Chapter 108: Grievances and Disputes (6)
Master Huizhen looked at Shenlongzi again, and then said: "Shenlongzi, this martial arts conference is for two things. One of them is the theft of the demon knife 'Tianwen' of the famous Sword Villa, and the people of all factions in the rivers and lakes were killed. The second is that you want to reorganize the thirteenth floor. Now that you have gone to Wanshan Temple today, there are still many things I want to know, monk, and you can't leave yet, so you need to wait in the temple for the time being. ”
Shenlongzi knew that although Master Huizhen was a little embarrassed about himself, he was also helping himself. If you insist on going your own way and insisting on going down the mountain, it will definitely arouse the hatred of all sects, and it will inevitably be a vicious battle at that time. If you want to stay in Wanshan Temple, you can take a break and see what the people in the rivers and lakes think about the demon knife "Tianwen".
He nodded and said, "The junior also happens to have something to ask the master." In that case, why should I stay in this monastery for a few days?"
After hearing this, a smile appeared on his face, and with a light push of his backhand, he sent Jinglin Shitai's sword out. He looked at Jing Lin and said, "Everyone, if you want to come to Shenlongzi, you are also a man who does what he says. Now that he has promised Lao Gao, I think he will stay in Wanshan Temple in the next few days. Shenlongzi also has a lot of things that need to be explained to everyone, and I ask you to wait until tomorrow, the day of the martial arts conference, to discuss it. ”
Master Huizhen looked at everyone and said, "Shenlongzi looks at the face of the old monk, since he is willing to stay in Wanshan Temple temporarily, I don't want to regenerate branches." If someone feels unhappy, then it is clear that they can't get along with me Shaolin. ”
After saying a word, everyone knew his heart, and knew that looking for Shenlongzi at this time would definitely cause Hui Zhen to be disgusted, so they all dispersed in a daze.
I only heard one person clapping his hands and saying: "Shaolin Huizhen, he is really a high-ranking monk, and in three or two sentences, he can actually let Shenlongzi stay." Isn't it really easy?"
Everyone stopped and followed the sound, but they saw two people squatting on the top of the Tianwang Palace, it was the sword master and Mo Wait. The knife master choked Mo Wait's veins, making Mo Wait's face also appear painful. Xiao Chong saw that his junior brother was choked by the sword master, and wanted to rescue him but couldn't.
I only heard the sword master laugh and said: "Disaster is only because of the strong." You two brothers just don't have many lessons on weekdays, and you can't introspect yourself, so you have today's humiliation. ”
Both of them nodded yes again and again. Although the Huashan faction is one of the six major sects in the rivers and lakes, no one dares to look for the bad luck of the sword master.
Jing Lin heard Hui Zhen's words, although it was inconvenient to attack, but her eyes were full of hatred, like a raging fire, glaring at Shenlongzi, as if she wanted to burn it. The sword master who saw it was also on the side of Shenlongzi, and his heart was even more sad and angry. Although she and Dao Ye were also old friends, they didn't say a word, turned around and returned to the guest room behind the East Side Palace.
Seeing Jing Lin turn around and leave, Dao Ye sighed to himself in his heart. He let go of Mo Wait, and with a gentle push on his back, Mo Wait flew back to the platform in front of the main hall. Mo waited for leisure, but walked in front of Shenlongzi, hugged his fists and saluted: "I and the two brothers don't know the depth, and the class has an axe, so I know that my skills are not as good as others, and I am ashamed in my heart." If you have any offense just now, please forgive me. ”
Shenlongzi nodded, thinking that it was the sword master who choked his veins, and let him do this, and he couldn't help but be happy in his heart. He didn't say much, but nodded back.
I only heard the sound of "dang chang" outside the temple gate, and the sound of horses' hooves. Everyone didn't know the reason, but Shenlongzi knew that it must be Master Hopeless and Xu Hongzu who arrived at Wanshan Temple.
Hearing only a "squeak", the temple door opened, Master Hopeless and Xu Hongzu entered hand in hand, and the ox cart stopped in front of the temple. Although all the people from various sects have been in the temple for two days, they have never seen Master Hopeless. Now I saw a great monk with iron chains on his hands and feet, and a man with a scarred face who walked into the temple in the middle of the night, and they were all surprised.
