this is Uncle Rumeng, responsible for cleaning inside and outside the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion, don't look fat, but the martial arts are very strong." Shinshin said on the side.

"Yes...... O Dream Master! Zhao Ta laughed dryly, it seems that he is indeed not the master of Jintai.

At this time, Monk Rumeng saw the two of them, straightened his back, beat his waist, and said, "True faith, don't stay at the mountain gate, what are you doing here?" ”

Zhenxin hurriedly said: "Uncle Rumeng, I will take this donor to visit all over the place, this donor came from Tokyo, and is friends with Zen Master Zhiqing, the abbot of Daxiangguo Temple. ”

"Oh?" Rumeng looked at Zhao Ta when he heard this: "Does the donor recognize Abbot Zhiqing?" ”

Zhao Ta smiled: "I have been in contact for a long time. ”

Monk Rumeng said: "Lao Qu had been to Tokyo when he was young, Zhiqing was not the abbot of Xiangguo Temple at that time, but the abbot of the Huihuai Zen Temple of the Eastern University, he liked to wear a snow-white monk's uniform on weekdays, and was good at writing poems and lyrics, and was a chic Confucian monk in Tokyo. ”

Zhao Ta touched his chin when he heard this: "Master Rumeng is sure?" I remember that before Zhiqing Zen Master became the abbot of Xiangguo Temple, he was the abbot of the Zhihai Zen Temple of the Western University Zen Temple. ”

Monk Rumeng blinked his eyes and said with a smile: "Could it be that the old man is old, can he remember wrong?" ”

Zhao Ta smiled slightly: "Master Rumeng is not mistaken, I'm afraid that Master Rumeng is talking about Master Wuhua, right?" The abbot of Huihuai of Dongda Zen Monastery is a master of no flowers, which is in line with the characteristics of a Confucian monk in white, so he doesn't ...... By the way, Master Ruhua doesn't like to eat pickled tofu, he likes to eat fried tofu, the kind that is cooked over low heat with chopped green onions. ”

Rumeng laughed and said: "This donor is a wonderful person, a wonderful person, really believe?" ”

Zhenxin hurriedly said, "What do you have to say?" ”

Rumeng said: "Take this donor for a good walk, let the donor see some of the scenery of our Songshan Temple, how it compares with the Great Xiangguo Temple." ”

Zhenxin hurriedly said yes, and his heart was completely relieved, although he did not doubt Zhao Ta's words before, but at this moment, he was more sure that what Zhao Ta said was true, after all, just now Rumeng had a verbal temptation, if it weren't for Zhao Ta's extreme familiarity with Xiangguo Temple in Tokyo, and the intersection with the abbot there, how would he know these many things.

The two continued to walk forward, but they had almost traveled all the places in this Songshan Temple, Zhao Ta had a general understanding of the terrain in the temple, and was about to say something back, when he thought of a place in his heart, raised his eyebrows and said: "Master Zhenxin, Tallinn has not gone yet." ”

"Tallinn?" Shinshin was stunned and said, "Do you want to go to Tallinn to have a look?" There's not much to see there. ”

Tallinn is actually the cemetery of the abbots and monks of Songshan Temple, and the monks in the temple rarely go there.

Zhao Ta said: "Go and take a look, I heard that Songshan Tallinn Temple is the first, how can you not go to see it." ”

Shinshin had no choice but to nod and say, "Your Excellency, please come with me." ”

The tower of this Songshan temple is located in the west of the temple, occupies a huge area, the shape of the tower inside is not exactly the same, there are tomb towers and pagodas, the system is diverse, the level of the tower is also different, there are one to seven levels, but there is probably no one that is higher than five zhang, there are tower inscriptions and tower amounts, look at it from afar, it is very spectacular.

