The New Atmosphere of the Rivers and Lakes: Chapter Three
The river flows eastward and the flowers bloom in Lion Rock.
In Hongfa Temple, all the experts respectfully listened to the elders' history talk.
"Nine hundred years ago, it was the end of the Southern Song Dynasty. In order to fight against the Jin army, the imperial court appointed a general to recruit warriors from all over the world to train the naval army in Dongting Huguang. However, it took half a year to recruit only more than 10,000 elite soldiers. First, the civil customs were weak due to successive years of war.
, Firstly, the status of soldiers at that time was low, and some good-looking people were unwilling to join the army. Another reason was that Buddhism was prosperous at that time, and everyone from the emperor to the people believed in Buddhism. There were many monasteries in the country and there were many monks. Many of those people were not
A devout believer, just because being a monk can exempt you from paying taxes and not performing military service. There is a legend at that time: There are ten percent of the world's wealth, and seven percent is piled in front of the lotus platform.
"In order to complete the task as soon as possible, the general followed the advice of the adviser and issued three orders; one of them was to knock down the Buddha statues, search the temple property, and abolish the ultimatum. The general said: Every man is responsible for the death of the country. The Buddha was considerate of all living beings, and the followers of the Buddha should contribute to the country.
It is not in vain for the believers to make an offering."
As he said this, Banweng took a sip from his tea cup and glanced at Master Kongji.
"At that time, there was the largest temple on the shore of Dongting Lake, called Liantai Temple. The eminent monk was named Yin Shikong. After learning that the general was going to inspect the temple, Yin Shikong went to Lin'an overnight to do things, and spent a lot of money to bribe the eunuchs in the inner palace.
He was able to meet the emperor and presented a large sum of gold and silver. A few days later, Yin Shikong returned to Liantai Temple with the gold medal given to the protector of the country, thinking that with this title, the general would not dare to touch him. However, the monks inside and outside Liantai Temple
There are thousands of monks, and the surrounding temples use the excuse of being from the same school as Liantai Temple. If Liantai Temple is not moved, other temples will use this reason to resist the general's order. The general is also in trouble, after all, the emperor's favor is not easy to offend.
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"One day, it was the Buddha Bathing Festival. Yin Shikong set up a Dharma platform in Liantai Temple to perform religious services. At noon, a farmer came from the west and walked straight into Liantai Temple. He did not offer incense or worship Buddha, so he just walked to the lotus platform.
On the lotus platform in the main hall of the temple, he cried loudly and beat his chest and feet while crying. The farmer cursed himself for being unfilial, disloyal, unjust, and shameless. The Buddha Bathing Day was the birthday of the Buddha. Yin Shikong led a group of young and old monks on the main hall.
When doing Buddhist services, it is hard to ignore someone crying in front of you, so just ask that person why he is crying.
"The farmer said: 'I have been living for thirty-six years, working all day long but my family is extremely poor, and I have nothing to offer to my parents. This is unfilial. Seeing that the country is about to perish, and being unable to contribute to the country is unfaithful. There are demons in the world.
It is unjust to go on a rampage and confuse all sentient beings, and to learn to care only for yourself and not to care about your relatives and friends. If you are like this, what are you not a shameless person?" When he said this, the farmer burst into tears and couldn't make a sound.
"Yin Shikong ignored the farmer and recited Buddhist sutras loudly. All the monks and believers in the hall simultaneously recited sutras to celebrate the birthday of the Buddha. The sound shook the whole world with thunderous cheers. The farmer gradually stopped his sorrow and took out two black iron rods.
The rods were being ground on the main hall. Strangely, the small iron rods made a loud noise when they were being ground on the stone slabs of the main hall. Yin Shikong couldn't bear the shrill sound, and asked the farmer unhappily why he was grinding the iron rods.
"The farmer said: 'He has been grinding these two iron needles for thirty years. When he was six years old, someone said that as long as he could grind them into needles, he would get countless glory and wealth.' Yin Shikong looked carefully at the iron needles.
Two iron needles, he smiled and said: 'The donor has been deceived. These two iron rods are ordinary iron, but they are not worth much even if they are ground into needles. How can you get glory and wealth?'
"The farmer then put away the iron needles and said to Yin Shikong seriously: 'Two iron needles are not worth much. The man said that as long as they can pass through something, they will immediately become a priceless treasure.
.'Yin Shikong became greedy and asked: 'What did you wear?'
"The farmer pointed to the jade pure vase enshrined on the lotus platform and said, 'Buddha's Eye.' It turns out that the reason why Liantai Temple is so famous is because there are two treasures from the Western Regions enshrined in the temple: Buddha's eye relics. The farmer said this, Yin Shikong
He immediately became angry and said that the farmer was blaspheming the Buddha and that he would go to the Abi Hell and never be reincarnated for the rest of his life.
"The farmer was also annoyed. He jumped up and grabbed the jade purification bottle and said, 'If you do it, you will go to hell. If you don't do it, you will go to hell. Why don't you really do it, at least to make yourself rich in this life.' After saying this, the farmer
Then it disappeared. There was still the jade purification vase on the lotus platform. Yin Shikong hurriedly stepped forward and opened it. There was only a bamboo slip inside. It said: I am the only one in heaven and earth!"
After Zhou Banweng told this story, Master Kongji blushed with shame. I am the only one in heaven and on earth! This motto was left by Buddha. Whether it is arrogance or arrogance, it is difficult to explain.
