Wuzhou is today's Jinhua, Yiwu area, this area of hills and valleys, many rivers, fertile land, simple folk customs, at this time is the middle of July, it is the time of the Mid-Yuan Festival worship, every household is worshiping the ancestors, at night in the river to release the yin lantern, so that the river on the light is like a flower, dazzling.

That night, Li Zhen and Di Yan came to Yiwu County with more than 30 internal guard warriors, and they were going to Yuezhou to search for the absconding members of the Goryeo Restoration Congress.

The inn was quite large, the shopkeeper was well-informed, and could speak fluent official dialect, although Li Zhen did not wear the armor of the internal guard samurai in order to cover his identity, but disguised himself as a merchant and brought some spices to Yuezhou to sell.

But the shopkeeper still saw that Li Zhen and the others were not ordinary businessmen, and hurriedly ordered a few guys to arrange food and lodging for them, and serve them carefully, the shopkeeper was very worried in his heart, and he didn't know whether he should report to the government, in case these people were some big people crossing the border, or Jiang Yang thieves, if he didn't report it in time, would the government blame himself afterwards?

At this time, a samurai walked quickly and said to the shopkeeper, "The proprietor of my house asks the shopkeeper to go and ask questions."

The shopkeeper heard that the other party was a Luoyang accent, he was more and more surprised, and even followed the samurai to the dining hall, at this time, Li Zhen and all the samurai gathered in the dining hall to eat, and the shopkeeper stepped forward and bowed and saluted: "Does the proprietor Li have something to do with me?"

"Shopkeeper, please sit down and talk"

The shopkeeper sat down uneasily, and Li Zhen smiled again and asked, "What should I call the shopkeeper?"

"Under ...... The surname Wang," the shopkeeper replied nervously.

"It turned out to be the king's treasurer. ”

Li Zhen saw that the shopkeeper was nervous, he glanced at his subordinates, and saw that they were all murderous, where there was a little bit of businessman's appearance, Li Zhen was relieved, and said with a slight smile: "The shopkeeper Wang doesn't have to be afraid, we are actually the warriors of the Longmen Martial Arts Hall in the capital, entrusted by the government to escort items to Yuezhou, passing by here, not gangsters."

Shopkeeper Wang secretly glanced at Li Zhen's subordinates again, it turned out that they were warriors from the martial arts hall, no wonder they were all fierce and fierce, he lowered his heart slightly, and said with a smile: "I don't know what help I can provide to Li Dongzhu?"

"The shopkeeper is well-informed, I want to ask, can there be Goguryeo people living here in Yiwu?"

Shopkeeper Wang shook his head, "Yiwu no, as far as I know, there are dozens of households in Jinhua, but they have long been sinicized, it is difficult to find them, and if you want to find Goguryeo people, you can only go to Yuezhou, or go to Hangzhou, there are more over there." ”

Li Zhen just asked casually, he had clear information in his hands, and he knew where to arrest people, so he changed the topic and asked: "What famous temples are there in Yiwu?"

"Of course, Dongcheng Baolin Temple, is the largest temple in Yiwu, and Shuanglin Temple outside the south city, which has a long history and is very famous in the south of the Yangtze River. ”

Li Zhen asked about Shuanglin Temple, and he hurriedly asked, "What kind of monks are there in Shuanglin Temple?"

"How can I say that? Master Mingfeng is a disciple of Master Shenxiu in Beijing, and his Buddhism is profound, and he is deeply admired by believers, and although Master Wangchen has not been in Yiwu for a long time, he has opened a wide academy and accepted children from poor families to study, which is also respectable. ”

When Li Zhen heard the master's name, he was secretly excited in his heart, and asked again, "How to go to Shuanglin Zen Temple?"

The shopkeeper Wang said with a smile: "Shuanglin Zen Temple, Yiwu everyone knows, Li Dongzhu out of the south gate, along the official road has been walking, about ten miles, when you arrive at Linxi Town, you can see the courtyard wall and roof of the temple in the left south of the official road, very eye-catching. "Thank you, shopkeeper"

Early the next morning, Li Zhen ordered his subordinates to continue to rest in the inn, and he took Di Yan to ride a horse to the south gate, on both sides of the official road are endless rice fields, the rice grows lushly, like a green carpet covering the earth, the mountains in the distance are undulating, the forests are luxuriant, and there are small villages distributed by the jade belt-like river, under the blue sky and white clouds, the scenery is particularly beautiful.

The weather was cool in the morning, Di Yan was also very energetic, she especially liked the beautiful scenery along the way, now there were only her and Li Zhen, she seemed more interested, "Brother Li, have you noticed that the climate here is more humid than Yangzhou, although it is midsummer, it is not particularly hot." ”

"Hmm," Li Zhen replied absentmindedly.

Di Yan saw that he was uncertain and knew what he was thinking, so he pursed his lips and smiled: "Are you nervous about knowing your life experience, or are you excited because you are about to meet Master?"

"It's all a little bit"

"Actually, I don't think it matters what your background is, maybe it's still your burden, isn't it good now?"

Li Zhen smiled bitterly and said, "I just want to know, I don't have any other thoughts, after all, it feels very uncomfortable to hang in my heart." ”

Di Yan didn't say anything more, the two rode horses and galloped all the way, about seven or eight miles, Di Yan grabbed the reins, pointed to a hill not far away and said, "Look, isn't it there?"

Li Zhen also hurriedly reined in his war horse, and looked over the curtain, only to see that on a gentle hill a few miles away, a temple with red walls and yellow tiles appeared, and a huge pagoda stood tall, shining golden in the dazzling sunlight.

