Urging the horse to go, Hangzhou overnight, West Lake Building.

It's about the outer building on the edge of the West Lake in Hangzhou.

The outside of the building is spacious, and the interior is gorgeously decorated. Climb the tower to take a look, you can take in the beautiful scenery of West Lake. It is a gathering place for literati and scholars, dignitaries and dignitaries.

On this day, a few noble sons booked a private seat in the outer building, and drank tea while watching the scenery on the edge of this West Lake. During the banquet, they talked loudly and freely. It's just that one of the sons frowned after drinking tea for a long time, and seemed to be very unhappy: "This tea is so drunk that my son's mouth is about to fade out of the bubble, and the one surnamed Su hasn't come yet, even if he is late, he has to worry about the tea we have been drinking for so long." With that, he pressed the teacup onto the table and set up a shelf. Another person teased: "If you kid dare to count him like this in front of Brother Su, I, Chen Jingyuan, will give you Xie Yu three months of slavery." The crowd laughed and agreed. There was a good thing to say: "Why don't he dare, in front of Brother Su, he is simply like a subordinate." Xie Yu seemed to be used to being used to being so exaggerated and teasing him like this, and said disapprovingly: "My son dares to speak behind people's backs, how can I be like you, I dare not say it behind my back, and I dare not say it in person, one by one." When they saw that he was hard-mouthed, they shook their heads and stopped arguing with him.

In the midst of the uproar, there was one person at the table who never spoke, and it was not until everyone stopped talking nonsense that he buckled the table and attracted everyone's attention. This person has a sword eyebrow in his eyes, and there is a majesty in his words.

"I think everyone here should know what is going on at this tea party. Qi Runshan said.

Chen Jingyuan put away the frivolity when he was laughing with Xie Yu, and said: "Of course, I also pay attention to the opening lecture of the Wenshi Academy every year in the spring. I don't know which one Brother Qi is going to talk about today?"

Wenshi Yuan is the representative of the top of the knowledge of the dynasty, every year at the beginning of spring will open the altar in the Xianxian Pavilion to preach and preach, the people who ascend the altar are all the people who are the world's great Confucian, the people who are rich and rich. Therefore, at this time of year, scholars all over the world are crowded to the point where they can go to the pavilion and listen to the sermon in person. Even those who could not attend the scene in person were all concerned about this matter.

"General Theory of Analogies. Qi Runshan only said four words lightly.

Chen Jingyuan frowned slightly, quite embarrassed: "Brother Qi how to pick those unsightly things." ”

"What's so unsightly?" Chen Jingyuan slapped a folding fan on the back of his head. Seeing that everyone got up and saluted, Chen Jingyuan guessed who the person who spoke was, so he had to rub the back of his head, turned around and said, "Master Su, don't come unharmed." "The person who came was a handsome man, and his clothes were as gorgeous as everyone else, but his bearing was faintly covered.

Before the words fell, Xie Yu hurriedly stepped forward, made an exaggerated knee-high salute, squeezed his eyebrows and said: "Oh, Su Zhuangyuan is here, we only care about eating and drinking, and we don't have time to greet each other, it's really disrespectful, guilty, guilty." Xie Yu shook his head, how could Su Junqiao, the champion of Su in his mouth, not know what he was teasing, he didn't care, and shot back with a smile: "If the eldest prince Xie is impatient, you can go back to your banquet, Su's tea banquet has always only entertained elegant people." Su Junqiao responded nonchalantly, and Xie Yu had no choice but to sit back in his seat, only to listen to it.

Su Junqiao sat down casually and asked, "Where did you talk about it just now?"

"I talked about some inconsequential things, and then I talked about the opening lecture of the Wenshi Academy, Brother Su must have understood a thing or two. Qi Runshan said, casting an expectant gaze at Su Junqiao.

Su Junqiao knocked the folding fan heavily in his hand and said, "Naturally, how can such a grand event be missed. I also just rushed back from the capital, and I only arrived outside Hangzhou last night, and I haven't returned yet, so I came to talk to you. Everyone looked envious and grateful.

Chen Jingyuan also stopped making jokes, and said: "Demons and monsters, Taoist Buddhas and immortals, it sounds like a folk legend of ghosts and gods, nothing new. So what is the mystery of this 'general theory of similar things'? ”

Su Junqiao smiled: "You are still talking about it just now, why are you asking about the subtleties now?"

