Yu Yue murmured to himself: "Do you mean, even if these concubines become monks in the future, their servants and guards will have their heads shaved and follow them all the time?"
The black robe nodded and said: "Yes, because although they have become monks, they still have the possibility of returning to secular life and inheriting the family business. There are still people who want them to die, especially in the early days. Buddhist temples are not high in your family. There are many secret guards in the deep house compound of the gate. In the future, these temples must be guarded. To protect these disciples of the noble families who have become monks, I am afraid that some of the secret guards of your noble families must also be sent to the temples as guards. Already."
Yu Yue frowned: "Then this is just changing the soup without changing the medicine. In name, he became a monk and became a Buddha, but in fact he is still the young master of the aristocratic family. He just changed his practice in a different place. Isn't he deceiving himself and others? ?」
The black robe smiled slightly: "Of course not. Whether you are a sincere believer in Buddhism or you have no choice but to become a monk, as long as you become a monk, you are not qualified to inherit the family business. This is the most important thing. Make sure that these bastards are all monks first, and the legitimate sons There are only three or four people at most. To inherit the existing family business, there is more than enough. If it is not the eldest son, if there is no extra title, he will become an ordinary powerful man in two or three generations. Without the title and the land protected by power, Sooner or later, I can take back the payment to the direct descendant of your noble family, so what is there to worry about?"
Yu Yue curled up her lips and said, "But the risk of pinning the family's hopes on a few legitimate sons is a bit high. And wouldn't it make the competition even more intense? What if there are only one or two legitimate sons? If something happens, it's all over."
The black robe said calmly: "Don't worry about this. Anyway, the concubine was sent to the temple to become a monk. If anything happens to the concubine, there are two other ways. One is to find one of the concubines in the temple to return to secular life and let him Recognize your wife as your legitimate mother, so that you can inherit the family business. Secondly, you can also find a child from your cousins to adopt you. This is what your family often does. In short, as long as you have this title and land, the slaves will still be there. , are you still afraid that you won’t be able to find anyone to inherit the family business?”
Yu Yue sighed: "It's just that this kind of Buddhism requires a pure heart and few desires. It requires hard practice. It's really too hard to live a life of pure and ancient Buddha. Even if you can eat meat and drink alcohol secretly, it is against the teachings of Buddhism. If things go on like this, I’m afraid it won’t work.”
The black robe shook his head: "Buddhism is popular in the barbarian countries in the north. They have faced these problems a long time ago and solved them well. If they are sincere to Buddhism, then eating vegetarian food and eating porridge is their own choice. They will not It feels hard. If you are just forced to be a fake monk, it doesn't matter. You can be a layman, practice Buddhism, and have a woman to sleep with you, but you can't have the status of husband and wife and leave no descendants. This is how you can be a rich man. Idle people can live a happy life without having to take on any responsibilities or work hard. Isn't it wonderful?"
Yu Yue's brows eased slightly, but they still frowned: "But if this happens, a large number of noble families and powerful concubines will want to join Buddhism, and the number of temples will be very large. As far as I know, Buddhist temples are not It requires taxes, but it takes up a lot of land, and there are a lot of monks. With so many people not engaged in production, can the country afford it?"
The black robe laughed: "Let me tell you, Mr. Yu, your aristocratic family has occupied a land that has been surrounded by people for hundreds of years. You have hardly paid taxes or paid grain to the court of the Jin Dynasty. You even have to see Liu Yu's military supplies for the Northern Expedition." Your faces, don’t you blush when you say this to me now?”
Yu Yue gritted his teeth: "That's because the ancestors of our family have made great contributions to the country. Now they are also serving as officials and fighting for the country. But what achievements did Buddhism make? It was because of the military sent by the Later Qin Dynasty. Can you compare with our aristocratic family? If in the future it is true as you say, everyone in the Jin Dynasty believes in Buddhism, and the people all want to become monks to practice atonement and achieve positive results, then who will produce and work, and there will be no more people to farm and weave in the world? Bu, what shall we eat and wear?”
The black robe said calmly: "Look, Mr. Yu, Buddhism in the north is popular. It is the state religion in almost all the Hu people's countries, and it is not to the extent you said. The number of temples is determined by the imperial court and the government. The emperor decides, and the same applies to the size of the monks. You can’t say that if I want to become a monk or a commoner, I can become a monk or nun. There must be a quantitative limit in this regard.”
"From a Buddhist perspective, accepting disciples also depends on sincerity. The test of sincerity can be going up mountains of swords and seas of fire.
After experiencing seven hardships and eight tribulations, Buddhists will use various illusions and miracles to prove that a person's heart is sincere, or to prove that he is not sincere and has no root of wisdom, so
, you don’t have to worry about this. If you want to enter Buddhism alone, there are
There are ways. If you want to prevent a person from entering Buddhism, there are also ways. "
Having said this, the black robe paused: "Even the holy monk Kumarajiva is not a fool. He knows that there is no free meal in this world. Even in his own temple, the three thousand monks have to fend for themselves and carry water. Farmers. Even if ordinary people enter Buddhism, their lives will not be easier than those of farmers. They still have to sweat and work hard. Otherwise, they are not sincere and Buddha will not take them in."
Yu Yue laughed: "This is really amazing. If you are sincere, you have to work hard and continue farming, even harder than when you were a farmer before. This also eliminates the possibility of lazy and second-rate people trying to escape farming. This Buddha Sure enough, he is very clever. However, when those bastards from aristocratic families enter Buddhism, do they also have to do such hard work?"
The black robe smiled slightly: "Of course it is not necessary. The Buddha said that people should do their best and make the best use of things. If farmers who are illiterate and only know how to plant fields and water vegetables enter Buddhism, they will naturally continue to do hard work and do As for the disciples of aristocratic families who are from their own profession, if they enter Buddhism, they can use their cultural advantages to copy and translate Buddhist scriptures, perform rituals, collect incense and money, and keep accounts. The Buddha also had eight hundred Arhats and Bodhisattvas from all walks of life. It is impossible for everyone to do the same thing, they have to do what they are best at. As for those former secret guard killers, after they put down their butcher knives and escaped into Buddhism, they can also become guardian monks and keep the peace of the entire temple. .
Yu Yue stuck out his tongue: "Good guy, even if you enter Buddhism and shave your head, you are still in the third, sixth, or ninth grade. It seems that Buddha could not make his disciples truly equal. He only gave it to the world. It's just an illusory dream. If you really want to turn around and accumulate great virtues by worshiping Buddha, you can only know it in the next life. I finally understand. Compared with the stimulation of Liu Yu's meritorious deeds, this can at least save my life and survive. , at least it’s not a bad choice.”
