At the foot of the Vulture Mountain, there is a mountain called Lan Peak, there is a mountain cliff under it, called the Eagle Cliff, there is a stream flowing crosswise, there are rocks by the stream like the Vulture that spreads its wings and wants to fly, the legend is that when the previous dynasty, there is a Tianzhu monk from the west, in this knot to practice, because he has a deep way, was canonized as a national teacher by the emperor of the previous dynasty, expanded the thatched house for the national temple, the Tianzhu monk died after the death, and according to the vulture appearance to build a temple to worship the national teacher Dharma body, so the temple name is set to be the Vulture Temple.

The previous dynasty also respected Buddhism very much, in addition to the three black prime ministers, and the emperor listened to the scriptures and heard the law in the temple, for a time it became a holy place for the monks to practice and the children of the royal family to practice literature and martial arts, and many emperors abdicated and became monks here.

It's just that the previous dynasty collapsed, although the new dynasty relied on Buddhism the same, but the rapid rise of the Chonglong Temple completely replaced its existence, the Vulture Temple is just like the previous dynasty, it seems to fall in the long river of history, once the incense was prosperous, the Vulture Temple with many monks, has faded out of people's field of vision.

It's just that it has a profound background, and there are still a few warrior monks who are very powerful in martial arts, and the master who presides over the abbot is even more unfathomable, compared to the four great monks of Chonglong Temple, it will not be worse at all.

It's just that the Vulture Temple that has been snubbed, it seems that the incense is not good, among the emperors of the first ten generations of Dongzhao, they basically rely on the Chonglong Temple, until the current emperor and Zhiyu are in the world, the Vulture Temple ushered in the second spring.

The reason is naturally that the battle for the throne is greasy, Chonglong Temple has many royal relatives as monks, and naturally controls most of the royal power, but has not been favored and Zhiyu counterattacked and ascended the throne, so it is natural to be estranged from Chonglong Temple.

What a kind of person and Zhiyu, when there was a little change in Chonglong Temple, he quietly visited the abbot master of the Eagle Temple, and personally sent the eldest prince to apprentice to the six masters, but as a lay disciple.

The Vulture Temple, which was secretly supported by the emperor, slowly began to recover, and the incense inadvertently flourished again, and when the Chonglong Temple reacted, the Vulture Temple was no longer the decline they looked down on at the beginning, so the Buddhist debates from the same sect and different sects continued.

This time, Chonglong Temple made a big fanfare, and one of the reasons was to suppress this thorn in the eye of the Vulture Temple.

At the beginning of the ninth year of Dongzhao, the two domestic Buddhism and Taoism gathered in Yuncheng from all directions, looking at the posture of waiting for the battle, it was as exaggerated as the battlefield, and the Chonglong Temple, as the host, was naturally very busy.

Under the Lan Peak, the Eagle Temple is much quieter, there is a grass hall by the Yinxian Creek, an old monk with white hair holding a prayer bead, standing in front of the court, quietly looking at the path by the stream, as if waiting for something.

After a while, two middle-aged people appeared at the end of the path, and the old monk's expression did not change much, but the right hand that turned the Buddha bead stopped.

After the old monk returned the salute, he led the two towards the main hall, but they kept detouring to a meditation room behind the main hall before settling down and having a cup of tea served by the little novice.

Looking at the two of them again, one of them was rich, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a slightly round face, and his complexion was ruddy, while the other was pale and beardless, and looked as pale and weak as if he had collapsed from a long-term illness, but those sharp eyes showed that this person was extraordinary.

After the old monk sat down by himself, he also took a sip of a cup of tea, as if waiting for the guest to speak first.

The thick-eyed man was not verbose, and said straightforwardly: "Master, all the Buddhist sects in the country have arrived, and in three days, it will be the day of the Buddha's Taoism, I don't know if the master has any good opinions here." ”

The person who spoke was Emperor Dongzhao and Zhiyu, and the white-faced man was naturally the eunuch Li Gonggong.

The old monk folded his beard for a moment before he said, "Thinking about it, Your Majesty has almost prepared, since this is the case, the Vulture Temple will naturally not let Your Majesty bother." ”

He Zhiyu said: "I Dongzhao four major Buddhist gates, the other three are the same qi and branches, only the Eagle Temple is transcendent, but it is related to the righteousness of Buddhism, but it is also implicated in the whole dynasty, this time, there is Master Lao to bother!"

"Amitabha", the old monk pronounced a Buddha horn, and said: "Your Majesty, this large and small two sects, itself is also to carry forward the teachings, although I Dongzhao is called the Buddha country, but the poor monks still insist on not interfering in the government affairs, if Chonglong Temple is really subverting the tradition, this matter of preaching, is naturally also a checkpoint of the Eagle Temple to participate in Zen, but Your Majesty is somewhat aggrieved. ”

He Zhiyu was assured by the old monk, and he seemed to put down all his heart, and said: "The Gao family is deep-rooted, and the Dong family is the tiger, this matter is related to the fortune of Dongzhao and has to be cautious." ”

"How's it going to be in the north?" asked the old monk as if he had become a counselor.

"The eldest son of Zhenbei visited in person, and the heads of the two factions will come, but a white-clothed monk came out of Showa Temple, and he came all the way to the west. ”

"Withered apricots, it seems that this is also because of this. The old monk was thoughtful.

