Yang Guang looked behind the Zhike monk, and saw that the two old monks who walked into the Zhike Hall were thin and withered, and the difference between the two was that the one who walked in front was fair-skinned, although he was only sixty years old, but he had two white eyebrows, which made people feel cordial at a glance, and the one who walked behind him had a dark complexion, hooked nose, thick lips, and a fierce look.

Li Jing bowed this time, Shenguang and the Buddha slave reached out to help each other almost at the same time, and the Buddha slave stretched out his hand halfway, and realized that Li Jing was not worshipping himself, so he retracted his hand in a curt.

Master Shenguang stretched out his hand to help Li Jing up, looked at Yang Guang and Guo Yan behind him, and asked, "Jing'er, why didn't you come here today?" ”

Li Jing clenched his fists to the Buddha slave and replied, "The disciple is to follow His Royal Highness King Jin to visit the teacher in the temple......

Yang Guang heard Li Jing report his identity, so he rushed forward to Master Shenguang and saluted: "The younger generation of Buddhism has always seen Master Shenguang. ”

"Oh? Since he is the king of the Jin Dynasty, why do he claim to be a disciple of Buddhism in front of the poor monks? Master Shenguang looked Yang Guang up and down in surprise, clasped his palms in return, and asked.

"A few months ago, the younger generation had worshiped Master Zhiqi of Tiantai Temple as a teacher, entered the Buddhist gate, and was given the title of Dharma by the grace teacher called the general holder. The younger generation has long admired the fame of Master Shenguang, and took the opportunity of being called to return to the court, and came to visit. "It is inconvenient for Yang Guang to call himself a prince in front of Master Shenguang, and he only calls himself a junior of Buddhism.

"Hehe, although the poor monk and the master of Tiantai Temple have never met, they have been friends for a long time, and His Royal Highness has already promised Buddhism, and the poor monk will not see His Highness outside, so please sit down and talk." Master Shenguang slowly walked until the main seat sat down, stretched out his hand to let Yang Guang sit down in the guest seat, ordered the guest monk to serve tea, and then asked: "Although the poor monk is in the Central Plains, he has also heard the legend that tens of thousands of Buddhist temples in the south of the Yangtze River are now granted a number of fields by the government for the monks and nuns in the temple to cultivate by themselves, I don't know if there is such a thing?" ”

Yang Guang got up and replied: "Originally, the imperial court allowed the first introduction of the Juntian system in Jiangnan, because of the long-term livelihood of hundreds of thousands of monks and nuns in Jiangnan, so they also granted fields to various Buddhist temples, so that the monks and nuns in the temples could support themselves. ”

"This is a great act of goodness." Shenguang blurted out Yang Guangdao, "Don't hide it from Your Highness, the poor monks will insist that all my Shaolin monks must be self-reliant, self-reliant, and after a while, they can lead His Highness to the mountain behind the temple to take a look, so far, the monks of the temple have opened up hundreds of acres of barren mountains and planted crops." And since the Buddha Nu disciple entered the temple to practice, he has carved out 20 acres of wasteland, which is specially used to grow medicinal materials. Speaking of which, the poor monk coincides with His Royal Highness. ”

Yang Guangchong, who was following the Buddha slave behind Shenguang, bowed and gestured, pointing to the poppy placed in the hall and asked, "May I ask Master Buddha, is the medicinal herb planted in the temple that Master Shenguang just said this poppy?" ”

Buddha Nu clasped his palms together and replied, "Exactly." ”

Yang Guang's face was gloomy, and he turned his head to look at Li Jing.

Li Jing understood and said: "A few years ago, Master Fonu taught his disciples the kung fu of the 'Lingbo Three Verticals', and the disciples thank you here. But there is a matter of unclear, but also hope that the Buddha slave master to solve the doubts, the disciple has heard the Tiantai Temple monolingual master talk about a past, I don't know more than ten years ago to go to Tiantai Mountain and the temple Dujing Master to make friends with the Buddha Nu Master is you, you gave to the Dujing master is not this poppy? ”

The Buddha's expression immediately changed, and he snorted and said, "What, you also know about this?" But ......"

