A knife in love

When Li Qiufeng was thinking about it, he only heard Mao Shusheng continue to say: "Monk Huiyuan has great wisdom in his heart. When Donglin Temple was built, the halls and pavilions were extremely ingenious, and they were in line with the surrounding terrain. It is not just a large-scale building. The temple is a fortress that is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is said that there is a mountain stream in front of Donglin Temple. If someone wants to harm Donglin Temple, as long as the monks in the temple guard the mountain stream, even if the enemy has thousands of troops, they will not be able to easily attack it. Attacked the mountain stream. Even if the enemy finally attacked the mountain stream, it would still be very difficult to enter the temple. Inside the gate of the temple is a pond with a stone bridge named Huxi Bridge. It is said that there are many The mechanism can kill people invisible. Once the mechanism is activated, the people on the bridge will be unable to escape. Either they will be killed by the mechanism, or they will fall into the pond and drown. The bridge was destroyed, cutting off the enemy's access to the temple. Monk Huiyuan put so much effort into building Donglin Temple because he was worried that one day the world would be in chaos, and rebels and robbers would attack Donglin Temple, so he built Donglin Temple into a strong fortress. It is used to protect the monks in the temple.

"Since the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Donglin Temple has been full of incense and famous in the south of the Yangtze River. During the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty Li Shimin granted it an addition, and named the temple Taiping Xinglong Temple, known as one of the eight famous Buddhist temples in the Central Plains. After that, the Tang Dynasty court Donglin Temple has always been very caring, and the local government also took a high look at Donglin Temple and helped Donglin Temple expand its scale. In the middle of the Tang Dynasty, there were more than [-] halls, towers, pavilions and pavilions in Donglin Temple. There are more than [-] volumes of scriptures in the pavilion, and there are about thousands of monks in the temple. The scale is huge, and it is known as the residence of thousands of monks.

"At the end of the Tang Dynasty, the world was in turmoil. Rebels and robbers swarmed up and burned, killed and looted everywhere. Donglin Temple had a great reputation and was naturally coveted by rebels and robbers. It suffered repeated fires. Although the temple was barely preserved, the halls and pavilions were extremely damaged. Many, the scale is not the same as that of the Tang Dynasty. Until Zhao Kuangyin established the Song Dynasty, the world began to be peaceful, Donglin Temple was revived, and the scale was larger than before. It is said that there are more than [-] halls and more than [-] monks. Lu You, a famous scholar in the Song Dynasty, once wrote an article called Youlu Mountain East Forest Records, saying that Donglin Temple is "the most magnificent in the world, even though the name of Fujian and Zhejiang cannot be captured". Later, the Tartars occupied the Central Plains, and Donglin Temple was finally destroyed by war. , is no longer what it used to be.”

When Mao Shusheng said this, he paused for a moment, and then continued: "I told many old things about Donglin Temple, that is because Donglin Temple has a deep relationship with White Lotus Sect. Monk Huiyuan founded the Lotus Society and preached the pure land. Buddhism, the number of disciples of the Lotus Society is almost 10, and their whereabouts are all over the world. Although there was no name of the White Lotus Sect at that time, the Lotus Society has become a major sect, not only second to none in the middle-earth jungle, but also in the officialdom and the rivers and lakes. A big force.

"In the middle of the Tang Dynasty, after the Anshi Rebellion, the Tang Dynasty turned from prosperity to decline. The royal family, nobles, officials, and common people were all terrified. There were many evil spirits in the world, evil spirits and heretics were rampant, and a catastrophe was just around the corner. When the end of the world , many celebrities reminisced about the legacy of the Wei and Jin Dynasties and sought a way to escape from the world. Donglin Temple, located in the dangerous place of Lushan Mountain, became a good place for these celebrities to escape the dangers of the world. Donglin Temple is the foundation of the Lotus Society. These celebrities entered Donglin Temple Seeing the essence of the Buddhist scriptures left by monk Huiyuan, they all admired the essence of the Buddhist scriptures and joined the lotus society one after another. When he visited Donglin Temple, he saw the prosperity of the lotus society with his own eyes. He admired it very much. In his poem "Visiting Erlin Temple in Spring", he wrote, "If you get off your horse and enter Erlin Temple, it's easy to enter. In the morning, you will be an official of the government, and in the evening, you will be a guest of Lingshan Mountain." The body is free and easy to wander, and the official is not tied. There are 18 people in Burma, and they are the same in ancient and modern times.

"The 18 people mentioned in Bai Juyi's poem are the eighteen sages of the Lianshe, and the head of the sages is the monk Huiyuan. The eighteen sages of the Lianshe are all well-known celebrities who play an important role in the officialdom and the people. It can be seen from this that the lotus The prestige of the society was growing, and its influence was not limited to the jungle temple, but also extended to the government and the people. Later, another famous scholar Cao Fen went to Donglin Temple and wrote a poem about going to Donglin Temple. There is a white lotus left on the pond. The dust net knows that it is bound, and it is necessary to ride a horse to escape Linquan. The word Bailian in this poem refers to the lotus society. It can be seen that after the middle of the Tang Dynasty, some people have called the lotus society the white lotus society .

"However, during the Tang Dynasty, although the Lotus Society was very powerful, it did not gather to form a sect, let alone a Buddhist sect. It could only be said to be a school that gathered eminent Buddhist monks and Confucian scholars. The oppression of the people was extremely cruel, and the life of the common people was very difficult. They could only worship Buddha and pray for the blessing of the gods and Buddhas so that they and their families could survive. At that time, the lotus society was already known as the Bailian society. The support of the common people. The White Lotus Society, which was originally sought after by scribes and officials, began to accept the common people, and its power became stronger. The leaders of the White Lotus Society are no longer satisfied with being respected as Buddhist monks, but plan to use the huge Bailian Society community power, and compete with the Zhao Song royal family for the world."

Murong Danyan couldn't bear hearing what Mao Scholar said, and rushed to say: "I'm afraid the owner's words are not true. Zhao Kuangyin, the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty, was a rare good emperor in all dynasties. There are many famous ministers and generals, such as Kou Zhun, Bao Gong, generals of the Yang family, generals of the Hu family, and Grandpa Yue. They are all good officials for the country and the people. It's a lie, not enough to be believed."

After Murong Danyan finished speaking, he fixed his eyes on Mao Shusheng, his eyes were like knives.Rao Shusheng Mao, as the owner of a village, was arrogant and domineering on weekdays, but now he was stared at by Murong Danyan's sharp eyes, his heart was pounding, and he couldn't speak for a while.Li Qiufeng secretly thought that Miss Murong was smart, but she didn't read much about history books, and she mostly heard about those old stories from storytellers, many of them were false.In fact, during the Song Dynasty, the lives of ordinary people were indeed difficult.My master and I lived in seclusion in Sichuan, and we often heard local people talk about the past.It is said that regardless of the Northern Song Dynasty or the Southern Song Dynasty, the imperial court expropriated and extorted the people in central Shu, and the oppression was extremely cruel.The people in central Shu were not reconciled to being oppressed by the government, and they revolted against the government many times. During the 300 years of the Song and Song Dynasties, they never stopped.Even when Qin Shihuang, Sui Yang Emperor Yang Guang and other tyrants were in power, the people in central Shu did not revolt as many times as they did during the Song Dynasty.

When Li Qiufeng was thinking, he only heard Murong Danyan say triumphantly: "Master Mao Zhuang has lived in Fusang country for a long time, and he doesn't know the situation in the upper country of Middle Earth.