Forty-third Dream back to the Liang Dynasty

Reincarnation is known to be difficult, and life is difficult.

This has been the case throughout the ages, and the will is stronger than the wind and rain.

When we returned to our city, it was already more than eight o'clock in the evening, after arriving home, Haohai helped to move some gifts from the car out of the car, on the occasion of parting, Haohai said to me: "Brother, after the New Year, on the fifteenth day of the first month, you come to attend our company's annual meeting, this is my uncle specially told me to invite you, you don't arrange things that day, I will pick you up when the time comes!" Before I could agree to come down, Haohai and the others drove away.

When I got home, after a short rest, I dialed Xiaoling's house, she heard my voice, she seemed so happy, I briefly described my situation with her, and agreed with her that I would go to her house tomorrow morning to see my aunt's condition.

Hung up the phone, I lay on my long-lost cot, closed my eyes and recuperated, I was thinking back on all the experiences of the past few days, I was also reflecting on the gains and losses during this time, although the time to go out was not long, but it also gave me a feeling of being in a different world, I was also considered to be nine deaths, it was really a turn from the ghost gate.

I thought of Master, and I didn't know when he would reappear, and I had a lot of things to say, a lot of questions to ask him, and ......

Thinking about it, I don't know when I fell asleep with my clothes, and slowly fell asleep again, and my consciousness came again, the incomparably familiar Grand Canyon.

We play freely in this world every day, soar freely, and live carefree.

During my time in the Grand Canyon, the old man in white would call us out and take us to appreciate the mysteries of the universe, which opened our eyes. In our spare time, we would talk in the cabin deep in the canyon, discussing with each other about our cultivation experiences and experiences, and our days would be spent in this peace and ease.

Now this Grand Canyon has become much more lively than before, the reason is that this Grand Canyon is a transit station for some important life rebirths, which can also be called a rest stop.

In this process, I, Xiaode, Xiaoyu and the two of them are also constantly observing, and we have also learned a lot of the truth of life and the true meaning of life, and our ideological realm is slowly improving.

On this day, on a whim, I asked the old man in white a question, and said: "Senior, different lives appear here every day in this canyon, and they are interpreting different lives, what is the purpose of this?" Why should I be a part of it, to complete that history? ”

The old man in white hesitated a little, but thought about it for a while, and said: "This is a long story, you must know that the history of mankind is not a civilization, but has gone through many civilizations, and no one can say how many lives have passed. Human beings have been able to continue to this day, and they have gone through countless times of destruction, rebirth, re-destruction, and rebirth, such a cyclical process, the cause and effect between life, and also become complicated, some grievances can not be resolved, and when this contradiction intensifies to a certain extent, it will have a far-reaching impact on the entire universe. ”

At this time, the old man in white stared at my eyes and said word by word: "All the lives that appear in this canyon have an important mission, including you!" As history goes through this history, you will all understand the importance of this history, and the history of man is laying a foundation, a foundation for salvation in the future! ”

Xiao De asked with some curiosity, "Master, what is the foundation?" I don't understand it! ”

The old man in white smiled: "I don't need to explain this, time will tell you the answer!" ”

Xiao Yu then asked, "Master, is it still the question just now, that is, when the contradiction cannot be resolved, what will be the impact?" ”

The old man in white suddenly became serious and said: "If the contradiction is not resolved, at some point in the future, it will always erupt, and at that time, the entire universe will be in danger, and it will all face the risk of disintegration. The old man in white did not continue, but fell silent, and his usual Gu Jing Wubo's face actually showed various expressions such as sadness, joy, and sorrow.

At this time, the old man in white sighed lightly, muttered in a low voice, and said, "This is the truth about the appearance of the 'Holy Lord' to save this universe that is on the verge of disintegration..."

Xiao Yu flapped his wings and screamed twice, and said, "Why is Master like this every time, when he asks about the 'Holy Lord', all kinds of emotions appear on his face? Reluctant to talk more? ”

Xiao De shrugged his shoulders and said disapprerovingly: "Forget it, if the master doesn't want to say more, don't say it, let's just do our own thing, don't let his old man worry about it!" ”

I stood aside and didn't speak, but fell into deep thought, as if I remembered something in the deepest part of my memory, and as if I didn't remember anything, it was a feeling of nothingness, but I couldn't grasp the point.

