He Ying knew that the engraving of books in the Ming Dynasty was quite expensive, and the senators had to pay for their own money in silver. The exchange procedures in Delong were very troublesome. Most of the senators were too lazy to do this. This Ying Chen was really willing to spend the money on it. On the snow-white wall
Hanging is a picture of Laozi transforming into a Hu. It is the work of a local Ming artist from this time and space. He probably bought it from the spoils of the Gou family.
Zhang Yingchen was wearing a strange piece of clothing: a navy blue jiaolingdao garment with a cloth sash around the waist, which was cut according to his design by a clothing factory in Lingao. Finally, he had a short ponytail hair, which made him look like a modern artist.
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The man was humming a song and writing something quickly on the paper. After He Ying listened carefully, he realized that he was writing lyrics for a sutra.
"With such a good publicity talent, it's a pity to do this." He Ying looked at several new Taoist scriptures and songs written by Zhang Yingchen and said with a little regret.
"It's not a waste if you can use your light and heat in the most suitable position and contribute to the crossing group." Only then did Zhang Yingchen notice that he had come in. He quickly took off his earphones and made him new tea with a smile.
"As someone who is about to grow my hair, it is necessary for me to live a frugal life and be cautious in my words and deeds. So I have given up smoking and drinking. There is nothing good to entertain you."
"It's okay." He Ying thought that this man was really dedicated. He held the teacup and said straight to the point, "I just want to hear about your new Taoist system."
"Take a look at this first." Zhang Yingchen said and opened a box next to him. Inside was a new book that smelled of ink. With this kind of binding, you could tell at a glance that it was a book printed by the printing house.
He Ying took it and took a look. On the cover was written "The Jade Scripture of Taishang Dongyuan to Save the World". He knew nothing about Taoist classics. He flipped through a few pages and felt a little confused.
"Look at these sentences." Zhang Yingchen pointed.
He Ying looked intently and saw what was written: "In the Ming Dynasty, when the world was about to end, the people were not honest, and Miao Yin was born. However, the sound of crying corpses was heard, but the sound of fairy songs was not heard, and the people were filthy.
The three caves are blocked, there are hundreds of disasters, weapons and diseases, the demon king indulges in poison and kills good people, the doors are in ruins, people mourn each other, all living beings kill each other, make themselves miserable, lead each other to death, suffer from ignorance, and don't know how to get out."
"Da Ming?" He asked hesitantly, "Is this the Daming we live in now?"
"That's right, it's the Ming Dynasty." Zhang Yingchen nodded and picked up another book, "You can read it here again."
"When the great calamity comes, there will be immortals Wen Si, Wu Mi, and Ma Shi in China, together with five hundred immortal saints, riding on an iron boat to pick up Taoist priests and people with scriptures. I am waiting for them."
He Ying immediately understood that this was about the Time Travel Group! He asked in surprise: "Did you write this?"
"Yes, and no." Zhang Yingchen was a little proud. He took out another book from the bookshelf and turned to a certain page to show him.
The book is called "Tai Shang Dong Yuan Divine Curse Sutra". He Ying carefully read the section he pointed out: "When the flood came, there were immortals Tang Ping, immortal Yu Guang, and immortal Ma Qi in China, who led 80,000 heavenly beings. Immortals
Take an iron boat to pick up Taoist priests and people with scriptures, and I will wait for you."
“The part about ‘Da Ming’ you just read is actually ‘Da Jin’ in its original text.”
"You are tampering with Taoist classics!" He Ying suddenly realized that this Yingchen was so powerful! He could actually think of such a hand. He must be extremely familiar with Taoist classics and have in-depth research. He couldn't help but look at this doctor with admiration.
"That's it. What I want to introduce is the new Taoism, not the old system." Zhang Yingchen nodded, "I plan to compile the "True Book of Interpretation of Taoism" based on "Laozi", "Xiang'er Annotated Version" and "Taiping Jing"
"It is the only designated classic for Lingao Taoist clergy."
"Such major deletions and major changes won't work, right?" He Ying expressed doubts. "Although Taoism is in decline here in Lingao, it is still very powerful in the whole country. This scripture will not be an isolated copy. If you directly tamper with it, others will expose it.
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"You don't have to worry about this. There are doctrinal disputes everywhere. It just depends on who has the upper hand." Zhang Yingchen didn't care about this and seemed to be confident.
"Leaving aside doctrine, now that the Catholic Church has occupied its place, how can we get along with a new church? Wouldn't it cause great confusion in terms of faith?"
