Royal road

Wang Wen's temperament is elegant and indifferent, so the dust-cleaning banquet held will naturally not be polite and rigid.I chose the pavilion near the water, burned incense and hung the curtain. At this time, the lotus in the pool is just in bloom. Looking from a distance, the tower seems to be floating in the sea of ​​flowers, which is quite out of the world.

Before Chen Shi, someone came in a bullock cart happily.

Seeing the person coming, Wang Wen was also a little surprised, and went up to greet him: "Why is Zhongpu here?"

"This time I can finally see the Liang Langjun that Maoshen mentioned, how can I not come?"This person's name is Pei Chu, and he was born in the Pei family in Hedong, which is not inferior to the Wang family in Jinyang.Both of the two families have a good relationship with each other, so they came here uninvited.

Wang Wen couldn't laugh or cry in his heart. He knew that Pei Zhongpu was keen on his uncle's theory of "respecting you", and he was quite disdainful of his favorite Buddhism.The incident in Jinyang this time may have already caused this person to worry about it, and the theory of "respecting you" is even more incompatible with the true meaning of the "Diamond Sutra".Come to the banquet now, isn't it a bad guest?

But people came, so it was easy to drive away, so Wang Wen could only smile and invite Pei Chu to walk into the pavilion.

Following Pei Chu's arrival, other guests also arrived one after another.The Sun family in Zhongdu, the Guo family in Yangqu, and the Yu family in Waihuang are all famous families in Taiyuan, and they have a very close friendship with Wang Wen. After a short time, the banquet was full of friends.

"That Liang Zixi, why hasn't he arrived yet?" Pei Chu couldn't help asking when he saw people arriving all over the place.

Wang Wen explained with a smile: "Zixi is weak, so I'm afraid he can't walk too fast... Hey, it's time."

Following Wang Wen's gaze, everyone looked out of the pavilion together, only to see a figure coming slowly through the bamboo forest on the bank.

At first glance, you will think that the person is extremely thin.Thin and tall, the toga's large sleeves are not frivolous at all, which only complements his slender figure, elegant and free and easy, like a lonely crane.

At the second glance, you will find that the person is extremely beautiful.Without makeup, her face is still white and her eyes look like lacquer.A pair of eyes are as bright as stars, which makes her beauty even more beautiful.

And with the third glance, you will realize that the person is ill.Although his figure is tall and straight, his eyes are sharp, but there is always a hint of greenness in his eyes.Under that graceful appearance, it was a haggard and sickly appearance, which made people feel pity.And this pity cannot be publicized, for fear of despising that person's Qiongshu God.

Pei Chu was taken aback, tilted his head and said, "Mao Shen, you never said that this son has such a good looks!"

Wang Wen chuckled: "When you get along with Zixi, you will forget his appearance, and only remember his Fengshen posture."

In between words, Liang Feng had already stepped onto the winding corridor, walked slowly into the pavilion, and bowed his hands: "I have seen Wang Zhongzheng."

"Come on, Zixi." Wang Wen waved with a smile, "This is Pei Zhongpu, the doctor of Zhongshan. Zhongpu, this is Liang Zixi I'm talking about."

"Meet Pei Zhongsan."

Under Wang Wen's recommendation, Liang Feng met the guests who came to the banquet one by one.Although he has no official title, he still has the title of Marquis of Ting, and in the eyes of these people, he is also a standard son of a noble family.After a few people said the ceremony, they took their seats.

Wang Wen clapped his palms lightly: "This banquet is called He Zixi, who came from a long way. It is actually a joy to celebrate Jinyang's avoidance of the epidemic. The name and reality are the same. It can be drunk."

With his applause, the maid's clothes fluttered, and the jade plate and delicacies were placed on the table.Since it was a banquet for relatives and friends, naturally there was not much attention to it, and several people moved their chopsticks one after another to taste the delicacies.Although the food in Wang's mansion is not as luxurious as that in Shi Chong's mansion, it is exquisite and delicious. If you come from a poor family, you must swallow your tongue.

Pei Chu watched today's guest of honor with cold eyes, only to see that Liang Zixi behaved elegantly, with no abnormal expression on his face.Can Liang Fu eat such delicacies?I'm afraid not necessarily.Just by looking at the man's clothes and headgear, one can tell that there is absolutely no extravagance in his family.However, how can a person with such appearance withstand the prosperity of the world and have a delicious voice?I'm afraid that together with the theory of falling into a dream, it's just a hypocrisy.

