Chapter 21: Justice (II)
"Thank you Childe for saving your life, thank you Childe for saving your life. Seeing that the thieves had been killed, only a few clever people escaped, and after staying for a while, these people finally came to their senses, and the patriarch had read a few books and read a few words, and stepped forward to speak.
"Why bother to be grateful, I just met by chance. Zhang Xuanning said with a smile, he slowly put the knife into the sheath and bowed: "The old man doesn't have to be polite." ”
"The grace of saving my life, it's hard to repay my body, I don't know where the son's name is, where is he going?" the patriarch bowed deeply and asked.
"I am Zhang Xuanning, a native of Yangzhou, studying along the way, and now I am going to Chang'an. Zhang Xuanning waved his hand and said, "You don't have to thank you, I just happened to meet it, now that the enemy and thieves have been eliminated, the old man should take care of the clansmen first, and I will leave first." ”
With that, he prepared to leave.
He is not a real chivalrous man, how can he really clean up for their group of people, and only in this way can this group of people be sober and sober, and don't think of themselves as wronged.
"Childe go slowly, Childe go slowly, Childe goes to Chang'an, can you take some more detours, send me and other old people to the county seat? When the patriarch saw that he was really leaving, he was immediately in a hurry, and with a "pounce", he knelt on the ground: "Save people's lives, win the seventh-level floating slaughter, although our clan is small, but we should also repay the son with a big gift." ”
"Well, there is no need for a big gift, but since the old man has this thought, I will send you to the outside of the county, after all, it is a lot of trouble to enter the city now. Zhang Xuanning was silent for a while, and then said with a smile: "It's only a few minutes outside the county, and I will be the escort for everyone." ”
"Thank you Gongzi, thank you Gongzi, outside the county, there is a Langa Temple, and my family also has two clansmen who are monks there, you can also stay for a few days, please send us there!"
Not far outside the county seat, it is a small hill, built on a small forest mountain, enter from the mountain gate, pass through the three halls of the front, middle and back, go out of the small corner gate, go up the path paved with bluestone, you can go directly to the bell and drum tower on the top of the mountain.
"Okay, then let's go over!" If you go outside the county, it will take you three hours on foot, and it will not be until dusk that you can see the hill, which is only a hundred meters high, and the temple on the mountain can be seen from the foot of the mountain.
A group of villagers reluctantly went up, although it was early winter in Linshan, but in the temples on the mountain, there were still a large number of people offering incense, and the sound of chanting was endless, looking at the pious expressions, Zhang Xuanning was silent.
The troubled times have made it possible for religion to flourish.
At the top of this mountain, which is the temple, the crowd bought a few pennies and incense, and came forward to worship one by one, and saw a group of fleeing people coming, among which there were a few people carrying them on their backs, and a monk stepped forward: "Amitabha, good and good, please come in quickly, and heal the pain." ”
As he spoke, some of the novices stepped forward and led the wounded to a courtyard.
"Thank you Bodhisattva, thank you Master. The patriarch was full of praise, and his attitude was far more pious than that of Zhang Xuanning just now.
After a few novices came, a middle-aged monk appeared inside, and the patriarch hurriedly stepped forward and explained the matter one by one, it seemed that he was a relative of the clan.
"Thank you Zhang Shizhu for saving the villagers, the merit is immeasurable, Amitabha. The status of this middle-aged monk is not low, chanting the Buddha's name, and then saying: "The donor has worked hard, and please ask the donor to rest." ”
Zhang Xuanning looked at it, his heart was dark, and he found that these monks and novices, although their martial arts are not very high, but they all have a little martial arts, no wonder at this time, they are not afraid of thieves, as for the large forces, as long as they have a little brain, they will not start a war with the temples in the world.
At this time of war in the world, although I have other intentions in my heart, I have to admit that it is indeed a rare pure land, and at this time, when the temple is not corrupt, there are many true believers, and it is thriving.
In real history, after the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the power of Buddhism has been extraordinary, Li Shimin destroyed the Buddha because of this, and in this world, the power of Buddhism is even more huge, there was no intuition before, but now when I look at it, I feel trembling in my heart, you know, this is just a drop in the ocean!
How to take care of the outside, let's not talk about it for a while, the novice served a vegetarian meal, and presented a pair of thick cloth shoes, it seems that the person in charge is very careful, and he can see that he is not wearing shoes.
Zhang Xuanning refused with a smile: "No need, I studied in the mountains and rivers, and vowed not to wear shoes, to step on the earth, and to get the response of heaven and earth, you can take these shoes back!"
When Shami heard this, he was very surprised, and immediately recited in unison: "Amitabha!"
Soon after eating, it was evening homework, and I only listened to a bell ringing, which resonated with the nearby space, which was really mellow and continuous, and touched people's hearts.
"Amitabha, has the donor finished his meal?" came a knock on the door outside.
"It's run out, master, please come in. Zhang Xuanning was really shocked in his heart, since he couldn't feel his existence before he spoke, you must know that he was wild and in line with heaven and earth, how could it be?
When the door opened, an old monk was in front of the door, his face was not wavering, and his body was rippling with a joyless and fearless atmosphere.
The old monk didn't come in, but just looked at it with his eyes and said, "Before the old man was seven years old, before he left home, he was one of the people in the village that the donor saved today, and today I should thank the donor." ”
After the old monk finished speaking, he even saluted Zhang Xuan.
Zhang Xuanning hurriedly waved his hands as a salute and said: "Seeing the tiger and leopard in the way, the gentleman must get rid of it, what is the need to worry about trivial matters?"
After a pause, he asked again: "I haven't read the Buddhist scriptures, and I smell that I want to break the appearances, why should the master thank me?"
"In the past, when the hair was cut for the novice, the old monk had been a monk in the past, to get the Pure Land of the West Heaven, to learn Buddhism for 40 years, the old monk thought that he was going to break the law, and in the past ten years, the old monk has been one and the same sorrow, no chance to have the same pity for the enlightenment, the old monk can of course also thank Zhang Shizhu. ”
After speaking, the old monk looked at Zhang Xuanning and said: "Master Zhang, I see the blood light appearing between the eyebrows, and there will be disasters in the future, so it is better to avoid it in my temple, and only after two years can I have no worries." ”
"The Buddha said, there is no self, no one, no sentient beings, no longevity, and the way I have learned is also based on diligence and bravery, and I should no longer have this thought - I should seek good fortune and avoid evil. Zhang Xuanning laughed and said: "Trouble is Bodhi, if there is a calamity, why not the cause of enlightenment?"
When the old monk heard this, he showed a hint of a smile, and only said again: "Amitabha." ”
Just saluted, and then left.
Waiting for him to leave, Zhang Xuanning sneered, feeling that some cold sweat had oozed from his back.
When reading the Tang Dynasty, I always felt that Cihang Jingzhai was extremely domineering, and he actually ordered Bai Dao, influenced the world, and chose the Ming Lord, but now, when I look at this temple, I know that for hundreds of years, there are so many temples all over the world.
At this time, the temple had its own real estate, and a large number of monks could practice Buddhism and martial arts with peace of mind, plus the millions of believers in the world, its strength was really extraordinary.
If the foundation of Cihang Jingzhai is built on this, it is no wonder that it has the qualifications to play the next game.
His so-called justice and scheming before were still clowns in the face of such vast power.
For a while, like an initiation, I was crazy about my own past few days, and I was born in a cold sweat, and I forcibly transferred the destiny of heaven, do you want me to be crazy?
When I thought of this, I was suddenly full of chills.