There are obviously a lot of fields in Xiangguo Temple, and the little novice has been gone for a long time and has not returned. Anyway, it's boring, just listen to the story of the old monk, Ye Hua probed his hand and asked him to tell.

The old monk nodded, "Back then, the old monk killed more than a dozen people and made war exploits, I wanted to go back to my home and show off, but who knew that the house was already a piece of rubble, and there was not even a living mouth - this was all because the old monk killed too much and affected his family, but unfortunately the old monk didn't wake up at all, thinking about what if there was no one at home, anyway, he had money, he could eat, drink and have fun, and he could do whatever he wanted. The old monk went to the flower boat on the Bianhe River, took out ten taels of silver, and invited the most famous Oiran lady on the boat at that time to drink with the old monk. ”

Speaking of emotion, the monk's eyes also turned over tears, "That Oiran lady is very beautiful, like a fairy in the sky, fluttering down to earth, the old monk is still young, seeing that she is simply drooling, but suddenly found that there is a red mole on the eyebrows of the Oiran lady." Just say casually; My little sister also has a red mole. The Oiran lady asked me, where is the little sister from and how old is she? The old monk said that the little sister should be twenty years old, ten years ago, I left home to join the army, she is still a little girl! ”

The Oiran asked me again where I lived, and I answered truthfully, telling her that I had just come home to see it, and that it had been burned to ashes. Who knows, speaking of this, the Oiran lady cried loudly! She's actually my sister! My own sister! ”

The old monks are all over seventy, and when they talk about the past fifty years ago, the green tendons on their hands are exposed, and their expressions are hideous and terrifying.

"I never imagined that the Oiran lady would be my own sister! Me, I just don't know what to say well! The old monk asked her about the past, and she told me that not long after leaving home, she had an accident, her parents died, and she and her sister-in-law were taken away and sold on a flower boat. ”

"My sister is only ten years old, and she has not yet grown, and her mother saw that she had a good foundation, so she stayed, invited a famous teacher, and taught her piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, all kinds of skills. I'm afraid she would never have imagined that a few years later, she would actually meet her brother in the flower boat! O my poor sister! ”

On the flower boat, I met my own sister!

This is definitely a tragedy, and the tragedy has reached the extreme, and Ye Hua can't help but feel sympathy for the old monk.

The old monk was angry and painful, his eyes were red, and he cried loudly, "My poor sister! She cried and told me what had happened, and I was stupid at the time, and my sister said she was going to go to that thing, and who knows if it would never come back. By the time I chased him out, my sister had hanged herself in another room, and she left a letter saying that she had fallen into the dust, and she thought that she would be confused and die, but she did not expect that she would reunite with her brother. She lost all the people in her family, where is the face to continue to live, sister her, she hanged herself...... In the suicide note she left me, she also talked about her sister-in-law...... That is, the old monk's wife. ”

At the beginning, she was snatched away with her sister, she was a few years older than her sister, and she was forced to pick up customers. In Qinglou, you can't die, you can't live, it's been ten years! When she said goodbye, she was already old and decrepit, and could only serve the coachmen and dart masters, who were the lowest of the best, and she was sick and dying...... When I saw her, she didn't know me, and she treated me as a guest, and in order to please me, she washed her face over and over again with well water! ”

The old monk lamented: "My eyes were already red, I wanted to kill her, but I couldn't do it, I could kill countless people, but I couldn't kill my wife!" I gave her all the money I had, and then I lost my soul and left the Qinglou. I walked aimlessly through the streets, but with the blessing of the Buddha, I came to this temple and knelt on the hall of the Mahavira. The old monk cried loudly and begged the Buddha for advice, what did he do wrong, and ended up with such a result! ”

"In a trance, I saw a golden light, and in the golden light, there was a Buddha statue sitting upright. He told the old monk that if you drink and peck, everything will be rewarded. The old monk killed countless people, did many evils, and his debts were difficult to repay, and his family members were affected. My father and mother are suffering in hell, my sister is also in hell when she dies, and my wife will soon be in hell and be cooked! I cried and begged the Buddha to show me a clear path on how to save my family. ”

"My Buddha is compassionate, instructs the old monk, and tells me that only by putting down the butcher's knife and devoting myself to the Buddha can I plant good roots and accumulate more blessings in the future, or I can alleviate the pain of my family. The old monk pondered for three days, all because I killed too many people, if I want to kill no one from now on, I can only break an arm and worship my Buddha! ”

The old monk exposed half of the stump and brushed the wound together, as if telling a tragic scene fifty years ago!

