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The main hall of the meditation room is very wide and the beams are very high. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoAs the door of the meditation room was pushed open, the dim light in the room brightened a lot. There was an elderly monk in cloth who was sitting on a futon and meditating with his eyes closed, his body was small, his cheeks were thin, and his shaved head was shiny. There were two futons beside him, which at first glance were intended for guests.

Chris looked left and right, the meditation hall of Nuoda, Zen incense lingering, except for the incense case in the hall for a statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva, there is nothing. The corner of the meditation hall is covered with a bamboo curtain, behind the bamboo curtain is a simple wooden bed, and there are potted plants by the window at the head of the bed, with a few yellow flowers with small petals. There is a book basket next to it, and at first glance, the curtains on the basket are yellowed due to years of sunshine.

Gao Zunhui motioned for Chris to sit down on the futon, and then said softly: "Master, I haven't seen you for a long time, you are still the same." ”

The old monk opened his eyes, slowly raised his face, looked at the owner of the voice, and said: "Master Gao still remembers the poor monk, it's really not easy to ......" As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Chris, and suddenly, he was stunned, frowned, his eyes widened, his expression seemed to see a ghost, and the three wrinkles on his forehead became more obvious.

"Master?" asked Gao Zunhui with a surprised expression.

After only a few seconds of discomfort, the monk reverted to his original attitude and said with a smile: "Don't blame the donor, this friend looks very similar to an old man of the poor monk. ”

Gao Zunhui nodded and said, "This Gao Xuanji is a friend, and he has some questions I want to ask you." ”

Chris arched his hand and said: "There are some questions below, related to the way of monks and Buddhas, if you are offended, please also ask Master Haihan." ”

She decided to get straight to the point, and threw out the question about the monks in Yuwenzhi Shao Song's fold as it was: "Now the monks and nuns are all over the place, although there is no great evil, but sitting and eating is really harmful to the people, I don't know what the master has to say?"

The old monk stared at Chris's face for a long time, and asked, "Doesn't the donor believe in Buddhism?" he smiled, but his tone was not polite.

Chris raised his eyebrows and said, "Today is not here to discuss whether I believe in Buddhism or not. ”

"If the donor doesn't believe in Buddhism, he wants to destroy the Buddha?" the old monk asked.

"No, he didn't mean that. Gao Zunhui hurriedly explained.

Chris took a deep breath, was speechless for a while, and said in his heart: It is indeed unreliable to find a monk to speak ill of "monks", and it is strange that people will have a good attitude.

The old monk spoke again, the words were round, and his voice was loud: "Donor, do you really think that the most terrible thing in the world is the Buddha?"

Chris looked at the old monk, the look in his eyes was impossible to ignore, this was a person with a strong will, and at this time, he was not complaining or complaining, but simply asking her this question.

Chris had previously only thought that the "disadvantage of the degree" was a national financial problem, but now she is starting to reconsider the issue. Of course, the most terrible thing in the world is not the Buddha, the Buddha is faith, and believing in the Buddha is freedom of belief, and no one should be allowed to interfere with this at will.

Chris shook his head, but he didn't say anything, of course this is not a Buddha's problem, this is the most fundamental problem of society...... She fell into deeper contemplation.

When Gao Zunhui was hesitating how to open his mouth and play the round, he saw Chris stand up.

The old monk raised his eyebrows and asked, "What did the donor think?"

Chris said as he walked: "I was having dinner with a group of ministers and students a while ago, and I heard them talk about 'the way of Confucianism'. ”

Gao Zunhui was surprised in his heart, how could he say "Confucianism" from "Buddha"?

"I think that today's Confucianism is fiercer than a tiger!" Chris said dryly.

Hearing this, the three wrinkles on the old monk's forehead suddenly flattened, and he laughed and said, "The poor monk has been fighting with the Confucian for most of his life. Now that the way of Neo-Confucianism is prevalent, in order to ensure that the Buddha will not be destroyed, this time he has only entered the capital three times! Your saying that 'Confucianism is fiercer than a tiger' is very appropriate! What the poor monk wants, it is indeed a tiger's mouth to grab food!"

