The Reborn Duke of Ming Dynasty

"This..." Xiangci looked at the jade seal on the table in front of her in surprise, and was speechless for a long time.

Zhang Fan didn't know what he saw.If you don't know what the jade seal in front of you is, ordinary people will see it as a square seal carved from a crystal clear reputation.

Xiangci stared at it for a long time, then came back to his senses, raised his head to look at Zhang Fan, and said: "The royal aura on the benefactor's body has disappeared, it seems that this thing really did it."

"May the abbot see the mystery of this thing?" Zhang Fan asked.

"This thing..." After listening to Zhang Fan's words, Xiangci looked at Yuxi carefully, and wanted to hold it up, but fearing that it would be wrong, he looked at Zhang Fan.

Zhang Fan made a gesture of invitation, and then Xiangci carefully held the jade seal in his hand and looked at it carefully.After a long time, Xiangci said, "This thing is nearly 2000 years old. Although I can see that this thing must be the seal of an ancient emperor, I don't know much about it, so I can't be sure."

Xiangci's words are true, this handed down jade seal has been lost for more than 500 years, and of course no one can recognize it now.Moreover, Xiangci is a monk, although he is familiar with the ministers who came here to worship Buddha in the court, but after all, he is not in the official business, so it is normal not to recognize him.

Zhang Fan was not disappointed, but asked: "Just now the abbot said that I have shown a royal air because of this thing, now the abbot can see something again."

Xiangci put down the jade seal, and said solemnly: "Benefactor Zhang, I just read it right. This seal has always exuded an aura of respect, and it must have been baptized by countless generations of emperors. It's just that this seal also With a strong smell of blood, although it is not an evil thing, nor does it want to be stained with blood. But the blood and rain are often attracted by it. If this seal is obtained by the emperor, it will be even more powerful. If it is obtained by ordinary people in mountain villages, it will not be attracted It’s nothing more than a disaster of wealth or death. But if someone with ambition goes there, the world will be in chaos.”

Zhang Fan listened to Xiangci's words silently, without saying anything.That's right, since the day the First Emperor carved it out, it has represented imperial power and blood.When the world is peaceful, everyone wants to control him, and when the world is in chaos, everyone wants to get it.Zhang Fan was filled with joy at getting it, but now after hearing Xiangci's words, he gradually calmed down.It is his blessing to get this thing, this thing can increase his rank and rank, but that's all.In the future, if Zhang Fan will hand over this thing to Long Qing, will the great Ming Dynasty who owns this thing survive forever?impossible!Can't you see that the Qin Dynasty, Han Dynasty, and even the most powerful Tang Dynasty that owned it all perished in the end!This can only be used as a sustenance, but it is not a panacea.

Xiangci watched the change of expression on Zhang Fan's face. Although he couldn't fully understand what Zhang Fan was thinking, he could feel that Zhang Fan had figured out something.With palms together, Xiangci uttered the Buddha's name: "Amitabha, congratulations to the benefactor, you have realized some truth."

Zhang Fan asked curiously: "Could it be possible that the abbot can see what I'm thinking?" He was not superstitious, but curious.

"No." Xiangci shook his head and said, "But the appearance of the benefactor is a scene of complete enlightenment."

Only then did Zhang Fan understand, but he thought of something else in his mind. "This monk knows how to judge people. Could it be that he is using this method to make people believe in Buddhism?" Zhang Fan thought to himself.

"Does Master Zhang believe in Buddhism?" Xiangci asked.

Zhang Fan didn't intend to hide anything, shook his head, and said, "I don't believe it. Why does the abbot want me to convert to Buddhism?"

"That's not true." Xiangci said, "I can see that the benefactor Zhang is at the time of his spring breeze, so I probably wouldn't listen to these words of the old man. It's just that the old man can feel that the benefactor not only does not believe in Buddhism, but I am afraid that no matter what kind of Faith does not believe."

"I believe in people." Zhang Fan said with a smile.

"But there are too many intrigues in this world." Xiangci said, "How does the benefactor know that the person you trust will also believe in you?" Xiangci didn't know why he would discuss this with Zhang Fan today.He can also be regarded as an eminent monk, if the little novice monk in the temple asks him this, he will answer that he is in Buddhism, and there is no need to worry about these secular worlds.But Xiangci hadn't met such an easy-going person like Zhang Fan for a long time. For him, wanting to know the affairs of this world can be regarded as a kind of practice.

"The abbot is right." Zhang Fan said, "There are too many intrigues in the world, and people do everything for their own benefit. But this is the world, without these things, I feel that there will be a lot of hypocrisy in this world. "

"Amitabha." Xiangci said, "everything in the world is just as the almsgiver said."

