Westward Journey into Dragon

Chapter 483

"The Taishang Sandong in Mount Wutai, I heard that many talents have emerged in recent years. There are nearly [-] cultivators in the whole sect, and they have a great influence in the Taoist sects of Nanfangbu Prefecture. Using them as a knife can indeed arouse the anger of the Taoist sects. , to stir up trouble." The Bull Demon King is very familiar with the forces in the world, and when the demon kings heard "Taishang Three Caves", they all showed confusion, and immediately opened their mouths to explain.

"Oh, if that's the case, let's stay in Luoyang City for a while longer!" Chen Xian saw that there was still something exciting to watch, so he was not in a hurry to go back.

On the second day, She Moteng and Zhu Fran wrote a letter to Emperor Liu Zhuang, saying that a natural disaster broke out, and they wanted to travel around Beijing and treat those injured in the disaster along the way.

At this time Liu Zhuang was having a headache from yesterday's "natural disaster" and was thinking about disaster relief. Seeing the second monk "actively" helping, although he felt that the contribution the second monk could make was very small, he readily agreed.

After receiving Liu Zhuang's order, the second monk immediately packed up his belongings, took four newly-acquired attendants with him, and after leaving Luoyang City, he changed his way along the official road and headed towards Mount Wutai.

Mount Wutai is also in the territory of Jizhou, and it is also a disaster-stricken area. The two monks traveled all the way, and naturally they would not forget to save the common people. By the way, they would spread the teachings of Buddhism's compassion and salvation to all sentient beings, which has attracted many believers.

Shemo Teng and Zhu Falan are like ordinary people because they are accompanied by ordinary people, and they also have to treat the injured people along the way and spread the teachings.Step by step, the two monks traveled all the way through mountains and rivers, eating and sleeping in the open, and it took a month to arrive at Mount Wutai.

After the two monks walked around Mount Wutai, they rushed back to Luoyang immediately and wrote to Liu Zhuang, saying that they saw Manjusri Bodhisattva preaching scriptures on Mount Wutai and the relic tower of King Ashoka. Mount Wutai is really a holy place for Buddhism. A temple was built on Mount Wutai to promote Buddhism.

Liu Zhuang originally intended to support Buddhism and strengthen his rule. After receiving the memorial from the two monks, he approved the word "Zhunzo" and returned it.

With the emperor's approval, the two monks immediately set off to Wutai Mountain, found local officials, and asked them to recruit craftsmen to build the temple.

Liu Zhuang is a wise king, and his rule is strict. Even his brother, a certain king, asked the fortune teller: "I look very similar to the first emperor (Guangwu). The first emperor ascended the throne at the age of 30. I am also [-] now. When can I be the emperor?" The scholar fled immediately and reported the matter to Liu Zhuang. The local county magistrate dared not be negligent, and even arranged the two of them in the post station, and asked the yamen servants to find craftsmen overnight, and found all the people overnight.

In general civil engineering, the first step is site selection, followed by surveying and mapping planning, planning the size and layout of the building.So the next day, the county magistrate Wu (probably named Wu You) brought the surveyor to the post station.

The Magistrate Wu warmly greeted the two monks with a sumptuous vegetarian breakfast, and then introduced the surveying and mapping architect in his thirties. It is said that he...his father designed and presided over the construction of the Luoyang Palace.

After introducing the famous builder, County Magistrate Wu took ten yamen servants and all the food, and went up to Mount Wutai with Shemo Teng, Zhu Fran and their entourage.

County Magistrate Wu is a pampered fat pig. He rode a carriage to the foot of Mount Wutai. Looking at the majestic and majestic Mount Wutai, he couldn't help but flinch a little.But thinking of the emperor's fate, Magistrate Wu gritted his teeth and led a group of people into Mount Wutai.

At this time, the Wutai Mountains were not polluted or destroyed, except for the Taoist priests who came and went from high to high on the mountains, no one came.

The thorns were dealt with by the servants brought by Wu County Magistrate. If the tigers and wolves were to be spoken, the two monks knocked down their Zen sticks, and any tigers, leopards, wolves, snakes, insects, rats and ants would not dare to approach them, and it was not difficult to shuttle through the mountains and forests.

