[Legend of the White Snake] Leifeng Pagoda

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Qiong Jun, should be called Li Yi, the newly enthroned Tang Xuanzong.

Recently, after this "mentally handicapped person" recognized by the capital came to the throne, his life was not as smooth as expected. His throne was surrounded by eunuchs Qiu Gongwu, Ma Yuanzhi and others, and he was also like a puppet. Being held by them, he hasn't given him time to get rid of these entanglements.

Not to mention that it was undoubtedly a huge blow to him when he encountered a nationwide flood within a few days of his ascension to the throne.

His large lands and mountains were submerged by floods, a large number of people died because of the floods, and those who lived were even worse, because their crops and food were all submerged in the water, and the whole world suddenly seemed to become a vast ocean. Directly engulf the great rivers and mountains.

At this time, Chang'an, which was also severely disturbed, was even more caught off guard by this sudden flood without warning.

Fortunately, Chang'an was only affected, and it was not serious, but the Jiangnan area was flooded. What's more, at a glance, there were corpses floating on the water, corpses piled up.

The more natural disasters are like this, the more the people need a belief, a reason for them to persevere.

And the emperor is no longer enough to be the reason, especially Li Yi is still being suspected by everyone, thinking that letting a fool become the emperor will be punished by the gods, and this difficult flood disaster is the premise of the punishment, so this makes people They need to find another one to believe in.

Qiu Gongwu and the others were also fooled when they encountered such a natural disaster that they couldn't even fool around. This flood even washed away many houses in the capital and killed many people.

The capital was already seriously injured, and under such circumstances, Li Yi had no choice but to explode, especially in this situation where he saw that the country was about to change hands, so he directly tore off his usual disguise and began to rectify the capital. .

It's just that there is only so much he can do. He is very clear about the importance of a spiritual leader, and he has already locked in this candidate.

Li Yi became a monk in his early years. In addition to avoiding the troubles of fighting for the throne, he also really liked him. Buddhism has undoubtedly had a profound influence on him.

Especially later, when Tang Wuzong abolished Buddhism, he traveled around and saw many heartbreaking scenes, which made him make up his mind to restore Buddhism.

And at this time, the opportunity also came. Li Yi held the news that just came in. The pagoda in Hangzhou West Lake had been completed, and the consecration ceremony would be three days later.

At that time, Zen Master Fahai should be born.

Just when Li Yi was already planning Fa Hai, Fa Hai followed Qing Ling back to Jinshan Temple.

On the one hand, it was because of the upcoming pagoda consecration ceremony prepared by Jinshan Temple, and on the other hand, it was naturally because Xu Xuan was there.

Due to Bai Suzhen's ascension, the original flood has begun to recede, and the whole world seems to have fallen into silence after experiencing this catastrophe, but in this silence, a new country has been established again.

Therefore, it is said that human beings are the most powerful nation, nothing more than this, strong resistance to suppression, and strong recovery ability are also reflected in this aspect.

Fortunately, Jinshan Temple is located on the mountain. Even if they cannot escape the earthquake, the flood is much less of a threat to them.

But as a Buddhist temple, it has become a mission to save the common people, especially in the face of such a disaster.

Originally, Jinshan Temple was only handling this matter in a low-key manner, comforting the victims and helping them, all of which were very low-key, fearing that the emperor would come and open fire on them again.

But when Li Yi's policy was announced, this problem was solved. Buddhist temples and Taoist temples in various places all began to rescue the victims and help them rebuild their homes. If you become a rope, you are afraid of being abandoned.

When Fahai and Qingling returned to Jinshan Temple, the people in Jinshan Temple were already in a hurry. They finally found Faxin in the chaos. They returned to Fahai's former residence on the mountain and started a new round of discussion.

Master Qiong Jun was Li Yi before, and Fa Hai still concealed his heart about the new emperor, and now he must also speak out.

And Faxin also showed some difficulty in accepting the huge amount of information.

"So, the emperor has now discovered that you are Zen Master Fahai, and is planning to restore your identity to save the common people?" Faxin never thought that the emperor would know about this matter. Wu Zong, didn't Fa Hai have to feign his death because of the act of destroying Buddha!

Who knew Fa Xin's words made Fa Hai shake his head, "No, not necessarily, he just guessed, he has no evidence yet, as long as the golden body in the cave is still there, no one can expose me, except myself Uncover it, but he will use my current identity, that is, Master Qi An's identity, to attribute all the miracles at the pagoda to me alone, and then use my reputation to drive the confidence of the people."

This candidate is very likely to be him. After all, Fa Hai is the most suitable candidate. He has been the abbot of Jinshan Temple. No matter whether he is really capable or not, he was able to fool those powerful people before, and he has been the abbot of Jinshan Temple for many years. His ability is there, so his ability is already suitable.

