Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

Chapter 461: Monk goes to Guo Mansion to 'beg for alms'

Zhao Hu said with some shame: "Reporting to Your Majesty, I have found some sources. However, those thieves were too vigilant, and they lost dozens of brothers, and then broke again!"

"Where did those thieves come from?"

Zhu Di narrowed his eyes slightly and stared at Zhao Hu and asked.

Zhao Hu quickly replied: "Reporting to your Majesty, one is in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and the other is in Fujian!"

"Very good!"

Zhu Di sneered.

"Now that we have alerted the enemy, there is no need to cover up any more and just pursue it aggressively.

However, in order to avoid causing panic among the people, they used the excuse of tracing the murder of Jin Yiwei! "

"The minister obeys the order!"

Zhao Hu quickly took the order.

When he exited the hall, Zhao Hu's eyes turned cold. Those people dared to kill his brothers. They were so unscrupulous and lawless!
But, kill Jin Yiwei and see how long you can hide!
……

Outside the Guo Mansion.

An old monk with kind eyebrows and kind eyes, wearing a brocade and jeweled cassock, gently knocked on the door.

The disciple was shocked, asked about the reason, and quickly informed Guo An.

At this time, due to Zhu Yuanzhang's preference for monks, these monks had a very high status in the Ming Dynasty, and many officials also believed in Buddhism.

Even Guo An is generally respectful to these old monks and will not offend them too much.

Of course, except for Monk Daoyan!
"I've seen Master Dharma!"

"Amitabha, Dharma conductor has met Marquis Dinghai!"

After greeting him with a gentle face, Guo An invited the eminent monk into the house.

When the two sat down, a servant brought two cups of warm tea.

"The poor monk has long heard that the Marquis is gentle and elegant, and he is also rich in talents. Today we can meet him. The Marquis is indeed extraordinary!"

"Master is so complimentary, Guo An is ashamed!"

Guo An felt ashamed.

However, after he finished speaking, he still looked at Fa Xing with a calm gaze.

He comes to the door without any reason and is so attentive. He is either a traitor or a thief!

"Amitabha!"

However, Guo An had forgotten that a monk who could live to such a long time had already seen through the world of mortals and would not care about any opinions.

Therefore, when he saw Guo An's expression, he asked directly: "I'm sorry, poor monk. I'm here today just for alms!"

"Almsgiving?"

Guo An's eyes widened and he looked at Fa Xing in surprise.

"Master is wearing such a gorgeous cassock, why do you still want to beg for alms?"

"Amitabha!"

Fa Xing was startled. He didn't expect that the Marquis of Dinghai, who was known as the Marquis of Fortune, would be so stingy!
"What the Marquis doesn't know is that this cassock is a treasure of Tianxi Temple, a poor monk. He will only take it out and put it on when visiting important nobles."

"I see!"

Guo An nodded slowly, a hint of envy flashed in his eyes.

"If Master Tianxi Temple has such precious treasures, it must be a famous temple!"

"..."

Dharma practice: "Amitabha, I don't know what the Lord knows. The Tianxi Temple where the poor monk lives was originally built as the Jianchu Temple during the Chiwu period of the Eastern Wu Dynasty. It has gone through thousands of years.

However, most of it was destroyed in the war at the end of the Yuan Dynasty.

The late emperor ordered the construction, but Tianxi Temple was too large and had limited financial resources. In order not to waste people and money, we could only build a few pavilions, monasteries, corridors and sutra rooms first. "

Guo An said with admiration: "Taizu Gao really cares about the people, which is admirable!"

Fa Xing: "..."

Guo An was full of sneers. He was dressed so well and came to Dinghaihou Mansion to fight the autumn breeze. Do you really think that Guo An was taken advantage of?
"Amitabha!"

Fa Xing stood up directly and bowed deeply to Guo An, "Tianxi Temple is a thousand-year-old temple. It should not be ruined like this. It's just that the monks and others are incompetent and can only shamelessly come to ask for help from the Marquis!"

"Ugh!"

Guo An sighed helplessly at the old monk's persistence, "Master, since this is the case, we will pack up soon and go to Tianxi Temple to take a look.

However, I am just a young prince. I don’t have much money left in my family, so I can only make some meager profits. Please don’t blame me! "

Guo An also heard about Tianxi Temple.

Monk Faxing saw that his status in Tianxi Temple was not low, and even visited him personally. Guo An couldn't be too disrespectful.Otherwise, some so-called celebrities will appear in the capital and start to attack him.

"Amitabha!"

Fa Xing's face was overjoyed and he said quickly: "Monk takes the place of Tianxi Temple. Thank you so much, Lord Marquis!"

"Master, wait a moment, I will go and clean up, then follow the master!"

"Your Majesty, please!"

……

After a while.

Guo An and Fa Xing got on the carriage and went to Tianxi Temple.

Tianxi Temple, like Tianjie Temple, is located outside the south of Yingtian City.

Along the way, after leaving Jubao Gate and walking a few miles, we arrived outside Tianxi Temple.

"Amitabha!"

As Guo An got out of the carriage, he saw two eminent monks dressed like Fa Xing, leading a group of monks, standing at the gate of the temple.

"The poor monk Famiao, the abbot of Tianxi Temple, has met the Marquis!"

All the monks saluted respectfully.

"Congratulations, Lord Marquis!"

However, the eyes of these monks were full of light, which made Guo An's eyes jump, and he quickly returned the favor with a smile on his face.

"I've met Abbot Fa Miao!"

"My Lord, please!"

Abbot Fa Miao stretched out his hand and pointed towards the temple.

"Thank you, Abbot Fa Miao!"

Guo An replied very politely and followed him in.

A group of monks followed closely behind.

Xu Yong also hurriedly took several guards and followed Guo An closely.

In front, the further they walked, the more Guo An noticed something was wrong.

After monks such as Fa Xing and Fa Miao took Guo An to visit the Tianwang Hall, the Main Hall, the Guanyin Hall and other major halls, they took Guo An to a pavilion.

In the pavilion, there is already a young monk serving fragrant tea!

"My Lord, please!"

Fa Miao invited Guo An.

"Host please!"

Guo An said slowly, but there was no movement in his hands.

Host Fa Miao, who had already taken the first sip, saw this and his eyes flashed.

"May I ask, Lord Marquis, if this tea does not suit your taste? Monk, please give Lord Marquis a cup instead!"

"Don't dare, don't dare!"

Guo An waved his hands repeatedly, "Mingqian Longjing, with its bright green color, fresh aroma, long-lasting fragrance, and sweet and refreshing taste, it is a rare good tea!"

Hearing this, Fa Miao couldn't help but look puzzled, "Then why is the Marquis like this?"

Guo An smiled faintly and cupped his hands towards Fa Miao.

"In this matter, we have let down the host and Master Faxing!"

Fa Miao suddenly felt something bad and said hurriedly: "I wonder why the Marquis said this?"

Guo An asked: "I dare to ask Master Fa Miao, how many main halls, how many painted outlines, how many Buddhist halls, how many glazed pagodas, how many monks' rooms, meditation halls, and sutra collection halls are there in Tianxi Temple?..."

"This……"

The magic of the Dharma can't help but look towards the Dharma.

Fa Xing, on the other hand, remembered what he said in Dinghaihou Mansion and couldn't help but frown slightly.

Seeing this, Guo An continued to ask: "Also, may I ask the host, how many monks are there in the temple? How many acres of land are there? How many vegetable fields are there?"

Now, Host Fa Miao understood why Guo An was so angry!

He smiled kindly.

"Amitabha, sir, please be patient!"

……

(End of this chapter)