Du He didn't expect Xu Qilin to be so bold, and directly reprimanded his nonsense in public, his face changed, and he was about to open his mouth, but Xu Qilin's words did not stop.

"Dare to ask the county prince of Xiangyang, do you know if Rulai is a man or a woman?" Xu Qilin seemed to be smiling rather than smiling, with a hint of mockery.

Du He didn't know what the plan was, so he blurted out in anger, "If you come to the Buddha, you are a man." ”

Oh, Xu Qilin pretended to be shocked, and said, "The "Diamond Sutra" has a cloud of 'sitting and sitting', if you are not a woman, how can you let your husband sit first, and then let your son sit?" ”

Poof, someone laughed out loud, but it was Liu Zhenghe who couldn't suppress it. After a while, more laughter rang out. The old man also disguised himself slightly, lowered his head and stroked his forehead, grinning and snickering; Others laugh and laugh without scruples.

Hehe, I haven't heard this cross talk, Lao Tzu's memory is too good. I won't talk about it later, Confucius and Taishang Laojun are also women!

Du He's face was full of anger, thinking that this was Xu Qilin playing him with a gag, and said in a deep voice, "If you dare to be a Buddha, aren't you afraid of retribution and being beaten into the eighteenth layer of hell?" ”

Xu Qilin sneered, "Emperor Wu of Liang admired Buddhism, and even sacrificed himself to enter the temple, and then starved to death in Taicheng, the retribution of Buddhism is really good!" ”

Since ancient times, the belief in Buddhism has not been as pious as Emperor Wu of Liang, and its influence on Buddhism is no less than that of any eminent monk, but the end is worse than anyone else. And this black model that criticizes the theory of blessing and misfortune is also the biggest blow to Buddhism.

Du He immediately stammered, not to mention that he was either a scholar of Buddhism, or a Buddhist monk had tried his best to refute this matter, and it was always difficult to justify himself, which made people believe.

"There is one more monk in Shamen, and one less in the country; Monks have no kings and ministers, do not filial piety to their parents, do not love their wives and children, do not do anything, do not pay taxes, do not pay rent, do not fight for the country, how can they help people and benefit the people, the country and the people? ”

Xu Qilin stood up, that's right, he stood up, and under the gaze of everyone, he continued to speak generously, "If you want to play Your Majesty, please suppress the monks of Shamen, please limit the number of temples in the world, collect copper Buddhist instruments to mint money, collect anointed fields to help the people, and collect temple houses to shelter the poor people in the world." ”

Du He is already confused, this is not only playing himself, but also the rhythm of anti-Buddha and destroying Buddha!

During the Wude period, there was an anti-Buddha fighter Fu Yi, who repeatedly advised, and finally said that the ancestor Li Yuan promulgated the "Shatai Monk Dao Edict", which was later abolished due to the change of Xuanwu Gate.

Could it be that Your Majesty feels that now that the power has been completely stabilized, there is no need to buy people's hearts anymore, but to take action against Shamen? Everyone in the audience frowned and squinted, guessing.

In Chinese history, there have been four major actions to exterminate Buddhism, known as the "misfortune of the three martial arts and one sect".

The three martial arts are Emperor Taiwu of Wei Tuoba Tao, Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty Yuwen Yong, Tang Wuzong Li Yan, and one is Chai Rong of Zhou Shizong, all of which can be called eloquent and heroic.

Of course, there are only two martial arts now, and it is not the turn of Li Yan and Chai Rong.

And the two martial arts have similarities in destroying Buddhas, most of them are political, they both say that they are not among the five Hu, do not believe in Huism, and flaunt themselves by advocating Confucianism and Taoism.

At the same time, the monks and Taoist classes were too large, and in order to avoid harsh labor and heavy burdens, the people of the household successively threw themselves into empty doors, which caused great difficulties to the state finances and the recruitment of soldiers. This is also an important reason for the state power to take extreme measures to exterminate Buddhism in order to expand economic resources and liberate the laboring population.

