Chapter 788 Liu Yushi and Baiyun Temple
As night fell, Zhu Pingan, Liu Mu, and Liu Dadao rode their horses into the Linhuai Marquis Mansion before the curfew.
At the same time, the lights inside Baiyun Temple in Xicheng District of Beijing were brightly lit. In stark contrast, the gate of Baiyun Temple was a bit depressed.
The temple gate is empty, with only door frame but no door. There are still traces of rotten vegetable leaves, fruits and eggs that have not been thoroughly washed on the door frame; there is still a shallow line of "Buddha" on the temple wall. Born from the heart, there is a Buddha in the heart, everything you see is a Buddha; there is cow dung in the heart, everything you see turns into cow dung." I don't know what kind of ink was used to mix it. The monks of Baiyun Temple washed it out more than ten times but still couldn't completely wash it out. Rinse off.
There are two monks standing at the entrance of Baiyun Temple holding sticks, with bright eyes, looking around, guarding against the coming of uninvited guests during the day.
After the door was smashed today, there was no time to replace it.
More than a hundred everlasting lanterns worshiped by believers on the day of Guanyin Bodhisattva's Enlightenment are being burned in various halls of Baiyun Temple. There are several monks sitting in each hall. On the futon, meditate and chant sutras.
These brightly lit Buddhist halls are distributed in an orderly manner at both ends of the central axis of Baiyun Temple. They spread out in depth and have numerous palaces and pavilions. There are also several courtyards built around the palaces and pavilions, sometimes wide and sometimes narrow, in an orderly manner.
Among these courtyards, the courtyard built around the Dabei Pavilion has the best scenery and the most complete furnishings in the entire Baiyun Temple. It can be said to be the essence of the entire Baiyun Temple.
This courtyard is where Baiyun Temple provides accommodation for lay people, and is also where Baiyun Temple entertains distinguished guests.
At this time, the lights in the courtyard of Dabei Pavilion were brightly lit, and there was a burst of hearty and Zen-like laughter.
In the main room of the courtyard, a table of exquisite and sumptuous vegetarian meals was set up. There were six people sitting around the table. The person sitting at the head of the table was an official in the seventh-grade official uniform, aged forty. Yu Sui, with an upright face and a sense of official power, was stroking his beard, smiling, and letting out a hearty laugh.
This man is Liu Dengwen, the well-known seventh-grade supervisory censor in the capital. Liu Censor was born in a family of officials, or more precisely, he was born in a family of censors. His father took office in Liaodong when he became an official. His uncle is now the censor of salt inspection in Changlu.
Liu Yushi's name is Liu Dengwen. The word "Dengwen" is taken from his father's "Dengwen Drum". This rotating Dengwen Drum is one of the responsibilities of the two capitals to supervise the Yushi. It can be seen that his father hopes that his son will inherit his father's legacy.
Liu Yushi did not disappoint his father. He was selected as a scholar at the age of twenty-five, passed the imperial examination at the age of thirty-five, passed the Jinshi examination at the age of forty, and took office at the age of forty-one. Shuntian supervises the censor. With the help of his father and uncle's connections, as well as Liu Yushi's own efforts, he soon became famous in the Yushi circle.
Liu Yushi was good at seizing opportunities and had keen political intuition. He selectively impeached many people in the capital, and he soon became famous. Now among the censors in the capital, Liu Censor is considered one of the most famous ones.
Although Liu Yushi is only a seventh-rank official, he is quite famous and influential in this capital where throwing a brick can hit two or three sixth-rank officials.
Firstly, it is because Liu Yushi is supervising the Yushi in Beijing. His official position is not high, but his power is not small. He has the power to inspect the capital camp, supervise Linxiang, examine and martial arts examinations, inspect Guanglu, and inspect Cangchang, has the power to inspect the inner treasury, the imperial city, the five cities, and take turns to hear and hear the drums. It also has the power to directly impeach officials who violate laws and disciplines and are incompetent to the emperor; secondly, it is Liu Yushi's connections and his personal popularity. .
