Jinyang.

Liu Taozi rode Black Wind, followed by many knights behind him, heading north along the official road.

Zu Jue was beside him, looking back at Jinyang City in the distance from time to time.

"Lord, if such a big thing is left to Yao Xiong, don't we need to keep an eye on it?"

Liu Taozi didn't look back, just looked at the road ahead.

"I don't know anyone else when Grandpa's nursery rhyme came out, but Yao Xiong seemed to be very anxious. He wanted to prove his talent and prove that he was not just pretending."

"Since he didn't set a random target, sent people to investigate many times, and went to the river himself, then let him do it."

"We have more important things to do in Pingcheng."

Zu Jue narrowed his eyes, "Actually, he doesn't need to care so much, nursery rhymes are just nursery rhymes."

"However, since the lord agrees with his idea, let him do it."

"Wei Xiaokuan is not easy to deal with."

"Yes, Wei Xiaokuan has never been easy to deal with."

"Not only him, Yu Wenyong is also difficult to deal with."

Zu Jue laughed and said, "Yu Wenyong wanted to unite the Chen and Turks in the past, and then established a puppet Qi in Henan, and the four parties would attack together."

"In a hurry, the Turks could not get past Hu Luguang, and the Chen people were unable to fight anymore. They stole the two Huai rivers, and Duan Shao even attacked his reinforcements. He occupied Henan. Yu Wenyong is not sure what his Qi will look like at this moment."

Liu Taozi said calmly: "At least he can come up with a complete strategy and actively implement it."

"I think he won't take this too seriously and will adjust his strategy in time and continue to think of ways to defeat us."

Zu Jue glanced at Liu Taozi in surprise.

"My lord attaches great importance to this boy."

"Among the four enemies around, this person is the most difficult to deal with."

Zu Jue didn't talk about Puppet Zhou anymore, he asked: "Now that I'm back in Pingcheng, it's time to start working on joining the king's title."

"Well, it doesn't have to be too troublesome. The simpler, the better."

"Should Xingtai also be moved?"

"To Yecheng?"

"Or Jinyang."

Liu Taozi shook her head, "It's not necessary. As I said, the Zhou people are the biggest enemies. The government should still be in Pingcheng, and the focus should still be on those Zhou people."

"good."

"I will arrange the rest."

"Um."

The cavalry slowly disappeared on the official road.

Chang'an.

The palace was extremely lively.

The weather is still cold and the wind is raging.

But in front of the main hall, there were densely packed people standing there.

There were soldiers stationed on all sides of them. These soldiers were fully armed and looked at their hair ornaments. They were all Han Chinese.

Since Yu Wenyong changed the military system and turned the generals into the emperor's servants, the Zhou emperor had the power to give direct orders to the grassroots troops, skipping the generals and officers in the middle.

Yu Wenyong selected a large number of unpopular elites, gradually replaced the original imperial army with them, and completely controlled the entire palace and Chang'an.

He appeared in the military camp many times, directly faced the soldiers at the grassroots level, and gave them many rewards and rewards.

This greatly increased Yu Wenyong's prestige in the army, and sergeants everywhere regarded themselves as the emperor's servants. Many generals who opened the government were very dissatisfied with this, but they had nothing to do.

But there are too many things Yu Wenyong wants to do.

Military matters alone account for the main part of his daily workload.

He also worked like crazy, just like Chen Qian, the first emperor of Chen Guoxian, who worked from morning to night, only regretting that he had too little time every day and never enough.

In the middle of the area surrounded by soldiers was a simple high platform.

On all sides of the high platform, there were many ministers, generals, doctors, celebrities, etc. sitting.

Sitting on the left were a group of Taoist priests. These people had stern faces, raised their heads, and stared at the people opposite with displeasure.

On the right side of the high platform, there are many monks sitting. These people are smiling and nodding amiably to the people around them.

From the attitudes of the officials and generals on both sides, we can see who has the advantage at the moment.

The people on the edge of the high platform were talking and talking noisily.

Yu Wenxian sat in the middle of the officials opposite and looked around.

At this moment, there were no heroes left around him.

Alone.

It's not just him, most of the other officials are like this.