Gently putting down the ivory chopsticks in his hand, Pei Chu smiled and said, "I have heard Zixi's name for a long time, Jinyang epidemic disease, fortunately there is a medical office to avoid disasters. If this method can be spread all over the world, it will be a blessing for all people."

Since others asked questions, Liang Zixi just didn't need to eat delicacies from mountains and seas that were short of oil, salt, and seasoning, so he put down his chopsticks and replied, "What Pei Zhongsan said is true."

Pei Chu couldn't help but choked, he didn't expect that this person would not be annoyed at all that he skipped the matter of the Buddha's dream, but he didn't stop talking, but said: "It's just that this good law is comparable to the "Diamond Sutra" written by Zixi. There is a difference. I read that in the scriptures it is said that 'all appearances are false' and that 'all conditioned dharmas are like dreams and bubbles, like dew or electricity'. If this is the case, how can the famous teachings survive? How can the etiquette be continued? Why do you need to be kind to others?"

"Zhong Pu..."

Knowing that Pei Chu was starting to find fault, Wang Wen couldn't help but feel a headache, and wanted to persuade him.Unexpectedly, Sun Tai, who was sitting on the side, said: "All things in nature are born from existence, and existence is born from non-existence. If there is no non-existence, how can there be? Famous teachings come from nature, originate from the original heart, and naturally return to non-existence."

Now Wang Wen couldn't speak anymore.Sun Tai admired He Wang's theory very much, and he had never been used to Pei Chu's "respect for You". He naturally wanted to fight against Pei Chu, who was always famous for teaching etiquette.This is talk, and no one else is allowed to interfere.

I never thought that someone would get in the way, but what I directly reprimanded was my uncle's theory.Pei Chu immediately came to his senses: "If you are a creator, do you have one or not? If you don't have one? Then you can create things? If you have one? It's not enough for all things to form! All things are self-generated, so they have the form of 'natural'. "

As soon as these words came out, Sun Tai couldn't help being taken aback. This seems to contradict the original intention of "Chong You Theory", but it is in the same line, so it is not easy to distinguish.After thinking for a while, he said: "Water on the ground is called a river, steamed is called rain, and condensed is called ice. The same physical nature, but changeable. Nameless, the beginning of heaven and earth; famous, the mother of all things. Success begins with nothing and then comes into existence, this is the way.”

"Nothing, how can God be born? Dao cannot make existence, and what is there is always natural. Things move, so it is called Tao in a false name." Pei Chu waved his feather fan and said with a sneer.

Whether the famous religion comes from nature or is higher than nature is the most frequently debated topic among famous scholars in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and it is also a dispute between Confucianism and Taoism.Whether it is King He or the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove, they all pay more attention to nature and respect the truth without seeing the truth.However, the Chongyou faction headed by Pei Wei and Guo Xiang paid more attention to famous teachings, believing that these unrestrained people had destroyed the foundation of society. If there were no constraints of Lijiao, there would naturally be no social body.

Therefore, after seeing the work "Diamond Sutra", the two schools will naturally have completely different reactions.It's a pity that Sun Taiqing's talking skills are obviously inferior to Pei Chu's, and he was caught at the point with just a few words. "Tao can be said, but it is very Tao; name can be named, but it is very famous." It is written in Chapter 1 of "Lao Tzu".Pei Chu's blow was extremely accurate.

Seeing that Sun Tai was at a loss for words for a while, he turned his head and smiled at Liang Feng, "Zixi, what should be the explanation for the theory of the Diamond Sutra?"

Liang Feng smiled slightly: "The 'emptiness' mentioned in the scriptures refers to emptiness, not 'existence' or 'nothingness'."

What does it mean?Not only Pei Chu, but everyone cheered up.After all, it is said that the "Diamond Sutra" came from the Buddha's dream, and Liang Feng is the only person who recorded it.Then his explanation is naturally an important basis for interpreting the Diamond Sutra.

"There is a moon in the sky and a thousand moons in the river. Dare I ask whether there is a moon in the river or no moon?" Liang Feng asked.

"This..." Pei Chu hesitated before saying, "There is no moon in the river, only the shadow of the moon."

