Mixed with salted fish in Hongwudang

Chapter 537 Old Zhu's family's care has gone bad!
The news of Zhu Yunxi's visit to Tathagata Temple quickly spread. It's not that Jin Yiwei's secrecy work was not in place. It's really that the emperor's grandson traveled too much, and it was impossible not to let people know.

After Zhu Yunxi left, Yuanjue and Faming from Mount Wutai came over wearing cassocks and bowed to the Buddha statue that resembled Lao Zhu with clasped hands.Behind the two, Ming Yuan, the abbot of Qingliang Temple, took a step behind and followed the example of the two, bowing to the Buddha statue in salute.

In principle, he, the abbot of Qingliang Temple, is not qualified to participate in such grand Buddhist events.

However, because he is the initiator, and Qingliang Temple is located in the capital, he has the opportunity to sing on the same stage with the two bigwigs.

After the three of them worshiped the Buddha statue, Ming Yuan, the abbot of Qingliang Temple, asked a little sadly.

"Two senior brothers, dare to ask how the current situation should be?"

Yuanjue asked with a slight smile upon hearing the words.

"What is the situation today?"

"The emperor's grandson just came here. If the emperor's grandson is not happy, or if he sees our plan, how should we respond?"

Hearing this, Fa Ming laughed and said.

"Junior Brother Mingyuan, your worry is obviously unnecessary. What we are doing is an upright conspiracy, and even if the emperor finds out, he can't break the situation!"

"What's more, with the insight of the emperor's grandson, maybe he is still secretly happy in his heart, thinking that our Buddhist sect can handle things."

Mingyuan shook his head worriedly upon hearing this.

"The two senior brothers don't know something. The emperor's grandson is the most intelligent and alert person. Since he came here to observe, he must have guessed our thoughts."

"If he doesn't like us acting like this, he will definitely send someone to investigate. Once we find out, we will follow..."

As soon as Mingyuan said this, he was interrupted by Yuanjue and Fa Mingqi.

"Senior brother be careful!"

"The poor monk and your brother Fa Ming only know how to worship the Buddha with devotion, and never ask about common things. Your dealings with court officials and princes and ministers are your own business, and have nothing to do with the two of us!"

"Uh uh..."

Mingyuan was taken aback when he heard the words, then quickly understood, and bowed to the two of them apologetically.

"It's Junior Brother Meng Lang, please don't be offended by the two Senior Brothers!"

Seeing this, Fa Ming hurriedly spoke out to appease him.

"Mingyuan, you don't have to worry, as long as we fix the Buddha statue and finalize the reincarnation of His Majesty and Buddha, half of the game will be completed!"

"It will be too late even if the grandson of the emperor finds out by then, we have already used the royal family to create momentum."

"As for the rest, you just need to follow the steps."

"Whether it's a lack of money or people during this period, junior brother is free to speak up. We don't have many other things in Buddhism, but we have a lot of money!"

When Mingyuan heard what Faming said, he felt as if he had been reassured.He was really afraid that he would not be able to bear such a big responsibility. This incident was not only related to the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism, but also related to the rise and fall of Buddhism.

Once Buddhism fails to support Zhu Yunqi, they will not only suffer huge losses, but also have to bear the revenge from the current emperor grandson!
"There are two senior brothers who have said these words, and the junior brothers already know it in their hearts."

"It's just two senior brothers, you really don't want to go and see Zhu Yunqi, and check on the future Dharma king?"

The two looked at each other, then smiled slightly.

"The two of us have seen Zhu Yunqi a long time ago. Although Zhu Yunqi has the life of an emperor, he does not have the reality of an emperor. Even if he becomes an emperor by luck, I am afraid Guozuo will not last long."

"This……"

When Mingyuan heard this, he panicked on the spot. He was not as powerful as the two senior brothers. In his early years in the White Lotus Sect, he was mainly cheating and abducting.

