The Tang Dynasty started from saving Empress Changsun

Chapter 380 Buddha is a fart

In the end, Chen Jingke canceled all subsequent punishment plans against Wang Xiuqi, not because he had softened his heart, nor because he had other concerns, but because it was unnecessary.

Six days after the incident, Yang Tianlu brought him a message: "Wang Xiuqi is dead."

Chen Jingke's expression turned cold immediately, and he said, "Give me an explanation."

Yang Tianlu quickly explained: "Last night... Well, after that, his valley broke."

"It's just that no one discovered it at night. When he was discovered in the morning, he had a severe infection in his abdomen and was dying."

"We gave him a lot of allicin to no avail, and he died in the morning."

Chen Jingke stared at him expressionlessly.

Yang Tianlu had no choice but to say: "The corpse is parked over there, you can take a look."

Only then did Chen Jingke say, "No need, I trust you. Let's deal with his body. There are still five villains, there is no need to let them live."

Yang Tianlu wiped the cold sweat off his forehead, and said, "Okay, I'll get someone to deal with it right away... What about the other insiders?"

Chen Jingke said lightly: "I had no intention of hiding this matter, so there is no need to silence it."

Yang Tianlu breathed a sigh of relief, although he knew that Chen Jingke would not do this, he could only feel at ease when he heard it with his own ears.

"Okay, I'll let people deal with them all."

When he left, Chen Jingke's face became a little sad.

It's not because of the emptiness after revenge, but because he didn't expect Wang Xiuqi to die in such a way, it's really cheap for him.

In response to that sentence, the plan cannot keep up with the changes.

But considering that he was a man, this method of death was humiliating and tragic enough.

It is not known whether this event will be recorded in the official history, but it is likely that relevant records will appear in the unofficial history.

In the future, when people see: Taiyuan Wangxiu Qigudao broke and died, I don't know how he will feel.

Anyway, Chen Jingke felt relieved.

Anyway, this matter has come to an end.

The trial of the Taiyuan Wang family is still going on, to be precise, the arrest operation is still going on.

There are also many descendants of the main line of the Wang family who escaped on study trips, travels, etc., and they all need to be arrested one by one.

Because of Wang Xiuqi, although his branch was a branch, it also enjoyed the same treatment as the main branch, and was wiped out.

Dali Temple, the Criminal Ministry and Yushitai are jointly interrogating them to find out the crimes of the Wang family.

As a matter of fact, everyone knows that Wang's delisting is inevitable.

The reason why we still need to investigate is just to make this action appear more legitimate.

As for whether the criminal evidence can be found, there is no need to worry about it at all.

The rich and powerful have a lot of shit, but usually no one cares about it.

I really want to move them, the evidence of the crime is so easy to check.

Just when people all over the world were paying attention to Taiyuan Wang's assassination of the prince, Confucianism suddenly made a big move.

In public, several great Confucian scholars praised Lao Tzu's feat of traveling westward to preach and turn Hu into a Buddha, and believed that he had set an example for educating the common people.

It didn't take long for another great Confucianist to express his admiration for Lao Tzu Hua Hu Jing in public, calling it the Fourth Taoist Classic.

The three core classics of Taoism are: Daodezhenjing (Laozi), Chongxu Scripture (Liezi), and Nanhua Scripture (Zhuangzi).

Developed to the present, these three scriptures are not only Taoist classics, but one of the core classics of Chinese civilization, and their lofty status can be seen from this.

The purpose of Confucianism to elevate "Lao Zi Hua Hu Jing" to the same height as the Three Truths is self-evident.

Anyone who is not stupid knows that Confucianism and Taoism have joined forces.

After hearing this news, all the leaders of the Buddhist School who were having a meeting at Longtian Temple were all dumbfounded.

Sitting at the top, Falin, who was trying to reconcile the conflicts among the leaders of the various factions, looked a few years older.

Looking at the people who were looking at each other, he smiled bitterly and said, "That's fine, we don't have to argue about this anymore, Amitabha."

After speaking, he got up and went outside.

Daoxin, who hadn't said a word from the beginning to the end, finally spoke: "Amitabha, there are still important matters in Shuangfeng Mountain that I need to go back to deal with, so leave it alone."

After speaking, he also got up and left with his disciple Hongren, leaving only Zhiwei, Zhiyan, Huiyuan and others dumbfounded.

Leaving Longtian Temple, Hong Ren asked, "Master, do we really want to go back?"

Daoxin asked rhetorically, "Why don't you go back and stay here? I didn't want to come here at the beginning. The sects have been fighting for hundreds of years because of religious doctrines. The gap between them is no less than the conflict with Taoism. It is so difficult to form an alliance in a hurry. "

"Taoism has been preparing for the offensive for several years, how can it give us time to prepare, we have already lost this battle before it even started."

