Chapter 124 Please Your Majesty to Convict King Shiheung
The next day was also the eighth day of April in the second year of Taijian, the birthday of Buddha. On this day, several eminent monks led by "Master Zhizhe" gathered in front of Miaofa Temple. It is said that in response to His Majesty's decree, he and Confucianism and Xuanxuan Erudite scholars representing the four schools of Buddhism, Taoism, and Dharma argued. This debate was of great significance. It directly determined whether Buddhism should exist in the world and whether Buddhism should be passed down!
Because there were so many Buddhist monks, the news spread widely, so the number of people, scholars and court officials who came to watch was also very small. Come to maintain order, I'm afraid this Buddhist temple will be overcrowded and collapse.
Fortunately, a large open space has been cleared in front of the Buddhist temple for ten representative eminent monks to argue with various celebrities.
But outside the open space, there was already a sea of people all around, which was even more massive than the gathering on Fahua Mountain.
When King Shiheung learned the news, he was just able to stay. He took the medicine according to the prescription given by Princess Yunyin, and the injury was indeed much better.
How could he miss such a big scene when he learned that monks were arguing with celebrities.
Not only him, but also the prince Chen Shubao and the king of Changsha Chen Shujian could not wait to come and occupy a place early.
However, under this debate, no one knows what these princes are brewing!
When Gao Changgong arrived here, it was already three o'clock in the morning. At the beginning of the argument, the spring day was bright and the breeze was blowing. There were occasional voices in the huge temple. It was originally a noisy place, but in Gao Changgong's view, it seemed that he could only Her voice alone was heard.
"It is called Tao by reason, unity by teaching, nothingness by substance, God by subtlety and unpredictability, and change in response to circumstances."
"Nothing is before all transformations, and emptiness is the beginning of form, also known as primordial nothingness. This sentence is originally an explanation of 'prajna nature is empty',
But there are also words in Taoism. Tao can be Tao, but it is not Tao. It can be named, but it is not named. The beginning of the nameless heaven and earth, the name of the mother of all things. Lao Tzu's sentence means that the Tao is simple, and the real Tao exists in the invisible! "
"Therefore, Taoism is natural, and the Buddha said Prajna. Both Taoism and Buddha's heart are human hearts!"
"Why should the world think and worry? The world will reach the same goal but take different paths. In this way, don't Buddhism, Xuan, Taoism and Confucianism have something in common?"
This is a debate surrounding the topic of "human heart". Facing the questions from the monks, Xiao Jinyu gave the view that what Confucianism, Xuanxuan, Taoism and Buddhism all talk about is the human heart.
At this time, an eminent monk asked: "How do we interpret what Xie Langjun said about the human heart?"
"The human heart is benevolence, and the heart is reason. The unity of knowledge and action leads to conscience.
Although the heaven and earth are big, if you have a thought for good and a conscience in your heart, even ordinary people can become sages!"
"So, whether it is Buddhism, Mysticism, Taoism, or Confucianism, the human heart is the foundation, and kindness is always the end. All eminent monks, and all the envoys present, am I right?"
At this point in the debate, there are already lingering sounds, and I don’t know that the sun is shining, and the monks are already sweating profusely!
"In this case, Your Majesty wants to make my Buddhist temple return to its land and the monks to return to secular life, forcing my Buddhist door to a dead end. How can we call it benevolence and kindness?"
"Master Wise, this is a wrong interpretation. Your Majesty does not intend to force Buddhism to a dead end. Buddhism can also exist in the world. If Buddhism is truly clean and untainted and benefits the world, it should also exist in the world. But if someone borrows the status of a monk, Hiding in a Buddhist temple and doing things that harm the people, Master Wise, what do you think should be done?"
"Impossible, Xie Langjun, Buddhism is a holy land, how can I allow you to slander me?"
"Master Wise, are you really clean and innocent?"
Xiao Jinyu, who was pretending to be Xie Zhen, asked loudly again.
The wise master wanted to refute, but saw that the other monks who came with him actually lowered their heads with guilty conscience.
At this time, King Changsha came out from behind the monks, put a handwritten letter in front of the monks, and said loudly: "I have evidence here. This is the evidence I found from the initiation room of the eminent monk in Tianning Temple. This eminent monk studied Lu Xun, Sun En and others, under the cover of preaching the Dharma of gods and Buddhas, actually deceived women from good families into giving large amounts of incense money, and matched it with others. Their behavior can be described as extremely dirty, and this handwriting is the evidence of what I was inspired to write!"
After speaking, Changsha King Chen Shujian passed this handwritten letter to the emperor Chen Xu.
Cold sweat broke out on the forehead of Master Wise Man, and he hurriedly shouted: "Your Majesty! It is our Buddhist sect's misfortune that such scum appear in Buddhism, but a few scum do not represent the entire Buddhism!"
As soon as he finished speaking, another sentence from King Changsha came to his ears: "In addition to the eminent monks from Tianning Temple who initiated the initiation, there was also Huitong from Changuang Temple who secretly trained the monks as his own private soldiers, and there were also Suspected of treason!"
