A knife in love

Ye Fengchun sneered when Mao Scholar said this, turned to Monk Tonghai and said, "Monk, it's a pity that you were born at an untimely time! If you were born in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, you must be a majestic and majestic overlord who responds to everyone's wishes and speaks the same words. We can only look up to the great monk and ask the great monk for protection, so that our lives will be safe."

Mao Shusheng and Monk Tonghai heard Ye Fengchun's words were full of sarcasm and ridicule, they were puzzled, wondering why Ye Fengchun was so rude to Monk Tonghai.Li Qiufeng was clear-eyed in his heart, knowing that monk Tonghai had just moved his chair to the top to ask Scholar Mao to sit down, and unintentionally made Ye Fengchun become the next prime minister's companion, and he had offended Ye Fengchun.Li Qiufeng saw that Shusheng Mao and Monk Tonghai were puzzled, but Ye Fengchun's eyes were full of murderous intent. He thought to himself that this person came to Fusang country alone, worked hard for more than ten years, and became a rich man with a lot of money. Guo can enjoy both black and white dishes, so he naturally has extraordinary skills.This vicious and murderous aura alone is rare.Monk Tonghai probably did it unintentionally just now, but he offended Ye Fengchun severely, and he is afraid that there will be endless troubles.

When Li Qiufeng was thinking about it, Monk Tonghai smiled awkwardly, and said in his mouth: "The shopkeeper Ye Da is just joking. How can a poor monk dare to be the overlord of a party? Let alone born in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, even if the poor monk was born in Liang who worships Buddhism. When Emperor Wu Xiao Yan was in power, he never dared to be arrogant and domineering. The poor monk only wanted a small temple to settle down and serve the Buddha in peace, and he was satisfied, and he never dared to have the slightest idea of ​​violating the teachings of Buddhism."

Ye Fengchun listened to Monk Tong Hai's words, and felt disdainful in his heart, thinking to himself, if you, a bald donkey, really worshiped the Buddha, how could you participate in the internal strife between Mao Shusheng and Pu Ben's nephew?This bald donkey speaks beautifully, but he is actually a treacherous person who is keen on fame and fortune.Hmph, one day I will take over the White Lotus Villa, and your happy life as a bald donkey will come to an end.When the time comes, I will skin you and cramp you, let's see if you dare to disrespect me, a bald donkey!

Thinking of this, Ye Fengchun was about to ridicule Monk Tonghai, but Mao Shusheng was afraid that there would be a rift between the two, so he hurriedly said: "Master Tonghai is a monk of my Mao family. It's a mundane matter. Shopkeeper Ye Da was just making a joke, so the master will naturally not take it to heart."

Ye Fengchun saw that Mao Shusheng came forward to speak for Monk Tonghai. Although he was not convinced, he knew that Li Qiufeng wanted to find out the secrets of Bailian Villa.Thinking of this, Ye Fengchun laughed aloud, and said in his mouth: "The owner of the village is very right. Ye admires Master Tonghai very much. He thinks that if the master was born in a dynasty where Buddhism flourished, he must be a generation of virtuous and eminent monks. Absolutely no sense of humor."

After listening to Ye Fengchun's words, Monk Tonghai folded his hands together, not even daring to speak.Seeing that Ye Fengchun was no longer entangled with Monk Tonghai, Mao Shusheng finally breathed a sigh of relief, and talked and laughed with Ye Fengchun a few more words, and then continued: "Eastern Jin royal family, nobles, officials, big and small, and common people worshiped Buddha wholeheartedly. Buddhism flourished. There are many famous monks. Among them is an eminent monk named Huiyuan who is very famous. Everyone from the royal family to the Li people respects him very much.

