Merchant of Otherworlds

Chapter 21 Under the Test

After breakfast, he drank morning tea; just when Li Guobang couldn't help but want to curse again, the gate of the National Teacher's Mansion was opened slowly.

Seeing that the door was opened, Yu Ling breathed a sigh of relief. In just a few hours, he didn't know how many good things he had said for the National Teacher's Mansion. Otherwise, with Li Guobang's temper, he couldn't have sat there forever Waiting until now, I'm afraid they have already turned around and left.

Supporting Li Guobang, Yu Ling came to the old monk who opened the door; Yu Ling hurriedly saluted, and then said: "Master, please pass the message on your behalf; it is said that Yu Ling brought his disciples to meet the appointment."

The old monk probably knew Li Guobang!He hurriedly returned the salute and said: "The abbot has already given his orders; the poor monk can lead the way for your lord." After speaking, he led Yu Ling and the two into the National Teacher's Mansion...

Guoshi Mansion is also known as Guoshi Temple among the folks; there are more than 1000 monks in the whole temple, except for more than 200 monks who were originally from this temple; most of the other hundreds of people are directly sent by the current emperor to become monks 'Grandmaster'.Some of them are well-known monks from various places, and many of them are masters sent by the emperor to look after the prince.

Because of the large number of people in the temple, Yu Ling and others saw that the temple was very lively when they came all the way. Although it was not as crowded as when going to Shaolin Temple on Earth, they also saw a group of monks performing their duties; except that there were no tourists. Besides, it is not much worse than the Shaolin Temple back then.Yu Ling couldn't help being a little jealous; after all, the prince became a monk; the money was directly drawn from the treasury, and although not many believers came to offer incense, it was still so prosperous.

After a group of three stood up in the National Teacher's Mansion for about ten minutes, the monk finally stopped outside a relatively tall temple.

Seeing the monk stop, Li Guobang hurriedly said, "Master, have you arrived yet?"

The monk nodded and replied: "Exactly! Now that the road has been reached, the poor monk will leave first." After speaking, he turned and left, leaving Yu Ling and Li Guobang where they were.

Seeing that there were no other monks around, Yu Ling pulled Li Guobang and walked in...

Looking at the deserted courtyard, Li Guobang couldn't help saying angrily: "Damn! Why don't we even have a person, it can't be that old monk who tricked us! As my uncle, how could I live in this kind of Niaobula?" place of shit."

However, Yu Ling did not agree with Li Guobang's point of view. Seeing how rude he was, he taught: "A monk should not care about external things. If your uncle really cared about his own identity, he would not become a monk." Back then, he was able to abandon everything and become a monk, so why not live in this small courtyard to practice asceticism now?"

Maybe it's not far away!The conversation between the two happened to be overheard by the people inside, and when they saw that they were not allowed to enter, they invited each other: "This benefactor is right, Peng'er, you are too obsessed with the appearance, and the poor monk is inconvenient. Take it easy."

Seeing that the master had already spoken, Yu Ling and the two of them were very casual people, so they didn't show too much politeness, and just walked in like this.

I saw that although the room occupied a large area, it didn't have too many decorations, except for a Buddha statue and some tools for class, there was only a simple bed left.

If Yu Ling didn't know that this was the place where the Imperial Master of the Tang Dynasty lived, then he might have thought that he had entered a poor family. Using the phrase "a house painted with four walls" to describe the residence of this Imperial Master is not an exaggeration at all.

Apparently, Li Guobang never thought that his uncle, who had never met a few times, would live in such a place. Seeing this, he asked, "Why would the uncle live in such a place? Could it be that he would have to live in such a place if he became a monk?" Come to live in this kind of place? This is simply not a place for people to live in! In my opinion, what kind of family are you? You might as well be vulgar!"

After hearing Li Guobang's words, Xuande clasped his hands together, and said in a harmonious voice: "Fool! To enter my Buddhist school, you must abide by the clear rules and precepts. If you are indulging in that enjoyment, when will you be able to achieve the right result."

Although it can be said that I don’t know anything about Buddhism and Yuling, I have never eaten pork and never seen a fat pig!He had heard many stories about Buddhism before.

Hearing what Xuande said now, he couldn't help denying: "The national teacher's words are wrong! If there is a Buddha in your heart, then even if wine and meat pass through your intestines, it is still cultivation. If there is no Buddha in your heart, then it is hard work every day, and there is no hope of cultivation. of."

After hearing Yu Ling's words, Xuande hurriedly saluted and asked: "Mr. is very right, it's a poor monk who is persistent. But I don't know why Mr. taught me; if you can't stick to your heart, what should you do?"

When Yu Ling heard this, she quickly waved her hands and replied, "I don't understand your Buddhas and Taos! I only know; if you can't keep your heart, then don't keep it. Running away will never solve the problem; Only by facing difficulties can you hope to see through the essence. Since you are afraid of indulging in pleasure, then why not indulge in it, and one day you will have an epiphany; when you see through everything, it is really better than you Such ten thousand days of penance."

After Xuande heard Yu Ling's words, he was obviously touched, but finally he shook his head and said: "Although the benefactor's words seem very reasonable, but it is still difficult for the poor monk to agree. If everyone is addicted to it like the benefactor said, Between desires, then..." Maybe something came to mind!When Xuande said this, he put his hands together and said loudly: "Amitabha, sin, sin!"

Anyway, he couldn't convince the old monk; Yu Ling didn't bother to waste his words; he directly handed the few scriptures he had brought to Xuande and said, "This is the collection of scriptures handed down by Western Buddhism. I happen to have a few copies in hand, anyway I don’t believe in Buddhism either, so I’ll send it to the master, hoping it will help the master’s practice!”

Because Buddhism came from the West; and there is also the saying "Western Tathagata Paradise of Ultimate Bliss", so most monks believe that Western Buddhism is more prosperous than Central Earth.They don't know that although Buddhism was established in India, it developed in China, but there are not many people in India who believe in this Buddhism.

Therefore, when he heard that it was a scripture handed down by the West, Xuande was not polite, and quickly took the scripture in Yu Ling's hand and started to read it casually.After looking at it, he was already fascinated, and on the contrary, he forgot that he was entertaining guests, just like this, he left Yu Ling and Li Guobang aside, and looked at it on his own.

Although Li Guobang said that he was not angry, but thought that the person in front of him was his uncle, although he was unhappy, he still endured it, so he had to watch Xuande and read the scriptures.

But Yu Ling was even more presumptuous; seeing that the old monk hadn't woken up for a long time, he went to the bedside and lay down, and fell asleep not long after...

Looking at his uncle and master; Li Guobang only felt that his head was full of black lines, did he not keep up with the times?Since I will meet this superb pair; 'Who are these people! '

(End of this chapter)