"Not only that, but the tantric master Gongchu met him by chance in the north and walked with him on the Buddha's journey. ”

The old monk didn't speak, obviously they didn't have an advantage in this matter, Cangyun Mountain was obviously pushed to the cusp, and the emperor knew very well that it was a more tricky thing to follow.

There was cigarette smoke curling in the room, and the three of them stayed in the meditation room for two hours.

When the novice came to deliver the fast, the two of them turned the conversation to the Buddhist teachings.

When He Zhiyu and the others left, the bell of Xiaoyu of the Vulture Temple rang three times, and the monks of the entire temple gathered in the temple to worship the temple, and a small puja was held.

Under the urging of his sister Mo Ying, Mo Lingkong still went to Yunwuwei to report to him politely, and he also met Shangguan, and Duan Zheng, who had received the emperor's will, attached great importance to this novice, and summoned Yunwuwei's ministers and officials, and actually held a welcome banquet for Mo Lingkong, which shocked Mo Lingkong a lot.

I'm just an idle post, and I'm not a director, but these colleagues are too enthusiastic, right?

It's just that he didn't know that all this was what the emperor meant, not only to make him familiar with Yun Wuwei, but most importantly, to publicize this matter with great fanfare by Yun Wuwei, the purpose was obvious.

Mo Lingkong felt that he had been used again, and the last time he entered Cangyun Mountain, although he had the same plan.

But this time, it was obviously the emperor's wishful thinking, which was not in line with Mo Lingkong's belief in life, and sadly he didn't seem to be able to refuse.

Is His Majesty the Emperor really a brother and sister to his father?

Mo Lingkong was suspicious for a moment at this banquet where he was drunk by his colleagues.

He felt that he shouldn't enter the palace at the moment, his father was naturally the emperor's right-hand man, but he didn't have the heart to participate in this court dispute, and now he was inexplicably pulled into the water, and he was very depressed.

For a few days, he had undoubtedly been involved in wine, and when he returned in the evening, he smelled of wine again.

Mo Ying played the role of a mother, took care of Mo Lingkong carefully, and said a lot of good things to her younger brother, she naturally knew that this younger brother was not stupid, His Majesty the Emperor was indeed a little unkind to do this, but this is the emperor, he must put the world first, and since his younger brother was born in the Mo family, he should do something within his power for his father.

The civil and military struggle is the norm, but the prime minister takes it for granted.

As the date of the Chonglong Temple Festival approached, the rumors in the court became more and more intense, and the people below were fighting each other, and the two giants who were the parties did not show up at all.

Mo Canyang naturally will not leave the Wumeng, but Gao Jian is in Beijing, which will undoubtedly give him a head start.

Although the Qing noble officials led by Yang Sheng, a scholar of the Guanwen Temple, had their own faction, they did not please both sides of the lobbying, and if it weren't for their transcendent status, it was estimated that they would have been drowned by the spitting stars.

And His Majesty the Emperor has long secretly explored everyone clearly, which undoubtedly seems a bit scheming.

Sure enough, their own team is important, these old ministers seem to have forgotten who is in power now. And the person who pulls it up by himself is always not enough.

The next day, Mo Lingkong went to the Vulture Temple to visit the Six Absolute Masters who were said to be the master of the Great Prince, and he had always been curious about what "Six Uniques" this Six Absolute Master had.

Song Wenxi was naturally pulled out by him again and wasted a day's studies.

The six masters still received the two very kindly, but Mo Lingkong never asked the old monk what "absolute" he had, visited this thousand-year-old temple, mixed a meal and ate the two of them, picked a few snow peaches on the edge of the Yinxian River, and left satisfied.

The old monk looked at this Mo Er Gongzi and shook his head helplessly, is this the link? This old monk who has understood countless Buddhism also has great doubts in his heart.

In fact, there is no need for General Zhenbei to say more, the Linghu Temple itself will go all out to regain the title of the National Temple.

Although Mo Lingkong felt uncomfortable, he still listened to his sister's words and took the initiative to take on this matter, in the final analysis, his father has another identity in the eyes of the emperor - a general with heavy troops, the emperor's mental skills, how can his life be held in the hands of others.

Since ancient times, the emperor is like a tiger, civil and military contention, this is a means to balance the power of the court, the emperor is naturally clear, but there is a party that wants to break the balance, then it touches the bottom line of the imperial power, no matter which party, what the power is, the emperor will not let it go, although His Majesty the emperor does not have a too conspicuous approach on the surface, but today's court, is not as hollow as the first emperor in the time, after several years of operation, the emperor has more than one hole card in his hand.

To completely change the situation of overpower, it depends on this battle without gunpowder.

When the emperor learned that Mo Lingkong had visited the Vulture Temple, he laughed heartily and said to the queen beside him: "It seems that this legendary gentleman still did not disappoint me, although I know that he is uncomfortable, but taking this step means that this kid has some open-mindedness, and the legend cannot be taken seriously!"

He Zhiyu, who was dining at Kunbok Palace, seemed very happy.

The queen was dressed in plain clothes and was also a devout believer in Buddhism. It's just that no matter how simple it is, it is difficult to hide the natural luxury, and the demeanor of the mother in the world is extraordinary.

At this time, he was also very pleased and said: "Your Majesty personally discussed with him, even if he doesn't understand, Mo Ying is a shrewd girl!"

Xiangyun, who was accompanying him, sandwiched the dishes for his father and queen mother, and thought thoughtfully with a bowl: It seems that his junior brother is a little unlucky, or will he be better to him in the future?