Kumarajiva gritted his teeth and said bitterly: "Nonsense, you are talking nonsense. It is obvious that Yao Xing repented and devoted himself to Buddha. He did not want to fight or kill anymore, so he gave a piece of cake to the Buddhist people of Da Qin.
Pure Land, from what you said, it seems that he only accepts the old and the weak, but more than half of the new believers in my temple are young and middle-aged men, not the old and the weak."
Doupeng sneered and said: "Well, don't deceive yourself. I know all your details. It is true that more than half of the people who enter your temple are young adults, but those are the aristocratic children of the Later Qin Dynasty. In order to avoid military service, they shaved their heads.
It has only been a few years since they became a monk. According to the legal system of the Qin State, after the nobles' sons became men, they had to serve as soldiers for a few years and serve in dangerous borders. In the past, when the Qin State's martial arts was strong, the nobles were proud to join the army and fight.
, but over the years, we have encountered Hu Xia, a terrible opponent, and have been defeated repeatedly. Many famous ministers and generals have lost their lives. How can those noble children be willing to let their children go to the battlefield again? "
"So they give your temple a lot of money for incense, and then you tell this official's son or that aristocratic son to have wisdom and need to practice for a few years. If the money is enough, you can even let them lead the practice.
, or just keep their names, not become a monk, and can continue to practice Buddha worship at home, but they will not be able to serve as officials or join the army, marry and have children for a few years. But behind the scenes, they will not miss any of these good things, just like Na Yin
Aren't all the children of the Wei family registered with you in this way?"
Kumarajiva was so angry that his beard was blowing: "Doupeng, what do you mean, you are in Jiangnan, why are you asking about my affairs all day long? We have made an agreement that we are not within each other's sphere of influence.
Wearing eyeliner to pry into private matters."
Doupeng smiled slightly: "These are not private matters. These are your disciples' constant money for the incense of your Paocha, and the prices are openly marked. Great monk, you have been addicted to the scriptures for too long, and you have been worrying about them all these years.
In this world-wide event, I'm afraid I don't know enough about many things in your temple. Your abbot and his disciples will only tell you what you like to hear, but I'm afraid they won't report these things to you.
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Kumarajiva gritted his teeth and said: "I will find out these things when I go back. But you don't need to worry too much about the Buddhist affairs in Daqin. You'd better worry about it, Liu Yu, Hei
Regardless of the robe, if I knew that this big devil like you was still in the world, how would I deal with you?"
Duopeng sighed softly: "Heipao knows about my existence, but I have never met him, nor have I stopped his actions. Now he still has Tianshi Dao in his hand. He
He is still unwilling to give up, thinking that with this power, he can make a difference. Only if I destroy his hope will he be willing to recognize the current situation and obey my orders again."
Kumarajiva frowned: "But now he has become the governor of Jiangzhou. Even if he is no longer a Tianshi Dao, he can still rely on his official position to realize his plans. Why do he have to obey orders?
What about you? Besides, the two great gods of your Tiandao Alliance have equal status, so there is no question of who takes orders from whom."
Doupeng raised his lips disdainfully: "Even if Murong Chui wants to have equal status with me, I have to think carefully. Is Tao Yuanming worthy of him? His becoming a black robe is not because of Murong Chui's inheritance, but because of my help.
He completed the fusion ritual of Gu. Strictly speaking, he is just my apostle. Now that I still exist, he uses my position to win people's hearts and recruit apostles. Hmph, I can promote him to the top, or I can flirt with him.
He comes down."
"Moreover, Tao Yuanming has always been watched by Liu Yu. In fact, his biggest weapon is not the power on the surface, or the Celestial Master Tao as an external force. The Celestial Master Tao cannot obey his orders. Lu Xun
He has always been under my orders. Although Xu Daofu is at odds with Lu Xun, it is impossible for him to obey Tao Yuanming's orders. During the decisive battle in Jingzhou, although they briefly joined forces, it was obvious that Xu Daofu did not listen to Tao Yuanming's words, and Tao Yuanming was also there.
At the last moment, he abandoned Xu Daofu, ran away, and brought out some Jiangzhou Legion. Next, I'm afraid what Tao Yuanming wants to do most is not to help the Heavenly Master succeed, but to silence Xu Daofu."
Kumarajiva's expression changed: "What, silence him? He doesn't want the Celestial Master's way anymore?"
Doupeng sneered and said: "Tianshi Dao has been defeated. Now Lu Xun and Xu Daofu only have a few thousand remnant soldiers. It is impossible to do anything anymore. It seems that Lu Xun has lost his hometown in Guangzhou and is in more danger, but in fact
, Xu Daofu did not return to Guangzhou, but was reluctant to leave Shixing and wanted to go home to save up his savings for many years. In other words, he also hoped that the black robe could help him and give him another chance to defend Wuling and watch the aftermath.
I think he has fallen into the black robe's trap."
Kumarajiva gritted his teeth and said: "You mean, when Xu Daofu fled back to Shixing, what promise was given to him by the black robe? For example, Tao Yuanming said that he would stop Liu Yu's army from pursuing Guangzhou, or did they
The Jiangzhou Army came to attack Shixing, and then secretly communicated with Xu Daofu, asking him to launch a defensive counterattack, win, and then make peace with Liu Yu?"
Doupeng nodded: "It's just these little tricks. You can see it at a glance. However, Xu Daofu was able to use the Taikang Arrow given by Heipao to seriously injure Liu Daogui and escape with his life. After thinking about it, he still has some trust in Heipao.
Compared with returning to Guangzhou and possibly losing Lu Xun's territory, he still feels that the black robe is more reliable. However, based on my understanding of Tao Yuanming, he will no longer support Tianshi Dao, just like he did back then.
He will abandon Yin Zhongkan without hesitation, just like he left Huan Xuan. Once he feels that it is no longer enough to support him to achieve success, he will give up decisively and will never risk losing himself."
Kumarajiva said in a deep voice: "So, the Tao Yuanming you originally hoped for, who can use his status as a public figure to manipulate public opinion, incite public opinion, and go against Liu Yu, can't be counted on for the time being. He has lost the way of the Heavenly Master.
He will connect the aristocratic families as an official, but the image of being indifferent to fame and fortune and asking for orders for the people is gone. So, you have taken a fancy to Huiyuan, the new living Buddha and holy monk, but how can he listen to your orders?
How about acting?"
Doupeng smiled slightly: "I need your help here. You can tell him how Yao Xing paid homage to Buddha in Later Qin and how he gave you pieces of Buddhist pure land. Then the people of Later Qin can stay away from war and be happy.
Isn't it much better to live in the land than when Liu Yu carried out the extortionate expropriation under the banner of the Northern Expedition?" (End of Chapter)