Chapter 219: Divine Monk Mingkong

Some people like to listen to Mr. Xie's stories, which is a good thing for Zhang Fuquan, so he never restricts who the person who comes. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info not to mention that the restaurant itself is open to do business, how can you refuse guests to come to the door?

Besides, the people of this era uphold the atmosphere of the previous dynasty, although the Central Plains Dynasty was divided at the beginning, but for the people of the two Zhejiang, Wu Yue Kingdom is their own court. Therefore, not only is everyone not excessively restrained on female dependents, but also still adheres to the atmosphere of the previous dynasty. For example, although there are wars in Wuyue Kingdom, the overall situation is quite peaceful, and the female dependents of many big families are even stronger than men.

Seeing Mr. Xie sitting there resting, he didn't mean to speak again for a long time, and some of the diners at the table with the appearance of Zhedong on the side were unwilling. Looking at that look, Zhang Fuquan, who was standing at the top of the stairs, was a little worried. Although he can still speak in Xikou, he is nothing when he talks to the real big family. The guests at this table don't look like locals, but they are certainly not ordinary people.

Zhang Fuquan has been in this restaurant for several generations, and his observation of words and expressions is naturally stronger than ordinary people, not to mention that there are some people in the lobby today who he can't afford to offend, and that is a famous family and people near Xikou. Although these people are not troublemakers, there are some people in their family who are not easy to mess with. Since Mr. Xie came to his restaurant, he has been seen by these idlers, but he often comes to cheer.

Because of the people behind them, they didn't eat the overlord meal every time, but they didn't dare to provoke them. As long as one is not careful, it will be difficult for the person behind him to take care of his side.

Zhang Fuquan's worries here hadn't stopped, and someone over there spoke: "Mr. Wuna, I heard that I was on the rise, why didn't you suddenly stop talking about it!" Aren't you hungry? "This talking man looks rather rough, although he looks like he wants to pretend to be Sven, but it is difficult to feel kind when he looks like him. And he is dressed in a strong outfit, obviously not an ordinary person.

Zhang Fuquan paid attention to this person from the beginning, because he lived in Xikou, and he could tell strangers at a glance. In addition, his voice was relatively loud, and everyone looked at him when he opened his mouth, and for a while, almost everyone in the hall on the first floor looked at Mr. Xie.

Mr. Xie also has an impression of the diners at this table, and when he told the story of King Qian just now, he not only listened to it with relish, but also asked a few questions during the process. Hearing him ask why he didn't squeak, he knew that this person was not near the mouth of the creek. Because every day at this time, I usually have to go back to rest. When you finish your tea, the diner who should reward will naturally give you a reward, and if no one rewards you, you won't care, and then you will end up with your own.

This has almost become a law in Longgui Restaurant, and since Mr. Xie came here to give lectures, it has had this strange form. When Mr. Xie came here, after several experiences, the diners around him basically knew Mr. Xie's temperament. I didn't expect that there were diners from other places speaking today, and there were also diners in the hall who were still unsatisfied, so I didn't explain for Mr. Xie.

First, some people want to see how Mr. Xie answers, and secondly, they also have the idea that Mr. Xie will talk about it again. Everyone in the world has a little bit of truth about the thoughts in their hearts.

Seeing this rough man talking without restraint, there was a white-faced scholar at the table with him on the side, and when he saw that the people around him were not squeaking, he knew that it was a little abrupt and wrong, so he gently pulled him. This man didn't care, but he wasn't stupid, he saw everyone looking at him, but he really didn't know where he was wrong, so he looked straight at Mr. Xie who was sitting there drinking tea.

Mr. Xie didn't care about it here, but nodded with a smile, to be honest, if he went back at this time, there would actually be nothing to do. Seeing this man's questioning eyes, he raised his glass and took a sip of fragrant tea gently. But I thought in my heart, it turned out that tasting tea like this was really better than before, if it weren't for that person's professor, where would I have thought of such enjoyment.

This extremely rude man saw that Mr. Xie did not answer immediately, but he also remembered one thing, and when he saw Mr. Xie dressed in cloth, he faintly guessed a few points in his heart. beckoned to Xiao Er, who was waiting on the side, and politely ordered Xiao Er to give Mr. Xie a pot of wine and serve a dish of food. But I didn't see the eyes of everyone on the side a little white, and everyone wondered in their hearts, people are waiting for a reward, not waiting for your wine and food! Sure enough, it's a bun from out of town.