Now that he heard that the two senior brothers were so unfavorable to Zhu Yunqi, his heart suddenly became flustered, and he felt that he had made a wrong bet.

"Senior brothers, since you are so disliked by Zhu Yunqi, why do you still..."

"You mean why we support you and let you bet on Zhu Yunqi?"

"Although Zhu Yunqi is not the Ming Lord, there is a Holy King in the land of Hebei!"

"Uh uh?"

"Dare to ask the two senior brothers, have you been in touch with the people from Hebei?"

Yuanjue interrupted Mingyuan's words again.

"Junior brother, just do what you should do, don't ask too much about other things, it's good for you and me!"

Mingyuan bowed deeply when he heard the words.

"Junior Brother understands!"

Jiming Temple in Beijing.

Yao Guangxiao was dressed in a black monk's robe, which seemed out of tune with the solemnity of the temple. He always felt that he was a black wolf mixed in with a herd of sheep.

This time he went to Beijing to congratulate with King Yan, but he did not follow King Yan into the palace, but stopped at Jiming Station.

Stopping with him was a secret army he personally trained. Although this army only had 300 people, it was the best candidate for the Yan Palace to be responsible for secret spying, assassination, bribery, and spreading rumors.

Yao Guangxiao was stationed in Jiming Temple and started busy planning, and contacted several eminent Buddhist monks, planning to make a bureau to include Zhu Yunxi.

"How is the construction of Tathagata Temple going?"

"Reporting to the master, the main building of the Zen Temple has been completed, and the golden body of the Buddha has also been roughly completed, and it will be available to the world soon."

"Has the grandson of the emperor ever been there?"

"Reporting to the master, the emperor's grandson went to see it this afternoon, but he didn't say anything, and there was no movement afterwards. He just heard from the people at Jinyiwei that the emperor's grandson ordered to investigate the cement problem of the Tathagata Temple."

"Oh?"

Yao Guangxiao showed a rare look of surprise when he heard the words.

"I really can't see that this kid is so calm!"

"It stands to reason that with the intelligence of the emperor's grandson, it shouldn't fail to see that this matter is a conspiracy of Buddhism!"

"He really didn't enter the palace to look for the old emperor?"

"Reporting to the master, according to the investigation of the brothers, the grandson of the emperor went straight back to the North Palace after he came out of the Tathagata Temple, and did not go to the palace to visit the old emperor."

"hiss……"

Yao Guangxiao couldn't help frowning when he heard this.

"It's a bit difficult to do so. It seems that we can only promote the second plan."

Three days later, the Tathagata Temple was built, and the people of the capital moved upon hearing the news, and soon tens of thousands of people gathered to watch.Even the officials and vassal kings in the capital were alarmed and came to watch the ceremony early in the morning.

Because according to the words of Mingyuan, the abbot of Qingliang Temple, there must be a vision when the Buddha statue appears this time, even the Buddha's real appearance is not impossible.

Lao Zhu also rushed over early in the morning, but he didn't use his imperial guard of honor, but sat in a very ordinary carriage and mixed in the crowd to watch from afar.

After all, the Buddha statue was built with reference to his face shape, so he had to keep a low profile no matter what.

Lao Zhu was very useful to Buddhism's show of kindness, and he didn't think too bad of them.

In his opinion, no matter how thoughtful the Buddhist sect is, they just want to gain the support of the old emperor, so that his grandson will ask them to collect less taxes and give them more privileges.

He doesn't care about this little money, and is willing to give Buddhism more privileges.

Old Zhu is different from Zhu Yunxie. He has a natural affection for Buddhism, and he doesn't want Taoism to overwhelm Buddhism.

As long as Fomen doesn't play too much, he intends to turn a blind eye.

Zhu Di and his brothers, plus Zhu Yunxie and Zhu Yunqiu stood in the first row, whispering to each other.

