Great Tang Southern Emperor

Until just now, after Li Zhen said this proposal, it seemed like a bolt of lightning kept exploding between Li Chunfeng's scratches—yes, why has no one ever thought of letting Taoism go out?

Is it because of the fear that the culture of foreign races will not be compatible with the culture of the Central Plains, making it difficult to spread Taoism?

This is definitely not the reason. Since even foreign religions such as Buddhism can flourish in the Central Plains, there is no reason why Taoism cannot be spread outside.

Is it because you are worried that preaching outside is easy to fail?Lost disciples?

This is even more impossible. Although Taoism in the Tang Dynasty cannot do Buddhism, Taoism is the native religion of the Tang Dynasty after all. With the entire Tang Dynasty as its backing, even if the missionary mission fails, there will still be a third of an acre of the Tang Dynasty guarding it. It can attack and retreat, it can be defended, it is inherently invincible, and it has the homeland as a bonus. Even if it fails, it will lose a little disciple at most, and it will never hurt the root.What's more, Taoist disciples are mostly devout believers, and there are countless people who are willing to die in martyrdom. These people are not afraid of death, but are they afraid of failing outside?

Is it because Taoism is too weak to spread it out?

This is not the case. Although Taoism is weak now, it is still a religion that has been passed down for thousands of years. Although it is temporarily suppressed by Buddhism, in fact, its foundation is not weaker than Buddhism. Influence is only reflected at the top, and in the minds of believers at the bottom, it may not necessarily be much weaker than Buddhism.

In fact, Taoism is a bit too productive now, that is to say, they have developed to the peak within the Tang Dynasty. If they want to go further, they can only kill Buddhism and grab food from their mouths, and they are exactly did so.Not only Taoism, but Buddhism is also the same, but it is different from Taoism’s rigidity. It has to compete with Buddhism in China. Buddhism is much more flexible. While suppressing Taoism, they have already begun to look for a way out. The countries around the Tang Dynasty were their targets - the former monks such as Biancai asked Li Zhen for a customs clearance certificate, and went to the four directions to preach, which is the best proof.

Facts have proved that they have taken the right step. It is the efforts of these true monks who disregard themselves and devote themselves to preaching (as distinguished from those fake monks) that the influence of Buddhism has been further expanded. It has spread from the Tang Dynasty to the Quartet, and finally the influence It spread to the whole of Southeast Asia and became one of the three major religions in the world.

In the final analysis, Li Chunfeng felt that Buddhism had developed too well in his native land, and he suppressed Taoism to death, and Taoism had been fighting against Buddhism in the Central Plains, competing with them for incense, so his eyes were only limited to the Central Plains, and he never thought about it. However, I didn't have this vision to spread my thoughts.

But in fact, if Taoism really wants to spread it to the outside world, it is actually easier than Buddhism. As long as it is not in a place where religious conflicts are relatively chaotic, it is actually very simple to develop the influence of Taoism—because Taoism Unlike most people in Buddhism who only fool around, Taoist priests mostly have real skills.

Among other things, most of the Taoist priests are ambidextrous, and some have reached the peak on this road (the best example is Sun Simiao), and as we all know, the medical skills of the Han civilization in ancient times were very advanced , and when Chinese doctors used herbs to treat patients, Europe was still at the level of praying when sick. When Han doctors compiled their own medical books, Europe had just discovered the effectiveness of bloodletting therapy, so bloodletting became their only The methods of curing diseases include bloodletting for headache, brain fever, stomachache and bloating, and also bloodletting for fever and cough. Bloodletting is almost regarded as a universal medical technique.

Of course, bloodletting therapy is indeed effective for febrile venereal diseases, and a little less blood can be used to cool down, but even dizziness and tinnitus need bloodletting, which is too much of a target—you must know that dizziness and tinnitus are generally symptoms of anemia, and the blood itself Less, more bloodletting... That's not saving people, but killing people.