Chen Jingyuan waved his hand and said with a wry smile: "Little brother, I only listened to one or two things, and I didn't explain it in detail, and I was proficient in nonsense before." Brother Su, stop making fun of me. ”

Qi Runshan said with a smile: "This 'General Theory of Things' classifies 'demons, demons, monsters, Buddhas, and immortals' as 'eight categories outside the law', which means 'things that cannot be restrained'. He also said that the eight categories are not legends, but they do exist. Perhaps, it may not be right next to you and me. ”

Xie Yu patted his thigh and said, "Such alarmist words are really hateful." ”

Chen Jingyuan teased him again: "You have never seen it, how do you know that it is alarmist? Although you don't believe it, you can't refute it, and you can't stop others from believing it." ”

Before Xie Yu could refute, he heard Su Junqiao say: "Speaking of whether it can be trusted, I think of another question. Do you know who wrote this 'general theory of things'?"

"We all patronized the discussion and ignored the author. But I don't know which great Confucian is this?" Qi Runshan asked.

Su Junqiao said: "I don't know. ”

Everyone looked at each other.

Chen Jingyuan hurriedly said: "Brother Su, stop joking, you must have a deep meaning when you say this, right?" After that, he snatched the teacup in Su Junqiao's hand.

Su Junqiao said solemnly: "I really don't know. I heard that the man was a powerful man from a foreign land, and the Holy God held him in high esteem. But with all due respect, I've never heard of this person. ”

"So mysterious?" someone asked, "and what is this man's name? ”

Su Junqiao still shook his head and said, "I only know that this person's name is 'Fa'." ”

"The general theory of that kind of thing..."

Su Junqiao said: "If it's just a demon, a ghost, a Buddha, and an immortal, it's not unusual, and you should listen to the strange talk from the old man again." What is strange is that this advice seems to know the 'eight categories' well, and the things described do not seem to be fake. And finally he mentions the so-called 'ninth category', which is...'people'!"

"This—" Everyone looked at each other and was speechless.

"I have a handwritten manuscript here, you can read it for yourselves. Su Junqiao said that, he took out a scroll from his arms and handed it to everyone to circulate.

Chen Jingyuan read: "Human beings are the ninth category in the law, although they are naturally constrained, they have the ability to break out of the law. Pregnant with the spirit of heaven and earth and become a demon, the sword goes off the edge and becomes a demon, falls into reincarnation is a ghost, mutation and abnormality is a monster, the person who has attained the Tao is Tianzun, realizes the body of the Dharma Arhat, flies into Penglai as a god, and scatters into the four seas of the free immortals. ”

"I can read this word, I can read this sentence, but I don't understand what it is saying. Xie Yu scratched his head and said.

With such a heartless person here, everyone's originally depressed mood was slightly relaxed.

"If you are a person with a heart, wouldn't you 'break the Fa' after reading it? Fortunately, there is no teaching people how to become a Buddha after this. Qi Runshan shook the manuscript that had been circulated, folded it neatly, and handed it back to Su Junqiao.

"What is a demon becoming a demon, I don't know what to do, it's bullshit. What are the eight categories of good and evil, believe it or not, as long as we don't touch it, everything will be fine. Chen Jingyuan drank all the tea in the cup and said angrily.

"Wait, you just said that there are eight categories of good and evil?" Su Junqiao suddenly asked.

"Yes, there are eight categories of good and evil. What's wrong?" Chen Jingyuan wondered.

"Where did you see that there is no mention of good or evil in this manuscript. Su Junqiao was afraid that he would be dazzled, so he quickly flipped through the manuscript again.

Chen Jingyuan said: "This... There is no one in the manuscript, but before you came back, Brother Su, there were already people discussing this 'general theory of similar things', but what everyone knew about it was not as complete as it was in your manuscript. When I heard them talk about it, there are eight categories of good and evil. Brother Su, this... Is there any problem? Isn't it a well-known thing that demons and demons are evil, and Taoism, Buddhas, and immortals are right?"

"It's a big problem..."Su Junqiao's face was solemn, and his fingers couldn't stop lightly tapping the table.

Seeing that his face was abnormal, Qi Runshan was silent in thought, and asked again, "Brother Su, what did you think of?"

