Strange Events of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 46 The little novice's request
The fat monk Qingyue came to meet Ling Changfeng and the two of them, holding a string of Buddhist beads in his left hand, saluting with his right hand, singing "Amitabha Buddha" in harmony, and said: "You two benefactors, I have offended you so much just now, please don't bother me." Strange. I don't know why the two of you are looking for Patriarch Xuan Ye?"

Seeing that Monk Qingyue was very polite, Ling Changfeng bowed his hands and replied: "Master Qingyue, this is Ling Changfeng, and this is Xiaolan. We are entrusted by Senior Qinglian to find Master Xuanye to explain the situation. .”

Monk Qingyue nodded, and said with a smile: "It's a coincidence, you two, if you come one day later, Patriarch Xuanye will sit in the gate and see no guests. Please take a rest in the guest room, and the poor monk will go to Patriarch Xuanye. Let me know."

Seeing that the person they were looking for had news so soon, the two were overjoyed, nodded quickly, and followed the little novice monk to the guest room to rest and wait.The monk Qingyue walked briskly, and walked straight to the Sutra Pavilion in the backyard of the White Horse Temple.

Along the way, Ling Changfeng saw that the monks in the temple were all in a hurry. Occasionally, one or two monks showed a little disgust when they saw that Ling Changfeng and the two were quite strange.

Ling Changfeng pouted at Xiaolan, and with a look in his eyes, Xiaolan immediately understood, and turned Xiaoyu onto his young master's shoulder without a trace, but he waved his hands lightly and walked by Ling Changfeng's side.

Then Ling Changfeng spoke solemnly, and asked the little novice in a low voice: "This master, I don't know what to call him?"

The little novice stopped and said, "Amitabha, there is no need to be courteous to the benefactor Ling, the poor monk's dharma name is Qingyun."

Seeing the little novice's kind attitude, Ling Changfeng's heart moved, and he said in a low voice: "Master Qingyun, are you people in such a hurry here? It's very different from the calm and composed monk image I usually hear."

The little novice looked around and saw only him and Ling Changfeng around, and said in a low voice: "The day before yesterday, someone in the temple hanged himself in the room because of injustice. That's why they looked like this. After meeting with Patriarch Xuanye, the two Go away quickly."

Ling Changfeng and Xiaolan looked at each other, and they felt very curious in their hearts. Ling Changfeng asked again: "Since someone was killed, why didn't you report it to the police? You just said that you committed suicide because of injustice. Could there be something else?" Isn’t it an unknowable secret?”

Knowing that Ling Changfeng was talking nonsense, the little novice waved his hands, and said falteringly: "This...this. Ling benefactor, let's ask Brother Qingyue later. The little monk is just hearsay."

Seeing his hesitant expression, Ling Changfeng pretended to be curious and said: "That's fine, I won't bother you anymore. After all, it is not convenient for Baima Temple to disclose this matter. We are just curious It's just a heart, you don't have to worry." After speaking, he winked at Xiaolan.

Xiao Lan immediately looked serious, and said in a deep voice: "Young master, don't be joking! Now we have to ask the White Horse Temple, and now that something serious has happened in the temple, we should help! After all, you have the ability to investigate cases. But it was praised by senior Qinglian."

After finishing speaking, she looked away angrily and no longer looked at her young master, but secretly glanced at the little monk Qingyun.

Ling Changfeng smiled, waved his hands, and said with a long sigh: "Xiaolan, don't be angry! It's not that I don't want to help them now. It's just that we outsiders don't like meddling in the affairs of this temple, so let's not get involved in this matter." gone."

The little monk Qingyun was originally pure in nature, and this time he was arranged by the two in a decent manner, so he naturally thought that Ling Changfeng's kindness had been misunderstood by him, and he felt quite ashamed.

So the little monk lowered his head, his flushed face showing a hesitant look.After a few people took a few steps forward, he said in a sad tone: "Mr. Ling, since Senior Qinglian also praised the benefactor's ability to investigate the case. This time, I also ask Mr. Ling to find out the real culprit and let me pass away." Brother, an explanation!"

After finishing speaking, he raised his round bald head, a pair of red eyes, and stared at Ling Changfeng and Ling Changfeng, as if he had regarded Ling Changfeng as the only savior.

Seeing this, Ling Changfeng was quite surprised, nodded, and said softly: "Master Qingyun, is there anything strange about this matter? Why do you have such a big reaction?"

The little monk wiped the wet corners of his eyes with his wide sleeves, and after calming down a little, he said slowly: "Master Ling, please don't call me a little novice master. The doubts about this matter will start from ten days later. Let’s talk about it before.” The little monk slowly shared his memories.

It turned out that the little monk's parents had both died since he was a child, and he was alone and helpless, so he became a vagrant in Luoyang.One day when he was begging, the young monk met brother Qingfeng who was begging in Luoyang.

Monk Qingfeng is handsome and kind, but unfortunately he is dumb.Monk Qingfeng saw a little beggar who was only five or six years old in the street, begging pitifully.So moved with compassion, he took the little beggar back to the White Horse Temple.

Originally, the host was unwilling to take in this little beggar, but in the end, under the soft-hearted and persistent stalking of Monk Qingfeng, the host finally lenient, took in Qingyun, and bestowed Qingyun's dharma name on this little beggar. beggar.

The little monk Qingyun is naturally very dependent on his senior brother Qingfeng, and because the monk Qingfeng can't speak, all the monks in the temple had a bad attitude towards him. Now it is rare to have a partner, and naturally the relationship with Qingyun is getting deeper and deeper.

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and even this pure place of Buddhism cannot be avoided.

The monk in that temple bullied Qingfengkou and couldn't speak. Not only did he hand over all the chores to Qingfeng, but he also complained in front of the host: "Abbot, this Qingfeng neither participates in the morning recitation, nor can he do things for others. Now he has brought A little monk who can only eat but can't work can make us tired."

Monk Qingfeng was not only squeezed out everywhere in the temple, but also assigned more and more heavy tasks.They often do laundry and cooking during the day, and carry water and copy scriptures late at night.

The little monk said in a sad tone what happened between himself and his senior brother here, and now thinking of his senior brother's unexplained death, his recovered eyes became moist again.

Wiping the corners of his eyes, the little monk said slowly again: "Ten days ago, senior brother took me to Luoyang for alms. During the period, when we passed by a farmhouse, we found that the door of the house was open, and a disheveled woman fainted. On the ground. Seeing this, the senior brother went over to check the situation and found that the woman had been beaten unconscious."

"Brother saw that the man was unconscious, and there was no one else in the house. So he told me to go outside to find the neighbors in the neighborhood. However, not long after I left, Senior Brother Qingshui from our temple passed by. After he entered the house, he found Senior Brother Qingfeng standing The woman next to her couldn't help but accuse the senior brother of violating the rules and regulations, and went back to the temple to complain to the abbot."

The little monk choked up and said, "Senior brother Qingfeng...he couldn't bear the slander of Qingshui, so he chose to kill himself to prove his innocence...I shouldn't have left at that time...I was the one who let me down, senior brother!"

(End of this chapter)