Chapter 100 Those things in the lower house (two in one)
"Fa Er, senior brother, I'm going to take office today. Why are you always crying?"
"Tui'er ignored me and my senior brother is leaving me. I'm very worried. What will I do in the future?"
"Calm down, there are 10 to 10 chances that your life will be unsatisfactory."
"Still worried..."
"Don't think about seven or eight, always think about two or three."
"Still sad..."
"Buddha said: All worries are in vain."
"worry……"
"How about I take you to the lower courtyard with you, maybe you can meet Cui'er..."
"Yeah!"
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Dalin Temple, which is 800 miles away, has three main halls. Among them, the Wuliang Treasure Hall in the upper courtyard is where the great abbot lives, and the Chongsheng Treasure Hall in the middle courtyard is dedicated to Patriarch Shenguang and the previous great abbot Dharmakaya. These two halls are included in the core of Dalin.
One tower, two halls, three halls and four courtyards."
Only the main hall in the lower courtyard has a very low status in the temple. It exists purely to attract people's attention and as a gold-selling cave for secular pilgrims.
Brother Fa Hai and his two brothers went all the way to the lower courtyard and entered the main hall through the back door.
The main hall of a Buddhist temple is usually called Mahavira, probably because before our great kindness and compassion, our Buddha still has the power of a great hero and can subdue boundless demons.
Dalin Temple is no exception. As the main hall of Dalin Temple facing the secular world, the Main Hall is grand, solemn and resplendent. It contains nearly a thousand large and small Buddha statues such as the three Buddhas, the four Vajras, and the Five Hundred Arhats. It can be said that as long as pilgrims want to worship Buddha,
There is nothing that cannot be worshiped in this majestic palace.
Fahai saw three subordinate monks who had been waiting for him for a long time in the side hall.
As the master of the Siyuan, Fahai's status in the lower court is second only to Zen Master Wudu, and he is a well-deserved one of the top leaders. He also has three middle-level and more than 200 deacon disciples under his command.
The three middle-level people are Zhiliangshi, Zhixiangshi and Zhikeshi. They are all fourth-generation disciples of Dalin, and are of the "Bu" generation. Each of them has dozens of junior deacon disciples under his command.
The name of Master Zhiliang is not round, but it is fat and round. He is mainly responsible for the temple property of Dalin Temple in the secular world. To put it bluntly, he is the one who manages the tenant farmers at the foot of the mountain and collects rent regularly.
Master Zhixiang has a strange name, a head as big as a bucket, and square facial features. He is mainly responsible for managing the collection, storage and use of incense money in the lower courtyard.
Master Zhike is sterile and looks like a consumptive ghost. However, he is very kind and talkative. He is mainly responsible for the reception of foreign affairs in the lower house.
Although these three people are fourth-generation disciples, they are already over fifty years old. They have practiced martial arts in the middle courtyard for many years but achieved nothing. They have no chance to live in the secret realm of immortality in this life, so they were sent to the lower courtyard to do odd jobs. After many years of hardship, they were finally admitted to the lower courtyard.
Promoted.
"I've met Master Si Yuan, Junior Uncle Fa Er!"
The three of them had a somewhat indifferent attitude towards Fahai, and even the greetings were just a routine matter. In their opinion, Fahai, a well-known loser, could become the master of the lower court at a young age just because he had a good master.
The attitudes of the three of them towards Fa Er were much better, and they were even a little flattering. For no other reason than Fa Er entering the secret realm of immortality at the age of twenty-three, this alone was enough for them to look up to him.
Dalin Temple is a major sect of cultivation, and among its disciples, although they may talk about the equality of all beings, deep down they still respect their strength.
Fahai's true cultivation level is not known to ordinary disciples, and he has never shown any talents in other aspects. Now that he is suddenly promoted to a high position, he naturally cannot convince everyone.
"Amitabha!" Fahai shouted the Buddha's name with his face as usual, and then sat on the sandalwood chair in the center of the side hall. He gently waved his sleeves and asked Fahai to sit down.
, then raised his head again and looked at Bu Yuan and the other three with a smile, "I have been ordered by the Great Abbot to serve as the Siyuan of the Lower Court. I also hope that my three nephews will support me. Is there anything I can't do in the future?
I hope you three will give me some advice..."
"Disciples don't dare."
Although the three Buyuan people were dissatisfied, they did not dare to break the rules. Although Fahai's words were polite, it was obvious that he did it deliberately when he opened his mouth and closed his mouth, which forced them to re-examine the relationship between them and Fahai.
identity gap.
Fa Hai is the Master of the Lower Court Siyuan, and his level of treatment is equivalent to that of the third deputy seat. I deserve this title. Even though this Lower Court Siyuan is nothing among the monks of the Upper Court, it is not something that three ordinary fourth-generation disciples can afford to offend.
