Chapter 626: Destroying Superstition Starts with the Emperor
As the Imperial City's imperial guards led the Western Regions monks out of the royal road like a chicken, the people around them also left. As the eight wastelands fought over Tokyo City, this matter was not new.
Only the monks beside the Manjusri Bodhisattva lantern were gnashing their teeth with hatred. This Western Region monk had performed such a wonderful magic in front of them. At that time, no one saw the flaw in it, not even Fakong, who was the abbot in charge.
The monks didn't notice anything fishy in it. It wasn't until Dadara himself came down and all the monks saw the joint at the top of the staff that they were surprised to discover the mystery.
The abbot of Daxiangguo Temple has been changed. It is said that he is a great monk from Shaolin in Songshan Mountain. He has profound Buddhist teachings and extraordinary bearing. He has changed the appearance of the previous abbot and is more friendly to the people. He often contacts with the people, and even the residents of Xinlingfang are very fond of it.
He made a good impression.
As for the matter of the vassal monk in the Western Regions, it was a test conducted by Monk Fakong for the prestige of Daxiangguo Temple. If it succeeds, that would be the best. If not, it has nothing to do with Daxiangguo Temple. After all, he does not believe in Buddhism, but
It is Brahmanism related to Buddhism.
After all, it was during the Chinese New Year, and the performance was performed on the edge of the Royal Road, attracting a large number of people who were watching. Although the tricks were simple, they could really scare people. Originally, Monk Fakong planned to take this opportunity to promote the "Buddha Dharma".
, by the way, we will get closer to the Tianjia, but who would have thought that it would be Ye An who walked down Xuandemen!
The monks at the Daxiangguo Temple almost trembled subconsciously when they saw Ye An. This lawless young prince had caused them a lot of losses, but they were also itching with hatred. It was because of this yellow-mouthed child that the Daxiangguo Temple suffered losses.
heavy.
Fushou Qian was hit, and the Yunzhong County Prince's Mansion had already paid off the debtors, and at the same time turned those people into laborers in his workshop. He had done things that the monks had not thought of, how could he not let it happen?
Do people hold grudges?
What's even more disgusting is that the business of Puhui Company has hit the incense and candle business monopolized by Daxiangguoji Temple. This is a huge profit in Tokyo. It was originally monopolized by Daxiangguoji family, but now it is affected by Puhui Company's current residence.
A complete mess.
The price is so low that ordinary people, even wealthy families, are reluctant to buy the incense candles from Daxiangguo Temple.
What's more, they profit from the price difference and sell the incense candles to the incense candle shop in Daxiangguo Temple for profit. As for the incense candles that emit black smoke after burning and the fine white wax and yellow wax, people don't care at all.
Ye An has returned to the Xuande Tower. Everyone upstairs has seen the methods of the Western Regions Monks, and naturally they do not believe in the so-called "magical powers" of Buddhism. What's more, they even despise it, showing that they have already figured it out.
There is fraud.
This made Liu E confused, and she looked at Qin Mumu and said, "The Lord Yunzhong's eyes are as bright as a torch! He can see clearly even such secretive tricks. He is worthy of being a bachelor of the official family!"
Qin Mumu pursed her lips and smiled and said: "The saint is ridiculous. In fact, Ye An and his daughter have tried this blinding method in the mansion. It is not a very clever method. It was originally intended to be taught to the dancers in Lan Kwai Fong, but Changsheng
He said it was a small trick and was not elegant, so he gave it up."
Seeing Qin Mumu say this, Liu E smiled and nodded, and the matter was revealed. After all, this deception had deceived many people, and Liu E was not the only one.
Zhao Zhen naturally praised his husband very much, and the officials looked at Ye An with great satisfaction. Ye An had saved some face for the Tian family.
"Marquis Ye, if no one sees through this monk's tricks, how will he get off that wooden frame?"
