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Chapter 272 Master Zhishen
Master Fajing finished speaking.

Everyone present nodded their heads. This matter is not a secret. The origin of the Zen battle is basically known to everyone.

After Master Zhiqing finished listening, he finally raised his head to look at Master Fajing: "Master Fajing, I don't care whether what happened back then is true or not. After all, time has changed, and future generations will not comment on it!"

"Good~!"

Hearing this, Fajing looked at Zhiqing with a smile, "I don't care whether it's true or not, but this kapok cassock can't be faked! Now, this sacred object is in my Nanzong's hands. This... You Zhiqing can't deny it!"

Slightly stagnated!
Master Zhiqing recited the Buddha's name several times in a low voice. After a battle between heaven and man, he still dared not deny the authenticity of this Zen sacred object, the kapok cassock!
He nodded stiffly: "Yes, this kapok cassock is indeed in your Nanzong's hands now!"

After speaking, Miaozhen and Fajing looked at each other and smiled.

I don't know.

After the master Zhiqing admitted the authenticity of the kapok cassock, he changed the subject: "But... how can it be said that this kapok cassock was passed down from generation to generation in your Southern sect, and not obtained by arbitrariness?"

This is what it says!

If it is really like what Master Zhiqing said, then the legitimacy of Nanzong is completely gone!

There is no legitimacy in the stolen things!

heard.

Master Fajing raised his brows, with a trace of anger on his face, and a suffocating aura rose up on his own, staring at Master Zhiqing who had an indifferent expression!

He didn't expect that Zhiqing would be so shameless and even doubt the origin of the kapok cassock!

How dare you say that in front of him, isn't it courting death?
And with Fa Jing getting angry.

Everyone on the scene was shocked, only feeling that it was difficult to breathe, and it seemed that they would receive a fatal blow at any time!
Immediately.

Everyone became more cautious, for fear that they would be targeted by Fajing and suffer disaster.

This is the majesty of a congenital master, and it is absolutely difficult for those who are not congenital masters to resist in a fit of anger.

Only Master Zhiqing, who had planned for the worst, looked calm and seemed unaffected.

See here.

Fang Yang frowned, and the true energy in his body circulated, instantly calming down the irritable free energy aroused by Fajing's anger, making everyone lighten up, without the feeling of suffocation!
This was at the Hengshan head succession ceremony. Fang Yang, who insisted that nothing happen, could not allow Fa Jing to continue.

then.

The heads of the sects who breathed a sigh of relief all looked at Fang Yang gratefully.

If Fang Yang didn't make a move, then everyone who persisted under the coercion of Master Fajing Xiantian would definitely be ugly, and with so many disciples in the audience watching, how could they be in charge of the sect in the future!

After Miaozhen sensed Fang Yang's attack, he glanced at Fang Yang, and then said to Fajing: "Junior Brother Fajing, calm down!"

heard.

Fajing immediately restrained the anger on his face, turned around, and bowed slightly to Fang Yang: "Fajing lost his composure just now, I hope Mr. Fang will forgive me!"

"nothing!"

Seeing this, Fang Yang waved his hand.

"Thank you Mr. Fang!"

After thanking Fajing, who had calmed down, she looked at Zhiqing, "Unexpectedly, as the abbot of Shaolin, Zhiqingni could even say such words. This is a great disrespect to the holy things!"

The voice fell.

Master Zhiqing smiled: "This is not because I have disrespect for the sacred objects, but because I am suspicious of your Southern Sect's method of obtaining the sacred objects!"

As he said that, Master Zhiqing shook his head, and said slowly: "Your Nanzong has always said that the fifth patriarch Hongren passed on the mantle to Master Huineng, but who saw this matter back then? These are just your Nanzong It's just a family opinion, otherwise, when the North and South were fighting, why didn't your Southern Sect take out the kapok cassock to end the North-South dispute?
Now, thousands of years have passed, and your Southern Sect suddenly took out a sacred object in public in order to claim orthodoxy!But this can't help but make the old man suspect that it is because your Nanzong suddenly got the kapok cassock for some unknown reason, which boosted your Nanzong's ambitions, and wanted to turn black and white, saying that your Nanzong is the Zen orthodox! "

As soon as this word comes out.