What's more, Fahai is still the immediate boss of the three of them, and his seniority is overwhelming!
Unknowingly, the three people's attitudes towards Fa Hai changed slightly.
Fahai smiled slightly, choosing to use his power to overwhelm others because he was too lazy to argue with this fourth-generation disciple, and he did not waste a lot of time on trivial matters in the House of Commons.
Although Fahai had to follow Elder Wuxiang's intention to serve as the Siyuan of the Lower Court, it was Fahai who had the final say on how to run the Siyuan. Elder Wuxiang thought he could tie Fahai down with this trivial position.
The body is a bit childish.
What did Fahai do in his previous life?
"Uncle Fahai, please wait a moment. We have prepared the list of disciples in the lower court and related account books..."
When Fahai took office as a new official, he naturally had to hand over and familiarize himself with the business, but Fahai was not interested in this. He waved his hand lazily and said calmly, "I will not look at these things anymore. I can trust you."
Seeing Fahai turning his back on the boss, Buyuan and the other three were immediately relieved. They were not afraid of Fahai being lazy, but they were afraid that Fahai would be more serious.
The Siyuan of the House of Commons has been vacant for a long time. The three of them manage such a large industry in the secular world, and no one's butt is clean.
Naturally, the little thoughts of the three people were not hidden from Fa Hai. He chuckled secretly in his heart, but his tone became more cordial, as if he had great trust in the three people, "So, from now on, you will be responsible for all the matters in the lower house."
My nephew, I will fully delegate the authority. You can do it boldly. If you have merits, you three cannot escape. If you make mistakes, as long as you do not violate the principles, I will take full responsibility for them."
As soon as Fahai said these heartfelt words, the expressions of the three of them were very different. At this time, the conflicts in their hearts had long been forgotten.
What a great boss! Bu Yuan and the others suddenly felt that it would be quite good for Fahai to be the director of the lower court.
After all, the three of them were not official veterans, but relatively simple monks. Compared with Fahai's absolute trust in them, and considering the resistance and dissatisfaction in their hearts, the three of them felt a little ashamed.
At this time, Fa Er, who was sitting on the side of Fa Hai, was a little confused. When did senior brother become so easy to talk to?
Just when Bu Yuan and the other three wanted to return the favor and express their determination, a deacon disciple hurriedly walked into the side hall.
"Master Si Yuan, Uncle Bu Yuan, my disciple has something urgent to report!"
Seeing this disciple entering the hall, Bu Yuan blushed immediately and hurriedly winked at the disciple secretly. Unexpectedly, the disciple would misunderstand him after seeing this. He cleared his throat hard and said, "Uncle, I'm from Zhangjiatun down the mountain.
That tenant Zhang is here again, crying and shouting for us to redress his grievances outside the main hall. He also said that if the master uncle doesn't see him, he will go directly to the master of the Siyuan..."
"Why don't some people come to us if they want to redress their grievances instead of going to the county government?" Fahai interjected.
Bu Yuan was suddenly extremely embarrassed. He was originally responsible for this difficult matter, and he had arranged for the deacon disciple to go straight to the side hall in advance. The purpose was to divert trouble to the east and make the young and inexperienced Master Fa Hai lose his prestige.
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"Ahem, Uncle Amitabha Fahai, the thing is like this. The crops cultivated in this village are all property of our temple. Therefore, any disputes between tenant farmers are mostly dealt with directly by us. Considering the status of our temple in Qingyang County,
Chongshan County government generally does not dare to interfere."
Bu Yuan blushed and explained, "The old benefactor has only one person, one cow and one dog in his family. Not long ago, some thief secretly cut out the tongue of his cow. It is about to starve to death in the past few days. Uncle Master also knows,
According to our laws in the Song Dynasty, cattle are important laborers. If any tenant farmer kills the cattle without any reason, he will be punished. Moreover, the old donor is old and frail, and it will be difficult to work without the cattle. If the cattle dies, it will be difficult to work.
He wanted to be punished, so he found us, hoping that we could help him find the murderer."
"Someone is deliberately trying to trick him." Fahai shook his head.
"Yes, but if the murderer cannot be found after the cow dies, we as the Dalin Temple can only punish him. After all, we cannot set a precedent for killing a cow without being punished for no reason." Bu Yuan said.
"Why don't we secretly give him a cow?" Fa Er suddenly interjected. As a genuine farmer's boy, he still preferred the old donor Zhang in his heart.
"There is no airtight wall in the world. If we simply give him a cow, although it seems to solve the problem, what will happen if others follow suit in the future?" Fahai asked.
"That's exactly the reason." Upon hearing this, the three Buyuan people agreed.
A trivial matter made Fahai discover that it was not easy for him to be a master of the Si Yuan who seemed easy to do. Fahai could choose to solve the problem simply and directly, but if it were spread in the future, it would appear that he was too incompetent.
