I am a commoner, but I will lead the empress to unify the world

Chapter 522: False Compassion

As for that "enlightened monk", it was even worse. The guards just walked over, put a rope around him, tied him up, and then dragged him down.

Soon, the old monk was thrown to the front of the square, and the Zhennan Army also surrounded this area, constantly going to the village to capture prisoners and throwing them over.

The guard entered the house, found a chair and brought it over.

Shen Changgong untied Xiao Qiao, patted her head and said,

"You can open your eyes now."

"Uh-huh."

Xiao Qiao nodded obediently.

"You didn't peek, did you?"

"No, dear little Joe."

"That's good."

Shen Changgong pulled her to the front of the house, put a chair in front of the door, and sat down directly on it.

The guards pulled the old monk up and made him kneel in front of Shen Changgong.

Shen Changgong yawned and rubbed his eyes.

It's almost midnight now.

He looked at the old monk in front of him and said directly,

"It's already late, let's not waste time. Save me some time torturing you and yourself some suffering. Just tell me directly, who sent you here?"

"It was the Emperor of Qian who invited us to come to Dayan to spread the teachings."

The old monk clasped his hands together and said very piously.

Shen Changgong raised his eyebrows.

This old monk doesn't play by the rules. Is he confessing now?

He is not as tough as the leader of the Yellow Croaker Sect.

"Why did he send you to Dayan to spread the word?"

The old monk said,

"The Buddha saves all living beings, and his compassion should also be spread to the world.

In the past, the Central Plains countries were extremely hostile to us and were unwilling to accept the Buddha's grace, making it difficult for our religion to spread.

Now, Emperor Qian has rewarded us with gold and silver and escorted us here to spread the teachings, so of course we have to come.

This is all because of the Buddha's manifestation. Emperor Qian was moved and willing to help us.

Emperor Qian's merits and virtues are immeasurable."

Hearing this, Shen Changgong was so angry that he almost laughed.

"Great merit? He's using you to cause trouble for his enemy country. You're all being used as pawns, idiots."

The old monk shook his head and said,

"The secular dynasty is inherently wrong, so why not overthrow it? Only by overthrowing the secular dynasty will the people be willing to accept the Buddha's grace.

You have deceived sentient beings, and your sins are unforgivable. Wake up as soon as possible, and you can still obtain the Buddha's forgiveness."

Upon hearing these words, Shen Changgong almost thought that he was the one who was rebelling.

He sneered,

"You said that Buddha is compassionate?"

"of course."

"Then why do you kill people, why do you use human heads for sacrifice, and why do you use human skin and bones as ritual instruments?

You are the cruelest person, right?"

"No, offering human heads to the Buddha and using human skin and bones as ritual implements will allow us to better communicate with the Buddha and allow him to see our sincerity.

Those who devote themselves to these causes are great, and their souls will ascend to heaven and enjoy the grace of the Buddha.

Their merits are immeasurable.”

Shen Changgong was so angry that he almost exploded after hearing such ridiculous logic.

The key is that these people still believe it firmly, their logic is self-consistent, and they think what they are doing is right.

The most terrifying things in this world are not the evil people, but those who ruthlessly harm others in the name of doing good deeds, and still firmly believe that they are doing good deeds and have a clear conscience.

This kind of talent is the most unscrupulous and dangerous.

Also the craziest.

Shen Changgong sneered,

"I don't want to hear your bullshit about the laws of nature.

I only know that the people of Dayan are living well, living and working in peace and contentment, raising children, and enjoying the happiness of family.

It was you who destroyed their beautiful lives, killed their blood relatives, massacred their loved ones, or cruelly tortured them, causing them to fall from heaven to hell in an instant.

Then you are a cult and evil people."

"The donor is foolish."

The old monk scolded Shen Changgong.

Xiao Qiao, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up, saying in a childish yet serious voice,

"Old monk, since you said that those who died as sacrifices can enter heaven and enjoy happiness, then why don't you use your own head to sacrifice to the Buddha? Why don't you use the heads of your relatives to sacrifice?

Why force others to offer sacrifices?"

The old monk was still able to maintain his logic and said,

"I am the Buddha walking on earth to spread his teachings. Naturally, there is no need to sacrifice myself. After I pass away, I can enter heaven and continue to serve the Buddha.

The same is true for other devout monks.

As for my relatives, since I have become a monk, I have cut off ties with the worldly world. How can they be called relatives?

Moreover, I am a monk, and my family are all devout followers of the Buddha. We are all upper-class people. How could I possibly be sacrificed like those untouchables?"

Hearing this, Xiao Qiao gnashed her teeth and clenched her fists, and said to the old monk,

"Whether we are Taoists or Buddhists, we all preach that all beings are equal and that all things have spirits. Why do you still divide people into different classes?"

"So they are heretics. There is only one Buddha in this world, and that is the Buddha."

The old monk had a compassionate smile on his face.

"Are all monks in the world like this?"

Xiao Qiao's eyes were full of disappointment.

Shen Changgong patted her shoulder and said,

"That's not the case. I believe that most monks in this world are pure-hearted and compassionate.

To the west of Shengjing, there is a Xiangguo Temple, and the abbot there is the living Buddha.

He did not care whether his Buddhist practice place would be desecrated by female relatives, but opened the temple gates wide to allow women and children who had left their homes due to war to enter.

He used the limited food in his temple to feed them and help them through the difficult times, while he and other monks endured hunger without any complaints or regrets.

This is the true Buddha, the true compassion.

Whether it is Taoism or Buddhism, as long as they are truly compassionate, practice wholeheartedly, and can help the weak, in my opinion they are all good people and true gods.

It’s just like your Taoist temple.”

Xiao Qiao looked at Lanling Wang in surprise and said,

"Do you really think so?"

"of course."

"Then you are the good Lanling King, not the bad Lanling King."

"Hahaha, of course I'm a good person. Otherwise, why would I stay up late at night to come here and wipe out the cult and help the people?"

Shen Changgong smiled and rubbed her little head, then flicked her head.

Xiao Qiao screamed, covered his head, and said loudly,

"You are the bad Lanling King. You are not a good person. You bully Xiao Qiao."

In the distance, more and more believers were captured alive and brought here, then thrown into this open space.

Through interrogation, Shen Changgong also learned that the three monks he had killed and captured alive were the other three monk officials.

Seeing that all the senior officials had been arrested, Shen Changgong finally felt relieved.