Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

Li Chunfeng curled his lips and said angrily: "Since I have agreed to you, why should I hide it? My master's trip to Lingnan this time is mainly to meet Zhang Tianshi, who is from the Zhengyi Sect in the south. Regarding the situation of the Zhengyi Sect, Master Uncle You should know, right?"

Guo Ye nodded slightly, and said, "I know a thing or two about Zhengyi Sect."

It's not that he's bragging. Taoism is a native religion in China. Up to now, it is mainly divided into two sects, namely Quanzhen Taoism in the north and Zhengyi Taoism in the south.

The predecessor of Nanfang Zhengyi Road was the Wudou Rice Road in the late Han Dynasty. It was named after the Taoists had to pay a tribute of Wudou Rice, and it also became the Wudou Rice Sect. Zhang Xiu is an equally famous Hanzhong native, but more people think that the founder of Wudou Rice Cult should be Zhang Daoling, the first generation of heavenly master at the end of Han Dynasty, because Zhang Daoling's origin is more authoritative, he is the eighth grandson of Zhang Liang, Marquis of Hanliu.

The Wudou Rice Cult founded by Zhang Daoling has been passed down to this day, and some people have renamed the Wudou Rice Cult to Zhengyijiao in memory of the founder Zhang Daoling, because Zhang Daoling is also known as Zhengyizhenren.All the leaders of the Zhengyi Sect claim to be celestial masters, and they are all descendants of Zhang Daoling.

Today, the leader of the Zhengyi Sect in the south, that is, the Tianshi of the Zhengyi Sect is Zhang Fengxian, a descendant of Zhang Daoling.

Because Zhengyijiao cultivates Taoist Waidan Dao, advocates the development of talisman seals, and relies on elixir to obtain Taoism; while the Northern Quanzhen Taoist practice is Jindan Dao, advocates quietness and inaction, and advocates meditation and meditation to practice inner alchemy and achieve Dao .

Therefore, the two religions are fundamentally different. Therefore, they have always disagreed with each other's teachings.

As far as Guo Ye knows, since the Tang Dynasty, the emperors of all dynasties have tended to be orthodox. For example, several emperors in the Song Dynasty were obsessed with alchemy and claimed to be real people, especially Emperor Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty, who was obsessed with alchemy and longevity. The point of not going to court for ten years.

Therefore, the teachings of the Zhengyi Sect are more in line with the appetite of those in power, so the emperors of the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties would award the heavenly masters of the Zhengyi Sect as guardians of the country.

"Continue, why did your master go to Lingnan to meet Zhang Tianshi of Zhengyi Sect?" Guo Ye questioned, "Didn't you say that all the teachers of Zhengyi Sect live in Longhu Mountain in Jiangxi?"

Li Chunfeng nodded, and said: "That's right, Zhang Tianshi's lineage all lived in Longhu Mountain, and this time Zhang Fengxian also went to Lingnan from Longhu Mountain, because someone in the Zhengyi Sect split in Lingnan and created a new one." Taiping taught it."

"Taiping religion?"

Guo Ye exclaimed, and asked, "But Zhang Jiao, the one who rebelled against the Yellow Turbans at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty?"

"That's right." As soon as Li Chunfeng talked about Zhang Jiao's Taiping Dao, he immediately said with contempt, "This Taiping Dao is really a disgrace to our Daoist sect. Who is Zhang Jiao? A man who tampers with Daoist teachings to confuse the people to rebel and seek personal gain for himself." The scum of the Daoist sect. Now some people are trying to revive the Taiping Dao again, and they just want to confuse the people for personal gain."

Guo Yeqi said: "Since this is an internal matter of Zhengyi Sect, and Zhang Fengxian is the celestial master of Zhengyi Sect, they must solve this matter by themselves. Why did your master go all the way there? It's not about you guys. Are the Quanzhen sects in the north and the Zhengyi sect in the south in the same situation as enemies? If the Zhengyi sect collapsed due to internal strife, wouldn’t it be more fulfilling of your wishes?”

"That's what you said." Li Chunfeng smiled wryly, "But my master said that although the Zhengyi Sect and our Quanzhen Taoism have often had disputes, they are only limited to the doctrines and opinions. But the Taiping Tao is an evil way that harms the country and the people, and makes people miserable. Ah. Moreover, this time my master did not take the initiative to go to Lingnan, but Zhang Fengxian invited my master to go there."

Guo Ye snorted and asked, "Why is this? Could it be that Zhengyi taught himself that he still can't solve this internal strife?"

"No, no, no!"

Li Chunfeng said in a straightforward manner: "Because Zhang Fengxian said in the letter to my master that this time someone is agitating for the resurgence of the Taiping Sect. It is because people from the Southern Manichaeism and the White Lotus Sect of Buddhism are involved. It is hereby He has a big body, so he has to go and find out in person.”

"Taiping Sect...Southern Manichaeism...White Lotus Sect..."

Guo Ye pondered for a while, then turned pale with shock, and blurted out: "Fuck, this combination of Taiping Sect, Manichaeism, and White Lotus Sect is not the White Lotus Sect that has harmed the country and the people?"

As far as he knew, if the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Uprising destroyed the foundation of the Qing Dynasty and turned the Qing Dynasty from prosperity to decline, then the White Lotus Sect completely accelerated the Qing Dynasty from decline to collapse.

For the White Lotus Sect, any dynasty will be unlucky, this damn is a complete loser!

Chapter 893 His Majesty Li Er already knew?

