Buddhism and Taoism have competed for hundreds of years, competing for folk incense, fighting for the status of rivers and lakes, and fighting for the concept of Buddhism...... In the past hundred years, Buddhism and Taoism have had their own victories and defeats, but even if they break through the Tiandao Sect and Zen Buddhism, they are just rivers and lakes with faith. Taoism and Zen Buddhism, no matter which school has the upper hand, is inextricably linked to the bias of those in power. If the person in power respects the Tao, then Zen Buddhism naturally has no good fruit to eat; vice versa, the person in power worships the Buddha, and the Taoist door has to rely on some incense money in the past to live tightly.

Taoism and Confucianism have also written countless classics, which are nothing more than to promote the philosophy and purpose of their own sects, what all beings are equal, rule by doing nothing, etc., but these are not what those in power need. If all the people listened to Zen Buddhism and all beings were equal, wouldn't it be true that the people would dare to compete with the Son of Heaven? All beings are equal, who will rule by the Son of Heaven? Who will be the Son of Heaven and who will be the minister?

Not to mention the rule of inaction, the huge Tongtian Dynasty had no one to govern, and the common people ate and drank what they wanted? Officials and white-collar workers did not do anything? How could the Son of Heaven choose Taoism as the concept of governing the country?

But it is not like this for the Son of Heaven in all dynasties, sixty years ago, the Tongtian Dynasty was not founded, and it was still the Xuantang Dynasty at that time. The generation of the Emperor of the Xuantang Dynasty did not depreciate Buddhism or Taoism, but he implemented the policy of respecting Taoism, worshipping Buddha, and worshipping Confucianism. It was also the most glorious time of the three religions, the three religions used the classics to promote their own ideas but also mixed with some slander and other two religions, the three religions continued to compete with each other, first with words and swords, the three religions are all capable of speaking the Tao, no one can convince anyone. Later, Buddhism and Taoism began to use martial arts to discuss the law, and Confucianism is a group of scholars, so how can they compete with them without the power to tie the chicken? However, there is no absoluteness in all things, and Confucianism has powerful people, and when a poem comes out, it is the law, and the pen is used instead of the sword, the ink is substituted for the force, and the text is used to enter the Tao, and the merits are vast! The Confucian ancestors of Confucius, a piece of Analects shocked the world, and no paper or paper could bear the words of the sages, and this is also the reason why the Analects were recorded by the disciples of the Confucian sage, not written by the sage Confucius himself.

Zen Buddhism has also been brilliant, a hundred years ago there was a Zen monk, a single person riding over 108,000 miles of mountains and rivers, to the Zen Veda said in the Leiyin Temple to obtain the true scriptures of the world. After returning to the Tongtian Dynasty, this matter caused a sensation in the temples of the rivers and lakes, and when the emperor personally met with the Zen monk, the prestige of Zen Buddhism reached its peak in an instant, and no sect could compare with it. At that time, Mo said that it was a Taoist sect, and even the invincible Confucianism was suppressed by Zen Buddhism. However, in recent decades, the status of Zen Buddhism has plummeted, and Taoism has become the most powerful sect in the rivers and lakes. In recent decades, Zen Buddhism has been on par with Taoism, that is, it is much worse than the general first-class sects, and can only be barely called a second-rate sect. Just when people thought that this top sect that once held the rivers and lakes was about to decline, a monk named Huiguang was born, this person not only has profound Buddhism but also has incomparably strong internal strength, and he is faintly invincible in the rivers and lakes. Zen Buddhism has once again become a top sect in the rivers and lakes because of the emergence of Huiguang, but I don't know if God blesses Zen Buddhism, Zen Buddhism has produced a Huiguang master, but there is also a Lu Yan real person on the Taoist side, although the two have never fought head-to-head, and people have never known who is more prosperous between the two, but more than ten years ago, the moment when Lu Yanzhenren stepped on the sword and broke through the sky, people finally knew that Lu Yanzhen still pressed Master Huiguang after all.

