Self-Help Handbook of Strange Flowers to Die [Comprehensive]

Xian himself was anxiously waiting, and Fa Hai was also anxiously waiting.

Almost half a month later, Fa Hai still hadn't waited for Bai Suzhen to come, so he let people spread the word that he wanted to shave Xu Xian.At this moment, Jinshan Temple was surrounded by a large number of officers and soldiers.

All the monks in the temple were dumbfounded. They didn't understand why the mountain was closed by officers and soldiers when they were doing well.

The person who led the troops was Niu Gao.After the war to break the gold, Yue Fei and others will return to Beijing to listen to the canonization, and participate in the crown prince canonization ceremony, and then the emperor allows them to return to their hometowns to worship their ancestors, which is regarded as a paid holiday.It also means Homecoming Glory Hometown.

Niu Gao also coincidentally, Yue Fei still needs to continue to deploy troops to defend against the Grassland and other ministries, and also to prevent the Jurchens from making a comeback to harass the border, so he hurried back to Beijing.But at this time, Tong Zhilang Lianglian brought the crown prince's warrant to thoroughly investigate the evil deeds of Jinshan Temple forcing people to become monks, and a certain amount of force support was needed, so Niu Gao was left behind by Yue Fei.

Yue Fei was originally unwilling to keep Niu Gao, because Niu Gao's temper was really bad, and he was a little bit flawed in IQ when it came to things other than fighting.But right now, there are too few people around, so this is the only way to go.

Ding Li was waving his folding fan under the gate of Jinshan Temple, lamenting his father's generosity—look at this gate, look at the scale of Jinshan Temple, it's all money!

Niu Gao was worried: he's been here for a long time, why didn't he call the door?Didn't you say you want to save people?Why are you not in a hurry?But he was anxious in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it out of his mouth.He was really scared by Ding Li's little boy!

When we first met, he was a little misunderstood because of Ding Li's gentle appearance, and he felt that Ding Li's small stature led him, and he was particularly unconvinced.Then Niu Gao was cut by Ding Li.

That's right, with one blow, Niu Gao was beaten to the ground.Then Niu Gao gave in, and obediently followed Ding Li.

When Niu Gao and others got impatient, the two sedan chairs approached the mountain gate from far to near.Of these two sedan chairs, a man is following one, which is Li Gongfu; and the other is Xiaoqing.

Then the car curtain was lifted, and two... big belly women came down!Niu Gao thought it was someone, but two pregnant women came!

"The sufferer is here." Ding Li put away his folding fan and said to Niu Gao with a smile.

"Bitter Lord?" Niu Gao adjusted his helmet, puzzled.

Ding Li pointed to Xu Jiaorong and Bai Suzhen who came down from the sedan chair and explained: "The people imprisoned by Jinshan Temple are relatives of these two women. One is the man's wife and the other is the man's sister. This well-known famous doctor in Suzhou and Hangzhou became a monk just to make a name for saving all beings. Think about it, all the famous doctors who saved the world have gone to Jinshan Temple to become monks, which shows how compassionate he is in Jinshan Temple! For this With a false name, he did not hesitate to confiscate his life, forcing the famous doctor Xu Hanwen to abandon his wife and son. You know, Xu Hanwen is the only child of the Xu family!"

When Niu Gao heard this, his eyes widened angrily: "This thief is a bald donkey, what a thief! See if I break the mountain gate of his thief temple, and let the doctor surnamed Xu come out!" What the hell?I've never heard of a monk who forced people to kill their children and grandchildren!This monk sounds like a fake compassion and a real thief.Otherwise, how could it be possible to do such a compelling and unfilial thing?

Xu Jiaorong and Bai Suzhen happened to come up close, and when they heard Ding Li and Niu Gao's conversation, tears immediately came down: "Please ask some adults to make decisions for the women! My Hanwen is the only male in my Xu family's generation. It is absolutely impossible to become a monk! What's more, my younger brother and sister are pregnant, Hanwen cherishes this child so much, how can he be willing to abandon his wife and son to become a monk? My Xu family's incense still needs his protection!"