"The reason why we came here is just to see that we are in the same line of Buddhism and make the last effort. Since everyone still can't agree, why bother talking again, it's better to go back."

Hong Ren said: "What should we do in the future? Could it be that we are really watching the Taoist plan succeed?"

Daoxin suddenly stopped and asked, "What is a Buddha?"

Hong Ren didn't know why he asked this question, but he still replied: "The Buddha is..."

Daoxin interrupted him and said, "Buddha is a fart."

Hongren was dumbfounded, and couldn't believe that Master would insult Buddha with such vulgar words.

The disciples who came with them were also dumbfounded. Is the host mad?

After scolding, Daoxin seemed to have taken off some shackles, and his whole person became different. He laughed and said:
"Actually, I've wanted to say this a long time ago, Buddha is a fart."

"You are a Buddha, I am a Buddha, and he is also a Buddha. Every plant and tree is a Buddha."

"So I said Buddha is a fart, am I wrong?"

Hong Ren showed a thoughtful expression, and after a while he suddenly realized, clasped his hands together and said, "Amitabha, thank you Master for your guidance, the Buddha is indeed a fart."

Since the Buddha is a fart, what does it matter if it is the Tao?
Daoxin said happily: "Haha, good, you will be the master of Zen after I die. Let's go back to the mountain."

When Falin learned that Daoxin had left, she was also completely disheartened, and immediately announced her retreat.

This also means that this Buddhist conference has completely failed.

Unwilling leaders of other sects found another place to hold a meeting to negotiate, but no one could persuade anyone, no one was willing to back down, and no one wanted to sacrifice themselves to help others.

Every meeting eventually turned into a fight, and finally everyone broke up unhappy.

Gradually more and more people realized that it was impossible to reach an agreement and withdrew from the conference.

Seeing this, the rest had no choice but to admit defeat. In the end, a seemingly grand Buddhist leadership meeting ended hastily like this.

However, the Buddhist leaders did not expect that the consequences of the failure of this conference were more serious than they had imagined.

There are many people paying attention to this Buddhist conference, and everyone is waiting for them to come up with a specific counterattack plan to hit Taoism head-on.

Some of these people were watching the fun, some were dissatisfied with the royal family, some didn't like Taoism, some didn't like Chen Jingke or Sun Simiao, and some were Buddhist believers...

In short, all the well-informed are paying attention to this matter.

When the news of Falin's retreat and Daoxin's return to the mountain came out, Xiao Yu was furious and cursed: "A group of bald donkeys are still fighting among themselves when they are about to die."

Gao Shilian, Changsun Wuji, Yu Zhining and other nobles from the Guanlong family all shook their heads, and then completely gave up the idea of ​​supporting Buddhism.

Influenced by their ancestors, almost all the Guanlong family believed in Buddhism, even Li Shimin and Changsun Wugou himself were no exception.

Because of the appearance of Chen Jingke and Sun Simiao, the establishment of Zixiao Temple has shaken some people's beliefs.

But most people still believe in Buddhism from the bottom of their hearts. They are biased towards Buddhism in this dispute between Taoism and Buddhism, and they often complain that Taoism is aggressive in private.

It's just that the view of Zixiao is in full swing, and the emperor has also expressed his attitude. They didn't want to offend people and didn't express it publicly.

In actual actions, they still keep their hands everywhere, giving opportunities for Buddhist activities.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for so many Buddhist leaders to gather in Chang'an with the Tang Dynasty's control over religion.

But in the end, these monks didn't pay much attention to this opportunity at all, and even started an internal fight, which is simply too disappointing.

The performance of religious leaders has a great impact on believers.

At this moment, many people have decided to draw a line with Buddhism, such a religion is not worthy of their belief.

When the Buddhist conference failed, the leaders of various families wanted to take this opportunity to visit the dignitaries in Beijing and China to gain a sense of presence for themselves, and they were all rejected.

Even if some people received them out of face, they just talked about it, never mentioning the serious business.

By this time, even the dullest person will realize that something is wrong.

But it was too late to regret.

Daoxuan, Huiyuan, Zhiwei and others sighed, and stopped doing unnecessary things, and returned to the temple with their disciples, preparing for the next round of blows.

There are also leaders of some small sects who are not reconciled, visiting and lobbying everywhere, trying to obtain the asylum of dignitaries.

They even made all kinds of promises, such as when you are divided, we will do our best to help you build a feudal country and so on.

