Inside the High Wall [Quick Transmigration]

Swallows flew together and entered Xinghua Temple. Zheng Zhaowen borrowed an oil-paper umbrella from the monk and looked at the iron lion in front of the temple while holding the umbrella.

The iron lion is seven feet high and six feet long.It is covered in barrier mud, and the hair on its neck hangs down on its chest, giving it a majestic appearance.The huge lotus-patterned basin on its back and the faintly visible three characters of Lion King above its head all indicate its identity as the mount of Manjusri Bodhisattva.

Xinghua Temple worships Manjusri Bodhisattva.

When the monk saw him looking at the iron lion, he said under the eaves: "This was cast by the emperor of the Zhou Dynasty 500 years ago when he punished sinners during his Northern Expedition. There is also a Diamond Sutra engraved in the belly of the lion, which was used in Zhenzhou City."

In the 300 years of the Zhou Dynasty, only one emperor led troops to conquer the north. That emperor neither believed in Buddhism nor believed in Buddhism.How could such an emperor punish sinners to cast this iron lion?

Zheng Zhao looked at this iron lion. It has been guarding here for hundreds of years. It has been eroded by wind and rain. The monks in Xinghua Temple have changed countless times. Facing its morning clock and evening drum, he thought he knew it, but in fact he didn't know it.

Its origin has long been lost in the reflection of time.

The rain gradually stopped, Zheng Zhao put away the umbrella, the birds flew down to the monk's platform to peck, but the iron lion couldn't shake off the raindrops from his body.

"Cousin." Chun Niang came out from the corridor. She had been chatting with the monk when it was raining. At this time, she was full of laughter, and she probably knew the news she wanted.She walked up to him with a smile and said, "The monks said that there lived a female Taoist priest in the cave behind Monkey Mountain, but they haven't seen her for a long time. I want to go and see her."

"It just rained, and the mountain road is slippery." Zheng Zhao returned the umbrella to the monk. "I heard that the vegetarian restaurant in Xinghua Temple is good. Stay here for one night and go tomorrow."

Chun Niang said: "Okay, I'll go talk to Zhike Monk."

"The benefactor stay here." said the monk holding the umbrella, "Our temple has few guest rooms, most of which have been taken up by the Zhao family. In addition, the benefactor was originally living there, so there is only one room left, and there is already one room. The benefactor stayed."

Chun Niang smiled and said, "Little monk, do you really have no room? We need incense money."

The monk shook his head and said, "Monks don't lie, there is only one guest room in our temple."

Zheng Zhao looked at Chun Niang and said, "It's not too late for us to come back tomorrow."

"My cousin walked around me, I don't want to ride a horse anymore." Chun Niang blinked her eyes and walked to the monk, "Go and ask him, if he would like to live with us?"

The monk clasped his hands together and left helplessly.

Seeing him leave, Chun Niang said with emotion: "The Zhao family is so grand."

After the rain, the grass and trees were fresh and green. At this time, the sound of the evening bell suddenly came from the pavilion, and Zheng Zhao suddenly felt that it was not particularly bad to see the evening rain in front of the temple gate.

"Cousin, where are you going?" Chun Niang asked as she saw him walking towards the temple.

"Go and see the donkey." Zheng Zhao said.

The lion is dead, the donkey is alive, and the dead made of iron have spirit, and the stubborn donkey is even more spirited.

When Jinniang saw him leave without looking back, she wandered around the temple bored.The temple was full of honest monks, she talked with them for a while, and then she knew that the female Taoist priest was the successor of the Yunhe sect, and He Xiangu was her venerable.During the previous dynasty, which was the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Lotus Sect that led the rebellion was its secular branch. After this dynasty, the Lotus Sect disappeared without a trace, and its orthodox branch of Taoism only hid in Ma Liushan.

"I heard from the master abbot that when he was young, he saw a young woman wearing a Taoist robe in the back mountain. My senior brother saw her last month. That female Taoist priest seems to be immortal."

Chun Niang rubbed the little novice's head and said: "Maybe it's two people, none of you have seen her face up close, maybe it's the master and the apprentice."

The little novice avoided the hand touching his head familiarly, and said in a low voice: "If she doesn't go down the mountain, and no one goes up the mountain, how can there be an apprentice?"

"If they go down the mountain at night, why do you see them every time?" Chun Niang stood up and said, "Since you brothers always see her, it means that she is not a mountain spirit and a stone charm, and she has to come out for activities."

