In the afternoon of the next day, the sun was shining brightly on Baihua Mountain, and all kinds of flowers and trees around the open space showed their beauty. This was a rare sight in the countryside of Pingjing in winter, and it was worthy of being a place of spiritual practice since ancient times.
Today's meeting was opened in a different way than yesterday. Ume Yeshi took the lead in announcing that it was time to nominate the twenty-five sects of the Kunlun Alliance to execute the sect once a year.
Mei Yanxue took the initiative to express her position on behalf of the Yuan Shuo Sect that the Yuan Shuo Sect would no longer serve as the executive sect of the Kunlun Alliance. Mei Yeshi took advantage of the situation and asked Ding Qi in public if the Fang Wai Sect was willing to do its best to maintain the Kunlun Cultivation Community's common agreement?
Of course, Fang Waimen couldn't refuse such a question on this occasion.
The two deacons from Fangwaimen were involved in the accident the day before yesterday. The Kunlun League went out all night to investigate the matter and soon found out the cause. They even dug up old records from more than thirty years ago. Senior masters like He Feng
They all took action personally.
The experts of each sect are not obligated to the outer sect of the other party, but they consciously assume the obligation to maintain the common agreement of the Kunlun Cultivation Circle, and the outer sect of the other party is the most direct beneficiary.
Ding Qi stepped forward and said that Wan Wai Sect was of course willing to do its best. Then the original twenty-five sects of the executive sect unanimously voted for Fang Wai Sect to become the new executive sect.
The result of the unanimous vote was not surprising. Of course, Kunlun League had communicated this matter in advance, otherwise the leader of Mei League would not be able to ask Ding Qi like this in public.
Hua Zhenxing had been mentally prepared for this, but there were many people present who needed to twist their minds a few times before they could react.
After the vote, Fang Waimen replaced Yuan Shuo sect on the spot and became the new executive sect of the Kunlun League. Yesterday, everyone witnessed Ding Qi's cultivation realm, and no one could deny that Fang Waimen has this ability.
Hua Zhenxing insisted that his injuries were no longer harmful, and today he was very determined not to sit alone in a chair anymore. He just stood aside and sighed. The impact of this incident on the Kunlun League is self-evident, but when it happened, there was only one person at the scene.
It took a few minutes to get it done.
Immediately afterwards, Master He Feng said: "It's rare for fellow Taoists from all sects to gather in Baihua Mountain. Yesterday, leader Mei, on behalf of the Kunlun League, found out many things in public, including the past events many years ago.
When cultivating one's actions, the law of responding to conditions is clear. Once you know it, you can't answer it in a vague way. If any disciples are confused, you can ask questions today, and we will discuss them together!"
Mei Yeshi nodded and said: "What Elder He Feng said is absolutely true. Everything that was said yesterday should be clearly explained today... Thirty years ago, the vendetta between Lin Taiwei, a disciple of the Wuliang Sect, and Hou Nianming, a disciple of Qianliu Mountain, happened. Please investigate the information.
Have you read them all?”
This morning, the materials collected by Lu Gaoqian have been sent to Baihua Mountain and distributed to everyone. It is also accompanied by the investigation evidence of the Kunlun League. What happened is just as Lu Gaoqian said yesterday.
Lin Taiwei's friend named Cai Gong contracted a pharmaceutical factory. Hou Nianming, a disciple of Qianliu Mountain, was his business partner at the time. He ordered products several times, and each contract stipulated a strict delivery date and location.
Cai Gong's previous deliveries were actually late, but Hou Nianming did not strictly follow the requirements of the contract. However, the last delivery was also the largest batch, but Cai Gong refused to accept it on the grounds of the contract.
Due to the remoteness of the delivery location and the local rainy season, Cai Gong's medicines could not be resold locally, nor could they be transported to other places for sale in time. It was difficult to recover funds, which led to a series of changes...
Everyone present nodded, and Bai Shaoliu took the initiative to speak: "The matter is clear, and I have heard a lot of discussions from yesterday to now. I will say some things for everyone.
First there is a question.
Cai Gong's death happened thirty-three years ago, and Lin Taiwei and Hou Nianming became enemies. After the Zhengyi Sanshan meeting that year, the two had a private fight, and Lin Taiwei returned to the sect injured.
May I ask if Qianliushan and Wuliang Sect knew about this matter before yesterday? And did Hou Nianming and Lin Taiwei ever mention it to anyone?"
Dao Nanya, the leader of Qianliu Mountain: "Hou Nianming never mentioned this matter to his fellow disciples, otherwise his family suffered a great disaster and his whereabouts were unknown, and Qianliu Mountain would not have been able to trace it for a long time without finding any clues!"
