When he walked over, he saw a hare that had been caught on one of its hind legs by a hunter's trap, so he went up and untied the noose from the hare's leg and let it go back into the forest.

The hare ran out and looked back at the hare as if it had not understood why the man had released it......

Since then, he has paid attention to this. He found that among the shrubs and grasses in this area, there were many sets of traps for catching hares and pheasants. "This is probably laid by the hunters in the village." Qi looked at those sets and naturally muttered to himself.

Since then, the first thing he does when he goes up the mountain every day is to come to this area for a walk, and once he finds a captured small animal, he quickly and quietly releases it. The reason why these traps and hunting traps were not removed was because the hunters were also very difficult and had to earn a living, and it was already a sin to release the prey that was not easy for others to catch, and he really couldn't bear to destroy other people's belongings for food.

However, he didn't expect that a tragic tragedy would be staged under his gaze:

That day, a weasel got its front paws caught in an iron clamp, and it squeaked in pain, but could not break free.

After discovering this, he hurried to this side, trying to help it get free.

How can a suspicious weasel understand this? When it saw someone coming, it panicked and frightened even more. In order to escape for its life, it actually bit off its claws that were clamped!

For the country, the people and the cause, the strong man broke his wrist, and he could sing and cry; And people, for the sake of their own appetite, force small animals to mutilate themselves, which is hateful and hateful!

When I saw the blood-soaked severed limb that had lost its vitality, I felt my heart twitch and bleed! He was paralyzed on the spot, and tears rained down......

I don't know how long later, I suddenly heard someone walking in the valley, accompanied by a faint voice.

He quickly hid in a dense bush to see what kind of hunter had caused this tragedy......

"Alas! That little novice is ......."

When I heard this, I was shocked, "Oh, they're actually talking about me!" "I thought to myself: Since I came to Tianhua Temple, I have come to the mountains every day to collect firewood, and I have not had any contact with the local people, let alone get acquainted with hunters, who knows my Dharma name?

Qi was thinking about it, and there was a faint voice of people: "Since that little Qi came here, our good days are gone." ”

"Yes, when you come to the mountain, you have to be careful when you come to the mountain, and you have to be careful when you return to the temple, but fortunately, the eldest brother was resourceful and used a strategy to drive him out of the room......"

"Oh my God! They are actually the three senior brothers of Yingqing, Yingjing, and Yingkong! If he hadn't covered his mouth tightly with his hands, he would have subconsciously screamed.

"However, since that little boy came, he has chopped more firewood than the two of us, and it is more than enough to supply the daily needs of the temple, saving us a lot of effort."

They were getting closer and closer, and they could already hear it, it was the voice of Chai Tou Yingqing. Next, it's Kageku's turn to speak, because he's the boss's henchman.

Sure enough, as expected, Shadow Sky echoed what Ying Qing said, and it came clearly:

"Yes, that little guy is so stupid, he doesn't know how to spare his strength, and he can't pick up so much firewood every day. What's even more ridiculous is that every day when we come to the temple, we take his firewood, and unconsciously take the credit for his firewood on our heads, and he is always grateful. ”

"That kid is too lacking in heart, as people often say, he was obviously sold, and he helped others count the money."

"Anyway, that little guy is a dead star, and since he's here, we've rarely been able to catch prey in this area."

"Oh my God, those hunting traps were actually arranged by Yingqing!" He almost jumped up.

At this time, he heard Kagekong say again: "These sets always get nothing, we haven't eaten barbecue at noon for several days." I was so hungry that I barely had the strength to walk back to the monastery in the afternoon. ”

Yingqing continued: "Maybe the rabbits and pheasants in this area have been wiped out by us, so we should move the place." ”

Yingjing said: "I don't think what the eldest brother said is right, because, I have found traces of animals struggling in the place where we put them down several times, but the prey has disappeared inexplicably. ”

Shadow Sky exclaimed, "God, have we been caught stealing wild things and roasting meat to eat?" Could it be that the little deed quietly let the prey go? If he finds out and reports to the governor of the temple, something bad will happen! We're going to be kicked out of Tianhua Temple......"

