Chapter 258 Emperor, Taoist, Tathagata
"Many people don't understand what kind of law is changed and what kind of revolution is changed? It wasn't it good in the past? Everyone lived a good life and was happy. Now you have reformed and revolutionized. Isn't it just for your emperor's ambition? Isn't it just for the sake of the famous families and those sects? Isn't it just for the greater territory of Yankang? Now it has caused natural disasters and man-made disasters for many years, and it's all for the sake of reform. This is a fallacy!"
In Bazhou Prefecture, Emperor Yanfeng and a group of civil and military ministers were walking on the street. Looking at the people queuing up in front of Yizhu stalls in the government office, Emperor Yanfeng walked over and came to a Yizhu stall. The official officer who was dividing Yizhu was about to kneel down. Emperor Yanfeng waved his hand and said, "It's cold and there are no such rules. How many people are there?"
"Back to Your Majesty, one adult has a bowl of rice porridge, two steamed buns, and one spoonful of dried vegetables."
Emperor Yanfeng nodded and asked him to go down and give food to the victims. Behind him was the civil and military officials of the court stood. Emperor Yanfeng continued, "I used to live a good life, but I have never been a commoner! Siyuan, tell them, before the national teacher reform, how many people could be supported by a mu of fertile land."
The Minister of the Ministry of Agricultural Science and Technology hurriedly said: "Before the reform, a mu of fertile land produced 330 kilograms of coarse grains per year. However, the fields were concentrated in the hands of aristocratic families, temples and Taoist temples, and farmers had no fields. A farmer's family had seven or eight people, farming for 80 acres, including grain, fruits, woods, vegetables, and medicinal materials. They worked hard for two years, had no surplus grains a year, and could barely fill their stomachs. They could eat one or two meals a month, and they would starve to death when encountering natural disasters. Many elderly people took the initiative to jump into the river or go up the mountain in the year of disasters to avoid damaging their families. At that time, aristocratic families, temples, and Taoist temples were stocked with countless grains and money."
Emperor Yanfeng said: "Eighty acres of land, feeding seven or eight people in the family. I worked hard to grow grain for a year. Where did the grain go? Let me tell them again, how many people can one acre of land support after the reform?"
The Minister of the Ministry of Agricultural Science and Technology continued: "Your Majesty ordered the national master to reform the land of the world to collect the land of the world. No land was allowed in aristocratic families, temples and temples. Ding Man had 80 acres of land and 20 acres of fertile land. Recently, the population has increased several times and the country has grown a lot, so the rules have been changed. Ding Man had 40 acres of land and 10 acres of fertile land. The national master asked warriors and supernatural powers to work in agriculture, ensure income from drought and flood, rain in drought and heavy flood, so there was no famine for 160 years. Now the yield per mu is 820 kilograms, and the land is entitled to two stones, and farmers do not feel it cost to eat meat."
"Three hundred and thirty pounds, eight hundred and twenty pounds."
Emperor Yanfeng pinched two steamed buns and put them in the bowl of hungry people, then made a spoon of dried vegetables, and sighed: "What is Buddha? This is Buddha, living Buddha, living Buddha, and the Buddha of all people! You are not the name of Tathagata, the name of Taoist lord, and say some chicken soup to soothe the soul, but Buddha is the Taoist lord! Siyuan, let me ask you again, since the national master has made great reforms and there is too much food, why does a natural disaster break out and there will be famine?"
Minister of the Yuan Dynasty looked embarrassed and hesitated: "This..."
"explain!"
"Yes. In addition to the reason for the increase in population several times, there are also reasons for eating meat and war. Feeding animals requires food, feeding strange animals in the army, training soldiers, and fighting wars requires food and grass. The most important thing is the transfer of farmland. Some farmland was bought by the aristocratic families and sect temples and became landlords."
Minister of the Yuanyuan said: "The grain is back in their hands. The last sect rebellion was because they had money and food, so they were so bold. And this famine shouldn't have been so big, it was because the treasury was empty after the war, and the temples of these aristocratic families were unwilling to release food? The last sect rebellion caused too much impact..."
Emperor Yanfeng turned around and glanced at his ministers, saying, "The Taoist temples of the aristocratic families were once high and sat in the sky, eating delicacies and delicacies every day, talking about the wind, flowers, snow and moon, talking about the immortal life, and having farmers support them. Who would give them a hand to these farmers? If the farmers were not convinced, they would directly rescue disasters and disasters! Is this snow disaster strange? Not surprising. In the past, when the sect ruled the country, there were many such snow disasters! But it was not a god's disaster, but a sect's disasters, but a sect's disasters that caused the disasters and did not dare to do anything wrong!"
