After King Zhuang Xiang arrived, he took the first place and looked at his son and Lu Buwei with stern eyes.
"Then let's get started."
Zhao Huaizhong said: "When I look at Lu's Spring and Autumn Annals, Prime Minister Lu seems to have great respect for Confucianism and Taoism?"
Lu Buwei pondered for a moment and then said: "At that time, the three religions were respected, and they were subdivided into nine major schools, namely Confucianism, Taoism, Mohism, Legalism, famous schools, miscellaneous schools and farmers, political strategists and Yin and Yang schools."
“However, all laws do not deviate from their rules.
The minister concluded that among the three religions, Taoism is the most comprehensive, with both internal and external training. It includes the system of immortals and demons, ghosts, sacrifices and divination. All of them can be combined with Taoism, and the pursuit of immortality is the highest concept.
Confucianism, on the other hand, pays more attention to spiritual cultivation, is closely related to people, takes 'benevolence' as its belief, and talks about using humane education to create a prosperous age of ritual and music."
Lu Buwei's mixed-school approach is essentially based on Confucianism and Taoism, as well as Mohism and Legalism.
There were many studies on Lu Buwei in later generations. He later had a discordant relationship with the First Emperor. The fundamental reason was that he was different from the First Emperor's philosophy of governing the country according to Legalism.
He was born in Weiguo, and he admired the thoughts of Confucianism and Taoism.
In the world that Zhao Huaizhong traveled through, the Buddhist family was not yet prosperous, so among the three religions, in addition to Taoism and Confucianism, there was also Jiejiao (Note ①), which was inherited from the Yin and Shang systems, rather than Buddhism.
Buddhism is not a school of thought derived from the native Chinese culture.
At this time, Lu Buwei was talking eloquently, and everyone listened quietly:
"Jie Jiao is contrary to Confucianism, which specializes in cultivating the spiritual realm. It mainly cultivates one's moral character and is used for killing. Evil demons and heretics do what they want without cultivating the mind. In fact, it can also be included in the category of Jie Jiao. Its system is huge and complex."
"The prince should have contact with the other several companies, so I won't go into details."
Zhao Huaizhong hummed, and the two continued to communicate, and the questions gradually became more detailed and in-depth.
Speaking of where it started, Lu Buwei and Zhao Huaizhong each demonstrated how to control magic. Various magic spells appeared and died in their hands, and the changes were endless.
Lu Buwei's Zajia system covers all three religions and nine streams.
He casually sketched it in the void, and the outline of a tiger was formed, and then it turned into reality. The tiger walked out of the void with colorful stripes, raised its neck and roared, and its mouth was full of fishy smell. It was almost the same as a real creature.
"This is a Zajia technique that integrates painting and has reached the ninth level of practice in the Small Void Realm. It is a type of illusion.
And when it continues to grow and enters the Holy Dharma Realm, it can be called the Great Void Realm. Your Majesty will look at it later."
Lu Buwei stretched out his hand and touched it. The tiger changed. It had wings on its back and flew in the air. It had transformed from an ordinary beast into a monster beast, endowed with magical powers.
Just like a practitioner who breaks through from the ninth level and enters the holy realm, he enters an otherworldly realm.
Lu Buwei continued to demonstrate, and the tiger changed again, speaking human words, reciting scriptures, spreading teachings, and actually being able to communicate with people.
At this time, it has transcended the species itself, is also aware of education and etiquette, and is no longer rigidly bound to the body of a tiger.
Zhao Huaizhong pondered: "The tiger that was transformed by Prime Minister Lu and spits out human words, does it correspond to the practice of the demon clan in the saint realm?"
Lu Buwei shook his head slightly: "No, I am a mixed family, and I am the only one who has reached the stage of becoming a saint.
I don’t know what the way forward is, and I can’t see it clearly yet, so I’m just groping and thinking. The tiger’s transformation I played is just a possibility. The prince is extremely talented in his spiritual practice, and I’m about to discuss it with him.”
Zhao Huaizhong nodded slowly, showing an expression of serious thought:
"I feel that Xiangguo's deduction may not be correct. The cultivation of beasts requires bravery and diligence. When they reach the realm of saints corresponding to our human race, they will only return to their origins and be more sincere. The so-called hearts of those who are not my race must be different.
Instead of learning and educating, one can grow into human nature.”
Lu Buwei nodded and said: "It's not that I haven't considered what the prince said, but I believe that all things are connected, and in the end of practice, one must be enlightened in order to be able to look to a higher level."
Zhao Huaizhong thought of the monster in the wall.
Before that guy was sealed, he must have transcended the saint realm.
But he still pursues acting according to his heart, controlling the world and being lawless. It can be seen that the demon clan's practice is not seeking enlightenment.
Of course, the monster in the wall may not be moving in the right direction.
Zhao Huaizhong and Lu Buwei were discussing and performing tricks at the same time. Occasionally they had disputes, so they used magic tricks to deduce the difference.
All kinds of magic techniques alternate between birth and death in the hands of the two of them, and they can be picked at their fingertips.