"The way to reconcile is for the two new religions to go hand in hand, recognize each other as brother religions, and at the same time check each other. Because my Taoist template adopts the Taoist theory of Taiping Tao's savior and the kingdom of God on earth, and the Christian idea of the thousand-year kingdom of Christ.
It’s almost the same thing.” Zhang Yingchen said, “There’s a lot to be done in it, and there’s room for future development. If Dean Wu is followed, and the theocracy of a single religion is extremely expanded, its influence on the crossing country in the future will only exceed
Senate. This sequelae cannot be ignored."
He Ying nodded, this is what he has been worried about recently. Now the other party's thinking is very clear and organized, and this plan is feasible.
"Tell me your specific thoughts."
"First of all, the ultimate belief of Taoist teachings is Tao. The so-called "things are mixed and are born innately and on earth." This is infinitely more advanced in philosophy and theology than the Christian doctrine of the Trinity."
He Ying thought that this beginning was no surprise, as he usually had to belittle his competitors first.
"Secondly, the Taoist worldview comes from the Theory of Dao Qi. From ghosts, gods and stars to mortal ants, they are all the evolution of Yuan Qi."
"Qigong Qi?"
"No, it's Qi," Zhang Yingchen dipped his hand in tea and wrote this word on the table. "'Qi' refers to the innate Qi, and 'Qi' refers to the acquired Qi. The two are completely different."
He continued to explain: The so-called Qi is a kind of metaphysical mysterious energy, which is different from Qi.
"In our theory of traditional Chinese medicine, qi refers to the most basic energy that constitutes the human body and maintains life activities, and also has the meaning of physiological functions. In traditional Chinese medical terminology, qi is used with different words to express various meanings, such as the five internal organs
The Qi of the six fu organs, the Qi of the meridians, etc. An important concept in Taoism is that 'one Qi transforms the three pure'.
"I see." He Ying suddenly thought of "spiritual energy" for some reason. Could it be that the concept of subspace energy is plagiarizing Chinese Taoist concepts? Then thinking of the "Tao" and "Harmony Theory" of the Tau people, He Ying
This feeling becomes stronger and stronger.
Zhang Yingchen didn't know that Director He had such an association. He continued to explain the most important concept in his religious system:
"Note that it is 'Yiqi', not 'Yiqi'." Zhang Yingchen said emphatically, "Based on these two points, we can carry out transformation."
His idea is to start from the root, based on the traditional "Tao Qi Theory" and deism as the reference point, completely abandoning the Taoist ghost and god system represented by the "Three Pure Ones and Four Imperial Guards", and interpreting all ghosts and gods as "Tao"
The manifestation of "Qi" at a certain level.
Secondly, Lao Tzu is regarded as the founder of the religion, rather than the Supreme God. This leaves room for expansion in the final form of the Supreme God.
Third, towards all ghosts and gods, including Taoist theogony and gods from other religions such as Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism and Shinto, we must adopt the attitude of the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith under the guidance of Dao Qi theory. These gods are just Dao Qi at a certain level.
manifestation.
“There is a concept of ‘Gongen’ in the Japanese Shinto system, which plays a role in mediating the contradiction between Buddhism and Shinto, forming a de facto ‘dual-track system’ of Japanese religious beliefs.
“Our goal is to thoroughly integrate these beliefs into Lingao’s new religious system and become the saints that are to Christianity.
"Of course, in such a fusion, the old local obscene worshipers will inevitably be attacked. The obscene worshipers' beliefs will be eliminated, and then the local positive belief in gods will be transformed and transformed.
"For example, the far-reaching local deities such as Mazu and Emperor Baosheng in Fujian must be the focus of new Taoism's absorption, making them the target of conversion to new Taoism. At the same time, the problem of local deities' actual separation from Taoist organizations in the past must also be reformed.
Zhang Yingchen was very interested, and the more we talked, the more interested he became.
"Let's not talk about this aspect. How do you plan to promote your new Taoism? To what extent can this kind of propaganda promote the rule of the Chuan Dynasty group?" He Ying interrupted his eloquent talk on the doctrine.
"As expected of Director He, he immediately talked about the core issue." Zhang Yingchen calmly flattered him and said: When promoting to ordinary believers, the focus is on "doing good" and "obeying the law."
"Supporting the Lingao regime", in conjunction with the four-day theory of the tribesmen, publicizing the crossing group is to make them believe that they are the tribesmen chosen by the true king. At the same time, they must follow the "Taiping Jing", "Dongyuan Shenmantra" and other teachings
The prophecy of "the coming of the true king" in the scriptures propagated the legitimacy of the Lingao regime.
