Today, there are three orthodox religions, Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism running side by side. Whether in the officialdom, among the people, or in the spiritual world, these three religions are the proper leaders.
Among them, Buddhism has the shortest history in China because it is a foreign sect. After being introduced to China, it continued to learn from Confucian and Taoist ideas.
It can be said that Buddhism in China is no longer the same Buddhism as Buddhism in the Western Regions.
It is precisely because of the absorption of Confucian and Taoist ideas that Buddhism has grown stronger in China. From princes and nobles to traffickers and pawns, there are countless Buddhists.
In the world of spiritual practice, Buddhist monks are also a very powerful force, ranking alongside Confucianism and Taoism. In fact, they have the potential to surpass Taoism and become number one.
This is because Taoist sects are relatively low-key, and most of the many Taoist traditions of Taoist sects pursue a low-key style of conduct.
Unless you push people into a hurry, you don't even know how powerful they are.
In short, the apparent power of Buddhism cannot be explained clearly in just a few words.
It can be said that the difficulty of destroying a dynasty is far less difficult than destroying Buddhism.
But that day, when Kong, the abbot of Jiming Temple, heard the master reciting scriptures, he suddenly felt something in his heart.
Buddha calamities are everywhere, and evildoers are everywhere.
Master Kongwen also didn’t expect that the Buddhist tribulation would happen because Buddhism was developing at the right time.
But since he felt this matter in his heart, he explained that it was an instruction from heaven and also the protection of Buddha, who sent him a heavenly message.
In this case, we should face this matter properly.
Of course, the way Buddhism deals with problems is not to find out the source of the Buddha's calamity now and then destroy it. Instead, it chooses to find the person who is responsible for the calamity and lead Buddhism through the Buddha's calamity.
This must be God’s test for Buddhism!
Master Kongwen was convinced of this and immediately contacted various eminent monks to discuss important matters.
Since it is a Buddha's calamity, it is not a matter of Jiming Temple alone. Various Buddhist temples need to strengthen cooperation to overcome difficulties.
For a time, the spiritual world was undercurrent.
As for the changes in the court, it was even more earth-shattering.
When Gu Siming learned that he had been punished by the emperor and his whole family was exiled to Yuezhou, but the emperor had already abdicated the throne and surrendered without a fight, he couldn't help but burst into tears.
"I have committed three crimes. I failed to eliminate Xiao Zhao, restore the Han Dynasty, and defend the country. Today I will die. You go to Yuezhou yourself and don't look back to the north."
After all, Gu Siming, whose body was no longer strong, passed away suddenly. Everyone in the Gu family was sad and wept. But before Gu Siming was buried, the emperor's people came to the Prime Minister's Mansion and drove the Gu family members away from Jiankang and sent them to Yuezhou to live in poverty.
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Poor Gu Siming was loyal to the emperor, but he didn't expect to face such a situation when he was about to die. There were many angry and scolding Gu family descendants. Only one girl had a calm face, neither crying nor making a fuss, nor scolding like the others.
Xiao Qian.
Above the rafters, Lu Yuanhua watched helplessly as his old friend died. At this moment, he couldn't help but feel sad.
Gu Siming was already exhausted, and he was even more furious when he found out that Xiao Qian had surrendered without even using a single soldier.
But when he died, he did not blame the emperor once, only blaming himself for his guilt.
A person who is a minister of others should be like Gu Siming.
As for the son-in-law of the Gu family hating Xiao Qian, this is reasonable. Not everyone can see the situation clearly.
For example, Lu Yuanhua, if he had not met Xiao Qian once, he would have thought that the emperor was really stupid, but now, he somewhat understood Xiao Qian's painstaking efforts.
In the current situation, it is almost a foregone conclusion that King Liang will conquer the world, and Xiao Qian's resistance will only cause more casualties.
He was able to decisively surrender and save more people's lives, which was considered wise. Then, he scolded the ministers who were loyal to him, of course, because he wanted to give them a way to join the new dynasty.
Anyone who was once loyal to Xiao Qian can turn his head to Xiao Zhao.
As for the Gu family, apart from being exiled to have a chance to save the lives of everyone in the Gu family, there is basically no other way.
This is Xiao Qian's conspiracy. Even if Xiao Zhao knew what Xiao Qian's plan was, he would not continue to kill all the old ministers of the previous dynasty. It was originally a matter of rebellion. If he could secure his position with less killing, there was no need for him to let himself go.
His throne was stained with too much blood.
And how many emperors in the world are willing to use their own reputation to save the lives of their ministers?
This alone was enough to move Lu Yuanhua.
