After the middle-aged Confucian retreated, the Confucian monk walked alone towards Tallinn in the depths of the back temple.

Da Bao En Temple is the Great Wei Emperor Taizong Emperor to commemorate the Taizu Gao Emperor and the birth mother to build, lasted 19 years, cost 3 million taels of silver, 100,000 military service, people's husband, completely in accordance with the palace standards to build, splendid, day and night bright, a total of 30 palaces, 150 monasteries, 120 wing rooms, 38 rooms, is the first of the hundred temples. The whole body of the glazed tower is fired with glaze, and one hundred and forty-six lanterns are placed inside and outside the tower, which is the first tall tower in the world. In recent years, in the name of Emperor Tianbao, the imperial court has built a statue of Guanyin in the temple, and the face is almost exactly the same as that of the Empress Dowager Xie, and the upper and lower flatters are caused by His Majesty's filial piety.

Because of these reasons, Da Bao En Temple is not a Buddhist temple, and it has nothing to do with Buddhism in the three religions, it is actually a royal temple, but has a close relationship with Confucianism, and most of the monks in this temple are also people who have fled Zen.

The so-called "escape from Zen" refers to escaping from Zen Buddha. Yasheng Youyun: "Escaping ink must return to Yang, and escaping Yang must return to Confucianism." Mo is the Mo family, Yang is the patriarch of the Ten Sects, and the sage of science explained that the reason why Yasheng said so much about the relationship between escaping Mo and Yang and returning to Confucianism is because "Yang and Mo are both heresies, and they are of no importance." However, Mo's statement is especially hypocritical, unfriendly and difficult to do, so Yasheng's words are so, and it is not advisable to take Yang's as a favorite. Therefore, the theory of escaping ink and escaping Yang refers to the abandonment of ink and Yang and returning to Confucianism, which contains the meaning of "removing evil and returning to righteousness". Therefore, later for the Confucians who got involved in the teachings of the Buddha and finally abandoned the Buddha and returned to Confucianism, it was called running away from Zen, fleeing from Zen to return to Confucianism, and turning into a fake to seek truth, that is, to escape from Zen and return to Confucianism.

When he was young, this sage of science also tried to pay attention to Zen, read Confucian books, and thought that he was in harmony with the Buddha, but in the end he made the choice of escaping Zen and returning to Confucianism. As his poem says: "Don't escape from the Zen Gong, and finish the middle edge of the district." Therefore, in this kind of study in and out of the Buddhist path, the one who avoids the Buddha and flees from the Zen Buddha is called "escaping Zen".

However, later, in order to eliminate the influence of Escape Zen and confuse Confucianism, Buddhism said that Escape Zen was learning Buddhism.

The monks in the temple can be interpreted both by the former and by the latter. According to Buddhism, they are people who have fled from Confucianism to Buddhism, and according to Confucianism, they are only temporarily involved in Buddhism, and eventually they will abandon Buddhism and flee back to Confucianism. Either way, these monks have a deep connection to Confucianism.

Tallinn is behind the world-famous glazed pagoda, which is the place where the relics of the monks of the great Bao'en Temple are stored, and there are several ascetic monks who stay here for a long time to participate in the wall of the ground to participate in meditation, and also have the meaning of protection. Therefore, this place is a forbidden place in a forbidden place, not to mention ordinary pilgrims, even monks in the temple are not allowed to enter, only the abbot and a few elders are eligible to enter. Because of this, this place is unusually deserted on weekdays, which makes the Crane Confucian who walks in alone very conspicuous.

As if entering the land of no one, there were no monks to stop them, nor did they see the rumored ascetic monks appear, only the stone pagodas dedicated to the relics of the high monks, standing silently.

After passing through Tallinn, it suddenly opened up, it was a large open land, the mountains here were quite gentle, you could overlook Jinling City, no one knew that after the cold and gloomy Tallinn, there was such a piece of green grass and flowers.

There's a thatch here

In the house, outside the thatched hut lies a colorful insect, twice the size of an ordinary tiger, but it is not very angry, lazily lying on the grass to bask in the sun, looking listless, like an old cat, and like a monk.

Seeing that a visitor was coming, the tiger only raised its eyelids slightly and roared lowly, not as if to intimidate the visitor, but as if to remind the owner of the house.

This beast is actually through human nature, and maybe there is Buddha nature.

Hearing the tiger's low roar, the door of the thatched hut was opened, and a thin old monk walked outside the house, the old monk was dressed in gray monk's robe, no robe, and the whole person was almost skin and bones. ”

The Confucian scholar stopped outside the three zhangs, put his hands behind his back, and said in a relaxed manner: "Tan Yue, this is an unfamiliar title, where is the scholar who talked to me about science and mind back then?"

This old monk, who is too old to be old in both Buddhism and Confucianism, began to turn the rosary on his wrist, and said softly with a bit of understanding in his words: "Tan Yue, the poor monk is no longer the poor monk of the past. ”

"Monks don't speak. The Confucian Crane said without hurrying or impatiently.

