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What is Buddhism?
Li Er stood in front of the bookshelf, flipping through several files on the shelf. Ten steps behind him, Qin Qiong stood with his hands hanging down!
The only sound in the Tang emperor's study was the sound of pages turning.
This kind of silence made the little eunuchs on duty break out in cold sweat. Even though the shift change time had already passed, the little eunuchs did not dare to move at all, for fear that a little sound would disturb Li Er and cause people to be beaten dozens of times.
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"What is Buddhism?" Li Er asked.
"Is your Majesty asking so-and-so?" Qin Qiong answered calmly.
Li Er shook his head gently: "No, I am on my own. I also want to ask what Wulang would say?"
"If the Holy One asks someone, someone will only answer that Buddhism is just a sect that is getting more and more powerful. They have vaguely become the number one sect in the Central Plains. If the Holy One asks His Highness the King of Qin, His Highness will say that Buddhism is just a bunch of bald donkeys!" Qin Qiong
Qin Qiong's tone changed slightly when he mentioned the bald donkey.
Hahaha! Li Er laughed heartily, and then waved his hand: "Just wait!"
The little eunuchs were relieved and quickly bowed and left.
Li Er returned to the desk: "Wulang has done a good thing recently. With this tall desk and the dragon chair, I feel a lot more relaxed sitting here. But Wulang is really stingy. I heard that there is a kind of thing in his study.
The utensils are as bright as the sun, but they are not willing to bring one to me!"
Qin Qiong did not answer, but took a few steps forward and stood on the left side of the desk.
"Is it over?" Li Er stopped smiling and asked Qin Qiong.
Qin Qiong nodded: "If we go back to the Holy Emperor, Jingde will lead the troops and they are just surrounding a small temple. It should have been over long ago."
Li Er nodded slightly: "As early as when I raised the army with the Supreme Emperor, I knew that Buddhist temples are like cities one after another. They will discuss interests with various anti-kings and make deals with various anti-kings.
.Luoyang Shaolin Temple helped me, but I don’t want to thank them!”
"If Wang Shichong hadn't destroyed the Buddha, they wouldn't have helped me in the Tang Dynasty!" Qin Qiong also agreed.
"Go tell Wu Lang, just say it's what I mean. Don't be soft!" Li Er threw a file on the desk. Qin Qiong took it with both hands. He knew it was to be handed over to Li Yuanxing. After bowing, he withdrew.
At this time, two things happened almost simultaneously.
One thing is that at Qin Wangzhuang, Quanfu people from the Seventh Family are preparing new houses for the seven Qin Princesses.
Li Yuanxing only showed his face for a moment, and then went back to his study.
This is a big event, and except for Li Yuanxing, the entire Qin Wangzhuang is busy with it.
The other one is the Daci'en Temple in Chang'an City.
A drop of blood was sliding down the blade of the long knife in Wu Bin's hand, until the tip of the knife fell to the ground. The blade did not stick to the blood. It really lived up to the name of the Hundred Blades of the Prince of Qin, both the knife and the person holding the knife.
The knife is a good knife. If the blade is sharp, it can be cut in two. No matter whether the opponent is using a knife or a stick, the weapon and their body will be cut in two with one knife. A low buzzing sound will be heard from the blade. Wu Bin said this
It is the soul of the sword.
Facing the sharp blade of the steel knife, he watched the chief stick monk in the temple lose his head without even taking a single move from the opponent. He put his hands together and chanted the Buddha's name, and then sat cross-legged in front of Wu Bin. Facing death, he
The heart is as calm as water.
"One sword!" Yuchi Gong shouted softly.
Wu Bin swung the knife in his hand again, and the blade cut through the air with a sharp whistle.
This is the Shaking Knife style, a move used to intimidate rather than kill.
The knife stopped on Ci Ku's forehead, and the airflow from the blade left a small wound on Ci Ku's forehead. Ci Ku's expression remained calm, and her heart felt calm.
"His Royal Highness the King of Qin invites you, Master Ci Ku!" Su Dingfang walked out from behind Yuchi Gong.
Ciku was taken away, Wu Bin cut himself with the knife in his hand, and when the blood on the blade fell to the ground, he put the knife back into the scabbard. The Qin Palace has hundreds of blades, and the knife will never
If you unsheath it easily, you will see blood when you unsheath it. If there is no blood, the sheath will not be retracted. This is what Wu Bin heard from the old wolf when he formally accepted the sword ceremony.
There are one hundred famous swords in the Qin Palace, but less than ten are actually distributed.
Seeing the figure of the kind-hearted old monk disappear from sight, Yu Chigong said to the deputy general beside him: "Tell me to go down and search carefully. Don't damage this temple, what a wonderful garden it is!"
The deputy general went down to deliver the order. Yuchi Gong asked Su Dingfang beside him: "Do you know what the use of this place is if Your Highness keeps the old monk alive? If someone said, burn it with fire. Burn the old monk too."
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"His Royal Highness said that a giant tower of 100 feet should be built here!"
"Baizhang!" Yuchigong raised his head and looked at the sky, Baizhang, in his mind, how high must Baizhang be?
"Many people have died in Shuofang City, and His Highness said that they should be given memorial tablets!" Su Dingfang's voice was low and his tone was very calm. Yu Chigong was stunned when he heard this and stared at Su Dingfang. Su Dingfang took a deep breath,
Putting one hand on his chest, he performed a Tang Dynasty military salute.