Chris listened to the words and sat back on the futon.

The old monk said slowly: "When the poor monk first came to the capital, it was thirty years ago, when the literati and bachelors in the capital respected ancient literature, respected Confucianism, and established Buddha. Seeing that the exclusion of Buddha and the destruction of Buddha were unstoppable, the poor monk had to write three articles, which were combined into the "Auxiliary Teaching Chapter", and went to the capital in person to invite Renzong to clarify the way of Confucianism and Buddhism, and refute Ouyang Xiu's arguments about refuting Buddhism. It's a pity that although the poor monk became famous in the first battle, he was not tolerated by many Buddhists because he was strong in argumentation. ”

Gao Zunhui suddenly thought about it and said, "Zen Master Qisong, your name of 'Qianzi' came from this time, right?"

This old monk's name is Qi Song, he is the third Zen master of the Yunmen Sect of the Northern Song Dynasty, who calls himself Qianzi, and Renzong gives the name of Mingjiao Master, and he has been living in seclusion in Lingyin Temple in the south of the Yangtze River.

Qi Song nodded and said, "The poor monk is not talented, but he is strong on his own, so he naturally has to pay some price." Since they are not compatible with their peers, the poor monks only need to practice self-discipline and have a clear conscience. He paused and said, "Who knows that the poor monk has been in retreat for many years, but he found that the wave of Buddha exclusion has not been suppressed, and the poor monk still has some influence in Jiangnan." Moreover, these Confucian scholars and scholars vied with each other to recite the "Auxiliary Teaching Edition" only because the arguments in the text were sharp and clear, and the writing was fluent, rather than because they recognized the Dharma. But with this experience, the poor monk figured out one thing, if he wanted to fundamentally change the situation of Buddhism, he had to obtain the approval of Renzong in order to get the support of the imperial court. ”

"That is the last time you went to Beijing to read the "Book of Ten Thousand Words", when you went up to Renzong, down to the literati and scholars, all of them were impressed by it, the government and the opposition were shaken, and the literary world was a sensation. Gao Zunhui said with some excitement, "I was ten years old at the time, and it was after reading this book of ten thousand words that I became a Buddha. ”

Qi Song sighed and said, "Actually, this matter is not as simple as it seems. The poor monk wrote the two books of "Zhengzong Ji" and "Zen Dingguo Tu", along with the "Book of Ten Thousand Words", and asked someone to play it to the imperial court, but Renzong did not reply. At the same time, the poor monk took the initiative to make friends with Ouyang Xiu and talk with him, which made the name of the poor monk spread all over the capital. So there was the second "Book of the Emperor Again", and then as you know, Renzong gave the name and clothes, and issued an edict to deliver the book to the court and compile it into the Great Collection. ”

Gao Zunhui sighed: "It turns out that there are such twists and turns. ”

Chris praised in his heart: This person has a clear goal, copies propaganda, exquisite means, and is extremely efficient, and if it is placed in modern times, it can be described as a good hand in business warfare.

"Since the last time I left Beijing, another fifteen years have passed, and the poor monk has an appointment with the old man before quietly entering Beijing. It was only recently that I heard that Neo-Confucianism was prevalent in Beijing, and I realized that it was actually difficult to eliminate the attitude of the scholars who were rejecting Buddhism. ”

It should be said that Qi Song's idea is not wrong at all. The beliefs of ancient China should not be divided into three schools: Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, but rather two classes: the common people and the scholars. The common people believed in Buddhism and Taoism, and the scholars took Confucianism as their spiritual support.

Chris muttered to himself: "The neo-Confucianism advocated by the scholars will not only destroy the Buddha, but also destroy the wisdom. The result of the destruction of wisdom is the devouring of new technologies and economic development, but the officials want to see such a royalist and loyal ideology...... Although the current business environment is prosperous, the monopolistic and closed national fiscal policy makes the economy lack vitality, in order to solve the huge royal expenditure, so the increase is nothing more than one of the means, so the quick money in exchange for privilege is impossible for the official family to let go, even if there is a problem in the future, just put a crime and suppress it!"

