Those years of farming in the mountains

Guangwen Temple does not have a good reputation outside, but it has a bad reputation in Bingzhou, especially in Chongren County, where there are many deeds spread and widely known.

A few years ago, Master Kong'an, a bitter camel monk from Dahua Temple, came from afar and stayed in the courtyard of Jia's family, a rich man in the city, for five days.During the five days, the guests enjoyed themselves.I don't know what kind of Dharma this master preached to Jia's family. When everyone saw Kong'an came out, they went straight to Xiaobao Mountain outside the city.

"The world is like a sea of ​​bitterness, and one cannot cross the Buddha."

The compassionate Kong An said so.He folded his hands and sat cross-legged on a rocky mountain, muttering to himself.

"The ancient Buddha sat in the pure land and talked about glass and precious sand. The colorless monk said that Guangguang Lulu can't go away, and you can't go. Love, hatred and sorrow are always hard to get rid of..."

There are so many vulgar and stupid people in the world, so Kongan recited the scriptures and righteousness, so he wanted to build a temple in Chongren to convey the meaning of the ancient Buddha and cross the good and evil ordinary people.

At first, it was just a publicity of Buddhism that can be seen in the land of Northern Qi. Seventeen or eighteen people gathered in front of the stone mountain. Even the merchants shook their heads when they saw it, calling it simple and not a formal Buddhist ceremony.

An endless proclamation came to an end amidst roaring laughter, everyone didn't notice any difference, they dispersed after seeing the excitement, as for what Kong An said, it seemed to them that it was just a delusional joke.

Where does the money come from to build a temple?Where did it come from?How to build it?
Which organization is Lifu, masons, and carpenters, and how are they scheduled?
With one's own power out of thin air, everyone can't say they don't like it, right? It's just a joke after dinner.

Then, the Jia family stood up.

That old master Jia held the hand of the bitter camel monk, with a look of painstaking efforts, and suddenly took out most of his savings, ancient paintings were exchanged, treasures were sold cheaply, and finally pulled out a full dozen carts of money. , and also publicized it, using various means to gather enough craftsmen.

Human and financial resources are sufficient, and there is only one official document to recognize the temple built by Kong'an.

The Jia family, which started as a trading firm, didn't contribute much in this regard, but another family took the initiative to clear the way for it.

Three months later, the temple was finally completed at a cost of countless money. It was located on Xiaobao Mountain less than ten miles away from Chongren City.

A resplendent and magnificent temple stands tall.

This is Guangwen Temple.

"The repair is indeed rich."

It's not bad for money at first glance.

On Xiaobao Mountain, Chen Yu floated in the clouds, and cast his eyes generously, covering the entire temple, including several miles in front of the mountain and behind the mountain.

After all, it has only been newly built for ten years, and everything has not faded.

He could see clearly that the walls of the temple courtyard were apricot yellow, and there was a ginkgo tree stretching inside. The early spring had just arrived, and now it was sprouting buds and rustling in the wind, looking full of vitality.

The main hall is patchwork, with tiles on both sides of the silver gray roof, which are of high quality.

Chen Yu admired the scenery for a while, and saw four or five young monks dressed in bright yellow walking around the temple. The oldest was no more than fourteen years old. Looking into the hall, there were two or three monks in brown robes reciting scriptures .

The pilgrims who went up the mountain were greeted by the monks to the side hall, where more than [-] statues of different sizes were enshrined. The first two statues are tall and slender.

The shapes are different, and the postures of the Buddhas are lifelike.

Apparently these statues took a lot of thought.

He let go of his perception, sank into the inside and outside of Guangwen Temple, and penetrated even the foot of the ginkgo tree. He was clean, and found that there was no trace of "monk without way" as in the story.

Due to the antipathy between Buddhism and Taoism, most Taoists in the Southern Dynasties did not like this school and seldom talked about it.Ordinary people know very little about it, they only know that there is such a thing, but they don't know exactly what it is.

