A knife in love

Chapter 579

Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang's family was poor when he was young, and it happened to be the end of the world. Not to mention the chaos, the droughts and floods continued, and the plague was prevalent.Most of his family members died tragically, so he had no choice but to become a monk in Huangjue Temple.At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang was only ten years old, and he was bullied by monks in the temple.Later, there was a severe drought and the monastery ran out of food, so young monks such as Zhu Yuanzhang were called together and asked them to travel abroad to increase their knowledge.In fact, it is to drive the monks out of the temple gate to save food.

At that time, thieves and thieves swarmed all over the world, and it was the time of war and chaos.Coupled with the continuous floods and droughts, there is a shortage of food everywhere.After Zhu Yuanzhang left Huangjue Temple, he begged everywhere and almost starved to death several times.He later gradually understood that Huangjue Temple expelled him from the temple in the name of Yunyou, which actually contained evil intentions and wanted him to fend for himself.From then on, he hated monks, and after ascending to the throne of God, he didn't like monks very much.Even though eminent monks from all over the world were summoned to distribute to the kings and sons, it was just to buy people's hearts, and the resentment in my heart has not been let go.

Cheng Zu Zhu Di used the monk Yao Guangxiao as his mastermind to take away his nephew Emperor Jianwen, but he was even more afraid of the monks in his heart, fearing that another Daoyan monk would appear in the world, and his descendants would be somewhat unstable.So he sent Jin Yiwei to investigate everywhere, and if any famous monks were detected by Jin Yiwei and found to have a lot of friends, they would be killed by Zhu Di's secret orders.After Zhu Di, most of the emperors of the Ming Dynasty worshiped Taoism. Although the imperial court did not explicitly suppress Buddhism, the local government knew what the emperor meant, and most of them worshiped Taoism and worshiped Buddhism.As the saying goes, "What is good at the top must be followed by the bottom", the folk atmosphere has also changed, and Taoism has been respected one after another.If the monks in the temple came out for alms, they often got nothing, and were even thrown and insulted by naughty children with stones, and they were in a mess.Nuns are especially despised and often regarded as ominous.If a nun passes by, the whole village will block the road and insult the nun in every possible way until they leave.

Li Qiufeng has been working in Jinyiwei for a long time, so he naturally knows that Buddhism is weak.It's just that I was negligent just now, and didn't think of this layer.Seeing Yuanjue's sad face at this time, he was quite embarrassed, and said: "Your thought is not thoughtful, master, please forgive me."

Yuan Jue said: "Hero Li speaks too seriously. People in the world speak violently, that's how it is. Although the poor monk is helpless, he doesn't care."

Seeing that Yuanjue refused to enter the town, Li Qiufeng led the crowd to the left side of the town and walked through a forest on the edge of the town.After leaving the woods, they walked around the town and found a clean place by the river, where everyone sat down to rest and eat.Huiqing took out a steamed bun from the bundle, held it in both hands and handed it to Yuanjue respectfully.Yuanjue nodded, and after receiving the steamed buns, he read a scripture silently before picking up the steamed buns and eating.When all the nuns saw Master started to eat, they started eating steamed buns one after another.

Li Qiufeng saw that all the nuns respected Master so much, but he secretly admired him in his heart.Huiqing took out two steamed buns and handed them to Li Qiufeng and Situ Qiao respectively.Li Qiufeng thanked him, and when he was about to eat, he heard Situ Qiao say, "This steamed bun is harder than a rock, how can I eat it?!"

Li Qiufeng frowned, and said: "Mr. Situ, we are on the road, how can everything be as we wish? It is rare to have this steamed bun, so don't say more about it, Mr. Situ."

Situ Qiao said angrily: "Damn it, just now I could go to the town to drink and eat meat, but I went around in a circle and came to such a place where the birds don't want to shit. Isn't it just asking for trouble? !"

Li Qiufeng said in a low voice before he finished speaking: "Mr. Situ, in front of all the masters, you'd better keep your mouth clean!"

Although Situ Qiao was dissatisfied in his heart, he didn't dare to offend Li Qiufeng, so he had to keep silent.It's just that he took two bites of steamed buns, and it was really hard to swallow.Seeing Li Qiufeng and all the nuns eating steamed buns, they couldn't help but said, "Brother Li, this steamed bun tastes like chewy wax, and it's as hard as a rock, thanks to you swallowing it."

Li Qiufeng said with a smile: "Mr. Situ, I think you were in the rivers and lakes back then, didn't you suffer? Sometimes it is extremely rare to have a steamed bun to eat. When I was on duty in Jinyiwei, I heard that Once there was a group of brothers from Beizhen Fusi who were sent to investigate the military situation outside the Great Wall. They lost their way in the desert and did not eat for seven days and seven nights. In the end, only two brothers returned to the pass alive. They ate grass roots and horse manure all the way to keep them. One life brought back the military status of the Tazi soldiers. Mr. Situ, with this mouthful of steamed buns to eat, he should be satisfied."

Situ Qiao thought to himself: "You brocade guards are all evil spirits. You'd better die after eating the grass roots and bark, and then your stomach will explode, and the world will be peaceful."

After everyone ate the steamed buns, they rested for a while before continuing westward.The sun was shining, the snow was melting, and the road was muddy again.The crowd bypassed the town along a small road, and finally walked onto an official road.There were big trees planted on both sides of the official road, and the snow had just melted at this time, and the snow water fell from the branches, and fell into the tops of everyone's heads and collars from time to time, making it very cold and uncomfortable.It's just that the ding-dong sound of the snow water hitting the puddles on the ground is quite pleasant.

