coobybook Chapter 575 The Emperor Goes to the Temple to Pray to Buddha
Chapter 575 The Emperor Goes to the Temple to Pray to Buddha
If you were an ancient emperor
One day you went to a temple to worship Buddha, and you asked the abbot...
"Should I kneel?"
The abbot uttered eight words that saved the entire monastery.
The abbot said ( )
The comments section was divided into two camps: one of those who were stirring up trouble and advocating abstract art, and the other of those who responded with high emotional intelligence and serious, meticulous advice.
"Come kneel down again in a couple of days when we give porridge to the beggars [doge]"
"Back when you were begging for food, you were so good at kneeling!"
"People have to kneel, but mangoes don't (with a picture of Zhu Yuanzhang's mango face)"
"The abbot said: Crazy Thursday V50, I don't have to kneel [doge]"
"As big as your upper body: Haha~ Your knees are really big~"
"When it comes to my little corner of the world, even dragons have to coil up, and tigers have to lie low! [doge]"
"If you have Buddha in your heart, you are Buddha even without kneeling. If you don't have Buddha in your heart, you are demon even if you kneel."
"Oh dear Buddha, you've angered our emperor! Kneel down and apologize to him immediately! [Panic]"
Pointing to his ears and then to his mouth: "I'm deaf and mute, I can't hear."
The abbot could feign a stutter: "Your Majesty... Ah, Your Majesty... Ah, Your Majesty..." Half an hour later, the emperor naturally left.
"Your Majesty, we are kneeling to the Buddha of the past, while Your Majesty is the Buddha of the present. You need not kneel."
"Your Majesty, being the supreme ruler, naturally does not need to kneel. However, Your Majesty has always loved the people like your own children and treated the world with kindness. If Your Majesty could kneel for the sake of the people and pray for the prosperity of the nation and for the people to live in peace and happiness, then all the people of the world would be moved to tears [smirking]."
“This did happen back then. As I recall, Emperor Gaozong asked the monk if he wanted to worship Buddha. The monk replied, ‘If we don’t worship, we will each be considered superior; if we do worship, we will admire and respect one another.’ Emperor Gaozong gladly accepted the offer of worship.”
Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Yuanzhang was furious when he saw the words on the sky screen: How could these candidates on the sky screen be so presumptuous?
In the face of my arrival, you arrogantly boasted, "If you're a dragon, you have to coil up; if you're a tiger, you have to lie down." Does it sound like your temple's background is so powerful that even I, the dignified emperor of the Ming Dynasty, can't touch you?
That's really scary! A place with such a powerful background must be thoroughly investigated by the Imperial Guard, who is in charge of my duties.
If this is a mere imposter with no real power behind him, yet he dares to spout such nonsense, then we, the emperor who rose to power through rebellion, are not to be trifled with.
Whatever you dare say today, tomorrow we'll tear down your dilapidated temple, skin all the monks and abbots alive, young and old, without missing a single one!
But if someone truly has the power behind them to act recklessly, they wouldn't even put me, the emperor, in their eyes. Then let's see who's stronger – your backing or my Ming army?
If you try to desert or pretend to be crazy when the time comes, what do you think?
Empress Ma, standing beside her, looked helpless: "Emperor Chongba, the children of later generations were just joking around."
You're so serious about everything. You're just as stubborn as you were back then. Luckily, no one else saw it, otherwise they would probably be cursing you in their hearts for being petty and holding grudges.
Didn't you see the serious replies below? Don't just look at those infuriating comments above; they're just childish nonsense. Be careful not to make yourself sick from anger.
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and glanced around, startling the palace servants who all lowered their heads, not daring to breathe: "Let's see who dares to speak ill of us in their hearts. Make sure we don't catch them, or they'll know how strict the rules of the Ming Dynasty are and how sharp the knife is."
Palace servants: Who dares to speak ill of this living father? I still want to live in this palace for another two or three years and enjoy my retirement!
I really hope that no gossipy idiot says anything that will anger this living devil and cause me to suffer along with him.
The common people of the Ming Dynasty were curious about this: Hey, do you think our emperor really looked like that mango face in the sky?
I'm genuinely a little curious. It turns out that our emperor's appearance is so different from that of ordinary people, so extraordinary! Is this the legendary imperial countenance?
A foodie commented: "This mango looks so delicious, with its bright yellow color and plump flesh. If it really had a mango face, it would be absolutely delicious!"
People say our emperor's face looks so much like a mango, but has he ever actually eaten a mango?
The person next to him looked completely bewildered: "Aren't you focusing on the wrong thing? What does it matter to you whether the emperor ate a mango or not? Is that any important to you?"
This is certainly important. If the emperor really ate mangoes, it means that they must be grown in our territory.
As long as I ask around carefully, I'll eventually find out where the mangoes are grown. Then I can take my wife and children to the area to taste the delicious fruit. If we're still not satisfied, we can bring some seeds home to plant and let our children and grandchildren enjoy them when they grow.
...This young man's attitude towards food is truly persistent, which I admire!