"Shameless!"

In Xiaojiazhuang, Daochang Ge, who got the news, cursed angrily.

Yuan Tiangang sighed and said: "When the operation began, the peace incense of Buddhism appeared, and the poor Dao was worried that it was a trick of Buddhism. Can't you think these bald monks are so shameless? Do you dare to take this kind of credit? ”

Sun Simiao is also a Taoist priest, although he usually walks as a miracle doctor, he also has opinions on the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism, and sighed and said: "Alas...... If it weren't for Du Gou taking the unburned peace incense to Daxingshan Temple, even if they wanted to take the gong today, there would be no excuse. ”

Yuan Tiangang shook his head and said, "No." Senior Brother Sun should not underestimate the shamelessness of this group of bald monks, they just rely on deceiving the people to gain fame, and they have all means. As long as you want to take advantage of this matter, people can always find loopholes. ”

"Alas, it's a pity that the three of them have been busy for so many days, and they were actually taken away by the villain."

Xiao Rui smiled: "Senior Brother Yuan, you don't need to beat around the bush. Isn't it a dispute between Buddhism and Taoism, although Xiao Rui has never been a monk, but as a disciple of the master, of course he is a member of the Taoist sect. ”

"What's more, I originally had no intention of confronting these monks, but they took the initiative to ruin my reputation, half of the rumors in Chang'an City were behind their backs, hehe, I, Xiao Rui, am not a good person, it's probably been two years, and everyone has forgotten my name back then."

Name? What's the name? The three veterans are waiting to hear what follows.

Xiao Rui said to Li Junxian next to him: "Fifth brother, you come and tell everyone." ”

Where did Li Junxian know this? Scratching his head and thinking for a long time, "Dumb nemesis?" ”

Xiao Rui glanced at him: "No, is it useful to deal with a group of bald monks?" ”

Li Junxian thought again, "Poetry and books are unique? ”

"That's not right!"

"The richest man in Chang'an? Merry horses? ”

Burst...... Stop, stop, blame me, I asked the wrong person. Xiao Rui hurriedly interrupted Li Junxian's free play.

"When I was in the Imperial History Tower, I was known as the one who would report to Xiao Yushi. Let's talk about a group of monks, who are the bosses of the Cheng family who are good friends with me, don't they also follow Du Hefang Er and be rectified by me? ”

Ahem...... Li Junxian couldn't help but cover his eyes, after the news of that incident, the name of the young master's nemesis was completely confirmed, and no one of the younger generations dared to provoke, so they all walked around.

Yuan Tiangang opened his mouth and said: "Master Ma, this is not a personal grudge, this is a dispute between Buddhism and Taoism, and you can't be allowed to fight with these monks alone." ”

"Fighting? Fighting? How long has Buddhism been introduced? If you fight, can you beat the door? Xiao Rui was surprised.

Everyone laughed, and Ge Dan spoke: "Master and nephew, the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism is not a fight, but a debate, and it is generally based on debate. However, these monks are the best at fighting war of words, full of Zen words, and the Taoist sect has always advocated non-action, so they often lose to them. Otherwise, they would not have been developed and expanded by a group of Hu sects in the past few hundred years. ”

Yuan Tiangang suddenly stroked his palms and laughed: "Wonderful! I heard that there is a saying in the court, saying that Xiao Rui is the first iron mouth in the Tang Dynasty, and he once fought against Confucianism in the court, and he refuted everyone by himself. If you go out to deal with Buddhism, tsk......"

Xiao Rui glanced at him, "What do you think?" On your way, you still want to take revenge and overpower Buddhism? No wonder it makes the family bigger and bigger, it turns out that Daomen himself is not angry. ”

You......

Lao Yuan was almost angry at the sudden ridicule. Sun Laodao helped to relieve the siege and said: "Don't talk nonsense. Daomen have always liked Wuwei Qingxiu, and they are not good at participating in government politics and gathering propaganda, if it weren't for the invasion of Buddhism, Daomen would not bother to pay attention to them. Facts have proved that Hoover is already deeply poisonous, alas, it is too late for the Daomen to repent. ”

Ge Dan opened his mouth and asked, "Senior nephew, after talking for a long time, what do you think of Buddhism?" Are you sure? ”

Xiao Rui thought for a while, and said in a serious tone: "I have read some Buddhist scriptures, and I personally think that Buddha and Buddhism should be distinguished. A Buddha is not a belief or an individual, or a deity. A Buddha is a state, a state that can be attained through practice. From this point of view, it is a truth to advocate quiet and inaction and self-cultivation with our Taoist sect. Therefore, there is a saying that the Buddha is the Tao. ”

"Buddha is the Tao?" The three veterans glanced at each other, and a sigh appeared in their eyes at the same time.

