During the Sui and Tang dynasties, there were many Buddhist temples in Chang'an City, which could be divided into five levels according to the area occupied by the temples.

The first class is the highest, covers the largest area, according to historical records, there is a place of Fang, such as Daxingshan Temple, it occupies the entire square of Jingshan Fang in the east of Chang'an City. How big is it? Let's put it this way, Chang'an City has a total of one hundred and eight squares. He occupies an entire monastery alone.

The second class, the third class, and the fourth class, covering an area of one-half square, one-quarter square, and one-eighth square respectively, and then the smallest area is the lowest fifth-class small temple.

Specifically, the origin of Daxingshan Temple, which is the ancestral court of one of the eight sects of Buddhism 'Tantra', the royal temple of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, has often had Indian monks come here to translate the scriptures and preach the Dharma for many years, so that it is famous.

Daxingshan Temple was founded in the Jin Wu Emperor Sima Yan period, and later during the opening of the Sui Dynasty, Daxing City (that is, the later Chang'an City) was built, and the Daxingshan Temple was ordered to move into Daxing City, giving him the entire Jingshan Fang.

It will be the Lantern Festival lantern festival soon, and Daxingshan Temple is in full swing to celebrate the festival.

A few days ago, the emperor issued an order to stop the peace incense for a day, and the whole temple prayed for the prime minister Du Ruhui. The reputation of the peace incense of Daxingshan Temple is rising again, and people with good intentions are preaching that the saints today use the peace incense here to pray for blessings, which is enough to show that it is useful. The people scrambled one after another, and Daxingshan Temple once again gained a wave of faith.

On this day, the eldest son of Prime Minister Du Ruhui Du Gou came to make a vow, and the monks of the temple gave enough etiquette to welcome him in order to publicize the effect, and arranged for many people to visit. Originally, I thought that with the help of the prime minister's son, the emperor's prayer for the prime minister was confirmed again.

Unexpectedly, this time Du Wei came with a sad face.

The temple host sighed in his heart, it couldn't be that Du Xiang was not there, right? If this is the case, then I am afraid that this arrangement will be wrong.

"Eldest prince, I don't know how Ling Zun Du Xiang's health is? Even His Majesty has poured incense to pray for blessings, I think it must have improved, Buddha bless! The host greeted him with a smile.

Du Wei did not speak, but took off a brocade box that he was carrying behind him, opened it with three incense sticks of peace that burned a little, held the incense in both hands, ordered someone to help light it, and then came to the front of the golden body of the Buddha in the main hall devoutly, and respectfully incense.

Everyone looked at him puzzled, no one interrupted, and the host was not in a hurry, but patiently waited for the other party to speak.

Afterwards, Du Gou knelt on the futon in front of the Buddha's golden body, folded his hands and prayed sincerely in repentance: "The Buddha forgives sins! The day before yesterday, my two brothers were ignorant, and they believed Xiao Rui's words and extinguished the peace incense for you. In the end, his father was disemboweled, and he became a living dead. ”

"It's my brother's fault, pray for the Buddha's forgiveness, as long as he can bless his father to wake up safely, Du Gou is willing to enter the Buddha and serve for the rest of his life!"

Hiss...... What? Did you hear it wrong? What did he just say? Du Xiang, Du Xiang Du Ruhui? Got a disembowel? Became a living dead? No, isn't there only one death? Why doesn't the preface match the afterword?

The onlookers looked at each other and whispered.

After a while, Du Gou kowtowed and got up and came to the host to apologize. When the host asked, Du Gocai told the story of the day, and everyone was in an uproar, there were still such arrogant and rude people? Disrespectful to the Buddha?

The Du brothers are really straw bales, watching their father fall into the hands of gangsters? Can you still live if you open your stomach? I'm afraid that what kind of living dead person is just an illusion made by Xiao Rui, Du Xiang has already died.

"Amitabha! When I heard that the champion Hou Xiaorui was a benevolent and benevolent doctor, he never thought that there would be such a thing? Du Gongzi, without evidence, can't talk nonsense. ”

The old monk was really vicious, knowing that Xiao Rui had a good reputation among the people, he didn't dare to offend himself, so he turned around and asked Du Wei to say it, so that he could fan the flames.

