Bodhi has no tree, and the mirror is not a platform.

There was nothing in the first place, where to stir up dust.

The hour had just passed the first shift, and there were no pedestrians on the road. Under the bright moonlight, Galangal rode a good horse and walked slowly towards Wicker Alley. He is now Zai Heng's guest, and he usually goes in and out of the Chu Palace. And every time I think of the scene of the Shangyuan Festival following Du Wu in the West Market, Galangal is a little embarrassed. He is no longer the poor boy he used to be, but he still lives in Wicker Lane. Zai Heng is suspicious by nature, and the master can be said to be his top strategist, but the Changshi Mansion is still under surveillance, and there are more than a dozen people who he knows, let alone those who don't know. Therefore, after gaining Zai Heng's appreciation, Galangal wisely chose to continue living in Wicker Lane, and did not tell his mother the original reason.

Just after two streets, Galangal saw a beggar curled up in front of the Taiyi Temple, dirty and unable to see clearly, he couldn't help but feel compassion, and hit his horse forward to get together.

The man saw a tall horse running straight towards him, and hurriedly ducked to the side. Galangal raised his horsewhip slightly and asked, "Who are you?" Homeless? Didn't know it was curfew time? ”

The man saluted with one hand: "The poor monk is a person who is a foreigner, he only arrived in Chang'an this evening, and he originally wanted to find a place outside the square to spend the night, but he didn't expect the door of this Taiyi Temple to be closed at night, and the poor monk had to make do with it in front of the door. Amitabha. "I said a strange number.

Gao Liang suddenly remembered that his master had said that there was a country named Tianzhu in the West, which produced a religion called Buddhism, and their followers liked to recite Amitabha, so he jumped off his horse and asked, "Are you a monk?" ”

The monk didn't expect anyone to know Buddhism, and he was overjoyed: "The poor monk is a monk, dare to ask the donor how he learned about Buddhism?" ”

Gao Liang didn't expect to meet a real monk here, and the word that had been bothering him for a long time came to his mind again: "Then do you know what it means to be in phase?" ”

The monk didn't expect to hear such profound Buddhist terms in Chang'an, so he recited the Buddha's name and said, "How did the donor learn the word Xiangxiang?" ”

Gao's mother went to rest after eating a piece of moon cake. After serving his mother, Galangal came to the front hall with a jar of cypress leaf wine, and beckoned the monk to sit down with him with the food he had brought back from his master.

"Haven't asked for the gentleman's honorific title yet?"

"The poor monk's name is Guangbai."

Galangal looked at the Guangbai monk in front of him. At this time, Guangbai had just washed his face, and his messy hair was also combed with water, and the roots stood upright, like a hedgehog. The beard that has not been taken care of for a long time grows and grows vertically, but the eyes are bright, as if they can see through people's hearts. Guangbai is of medium stature, on the thin side, and looks a little malnourished.

Guangbai saw Galangal looking at him, and he also began to look at the other party. I saw that Galangal had deep eyes, a high nose bridge, a pointed chin, and two sword eyebrows. I couldn't help but admire: "The donor's good looks!" ”

Galangal arched his hand, poured wine for Guangbai, and asked, "What is the appearance, please teach me." ”

Guangbai didn't answer, and asked again: "Xiang Xiang is from my Buddhist classic "Diamond Sutra", how did the donor learn the word Xiang Xiang?" ”

Gao Liang replied: "I can't hide it, I said it by accident when my master was drunk once, I thought it was strange at the time, and I wanted to ask what happened, but the master was very drunk. When I asked him the next day, he said that it was a subtle statement, and there was no need to get to the bottom of it. ”

Guangbai frowned slightly: "What the respected master said is true, Buddhism was originally issued in Tianzhu, compared to the Han Dynasty, it is indeed a fanbang, but the respected teacher's tone is a little bigger." The "Diamond Sutra" says: If a bodhisattva has the appearance of me, people, sentient beings, and longevity, he is not a bodhisattva. He also said: All sentient beings have no self-appearance, no human appearance, no living beings, no long-lived appearance, no illegal appearance. What the Venerable Master said is true. All phases are dependent and unreal, and you can't think about it, like the moon in the water that cannot be touched. ”

