Outside the camp, a horse-drawn carriage was parked. In the carriage, Monk Daoyan and Sun Shiwan sat opposite each other, exchanging news and discussing various follow-up arrangements.

After saying these main things, Sun Shiwan instructed the cronies next to him to bring the tea and beckoned Monk Daoyan to take a little rest.

"Master, you're welcome." He said very enthusiastically: "I went to visit the prince a few days ago and told him that those of us who are adrift should help and support each other. Barbarism is rampant here, and it is not easy to meet fellow villagers. ”

"Although we have some differences in some aspects, we are all members of the Huaxia family after all. Although this carriage is small, please make this place your own. Relax a little and enjoy this tea. ”

"The donor is the host, and the poor monk is the guest, so you can't be too relaxed and lose your manners." Monk Daoyan still sat upright and said politely: "But this tea is indeed a good thing." The poor monk is respectful and obedient. ”

"Yes, please."

A few people exchanged a few more pleasantries. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Sun Shiwan asked: "This time there was a sudden accident in the city, and I saw that the Wu Wangfu was particularly seriously affected, so I thought about whether I would like to help donate some money to rebuild it." Does Master know what's going on over there? ”

"To be honest, I don't know." Monk Daoyan shook his head: "At that time, I was discussing the scriptures and righteousness in the temple with the Empress Dowager of Great Qin, as well as the heavenly scholar Mr. Ma and others. Because the matter was urgent, I didn't have time to go to the scene to see it. By the time dawn passed, it was over. ”

"A few guys who do business with me all say that Jinyiwei is also active here. It stands to reason that they should have known about such a big matter in advance, right? Sun Shiwan asked.

"Jin Yiwei is not omnipotent. They have their own tasks, they are very busy with work, and the Wu Wangfu is a place approved by His Majesty, and they have not committed any mistakes. They're not going to just come and spy and interfere. Monk Daoyan still replied calmly.

Sun Shiwan thought about it, but he didn't find a place to continue questioning.

Javanese Yuan also often takes advantage of the convenience of the business network to inquire about the situation in various places. According to their understanding, although King Wu himself has a strange and perverse style, the most outrageous thing he is doing at present is to run around, find all kinds of messy people every day, and call on them to help him do great things.

This kind of thing sounds a little crazy, but the princes of the Ming Dynasty are more outrageous than the other, and his hobby is already relatively healthy in comparison.

"But I heard Jinyiwei say that you sent a girl to the deceased son?" Monk Daoyan also said bluntly: "They asked me to tell you, don't use this way to plant spies over there. If it's a normal gift contribution, they won't care; But if it comes across something within their business scope, then even if there is a shortage of manpower here, they have to intervene. After all, there had just been an accident before, so I didn't dare to be careless. ”

"No, no." Sun Shiwan waved his hand again and again: "Then it's really just an ordinary weaver girl." I asked the housekeeper to pick a good-looking one and use it here as an advertisement, so I picked it up. She actually doesn't even know how to operate the flower building machine, because it's really used as a vase, and she hasn't studied and trained. ”

As one of the nobles on the side of Java Yuan, he naturally has his own secret agents and guards. However, running here, after all, I am here to do business, and it is too risky to fight with people inexplicably, and it is not worth it at all.

So, if he can avoid it, he must want to minimize the conflict. Anyway, there are all kinds of hardships on the Jinyi Wei side, so it's best for both sides to back down and make money peacefully.

"If Master doesn't believe it, you can also ask Wu Wangfu to send someone to our side to be stationed and responsible for communicating with each other. We take care of the food and daily expenses. He proposed: "It just so happens that our chamber of commerce has taken advantage of this opportunity to merge several peers. In the future, the guilds in the city are expected to be reorganized. We need to increase the number of shops, workshops, and shops, and we need manpower. ”

"When I go back, I'll tell the son." Monk Daoyan did not agree or object, and replied directly.

"Thank you, Master." Sun Shiwan arched his hand: "As for that woman, I don't mean anything else, please help clarify it." If you really don't feel at ease, just ask him to dispose of it himself, and don't worry about Sun's face. After all, if you give something to someone, how can you care about it. ”

"No thanks." Monk Daoyan said politely, and then joked: "Buddhism says that all beings are equal, and it also says that we should not focus on skin appearance. But there are many people in the world who worship the Buddha, but few people who believe in the Dharma. It seems that this is not an easy situation to avoid. ”

"Well, I'm a layman after all." Sun Shiwan didn't care: "But to be honest, I'm really kind." At Shizi's age, if it were on our side, he would have been in contact with women. It's just that the places outside Taixihua are all Rong Di women, and they are very rude. Occasionally, those who have the conditions are okay, but they are all from noble families in the Great Qin Kingdom, and they will not come to be a maid. ”

