Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 479: Translating Twenty Classics, Shocking Commentators!
"Brother Zhao, I told you to be patient for a while!"

As soon as these words came out, the whole place fell into silence. Zhao Xing sighed and said subconsciously, but he was met by Zhao Yuan who looked confused.

"I didn't say it!" Zhao Yuan immediately showed a look of grievance, "If I said it, how could I say it so lightly?"

A little cold sweat suddenly appeared on Zhao Xing's forehead. He felt a chill in his heart, and he understood. He looked around, and finally stopped at a figure behind him——

Jiang Yi stood up from the futon, flicked his clothes, turned around and walked back to the road.

Those words just now came from Jiang Yi's mouth!
"Wait a minute, my dear nephew." King Jiangdu suddenly stood up and stopped Jiang Yi who was walking on his way. He looked very unhappy, but it was obvious that he was trying his best to hold it back, "What you said before was a bit biased. In today's Buddhist commentary, in addition to promoting the Dharma, we also have to discuss Taoism with many famous people. If you have any ideas, you can wait until after the lecture and say it on the forum, or compare with each other. As the saying goes, the more you debate, the clearer you will be."

"It would be good if the debate becomes clearer and clearer, but before this commentary on Buddhism has even begun, Chen's commentaries have been reduced to worthless." Jiang Yi stopped, turned around and looked at Monk Mingfa, " You are all very clear about the origins of Luoyang's commentaries. Even this Buddhist Commentary is based on this. Now to turn it around and belittle the comments is a bit unkind. Even this heel can be twisted. How can we expect to get clearer with each argument? I came here originally with some interest in hearing about the subtleties of this Buddhist method, but it turned out that this Buddhist practitioner seemed to be intolerable. In this case , I might as well leave."

King Jiangdu frowned when he heard this.

If it were anyone else, King Jiangdu wouldn't have to go to such trouble. He is now in control. Although King Guanghan arranged for a few people to restrain him, he held a Buddhist commentary based on interest. If there are still people who come out to cause trouble, then they will be punished. But Jiang Yi is different.

Don't look at Jiang Yi's successive attacks when he was in Qingzhou, but they were all in the chess game and in academics, not in politics, because Jiang Yi himself is a descendant of Jiang Wei, the contemporary prince of Pingxiang Hou, and a legitimate The son of the prince of Erba Jing, the future prince, his political status is there.

If it were changed to the past, the King of Jiangdu was trapped on the bank of the river and was just a county king with no power outside the county. Even if he reprimanded the Prince of Pingxianghou as an elder, it would be nothing.

But the problem is that he now vaguely represents the court, and openly uses the power of the court to convene a Buddhist commentary. If Jiang Yi is reprimanded for this, the political significance will be different. It may be over-interpreted and spread to ordinary people. In the ears of Marquis Xiang.

Marquis Pingxiang was equally influential in the army as in the court, and he did not speak too much at ordinary times. He was quite friendly to every force. Of course, King Jiangdu did not want to antagonize him.

So, he suppressed his anger and said: "This is just your idea. I believe that you are here because you want to understand the Buddhist commentary. In this case, it is better to wait for the Buddhist commentary before leaving." In short, Jiang Yi cannot be allowed to just Go this way, otherwise there will be some rumors and the influence will be bad.

Jiang Yi shook his head and said: "I came here to watch the Buddha's comments, not because of the Buddha, but because of the comments. I understand all the comments and have had some contact with them. However, several comments are time-limited. It's just right. There are also Buddhist comments, so I came here, but you can even deny all the comments, so what's the point of me staying here to listen?"

King Jiangdu shook his head and did not speak immediately, but Mingfa Monk in the audience spoke up: "Jiang Jun seems to have misunderstood. Although the comments are famous all over the world, how can it be attributed to Chen Zhi? There are countless heroes in the world, and he is not alone, so what can't be changed from the rules he set? What's the problem if he changes them to make them better?"

Jiang Yi looked at him and said expressionlessly: "The problem is, if it is bad, dilapidated, or decadent, then it should be changed. And the criticisms are in the ascendant, which have already guided the atmosphere of Luoyang. I came to the capital in the past, and the city In the outer city, there are many scholars and students who talk and argue without restraint. Many of them have caused conflicts and fights. The atmosphere between many academies also has the flavor of fighting. Now, among the academies, Although it cannot be said that everything is in peace, if there is any dissatisfaction between each other, they will agree to compete in the next year. This style of encouraging learning and harmony can be seen to have miraculous results, and it should be carried forward. What needs to be changed? I am afraid it is not a random toss. , a good thing was thrown to pieces, and in the end it was all in vain."

As soon as these words came out, Zhao Yuan couldn't help but nodded, showing that he felt the same way.

In the crowd, some celebrities and scribes who were familiar with Chen Zhi also nodded silently. Although they were interested in Buddhist teachings, they also valued Chen Zhi's ability to lead various commentaries.

But the face of King Jiangdu became even darker. When ordinary officials take office, there is a saying that there are three things to do when a new official takes office. Although a person in politics like him came here temporarily when King Guanghan left in a hurry, he did not dare to change. The big picture needs to be stable at least in a short period of time, but after finally making a commotion, only to be scolded by a junior like this, how can it be satisfactory?