Du Wei's eyes were red and he said, "What is unfounded? My brother and I saw it with our own eyes, and now my father is lying in Xiao Rui's farm, I don't know whether he is alive or dead, just like a living dead. But he was adamant that he wouldn't move. It's clear that there is a ghost in the heart. Alas, it's a pity that our brother has no power and no power, and he can't fight him. ”

"Xu offended the Buddha by not burning the incense of peace, so he came to the incense today to atone for his sins."

"Presiding, I will go back to take turns with my younger brother to take care of my father, please help, show mercy, let people recite the scriptures in front of the Buddha, ask for the Buddha's mercy, save my father."

The old monk smiled, and helped Du Gou with both hands, "Childe is polite." Du Xiang is a hero of the Tang Dynasty and is loved by the people. And Your Majesty also has a will. Therefore, I am affectionate and reasonable, pray for Du Xiang, and I have the responsibility of Daxingshan Temple! Childe rest assured, from today on, Lao Wei personally led people to pray for Du Xiang's blessing and chanted scriptures. ”

"So, thank you. Du Wei took his leave. ”

"Childe is slow. Lao Wei has a word to persuade him, if Du Xiang is really disemboweled...... It's—it's appalling. Champion Hou Xiaorui is a doctor, but opening his stomach is a devil's trick, how can it be? Alas...... In short, Childe should do it himself. ”

The implication is that don't get your hopes up, Du Xiang may be dead.

Du Wei gritted his teeth, nodded and left, and the hatred for Xiao Rui in his heart became even heavier.

On this day, a rumor spread all over Chang'an: the champion Hou Xiaorui, in order to avenge his personal revenge, turned the prime minister Du Ruhui into a living dead, and used his power to oppress people, detained Du Xiang's body, and did not let the Du brothers take it away and bury him.

There is also a gossip that Xiao Rui is the reincarnation of a demon, disrespectful to the Buddha, committed murder, and is destined to be a lonely star......

Obviously, these two pieces of news are inciting against Xiao Rui. The first one is just that, few people believe it, after all, Xiao Rui and Du Ruyan have no grievances and no hatred, if no one sees it with their own eyes, who will believe it?

But the second one is different, others don't believe it, but Buddhist believers will believe it. Even if you Xiao Rui are famous all over the world, even if you are powerful, even if you can fight well, you are just a mortal, do you dare to disrespect the Buddha? Sent someone to throw out the incense of peace to the Buddha? Hehe, aren't you afraid of retribution?

A wave of public opinion from Daxingshan Temple hit like a mountain and a sea, directly pushing Xiao Rui, who was on vacation, to the forefront.

It's just that the current Xiao Rui is taking care of Du Ruhui in Xiaojiazhuang, and he doesn't hear anything outside the window, and he doesn't know these trivial things, and when he returns to Chang'an, he is afraid that it will be difficult.

In the palace, Emperor Li Er quickly received the news, ordered someone to investigate, and slapped the table angrily, "Keming I is famous, why did he give birth to two foolish sons?" It was you who begged Xiao Rui to save your life, and now it's good, you are the first to splash dirty water. Keming is not dead now, if he does, what is your name? Unloading the mill and killing the donkey? Or will En take revenge? ”

"No wonder when I asked Xiao Rui if there was a way to save his life, he was so hesitant, it turned out that he had expected this kind of trouble...... Alas! I only hope that Kemingji people can wake up early. The order goes down, if the people of the Du family come, they will not be seen. ”

The chamberlain elder bowed down in response, and then reminded in a low voice: "Your Majesty, what about the matter of Daxingshan Temple?" ”

Li Er was silent, when it comes to Buddhism, one bad is a big trouble, these temples have a lot of believers, but it is not good to move.

"Don't ignore it for the time being, hide it from Xiao Rui. Everything will wait for Keming to wake up, and it is not appropriate to distract Xiao Rui now. ”