Chapter 43: The Congress of Monks of Zhengjue Temple

During the Tang Dynasty, a temple would use the bell to summon all the monks in the temple to do morning and evening classes at the morning and evening periods. Apart from these two periods, the monk's arrangements were very free. Because for most temples, those chores and other chores were done by servants and maids.

That's right, it's the fact that slaves are in the sects and temples such as Tiantai Sect, Sanlun Sect, Huayan Sect, Chengshi Sect, etc., and there are a large number of servants and maids in the temples. They are responsible for cleaning the ground, wiping Buddha statues, and some sects, such as Nirvana Sect's kitchens, all of these servants and maids.

At least, in this era, there was only one sect that did not use servants and maids to work in temples. To be more precise, Zen Buddhism is that only the temples of the Zen sect where monk Daoxin is located are like this, and some Zen branch temples are no different from other temples.

In fact, Taoist lackey Fu Yi said that the temples in this period were simply accusing monks, because many Buddhist sects did not do the same. Of course, the boss did not talk about Lao 2. In fact, Taoist priests use more servants and maids in Taoist temples now, and they have many nonsense things to do, but Fu Yi could not see this at all.

Let’s not talk about the mysterious story of the bold female fish in the Taoist temples that is famous in history. After all, the fish has not been born yet.

However, the things that have to be said between Master Daoist Qi Pingding and Ji Shanxing, who had been rumored in the past few years, even monks like Master Daoxin who are not gossipy at all know. Can you say that Fu Yi has no idea at all?

Therefore, Wukong felt that Fu Yi was a lackey in Taoism, and he was not wronged.

With the melodious bells, the monks still in Zhengjue Temple quickly put down their work and began to gather towards the square before the Main Hall. Before the bell rang, Daoguang politely invited the four or five believers who came to Zhengjue Temple to enjoy the incense.

Those who can still come to eat incense during this period must be all loyal fans of Buddhism. For such fans, Wukong will definitely not be able to do anything that can directly kill the matter.

When these monks had already arrived at the square, they found that the only masters in this temple were Dianzuo Fa'an, Naosui Fayan, and Kusimmyke, who arrived. The temple master Zhiyan, Zuo Fayuan, Vina Xuanshuang, and the monk Hongren of the Secret Temple did not come.

Of course, everyone knows that Monk Hongren will definitely not be able to come because he is now in Jiangzhou. However, none of the other three big bosses came, which is indeed a very confusing thing for everyone.

Just when these people were wondering, suddenly, the monks saw a teenage monk who led several monks to carry a wooden platform that was one person high, and directly squeezed to the door of the Main Hall in the middle of the crowd and stopped.

After the monks put the wooden platform on the ground, they saw the little shady monk pick up a thin and thick cylinder made of iron and jumped on the wooden platform. Then the little shady monk put the cylinder to his mouth, and a loud sound appeared in the square.

"Examination, one, two, three, one, two, three," the little novice monk said a few words that no one understood, and then began to say, "Senior Brother Daoguang, can you hear it?"

"It's very clear" Dao Guang's voice came from the very corner of the crowd.

"Okay, as long as you can hear it clearly," Xiaoxiaomi continued, "First of all, I will introduce myself to you. Xiaona's Dharma name Wukong is a disciple of Master Dalin Temple. This time, he was entrusted by Master Daoxin to come to serve as the prison of my Zhengjue Temple instead of Senior Brother Hongren..."

Wukong's words seemed to be pouring a can of water into a pot of oil, and it immediately started to open the pot with a bang. The monks below suddenly began to whisper and talk. The lowly words began to circumcise and circulate in the square like undulating waves.

"Silent, please calm down, everyone," Wukong said loudly, but his words were immediately covered by the increasing noise in the square.

"Hmph, this little monk who doesn't know how high the sky is," the monk Fayuan who had just arrived made a gloating laugh and said to the monk Xuanshuang beside him, "All the monks in the temple are the representative meeting, he is a teenage monk, who will be convinced?"

Before the monk Xuanshuang could speak, everyone heard a loud noise. All the monks were startled, stopped the words in their mouths, and looked at the place where the sound was made.

Goku slowly blew out the fire in his hand and picked up the loudspeaker again, "Speak, you continue to talk, I want to see if you talk a lot, or if I have more firecrackers."

All the monks looked at each other in a glance, and then looked at the little novice monk who was full of energy.

