Chapter 188 Buddha Is the Tao

[Zizhi Tongjian summed up the affairs of these celebrities in the Wei and Jin Dynasties very well:

Those who enter the official position regard it as noble and disdainful to be in the right position; those who are in office regard it as high-minded and diligent and diligent.

Those who are lazy look down on hard work, those who are hopeless look down on those who work hard.

The Jin Dynasty during this period even invented a word called vulgar officials, which was used by celebrities to disparage those officials who did not fit in with the society.

For example, Liu Song, who governed the local area with great care, and Fu Xian, who was a strict official and hated evil as much as his enemies, were ridiculed as "common officials" by celebrities.

Thousands of years have passed since the past, and looking back now, what is the true character of the Wei and Jin Dynasties?

He is the ancestor of the national hero who danced after hearing the chicken, cared about the people, and determined to make the Northern Expedition, cross the river to strike, and regain the lost territory.

It was Liu Kun who defended Jinyang alone for nine years during the Yongjia Rebellion, and finally went to death calmly after reciting "What is the meaning of a hundred steelmaking, turning into softness around the fingers".

He was Huan Wen who understood the sufferings of the people, restrained his cliques, reformed the administration of officials, and was even more heroic than Cao Cao.

They are Shi Le, Liu Yuan, and Li Te who started in the grass, broke the shackles of the family, and soared into the sky in the wind and clouds.

These strong and strong men who are not in tune with the aristocratic family are especially better than the brittle skin and soft bones of the romantic people in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. 】

For everyone in the Chengdu government office, we are all in troubled times, what else can we do?

As a result, the troubled times in the Wei and Jin Dynasties frequently opened their eyes.

But I can still comfort myself in the front, I am powerful, that’s just the nature of being extravagant and lustful.

But... there are actually seven people who dislike wearing clothes and insult guests so much?

And he can still be called the Seven Sages? Everyone in the hall, look at me, and I'll look at you.

There were two generals in the middle looking around with wide eyes.

Although he didn't say a word, the look in his eyes seemed to say everything.

Zhang Song, who was short in stature, jumped up:

"General Yide, do you think I'm just like that ridiculous person?"

Liu Bei grabbed Zhang Song's sleeve with one hand and suppressed him:

"Zhang Ziqiao is widely rumored to be in Shu because of his talent, not his reputation. Why should he worry about this?"

Zhang Song changed his attitude by the way and burst into tears of gratitude:

"No one knows the pines better than the Lord!"

Kong Ming felt for a moment that his lord's "caring little cotton-padded jacket" seemed to have many pieces...

After shaking his head to get rid of this thought, he remembered another old thing:

"It has been more than ten years since you beat drums and scolded Cao Zhengping."

So everyone at the table sighed. If a celebrity is naked, the first thing they think of in this troubled world is this madman.

Zhang Song also heard about it in Shu, but he didn't know it clearly, so he asked:

"I heard that you and Cao have no enmity, but you got naked and scolded Cao just because Cao's thief didn't show him a seat??"

Pang Tong sneered: "You Zhengping are from Pingyuan County. Cao Cao's thieves massacred Xuzhou. You Zhengping had to leave your hometown and take refuge in Jingzhou. How come you never have any grudges?"

But it wasn’t over yet. Pang Tong shook his head and continued:

"Later, you Zhengping went to Xudu to serve as a Han official. At that time, Cao Cao appointed Sikong to open the government, and blocked the talents. You Zhengping also suffered from this, so the two had a grudge."

Zhang Song didn't expect that there were so many inside stories, but when he thought about Cao's background as a thief, he could understand:

"So, how unbearable is this famous scholar from the Wei and Jin Dynasties?"

Seeing Wang Yan's experience, Zhang Fei expressed his thoughts straightforwardly:

"Brother, now it seems that Liu Xiong was not bad at destroying the Jin Dynasty."

"It's hard for the Xiongnu Liu to survive the Jin Dynasty, right?"

Liu Bei looked at Guangmu and sat speechless, having a deep understanding of what Guangmu had said before, "better than worse".

