Chapter 379: Cut off the roots of evil and gain wisdom

In the luxurious carriage, Gu Yingtian took out an account book and handed it to Zhou Tieyi.

Zhou Tieyi took it casually and looked through it carefully. On it were some accounts of the circulation of inkstone. From this account book, it can be seen that only a small part of the inkstone that Ning Wang Mansion secretly purchased from Shantong Mansion was used by Ning Wang Mansion itself, while most of it returned to Shantong Mansion.

Zhou Tieyi smiled subconsciously.

It is actually very simple to make people all over the world feel that you are luxurious, but for people like Prince Ning and myself, luxury is for others to see. Those who really want to do things don't have time to enjoy it.

As he watched, he asked, "What did the returning Moshi try to cover up?"

Li Jianhu next to Zhou Tieyi held his breath slightly. When they were investigating the Mo Shi case, they happened to investigate a monk named Zhixin. Suddenly, the Ning Wang Mansion exploded. They were willing to label the entire Huxin Academy as a demon in order to cover up Zhixin and the temple behind him.

And now, Zhou Tieyi just came to Tangzhou Prefecture and met with King Ning, and King Ning is willing to hand over the account book?
"Dazhi Zen Temple."

Gu Yingtian answered every question. King Ning had just told him to cooperate with Zhou Tieyi.

"Dazhi Zen Temple?"

Qin Yu, who was next to Zhou Tieyi, could hardly suppress his shock and spoke out.

Zhou Tieyi looked over. He really didn’t know much about Dazhi Zen Temple. He just remembered that he seemed to have heard of the name.

Qin Yu sorted out his thoughts, "Lord Zhou, the most famous person in Dazhi Zen Temple is none other than Monk Zhi, who is currently ranked second on the Hidden Dragon List."

On the Hidden Dragon List, Zhou Tieyi "overwhelmed" the blue-clothed Confucian scholar and the wise monk to the top. Later, the blue-clothed Confucian scholar Ke Anran achieved the Taoist third-grade "celestial phenomenon" and naturally left the Hidden Dragon List. So now on the Hidden Dragon List, Zhou Tieyi ranks first and the wise monk ranks second.

After Qin Yu reminded him, Li Jianhu, who had been following "World Affairs", also reacted, "The wise monk who is the best debater?"

He thought of Monk Zhi's Buddhist name "Zhi Neng".

When they found Monk Zhixin, they did not immediately think of Monk Zhi, because there were many monks with the name "Zhi" in the temples all over the world, and he did not think about why the monks who were always pure and simple needed so many ink stones.

"Why do they need so many inkstones?"

Zhou Tieyi looked at Gu Yingtian opposite him.

Gu Yingtian smiled. He thought that Zhou Tieyi would definitely be able to find out about this matter himself, so there was no need for him to hide it.

"Mountain Copper Prefecture is rich in inkstone. Everything here is actually closely related to the Mohist School and the Gongshu School."

Zhou Tieyi frowned slightly and went back to the Mohist school and Gongshu school.

Gu Yingtian continued, "More than three hundred years ago, the Mohist School invented the Inkstone Mechanical Array, which was able to fully utilize the spirit and energy released from the inkstone, bringing about a qualitative change in the Mohist School. Even though the doctrine was not valued by the court, it was able to occupy the position of the upper nine classes. In the decades that followed, the Gongshu School was extremely suppressed."

"So at that time, the Gongshu family was divided into two factions. One faction supported the use of the inkstone mechanical array diagram, while the other faction advocated the use of their original wood-steel technology to fuse the inkstone to produce a new kind of wood-steel that fused the power of the inkstone. The difference between the two factions became irreconcilable because of the difference between the outsiders and the Gongshu family. The Gongshu family accused the outsiders of being spies of the Mohist family and traitors of the Gongshu family, and that advocating the inkstone mechanical array diagram was to undermine the roots of the Gongshu family, which ultimately led to the well-known 'Second Fall of the Six-Ring Mechanical City'."

Zhou Tieyi chuckled. When he was in the Six-Ring Mechanical City, he sensed the gap between the inner and outer clans of the Gongshu family. Such a huge gap required a historical trigger point. The initial trigger point was the invention of the Mohist mechanical array diagram by the outer Mohist school.

"Among them, there was a descendant of the Gongshu clan. When his clan members were in turmoil and the city fell, he suddenly felt that the world was impermanent and illusory, so he converted to Buddhism and established the Dazhi Zen Temple in Shantong Prefecture."

"Because his Taoism originally came from Gongshu's school, after he converted to Buddhism, the Taoism he inherited also integrated the characteristics of the two schools, and it is an independent school within Buddhism."