About the female Taoist priest, the monks knew about it, and Chun Niang also knew about it, so they chatted casually.As for the female Taoist priest who committed suicide, is it the one from the back mountain?We will know tomorrow.

"Benefactor, Donor Jiang agrees, and the monk will take you to the guest room." The monk with the umbrella came back and touched the little novice's head after speaking.

The little novice ran away covering his head, not even the grasshopper that Jiniang made up for him.

"Why do you always touch me!"

The monk holding the umbrella made palms together apologetically, then looked around and asked, "Where is the other benefactor?"

"Looking at the donkey." Chun Niang said.

"Ah?" The monk looked puzzled, and followed Chun Niang suspiciously, until he saw a young man in a green shirt sitting on a mossy rock watching the donkey eat grass, and realized that this was not a Zen riddle, but a literal meaning. He is looking at the donkey.

"Cousin?" Chun Niang walked up to him and called him.

Zheng Zhao didn't turn his head when he heard the words, but still looked at the donkey and said: "In the early days, there were no donkeys in the Central Plains, and the "Historical Records" also called it a strange animal. Only aristocratic families can afford donkeys, and imitating donkey braying is also very popular."

People all know that Bo Wanghou traveled far to Yi and traveled to the Western Regions, and envy him for his outstanding achievements in foreign countries, but they seldom notice that there were mules, donkeys and camels entering the fortress with their tails.What did these mules, donkeys and camels change in this land?Maybe nothing will change.

Jinniang didn't know why he suddenly mentioned the noble past of the donkey, so she just said: "The guest room is available, let's go."

Zheng Zhao smiled, got up and brushed off the dust on his clothes, looked at the donkey and said, "Brother donkey, see you tomorrow."

He had just walked two steps, and he was hungry, so he couldn't help but look back at the donkey grazing leisurely, ah, donkey meat is really delicious.The donkey felt a chill, stopped chewing grass, looked up at the three of them, then turned around and kicked Chun Niang.

"Ah!" Chun Niang sprained her foot before she could dodge, but fortunately Zheng Zhao gave her a hand.

"You dead donkey, sooner or later I'll chop you up for meat!" Chun Niang rubbed her feet and sat on the ground, pitifully looking at Zheng Zhao, "Cousin, this donkey doesn't fit me, go back and sell it."

Zheng Zhao glanced at the donkey who was huffing and snorting with anger and the mother who was whining and humming with anger, and didn't know who to feel guilty for, so he helped them up to smooth things over and said, "It's a Buddha's destiny to sprain your feet in the temple. The stone also sprained his ankle."

The monk heard the words and said with a straight face: "Amitabha."

Zheng Zhao rubbed his nose and decided not to speak and concentrate on walking.

The guest rooms of temples should actually be called laymen’s rooms, but those who come to offer incense are used to calling them guest rooms, and so do the monks.Anyway, it is the place where you can stay overnight after you come to burn incense and spend the incense money.

In the promenade of the ancient temple, the monk sent them to the guest room and said, "Benefactor Jiang is a gentleman from Xishan Academy. He is gentle and reasonable."

Zheng Zhaodao: "I just want to thank him."

"You don't have to thank me!" Before he finished speaking, a hearty laughter came from the room, and a man in his thirties came out stroking his beard, "Since we all come to see the Iron Lion, why not sleep in the same room at night? ? It’s an anecdote.”

With an accent, he should be from Jiangsu and Zhejiang.Xishan Academy is located in Wuxi. Traveling thousands of miles to Cangzhou to see the Iron Lion is definitely not something ordinary people can do.

Zheng Zhao said: "I'm bothering you, brother."

The man said with a smile: "If you have wine and meat, you don't count... Well, it's such a joy to have friends coming from afar."

Zheng Zhao and Chun Niang entered the door, the man glanced at Chun Niang, then avoided his eyes, and said to Zheng Zhao: "Please forgive me for being rude, this girl is here, I can only keep you out."

Chun Niang asked back: "Who is the girl?"

"I will never admit my mistake." The man cupped his hands towards Chunniang, "I have seen more girls than you have eaten."

"Hmph." Chun Niang snorted coldly, "I've seen more men than you have seen girls."

Don't compare it... The man frowned, what's the comparison?

Zheng Zhaodao: "It's getting late, and the mountain road is difficult to walk after the rain. My brother and sister can only stay in the temple, and then many rooms are full. Only this one has room. Please, brother..."