But what made everyone depressed was that this man was unconscious, and then he laughed and said: "I just heard Mr. tell me about the past of King Qian, even if it is a household name for the people of Liangzhejiang, but in your mouth, it has a different flavor." Presumably, Mr. himself is an extraordinary person, and a certain family thinks that he has seen a lot of things from south to north, but he does not have such a vision as Mr. I don't know if Mr. will have other stories, a certain family didn't expect to meet Mr. such a wonderful person when he first arrived in Xikou! ”

"Vulgar and self-despised!" An inaudible voice came, and someone finally couldn't stand it, but it was inconspicuous in this noisy lobby. At this time, near Mr. Xie's rectangular table, there were four men, three women sitting there at random, and although there were four or five dishes on the table, they basically didn't seem to have touched much. Although the clothes of the four people at this table do not look particularly eye-catching, each of them feels different.

In particular, there is a woman wearing a veil at this table, although she can't see her face clearly, but she doesn't feel like an ordinary woman, and her temperament and elegant posture alone are enough to attract the attention of many people.

And among them, there was a woman in a pink skirt, sitting next to the right hand of the man in the main seat, and there was no veil on it, she glanced at the table of the rough man, and said it softly. This woman has a goose-egg-shaped face, a pair of big eyes that flicker, and she looks like a fairy, and she should be no more than sixteen or seventeen years old.

"The third sister must not be rude!" The man sitting on the main seat at the same table, dressed in a brocade robe and crown, scolded in a low voice, although he stared at this girl with a straight face, but there was some helplessness in his eyes, and even looked at this woman with a sense of love. He looked at the rough man's table, as if he knew that the other party would not find this, so he shook his head helplessly at the woman, and at the same time looked at Mr. Xie in front of him.

saw Mr. Xie smile slightly, and bowed his hand to thank the rough man at the table. But what is surprising is that Mr. Xie did not get up, and still sat there and sipped his tea. His gaze seemed to sweep over the hall consciously or unconsciously, as if waiting for something.

To put it bluntly, this Mr. Xie has never paid much attention to it, although he sees all kinds of things every day, but for him, it is just a passing moment. Weighing himself, although there is nothing to do when he goes back at the moment, it is better to talk non-stop every day. In fact, Mr. Xie doesn't want to be here all the time, but because there are some things in his heart, there are some reasons to stop here.

At this moment, there are naturally people who have said this man's words, and there are even some more intense than this, but Mr. Xie has already forgotten it, and he doesn't care at all.

However, as far as his eyes could see, he saw Zhang Fuquan, the owner of this restaurant, standing at the staircase and looking at him, Mr. Xie's heart moved slightly, and he still bowed to him quietly. Mr. Xie had some plans in his heart, closed his eyes slightly, and slowly came back to his senses after a long time, and finally his eyes fell on the pot of wine, but he didn't mean to move the wine jug.

The wine at Longgui Restaurant is one of the best in the neighborhood.

Mr. Xie naturally drank it, but he didn't want to drink it at this time. He is a principled man, not to mention that under the gaze of so many people, he must remain more sober than these people. He arched his hand to the hall again and said: "If you want to tell the story is the director of a certain family, in fact, there are really some things in a certain heart that have not been told usually, and it should be just here today!" But thank you for the care of the restaurant owner, as well as your hospitality, Xie will talk about the last paragraph today! ”

The woman in the pink skirt at the table wanted to open her mouth again, but was stopped by the man with his eyes, and the girl pouted dissatisfiedly, but still did not speak. I saw that Mr. Xie had been sitting up straight again, but surprisingly, he still didn't speak. Not to mention that this man was a little anxious, but the woman at the table who wanted to stop him was a little impatient.

"Mr. Ulna, you are dragging on the ground!" I saw that he had looked for Xiao Er again, and he actually took out a few ingots of broken silver in front of everyone, and asked Xiao Er to bring it to Mr. Xie.

This immediately caused a sensation in the hall, and many people turned their heads to each other.

You must know that at this time, not to mention in Wu Yue Kingdom, that is, in all the feudal towns in the world, the most used by everyone is copper coins. Moreover, because of the different governance of the feudal towns, the capacity of copper coin minting is not the same, which will naturally cause more or less embarrassment between the feudal towns. As a result, gold and silver became the common currency of everyone, and for this reason, gold and silver became more rare and precious.

But in each feudal town, the common people still used copper coins, because one tael of silver was basically a thousand copper coins. Who will be idle and have nothing to do with a hanging of money every day, those who have money will not carry such a heavy hanging money, and those who have no money want to bring it! It is extremely rare for a high-roller to make a sale like this. is either a high-roller who goes out to do business, or a child of a big family with a strong net worth.