After the death of Master Huiguang, I thought that Zen Buddhism would be reduced to a second-rate sect again due to the lack of success, but suddenly a child appeared and said that he had a Buddha fate, the abbot of Zen thought it was a child's words, and at first he did not take it seriously, but gradually found that this child's every move was Zen, so he brought it to the place where the previous monks of Zen Buddhism passed away. As soon as the child entered, he saw that the twelve relics that Master Huiguang had turned into after his death were shining brightly, and the twelve relics took off into the air one by one and took off to the child and escaped into his body! This scene really stunned the senior monk of Zen Buddhism, and hurriedly flipped through the classics of Zen Buddhism, and found that this was actually the legendary reincarnation of reincarnation! Everyone unanimously thought that this child was the reincarnation of Master Huiguang, but who knew that this child shook his head and denied it, saying that he was not Huiguang, he was him, not anyone. Everyone didn't care what he said, the abbot of Zen Buddhism was overjoyed, and wanted to restore the identity of the child Huiguang Master, the child shook his head and refused, although he had the heart to join Zen Buddhism, but he didn't want to ascend to the sky in one step, just wanted to start from a small novice, a group of monks were embarrassed for a long time but did not dare to disobey the words of Master Huiguang, only when Master Huiguang was experiencing reincarnation, he had to nod and agree. The abbot personally gave the little monk the Dharma name Huiguang, the same as his previous life, but the little monk shook his head and said that he was not Huiguang could not use this Dharma name, so he took the Dharma name Huineng, and the abbot did not care a lot, and personally accepted Huineng as an apprentice. Since then, Zen Buddhism has lost a Huiguang master, but it has an additional Huineng Xiaoshami.

Ningdu Village is located on the top of the Pu Mountain, this village is not poor or rich, the people in the village are self-sufficient, men and women weave, yellow hair hangs down, quite a kind of isolated style. The village is not big, there are only 100 households, and there are countless villages like this in the Tongtian Dynasty, but this village is different from other villages, and the Pushan Mountain where Ningdu Village is located happens to be where the Zen sect is located! The people of this village, perhaps because of the proximity to the water, listen to the chanting of the Zen monks next to them all day long, and both men and women, young and old, believe in Buddhism. The monks of Zen Buddhism are also happy to deal with the people in the village.

On this day, the sun is in the sky, but the men in Ningdu Village cannot rest, this is the season to plant wheat, even if it is hot, they must plant wheat, otherwise they will have to go hungry and gnaw the bark of the tree in the coming year! In Ningdu Village, a little monk walked with a rice bowl in his hand and sighed.

I saw the appearance of this little monk at the age of fifteen or sixteen, because the weather was hot and sweating a lot, his head was shiny, he had three circles of Buddhist beads wrapped around his neck, and a brown robe was draped on his body, although there were many patches, but it was simple and neat. This little monk is very delicate, his eyes are full of aura, and his lips are red and his teeth are white.

The little monk looked up at the scorching sun in the sky, and walked listlessly with his head down, not knowing what to say in his mouth as he walked.

"Little monk, why have you entered the village again!"

At this moment, a light and emerald voice sounded, and after hearing this voice, the little monk who was listless just now suddenly became energetic and energetic as if he had been beaten with chicken blood, and waved his hand at the owner of this voice, with a smile on his face.

I saw a shadow jumping up and running in front of the little monk, reaching out and pinching the little monk's face. Although the little monk grinned, he still showed a smile that could not be concealed, and said: "In early summer, why do you always like to pinch my face, what if it is swollen!"

There is a girl standing in front of the little monk, the girl's name is Chu Xia, as her name suggests, but she is dressed plainly but has a pair of good-looking apricot eyes and eyebrows, like the stars in the sky, the girl has a smile on the corner of her mouth, raising two small dimples, beautiful things.

The girl Yin Yin smiled and said crisply: "Because your face is so pinched!"

The little monk grinned and said, "Then you can't pinch others anymore, just pinch me." ”

The girl had a smile in her eyes and pursed her lips, "Hmph, why!"

"Because.... Because ..... "the little monk is best at Zen Buddhism is to talk about Zen with others, the master said that his mouth is about to spit lotus flowers, but he doesn't know why he is stupid like falling iron in the face of this girl's own mouth, after thinking for a long time, the little monk blushed and said: "Because no one wants you to pinch except me!"

The girl raised her eyebrows lightly and said, "Nonsense, the second cow at the head of the village is definitely willing to let me pinch it!"

"In early summer, you can't play with Erniu in the future, he doesn't have a good heart for you!" said the little monk seriously.