"According to what you said, what Chen Zhi did was incredible? Isn't it even more ridiculous?" King Jiangdu shook his head, "They are all working for the imperial court, how can we tell the difference so clearly? He Chen Zhi did it No matter how good you are, after all, you are just the initiator. The key is to find the right person to connect the past and the next. I know that you have lost to Chen Zhi. Maybe you feel that what I said has suppressed Chen Zhi and made you somewhat unable to get off the stage. But your You should broaden your horizons. There is no difference between these comments and the Buddha's comments. Don't be confused by others."

Hearing this, Jiang Yi also shook his head, but he didn't know the difference. He cupped his hands and wanted to leave.

On the other hand, Wang Yan, a highly virtuous and respected person, suddenly spoke up - "There is no distinction between higher and lower, but the original intention of the reviews is to evaluate other people's learning and give guidance without establishing categories. Buddhist reviews have the theory of "xuanxue". There is a difference between the two, and both sides are reasonable. Why not sit down and listen to it first, so that you can know the pros and cons after the Buddha comments, and then it will be considered appropriate to comment."

Among the people present, there are differences according to status and background, but there are not many people who are higher than Wang Yan around him. His age, seniority, academic status, and political status are there, even if Even the King of Jiangdu has to worry about it.

Wang Yan is also good at metaphysics, likes Lao Zhuang, and is eloquent. He is old and likes to join in the fun, and pays more attention to leaving a name for future generations. Therefore, whenever there is a certain chance of passing down the world, his old man likes to join in. Comments In this way, the same goes for Buddhist commentary.

But deep down in his heart, he likes the comments even more, because he is the critic and the protagonist, and his impression of the Buddhist commentaries is average. However, the protagonist of today's Buddhist commentaries, Zhu Faqian, is a descendant of his Wang family, so he came to suppress the battle, but he did not want to It made King Jiangdu feel bad and caused trouble to the Wang family, so he kept silent.

But now, after hearing this, he didn't want to make the Buddha's judgment mess up, so he opened his mouth to smooth things over, thinking of appeasing Jiang Yi first.

Facing this person, King Jiangdu had to be more polite, and could no longer use the tone of an elder lecturing a younger one, so he changed the subject and said: "The prince Ming Jian is indeed true, but having said that, Chen Zhi's knowledge, this king is I know, I have also read his "Shi Shuo" in Jiangdu. He is a man of profound knowledge, and I admire him. But everything must be explained in detail. Chen Zhi is talented and can be said to be a rising star, but he is an aristocrat. Master Zhu is qualified to be called a master, I believe the prince also knows this."

The flattery of the powerful prince was quite useful. Wang Yan immediately forgot his original intention, stroking his beard and nodding, and looked back at Zhu Faqian on the altar, with a look of relief on his face.

In fact, although he and Zhu Faqian were both members of the Langya Wang family, their families were large and their blood relationship was not close. However, family mutual assistance was the mainstream in modern times, especially when they had outstanding children, they had to focus on recruiting them.

A 30-year-old Buddhist master's contribution to the Wang family's reputation is not 01:30.

Zhu Faqian returned the greeting slightly, adhering to Buddhist customs.

Seeing this scene, King Jiangdu was determined. He looked at Jiang Yi again and hardened his tone: "As the saying goes, there is no priority in learning, and those who are talented should be respected. Why should a good nephew be stubborn? Since the Buddhist commentary has begun, I might as well reveal First of all, this Buddhist commentary is mainly based on Master Zhu’s preaching. The reason for this is that he has translated more than [-] Buddhist scriptures, large and small, and has understood and understood them all. Therefore, he wrote a notebook to record all the Buddhas. The essence of the sutra is convenient for future generations to read. Do you think such an achievement deserves the title of a master? Is there another person among the young heroes of the Central Plains who has such ability?"

As soon as this remark came out, the crowd was in an uproar. Even Jiang Yi's eyelids twitched, and he looked at Zhu Faqian with a hint of respect.

People who were a little unhappy because Monk Mingfa belittled Chen Zhi intentionally or unintentionally, such as Gu You, Zuo Lian, etc., all showed shock. Even Zhao Xing couldn't help but sigh in a low voice, showing a hint of admiration.

Don’t think that translating twenty scriptures is such a simple matter.

From the Eastern Han Dynasty to the New Han Dynasty, there are about more than 200 scriptures that have been translated, totaling more than 400 volumes. Compared with the vast number of Chinese works, they are rare.

The main difficulties are, firstly, language and writing, and secondly, the translator’s own comprehension ability.

"Translate alone or together?" Among the people, those as knowledgeable as Luo Xun were amazed and even more confused in their hearts, "But no matter which one you are, you can see the ability. No wonder King Jiangdu , Wang Lan and others dare to call him the master!"

Next to him, Liu Jin, a musical expert from the clan, also nodded and said: "Being able to translate twenty Buddhist scriptures, a master with such background can afford it! If what Jiang Du said is true, this person also wrote It is really a great blessing for those who study Buddhism to read the book of illustrations and let people find out what to do with them!"

Na Leqi even smiled and said: "Jiang Yi spoke for Chen Zhi just now, but in the final analysis, Chen Zhi is just talented. He can write one or two articles, but he has no books so far, so he is a famous person, not everyone. , Master! Speaking of which, before he left Beijing, he actually let out rumors that he wanted to compile a grand ceremony. Now it seems that it is just a move to build momentum."

(End of this chapter)