"General Niu, please." Ding Lixu helped Xu Jiaorong up, then turned to Niu Gao and said.

Niu Gao was already full of anger, and said "Leave it to me", without anyone else, he took the golden mace and walked forward, pounding on the mountain gate with all his strength, bang bang bang, the red gate A big seam was smashed open.

Then Niu Gao yelled angrily: "Prince Feng Ling, your temple is here! Who is the abbot, come out quickly!"

"Amitabha." A Buddha's call came, and the originally closed mountain gate opened, and Fahai walked out with Jinbo Zen stick in his hand.

"Zhizhainiang, this old bald donkey has such a loud voice!" Niu Gao felt his ears buzzing, so he couldn't help complaining a few words.

The hearts of the people who heard this sentence very clearly even after a long distance: Your voice is not small...

"Come on, take it down!" Ding Li stepped forward with a smile, "Fa Hai, I advise you not to resist, otherwise you will be resisting arrest and you will be killed. The same is true for your monks." Ding Li pointed Behind Fa Hai came out a group of monks holding monk sticks.

"Benefactor Liang, I don't know what law I have committed, and what crimes have I committed at Jinshan Temple? If you can't tell me a thing or two, then don't blame me for wanting King Kong to glare!"

"Don't, don't call me a benefactor. I didn't give you anything." Ding Li shook his head indifferently and said, "You imprisoned good people privately and forced my citizens of the Great Song Dynasty to shave their heads. Your business has happened."

"Amitabha, benefactor Liang, are you talking about Mr. Xu Xian and Mr. Xu? He became a monk voluntarily."

"It's up to you whether you want to do it voluntarily. When you find Xu Xian, someone will interrogate him. At that time, it will be clear whether you forced the vulgar to become a monk! Go in and search!" Ding Li Fahai still insisted on asking himself I don't care about the name.You can call if you like, and I'll pretend I didn't hear you.

Xu Xian was imprisoned in a pagoda in Jinshan Temple, and he was still a little dazed when he saw soldiers in armor coming in.The team headed by him was also a rough guy: "You little boy is Xu Xian and Xu Hanwen?"

Xu Xianmu, who was personally attacked, nodded in a daze: "I'm right here. I don't know who they are?"

"Your family reported to the officials that you were forced to become a monk, and we are here to save you!"

Xu Xian immediately rushed over with great joy, only then realized that he was two heads shorter than the officer in front of him, so he could only raise his head and say, "Really!"

"Why am I lying to you? Let's go!" After speaking, he lifted Xu Xian up like a little chicken, and walked towards the mountain gate with a breeze under his feet.While walking, he murmured to Xu Xian, "I heard that your father-in-law is the head of Sichuan? Then how did he get his attention on your physique?"

Xu Xian, who was struggling to breathe while tugging on his collar, could only pretend to be speechless, ashamed to say that his father-in-law had passed away when he and Bai Suzhen got married.He's not stupid, just looking at the soldier in front of him, he knows that if his father-in-law is still around, he probably doesn't think much of him either!But... the lady looks different from the old father-in-law, with such a gentle and virtuous appearance, she should be like a mother-in-law!

At the gate of the mountain, Xu Xian not only saw Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing, but also Xu Jiaorong, who also had a big belly, and her brother-in-law, Li Gongfu, whom she hadn't seen for a long time.

"Hanwen, tell yourself, are you going to become a monk? Are you going to cut off the incense of our Xu family? Say it! Say it!"

When officers and soldiers entered Jinshan Temple to search, Fahai also plausibly said that Xu Xian became a monk voluntarily.He also said that Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing were goblins for thousands of years, so Xu Xian wanted to become a monk to avoid disaster.Xu Jiaorong was furious when she heard that, as soon as she saw Xu Xian coming out, she immediately questioned Xu Xian.