How desperate and helpless should a living person be to cut off his arm?

Ye Hua wanted to say something, but in the end, there was only a sigh left.

The old monk doesn't care, "Champion Hou, Lord Lu, in the past 50 years, the old monk has been chanting scriptures every day, worshipping the Buddha every day, never giving up, the Buddha is protecting, the old monk has been freed from the sea of suffering, and his parents and family have also died in bliss." They told me in a dream that they had given birth to a good family and lived a stable life. In the world, the cycle of cause and effect, retribution of fortune and misfortune, is like this, there is no mistake. Buddhism is vast, and people who have overcome all suffering. Wicked people like old monks can repent and change their past wrongs, and the work of Buddhism is extraordinary! ”

"Both adults have great wisdom, why can't they see through it! If you have to stare at that little bit of land, if you destroy the Shamen, I really don't know how many cannibal demons will be released, and then the world will become a ghost, and the princes of the court and the central government, can't you see it? ”

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Ye Hua patiently listened to the old monk's narration, raised the teacup, but found that a cup of tea had been drunk, he smiled, "Lord Lu, it's really a very good story, it's very conflicting, and it has an edifying effect, it's very good!" I don't like it, though! ”

Lu Duosun smiled: "Coincidentally, I don't like it either!" ”

Lu Duosun muttered: "Old monk, as you just said, you are a deserter, and you choose to harm yourself, put it now, you can be arrested and punished immediately!" ”

The old monk never imagined that Lu Duoxun didn't eat oil and salt, he couldn't help but look solemn, coughed and said: "Lord Lu asked about the case, don't you talk about the cause and effect?" ”

At this time, Ye Hua smiled, "Old monk, if you want to talk about the cause and effect, then talk about it well!" Let's see which of us is right! ”

Lu Duoxun stroked his palms and laughed, "Wonderful, Master Hou must have extraordinary opinions, and the lower officials will throw bricks and lead the jade first...... Old monk, after you joined the army, your family suffered an accident, your parents were killed, and your wife and sister were plundered. In the current Great Zhou, killing military dependents and destroying military families will be punished tenfold for serious crimes! Therefore, when this situation occurs, the court will not sit idly by. From the Privy Council, to the Criminal Department, as well as the three yamen, yamen everywhere, who dares not to deal with it seriously, will be beheaded immediately! You're welcome! ”

"Also, buying and selling women from good families and forcing them to laugh in the Qinglou is another serious crime! If anyone encounters the same situation, they can avenge the court! ”

The old monk looked up to the sky and smiled bitterly, "It's easy to say, but Lord Lu, don't forget, at that time, Zhu Wen was in the court, the world was dark, where was there a place for ordinary people to sue and avenge their grievances?" ”

"The old monk talked for a long time, and finally got to the root!" Ye Hua took the words, "Your misfortune is certainly worthy of sympathy. In the final analysis, it lies in the darkness of the government, the cruelty and unkindness of the Son of Heaven, the disregard for human life, the people as dogs, and the people as fish and meat. Arbitrary bullying, wanton exploitation, do everything! Ye Hua said: "Therefore, it is the Holy Son of Heaven who can really save you, the diligent officials, and all kinds of kind-hearted righteous people, not some illusory Buddha!" The so-called Dharma is similar to alcohol. Some people use alcohol to kill their sorrows, and some people hide in Buddhism, speaking of which, they are all evasions! ”

The old monk grinned and sneered, he couldn't listen to it at all, "Champion Hou thinks so, the old monk is speechless, and he doesn't dare to say right, please let Hou Ye drop it at will!" ”

Ye Hua laughed loudly: "You don't dare to say it, but I know what you think, it's nothing more than saying that over the past few decades, how many saints have been there?" How many officials are willing to ask for the lives of the people? The common people have always been fish and meat, and the court can't count on it at all, so it's better to pray for the blessing of the Buddha and Bodhisattva! “

"But I'm going to ask you! When have you ever seen a Buddha and Bodhisattva really go down to earth to save people? The so-called miracles, throughout the ages, are mostly deceptive tricks. Let's see, this great Xiangguo Temple, piled up with gold and silver, sitting on countless acres of land, accumulating thousands of wealth, is this money given by the Buddha? Which one is not the people's fat and the people's ointment? The court oppresses people with power, and you deceive people with bliss! The court takes money, and you also take money, and you all go to the same end! ”

"Old monk, your misfortune back then deserves sympathy, but fifty years later, you have become the one who caused misfortune, don't you feel the slightest guilt in your heart?" Ye Hua asked sharply, his sharp gaze forced him to look at the old monk!