Gu Yingtian looked at Li Jianhu, "It's just like the sword art you are practicing now, but the founder of this school, that is, the predecessor of Gongshu, was only at the third level, so this school has not been widely spread in the outside world except in Shantong Mansion."

"These monks need inkstone?"

Zhou Tieyi laughed and said, "Your Ning Palace has supported them with Moshi for ten years. What is your purpose? To let these monks return to Gongshu's house to seize power?"

Gu Yingtian asked in return, "Does Lord Zhou think that the king is such a superficial person?"

Zhou Tieyi's smile faded and he said softly, "Monk Zhi?"

He recalled the records about Monk Zhi in "World Affairs", one of which was that Monk Zhi debated throughout the world. This monk who came out of the "small temple" in Shantong Prefecture spent more than ten years visiting all the major Buddhist temples. He was unparalleled in debates and never lost, so he was called "Zhi" by people all over the world.

Gu Yingtian nodded, "Back then, the king purchased the inkstone at my suggestion. Originally, I meant to use the palace as a cover, and the purchased inkstone was used to exchange for the support of Gongshujia and to advance the research of the Spider Tower."

It is difficult for the Ning Wang Mansion to get involved in military power. Unlike other families, the ink stones they obtain can be directly transported to the front-line troops, so they can only use more euphemistic methods to gain power. The role of Spider Tower in the war is unquestionable, and even Fei Peng of the Mohist School cannot compare to this.

"But when Monk Zhi came out of seclusion and visited the palace, he lectured to the king for two days. Eventually, the king agreed to give this part of the inkstone to Monk Zhi for use."

After two days of lecturing, he won the support of the wise King Ning. This was similar to his meeting with the Mohist masters in Mo City, so Zhou Tieyi asked curiously, "What scripture is it?"

Gu Yingtian had an inexplicable smile on his face. "It is the principle of cutting off the roots of evil and gaining the fruits of wisdom."

Qin Yu and Li Jianhu looked at each other. Although this was a good idea, it seemed a bit commonplace.

Use supreme wisdom to see through the three poisons of greed, anger and ignorance and cut off the root of evil. This is basically the truth that Buddhism has said countless times.

Zhou Tieyi frowned slightly. Just like the principle he had explained to the Mohist master, a seemingly simple principle, as long as the core changes slightly, a new doctrine will be derived. He combined the Gongshu family's expertise in human body transformation with the influence of a large amount of inkstone on the human body and spirit. Suddenly, he looked up at Gu Yingtian, and his tone became colder than ever before. "Heretical doctrines shall be punished by anyone!"

Gu Yingtian sighed, "But before Zhou Hou's Mingyue system appeared, his 'Eliminate the Roots of Evil, Achieve Wisdom' was the only visible solution for ordinary miners who were infected with the Inkstone Disease. And even though the method that Monk Zhi showed was not sound at the time, just as Zhou Hou believed that liberating productivity would lead to progress, Monk Zhi also believed that this was ultimately a way to resolve the current disputes in the world. Everyone should use supreme wisdom to sever the roots of evil, just like precise gears rotating on a mechanism, pushing our world towards a world of great wisdom without killing or hatred."

When Li Jianhu saw Zhou Tieyi's cold eyes, he realized that this so-called "cutting off the roots of evil and gaining the fruits of wisdom" was an unprecedented evil, so even someone like Zhou Tieyi said "anyone can kill him".

His voice slightly raised, "How do we get rid of the evil roots?"

Zhou Tieyi's tone was still cold, and he pointed at his head, "Gongshujia is good at human body modification technology, how do you say we can get rid of the evil roots?"

Li Jianhu's eyes widened, "The leader of the Six Suns who transformed people, isn't he dead?!"

When he was practicing martial arts, his teacher had repeatedly emphasized that the brain is more important than the internal organs.

Gu Yingtian glanced at Zhou Tieyi from the side and thought that Zhou Tieyi's wisdom was really terrifying. He had only given a beginning, and it would be difficult for ordinary people to figure out the result, but Zhou Tieyi could easily guess it.

"will not."

Gu Yingtian replied, "He showed us two ways to cut off the root of evil. The first one is to enter through your nasal cavity and remove this area of ​​your brain."

He pointed to the area on his forehead. "The spirit, energy and soul are interconnected. After removing this part of the physical part of the brain, even miners who have gone crazy due to inkstone disease will quickly calm down and return to 'normal'. We even once thought that the chaotic spirit, energy and soul of inkstone only affected this area of ​​the human body, and other areas were affected after this area became diseased."

Zhou Tieyi sneered, "You are deceiving yourself."

Qin Yu and Li Jianhu were so shocked by this method that they were speechless.