The girl asked inexplicably: "I think Erniu is very good, how can you not be kind to me? If I pinch it, then you are not at ease." ”

The little monk hurriedly waved his hand, clasped his hands together and said: "Amitabha, color is emptiness, emptiness is color, I am a monk, how can I not be kind to you!

After hearing this, the girl said shyly: "What nonsense are you talking about! How can I marry Erniu, I want to go to Huaye City to send into the Flower Shifting Sect, and be a heroine who eliminates violence and peace, how can I be a heroine when I get married!"

The little monk breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, "That's good, that's good!" As soon as the words fell, a gurgling sound came from the little monk's stomach.

The girl smiled, "You haven't eaten yet, shouldn't you have been punished by your master again and then entered the village to make a fortune?"

The little monk raised the empty bowl in his hand, and the girl took the little monk's hand and walked towards her home.

The girl's house was very dilapidated, not much better than the four walls of the house, so she rummaged around, took out two dumplings, and put them in the bowl of the little monk.

The little monk scratched his head embarrassedly, smiled honestly, and was not polite, picked up a dumpling and ate it, smiling at the girl while eating. The girl held her cheek with one hand and looked at the ground, looking preoccupied.

The little monk asked puzzledly, "Early Summer, what's wrong with you?

The girl let out a long sigh, "Little monk, in fact, you were right just now, Erniu's father did come to my house to find my father's relatives, Erniu's family has the most land in Ningdu Village, and there are several acres of land! My father said that if I marry Erniu, I will not be hungry in this life, but I don't want to get married, I want to learn martial arts to break through the rivers and lakes!"

The little monk looked at the girl stunned with the half-eaten dumpling, where did he still have the mind to eat at this time, and hurriedly said: "Yes, yes! Let me tell you, the rivers and lakes are fun, if you want to get married, you can only teach your husband and children at home, you must not marry him!"

The girl was even more sad when she heard this, "But my father has promised the Erniu family, the order of my parents, what should I do!"

The little monk also sighed heavily, yes, Zen Buddhism pays attention to cause and effect, if there is a cause, there is an effect, if he interferes in other people's housework, this is a cause, I am afraid he can't bear this effect!

At this time, a middle-aged rough man entered the house, this man was sweaty, his skin was dark and rough, and he looked like he often did farm work. This middle-aged man is the girl's father, the middle-aged man saw the little monk wipe his sweat, and said with a smile: "Yo, it's the little master Huineng, what's the matter? Why was he punished by the abbot of Mingjing down the mountain today?" Obviously, the little monk is often punished by the master down the mountain, and the girl and the middle-aged man are used to it.

The little monk touched his shiny head in embarrassment, "Today was supposed to be me ringing the morning bell, but because I was too sleepy, I got mixed up and beat the twilight drum three times." ”

The girl and the middle-aged man opened their mouths and looked at the little monk, this is not a simple confusion of the two words can be vaguely passed! In Zen Buddhism, there are very strict rules for when to ring the morning bell and when to knock the twilight drum a few times, if you accidentally knock more or less than one ring, you will receive severe punishment, but the little monk actually confused the morning bell and the twilight drum, this kind of crime is only to punish him to go down the mountain and turn his fate, this abbot is really spoiling the little monk!

Not long after my father entered the door in early summer, two more people entered early summer's house, one older and one younger, the older one was in his forties, rich and bloated, but not as rough as his father in early summer;

As soon as the two entered the house, the middle-aged man laughed loudly: "In-laws, let's discuss and discuss the date, our second cow is arguing to see the early summer, I really can't help it, so I brought him over, my in-laws are not strange!"

Chuxia's father smiled and said, "Where is this talking, it's all in-laws, that's a family, what's so weird." On this day, it's good to choose a good day and an auspicious day. ”

Erniu's father laughed a lot more happily after hearing this, "Okay! I asked the Zen monk to see it, the two of them have a very harmonious life, and if they are married and married, they will definitely be able to grow old! Five days later will be a good day and an auspicious day, let's hurry up as soon as possible, let's just this day!"

The little monk looked at the father of the two with a sad face, and decided the major events of early summer's life in a few words, and then looked at the appearance of the two cows, the little monk didn't care about anything, and the six roots were clean and just about to speak, but he listened to the early summer on the side speak first.

