Chu Tang: Tell Li Er at the beginning that I am a time traveler

Chapter 595 Saying One Thing, Behind His Back Another Thing

I saw Li Chong with a polite expression on his face, and asked the noble lady of the Tang Dynasty in front of him: "My nephew heard about your son from the emperor's grandfather, and then it just so happened that I have something to do with the emperor's aunt." Your son, who is also my cousin, has something to do with it."

"So... I found it."

"Grandma, do you think that if a person dies, it is better to be famous for thousands of years, or to be unknown and no one will know?"

As soon as Li Chong came up, he asked the other party such a question.

That goes without saying, but any normal person knows, "Naturally, it is good to have a long history."

Li Chong said: "The grandnephew here has an opportunity to let the cousin's name go down in history. And...I heard that the emperor's aunt has been praying for the cousin all the time?"

The lady was a little unhappy immediately, after all...

Hearing what Li Chong said, normal people would think——Could it be... are you trying to stop me?
Then he said lightly: "That's right."

At the same time, there is also a feeling that one's own mind has been seen through by the other party.

Li Chong said: "I heard that in Buddhism, there is a saying that 'saving one life is better than building a seven-level pagoda'."

Madam, to be honest, I don't know much about it.

So... She immediately showed a puzzled expression.

After all... Although she believes in Buddhism, she has never heard of the seven-level pagoda.

Li Chong said: "From the "Buddha Says Curse Meaning Sutra", the original sentence: To build a temple of hundreds of Buddhas. It is better to live one person. To live the people in the ten directions. It is better to keep one day. People get good intentions, and their blessings are immeasurable."

The lady obviously didn't expect that he knew so much.

of course!

Before Li Chong came, he asked his teacher and people like Meng Jiao to find him a place.

However, in fact, the saying that "saving one life is better than building a seven-level pagoda" was not made until very late, at least in the Ming Dynasty, and probably in the Wanli period.

Li Chong must have pulled it out in advance.

of course!

The seven-level pagoda is actually easy to understand. The pagoda means a pagoda, and the seven-level pagoda means a seven-story pagoda.

A pagoda is not equal to a Buddhist temple, but a pagoda can often represent a Buddhist temple.

So the meaning of this sentence is actually similar to the meaning in the "Buddha Speaks and Scolds the Mind".

To know……

In order to get the source of this sentence, his teacher also wanted to break his scalp, and finally found an eminent monk, and only then did he get similar words.

Now it was immediately used flexibly by Li Chong.

The noble lady said: "So what are you trying to say, grand nephew?"

"You mean, tell me not to build a Buddhist temple?"

Li Chong: "No, I just have a better method that can be used to pray for my cousin, and the merit is better than building a hundred Buddhist temples."

"However... this may cost my cousin a little bit of reputation."

The lady also frowned on one side, "Reputation loss?"

Li Chong: "Yes! I want to borrow my cousin's name."

Lady: "What do you mean?"

Li Chong: "I know a method that can cure diseases and save people. Unfortunately, I couldn't think of a name for this method. It happened that the emperor told me about my cousin's experience, so... I think It's very appropriate, and I plan to use my uncle's name to name this method."

"I came here today... just to ask for your opinion, Aunt Huang."

"Cousin, did he die from eating and choking his throat?"

Lady: "Yes, that's right, it's all because I didn't look at him properly."

Li Zhong: "If you want to use my cousin's name to name this method of curing diseases and saving lives, it may damage my cousin's reputation, because in this way, everyone will know that my cousin choked to death while eating. of."

"Although... this is actually not a shameful thing, after all, it is a common occurrence to get choked on food, especially some ignorant children who like to put everything they can grab into their mouths plug."

The lady said: "You have said so much, and your method of curing diseases and saving lives has anything to do with your cousin?"

Li Zhong said: "It has a lot to do with it. Because the method of healing and saving lives that my nephew and grandnephew are going to talk about is specially used to treat this kind of child who accidentally swallowed something by mistake, resulting in suffocation and death."

"If you, Aunt Huang, knew this first aid method back then, then maybe my cousin wouldn't have died halfway."

"And I, too, can have an extra cousin who loves me."

Directly show the family card.

This seemed to remind the lady of the past in an instant.

After a while, she wiped the corners of her eyes and said, "So you plan to name this method after me, Kerr?"

Li Chong: "That's right! On the one hand, it serves as a warning to other people. On the other hand, it's just a first aid method. Maybe people won't have a deep impression of it, but with the uncle behind it story……"

Lady: "Where did you learn the method of curing diseases and saving lives?"

Li Chong: "I explored and researched it myself, and... I was choked. But after using my method, I managed to save myself!"

The lady said thoughtfully, "In that case, why didn't you name it after yourself? Why did you give your cousin a chance to be famous in history?"

Li Chong said: "What the grandnephew thinks, really can't escape the eyes of the emperor's aunt. The main reason is... the grandnephew fell in love with the Buddhist temple that the emperor's aunt built for his cousin. I plan to build a library there."

"This is also a great thing to accumulate merit for my cousin."

Lady: "Library? What is it?"

Li Zhong said conveniently: "It is a place specially used to store books from all over the world. This place will be open to all the people of Tang Dynasty for free in the future, so that everyone can afford to read books."

"Everyone can afford to read?"

Li Chong sat down and told her little by little.

For example...

There was a son of a common man who had no chance of taking the imperial examination, because he might not even have books.

but!
With this library, he can read all kinds of books for free, not to mention [-]%, but at least, in the future, the chance of being admitted to the imperial examination may not necessarily be zero.

Then when this person passed the imperial examination, what would he think? It wasn't that someone gave him the opportunity to study.

otherwise……

How could he have a chance to be an official?

