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Chapter 63 Ransom Disaster (2)(1/2)

This Wolong Temple is a temple located in Linglong Mountain in the southwest of Lin'an City, rather than Wolong Temple in the ancient city of Xi'an, Shaanxi.

Although it is far less than that of the Wolong Temple, it is also quite famous. A stone path winds around the cliff. Along the way, you can not only admire the artistic stone carvings left by literati and poets, enjoy the influence of cultural history, but also feel the pleasure of unity between man and nature while listening to the breeze and secluded spring.

Secondly, Zen Master Xingde, the presidency in Wolong Temple, was a monk who was enlightened and had great enlightenment on Buddhist philosophy. He possessed great Buddhist powers and became famous, which added a lot of color to this temple.

It is said that in his later years, Kublai Khan issued an edict to send someone to ask the Zen master to come to the palace to discuss Buddhism and Buddhist principles. After three days of exchange, Kublai Khan suddenly realized what he had gained and let go of many of his once bitter thoughts.

Even a generation of heroes and heroes, as well as the monarch of the empire, were admired by them. It is conceivable that Zen Master Xingde's reputation is famous.

Unfortunately, because Kublai Khan's attention to the world is too high, although Taoist priests and monks are both outsiders, during the outbreak of war, Taoist priests usually continue to exert their inaction and Taoist spirit in seclusion and practice in seclusion most of the time, while monks often act as saviors and participate in the war under the flag of subduing demons and eliminating demons. This shadow left by history is very disliked by some people, especially the monarchs such as the Dayuan Dynasty who invaded the Central Plains.

What Kublai Khan needed was Confucian gentleness and Taoist inaction, which were the political needs for long-term stability.

Therefore, even if Kublai Khan did not deny the profoundness of Zen Master Xingde's Buddhism, he must have used some special skills in secret to erase the reputation of Zen Master in historical records.

But during this period, even if Kublai Khan made a decision in his lifetime, he did not dare to do it easily. First, Zen Master Xingde had great supernatural powers. One day, he and Zen Master came to the foot of a mountain. Kublai Khan looked up and saw a giant python wandering on the cliff and preparing to hunt a bird's nest. It was estimated that the parents of the bird's nest went out to find food, leaving only a group of birds who could not fly and watched the catastrophe come and squeaked helplessly.

Not knowing what happened, Kublai Khan actually moved mercifully and ordered the two guards to ride fast horses, and they had to go up the mountain as fast as possible, climb the cliff, and save the young birds.

The two guards were ordered and immediately rushed to the mountain like a rushing lightning.

At this time, Kublai Khan suddenly turned his head and smiled at Zen Master Xingde beside him with a teasing taste: "Zen Master, look, in this world, whether it is human or animal world, there are rules of the jungle, the strong prey on the weak, and the survival of the fittest. Even if your Buddhism is the most profound, it cannot convince the python to let it give up no matter what."

Zen Master Xingde said lightly: "The Buddha has compassion, but he also has the Vajra of Angry. When Buddhism cannot make good connections, he must be able to use thunder and thunder to save things."

Kublai Khan looked at the giant python on the mountain wall, and then looked at the Zen master. It was estimated that it was at least 180 feet away. He smiled and said, "Zen Master, now, even if you want to save the python, I am afraid that it will not be too late?"

"Otherwise," said the Zen master lightly, "Your Majesty, please wait a moment, I will come when I go."

The Zen master's words were not finished, and the man had disappeared from his original place.

What shocked Kublai Khan the most was that when he looked up, he actually saw that the Zen master who was still by his side was standing on the mountain wall, standing face to face with the giant python. What was even more surprising was that there was no place to leverage the force at the foot of the mountain wall where the Zen master stood, and his body seemed to be stuck to the mountain wall!

I don’t know what the Zen master opened his lips slightly and said to the giant python, but I saw that the giant python could swallow the Zen master’s head just by opening his mouth. His body was frightened and trembled. Then, he nodded to the Zen master politely, retreated, and retreated...

Kublai Khan felt that he saw a myth.

Although he knew, that was definitely not a myth.

However, he was unwilling to accept it.

His touch and his shock reached the depths of his soul.

How dare a person who is close to God act rashly?

Otherwise, if one of them fails to do it well, it will be counterproductive.

As Zen Master said, when Buddhism cannot make good connections, then use thunder and thunder to save it!

As for the Zen master who possesses great supernatural powers, he still follows the rules and does not incite wars. The meaning of this is probably the same as traveling in a dream.

Back then, Meng Zhongyou resigned from the title of "Batur" in the court. Kublai Khan summoned him in the palace for the last time and asked him privately how he did not have the intention of rebellion with his extraordinary martial arts?

