Chapter 405: Killing to protect life, killing karma is not killing people
The overwhelming arrows marked the beginning of another siege by the rebels in Yongshan camp!
"Hold up your shield! Don't let any gaps leak through!"
"Everyone below the city, return to your homes and don't show your heads!"
Looking at the sky full of arrows, Du Yu shouted immediately!
Amid the sounds of bang, bang, bang, many large shields were hastily erected on the city wall, including the monk's large shield.
The next moment the shield wall was erected.
The sound of countless arrows hitting the shield was heard, as dense as raindrops.
All the people holding shields had grim expressions on their faces. They used all their strength to hold up the giant shields and block the arrows from the sky!
But the Yongshan Camp is different from the troops of Yandi Prefecture. It is Xia Chenfeng’s direct troops, so everything about it is the best.
The arrowheads at this moment were all made of fine iron, and were shot by specialized archers from the camp. The strength of each archer's arms far exceeded that of an ordinary soldier.
The large shields held by the soldiers on the city walls at the pass were all wooden shields.
Of course, one or two can be blocked.
But it has been used for a long time, and it is inevitable that it will be destroyed by such a dense attack of arrows, plus the power gap
then
Many people were killed in the first round of arrows.
The monk glanced at the soldier beside him who was shot by several arrows and had no time to think about anything.
When the monk first arrived at the battlefield and saw his fellow disciples and soldiers dying instantly, his mind went blank and he had no thoughts.
But now, I have gotten used to it because there is no way out!
“Hold on!!”
Du Yu watched the second round of arrows coming and picked up the huge shield of the soldier who died beside the monk.
Arrows rained down like raindrops again.
Du Yu's face was grim. He used his entire body to hold up the giant shield, but because of this, the wounds on his body naturally burst open and more blood oozed out.
When the monk saw Du Yu like this, he put his hand on Du Yu's back.
Du Yu suddenly felt much more relaxed and looked at the monk with gratitude.
but.
whoosh! !
However, an arrow shot out from the gap and pierced the monk's arm directly.
The monk frowned slightly, but did not intend to withdraw his arm that was supporting Du Yu.
Du Yu saw this situation and wanted to shout.
But he felt that the second round of arrows had ended. After looking at the monk, he immediately shouted: "Release!!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the old soldiers of Tanzhou on the city wall bent their bows and shot arrows at the rebels who had approached the pass with two rounds of arrows.
Compared to the two rounds of arrows just now.
These seem insignificant at the moment!
Du Yu also saw the rebel momentum of this attack. With just one glance, Du Yu judged that Zhang Jue was anxious and was going to launch a full-scale attack.
"Shi Tou, prepare hot water!"
But there was no time to think about these things, because the ladder for the rebels to descend to the earth had already appeared at the foot of the pass.
After the monk pulled out the arrow from his arm, he didn't care about the wound. He just looked down at the densely packed rebels, who knew how much more there were than on the city wall. He had seen such scenes so many times that he didn't think it was a big deal.
But this time, the monk only felt that there were more people below!
The murderous aura is even more intense!
Can.
Can't feel anything, hear anything, see anything.
The only thing I could feel was the sound of my own breathing.
All I could hear was the enemy's roar and the wailing of the soldiers around me.
All you can see is the enemy in front of you.
Bang!
A huge ladder to heaven appeared in front of the monk.
Many rebels climbed up the ladder and began to scale the city walls.
The monk saw it, his face was grim, he grabbed the ladder with both hands, veins popped out on his arms, and then
The monk growled and pushed the ladder down directly!
Screams rang out immediately.
The monk looked down and saw that seven or eight people on the ladder had fallen heavily, and the falling ladder had hit quite a few people.
Looking at the wailing below, the monk didn't bother to think about anything. He picked up the huge rock at hand and threw it at the rebel on another ladder!
The monk's master once said, "Killing is the first of the ten evil deeds, and Buddhist disciples should not do it."
But a few days ago, the monk's master looked at the women and children in the city and said, "You kill the enemies. I am your master. I will bear all the karma of killing."
The monk watched as the stones he had thrown hit several rebels, and even more so as he watched those people fall to their deaths.
Master, the killing karma that I have created is not something that you can bear. Therefore, I am willing to shoulder all the killing karma created by my fellow disciples and you. Whether it is going to the hell or to Avici Hell, or wherever Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is, I will go there!
