Xiao Rui looked at everything in front of him, then turned to look at his troubled younger brother Xiao Yue, and asked the county magistrate in a serious tone: "Chang'an County, whose job are you on?"
The county magistrate immediately stood up and bowed his head and replied respectfully, "As for the Marquis, I am a servant of the imperial court."
"Who do you owe allegiance to?"
"Of course he is a saint! I swear allegiance to the saint to the death." The county magistrate was already a little scared. He didn't know whether he was happy or angry at this time.
Xiao Rui smiled, "Who is the saint?"
Um? who? Isn’t he the current His Majesty? Do I have to call His Majesty by his first name? I don’t dare, not even to death.
Xiao Rui did not embarrass the county magistrate and continued: "Your Majesty is honored as a saint, but you must not forget that the emperor is the emperor, the son of heaven. If there are any gods in the world, can they be greater than heaven?"
Hiss... The Chang'an County Magistrate found these words shocking.
Xiao Rui said loudly: "As the emperor, your majesty patrols the sky and brings blessings to all people. You are the magistrate of Chang'an County appointed by your majesty. You have the responsibility to protect the people of this area for your majesty. How can you be timid? If the gods dare to punish you, ? I have nothing to do with you, you are the emperor’s servant, and you are protected by the destiny of the human race and the destiny of the dynasty."
A few words made the county magistrate regain his confidence, straighten his chest, and said loudly: "Thank you, Mr. Marquis, for your guidance. I will bear it in mind."
Xiao Rui stretched out his hand towards the hollow monk standing proudly in the middle and said, "Chang'an County, who is this monk?"
The county magistrate was puzzled and said: "Master Hou, he is the plaintiff Monk Kongxin, the abbot of Yuandeng Temple."
Xiao Rui shook his head and asked again: "Then is he a commoner of the Tang Dynasty? Is he under the control of the imperial court? Is he under the control of your Chang'an County?"
The county magistrate smiled and said loudly: "Of course, all the people under my rule in the Tang Dynasty are all people of the Tang Dynasty and are under the jurisdiction of the imperial court. Since Yuandeng Temple is under the rule of my Chang'an County, it will naturally be under the jurisdiction of this county."
Xiao Rui smiled, pointed at the monk and said, "Monk, what do you think?"
Monk Kongxin panicked and quickly clasped his hands together with a compassionate expression, "Amitabha, monks are outsiders and have no involvement in the mortal world."
Someone from outside the country? Not involved in the mortal world? What the hell does this mean?
Scholar Liu Jinyuan yelled angrily: "What bullshit outsiders? It's obviously your trick to deceive people. If you really don't get involved in the world, then what do you eat? Where do you live? What do you need our money for?" ? I beg the county magistrate to make the decision and not let this liar go! If an outsider can shirk everything with just one sentence, then if everyone in the world follows suit and can escape punishment by shaving his head and becoming a monk after committing a crime, what do we need from Tang Lv? Why should the court do anything? This is unfair!"
"Yes, that's not fair!" the neighbors shouted.
Xiao Rui thought to himself that he was worthy of being a scholar, his speech was well-founded and he could hit the point right away. If ordinary people come to complain, I am afraid they will just cry and complain, but they will not speak of the national justice.
Listening to the roaring public grievances and looking at the calm and composed champion, the Chang'an County magistrate had already understood that the marquis supported Liu Shusheng.
As soon as the alarm was struck, the county magistrate shouted angrily: "Quiet! Monk Kongxin, can you hear what the people said? Just by your words, you have left yourself out of the matter? It's not that simple! Since you live in Chang'an, which is under the jurisdiction of this county, The county government is involved in the case of defrauding Liu Jinyuan's family property, so he should cooperate with the case honestly. You can do what a monk does in your temple, this is a court."
"Didn't you hear what the Prince Consort said just now? Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, and he patrols hunting on behalf of Heaven. All people in the world are within the blessings of the Emperor, including your gods and Buddhas. They must also listen to the Emperor."
Here……
Xiao Rui almost burst out laughing, I didn't say this. Then the Buddha is just a clay statue and a fake body in gold. Only if he can listen to the emperor is he a ghost? You are making things difficult for the emperor.