She Moteng and Zhu Fran had chosen the location of the temple early on, took a group of officials and masters, walked in the mountains for half a day, and finally brought Wu County Magistrate, who was panting like a dog and sweating like rain, to the place - Cuiyan Peak in Zhongtai .

"Who are you, why are you wandering around in the forbidden area behind my three caves?" Just as everyone was busy cutting out the weeds and bushes to reveal the terrain, a little boy came from a distance and shouted from afar.

"Xian Tong is polite." As a local parent officer, County Magistrate Wu knew that there was some way to see Taishang Sandong Temple. , this is Zen Master Shemo Teng, and this is Zen Master Zhu Falan."

Shemo Teng and Zhu Falan nodded, and it was counted as salute, but they didn't say "Namo Amitabha Buddha" to the Taoist priest.

After introducing the main people in his group, County Magistrate Wu said: "The two eminent monks want to build a Buddhist temple here, and the emperor has approved it. We are here to survey the terrain and prepare for the construction."

"This is not allowed!" Xiao Daotong shook his head like a rattle, waved his hands again and again and said, "This is the forbidden area behind my Three Caves Temple. How can we let monk Hu build a Buddhist temple? You leave quickly, or I will call someone out."

At this time, Mount Wutai was still called Zifu Mountain, and Zifu was a Taoist language. At this time, Mount Wutai was still a famous Taoist mountain. There were at least forty or fifty Taoist temples on the mountain, and more than 3000 Taoist priests practiced. A single greeting can drown them Death, so County Magistrate Wu was very panicked and had the intention of retreating.

Shemo Teng and Zhu Falan made up their minds to cause trouble, but they were not willing to retreat, and they started to quarrel for a while, which alarmed He Zhengzhi, the master Daoming of the Three Caves Temple.

Seeing the temple master, the little Taoist boy quickly told the story. The temple master was accompanied by four disciples. When he heard that two Hu monks wanted to occupy the back mountain of his house, he was immediately annoyed and began to yell and curse.

The two monks had intended to be provocative, so they struck immediately, because both of them were half-step Da Luo's cultivation base, and none of the people present were their opponents, including He Zhengzhi, the temple master in the mid-Taiyi period.

After the two monks wounded the Taoist priests, they did not kill them. Instead, they drove them away, set up a powerful barrier, and ordered Wu County Magistrate to continue surveying and mapping.

After seeing the methods of the second monk, all the people present were silent, if they dared to disobey, they should do what they should do immediately.

He didn't mention that Shemo Teng and Zhu Falan were there to oversee the construction of the monastery, but said that after He Zhengzhi was beaten back, he became more and more angry and went to his good friends Zhu Shanxin to discuss the matter.

After hearing He Zhengzhi's narration, all good believers immediately changed color and went to the second monk to discuss it.

"No, both of them are half-step Da Luo monks, we are not opponents at all!" He Zhengzhi hurriedly stopped.

"This is deceiving me that there is no one in my Taoist sect!" Zhu Shanxin said fiercely: "In this way, you and I will separately contact fellow practitioners of the three mountains and five mountains, and we will jointly write to Liu Zhuang to sue them for being brave and inappropriate. Compete with them to compare Taoism to distinguish the true from the false."

"That's great, my Taoism is no weaker than their Buddhism!" He Zhengzhi said harshly.

The plan was established, and the two immediately acted, traveled all over the five mountains in one day, and persuaded the five mountains and eighteen temples that they were willing to do great things together. However, many monks either closed their doors or refused to clean up, and did not want to disturb this matter.

However, He Zhengzhi and Zhu Shanxin couldn't take care of that much anymore. She Moteng and Zhu Falan had already started to prepare for the construction. If they didn't act, it would be too late.

In this way, a memorandum denouncing Buddhism jointly signed by 690 Taoist priests from Wuyue Shiba Temple and Taishang Sandong was sent to the imperial table of Emperor Liu Zhuang.

This religious event was involved, and Liu Zhuang attached great importance to it in order to fear that he would gather believers to cause trouble. He gave instructions on the same day and agreed to compete.

In fact, Emperor Liu Zhuang also wanted to see the strength of these foreign monks, and ordered to build a high platform in front of the White Horse Temple to discuss the Taoism. At the same time, he also stopped the construction of the temple on Wutai Mountain.

A battle between Taoism and Buddha is about to start...

(End of this chapter)