Speaking of which, the relationship between Liu Yushi and Baiyun Temple began six years ago. At that time, Liu Yushi was forty and had just become an official in Beijing.
At the age of 18, he won the imperial examination, and at the age of 40, he was a Jinshi and held an official position. It can be said that Liu Yushi was at the peak of his life at that time, but Liu Yushi had one regret, that is, he was eighteen years old He married a wife, took concubines at the age of twenty, divorced her at the age of twenty-five and married another. Now, more than twenty years after starting a family, she has three concubines, but she has no children, not even a daughter.
Six years ago, Liu Yushi's wife heard that Baiyun Temple was very popular with incense and was very effective in responding to requests, so she came to the Guanyin Hall of Baiyun Temple to worship the Buddha and make a wish.
Once, twice, and even to show my sincerity, the third time I fasted for three days in Baiyun Temple and knelt down in front of the Buddha statue for three days.
It is true that sincerity leads to success. Liu Yushi’s wife moved Guanyin. Shortly after returning for the third time, Liu Yushi’s first wife became pregnant. Although the son was born half a month prematurely, his body and bones are no worse than those of other full-term children. On the contrary, he is very strong.
Through this, Liu Yushi became connected with Baiyun Temple. Liu Yushi was a frequent visitor to Baiyun Temple and could be regarded as a "lay scholar" of Baiyun Temple.
Liu Yushi’s wife also often came to Baiyun Temple to offer incense and fulfill her wishes to bless her children.
Last month, Liu Yushi's wife was pregnant again.
This time, Liu Yushi came to Baiyun Temple to fulfill his wish.
Sitting next to Liu Yushi is an official and a supervisory censor named Wang Dongfang. His reputation is not as good as that of Liu Yushi, but his personal connections are no less than those of Liu Yushi. The two of them are together As an official in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, I have a good relationship. I often sing poems, drink, sing, and share my name with you when you impeach someone.
The remaining four are all monks. Sitting opposite Liu Yushi is the abbot of Baiyun Temple. Sitting next to the abbot of Baiyun Temple is Master Manjusri, an eminent monk who came to Baiyun Temple to conduct a Buddhist ceremony. , the other two are deacons of Baiyun Temple.
"Hahaha, Master Manjusri's sign saying 'Zhu Ping'an and dogs are not allowed!' is a good moral statement." Liu Yushi stroked his beard and said with a smile, "I'm sorry for Zhu Ping'an's blasphemy. "Buddha, this is the only way for people who are always shouting about beating and killing."
"Amitabha, if I don't go to hell, who will go to hell? I just didn't expect to implicate Baiyungui Temple, which made the poor monk feel quite uneasy." The eminent monk Manjusri recited the Buddha's name, clasped his hands, and said to Baiyun with an apologetic expression on his face. The temple abbot said.
"Bodhi has no tree, and the mirror is not a stand. There is nothing in the first place, so where is the dust? The door is not there, and the filth is not there. Why should the master be obsessed with this." Baiyun Temple The presiding abbot smiled slightly.
"That's good, that's good. It's the poor monk who has taken the form." The eminent monk Master Manjusri pinched the Buddha's seal with his hand and nodded with a smile.
“Abbott, Master, your Dharma is profound, but we can’t bear this anger. It’s in vain that Zhu Ping’an is still a scholar. He is lax at home and has no shame. He actually let a Taoist woman come forward and instruct the domestic slaves. He came to our Buddhist holy place and acted wildly. Not only did he smash the temple door, but he also painted some obscene words on the temple walls and the main hall to insult our temple. "
A deacon of Baiyun Temple sitting at the bottom said indignantly.
"That is, Zhu Pingan bullies others by relying on his official authority to bully us powerless monks and insult our Buddha." Another deacon of Baiyun Temple was also indignant. (End of this chapter)