The Tang Dynasty started from saving Empress Changsun

Chapter 326 Lottery
The next day, the Taoist sects officially held a collective meeting. More than [-] people including Sun Simiao, Tian Shiwen, Pan Shizheng, Cheng Xuanying, Zhang Tongxuan, and Li Chunfeng attended the meeting. Naturally, Chen Jingke also attended the meeting.

They were a loose alliance, held together only by Sun Simiao's status in the arena, so this meeting did not seem so formal.

You didn't directly start talking about business, but chatted.In fact, many major decisions are made by reaching a consensus in this kind of chat.

Chatting, it is inevitable that you will show off the glorious deeds of your own sect, especially the missionary achievements.

This family said that within our sphere of influence, Buddhism has been overwhelmed; the other family said that there are two temples in our area that have no incense and have been abandoned.

Others said that we persuaded a certain tribe to convert; immediately someone said that we persuaded a tribe of more than 5000 people to convert.

First, the small sects show off, while the big sects are more reserved.

Pan Shizheng said unhurriedly: "Our results are mediocre. We have persuaded six tribes of 6000 people, one tribe of [-] people, and one tribe of [-] people to convert."

Tian Shiwen also said lightly: "Our achievements are similar to those of the Maoshan faction, five thousand people, one 7000 people, and one ten thousand people tribe."

As soon as a few big factions made a move, everyone was stunned immediately. This result is really speechless.

At this time, Li Chunfeng said with a smile: "Our Jingyun Temple is weak, and we only persuaded one tribe to convert."

Everyone is an old fox, and I can see that there is something in his words. This tribe should not be simple.

Sure enough, Cheng Xuanying said: "The Temple of Jingyun really only convinced one tribe, but this tribe has a population of 7."

"Wow..." Everyone was in an uproar.

"7 people? Is it true or not?"

"How did you do it?"

"Li Daoyou, I wonder if you can pass on your experience?"

It must be known that Sun Simiao had an agreement with Li Shimin at the beginning, if they could persuade the leader of the Thousand Tribe to convert to Taoism, they would be rewarded with two ultimatums.

Convince 5000 tribal leaders to convert to Taoism, and award five ultimatums.If you can persuade the tribal leaders of ten thousand people to convert, you will be given a Taoist temple.

If the great barbarian chief can be persuaded to convert, a famous mountain will be given as a dojo, and the real person will be given a number of Dharma names, number of disciples, etc...

The chief of the big tribe with 7 people is a big chief no matter how you look at it, and this famous mountain dojo has almost been acquired.

Being able to have a place on a famous mountain and a dharma title bestowed by the emperor, you have the capital to inherit it forever.

Li Chunfeng's faction is about to flourish.

Even Chen Jingke was surprised, how did they do it?
When choosing the direction of preaching, Jingyun Temple, Chongxuan School, Louguan Taoism and other sects chose the southwest direction, that is, Yunnan Guizhou and the more southwestern regions in later generations.

There are many mountainous areas where the indigenous forces are strong, among which the Liuzhao is the most powerful.

But with the population density of ancient times, especially the population density of Yunnan and Guizhou, a large tribe of 7 people ruled at least five or six counties, which can be called a small overlord.

It is really incredible that Jingyun Temple can persuade their great chief to convert.

Well, the barbarians in the Southwest are still practicing slavery, and the chief has the power to kill and kill, so the people under his beliefs must be converted.

There are exceptions, of course, but not many of them.

The Jingyun Temple has not been revealed until now, and it hides really deep.

Li Chunfeng didn't hide anything, and told the process openly.

Some missionary disciple accidentally rescued a woman, and the two fell in love with each other, and this woman was the daughter of the chief of the tribe.

With this foundation, that disciple called all his senior brothers over to concentrate on conquering this tribe.

Relying on advanced culture and knowledge, he helped the tribe solve many problems, and finally succeeded in persuading the great chief to convert to Taoism.

Although Li Chunfeng has tried his best to beautify the process, he also ignored the role played by the chief's daughter as much as possible.

But everyone still extracted the most core factor: beauty trap.

Bah, shameless.

Everyone scolded secretly, envious and jealous at the same time, why didn't their disciples encounter such a good thing?

But the matter of Jingyun Temple did open a new window for everyone. In the future, when Taoist sects select disciples for missions, they will often choose those who are more handsome and unrestrained.

