The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 653
When Zhao Huaiying arrived in Bianjing City, he and his envoys came to a remote place, where there was a long-abandoned house, more than ten miles away from Bianjing City, they came here in a hurry, and wanted to check it out.

"This subordinate has met the leader! I have seen the envoys left and right!"

"Get up!" Zhao Huaiying said in a deep voice, "Where are your Hall Master and Deputy Hall Master being detained, have you checked it out?"

"Reporting to the leader, the hall master and deputy hall master were imprisoned in a house in the back mountain of Xiangguo Temple, guarded by the four eminent monks of Xiangguo Temple. At the beginning, we also went to rescue, but were severely injured by the four eminent monks. If the brothers hadn't escaped quickly, and they didn't want to continue chasing and killing, I'm afraid I'll come back with no life!"

"How many brothers are there now?"

"200 people!"

Zhao Huaiying ordered: "Hong Zuo envoy, pass on my order. Without my order, brothers in the sect must not act rashly. In addition, you sit here, and Yang You envoy and I will go to Xiangguo Temple to pay a visit to Master Yuqing in person. It’s the best way to resolve this matter.”

Zuo Hong hurriedly said: "Master, I'm afraid that it might be dangerous for the two of you to go to Xiangguo Temple. If those monks are unreasonable, what should we do? It's better to let the brothers go up together. Even if there is a fight, there is a safe plan. "

Zhao Huaiying shook his head and said: "If we really bring people up the mountain, I'm afraid the misunderstanding will be deeper. Even if we are not hostile, the monks in the temple will think that we are picking things up. Just do as I said, and I will talk to you tomorrow. Envoy Yang You went there without receiving an order, so don't act rashly."

"Follow the order!" Everyone had to obey the order and did not dare to say more.

Seeing that it was getting late, Zhao Huaiying ordered everyone to rest for a while. He was on the road these days and didn't have a good rest. He was really tired.Even if there is no hostility, if you go with a large group of people, not to mention that the monks of Xiangguo Temple will think it is a provocation, and even the common people will think that Manichaeism is bullying others.

Xiangguo Temple is a royal temple, if people are really brought up there, it's okay to say that there is no fight, but if there is a fight, I'm afraid the Song court will not let it go.After all, Xiangguo Temple also represents the facade of the Song court, and if it really did that, it would be declaring war with the court.

Zhao Huaiying also didn't want to fight with the Song court, even if he hadn't seen the current emperor, he was still his younger brother, and it would be unwise for brothers to fight.Therefore, Zhao Huaiying decided to take Yang Youshi to Xiangguo Temple alone to resolve this grievance.

In the final analysis, they were at fault for this matter, as long as he came to pay a visit in person, with Master Yuqing's demeanor, he would not hold it to his heart.

The next day, Zhao Huaiying and Yang Youshi went to Xiangguo Temple in the early morning.

"Whoever comes, report your name!"

"Little master, report back to the abbot of your temple, just say that the old man came to visit!"

"What old friends are not old friends? Seeing that you are covering your face with a mask, you are a guilty conscience. I think you are a member of a cult!" Zhao Huaiying wears a mask, can't see clearly, and wears a cloak, which makes people look like a ghost Same, not necessarily a good person, the novice attacked without saying a word.

Zhao Huaiying didn't do anything at all, and Yang Youshi took action on his behalf, and quickly dealt with the little monk in front of the mountain gate.The novice had already sent someone to report to the other companions in the temple, and they had already set up their positions in front of the mountain gate, waiting for Zhao Huaiying and the two to go, but Zhao Huaiying still ignored them, and Yang Youshi fought with the monk alone.

"Where is Master Yuqing?"

Master Yuqing, Zhao Qingcang and others were paying respects to the Buddha in the back hall. He was really not clear about the things down the mountain. He was chanting the Heart Sutra but was interrupted by a voice. He suddenly opened his eyes, chanted the Buddha's name, and sighed: "I can't escape after all!"

"I haven't seen you for many years, but the teacher's demeanor is still the same. Hearing the voice, I am afraid that the martial arts have improved." Master Yuqing walked out of the back hall and came outside the main hall. He saw Zhao Huaiying wearing a mask. He had already heard that it was him from the voice. In front of his eyes, he said: "The reason why the leader came here today is because of the conflict between the monks of this temple and your religion?"

"It is precisely for this matter that I came here!" Zhao Huaiying replied straight to the point, "This matter is a misunderstanding, please let the master look at my face and let them go. As for the mistakes they made, I will naturally tell An explanation from your temple, what do you think, Master?"

Master Yuqing saw that Zhao Huaiying was very sincere and did not bully others or use force directly, and saw him coming alone.Immediately, Master Yuqing realized that Zhao Huaiying was making peace with himself, not taking people away by force.