"Damn it!" Yuchi Gong cursed, then pointed at the sergeants not far away and yelled: "You bastards, please pay more attention to me. Every plant and plant is damaged, so be careful of my whip.
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When the sky was getting dark, Qin Qiong and Monk Ciku arrived at Qinwangzhuang almost at the same time.
The two of them sat in Li Yuanxing's small living room at the same time. They both had a sea bowl for dinner. The difference was that Qin Qiong's bowl contained a bowl of steamed buns, while Monk Ciku's bowl contained plain noodles.
Li Yuanxing entered the room, holding a wine bottle in his hand and placing it in front of Qin Qiong.
Li Yuanxing sat down in the same position he sat in when he saw Ciku that day, but this time it was different from the past, everything had changed.
Qin Qiong wanted to give a gift but was rejected by Li Yuanxing. Qin Qiong was not the kind of hypocritical person. He picked up a big bowl and ate it. Li Yuanxing opened the file in his hand. This was a record of the Shaolin Temple in Henan recorded by Li Er personally.
The first sentence at the beginning is that the temple is like a bandit's den, and I can only use it if I talk about its benefits.
There are many things in later TV series that seem to have been changed by later generations. The talk about a righteous monk saving the King of Qin is all lies.
It was basically a bandit den. He saw that he had no way out and was about to be eliminated by Wang Shichong, so he negotiated terms with Li Er. Drinking alcohol and eating meat was normal in a bandit den, but in the end he even asked for an imperial edict, a special charter.
Shaolin monk soldiers can eat meat.
It's really like being a wife and building an archway at the same time.
After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Shaolin naturally had to do some face-saving work, so it was divided into outer courtyard and inner courtyard. The outer courtyard was for ordinary monks to show to others, and the inner courtyard had wine, meat, and a nunnery.
After reading the file, Li Yuanxing threw the file on the table: "Master Ci Ku, how much do you know about the Shaolin Temple?"
Ciku didn't answer immediately, and was still eating his plain noodles leisurely. Li Yuanxing didn't rush him, got up, found a tall glass cup, poured himself a cup of tea, lit a cigarette, and took a roll of Cui Shu.
After handing over the gift, I started to read the report that I had never had time to read.
Finally, Ci Ku finished eating his noodles, wiped his mouth and sat upright.
Li Yuanxing was still leaning on the chair, looking at the report in his hand. This report was about Li Yuanxing's plan to establish the King of Qin's General Staff Council, as well as some of his ideas and suggestions.
"Your Highness!" Ciku said.
"Say it!" Li Yuanxing still did not put down the report in his hand.
"There are some things that violate the Buddhist precepts in Henan Shaolin. It can be said that none of the ten precepts are observed. It's just that they have the power of following the dragon, so they are different from us. But what happened back then must be in the heart of the Holy One.
There are many, so Lao Na won’t say much. Lao Na only said one thing, Shaolin is not Buddhism!”
Ci Ku's words really shocked Li Yuanxing.
Li Yuanxing stood up and bowed to the foundation, chanted the Buddha's name compassionately, and accepted the ceremony peacefully.
"I am slow, but I didn't expect that the master is extremely smart!"
"To protect Buddhism, if I don't go to hell, who will?" Master Ci Ku said and recited the Buddha's name again.
Li Yuanxing smiled: "Master continues to be a smart man, then we will continue to do what such smart people would do. Next, I will cleanse Buddhism for five hundred miles around Chang'an."
"I'm asking for a favor, I wonder if His Highness will allow it?"
"You don't need to plead. You are a man of great wisdom, so I won't be vain with you. You will definitely say that the Buddha is not guilty, and it is people who are wrong. I will also draw a path for you, two paths.
, you Buddhists can choose one of them." Li Yuanxing's tone was not a discussion at all, but an order.
The compassionate monk stood up and said, "Old Na, please listen to His Highness's teachings!"
"Buddhism has changed since it was introduced to the Central Plains from Tianzhu. It can be said that many Buddhist scriptures have undergone tremendous changes based on the morality, humanities, and customs of the Central Plains. Therefore, you should not mention any Buddhist doctrines to me.
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"Amitabha!"
Li Yuanxing smiled coldly: "There are two ways. One is that your Buddhism can truly accomplish all four things. The other way is to follow my king's theory of being loyal to the emperor, loving the Tang Dynasty, and advising people to do good. No matter which way, the Tang Dynasty came first.
That’s why Buddhism exists.”
"Your Highness, let me be confused!" The compassionate monk had already acquiesced in Li Yuanxing's statement, but he wanted to fight for something more.
Li Yuanxing motioned to take Monk Ci Ku to rest.
When Qin Qiong and Li Yuanxing were the only ones in the room, Qin Qiong asked: "Your Highness, you don't understand something!"
"It's very simple. The old monk has already seen the problem of Buddhism. He knows very well that if it continues like this, once it reaches the bottom of the Tang Dynasty, it will be a problem of completely annihilating Buddhism and not just one temple. So.
He handed the knife to the king with his own hands, just like a person whose injured leg has rotted and is just trying to survive with a broken leg!"
After Qin Qiong thought about everything before and after, he exclaimed: "This monk is quite powerful."
"Buddhist eminent monk, this king refers to a real business monk and a man of great wisdom!" (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)