But in the Han Dynasty, even if Liu Zhang was just a king, Zen Master Hongye would not dare to show off.
"I wonder what the important matter is for His Highness the King of Shu to suddenly invite you?" Zhang Lu asked first. After the Battle of Hanzhong, Zhang Lu had completely downplayed the grudge between him and Liu Zhang. Since he went to Mount Emei to practice Taoism in secret, those
Ordinary things are not worth mentioning.
Zhang Lu is now just grateful to Liu Zhang for giving him such an opportunity. After Liu Biao, Liu Bei, Meng Huo, Ma Teng, and Wu Jun all died, Liu Zhang didn't kill him at first and even opened a dojo for himself.
Now Zhang Lu only wants to develop the Tao of Heavenly Masters and doesn't care about anything else.
"It's been a long time since we last met, right? It's been almost five years since we said goodbye to the two Zen Masters Hongye and Changqing in Silver Moon Cave in the Southern Wilderness, and it's been almost seven years since Zhang Tianshi left Hanzhong.
Today, there are many more believers in Celestial Master Taoism than in the past, and Buddhism spreads even faster. Both Buddhism and Taoism encourage people to do good, and I am happy to see this happen.
It’s just that such an essential culture should be carried forward even more. Zen Master Hongye and Master Zhang, let me ask you a question, does the teaching have national boundaries?”
Zhang Lu bowed and said: "If you understand the calm nature of your mind, wherever there are people, there is the Tao. Naturally, it has no borders."
"Amitabha, wherever there is good and evil, it is the place where my Buddha has made salvation." Zen Master Hongye clasped his palms together.
"Then no matter how remote the border residents are, they should all receive the baptism of doctrine, right?"
"All living beings are equal."
"Well, it turns out that Taoist Buddha has boundless love." Liu Zhang stretched his hand back and Wang Xu handed him a map. Liu Zhang unfolded the map and said to Zen Master Hongye and Zhang Lu: "Please take a look."
Zen Master Hongye and Zhang Lu looked at the unfolded map. Liu Zhang pointed to the location of the Wonu Kingdom and said: "This is an island country in the far sea. The people there are born with bad roots, do not learn how to educate, do not distinguish between good and evil, do not respect the secular world, and do not advocate morality.
Those who are narrow-minded and selfish will definitely be repaid with anger, and it is time for the big ones to be saved."
"Are there really such bad people?" Monk Changqing behind Zen Master Hongye said.
Liu Zhang sighed: "It can only get worse. I really can't bear the thought that these islanders will sink and go to the eighteenth level of hell after death. Therefore, I hope that Zen Master Hongye and Tianshi Tao will carry forward your spirit of compassion and the spirit of enlightenment and purity of nature.
Go help them."
Zen Master Hongye looked at the map carefully, frowned and said: "Your Highness, King of Shu. Unless I, the Buddha, can't cross it, it's too far..."
"Don't worry, since you will be doing good deeds throughout your life and your merits are immeasurable, how can I, Liu Zhang, be the queen? I will send a warship to send you there. Our Sichuan army will provide food and drink for the missionaries. As long as the Buddhists and Taoists can endure it
The suffering of the remote and wild wilderness."
Zen Master Hongye has nothing here. Buddhists have never endured any hardships in order to preach. Countless Buddhists have starved to death and froze to death on the missionary journey.
When he heard that he could go to a strange place to preach, and that the Han Dynasty would provide warships and financial support, Zen Master Hongye just thought it was pie in the sky.
This will not only further his status in the Holy See. Zen Master Hongye also feels that this is a great meritorious move.
Zhang Lu was not that enthusiastic. Taoism was far less enthusiastic about preaching than Buddhism, but he did not resist preaching. Since Liu Zhang had said it, Zhang Lu had no reason not to agree.
After hearing the two masters' agreement, Liu Zhang added: "But you two know that teachings are adapted to local conditions, and the teachings passed down in the past should be changed."
"Ah?" Zen Master Hongye said "Ah" before he could proclaim his Buddhist title. Last time, in order to gain the opportunity to preach, he had changed the Buddhist teachings beyond recognition. How can he persuade people to work hard so that they can be reborn in the next life? Soldiers who die in battle can only
Enter the Western Paradise.
Many of them were contrary to the original Buddhist teachings. Hongye spent a lot of effort to convince the Holy See. This time Liu Zhang brought up "doctrine" again. How could Zen Master Hongye not be nervous? He was afraid that Liu Zhang would bring up another dogma about cooking and killing babies.
Zhang Lu also looked at Liu Zhang. Taoism emphasized inaction. If he was asked to preach about hard work and bravery, Zhang Lu would definitely not be willing to do so. But if Liu Zhang really proposed it, Zhang Lu would find it difficult to refuse.
Liu Zhang saw the expressions of the two people and said with a smile: "I think you two are overly worried. There is no need to change the teachings that have been introduced to this island. Not only that, the changes in the teachings of Buddhism in the Han Dynasty do not need to be brought to the island."
"The King of Shu is saying that we don't need to promote hard work and bravery?" Changqing looked at Liu Zhang in surprise, while Hongye scolded him in disguise and looked at Liu Zhang nervously.
Liu Zhang nodded and said: "Of course, the quality of the people on this island is extremely low. What they lack is not hard work and bravery, but pure kindness. You must combine kindness, inaction, cause and effect cycle, pure mind and clear nature, pure mind and few desires, and spiritual spirit."
The hope is that the Western Paradise will be well publicized and deeply penetrated into their minds, allowing them to understand the true meaning of love."
"In addition, I also prepared a sacred object for the two masters, which will help the islanders know what kindness and purity are."
