The general's wife through time

Chapter 108 The Story of Buddhist Scriptures

The master on the stage waited for the crowd below to quiet down before he began to talk about the origin of Buddhist scripture copybooks.

"That day, the Wuyou Eight heard that there was a charity auction today, so they found the General's wife and expressed that they were also willing to contribute to the Northern Territory. They also told the General's wife a story, and the General's wife was very moved after hearing it. , decided to help them, and because they were poor scholars and had problems with food and clothing, the general’s wife suggested that they write these eight-character posters, and also told them that they could do charity work, no matter what it was. No matter what the form of things, it is good to have this kind of heart, and it is even more valuable to contribute within the scope of one's ability. This kind act started from the Wuyou Bazi. The general's wife promised to pave the way and build bridges for them, and she will definitely send their thoughts to them. To the North.”

Mo Bai: "Yes, the important thing is to see the sincerity of those who do good."

Duan Jingchen: "Having this kind of heart is a hundred times more noble than those who come to participate with a purpose just to show off and gain fame."

Hearing this, most people present felt that they had been understood.

The person who was mocking Xue Tang just now felt his face burning even more.

Being slapped in the face in public, by someone they couldn't afford to offend, they could only lower their heads to hide their embarrassment and guilt.

"Let me tell you the story that Wuyou Bazi told the general's wife that day." The master cleared his throat and told the story of the Buddhist scriptures with great piety.

"At that time, Venerable Ananda was present at the gathering at Lingshan Mountain, where there were 1,250 people. Ananda prostrated, put his palms together, walked around the Buddha three times, knelt down and asked: 'Excuse me, my master, Sakyamuni Buddha! South Jambu. Ti, all sentient beings will be born in bad deeds at the end of the Dharma. They do not respect the Three Jewels, do not respect their parents, do not have the Three Guidelines, have chaotic five moral ethics, are poor and humble, and have insufficient six sense organs. They kill and kill all day long. There is no inequality between rich and poor. What is the retribution? The World Honored One is compassionate and willing to explain everything to his disciples. The Buddha told Ananda and said to all the great disciples: "How good! How good! You listen carefully now, and I will explain it clearly to you. Therefore, in the world, all men and women, poor and lowly, rich and noble, Endless suffering and endless blessings are all the retribution of cause and effect in the previous life. Why? First, you must be filial to your parents, secondly, you must respect the Three Treasures, thirdly, you must abstain from killing and release animals, and fourthly, you must eat fast and give alms, so that you can plant a field of blessings for future generations..."

most people:"???"

What the hell?

Pei Jian: "I thought it would be such a heart-warming and impassioned content, but in the end, this is it?"

Mo Bai knew the expression of the man behind him without looking, and he couldn't help but snort. Although he does not believe in gods and Buddhas, he is in awe of them. However, the person behind him does not revere gods and Buddhas and also despises cause and effect. I am afraid that he will be punished sooner or later.

At this time, the master said loudly: "Buddhist scripture copybook, the first one, "The Sutra of Cause and Effect for Three Times" written by Nie Yun, the starting price is two hundred taels!"

Everyone: "..."

What?
How many pieces of torn paper need to be photographed separately?
But they only dared to complain silently in their hearts and did not dare to speak out.

The scene fell into silence.

Duan Jingchen didn't care about that. He just raised the price for Xue Tang's things!
"Five hundred taels!"

Si Fangyun raised his hand, "five"

She must support her aunt's things. She was about to call out five thousand taels, but was stopped by Xue Tang.

Xue Tang turned his head and said to her: "No extravagance and waste!"

Her purpose this time was to make those eight people famous, but she didn't want to sell the price too high. Even if those eight people were lost because of this, they had to be within her control so that she could control them in the future.

But Si Fangyun raised her hands and could not go back on her word. She looked at Xue Tang with sincere eyes, "Auntie, give me a chance to help you and give me this copybook!"

