The copy of the universe from the journey to the west

Chapter 164: The Upright Liu Yuanjing, Breaking into Longquan Temple at Night (asking for monthly tickets)
Master Huiyuan was the former abbot of Donglin Temple and also the first abbot.

He once studied under Daoan in Xiangyang. Later, Fu Jian of the Former Qin Dynasty besieged Xiangyang and all the disciples dispersed. Huiyuan also led dozens of disciples south to prepare to go to Luofu Mountain.

Later, he visited Mount Lu in Xunyang and built Longquan Temple outside the city of Xunyang.

Many great Buddhist monks and noble scholars came to Longquan Temple upon hearing the news, and as a result, the Temple was no longer sufficient.

Therefore, during the Taiyuan period, with the full support of Huan Yi, the governor of Jiangzhou, a new temple, Donglin Temple, was built on the west side of Mount Lu as a place for people to gather and practice Buddhism.

Although Donglin Temple was relocated to Mount Lu, Longquan Temple still existed in Xunyang,

Together with the Tianshi Taoist Temple, they are listed as one Buddha and one Taoism.

Both are very famous places in Xunyang City.

Of course, when it comes to fame, Longquan Temple is more famous, after all, it was founded by Master Huiyuan himself, and the Tianshi Taoist Temple in Xunyang City is just a branch of the Tianshi Taoist Temple.

Lu Chen recalled Longquan Temple in his mind. It seemed to be no different from Tianshi Taoist Temple. They were both of the same kind.

Although he did not go in, ordinary civilians were unable to enter the real upper courtyard of Longquan Temple. Most of those who could enter and exit were dignitaries.

"Three people, who is the other one?"

Liu Yuanjing looked at his younger brother, his brows slightly furrowed.

Liu Zishun thought for a moment and said, "I don't know either. The man just said it was an old man, and also said... he also said that Mr. Lu might have entered the Pure Land of Amitabha."

When he said this, he glanced at Lu Chen again: "Amitabha Pure Land means the Western Buddhist world. In other words, it means death..."

"I know this."

Lu Chen nodded, indicating that he knew what Amitabha Pure Land meant.

Huiyuan is the founder of the Pure Land Sect of Buddhism in Daxia.

Just as there are different Taoist lineages such as the Tianshi Dao, the Lingbao School, the Shangqing School, etc., there are also different Dharma lineages in Buddhism.

However, at this time, Buddhism was actually more chaotic than Taoism.

After the Wei Dynasty, the situation began to become chaotic. After the Rebellion of the Eight Kings in the Jin Dynasty, the Five Barbarians invaded. The order established by Confucianism in the Northern Dynasties collapsed completely. Confucianism became the property of the aristocratic families and was not easily spread to the lower classes.

Hence, spring arrived for both Taoism and Buddhism.

Taoism at least has a tradition, but Buddhism is different. There are many so-called eminent monks and great masters preaching everywhere, and temples are everywhere.

During the Northern Dynasties, because the Hu people were in power and Confucianism was not popular, these Hu regimes wanted to use religion to manage people's thoughts. More than 30 years ago, the Wei Kingdom had Buddhist officials established by the court to manage monks and Taoists.

But as a result, the development of Buddhism became unstoppable.

Just in Pingcheng, the capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty, there were more than 1700 temples!

Under this situation, there was already a tendency for religion to influence the political power, which led to the rise of Kou Qianzhi's Northern Tianshi Dao.

The State of Wei had already intended to use Taoism to control Buddhism, and before long, the State of Wei would launch a campaign to destroy Buddhism.

On the other hand, the situation in the Southern Dynasties was relatively stable. The major wealthy and prominent families in charge of the Confucian promotion channels still controlled the path to promotion, and the spread of Buddhism was not as unbridled as in the North.

However, due to the constant wars in the north, a group of northern monks migrated south, and Buddhism in the south began to flourish.

Just like the establishment of Donglin Temple, it received full support from the governor of Jiangzhou during the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

Huiyuan was indeed a high-level figure of his time, at least in the eyes of many people. He practiced the "Amitabha Sutra" and followed the tradition of chanting Buddha's name.

Believers believe that as long as they keep "Amitabha" on their lips, they will be able to enter the Pure Land of Amitabha and be reborn in paradise after death.

The first chant of 'Namo Amitabha' was spread from Longquan Temple.

The practice of monks in later generations often calling themselves "Amitabha" also comes from this.

This is also the reason why the Pure Land Sect in later generations listed Monk Huiyuan as the first generation patriarch.

