52 Confucianism on the Tao

I heard someone come in, just now "Bang! Nation! Nation! The sound of the wooden fish stopped abruptly, the old monk opened his eyes, turned his face, and said to the visitor: "Amitofu, the one who comes is a guest, the two donors, please sit down." ”

Zhu Xuanzhi and Qing Shi did not sit down, but just knelt on the ground, folded their hands, and made a Buddhist salute to the old monk in front of them, who was kind and kind and sat like a mountain, and then said separately: "The younger generation Qing Shi and Lan Jun have seen Tonghui Zen Master. ”

"Alright, alright, get up and sit down, boys." Zen Master Tonghui said kindly.

The two thanked each other, then got up and sat on the futon in front of them, Qingshi said: "It's been a long time to see the two masters of Tongyuan and Tonghui in the future, how is the master?" ”

"Amitopho. Annoyed by the benefactor, Senior Brother Tongyuan is wandering outside, and the poor monk is practicing behind closed doors, and he has always been fine. Zen Master Tonghui said to Qingshi, then turned to Zhu Xuanzhi on the side, and said with a smile: "This is the Lan Jun benefactor who has been famous in Chang'an recently, right?" ”

Zhu Xuanzhi straightened up and saluted: "It's just a waste of fame in the red world, but I admire and envy the stable Zen heart of the Zen master. ”

"Hehehe, we are waiting for the ascetic practice of Buddhism, one is to save oneself, the other is to save others, one king vows, early Buddhahood, when the degree is the generation, so that there is no surplus. A king made a vow that if I don't overcome my sins and sufferings first, so that I will be happy and attain Bodhi, I will never wish to become a Buddha. Tonghui Zen Master held a prayer bead in one hand, and after chanting a sutra on his chest with one hand, he said to Zhu Xuanzhi: "The name of our temple is called Jue Mi, and it is also Jue also, and it is difficult to do the Bodhisattva Dao, and it is difficult to save people from themselves. ”

Zhu Xuanzhi heard the words of the Zen master, and immediately leaned over and bowed: "The Zen master is merciful, and I hope that the Zen master will have a heart of great compassion and save the people from the demon land, and at the same time also give the Buddhist family a quiet dojo." ”

"Good, good! The donor invites to get up," after Zhu Xuanzhi got up, the Zen master said: "Although the poor monk has lived in the temple for a long time, I have also heard that although my Buddhism is rising in various states today, there are many monks, but there is no lack of treacherous people who have fallen into the devil's way, and the vicious ghosts of the hell of Abi, who have eliminated the demons and guarded the road, purified the Buddha land, and saved themselves and others, and the merits are immeasurable. ”

"Thank you Master for your mercy!" Qingshi and Zhu Xuanzhi both bowed and thanked.

At this time, Qing Shi asked suspiciously, "How does the Zen master know the purpose of my waiting?" ”

"Hehe, this temple is not all outsiders, there is a layman surnamed Yu, but he left some words, he said that it is inconvenient for him to participate in the affairs of the court, and he asked the poor monk to come forward once." Zen Master Tonghui replied.

"Old General Yu!" Qingshi and the two looked at each other and said. Immediately, both of them understood that everything in the court was told to the Zen master by the old general, and he himself did not want to come forward, so he had to ask the Zen master to do it for him, maybe the Zen master would speak a little more weightily.

Since the Zen master has agreed to go down the mountain, the two Qingshi are much more relaxed, and then Zhu Xuanzhi and Tonghui Zen Master asked for some Buddhism, Qingshi listened quietly on the side, as if all this in front of them returned to ten years ago......

On the way back, Qing Shi said: "I just listened to Mr. and the Zen master discuss Buddhism, although Qing Shi does not understand very well, but he admires Mr. very much, if Mr. does not dislike it, he will point to Qingshan more in the future, it will be his blessing." ”

"The princess has won the award, Aoyama is talented and intelligent, as long as you work hard, where do you need me to teach me, a nerd, just let a few of them come to me to sit and sit here often in the future," Zhu Xuanzhi said.

"Then it's decided," Qingshi smiled. Then he suddenly remembered something and asked: "A few days ago, I heard that Mr. Qingshan met a villain in the Xiangfei Pavilion, I don't know who the murderer is, has Mr. taken care of it?" ”

Zhu Xuanzhi sighed and said, "Court disputes, grievances in the rivers and lakes, where is there a lack of swords and swords?" When will you be able to relax and be quiet? ”

"Then it depends on the plan of Your Majesty and Mr., if the plan is successful, the world will naturally be peaceful!" Qing Shi looked into the distance on the horse and said leisurely......

"Tomorrow, I will invite the princess and the princess to take the Zen master into the court, and thank you in advance." Bamboo Xuanzhi gifts.

"You're welcome, sir, we'll pick up the Zen master tomorrow morning." Qingshi agreed.

The green mountains are long, the willows are still there, and the two have nothing to say all the way......

Sure enough, the great court meeting on this day came as scheduled, and officials with more than four lives in Chang'an would participate. When the ministers waited for the court, they were not as silent as before, and they had already begun to talk to each other and whisper when they were on duty.