Xu Xian quickly shook his head, "No! I was forced to stay in Jinshan Temple by Fa Hai! I want to go back and see that they look at me and won't let me go! They persuade me to become a monk every day, and say that my wife and Xiaoqing are snake spirits! I didn't I plan to become a monk! My ideal is to serve the world with a pot, so where would I become a monk?"

Xu Jiaorong heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this: "Go and see your younger siblings, she went to Jinshan Temple to look for you several times with her belly outstretched, and she was ridiculed by that bald... Fahai." She pushed Xu Xian as she spoke.

When Xu Xian went to Bai Suzhen to tell her parting feelings, Xu Jiaorong protested to Fa Hai surrounded by four soldiers with her hands on her hips: "You heard me, my brother was persecuted by you! In vain you are still a well-known eminent monk Well, just do this kind of thing that should be struck by lightning!"

"Check the disk, check again, and check whether there are armors, weapons, and temple properties in the temple. In addition, when I came here before, it should have been reviewed by various ministries, but now the writing order should have been issued, and all the gods in the temple can only be made of clay. Make-up should not be decorated with gold, silver, copper, jade, or precious wood, but if there is any violation, the temple will be closed immediately for rectification.” Here the Xu family reunited happily, and Ding Li commanded a group of soldiers to overturn the Jinshan Temple up.

Fa Hai naturally heard what Ding Li said later, and a mouthful of old blood stuck in his throat: "Benefactor Liang's actions are not afraid of the profoundness of Buddhism and the clear retribution of heaven?"

"What you Buddha said is that the merits accumulated in this life will be repaid in the next life. If the Buddha really wants to send retribution, it will be a matter of the next life. It's just that whether my behavior is good or bad is not what you, the Buddha who lives in the Western Paradise, said. It’s what people living in the world say.”

"Young Master Liang..." Bai Suzhen finally received the enlightenment from Guanyin, and seeing the scene of Jinshan Temple, she couldn't help but feel worried.

"Madam Xu, let me ask you, do Buddhas and Bodhisattvas love gold and silver? Do they value fame and wealth?" Ding Li understood Bai Suzhen's worry and asked this way.

Bai Suzhen shook her head: "Bodhisattvas are merciful, why do they value things outside the body? It's just that ordinary people think that gold and silver are important, so they also think that Buddhas and Bodhisattvas are just like them."

"Let me ask you again, even if you don't have statues of gold, silver and jade sculptures, and ambergris sandalwood that is worth a tael of gold, will your worship of Buddha be dishonest?"

"Of course not!" Even if there was a stick of fragrance, she was sincerely grateful for Master Guanyin's enlightenment.

"If you have an evil heart, offering gold and silver is of no benefit; if you keep your body upright, it doesn't matter if you have a stick of fragrance." Ding Li opened his fan again, "A real eminent monk who has attained the Tao is strict with himself and lenient with others. Walking, sitting, and lying down in the daytime are all Zen thoughts, so where do you need any temple incense and pilgrims to worship? Fahai, as early as you asked my father to donate a large amount of gold and silver to help you rebuild Jinshan Temple, I knew that you are not a mortal. A layman can't be regarded as an eminent monk at all."

For the first time, Fahai was so angry that his blood surged.He has always believed that he has a firm mind and a clear understanding of Buddhism.But today, when Ding Li said a few words, his mind became confused.He looked at Ding Li again, only to feel that the eyes of Ding Li and himself looking at each other were abnormally deep, like an endless deep pool, deep and terrifying.

"Lord Liang, the Buddha statue in the Great Hall of the Great Hero weighs more than 1000 catties, and it will definitely not be transported today."

"Golden?"

"No, copper."

"More than 1000 catties, millions of copper coins, and hundreds of bronze mirrors. No wonder, if there are hundreds of such giant Buddhas, the price of copper in my Song Dynasty will fly to the sky!" Ding Li sarcastically road.

