Doctors in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 144: Holding a weapon as a warning is not in danger

After making an appointment with brothers Ou Daxiang and Zhang Jiebin, they returned to the inn and started fasting and bathing.

Chen Jisheng didn't understand this very much: "Among the three of us, the eldest brother Bai is a Taoist priest. Why do I have to follow the fast and take a bath?"

"It's okay if you don't want to fast. Then don't follow us up the mountain. Just stay at the bottom of the mountain by yourself!"

"Don't ask, I'll just do it." When Chen Jisheng heard that Zhang Jiebin wouldn't let him follow, he immediately changed his tune and stopped complaining.

"In charge of the Bai family, Xiao Sheng will be left to you. Whether you can turn him into a devout believer depends on your ability."

After Zhang Jiebin finished speaking, he walked out with the bathtub in hand.

"Brother Zhang, it's true. There is a bathhouse, why bother fetching water to wash yourself?" Chen Jisheng found that there were more and more things he couldn't understand recently.

"Want to know? Come on, sit down and listen to me slowly!"

After listening to Bai Yuzhan's words, Chen Jisheng sat across from him obediently.

Bai Yuzhan said: "My Taoist monks and believers must fast and bathe on the day before major festivals. Do you know about fasting?"

Chen Jisheng nodded quickly: "Of course I know, monks and Taoists have to eat fast and recite sutras..."

Bai Yuzhan quickly interrupted: "Wait a minute, let me correct you, it's about fasting, staying persistent, not eating fast!"

Chen Jisheng nodded vaguely, indicating that he understood.

"To observe fasting, you must first understand what fasting is. Fasting means fasting, and there are three ways to fast: one is fasting for the body, one is fasting for the mouth, and the other is fasting for the heart."

"Those who are fasting should bathe in fragrant water, dress neatly, abstain from food, wine and meat, refrain from killing each other, refrain from the clouds and rains of Wushan Mountain, and should pray."

"Those who practice fasting should spit lotus flowers from their mouths. They should not speak evil words or be divisive. They should only recite good words and recite Taoist scriptures."

"Those who are fasting in love should always think about things that are not righteous and do not take them. They should not have thoughts of killing because of their desire for food and drink. They should not have thoughts of sexual immorality because of their beauty. If they are happy, they should not be crazy. If there are evil obstacles, they should not be angry or resentful. They should remain

Thinking of our ancestor Jin Rong."

"Use these three methods to cleanse your mind and purify your conduct, and only then can your mind and conduct be refined, which is the meaning of fasting."

Bai Yuzhan said this and asked: "Do you understand?"

Chen Jisheng nodded quickly: "I understand, burning incense and bathing, wearing clean clothes, and eating vegetarian food are physical fasts. Not swearing at others is verbal fasting; not having bad thoughts is mental fasting. It's very simple!"

"Easier said than done. You have to learn from your brother Zhang."

"That's right, that's right. I usually don't have any meat or wine, but when things get tough, I can do it even if I keep fasting." Chen Jisheng quickly agreed. As long as it doesn't happen every day, if Brother Zhang can do it, he can do it too.

Bai Yuzhan smiled: "Brother Chen is very suitable for joining my Taoist sect because he has clear ideas."

Chen Jisheng asked, "Does Brother Zhang have access to Taoism?"

"Of course, Brother Zhang is a layman of our Taoist sect, and he received the ordination at the Heavenly Medicine Hall of Chongyang Palace in Shaoxing." Bai Yuzhan had talked with Zhang Jiebin in detail, and he knew a little about Zhang Jiebin's past.

"Then I also want to be ordained." When Chen Jisheng heard that Zhang Jiebin had also entered the Taoist sect, he agreed.

"Okay, when we get to Qingxu Mountain, I will introduce you on your behalf. Listen carefully, I just finished talking about fasting, now it's time to talk about precepts."

When he heard that he wanted to continue speaking, Chen Jisheng sat upright.

