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Chapter Thirty-Ninth Debate(1/2)

After posting a lot of indifferences about missing the Gu, I was still excited by the wind when I held my little face and squatted with my head in a red hug. When I slowly descended from the tin tower, I heard some sounds coming from the wind.

"Our generation is a good man, but the world is in chaos."

"When flesh and blood are circulating, young and strong are driven to death on the way, old and weak are starving at home,"

"Chicken and dogs don't hear each other, white bones are revealed thousands of miles away, and tigers and wolves are lying across the road,"

"The soldiers and bandits are like numb, and all the women and children are invested in the battle..."

Then I found that although it was far apart, I could still hear and see several young men wearing scarves surrounded by a man who was making loud speeches, and there were also a large number of onlookers composed of good men and women.

I couldn't help but smile, reminding people of the university life in a certain time and space, and it seemed to overlap with this life in Beijing.

Obviously, the authority of the central court was not there, and the world was full of trouble and chaos for a long time, but there was always a lack of capable and ambitious people with ideals and longings. They wanted to do something to change this situation, which led to the change in Luodu, which dispersed decades of blood and passion that had accumulated over tens of years.

From another perspective,

Although the world is chaotic and has been in war for a long time, just like the two schools and three affiliations of the capital that have almost died in name only, the accumulated official and private learning systems in the hundreds of years of the Tang Dynasty still have some remains in the local area, and there is obviously such a school in Pengcheng.

However, the peace of the past is no longer there, and these eager students can only continue the past traditions in a small circle, such as climbing to nostalgia, festive poems, drinking and singing, etc., and miss the prosperous past.

Large temples like this, which, according to the convention, open the door of convenience and provide a long-term place for only a small price, have become the place for most of them to live in, and also have relatively cheap gatherings.

When my predecessor was studying in Luodu, he often used the name of handover. He secretly brought wine and meat with those who were in different subjects to play with them, and then improved the reason for his life and contact, and hid behind the Buddhist temple or on the tower, in the stele forest, drank and ate meat, and chewed. Then he was discovered by the monk who was swept, and covered his face and ran away. It was not an interesting thing.

Of course, if you look through the stories behind some masterpieces, you will find some interesting commonalities, such as the temples, as a public place where believers and pilgrims interact, often become the birthplace of the singing of masterpieces for a long time.

If it were in peace, this would be the poor students who had no money and had come from the palaces of the ministers. Another way to sing and promote their reputations. Relatively speaking, the threshold for entry and exit of these temples is very low, and there is no shortage of the figures of dignitaries and nobles and their families. As long as they attract their attention,

Therefore, the singing of various public places before the imperial examination was similar to a certain betting behavior that increased the probability of winning the examination. It can be said that the introduction of your reputation may be introduced to the examiner to increase the bargaining chips of certain recognition, or to attract potential wealthy and powerful patrons, which is particularly a chance to add up.

In history, Li Bai, Du Fu, Wang Wei and Gao Shi have all gone through similar paths, including popular works and allusions such as "Singing in Daci'en Temple" and "Song of the Eight Immortals in Drinking".

Of course, temples are also one of the most common places for all kinds of romantic affairs and even stories of talented men, because for those from poor families, in this case, they are the few who can see the women of nobles and noble families up close, and have some possibility of close contact with them. Although the probability of floating is like Armstrong's free cycling cannon, full of unpredictable variables and possibilities.

But as long as someone is seen, whether it is a gift of money on the pillow for a night of joy, a pilgrimage to his disciples, or even a choice of a bed, it is easy to struggle for more than ten years or even a lifetime, and it is not something that has happened before.

The speakers are handsome and loud, and they look like they have the style of a student union president. But after listening for a while, I lost interest. Although they are talking big and can't be empty, most of them are just theoretical things except theory, and there are not many ways to practice them.

I went around them and visited the Buddhist temples elsewhere. I held my head and squatted at what they were advocating and calling for. I seemed very interested. I took a few more glances before I pulled them away.

Then we slowly turned along the curved corridor to a Ksitigarbha Courtyard. In the courtyard of the Ksitigarbha Courtyard, we saw another group of people, including those with knotted heads, wearing flat scarves or square scarves. They sat together on the ground to argue something, and there was also a young monk with a slight head that could tell people.

All kinds of high-end and elegant words that sound like high-end and grand are exactly what they say one after another, and they are very enthusiastic about being eager and forgetful. It is a bit like the scholars in ancient times. They have attracted many listeners who are young and listened quietly, but they have not paid attention to my experiences.

"What are they talking about..."

I asked casually

"Why are we talking about the root cause of the Buddhist difficulties in history..."