"The flowers in the mirror and the moon in the water can be seen by everyone. They are all illusory." Liang Feng replied, "This is emptiness. You only know that the shadow of the moon is illusory, so how do you know that the moon in the sky is real? Has anyone ever touched the sky? Is there a moon in the sky? Existence comes from nothingness, is nothingness is reality? If nothingness is chaos, how can existence separate reality from reality?"

This is a simple dialectic. Pei Chu pondered for a moment, then shook his head: "In life, one can taste the five flavors, know the five colors, and distinguish the five sounds. Naturally, it is true."

"The blind cannot distinguish colors, the deaf cannot distinguish sounds, and some people cannot taste the five tastes. What you see and know is only in your own mind."

This is doubting "nature" itself.Faced with this purely idealistic argument, Sun Tai couldn't help but said: "The blind can stand in the rain without seeing it. The rain is natural, not false."

"I also heard that someone lost both legs due to the war, and woke up with leg pain every day. The leg has been lost, where does the pain come from?"

This statement involves neurological principles, and the extension is the relationship between consciousness and the body in later generations.The ethical paradox of robots in science fiction is still unsolvable in future generations. Liang Feng does not believe that people in this world can give the answer.

Sure enough, everyone was silent.

Liang Feng sighed lightly: "Therefore, the last five characters should not be missing in the opening sentence in the sutra: it should be viewed as such."

The difference between five characters is the difference between heaven and earth.

Whether it is advocating being or advocating nothing, they all follow the unity of Taoism and mind, which is a dialectical one yuan with two sides, regardless of idealism and materialism.However, Liang Feng's explanation in this way is to put the foundation of the "Diamond Sutra" above his own spirituality.That is to say, everything is changing in an instant, only the truth is the same.This turns the dispute between the Tao and the body into a code of conduct, and when a person acts according to the truth, what does it matter whether it is the "respecting the name and teaching" that respects you, or the "law and nature" that respects nothing?

Pei Chu still couldn't agree with it: "If the Buddha said that there is no sign, why should we cure the epidemic? Don't you follow the sign?"

"All sentient beings, whether born from eggs, born from wombs, born from dampness, born by transformation, whether with form or without form, with thoughts or without thoughts, without thoughts or without thoughts, I will make them enter Nirvana without residue. And destroy it." Liang Feng recited a scripture, "The Buddha is willing to save all living beings."

At this time, Buddhism is still based on Hinayana, and Mahayana is also moving closer to metaphysics, with the aim of cultivating the mind and self, and has nothing to do with the world. The "Diamond Sutra" is the ancestor of many sects that all dharmas are empty.However, Liang Feng's explanation leads it to another direction, that is, compassion.Everyone in the later generations has heard the story of "If the hell is not empty, you will not become a Buddha", which is also the basis for the widespread praise of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.Buddha is compassion, and it is the compassion that relieves all peoples, which makes Buddhism and Confucianism have something in common, and also allows Buddhism to truly take root in China.And this explanation exactly echoes the Buddha's saying that he enters his dream and avoids the epidemic, and it corresponds from beginning to end.

This is the answer Liang Feng came up with recently.Read the book a hundred times, and its meaning will manifest itself.In a classic such as the "Diamond Sutra", it is not difficult to find a direction that suits one's own interpretation.If it is necessary to rely on Buddhism at present, then he does not mind making this Mahayana thinking public in advance.As long as we do good to the people, what does it matter if it is Buddha, Taoism or Confucianism?In troubled times, any shelter can save more people.

I didn't expect such a long volume of scriptures to be so interpreted, but everyone can see how serious the person in front of me is!Does he really believe in Buddhism?I'm afraid not at all.If you don't have the mind to teach the name, how can you make this interpretation?

Pei Chu finally let out a long sigh, raised his glass and said, "If you say this, it should be understood."

Liang Feng smiled, and picked up the teacup on the table: "We are too weak to drink, so replace wine with tea."

When Dr. Chao Zhongsan made a toast, he could even say that tea was used instead of wine. It was completely rude, but it was rustling like a spring breeze.Pei Chu laughed, and drank the wine in his hand: "Mao Shen Huiyan, you should also drink to the full!"

Wang Wen's heart was agitated at this time, how could he refuse.Everyone here drank, and the cheers rose again.

