At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 760
"Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, when practicing the deep prajna paramita for a long time, sees that the five aggregates are all empty, and overcomes all hardships. Shariputra, form is not different from emptiness, and emptiness is not different from form; form is emptiness, and emptiness is form. The same is true for thinking and knowing... "Bai Yunshang is explaining the "Maha Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra" at this time. Since it is translated from Sanskrit, some words are even directly transliterated, so it is difficult to understand, even for a well-educated person. Common people who don't even know a single word, so it has become a daily routine for the monks to open the altar and preach the scriptures. They use the lectures to publicize the purpose and essence of the scriptures to their disciples and believers, and at the same time add their own understanding and propositions.

As the saying goes, there are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand people, and different monks have different understandings of the same scripture, so various versions of explanations are derived, usually as long as they make sense and can be accepted by believers , then you are a master. If the master goes a step further and compiles a scripture according to his own thoughts, then he can be promoted from a master to a great virtuous monk respected by everyone.

Bai Yunshang is known as a once-in-a-hundred-year genius in Buddhism. She has extremely high comprehension. She is familiar with all kinds of scriptures and understands them thoroughly. Of course, as far as it is concerned, it can only be regarded as a master level, and there is still a long way to go from a great virtuous monk who writes books.

Bai Yunshang's appearance is amazing, her treasure is solemn, her temperament is dusty, and she speaks clearly. Her voice seems to have a kind of magic power. Even the obscure scriptures seem to become very attractive after she explains them. Listening intently, even Gao Bufan, a "unintentional" person, actually listened to it, and couldn't help secretly giving Bai Niuer a thumbs up.

Speech is not only a skill, but also an art. Bai Yunshang has obviously acquired the samadhi, which has both skills and connotation. It means that he has truly understood the Buddhist scriptures. Those speakers who are ostentatious usually only have skills but no connotation. , no matter how extravagant the speech is, it is difficult to resonate with the audience. At best, it can only fool some superficial people.

"Empty and form are the same, and form is emptiness. There is no emptiness, and there is no nothing. Entering the tranquility, there is no tranquility, and you will be truly tranquil, and emptiness and form are the same!"

Just as Bai Yunshang was saying this, suddenly a gust of autumn wind blew into the yard, rustling the bodhi tree behind her, and the yellow leaves fell one after another, floating on her body in white clothes like snow. The scene was so beautiful that everyone present The audience couldn't help but look up.

Li Xiaogong's eyes couldn't help showing admiration, and at the same time, he secretly toured the exhibition. This woman is stunning, but unfortunately she is a Buddhist disciple, and she can only accompany the Qingdeng Ancient Buddha for life.

Bai Yunshang didn't brush off the fallen leaves on her body, as if she ignored them, and asked with a smile, "What do you see when you look up?"

A middle-aged official wearing a blue robe and a gauze crown answered first: "I saw the bodhi tree move."

Bai Yunshang smiled and asked: "Is it true that the bodhi tree moved?"

The middle-aged gentry fell into contemplation immediately, and hesitated to answer for a while, obviously worried that his answer would not be "mysterious" enough and expose his ignorance.

At this time, a refined man about 30 years old shook his head and said, "It's not the bodhi tree that's moving, it's the wind."

The middle-aged gentry immediately retorted: "No, no, the wind comes and goes invisible, beyond the reach of human eyesight. I only saw the bodhi tree moving, how can I see the wind moving?"

The elegant man retorted calmly: "Although the wind cannot be seen, it can be felt. If it wasn't for the wind, how could the bodhi tree move? So in essence, it is still the wind."

For a while, all the people present were talking about it. Some people said that the bodhi tree moved, while others supported that it was the wind. They were divided into two factions who argued endlessly.

Gao Bufan couldn't help laughing, and suddenly remembered an interesting political problem when he was in high school: sometimes the wind blows and the flag moves.One monk said that the flag was moving, and the other monk said that the wind was moving.Hui Neng Jin said: It is not the movement of flags, nor the movement of wind, but the heart of the benevolent.Question: Is this case idealism or materialism?