"Of course, how to do publicity requires communication with the comrades at the propaganda outlet. Only in this way can we play a complementary role." He said, "I only have some superficial ideas now, which are not mature enough, so I won't show off my shame for the time being. My
The first step is to establish the image of New Taoism. Religious personnel must have eye-catching signs so that they can clearly identify themselves and show the presence of the religion."
He Ying nodded and looked at the slender doctor again.
"How long have you been studying this information?"
"Not long after, I audited a course on Taoist studies when I was studying. It became a personal hobby. Not only Taoism, I was interested in all forms of religion. I planned to use it to kill time when I was bored, but I didn't expect that it actually came to use."
Zhang Yingchen shrugged indifferently, picked up the teapot at hand, and refilled He Ying's teacup.
"In short, the uniforms of New Taoism are the first propaganda weapon. We must give the public an intuitive understanding and distinguish New Taoism from Old Taoism. Therefore, I chose this set of Tang-style Hufu with narrow sleeves and lapels on the right side.
As a blueprint, I asked colleagues from the clothing factory to design this set of uniforms for general teaching staff."
Zhang Yingchen said, pulling a rattan box from the side, taking out two sets of military-style gray-blue lapel Hufu, and hanging them on the hangers.
"In order to distinguish male and female teaching staff, the comrades in the garment factory referred to the army uniform system and sewed a red armband on the right arm of the uniform. The Qian Gua armband represents male teaching staff, and the Kun Gua armband represents female teaching staff. It is simple and clear."
A hypocrite, but also a hypocrite with great ability and religious qualities. Looking at the military-style lapel robe in front of him, He Ying defined the man in front of him like this. In essence, he is the same as Wu Shimang, a man who respects his job and loves his career.
The difference is that he coated his ambitious ambitions with a rich layer of teachings and doctrines, while Dean Wu simply went into battle bare-chested.
He talked endlessly about many things, including theological arguments, the compilation of classics, the revision of doctrines, organizational management models, personnel training, etc. He Ying was secretly surprised. This person had obviously planned it for a long time. This set of things is not more than a few months old.
You won't be able to solve it by repeatedly considering and revising it. The so-called "having nothing to do to kill time" is obviously a deliberate understatement.
"Of course, to prepare for the establishment of the Taoist Council, we also need the guidance of leaders and comrades. I can't do it behind closed doors - it is inevitable that there will be some taken-for-granted elements. These teachings, precepts, rituals, uniforms, and management are all my own
Every superficial idea requires everyone’s supervision and control.” He ended his explanation with a clichéd statement.
When he said this, Zhang Yingchen still smiled gently, but He Ying felt that it was necessary to re-evaluate this doctor.
"What you're doing is a bit like the relationship between Protestantism and old Catholicism."
"It does have this meaning." Zhang Yingchen nodded. "Old bottles must be filled with new wine. The final product is a brand-new religious system. Pay attention to it as a system, not as a monopoly. A church that can influence the whole society has a profound influence on the secular world.
It is dangerous for the political power." He said, "I think every elder who engages in religious activities should be reminded that no matter what religion they are, religion is just a propaganda and stability maintenance tool that serves the high power. Other than that, it is nothing.
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"This is an inevitable contradiction between the secular government and the religious group." He Ying pondered for a moment and suddenly proposed a new concept:
"Since the state church will inevitably have a desire to dictate to secular society, and the contradiction between the two is irreconcilable, how about a complete integration of politics and religion? For example, in the United Kingdom, the king is the leader of the church." He continued, "You have made five hundred saints.
, doesn’t it mean that every elder is a ‘god’ in this system?”
"There is a problem with the integration of politics and religion: Britain has a king who is the natural leader of the church. Who do we have? Five hundred people are all archangels. Should Mr. Wen be the archangel? Do you agree or not?" Zhang Yingchen asked and answered, "Obviously.
You won’t agree, and no matter who becomes the archangel, everyone will not agree. The dangers in this can be seen by everyone.”
"You put together the plan, and I will report it to the Executive Committee." He Ying said, "This matter will probably be heard at the Senate Standing Committee. There is no small matter in the ideological field."
"The hearing doesn't matter. I believe the elders can fully understand my intention." Zhang Yingchen was very confident about this. After all, Taoism is also a native product of China, and its status in the minds of the elders is very different.