"If this is an ordinary child, I guess I can't hold it back. That is, he has high aspirations, so he doesn't care about this. That's why I came up with such a crooked idea on a whim. Master, don't laugh at me. ”

Monk Daoyan shook his head with a smile and said, "Next to the prince, there is no shortage of beauties to accompany you." ”

"Who do you mean?" Sun Shiwan asked: "When I came to visit two days ago, the people here should have seen it." ”

"It's the tall, blond-haired, Tessie girl." Monk Daoyan described: "The prince seems to be very close to her, and it is estimated that he regards her as this kind of beauty who accompanies him." ”

"That girl is too tall and too big." Sun Shiwan was a little surprised, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed to make sense: "But the two of them are indeed very close, even if Sun is an outsider who has just arrived, he can see it." But...... This ......"

He hesitated, as if he could not quite accept the judgment that Jeanne was also a beauty.

"I shouldn't have said that, but anyway, it's small talk, so I'll forgive me for saying a few more words. Is the prince in a barbarian land, far away from Chinese cultural relics for too long? Sun Shiwan reversed his usual caution and muttered in a low voice: "That Xirong girl, the distribution of facial features is okay, but her face is too rigid, her skin is not smooth enough, and her figure has no petite beauty. When he acts, he is very aggressive, and he has not been educated in etiquette at first glance. His hands look rather rough, and his feet are also very large. It's not like a beauty, but like a village girl. ”

"Hey, Master, you are a monk, and I guess you don't bother to know about this. But in our opinion, this girl's posture is probably ...... It's still a bit not enough to get on the stage. After all, the prince is a serious person, and when he really needs it, he can't even have a qualified maid. Even if it's not to please the eyes, the daily operation of the palace should be indispensable to these things. ”

"I really don't know." Monk Daoyan didn't bother to argue with him, but just said casually: "The appearance of people in different places is quite different. Maybe the girls in this place are beautiful because of this. ”

"Moreover, the prince seems to have recently recruited another girl from the Central Plains, I think those two often joke with each other, and the relationship should be okay, right?"

"That's the one." Sun Shiwan could indeed directly remember who it was, but he couldn't help but smile and shake his head: "It's the same with that one." Moreover, because she is from the Central Plains, the problem is more direct. ”

"I remember that she was also in our Dayuan. This girl doesn't seem to be a big grade, but she's already this tall. I'm not engaged in serious work, but I like to dance with guns and sticks. When it is fully grown, it is estimated that the block will not be worse than the Xijon girl just now. Moreover, the hands and feet are equally thick. Although our country is also overseas, she is like this, even in our small territory, she is really not a beauty. The key is that the two girls of the same age around the prince are one gorgeous and one beautiful, but they are both like bigfoot village women. When others see it, won't they laugh at the fact that the son of the world has no taste? Of course, this is just my personal opinion. ”

"Sun Yuanwai is modest." Monk Daoyan shook his head with a smile, and took advantage of the situation to ask, "Could it be that you guys over there in Java don't like this kind of person?" Although I studied Buddhism, I also skimmed some Confucian texts. The "Book of Songs" describes the great beauty Zhuang Jiang, which is clearly written as 'Shuoren Qiqi', which means that she is tall and slender. Is it so big that it has changed now? Probably not. ”

"Maybe it has something to do with the region." Sun Shiwan thought for a while and said, "Those descriptions in the Book of Songs are all in the Central Plains. Now the northerners still like this kind of woman, and it is not too surprising. ”

"After all, the Book of Songs is too old, and the people of that era are still very simple. Perhaps, the aesthetics of the northerners and Rong Di are closer to the era that is not far from the wilderness. As for our Jiangnan, since the Six Dynasties, it has gradually emerged, and it has its own set of aesthetics. Moreover, after the development of culture and education, these evaluation criteria have more cultural significance, and there must be differences between them and places like theirs. ”

Of course, the ancients were understandable. But now, ordinary people who are not well-off enough will like this kind of strong woman. He explained: "As for the scholars who have a little surplus wealth and a little taste, they are all detached from this most instinctive and vulgar aesthetic. Therefore, it is the thin and delicate women who are popular. ”

Speaking of which, it may have come to his favorite link, Sun Shiwan seemed to be quite interested, and he didn't care if the other party wanted to hear it or not, so he directly introduced: "Among them, it is better to have shaved shoulders, thin waist, and flat chest." Of course, the best ones have to look at the feet. ”

"It is said that Concubine Pan, the Marquis of Eastern Qi in the Southern Qi Dynasty, is famous for her beauty and is very favored. The Marquis of Dongwu asked people to chisel the gold into the shape of a lotus flower, stick it on the ground, and let Concubine Pan walk on it, known as 'step by step lotus'. Later generations called this kind of foot 'Golden Lotus'. In total, the history is not too short. ”