Undoubtedly, when the Sixth Patriarch Hui Neng said that, he was immediately full of force and extraordinary, but it has to be said that this is outright idealism, and the idea of ​​Buddhism is exactly idealism.

Bai Yunshang was listening to everyone's argument with a smile, when he suddenly saw someone laughing, he couldn't help but feel moved, those bright eyes full of compassion immediately looked at Gao Bufan, the latter's heart skipped a beat, he secretly cried out that something was wrong, and lowered his eyebrows resolutely He lowered his eyes and pretended to be pious, as if he still said "Amituofo".

Bai Yunshang couldn't cry in his heart, so he almost made a breakthrough and lowered the cloud head, and asked in a harmonious voice: "King Qi smiled knowingly, he must have realized something, why don't you share something with everyone here?"

As soon as this remark came out, everyone present turned their heads subconsciously, their gazes fell on Gao Bufan, and most of them showed surprise on their faces: "King Qi? Which King Qi, could it be the King Qi who has already ruled Luoyang?" Gao Changqing?"

Both Li Xiaogong and the elegant man changed their complexions slightly. It turned out that this elegant man was none other than Li Xiyu, the envoy of the Tang Dynasty who was in charge of appeasing the counties of Shu Han.

Gao Bufan was sweating secretly, Bai Niuer was not kind, she was going to put herself on the fire, but he was not afraid when he was used to big scenes, and calmly said: "Layman Yunshang praised me, this king is stupid , I didn’t realize it, I’m really sorry!”

A faint trace of disappointment flashed in Bai Yunshang's eyes, and just as he was about to speak, Li Xiyu said first: "King Qi is modest, he has heard Qi Wang's poems for a long time, and he is both civil and military. ", he was shocked to be a heavenly man, and King Qi admired him unceasingly. A few days ago, he read King Qi's new work "Ye Yu Sends North" from King Li Jun. Whether the tree is moving or the wind is moving, if King Qi gets something, please let me know."

Hearing the words, the people present confirmed that the young man with red lips and white teeth was the famous Qi Wang Gao Changqing. They were shocked for a while, and everyone had different expressions.Now Li Tang and Gao Qi are almost divided into two parts of the world, and because of Li Tang's geographical advantages, Bashu area is actually in Li Tang's pocket. At this time, Gao Changqing dared to appear in Shu alone, tsk tsk, this son is really a high-tech artist It's a big burden, don't you still want to compete with Li Tang for Bashu with bare hands?

Gao Bufan came here this time mainly to find the secret treasures of Buddhism, so he planned to keep a low profile and not venture into this muddy water, but the other party clearly came to provoke him, so how could he not respond?Moreover, this person mentioned Li Xiaogong, and sat next to Li Xiaogong. He is probably also Li Tang's person. If he shrinks back, he will inevitably lose Gao Qi's prestige, and maybe it will affect Xiao Yu's decision, so he asked with a smile: "This man has a very strange face, I don't know how to address him?"

Li Xiyu clasped his fists and said: "My Li Xiyu, whose name is Maoshi, is from Ankang, Jinzhou. At present, Tian is the Shaoqing of the Great Tang Taifu. I also ask the King of Qi to enlighten me."

It really is Li Tang's person!
Naturally, Gao Bufan said bluntly, and said with a smile: "Don't dare, I don't dare, I don't think it's the tree moving, it's not the wind moving, but everyone's heart is moving."

As soon as this remark came out, Bai Yunshang's eyes suddenly brightened, and Li Xiyu and Li Xiaogong also felt a little bit of a thought when they heard the words.

Gao Bufan continued to speak eloquently: "As Layman Yunshang said in his lecture just now, the superior people have no heart, they live in peace and tranquility, they don't see emptiness, they don't see color, everything is as it is, but the lower people have heart, they live in right and wrong, and see color. Seeing emptiness, if it is not emptiness, it is form, if it is not form, it is emptiness, and thinking about it is a false view, so this king thinks that it is not the movement of the tree or the wind, but the movement of your hearts."

