53 Zen Master Advice

"Eh-the prince, the second son, don't quarrel with the two of you, peace is precious in everything, don't hurt your brother's harmony." Liang He first calmed down for a while, and then said: "The income of the treasury in recent years has indeed been worse year by year, and the reasons for this are also varied, but if some temple fields are confiscated and redistributed and resettled, the treasury will indeed be much fuller, and as for whether to do this or not, it is up to Your Majesty and Tsukasa to decide." Although Da Situ Lianghe's words were sleek, he still helped Yuwen Shen.

"Da Situ's move can certainly enrich the treasury, but in the long run, for a few dollars, it has destroyed an important pillar for educating the people, and Dan Shuqing Shi can't spare me to wait." An old Confucian student next to Sheng Zhi said excitedly: "Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism are called the three religions, this is like a tripod of the three legs, the tripod, the important weapon of the country, if you cut off one of its feet, endanger the temple and the society, we respect Confucianism, Confucianism benevolence and righteousness are the head, so tear down the temple to drive away the monks, and the first emperor burned books and pits Confucianism in general, please also ask Your Majesty, Tsukasa Zai think twice." He fell to the ground and said with tears in his eyes.

"Yes, second brother, do you want future generations to comment on Your Majesty's cruelty like the First Emperor, and trap Your Majesty and your father in injustice?" Yu Wenxun grabbed the conversation and asked loudly.

Yuwen saw that the prince had buckled such a big hat for himself, of course he couldn't wear it obediently, and immediately retorted: "Your Majesty clearly sees it, my father is aware of it, and the minister's move is dedicated to the public, and he will never dare to have the slightest blasphemy, besides, Emperor Qin's pit of Confucianism is actually listening to slander and killing innocents indiscriminately, and now doing this is completely to eradicate the vicious people hiding in Buddhism, and to restore the peace of the people, for the benefit of the people, how can it be compared with the matter of burning books and pit Confucianism?" ”

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On the Shenwu Palace, you come and go, all of them are like the reincarnation of Kong Ming who fought against Confucianism in the Eastern Wu tongue back then, everyone is like Su Qin Zhang Yi who lobbied the Six Kingdoms, and Shiziyu Wenxun has already fought with his second brother with a red face and a thick neck. Among the other ministers, a small number strongly opposed the proposal of Changcheng Gongyu Wenshen, and a small number strongly advocated restricting the spread of Buddhism in Jingzhou and even the Great Zhou, but most chose to remain silent and wait and see.

Just when the two sides were arguing, a royal forest soldier walked into the main hall and knelt on the ground to report: "Your Majesty, Tsukasa Zai, Princess Qingshi of Murong Mansion, and Prince Qingshan have asked for an audience with Zen Master Tonghui of Juemi Temple!" ”

The Royal Forest Army's voice just fell. There was a voice of surprise from below: "Zen Master Tonghui is also here?" ”

"Who invited this, is it the son of the world?"

"The son of the world is really powerful, and the Zen master is highly respected. I've never seen outsiders, so why are you here today? ”…… When everyone was talking, only Yuwen was secretly happy, but he didn't expect that this Zhu Xuanzhi really brought the Zen master here, and this matter could be done!

When the emperor heard this, he was suddenly surprised: Why did the Zen master come? Who invited it, Taketake? But he still looked at Yuwen Hu below, and saw that Yuwen Hu was also a rare surprise, so he said: "Since it is the Zen master who is here, it is since Dang Xuan came in." ”

"Yes!" After the Imperial Forest Army leader withdrew, he announced: "Your Majesty announces the three audiences, the princess, the prince, and the Zen master, please." ”

The Zen master replied to a Buddhist salute, said hello, and then bent down to the main hall and bowed before moving up the steps. Today's Zen master looks different from yesterday, the head of the treasure is glorious, the ring scar nine palaces are like inlay, long eyebrows and long beard, face and face goodness, one hundred and eight jewels on the chest, the Zen staff in the hand is shining, wearing yellow monk robes, a batch of Baina robes, and black monk shoes.

When the Zen master walked up, the ministers looked out of the main hall and saw a steady, simple and ordinary old man come into view, but they felt in their hearts that a Buddha was walking from the golden light on the auspicious clouds...... Behind him, Princess Qingshi and Qingshan Gongzi followed closely around him, Qingshi was dressed in white and snowy, ethereal and dusty, and lotus steps, and Qingshan was heroic and extraordinary. The two of them were like visitors from the fairy family, following the Zen master into the main hall.

After the Zen master entered the hall, he chanted the Buddha's name, and then leaned down and bowed down and said: "The poor monk is wise, I have seen my emperor long live, long live, long live,"

The emperor had already gotten up and hurriedly said: "Zen master, please get up quickly, I haven't seen you for many years, how is the Zen master?" ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, sitting and Zen, walking and Zen, participating in Zen and enlightening the Dharma, why is it bad?" The Zen master replied,

At this time, Yuwen Hu also straightened up and said: "The Zen master has been absent for a long time, today is really a good day, the Buddha's light shines on this Shenwu Temple, but I am blessed, hahaha!" ”

"Amitabha, the mound has been absent for a long time, there is goodness in the heart, there are Buddhas everywhere, all the donors work hard for the state, collect blessings for all sentient beings, immeasurable merits, good and good!" The Zen master raised the Buddha with one hand and said.

"The Zen master went out of the Buddha country today, went to Hongchen, and came to this non-disturbing court, I don't know what happened?" Yuwen Hu asked politely.

