Chapter 64: Becoming a monk

The two of them were covered with arrow wounds, fortunately they were all wounds outside the skin, and their legs were seriously injured.

Fortunately, it is autumn in the north, and the wild fruits on the mountains can be full. Thirsty to drink mountain spring water, the two slowly walked out of the mountains.

The General Military Mansion was heavily guarded, and the two assassinations were unsuccessful, so they discussed going to the capital to contact the upright people in the DPRK and Central China to expose Wu Xiang's crime of robbing military salaries.

The two walked out of the mountain, the leg injury had slowly healed, and the two pretended to be beggars and walked towards the capital step by step.

On this day, the two walked in front of a county seat, only to see the east city gate, standing full of soldiers, the new defeat outside the Shanhai Pass, and the security here was also strengthened.

The two came to the city gate, there were two notices posted on the city wall, Yang Shucheng stepped forward, but the notice said that Qiu Lin, a wanted felony in the imperial court, and the other one was naturally wanted Yang Shucheng.

It seems that the county town is no longer able to enter. The two of them have become wanted criminals, and they can't argue, even if they go to the capital, what can they do? Who will listen to them.

Yang Shucheng said: "If you can't go to the capital, it's better to return to your hometown and protect your family." ”

The two left the county seat and headed south.

At this time, the Ming Kingdom was in drought for many years, and the hungry people fled in all directions, and the two were mixed in a large group of hungry people, begging all the way to the south, but they also escaped the interrogation of the government.

I came to the south of the capital. This is a horse Pingchuan, can always see the horizon, Yang Shucheng said: "Facing south has always been a flat road, it is better to walk along the eastern foot of Taihang Mountain, in case of danger, you can hide in the deep mountains." ”

Qiu Lin also thought so, so the two of them came to the west.

After walking for a few days, I could already see a touch of green on the western horizon, winding and undulating. Yang Shucheng said: "That is Taihang Mountain." Walking into the mountains, it is our world. ”

The two of them did not stop, and walked towards the west, walked to the foot of Taihang Mountain, and then walked along the south of Taihang Mountain.

Walked on the road for two days. I saw that there is a temple in the mountain in the west, with heavy eaves and corners, under the cover of the woods, it is particularly magnificent.

Qiu Lin pulled Yang Shucheng and said, "Yang Shaoxia, we are going to separate." ”

"Why?" Yang Shucheng was surprised.

Qiu Lin said: "In the past few days, I have been thinking hard all the way, and finally I suddenly became enlightened, and I decided to leave my troubles and mundane things and yearn for tranquility. Thinking about it, I suddenly felt extremely relaxed in my heart. ”

Qiu Lin looked at the temple in the forest, and said slowly to Yang Shucheng:

"I've seen through the red dust, and I'm going to become a monk here. It is also destined by God, I saw this temple, and my heart moved, this is my destination. I was already disheartened and just wanted to seek inner comfort in meditation. ”

"General Qiu, aren't you going back to your hometown to protect your family?"

The two became wanted criminals, and the family's situation can be imagined, how tragic it was. The imperial court did not know Yang Shucheng's specific resume, but they knew Qiu Lin's family very well. Both of them knew very well in their hearts that they kept their mouths shut about their families along the way.

Now, Qiu Lin is going to become a monk, and Yang Shucheng blurted out and asked his family what to do?

Qiu Lin looked at the south, the blue sky in the south is wide, the white clouds are long, the south of the Yangtze River is the grass and the warbler is flying, and the mountains and rivers are beautiful. He stared for a long time, thinking about his father and brother, before he said:

"I am a wanted criminal by the imperial court, my family must be in trouble, after I go back, I can only hasten their deaths, I don't return, the government uses them as a threat, and they can survive for a long time."

Qiu Lin looked at Yang Shucheng and said, "I can't tell you where my hometown is. You can't visit them, I know that some people are ruthless, the tricks to torture people are strange, the means of framing people are insidious and vicious, you are not their opponent. ”

Yang Shucheng and Qiu Lin felt that he had a strategy in his chest, Shen Yi and resolute, and he was really a general, but God was jealous of talents, jackals were in charge, and once the hero fell into the recklessness, he got a ruined end. Yang Shucheng didn't realize that tears fell from the tiger's eyes.

That Qiu Lin knew what he was thinking, and in turn comforted him: "Brother Yang, don't cry. We have a fate, and we have the opportunity to meet. I can't do it, you still have to fight for the country, and you can't let Daming be ruined in the hands of this group of petty traitors. ”

"I must take General Qiu's words to heart."

Qiu Lin kept looking at the south and said, "Brother, I can't fight side by side with you, you have to forgive me for retreating." ”

"Whatever you say, General Qiu has always been a big hero, a great hero, and a person I admire."

"Let's go, I'll look at you going south, I'm relieved." Qiu Lin stood on the wasteland and looked at Yang Shucheng to the south.

With tears in his eyes, Yang Shucheng turned back step by step, heading south, until he was almost gone, and Qiu Lin was still standing in place, standing upright like a statue.

