The Tang Dynasty started from saving Empress Changsun

Chapter 21
In fact, it is not that Buddhism and Taoism did not respond to Zixiao Temple, but that Chen Jingke overestimated the speed of news transmission in this world.

In an era without internet, telephone, telegraph, even automobiles and newspapers, one can imagine how slow the speed of news transmission is.

The wind is different in three miles and the customs are different in ten miles. This is not just talking about it.

When the specific situation of Zixiao Temple spread, it would be nearly a month later.

Buddhism, the biggest competitor of Taoism, was the first to react.

Daoxin, the fourth patriarch of Zen who practiced in Zhengjue Temple, praised after hearing about this incident: "Sun Zhenzhen is really a master of Taoism, and I wish I could discuss the Dharma with him."

Hongren said: "Since this is the case, why don't you go to Chang'an for a while, Master?"

Daoxin shook his head and said, "If I go now, I won't be discussing the Fa with my friends."

After a little thought, Hong Ren understood what he meant. As the suzerain of Zen Buddhism, he would be regarded as a mess in the past.

Whether he meant it or not, others would think so, and many would even contribute to it.

"I'm afraid that some people will not be willing to be lonely and hurt my Buddha."

Dao said: "The sage and the empress are people who believe in Buddhism. Even if there is thunderous anger, it will only fall on the false Buddha and will not touch the real Buddha. Don't worry about this."

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Daoxuan, the patriarch of Luzong, said bluntly after hearing about this: "Don't say that I don't have the heart, even if I had the heart, I wouldn't go to Beijing at this time. Sun Zhenren is in the limelight for curing the empress's stubborn illness. It is not brave to go at this time, but it is really foolish." "

His disciple Faxiu said a little unwillingly: "Could it be that Taoism is so popular? The saint respects Taoism because of Lao Tzu as his ancestor. Before that, because of the stubborn illness of the empress and the prince, he meant to praise my Buddhism."

"Now that Sun Zhenren has cured my mother's stubborn illness, I am afraid that the saint will lose his fear and suppress my Buddha."

Dao Xuan said: "It's absurd, it's absurd, it's absurd."

Faxiu said respectfully: "Master, please give me some guidance."

Daoxuan said: "We are fighting with Taoism because the east wind overwhelms the west wind, and the west wind overwhelms the east wind."

"Buddhism suppressed Taoism for a hundred years ago, and now it is Taoism's turn to suppress us. Sun Zhenzhen just accidentally pushed the wheel again, that's all."

"As for what you said about suppressing Buddhism, it may happen. However, if His Majesty really has this intention, how can the suppressed be only Buddhists?"

"The meaning of Buddhism and Dao has been deeply rooted in people's hearts and cannot be broken. What a saint wants is peace in the world, and he will not risk the disgrace of the world to destroy Buddha. Therefore, your worries are like unfounded worries, and there is no need for them."

Faxiu suddenly realized, and said: "Thank you for your teaching, Master, I understand now."

Daoxuan said again: "However, Sun Zhenren's method is different from ordinary people, and there may be more schools of Taoism. For the long-term plan, we need to learn more about this. You can send people to Beijing to find out the situation."

"Remember, it's just to inquire about the situation, don't act recklessly."

Faxiu said respectfully: "I understand, Master, please rest assured."

In addition, eminent monks such as Zhiyan of Niutou Sect, Zhiwei of Tiantai Sect, Hui Yuan of Sanlun Sect also heard about this incident one after another, and they all adopted the method of waiting and watching.

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The Taoist reaction was overjoyed.

Cheng Xuanying, who was practicing Taoism in Beijing, said excitedly: "The last obstacle to the great prosperity of my Taoism has been swept away, and Sun Zhenzhen's merits are immeasurable."

Li Chunfeng also took it seriously and said: "What Master Xihua said is very true, but I don't know what you think about Zixiao Temple?"

When this matter was mentioned, Cheng Xuanying calmed down, and said: "I have never heard of Sun Zhenren's lectures, nor have I seen his masterpieces, so I dare not make rash comments."

"It's you, the court manager who can go in and out of the palace. You should have the opportunity to meet Sun Zhenren, so you didn't go to ask for advice?"

