Chapter 242 (Lingyun Buddha)

I saw that the Maitreya Buddha, more than 20 zhang high, the head and the mountain, the shoulders are also ten zhang wide, the sunset at this time is on the top of the Buddha's head, it is really like "the Buddha's light shines" on the vast earth, the holy breath that pervades makes people can't help but want to worship.

Its face is dignified, solemn and kind, its body curves are smooth, its outline is incomparably clear, its posture is well-proportioned, its eyes seem to be full of pity, looking at all living beings, its hands are on its knees, its feet are on the river, and the churning river flows under its feet, and it seems to be with a roar like it is venting something, even so it cannot set off the slightest wave of it, and it stands in the air like a giant, making people awe-inspired.

Tang Xin saw the shocked looks of several people beside him, and said with a smile: "How about it, even if you don't come for the "baby", you guys are not worth the trip" Several people nodded again and again when they heard this.

Shi Ying sighed and said: "My mother, what kind of immortal is this, sitting here and reluctant to go" As soon as he finished speaking, he heard laughter beside him.

At this time, there were more than 20 people standing on the hill, talking and talking, Shi Ying was stunned when he heard the sound, and looked sideways at the source of the sound, only to see a middle-aged man in black standing three feet away, with a body of seven feet, with a good appearance, holding a folding fan in his hand and gently stirring, the long hair of the five willows swayed in the breeze, the temperament was quite extraordinary, and there was a scholarly atmosphere, and there seemed to be a few people who looked like followers behind him, each holding a weapon in his hand.

Shi Ying just said casually, and was laughed at, whether the other party was intentional or not, he was not very happy in his heart, and said to the middle-aged man in a deep voice: "I don't know what Your Excellency is laughing at, is there anything wrong with what I said?"

When the middle-aged man heard this, he turned his gaze towards the Big Buddha to Shi Ying and said: "Brother Tai don't misunderstand, laughing at the hair is just a feeling, there is nothing else, Brother Tai don't want to be strange."

Shi Ying saw that the other party's words were polite, his expression was very close, and most of his anger disappeared in his heart, so he smiled and waved his hand and said, "It's okay."

Shi Yingfang wanted to turn his head and ignore the other party, but unexpectedly, the middle-aged man asked again: "I don't know if Brother Tai knows the origin of this big Buddha..."

Shi Ying was stunned again, and looked at the middle-aged man a few times, seeing that he was gentle and elegant, but quite like a reader who read poetry and books, he himself danced with knives and guns all day long, and saw this Lingyun Buddha for the first time, how could he know the origin of this Buddha, and shook his head at the moment and said: "I am a rough man, I don't know what the history of this Buddha is"

The conversation between the two attracted the attention of the people around them, and someone interjected at the moment: "Could it be: This big Buddha is not a fairy Linfan" "If this brother knows, he might as well tell everyone..."

Ling Xiao also turned his head and looked at the middle-aged man, only to see him make a quiet gesture, then coughed lightly and laughed: "Since that's the case, then let's talk about it later... The vast land of China, the disputes are continuous, the dynasty is hegemonic, the capable live in it, and the people of Li have suffered from the war, and it is not uncommon to see it" Everyone nodded from their hearts when they heard the words.

But some people were puzzled and asked: "I don't know what Your Excellency said, what it has to do with this Buddha" "Yes, it's completely irrelevant, we all know what you said."

The middle-aged man in black closed the fan and said loudly: "Hehe, don't worry, listen to me slowly" and coughed lightly and continued: "The change of dynasties is really a number of days, and the Tang Li Dynasty is the heyday of the Han people in the land of my Shenzhou, it is by no means in vain, the Tang Dynasty at that time is far from being comparable to the current Ming Dynasty, the people of the early Tang Dynasty lived and worked in peace and contentment, did not close the door day and night, reduced taxes, if there is any, it can be handed over, if there is not, it can not be given, it is really full and clothed, and there is a lot of joy, but now..."

Speaking of this, many people thought of the current dynasty civil strife, which caused the people to be displaced and flee to other places, and they echoed: "Yes, but what can we do?"

The middle-aged man did not answer, and said to himself: "And the construction of this Lingyun Buddha was during the Xuanzong period of the Tang Dynasty, and a Zen master with the Dharma name "Haitong" called for the construction. Haitong Zen Master traveled all over the world, came to Lingyun Temple to practice, saw that the water potential here is quite fierce, whenever the summer flood, the river water is turbulent like a fierce beast smashing the mountain rock, the waves crack the shore, the boat is often subverted by the river water when it comes here, often causes the tragic thing that the boat is destroyed and people die. In order to kill and reduce the water potential, Haitong Zen Master made a grand vow, "want to rely on boundless mana, easy to storm waves for Anliu" to raise funds, Fengyan built this Lingyun Buddha here. And when the Buddha reached his shoulder, Haitong Zen Master died of illness."

Speaking of this, someone sighed and said: "Since he is dead, the Lingyun Buddha has not been completed, this is now a complete Buddha, it is not his sincerity that moved the heavens and grew by himself."

The middle-aged man glanced at the person who spoke and said with a smile: " The strong man said and laughed, although Haitong Zen Master passed away, but before his death he entrusted this burden to his apprentice, because there was no money and food support, the project was interrupted for some time, but this move is for the benefit of the people, it is really a virtuous merit, was reported to the court by the new officials, when the emperor was also moved, it was to allocate two silver to start construction again, how can the project be huge and not a year and a half can be completed, when the Buddha is repaired to the knee, again because of various reasons, and had to be interrupted again; until 40 years later, the imperial court allocated money and grain lasted nearly 18 years, and the whole project was completed by the hands of three generations of skilled craftsmen for nearly 90 years; such a project can not be said to be ambitious and promisingThis middle-aged man's voice was sonorous and powerful, and he felt that everyone was infected by his speech tone, and they were all amazed and emotional.

Suddenly, a sneering voice said: "Your Excellency didn't see it" The abrupt voice made everyone stunned, not because of this sentence, but because of the tone of this person's speech, which seemed to be provocative.

Everyone turned their eyes to the person who spoke, only to see an old man in blue standing not far away, his hair was black and white, and he was carrying a big knife.

The middle-aged man also glanced at him, and said with a smile: "My ancestors don't know where my ancestors were a thousand years ago, how can they see it?"

The old man in blue said: "Ah, since you haven't seen or seen, how can we believe what you say?" was robbed by the old man, and the middle-aged man was also speechless for a while, and then said loudly: "This big Buddha is placed in front of everyone, I am not making it up, believe it or not, everyone has their own conclusions in their hearts, so why do you need to say more..."

The old man in blue said: "Your Excellency Fang Cai also said that the Tang Dynasty is a dynasty that cannot be compared with it, and it is also the most prosperous period of our Han people, and this Lingyun Buddha was also built by the hands of three generations of emperors. In my opinion, this Lingyun Buddha is fake, and the emperor of the Tang Dynasty secretly hid jewelry, gold and silver, just in case of emergency."