Rao is galangal is so smart, he didn't figure it out after thinking about it for a long time. In fact, this is also not to blame him, Buddhism has just spread eastward at this time, many teachings are not very suitable for the language of the Han Dynasty, and there are many classics that have not been translated, otherwise how can there be a story of Xuanzang traveling west to learn scriptures, not because until the Tang Dynasty There are still many errors and even contradictions in the translated scriptures. Although Du Wu is not a Buddhist, he has a lot of knowledge in Chinese studies, and he has naturally read all the Buddhist scriptures, and some Buddhist terms are still easily blurted out.

Seeing that Galangal was confused, Guangbai realized that he might have a chance, so he said: "Please also ask the high donor to make good karma, and you can lead the poor monk to meet the master at the right time, I don't know if it's convenient?" ”

Galangal's mind quickly turned a few times, and said: "The master is in the imperial court, and he is usually busy with official affairs and has less leisure time. ”

"Then there will be a giver." Guangbai stood up and recited a Buddha name.

Galangal smiled and said, "I think Mr. is very human, what is so good about Mr.?" In the next Chu Palace, if Mr. has some means, he is willing to introduce Mr. to see today's Zai Heng, and if he is willing to see you above 10,000 people, if his old man is willing to see you, it will be much easier for Mr. to preach. ”

"Thank you for the gift, the poor monk wants to wait until he meets the Venerable Master before making a decision?"

"Everything is up to you, sir."

On the afternoon of the third day after the Mid-Autumn Festival, the messenger of the Chu Palace, holding the holy decree, hurriedly left, and half an hour later, Du Wu knelt in his courtyard and received the task of leading the people to transport grain to the front line of the West Sea. The only good news was that Wang Mang followed Kuang Xian's advice and ordered Chen Xun to be Du Wu's escort, leading fifty people to follow Du Wu on the expedition, and strictly ordered Du Wu's safety to be protected.

The Changshi Mansion immediately got busy, choosing a general, maintaining armor, and preparing concentrate feed for the horses. Pipa wept and prepared all kinds of durable dry food for Du Wu. Two years of calm time made her extremely satisfied. But the more satisfied he was, the more afraid he was that Du Wu would leave. Now that her worst fears had finally happened, she couldn't control it anymore and locked herself in her room, not knowing what she was up to.

Du Wu didn't know how to comfort Pipa, and with two days left before the time of the expedition, he suddenly found that he still had a lot to do. The intelligence team that has been trying to be formed before but has not been formed needs to arrange suitable people to manage it before leaving, there is only pipa at home, and a concubine can't support the Changshi Mansion, and someone needs to take care of it behind the scenes, and this person can never be Wang Mang. Of course, it also includes his own disciple Galangal. Du Wu felt more and more that the last time the dynasty song was moved, it was Galangal who did it, although he didn't show it afterwards. Therefore, after leaving, you must prevent Galangal from stealing some confidential information from the mouth of the pipa, especially about yourself. Thinking of this, Du Wu couldn't help but rejoice, fortunately he was cautious at the beginning and did not tell the pipa where he came from, otherwise with that girl's personality, it would be easy to be deceived.

Just as he was thinking wildly, there was a knock at the door, and galangal came.

Du Wu looked at the smiling galangal in front of him, and sighed in his heart. At the banquet the day before yesterday, Lin Lan and Kuang Xian's words echoed in his mind again. Now it is really better than the blue, and now Galangal has become a guest of honor in the Chu Palace, and even faintly has the potential to enter the court.

"Master, the disciple came this time to report something to the master. On the night of the full moon the day before yesterday, on the way home from the house, the disciple rescued a Tianzhu monk at the Taiyi Temple, who was physically and mentally exhausted and had rested at my house for three days. He wanted to meet the Master and discuss the essence of Buddhism, but he wondered if the Master would have the leisure to see him now? ”

Du Wu was very surprised, he did not expect to really meet the original Buddhist propagators in Dahan. At the moment, he was also interested, and asked, "Where are the people?" ”

Gao Liang pointed to the outside of the door: "Now outside the door, the disciple specially asked him to wait." ”

"Let me change my clothes, and you will lead him to the front room." After Du Wu finished speaking, he entered the back house. Galangal looked at his figure and responded thoughtfully.