In this way, the rumors circulating in the Northland will inevitably be distorted and misrepresented.When he was in Daliang, he had heard more than once about Buddhism from other people's mouths, exhausting people's imagination, either admiring or despising, and he was very curious.

When he came, he heard a farmer say that people in Buddhism wear a mask of human skin, and they are demons descending from heaven, gluttonous and cannibalistic, saying that His Royal Highness Mahavira buried countless bones.

Most of the rumors in the market are like this, and it is not surprising that there are some remarks in the rumors.

Chen Yu turned around, looked away, and went straight to the Buddhist scripture hall in the temple.

Guangwen Temple is not big, and it has been supported by several big families in Chongren County for ten years, and it is fighting fiercely with the local Taoists. This group of monks who don't shave their hair is even more powerful. The external kung fu is much stronger than the external kung fu of Taoism and martial arts schools, not to mention that Kong'an comes from Dahua Temple, and its inheritance is far more detailed and subtle than the local sects.For example, as soon as the Jinzhong Wubai Gong and Fuhu Capture Hands came out, it caused a sensation in the Chongren Jianghu, and many Jianghu forces gradually moved closer to him.

At the very least, they have also become sitting on the fence, no longer partial to the faction, and do not want to get involved in the dispute between Shi Tao and Taoism.

"These external skills are indeed partly different from the martial arts of Liang and Qi."

In the scripture hall, a locked drawer had been quietly opened. Chen Yu took out a futon, dangling in the air, and sat on it by himself. Two steps away was an old monk with white eyebrows.

There is also a little novice who cleans and takes care of.The old monk meditated, his mouth trembling, accompanied by the sound of the rustling broom sweeping, which set off the tranquility of the hall.

The two of them couldn't see Chen Yu above, but he was already immersed in the Buddhist scriptures.

The three of them do their own things without interfering with each other.

……

The situation in Chongren was not complicated. King Xing, who came from Bingzhou, wanted to win over various local forces. Even if he couldn't succeed, at least he could help himself, or he could manage some more connections, so that he could easily enter and leave the court in the future.

Buddhism came for preaching, to help the people of the world, and even the clause of not serving the government has been blurred from the scriptures, so naturally it will not resist.

As for the Daomen...no one cares, or because the Daomen is too large, King Xing doesn't think his actions can touch this behemoth—before the founding of Daqi, and even before the Great Zhao Dynasty, Daomen had already taken root in this land .

The roots are deep and the leaves are luxuriant.

"There is a high probability that the two leaders will not care about a mere state, and it is even more unfounded to worry about attracting a group of Daoist sects from all over the world to attack them."

Of course, wooing Buddhism does not mean that King Xing gave up the way of Taoism.

As an idle prince with considerable experience in restraining his edge, he naturally knows how risky it is to walk on one leg, not to mention that he is not on which side to stand. Now it seems to have done a game, but in fact it has not broken through the limit.

"In two days, let Yun'er go to Fengyang Temple, and bring a few female family members, just to pray for Bingzhou... Remember to bring more perennial herbs, gold and silver are too vulgar."

In Prince Xing's Mansion, the middle-aged prince who returned to his home gave orders, turned around and walked to the inner room. At the same time, he was thinking about the necessity of inviting Buddhists from Bingzhou to hold a meditation ceremony.

Immediately, he seemed to think of something, and he couldn't help shaking his head slightly and sighing.

It's a pity that with the help of him and the imperial court, although the two sects of Buddhism and Taoism have not broken their skins, they have reached a situation where they will never communicate with each other—otherwise King Xing really wants to hold a Bingzhou Dajiao next to the Chan Chan Dharma Conference. How lively!

Looking back, his eyes were flickering.

At this moment, I have to make more troubles on my own three-acre land. Whether it is Buddhism or Taoism, it is the best to make troubles. It can not only manage one or two, but also show the court that energy is involved, and there is no way to mess up Got it.

Don't worry.