Contrary to Liu Wei's expectations, Yao Guangxiao was not a kind old monk, but a white and pure little novice, who looked like he was in his early twenties.

Yao Guangxiao in the official history became a monk at the age of fourteen, and was summoned by Zhu Yuanzhang to preach the Dharma in Beijing at the age of forty, but he was just an ordinary monk and did not have much fame and power.

In the year when Yao Guangxiao was forty-seven years old, Zhu Yuanzhang's empress Ma Xiuying died, and the monk Daoyan was summoned to the palace to pray for Queen Ma. At this time, Yao Guangxiao met Zhu Di, the king of Yan, for the first time, and they had a very happy conversation, and they had the intention of seeing each other late.

After the funeral of Queen Ma, the monk Daoyan followed Zhu Di back to Beijing and served as the abbot of Qingshou Temple.

Yao Guangxiao was the abbot of Qingshou Temple for 16 years, until he was sixty-three years old, Zhu Yuanzhang died, Emperor Jianwen ascended the throne and cut the domain, Zhu Di erected an anti-flag, and Yao Guangxiao was officially outstanding. It can be called one of the latest among the famous figures in history, and it definitely deserves the term "late bloomer".

After that, Yao Guangxiao assisted Zhu Di, and it took four years to overthrow Emperor Jianwen and capture Jinling, and Zhu Di ascended the throne as emperor, and changed the name of the year to "Yongle".

Zhu Di ascended the throne and called the emperor ordered Yao Guangxiao to return his hair to the world, rewarded him with gold and silver treasures, and land beauties, all of which were rejected by Yao Guangxiao, and still insisted on living in the temple.

Yao Guangxiao assisted Zhu Di for 20 years, until he was 83 years old before he died of illness in Qingshou Temple, and was posthumously awarded the Shangzhu State and Rongguo Gong by Zhu Di, the ancestor of the Ming Dynasty. He can be called the first legendary monk in the ages.

Facing such a monk whose heart is like steel and is dedicated to Buddha. Liu Wei was not too sure to persuade Yao Guangxiao to return to the vulgar. But what he didn't expect was that Yao Guangxiao, who appeared in front of him, turned out to be a little novice about twenty years old, and it seemed that the days of becoming a monk were not too long. Is it easy to persuade him to be vulgar?

"Amitabha, I don't know what Your Majesty has to call the little monk to order?" Yao Guangxiao palmed his hands, and Shi Li asked.

Liu Wei said with a smile: "I heard that Master Daoyan has a strategic mind and has a way to govern the country, so I sent someone to invite Master to come for an interview. ”

"Who did Your Majesty listen to?"

Monk Daoyan looked surprised, he was not even a host, he was just an ordinary little novice, and it was unbelievable that the Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty knew his name.

"Don't leak it!" Since I met Yuan Tiangang. Liu Wei also learned this sentence of golden balm, and asked solemnly, "I want to invite the mage to return to the world, I don't know if the master has this intention?" When the time comes, glory and wealth, gold and silver treasures, thousands of acres of fertile land, and beautiful women like clouds, let the mage take what he wants. ”

Yao Guangxiao's eyes rolled, obviously his heart was experiencing a sharp struggle at the moment. In the end, he put his hands together and said: "Thank you Your Majesty for your love, but the little monk is dedicated to the Buddha and has no intention of returning to the world." Of course, if Your Majesty really thinks that the little monk has political talent. The young monk is willing to serve His Majesty as a monk. ”

Liu Wei looked regretful: "I really appreciate Master Daoyan's talent and want you to serve the imperial court." However, so far in our Han Dynasty, there is no precedent for monks to become officials. Therefore, I can't make an exception for the mage. ”

"The little monk understands, then I will continue to go back to the White Horse Temple to chant to the Buddha." Yao Guangxiao once again gave a salute. Exit the palace.

Unexpectedly, the young Yao Guangxiao could refuse the temptation, so Liu Wei had to find another solution. Pacing back and forth in the Lin De Hall for a while, he thought to himself: "Hehe...... I now have an intelligence of 97, and I can still do it to force you to be a little monk. Since it can't be persuaded clearly, then don't blame me for using a shady trick! ”

Liu Wei immediately summoned Li Yuanfang to come and obey the order, and instructed him to go to the White Horse Temple to investigate how many monks were in the temple and who was the host? And how long has this Daoyan monk been a monk in the temple, he has been deeply baptized by Buddhism, and he has seen through the red dust at a young age, and would rather live the life of an ascetic than a rich life with a group of wives and concubines.

"Wechen obeys the holy oracle!" Li Yuanfang took the order and left.

After noon, Li Yuanfang hurried back to Qianyang Palace and reported to Liu Weishi: "Your Majesty, the name of this Daoyan monk is Yao Guangxiao, his ancestral home is Wu County, and he is twenty years old this year. At the age of fourteen, he became a monk in the Xuanmiao Temple, and was given the Dharma name 'Daoyan', and later the Xuanmiao Temple merged with the White Horse Temple, and the Daoyan monk moved to the White Horse Temple as a monk,"

"How many monks are there in the White Horse Temple, who is the presiding officer, and what is the conduct?" Liu Wei sat upright and asked expressionlessly.

Li Yuanfang replied: "Your Majesty, the White Horse Temple is one of the top five temples in Jinling, with more than 200 monks, and the host is Master Huiyuan, who is highly respected and deeply loved by the monks of the White Horse Temple. ”

"You go to the White Horse Temple again, check the elders in the temple, who is misbehaving, small belly chicken intestines, and will be retribution? After the inquiry is clear, the report will be made as soon as possible. Liu Wei waved his hand and gave Li Yuanfang another order.