"A warning person is a police officer. If you hold a gun to warn someone, you will not be in danger."

"Wait, wait, wait, I don't understand. What's the song and what's silent? Please explain." Chen Jisheng asked if he didn't understand.

"It is to hold the Ge to guard against danger! Ge is a weapon, and Yu is the ancient mythical beast 'Zou Yu'. Its body is like a white tiger, with black stripes, and its tail is longer than..."

"...Zou Yu is the most benevolent and loyal person. He never bullies the weak, but cherishes all life. He never tramples even the grass and only eats the meat of animals that naturally die of old age."

"To quit is to quit and not to worry. Always remind yourself to maintain the moral character of Yu."

After Bai Yuzhan finished speaking, he looked at Chen Jisheng and asked, "Is there anything else you don't understand?"

"Then why do you have to hold a gun? Oh, I understand. Anyone who disobeys will be beaten until he obeys." Chen Jisheng just asked, but Bai Yuzhan reacted before he could answer.

"Yes, you are very smart. Look at the word 'precepts', does it have the word 'ge' above it? It means we are required to abide by the rules, so there is a saying of precepts."

Bai Yuzhan praised it, then dipped water on the table and wrote the word "jie", pointing to the "ge" in the upper right corner and said.

"Precepts ~ Zou Yu ~" Chen Jisheng muttered these two words, his eyes rolled around, and he didn't know what he was thinking. After a long time, he said: "I will step on the grass less in the future, but my flesh will die from old age.

Where to find it?”

"It doesn't have to be like this, as long as it's 'Three Pure Meat', you can eat it." Bai Yuzhan said with a smile.

"Three catties of meat? Is it enough to just buy three catties of meat every time?"

Chen Jisheng's words made Bai Yuzhan couldn't help laughing, and he dipped his hands in water and wrote the word "clean" on the table.

"The so-called three kinds of pure meat are not to see killing, not to hear killing, and not to be killed by oneself. Whether it is our Taoism or Confucianism and Buddhism, they all have the same saying. Have you ever heard that a gentleman cooks far away from the kitchen?"

"No." Chen Jisheng shook his head.

"A gentleman is like an animal: when he sees it alive, he can't bear to see it die; when he hears its sound, he can't bear to eat its flesh. This is why a gentleman stays far away from the kitchen."

Zhang Jiebin came back from bathing and just walked to the door. When he heard Bai Yuzhan ask, he said it casually.

When Chen Jisheng heard this, he was surprised and said: "Brother Zhang, you are really a member of the Taoist sect. What you said is similar to Brother Bai's saying of 'kill without seeing, kill without hearing, and kill without being killed by yourself'!"

Zhang Jiebin shook his head helplessly and said: "Xiao Sheng, this is what Master Meng, the Yasheng, said, but it is indeed similar to what the Buddhist and Taoist families said about the three pure meats."

"It's a pity that people in the world don't pay attention and think that monks are not allowed to kill or eat meat. Oh, the monks who don't eat meat are probably reciting false scriptures!"

When Bai Yuzhan heard Zhang Jiebin mocking Buddhism, he just smiled and did not answer the question.

Chen Jisheng finally confirmed: "Brother Zhang said that if you enter the Taoist sect, you will not be a monk? In the future, you can also marry, have children, eat meat and drink wine?"

"Of course, do you think I've ever given up eating and drinking?"

Bai Yuzhan agreed very much and said: "Yes, fasting does not mean fasting, eating meat does not mean killing, and drinking wine can also worship gods. Although the ants are small and the grass is splashing, they still need to be cared for. How can you teach people to abandon their homes and children and ignore their parents?

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This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "If your parents are not far away, you must have a good way to travel. Although Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism all have something in common, Confucianism and Taoism are obviously more compatible." Zhang Jiebin said, and

In my mind, I thought that medical ethics would be more suitable.

