Water Margin people

Chapter 1429: Zen Master Huiyuan

"These people?"

Mr. Liu frowned slightly as he watched Sun Lei and the others leave. He had met many rich people. Although those people were dressed in ordinary clothes, they had extraordinary temperaments, which gave him a great sense of oppression.

"Maybe he's a pilgrim from some village. Daoji likes to run around in the wild mountains!"

Guangliang said casually.

"No, the temperament of those people just now, could it be that they are on leave from the army to visit their families? It must be!"

Mr. Liu suddenly had an idea. Anyone who could have such a terrifying feeling of oppression must be a bandit or a soldier.

Those people in Fang La's Ming Cult back then had this kind of fierce spirit, but now there are no more fierce bandits in Jiangnan. Instead, many soldiers have gone to the local areas and some have returned home to visit their families.

"Retired?"

Guangliang's eyes lit up. It was well known throughout the world that the emperor took good care of the soldiers. The military pay and rewards were extremely generous. Each soldier who came to visit his relatives received at least a hundred strings of cash, and some received as much as a thousand strings of cash.

"Mr. Liu, let's go in and burn incense first!"

Guangliang invited Mr. Liu.

Sun Lei took the children to look at the buildings in the temple. Lingyin Temple has a long history and these buildings are very old.

Walking all the way to the main hall, I saw many people kneeling and praying in front of the Buddha statue.

“It smells so good!”

The children waved their hands in an unaccustomed manner. The smell of incense and candles in the hall was very strong, which the children were not used to.

"Then let's go play in the open space!"

Sun Lei took the children to play in the square outside the main hall.

"Father, what is that for?"

Sun Yao looked at the box curiously.

"The money box. Let's play a game and see who can throw the money in first?"

Sun Lei took out a handful of copper coins and said with a smile, "Isn't the merit box for throwing money?"

The children all like to play and throw copper coins into the merit box.

"Why are you letting the kids mess around? This is a temple!"

Hua Chan was a little worried because the temple is a solemn place.

"That's no joke. I'm not going to take out the coins I threw in!"

Sun Lei said that he really spent money, and Sakyamuni couldn't be so stingy, as he, the emperor, allowed him to preach.

"Uncle, isn't this disrespectful?"

Mrs. Lin whispered that her boy was also playing along. She was a Buddhist and thought that this was not good, but the emperor was right in front of them and the emperor's will could not be disobeyed. This took precedence over Buddha.

"Sister-in-law, no one knows us. Besides, Buddhism emphasizes compassion. Would Buddha have the nerve to argue with a child?"

Sun Lei said with a smile.

The pilgrims in the square frowned when they saw a group of children playing around the donation box. Some wanted to step forward to stop them, but when they saw the muscular and murderous men around them, they backed off and could only silently recite "Amitabha".

Guanglianggang brought Liu Yuanwai to the main hall square and saw everything. He was furious. As the abbot, he would not allow such a thing to happen.

"What are you doing?"

Guangliang shouted angrily.

"Lose money!"

The children looked at Monk Guangliang, showed the copper coins in his hand and spoke.

"you……"

Guangliang became even angrier and was about to step forward to teach the group of kids a lesson, but he was stopped by Wu Song before he got close. Wu Song stared at Guangliang intently, and the tiger's aura scared Guangliang so much that he dared not get close.

"How dare you come to Lingyin Temple to cause trouble? Just wait!"

Guangliang glared at Dao Ji fiercely, then turned and ran to the side hall. He wanted to gather the monks to teach these bold lunatics a lesson.

"Daoji, can't I drive you away this time?"

Guang Liang thought to himself that he had wanted to drive Dao Ji away for a long time, but failed because the abbot protected Dao Ji. Now Dao Ji brought people to disrupt the temple, and this was the best excuse.

After a while, Guangliang came out with dozens of monks holding sticks. He heard from Mr. Liu that these people might be soldiers, so he selected warrior monks.

"Get them away!"

Guangliang waved his sleeves and said directly to the monks, "Does this still look like a temple?"

Sun Lei glanced at Lu Zhishen. He was able to demolish the gate of Wenshu Temple in Wutai Mountain in the past, so it would be nice to make a big fuss in Lingyin Temple today.

"Then let me try the skills of the monks from Lingyin Temple!"

Lu Zhishen stepped forward with a smile.

"Master, please show some mercy. These are just ordinary monks who usually meditate on Zen!"

Dao Ji quickly said that he knew these monks and also knew Lu Zhishen's abilities.

Lingyin Temple is a Zen temple. There are not many monks who practice martial arts. They practice martial arts only to protect the temple and cannot be considered masters.

"I know my limits!"

Lu Zhishen laughed and walked forward. He was not afraid at all when facing dozens of people alone. In a short while, he knocked those monks to the ground.

"Uncle Lu is so awesome!"

"Master uncle is so awesome!"

"Uncle Monk is so awesome!"

The children were no longer interested in throwing money into the box, but instead applauded Lu Zhishen.

"Ha ha!"

Lu Zhishen was very pleased with the children's cheers and laughed out loud.

Guangliang was so frightened that his face turned pale. He didn't expect that so many monks were no match for a single monk.

"Which temple are you from? How dare you come to my Lingyin Temple to cause trouble!"

Seeing that the believers around him were still watching, Guangliang could only muster up the courage to shout.

"You monk, you have committed all five of the five poisons of greed, anger, ignorance, arrogance and doubt. You have all five of them, right?"

Sun Lei looked at Guangliang and smiled.

"Amitabha!"

A Buddhist chant was heard, and an old monk wearing a cassock walked out.

"Master!"

When Dao Ji saw the old monk, he immediately bowed to him.

"Master, Dao Ji brought these people to my Lingyin Temple to cause trouble..."

As soon as Guangliang saw the person coming, he immediately stepped forward and started talking.

The old monk didn't want to listen, so he just waved his hand to signal Guangliang to stop talking.

"Donor, this poor monk is polite!"

The old monk bowed to Sun Lei and spoke.

"You must be Master Huiyuan, right? I heard from Master Daoji that you are one of the leaders of the contemporary Zen sect and a highly accomplished monk!"

Sun Lei smiled and looked at Zen Master Huiyuan and said, Zen Buddhism emphasizes the inheritance of Dharma. Zen Master Huiyuan was the heir of Zen Master Yuanwu Keqin, and he passed on the Tiantai Dharma.

"Donor, please have tea in the back hall!"

Zen Master Huiyuan glanced at Dao Ji, then smiled at Sun Lei and others.

"Then I won't be polite. I heard that West Lake Longjing is very famous. I want to try it today!"

Sun Lei was not polite either. He smiled and led his men to the back hall towards Zen Master Huiyuan.

Guangliang wanted to embarrass Dao Ji, but Dao Ji didn't even look at him and went straight to the back hall with Sun Lei.

"Master Lu, if we count according to the generation of Fuhuizhizijue, it seems that Master Huiyuan is one generation older than you?"

Sun Lei suddenly laughed.

Lu Zhishen was stunned and was a little slow to react. He looked at Zen Master Huiyuan, whose beard was white, and was a little confused.

"Donor, you are joking. I am from the Tiantai Sect. My generational status is different from other sects!"

Zen Master Huiyuan laughed.

"We are all monks, why do we need seniority?"

Lu Zhishen slapped his head and said, he hated these red tapes the most. It was like this outside, why did it have to be like this in the temple? Isn't Buddhism for equality of all beings?