Niu Gao heard this and counted with his fingers for a long time, but he didn't understand, but he was not stupid enough, so he turned his head and asked Ding Li: "Brother Liang, why is the crown prince not allowing you to use these as statues?"

"Yes. In the future, even sacrificial vessels must have specifications, so as not to soar the price of copper, and it will be the common people who will suffer." There are also many difficulties in land annexation, these are problems that need to be solved urgently.It's just that there is no rush.

At this time in the capital, Fang Yang, who Zhao Yuan was wondering, asked his own question: "Brother Huang said before that the sects are reliable, but why did Brother Huang attack Buddhism and Taoism like this? There is also the Great Food Sect, but it is just a few Why do you want to re-establish the sect of the few clans?"

"The reason for attacking Buddhism and Taoism is that Buddhism and Taoism are too large now, which has seriously affected the tax property. Rectification is necessary. At least some of the fake monks and Taoists who entered the temples and Taoism because of the war to avoid disasters must be screened out. Take back part of the privately hidden acres, stabilize the price of gold, silver and copper." Fang Yang briefly explained.

"As for the Great Food Sect, this religion must be re-established. Buddhism and Taoism are two sects of Western religions, and most of the creeds are to attract people to be good, but some of the creeds in this sect are not in line with the present world. Yes. If you follow the above teachings, you will violate the laws of the Great Song Dynasty.”

Zhao Yuan nodded and shook his head half understanding.

"For example, when Buddhism first entered the Middle Earth, women were still allowed to drink alcohol and eat meat. But now they have begun to abstain from meat and meat, and women are forbidden. This is advancing with the times. In addition, The same is true of the teachings of Taoism, every time there is exchange of sects, they will re-establish the door rules. But this Dashijiao has still stuck to the previous set for so many years, without changing at all."

Zhao Yuan understood a little bit: "Yes, just like what the emperor said in the past, the theories of Confucius are not completely applicable now. After all, the customs of Confucius' time are very different from today's customs. Just like in the past, clan burials were all sacrificed, it was a great gift in the past, but it is inhumane today!"

"Therefore, the so-called ancestral patriarchal law cannot be changed is bullshit. If we can't change it, we still use animal skins and leaves as clothes!" Fang Yang nodded approvingly. "If they want to join, they have to obey the laws of my Song Dynasty. No matter what kind of true god he is, he must abide by the rules of the world."

These words were spoken forcefully, and Zhao Yuan felt a sense of pride in being a human being surged in his heart: If you are a god and Buddha, you must abide by the laws and regulations of my Song Dynasty when you come to my Song Dynasty!

It is not a trivial matter for Jinshan Temple to be trapped by soldiers.Before the emperor moved the capital, Jinshan Temple was a famous Buddhist temple next to the southern capital, and many dignitaries and dignitaries went to burn incense and worship Buddha.Therefore, the Jinshan Temple was besieged before, and the official document to rectify the religious temples and Taoist temples in the Song Dynasty was issued, which caused an uproar in the court.

The military generals are better, there are very few people who believe in gods and worship Buddha, otherwise they will not be able to kill people on the battlefield, so why fight?More civil servants.

It's just that Ding Li's conversation between Qian and Bai Suzhen in Jinshan Temple was transmitted back to the capital, and there was an embarrassing silence in the capital for a while.

Tongzhi Lang Dingli said: Only those who have evil thoughts in their hearts donate gold, silver and treasures to temples and Taoist temples in order to atone for their sins; for those who have a clear conscience, even if they have a stick of incense, the Sanqing Buddha will not blame them!

Does anyone else put the previous one on their body?Nope!Besides, monks and priests don't have much to do with their own interests. The crown prince's order to rectify is also for the ethos of the sect, so let's rectify it!

But at this time, Jinshan Temple really has some flaws.