"I'm not married!"

The two adults looked at Hatsu in amazement, and they thought they had heard it wrong. Early Summer's father asked, "Early Summer, what did you say?

Chu Xia raised her stubborn face, cried and shouted loudly again: "I said I won't marry!"

"Evil obstacles!" Chu Xia's father raised his hand and wanted to fight Chu Xia, but was stopped by the father of the two cows on the side. "Hey, in-laws, don't worry, let's hear if there is any trouble in early summer!"

Hatsu Summer's dad put down his hand angrily and stared at Hatsu waiting for his next step.

In the early summer, it seemed that he was about to break the kettle, and he lost the well-behaved and clever in the past, and shouted loudly: "I want to practice martial arts and break into the rivers and lakes!"

Hearing Chu Xia's childish words, the bloated middle-aged man burst out laughing, "Chu Xia, you listen to your father-in-law." At this moment, he thinks that the idea of early summer is just a child's longing for the rivers and lakes, and after a few days, he will forget about it when his anger disappears, and it will not affect anything, so he began to call himself father-in-law. "The rivers and lakes are not so easy to mix, you see how many people in the rivers and lakes can do chivalrous and righteous deeds? In the end, they are all working hard for those few dollars of silver, and even doing some things that violate their conscience! What is the use of practicing martial arts, can you beat ten people and beat more than a hundred people? Girls' families don't touch swords or anything like that, or they still have to learn to learn from women!"

Seeing this scene, the little monk knew that it was time for him to come forward, and folded his hands and said: "Amitabha, the donor's words are wrong! There is a real person named Lu Yan in the rivers and lakes, whose martial arts are at the peak, and one sword can break thousands of troops and horses, so what is the reason for only a hundred people?"

The man smiled disdainfully, "I heard of Lu Yan Zhenren when I was young, but how many Lu Yan Zhenren are there in the entire Tongtian Dynasty?"

"Amitabha, the benefactor is wrong again, as the so-called equality of all beings, Lu Yanzhen is also an ordinary person and is not superior to others, why can he ascend to immortality and others cannot? Because he overcame many obstacles with his great perseverance, this is the only way to achieve positive results. The little monk felt that the early summer also had the perseverance of Lu Yanzhen, and she was not now fighting against difficulties? If she could become the second Lu Yanzhen in the future, a few acres of land would really not be taken into account. ”

The two rough people who were dumbfounded by these words, the little monk's stupid mouth was just stupid in front of the early summer, and the little monk was more than anyone else, and he could say that the black one was white.

I heard that the little monk said that early summer may become the second Lu Yan real person, early summer's father couldn't help but be a little moved, becoming such a fairy figure, not to mention a few acres of land, even if it is not difficult to buy all the land in the entire Ningdu Village, in his eyes, to the realm of Lu Yan Zhenren to be able to buy Ningdu Village is already a great ability, if you let the people in the rivers and lakes know, I am afraid that you can really laugh and smoke it, don't say that it is this small village, even if you get the palace, what is the difficulty!

In the early summer, my father hurriedly said, "What about the little master Yi Hui Neng?"

The little monk secretly rejoiced in his heart, but said with a pampered face: "The little monk thinks that it is better to let the early summer go to the Flower Shifting Sect to give it a try, if you really have the resources of an immortal, what is the use of the school girl red? ”

In the early summer, my father's eyes lit up when he heard this, and the idea that the little monk mentioned was really good! As the saying goes, you can't have both fish and bear's paws, isn't this just the best of both! In early summer, I was happy, but Erniu was in a hurry.

"In-laws, we're all booked!

"Hey, Lao Wang, what Master Huineng said is reasonable, if you really want to be famous in early summer, your family will also have a face!"

"In-laws, you see otherwise, let the two of them get married first, and then go to learn art in the early summer after entering the cave house!" Er Niu Dad said unwillingly.

How could Father Chu Xia not see this little abacus, shook his head and said: "What if the big families and sects care about women's chastity? If Chu Xia ruins the future of martial arts because of this, it will be worth the loss! Lao Wang, let's discuss this matter in the future, there is a saying, if the two have feelings, they don't have to care about the day and night!"

The little monk came to Chu Xia's side, pinched Chu Xia's hand without a trace, and looked at Chu Xia's eyes with a happy smile!