Chapter 1063: Buddha and Tao
At the top of Shaoshi Mountain, there are thousands of walls with nothing to lean on. It is impossible for ordinary people to get up. However, Bodhidharma sat cross-legged on the top of the peak and closed his eyes, chanting sutras. It was not until another monk climbed up that Bodhidharma stopped chanting sutras. And this person is none other than the leader of Buddhism, Sakyamuni.
Although Bodhidharma stopped chanting sutras, he paid no attention to Sakyamuni and did not even look at him. Sakyamuni said: "Brother Bodhidharma, my Buddhist family is suffering from the greatest disaster in a hundred years. , we must work together to get through it.”
After Bodhidharma heard this, he finally stopped being silent and said with an indifferent expression: "Duobao, you went too far this time."
Sakyamuni was once the great disciple of Taoist Shangqing Taoist, and Duobao was his Taoist name. He changed his name to Sakyamuni after he became a Buddhist.
When Sakyamuni saw that Bodhidharma did not call him by his Buddha name, but directly called out his former name, he felt a little angry in his heart, but he now had something to ask for, so he did not show it.
"I also didn't expect that Qin Hao would be so contradictory. On the surface, he looks broad-minded, but in reality he is vindictive and ungrateful."
A trace of bitterness flashed in Sakyamuni's eyes, and he smiled bitterly and said: "I thought Qin Hao would take this incident for the sake of you and Pujing, my junior brother, and would not argue with my Buddhist family about this incident.
Moreover, the rescue of Li Shimin this time was also a personal act of my disciple Xuanzang, and it cannot be blamed on my Buddhist family.
But he didn't expect Qin Hao's reaction to be so great, and he directly made a move to destroy the Buddha. "
The Eastern Tu School is almost exclusively exclusive, and it is naturally not easy for Buddhism to grow to this extent under this premise. There have also been two decisive battles between Buddhism and Taoism.
A hundred years ago, Buddha Luo from Tianzhu came to the Eastern Territory to preach, but he was boycotted by all the schools in the Eastern Territory.
It was a period of intense conflict between Buddhism and Taoism. Buddhism was even called the 'Demon Sect' by people in the Central Plains, and Buddha Luo was even insulted as the 'Demon Patriarch'.
When the contradiction could not be reconciled, Daozu Hongjun finally took action personally and fought against Luo at the southwest border.
In that battle, Daozu Hongjun won, but although he killed Fozu Luo, he was also seriously injured and died in less than ten years, and Taoism also fell into the hands of Sanqing.
Fifty years ago, in Tianzhu, the birthplace of Buddhism, two more Buddhas, Zhunti and Jieyin, were born.
Inheriting Luo's legacy, Zhun Ti and Jie Yin still chose to bring a group of disciples to the Eastern Territory to preach Buddhism. However, they were boycotted by all the schools in the Eastern Territory.
This time the Taoists directly dispatched the Sanqing Taoists, while the Confucians dispatched two great Confucians, Wang Xu and Xun Kuang, and the five of them joined forces to surround and kill the two Buddhas, Zhunti and Yingyin.
The two Buddhas of the Buddhist sect were twice as old as the five, and their realms were higher than the five, but they were still outnumbered. In the end, Zhunti was killed by Taiqing and Guiguzi together, while Jie Yin fled back to Tianzhu in embarrassment and stood together. I made a vow that I would never set foot in the Central Plains again for the rest of my life.
After these two wars, the strength of Buddhism was greatly reduced, and Taoism and Confucianism also relaxed restrictions on Buddhism, and Buddhism was finally able to survive in the East.
Buddhism has developed with difficulty for more than fifty years before it has its current foundation in the Han Dynasty. Therefore, all senior Buddhist leaders cherish this hard-won achievement.
As the leader of the Buddhist sect, Sakyamuni was no exception, but he did not expect that one of his careless actions would bring disaster to Buddhism, and the achievements of decades would be destroyed in one fell swoop.
Sakyamuni regrets it now. He would have stopped getting involved in Taoist affairs if he had known it earlier. Unfortunately, it is too late to say anything now.
But for today's Buddhists, the most important thing is to ask Qin Hao to stop destroying the Buddha. Bodhidharma, who has been kind to Qin Hao, is naturally the best person to ask for mercy, so Sakyamuni will Come to Shaolin in person to seek Bodhidharma.
After listening to Sakyamuni's words, Bodhidharma said coldly: "If you hadn't taken action, rescuing Li Shimin would have been Xuanzang's personal act, but if you, the leader of Buddhism, took action, Qin Hao would naturally think that it was me. Of course, it is impossible for the Buddhist family to let go of my provocation."
Of course Sakyamuni knew this, and he never thought of taking action himself. After all, once he took action, the nature would be completely different.
But Sakyamuni couldn't look at Xuanzang, being defeated and killed by Duguqiu in front of him. He couldn't hold back and helped Xuanzang, but in the end he brought such a huge disaster to the Buddhist family. .
"I have no shame in continuing to serve as the leader of the Buddhist family for causing such a disaster for the Buddhist family. I am willing to take the initiative to step down as the leader, but even so, it is difficult to calm Qin Hao's anger."
Sakyamuni knelt heavily on his knees and said with a sad face: "Junior Brother Bodhidharma, all the mistakes you made are my fault. Those Buddhist disciples who were slaughtered by the Qin army are all innocent. Please help me." Junior Brother Mo, please save them."
Seeing this, Bodhidharma couldn't help but sigh, and then he helped Sakyamuni up and said in a deep voice: "Brother Sakyamuni, Bodhidharma will go to persuade the Marquis of Qin, but not for you, but for the sake of Buddhist disciples in the world."
"Thank you!"
In Luoyang, in front of the Marquis of Qin's Mansion, a monk sat cross-legged at the door. A large group of people surrounded him and pointed, but the monk didn't care at all.
Jiang, the commander of the Nine Dragon Guards, looked at the monk blocking the door of the Hou Mansion with a solemn expression, and said in a deep voice: "Master Bodhidharma, I really didn't lie to you. My lord is really not in Luoyang."
Bodhidharma thought Qin Hao was deliberately avoiding him, and sighed and said calmly: "If the Marquis does not see the poor monk for a day, the poor monk will stay here for a day, and if he does not see the poor monk for a year, the poor monk will stay here for a year."
Seeing that Bodhidharma refused to listen, Jiang felt helpless, but he couldn't force him away. First of all, the other party was a master at the Grand Master level, and he couldn't beat him with his strength. Secondly, Bodhidharma was also the benefactor of his lord, so Love and reason cannot drive people away.
"Madam returns home, idle people retreat."
At this moment, a large group of female soldiers arrived in several carriages, and a stunning beauty got out of the leading carriage.
The beautiful woman held a baby in her left hand and held a child in her right hand. Her appearance seemed to change the color of the world and caused a shock in the crowd.
"That's the princess, Princess Wannian."
"Her Royal Highness the Princess has returned to Luoyang. Her Royal Highness the Princess has returned to Luoyang."
Liu Mu was still quite popular in Luoyang, and people soon recognized her identity and all took the initiative to kneel down and worship her.
"See Your Highness the Princess."
The little boy holding Liu Mu's hand raised his head and smiled at Liu Mu after seeing this and said, "Sister Huang, it seems that the people of Luoyang have not forgotten you."
There is naturally only one identity for the little boy who can call Liu Mu the Imperial Sister, and he is the current Han Emperor, Liu Xie.