Xue Tang nodded helplessly, "Okay, I'll give you five hundred and twenty taels, and no more prices are allowed!" The two of them had such a nonchalant conversation that they had already decided on the destination of the copybook. No one dared to say anything, and no one wanted to say anything. , after all, they have no interest in these waste papers with prices starting at 200 taels, and they don't want to attract Xue Tang's attention. If he wakes up and opens his eyes, if he is targeted, he will be as unlucky as Pei Jian.

After Si Fangyun took Nie Yun's copybook away, the master began to auction the second one, "Wu Feng's handwritten Ksitigarbha Sutra. The starting price is two hundred taels."

Xue Tang turned his head and said calmly to Mr. Pei: "Madam Patriarch, you take this photo. As the elder of the Qin family, this opportunity to set an example must be left to you."

Mr. Pei choked.

Seeing that she remained silent, Xue Tang added coldly, "The price cannot be lower than Miss Si's, otherwise it will bring shame on the Qin family, and it cannot be higher than one thousand taels, otherwise it will be too extravagant and violate His Majesty's will. Patriarch If Madam is reluctant to part with your money, you can buy it first, and I will return the money to you when you get back."

Even if you pay it back, can't you say it privately?
In public, everyone knows what he said.

Moreover, except for Duan Jingchen and Xue Tang, the starting price of other lots was one thousand taels, which was only a few hundred taels. Was Xue Tang deliberately mocking her for not being able to afford the money?

She took the picture and let everyone bear witness. She also donated generously to the Northern Territory, and she didn't just come to watch the excitement with nothing.

Mrs. Pei suppressed the anger in her heart, raised her hand with a expression on her face, "Six hundred taels!"

After taking the second picture, Xue Tang winked at Si Fangyun and glanced at Wu.

Si Fangyun's eyes flashed and he nodded immediately.

It turns out that her aunt was just giving her a demonstration!
The way to deceive people is so simple, she understands.

Following the same routine, Si Fangyun threatened Wu to buy the third copybook for five hundred and thirty taels.

Duan Jingchen followed the example and thought, ah, no, he guided the three officials behind him to donate two 666 taels and one 888 taels respectively to the Northern Territory.

Mo Bai randomly selected two people behind him and asked them to donate a thousand taels each to the Northern Territory.

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"If this story is taken to the auction site, those copybooks will definitely fetch a higher price." In the imperial study room, Emperor Jingkang held a booklet and sighed with emotion, then handed it to Eunuch Li, "Ask someone to give it to Eunuch Li." Send it to the queen! She has devoted herself to worshiping Buddha in the past few years and will like it very much."

At this time, Emperor Jingkang was still thinking that the auction was just a pretext, and the essence was to raise donations anyway. His loved ones would be more willing to pay after hearing good stories. He had no idea that as long as it was something belonging to Xue Tang or the General's Mansion, those who had been captured by the Secretary Wei Jing carefully selected the people who went to the auction by name and did not even bother to look at them. If they were not forced to do so, they would not take pictures at all. It has nothing to do with the story. Xue Tang understands this better than anyone else, so after getting the list of attendees from Si Wei, Xue Tang came up with the idea of ​​a copybook. No matter what she took out, she would have to threaten her before she could sell it. , it’s better to kill two birds with one stone and take the opportunity to do your own thing.

Eunuch Li took the booklet with a smile and asked with a smile: "What story did the general's wife write? Does your majesty feel so moved?"

Emperor Jingkang stood up, stretched his legs and feet, exhaled a long breath, and said: "It is a story about the Buddha, and he wrote a chronicle of the major events in the life of the Buddha. This Xue Tang is indeed knowledgeable and careful enough. She listened to the Secretary Wei said that the Queen worshiped the Buddha, and knowing that no one in Dajing had sorted them out, he sorted out a copy from the scattered books and asked Si Wei to bring it to the Queen. He also said that he met Bole only after this book came into the hands of the Queen. "

Eunuch Li beamed with joy, "Oh, that's a good thing. I will ask someone to make another copy and send a copy to the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother has devoted herself to worshiping Buddha for many years, so she will like it very much."

Emperor Jingkang gave Eunuch Li a cold look, "You do know that you care about her?"

(End of this chapter)