Yu Yue sighed: "Actually, to be honest, the head of our aristocratic family is not worried about the increasing number of descendants. Everyone needs to take care of them. They can only treat them like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's favor order. The family's land is constantly divided, turning a blind eye to the less and less divided the land, but the fact is not as simple as you think, because most of these children are often the product of political marriages, not only the land and resources of the father's family, but also the mother's family. Yes, you have to take it into consideration. You want to send them to become monks. Even if the father is cruel enough to do this, how can the mother and her natal family give up?"
The black robe nodded: "It's always been like this for upright officials to deal with family affairs. However, even if there is no such thing as sending a son to a temple, there are still a lot of overt and covert fights and shady, insidious and cruel methods in the family in order to win the rightful son. Is it? The bigger the family is like yours, the more there is no brotherhood between flesh and blood. Even biological brothers are the most terrifying enemies. In the process of sitting on the position of the leader, Mr. Yu, this kind of fratricide It’s quite a few things.”
A hint of helplessness and fear flashed in Yu Yue's eyes, and he lowered his head and murmured: "You are right, behind every successful head of a family, there are tragic things that are difficult for outsiders to understand. I have harmed my uncle." , I have harmed my younger brother, crippled my son, and killed several wives and concubines, all for the sake of my current status and for the continuation of the Yu family. The reason why I can sacrifice my position and put away the ambitions of my youth Crazy, today I cooperate with Liu Yu, tomorrow I go to please Liu Yi, and now I want to work with you, isn't that just for this?"
"Sometimes, when I dream back in the middle of the night, I wake up from various nightmares. The most common nightmare is not how Liu Yi harmed me, but that I will die in the hands of my brother or even my own son. Sometimes I I would also be thinking, stop arguing, stop fighting, just become a monk and practice Taoism, stay away from these disputes, not care about worldly affairs, and still live freely. But after sitting like this for a while, at dawn, in the courtyard next door, my The sounds of my son and nephews getting up early to read can be heard again, and I have to return to reality and face this round of never-ending disputes again."
The black robe laughed: "So, the world doesn't know the troubles of you children of aristocratic families. To solve these troubles, perhaps Buddhism is the best way. If there are not so many sons fighting for the throne, why would these disputes arise? ? If we only maintain the current size of the family, and only let the eldest son inherit the family business in the form of title inheritance, we will not have to resort to plunder and make countless grudges in order to accommodate countless descendants."
"Actually, many times these children don't want to fight for themselves, but for their mothers and the people around them, forcing them to fight for it all. The saying goes that if one person achieves enlightenment, chickens and dogs will ascend to heaven. After all, relying on a son from a noble family means that a large number of people can become rich and powerful. However, if everyone knows that this kind of non-eldest son will also occupy similar resources as the legitimate eldest son, then after a few generations, the world will There is no land to be divided, and it is all in the hands of dozens or hundreds of descendants of noble families."
"But the number of people in the world is also endless. Even the descendants of the ruined noble families will become farmers. If there are thousands or tens of thousands of descendants of aristocratic families, they will occupy all the land in the world and enslave countless people. There are millions or tens of millions of people, and sooner or later someone will rise up."
"You children from aristocratic families always think that Chen Sheng and Wu Guang are far away from you. But after the Sun En Rebellion and the rise of Qiu Ba like Liu Yu, do you still think so now? You occupy the land and control the tenant farmers, but because Because of his indolence and unwillingness to sweat and bleed, he lost his military power and put himself in the position of a lamb to be slaughtered. Let alone the past days, even the current situation cannot be maintained forever. Instead of that time Instead of killing everyone, it’s better to think of another way now to avoid this happening again.”
Yu Yue shook his head, with a look of reluctance on his face: "Is there really no other way? Is it the only way to become a monk? Even if I agree, most people in the family, especially the child's mother, will not agree. .”
The black robe said calmly: "Don't be too hasty yet. Take it step by step. If the young lady from aristocratic families enters the family through marriage and is also the child of your wives, don't do it in a hurry and let the concubines with low status The bastards who were born became monks and worshiped the Buddha. You must know that these children have no status in the family and have been bullied.
If he could become a monk in exchange for his mother living a relatively good life at home and no longer being beaten, scolded and bullied like a slave, it might not be a bad thing for them and their son. "
Yu Yue nodded thoughtfully and said, "Yes, mothers value their children, but they are often implicated in turn. In a family with not many legitimate children, or even only one, the bastards born from these cheap concubines will also become a threat, so Attacking his mother has become the best way to get rid of this bastard. I have experienced such things several times myself. Family troubles are really no more difficult to worry about than Liu Yu."
The black robe smiled slightly: "That's it. Let these concubines become monks first. Once they come, they can be pure and inactive and no longer become a party competing for interests in the family. They are in a weak position and want to seize the legitimate rights as concubines. That's right. Those who find it difficult to reach the sky will be kicked out of the house in the fight, or even lose their lives. Therefore, if we can allow them to escape into Buddhism, give them a sum of incense money every year to ensure that they can live a good life in the temple. Most people will accept it and then allow his mother to enjoy her long life at home."
"This is the case here in the Later Qin Dynasty, including other barbarian countries. At first, I definitely couldn't bear to separate the flesh and blood, but if we can see each other often, for example, the mother often visits her son in the name of burning incense and worshiping Buddha, then she will gradually accept these Buddhist teachings. , I was relieved after seeing through the world of mortals. Now even some fierce tribes of barbarians on the grassland, after accepting Buddhism, the eldest son succeeds, and the younger brothers become monks. After believing this, they fight and kill aggressively. Instinct has been weakened a lot."
Yu Yue's brows raised slightly: "But in this case, many people, from concubines to their guards and slaves, will have to become monks. This means that many Buddhist temples will be built. How can we guarantee this site?"
The black robe laughed loudly: "Mr. Yu, don't you know that after Sakyamuni realized the Dharma, the first people he preached about extradition were his five bodyguards?"
