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Chapter 298 Tips
The first day of the Lunar New Year is a good day for temples and Taoist temples. No matter whether you believe in Buddhism or not, you are willing to burn incense and pray for blessings in the temple.Daoist temples and monk temples, large and small, inside and outside the capital, are booming this day.

In fact, the young monks of Qingshou Temple also worked very hard. Not only did they burn incense for free, but they also offered vegetarian hospitality.The most famous dish in the temple is Su Shi Jin, also known as Shixiangcai. It is based on pickled pickled vegetables, served with carrots, golden needles, fungus, winter bamboo shoots, white celery, soybean sprouts, dried tofu, thousand sheets, gluten, lotus root, red dates, peanuts There are more than ten kinds of vegetarian dishes, such as rice, fried in heavy oil, which is more fragrant than big fish and meat.Once it is fried, it is a big pot, and the work of ingredients, peeling, and shredding is very busy.But even so, it still can't change the scene of the deserted people, making the young monks very miserable.

One can imagine the excitement of the monks when they saw a horse-drawn carriage parked in front of the temple.The Zhike monk rushed out and said with a smile on his face: "Several benefactors congratulate the New Year, good luck, promotion and fortune, full of children and grandchildren!" When the people got off the car, they found that it was His Royal Highness, and most of the enthusiasm was extinguished immediately Said: "His Highness, come down to pay New Year's greetings to the old abbot."

"You bastard, can't I just drop by and get some incense?" Zhu Zhanji scolded with a smile.

"That's a good relationship!" The Zhike monk became enthusiastic again, and Pidianpidian led them to the main hall to offer incense, and warmly called all the guards to come and offer a stick...

"Let's all have a stick." Zhu Zhanji said with patience when he saw how miserable he was.

The guards each offered a stick of incense, dozens of guards would have dozens of sticks!The Zhike monk was moved to tears, "His Royal Highness is so kind, the Buddha will surely bless your wishes to come true."

"I want to see Master Yao right now." Zhu Zhanji said with a smile. "Don't go and report!"

"Ah, ah, I'm leaving now." The Zhike monk asked the guards to eat vegetarian food, and ran to the back hall in a hurry, and came back after a while: "The old abbot invites you two."

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It was the same meditation room as last time, the same old monk with triangular eyes and white long eyebrows, but there was one more futon. Wang Xian and Zhu Zhanji knelt down and paid New Year greetings to Yao Guangxiao.

Yao Guangxiao proclaimed the Buddha's name, twirled the Buddha beads and said: "New Year's Day, it's another year, and the old man is one step closer to the Buddha." He was not joking, but he was full of the breath of death, which was incompatible with this Spring Festival .

"What did the master say? It's unlucky to celebrate the Chinese New Year." Zhu Zhanji said with a smile: "You are so old and you spend all your time cultivating your body. I don't think it is difficult to live to one hundred."

"Why live so long? It's a thief to be old and not die." Yao Guangxiao shook his head and said, "Besides, for a person who is waiting to die, the longer he lives, the more suffering he will suffer."

"Maybe, this is also a kind of practice." Wang Xian said softly.

"..." Yao Guangxiao finally had a smile on his face when he heard the words: "You can talk, but it seems that you are not good enough to practice as a teacher."

Hearing that Yao Guangxiao claimed to be his teacher, Wang Xian quickly leaned over and kowtowed: "I'm terrified of pretending to be an apprentice of the old monk, I've wanted to come here to receive the punishment..."

"I think you're very active in pretending..." Yao Guangxiao sneered and said, "In my name, you've actually done a lot of things."

"There's no way," Wang Xian said thoughtfully, "There are so many temples and big Bodhisattvas in the capital, and even the signboard of His Majesty the Grandson is not easy to use. Only your old banner can be invincible."

Zhu Zhanji said in his heart, this flattery is really high.But I am afraid that he is the only one who dares to talk to Master Yao like this.

"At the beginning, I asked you to worship under my sect, but you refused." Yao Guangxiao didn't accept his tricks, and said coldly, "You turned around and pretended to be my disciple. Could it be that you thought I, Yao Guangxiao, was a vegetarian!"

"The old monk is naturally a vegetarian," Yao Guangxiao said loudly, and Wang Xian was not afraid. The reason is very simple. If he wanted to expose himself, he would expose himself a few months ago, and he would not wait until now.The rest is easy to handle, it is nothing more than asking the price and paying back the money: "The boy is sincerely your disciple..." After a pause, he said: "Of course he is a lay disciple."

"If you don't leave home, you can't pass on my mantle. What's the use of having you as an apprentice?" Yao Guangxiao said indifferently.

"It doesn't have to be an apprentice to become a monk," Wang Xian said creatively: "Master accepts me first, and then I search all over the world for an apprentice with wisdom roots, and I will become the master's apprentice after being ordained, so it will not delay wearing the mantle."

Zhu Zhanji wiped his sweat secretly, man, how can he be so shameless?

Yao Guangxiao thought it was a good idea, twirling his beard, flashing his triangular eyes and saying, "Do you know what kind of person has roots of wisdom?"

"Without it, there are Buddha statues, Buddha nature, and Buddha heart." Wang Xian said seriously.

"What is a Buddha statue?"

"Buddha statues are the appearance of blessings, such as ears with drooping shoulders, high forehead and big mouth... Such people have accumulated a lot of blessings in previous lives, and their blessings are great. If they are willing to practice, they will definitely get twice the result with half the effort."