Everyone looked at this rough man's eyes and suddenly had some differences, although they didn't know the identity of this person, but seeing that the people at the same table were not like ordinary people, everyone looked forward to it.

Xiao Er, who took over the broken silver, seemed to be even more excited than Mr. Xie, just think about it, so many rewards, you can't earn it for a year! Thinking of Mr. Xie's usual generosity, this little two was a little excited. Happily walked over and carefully placed the broken silver beside the flask. Seeing that Mr. Xie didn't look at it, Xiao Er was a little surprised, and then looked at the few broken silver grains that were almost a tael, Xiao Er's eyes seemed to be a little reluctant.

Mr. Xie's expression remained unchanged, still sitting there steadily, slightly arching his hand towards the rough man. His demeanor made the rough man look a little higher. You must know that the broken silver you reward is rare for ordinary people to accumulate in a year, but Mr. Xie actually doesn't squint, which shows that he is usually a person who has seen a big scene, and this man also politely arched his hand.

Zhang Fuquan saw Xiao Er's appearance here, although his face was a little moved, his eyes also became sharp. Looking at Xiao Er's impatient appearance, there were some feelings in his heart. was about to say something and wanted Mr. Xie to stop hanging people's appetites, but he saw that there was also someone at the table in front of Mr. Xie who ordered someone to give a reward.

At first glance, it was actually the elf-looking girl, and Zhang Fuquan knew the people at this table. That man was Lin Xiage, the son of the Lin family, and this girl was his sister Lin Miao. The Lin family is now regarded as an important minister in Wuyue Kingdom, because of decades of peace, Wenchen gradually has an advantage in the imperial court. Not to mention that the Lin family is a high-ranking official of the imperial court, it is this prefect and prefect who are enough for the people.

Zhang Fuquan supported the person behind his back, he didn't dare to offend the Lin family, where did Zhang Fuquan dare to stand up and speak, at this time, he could only pray for the blessing of the Bodhisattva in his heart.

This girl Lin Miao is not rude, but during this time she was obsessed with listening to stories, so she had some intention of defending Mr. Xie. I saw that she actually called Xiao Er over, and casually took out two pieces of broken silver, looking at the size, there were more than one or two. Not only Xiao Er was stunned, but even the diners at the tables on the side were also stunned.

As for the man at the same table, Lin Xiage was a little helpless, and couldn't help but look at the veiled woman on the side, seeing that she didn't move, he sighed helplessly, and sat there without squeaking.

Mr. Xie who sat on the seat met the Lin family brothers and sisters, because the other party often came to cheer, Mr. Xie naturally heard Zhang Fuquan talk about his identity. However, seeing that there was a new guest at their table today, and the other party was deliberately wearing a veil, he obviously didn't want to reveal his identity. Although Mr. Xie didn't say hello, he also returned the salute: "Thank you for the kindness of Mr. Lin and Miss, I can't say that a certain family will work hard to tell you a new paragraph today!"

Usually, when the people of the Lin family come, the most they reward is dozens of copper coins, which is as generous as today. Mr. Xie's eyes were like torches, and he naturally understood that it might be the young lady of the Lin family who was angry. Mr. Xie didn't want to get involved in the affairs of a big family, not to mention that he couldn't get involved in the affairs of the other party. Seeing that no one was involved anymore, Mr. Xie had a plan in his heart, and with a snap, he knocked on the shocking wood in his hand again.

It is said that during the previous dynasty, there was a large family in western Zhejiang, which was a descendant of the Shen family in the south of the Yangtze River, and the contemporary master was named Shen Ming. Helplessly, it happened to encounter the Huangchao Rebellion, and the world was turbulent and the people were displaced. This year, he planned to go to Xijing and Dongdu, but he arrived at one place in one day.

Mr. Xie spoke eloquently, and he was really emotional. The protagonist is this Shen Ming, saying that he arrived in Shaanxi after a lot of hardships. On the way, he met the son of a local eunuch, and the two became friends with similar spirits. On this day, when the father's father was resting in the territory of the official, a subordinate came up with an idea for two people to go hunting. Unexpectedly, Shen Ming's friend actually caught a big bird.

The big bird was pale gray, five or six feet tall, and had a very strange appearance, with a pair of eyes showing a fierce light. Shen Ming didn't participate in the capture at first, and when he saw the big bird, he actually felt trembling all over. He is not only good at arching horses, but also likes all kinds of books, so he naturally has a broader knowledge. I vaguely felt that this big bird had some origins, but I was not sure for a while.

