廣弘明集 11.101

11.101

The Hou Han shu says: 'The Daoist Zhang Lu from Pei had a mother of attractive appearance who also practiced the demonic arts; she frequented the house of Liu Yan. Later, when Yan became Inspector of Yizhou, he appointed Lu as Major Directing Righteousness. Lu, together with the Major of a Separate Unit Zhang Xiu, led troops and ambushed and killed Su Gu, the Grand Administrator of Hanzhong, cut off the Xie Valley, and killed the Han envoys. After Lu took Hanzhong, he killed Zhang Xiu as well and annexed his forces. At that time, falsely relying on divine words, they proclaimed: "The Yellow Robe shall rule." Lu thereupon responded to Zhang Jue and others, assembled his followers, all wearing yellow turbans and clad in Daoist robes; hundreds of thousands of people brought plunder and ruin to the realm, occupying Hanzhong for nearly thirty years. Later, broken by Lord Cao, the Yellow Robes were at last exterminated.' At that time there was not a single śramaṇa, but only an abundance of Daoists. Why do you keep silent and not discuss this? On the other hand, the eminent monks of the Han and Wei of virtuous conduct were numerous, and their benefit to the state was immense; why do you not speak of them? Only discussing and broadcasting evil, solely dwelling on people's faults—how can this be the conduct of a gentleman?