Ying Qing said: "Look at what you said, it's not so mysterious. That little novice spends all his time chopping wood, so how can he have time to hang out here? I think it must have been the people in the neighborhood who took the sheep and stole the prey from the trap. ”

Yingjing also said, "I think so too. Didn't we steal the hare from the trap of the village hunter when we roasted it for the first time? Later, we simply got their hunting traps and went down to the mountain farm where Tianhua Temple belongs. ”

After Yingqing went to a place where he was under the trap to inspect, he said with disappointment: "It seems that I will return empty-handed again today." So saying, he turned around and was about to walk back.

Yingjing said, "Wait, I'll go up the hill and have a look." ”

Yingqing said, "We didn't put it up and down the hillside." ”

Shadow Jing smirked and said, "Ever since I found out that prey was always missing from their traps, I was afraid that they would have escaped on their own, so I got one of the hunters' iron clips. Let's go to the place where the clips are placed and see if there is any change. ”

What they saw, of course, was a mess, a bloody scene!

In the face of this tragic scene, Ren is an iron man is also broken.

"Oh my God, how can this be?" Yingjing shouted involuntarily.

Kagekong looked at the trampled grass around him and said, "It looks like someone has been here." ”

Ying Qing silently untied the iron clamp and threw it into the valley, then turned around and left without saying a word.

However, before leaving, he glanced at the bushes where he was hiding......

After hesitating for two days, he finally told the prison what they had done.

Who knows, the prison listened to him, but looked at him for a long time like a monster.

Qi was so flustered and itchy that he really didn't understand what was going on, so he asked nervously, "Master, do you have any dirty places on my face?" ”

The prison said angrily: "Your face is quite clean, but your heart is extremely dirty!" More ferocious than a wolf's heart and dog's lungs, and more vicious than a snake's heart and scorpion's heart! ”

Qi was scolded so bloody and embarrassed, but he didn't know what mistakes he had made.

With a blank face, he asked the prison: "Master of the family, you are merciful, please tell me clearly, what is going on?" ”

"You're really good at pretending! Do you want me to remind you of what you've done? ”

"As a teacher, I really ......"

The prison said very solemnly, "Well, you listen to me, first, as a novice, you should absolutely respect the monks and should not speak ill of them!" This is a precept made by the Buddha himself. ”

I was stunned for a moment, and finally remembered that there is such a precept. He nodded solemnly and said, "The disciple knows his mistake and will never do it again in the future." ”

But the prison unceremoniously mocked him: "If a dog changes to eating, it is not a dog." ”

Qi Qi quickly knelt down and said sincerely: "Disciple Qi Qi sincerely repents of his sins and is willing to accept the most severe punishment. ”

The prison was still full of gloomy faces, and said: "You don't want to act for me again, I have already seen through what you are!" ”

Qi Ji looked dazed: "Master, I'm really confused by you, I don't understand what's going on?" ”

"Okay, then let's open the skylight and say something! Let me ask you, when you were collecting firewood in the mountains, did you ever catch wild animals? The prison guard's eyes were fixed on Qi Ji's face, and he asked unceremoniously.

He said, "Caught." However, I am here to save them. ”

"Humph!" The prison squirted through his nostrils, and indifferently, said, "Rescue? Got it in your belly, right? Have you ever caught a snake and secretly burned it and ate it? ”

Hearing this, he almost vomited: one is the innate physiological reaction, and the other is the psychological reaction of being wronged. Although he had always wanted to compromise and not want to exonerate himself, this black cauldron was too heavy and almost related to his qualifications as a monk, so he subconsciously asked, "Who slandered and deliberately framed me for no reason?" ”

The prison court smiled coldly: "The monks don't lie, can't it be that the three senior brothers are lying!" ”

Without thinking about this, he blurted out: "When they see that the matter is exposed, the wicked will sue first." ”

"You're the one who hits the rake!" The prison suddenly shouted.