The monk looked at the ladder that was built in front of him, especially when he saw that someone had already climbed up the ladder. He immediately raised the bloody knife in his hand and chopped it directly at the rebel's face!
Buddha, I repent for all the sins I have committed!
After putting his hands together, the monk rushed away.
"Stop the rebels from climbing the city wall! Don't let them get inside the pass!"
Du Yu looked at the ladders that were more numerous than usual and shouted loudly, then slashed at the rebel who had climbed up the nearest ladder.
The rebel was immediately hacked and kicked off the city wall by Du Yu.
But the next moment, a rebel had already climbed up and rushed directly towards a civilian who was at a loss as he was on the battlefield for the first time!
The commoner was so frightened that he fell to the ground, while the rebel looked excited and raised his head to kill him.
General Zhang has announced that anyone who kills a soldier at Liuzikou Pass will be rewarded with ten taels of silver!
When Du Yu saw this, he didn't care about his injuries and slashed at the rebel with his knife.
Then he pulled the rebel away and pulled up the soldier on the ground.
But at this time.
Many rebel soldiers had already climbed up the ladder and reached the top of the city wall.
Several of the rebel soldiers saw Du Yu covered in blood at first sight.
They didn't know Du Yu, but the clothes Du Yu was wearing were the lining of a general's uniform, so they all looked excited.
General Zhang has announced that anyone who kills Du Yu will be awarded a reward of 1,000 taels and be granted the title of centurion!
A few miles away from Liuzikou Pass, the Yongshan rebels attacked the rear of the army.
Zhang Jue rode on his horse and looked at the bloody general fighting at the pass in front of him.
"Du Yu's head must be taken away." Xiao Podi looked at Zhang Jue.
Zhang Jue said, "I once knew a very remarkable person who said that Du Yu was very knowledgeable, had a strong will and was like an ancient Confucian general. But do you know what this person has been doing?"
Xiao Podi looked at Zhang Jue who was not at all panicked.
Zhang Jue said: "He has been embezzling money all the time, and he has always claimed that he can only be an official of a state, and he can't do anything higher. He only learned how to lead troops from reading military books. He has a very bad reputation in the officialdom of Yandi, and his reputation is even worse!"
Xiao Podi heard this and said: "This one man, with a few thousand men, held off our combined 50,000 troops for five days."
Zhang Jue said, "Pass the order down. Anyone who takes Du Yu's head will be granted a title of 1,000 households and a reward of 10,000 taels of gold!"
Bang! !
Under the city wall of the pass, a simple battering ram operated by the rebels began to attack the city gate of the pass.
On the city wall, Du Yu suffered more injuries. Many soldiers rushed towards him and hacked at him. If it were not for the old soldiers from Tanzhou who were guarding him, Du Yu would have become a corpse!
But now
Watch the car rushing below!
Looking again, those rebels were all as fierce as wolves and tigers and were about to kill him, but they were stopped by the old soldiers of Tanzhou.
Du Yu already understood it in his mind, and looking at the repeated collision sounds of the battering ram below, his face became solemn!
Without thinking too much, Du Yu jumped directly down from the city wall!
Du Yu’s strength is not very high, he is only at the second rank.
But it is still possible to use the ladder to jump down to the ground.
And jump to the ground instantly!
Du Yu's knife, which already had many cracks on it, was used to chop down the people operating the battering ram!
No unnecessary movements, every strike is fatal!
In just a blink of an eye, several soldiers around the battering ram were killed by Du Yu, and a head rolled to Du Yu's feet.
Du Yu looked at the soldiers around him and shouted, "Here is Du Yu's head! Come and take it!"
I was definitely rewarded with a head.
That’s it!
Then use your life to give the soldiers and civilians on the city wall a break!
It's just a death!
There is nothing to be afraid of!
After shouting, Du Yu pulled down his sleeves and used them to tie the knife in his hand tightly, and picked up the rebel's shield on the ground with his other hand.
When the rebel soldiers saw Du Yu jumping down from above, they thought he was a fool.
But when I heard that this man called himself Du Yu, and then I saw that the lining on his body was the clothes worn by generals!
A moment!
