Golden Summoner

When the servants of the Cui Mansion saw thick smoke coming out of Cui Hao's yard, they thought there was a fire and rushed to rescue them. A group of servants rushed into the yard, only to see Cui Hao standing calmly outside the study with his hands behind his back, looking at Looking at the fire in the study, he gave a faint instruction, "The flames in the study are too big. There is no need to snatch out the books inside. Just don't let the fire in the study spread to other places!"

Keeping those annotated books in the study would be a disaster for the Cui family.

Because Cui Hao was so talented, the books he annotated had a huge influence among scholars, and everyone who read them regarded them as treasures. Later, some people even proposed that the books Cui Hao annotated be published throughout the Northern Wei Dynasty to replace other books. His works allow all readers to learn these books commented by Cui Hao.

Although the person who suggested publishing Cui Hao's annotated book as a "standard textbook" for scholars across the country is suspected of trying to beat Cui Hao's horse, this also illustrates Cui Hao's ability from the side.

Of course, this was one of the reasons why the Cui family later fell. The emperor of the Northern Wei Dynasty, in order to consolidate his throne and power, could disown all his relatives. How could he tolerate a Han Chinese having such a supreme status among the scholars of the Northern Wei Dynasty?

The real reason was that the Xianbei royal family could not tolerate a Han ethnic group with strong Han ethnic elements becoming powerful in the Northern Wei Dynasty and threatening their rule.

Others don't know the root cause of the Cui family's downfall, but Xia Ping'an knows it all too well. The Cui family's downfall and the literary inquisition caused by the National History Case are just an excuse. This was originally a fatal trap set by the Northern Wei royal family for Cui Hao. He wanted to fix it. The royal family is responsible for the history of the country, and it is also the royal family who ordered Cui Haobing to write "real records". After the history books were compiled, it was also the royal family who carved the history books into stone tablets and showed them to the Xianbei nobles in the capital. Finally, because the history books recorded the deeds of many Xianbei people's ancestors, The incident exposed the "national evil" and used history books to stir up the anger of the Xianbei aristocracy. It was also the royal family who used this excuse to exterminate Cui Hao's clan.

Seeing the books in the room burned to ashes, Xia Pingan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

If a study is burned down, as long as no one is hurt, it's no big deal.

The Cui family of Qinghe is one of the four noble surnames in the Northern Wei Dynasty. Cui Hao's seventh-generation ancestor Cui Lin came from the Cao Wei Dynasty of the Three Kingdoms to worship Sikong. Cui Hao's great-grandfather, grandfather, and father were all high-ranking officials in the capital. His father was also awarded the title of White Horse. Sir, burning a study room in a home like this is just a trivial matter.

By the afternoon, Cui Hao's study had been torn down. The Cui family hired craftsmen to build another study for Cui Hao.

Just after lunch, Taishi ordered Wang Liang to visit.

After hearing Wang Liang's intention, Xia Ping'an breathed a sigh of relief and secretly said that he had lit the fire at the right time.

"Master Wang, I'm sorry, there was a fire in my study today. All the books in the room have been burned. My decades of hard work are gone. The "Ten Wings" I annotated is also burned..." Xia Pingan He shook his head and said with a bitter look on his face.

"Ah, how could there be a fire?" Wang Liang also looked shocked and regretful.

"Maybe I was too hasty when I entered the palace in the morning. When I left the study, I accidentally took over the lampstand in the study and didn't find it. Alas, it was also a disaster. A few days ago, I divined that there might be a fire in my house recently. I didn't expect it. But he left it in his study!"

"Last time, the imperial physician ordered Master Zhou Dan to say that he was lucky enough to come to his residence and read the "Ten Wings" annotated by Master Cui. He was astonished and enlightened. He suddenly realized that there were many unknown principles in the "Book of Changes". After he read the "Ten Wings" annotated by Sir, he was immediately enlightened, and I wanted to shamelessly borrow it to study, but it's a pity, it's really a pity, I wonder when Sir Cui will annotate "Ten Wings" again?"

"I've been low on energy lately, and I'm feeling dizzy. I can only wait for my energy to slowly return to those books, and I can annotate as many as I can remember..."

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In the next three or four months, Xia Pingan complained to others about his illness, saying that his study was burned down in a fire, and all the classics he had annotated in the past were burned. He was sad and depressed. He basically stayed at home, guided his breath and exercised every day, and did research when he had free time. Take a look at the younger members of the Cui family and see if you can find any useful talents.

