Nanjing is surrounded by mountains on three sides, one side faces the water, naturally forms a natural danger, there is the trend of "tiger standing on the dragon pan", in the era of cold weapons is a fortress that cannot be captured, as long as the control of the Yangtze River is in the hand, it can be attacked and retreated, it is the best place to build the city and dominate, the feng shui warlocks all say that this place has the air of the son of heaven. Historically, the Three Kingdoms of Eastern Wu, Eastern Jin Dynasty, and Southern Dynasties (Song, Qi, Liang, and Chen) all took this place as their capital, so it is also known as the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties.

During the Three Kingdoms, Soochow took this place as the capital, renamed Jianye, which means that it will be here to "build the great cause of the emperor", and moved the Yangzhou Thorn History Station and Danyang County to Jianye, which has been brokered for decades, and was once the most prosperous and the most accessible city in the northwest. At the end of the Western Jin Dynasty, it was renamed Jiankang, which is now the imperial capital, and is also the seat of Yangzhou Thorn History and Danyang County, which has never suffered from foreign artillery fire, and is the commercial, political, artistic and cultural center of the country.

The Xie family and the Wang family have been high-ranking officials for several generations, and they also have great influence in Jianye, and most of the mansions are on the south bank of the Qinhuai River, in the area of Wuyi Lane. A poem written by Liu Yuxi, a descendant: "The wild grass and flowers by the Vermilion Bird Bridge, the sunset at the mouth of Wuyi Alley." In the old days, Wang Xie Tang Qianyan flew into the homes of ordinary people. "This Wang and Xie refer to the Wang family and the family, especially under the glory of Wang Dao and Xie An, the two epoch-making celebrities, Wuyi Lane has become a noble and honorable letter in Chinese history.

The Xie family's cargo ship entered the city by water without any inspection, and everyone was in a hurry, and did not go to the Xie family and the Wang family, but went straight to the Dong'an Temple where Shi Dao'an temporarily lived. Zhi Daolin was a very famous star at the beginning, how dare he swagger through the city to attract traffic and blockade, so he had to take a carriage, put down the curtain, and went to Dong'an Temple.

The car went to the outside of Dong'an Temple, but the road was blocked by a sea of people and could not move forward. Xuanyuan broke the probe and went out, and saw that the square outside the temple was crowded with people, and they all stretched out their heads to look inside, and the passage leading to the temple gate and the similar roads were impassable. Look at this frame, it looks like some kind of polar circus is performing.

Xuanyuan broke his curiosity, got out of the carriage, stood on the wheel and looked inside, this look couldn't help but be shocked, it was not an illusion performance, nor a famous star and beautiful woman singing, but a group of monks lecturing.

In the center of a slightly higher platform sat a monk in a robe, behind him many monks, sitting in three rows, and on the other side there were a dozen Taoists, also sitting cross-legged on the ground. The audience around was the official grooming people, there were also small businessmen and small citizens, monks, Taoists, old men, naughty boys, young ladies Lingnu, all kinds of people, the front sat on the ground, the latter sat on the low table, and then the back stood on the steps, on the high platform, and the grand occasion was unprecedented.

Xuanyuan Po listened for a while, this monk taught scriptures, and there was nothing surprising, but I don't know why so many people listened around. He sat back in the car and asked Zhi Daolin: "What is this doing, why are so many people watching?"

"It's presumptuous. The so-called lecture is a public lecture by the high-ranking monks of the major monasteries, whether it is the monks of the main temple or the outer temple, the dignitaries, the traffickers and pawns can all observe, and anyone can put forward the meaning of the sound, participate in the debate, or express their own discussion. Donglin Temple is one of the largest monasteries in Jiankang, so it is even more intense. ”

"Originally, it was like that, it was really Tuyan, I had long heard of the prosperity of Buddhism in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, and public errors were common. ”

Dao Jin glanced at him with an appetite, and felt in his heart that it was really strange that this young man had a wide range of knowledge and extraordinary opinions, but he didn't even know the most common lectures. "There are not necessarily so many people who give lectures on weekdays, and a few eminent monks who have been specially invited by my senior brother are allowed to come here, so it is extremely intense and enthusiastic. ”

The vehicle could not move forward, and Zhi Daolin did not want to cause a commotion in front of him, so everyone had to sit in the car, although there were many people in the square, but most of them were lonely, and the monk's voice was full of energy, and he could also listen to Bode in the car. At this time, he recited a passage of scripture and then expressed some opinions, which roughly meant that everything is like a dream, and it exists because of people's subjective consciousness, and because they see it, they will have all kinds of thoughts, and if they can have nothing in their hearts and stop all their worries, they will reach the point of Buddhahood.

This monk's point of view is somewhat similar to that of contemporary idealism, and Xuanyuan Po shook his head when he heard it. Zhi Daolin said: "This person is the successor of the Zhihan Sect, and the Zhihan Sect believes that 'the Three Realms are the house of the long night, and the mind is the master of the big dream'. Everything is born because of 'knowledge', and because of 'feeling'. ”

Xuanyuan Po said, "This statement is not right, the scenery and flowers, whether you see it or not, it exists, even if you die, it is still there." Therefore, it has nothing to do with consciousness, and no matter how well-founded it is, it is a doctrine of weakness. ”

Although what Xuanyuan Po said did not cut into the flaws of the Zhihan Sect, it was also a fact, everyone in the car agreed, but the onlookers were confused by the discussion of Fa You, and there was applause from time to time, and there was no sign of ending after more than ten minutes.

Xuanyuan Po couldn't sit still, "When is this lecture conference going to be?"

"This can be eighty percent, if it is said that when the excitement will be high, or someone comes out to participate in the debate, it is said that the last day, and then the night battle is also partial. ”

"No, then what time are we going to sit here and compare? The two Grandmasters are highly educated in Buddhism, why don't we go out and drive him down!"

Zhi Daolin and Daojin Duguaner shook their heads, they made their reputations extremely high, and those who were not as famous as them would be ridiculed by others. Xie An said with a smile: "With your insight and talent, it is not difficult to refute him, it is better for you to drive him down and talk about it." ”

"But I don't know Buddhism or the scriptures. ”

"And eighty percent of the way to the sidelines, as long as you can give an example to show his point of view. ”

Xuanyuan Po was a little moved in public, such a simple way, isn't it cheap to refute him?" "Sect Master Daolin, you just said that anyone can refute it, regardless of identity, and it will not offend anyone?"

"Naturally, as long as you refute your opponent with righteousness, not only will you not offend people, but you can also win the respect of your opponent. ”

"In that case, the two grandmasters don't bother to make a move, so I'll take my place, or wouldn't it be a sin to trap you in the car for a day or two!"

Xie An, Zhi Daolin, and Shi Daojin didn't want to be trapped in the car all the time, so they all encouraged him to try. After being married, Xuanyuan Po's mentality has changed a lot, and he has a deeper understanding of this era, which is not respected for his modesty and restraint, and can only keep up with the times and keep pace with the times by showing his talent and ability. In the past few months, he often heard Xie An, Wang Xizhi and others arguing with others, and all he saw were high-level celebrity scribes in the world, who had seen and heard the contamination, and his ability to argue with others had also been greatly developed, and it was not difficult to refute this monk. He jumped out of the car and squeezed inside, and fellow travelers shouted, "Let me go, I have something to ask Grandmaster Fayou." ”