Chapter 532: Heavenly King Palace

The topic of electing talents has always been highly valued by Chinese people.

No matter how fierce the struggle between internal small groups is, any ruling class has common interests in ensuring the stability of the ruling power of the class. Therefore, the selection of successors is very cautious, and often requires decades of training and investigation.

Once there is a problem in a certain link, it is easy to see kings like Jie of Xia, Zhou of Shang, You of Zhou of Zhou, and Yang of Sui of Sui.

Therefore, the selection of talents is a very cautious topic.

"The word election is a relatively old term. There were elections in the Han Dynasty, but it was not elections by the people, but officials, and local officials. He had the obligation to select talents for the country." Sang Mingda said this to Yang Ji'er, not that everyone could listen to it. "But the selection at that time was not open. If it was public, I'm afraid there would be someone cheating. How to choose the law? Private visits were to go out to check in casual clothes. Of course, someone would recommend it to him and tell him that a young man was good. After hearing this, the local chief quietly found some time to take a look. It was OK, but he could not reveal his identity and contact him head-on. This is a matter of principle."

"Observe his words and actions. This is indirect contact. It is better to see the other party clearly than to communicate directly, right?" Yang Jier asked back.

"Haha, Chinese people have always believed that bystanders are clear and do not look at problems from the same standpoint. The conclusions drawn are naturally more objective." Chen Mingluo replied.

"The first of all, the two words for selecting officials in ancient times, were two words, filial piety and integrity, and the two words filial piety were used until the Qing Dynasty, which were the standards for the country to select talents. The ancients often said that loyal ministers came from the door of filial sons. If this person could be filial to his parents at home, then after taking office, he would definitely be loyal to the country." Sang Mingda continued, "So the first condition for selecting talents is filial piety, and the second condition is integrity. Such people who work as officials, are selfless, will not be corrupt, and will not follow the personalities. This standard has been used by this standard from the establishment of the Han Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, and has not changed."

"This selection standard is still very good, but most talented people are arrogant and may not meet the standards. Will this cause omissions in talent selection?" After hearing this, Yang Jier also thought about it and felt that something seemed inappropriate.

"In ancient times, people said that both virtue and talent are both good. Look, this virtue is ranked before talent. There have been so many wise men in history who have left their names in history. They are all filial and honest. They are unfilial to their parents, unhappy, and greedy. No one will choose you. No matter how good you study or have good talent, you will not choose you. The country will not train you, because the better the talent of such a person, the greater the danger it may cause to society. The local leaders elected the young people who have the conditions for filial piety and integrity, and the country will train him and let him go to school and study. The cost of reading is provided to him by the state." Sang Mingda looked at Yang Ji'er with a smile and explained to her, "After entering school, the country will give you a treat. At that time, they use rice and give you how much rice and grain every month to support your family. Although they are not very rich, you can concentrate on studying, study, live a life without worrying about food and clothing."

"No-" Yang Jier thought of something again, so she retorted, "Didn't it mean that she can be a good official?"

"It's certainly true that one can become an official when one is good at studying, but that's after one has the conditions to become an official." Chen Mingluo explained on the other hand, "If one does not meet the standards of filial piety and integrity, there will be no chance to enter the school. These two sentences do not conflict, but there is a problem of pre-and-response."

Sang Mingda nodded, expressing his agreement with Chen Mingluo's explanation.

After leaving the main hall and walking to the backyard, he heard a sound of reciting scriptures, which floated out with the sound of wooden fish. "When I was interpreting in the past one after another, if there was a self-image, human appearance, sentient beings, and longevity, I should feel angry. Subhuti! I also remembered that I had been a forbearance immortal in the past for five hundred lifetimes, and in this world, there was no self-image, no human appearance, no sentient beings, and no life. Therefore, Subhuti! Bodhisattvas should be free from all appearances and develop the Anuttara Samyaksambodhi mind. They should not be immersed in the form of the mind, nor should they be immersed in the sound, smell, taste, touch, and law, and should have a mind without dwelling. If the mind is immersed in, it is not immersed in the form—"

Sang Mingda stood outside the meditation hall and listened quietly for a while. He felt that the sound was indescribable and pleasant. After a long time, he smiled, turned his head, looked at the bronze bell with a diameter of more than one meter hanging by the east wall, walked over, reached out to touch the inscription on the bell, and said with a sigh, "This bell is probably a treasure."

Chen Mingluo smiled slightly when he heard this, nodded and replied, "It should have been created during the Yongle period, and someone has verified it before."