There is no way, Cui Hao is good at everything, his intelligence is almost demonic, and he is also very handsome. He often compares himself to Zhang Liang, but his body is a bit weak. Even history books say that Cui Hao looks like a woman, with handsome appearance and good body. Not strong either.

There is no record of Cui Hao's descendants in history books. Maybe it was because Cui Hao was weak and even childless.

When Tuoba Si heard that Xia Pingan's study had been burned down, he felt sad and depressed. He even asked the eunuch in the palace to send Xia Pingan hundreds of new books and some medicine, and told Xia Pingan to take care of his health.

These books, in this day and age, are not cheap.

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Cultivating guidance requires at least a hundred days to build the foundation. After three or four months of training, Cui Hao's body gradually improved with its Qi channels opened up and the five internal organs harmonized. Xia Pingan's daily energy became more and more vigorous, and finally he could no longer No matter how weak he is, he can even shoot a bow.

Among the Cui family members, Cui Hao also found several useful talents.

After his health improved, he could do more things. Xia Pingan began to inspect the Cui family's farm property.

Cui Hao, the Cui family of Qinghe, has Cui Lin as his ancestor. Since they are a wealthy family, it goes without saying that they are rich. There are more than ten farms in the whole family, and they also run various businesses, making them extremely wealthy.

After a round of inspections, Xia Pingan began to plan.

Since he is Cui Hao now, he must try his best to avoid the tragic fate of several families related to Cui Hao in the future. This era is too chaotic. The Sima family in the south is not a good bird, and there are many powerful families in the north. , changing the king's flag at any time, not to mention claiming kingship, but at least ensuring that Cui Hao's lineage can continue.

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After arriving in Jie Zhu for more than four months and making preparations, Xia Ping'an entered the courtyards of the Cui family's back house for the first time.

Seeing Xia Ping'an Shi Shiran arriving with a box in his hand, the two maids at the door of the Cui family's back house were shocked. They seemed not to have expected Cui Hao to come here, because Cui Hao almost never came to the back house. Master The relationship with the wife is not harmonious. Although they live in the same home, they basically avoid each other. Everyone in the Cui family knows that the master's study was burned down a few months ago. When the wife knew about it, she only sent her personal maid to come and visit. I found that the master was fine, so I stopped taking care of him.

"I've seen the master..." The maid in the backyard hurriedly saluted Xia Ping'an.

"Is Madam back?" Xia Pingan asked knowingly. He knew that his wife had just returned from burning incense in the temple today, so he asked deliberately.

Cui Hao's two wives were both daughters of Guo Yi, a wealthy family in Taiyuan, and were sisters. The eldest Mrs. Guo died a few years after marrying Cui Hao, and then the younger Mrs. Guo married over. This was a political marriage between the Cui family and the Guo family. They were united by interests, and there was not much affection in the first place. In addition, Cui Hao was proficient in yin and yang mathematics and advocated Taoism, while Mrs. Xiao Guo believed in Buddhism. The two had different beliefs. The dispute between Buddhism and Taoism became particularly fierce in this family. Cui Hao Hao once burned the Buddhist scriptures read by Mrs. Xiao Guo into ashes and flushed them into the toilet.

Mrs. Xiao Guo also came from a wealthy family, so she naturally didn't give Cui Hao a good look. Although the couple maintained a relationship with others, they had been in a cold war for a long time.

Xia Ping'an murmured that another reason why Cui Hao had no heirs was recorded in history books. Maybe the relationship between Cui Hao and his wife was very tense.

"Madam has returned and is in the cloud hall..." the maid said in a panic.

There were many Xianbei nobles in the Northern Wei Dynasty who believed in Buddhism. Cui Hao previously believed in Taoism and suppressed Buddhism. Invisibly, he also offended a lot of Xianbei nobles and was hated by many Xianbei nobles. This was also one of the reasons why the Cui family was destroyed in the future.

The one who really wanted to suppress Buddhism was the Northern Wei royal family, because the prosperity of Buddhism in the Northern Wei Dynasty also threatened the rule of the Northern Wei royal family.

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Xia Pingan walked towards the backyard, and of the two maids, one guided Xia Pingan and the other hurriedly went to report.

Yuntang is the place where Mrs. Xiao Guo worships Buddha and chants sutras at home.

Passing through the lotus pond in the cloister, Xia Pingan quickly arrived at the Cloud Hall. Standing outside the Cloud Hall, Xia Pingan saw a woman with a full head of hair, a gold hairpin, and a green dress. She was inside the house. Chanting sutras facing the Buddha statue in the niche.