Everyone was stunned. They didn't expect Master Zhiqing to be able to stay calm when faced with the kapok cassock, a holy object of Zen Buddhism. He came up with a set of excuses for the Northern School so quickly, denying the orthodox status of the Southern School!
If Nanzong cannot explain this clearly, then even if Nanzong has this sacred object, it still cannot prove that it is orthodox. This matter is still doubtful!
because……

Although everyone knew in their hearts that Master Zhiqing was making sophistry, what he said also made sense. If the kapok cassock had always been in the Southern Sect, why didn't your Southern Sect take it out sooner?
End this battle of legitimacy as soon as possible!
This is a huge doubt.

heard.

Miaozhen glanced at Master Zhiqing on the opposite side, and frowned greatly. Zhiqing actually knew the key point, but he was just pretending to be stupid!
Looking at Zhiqing again, although he looks calm on the surface, he is secretly happy in his heart. He is asking this question knowingly.

Anyway, Beizong has already stolen the orthodox position of Zen Buddhism. Now that Miaozhen and Fajing are going to take back the orthodox status of Zen Buddhism in front of the heroes of the world, he will continue to pose problems for Miaozhen and the two. Get confused and refuse to admit it!

The two of them, called Miaozhen, came up empty-handed!

And Miaozhen looked at Zhiqing for a while, and basically guessed his thoughts.

smile.

Since they dared to take out the kapok cassock in front of the heroes of the world today, they were naturally well prepared.

Therefore.

Miaozhen said slowly: "You Zhiqing naturally knows about this matter, but since you said it in front of the heroes of the world today, then I will not hide it, and I will directly reveal it today!"

As he said this, Miaozhen glanced at the leaders of the various sects surrounding him and said, "Back then, the kapok cassock was passed on to the Sixth Patriarch Huineng. Because it was passed down at night, it was distorted by some people with ill intentions, causing internal damage within the Zen sect. They were divided and wanted to seize the kapok cassock.

At that time, the Queen was in charge of the genius, and the Queen also believed in me, the Buddha. Therefore, the Queen couldn't bear to see me, the Zen Sect, fighting over Kapok cassocks, and the blood flowed like a river!
He took the Kapok cassock from the hands of the Sixth Patriarch Huineng and brought it into the palace to worship him to stop the dispute. He also invited the ten disciples of the Fifth Patriarch Hongren to enter the palace to worship him. At that time, one of the ten disciples was Master Zhishen.

Master Zhishen became a monk at the age of 13. He first studied sutras from Master Xuanzang, and later became a disciple of Hongren, the fifth patriarch of Feng Maoshan. Therefore, he has a high Buddha nature and a strong understanding.

Once, the empress summoned ten disciples in the palace to ask about Buddhism.

The queen said: "Dear monks, do you still have the seven emotions and six desires?" '

As soon as this remark came out, most of the other eminent monks answered very mysteriously, but Master Zhishen said: "There is desire in life, and there is no desire in death!" 'It means that people still have desires while they are still alive, and I still have desires!
As for Master Zhishen's answer, Empress Longyan Dayue thought that Master Zhishen was a real virtuous and eminent monk, so she bestowed the kapok cassock on Master Zhishen! "

Speaking of which.

Miaozhen stopped talking and paused!

Master Fajing continued: "Master Zhishen got the kapok cassock by accident, and he was worried that it would attract wind in the capital. Therefore, he asked him to go back to his hometown on the grounds that he was old and homesick. He took his disciples and the kapok cassock and quietly returned to Zizhou, Xichuan Ningguo Temple!"

As he said that, Master Fajing glanced at Zhiqing who was opposite him, and smiled: "You must know everything I said just now, Zhiqing, and your Beizong, I am afraid that you have gone to Ningguo Temple to find Master Zhishen and Mu Mian more than once. cassock, but they have been returning in vain, I wonder if what the old monk said is right?"

Done.

He stared at Master Zhiqing, and everyone present also looked at Master Zhiqing!
I see.

Hearing what Fajing said, Master Zhiqing tried his best to conceal it, but the expression on his face still betrayed him, proving that what Master Fajing said was true!

And see this.

Fajing smiled, without asking Zhiqing for an answer, and in the eyes of everyone, he continued: "Beizong went to Ningguo Temple to look for kapok cassocks, and my Southern sect, as the original owner of kapok cassocks, why didn't I go?

