Chapter 471: A Big Deal
During the Warring States period at that time, there were not many people who treated the dead according to the Taoist method. It is not as described in the book "Zhuangzi": heaven and earth are coffins, the sun, moon and stars are the pearls, and all things are buried with them.
Generally, the dead are buried in accordance with traditional methods and in accordance with the regulations of the Zhou rites, that is, the funeral culture advocated by Confucianism.
So! The way Qiyuan people treat the dead is against the practices of everyone in the world and hurts the hearts of the people in the world.
At that time, families without money could choose to bury the deceased in a humble way, and they would not strip the deceased of their clothes and bury them naked like the Qiyuan people. What's even more infuriating is that the Qiyuan people not only buried the deceased like this, but they also buried the deceased in their own vegetable garden, preparing to plant melons and fruits on it in the coming year......
This is a great disrespect to the dead! It is also an insult to the families of the deceased!
Not only in the Warring States Period, but also in any dynasty in history, for poor families, they are generally reluctant to bury the dead, and try to bury them as little as possible. Not to mention the burial, the deceased also wore as few clothes as possible, and saved the clothes for the next generation to wear. The poor say that this is a memorial, leave a memory, so that future generations can remember the good of their elders.
And for the wealthy, they are the opposite. They generally take all the things of the deceased during his lifetime as a burial, and let the deceased be brought into the earth.
Taoism, on the other hand, breaks these traditional concepts and treats the dead with a completely new concept. They believe that the dead are gone, back to nature, and they can do whatever they want. Anyway! The dead no longer felt it.
In fact! When Zhuangzi preached, he did not talk about how to bury the dead. He just said that human beings, like other species, come from the Tao, return to the Tao after death, and return to the Tao after death.
But that's how the people of the Lacquer Garden understand, and so do the protectors. And! And they did.
Outcome! Let Zhuangzi carry the black cauldron, the world thinks that it is Zhuangzi's fault, the fault of Taoism, and the problem of Taoist culture.
"But?"
Dai Yan turned into a crying face and said, "My brother has already given an order to conceal this matter and no longer publicize it." Whoever preaches this will be killed! ”
Dai Daguan smiled disapprerovingly: "He doesn't let him say that he can gag the world's mouth?" Again! He can only gag the mouths of the people of the Song Kingdom, can he still gag the mouths of the people of the world? ”
"Yes, yes, yes!"
Dai Yan suddenly realized and said, "Yes! Can he still gag the mouths of the people of the world? ”
"You know how to do it, right?" Dai Daguan looked at Dai Yan and said with a smile. And then! He proudly picked up his glass, gestured, and drank.
"I understand this! Got it! Dai Yan said seriously: "I asked people to spread this matter to South Korea!" The monarch of South Korea didn't dare to trouble the Song Kingdom, but those families of the deceased, could they let the Song Kingdom go? Spare the lacquer garden people? ”
"Hmm!" Dai Daguan snorted: "That's right! But? The people of South Korea alone are not enough! This thing! Let everyone in the world know. ”
"I know this! Isn't it just sending people everywhere to spread the word? The territory of the Song Kingdom is not allowed to say, I can't send people to other countries? Isn't it? I'll arrange it! Let's arrange it! ”
Dai Yan said, and was about to get up and leave.
Dai Daguan was very satisfied, beckoned to Dai Yan, and said, "Don't worry! I don't care about this hour and a half! Drink! Drink a few more drinks with your brother! You know it! I haven't thought about tea and dinner for my brother these days, and I'm in a bad mood, it's not all for these things! Now! Things have taken a turn for the better, and it's time for me to drink and relax! ”
Dai Yan had no choice but to stay, and the two continued to drink.
Seeing that the situation was favorable, Dai Daguan said again: "I will arrange for my people to spread it in various vassal states." Your people will go too. The more people who spread it and the more people who know about it, the better the effect! ”
"That? Cousin? Dai Yan asked, "That?" After the people of the world know about it, will they really come to the Song Kingdom to find trouble with our Song Kingdom and the trouble of the Qiyuan people? ”
Dai Daguan smiled confidently: "I dare to guarantee this!" It's definitely going to make a splash! Maybe? Oh! That's right! Zhou Tianzi will also send someone to send a message to the past! ”
"Cousin?" Dai Yan asked puzzledly, "What's the use of passing it to Zhou Tianzi?" The Great Zhou Dynasty has long existed in name only, who still regards him as the son of the Great Zhou Dynasty? ”
"Wrong!" Dai Daguan paused the wine glass on the table, stared at Dai Yan with his eyes, and said: "Today's Great Zhou Tianzi is useless, the Zhou Dynasty is weak, and no one takes him as the Son of Heaven seriously." But sometimes, he still works.
For example, this time when the Qiyuan people treated the deceased, this Zhou Tianzi may play a role. He will be furious when he hears about it. It is also possible for him to issue an edict to let the princes of the world jointly crusade against the Song State and destroy the Song State, or let the current monarch of the Song State, your brother Song Quecheng, step down. And at this time, the princes of the world are willing to listen to him again. ”
"Why?"
"Because! Profitable! ”
After the court meeting was dispersed, Dayin was also in a hurry. After arranging the work at hand, he arranged for a cronie to go to the lacquer garden to inquire about the specific situation there. If it's true! That's not a joke, it's a big problem.
He believes! It's true that the dead are stripped. But! He firmly believes that it is definitely not a universal phenomenon. And also! The use of corpses as fertilizer is also not a common phenomenon. If yes! That's no joke. That! It's a big problem.
So! On the one hand, Dayin asked the Song State to block the news, and on the other hand, he sent someone to inform the protectors in Qiyuan to deal with the aftermath. As long as the people of Qiyuan do not shout out, as long as the people of Qiyuan do not admit it, as long as others are not allowed to go to Qiyuan to investigate the facts, everything will become a rumor.
This Da Yin is a Taoist hidden in the Song Kingdom, an old man who is proficient in the world, and a very rich old man.
In the Great Zhou world, there are many such hermits, and they are hidden in the court. Some do things before kings, under one and above ten thousand. while others hold important local official positions for the benefit of one party. They are not for fame and profit, but mainly for their own interests. And also! With a desire to save the world.
In the Great Zhou world, there are many Taoists hidden in the city. They may be living right next to us, just! We have no feelings for them. They give us the impression of inaction and incompetence! But when we needed help the most, they appeared in front of us, and they were our most sincere and credible friends.
In the Great Zhou world, there are still many Taoists who are hidden in the wilderness. There are not a few of these people, and they seem to be the real Taoists. In fact! No! They're just hidden!