Chu Liang has a good impression of Buddhism, and reprimanded, "The kid is arrogant, he dares to destroy the Buddha and destroy the temple, and wants to follow Fu Yi's example?" The hell is being set up for you and other Buddhas, so why not be afraid? ”

Xu Qilin smiled and said, "The bronze statue is a Buddha? What about the wooden statues, what about the clay statues? A certain Buddha is in the heart, and he also hears that the Buddha is benefiting people, and he is good at transforming people, although his head and eyes can still be giving. If it is for the sake of the people, how can it be a pity? Destroy an image and recreate an image, both earth and wood, how? ”

Since Buddha statues are not valuable or cheap, and sincerity is spiritual, so what's the harm in changing one? There is a lot of copper in Datang, and the temple occupies a lot, and it is good to replace it with wood and clay sculptures, which is economical and affordable.

Chu Liang was so angry that his eyes straightened, and he said it nicely, change it, take the broken wood and mud for copper, why don't you grab it?

"Destroying the Three Treasures is an evil person, Xu Cheng must not lie to him, so as to suffer bad luck." An official said on the side, "The Buddha is also a teaching, persuading ministers to be loyal, persuading sons to be filial, persuading the country to govern, and persuading the family to be peaceful." Hongshan, show the joy of heaven; Punish wrongdoing, show the suffering of hell. How can Xu Cheng be destroyed lightly and fall into the sea of suffering. ”

Xu Qilin scratched his head, digested and understood this guy's words with a little headache, and then said, "It is not to destroy the Buddha, but to ask the court to rectify the Shamen and purify Buddhism." ”

"What's the explanation?" The official asked with a frown.

Xu Qilin pondered for a while and said, "The first precept is extravagant in today's temple, the palace has been made, and the palace is more magnificent, and a temple can be a royal palace." The large ones cost millions, and the small ones still use tens of thousands; The transfer of wood and stone materials, people and horses do not stop, waste countless human skills, harm agricultural work, and cause great trouble. ”

After a pause, Xu Qilin continued, "Secondly, check the Buddha Gate; At present, the monks are uneven, and the ruffians and hooligans who are mixed in with them do not know how many people are traitors. ’”

The eldest grandson Wuji raised his hand and pressed it down, reminding Xu Qilin, "Just be reasonable, don't be rude." ”

"Yes, the kid lost his word." Xu Qilin bowed his hand and repeated, "It should be said, 'Bald heads everywhere, who is the real monk?'" ’”

The eldest grandson Wuji was stunned, and finally waved his hand helplessly, this change is the same as not changing!

Many people held back their laughter, especially the people from the Daomen who attended the banquet. Liu Zhenghe was already holding his stomach and shrunk into a ball, and he almost rolled on the ground.

In fact, one of the two martial arts to destroy the Buddha is the real destruction, killing the monk and burning the scriptures, but the other is not killing, the means are milder, to be precise, it should be to suppress the Buddha.

One word difference, the result is very different. Destroying the Buddha is too much, suppressing the Buddha is very feasible, and it will not cause too strong a backlash.

"Vulgar and shallow." Du He was finally able to interject and said, "Your Majesty issued the "Edict on Stopping the Waste of Shati Monks" in the first year of Zhenguan, and he also respects Buddhism. ”

Xu Qilin pursed his lips indifferently and said, "At this time and that time, Buddhism has accumulated shortcomings for a long time, and it should be eliminated now." Your Majesty is magnanimous, how can you be guilty of speech, you are really ignorant. ”

Du He glared and wanted to refute, but Xu Qilin immediately asked, "Dare to ask the prince of Xiangyang County, if Your Majesty enters the temple, will he worship in front of the Buddha?" ”

In ancient feudal society, the emperor was the supreme existence and the highest ruler in the world. But the Buddha is the largest, and the monks' respect for the Buddha is better than that of the emperor.

