The Duke's Mansion lost a treasure, a jade-carved Buddha.
It is said that this was carved by Cui Ying, a staff member of the county government many years ago. The details are so heart-stirring that even the folds on the clothes are vivid.
You are not allowed to speak out when carving a Buddha statue, and you are not allowed to mention gold or silver when purchasing a Buddha statue. You must say "please pray to the Buddha".
It's a pity that this Buddha was a tribute to His Majesty when the Duke came to Beijing this year. Although he had never even seen the face of this Buddha, he only heard that this Buddha was very beautiful, so he thought of it when Yan Chen came to Beijing. Serve as tribute.
Only the old lady was not in a hurry and said that it would not be a bad thing if she lost it.
When her son asked her again, she refused to speak directly and just turned around without saying a word.
The Duke searched for several days, and Bolu's Yamen officials came and went several times, almost breaking the threshold of the Duke's mansion, but no one could see any clues.
Half a month later, two men, one old and one young, came into the house. The younger one boasted boldly, claiming that he could figure out the whereabouts of the Buddha's carvings. The Duke asked the two men to be invited into the house.
The two people entered the mansion and paused for a moment in front of the blank Buddha seat.
One said, "Master Ji, in your opinion, who stole this Buddha?"
Another person said, "Sir, you are joking. You didn't take away the jade throne made of such fine mutton-fat jade, but you took away the Buddha carving?"
"Master Ji seems to be thinking the same thing."
Just as he was talking, the Duke came.
His face was full of disdain. He had always looked down upon people like charlatans and magicians, and did not believe in ghosts and gods, but his mother taught him not to disrespect heaven and earth, nor gods and monsters.
"Can you two see some clues?"
"Your Majesty, this Buddha carving has not been stolen." The young man said.
After hearing this, the Duke laughed and said, "If it hasn't been stolen, why should I invite you two to come?"
"Your Majesty, you may not believe it, but I dare to say that this Buddha carving will come back on its own," the man said.
"Ridiculous!" The county official finally sent someone to drive them out.
The two of them threw their heads back and laughed, and left the county mansion.
The older man said, "If I learned the truth by looking at the Buddha's throne, how did Senior Wen know it?"
"This... I calculated it." The young man hesitated.
"Senior, you might as well calculate again when this Buddha throne will be returned to its place."
He smiled and shook his head and said, "The secret of heaven must not be leaked. Although you are mortal, it is not easy to see this level. If Lord Ji changes your mind, please tell me and I can help you practice. The road is always one step ahead of the monsters."
"Senior looked at the human world with a smile, but Wan Sheng is now very old and still cannot see through the emotions of the human world. Maybe I won't be able to understand it until I close my eyes and go to the underworld."
"Why bother waiting until then? As long as you are willing to let it go, you will see that beauty and blue hair are just flesh and bones. There is nothing really worth holding in your hands."
Ji Fuwei did not answer, but he had other answers in his heart. He looked in the direction of the imperial city of Liangzhu and remained silent for a long time.
The warlock continued, "It doesn't matter if you don't cultivate. What's wrong with entering reincarnation and playing with the world from life to life? Master Ji, does he know what will happen to those who can't see through it but insist on cultivating the Tao?"
"Possessed?"
"Exactly, such a demon, without fear of restraint and acting according to his heart, will sooner or later become a demon causing trouble in the world."
"Senior, don't worry, I never force myself."
"That's good. When you look at the Buddha's seat today, is there anything else weird?"
"Senior, I'm sorry to say that I actually don't know the original identity of the Buddha statue."
He tore open the pulp of the plum in his hand and threw it to Ji Fuwei, saying, "This is the Buddha of Joy."
"Happy Buddha?"
"Exactly, Happy Buddha, does Fu Wei know what it is?"
"Happy Lord, Ananda?"
He thought for a moment and said, "Yes, but... also no."
"Why?"
"Fuwei, you are from the Central Plains. Do you know that the Buddha that the Central Plains people believe in is not exactly the same as that of the Diaotie people and the Bolu people."
