Some things were destined!
Just like Tang Sanzang. Of course, his current name was Chen Yi!
Li Xiu had no interest in changing his name. Otherwise, he would have called him Chen Fan.
The ten-year-old Chen Yi was already considered extremely sensible at this age. He had been able to read and write since he was young, and he had learned the classics. At the same time, he had inherited his mother's good looks. Now that he was dressed up, he could be said to be a graceful and beautiful youth.
To be honest, with his looks, it was a pity to be a monk.
"Father!"
The ten-year-old Chen Yi was already extremely polite. He came to the study and bowed to Li Xiu.
Li Xiu nodded. He didn't care about this " son " of his, nor did he not care about him.
However, what Li Xiu did not know was that at this moment, Chen Yi also admired his "father" to the extreme.
Yes, that's right, worship!
The reason was simple. In Jiang State Capital, Li Xiu was a legendary figure.
The Confucians emphasized that literature could control lolis, martial arts could fix a man's wife on the bed, advance could bully the body and suppress the Zhengtai, retreat could raise the buttocks to welcome the masses, pui, if you got it wrong, start again!
It is the pen that can lift the pen to stabilize the world, and the martial arts that can mount the horse to stabilize the world!
And Li Xiu had perfectly achieved the perfect state that the scholarly faction pursued.
After ruling Jiang Prefecture for more than ten years, Jiang Prefecture Capital was well-governed and had a prosperous population. Trade and commerce flourished. At the same time, the entire Jiang Prefecture was clean. Be it bandits, pirates, or street bullies, they were all swept clean in Jiang Prefecture.
The imperial court had tried to promote him several times, but Li Xiu had rejected all of them. This move was even more praised by the world, saying that he was a true master of the heavens.
Not to mention, Li Xiu also had the identity of an immortal who had descended to the mortal world.
In addition, Li Xiu had always been mysterious and rarely appeared in front of everyone. Under the enhancement of all kinds of halos, Li Xiu had already become a big internet celebrity in Jiang State Capital!
In such an environment, even if Li Xiu and Chen Yi didn't communicate much, the influence of the servant girls and maids around him, the praise and admiration of the government laborers and soldiers outside, and the unparalleled reputation effect made Chen Yi feel proud.
"You're already ten years old this year. Ordinary people at your age usually start to plan their lives. They either set their sights on scientific examinations, study business, or work in the fields, get married, and have children!”
"I would like to ask, do you have any thoughts about your future?”
When Chen Yi heard Li Xiu's words, he hesitated for a moment. In this era, taking the imperial examination to become an official was the right path.
His own grandfather was the current prime minister, and now his " father " was also the prefect of a prefecture. Speaking of which, taking the imperial examination to become an official seemed to be the most appropriate thing to do.
However, two years ago, the teacher who enlightened him brought a few Buddhist scriptures for his old mother who believed in Buddhism.
Chen Yi happened to encounter it by chance and read it twice. However, he was very interested in it and became even more obsessed with it over the years.
He had a great idea in his mind, but he had been too afraid to say it. Today, Li Xiu happened to ask about it, so Chen Yi thought about it for a long time before finally speaking.
"Father, I accidentally obtained a few Buddhist scriptures, but I'm especially obsessed with the contents. I'm not talented, so I want to become a monk and enter the Buddhist Sect!”
Chen Yi's voice became lower and lower as he spoke. He lowered his head and didn't dare to look at Li Xiu.
He was very afraid of seeing Li Xiu's disappointed gaze, but he couldn't resist the strong thought in his heart. He was truly obsessed with the Buddhist Dharma, and he was even more infatuated with it than he was with the essence of the Scholarly Sage.
"Oh!"
What surprised Chen Yi was that Li Xiu did not berate him. He only responded indifferently.
The next sentence stunned him.
"The Buddhist Dharma is not bad, but there's no hurry to enter the Buddhist Sect. You're still young and not suitable to enter the Buddhist Sect to cultivate.”
"Father, don't you object to me learning Buddhism?”Chen Yi raised his head and looked at Li Xiu in shock.
One had to know that in this day and age, becoming a monk could be said to be an act of going against the orthodoxy, unless one really could not live on or something else. Especially for a wealthy family like theirs, worshipping incense and worshipping Buddha was one thing, becoming a monk was another.
"You were born with an affinity with Buddha.”
"Then, where is Mother?"
Chen Yi looked at Li Xiu hesitantly. He knew that his mother seemed to be extremely disgusted with Buddhism. This was a taboo that everyone in the government knew.
"There are some reasons. When you grow up, you will naturally know!”
"Father called you here today mainly to teach you something else!”
"Please advise me, Father!"
"Today, I will teach you how to understand this world. This method is also known as metaphysics!”
" Diagrams?"
" That's right. It's also known as a method of understanding the world. Whether it's Buddhism or Taoism, many of the thoughts in it are based on the use of the logic of the argument."
At this moment, Li Xiu unleashed his divine art of deception. The essence of the great thoughts of the later Magi began to shine brilliantly at this moment.
As the saying went, I don't want to change your ideals. Although Li Xiu hated Buddhism, Buddhism was not wrong. In fact, in essence, Buddhism guided people to be good and was worthy of affirmation and promotion.
However, I can change your logic. The same apple, if it falls into the hands of an ordinary person, is a fruit to fill one's stomach. If it falls into the eyes of Newton, it is the force of gravity. Of course, the world of the Journey to the West was a world with gods and devils.
Therefore, Li Xiu wouldn't teach the young Tang Sanzang about popular science. Instead, he would start with ordinary metaphysics.
Hence, in the following days, the figures of two people, one big and one small, constantly appeared in the streets and alleys of Jiang State Capital.
"Look at these merchants. If they are used properly, they can bring in the circulation of goods. Because they travel from north to south, they use warehouses and hire workers. But on the contrary, they collect money, raise slaves, act tyrannically, bully the market, and harm many families."
" It's better to teach people to fish than to teach them to fish. Giving these refugees a fish will bring them a fatal disaster, but giving them the ability to fish can save the lives of tens of thousands of refugees."
"In the forest, all kinds of beasts fight. Tigers eat wolves, wolves eat deer, and deer eat grass. Perhaps Buddhism thinks that this is the sin of a person's past life and the reincarnation of a beast in this life. However, I feel that nothing in this world can escape a law!”
"Everything in the world is a matter of natural selection. Survival of the fittest!”
"Natural selection, survival of the fittest?"
At this moment, Chen Yi's perception received an unprecedented impact!
"Actually, whether you study Buddhism or Dao, the essence of the world is the same!”
"Buddha is the faith that the strong give to the weak!”
"Dao is the pursuit of the peak for the bottom!”
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