The Dharma Sea of ​​the Green Snake

Chapter 576
"Is it almost the Lantern Festival?"

After a short period of excitement, Wen Wende, like Xiaoqing, soon realized what this meant.

In fact, this is the first "Spring Festival" that Pei Wende left Weishan and Zen Master Lingyou after coming to this era.

At this time in previous years, Pei Wende would make various preparations in advance, so that the entire Tongqing Temple would be filled with festive atmosphere and excitement.

As a result, I completely forgot about this matter this time, and spent most of the "Spring Festival" during the retreat.

"I don't know how Master is doing recently!"

Suddenly thinking of Zen Master Lingyou who was still in Tongqing Temple, Pei Wende's tone became a little lower.

Although today's Tongqing Temple is no longer the ruined temple it used to be, both the villagers at the foot of the mountain and the pilgrims from Tanzhou will offer incense and pray for blessings during this time.

No matter how bad it was, the three brothers Zhang Chusheng and Li Mao who were with Zen Master Lingyou would not make him feel lonely, but Pei Wende still felt an inexplicable sadness.

Confucius once said that parents do not travel far away.

But in turn, if you don't have relatives and friends around you, the so-called festivals are not much special than usual.

Just like this time, if it wasn't for the reminder of the elder Zou Qiwu, Pei Wende might not realize what he missed until the Lantern Festival passed.

"You don't have to worry about Zen Master."

"Some time ago, I deliberately asked someone to leave the official road station and brought him your news."

He nonchalantly told a fact that was enough to put ordinary people in prison, and Zou Qiwu's financial resources and wrists were fully exposed at this moment.

"I reckon that he should have received this message before you left the customs, so he must be very happy now."

At this point in the topic, Zou Qiwu suddenly paused, and said another news that surprised Pei Wende.

"Also, don't you want to find your senior brother?"

"I have also collected some news about him recently. I believe you will be shocked by his experience during this time."

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As early as the first day of returning to Chang'an, Zou Qiwu was consciously inquiring about the news of Monk Huiji.

After all, although Zou Qiwu didn't know why Pei Wende decided to leave Tanzhou, he must have something to do with the monk Huiji who had already come to Chang'an.

What Zou Qiwu never expected was that what Monk Huiji did in Chang'an was far more exaggerated than he imagined.

Because during the time that Monk Huiji was in Chang'an, he had already become the central figure stirring up the situation.

Not to mention professionals who are interested in investigating, even ordinary people know a thing or two.

In the first few days before arriving in Chang'an, Huiji just stayed in a small temple in Chang'an Shiwai, just like other wandering monks who came to Chang'an.

However, after only resting for a few days, Huiji took the initiative to go to the famous Ci'en Temple, threatening to borrow the Mahayana scriptures left by Master Xuanzang.

As the ancestral home of the "Consciousness-Wei School" and the temple where Master Xuanzang translated scriptures and spread Buddhism during his lifetime, it is naturally impossible for Ci'en Temple to agree to Huiji's unreasonable request.

However, Huiji dared to come to the door to make such a request, so she was naturally prepared.

From debating scriptures to fighting methods, from literary fighting to martial fighting...

Relying on her excellent eloquence and supernatural powers, Huiji forcibly "punched through" the gate of Ci'en Temple and forcibly borrowed the Mahayana scriptures left by Master Xuanzang.

It was also at that time that everyone knew that Huiji was actually a direct disciple of the famous "Mad Monk Lingyou" more than 20 years ago.

In the struggle to encircle and suppress the mad monk, although the main forces were the Taoist sects of Zhongnan Mountain and the officials of Qin Tianjian.

But if it is said that there is no participation of Buddhism and other three religions and nine streams, let alone Hui Ji doesn't believe it, I'm afraid even they themselves won't believe it.

After all, Lingyou won the true biography of Zen Master Huaihai back then, and intended to re-establish the Baizhang Qingrui and rectify various bad practices and ethos of Buddhism, which also dealt a huge blow to Buddhism.

In the end, Lingyou had to leave Chang'an alone and had no choice but to hide in Tongqing Temple in Weishan from then on.

From this point of view, Huiji's grand invasion of the Ci'en Temple and the borrowing of Mahayana scriptures may not have the idea of ​​venting his anger for Zen Master Lingyou back then.

In the next few days, Hui Ji's actions proved this point to everyone.

After successfully discrediting the Ci'en Temple, Hui Ji opened an altar and preached in the small temple he was affiliated with, promoting his ideas and Buddhist teachings to all passers-by.

Different from the debates and bickering of ordinary monks, Huiji did not quote any hidden Zen principles or Buddhist scriptures when he opened the altar, but explained various truths in the simplest and most straightforward tone.

From the impact of the four seasons weather on crops, to the promotion of the circulation of goods to the economy, to the impact of the imperial examination on traditional clans, and even the evolution of various schools of thought...

Huiji's teachings cover a wide range of areas and tricky thinking angles, which are simply unprecedented, and there are very few comers afterward.

What shocked the court most was that Hui Ji did not even shy away from his "prediction" of the end of the dynasty during his sermon.

In his words at the time, the ancient dynasties began with the land and will end with the land.

Due to the serious land annexation in today's Tang Dynasty, the people living at the bottom have lost the basic conditions for living.

The current plan is to use foreign troops, expand, and grab more land to delay the end of the dynasty.

Either clear up land mergers from top to bottom, and let the people at the bottom have the basic conditions for living again.

If not, a famine or a flood can cause the common people to rise up and reincarnate a new dynasty.

By that time, starvation and death will no longer be just a simple adjective.

As a result, it is conceivable that Huiji's statement put almost all those with vested interests on the opposite side of the common people, which immediately led to the suppression of the court.

It's just that how much of this suppression is anger at Huiji's boldness, and how much is panic at Huiji's prophecy, I'm afraid only they know.

Anyway, the final result is that Hui Ji is called "evil monk" by the officials, and everyone who sees him is ordered to be wanted and hunted down.

However, Huiji is a strong practitioner of the Dharma that "understands all omissions".

As long as Hui Ji thought about it, no one could find his whereabouts, let alone bring him to justice.

And Zhao Guizhen, the only national teacher who had the possibility to capture Huiji, never made a move for unknown reasons.

—Recommendation ticket—/—Monthly ticket—

(End of this chapter)