"Forget it, you guys stay here." Before Zheng Zhao finished speaking, the man agreed, "I'm not a person who sticks to etiquette, since this girl doesn't care, what else do I care about? Please come in!" He stretched out his hand to invite They go in.

"Thank you, brother." Zheng Zhao thanked him again.

Chun Niang walked in slowly, and whispered to herself: "They are all guests who come to stay overnight in the temple, and it is not his house. No matter how generous he is, he is obviously generous to others."

Zheng Zhao and the man were sitting by the desk, neither of them heard her words, they only exchanged names.

The man said: "Under Lu Yuncong, whose name is Youzhi, teaches in Xishan, sends students to Beijing for exams, and is now going back to the college along the canal. Hearing that Cangzhou Iron Lion got off the boat and came over to have a look, I don't know the name of brother Gao? "

Zheng Zhao said: "Zheng Zhao, the words are messed up..."

"Zheng Luanying!" He was interrupted in the middle of the sentence, Lu Yuncong stroked his palm and said, "You have a beautiful demeanor and a refined manner, I knew you were definitely not an unknown person when I saw you, but I didn't expect it to be Zheng Luanying. I heard that you have already become a Jinshi, why don't you be awarded an official by the Ministry of Officials in Beijing, but watch the Iron Lion in Cangzhou?"

Zheng Zhaodao: "Mr. Jiu became a Jinshi 12 years ago. Why didn't you become an official in the court and watch the Iron Lion in Cangzhou?"

"Okay, Zheng Luanying!" Lu Yuncong couldn't stop laughing when he heard this, Zheng Zhao smiled at him.

Chun Niang sat by the side and listened for a while, then felt drowsy, she patted her face lightly with her hands, trying to cheer up, but it was of no avail.

"The ancient name of the lion should be 狻猊. According to the "Mu Tianzi Biography", the famous beast can travel a thousand miles with its feet, and the 狻猊 wild horse can travel [-] miles. Today, there are many 狻猊 engraved on the incense burner. It is a fallacy to think that the five sons of the dragon."

"My opinion is different from Brother You's. The word "lion" should be in the Tucharian language. It comes from Manjusri Bodhisattva's mount Ziwang.

Forget it, I still have to fall asleep after listening to it, Chun Niang got up and helped them light the candles, then opened the door and left the guest room.

The mountain temple was quiet, and Jinniang walked to the guest houses on the other side of the temple. These guest houses were obviously much more exquisite than theirs.There are also a few night watch women at the door, who are secretly gambling.Chun Niang stooped to avoid the sight of the women, and walked into the guest house here, she even doubted that she didn't need to bend down.

This should be the place where the women of the Zhao family lived. I heard from the monks that they came to pray for blessings, but they didn't know why or whom they prayed for.

"Who!" Just thinking about these messes, Chun Niang suddenly heard a woman screaming, and looked up to see a girl of seventeen or eighteen who was staring at her, and continued to call for someone to come.

Chun Niang quickly covered her mouth and said, "Shh! Shut up!"

The woman grumbled and struggled, ignoring what Chun Niang said.

Jin Niang said: "You don't shut up, you will come here later, and see us alone and widowed together, do you want your reputation?"

How can you get married if your reputation is gone?Zhao Xiaofeng closed her mouth, blinked her eyes and looked at Chun Niang beggingly.

Chun Niang came in out of curiosity, she just wanted to have a look around, but she didn't expect to be seen by someone while she was in a daze.What did you slip away without sleeping in the middle of the night?Thinking about it, Chun Niang became angry, and glared at Zhao Xiaofeng.Zhao Xiaofeng was so frightened that tears rolled in her eyes, Chun Niang became even more impatient, and just led her to the side.Although she is a woman, she came in secretly after all, and the Zhao family is powerful, so there will definitely be troubles after she finds out, so it's better to get out as soon as possible.

As for this young lady, seeing her stern look, she cried in fright, and absolutely dare not tell what happened tonight.

Finally at the end of the corridor, Chun Niang was about to let go of her hand when she suddenly remembered the matter of praying, so she whispered in her ear: "I'll leave here, Miss Wang, why did you come to pray?" Let go of the hand that suppressed Zhao Xiaofeng.

Looking at the young man with red lips and white teeth blushing, Zhao Xiaofeng murmured: "My sister ran away from home and disappeared, let's pray for blessings."

The author has something to say: I thought about whether to spoil Chun Niang, but finally decided not to ヽ(≧Д≦)ノ

感谢在2020-02-1800:39:52~2020-02-1900:20:12期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

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