Chapter 13 The abbot personally welcomes the excuse of seeking scriptures
The two of them said a few more polite words, and the misunderstanding was resolved. Luo Yutang introduced the Shaolin lay disciples behind Yin Zhiping, and everyone greeted each other one by one.
Although there are still a few of these lay disciples who are unwilling to accept Yin Zhiping, Luo Yutang, the one who takes the lead, has set an example. No matter what they think mentally, they have all exposed each other with courtesy.
After introducing the people behind him, Luo Yutang explained to Yin Zhiping why these lay disciples were in Shaolin Temple and why they had misunderstandings about Yin Zhi throughout their lives.
The matter is actually similar to what Yin Zhiping guessed. It is because he went along the way and asked local martial arts people to compete with each other, losing many masters in a row, which made his reputation soar. According to the direction he was moving forward, he was going to Shaolin Temple in Songshan.
When Luo Yutang and other Shaolin lay disciples learned the news, they believed that Yin Zhiping had to be ill-intentioned to Shaolin when he went to Shaolin Temple. He probably wanted to rely on his martial arts to defeat the masters of Shaolin to become more famous. At the same time, he stepped on Shaolin Temple, so that Quanzhen Sect can firmly sit in the position of the largest martial arts sect today.
As Shaolin disciples, they shared the same relationship with Shaolin Temple, so naturally they could not let Yin Zhiping succeed. Moreover, the Quanzhen Sect all came to the door, so how could they sit idly by. Therefore, Luo Yutang, the eldest among the lay disciples, took the lead and went to Shaolin Temple together to communicate information to the temple first, so that everyone could prepare, and discuss with the abbot and the head of the head how to deal with it. After that, they all stayed in Shaolin Temple, waiting for Yin Zhiping to come.
Today, Yin Zhiping came to the door and received the notice from the monk. Luo Yutang led a group of lay disciples to come out to meet the enemy.
This is the countermeasure they have discussed over the past few days. Let lay disciples face the enemy first and try Yin Zhiping's depth. If lay disciples win directly, that would be better. If they lose, they can also say that they are just lay disciples and are not good at learning skills. The real master monk of Shaolin Sect has ten times better than their kung fu.
If Yin Zhiping believed this statement, he might retreat. If Yin Zhiping did not retreat, he would still face the difficulties. The lay disciples tried Yin Zhiping's depth and martial arts skills, and could also give Shaolin's real master monk a reference and increase the chance of winning.
Luo Yutang did not tell Yin Zhiping and the others in detail the response plan discussed. He only said that after he got the news, he brought these lay disciples out and took the lead.
However, although Luo Yutang didn't say it, Yin Zhiping could still guess it. He thought to himself: "If they tried to find out that my martial arts skills were too high and there was no master in Shaolin Temple who could deal with it. Maybe they would choose not to fight. Is it easy to find an excuse? It's just that they are 'Buddhist disciples, not fighting'. Anyway, they are all monks, and they are very ready-made. If they fight, they may lose. Shaolin Temple's reputation will not be guaranteed. If they don't fight, they will maintain the status quo, and Shaolin Temple will defeat a few lay disciples. If this is spread, the reputation of Shaolin Temple will not be too ugly. After all, the only one who defeated is the lay disciples. For the sake of the purity of Buddhism or the profound Buddhist teachings, the real masters have no intention of fighting at all. In short, they have saved their current reputation and have not been in the hands of my Quanzhen Sect."
"Oh, I have to say that once your family is big and big, you will always be careless and have some concerns when encountering things. With such a big family business, Shaolin Temple, its reputation for a thousand years, will naturally not be greatly damaged by me alone. Without a full confidence in winning, Shaolin Temple will probably avoid fighting. Today, Shaolin not only has its martial arts declined, but its ambition is also eroded in tolerance!" Yin Zhiping finally sighed in his heart, and followed Luo Yutang into the temple.
