Great Qing Dynasty talker

Chapter 174 If the donor doesn’t understand Mahayana Buddhism, the poor monk also knows a little bit

Chapter 174 If the donor doesn’t understand Mahayana Buddhism, the poor monk also knows a little bit about it.

Emergency military affairs are probably fine.

It is quite urgent, just like the tide of the Qiantang River. When it comes, it is like a galloping horse, and when it recedes, it is a mess, and it plunges thousands of miles.

Working on-site, what stands out is the master’s diligence!

After half an hour,
Li Yu left, dusted off the dirt on his robe, and asked Jia Xiaozhen:

“What is the promotion focus this month?”

"If we don't pay money and food to the Qing court, everyone in Jiangnan will be able to eat white rice."

"it is good."

"Do you have any instructions, my lord?"

"We usually start with regional disputes. If there are disputes, there will be conflicts. If there are conflicts, it's easy to take action. Jiangsu people are very fond of this."

"My lord is truly a heavenly being."

After sending this unruly scholar away, Li Yu ordered his personal guards to pass on Su Shiba.

Su Shiba is training at the shooting range, and it will take some time to get here.

So, this period of free time was left to Fan Jing.

He reported on some situations in Wu County, mainly the treasury reserves and the sand mixed with the armed forces.

"Thirty percent of the government officials, [-]% of the minzhuang archers, and [-]% of the inspection department are all our manpower. Well, Lao Fan, you did a good job."

"Lord Li Xian has let go now, but his share of the profits is really not light, and ordinary prefects can't get it."

"Don't feel bad. Problems that can be solved with money are not problems."

Speaking of this, Fan Jing suddenly remembered someone:

"My lord, Wang Xiancheng is a hidden danger. Although he no longer openly opposes us recently, he is like two parallel lines, always keeping a distance. I'm afraid~"

Li Yu raised his hand and interrupted him:
"I will make arrangements so that he dies in suppressing civil unrest and earns a pension for his family."

……

In the distance, Su Shiba's figure appeared.

Li Yu smiled and said:

"This is a wild and unruly lone wolf from the northwest. It's not well-raised."

"My lord, your eyes are as sharp as a torch."

Fan Jing suddenly understood that the emergency evacuation just now was not completely ridiculous.

At that moment, he felt regretful.

It is better to be a pawnbroker in Wu County than to stay on Xishan Island all the time, which can better consolidate the personal relationship with the lord.

But when I thought about it, Du Ren was also released, and I felt much more balanced.

"Su Shiba, please pay homage to your lord. Long live, long live, long live."

Su Shiba saw the strength of Li Jiajun during this period and was shocked and envious.

Naturally, I also understood Li Yu’s true purpose, which was to rebel!

So, he simply knelt on his knees, kowtowed and shouted long live the mountain.

Who said that unruly men from the northwest would only die standing?

At least not Su Shiba, he was very flexible.

Li Yu remained silent for a long time without saying a word.

He suddenly discovered a problem. Although there were many ignorant and timid people in the Qing Dynasty, there were also many bold and unruly people.

Again, the base number is too big!
Even if it is one percent, the absolute value is a huge number.

Silence means applying pressure.

Su Shiba started to sweat on his back, and finally heard:
"Get up and talk."

Filled with joy, he sat on the ground.

"I support you in avenging the blood feud in Sujiapu. But Lanzhou is thousands of miles away, and there is a huge gap in strength~"

Su Shiba was silent, he knew this was the truth.

Wang Dan wanted to be the chief envoy in Gansu, but he didn't know that he would only have the opportunity in the year of the monkey and the month of the horse.

Li Yu observed the changes in his eyes and said softly:
"However, Wang Danwang will soon be transferred to governor of Zhejiang."

"Really, really?"

"The imperial court's newspaper has no secrets in front of me."

Su Shiba was overjoyed and rang his head twice more, blood oozing from his forehead.

"Please Lord, give me a chance for revenge."

"Almost, but you need to do a few things first to prove that I didn't make a mistake."

"If my subordinates can't handle it well, I'll bring it up to see you."

……

Li Yu looked at Fan Jing and signaled that this thing would be handed over to you next.

"Xiao Su, come with me."

