Master Forget Chen seemed to be caught in the contemplation of the past, Li Zhen and Jiu Zhi did not dare to disturb, so they could only sit obediently on the side.

I don't know how long it took, Master Wuchen woke up from his memories, he smiled apologetically, and said to the two: "I have taught you to practice martial arts for many years, but I have never told you that practicing martial arts is actually inferior." ”

"Does the master mean that reading is the best quality?" asked Li Zhen.

Master Wuchen still shook his head, "There are so many people in the world who read books, are they all of the best grades? In my opinion, reading is just a middle grade, and the real top grade is here." ”

Master Forget Chen pointed to his head, "Strategy is the best grade, you remember, those who are good at scheming control people, and those who are good at martial arts control people." ”

Li Zhen could understand the deep meaning of this sentence, he nodded silently, he heard what the master seemed to be explaining today, which made him feel uneasy in his heart.

Master Forget Chen saw Li Zhen's worries, and said slowly: "You guys came just in time, I also want to invite someone to come to you, I want to say one thing, in a few days, I plan to go to the Central Plains to travel, this may be the last time I travel in this life, I don't know if I can come back, maybe come back, maybe I can't go back." ”

Li Zhen hurriedly said: "The disciple is willing to serve the master Yunyou!"

"I'll go too!" said Jiuzhiya.

Master Forget Chen smiled, "I will take a few little monks with me, if you go with me, it will affect my cultivation, I have received your filial piety, but you don't need to follow." ”

Li Zhen said for a while: "I hope the master can return as soon as possible!"

Master Forgotten Dust nodded, took out a few flying knives from the box behind him, and handed them to Jiuzhi, "This is the flying knife I built in my spare time, give it to you!"

"Thank you, Master!"

"Let's go outside and try the knife! By the way, go to the bamboo forest outside the temple and find me a bamboo, which is suitable for crutches, let's go!"

Jiuzhi got up and walked quickly.

Master Forget Chen pointed to the door, Li Zhen understood, and went over to close the door.

"Sit down, I'm going to have a few words with you!"

Li Zhen sat down silently in front of the master, and then Master Wangchen looked at him and said, "I said just now that I can be of the middle and lower grades, do you remember?"

"Disciple remembered!"

"You have to keep in mind that that's what I taught you in the end, it's okay to learn martial arts, but don't be obsessed, read well, and don't forget yourself, this is the lesson of my life, and when I wake up to the fact that good strategy is the best way to start a career, it's too late. ”

Li Zhen finally couldn't help but say, "The disciple hopes that the master can say a little more." ”

Master Wuchen pondered for a moment and said: "When I was young, I practiced martial arts and wrote poetry, and indulged in the study of vertical and horizontal, but I had no way to serve the country, and my life was bumpy.

Fortunately, I not only got peace in Buddhism, but also accepted a few of you as disciples, so that I have no regrets in this life, but I don't want you to follow the old path of my failure, I hope you can do a career, do a career for Datang, and complete the biggest regret in my life. ”

Speaking of this, Master Forget Chen sighed again, "Wu's usurpation, I and Xu Jingye rose up to fight, spread the word to rebel, hoping to revive the Tang Dynasty, how could I have few soldiers, unfortunately failed, I escaped the pursuit, but the world is big, but there is nowhere to stand, so I was forced to avoid the frontier and escape into the empty door, it has been ten years, everyone calls me a monk, but I don't have the cultivation of a monk, the victory is still the same, obsessed, ashamed to say!"

Li Zhen knew who his master was, and he had recited the text that had been praised through the ages, and he had recited it in his previous life, he was excited, and hurriedly bowed down, "Disciple understands!"

Master Forgotten Dust smiled slightly, "It's good that you understand, but I hope you keep Master's secret in your heart." ”

"The disciple will not sue anyone. ”

Master Forget Chen took out a simple long sword from the box, blew away the dust on it, rubbed it for a long time, as if he was still experiencing the past of this sword, and finally handed the sword to Li Zhen.

"This sword used to be called the Dingtang Sword, it was the sword given by Emperor Taizong to the British Duke, and it was passed to his grandson Xu Jingye, when Xu Jingye and I raised troops, he gave me this sword, I put it at the bottom of the box for almost ten years, and now I officially transfer it to you, I hope you can live up to this sword, and finally one day you can re-establish the Tang Dynasty, and you can also be blind under Jiuquan as a teacher. ”

Li Zhen respectfully took the sword, "The disciple remembers the teacher's kindness and will never live up to the master's teachings to the disciple." ”

Master Wuchen gently stroked his head and said with a smile: "Idiot, there is a fate and gathering, fate is scattered, just like a white cloud and a dog, the world is impermanent, if you have a chance in the future, you can go to Shuanglin Temple in Yiwu County, Wuzhou, maybe we still have a fate." ”

Although he knew that his master would not come back once he was gone, Li Zhen didn't feel too sad, he was originally a human being in two lives, and he saw separation more thoroughly than anyone else.

Besides, he is about to leave Dunhuang, so why is there any need to be sad for his relatives and friends to leave Dunhuang?