It's a pity that although Xiao Qian has the potential of a Mingjun, he does not have the fate of a Mingjun. His destiny is not with him.
Lu Yuanhua couldn't bear to listen to the Gu family members angrily scolding Xiao Qian. As an insider, it was difficult for him to tell the truth, lest things change.
He flew up and landed in front of the Gu family's door, the breeze blowing the hem of his clothes, making him look quite immortal.
He did not restrain his aura of being a strong man. For a time, the dead trees in the courtyard sprouted new buds, and the peonies bloomed. In this bleak autumn wind, the Gu Mansion was still full of flowers.
With such a scene, you can tell at a glance that there are distinguished guests coming to the door.
The officer in charge of escorting the Gu family to the south quickly asked, "I wonder what your name is, sir, why you came to the Gu Mansion?"
"Lu Yuanhua, a mountain man, was entrusted by others to accept the grandson of an old friend as his disciple."
Upon hearing Lu Yuanhua's name, everyone present gasped in unison.
Lu Yuanhua was a great scholar in the world, and he had countless disciples. Even the emperor would treat such a person with courtesy, let alone lowly people like them.
There was another commotion in Gu Mansion, and someone bravely asked, "I wonder who Mr. Yuanhua wants to accept as his disciple?"
The grandsons of the Gu family are looking forward to it, but everyone knows that this apprenticeship must belong to the eldest grandson.
Sure enough, Lu Yuanhua said: "Gu Tingxuan."
Everyone looked at a handsome young man with envy in their eyes.
The emperor has decreed that everyone in the Gu family be exiled to Yuezhou. Yuezhou is a poor place. I don't know if they can adapt to the environment there.
As for disobedience, the new emperor may not be friendly to them. After all, Gu Siming is the banner of the royalist party. Anyone can survive, but it will be difficult for the Gu family.
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For a first-class strong man, it is not necessary to take the imperial power seriously, but there is no problem in protecting one or two insignificant people.
Obviously, that handsome young man is Gu Tingxuan.
But under the envious eyes of everyone, the young man did not immediately agree to Lu Yuanhua's appointment as his disciple, but simply refused.
"Thank you sir for your help in this critical moment. However, Tingxuan is young and is not afraid of going south. However, my father is close to knowing his fate. Over the years, he has been worried too much and has hurt his body. I am afraid that he will not be able to withstand the journey. Please accept my father as his disciple."
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These words moved everyone again. Who could not know that if they follow Lu Yuanhua, the future will be bright, but when they go south to Yuezhou, even if the Liang King does not liquidate them, they will only have more miserable days.
He is willing to give such an opportunity to his father. This child is filial!
The middle-aged man with some white temples on the side was also moved to tears. He was Gu Siming's eldest son, Gu Tingxuan's biological father, Gu Youzhi.
"Silly boy, my father is an old man and has passed the age of studying. It's better for you to go and don't miss this opportunity to study classics with Mr. Yuanhua."
This scene of a loving father and a filial son moved Lu Yuanhua's face. A friend in need is a friend indeed. The more depressed he is, the more he can see the truest side of human nature.
As expected of Gu Siming's descendants, they are all good people.
If the situation hadn't forced him, he would have wanted to protect the entire Gu family, but Xiao Qian only asked him to protect one person at that time. There was a reason for that.
To save one person, Xiao Zhao had to give Lu Yuanhua face, but to save a group of people, this meant that Lu Yuanhua did not give Xiao Zhao face.
Jianghu is not about fighting and killing, it is about human relationships.
When speaking and doing things, the most important thing is propriety.
It is impossible for him to protect the second generation of the Gu family, because these people are all officials, and their positions vary. There are only three generations, and they have not yet entered the officialdom, so they are insignificant. If he protects one of them, he will naturally be safe.
Now that he saw Gu Tingxuan being so filial, he also liked it very much. Naturally, he didn't want him to bear too much psychological pressure, so he explained: "I am very pleased that you are so filial, but my ability is limited and I am too deeply involved with the court.
, there is nothing I can do.”
This puts the responsibility of not being able to protect Gu Tingxuan's father on himself, and is also a way of protecting Gu Tingxuan.
As expected, Gu Tingxuan's face was filled with disappointment. He looked at Lu Yuanhua and said, "Sir, I have an unkind request. Can you accept one more disciple?"
My sister-in-law, Gu Tinglan, is not a child of the Gu family. She is the daughter of my grandfather’s friend. She is not deeply involved with the Gu family. I think she won’t cause too much trouble to the husband, so I ask the husband to take her in."
This request is indeed an unkind request. We agreed to only accept one disciple, but we are also asking for one more. Since we can accept one more, why not one more?
