People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Chapter 233 The so-called demon way, the Buddha saves the rich

In the second year of Hongwu, the first day of the first month.

When the Son of Heaven offered sacrifices to the Ancestral Temple, it was rare for the common people to go out of their homes to visit the temple fair.

In Yingtian Mansion, the monks who had been grounded by the emperor finally had a chance to breathe for a day.

The major monasteries and Taoist temples began to become lively.

Famous mountain temples compete for the faith of the people in the capital.

Baoen Temple, Linggu Temple and other big temples are crowded with people.

The traditional large temples are bustling, and the emperor's new favorite Longxiang Jiqing Temple has a strong flow of people. This temple, which has just been converted into Tianjie Temple, happens to be the place where the history of Yuan Dynasty is repaired.

Compared with the prosperity of Buddhism, the momentum of Taoism is obviously much weaker.

That future is called Chaotian Palace, but at this time it is still called Yongshou Palace Taoist Temple, which bears the important task of competing with Buddhism for incense.

However, the Daoist sect is weak, and the incense of Chaotian Palace is obviously not as good as the prosperous Buddhist sect.

This year, the temple carrying the Taoist gate is a small Taoist temple outside the city!

Mountains are not high, there are immortals and spirits.

Although the Taoist temple is small, the celestial master sits in it!
The Qingxin Temple has been abandoned for many years, and ordinary people would not go to this small Taoist temple during temple fairs.

But this year with Zhang Normal, it will be completely different.

Zhang Tianshi of Longhu Mountain, the legendary real immortal who walks in the world, is sitting in this small Taoist temple at this time.

People who don't know when they got the news, immediately flocked to the Pure Heart Temple.

I have long been used to waiting for Deng Zhongxiu leisurely, and I was so busy that I lost my head.

"Is he really the celestial master of Longhu Mountain?"

"Hurry up, everyone, the celestial master gave me a talisman..."

Faith, in this era of fearing ghosts and gods, is always the most important thing.

The simple thoughts of the people all want to get the blessing of the gods and ask for their own safety.

Lao Zhang hasn't personally drawn talismans for the people for many years. He enjoyed the glory and wealth in the Yuan Dynasty. Even if he was on Longhu Mountain, most of the people who went up the mountain to ask for blessings would let his disciples serve the people on their behalf.

But Lao Zhang, who has traveled through the Northland and personally experienced the sufferings of the world, has a different understanding of spiritual practice.

He picked up a pen that he hadn't picked up for many years, and drew talismans in front of the people.

This image of being close to the people is even more convincing to the people.

But Zhang normal alone, after all, is powerless.

Zhang Yuchu, the eldest son, was also led by his father to draw the "Pharmaceutical King Taishang" talisman for the people.

Zhang Yuchu was drawing and drawing, and became angry from embarrassment. He dropped the pen in his hand:
"Father, why do I have to draw a talisman here, but my brother, who is the master of the Pure Heart Temple, can go out to play...?"

Lao Zhang had no choice but to turn around to comfort Zhang Yuchu:

"No way, your brother has never been interested in Taoist things, even if you ask him to help him, he won't be able to help!"

"Who said that, he is very good at drawing talismans, and this [Medicine King Taishang Calamity and Poison Amulet] was designed by himself..."

Zhang normal: ...

Damn, that unfilial son-in-law will make trouble for himself.

One of the important reasons why he personally came down this year to pray for the people is that Lao Zhang keenly discovered the belief market of the medicine king Taishang.

In order to promote the vaccination method, Zhang Yi created a scripture "Taishang Shuo Microcosmic World Magical Truth". Because of the elimination of smallpox, the belief in Taishang became popular for no reason.

And it develops in a direction that even Longhushan itself can't predict.

That is the popular belief of the medicine king Taishang.

Taishang is Sanqing, one of the highest gods in Taoism.

But from the perspective of folk belief, whether a god can become popular or not has nothing to do with its status in religion.

The reputation of Shakyamuni, the leader of Buddhism, is not well-known, but Amitabha belief is very popular.

Guanyin, Zhunti...

These bodhisattvas are not the highest in the sect.

Just like in the Taoist sect, although there are people who believe in Sanqing, the Jade Emperor is also a high position among the Taoist gods.

But on the contrary, many small gods are deeply loved by the people.

The Taishang was endowed with the attributes of the King of Medicine by the people, and was called the King of Medicine Taishang.

This trend has reached Mi Tuo and Zhun Ti...

This is the first time that the Taoist sect has seen a trend of surpassing the Buddhist sect among the people since the great debate on Buddhism and Taoism in the previous dynasty.

As the head teacher of Longhu Mountain, one of the instigators of the Medicine King Taishang.

Zhang Normal is determined to seize this opportunity. If he can grasp it well, he will be the master of ZTE in Taoism.

However, the future master of Taoist Zhongxing, the great master of Longhu Mountain, Lao Zhang, has nothing to do with his son.

Zhang Yi's status in Longhu Mountain has gradually changed with his performance.

He doesn't need a celestial master to prove himself, and in fact, Lao Zhang puts him on an equal footing with him.