The happy days continued, and on this day, a few of us were playing in the pool, and in the sky above our heads, a wave came, and a figure familiar to all of us appeared again.

The person who came was Xiao De and Xiao Yu's master, the old man in white, when he appeared, several of us stood beside him, only to hear the old man in white say: "Now the historical process of the world is advancing in an orderly manner, Xiao De, Xiao Yu, you two have other things to deal with, you want to go out with me, as for the child, you." The old man in white spoke, looking at me.

I only heard the old man in white continue, saying: "You will have a new mission to complete, and at the same time, you will shape a legendary life and show it in front of the world, go, we are waiting for you to triumph again!" With that, the old man waved his hand and swept my soul body into a white light, and before I could react, I had gradually disappeared in place.

Xiao De and Xiao Yu both looked at the place where I disappeared with a reluctant look, and the old man in white said to them: "You two don't have to worry about him, he has an important task to complete, unlike the two of you, he is a person with an important mission, one day in the future, you will assist him to complete some important things, at the same time, there are many things you also have to cooperate with the teacher to complete, you first pack up, prepare to set off with me to participate in the Heavenly Festival, this Festival is not trivial, Hurry up and clean up! "Xiao De and Xiao Yu didn't dare to slack off, and immediately went down to prepare.

My soul body, once again through countless voids, countless time tunnels, reincarnated in the eastern city of Lanling County, Southern Qi, named Xiao Yan, the word Shuda, is the twenty-fifth grandson of Xiao He of the Western Han Dynasty, the son of Yin Xiao Shunzhi of Danyang of the Southern Qi Dynasty.

Since I was born, I have been very intelligent from a very young age, and I love to read, and I am a well-read teenager, especially in literature.

When I grew up, I was blessed by my family and became the assassin of Qi Yongzhou in the Southern Dynasty at that time, and was responsible for guarding Xiangyang. I took advantage of the civil strife in the Qi Dynasty, raised troops to seize the throne, and established the Liang Dynasty, and I called myself Emperor Wu of Liang.

At that time, I found that the royal families of the two previous Song and Qi dynasties killed each other, causing civil strife, which led to the destruction of the country, so I was very tolerant of my relatives, and even if someone committed a crime, I would not be punished.

I was a devout Buddhist at the time, and I made a great contribution to the popularization of Buddhism in China. I built a large-scale Tongtai Temple in Jiankang, and twice a day in the morning and evening, I had to go to the temple to burn incense and worship the Buddha, claiming that this was done to accumulate merit and eliminate disasters for the common people.

In 519 A.D., I went to a monastery to take the bodhisattva vows. Because of my advocacy, the princes and princes were proud to be ordained. Buddhism in the Southern Dynasties entered its heyday at this time. Under my influence, the eldest son, Xiao Tong, the third son, Xiao Gang, the seventh son, Xiao Yi, and many other officials, all believed in Buddhism.

Once, I received a report from the then supreme administrator of the South China Sea, Thorn Shi Xiao Ang, that a senior monk named Bodhidharma had come from India, the birthplace of Buddhism. I didn't dare to slack off, and immediately sent someone to make a special trip to welcome Bodhidharma to the capital to build health.

At that time, as soon as I saw Bodhidharma, I couldn't wait to ask: "I have been committed to building temples, building pagodas, writing scriptures, ordaining monks, making statues and other basic construction of Buddhism, and I have done so many good deeds, how much merit do I have?"

Bodhidharma replied unhurriedly, "There is no merit." ”

Puzzled, I asked, "Why is there no merit?" ”

Bodhidharma said sincerely: "Because these are superficial articles, not real merits. ”

I was disappointed to hear it, it wasn't the answer I was expecting. After being silent for a while, he changed the subject: "What is the true meaning of Buddhism?" ”

Bodhidharma said, "There is no absolute truth. The Buddha is in the heart, and the heart is the Buddha. ”

It's this kind of inconsequential words and lukewarm attitude again! I was a little unhappy, and I didn't even have the enthusiasm to ask questions. Seeing that the words were not speculative, Bodhidharma got up and took his leave.

