Zhenguan Chang'an Xiaofangzheng

Chapter 23 Sikong
Dali Temple, the gods will tremble even when they come.

However, those methods are not very good for Falin. After all, Falin can be regarded as a great virtue of Buddhism. The real "talking and laughing has great scholars, and there are no white people". The influence is quite large, and ordinary judgments and inquiries have no power. trial.

It's the prison history, which made Falin suffer a lot.

Although the smell in Dali Prison is not good, there is a difference between bad smell and stench. No matter how good you are in Buddhism, it can't stop you from being physically unbearable!
It does not mean that attaining Sotapanna can completely cut off the senses of the body.

Don't take everything theoretically.

Minister of the Ministry of Punishments, Prosecutor Yongzhou Biejia, Pengcheng County Lord Liu Dewei;

Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Prince You Shuzi, Pengcheng County son Linghu Defen;
Attendant Shi Weizhang;
Sikong Mao Mingsu.

The four people jointly presiding over the trial were not really cruel officials, except for the [-] killing sticks at the beginning, they basically did not use punishment.

The reason why Falin was in trouble was because of his superiority, and the fact that the Li family came from the barbarians was the fuel for the combustion.

The root cause still came from Li Shimin's anger.

I trust you, built Longtian Temple with you as the master, and you stabbed me in the back in return?
Don't forget, Longtian Temple is essentially a royal temple!

Others, since they can be called great virtues, their virtues are self-defeating, and Buddhists are very concerned about this title.

From this point of view, it is quite outrageous for the "New Book of Tang" to propose that Princess Gaoyang had an affair with the defense.

Simple two points.

Bianji has to be called the great virtue of Zhuiwen. There is really something immoral. Is it a blind man to be a Buddhist?
"Old Book of Tang" has never shown mercy to Li Yuan's sixth daughter (or seventh daughter, see Li Tai's order), Princess Yongjia's affair with the son of her half-sister.

"Old Tang Book Volume 62 Biography No. 12": Zi Yuzhi, the princess of Shouchun County, the daughter of Shangchao King.At the funeral of his mother, he had an affair with Princess Yongjia. He was captured by Dou Fengjie, the master-in-law, and killed with five punishments.

So, do you think the "Old Book of Tang" might be for Princess Gaoyang to hide evil and promote good?

Not at all.

Those literati in the Northern Song Dynasty often talked nonsense when they praised and criticized history. The Dongnv Kingdom mentioned in "New Book of Tang" could also be a super narrow and long country stretched from the edge of Sichuan to Congling.

"Zi Zhi Tong Jian"...

It's not that "Zi Zhi Tong Jian" is worthless, at least as an entry-level book for children, it's still okay. If you dump half of the private goods in it, it's not bad for entertainment.

The high-ranking officials of the Northern Song Dynasty never cared about the word "preciseness". As long as they follow their instructions, as long as they treat the soldiers as slaves and trample all their blood, even in the face of foreign humiliation that they are capable of winning, they will do it themselves. Even the land that has been knocked down can be returned with both hands. This is called "benevolent governance".

After half a month of careful investigation, apart from those two black spots, Falin had no other flaws.

Mao Mingsu wrote a poem with emotion.

"Master Yulin".

"Ye Chang tired of prison, Han An lamented the ashes of death. Only when you first test the trees in the mountains, you will know that you are not worthy."

The first sentence refers to one of the 72 disciples of Confucius, son-in-law Gongye Chang, who was imprisoned because he knew the language of birds;
The second allusion, Han An refers to Han Anguo, which comes from the idiom allusion "resurrection";
The next two sentences come from "Zhuangzi".

Qi, the son of Nanbo, wandered around the hills of Shang, saw a big tree, and there was a difference, so he tied up a thousand horses, and concealed him.Ziqi said: "What kind of tree is this? There must be a husband of a different talent!"

If you look up and look at its twigs, you will not be able to be a pillar;

Looking down at its big root, the axis can be disassembled and cannot be used as a coffin;

Squeeze its leaves, the mouth will rot and cause injury;
Smelling it will make people go crazy (drunken and unconscious) for three days.

Ziqi said: "This fruit is not a good tree, so that it is so big! It's a god-man, so it's not good!"

From the point of view of a presiding judge, writing a poem to praise a monk who offended the emperor is not a matter of preference.

It is no wonder that Mao Mingsu was in a high position at this time, but he was unknown in the history of Zhenguan.

The emperor hasn't come to a conclusion yet, so you defined him as wronged first?
Do you want to hang out?
Li Shimin's eyes were full of disappointment.

I didn't want you to be tortured into tricks, but your result is too perfunctory, right?

You have not been convicted of a single crime, and you are really struggling with your future!
Forget about Wei Li and Linghu Defen, after all, their positions are low and they don't have much say.

Liu Dewei, this old man in his 50s who had served as Dali Minister, Tai Puqing, was reinstated as Dali Minister, and then served as Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, has always been known for his honesty and fairness, and he cannot be blamed.

However, you, Mao Mingsu, have made no achievements at all. You have stolen the high position of Sikong purely to appease some forces. It is also a position of respect and no real power. How dare you draw conclusions without authorization?

It's not that Sikong's position has no real power, but that Sikong's power can be false or real.

Changsun Wuji's Sikong is an important role in the court; Mao Mingsu's Sikong is really empty.

Li Shimin sorted out more than 200 questions by himself, interrogated Falin for five days, but failed to convict Falin, which was embarrassing.

In fact, apart from some penances, most of the people who can stand out in Buddhism are those who are knowledgeable and eloquent. In addition, Falin didn't have too many faults, so of course she passed the test easily.

There is a little joke in later generations that "those with a diploma and those without a diploma" are actually true. Except for the Lanruo Temple, basically recruiting monks must have a certain level of education.

Otherwise, a "Diamond Sutra" is placed in front of you, and you don't have the ability to read it. How can you practice it?

Was the Sixth Patriarch Hui Neng illiterate?
Don't be funny, my father died early, but my mother is still alive. "Slightly longer, I rely on selling firewood to support my mother." It is not unreasonable for my mother to teach culture.

From Li Shimin's point of view, of course he wished to kill Falin directly, but he couldn't!

To suppress the Buddha and return to the Buddha, we still have to proceed step by step.

I don't know how Li Shimin, who has built Buddhist temples frequently since the Zhenguan year, came up with the concept of "suppressing Buddha".

Say no with your mouth, but be honest with your body?
In addition, quite a few of the courtiers tended to be Buddhist. Perhaps they did not interfere with the administration of the court, but it was easy to intercede for a monk.

Li Shimin stubbornly charged him with disrespect, on the grounds that there was no courteous courtesy.

"The Law of Zhenguan" is a basket, and everything can be put in it.

Then, with great grace, the emperor pardoned Falin's crimes and ordered him to move to Yizhou, Jiannan Road, as a monk.

Just a word, I am annoyed when I see you, stay away from death!
The monks of Longtian Temple were strictly assessed by the Ministry of Rites and Shrine Department, and they didn't care about the rule of registering every three years.

Those who wear ordinary clothes and silk clothes, ride on big horses, get drunk, fight with others, attract guests, judge good or bad fortune, pay officials with three treasures, and collude with cronies all return to vulgarity.

Those who visit the door to educate people, get married, drink alcohol and eat meat, play music and play games, slander the three cardinal principles, and rape and live for a long time are all hard labor.

The rules are the rules, and you usually just turn a blind eye and close one eye, but who will let you die?
All the temples in their early years were all hit by disasters.

(End of this chapter)