Great Wei Nengchen

Xiao Xuan had an innocent face, this time he and Da Qiao pretended to be mother and son when they came out for a private visit, they couldn't be their own mothers, right?

What's more, I heard from the servants that this beautiful lady will sooner or later become a member of the Marquis of Wuchou, and she called her aunt, but it was just in advance, and the father behind him didn't object, and instead had a snickering look on her face!

Da Qiao was ashamed and annoyed, her face was as red as a cloud, and she added infinite charm. The dandies were all dumbfounded, and some even drooled, and then backed away in unison, forcibly turning their heads away, even daring to offend in the slightest.

If Da Qiao had six-point beauty, they would come over to tease her, and if he had seven-point beauty, they would do everything possible to get it, even spending a lot of money; I didn't expect this lady to be very pretty, but people dare not approach her!

The dudes are not fools, they know the truth that 'a famous flower has an owner, and its owner must be strong'. Those who can have such a stunning beauty must be a high-ranking existence, at least an official above the prefect, or even an important court official. How dare they provoke them easily? Woolen cloth?

What's more, the little boy took care of the beauty to see his aunt, indicating that she was just a concubine. How dare such an alluring beauty be only a concubine? How powerful should her man be?

"The mountain road is rough and difficult, this lady should be careful, why don't we go together, so that we can take care of each other!"

"Madam has a dignified appearance. I don't know which mansion it is from. What is your husband's official position?"

"Well, my husband is a general, and he often fights outside..."

The dandies scattered away, and the famous ladies and ladies came closer, all with flattering smiles, wanting to follow the clues and make friends with the big shots behind them!

Mrs. Da Qiao responded vaguely, but the more she said it, the more embarrassing she became. You can't say that you are a widow. Once you find out that the famous flower has no owner, the dudes will come and pester you, which will cause a lot of trouble!

The great reputation of the little overlord has gradually faded away, and as a woman, a beautiful young woman, without a strong man to rely on, her life must be very miserable, but what is her status in Wuchouhou's mansion?

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Half an hour later, everyone came to the top of the mountain. First, they saw three mountain gates, which were repaired from huge white stones, symbolizing Buddhism's empty gate, Wuxiang gate, and Wuzuo gate. They are collectively called the "Three Liberation Gates!" '

There are four characters in the middle of the gate, all several feet in size, painted with thick gold paint: "Tianyin Ancient Temple", and on the stone pillars on both sides, there is also a couplet engraved:

There is no birth and no death, and it has gone through thousands of kalpas and is not ancient!

Looming and indistinct, far away from Baifu and always present!

"Boom!—Boom! Boom!"

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After entering the mountain gate, there are bells and drums facing each other on the second floor. More than a dozen young monks are beating the big bronze bell.

Seeing the cloud of pilgrims today, the little novice monks knocked even more vigorously. From their point of view, it was not individual pilgrims who entered the mountain gate, but gold ingots!

Going forward is the Hall of Heavenly Kings, where Maitreya Bodhisattva is enshrined in the center, and on the left and right sides are four heavenly kings: Mo Liqing holds the Qingfeng Sword in his hand, Mo Lihong holds a jade pipa in his arms, Mo Lihai holds a Hunyuan Umbrella, and Mo Lihai holds a flower in his hand. The fox minks are tall and mighty, with hideous expressions!

After that is the Daxiong Hall, which enshrines the three Bodhisattvas of Burning Lamp Buddha, Sakyamuni Buddha, Maitreya Buddha, Manjusri, Samantabhadra, Avalokitesvara, and eighteen Arhats...all of them are tall, solemn and solemn, making people have the urge to bow their heads and worship !

Good men and faithful women listen sincerely, listen to and recite the Sutra of Cause and Effect of the Three Times,

The cause and effect of the third life is not trivial, the truth of the Buddha's words is not light,

What is the reason for being an official in this life? In the previous life, the golden body of the Buddha

In the previous life, I came to accept it in this life, and I prayed to the Buddha in purple robes and jade belts,

Gold dresses the Buddha to dress himself, covers the Tathagata to cover himself,

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Dozens of great monks in cassocks are reciting scriptures in the main hall, each of them is full of confidence and their voices are loud. They are reciting the "Three Worlds of Karma Sutra". The meaning of giving!

Majestic halls, solemn Buddha statues, loud Sanskrit singing... Under such an environment, even the most stingy people will spend a lot of money to worship the Buddha for blessings!

Next, the pilgrims stepped forward one by one, some begging for children, some for peace, and some for promotion and fortune. Da Qiao and the little queen also passed by, kneeling in front of Guanyin Bodhisattva, and I don’t know what wishes they made!

Xiao Xuan, Deng Ai, and Hao Zhao were unmoved. Xiao's children and disciples are all Taoist descendants, so naturally they would not kneel down to worship the Buddha, but the incense money was not short, and they threw a lot of it...