"Amitabha Pure Land? Haha, it's just a naive idea of ​​some people. The so-called Pure Land is nothing more than a pathetic vision of escaping from the present world and pinning one's hopes on the so-called afterlife."

Liu Yuanjing sneered endlessly. Ninety-nine out of a hundred people disliked the so-called Amitabha Pure Land.

"Shu Zong, you don't believe in Amitabha, do you?"

Liu Yuanjing turned around and asked again.

There was a look of vigilance in his eyes.

The base of the Hedong Liu family is in Xiangyang City.

Naturally, I know what kind of people the group of monks led by Daoan were.

Liu Zishun shook his head: "I believe in Taoism."

"It's all the same stuff."

Liu Yuanjing shook his head, but still said: "But fortunately it is much better than Buddhism. It is better not to go to places like Donglin Temple, at least not in the future."

Liu Zishun nodded.

Lu Chen asked curiously, "Master Liu has a lot of opinions about Donglin Temple?"

Liu Yuanjing did not hide his dislike for Buddhism: "The so-called Master Huiyuan, when he was alive, did not think about practicing and chanting Buddha's name. He led a group of people to lecture on scriptures and discuss the Dharma all day long. Not only did he not work, but he also wanted to be supported by the court. The White Lotus Society he founded has more than a thousand people, and his disciples are in groups, traveling around the mountains and rivers. What he learned and practiced was not for the people's livelihood, not for the country, and what did he say about cultivating his sentiments? He is simply a group of parasites! Look at Xie Lingyun, who was a member of the Lotus Society. Look at what he did? When he was the governor of Yongjia County, he was a local official, but he only thought about traveling and having fun. He often did not return for more than ten days. He did not care about the main duties of the county governor, such as governing the people, promoting talents, deciding lawsuits, and investigating traitors!"

At this point, Liu Yuanjing's expression was full of indignation.

A county governor was treated like this by Xie Lingyun!

At this point, he felt that he had said too much.

After all, although the Xie family is no longer the Xie family of Xie Xuan's era, it is still one of the big families, and Xie Lingyun still has a title.

In this case, he said helplessly: "Of course, I have some grudges with the Xie family, and these words may also contain some of my own personal grudges."

This is also a way to make up for yourself.

The previous governor of Jingzhou was Xie Hui, who was also a member of the Xie family and the cousin of Xie Lingyun.

Xie Hui was also the first court official who wanted to recruit Liu Yuanjing, but Liu Yuanjing did not go. Not long after, Xie Hui rebelled and was killed.

This led to the arrival of the new Governor of Jingzhou, King of Jiangxia, Liu Yigong.

The feud between Liu Yuanjing and the Xie family also emerged at that time.

Lu Chen said, "I think what you said is right, Master Liu."

"Really?" Liu Yuanjing's expression brightened.

Still young.

Looking at Liu Yuanjing's emotional fluctuations, Lu Chen sighed in his heart.

Liu Yuanjing is only in his early twenties this year, and is full of passion. Naturally, the way he speaks and acts is not like those old foxes who have been officials for decades.

Don't show joy on your face, and don't show anger on your face.

Of course, this may also have something to do with the fact that Liu Yuanjing is a warrior.

To be able to cultivate to the peak level of innateness at a young age requires a certain character.

Lu Chen nodded: "Of course, Xie Xuan and other ancestors of the Xie family, for the sake of family and country, used 30,000 people to stop Fu Jian's army of hundreds of thousands, which is worthy of praise, but their descendants are willful and reckless, and anyone with a discerning eye can see it."

Xie Lingyun was indeed a celebrity, and his talent was also top-notch in the world.

The saying "Since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the literary talent in the world has totaled one stone, of which Cao Zijian alone accounts for eight dou, I get one dou, and the others share one dou" came from his mouth.

Well, he is talented, but he is extreme and contradictory by nature.

He is a senior official, but he just travels around every day and doesn't care about anything under his jurisdiction. Who wouldn't scold him when seeing this?

Lu Chen would also curse when he saw it!
If you don't want to be an official, then don't be one. You're just occupying the toilet without doing anything.

If this happened during the reign of Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, it would not be an exaggeration to drag him out and behead him!

"In fact, it's not just Xie Lingyun from the Xie family. Most of them who come from the White Lotus Society are like this, such as Liu Yimin from Pengcheng, Zhou Xuzhi from Yanmen, Lei Cizon from Yuzhang, Bi Yingzhi from Xincai, Zong Bing from Nanyang, Zhang Jishuo, etc. They are all outstanding and famous people of the time. Although they are not as reckless as Xie Lingyun, they are all devoted to Buddhism and do not seek to make progress!"