The old monk said: "The poor monk is not a lie, but with the world, when the poor monk promised Tan Yue, the poor monk is a Confucian person, and now when Tan Yue comes to see the poor monk, the poor monk is just an ordinary Buddhist disciple, the situation is not the same, and the reason can not be generalized. ”

The Confucian waved his hand and said: "Whether it is Confucianism or Buddhism, that's just the identity, the person is still this person, I don't play sophistry with you, I have something to do." ”

The old monk asked rhetorically: "Over the years, Tan Yue has met the poor monk more than once, which time is not the right thing?"

The Confucian scholar said: "Didn't you also promise me every time? You yourself know in your heart that since the Taoist sect is flourishing, the Buddhism and Confucianism can only wither talents. Look at it now, whether it is good or evil Zhuang Yang in the Dao Gate, there are four earth immortals, how many are there in the Buddhist Sect, and how many are there in the Confucian Sect?"

The old monk was silent for a long time, and sighed softly, "The poor monk once met Zhang Xiang, and Zhang Xiang at that time first ascended to the stage, full of ambitions, and the poor monk admonished Zhang Xiang to walk slowly, slowly and slowly, and govern a big country like cooking a small fresh." But Zhang Xiang replied to the poor monk that the vassal king does not pay taxes, the gentry do not pay taxes, and the taxes of the imperial court are all pressed on the common people, and the people are overwhelmed, so they can only sell the land to the vassal king or the gentry. ”

The Confucian scholar said with a smile: "Measure the land in the world, separate taxes, collect grain per mu, divide the land into the mu, and pay taxes as a whole for the gentry." The idea is good, but how many people's financial routes have been cut off, cutting off people's financial routes is like killing parents, and it is impossible to exercise great power, so the queen mother who is fighting for power wants to kill him, and the vassal kings, gentry, officials, and heroes who have been cut off from their financial routes will also kill him, and he is the enemy of the world, and he Zhang Suqing can not die. ”

The old monk said indifferently: "The people in the Confucian sect say every day that the overall situation is important, but they don't know that the reason why the situation is so bad today is that they are all here

Because of the overall situation. Taking into account the overall situation, you don't dare to touch the big drawbacks of the world, so you can only tinker and be a pastemaker. ”

The Confucian was silent for a moment and said, "Although Yasheng once said: 'Where righteousness is, although thousands of people will go to it. But let's look at things separately. ”

The old monk sneered: "I am a fugitive from Zen. I have been on the outside for so many years, but I can see it more clearly, Confucianism has controlled the world for so many years, in fact, it has long been decayed and collapsed, and the reason why it can be maintained is only that there are saints in five hundred years, whether it is science or mind, there is always a saint who rises from the sky. At that time, Emperor Sejong cultivated the Tao and practiced Xuan, and he did not go to the court for decades, and the government was corrupted, and there were already signs of prosperity and decline. Finally came out of Zhang Suqing, and wanted to do something, not only for the sake of the world, but also for Confucianism, but when he was in the most difficult time, you people who were able to talk about their hearts were unwilling to stretch out their hands to pull him, and now there is another Liaodong Zhao Zheng, and a young descendant, you are even more regarded as enemies, even these people can't tolerate it, it can be seen that the Confucianism is also exhausted. From now on, they will be just pseudo-Confucians who will only kowtow after breaking their backbones. ”

The Confucian scholar stared at the old monk and said slowly: "You are presumptuous, rebellious, just with your words, I can slash you and let you leave a reputation for eternity." ”

The old monk was unmoved, and the tiger beside him seemed to sense the hostility of the Confucian warrior, slowly opened his eyes, stood up, and stared at him.

The Confucian Crane looked away and said calmly: "I am a recluse person, how is the world, how is the common life, what does it have to do with me? When I leave the secluded place to work around, is it for the peace of the world, for the well-being of the people, for the sake of purifying all sentient beings? I am not a saint, nor is it Zhang Suqing, and I don't have such great ambitions. ”

The old monk lowered his eyes and said softly: "Tan Yue, please go back, no matter what Tan Yue does this time, the poor monk can't do anything." ”

Crane Confucius said calmly: "Whether you can do anything or not, you don't count." ”

The old monk stopped talking, but just recited a long Buddha name.

The Confucian scholar calmed down a little and said: "Mr. Hengqu of the former dynasty said: 'Establish a heart for heaven and earth, establish a life for the people, continue to learn for the saints, and open peace for all generations. This is the four sentences of Hengqu, among these four sentences, the first sentence, I can't do it, this is done by the Yuan Sheng, the Sage, and the Ya Sheng. The second sentence, I can't do it for the people, this is what those three immortal sages do. The fourth sentence, opening peace for everything, is done by people like Zhang Suqing who want to make contributions to the future, but I still can't do it. There is only one thing I can do, how to inherit it in order to continue the teachings of the saints? Confucianism, I am a gatekeeper, I can't let the roots of Confucianism be broken, I have to watch this home. Li Xuandu, Zhao Zheng, what are they going to do? They want to dig up our roots, dig our graves, and make us cut off our roots and extinct our seeds. ”

The old monk closed his eyes, like a clay puppet.

The Confucian said: "'How many things rise and fall in the world, youyou. The endless river is rolling. 'The rise and fall of a moment can be compared to the inheritance of thousands of years?, you have to think about it. ”

With that, the Confucian waved his sleeves and turned to leave.