Here, the enemy turned into friends and stopped making peace. Someone had already spread the news into the temple. Not far from the temple gate of Yin Zhiping followed Luo Yutang into the temple gate, the abbot of Shaolin Temple, Zen Master Tianming, led the first monks of Tiantong, the first son of the Bodhidharma Hall, and the first son of the Arhat Hall, Zen Master Tiangang, and other monks to welcome him from the Main Hall.
In fact, Yin Zhiping was fighting with Luo Yutang outside the temple. A monk in the temple had already seen the situation clearly and reported to the abbot and others at any time. When he learned that Yin Zhiping had amazing martial arts skills, he defeated Luo Yutang in a few moves after the attack. Tianming and other monks were shocked. After both sides stopped and knew that it was a misunderstanding, Yin Zhiping was not here to provoke trouble, so the monks breathed a sigh of relief.
Originally, Yin Zhiping had to be inferior to his status for a lifetime, so there was no need for the abbot to welcome him in person with the first emperor. However, because he knew that he was very skilled in martial arts, no one in the Shaolin Temple was his opponent, so he looked at him with a high level. Therefore, Abbot Tianming led the monks including the first emperor to come out to the hall to greet him in person and treat him with high standards.
"Abbot Tianming and several masters personally welcomed each other, so why dare you take it seriously?" Although he didn't take it seriously, Yin Zhiping had to be humble and polite on the surface and made such an attitude. Otherwise, he would offend someone, and he wouldn't really be asking for trouble.
"Fellow Daoist Yin is a talented young man. As the first disciple of Quanzhen Sect, he will be the master of the sect in the future. How can he not be the master? Moreover, Fellow Daoist Yin travels to the world of swords and is chivalrous and righteous. Lao Na has also heard of the name of fellow Taoist chivalrous recently, but for fellow Taoist chivalrous actions, Lao Na should also welcome him." As the abbot of Shaolin Temple, the old monk Tianming is also very good at speaking.
The two of them were polite and then Tianming introduced several monks around him to Yin Zhiping, the first place of the Bodhidharma Hall, Tiantong, the first place of the Arhat Hall, Tiangang, etc. After arriving and meeting, Tianming invited Yin Zhiping to the side hall of the Main Hall to serve tea.
All lay disciples and some monks dispersed, accompanied by Abbot Tianming, the first monks of the Tian generation, and Luo Yutang, who is regarded as the leader among lay disciples.
Everyone accompanied Yin Zhiping to have tea and talk, chat for a while, and talked about the important matters. Yin Zhiping then told him the reason for going up the mountain, and of course he said that he was just coming to visit, and he had no other intentions. He just didn't want to misunderstand and started quietly in Buddhism. He felt very sorry.
Tianming and other monks and Luo Yutang couldn't help but feel ashamed and quickly apologized, saying that the mistake was not Yin Zhiping, but the misunderstanding that they had unilaterally caused after hearing the rumors in the world. Everyone said a few more words, and finally exposed the matter and did not mention it.
After a few more gossips, Yin Zhiping suggested that in addition to visiting the mountain, he also wanted to be a guest in the temple for a few days to communicate with the monks about Buddhism and martial arts.
Quanzhen Buddhism emphasizes the unity of the three religions. Among the three sutras, there is the Buddhist "Prajna Heart Sutra", and they also study other Buddhist scriptures on weekdays. Yin Zhiping said that communicating Buddhism with the monks of Shaolin Temple is also a serious statement. Some of them can be talked about, not just nonsense and excuses. As for the exchange of martial arts, everyone is a martial arts practitioner, and it is natural to talk about it and communicate with each other.
When Tianming and other monks heard this, they all expressed their welcome. Abbot Tianming immediately called in and asked someone to arrange for Yin Zhiping to sweep a Zen room to move in.
Yin Zhi thanked him in parallel, and finally moved in, and he used the main name of exchange of Buddhism. In the future, he had the excuse and opportunity to go to the Sutra Pavilion to find the four volumes of the "Lingxia Sutra".
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Chapter completed!