Chapter 41 The Opening Ceremony of the Fawang Temple
When people were waiting for the opening ceremony to begin, someone came in outside.
This time, a team of officers and soldiers opened the way, and there was a soft sedan chair in the team. The prefect of Zhengzhou Prefecture arrived.
The prefect of Zhengzhou was named Lu, named Lu Xuezhang. He was one of Guan Tianzhao's absolute confidants, so he was able to serve as the prefect of a province's capital. Guan Shanyue was very familiar with him. Even as soon as the sedan chair came in, Guan Shanyue told Huo Yuanzhen that Lu Xuezhang had arrived.
People made way for the prefect's sedan chair, and under the escort of the army, the sedan chair turned around and went back.
The monk from Daxiangguo Temple has arrived, and the prefect has arrived, and the key figures have arrived, and the time has been almost done. It is estimated that the consecration ceremony of Fawang Temple will begin soon.
The doors of the backyard and middle yard there were finally opened, and people flocked in, but they were consciously not close to the area where the sitting people were.
These ordinary people all know that on such days, those who can sit here are big shots, and they cannot get close to them at will.
Although the yard of Fawang Temple is not as perverted as the yard of Shaolin Temple, it is at least 100 meters long and wide, and it is quickly filled with people.
The process of entering the person lasted for nearly half an hour. It was almost time to consecrate, but the person stopped entering the person there, and there was really no place to pretend.
The gate of the courtyard is closed and the consecration ceremony is about to begin.
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In the open space in front of the Great Hall, which is about to be consecrated, there is a group of monks sitting cross-legged.
At this time, a great monk finally came out from behind. When Huo Yuanzhen saw it, he met an old acquaintance. It was the monk Li Xuan who he met while borrowing a loan a few days ago.
Under the command of Monk Li Xuan, a group of young monks from Fawang Temple began to play music, chimes, drums, wooden fish, cymbals and other instruments sounded at the same time. A large number of monks next to them recited the scriptures, and the sound was loud.
The sounds here were heard, and the people there stopped clamoring and looked inside.
The drums and music were heard, and everyone was watching. Monk Li Xuan was a little proud. Looking around, he suddenly saw two bald heads on the guest seat.
To be precise, he was a bald man, because Li Xuan did not know Guan Shanyue, and Guan Shanyue saw a long-haired old man in front of him. Now he was bald and had changed into a monk's robe. Unless he was a person who was particularly familiar with him, it would be difficult to recognize him.
Even if Li Xuan knew Guan Shanyue, he probably couldn't see it now. There was only one person in his eyes, Huo Yuanzhen.
"It's him, that's right. I recognize him even if I turn into ashes. I didn't expect that he would really dare to come to my Fawang Temple to watch the consecration ceremony, Shaolin's abbot's precept!"
Li Xuan stared at Huo Yuanzhen with his eyes tightly, and Huo Yuanzhen stared at him without fear.
Sometimes you have to show off the image of a monk in front of others, but there is no need to be in front of Li Xuan, a colleague. They are disliked by each other, and it is unnecessary to be polite.
Li Xuan seemed to be interested in saying something to Huo Yuanzhen, but there were so many people here, so it was inconvenient, and he was not sure about defeating Huo Yuanzhen with words.
In Li Xuan's heart, Huo Yuanzhen's deeds that could communicate with the Buddha must be fake. He could communicate with the Buddha and show miracles at will. He would go out and borrow a lot of money. He would just fall from the sky and finish a Shaolin Temple.
That's why Li Xuan has the confidence that building this Main Hall will definitely snatch the limelight from Shaolin Temple.
Huo Yuan really came, which surprised him. After thinking about it, he decided to report this to the abbot.
Before he could go back to report, the drums and music over there increased again, and a group of people walked out from behind.
People's eyes are all focused here.
Huo Yuanzhen is no exception.
There were three people walking in front, with monks in the middle and right, and an official on the left.
The official walking on the left was about forty years old and had a fair face, and seemed to be a scholar.
Guan Shanyue pointed and said to Huo Yuanzhen: "Senior Brother Abbot, this person is Zhengzhou Prefect Lu Xuezhang. He took the exam for Tanhua a few years ago and later came to Henan to work. This person is somewhat talented and was taken care of by Tianzhao. After Abashi was enthroned by the Jiedushi, he appointed this person as Zhengzhou Prefect."
Huo Yuanzhen nodded and pointed at the two monks again, "Where are these two?"
Guan Shanyue said: "The person on the right is the abbot of Fawang Temple, who is bad for Fawang. This old monk is average in his 70s and has not reached the late stage of the acquired world, and his achievements are limited."
Seeing that the old monk was the one who wrote an invitation to him, Huo Yuanzhen looked at it carefully.
He was wearing a big red cassock, with a slightly fat body and white beard on his forehead, but he was not as kind-hearted as a man.
After looking at it, Huo Yuanzhen said again: "Then I guess the one in the middle is Zen Master Lizhi from Daxiangguo Temple."
Guan Shanyue also looked at it: "I don't know this person either, but if you can walk in the middle, he must be the only one who has the qualifications. He looks a little wise."
