Chapter 30 Chapter Six: The Sadness of Extravagance and Waste——Jiping Mansion

The author has always believed that among all the monsters, the three rhino spirits in the Xuanying Cave of Qinglong Mountain have the strongest taste, and these three monsters are also the most despicable monsters among all the monsters. Eating animals, I have never heard of stealing sesame oil, this is a heavy taste. What is strange to the author is, why did Mr. Wu arrange such three monsters, and what is his intention? When the author read the original work repeatedly, I found such an account, and suddenly realized it. Don’t worry about what you have realized, let’s take a look at this account together——Tang Seng asked the monks: "What is this lamp?" Oil? Why is there such a strange smell?" The monks said: "I don't know, Teacher, there is a county behind my mansion called Mintian County, and the county is two hundred and forty miles long. There are two hundred and forty families in the county. There is a large lamp oil household. All kinds of errands in prefectures and counties are acceptable, but this large household is very tired. Each family needs to spend more than two hundred taels of silver for one year. This oil is not ordinary oil, but crispy sesame oil. This oil is used every day. One tael is worth two taels of silver, and each catty is worth thirty-two taels of silver. Three lamps, each with five hundred catties, and the three pots total 1,500 catties, with a total of 48,000 taels of silver. There are also miscellaneous items There will be more than 50,000 taels for use, and it can only be burned for three nights." The traveler said: "How can I burn all the oil in three nights?" The monks said: "There are forty-nine oils in each tank. The big lantern horses are all tied with light grass, wrapped in silk, and are as thick as a chicken, and they are only lit for tonight, and when the Buddha appears, the oil will be gone tomorrow night, and the lamp will faint."

The three goblins stole oil to eat, and even exhausted more than 200 wealthy households in a county. They spent more than 50,000 taels of silver in three days. Some people may ask, what's the matter?What did you realize? The author has been emphasizing that Mr. Wu Chengen is using ghosts and gods to talk about human affairs, and this time is no exception.Heshou sesame oil is not an ordinary donation, but the special preference of the three old monsters. It can be said that the people of Li can make themselves poor just by offering the sesame oil money to the three monsters, not to mention the government's various levies and miscellaneous taxes?And these three monsters are the government officials that Mr. Wu secretly lives in. They not only want to pay excessive taxes normally, but also exploit the common people to satisfy their special preferences!

Perhaps there is a deeper hidden meaning. Fake Buddhas can make the people poor. What if it is the sesame oil money dedicated to the real Buddha? The answer is self-evident, we can know it from Ananda Kassapa's greed in the last chapter of the novel. Building 1439 The three rhinoceros essences have a strong taste, are very greedy, and end badly. They were caught by four more beastly gods, and they were eaten directly. The rhinoceros horns were also given to the Jade Emperor as a gift. There are wicked people grinding. Closer to home, in fact, the author has always been very puzzled by the appearance of three rhinoceros in Jinping Mansion.Jinping's mansion is very close to Xitian, why are these three rhinoceros spirits so bold and dare to pretend to be Buddha to get Suhe sesame oil?

In the novel, Monkey King chased three rhino spirits from Jinping Mansion to Xuanying Cave, Qinglong Mountain, the lair of the three rhinoceros. The time it took was from the evening of the Lantern Festival to the dawn of the next day, and it took at least four hours in between. , even if it takes such a long time to move, the distance of Xuanying Cave can be seen. But since it is so far away and close to Lingshan, why did the three rhinoceros choose this place as the place to commit the crime? The answer is simple, because only Qingping Mansion has crispy sesame oil. Then why not elsewhere?

The author will not answer first, everyone read a paragraph first. The monks said with a smile: "Teacher, worshiping Buddha and enlightening Zen are very important, so I don't think about it. Today is the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, and I will try the lamp at night. The next day, it will be on the fifteenth day, and it will not be turned off until the eighteenth or nineteenth. I here It's a good thing, the prefect of this mansion loves the people, the lights are brightly lit in all places, and the xiao is played all night. There is also a golden lamp bridge, which has been passed down from ancient times, and it is still prosperous. The lords live here for a few days, and I can afford to take care of the barren hills. "

During the Lantern Festival in Jinping Mansion, the lanterns were tested on the 13th day of the first lunar month, and the lanterns were not turned off until the 19th day of the first lunar month. In addition, all places were brightly lit up and played all night long. What a grand gesture this is?Could it be that Jinping Mansion is really so rich that "it can afford it"? If this is the case, why is the supply of crispy sesame oil so tight? Wool has always come from the body of sheep. The Jinping Mansion spent so much money, the expenses must come from the common people. In the original text, the saying "the prefect of this mansion loves the people" is very meaningful.Moreover, Jinping Mansion is like this every year, and the people are used to it.So far, the reason why Rhinoceros chose Jinping Mansion to commit the crime is very clear.Because the people of Jinping Mansion are used to being plundered, used to doing big things, and used to doing face-saving projects.Buddha appears every year to eat crispy sesame oil. Although it costs a lot, it is the honor of the Jinping government. Therefore, although he is poor every year, he still offers it every year. How can the monsters in Xuanying Cave be willing to find another place? ?

However, it is a pity that the appearance of the Buddha, which Jinping Mansion has always been proud of, turned out to be a huge scam. Refined. Maybe until the deceit was exposed, the officials and the common people in Jinping's Mansion just hated the monster for deceiving their feelings, and it was hard for them to think of their own fault. The author would like to ask, if the Jinping Mansion is not so extravagant and wasteful, and has always been diligent and thrifty, will it attract rhinoceros? And Chinese people have always had a habit of not revealing their wealth, otherwise it will cause disaster.