What stunned the onlookers was that no matter how obscure and profound the techniques Lu Buwei demonstrated casually, with a little explanation, Zhao Huaizhong could understand its meaning and then imitate and perform it. The power was almost as powerful as Lu Buwei's.
The discussion between the two on acting continued into the afternoon.
Not only did they gain a lot from themselves.
Several people watching were also deeply touched and each gained something.
Among all the people, only King Zhuang Xiang, because of his low rank, was ignorant of the subtleties of the two men's performances and lost interest halfway through.
But he was quite happy that his son was recognized by everyone, and he always had the warm smile unique to his old father on his face.
In the afternoon, everyone dispersed and went about their own business.
Zhao Huaizhong returned to Ye Yufu to handle official business.
It was not until Haishi that he returned to the Crown Prince's Mansion.
In the next few days, Zhao Huaizhong, in addition to official duties, mostly accompanied Prince Dan on his travels to various places in Xianyang.
By the beginning of July, Prince Dan returned to Yan, and then there was news that the Yan army had taken the initiative to attack Zhao, but was defeated and retreated.
However, Zhao Huaizhong knew that this was a deliberate act after Prince Dan returned to the country and pretended to be defeated. The purpose was to paralyze the Zhao people and wait for cooperation with Da Qin to push Wei to attack Zhao, and then counterattack with all his strength.
In late July, Zhao Huaizhong came to Jingyang County again to check the progress of Zhengguo Canal.
In the evening, Zhao Huaizhong and his party changed into casual clothes and walked around Jingyang County to experience the local scenery.
Jingyang is located to the north of Jingshui River and is the county seat. Of course, it is far less prosperous than Xianyang.
However, in recent years, due to the renovation of Zhengguo Canal, hundreds of thousands of people have poured into the jurisdiction of Jingyang County.
Jingyang County also became lively, unprecedented in history.
In the hot summer of July, when the sun is about to set, the weather becomes cool and cool, and pedestrians are passing through the streets.
Zhao Huaizhong walked on the street for a while and found that there were many people wearing tawny wide-sleeved gowns walking around in the streets and alleys of Jingyang County.
The common feature of these people is that their foreheads are smooth and hairless.
After Zhao Huaizhong discovered these people, his heart moved slightly.
In Chinese history, Buddhism was not introduced from ancient India until the Han Dynasty.
However, according to historical records, as early as the time of the First Emperor, ascetics came to China from ancient India to preach, and even earlier, relevant doctrines flowed into China.
It’s just that at that time, hundreds of schools of thought were contending in China, and ideological trends were rising one after another. There was no place for the Buddhist school to gain a foothold.
Moreover, the First Emperor also disliked and even rejected the Buddhists. Therefore, the Buddhist thoughts that went to China to preach did not spread out. At most, they were consistent with some mainstream thoughts at the time, and branch sects of the Buddhists were derived.
It was not until the Han Dynasty that the Buddhist family gradually penetrated into China and flourished in the Tang Dynasty.
Zhao Huaizhong was on the street in Jingyang County at the moment. The people he saw wearing tawny long-sleeved clothes had a bit of the appearance of the Buddhists. Their bald heads and lowered eyes should be the result of the influx of Buddhist doctrines into China.
Branch genre.
"According to the news from the government, due to the water conservancy repairs and the gathering of people in Jingyang County, many people with this appearance have come to spread the teachings recently."
When Zhao Huaizhong traveled to Jingyang, many elite soldiers and generals from Ye Yu Mansion followed him.
Pei Yu, Mu Qingkong, Xia Xin and others were all there, and it was Mu Qingkong who spoke:
"These people who spread the teachings have followed the rules after entering our Qin territory, and sometimes they have taken the initiative to help the weak. Therefore, the government is currently only paying attention to the movements of these people and has not stopped them from doing anything."
Zhao Huaizhong nodded.
Not long after, as the group was returning to their residence, Xin Wu whispered: "Someone is following us."
Zhao Huaizhong had long sensed that someone was following him, and through his consciousness, he could clearly reflect the other person's appearance in his heart.
This is the new spiritual change that occurred after he broke through to the Saint Realm, and the 'it' in his body also grew.
In Zhao Huaizhong's perception, the person following him had an old appearance, a bronze complexion, a pair of slender white eyebrows, a high nose, deep eyes, and stern eyes. He was wearing a tawny long-sleeved robe and was tall.
It was one of those people who preached the doctrine in the streets.
This person dared to show up openly and follow the team, so he obviously wasn't planning an assassination or anything like that.
Zhao Huaizhong planned to wait and see what the other party was going to do, with a calm expression on his face.
The group of people walked outside the hotel where they lived. The old man following them seemed to confirm their identity and slowly said: "Is this the Crown Prince of Qin in front of you?"
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Note ①: Considering that there are demons and troubled times in this world, in the setting of the three religions, the Jiejiao system, which mainly kills demons and can also practice demons, is separated from Taoism and replaced by Buddhism.
In addition, it happened to be after the Yin and Shang Dynasties, and the theme was combined with the mythological system, and the Jiejiao and the world view are also very consistent.
Some book friends suggested that I create my own school of thought. If I had this ability, would I still be on Earth?