After asking, the tea cup in Xiao Chen's hand was also placed on the coffee table, and a crisp sound was like the final word.
The expressions of the people present were different. Some people felt that Xiao Chen's words were very reasonable and couldn't help but nod secretly. Some people felt that Xiao Chen spoke from the bottom of their hearts and started low-spirited discussions with the people around them. The officials were indifferent. They all breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems that Xiao Chen is going to agree this time, so that he won't lose too badly, and in this way, their yamen will also be able to escape.
Several great monks already had sad expressions on their faces. They tried their best to keep their faces calm, but their eyes were already filled with anxiety.
Fang Zheng took a deep breath and looked at the incense that was about to burn out, but he really couldn't respond in time.
There was a scorching silence, and the last piece of incense in the pure gold incense burner burned into a column of ashes and fell with the wind.
Fang Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly, paused for a moment while twisting the sandalwood beads with his fingers, and then frowned tightly. After a moment, he slowly relaxed his eyes and smiled coldly without losing the air of a general: "This question, I lost."
"Then let me take the lead and ask Governor Xiao a question."
Xiao Chen was calm and composed, with a faint smile on his face. It seemed that the rare victory just now had no impact on him.
Concubine Shu looked at Xiao Chen, with a hint of surprise and a little admiration in her eyes.
Xiao Chen put his arm around the beauty's waist, took Concubine Shu into his arms in public, and whispered in her ear, "How are you? Do you look at me with admiration?"
Concubine Shu shyly pushed him away slightly, and secretly gave Xiao Chen a serious warning, telling him not to lose his composure in public.
Xiao Chen just smiled leisurely and didn't care about the so-called reputation at all.
Fang Zheng spoke solemnly, a little dissatisfied, "It seems that the governor is still obsessed with the appearance of this world. So, if this is the case, I will ask."
"What's more important, saving one person or saving everyone in the world?"
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, not expecting that he would ask a question that in the world of Zen is comparable to "you save your mother and your wife first when they fall into the water" in modern relationships.
However, although this debate question is very common, it is indeed the most difficult question, and there has been almost no conclusion for thousands of years.
Concubine Shu and the officials present couldn't help but secretly take a deep breath. It seemed that Xiao Chen was destined to lose this round.
The rule of discussing Taoism in the Mingtang of Dali Temple is to win two out of three rounds. It is obvious that Xiao Chen will not win in the third round without even guessing.
Fang Zheng couldn't help but twirled his Zen beads and smiled and said: "Supervisor, if this debate question is too difficult, it doesn't matter. As long as the Supervisor opens his mouth, I will give him another one."
Xiao Chen sneered and looked at Fang Zheng in confusion, "What's so difficult about this?"
"I think it is more important to save one person."
Fang Zheng's eyes moved, and the corners of his tight mouth relaxed. It seemed that Xiao Chen was destined to lose this time.
The other great masters sitting in the same row also breathed a sigh of relief, with a look of contempt in their eyes.
It seems that this Xiao Chen is just some sophistry techniques on the inferior arguments. Once he gets on the right path, there will be no redeeming qualities.
"Then Master, how do you think we should choose between saving one person and saving the world?"
Xiao Chen stared intently and seemed to be very satisfied with his answer. He actually asked Fang Zheng directly for his conclusion. It seemed that he wanted to make a quick decision.
Concubine Shu secretly pulled down the corner of his clothes and reminded in a low voice, "Don't worry, let's listen to what he has to say first. It won't be too late for us to make a final decision."
Xiao Chen smiled and took Concubine Shu's hand. At the same time, he was not afraid of everyone's suspicious eyes and just said firmly: "One person is heavier. This is what I insist on and I will never change it."
"So, master, feel free to give a final argument."
Fang Zheng raised the corners of his mouth and smiled slightly, suppressing a hint of faint joy that he was about to win in his gentleness. He smiled calmly and said calmly: "Well, I will respect Governor Xiao's wishes. It seems that this argument, It can be settled quickly."
"I think that naturally the people in the world are more important. At any time, we should put saving the people in the world first!"
"Hey" Xiao Chen shook his head, walked down from the high platform slowly, and looked at everyone present calmly. He saw that some people had confused looks in their eyes, some people had affirmations in their eyes, and only a few people expressed disapproval. Meaning, he stood with his hands behind his back and chanted slowly: "Tao gives birth to one, gives birth to two..."
"Two give birth to three, and three give rise to all things."
"Master, may I ask, what does this mean?"
Xiao Chen turned around and asked solemnly.
There was a hint of invisible sarcasm in Fang Zheng's eyes, and he smiled calmly: "Dali Temple is the sect of Zen Taoism in the world, and it should have the responsibility to educate the world and relieve the doubts of all those who seek the truth."
"Since the governor doesn't know, it doesn't hurt if I explain it to the governor."
"That's it, the heaven and earth have just opened, and Tao is the origin of heaven and earth. Tao generates yin and yang, yin and yang merge into one, and then disperse into all things in the world."
"All things in the heaven and earth are born from existence, and existence is born from nothingness. Nothingness is Tao, and Tao is nothingness."
Fang Zheng bowed his head and bowed. There was a hint of condescending instruction in his eyes with a broad smile, "Lord Governor, is there anything else you don't understand?"
Xiao Chen sneered and shook his head, with a trace of helplessness in his tone, "Master, it's not that the governor didn't understand. It's you who didn't understand."
Fang Zheng's eyes trembled slightly, and he asked in confusion: "President Xiao, why did you say this?"
"Master, I want to ask you this." Xiao Chen stood with his hands behind his hands, a touch of transparency and indifference beyond his age, which gave him a convincing demeanor, and his calm voice revealed a detachment that understands all things, " Tao generates yin and yang, yin and yang generates all things..."
"And if the Tao does not give birth to this, how can the three come from, and how can the myriad things come from?"
"The world comes from one, so how can we say that this is not important?"
Xiao Chen looked at everyone present sternly, with a sharpness that could not be resisted, and with real compassion, he asked slowly and solemnly, "How can you bring peace to the world if you don't sweep a whole house?"
“If you don’t save one person, how can you save all the people?”
"Thousands of people are like this. If we give up every one of them, where will the world be?"
The cold and firm words have the power to inspire and inspire.
The Daming Hall fell into silence. Almost all the officials and people watching inside and outside frowned, thinking about the meaning of Xiao Chen's words, and gradually they were all convinced by Xiao Chen.
Of course, there are some who hold different views on this, but neither the great masters nor ordinary lay people or ordinary people can come up with a better rebuttal.
Tao gives birth to one, and gives birth to two.
Two gives birth to three, and three gives birth to all things!
The answer to this debate can be concluded from the great ancestor’s admonitions almost from the beginning.
If we deny Xiao Chen, wouldn't it be equivalent to denying the Great Ancestor?
As for the true meaning of this layer of source law, no one knows how it became Fang Zheng and what most people think it is.
The new pillar of sandalwood has been half burned, and the originally calm faces of the several masters couldn't help but reveal a hint of embarrassment.
Fang Zheng walked around the hall for a long time, twirling his sandalwood beads and frowning...
