Chapter 39: Debate
After a bunch of nostalgic rumors, I was still excited by the wind with my little face, and when I slowly came down from the Si Tower, I heard some sounds in the wind.
"I am a good person, but the world is in chaos."
"In the world of flesh and blood, the young and strong are driven to death on the road, and the old and weak are starving at home,"
"Chickens and dogs don't smell each other, thousands of miles show white bones, tigers and wolves are sideways,"
"The soldiers and bandits are like hemp, and the women and children are all thrown into ......"
Then I found that although it was far away, I could still hear and see several young people wearing scarves, surrounded by one person making a loud speech, and a large crowd of onlookers composed of good men and women.
I couldn't help but smile slightly, I couldn't help but think of the university life in a certain time and space, and it seemed to coincide with the Beijing academic career in this body.
Obviously, the central authority of the imperial court is not there, and the world has been in turmoil for a long time, but there has always been no shortage of capable people with ideals and aspirations, and they want to do something to change this situation.
On the other hand,
Although the world is in turmoil and the war has been fought for a long time, just like today, just like the two schools and three attachments of the Beijing Division, which has almost existed in name only, the official and private learning systems accumulated in the heyday of the Tang Dynasty for hundreds of years still exist in the local area, and there is obviously such a school in this Pengcheng.
It's just that the peaceful years of the past are no longer there, and these students can only continue the traditions of the past in a small circle, such as visiting the nostalgia, festive poems, drinking and singing, and a little nostalgia for the prosperity of the past.
Large monasteries like this, which are customary to open their doors and provide a long-term place to stay for a small fee, have become a place of refuge for most of them, and a relatively inexpensive place to gather.
When my predecessor was studying in Luodu, he also used the name of handover, and those who were in different disciplines in the same year, secretly brought wine and meat, went to play with those relatively poor students who lived in the monastery, and then went to improve the reason for life and relationship.
Of course, if you look at the stories behind some of the great masters' works, you'll find some interesting commonalities, such as being a public place for worshippers to come and go, and monasteries often become the birthplace of the long-standing singing of masterpieces.
If it is in the peaceful years, this will also be those poor students who have no money and ways to come to the mansion of the minister, another workaround to spread and promote their reputation, relatively speaking, the threshold for entering and exiting these monasteries is very low, and there is no shortage of dignitaries and their families, as long as they attract their attention slightly,
Therefore, singing and harmonizing in various public occasions before the imperial examination is similar to a kind of betting behavior that increases the probability of winning the imperial examination, and you can talk about your own reputation and introduce it to the ears of the examiner to increase the chips of some kind of recognition, or attract potential wealthy and powerful patrons, and the opportunity to add extra green eyes.
In history, Li Bai, Du Fu, Wang Wei, Gao Shi and others have all gone through a similar path, such as "The Great Mercy and Grace Temple Reward Singing" and "The Song of the Eight Immortals in Drinking" and other popular works and allusions.
Of course, the temple is also one of the places where all kinds of romances and romances, and even the stories of talented people are high, because for those who are from poor families, on this occasion are the few people who can watch those nobles and nobles at close range, and have some possibility of close contact with them, although the floating probability is like Armstrong's free maneuver, full of unpredictable variables and possibilities.
But as long as you are looked at by the right eye, whether it is a pillow bonus for an overnight joy, or a clear guest for the doorman, or even the choice of the east bed, it is not unheard of that it can easily struggle for more than ten years or even a lifetime.
The speaker is dignified and has a loud voice, and he looks like a student council president. But after listening to it for a while, I lost interest, and although what they said was large and not empty, most of them were other than theories and theories, and there were not many real ways to put them into practice.
I went directly around them and went to visit the Buddhist halls elsewhere, but I squatted with my head in my head and seemed very interested in what they preached and appealed to, and I took a few more glances before being pulled away.
Then we slowly turned along the corridor to a Jizo Temple, and in the courtyard of the Jizo Temple, we saw another group of people again, some with knotted heads and some wearing flat scarves or square scarves, they were sparsely pulled, sitting on the ground casually and arguing about something, and among them was a young monk with a bright head.
All kinds of high-end and atmospheric words, that are one after another to say that it is eager to forget, very some ancient scholars, sitting and talking about the taste of the Tao, but attracted a lot of listeners who are also young people, quietly listening, but did not pay attention to my two passes.
"What are they talking about......"
I asked casually
"The root cause of all Buddhist calamities in history......"
A voice replied.
Oh, I paused and listened for a moment, shaking my head slightly.
It's nothing more than human greed, Buddhism doesn't want to forge ahead, unscrupulous people fake their religion to deceive, Shamen scum steals the world and deceives fame, and the more profound thing is that the wealth is jealous and offends the superiors, and it is disliked by Shilin Qingliu.
"Brother Tai, do you have any doubts......
It was still the voice just now, I noticed that the person was also a student wearing a turban and a blue and white shirt, and his teeth were very unforgettable.
"I think they're just wasting their time......"
I pouted.
"What's there to argue about......
"Dare to ask ...... high opinions"
He raised his voice slightly.
"It's very simple......"