A voice replied.

Oh, I stopped and listened for a while, shook my head slightly.

It is nothing more than being greedy for human nature, not being enterprising within Buddhism, unscrupulous people are cheating by false sects, monks and scums steal the world and deceive their reputation. More profoundly, they are jealous of wealth and goods, and offend those who are superior, and are not liked by the scholars and Qingliu.

"Brother, do you have any doubts about it?"

It was the same sound as before, and I noticed that he was also dressed up as a student wearing a headscarf, and his teeth were very white.

"I think they're just wasting time..."

I curled my lips.

"What's there to argue about this..."

"Dare to ask for your opinion..."

He raised his voice slightly.

“The reason is very simple.”

“..”

"Isn't it just a group of bald heads who do not work for production, but occupy a large number of land, people, wealth and other social resources in the name of religion, and do not have to pay taxes and their vassals, which threatens the stability and normal operation of the state's regime."

"Then, the court was sheared wool..."

“What is wool shearing,…”

The other party was confused for a moment, okay, I'm sure his family should be well off.

"It means harvesting regularly like crops,"

"In the name of cleaning up and rectifying Buddhism, these land and goods occupied by the Shumen are re-included into the state's jurisdiction to ease social conflicts."

"The reason why it is called "Dao Difficulty" is actually a national policy in a special period."

"So its fundamental purpose is not to eliminate Buddhism or to ban faith."

"It is to attack and suppress Buddhism, occupy land and build pagodas indiscriminately, and compete for the magnificent and glorious atmosphere of luxury and glamorousness;"

"When the temple was demolished and the order was forced to return to secular life, the population covered by monks and attached to the country will be re-introduced into the country's tax burden and labor service, and the talent of the temple was accumulating, and the country's financial resources were used for the national government's financial purposes..."

Well, when the debate had stopped, all of them were watching me stop talking.

"What Brother said seems to be a little reasonable, but will you feel a little disrespectful here?"

The young man with white teeth couldn't help but smile bitterly,

"What I want to respect is also the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas who have given the great origin to liberate sentient beings. They are not those who wear monk robes and eat hundreds of worships in their practices."

My pretentious words

"Just just look at their fat heads and big ears and red faces, they can't do anything to do with their devotional practice or something."

He squatted with his head in a very cooperative manner. He nodded as if he was feeling something.

"So, so what if the temple is built magnificently? In my eyes, it is just a fat pig that has been growing even more glamorous."

Baiya looked at the only bald head among the crowd again. The other party clasped his hands together and recited the Buddha's name with various expressions of being shot.

"but.."

Seeing that the other party was well-educated, I thought about it and added,

"No matter whether it is pious or not, at least the host of this temple is definitely a good person who is good at managing..."

"oh.."

"At least, one must have a high level of knowledge and experience, only one must preach and deceive the public, one must have good eloquence, and one must have a long-term and good manners to deal with powerful families and make friends with all forces that are beneficial to the development of the temple."

"We must also be good at managing monks and lay people, maintaining basic precepts and obedience, appointing appropriate personnel, operating various temple products to increase value and interest... Only then can we have a long-term way"

"When necessary, cooperate and respond to the recognition of the officials from the top, and participate in more credible activities such as porridge and disaster relief, and increase reputation and popularity."

"After all, just entering and not leaving is not a long-lasting development."

"I am also good at using secular power and maintaining some peripheral forces to prevent and avoid those greedy people's covetousness and invasion of temple property..."

"To some extent, in this chaotic world, it is no easier to run a temple than to take over a prisoner of a founding country."

"Brother, I'm really unique in my opinion..."

The young man showed his white teeth again.

"But we have a fate to meet, but we also pay homage to listen to the great treatise."

"The surname is Cai, and the name is Yuanchang."

He gave me a solemn gift and introduced himself

"I haven't asked my brother about the title of honor..."

“It feels a bit familiar.”

I muttered, always thinking that I had heard it somewhere, so I will review it.

"Okay, you can call me Shaya..."

He began to introduce to me one by one, and these people were his friends and friends, what did they know?

"This is a person from Wang Fu...Si County"

"This is Kuangfu,"

"This is Jifu,"

"This one is Jian Yi,"

"This is Shengqing..."

"The little monk's seal... will be hung in a single temple for the time being"

Finally, the young bald man clasped his hands at me.

"Dormont has given advice..."

"We all have the wish to revive the country, so we are called members of the community... and we temporarily recommend me as the leader."

Then this Cai Yuanchang concluded.

"I am now meeting Brother Xia, and I heard about Dao's great views. I have a very high-level explanation, so I can't lose this trip."
To be continued...
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