In front of each Buddha statue, there was a bronze tripod for giving, which was quickly filled with copper coins, silver ingots, gold nuggets... and all kinds of hairpin jewelry, jewelry and jade!

"Amitabha Buddha -- all benefactors are kind-hearted, and the Buddha will definitely bless you. This life will bring you blessings and longevity, and your descendants will be full, and you will be rich and noble in the next life, and you will enjoy longevity!"

After the alms was over, a Zhike monk came forward and led the pilgrims to play around, explaining the mysteries of boundless Buddhism, including money eyes, smashing turtles, wishing pools... and other things.

Probably in the eyes of the monks, money is an annoyance, and if you give the annoyance to the Buddha, you will naturally be freed from the soul. Letting the pilgrims leave without a penny is their greatest merit!

In the eyes of everyone, Tianyin Temple has an elegant environment, complete facilities, and warm and hospitable monks. It is a good place to rest, play, practice meditation and worship Buddha, but Xiao Yi only saw one word - money!

Xiao Yi walked all the way, secretly touched with his hands, the four heavenly kings, the third Buddha body, the eighteen arhats... and the statues of Bodhisattvas are all made of brass and pasted with a thick layer of gold leaf!

In addition to the big bronze bells, bronze drums, bronze bells, gongs, incense burners, candlesticks... In the entire Tianyin Temple, the bronze wares just seen are at least more than [-] catties, which is really a terrifying figure!

You know, during the Qin and Han Dynasties, copper was used as currency, and copper wares were equal to money. At that time, Chen Pingping made countermeasures, and Liu Bang bestowed [-] gold (that is, [-] catties of copper) at a time. Destroy Xiang Yu!

[-] catties of copper changed the direction of the war, so what great things could [-] catties do? Tianyin Temple is only medium-sized, but it is already so rich. How much wealth should the temples of the whole country have?

If you have money, you have food, and if you have food, you can gather troops. Once the monks stop reciting sutras, and instead care about state affairs, the emperor, the prime minister, the chief minister...no one can sleep soundly!

Chapter 1382 Shifting stars and changing battles, encountering Buddha and killing Buddha ([-])

After half a day of sightseeing, tired pilgrims can go to the meditation room to rest, where they will be served with high-quality tea, a sumptuous vegetarian meal, and Buddhist special vegetarian wine (the wine made from fruit has a very low alcohol content and is not easy to drink. intoxicating!)

Vegetarian food and vegetarian wine were prepared for distinguished guests, but servants did not receive such treatment. Xiao Yi only received four big steamed buns. While gnawing at random, he wandered east and west, and soon came to the back door of the temple...

When going up the mountain just now, the pilgrims took the avenue and entered Tianyin Temple through the gate, while the farmers took a detour and entered through the small gate at the back. If the former is heaven, the latter is... Ha ha!

"Today is the day to pay the rent. Who dares to be short-suffering and shoddy? Be careful that the Buddha will blame you, and your soul will fall into Abi Hell forever, and suffer the torture of climbing the mountain of knives and going into the oil pan!"

"Let's come first from Li's village. The eggs are smaller than the other, the pork is much thinner and less fat, and the red dates are full of worms. Is this to deceive the Buddha?"

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On the small road at the back gate of Tianyin Temple, farmers lined up in a long line, and the bamboo baskets they picked were full of grain, wild fruits, chickens, ducks, eggs, fresh meat...all of which were saved and handed over to the temple worship!

A few chubby monks sat at the door and were in charge of inspection and acceptance. They were no different from ordinary landlords collecting rent.

A basket of good jujubes, the monks drool over eating, but they insist that there are worms, so they can only be counted as half of the basket; there is also a copper bucket for harvesting grain, with a big mouth, a round belly, a deep bottom, and a thick inner wall. There is also a groove engraved, saying that the standard capacity is one bucket, but there is no three or four buckets of grain, so don't even think about filling it up!

According to the rules, farmers rented temple property and paid eight buckets of grain per mu (the average yield per mu in the Han Dynasty was more than two stones and three buckets, about 280 catties), which accounted for more than one-third of the harvest!

But the temples actually collected more than two-fifths, and some temples that lacked great virtue even received half, which was almost the same as the national land tax, and they had to be responsible for the seeds and farm tools!

(Caoying implements the farming system. When farmers plow the land, if they use their own cattle, they hand over half of the harvest, and if they use public cattle, they hand over six-tenths. The seeds and farm tools are all provided by the government!)

"Last year was plagued by drought and locusts, and the harvest in the field was really bad. These were saved between the teeth!"

"Several masters, please be kind, there is a good harvest this autumn, and you must pay a lot of respect to the temple and the masters!"

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There are policies on the top and countermeasures on the bottom. Farmers are saying good things while secretly stuffing things, or a string of copper coins, or a fat hen, and a few eggs again!