When Su Shiba left Xishan Island by boat, he caught a glimpse of the "Taihu Ghost".

Modifications are being carried out in the dock to increase the firepower density.

The dense artillery made him dumbfounded.

"This, this~"

"Shh." Fan Jing said mysteriously.

"Understood, I understand."

"My lord loves your adopted sister very much. This is a chance given to you for her sake. You must cherish it."

"Thank you, my lord, thank you Lord Fan."

At this moment, Su Shiba truly felt relieved.

He is not a devout man or a naive scholar, but he comes from a powerful family in Lanzhou Prefecture, and he is involved in guns, sticks, riding, shooting, and reading.

Ordinary people may believe that it is pie in the sky and angel investment from a stranger.

He would never believe it.

As a strong man, his conscience and morality are all sold on the scale.

If you are kind, you cannot be strong.

If you have a heart, you can't be arrogant!
If it weren't for Su Qinglian's pillow style and Wang Danwang's upcoming transfer to Hangzhou, it would be a double benefit and logically make sense.

As soon as he leaves Xishan Island, he will consider fleeing.

It is better to hold your life in your own hands than to leave it in the hands of others.

But at present, it seems that the best option is to lie dormant for a while, save some wealth, and then break away from the Li family army.

"Xiao Su, what are you thinking about?"

"Oh, who wouldn't say our Taihu Lake is beautiful? I'm admiring it."

Fan Jing also made a gesture, lying on the side of the boat to introduce the lake scenery.

During his time as a pawnbroker in Wuxian County, his knowledge improved by leaps and bounds.

Understand the different mentality and logic of different classes.

I also learned how to control my subordinates, the smart ones and the not-so-smart ones, the loyal ones and the not-so-loyal ones, the talented ones and the not-so-talented ones.

After returning home, I often told my wife about it.

After all, Madam is a daughter of an aristocratic family, with profound family education, and has a deep understanding of these disturbing things.

Fan Jing soon gained a deeper understanding of how to be a boss and how to be a subordinate.

Hey, the Qing Dynasty, hey, dregs, hey, it smells so good!

……

Today, in one prefecture and nine counties, thieves from all walks of life are like crucian carp crossing the river, one after another.

This is the result of Jiangnan Green Camp being crippled, and the deterrence is gone.

The flood soldiers and patrol inspectors were unwilling to fight, and they all shrank and guarded their own one-third of an acre of land.

Hu Guerrilla and Huang Shouwei are very popular recently!

The two men led the city guard camp and the Pingwang camp respectively to attack and suppress the bandits.

But the officials and gentry all believed that Hu was brave in his guerrilla warfare.

As a guerrilla general, he threw off his official robe, tied up his braid, and charged forward with a large blade in his bare arms.

The dozens of elites who followed him also behaved in the same way.

Shirtless pig butt, the main character is brave!
In the Qing Dynasty, regardless of the officials or the people, this was the way to go.

With such a rush, the thief immediately collapsed, leaving behind a few corpses and the rest scattered like birds and beasts.

Hu guerrilla never pursues. After returning, he puts on his official robe and wipes the bloody sword in front of everyone. For no other reason than to ask for pay!

The gentry did not dare not to collect money, otherwise the fierce general would not come again next time when the thieves caused trouble.

The brothers at the city guard camp quoted prices clearly and without any ambiguity.

After traveling to and fighting in 8 places, I gained weight.

Pingwang camp was much worse off, and the gentry praised it as "very brave".

Huang Si visited the Dongshan regiment training for a period of time and learned serious military formations.

He suppressed thieves, whether they were a dozen or hundreds of people.

They all formed their formation first, with the shield soldiers in front and the spear soldiers following closely behind.

The soldiers stood next to each other, shoulder to shoulder, and marched hand in hand to the sound of drums and trumpets.

Archers and bird shooters provided firepower on both wings.

When the gentry saw this, they shook their heads and said it was a tortoise shell style of play.

Even once, Pingwangying drove a group of panic thieves into the pond and almost killed them all.

The gentry also believed that Pingwangying would not work!

In the government office, the cost of inviting the city garrison to fight once was 500 taels, while the Pingwang camp was only worth 200 taels.

