Under the Rijing Peak of Phoenix Mountain in the north of Haozhou City, there is a temple, which was originally Yuhuang Temple, which was built in the Northern Song Dynasty, the Jin people occupied the Central Plains, and was demolished for a time. When the soldiers of the Later Yuan Dynasty were in turmoil, they were rebuilt by the monks who avoided the rebellion and renamed Longxing Temple. When Longxing Temple was first built, the scale is large, covers an area of 1,000 acres, to have "monks and children riding horses to close the mountain gate" said, the temple is built by the famous craftsmen in the capital, the carving is fine, the regulation is grand, there is quite "the West of the Buddha Temple is even long live the mountain, the palace of the King of the Buddha is floating and floating. ". It is rumored that the four kings of the world's major temples are all "standing on the top of the sky", only Longxing Temple is the first to sit, and the temples in the world have been imitated and built, just because Longxing Temple has a real dragon.

After Hou Jin left Tangmen, he walked all the way to the northeast for more than a month, and only then did he come to Haozhou City, a small county town in the Anhui region. Along the way, there were starvation everywhere, and the people were displaced, wailing and wailing, and even changing children and eating were commonplace. The rulers of the Yuan Dynasty divided the people of the world into four classes, the first-class Mongols, the second-class Semu people, the third-class Han people, and the fourth-class Nan people. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, Emperor Shun was especially bad, arbitrarily arresting strong men to do coolies, and craftsmen were taken to the army, leaving the old, weak, sick and disabled to fend for themselves. The heroes of the world were indignant at the brutal rule of the Yuan army, and they rose up one after another, vowing to drive the murderous Yuan army out of the Central Plains. For a time, the world was in chaos, smoke was everywhere, thieves were rampant, and the people were even more miserable.

Hou came to Haozhou County and was deeply shocked by the scene in front of him. There are ruins and broken walls everywhere, and there is a rumor of the wind, and there is a hairpin in the front. The streets were turned into ruins, and the fertile fields were reduced to barren mounds. The sunset is bleak, the green phosphorus shines on the field, and the smell swells on the riverside. The fleeing people fell to the ground one after another, struggling and crowding, their eyes were empty, their expressions were blank, the old ones were lying on the ground, dying, obviously extremely hungry, they had not eaten for many days, and from time to time there were sobs crying for their fathers and mothers, which were very poignant. Men and women crying and hugging their children and daughters, panicked...... This scene kept appearing in front of Hou Jin's eyes, and Hou Jin had mixed feelings, and hated the Yuan army in his heart. But right now, in order to find Ying'er, Hou Jin can't take care of it so much, besides, now with his own strength, he can't change anything.

After days of traveling, eating and sleeping, he finally came to a county seat, and wanted to take a rest, but all this in front of him made Hou Jin feel sad. Feeling a little tired and empty, Hou Jin stopped, found a clean place, and sat on the ground. took out the dry food in the package, took a bite, took out the wine gourd on his waist, and took a sip, only then did he feel a little more comfortable.

But at this moment, an unkempt child, covered with mud and some peculiar smells, walked up to Hou Jin, his eyes looked at the dry food in Hou Jin's hand, and his saliva flowed out.

Hou Jin was stunned for a moment and asked, "Do you want to eat?"

The child didn't answer, just nodded like a chicken pecking rice.

Looking at the eager eyes of the skinny child who was full of vegetables, Hou Jin couldn't bear it, handed the dry food in his hand to the child, and said, "Here you go, eat!"

The child reached out and picked up the dry food in his hand, and devoured it, and gnawed it so hard that he almost choked. It's okay not to give it, this time there was a butterfly effect, and the hungry crowd rushed towards Hou Jin one after another, looking at Hou Jin like hungry wolves, and some even directly stretched out their dirty hands to pick up Hou Jin's burden.

Hou Jin frowned slightly, reached out to open the dirty hand that came over, and shouted: "What are you doing? Don't rob it." ”

But the hungry refugees turned a deaf ear, and still reached out to grab Hou Jin's package, and couldn't help it, and a steady stream of refugees surrounded Hou Jin, looking at the posture, they wanted to eat Hou Jin alive.

Hou Jin was helpless, and carried the Yin and Yang Five Elements Gong, and suddenly a stream of air rushed out of Hou Jin's body, swinging away the refugees who grabbed his package and falling to the ground. When people saw the situation, they calmed down, and no one dared to mess around, but their eyes were all looking at Hou Jin tightly.