If laziness mocks hard work, and those who care about nothingness point fingers at those who are pragmatic, this court is really rotten from the bottom up.

Zhang Fei was very interested in Shi Le:

"It's a wonderful man to bury him with an earthen wall and kill him."

Regarding Wang Yan's death, I can only smile with contempt:

"In this Jin Dynasty, all the Dukes and Gongguns in the Manchu Dynasty are such cowards?"

It would be a waste to pay any more attention to such people.

Therefore, Pang Tong moved his gaze to the end and finally praised:

"This Jin also has such a strong-minded righteous man, which can save this Jin a little favor."

Kong Ming stared at Zu Ti’s national hero title again and again, and finally shook his head and sighed:

"I wish I could kill Sima Yi."

Zhang Fei comforted:

"It's okay, military advisor. When I get you back, I'll build a wall for you. You can choose any earth or stone wall. You can bury it wherever you want."

Kong Ming didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and he didn't bother to explain in detail that the person he wanted to kill was the Han thief Sima Yi.

[And when some people see the discussion of emptiness in Wei and Jin metaphysics, they may think of another theory that is famous for talking about emptiness, and that is Buddhism.

Before the rise of metaphysics in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, Indian Buddhism had already completed the first wave of localization transformation by the sages of the Han Dynasty through the method of formula and meaning.

To put it simply, through translation and annotation, the original Indian Buddhism was dismembered into pieces, and finally reorganized into Buddhism with Chinese characteristics.

But even after this wave of localization transformation, the concept of "emptiness" in Buddhism is difficult to explain clearly, and it can basically only be described with the help of Confucian and Taoist classics.

Later, metaphysics in the Wei and Jin Dynasties emerged, and the word "wu" was extracted from Zhuang Lao.

The Buddhists were overjoyed when they saw it: This is similar to our Buddhist "emptiness".

Although there are many differences within it, in order to catch up with the metaphysics of the Wei and Jin Dynasties to spread the faith, Buddhism began a second wave of localization transformation. Almost all the original content of Hinduism was abandoned, and only the Madhyamaka Prajna thought was retained. The Taoist thought of Wei and Jin metaphysics was introduced.

Thus Geyi Buddhism was formed, or it may have a more popular name: Zen Buddhism.

The representatives of this period are Tiantai Sect and Huayan Sect, and the spread of Buddhism also entered its first heyday.

Looking back at history, we will find that it is not complicated. From the Yellow Turban Rebellion to the founding of the Tang Dynasty, there was almost no interruption of war for 500 years.

The uncertainty of war made everyone from the nobles to the common people feel disillusioned with the world.

And Buddhism can give people the "next life", which is an unprovable and perfect empty promise.

There were many foreign monarchs during the Five Barbarians and Sixteen Kingdoms. In their view, Buddhism was beneficial to their rule, so they would contribute money and effort to support its development.

Even for the upper class, it is the same. After all, even if you are a monarch, looking back at the history of the past 100 years, you kill me and I kill you, fathers kill sons, brothers kill brothers, ministers kill monarchs, and so on.

Buddhism provides a paralyzing effect that is not much different from Wei and Jin metaphysics.

So in this process, Buddhism gradually flourished a little too much. After all, we all know that poem:

Four hundred and eighty temples in the Southern Dynasties, how many towers are in the mist and rain.

The Southern Dynasty refers to the Southern Liang Dynasty, but the actual number of Buddhist temples is definitely more than this. Emperor Wu of Liang became a monk four times and donated almost all of the Southern Liang Dynasty. He built at least 500 Buddhist temples, and this was only done by him. In fact, there would be more.

The Buddhist temples were extremely magnificent, and the monks and nuns had rich assets, with hundreds of thousands of people.

Emperor Wu of Liang was only the most famous Buddhist at that time. The three rulers of the Later Liang Dynasty and the kings of the Chen Emperor basically received the precepts and worshipped Buddhism, and built many pagodas and temples.

Not to mention the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Buddhism basically fell silent for a while in the early days of the Second Phoenix, and entered a heyday again after Xuanzang returned to China.