Du He is not a monk, and His Majesty Li Er is not a Buddhist, of course he didn't dare to say worship, so he said, "Your Majesty is the Ninety-Five Supreme, of course you don't worship in front of the Buddha." ”

"Is the Buddha worshipping His Majesty?" Xu Qilin asked again with a smile.

Bow? Worship your size. Du He's face was gloomy and he said, "The Buddha doesn't worship His Majesty. ”

"Why don't you worship?"

Du He is stupid, this question is complicated, and it is not good to say that he will cause trouble. Even if you are a Buddhist monk with profound scriptures, you must think twice and answer carefully!

When Buddhism was first introduced to China, there were many sutras and precepts that contradicted traditional Chinese customs. Most of the problems are easy to solve, such as not marrying a wife and having children, not growing hair, and so on.

But there is one that is difficult to deal with, that is, they do not worship the emperor, and some monks who are stubborn in the scriptures and precepts even ask the emperor to worship the monks.

Obviously, in a patriarchal society like China, not worshipping the emperor is inconsistent with socially accepted ethics. And Buddhism is not favored by the emperor, at least it must not be evil, otherwise it will be difficult to spread smoothly.

Therefore, after Buddhism entered Middle-earth, the people of the sect began to debate it. Some eminent monks have always adhered to their principles, and most monks agree with them.

In the period of Tang Gaozong, the imperial court promulgated the "Edict to Worship the Emperor by Making Shamen", but less than two months later, another "Edict to Stop Shamen and Worship the King" was issued, which shows the tough posture of the Buddhist forces on this issue.

But there are also many wise people in Buddhism, who advocate flexibility for the sake of development, and they have begun to loosen up on this issue and find themselves a step down.

"Knowing is knowing, not knowing is not knowing, Xiangyang County Prince-" Xu Qilin shook his head in regret and questioned Du He's character.

"I don't know, please advise." Du He gritted his teeth and threw his hand away hatefully.

Xu Qilin nodded, indicating that he was quite satisfied.

He glanced at the guests, arched his hand in a certain direction, and said loudly, "Your Majesty is wise and martial, and in the midst of war, he will be merciful, calm the sea, save the people from fire and water, and return the peace and happiness of all people." If there really is a Buddha, His Majesty should be the Buddha of this world. What do you think? ”

You're so slappy, let's be speechless!

Everyone bowed their heads one after another, expressing their unconditional support and praise for this sycophant.

"Your Majesty enters the temple, how can the Buddha in this world worship the Buddha of the past?" Xu Qilin glanced again, I see who dares to object, anyway, Wei Troll is not there.

"That's exactly what I said." Daoist Xu Huang felt that he had to cooperate, and said, "During the Northern Wei Dynasty, Shamen Faguo paid homage to Wei Taizu Tuoba Jue, calling it 'Today's Rulai', saying, 'I am not worshipping the Son of Heaven, but worshipping Buddha'. ”

Xu Qilin arched his hand to Xu Huang and said, "The Taoist is well-read and strong, the Taoist is profound, and he is very obedient." ”

"Awards, awards." Xu Huang also smiled and said, "Xu Xiaolang has a thorough understanding of the disadvantages of Buddhism, which has made the poor road open and benefited a lot. ”

"A little crude opinion, the Taoist chief praised it falsely." Xu Qilin expressed humility again.

The two of you are endless, and you still cherish each other, and you are very energetic to praise each other.

Realizing the strange gazes of others, Xu Qilin ended the "cross talk", his face was straight, and he bowed his hand to the eldest grandson Wuji, "The eldest grandson, the kid is shallow in knowledge, and he dares to ask Confucius if he can say that 'people can promote the Tao, but not the Tao.'" ’？ ”

The eldest grandson Wuji nodded and said, "The Analects? Wei Linggong "contains, Ziri people can promote the Tao, not the Tao. ”

"The family teacher once said that the people prosper, and the people walk." Xu Qilin continued to ask, "Dare to ask the eldest grandson, are these two statements different or the same, and what is the explanation?" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji pondered for a moment and said, "According to a certain point of view, Hong and Xing are the meaning of carrying forward the prosperity, and these two statements are also similar. ”

As he spoke, he turned to the upper seat with a smile and said, "If Xu Cheng wants to ask for Confucianism, he should ask Confucius to sacrifice wine." A certain class has an axe, for fear of making people laugh. ”

Kong Yingda, the representative of Confucianism in this three-religion treatise, the Guozi priest wine, the master of Confucianism, and the thirty-first grandson of Confucius, who would be more qualified to interpret the words of the sage than him.