"Uncle, it's not the White Lotus Sect, it's the White Lotus Sect." Li Chunfeng deliberately corrected, "The White Lotus Sect belongs to the Pure Land Sect of the two sects of Buddhism. .Buddhism came from Tianzhu to China, and now it has evolved into two sects of Pure Land Sect and Zen Sect. The two sects have their own branches. For example, the White Lotus Sect belongs to the Pure Land Sect. Under Zen."

Li Chunfeng, a Taoist priest, actually eloquently taught Guo Ye the common sense of Buddhism, and continued with great interest: "I have counted all the branches of Buddhism, and there are many varieties, but they are always the same. They are all born out of the two schools of Pure Land Buddhism and Zen Buddhism. This is true of the Faxiang Sect, and so is the White Lotus Sect. As for the southern Manichaeism I mentioned just now, they originated from..."

"Okay, okay, nephew, stop, stop!"

Guo Ye's ears were itchy from Li Chunfeng's noise, and his scalp was numb when he heard it. This kid won't talk if he doesn't talk. After the gate is opened, he can talk too much, right?

He knows all these common senses of Buddhism, even the southern Manichaeism that Li Chunfeng said, he knows it clearly, so it doesn't take Li Chunfeng to explain it so clearly?

This Manichaeism may sound strange, but it has another name, that is Mingjiao.

That's right, it is the Mingjiao mentioned by Mr. Jin Yong in Yitian Tulongji.One of the most classic passages is still fresh in my memory:

Burn my remnant body, the blazing holy fire.

What joy in life, what pain in death?

For the sake of good and evil, but for the sake of light,

Joy and sorrow, all return to dust.

Pity me the world, there are so many sorrows!

Pity me the world, there are so many sorrows!

Manichaeism, also known as Mingjiao, originated from the ancient Persian Sasanian Dynasty and was founded by the Persian Mani (Mani) in the middle of the third century AD. It was influenced by Christianity and the teachings of Zoroastrian Mazda in Iran. Mani claimed to be a god. The Prophet, and the last Prophet.This mani is the magic stick among the magic sticks, and he puts gold on his face to add color.

The followers of Manichaeism enshrined Mani, the great god stick, as the god of light, and advocated vegetarianism, which was called "eating vegetables is the devil" at that time.

Regardless of how Mingjiao is said in martial arts novels, in a word, this Manichaeism is not a good bird, and it is not as sympathetic to the world as it is said in the legend.

In Guo Ye's view, whether it is the White Lotus Sect or the Manichaeism, whoever is sincerely seeking the well-being of the common people is all for the purpose of snatching away his own believers and finally achieving his ulterior purpose or disrupting the stability of the country , or for their own personal gain.In the eyes of these religions, kind people are still pawns, pawns that can be used for themselves.

Now Guo Ye has almost understood that some people in the Southern Orthodox Sect were bewitched and mixed with Manichaeism and White Lotus Sect, so they split into Orthodox Sect and formed a sect of their own to revive the Taiping Sect.

This is a bad signal. If these three families are mixed together, maybe something big will happen in the South.

Immediately, Guo Ye asked Li Chunfeng sternly: "What does your master think? Are you not afraid of what happens if you go there alone? He can go up to the sky and let the emperor know the stakes in this matter." ah."

Li Chunfeng scratched his head and asked weakly: "Uncle, is it not as serious as you think? My master said that this is an internal matter of our Taoism. We can deal with it ourselves. There is no need to alarm the court, let alone Let the emperor know."

Damn, I can already see the clues. Could it be that Yuan Tiangang couldn't see the ambitions of the Manichaeism, the White Lotus Sect, the Taiping Sect, and others?

Suddenly, Guo Ye turned down and asked, "Chunfeng, do you have something else to hide from me?"

A bit of nervousness flashed across Li Chunfeng's face, and soon he shook his head and said hesitantly: "No...no!"

Something is wrong!

Looking at Li Chunfeng's performance, Guo Ye was even more sure that this kid still had something to say, and he didn't say it in detail.

For a while, Guo Ye fell silent, quietly thinking about how to pry open Li Chunfeng's stinking mouth, and dig out the last bit of secret in his stomach.

Suddenly, Li Chunfeng on the opposite side didn't know whether his conscience had discovered it, or he couldn't bear the horror of the silence, so he said to himself: "Uncle, don't think about it, really, I don't know much. Actually, my master Before going to Lingnan to meet Zhang Fengxian, the celestial master of the Zhengyi Sect, he went to the palace to meet the emperor once. As far as I know, my master went to Lingnan this time, also following the emperor's order."

His Majesty Li Er already knew about the internal strife in the Southern Zhengyi Sect?Then His Majesty Li Er knew about the ambitions of the Manichaeism and the White Lotus Sect?

Suddenly, Guo Ye became confused. Since His Majesty Li Er already knew about it, why didn't he send an army to suppress it?

Could it be that His Majesty Li Er can't see that cults bewitching and fooling the people among the people are often the most likely to cause local rebellions, and even the whole south into turmoil?

No, I want to enter the palace to meet the emperor!

Say go, let's go.Guo Ye didn't say anything, didn't even say hello, he walked out of the wing room, leaving Li Chunfeng with a dazed face, and ran out of the backyard of Panlong Temple.

After leaving the Panlong Temple, Guo Ye asked the coachman to harness the horses to drive, and returned to Chang'an City without hesitation.

He was going to go to the palace, ask His Majesty Li Er clearly, and then tell him all the harm.