After sending Bodhidharma away, I exhaled and felt a sense of relief. I thought to myself, although I am the Son of Heaven, I don't know why, in front of Bodhidharma, I always feel a little depressed.

I told my master, Zen Master Zhigong, about the content of my conversation with Bodhidharma. Zhigong asked eagerly, "Where is Master Bodhidharma now?" ”

I understated it and said, "He's gone." ”

Zhi Gong paused and said, "How can you let him go!" "Why?" I asked, puzzled. Because his words are wonderful, and they are not something that ordinary people can say or dare to say. This Bodhidharma master can explain the true meaning of Buddhism for us, how can the emperor snub him!" Zen Master Zhigong said with a lament.

When I heard Zen Master Zhigong say this, I was also remorseful and sent someone to chase Bodhidharma. But it was already a step too late, Bodhidharma had already gone to the Northern Wei Dynasty, and he became the founding patriarch of Zen Buddhism in China.

When I reached old age, I decided to give up the throne and become a monk at Tongtai Monastery to show my devotion to Buddhism.

The country can't be without a king for a day, the emperor is a monk, who has the final say in the major affairs of the court? The ministers were so anxious that I had only been a monk for four days, and the ministers took me back and asked me to continue to preside over the government.

After I returned to the palace, I thought about it: "After ordinary people become monks, they have to take a sum of money to redeem themselves in the monastery if they want to return to the world; I am the king of a country, how can I not pay for it! ”

So, I once again "sacrificed" myself to become a monk in Tongtai Temple. This time the ministers came to invite him back to the palace, and he said that he would not agree to anything. A minister suddenly had an idea and said: "Since the emperor has 'sacrificed' himself as a monk, we have to 'redeem' himself for him before we can invite him back to the palace!" ”

The ministers felt that this was reasonable, so they spent 10,000 yuan to go to Tongtai Temple to "redeem themselves" for Emperor Wu of Liang. The abbot of the monastery was very happy to receive such a large ransom, and very readily agreed that the emperor would return to the world.

Soon after, I "gave up" for the third time to become a monk at Tongtai Monastery. Moreover, in order to show my devotion to the Buddha, I not only "sacrificed" my body, but also "sacrificed" the people in the palace and the land of the whole country.

I "give" more, and the money that "redeems" me will be more than that. It took a month for the ministers, and they scraped together 20,000 yuan, and ransomed me back.

A year later, I went to Tongtai Monastery for the fourth time to become a monk. The ministers had to "redeem" me for another 10,000 yuan.

I became a monk four times, and the ministers spent a total of 40,000 yuan to "redeem themselves" and toss the treasury.

I became the most famous Buddha emperor in history, reigning for forty-seven years, and in the second year of my reign I renounced Taoism and converted to Buddhism. I am well versed in Buddhism, I have written books and lectures, and I also founded the famous Liang Huang Bao Confession, and in order to spread the Dharma, I often give lectures on the stage in person. In addition to the Tongtai Temple, where I gave my life, I also built many temples.

In my sleep, I found an interesting thing, that is, everyone knows that Han Buddhism is vegetarian, but I don't know that this is not the fundamental system of Buddhism, before Emperor Wu of Liang, monks were allowed to eat meat.

At that time, according to the Buddhist scriptures, I invited the monks who were proficient in the precepts to revise the relevant precepts, and issued an order with the authority of the emperor to promulgate the "Text on Breaking Wine and Meat", requiring all monks and nuns in the monasteries across the country to follow it.

Ever since I received the bodhisattva vows, I have strictly observed the precepts, and although I am the ruler of a country, my daily life is as pure as an ascetic head. Insist on eating once a day, sometimes because of busy official business, can not eat before noon, a day no longer eat, usually wear cloth clothes and straw shoes, wear a kudzu hat, a hat for three years, a quilt cover for two years. I am not only diligent in government, but also love the people like a son, and I am indeed a generation of virtuous monarchs, Bodhisattva emperors.

