The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 268 You Should Go to Southern Tang
"What's the point of this? Why didn't we see it?" Monk A said while touching his bald head.

"That's right, I only saw the prime minister who loved the people like a son, was loyal to the country, and dissuaded the king."

As soon as he finished speaking, the second monk below immediately took over the conversation
Monk C saw that the two people in front had expressed their opinions, and he was unwilling to show weakness:

"There is also the eminent monk who did not hesitate to damage his own reputation for the sake of the people. As a monk, he actually told a lie. This is what I admire."

After he finished speaking, he still praised Amitabha Buddha, but what this monk B said was also good, and monks do not lie.

If the eminent monk told a lie in order to cooperate with the prime minister's plan, no one would blame him, and he could only be said to have noble morals.

Jiang Zheng also acted like an eminent monk, and kept nodding his head. This was not an act of his, because what these people said made sense.

A story can have different truths from different sides, what they said is very reasonable, and Jiang Zheng also agrees.

"Ahem, cough, what you said is correct. I didn't expect that your Buddha nature has improved so much in just a few days. If your master knows, he will be very happy."

Although Jiang Zheng was a monk who became a monk halfway through, he was still a fake monk, but this did not prevent him from having profound Buddhist teachings.

In the past, when he was a noble son, he was very familiar with Buddhist scriptures. You must know that the Southern Tang Dynasty believed in Buddhism.

"But what I said is not what you just said, but what you said is still correct, it's just a little different from what I'm going to say today."

Well, there is no other reason for this. Although a group of monks have doubts, they are not surprised.

After all, the shock that Jiang Zheng brought to them was not the same once or twice, in other words, it was no surprise.

"What I'm talking about is the 'gain' and 'loss' or 'existence' and 'nothing' that the Buddhists said. There are important Buddhist principles in it, and you haven't seen it."

Jiang Zheng has a sense of accomplishment in his heart. Look at your professional monks, you are not as capable as a monk like me who has become a monk halfway through. It seems that I am still a material for becoming an eminent monk.

"The so-called 'yes' means that the king got the people's money, which is 'yes', and he built a new palace, which is also 'yes'."

Jiang Zheng's "have" means that he owns, or possesses, and possessing in name is also included in this category.

This is a very simple truth.Now everyone understands it, and understands it very well, even sensible children know it.

But when is it now in the eighth century A.D., such a simple truth has not been disseminated, no one has vigorously promoted it, and not many people know it at all.

It's not that he is stupid, it's that their economy has not developed to that level at all, and they don't have many contacts.

A few young monks nodded in agreement when they heard this, and let them say that they couldn't say it, but let them listen, it is definitely a sudden realization.

"Master, how do you explain 'nothing'? Tell me quickly." These people seemed very eager.

Of course, after reading so many Buddhist scriptures, they can't learn as much from a random story. Can you not be excited?

"'None' is also relative. If you think the king is willing to get the people's money, if you think right, the people will disappear. This is 'lost'."

"But in the end, the king was not able to live in this new palace, but the people who had no support lived in. Tell me what it looks like with or without it."

After Jiang Zheng finished speaking, he asked the few people in front of him.

"If the king doesn't live in the palace, it's 'nothing', if the people live in it, it's 'yes'." A clever little monk said immediately.

"The answer is good. This is 'yes' and 'no'. The presence or absence of these can be transformed into each other. You should remember that whether it is presence or absence or other things are not static, and sometimes they can move in the opposite direction. Transformation. Like the 'yes' and 'nothing' in this story."

"Which monastery did this little elder, the abbot, come from? He was able to explain the principles of Buddhism in the most simple way, but it was easy to understand."

"Looking at his young age, he has such wisdom, which is really admirable, Amitabha."

"I don't know, this is sent by the prince. It is really a blessing for my Buddhist school to have such a great talent." The old abbot also proclaimed the Buddha's name.

"Abbot, the prince abbot is here, offering incense in the hall." A little novice came quickly.

"Oh, the prince is here, hurry up and go with the old monk to meet the prince." The old abbot walked up quickly after speaking.

Zhao Xu was finishing offering incense to the Buddha, and was thinking about walking around, when the abbot came here, and it happened that he came here to ask the abbot something.

"I see the prince, the prince is coming to the temple, he is so radiant!"

"Abbot, you're being polite. I'm coming to disturb the abbot. Don't blame the abbot!" Zhao Xu laughed.

"The crown prince is serious, please invite old monk Sui to have tea in the inner hall."

The two sat down as guest and host, and soon a little monk brought tea, and the two were polite again, and Zhao Xu got to the point.

"Abbot, I came this time just to ask the abbot, how is the monk I brought with you in your temple?"

Originally, Zhao Xu wanted that guy to come here to experience what it was like to be a monk, and at the same time let him be educated here.

"The prince is talking about Master Jiang Zheng. He is very good here, and his profound Dharma makes us admire."

The abbot actually called him Master Jiang Zheng. It seemed that this guy was doing well here. Zhao Xu felt that with his perfect tongue, he couldn't do much better.

"Jiang Zheng heard that you are doing well here, have you been giving nonsense to others here again? This is a bad atmosphere that Buddhism does not allow you to have."

Zhao Xu chatted with the abbot for a few words and then wandered around the temple with Jiang Zheng. Zhao Xu also wondered how Jiang Zheng could make the abbot of the temple respect him.

"Hey, Prince, although I made a little mistake before, it doesn't mean I don't have real knowledge. I also have a lot of research on Buddhist scriptures. Otherwise, would I still be able to stay in this Crock Temple?"

That's right, this Jiang Zheng was also a well-known family in the past, and his family background is not impossible, and the Buddhist scriptures really can't help him.

Zhao Xu didn't get entangled in this either, so he went straight to the topic:
"Okay, you should prepare recently and go to Nantang. Now is the time, and you should also prepare for your mission."

(End of this chapter)