First of all, there are more than 100 monks in Jinshan Temple who do not have Dudish. Secondly, among the monks who have Dudish, some of them could not pass the Song Dynasty monk certification exam. There are also three Jiangyang thieves on the sea arrest documents, and I don't know if they became monks to avoid the government.

"Shocking! Jinshan Temple is like this, let alone temples in other places?" Ding Li said to the prefects of Suzhou, Hangzhou and other places.

These prefects were also sweating.At this moment, their psychological activities strangely overlapped with Fa Hai who was in prison: Mr. Liang, why don't you play cards according to the routine?

What is a routine?It is to put down the butcher knife and become a Buddha immediately.To put it simply, if these people with lawsuits enter Buddhism, the government will turn a blind eye and close their eyes.

But Mr. Tong Zhilang Liang is not like this. Even if you shaved your head and got scars, you still have to serve your sentence for the crimes you committed before.

What can a few prefects say?I can only admit it by pinching my nose, and actively cooperate with Ding Li's movements.

In the next few years of the Great Song Dynasty, all sects experienced a bloody purge.A large number of fake monks and hypocrites have been uncovered, and many old cases and fugitives have been exposed.

The original situation of thousands of temples in a city has all changed, because the New Song Law stipulates that only one thousand households can have one temple, one Taoist temple, one Western church, and one large food teaching center, and these four places are closely connected. right next to.

On the other hand, the imperial court supported the temple worship of sages or heroes of the past.It seems that Shennong Temple, Yandi Temple, Huangdi Temple, and later the temples of Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, Wuhou Temple, Guan Gong Temple, etc., all began to prosper.

And there is a couplet in front of these temples: it is not beneficial to let you burn incense if you have evil intentions;

There is also a vice couplet of the inner sect: benevolence, filial piety, loyalty, and righteousness, becoming a god after death.

Ordinary people may not be able to see what this means, but some people who know the world can see that this move by the court is clearly trying to smash the foundation of gods and Buddhas, and it is also changing the people's concept of sages.

In the past, Confucius was a model for all ages, and he could only be admired by future generations, but no one wanted to surpass him.What he is doing now is to give hope to all those who still have ambitions in their hearts.

It's just that these actions may not have much impact in the next few decades.But decades later, if these seeds grow up, it will be a terrifying power that changes the world!

But that's all for later, let's go back to this moment, Fahai was imprisoned, and Taoist temples in Suzhou and Hangzhou began to be rectified.

After everything was over, Ding Li sent away Niu Gao, who was two rounds older than him and still called him "brother", and then visited the Xu family again.

At this time, Xu Xian already knew Bai Suzhen's real origin, and even Xu Jiaorong knew it by accident.And Xiaoqing has also completed the regularization of the water veins near Hangzhou, and the momentum of rising dragons has become 700%. The Heavenly Dao has dropped [-] years of cultivation. In an instant, Xiaoqing has been upgraded from a little fairy to a big fairy with a thousand years of cultivation. .

"Liang Lian, let's fight again to see if you can still beat me?" As soon as Xiao Qing saw Ding Li, he challenged Ding Li with air, and he no longer called Mr. Liang or Master Liang.

"Xiaoqing, don't be rude!" Bai Suzhen held Xiaoqing who was eager to try, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, "My sister and brother-in-law are still waiting, hurry up and take Mr. Liang in."

Ding Li thought Xiaoqing's frightened appearance was amusing, and he didn't think it was offensive: "Miss Qing's cultivation level has improved, but she still has to keep up with her character and mood, otherwise I'm afraid there will be demons in her mind in the future."

"Spirituality?" Xiaoqing tilted her head to look at Ding Li not quite understanding, and was not in a hurry to fight with Ding Li anymore.She heard from her elder sister that the inner demons are very scary. If the inner demons are in trouble during cultivation, they will lose their cultivation base at least, and may even die if they are serious.