Kong Yingda smiled and said, "Eldest grandson, why bother pushing the old man out and hiding by himself." ”

The eldest grandson Wuji waved his hand and said: "The sage is righteous, and if it is not for the Confucian sacrifice wine, it cannot be explained." A certain talent is shallow and does not dare to show his ugliness, how can he say that he is idle? ”

Kong Yingda shook his head and smiled bitterly, but he wished that he would have a chance to show his face and say something, he looked at Xu Qilin and said, "Xu Cheng, the explanation is the same as that of the eldest grandson, what else do you have to ask?" ”

Xu Qilin arched his hand and said, "The kid dares to ask Kong Sacrificial Wine, what is the meaning of the 'Dao' in this?" ”

Kong Yingda nodded, and said loudly, "Zi said, what is the matter!" It will be holy! Yao Shun is still sick! Those who are benevolent will establish people if they want to establish themselves, and they will reach people if they want to reach them. It can be said that the prescription for benevolence has been taken. ”

After a pause, Kong Yingda smiled and said, "Sacred virtue is a virtue that is higher than benevolence, or it can be defined as an act that benefits the people and relieves them of their troubles. ”

"Why can't the Tao promote people?"

"If the Tao can promote people, then everyone will become a gentleman, the world is peaceful, there is no need to talk about learning, there is no need to cultivate morality, and sit and wait for the Tao to be promoted."

"Buddhism talks about being born and advocating the sacrifice of wealth and Buddha in order to seek wealth in the next life, which can be beneficial to the people and solve the practical worries of the people?"

Kong Yingda pondered for a moment and said, "No." ”

Xu Qilin bowed his hand, said that he was taught, straightened up and said, "The family teacher talks about the value of life in the world, talks about the spirit of positive and enterprising, and calls it a sense of historical mission." ”

After a pause, he said, "There are four hundred and eighty temples in the Southern Dynasties, and how many buildings are in the smoke and rain. This is the family teacher traveled to the south, and sighed when he saw that the temples were lined up and the dynasty had changed, but how many temples in the south were four hundred and eighty? ”

Raising his voice, Xu Qilin said, "Now that we were born in the Tang Dynasty, we should also cherish this peaceful rule of the world and contribute to the strength of the country and the prosperity of the people." Under the wise leadership of His Majesty, we will work hard for the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty. ”

"Xiangyang County Prince, you have no objection to this, right? For the prosperous era of the Tang Dynasty, you yearn for it, right? ”

Xu Qilin suddenly turned to ask questions, which made Du He excited, but he had to hurriedly nod in agreement, "I should be like this, so I can live up to this life." In the prosperous era of the Tang Dynasty, who doesn't look forward to it? ”

"Then does the Duke of Xiangyang know what contribution Buddhism has to my Tang Dynasty?" Xu Qilin didn't want to let him go, and asked, "Collect wealth, build temples, and collect monks indiscriminately, not to talk about today's enterprising struggle, but only to seek wealth in the next life." Ami tofu all day long, reciting scriptures behind closed doors, not ploughing, not weaving, not paying rent, what is the benefit of the country and the people? ”

Du He retorted, "Buddhism advises people to do good and avoid evil, abstain from the original and prevent wrongdoing, if it can be practiced by everyone, Du Hui will be stable, wouldn't it be beneficial to the country?" ”

Xu Qilin sneered and said, "But in all religions, is there anyone who teaches people to be traitors and criminals, and to do all kinds of evil?" A certain shallow knowledge, and asked the Xiangyang County Public to teach me. ”

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