Cause and effect is a very mysterious thing.
No matter what you say, it makes sense.
Of course, Yuankong is very proficient in Buddhism's cause and effect. If he doesn't even understand this, how can he fool those who come to worship Buddha?
But the next person to be deceived was Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty and known as the butcher. Yuankong felt a little uneasy, not sure whether he could succeed in deceiving him.
If it fails, or if it reaches a point that makes Zhu Yuanzhang dissatisfied, his head will surely fall.
Thinking of this, Yuankong felt panicked. Sure enough, accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger. What you just said was too fast. If you blurted it out, you should think it over carefully before saying it.
Zhu Yuanzhang had been a monk, so he could tell that Yuankong's words were used to deceive people. They were relatively basic Buddhist words, but he didn't care about Yuankong, a bald donkey.
"Whatever you sow, you will reap the fruit?"
Zhu Yuanzhang recited this sentence for a while. Although he didn't believe in gods and Buddhas, it was a spiritual sustenance. Sometimes he believed it unknowingly. As he grew older, he experienced more things and gained more life experience. If you are rich, it will become easier to find this kind of sustenance. He added: "If a person kills too many people when he is young and sows a lot of karma, and those fruits come true to his children and grandchildren, is this considered karma?"
Yuankong was about to speak, but as soon as the words reached his lips, he swallowed them back.
Because these words sound like nothing, but if you think about it carefully, it is easy to find the problem.
If you kill too much, you will repay your children and grandchildren.
Does this template look like Zhu Yuanzhang's?
Put it this way, like that, I have a friend...
This is obviously Zhu Yuanzhang who came to ask about cause and effect. If he answered no, it would be no if he didn't answer. If he answered wrongly, it would even be no. This would easily lead to problems.
Yuankong wanted to slap himself twice. If he had known that Zhu Yuanzhang was going to ask such a tricky question, he should have stayed in his meditation room and pretended to chant sutras devoutly without knowing what was going on outside.
Now that it has come out, there is basically no possibility of avoiding such a problem.
For a moment, I felt like crying but didn't have any tears, and I didn't know what to do.
"say something!"
"Are you mute?"
Seeing that he could not get a response, Zhu Yuanzhang became angry and looked at Yuankong with wide eyes.
Yuankong was miserable. He looked at the fierce-looking Jin Yiwei beside him and said in a trembling voice: "I'm a poor monk... I don't know what to say. Please spare me, your majesty."
He almost cried.
If you don't grasp this proposition well, it will really cost you your life.
Zhu Yuanzhang understood what Yuankong had seen as soon as he heard it. I asked a question like a friend, but it was actually nothing. It was easy for others to see through. He said, "Whatever you want to say, just say it. We will not punish you, nor will you." Blame you."
"Really...really?"
"Really, say it!"
Zhu Yuanzhang said impatiently.
Yuan Kong thought for a while, put his hands together and bowed, and recited the Buddha's name: "Amitabha!"
"Normally speaking, if the cause of killing is not repaid on yourself, it may be repaid on your loved ones around you."
As he spoke, he took a peek at Zhu Yuanzhang.
I saw Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes widened, his eyes sharp and murderous, staring at him fiercely.
Yuankong trembled all over, and just as he was about to speak, he heard Zhu Yuanzhang said coldly: "Say it again!"
"I don't dare, the poor monk doesn't dare."
Yuankong felt even more bitter in his heart. It wasn't that he had promised not to blame or punish him. The promise he just made was more or less unfulfilled. He quickly added: "I haven't finished what I said. Please calm down, Your Majesty."
He recited the Buddha's name again and continued: "But the cause planted by Your Majesty is not just killing. Although the poor monk chants the Buddha's name, he has met all kinds of people in these years and learned a word from them. , in troubled times, we should use important codes."
After another pause, Yuankong looked at Lao Zhu.
The expression on Lao Zhu's face did not change much, it was still cold and murderous.
Yuankong said again: "Your Majesty ended the troubled times and wanted to restore order as soon as possible. It is inevitable to use heavy laws. It is normal to commit some killings, but the cause your Majesty planted is even greater! Drive out the Tartars, restore China, and bring peace to the people of the world. Having a full meal, a rare dignity, no longer having to be reduced to a fourth-class person, this cause is bigger and much better than killing."
Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang's expression finally softened.
Restore the Han people's rivers and mountains, drive away the invading foreigners, end the chaos of the late Yuan Dynasty, and let the people all over the world who can't even eat eat live and work in peace and contentment.
This is also the reason.
When Yuankong saw that Zhu Yuanzhang's expression improved, he understood that what he said was on point, and said again: "Your Majesty's cause can produce better results, and the Ming Dynasty's mountains and rivers can be established forever."
Zhu Yuanzhang asked: "Where are the children and grandchildren?"
Yuankong explained: "His Royal Highness, the Emperor Taisun, conquered the Southern Barbarians in the south, attacked the Barbarians in the north, and expanded the territory, bringing about a prosperous Ming Dynasty. This is also the result."
He grasped another point and talked about Zhu Xuan's good side.
Although he is a monk, he has long heard about Zhu Xuan's achievements over the years. He has done better and better every year. The other princes and grandsons of the Ming Dynasty are nothing in front of Zhu Xuan.
As long as you say good things about Zhu Xuan, His Majesty will definitely be happy.
Sure enough, a smile slowly appeared on Zhu Yuanzhang's face.
If the cause you sow will eventually reap the fruit of Zhu Xuan, and then the Ming Dynasty will be forever established, it is actually not bad.
However, when he thought of Queen Ma and Zhu Biao, Zhu Yuanzhang's expression darkened again, and he asked: "Then why do our relatives still leave us? Didn't you say that the cause of the planting is great and good?"
Yuankong trembled all over. He was only focusing on what he said just now, but he forgot this point.
Facing Zhu Yuanzhang's cold eyes, Yuan Kong was extremely frightened. After a while, he said: "That's because the reason for your majesty's killing does exist. If the two reasons coexist, then..."
He didn't dare to say the following words.
Seeing the terrifying expression and sharp eyes on Zhu Yuanzhang's face, it seemed that he could be delayed.
He is afraid too!
I was so scared that my body was shaking.
"Karma, haha..."
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled helplessly, looked at the statue next to him, and said to himself: "We killed so many people to repay our relatives around us. We drove away the Tartars, and the retribution will be on our good grandson. The latter is good, but former……"
He stared at the Buddha statue, his voice suddenly became much louder, and shouted: "If you have the ability, retribution will be on us. We are not afraid of retribution. We can accept as many as you come, come on!"
As he spoke, his eyes were red.
Yuankong saw him roaring like a Buddha, which made him tremble all over. He quickly lowered his head, not daring to look at anything, and acted as if he couldn't hear him.
Jiang Wei and the others following him were all silent and bowed their heads. Even if they saw Lao Zhu roaring, they would pretend they couldn't see or hear him. As ministers around the emperor, they still had to have this awareness.
If you don't have some awareness, the grass on the grave will be too tall.
