The Great Wei Music Bureau

Chapter 151 Everyone has their own moves

Last time, we talked about Li Yi becoming the acting abbot of Jin'an Temple, and taking the four chief monks and five Dharma monks to the back mountain to find Jingchan's remains. Li Yi had promised Jingchan to help him settle the cause and effect, so why didn't he kill Jingan directly? Let's read on.

Late at night, in the woods outside the gate of Xuanshan Jin'an Temple, Qiu Xiong, the head of the Ghost Blade Hall of the Shura Hall, and Cai Xi Liu were looking at the noisy Jin'an Temple. Cai Xi Liu asked, "They actually hid in Jin'an Temple. This Jin'an Temple not only has a temple protection array, but also Buddha bone relics. I'm afraid this is trouble, right?"

Qiu Xiong smiled and said, "Don't worry, wait and see, maybe someone will carry their bodies out soon."

Cai Xiliu looked puzzled and asked, "Master Qiu, do you mean that Jin'an Temple cannot tolerate them? Or does it mean that there are people from our side in Jin'an Temple?"

Qiu Xiong smiled and said, "Both. Remember I told you that there are Buddhists in our Shura Palace? They are the big shots in Jin'an Temple! Let's wait and see."

The two waited for a while, watching the monks retreat and Jin'an Temple return to peace. Qiu Xiong asked in confusion, "What's going on? Why is there no more noise? Weren't the monks surrounding the hall just now, ready to fight? Why is there no movement all of a sudden?"

Cai Xiliu chimed in: "Could it be that it has been resolved?"

Qiu Xiong shook his head and said, "Impossible. That Venerable Miaoyin is very powerful. Even I would have some trouble. It is impossible to subdue him without any noise. Something must have happened!" After saying that, Qiu Xiong held a talisman in his hand and chanted a spell. The talisman burned on its own and turned into a wisp of green smoke that floated towards Jin'an Temple.

After a while, Jing'an, wearing a black robe, came to the forest and stood opposite Qiu Xiong and Cai Xiliu. Cai Xiliu was surprised and asked, "Master Jing'an is from our Shura Palace?"

Qiu Xiong laughed and said, "Master Jing'an is the head of Jifa Hall!"

Upon hearing this, Cai Xi Liu immediately bowed and said, "Liu Zan, the Cai Xi master of Youling Hall, greets Master Jing'an!"

Jing'an bowed and said, "Why are you looking for me so late?

Qiu Xiong asked, "Didn't the Master Miaoyin hide in Jin'an Temple? Why didn't you kill him?"

Jing'an sneered: "Kill him? Humph, even you can't kill him now!"

Qiu Xiong said contemptuously: "Why can't we kill this kid?"

Jing'an said with even more contempt: "Master Qiu, no matter how powerful your ghost blade is, it is just a refined Five Evil Beast. Do you think your Five Evil Beast can withstand the magic weapon Golden Pagoda of my master, the Pagoda-Bearing Arhat?"

Qiu Xiong was surprised and asked, "Golden Pagoda? Is it the treasure of the temple that you have been looking for but never found? How did it end up in the hands of that kid?"

Jing'an shook his head and said, "How would I know? Anyway, he is now the acting abbot of Jin'an Temple. He has demoted me to a wandering monk and I may be expelled from Jin'an Temple at any time."

Caixi Liu was embarrassed when he heard this, but Qiu Xiong saw that Jing'an's face was calm and smiled: "Oh? Then you are really miserable. It must be uncomfortable to be ridden on the head by a young boy and peed on, right? But why don't I see a trace of sadness on your face?"

Jing'an smiled and said, "Sad? There are amazing secrets under the Jin'an Temple, which a young boy like him cannot guess! By the way, how is the moving of the things in the warehouse going?"

Qiu Xiong replied: "According to what you said, except for those on the surface, everything in the box has been emptied!"

Jing'an smiled and said, "Great! All the valuable things have been moved away, and only an empty shell is left. I have nothing to be sad about. I was just worrying about how to continue the performance. Now it's good. I don't have to perform anymore, and I can add fuel to the fire! Master Qiu, please do me a favor and give a message to the sponsors of Jin'an Temple, so that they can come and see the treasures they have deposited in the temple!"

Qiu Xiong smiled and said, "Oh? I can do you a favor, but if those people start making trouble, I'm afraid you won't be able to protect Jin'an Temple. What good will this do you?"

Jing'an smiled and said, "Then you don't have to worry about it! Besides, if Jin'an Temple is gone, I can open another temple. It's just a piece of cake."

