Seeing that the atmosphere was not good, the presiding old monk immediately changed his words and said: "Donors, in front of the Buddha, all living beings are equal. Buddhism crosses people, not only looking at the rich and poor, but only looking at chance and sincerity. The rich donate incense money sincerely, and the poor bow and plead sincerely. ”

The onlookers asked, "Host, this kid kowtows when he sees someone, is his heart sincere enough?" ”

The host shook his head and said, "How can it be so simple for my Buddha to test people?" Child, come with me. ”

The host took the little boy's hand and walked to the left side of the Mahavira Hall, pointed to a futon and said, "Kneel down, child." You are to save your mother from her illness, if you can kowtow to the Medicine Buddha in front of you, bow your head 10,000 times, and recite the Medicine Buddha Dharma number: Nan Wu Medicine Master Liuli Guang Rulai! Then you can get the blessing of my Buddha, burn peace incense, and your mother will be safe. ”

Are you sure?

The little boy's face was full of innocence and hope, and when he saw the host nodding, the boy seemed to grasp the only life-saving straw, and hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, kowtowing and reciting over and over again: Nanwu Pharmacist Liuliguang Rulai.

Xiao Yuexin said, this kid has a good memory, the old monk said it once, and he wrote it down?

Only then did everyone understand that kowtowing 10,000 times, this is the rule set by Daxingshan Temple for the poor, if you don't want to spend 30 gold to get peace incense, you can, kowtow 10,000 times.

Hehe, do you think the monk of the monastery is kind? Phew! Bow 10,000 times? Do you try? Don't say it 10,000 times, 100 times will be dizzy, and after 1,000 times, you may not be able to get up, 10,000 times? I'm afraid I'm going to vomit blood and die.

Everyone present knows what the concept of 10,000 times is. Only the little boy didn't know.

Maybe he knows, maybe he doesn't know, maybe, he doesn't have to know, he doesn't want to know, he just knows that he wants to save his mother, and as long as he can save his mother, he is willing to do anything.

Xiao Yue's face was full of unbearability, "Host, this little brother is so young, he kowtows ten thousand times, is there still a life?" Can it be accommodating? ”

The host shook his head slowly, "The Buddha does not deceive, everything in the world, the Buddha watches, what the old man said, it doesn't count." ”

For the first time, Xiao Yue was so intuitively a little disgusted with Buddhism, why was it so unreasonable? Although he came with his brother's mission, the task was very simple, that is, to study sincerely for a few days, watch more, listen more, think more, and talk less.

Xiao Rui knew that Xiao Yue followed his father Xiao Yu and was friendly to Buddhism since he was a child, so Xiao Rui didn't want Xiao Yue to take the lead in engaging in Buddhism, so he sent him such a task.

Before this, although Xiao Yue was dissatisfied with Buddhism for spreading rumors and bullying his brother, he still believed that Buddhism was a group of compassionate and good people. But at this moment, his faith seemed to be a little shaken.

As for Xiao Rui's real methods, this little boy is just the first step.

Looking at the little boy kowtowing on the ground over and over again, the action of kowtowing and saluting at the beginning was still very rusty, slowly kowtowing, saluting, and chanting, becoming more and more proficient, and faster and faster, Xiao Yue reminded with worry: "Little brother, there are still 10,000 heads behind, don't be too fast, too fast and you will die." ”

The little boy was unmoved, and he didn't even want to waste time explaining a sentence, Xiao Yue understood that the child meant that his mother had no time, and he had to kowtow as soon as possible to save his mother.

For this filial piety, Xiao Yue was moved to tears, "Host, please move the next bookcase to this corner, Xiao Yue wants to accompany the little brother and take good care of him." ”

Seeing Xiao Yue's act of robbing just now, the host knew that the Xiao family was not easy to provoke, so he did not object, but ordered the monks to do it. So Xiao Yue copied books in the corner while watching over the little beggar who kowtowed.

The onlookers praised the little boy's filial piety, and then spread ten, ten to hundred, more and more people came to watch, with the departure of many people, Chang'an City also quickly spread, big filial piety!