Master Hopeless saw the people standing in front of the Daxiong Treasure Hall, with a smile on his face, but said to Xu Hongzu beside him: "Your face is quite small. So late at night, the masters of all factions in the rivers and lakes gathered in our temple to greet you. Even Master Huizhen must not have such a big face, right?"
Master Huizhen and Master Hopeless are old friends, listening to his words, knowing that he was joking with himself, he also laughed, and said to everyone: "Didn't you say that you didn't see the true face of Lushan presided over by Wanshan Temple? ”
Everyone in the various sects did not expect that the presiding officer of Wanshan Temple of this royal temple was such a person, and everyone had a look of surprise on their faces. Shenlongzi saw that everyone was a little embarrassed, so he said: "I don't know the true face of Lushan, only because I am in this mountain." When everyone heard this, they all echoed, "It's only because I'm in this mountain." ”
Everyone had seen the Hopeless Master, and they also dispersed one after another. Master Huizhen and Dao Ye were originally old friends, they hadn't seen each other for twenty years, and they had a lot to say in their hearts, so they walked through the West Side Hall together and went to the guest room.
Master Hopeless let Shenlongzi and Xu Hongzu live in the abbot's room together. The abbot's room is simple and abnormal, with a bed, a table, a stool, and a lamp.
Xu Hongzu worked hard to write under the lamp, describing his travelogue. Master Hopeless stood beside him and watched him write a book. Shenlongzi was lying on the bed thinking about many things, and his thoughts were unsettled, but he could never sleep.
Master Hopeless turned his mouth and said, "Who did you say was the deceased monk in the coffin?" Xu Hongzu put down the pen in his hand, stood up, and said, "This matter is a little puzzling. The monk's Dharma name Jingwen is a person from Nanjing, a monk who walks on his feet. He was very devout and revered the Bodhisattva of the Jiaye Monastery in Jizu Mountain in Yunnan Province. He actually pierced his finger and wrote a copy of the Lotus Sutra in blood. ”
Lotus Sutra.
The Lotus Sutra is a Buddhist classic scripture, the full name of which is the Lotus Sutra of the Mystic Law, translated and commented by the Later Qin Kumarosh, in seven volumes, and is the main scripture on which the Tiantai sect is based.
Xu Hongzu sighed, took out an oiled paper bag from his arms, laid it flat on the table, and said, "This is the Lotus Sutra written by Master Jingwen's blood. For his part, he was going to visit the Bodhisattva at the temple and give the book to the temple. Master Hopeless nodded and said, "Jizu Mountain Jiaye Temple, that is in the wilderness of Yunnan, the road is impassable, and the remote mountain road is rugged and difficult to walk. Thinking that the Jingwen monk is a person who understands, he must also know this, and it is indeed a little difficult for him to go in the past alone. He found you, and who made you a wandering ranger?"
Xu Hongzu's face turned slightly red, and he said modestly: "Ranger, the great monk has praised me, and I am not a foot monk of your Buddhism. I'm just wondering why you Buddhists have to do these unusual things, a sutra book, and send it to the Kasa Temple. ”
Master Hopeless also smiled and said, "You say that we people in the Buddhist sect are strange, so aren't you also a strange person?"
Xu Hongzu was silent, thinking that he was also a strange person.
Shenlongzi didn't know, but Master Hopeless knew Xu Hongzu very well.
Xu Hongzu was born in a well-known wealthy family in Jiangyin, Jiangsu. The ancestors are all scholars, and they can be called scholars. His father, Xu Youmian, did not want to be an official all his life, nor did he want to associate with the powerful, and liked to visit everywhere to enjoy the landscape. Influenced by his father at an early age, Xu Hongzu loved to read books on history, geography, adventures, and travelogues. These books made him love the magnificent rivers and mountains of his motherland since he was a child, and he was determined to travel all over the famous mountains and rivers.
When he was fifteen years old, he was supposed to pass a boy's exam, but he did not pass it. When the father saw that his son had no intention of becoming famous, he was no longer reluctant, so he encouraged him to read a lot of books and be a learned man. Xu Hongzu's ancestors built a 10,000-volume building to store books, which created very good conditions for Xu Hongzu to read a wide range of books. He reads very seriously, and he can remember everything he has read when asked by others. The collection of books at home was not enough for him, and he was still collecting books that he had never seen before. As long as he sees a good book, even if he doesn't have any money, he has to take off his clothes and change the book.
