Chapter 8: The Wish of the Buddha
Although there is no sense of secrecy in these years, if things are only fermented in a small area, the waves caused will naturally not be too big. But now that the crown prince Cao Ang actually went to the White Horse Temple in person to ask for a divorce, and stabbed the original palace to the people, will anyone still not hear the rumors?
What a scandal!
Moreover, the monks of the White Horse Temple naturally did not dare to accept Cao Ang, so Cao Ang knelt in front of the Buddha statue and remained silent for a long time. When Cao Cao heard the news, he was furious, so he immediately sent someone to take Cao Ang back to the palace - but the problem is that you have not deposed Cao Zixiu as the crown prince, he resolutely refuses to move the nest, who dares to tie him back? Unless Cao Cao goes to ...... Question: The dignified son of heaven, how can there be a reason to go to the Buddhist temple to welcome his son?
The father and son went on the bull, Cao Cao said that if you don't come back, I will burn down the White Horse Temple, and issue an edict to ban the whole country; Cao Ang said that it would be easy for me to return to the palace, unless you let the monks in prison go and allowed me to continue worshipping the Buddha.
Cao Cao consulted with his relatives and important ministers, and Cao De, the Taifu and Xincheng Gong, said that for the sake of today's plan, the only way to do this is to obey the prince for the time being and release the monk from prison. Cao Cao gritted his teeth and said that he was just a country monk left and right, and if he said he would kill him, he would kill him, and if he said he would let it go, I couldn't swallow this breath! Xiahoudun said: "You can coerce this monk to talk about the prince." If he is willing to explain the vanity of the Tao, the prince will understand. "You still need to tie the bell to unlock the bell.
Cao Cao said, "Do you think I haven't thought of this trick?" I have already sent someone to threaten the monk, saying that either you go and persuade Cao Ang to turn back, or just wait for the knife on the meal, who would think that the monk's bones are particularly hard. Torture in every way. but resolutely refused to give in.
Xiahoudun asked. Who did you send to threaten the monk? Seeing that there is a man with unparalleled tongue in the court, why don't you ask him for help? Cao Cao suddenly woke up, and his attention was Xun at the moment: "Can Hongfu move this fang for me?" ”
It was Xun Xin who said that I knew, and in the end, this matter had to fall on my head. It is said that he has always been very confident in the benefits of his tongue, but this time he is really not sure - "The minister does not like to explain the Tao, does not understand the reason, and hears that the Buddha is easy to explain." It is often like a dream, trapped in the abyss without knowing it, and I am afraid that it is beyond the power of words. "For those religious and fanatics, it is really not a matter of debate that will make them repent.
Cao Cao frowned: "I only rely on Hongfu today, and I can try to move it." "You'll just give it a try.
In desperation, Shixun had no choice but to accept this assignment, so he went to Luoyang Prison to meet the monk. Of course, before the meeting, he had to transfer the monk's relevant files to take a look, in order to "know each other and know his friends, and not be defeated in a hundred battles". However, if you don't look at it, it's fine. At a glance - there must be a secret in me!
So he sat in prison and ordered the monk to come over. The time is not much. The jailer dragged the monk over, and Shi Xun took a closer look, only to see that the other party was naked, from the face to the chest, abdomen, and back, covered with criss-crossing whiplash, the skin and flesh turned out, and the blood was dripping, just looking at it was enough to make people tremble. Under such a heavy punishment, this monk still refused to persuade Cao Ang, and it seemed that he was indeed going to gnaw a hard bone today.
The jailer dragged the monk to Shixun, and as soon as he let go, the monk struggled to get up, crossed his knees, and sat down on his knees. It was Xun who ordered to take warm water and give it to the monk to drink, and then waved his hand to repel everyone.