After the emperor came to power, he repeatedly strengthened the power of the king, changing the history that the army only belonged to the generals, and the talents only belonged to their masters. He not only brought the soldiers over, but also surrounded the various clans, generals, and Zhuguo in the past. Those young heroes were also absorbed by him, appointed and promoted, and demanded a complete change in their behavior of being only loyal to their superiors and not to the emperor.

Yu Wenliang, who was sitting next to him, looked around and asked puzzledly: "What exactly does your Majesty want to do?"

"I could understand everything he did in the past, but why do you have to be on top of these people now?"

Yu Wenxian looked around, and then whispered: "Destroy the Buddha."

Yu Wenliang couldn't help laughing, "How is this possible?"

"Your Majesty, do you want to imitate Liu Taozi?"

"How many believers are there in the Great Zhou Dynasty? From top to bottom, they probably account for 70 to 80 percent of them, right?"

"Everyone from the ministers and generals here to the common people and soldiers believes in it. How can you do it even though Your Majesty has only been in power for so long?"

Yu Wenxian pondered for a moment, "It's hard to say."

"Um??"

Yu Wenliang looked at him in astonishment, "Do you really think you can do it?"

"Your Majesty is smart. He has just ascended the throne and has already won the loyalty of many people. However, there are many people in the court who still do not understand. Your Majesty is waiting for an opportunity. Just wait and see."

As Yu Wenxian was speaking, the sound of rapid footsteps came from the distance.

Everyone around the high platform immediately stopped talking.

The scene suddenly became extremely quiet.

Soon, Yu Wenyong came down the steps, with many soldiers behind him.

Everyone stood up in a hurry and knelt down to greet him.

Yu Wenyong forced out a smile, asked everyone to stand up, and then sat on a high platform in the north, from where he could overlook everyone present.

After he sat on it, a dignified-looking man hurried over and bowed to Yuwen Yong.

Yu Wenyong nodded slightly.

"Zhen Qing, you should record this debate carefully. I love Taoism and I really don't want to miss such a wonderful debate. Do you remember it?"

This man is Zhen Luan, a senior official from Sili, who comes from a wealthy family, the Zhen family in Zhongshan.

Zhen Luan was considered a top celebrity in the Great Zhou Dynasty, the most powerful mathematician, and the most powerful calendarist. He wrote the best books at the time, and he was known as a great talent.

Zhen Luan lowered his head and said yes.

Yu Wenyong waved his hand, signaling the start of the debate between the two.

This was a debate conference convened by Yu Wenyong. It was said to be a debate on the order of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. In fact, it was just a debate between Taoist priests and monks.

Yu Wenyong's face looked slightly solemn.

The debate officially begins.

A Taoist priest quickly walked onto the high platform and saluted everyone, while a monk also walked up from the opposite side.

The two of them were of similar age. They bowed to each other again, then sat down and began to debate.

The Taoist priest called him Zhang Bin. Zhang Bin had a long beard and a rosy face, and he really looked like an immortal.

The monk sitting opposite him, called Zhixuan, was wearing rather simple and patchwork clothes. I don't know if he was just pretending or if he was just like that.

After both parties sat down, Zhang Bin began to describe his arguments.

Of course Zhang Bin believed that Tao should be ranked first. He used the origin of Tao as an example. He believed that Tao came from Lao Zhuang and its meaning encompassed the world. Both Confucianism and Buddhism came from Tao. Tao is everything and everything is Tao.

He quoted from scriptures and spoke clearly and logically.

From the source to the meaning, it is explained clearly.

After he finished speaking, monk Zhixuan began his own rebuttal.

"What you just said were all lies. You just told some unfounded things and used personal conjecture to interpret the teachings."

Zhixuan said seriously: "I think there is no difference between Buddhism and Taoism. The moral principles of the three religions are actually to persuade people to do good in order to make the world peaceful. However, Taoism really has no achievements in this aspect. The original

Taoist priest

They bewitched the king and made him chase the unrealistic dream of immortality, and despised the government, causing turmoil. Then the Taoist priests began to confuse the public with their evil words, causing many rebellions. By the end of the Jin Dynasty, Taoist priests were refining elixirs, and all scholars were fond of metaphysics!"

"They talk all day long about the false and unrealistic things you just said. They don't talk about the present at all. They surrender, go into the mountains and forests to live in seclusion, and hide from the world. They are good at making prophecies. They are all unreasonable, ignorant, and have no achievements!"
To be continued...