"Monk Huiyuan is not only proficient in Buddhism, but also knows everything about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Therefore, many celebrities at that time were proud to associate with him. , Hermits, and wealthy businessmen made friends, and became more and more famous. Later, when he went to Lushan Mountain in Jiangxi Province, he saw a piece of land at the northern foot of Lushan Mountain with excellent geomantic omen, and he liked it. It is said that this piece of land is located in the east of the West Forest of Lushan Mountain, and Xianglu Peak in the south. Adjacent to the peaks of Tianchi Lake in the west, leaning on Fenshui Ridge and Donglin Mountain in the north, it can be said to be a treasure land of excellent geomantic omen. Monk Huiyuan built a thatched hut here, chanting scriptures and worshiping Buddha every day, very pious.

"The news of Monk Huiyuan's arrival in Lushan soon spread. Officials, eminent monks, celebrities, wealthy businessmen and ordinary people who believed in Buddhism from all over Jiangxi rushed to Lushan to pay homage to Monk Huiyuan. All of a sudden, the northern foot of Lushan There was a lot of people, and it was very lively. Many people built houses around the thatched hut where Monk Huiyuan lived, and served near Monk Huiyuan every day, and they should follow Monk Huiyuan to sincerely worship the Buddha and seek the right fruit."

Murong Danyan was quite disdainful when he heard Mao Shusheng's story about Monk Huiyuan, and thought to himself that his father once said that Buddhism pays attention to karma, and in fact it makes people want to do good and not to do evil.If you are a great virtuous and eminent monk, you have no worries, and you will never be greedy for the prosperity of the world of mortals, and often hide in inaccessible places to practice penance.Monk Huiyuan practiced with great fanfare in Lushan Mountain, and he made it clear that he was trying to gain fame and reputation, and his heart was not sincere.It's ridiculous that Mao Shusheng's eyes lit up when he told the deeds of monk Huiyuan, and he admired monk Huiyuan so much. It can be seen that this person is short-sighted and not a wise man.

When Murong Danyan was thinking, he only heard Mao Shusheng continue: "The news that monk Huiyuan was practicing in Lushan reached the ears of Huan Yi, the governor of Jiangzhou. He immediately rushed to Lushan to talk about Buddhism and Taoism with monk Huiyuan. It was a match. Huan Yi asked Huiyuan to live in Lushan Mountain, and educate the common people to be good. Huiyuan saw that Huan Yi was sincere, so he nodded and agreed. Huan Yi paid a lot of money to build a thatched hut in Huiyuan A large-scale temple was built, and the name of the temple was Donglin Temple. Monk Huiyuan became the head monk of Donglin Temple and accepted many disciples. One of the famous monasteries.

"Monk Huiyuan presided over the Buddhist affairs of Donglin Temple. Many famous monks from other monasteries came here and begged Master Huiyuan to accept him as a disciple. Monk Huiyuan was unwilling to offend the abbots and abbots of other temples, and dared not easily agree to monks from other temples. Everyone is welcome. In order to appease these monks from other temples, monk Huiyuan founded the Lotus Society in Donglin Temple, which greatly promoted the style of Pure Land Buddhism. As the head monk of the Lotus Society, he opened an altar to lecture in Donglin Temple, writing the essence of Buddhism in hand, All listeners admire him. For more than [-] years, countless believers have been disciples of the Lian Society. At that time, some disciples of the Lian Society went to Fusang and passed the Pure Land Buddhism taught by the monk Huiyuan to Fusang. Today, Fusang The two major sects of Buddhism in the country, the Pure Land Sect and the Pure Land Zhenzong, still regard Lushan Donglin Temple as their ancestral court, and respect Monk Huiyuan as their ancestor."

Li Qiufeng listened to Mao Shusheng's story about Monk Huiyuan, but he didn't pay attention to it at the beginning. When Mao Shusheng mentioned the Lotus Society, he thought to himself that this place is called Bailian Villa. Lotus Club.Be it the White Lotus Villa, the White Lotus Sect or the Lotus Society, they all carry the word "Lian".Scholar Mao definitely didn't just talk about it casually, I'm afraid the word "lotus" has a lot to say.