I wholeheartedly worshiped Buddhism, abandoned the government and government, and social contradictions continued to intensify. I had no children in my early years, and my step-nephew Xiao Zhengde became the prince for my heir, and later I gave birth to a son, named Xiao Tong, and was immediately made the prince, and my nephew Xiao Zhengde was renamed Xifenghou. This made Xiao Zhengde indignant and dissatisfied.

At this time, Hou Jing, the general of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, defected to the Liang Dynasty due to disagreement with his political opponent Gao Huan, and I named him the king of Henan. Hou Jing was insidious and treacherous, he saw that the imperial family was full of contradictions, and thought that there was an opportunity, so he colluded with Xiao Zhengde to raise troops to launch a coup d'Γ©tat, and promised to let Xiao Zhengde be the emperor after the matter was completed. In the end, the rebels attacked Jiankang City, trapped Miyagi, and then led the water of Wuhu Lake to Manmiyagi. I, the monk emperor, was trapped in the palace. At a loss, no one bothered to ask him, and in the end, he was starved to death in the palace.

That's how my legendary life ended again, when my soul body appeared in the Grand Canyon, only the old man in white appeared here waiting for me, when I appeared, I couldn't stop looking around, the old man in white smiled and said: "You are looking for Xiaode and Xiao Yu and them, I let them complete other tasks, now there are only you and me here, this time your life will carry forward the Dharma, it can be said that it is indispensable, so, the above will arrange for you to get married with that big man." "What big shot?" I asked, puzzled.

The old man in white just smiled and said to me mysteriously: "This is a heavenly opportunity that cannot be leaked!" When the time comes, when you get married, everything will be clear! Hahaha..."His laughter shook me from my sleep.

I sat up from the bed, the laughter of the old man in white seemed to be still floating in my ears, I stroked my somewhat stiff neck, looked at the time It was only five o'clock in the morning, I sorted out my chaotic thoughts, calmed down and thought of the "big man" in the mouth of the old man in white, who is he?

I had breakfast, according to my mother's instructions, I took a shower first, and at the same time changed into a new set of clothes, my mother picked out a few of the best of those items, handed them to me, and told me to pay attention to safety on the road, and then I went out of the house with a large bag, and finally got into a taxi and rushed to the direction of Liu Ling's house.

Soon, I appeared at the door of Liu Ling's villa, when I rang the doorbell, it was Liu Ling herself who opened the door to me, she saw me for the first time, her eyes gave me a very warm and sunny feeling, she wore a dark dress today, pedaling a pair of cartoon-style cotton slippers, she did not apply powder but was so beautiful, but the beauty and star eyes were innocent and clear, at that moment, I actually looked a little crazy.

We just stood quietly at the door, looking at each other, and the first to break the silence was Xiaoling, who blushed and whispered to me, "You're here, come into the house, let's not stand here stupidly!" Then I came to my senses and followed him into her house.

I shook my head, thinking that I was really unbearable, I was still a cultivator, and I was actually moved at that moment, it seems that my concentration needs to be improved.

Thinking in my heart, I followed behind her and entered the house, don't look at her house is a villa, there are many big houses, but after coming in, I feel not empty at all, very warm.

After Xiaoling entered the house, she shouted upstairs, "Dad! Mother! Look who's coming, it's Ah Hyun who has come to see you. "Haha, it's Xiao Hyun here, come in!" A deep man's voice came from upstairs.

Listening to the voice, I knew that it was Uncle Zhu, watching him and my aunt slowly walk down from the upstairs together, I was also very excited, I put down the things in my hand, greeted them, and found that Uncle Zhu came down with my aunt.

I took a few steps forward and said, "Uncle Zhu, Auntie, it's been a long time, I'm here to give you an early birthday in advance, Auntie's body is recovering." "Haha, you stinky boy, come on, take something! Sit down! Your aunt is no big problem now, and she is recovering quickly after taking your medicine, which is no longer able to move on her own, and the doctor said that she will be like no one next week, thanks to you! Uncle Zhu said happily.

I secretly observed my aunt's physical condition with Tianmu, and found that it was indeed as Uncle Zhu said, there was really no big problem, and I was relieved.