As soon as they heard the words "suspected of treason", several eminent monks present were even more horrified and could no longer sit still. At this time, even the censor Zhongcheng Wang Zheng also stood up and handed over a handwritten letter and said: "Your Majesty, this handwritten letter was written by Fan Yong, the son of Fan Zhongshu of the Shunyang family. It clearly describes in detail what Fan Yong did. I would like to ask Your Majesty to take advantage of the embezzlement and bribery of eminent Buddhist monks and conspire with them to rob civilian girls and raise private soldiers!"
When it came to raising private soldiers, Chen Xu's expression changed drastically!
When he heard the word Fan Yong, Chen Shuling's face changed while he was standing in the crowd. At this time, Chen Shuling had a very bad premonition in his heart. He always felt that the prelude to this argument seemed to be prepared for him!
At this time, he hurriedly called Wei Liang, his counselor, in front of him, and seemed to have given some instructions. While looking at the scene, he was ready to quietly withdraw from the crowd.
At this time, he saw that the look in Chen Xu's eyes was getting darker and darker, and he was getting more and more angry, until he was about to spit out fire!
Just when he was about to flee to the rear, all the ministers and scholars present suddenly knelt down.
"I have also received this handwritten letter, and I have all been coerced by King Shiheung before. I can't tell you how miserable it is!"
"His Royal Highness King Shiheung's crime is unforgivable. Please enforce the law impartially and punish King Shiheung!"
The sonorous sound suddenly resounded throughout the entire temple, and the lingering sound lingered.
Chen Shuling suddenly felt that thousands of arrows were shooting at him, turning him into a hedgehog. The blood all over his body solidified and he was unable to move for a moment.
So, he cast his resentful eyes on "Xie Zhen" who was standing at the front, in front of the emperor, standing like a bamboo, as if he was left behind and independent!
"My father, the eminent monk of Tianning Temple initiated the initiation, the eminent monk of Xiangguang Temple Huitong, and even the eminent monk of Tiantai Temple Huiwei who assassinated King Lanling before, all had correspondence with the emperor's brother, King Shixing. Huitong even admitted that, The private soldiers he trained were trained by King Shiheung, just for one day to murder the prince and replace the Eastern Palace!"
"Presumptuous! Do you know what you are talking about?" Chen Xu finally couldn't help but shouted.
The King of Changsha was so frightened that he immediately knelt down and shouted: "Father, what I said is true. At this moment, Huitong is in the temple. I can take him out immediately to confront the emperor!"
Moreover, there are even rumors among the people that "a thousand-year-old skull has sharp teeth, and the tomb robber prince seeks the Eastern Palace." Doesn't this tomb robber prince refer to the second emperor brother? "
At this time, Chen Shuling was so angry that his eyes were spitting fire, and he wanted to draw his sword and strike at the Changsha King!
But at this time, he couldn't get angry, he had to be calm and argue!
We can’t let them do whatever they say!
"Father, my son has been wronged! Please understand clearly!"
Thinking in his heart, Chen Shuling also knelt down, "They are just talking, but I don't argue a word. This is clearly the King of Changsha's plan to harm my son!"
He pointed at the ministers who were kneeling on the ground and said through gritted teeth, "These people are all members of the King of Changsha!"
"Shut up!" Chen Xu said sternly.
At this moment, Chen Xu felt stars flashing in front of his eyes, and the development of the situation was completely beyond his expectation!
Isn’t this a debate prepared to “destroy the Buddha”?
Isn't the result he wants to have Buddhism return its land and all its treasures to the national treasury?
Why is Buddhism’s filth and evil related to King Shiheung?
At this moment, Xiao Jinyu stood up again and asked the emperor:
"Does Your Majesty know why there are so many farmers and ordinary people who would rather become monks and escape into temples?"
Chen Xu woke up suddenly, looked at her in disbelief, and heard him say,
"It's because, just like King Shiheung and his like, they were corrupt and perverted the law, and plundered a lot of people's wealth and money, making the people unable to pay taxes and miserable. That's why they hid in temples to avoid taxes!"
The wise master who heard this sentence nodded repeatedly, and other eminent monks also sang in harmony.
"Xie Langjun is right, not all of my Buddhist disciples are scum, most of them have no choice but to escape into Buddhism!"
At this time, Xiao Jinyu asked again: "Your Majesty, don't you know that during the Southern Liang Dynasty, Emperor Wu favored court officials just because he was in harmony with the nine tribes? Anyone who committed a crime would bend the law to sue him, and the people were guilty and the case was in accordance with the law. He was so lenient to the royal family. Being strict with the common people is an injustice in the world. Therefore, during the Hou Jing rebellion, there were tens of thousands of soldiers who joined the army because they were dissatisfied with the unfair laws in the court.
Your Majesty! Are you going to follow in the footsteps of Emperor Wu of Liang and be so partial to your relatives?"
(End of chapter)