The people went all the way, and walked another five or six miles, when they suddenly heard the sound of horseshoes behind them, and it seemed that a team of horses rushed over.Li Qiufeng's heart trembled, and he hurriedly turned his head to look.But he saw dozens of horses galloping over a hundred zhang away, and the knights in black clothes and black hats were very aggressive.

Li Qiufeng and others saw that the horse team was approaching menacingly, and hurriedly whispered to the crowd: "These people are not kind, everyone retreat to the side of the road!"

Yuanjue and the others hurriedly retreated to the side of the road, clasped their hands together, and bowed their heads in silence.Situ Qiao was very curious and stretched his neck to look at the horse team.Li Qiufeng said in a low voice: "Mr. Situ, these people's friends and enemies are unknown, so don't meet them face to face!"

Situ Qiao cursed in a low voice, but dared not disobey Li Qiufeng's order, so he turned around, turned his back to the official road, and ignored the horse team running over.

The team of horses ran extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye they had already arrived in front of everyone.I could only hear the sound of iron hooves trampling on the snow, making a thunderous sound, but when the horse team passed in front of everyone, a horse neighed suddenly, but it was the leader of the horse team that reined in the mount.The black horse raised its front hooves with an astonishing momentum.Immediately afterwards, the knight said loudly: "Masters, have you ever seen two nuns passing by?!"

Yuanjue put his hands together, and said: "Amitabha, the poor monk walked all the way, but he didn't see anyone dressed as a Taoist nun."

The knight nodded, and said: "In that case, it's too much to bother the teacher." After he finished speaking, he waved his right hand and said to the knights behind him, "Let's chase after us quickly! If we reach the boundary of Yuntai Mountain, if we want to stop this Two thieves, Taoist nuns, I'm afraid it's more difficult than climbing to the sky!"

When Li Qiufeng and the others heard the word "Yuntai Mountain", their hearts trembled.I saw the horse team chasing towards the west like a cloud.Yuan Jue said to Li Qiufeng: "These people are following the two Taoist nuns, and they are quite afraid of Yuntai Mountain. Could it be that they want to make things difficult for Wuji Temple?"

Li Qiufeng said: "Look at their appearance. It's just that they are so afraid of Yuntai Mountain, and they don't dare to openly challenge Wuji Temple. Maybe they are following only two Wuji Temple disciples who are alone. They were able to stop the two outside Yuntai Mountain. I’m afraid they don’t have the guts to go to Wuji Temple to make trouble.”

Situ Qiao said: "Who cares who the hell makes things difficult, it has nothing to do with us. Let's send Miss Huang to Wuji Temple as soon as possible. I need to find a place to have a big meal, otherwise a bird will fade out of my mouth." gone."

Li Qiufeng knew that Situ Qiao had always spoken without any scruples, so he didn't care.Yuanjue, Huiqing and others couldn't help frowning when they saw what he said was dirty.But when Huijing and other young nuns saw Situ Qiao's funny behavior, they couldn't help laughing to themselves, pointing at him and whispering.

Everyone moved forward and walked for more than an hour.It was already afternoon, the sun was setting to the west, and the surrounding area became cold.The snow had begun to melt, but it turned into ice when it got cold.The official road gradually turned into an icy road, and walking on it was extremely slippery.Although everyone has martial arts, they just have different levels of cultivation.Several young nuns were unsteady on their feet and fell on the ice several times.Fortunately, the people around him pulled it in time, but no one was injured.

The crowd walked forward for a few miles, and it was already sunset, and a thick layer of ice formed on the road.The snow water on the tree turned into icicles, hanging on the branches like sharp swords, shining coldly under the setting sun.All the nuns were dressed in thin clothes, and they couldn't help shivering due to the cold air.Seeing this situation, Li Qiufeng said to Yuanjue: "Master, I have walked thirty or forty miles today. It is freezing cold and it is difficult to walk. Anyway, it is not far from Yuntai Mountain, but there is no need to be in a hurry. It is better to find Rest at a safe place for one night, and head to Yuntai Mountain as soon as possible tomorrow, what do you think, Master?"

Yuanjue saw that several young disciples including Huijing were trembling, and their teeth were chattering with each other.Knowing that although I can bear it, these young girls are wearing thin clothes and don't have deep internal strength to protect their bodies. If they go on like this, they will definitely suffer from frostbite.Li Qiufeng's proposal to rest for one night before leaving is indeed a good intention.Yuanjue nodded at the moment, and said: "The poor monk remembers that there is a Wenwang Temple not far in front, so I can go to spend the night there. It's just that more than 30 years have passed, and I don't know if the Wenwang Temple is still in good condition."

After they walked for more than half a mile, the sun had already set behind the mountain.The surroundings immediately dimmed, only the solid ice on the road reflected streaks of silver light, which hurt people's eyes.I saw a gable on the hillside on the right side of the official road.It's just that the gable wall has long been dilapidated, and the ruins of the courtyard can be seen from the gap.

Looking at the dilapidated gable, Yuanjue sighed, clasped his hands together, and said, "Thirty years ago, the poor monk left Wuji Temple and passed by here in a hurry. At that time, the Wenwang Temple was very popular. Even walking on this avenue, you can still smell the scent of sesame oil from the temple. Unexpectedly, more than 30 years later, this place has become so dilapidated. Prosperity and wealth are all a dream after all. Amitabha."

(End of this chapter)