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Volume Three: The Wind Rises in the South Chapter 53 Chapter 53 Uprising 6

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    People echoed in unison.  Song Shen turned around and glanced at everyone's face, as if he wanted to imprint everyone's appearance firmly in his mind, and finally walked out.  There was a lot of noise in the military camp. More than 3,000 soldiers were sitting around the reviewing stand. They were watching with interest a middle-aged man on the stage giving a loud speech. It was obvious that the middle-aged man was not very used to facing such people at the same time.  Many people were talking. After just a few words, they stammered and couldn't continue. Soon they ran off the stage amidst the cheers of the soldiers in the audience.  Immediately, several more people came to the stage to give speeches, but these people were worse than the previous ones. They often turned red as soon as they came on stage, became speechless, and fled off the stage in a panic, causing the soldiers in the audience to burst into laughter.  , seeing such a scene, the candidates in the back were even more afraid to come on stage, and for a while they became silent.  Seeing this scene, the onlookers all showed impatient expressions. At this moment, the crowd outside began to commotion. It turned out that a group of monks were walking towards the reviewing stand. The soldiers in their path quickly got out of the way.  , many soldiers hurriedly knelt down and saluted the monk Luo Bai devoutly, just like the tide of the sea.  The group of monks just bowed their heads and chanted sutras while marching to the reviewing stand. They seemed not to notice the crowds of people on both sides who were paying homage to them. Not only did their behavior not arouse the resentment of the soldiers, but at this time of panic and loss,  , but it has become a kind of psychological support. After all, Myanmar is a Buddhist country. Almost all soldiers can see the portraits of Bodhisattvas and the sound of chanting sutras from the moment they open their eyes. The respect and belief in monks have almost penetrated  of their marrow.  The monks came to the reviewing stand and sat down in four corners. The leader stood in the center of the stage and chanted sutras with his hands clasped together. The soldiers under the stage quickly lowered their heads and chanted sutras as well. Some of them who did not recognize the monks on the stage whispered to the people beside them.  The companion asked: "Who is that on the stage?" "It is the former abbot of Mohe Bodhi Temple, Samantabhadra. In the past, even if the king went to the temple to worship, he might not be able to see it. I heard that the Buddha never failed to answer his prayers.  , It¡¯s so effective, I didn¡¯t expect to see you today!¡± ¡°Shut up and be respectful, be careful of the Buddha¡¯s fault!¡± The face of Master Samantabhadra was very pale, as if he had not seen the sun for many years, but his expression was  It is dignified and has a special charm.  Finally, he finished reciting the "Diamond Sutra", raised his head, and swept the crowd with sad eyes. Strangely enough, the thousands of Burmese soldiers who were watching felt that Master Samantabhadra was looking at them, and they couldn't help but be in awe.  lowered his head.  "Myanmar is a country of Buddhism. It has been protected by Buddhism from generation to generation. This is why the country is prosperous and the people are well-being. The reason why Buddhism is respected is because of the protection of the King's Dharma. The long-lasting of the King's Dharma depends entirely on the maintenance of Buddhism. Since the spread of Buddhism  When I came to Myanmar, although there had been wars, it had never happened before when bullets hit the threshold of the temple, the Buddha's hall, and the royal palace were attacked like yesterday. Is it really the end of the world mentioned in the scriptures?  , all kinds of evil demons and heretics will come out to disguise themselves as Buddha to deceive people's hearts, and even the Buddha's teaching itself will be destroyed, and the whole world will fall into the red lotus fire and be burned up?" Master Samantabhadra's voice was low and sad.  The sky above the school grounds echoed, and the soldiers in the field all turned pale with horror when they heard this. "Red Lotus Fire", "Evil Demons and Heretics" and other words of disaster in Buddhist scriptures are things they have heard since childhood. At this time  When it was said through Samantabhadra's mouth, it became even more shockingly contagious.  Many people thought of the raging fire last night, the deafening shouts of death and the sound of bullets, and couldn't help but feel an inexplicable fear. Their upper and lower teeth couldn't help but fight. Those who were close could even see the eyes of Master Samantabhadra.  