But Lu Yuanhua has a very good impression of Gu Tingxuan. At this time, he is willing to take the risk of offending himself to try to save a chance for a foster sister. He can be considered a gentleman.
"Who is Gu Tinglan?"
The most dignified and calm girl I had seen before slowly came out of the queue, saluted Lu Yuanhua, and said, "Junior Gu Tinglan has met Mr. Yuanhua."
"That's fine, you can just be my registered disciple. I can't do anything about the rest. I hope you all take care of yourself."
Speaking of this, naturally no one asked Lu Yuanhua to accept another disciple. The Gu family's family tradition was very strict, and at this time, of course, they would not lose their dignity.
"You two, come with me!"
Lu Yuanhua led the two of them away, and the others did not dare to raise any objections. They just pretended that nothing happened and continued to escort Gu's family south.
Lu Yuanhua led the two of them back to Shushan, asked other disciples to take care of their daily lives, and left in a hurry.
The two Gu brothers and sisters were arranged in adjacent bamboo houses. This was Lu Yuanhua's intention to take care of their moods so that the two brothers and sisters could have each other's company.
Gu Tinglan was not Gu Youzhi's biological daughter, but the daughter of Gu Qing, a good friend of Gu Youzhi. Gu Qing died early, leaving only an orphan girl, both of whom happened to be named Gu. Gu Youzhi adopted her as his adopted daughter and named her Tinglan.
Lu Yuanhua thought that Gu Tingxuan was a good brother who cared about his sister. In fact, this was not the case. The relationship between Gu Tinglan and Gu Tingxuan was not that good.
After all, they are not biological brothers and sisters. The relationship between the two can only be considered good or bad, and they maintain a superficial friendship.
Of course there is a reason why Gu Tingxuan is willing to speak for Gu Tinglan.
That's what he showed today. Gu Tinglan taught him.
She guessed that Lu Yuanhua would come to accept him as his disciple, and asked him to behave more filially and gain Lu Yuanhua's love.
In exchange, he would give her a hand, which would be beneficial and harmless to him.
Gu Tingxuan was initially hesitant, but after seeing Lu Yuanhua appear, he really believed Gu Tinglan's words and was amazed by Gu Tinglan's wisdom.
You know, Gu Tinglan said these words to Gu Siming after he was so angry that he hit a pillar in the palace for the first time and went home.
Could this man have some scheming skills?
As soon as the others left, Gu Tingxuan came to Gu Tinglan impatiently. He wanted to ask what to do next.
Although his previous words and deeds were acting, he was really worried about his family, and he had no good solution, so he had to seek help from Gu Tinglan, who seemed to be very powerful.
But as soon as he arrived at Gu Tinglan's residence and before he entered the door, Gu Tinglan preemptively said, "Brother, don't worry too much. Go back first and have a good sleep. You will have a good plan tomorrow."
Furthermore, brother, please do not come looking for me at night in the future to avoid misunderstanding."
Gu Tinglan was only sixteen years old, and she was in her prime. Since she and Gu Tingxuan were not biological siblings, they naturally had to avoid them.
Gu Tingxuan didn't think about this. Seeing his sister's refusal, he still said eagerly: "Good sister, don't hang on to my brother. If you want to avoid suspicion and don't come in because of my brother, how about you talk here?"
"Forget it, then I will tell you that the best way to do this is to wait and see what happens and not interfere in anything; the middle way is to ask Mr. Yuanhua for help; the worst way is to mobilize my grandfather's disciples to help secretly."
After hearing this, Gu Tingxuan felt that this was the best strategy.
As for the best option, wouldn't it be to only protect himself and ignore his family? How could he feel at ease?
Zhongce, he has already asked Lu Yuanhua for help, how could he ask again.
Besides, Lu Yuanhua made it very clear that if he could help, there would be no need to delay it until now.
After much deliberation, the only solution was the best.
Although Gu Siming is dead, he has given favor to many people. It is not difficult to gather a group of people to secretly rescue the exiled family members and then find a place to live in seclusion.
"Thank you sister for clarifying my doubts."
Gu Tingxuan spoke very politely. He didn't have to be so polite to his sister, but he vaguely noticed that his sister was not as simple as she seemed on the surface.
In this case, it is best not to offend and take advantage of it!
After the greetings, Gu Tingxuan said goodbye and left. Gu Tinglan's face in the room was bathed in a holy light.
"There is only one calamity left before the merits will be perfected..."
There are turbulent undercurrents in the rivers and lakes, and the court is turned upside down, but these have nothing to do with Lin Yi.
Ji Yi, who has been running around all the time, is rarely able to live a leisurely life at this time...