Indeed, Zen Master Lizhi's appearance is much better than that of the Likong Dharma King, and is similar to the Taoist monks I watched in TV series before.
The King of Likong and Lu Xuezhang walked beside Zen Master Lizhi with a respectful expression.
According to the saying, Lu Xuezhang does not have to be too respectful to Zen Master Lizhi. Although Zen Master Lizhi has a noble status and does not have to give a great gift to the emperor, Lu Xuezhang is a man of the Jiedushi Guan Tianzhao, and his subordinates are never very respectful to the court.
The reason why he is so respectful may be because he also believes in Buddha and respects such masters instinctively.
Several people were about to walk to the table and chairs on the high platform in front, Li Xuan walked over quickly, whispered beside the negative crowd for a while, and then pointed at Huo Yuanzhen from time to time.
The dear Dharma King also looked at Huo Yuanzhen frequently, and then talked to Lu Xuezhang and Zen Master Lizhi for a few words, then walked to the high platform, and did not come to trouble Huo Yuanzhen.
With the seats of several main characters, the drums and music there also stopped.
Under the gaze of everyone, the abbot of Fawang Temple stood up.
"Amitabha!".
The bad news was very old, but his voice was quite loud. Standing on the platform, his voice was loud and he called the Buddha's name.
"Dear donors, today is the consecration ceremony of the Great Hall of the Miracle of My Fawang Temple. Thanks to the Buddha's love, the Temple of Merit from Heaven and the Fawang Temple will hold this temple fair in order to promote Buddhism and save all living beings. This temple will hold this temple fair so that all donors can pay attention to the miracles and share the merits."
There was not very warm applause below. Obviously, the impact of Shaolin Temple has not subsided. Among the people present, a considerable number of people believed that the miracles of Fawang Temple were not credible.
The negative news continued: "The miracles came and the four directions were shaking, but the miracles were given by the Buddha, and they were definitely not casual. Recently, rumors have spread in Shaoshi Mountain, and some small sects have also claimed to have obtained the miracles of Buddha. This is really ridiculous. In order to avoid this situation and avoid the people being deceived, the monk prayed to the Buddha day and night to get the miracles to come. Today, we will let you share the merits and make everyone wary, and not continue to be deceived by some sects with ulterior motives."
After the words of the King of Deko, some people below disagreed and shouted: "Abbot of Deko, we saw the miracles coming with our own eyes in Shaolin Temple. There was no pagoda the day before, and there was no mountain gate the next day, and there was also the next day. Moreover, the bell tower came, but many of our villagers saw it with their own eyes, which was absolutely unfair. How could it be said that it was fake?"
Before he could answer the negative answer, Li Xuan said: "This donor must be the young monk Yijie from Shaolin Temple who asked you to come. It's ridiculous. Some people believe this kind of thing. That Yijie is just a young boy who is not proficient in Buddhism. Even the days in Shaolin Temple are not going to be over. He had no choice but to go out to borrow money to live. In order to repay the loan, he came up with this method to deceive the people. The Buddha's miracle has never been heard of for thousands of years. How could it be easily descended to the mortal world? It's ridiculous!"
The people below were unhappy and shouted: "Then why did you say that your Great Hall is a miracle? We didn't see it coming. Maybe it was you who secretly built it."
Li Xuan's attack on Shaolin Temple has aroused many people's dissatisfaction, because there are indeed people who have witnessed the Shaolin miracle in their own eyes. In their hearts, Shaolin Temple is already a holy place, so how can they easily be slandered by the other party?
A rhetorical question made Li Xuan speechless and his face flushed.
Guan Shanyue looked at it happily below and said to Huo Yuanzhen: "Abbot, justice is in the hearts of the people!"
Huo Yuanzhen also smiled, "It's not true or false, they are not true. They are committing their own sins. After today, Fawang Temple will become history."
At this time, the old monk Li Zhi from Daxiangguo Temple stood up and said to the following: "Amitabha, I, Li Zhi from Daxiangguo Temple, I, can guarantee that the miracles of the Dharma King Temple are definitely true."
After saying this, the old monk Lizhi sat down, his eyes closed slightly, and he looked like an old monk entering into meditation.
The name Daxiangguo Temple is still very mysterious and unattainable to ordinary people.
Although many people believe that the miracles of Shaolin Temple are real, they dare not say that the miracles of Fawang Temple are fake. It is possible that both aspects are real.
Many people who still wanted to refute kept silent. After all, this old monk Lizhi seemed to be a little wise and his words should be credible.
Seeing that the old monk Li Zhi controlled the scene with one word, the King of Darkness was happy, but he did not dare to debate with the people for the time being, and instead said something to Li Xuan.
Li Xuan had been waiting for this time. After hearing the negative news, he immediately stood up and said to the following: "Today, the abbot of Shaolin Temple also came to our temple. The abbot of the abbot did not understand some things and wanted to ask the abbot of Yijie in person."
Following Li Xuan's gaze, everyone looked at each other and saw Huo Yuanzhen sitting in the guest seat.
"Can't wait," Huo Yuanzhen sneered in his heart, but still stood up and said to Li Xuan: "I don't know what Master Li Xuan has to ask this abbot. Just ask what you don't understand."
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Chapter completed!