Chunyang First Headmaster

Chapter 648
The head of Nagarshuyuan saw that the Zen master didn't know the real intention of Taoist Xuanguan, and was so agitated by his few words that he lost his Zen mind. He immediately proposed to gamble at the water and land meeting, Taoist Xuanguan immediately agreed, and Chenghui smiled bitterly. But also helpless.

Back at the Huasheng Temple where the order was settled, Zen Master Chenghui smiled wryly and said, "Nephew, you have fallen into Taoist Xuanguan's trap!"

Seeing that the Zen master was puzzled, he asked, "Dare to ask Master, that Xuanguan Daoist is so rude, bluntly saying that we are arrogant, and peeking at his Taoist heroes, how can we weaken our momentum? How can we fall into the trap?" ?”

Zen Master Chenghui sighed: "We have worked so hard to come to the imperial city to persuade the king to hold a water and land meeting. Why do we come here? Competing for Taoism is the essence. Now that Taoist Xuanguan is making trouble, who cares about our water and land meeting Everyone is busy watching the excitement of the martial arts competition, who cares about the most important principles of Buddhism displayed in our land and water conference? Who will reveal the Buddha's nature and be introduced into Buddhism? And which king or minister will be under our command? Dear, take refuge in my Buddha?"

Seeing the Zen master's complexion changed drastically after some words, he paused and said, "No, I fell into the trick of that Taoist priest Xuanguan!"

Zen Master Chenghui smiled wryly and said: "Now the abbot's plan has been ruined in sevens and eighties. The only way to win the round is to see this martial arts competition..."

Seeing that the Zen master gritted his teeth with hatred, he said angrily, "Xuanguan is deceiving people too much! This poor monk wrote a letter to invite Buddhist masters to come, and he must compete with him in the ring!"

Zen Master Chenghui hesitated for a moment, then nodded slowly, "Now it's just like this..."

Not to mention how Zen master Mingjian contacted the masters of Buddhism all over the world, Zen master Chenghui only pays attention to the actions of Taoist Xuanguan every day, seeing pigeons flying away from the Taoist temple, and hearing that many masters of Taoism have left the mountain one after another. Only then secretly relieved.

"The plan of the abbot has mostly come to nothing now. If you want to gain the upper hand in the Taoist sect, it depends on the ring battle this time!"

Zen Master Mingjian was sent here because Zen Master Mingxing valued his ability to handle affairs. At this time, Zen Master Mingjian became ruthless and gathered countless monks to build a Zen couch, decorate merits and virtues, and arrange music.Nearly 49 monks from various monasteries all over the world were invited to come, and a total of [-] monks, big and small, were selected and assigned to the upper, middle, and lower halls.In front of all the Buddhas, all the objects are in order, and the heads are in order.On the fourth day of April this year, the Buddha's mother's birthday, which is a good day for the zodiac, in the Huasheng Temple outside the imperial city, a water and land meeting will be held on the [-]th day of July and July.That is to say, there is a petition, and the monarch and the relatives of the civil and military kingdoms will all attend the meeting and burn incense to listen to the lecture.

However, the Daoist sect has become much weaker. Although there are three or four thousand Taoist priests who have come to meet the appointment, most of them are young Taoists from various sects who have gone out to practice. The head of the sect came, which made Zen Master Chenghui feel more at ease.

In a blink of an eye, it is the fourth day of Jiaxu in April, a good time for Guimao.Emperor Jixi had already finished his court, and led civil and military officials, left the Golden Luan Palace in a phoenix chariot and a dragon chariot, and went to the temple to burn incense.

Ji Xi drove to the front of the temple, got out of the chariot, and led many officials to worship the Buddha and burn incense.After the third turn, I looked up and saw the banners and banners of Huasheng Temple fluttering, the treasure cover flying brightly, fairy flowers in vases, sandalwood burning in the furnace, and countless eminent monks chanting the scriptures, wishing to free their lonely souls from suffering.

The monarch paid homage to the golden body of the Buddha, visited the arhat, turned his head and saw the Zen master wearing cassock, with a solemn treasure, and said with a smile: "Since the Zen master is here, where is the real Xuanguan?"

