Lu Gu's eyes narrowed slightly: "As the old saying goes, if you encounter me with the crowd, I will repay you with the crowd; if you meet me with the country's soldiers, I will repay you with the country's soldiers; if you meet me with the enemy, I will repay you with the enemy.
Report. My family traveled south to the Eastern Jin Dynasty with the intention of becoming a national scholar. However, the Eastern Jin Dynasty court and high-ranking families, out of fear and jealousy of us seizing power, suppressed us everywhere. Finally, we were forced to join a religion and were driven to the countryside of Wudi.
Farming, huh, how could I, the dignified Fan Yanglu family, have ever endured such a shame and humiliation?"
Huiyuan said calmly: "Your Majesty, Lord Lu Zhi, was loyal and upright. He suppressed rebellions and made great contributions to the country. Later, he was framed by villains. Not only was he not rewarded for his merits, but he was also said to have supported the army and respected himself, which caused the Yellow Turban to become powerful and put him in trouble."
He was imprisoned for questioning. If the scholars from all over the world had not signed a letter to express their grievances, I am afraid that Zhi Gong would have been killed. But after he was released from prison, he remained loyal to the court and did not join the ranks of treacherous ministers and traitors like Dong Zhuo. What you did
Don’t you feel ashamed in comparison?”
Lu Gu laughed loudly: "What is there to be ashamed of? In my opinion, Dong Zhuo went to Beijing and dethroned the Han Emperor. This was a very happy thing. However, because he could not pacify the world, he could not defeat the princes of Guandong, and was eventually killed by his subordinates.
If you kill someone, if the outcome is not good, you will become a villain for the ages. This is very unfair. Wasn't Liu Xiu, the founding emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, also a minister of the New Mang Dynasty, who finally took advantage of the chaos to rise up and seize the world? Going forward.
Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, was the pavilion chief of the Qin State and an official of Pei County. He also raised troops to rebel against the Qin State. In the end, he killed the Qin State clan and changed dynasties. How could he be noble? Baoyu Zi, this destiny can be transferred, and it can be controlled by oneself.
If what you have in your hands has the power to pacify the world and change the world, why should you live in depression under others?"
Huiyuan curled up his lips: "So you have actually had a desire to be self-reliant for a long time. Even when you were in Luoyang, you thought that one day, your Fanyang Lu family could conquer the world like the Sima family who was also a powerful family in Hebei.
, to establish your own dynasty. Back then, you occasionally expressed your envy of the Sima family, but I didn’t expect that you had already had this intention. This is probably why you are keen on power and want to be an official."
Lu Gu sneered and said: "Yes, I have never wanted to pursue the way of Huang Lao, like Zhuang Zhou Mengdie, because it is just a beautiful story told to ordinary people. If you want to be free, you must have the capital to be free.
Okay, just like you and I can study in Luoyang and enter the Imperial College, then our family must be a well-known family and have a large number of servants who can be driven to provide us with food and clothing, so that we have the conditions to think like this. But in fact, if no one provides us with
Food and clothing, let alone becoming a butterfly in the dream, I'm afraid I will wake up from hunger immediately, thinking about having a bowl of thick rice to eat, these are all good things that can only happen in dreams."
Huiyuan sighed: "So enslaving and enslaving others has become something that we scholars take for granted. Not only is it a matter of course, but our descendants must also enjoy the wealth brought by this kind of manipulation and enslavement of others for generations to come.
Aren't these just evil deeds? Since I took refuge in my Buddha, I have been reflecting on and regretting these things in the past every day. It's a pity, Agu, you haven't realized this yet."
Lu Gu waved his hand impatiently: "Baoyu, you don't have to talk to me about these big things. In the years you have been a monk, especially the years you have been the abbot of Donglin Temple, are you just like an old farmer, farming by yourself?"
, well-fed and well-fed? Don’t you still rely on the disciples who drive you, or the incense money from those believers to survive? It’s just that you dress yourself up like an ascetic, with a simple diet and a pure heart. Those who enter
The hermits in Zhongnan Mountain also have to fish for fame in this way, waiting for the emperor and rulers to ask them to come out and become high officials. Once they get the power, they will have rich clothes, fine food, fine wine and beautiful women. What makes you better than them is that you are used to such a simple life.
In those days, after you become famous, you don’t want to return to the secular world. But essentially, you still have to force others to work to support your life, but your needs are not that high.”
Huiyuan shook his head: "Agu, you are thinking too much. After I entered Buddhism, when I was a novice monk and a disciple, I have been working personally for decades. Just like our former Confucianism, disciples need to work on their own.
I went to work to serve my teacher. When my master and master were gone, I became an abbot, had my own disciples, and had my own temple. At that time, it was the turn of the disciples to farm. This was a training for them.
And practice, and as the host, I am by no means free of effort. Reciting sutras and imparting deeds every day is my task. I can save the destined people every day and recruit disciples to serve my Buddha. This is my practice in this world.
If I take the lead in enjoying and still think about the delicacies in the world, gold and silver beauties, how can I make my disciples believe in the Buddhist theory of cultivating virtue, eliminating karma and accumulating blessings?"
Lu Gu sneered and said: "You are just asking for fame. Maybe when you first entered Buddhism, you did it to save your life or to take another path to seek fame, but after decades, you have long been accustomed to such a life. For you
For me, no matter who is the ruler, it doesn’t make much difference. You don’t threaten their rule, but you can use your set of Buddhist doctrines to help stabilize their hearts and eliminate people’s resistance. So you can cooperate, these emperors
The He family will allocate a land of a hundred miles for you, and allow you to recruit hundreds of disciples, enough for you to survive, and you can promote Buddhism and establish a sect, just like Confucius, who had three thousand disciples, traveled around the country, and established a school, which will be discussed later.
Maybe he can become a saint."
Huiyuan said calmly: "Amitabha, Agu, I have never thought about what you said. I just hope that in this troubled world, I can give people some hope and make this world less murderous. As for this body
What does the name before and after death matter? If I can save thousands of people with my life, then I am willing to give my life."
The corner of Lu Gu's mouth twitched and he said in a deep voice: "I think you have really been brainwashed by those Buddhist teachings and have lost your head. Life is the most precious. You only have one chance to walk in this world. You should do it once."
Indulging in enjoyment is, ah, by the way, do you believe in reincarnation after death, karma, and the next life? But will your next life really be better than yours in this life? Can you become a famous person all over the world again?
A famous monk and master? I don't think so. I'm afraid, if you really want to be reincarnated, you will just become an ordinary farmer, eating one meal without another, working hard for survival every day, and in troubled times, you will be like an ox.
Being slaughtered like a sheep, is this the result you want?" (End of Chapter)