Dong'er's pregnancy made Jiang Anyi ecstatic. He had always been worried that he would affect his fertility after being hit by lightning. He could finally put down his worries and began to report the good news to his family and Dong'er's parents. Dong'er was even more ecstatic and looked at the future with a little nervousness. Zhuzhu and Luoluo came to visit him after learning the good news. The three women gathered together and muttered, and burst out crisp laughter from time to time.

Jiang Anyi could still hear the joyful laughter in the study room of Xihua Hall, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up. Zhang Keji could understand Jiang Anyi's mood and smiled: "Congratulations to the lord, the bloodline will continue, and there will be someone in the future."

"Sir, kill two birds with one stone, and congratulations even more." Jiang Anyi teased.

Seeing that Zhang Keji's old face was slightly red, Jiang Anyi smiled and changed the topic: "Did Zhen'er ask Shi Tou to take him to play again? Sir, be careful, don't let Shi Tou kidnap Zhen'er away?"

"I like this kid Shi Tou very much. She is smart and sensible." Zhang Keji smiled and said, "The only thing I don't like reading is that I always find reasons to escape whenever I ask him to read and write. But I really want to ask Zhen'er, a girl. Although Zhen'er pretends to be Shi Tou, I can still recognize it at a glance."

Zhang Keji was both angry and funny, shook his head and sighed: "Girl is outgoing, Zhen'er actually learned to hide it from me."

Jiang Anyi turned the topic to the upcoming Dharma Assembly and said: "In the second day, the Dharma Assembly will use more thoughts to do something for the Buddhist temple and pray for himself. Master Hongxin is a virtuous monk. If he can get his protection, he will definitely not invade all evil and his family will be safe."

Zhang Keji did not believe in Buddhism or Taoism before, and was destroyed by his family and his wife, and was completely ruined. He was completely disappointed, but later he met Jiang Anyi and developed a desire to repay him. Unexpectedly, this trip to Fuluo made a good marriage with Zhuzhu and Luoluo, and rekindled the hope of life.

This is how people are. Once they have sustenance, they have hope. Zhang Keji recalled the past and lamented his misfortune, and at the same time he believed in the cause and effect that Master Hong Xin said. Therefore, Jiang Anyi asked him to plan the Dharma Assembly, and Zhang Keji agreed with mercy.

It is easy to do things with money. Soon a wooden platform about twelve feet high appeared in the empty field in the east of the city. Because it was winter, the wind was strong on the open space. Jiang Anyi ordered the yamen runners to build wooden fences around them and surrounded them with coarse cloth. This attracted the interest of the people of Fuluo County. They looked around one by one, and asked the yamen runners what the county magistrate was going to do. The promotion of "tax-to-one" held by Jiang Anyi in the county vassal was very successful, which made the people of Fuluo County feel like they were involved in county affairs for the first time. Seeing that the county vassal had new actions, everyone was afraid that they would miss the grand event and talked with others to a few topics worth showing off.

Soon, the people learned the whole story from the yamen runners. Not only that, the yamen runners held a notice copied by the clerk overnight, and distributed it in all villages and villages. The notice was clearly stated that the emperor's imperial seal, the Holy Monk Hong Xin, wanted to hold a Dharma Assembly in Fuluo County to preach Buddhism to the people, and asked believers from all over the world to go to the east of the city to attend the Dharma Assembly on December 12th.

Everyone asked each other about the origin of the Zen Master Huguo. Someone who knew it said to everyone: "This holy monk is amazing. He is the reincarnation of the Arhat Master. He was originally Zhizang of Mingpu Temple. In order to promote Buddhism, he went south alone and practiced to save people in Dezhou..."

"Oh, as soon as you explain Pu Temple, I remembered that this holy monk is Master Hong Xin, the abbot of Anlong Temple. I went to Weizhou to do business three years ago. I heard the shopkeeper of the tea shop talk about this holy monk. He was not the reincarnation of the Arhat Master, and the emperor respected him very much." A businessman couldn't wait to interrupt.

The speaker gave the businessman a blank look and continued, "This holy monk is well-known in Dezhou, Renzhou, Huangzhou and Weizhou. Last year, my mother was sick and I prayed at Anlong Temple. Now my mother is in good health. I am preparing to go to Anlong Temple, Dezhou with my family to fulfill my wish after the New Year. Unexpectedly, this holy monk actually came to our Lizhou. This is a monk who can't be invited to pay for money. He started to preach Buddhism, so I want to listen."

"Lin Dutou of the Yamen is my cousin, everyone knows it." Someone must mention his cousin of Dutou who works in the Yamen. Everyone looked at him with contempt. The man continued with smugness: "My cousin said that this holy monk was old friends with our county magistrate. When the county magistrate was a scholar, he went to Anlong Temple to burn incense and pray. It was Master Hongxin who recited scriptures and prayed for the county magistrate. Later, Master Jiang became the top scholar who passed the third year of high school all the way."

Everyone was sucking cold air in one go, secretly envious of the hearts. If this Dharma Assembly could receive blessings from the holy monk, there would be no need to say that the family would be safe, and maybe a top scholar would be able to be born at home. The public opinion became more and more evil. Zhang Keji secretly instructed the clerks and yamen runners to help the fire. In the end, even these fuelers themselves believed it.