"Who among you guys thinks that their Buddhist teachings are more wise than Master Daoxin, stand up and let me see?" Wukong calmly held the loudspeaker and shouted at the pile of bald heads below, "Who? Does anyone think that their Buddhist teachings are better than Master Daoxin, stand up and let everyone see?"

"Not even is it." After pausing for a while, Wukong continued to hold the loudspeaker and said, "Since you all know yourself and know that you are far inferior to Master Daoxin, then shut up for me. Master Daoxin appointed me as a prison temple. You must execute what you understand. If you don't understand, you must deepen your understanding in the execution. Do you understand?"

It is obvious that no matter whether others understand or not, at least the monks below do not understand.

"I'm summoning everyone today, not for my own business. After all, the temple is just an errand to serve everyone. We will know whether I am competent or incompetent in the future."

Wukong held the loudspeaker and then said to the pile of bald heads below, "Today I gathered everyone up to tell you something..."

Wukong said loudly in a tragic tone, "We are in trouble, brothers and sisters in Zhengjue Temple."

"What, what's the trouble you ask?" Wukong continued, "I believe some people know, maybe some people don't know yet. I'll tell you officially that the court's red-headed documents have been downloaded. In the future, no monks who have no seals will go back to the secular world and farm. If you don't want to return to the secular world, it's simple..."

Wukong reached out to cut his neck, "It's all going to die."

"How is this possible?" "Oh my God, what should we do?" "The court will not give us a way to live." After hearing Wukong's words, the monks in the square suddenly started to make a noise, and their voices were heard again. They were shocked, worried, and panic. In short, they all said anything.

"My brothers and sisters of Zhengjue Temple, we are now in the life and death. Let me be honest and tell everyone that I just talked about this matter with the master of Zhengjue Temple, Master Zhiyan, Monk Zuofayuan, and Monk Vina Xuanshuang, but I am very sorry that the monks have no other way except to let everyone die."

After Wukong finished speaking, he immediately pushed Monk Fayuan and Monk Xuanshuang to the opposite side of the monks in the temple. The monks standing around them all looked at them with some incorrect eyes.

"Let us wait for death, it's really a pity that they can tell."

"It's okay if I don't have the ability, I'm so embarrassed to say that."

When he heard the discussions of the monks around him, Monk Fayuan's face turned blue and white, while Monk Xuanshuang was flushed red. As for Monk Zhiyan, he did not come to attend the monks' congress of the entire temple. Instead, after coming out of Xuanshuang's Zen room, he went straight back to his Zen room and then meditated.

"You are talking nonsense." Monk Fayuan shouted loudly, "I didn't say that."

"Oh, the Great Monk of Fayuan said, he never said that." Wukong continued, "Although he regretted it in front of his brothers, I think this is a good thing, which shows that the Great Monk of Fayuan has a way to help us. Then the Great Monk of Fayuan, you are the seat of our temple and are highly respected. Come and tell us everyone, what should we do?"

All the monks turned their heads and looked at the Dharma Vow at the same time, and the Dharma Vow suddenly got stuck. Yes, what should I do? The court said that if we privately save monks, we have to return to secular life. Do you think we should return to secular life or wait for death?

To solve this problem, it is very simple. First, you can get a seal for all the monks in the temple. Second, you can find a way to get the imperial court to revoke the imperial edict.

But the question is, does Monk Fayuan have this ability? If he really has such ability, what else would he be a monk?

"Master Fayuan, don't just stand there and talk. You said, what should we do?" Wukong stood on the platform and held the trumpet and shouted loudly, "Now the future of my Huangmei monks is in your body, Master Fayuan."

"This..." After a long time, Fayuan was still unable to say a word.

"Oh, it seems that the Great Monk of Fayuan is unwilling to help us." Wukong said disappointedly with a trumpet, "Yes, although the Great Monk of Fayuan is also a private monk, before I came to Huangmei, I heard that the Zen Buddhism had already established a Great Monk of Fayuan from the temple ministry this year, so he must be safe..."

"The so-called man is not punished for himself, heaven and earth are destroyed. We can understand you about your choice of Master Fayuan." Wukong gave Fayuan a selfish hat without saying anything, "But, my fellow disciples in Zhengjue Temple, we still have to deal with our own affairs."

"You are the prison of our temple, and you summoned us again. So what should we do?" A sentence came from the corner and reminded everyone, yes, isn't there a life-saving straw in front of you?

"Yes, Master Xiaoguansi, what should we do?"
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