In the palace, Yang Guang met Zhang Zhengci, the contemporary Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain, not only Zhang Zhengci, but also Ge Xian, the master of Maoshan, Xu Cong, the master of Laoshan Taoist Palace, and Sa Dingjian, the master of Qingling Temple in Nanhua Mountain.
The reason why Yang Guang chose the four families was not because of their profound Taoism. In fact, the Taoism of these four people was similar to his own. He chose the four because of their background. The four great masters in heaven were enough to pay for this matter.
Moreover, these four people brought themselves a lot of gifts, including the Heavenly Master's Dharma from Longhu Mountain, the secret art of alchemy from Maoshan, the method of inviting gods from Laoshan Taoist Palace, and the pure spirit of heaven and earth from Nanhua Mountain.
The general outline of the magical talismans. With these four items, Yang Guang can invite four people to come for this experience.
"Many ascetics are suspected of harboring filth and evil. I want to rectify the source. The four of them are all masters of Taoism. The Patriarch of the Four Mountains is the master of heaven. I think he is the best person to take charge of this matter." Yang Guang smiled.
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Zhang Zhengci and others felt helpless. The four of them originally thought that Yang Guang had summoned everyone to discuss the Taoism assessment method. Unexpectedly, Yang Guang actually talked to them about Buddhism. This made the four of them not sure what to do.
"Your Majesty, I have some knowledge of Taoist classics, but I don't know much about Buddhism!" Zhang Zhengci suddenly didn't know what to do.
"Not bad, not bad." Ge Xian and the other two shook their heads in succession.
"Actually, there is no need for the three leaders to refuse. To put it bluntly, the assessment of Buddhism and Taoism is just a joke. How many people from Buddhism and Taoism descend to earth every year? Can I fail the assessment? It's just that I heard that Buddhism
The best thing is to put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha immediately. You also talk about opening the door of convenience to save all sentient beings. I always feel that something is wrong, so I made such a decision to expel those people who are selling dog meat with sheep's heads. To purge Buddhism.
Just a scum." Yang Guang chuckled.
"Your Majesty, this matter should be brought to the attention of a Buddhist master!" Master Sa Dingjian couldn't help but say.
"Buddhism will conduct an assessment on Xuanmen." Yang Guang thought for a while and then said with a wry smile: "Originally, the court did not want to assess Xuanmen, but the great master of Buddhism said that there are such people in Xuanmen. Since they want to conduct an assessment, they will
It should be mutual, and Master Fahai even took the initiative to monitor Xuanmen, so I invited the four of you to come."
"Your Majesty, is this really the case?" Xu Cong, who had a beard and eyes like copper bells, couldn't help but said loudly.
The other three people were also suspicious, but there was nothing they could do. The provocative meaning of Yang Guang's words was too obvious.
"Don't you think that I am sowing discord? To be honest, Buddhism is about to move eastward, and the relationship between Buddhism and Taoism still needs me to sow discord!" Yang Guang glanced at the four people indifferently.
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The four of them nodded after listening. The current situation was really like this. There was no need for Yang Guang to sow discord. The matter was right in front of them. Buddhism had already made the final layout before moving eastward. All the famous mountains in Nanzhan Continent were already under control.
With the help of Buddhism, what Buddhism needs to do now is to connect the route from Xiniuhezhou to Nanzhanbuzhou, so that the Buddha's luck will greatly increase. Buddhism's reputation will spread far and wide in Nanzhanbuzhou, and a large number of Buddhist monks will enter Nanzhanbuzhou.
If Taoism does not want to be replaced by Buddhism, it needs to resist. At this time, Yang Guang has sent a knife. It depends on whether you accept it or not.
"Infinite Heavenly Lord, this matter is of great importance. We need to discuss it for a while before we can report back to Your Majesty." Zhang Zhengci and others looked at each other before replying.
"That's very good." Yang Guang knew that this matter was of great importance and related to the future situation of Nanzhan Continent. These few people in front of him can only be regarded as the executors. The final result depends on the big guys behind him.
However, the current situation is such that no one can change it. Even if he knows his strategy, what can he do? In the end, he will still execute it according to his plan.
It is impossible for Xuanmen to give up such a large territory without a little anger in his heart. Now that he can openly and openly make trouble, how can he let such an opportunity pass?
Sure enough, on the third day, Zhang Zhengci and others went to the palace to pay homage to Yang Guang, agreed to Yang Guang's request, and decided to start assessing the major Buddhist temples in Guanzhong in half a month.
After the four people here left, Kumarajiva, Fahai, Shenxiu, and Hongren, four Buddhist sages, also came to Chang'an City to pay homage to Yang Guang. Among them, Kumarajiva was a disciple of Tucheng, Shenxiu, and Hongren were from the north and south respectively.
The great virtuous and eminent monks of Zen Buddhism all have Arhat cultivation status.
"The contemporary Heavenly Master of Longhu Mountain once discussed Tao with me and said that it was a good talk when Lao Tzu transformed into a Hu. Master Ge of Maoshan also said that Buddha is originally Tao. Master Sa of Nanhua Mountain said that the unity of all things is Tao. They suggested that Buddhism
The assessment will be held half a month later. Four real people will give the assessment questions. I practice the magical powers of the witch clan and don’t understand the principles. The Huoshan Commandery Yuan Shoucheng also agreed to this arrangement, so I agreed to come down." Yang Guang
The four eminent monks were disdainful and looked at Xuanmen. When they came to see me, they also brought various manuscripts of sages to help them improve. Buddhism was still a bit stingy.
"Amitabha, the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism has been around since ancient times. There were debates back then, and in the end our Buddhist sect won." Kumarajiva looked very disdainful.
"Your Majesty, there may be something wrong with Taoism's evaluation of Buddhism." Hongren said with a bitter smile: "Of course some monks in our Buddhism sect do not abide by the rules, but does Taoism have to be clean? If we allow these people to evaluate Buddhism, our Buddhism sect will suffer a great disaster."
"Yes, I think so too. Originally I disagreed, but the Huoshan Order said that since Xuanmen is inspecting Buddhism, it would be better for Buddhism to inspect Xuanmen. I thought, since this matter has been handed over to the Huoshan Order
, let Yuan Shoucheng give it a try." Yang Guang said nonchalantly: "The so-called real gold is not afraid of fire. Whether it is Taoism or Buddhism, as long as you are real gold, you can take the test. Everyone
What does the eminent monk think?"
Kumarajiva and others looked bitter. Having said this, Yang Guang said, what else could he say?
"The imperial court will send the Volcano Order as a supervisor. The content of the assessment is also based on the two sects of Buddhism and Taoism. Moreover, it will only target mortals. It does not involve monks." Yang Guang said nonchalantly: "If a monk breaks the law, there will be five internal guards.
Solving it, killing it, imprisoning it, etc. has nothing to do with the assessment."
The four eminent monks felt even more bitter after hearing this. This sentence was more serious than the assessment. It showed that the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty directly used national laws to deal with monks who violated the law and used the practices of the spiritual world to deal with both Buddhism and Taoism.
"Your Majesty, this poor monk is ashamed. I'm afraid he is not familiar with Taoist classics." Monk Shenxiu said quickly.
"Master Shenxiu was joking. The one who knows you best is often your enemy. This is true for Buddhism, and it is also true for Taoism. If the four masters refuse to fight, I will not say anything. Although Buddhism's eastward advance is determined by heaven, but the eastward advance
I don’t know what the consequences will be in the future." Yang Guang looked calm, but there was a hint of threat in his words.
"Amitabha." Kumarajiva and others had no choice but to shout the Buddha's name.