Hou Jin took a breath and shouted: "Don't rob it, I still have some food here for you." With that, Hou Jin took off the burden behind him, took out some dry food, and distributed it to some hungry people. After a while, the bulging package became shriveled. Seeing that there were still many hungry people staring at him, Hou Jin simply opened the package and trembled, empty. The hungry people, who had not received food, had their eyes full of hope dimmed, and then they walked away one after another. Hou Jin, who was originally like a fragrant glutton, was no longer surrounded by hungry people.

Hou Jin shook his head and smiled helplessly. All the food he brought with him was given to the hungry, and he was still empty. Hungry, cooing, protesting. So he got up, walked to the front, came to a mountain forest, and fed his hunger with some hares and roe deer or something. But this is a mess, not to mention a rabbit, not even a bird. Hou Jin felt helpless, all the way forward, down the mountain, to the foot of the mountain, a stone tablet standing on the side of the road, on the book: Rijing Peak. Hou Jin walked a little further, and finally didn't think about it before, there were hungry people everywhere. Not far away, a temple came into Hou Jin's eyes, and he was overjoyed, quickened his pace, and ran towards the temple.

Coming to the temple gate, Hou Jin looked up and saw that there was a plaque in the center above the temple gate, which read: Longxing Temple. Hou Jin looked around again and found that the temple was quite dilapidated, and no one came to pay homage to the incense. However, it is also said that the world is in chaos, the heroes are chasing each other, and the people are in danger, so who can take care of coming up to worship the gods and worship the Buddha? The gate of the temple was hidden, and Hou Jin glanced inside, but he did not see a single great monk.

Hou Jin stretched out his hand and knocked on the door, and shouted in a deep voice: "Is there anyone inside?" It's getting late, so I'm begging to borrow for the night." After waiting for a long time, there was no answer inside, and Hou Jin shouted a few more times, and it was still the same. Just as he was about to push the door and walk in, a figure opened the temple door with a lantern in his hand. Through the faint light, Hou Jin saw clearly that it was an old monk who was a little older. The old monk's face was withered, his face was wrinkled, he had no spirit, his steps were still a little trembling, and he stretched out his head, trying to see Hou Jin's appearance clearly.

The old monk clasped his hands together and sang, "Amitabha." ”

Seeing this, Hou Jin imitated the appearance of an old monk and said, "Master, you are polite in your late life." Late born from Kunlun Mountain, now it is late, passing by the treasure temple, wanting to borrow a night, but also hope that the master will make it convenient. ”

The old monk saw clearly the person in front of him, who was a handsome descendant, and when he heard Minghou come in, he sang again: "Amitabha, my Buddha is merciful! After that, the old monk led the way, turned around and walked inside, Hou Jin followed behind, and entered the temple.

Hou Jin looked around and looked at the scene inside the temple. The courtyard was also fairly clean, there were no weeds, and the leaves were swept aside and piled up. However, due to disrepair, some Buddha statues have been destroyed. The pouring incense burner, scattered beads and red incense smoke curling green. It's just that the temple is a little toppled and still breathing wind. Except for the old monks, no other monks were seen coming out. Looking at such a deserted Longxing Temple, Hou Jin couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "I am discouraged, and I am not a complete monk." The wind and rain consume life and death, déjà vu is only lonely, and love can't wake up. After shaking, blow that can be heard. The golden well leaves are floating in the dark, and the wind is fixed and the bell is ringing at first glance, and Bo Fu recommends the city. ”

Hou Jin asked the old monk: "Master, why is your temple so dilapidated and deserted?

The old monk sighed, shook his head, and said with a sense of helplessness: "Amitabha." The donor didn't know that the Yuan people were brutal, so that the people of Li were miserable, hungry, and the buildings were empty. Because of this, there is a lack of sesame oil money, and no one has come to visit the Buddha for a long time. Originally, there were many monks in our temple, but they all fled to avoid the disaster. The old man was old and frail, and his legs and feet were inconvenient, so he stayed in the temple with only one disciple to accompany him. After that, the old monk shouted: "Chongba, there is a visit from the donor, you should clean up a meditation room and the donor, and then go to carry some fasting food." ”

A voice full of anger responded: "Yes, master, disciple will go." ”

About a moment later, a young monk walked out and said to the old monk, "Master, according to your instructions, the meditation room and the meal have been prepared. ”

The old monk clasped his hands together and said to Hou Jin: "Donor, and go to fast with Chongba, the old monk is a little tired and out of company." After speaking, the old monk left with trembling steps.