Guangbai is actually quite depressed. Stranded in Galangal's house for three days, but was invited to the palace of the king of Chu twice, at first he also recognized Wang Mang as Du Wu, and opened his mouth to say: "Amitabha, disciple Guangbai, with my face, see the Bodhisattva." ”

This sentence without a beginning or end made Wang Mang, who was just about to get up to greet Guangbai, stop, and looked at Galangal suspiciously. Seeing that Galangal was also looking at him with a bewildered expression, Wang Mang realized that he might have met a master.

Seeing that the other party had no answer, Guangbai thought that the other party was unfathomable and was testing his Buddhism, so he spoke again: "Amitabha, disciple Guangbai, with a human appearance, see the Bodhisattva." ”

Wang Mang was even more confused, he couldn't understand what the other party was saying at all. Besides, he is not a Laoshizi Bodhisattva, but fortunately, he has been in the sea for a long time, and he has already reached the point of spitting on his face, and greeted him with a smile: "I heard the doorman say that Mr. is talented, and when I saw it today, it was really extraordinary." You may be seated, you may be seated. As he spoke, he diligently took Guangbai's dry hand, personally led him to the east seat, and sat down with the guest and host.

At this time, Galangal hurriedly introduced, Guangbai knew that what he saw was not Du Wu, but Zai Heng Wang Mang, and he was slightly unhappy in his heart, and a haze in his eyes swept away, but Wang Mang took it all in.

It has been a few months, although Wang Mang's power is now monstrous, and there are many cronies who advocate the truth under his instructions, there are still many opposing voices. In the past few days, Wang Mang has been looking for someone to make several diagrams that have been recognized one after another, and even galangal is a little helpless, so he has been looking for new ways to make diagrams recently. The day before yesterday, I heard Galangal say that he had saved a heretic, and he was itching, so he immediately arranged to meet. Now I see that although this person has a thin face, but his mouth is full of heavenly words, although he has never said anything, but he still makes people hear in the clouds, isn't this the best person to forge a picture of the sacrifice table to heaven? couldn't help but be overjoyed, and hurriedly ordered his subordinates to prepare a feast for hospitality.

Guangbai knew that he had recognized the wrong person, and the other party didn't know anything about Buddhist scriptures, so he couldn't help but be a little discouraged. It's just that people are under low eaves and have to bow their heads. What's more, the owner of this low eaves is the supreme ruler of the Han Dynasty today.

Having made up his mind, Wang Mang was even more courteous to Guangbai, and personally promised that if Guangbai wanted to preach the scriptures in the Han Dynasty, he could let people build temples for Guangbai and promote Buddhism, but there was only one for his own use. When he said this, Wang Mang held his wine glass and looked at him with a smile.

In fact, Guangbai is a big Han people, and his family name is Jiao, and he is a descendant of Jiaoqin, a famous scholar in Hebei. During the reign of Emperor Wu, Jiao Qin was ranked as the ninth king, and he also let his son marry Li Guangli's second daughter, and formed a family with Li Guangli, the general of the second division. Later, Li Guangli was favored by his sister Mrs. Li, and went on an expedition to Dawan, and was sealed as the Marquis of Haixi, and the Jiao family was beautiful for a while, and his descendants were all over Hebei.

