Chapter 72 (1/2)
Above the main hall, under the solemn and kind-hearted Golden Buddha, several old monks with white hair and beard lowered their heads and eyes, silent, and the atmosphere was very depressed.
In front of them, there were a few things, a bent Zen stick, a broken ring knife, half a broken copper bowl, an iron lotus seed, the removed door panel, and a few insignificant things.
Half a ring, there was a hurried sound of footsteps outside the hall. Several eminent monks of the xuanzi generation came quickly. With their hands folded, they met the abbot and several heads, and said in a deep voice: ”the abbot called me so quickly, but what happened?”
Xuanci turned to the first Xuanji master of the commandment academy and said, ”junior brother Xuanji, please tell some junior brothers why.”
Xuanji replied, ”yes.” he took two steps forward. He was in charge of the discipline. He was always selfless. When the monks of the temple saw him, they were all afraid of him. What they said was more important. He said in a loud voice, ”I don't know if several younger martial brothers remember. The imperial court sent someone to inform Shaolin that we should restrain the monks, strictly investigate the discipline and be subject to 36 martial arts orders.”
Xuanyin bowed and said, ”the imperial court strictly investigated the lawlessness, but it happened.”
Xuanji sighed: ”before that, Zen master Zhiguang sent a letter to the abbot and told him a very urgent matter. The imperial court suspected that someone in Shaolin was colluding with Murong, the remaining evil of Xianbei, in order to provoke the Liao Song war. Chen ang, the governor of the forbidden martial arts hall, entrusted by the emperor, will go to Shaolin for a while on May 15. At that time, most of the famous Wulin guests in the world will come to Shaolin to witness.”
The monks were all silent when they heard the speech. Only Xuanyin sighed: ”we were deceived, too. We just need to make it clear to the imperial court. Alas! First, the Tianzhu monk and some great virtues of Wutai Mountain asked us about the theft of boluoxing Sutra, and the forbidden martial arts hall came to investigate the case of Yanmen pass. Shaolin is not fair!”
Master Xuanji picked up the Zen staff before he got up and said, ”not only that! Do you know Xugu?”
”But the one who broke the lust commandment and became a layman disciple, commonly known as Zhang lie?” master xuandu frowned.
”It's him. He also earned a family fortune in the laity. He was originally a true disciple of Shaolin. He practiced martial arts diligently. He was the first one in the Dharma hall. He even got the consent of junior brother Xuannan and learned some true meaning of breaking the ring sabre. Unfortunately, he had six unclean roots. He went to the outside door and had some prestige in the Wulin.” master Xuanji sighed.
”Evil!” Xuannan closed his hands and sighed, closing his eyes.
Xuanyin hesitated and said, ”it is said that liumen found out that he secretly killed his father-in-law's family and forced his wife to die. Huanghuang actually occupied their family property. At the same time, there were many lawless people. He used his martial arts to eradicate the local big families and made so much money. After hearing this, the abbot immediately sent senior brother Xuannan to clean up the door.”
Xuannan said bitterly, ”that day, I heard that Qiao Feng was bad for our temple, so I left to investigate and asked younger martial brother xuansu to take the traitor for me. I didn't dare not follow. Who knows, younger martial brother xuansu has a hot temper and clashed with the master who went to the forbidden martial arts hall to catch the criminal.”
”Younger martial brother xuansu is also famous for Shaolin for thousands of years. It's just that the forbidden martial arts hall catches my Shaolin disciples. It's just that they have to expose their crimes to the public. I think the people are ignorant and know that Shaolin has such scum. What will they think of me Shaolin? Younger martial brother xuansu just wants to take the traitor and hand him over to the discipline court, but......” Xuannan hesitated.
”What's the matter?” the angry Xuanshi asked.
”However, the forbidden martial arts hall refused. It wanted to punish the man, put him on trial in the local court, compensate the victim for all his family wealth, and confiscate the rest. The Dragon Guard of the forbidden martial arts hall even ridiculed that Shaolin was like a dove eating rotten food, and the people's fat and cream were all used by Shaolin. Another way was that Shaolin cleaned up the rotten things under the door, swallowed the property in Shaolin, and so on. Xuansu was angry for a moment, and there was a conflict 。”
”Nonsense!” Xuanshi stood up and said angrily, ”those ill gotten gains are also used by Shaolin to help the poor. What's the use of our monks?”
Master Xuanji took the words and said, ”junior brother xuansu thought so. He didn't agree with the Dragon Guard and had a big fight. Even Xu Gu didn't take the opportunity to escape, but came forward to help.”
Xuan: ”the evil conscience has not disappeared.” other monks also nodded one after another, feeling that although Xugu deserved to die, there is a trace of true knowledge that has not disappeared.
”Younger martial brother xuansu's ordinary staff technique is dignified and tight, and the empty and solid ring breaking knife is also extremely fierce. But...” Xuanji raised his Zen staff and ring knife and motioned, ”look.”
The copper Zen staff with thick bowl mouth is hard and heavy, but a clear fingerprint is impressively on the, deeply trapped in the copper staff, three inches deep, as if poured out. On the cold and snowy ring knife, a thumb print is clearly visible at the fold.
The monks gasped and Xuanji asked, ”younger martial brother xuanashamed, can your strong Vajra finger press a fingerprint on this refined steel? Younger martial brother xuanashamed, can your strong Vajra palm burn a fingerprint on the copper staff?”