"So how can it be hard to enshrine your own beliefs?" Bai Shandao: "I heard that the monks in Huguo Temple rent out the Buddhist fields to the common people to cultivate them, and they don't cultivate them themselves. They are monks and don't need to pay taxes. That is to say, what they drink and peck are offered by the believers, and their own food and clothing to reduce suffering, those things are not for them, but for the Bodhisattva behind them."
The emperor was stunned for a while, and said: "Aren't they the incarnations of Bodhisattvas in this world?"
"Then there are too many incarnations, isn't it certain?" Bai Shan asked: "Your Majesty can't tell whether they are incarnations, but how can they tell if there are so many stupid people in this world? If they are not incarnations How does Your Majesty know that what they are doing is the decree of the Bodhisattva?"
The emperor came back to his senses, and looked at the two suspiciously, "You don't like Buddha, but Dao?"
Bai Shan and Man Bao shook their heads together.
Man Bao said: "Although I read Taoist scriptures more, it's not that I don't read Buddhist scriptures."
It is even more impossible for Bai Shan to admit it, otherwise it will become a dispute between Buddhism and Taoism. This is not his original intention. He said: "Your Majesty, whether it is Buddhism or Taoism, they are just like Confucianism, Legalism, and Mohism. It is just a kind of cognition of the reason why people are human. Ordinary people can say what they say. For example, Confucius Jijiu, although he has read the words of a hundred schools of thought, he admires Confucianism more; , but he believed more in Legalism; while our husband was more inclined to Taoism.”
"But Your Majesty is different. You are the head of the people, and the people of the world will only follow your beliefs. You believe in Buddhism, so the Buddhist temple is full of incense, and the Huguo Temple has become the largest temple in the world. This should not be."
The emperor said angrily: "When I co-authored, I didn't even have my own preferences?"
Bai Shan knew that he would not do anything to him, so he said bluntly: "Who made you the emperor, and still want to be a wise emperor through the ages? If you want to get something, you must give something."
The emperor frowned.
Man Bao looked puzzled, "What's so embarrassing, anyway, there are no gods and Buddhas in this world. If someone tells me that I want to be the number one doctor in the ages, I can't pay homage to the Supreme Lord with great fanfare. You must not know how to worship, Your Majesty, if you really like the Bodhisattva, you can quietly worship in your own room."
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The emperor asked angrily: "How do you know that there are no gods and Buddhas in the world?"
Man Bao asked: "Even if there is, what can gods and Buddhas do for us?"
She said: "The suffering in this world has never stopped. People have to walk out the road step by step. Gods and Buddhas can't move forward for us, so there is no difference between whether there is or not? As long as we don't forget the ambition of our ancestors Can."
Man Bao has seen the history books of that world from the encyclopedia. The development of history has never relied on theology, but has to be developed bit by bit.
Or it is developing in the form of war, or in other forms of competition. Anyway, it has never seen a miracle.
Bai Shan has read most of the books that Man Bao brought out of the space. He used to regard those books as strange tales, but the more he read, the more he thought about them.
Sometimes he couldn't help asking Man Bao quietly, "Why does the book brought by Uncle Zhou tell us not to believe in ghosts and gods?"
Man Bao became entangled, and Bai Shan found out the reason himself, "Because there are few ghosts and gods in the world, or because ghosts and gods can't actually affect ordinary people?"
"That's right," Bai Shan justified himself: "If ghosts and gods can affect our world, how could the King of Yizhou survive after killing so many people? We have to sue the imperial court and expose him to the law."
Moreover, he has grown up so big, except for Uncle Zhou, he has never seen a second ghost.
Moreover, as such a powerful ghost, Uncle Zhou seemed to be unable to influence the third person except talking to Man Bao, not to mention him, even the rest of the old Zhou family could not see him or feel him.
So Bai Shan still spoke with confidence at this time, he hoped that the emperor would not reveal his likes and dislikes, and not pursue Buddhism.
The emperor was not very happy, so he turned his head and said to the prince: "Have you heard that, as a king, don't have your own likes and dislikes. You have nothing to do and go hunting. I heard people say that you still want the southern kingdom to offer you elephants?"
The crown prince suffered an unreasonable disaster, turned his head to look at Bai Shan and Zhou Man, and said: "I heard that the elephant soldiers of the Southern Man are very powerful, so I want to see how strong the elephant is, and how it compares to the Chollima." The emperor snorted He said: "It costs a lot to bring an elephant from Nanman to Beijing. As a prince, how can he do such extravagant things? You are not allowed to send people there."
When Zhao Guogong and others saw it, they immediately started talking, "Aren't we talking about disaster relief?"
The emperor didn't want to go to the Huguo Temple anymore, so he lost his temper and said, "Let the magistrates of Chang'an County and Wannian County do it, let the state treasury, forget it, let's take it from the private treasury, and treat it as a Pray for the little grandson."
He is a little depressed now, and he doesn't want to see those ministers again for the time being.
Zhao Guogong and Pi Guogong quietly breathed a sigh of relief, and then expressed their willingness to follow His Majesty, and directly promised 900 shi of grain each to pray for the little emperor's grandson. Naturally, they had to take an auspicious number.
Seeing that the topic had been taken off the table, the prince quietly breathed a sigh of relief, and then secretly gave Bai Shan and Zhou Man a look. What are you talking about in a good day
Man Bao and Bai Shan felt that the two princes were really rich.
The Emperor felt the same way, and he let out a sigh of relief, cheering up again.
After eating and drinking enough, the princess had already carried the child back to the house. The prince sent his uncle and father-in-law's family out, and then came back to send his father away.
The emperor did not move, but asked the fifth prince to lead Mingda Changyu to send the queen back to the Tai Chi Hall first.
Man Bao and Bai Shan, who were also left behind, stood in the corner with their heads lowered, as if they had done something serious wrong.
The emperor sat at the desk to write and draw, and after he finished writing a picture for his newborn grandson, he raised his eyes and looked at the two of them. He felt that there was enough for them, so he put down his pen and said, "Come forward."
The two stepped forward together.
The emperor asked, "Do you know what's wrong?"
Man Bao grabbed his fingers and said: "I know, we shouldn't bring up these things at this time. Today is to wash the little emperor's grandson and spoil the fun."
The emperor nodded slightly.
Bai Shan added: "We shouldn't give face to His Majesty, even if we are admonished, we should talk about it in private after the fact, and we shouldn't talk about Your Majesty in front of everyone."
The emperor nodded slightly, satisfied, and felt that he had enough face, so he turned his head and asked the prince who had sent the man back, "I heard that there were two people missing from your palace last night?"
The smile on the prince's face paused, then he lowered his head and reported: "Yes, there are two servants missing."
He explained: "On the night when the Crown Princess was activated, Zhou Man's needle bag was touched."
The expression on the emperor's face was also put away, and he asked, "Have you found out who is behind the scenes?"
"No."
The emperor pondered for a moment and said: "Leave this matter to Yin Li to investigate. Jingzhao Mansion is better at investigating cases than you."