Qi was stunned.

The prison continued: "I am ashamed of you! You have a big belly for nothing, but you are so narrow-minded! When they told me about you secretly burning snakes to eat on the mountain, they repeatedly excused you, saying that you had just become a monk and had not yet adapted to the hard life of the monastery, so it was not a serious sin to steal meat once in a while. As always, they have repeatedly pleaded for you, saying that they will help you slowly get rid of your bad habits and prevent me from punishing you severely. But you, not only did you not appreciate the kindness of the three senior brothers, but you ...... A villain like you who will take revenge will not end well! ”

Now, what else can we say? The great wrong, the deepest grievance, he can only forcibly endure it, and how many tears can only flow into his stomach......

Qi deeply felt that he had just stepped out of the house and had almost zero experience in social life, and he was far from being the opponent of these old fritters, and he would definitely be humiliating himself if he opposed them, and there would be absolutely no good fruit to eat.

However, the next day, he removed all the traps they had placed in the mountains to hunt small animals! And chop it up with an axe, and it can no longer be used to mutilate living beings.

In order to warn them not to do evil again, he also wrote many sheets of a poem "Quit Killing" and pasted it on the road they had to pass every day to collect firewood:

For thousands of years,

The injustice is as deep as the sea, and the hatred is difficult to settle.

If you want to know the sword and robbery in the world,

But listen to the sound of the slaughter door in the middle of the night.

Think about it, which creature wants to be slaughtered and devoured? The killer must have hatred in his heart and be extremely cruel; The slain naturally has to develop resentment and the idea of revenge. With such retribution for injustice, endlessly, how can the world be peaceful?

I want to use this to shock the souls of Yingqing and others, awaken their conscience, and then realize that they have lost their way and return to the right.

Who knows, his series of actions have pushed him into an even more difficult desperate situation.

The reason why Tianhua Temple is famous in the eastern part of Zhejiang, in addition to its geographical location, is also because it has a treasure of the temple - Empress Wu Zetian personally gave a golden incense burner.

However, one day, the prison received a report from the incense lantern master of the Daxiong Treasure Hall (the monk in charge of managing the incense in the Buddha hall) that the golden incense burner given by the Empress was missing!

The prison led people to turn all the suspicious places upside down, and they did not find the shadow of the golden incense burner.

The prison was helpless, spread his hands and said, "It's strange, an incense burner, with neither legs nor wings, can it still burrow into the soil and fly to the sky?" ”

Ying Qing Yin and Yang said strangely: "Although it has no wings and cannot fly into the sky, it may be able to burrow into people's stomachs." ”

Shadow Sky sang and harmonized with him: "Whose belly is so big that it can hold the next incense burner?" Senior brother, is the golden incense burner hidden in your stomach? ”

Ying Qing said again: "My belly is too small, but I have a big belly!" ”

The prison vaguely felt that Yingqing seemed to mean something else! So, he had an idea and led people to the farm tool warehouse where he lived. Sure enough, he found the treasure of the temple in the pile of rags under his bed.

"What about this? Bring him to me! The prison couldn't help but be furious.

At this time, Qi was still carrying firewood, and he was walking the mountain road. Because the burden was too heavy, he had to rest for a while after a short walk, so he hasn't come back yet.

The prison instructed: "When he comes back, let him get out of the guest hall immediately!" ”

The guest hall is not for fun.

If there is any dispute or friction between monks, they must go down to the guest hall; Monks who seriously violate the precepts and monasteries will also be sent to the guest hall. The ending of the guest hall is either to be beaten to the Zen board or expelled from the temple!

As soon as he walked into the back door of Tianhua Temple with a firewood burden, he was brought to the guest hall by a guest who had been waiting for a long time.

As soon as he stepped into the guest hall with one foot, the prison shouted violently: "Kneel!" ”

Although he didn't know what was happening, he still knelt down in front of the Buddha altar in obedience.