Hou Jin gave a salute to the old monk, and then turned around and looked at the young monk. But seeing that the great monk is more than seven feet long, the posture is majestic, the strange bones run through the top, the ground pavilion is round, the earlobes are thick, the nose is quasi-hypertrophied, the most characteristic is a pair of slender eyes, the tip of the eye tail is small and convergent and upturned, the black beads of the eyes are round and brilliant, transmitting the true light, and a tattered monk's robe full of patches can not cover up the momentum of the great monk. Hou Jin was slightly startled, and said in his heart: "I can't imagine that there are such a magnificent person in this small temple, how can he be willing to be a monk here?"

The monk called Chongba folded his hands, bowed slightly, and said to Hou Jin: "Amitabha, the donor will go with the little monk to fast." "Anyway, Jupachi leads the way in front.

Hou Jin also folded his hands and said, "There is Master Lao." ”

After a while, the two of them came to a meditation room through the aisle. Chongba said: "Donor, and use it slowly, Chongba is next door, what does the donor want, just call Chongba." ”

Hou Jin saw Chongba's appearance, and according to what he learned from reading in the book, he thought that this great monk would definitely make great achievements in the future, but he didn't understand why he was willing to be lonely and committed to this small temple. So, I wanted to get acquainted with Chongba, and said, "Master Chongba, have you eaten?"

Juhachi replied, "No, but it's ready." ”

Hou Jin said: "Master Chongba, why don't you sit down and have dinner with someone, how about it?"

Chongba saw that Hou Jin was slender, his face was handsome, his tone was kind, and he had a good feeling, so he agreed.

The two of them sat down and ate. Hou Jin took out the wine gourd, pulled out the stopper, and took a sip.

Chongba stared at Hou Jin's wine gourd, swallowed his saliva, and stopped talking.

Seeing this, Hou Jin asked, "Master Chongba, what do you have to say?"

Chongba replied: "Master Hou, can you also let Chongba take a sip." ”

Hou Jin was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then asked: "Isn't a monk who abstains from three meats and five hates? If Master Chongba drinks alcohol, wouldn't he break his vows?"

Who knows, Chongbahaha smiled and said: "The so-called wine and meat pass through the intestines, and the Buddha stays in my heart." In Chongba's eyes, those rules and precepts are all in white text. ”

Seeing this, Hou Jin immediately handed the wine gourd to Chongba, and said with a smile: "Master Chongba, it's really different and interesting. That being the case, the master, but it doesn't hurt to drink. ”

Chongpachi picked up the wine gourd, took a sip in a sullen voice, snorted, and said, "Well, good wine, good wine, Chongba has not known the taste of meat for a long time, and has never drunk." There is little soup in the stomach, there is no oil and water, and the bird is about to fade out of the mouth. Joyfully. After speaking, he handed the wine gourd back to Hou Jin.

"This man is really of a real temperament, and he doesn't have the posture of a monk, so it seems that I guessed correctly. It's just that I don't know why this heavy eight is committed to the small temple, and ask him. Hou Jin muttered in his heart.

Asked Chongba: "Master Chongba, Hou Jinguan is very handsome, you have a bold personality, you should be a good man, why did you become a monk?"

When Chongba heard this, his eyes raised slightly, as if he was reminiscing about the past. sighed and said with a wry smile: "Becoming a monk is not what a certain person wants, it is really helpless." It's hard to put into words, it's hard to put into words!"

Hou Jin was puzzled and asked, "Why did Master Chongba say this?"

Chongba pondered for a while and said, "It's a long story at this time, and listen to Chonghachi speak slowly." ”

It turned out that Chongba's surname was Zhu, born in a poor peasant family, the fourth oldest among his brothers and sisters, and the eighth oldest in the family. When he was young, his family was surrounded by four walls and relied on the sky to eat, and Zhu Chongba relied on herding cattle for the landlord and begging for food. One year, there was a serious locust plague and plague, and there was no harvest, Zhu Chongba's parents drank and the eldest brother died of illness and starvation one after another, leaving only the second brother and himself, unable to eat, and had no money to buy a coffin to collect the bodies of his parents and brother, and there was not even a cemetery. Later, a landlord in the village was kind and gave a cemetery, and Zhu Chongba and his second brother proudly buried their father and brother. But he was too poor and there was a famine, in order to survive, Zhu Chongba had to be separated from his second brother and his family and beg for a living. Later, when he came to Longxing Temple, he was shaved to be a walking boy, doing chores such as sweeping the floor, incense, beating bells and drums, cooking and washing clothes every day, and was reprimanded by other monks, only the old monk maintained him until he reached adulthood. Houhaozhou City also began to have a famine, the civil uprisings continued, bandits were rampant, and the temple could not get alms, so the old monk had to send a group of monks to wander around. Only Zhu Chongba was reluctant to leave, he was fed up with the suffering when he was a child, he was afraid, he was still young at the time, and the old monk couldn't bear it, so he left Chongba behind. For the sake of stuttering, Zhu Yuanzhang also went out hunting and eating with the old monk on his back, and secretly made wine and drank wine.

