Ping An Biography

Ever since Monk Yao's nephew Zhang Ning came, he has been a little restless.Somewhere, it seems that this is a fate arranged by God.

Monk Yao lived a secluded life in Fengxia Mountain, and usually lived in seclusion. He also came here to find the tranquility in the twilight.

In fact, he was not an indifferent person. In his early years, he had the ambition of becoming famous and honoring his ancestors. He wanted to be rich and beautiful, and he had the same aspirations as many restless young people.Later, because her younger sister Yao Ji was favored once she entered the palace, all her dreams came true... The scenery of Jinyi Diaoqiu riding a tall horse in his hometown to swagger through the city seems to be yesterday, and the beautiful beauty who lifted the red hijab at the bridal night is also as if it was still there. in sight.

But God has a dramatic arrangement, a sudden rise to prosperity, and then a sudden disaster, everything is taken back overnight and Monk Yao is not worth the loss.He suddenly became a sinner from a royal family member whom everyone envied and envied. His parents, brothers and family members were slaughtered by crazy soldiers, and his wife and daughter were humiliated to death in public.I escaped by chance and became the laughing stock of neighbors far and near.

After Emperor Yongle's ascension to the throne, his rule gradually stabilized, and he gradually realized that the unprovoked crimes committed on him could no longer be justified, and no one could shake the huge empire's rule.Before that, Monk Yao didn't even understand what he did wrong to suffer such retribution.

There is hatred in the heart because there is still hope for revenge, but when the enemy is too strong to look up to, hatred will only turn into despair.

So he became a monk. The purpose of being a monk is not only to find a place to live in the world, but also to look down on all the escapes of taking refuge in my Buddha, because it is useless to harbor hatred.But Monk Yao is a man with impure roots, and has never been able to believe in Buddhism. During this period, he returned to secular life once, married a village woman and gave birth to a son. After his wife passed away due to illness, he entered the temple again.

Then because of Hu Ying's secret investigation of monks and Taoism in the world, he got the news in advance and fled. After contacting his sister, he took refuge in the evil cult.Then a group of remnants and escaped slaves gathered one after another, and they came to this remote place to hide.Now he is actually a cultist.

Buddha has a complete set of Buddhist classics, which expounded a relatively reasonable and reasonable concept. For this reason, Monk Yao did not believe in Buddhism; obviously he did not believe in evil religions.The Demon Repelling Cult really doesn't have the average level of talent to create a religious school, so its teachings are just a patchwork of ancient myths and stories, not to mention that Monk Yao, as the altar master, knows what the sect is doing, and often plays tricks| The most common lie to deceive people into donating money to join the religion is that the ghost king's entry into the world will bring disasters and so on... Such a doctrine is useful to deceive ordinary people, but it obviously has no effect on Monk Yao.

So Monk Yao actually doesn't believe in any sect of religion; but he also believes in gods, a kind of hazy god, which he doesn't know clearly.Perhaps it was because his life was too full of ups and downs, that's why he felt that there was a kind of divine power and a kind of destiny in the dark.

After living in seclusion in Fengxia Mountain for many years, people who escaped established villages to farm and work, and Monk Yao gradually calmed down. Sex, hatred, and impetuousness slowly faded away, and he never married a wife and started a family.Over the years, he has not avoided alcohol and meat, but occasionally he wants to listen to the sound of wooden fish and Buddhist scriptures. Although he still does not believe in Buddhism, he feels that these things seem to make him calm down and find his destiny in his heart.

Monk Yao walked away from anger and despair. The meaning of his life was only to find the hazy power in his heart. He wanted to unravel the mystery of all these fates and understand why God made him go through these holy and evil reincarnations.

Ordinary people who think like him are either lunatic or full of food, but for Monk Yao's life experience, it seems natural to act like this... He should have disregarded the mortal world and converted to Buddhism, but he has no destiny with Buddhism.

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The arrival of a nephew whom he had never met before made Monk Yao feel a turmoil, like a pebble falling into a calm lake, and this pebble had been arranged long ago.

It is difficult for him to clearly describe such a feeling, but he really feels it.

As soon as Zhang Ning arrived here, Fengcun was massacred by bandits. It hadn't happened in the peaceful Fengxia Mountain for many years.Of course, Monk Yao didn't think it was an ominous omen. He lacked compassion and had seen even more brutal scenes. He wouldn't be tempted even if Fengcun was reduced to ashes... What tempted him was this scene A detail in the turmoil, an elder said, "Why do we have to suffer in this backcountry where bandits are rampant", which made him suddenly feel a little restlessness from the already peaceful lake.

What deepened this impression was Zhang Ning's various actions later.In the process of making firearms, Zhang Ning's way of doing things was very novel, which Monk Yao couldn't understand.During the long and painful 40 years of Monk Yao's life, he has seen royal palaces, officialdom, markets, and villages. He does not think that Zhang Ning's strange method was learned in the Ming Dynasty.