Everyone's eyes were greedy, like wolves and tigers.
In the next moment, he rushed towards Du Yu with a roar!
Du Yu's mouth curled up at this. There really is a reward on the head. I just wonder how much my head, which weighs several kilograms, is worth!
Thinking of this, Du Yu rushed directly towards the group of rebels.
Face death calmly!
but.
boom! !
Just in front of Du Yu, a figure suddenly fell from the sky!
The dust is flying.
Everyone was shocked, but after the dust settled.
Everyone, including Du Yu, saw the figure clearly.
It's that monk!
The monk stood up covered in blood, some of the blood was his and some was from the rebels. He had changed the knife in his hand. The one he was holding was a better one in the hands of the rebels, as his own knife had been bent from killing people.
Slowly standing up, the monk with red eyes didn't know when he started looking at these rebels, and found that there was black air behind these rebels, and each group of black air turned into a black Vajra in his eyes.
The monk gasped and looked at the rebels in front of him with ferocious faces, who seemed to be possessed by black diamonds.
The rebel soldiers were shocked to see the sudden appearance of this blood-thirsty Vajra-like monk.
But in just a moment, a large number of soldiers rushed towards him!
The monk had no intention at all, and rushed towards those beings who were so dark in his eyes with his knife!
Blood splattered everywhere.
The monk's body was even redder.
But he saw that the black energy on the people in front of him showed no signs of weakening, but instead became more and more.
Only the monk can see the black air, and he is the only one who can see it clearly!
He is the only one who knows what the black air in front of him is!
“Don’t stop yet!!”
It was at this time!
The black energy suddenly condensed into a fierce-eyed Vajra-like existence, looking down at the monk in front of him: "You have committed a heinous crime of killing, but you still don't stop. How can you call yourself a monk! How can you practice Buddhism!"
Hearing this, the red-eyed monk looked up at the black Vajra image and said, "The people I killed were all those whose Buddha nature was inferior and could not be taught. Only by killing them can I convert them and make them become Buddhas. What do you know!"
Black King Kong was immediately furious: "You are using the words of Buddhism to find excuses for your killings and satisfy your murderous desires! If you still refuse to admit it, I will beat you until you admit your guilt!"
The monk clenched the knife in his hand and said, "Five hundred years after the Buddha's death, there were monks and nuns who claimed to be Bodhisattvas and ran rampant in the world, committing all kinds of evil, disturbing people's hearts, doing evil things, and even pretending to be a Vajra Warrior, breaking the law and killing monks and nuns! It was you! Today, I will destroy you, the fake Buddha, on behalf of the real Buddha!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the monk rushed towards the black Vajra with the knife in his hand!
Cut it down with one knife!
The black King Kong's head fell to the ground, but then it turned into smoke and disappeared.
In front of the monk, several rebel soldiers fell down!
but.
After all, he is just one man, surrounded by hundreds of thousands of rebel soldiers!
Swish!
Several knives either hit the monks or pierced directly into their bodies.
The monk looked at the rebels.
Black air rose into the sky, and there was no Buddha's light at all.
The King Kong's eyes are furious and extremely ferocious, with no Buddha nature at all!
With a low roar, the monk swung the knife in his hand, and the rebels who thought they had succeeded became their dead souls under the knife!
And the monk shouted loudly!
The blades inserted into the body also flew out one after another.
But a mouthful of blood also spurted out of the monk's mouth.
His whole body was in a trance!
With a snap, the knife in his hand pierced into the ground, and he knelt on one knee on the ground, spurting out another mouthful of blood.
The monk's eyes were red as he looked up at the rebels who were still surrounded by dark energy.
'I only hope that all the great benevolent beings in the ten directions will witness and protect me. I now repent and will never commit the same sin again. May I'
In his heart, the monk recited the scriptures.
Watching the rebels rushing towards him.
But he didn't have the strength to stand up.
But suddenly.
The golden light appeared
"kill!"
Du Yu and hundreds of old soldiers from Danzhou who had also jumped down from the city wall using the ladder shouted, rushed to the monks, and killed the rebels!
The original monk's vision only saw red and black.
But the sudden appearance of gold made him look up at those people who were wrapped in golden light.
The red and black gradually faded.
The monk originally felt his body was extremely cold, but he suddenly felt warmth.