Qiao Weifeng, the head of the Wuliang Sect, also replied: "I have asked all the disciples in the sect, and Lin Taiwei has indeed never mentioned it to anyone. I remember that thirty-three years ago, he returned to the sect with an injury, but he only explained that it was
Encountering evil spirits outside."
Bai Shaoliu: "It's understandable that Hou Nianming didn't say anything, because he knew that what he did was unfair, but why didn't Mrs. Lin say anything? He was seeking justice for his best friend, but was injured by Hou Nianming, so why not tell anyone?"
Hua Zhenxing sighed secretly on the sidelines again. These experts were able to grasp problems quickly and accurately when discussing matters. It is understandable that Hou Nianming hid and tucked in. What reason did Lin Taiwei have to hide and tuck in for the other party?
This is not an unspeakable secret. Even if Lin Taiwei was not Hou Nianming's opponent at that time, couldn't he expose this matter and go to Qianliu Mountain to argue? Qianliu Mountain has its own rules, he can ask Qianliu Mountain who is
How do you restrain your disciples?
He went to see Hou Nianming privately, but was injured in the end. Why didn't he tell the sect when he returned? He could have told the sect about this, and the Wuliang sect would also ask Qianliushan to argue!
At this time, Ding Qi answered: "Because Lin Taiwei wanted to kill Hou Nianming to avenge Cai Gong at that time, and his mind was already made up! Unfortunately, Hou Nianming didn't know it yet, so nothing happened."
Bai Shaoliu continued to ask: "Why did Lin Taiwei not mention Hou Nianming's fault when he wanted to kill Hou Nianming?"
Ding Qi then replied: "If Lin Taiwei discloses this matter, Hou Nianming should be punished. And after he is punished, Lin Taiwei will hardly have the opportunity to kill him.
But because Cai Gong's family was ruined, Lin Taiwei had made up his mind to take Hou Nianming's life, and even let his family be ruined, so Lin Taiwei didn't say anything."
Bai Shaoliu: "Should Hou Nianming be killed?"
Ding Qi: "Hou Nianming's fault, the actual crime will not lead to death."
No one else spoke at the scene, only Bai Shaoliu and Ding Qi were listening to questions and answers. Bai Shaoliu's questions were not his own, but were asked on behalf of possible doubts.
This is a unique way of asking questions in this kind of situation, and Hua Zhenxing can be considered to have gained a lot of experience.
Although Hou Nianming and Lin Taiwei are both gone, the reasons for this matter still need to be clarified. Ding Qi finally came to a conclusion that Qian Liushan wanted to say but was not easy to say first, that is, Hou Nianming's crime does not lead to death.
In fact, looking at the incident itself, Hou Nianming is not even considered contract fraud. He did not take Cai Gong's goods without paying, but refused in accordance with the terms of the contract on the grounds that he missed the agreed delivery time.
No delivery.
So if Cai Gong wants to resort to secular law, the lawsuit will be difficult to fight and there is a high probability that he will not win. Even if he wins the lawsuit afterwards, he can only ask for a financial compensation, but he cannot kill the other party, right?
But in the eyes of a monk, one must also see the cause and effect behind the matter. Hou Nianming must have set a contract trap to trap Cai Gong, which led to a series of consequences.
Of course Lin Taiwei saw this, so he decided that Hou Nianming was the culprit of Cai Gong's family's demise, and wanted to kill him for revenge.
If he finds Qianliushan's theory, Qianliushan will not fail to punish Hou Nianming. But no matter how severe the punishment is, it is impossible to take Hou Nianming's life.
If Qianliushan had already punished Hou Nianming, Lin Taiwei could no longer seek revenge on Hou Nianming. If Lin Taiwei dared to kill someone in this situation, Qianliushan would definitely know that it was him and would not let him go.
Bai Shaoliu asked again: "Why was Cai Gong's family ruined?"
This is a necessary question to connect the past with the future, because as I said just now, according to the secular law, Hou Nianming's crime will certainly not lead to death. Even according to the karma and causes seen by the monks, Hou Nianming's behavior cannot lead to Cai Gong's death.
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So what was the main cause of Cai Gong’s death?
Ding Qi: "People die for money! Many people in the world do this, and you should understand it in practice."
Teacher Ding actually answered "man-made money kills", which sounds so unreasonable at first glance. Cai Gong is just an ordinary businessman. There are many businessmen like him in the world, and there are many who have the same experience. It's not just business.
Have you been tricked?
It was Cai Gong who was deceived, but he was not deceived by others. Why do you say he died for money?
