Li Ke finally arrived at Jinshan Temple.

In front of you is a very dilapidated temple, which is rare near Chang'an City.

In Chang'an City, all the temples he had seen were magnificent, and the monks ate like pigs.

He looked at the four people walking towards him...no, it should be five people, and one was an old monk.

It's just that in his impression, there doesn't seem to be any monk subordinates?

"Let us pay our respects to the third master."

Li Ke nodded. Only the monk did not pay homage to him and looked confused.

"Third Master, I, Li Bingdao, will lead a hundred elite men this time to follow and serve Third Master."

Li Ke took a step forward, helped Li Bingdao up, and said with a smile: "Dao, please get up quickly. From now on, you are one of your own. Don't pay homage to me at any time."

Li Bingdao twitched the corner of his mouth. He had long heard that His Highness the King of Shu was very kind to his subordinates. When he saw him today, it was indeed so.

If he didn't serve His Majesty, he would definitely follow the King of Shu, but if he doesn't serve two masters, he seems to have no chance.

"I have seen the third master..."

"Hahaha, Lao Yan, I have wanted to get you from my father-in-law for a long time, but my father-in-law has refused to give you. Today you are finally here."

"From now on, our life and death depend on you and our two uncles."

"Third Master, your words are serious. You are my uncle, so of course we will do our best to assist you."

"good!"

Li Ke looked at the old monk and asked: "Are you..."

The old Zen master kept observing the young man in front of him. He looked talented, but he was free and uninhibited, and he was friendly to others.

His appearance looks very similar to that of His Majesty today.

He also guessed who the young man in front of him was?

"Amitabha, I am the abbot of this temple. I have met the Third Master."

oh!

It turned out to be the abbot of Jinshan Temple. He thought he was the sweeping monk from Shaolin Temple sent to him by his father!

It seems that I am overthinking it.

"Junior has met the old Zen master."

He has investigated the Jinshan Temple. This Jinshan Temple is actually not simple, because the former Emperor often came here, and later his father also often came here.

However, the temple that the two emperors often visited was a dilapidated temple and they did not help with repairs. This is enough to show that this old Zen master was not a simple person.

I'm afraid he is as capable as Yao Guangxiao, the demon monk in black.

The main reason is that you, a monk, did not recite sutras and eat fast, but you kept in constant contact with the two emperors, trained an eminent monk Xuanzang, and encouraged Xuanzang to go to the West to obtain sutras.

Instead of learning from the past, I'm afraid he's working as a spy for his father, collecting intelligence so that he can attack the entire Western Region, even Asan.

Otherwise, after the middle period of the Tang Dynasty, the entire Western Region was trembling, saying that they would fight wherever they wanted, and that the world would be decided in one battle, and that one person would destroy a country. This was because Xuanzang had obtained the information.

This is not over yet. This old guy actually knows a lot of people, from people in the world, from the court, from aristocratic families...

Why is he so poor? Even the incense money given by others is used by him to save money.

According to Yan Yunda, it was this old Zen master who saved his father's life. When he left, he had no travel expenses and just took out a piece of gold as big as his fist.

It looks like I'm going to make a small fortune today.

"Amitabha, where are you going, Third Master, to summon such talented people?"

Li Kexin smiled but said coldly: "Old Zen Master, kindness is a virtue, but it is not good to be too lenient!"

The old Zen master was shocked. This King of Shu was more violent than His Majesty and the Supreme Emperor. He had to chant sutras quickly to reduce the fire.

"Amitabha, I made a mistake."

"Old Zen Master, what happened today is as if you were blind. It never happened, and I have never been here..."

"I understand, I understand!" The old Zen master smiled.

It seems that the King of Shu is going to do something big and won't let himself reveal any information.

"I heard that the old Zen master is proficient in Buddhism and is a master of Buddhism."

"This junior is not very talented, but he also knows some Buddhist teachings. How about we have a chat? I have nothing to do today anyway..."