This matter was beyond Master Yuqing's expectation. He thought that Zhao Huaiying would definitely lead a large number of people to take away the head and deputy head of the branch by force.Now it seems that this is not the case at all, which makes Master Yuqing a little stunned.

After a while, Master Yuqing came back to his senses and said, "Amitabha, this is great goodness!"

Master Yuqing's words made Zhao Huaiying laugh. He came here this time with the idea of ​​taking a gamble. Based on his friendship with Master Yuqing, the two are not considered close friends, and they will not quarrel because of these misunderstandings.Moreover, this incident was indeed their fault. Zhao Huaiying was really happy to see that this incident could be resolved in this way.

"Master, I am teaching the right envoy to have some conflicts with the monks from your monastery in front of the mountain gate, so please send someone to stop it."

"This matter, the poor monk will naturally deal with it!"

"I wonder if I can take the two of them away now?"

Master Yuqing said with some embarrassment: "The leader took them away, so the poor monk naturally has nothing to say, but those four are a bit troublesome."

"How troublesome?" Zhao Huaiying wondered.

"The four of them are uncles of poor monks and masters, and they seldom show up. Because of some unpleasant things happened to them when they traveled in the rivers and lakes in the early years, the poor monk thought that the leader came to attack Xiangguo Temple, so he specially invited them out of the mountain, but now It’s hard to be kind.”

It is easy to invite the Buddha, but it is difficult to send the Buddha!
Zhao Huaiying knew very well that those eminent monks who hid in the dark rarely showed up to ensure the abbot's power.Unless there is a major incident in the temple, they will be dispatched, otherwise they will hide in the dark and concentrate on practicing Buddhism.However, the members of this religion have been trapped in the Xiangguo Temple, and it would embarrass him to say this, so he was also prepared, and if he really couldn't do it, he would convince the four people and let them out.

Master Yuqing was very helpless. If he knew that this matter could be solved so easily, he would not have invited those four uncles out of the mountain.It's good now, but Xiangguo Temple has done too much, and he blames himself a little. He doesn't know where his heart of practicing Buddhism these years has gone.

If Master Yuqing took the initiative to contact Zhao Huaiying, then this matter would be easy to solve, but he didn't know how to contact Zhao Huaiying, because he was a godly dragon, and only he took the initiative to contact others. Few people could find his location, let alone Said to be in touch.

Finally, Zhao Huaiying asked Master Yuqing to lead him to the back mountain and let him talk about it by himself.

When Zhao Huaiying and Master Yuqing left together and went to the back mountain, Zhao Qingcang, Zhao Qingyu and others also came out from the back hall. They came out because they were worried that they could not wait for Master Yuqing to come. .In fact, they wanted to go out together, but the host thought that it was better to break up the enemy than make a knot, and turned the big matter into a small matter, and didn't want the current emperor to be involved, so their temper completely changed.

"Strange, why is the host and that person gone?" Zhao Qingyu ran out full of joy, thinking that he could challenge the leader of the Manichaeism, but he didn't expect that the two of them would not be in the front hall long ago, which made him a little disappointed. It was Zhao Hengyu who asked the novice to know that the host and Zhao Huaiying had gone to the back mountain.

Zhao Qingcang thought secretly: "Could it be that this matter has been resolved?"

"Brother, let's go to the back mountain to have a look!" Zhao Qingyu wanted to compete with Zhao Huaiying wholeheartedly, so he would not let go of this hard-won opportunity. His proposal was approved by Zhao Qingcang. Also go to the back mountain.

"Four great uncles, this man is the leader of the Manichaeism!"

Master Yuqing and Zhao Huaiying walked for a quarter of an hour and arrived at the back mountain. Under the guidance of the abbot, Zhao Huaiying also saw the four eminent monks sitting cross-legged, but he did not see his brother, but Master Yuqing also It was explained that the two of them were in the cellar, which was originally a storage place, but was later abandoned.

"Fang Huaiying, the leader of the Manichaeism, has met four eminent monks!"

Master Yuqing solemnly introduced Zhao Huaiying's identity, and also explained the reason for this incident. The matter was exposed, and he asked the four eminent monks to release the two of them. It hurt the face of the four of them.

"Amitabha!" The senior brother among the four eminent monks chanted the Buddha's name and said, "The poor monk has met Fang Jiaozhu. This is the poor monk's second brother Xuanci, third brother Xuanbei, fourth brother Xuantong, and sixth brother Xuan. bitter."

Zhao Huaiying and the other three greeted each other one by one.

Then, Master Xuanci said: "What is the relationship between Master Fang and the previous leader Fang La?"

"This is a private matter, please forgive me!" Zhao Huaiying didn't want to mention Fang La as her grandfather to anyone. To put it bluntly, she didn't want to reveal her identity, and said, "Dare to ask Master Xuanci, the abbot said that Master has some grievances with my teacher. , I don't know what's going on?"