"Okay, you go take a shower and change clothes quickly. I have already prepared the fasting meal."

After the two bathed, they ate together and went to bed separately.

Early in the morning, we met the brothers from the district family and headed to Tang County, dozens of miles away.

Tang County is located northwest of Wangdu, about thirty miles away. After walking for about twenty miles, we arrived at the junction of the two counties.

"There is a long pavilion six miles ahead. We can go there to rest." Bai Yuzhan pointed to the front and said.

"How far is it from Tang County?" Chen Jisheng asked.

"There are still sixteen miles."

"Oh." Chen Jisheng originally wanted to go to Tang County to rest, but then he thought about the need for heart and mouth fast, so in the end he just said "oh" and stopped talking.

"Oh, it's our brothers who are dragging you down." Ou Dashu felt a little embarrassed after hearing the conversation between the two.

Zhang Jiebin and three others rode horses, while District Prime Minister and three others rode donkeys!

Naturally, the speed of a donkey cannot keep up with that of a horse. In addition, Ou Dashu is old, so everyone has to slow down in order to take care of him.

"Brother Dashu, everything is fine. It's nice to travel around the mountains and rivers. If you walk too fast, you won't be able to see the beautiful scenery, and you won't be able to hear Brother Dashu's masterpieces!"

Zhang Jiebin, on the other hand, was very interested. He loved making friends with scribes, and he looked at Prime Minister Ou in a special light.

"What's so difficult about this? Second brother, we've come a long way. When poetry comes up, write it quickly." Ou Dalun also smiled and began to urge his second brother to write poetry.

"You, you, do you really think that your brother and I can compose poems casually?" Ou Daxiang was very helpless, but after finishing speaking, he lowered his head in thought and began to ponder.

Next, everyone was talking and laughing all the way, and soon they arrived at a pavilion called Mazhuang.

This was originally an ancient inn, named after raising horses. It has now become a village. Outside the village is a pavilion for business travelers to rest.

Due to its superior geographical location, Xiaochang Town gradually formed.

The six people led the donkey and horse into a restaurant on the roadside, and tied the reins under the guidance of the waiter. Then they ordered a few dishes, gathered around a table, and started eating.

After a while, several beggars came over, knelt down and kowtowed, shouting: "Masters, sir, please do me a favor and give me some food!"

Just as Zhang Jiebin was about to make a move, Bai Yuzhan grabbed him, but on the other side Ou Dalun had already picked up the dishes on the table and the rice in his own bowl, and distributed them to several beggars.

The beggar thanked him profusely and helped him away.

When Chen Jisheng saw how lame and disabled those people were, he couldn't bear it. He took out the copper coins he had saved for half a month and ran over to give them to them.

After returning, Chen Jisheng was very happy and recited: "Body fast, mouth fast, heart fast, now I have one more good house, may I be blessed with infinite blessings!"

The three Ou brothers kept praising him. Zhang Jiebin was also happy for him and very satisfied with Chen Jisheng's awareness.

Bai Yuzhan sighed and said, "Oh, what a sin! Eat quickly, hurry up and go on your way, and pretend you didn't see anything when you see it later."

The waiter on the side also sighed, but said nothing.

This left everyone confused. Chen Jisheng asked: "Brother Bai, what happened?"

"If my prediction is correct, they must have been harvested and cut into pieces. We have to go back and report to the officials as soon as possible!" Bai Yuzhan said worriedly.

Zhang Jiebin and Chen Jisheng had never heard of it, but the faces of the Ou brothers changed drastically, and Ou Dalun even cursed angrily: "Such beasts should be cut into pieces by a thousand cuts!"

At this time, the Prime Minister of the District said: "Everyone, let's just pretend that we haven't found anything..."

When everyone heard this, they immediately beamed with joy, and Chen Jisheng was so excited that he screamed.

After dinner, everyone was not in a hurry to leave. Instead, they stayed. A few people walked around the town. There were not many people there. It took a long time for a few business travelers to pass by.