Zhu Yunxi chatted with several vassal kings of similar age while kneading melon seeds leisurely, and asked them about the affairs of the vassal from time to time.

Only Zhu Yunqi looked calm, without saying a word, quietly looking at the yellow cloth covering the Buddha's golden head.

But his calmness was only on the outside, and he was already panicking in his heart.

Because he wants to do a big thing today, to prove his filial piety to the world!

Ming Yuan, the abbot of Qingliang Temple, saw that it was almost time for the people to come, and immediately announced the official start of the consecration ceremony.

Although the emperor's guard of honor did not come, he was a little disappointed.But with 10,000+ people witnessing and several vassals present, this scene is enough.

"Unveiled!"

As soon as Mingyuan's words fell, two young monks standing under the pillar suddenly tore off the rope tied to the yellow cloth through the pillar, and tore the yellow cloth off Buddha's golden body.

When the yellow cloth was removed and the golden body of Buddha was revealed, even Zhu Yunqi, who had seen the golden body of Buddha a long time ago, couldn't help but tremble in his heart.

so similar!
It is exactly the same as the emperor's grandfather!
Majestic, solemn, and a touch of Buddha's love.

Seeing this, the people outside the gate kowtowed on the spot, bowed to the Buddha statue that resembled Lao Zhu, and kept chanting the Buddha's name in their mouths.

Zhu Yunxi was also shocked by the real body of the Buddha statue. The Buddha statue he saw today was more exquisite than the one he saw a few days ago, with lifelike facial features and piercing eyes, revealing a sharp majesty.

Zhu Yunxi looked at Mingyuan who was standing under the Buddha statue, and thought to himself that this old man could do it, he dressed up the Buddha statue as if he was a different Buddha in just three days.

Mingyuan was very satisfied to see everyone so shocked, this was the effect he wanted.

But this is just the beginning, the next is the highlight.

The surrounding people hurriedly knelt down to worship after seeing the golden Buddha statue, but when they had just prostrated a few times, they suddenly found that a puff of smoke suddenly rose from the lotus seat of the Buddha statue.

Under the shroud of smoke, the Buddha statues appear more sacred and majestic, and their kneeling worship is more pious.

However, just when everyone thought this was the manifestation of the Buddha, suddenly someone pointed at the stone wall tens of feet behind the Buddha statue and shouted.

"Buddha light!"

"The Buddha has come!"

Everyone looked over for their reputation, only to see a halo of a giant Buddha with a height of hundreds of feet appeared on the stone wall behind the Buddha statue at some point.

This halo is like rippling waves, and it also appears randomly on the stone wall, but the outline is clear, and it is very easy to recognize the image of the Buddha.

What is even more shocking is that the real body of the Buddha that appeared on the mountain wall looks exactly like the Buddha in the Tathagata Temple, except for a little difference in expression.

The expression of the Buddha in the Tathagata Temple is majestic with a touch of kindness, while the expression of the Buddha on the mountain wall is with a hint of sadness, as if there is something unpleasant.

The common people are like this, and the officials are also extremely surprised.

Officials of the Ming Dynasty actually did not believe in Buddhism and Taoism. After all, Confucius said long ago that he believed in ghosts and gods and kept far away, and he did not talk about strange powers to confuse the gods.

But when the image of Buddha appeared on the mountain wall, their faith collapsed, and they all wondered in their hearts, is there really a Buddha in the world?

All the vassal kings of Daming couldn't help but kneel down when they saw this situation. Firstly, the scene was too shocking, and secondly, the image of Buddha resembled Lao Zhu, so they couldn't help but worship.

Zhu Yunqi also bowed down, and was the first to do so.

If it wasn't for him to take the lead, a group of rebels headed by Zhu Yan might not be willing to kneel.

Only Zhu Yunxi didn't kneel, he not only didn't kneel himself, but also dragged the old thirteen Zhu Gui to stand together.

Zhu Gui was so anxious that he almost cried, begging him to let go.