In the third year of the conquest, Li Guangli conspired with his own family, that is, the prime minister Liu Quyu, to promote Liu Ji, the son of Mrs. Li, as the crown prince. There were no eggs under the nest, and the Jiao family was also affected, and the head of the family, Jiao Qin, was killed. After this catastrophe, the clansmen also changed their names and surnames and fled in all directions. At that time, Guangbai's great-ancestor had just turned one year old, and was smuggled into Liangzhou by two generals to settle in Liangzhou when Emperor Wu conquered the Western Regions, and lived on a little property. In Guangbai's generation, there was no overnight rice at home, Guangbai went out to wander and starved, was rescued by a Tianzhu monk, and began to study Buddhism, when Guangbai was twelve years old. Three years later, the Tianzhu monk died of illness, and before he died, he instructed Guangbai to pass the scriptures to Chang'an, the capital of the Han Dynasty. Guangbai didn't dare to disobey, so he went all the way east, but fell into the water on the way, was rescued by Orion, became a son-in-law for a few years, and gave birth to a lovely son. It's a pity that the child was attacked and killed by a tiger when he was eight years old, and his wife couldn't accept the blow and followed her son. Guangbai was ten years old overnight. After burying his family, Guangbai was already alone, and when he cleaned up the house one day, he saw the scriptures that had been covered with dust, and he couldn't help but think of the master's entrustment, so he gave up his house, begging along the way, and arrived in Chang'an, it was dusk, and then there was a scene where he met galangal.

Fortunately, although Wang Mang was eager, he still had a polite attitude, so he let Guangbai temporarily live in Gao Liangjiang's house and do it again in the future. Guangbai couldn't hold back, and repeatedly asked to see Du Wu, and after Galangal got Wang Mang's approval, he brought Guangbai to Changshi Mansion.

It was early afternoon, and the weather was already a little cool. Guangbai followed Galangal into the Changshi Mansion. He originally thought that the Changshi Mansion should be very large, but he didn't expect that there were only two courtyards, and there were only about a dozen people. There were only a dozen or so people, and five or six people in armor were packing up their weapons, and it seemed that they were going to travel far away.

When I entered the front hall, I saw a person, dressed in a green shirt, wearing a crown and an ochre shirt, which was extremely simple. The eyes are blazing, the face is like a crown of jade, and there is a romantic posture but no prodigal color between the gestures. The face is melancholy, the expression is gloomy, and there is a detached demeanor, which does not look like the bearing of a Han character. Guangbai was stunned, and he forgot to salute.

Du Wu was also looking at the monk. I saw that he was wearing ordinary linen clothes, holding a bowl in his left hand, and he did not have a Zen staff in his right hand. Described as withered but energetic, with a sad face but very deep concealment, vigorous steps, thin body, must have suffered a lot, so he tended to move forward, and said: "I don't know that the master is coming, I am not welcome, please forgive me." ”

Guangbai was stunned for a moment, this was the first time he heard someone call himself a master, his heart was warm, his nose was sore, and he almost rolled down tears: I finally met someone who knew the goods.

So he saluted with one hand and recited a Buddha name: "Amitabha, the little monk Guangbai, I have seen Lord Changshi." ”

Galangal's eyes were about to pop out. The master definitely understands this Laoshizi Buddhism, and looking at the excited appearance of Guangbai, he knows that he has met a bosom friend. Sure enough, I heard the Master say:

"There are clouds in the scriptures: there is no self, no one, no beings, and no longevity. That's why Bodhi! Bodhisattvas should be separated from all appearances and see each other with their own self below, why is the master commensurate with his official position? ”

Guangbai Yixi: "Not people, not yourself." The official position is you, and the name is yours. The little monk has no official in his heart, and he is only called, which makes the Changshi adults look good. ”

Du Wu smiled: "No, no." The World-Honored One once said: All appearances are false. If it is vain, what can it say? Therefore, it is not the lower but the master! ”

Guangbai thought about it repeatedly, and after a long time, he actually knelt down: "Born from the heart, born from the heart, the little monk has been unable to break the demon pass for a long time, and now I can hear the master's words, and the mouth is suddenly opened, and I have been confused for many years." I implore the Guru to accept the disciple as an apprentice, and the disciple will make a vow to serve the Guru. ”

Du Wu hurriedly stepped forward to help Guangbai up, and he also sighed with emotion in his heart. At this time, Han Buddhism had just been introduced, and there was neither the White Horse Sutra nor Xuanzang's westward journey, and he used the wisdom of later generations to study for thousands of years to reduce the dimension and attack him, not that he had the wisdom of the root to realize, and it was really ashamed to say it.