"What is Buddha nature?"

"Buddha-nature is the root vessel. All sentient beings have Buddha-nature. Ordinary people are covered with afflictions but not manifested. If afflictions are cut off, the Buddha-nature will be revealed." Wang Xian talked eloquently.

"What is Buddha's heart?"

"Those with the Buddha's heart have great compassion." Wang Xian said, "This is the most important thing in practice!"

"..." After listening to his words, Yao Guangxiao was silent for a moment, and said quietly, "I'd better shave you!"

"I'm not a monk." Wang Xian shook his head and said, "It's just a little clever, and my heart is full of emotions..." He sighed and said, "I don't know how many times worse than ordinary people in this world."

"It can be regarded as self-knowledge." Yao Guangxiao also sighed: "Let's do it like this..."

Wang Xian was overjoyed, and hurriedly kowtowed: "Master, please accept my apprentice's worship!"

"I have something to say first, within three years, if you can't find an apprentice who suits me, you can shave yourself and take over my mantle." When Yao Guangxiao said this, there was a cold light in his triangular eyes, even a blind person could see it. He's definitely not joking.

"I understand." Wang Xian has the character of drinking today, drunk today, and worrying about tomorrow. What will happen in three years, at least two and a half years later...

"Hmph..." Under the witness of Zhu Zhanji, the master and apprentice Li Cheng, boarded the car first, and then bought the ticket, making up for this formality.Yao Guangxiao laughed and said, "Idiot, what do you think is good about being my apprentice? There will be a day when you regret it."

"I won't regret it." Wang Xian said firmly, but he said in his heart, it would be a big deal to sever ties with you. Anyway, how many years can you live?

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After solving the problems left over from history, Yao Guangxiao ignored Wang Xian and said to Zhu Zhanji indifferently: "I heard that your father made a fuss about the expedition?"

"Yes." It was rare for Yao Guangxiao to take the initiative to care about their father and son. Zhu Zhanji nodded flattered and said: "I got a very fierce 'teacher' hexagram. My grandpa reprimanded me, my father's "Book of Changes" is half-baked, this hexagram will not It should be in Daming, but it should be in Tartar..." As he spoke, he looked at the old monk and said, "Master Yao is a divination master who is as famous as Yuan Tianshi, please tell me, what's going on?"

Yao Guangxiao is famous for divination. Back then, he, Yuan Gong, and the current Minister of War Jin Zhong, three charlatans, joined forces to lure Zhu Di into the road of no return to rebellion, thus creating the Yongle Dynasty today.Of course, Yao Guangxiao has also become an authority in the divination world. In Zhu Zhanji's opinion, what he said is the standard answer.

"This hexagram..." Yao Guangxiao didn't say anything, and Zhu Zhanji was stunned when he opened his mouth: "I did the divination at the request of your father when I was teaching Zen in the East Palace."

What frightened His Royal Highness was still to come, only to hear Yao Guangxiao say quietly: "But the object your father asked me to divination is not the victory or defeat of the court, but the ominous fortune of your expedition..."

"Ah..." Zhu Zhanji's scalp exploded, and he said in horror: "I have a bad omen?"

"Yes." Yao Guangxiao nodded, twirling the beads and said, "It's a bad omen."

"..." Zhu Zhanji suddenly changed from kneeling to falling, and suddenly said as if grabbing a life-saving straw: "Didn't the general outline say 'Zhenzhang is lucky, there is no blame'? Dazhangren can also be a Xiaozhangren..." The voice became more and more hollow: "Even if it is not Daji, it should be Xiaoji."

"I don't know how to learn." Yao Guangxiao scolded: "What kind of a man, a man! When I taught you the Book of Changes, did you explain it like this?"

"I heard what my third uncle said..." Zhu Zhanji calmed down and said in a low voice: "What the master said is that the father-in-law is the one who holds the stick, which means the army."

"Whether you can be blameless or not depends entirely on your army." Yao Guangxiao said coldly: "Think about this hexagram from time to time when you go out to fight, it will only benefit you and not harm you." Then he chased the guests and said: "You go first , I will have a few words with my apprentice."

"Yes." Zhu Zhanji walked out with heavy steps, not as light as when he came.

When only Wang Xian was left in the meditation room, Yao Guangxiao squinted his triangular eyes to look at him and asked, "What rank are you now?"

"..." Wang Xianxin said, you don't know which pot you can't open and carry which pot, and shyly said: "It's not high-end."

"How are you messing around!" Yao Guangxiao frowned, and scolded, "My Yao Guangxiao's apprentice can't even get a bad grade. If it spreads out, where will I put my old face!"

"Master wants to mention it to me?" Wang Xian was excited immediately.

"Go ahead and dream," Yao Guangxiao poured cold water on it and said, "I haven't interfered in state affairs for ten years. Do you want me to make an exception for this matter?"

"What does the master mean?" Wang Xiantian asked with a straight face.

As soon as Yao Guangxiao pointed to a wooden box on the incense table, Wang Xian went to get it.

"Open."

Wang Xian opened the box and saw a kit lying inside.

"Take it apart at the most critical moment, it's useless if you open it early." Yao Guangxiao said lightly.

Wang Xian was stunned, why did Zhuge Liang like to use kits, and Yao Guangxiao also liked to use kits?No wonder people say that Chinese intellectuals are all sissies!
(End of this chapter)