Looking at his wife who was furiously leaving the room, Yun Zheng knew that Ge Qiuyan must not have any good things to eat, but now that the Yun family is the oldest pregnant woman, Ge Qiuyan would be scolded at most.
The family's troubles were nothing more than that. What troubled Yun Zheng now was the edict he had received to return to Beijing to report on his duties.
It was not appropriate to leave Dousha Pass at this time. Not to mention the few remnants of Zhao Min and Zhao Yannian's men, Liang Ji's massive plunder in the Erhai area of Dali made it impossible for him to easily leave the east of Dousha Pass and go to Kaifeng City.
Everyone else thought that Liang Ji had already made a fortune at this time. Only Yun Zheng himself knew how resolutely the monks in Dali resisted.
Dali’s religious beliefs are embodied in the worship of the Lord. According to Yunzheng’s knowledge, the religious beliefs of the Worship of the Lord were formed during the Nanzhao period, and were continuously improved with the development of society, and the content became richer. The worship of the Lord is a multi-faceted
God worship.
Each village has its own main god, and sometimes several or dozens of villages believe in one main god. The main gods are also diverse, such as: natural gods include stones, buffaloes, monkeys, etc.; gods include mountain gods.
, Ceres, Sun God, etc.;
The heroic protagonists include Du Chaoxuan, Duan Chicheng, etc.; the Buddhist and Taoist protagonists include Guanyin, Li Jing, etc.
In other words, Dali people believe in and worship all gods. Whenever they encounter phenomena that they do not understand or understand, they will worship them as miracles.
But now, Chongsheng Temple, the largest temple in Dali, has actually united with Huanglong Temple and other large and small temples to form an inexplicable group of warrior monks.
According to the news sent back by Liang Ji, these monks were willing to sacrifice their lives. Even if they died in pieces in the explosion of gunpowder bombs, they were unwilling to take a step back.
Especially in the battle to seize the pure gold Garuda on the top of the Chongsheng Temple, more than 300 Dali monks were killed in a formation, but the following monks still lined up to die chanting the Buddha's name without any hesitation.
The warriors of the Jingxi Army, who dared to charge despite the swords and seas of fire, faced an unprecedented situation of hesitation for the first time.
Yun Zheng didn't care how many monks were killed or injured in Dali. Even if he killed another thousand or ten thousand, it wouldn't matter much. Once the war started, there would be no such thing as racial division.
But this time is really different. Once the tragic situation of the monks in Dali is reported back to the Song Dynasty, the local monks in the Song Dynasty will definitely go crazy. Even his good friend Monk Wugou will immediately sever ties with him.
The monks in Dali are different from the original monks in Jiaozhi. They are almost of the same origin as the monks in the Song Dynasty. In the early Tang Dynasty, Indian Buddhism was introduced here, and there were many temples. It was known as the Kingdom of Miaoxiang in ancient times. The military newspaper returned by Liang Jichuan said,
In Chongsheng Temple, I saw the portraits of Kassapa, Ananda, Bodhidharma, Huike, Sengcan, Daoxin, Hongren, Huineng, Shenhui and others. It can be inferred that in Dali Kingdom, Zen Buddhism has entered the local area and is very popular.
This is really a hornet's nest, and it's a poisonous one. They say that the Song Dynasty worshiped Taoism. How many people know that in March of the eighth year of Kaibao, Taizu Zhao Kuangyin returned to the capital from Luoyang, wrote the "Diamond Sutra" in handwriting, and often recited it to himself.
, Prime Minister Zhao Pu came to see him because of his report. Taizu said: "I don't want people in armor to know about it, but I just want to read military books regularly."
Hanlin scholars Li Fang, Xu Xuan and others entered "Taiping Guangji", which recorded Buddhism in thirty volumes, starting from the Han and Ming Dynasties and ending in the Five Dynasties. Such a great work of Chinese studies in the Song Dynasty did not dare to delete Buddhism and use a dedicated thirty volumes.
To expound the great wisdom and great principles of ancient and modern people who have realized the truth, the scriptures of sacred monks, the study of concentration and wisdom, the trust and failure of kings and ministers, the war between guilt and guilt, etc.
In February of the ninth year of Dazhong Xiangfu, the ascetics Tianjue from the northern Tianzhu Kingdom, the ascetic Miaode from the Shizi Kingdom in the southern India, and the ascetics from the Kacao Kingdom in the western India came, and each brought in the Brahma sutras and relics. Each received purple robes and gold coins. Three
On the birthday of the recluse boy in Tianzhu, the wise friend presented a folder of Brahma Sutras, Buddha bones, a carved-tooth statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva, and a niche made of Mara wood in the nunnery of Tianzhu. He was given purple robes and silk.
In the middle of the fourth month of the month, the ascetic boy Shou from the Savola Kingdom in the Zhu Dynasty came, entered the Brahma Sutra, and was given purple robes (this article may be an error in the previous article).
In the fifth month of the fifth month, the ascetic Puji from the neighboring kingdom of Bin in Eastern Tianzhu came to read the Brahma Sutra and was given purple robes.
The ascetic Jiquan returned from the West, obtained the Buddha's relics, and built a pagoda in Yangzhou.
Yun Zheng's purple robe was obtained with great difficulty after enduring countless wars and wandering between life and death for a long time. However, those monks only traveled to Tianzhu and received the same special experience after returning. If you still say at this time
If the Song Dynasty had no good impressions of Buddhism, he would be deceiving himself and others.
Buddhism talks about compassion, while the army talks about killing and plundering. The two are inherently incompatible. If Liang Ji really had the intention to kill monks in Dali, Yun Zheng believed that he would be very successful in the land of the Song Dynasty.
It is difficult to gain a foothold.