The latter just answers this sentence: No matter which side wins and loses, the most miserable people are the people in the dawn.

In war, victory, the people suffer; in defeat, the people suffer.

Even the dream travelers who came from the world were filled with the pain of the people in the world. Buddhism was compassionate, so it was even more unwilling to see the miserable miserable people caused by the war.

Besides, it is hard to hide the world's long mouth. It is impossible to cut down everyone who knows him just because Zen Master Xingde alone.

Only secret orders and historians erase the official historical records of Zen masters.

As for the folk records?

They can write whatever they like. Anyway, no one will care about ordinary descriptions. If they write down the Zen master's great powers, hehe, someone must believe it. At best, it is just used as a ghost and strange pastime.

Therefore, Zen Master Xingde was able to continue to practice Zen in Wolong Temple, which was actually because several generations of monarchs of the Dayuan dynasty had a heart disease, but it was another heart disease that could not be removed.

What's more, since Tiemur came to power, he occasionally reminded the central officials in Jiangnan to go to Wolong Temple in Linglong Mountain to give friendly and appropriate greetings to Master Xingde when passing by Lin'an City.

For example, on this day, a mysterious white-clothed guest from the capital came to Wolong Temple.

The guest in white is probably only in his early forties. He is handsome and has a moderate manner. He exudes a long-deposited and then slowly overflows. He is unsurprising that he is a celebrity who is well-read by saints.

That morning, Zen Master Xingde had just finished his morning class in Maitreya Hall, and the white-clothed guest appeared at the gate of Maitreya Hall.

The guest in white slowly crossed the threshold and walked into the hall. Master Wang bowed and said, "Is the Zen master safe and sound?"

Zen Master Xingde is nearly eighty-year-old, and his long snow-white eyebrows have almost covered his eyes. His thin face has become more and more shriveled, like a bunch of withered flowers that are falling into the dust at any time.

However, when the Zen master slowly opened his eyes, he had an illusion. It seemed that in the lost night, two bright lights illuminated the direction suddenly appeared in the dark sky, and all the hesitation and fear turned into clouds and smoke.

The Zen master's long eyebrows moved slightly and said lightly: "Oh, it turns out that it is Mr. Yun who is here."

Mr. Baiyi Keyun said, "Yes, Zen Master."

The Zen master said slowly, "I am afraid that Mr. Yun hasn't come to my temple for a few years?"

Mr. Yun nodded and said, "It's more than five years."

The Zen master slowly stood up and said, "Let's go, it's rare that Mr. Yun will come to visit me and have a cup of tea at my uncle's house."

Mr. Yun's face was full of joy and seemed to yearn for the Zen master's "clear tea".

The two of them had just walked out of the Maitreya Hall, but they heard the sound of horse hooves coming from the mountain road not far away. The impatient and chaotic movements were more than one person and one riding.

The Zen master and Mr. Yun looked at him, and Mr. Yun's face changed slightly.

Because, even though it was still hundreds of feet away, because the terrain was divided into high and low, when you looked down, you saw three people and three riders urging their horses to rush up. The point was that there was a person hanging horizontally on one of the horses' backs. The man's head and feet were hanging on both sides, shaking as the horse ran and vibrated, and obviously he had lost his ability to control himself.

The Zen master seemed to say casually: "There are such dirty people in Qingping World, Alas..."

Mr. Yun's handsome face shook and suddenly became dark.

"Zen Master, wait for me to ask for it." As Mr. Yun said, he wanted to move. The Zen Master waved his hand and said, "Forget it, forgot, these three people are not going to go there, and they are going to come here. It is clearly a threat to use it with others and use it. It should not hurt your life. I must have known the family member and withdraw some money. Let's drink tea and watch it before making a decision."

Mr. Yun nodded and said, "Okay."

By the way, Zen Master Xingde and Mr. Yun were savoring tea carefully in the Zen room. The Zen Master was calm and seemed to be unaffected by any outside environment. However, Mr. Yun was a little absent-minded, drinking tea and listening to the movements outside.

After listening for a while, Mr. Yun frowned slightly and said, "It's strange. They paused for a moment in front of the stone steps outside the temple, and then changed directions to another place. Why is this?"

The Zen master said slowly: "Mr. Yun is riding a Dayuan horse, and he also tied the horse outside the temple, right?"

Mr. Yun was slightly stunned and said, "Yes, Zen Master."

The Zen master said, "That's right. They could see that the authentic Mongolian Dayuan horses here should have been passed by the imperial court. In order to avoid trouble, they avoided the prime minister, so they moved elsewhere."

Mr. Yun nodded and said, "The Zen Master's words are reasonable, but it seems that it can be more sensible that they are doing illegal things!"