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"We can ask experts in the temple to use the soul-searching technique on that cow. If we find the murderer, everything will be solved," Fa Er continued.
Fahai was speechless for a moment. Such a trivial matter alarmed the masters in the temple. Where could he put his face as the master of the temple?
Fa Hai glanced at the faces of the three people one by one, and suddenly said, "You go find old donor Zhang and ask him to go back and kill the cow secretly."
"Kill the cow?" Bu Yuan and Fa Er were all stunned.
"That's right. Then let's see who comes to the temple first to accuse him. This person will most likely be the murderer."
After Fahai finished speaking, he stood up, lightly dusted off his monk's robes, and clasped his hands to the three people who suddenly realized, "I'll leave the specific operation of this matter to you three."
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"Senior brother, your move is really good."
On the way, Fa Er finally figured it out and couldn't help but admire Fa Hai immensely.
"Why is it so high? The person who cheated old donor Zhang may not be the first to sue him." Fahai said with a disapproving smile.
"What if we arrest the wrong person?" Fa Er was stunned for a moment.
"What does it have to do with me if I catch someone right or wrong? Did I ask them to arrest someone? I just reminded them." Fahai raised the corner of his mouth, "No matter what the outcome of this matter is, all my fellow disciples in the temple know that I am very smart.
That’s it.”
"Senior brother, didn't you tell them that any merit is theirs and any fault is yours?" Fahai was confused again.
"Haha, do you believe this? If you have merit, you can't escape me as your boss. If you have fault, do you still need me, the master of the department, to take responsibility for such a trivial matter?" Fahai laughed.
"Uh~"
Fa Er was speechless for a moment, "However, these three guys are definitely not good people. Looking at their arrogant and respectful appearance, they must be greedy for a lot of incense."
"It doesn't matter whether they are greedy or not. As long as they can be of the same mind as me in the future, do their job without going offside, and make up for the situation without destroying it, I won't have to make things difficult for them." Fahai nodded, "After all, I am just gilded in the House of Commons."
"They are greedy for the incense in Mo Temple. Senior brother, can you tolerate it?"
"How much can a monk be greedy when he has no worries? It's just a small advantage." Fa Hai pursed his lips and said with some teachings, "Remember the second method, if the water is clear, there will be no fish. The true meaning of power.
Just four words: use corruption and fight against corruption."
“Why must we use greed?”
"If I want people to be of the same mind as me, I have to give them benefits. Of course, I can't pay for these benefits myself, so I can only delegate power to them and let them be greedy."
"I kind of understand, because they get the benefits because of the rights you gave them, so in order to protect their own benefits, they have to protect you, senior brother. But since they are greedy, why do they want to fight back?"
"This is the essence of power tactics. If you want to use corruption, you must fight against corruption. First, I am not afraid of the three of them being greedy. What I am afraid of is that they will not listen to me. So I must deal with disobedience in the name of fighting corruption.
Yes, keep the obedient ones. This can not only eliminate dissidents and consolidate the power in my hands, but also gain praise from fellow disciples in the temple who do not know the truth. Secondly, as long as they are greedy, the handle will fall into my hands. If they dare to betray me,
I can use corruption as an excuse to deal with them. They are afraid that I will deal with them, so they have to obey me. Therefore, anti-corruption is the magic weapon I use to control them. Also, if the three of them are clean and honest, they will win the trust of others.
My fellow students support me, but if they disobey me, I have no excuse to deal with them. Even if I forcefully deal with them, it will attract criticism from my fellow students. Do you think this is true?"
"What if the three of them cause public wrath because of their greed for ink?"
"Then I will use the banner of anti-corruption to deal with them severely, so that others will mistakenly think that I am good, and the bad ones are the three of them. I will put the responsibility on them. I must not let others think that I am good."
I am the culprit who defends them. I must make others think that I am good. There are so many problems in the House of Commons, not because I don’t want to do a good job, but because the three guys below do not carry out my orders properly!"
"I understand, senior brother...you are so dark!"
"This is not called blackness, this is called power. Power is human nature, and human nature is the state of mind. Our world of cultivation seems to be superior, but in essence it is no different from the secular world. No matter how high your cultivation level is, if you only know how to fight and kill,
In the final analysis, it is just a peerless sword. If you don’t know how to use power, you will never be able to hold a sword." Fa Hai concluded.
"for example……"
"For example, the one in front...Fa Yi."
Unknowingly, the two of them had arrived in front of the Infinite Treasure Hall of the Upper Court. They happened to see Fa Yi, who was domineeringly instructing a group of upper court disciples to practice on the practice field in front of the hall.
At this moment, Fa Yi also saw Fa Hai, and his eyes turned red in an instant.