Liu Zhang clapped his palms twice, and a soldier came in carrying a plate. On the plate were a pipe and a plate of small pills, which Liu Zhang had recently asked someone to make.
The pills were opium. They were sealed by Jiang Wan in the treasury after Liu Zhang ordered the ban on opium poppy. In addition to giving it to Fatty Jin to grow, Liu Zhang used some of the remaining pills to try to make opium.
In fact, opium, a primary product of the poppy, is really simple to make, and you can easily make a small dish.
"What holy object can directly make people aware of kindness?" Monk Changqing was very curious.
"Don't believe it? Come on, try it." Liu Zhang hooked his hand at Changqing, who came over with Hongye's permission and picked up the pipe awkwardly.
The soldier followed the method he had learned before, roasting the opium on the flame until soft, filling it into the pipe, turning the pipe over and pointing it at the flame, and letting Changqing start smoking.
Changqing took a sip with disbelief. The smoke floated out, and a sweet smell filled the air. Even Zen Master Hongye, Zhang Lu and Zhang Wei felt extremely comfortable.
Only Liu Zhang blocked the smoke inconspicuously and held his breath slightly.
Changqing, who had taken opium, felt even more comfortable, as if every pore in his body was bathing in the freshest air, opening up to absorb the essence of heaven and earth, and he couldn't help but take a few more breaths.
After being intoxicated for a long time, Zen Master Hongye shouted twice before Changqing came back to his senses. Both Zen Master Hongye and Zhang Lu looked shocked, surprised by the miraculous effect of this "holy object".
"Changqing, how do you feel?"
"The ears and eyes are smart, and the mind is refreshing." Changqing said to Zen Master Hongye: "Master, you may not believe it. I didn't understand those two passages this morning. Now I feel I can understand it. The meaning is..."
Changqing was still talking about the scriptures, while Hongye and Zhang Lu both had expressions of complete disbelief on their faces. Before asking Liu Zhang for instructions, they both stood up and walked towards the plate to carefully observe the small pills.
Zhang Lu asked casually: "King Shu, what is this? I feel it is better than our Tianshi Tao, no, it is better than all the Taoist elixirs. No other elixir can be as good as this elixir."
Wonderful effect.”
"This thing is extracted from the holy fruit called the Forgetting Fruit. The Forgetting Fruit is a gift from heaven and was born with chaos. When Pangu created the world, there was only one Forgetting Fruit tree in the world.
The forget-you-fruit is the love object of the ancient goddess Nuwa and Fuxi. The two met by chance under the forget-you fruit tree. It was because they ate this sacred fruit that they fell in love with each other.
Later, Gonggong crashed into Mount Buzhou, causing the sky to collapse and the earth to collapse, and the Wangyou fruit tree was submerged. Nuwa made stones to mend the sky, but the Forgettable fruit tree was cut off. She protected the last Wangyou fruit seed, planted it in an unknown place, and became the world.
The most secret spiritual creature in the world.”
"This needs to be written down." Changqing said quickly. As a missionary veteran, Changqing no longer believed that pure preaching could achieve anything. For ordinary people, beautiful legends and stories were of great benefit in promoting sacred objects.
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Such stories that add ancient myths, love between men and women, and disasters are of great benefit to missionary work.
Liu Zhang was of course delighted to see Changqing so serious. Since it was a sacred object, there must be a legend to accompany it. Otherwise, the source would have laughed, and no one would believe it no matter how miraculous the effect was. He had already made up the story himself.
"Since it is so rare, how did His Highness the King of Shu get it?" Zhang Lu suddenly asked.
Liu Zhang had already guessed that someone would ask this question. Sitting in the main position, he was unpredictable. The person beside him said loudly: "Don't you know that my lord is the reincarnation of the Red Emperor?"
"Oh." Zhang Lu and Zen Master Hongye nodded together: "This must be a gift from Empress Nuwa to the King of Shu. The King of Shu is indeed his destiny."
The two of them were not easy to fool, but at this time, whether they believed it or not, Zhang Lu and Zen Master Hongye were happy to be fooled.
Regardless of the effect or Liu Zhang's order, this "holy object" must be publicized. Since it must be publicized, the bigger the background, the better.
Nuwa's gift to the reincarnated Red Emperor, tsk tsk, it's a gimmick because of its origin. Coupled with the beautiful legend, the grandmothers, wives, grandparents and grandchildren in the streets and alleys of the countryside must love it very much.
"Sacred objects" are good for missionary work, and it is Liu Zhang's order. A win-win outcome, so why not do it.
"It's just that this 'sacred object' is so precious, how long can we publicize it?" Zen Master Hongye suddenly frowned and said, no matter how powerful this "sacred object" is, it will be difficult for the people to believe it if they haven't seen the real thing.
"Please rest assured, two masters, I can provide you with the sacred objects without interruption, but there is one thing." Liu Zhang solemnly said: "This is the sacred object given to me by God, Liu Zhang, in order to redeem those hopeless islanders.
If it is used on my Han people without authorization, it is personal use of sacred objects and desecration of sacred objects. Regardless of whether I, Liu Zhang, use it directly, then I, Liu Zhang, will be punished by heaven. Not only will I be punished by heaven, but my descendants, Liu Zhang, will also be punished.
They will all be punished by God."
Zen Master Hongye, Monk Changqing, Zhang Lu, and Zhang Wei were all shocked by Liu Zhang's bizarre curse. They had seen people curse themselves with poisonous oaths, but they had never seen people curse their children and grandchildren, not to mention that Liu Zhang was the dignified King of Shu.