The gentry would rather invite the more expensive Chengshou Ying than pay much attention to Pingwang Ying.

Hu Zhihuang was proud of himself and quietly told Huang Si: "We are also actors. Once the war drum is beaten, it will be considered a disguise. The appearance is the most important. It must be domineering and in line with their imagination of the second master Guan and the third master Zhang."

Huang Si was annoyed and shook his head like a rattle.

He refused to learn from the advanced experience of the city guard camp and remained a dull turtle formation.

This is the last stubbornness of a serious person.

……

Liu Qian treated this matter as a joke and told it to Li Yu.

Li Yu also laughed to tears, this was very clear.In fact, we should not laugh at the Qing Dynasty, even in a few hundred years.

When rich people choose bodyguards, they give priority to those who are tall and look mighty. If they are black or blond, even better, they come with their own buffs.

And those who are not tall enough or not heavy enough will not be used no matter how capable they are.

Absurd?Not quite!

Rich people do not live in Somalia. What they lack is not real security, but a psychological "security".

Li Yu understood this, but he would not say it out loud.

On the contrary, he wanted to encourage Huang Si.

He was sent two newly made flintlock guns.

Pingwangying actually also has the surname Li, which has been refined.

During Fukang'an's Eastern Expedition, 200 people were transferred from Pingwang Camp and all died on the battlefield.

After that, he recruited all the troops again, all of them were his own people.

After all, he was still receiving pay from the court, so it would be too much for him to have a flintlock gun.

The big blade and the red tasseled spear make him look like a green soldier!

Huang Si could only practice hard on military formation coordination, spear formation, shield formation, and cooperation with a few long-range troops, which was similar to Dongshan regiment training.

……

On the upper mountain, a grand salvation ritual is in progress.

All the monks from Hanyuan Temple who are qualified to wear cassocks came, holding magical instruments and chanting Buddha's name.

Pay homage to the Li Jiajun brothers who died in the recent war!

It’s hard to say whether people will have a next life or not.

However, having everyone watching can increase cohesion.

"Donor Li is kind and pious, and I, the Buddha, will bless you." Supervisor Zhikong said in a low voice.

"Excuse me, Master." Li Yuye clasped his hands piously.

"The poor monk will invite the abbot to come over in a moment."

"So good."

This ritual was expensive.

The main reason is that Li Yu made a request to hang the names of the dead brothers in the pagoda of Hanyuan Temple.

The name is written on a small piece of gold foil paper as a commemoration.

Inspector Chikora agreed without thinking, killing two birds with one stone.

If the donor is willing to spend money, the temple can make money, and everyone will have a bright future.

The Buddha's name is melodious, and his magical instruments are clanging.

Li Yu suddenly opened his eyes and saw a good monk, clasping his hands to salute him.

"Hello, Almsgiver Li, I will destroy the poor monk."

"Master, please move forward so we can have a chat?"

Miekong is tall, has calm eyes, and is taciturn.

The mountainside platform has a wide view.

After a long silence, Li Yu broke the silence:

"Master, do you think I am a good person or a bad person?"

Miekong took a look and said in a calm tone:

"If the donor wants to be a good person, then he is a good person. If he wants to be a bad person, then he is a bad person."

……

Guard captain Li Xiaowu, who was standing behind him with his sword in hand, almost laughed.

Bald donkey, you can argue very well.

"Master, what kind of person is a good person? What kind of person is a bad person?"

Miekong shook his head and said sincerely:

"The poor monk feels that there are no standards."

Li Yu's eyes were bright, he stared at him and asked:
"I have some confusion. Could you please help me, Master?"

"please say."

"If a virgin loses her virginity, it is better to become a good concubine. Is it fair?"

Miukong’s tone was as usual:

"This is because the world has different expectations for them, so they evaluate them differently."

"Can it be understood that the world has too high expectations for good people and low expectations for bad people?"

"can."

"In that case, doesn't it mean being a good person and suffering a loss?"

Li Yu pressed forward step by step, finally making Miekong a little surprised.

He hesitated and replied:
"Donor, you are a little extreme."

"Master, it is said in the Nirvana Sutra that one can immediately become a Buddha by laying down the butcher's knife. Do you agree?"