"If you want to know the cause of the past life, the recipient of this life is. If you want to know the fruits of the afterlife, the author of this life is. Those who accumulate good, although the blessing has not come, the disaster has been far away, and the evil person, although the disaster has not come, the blessing has been far away. The poor monk came here for the sake of a great cause and effect of Buddhism," replied the Zen master.

"What big cause and effect?"

"My Buddha is compassionate, since the Dharma was introduced from the West to the Central Plains, we are inspired to carry forward the heart of compassion and purify the suffering of all sentient beings, but recently the three poisons of greed, hatred and ignorance have spread to the Buddha land, infringing on people's hearts, making demons and evil ghosts run rampant, wearing the robe of my Buddha, doing devilish deeds, committing countless sins, accumulating a lot of bad karma, good and evil will eventually be rewarded in the end, only hoping to arrive early and late. Now, too, it's time to understand this cause and effect. The Zen master replied again.

"So, is the Zen master going to take a stand on whether the imperial court restricts the propagation of Buddhism in my Great Zhou?" Yuwen leaned forward.

"Amitabha, the monks should not be involved in this court event, but this matter concerns our monks, and the poor monks have to say more, and I hope you will forgive me." The Zen master bowed, folded his hands and said.

"Yes, what the Zen master said is reasonable, the affairs of the Buddhist family should be called the people of the Buddhist family, and we can't get any result just by arguing back and forth, so please ask the Zen master to talk about it, what should I do about it?" Yuwen Guardian seemed to be reminded at once.

"Since Tsukazai said it, the poor monk will say a few more words."

"Zen master has anything to say." The Emperor also said,

"Yes," Tonghui Zen Master went up to the Buddhist salute, and then turned sideways with a Zen staff, and said loudly: "Changcheng Gong's recital, the poor monk has also heard, which mentioned that someone built a temple, not to promote Buddhism, and people to be compassionate, but to take the opportunity to collect money, secretly do evil things, although the poor monk has not experienced it, but the poor monk's brother is far away, often practiced outside, has seen and heard extensively, and the song is indeed true, every time I think that there are Buddhist disciples who are driven by greed, do something that insults the reputation of Buddhism, the senior brother is undecided, heartbroken, I can't hold a magic weapon at the moment and eliminate the demon guard. Now that the imperial court has sensed the danger of such treacherous people, it is better to issue an order as soon as possible. ”

"So, does the Zen master approve of a thorough investigation of Buddhist disciples?" Yuwen Hu asked.

"People who do a lot of evil, even if they wear monk's clothes and recite Buddhist scriptures, they are no longer disciples of my Buddhist family. However, the so-called purging and containment are absolutely undesirable, and the imperial court should order the local government to strictly investigate in accordance with the law, and if there is indeed something evil, it is ...... to order an investigation."

"Yes, a Zen master is a Zen master, this makes sense, how can it all be wiped out, it should be investigated one by one. Screening and then convicting is the only one, and the second child's method is too arbitrary. Shizi Yu Wenxun shouted.

"Yes, it should indeed be carefully investigated, don't wronged a good person, and don't let go of an evil person, so that it can not only show the fairness of the court, but also show the compassion of my Buddha," the Zen master affirmed the words of the prince Yu Wenxun, Yu Wenxun glanced at his younger brother proudly after hearing this, and Yuwen snorted coldly in response.

"If there is any other good way for the Zen master, let's talk about it as well," Yuwen Hu continued.

"Amitabha, in the past, King Wen was merciful, in order to educate the people, persuade people to be good, accumulate virtue and accumulate blessings, specially ordered my Buddhist disciples to preach the Dharma, and once ordered that all the temples in the Great Zhou Dynasty belong to the fields, according to the tax of half of the people's land to pay taxes, King Wen's move did establish a great merit of promoting Buddhism and teaching people to be good at that time." After praising the merits of King Wen, the Zen master continued: "But time has passed, although the situation has changed, and now many temples use this to buy land and tuntian to feed the monks, so that many monks gradually have a lazy heart, neglect the practice of enlightenment, eat lazily and do nothing, and live with pleasure all day long, without thinking about participating in Zen and enlightenment, this Buddhism is also a bad disease." Those who are monks should be pure in their hearts and have few desires and do nothing, and keep the precepts with a clear mind, and they should not live in a state of confusion. ”

"According to the Zen master, shouldn't all temples be taxed according to the same system as ordinary farmland?" Yu Wenshen asked.

"Amitabha, Confucianism has clouds, born in sorrow and died in peace, the court law, you have agreed." The Zen master does not explicitly propose measures.

"What an old slippery head!" Yuwen Hu scolded secretly in his heart, but said with a smile: "Well, my father thinks that what the Zen master said makes sense, monks, cloth and vegetables, pure heart and few desires, it is useless to ask for so many fields and temples, ah?" Isn't it better to divide some of them and plant them for the people, wouldn't it also be the purification of all sentient beings? As for King Wen's will, our descendants naturally have to abide by it, Buddhism is still called the three religions with Confucianism and Taoism, and it is not cleared or exterminated, but those who commit adultery and destroy the reputation of Buddhism must be severely punished. ”

"Didn't the Zen master say it all just now? Born in sorrow and died in peace, in my opinion, it is better to do what my nephew said. The emperor knew in his heart that Yuwen Hu didn't know that he was afraid of offending too many people, so he had to let himself speak.

"Good! Since Your Majesty has made a will, then the Heavenly Palace will draw up a detailed decree on the results of today's discussion, notify the world, and implement the decree. Yuwen Hu finally said.

"Long live our emperor! Banzai! Hooray! "Descend the mountain and shout.