Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

Yuan Tiangang moved his body slightly, looked sideways at Guo Ye, and asked softly: "Now you should understand why I asked you to voluntarily give up Qianzhou City, right?"

Guo Ye hummed lightly, and didn't make any clear statement, but still asked in disbelief: "Old Taoist Yuan, it's just a cover for you to resign from your secular duties and travel around the world, and your real purpose is also related to mine. Like Wei Gong Li Jing, they are all serving the order to suppress the rebellion, right?"

Yuan Tiangang nodded, cupped his hands and bowed slightly in the direction of Chang'an, and said, "That's right, different routes lead to the same goal, you and I are both ordered by the emperor and loyal to the emperor."

Guo Ye asked again: "Then you have been lurking in the White Lotus Sect for such a long time since you left Chang'an?"

"Even if it's not in the middle, it's not far away!"

Yuan Tiangang let out a long breath, nodded and said: "To be precise, I should have been there since the White Lotus Sect started the incident in the south. From the beginning to the end, no one is more important than the old Taoist. It is clear. From the day when the Guanlong family secretly supported the Taipingdao, Manichaeism, Bailian Society and other evil ways to form the White Lotus Sect, and encouraged the letter to launch a rebellion, the old Taoist began to try to contact the core of the White Lotus Sect. Fortunately, he did not disgrace his life, the old Taoist He helped Bailian leader Hu Bilie again and again, and successfully gained his trust. Hey... Now, the old Taoist helped him get rid of his puppet status. As long as he can break through and take the Qianzhou City first, then he can completely marry the Guanlong family. The Dugu family and the Yu family in the family are divided into families."

Hearing what Yuan Tiangang said, Guo Ye couldn't help but frowned and asked back: "Old Taoist Yuan, judging from your series of actions, I don't think you are suppressing the rebellion for the emperor, but you have the illusion of helping the evildoers?"

"Bullshit!"

Yuan Tiangang was obviously a little angry, and scolded with a straight face: "How do you know what the old man is thinking? The old man pointed out that the idiot Hu Bilie gradually devoured the Dugu family and the Yu family under the careful arrangement of the old man, so as to teach them Cannibalism, once and for all!"

"It's that simple?"

The expression on Guo Ye's face clearly expressed disbelief, and he questioned: "Then what? After the cannibalism, the White Lotus Sect is bound to form a dominant family. At that time, what should we do? Don't hide it. Tell me all the secrets you keep in your heart."

"hiss……"

Yuan Tiangang took a sharp breath, his expression stagnated for about three to five seconds, then he coughed dryly, shook his head and smiled and said, "Tsk tsk, it seems that you were impatient and impatient before, and you pretended to be affectionate. Yeah? It turns out that you brought the old way into the ditch step by step, just thinking about keeping that little secret in my heart? Okay, Guo Ye, you are really getting more and more ghostly now, and you are better than a loach. "

"Thanks to your praise, Guo Ye dare not take it!"

Guo Ye cupped his hands, pouted and said, "Old Taoist Yuan, you want me to give up Qianzhou City and take the initiative to give it up, that's no problem. But you must give me a reason to be willing to lead the troops to retreat, right? In order to win this Qianzhou City City, how many brothers have I died? Is it just to let Hu Bilie's grandson successfully ascend to the throne, successfully gain the attention of the Dugu family and the Yu family, let him compete with the two families, and then I will surrender this Qianzhou city? Old Daoist, if it were you, I'm afraid you would be very angry, right?"

"I understand, I understand, I understand!"

Yuan Tiangang saw that Guo Ye became more and more agitated, and immediately comforted him with kind words: "Guo Ye, do you know why I agreed to the Holy Majesty to go to the south to sneak into the White Lotus Sect?"

Guo Ye was obviously taken aback by Yuan Tiangang's question, but when he thought about it now, he felt very suspicious.At any rate, Yuan Tiangang is a person with a respected status in Taoism, and Yuan Tiangang can resign from Qin Tianjian and Guoshi, and he can resign from the post of Panlong Temple Master, which shows that His Majesty Li Er wants to use power, wealth and beauty to send him, and he seems to be unable to do anything .

And he is very clear about Yuan Tiangang's temperament. Speaking of emptiness, this old miscellaneous hair has long been a living god who does not eat the fireworks of the world, does not change the hearts of the world, and jumps out of the circle of worldly figures.He didn't want to spread this muddy water for the emperor's will.And considering his lofty status in Taoism, as long as he is not voluntary, His Majesty Li Er would not dare to force him to come.