The wind quickly burst into the surrounding area from Fuluo County. Many believers came by carriages at night. The large and small hotels in Fuluo County were crowded, and many houses took the opportunity to take in believers to earn some money. There were more than a thousand straw mats on the ground in the venue. Jiang Anyi heard that there were many people coming. He specially laid ten large pots around the venue, cooking steaming porridge to help people relieve hunger and prevent cold; he also set up tents in the open space in the city for those who had not found a place to hide the cold.

On December 12th, at the end of the Mao hour, Master Hong Xin was wearing a yellow monk's robe. [31 Novel Network                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

The venue was very lively, with adults and children making noise, and vendors were carrying fruits and snacks and other things in the crowd. This was not like a Buddhist Dharma Assembly, it was clearly a place for the vegetable market games. Jiang Anyi frowned and was about to order the yamen runners to maintain order, Master Hong Xin smiled and stopped him, "All things go with the flow, and if the Buddhist affairs disturb the people, it would be unbeautiful."

When he stepped into the venue, there were seven or eight hundred people in the venue, and the cushions were filled with believers. Of course, there were many people watching the fun. Seeing Master Hong Xin entering the venue, these people stood up one after another, some of them bowed to the master with their hands together, while others followed suit and bowed together. Master Hong Xin stood up, put his hands together, and bowed to all directions.

During the Chen hour, Master Hongxin began to preach Buddhism. The Dharma was profound and the scriptures were even more profound for ordinary people. Master Hongxin did not preach the theory of Buddhism by speaking, but started from a Buddhist cause and effect story, and gradually became quiet in the venue, and everyone concentrated on listening to the master's teachings.

"...What is cause and effect? ​​Cause and effect are often referred to as cause and effect karma. Cause is the cause, also called cause and condition; result is the result, also called result; karma refers to all physical and mental activities, divided into three karmas, body, mouth, and mind; retribution is the retribution of karma, which is the consequence of good and evil in daily life, so cause is karma, and result is retribution."

"We do anything, say a word or have a thought to plant causes; because the good and evil have the right result, sooner or later, this result will be borne by oneself. Sooner or later, sow good causes and blessings, and sow evil causes and bitter results. The Buddha said: Those who practice the top ten virtues are born in heaven, those who are middle ten virtues become human beings, and those who are lower ten virtues become Asuras; those who commit the top ten evils go to hell, those who are middle ten evils fall into hungry ghosts, and those who are lower ten evils fall into the realm of animal life. Good and evil are the causes of karma in the six realms of reincarnation, and the six realms of reincarnation are the rewards that good and evil deserve."

Speaking of this, Master Hong Xin put his palms together and recited the Dharma name "Amita Buddha". Everyone under the Dharma platform raised their palms together and recited them together: "Amita Buddha." The sound was neat and loud, like a morning bell and evening drum, which was thought-provoking.

The Dharma Assembly lasted for more than an hour, and it was over. Although the sky was nowhere to be lost, the warm sun shone on the master on the platform. The Jinlan cassock he was wearing was shining, and it became more and more dazzling like a golden arhat, making people dare not look at it for a long time.

I don’t know who was impressed by the ground, and then the sound of reciting Buddha sounded again, floating over Fuluo County, attracting pedestrians passing by on the street to stop and look towards the Dharma Assembly. Some people followed the Buddha’s name silently, while others chanted the Buddha’s name in the direction of the Dharma Assembly and prayed ten times.

The Yuehe old store at the back door of the county government office has been redecorated, and the merchants who are coming and going have made the business prosperous. Manager Qian is in a good mood. Seeing the lobby of the store full of customers, eating and talking there, Manager Qian is playing the abacus happily while listening to the guests’ discussions.

The topic of conversation among the people was naturally the theory of cause and effect, karma preached by Master Hong Xin. Manager Qian was quickly attracted by the topic, stopped to settle accounts, and listened carefully to the guests about planting good causes and getting good results. This is consistent with the folk saying that good results are rewarded with good and evil, and it is also easy to touch people. However, Buddhists summarized a theory of good and evil.

Xu Xiaoer was obviously attracted by the discussions of the guests. He leaned on the pillar, holding a tray serving vegetables in his hand, and listened to the four guests beside him about committing evil and falling into hell. He would become a livestock if he did the worst of the ten evils.

It was just when the store was busy. When the shopkeeper Qian saw that Xu Xiaoer was lazy, he was shouting loudly. He suddenly thought that he had just heard from the guests that every word and action would be rewarded. He couldn't help but lower his voice and reminded softly: "Xiao Xu, you are busy now. Go to the kitchen to pass on the dishes. You have to listen to the master's statement. You might as well go to the East City to listen to the Dharma when you have time tomorrow."

Xu Xiaoer was shocked first, and then he found that today's shopkeeper Qian seemed to be getting easier. He had already cursed according to his past temper. He quickly walked towards the kitchen and decided in his heart that he would take time to listen to Master Hong Xin's lecture tomorrow morning. Manager Qian didn't hear it, and just listen to the customer's retelling, he had changed his temperament. This Buddhism can really save all living beings, and even wealth-loving lovers like Manager Qian can be influenced.

Such scenes are being staged everywhere in Fuluo County. Hotels, teahouses, shops and even people all discuss today's Dharma Assembly in Dongcheng. Buddhism was widely recognized by the people of Fuluo County for the first time, and Master Hong Xin was also known to the people.
Chapter completed!