Rukong frowned: "Mr. Shi, please make it clear." “

In Rukong's view, the biggest man-made disaster in the White Elephant Kingdom is those who attach to the Buddha's outer paths. As long as these sects are swept away from the White Elephant Country, they can return the White Elephant Country to a peaceful world.

Other than that, there is nothing else to think of. Shi Qingsong said that the "stronger" man-made disaster, he really couldn't understand what Shi Qingsong was referring to.

Nodding, Shi Qingsong asked, "Does Zen Master Rukong know the 'caste'?"

"This ......" Rukong shook his head, "the poor monk is lonely and unheard, and he doesn't know what this 'caste' is. ”

"It can be said to be a rule in the White Elephant Country......" Looking at Rukong, Shi Qingsong said: "Zen Master Rukong concentrates on dealing with drought, but he mostly does things among the people of White Elephant Country. It is normal for these things to be unknown to the Zen Master of the Void. ”

"The very strong man-made calamity mentioned below is the thing of this 'caste.' ”

"Oh?" Rukong's face was solemn, and he said, "Please ask Mr. Shi Xiao to give a little lecture to the poor monk." ”

Shi Qingsong nodded, straightened out his language, and said: "This matter is also asked after getting along with the people of the White Elephant Country a lot, and I saw the traces." ”

"The so-called 'caste' is a rule for measuring people's nobility and inferiority. In the White Elephant Kingdom, from the emperor to the generals, down to the serfs and the bitter subordinates, they are all in this caste. ”

"The assessment of caste is based on blood. With different castes, there is a natural difference in status, and the things that can be done are completely different. ”

"There are six levels of caste, the monks of the sect are the first, the emperor is the second, the officials are the third, and the common people are ranked fourth and fifth because of their different occupations. Serfs are bitter and subordinate, included in the sixth. Those who do not belong to the caste are called 'untouchables', and they are inferior to even the lowliest of bitter affiliations. ”

Speaking of this, Shi Qingsong shook his head and said with a wry smile: "And the things that those 'untouchables' do are all things that are essential, but they seem dirty. Although they are human beings themselves, there is no difference, but they are not as good as pigs and dogs. ”

"The serfs at the bottom of the caste are a little more like people than these 'untouchables'. But really speaking...... Hey, it's just being treated like a pig or a dog. ”

Stretching out his hand, Shi Qingsong slashed a few times in the air, and a trace of blue light was entangled and linked together in the air, like a net.

Pointing to this net, Shi Qingsong said to Rukong: "This system of caste has existed since the time of the White Elephant State, and it has existed for a long time, and it has long made people regard it as ordinary, as correct, and as a matter of course. ”

"The caste is like a net, which encompasses all the people in the kingdom of the white elephant. Whatever caste you are born into, you can only do what that caste can do. Born with the imperial caste, you can be an emperor, born with an official caste, you will be an official in the future, born a carpenter, bricklayer, blacksmith, and in the future, and your children and grandchildren, you can only be a carpenter, bricklayer, and blacksmith. ”

"Born a serf, born to be 'untouchable', then this life can only be like this, and the descendants can only be like this. ”

"In this net, no one can take a step forward. Even if you want to make a slight move, the power of the entire net will entangle and thin the power that wants to break through the net. Eventually, the net grew stronger and stronger, and no one could escape. ”

"This white elephant country seems to be thriving and vibrant, and all walks of life are very lively and orderly. But under this prosperity, it is a pool of stagnant water, an iron plate, and there is no change at all from top to bottom. ”

Rukong frowned tightly, listened to Shi Qingsong's words, and then said: "If there is a change of dynasty, under the turbulence of the wind and clouds, this net will naturally be broken." ”

"It's so hard. ”

Shi Qingsong shook his head and said: "After the White Elephant Kingdom, the government and the opposition have changed, and the emperor has become easier, and such a thing has not happened. Every time the dynasty is changed, the old emperors and generals are almost killed, which should be regarded as turbulent. ”

"But why should those who have ascended to high positions change this rule? They have already stood on the high position of this caste system, and they can enjoy the benefits freely, why should they change it? The people live in this rule, and there is no possibility of going further, and it is not extremely easy for those who govern the country to do what they have been doing all along?"

Therefore, no matter how the dynasty in this white elephant country changes, this surname rule has never been changed. ”

Under this rule, as long as you are not an emperor, you must be oppressed, and you will not feel that it is oppression, and you must be injured, but you will not feel that you are being damaged, but take it for granted. ”

As a result, the people of Li sank forever, and they could not know that they were sinking. Except for those who are 'untouchable', everyone is evil, but they do not know that they are evil. ”

"I have read the Buddhist scriptures, and there is a verse in which it says Infernal Hell. In the Infernal Hell, the three poisons of greed and hatred are raging, and as soon as you enter it, you will suffer from this poison, because you can't understand it, you can't get rid of it, and you will always be conquest of each other because of the three poisons of greed and hatred, and you will suffer from it forever. ”

In the scriptures, there is such a discussion. Rukong nodded and said: "But as long as you can have a thought to get rid of greed and anger, and you can get rid of greed and hatred, you can get out of the Infernal Hell immediately." The great masters of Buddhism made this exposition because they thought it was a wake-up call. ”

Shi Qingsong nodded and said, "In the Infernal Hell, as long as there is a thought to get out, you can leave it." In contrast, Infernal Hell, although cruel, also has a way to survive. ”

After a moment of conversation, Shi Qingsong said: "But in the snare of this caste, even if there is a thought to get out, how can it be escaped? In this snare, there is not the slightest compassion of the Dharma. ”

"It is not bad to say that this white elephant country is more cruel than the Infernal Hell. ”

Looking at Rukong, Shi Qingsong said: "Zen Master Rukong, I said that this is an extremely strong man-made disaster, can Zen Master agree?"