However, the words spoken during the inquiry are all carried with the magical power of "Sravaka Wisdom". It can be understood as a special spiritual mind seal. How much the listener can understand depends on his or her own knowledge and understanding ability.
Hua Zhenxing fully understood this answer, or thought he fully understood it, because the meaning was not complicated.
Ding Qi pointed out the fact that Cai Gong did not cheat anyone, but cheated many people. The reason for cheating people was simply to seek money.
Cai Gong signed a purchase agreement with local villagers to purchase the medicinal materials grown by them. However, he did not pay for the medicinal materials when he took them away, and the capital was not small, and the arrears were long-lasting.
According to survey data, at that time, it was an absolutely impoverished mountainous area with a small area of arable land. Medicinal materials have been local "mountain products" since ancient times, and the harvesting and processing of mountain products was also an important supplement to the economy.
Cai Gong organized the villagers to plant medicinal materials and signed a monopoly purchase agreement, which actually turned the medicinal materials into the local staple crop. Many villagers even used the cultivated land for growing rations to grow the medicinal materials designated by Cai Gong.
He took the medicinal materials without paying, which meant that the villagers had no harvest that year, which was a devastating blow to the backward farming society.
In the old society, this was equivalent to a disaster of no harvest. In the new society, the country's security system is also needed to cover it up. Cai Gong himself cannot be held responsible for the possible consequences of his actions.
If saying this doesn’t give you a deep understanding, you can make an analogy.
The developer's capital chain was broken, resulting in the unfinished project and the inability to deliver the houses. Who were those who bought the houses and had to repay the loans on a monthly basis? Who were they deceived? What was their situation and how did they feel?
As a normal adult, couldn't Cai Gong foresee such consequences? Of course he could, so why would he do it? He was betting on another possibility, the possibility of business success.
This was an adventure from the beginning, an adventure that exceeded Cai Gong's own risk tolerance. He didn't have enough capital and wanted to bet big, so he regarded all the villagers' harvests as bets.
There are many people doing this kind of business in the world, so Teacher Ding said, "Many people do this business."
If Cai Gong mortgaged inventory, mortgaged his house, mortgaged the operating rights of the factory, and obtained loans from financial institutions or other lenders, this was also an operation to increase leverage, but it was just a game between financial capital and industrial capital. .
But Cai Gong chose a occupying method that was neither reasonable nor appropriate.
Is his purpose to promote the development of the local specialty industry? Of course not! In fact, as long as a person like him appears, the impact on the local specialty industry will be almost devastating, and I am afraid it will not be relieved for several years!
What he is seeking is nothing more than excess benefits, excess benefits that do not belong to him. If the venture succeeds, he can earn money that he would not otherwise have earned; if the venture fails, the price will be borne by all the villagers.
How did Cai Gong die? According to Lin Taiwei's description, he was forced to death by local villagers. Cai Gong was a local. Didn't Cai Gong himself know what the local people's livelihood and customs were like?
Knowing this and still doing it is just a matter of luck. According to Lu Gaoqian's investigation, the situation described by Lin Taiwei is true, but you can take a closer look at what the facts are.
The villagers rushed into the house and demanded money to purchase the medicinal materials. Cai Gong's mother was already ill, collapsed and fainted and died in the hospital. After that, people blocked the door of Cai's family and cursed her all day long. His father felt that he could not hold his head up in the village, so he drank medicine and committed suicide. .
As for his wife leaving with their children, can we understand it in another way? In fact, his wife and children ran away, but he and his parents did not run away. Why didn't they run away? Because the villagers could not let them go, otherwise they would be found. Who wants money?
This is a very simple fact, it just depends on which standpoint you use to describe it.
Cai Gong's final outcome was that a creditor asked him to use the small building he built in the village to pay off the debt, but Cai Gong refused and burned the building together with him.
So when Mrs. Lin came after hearing the news, she was unable to retaliate against the local villagers because they were the victims of Cai Gong's risky behavior. In the end, she could only focus all her hatred on Hou Nianming.
Bai Shaoliu continued to ask: "Now that the matter has come to this, how should Hou Nianming choose himself?"
Ding Qi: "Don't force things that are unclear on others. But we can know that Hou Nianming knows that his actions are wrong, and he feels guilty, and he should be honest about his guilt. Hou Nianming knows who he is, but his thoughts are unclear."
This statement is a little more complicated. What did Hou Nianming do to set up a contract trap and trick Cai Gong? But the contract was also signed by Cai Gong himself!
Now Kunlun League has not found out whether Hou Nianming was responsible for Cai Gong's failure to deliver goods on time? It can only be said that Hou Nianming only strictly implemented the contract but turned a blind eye to the consequences of this behavior.