Yang Shucheng gritted his teeth and ran south.

Who said that men don't cry, but it's not time to be sad.

This Yang Shucheng's family revenge has not been avenged, and the traitor is in charge, how can he not be angry? Thinking of serving the country with enthusiasm, Meng Zhengxiang was killed in the past, and Qiu Lin suffered later, which made the people with lofty ideals discouraged! Yang Shucheng simply let the sad tears flow down.

Yang Shucheng was extremely sad and walked south with tears.

It wasn't until sunset that the chaotic mood gradually calmed down.

Yang Shucheng thought to himself: "Brother Qiu has seen through the world and cut his hair to become a monk, I haven't even entered his temple door, isn't it ruthless." I'm going to check it out. ”

Yang Shucheng made up his mind, and when the moon was on the treetops, he ran wildly and came north. Soon I came to the ancient temple that I could see during the day.

Follow the mountain road to go up, about four or five miles away, only to see the whole picture of the ancient temple, this temple is built according to the mountain, facing the east, the building is majestic, it is obvious that it is a big temple, the trees around it are tall and dense, there is a small river in front of the door.

Yang Shucheng thought that Brother Qiu Lin lived in seclusion here, which could be regarded as a matter of deservedness.

Yang Shucheng slowly came to the front of the temple and saw that the plaque read: "Yunyin Ancient Temple".

At this time, the moon rose in the middle of the sky, and the clear light was all over the ground, shining on the distant mountains and trees, like a frost and snow.

Yang Shucheng went around to the back of the temple, and saw that there were a few pieces of vegetable furrow on the hillside, and in the war years, even if there was no incense, these few vegetable furrows could be fed and clothed.

There is a wall behind the ancient temple, which has collapsed in many places, and Yang Shucheng entered the temple from the broken wall. At this time, in the middle of the night, there was no sound in the ancient temple. After turning around a few monks' houses, I came to the middle, and there was an abbot with lights on.

Yang Shucheng quietly came to the window, and there was a sound of talking in the room, and there seemed to be Qiu Lin's voice.

Yang Shucheng looked in from the broken window, there were three people in the room, a bald old monk in the middle, thinking that it was the abbot of this temple, and there was a person sitting next to him, that is, Qiu Lin, he was still dressed as a layman, and he had not shaved his hair as a monk.

Another person, Yang Shucheng also recognized, was an acquaintance.

Yang Shucheng thought to himself, with this person, Qiu Lin's matter of becoming a monk would be easily solved.

It turned out that this person was Xiong Songlin.

It is the bear Songlin who went to the Golden Persimmon Villa.

The Xiong family is a Handan family, and even the owner of the villa admires his family's wealth. Xiong Songlin is dashing, handsome and handsome, and the Zhao family is also sincere.

At that time, Yang Shucheng didn't go in the dark, and after two months of separation, he didn't want to meet here.

Yang Shucheng listened to the sound of talking in the room, it turned out that the army was in chaos, and the abbot did not want to take Qiu Lin in, saying that his fate was not broken. And Xiong Songlin sat on the side and didn't say a word to help Qiu Lin.

Yang Shucheng understood it, so he turned around, walked out of the backyard, walked to the front door again, and knocked on the door with his hand, which was loud in the night.

Soon, the monk came over, opened the temple door, saw that it was a stranger, and asked who he was? Why do you come to the temple in the middle of the night?

Yang Shucheng said: "It's a friend of Xiong Gongzi, and he came from afar to visit." ”

The monk knew that Xiong Songlin was the big benefactor of this temple, so he didn't dare to offend, so he hurriedly invited Yang Shucheng to come to the temple.

The monk led Yang Shucheng all the way to the abbot's door and reported to the abbot.

When the abbot heard this, he hurriedly took Qiu and Xiong out to greet each other.

The four of them entered the house and sat down again, and the monk made tea for Yang Shucheng beside him.

Presentations were made by both sides. The abbot understood that Yang Shucheng was Xiong Songlin's friend, and treated him very politely, asking him why he came?

Yang Shucheng said: "Brother Qiu went to your temple to become a monk, don't worry about him, come and see it at night, so that you can move forward completely." ”

The abbot said, "This is also rare. ”

Speaking of Qiu Lin's renunciation in the ancient temple, Xiong Songlin looked at the face of his acquaintance this time, and also asked the abbot to take Qiu Lin in. The abbot read in the face of the Xiong family, and only then did he agree to Qiu Lin to become a monk.

The monk who was waiting by the side had already left the room and went to sleep in his house.

Although the abbot has been a monk since childhood, his conversation is also elegant, and the Buddha's teachings are even more profound, so although it is late at night, the three of them have not said goodbye, but continue to sit in the abbot to talk.

It's already the third watch.

Suddenly, I could hear the sound of the door outside, and the movement inside the temple was slower, and I could hear a noise outside, and I felt that the temple door was about to be kicked through.

In the middle of the night, in the ancient temple, I don't know who a group of people came?