He closed his eyes tightly, his pale face was already full of tears, and his solemn face looked like a god under the sunlight. He was so frightened that he knelt down and kowtowed again, and begged loudly.  The pleadings of thousands of people merged into one, and the voices became louder and louder, as if they were going to fill the sky.  After about twenty minutes, Master Samantabhadra raised his hands again, and the chanting gradually stopped. Thousands of soldiers held their breath, quietly waiting for the low voice from the reviewing stand: "The Buddha once said:  If a person is about to suffer bad luck, there will be demons that confuse his mind and do unforgivable evil. Although Myanmar is located in a remote place, it is a country where the descendants of gods are king and where you are protected by the Buddha.  They are soldiers of the king, and they take up arms to safeguard the king's law and the Buddha's law. As the saying goes, there are four kinds of kindness in the world, namely the kindness of heaven and earth, the kindness of parents, and the kindness of all living beings. Among them, the kindness of court is the most important.  , "The whole world is not the land of the king," so even the monastic saints and hermits uphold the Buddha's teachings and do not violate the imperial orders. What about you soldiers who eat the king's food and wear the king's clothes?  The weight of your kindness is greater than thousands of white jade; the depth of your kindness is greater than the red silk washed and dyed thousands of times, how can it be easily discarded, not to mention that gods and Buddhas do not tolerate incest?  Those who have mastered the King's Dharma and the Dharma can offer the most generous gifts to the Buddha.I'm afraid it's difficult to get forgiveness from gods and Buddhas. Is there anything in the world that can be more terrifying than this?  " "What nonsense!  ¡± Suddenly a voice from the crowd interrupted Master Samantabhadra¡¯s words. Everyone on the campus looked towards where the sound came from, wanting to see who dared to openly criticize Master Samantabhadra, a famous monk from Mohe Bodhi Temple.  At this time, the soldiers at the east entrance of the school ground quickly moved out of the way, and a ragged figure appeared, walking towards the reviewing stand. ¡°He must be possessed by a demon, and he dared to criticize Master Samantabhadra!  " "Yes, it must be possessed by a demon. Be careful, don't be possessed by a demon later. Those who will be sent to the endless hell after death!  "    "yes!  Yes, be careful!  " There was a whisper in the crowd, and the soldiers all made way to the reviewing stand. The man was already approaching. I saw that the man who spoke was in ragged clothes, with a shabby beard and a haggard face. He started to walk.  He was still a little lame on the road, but he had a pair of eyes that were so clear that people dared not look at him. It was Song Can who had just arrived here. As soon as he arrived, he heard Samantabhadra's sermons on the stage and couldn't help but be filled with anger.  I couldn¡¯t help but refute loudly, ¡°Amitabha!  "Master Samantabhadra heard Song Shen's rebuke, but he was not angry. He whispered: "You are talking nonsense like this. You must be deceived by inner demons. You should follow me to the temple to practice hard, otherwise you will be dead when the time comes.  But I regret it!  "    "Um!  " Song Shen just snorted coldly when he heard Pu Xian's words, but did not answer. He walked up to the stage, but ignored Pu Xian, turned around and faced the soldiers, and said loudly: "I am Song Shen,  When Master Ne Win entered the city that day, I stood in front of him, and it was I who chopped off the British man's head.  After Master Ne Win was assassinated by the nobles, it was I who carried his body to the palace gate and asked the regent for an explanation.  We all have brains. Listen to what I say later, and then listen to what this respected teacher said. Think about it for yourself, and you will know who is right!  " When several monks on the side of the stage heard this, they stood up and tried to drive Song Shen down and carry him away. However, Samantabhadra raised his hand and said, "What do we fear from him when we uphold the righteous Dharma? Let him say it!  "This Samantabhadra can be said to be an extraordinary talent in the Bagan Buddhist world. He could read the scriptures in the temple thoroughly before he was thirty years old. He was also ranked among the top three in the hundreds of years of history of Mohe Bodhi Temple. Later,  He also traveled to Dashun and other countries in India. He was very knowledgeable. He was a first-class eminent monk in terms of education, knowledge and practice. Seeing that Song Shen was just an ordinary farmer, how could he be afraid of him? Naturally, he did not bother to use these means to oust him.  