Miekong's hands trembled slightly, but he still nodded firmly.

"A good person needs to go through 81 hardships to become a Buddha. A bad person only needs to put down the butcher's knife to become a Buddha. Master, is this really good?"

Seeing Miekong shivering in pain, Li Yu continued to ask:
"A bad person who has done all bad things, accidentally does a good thing, and everyone will look at him with admiration, saying that the prodigal son will never return his money. But a good person who never does bad things, if he does one wrong thing, he will be criticized and knocked down by thousands of people. Step on another foot and criticize him as a hypocrite. Master, is it ridiculous?"

Miekong lost his composure and said tremblingly:
"Donor, stop scolding, stop scolding."

……

After a confrontation, Master Kong Mie finally collapsed.

Li Yu already knew it, but he didn't want to reveal it.

The two stood on the mountainside, no longer chatting, and remained silent for a long time.

"I would like to ask the master, is it easier to be a good person in today's world? Or is it easier to be a bad person?"

Miekong then opened his eyes, plucked the rosary beads in his hand, and sighed:

"It's easy to be a bad person, but it's hard to be a good person."

"Why?"

"Being a good person requires not only paying attention to methods, but also having to bear beatings. You also need to understand the law and human nature. It's best to have some money at home."

"What about being a bad guy?"

"Just kill people and set fires."

Li Xiaowu, who was waiting with his sword on the side, was dumbfounded.

What on earth is this bald donkey talking about?
Very familiar feeling!

Li Yu nodded silently:

"I understand. Can I ask one more question, if you are a bad person, you will gain, but what will you get if you are a good person?"

Miekong answered seriously:
"Happiness! The joy of looking down at all living beings!"

……

In the Qing Dynasty, there was a magical phenomenon.

Find bad things in good people and good things in bad people!
If you can't dig it out with the naked eye, you can always find stains (glitter spots) under a microscope!
This style of play is best used by imperial literati.

To redefine a person according to the needs of the court.

Propaganda that is targeted and partially replaces the whole is enough to confuse the minds of most people.

Li Yu believes that it is important to break the shackles of ideas.

A hero is a hero, not a hero with bad moral character.

Evil people are evil people, not evil people with filial piety and rules.

I don’t know who created this “evaluation” chain. Anyone who disobeys will be chained with one.

Then, bystanders threw rotten vegetable leaves and rotten eggs.

Li Yu's actions were both good and evil, and there were many controversies.

If you are tied up in everything, you will accomplish nothing.

If in the future, someone insists on using this "chain" to tie themselves up and measure their own moral character.

He will definitely choose physics debate.

Use 1 ounce of lead bullets to directly hit the chattering human-shaped trumpet.

……

Miekong clasped his hands together and suddenly said:
"The donor has wisdom and deep connections with Buddha."

Speaking of this, Li Yu suddenly remembered something.

One month ago, three bodies were fished out from the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. They drowned and had no injuries.

Wu Zuo judged that these people were drunk and slipped, slipped over the 1-foot-high embankment, and fell into the canal.

These three people all ran chicken feather houses in Wu County during their lifetimes, charging 3 yuan for a night's stay.

After Hanyuan Temple raised donations, it built five chicken-feather houses at a cost of only 5 penny.Sometimes, beggars and homeless people are even allowed to hang up their accounts.

As the saying goes, cutting off one's wealth is like killing one's parents.

Because of this incident, colleagues knocked on the door of the mountain many times, insulted and threatened him, and even set fire to a chicken-feather room.

The yamen did not want to get involved in such disputes, but they just refused to help each other.

Li Yu guessed that it was the kind-hearted monk in front of him who did it.

So he asked:
"Master, if someone harasses the mountain gate, what will you do?"

"The poor monk will first teach them about Mahayana Buddhism."

"What if you don't listen?"

"That poor monk also knows a little bit about boxing."

Li Yu was in awe after hearing this, feeling that this monk had understood the true meaning of the world.

evening,

After the ceremony, Miekong came to say goodbye.

Li Yu couldn't help but ask: "Master, it's so dark. Is it possible for you to save all sentient beings?"

"The poor monk wants to try."

At this moment, Miekong smiled, and Li Yu also laughed.

……

(End of this chapter)

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