Chris organized the words in his head and blurted them out without thinking.

Che Song's understanding of the contradictions between Buddhism and Confucianism was based on the starting point of considering the development of Buddhism itself, while Chris's thoughts and thoughts were influenced by modern ideas, and her words surprised both Che Song and Gao Zunhui.

Gao Zunhui mechanically repeated what she had said, although many of the words could not be understood, but he also had his own opinion, and said in his heart: Isn't Neo-Confucianism really as fierce as a tiger?

Qi Song's brows furrowed, thinking seriously about Fang Cai's words, and then said: "Oh, listen to the king's arguments, the mouth is suddenly opened! The poor monk has been taught!"

Chris's brain is moving fast, and now Liao has become a foreign enemy, and Neo-Confucianism has become an internal trouble. If you raise an army to attack Liao, you must do a lot of technological innovation, and it is not enough for some stubborn scholars and doctors in the court to drag their feet, and if they want to clear the way for what they will do in the future, they will not succeed without making drastic moves.

She looked at the monk in front of her and said, "The master wants to get rid of the bitterness of Neo-Confucianism and want to rejuvenate Buddhism, why don't you cooperate with me?"

Her strange tone made the old monk hesitate a little, but she still replied: "The poor monk listens. ”

"I can promise that in the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, no matter where I go, people can receive the Buddhist scriptures as gifts. ”

Just like in modern times, even in the most remote motel, you can find a free Bible in a room drawer.

The old monk opened his mouth slightly, squinted, and stared at Chris's face for a moment. It seems that he can't believe the words that have penetrated his ears. As unbelievable as it sounded, he knew that the person in front of him wasn't a joke, and he just had to look into her eyes.

It's just that what a breath this must be.

Gao Zunhui also asked in disbelief: "Are you serious?"

Chris found that a small proportion of the Buddhist scriptures printed on the market were still handwritten, and she calculated the cost, paper, engraving, and manual ...... If the engraving is changed to movable type printing, there are modern typesetting machines and assembly line production...... She pointed to her head and chuckled: "Well, I can print hundreds of copies at the price of one copy before, and I already have a way, and I will do it." ”

Gao Zunhui rubbed his eyes, he couldn't believe it, these things were hidden there before, why did he never try to show them?

If the common people can read the Buddhist scriptures without spending money, and they are still worried that Buddhism will not spread all over the world? If we select a wide range of believers and disciples who are promoting Buddhism, it is not impossible for Buddhism to flourish. Qi Song couldn't suppress the ecstasy in his heart, but he didn't know what to say at the moment.

Gao Zunhui muttered: "According to what you said, don't talk about Buddhism, the knowledge in the world can be printed in large quantities and spread all over the world. ”

That is the prosperity of enlightening the people's wisdom and popularizing the world.

Chris pulled him back to reality and said, "It's a pity that the current situation, the enemy is strong and I am weak, and the enemy is outnumbered, we can only outwit!"

"This is natural. At that time, the poor monk said to Renzong, "Confucianism is used by saints to govern people who have entered the world, and Buddha is used by saints to govern people who have been born in the world". Coupled with some Confucianism and Taoism advocating filial piety, telling some stories of monks filial piety to their parents, I think they like it very much. ”

"The master is clever!"

That is, in order to refute Confucianism and Taoism, I wrote some specious things, which did not belong to the Buddhist scriptures, and I could only try to make it self-justifying, which made the Buddhist people scoff. ”

"They are envious, jealous and hateful, and the eldest husband will do everything, as long as it works!"

Hearing this, Qi Song smiled vaguely, and then suddenly changed back to his original serious expression, and asked, "Since it is cooperation, what does the poor monk want to do for the benefactor?"

