Chang Qianhu thought about it for a while, and finally gave up.

"Then let's keep the status quo." He had no choice but to say, "When you say that, I feel that doing handicraft work or something may be more suitable for him." Maybe he will be famous for this in the future. ”

Monk Daoyan didn't say anything, but he also smiled, and it seemed that he still agreed.

"But there's another kid to pay attention to." Chang Qianhu reminded.

"Little Lord?" Monk Daoyan shook his head: "She's really smarter, but she won't make any trouble." ”

"She's in a special situation." Chang Qianhu told him: "After she came here, almost everyone in the palace said that she was the smartest and most potential person. Shizi himself said to others, but it's a pity that she is a girl, otherwise she must be able to achieve great things. ”

"The history of the countries on the Taixi side is generally very short, and people are not in the habit of recording and learning history. So their political level is also very low, and we know that it is a lesson and a problem that needs to be avoided, but they are not very sensitive. ”

As a result, the noblewomen on their side frequently interfered in the affairs of the state, and the state lacked an effective mechanism to stop them. As far as I know, there have been more than one such case in the county lord's mother's line—and as you know, even her biological mother was clearly not a peaceful woman. ”

"She has been taking care of Princess Ma for the past few years, and she should be fine." Monk Daoyan said: "Moreover, I don't see any out-of-the-ordinary ambitions on her part. ”

"Ambition changes with circumstances. Few people are born with backbones, but there are still many people who gradually give birth to their own minds as the times change. One of the main jobs of our Beizhen Fusi is to monitor all kinds of people who may have thoughts, and we have some experience in this. Chang Qianhu seems to know a lot.

"Moreover, the atmosphere in different places is different from each other. I don't know if she will bring her habits over there in the future. But this is also beyond my authority, but I am really worried, so I want to ask you. ”

"It's going to have some impact." Monk Daoyan nodded: "I communicated with the scholars here some time ago. The county lord's maternal grandmother, who is also the queen mother of France, does not seem to have a good reputation. Many people complained that she messed up the country's politics, cheated her husband and son, and made a mess of a good country. In this way, it seems that he is also a martial artist-style character. ”

"The history of the Tang Dynasty is too famous, I know it as a martial artist, and the great monk must know better." Chang Qianhu sighed: "After Empress Wu, there is Empress Wei and Princess Taiping. With this precedent, who knows if the daughters and granddaughters in her family will have similar thoughts. ”

Monk Daoyan thought about it and did not answer directly.

"I didn't think much of it at first. But later, a notice was sent from the 'hometown', saying that everyone should pay attention to the performance of the various vassal kings and their families—now that I think about it, it should be the time when the king of Chazhou and them were there. Chang Qianhu lowered his voice and said, "I didn't know what the situation was at the time, so I paid more attention to it, and then the more I thought about it, the more I felt that I had to pay attention." ”

"Isn't it...... The question of your profession is too sensitive, huh? Monk Daoyan reminded.

"I'd rather be overly sensitive, and that's better than being too slow and having an accident." Chang Qianhu is not taboo about this.

"On the side of the Roman Khanate, the system is relatively sloppy after all, and there is no way. You see, they still have prime ministers and captains in the actual sense, and their power is not small, and there are no regulatory measures. If it were in Daming, there would never be such a situation. When it comes to the professional counterpart, he can't help but comment a few more words.

"So there are many things that we actually don't delve into anymore - things like the female dependents openly showing their heads are nothing, anyway, they are too far away from their homeland, and they won't ruin the reputation of the clan. But in addition to this kind of private morality, there are more important official matters. ”

"The little lord also had frequent contact with the daughter of the Khan. That person is also very ambitious, and belongs to the kind of things that even passers-by know. If it goes on like this, will it teach people badly? They are not afraid that there will be problems in the future, and I am afraid that they will feed back their 'experience' back to their hometown and make things happen. In that case, it would be a real dereliction of duty. ”

"There are two problems with Empress Wu: bad thoughts, which are minor problems; Incompetence in major national affairs is a big problem. Later generations attacked her, mainly because of the latter; The lesson we need to learn is also how to prevent people who can only conspire and do not know how to do things from coming to power. Monk Daoyan thought for a while and said.