"Amitabha, I didn't expect that the third master is also a member of my Buddhist sect."

"Third Master, please!"

Li Ke smiled and said: "I'm afraid I will disappoint the old Zen master. The Buddhist principles I study may be a little different from the old Zen master's Buddhist principles."

Li Ke took the lead and walked into the dilapidated temple. He heard that it was very dilapidated, but after Li Ke entered, he realized that the information was wrong. Is this fucking dilapidated?

This is simply incomplete!

Li Ke also had to admire how these three people lived here, especially the little novice monk, who was still a child of six or seven years old!

"Third Master, please sit down."

The old Zen master took a futon and placed it in the temple dedicated to the Buddha, and then closed the wooden door with several holes.

Li Ke looked up and saw that there were no tiles on the roof and no lighting at all in the house.

The clay sculpture of Buddha seemed to have been washed away by rain, with half of its head missing and three fingers missing from one hand.

"Old Zen Master, please sit down."

"Amitabha, thank the donor for giving me a seat."

"Old Zen Master, I heard that you are a wise man. This junior has a question that has been bothering me. I would like to ask you for advice today."

"Tell me, which came first in this world, the chicken or the egg?"

The old Zen master was stunned. Which came first, the chicken or the egg?

Which came first, the chicken?

Where did the chicken come from?

Which came first?

Where did the egg come from?

In this world, no one is without parents, which is contrary to common sense.

Soon, the old Zen master laughed and said: "Buddha talks about dependent origination. Everything in the world has no beginning. Since there is no beginning, it is not true whether the chicken or the egg came first."

"What I believe in as a Buddha is to let things happen. If you have to pursue something you can't get, it is meaningless."

"Third Master, people pursue fame, wealth, and status all their lives, but they will eventually turn into a pile of loess. None of them will belong to you forever. If they never belong to you, then you are greedy."

"Why don't Third Master come to Lao Monk's place, recite Buddha's name and eat vegetarian food every day to eliminate this greedy heart."

Li Ke nodded and said with a smile: "The old Zen master is indeed very wise, and the younger generation has learned from it. Actually, I am not a greedy person."

Li Ke was sure that this old Zen master was extremely wise and it would be a pity not to be a MLM lecturer.

"Old Zen Master, if I ask you to come out, are you willing?"

The old Zen master smiled and said nothing, and finally just called Amitabha.

After a long time, he said: "I just said, let it happen, let everything happen."

"Although I can't be with Third Master, I still have one thing to say, I want to tell Third Master that nothing can be done by pushing too hard, otherwise the strong will break, and the extreme of things will turn against them."

"The middle path is the great path!"

"Hahaha..." Li Ke laughed, are you trying to persuade me with Taoist ideas?

Li Ke raised his hand and said: "There is also a saying that everything depends on man-made things, and man can conquer nature. I do things not by nature, nor by fate, but by hard work!"

The old Zen master shook his head. Compared with the Supreme Emperor and His Majesty, the King of Shu is still too young.

Some things will not be rewarded if you do them, but may even bring disaster.

"Old Zen Master, I have another question."

"Third Master, please speak!"

"You said that Buddhism saves all sentient beings, but has the old Zen master ever been to several large temples in Chang'an City? Where are the Buddhas, shining with golden light, and where are the monks who are so rich that their pockets are full of the smell of copper..."

"My Buddha is compassionate..."

The old Zen master stopped talking, and his face was full of pain.

Li Ke thought that the preparations were in place, so he used his trump card: "Old Zen Master, don't forget your original intention. Greed is a taboo in Buddhism, and don't forget Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty."

The old Zen master's heart trembled, and he raised his head to look at the King of Shu. Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty destroyed the Buddha?

The King of Shu stood up and said with a smile: "Since you have guessed my identity, I won't hide it anymore. I am the King of Shu."
Chapter completed!