The larger Buddhist holy places in the Song Dynasty were Mount Tiantai in Taizhou and Mount Wutai in Daizhou. Speaking of fame, Guoqing Temple in Mount Tiantai is the ancestral home of the Tiantai Sect, while Wenshu Monastery in Mount Wutai is the dojo of Manjushri Bodhisattva. The latter seems to be better than
A lot more than the former.
When something happened in Weisheng Prefecture, Ximen Qing remembered that he had originally planned to go to Mount Wutai to visit Elder Zhizhen, so he summoned Master Lu Zhishen. Master Lu had already decided to return to secular life, and Ximen Qing did not mention it. He also wanted to go to Mount Wutai to return the ultimatum.
The two hit it off immediately, and Ximen Qing entrusted Guan Sheng with the trivial matters, took a few blood-blowing soldiers, took the Shenxing Dharma armor horse, and came to Daizhou.
The Divine Walking Technique is a Taoist magic. Fortunately, the monk Lu Zhishen is not very proficient in Buddhism, and it is not the first time he has used Jiama, so he arrived at the foot of Mount Wutai and saw a market in the distance. There were about five to seven hundred households.
Collect your horses and go slowly.
Ximen Qing suddenly remembered someone and asked, "Senior brother was a monk at Wenshu Monastery in Mount Wutai. Someone must have introduced him to him?"
"That is Zhao Yuanwai of Qibao Village. He is Tan Yue, the benefactor of Wenshu Monastery. His family sent the ultimatum to Wenshu Monastery." Lu Zhishen touched his bald head: "; Zhao Yuanwai married Jin Cuilian and sent Sa's family to the mountains. The fate has ended;
Ever since the Sa family descended from Mount Wutai, they have had no contact with Yuan Zhao."
There was some sadness in Lu Zhishen's tone, and Ximen Qing secretly thought that Zhao Yuanwai might have been afraid that Lu Zhishen would cause trouble at home, so he persuaded him to become a monk. Although it was fate, he was afraid that Lu Zhishen was unwilling to do so.
Some people who studied Water Margin in later generations said that Lu Zhishen and Jin Cuilian had some affection, but in Ximen Qing's view, that was just a conjecture of later generations.
Lu Zhishen's reluctance was just to cut off the world of mortals, which can be seen from his subsequent actions.
The two of them were talking as they walked, and the soldiers followed them not far away. Unknowingly, they had arrived at the market. Although it was not a large scale, it was obviously a lively place with shops and restaurants.
Lu Zhishen pointed and said: "There are many people here who get money from the temple to do business here, and even their houses are in the temple. Last time Sa's family went down the mountain to play, if they hadn't found a secluded foot shop, they wouldn't even have a drink.
Sell it to Sajia!"
When Ximen Qing saw that it was almost noon, he laughed and said, "Why don't we find a wine shop to beat him... If anyone doesn't sell wine to senior brother this time, I will make the decision and beat him up!"
Lu Zhishen also knew that Ximen Qing was joking, so he shook his head and said: "We are all businessmen, no matter what he does? Besides, after drinking Jingyangchun, how can those village brews be tasted!"
When Lu Zhishen mentioned Jing Yangchun, his mouth watered, and he said bitterly: "When we return to Bianliang, Sajia will have to drink heavily and get very drunk!"
"Why go back to Bianliang? You can quench your senior brother's appetite here!" Ximen Qing asked his soldiers to take out two small bottles and flashed them in front of Lu Zhishen's eyes, which immediately attracted Master Lu's attention.
"Okay! Alcohol is prohibited in the army, but you secretly hid two bottles!" Lu Zhishen joked and snatched them away: "These two bottles are considered as punishment for you to hide the wine secretly. When you return to Bianliang, you will have to spare the lives of the two Sa family members.
earthen jar!"
Ximen Qing let him take it away and said with a smile: "Even if it's five jars or ten jars, it's just like my senior brother. I also secretly hid this wine to satisfy my craving. Others don't know."
Lu Zhishen laughed loudly: "Master, I really have you!" After saying that, he turned his eyes and found the largest wine shop in the market. He pointed with his hand: "This is the one."