"So, I think they can't come out of this kind of person. You also know that the system here is relatively sloppy, and many times everyone does not act according to the rules, but simply based on strength. People like Empress Wu, I'm afraid it will be difficult to climb up on their side, and they will be killed by others halfway. Moreover, compared with the external pressure of war and the troubles caused by the immaturity of various internal systems, the matter of Lu and Wu is not the primary problem. ”

"Of course, this is all just my speculation." He thought about it for a moment and asked, "What do the locals here think?" ”

"The attitude of the locals is obvious." Chang Qianhu has obviously investigated carefully: "Their attitude is also very interesting - basically, you can see the level of civilization of the local people." ”

"Greece is the country with the longest lasting civilization among the countries around the Western Sea. Most of the other countries, in their eyes, are also barbarians. He explained: "The Greeks were also the most wary of women interfering in politics. They have suffered great losses in history, and they also have memories of this. Even the Roman Khanate experienced it back then. Counting it, it should have been a long time ago. ”

"And among these barbarian countries, the most civilized should be France. They were not as experienced as the Greeks, but they also clearly had this tendency. What I just said, the matter of the grandmother of the little county lord is an example. ”

"So you see, there's going to be a pattern here." Chang Qianhu concluded: "You said that the matter of Lu Wu is not important to them, but it is true for some countries. However, judging from the experience of Greece and other places, some relatively developed civilized areas have begun to encounter problems in this regard. ”

"So I think it's a matter of time, and after a long time, you will encounter it."

"I'm not a serious reader, so I can't talk about so many big truths. I don't understand the reason behind this phenomenon. He shook his head: "But I feel that after so many years of history, the experience summed up must be reasonable—not to mention that this is not only the experience summed up by people in one place." ”

"Look, at that time in the Tang Dynasty, the ministers of the court and the central government were honest, and they didn't really oppose women in power, otherwise the Empress Wu would not have had a chance to come to power, right? But by now, everyone has formed a consensus. It can be seen that the more we encounter, the more we can see the world. ”

"So, since the predecessors have suffered enough, and even suffered losses and experienced, don't let the future generations continue to suffer, right? Otherwise, what is the point of history books? ”

"As for these other civilizations...... I think maybe this is the so-called education, where we should pay attention to. He thought for a moment and said his point.

"I didn't have much of a feeling for that word before. I don't have much interest in it, I think it's just a sour and rotten literati talking a lot, which has no practical significance. But after going to sea for a long time, I realized that this is not actually chanting, but a real demand. ”

"What the barbarian does every day, if you are far away, out of sight and out of mind, it is fine; But they do these things in front of your eyes every day, and you can't stand it for a long time. On the way to this place, I couldn't hold back many times. He shook his head repeatedly.

"On the way I came, there was quite a turnover, but I feel okay......" Monk Daoyan thought about it and said.

"You are a serious mission, everyone values it, and all countries should take care of it. Moreover, it is also a traditional trade route to go all the way from Hezhong and Persia, and it is considered familiar along the way, so it is more or less reliable. Chang Qianhu couldn't help but complain: "We took the sea route, but it was miserable, what kind of stuff were there along the way......"

"The natives in many places are quite obedient and sometimes don't know what they think. When I walked to Tianzhu, I couldn't stand it. Later, he went on a business trip to Egypt, and it didn't take long for him to have a conflict with a local tyrant. ”

"I thought, if not for justice, at least I have to pay attention to the impact, but the man threatened me in turn. At that time, I was still full of vigor, and I couldn't get angry, so I led someone to kill his whole family. ”

"That's it." Monk Daoyan remained silent, just nodded.

Although Chang Qianhu didn't elaborate on this matter, he could guess it roughly. The reaction of these brocade guards is not too surprising.

"But their accomplices are still there, and if they want to take revenge on us, I have no choice but to run away. We came into contact with the girl Jeanne, the one who was later sent to help King Wu, and that was at that time. Chang Qianhu continued to recall.

"I learned a lot of lessons from that incident, and I reflected on it myself for a long time. I felt that there was a real lack of order on the outside. Although the principle is empty, the meaning is not wrong. It's really not okay if you don't educate. ”

"How? Actually, there are only two things. He said, "First, we must kill the barbarians who are too much of a hindrance; The second is to teach our experience to others, so that they can learn from us and be serious people. These are all things that need to be done for a long time, but Your Majesty asked King Wu to stay overseas and let us come over, it should be for the sake of long-term planning, right? These things are also done sooner or later, right? ”

"So, Miss Jeanne, what do you think? They probably know best. Monk Daoyan pointed out.