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"Isn't it just a group of bald people who don't do anything, but in the name of religion they occupy a large amount of social resources such as land and acres, people, goods, etc., and do not have to pay taxes, so that they threaten the stability and normal operation of state power......
"And then. was sheared by the imperial court......"
"What is sheep shearing,......
The other party was puzzled for a moment, okay, I'm sure his family should be good.
"It means to reap the harvest regularly like a field,"
"In the name of cleaning up and rectifying Buddhism, the land, goods, and people occupied by the Liberation Gate will be brought back into the jurisdiction ......of the state, so as to alleviate social contradictions."
"Therefore, the name of the law is difficult, but it is actually a national policy in a special period......"
"So the fundamental purpose is not to destroy the Dharma or to abstain from faith......
"Rather, it is to crack down on the inhibition of Buddhism, occupy the land, indiscriminately build floating slaughter, compete with the grandeur and glory, and extravagant and flashy atmosphere;"
"The demolition of the monasteries and the forced return of the laity will bring the population shaded and attached by the Shamen back into the tax burden of the state, and take the talents gathered by the monasteries for the financial purposes of the state ......"
Well, when did the group of people stop arguing, and all of them were watching me stop talking.
"There seems to be some truth in what Brother Tai said, but will it be a little disrespectful here......
The white-toothed young man couldn't help but smile bitterly,
"What I want to respect is also the Buddha and Bodhisattva who sent Hongyuan to relieve the suffering of sentient beings, and not those of them who wear monk's clothes in the name of cultivation and eat hundreds of offerings......
I pretend to be righteous and righteous
"Just looking at the fat heads and big ears they eat, and their faces are full of red light, how can they have anything to do with pious cultivation or something, it has nothing to do with it......"
Holding your head and squatting is very cooperative. He nodded with a sense of feeling.
"So, what about the grandeur of this temple, in my eyes, it's just a fat pig that has been raising more and more glamorous......
White Tooth looked at the only bald head in the crowd again, and the other party folded his hands and chanted the Buddha's name, with an expression of being shot in various ways.
"But ......"
Seeing that the other party's cultivation is not bad, I thought about it and added,
"It doesn't matter if you are pious or not, at least the presiding officer of this temple must be a person who is good at running a business......"
"Oh......"
"At least you have to have a high level of knowledge and experience, so that you can preach and preach to fool the public, you must be eloquent and eloquent, and you must be able to maneuver between the powerful and wealthy with long sleeves and good dancing...... Make friends with various forces that will be beneficial to the development of the temple."
"It is also necessary to be good at managing the monks and laity, maintaining basic precepts and obedience, appointing the right personnel, and managing all kinds of monastic properties to increase the fruits...... There is a long-term way"
"When necessary, cooperate with and respond to the recognition of the upper echelons of the government, and participate in more public activities such as soup kitchens and disaster relief to increase reputation and popularity......
"After all, only entering and not leaving is not the way to develop in a long stream......"
"There are also good at relying on secular power and maintaining some peripheral forces to prevent and avoid those greedy people who covet and plunder temple property......"
"In a certain way, in this chaotic world, it is not much easier to run a temple than to manage a feudal minister......"
"Brother Tai's first sight, it's really. It's unique......"
The young man bared his white teeth again.
"But seeing each other is fate, let alone listening to the big talk......"
"The surname is Cai, and the character is long."
He bowed solemnly to me and introduced himself
"I haven't asked my brother Taizun yet......"
"It feels a little familiar......"
I muttered, I always feel like I've heard it somewhere, go back to the album.
"Well, you can call me Char......"
He began to introduce me one by one, this group of people are his friends and old acquaintances.
"This is Wang Fu...... People from Si County"
"This is Kuanfu,"
"This is Jifu,"
"This is Jian Yi,"
"This is Shengqing......"
"Little Monk Buddha Seal...... For the time being, the order is in the temple"
Finally, the young bald head said to me.
"Domon instructed ......"
"All of my generations have the wish to revive the community, so they are called friends of the community...... Push me to be the leader for the time being."
Then this Cai Yuanchang concluded.
"I saw Brother Xia today, and I heard the grand theory, and I have a strategic solution, but I don't lose the ...... of this trip."
Fushe, okay, can I spit out the Donglin Party and cross over.
Then I suddenly remembered something, Cai Yuanchang, this ...... Isn't this the cheating character of my original history?
Well, it seems that no matter what his name is, it obviously has nothing to do with the notorious Taishi in history, known as the head of the six thieves in the dead country, in terms of life trajectory and world view
"Then do you know Tong Guan, Liang Shicheng, Zhu Mian, Li Yan and others?"
But I couldn't help but ask
"I don't know the rest, but this Tong Guan seems to have heard of it......"
He was puzzled for a moment, but replied anyway.
"It should be the boy butcher who is known as the first knife in Ximen......"
Another person, Wang Fu, had some uncertain words
Well, in this time and space, the eunuchs of a certain forum touted the king of Tongguan in the sky are just a butcher at present.
"Can you move the toe to Pan Heng one or two, more close to ask for advice......"
He continued to send out invitations.