Song Qiqiu didn't put the identity of Daoxi monk in his eyes, in his opinion, even if that Daoxi was filmed by a political enemy hidden in the shadows to spy on Chen Yuwen's accidental death, he would not care.

Killing Chen Yuwen was not because he was dissatisfied with his repeated confrontations in the court, but the person who wanted to kill him was actually not Song Qiqiu, but Li Yu sitting on the dragon chair, Song Qiqiu was just doing things for the emperor.

"You get up. Song Qiqiu didn't embarrass Song Ran anymore, and said lightly.

Song Ran saw that his father was no longer angry, so he stood up, and then asked, "Father, what should I do if I haven't caught that monk yet?"

Song Qiqiu pondered for a moment and said: "The emperor has been working hard to govern the country, and it took more than ten years to get the peace and stability that he is now. You went a little too far today, so you stayed at home and thought about it behind closed doors. ”

"But Daddy, you can't help but be a monk. Song Ran did not complain at all about his father's disposition, but reminded in a low voice.

Song Qiqiu smiled, "The world is peaceful, where will there be any little villains, today's matter, my father has suppressed the book of the city patrol division." It's just that Jinling Mansion has escaped a few Qin criminals, and now they have been arrested and brought to justice, so this matter will end here. ”

Although the emperor concentrated on making poems, after accompanying Xiao Zhou, he asked Song Qiqiu about state affairs, but if he knew that his son was good at destroying soldiers and horses, he would inevitably not be suspicious of himself. Now that the matter has come out, it is not appropriate to make any more fanfare, so it can only be suppressed immediately.

The people of the city patrol department went around, and after a day of trouble, there was no movement, and Zuihou Jinling Mansion came forward and issued a notice. It is said that there are Qin prisoners in the government prison who escaped, and the people and horses of the city patrol department cooperated with the arrest, and now the Qin prisoners have been punished, and Jinling City has returned to its former peace.

Daoxi only stayed in the Shouguan for one night, and when he saw that the turmoil had subsided, he planned to leave. First, there is no reason to stay, and second, it has been ten days since I left Tiantai Mountain, and if I don't go back, it will be difficult to explain to Yanshou.

Daoxi said goodbye to Jingchen, and walked down the mountain, and as soon as he arrived at the gate of the mountain, he bumped into the oracle of Li.

"Leaving?" asked Oracle, with a calm face.

"Hmm. Daoxi nodded.

Since the two of them were relatively speechless in the room last night, Dao Xi felt that this friendship had faded. He is the lord of a country with a noble status, and he is just a monk in the mountains, so there is really nothing to say.

Daoxi was not annoyed by the coldness of the oracle Li, but was a little embarrassed, it seemed that he had time to go to Taoshan for a walk, and he didn't know if the eldest brother Yin Amei still remembered the previous relationship.

Li Oracle was speechless, looking at Daoxi's departing figure, the more he looked at it, the more his heart hurt, in the past, he rushed to the big snake without hesitation, and then turned back to save himself The scene appeared in front of him, Li Oracle couldn't help it, and shed two lines of tears.

Since then, there may never be a chance to see each other again. She wiped the tears from her face, secretly made up her mind, and turned back to walk towards the temple.

Daoxi came out of Shouqian Guan, and after the weeping willow building, he originally wanted to take a stroll in Jinling City, and he ate something indiscriminately, so he left Jinling City and went straight to Tiantai Mountain.

Back on Tiantai Mountain, Daoxi was in a good mood. Although the shijie outside is wonderful, it is still not as quiet and peaceful as Tiantai Mountain, and there is no dispute with the world. Thinking of the master's longevity, he was a little weak-hearted, this time he was a little fierce, and he didn't know how the master would punish him.

Walk into the temple, but no one is seen, he is very curious, although the incense of Guoqing Temple is not as prosperous as Yongming Temple, but it is also one of the "five mountains and ten temples", the birthplace of Jingzong Tiantai Sect. Why is it so deserted today?

Dao Xi thought that after Yan Shou returned to Tiantai Mountain, he did not open a dojo to preach Buddhism, and he has been living in a simple place, and now in this situation, it seems that something big has happened in the temple. At that moment, he didn't dare to hesitate, and walked straight towards the longevity meditation room.

The Zen room of longevity is biased in the west corner, which is a very narrow courtyard, and it is the place where Master Deshao, the teacher of longevity, cultivated at the beginning. Before Daoxi entered the courtyard, he saw many monks of Guoqing Temple kneeling outside the courtyard, all of whom were reciting scriptures with solemn expressions. Daoxi has been in Guoqing Temple for five years, and he knows that the "Dizang Sutra" that they recite in their mouths is the "Dizang Sutra" of people who have passed away.

He was horrified, why were these monks reciting the "Dizang Sutra" outside their master's courtyard? Could it be that something had happened to the master? The more Daoxi thought about it, the more shocked he became, and he hurriedly rushed towards the courtyard.

As soon as I entered the courtyard, I saw three senior monks of the same generation as Yanshou of Guoqing Temple sitting in the courtyard, knocking on the wooden fish, and reciting the "Sutra of Death". And the senior brother Daofan, with a painful expression, stood at the door of the meditation room in a daze.

Dao Xi rushed into the house with an arrow step, only to see Yanshou sitting upright on the couch motionless, his face was as usual, but he was no longer alive, and beside him, there was still an unsewn haode monk's robe. Dao Fan "pounced" and knelt down all his life, he couldn't believe that the master who was still in good spirits when he secretly ran down the mountain had already returned to the west and left him at this moment.