Although Li Yuanfang didn't know what the Son of Heaven meant, he didn't dare to ask more, so he immediately went out of the Qianyang Palace and hurried to the White Horse Temple to investigate, and two hours later came to the Linde Hall again to report to the Son of Heaven.

"Your Majesty, Weichen has investigated clearly, Master Huiyuan's junior brother Hui is really a villain who is greedy for money and loves fame, and he often acts as a prestige in the temple, and anyone who dares to offend him will be retaliated, which can be called revenge." Li Yuanfang arched his hand and said.

Liu Wei clapped his hands and laughed: "Haha...... That's him! ”

He sent a message to Li Yuanfang again: "You immediately go to the White Horse Temple, and in the name of the imperial court, appoint Master Huiyuan to Qixia Temple as the host, and Huizhen will take over the presiding position." ”

Li Yuanfang couldn't help but be confused, couldn't hold back the doubts in his heart, and asked Liu Wei: "I don't know what Your Majesty means by this?" This Huizhen monk is of bad character, why did he let such a shameless person take over as the host? ”

Liu Wei lowered his voice and said to Li Yuanfang: "There is a little novice in the White Horse Temple called Daoyan, and there is a physiognomic master who said that he has a strategic mind and a way to govern the country. Therefore, I wanted to recruit him to work for the imperial court, but I didn't expect to be rejected by him, so I made this decision. You tell this Hui Zhen and let him try to expel Dao Yan from the White Horse Temple, or even expel him as a monk. ”

"What is this little novice capable of making His Majesty go to such great lengths?" Li Yuanfang looked puzzled, but he didn't dare to ask more, so he could only take the order.

After Liu Wei reformed the system of three public and nine ministries, he promulgated a holy decree clearly stipulating that various religions, including Buddhism, Taoism and so on, should be managed and planned by the Ministry of Rites, and all temples and temples must not resist, otherwise they will be punished for the crime of treason.

Before dark, Li Yuanfang carried the official document of the Ministry of Rites, surrounded by a large number of brocade guards, to the White Horse Temple, announcing that Huiyuan would go to Qixia Temple to serve as the host, and the host of the White Horse Temple would be replaced by Huizhen.

The whole world is not the king's land, not to mention the temples near the capital, the White Horse Temple naturally does not dare to disobey the official document of the Ministry of Rites. Although Huiyuan was very surprised, the scale of Qixia Temple was larger than that of the White Horse Temple, and it was considered a high promotion, so he immediately accepted it happily and left the White Horse Temple the next day to go to Qixia Temple to take up his post.

Unexpectedly, Hui Zhen, who had a small belly and chicken intestines, took over as the host of the White Horse Temple, which made the temple stunned and full of grief and indignation. However, the Huanghuang Great Seal of the Ministry of Rites was stamped on the letter of appointment, and the monks could only accept it, planning to stay up for a few days first, but it was not too late to leave the White Horse Temple after Huizhen's actions.

A big pie fell from the sky, and suddenly became the host of the White Horse Temple, which made Huizhen's whole person like a cloud, intoxicated, and even more intensified, bullying those monks who had festivals with him in the past.

In the dead of night, Li Yuanfang suddenly came to visit, and said straight to the point: "Master Huizhen, do you know why the Ministry of Rites chose you as the host?" Just because you are a villain who will repay you, someone wants you to expel Dao Yan from the White Horse Temple, and even make Buddhism unable to tolerate him, I think you must have a way. If this matter can't be completed, let alone being the host, your head can't be saved! ”

Hui Zhen suddenly had an epiphany, and couldn't help but sweat on his forehead. After thinking about it, that guy Dao Yan offended himself a lot on weekdays, so he just took this opportunity to clean him up, killing two birds with one stone, and immediately agreed with his hands together.

"This little monk is not small, and he doesn't know which dignitary he offended, so he actually alarmed Jinyiwei to come to the White Horse Temple in person to issue official documents. Since the imperial court took the initiative to expel you and make you ruined, don't blame the poor monk for being unkind! After Li Yuanfang left, Huizhen sat cross-legged and thought to herself.

After pondering and meditating all night, Huizhen finally had an idea.

The next day, he summoned Dao Yan and told him that from today onwards, let him take care of more than a dozen acres of vegetable fields at the foot of the mountain, and there must be no mistake. If the monks are delayed from eating, the temple rules will deal with it.

Hui Zhen has not done much retaliation since he took over as the host, and Dao Yan has offended Hui Zhen a lot on weekdays, and it is not surprising that he is assigned to take care of the vegetable garden at this moment. On the contrary, I felt that I had left the temple and settled down the mountain, so I immediately packed up my belongings and happily came to live in a thatched house near the vegetable field at the foot of the mountain.

In the dead of night, Hui Zhen took a few apprentices to the thatched house where Dao Yan lived, and secretly applied incense from the window lattice to make Dao Yan fall asleep. Then put the prepared wine and meat in the house, and finally even stuffed a ** hired by money into Daoyan's quilt, only to clean the door after dawn.

When the sky was hazy, Yao Guangxiao woke up from the confusion and suddenly found a naked/naked woman lying next to him. ”

"Dao Yan, you scum of Buddhism, you are so bold! You just broke the color ring on the first day of going down the mountain, how can you still claim to be a monk? ”

Without waiting for the woman in her arms to speak, a thunderclap-like shout suddenly sounded outside the window, and Dao Yan woke up: "It's not good, I've been tricked and calculated, I'm afraid I can't wash it even if I jump into the Yellow River!" (To be continued.) )