The Zen master nodded slightly and expressed his agreement. The Zen master continued the tea again, took a sip, and said, "Mr. Yun, are you interested in playing chess with me?"

Mr. Yun said: "Come."

So, on the wooden table between the two, a chess board facing the Chuhe River was placed.

After a while, the red and black chess pieces were placed properly.

Mr. Yun took the red son first, and the cannon was two or five. He started to set up the cannon and blew the battle horn.

The Zen master held the black son behind him and smiled slightly, saying, "Mr. Yun, it's so good. I thought you had already sharpened your strength in the past. I didn't want to see you today, but you still have the same magnitude as you see me."

As he spoke, he twisted the eighth horses and went up the seventh line according to routine.

Lord Yun picked up a chess piece and said softly: "What the Zen master knows is that Yun has too many concerns behind him, and he has to force himself to move forward with twelve points of spirit. Otherwise, if you slacken with a slight slackness, the foundation of the Yun family for hundreds of years will turn into clouds and smoke, and Yun will definitely become the sinner of the Yun family. At present, this is not enough to worry about, and the most regrettable thing is...ah..."

Zen Master Xingde said, "Can they still understand the good intentions of the adults?"

Lord Yun shook his head and put the chess piece in the chessboard. It was the charge formation of the stalkers who were bombarding the pawns and generals. A sting of pain flashed through his eyes and said quietly: "Maybe, my decision back then was just like this chess piece, I don't know if it was right or wrong."

Zen Master Xingde did not get on the horse and stomp the cannon, and then was bombarded by the opponent's crossing the river. In that case, the side of the horse would lose its key defense. The portal was empty and it was easy to be penetrated by the opponent's carriage and horses in the rear to concentrate firepower and attack fiercely. He just strengthened the defense and then had a tight defense backhand with the horn cannon.

He said slowly: "There is a saying that life is like chess. If you are impatient, you will die in one step. As one of the eight major families in the world, the Yun family can accumulate for hundreds of years. The great contribution of the Yun family is due to the forbearance of the Yun family's ancestors. It is really an extremely dangerous thing to see the world as a mysterious veil and expose it to the world. However, they ignored that everything has both positive and negative sides. The so-called extremes will turn back. Whether it is you or the other Yun family, they will eventually be unable to endure the copy-style life of loneliness and silence, which will be made public to the world, causing various events, which is only a matter of time."

Lord Yun smiled bitterly and said, "I know, no matter who it is, the person who touches this minefield is the sinner of the Yun family. But this person is me, Yun Congyang..."

Zen Master Xingde said lightly: "What is sinless and what is sinful? The Buddha said, "There is no body, no intention, no consciousness, no color, no form. It sounds like a walking corpse, but in fact, its true meaning is to teach people to only seek to be pure and pure thoughts. Even if they overcome all obstacles, they just need to move forward bravely. Moreover, in the troubled times, if you want to find a glimmer of life, you must strengthen your own strength and obtain the capital to settle down, and then retreat bravely, and do the trick of keeping your own light and hiding your strength and doing the aftermath. This is a great thing for you in the dream."

Lord Yun said, "Those who know me are Zen masters. But, there are still so many people who still hold oppositions and don't know how to explain it to them."

Zen Master Xingde said: "Maybe, only time can be used to verify your decision."

Lord Yun sighed, "I hope this will be done."

Suddenly, he grabbed the chess piece and paused in the air, his eyes shot out strange light, and said in a deep voice: "The master is here."

Zen Master Xingde nodded slightly, with a hint of surprise in his eyes, and said, "We actually came together with five authentic Mongolian Dayuan horses. When did this Dayuan horse, which was incorporated into the government, become a major road product?"

Lord Yun smiled and said, "There is only one truth, that is, the person who comes is the official family."

Zen Master Xingde nodded and said, "Those who dare to make decisions on the official family are considered bold."

Lord Yun smiled and said, "Or why don't we go out and see what kind of person they are. In the official family, there are still people who dare to complain. At this time, it is also a strange thing. It is not a joy in life. At least, this Jiangnan trip is not a waste."

Zen Master Xingde said, "I'm afraid I won't go out. People have arrived at the door, so I must have asked about where to go. Let's go."

The two of them started to push the chess and both stepped out of the Zen room.

Zen Master Xingde and Lord Yun walked out of the Zen room and soon saw a luxuriously decorated carriage parked on the floor in front of the Maitreya Hall. Two Dayuan horses with shiny manes and gasping breathing were parked on both sides of the carriage. Four riders were riding on the backs and the heads of the carriage, all of whom were wearing uniforms.

Lord Yun whispered: "It's from the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion."

Zen Master Xingde nodded slightly and said, "I recognize it."
To be continued...
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