At this moment, Pei Chu still had no doubts at the beginning, and said enthusiastically: "There are fine wines, wonderful people, and a pond full of green lotus, why not use this as an order! Zixi, would you like to give me the lead?"

This is the order to drink wine and write poems.How can a celebrity banquet lack poetry as a companion?

Liang Feng shook his head: "I'm not good at poetry, I hope Pei Zhongsan will forgive me."

Substituting tea for wine is considered impolite, and now he claims that he is not good at poetry and prose, which is a bit of a disappointment.Will be like this at the elegant banquet, either lack of talent or boring.But what he said just now is not like a person without talent.

Pei Chu frowned: "Has Zixi never composed poetry?"

"After waking up from a serious illness, I stopped reciting poems and composing Fu." Liang Feng replied lightly, "Poetry is the voice of the heart, and my heart can only hear one sound at this moment: Can people live?"

Pei Chu opened his mouth, and finally closed it again.Pei Wei, who wrote "Chong You Lun", was a rare capable minister in the Western Jin Dynasty, or in other words, all Confucianists who shared the same name and religion had all people at heart.Since he is keen on "respecting you", Pei Chu will not be a person who only cares about himself.And a sentence "can you live?" is more than thousands of poems!

Pei Chu let out a long sigh: "Everyone says that a child from the Wei family is just like a Biren. Now that I see Zixi, I know what ice muscles and bones are! It's no wonder that the Buddha would choose someone to dream of."

If Buddhism is based on compassion, then choosing the Liang Zixi in front of you is really the right one.The world has been in turmoil for many years, and many Confucian scholars failed to display their beauty, or died of depression, but died young.When everyone is insane, if you meet a sober person, how can you not be enlightened, like waking up from a dream.How can it not be admirable to dare to express the chest-to-chest in this way, and to be a bit heroic to feed a tiger with his body?

Wang Wen also looked at Liang Feng in surprise.I haven't seen him for a few months, but that ecstatic figure seems to have gained a firm foothold, like a dying tree, sending out new branches.Is it because of Buddhism, or is it a secular choice?Wang Wen doesn't know, but the young man in front of him does have a different kind of spirit, which makes people fall in love more and more!

Seeing the reactions of everyone around him, Liang Feng also heaved a sigh of relief.As a thorough modern person, he can still handle using some dialectics and discussing materialism and idealism, but poetry and prose are absolutely not acceptable.This is not a problem that can be solved by knowing a few famous poems.Not to mention that most of the quatrains handed down in later generations are mainly quatrains. The habit of reciting poems by literati alone is not something that people with little literary accomplishment can handle.

Whether traveling or drinking, any literati who recite poems when they have fun are all "propositional compositions", which are out-and-out word games.He is not from the Department of Literature, are the poems and essays in his memory enough to deal with the propositions of this banquet?But if poetry is good, writing cannot be bad.Can a beautifully written Fu be written casually?

Relying on the memory of later generations to drop the book bag, the light one will have a stigma of exhaustion; the serious one, I am afraid that someone has ghostwritten it, or whether there is a suspicion of plagiarism.Bumping into this would ruin his reputation in minutes, Liang Feng wouldn't do such a stupid thing.

Taking Buddhism as a foothold can skillfully avoid these things.The Buddha talked about epiphany and the language of all living beings, not seeking difficulty, but seeking wisdom.With compassion in mind, why bother with rhetoric?Anyway, the Wei and Jin Dynasties are not short of unconventional, as long as they have a high-yield style, they will be a celebrity!

The elegant banquet could not continue, but everyone felt that the trip was worthwhile.That Mr. Liang, who has different opinions, is more outstanding than expected, and he perfectly caters to the expectations of the children of the aristocratic family.Coupled with the praise of Pei Chu, a person who doesn't believe in Buddhism at all, Liang Feng was covered with a halo, which made the already shining name of Buddha even more dazzling.

Perhaps because Liang Feng was really weak and Pei Chu had learned from the past, Wang Wen did not hold another banquet in the next two days, but accompanied him in person.Or discuss the Buddhist principles in the "Diamond Sutra", or play the piano and practice calligraphy to kill time.

Wang Wen's piano skills are really superb, and Liang Feng couldn't help but calm down and learn some real piano skills.And some of the music theory of later generations that he occasionally showed, also made Wang Wen feel like a bosom friend.

Two days passed in a flash, and on July [-]th, the Dharma Conference came as scheduled.