The woman's back is extremely beautiful, graceful and elegant, and she has the air of a lady.

Outside the cloud hall, there was an older maid standing. She was the personal maid brought by Mrs. Xiao Guo from the Guo family. The maid was quite surprised when she saw Xia Pingan coming, and gave Xia Pingan a wary look. He quickly entered Yuntang to report.

The woman who was chanting sutras heard the warning from the maid beside her, and turned around and glanced at Xia Pingan.

With phoenix eyes, willow-leaf eyebrows, a tall nose, an oval face, fair skin, and a graceful and intellectual temperament, she is indeed a beautiful woman.

It's embarrassing to say that this is the first time Xia Pingan has seen what his wife looks like.

Mrs. Xiao Guo was a little surprised when she saw Xia Pingan's arrival. She knew that Cui Hao didn't like her chanting Buddhist scriptures at home. She was afraid that Xia Pingan would come again and damage her Buddhist hall, so she quickly asked her personal maid to remove the Buddhist niche. The curtain in front of me was closed, and my face, which had been calm just a moment ago, suddenly turned cold, and I was already ready to say something "striking"...

"Wait a minute..." Xia Pingan stepped into the cloud hall and stopped the maid from pulling up the curtain of the Buddhist niche. He raised his head and looked at the gilt-bronze Buddha statue in the Buddhist niche. Then, Mrs. Xiao Guo and the maid beside her were surprised. In his eyes, he came to the futon in front of the Buddhist niche, took three sticks of incense, lit it, and put it in the incense burner. Then he knelt in front of the Buddha statue, clasped his hands together, and said, "Please forgive me for your sins. I was ignorant before. I have come here to repent for destroying Buddhist scriptures. I am willing to publish thousands of Buddhist scriptures and circulate them widely to atone for my previous sins!" After saying that, Xia Pingan bowed three times to the Buddha statue, and then stood up gently and said to Mrs. Xiao Guo He said, "If Madam wants to worship Buddha and recite sutras in the future, you don't have to avoid me anymore. I support it!"

"Husband, what do you mean by this?" Although Mrs. Xiao Guo was shocked, she still asked calmly. She really didn't believe that her husband had changed his gender.

Xia Pingan glanced at Mrs. Xiao Guo's personal maid, and gently waved her hand to let the maid leave. The maid glanced at Mrs. Xiao Guo, and Mrs. Xiao Guo nodded. The maid then walked out of the cloud hall and closed the door. .

"I've been a little busy these days. I haven't seen Madam for a long time. I want to have a good chat with Madam. Madam, please sit down!" Xia Pingan came to Mrs. Xiao Guo and sat down on the chair. Mrs. Xiao Guo also sat down, feeling in her heart After calming down for a moment, his face softened slightly, but he still looked at Xia Pingan with suspicious eyes.

"Last time I burned my wife's Buddhist scriptures, opposed my wife's belief in Buddhism, and uttered evil words. It was my fault. My husband came to Yuntang today specifically to apologize to my wife!" Xia Pingan stood up and faced Xiao Guo. The lady bowed slightly.

Mrs. Xiao Guo also quickly stood up and returned the courtesy, and said politely, "I didn't know that my husband believed in Taoism before. I often read sutras at home, and I often did it inappropriately. Please don't blame me!"

Listening to Mrs. Xiao Guo's words full of "diplomatic politeness", Xia Ping'an could only smile bitterly, "Maybe Madam can't believe it for a moment, but I do sincerely apologize to Madam. I used to think that Buddhism and Taoism are opposites. There is Buddha and there is no Buddhism." Tao, there is Tao but no Buddha. In the past two days, I have understood clearly. Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism are originally one family. The red lotus, white lotus root and green lotus leaves have never been separated. They are just different names and realms. There is only one family between heaven and earth. Dharma, all dharmas are all Buddhist dharmas, and all dharmas are also Taoist dharmas. Buddhism seeks liberation, while Taoism seeks freedom. All dharmas are based on benevolence, so there is no difference. Laozi rides a green ox out of Hangu Pass to the west, transforming Hu is just a preacher. The saints of the three religions came into the world at the same time. Now Buddhism has come from the east, and it just comes and goes..."

Hearing what Xia Pingan said and looking at Xia Pingan's apologetic and sincere eyes, Mrs. Xiao Guo was really surprised. It would have been impossible for Cui Hao to say these words before even if he killed Cui Hao. Who dares to say a word about Buddhism? Cui Hao He was about to retaliate immediately. Because of this, Cui Hao not only became quarrelsome with himself, but also turned against his cousin Cui Yi and others. They were like fire and water.

