"Shameless!"
In Xiaojiazhuang, Taoist Ge cursed angrily after receiving the news.
Yuan Tiangang sighed: "When the operation started, the Buddhist peace incense appeared, and the poor Taoist was worried that it was a trick of the Buddhists. Fortunately, the prince-in-law saw through it and interrupted their plan. Is it possible that these bald monks are so shameless? This kind of thing Do you dare to claim the credit?"
Sun Simiao was also a Taoist priest. Although he usually worked as a miraculous doctor, he also had opinions on the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism. He sighed and said: "Alas... time is also fate, if Du Gou hadn't gone to do great charity with the unburned peace incense. Temple, even if they want to take credit today, they have no excuse."
Yuan Tiangang shook his head and said: "Otherwise. Senior Brother Sun, don't underestimate the shamelessness of these bald monks. They gain fame by deceiving the people. They have all kinds of tricks. As long as they want to take advantage of this matter, they can always find it. Exploit the loopholes.”
"Oh, it's a pity that the three of you have been busy for so many days, and the credit has been taken away by villains."
Xiao Rui smiled: "Senior Brother Yuan, you don't need to beat around the bush. Isn't it just a dispute between Buddhism and Taoism? Although Xiao Rui has never become a monk, as a disciple of the master, of course he is a member of the Taoist sect."
"What's more, I originally had no intention of confronting these monks, but they actually took the initiative to ruin my reputation. Half of the rumors in Chang'an City are that they are behind it. Haha, I, Xiao Rui, am not a good person. It's been about two years. , everyone has forgotten my name back then."
Name? What name? The three veterans were waiting to hear what was going on.
Xiao Rui said to Li Junxian next to him: "Fifth brother, come and tell everyone."
How did Li Junxian know this? I scratched my head and thought for a long time, "Danddy nemesis?"
Xiao Rui rolled his eyes: "No, against a group of bald monks, is the Dandy Nemesis useful?"
Li Junxian thought again, "Both poetry and calligraphy are unique?"
"wrong!"
"The richest man in Chang'an? The romantic consort?"
Pfft...stop it, blame me, I asked the wrong person. Xiao Rui quickly interrupted Li Junxian's free play.
"When I was at the Yushitai, I said that I would retaliate against Xiao Yushi. Speak of a group of monks, the eldest brother of the Cheng family who was my good friend. Didn't they also follow Du He's second brother and be punished by me?"
Ahem... Li Junxian couldn't help but cover his eyes. After that incident came out, the reputation of the young master's nemesis was completely confirmed, and no one of the younger generation dared to provoke him, so they all walked around.
Yuan Tiangang said: "Prince-in-law, this is not a personal grudge, this is a dispute between Buddhism and Taoism. You cannot be allowed to fight with these monks alone."
"Fight? Fight? How long has it been since Buddhism came here? If we fight, can we beat the whole world?" Xiao Rui said in surprise.
Everyone laughed, and Ge Dan said: "Master nephew, the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism is not a fight, but a debate, usually focusing on debating scriptures. But these monks are best at wars of words, and they are full of witty Zen words. , Taoism has always advocated inaction, so it often loses to them. Otherwise, they would not have been allowed to develop and grow by a group of barbarian sects in these hundreds of years."
Yuan Tiangang suddenly put his hands on his hands and laughed and said: "Wonderful! I heard that there is a saying in the court that the prince-in-law Xiao Rui is the most iron-mouthed in the Tang Dynasty. He once had a verbal battle with the scholars in the court, and one person refuted everyone. What if you are the one to take action? To deal with Buddhism, tsk tsk..."
Xiao Rui rolled his eyes and said, "What are you thinking about? With your approach, you still want to take revenge and overwhelm Buddhism? No wonder it makes others bigger and bigger. It turns out that Taoism itself is not living up to expectations."
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Lao Yuan was almost upset by the sudden ridicule. Sun Laodao helped to relieve the siege and said: "Don't talk nonsense. The Taoist sect has always liked to do nothing to clean up the world, and is not good at participating in government affairs and publicity. If it weren't for the excessive encroachment of the Buddhist sect, the Taoist sect would not bother to deal with them. Facts have proved that Hoover has caused trouble and has deep-rooted poison. It’s too serious, alas, it’s too late for Taoism to regret it.”
Ge Dan asked: "Master nephew, after talking for a long time, what do you think of Buddhism? Are you sure?"
Xiao Rui thought for a moment and said in a serious tone: "I have read some Buddhist scriptures, and I personally think that Buddhism should be distinguished from Buddhism. Buddha is not a belief, an individual, or a certain god. Buddha is a realm, It is a state that can be achieved through practice. From this perspective, it is the same principle as our Taoism which advocates tranquility and self-cultivation. Therefore, we have the saying that Buddha is originally Tao."
"Buddha is the Tao?" The three old Taoists looked at each other and sighed at the same time.