Zhao Zhen curiously asked what the many courtiers present were thinking. Ye An looked at the curious courtiers around and smiled and said: "Actually, there is a mechanism hidden in his big sleeves, which can separate the wooden frame on his body from the staff.
In this way, the staff and the colorful sand can be left in place."
"I see, this vassal monk does have some skills."
Ye An frowned and said: "Officers, these tricks are actually little tricks. As long as you stick to your heart, you can break them. The word superstition emphasizes confusion. If you don't know it, you will naturally believe it to be true."
Ye An incidentally popularized anti-superstition activities. From the beginning to the end, he looked down upon these feudal superstitions. Even if he had the ability to use feudal superstitions, he would not do so.
To promote feudal superstition, Ye An can do it better than anyone else, and he can do it more mysteriously, fantastically, and dazzlingly, but it is a deception after all. In the final analysis, it is just a magic show. It only takes time to expose it.
Why waste time on something?
History has proven countless times that once feudal superstition begins to spread in a country, it will definitely embark on the path of decline. After all, people are even less willing to believe in science when they are superstitious.
So Ye An also popularized the relationship between studying things and exposing the monks of the Western Regions in Xuande Tower, as well as the knowledge of studying things in the actions of the monks in the Western Regions...
Wang Yuan and Zhang Huaizheng looked at each other and shook their heads helplessly when they saw that the officials were listening with great interest. Ye An had spared no effort in promoting his study of objects. In the eyes of the courtiers, this was just Ye An explaining to the officials.
Knowledge, by the way, suggested the principle of investigating things, but in the eyes of a great scholar like Wang Yuan, Ye An was subtly changing the thoughts of the officials.
Confucianism cannot explain this kind of thing in such detail, nor can it see through the methods of the vassal monks in the Western Regions. However, Confucianism can explain it clearly and more convincingly. What does this mean?
Doesn’t it illustrate from the side that Confucianism is not up to par with the study of things?
Wang Zeng walked over quietly, looked at Wang Yuan and said: "Ye An admires the study of things so much, but the study of things is far from Confucianism. Officials like to study things, can they hate the way of Confucianism?!"
Zhang Huaizheng was an honest and steady man. He frowned and thought for a long time and said: "The official family is quite diligent in Confucianism. Although they like to study things, they never tire of lectures at banquets. Officials often say, "Confucianism is an important weapon of the country and must be valued!"
It can be seen that the officials still respect Confucianism in their hearts! As for the study of things, there are many strange and wonderful ideas. For the officials, it may be possible to expand their blog, which may not be a bad thing..."
Wang Zeng was quite satisfied with Zhang Huaizheng's answer. As a Confucian man who advocated the use of Confucianism to govern the country, he naturally did not want the study of studies to have too much influence on the official family, or even to the point of affecting the court. Then he turned around and looked at
Towards Wang Yuan.
Wang Yuan glanced at Ye An, who was explaining the doubts to the officials, and after much hesitation, he slowly said: "Xia Guan feels that both Confucianism and the study of things are of great use, but the study of things should not be separated from the main path of Confucianism. On the contrary,
The study of studying things should be included in Confucianism, so that our Confucian path can prosper! Chang Sheng once said that the foundation of Confucianism lies in the mastery of knowledge, and mastery requires "taking the essence and discarding the dross." Wang Xianggong thinks this
What do you say?"
"Take the essence and discard the dross? This is to absorb the strengths of hundreds of schools of thought! It's a big statement, but for me, a Confucian scholar, it is still a proper method. This guy can always give people the feeling of being amazing and brilliant.
, if he can work tirelessly on Confucianism, he may be able to achieve a famous scholar..."
Wang Zeng's words made Wang Yuan frown suddenly, and after a long time he whispered: "What Mr. Wang said is actually what this son is doing!"
"What?!" Wang Zeng looked at Wang Yuan in slight surprise, and then looked at Zhang Huaizheng. Seeing the two men nodding slightly, he couldn't help but sigh: "What is in this kid's head? Why is he always one step ahead of others?"