Ximen Qing saw that the wine shop had no signboard, only a wine grape hanging out on the eaves. Lu Zhishen held the two bottles of Jingyang Chunshun in his arms, raised the curtain, and everyone sat down inside. Lu Zhishen knocked on the table and said: "Put the wine in
Come!"
When the shop owner saw that Lu Zhishen had a few inches of hair on his head and his ring scar was vaguely visible, how could he dare to sell him wine?
"Master, please don't blame me. This house belongs to the temple, and the capital also belongs to the temple. The elders have decreed..."
Before he finished speaking, everyone on the table was laughing. How did the shop owner know that Lu Zhishen was deliberately teasing him? He said angrily: "Master, you are so unreasonable. If a villain sells wine to you, he won't even do business. This is
Is this a joke?"
After Lu Zhishen heard this, he slapped the table and laughed. Ximen Qing laughed and said: "This senior brother and I are both from Bianliang. We are not monks in the mountains. Why not?"
After Ximen Qing finished speaking, Lu Zhishen put the two bottles of Jingyangchun in his arms on the table and shouted: "The Sa family brings their own wine, who cares about your village brew?"
Only then did the owner of the shop realize Lu Zhishen's intention and stood aside angrily. Ximen Qing tried to smooth things over and said, "We have wine ourselves. You go and get some of those good dishes. You need to cut a few more kilograms of meat."
Seeing Ximen Qing's extraordinary bearing, the owner of the shop didn't dare to make any mistakes, so he agreed and started cooking.
Ximen Qing and Lu Zhishen occupied one table, and the other soldiers occupied two tables. Immediately, the owner of the shop came back and brought several cooked chickens, geese, etc., as well as several vegetables to each table.
Lu Zhishen couldn't hold himself back for a long time and opened the bottle of wine. The owner of the shop was about to go down when he smelled the fragrance. He suddenly stood up, cupped his hands and asked, "Could it be Jingyangchun produced by Chuixuelou in Bianliang?"
Ximen Qing was not without surprise. Lu Zhishen broke off a chicken leg in his hand and said with a smile: "You look down on others, but you also know good wine! Let you know...this wine is Jing Yangchun! And
Without this great official from Ximen, there would be no Jing Yangchun in this world!"
The owner of the shop heard an "ah" sound and hurriedly bowed deeply to Ximen Qing: "It turns out that Lord Supervisor is here! I was so rude just now. I offended you so much. Please forgive me! Needless to say, today's meals are all in the small shop.
On people!”
Ximen Qing and Lu Zhishen looked at each other. Unexpectedly, the shop owner also knew his identity. When asked, the shop owner said again: "Tian Hu is making trouble, and people here in Daizhou are panicked, fearing that they will be attacked; if the Holy Land of Mount Wutai is destroyed,
Tian Hu’s hands, what should we do? If it weren’t for Master Ximen, when would we be able to put an end to Tian Hu’s rebel bandits?”
After Ximen Qing heard this, he couldn't help but sigh: If the common people were not really "forced to the Liangshan Mountains", they would only be looking forward to the good weather and not being able to afford the war. Although people like Tian Hu were oppressed by the government when they were hunters,
But his ambitions were extremely high, and with the encouragement of Bai Ying and others, he harmed many people at once. It is no wonder that the people in these nearby states and counties regarded him as a rebel, and were afraid that the imperial court would wipe him out as soon as possible.
The owner of the shop thanked him and went down without disturbing Ximen Qing and others. Lu Zhishen took the lead and had a hearty meal, even drinking the two bottles of wine.
When everyone went out, Ximen Qing still pressed Zhang Jiaozi at the bottom of the plate. The owner of the shop would naturally see it when he cleaned up.
Lu Zhishen was not drunk enough and had eaten enough, so he was slightly drunk. He took advantage of the excitement and led Ximen Qing and others forward. After not taking two steps, he saw a large archway coming towards him. Ximen Qing looked at it and wrote four words: "Wutai Blessed Land"
The characters are large, but I don’t know which famous artist wrote them.