Hearing that Lu Chen supported him, Liu Yuanjing also started chatting with Lu Chen.

Anyway, it's all about dissatisfaction with the White Lotus Society of Lushan and even the Donglin Temple.

When he was in high spirits, he even used Tao Yuanming, who had died a year ago, as an example.

"Although Tao Yuanming was also intoxicated by the countryside and often complained about his lack of success, he never had anything to do with Donglin Temple."

"Why?"

"Even if he knows that the Donglin Temple's chanting of Buddha is an evil path! Those who are unsuccessful are not like those who do not seek to make progress. Therefore, in Liu's opinion, the Donglin Temple is not a great Buddhist sect. It is just a den of evil spirits and demons!"

Tao Yuanming was a famous scholar of the time. After retiring, he lived at the foot of Mount Lu. The Donglin Temple founded by Huiyuan was also on Mount Lu.

The two are almost close neighbors that can be reached by just visiting each other.

In addition, both of them are leaders in their respective fields and are so close to each other. Logically speaking, shouldn't they bump into each other?
But, no!
When Huiyuan's White Lotus Society was in full swing, Tao Yuanming never went there once!
It is conceivable that Tao Yuanming actually had many dissatisfactions with the ideas of the White Lotus Society.

Therefore, the story of Huiyuan and Tao Yuanming meeting never came out.

If the two had met, there would definitely be news that wouldn't be passed on at all!
They talked by candlelight at night, and this conversation lasted for an hour.

Lu Chen also had some simple understanding of the current situation in Song State.

On the other side, Liu Zishun and Zhao Lang were both exhausted and had already fallen into a deep sleep.

Seeing this, Lu Chen did not stay here for long and prepared to leave.

Liu Yuanjing, however, looked reluctant to leave.

Lu Chen was exactly what he wanted, especially after he knew that Lu Chen was a descendant of Lu Kai, the prime minister of the Three Kingdoms period.

Even though the Lu family has fallen into decline, they are still an orthodox aristocratic family after all!

Before leaving, he gave Lu Chen a token, saying that if he encountered any problems in the future, he could always come to him.

At least in the area of ​​Jingzhou, Liu Yuanjing is also a top figure.

He even briefly told Lu Chen some of his own affairs. It was estimated that his position as the general of the central army would be promoted soon.

This is what King Jiangxia has discussed with him. When he returns to Jiangxia Kingdom, he will have some real power.

Now he is nominally the General of the Central Army, but in fact it is still an honorary title and not a real position.

Lu Chen thanked him and wished him success in his career.

Liu Yuanjing was indeed very much to his liking. At least now his values ​​were very positive and he took it as his responsibility to defend his country.

"Master Lu, you'd better not get too involved in the affairs of Donglin Temple."

When leaving, Liu Yuanjing gave another instruction.

"I understand. General, please stop. I will leave."

Lu Chen bowed with a smile and said goodbye.

The figure flashed and flew into the sky, and in the blink of an eye, it disappeared into the long dark night.

Liu Yuanjing stared at this scene in a daze. After a long time, he came back to his senses and exclaimed, "Master Lu is truly an immortal! I can't compare to him!"

Then he shook his head and went back inside. …

On the other side, Lu Chen has returned to Xunyang City.

Just as he was about to return directly to the Tianshi Taoist Temple, his eyes suddenly blurred.

Lu Chen's heart immediately became alarmed.

When I came to my senses, the scene in front of me had changed.

A majestic gate stood in front of the door.

"Longquan Temple."

Lu Chen looked at the three large characters written in a flamboyant style with a frown on his face. His divine sense showed its greatest effect at this moment.

He was clearly walking around Longquan Temple.

"Which Taoist friend is joking with me?"

Lu Chen looked around.

But it was of no use. The surroundings were silent. Not to mention people, there was not even a ghost in sight.

Lu Chen took a few steps back, and after feeling that there was nothing unusual, he flew away again.

But he had not walked far when suddenly the gate of Longquan Temple appeared in front of him, as if he was back!

And this time, Lu Chen saw the trick clearly.

He took out the jade pendant with the word "Lu" on it.

"Is it you who is causing trouble again?"

Lu Chen frowned and after a careful inspection, he found that the jade pendant with the word "Lu" was just like an ordinary object and did not react at all.

It seemed as if the scene just now was not caused by the Lu jade pendant.