"Abbot, I am not disrespectful to Buddhism." Zhang Fan said, "It is because there are too many unsatisfactory things in this world that people come to the temple to worship Buddha. But do these people really believe that the Buddha can help them solve everything? I don't think so. , They are more looking for a kind of sustenance. Poor people come to worship Buddha if they want to be rich, some people come to worship Buddha because of evil deeds, some people pray for full children and grandchildren, and some people pray for a lifetime of peace. But the misery in this world still exists. Just like What I said, I don’t believe in Buddhism, but I believe in people. No matter whether the person lies to deceive me or not, he still exists alive. Even if I escape into Buddhism, that person will still tell when it is time to tell a lie, but I can’t force it.”

"In the opinion of the benefactor, should all the temples and monasteries in this world be demolished?" Xiang Ci's words were astonishing, not at all like the abbot of a temple.

"No, this is absolutely impossible." Zhang Fan said, "As I said below, although people cannot change others or the world, they still want to live. This temple is their spiritual sustenance."

"Suspension..." Xiangci murmured this word he had never heard before, slightly absent-minded.

"As I am now, I am just as happy as the abbot said." Zhang Fan continued, "But no one can avoid the ups and downs in a person's life. I will talk to the abbot here today, and maybe I may die later. It may be different. I don’t believe in Buddhism now because I don’t need to ask Buddha for anything, but there is no guarantee that this day will not come.”

Zhang Fan watched Xiangci meditating there, and couldn't help but think in his heart that what he said was completely nonsense.In his previous life, Zhang Fan lived in such a materially prosperous world, but the business of temples and monasteries is still endless, not just to find comfort, what can the Buddha really give people!

After Xiangci heard Zhang Fan's words, many ripples appeared in his heart.In fact, he also understands this truth. People come to worship Buddha just to vent their dissatisfaction with reality, but he has neglected this point since he was a child of Buddhism.He often persuaded the pilgrims who complained to him that everything was nothing but illusion, which is actually what he meant.Zhang Fan's words also made him face up to this problem.In addition to being grateful to Zhang Fan in his heart, Xiangci didn't feel that it was too late to meet Zhang Fan. If it had been more than ten years in the morning, Xiangci at that time would not have been able to listen to Zhang Fan's words like he is now.

"Thank you, benefactor." Xiangci thanked Zhang Fan.

Zhang Fan hurriedly returned the gift.I couldn't help thinking: "I'm talking nonsense, this monk won't really believe it! Could it be that he thought of something else!" But he didn't say it, but chatted with Xiangci and Xiangci all over the world while drinking tea stand up.

The two of them talked more and more speculatively, as long as it was not a forbidden topic, they could chat for a while.Xiangci even told Zhang Fan that although the Daming Temple is full of incense, the imperial court has many restrictions on Buddhist temples. Now that the Daming Temple has been in disrepair for a long time, he wants Zhang Fan to talk to the imperial court.

Zhang Fan immediately agreed, but he thought in his heart that Xiangci is also very smooth, and he can speak well when the relationship is settled, so he couldn't help but like this great monk a little.

The two chatted all over the place, and before they knew it, it was almost noon, and it was time to go back.Xiangci sent Zhang Fan outside the door and said goodbye to Zhang Fan.

After leaving Xiangci's monastery, Zhang Fan walked towards the main hall.On the way, Wang Meng said to him, "My lord...something happened."

Zhang Fan was in a good mood at this time, and said, "What's the matter, but it's okay to say."

"We arrested one person and injured several brothers," Wang Meng said.

"What's the matter?" Hearing his words, Zhang Fan's expression suddenly darkened.

"It's Miss Yue," Wang Meng said. "My subordinates saw that she handed a wax pill to a man who came to worship Buddha, so they sent someone to arrest him. The man's skills were not very good, but he was carrying a lot of poison. Several of us were injured."

"How are those people doing now?" Zhang Fan asked quickly.

"We restrained that person and found the antidote from him, and they are all fine." Wang Meng replied, "My lord, what should we do about this matter?"

After hearing this, Zhang Fan felt relieved, and said, "This is a pure place of Buddhism, so it is not suitable to do anything. You send someone to send that person to the jail in the yamen, and wait." Then he thought of Yingyue again, and when he thought of It was she who proposed to come to Daming Temple, and Zhang Fan couldn't help feeling angry.

Just as he was about to walk quickly, Wang Meng said again: "My lord, this subordinate..."

"What else is there?" Zhang Fan said, with anger in his tone.

"According to what my brother told me at the time, Miss Yue was concealed when she handed the wax pills to the man, but she didn't hide it from the guards present. She seemed to want them to see." Wang Meng said.

Zhang Fan is not a reckless man. Hearing Wang Meng's words, he immediately thought about it, and asked with some uncertainty: "You mean... Yue'er did this on purpose?"

Wang Meng didn't speak any more.Zhang Fan looked at him before continuing to walk forward, but he was not as angry as before.