Needless to say, it really had an unexpected effect.

This is all for later, not to mention for now, everyone is envious of Li Chunfeng, and they are paying more attention to Jingyun Temple.

Faced with this kind of achievement, Chen Jingke is naturally very happy.

It is not because of how many tribes have been persuaded to convert, but because Taoism has finally gone out.After more than a year of training, each faction has gradually formed a set of more effective methods of preaching.

The flame has been lit, just add firewood slowly to make it grow, and one day it will set off a prairie fire.

The topic naturally turned to encapsulation.

Pan Shizheng first sighed: "I never thought that the world is so big, and there are so many islands overseas."

Cheng Xuanying also said: "Yes, although the islands are fragmented, they are not smaller than the Central Plains."

Tian Shiwen reminded: "Don't forget about Tianzhu. If you include it, the land outside the Tang Dynasty is even more vast than we imagined."

Zhang Tongxuan said: "It is too difficult to govern such a vast land. I think this is the real intention of the saints to entrust the princes."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Tian Shiwen said: "The vassal kings guard the sea, but they can govern nearby...immigrants from the Central Plains and educate the natives, so that after a few generations, these islands will all be owned by China."

"Governing the country is the business of the princes and kings. Our Taoism will never get involved, but our Taoism will do our part to educate the people."

The other headmasters also looked uplifted, saying: "Yes, I will do my part."

Zhang Tongxuan interjected: "But we can't swarm in a crowd, otherwise it will form unnecessary competition and make outsiders cheaper."

Everyone agreed with his words, and everyone knew who the outsider was.

Zhang Tongxuan continued: "We'd better discuss who's going where, just like going to the south to preach."

Everyone approved his words again.

At this time, the leader of a small faction said first: "Sun Zhenren, please show me how to distribute this matter."

The leaders of several other small sects also echoed:
"Yes, yes, yes, Sun Zhenren is my Taoist leader, and he should be responsible for this matter."

"I only listen to Master Sun..."

The leaders of several big factions had unnatural expressions, and these small factions were obviously wary of them.

Chen Jingke also laughed secretly, everyone knew that Zixiao Temple only wanted to reform Taoism, and had no intention of interfering with other sects to seize power.

But Sun Simiao has high prestige and is fair in dealing with things, so the small sect supports him even more.

Only in this way can they seize food from the tigers of the big sects, and also ensure that the big sects will not dare to infringe on their interests or even annex them.

Having said that, everyone's eyes turned to Sun Simiao who was sitting at the top.

Sun Simiao also knew that it was time to express his opinion, so he said: "It's good that you have such a heart, and I am very pleased, but there is no rush."

"The distribution of the seal has just been confirmed, and how to divide it is still unknown. Even if we want to make a move, we have nowhere to go."

"However, we can't do nothing. The best way to successfully preach is to gain the support of the princes and kings."

"We can make a list of the honorable persons who are expected to entrust, and then slowly lobby for the right to preach in their future territories."

Master Pan clapped his hands and praised: "This method is wonderful, it can save us a lot of trouble."

Others agreed.

And they have already started thinking in their minds how to divide up these nobles.First determine who is going to lobby which one, so that when the two go to lobby one at the same time and fight.

Zhang Tongxuan asked: "I don't know how to allocate the quota?" After speaking, he glanced at Chen Jingke vaguely.

Tian Shiwen said: "You can continue to follow the distribution method last time."

His proposal was opposed by many small and medium sects.

The previous method was too unfair to Xiao Pai. Last time, everyone didn't see how big the benefits were, so they didn't say anything. This time, they can't let anything go.

Naturally, Li Chunfeng also strongly opposed it. Before, they were weak in Jingyun Temple, but now it is different.

Report the results to the emperor, and immediately get a famous mountain as a dojo, which can be regarded as the embryonic form of a big school, so naturally I don't want to suffer as before.

Seeing that the two sides were about to have a dispute, Chen Jingke spoke and said, "You don't need to argue, I have the fairest way."

Everyone immediately quieted down and turned their gazes to him.

Tian Shiwen said with great interest: "Oh, I don't know what Master Chen said?"

Chen Jingke slowly said two words: "Draw lots."

Hearing this method, some people's eyes lit up with joy, while others frowned and wanted to object.

Chen Jingke waved his hand to stop them, and continued: "Don't worry, listen to me slowly. You don't think that if you just ran to Xungui's house, others will support us in preaching, right?"