But Lu Chen was sure that he had not sensed it wrongly. It was a force that suddenly surged out of the jade pendant with the word "Lu" on it that confused his five senses.

Or you can just move yourself to another position!
Lu Chen threw the jade pendant with the word "Lu" out without even thinking about it.

Then he left again, but not long after, when Lu Chen opened his eyes again, he saw Longquan Temple in front of him, and the jade pendant with the word "Lu" was lying quietly in his palm.

"Divine Ability..."

Lu Chen's heart was in turmoil.

Only with the magic of divine power, his mind would be completely unaware of the fluctuations of magic power!
"Why did you ask me to come to Longquan Temple?"

Lu Chen didn't hesitate any more. He put away the jade pendant with the word "Lu" on it and looked at the gate of Longquan Temple.

He didn't want to come to Longquan Temple so early.

Although Longquan Temple and Tianshi Taoist Temple are known as the Buddhist and Taoist temples in Xunyang City.

However, the status of Longquan Temple is equivalent to that of the ancestral temple of Tianshi Dao.

It is completely different from the Taoist view of division of Tianshi Dao.

If something happens at the Tianshi Taoist Temple, the support will not arrive quickly.

But if something happens in Longquan Temple and they ask for help, a group of bald monks will come down from Donglin Temple and White Lotus Society on Mount Lu in minutes.

However, now it has to come even though I didn’t want to.

The jade pendant with the character "Lu" was used to exert magical powers, and the person who cast the spell must be a cultivator above the level of Inner Alchemy True Person.

As for the method of casting the spell, even Lu Chen could not find any tricks. Even the method used by Lord Changsheng could be used.

Since he had dodged it, Lu Chen would not dodge it either.

Flying towards the sky above Longquan Temple.

Longquan Temple is also in Xunyang City, but it is close to a rolling mountain range, and Longquan Temple is built against the mountain.

Fifty years ago, this place was still outside Xunyang City.

Later, when Monk Huiyuan passed by Xunyang, he saw that Mount Lu was quiet and spacious, suitable for relaxing his mind, so he stopped and built Longquan Jingshe to live in.

Then he looked around and saw that it was hard to find a source of water, so he raised his staff and knocked on it, saying, "If this is habitable, we should make a spring come out of the rotten soil!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a stream of clear water gushed out.

The spring water gushes like a dragon, hence the name Longquan.

The name of Longquan Temple also comes from this.

Longquan Jingshe was just a single room at first, but later it was supported by the local governor of Xunyang, and numerous dignitaries came here, and gradually, many palace complexes were built.

When Lu Chen saw Longquan Temple for the first time, he was shocked.

Donglin Temple was built because Longquan Temple could not accommodate the increasing number of people.

But if anyone thinks that Longquan Temple is not big, they are totally wrong.

A Taoist temple like Tianshi Taoist Temple, which can easily have dozens of Taoists practicing, is simply a younger brother in front of Longquan Temple.

Longquan Temple consists of two courtyards, the lower courtyard. The lower courtyard covers an area of ​​100 meters in length and width. It is only for ordinary pilgrims to burn incense and worship Buddha. It has a special name, called Shangzhu Zen Temple.

The Upper House is where the real Longquan Temple is located.

The area of ​​the upper house is more than ten times larger than that of the lower house!
The buildings are majestic and the courtyards are vast.

From a distance, even in the dark night, you can see the dense dots of candlelight.

"Some people in Xunyang City say that the monks of Longquan Temple need to ride donkeys to close the mountain gate every day. Although it is a bit exaggerated, it is not far from the truth."

Lu Chen landed in Longquan Temple, and next to Lu Chen was Longquan.

Lu Chen used his divine sense to investigate and found that the so-called Dragon Spring was just a natural spring. There was nothing magical about it, but the water was quite clear. It should be connected to an underground mineral water source.

After bypassing Longquan, Lu Chen walked through a forest full of pine, cypress, camphor, chestnut and other trees, and came to the gate of the upper courtyard of Longquan Temple.

On both sides of the gate, there are two thousand-year-old giant trees, a cypress and a camphor tree. They are like two majestic guardian gods, watching every pedestrian coming and going here.

Lu Chen did not move forward.

It’s not that there is no way ahead, but two great monks slowly walked out behind the two thousand-year-old trees.

Both of them were already quite old. One of them was wearing a red cassock and had a long white beard, while the other was wearing an ordinary blue monk's robe and had a black beard. He was quite sturdy.

"Namo Amitabha."