Chris smiled and said: "I am bound to do something in the future that will make those pedantic Confucians scoff and resolutely oppose it, and then I need the master to respond to it, build momentum and public opinion, and join hands with me to resolve their objections one by one." ”

"What is public opinion?"

Chris explained little by little.

In Gao Zunhui's eyes, Qi Song was a generation of Zen masters, and he didn't want to talk to Tao, but he discovered another side of the monk, which greatly exceeded Gao Zunhui's expectations. He shook his head, secretly thinking funny, such a cunning master seemed to be more in line with his own heart, why not?

He immediately joined in the discussion, and the three of them had a great conversation.

"Let's talk about the enemy's weaknesses. Chris said: "I think the reason why there is Neo-Confucianism now is because scholars and doctors feel that the previous Confucianism is not enough, so they naturally want to add more confusing theories." ”

"Neo-Confucianism is nothing more than adding some Taoist thoughts, as well as the yin and yang gossip and the five elements. Gao Zunhui said, "What do you think of Neo-Confucianism?"

Chris naturally does not understand Buddhism and Confucianism, but she has an excellent memory, and she remembers that when she was studying Chinese, she read an article written by her father in high school about Chinese Confucianism. Dad borrowed your article, it should be no problem.

Chris cleared his throat with a careful voice, and according to part of the original words in Lan Shien's article, he said: "After the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Confucianism tried every possible way to find a way out, but in the end they only saw the sins of people Eight eyes, but beyond the depth of pre-Qin Confucianism, through the pre-Qin Taoism, but there is some value, but it is a pity that the rise of neo-Confucianism, Confucianism derogatory Taoism and Buddhism, extremely narrow. The fundamental foundation of the cultivation of the mind, "Gewu" and "Enlightenment", has been made into a mystery for the ages by a group of sour Confucians, and the subtle meaning contained in them is even more difficult for later generations to understand, which is sad and lamentable. ”

Although Lan Shien is elegant on the outside, he is definitely a scientific madman on the inside, and he also believes in the Confucianism of the pre-Qin period, so he is naturally critical of the ideas of Song Confucianism.

When Qi Song and Gao Zunhui heard her words, they both knew that she was actually against Neo-Confucianism, but advocated pre-Qin Confucianism.

Gao Zunhui took the first step to ask: "After the self-immolation of books and Confucianism, many pre-Qin classics were destroyed, and it is for this reason that the great Confucians of later generations have their own interpretations of 'Gewu' and 'Zhizhi', which has become a debate among thousands of schools. Listening to you, could it be that you have received some kind of lone book?"

The corners of Chris's mouth twitched, and he said in his heart: I don't have a lonely book, only my father's article.

"Since Tang Wuzong destroyed the Buddha, the decline of Buddhism has ......" Qi Song asked politely, "Can you have a high insight to reverse this momentum?"

"I don't understand the Dharma, but there are some humble masters who are willing to listen to it?"

"I want to hear about it!"

"As you just mentioned, the scholars are very interested in the Buddhism you wrote, and Ziyu also said that they introduced the theory of the five elements into Confucianism, which shows that they like these contents. This can also be regarded as penetrating into the enemy's interior, making them feel that there is no distinction between Buddhism and Confucianism. Chris thought for a moment and said, "Buddhism doesn't need to be so profound for ordinary people, it's better to engage in some Buddhist activities that people like to see......

Che Song listened very carefully, occasionally asking questions and occasionally expressing opinions.

Chris said in his heart: Don't look at the old monk, this idea is avant-garde enough, and he can accept many of his own statements.

When it came to the evening, the three of them were still talking with great interest.

Chris talked about some strategies of many modern religions, and she talked about a variety of missionary methods and propaganda methods, and Che Song also knew that this could not be finished in a day, so he was not in a hurry, so he invited them to eat fasting at the moment and invited them to stay in Daxiangguo Temple. After the monk came to report that there was a guest asking to see Master Qianzi, Chris and the others returned to the side room.