That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 1047 Fate is the arrival of old friends

The Taizu Emperor Xiao Yu learned a lot. Not only did he have a master-student friendship with Wuchen, the Daoist Daoist, but also the head of the Buddhist Grand Sun Court. When he went to Buddhism for the first time, he read all over the Buddhist scriptures, especially He loved these two sentences, which came from the "Miaofa Lotus Sutra" and "Avatamsaka Sutra" respectively, so when he visited Buddhism for the second time, he was invited by Abbot Muguan to leave this 68-character stone carving.

In the fifth year of Huanglong, the Taoist head teacher Qiu Ye traveled here as an incarnation, but before entering the mountain gate, he left under this stone carving "There is no Buddha in the sky and the world, all Buddhas in the ten directions and three times, all Bodhisattvas Mahasattva, Maha Prajna Paramita" has 28 characters.It seems to be a response to Xiao Huang's stone carvings.

The reason for this was not mentioned by the Buddhist sect to outsiders, so subsequent visitors only said that this stone carving was left by an unknown god, but few people knew the real details.

The woman also joked that Buddhism has been established for thousands of years, and those who are qualified to engrave letters on the cliff are all the top figures in the world. The dignified Taoist leader only has 28 characters, and he can leave 68 characters in one go. , only this one.

There is a lot of pride in the tone.

The man seemed a little unconvinced, and said: "If Buddhism agrees, so what if I carve hundreds of characters?"

Hearing this, the old man couldn't help shaking his head and smiling.

This unnamed mountain is known as the Little Sumeru because of the ancestral court of Buddhism. Its cliffs have been impregnated with the Buddha's light for more than a thousand years, and they have long been indestructible. It is extremely difficult to leave a few traces.When Xiao Huang left 68 words in one go, it was the peak period when he defeated the Great Sword Immortal Shangguan Xianchen and won the battle of Dingding. He deserved to be invincible in the world. lucky.

So in the eyes of the old man, the young man's words were a little ignorant.

But for young people, it is a good thing to have ambition, even if you have a bigger heart, it is no big deal.

Seeing the old man standing on the sidelines, the couple did not leave, and still acted on their own, especially the man, who did not show embarrassment and embarrassment as the old man expected, as if what he said just now was not bragging, but repeated An ordinary sentence.

The old man was a little curious in his heart, so he couldn't help but stepped forward to chat.

When introduced by the young couple, they claimed their surname was Xu, and they were from the Northwest, while their wife was surnamed Xiao. Her natal family was in the imperial capital, so she was indeed from a wealthy family.The old man said that his surname is Wang, and he is now a hundred years old. According to him, he studied in Jiangnan when he was young, traveled all over the world when he was young, and gave lectures in Jiangbei and Northwest when he was old. As an official, he has done a lot of articles, but it is a pity that it is not beneficial to the people's livelihood, nor is it beneficial to the world. This time, he is a guest of Buddhism and participates in the Obon Festival, and he is also bringing many disciples to see the world.

At the invitation of the old man, the young couple simply went with the old man and his party. The old man was quite talkative, full of knowledge and eloquence, and talked about moral articles along the way. The young man was not much, but the woman surnamed Xiao was extraordinary. , although there are no surprising words, but every answer can make people find no mistakes, which makes the old man sigh again and again, if it is not a woman, it must be a top scholar.

The old man's disciples were very different in age, the older ones were already in their sixties, while the younger ones were still young and childish. These disciples didn't like the young man from the Northwest. Speaking of which, this is a common problem among scholars. Jiangnan Wenlin looks down on Jiangbei, and Jiangbei looks down on Northwest and Northeast. As for Northwest and Northeast, in the eyes of Jiangnan Shilin, they are the land of warriors with golden swords, which have nothing to do with the word "wen".

But the woman surnamed Xiao is different. Although scholars clamor that a woman is virtuous without talent, but when she really meets a talented woman, she still has to fall in love with her. Don’t you see that the oiran in Qiutai is not like piano, chess, calligraphy, painting and poetry Only in this way can those celebrities who claim to be celebrities and romantics pay out their money.

Since the woman in front of me is surnamed Xiao, she probably has a lot of relationship with the Daqi royal family, and she is so talented and beautiful, how can those oirans can compare. The young man who hugged the beautiful woman home became more and more distasteful.

That young man is not a fool to marry such a woman, he is naturally aware of the hidden hostility of the scholars, but he just doesn't take it seriously, in the eyes of the old man, he can't help but think highly of her, It is rarer to have such a heart at such a young age than how many books have been read.

After all, the book is dead, as long as you are willing to read it, you will be able to read it, it is just a matter of time, but the heart is born, it is extremely difficult to change.

While talking, a group of people came to a welcoming pavilion in the middle of the Shinto, and stopped in the pavilion for a while. Looking from here, Xiao Yu's 68 characters were as close as they were, and through the curling clouds, they seemed to be within reach. and.

The youngest disciple of the old man lay on the railing of the gazebo, looked at the stone carvings, then turned his head and asked, "Master, brother said that these words were carved with fingers, is it true?"

The old man came to the side of the child, stretched out his hand to caress his little head, looked at the 68 large characters looming in the clouds, and said softly, "It's not fingers, it's a sword, the Emperor's Sword."

The child immediately became interested and asked, "What kind of sword is the Son of Heaven Sword? Is it as powerful as Zhu Xian?"

The old man stroked his snow-white beard and said with a smile: "The Sword of Heaven, as the name suggests, is the sword of the Son of Heaven. When I was a teacher in the middle age, I had a little encounter with that Emperor Xiao. It was just that the words were not speculative, and they broke up unhappy, but one of mine However, the unnamed disciple was extremely sympathetic with him, and finally joined him under his command and became famous."

The child's eyes sparkled, "Is that man also my senior brother?"

The old man shook his head and said: "It can't be said, he was only studying in the academy where he was a teacher, and he never performed the ceremony of apprenticeship, just like the friendship between Xiao Mingguang and Daoist Daoist Wuchen back then, but it can't be said that Xiao Yu It's a Taoist."

The child was disappointed, "Master, who is that man?"

The old man said rather sighingly: "His surname is Han, and his single name is a character of Xuan, which stands for Wenbi. After several ups and downs in the temple, he is now the chief assistant of the cabinet of the Daqi court, but I heard that he is seriously ill these days, Bedridden, there are rumors that he may be near the end of his life."

A disciple who was already Jiazi said after hearing the words: "Wen Gong can teach a sword fairy who is on the [-]th floor, and can compete with Rui Gong for many years. It can be seen that his skills are brilliant, so how can he be so young at this time?" It's almost nonsense."

The old man nodded.

The young man who had been silent all this time became more and more silent.

His wife turned her head and asked softly, "Is it really the old man?"

Xu Beiyou held Xiao Zhinan's soft palm, and revealed the truth: "If I guessed correctly, this person should be Wang Kaizhi, the master of the mountain when the old man was studying in Xixiang Academy, and one of the four elders of Confucianism."

Of course, Xiao Zhinan knew Wang Kaizhi's name, and he was considered Xiao Yu's elder, and the two of them even had a little bit of innocuous grievance back then.

It's just that she didn't expect the world to be so small, and she actually met this Confucian gentleman here.

(End of this chapter)