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Text no. 273 The locust plague arrives as expected

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    The locust plague is coming as expected

    Jin Chanzi finally embarked on his journey to the Western Regions.  Perhaps in addition to Huang Junming's role in fueling the flames, there is also a historical necessity involved.

    Those who had to leave left, and the remaining people who saw him off naturally dispersed.  Master Changjie is a monk, in this era when Confucianism and Taoism are dominant.  When a person walks alone outside, he will always receive surprised looks from passers-by.  I have to say that Huang Junming's efforts in improving people's hearts are very effective.  .

    "In front of the world, Confucianism is a scholar, it is a person who honors his ancestors, he is a member of the officialdom, he talks about the past and laughs at the present.  The Tao is ordinary, it controls Qi and does good, it is omnipresent, and it brings blessings to the world.

    As for Buddha.  .  .  Except for those devout Buddhists, probably not many people remember to care about the existence of Buddhism and monks.  In addition, these monks have rarely moved around the world in recent years, and most of them stay in the temple eating fast and worshiping Buddha.  Suddenly a monk appeared on the street with a bald head and a cassock holding a Zen staff.  How can you not make people look at you with strange eyes?

    I don¡¯t know whether I should say that the people¡¯s ideas change quickly or that the people are too practical. Maybe it¡¯s both.  What is often remembered by the public is something that can bring benefits to people's lives, or that can continue to affect people's lives.  Or something noble and worthy of admiration that is out of reach in the eyes of ordinary people.  On the contrary, those things that are neither prominent nor leaky and gradually disappear in the eyes of the people will slowly fade in the people's memory in a short time.  This is exactly what Buddhism is today.

    "Master Changjie, the young monk has some ideas. I wonder if the Master doesn't have time to listen to the young monk's talk?" Monk Huiyuan said to Master Changjie who was about to leave alone.

    Monk Huiyuan studied Taoist classics in Tianxian Palace, and integrated some concepts in Taoist classics into his understanding of Buddhist concepts. He had already achieved some success.  It's just that Tianxian Palace lacks a monk who is extremely familiar with Buddhism to confirm his ideas.

    Master Changjie is one of the famous Buddhist sages. He is very familiar with Buddhist teachings and has a set of understandings of Buddhism. With such a Buddhist master, he can participate in his own "Buddhist" research.  For Huiyuan, this is an excellent opportunity.

    Master Changjie still has some understanding of Huiyuan¡¯s methods.  Although he was a little dissatisfied with Monk Huiyuan's use of Taoism to promote Buddhism, given the current state of Buddhism, it was normal for Huiyuan to do this.  Maybe, after a few decades, Huiyuan's thoughts would leave some seeds for Buddhism, so Changjie put aside his unhappiness.  I went to study with Huiyuan.

    Huang Junming knew what Huiyuan was thinking, and seemed a little dismissive of Huiyuan's idea of ??borrowing Taoism to promote Buddhism. After all, the more he borrowed Taoism, the closer his thoughts became to Taoism. When the time comes, it would be difficult to think about leaving.  It's even more difficult. In Huang Junming's opinion, Huiyuan's approach is just accelerating the process of integrating Buddhism and Taoism.  Of course, don¡¯t worry too much.

    Since Huiyuan has an idea, let him figure it out on his own.  Huang Junming is quite confident about this.

    in this way.  Master Changjie returned to Luoyang in no hurry and followed Huiyuan to live in Tianxian Palace. It must be said that the psychological quality of these two people is still very good. At least they are in a Taoist temple with more than a thousand people. These two monks actually  I didn't feel uncomfortable.  On the contrary, he still looks a little contented, and this "state of mind" is admirable.

    At the end of April in the second year of Zhenguan, the atmosphere in the capital of the Tang Dynasty seemed a bit restless. The early spring had passed, but not a few drops of rain had fallen. The farmers who had planted the seeds naturally knew what this meant.

    Except for farmers, of course.  Officials and landowners are also a little worried. According to past experience, if there is no rain in April, there will be a severe drought.  Although this type of cart has become popular last year, after all, there are still some fields far away from water sources, right?

    Besides, agriculture is the cornerstone of the Tang Dynasty. No matter what family background or occupation, everyone has a few fields under their name.  Moreover, this field is a huge source of income. How can we not make everyone anxious?

    Gradually, in addition to the Gyeonggi area, six of the ten roads including Guannai Road, Henan Road, Hebei Road, Hedong Road, Longyou Road, Shannan Road, and Datang successively issued Kuai Ma memorials about drought, heading straight into Chang'an.

    If there is a severe drought, there will be great locusts. This is something that has been proven for thousands of years. Although people have long known in the past two years that a locust plague will occur this year, once the drought comes, no matter how well prepared they are, it seems  Somewhat panicked.

    The old farmer with some experience uncovered a piece of dry and cracked land, suddenly threw the land in his hand far away, and swallowed hard.  He fled back to the village as fast as he could.

    "Locusts! Locusts!" the old farmer started shouting outside the village.

    The tensed nerves of these people were trembling with fright at the old farmer's shout. They hurriedly dropped the things at hand, ran out of the house, and surrounded them in the direction of the old farmer's voice.

      "Old Man Li! Slow down, what did you just say about locusts? Where are the locusts?" A slightly calmer person in the crowd asked Old Man Li.

    Seeing everyone gathered around, Old Man Li gained some backbone. He pointed in the direction of the field behind him and said, "There's a locust plague coming! In the field! There are locust eggs under the ground! They are densely packed. It's really itchy!"

    As soon as these words came out, everyone present was in an uproar.  The whole scene became chaotic. Some said they should quickly pack up the food and flee, some looked dejected and at a loss, and still others knelt on the ground and kowtowed in apology.  For a moment, there was a loud noise.

    "Everyone, be quiet!" Another old man in the crowd shouted.  This old man is one of the five elders in the village. He is highly respected and has great authority.  With such a shout, the originally chaotic scene suddenly became solemn.

    "Old man Li, lead the way, let's go and have a look in the fields." The old man's tone was serious and heavy, but not busy or chaotic.

    After hearing this, Old Man Li didn¡¯t say much, and led everyone to rush towards the field where he had just uncovered the land.  The old man followed closely behind, and the villagers hung behind uneasily.  Although he was a little scared in his heart, he still suppressed his fear and followed.

    In this era, locusts are as scary to people as scourges Southwest wishes everyone a happy old age, and wishes everyone a new year and a new outlook, may all your wishes come true and all the best.  A few days ago, I went back to my grandma¡¯s house to celebrate the New Year, and there was no internet.

    So there is no update.  But everyone is already used to the interruption of updates in Southwest.  Alas, the child whose character has been ruined cannot afford to be hurt.

    This chapter begins and the plot enters a new stage, a stage from the Taoist temple in Chang'an City to the people in various parts of the Tang Dynasty.

    , please collect it.

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