Painting Doctor Jinhua

Even the emperor of the Southern Dynasty had to debate with this young man. This was a very serious matter.

But it is also a dilemma. If you win against the emperor, it will embarrass His Majesty, the king of a country. If you lose, then the reputation that "Xie Zhen" has achieved today will be greatly reduced.

Just when everyone was curious about how this young man would reject the emperor's request, he answered without hesitation:

"Good, that's what I wish for!"

He actually said "good"!

To argue with the king of a country really means that you don't know your place!

"May I ask your Majesty?"

Chen Xu looked Xiao Jinyu up and down for a moment with his hawk-like eyes, and suddenly raised his lips and smiled.

"You just said that if a ruler is unkind, people will be divided, the country will decline, and he will be punished by heaven! Do you believe in karma, reincarnation, and the immortality of gods as mentioned in Buddhism?"

The Northern and Southern Dynasties was a time when Buddhism flourished. During the Southern Qi Dynasty, Buddhist believers led by King Jingling Xiao Ziliang had a debate with Fan Zhen about whether God is extinct or immortal. The debate lasted for seven days and seven nights and ended with Fan Zhen defeating thousands of people with his argument.

But to this day, there are still many famous people who devoutly believe in Buddhism, who believe that the body may perish but the soul remains immortal, and who believe in cause and effect, reincarnation, and retribution!

And Chen Xu, as the king of a country, was obviously the same.

By asking this question, did Chen Xu mean he was doubting her identity?

"No, I believe in the theory of the annihilation of God!"

Xiao Jinyu answered decisively.

As long as the body exists, the soul exists; when the body dies, the soul dies. This is the view of the theory of the extinction of gods. It denies the existence of gods in the world, denies the belief that people will be reincarnated after death, and denies that everything is predestined by cause and effect. As long as you are kind-hearted, you can get rewards without doing anything!

How can there be any good thing in this world that can be obtained without any effort?

"In the past, Fan Zhen pointed out that Buddhism harms politics and Buddhism is stupid. He was telling the world that advocating the immortality of gods will inevitably corrupt folk customs, harm national politics, and cause people to value profit over saving the world, and become unfilial and unkind.

Make those lazy people, thieves, or murderers all return to Buddhism, deceive the world with false Buddha and false compassion, and escape sin.

If the monarch wants to rule the country by non-action, he should let his subjects perform their duties and let the people grow crops, so as to achieve national prosperity and people's strength, instead of believing in so-called Buddhism! "

Xiao Jinyu's words once again made the whole audience pause, but Chen Xu started to laugh.

"You don't believe in karma, but why do you believe in divine punishment?" he asked.

Xiao Jinyu smiled.

"Your Majesty, when I said I believed in the theory of the extinction of God, I did not say I did not believe in karma. Moreover, heaven's punishment has nothing to do with the karma that Buddha taught. What I just said was that being unkind and cruel is the cause, which caused people to be divided and the country to decline. This is the result, which is caused by human beings. There is a cause, and the result is the punishment from heaven!

But the Buddha said that cause and effect are determined by heaven, which is nothing but empty talk without action, without beginning or end! "

"quibble!"

Chen Xu suddenly snorted coldly, looked at her again and asked:

"Do you really believe that when the body dies, the soul dies? Then why are you so similar to her..."

As he spoke, he took a step forward and extended his hand towards Xiao Jinyu's cheek.

Xiao Jinyu, realizing that he was approaching, took a step back reflexively. At the same time, a warm hand grasped her wrist and gently pulled her behind him.

It was Lanling King who stood in front of her.

"Your Majesty, are you a little drunk today?"

Seeing Chen Xu's slightly dazed eyes, Gao Changgong felt suspicious and slightly surprised, and asked with a smile.

Chen Xu's expression suddenly froze, then he instantly regained his calm.

He turned and walked towards the pavilion, then suddenly turned back, looked at Xiao Jinyu and said, "If it is true as you said, that there are unfilial and unkind people, lazy thieves, or murderers in our Buddhist temples, I will... destroy Buddhism!"

As soon as the words "destroy Buddhism" were uttered, it was like a thunderclap that exploded across the entire mountain range.

Among all the scholars here, there are also many Buddhist believers. After hearing these two earth-shattering words, some scholars cried out loudly under Chen Shuling's suggestion: "Your Majesty, no! There are already hundreds of thousands of Buddhists in our dynasty. To destroy Buddhism is to lose the support of the people!"

"If Buddhist monks truly understand the people's wishes, they should immediately return to secular life and return their property to the national treasury!"

Xiao Jinyu said it again, and the scholar glared at her for a long time as if he was even more heartbroken.

