Chapter 34 The Emperor Wants Buddha Fruit
After sending Qian Rong's father and son and uncle away, Tang Yuan was surrounded by several big businessmen.
When the five major Jianghu sects besieged Leiyin Temple before, the mountain gate of Leiyin Temple was destroyed by fire, although the scene was cleaned up in time, there were still traces of burning, which affected the image of Leiyin Temple a little.
And these big businessmen found Tang Yuan to donate money to rebuild the mountain gate. In fact, Tang Yuan is not short of money, the Buddha has appeared in Leiyin Temple for so long, and the money donated by believers alone adds up to hundreds of taels of silver, which is more than enough to rebuild a mountain gate.
Moreover, there were still one hundred taels of gold in Tang Yuan's meditation room, which was given by Qian Rong's father and son and Tang Wenju.
"Ladies and gentlemen," Tang Yuan said to a few big businessmen who were surrounding him, "You took the initiative to build a mountain gate for my Leiyin Temple, and the poor monks are grateful, I don't know if you have any requirements?"
It is said that businessmen are mercenary, Tang Yuan didn't believe that these businessmen would take the initiative to donate money to build the mountain gate, and they were so enthusiastic.
"Master Sanzang," said the leader of the merchants, "we are willing to do something for the Leiyin Temple, but there is also a small matter that we would like to ask for your consent. ā
"Tell me about it. Tang Yuandao.
"That's right," said the merchant leader, "seeing that the reputation of Leiyin Temple is spreading more and more, and more and more believers are coming to worship incense in Ten Thousand Buddha Mountain, including people from other counties. There are many people who have stayed in Wanfoshan for more than a day, but the service facilities at the bottom of the mountain cannot keep up. ā
"We thought we could build a town under the Buddha Mountain to entertain the believers who came to worship the Buddha. Of course, it depends on what you want, and if you don't agree, we won't do it. ā
After listening to the merchant's words, Tang Yuan's eyes lit up. Indeed, as he said, as the number of believers increases, more and more people come to worship the Buddha, and some people can stay for three or four days or even more in order to pay homage to the Buddha's relics. Therefore, food and accommodation have become a problem, and there is only a small village at the foot of Wanfo Mountain, which cannot meet the needs of believers for food and accommodation.
"What you say is true, for the sake of the believers, it is true that a town should be built where they can eat and lodge. Tang Yuan nodded and replied.
After hearing Tang Yuan's affirmation, the merchants were immediately overjoyed. Now the reputation of the temple has been fully spread, and hundreds of believers gather from all over the world every day.
If you build a town under the Ten Thousand Buddha Mountain at this time, you will definitely be able to make a lot of money.
"Thank you Master Sanzang for agreeing," the merchant at the head of the group discussed with the others for a few words, and then said to Tang Yuan, "In order to show our sincerity to the Buddha, we have decided to give thirty percent of the monthly profits to Leiyin Temple. What do you think?"
"Yes. Tang Yuan nodded and didn't want the money he sent in vain, besides, if he didn't want it, these businessmen would probably think that he was too little.
'Huh~' The businessmen couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief after hearing Tang Yuan's agreement, they were all from the same chamber of commerce, and they had analyzed that opening a shop under Wanfo Mountain would definitely make a steady profit.
Because no matter what store pù, the most important thing is popularity and consumers, and the most important thing under Wanfo Mountain is popularity and a lot of believers.
The only place where money may be lost is in the dividends of Leiyin Temple, the leading businessman said that it was just a test to hand over thirty percent of the profits to Leiyin Temple every month, he had actually done a good job of handing over half or even more of the dividends, but he didn't expect Tang Yuan to agree without thinking about it.
Master Sanzang is really a good person! This is the most direct thought in the hearts of those merchants.
"Get out of the way, Lord Taishou is here!" At this time, a group of officials suddenly walked over from the crowd, and in the middle of the group of officials was a lean official wearing a python robe, who was Li Huaili, the Taishou of Cangwu County.
"Master Sanzang~" was far away, and Tang Yuan heard Li Huaili's voice coming.
Who is honest Tang Yuan was a little embarrassed to see Li Huaili, it was he who took Miss Li Ruhua to the Tang Mansion to force marriage, Tang Yuan was forced to become a monk out of desperation, and sat in the position of the abbot of Leiyin Temple. Tang Yuan secretly prayed that Li Ruhua would never appear, and now he was most afraid of seeing Li Ruhua.
Compared with Tang Yuan's embarrassment, Li Huaili was even more twisted, when his daughter went to someone's house to force marriage, but the people did not agree, and would rather be a monk than marry his daughter. It stands to reason that being a monk is just that, but I didn't expect to become a Buddha!
If it weren't for the fact that he was asking for help now, Li Huaili would not want to see Tang Yuan when he was killed. Li Huaili sighed after looking at his daughter beside him, Li Ruhua heard that he came to find Tang Yuan, so she wanted to come with her, I hope she won't be bad after seeing Tang Yuan!