"What sutra are the monks reciting?" Yang Jier asked Chen Mingluo.

"Diamond Sutra--" Chen Mingluo replied.

"What does it mean to be selfless and without human form?" Yang Jier asked.

"This is more complicated-" Chen Mingluo scratched his head, but saw Sang Mingda looking at him with interest, and said with a smile, "No self, no human form is the liberation of wisdom. For example, the Western philosopher Socrates was finally murdered by someone and got a cup of poison. His friends advised him not to eat it. Even though he knew it was poison, he still chatted and laughed, and finally drank it and died. For example, the Zen Master Bodhidharma was envied by other monks at the end of his preaching in China.

He poisoned him again, but he didn't succeed. When he poisoned him for the sixth time, he took the poison and told his disciples that the fate with you has come, and I am leaving. Of course, the disciples will not let him go. He said that the fate has come, and I have taken the poison. In addition, the ancestor Mu Na of Tantric Buddhism was also poisoned to death. These people all know that the fate has come, and they kill people to pay their lives, pay their debts and pay them back, and they should leave. For example, Jesus was crucified, etc., these are all liberation of wisdom."

Sang Mingda and others were also a little surprised after hearing Chen Mingluo's explanation here. They didn't expect that at his age, he had such a thorough understanding of these things, which was really rare.

However, after hearing this, Yang Jier felt that she was a little unfavorable, "Completely, these people deserve to die?!"

"Of course, these people who sell their own theories and fool the people know that this is wrong. Naturally, only by paying for their lives can one die and eliminate the debt, and eliminate this cause and effect." Chen Mingluo nodded and replied.

Everyone said as they walked, and walked around again, and then ate some vegetarian food inside.

The vegetarian rice in the Heavenly King Hall is also quite famous. Although the method is not so fine, it is not as good as the ones I ate in the Gongde Forest of the Capital before, it is also rare in terms of characteristics.

The group ate some here and put their stomachs on, and then walked out.

When I passed by a room outside, I saw a monk selling amulets that had been opened and opened. The amulets made of black sandalwood looked very exquisite. Although the price was not marked, there was a merit box next to it. Everyone donated more than ten yuan in sesame oil, and they could give a talisman.

Yang Jier found it interesting after seeing it. She burned a few pillars of high incense and worshiped the Bodhisattvas in the temple. She took out a few hundred-dollar bills and stuffed them into the merit box.

Seeing this, the monk politely presented a gift, then brought her a bag and put a lot of amulets in.

"What's the use of you want so many amulets?" Chen Mingluo felt a little surprised.

"Not many-" Yang Ji'er replied, "I've got back and I'll give one to each person, but it's not enough to get a share."

When Sang Mingda heard this, he smiled immediately. However, in his identity, he could only be exposed to these religion-related things unless he needed to cooperate with his work in some special occasions. It is not easy to express his interest in it. It would definitely be inappropriate to hang such an amulet around his neck now.

However, Yang Ji'er hung three or four amulets around Chen Mingluo's neck first, and looked at him with a smile.

Chen Mingluo was amused and laughed, "Hanging an amulet, that means you are a believer, hanging two amulets, that means you may have just returned from worshiping the temple and hanging three amulets, that means you may be unstable recently, and it may be to ward off evil spirits. If you hang four or five amulets--"

"What's the possibility?" Yang Ji'er asked.

"Then you are probably a peddler selling amulets along the street—" Chen Mingluo replied.

"Hahahaha--" Everyone laughed when they heard this.

"The monks in the temple are said to be very useful." Yang Jier smiled, "Anyway, every time I worship the temple and burn incense, I would buy a bunch of amulets to come back, and it would be good to keep them as a souvenir. When I look back, I will remember where I have been."

Chen Mingluo nodded, picked up a talisman and looked carefully. He found that the carving was OK, handmade, not made from assembly lines, but also made of wood, emitting a faint fragrance.

He looked at it and couldn't help but remember something, so he laughed, "I remember I heard a joke before. Once, the city cracked down on pornography and illegal publications, and caught many people in the karaoke bar, who were suspected of doing flesh-and-skinned business. Everyone called to find connections and tried to pick them out. As a result, among the people arrested, there was actually a very famous master."

"The monk is also going to solicit prostitution?" Yang Jier asked.

"The police also asked like you-" Chen Mingluo replied, "But the master was very calm and didn't look panicked at all. He just replied that he came here to consecrate the miserable woman."
Chapter completed!