At the age of nineteen, his father died. He really wanted to go out to visit the famous mountains and rivers, and he had already thrown the matter of gaining fame out of the clouds. But according to the social moral norm of "parents are here, don't travel far", Xu Hongzu was not ready to travel immediately because his mother was in the hall.
His mother, a well-read and sensible woman, encouraged her son: "As a manly man, you should aim in all directions." Go out and travel! Go to heaven and earth to stretch your mind and broaden your knowledge. How can I be like a chicken in a fence and a pony on a wheel, staying at home and doing nothing because I'm here?"
When Xu Hongzu heard this, he was very excited and determined to travel far away.
Before leaving, he wore the travel crown made for him by his mother, carried simple luggage on his shoulders, and left his hometown. This year, he was twenty-two years old. Since then, he has spent most of his time traveling and investigating. He mainly relied on foot, rarely even on horseback and boat, and often carried his own luggage on his back.
Most of the places he visited were desolate and remote villages, or borderlands that were rarely inhabited. He does not shelter from the wind and rain, is not afraid of tigers and wolves, is in the company of the long wind, accompanied by clouds and mist, fills his hunger with wild fruits, and quenches his thirst with clear springs. He encountered several times in danger of his life, was born and died, and tasted the hardships of the journey.
Shenlongzi heard it, but he also felt that this person was a commendable weirdo.
Xu Hongzu continued: "Master Jingwen found me, and it just so happened that I was going to travel far away, so it didn't matter where I went. I said yes and decided to travel together. But when I arrived at the border of Henan, I never thought that I would encounter robbers and robbers. ”
Xu Hongzu sighed, as if he didn't want to recall what happened that day, but he still spoke: "It was a clear night after the rain, I saw the bright moon and watched the mountains and waters under the moonlight. Just when we want to rest after we have had our fun. Suddenly, the sound of killing suddenly started, but a group of robbers suddenly appeared, and for a moment the torch was shaking, and the swords and swords were intertwined, and the catastrophe came. At this time, without thinking, I flew up and pulled Jingwen up and jumped into the water, went against the current, and hid in the mountains and forests. Our luggage, money and belongings were looted. Luckily for the misfortune, the robbers were illiterate and rude people who didn't steal our books. ”
Xu Hongzu looked at the travelogues in his baggage, but he also felt a sense of relief in his heart. But when he thought of the fact that at the foot of Yuntai Mountain, the Ximian Dragon and the Xixing Dragon of Jiulongxi broke one of them without asking about it, but he felt extremely indignant in his heart.
Master Hopeless said: "It's not the first time you've encountered robbers during your travels. Xu Hongzu said: "Yes, I have encountered robbers three times and starved of food four times, and I have already taken these things as plain." However, Master Jingwen was not in good health, and he had never encountered such an accident, so he drank a few more sips of river water, and was frightened by this, and soon passed away. ”
Master Hopeless clasped his palms together and said in his mouth: "Amitabha, good, good." Xu Hongzu continued: "I can't pull a dead person when I travel. People in Buddhism must also be cremated. The place where the accident happened is close to your Wanshan Temple, so I thought of you, so I brought Master Jingwen for you to see, overspend it for him, and cremate him by the way. But I didn't expect that you would have a martial arts conference here. ”
Shenlongzi heard Xu Hongzu mention the Jizu Mountain Jiaye Temple, which was the place where the mad master was ordained and became a monk.
He turned over and jumped out of bed, and said, "Jizu Mountain Jiaye Temple, a wild place, so difficult, do you still want to go? Isn't that dangerous at any time?" Xu Hongzu looked at Shenlongzi, but said firmly: "I came with a shovel, where can I bury my bones!"
Shenlongzi couldn't help but be shocked, it turned out that the shovel on the ox cart was not used to bury others, but for himself. In his heart, he admired Xu Hongzu even more.
Master Hopeless said: "He can't be persuaded by anyone." When there was no food, he exchanged the silk scarf he had brought with him for a few bamboo tubes of rice, and when he had no money for travel, he exchanged the jackets, socks, and trousers he wore for a few dollars......" Master Hopeless said this, and did not say any more.
"It's good to be at home for a thousand days, but it's hard to go out for a while. ”
Shenlongzi had also thought of the hardships of traveling far away, and his heart couldn't help but feel a heartache.