Qiu Xiong shook his head and said, "Are you addicted to being a monk? It would be great if you could return to secular life and become a hall master!"

Jing'an waved his hand and said, "I have cultivated all my skills through practicing Buddhism. I cannot become a monk without practicing Buddhism. Besides, I am used to the life in the temple. It would be hard for me to return to secular life! Even if I don't open a temple, how can I make money for Shura Palace?"

Qiu Xiong nodded and said, "Yes, if it weren't for Master Jing'an, we wouldn't know what to eat or wear! Hahahaha!"

Jing'an bowed and said, "Well, I will go back and wait to see his joke. Farewell, my two benefactors!"

On the other side, beside the stone wall on the back mountain top, the four hall chiefs and the five Dharma monks calmed down and came to Li Yi to pay their respects, expressing their willingness to follow his arrangements. Li Yi looked at the four hall chiefs and the five Dharma monks in front of him:

Chang Tong from Jingyi Hall is Jingchan's senior brother. He is over seventy years old and is responsible for preaching Buddhist scriptures. He is the most prestigious elder in the temple.

The Changjing of Jingta Hall is responsible for the management of monks and miscellaneous matters throughout the temple, which is equivalent to a logistics supervisor.

Chang Ming of Gongde Hall was responsible for safekeeping of the property deposited in the temple by the big families, and for matters such as incense offerings and loans.

Chang Yi of the Discipline Hall is responsible for supervising everything in the temple.

The Five Dharma Monks are the strongest force in Jin'an Temple and are responsible for the security of the entire temple.

Li Yi sighed and said, "I don't care whether you were bewitched by Jing'an or you were corrupted by your own will. What you did before has put Jin'an Temple in crisis. If we work together, we may be able to save this Jin'an Temple. Otherwise, the result will only be the destruction of the temple and the death of the monks!"

Except for Chang Tong, all the monks looked surprised. Li Yi said, "It seems that you have not realized the seriousness of the problem. Chang Jing, go and prepare the monk register, and then count the assets in the temple and send them together. Chang Ming, go and count the property deposited in the temple by the noble families to see how much is missing."

Chang Ming asked: "Master, do you think we lost something because we didn't take good care of it?"

Li Yi chuckled and said, "Go and have a look, and don't come to me crying when the time comes! Chang Jing, find a meditation room for Yi Ling and Yu Jiu and take them to rest."

Chang Yi said, "Wait a minute! How can you let a woman stay overnight in the temple? No, this is absolutely not allowed! I will never agree to it!"

Li Yi said to Chang Yi: "I have done this with the right intentions. Even if it violates the precepts, if the Buddha wants to punish me, I will bear the consequences."

Chang Yi snorted coldly, "I'm afraid you can't afford it! You are not even a monk of my Jin'an Temple. Although you have been recognized by Brother Jingchan, it is illegal for you to act as the abbot. You caused trouble before and injured Brother Changqing. You ignored the dignity of Buddhism. Now you want to keep a woman overnight. You have broken the precepts again and again. Would the Buddha approve of your behavior?"

Li Yi glanced at the others, they looked embarrassed and dared not speak.

Chang Yi said coldly: "Why are you looking at them? They are afraid of you, but I am not. If we fight, I am indeed no match for you, but if you do something wrong, I will correct it! This is the meaning of the existence of my Discipline Hall! As long as I am here, I will never allow you to do anything reckless!"

Chang Tong looked at Chang Yi and then at Li Yi, shook his head helplessly and sighed.

Li Yi walked to the stone wall and shook his head and asked, "Hey, you said I can't do anything wrong? You said this is the meaning of your Discipline Hall's existence? Then let me ask you, what were you doing when Jing'an was keeping the finances for the aristocratic families and making the temple full of the smell of money?"

Chang Yi replied: "When the abbot was still alive, Jing'an had already done it, and the abbot agreed to it!"

Li Yi asked, "Are you trying to pass the blame to Master Jingchan? Did you dissuade him at the time? Did you argue with him? Did you say that you would never allow such things? Or was your statement that you would never allow anything was only directed at me, an outsider?"

Chang Yi waved his sleeves and said, "It's not about the person, it's about the matter. I was against it at the time, too!"

Li Yi nodded and smiled, "Oh, you also objected, but you didn't say you would never allow it, right? Then let me ask you again, when Jing'an became a monk official in the court and began to lend money, did you object? When Jing'an enclosed land to expand the temple and drove out the people, did you object? When Jing'an built the Jushan Pavilion and defrauded money in the name of worshipping ancestors, did you object?"