"Nephew, please spare your thirteenth uncle's life!"

"It doesn't matter if it's the Buddha's appearance or not, just by looking at the Buddha's appearance, your Thirteenth Uncle will give him a kowtow!"

"Otherwise, if your grandpa asked, how would you ask Uncle Thirteen to answer?"

Zhu Yunxi didn't care about authenticity.

"Uncle Thirteen, don't believe their tricks. If you want to see this thing, you can come with me to the research institute, and I'll show you the moving images..."

"Let me tell you, there are still beauties who can undress by themselves..."

"Ah ah ah..."

Zhu Gui was stunned when he heard this. He had heard his elder nephew brag in the early years, saying that he could put the top card in the brothel in the capital into a black box and let her perform various skills in the black box.

I didn't expect that it has only been a few years, and the eldest nephew has come up with such a magical thing?
"It's so brave!"

"Gu's trip to Beijing this time can be put aside, what kind of movie you are talking about, we have to see it!"

"Movie!"

"But it's still in the experimental stage, because the material of the film is too expensive, it has to be made of silver halide, and the cost can't be kept down..."

Zhu Gui doesn't know what silver halide is, but he knows "silver". In his opinion, anything that can be made with silver is not cheap.

"Nephew, you promised me a long time ago that you would give me a set of script books that you can move by yourself!"

Zhu Yunxi turned his face on the spot when he heard the words.

"You have a good idea. Now I only have a set of handmade equipment. What will Miaojin and I play at night after giving it to you?"

"Then I don't care, anyway, you promised me a long time ago. Also, my birthday is coming soon, so you can take this thing as a present!"

"Ugh……"

"If I knew it earlier, I wouldn't show it off to you..."

When Zhu Yunxi and Zhu Gui were talking about their experience watching the film, Lao Zhu was still immersed in a huge shock and couldn't extricate himself.

At this moment, there was only one thought in his mind, that is, are we really the reincarnation of the Buddha?

The more Lao Zhu thought about it, the more he felt right. If he wasn't the reincarnation of the Buddha, how could he go from a stinky beggar all the way to the emperor's throne?
There is no way to describe the smoke from the ancestral grave of this thing, it must be the ancestral grave, and the fire must be lit by the Buddha himself!

But Lao Zhu soon noticed that something was wrong. The Buddha statue on the mountain wall had a very bitter expression, and looked unhappy at all, as if he was owed millions of taels of silver.

Several million taels of silver?

Lao Zhu couldn't help but feel moved when he thought of this, and a vague smile appeared on his face.

He suddenly thought of a possibility, would the Buddhist gang make a fuss about this, trying to get back some temple property and privileges from his grandson?
Just as Lao Zhu was thinking this way, someone in the crowd suddenly shouted loudly.

"Dare to ask the host, why the Buddha has a bitter face, but what dissatisfaction?"

When Lao Zhu heard this, he hurriedly looked at the person behind him who was shouting. The arrangement of Xindao Buddhism is very tight, even the entrustment has been arranged in advance?
Hearing the words, Mingyuan also showed a look of grief.

"To be honest, the reason why the Buddha looked bitter was because he was dissatisfied with the consecration. He had to pour the blood of the master on the lotus platform to present a peaceful and peaceful appearance!"

"What is the blood of the master? Is it the blood of the emperor?"

"It doesn't have to be so noble, as long as it is a son of a dragon or a grandson of a dragon!"

As soon as Ming Yuan said these words, the feudal lords around Zhu Yan couldn't hold back any longer, they all rolled up their arms and sleeves and wanted to donate blood to water the lotus platform.

However, when they saw a huge washbasin brought out by Ming Yuan, they all took a few steps back in fright.

If only a few drops of blood are needed, Lao Zhu's family has no shortage of filial sons and grandsons.

But if you want to use a pot, then our old Zhu's care will go bad!
(End of this chapter)