But there is no way, they only know the method of bloodletting, but Christianity firmly controls people's thoughts, so that they dare not desecrate the corpse, if not for some doctors who are not afraid of death secretly use the corpse for research, I'm afraid that their surgical operations will not be able to develop until now.

In fact, not only in Europe, but also in Western and Central Asian countries. Although Tianzhu also has its own medical system, it is much behind Datang.It is conceivable that if the Tang Dynasty really conquered Europe in the future, Taoism would not even need to do anything else, just throw a few Taoist priests who know medical skills over there, and they would definitely be able to snatch a large number of believers.

In addition, the theory of Taoism is not as overbearing as Christianity. It not only oppresses the human body, but also oppresses people's thoughts. On the contrary, Taoism pays attention to integrating into all things and letting go of the mind. It only takes time for Taoism to surpass Christianity and become the European religion. The largest denomination - the premise is that Christianity should not overreact and suddenly kill.However, with the garrison of the Tang Dynasty, Christianity may not dare to be so crazy.

And those Taoist priests who have nothing to do don’t just study medicine—as I said before, many disciplines today are researched by them, for example, alchemy is the later chemistry, astronomy is the later astronomy, etc. , It only needs these Taoist priests to show their skills a little bit, which is much better than Christianity, which only knows how to fool people with that language. Why don't believers come here like a huh?

Of course, it should be a long time before the conquest of Europe. If Taoism really wants to spread to the outside world, it must focus on Nanyang or even Tianzhu. Don’t think that Tianzhu is the headquarters of Buddhism. In fact, Brahmans in Tianzhu are the largest. As a sect, Buddhism did not live very well under the suppression of Brahmanism, and its status was no better than that of Taoism in the Tang Dynasty.

But now that Brahman is declared a cult by the Tang Dynasty, a large number of temples have been demolished, statues of gods have been melted into gold, monks have been expelled or even hunted down, and a large number of monks have to announce their withdrawal from Brahmanism or switch to other sects in order to survive. The power of the Brahmins was greatly weakened.

In other words, the religious situation in India today is very chaotic, because the Brahmin who is the leader is gone, and a large market has been vacated-this has given opportunities to other sects. It will definitely enter the mode of robbing believers. In order to rob believers, the major sects will definitely use all means, even fight, and this situation is undoubtedly the best time for Taoism to start. When the situation in Tianzhu stabilizes, Taoism is estimated to be almost in Tianzhu. Stand your ground.

Chapter 1047

Chapter 4 and Four: Buddhist Moves

"Thank you, Your Highness, for clearing up the poor Taoist confusion, Li Chunfeng thank you." Li Chunfeng directly gave a big gift to Li Zhen, and this gift he made was sincere and sincere——Li Zhen's words can be said to awaken dreams. Zhongren not only gave Taoism an opportunity to increase its strength, but also gave Taoism an opportunity to rise rapidly. This is a great favor related to Taoism's future plans for thousands of years. The Taoist talkers will treat Li Zhen with great courtesy after they know it, instead of treating Li Zhen just because of their different identities as they do now.

"That's not necessary. Speaking of which, I'm still the Holy Son of Zhenyuan that you all recognize, hahaha..." Li Zhen smiled. Speaking of the identity of this Holy Son, Li Zhen was also very happy, because this Holy Son is not just a False name, but real power faction, with this identity, theoretically as long as it does not harm the interests of Taoism, Li Zhen can mobilize any power of Taoism to do anything, if combined with his status as a prince or even the future emperor, then he can even As the leader of Taoism, he really holds Taoism firmly in his hands, making Taoism another knife for the Tang Dynasty to conquer foreign races.

"Hahaha..." Li Chunfeng also laughed, thinking that the holy son really did not lose money, not to mention the kindness of today's guidance, but before Li Zhen, although Taoism would not be pushed to the ground by Buddhism Friction, but not much better, but ever since Li Zhen got involved with Taoism, while sparing no effort to support Taoism, he also tried every means to suppress the power of Buddhism. Although Taoism is still not the opponent of Buddhism, the two sides at least There are also comings and goings, and they won't be killed by one move like before - just because of this, the Holy Son has made a lot of money.

