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"The young monk has been living outside Jinyang City for many days. He was unable to enter the city due to the tight guards in the city. Unexpectedly, it was a blessing in disguise that he met an old friend." The monk held up his palm and went over to pay respect to Bai Feng and his party: "Young Master Bai is now here. Are you still secretly fighting against the Taiping Taoists above the court?"
He was dressed in the attire of a traveler, with a bamboo hat hanging on his back, and the uppers of his cloth shoes were patched several times. They were dusty, and he had obviously traveled a long distance.
Bai Feng replied: "Monk Juexin? Why are you afraid of the guards in the city? There are more than a hundred Buddhist temples in Jinyang. We should wholeheartedly welcome other visiting monks."
"Ever since we left Qingliang Mountain, I accepted Master Xuanqing's 'Magic Subduing Wand' and determined to travel far and wide, visiting Taiping Taoists gathered everywhere, so that evil spirits who violate human ethics will be punished by heaven! Over time, I will naturally be punished by Taiping. Tao regards him as a thorn in his side.”
Ayu and Fu Wentao were shocked and echoed one after another.
"Juexin, why didn't you tell us? It turns out you have done so many things!"
"It can be seen that everyone is like-minded."
Bai Feng waved and invited everyone, and led everyone to a place far away from the river to hide. On the way, he continued to ask: "I don't know if you want to join us and fight against evil together!"
Yu Ke and Su Qing were leading the horses at the back like two inconspicuous shepherds. Every time they wanted to ask a question, they were immediately blocked by others with more emotional words.
"I have a private matter, I don't know whether to talk about it or not?" Juexin said.
"Speak directly, Mr. Bai is not as serious as he looks." Before Fu Wentao finished speaking, Ayu patted the general's armor on Bai Feng's body with interest, and said boldly: "This dress is really impressive! "
Juexin responded with a polite smile, and then asked: "How is Mengdie? That day, the Miao girl who was following me was in a hurry, and there were many things she forgot to say."
"Ms. Mengdie is well settled in the medical clinic at the foot of Qingliang Mountain. When the local people heard that there was a Miao doctor there, they rushed to see a doctor." Bai Feng said: "People said at the time that there was an ugly girl at the foot of Qingliang Mountain, with a face like Snakes and scorpions have hearts like Bodhisattvas.”
"That's good, that's good..." Juexin breathed a sigh of relief. He should have been happy about this, but he suddenly became serious and asked: "Dare you ask Mr. Bai, no, General Bai Feng, do you think the peace is peaceful?" Is Tao really hopeless?"
After hearing this, Bai Feng's face became gloomy and said, "What are you talking about?"
"Just stop here." Juexin stopped everyone: "Young monk is not afraid to say these words in front of everyone. I have traveled far and wide and have seen too many joys and sorrows. Dependence, origin and destruction are all related to the cycle of cause and effect. I am the compassionate Buddha. , teaching people to do good in this life to get rich rewards in the next life, but what about the Tao of Taiping? According to legend, they learned from the "Yellow Turban Army" who held high the flag of righteousness for the common people since the late Han Dynasty. The saying "the sky is dead, the yellow sky should stand" attracted countless believers to risk their lives to follow , however, after the failure, everything became a thing of the past. Sima Tu and his team learned the lessons of their predecessors and chose to go the completely opposite path."
Juexin put down the Buddhist staff and sat on the ground, picked up a branch and drew a circle in the soil, and continued: "Taiping Taoists put down their weapons, tampered with the teachings, chose to abandon good and evil, and abandoned the distinction between you and me. There are no worldly interests or affiliations among Taiping Taoists. In other words, they have erased cause and effect from their memory, just like a person who cut out his eyes and thinks he can no longer see the things that cause him pain. ”
"Isn't this just escaping reality?" Yu Ke asked unconfidently: "Actually, I don't know what Taipingdao is, but does it really make sense to do this?"
Juexin said: "Forgetting the past, no longer looking forward to the future, and only living in the present that can be seen, at least for many people today, is a good medicine that can cure diseases. They may be the wife Hongxing at home. A cheating husband, an orphan whose family was brutally exterminated, and an old mother whose children were all sent away to the army, once they meet the Tao of Peace, it is impossible to resist the temptation."
"Taiping Taoists either use 'immortal medicine' to seduce them, or they use 'magical skills' to lure them, making people put aside all worldly things and devote themselves wholeheartedly to the great cause of 'becoming an immortal.'" Juexin then looked at the circle on the ground. Draw two circles of the same size on the lower left and lower right respectively.
"For ordinary people, these three circles represent the past, present, and future respectively. The combination of the three is our life." Juexin said: "But for Taiping Taoists, elixirs, magical powers, and success Immortals are their present, and the Taiping Taoists firmly believe that as long as everyone becomes an immortal, a peaceful and prosperous age will come."
Bai Feng asked maliciously: "According to you, Taipingdao is doing good things, right?"
"That's not the case. Doing this in a short period of time may allow people to obtain a temporary sense of bliss." Juexin put forward his own opinion: "If it lasts for a long time and develops to the point where there are many believers, people will be addicted to drugs and drugs all day long. In the midst of carnal desires and the 'eternal present', one day, they will find that their bodies are deteriorating, and their quest for immortality will end up being lonely and empty talk, and they will fall into deeper despair, and they will not be able to turn around in this life."
"Then why are you still asking me whether Taiping Dao can be saved?" Before Bai Feng finished speaking, Su Qing suddenly fell to his knees with a bang and said feebly: "I didn't expect that you could explain my mental journey over the years. The person who made it clear is actually a monk?"
"Brother Su?"
Su Qing looked at Bai Feng sadly. This was completely different from the miserable look he had put on when he walked along. He was trembling all over and his beard was shaking: "Brother Bai, most people in this world are not as good as You are so strong, no matter how many setbacks you encounter, you can find a way to stand up again... Of course you can laugh at their cowardice and incompetence, but you have to accept that this is reality! The Taiping Taoists have spotted this Opportunities take advantage of the opportunity and tell us that the 'eternal present' is the real life..."
"You are right, I am too arrogant." Bai Feng went to help the other person stand up, with mixed emotions in his expression: "However, Taiping Dao has been causing trouble to the world for a long time. If it is not eliminated, it will be difficult for me to face my best friend and master. .”
Juexin picked up the Buddhist staff and stood up, saying: "I can understand General Bai Feng's mood, so I have only one request, spare Sima Tu's life, and I will take him back to Qingliang Mountain to report to the Master Abbot. The young monk firmly believes , the true 'Tao' becomes clearer with more debate; the false Tao will only make people more confused."
"Hmph, it's up to you. As long as you won't interfere with me, I won't have any objections." After Bai Feng said that, he mounted his horse and returned, instructing Yu Ke: "Let these friends of mine go with the procession. , whoever wants to stop me, please tell me my name."
"Yes, sworn brother!"
