Chapter 214
The king of the country, King Jinlun, had a banquet with his ministers, and had a slept with his friends, and the silk and bamboo orchestras were endless. There were countless delicacies at the banquet, including four-gilled perch, bear paws in the North Sea, Cangshan's Cang'er, Snow Lotus in the Great Snow Mountain, etc. These are all rare things on earth, and they are just ordinary in the treasury of King Jinlun's treasury.
Nowadays, the Golden Wheel King’s favorite is the girl’s tender breasts. He is raised with spiritual materials in advance, drinks Qionglu and clears his body, practices yoga and lights his body, and has sufficient spiritual energy. After ninety-nine processes, he can only be so delicious.
The King of Golden Wheel often feels that even when he reaches the Pure Land, like the Mahasattva, he cannot enjoy his current enjoyment.
The so-called Mahasattva is a great bodhisattva, almost like a Buddha.
When the King of Golden Wheel was satisfied with eating the delicacies, a strong wind blew from the palace gate outside, followed by a burst of black smoke, and directly hit him, causing his hands and feet to become unstable, and thus he began to get sick.
Someone in the palace said that it was Yu Duolou's curse, and it finally came to the king.
Since then, King Shu Pan of the Golden Wheel was rarely seen in his bedroom. It is said that when a minister was paying homage, he accidentally saw scarlet spots on his arm and was dragged out and killed by a stick.
The king accidentally fell ill and still did not change the rule of Jin Ji Kingdom. The people still had to pray for the king and ask the Buddha to bring great power to heal the king's injuries.
Since the king of the country started to get sick, it has been snowing for ten days. The whole country is like a city made of ice. Many people have no clothes to protect the cold, and they have no food, so they can only hide in the corner.
If you get sick, you will definitely not be able to survive.
Originally, many people would die in this snow, but fortunately, two strange people came into the capital three days ago.
Both men and women look less than twenty years old.
The woman looks as beautiful as a princess. Most common people are not qualified to meet the princess, but I think only the women of the king can look so pretty. But there are restless people trying to tease her. When they see her eyes, they are so scared that they dare not move.
They said that the woman's eyes were sharper than the fastest sword in Jinji Kingdom.
The man is so handsome that no man in Jinji Kingdom can match. His skin is whiter than the Great Snow Mountain, and his beautiful skin is even better than the snow lotus on the Great Snow Mountain. His eyes are also very special. According to the old man, his eyes are deeper than the last great master in Jinji Kingdom, and he flows with the light of wisdom. The great master also came from another place. He said many reasonable words that convinced the poor, rich and some officials. Finally, he was nailed to a wooden donkey by the king and suffered three days and three nights before he died.
Since then, there has been no more scholars in Jinji Kingdom who are wise, and the common people of Jinji Kingdom also know that the authority of the king cannot be violated.
But even though there are ten times more civilians than officials, no one can fill the gap for officials who were also executed by the king because they believed in the scholar's thoughts.
Seeing the bones of broken people outside the palace walls without children and without everything, the civilians accepted the fact that they were treated as pigs and sheep.
"This is a desperate world." This sentence was said by the great master before his death, and has been recognized by all civilians and even the rich.
Because the rich are not as good as officials, they are more regarded as fatter lambs.
A man like a scholar claims to be a Taoist priest from the East. He bought a house with gold and cooked a pot of water outside the house every day. Anyone who could come to him to drink a bowl of hot water would not only drive away the illness, but also stay hungry for a long time and be full of energy.
Many poor people can finally survive by relying on the water cooked by Taoist priests.
This water that can make people alive is very simple to make. The Taoist priest will take out a talisman and burn it. The ashes fall into boiling hot water. He calls this talisman water, which can cure all diseases, and hunger can also be cured.
Each person must not receive a bowl of talisman water for a second time. The Taoist priest's wisdom can remember all the stars in the sky, so no matter who comes to receive the second time, he will discover it. His strength can definitely pull the nine cows, so those people are gently lifted by him and flew far away.
Only boil a pot of water every day, there will never be more or less.
After Fu Shui gave alms, the Taoist priests would sit cross-legged on the roof to tell stories. There were many stories and the entertainment for the civilians was very scarce, so even simpler stories could arouse their interest. Even later, many rich people and officials came to listen to him tell stories.
The Taoist priest is naturally a sacred and refined. He also tells stories from Buddhist scriptures. It is full of fun and makes people forget the warmth and coldness. If he had not had long hair and claimed to be a Taoist priest, others would think he was the reincarnation of a monk.
At night, the cold wind and snow drove away others, leaving only Chen Lian and Fang Yanying.
Fang Yanying asked, "Uncle Master, we have been here for three days and found that the people here are living miserable. Whether it is officials, rich people, or civilians, their eyes are full of despair. All of this is caused by the king. He is even more abominable than a demon. It is really full of evil. Why can such a person still have profound Buddhist teachings on him?"
Chen Lian said lightly: "Why do you think he can't have profound Buddhist teachings?"
"I have also seen many monks in the Western Wilderness. They practice Buddhism, and they are all compassionate people and rarely kill animals." Fang Yanying said honestly. The Buddhists in the Western Wilderness are very powerful, and even she has learned some Buddhist principles.
"Is the compassion you see really compassion? Monks enjoy the offerings of believers and are so at ease that they are not allowed to produce. Those monks, holding the banner of subduing demons and eliminating demons, occupied the blessed land of inspiration, and let the majestic temples bloom everywhere. Whether it is rich or barren land in the Western Wasteland, you can see luxurious temples. How many flesh and blood are buried under the temple?" Chen Lian chuckled.
Fang Yanying was stunned. She had never thought that there were so many hidden stories, but she still said: "But those monks lived a simple life, and even used asceticism to hone themselves, and tried their best to help the common people. They had profound Buddhist teachings and compassionate hearts."
Chen Lian said: "Do you think the civilians in the Western Wilderness are living well?"
Fang Yanying was indecisive. She was born into a family of the Yuelun Kingdom and was later taken as a disciple by Chen Jianmei. She had a tough Vajra heart since childhood, so she could never make progress in the swordsmanship. However, when she was a child, she was always aware of Buddhist principles. It was not until here that she saw the suffering of the people of Jinji Kingdom that it emerged.
It also caused her to have questions about the principles of profound Buddhism if she had compassion.
Because the Golden Wheel King is not like this, he has a Buddhist teaching that is better than those eminent monks, comparable to a golden arhat.
The people of Jin Ji Kingdom suffer, but the civilians in the Western Wilderness will not be much better, and they are all targets of exploitation.
Chen Lian then said with a clear chant, and then said slowly: "Since Buddhism is profound, it is naturally capable of changing the situation of the lowest-class people, but they have not suffered much from the suffering they should endure. The benefits most of the people gained from the Buddhist principles mentioned by the monks are nothing more than learning to endure."
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