Ge Dan said: "There are historical records in the Three Kingdoms that say that Lao Tzu traveled west to Hangu and accepted twenty-nine Hu disciples. Later, the controversy between Buddhism and Taoism gradually expanded its influence, and during the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Daomen wrote the "Laozi Huahu Jing". It's a pity that I have been refuted by these bald heads, saying that it was deliberately forged by Daomen in order to bully Buddhism. ”

"What about the facts?" Xiao Rui asked.

Yuan Tiangang said: "The fact is that all the people in the Taoist sect firmly believe that it was Lao Tzu who traveled west and turned Hu into a Buddha. According to the origin of Buddhism, the time is also right. However, these bald monks don't know how to respect teachers, and they are all disciples who deceive teachers and destroy their ancestors. Alas...... It's just a pointless war of words. ”

Xiao Rui nodded: "All, I just said that the debate of Buddhism and Taoism is not good." I say that the Buddha is the way, but I am just reasoning, and it has nothing to do with faith, if I talk about practice, the cultivation of Buddhism and the path are the same, and the three thousand different paths lead to the same end, and I agree with the Buddha. ”

"Nephew ......"

Xiao Rui interrupted Ge Dan's interjection, "Uncle Shi, don't panic, you haven't finished talking yet." I'm talking about agreeing with their practice, not with their mission. ”

"To distinguish between Buddha and Buddhism is to distinguish between monasticism and Taoism. After Buddhism was introduced, it became a tool to fool the world. The Buddha originally taught people to self-cultivate to reach the state of Buddhahood. But the disciples and grandchildren are not filial, and they can't cultivate themselves, so they use Buddhism to coax the people, gather believers, and package the Buddha with a golden body as an idol worshiped by mortals? Is it meant to spread the Dharma? Of course not, but for the sake of power and money. ”

"Just like Daxingshan Temple, a shit peace incense will cost the people ten gold? What about fools? Blatantly robbing money in Datang? The imperial court can't help it yet. This kind of goods, I am the most unaccustomed to it. ”

The three of them nodded, including Li Junxian, who was auditing, all understood Xiao Rui's explanation, they only cared about fighting before, and they didn't understand Buddhism, so that's what happened. When I go back in the evening, I will tell my wife that I am not allowed to worship Buddha in the future.

Yuan Tiangang heard Xiao Rui say it so thoroughly, nodded and praised: "Then how to cure it?" In the previous dynasties, there were kings who destroyed Buddha, Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty and Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, all of whom slaughtered Buddhism. It's a pity that the power of the whole country can only stop the temporary harm, and in the end, Buddhism is like a seed that blooms everywhere, and it can always be resurrected. ”

Xiao Rui understood that Yuan Tiangang was reminding himself that force suppression was not an effective means.

Ge Dan sighed: "The world is as ignorant as a stone, innumerable, blindly believing in idols, hoping for salvation, to put it bluntly, out of their own fear, afraid of their own suffering, longing for a savior. Believe in Buddhism? Hehe, if the Buddha can really bless the world, there will be no suffering in this world. It is just a spiritual comfort for the ignorant people. ”

Sun Simiao frowned and said sadly: "The suffering of the people in the world is enough, and they will be fooled and deceived by others, which will add another harm...... When will this world really be bright? ”

Ge Dan sneered: "Senior Brother Sun is right, but those bald monks are too good at whitewashing their own sins, and in the name of it, we are helping the world to relieve their suffering!" Phew! How? I can't eat enough, I can't afford to see a doctor, I believe in the Buddha, and then the hunger in my stomach and the pain in my body are gone? What kind of bullshit is this? ”

Hearing this, Xiao Rui exclaimed: "Yes, Uncle Ge's words hit the nail on the head." That's what I want to do from here, giving them a salary from the bottom of the kettle and fighting poison with poison. ”

Ge Dan said happily: "Oh? How to draw wages from the bottom of the kettle and fight poison with poison? What needs to be done, the nephew just spoke. ”

Xiao Rui shook his head and said, "As I said before, you can't be involved in the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism. This time, it is the personal grudge between me Xiao Rui and Buddhism, and the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism has not been fought for so many years, so it is useless to get involved. It's better for me to act alone, and I can let go of my hands and feet. ”

"I'm not going to come forward this time, but I'm feeding a poison to the Buddha Gate to see if they eat it? If you eat it, you will have to worry about detoxification. Don't eat? Hehe, then tear off the camouflage and get out of Datang! ”

Early the next morning, a person came to the Daxingshan Temple in Chang'an City, a person with a special identity, who came to the temple hall to kneel and pray to the Buddha.

There are people who know each other around and point their fingers, isn't this Xiao Yue, the younger brother of champion Hou Xiaorui? Didn't you say that Xiao Rui didn't believe in Buddhism? Why did his younger brother come to worship the Buddha?

What do you know? Xiao Rui is an outlier of the Xiao family, except for him, the Xiao family has believed in Buddhism since Xiao Yu, the Duke of Song Guo.