Looking back now, Xuanzang was undoubtedly a great man. He traveled 17 years to obtain the scriptures, traveled 50,000 miles, and visited 138 countries, all by himself. This unimaginable experience itself is one of the precious cultures of our own nation. 】

The light curtain also released the route map of Xuanzang's journey to the west.

【More importantly, the journey to the West eventually promoted the further transformation of Geyi Buddhism. In the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, the Confucianists who tried to return to the ancient times and the Taoists who had been in existence for many years were basically beaten by Buddhism at the level of philosophical speculation.

In order to adapt to this change, the Confucianists and Taoists had to strive for change, constantly referencing the other two to enrich their own philosophical thoughts, and were forced to roll up.

Finally, in the early Northern Song Dynasty, the Song Confucians integrated the three religions of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism, and created a new Confucianism. After that, Buddhism had no chance of turning over in the political field. 】

Zhang Fei felt that he had read too few books again, but after grasping the key words, he asked a question:

"Is the Buddha originally the Tao?"

Kong Ming laughed and patted Zhang Fei on the shoulder and said:

"Yide, Yide, are you stupid? How wise are you!"

Zhang Fei smiled and thought that the military advisor was praising himself, and he readily agreed.

Kong Ming sorted out the context from it and wrote it down:

Zhuang Laozi's theory, Wei and Jin metaphysics, Geyi Zen, and new Confucianism.

Pang Tong concluded: "No wonder later generations talk about the progress of society."

"Productivity needs to progress, systems need to progress, and even theories need to continue to progress."

Zhang Song, who was watching nearby, also nodded in agreement and said according to his own understanding:

"Shuzhong has natural barriers, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is isolated from communication with famous people from the outside world, so the scholars in Shuzhong are not as good as the famous people in the Central Plains."

"In other words, the development of Shuzhong is relatively slow or stagnant?"

Kong Ming nodded: "Philosophy means wisdom. This philosophy should be a doctrine that guides people to know the world and deal with the world like the sages?"

This conjecture was quickly put aside. After all, Kong Ming was the only one among them who had really read the Buddhist scriptures.

Liu Ba and Mi Zhu focused on the word "check" and whispered to each other.

Liu Bei looked at the reasons for the rise of Buddhism and felt sorry for the people:

"People in troubled times are worse than dogs in peacetime."

Everyone was silent, only Zhang Fei rubbed his hands excitedly:

"Brother, I don't agree with what you said."

Everyone looked at him sideways, and mourned in advance for those wealthy families who might be in trouble in the future.

But Liu Bei looked at Emperor Wu of Liang and got a little angry:

"This Emperor Wu of Liang... like that Zuo Rong, they are all traitors to the country!"

"Zuo Rong occupied the grain tax of Xia Pi to build temples and provide for monks and nuns, and Emperor Wu of Liang spent national wealth to build pagodas and statues."

"The money that should have been used to enrich the country and strengthen the county turned into a temple to pray for the afterlife."

"This Emperor Wu of Liang treats a country as a joke and treats it so badly!"

The subtext is just one sentence: You deserve to lose your country.

Kong Ming was very impressed with this monk:

"This Xuan Zang, who accomplished such a great feat on his own, must have become a sage of Han Buddhism."

"He must be another person who will be remembered for thousands of years."

Now that he has been watching the light curtain for a long time, he has also learned to look at things with a long-term perspective.

After all, the merits and demerits of Buddhism are clearly stated by the light curtain, and the ancient Chinese sages also said:

"Stones from other mountains can polish jade."

This behavior of going to the Western Regions to obtain classics from other countries and blending them into the country's thoughts is similar to the Hundred Schools of Thought in the pre-Qin period in Kong Ming's view.

I wonder what classics there are in Rome in the distance? Kong Ming was very interested at this moment.

...

Li Shimin's eyes were shining now, and he had only one thought:

"Where is Xuan Zang?"

A person with such perseverance coincides with the plan of sending monks as spies in his mind!