The monk did not have a secular name, but when he was a child he was very ugly and fierce, so many people called him stinky dog shit.
Later, no one was willing to adopt him, so the abbot of Dabei Temple who was passing by took him back to Dabei Temple and gave him the Buddhist name, Huishe.
From then on, the monks in Dabei Temple were his brothers, and the abbot was his master.
The Buddhism taught in Dabei Temple is different from the Mahayana and Hinayana Buddhism taught in other temples.
Buddhist scriptures are not recited in temples because the master said that Buddha is not there and there is no need to study or recite scriptures specifically.
There are no Buddha statues in the temple because the master said that they are just clay or bronze statues, and the Buddha is not there, so there is no need to worship them.
Where is the Buddha?
Master said that Buddha is in all living beings.
Therefore, the practice of the monks in Dabei Temple is ascetic.
When you go to any place, you only eat two meals a day. If you do not beg for alms by noon, you will not eat any more. If you still do not beg for alms in the afternoon, you will not eat either.
The master said that this is a form of spiritual practice. If one eats after the prescribed time, one will become lazy and indulge in selfish desires.
The monks only beg for food and never touch money, so as not to be greedy.
If the people need help, you should step forward to help without asking for anything in return. Even if the people want to give, you should not take it, because the Buddha is among all living beings, and this is a sign of respect for all living beings.
Reflect on yourself six times and repent six times every day.
If believers bring food to the temple, you can accept it, but you have to give it to poor people and not keep it or use it for yourself.
Huishe once asked his master, "Buddha is in all living beings, so how can we determine who is the Buddha among all living beings?"
The master replied, you see the true Buddha, and the true Buddha sees you.
Huishe was puzzled and felt that the master's answer was profound.
But I also felt that my practice was not enough, so I worked harder.
A year ago, many people fled to the Dabei Temple for refuge, and the master took them in. However, Huishe saw that some of those people had spoken ill of them in the past, so he didn't like them and wanted to drive them away.
But the master didn't say anything and still took them in, including several pregnant women.
The master cleaned out the hall where the monks usually meditated so that they could give birth to their babies, but the pregnant women were weak and the babies in swaddling clothes were in even greater danger of death.
The master went to the mountains to catch pheasants.
Afterwards, he personally killed and cooked the pregnant women and children, saving the lives of several children.
Many people say that this is a merit and cannot be considered as killing.
Master said that killing can only bring about more killing, not merit. What we did today was all out of selfish thoughts, which was due to insufficient practice, and it was also a sin and a violation of precepts.
The larger the number of people being sheltered, the less food there was in the temple. The master would not eat for several days, and the other monks would follow suit.
At that time.
Huishe saw that the Master seemed to have golden light.
He felt like a Buddha, but the master never looked at him.
later
After the disaster was over, there was a noble person among the people who were sheltered. The noble person came to Dabei Temple and wanted to build a hundred pagodas for the master, and also wanted to donate money to Dabei Temple.
The master refused them all and said that since he had saved people, there was no need to record the merits. If one was greedy for the records of merits and wanted others to know about them, that would be a thought of anger and would violate the precepts.
A few months ago, the monks from Dabei Temple went to Danzhou on a pilgrimage.
I saw Du Yu working and laughing with the people in the fields.
For some reason, Huishe saw that Lord Du Yu, who had a very bad reputation and was known as a corrupt official, had a golden light on his body.
Huishe told the Master.
Master said that Buddha has many forms, but his origin is goodness, righteousness and benevolence.
Then, the master led the monks of Dabei Temple to pay their respects to Lord Du Yu and left without saying anything.
And now.
Huishe saw the golden light coming from Du Yu again.
And it was not just Du Yu, but also those old soldiers in Tanzhou, who came to die just to save others.
All of them have golden light.
Huishe, who originally saw only red and black, gradually saw his eyes become clear, and the red and black completely faded away.
Sudden!
Huishe seemed to sense something and looked back.
I found the soldiers fighting on the city walls, the old soldiers of Tanzhou who died to protect the people, and the innocent people who had to take up arms to protect themselves and their families.
There was a golden light shining all over his body, and it seemed that those people were all looking at him.
Very beautiful
Huishe had never seen such a beautiful scenery in his life.
What is Buddha?
