Teaching Amber to read and count, these things are easy. Maitreya set up a collection of Wanye in the town, taught him how to read, and then taught him how to add, subtract, multiply and divide, and calculate the gains and losses.
As a child in Tuzhi Village, Amber’s poor foundation is not congenital, but acquired lack of education. Even if Maitreya uses a duck-filling education, he has made rapid progress, but his personality remains the same as before, taciturn, and everything is hidden in his heart.
In the face of a dull gourd-like teenager, Maitreya thought of a way to temporarily stay in the village of Tuzhi to take this boy to the market village where the poor people are located, hoping to arouse his feelings through the sufferings of the people and the hard life. Sympathy and compassion, in order to develop his heart.
Maitreya’s idea was very successful. Although Humber was a tribal citizen, in the Tuzhi village, he was still the silly son of the village chief’s family. The people in the village were relatives who didn’t wear five clothes. Take care of him, and because of this, he can be carefree, which is different outside.
In the city outside, Humber followed Maitreya, and saw many, domineering ronin, barbaric and stingy warriors, cautious businessmen, and pitiful peasants, feeling compassion in his heart, but unfortunately no one cares about him.
Under the various social conditions, Amber frequently hits the wall. After the identity of Burakumen was leaked out, he was called "dirty" several times. He was turned away from the door and suffered a lot of grievances. He felt that he was small and changed. You have to be more cautious.
Although Amber was still the same as before when he was with Maitreya, his heart was already turbulent under the disguised appearance. Until one evening, at dusk, the two returned to Tuizhi village and saw it coming from the village on the side of the mountain. Cry and smoke.
Although he was discriminated against, Amber was still very kind. After hearing the situation, he thought it was a robber, and immediately pulled out the lock and sickle, intending to rush to save people, but he ran to see that the robber was not a ronin robber at all, but his back. The decent warriors of Zhiwuqi burned their houses and removed their food amidst the cries of the villagers.
The warriors were beating people and did not directly kill. The villagers’ cries were painful and distressed. Therefore, Maitreya stopped Amber who was still going forward and told him that no one was killed. This is probably the warrior collecting taxes. , But the young boy still refuses, wanting to go to the past.
"Amber, if you want to go over, I won't stop it, but you must know that those samurai are carrying the Takeda family's four-cut water chestnut flag." Maitreya forcibly stopped Kohaku and pointed him behind the samurai in the distance. Refers to the flag, on the top is a rhombus, divided into four small diamonds by the cross line, very iconic, this is the family pattern of the Takeda family, the master of Kai.
"You know the Takeda family! If you rush down and kill the samurai who beat others, maybe you can escape, but your father and sister can't escape. Once you are tracked down, the Takeda family will definitely attack you. ." Maitreya explained the situation to Amber. There is no problem with impulse, but it is best to think about the consequences of impulse.
"At that time, your father, sister, and everyone in the village will be killed, because the Takeda family will not allow those who punish them to survive in Koshu."
Facing Maitreya’s narration, Amber’s blood was poured into a basin of cold water, and then his throat became dry and his eyes straightened. After a long while, he looked at the civilians crying in the distance, he could not help but lower his gaze, put away the sickle, and opened his mouth. ask:
"Master Zi Mi, why, why am I called filthy? Why do common people have to be bullied by samurai?" Kohaku sniffed, resisted the grievance, and asked the question that had been holding back for a long time.
"Because they think the blood in your body is filthy. As for civilians being bullied by the samurai, it is naturally because the samurai wants to bully them and has the ability to bully them." Maitreya finally waited for Kohaku's question and answered naturally.
"Ah?" Amber was about to cry. Facing Maitreya's answer, she couldn't help being dumbfounded, and raised Xuanlei's eyes, her eyes blank. What kind of answer is this kind of answer!
"How about it, any thoughts?" Maitreya asked with a smile.
"Why is our blood considered filthy?" Amber was dissatisfied with Maitreya's answer, even a little displeased and angry. Everyone is human, all flesh and blood, so why should I say my blood? Dirty, why do you say that I am not a human being? Are these all born
"That's too much. Some people say that it's because you kill." The old Maitreya god is here to explain to Amber. There are many sayings about how filthy is not human. The most is Buddhism quit killing, and Japan is a Buddhist country with a lot of people. Vegetarianism naturally discriminates against the tribal people who are slaughtered. The people in Tuzhi village specialize in killing monsters for their livelihood.
"But, don't those warriors and monks also eat fish? We kill monsters to earn rewards." Amber was not convinced, and Kazue said nicely, but they are not vegetarians either. Do they eat fish and meat? what's the difference
"Isn't it? The Buddhist scriptures say that there are tens of thousands of insects in a water. It can be seen that drinking water is also killing, but they said that, Shintoism, samurai, all think you are dirty and inhuman." Maitreya shook Kohaku. Shook his head.
"What, why do you want this..." Kohaku's face became distorted.
"Because they hold power." Seeing Amber's expression distorted, Maitreya patted his forehead with his hand to calm him down.
"Power?" Amber was patted twice on Maitreya's forehead, and was attracted by the topic again and calmed down.
"Yes, force, wealth, and the right to speak, these are combined together, it is power." Maitreya retracted his palm and nodded to Amber.
"But this can't..." Amber became sad. He felt that even if he had power, he couldn't insult others like this.
"Theoretically, it can't, but not everyone's moral character can be noble." Maitreya patted him on the shoulder for comfort.
"Why do people with low morals have power?" Amber feels that power should not be controlled by those who like to bully and insult others.
"Because they are capable." Maitreya naturally.
"ability?"
"Strength, skills, eloquence, knowledge, wealth, prestige, these are the abilities that can gain power, such as your father." Maitreya explained to Humber.
"My father will not bully others." Amber was very stunned.
"I didn't say that Uncle Baiche bullied others, I mean, he is a capable person, so he can lead your village." Maitreya was a little bit funny for Amber's boyishness.
When faced with Maitreya’s words, Amber was silent. For his father, he was naturally full of admiration, so he felt that there was nothing wrong with these words, but after a while, he suddenly remembered and looked at Maitreya:
"Master Zi Mi, how dirty do you think we are?" Amber's eyes showed seriousness.
"What is filth and what is clean are nothing more than people's opinions." Maitreya shook his head.
"What do you mean?" Kohaku didn't understand again.
"Meaning, I don't think there is too much filth. Everyone is the same person. Although they have different heights, they all live in this world. Two shoulders carry a head, who is afraid of whom!" Maitreya joked, let Amber's face revealed recognition.
(End of this chapter)