"Later, the Southern Tang Dynasty Empress Li built a 'Golden Lotus Terrace', so that the concubines wrapped their feet with cloth, wrapped in a crescent moon, and danced on the stage. As a result, the feet become small and beautiful, and they dance as if they were rising among the clouds. Because of this good effect, his method quickly became popular, and it has been until now. ”

"Overall, that's the trend. The closer you get to today, the more literate people like this kind of petite woman everywhere. Sun Shiwan concluded: "The Tang Dynasty in the middle has a variable. may be because the Tang Dynasty was too influenced by the Hu people, and the aesthetics were also Hu. However, during the Great Song Dynasty, the influence of the Hu people was stripped away a lot. In addition, the Great Song Dynasty has a developed economy and a prosperous culture, which is far better than that of the Tang Dynasty. The aesthetics of scholars have returned to orthodoxy. ”

"Amitabha." Monk Daoyan recited the Buddha's name and said with emotion: "Although it is not the first time I have heard about this, the step by step lotus flower should have been an allusion to the Buddha. It's not that you can't borrow it, but when you use it in this kind of place, you always feel ......."

"What's wrong? Is it offended? Sun Shiwan asked, "The word golden lotus is indeed used very widely, but I don't think people want to target the Dharma. ”

"It doesn't matter. The marquis of Dongdu, himself, soon suffered retribution. Monk Daoyan said: "However, there is still a story about Buddhism, about the cause of the death of Empress Li, does the donor understand?" ”

Sun Shiwan shook his head.

"I heard from the monks in the capital that there is a popular story in their area. It is said that after Empress Li made the Golden Lotus Terrace, the government and the opposition have developed the habit of wrapping small feet and wearing small shoes. For a time, the parents urged their daughters, the mother-in-law was picky about her daughter-in-law, and the husband hated his wife...... The people were in shambles, and many women were forced to endure severe pain and wrap their feet into arches. And the initiator of all this is Hou Li. ”

When the Emperor heard about this, he was very angry, so he let Empress Li suffer the pain of pulling the medicine when he died. It was a well-known poison at the time, and the poisoned person would have convulsions all over his body, so that his head and feet were pulled backwards like a curved bow until the end, and he was drawn to death. Later, Empress Li was indeed poisoned by Emperor Song, and his death was extremely miserable. Those who understand the truth will know that if he causes others to suffer the pain of twisting into a bow, he will bear it himself. This is also a kind of retribution. ”

"It can be seen that everyone should not harm others in vain, otherwise karma will eventually return to themselves even if it is obscure."

"Uh......" Sun Shiwan was speechless for a while, thought about it, and said foolishly: "There is still the Emperor of Heaven here, it's not a story related to Buddhism, the master is too serious." ”

"And this kind of thing, when it comes to studying, may also be different from teaching and learning. Buddhism is about abstinence, but we in our family are not so strict. Moreover, this is actually a norm for women, and it is actually for their good. Many of our great Confucians may have done this for this purpose. This is also the teaching of Confucius and Zhu Zi. ”

"Confucius said this." Monk Daoyan smiled: "As for Zhu Zi, it is even more impossible. ”

"Zhu Zi's family is a gentleman who studied under Ercheng Yimai. He himself often expressed his respect and admiration for Ercheng Physic. It can be said that they are in the same lineage. Moreover, the women of the Cheng clan are famous for their 'lack of feet and ears'. They were against that. ”

Zhu Zi's disciples also continued to try to stop this trend, believing that it was infinitely infinitely painful and useless. Several acting masters before and after are clearly opposed to this trend. Occasionally, some people claim to be Zhuzi, but I am afraid that someone is also fake. After all, this act has violated the meaning of the Rational Scriptures, what should Zhu Zi do to support it? ”

"Huh? Defined? "Sun Shiwan really doesn't seem to know.

"The science of science requires that 'heavenly principles be preserved and human desires destroyed', and only natural needs should be retained, and unnecessary desires should be eliminated. To bind women's feet is to make them suffer in order to please themselves, what is this not 'human desire'? This thinking is not difficult, and physicists obviously know it, so they insist on opposing it from the second stage. As for the discipline of women, it is only a means to an end. Discipline women for the sake of fulfilling heavenly principles, not for the sake of disciplining women. How can there be a final demand, but to give way to the means? ”

"This, that's it......" Sun Shiwan said stunned.

"I thought you really knew Confucianism." Monk Daoyan smiled again and shook his head. He was obviously relaxed, straightened his legs, and reached Sun Shiwan's side.

Sun Shiwan didn't react for a while, and Monk Daoyan squeezed his legs to the side, "Then let the poor monk stretch his feet first."

(End of chapter)