After the monk drank the water, he gently put the pottery bowl on the table, and then put his hands together on his chest, and did not look at Shixun, but slowly closed his eyes. Shi Xun couldn't help but sneer: "Qi Kuo is a long time old, does the mage still remember me?" ”
When the monk heard this, he opened his eyes slightly, looked Shixun up and down, and said blankly: "The poor monk is clumsy, and he doesn't know the face of the benefactor...... Shixun replied bluntly: "My camp mausoleum is Hongfuye." ”
When the monk heard this, he couldn't help but smile: "It's Taiwei...... In the past, before Tao Gongzu drove in Xuzhou, he knew half of the face, the years were in a hurry, time flies, the former was a beautiful scholar, and now he is an auxiliary minister of a country, and the poor monk does not know his face, and he asks for forgiveness. ”
Shixun couldn't help but raise his hand and touched his cheek, and said yes, thinking that he was weak and weak back then, and he didn't even have a few hairs on his mouth, but now he is about to reach his forties, and he has a long beard on his chest - he is not very familiar in the first place, and he has not seen each other for twenty years, and ordinary people really can't recognize me.
So who is this monk who is the deceased? His common name is Zhenrong, the word Weiming, is the minister of Xuzhou Mu Taoqian, but this Mr. Zhenweiming is not a loyal man, but he is a hero in troubled times, leading the army to disturb Xu and Yangzhou, killing too many officials and people, and having a lot of blood debts on his hands. He believed in Buddhism, but later fled after defeat, I don't know how he came to a great enlightenment, really went to be a monk, and took the homonym of the table, the Taoist name "Wei Gang" - that probably means: a fool who preaches non-Confucian doctrines.
Cao Cao didn't know that Wei Lu was Zhen Rongye, but Shi Xun knew the root of this person, the reason was that Wei Wei was once stationed in Zheng County, Xi and preached Buddhism, and Zheng County Ling happened to be Xun's younger brother Shi Jun. Shi Jun first recognized Wei Gang's true body, so he wrote to Shi Xun and asked what to do. Shi Xun replied that you can just keep an eye for the time being, if he really "puts down the butcher knife", although this person had a bad reputation in the past, he really didn't have a deep grudge against us, so there was no need to create more killing karma.
However, what Xun didn't expect was that after coming and going, Shi Jun actually became friends with Wei Gang, accepted the other party's teachings, and began to believe in Buddhism; What's even more unexpected is that the Wei Gang monk stayed in Zheng County for three years, and suddenly he didn't know what kind of wind he was pumping, so he came to the outskirts of Luoyang, stationed in Xibai Horse Temple, and met with Cao Ang - which caused such a monstrous turmoil.
So Shi Xun asked Wei Yu bluntly: "The mage is very happy in Zheng County, why did he come east?" Who led you to the east? "Who instigated you to get involved in the dispute over the Cao family's heirs?!
Wei Yu shook his head and smiled: "The poor monk comes from him, and no one leads him. If you want to promote Buddhism, you should live in the country, so you come to Luoyang. And the White Horse Temple is a holy place in the Middle Earth, and the poor monks want to look forward to it for a long time. ”
It's Hoon pouting, that means - I don't believe it.
Wei Yu said: "The poor monk met the prince unexpectedly, the prince is benevolent and has a Buddha heart. That's why the Dharma is passed on. I don't intend to get involved in family affairs. Disaster is coming today. So far, I don't know how the prince is? Is it possible for the captain to tell him? ”
Shi Xun smiled coldly: "The prince wants to follow the Buddha and enter the temple of Garan, but cut off the kindness of father and son, isn't it the one you taught?" ”
Wei Yu couldn't help but be surprised when he heard this: "The poor monk really didn't teach the prince to do this!" ”
Yes Xun said that it was not the best that you instigated, so you should go to the White Horse Temple to persuade the prince to give up the Tao and reconcile with the Son of Heaven. And so it goes. All great calamities can be avoided, the country will be safe, and your life will be saved.