Li Chunfeng shook his head and said: "The sage has sealed off the Sanqing Temple on the grounds that the real person is studying the mystery and enlightening the Tao. Except for the empress and the princes and children, the rest are not allowed to approach."

There was one more thing he didn't say, and that was about Chen Jingke.

Although the emperor issued a gag order, it is inevitable that there will be some rumors after seeing so many people, but most people think that the emperor deliberately spread false news.

Li Chunfeng is different, he has a deep friendship with many imperial doctors in the imperial hospital.Although those imperial physicians kept their secrets secret, the more he did so, the more he realized that things were not simple.

What role that real Chen Xiaozheng played in this matter is worthy of deliberation.

As for age or something, that doesn't matter at all.Including him, Li Chunfeng, there are too many people who bear the name of child prodigy.

Literacy at the age of three, memorizing the thousand-character prose at the age of five, reading the Tao Te Ching at the age of seven, and being able to discuss the Tao with seniors at the age of ten.

Since there is a child prodigy like him in the world, it is not surprising that there is another child prodigy who is more powerful than him.

He applied several times to visit Sun Simiao, wanting to find out what was going on, but was rejected by Li Shimin.Not only did this not dispel his doubts, but it made him even more suspicious.

But he knew that some things should not be said nonsense, and he just hid this guess in his heart and didn't tell anyone.

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Pan Shizheng of the Maoshan faction was also very happy, and he thought more deeply:
"We must do our best to facilitate the worship of Haotian God in Zixiao Temple. If we can take this opportunity to include the sacrifice of Sanqing into the national official sacrifice, our Taoism will last forever."

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The most excited ones are Louguan Dao disciples, they are one of the few sects of Taoism that pay attention to the debate between Hua and Yi, and they are the most hostile to Buddhism.

There was even a saying that "the host is better than the guest and the guest is inferior", and "the guest will benefit the land when the guest returns, and the Chinese will not be harmed if the host is there. If you leave, don't chase after it, and if you live in it, you will protect yourself, so why give it away?"

It's just that after Zhou Wudi's attack on Buddhism and Taoism, the vitality of Buddhism and Taoism was greatly injured, and the reconstructed Louguan Taoism didn't care as much about the difference between Hua and Yi as before.

But they are still the most hostile Taoist sect to Buddhism, and this has never changed.

Sun Simiao cured the queen's stubborn illness, and the news of the emperor's construction of the Zixiao Temple reached the Zongsheng Temple, and Tian Shiwen, the contemporary suzerain of Louguan Taoism, shouted excitedly:

"The host is better than the guest, the host is better than the guest, and the host is better than the guest. In this case, my Taoism won the first place, and the day of Taoism's great prosperity is coming."

As for Zixiao Temple's visit to Haotian God, he didn't say a word.

Almost all other Taoist sects have the same attitude. They vigorously promoted Sun Simiao's cure of the empress's stubborn illness and were praised by the saints, but they briefly mentioned Zixiao temple.

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Chen Jingke has not been idle these days. While studying Tao Te Ching with Sun Simiao, he is trying to change Journey to the West, and at the same time accepts harassment from Li Tai and Princess Chengyang from time to time.

The compilation of Journey to the West was not as smooth as expected, and his brain is not a computer hard drive, so he can only remember the general story, and it is impossible to remember every word.

And his literary talents are naturally far behind the original author of this book.At least he couldn't write those poems and verses in the original work.

What's more, Journey to the West was originally a Buddhist story, but now it is more troublesome to change it to a Taoist one. It took a month to write the section on the Liusha River.

Another point is that there is no computer and hard pen, and the speed of writing depends on the speed of the brush. It is not easy to write so much in a month.

Of course, it will be much faster to give the oral version to Princess Chengyang. I have already talked about the part about the Flame Mountain.

In addition, he still has a job to do, to learn medical skills from Sun Simiao and study the treatment of asthma.

During this process, he finally told Sun Simiao all the common sense he knew about medical treatment without reservation.

Sun Simiao: (⊙⊙)! ! !

(End of this chapter)