But the result was the same as the Beizong, nothing was found. Not only did he not see Kapok Kasaya's face, even Master Zhishen was not in Ningguo Temple!

In fact, talking about Ningguo Temple is just a fake news released by Master Zhishen!
In this regard, my Southern Sect is not as powerful as the Northern Sect. After thinking that I have completely suppressed my Southern Sect, I gave up looking for it. Over the years, we have been looking for Master Zhishen and Kapok cassock!But I don't know..."

Speaking of this, Master Fajing gave a wry smile, sighed and shook his head.

See here.

Fang Yang glanced at the kapok cassock on the table of the Eight Immortals, frowned, and said to Fajing: "Master Fajing, haven't you found the kapok cassock? This proves that your years of hard work have not been in vain, but why are you shaking your head and sighing?"

heard.

Master Fajing looked at Fang Yang and heaved a long sigh: "What I am sighing is that my Nanzong has been looking in the wrong direction for many years. I have been inquiring about the location of Master Zhishen, but I don't know that this kapok cassock has always been in my place. The ancestral court of the Southern Sect is enshrined! This is really a great irony!"

"Oh~!"

Hearing this, Mo Xiaobei, who was standing next to Fang Yang, couldn't help but say after hearing everything, "Master Fajing, didn't the kapok cassock be taken away by Master Zhishen? Why are you back in the ancestral court of the Southern Sect?"

Hmm~?

heard.

Fajing looked down at Mo Xiaobei who was puzzled, smiled, and gave Mo Xiaobei the face of the head of Hengshan, and gave her a slight salute: "This matter is a long story, and we have to go back to the time when six Zu Huineng, who left Feng Maoshan overnight after teaching the Dharma and conferring clothes!"

As he said that, Fajing stepped forward, carefully put away the kapok cassock, and said slowly: "At the beginning, on the suggestion of the fifth patriarch Hongren, the sixth patriarch Huineng left Feng Maoshan overnight and headed to the south to avoid being caught by some evil-minded people." Humans!
Unexpectedly, when the Sixth Patriarch Huineng crossed the Yangtze River and went to Jiujiangyi and headed to the south, someone chased him all the way. When the Sixth Patriarch Huineng reached Dayu Chengling, he was overtaken by Master Zhishen.

At that time, the Sixth Patriarch Huineng was already broad-minded and did not care about worldly things, so he handed the kapok cassock to Master Zhishen. Unexpectedly, Master Zhishen refused, saying that he was not here for the kapok cassock. .

The reason why he came after the sixth patriarch Huineng was to protect the sixth patriarch Huineng on the one hand; on the other hand, he devoted himself to studying Buddhism because he wanted to know what kind of Dharma the fifth patriarch Hongren passed on!
Presumably everyone here knows that one method is hard to find, and often they have practiced it for many years, and it is better for the master to mention it.

Therefore, Master Zhishen, who is dedicated to the Buddha, came after the Sixth Patriarch Huineng!

After the Sixth Patriarch Huineng knew the purpose of Master Zhishen's visit, he did not hide anything, and taught Master Zhishen the Dharma taught by the Fifth Patriarch!
After teaching the Dharma, Master Zhishen is a disciple of the Fifth Patriarch Hongren, but from then on he regards himself as a disciple of the Sixth Patriarch Huineng! "

Master Fa Jing said this.

Fang Yang smiled. He basically understood why the kapok cassock appeared in the ancestral court of Nanzong after Master Zhishen took it away!

But this is still his own guess and needs to be confirmed.

Think about it.

Fang Yang looked at Master Fajing, and asked, "Is it because Master Zhishen got the kapok cassock from the Queen by chance, and he let out the wind, saying that he was going to Ningguo Temple. But in fact, he went to see the Sixth Patriarch Huineng, returned the kapok cassock to the original owner, and returned it to the sixth patriarch Huineng?"

"Not bad!"

Hearing this, Miaozhen on the side nodded.

"but……"

Looking at Miaozhen, Fang Yang frowned, "Since the kapok cassock has always been in Nanzong's hands, why do you keep looking around for traces of kapok cassock and Master Zhishen without knowing it?"

The voice fell.

Everyone was taken aback, yes!

why?

With doubts, everyone looked at Master Miaozhen!
(End of this chapter)