When Mr. Xie said this, Lin Miao, the young lady of the Lin family, couldn't help but ask, is there such a big bird in this world? Those in the lobby who knew her identity naturally didn't dare to intervene to provoke. I didn't expect the rough man who was rewarding over there to actually answer, so he seemed to say unintentionally that he had seen that kind of big bird in Shanxi, and he looked like he was five or six feet tall when he stood up.

Lin Miao was a little unconvinced, if it weren't for the veiled woman at the same table who stopped, I was afraid that there would be another burst of tongue.

Although Mr. Xie was a little helpless, he saw that someone was mediating, so he continued to talk. But they said that these people tied all the wings and claws of the big bird and were about to put it in the prepared iron cage, but they didn't expect the big bird to suddenly disappear, leaving these people in the field in a daze. At that time, everyone was still very surprised, but soon everyone forgot about it, but it was Shen Ming who never forgot it.

He continued to want to rush to Xijing, but because of the big incident of Huangchao, he had to dodge all the way back to Liangzhe. It was also his luck that he returned to Liangzhejiang safely all the way. Returning all the way, including after arriving in Liangzhejiang, Shen Ming was looking around for news about this strange event. This **** arrived near Tianmu Mountain, and actually met a senior monk, so he asked the Zen master named Hongyan Xitu.

The Zen master told him that what he encountered was "killing"!

Shen Ming was shocked and didn't know what to do, so Zen Master Hongyan Xitu asked him to hide in Tianmu Mountain, build a temple, and use the great merits of Buddhism to eliminate confusion. Shen Ming did not hesitate, so he waited by the side of Zen Master Hongyan Xitu, while asking his family to raise funds and donate money to build a temple on West Tianmu Mountain.

It is said that the Buddhist monastery of this West Tianmu Mountain has a long history, and it originally began during the Eastern Shengping (357-361) period. The ancestor of the mountain is the great Buddha master Zhu Fakuang, because of his reputation, since then there is an endless stream of monks who have hidden in the mountains to practice meditation and ask the law.

Of course, Buddhism in the early years of the previous dynasty, this Hongyan Xitu Zen master succeeded to the West Tianmu Mountain, the history of the beginning: the beginning of a hundred monks, after the thousands. The reputation of serving the West Tianmu Mountain has gradually risen, and since the Tang Dynasty, people who have visited and practiced have been endless.

However, at this time, most of the monks were built with stones, knotted with grass as their houses, drank wood and food, and practiced with painstaking aspirations, and were real cultivators. On the West Tianmu Mountain, there were also slightly large-scale temples built in the same era, such as the Baofuyuan built in the Guangqi (886) period of the previous dynasty; There is also the Mingkong Courtyard built with the donation of Shen Ming and built in the first year of Wende (888).

To say that the reputation of this West Tianmu Mountain is because of the famous monks of the past dynasties. For example, in the middle of the previous dynasty, there was a famous Zen master Huizhong, who once played to Su Zong: the key to governing the country by rational people, and the wind of Tang Yao and Yu Shun. After the death of this eminent monk, he was named the Great Zen Master.

Of course, there is also the famous Hongyan Xitu Zen master in the previous dynasty, when Emperor Xizong gave him a purple robe, and later Emperor Zhaozong gave him the title of Master Faji. There is also the end of the previous dynasty, another famous monk Jianzong Zen Master, at that time appeared the supreme avenue, and was now respected as the ancestor of the Qian King Qian Biao invited to the court, posthumously named the supreme master.

Someone saw that Mr. Xie had been talking for a long time, but he didn't talk about Shen Ming's ending, so he couldn't help but ask out loud. If you want to tell a story, you need this kind of interaction, which will arouse the interest of the listener. Mr. Xie took a moment to sell a little bit and let everyone guess. The lobby immediately attracted everyone's interest, and they asked the people around them if they had heard of Shen Ming.

For half a day, they all shook their heads, while everyone was waiting for Mr. Xie to say. At this table of the Lin family, someone spoke, and it was actually the woman wearing the veil.

I saw her slowly open her lips, and her voice was like a warbler's cry: "It is said that this Mingkong Temple was originally called Foyin Temple, and later there was a mage attendant Hongyan Xitu Zen Master, because his Dharma name was called Mingkong, and people called it a monk when he was diligent every day." After the Nirvana of Zen Master Hongyan Xitu, he became the presiding officer of the monastery. Everyone is grateful for the appearance of the monk, and since then this Buddha Yin Temple has been changed to Mingkong Temple, I don't know if this master is Shen Ming? ”

(To be continued.) )