If a secular judge were to judge this case, I'm afraid there would be no way to judge it. Hou Nianming did not swallow Cai Gong's goods without paying him, he just refused to accept Cai Gong's goods after the expiration date.
Let’s make another assumption, what if Hou Nianming is also an ordinary businessman and has no intention of harming Cai Gong, but happens to go bankrupt at this time? Then who should Lin Taiwei go to settle the score with, can he still find Hou Nianming?
Therefore, Ding Qi did not dwell on these unidentified assumptions. Bai Shaoliu was also asking about Hou Nianming after the fact.
It can be seen that Hou Nianming felt guilty in his heart. He knew that what he did was wrong, otherwise why would he not dare to speak out? Lin Taiwei had already had a private confrontation with him about this matter, but in the end, Lin Taiwei left with injuries, and Hou Nianming But still didn't say a word.
Lin Taiwei was willing to keep his secret because he wanted to kill someone. But in this situation, Hou Nianming still wanted to hide it, so he couldn't face the crime?
In fact, as long as Hou Nianming confesses this matter to the sect, Lin Taiwei will not be able to do anything later, at least it will not become an unresolved issue for thirty years, and Hou Nianming will not be ruined because of this.
How did Hou Nianming die? To put it bluntly, he was stupid! Hou Nianming neither knew what he should say nor understood why the other party didn't say it. Of course, his thoughts were unclear.
Bai Shaoliu: "Who is Lu Gaogan?"
Ding Qi: "Those who indulge in evil and then use it are even more evil than Lin Taiwei."
This question and answer is also interesting. Bai Shaoliu didn't ask what crime Lu Gao committed, but who he was. In Hua Zhenxing's ears, he actually remembered the conversation he had with Bai Shaoliu and Ding Qi last night.
The monks themselves were not born monks. They also grew up in the secular world. They were once ordinary people without any cultivation, and they could not be unaffected by the environment in which they grew up.
I want to ask why there are monks like Lu Gaoqian. Why not ask what kind of people he represents in the world?
Lu Gaoqian found out that Lin Taiwei had violated the Shared Execution Precept, and not only did he not take action to protect the precept, but he also protected and concealed it. This was because Lin Taiwei requested to stay useful and promised to serve him in the future.
From Lu Gaoqian's personal point of view, this seems to be the most advantageous choice. Because killing Lin Taiwei seems to have no benefit to him personally, leaving Lin Taiwei with a master at his disposal.
The cost is not borne by him, but the benefits are taken by him. Some people say that this is a sophisticated egoist, but that is not necessarily true, because this has gone beyond the concept of simple self-interest.
Speaking of self-interest, Old Man Yang is an egoist, but he never harms others. Old Man Yang also enjoys life very much, but he never wastes anything.
Being frugal and not useless, being kind and not harmful to others, this is what Old Man Yang taught Hua Zhen to do since he was a child. Of course, Mr. Ke once made a long speech specifically criticizing Old Man Yang's style, and Uncle Mo has another style.
The focus of Lu Gaoqian's behavior is not to benefit himself, but to harm others. He not only indulged Lin Taiwei's evil deeds, but also used Lin Taiwei to do evil again. There are many such people in the world, and Lu Gaoqian is just one of them.
The beauty of sravaka wisdom is not that Ding Qi unilaterally outputs spiritual thoughts and mind seals, but is combined with everyone's knowledge. For example, when Hua Zhenxing heard what he said, he naturally remembered the conversation last night and what Old Man Yang taught back then.
Bai Shaoliu then asked: "What if Lu Gaoqian took pity on his situation and just spared his life to prevent him from committing crimes again, but did not restrain him?"
Bai Shaoliu put forward another hypothesis, because some people present would inevitably have this hypothesis.
Lin Taiwei's acting style is distinct. If he wants to kill Hou Nianming, he will try his best to kill Hou Nianming. Is Lin Taiwei grateful to Lu Gaogan for protecting him?
Obviously, Lin Taiwei was not grateful to Lu Gaoqian. Because Lu Gaoqian concealed his crimes for him so that he could be used against him in the future, Lin Taiwei also plotted against Lu Gaoqian before he died.
Lin Taiwei knew very clearly who Lu Gaoqian was.
But to put it another way, suppose that Mrs. Lin cried bitterly, declared that revenge was justified, and vowed to change her past and never do such illegal behavior again.
Lu Gaoqian let Lin Taiwei go as soon as his heart softened. He kept this secret for him and saved his life. He did not want to suppress or exploit him. How should we evaluate this situation?