But it’s not bad to think about it. The Emperor is just a gimmick made up by people. Buddha is the idol of the so-called god that people blindly worship. From this aspect, it’s the same thing. Let the Emperor deal with the Buddha, well... there’s nothing wrong with it!
Monk Hollow felt fear for the first time. Only then did he realize that he had not stepped out of Yuandeng Temple for a long time. Usually in the temple, as the host, he faced pilgrims who believed in Buddhism. What he said was what the other party believed.
Now that I have left the temple and come to the yamen, it is not my own dojo. It seems that my every word and deed has become invalid. No one around me believes in the principles before. What should I do?
At this moment, a Buddha's call came from outside, "Amitabha, good, good! My Buddha is compassionate and makes great vows to save all the suffering people in the world. However, the world is ignorant and is always misunderstood."
"Who is coming?" The county magistrate raised his eyebrows and asked.
"The abbot of the Poor Monk Shanlian Temple, Monk Yuanfa, the county magistrate is courteous." The visitor was a kind-faced and thin figure, an old monk with a gray beard who was about fifty years old.
Monk Kongxin, the abbot of Yuandeng Temple, hurriedly stepped forward to ask for help, "Uncle Master Yuan, you are here. My disciples are not good at Buddhism and cannot save the donors in front of me."
Xiao Rui whispered to his younger brother Xiao Yue next to him: "The implication is: I am not good at eloquence, so I can't speak to them."
Xiao Yue almost laughed out loud. I thought to myself, brother, how long has it been since we had such a serious court battle? Do you still have the heart to make a joke?
Monk Yuan Pharaoh bypassed the theory of becoming a monk and grasping the current topic: "County magistrate, Mr. Liu said that we defrauded him of his money and that his father's death was blamed on our two temples. This matter is completely false."
"Donating sesame oil money to pray for blessings is a rule that everyone who steps into the temple understands. The Buddha prays for a destined person. On the surface, Rich Master Liu died of illness, but in fact it was a personal fate. After the karma came, he fell ill and died of illness. Even if he Mr. Liu donated all his family property and begged the Buddha to appear, but the Buddha could not act against heaven and change his destiny."
Yo...here comes a wise monk. Xiao Rui became interested.
The county magistrate questioned: "Monk, what karma and fate you are talking about has been confirmed just now. Don't slander the reputation of the deceased. Although Mr. Liu is a businessman, he is always good at giving and being kind to others. He is recognized by the neighbors as a great benefactor. In this way, A good person should be rewarded with good deeds."
Monk Yuan Pharaoh clasped his hands and said, "No! We ordinary people can only see the cause and effect of one life, but Buddha can see three lives, namely the past life, this life, and the next life. Maybe Rich Master Liu is a good person in this life, but not necessarily in the past life. Since he has The result is that he was a very evil person in his previous life, and his good deeds in this life are only atonement for the sins of his previous life."
"Nonsense, what do the sins of the past life have to do with this life? Since I want to punish my father with illness and death, then why did you trick me into donating my family property to pray for blessings? It is obviously a lie that you made up deliberately with strong words. Just now, you slandered my father's bad character. Now, How about fabricating stories about my father’s previous life?”
"None of the bald monks are good people, they are all liars! What? Can you see my father's past life? You are also mortals, father and mother. If you come out to lie shamelessly, aren't you afraid of committing evil and harming your parents?"
The old monk's breath became unstable after he cursed him, and the people around him clapped their hands and cheered, shouting happily!
The county magistrate thought to himself, could this be the advice of the champion Hou? Come prepared? Such good eloquence.
He clapped his hands and said, "Quiet, Liu Jinyuan, don't roar in court, let alone threaten others. Just now Monk Kongkong couldn't threaten you, and now you can't threaten other people's parents. This county is responsible for justice."
The scholar hurriedly bowed and apologized, "I have lost my temper. The county magistrate forgives me. I also apologize to the monk's parents. His fault should not be repaid to his parents, but should be borne by himself. His parents gave birth to such a liar son. I think he is a poor person."
Wow... the people watching burst into laughter. This time even the county magistrate couldn't bear it anymore.
Rao Shiyuan, a monk with good cultivation, turned red in the face, and his eyes changed when he looked at the scholar.