Even if some people may not be able to become officials, but because they have acquired a certain amount of knowledge, it is a great thing to go to the palace and be an assistant to others, or to be an assistant to the governor or something, isn't it?

In order to make the noble lady of the Tang Dynasty agree, Li Chong gave the other party a lot of benefits.

Just like...

In the future, if the library is really built, there will be a building named after his cousin in the place where the temple used to be.

after all……

This place originally belonged to his cousin, who borrowed it out to build him a library, so it was quite reasonable to name it after his cousin.

At last……

Li Chong also said: "Grandma Huang, look, is this more meaningful than providing money to those monks every month?"

"I've heard that some monks like to fill their own pockets. You don't know if they are doing their best when you give them the offering money."

After hearing Li Chong's idea, the lady was obviously very happy, even...

She was not angry even when Li Chong slandered Buddhism and monks.

The main reason for this...

Probably still feel that what Li Chong did is really meaningful.

If she had to choose between fame and obscurity, then of course she would choose fame.

And these things that Li Chong did are indeed things that may be famous in history.

The lady said: "You don't need to speak ill of the master, since you have done such a meaningful thing, then I will promise you."

"Also... what is the first aid method you mentioned?"

Li Chong then showed him how to rescue a child if he choked on his throat.

to be honest!
You can think of the human body as a balloon. If something gets stuck in the throat, the gas can’t get in and can’t get out, so often children will be suffocated to death like this.

The principle of rescue is to use pressure and atmospheric pressure to make the swallowed foreign body squeezed out by the gas in the body.

The lady said again: "How did you know that there is such a method? Also, you said you have tried it?"

Li Chong made it up for her, saying that he also ate green dates, and was almost suffocated to death by the green date stones. Fortunately, he used this method on himself, and finally saved himself.

to be frank!
This made the lady feel a little different about her grand nephew.

because……

He can actually know how to rescue himself from a small physics principle.

This should definitely not be as simple as just knowing a little physics.

Instead, it has really been learned and used.

It's a pity... such a method came too late!
If she, or the servants around her son, knew how to use this method, then her precious son might not have died young.

"By the way... how old are you this year..."

Immediately after...

The two chatted casually.

She also asked Li Chong what books he likes to read, and where he has learned from now.

Li Chong can only say...

He has already passed the elementary school stage.

Like "Book of Filial Piety" and "Thousand Characters", he dare not say "Book of Filial Piety", but he can directly sing "Thousand Characters".

and……

You can also sing while playing the pipa.

Watching Li Chong's performance, the lady could only say that she missed his cousin even more.

If he had been five years older, he would have been about Li Chong's age.

maybe……

Like Li Chong, he can play the pipa and recite "Thousand Characters" at the same time.

Sacrificing her appearance, she spent the whole day with the lady. In the end, the lady nodded in agreement, let him do what he wants, and she will tell the mage in the temple.

As for naming this first aid method after his cousin, the lady is not the kind of greedy person, so forget it.And she felt that it might be more meaningful to name it after Li Chong himself.

Li Chong didn't expect that his aunt and grandma were actually quite kind.

Then Li Chong directly named it after himself, and said to the other party: "From then on, the full name of this first aid method is 'Li Chong Abdominal Impact Method'."

"Hmm..." After saying that, Li Zhong said again: "But naming this method after me doesn't sound very nice at all."

"Why doesn't this sound good, I think your aunt and grandma sound pretty good."

Li Chong said conveniently: "But Uncle Huang's name is Li Like. I think it's much more convenient to call him Li Like's abdominal punching method."

His aunt and grandma thought he was being modest, and said, "Since I said, if you don't take that name, you won't take that name. I don't think your cousin wants you to do this either, and you obviously discovered it by yourself." , why can’t you name it after yourself.”

"Just do it!"

Li Chong: "Ah..."

Li Chong just felt that these three words were indeed much more pleasant to hear than two words.

After resolving the matter, Li Chong also rested for the night, went to Qing'er's place, and asked Qing'er to sleep with him. The next day, he found his imperial grandfather again.

His royal grandfather was obviously a little shocked, "Did you really convince her?"

"Ok!"

Li Chong still has a little pride.

His imperial grandfather said, "Then hurry up and tell me how you persuaded her. You know...that's the place she used to pray for your imperial cousin."

Li Chong told him all the details.

It can be said to be verbatim.

To tell the truth, Li Kuo couldn't help being a little surprised, could it be...

Is it really such a coincidence?

I can only tell Li Zhong to be more careful when he eats green dates next time.

then……

What Li Chong said before, the interaction between people is nothing more than the exchange of interests, and it has been perfectly verified here.

If you directly demolish the temple, then his aunt and grandma will definitely not agree.

but……

If you say let her donate the temple to accumulate merit for the emperor's cousin and do good deeds!

Then she said no and agreed.

after all……

Being a supporter and donating money to Buddhist temples is indeed much worse than being famous for thousands of years.

This meaning cannot be compared with the former.

of course!

This also has a lot to do with his aunt and grandma being a sensible person.

then……

His imperial grandfather told him not to be too happy.

after all……

He is clear about the eloquence of those monks. What if his aunt and grandma listen to the monks' words and then go back on their word...

Moreover!
Since his aunt and grandma have donated the temple, the ownership of the temple belongs to those monks.

What if those monks are unwilling to return it now?

therefore……

All this is still unknown.

This is like demolition work, the villager agreed, he went back to discuss with his son, and then disagreed.

but……

If the other party really refuses to return it...

Then Li Chong was able to expose these monks' insatiable greed, who said one thing and another behind their backs.

(End of this chapter)