Chang Yi replied: "Although Brother Jing'an made mistakes, he did it for the temple and to make everyone's life better!"

Li Yi shook his head and smiled, "To live a better life? Chang Yi, it seems that you have practiced Buddhism for so many years in vain! Practicing Buddhism is to cultivate tranquility, to cultivate the mind, to cultivate Zen, to cultivate concentration. You don't practice tranquility and Zen, but what do you want to practice to live a better life?

Then why are you still practicing Buddhism? What is the difference between you and those fake believers who spend money to ask Buddha for blessings to make more money? Oh, there is some difference. They don’t believe in Buddha but money, but you believe in the Buddha who can help people live a better life! You believe in the fake Buddha in your heart! "

Chang Yi heard this and used his Vajra Divine Power to angrily say: "How dare you insult my Buddha? I will fight you!"

Chang Jing, Chang Ming and the Five Dharma Monks immediately stepped forward to dissuade them, but Chang Tong stretched out his arms and held up the Golden Bell Cover to stop them. Chang Jing shouted, "Brother, what are you doing? Don't let me do anything stupid!"

Chang Tong said calmly: "Amitabha, all of you just watch here honestly! Uncle Master knows his limits and will handle it properly!"

Just when Chang Yi rushed over, Li Yi had already thrown the golden pagoda in his hand out. The golden pagoda shot out a ray of Buddha's light in the air and trapped Chang Yi. Seeing this, everyone calmed down. Chang Tong retracted the golden bell cover and stood in front of everyone to prevent them from causing trouble again.

Li Yi walked up to Chang Yi and said calmly, "Chang Yi, if there really is a compassionate and omnipotent god in this world, then why are there so many famines and hunger in this world? If the Buddha really has the ability to make people live better, he can eliminate all the suffering and evil in this world with just a wave of his hand. Why does he need to spread Buddhism everywhere to persuade people to be good? Why does Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva need to go to the Avici Hell to save the evil spirits and make a great vow not to become a Buddha until the hell is empty?

The other three Bodhisattvas also made great vows, and worked hard to save all living beings. When did they ask the Buddha to let them live a better life? You have lived too well, so you have forgotten the original intention of practicing Buddhism! You are no longer suitable to be the head of the Discipline Hall. From now on, you should be an ascetic monk, travel around to see what the real sufferings of the world are, and then practice again! "

As soon as he finished speaking, the golden pagoda drew a golden light from Chang Yi's body and then flew back to Li Yi's hand, and Chang Yi fell to the ground in exhaustion. The faces of the others were full of fear. They knew that Li Yi had taken Chang Yi's cultivation and the latter was now just an ordinary person. Chang Yi watched Li Yi slowly stand up, take off his cassock, fold it, and place it in front of the word Buddha on the stone wall, then turned around and left silently. No matter how others called him, he did not turn back and went down the mountain.

Chang Jing, Chang Ming and the others were about to speak when they were stopped by Chang Tong, who said, "Didn't you hear what your uncle told you two to do? Go and do it!"

Chang Jing and Chang Ming looked at each other, sighed helplessly, and walked towards the temple. Li Yi said, "Fase, you will be in charge of the Discipline Hall from now on. Do you understand?"

Fase was stunned for a moment, then nodded. Chang Tong bowed and said, "Uncle Master, how do you deal with Junior Brother Chang Qing? He is injured. Can you use the Golden Pagoda to heal his wounds, and then let him become an ascetic monk?"

Li Yi shook his head and said, "If he can reflect on himself, there may be hope. If he persists in his wrongdoings, his fate will be the same as Jing'an's."

Chang Tong asked: "Then Uncle Master, can you allow me to go and persuade him?"

Li Yi nodded, Chang Tong smiled slightly, turned around and walked to Yi Ling and Yu Jiu and said, "Please follow me, I will take you to the meditation room to rest."

Seeing this, the Five Dharma Monks also bowed and said goodbye to Li Yi, but Chang Tong stopped them and said, "What are you doing! Stay here and listen to your uncle's arrangements!" After that, he took Yi Ling and Yu Jiu down the mountain. Only Li Yi and the Five Dharma Monks were left on the top of the mountain.

Li Yi looked at Chang Tong's departing back and breathed a sigh of relief, saying, "Finally there is someone who understands Jin'an Temple. I won't have to work so hard."