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As expected, it didn't even take a day for the news of the Buddha's tooth relic to spread throughout Lingnan. I believe it only takes three days at most before the Buddhist sects all over the world will receive the news, and Li Zhen's plan will be completed by then. unfolded again.

But did things really go so smoothly?

After all, Li Zhen underestimated the shamelessness of Buddhism...

"Bang!"

"Your Highness, Your Highness is not well."

On the second day, when Li Zhengang was still asleep, Xiao Fuzi rushed in and yelled, disturbing his dream and waking him up from his sleep.

"What's the matter? What's wrong? Your Highness, I'll be fine... If you don't give me a reasonable explanation, I'll definitely chop you up and feed you to the dogs." It's everyone who gets up, especially Li Zhen. Da, of course he was just scaring Xiao Fuzi, it must be impossible to chop it up and feed it to the dog—in fact, Li Zhen has been in Datang for 15 years, and he has killed many people, but the people he killed were either on the battlefield enemies, or sinners who have committed mistakes, but he has never killed anyone who lost his mind because of his anger.

Xiao Fuzi anxiously said: "No, Your Highness, it's really bad. There are many monks surrounded outside the palace, and it has already attracted many people to watch. If we don't deal with it, something serious will happen."

"Monk?" This is what Li Zhen can't hear the most now. Hearing this, his spirits perk up, and most of his drowsiness and anger disappear immediately: "What's going on? What monk? Where did you come from?"

"I heard that they are monks from Yuntian Temple, dozens of miles outside of Yuezhou City." Xiao Fuzi replied while helping Li Zhen to get dressed, "The leader is their abbot Master Xuan Gong, who brought all the monks from the whole temple. Yes, there are more than 100 people."

"Damn it, these bastards are too bold." Li Zhen was furious. Of course he knew about Yuntian Temple. This is a famous temple outside the city of Yuezhou. The temple enshrines Vairocana Buddha, also known as Sakyamuni. The dharma body rented by Mani Buddha is said to be very effective. Although it can’t be said that hundreds of requests are answered, many people’s prayers have been answered. Therefore, many good men and women are willing to work hard, and they would rather walk dozens of miles of mountain roads to enter A stick of incense is to bless peace.

And Master Xuangong is a well-known eminent monk. He is over 100 years old this year. Unlike those fake monks, this is a real Buddhist eminent monk. He is not only profound in Buddhism, but also kind-hearted. He adopted homeless orphans for the first time, but he did not shave them and let them become monks. He only taught them civil and martial arts, so that they could have a skill and avoid suffering from hunger and cold, but he never expected anything in return... Even Li Zhen admired the deeds very much. If it wasn't for his inappropriate status, he would have wanted to visit him in person.

"Have they made any demands?" Li Zhen roughly guessed the purpose of this group of monks, and if Li Zhen was not mistaken, there will definitely be more monks coming here in the future, intending to intimidate the whole Buddhist sect Li Shimin took out the tooth relic, perhaps even the Golden Lion of Zhenguo would not let it go.

What Li Zhen didn't expect was that people from this Buddhist sect were so shameless that they even invited Master Xuan Gong out for the relic of the Buddha's tooth. By the way, my body has long been weakened to the extreme, and I may collapse at any time. This time, I ran for dozens of miles overnight, and I don't know if I can make it back alive.Buddhism even sent out such an old man, using his prestige to trap Li Shimin and Li Zhen in the palace, thus buying time for them, it is shameless to the extreme.

"That's not true, they are just sitting quietly outside the palace." Xiao Fuzi said anxiously: "Your Highness, the Buddhist monks must have thought of this matter, they are planning to stir up public opinion, and then force His Majesty to give up the tooth relic , It's really shameless. Your Highness, why don't we go out first, and leave this matter to His Majesty."