Li Jing heard him admit that it was the monk Hu who gave the poisonous flower seeds to Master Dujing more than ten years ago, his face also sank, turned to Shenguang, hugged his fists and said: "Master doesn't know, this poppy flower is not a good medicine for diseases, but a poison that harms people's lives. ”

"Buddha, what's going on?" Master Shenguang was also taken aback, looked at the Buddha slave, and asked.

"Indeed, this is the fault of a poor monk." The Buddha Nu clasped his palms together, knelt down in front of the divine light, and explained earnestly, "When the poor monk was young, his competitive heart was too strong, because he went to Tiantai Mountain to learn martial arts with Dujing monks and friends and did not distinguish the winner, so he had bad intentions and intended to give him flower seeds, wanting to accuse him of notoriety...... However, when used properly, opium poppy does have medicinal value! ”

"Except for giving the poisonous flower seed to Master Dujing, you have never given this poisonous flower to others?" Yang Guang couldn't help but ask.

Buddha Nu seemed to think seriously and shook his head slightly.

"So, isn't it you who sent poppies to Jingxu Shitai of Jiankang Tongguangni Temple and instigated her to make a big mistake?" Yang Guang blurted out.

"Jiankang...... Silence? The Buddha Nu looked at Yang Guang in confusion, not knowing what he was talking about.

Seeing this situation, Li Jing's heart flashed, and he opened his mouth to ask the Buddha: "Master Buddha, did you make an agreement with Master Dujing back then: you and he will each accept apprentices, and in the future, the apprentices will replace the masters, and the competition will be divided into high and low?" ”

The Buddha was reminded by Li Jing, suddenly realized, and kowtowed to Shenguang and repented: "The poor monk did pick up a baby outside Guangling City and raised him to the age of ten...... In any case, this matter is caused by me, but since I worshiped in Shaolin, I have not had a trace of evil thoughts, poppy can indeed be used in medicine, to relieve people's pain and disease! ”

"Master Fonu, the apprentice you accepted at the beginning was named Zhang Zhongjian?" Li Jing stared at the Buddha slave with his eyes and asked.

Buddha Nu shook his head and said, "I only heard later that he was the concubine of a large family in Guangling City, and I don't know his name. However, this child was born with red hair, which is a little different. ”

When Yang Guang heard this, he suddenly remembered something, smiled, and said to the Buddha: "That's it." However, what you wouldn't have thought of was that Zhang Zhongjian, the apprentice you accepted back then, and Xiao Rushui, the apprentice you accepted back then, not only did not become opponents, but they both became important criminals strictly ordered by the imperial court. ”

Buddha Nu looked up at Yang Guang, and didn't know how to answer for a while.

Although Shenguang didn't know much about what Yang Guang and Li Jing said, he also guessed a seven, seven, eighty-eight, and then said to the Buddha: "Although Shaolin is the ancestral court of Zen Buddhism and a pure place for Buddhism, it also does not tolerate rebels who use poison to harm people's lives. Buddha slave, since you admit that Zhang Zhongjian made the poisoning of people start by you, then you have the responsibility to help the court arrest Zhang Zhongjian, and do your best. ”

The Buddha Nu nodded yes, but couldn't help but explain for Zhang Zhongjian: "The poor monk raised him since he was a child, and he knows that this child has a good character and is not a person who does evil. The poor monk was willing to come forward in person and persuade him to repent and do good. ”

Yang Guang looked at Li Jing and was silent.

Since Li Jing and Zhang Zhongjian had a hand in the "Baishun Old Store", he also faintly felt that Zhang Zhongjian was bold and righteous, not like a traitorous villain, so he didn't wait for Yang Guang to express his position, and said to Fonu: "According to investigation, Zhang Zhongjian is very likely to sneak outside the Guan, intending to lobby the Turks to raise troops to invade the territory, if Master Fonu is willing to go to the Guanwai in person and persuade Zhang Zhongjian to surrender, the prince should save his life." ”