Monk Yao sat cross-legged in the empty temple alone, with incense burning in front of him. He closed his eyes and faced the statue of the Heavenly Emperor above, quietly comprehending all this.

A cautious voice interrupted his meditation: "Altar Master, I have found what you asked for."

The person who spoke was a man in his thirties, wearing a long commoner coat and not wearing a hat. Seeing that Monk Yao was still motionless and silent, he didn't dare to repeat the report to disturb him, so he had to bow and stand behind with his things.

Monk Yao suddenly opened his eyes, pointed to the incense in front of him and asked, "What did you order?"

The entourage who just came in hurriedly shook his head and replied: "This subordinate just came in to report, so I dare not act rashly."

Monk Yao stretched out his fingers to pick up a stick of incense and observed it carefully, muttering: "It came so suddenly, I have never seen it before, I have never even heard of it. I have such a... stick of incense. It seems to be born out of thin air. , is this a revelation from God to me?”

The entourage hurriedly bent over and dared not speak, maybe he was also muttering in his heart.Their Master Yao is fine when he is in charge of affairs, but he often has such nerves. I heard that it is because he has been a monk that he likes to say some inexplicable words like Yeyu.

Monk Yao stood up and walked down the steps. The attendant hurriedly handed over the paper in his hand: "I tell the altar master, this is borrowed from the workshop. If you don't want Mr. Zhang to know, I'm afraid you have to return it. Listen to me." It is said that the law of the Bureau of Arms prohibits unauthorized copying and taking away of blueprints, and they will definitely track down the whereabouts when they find that one is missing.”

Monk Yao didn't answer, and flipped through the patterns drawn with graphite on it. The first drawing looked like a firecracker, and Monk Yao was confused by the three-dimensional anatomical view and the parts view later.

He asked his entourage to come over and explain, and the entourage gestured and said: "The first picture is viewed from the front, and the next one is viewed from above. It looks like a red brick, but it is just a square when viewed from the front... They Hang the picture in the workshop, and use a caliper to measure the length of the picture when planing molds and forging iron pipes."

Monk Yao nodded thoughtfully, and asked, "Do you think my nephew can make these things?"

The attendant said: "Last month, more than ten guns were built, and there were three guns. Later, they said they were useless and had to be rebuilt. Now they have built another batch. They will test the guns in the mine tomorrow. Let's see if they work well." useless."

Monk Yao dropped the blueprint: "Return the things and follow me to the mine tomorrow morning."

"Yes." The follower answered quickly.

Night gradually fell.That night, Monk Yao had a dream.Many years ago, he had nightmares almost every night, but in recent years he has been sleeping very well and rarely dreams, this night is an exception.

He dreamed that he was in the middle of the jungle, and he didn't know where to go, when he heard a low growl, and when he looked back, he saw a big mottled insect hiding in the bushes.Monk Yao was in a hurry, so he touched his body and found something like a wooden stick. A voice in his heart said, "Is it possible to fight a tiger alone today?"He could only feel cold sweat dripping from his body, the animals in the mountains were moving so fast and powerfully that no one could do anything about it.Unexpectedly, the big worm didn't attack, but just looked at it from a distance, Monk Yao felt that the danger was too bad, so he didn't dare to attack rashly.Suddenly the tiger growled again, turned around and walked away. After taking two steps and turning around, the two eyes on the mottled head shone menacingly.

At this moment Monk Yao woke up with a start, sat up all of a sudden, looked back and saw his palms tightly grasping the edge of the bed.It turned out to be just a dream, he let out a long breath, his back was chilly, and his clothes were already wet with sweat.

Gradually, he felt the irritated chirping of insects outside the house, disturbing his mind.A few mosquitoes seemed to have gotten into the mosquito net, so he got up and lit a mosquito-repellent incense made from herbs, and after some tossing and turning, he went back to the bed and lay down, but he couldn't fall asleep again.

Recalling the scene in the dream, but it gradually became blurred. I couldn't remember how I got to that forest, the appearance of the tiger, etc., but I only remembered the sparkling eyes of the tiger.He frowned, and simply sat up cross-legged, slowly comprehending the meaning.

The Buddha taught people to be kind, but my heart is still like water, why would I have a dream about a ferocious beast?He felt that this god might not be the Buddha in the dark, so what kind of state of mind does this god in charge of all things want to teach people?

It would be better if "he" is the Buddha, and he can comprehend the meaning of it by reading Buddhist scriptures.Monk Yao closed his eyes and meditated for a while, feeling agitated, so he found a Buddhist bead and put it in the palm of one hand, picked up the wooden fish and tapped it lightly.

The night was long, amidst the chirping of various insects and frogs, and the sound of wooden fish was drowned out. Monk Yao, who had passed his forty years, was still in a daze, recalling Lie Lie's past bit by bit.Perhaps those who survived the "Battle of Jingnan" cannot forget the past, but some people sometimes don't think about it.