Song Shen sneered, but did not thank Samantabhadra, and said directly: "Honored Master, did you just say that 'the reason why Buddhism is revered is because of the protection of King Dharma?'" "Yes, so what?"  " "Not long ago, the British trampled the monks of your temple to death, which was clearly a violation of Buddhist law. Why did the king's law not only not punish the British, but also protect them?  Is this also protecting the Dharma?  " "It is precisely because Meng violated the Buddha's law that he was not protected by the Buddha's law. Although he had guns and cannons, he still died. Doesn't this confirm what the poor monk said before, "The reason why the king's law lasts all depends on the maintenance of the Buddha's law"?  " When Song Shen heard Samantabhadra's answer, he couldn't help but suffocated. He knew that if he compared words with this famous monk in the temple, he would only die. He quickly changed the subject and said: "Honored Master, after Meng arrived in Bagan, he  Excessive taxation and expropriation, asking for food and young men from every village; many families were destroyed as a result. Farmers were busy from January to December every year, tilling the fields, transplanting rice seedlings, weeding, harvesting, threshing and milling rice; they never got a day's rest.  But the family can't even eat enough rice bran. The grain and young men they want are not enough if they miss a grain of rice and wait for half a day. Otherwise, the village elder will be hanged from a tree by the roadside, and even the body will not be recovered.  Go, but in the end they have to watch the heavy rice rotting in the ground because of lack of labor. The whole village has no choice but to flee to the city to survive and become bandits.  The Buddha said that all living beings are equal, and even the ants on the ground have a life. However, in the eyes of those noble lords, we are not as good as the ants on the ground. At least the lords will not take away the food from the ants' mouths, and will not let them  The ants work for them in vain, but they can't even repair the house that collapsed or the fence that was broken. Does Buddhism also protect such people?  Can¡¯t Buddhism protect poor people like us?  " Song Shen's passionate speech aroused a huge response among the soldiers. Perhaps his words were far less elegant and tame than Samantabhadra, and his voice was too hoarse, but the content trumped everything. Almost every soldier could sing the song  We can find our own reflections in Shen's words: heavy taxes and labor; numb and skinny parents and family members tortured by hunger and poverty; worried lives without any hope of improvement. These are the lives of most soldiers before joining the army.  days, and when they leave the army, this life is still waiting for them and their children, and nothing will change if it doesn'tIf things get worse.  Although they have been taught since childhood that all this is destiny. The nobles live a prosperous life because of the merits they accumulated from their previous lives. The only way to change all this is to work hard.  Obey the superiors and pray to gods and Buddhas, so that you can change your destiny in the next life, and even get rid of the suffering of reincarnation and enter the realm of nirvana.  But as long as one has not been wiped out by the suffering of religion and life, the last trace of blood and rationality has been wiped out, and the person has become an animal without the slightest spirituality, he will show an instinctive disgust and resistance to this kind of preaching, but religion and reality  The huge pressure makes most people bury this kind of disgust and resistance deep in their hearts to avoid bringing disaster to themselves and their families.  But now the situation has changed. Every soldier sees the same emotion on the faces of his companions. The huge number of companions gives them great courage, and now reality no longer has more power than them.  "It's not that Buddhism doesn't protect the poor! As long as you¡ª¡ª" Samantabhadra saw something was wrong and hurriedly retorted.  But Song Shen didn't let him finish, and retorted: "I just won't bless you in this life, right? You can only get the reward for your good deeds after death. As for now, all you can do is endure,  Watch your parents, wife and children starve to death, because this is the will of the Buddha, isn't it?" At the last sentence, Songcan suddenly raised his voice loudly, and Samantabhadra couldn't help but shuddered instinctively and retreated.  He took one step and was speechless. At this time, Songcan's eyes were like lightning, and his voice was like thunder, as if the ancient god came to the mortal world and possessed him.
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