"Each noble family has its own preferences. Who can guarantee that they will be convinced? According to the normal distribution, what if there are a large number of nobles who have not been persuaded? Is it just a waste of time?"

"Don't forget, there is still Buddhism eyeing us. Once we fail to persuade the nobles to get permission in time, they will probably take the lead."

Everyone's expressions became serious.

Tian Shiwen's heart moved, and he wanted to say something, but he just opened his mouth and closed it again.

Li Chunfeng said: "That's right, Master Chen hit the nail on the head and pointed out the biggest problem, but can this problem be solved by drawing lots?"

Chen Jingke said with a smile: "Of course it can't be solved by lottery, but no one stipulates that lottery can only be done once."

Seeing that everyone was puzzled, he explained: "Everyone randomly draws lots, and whoever is drawn will lobby. If the lobbying fails within a certain period of time, it will be considered a failure."

"After the failure, the lobbying right of this family will be lost, and this honorable family will return to the draw box, and everyone will continue to draw..."

"This is equivalent to changing a person to lobby, maybe there will be a different result... The draw will not end until all the nobles are successfully lobbied."

After thinking about it for a while, everyone finally understood the principle of the lottery, and they all said: "It's a good way, it's a really good way, I agree with this method."

The small faction thinks it is fair, and the big faction thinks that it has more advantages if it has more believers. Everyone supports this method at the same time.

So the assignment was settled smoothly.

At this time, Chen Jingke added: "The nobles are all smart people, I believe they are definitely unwilling to hand over the missionary right to a sect."

"They will choose several, and even introduce Buddhism, lest our family dominance damage their rule."

"How to solve this problem, I believe you have more experience than me, I just remind everyone, so I won't say much."

Everyone nodded again. The best way is to lobby separately with the conflicting sects.As soon as Xungui inquired about the conflict between the two families, that's fine, it's just the two of you.

But at the thought of cooperating with sects that had conflicts before, they felt like eating flies.But I have to do this again, after all, no one is willing to give up such a big benefit.

In the face of interests, the previous conflict was nothing.

At this time Tian Shiwen suddenly said: "Chen Zhenzhen, when will your Journey to the West be published?"

Those who didn't know looked at them in confusion, what Journey to the West?Those who knew, such as Pan Shizheng and Li Chunfeng, showed thoughtful expressions.

Chen Jingke was also taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect him to ask this question at this time.To be honest, he himself had forgotten about the book Journey to the West.

He naturally understood what Tian Shiwen meant, which was to ask him when he would launch an attack on Buddhism.

As a great Chinese culturalist, Lou Guandao's hatred for Buddhism has never disappeared.The reason why they have been relatively restrained in the past few years is not that they let go of their hatred but are accumulating strength.

But is this really a good time to launch an attack on Buddhism?He was a little uncertain.

After thinking for a while, he said: "There are still a few questions in this book that I haven't thought through yet. I will make a decision after I ask some elders for advice."

Tian Shiwen also understood what he meant, without urging him, he just said: "Now is the best time, I'm afraid it will be too late after a while."

Chen Jingke didn't understand what he meant, but he didn't show it. He just nodded calmly to show that he understood.

The meeting continued, and everyone collectively improved the details of the lottery and lobbying, and finally came up with a more feasible charter.

As for how to determine which nobles are eligible for enfeoffment, we can only wait for further moves from the court.

At the end of the meeting, all the leaders were busy fetching them. This action will be very big and requires preparation in advance.

Chen Jingke found Sun Simiao and asked his own doubts: "Master thinks now is a good time to attack Buddhism?"

"And what does Guanzhu Tian's last sentence mean? Why is it too late after a while?"

Sun Simiao actually didn't want to start a religious war, but he also knew that it was inevitable, so he sighed and said:

"Now is indeed a rare and good time. Waiting for a period of time to determine the entrustment quota, and doing it when everyone is fighting for the right to preach may have counterproductive effects."

At that time, the nobles will think that the two are viciously competing, and then for their own rule, they will simultaneously introduce the Buddhist and Taoist families into their own feudal kingdom, lest one family dominate.

If this situation really occurs, then it is really making a wedding dress for Buddhism.So either don't fight, or start the fight before the division begins.

Chen Jingke lifted his spirits and said, "Great, Journey to the West has been revised countless times, and finally it can be published."

(End of this chapter)