Xia Pingan's apology when he looked at Mrs. Xiao Guo was really not pretending, but coming from the bottom of his heart. Because of Cui Hao, Mrs. Xiao Guo was buried with him in the end, and even the entire Guo family was killed. Cui Haoruo couldn't change For his own destiny, the Taiyuan Guo family's marriage with such a son-in-law was tantamount to ruining the destiny of his entire family.

"Husband...Why has my husband changed so much?" Mrs. Xiao Guo asked curiously.

"Mrs. Haojiao learned that I haven't been out to relax recently. Just two days ago, I was out playing and wandered to the forest to rest alone. Suddenly I saw a monk from the Western Regions sitting under a tree. The monk's appearance Gao Gu, when he saw me, without saying anything, he suddenly started reciting a Buddhist sutra. Madam also knew my temper. I have always disliked Buddhist sutras. When I heard that monk reciting sutras, I turned around and wanted to leave. , but after walking a few steps, I suddenly heard that the monk’s Buddhist scriptures were very similar to the teachings of Confucius in the Analects of Confucius. They coincided with each other. I was very surprised at the time, and my mind went blank. I couldn't help but stay where I was, waiting for the monk from the Western Regions to finish memorizing the Buddhist scriptures..."

Mrs. Xiao Guo frowned slightly. She was familiar with many Buddhist scriptures translated from the Kingdom of Wei, and she didn't know which one Xia Pingan was talking about. "What words made my husband think that the Buddhist scriptures and the sage Confucius said the same truth?" ?”

"Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you. This saying comes from the Analects of Confucius. I often use this saying to educate my disciples. Madam should know!"

"Yes, Not Bad!"

"I didn't expect that Buddha actually said something almost exactly the same as Sage Confucius..." Xia Pingan looked shocked.

"Oh, really, what words are they?"

"...Good man, I say that Bodhisattvas do not add anything to things that are not their own. If Bodhisattvas guard this Dharma, they will be able to uphold all the prohibitions of Buddhas and Tathagatas. Why? If you love your life, you should not kill, and if you value your wealth, you should not Stealing, protecting your wife and house, and not intruding on others. Such actions are all called one Dharma. Good man, if there is anyone who respects and obeys the words of the Tathagata, he should always remember this one Dharma. Why? No sentient beings enjoy suffering. Everything you do seeks peace and happiness, even if a Bodhisattva seeks Anuttarasamyaksambodhi, it is for the sake of happiness for yourself and others. Good man, with this meaning, I say this: "Don't add to things that are not your own." .'Such a Dharma, these Bodhisattvas should always protect it!"

Xia Pingan directly recited a Buddhist scripture and said with emotion, "Madam, listen, the Buddha's teaching to the Bodhisattvas is 'Don't add to things that are not your own. Isn't it the same as giving to others? When I heard this sentence in the forest that day, I felt my mind was shaken. It seemed that I suddenly understood and found that I had many misunderstandings about Buddhism before..."

"Don't add to things that don't belong to you... don't add to things that don't belong to you..." Mrs. Xiao Guo was shocked, "It is indeed as your husband said, this Buddha's teachings are truly the same as those of Confucius." It’s completely consistent with not doing to others what you don’t want to do to others…”

"Madam, it's not just that!" Xia Ping'an also became energetic and started to speak immediately, "There are also scriptures in the Buddhist scriptures that say this... Good man, as you asked, what is the Dharma, Tathagata Are you aware now? Good man, there are no small dharmas that the Tathagata has awakened. Why? The Tathagata has awakened because he has no awareness. Good man, the Tathagata has awakened that all dharmas have no birth, that all dharmas have no cessation, that the Tathagata has awakened, and that all dharmas are separated from two. The Tathagata has awakened. All dharmas are unreal. This is the Tathagata. Good man, the nature of all karma is the Tathagata. All dharmas arise from causes and conditions. This is the Tathagata. The law of causes and conditions is like lightning. This is the Tathagata. Enlightenment...Good man, the one-phase Dharma is the Tathagata Enlightenment. What is the same phase? It is said that all dharmas do not come or go, have neither cause nor condition, do not arise or die, have no taking or giving up, neither increase nor decrease. Good man, The inherent nature of all dharmas is nothing and cannot be explained. It is not something that can be explained by words and phrases. Such a dharma is what Tathagata came to realize."