Su Junqiao sighed and said, "What I heard in front of the pavilion was the 'Eight Categories of Extralegality', and when I returned to Hangzhou, it had already become the 'Eight Categories of Good and Evil'. It can be seen that such ideas are deeply rooted, and there is no need to deliberately incite them, and a large number of people will naturally divide them into good and evil. ”

"Is there anything wrong with this?" Chen Jingyuan still wondered.

"There may have been nothing wrong with it before," Su Junqiao said helplessly, "But you may not have noticed that the Dharma also said: 'All living beings are equal, all things in the world have the same root and the same origin, demons are not evil, and the Tao is not fixed'. ”

As he spoke, someone had already taken the manuscript and looked through it, and then nodded his head repeatedly.

Su Junqiao continued: "People's prejudices are so deep that it is difficult to change. In addition, a few days ago, there were frequent evil spirits in many places in the Great Song Kingdom, harming innocent people, presumably next, the holy demon sealing order, demon eradication order, etc., will follow one after another. After that, the people will be terrified, and the world will be in chaos, and there will definitely be people with ill intentions who will take advantage of the opportunity to make trouble. ”

Everyone was in a trance for a while, and they also became worried. After a while, Qi Runshan said with a wry smile: "Brother Su is far-sighted, Runshan is ashamed of himself. However, we are not yet able to do anything about it, and since we can't do anything about it, we don't need to worry so much. As Jing Yuan said just now, the fire hasn't burned yet, so it's better to talk about something else first, but don't waste this good tea. This is Brother Su's thoughts. ”

Xie Yu is not a person who likes to use his brain, but when he heard what Qi Runshan said, he forgot it all at once, and said with a smile: "Yes, yes, Brother Qi said yes." ”

Chen Jingyuan glanced at him and asked, "Speaking of which, Brother Su trusts the general theory of such things?"

Su Junqiao didn't answer and asked, "Then can you agree?"

Chen Jingyuan was stunned for a moment and replied: "I'd rather believe in it than believe in it." ”

Su Junqiao played with the teacup, but he thought back to what he had said. He nodded and said, "Even if you don't believe it, but people's words are terrifying, and you have to guard against it." ”

Su Junqiao was about to say something more, when he casually glanced out the window, only to see a beautiful woman with a child in her arms looking at him and smiling. Su Junqiao patted his head, got up and said to everyone: "Su still has something important, so he will leave first." With that, he hurried away without waiting for everyone to agree.

I went out of the building, looked around, and finally found the beautiful woman in the shade of a tree. Su Junqiao hurried over and said, "Bihe, why are you here?"

"Dad, why haven't you come home for so long, my mother said that if you don't come back, you won't want you, then I will never see you again. The kid said in a strange voice.

"People are small and big," Su Junqiao gently knocked on the door of the child's head and said, "Bihe, I..."

Before Su Junqiao could say anything, Bihe glanced at him with disgust and said, "Do you remember our mother?"

Su Junqiao was embarrassed, so he had to smile reluctantly: "The opening of the altar this time is extraordinary, this is not..."

Bihe glared at him again and said, "Okay, let's go home first." ”

Su Junqiao was relieved to find that his wife was not angry, and quickly opened the topic: "I'm not here for a while, what's going on at home?"

Bihe said: "There is nothing to do at home, but in recent days, there have been many monks and Taoists in the city, and I don't know why." ”

Su Junqiao sighed: "Sure enough, I still came." ”

Bihoqi said, "What?"

Su Junqiao replied: "There is a strange theory called 'General Theory of Similar Things' at this opening, which divides things beyond nature into eight categories: demons, demons, demons, Taoism, Buddhas, and immortals. In addition, a few days ago, there were demons and evil people who hurt people's lives, and I was also anxious to come to the saint, and I estimated that before I returned to Hangzhou City, the demon edict had spread throughout the entire Great Song Kingdom. ”

Bihe asked, "Since they are also extra-lawual things, why can the Taoist Buddha still walk unhindered?"

Su Junqiao said: "Bihe, you are the same as I think. There is no distinction between good and evil in the general theory of such things, but people naturally think so. ”

Bihe asked again, "Then do you also think that demons and monsters are evil?"

Su Junqiao thought for a while and replied: "Demons and monsters can naturally be one category, but they may not be evil. ”

Bihe was silent. The two didn't say anything all the way and headed towards Su Mansion.