There has been a turmoil in the court recently. A group of officials in the court who wanted to cling to the Qu family have been captured because of their involvement in the Northern Territory. They were all dismissed and awaiting trial. In this way, the current situation in the court of Yun State has become slightly smaller.
Showing turmoil.
However, the panic among the people above the court did not have much impact on the common people.
Now that the plague in the north has subsided, the victory in previous foreign wars has also stabilized the people's hearts and minds, and their centripetal force towards the Dayun court has increased even more.
In the city of Zhongqing, you can see brothels, painted pavilions, and embroidered beaded curtains. Carved carriages compete on Tianjie, and BMWs compete on the imperial road. The sun is shining brightly, and the flowers are fragrant. New voices are laughing in Liumo Flower Street, and strings are tuned by pipes.
At the teahouse and wine shop.
The crowds of people are surging, the streets are crowded with shops, the sound of hawking is endless, and the noise never stops. When you are among them, you can't help but sigh at the prosperous scene of this school.
As we walked further into the city, the number of people became more and more crowded, and they all headed back to the front. Looking forward, we could already see the majestic palace buildings, showing the majesty of the royal family.
And just in front of the large square in front of the palace, two high platforms were erected at some point.
At this time, there were already many people there.
Just looking at the attire, there are the family members of distinguished ministers of the DPRK and the Central Government in fine clothes, foreigners from Buddhist and Taoist families, and hundreds of disciples wearing the uniforms of Jixia Academy students. There are also people from the world, businessmen,
Ordinary people, people from all walks of life, gathered under the high platform, and it was even more lively than when Xiao Cheng ascended the throne.
Looking up towards the high platform, I saw several monks wearing monk's robes and solemn treasures sitting cross-legged on the high platform on the left hand side. At this time, the great monks were sitting upright on them, with their palms clasped together and their eyes closed.
Close it, lower your head and recite the scripture silently.
It seems that he is unfazed and unmoved by external things.
On the right side, I saw several Taoists wearing plain blue robes and Hunyuan scarves walking slowly under the high platform.
Then, in full view of everyone, he jumped up and landed on the high platform like a willow catkin. He bowed slightly to the monk opposite and sat down cross-legged.
Such a battle, something that can attract so many people in the city, is the Buddhist and Taoist Debate Conference that has attracted the most attention recently.
The Tao in Buddhism does not refer to Taoism among hundreds of schools of thought, but to the Taoism that is prevalent in the Central Plains today.
Although Taoism and Taoism are somewhat unclear to each other, they still have their own emphasis.
Taoism ranks among hundreds of schools of thought, and is one of the nine schools of thought in the world. It advocates obeying all things, respecting the rules of the world, and using this as the core to govern the country.
Taoism, on the other hand, is a religion formed by intercepting some Taoist concepts and integrating the theories of ghosts, gods and monsters.
Although Buddhism has been rectified several times by Xiao Cheng and its influence has now been greatly reduced, at the beginning Buddhism had such a profound foundation in the Yun Kingdom! Even now, it still has sufficient influence among the people.
Religious belief cannot be eradicated.
Buddhism, which has been dormant for decades or hundreds of years, may make a comeback. Xiao Cheng is not willing to see this happen!
Therefore, the Taoism that was popular in the Central Plains was introduced to the southern part of the world by Xiao Cheng.
Under the newly established Ministry of Rites, in addition to the Senglu Division, which manages the monks, the Daolu Division has also been established to control and support the development of Taoism.
Taoism can spread its faith in the southern part of the world, and it is also happy to be a weapon in Xiao Cheng's hands to control Buddhism. The cooperation is incomparable.
By supporting the two to fight and the imperial court sitting in to mediate, the situation will always be under control as long as future kings of the Yun Kingdom don't act foolishly.
The Buddhist and Taoist debate meeting in front of us was held under Xiao Cheng's secret instructions.
Taoism needs to become famous and open up the situation quickly. Buddhism needs to frustrate Taoism, make up for the prestige that Buddhism has lost during this period, and strengthen the faith of the people of Yun Kingdom. Both sides are following the trend, and there is this debate on Buddhism and Taoism that attracts thousands of people.
General Assembly.
On the palace wall, many ceremonial guards were opened one after another, surrounding the emperor's jade banquet in the middle. The curtains on the jade banquet were lowered, and only a tall and heroic figure could be seen sitting in it.
Seeing that both parties were seated and ready, the polite official raised his voice and said:
"Your Majesty, please give me instructions!"
Xiao Cheng in the jade banquet was busy reviewing the memorial in his hand and said without raising his head:
"Let's get started!"
Xiao Cheng didn't want to have to go back to Yangxin Hall to work overtime later, so he could only take advantage of the opportunity to catch fish secretly.
Feng Bao on the side heard this, immediately bowed, stood up and said loudly:
"allow!"
Just listen to the "dong" sound of the jade bell striking, and the Buddhist and Taoist debate begins.
Immediately on the Buddhist side, a monk suddenly stood up and shouted:
"Taoism is not enough to teach!"
The sound of shouting, with the blessing of Buddhist martial arts, was like the roar of a lion, and it suddenly resounded all around.
