"What monster?" Nanfeng asked doubtfully. Monsters are a term only found in the Western Regions. Since ancient times, there have only been monsters and ghosts in Middle-earth, but there has never been such a thing as a devil.
"There are so many demons." The old monk answered the question incorrectly.
"What I'm asking is what kind of monsters are they?" Nanfeng asked again.
"Yes, it's a demon." The old monk still answered the question incorrectly.
Nanfeng did not ask again. This old monk had only been in China for more than a year. He only had a superficial understanding of Chinese and could not communicate normally.
Seeing that the old monk didn't understand, Nanfeng stopped trying to be serious with him. The monsters the old monk mentioned were probably aliens and ghosts from the Middle Earth, and they must not be some monsters from the Western Regions.
"How many are there?" Nanfeng asked a question that the old monk might understand.
"Many." The old monk looked frightened.
After saying this, Nanfeng patiently asked again, "Are there a hundred?"
"Yes," the old monk nodded repeatedly, "many more than a hundred."
Nanfeng frowned when he heard this. Even if the old monk's explanation was not very clear, the general meaning would not be very different. At present, there are many evil spirits and ghosts appearing in Middle Earth. It is unknown why they appear, but one thing is certain. , that is, the number of these evil spirits and ghosts must be extremely alarming, and they have already affected people's lives.
After a brief pause, Nanfeng began to ask again, this time in more detail. He needed to know whether the monster the old monk mentioned was a monster or a ghost.
The old monk had no idea about monsters and ghosts, so Nanfeng had to imitate and talk about some of the actions and abilities of monsters and ghosts. Only then did the old monk understand and respond with words and gestures.
After repeated confirmation, Nanfeng understood what the old monk meant. There were not only unexplainable monsters outside, but also a large number of ghosts.
The reason why he wanted to determine what the demons the old monk was talking about was to deduce the reasons for the appearance of these evil spirits. To put it bluntly, it was who was behind them.
As the saying goes, when a Taoist country is about to perish, there must be monsters. If the country is peaceful and the people are safe, and the world is full of righteousness, monsters will not come out to cause trouble. The large number of monsters appears indicates that there are continuous wars outside and the devastation of life.
Compared with aliens, there are fewer ghosts, because aliens belong to the world of the sun, while ghosts belong to the underworld. Except for a few lonely ghosts who are stranded in the human world, most of the ghosts are in the underworld and should not appear in the human world. But the problem right now is that they Not only have they appeared in the human world, but there are also a lot of them.
It is impossible to tell who is behind the scenes just by the appearance of aliens and ghosts in the human world, but combined with what they do in the human world, you can know who is behind them.
According to the old monk, those aliens and ghosts who appeared in the world did not harm the people, but were doing a very strange thing, destroying temples and expelling monks.
In this way, we can know who is behind the scenes. The behind-the-scenes mastermind of the aliens should be the Queen Mother of the West, because before the establishment of the Heavenly Court, the Queen Mother of the West was the leader of many mountain gods in Kunlun, and most of the mountain gods under her were aliens.
The appearance of ghosts must have been approved by the underworld, because without the instructions and dispatches of the underworld, they would not be able to appear in large numbers in the human world. Behind them should be the Taiyin Yuanjun who was originally in charge of the underworld, even if it was not done by Taiyin Yuanjun himself. It should also be her subordinates who follow her instructions.
After the ghosts and aliens appeared, they destroyed the temples and expelled the monks. This move is quite intriguing. Zhang Deli, who was killed in the early years, once said that there were tens of thousands of temples in the Western Wei Dynasty, and there were more than one million monks and nuns. This matter was like a snowball. It will continue to grow faster and faster. After several years of development, the scale of Buddhism in China and the number of monks and nuns must have reached an appalling level.
Now that the people have become monks and nuns, who will cultivate the fields? Who will defend the country? Who will produce heirs
It is related to national affairs and people's livelihood, and threatens the survival of the race. Someone must stop it. Who should take action most, it must be the imperial court. But when the matter has developed to this point, the imperial court no longer dares to interfere. There are more than 100 monks living in the temple alone. Ten thousand, I am afraid there are not even ten million but eight million believers, and the entire Western Wei Dynasty only has twenty million people, half of whom have become Buddhist believers. If the imperial court dares to touch Buddhism, wouldn't it be like hanging someone who has lived long enough
In addition to the court, the three sects should also take action, but they also have concerns. The most important thing is to avoid suspicion. After all, Buddhism and Taoism have conflicts of interest in believers, incense, offerings, etc. If a Taoist takes action to stop it, he will immediately be blamed for jealousy. Generating hatred and narrow-minded insults, even if you do the right thing, are despicable actions in the eyes of the world, "Look, the bull nose can't sit still anymore, and he comes out to slander and exclude others."
In addition to avoiding suspicion, one's own strength also has something to do with it. In the early years, both Yuqing and Taiqing suffered heavy losses, especially the Yuqing Sect of the Western Wei Dynasty. The Qianyang Gate lost all its elite in the battle. It was precisely because the Yuqing Sect suffered the most serious damage. That's why Buddhism in the Western Wei Dynasty developed so rapidly. The reason is very simple: there are no opponents and there is less control.
When neither the court nor Taoists can stop it, someone has to take care of things and someone has to take the blame, so monsters and ghosts appear.
As long as you are a human being, you have humanity, and gods are no exception. Monsters and ghosts destroying temples and expelling monks are good for the country, the country, and the people's livelihood. But behind this, there is another truth hidden, that is, the deformation of Buddhism. The huge damage to people's livelihood caused by development gave the Queen Mother of the West and Taiyin Yuanjun an excellent reason to send troops.