"Some people have heard that the Buddha believed in by the person who carved the title can actually be regarded as an earlier type of Buddha among the seven countries. Now they are unwilling to give up the Buddha of their own country and switch to the Buddha of the Central Plains. Every year, there are people who burn themselves to worship the Buddha, and the people of the Central Plains burn I have some thoughts about respecting the Buddha, but sacrificing my life is ultimately too much..." Ji Fuwei stopped elaborating.
"The benevolent sees benevolence. People in the Central Plains agree with what you said. But when it comes to carving titles, it won't work. Happy Buddha is in the Central Plains area, and you usually call him Huanxi Venerable. But when it comes to carving titles, Happy Buddha is Happy Buddha. He will be called venerable."
Ji Fuwei was confused, "The person who carved the title doesn't respect this Buddhist disciple?"
"It's not just disrespectful. If it weren't for... that's all. Now that trouble has occurred, I can't just sit back and do nothing. I want to bring him back to the Buddhist world and let him return to his place."
"Senior already knows where the Happy Buddha is?"
"I figured it out a long time ago, but I can't stop it. I have to make up for it afterwards. It's a boring job."
Ji Fuwei thought of the Buddha's seat, "Just now I saw 'Cui Yingzao' written under the empty Buddha's seat. I wonder what kind of person this is. He is so skillful that the golden flowers on the Buddha's seat are lifelike."
"What kind of person? Why mention it again? He's just a fool. He has been a fool for I don't know how many years. I wanted to save him, but he refused to appreciate it and lost his life in vain." He sighed and disappeared in the wind.
It was raining on the street, so the two walked slower.
A tall, handsome man wearing a bamboo hat and wearing wooden clogs walked past the two of them. The wooden clogs made a desolate sound when they touched the broken green bricks of the street.
Ji Fuwei stopped and turned around to look at the man.
"He's a monk," he said.
Senior Wen said, "It takes no effort at all to get it."
"Is he the one?"
He nodded, "That's right."
"Senior, why didn't you stop him just now and send him back to where he came from?"
He said that maybe he didn't have to do anything this time. "I thought he would definitely cause trouble, but I saw that he was not angry. Taking action now would go against his destiny of reincarnation. If he goes beyond the Three Realms, I will arrest him." He is within reason. Now, he is just passing through a romantic crisis, so why should I bother with it? When the matter is over, he will go back on his own."
"Is it the calamity of love?" Ji Fu shook his head slightly, "Do Buddhist disciples also fall into the calamity of love?"
"The plants and trees are still sentient, so why talk about gods and Buddhas."
Ji Fuwei said, "The Buddha worshiped by the people of the Central Plains will never have such an ordinary mind."
"The Buddha of the Central Plains people?" He smiled.
"Take the example just now. Your Lord Huanxi is just a beautified Buddhist family that was appropriated by Huanxi Buddha. The real Huanxi Buddha, before he entered Buddhism, was actually an evil god named Huanxi King."
"Is that so?"
"In the Central Plains, the Happy Buddha actually has two forms, the folk one and the royal one are different."
Ji Fuwei denied, "Impossible. I have seen the Joyful Buddha among the royal family. They are no different from those among the people."
"Master Ji, you are very pedantic -" he said with a smile, "The only person in the royal family who truly worships the Happy Buddha is the emperor, and no one else is allowed to see him."
"Then what is the difference between the Happy Buddha enshrined in the royal family and that among the people?"
"The Happy Buddha enshrined in the royal family is the same as the Happy Buddha enshrined by the person who carved the title. Only the royal family will enshrine the real Happy Buddha."
Ji Fuwei was confused, "I have also traveled to Diaotie, but why have I never seen their happy Buddha statue?"
"Because... the Happy Buddha cannot be worshiped by ordinary people. Those with weak destiny are very likely to be attacked. This is also the reason why the 'evil gods' and 'evil Buddhas' I call are not often seen among the people. Ordinary people cannot suppress them. His violent temper."
"What kind of Buddha carving is the real Happy Buddha?" Ji Fuwei asked.
"Well, I believe you will be able to see it soon."
Ji Fuwei walked and laughed, "I wonder who this Happy Buddha is here for?"
(End of chapter)