Hou Jin also had mixed feelings after listening to it, admiring Zhu Chongba's perseverance, in comparison, he was much more ashamed of himself. Since childhood, he has been accustomed to food and clothing, and there is a large group of maids and servants waiting for him, where have he suffered from these diseases? Hou Jin also told Zhu Chongba about his life experience, and the two gradually chatted, admiring each other, and feeling like they were late to each other.

Zhu Chongba said loudly: "Brother Hou Jin, at first glance, he is a cultured person, I don't want to be a big one, I Zhu Chongba respects people with culture and knowledge the most in my life." You are very angry with me, I am older than you, if Brother Hou Jin does not dislike it, how about calling me Brother Zhu? ”

Hou Jin said with a smile: "Brother Zhu is serious. Hou Jin also likes to make friends with heroes in the world in his life, and today he met Brother Zhu, and he was familiar at first sight, thanks to Brother Zhu who looked up to Hou Jin, Hou Jin was overjoyed! Brother Zhu, little brother is so polite!"

Zhu Chongba laughed and said: "A reader is a reader, and when it comes to talking, it's different, but Zhu likes it." Good brother. ”

After that, Zhu Chongba stretched out a wide thick hand, and Hou Jin also stretched out a white hand with five fingers and slender fingers, and the two palms were tightly clasped together...... No matter how Hou Jin could not have imagined, it was this Brother Zhu who would rise up in the future, kill the brutal Yuan army like a wolf in horror, throw away the armor, recapture the great rivers and mountains of the Han people, and drive Meng Yuan to the extremely cold Mobei land, so that the people of Li in the world will not have to suffer from war and chaos, and have a stable and peaceful life to live.

The two of you come and go, a pot of wine is drunk to the point that there is not a drop left, I feel that it is not enjoyable, and there is no way, only a pot of wine. There was no banquet without wine, and the two began to talk freely again.

Hou Jin said: "Brother Zhu is such a man, how can he waste his time in this temple? ”

Zhu Chongba said: "Brother Hou, I also know it for my brother." It's just that there's no way out!!"

Hou Jin thought for a while and said, "Brother Zhu, my little brother has been starving everywhere all the way, and he has really suffered the people of the world." However, on the way, the younger brother also heard the names of several rebel teams, especially Han Lin'er, the king of Ming, who was strong, and the Yuan army had suffered a lot in his hands. King Ming once invited his younger brother to join the rebel army, but his younger brother Neizi was kidnapped by the enemy, so he politely refused, and in order to find Neizi, he went all the way to this place. If Brother Zhu is interested, the younger brother can write a letter, and the eldest brother can go to King Han Ming's place. When the younger brother finds his inner son, he will take revenge on the family and then gather with the eldest brother to make a career. ”

Zhu Chongba nodded and said, "It's so good, Zhu can't ask for it, and I thank Brother Hou Jin here." ”

Hou Jin said: "What did Brother Zhu say? Brother Zhu has the ambition to swallow mountains and rivers and save the people of Li from fire and water, and the younger brother admires the eldest brother's mind very much, and this matter is just a gesture. After that, Hou Jin asked Zhu Chongba for a pen and paper, drafted a letter of recommendation, and handed it to Zhu Chongba.

Zhu Chongba took it into his arms, clinged to his underwear, and said: "My brother has been hiding in Longxing Temple since he was a child, and he knows very little about the affairs of the rivers and lakes. Unexpectedly, there is such a ruthless organization in the rivers and lakes, and more than 200 members of the Hou brothers' family died under the butcher's knife of the murderers in the Plum Blossom Palace, which is outrageous. Now that my brother and sister have been taken away again, and Brother Hou doesn't know the specific location of the enemy, how can this be good?"

Hou Jin said with a firm look in his eyes: "As long as the kung fu is deep, the iron pestle will be sharpened into a needle." The younger brother will definitely be able to find Neiko and take revenge. ”

Zhu Chongba nodded and said, "It's rare, it's rare, Brother Hou is infatuated with his younger siblings." Admiration for my brother. ”

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Unconsciously, the two had been chatting until late at night, and gradually felt sleepy, so they dispersed, and Zhu Chongba cleaned up the leftovers and returned to his room......