Xuanyuan Jue

Chapter 173: All Karma Empty Phases (2)
Chuan Dao bowed and said: "Then I will bid farewell... Oh, when I return to the station, Chuan Dao will go to the army to declare a sum of money to comfort the surviving villagers and bury the dead... The perpetrators are Dongyang Ronin, no matter how we say it, we cannot escape that oversight..."

"Don't be a bitch!" Lu Ban spat, "Get the hell out of here!"

Chuan Dao snorted, held back, and King Chaosu clasped his fists again, and then led all the wotou out of the temple without looking back.

After the Japanese left, the Qing army present began to clean up the corpses of the villagers.Because Wu Liande had ordered that there might still be Huliela virus remaining on the corpse, so all the soldiers did not go to the funeral, but piled up the corpses together and brought several barrels of kerosene to burn them.

Chen Jinyuan knelt and joined his palms together, and after reciting a mantra of passing away, several soldiers poured fire oil on the corpse.

Throwing a torch into it suddenly ignited a flame that soared into the sky.The corpse was scorched by the high temperature, and the limbs, hands and feet gradually became scorched and bent, as if the dead were struggling in pain in the flames.

Everyone stood quietly by the side, feeling sad in their hearts.There was no sound in the open space in front of the hall, only the flames were burning and crackling.

"Amitabha", Chen Jinyuan proclaimed the Buddha's name, and sat cross-legged again.I saw him staring at the fire light obsessively, at first his face showed sorrow, but gradually his expression turned peaceful.Later, the corners of Chen Jinyuan's mouth stretched out, revealing a kind smile. Reflected by the fire, his whole body seemed to be shrouded in a layer of holy light.

Lu Ban poked Feng Shen with the head, "Look, brother, is Lao Chen agitated? Why is he smiling?"

Feng Shen looked and saw that Chen Jinyuan's expression was peaceful, not as if he had lost his mind.But fearing that he might change, he still stepped forward and said with concern: "Master Chen, are you alright?"

"It doesn't matter," Chen Jinyuan smiled, and said slowly, "just now, seeing life and death with my eyes, and feeling joys and sorrows in my heart, made me suddenly realize the righteous way of Zen. As the saying goes, all things are impermanent, and everything is suffering; all dharmas have no self, and extinction is joy." From this we know: form is impermanent, impermanence is suffering, suffering is not me, and what is not me is not what I am. Dirt is impure, it does not increase or decrease. The villagers have been cultivating for a long time, and the evil karma created by the bandits is also an illusion. Illusion has no reality. It is better to give up, and they will all be reborn in cool and blissful bliss. , so I am very happy in my heart, my Buddha is so good, so good, so good..."

Feng Shen nodded lightly, and stopped talking.The fire burned more and more intensely, and many corpses were slowly burned to ashes.Chen Jinyuan's heart is like still water, while comprehending the emptiness, he recites scriptures calmly.

After the fire gradually extinguished, Chen Jinyuan got up slowly, took a broom from the corner of the hall, used the broom handle as a stick, and walked slowly in front of King Su: "My lord, everything is over at this time, and the criminal is here to accept the crime."

"What crime are you charged with?" King Su said, "Magistrate of Pinggu County, I will send you back to the county government in a while. From now on, the important affairs of the county government must be taken care of!"

Chen Jinyuan smiled indifferently, "My lord is not to blame, it is really merciful. However, for the post of magistrate, please appoint another wise man. Jin Yuan has experienced this situation, and deeply feels that karma is destined. If the court forgives me, I plan to convert to the Three Jewels and escape Entering the empty door..."

"What?" Lu Ban asked in shock, "Old Chen, you really want to be a monk?"

"Amitabha", Chen Jinyuan said, "Let's see, the head of the class, my hair was shaved and I put on Ziyi. Whether I made my original wish or not, it is still a fate. After thinking about it, this Cliff Temple is always with me. There is a destiny, so the Jin and Yuan Dynasties want to abandon the customs and become a monk, purify the heart and worship the Buddha, and ask the Bodhisattva to issue the power of the great sage to resolve the bloody hostility in the temple and save the souls of the dead."

"Oh," King Su sighed, "Since you have made up your mind, then this king will fulfill your wish!"

"Namo Amitabha, thank you, my lord, for making it perfect." After joining hands, Chen Jinyuan wanted to sweep away the ashes of bones in front of the temple.

Feng Shen quickly rushed a few steps, and stopped him: "Chen County Magistrate, please wait a moment!"

Chen Jinyuan stopped and asked, "What else does Inspector Feng have to say?"

"Don't dare," Feng Shen said, "the body is stained with Hu Lie La. Even after being burned, the remaining poison may not be completely removed for a while. To be safe, it is better to go down the mountain and take refuge for a while. If that time comes, the county magistrate Chen will become a monk." If you don't change your mind, it won't be too late to come to this Cliff Temple to stay in Xi."

"I'm so worried about inspector Feng," Chen Jinyuan said, "Why is life so happy? Why is death so painful? Everything returns to dust in the end. At this moment, I have nothing to worry about in my heart, why can't I let go of my stinky skin?"

Seeing Chen Jinyuan's attention and persistence, Feng Shen said anxiously: "But the magistrate of Chen County..."

"Feng Xunjian is poor." Chen Jinyuan waved his hand and smiled, "From now on, there will be no Chen Zhixian in this world, only an old monk named Jue Ren. The Confucian classics say: Hearing the Tao in the morning, death in the evening Well, isn’t it the same for Zen practitioners? Now that I have a broom in hand, when will I not sweep the floor?”