So when he was the shopkeeper, Lao Zhang couldn't do anything to Zhang Yi.

Facing Zhang Yuchu's grievances, Old Zhang said leisurely:
"I can't deal with your brother, but it's still okay to beat you..."

Zhang Yuchu: ...

Well, this is a world that bullies the good and fears the evil. Zhang Yuchu has already experienced the evil in the world at a young age.

And the instigator of this small family conflict, Zhang Yi, dressed in a Taoist uniform, was leading Xiao Mengyao and Zhang Yuqing on the grounds of the Great Heavenly World Temple.

He ran to Tianjie Temple as a Taoist priest, causing the surrounding people to look sideways.

Isn't this guy here to mess things up?
But Zhang Yi didn't care about the gazes around him, he just wanted to relax during the Chinese New Year.

Although Lao Zhang is in charge of the Qingxin Temple, it is still fun to come to the big temple for the temple fair.

Xiao Zhangyi had a great time with his younger siblings.

"Be careful!"

Those who accompanied Zhang Yi and the others were Mrs. Li and Mrs. Zhang.

Zhang Yi and his two younger brothers and sisters almost ran away without a trace.

"Brother, little landlord, this temple is much bigger than our Taoist temple!"

Meng Yao has never been to such a lively place since she was a child. She took Zhang Yi's hand and pointed at the temple, excited.

Zhang Yi chuckled, that was natural.

Tianjie Temple is one of the three major temples in Nanjing in the future, how can it be compared with the Qingxin Temple?

After Emperor Zhu changed its name last year, he also appointed Huitan, the abbot, to manage Buddhism across the country.

This is the best temple in the world tomorrow!

In Zhang Yi's impression, Tianjie Temple is famous for two things.

The first thing is that the emperor will officially use this place as the place where the "Yuan History" will be compiled this year.

The second thing is that this is the place where the demon monk Yao Guangxiao will live after Zhu Di succeeds in rebelling in the future.

Walking in Tianjie Temple, Zhang Yi seems to have witnessed the changes of thousands of years of history.

But he didn't realize at all how dazzling he was in this monastery.

"Being able to walk freely, I'm afraid it's not just those Huoju Taoists!
If you openly come to Tianjie Temple, I'm afraid it's not to cause trouble!

Let's go, invite him out, don't insult the purity of Buddhism! "

Zhang Yi himself was not aware of the issue of his identity, he just simply wanted to take the people around him out for a walk.

It's just that his existence really hinders other people's eyes.

A monk saw Zhang Yi in his eyes, but ordered the monks around him to invite him out.

He didn't take this matter to heart, but went to the backyard of Tianjie Temple.

On the first day of the lunar new year, the emperor offered sacrifices to the Taimiao, and all officials accompanied him.

But the female relatives of Ming officials often come to Tianjie Temple to offer incense.

As the first temple in the Ming Dynasty, one of the entertainments of Huitan, the presiding officer, is to answer questions for these noble ladies and open up their future.

"Yes, host!"

The person who gave the order was naturally Huitan, the abbot of Tianjie Temple. He only regarded Zhang Yi as an ordinary Taoist priest, and left after speaking.

It's just that the monk who got his order went straight to Zhang Yi and yelled:
"The Taoist priest, hurry up and go somewhere, Mo Zi, this place pollutes the purity of Buddhism..."

The other party's voice was loud, Zhang Yi turned his head, and the pilgrims around him also turned their heads.

"Is this master talking about me?"

Seeing the monk staring at him like facing an enemy, Zhang Yi smiled.

He didn't intend to cause trouble, after all, it's Chinese New Year's Eve, and no one wants to be unlucky.

And feeling the monk's inexplicable hostility, he also realized that his behavior was wrong, so he hurriedly greeted Xiao Mengyao:
"Meng Yao, we are going back!
Where is the younger brother? "

Zhang Yi looked for Zhang Yuqing's figure in the crowd, but saw that his younger brother followed the flow of people and went to the Daxiong Palace to join in the fun.

He nodded towards the monk, pointed to the Daxiong Hall, and was about to pull his younger brother out.

The monk was impatient and came over and pushed the two of them.

Xiao Mengyao was pushed down in an instant and cried on the ground.

"Tell you to go out quickly, still standing here and not leaving, looking for a fight?"

The monk saw that the two were just children, and wanted to hit them!

The opponent raised his foot and was about to give Zhang Yi a kick.

Zhang Yi immediately became unhappy, so why not walk slower together?

The monk came over and pushed him with great strength, far beyond what a seven-year-old child could handle.

But after all, he has learned a few tricks from Li Qingmo, and even though he is not comparable in strength, it doesn't mean that Zhang Yi will suffer.

He punched Kun casually.

The monk clutched his crotch and screamed loudly.

Nuoda's Tianjie Temple was silent for a while.

Immediately, other monks rushed towards Zhang Yi like a bullfight.

"You little Taoist dare to make trouble in Tianjie Temple?"

"Where did the little bastard come from!"

Zhang Yi didn't expect that he just came to play for a while, and the New Year's Eve would be involved in such a thing?
There were at least a dozen monks rushing over.