"They don't object. Their abbot, Mama, thought we were too violent, and said that the Seris knew to kill the whole family every day. Chang Qianhu shook his head: "But we can't help it." The barbarians can't understand human speech at all, and only by doing it directly can they be a little obedient for a few days. Can this still be called violence? If you want me to say, it's better to kill less! ”

Monk Daoyan really didn't know how angry he was, so he could only appease a few words. Chang Qianhu shook his head and returned to the topic.

"That's just part of my concern. In addition to the fear that this barbarian habit will bring bad children, their religion, I feel that there will also be problems. He told the old monk.

"Barbarian habits are often difficult to get used to, and religion may be part of it. The worship of God in the Roman Khanate was already relatively normal. The others are even more wrong. ”

"After the little county lord was born, he was fostered in the countryside for a long time, and his biological mother arranged for him to take care of him. Later, King Wu was more stable, and then he entrusted Mr. Qi and Mr. Huang to give her enlightenment education. may be because of this experience, she actually believes in the sect in her hometown, which is not the same thing as Shizi and Guo Gongzi. ”

"I think it's better to get her to change her religion. Otherwise, I'm always afraid that something will happen. He shook his head and said to Dao Yan: "Great monk, you are the one who understands the teachings, I think this kind of thing is better for you, right?" ”

"I'm not a God-worshipping monk. Besides, if this can be persuaded, I guess Master Wang and they would have persuaded them a long time ago. Monk Daoyan was also a little embarrassed.

"I'm worried that this matter is more troublesome." Chang Qianhu was obviously very vigilant: "When the dynasty was first established, it issued a special order to restrain the culture and customs of the Semu people. I think we should pay attention to the religion of the French Return. ”

"Since you are a clan and enjoy all kinds of preferential treatment, you have to abide by the corresponding laws and etiquette. However, there are many contradictions between the teachings and customs of the Fahui and the Han people's etiquette system. In this way, it will have an adverse impact, and even provide a tongue for forces such as the Yuan people; Second, it is also a hidden danger.

"Children are easily influenced, and there is no way to do it. And she still has a long life, and I don't know how many people she will come into contact with and how many contacts she will have with her hometown in the future. I've heard that those in power have to pay attention to their performance at all times, and according to their words, they have to 'walk on thin ice as if they were on the edge of an abyss', because their every move has a great impact. He also quoted a scripture.

"The people in Wu Wangfu all think that the little county lord is smart and good at getting along with people, and because of this, they have to pay more attention. Otherwise, what should we do if this set is spread within the sect and among the people, causing everyone to follow suit? ”

"Well, don't worry about that." Monk Daoyan didn't care much: "If that's the case, then don't worry." ”

"Why?" Chang Qianhu asked.

"This matter, our Buddhism is the most knowledgeable." Monk Daoyan said with some experience.

"The widespread spread of Buddhism began in the troubled times after the Wei and Jin dynasties. However, it didn't take long for the first time to encounter a major setback. In the early years of the Northern Wei Dynasty, there was a Taiwu martyrdom. ”

Although everyone knows that the real reason for this incident is that the Buddhist monasteries have amassed a lot of wealth, and there are even many monks who do not abide by the precepts and even plot against them. But when the edict was really implemented, the Buddhist crime given by Emperor Taiwu was still to lure the monarch to 'do things with demons and ghosts, and chaos in the sky, which has not been seen in Kyushu since ancient times'. ”

"Therefore, he demanded that 'the false and the true be eliminated and the rule of the peasants restored.' All of them wipe out the god and destroy its traces. In the order, he insisted on calling my Buddha 'Hu Shen' and the Buddhist scriptures 'Hu Jing', and made accusations. ”

"The Northern Wei Dynasty is a country of Xianbei people, and he himself is Wuhu." Chang Qianhu didn't feel right: "Then why does he still accuse others of being too ...... Too huhty? ”

