Daoist Abandoned Wisdom

From the frozen north, all the way to the south, the spring is getting stronger.They passed through Dunhuang, and then continued southward to Bogulu Town.Yuan Yao brought back Ben Yue and left behind the camel.Che Anxing also stayed in Bugulu, waiting for new guests to Dunhuang and Gaochang.

Back in Luoyang, it was already March in Yangchun, the peach blossoms bloomed late in the north, and two or three branches bloomed in the suburbs.Tao Xinian broke off a branch, sniffed it, and played with it in his hand.

"The peach blossoms on Qinglong Mountain must be blooming, but it's a pity that we can't go back." He handed the flower branches to Abo, and Abo put the peach blossoms in his newly made basket.

Yuan Yao said: "We are about to enter the city. If we return to our lives quickly, we can spend a few days and go back with Yujian, so we can still see it."

That's right, both of them have improved a lot, Yujian is much faster than riding a horse, and they will arrive in three days.

While talking, the north gate of Luoyang City was very close at hand. Su slowed down his driving and said, "General Yuan, the gate is almost here."

Yuan Yao took out his waist card, threw it to him, and said, "Show them this later, don't stop."

After the gatekeepers checked their badges, they quickly let them pass. The carriage drove all the way and stopped in front of the gate of King Jingzhao's mansion.Tao Xinian jumped out of the car, stretched his stiff waist, and said, "It's finally here!"

He looked around and saw that there was an additional pagoda under construction in the southeast. It should be four and a half stories high, and there was a tendency to build it upwards.The pagoda is very large, more than three times larger than the pagoda at the nearby White Horse Temple.

"Ayao, there is also a temple there?"

Yuan Yao also got out of the carriage, looked at the place Tao Xinian had mentioned, couldn't help frowning slightly, and said, "That's Yongning Temple. It's strange, I never heard the news last year that such a big pagoda was going to be built."

Su also scratched his hair and said, "The new emperor has only been enthroned for one year, why is he mobilizing so many people? There are enough Buddhist temples in Luoyang."

"Go ahead, everyone is tired."

Yuan Yao led the horse into the yard, followed by Abo, and bounced into the kitchen, saying, "Ah, I haven't been back for a few months, it's all dusty, and I need to clean it up."

Tao Xinian entered the house, opened the doors and windows of the sleeping rooms for ventilation, dusted off the quilt, and took it to the yard to dry in the sun.

Yuan Yao went out, ordered a table of food in a nearby restaurant, and made an appointment to deliver it within half an hour.Su also fed the horses, fetched several buckets of water, and then chopped firewood.

Tao Xinian put on a new mattress, took off his coat, and lay down.I didn't expect to be tired on the road, and even more tired when I came back. There are still a lot of chores to do, which is really terrible.

"Daoist, sweet-scented osmanthus honey is still edible, do you want a bite?"

Tao Xinian stood up and said, "When did you do it?"

"What kind of monk made it in August last year. This thing can be stored."

Tao Xinian remembered this incident, took the dry food and dipped some sweet-scented osmanthus honey in his mouth, relishing it.After only two mouthfuls, she heard a loud "en ang" at the door. Tao Xi Nian regained her spirits and went down to the ground to see that it was Yuan Yao who brought Hua Hua back.

This stinky donkey has not seen him for several months, but he is still so energetic.He ran over and patted the donkey's head, and Huahua greeted him a few times, and then walked to the stable on his own initiative.

Tao Xinian followed curiously, there were a few more horses besides Ben Yue in the stable, but Huahua stopped moving when she got to Ben Yue's side, En Ang En Ang screamed so loudly, Ben Yue didn't care at all it.

Tao Xinian said: "Ayao, tie this beast away from your Ben Yue, I don't think it has good intentions."

Yuan Yao said: "Ben Yue doesn't seem to hate it." After finishing speaking, he still tied Huahua a little farther away.

"After dinner, you can accompany me to Yongning Temple."

"Yongning Temple? What are you going to Yongning Temple to see the pagoda?"

"Look at my brother."

