Section 239 Qin Qiong does not believe in Buddha monthly ticket]
Qin Qiong has arrived!
Li Yuanxing personally greeted him at the gate of the village. Qin Qiong dismounted three hundred steps away and walked towards the main entrance of Qin Wangzhuang.
The main door cannot be opened, and the first side door to the left of the main door is open. In terms of etiquette, given Li Yuanxing's status, this main door cannot be opened a few times a year to welcome guests. Li Yuan did not ask the King of Qin when he came in the morning.
We opened the main entrance and just took the first side door.
According to Li Yuan, he came as a father, not as the Supreme Emperor.
Therefore, there was only one person who had to open the door, and that was Emperor Li Er of the Tang Dynasty.
At this time, a young monk came over.
When Li Yuanxing sent Li Xiaogong away, the young monk came forward, but was stopped by the guards. But this time, Li Yuanxing winked at the guards and told them not to block him. He wanted to hear what the monk would say.
"Poor monk, Xuanzang!" The young monk put his hands together in tithe.
Li Yuanxing ignored him, but watched Qin Qiong walk in front of him, saluted with both hands: "Brother Shubao!" Qin Qiong did not expect that His Highness King Qin would salute first, and hurriedly returned a full salute: "Your Highness, Qin Qiong is polite!"
Li Yuanxing nodded slightly, and the ceremony was over.
Xuanzang saluted again: "Xuanzang is polite!"
"I return the favor!" Li Yuanxing bowed slightly.
After saying that, Li Yuanxing was about to leave, and Xuanzang said hurriedly: "Your Highness, King Qin, the young monk is confused and wants to ask for advice!"
"Ask!" Li Yuanxing said calmly, while Qin Qiong stepped aside and looked at her expressionlessly.
"Your Highness, all living beings are equal. Why can officials, Confucians, Taoists, civilians, and businessmen attend your Highness's tea party, but not my Buddhist sect!" Xuanzang always spoke in a debating tone. When it came to debating, he had argued with all the monks in the world.
His eloquence was extraordinary. But Li Yuanxing didn't know that Xuanzang would have another Buddhist title in the future, called Tripitaka!
Li Yuanxing just pretended to be a young monk to quarrel.
"I am also confused, please give me some advice from the young monk. I am hosting a banquet and inviting friends into my house. Do you need your permission, young monk, to ask me about the guest list?" Li Yuanxing's tone became stern.
If it were someone else, these two sentences and the harsh tone of His Highness the King of Qin would have already made him retreat. But Xuanzang took a step forward and saluted again: "Your Highness talks about tea and talks about Tao with tea. Your Highness's tea theory has been discussed last night
The news spread throughout Chang'an City, and His Highness invited famous people from Chang'an to come to his residence, but there is no Buddhist sect. How can he be looking down on our Buddhist sect?"
"What a contemptuous statement!" Li Yuanxing sneered.
An old monk over there stood up and walked towards this side. Xuanzang then said: "All living beings in the world are equal..."
"It's a good saying that all living beings are equal. I want to ask you. Why does the Buddhist monk sit on the main seat and all the monks kneel down to worship you? Why does the abbot of your temple have to be worshiped by you and others? Since they are equal, why don't they sit on equal footing? It's a good saying that all living beings are equal. Do I
Are the royal brother and the common people equal? I listen to your grand argument!"
Xuanzang was about to argue again, but the old monk had already approached: "Xuanzang, step back!"
Xuanzang gritted his teeth hard, bowed to Li Yuanxing, and retreated behind the old monk.
The old monk put his hands together in a tithe: "Poor monk, I'm sorry! I made a mistake, please forgive me."
Now that the other party's elders came out and spoke softly, Li Yuanxing would not press forward any more. After returning a salute, he said: "It's okay, it's just reasonable. Gods and Buddhas in the Nine Heavens, don't use the trick of fooling the common people in this king."
Showing off in front of others, the Buddha's heart is originally good, but the four elements are empty, what is the meaning of being empty? A arrogant monk, fighting with others, fighting for the power of words, not knowing whether there is any discipline in his heart!"
"Your Highness has made a great speech, and the poor monk bows to you!" The old monk raised his body and bowed.
The old monk continued: "No matter whether it is Taoism, Buddhism or the secular world, there is naturally a distinction between superior and inferior. The Holy One is the emperor of the world, so naturally he is superior. Your Highness has misunderstood the equality of all living beings in Buddhism."
"Okay! I, the king, listen to your words that all living beings are equal!" Li Yuanxing gave each other a step forward.
"Your Highness, all living beings are equal in their legal nature, and their compassion, joy, and generosity towards all living beings are equal. In the face of the law of cause and effect, all living beings are equal. It does not mean that all living beings have equal circumstances, equal misfortunes and blessings. There is a cause and effect, and there must be a cause for every effect. There is a cycle of cause and effect.
, All living beings are equal!" The old monk did not dare to use the convoluted Zen rituals of Buddhism to talk about it, but tried his best to use the popular meaning to say that all living beings are equal!
Li Yuanxing nodded: "This makes sense. I understand what you mean. The differences between living beings can be understood in the context of cause and effect. Moreover, it comes naturally and can be convincing."
"Your Highness is wise!" the old monk praised Li Yuanxing.
Li Yuanxing nodded and said: "I am hosting a banquet, and the seats have been reserved. No matter what the reason is, I have not invited you to the temple, and you cannot impose a place in the banquet. Since Buddhists also have experience in tea, I will send you a invitation today and you can come in tomorrow."
Enjoy tea at home!”
"Your Highness is righteous!"
"The king of Japan is waiting for you tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with the master and talk about tea ceremony together! Then listen to the master's talk about Buddhism!" Li Yuanxing gave a half salute.
Ciku returned the gift and took a few steps back.