"No, this matter can't be made by the emperor, it must be resolved by the palace." Li Zhen shook her head and vetoed, Li Shimin is the emperor, and his status is not suitable for this kind of occasion... Besides, even if Li Shimin appeared, it was not this At that time, if there were not a few real talkers from Buddhism, how could Li Shimin, who is the leader of the world, appear? As for Master Xuan Gong, although he can be regarded as a virtuous and eminent monk, he is only somewhat famous in Lingnan. Compared with the bigwigs who decide the direction of Buddhism in one word, they are still a little worse.

"It's because the slaves are not thoughtful."

"But I really didn't expect that this group of monks really didn't want any shame, and they used this method to force the father to compromise." Li Zhen sneered: "Since you dare to do this, don't blame me Played the cards as usual."

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Chapter 1048 Crazy Worship

Chapter 4 and Five: Crazy Worship

"By the way, are there any officials to deal with this matter?" The monk's siege of the palace, at a light level, is a collision with the holy car, and at a serious level, it is an attempt to assassinate him. No matter which way it is said, it is a big deal for the court. There should be officials to deal with it—even if these monks are not arrested, they have to be surrounded by soldiers. But now, according to Xiao Fuzi, it seems that there is no one outside.

"No, it seems that His Majesty meant to ignore it." Xiao Fuzi's eyes flashed suddenly: "Does Your Majesty mean to leave it to His Highness you to deal with?"

"That's what it means." Li Zhen smiled. It stands to reason that these monks have done enough to go to prison. However, the monks who came this time are not ordinary. They enjoy a high reputation in Lingnan and there are too many of them. If The impact of arresting them all would be too bad. As for only arresting the chief culprit, that would be even more nonsense——Master Xuan Gong is over 80, and he may belch at any time. In the prison, the court will really be the one to blame, and all the guilt will fall on the court. By then, the public grievances of those who have been favored by the old mage will be enough to make the court burn. It will definitely cause trouble because of this, and the court will definitely suffer for a while.

Li Shimin simply ignored it and left the matter to himself to solve.

After all, this matter has not yet come before Li Shimin, and court officials may cause disaster if they come out. Only Li Zhen, who has a special status and enjoys a reputation no lower than Master Xuan Gong in Lingnan, is the best person to handle this matter ——Don't think that Li Zhen just went to fight in Lingnan for more than two years, and didn't do anything else.In fact, the Yuezhou Wharf alone has improved the lives of countless people. Coupled with the development of the maritime industry, it has brought opportunities to countless people.

Also with the development of the navigation industry, the importance of Yuezhou is getting higher and higher, and it has even become an important city in the entire southern part of the Tang Dynasty. The status of the city has greatly increased. Li Zhen, the entire Lingnan people are grateful, and his prestige is much stronger than Master Xuan Gong.

"The servant girl understands a little bit."

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Served by Xiao Fuzi, Li Zhen quickly put on her clothes and came to the main entrance of Wuzhuang Temple. Looking out through the closed door, there were indeed two or three hundred monks sitting there cross-legged. It was an old monk with wrinkled face and eyebrows drooping to his temples.

And around these monks who were sitting quietly, a lot of onlookers had already gathered, but no one followed them.On the one hand, it is because they know that the Wuzhuang Temple is where the emperor is, and they dare not disturb it.On the other hand, it is also because this is the Wuzhuang Temple. Those who can come here early in the morning are generally Taoist believers. They are naturally at odds with Buddhism. If they are not sneering and sarcastic, even if they are of high quality, it is absolutely impossible to follow the monks. impossible.

Of course, pointing, whispering, and whispering around the monks is unavoidable, but the psychological quality of this group of monks is obviously strong enough, and they are completely unmoved by the outside world, just sitting with their eyes closed.

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"Squeak!"