Chapter two hundred and seventy-six: fortune telling
Chapter 276: Fortune telling
(Dragon and tiger gather together, it’s a bit confusing, you need to clear your mind!)
The capital has been the center of the world since ancient times. It has been managed by dynasties from generation to generation, and its heritage is profound and unfathomable. ("")
The world is centered on the capital, so the center of the capital is the Forbidden City.
As the sun sets, the afterglow of the setting sun gradually sets behind the mountains. I believe it will disappear completely soon, retreating and allowing the night to sweep up and cover the earth.
There are melodious bells ringing in the Forbidden City, spreading out like layers of water waves. Although night has not yet fallen, candles have begun to be lit in various palaces.
In the Minghua Hall, the candles are like lamps, shining brightly.
Sitting among them was a monk, neither tall nor fat. He was wearing a bright red cassock. There were countless exquisite pictures and texts on the cassock, and there were faint brilliance flowing from time to time, which was indescribable mystery and fantasy.
His face was plump, like a mountain in heaven, and he had three long strands of beard that floated down to his chest. At this moment, he squinted his eyes, as if he was in trance.
With him as the center, a circle of people sat around him, all of them wearing official robes with patterns such as bullfighting, flying pythons, and footed snakes, indicating their high and powerful status.
Indeed, all of you here are either great scholars or ministers from various ministries. It is almost as if all the important officials of the entire imperial court have been gathered together. If anyone goes out, thousands of people will kneel down to worship him.
But now, they all sit respectfully and look at the monk calmly.《》
"Please ask Master Ksitigarbha to take action and predict fortune for the world!"
In the silence, someone finally spoke up, but it was Master He Jiehe, the Grand Scholar of Wenhua Palace. He was about fifty years old, with a stern face and bright eyes.
The Ksitigarbha Master slowly opened his eyes, his eyes were like water, showing no joy or anger, and said: "This poor monk came from the west, but he wanted to do something. He was favored by the Holy Spirit and summoned to the city, but he also wanted to do whatever he wanted.
I am the national preceptor. It’s just that the matter is big, but the poor monk is afraid to accept it. He is about to say goodbye and leave. My lords, please invite the poor monk here just for the purpose of fortune-telling?"
Mr. He said in a deep voice: "That's right. I have heard about the master's reputation for a long time, so I specially asked him to do the calculations, so that I can know the ups and downs of the world."
Master Ksitigarbha slightly chinned his head and said: "It's okay, it's hard to refuse such kindness, so a poor monk can just count it as a hexagram."
After saying that, he stretched out his hand and took out a bowl from nowhere. The bottom was round and golden, as if it were made of gold. The golden bowl was placed on the ground, and he smiled again. He stretched out his hand and flicked the bowl, which was originally empty.
A sudden change occurred, with countless ripples rippling, going round and round——
laugh!
Suddenly those ripples condensed and turned into a bowl of water, as scarlet as blood, it turned out to be a bowl of blood!
Master Ksitigarbha, Master Ji Xuzang, sighed: "The golden bowl is filled with blood, and the blood is flowing. This is the sign of a great calamity, and the people of the world are in trouble."
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked and looked shocked. (《》)
Master He Jie stamped his feet: "What should we do? Master, what is the solution?"
Master Ksitigarbha put his hands together and said: "If I don't go to hell, who will go to hell? To be honest, the poor monk came to the west just to resolve this catastrophe. He must save one person."
An adult asked: "Who is so important?"
"I bother!"
Suddenly, someone in the audience stood up, pointed his halberd and shouted: "We don't care about the common people or the ghosts and gods. The world is in chaos and turmoil, the people are in dire straits, bandits are everywhere, and even the blind know that the common people are in trouble. How can it be solved by just one person? It's simply ridiculous."
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This man was tall and tall, with a dark face, but he was Zuo Heng, Minister of Industry.
He Jie was shocked and angry: "Zuo Heng, how dare you disrespect the master?"
Zuo Heng said: "Master He, you keep saying that you ask the master to tell fortunes according to the imperial edict. However, in my opinion, it is really ridiculous. I think the saint is wise, how can the fate of the country be determined by one hexagram?"
He Jie sneered and said: "Then according to your opinion, I falsely preached the imperial edict?"
"I don't dare, but I will definitely report to your Majesty tomorrow morning and state the reasons why I won't accompany you now."
After saying that, Zuo Heng walked away with a puff of his sleeves.
"It doesn't make sense! It doesn't make sense!"
He Jie was fuming.
Next to him, Wu Yongbiao, the Minister of Rites, advised: "Master He, this guy Zuo Heng has always been arrogant, why do you need to be acquainted with him? He dares to be disrespectful to the master and breaks etiquette. Tomorrow I will read a book for him and punish him for his sins."
However, Master Ksitigarbha was not annoyed and said with a smile: "That's good, that's good."
He Jie hurriedly apologized: "May I ask Master, who is the person you want to save?"
Master Ksitigarbha laughed and said: "It's not that the poor monk doesn't want to tell me, it's just that there are some things that are difficult to explain clearly."
He Jie said: "In that case, I would like to ask Master to act cheaply. If you need anything, just let me know!"
Now the emperor worships the Buddha and builds temples. Ksitigarbha, also known as Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, is highly respected. When he came to the west, the emperor actually asked him to be the national teacher. This honor was unparalleled, but he declined. Even though
In this way, its position in the heart of the emperor is unparalleled and must not be neglected.
Master Ksitigarbha put his hands together and said, "Thank you, sir. It's already late, but it's not easy for the poor monk to stay in the palace for a long time, so I'll take my leave."
With that said, he walked out of the palace.
All the adults hurriedly saw each other off, then came back and sat down, talking a lot.
He Jie coughed dryly and said: "My lords, the current situation is not optimistic. I hope that everyone can work together to come up with a regulation so that I can return to the Holy Spirit."
Zhang Meng, the Secretary of the Ministry of War, said: "As the saying goes, heavy laws are used in troubled times. We should send an order to all major prefectures to take strict precautions. Anyone who dares to be a bandit will be killed without mercy; anyone who is a mob will be punished with the same crime."
He Jie nodded: "This method is good. Huh, recently there have been memorials from Liangzhou, Zhangzhou and other places, saying that there are bandits who not only occupy the mountains and become kings, but also recruit random people and raise flags in an attempt to rebel. It is really irresponsible and must be ruthless.
Suppress them ruthlessly and behead them all as a warning to others."
Wu Yongbiao added: "We can also increase the reward, so that those who harbor evil intentions will have nowhere to hide."
"Yes, that's it."
He Jie was high-spirited, clasped his fists at the crowd around him, and said: "My lords, after His Majesty ascended the throne, He immediately brought order to the chaos and appointed us as ministers to assist the people around him. In this way, we must retaliate with all our might to repay His grace!"
It can be said that this group of important ministers all came to the throne after Emperor Zhengming ascended the throne. As the saying goes, "one emperor and one minister", and the original old ministers abdicated one after another, retired and returned to their hometowns.
"To repay the divine grace by destroying the whole body and mind!"
Everyone knelt on the ground together, kowtowed and shouted loudly.
But it was said that Master Ksitigarbha went outside the palace, looked up at the sky, and saw stars flashing. He immediately took out the golden bowl, stared at each other, and observed the hexagrams in it: "There is a star drifting, it should be on the throne of the emperor, so he has arrived."
There is no need for me to make an extra trip to the capital."
With a flick of his wrist, he put the golden bowl into his arms. Without holding a Zen staff, he stepped forward and said again: "The war is like a fight between heaven and earth, and the human heart is like a ghost, and the world is in chaos. How good is it!"