As soon as this remark came out, most of the people present blushed, because in this way, they all became the "inferior people" in Gao Bufan's mouth. Chang said a passage when he was preaching the scriptures just now.

"Amitabha, so kind!" Bai Yunshang softly recited the Buddha's name, and asked with a smile, "Dare to ask King Qi, what is heart?"

"The heart is the Buddha!" ​​Gao Bufan replied.

"What is Buddha?"

"Buddha is Dharma."

"Then what is the law?"

"The mind is the Buddha, the mind is the Dharma, and the Dharma is the same. There is no Buddha outside the mind, lawlessness outside the mind, nothing outside the mind, and nothing outside the mind. It is exactly: Bodhi has no tree, and the mirror is not a stand. There is nothing in the first place. , where does the dust come from?"

Since Bai Niuer wanted to play a game, Gao Bufan would talk nonsense in a serious manner. Anyway, it sounds mysterious and mysterious, so try to rely on idealism. Gao Bufan happened to read the mind of the later Wang Yangming before. Although he just tasted it, he also remembered it After uttering a few epigrams that seemed to be inscrutable, they came out at this moment, and they really frightened everyone present. Even Bai Yunshang showed a look of deep thought, as if he had fallen into a trance.

At this moment, everyone suddenly realized that Lay Yunshang, who was originally high above and sitting on the clouds, seemed to have stepped down from the mundane world, revealing his real body, slim, beautiful and kind, which made people's hearts flutter.

"Amituofo, the high benefactor really has extraordinary wisdom, and the poor monk has been taught today."

Following the resounding sound of the Buddha's name, a monk in the front row stood up, clasped his palms together and gave a deep bow to Gao Bufan. It was indeed Daoxin, the fourth patriarch of Zen Buddhism.

Gao Bufan hurriedly clasped his fists in return and said, "Master Daoxin praised you absurdly, Gao Changqing is ashamed."

At this moment, Monk Daoxin's eyes were shining, his robes drummed without wind, and his back was facing the sun, as if there were Buddha lights behind him. He laughed and chanted loudly: "The heart is the Buddha. There is no Buddha outside the heart. There is no Buddha outside the heart. There is no law outside, nothing outside the mind, nothing outside the mind. Bodhi does not have a tree, and a mirror is not a stand. There is nothing in the first place, where can the dust be aroused."

Daoxin chanted while jumping up to the roof, fluttering his monk robes, as if he was flying away from the wind. When he chanted the word "dust", his voice was already very distant, as if it came from the foot of the mountain.

"Brother Daoxin has an epiphany!" Bai Yunshang said happily, with a look of envy on his face.

The expressions of the people present were wonderful. They were both shocked by Daoxin's martial arts and marveled at Gao Bufan's strong wisdom roots. Just a few words made Master Daoxin, an eminent monk, have an epiphany, so they all voted Gao Bufan with admiration gaze, including Xiao Yu.

Li Xiaogong and Li Xiyu secretly complained that it was not good, but there was nothing they could do. There was no way, Gao Bufan's performance was too amazing. This son's wisdom and poetic talent were indeed incredible. It was no accident that he was able to achieve today's achievements. .

Bai Yunshang seemed to sigh softly, and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness Qi Wang is in front of you, Yunshang will no longer show ugliness, let's stop here for today's discussion of scriptures, all benefactors, please do yourselves, Yunshang is retiring." Then he glanced at Gao Bufan, turned around and drifted away.

Gao Bufan opened his mouth and hesitated to speak, Bai Niuer is not kind, so he took the opportunity to pick her up, but we are old friends who have lived and died together, and we have gone through adversity together, we haven't seen each other for a long time, at least we have to say hello and be polite Let's go again.

"Hou Ning, the prefect of Ziyang County, has met King Qi!"

"Jing Shouzheng, the prefect of Xiashu County, met King Qi!"

"He Taichu, the prefect of Xialongshan County, met King Qi!"

Bai Yunshang did not "rarely" greet Gao Bufan, but the officials and gentry present flocked to introduce themselves, which made Gao Bufan tired of coping for a while, and was secretly shocked by the influence of Buddhism in Bashu. For a temple opening ceremony, so many local officials were invited, there are six of them in one county alone, tsk tsk.

