Chapter 835 Speaking of Discipline

The content of the imperial edict was very simple, it was to reward some land and finances, because Li Shimin launched the Xuanwu Gate Incident and ascended the throne to become emperor. In order to show his care for the common people and his attention to people's livelihood, he deliberately rewarded a group of people to show his great grace. Li Yunfei was also among the rewards because he improved a lot of production tools.

After receiving the imperial edict, of course, he had to drink tea and eat with the temporary imperial envoy, and by the way, he learned about the current situation in the capital. However, he accidentally mentioned that Li Shimin was in poor health. He had nightmares every day and was chased by ghosts and asked for his life. He often couldn't sleep at night, which had lasted for almost a month...

In response to this, Li Yunfei also mentioned his set of quiet lying meditation method intentionally or unintentionally. The method may not be very effective in other aspects, but it is very effective for insomnia and dreaminess. The governor was honest. After hearing about this good method, he directly reported the matter to the court... Then Li Yunfei was taken to Chang'an and entered the palace, and met the legendary Li Shimin.

After being troubled by nightmares for almost a month, the imperial doctors were helpless. Unexpectedly, a young monk easily solved it. Especially knowing that this young monk had invented many tools that benefited the country and the people, Li Shimin also attached great importance to Li Yunfei and treated him with the courtesy of a national scholar. He deliberately held a banquet to entertain him. There were no ministers accompanying him, just him and Li Yunfei.

Li Shimin really disliked Buddhism at first, but he was indeed a wise monarch who was eager for talents, so even if Li Yunfei was a monk now, he still seemed very friendly. Of course, this friendliness was just thinking about how to make Li Yunfei break his vows and return to secular life to contribute to the country.

In fact, Li Yunfei was also thinking about how to return to secular life legitimately without appearing abrupt. He was only 18 years old, the best time of his life, and he seemed to be handsome. Although he fell on his face when he was a child, he was not disfigured at all and was still a handsome boy.

At such a young age, with such a handsome appearance, and knowledge beyond a thousand years, if he could become an official and do a great career, get promoted, get rich, and marry a beautiful wife, then this time travel would be a waste.

The banquet was served soon, and the table was filled with various delicious dishes. It must be Li Shimin's intention. Most of the delicacies in front of him were meat. Li Yunfei was quite calm about this. He picked up a piece of deer meat elegantly and put it into his mouth. He not only ate meat, but also drank wine calmly.

Li Yunfei's behavior really surprised Li Shimin. He was thinking about how to persuade this master to eat meat, but he didn't expect that this master didn't mind at all. He just ate by himself and even raised his glass to toast him...

"Master, don't mind eating meat?"

"I have been scolded by my master every day since I was a child, and I am scolded as a monk who doesn't look like a monk. I really don't deserve the title of Master, Your Majesty!"

"Master, there is no need to be too modest. The invention and improvement of those tools alone are worthy of the title of Master. But what makes me a little curious is that Master is a famous monk, how can he not mind eating meat!"

"This meal has no meat! ”

“…What do you mean by that? Meat is not considered unhealthy?”

“Indeed, unhealthy food refers to vegetables such as garlic, onion, shallot, shallot, and xingqu…But I think that since they are already on the table, they are food. Since they are food to fill the stomach, of course they cannot be despised. There is no need to restrict what kind of food they are…Buddhism is about cultivating the mind. A good mind is a Buddha, and an evil mind is a demon…Just like your majesty has done many things of killing, but has brought peace to the world. This is really a great good…” Li Yunfei explained calmly, and he really looked like a monk who had achieved enlightenment. Of course, he also flattered him a little.

Li Yunfei’s words really made Li Shimin feel comfortable. He couldn’t help but stroke his mustache, but the smile was from the heart. It depends on the person who flatters. If it was just a flattering villain flattering, of course Li Shimin would not be in such a good mood, but if a famous monk flattered him, the feeling would be very different.

"Master's words really make me suddenly enlightened, and I understand everything." Li Shimin, who was in a good mood, raised his glass directly, but took the initiative to toast.

"Your Majesty, thank you for your praise, please!" Li Yunfei also drank a large glass.

"Yes, isn't there a clear rule in the Buddhist precepts not to eat meat?" Li Shimin also became interested and continued to talk about the Buddhist precepts.

"This is a long story. The idea of ​​monks not eating meat was proposed by Emperor Wu of Liang during the Southern Dynasty a hundred years ago. Later, it was implemented throughout the country and became a rule for monks. He himself did not eat meat, so he stipulated that monks in the world were not allowed to eat meat, but Buddhism did not originally taboo meat..." In order to be able to eat meat in the temple openly, Li Yunfei did put in a lot of effort, and of course he added some of his own opinions.

"So that's how it is. Master, what do you think of Emperor Wu of Liang, Xiao Yan?"

"Emperor Wu of Liang was indeed a rare wise ruler, but he was a little confused in his old age. He was in office but did not do his job. He neglected state affairs but was obsessed with Buddhism, which led to Hou Jing's rise... It was a pity that he wasted the good situation of the Southern Dynasty!" Li Yunfei, who had drunk a little wine, no longer had any concerns about being cautious.

He commented on Emperor Wu of Liang casually, but when he talked about Emperor Wu of Liang, he felt a strange sense of familiarity. He vaguely remembered that Emperor Wu of Liang was a relative of his, as if he was his father-in-law in his previous life. It seemed that two beautiful girls followed him, which was really a bit puzzling... He couldn't help but knock on his dizzy head.

"Master, why is this?"

"The young monk's drinking capacity is indeed not good, but he doesn't dare to drink more. If he gets drunk, he will really break the precept." In fact, this is the first time Li Yunfei came to this world to really drink heavily, so he didn't I feel a little dizzy after drinking a few drinks.

"It turns out that the master also has precepts!"

"Of course, everyone should have their own rules to abide by, and the little monk is no exception."

"Master is too modest, but what are the master's commandments?" Li Shimin was really curious about Li Yunfei's commandments.

"Do not kill, do not steal, do not commit sexual misconduct, do not lie, do not get drunk..."

"Has the master never killed a living person?" Li Shimin never believed this.

"Having no thoughts of killing means not killing... In the young monk's mind, all living beings are not just common people, birds and animals, the flowers, plants, trees and grains are all living beings, just like this basin of clear water, there are thousands of living things, and every person who lives in the world drinks one. Every time you take a breath, countless lives will die because of it. For this, we just need to be grateful..."

It is said that over the years, Li Yunfei has been forced by the old monk to copy scriptures every day. He has also unknowingly accepted some Buddhist ideas and even further improved and perfected some ideas. In a sense, he is indeed worthy of the level of a senior monk. , anyway, everyone is very easy to accept Li Yunfei's theory.

It is always right to lead people to be kind, and it is always right to make people feel grateful. As long as people are grateful, then the disputes between people will weaken a lot, and the hostility will gradually dissipate...

What Li Yunfei didn't know was that when he was explaining the new interpretations of sentient beings, his body was emitting a trace of golden light, which looked a little sacred and solemn. This was actually a gathering of merit and virtue. Seeing this scene Li Shimin was so surprised that he even dropped his chopsticks.

However, Li Yunfei also fell asleep inexplicably, because it was the first time in many years that he did not practice the art of lying down and meditating before going to bed. Instead, he had a long, long dream, in which he went to heaven and earth, touching stones. Turning into gold, speaking and following the law... The memory sealed by the rules of enlightenment in the dream is awakening little by little.