Ge Dan said: "There are historical records from the Three Kingdoms period, saying that Laozi traveled westward out of Hangu and accepted twenty-nine disciples of the Hu people. Later, the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism gradually expanded its influence, and during the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the Taoist sect wrote the "Laozi Transformed the Hu Jing". It is a pity. Ah, I have been refuted by these bald heads, saying that the Taoist sect deliberately forged it in order to oppress the Buddhist sect."
"What are the facts?" Xiao Rui asked.
Yuan Tiangang said: "The fact is that everyone in the Taoist sect firmly believes that Laozi's ancestor traveled west to transform Hu into a Buddha. According to the origin of Buddhism, the time is also right. However, these bald monks do not know how to respect their teachers and are all trying to deceive their teachers and destroy their ancestors. Disciple. Alas...it's just a pointless war of words."
Xiao Rui nodded: "That's all. That's why I said that the debate between Buddhism and Taoism is not possible. I said that Buddhism is the Tao. I am just reasoning and it has nothing to do with belief. When it comes to practice, Buddhism and Taoism are all the same. The three thousand paths of the great road lead to the same destination. I It is one who identifies with the Buddha.”
"Nephew..."
Xiao Rui interrupted Ge Dan's interruption, "Master, don't panic, I haven't finished speaking yet. What I said is that I agree with their practice, not their preaching."
"To distinguish Buddhism from Buddhism is like distinguishing Taoism from Taoism. After Buddhism was introduced, it became a tool to fool the world. The Buddha originally taught people to cultivate themselves to reach the realm of Buddha. But his disciples and grandchildren are unfilial. , if you can't cultivate yourself, you use Buddhism to deceive the people, gather believers, and package the Buddha in a golden body into an idol that mortals worship? Is the purpose of promoting Buddhism? Of course not, it is just for power and money."
"Just like the Daxingshan Temple, a piece of bullshit peace incense costs the people ten gold? What about coaxing fools? Blatantly robbing money in the Tang Dynasty? The court can't help it. I can't stand this kind of thing."
The three of them nodded, including Li Junxian who was listening, and all understood Xiao Rui's explanation. In the past, they only focused on fighting and never understood Buddhism. So that's what happened. When I go back in the evening, I will tell my wife that I will no longer worship Buddha.
Yuan Tiangang listened to what Xiao Rui said so thoroughly and nodded in praise: "Then how to cure it? There were kings in the previous dynasty who destroyed Buddhism. Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty and Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty both slaughtered Buddhism. It's a pity that the power of the whole country can only stop it. After a temporary harm, in the end Buddhism is like a seed that blooms everywhere, always resurrecting and continuing to flourish.”
Xiao Rui understood that Yuan Tiangang was reminding himself that forceful suppression was not an effective method.
Ge Dan sighed: "There are countless people in the world who are as stupid as stubborn stones. They blindly believe in idols and hope for salvation. To put it bluntly, it is out of their own fear, fear of their own suffering, and longing for a savior. Believe in Buddhism? Haha, Buddha really If we can protect the world, there will be no suffering in this world. It is just a spiritual comfort for the ignorant people."
Sun Simiao frowned and said sadly: "The people in the world have suffered enough, and they have to be fooled and deceived to add another harm... When will this world really be bright and peaceful?"
Ge Dan mocked: "Senior Brother Sun is right, but those bald monks are so good at covering up their sins, saying that we are helping people in the world relieve their suffering! Bah! What? I can't eat enough, I look down on you Sickness, if you believe in Buddha, then the hunger in your stomach and the pain in your body will all disappear? What kind of bullshit is this?"
Hearing this, Xiao Rui exclaimed: "Yes, Uncle Ge's words hit the mark. This is where I want to draw fuel from the bottom of the cauldron and fight fire with fire."
Ge Dan said happily: "Oh? How about removing the firewood from under the cauldron and fighting fire with fire? Whatever needs to be done, just ask my nephew."
Xiao Rui shook his head and said: "As I said before, the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism cannot be involved. This time, it is my personal grudge between Xiao Rui and Buddhism. The dispute between Buddhism and Taoism has not been fought for so many years, so it is useless to involve it. It’s better for me to act alone and be able to let go.”
"I'm not going to show up this time. Instead, I'm going to feed Buddhism a poison and see if they eat it? If they eat it, they'll have to worry about detoxification. If they don't eat it? Haha, then tear off the disguise and get out of the Tang Dynasty!"
Early the next morning, a person came to Daxingshan Temple in Chang'an City, a person with a special status. He devoutly came to the main hall of the temple to kneel down and pray to the Buddha.
People who knew him around were pointing, isn’t this Xiao Yue, the younger brother of champion Hou Xiaorui? Didn't it mean that Xiao Rui didn't believe in Buddhism? Why did his younger brother also come to worship Buddha?
What do you know? Xiao Rui is an outlier in the Xiao family. Apart from him, the entire Xiao family, starting from Xiao Yu, Duke of Song Dynasty, is a Buddhist.