Zhu Tong asked curiously: "Is that farmer the Buddha?"
"No, the farmer is a counselor under the general's tent. After Yin Shikong lost the Buddha's eye relic, the Lotus Temple fell rapidly, and Yin Shikong no longer had the same prestige. Two months later, the surrounding temples closed one after another, and the general recruited 50,000
After training in Dongting Lake for a year, the soldiers went to the Jianghuai battlefield. They were invincible and defeated the golden soldiers many times. Later, the pair of Buddha's eye relics really appeared on the two black needles. With the help of the pair of black needles, the counselors saved the lives of the soldiers on the battlefield.
It cost the lives of many soldiers. Unfortunately, personal strength was limited after all, and the imperial court was unable to sustain its military pay. The general's 50,000 naval troops became less and less as he fought, and after all, they could not stop the Mongolian iron hoof from conquering the land south of the Yangtze River. The general finally died on the river.
The arrow fell into the water, and the counselor followed the general down the river; the pair of black needles were lost in the rivers and lakes. Two hundred years later, the pair of black needles appeared in the hands of another person. At that time, the world was peaceful, and a young man emerged from Yuzhou.
He earned his reputation as a miracle doctor with a pair of black needles. At that time, the pair of black needles already looked like this, and the tails of the needles already looked like dragons and phoenixes. However, although the young man had excellent medical skills, there were three incurable problems: the emperor's relatives and relatives.
If it is not treated, it will not be treated by monks, Taoists and idlers, and it will not be treated by literati."
"Why is this happening? Aren't there a lot of wealthy patients missing?" Zhu Tong asked again. He had begun to doubt the authenticity of Zhou Banweng's story.
"No one knows what the boy was thinking. Anyway, it was through his hands that he cured the illnesses of many common people and knight-errants. Twenty-three years after the boy's debut, he disappeared as suddenly as he appeared. However, the boy disappeared as suddenly as he appeared.
, but the pair of black needles did not disappear with him, and fell into the hands of the young disciple. The name Longfeng Xinghao was given by that lucky disciple. In the following hundred years, Longfeng Xinghao has been spread in the world, and gradually became
The treasure of the Zhu family in Yuzhou. The Zhu family also relied on this pair of needles to establish a transcendent status in the world."
"Yuzhou Zhu family?" Everyone recited the name silently and looked at the three brothers Zhu Tong, Zhu Yun and Zhu Huai; they all wondered what the relationship was between the Zhu family and the Zhu family?
"Yuzhou Zhu Family is a branch of Zhu Youmen and the predecessor of Zhu Youmen. This is the origin of these pairs of dragons and phoenixes. Kong Ji, do you still want Master Zhu to hand them over to the Golden Buddha Temple?" Zhou Banweng said with a cold face.
Looking at the emptiness.
It’s empty and quiet, it’s hard to say anything.
"Today's world is no longer about which sect has more people. Whoever has better kung fu is more prestigious, and whoever is ruthless is more powerful. Times are changing, and so are the world. Any sect that cannot keep up will be eliminated." said this.
During the passage, Zhou Banweng's eyes passed over the whistle, Jiang Xiaoyu, and finally stopped at Zhu Tong.
"How many years have it passed? How many years have the foundations of the world built by our predecessors with so much hard work been passed on? Do you know Kongji? Do you know Yuxuan?" Ban Weng finally calmed down and took a sip from his tea cup;
"Individual abilities are always limited. Even if you develop a pair of steel and iron bones, even if you can transcend life and death, it is only a personal matter, and you still have to abide by the rules of secular society. This is how many bloody ups and downs the seniors in the world have gone through before they understand this.
The truth. Living Buddha Suowanda and the Bamboo Taoist priest both understand this truth. Even their cultivation can't stop a few bullets. As the leader of a sect, your every move is related to the rise and fall of the world. You must understand this truth even more. Thirty years
Before, everyone was working secretly for survival; thirty years later, you can finally come to the stage again. Do you think that your every move can transcend the secular rules and change the laws of the world? Kongji, a first-grade Golden Buddha believer,
With one hundred thousand records, I have made friends with many high-ranking officials and wealthy businessmen. The Golden Buddha Temple is now also very wealthy and has many masters from various monasteries. Let me ask you, if today's incident results in a life, how many of your followers would dare to openly help you? Suowonda
It is not an accident that the living Buddha joins Zhumen. He may have been ashamed to cooperate with you for a long time. Have you ever thought about this?"
He pondered for a moment, his face turned gray and he remained silent.
Zhou Banweng turned to Master Yu Xuan again: "Yu Xuan, the Bamboo Taoist is a legend in the world. Before he ascended, we didn't expect his greatness. Daozong did very well in the previous period, why are you so arrogant today? The spirit of Tai Chi is mellow and thorough, and there is no need to pay attention to it.
Showing traces, the so-called avenue is invisible. You lead so many people with swords and swagger through the streets and houses, are you not afraid of bringing disaster to Daozong? It is good to help Zhumen, but it is wrong to put on such a big show. What I just said
It’s not a story, it’s something that actually happened in history. We all must learn this lesson and never get carried away and forget what we are eating.”
At this point, the most embarrassing thing is the whistle. Zhou Banweng never glanced at him from beginning to end. Although the next Jianghu Reception will not be held for more than two years, today's occasion is quite a preview.
The whistle is old and cunning, and gradually it has a different taste.