The Mingguang Pagoda is thirteen floors high, although the number thirteen is very unlucky in the eyes of Westerners (from the fact that there were thirteen people attending the Last Supper of Jesus, and that day happened to be the thirteenth), it is different in Buddhist culture, representing the consummation of merit, for example, the pagoda is generally thirteen floors, and Buddhism is thirteen sects when it was introduced into China.

In front of the tower is a large area of green brick paved open space, enough to accommodate a thousand people, at the moment is already overcrowded, but surprisingly very quiet, people stand quietly, palms folded, solemn expression, quietly waiting for Pushan to appear to teach the Dharma - the puja has always been presided over by Pujing Pushan sisters in turn, and today it is Pushan's turn.

Zhang You and Li Wenjin were also in the crowd, leaving no traveler and Chen Shi without a trace.

I don't know how long I waited, there was a sudden melodious music in the Mingguang Tower, the light fragrance wafted, a wisp of moon-white light from the top of the tower straight into the night sky that had already been blackened, a woman wearing a white robe with long hair and shawl, fluttering from the top of the tower, like a fairy who fell into the dust.

"Meet the Pushan Immortal Master!" Without an order, the woman landed on her toes on the ground, and the crowd spontaneously knelt down, and her voice was uniform, as if she had experienced countless drills.

The atmosphere of this scene was solemn and solemn, and there was a hint of mystery, which made Zhang You have to sigh at the strength of faith, and at the same time congratulated himself that his decision not to let the soldiers follow into the town was very wise, he had no doubt that now as long as this Pushan order, these people around him would immediately dare to fight with the officers and soldiers.

He is not afraid of these defenseless people, and killing them all is just a matter of one sentence, but history is like a knife, and again, even if he can whitewash history, his conscience will definitely not be able to get by.

According to the seniority, I have to call this aunt Pushan, so I knelt down, Zhang You was not so uncomfortable, but Li Wenjin hesitated for a while, and then fell to the ground with everyone, and muttered something in a low voice, Zhang You heard it clearly, it was a self-deprecating swearing.

"Father-in-law, don't be angry, let her give it back to you later." Zhang You comforted softly, and the few people in front of him turned back angrily, and hurriedly stopped their mouths in fright, bowed their heads and did not dare to make any more sounds, and at the same time found that it turned out that Na Pushan had already begun to teach:

“…… People live for a lifetime, they don't know where they come from in life, where they go when they die, they are jealous, they are greedy for the five desires and fornications, they don't know how to sink * and suffer from retribution, and they lose their lives in an instant. A little true spirit has no place to return, birth, old age, sickness and death, yang and yin are extinguished, and they suffer from hell. Four lives and six paths. If you lose your body, how can you hide from the reincarnation karma net. Each advises the sages, while they have a body, cultivate the truth through falsehood, return to the source of the supreme way, and see the Virgin Mary of Immortality. ”

The so-called "Our Lady of Birth" is a religious belief that appeared in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, which merged with the "Maitreya Salvation Theory" and "Doomsday Theory" of the previous heretical sects to form the "Tianpan Sanhui" or "Longhua Sanhui" theory.

There are still some divergent opinions in the academic community about how the cult of the childless old mother came about. Yu Songqing believes: "'Vacuum hometown, lifeless old mother' was first seen in the "Bitter Gong Enlightenment Scroll" and "Towering Immovable Taishang Deep Roots Fruit Volume", they said: 'Reciting the four characters alone, Amitabha, reading slowly, and afraid that the heavens of the other country, the parents who have no birth will not hear about it'' Death here, life there, death there, birth here, called wandering hometown. Life and death suffer endlessly, and there will never be life and death. This is the earliest written account of the belief in the 'vacuum home, childless mother'. ”

The belief of the Yellow Heavenly Sect is the unborn old mother - Li Bin founded the Yellow Heavenly Sect a few decades after the Luo Sect, so he was deeply influenced by the Luo Sect in terms of doctrine, and developed the content of the Luo Sect doctrine about the worship of the unborn old mother, and clearly mentioned the name of the "Childless Old Mother". persuade people to enter the Yellow Heavenly Dao, in the hope that after death, the soul can return to its roots and see the lifeless old mother.

And this is what Pushan said.

Zhang You is proficient in the history of the Ming Dynasty, but he doesn't know much about these religious matters, and at this moment, by chance, he actually heard Pushan personally teach the Fa, so he left Li Yan's matter behind and listened attentively:

“…… Suddenly, there was a fairy child, and he came to introduce him. The banner is covered, the fairy music is sounding, and the laughter is full. Chaoyuan Cave, see no life, bow down in person, children and mothers, reunion, never throw to the east. Three-element righteousness, a volume of scriptures, ten thousand laws are not born, I will say it today, all of them are referenced, Hugh is greedy for the world, go back to the palace with me, enter the Yuandun, and see no life together. ”

Pushan's voice was ethereal and far away, and although there were four lanterns lit next to her, she couldn't see her face clearly, which made her even more mysterious.

And Zhang You found that she should have used some kind of hypnotic method when she spoke, which made people involuntarily immersed in it.

He glanced sideways at Li Wenjin and found that he had his head down, looking preoccupied, and hurriedly bumped him with his elbow.

Li Wenjin trembled slightly, waking up like a dream, looking around blankly, looking at Zhang You, then he suddenly smiled bitterly and said softly: "Amazing, it's sold out unconsciously." ”

Zhang You smiled bitterly and didn't say much.

After a while, Pushan flew to the top of the tower, as if there was an invisible rope dragging it, Zhang You admired it, not to mention anything else, it was just this light body kung fu, the rivers and lakes were already at the peak, he himself could not do it, without leaving the traveler and Li Yan should be able to, but it certainly can't be as easy and elegant as Pushan.

Good men and women bowed to the shrine, knelt three times and bowed nine times, and scattered in all directions, and everyone's face was filled with a satisfied expression.

It is no wonder that successive rulers have vigorously controlled religion, and this powerful force of belief is so terrifying that if it is not controlled, it will definitely affect the rights of the rulers.

Zhang You dragged Li Wenjin with emotion, wanting to leave with the crowd, and wait for the news that there would be no travelers and Chen Shi before making plans, but who knew that he didn't move after a pull, and suddenly looked at Li Wenjin with some surprise.

"Bright identity, go straight in, anyway, there is Chen Shi and them, even if something happens to the two of us, someone will save ...... Then again, how can our family also be their brother-in-law, and they don't dare to do anything to our family, right? ”

Zhang You thought about it, so he nodded and loosened Li Wenjin's sleeve.

There were fewer and fewer people in the square, and when the crowd finally dispersed, the two people became very conspicuous, and soon, several members of the sect came over, and the leader shouted softly, "What's the matter with you two?" The immortal master has finished teaching the law, why haven't you left yet? ”

Li Wenjin was speechless with his hands behind his back, and Zhang You said loudly: "I am the young master of the Ming Dynasty, Zhang You, the commander of the Jinyi Guard, this is my father-in-law, the Imperial Horse Supervisor Palm Seal Li Wenjin Li Jue, and also the righteous brother of your sect leader, hurry up and inform your sect leader and let her come to greet her." ”

The questioner was stunned: "Is there a certificate?" ”

Zhang You didn't say a word, took out his brocade guard's waist card and threw it over.

The man then took a closer look at the lantern he was carrying next to him, his face changed suddenly, and he was already very polite when he came back: "I don't know if the distinguished guest is coming, I still look at Haihan, the two of you will wait for a while, and the little one will return to the sect leader immediately." ”