However, Jiuzhi never understood that Master's outings were just an excuse to comfort them, and he was still excited about the few throwing knives that Master gave him.

The two left the Dayun Temple, and then came to the Mogao Grottoes not far away, the Mogao Grottoes are the holy land of Dunhuang City, which has gone through hundreds of years of wind and rain, and has just entered the prosperous period in the Middle Tang Dynasty.

In front of the Mogao Grottoes, there are large areas of poplar and red willows, sweet spring water flows slowly from the high cliff front, it is spring, the warbler flies and the grass grows here, the green is full, and the golden tops of the temples are reflected in the green trees and red willows.

Mogao Grottoes is a Buddhist cave excavated on a cliff stone wall, there are hundreds of Buddha caves of all sizes, but after all, the area of the stone wall is limited, not everyone can open a cave on the stone wall to stand Buddha, the stone wall is the same as the land, and each has its own belonging.

At present, most of the rock walls belong to the major monasteries, and a few are owned by the famous families of Dunhuang, which have the basis of the government, can be transferred and sold, but the buying and selling of the stone wall is not pious enough to the Buddha, more is passed down from generation to generation.

Li Zhen also has a stone wall, located in the north of Mogao Grottoes, covering a large area, which was passed to him after the death of his grandfather Li Danping, and first belonged to the Li family in Dunhuang, and was given to Li Danping when the Li family divided the property.

Li Danping is devout to the Buddha, his greatest wish in life is to be able to dig a Buddha cave, pinning his yearning for Buddhism, but digging the Buddha cave is very expensive, Li Danping has been poor all his life, and he is unable to dig the Buddha cave, so he pinned his hope on his grandson.

Although Li Zhen is not as devout to the Buddha as his grandfather, he is obliged to fulfill his grandfather's last wish, which is also his wish.

"Lao Li, I'll go to find Xiao Xi, are you going to go!" Jiu Zhi asked anxiously as he was anxious to show off his horse to Xiao Xi.

"I'm going to deliver medicine to my aunt, you go first!"

"Then I'll go first. ”

Jiuzhi turned his horse's head and rushed to the south, Xiao Xi's father is now working in the south grotto, and Xiao Xi should be there too.

Li Zhen urged the horse to come to the Buddha platform on the north bank of Ganquan Water, and saw more than a dozen old women burning incense and kneeling on the Buddha platform from a distance, these women were all members of the Dunhuang Women's Association.

The so-called women's association is composed of some widows who have no children and no daughters, and there are special institutions and deacons, and the widows pay dues to the women's association during their lifetimes, and the women will handle the funeral for them after death, which is quite like life insurance in later generations.

The Women's Association also regularly organizes various events for widows, one of which is the Buddha Worship.

Meng is also a member of the Women's Association, but she does not meet the conditions of the Women's Association, although she is a widow, she has a son, and she has to pay a large amount of money to the Women's Association every year.

This made the daughter-in-law Li Quan very dissatisfied, after Meng's death, of course, it was her son and daughter-in-law who handled the funeral for her, what would she do with the woman?

After the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law quarreled a few times, Li Quan didn't bother to care about her in front of her husband, anyway, several thatched houses in Shouchang County were also sold, so she asked her to use the money from the sale of the thatched houses to pay the membership due.

However, although Meng paid money to the women's association every year, it could not improve her status in the women's association, her status in the association was very low, and she was looked down upon by many people.

On the one hand, it is because her son has no interest, but more importantly, their family obviously has a stone wall, but they have not been able to build a Buddhist cave in the Mogao Grottoes, which shows that her family is poor and has no money to build a Buddhist cave, so that the moneyless but snobbish widows really look down on her.

Meng was very angry with her daughter-in-law Li Quan for this, she thought that Li Quan spent a lot of money every year to give her younger brother to study and practice martial arts, so their family was poor and had no money to build Buddhist caves.

This is the source of tension between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

"Auntie, my sister asked me to bring you medicine. Li Zhen smiled and handed the medicine to Meng.

Meng Shi glanced at the medicine bag, she felt that many sisters were looking at her, her face suddenly sank, and she said coldly: "I'll go back tomorrow, who asked her to deliver the medicine, don't I know?"

Li Zhen was a little embarrassed, this old woman was his eldest sister's mother-in-law after all, and she had a special relationship, so he had to smile and put the medicine aside, "Auntie is busy! I'll go first." ”

He jumped down from the high Buddha platform, this jump was dashing, but unfortunately he was not seen by the Dunhuang girls who admired him, but it attracted a group of old women to discuss.

"I heard that learning martial arts costs a lot of money, and you have to keep buying medicine, that kind of medicine is expensive, and only the children of rich families can afford it. ”

"That's right! The family is not rich, why should I go to learn martial arts, Fonu worked hard to earn money, but raised a brother-in-law, hey, Sister-in-law Meng is pitiful! ”

The more the sons of the women talked, the more energetic they became, and Meng's face became more and more gloomy, almost bursting into a thunderstorm

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