Speaking of swords, before entering Buddhism, the old monk was also a swordsman, and he came from the distant Chang'an.
The blind old monk, named Fo Liao Fan, was originally named Chen Chi Kuang. He was born into a poor family, but was gifted with extraordinary talent.
That year during the Flower Festival in Chang'an, after I saw the Chang'an Oiran Jiu Si on the painted boat, I could never forget it again.
At that time, he spent all his wealth just to meet Yu Jiusi.
Yu Jiusi stayed behind closed doors, and he stood there for three days in the heavy rain, especially not able to impress Jiusi in the slightest.
After that day, he heard that Yu Jiusi had married a wealthy businessman from Yangzhou.
He was so sad after hearing about it madly that he became obsessed with a sword and became the most outstanding swordsman in Chang'an.
Ten years later, in Chang'an, he consulted monks all over the world about swordsmanship, and with the cultivation of five realms, he crossed six realms and became famous all over the world, becoming the chief swordsman of Chang'an.
After he became the swordsman, Yu Jiusi, who was already a mother, came to Chang'an from Yangzhou to visit him personally, saying that he had admired Chen Chikuang for a long time and wanted to grow up by Chen Chikuang's side.
That day he smiled miserably and left only one sentence: "The one you love is not me, but Chang'an Jiankui, the most famous one in the world."
Then he sealed his sword, left the capital, and became an old monk at Xutuo Temple outside Jishui Town.
Now, when he saw Chen Qingshan, he couldn't help but think of some past events.
The big Buddha in Sutuo Temple was three feet high, but it was just a clay sculpture. Incense was lingering in front of the Buddha. The blind old monk took some incense ash and gave it to the two of them, which was considered to have cured the poison on their bodies. As for the external injuries on their bodies, they still needed to recuperate.
"Master, why don't you make a golden body for the Buddha, just like the Dragon King next to you?" Chen Qingshan looked at the clay Buddha with a low eyebrow, always feeling that it was not impressive enough.
The blind old monk smiled and said: "The clay sculpture is good. If it is broken, I will go to the courtyard to get some mud, mix it with water, and it can be repaired. The Buddha is in the soil, and the Buddha is in the soil."
Chen Qingshan half understood what he heard. Then he asked why the Dragon King's temple couldn't block the ancient corpse. Wasn't it the golden light of telepathy?
The old monk explained the reason to Chen Qingshan: The corpse left the soul early and is not within the Three Realms and Five Elements. He cannot see the golden light. If he cannot see it, it is naturally useless to it.
Afterwards, Chen Qingshan and Wu Guanshan rested in the temple.
On the second day, Chen Qingshan and Wu Guanshan went to the tenement building outside the town early together. The young monk Sanzang also followed. He was going to Jishui Town to buy some incense and candles.
Chen Qingshan likes to climb high-rise buildings, because on high-rise buildings, everything in the world becomes smaller, and he has fewer worries.
This world is huge, with the Tang Dynasty in the middle, the Demon Court and Tubo in the south, the barbarians in the northwest, the extremely cold land outside the Great Wall in the north, and the endless sea in the east, where there are sharks and beautiful weavings.
As for the places farther away, Chen Qingshan is not sure.
But before the founding of the Tang Dynasty, a monk left Yangguan and sat in the desert of Loulan for more than thirty years. Then he crossed Kunlun and committed suicide alone in the Demon Court, leaving his legacy on the southernmost Lanka Mountain.
After descending from the Three Thousand Secret Treasures, he became a Buddha. Therefore, the southernmost point in the world should be the Lankavatara Mountain.
Downstairs, a bunch of white river flows northward, which reminds Chen Qingshan of the old saying "the dead are like a man". There is a stone arch bridge above the white river, and a rusty iron sword hangs at the lowest point of the stone bridge. It is said that it is
In order to prevent wandering dragons.
You can see a chariot appearing on the stone bridge, with soldiers in front and behind it.
The person at the front was wearing a BMW with a jade saddle and a bronze spear in his hand. He looked majestic and he was clearly a second-level horseman.
There are different paths to practice in this world, but they can be roughly divided into nine realms, from low to high.
The appearance of this groom means that a noble person has arrived in Jishui Town.
Chen Qingshan and the three of them all cast curious glances. There was a mark on the car, which was a green wheat ear. This mark was unique to Evergreen Academy.
There are countless academies in the world, but there are only three that can convey cultural heritage: Shengyan, Bailu, and Changqing.
Shengyan Academy was founded by a saint and is orthodox in the world. Both Changqing and White Deer came from Shengyan and later formed their own lineage. Shengyan Academy is in Shendu, and White Deer is on the side of Longhu Mountain in Yuzhang Prefecture.
Qingze is adjacent to the Bohai Sea.
Why do noble people from far away from the Bohai Sea come to this small town?
There were three people in the car, a clear young man, and two middle-aged Confucian scholars. The three of them sat opposite each other. Through the car's whistle, they saw Chen Qingshan and others in the tenement building.
"It's a little official, a knife sharpener, and a little novice monk. It's quite interesting for these three people to get together." Guo Yun, a middle-aged Confucian scholar in the car, said with a smile. Ink shadows appeared on his side, representing mountains, rivers, and birds.