As for the sudden introduction of someone to serve as the so-called spiritual leader, there are other reasons besides ability.

Logically speaking, the identity of Faxin is actually more suitable. After all, the abbot of Jinshan Temple is more famous, but there is Anguo Temple, and the emperor still came out of Anguo Temple. Therefore, even though he has inextricable connections with Jinshan Temple, this candidate cannot be so direct. This is undoubtedly to create momentum for Jinshan Temple.

So Fa Xin has been ruled out. As for Fa Hai, no matter whether he has announced the name of his former abbot of Jinshan Temple or not, as long as he has the ability, the emperor will help him up if he wants to. Especially when something happens to the pagoda, he will be by his side. .

"Then junior brother, what are you going to do?" Fa Xin looked at Fa Hai, expecting his answer. Since Fa Hai can fake his death, it means that he is not a person greedy for power. This is also part of the reason why the emperor chose him. , but Faxin knew that it was precisely because of this that it was even more impossible for Fahai to obey the emperor's order.

Of course, from a selfish point of view, Fa Xin still hopes that Fa Hai will stand up. After all, he is really the best candidate. Besides him, who else can come out to win the hearts of the people at this time.

Fa Hai smiled when he heard the words, if he wanted to use him like this, Fa Hai was not the kind of person who would be used honestly.

"Don't worry, what I'm most afraid of is that the emperor will threaten me with Jinshan Temple. You must bite me to death. If you say that I am dead, then the emperor will have nothing to do with me."

As soon as these words came out, Fa Xin understood. It seemed that Fa Hai would not stay in Jinshan Temple any longer. Although Fa Hai had made up his mind, Fa Xin still wanted to persuade him.

"Tomorrow's pagoda consecration ceremony, I'm afraid I won't be able to attend. The emperor is most likely to arrest me there, so I can only handle it with you. With the pagoda, Jinshan Temple will be safe and sound." Fa Hai saw the third layer of the pagoda. The catastrophe has passed safely, and he is relieved in his heart. It seems that his catastrophe has been completely completed.

Faxin nodded, but still said politely: "Junior brother, it's okay to just watch from a distance. The emperor can't catch you. I'm still afraid that there will be an accident tomorrow at the opening ceremony of the pagoda, and junior brother, If you don't stand up, how will the people's hearts be gathered at this time?"

Fa Hai had guessed a long time ago that Fa Xin would persuade him in this way, but once he stood up, not to mention the continuous stream of responsibilities, which also violated his previous wish of feigning death to escape from ordinary things, Fa Hai would not from.

"Brother, don't worry about this matter, I have other plans."

Fa Hai's failure to stand up on his own doesn't mean that Fa Hai just ignores it. In the final analysis, Bai Suzhen made a fuss about it, and Fa Hai Qingling and the others contributed to it.

If they ignore it, they will also have feelings for them in the future, which is not good, so he and Qing Ling have already discussed a countermeasure, and they will look at tomorrow.

Fa Xin didn't think that Fa Hai would still play tricks, so he nodded. Now he can't do anything to restrain Fa Hai, Fa Hai can only figure it out.

"By the way, that scholar is still in the temple now, so I should ask my junior brother for help." When Fa Xin talked about this, he was very embarrassed. After Xu Xuan got rid of Bai Suzhen's scourge, he hid in the temple and did not willing to come out.

The beds in the temple are already tight now, so it is impossible to support Xu Xuan for nothing, and Xu Xuan is the kind of person who can't carry his shoulders or hands, which is really a headache.

In fact, aside from Fa Xin, Fa Hai was also planning to take Xu Xuan away. Since Bai Suzhen handed over Xu Xuan's disaster to Qing Ling, Qing Ling would do everything by herself to get rid of him and give Bai Su Zhen a satisfactory result.

So Fa Hai agreed very simply, nodded, and prepared to leave. Qingling was still waiting for him in the bamboo forest as before, and after seeing Fa Hai coming out, she also quickly came to his side. They held hands and walked down the stairs with the setting sun.

That night, in a hall in the capital, in the courtyard of the prime minister's mansion, a frail scholar was thrown there.

It was discovered in the middle of the night, and Xu Xuan was taken care of and settled down, when Xu Xuan was still wondering why the house was full of frail men.

The next day, he was locked in this hall and received training with other men. It wasn't until a few months later that he was taken out to receive guests and he really became a servant.

And he has always been conceited that he is full of poems and books, which also allows him to get in touch with some high-ranking officials and nobles, which becomes a means to serve people.

Until less than two years later, he, who already knew how to survive, entered the mansion of a sixth-rank minister with a sedan chair.

A few months later, he died of poisoning. He wrapped himself in a straw mat and hastily covered him up, ending his legendary life.