Lin Yi frowned, looked at Jian Wenhou, and asked softly: "I noticed that you were talking about that time."
"That's when a lot of things happened, and my views changed."
If he were talking about past events in normal times, even if he wanted to truly express his views, Marquis Jian Wen might have adopted a more tactful approach, but now he didn't have much time, so he answered very directly, "I'm entangled in old feelings.
Judging a person will not be too drastic, just like my choice back then was to not matter whether it was right or wrong. At this point, if I was disappointed, I would simply turn my eyes away, not look, not think, not object, not
To protect it. But now that I am about to leave this world, my emotions will be different from before. Different emotions will lead to different views."
Lin Yi nodded, he could understand.
"After he conquered the world, he began to build Buddhist temples. At the beginning, I had the same view as some people. It is good for people to have awe of gods and Buddhas, to do more good deeds to accumulate virtue, and to pay attention to karma and retribution."
Marquis Jianwen calmed down and continued slowly: "It's just that later on he built more and more Buddhist temples. Not only did he build more than 300 temples in three years, he also opened mountains and built Buddhist caves on a large scale in various places. In our opinion, even if
When it comes to teaching scriptures and teachings, it is not that the more the better. If there are many Buddhist temples but not enough monks, there will naturally be uneven quality. It does not mean that there will be more famous sages and great virtues if there are many monks."
"It is said that when He Xiuxian heard about it, he sarcastically told Shen Yue that it would be better to give all the money spent on building those temples and raising those monks to those who can actually fight the war, or put it all on military resources.
"
Jian Wenhou couldn't help but shook his head and looked at Lin Yida: "What he was talking about at that time was captive breeding, which meant that raising those people was no different from raising pigs. Of course, what he said was a bit excessive, but for some reason, at that time
When I heard it, I actually thought it made perfect sense."
"Three years after he ascended the throne...by that time the Northern Wei Dynasty was already strong and expanded its military resources. I think it makes sense." Lin Yi expressed his thoughts honestly.
"In the confrontation between the North and the South, He Xiuxian's idea has always been to not only care about the affairs of the South, but also to think about the affairs of the North and the South together. At that time, his idea was too dangerous, because most of us believed that if it were not
He doesn't like the Emperor of the Northern Wei Dynasty, otherwise, he might be willing to take Jiange and his supporters to lead the Northern Wei army into Jiankang and conquer the world in one fell swoop."
Marquis Jian Wen sighed. Of course he himself was one of the people who stood at the highest level in the world. But at this time, when he thought about He Xiuxian's ideas in the past, he felt more and more that he was at least as good as his ambition and courage.
In many aspects, it is indeed far from being a good practice.
"Martialism is respected. Before the end of the Northern Wei Dynasty, there were many people who supported military rule rather than civil rule, let alone the long-standing and ethereal ideas of gods and Buddhas to govern the country. But in the opinion of some of us, building Buddhist temples every year will
It's not just a snowball. Every year, more money is invested in these Buddhist temples to raise a large number of monks who do not work or use weapons. If he manages the money well and can afford it, it will be nothing. To us
According to some people, the most dangerous thing is that the more you accept the teachings of these Buddhist temples, the more your people's hearts will be kind, and the weaker they will become. Over time, you will really accept the situation and accept it. You bully me and humiliate me, and I will not fight with you... If the world
There is only one dynasty, and this is a true country of gentlemen, so forget it, but the Northern Wei Dynasty is a tiger and a wolf, and sooner or later it will devour you."
Marquis Jian Wen said with a cold voice: "Over the past few years, the superiors have liked it and the subordinates have imitated it. Moreover, the selection of talents in the court is biased toward his preferences, and most of the people selected are soft and kind. I feel that the atmosphere has changed subtly, and it has not yet been
In a real battle with a powerful enemy, Jiankang was already lazy and without energy. The key is that Xiao Yan himself has changed a lot from the past. He has become kinder, more tolerant and tolerant. Even if the people around him make mistakes, as long as they
Crying bitterly and showing enough repentance, he truly believed that the person would put down the butcher's knife and change his past."
Lin Yi's brows wrinkled unconsciously.
His previous position was too low and he didn't see many things, and he didn't see things from the height of Marquis Jian Wen, so he didn't have such strong feelings, but it made sense to him.
What he was sure of was that in the old dynasty, wars often broke out between the north and the south. However, although the Northern Wei Dynasty was brave and brave before, it did not overly ridicule the weakness of the Southern Dynasty. However, in recent years, there have been more and more voices talking about the weakness of the Southern Dynasty.
In fact, the old soldiers on the border are still the same people. It is naturally impossible for those old border soldiers to become timid after a few years.
The well-known armies of the Southern Dynasties are still brave and good at fighting, but I am afraid that more and more generals in their positions are becoming weak.
Just like when they escorted the belongings of the Guo family in Bailan County to here, they met Lan Huaigong's tribe, as well as the generals killed by Chaozong in this city.
This is not a rare coincidence.
He took a deep breath and truly understood what Marquis Jian Wen meant.
For a big tree, it's nothing if some branches and leaves are withered, but the roots begin to rot, slowly rotting into the heart of the tree. This is the most terrifying thing.
"Later, he had a nephew who robbed women and even killed people on the street, but he actually let the man repent and let it go. I was so disappointed. Even if I knew that I had done evil, as long as I expressed repentance, he would do the same.
Forgive me. But I will not do that kind of thing. Although this dynasty is good-hearted, it is not a dynasty that has good intentions towards truly good people."
Marquis Jian Wen sighed deeply, "Just like now, the survival of the Southern Dynasty is related to the war, and there are many disadvantages in the war, but in whose hands has he handed over the military power? There are so many famous generals from the previous dynasty, including your father, who are obviously good at fighting.
Now when it’s time to activate it, he doesn’t use it.”
"A kind person may not always do good things, even if his starting point is really good and he really wants to use the most kind means to change the world. Even if he has countless believers."
Jian Wenhou looked into Lin Yi's eyes and said slowly and extremely seriously: "So I would rather you, like He Xiuxian, look at the world and everyone with intense and sharp eyes instead of looking at them with too much kindness.
Look at the world and all the people. Many times, you have to follow the voice in your heart, instead of compromising easily like me, and then ultimately being disappointed and unwilling to look at the world that you have devoted your life to."
"Good people, good intentions, and kind thoughts may not always do good things." Lin Yi pondered, and he nodded seriously and said: "This is something I have never read in a book before. I
I will remember it carefully, and then I will choose the matter itself when it comes to things and people, and I will not change my view of what a person does just because of his good or bad starting point."
Marquis Jianwen laughed.
He looked at Lin Yi gently and contentedly, and said softly: "It's great to be young..."