Chapter 835: Speaking of Precepts
The content of the holy decree is very simple, that is, to reward some field finances, because Li Shimin launched the Xuanwumen Revolution and ascended the throne as the emperor, in order to show his care for the people of Li Min and attach importance to the people's livelihood, so he deliberately rewarded a group of people to show the emperor's grace, Li Yunfei was also rewarded because he improved a lot of production tools.
After receiving the holy decree, of course, it was inevitable to have a tea and a meal for the temporary Lord Qincha, and by the way, I learned about the current situation in the capital, but I inadvertently talked about Li Shimin's poor health, and he had nightmares every day and was chased by ghosts for his life, and he often couldn't sleep at night, which has lasted for almost a month......
In this regard, Li Yunfei also intentionally or unintentionally talked about his own set of meditation methods, which may not have the same effect as other methods, but the effect of insomnia and dreams is simply good, this Lord Thorn is sincere, after hearing that there is such a good method, he directly reported the matter to the imperial court...... Then Li Yunfei was taken to Chang'an and entered the palace and met the legendary Li Shimin.
Plagued by nightmares for almost a month, the doctors were helpless, but they didn't expect to be easily solved by a young monk, especially knowing that this young monk also invented many tools for the benefit of the country and the people, so Li Shimin also attached great importance to Li Yunfei, and treated him with the courtesy of a countryman. deliberately set up a banquet to entertain, and there were no ministers to accompany him, just him and Li Yunfei.
It is said that Li Shimin was really unkind to Buddhism, but he was indeed a wise gentleman who was eager to seek talents, so even if Li Yunfei's current identity is a monk, he still seems very affectionate, of course, this affection is just thinking about how to make Li Yunfei break the precepts and return to the world and contribute to the country.
In fact, Li Yunfei is also thinking about how to justify and not look abrupt, now he is only eighteen years old, the best years of his life, and he seems to be dignified, although he fell face to the ground once when he was a child, he did not break his appearance at all, and he is still a handsome guy.
With such youth, such a dignified appearance, and knowledge that exceeds thousands of years, if you still do a great career, and by the way, you will be promoted to get rich and marry a beautiful daughter-in-law, it will really be in vain to cross this time.
The banquet came up soon, and the table was full of all kinds of delicacies, which must have been deliberately done by Li Shimin, and most of the delicacies in front of him were meat, Li Yunfei was quite calm about this, and elegantly picked up a piece of roe deer meat and sent it to his mouth, not only eating meat, but also drinking wine calmly.
Li Yunfeiwei really surprised Li Shimin, and he was thinking about how to persuade this master to open meat, but he didn't expect that this master was not jealous at all, so he started eating on his own, and even raised his wine glass to toast himself......
"The master is not taboo meat?"
"The little monk has been beaten by the master every day since he was a child, and he was angrily reprimanded as a monk who does not look like a monk, and he really deserves to be called a master of His Majesty!"
"The master doesn't need to be too humble, just the invention and improvement of those tools can afford the title of master, but what makes me a little curious is that the master is a famous monk, how can he not be taboo meat!"
"There is no meat in this food!"
“…… What is the explanation of this, meat is not meat? ”
"Indeed, in fact, meat refers to vegetables such as garlic, green onions, green onions, orchid onions, and xingqu...... However, the little monk felt that since it had already been served, it was food, and since it was a satisfying food, of course it could not be disliked, and there was no need to taboo what kind of food it was...... Cultivating the Buddha lies in cultivating the mind, and the good heart is the Buddha, and the evil heart is the devil...... Just like His Majesty, although he has done a lot of killing, he has won peace in the world, which is really a great good......" Li Yunfei calmly explained, he did look like a high-ranking monk, and of course, he also patted a little sycophant by the way.
Li Yunfei's words really made Li Shimin feel comfortable, and he couldn't help but stroke his mustache, but the smile came from the heart, saying that this sycophant also depends on the person, if it is just a flattering villain, of course it will not make Li Shimin have such a good mood, but a well-known monk pats the sycophant, then the feeling is very different.
"The master's words are really open, and they should be revealed." Li Shimin, who was in a good mood, raised his glass directly, but took the initiative to toast a glass of wine.
"Your Majesty has praised it, please!" Li Yunfei also drank a big glass.
"Yes, isn't there a clear rule in Buddhism that you don't eat meat?" Li Shimin was also interested and continued to talk about the precepts of Buddhism.
"This matter is a long story, to say that monks do not eat meat, but it was proposed by Emperor Wu of Liang during the Southern Dynasties a hundred years ago, and later it became the rule of monks to implement it throughout the country. He doesn't eat meat himself, so he stipulates that monks in the world are not allowed to eat meat, but Buddhism is not taboo about meat...... "In order to eat meat in the temple, Li Yunfei made a lot of effort, and of course added some of his own views."
"I see, what does the master think of Xiao Yan, Emperor Wu of Liang?"
"Emperor Wu of Liang is indeed a rare Lord of the Cause, but he was a little dim in his old age, and he did not do anything in his position, but he was obsessed with the Buddha when he neglected state affairs, which led to Hou Jing taking advantage of the situation...... It's a pity to waste the good situation of the Southern Dynasties! Li Yunfei, who drank a little wine, didn't have any worries about being cautious in his words and deeds.
Very casually commented on Emperor Liang Wu, but speaking of Emperor Liang Wu, there is a very strange sense of familiarity, vaguely remembering that this Emperor Liang Wu and himself are still a little related, as if he is still his father-in-law in his previous life, it seems that there are two little beauties like flowers and jade with him, it is really a bit inexplicable...... I couldn't help but knock on my dizzy head.
"Master, why is that?"
"The amount of alcohol of the little monk is really not good, but he doesn't dare to drink more, if he is drunk, he really violates the precepts." In fact, this is the first time Li Yunfei has drunk in the real sense of the word when he comes to this world, so he felt a little dizzy after drinking a few glasses.
"It turns out that the master also has precepts!"
"Naturally, everyone should have their own precepts to abide by, and the little monk will naturally be no exception."
"The master is too humble, but what are the master's precepts?" Regarding Li Yunfei's precepts, Li Shimin is really curious.
"No killing, no stealing, no sexual immorality, no lying, no drunkenness......
"Could it be that the master has never killed a living being?" Li Shimin absolutely believes this.
"If you don't have the intention of killing, you don't kill...... In the heart of the little monk, the sentient beings are not only the birds and beasts of the people, but also the flowers, trees, grains and grains are all sentient beings, just like there are thousands of living beings in this basin of clear water, and there are countless living beings who have died because of this when they live in the world, and we only need to be grateful......
It is said that over the years, he has been forced by the old monk to copy scriptures every day, and Li Yunfei has unconsciously accepted some Buddhist ideas, and even further improved and perfected some ideas, in a sense, it is indeed enough to reach the level of a monk, anyway, everyone is very easy to accept after listening to Li Yunfei's theory.
As long as people are grateful, then the disputes between people will be weakened a lot, and the anger will gradually dissipate......
What Li Yunfei didn't know was that when he was explaining the new understanding of sentient beings, there was a trace of golden glow on his body, which seemed a little sacred and solemn, but this was a kind of gathering of merit power, and Li Shimin, who saw this scene, was indeed surprised that even his chopsticks fell.
However, Li Yunfei also fell asleep inexplicably, because for the first time in many years, he did not practice the technique of quiet meditation before going to bed, but he had a long, long dream...... The memory of being sealed by the rules of the sermon in the dream is awakening little by little.