To the edge of Tallinn, there are also warrior monks guarding, but sparse, obviously more lax in this place, the reason is that there is no gold and silver jewelry in this Tallinn, no secret skills and martial arts, and there is no relics of high monks, because if there are monk treasure relics when refining the great monks, they will take out another sheng, and will not be buried here, so no matter whether thieves or enemies, basically will not come here.

There is a row of monks' houses outside Tallinn, which looks a little dilapidated from the front temple, and it is thought that it is the place where the warrior monks rest and the monks who guard the tower live.

Zhao Ta and Monk Zhenxin walked inside, and several warrior monks just glanced at each other, and continued to do their own thing, without even asking.

Shin Shin said in a low voice: "The warrior monks guarding here have all made mistakes and were sent by the Discipline Hall, but they will return in a few days, so no one wants to take care of things. ”

Zhao Ta said: "Then won't this place become a place of punishment?" ”

"But it's true that the nobles say so, these warrior monks confess at the tombs of their ancestors, and sometimes it is more useful than thinking about them. ”

Zhao Ta nodded, and the two walked into Tallinn, introducing some famous monk pagodas and life anecdotes to Zhao Ta while walking the true letter, and Zhao Ta listened to it with relish.

At this moment, the time is approaching evening, and the light of the sunset on the horizon is sprinkled like rouge, reflecting the golden yellow of this Tallinn with some red, and the scenery is extremely beautiful for a while.

At this moment, Zhao Ta suddenly saw a figure in the distance, holding a broom to clean up the grass and debris under the tower, and he couldn't help but be stunned.

This figure is tall and thin, and you can see that the clothes are lonely, the eyebrows are white and snowy, and they are a little old and lonely.

Zhao said: "Who is this?" ”

Shinshin glanced at it and said, "This is the monk guarding the tower, and he has been here in Tallinn for many years. ”

"Tower Keeper?" Zhao Ta narrowed his eyes: "What is this monk's name?" ”

Zhenxin was stunned: "Nobleman, you can ask the little monk to stop, since I have been a confidant, this monk has been guarding the tower in Tallinn, and there was a deceased master and uncle who came here to be buried, and I also talked to this monk, but he was speechless and couldn't speak at all, so I didn't ask him anything again, and I didn't know his Dharma name at all." ”

"Aphasia?" Zhao Ta thought about it, this seems a little strange, the dignified Songshan Temple uses a mute monk to guard Tallinn, although there is a little possibility, but isn't this aphasia the best camouflage?

"Does this monk know martial arts?" Zhao asked.

"Martial arts ......" Zhenxin shook his head: "This little monk doesn't know, anyway, the few times I saw him, he was sweeping the floor with a broom, and I didn't see him punch or kick." ”

Zhao Ta said: "If you don't know the law number, you don't know his generation, but don't you even know his age?" ”

"I don't know, but it is estimated that there will be a record in the Discipline Hall, and the nobles will not suspect him ......"

"When I was young, I saw my elders, and my body was somewhat similar." Zhao Ta walked forward as he spoke, and Shinshin followed behind with a puzzled expression.

The monk also noticed their arrival at this moment, turned around, and Zhao Ta saw his face at this time.

I saw that the monk's snow-white eyebrows resembled lying silkworms, his eyes were cloudy and dull, his face was like a heavy jujube and wrinkled, and his long white beard hung down to his chest.

Tall but very thin, with a slightly rickety back, holding a broom in his hand seems to be a little weak and old, although I don't know the specific age, but there will definitely be a great age.

He looked at the two of them, and finally his gaze fell on the true faith monk, as if to identify who had come.

Seeing this, Zhenxin smiled bitterly, and sang a Buddha horn: "This senior brother, I am Zhenxin, do you remember?" ”

He didn't know the rank of the monk, so he was called a senior brother.

After a few breaths, the old monk raised his palms and nodded, although he could not speak, but his ears were not deaf.