Li Yuanxing then entered the mansion together with Qin Qiong. Outside the door, he turned back to Xuanzang compassionately and said, "Your practice is far from enough! His Royal Highness the King of Qin came from heaven. According to legend, in China, people cut off the three religions and have their own gods. To do this,
In the heavenly court, I also had a debate with my Buddhist Patriarch, how could you argue with your words?"
Xuanzang was dissatisfied: "Why do you misinterpret the meaning of Buddhism when you say that all living beings are equal?"
"It's ridiculous!" He slapped Xuanzang on the head compassionately: "First of all, let's understand what His Highness King Qin said: The Buddha's heart is originally good, but the four elements are empty, so why is it empty! The evil monk fights and fights with others.
The words are powerful, but I don’t know if there is any warning in my heart!”
Xuanzang was a monk since he was a child, and he only had Buddha in his heart.
Some people say that Buddhism is not good, so they will naturally jump up like a cat whose tail has been stepped on.
On the other side, Li Yuanxing and Qin Qiong entered the village. After entering the small living room, Qin Qiong said: "Why is Your Highness so polite to those bald men? According to someone, just beat them with a stick!"
"Bald man, I prefer to be called Bald Donkey!" Li Yuanxing replied with a smile on his face.
Qin Qiong was stunned for a moment and then smiled: "I'm stupid, it's said in the art of war that when the enemy is paralyzed, I can attack!"
"Send those three people in! Then stay outside!" Li Yuanxing said to Bai Erwa.
The three people Li Yuanxing mentioned refer to Niu Jinda, Su Dingfang, and Xi Junmai. They entered the Qin Palace and have been training troops recently. The official recruitment of the Qin Palace has not started yet, and there are only 1,600 guards.
There were more than a dozen casualties on the battlefield at Shuofang. After replenishing the numbers after returning, the actual number was 1,600.
Qin Qiong also asked his personal guards to withdraw and placed a baggage at his feet.
"Your Highness, I think someone is bald..." When he said this, Qin Qiong paused and continued: "Bald donkeys! Hahaha!" Qin Qiong smiled heartily and laughed a few times before continuing: "
These bald donkeys, at the end of the Sui Dynasty, said that the affairs of the world had nothing to do with them, but they were secretly supporting the rebels!"
"Support?" Li Yuanxing asked.
Qin Qiong nodded: "Money, food, ordnance, and even manpower!"
No wonder, it's understandable that Qin Qiong doesn't like the monk, but there may be more reasons.
Soon, Niu Jinda and three others entered, bowed and sat down in the lower aisle.
Qin Qiong then opened the baggage in his hand: "Your Highness, Lao Cheng was blocked in Yaozhou, which is the place that Your Highness must win. The harm Lao Cheng suffered is only superficial!"
Fur! Li Yuanxing sighed in his heart.
Speaking of this monk, it seems that Qin Qiong really hates him, and he seems to have done a lot of bad things.
Qin Qiong took out the first account book, opened it and said to Li Yuanxing: "Your Highness, in addition to Chang'an County, which is fully occupied by Your Highness, the temples and Taoist temples occupy 3.5% of the area for 500 miles with Chang'an as the center.
, half of which is occupied by Taoist temples. In the entire Tang Dynasty, temples occupied more land than the seven families combined!"
Li Yuanxing nodded slightly, this number was not enough to surprise him.
Qin Qiong took out another notebook: "Your Highness, there are seventy-three coal mines in the north of Jinghe River. Except for the two for Your Highness's own use, twenty-four are occupied by nobles from Chang'an, and the rest are paid in full on a monthly basis.
Yes, the temple is open privately, but it is difficult for the government to control it, because there are many believers in the government’s family members!”
"Believer, this is a harm!" Li Yuanxing nodded slightly.
Qin Qiong took out the third book: "Your Highness, there are more than 100,000 young and strong people in the temples within five hundred miles of Chang'an!"
"One hundred thousand!" This time, Li Yuanxing was really surprised.
Qin Qiong nodded heavily: "Your Highness, at the end of the Sui Dynasty, homeless people accounted for 10% of them. Deserters from the rebel army accounted for 50%, and it is not an exaggeration to say 60%. Thieves and bandits accounted for more than 20% of them.
.In other words, less than 10% of the real young and strong monks who truly devote themselves to Buddha, like the little bald donkey outside!"
Li Yuanxing took a breath!
"Your Highness, let me tell you another number that will surprise Your Highness even more!"
"Come on!" Li Yuanxing said in his heart, what could be more surprising? This was enough to surprise him.
Qin Qiong stretched out three fingers: "Nuns in the nunnery, female Taoists in the temple. There are more than 300,000 people in the five hundred miles around Chang'an, some people are under 30 years old and over 15 years old. If all are counted, 400,000 people
So many!"
Teng! Li Yuanxing stood up: "How can there be so many people!"
"The chaos in the late Sui Dynasty was just for self-protection. Most of these are poor people. In troubled times, human life is as cheap as a dog. However, many female temples are no different from brothels. Your Highness can take care of this matter." Qin Qiong said in his tone.
, it is obvious that his attitude is completely different from that of the temple.
Li Yuanxing waved his hand: "Don't be in a hurry, just don't move!"
"If you move, you will kill with one strike!" Qin Qiong echoed from the side.
"I don't dare to move lightly. I have not made up my mind to what extent this move will go. Luoyang Shaolin Temple has contributed to the war, and the emperor brother will be rewarded. There are many Buddhists in the Western Regions. Before the Tang Dynasty pacified the Western Regions,
Don’t make any big moves! There are many Buddhist believers in the Tang Dynasty, so don’t make any rash moves!”
Li Yuanxing expressed his concerns.
Qin Qiong also immediately said: "But don't move!" (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)