At this moment, Gao Bufan couldn't help being moved, Bai Yunshang deliberately invited himself and Li Xiaogong here, and gathered the prefects from various counties here, could it be... Is the Buddhism ready to make a clear statement?
Li Xiaogong and Li Xiyu saw that Gao Bufan was surrounded by a group of local officials, their expressions were a little unnatural, but they didn't want to leave in a hurry. They didn't go up to politely until Gao Bufan finished greeting everyone. Said a few words sexually, and then hurriedly left the yard.

Let's talk about Li Xiaogong and Li Xiyu returning to the guest room, the latter immediately said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty Li, the situation is not good, I suspect that the Buddhist sect's move is to create momentum for Gao Changqing, we have to make early plans."

Li Xiaogong frowned and said: "Don't draw conclusions yet, but even if the Buddhist sect is really trying to create momentum for Gao Changqing, we have no good way. The current plan is to try our best to win over Jing Shouzheng, the prefect of Shu County. As for Bashu Taijun Xiao Yu is a little worried, after all, Empress Dowager Xiao is now in Gaoqi."

Li Xiyu nodded and said: "Then I will chat with Jing Shouzheng later. He is a pragmatic person. As long as he knows it well, I believe he will make the right choice."

Li Xiaogong put his hand on Li Xiyu's shoulder, and said in a deep voice: "Brother Maoshi, please, I have wronged you too!"

Li Xiyu smiled and said: "I am appreciated by the Tang Emperor, I should devote myself to my death, and it is not too late. I will go to make an appointment with the prefect of Jing."

Li Xiaogong nodded, sent Li Xiyu out, watched the former go away, and then sighed and said: "The emperor really made a bad move this time, otherwise Shu County has already won it, but now it is given to him." This gave Gao Changqing a chance."

It turned out that since Li Xiyu was ordered to appease the prefectures of the Shu Han, his journey has been very smooth, and he has taken over ten counties in the Shu area. However, when he arrived in the Shu prefecture, Li Yuan's imperial edict arrived, and Li Xiyu was withdrawn from the Shu Han Road to appease him. He took the post of envoy and called him back to Chang'an to take up the post of Taifu Shaoqing.

In addition, after Li Yuan dismissed Li Xiyu, he reassigned his son-in-law Duan Lun to take over the position of envoy and continue to recruit the remaining counties in Shu. From this, it can be seen that Li Yuan does not actually trust Li Xiyu, and is worried that the latter will handle it. The queen of Shu will separate the territory and become the king, because the Ankang Li family was originally a wealthy family in Shannan, and the Tang soldiers under him were also Shannan people recruited by themselves.

Li Yuan did this undoubtedly to eliminate hidden dangers, but in this way, the opportunity was delayed. If he did not withdraw Li Xiyu, Shu County might have been taken down by now. The work was suspended, and it could not continue until Duan Lun, who replaced Li Xiyu, arrived.

So during this period of time, Li Xiyu was traveling around the mountains and rivers, waiting for his son-in-law Duan Lun to come. Jing Shouzheng, the prefect of Shu County, knew that Li Xiyu had been withdrawn, so naturally he was not interested in talking to him about taking refuge. After all, you can only get a good price by negotiating with the real master, right?And Li Xiyu can no longer talk about things, talking to him is useless, and he may even offend Duan Lun, the son-in-law who succeeded Li Xiyu, which is thankless.

Unexpectedly, such a delay created an opportunity for Gao Bufan, no wonder Li Xiaogong was anxious at this time, and bluntly said that Li Yuan made a bad move.

Fortunately, although Li Xiyu was dismissed, he seemed to have no complaints, and was still willing to serve Datang loyally. If he could persuade Jing Shouzheng, the prefect of Shu County, to join him, Li Xiaogong felt that he had to stand for Li Xi in front of the emperor. Praise for merit, even if you offend the son-in-law Duan Lun, you must do it, otherwise the hero's heart will be chilled.

　The number of words is less, and it can be regarded as two chapters in one.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)