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Chapter 358 Brother Fahai's Jinshan Temple
On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, His Royal Highness the King of Chu held a Laba Banquet at Jinshan Temple in Zhenjiang.

Yes, it is the Jinshan Temple of Monk Fahai.

This thousand-year-old temple is located on the mountain, with the gate facing the Yangtze River.The palaces and halls are connected to each other, and the pavilions are connected to each other layer by layer.The most eye-catching pagoda stands on the top of Jinshan Mountain, rising from the ground, towering into the sky.It looks magnificent and magnificent, far from being comparable to ordinary Buddhist temples.

It's a pity that the octagonal seven-story pagoda is not called Leifeng Pagoda, but Cishou Pagoda.

"How many people mistakenly believe that the "Legend of the White Snake" is that the Jinshan Temple is in Hangzhou, and there is a Leifeng Pagoda inside." This made Lao Liu sigh with emotion: "The monk Fahai is really a thief. He was detained in a different place. Probably Let the white lady frighten the water flooding the golden mountain..."

"..." Luo Guanzhong, who accompanied him up the stairs, finally couldn't help asking: "Your Highness, who gave your master the purpose of "Legend of the White Snake"?"

"Ah, haven't you heard of it?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu said in surprise, "It's Xu Xian and the White Snake. The White Snake is a big white snake..."

"Damn it, he's really serious." Luo Guanzhong couldn't help sighing, writers of historical subjects like them admire fantasy writers, how dare you think about it.

"No, you haven't heard of "The Legend of the White Snake"?" Zhu Zhen suddenly realized something.

"I only heard that Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty cut a white snake." His uncle said roughly: "But it's still not as fierce as Xu Xianmeng."

"There are similar ones." Robben shook his head, pushed his glasses with his fingers, and recalled earnestly: "In the legend of Tang Dynasty "Bo Yi Zhi", there is an article "Li Huang", which is most similar to the "Legend of the White Snake" mentioned by His Highness. "

"Oh, is that so, tell me quickly." The sixth child was very interested.

"It is said that Li Huang, a son of a rich family, met a widow in a white dress in Chang'an East City. He was so charming. Li Huang and the soul were taught, and they entered the house together. Stay for three days."

"That's right, there is also a green snake in "Legend of the White Snake", but it is young and beautiful, and I like it very much." The sixth child immediately got excited. "and after?"

"Later when Li Huang returned home, he felt that his body was spinning and his head was spinning. He was bedridden immediately, and there was no cure. His family members exposed him, but they saw that his body had turned into water, and only his head remained. He was so horrified that people went to the hospital. I went to investigate, and it turned out that it was a desolate garden where giant white snakes often appeared."

When Luo Guanzhong told the story, it was naturally vivid, concise and exquisite.Eunuch Wang shivered when he heard it.

"You don't have to be afraid." Luo Guanzhong comforted him.

"Hate~~" Wang Ma Lanhua poked him.

Then Teacher Luo added: "There is also a story in "Li Guan" later, which tells the story of another rich man who had a little contact with a plain-clothed girl who was transformed from a white snake. The spirit is terrifying."

"No, no, my snake spirit, it's a good snake spirit." Zhu Zhen was in a good mood, and said to Lao Luo, "Don't you think it's indecent for Jinlianyuan to perform "Jin Ping Mei" all day? The story of "The Legend of the White Snake", you write it into a play, and replace "Jin Ping Mei"."

"Well, "Golden" still has merits, so don't beat it to death with a stick," Luo Guanzhong said in a low voice, "It should be changed to a night show."

"Knowledgeable!" Lao Liu gave a thumbs up and approached Jinshan Temple with a big smile.

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In front of the main hall of Jinshan Temple, there are dozens of tables for the Eight Immortals.There is an oversized iron pot in the middle, with firewood burning underneath, and Laba porridge is gurgling in the pot.

Lu Zhonghe, Xie Yunzhang and other big families in the south of the Yangtze River have already come to the banquet, and they have been waiting for almost an hour...

This is the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. On the banks of the Yangtze River and on the Jinshan Mountain, the wind from the river and the wind from the mountains make the wealthy households curl up into balls with their noses blowing.

They are now looking forward to His Royal Highness Chu coming quickly, and then all of them will have a bowl of steaming Laba porridge.

Near noon, Wang Defa's high-pitched voice, "Your Highness is here..."

As if they had received an amnesty, all the big families hurriedly knelt down to welcome His Royal Highness the King of Chu.

"Hahaha, everyone is coming." Zhu Zhen, dressed in a blue dragon robe and a mink fur warm hat, came out of the hall after shouting and hugging.

In fact, he had arrived a long time ago, and he still had time to visit Jinshan Temple and learn the advanced deeds of Master Fa Hai.Not for anything else, just to freeze the grandchildren outside.

After His Royal Highness the King of Chu ascended to his seat on the platform, and all the big households paid homage to him and sat flat, Cao Zhifu said loudly, "Your Highness, please give me an instruction."

"You all must be looking forward to this Laba Festival, right?" Zhu Zhen said with a smile: "Otherwise, why would you come all the way here?"

"Hehe, yes..." All the big households nodded dryly with a smile, scolding their mothers in their hearts.Didn't you send us invitations and order us to come to the Laba Banquet?Otherwise, if we are full, we will go to Zhenjiang to drink Laba porridge in winter?

"Do you know why this king wants to hold the Laba Banquet in this Jinshan Temple?" Lao Liu asked again.

"I don't know..." Everyone shook their heads, wondering if it was because of the strong wind here?
"It's because this Jinshan Temple is an authentic Buddhist school. The gate of the temple faces west, which is towards the Western Paradise." Zhu Zhen pointed to the West Heaven and said:

"The custom of drinking Laba porridge on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month also started in the monasteries. According to legend, the Buddha sat under the Bodhi tree for 48 days, and he became enlightened on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. Therefore, the temples held the ceremony on the day of Laba. Yes, use Laba porridge to worship the Buddha, and then donate to the believers."

Zhu Zhen then said indifferently: "My Zhu family has a predestined relationship with Buddhism, and my father told me to wait for the prince to worship at the temple and often give alms. It is reasonable for this king to use the precious land of Jinshan Temple to hold this Laba Banquet, right?"

"It's very reasonable..." All the guests hurriedly echoed, saying to themselves, let's share the porridge quickly!
Who knew that the sixth child hadn't finished speaking, he suddenly smiled and asked again: "Who knows the first sentence that the Buddha said after he became a Buddha?"

"In the sky and on the earth, I am the only one!" A big family rushed to say.

"That's what the Buddha said when he came to the world for the first time." Lu Zhonghe said lightly: "After the Buddha became enlightened, the first sentence he said was-'Amazing! Amazing! All living beings have the wisdom of the Tathagata Virtue is only due to delusion and persistence, and cannot be realized. If you leave delusion, you will have no teacher wisdom, natural wisdom, and everything will appear..."

"Okay." Zhu Zhen applauded: "This old man is really knowledgeable. I only heard Mr. Guanzhong say it last night."

Hearing this, all the big families in the south of the Yangtze River looked at the four-eyed old man standing beside him in unison.

He looked very familiar at first, but he was wearing a pair of glasses, and it was too outrageous, so I couldn't be sure for a while.

Now that they heard what King Chu said, they realized that they were right, that person was Luo Guanzhong.

Teacher Luo felt as if he had been stripped naked in public, and immediately blushed, wanting to slap himself twice.

(End of this chapter)