"Going up from here is Mount Wutai!" Lu Zhishen revisited his old place and excitedly looked like a later generation tour guide: "There are five summits in the southeast, northwest, and northwest, so it is named Mount Wutai. There is not only Wenshu Monastery on the mountain, but also Qingliang Temple and the Golden Pavilion.
There are many temples, Zhenhai Temple, Nanshan Temple, Longquan Temple and so on; Wenshu Monastery is among them, surrounded by temples, like stars holding the moon."
Ximen Qing smiled and said, "I guess these brothers from the monastery must have visited them before?"
Lu Zhishen spat and said: "Even in Wenshu Monastery, there are many places that I haven't visited. Aren't all the temples just like birds? What's so fun about visiting! Only those literati have the spirit to wander around in the mountains.
Make a poem or something like that. When the Sa family saw this kind of stuff, they would have stayed away from it for a long time."
Ximen Qing laughed loudly when he heard this, and climbed up the mountain with Lu Zhishen.
Even in later generations, Ximen Qing had never been to Shanxi, let alone Mount Wutai. This was the first time he went to Mount Wutai. He saw green pines and cypresses all around, and the fragrance in his mouth and nose made people calm down. Everywhere in the mountain
Large and small waterfalls rush out into pools, either blue or green, like the emeralds naturally inlaid on Mount Wutai.
Ximen Qing walked all the way and looked around; Lu Zhishen had long been impatient and pointed in front of him: "Master, Sa's family is waiting for you at the pavilion in the middle of the mountain."
Ximen Qing nodded, and Lu Zhishen went with his soldiers.
Although the roads in the mountains are rugged, most of them have stone steps, so it is not troublesome to walk. By the time Ximen Qing arrived at the pavilion in the middle of the mountain, Lu Zhishen and others were already waiting impatiently.
"It's still half way to Wenshu Monastery. If the officials continue to enjoy themselves, they won't be able to go down the mountain today."
Lu Zhishen jumped up and was the first to continue going up. Seeing that the pavilion looked like it was newly built, Ximen Qing deliberately said: "Brother, wait a minute!"
Lu Zhishen stopped and asked, "If a senior official is tired, it's okay to rest for a while, but he can't rest anymore."
"That's up to you." Ximen Qing said with a smile: "I just saw that the base of the pavilion looks like an old thing, but the wood and paint are recent. It seems like someone has repaired it..."
As soon as Ximen Qing finished speaking, Lu Zhishen touched his bald head and said with a smile: "I don't know what the officials know. This was the last time Sajia practiced boxing after drinking, and the pillars of the pavilion were broken. Half of the pavilion collapsed, and it was not newly built.
What?"
Everyone laughed when they heard this, and Ximen Qing said: "I have never seen my senior brother perform boxing, so how about we get a little drunk and have a go at it?"
All the soldiers applauded, and Lu Zhishen waved his hands repeatedly and said: "How dare you? If you destroy the pavilion again, the King Kong and other things, the high officials will want broken banknotes."
"King Kong?" Ximen Qing said with a smile: "Senior brother, did you even destroy the King Kong of Wenshu Monastery?"
Lu Zhishen knew that what he had just said was about to slip up, so he quickly joked: "It's just some old drunken things. If you have anything to say, I'd better go up the mountain as soon as possible and meet the elders and return to secular life."
Ximen Qing laughed for a while and then everyone climbed up the mountain again. They never thought that the two disciples of Wenshu Monastery saw them from high up and did not recognize Ximen Qing. However, Lu Zhishen had left an indelible wound in their hearts. How could they do that?
Don’t recognize it? He hurried to tell Zhike.
Zhike remembered that Lu Zhishen had made a big fuss before he came down the mountain, so he hurriedly came to the abbot, the superintendent of the temple. All the monks came to the abbot's room and reported: "Zhishen has returned to the temple for some reason, what should we do?"
Elder Zhishen shouted: "Hey! You have been in the temple for a long time and have not heard about worldly affairs. This is because Zhishen has come with the distinguished guests. Why don't you open the door quickly so that you can go out to greet them!"