Chen Shuling's face was also livid.

He was about to say something when he heard someone say, "But I think what Mr. Xie said makes a lot of sense. Buddhist monks do not pay taxes, do not borrow money from others, and do not perform labor service, but they enjoy the land of the emperor. This is not the compassion of Buddhism at all, but a thief who steals the country and the people!"

"Yes! If everyone wants to evade taxes and join Buddhism, and everyone wants to use the compassion of Buddhism to cover up their crimes, then Buddhism will become the biggest place for filth and evil!"

"That's right! That's exactly the truth! If Buddhism is not pure, then it must be destroyed!"

Amidst the discussions, Xiao Jinyu noticed a man dressed as a scholar wearing a lacquered gauze crown, who seemed to be trying to escape from the crowd in a sneaky manner!

Xiao Jinyu immediately gave Fenghuang a hint with her eyes. Fenghuang understood what she meant and quietly sneaked into the crowd and caught the man who was about to escape.

Almost at the same moment, a shout came from the mountains:

"Your Majesty, it's bad! Master Huiwei was assassinated in Tiantai Temple!"

Huiwei is the most famous monk on Mount Fahua. Five years ago, since Chen Xu returned to Jiankang, Master Huiwei has often debated with Chen Xu on Buddhism and firmly believed in the theory of the immortality of the soul.

Chen Xu believed in his theory of the immortality of God, so he wanted to establish the Tiantai Sect, and Huiwei was the person in charge of the construction of the Tiantai Sect.

When Chen Xu heard that Huiwei was in danger, he was shocked and even a little angry!

"Who killed him?" he asked.

The person who brought the message was a guard, who was also a close confidant of Chen Xu who was ordered to investigate Tiantai Temple.

When he asked this question, the "scholar" who was held in the grip of the phoenix started to shout, pointing at Xiao Jinyu and Lanling King, and shouted:

"I know, it was them, Prince Lanling and this young Master Xie, who killed Master Huiwei!"

As he spoke, his eyes flickered, as if he looked around, and then seemed to glance at Envoy Zhou. He quickly regained his senses from his panic, and as if he had made up his mind, he looked at Xiao Jinyu and Gao Changgong with an expression of being ready to die!

When he said this, everyone sighed and was shocked!

"Don't talk nonsense. Your Highness Prince Lanling is an envoy from Northern Qi. How could he kill the eminent monk Huiwei from the Southern Dynasty?" Yuwen Hui scolded harshly.

This sentence obviously made Chen Xu uncomfortable. He frowned and looked at Xiao Jinyu again.

"Did you kill him?" he asked.

When Lanling Wang was about to say something, Xiao Jinyu stood up and said sternly:

"He was right, Huiwei, I was the one who killed him!"

After hearing this, everyone was stunned again, and Chen Xu looked at her in disbelief.

The scholar didn't expect Xiao Jinyu to admit it so readily. He was so happy that he shouted loudly.

"Listen, he admitted it, he admitted it, so why don't we catch this murderer quickly!"

Some of the imperial guards began to get restless, as if waiting for Chen Xu's order to capture the young man, but at this moment,

Gao Changgong stopped in front of Xiao Jinyu and shouted, "Anyone who dares to touch her is against me, Gao Changgong!"

The shout was so fierce and fierce that it left everyone present in shock and silence for a while.

After a while, everyone heard Chen Shuling sneer and say:

"Lanling Wang, no wonder you refused the beauty I gave you. Are you a homosexual?"

"Shut up!"

Unexpectedly, Chen Xu interrupted with a cold rebuke at this moment.

Chen Shuling's face turned dark and he lowered his head and stepped aside.

"Yes, Father!"

Chen Xu looked at Xiao Jinyu again.

Xiao Jinyu also gave Lanling King a look that said "please believe me", then walked forward and once again cast her calm and clear eyes towards Chen Xu.

"But why should I kill Huiwei? Your Majesty, shouldn't you listen to my words first and then make a judgment or find out the truth?" she asked with a smile.

As the ruler of a country, shouldn't you observe everything carefully before making a final judgment?

He is not an unreasonable shrew like Princess Yunyin!

The debate just now is still echoing in my ears. Every word is about the wise ruler, and every sentence is like a pearl, and it rings through my ears like thunder!

Chen Xu suddenly felt as if he had fallen into a trap, a trap that had been designed from the very beginning of the debate.

He stared at Xiao Jinyu closely, and raised his hand to signal with a kingly demeanor:

"Please say!"

Xiao Jinyu also smiled unwillingly, then said to everyone:

"To prove that what I said is true, please go to Tiantai Temple and see it!"