By night, they met a dozen beggars, large and small, many with disabilities. Chen Jisheng cried several times about this.

After nightfall, there was a sound of horse hoofbeats, and Bai Yuzhan came quickly with ten horses.

Zhang Jiebin said: "The place has been found. It is at the mountain temple three miles away. The night is long and the dream is many, so hurry up and catch it!"

"Thank you so much for this brave man, and please lead the way." said the leader Dianshi.

Zhang Jiebin led everyone to run for a mile, and saw the fire in the temple from a distance, and everyone's expressions changed drastically.

"Hurry, they must have escaped. It's important to save people." Zhang Jiebin was very anxious and rushed out, followed closely by Bai Yuzhan and Chen Jisheng.

Dianshi's expression changed several times, and finally he gritted his teeth and uttered two words: "Arrest him!"

When Bai Yu saw Dian Shi and the others did not follow him, he shouted: "Your Majesty, go to the river. There are few wells in this area."

"Let's go!" Zhang Jiebin turned the horse's head and ran towards the south.

By the time we arrived at the mountain temple, the fire was completely ignited and the cries inside were fading.

The three of them rushed in wearing soaked clothes. The smoke was thick and the fire was huge...

An hour later, Dianshi and his party came back with two men who had been beaten with black noses and swollen eyes. They even cursed and said: "Unlucky, the big fish told him to run away, so we caught two little guys."

When he saw the appearance of the three people, he was immediately shocked and said in disbelief: "You only rescued two people?"

Chen Jisheng glared at him angrily: "They are all locked up with iron chains, how do you want us to save them?"

When Dianshi heard this, he was furious. He raised the handle of the knife and slapped it with a crackling sound. He cursed: "It's crazy to ask you to suffer a thousand knives."

One person begged for mercy and said, "Sir, please spare my life. It was all the boss and the others who did it."

Another person also shouted: "The boss said that only by setting a fire can everyone have a chance to escape."

Everyone found a piece of land to bury the person, and Dian Shi took the person away.

Zhang Jiebin and six others stayed, and Bai Yuzhan also performed a simple religious ceremony and recited sutras all night long to save the souls of the dead.

When the district president saw Zhang Jiebin, he looked remorseful and said consolingly: "Your Majesty, look at it a bit, maybe for them, death is also a kind of relief. They no longer have to suffer, and they don't have to bear the strange eyes anymore."

Zhang Jiebin said in great pain: "We should be able to do better, we should be able to rescue everyone, and we should be able to kill all those people in one fell swoop. But now, nothing has been done."

"The man died in vain, and the thieves ran away. I don't know how many children will suffer from their murderous hands."

Prime Minister Ou was also helpless: "This group of people is too cunning and takes advantage of people's kindness to do whatever they want. Who can see the beggar and remain indifferent? But as long as people have kindness and harvest, it is impossible for them to disappear.

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"Second brother, you and I should continue to study hard and be named on the gold medal as soon as possible. Only in this way can we show our ambitions. Living in the temple will help the king, and serving as an official abroad will benefit the country." Ou Dalun said.

"Yes, if I become an official in the future, I will definitely make decisions for the poor people and reduce such tragedies."

Prime Minister Ou said extremely seriously. Since then, Prime Minister Ou has been paying attention to national affairs and people's livelihood, and his poems and essays have also been in line with Du Fu.

On the second day, everyone rushed to Tang County and witnessed the trial of the two criminals. In the end, the two criminals were sentenced to Lingchi according to the Ming Dynasty Law. Their families were exiled for two thousand miles, and the files were reported to Baoding Prefecture, waiting for final execution.

Once this was over, the three of them continued fasting, bathing, and chanting sutras, waiting to go to Qingxu Mountain tomorrow.

Zhang Jiebin thought that he would finally see the old man Qianxu again, the one who founded the sect and was the greatest Taoist legend in the world.