Fish Insects.
Guo Yun once observed paintings in Chang'an and learned some of the essence of the painting saint Wu Daozi. He entered Taoism through painting and entered the sixth realm of Confucianism and Taoism, becoming a famous figure in the world.
Opposite him is also a great Confucian, whose level is similar to that of Guo Yun. His name is Wang Xu. He is good at regular script and uses calligraphy to teach Confucianism.
Wang Xu took a sip of tea and responded: "Gentlemen are harmonious but different. These three people seem to be about the same age as Your Highness."
As he said that, he looked at the young man Qinglang, who was wearing a bright yellow Confucian robe and had a touch of nobility between his eyebrows.
The so-called noble person refers to him. His Highness Thirteenth Prince, the son of the Emperor of Pilgrimage, worshiped at Bohai Evergreen Academy and studied under two great Confucian scholars, Wang and Zhang. He was also a Confucian scholar in the first level and in the realm of inquiry.
The Thirteenth Prince glanced at the three people in the tenement tower. Indeed, as Master Wang said, they were the same age as him, but they were only about the same age.
The Thirteenth Prince just glanced at the three of them and then stopped caring, just like the eagle in the sky doesn't pay attention to the shrimps and crabs in the muddy water.
The Thirteenth Prince held the Disciple Ceremony: "Master Guo, Master Wang, ahead is Jishui Town. Let's wait here first and wait and see. The Chongsheng monk from Nanzhao should be arriving soon. Whether he can successfully enter the capital depends on
Thank you both for your help."
"It should be." After hearing this, Wang Xu and Guo Yun replied at the same time, their expressions turned solemn, obviously they attached great importance to what the Thirteenth Prince said.
The so-called Chongsheng monk of Nanzhao was actually the king of Nanzhao.
As a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty, Nanzhao has always had a tradition of respecting Buddha. A few days ago, the contemporary king of Nanzhao became a monk with the name Chongsheng. To show his piety, he wanted to go north to Chang'an to meet the Buddha, and then study Buddhism at Dabei Temple.
Three years.
Beyond Nanzhao's Longshou Pass is Tubo. To the east of Tubo is the Demon Court, which is said to be home to thousands of demons. If we take Nanzhao, Tubo and the Demon Court can directly enter the territory of the Tang Dynasty.
Zhennan Pass and Longshou Pass of Nanzhao in the Tang Dynasty were geographically at horns. Longshou Pass resisted Tubo, while Zhennan Pass fought against the Demon Court. The two watched and helped each other, allowing Tubo and the Demon Court to suffer successive defeats in the border wars and were unable to make any progress.
Therefore, when Chongsheng left for Chang'an, the Tubo and Demon Courts in the south also moved. They wanted to intercept and kill Chongsheng monk on the road and shake the foundation of Nanzhao.
The Thirteenth Prince and the two great Confucians from Evergreen Academy came here to help the Chongsheng monk enter the capital smoothly.
Not knowing that there was going to be chaos in Jishui, the three of them, Chen Qingshan, went down to the tenement building. While discussing the identity of the visitor, they followed the carriage and horse back to Jishui Town.
As soon as he entered Sifang Street, he saw a beautiful woman calling Chen Qingshan, asking him to help deliver wine. No one knew her real name, so they just called her Mrs. Peach Blossom. The reason should be that the ever-flowering tree behind the wine hut.
A failed peach blossom relationship.
Because of the peach blossoms, the people in the town called this originally nameless wine hut Peach Blossom Winery, and the nameless woman was naturally called Mrs. Peach Blossom.
That year of heavy snowfall, Mrs. Taohua gave Chen Qingshan a bottle of wine as a gift in Baishi Lane. Therefore, Chen Qingshan always felt that Mrs. Taohua was a good person.
"Boy Chen, the money is on the table. Take it yourself." Mrs. Peach Blossom smiled and stood outside the wine hut. She was dressed in plain clothes embroidered with cloud patterns. She had a golden walking stick on her head. She tapped the fan in her hand and pointed to the shop.
, charming but not demonic.
Chen Qingshan said goodbye to Sanzang and Wu Guanshan, went into the wine monastery to collect the money, and after confirming the address, he leisurely pulled up the wooden cart that had been prepared and filled with wine.
The wooden pulley pressed against the bluestone slab, making a slight "crunching" sound. The wine was not heavy, so Chen Qingshan did not have much effort to pull it up.
Chen Qingshan pulled the cart through the bustling crowd and turned the corner.
There is an attic at the corner of the street. Above the attic, the thirteen princes looked at the Peach Blossom Winery in the distance.
The great scholar Guo Yun said: "This seems to be the monster in the imperial mausoleum back then."
"Is it the demon who stole the jade lamp? In that case, we can only ask the elder of Tianshu Academy to take action. I didn't expect that there would be unexpected gains during this trip." The thirteenth prince stood with his hands behind his hands on the attic, his mouth slowly swaying.
Pick up slowly.
In the spring of the fourteenth year of Guangqi's reign, a demon in the Imperial Tomb of the Tang Dynasty gained spiritual wisdom and stole a jade lamp and left the capital. Now, by chance, this demon appeared in Jishui Town.