What Mr. Shi Xiao said is indeed good. ”

Rukong shook his head slightly, folded his hands, recited a Buddha name in a low voice, and sighed: "The poor monk has also been in the White Elephant Country for many days, but he doesn't know about this matter yet. If it weren't for Mr. Shi Xiao's mention, the poor monk really didn't know that there was such a net, including all living beings in the White Elephant Kingdom. ”

In the absence of the country, although the emperor is also a lineage, only the royal lineage. But other than that, it's not all about blood origin.

It is not uncommon for a poor scholar to study hard for ten years, win the first place in the imperial examination, and become a protégé of the Son of Heaven and a high-ranking official and general.

Even if you can't become the top three, as long as you get a fame, you can take a step forward.

Of course, there are many things in leaving the country, which are related to a person's origin. But that kind of situation can only be regarded as a minority after all. Even if you can't get fame because of your background, you can still do something in other places, and you won't be greatly suppressed by others because of your background.

Compared with the White Elephant Country, leaving the country has not cut off the way for ordinary people to enter.

But the White Elephant Kingdom divides everything clearly, and it is like an iron plate. Ordinary people at the bottom have no chance to go further and get out of the current predicament.

And without a chance to go up, ordinary people can only look down. As long as you are not an 'untouchable', there will always be a lower status than yourself. It has become their instinct to profit from these people who are lower than their own.

Layers of suppression, layer of damage, everyone thinks this is common sense, this is the norm. Being in the middle of it, I can't extricate myself at all.

Even if there is a desire to extricate themselves, they will be wiped out by this invisible net that envelops everyone. In the end, they either buried their heads in the same stream, or they were strangled by this net.

Looking up at the starry sky overhead, Shi Qingsong sighed and said, "Those Buddha-attached outer paths can indeed be called man-made disasters, and they are extremely harmful. But if they are completely cut off one by one, and the roots and veins are cut off, this man-made disaster can be eliminated. ”

"It is said that this man-made disaster is solid, because there are masters who are not easy to deal with among the monks of the sect, so it seems to be a little solid. But how can this kind of man-made calamity, which has been completely killed and can be eliminated by breaking the root of the inheritance, be considered solid?"

"Compared with the caste calamity that is like a net, the sect monk ...... It's just too fragile. ”

Turning his head to look at the sky, Shi Qingsong asked, "The man-made disasters created by the sect monks can be solved by killing. Whether it is tens of thousands, tens of thousands, or hundreds of thousands of people, they are all killed, and a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood is killed, and this man-made disaster will be cleaned up. But how can we get rid of this caste calamity?"

"In the kingdom of white elephants, all living people are in this man-made disaster, and all are part of this man-made disaster. There is nowhere to find the root of this man-made disaster, because this man-made disaster is forged by all the people of the White Elephant Country. ”

"Killing people, can you solve the man-made disasters created by the monks of the sect, can you solve the calamities of this caste? If you want to kill 100,000 people, you want to kill a million people, or do you want to kill all the people of the White Elephant Country?"

As he spoke, Shi Qingsong shook his head and smiled bitterly.

Rukong was silent for a while, and asked, "Does Mr. Shi have a solution?"

"Unsolvable. Shi Qingsong shook his head and said: "Even if you invade the White Elephant Country, destroy all the sects in the White Elephant Country, kill the emperors and generals in the White Elephant Country, and even all the officials, and change all the people in power in this country, this man-made disaster will still not be solved." ”

"Compared with the people of the White Elephant Kingdom, the emperor and all the officials are too few and too few. Those in power can avoid falling into the snare, but how can these people be allowed to get out of the snare? This man-made disaster has lasted for thousands or even thousands of years, and it is deeply rooted and cannot be changed by laws and regulations. ”

"What is Mr. Shi's decision?" asked Rukong.

Shi Qingsong said: "As I said, return to southern Xinjiang." ”

"Please let Mr. Shi know. ”

"The sect in the White Elephant Kingdom is not something that Zen Master Zaihe Rukong can eradicate. Although Mr. Xu is strong, it is difficult to do this. These sects, at the moment, can only be attacked at most, and cannot be completely eradicated. ”

Shi Qingsong said what he thought in his heart: "In the future, even if we have the strength to destroy all the sects in the White Elephant Country, this caste disaster will still not be solved. If you get involved, I am afraid that not only will you not be able to break through the net, but you will be caught in this net. ”

At that time, when you are in the net, there is no possibility of breaking this man-made disaster. ”