Huishe didn’t know, but the master said that Buddha has ten thousand forms and all sentient beings are Buddhas.
And now.
Huishe only felt the scene before him.
Just like.
I look at the true Buddha, and the true Buddha looks at me the same way.
"Fool, why don't you wake up?"
Suddenly, in the golden light, Huishe saw a familiar figure.
That skinny, hunched figure.
"Master."
Huishe's eyes were completely clear. He looked at the kind-looking old man in front of him and called out softly.
"Brother, hehe~~"
"Junior brother."
And the next moment, the figures of the fellow disciples who usually worked together all appeared beside the old monk.
Everyone, including the old monk, was crying sadly when they saw Huishe.
The old monk reached out and gently placed his hand on Huishe's head, "I'm sorry to have made you suffer."
When Huishe heard this, he looked up at his master and fellow disciples crying. Tears flowed unconsciously from his eyes, and he choked up and said, "It's not bitter."
The old monk looked at Huishe and asked, "How many people were killed?"
Huishe was surprised and dared not answer.
The old monk gently touched Hui She's head, with a look of pity on his face: "How many people have you saved?"
Upon hearing this, Huishe subconsciously looked towards the top of the city wall.
The old monk smiled and said, "No problem, no problem. I am your master. Your karma of killing is the responsibility of the master."
At the same time, fellow disciples spoke up: "Huishe, we are here with you."
Huishe looked at everyone and choked up, "I have killed too many, too many. It is too serious, the sin is too heavy. But I have to kill, I have to..."
The old monk reached out his hand to help Huishe wipe away his tears: "Killing is to protect life, and killing karma is not killing people."
The old monk continued, "Don't be lazy in your practice in the future. Remember, the Buddha is in all living beings, so respect all living beings."
After saying this, the old monk and the other monks and nuns folded their hands towards Huishe.
When Huishe saw this, he immediately said, "I want to go with you too!"
The old monk shook his head: "Fool, you still have karma to settle."
The old monk turned and disappeared into the golden light.
The monks followed closely behind.
Huishe wanted to stop it, but in a flash, the golden light dissipated and everything disappeared.
Only those Du Yu and the old soldiers of Danzhou still had golden light in Huishe's eyes.
But the black aura was constantly devouring the golden light.
The difference in numbers made the old soldiers from Danzhou disappear in an instant like fish into a river.
Suddenly!
Huishe felt something and looked back at that moment!
Then he saw a sharp arrow flying towards him.
Huishe's eyes flashed, but he felt that the sharp arrow was extremely slow!
He immediately raised his hand and grabbed the sharp arrow right in front of his eyebrows. He applied light force and the fine iron arrow bent immediately.
Du Yu, who had originally been planning to save Huishe, rushed over and was horrified when he saw this scene.
Huishe looked at Du Yu, said nothing, and stood up.
He saw the old soldier from Tanzhou being killed by the rebels under the stairs, and saw many old soldiers from Tanzhou being killed by the rebels.
Killing is to protect life, killing karma is not killing people
Master, I don’t understand and I don’t comprehend.
but
I have to kill them, or rather, this is my karma.
in this way
Then I will put an end to all these causes and effects!
Master, senior brother, junior brother, wait for me!
Huishe was surrounded by golden light and he rushed into the rebels with a roar!
Covered in blood, glaring!
Like the angry-eyed Vajra in Buddhism!
Whether it was Du Yu or the old soldiers from Danzhou who were still alive, seeing Huishe like this, they were excited and became braver!
But at this moment.
Du Yu heard the sound.
"So there really is a saying that 'survive the three calamities and become a Buddha instantly'. I didn't expect to see it on the battlefield. But... Fortunately, it was only a calamity. Otherwise, if he really became a Buddha instantly and entered the state of nirvana, it would be troublesome."
The next moment after hearing the voice, Du Yu turned around suddenly, but he didn't know when a person appeared behind him.
Xiao Podi looked at Du Yu and said, "I won't introduce myself, after all, I'm here to take your life, Lord Du."
Du Yu was about to speak after hearing this!
Only to see Xiao Po Di appear in front of him.
This shocked Du Yu.
However, Xiao Podi did not take action immediately, but said: "Zhang Jue asked me to ask you, is it worth it? Even if you risk your life, you are just defending the territory for those powerful people."