This is a really big event. At first, I thought it was stupid for Emperor Dali to store the country's treasures in the temple. Now it seems that he is actually very smart. Many princes and royal family members of the Duan family have become monks.
Habit, this is obviously helping the royal family to look after their own treasure house, otherwise how could there be so many nobles who believe in Buddhism and are willing to become monks.
Liang Ji was destined to fail this time. Even Emperor Zhao Zhen couldn't afford to take the blame for killing all the monks. As a general, he might as well forget it early.
These days, Yunzheng tried his best to stay close to the gate and issued a military order to Liang Ji to change the target of attack. He believed that the honest Liang Ji would not attack the Garuda on the top of the pagoda of Chongsheng Temple again.
There is not much time left for Liang Ji. I hope he can achieve satisfactory results in the Dali Palace.
Yun Zheng did not go to find Wugou, but Wugou came to Yun's house as a guest. Seeing that his expression was as usual, Yun Zheng smiled and recited, "There are three hundred and sixty temples in Dali. The temples all ring their bells at midnight, and there are three thousand halls in Jialan Palace.
There are eight hundred prajna palaces." These lines are widely circulated in Dali poetry, and then Wugou looked at Yunzheng with a very strange expression.
"This is a poem by Nanzhao's Imperial Master Zantuo Juduo. It is very rare. Not many people know about it, except for the nobles and eminent monks of Dali. How did you learn about it?"
Yun Zheng smiled dryly and said: "I have an army currently fighting on the Erhai Lake in Dali, and many useful things have been sent back, such as these poems."
"If you can bring back the Garuda at the top of the three towers of Chongsheng Temple, you must let me have a good look at it."
Yun Zheng was surprised. He didn't expect the news about the monks to spread so quickly. He had Haidongqing in his army. It was normal for the news to be one step ahead of others. The fastest way from the Erhai Lake to Douchuan Pass was also required.
Fifteen days, judging from the time when things happened, only eight days have passed.
Wugou sat on the chair and said with a smile: "Jialan urgent news, although the speed cannot keep up with your falcon, the speed at which it delivers the news is also very impressive.
The monks on the Erhai Lake bled, the Buddha was stained with dust, and more than 640 monks died under the power of thunder and fire. General Yun, you have dug a big hole in the sky."
Yun Zheng calmed down and said with a nonchalant smile: "Under a fierce army, there will inevitably be accidental injuries. Every time there is a war, there will be rumors of Buddhist casualties. Since your Buddhist family values forgiveness, it doesn't matter if you forgive me just once. I will put down the butcher knife."
That’s all it takes to become a Buddha immediately.”
Wugou said with a smile: "You are always misunderstanding the Buddha's teachings. Enlightenment of the Buddha's mind does not mean that all karma has been purified! As the saying goes: karma is empty when it is resolved, and debts must be paid before they are resolved. But some great practitioners can escape.
He passed through the calamity of killing but did not escape, like the Second Patriarch, Master Ke etc......."
Yun Zheng said with great joy: "Can it be said that the more than 600 monks and monks who have been killed are guilty of sins and deserve to die? If so, can I kill some more so that I can bring the Garuda back to you?
visited."
Wugou laughed and said: "Yaksha's heart yesterday and Bodhisattva's face today. Bodhisattva and Yaksha are not separated by a line. You killed people, so the sin is yours and the mistakes are also yours. The monk happens to know that you are a very responsible person, so
You don’t need to take the deaths of those monks to heart, just don’t regret it when you are burned by the red lotus karma fire in the future.”
Yun Zheng frowned and walked around Wugou and said: "I'll tell you what happens in the future. I just want to know what you think about this matter. To be honest, I don't pay much attention to other people's opinions.
That’s why I ordered to stop killing the monks because I was worried that I would be attacked by the Buddhist sect of the Song Dynasty and I didn’t want to do anything wrong.”
Wugou sighed and said: "If you want to kill, you should kill them cleanly. Buddhism in Dali is not peaceful. Some believe in Jialan Sect and some believe in Tantric Sect. People from this country go west to Tianzhu, and their customs are
Most of them practice the pagoda method. Everyone, whether rich or poor, has a Buddhist temple. People are not old and strong, and they do not count beads in their hands. They fast for half of the year.
It's a pity that they were so sincere and went astray. The Buddhism introduced to Dali was mainly Esotericism. The Buddhism introduced to Dali mixed with the original belief and local culture to form a kind of religion called "Azhali Sect"
Belief. This kind of belief is relatively close to the way of belief in Esoteric Buddhism, but it is fundamentally different from Buddhism in the Song Dynasty.
If you slaughter all the monks in Dali, Buddhism in the Song Dynasty will only praise you as a good layman. Do you know that in order to place Kassapa, Ananda, Bodhidharma, Huike, Sengcan, Daoxin, and Hongren in Chongsheng Temple?
, portraits of Huineng, Shenhui and others. What price did Zen pay?"
Naturally, Yun Zheng didn't know about these secrets of Buddhism. Hearing what Wugou said was very strange, he quickly shook his head to express his ignorance.
Wugou smiled and said: "I don't know either, monk. I only know that my mentor could not let go of this obsession until he died. It can be seen that the price they paid must be high and incalculable!"
The poor monk knows one thing. Every war and disaster can always bring new changes to a place. Dali and Nanzhao are already a stagnant water. Now, your army is burning, killing and looting in Dali. Although it is cruel, it is not bad.
A chance, a monk is not afraid of death, death is just a great liberation for us."
Yun Zheng shook his head and said: "You are trying to trick me into killing people. My army will only kill those who must be killed, and will only kill people for my military purposes. As for other reasons, it is none of my business! But you are very serious today.
Strange, completely different from the Wugou I know!" (To be continued)