The old monk in a cassock chanted a Buddhist name, holding a string of Buddhist beads in one hand and bowing with the other, saying, "I am Huichi, the abbot of Longquan Temple. This is my senior brother. I respectfully ask you, Daoist Brother Lu, what brings you to Longquan Temple so late at night?"

"So they are two of the Eighteen Great Sages."

Lu Chen looked at the two monks deeply.

Huichi and Daojing were both the most proud disciples of Master Huiyuan. They were also core members of the White Lotus Society and were one of the Eighteen Great Sages of the Society, along with Huiyuan himself.

It is worth mentioning that Daojing was originally of the same generation as Huiyuan's master Daoan, but Huiyuan's Buddhist teachings were more profound, so Daojing lowered his generation.

The same goes for Huichi. He was originally of the same generation as Huiyuan, but in the end he also lowered his generation.

Although his Dharma name remained unchanged, he regarded himself as a junior when facing Huiyuan.

"I have never met the two masters, but they already know my name. It seems that Longquan Temple is also paying attention to me."

Lu Chen's voice was faint. He had never met these two people before, and even after coming to Xunyang, he had never met a monk.

As a result, Huichi called him "Donor Lu" as soon as he came up, which clearly showed that he knew who he was and must have been paying attention to him.

"Don't blame me, fellow Daoist. In this Xunyang area, any disturbance will be recorded by our Longhu Temple. Daoist and Lantian City God are tracking Xu Huangmin, which is quite a big move, so we naturally have to record it."

Dao Jing said: "This is not just for you, Daoyou, but for all the practitioners who come to Xunyang. This is also true for my Longquan Temple."

Lu Chen suddenly felt as if he had a sense of déjà vu as if "everyone here is garbage".

After hearing these words, Lu Chen couldn't help but laugh. He was not too surprised that the City God of Lantian was discovered.

Even my own identity has been discovered, so why would I need to talk about the City God of Lantian?
"So, your temple has been monitoring me, and I should say thank you?" Lu Chen's tone was meaningful.

Hui Chi said kindly, "Don't misunderstand, fellow Daoist. This is not what Brother Dao Jing meant. It is that our Longquan Temple, as the largest temple in Xunyang, has the responsibility to protect the people's livelihood. Therefore, our temple must understand all practitioners."

"Has the court recognized it?"

Lu Chen asked back: "Or do other practitioners agree with your approach?"

Dao Jing looked at Lu Chen and said, "Daoyou came into our temple late at night without informing us in advance."

This left Lu Chen speechless.

After all, sneaking into Longquan Temple late at night was indeed a wrong thing to do.

Fortunately, Lu Chen adhered to the concept of 'pursuing those who are beneficial to me, and changing the subject of those who are not beneficial to me' and said: "That was also because your temple was watching us. Of course, we were both wrong, so let's call it a draw. How about I leave now? The two masters, just pretend that you have never seen me?"

Huichi and Daojing looked at each other and then looked at Lu Chen.

Hui Chi: "My fellow Daoist, now that you are here, make the most of it."

Dao Jing immediately spoke up: "Since you are here, you should stay as a guest first, so that outsiders won't know about it and say that Longquan Temple doesn't know how to be a host."

Lu Chen smiled and said, "There's no need to be a guest, but are you two sure you want to keep me?"

"Of course."

Huichi and Daojing nodded and spoke at the same time.

"Ok."

Lu Chen sighed: "Since you won't let me go, can I go in?"

"Fellow Daoist, you should stay in the lower courtyard for a while." Huichi said.

"High-sounding!"

Lu Chen couldn't help but sneer: "You are not allowed to leave, and you are not allowed to enter. It seems that your temple has something going on today."

"Hey, fellow Daoist, if you don't ask so many questions, you can actually leave."

Huichi said helplessly, and the rosary in his hand began to glow.

"Brother, don't say any more to him. I'm afraid he won't turn back until he hits the wall."

Dao Jing's eyes flashed, "In that case, if he doesn't want to leave, then convert him. It happens that Zong Bing's conversion is incomplete. With the support of the Zong family, he is called one of the Eighteen Great Sages, but the name is not worthy of the title. This boy is just right. Send him to the White Lotus Society on the mountain, and we will have another great sage who deserves the title!"

"good!"

Huichi nodded: "Using Tao to transform Buddhism is more worthy of my reputation as a great sage of Buddhism."

Then, the two of them put their hands together and chanted in unison: "Namo Amitabha!"

In an instant, the Longquan Temple was filled with golden light, as bright as day!

(End of this chapter)