Is there any secret in it?

Immediately, he asked curiously: "Why? Could it be that this has something to do with your intention to help Hu Bilie cannibalize the other two families and become the dominant family in the White Lotus Sect?"

"clever!"

Yuan Tiangang gave a thumbs up and praised: "This is the reason why the old man is really willing to run in the south for the Holy One. Otherwise, even if the Holy One gave me Yuan Tiangang's gold and silver mountains, it would not move my heartstrings at all. Do you think the old way With my position in the Daoist sect, will the Holy Master force the old Daoist to do something against his heart?"

In a few words, it all showed Yuan Tiangang's No.1 Taoism's arrogant and graceful temperament, and all of them highlighted his No.1 Taoism's proud demeanor in the world.

Guo Ye stopped talking, but pricked up his ears as if listening attentively.

Yuan Tiangang held his breath for a while, and quickly continued: "The current holy majesty is taking advantage of the southern rebellion this time, what he really wants to eradicate is the cancer of the Guanlong family. You have known this for a long time. But do you know , what has the Guanlong family worshiped for hundreds of years?"

Guo Ye replied without hesitation: "Of course it is Buddhism. If you want to trace the history of Buddhism's introduction to the Central Plains, it may be in the Han Dynasty. During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, when Bodhidharma entered the Central Plains, if it were not for the support of the relevant Long family class, Buddhism would not have had such a great influence today. Thinking that my Tang Dynasty now has tens of hundreds of states, it may not be easy to find any state capital. You can go to a Taoist temple, but you can definitely find a temple easily. Therefore, the great prosperity of Buddhism in our Central Plains is entirely due to the support of the Guanlong family. Because of this, the Guanlong family class is almost devout Buddhists."

"Hey...you kid is right."

Yuan Tiangang sneered: "However, when it comes to devout Buddhists, they are not considered the Guanlong family, but they have used the teachings of Buddhism to teach people to be good to fool the common people. The purpose is to make the good people more good , the weak get weaker and weaker, like lambs so that they can continue to bully and oppress. Ahem... the old man seems to be digressing a bit."

Yuan Tiangang laughed at himself, then stopped the topic, and then said: "To tell you the truth, the old Taoist is willing to agree to the Holy Majesty this time, to run this trip for him in person, because the current Holy Majesty promised me. He wants to use this as an opportunity to rebel in the south." The opportunity is not only to uproot the Guanlong family, but also to destroy the Buddhism in the Central Plains and completely drive them out of the Central Plains. So far, the only Taoist sect in the Central Plains is orthodox, and we have officially registered Quanzhen Taoism in the north as the state religion of the Tang Dynasty! This time, you do you understand?"

"Damn it, it actually involved...the...controversy of...Buddha...Tao...???"

In an instant, Guo Ye's brain froze.

Chapter 1080 The Battle Between Buddhism and Taoism

Guo Ye's brain froze instantly. Isn't this Nima the legendary "Controversy between Buddhism and Taoism"?

Dare to be affectionate, His Majesty Li Er put forward this condition to seduce Yuan Tiangang, no wonder Yuan Tiangang was so excited that it was difficult to refuse.

It is said that there is no first in literature and no second in martial arts, but in reality?Who doesn't want to be that No.1?

Otherwise, in the era of the Hundred Schools of Thought in the Warring States Period, although a hundred schools of thought contended and each school flourished, any school wanted to crush and squeeze out other schools of thought and emerge as the leader.

As a result, after Dong Zhongshu proposed "abandoning a hundred schools of thought to respect Confucianism", Confucianism overwhelmed all schools of thought and became the dominant one, affecting the existence of the Chinese pattern in 2000,

The reason is simple when you think about it carefully. It is obvious that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and his ruling class hit it off with Confucianism, which opened the door for Confucianism to dominate.Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty needed the loyalty of Confucianism and the core ideas of Confucianism "benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, faith, forgiveness, loyalty, filial piety, and fraternity" to rule the people, and Confucianism also needed a scepter and a steel knife in the hands of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Help meet needs.

Both parties take what they need, and both sides are mutually beneficial.Confucianism promotes loyalty to the emperor and patriotism for those in power, promotes the ruler, relatives and teachers of heaven and earth, and recognizes their ruling status; but what about those in power?It also guarantees the respect and legitimacy of Confucianism in the mutual benefit of both parties.

Looking at it now, how similar are His Majesty Li Er and Yuan Tiangang today to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Dong Zhongshu?