Taiyin Yuanjun and Queen Mother Xi are both Daluo Jinxian. Although they have different political opinions and fight each other in private, the harmony on the surface has never been broken. To put it bluntly, although they are not in harmony with each other in face and heart, they have not broken their skin.
Both sides are waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity to quarrel. The sending of troops to expel the monks and nuns is an excellent opportunity. It is fair and just, and the reasons are sufficient.
Don’t think that after destroying the temple and expelling the monks and nuns, those evil spirits and ghosts will stop there. No, once the foreign enemies are gone, there will be fierce internal fighting, and internal fighting will occur very naturally. After expelling In the process of becoming a monk, it is impossible for aliens and ghosts to have their differences and conflicts.
The aliens and ghosts appearing now are just pawns of both sides. As the situation escalates, generals and generals from both sides will successively participate. By then, it will be a three-realm melee of unprecedented scale.
The old monk originally went to the Middle-earth to observe and learn, and never expected to encounter such a thing. He seemed to be quite frightened in the Middle-earth. At this time, he still had a lingering fear and an expression of fear.
Nanfeng asked again with gestures, this time about the situation of the four famous temples in China. The four famous temples in Central China were Foguang Temple and Huguo Temple in the Eastern Wei Dynasty, Baosheng Temple in the Western Wei Dynasty, and Wuchang Temple in the Liang Kingdom.
The old monk has been in China for more than a year and has not enjoyed leisurely food and drink. He is still very serious about his job and has been traveling. He not only went to the Western Wei Dynasty, but also to the Eastern Wei Dynasty and the Liang Kingdom. He was very fond of the four famous people. I also know the current situation of the temple very well. The four famous temples are very prosperous, and the abbots are all concurrently serving as protectors of the imperial court. The only exception is the Huguo Temple in the Eastern Wei Dynasty. The relationship between the Huguo Temple and the imperial court has always been very good, but they act in a low-key manner and do not convert. It was strict, there were not many believers, and the abbot of Huguo Temple did not also serve as the protector of the country. The protector of the country in the Eastern Wei Dynasty was the monk Yuankong of Foguang Temple.
The protector of the Liang Kingdom turned out to be Monk Yinguang. This guy had been humiliated by the Taiqing Sect in his early years, but was used again after Hou Jing came to power. Hou Jing was a usurper, and he was most afraid of unstable public sentiment, so he He found Yin Guang to be the national advisor. Yin Guang was very good at numbing the people. Later, Hou Jing was killed and the new emperor came to the throne. For unknown reasons, he was not replaced.
After asking about the situation of the four famous temples, Nanfeng asked about Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.
Unexpectedly, the old monk shook his head, saying that he had heard that Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva was reincarnated in China, but he had never seen it.
Nanfeng nodded when he heard this. If there is no news about the fat man, it is good news. If his whereabouts are unknown, it will be much better if he can be killed and nirvana.
Then he asked what specific impact the appearance of evil spirits and ghosts had on China. The old monk only said that although those monsters had not killed anyone, the people were still panicked and everyone was in danger. Now those monsters had begun to attack temples and monks, but The imperial court stayed out of the matter, and the Taoists stood by and watched. Many temples could only rely on the leadership of those big temples to suppress demons and resist the enemy to protect themselves.
"It would be better for everyone if we surrender earlier." Nanfeng expressed his opinion. Sects are also managed by people. As long as you are a human being, you may make mistakes. If you know your mistakes, you have to change them. If you change them, you will be fine. If you don't change them, you will die.
The old monk did not agree with Nanfeng's opinion. He only thought that because of the majesty of our Buddha, how could we succumb to the power of demons? Nowadays, the monks in Middle-earth are full of passion and are determined to fight to the end against those demons in troubled times.
"It's useless to fight. I'm just beating up the monks and not harming the people," Nanfeng said with a smile. "I'll give you an idea. When the monsters come, lie down there. They promise not to kill you. If you resist, That would give them a reason to kill them."
Nanfeng spoke quickly, but the old monk didn't understand. He continued to express his views. He only said that the bhikkhus in the world are one family. Now, China is in the Age of Ending Dharma, and fellow bhikkhus are suffering. He wants to rush back to Nalanda Temple to report to the chief minister. The great monk informed this matter and invited the Bodhisattva Arhat to come to the rescue of the middle-earth bhikkhu who was in distress.
After listening to the old monk's talk, Nanfeng waved his hands repeatedly, supplementing his words with gestures, telling the old monk that this road was dead, and that he must not go back to call for help.
The old monk didn't know why and asked for the reason.
Nanfeng couldn't tell him that those monsters and ghosts were the pawns of Daluo Jinxian. He could only say that people in Middle-earth never liked others to interfere in their family affairs.
"Monks are our people, this is our business." The old monk retorted.
Nanfeng smiled and didn't try to persuade her anymore. Since she was determined to jump into the pit, she shouldn't hold him back.
"Who is the donor?" The old monk became curious about Nanfeng's identity.
"I am the god here." Nanfeng didn't hide it from him.
Although the old monk guessed that he was not an ordinary person, he did not expect that he would be a god. He was surprised. "Since you are a god, why don't you care about so many monsters outside?"
"Who said I don't care?" Nanfeng laughed, "When I go out, I will drive them all away."
The old monk didn't fully understand and tilted his head to look at him.
"Listen to my advice and don't go back to invite people, otherwise I will have to kick you out..."
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