With a wave of his hand, the monk took out the Zen board inserted in front of the Buddha shrine and hit the body of the deed......

"Bang! Bang! Bang......"

One or twenty boards were knocked down, and he shivered in pain, but he gritted his teeth and did not beg for mercy.

After beating the board, the prison put the golden incense burner in front of Qi and asked him, "Say, what is the matter?" ”

He knew the story of this precious incense burner, but he really didn't know what it had to do with him, so he had to keep silent.

However, the prison saw him as deliberately pretending to be deaf and dumb, and asked bluntly: "Say, how did it get under your bed?" And how did it get hidden in your pile of clothes? ”

At this point, he finally understood in his heart that he was once again plotted by others and was blamed. He knew that even if he jumped into the Yellow River, he wouldn't be able to wash it, so he simply didn't say a word.

The prison thought that his speechlessness was acquiescence, and with the incense burner in his hand, he said mockingly: "Although this incense burner also has three legs (feet), if it does not have three hands, it will not run into your room by itself anyway, right?" ”

Like a mirror in his heart, he must be the ghost of the three of them, intending to take revenge on him, and his purpose is to drive him out of the temple who is in the way of his eyes and troubles.

The prison continued to follow the logic of his own thinking and said: "Xiao Qi, you have a big belly, but you have a long ability. It used to be lazy and greedy, but now I have learned to steal again, and I am almost full of all five poisons! ”

He still silently endured the unwarranted insults and did not defend himself at all.

When the prison court saw this, it was silent, and the anger in his heart disappeared a lot. He let out a long sigh and said, "In this way, how can a monk be interested in wealth and be greedy? It seems that you are vulgar and unbroken, so you should return home as soon as possible. ”

He can endure humiliation and suffering, but he will not return to the vulgar no matter what.

He hurriedly asked: "No, no, no, no, as a teacher, I won't be vulgar!" I was willing to accept the severest punishment and not leave the monastery. Master, I beg you to ......"

The prison shook its head and said very resolutely: "Stealing is a fundamental prohibition, and there is no room for accommodation, and all offenders will be discharged." ”

Qi was really anxious, and said, "However, I didn't steal the golden incense burner at all!" ”

When the prison heard this, it trembled with anger: "This is what I found from under your bed with my own hands. So, how did it get there? ”

"How do I know? Someone must be to blame me! ”

The prison court's face turned pale, and he said word by word: "You mean to say that I am deliberately framing you?" ”

Qi shook his head: "Master of the family, of course you will not deliberately wronged me, but someone must be deliberately calculating me." ”

"Who, who do you say? Who blamed you for stealing the golden censer? ”

At this time, Qi Ji laughed instead: "Those who are clear are self-purifying, and those who are turbid are self-turbid." Who it is, stealing or not, God knows, he knows and I know. karma, unpleasant, self-deception, difficult to prove Bodhi; Harm others and yourself, what is the karma retribution! ”

Seeing the righteous and awe-inspiring appearance of the deed, the prison couldn't help but be shocked, and thought to himself: "Could it be that the deed has been wronged?" However, he returned with his hands when he was collecting firewood, and the golden incense burner was hidden under his bed, which he had seen with his own eyes! ”

So, the prison hesitated slightly, but still insisted on letting Qi leave Tianhua Temple.

When Qi was desperate, the abbot Yunqing appeared at the right time, and he smiled and said to Qi Qi: "Little Qi this, you are so stupid, since you stole the golden incense burner, why do you have to hide under your bed?" Isn't it deliberately kept for people to catch stolen goods? If you really want to keep it for yourself, why don't you take the opportunity to go up to the mountain every day to collect firewood and bring the stolen goods to the mountains and bury them, then you will not know it. You all say, don't you? ”

After speaking, Monk Yunqing glanced at the prison courtyard, and then laughed.

Of course, the prison heard the sound of the great monk, and the theft of the incense burner was over.