The most arrogant in history

Chapter 474: Harmony between Nature and Man.

Ye Kun waved his hand to stop Zhang Yuzhen, then took over the conversation and asked:

"Master Tianzhu, where do you think the soul goes after death? You come to China to preach, and it seems that you are promoting the past life, present life and the next life, as well as the theory of cause and effect and retribution, right?"

The Indian monk was very surprised and stood up and asked, "So the King of Han also knows our Buddha?"

"Of course I know, Siddhartha Gautama."

Ye Kun nodded and smiled: "Masters, please briefly talk about your Buddha's teachings."

The Indian monk had no idea it was a plan and began to explain it fluently.

Ye Kun listened patiently.

The others were impatient and frowned.

The Indian monk spoke for twenty minutes, and finally said: "Buddha is omnipotent, he can solve people's sufferings of birth, aging, illness and death. That's why we came to China..."

"Sorry, let me interrupt."

Ye Kun smiled: "You just said that your Buddha is omnipotent, right?"

"Yes, everything."

"Well, let me ask you a question."

Ye Kun seized the loophole and attacked accurately: "Can your Buddha create something that he himself cannot lift?"

The Indian monk was stunned and speechless.

If Buddha cannot create such a thing, it means he is not omnipotent.

If Buddha created it but couldn't lift it himself, it means he is not omnipotent!

Everyone didn't understand at first, but then they realized what was going on and cheered: "The King of Han is a very good debater!"

Ye Kun stood up and looked at the monks:

"No one is omnipotent. Therefore, your school has fatal flaws and is not suitable for our Chinese Shenzhou.

Your Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, was originally a prince. He had no worries, lived a life of luxury, and did nothing, so he began to think about the meaning of life. But in the eyes of the poor, this is called having too much to do. Because the poor only think about where to find food and clothes, so as not to starve to death or freeze to death.

Your Buddha believes that everything is karma. A neighboring country attacked Gautama. Gautama said, "If you hit me today, I will hit you in the next life, so let's not fight." The neighboring country retorted, "I hit you now because you hit me in the last life." Gautama was speechless.

Therefore, we in China do not like your school of thought, nor do we like your Buddha. I will restrict the spread of your school of thought.”

Sang Buyi and others were all very excited after hearing what he said, and they secretly admired Ye Kun's erudition.

The Indian monk was very surprised and spoke again: "Excuse me, King of Han, don't you think about the meaning of human existence and the meaning of life?"

"I will tell you what the meaning of life is and what the responsibility of mankind is."

Ye Kun took a deep breath and said loudly:

"The ancients lived in caves and trees, ate raw meat and drank blood, had little clothing to cover their bodies, suffered from hunger and cold, and died young from many diseases. After generations of efforts, we can now live in brick and tile houses, grow grains, tame livestock, make clothes with silk and linen, have writing and language, and have medicines to treat diseases. This is a huge progress.

The meaning of our lives is to enjoy the convenience brought to us by our ancestors. Our mission in life is to carry forward the past and provide more convenience for future generations, so that each generation of human beings will be greater than the previous one!

Your Buddha's meditation and empty talk are only suitable for people who have nothing to do or are desperate, not for the vast majority of people."

The Indian monk sighed and looked very dissatisfied.

Ye Kun concluded by saying:

"We welcome the exchange of ideas, but we do not welcome deceiving the world in the name of ideas. Whether it is the Hundred Schools of Thought in China or foreign schools of thought, they must follow this principle.

Pass on my order that Indian monks are prohibited from coming to China to develop schools. However, we welcome exchanges in science and technology, medicine, handicrafts, and trade. "

The Indian monk looked as pale as death.

The debate lasted a day.

In the evening, Ye Kun invited Tang Li and Zhang Yuzhen to have dinner together.

Ye Kun said: "The Indians are very good at confusing people, and they also perform magic and illusions. Therefore, we must control the scale of Indian monks entering China and must not let their schools become bigger."

Everyone nodded together.

Ye Kun looked at Zhang Yuzhen again and said:

"I have discussed with the Great Heavenly Master Zhang Mi that you should interpret the Taoist arguments well to prevent self-contradiction. Taoist disciples should also benefit the people, learn more about medicine, and do more good deeds. Treat illnesses and save lives, and talk less nonsense."

Ye Kun and Zhang Mi discussed and improved the Taoist idea of ​​"ruling by doing nothing".

Improve yourself to be a Taoist disciple and work hard to build a peaceful society and moral framework, pursuing the state of "ruling by doing nothing".

If everyone is moral and abides by the rules, everything develops in an orderly manner, and people and nature live in harmony, wouldn't it be possible to rule by doing nothing?

At that time, the Mohist doctrine of "universal love and non-aggression" was also realized.

If everyone lives in harmony, does not fight, does not steal, rob or curse, and helps each other, isn't that universal love and non-aggression?

After today's debate, Zhang Yu really admired Ye Kun and said, "The King of Han is well-versed in both ancient and modern times, and has the strengths of hundreds of schools of thought. He is truly better than the sages of all ages."

"How dare I compare myself to the ancient saints?" Ye Kun laughed at himself and said:

"Doesn't Taoism emphasize the law of nature and the unity of man and nature? I will give you, a Taoist disciple, another task: how to achieve harmonious coexistence between man and nature.

Take the Yellow River as an example. The overdevelopment of Chang'an and the Central Plains will lead to the reduction of forests, exposure of loess, serious soil erosion, turbid river water, and siltation of river channels, which will eventually cause the Yellow River to burst or even change its course, turning the downstream into a thousand-mile swamp, causing countless casualties.

You should study how to let humans protect the Yellow River and make it benefit mankind."

This is an ecological protection issue. It is not very serious at the moment, but it is very urgent.

But it's not bad to let everyone think about it, since these Taoist disciples have a lot of free time anyway.

According to Ye Kun's prediction, the Northwest and Central Plains will soon experience a population explosion, ecological changes, and the siltation problem of the Yellow River will become prominent.

Historically, the Han Dynasty established its capital in Chang'an, which was extremely prosperous. Correspondingly, during the Western Han Dynasty, the Yellow River often flooded.

Coincidentally, the Tang Dynasty established its capital in Chang'an, which was also highly prosperous, and then the Yellow River flooded for hundreds of years...

During the Qing Dynasty, the ecology of the Central Plains had completely collapsed. Everything was bare and it was difficult to find a tree.

Ye Kun chose Zhuo County as the capital at that time in order to reduce the ecological crisis in the Yellow River Basin.

Zhang Yuzhen accepted the task and said with a smile: "Don't worry, King Han, we will form a team of 100 people at our own expense to survey the entire Yellow River basin and figure out how humans and the Yellow River can live in harmony."

Ye Kun nodded and asked Ye Qingyang to send several water conservancy experts to form a Yellow River ecological investigation and protection team with Zhang Yuzhen's team to carry out activities together.

Tang Li asked again: "May I ask the King of Han, how should we arrange for those Indian monks?"