Doupeng Ke was silent for a long time, and then sighed: "There is nothing more short-sighted and stupid than this. That's why it is said that only by reading more can one understand the truth and not be deceived by these small favors. Yuan Ming, what do you mean? I want to be a dove in the future." Someone like Morosh?”
Tao Yuanming smiled and nodded: "Yes, the Jin Dynasty has always respected celebrities. There is no need to be a monk, but as long as you show a posture of not joining the powerful and asking for life for the people, you will gain the admiration of the people."
Doupengke smiled and waved his hand: "No, I think you are thinking too simply. Kumarajiva can chant sutras and pray for people to eliminate karma. The so-called universal salvation of all sentient beings and rescuing suffering is just this. He can relieve the suffering in this life. No, but what he explained was the afterlife, the suffering of going to hell. No one knows what happens after death, but the foolish village women all believed that there really was a hell after death and an afterlife, so these monks read Chanting sutras and ringing bells will help them live a good life after death."
At this point, the cloaked man curled up his lips: "Because these bald heads can invent a theory about the bliss in the West, the Hell of Avici, and reincarnation after death. No one can deny his theory, because after all, people die. There is no way to resurrect. People who have lived a miserable life in the world are willing to believe this. So he can just recite a sutra and get the gratitude of the people, can you? The Peach Blossom Spring has to exist in this world. If you can't find it, then it doesn't exist. No one believes you."
Tao Yuanming smiled slightly: "Buddhists have their own reincarnations, but I also have my own righteous speech, which can also win the hearts of the people."
Doupengke frowned: "How do you say this?"
Tao Yuanming said sternly: "My lord, think about the masters of that day, how did they win the hearts of the three Wus? They don't have any talk about reincarnation, praying for blessings and eliminating karma, but they can buy people's hearts with five buckets of rice. If the family is in trouble, The whole village helps. They can take care of things that the government can't take care of. They take care of things that the aristocratic family can't take care of. Although this kind of practical benefit is not a peach blossom garden, it is still close. In the final analysis, it is just one sentence, resist rule and challenge Authority.”
Doupengke softly said "Oh": "Do you think you can be like Tianshi Tao, gathering a large number of disciples, opening an altar to give alms, and winning people's hearts with small favors?"
Tao Yuanming shook his head: "No, I will not do what Tianshi Dao has done before. They have been preaching in Jiangnan for decades and generations of people have worked hard to achieve such a scale. I will not be able to do it in this life." I can do better than them, but I have my own ways."
A hint of excitement flashed in Doupengke's eyes: "What can we do?"
Tao Yuanming smiled and said: "As long as it is a human being, it is divided into three, six or nine levels, and as long as it is a country, there are various kinds of rule and control. Even a person like Liu Yu, who wants all people to be equal and all living beings to be blessed, cannot do so. Everyone is satisfied. For example, he doesn't let the aristocratic families and the new Beijing elites dominate. The people are happy, but the rentiers are not happy. There are still all kinds of rural areas outside his control. A bully bullies the people. If he wants to fight the Northern Expedition, he has to raise food and grass and collect more taxes from the people, which will increase the burden on the people. The Northern Expedition is his dream, but it is not for ordinary people. If he is asked to pay more A bucket of rice or a piece of cloth will make the ignorant people angry."
Doupengke nodded: "So, you want to incite people's hearts and fight against Liu Yu under the banner of asking for life for the people?"
Tao Yuanming smiled and waved his hand: "Pleading for the people is just a means, not an end. What I really need to incite, or who will really support me, are not the villagers and women who have nothing, but the landlords from aristocratic families all over the world. "
Doupengke suddenly laughed: "Yes, these people are the ones who really hate Liu Yu the most. At least the people can have land and are no longer the villagers and tenant farmers of the aristocratic families, but these children of the aristocratic families in Wu are the ones who give After taking everything away, more than half of the Wudi manor was nationalized according to the land allocation by title, and was transferred to the Jingba people. It’s strange that they don’t hate Liu Yu. But now Liu Yu is at the top of his game, with great power in his hands, even Taiyuan Wealthy families like the Wang family will be destroyed at the drop of a hat. They dare to be angry but dare not speak out. Do you mean to cheer for the children of these families in the future?"
Tao Yuanming shook his head: "No, I won't speak directly for them, but I can use various banners to plead for the people. For example, Zhang Sanlang here was beaten by the village chief, and Li Sigou there was beaten because he couldn't hand it over. Tax, the family's cows were taken away, the world is full of all kinds of injustices, I can easily find ten of them every day, when these things happen, I will write articles and poems, openly plead for the people, and secretly express my emotions The world is unfair, tigers and wolves are running rampant, hehe, isn’t this tiger and wolf the one who is in power and governs the country?”
Doupengke laughed: "But under Liu Yu's rule, there are far less injustices and grievances than there used to be. Aren't you afraid that no one will believe you if you tell lies like this? In the past, high-ranking families bullied villagers and tenant farmers all day long. , There are such things around everyone, and now if you tell me, there are far fewer such things around everyone, I’m afraid there will be far fewer people who believe it.”
Tao Yuanming smiled slightly: "Well, it just depends on the timing. Now with Liu Yu's new policy, the children of aristocratic families in various places are relatively honest and abide by the laws. There are indeed fewer injustices, but they are not without them, especially those that Liu Yu cannot control. Those places, such as newly occupied areas like Jingzhou. Although the newly conquered people are tax-free, they will inevitably be oppressed by the newly appointed village officials. Moreover, Liu Yu wants to immigrate to enrich Jiangbei, and the new immigrants will become strangers. The environment will be extremely uncomfortable and there will be a lot of complaints. If the court wants to support these major policies and wars, it will inevitably increase taxes to enrich the national treasury and prepare military rations. Hatred and resentment can always be ignited and incited. Back then, Sima Yuanxian was just I issued a conscription order, but before anyone actually joined the army, I was instigated by Tianshi Dao to make all eight counties rebel. I thought, at least I can't be worse than Sun En."
Doupengke laughed: "Yuan Ming, Yuan Ming, you are really a genius, but aren't you afraid of doing this? Liu Yu won't kill you first? He doesn't need any excuses or reasons to kill people. This This is the fundamental difference from the time when the aristocratic family ruled the world."
Tao Yuanming said calmly: "If what I tell is just the truth, and I add the name of a celebrity and a hero of the Jin Dynasty, then he has no excuse to kill me. I only wrote about the hardships of people's livelihood. How can he kill me? Even if no one responds for a while, then as long as When the Northern Expedition begins, if I write more sad songs about soldiers who are separated from their wives and children, their families are destroyed, and there is no return, won’t it make people sad and sad, and things hurt the same kind, and then I am opposed to starting a war and bringing harm to the world. And I What I want to play is this kind of thing that is publicly announced and known to the world, so please call me public knowledge."