"The national teacher reforms the law and lets the sects work for farmers and merchants, and they are not happy and do not want to do it. The national teacher reforms the law and opens primary schools and colleges, and passes the abilities of these sects to the world, so that the world can do it, and they are even more unhappy. They want to rebel and kill people! But they don't know that the ancestors are all from peasants, and there is no special one!"
"You have also seen it clearly for me and heard it clearly. This time I kill their heads. Next time you do it like them, I will kill your heads too! The officials I want are not these noble sects, masters and Buddhas, and the officials I want are able to do things steadily! Scholars, farmers, businessmen, and scholars must be able to work for farmers, industrymen and commerce! There are also some scholars and officials in the court who think they are superior, grandma, - historian, let me say a swear word. - grandma, I talk to myself every day! I wish I could kill their heads!"
The civil and military ministers bowed their heads and dared not speak.
The two historians looked at each other and showed dismay. One of the older historians whispered: "Your Majesty, the emperor is careful of his words."
Emperor Yanfeng said: "I don't often swear. Isn't I able to curse people if I'm angry? The historian takes care of it."
As he was speaking, it was a great monk who was queuing up to receive the meal. He held the golden bowl and smiled and said, "Your Majesty said it very well. But when the natural disaster comes, how can we stop the natural disaster and prevent the people from suffering? The right way is to stop it."
Emperor Yanfeng glanced at the monk, called him a bowl of rice, two steamed buns, and served a spoonful of vegetables, saying, "I have not only said it well, but also made it better. The monk eats it slowly, and don't disturb the world."
The monk said yes and went with a golden bowl.
"Tathagata!" Everyone behind Emperor Yanfeng was shocked when they saw the great monk.
After the monk left, an old Taoist priest came from behind. He was dressed in disheveled clothes and his head was a little scattered. He held the bowl and basin and smiled, "Have your Majesty eaten?"
Emperor Yanfeng looked solemn, and he made food for him, shook his head and said, "I haven't eaten yet."
"Your Majesty should eat some, so that you can get on the road when you are full."
Emperor Yanfeng nodded, pinched two steamed buns, served a bowl of porridge, and said to the civil and military officials: "You are here to eat some too, and it's a problem."
The civil and military ministers looked at the monk and Taoist priest as if they were facing a great enemy. They saw these two men squatting in the corner of the street with golden bowls and bowls, drinking porridge, eating steamed buns and dry vegetables, so they were as happy as they could.
The ministers stepped forward and each received a meal. They squatted in the corner of the street. Emperor Yanfeng also squatted there and ate silently.
After eating, Emperor Yanfeng went to the well to press water to wash dishes, and the ministers lined up behind him. The Tathagata and the Taoist master also stepped forward to wash the dishes and said, "I haven't eaten food from the world for a long time, but it has a different flavor."
"I have eaten with these ministers for several months."
Emperor Yanfeng said seriously: "The two Taoist brothers should eat often and not let themselves live too high and far away."
"It's for the purpose of avoiding the vulgarity."
The old Taoist master smiled and said, "You are the emperor of the world and manage ordinary people. However, practicing Taoism and Buddha must stay away from the troubles of the world. If you are disturbed, you will find it difficult to get out of it."
Emperor Yanfeng asked with a smile: "Lord of Taoism, can you become a true god?"
The Taoist lord shook his head.
Emperor Yanfeng asked Tathagata again: "Tatagata, can you become a true Buddha?"
Tathagata shook his head: "The bridge of divine is broken, who can become a true god and Buddha?"
"Then why are you talking about it? Stay away from the world and you are very powerful - the historian, I have said swear words again, don't remember, I know. You go down, you don't need you here anymore."
After Emperor Yanfeng said that, he walked out of the city, and the civil and military officials followed him. Emperor Yanfeng stopped and turned around and smiled, "Although it is according to the rules of the court, not the rules of the rivers and lakes, there is no need for so many people. The remaining people will retreat from the realm of the Divine Bridge."