Only then did Tao Xinian know that Yuan Yao's elder brother became a monk in Yongning Temple.He hurriedly said: "Okay, but I... have been busy all the way, so I have to take a bath and change clothes? After all, it's the first time I see your family..."

Yuan Yao was amused by him, and said, "My elder brother has been a monk for many years, so I don't care about that."

"We... don't need to bring him anything in the past?"

"No, when I went to see him before, I always wanted to bring him something, but he didn't need it. To him, these things are a burden. If I want to bring it, I will bring him a box of tea. "

"Then go to Luoyang Dashi later, and pick up a box by the way." Tao Xinian walked back and called out to Abo, who was busy packing things in the kitchen, "Abo! Boil me water, I Take a bath!"

After eating, Tao Xinian took a shower in a hurry, and went out before his hair was completely dry. Yuan Yao worried, "I'm afraid you will have a migraine when you blow the wind."

Tao Xinian said to himself: "No, we are people who have cultivated, so how can we get sick so easily."

Yuan Yao recalled that since he met Tao Xinian, Tao Xinian had never been sick.However, he pays attention to his diet on weekdays, he doesn't drink raw water except well water, spring water and snow water, and he doesn't let himself freeze when it's cold. These are all actions that can avoid getting sick.

There are only two tea shops in the big city of Luoyang. Tao Xinian went to one of the larger ones, and it just opened in spring.Tao Xinian picked and picked for a while, reluctantly chose the best box, and left with Yuan Yao in his arms.Yongning Temple was getting closer and closer, and he was actually a little nervous.He is going to meet Yao's relatives. Will Ah Yao's elder brother look alike?What would you think of him?

Yuan Yao seemed to feel his mood, and said: "My brother won't say anything, and he might not even care who you are. We just went to see him, and ask about the pagoda by the way."

Tao Xinian relaxed, and was a little discouraged.In fact, he really wanted to let Ayao's elder brother know about it. After all, he had no relatives and no reason, and Ayao only had his elder brother as his closest relative.If it is approved by him, it is equivalent to the permission of the elders.With the permission of the elders, it is tantamount to being justified.

Yuan Yao stroked Tao Xinian's hair and found that it seemed to be dry, so he finally relaxed and said, "It's almost there, I'll go over and tell the gatekeeper later, it will take a while for my elder brother to come out to see us."

Tao Xinian looked at the temple that appeared in front of him, it was even more magnificent than the White Horse Temple.This Yongning Temple is a royal temple in the Northern Wei Dynasty. It occupies the largest area among the Buddhist temples in Luoyang City. It only receives princes and nobles on weekdays.Among the princes and nobles, if anyone wants to become a monk, most of them will practice in Yongning Buddhist Temple.

Yuan Yao went to knock on the door, Tao Xinian stood under a tree, looking up at the pagoda under construction.The pagoda has just been repaired to four and a half floors, and I don't know if it will be built to nine floors.Other temples also have pagodas, but generally speaking, the height of each floor is not too high.As for the pagoda in Yongning Temple, each floor is at least as high as one and a half floors of other pagodas, and it would be incredible to build up to nine floors.

A young monk came out of the door, understood the person Yuan Yao was looking for, and said to him: "Almsgiver, please wait a moment, Master Huiwu is in meditation, I will go to report, and come after a stick of incense."

Yuan Yao thanked the little monk, returned to Tao Xinian's side, and said, "Just wait for a while."

Tao Xinian looked at the pagoda and said, "Ayao, who do you think will build this pagoda?"

Yuan Yao paused, and said: "It should be the queen mother. I heard that she worships Buddhism very much. The saint is still young, so he doesn't understand these things yet."

"It will cost a lot of money to build such a pagoda."

"It should not be logical, and I don't know why the officials agreed. The late emperor once said that the number of monks should be controlled and the expenditure of the royal monastery should be reduced. If there are more monks, the tax of Wei will be reduced. If this continues, it is not a good thing."

While talking, the little monk opened the door and said, "Almsgiver, Master Huiwu is waiting for you two in the guest room."

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The author has something to say: This volume should be the last volume, and there will be a few extra episodes after the end.