Lu Ban nodded and said, "What is there to sweep the ground? It is only serious to collect the ashes of the villagers first."

Chen Jinyuan said: "Dust is dirt, and ashes are dirt. This is a small thing to sweep the floor, but it has five virtues. One is to remove the dirt from the heart, the other is to remove dirt from others, the third is to remove arrogance, the fourth is to subdue the heart, and the fifth is to increase merit. To be reborn in a good place. Amitabha, I don’t need to bother you officers and soldiers for the rest, I think that with my own strength, I can still restore the purity of the temple.”

Lu Ban looked at the ashes on the ground and said, "How long will you get it by yourself? Take advantage of the crowds, let's clean it up together!"

"It's a life-and-death leader. However, it's just a thought. You don't need to work hard for me. The old monk alone is enough." After Chen Jinyuan finished speaking, he picked up the broom to sweep the embers. "There is no bodhi tree, and a bright mirror is not a stand. There is nothing in the first place, so why is it stained with dust? Sweep the floor and heart, if the heart is not empty, sweep the floor..."

Lu Ban was stunned for a while, and said to himself: "This old Chen has become crazy... probably his head is broken..."

"Otherwise," Feng Shen shook his head and said, "Magistrate Chen suddenly realized the true Dharma, and this act is very Zen. This Moya Temple may be his best destination."

King Su nodded his head and said: "Well, that's fine, let him go! Pass the order of the king: all the troops line up and prepare to return to Beijing!"

The soldiers responded and began to count their luggage.At this time, the surviving villagers in the pagoda also woke up, came to the front of the hall, cried and sacrificed, and then followed the team down the mountain.

On the way back, Feng Shen felt mixed emotions, just after crossing the wrong water, Su Wang suddenly said: "Hey? Should we go to the Pinggu County Government Office first?"

Everyone reined in their horses and asked, "Go to the Pinggu county government office?"

"Yes," Su Wang said, "Before Chen Jinyuan was taken into captivity, all the official seals fell into the hands of the gangsters. Before the next magistrate takes office, he must find the county seal and keep it properly."

When King Su mentioned it, Feng Shen remembered that there were still two Loufang bandits tied up in the county jail. "My lord, the spy in the county government has been captured by the gangsters. If you want to find out Zeng San's trace, maybe it will fall on them!"

"Those two pretending to be masters?" Su Wang said, "That's right, with them here, why don't you find out the whereabouts of Zeng San?"

"That's exactly the reason," Feng Shen said, "At the moment, the Pinggu county government office is only guarded by the police officers dispatched from Sanhe county. The humble officials are worried and plan to go ahead."

Lu Ban asked Ying to say: "I will go too!"

"Okay! It's inconvenient for the army to enter the city. Then after you finish your work, bring the two bandits back to Beijing to meet up!" After King Su finished speaking, he dispatched dozens of elite soldiers to follow Feng Lu to the county government office on fast horses.

While driving on the road, Feng Shen had other calculations in his mind.Since Zeng San assured Lou, Fang, and the others to take charge of the county government alone, they must be regarded as powerful arms in the sticky office.The core figures often have a lot of inside information. Not only can they find out the opportunity of Zeng San's movements, but they may also be important witnesses of the Japanese bandits' collusion.

However, after being released from the prison at that time, Feng Shen rushed back to the temple to investigate, and only tied up the two bandits hastily.Later, although Lu Bantou moved troops to encircle the Yamen, but now the Sanhe gang has no leader, and one of them is neglected to supervise, so the second bandit may be able to escape in the chaos.Whether or not Lou and Fang will be captured here is very difficult to predict.

Thinking of this, Feng Shenji whipped his whip and urged the horse repeatedly, wishing that wings would grow on his back, and he could fly to the county government office in no time.When Lu Ban and the others saw this, they didn't say much, they clamped the horse's belly several times, and followed closely.

The group of people was as anxious as sparks, and they arrived at Pinggu County within half an hour.When he came to the gate of the county government office, Feng Shen didn't have time to stop, he flew up and jumped off the horse.

As soon as he rushed through the door, several Sanhe policemen surrounded him with their knives in hand. "Who broke into the yamen?"

"Don't make a fuss," Lu Ban quickly followed up, "They are all our own people!"

The detectives recognized his appearance and put away their knives. "It turned out to be Lu Bantou."

Lu Bantou looked around at the arresting officers, and wondered: "I remember that when you besieged the county government, you didn't suffer much injuries, but now all of you are injured?"

"Don't mention it," a policeman said with a bitter face while covering the wound on his arm. "At that time, after all the officials in the county government were restrained, the squad leader left. Unexpectedly, the squad leader just left , three men in official uniforms came up behind them. When the brothers saw that they were dressed as Pinggu government servants, how could there be any nonsense? Naturally, they rushed up and tied them up..."

Feng Shen frowned and asked, "Among the three, is there a tall, fat and big-eared one?"

The catcher nodded quickly and said, "Exactly."

Feng Shen continued: "The other two, one has a scar at the corner of his eye, and the other has a short beard under his chin?"

"That's not bad at all!" The policeman looked at Feng Shen carefully and said vigilantly, "What? What's your relationship with those three people?"

"Don't f*cking think about it!" Lu Ban yelled, "This is my brother, Feng Shenfeng inspector!"

All the arresting officers had heard of Feng Shen's name, and they all bowed, "I've heard about Feng Shen's name for a long time..."

Feng Shen was eager to know what was going on, so he interrupted: "You brothers are welcome, what will happen to the three of you?"

(End of this chapter)