"The leader doesn't want to say more, and the poor monk doesn't want to force it!" Master Xuanci smiled, "This matter has been in the past for many years, and Fang La is dead, so let's not mention it! Today, leader Fang came to ask for someone, and went alone , this poor monk also knows, let the two of them be taken away by the leader!"

"Thank you, master!" Zhao Huaiying thanked again, then went into the cellar and brought the two out.

"This subordinate has seen the leader!"

"You really put the face of this sect into the face. You fought with Xiangguo Temple without finding out the reason, and almost stirred up the rivers and lakes again." Zhao Huaiying roared angrily, and reprimanded: "The two of you should go and apologize to Master Yuqing quickly. point!"

The two of them have long understood that they and others are wrong these days. Even if Zhao Huaiying doesn't ask, they will take the initiative to apologize.After all, it started with them and it will end with them.Master Yuqing didn't say much, and helped the two of them up with a smile.

Zhao Huaiying and the two of them left first, while Master Yuqing was left behind by four eminent monks.In fact, Master Yuqing also wanted to ask something, so he took this opportunity to stay and ask.

"Master Uncle, what's the point of letting the disciple stay?"

Xuanci glanced at Master Yuqing, and reprimanded him: "Yuqing, you are already the abbot of Xiangguo Temple, you should know what to do and what not to do, did your master forget to teach you?"

Master Yuqing lowered his head, took the initiative to admit his mistake, and said: "I also ask my uncle to teach me!"

"Enemies should be resolved rather than knotted. I don't need to say much about this truth, you know it too!" Xuan Ci said sharply, "If you captured the two earlier, why didn't you contact the leader Fang, but blindly thought that he would attack the Xiangguo Temple? Where did your Buddha cultivation go all these years?"

"The disciple is wrong!" Master Yuqing also knew that this incident was his fault. If he had found the main altar of the Bianjing branch of the Manichaeism and asked him to send a letter to Zhao Huaiying, then these incidents would not have caused such trouble The situation almost caused chaos in the world.

If Xiangguo Temple is really besieged by the Manichaeism, then other temples that share the same spirit will not let it go easily, and there will definitely be a big bloody storm.If it weren't for Zhao Huaiying's generosity, and even said that he had given Xiangguo Temple enough face, I'm afraid it would really be doomed.

Xuan bitterly sighed: "Yuqing, your master gave you this dharma name to let you understand right and wrong, black and white, and have nothing to do with the world. If you haven't let go of the obsessions in your heart, how can you be clear in your heart, and how can you make your heart clear? Is Xiangguo Temple's incense flourishing?"

Master Yuqing is like a child, accepting the teachings of the four eminent monks.After the guidance of the four of them, Master Yuqing deeply realized his mistakes, and even made his understanding of Buddhism a step further. After the teaching of the four eminent monks, Yuqing also expressed his doubts.

"Uncle Master, is there something you don't understand?"

"What you want to ask is why we let it go so easily?" Xuanci pointed out what Master Yuqing was thinking, and recalled the moment when he saw Zhao Huaiying, he sighed: "It is true that there are people beyond people, and there is a sky beyond the sky! Fang La has already What's the point of mentioning those grievances again?"

Xuantong said in a deep voice: "Even if the four of us work together, we may not be his opponent."

"Judging from his skill and demeanor, he is young, but he has such a martial arts cultivation, even Fang La back then is not as good as him!" Xuan Ku continued, "If this person is really angered, I'm afraid it will be us It can't be ended. If there is a grudge, it will be life and death, and one party must suffer heavy losses. With the strength of the Manichaeism, I am afraid that our temple will perish first."

"Turning an enemy into a friend is the best choice!"

Xuan Ci said the key point, a person as skilled as Zhao Huaiying, with his own strength, can defeat all four of them, not to mention safe and sound, and his life will not be in danger.They have been sitting in bitter meditation for decades, and they have already seen through the world of mortals. When they saw Zhao Huaiying, they let go of their obsessions.

Only then did Master Yuqing understand why the four masters and uncles had been as immovable as a mountain. In fact, that mountain was hard to shake at all.If there is a real grudge, there is no turning back at all.Even with the support of the imperial court, there will inevitably be heavy casualties, so everything is not worth it.

When the obsession in their hearts was put down, the four eminent monks looked at each other with a smile as if seeing the dawn, and then they chanted the Buddha's name and twirled the beads in their hands.After a while, they were all silent, and they were already rushing to the avenue of seeking Buddha.

"Amitabha!" Master Yuqing was neither humble nor overbearing, and without any sentimentality, he just recited the Buddha's name silently and watched the four masters and uncles leave safely. Instead, he was a little envious.

Master Yuqing silently recited the scriptures of passing away, then stood up, bowed respectfully, turned around and left, the matter between Manichaeism and Xiangguo Temple was over, and he was going back to the temple to arrange the funeral ceremony for his uncle. Under the teachings of my master and uncle, I became much brighter and gained a lot.

(End of this chapter)