Wei Yu pondered for a while, and finally shook his head: "The prince has the heart of the Buddha, how can the poor monk persuade him to go to the right and the evil?" The poor monk was willing to go to Baima, saying that the prince returned to the palace and apologized for the sins of the Son of Heaven, but he could not break his Buddha fate. ”
Shi Xun was a little impatient, and slapped the table: "How are you doing?" But it can be said clearly! ”
Wei Yu smiled faintly: "How do I treat, the wisdom of the ether captain." It's not hard to notice. Since the spirit of the Han Dynasty, people's hearts have fallen and the world has been ruined. The people tossed and turned between the mud, and the end of the world was sincere. If you want to be saved, you should cultivate your body and take refuge in the Buddha, and there is no other way to do it. Taiwei assisted the Son of Heaven, set the Central Plains and created a system, and noted the classics and the priests, if they seemed to have merit, in fact, they sought fish because of the wood, and they could not cause peace in the end. If everyone believes in Buddhism, they can be peaceful. ”
It was Xun Yi who raised his eyebrows and said that this is the case - you want to teach Cao Wei's crown prince and future Son of Heaven to be a Buddhist, and order everyone in the world to believe in Buddhism, right?
Wei Yu nodded first, and then shook his head: "If the prince has no Buddha fate, the poor monk can't teach him. The first to control the king, and then to the people, there is no need for an edict, and it will naturally go up and down. If China is made a Buddhist country, Si Ke will always enjoy peace, and there will be no more wars. ”
Shi Xun is really angry and funny, saying where did you get this delusional delusion - "What power does the Buddha have to bring peace?" ”
Wei Yu said that the Buddha has great wisdom and great magical powers, but you may not understand these things, let alone believe them, but - "If you take refuge in the Buddha and study the Dharma, you can open up your wisdom, go to all kinds of delusions, and abandon the desire to fight, but there is no contention, there is no contention, there is no contention, everyone does not fight, and peace can be expected." ”
Yes Xun said that China has its own Confucian scriptures, so why do you need Buddhism? "Confucianism teaches people to be benevolent, do good deeds, know the order and be polite, what is the difference between it and the Buddha?" Wei Yu said that if Confucianism was useful, there would be no chaos in the world at the end of the Han Dynasty - "I thought it was useless, not the Tao." Who? Confucianism divides people into gentlemen, villains, gentlemen work hard, villains work, gentlemen learn the six arts, villains but Rin is enough. In this way, the gentleman pretends to be respectful, and naturally he is harsh on the villain, and the villain does not know the reason, and he will have resentment......"
When Shi Xun heard this, he couldn't help but be awe-struck, and said in his heart that this bastard surnamed Zhen was thinking quite deeply. To put it bluntly, Confucianism only serves the ruling class, requiring the ruling class to self-cultivate itself in order to maintain its dominant position, and the ruled class does not need to think at all, as long as it accepts this ruling order and honestly works behind the butts of the adults and grandfathers. Then, since the status is unequal, the so-called "gentleman", that is, the ruler, prides himself on being noble, and looks down on the "villain", that is, the ruled, and will naturally treat them harshly; However, the ruled people are unable to receive education at all, nor do they have too high consciousness, and they are naturally resentful when they are mistreated, and society is divided and chaos arises......
“…… The Han Rebellion began with Qianghu, and then the Yellow Turban, all of which were below and against the top. The Buddha is different, seeing all beings equal, stopping the Buddha nature from being superior and the belief in sincerity and insincerity, but making the sincere person teach the insincere, and naturally everyone will be in their own place, and there will be no fighting. ”
It was Xun Xin who said that I thought you were trying in vain to create a Datong society without class distinction, class exploitation and oppression, and you dared to make a fuss, but you just wanted to educate the common people with Buddhism, and from then on you were content with the fate of exploitation and enslavement -- yes, religion was just a numbing medicine that paralyzed people's hearts.
But how do you convince this religious fanatic? It probably doesn't make sense to reason with him, can I tell him that the economic foundation determines the superstructure, determines the social form, class composition, and the rise and fall of chaos? Can he understand? After thinking for a while, he suddenly asked: "If China is made a Buddhist country, will it be peaceful and peaceful?" ”
He said yes, and that's what I'm trying to achieve.
Yes Xun Nai pouted: "Do you know the Peacock King?" He was a Buddha and ordered the people to take refuge in him, but he enjoyed the country for less than a hundred years, and then fell apart and perished. The Buddha was born in Tianzhu, and today there are no more Buddhas! (To be continued......)