The most painful thing for people is not the separation between life and death, but when life does not know death, death cannot be seen. Daoxi shed tears of remorse, hating why he was playful in the first place, and slipped down the mountain without permission, resulting in not even seeing his master Zuihou.

Looking at the monk's robe beside the master, Dao Xi felt even more guilty in his heart. Before I thought about leaving the mountain, I had been complaining about the monk's robe in front of the master for too long, and it turned out that the master had been thinking about himself all the time, and he was still sewing new monk's robes for himself until he died.

"Bang bang bang" Dao Xi used all his strength to kowtow desperately towards longevity, and kept knocking. Every time his forehead touched the ground, there was a muffled sound, and the blood on his forehead grew deeper and deeper.

"I'm sorry, master, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have gone down the mountain without permission, I shouldn't have listened to you, I shouldn't!"

"I should die, I should die, master, who should I listen to without you, master, don't die, you come back to life." The more he talked about overstepping, it was difficult to control his emotions, but he kept kowtowing all the time, and that jiashi was like a magic barrier.

Dao Fan saw that the little junior brother suddenly appeared, and he was still annoyed that he sneaked down the mountain and failed to see the master Zuihou, which can be seen that Dao Xi is like a crazy kowtow at this time, and he can't help but feel distressed. Crowded in front of Dao Xi, grabbed him and said: "Senior brother, you can't be like this, the master has passed away, and he is going to die in bliss, although it is a painful thing for you and me, but Master Yu is indeed a blessing in his life." ”

"Nonsense!" Dao Xi glanced at Dao Fan coldly with red eyes, then pushed him away violently, and then kowtowed.

"Senior brother, if you are messing around like this again, how can you purify the spirit of the master in the sky?" Dao Fan couldn't hold Dao Xi, so he lifted the heavenly longevity out.

"Master, the apprentice kowtows to you, please come back to life, the apprentice can't live without you, the apprentice is reluctant to let you go. ”

"You wait for a good stay, after I am extinguished, don't be sad and cry in the world, be questioned by others, and wear filial piety clothes, not my disciples, nor the Fa-rectification. But knowing from the heart, seeing from the nature, no movement and no stillness, no birth and no destruction, no going and no coming, nothing but nothing, no dwelling and no going. I am afraid that you and others will not be confused, and I will not intend to, so I will ask you again, so that you can see sex, and after I am destroyed, I will practice according to this, as if I am in the sun. If it violates my religion, it will be of no benefit to me even if I am alive. ”

The will of the sixth ancestor Huineng was left to Daoxi when he was sitting on the longevity. Yanshou knew that Daoxi's heart was not above cultivation, and he had no intention of becoming a monk. Although the testament of the six ancestors is the way to guide the practice of Zen disciples, it is the main purpose of seeing the heart and seeing nature.

Yanshou hopes that Daoxi will live according to his heart, and not for his own reasons, so he will stay in the temple and become a monk against his will. So I left this will to Dao Xi alone.

The longevity of the Daopan was carried out of the meditation room and then buried in a clay jar. The pottery jar is placed in the place where the monks passed away, and the body is filled with charcoal, firewood and other items, sealed and placed outdoors for seven days.

For seven days, the monks chanted the scriptures day and night, and Daoxi knelt beside the body of Yanshou in despair. He did not speak, did not eat or drink, and knelt for seven days. At first, the monks of Guoqing Temple came to persuade him, but he turned a deaf ear. Later, Daofan stopped the monk who persuaded him. He knew that the little junior brother was punishing himself, although it didn't make any sense, but only by doing so could Dao Xi's peace of mind.

If he's going to do it, let him do it. Dao Fan shook his head and stopped bringing him food. If he's hungry, he'll find it himself.

Seven days later, the abbot himself presided over a sit-down ceremony for the extension of life. Dao Xi looked at the firewood and grass under the abbot and ignited the tank, and his heart ached like a knife.

The fire burned brighter and brighter, until it engulfed the entire clay jar. After this fire, Dao Xi never saw the master again. The combination of sadness and guilt, as well as the insomnia for seven days, made Daoxi's body unbearable and fainted.

After the longevity of his life, the relics left behind, according to his life, part of them remained in the relics pagoda dedicated to the monks of the past dynasties in the Guoqing Temple, and the other part was taken by Daofan to Hangzhou Yongming Temple for placement. In Yanshou's heart, in addition to the Guoqing Temple, where he became a monk, Yongming Temple is his second hometown.

Although Daofan is a monk, he has always been very wooden, abiding by the precepts of Buddhism and practicing hard, but his Buddha nature is not very high. Without the extension of life, Dao Fan will be gone. Dao Fan knew that the master's arrangement was not only for Yongming Temple, but also for himself to make arrangements and find a place to go.

After settling the life-extending relics pagoda in Guoqing Temple, Daofan and Daoxi set off for Yongming Temple. Dao Fan wanted to go alone, but Dao Xi insisted on going with him. On the way, Dao Fan remembered the master's explanation before he died, so he said to Dao Xi: "Senior brother, before the master passed away, in addition to leaving the will of the six ancestors to you, there is one more thing left for you. ”

"Huh?" Dao Xi asked in surprise, "What is it?"

"The master wants you to go to Jinling Qixia Temple, and you will know if you are looking for Master Chengming. This is the letter that the master asked you to bring to Master Chengming. With that, Dao Fan took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Dao Xi.

Daoxi took the letter, looked at the familiar handwriting on the envelope, couldn't help but have a sour nose, and tears glistened in his eyes. The master is no longer there, but he still remembers his future path.