Xia Pingan recited another scripture casually, "Look, madam, isn't this scripture the same as what Lao Tzu said about the Tao being invisible? The Tao can be Tao, it can be named, it can be named, it can be named. It's the same truth. At that time, after I listened to that "Tao from the Western Regions" After the monk memorized the scriptures, I suddenly had a profound enlightenment. I finally understood that Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism are originally one family. I also finally understood how narrow-minded I was in the past. I was too obsessed with the differences between sects and names, and did not have a thorough understanding of the three principles. I’m really ashamed of the true meaning behind the teaching!”

Mrs. Xiao Guo frowned softly and murmured to herself twice, also surprised, "Husband, I have read many Buddhist scriptures translated by Wei Guo, but none of the scriptures in the Buddhist scriptures are what your husband just said. I don't know these scriptures." Which Buddhist scripture does the text come from!"

Xia Pingxin said, of course you don't know now that this Buddhist scripture was not translated until the Tang Dynasty.

"I was greatly shocked at the time, and asked the monk from the Western Region what Buddhist sutra it was. The monk smiled and replied, "This sutra has not yet been introduced to the Wei State. I am the first person in the Wei State who has the honor to hear this sutra. What is the meaning of this sutra?" The name is called "The Mahayana Liwen Universal Light Tibetan Sutra"!"

As a devout Buddhist believer, Mrs. Xiao Guo became anxious when she heard that this Buddhist sutra had not yet been introduced to the Wei State. She immediately asked, "Just listening to the few sentences that your husband just said, I felt that this sutra is extremely wonderful. I have never heard of it, and I wonder if my husband still remembers other parts of the Buddhist scriptures?"

"Madam knows that I have always had a good memory. It is strange to say that after listening to the monk from the Western Regions reciting this Buddhist sutra, I memorized the entire Buddhist sutra in my head at once, and the monk from the Western Regions disappeared for some reason. I came to see Madam today and wanted to give this sutra to Madam and share it with Madam!"

Xia Pingan said, opened the wooden box he brought, took out a thin and beautifully bound book on the wooden box, and handed it to Mrs. Xiao Guo.

Mrs. Xiao Guo opened the Buddhist scriptures and just glanced at the scriptures in the book twice. She couldn't put it down and her eyes shone.

But in the blink of an eye, Mrs. Xiao Guo also discovered the anomaly of this Buddhist scripture. This Buddhist scripture was not copied, but printed, and it was printed extremely beautifully. The words in the scriptures were neatly arranged and the fonts were beautiful. It is pleasing to the eye. There are few Buddhist scriptures on the market that are printed so beautifully.

"Husband, why is this Buddhist scripture so beautiful?"

Xia Pingan smiled slightly and finally revealed the second purpose of his visit to Madam Xiao Guo, "Ahem, this is the second thing I came to see Madam today. I have a business here that I want to hand over to the Guo family. With the Guo family in charge, if this business is successful, scholars all over the world can see such exquisite books, and the prices can be even cheaper. The Guo family can become the largest bookseller in the world, and it is easy to make tens of thousands of dollars a day! "

"Ah, what kind of business is this? It's so powerful!" Mrs. Xiao Guo is not an ordinary woman. As a woman from the Guo family in Taiyuan, she naturally knows how much benefit it will bring to the entire family once the Guo family becomes the largest bookseller in the world. , in Wei State, it is not a shameful thing for wealthy families to do business. As long as it can make money, there are many people to do it. Seeing that the pawnshop in the temple can make money, the royal family will open a pawnshop, known as the emperor's pawnshop. Compared with opening a pawnshop, making books Shang Na is so much better.

"Madam, this is the business..." Xia Pingan opened a wooden board under his box and saw that under the wooden board were movable wood-carved seals. Those seals were arranged together to form articles.

"How come these words are one after another and can still be moved..."

Xia Pingan casually exchanged the two movable types, "Madam is smart, and you can tell at a glance that you should know the secret..."

As Xia Pingan explained, Mrs. Xiao Guo suddenly understood the mystery of movable type printing. Her eyes sparkled, and the way she looked at Xia Pingan was completely different.

"This kind of business is unique in the world. Whoever controls it will have huge profits. Are you really willing to let the country handle it?"

"My wife and I are originally one family. The Cui family, my lineage, and the Guo family are also one, so there is no difference between them. Madam, there is no need to worry about this matter. Madam, if she finds time to go back to the Guo family, I will also Write a letter to your father-in-law and let him know what to do..."