Even His Majesty Li Er of the Imperial Palace heard about it, "It's amazing to be so filial at a young age." Someone came, and sent two imperial doctors to secretly take care of it, so that nothing could happen to this child. By the way, investigate the origin of this child and send Imperial Physician Wang to treat his mother, who are all my people of the Tang Dynasty, how can I not save it? If the Buddha doesn't save it, I will save it. Wait, does this child's business have anything to do with Xiao Rui? It can't be that he deliberately arranged to make things difficult for Daxingshan Temple, right? ”

The old attendant bowed and saluted, "The slave and maid have already found out." It is true that the child is from a poor family in the city, and he is dependent on his mother, whose mother is terminally ill, and the child seeks medical treatment everywhere, but because of the poverty of the family, he repeatedly runs into a wall. A few days ago, he was met by the master of the horse, and secretly pointed out that the child went to Daxingshan Temple to ask for incense. The child went sincerely, and there was a later thing. ”

"As for his mother, the master of the horse personally came to the rescue, but unfortunately, she was terminally ill and lacked skills, and said that she had less than seven days to live."

Li Er frowned and said, "Xiao Rui can save Keming, but can't he save a mother?" ”

Lao Gao guessed: "After all, Master Ma is just a doctor, not an immortal. Du Xiang's terminal illness is probably different from that mother's terminal illness. Otherwise, with the character of the horse master, he will not ignore it because of the identity of the patient. ”

Li Er nodded: "It's okay, my people are sick and have no medical treatment, which is my dereliction of duty." ”

"Your Majesty, the Tang Dynasty has just been established, and you still need to cultivate slowly, you have to ensure the dragon body, don't work too hard." Lao Gao persuaded.

Li Er waved his hand: "Okay." Let's talk about Xiao Rui, what is this kid holding back? Send a little kid to Daheungseon Temple? What can an ignorant child do? ”

The old servant said: "The slave doesn't know that the master of the horse is acting in a whimsical way, and it is not something that ordinary people can see through." But what is certain is that Daxingzenji Temple is going to be unlucky this time. At the beginning, the horse master was known as the eye must be repaid, and the Daxingshan Temple spread rumors and caused trouble, and the horse master would not give up. ”

Li Er scolded with a smile: "This kid is not very old, he has a lot of problems, and he has made a bunch of unsuccessful names for himself, for fear that others will not know that he is a gentleman." ”

"But this time, Buddhism, Buddhism ......"

muttered a few words in a low voice, Li Er didn't mention it again, and the inner servant Lao Gao understood that Buddhism had been secretly developing its territory over the years, and it was about to touch the bottom line of the imperial court, and His Majesty was dissatisfied.

Daxingshan Temple, finally two hours later, the little boy kowtowed to four hundred heads, and then his physical strength was exhausted, he passed out, and was hurriedly rescued by Xiao Yue, and called the monks of the temple to take care of water and food.

The backyard of Daxingshan Temple, the abbot's small courtyard, presided over the report of the day's affairs. (The presiding officer and the abbot are different, and the general small temple only has the abbot, and is not qualified to set up the abbot.) Only large temples have abbots. The presiding officer is mostly in charge of the world, and the abbot needs to be proficient in Buddhism and have a high status. ）

The abbot called a group of old monks to take a closer look, and anyone with a discerning eye could see that Xiao Yue and the little boy were in a group, and they must have been sent by Xiao Rui to find trouble. But what do they want to do? The host thought that Xiao Rui simply wanted to make the strategy wipe out the profits of Ping An Xiang.

Is it that simple? Many people are skeptical, after all, since Xiao Rui came out, he has been decisive in killing, and he has done bloody things.

The abbot moved the rosary in his hand, pondered for a long time, and a pair of cloudy old eyes suddenly opened, and the essence suddenly appeared as if it was soul-governing, and he said sharply: "What a vicious mind!" It turned out to be this poisonous plan. ”

"Abbot, please make it clear." The host respectfully asks for advice.

The abbot clasped his hands together and said in a deep voice: "This is a poisonous plan, that little doll is poison, if he knocks his head ten thousand times and cannot seek the mother's recovery, then it will be the time of trouble." ”

Everyone was disdainful, "This kind of trick? It is commonplace, medicine does not die of disease, Buddha is destined to be a person, and it is her life that the Buddha does not save, who is to blame? ”

The abbot shook his head and said, "No, you underestimate Xiao Rui too much, he will never give up, I'm afraid he has already opened his pockets." We can't afford to sit still, we need to do something about it. ”

"Please show me the abbot." The monks joined together and bowed.