Borrow the day to change the day

It rained continuously at night and kept falling.Only a few main halls of Fahua Temple in the mountain are still lit with oil lamps, which looks a bit dark in the night rain.

The monks in the temple, except for those who were on duty at night, had already gone to bed early.In the whole Fahua Temple, except for the horses who lodged in the pilgrims, which occasionally blew once or twice, everything seemed very quiet, only the sound of drizzle beating the leaves.

But in such an environment, there was a person who had been watching the direction of the guest house from a distance, waiting impatiently.

But it didn't take long before the abbot came out of the guest house under the watchful eyes of those pilgrims.

When the abbot walked a little farther, turned a corner and couldn't see the guest house, the man rushed up to meet him and called out in a low voice, "Master, I have something to report."

Although the light from the lantern in hand cannot illuminate very far under the darkness of night, it is impossible to see the face of the person coming.But the abbot could hear a human voice, it was his confidant disciple.So, he stood up and asked, "Yongxin, what's the matter?"

"Master, when I was welcoming guests, I heard these pilgrims..." He was stopped by the abbot before he finished speaking.

"Let's go, let's go back with the teacher." The abbot ordered softly, and then let the little novice who was holding the lantern continue to move forward.

The few monks stopped talking on the way and just walked with their heads buried. After a while, they arrived at the abbot's room.

"Go and watch outside. If anyone comes, you must report in advance." The abbot instructed the little novice after he lit the oil lamp in the room.

"Yes, abbot." The little novice Heshi agreed, and closed the door behind him after going out.

As soon as the door was closed, the welcoming monk called Yongxin rushed to the abbot, as if he had found some treasure, and said to the abbot mysteriously: "Master, these pilgrims come from a lot..."

The abbot originally saw him so mysterious, and thought there was something big going on.I didn't want to listen to it, just talking about these pilgrims.He was a little disappointed, and immediately interrupted: "It's up to you to say, I have already discovered it as a teacher."

"Ah, no, this disciple roughly knows the identity of the leader." Yongxin was interrupted by the abbot, before he had time to say the following words, he quickly explained again.

When the abbot heard this, he knew that he was a little anxious just now, he secretly said to Amitabha, and then asked, "What identity?"

Yongxin got closer again, and said to the abbot in the manner of presenting a treasure: "Master, when I just received them, I heard one of them called the leader as the Duke of the state."

"Duke?" The abbot was a little unconvinced when he heard this, and quickly confirmed.

Yongxin nodded, and said with certainty: "I have sharp ears, the master knows it. I can't hear such an important matter wrongly. Although the man changed his words immediately, but I can be sure that I didn't hear it." wrong."

The abbot knew this apprentice's ability, so he didn't doubt it anymore.The Duke came to Fahua Temple, this is a big event!

You must know that when a magistrate comes over, the abbot has to go out to greet him in person and treat him as a guest of honor.This Duke is far bigger than the magistrate, it is like a treasure, see how it can bring benefits to the temple.

It's just that if you don't know what kind of country this is, it's hard to start.

Yongxin saw the abbot frowning under the light of the oil lamp, thinking about something.There is a saying that there is no one who knows an apprentice than a teacher. In fact, the reverse is also possible, and there is no one who knows a teacher.

Yongxin guessed what the abbot was thinking, he usually received pilgrims from all over the world and had a better understanding of Daming affairs, so he said to the abbot, "Master, this disciple can roughly guess which Duke this is."

"Oh?" Upon hearing this, the abbot looked up at Yongxin.Although dukes are very rare, there are indeed some in the 300 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty.It's really not easy to guess which Duke it is.

Seeing the abbot's anticipation, Yongxin was very satisfied, so he analyzed to him: "Master, ordinary dukes will not leave the mansion unless they have something important to do. Although this duke is wearing plain clothes, he has many followers. There are more than 30 people, all tall and big, with a lot of momentum, obviously not paying much attention to the movement of travel."

He saw that the abbot was listening to him seriously, so he continued: "And these people have a vigor, listen to their words, watch their actions, I am afraid they are all people who have been on the battlefield. And the head of the man, the hair is very Short. Putting it all together, I dare to guess that this duke is very likely to be the one who has just been named Duke Xing."

The fact that Zhong Jinwei was conferred the title of Xingguo Duke has been spread all over the world by the residence newspaper.Although this Fahua Temple is located in the mountains beside Taihu Lake, it is still prosperous because of the incense. The pilgrims who came from south to north talked about it, and were heard by the welcoming monks.

In addition, after Zhong Jinwei traveled to Daming, his main activities were in the north.But his fame and deeds have gradually spread to the south with the passage of time.In particular, the Pingxiyi Rebellion let the people in the Jiangnan area know about him.

Therefore, the abbot also knew about Zhong Jinwei's deeds, and when he heard Yongxin, he guessed that it was Duke Xingguo.Immediately excited, this big man will come to Fahua Temple.Although it seemed that they only came here temporarily to stay overnight because of the wind, rain and night.But this is also fate!

The abbot immediately began to use his brain to see how to gain benefits for Fahua Temple from this incident.

When Yongxin was waiting for the abbot, he had long been hesitant.Seeing the abbot's appearance at this time, he quickly suggested: "Master, this disciple has a strategy that can not only verify whether he is Xing Guogong, but also attract more pilgrims to my Fahua Temple."

When the abbot heard this, he immediately stared at Yongxin and asked, "What's the plan, tell me quickly."

Yongxin was treated by the abbot as a think tank, and he was very grateful.He immediately told the abbot all the methods he thought of.The abbot nodded again and again, and finally the abbot patted Yongxin on the shoulder and said: "This method is very good, no matter what, as long as it can make my Fahua Temple famous and promote my Buddha, I will give up my old face as a teacher. "

Then, these two people were in the abbot's room, and I started to talk about specific things as soon as you said something.

But Zhong Jinwei, who was the focus of discussion, didn't know that someone was talking about him behind his back.Listening to the pattering rain outside, resting in the temple on the mountain, I feel extraordinarily quiet and free from dust.

Therefore, Zhong Jinwei slept very comfortably this time, and did not wake up until dawn.

As soon as Gu Baichuan outside saw the Duke getting up, he immediately arranged to wash up, and at the same time reported to Zhong Jinwei: "Duke, the abbot of Fahua Temple has been waiting outside for a long time, saying that there is something strange, and he wants to see the Duke."

"Oh, what strange event?" Zhong Jinwei asked curiously when he heard this.

Gu Baichuan was a little puzzled, and said uncertainly: "It is said that the Bodhisattva has manifested, and it has something to do with the Duke."

"Is there such a thing? Let's go and meet him." After hearing this, Zhong Jinwei became even more curious, and immediately ordered.