Xiao Mengyao cried in fright, and Zhang Yi protected her behind her.

His face was as heavy as water. If these monks wanted to beat people, he would use weapons.

In this world of low martial arts, it is impossible for a seven-year-old child to match the physical strength of an adult man. Only weapons can shorten the distance.

However, if this is the case, blood will probably be seen.

Zhang Yishi didn't come out to play out of intention to make trouble!
"stop!"

This sudden movement still disturbed the host Huitan who had just entered.

He pushed through the crowd and walked over, frowning:

"How can you do martial arts in the land of Buddhism?"

Those monks couldn't help but point to Zhang Yi and said:
"This monster is not only provoking, but also beating people!"

Zhang Yi laughed when he heard this, but didn't answer. He wanted to see what the host had to say?
"Little benefactor, this is the realm of Buddhism after all. I don't know that you are practicing in that fairy mountain. Why do you want to make trouble?"

Zhang Yi chuckled, pointed at the Daxiong Palace and asked:
"This Buddhism, is it to save all living beings?"

"Yes!"

"Is the poor way the number of sentient beings?"

"Yes!"

"Then why does Pindao stand here without causing trouble? But he was chased away by your monk from Tianjie Temple?"

Huitan was left speechless by Zhang Yi's words.

Some things cannot be said on the table.

Reason is reason, human feelings are human feelings.

Buddhism and Taoism have been fighting for thousands of years, and they are different from each other, but it is not enough to say who is not pleasing to the eye?

There are not a few famous monks and high Taoists who have become best friends.

But Huitan disliked Zhang Yi because of other reasons.

After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the emperor banned monks and Taoism, but it was because of Longhu Mountain.

The emperor seized the position of celestial master in Longhu Mountain, and also started to clean up Buddhism and Taoism from Taoism.

Zhang Normal can be regarded as a broom star who gnashes his teeth in two schools of Buddhism and Taoism.

But this broom star shot back, and unexpectedly won the favor of the emperor again, and even tore a gap in the matter of banning monks and Taoism.

Therefore, monks and Taoists all over the world looked at Longhushan, the instigator, with envy. After imprisoning everyone in the Taoist temple, he walked on the street swaggeringly.

This kind of privilege has long made his colleagues jealous. He still swaggers to visit Tianjie Temple today?
Bullying does not mean bullying like this.

Huitan didn't like Zhang Yi, and asked him to go out because of this dark little thought.

But how can this matter be explained to the outside world?
"Master, don't listen to this monster's rumors to confuse the crowd, he is here deliberately to find trouble!"

The beaten monk stood up, pointed at Zhang Yi and shouted.

Seeing that the fight was over, Zhang Xin relaxed.

"Pindao's family came to Beijing, and Pindao's original intention was to bring his family to have fun. It's just that Pindao didn't expect that this Buddhist sect has such a strong sense of discrimination.

Forget it, I don't want to spoil everyone's nature during the New Year's Eve.

You, sorry!

Pindao turned around and left! "

"It's up to you if you want us to apologize?"

Seeing that Zhang Yi was so arrogant, the monks around him were not happy.

Zhang Yidao: "Insulting me as a demon for no reason, and hurting my sister, is there no explanation at all?"

The people around were talking.

Seeing that things were getting bigger and bigger, Hui Tan frowned.

He didn't expect that he would cause so much trouble by driving away a little Taoist at will?
He didn't intend to apologize, if it was another time, he didn't care about this apology.

But in the current situation, it is obvious that someone has put him on fire. Instead of answering Zhang Yi directly, he asked:
"What about your elders?"

Zhang Yi sarcastically:

"This master should be Master Huitan. How can all beings be equal? ​​This is a non-judgment. Buddhism also pays attention to using power to suppress people?"

Zhang Yi's sharp teeth made Huitan a little overwhelmed.

At this time, someone shouted:
"Brother Zhang!"

"Isn't this a real person?"

The mother and daughter of the Xu family came out with some women, and when they saw Zhang Yi, the girl from the Xu family shouted.

When Huitan heard this, his expression changed drastically.

Did he instantly know who the little Taoist priest in front of him was?

There is only one person in the entire Yingtian Mansion who can make Miss Xu's family call her brother.

The second son of the Zhang family who nicknamed the prime minister and caused the Ministry of Industry to bleed into rivers, the direct descendant of Longhushan...

"Zong Neng...apologize to the priest!"

Huitan changed his attitude instantly, forcing the monk just now to apologize.

"Host!"

"Right and wrong, you really can't tell when you are a poor monk, sorry!"

The monk's face turned blue and white, walked over and bowed to Zhang Yi:
"Amitabha, the poor monk apologizes!"

Zhang Yi gained face and smiled.

"Today's visit to Tianjie Temple is worthwhile!

Sister, let's go..."

Zhang Yi greeted Xu's mother and daughter from a distance, pulled Zhang Yuqing, and turned to find his mother.

"The sea of ​​suffering is boundless, the Buddha saves the rich!"

Huitan's face changed drastically when he heard these words.

His breath was stuck in his chest, and he almost couldn't get up.

(End of this chapter)