Li Jianhu clenched his fists, "How could you allow him to do this?!"

Gu Yingtian turned to look at Li Jianhu and said calmly, "We didn't allow it. Before doing this, Monk Zhi actually obtained the consent of the miners' parents and wives. You live in the mining area, and you know the conditions of ordinary families with inkstone disease. If it were you, your parents were mentally ill and madly attacked the things around them, and someone told you that with just a little treatment and a cup of tea, you could have normal parents again, would you agree?"

"No one cares about those crazy miners. In fact, I never cared about them before. Monk Zhi proposed a solution. Although everyone knows that this solution may have hidden dangers, it is better than having no solution. In Shantong Prefecture, didn't you often hear that Dazhi Temple is famous for rescuing ordinary miners? Do you know why the families of the miners who were 'rescued' didn't go to Dazhi Temple to make trouble in the end? Because that was the only solution they could think of."

Li Jianhu's clenched fists loosened and tightened again. During this journey, he realized that the evil and good he had seen before could no longer be used to judge the world.

"What about the hidden dangers?"

Qin Yu asked.

Gu Yingtian had a blank expression on his face. "Initially, the miners who had this part of their brain removed could return to their normal lives after a few days of rest, but gradually, they would become numb and dull, as if they had lost their souls. Generally, after two years at the least and four to five years at the most, they would completely lose the ability to take care of themselves and eventually die. Of course, there are exceptions, some of them have lived for seven or eight years."

Hearing Gu Yingtian's words, Li Jianhu could no longer suppress his anger, "You are taking human life lightly!"

Gu Yingtian looked at them nonchalantly, "But at least they lived two or three more years like normal people! Otherwise, do you know how the mine dealt with those crazy people with inkstone disease before this!"

Gu Yingtian's voice was extremely cold, like a bucket of ice water poured on Li Jianhu's anger.

Yes, he knew how to deal with it, always knew it.

There are two ways to deal with it. First, when someone in the mine goes crazy because of the inkstone disease, the mine boss, as the strongest person with the most power, will directly choose to kill the miner if he cannot control the miner. Afterwards, he only needs someone from the same mining team to prove it, and the family members can come to claim the body.

Second, if the mine boss is kind enough, he can subdue the miner, take him out of the mine, and notify the family members outside. When the family members see their former husbands and fathers flailing in the cage like wild beasts, they will ask the mine to help them with the funeral arrangements for their husbands and fathers. Then they will leave and come to the mine half a day later to pick up the bodies of their husbands and fathers, because an ordinary miner's family cannot afford to have a crazy husband and father.

His father was a small mine owner, so he knew that his mother would secretly tell him and his brother about this kind of thing to encourage them to practice martial arts, because martial arts practice can effectively resist the inkstone disease.

This is the fate of miners in Taihang Mountains.

Zhou Tieyi also came back to his senses from his initial anger. He sighed and asked, "What about the second method? What about the method he improved?"

Gu Yingtian looked at Zhou Tieyi's expression and said with a smile, "Hasn't Lord Zhou already guessed it?"

Zhou Tieyi didn't answer.

After the two of them confronted each other for a few breaths, Gu Yingtian continued, "While removing a large amount of the frontal brain, Monk Zhi also discovered a new method. About five years ago, he showed us this method."

He pointed to the vertical line in the middle of his forehead and used his finger as a knife to cut it. "Before this, I had never thought that if the human brain is separated into left and right, completely different results can be obtained. The left brain controls rationality and wisdom, while the right brain controls sensibility and desire. When the left and right brains are completely separated, when the rationality and wisdom of the left brain completely control the sensibility and desire of the right brain, it is possible to eliminate the root of evil and produce the fruit of wisdom. At least for ordinary people, this step is feasible."

"Even if an ordinary person has inkstone disease, the spirit still needs to be expressed through the body. The complete disconnection of the left and right brains allows the crazy spirit to return to the right brain, and the left brain can be used to tame the right brain. From then on, a person's good and evil will be completely separated, and they can truly do what the philosophers wanted to do, tame evil with good."

Zhou Tieyi frowned. In his previous life, pontotomy was not as notorious as lobotomy. It could even be used as a medical treatment. However, the technology in his previous life did not reach the level of "left brain taming right brain". On the contrary, because of the pons severance, the patient would have certain cognitive and behavioral disorders.

“How do you tame your left brain and your right brain?”

Gu Yingtian replied, "The spirit is trapped in the body and also controls the body. As long as he believes that there is a 'good self' and an 'evil self' in his heart before it is cut off, and the good self practices Buddhism, it will naturally be able to cut off the evil roots and bear the fruit of wisdom."

(End of this chapter)