He even had a feeling that Xuan Zang must have had an intersection with him in history!

This is easy to find, Fang Xuanling replied:

"I sent someone here to consult Dai Shangshu. I think there should be records."

During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, two armies destroyed Buddhism. Today, there are not many temples in the Tang Dynasty, and they are basically registered.

Now looking at Light Screen's discussion of Buddhism, Li Shimin realized it no matter how stupid he was:

"It seems that Buddhism was quite important to the Tang Dynasty."

Li Shimin was a little hesitant for a while.

If you had asked Li Shimin about his views on Buddhism before today, he would have told the story of Xiao Yan who destroyed his country because of his belief in Buddhism without hesitation.

Those who seek his way will not experience blessings in the future, and those who practice his teachings will suffer in the past.

This is Li Shimin's view of Buddhism, and it is often a lion's mouth, either a giant temple or a tall pagoda.

What could he do with the money?

But now it seems that this New Confucianism is quite important?

wrong! Li Shimin suddenly became alert and asked:

"This New Confucianism...could it be the reason why the Emperor of the Song Dynasty was so shameless?"

This... Fang Du looked at each other and felt hard to explain.

Wei Zheng stepped forward:

"Whether a person is upright or not depends on his heart. Just as Your Majesty looked at the troubled times of Wei and Jin, could it be that the old troubles of the family were caused by doctrines?"

Of course not, Li Shimin still understands.

It would be better to say that one of the reasons for the decline of the Wei and Jin Dynasties was because the banner of Confucianism fell.

But when he thought of Confucianism, he also thought of Lu Ru, who was quite difficult to deal with. For a moment, Li Shimin wanted to blow his beard and glare.

Changsun Wuji could scratch Li Shimin's itch the most and said:

"Since there is New Confucianism in later generations, and since the Tang Dynasty, all the famous families have been destroyed, isn't the Confucian family in Shandong born to be saints?"

Du Ruhui thinks it’s impossible:

"Then Song Yanyun could not take back any of the sixteen states, and later it became the Southern Song Dynasty. How could the land of Shandong be guarded?"

"How can an aristocratic family survive under a military front? You can't surrender to a foreign race, right? Wouldn't that be a self-defeat for the Confucius?"

Everyone nodded at Du Ruhui's judgment, feeling that there was no need to worry.

Li Shimin thought hard for a long time and finally said:

"How about adding a Buddhist path to the Imperial College and only studying Buddhism without entering Buddhism?"

Fang Xuanling jumped out and said:

"It's not appropriate. It's better to imitate the name of later generations and add philosophy, which includes the study of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. It can be a trial."

Li Shimin nodded, that's fine, otherwise the Buddhist would take advantage of the situation and might use the Imperial College signboard to deceive him.

[We all know the story of Xuanzang, which was created into one of the famous works "Journey to the West" in the Ming Dynasty, but there are some slight differences in some parts:

Master Xuanzang's request to leave the country was rejected. Due to famine in the third year of Zhenguan, the official order allowed the hungry people to survive on their own.

Master Xuanzang listened to the advice and planned to go to Tianzhu to survive. He secretly crossed the border and naturally couldn't sworn sworn sworn with Erfeng like in Journey to the West. Xuanzang was sworn sworn to King Qu Wentai of Gaochang.

This one is also considered an unlucky guy. When he was a child, he went to the Sui Dynasty to pay tribute with his father Qu Boya. After seeing off Master Xuanzang, he took the initiative to pay tribute to the Tang Dynasty. Erfeng was very happy and was treated very well.

As a result, after returning to China, he was kidnapped and participated in the Western Turkic War. He attacked Yanqi, cut off the Western Region route, and cursed the Tang Dynasty.

So in the 14th year of Zhenguan, Gaochang Kingdom was destroyed by Erfeng. Master Xuanzang's brother Qu Wentai died of fear.

When Master Xuanzang returned to China in the 19th year of Zhenguan, he passed by the Protectorate of Gaochang and his mood must have been complicated. 】

Chapter 4K, by the way, I made up what I owed yesterday, and I still have it tonight.