Chapter 48: I would rather be a peace dog than a person in troubled times
"Did the Tang Dynasty perish like this?" Someone sighed in a low voice in the darkness.
“There is no country in the world that cannot be destroyed, and no house that cannot be defeated. The rule of the imperial court is becoming increasingly corrupt, the eunuchs are monopolizing power, the feudal towns are separatist and there are constant party disputes within the court, land is being annexed, civil uprisings are constant, wars are occurring, and the people are living in dire straits.
Li Shimin once said: Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it. This is true. If a dynasty is so weak that the people cannot survive, it should perish! "Another voice said calmly.
"Brother Yun is still open-minded. The Tang Dynasty has been destroyed, but I still sigh for it. It seems that my practice is not at home yet. I am ashamed, ashamed. There is something that exists because of it. This life leads to the other life. There is no reason for this and there is no reason for that. If this thing dies, that will annihilate, and there is no Amitabha Buddha." The voice calmed down after reciting a Buddhist sutra.
"It's not that you didn't practice enough, it's that the period of your practice happened to be during the reign of the Tang Dynasty. You witnessed its rise and fall with your own eyes, so you feel something in your heart. I just practiced for a longer time and experienced more, so Just take it lightly.
Alas, in this land of China, there is governance and then chaos, and chaos is followed by great governance. This is originally caused by the movement of heaven and the change of human nature. But the people who suffer are always the common people. I really can't bear it. The people suffer when they prosper; when they die, the people suffer. . "The indifferent voice also became deeper.
"So Brother Yun is going to devote himself to this troubled world to save all people? Brother Yun has such a compassionate heart, which is really a blessing to all people in the world. However, this period of dynasty change is exactly when the heavens are in chaos and killings and calamities are everywhere. If you are not careful, , you will be involved in the murderous calamity. If you are not careful, your life will be in danger. Even if you are not involved in the murderous calamity, you will be involved in the karma of the mortal world, and the righteous path will be greatly affected in the future. Brother Yun, I think you are better... "..." He was interrupted before he finished speaking.
"There is no need to persuade me. I have made up my mind and cannot change it. The ancient sages once said: A true man should do something and refrain from doing something. Let me watch the people suffer without caring. This is different from those who don't eat and I usually look down on them. What is the difference between human fireworks and cultivators who only care about their own practice?
Cultivation is to cultivate the mind. Only by acting in accordance with the guidance of the original heart can we practice the right way! Otherwise, if you violate your original intention, you will form inner demons when you go through tribulations in the future. If you are not careful, your soul will fly away and you will not take what you want. Moreover, if what I want to do this time is successful, it will not only save a large number of people, but also gain a lot of merit. I will be more sure of my future enlightenment. As for the cause and effect, there is no need to worry, I will There is a solution and you don't have to worry about me.
However, my plan this time relies heavily on you. I hope you don’t blame me for dragging you into this mortal world. "
"Amitabha, if I don't go to hell, who will go to hell? The Buddha's Dharma is boundless and can save all living beings. Since Brother Yun has the heart to save the world, how can I stand by and watch, not to mention that Brother Yun and I have the kindness to rebuild. Don't say that you are just helping, but you are giving up. There’s nothing wrong with my cultivation, so don’t worry, Brother Yun.”
"Okay, if you go according to plan, you will become an immortal, if you go against it, you will become an immortal! The Great Evolution is fifty, the Heaven Evolution is forty-nine, everything has a glimmer of hope. Let's see how I can fight for this chance of life for all the people in the world in this troubled world! "
Baishi Town was originally an ordinary town. Although it was not wealthy, it was still stable. However, with the demise of the Tang Dynasty, it was also affected.
Exorbitant taxes, grain collection, abolition of laws, and land waste, a series of events, all clearly told the townspeople a message: troubled times are coming.
Finally one day, the relatively quiet and peaceful atmosphere of Baishi Town was broken, and a group of party cavalry broke into the town.
The Dangxiang tribe originally lived in Xiazhou, northwest China. They are nomadic people who make a living by herding. Whenever they are hit by natural disasters and their livestock production is reduced, they will rush into the Central Plains to plunder and make up for their losses.
If the Central Plains countries were strong, they would be as docile as sheep. When the Tang Dynasty was prosperous, they would have surrendered to the Tang Dynasty. But when the Tang Dynasty weakened, they tore off their usual mask of docility and became as fierce and ferocious as hungry wolves. Cruel, especially now, with the demise of the Tang Dynasty, vassal towns all over the country are separatist and attacking each other. No one has time to take care of party matters. As long as the city is not attacked or their own core interests are harmed, the princes will turn a blind eye.
As a result, the party members became more and more arrogant, often forming cavalry to plunder everywhere. The surrounding villages and towns in Yanzhou, Lingzhou, Yinzhou and other places were harassed by them, and some villages were even massacred.
This time, Baishi Town was targeted by a group of party cavalry with about 300 people. They took advantage of the lax defenses in the town and suddenly rushed out. The 50-person escort team in Baishi Town usually neglected training. In an instant, They were defeated, strangled, and their entire army was annihilated. Then, the party cavalry began to burn, kill and loot. Men, killed, women, food, gold, silver and soft goods were all looted, packed and taken away. Those who could not be taken away were burned. The poor townspeople were still trying to stop them, but how could they stop these people who had turned into beasts? The robber? He was stabbed backhand by the party cavalry who was in high spirits, and the bodies were torn apart in an instant, and blood spread on the street.
Zhao Yuanwu was an orphan. He followed his fellow villagers to flee famine and came to Baishi Town. He was all alone and almost starved to death. Fortunately, the townspeople were very simple and kind-hearted. Seeing that he was pitiful, he was also smart, sweet-tongued and very lovable, so he came from time to time. Help him, otherwise he would have starved to death long ago. Although he survived without being forced, he was hungry and malnourished. A nine-year-old looks like a six-year-old.
He felt something was wrong early in the morning, his right eyelid kept twitching, and he felt panicked, so he went to the place he thought was the safest - a century-old poplar tree in the center of the town. Sometimes when he was really greedy, he would Shu went to dig out the bird eggs and eat them, but unexpectedly this saved him from disaster.
Zhao Yuanwu looked at the hell-like scene in the town with red eyes, but he gritted his teeth and did not make a sound even if the corner of his mouth was bitten with blood. He watched the people he knew well in daily life being killed one by one. The originally neat little boy The town turned into an Asura hell, and his heart seemed to be burned by a raging fire. A voice echoed repeatedly in her ears, as if it was a sentence she heard from a book on the street in the past: When troubled times come, all life will be in ruins, Ning Ning Be a peace dog, not a person in troubled times!
Just as Zhao Yuanwu secretly screamed that Baishi Town was suffering from disaster, a few hundred miles away, by a small river, a purple-robed Taoist priest suddenly turned around and looked in the direction of Baishi Town. He frowned and said, "Okay He has a heavy killing spirit, and has he suffered any military disasters? Well, since he has encountered it, I will go and take a look to see if he can be rescued." After saying that, he bent down and grabbed a handful of soil. , threw it into the sky, said: "Emperor, Heaven and Queen Earth, God has no trace, escape!" and disappeared.