Li Zhen nodded, "It should be it"

He whipped his horse and galloped towards the hills, Di Yan following closely behind him.

The foot of the mountain is particularly lively, pilgrims from all over the south of the Yangtze River are endless, men, women and children, all of them are pious, go up the steps along the steps, there is a simple mountain gate at the foot of the mountain, the stone plaque is engraved with Shuanglin Zen Temple, four big characters, here is the place where Master Li Zhen forgets the dust master.

Li Zhen and Di Yan left their horses in an inn at the foot of the mountain, and the two followed many pilgrims to the mountain.

The two walked to the door of the temple, and a monk greeted him, clasped his palms and saluted: "Are the two donors here to make a wish, or to make a wish?"

Li Zhen replied with a smile: "We are from Dunhuang Dayun Temple, with a message from Master Lingyin, and we are here to ask to see Master Wuchen. ”

When the monk heard that they were from Dunhuang, the holy land of Buddhism, he was immediately in awe, and hurriedly said: "Please come with me, two of you"

Li Zhen and Di Yan followed him into the monastery, until they came to a meditation room in the backyard, and the monk said to them: "The two donors, please wait, I will report it." ”

Zhike monk walked into the room quickly, and after a while, an old monk walked out, Li Zhen thought it was Master Forgetchen, and hurriedly stepped forward, but it was not, he was disappointed in his heart, and couldn't help but take a step back, and the monk said to Li Zhen in a low voice: "He is our abbot Master Mingfeng." ”

Li Zhen hurriedly clasped his palms together and saluted: "See the master"

Master Mingfeng smiled slightly, "Is the donor from Dunhuang Dayun Temple?"

Li Zhen nodded, "Under Li Zhen, he studied in Dunhuang Dayun Temple since he was a child, and he is a disciple of Master Wangchen. ”

"Amitabha Buddha turned out to be led by Commander Li, and the poor monk lost his respect. ”

Li Zhen didn't expect that the small temple in Yiwu actually knew about it, his heart moved, and he asked tentatively: "Has the master been to Xiao'en Temple in Fangzhou?"

Abbot Mingfeng laughed, "Although Master Hongfu, the abbot of Fangzhou Xiao'en Temple, has been here, the reputation of Commander Li is known to the world, and although the poor monk is a monk, he has also heard of it. ”

Sure enough, I didn't guess wrong, Li Jingye came here to find the master, Li Zhen knew that although they were monks, their hearts of the Tang Dynasty were not extinguished, including the master, this was their lifelong ambition, and the monks were just to avoid pursuit.

He was a little nervous in his heart, and asked again, "Can you ask the master to report to the master for me?"

Abbot Mingfeng nodded, "Please wait a moment for Commander Li, I'll go and ask." ”

Abbot Mingfeng walked through a side door and walked towards another small courtyard, and Li Zhen found that there was a small Zen courtyard in the small courtyard next to him.

After a while, Master Mingfeng walked out and nodded slowly to Li Zhen, Li Zhen turned around and gave Di Yan a look, asking her to wait here, and he walked quickly towards the small courtyard

He slowly walked into the meditation room, only to see an old monk sitting cross-legged on the futon, kind eyebrows, full of smiles, it was his master Master Wangchen, Li Zhen's nose was sore, he knelt down, crawled in front of the master and cried bitterly.

Master Forgetchen's eyes were also a little moist, and he gently stroked his head and smiled, "Idiot, I didn't expect us to see each other again." ”

Li Zhen was very excited, and said with tears on his face: "Please go back to the capital with the apprentice, and the apprentice is willing to worship the master."

"What a stupid boy. ”

Master Wangchen smiled slightly: "This is Master's hometown, the fallen leaves return to the roots, to be able to return to his hometown in the twilight of life, Master has no regrets in this life, your kindness Master understands, and you have lived up to Master's entrustment, continue to fulfill Master's lifelong wish, Master is very grateful." ”

Li Zhen wiped away the tears on his face, nodded silently, and Master Wangchen smiled again: "Not long ago, Master Hongfu came here to find me, and he said that it was the news you gave him, and seeing that my old friend was still in the world, it also took away a regret in my heart. ”

"Is Master Hongfu gone?"

Master Forgotten Dust nodded, "He's gone to the capital, I think you should meet him again." ”

Of course, Li Zhen knew that Master Hongfu was the general liaison of the Xingtang Society, and when he went to the capital, he would inevitably establish a new contact point.

But at this time, he was more concerned about his life experience, he was slightly silent and said: "This time I came to Yiwu, first, to visit the master, and secondly, I also want to ask the master about something, not long ago our head of the family came to the capital to find me, tell me a news, the king of Luling actually sent his henchmen to Dunhuang to find him, ask him about my grandfather's situation. ”

Master Forgotten Dust's smile froze a little, he stood up and paced back and forth in the room, and finally he looked at the sky and let out a long sigh, "This is the will of heaven."

"If Master feels embarrassed, you don't have to tell me. ”

Master Forget Chen shook his head, "I just promised your grandfather that I would try not to tell you, but since King Luling has found Li Jin, I have nothing to hide, but this matter is a long story, I went to Dunhuang because of the invitation of Abbot Lingyin, but Abbot Lingyin was a bodyguard of your grandfather forty years ago, including his father, who was also your grandfather's bodyguard." ”

Li Zhen didn't interrupt, patiently listened to the master's slow narration, and forgot to sigh slightly, "This is a secret that has been sealed for nearly seventy years, and it is also the biggest secret of Datang. ”