Chapter 85 loyalty

At that time, the Li family's property suffered a fatal blow. The reason was that the ticket office closed down due to the Revolution of 1911, which wiped out the Li family's millions of assets.Under such circumstances, Li Shutong still had no complaints about the Revolution of 1911, but only vented his joy of the recovery of the country. After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, Master Hongyi repeatedly put forward the slogan of "remembering the Buddha and not forgetting to save the country, and one must recite the Buddha's name to save the country".The Japanese army approached Xiamen. Master Hongyi said to the frightened monks: "What we eat is the millet of China, and what we drink is the water of Wenling. As disciples of the Buddha, it is difficult for us not to travel together at this time. A dog. The dog can still guard the gate for the Lord, and I have nothing to use, but I am still shy to be eaten, so I can be worthy of my heart!" The next year, he reported Liu Yazi's verse: "A branch of chrysanthemum in a pavilion stands tall and strong. The color of the cloud is bright red, martyrdom should bleed."

According to Lin Changhong’s recollection, on a certain day in April 1938, Master Koichi Koichi, the commander of the Japanese fleet, went ashore to visit the master and asked him to speak in Japanese. However, the master insisted on “talking about China in China” and refused to speak Japanese.The commander invited the master to Japan, and promised to honor him with the gift of a national teacher. The master replied: "The monks forget all the favors and disgraces. Although our country is poor, we love it very much! You don't want to leave when you are in a mess, even if you die for the religion." , at all costs!"

During the Anti-Japanese War, the 54-year-old master Hongyi went to Panshan in southern Fujian to pay homage to Han Yu's tomb, collected information about Han's life, and asked Gao Wenxian to write a biography of Han.Because he admired Han Xie's feelings of being loyal to the Tang family despite the pain of the country's destruction and family destruction, but he refused to be rebellious (Zhu Wen). Master Hongyi often recites two lines of poems by Han Qi, a famous official in the Song Dynasty: "Although I am ashamed that the old garden is light in autumn, let's see the fragrance of yellow flowers in the evening." Living in Jingfeng in southern Fujian, I can’t avoid the hardships of local bandits; now I live in Zhanshan in Eastern Qi, and I’m back as a policeman of Japanese pirates. I sacrificed my life to protect Buddhism, and the righteousness lies in it, so why not resign?” Expressed the determination to die in order to protect Buddhism .

In 1937, Xiamen City decided to hold the first city-wide sports meeting in order to encourage the sportsmanship of the people and raise funds to save Sichuan refugees.The Organizing Committee of the Games invited Master Hongyi to compose an anthem for the meeting.Hongyi readily agreed, and within three months, he wrote out both the lyrics and score.When composing his songs, he also connected with the reality of the rampant Japanese invasion of China at that time, and combined sports with inspiring people's hearts and uniting against violence. "Song of the First Xiamen Games" is the last song left by Li Shutong for future generations.

When the Japanese army came to Xiamen, Master Hongyi sent a letter to fellow Taoist Li Fangyuan saying: "The dead man returned to Xiamen on September 27. Although the rumors in Xiamen City have been a little tight recently, the dead man did not avoid the shells because of the protection of the Dharma. Coexistence and death... In my life, the evening festival is the most important thing, and I would like to encourage it with the benevolent." At the beginning of 1938, Master Hongyi gave lectures on "Huayan Sutra and Universal Worthy Actions and Vows" in Jinjiang and Quanzhou. Later, he gave a lecture on "Huayan Great Righteousness" in Quanzhou Qingchen Hall. "Practice Vows" 100,000 times, with the merits and virtues, dedicate to all living beings in the land, advocate the fortune of the country, and eliminate karmic disasters.One day, when the master was eating in the Zhaitang, he burst into tears and said to his disciples: "What we eat is the millet of China, and what we drink is the water of Wenling. As a disciple of the Buddha, at this time, we cannot share the country. It’s so difficult to show respect for my Buddha Tathagata, thinking that I’m not as good as a dog! The dog can still guard the gate for the Lord, and we are useless, but we are still shy. How can we not be ashamed of our hearts?” A monk Everyone, be respectful.

In 1941, Master Hongyi made an inscription titled "Remember the Buddha and never forget to save the country. Save the country and never forget to recite the Buddha", expressing his patriotic feelings: "Buddha is awakened. When you realize the truth, you can swear your life. Sacrifice everything, be brave and diligent, and save the country. Therefore To save the country, one must chant Buddha’s name.”