Xu Hongzu took the Lotus Sutra wrapped in oil paper in his hand and said, "Since I have promised Master Jingwen, I will send this book to the Kaya Temple, and bury Master Jingwen in the Kaye Temple, so that he can be with the Bodhisattva he worships." Words count, words are faithful, if not, it is not the work of the great husband. ”
Shenlongzi felt that his words were heavy, so he said to Master Hopeless: "This is the great man of chivalry, the real chivalrous righteous man, Xu Xiake." Shenlongzi hugged his fists and saluted, and then said: "The younger Shenlongzi pays a visit to Xu Daxia. After saying this, the three people in the room all laughed.
Xu Hongzu said: "The name of Xu Xiake, but I don't dare to take it. Shenlongzi said: "Mencius has clouds, the so-called poor and lowly can not be moved, the rich and noble cannot be lewd, and the mighty cannot be bent, this is a great husband." The poor and lowly cannot change their will, the rich and noble cannot rest their hearts, and the mighty cannot bend their waists, this is a chivalrous man. ”
Xu Hongzu said: "This is wrong. The so-called great man of chivalry must serve the country and the people. And I just want to have fun for myself, playing landscapes. You can't relieve your worries for the king, you can't ask for the people's lives, and you can't realize your parents' dreams. Just want to be happy for one person for a while, how can this be a chivalry. ”
Xu Hongzu stood up, gently pushed open the window, looked at the entire Wanshan Temple outside the window, and said: "Wanshan Temple is built by Emperor Taizu of our dynasty, and all good things are cultivated." Emperor Taizu and Emperor Chengzu worked hard, the Quartet domain bowed their heads to the vassals, and paid tribute at the age of the year, who would have thought that two hundred years later, the Zhu family's country would be such a defeated scene. The emperor did not go to court, the eunuchs took power, and the people in the world were devastated. ”
Xu Hongzu continued: "If you are good, you will help the world, and if you are poor, you will be good alone." Although we can't live in the temple and worry about its king, but we can worry about its people in the distance of the rivers and lakes. ”
Shenlongzi didn't expect that Xu Hongzu still had a person who helped the world and saved people, and he admired it even more in his heart. But thinking of the current situation and political affairs, I couldn't help but sigh, but said: "The Ming Dynasty is now suffering from internal and external troubles, you are in love with the landscape, but you care about the people of the world, which can be regarded as for the country and the people." ”
Master Hopeless said: "The trip of Hongzu is not simply to find wonders and attractions, but more importantly, to explore the mysteries of heaven and earth, and to find the laws of all things in heaven and earth. He explored the headwaters of many rivers and investigated the special landforms of the south. He experienced the land of China, and made a careful description and investigation of the changes in the weather and the changes of plants due to different terrain heights. In addition, he also vividly described and recorded the situation of agriculture, handicrafts, transportation, the evolution of places of interest and historical sites in various places, and the customs and customs of ethnic minorities. ”
Master Hopeless looked at the manuscripts on the table and continued: "This travelogue of his is also a strange book, and its literary value is also very high, and it can be said to be beautiful prose. As a result, the self-proclaimed word chivalrous guest, like us, just know how to play some guns and sticks to mix the rivers and lakes. ”
Xu Hongzu said: "Although the name of chivalry is good, I am not a person in the rivers and lakes. Wouldn't it be bad if you preach it and get into trouble. Shenlongzi nodded, and also said: "A chivalrous man is nothing more than a false name, but you can really be called a chivalrous man." As the saying goes, 'there was a Xia Xianju Beituo, and the rainbow shadow is still lying in the south Yang', it is better to change the word "Xia" to "Xia", such as the rainbow shadow of the morning glow, that is still a Xia guest. ”
Master Hopeless also felt that this was very wonderful, although Xu Hongzu and Shenlongzi met for the first time, they felt that they were very close to each other, and it was even more inconvenient to refute them, so they agreed.
As a result, Xu Hongzu changed his name to Xu Xiake. He was a famous geographer in the history of the continent. No matter how tired Xu Xiake was, no matter where he stayed, he insisted on recording the harvest of his investigation. His travelogues numbered more than 2.4 million words, but unfortunately most of them were lost.
The book that was left behind was compiled into a book by later generations, which is the famous "Xu Xiake's Travels". With more than 400,000 words, this book is a great "strange book" that integrates science and literature. This is a later story, so it is inconvenient to say too much here.
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