Seeing Zen Master take a step forward, he said in a deep voice: "The altar must be opened first for the Water and Land Conference. Taoist Xuanguan probably doesn't want to see my Buddhist magic, so he hides behind. After the altar is opened, he will appear if he wants to!"

Ji Xi nodded and said with a smile: "Since that's the case, let me rest for a while, and call me to watch when the ring battle starts!"

Seeing that the Zen master couldn't help but look bitter, he secretly said: "After so much effort, I originally hoped that you could take a good look at the momentum of our Buddhist school. Now you are going to rest. Who will watch our performance?" After you have spoken, you can't go against it even if you know it clearly, so you put your palms together and say: "Your Majesty, do as you please!"

At that moment, Ji Xi was surrounded by servants and went back to Luanjia, where she went to the high platform to rest.As soon as the bell rang, Zen Master Mingyi, the head of Shaolin Xinchan Hall, came slowly from the east, holding a nine-ringed tin staff and wearing a brocade cassock, gathered [-] eminent monks, and came to the gate of Huasheng Temple to perform various wonderful scriptures.

This Zen master Mingyi is the younger brother of the abbot of Mingxing. He has intensively practiced the most important principles of Buddhism and is recognized as the number one Buddhist theory in the temple.As soon as he opened his mouth, there was a flash of golden light, and the lotus flower fluttered. He talked about "The Sutra of Surviving Life and Death", "An Bang Tian Bao Zhuan", and then proclaimed "The Scroll of Encouraging Xiu Gong".At this time, there were no less than tens of thousands of people in the audience, no matter how far or near they were, they could all hear clearly.

Zen Master Ming Yi's opening was originally an ethereal voice that lured people into Buddhahood.Who would have thought that Taoist Xuanguan wanted to sabotage Shaolin Temple's calculations, so he released the news of the martial arts competition early on.The countless people only listened to the scriptures for a while, and felt that the boss was impatient, and whispered to themselves: "When will the fight start..."

At first, it was just a few anxious villagers talking about it. After a long time, the voice of the discussion suddenly became louder. A fat and strong Qingpi couldn't hold back and shouted loudly: "The monk, what are you talking about? We are Those who come to watch the martial arts competition, who will be patient to listen to your lectures here?"

Zen Master Mingyi couldn't help being stunned, and continued to chant sutras in his mouth, but he was suspicious in his heart, and thought to himself: "Buddhism and Taoism compete for skill, what does it have to do with you? Could it be that what the younger brother said about the arena is to let the people watch the battle? "

But he didn't know that Taoist Xuanguan's intentions were extremely sinister. Buddhism hyped up the grand event of the Water and Land Conference, but he sent countless people to secretly publicize that the Water and Land Conference was a high-level martial arts competition.In the arena, there will be masters from the Buddhist sect showing their martial arts stunts-in this way, most of the people who really want to listen to the scriptures and worship the Buddha will not want to come, but those green-skinned ruffians who are brave and aggressive, come here one after another with cheers To watch the battle, you have to see how powerful the high-level "fighting" is.

Poor Ming sees that the Zen master is always high and high, how can he deal with Xuanguan Taoist's desperate plan?And Zen Master Chenghui has been in and out of high-ranking families for decades, and all he has met are high-ranking officials and dignitaries, and he has never encountered such methods!Unknowingly, the water and land meeting that Shaolin Temple had put in so much effort was abruptly reversed by Taoist Xuanguan and turned into a farce.

At first, one person shouted, then five or seven people shouted, and then dozens, hundreds, and thousands of people shouted in unison, to see the competition in the arena. Ming Yi's scriptures stopped, and all the monks on the stage changed together. They looked at Zen Master Mingjian who was in charge of the abbot in a daze.

Seeing that the Zen master was also at a loss, he turned his head and glanced at Luanjia, saw the bright yellow curtain move, and gritted his teeth and said: "Everyone wait a moment, the Taoists have not arrived yet—"

"Who said the Xuanmen has not arrived yet?"

A clear voice sounded, and there was an uproar in the crowd, and they all parted a main road. Taoist Xuanguan led hundreds of Taoists, and came slowly with a wide smile.

(End of this chapter)