In fact, both the Buddhist and Taoist families know that the victory or defeat between the two cannot be decided overnight. From now on, the two sides will fight openly and secretly, and I am afraid they will not be able to calm down.
Therefore, in this debate, both sides are trying to test each other. Therefore, in this debate, even the topic of the debate has not been determined, and it is entirely up to both sides to express themselves freely.
The monk's violent remarks, which directly pointed at the foundation of Taoism, gave him a head start and immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Even Xiao Cheng, who was fishing, also stopped his hands at this time and raised his head to look at the high platform.
The person who spoke at this time, Xiao Cheng, still had some impressions.
During the Buddhist debate, Monk Huiqi had a sudden enlightenment and realized the Mahayana Buddhism of "saving oneself and saving others". In an instant, he was in a perfect state of mind and understood the realm of the gods on land. The heaven and earth felt it, responded to it, and the visions condensed.
Golden lotus flowers fall in the sky.
Xiao Cheng's favorite monk, Liuhuai, didn't have much real talent and knowledge, so he relied on his help in cheating to gain the confidence to come to power. Facing Hui Qi, who showed off his miraculous power in the middle of battle, he had no power to fight back.
At that time, Xiao Cheng himself was about to give up. It was the wise monk named Huili who cooperated and was able to send him to the position of Buddhist master, so that Xiao Cheng's plan did not fail.
At this time Huili spoke up, and Xiao Cheng couldn't help but look at him with interest, wanting to see what tricks he could pull off with his quick wit.
Several Taoist priests heard Huili's words at this time. Even though they had been mentally prepared for the Buddhists to make things difficult for them, they couldn't help but frown slightly when they heard it.
Taoism is not enough to teach. If it cannot be refuted, it will shake the foundation. How can we preach in the Yun Kingdom in the future?
Thinking of this, a Taoist priest suddenly stood up, saluted to Huili and said:
"I'm a poor Taoist, I would like to ask this master where such outrageous remarks come from?"
When Huili heard the words, the corner of his mouth curled up and he said immediately:
"Any way to establish a religion must first have a master! How can Taoism be called a religion if it has no master?"
Taoist priest Shinichi was about to refute, but was stopped by the Taoist priest beside him.
The Taoist priest faced Shinichi and shook his head slightly, signaling him not to be impatient. Seeing this, Shinichi suppressed it and sat back.
At this time, Huili saw that the other party had not fallen into the trap because of his hasty rebuttal, so he secretly felt regretful and continued:
"Our Buddhist sect originated from Tianzhu and was introduced by the great monk Alagana. Our Buddhist sect has the Buddha as its leader. Although the great monk Alagana founded our Dayun Buddhism, he was only the one who preached the religion."
"And your Taoist founder, Zhang Tianshi, is just a preacher! In the Taoist scriptures, the three pure gods are worshiped. But if the three pure gods are the leader, how can you prove the three pure gods?
exist?"
The three pure gods worshiped by Taoism are gods created by combining gods, ghosts, and Taoist scriptures. The Buddha of Buddhism is a man of great wisdom who founded Buddhism in Tianzhu and is revered as the Buddha by believers.
One of the two is false, the other is true, which gives Buddhism a reason to criticize.
When Shinichi heard this, his face immediately turned red and he fell into a corner, unable to speak.
But at this moment, the Taoist priest next to him who had pulled Zhenyi before suddenly said:
"My Taoism is derived from Taoism. The leader is not Zhang Tianshi, nor the three pure gods, but Tao! Tao gives birth to all things, it is the life of heaven and earth, and the way of movement of all things in the world!"
Huili had previously set up a premise that the leaders of each family were real people. Under this logic, the real Taoist priest who was the first to speak out naturally did not know how to argue.
Although this way of the movement of heaven and earth is not human, it does exist. And when comparing the two leaders, they feel that the power of Taoism has improved a bit.
Hearing this, Huili raised his eyebrows, looked at the man with his hands clasped together, and said in a deep voice:
"A poor monk with great wisdom, dare to ask the priest's name?"
The man stood up, bowed slightly, and said:
"I have met Master Huili!"
Huili nodded slightly, a smile suddenly bloomed at the corner of his mouth, a look of satisfaction flashed in his eyes, and he said:
"Since your religion takes 'Tao' as its leader, then the poor monk has another problem!"
He paused, looked closely at the Taoists, and said loudly:
"If the 'Tao' has knowledge, then it is only born from good. Why is it also born from evil?"
To translate, you respect the "Tao" that can give birth to all things as the leader of the religion. That "Tao" naturally has cognitive existence. In this case, Tao only needs to give birth to "good", why should it give birth to "evil" and make all living beings in the world
Falling into misfortune?
This sentence immediately stunned everyone present. Even the Buddhists couldn't help but look surprised at this time. Obviously, Huili's move had not been discussed with everyone before.
The previous discussion by the leader was just a trap set by Huili to introduce this issue.
If you cannot refute it, then it is not the fundamental problem of Taoism, but that all the original sins in the world should be thrown onto Taoism.
Huili looked at the stunned Taoists, and the corners of his mouth curved, showing a proud look.
Taking advantage of this period of testing between the two sides, he made a stunning move. As long as he completely defeats Taoism, who will be the next great Buddhist master?