However, the nobles who were very interested in this kind of promise before were not moved this time.

The reason is very simple, are there any eggs under the overturned nest?

Under the offensive of Taoism, the big sect of Buddhism can still rely on its deep family background, and there is a high probability that a small sect like them will not be able to escape the blow.

If you can't even pass the current test, your promises in the future will be a piece of waste paper.

And the abandonment of the nobles completely made Buddhism lose the chance to come back.

Taoism has also been paying attention to the Buddhist Conference, and even they are more concerned about this matter than anyone else, so they know the failure of their alliance immediately.

Tian Shiwen danced excitedly: "What good students can the Fanbang Paganism teach? Failure is inevitable. Only my Huaxia God Sect is the strongest."

Chen Jingke thought it was funny. Fortunately, Tian Shiwen was a Taoist believer. If he believed in Islam and Christianity, he would definitely be the best candidate for the archbishop of the Inquisition.

After everyone laughed for a while, Li Chunfeng said: "There is news from the Confucian side, they have done what they should do, and asked when we will fulfill our promise."

Chen Jingke said with a smile: "The framework of the academic and political system has been built, and the rest is to be gradually improved.

"The most urgent task is the imperial examination system, which is related to the selection of scholars by the country and must be established as soon as possible."

"The sage is very dissatisfied with the current construction speed, and already has the idea of ​​changing the coach. There is a high probability that the new Minister of Rites will be Bachelor Kong."

This matter is still classified for the time being, and Li Chunfeng is not qualified to know, so this is the first time he has heard of it.

Then he suddenly realized: "So that's how it is... Yes, Bachelor Kong presided over the academic and political system. He has made outstanding achievements and should have been promoted."

"He also participated in the construction of the imperial examination system. Up to now, the imperial examination and academic administration are still two in one in many places."

"It is most suitable for him to be the Minister of Rites and continue to preside over the construction of the imperial examination system."

Speaking of this, he laughed loudly and said, "So even without our support, he still has a high probability of becoming Minister of Rites."

"A real person is easy to calculate. I don't know what Scholar Kong will look like when he finds out."

This is the advantage of having a good relationship with the royal family. You can know many things that others don't know in advance, and then make plans.

But for the matter of Kong Yingda being the Minister of Rites, Chen Jingke can only say: "Without us, he only has a half chance, and with us, he has a [-]% chance."

"Besides, I may not necessarily make him the Minister of Rites, but if I have the ability to make him definitely not... that's enough."

Li Chunfeng was silent for a while, and then said: "What the real person said is true. I think it is precisely because of understanding this truth that Bachelor Kong will cooperate with us."

Chen Jingke smiled and didn't say anything else. Instead, he said, "Send the news to everyone, be ready to launch a final offensive against Buddhism, and don't give the other party a chance to breathe."

"This time we must do our best to make Buddhism a branch of Taoism."

Tian Shiwen waved his fist and said, "Okay, I'll send a letter to everyone right away."

Chen Jingke warned again: "At the same time, I have to tell them that I don't want to see some unharmonious things happen. If anyone dares to step on the line, don't blame me for being rude."

Tian Shiwen said murderously: "Don't worry, Daoist, I will keep an eye on them. Whoever dares to make a fuss about this matter, I, Lou Guandao, will be the first to let them go."

Chen Jingke naturally believed him. Even Laozi Huahu Jing was edited by dozens of generations of Lou Guan Taoists. Who dares to doubt their hatred of Buddhism?
After struggling for hundreds of years, they are about to achieve phased victory. If anyone dares to hold back, they really dare to fight with their lives.

It can be said that apart from his small calculation of Chen Jingke at the beginning, he has been rushing to the front line of the battle with Buddhism in the follow-up.

Not only is it fighting Buddhism, but it is also monitoring the interior of Taoism to see who is not working hard, and even flirting with Buddhism.

The factions of Taoism also know this, and almost no one dares to commit crimes against the wind.

This is also one of the reasons why Chen Jingke can remotely control the work of various factions while sitting at the gate of Zixiao Temple.

After talking about this matter, Chen Jingke said again: "There is one more thing, this matter is still top secret for the time being, please don't spread it to the outside world."

Tian Shiwen and Li Chunfeng's expressions occasionally became serious, and they said: "Don't worry, real people, we will never disclose any rumors to the outside world."

Chen Jingke then said: "The list for the first entrustment has been determined, and the decree will be issued in a few days."

"The number of this group is very small and there are only five people. They are used as a model to win the trust of the world. I don't need to elaborate on its importance."

"Taoism must be prepared and cooperate with the court and the princes and kings to build the feudal country as soon as possible."

(End of this chapter)