"I took this donor on a tour of the temple, and the donor said that he wanted to come to Tallinn to have a look, so he came." Zhenxin said loudly: "It's getting late this day, why are you still sweeping the floor outside, senior brother?" Why don't you go back and rest? ”

The old monk reacted for a moment when he heard this, smiled, stretched out his hand and shook it, and pointed to the ground again.

Seeing this, Zhenxin looked at Zhao Ta: "Nobleman, you see ......"

Zhao Ta signaled that it was okay, then took a step forward, stood up and sang the Buddha horn, and said, "This master, you are polite." ”

The old monk looked away from Zhenxin to look at him, looked at him for a moment, smiled a little, and nodded.

"I came from Tokyo and has been practicing Buddhism at home, and I have always been religious." Zhao Ta thought about it and said: "This time I came to Songshan to pay respects, I have traveled all over the temple, and now I see the majesty of this tower, and my heart is really emotional. ”

When the old monk heard this, he still nodded.

Zhao Ta said again: "I asked Master Zhenxin before, saying that the master has guarded Tallinn for a long time, and he is very admirable, and I think that the master must be a great monk who is proficient in Buddhism, otherwise he will definitely not be able to bear this loneliness and loneliness, so please forgive the master for taking the liberty of asking for the title of the master." ”

When the old monk heard this, he stretched out his finger and pointed to his mouth, and then pointed to the true faith.

Zhenxin said: "Your nobleman, what the senior brother means is that he can't speak, I know his problem, let me explain it to you." ”

Zhao Ta shook his head and smiled: "Master Zhenxin has said before that the master has been speechless for a long time, but he is good at sign language, and the master can tell him in sign language, and he is pious in Xia, and the master will definitely not refuse to ask for it." ”

Hearing this, the old monk took a closer look at Zhao Ta again, then shook his head with a smile, then picked up the broom, and wanted to bypass the two and walk out of Tallinn.

Zhao Ta couldn't help but sigh: "Actually, it's not that I'm rude, it's really that the master is very similar to a senior in the next, so I asked the master's legal title in the next place." ”

The old monk stopped, his expression was a little puzzled, and he glanced at Zhenxin, who nodded with a wry smile, and the old monk stretched out three fingers and shook them gently.

Zhao Ta said with a smile: "I know that there are three questions about Buddhism, among which there are secular relatives, but the senior and the lower are not relatives, but the lower teacher, the lower teacher is the founding disciple of the master, and the surname is Zhou Mingdong." ”

When the old monk heard this, he glanced at Zhao Ta again, and then put away his smile, as if he was a little impatient, and wanted to continue to move forward.

Zhao Ta thought for a while and said, "On the name of the next master, I don't know if the master has ever heard of it?" ”

The old monk didn't look at him anymore this time, and he didn't do anything in response, bypassed the two of them, and slowly walked towards the house outside Tallinn.

Shinshin whispered at this time: "Your nobleman......"

Zhao Ta watched the old monk walk away a little bit, and said with a smile: "Go back." ”

He was half sure in his heart at the moment, this old monk was Jintai, although the old monk's performance just now did not have the slightest flaw, but as a person who practiced martial arts, and had reached the realm of a half-step great grandmaster, he could clearly feel that although the other party looked old, his qi was deep and hidden, and he was not as weak and aging as he looked on the outside.

What's more, although this old monk has no flaws in his performance, it is the biggest flaw, so old, and he can't speak, he can't say that he is confused, how can every action, every expression, be so appropriate?

After a while, the two returned to the guest hall, and left the temple under the send-off of the true letter.

Watching the mountain gate gradually move away, Yue Fei asked, "Senior brother, have you ever found any traces of your master?" ”

Zhao Ta said with a smile: "I walked a lot of places, but I saw an old monk in Tallinn, and I was suspicious, but the other party didn't admit it." ”

Lu Junyi said: "What should I do? ”

Zhao Ta touched his chin: "This is easy to do, I have already touched the path in Songshan Temple, and I will come to explore at night after dark......

(End of chapter)