Guo Ye was full of the tempting conditions proposed by His Majesty Li Er to Yuan Tiangang: support Taoism and suppress Buddhism, completely drive Buddhism out of the Central Plains, so that Taoism can dominate, and the Northern Quanzhen Taoism in Taoism can be registered as the state religion of the Tang Dynasty.

I have to say that His Majesty Li Er really knows Yuan Tiangang too well.Yuan Tiangang, an outsider like Yuan Tiangang, is not good at power or profit, let alone women, and is detached from the world, indifferent and free and easy.Maybe only this name is Yuan Tiangang's only dead spot?

This name is not that name.Yuan Tiangang may not care about what people in the world or in the officialdom think of him, but Yuan Tiangang definitely values ​​what people in the Taoist school think of him.If the Daoist sect can overwhelm the Buddhist family in the Central Plains with the help of Yuan Tiangang, Quanzhen Daoism in the north of the Daoist sect will become the state religion of the Tang Empire.Then he, Yuan Tiangang, is definitely the existence in Taoism that directly catches up with the ancestor of Taoism in those days-Lao Tzu Li Dan.If Lao Tzu, the founder of Taoism, is the number one, Yuan Tiangang, with his outstanding achievements in Taoism, should be the second person in Taoism since the year before last, and No. 1 in a hundred years.

No wonder, no wonder Yuan Tiangang's heart was pounding, no wonder he put down his body and was willing to run in the south for His Majesty Li Er.

Guo Ye secretly exclaimed, His Majesty Li Er is going to learn from the history of the Three Wus to destroy Buddhas (Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Emperor Wuzong of the Tang Dynasty), and he will also come to demolish temples and destroy temples to force monks and nuns all over the world. What a "feat".

If I remember correctly, Guo Ye remembered that His Majesty Li Er had never done such a thing in the original history.

Could it be that the historians missed the records?Or is it that the absurd behavior of His Majesty Li Er recorded in the history books was deliberately destroyed by his descendants and emperors?

Or... is it because of his arrival that the history has been slightly deflected, and then the wings of this little butterfly that came from time to time fluttered so much that it directly stunned His Majesty Li Er?

Grandma's, so evil!

"Hey Hey hey!"

Yuan Tiangang saw Guo Ye standing on the spot in a daze, and he didn't see him for a long time, so he couldn't help asking: "Why are you so dazed? Now I understand why the old master wants to let the White Lotus Sect fall into internal strife and Hu Bilie Is the dominant family completely in control of the White Lotus Sect?"

"I understand a little bit."

Guo Ye replied thoughtfully: "You and the emperor mean that you want Hu Bilie to lead the White Lotus Sect to demolish temples and buildings in the south, to persecute monks and nuns and force monks and nuns to return to vulgarity, right? It will be infamous forever Hu Bilie and his White Lotus Sect. In this way, we can not only achieve the goal of eradicating the Guanlong family, but also achieve the goal of destroying Buddhism in the Central Plains, right?"

"That's right!"

With a smile on the corner of Yuan Tiangang's mouth, he couldn't help but asked back: "Could it be that you still want to block this errand for Hu Bilie, and personally handle this matter for the old man and the emperor?"

"Crap!" Guo Ye immediately waved his hands and refused, "Whoever wants to do this kind of extermination of the Buddha, I, Guo Ye, don't want to do this crime."

"Humph!"

Yuan Tiangang was a little displeased when he heard that Guo Ye's words had some pity and sympathy for Buddhism, and spat: "You boy, don't think that Buddhists are vegetarians. They have ruled the Central Plains for so many years and fooled the people. For so many years, do you really think that all of them are people with a Buddha’s mouth and a Buddha’s heart? Confused, the prosperity of the world is all for profit, and the world’s hustle and bustle is all for profit. It is not benevolent, it regards everything as a dog. Buddhism is not Buddha, after all, it is for the hegemony in the Central Plains. Boy, when you see the statues of Buddha in the temple, all of them are smiling with a look of compassion on their faces, as if watching I would rather fall into the eighteen hells for the well-being of the world, but what does the Buddha think in his heart? How do you know? Well, now is not the time to talk about the benevolence of women, put away your compassionate heart."

Speaking of this, Yuan Tiangang became more and more enthusiastic, and couldn't help but aggravated his tone and reprimanded: "I think you are also deeply poisoned by Buddhism. You must have been influenced by the Great Monk Xuanzang of the Great Mercy Temple, right?"