"Mrs. Li is too guarded, Miss Li, the poor monk is polite. After all, Tang Yuan was the abbot of Leiyin Temple, and smiled at Li Huaili and Li Ruhua.
"Master Sanzang, the official has returned the salute. After all, Li Huaili is a big member of the party, and he still has the city government in his heart, although his heart is extremely awkward at this time, he still salutes Tang Yuan with the same face.
"I don't know why Li Taishou came to my Leiyin Temple?" Tang Yuan was a little uneasy under Li Ruhua's resentful gaze, and asked directly to the point.
"I have heard that the Bodhi Treasure Tree in your temple bears Buddha fruits, I have never heard of such strange things, I wonder if you can let me see it?" Li Huaili did not hide it, and directly stated the purpose of coming to Leiyin Temple.
"Li Taishou wants to see the Buddha Fruit?" Tang Yuan hesitated.
"Yes, isn't that possible?" asked Li Huaili.
"Although the Buddha fruit is very rare, it can still be seen, Li Taishou came with me. Tang Yuan was a little unsure of Li Huaili's purpose, but he couldn't prevent him from seeing him, so he had to lead him to the Buddha hall of the Daxiong Treasure Hall.
Walking to the front of the Buddha hall, Li Huaili didn't speak after seeing the lifelike Bodhi Buddha fruit, and after a long time, he turned to Tang Yuan and said, "It's really a true Buddha!"
Tang Yuan squinted his eyes slightly and did not answer, Li Huaili must have something to say below, Tang Yuancai did not believe that Li Huaili came to Leiyin Temple to express his sigh.
Sure enough, Li Huaili continued: "Today's court is unstable and evil, and there are people who want to do bad things to spread the news that the world is going to be in chaos. After seeing such auspicious things as the Bodhi Buddha fruit today, I realized that this world is still the world of my Great Jin, and the saying of chaos is purely a rumor!"
Tang Yuan still didn't speak, he was not an official of the imperial court, so it was better to talk less about this kind of thing.
"Master Sanzang has a request, I wonder if I can offer this Bodhi Buddha fruit to the current emperor?" Li Huaili asked Tang Yuan.
"Why is this?" Tang Yuan was not surprised, and replied lightly, "The Great Jin Dynasty occupies the entire continent and owns Kyushu, bordering the sea in the east and Kunlun in the west, the island in the south and the grassland in the north. The Great Jin Dynasty is so extensive, and there are countless genius treasures, why do you want the Bodhi Buddha Fruit of my Leiyin Temple?"
"Well, it's a long story. Li Huaili sighed and said, "The emperor has lived for nearly two hundred years now, and he sees that his days are short and the crown prince is still young. The princes below all hold military power, and they want to compete for the throne when they see that the prince is young. ā
"Therefore, the ministers want to extend the life of the saint, at least until the prince becomes an adult, otherwise if the emperor returns to heaven and the Great Jin will be in chaos. The kings will inevitably wage war in order to compete for the throne, and then the lives will be ruined!"
Li Huaili continued, "I think that the Bodhi Buddha fruit is a true Buddha's thing, and I think it will be able to extend the life of the emperor so that my Dajin can continue to be stable." Therefore, I also ask Master Sanzang to think about the people of the world and offer Buddha fruits to the emperor!"
Tang Yuan lowered his head and pondered, he was not surprised that the Great Jin Emperor Sima Yao had lived for two hundred years, because according to the system, the emperors of the Great Jin Dynasty had a true dragon body protector, and this true dragon qi was known as the world's first body protector true qi.
I heard that Sima Yue, the king of Shu in the Great Jin Dynasty, did a lot of evil, and often robbed beautiful people to his palace. There was a disciple of the Shushan Sword Sect who couldn't get used to it and went to assassinate him, who knew that the Shushan disciple didn't even break the body protection dragon qi of the King of Shu after using the human sword to unite with him.
You must know that the King of Shu is only the fifteenth grandson of the current emperor, and the body protection dragon qi on his body is not pure, but in this way, he still blocked the sword integration technique of the Shushan Sword Sect.
It is said that the current emperor Sima Yao's body protection true dragon can block any attack in the world, including the Dugu Sword Saint of Shushan. With such a body protector true dragon in his body, it is not surprising that Tang Yuan can live to be two hundred years old for Sima Yao.
"Then why didn't the emperor appoint the eldest prince as the crown prince, and set up an adult child as the crown prince?" Tang Yuan said to Li Huaili in confusion, "Besides, the elixirs in the world that prolong life should be in the Danding Sect of the Daomen, why do you want the Bodhi fruit of the poor monk?"
"Because the crown prince is the emperor's great-great-great-grandson, the other princes are all collaterals, of course, they can't be established as princes. Li Huaili explained, "As for the Danding Sect, their pills are in conflict with the body protection dragon qi on the emperor's body, and they can no longer take it." ā
"So, please, Master Sanzang!" Li Huaili bowed deeply to Tang Yuan, "Just offer the Bodhi Buddha fruit to the emperor!"
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