After we all sat down, Liu Ling had already brought the tea brewed over, also sat beside me, and asked me how I was playing these days, so I told them in detail about the experience of the past few days, of course, I can only say some of the scenery of Huashan and the local customs, and the things of Huashan fighting law can never be told to them.

When I talked about making a few good friends and helping some people on the way to Huashan, Uncle Zhu couldn't stop nodding and praised me: "You kid can, men should be like this, responsible, as a doctor, responsible, good!" Not bad! When Auntie and Buling heard me tell these stories, they couldn't help nodding, so that Xiaoling's little eyes looked at me with a different look than before.

Uncle Zhu accompanied me and talked for a while, stood up, and said to us: "Xiaoyun came over today, I am very happy, I, who is the master, must fulfill the friendship of the landlord of my master, you sit here, I will go to the kitchen to prepare a few of my specialty dishes for you, so that your kid can also see and understand, my cooking skills are no worse than your aunt!" He motioned for me to sit down, and he went to work in the kitchen.

Auntie also got up with a smile and said, "Xiaohyun, you sit here and I'll go and give you Uncle Zhu a hand, you and Xiaoling are chatting." ”

Seeing that the two of them left, Xiaoling grabbed my hand and said, "Let's go, although today is your second time coming to my house, I'll take you to visit the other rooms, it's okay to stay." Seeing me nod, we were in this villa, and Xiaoling acted as a guide, leading me to introduce me to the rooms and furnishings in their house.

The upstairs and downstairs area of this villa adds up, I feel that there are more than 400 square meters, the furnishings and some settings of each room, at first glance, it is carefully designed, although I don't know the five elements of gossip these things, but when I use Tianmu to observe, I found that their furnishings allude to a kind of aura here, invisibly strengthened the aura here, of course, it also has a role in the aura of the people living in this room.

I also admire the person who designed the room here, there is no big mistake in the design, but the designer ignores one point, that is, "the extreme of things must be reversed, and the moon is full of loss".

But now the problem is not very big, all feng shui has a fundamental support point, that is, the human heart, when the heart of the person is good, the body will have its own feng shui, what feng shui array, what charm or something, it will not have much effect.

When Liu Ling led me to turn the upstairs and downstairs rooms almost around, a small room in the corner of a room on the first floor caught my eye, because a strong qi permeated from that room, and I didn't feel like this qi from the room itself, it was a gray qi that emanated.

This kind of qi is not visible to ordinary people, only people with heavenly eyes like me can find it, which attracted my special attention, so I casually asked Liu Ling and asked, "Xiaoling, what's in that room?" Why is there a room in this little corner? "This is the Buddha hall that my stepfather made, and there are Buddha statues in it!" Liu Ling led me over and opened the door to the room.

I looked inside and found that the gray gas was coming out of the Buddha statue, so I asked Liu Ling, "Does Uncle Zhu usually worship this Buddha statue?" "My dad didn't always worship, that is, occasionally came to worship on the first and fifteenth days of the new year, what's wrong? Any questions? Liu Ling replied.

I nodded and told Liu Ling what I thought, and said to Liu Ling: "This Buddha statue doesn't give me a very good feeling, so remind Uncle Zhu that he still doesn't worship, it will have some impact on his body after a long time." "And the effect on the body? This Buddha statue has been worshiped by my father for almost a year, so it is a little unreasonable to let him not worship it rashly, there must be a valid reason. Also, why? Liu Ling asked me with some confusion.

I thought for a while and said to her, "That's it, I'll explain it to you when we eat later, there are some things that I have to remind Uncle Zhu." Xiao Ling is now obedient to my words, without any doubts, but her face is full of doubts.

I was led by Liu Ling and looked at the other rooms, and found that only the Buddha statue in the room just now had a problem, and when I was thinking about how to explain it to Uncle Zhu, I heard my aunt shouting: "Xiaoxun, Xiaoling, come down to eat!" We answered and went downstairs together.

At this time, Uncle Zhu and Aunt Zhu had already laid out the meals, and beckoned us to come over for dinner, and we all sat around the dining table, and everyone chatted while eating.