On the one hand, Han Chinese officials and Taoist priests in his court lobbied, and the Northern Wei monarch also needed to prove that he was orthodox. On the other hand, the concept of Hu people may also be hierarchical. Dao Yan told him: "Before the Northern Wei Dynasty, the regime that encouraged and supported Buddhism was the Later Zhao of the Qiang people. Shi Le and Shi Hu were heavy monks, and they appointed Buddha Tucheng and others to assist them, so Buddhism was also closely related to this regime. ”

"For the Xianbei people, the Xianbei people are also foreigners, and they are even more different from the other four Hus, and they belong to the Hu people in the Hu people. Hu in the narrow sense probably refers to them. That's why it's said. ”

But in any case, this is obviously not a good thing for the Dharma. You know the term '', right? ”

Chang Qianhu nodded.

"Buddhism has the 'Four Noble Truths', the 'Eightfold Path', the 'Twelve Causes' and so on, and the Hu monks of the Central Plains tried to explain these truths to others. However, most people neither like the Hu people, nor do they understand the Hu language, and there are many new concepts in Tianzhu Buddhism that are unacceptable to the Central Plains people, so there is a lot of resistance to these teachings. ”

"Hu Seng explained the 'Eightfold Path' and tried to teach the Dharma, but in everyone's opinion, it was completely unclear and nonsense. Over time, even though Buddhism has been widely accepted, people have continued to use this idiom. Today's Buddhists probably use this term themselves. ”

"And this allusion." Chang Qianhu had an eye-opening expression on his face.

"Yes, the Dharma, or all foreign scriptures, in the Central Plains, is inherently at fault. There is no need to find anything else, just one 'you are from the Hu people' is one of the biggest accusations. Monk Daoyan shook his head with emotion.

"Until the Tang Dynasty, Han Changli wrote a letter asking for a denunciation of Buddhism, and the first sentence at the beginning was 'Those who subdue to the Buddha will be one of the Fa'. In other words, it is the most straightforward and powerful crime from Yidi. ”

"Other competitors are doing everything. Taoism also made up a statement of 'Lao Tzu turned into Hu', satirizing Buddhism as the religion of the Hu people, claiming that Lao Tzu traveled west and educated them to have Buddhism, so he is the ancestor of Buddhism. There is no evidence for this argument in history, and the plot is absurd, but it can be widely circulated. ”

"During the Yuan Dynasty, Möngke Khan ordered Ali Buge to preside over the debate and identify this time; Because the people were not convinced, they later ordered Kublai Khan to convene a great debate again. Buddhism is headed by Shaolin Fuyu Elder and Taoism is headed by Zhang Zhijing of Quanzhen Sect, hundreds of people on both sides participated in the debate, Kublai Khan, Ba Si Pa Guoshi and others also came forward to inquire in person, and also invited Confucian scholars and other celebrities to witness on the spot. As a result, Taoism was refuted with reason, so it ruled that the "Lao Tzu Hua Hu Jing" was a forgery, and demanded that the relevant apocryphal scriptures and other groundless slanders be deleted and the edition burned. ”

"At this point, everything that should be argued has been argued, and there is nothing more to fight about. But even after that, the saying that Lao Tzu turned into Hu was still widely circulated among the people, and it has been until today. The monks complained to the Yuan Dynasty and the Ben Dynasty, but the court could not do anything about it. ”

"Because of this, it's not a matter of reasoning." He complained helplessly: "The people, and even many scholars, just like this kind of argument. Although there are Taoist priests and the like who fish in troubled waters, many people can't even be said to be malicious. ”

"This scripture is written by Hu Ren, everyone just feels awkward, and they have to find a Huaxia teacher for him to be at ease. He may also think that finding a person from the Central Plains to be your ancestor is to elevate you. How reasonable is this......"

"Buddhism is already relatively close to the Central Plains thought, and Tianzhu's speculative theory has also inspired the Central Plains people a lot. Later, both Confucianism and Taoism began to take the initiative to learn and absorb the Tianzhu in Buddhism. In this way, Buddhism was accepted by the public, and it was so twists and turns, and it was considered that it could not be put on the stage for a long time. Even if there are many believers like the Liao State, it cannot take on the great responsibility of the state religion. Otherwise, not to mention the orthodox Central Plains countries, even the barbarian regimes attached to China would not be acceptable. He argued.