In the Shenwu Palace, the emperor sat upright and did not say a word. Yuwen Hu under him still came a little late, and after sitting down, he squinted and said: "Recently, a boulder fell from this Chang'an City, all the princes look very impetuous, Yuwen Shen's recital, you have all seen it, when Ben Gong came just now, he saw that someone was already in a hurry, I haven't been so lively for a long time, okay, let's talk about it." ”

There was a brief silence in the Shenwu Temple, and everyone bowed their heads and remained silent. But after only a short moment of silence, Shi Ziyu Wenxun raised his head slightly, facing a person with gray temples diagonally opposite. The wrinkled official gave a look, and the man understood, and he walked out of class, and said in an old voice: "Dr. Chen Taixue knows that you have a word. ”

"Okay, then Old Master Sheng will talk about it first." Yuwen Hu said as he sat in a different position.

"Yes, Tsukasama." After Sheng Zhixie, he turned to the side of his colleagues in the hundred officials, cleared his throat, and said: "Colleagues, the three schools of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism are all the schools of our life, although the old man is a Confucian student, but he is extremely respected for the three schools, why?" These three teachings are included: Confucianism teaches people to be 'righteous', Buddhism pays attention to 'clear mind', and Taoism pursues 'refining the mind'. In other words, Confucianism talks about 'governing the world', Taoism talks about 'governing the body', and Buddhism talks about 'governing the mind'. In other words, the essence of these three schools is to cultivate one's own body. At the same time, there are three schools outside: Confucianism pursues the rule of the family, Taoism pursues the rule of inaction, and Buddhism pursues the universality of sentient beings. And now some people want to play His Majesty and agitate the court because of the case in one place. Eliminate the release of the family. My Great Zhou has always governed the country with courtesy and peace with benevolence. This move is obviously disrespectful to the heavens, disrespectful to the gods, and contrary to the troubled times. I hope that Your Majesty and Tsukasa will be cautious! ”

As soon as Sheng Zhi's words fell, a small voice echoed: "Yes, how can you demolish the temple and drive out the Buddha?" This is a great disrespect. ”

Others said, "Amitabha, is this the catastrophe of the Buddhist family coming?" ”

"Yes, we are all disciples of Confucius, isn't this against the word benevolence and righteousness? Buddhism also pays attention to being kind to others. ”

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"The minister's chief priest Kou Lu is playing with his words." At this moment, the Great Priest came out and interrupted some people's whispered discussions.

"Lu Aiqing, just say what you have." The emperor said lightly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. Your Majesty, Tsukasa Zai, what Master Sheng said just now, the minister did not dare to agree. Sheng Bachelor is a famous Confucian in the dynasty, lecturing on learning, the minister naturally admires Sheng Lao very much, but just now Sheng Lao said that some people because of a case in a place, to eliminate the Buddhist forces, this minister is very disagreeable. The Sikou Mansion was in charge of the criminal law of the Great Zhou, and there were countless cases of temple invasion and monks doing evil things reported by various state governments, so how could it be a single case? These illegal temples are simply a cancer in the local area, and if the imperial court can't make up its mind to eradicate these tumors, it will definitely be a disaster for the world in the future. Lu Zheng retorted,

"What the Great Priest said is right!" Yu Wenshen supported loudly in the ranks, and then he walked in the middle of the aisle, and arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, Tomb Zai, the monks from all over the country endanger one side, and it is by no means unique to Jingzhou, and the minister has already explained in the recital that there are two major harms to the prosperity of the temple, and what the great priest said just now is only one of them, and there is that after the temple encroached on the fields, the taxes of the imperial court decreased year by year, and the burden on the people became heavier and heavier.......

"The second brother's statement is fallacious." Before Yu Wenshen finished speaking, he was interrupted by the eldest brother Yu Wenxun, Yu Wenxun also walked to the middle, and arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, Tsukasa Zai, the words of the second brother just now are tantamount to drinking a donkey to quench your thirst, and you lose a big one because of a small one, which is really a mouse's eye."

Yuwen Shen was angry when he heard it, saying that he was really angry, and he was about to have a seizure, but when he thought that this was the court meeting of the Shenwu Palace, he glared at Shizi and held back. I had to listen to Shizi continue: "Demolishing the temples in Jingzhou and driving out the monks can indeed increase taxes in the short term." Fill the treasury, but in the big picture: destroying the temple and expelling monks will make people panic and rumors spread. Let me ask, ordinary people, even all of you here, don't go into the temple to offer incense and ask God to ask the Buddha? If the temple is demolished, the people do not respect the Buddha, do not have good thoughts, do not believe in cause and effect, and do things according to their own preferences, isn't this a mess? Besides, if so many monks are driven out at once, without the constraints of the Buddhist temple rules, they will flow to the people to cause trouble, which will cause trouble for the local government and township......"

"What's the trouble?" Yu Wenshen immediately asked, "If the people don't go to the temple to ask the Buddha, can't they go to praise the heavens?" Those monks have long been lazy in the temple. has done a lot of evil, how can you let them out and cheapen them, either to punish the crime, or to serve hard labor, where do you come from the neighbors, the eldest brother is too alarmist. ”

"Hey, I said dick, can you let me finish speaking? Is that how you talk to your big brother? Yu Wenxun glared at his second brother without showing weakness and said.

"This is the court to discuss politics, the prince is not right, isn't it allowed to be pointed out by others? A few days ago, the treasury was tight, and it took a lot of effort for Tsukazai and the courtiers to maintain it. Did you forget so quickly? The prince can go and ask Liang Da Situ in the underground palace. Someone in the imperial court colluded with the temple to encroach on the fields, how much less silver did the treasury collect every year? Yu Wenshen raised his voice and asked a series of rhetorical questions, and at the same time skillfully led the conversation to Da Situ Lianghe, because he knew Liang He too well, if he didn't lead things to Liang He, Liang He would definitely not speak.