Many civil and military ministers stopped, and Emperor Yanfeng followed seven people, including the Taiwei Yuankong Monk, Situ Xiu Yueqing, Sikong Wei Pingbo, Tiance General Qin Baoyue, Taishan Wang Lingxuhua, Quan Dingwu, Kaifu Yi and the third minister Su Yunzhi, plus the emperor, there were a total of eight people.
Tathagata and the Taoist Master did not care and continued to walk forward.
Emperor Yanfeng led his people to follow him, but he still did not stop when he came to the outside of the city. When he walked to the fields outside the city, Emperor Yanfeng stopped to look at the crops and asked an old farmer, saying, "Can you have a good harvest?"
"Yes!" The old farmer's voice was loud.
Emperor Yanfeng smiled and turned to the ministers behind him and said, "It will bring good harvest!"
The Taoist Lord said: "Your Majesty, this year can be, but not next year. The old Taoist brought a book that records the story of Daxu, called Kaihuang Calamity Sutra. Your Majesty read it slowly first, let's go slowly. If Your Majesty insists on reforming the law after reading it, then the sun and moon will be replaced with a new heaven."
Tathagata sighed, "The Lord of the Tao is merciful."
The Taoist master shook his head: "He doesn't know the danger here, and if he knows it, he will be like us." After that, he sent the Kaihuang Tribulation Sutra to Emperor Yanfeng.
"Your Majesty, be careful of fraud!" Shangqing Su Yunzhi reminded.
Emperor Yanfeng smiled and said, "It's okay."
He took the Kaihuang Tribulation Sutra from the Taoist Lord and opened it and read it carefully.
They continued to walk forward slowly, Emperor Yanfeng turned page by page, and read the Kaihuang Tribulation Sutra from beginning to end. The Taoist Master and Tathagata did not urge him, but walked forward quietly.
After walking a hundred miles away, Emperor Yanfeng finished reading the Kaihuang Tribulation Sutra, calmed down, looked up at the sky, and remained silent.
The old Taoist lord said, "Your Majesty should know how to do it, right?"
Emperor Yanfeng was stunned and suddenly said, "When I was young, Yankang Kingdom did not have such a large territory, and the emperor was not so noble. At that time, the sects and families were still arrogant and prosperous. Once, I went abroad with the envoys and visited a place called Yuanqi Kingdom, which is now Yuanzhou. There were thunder disasters there, and the sky was covered with clouds, covering Yuanqi Kingdom. Thunder thunder kept slashing, killing countless cattle, sheep and animals, and killing countless people."
"The emperor of Yuan Qi State led all the civil and military officials to kneel in the thunder disaster and begged for apologies. The people in the country also knelt on the ground and asked God to calm down. The emperor was struck to death in that thunder disaster. Later I realized that the God they mentioned was not a god, but a Leiyin Sect, a sect. It was probably because the harvest was not good, and there were few good things to pay to the Leiyin Sect, so the Leiyin Sect surrendered the thunder disaster. The one who caused the thunder disaster was the spiritual treasure of the Leiyin Sect, and the nine-gazing thunder guide. The emperor took the blame on himself, so the Leiyin Sect killed him and changed to an emperor. At that time, I was thinking..."
He looked at the Taoist Lord and Tathagata and said word by word: "I want to overturn you! Now, I have done it, but I and the national master have not done enough, so there will be this snow disaster. Isn't it God? I will overturn God!"
The Taoist master couldn't help but say, "Don't Your Majesty think of the people? Do you want Yankang to turn into a big ruin? You and the national master reformed the law, you and the national master built those sects and unified such a large territory. The old Taoist has never stopped you, right? But if you reform again, the heaven will be angry and endanger the people!"
The old Tathagata said, "Your Majesty think twice."
Emperor Yanfeng said: "You have your faith, and I have my faith."
The old Tathagata sighed and said to the Taoist master: "Old fellow Taoist, let's change to another emperor."
The Taoist master took the Dao Sword and nodded, "Well, the good things have been said, but Your Majesty is obsessed with it, so he has to change to another emperor."
Emperor Yanfeng looked around and saw old Taoists, old monks, poor masters and others coming from all directions, surrounding them in the center, with a much larger number than the eight of them.
General Tiance and others' faces changed drastically.
Emperor Yanfeng was stunned and laughed and said, "Tathagata, Taoist Lord, I thought you could tell the rules of the world, but I didn't expect you to come to the court."
Tathagata shook his head and said, "I have no choice but to do so, please forgive me. Lord Taoist, fellow Taoists, let Your Majesty go on the road together."
Chapter completed!