Du Yu stepped back a few steps and looked at the man from Mobei. He knew that he was probably a martial arts master, so he didn't dare to be careless. He clenched the knife in his hand and replied, "I, Du Yu, never work for a powerful person, let alone for the emperor. The only people I work for are the people of Daxia!"
As he spoke, Du Yu took a stance and looked coldly at the Mobei man in front of him: "It's worth dying for the people of Daxia!"
Xiao Podi's mouth curled up, but he didn't say anything. However, he didn't know when two black maces appeared on his hands, and he appeared beside Du Yu in an instant: "My name is Xiao Podi, the vanguard general of Mobei, ninth rank."
As he spoke, Xiao Po Di raised the black mace in one hand and smashed it directly towards Du Yu!
Bang! !
Xiao Podi's expression darkened!
It was because Huishe, who had originally rushed towards the enemy formation, turned back, grabbed the black mace with one hand, stared at Xiao Podi angrily, and without any extra words, he directly hit Xiao Podi's head with his head!
Bang! !
Xiao Po Di was knocked away directly!
A black mace even slipped out of his hand.
Blood was flowing from Huishe's forehead, but he didn't seem to care at all. After all, he was covered in blood like all the old soldiers from Tanzhou present, and like Du Yu, he didn't care about it at all.
He just held the black mace in his hand and looked at Xiao Podi: "I repent of all my sins and rejoice in all the blessings."
Besides chanting scriptures.
Huishe rushed directly towards Xiao Podi!
Xiao Po Di was stunned by the sudden collision, but he was a ninth-grade warrior after all, and he immediately felt Hui She rushing towards him.
Especially when he saw Huishe holding his black mace and hitting him!
However, he did not avoid it at all, and picked up the black mace and smashed it towards Huishe!
Bang!
The two black maces collided.
A powerful momentum exploded in an instant!
Xiao Podi looked at Huishe in front of him, and reached for the scimitar behind him with his other hand.
but.
That's when.
The earth trembles!
The trumpet sounded from the east.
Everyone on the battlefield subconsciously looked towards the east.
I saw countless cavalrymen rushing towards me in a black mass like a mighty river tide!
I saw a large banner carrying heavy loads on the cavalry at the front!
The big banner rustled, with the word "Xia" written in gold!
There were also some large flags with the word "Zong" written on them!
The Snow Eagle Cavalry of Zong Ze, the commander-in-chief of the northern border of Great Xia!
The best cavalry in the northern border of Daxia!
In an instant, the Snow Eagle Cavalry crashed directly into the rebel army!
When Xiao Podi saw this scene, he frowned, retracted his strength, and disappeared in an instant.
Huishe watched Xiao Podi leave, but he no longer had the strength to chase him.
Bang!
The huge body fell heavily to the ground.
Then
Look at the rebels fleeing in all directions.
Du Yu's body was shaking at the moment, but when he saw the reinforcements arriving, he couldn't help but relax. He was completely overwhelmed by the severe pain and fatigue all over his body.
Look back at the city wall.
When Du Yu saw the people who survived, he did not smile, because only a few survived.
Du Yu clenched the knife in his hand.
At least, some were saved.
Bang!
Like Huishe, Du Yu also fell.
Like Du Yu, there were only dozens of old soldiers from Danzhou who jumped off the city wall and were willing to die with Du Yu. Everyone was covered in blood and trembling.
Seeing Du Yu fall, those who still had strength left managed to run over.
When they found that Du Yu was still breathing, they were overjoyed: "He's still alive, he's still alive!!"
Upon hearing this, Huishe no longer forced himself to get up, but looked at the scene where many people were rushing to rescue Du Yu.
He also looked at the scene where many people were running towards him.
Look at the children who survived by running to the top of the city wall.
Huishe reluctantly put his hands together and said: "May this merit spread to all."
Snap~~~
Just under a city wall that Huishe didn't know about, the Buddhist beads that his master had used before shattered slightly.
“May all sentient beings attain Buddhahood together.”
The dark clouds that had been gloomy suddenly dispersed without any warning, and the sun was shining.
…
Ps: Yesterday's chapter should be a long one, but it was a little difficult to write, so I'll make up for it today.
(End of this chapter)
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