"However, in order to be able to benefit all sentient beings, Buddhism can accept a lot of contingencies. The Lotus Sutra records that there was an elder man whose sons were playing in the house of fire, not realizing that danger was coming, and the elder lured them to tell them that there were sheep, deer, and ox carts to play outside the door. At that time, the elders gave the sons a large white ox cart. This big white ox cart is the symbol of Mahayana Buddhism. It means that in order to free the world from the sea of suffering and danger, it is even possible to hide intentions and even disguise them. In order to make the Central Plains people acceptable, it is natural to change the way of expounding Buddhist scriptures and various rituals and interpreting methods, which is naturally in line with Buddhism. It is precisely because of these adjustments that the Dharma can be accepted by everyone. ”

Later, many people began to advocate the unity of the three religions. For example, probably from the Song Dynasty, some people began to create paintings with themes such as "Three Religions", represented by Buddha, Confucius, and Lao Tzu, and painted these people who had never met each other to express the intention of the exchange and integration of the three religions. Only at this point can the people of the Central Plains accept the fact that Buddhism is the right path. ”

"And what about worshipping God? The religion of their family is far from the customs of the Central Plains. When it comes to philosophy and critical thinking, they are also far inferior to Buddhism. Buddhism has suffered so many setbacks that it has not been able to completely overcome them, let alone them. ”

"If these religions of theirs are transmitted to the Central Plains, they will either gradually change themselves like Buddhism. In this way, they themselves will become the kind of worship of God that you can accept. On the contrary, if it cannot be changed, it will always be just a personal hobby of a few people, and it will only be excluded by the public, and it will not have an impact on the court. ”

"Moreover, even if the pessimistic view changes to this extent, I am afraid it is only a little better. People only need to ask, is the Buddha a Chinese? No matter how you explain it, it's inherently short. For thousands of years, so many eminent monks have not been able to explain this problem well, and I don't think that the Worship of God Sect can do it easily. ”

"I think they took the initiative to cater to the 'Lao Tzu Hua Hu' saying." Chang Qianhu said.

"They don't have the pressure to compete with Taoism, and it doesn't matter if they admit it—and I doubt that their sect is a Hycynian Cross that borrowed things from Taoism to perfect itself, or vice versa, a Hellenization of Taoism." Monk Daoyan questioned.

"Buddhism is considered to be a person of the same generation, and he cannot admit that the other party takes advantage; But they seem to have been educated by Taoist priests, so they have no psychological pressure at all to recognize Lao Tzu as an ancestor. ”

"I talked to Master Wang, the leader of the Worship of God Sect, about this. He used Greek logic to explain their theory to me. He told Chang Qianhu: "Master Wang said that it is known that the Eastern Han people have records that the Romans are similar to China; It is also known that the founder of the Worship of God Religion, Brother Tianren Tianzun, was born in the first year of the Western Han Dynasty, and he was indeed a Roman in this time period. Based on this, it can be concluded that the Heavenly Brother Mouse is also 'China-like' and is a figure almost Chinese. ”

"There were many Han Chinese in the upper echelons of the Roman Khanate, and they also had a lot of contacts with the East on weekdays. Only by relying on this kind of argument can we avoid the contradiction between the identity of the Central Plains and the local worship of God, and make use of the advantages of both. As for the French sects, I don't think they can do that. ”

"The barbarian is stubborn and arrogant, and always feels that his doctrine is the law of heaven and cannot be changed in the slightest. There is neither the great wisdom of Buddhism and the open-mindedness and detachment of seeing through everything, nor the foresight and practical spirit of Confucianism. He said, adding: "Even Taoism knows the truth of doing things in a down-to-earth way better than them." ”

"So, although they are all from foreign lands, they can't even compare to Buddhism, even the worship of God." He shook his head: "In the eyes of the Central Plains, no matter what he says, it's just another 'Hu Seng talking nonsense'." Therefore, there is no need to dwell on this matter, what the consequences will be. ”

"...... like this" Chang Qianhu nodded: "I really didn't expect this layer." Master, you can see through it. ”

"Hey, didn't you just say that you have experience because you have suffered losses? We monks have really suffered losses. Monk Daoyan smiled helplessly.

(End of chapter)