Wanderer of the whirling world

Chapter 239 The Secret of the Buddha Statue
In the morning of the second day, in front of a breakfast shop not far from Fengfu Yamen, Xin Ziqiu took a mouthful of steaming big meat buns, his mouth was full of oil, and at the same time he greeted loudly in a vague way:

"Boss Li, two more drawers of buns!"

Upon hearing this, Li Yuan, the owner of the snack shop, put down his work, handed over a steaming steamed bun cage, and said with a smile:
"Lieutenant Xin, oh no, it's General Xin now, be careful, don't burn yourself. Hey, our noodle shop has lost you as a big eater in the past few months, and the business has been quite deserted. You alone Man, it’s really enough to feed a dozen or so guests.”

Beside Xin Ziqiu, there was a young man wearing a Mr. Wen Sheng's scarf, who was sipping a bowl of beef noodles.

Seeing Xin Ziqiu eating like this, he also put down his chopsticks and said with a smile:

"Brother Xiaoqiu, what is your belly made of? More than a dozen catties of steamed stuffed buns, even bears and tigers are full, yet you still haven't eaten enough?"

This young son is naturally Su Shi and Su Dongpo.

Xin Ziqiu originally planned to ask Su Dongpo one more thing after visiting the Taiyi Palace, but who knows that the two foodies coincided with each other, and bumped into each other at a place where they often eat breakfast.

Xin Ziqiu took out an official banknote from his bosom, which was worth five pennies, and slapped it on the table.

When he heard Su Dongpo teasing him, he rubbed his belly and laughed:

"Eat too much or not, it depends on who eats with me. With Brother Zizhan accompanying me, the food will be particularly delicious! Besides, Boss Li's craftsmanship is so good, of course I have to take care of his business. Zizhan Brother, what else do you want to eat, just order, brother, I will treat you today."

Seeing him spending money like water, Su Shi smiled freely:
"You masters of martial arts who practice drinking, eating and drinking are not as good as you are. But brother Xiaoqiu treats guests, but it is disrespectful. Boss Li, please cut a catty of beef and a catty of elbows."

Xin Ziqiu swallowed the steamed stuffed bun whole, took another big mouthful of tea, and then said:

"Brother Zizhan, since we met here, I have something to ask."

As he spoke, he took out from his bosom the four lines of gatha and runes uttered by the little Jade Buddha that he had recorded last night, and spread them out on the table.

At first, Su Dongpo just glanced at it casually, but as soon as his eyes came into contact with the rune, his face suddenly became bright. He pushed the bowl of noodles in his hand aside, lowered his head and began to read carefully, wishing to bury his head in the paper.

While watching, he asked:
"Brother Xiaoqiu, since when did you become interested in Buddhist scriptures?"

Xin Ziqiu smiled shyly:
"Hey, I'm a vulgar person. How can I know any Buddhist scriptures? I got this thing by accident, but I didn't understand what was written on it, so I was very curious, and I specially brought it to ask Brother Zizhan to enlighten me. I can't eat it. Short-mouthed, your brother can't refuse."

Daomen in the Song Dynasty was prosperous, but Su Shi's family believed in Buddhism. Xin Ziqiu had a very good relationship with him, so he naturally knew this.

He knew that although this great writer was not a few years older than himself, he was extremely knowledgeable. He was not only proficient in various Buddhist classics, but also studied Sanskrit, Turkic, and Xixia scripts.

Therefore, after memorizing the runes on the Jade Buddha last night, he had the idea of ​​visiting Su Dongpo, who knew that by coincidence, the two really met in the shop earlier.

And as expected, Su Shi was very interested in these mysterious symbols, and he seemed to have seen a lot of ways.

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Su Dongpo studied it for a while with great interest, and then explained to Xin Ziqiu:

"These four lines of gatha are actually very famous. If you read more history books, you will naturally know it. It was left by a famous monk in the Liang Dynasty more than 100 years ago before his death. Gave him a nickname, called 'cloth bag monk'.

"As for these pictures, they are written in ancient Sanskrit. However, the order of your records is messy and the paintings are not very regular. I can only recognize the words 'Wu Leu' and 'King Kong' now. How about this, your piece of paper Leave it to me, when I go back to the inn, I can look up some classics."

When Xin Ziqiu heard this, he suddenly felt a little sorry, and hurriedly said:
"I'm just asking casually. If brother Zizhan still has to spend a lot of energy to study and look up, then forget it. You have an exam in a few days. Why don't you save it and wait until the palace exam is over."

In the previous chat, he learned that the examination for Ding Youke in the capital city has now ended, and the two brothers of the Su family were both Jinshi in high school at the same time, and they will take part in the imperial examination soon.

With Su Shi's talent, the imperial examination is of course not a problem, but Xin Ziqiu felt that since he already knew that he was going to take the exam, he shouldn't waste too much time with his personal affairs at this critical moment.

But Su Shi didn't take it seriously. He had poems and books in his belly, and he had a well-thought-out plan. He didn't take the palace examination at all, but was very interested in the origin of these runes.

Under his repeated questioning, Xin Ziqiu did not hide anything, opened the treasure bag, took out the little Jade Buddha, and handed it to him to watch.

Su Shi lightly stroked the piece of jade Buddha, staring intently as if possessed by a demon, and kept smacking his lips in amazement.

Xin Ziqiu asked:
"Brother Zizhan, what kind of tricks have you seen?"

Su Shi returned the little Jade Buddha to him and said:

"Brother Xiaoqiu, where did your Buddha statue come from?"

Xin Ziqiu was [-] to [-], briefly explaining how he joined forces with Xiao Xiangdong to kill Zhao Dezhao in the ancient tomb and got the treasure from him.

Su Shi nodded when he heard the words:

"No wonder, such a treasure can only be obtained by a prince like Zhao Dezhao."

After pondering for a moment, he expressed his guess:
"Although this object is warm and clear, it doesn't look like jade in terms of luster or hardness. In my opinion, this is... er... a relic."

"Relic? Is it the legendary treasure formed after the eminent monk was cremated?"

Su Shi shook his head:

"It's not that simple. The conditions for the formation of relics are extremely harsh, so they are also very rare. Not all eminent monks with profound Buddhist teachings will have this treasure after their death.

"In order to form a relic, a monk must cultivate the so-called "vajra body without leakage" in the body, and when the monk dies, he must complete all virtues and enter into solitude on his own.

"Not only that, but when a monk passed away, he had to use his own wisdom fire to burn his body instead of being cremated by outsiders. Of course, even if all these conditions are met, the body may not be able to form a relic, everything depends on the conditions Law.

"Therefore, the surviving relics are extremely rare, and the quality can be divided into high and low, which are all related to the merits of the Buddha Dharma of the deceased. The deeper the Dharma, the greater the merit, the more transparent and clean the relics. However, no one is perfect in this world. There are also some impurities in the relic, and it is impossible to be really pure and flawless.

"But the relic you brought is perfect no matter how you look at it from any angle. The most amazing thing is that it is a natural Buddha image, not carved, and it is more delicate and delicate than the world's top gems. It’s just uncanny, unbelievable.”

Xin Ziqiu knew very little about Buddhism, so he was speechless after hearing Su Dongpo's words, and asked:
"Listen to what you said, the 'budai monk' of the Liang Dynasty was able to leave such a perfect relic, isn't he an amazing holy monk, is he the reincarnation of the Buddha or something?"

Su Dongpo said with a smile:
"Although it missed, it's not far away. If this relic is really left by Budai monk, then everything makes sense. Moreover, if my brother's guess is correct, there must be a huge one hidden in the Buddha statue." secret……"

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(End of this chapter)