Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

"What is religion?"

"Actually, I am Da Wu, and I, China, have had 'religion' since ancient times."

"At that time, it was primitive religion, also known as tribal religion. In ancient times, people had all kinds of worship of elves, totems, gods, nature, etc., and superstitious belief in ghosts and gods. This is the most primitive religion."

Qingji looked around, looked at Yin Xi, Nan Rong, and Lie Yukou who were present, and said earnestly: "Zoroastrianism is the state religion of the Persians, and Brahmanism is the state religion of the Aryans and Dravidians."

"And I, Da Wu, belong to the 'polytheism', and the beliefs of the Wu people have not been integrated yet."

"Compared to superstitious ghosts and gods, we Wu people believe in our ancestors more."

"However, it is undeniable that it is indeed necessary to control people's thoughts and unify beliefs by means of sects."

Zoroastrianism and Brahmanism are actually sects created by the Aryans.

The Aryans were originally an ancient nomadic people on the grasslands in the southern Ural Mountains, and later migrated to the plains between the Amu Darya and Syr Darya Rivers in Central Asia.

These people are called "Aryan Punjabis", and around the fourteenth century BC, the Aryan Punjabis moved south into the northwestern part of the South Asian subcontinent.

They drove the Dravidians south, created the Vedic culture and established the caste system.

The Aryans destroyed three of the four ancient civilizations: ancient Babylon, ancient India, and ancient Egypt.

Originally, China had also encountered the invasion of the Aryans during the Shang Dynasty. Fortunately, it was defeated by the Shang Dynasty goddess of war, and many prisoners of the Aryan army became slaves, and finally became "funeral objects"...

After Yin Xi thought for a long time, he said to Qingji: "Your Majesty, if you want to establish a religious sect, I believe that you must have a classic to explain the religious teachings of the sect and educate the world."

"good."

Qingji thought so too.

The teachings of a sect are actually equivalent to the doctrine of a school, that is, the central idea.

core value!

Qingji intends to establish a sect as the state religion of Wu.

But here comes the problem.

Which doctrine prevails?
China has thousands of years of history, and there have been local sects in history——

Taoism!

Confucianism barely counts as one.

Should Qingji establish Taoism as the state religion, or Confucianism as the state religion?
This is a question worth pondering.

It is a big matter, Qingji did not make a rash decision, but put this matter in the court, and discussed it with the officials.

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The next day, Qingji held a grand court meeting in Fengtian Hall, and all officials with a rank of more than six hundred shi in the court must be present to participate.

After learning that Qingji wanted to set up a sect as the state religion of Great Wu, the ministers started to discuss it as if they were blown up.

They weren't trying to dissuade Qingji from thinking about it, but were hesitant about what position they were in, which would be more appropriate...

As we all know, thanks to the celebration of Ji Daxing culture, Wu's academic prosperity, various theories of various schools of thought are mixed together, which is a situation of "a hundred schools of thought contend".

There are five prominent schools in Dawu, namely Confucianism, Taoism, Legalism, military strategists, and famous scholars.

Among them, there are only two that are suitable to be established as "state religions", one is Confucianism and the other is Taoism.

Because of their theoretical thinking, some places coincide with the teachings of the sect.

In fact, among the millions of scholars in the Great Wu, Confucianism, Taoism, and Legalism are the most numerous.

When Qingji proposed to choose a school of thought as the teaching of the new state religion, all the ministers spoke one after another.

"His Majesty!"

Confucius' favorite student Zeng Dian immediately held the Yahu and said: "I think it is most appropriate to use Confucianism as the basic teaching of our Great Wu State Religion."

"Your Majesty should establish Confucianism, based on the five religions and sacrificial rites of the Xia, Shang, and Zhou dynasties. The ancestors described Yao and Shun, the charter of civil and military affairs, the emperor as the religious leader, the Duke of Zhou and Confucius as the ancestors, and the poetry, rituals and music. The Shinto teaching in the book."

"The ancient business contract can harmonize the five religions to protect the common people."

"Shun promoted the eight Kais, entrusted the Lord to Houtu, and used all the things to do everything in time."

"Eight yuan is used to spread the five teachings in all directions. Father's righteousness, mother's kindness, brothers and friends, younger brothers' respect, son's filial piety, inner peace and outer success."

"Gao Tao promoted the five religions, established the five rites, established the five punishments, established the nine virtues, and loved the nine clans. Therefore, the "Shangshu·Gao Taomo" said: 'Heavenly ranks are polite, and the five rites of oneself are mediocre'!"

"Your Majesty, based on Confucianism, it is most appropriate to establish Confucianism to educate the people!"

"My minister agrees!"

"Zengzi's words are very true, and the minister seconded his opinion!"

Ministers from the Confucian school such as Zeng Shen, Fan Chi, Bu Zixia, Zigong, etc. all joined in the proposal, asking Qing Ji to establish "Confucianism" as the state religion of Great Wu.

However, Qingji did not immediately draw a conclusion.

This time, there is no one who opposed the Confucian ministers than the ministers from the Taoist school.

Although most Taoists are indifferent to fame and wealth, they don't want to be inferior to Confucianism.

Nan Rong got up first and said, "Zeng Zi's words are wrong."

"Compared with the doctrine of Confucianism, the doctrine of Taoism is more suitable as the basic doctrine of the state religion."

"Why?"

"Since King Ping of Zhou moved to the east in the past, enlightenment has declined, Ji Gang has been swept away, Dao has been bullied by barbarians, laws and regulations have been corrupted, etiquette and customs have changed, and since the Daoization of Xixuan, Yao, Shun, Yu, Tang, Wen, Wu, Zhou and Confucius, once they are exhausted, people's customs will be harmed, 3000 years There is no Siji."

"There are gradations in etiquette, and the monarch and ministers are not mixed. Since modern times, the sacred learning has gradually declined."

"What is the benefit of establishing this Confucianism?"

Upon hearing this, Zeng Dian couldn't help but his face darkened, and retorted: "What Master Nan said is absurd!"

"Confucianism is close and easy to see, but there are many people who follow it. The meaning of Taoism is far away but difficult to understand, so those who understand it are few."

"Taoism is the source of all kinds of differences. Confucianism is the stream of Dachun."

"Before the Three Emperors, Dao ruled. Since the emperors, Confucianism!"

"The theory of Taoism is mysterious and mysterious. It often groans without illness and teaches people to be obscure. How can it educate the people?"

"Confucianism is the fundamental orthodoxy to educate the people!"

In this way, the Confucian ministers and Taoist ministers above the court began to fight each other, and opinions began to diverge.

It's true that the public says that the public is right, and the mother-in-law says that the mother-in-law is right.

Nan Rong, Yin Xi, Lie Yukou and others believed that Taoism should be established as the state religion on the basis of Taoism.

"Your Majesty, Tao can be said, but it is not constant. Names can be named, but they are not permanent."

Yin Xi followed and said: "Tao is the source of everything in the world, and the universe, yin and yang, and all things are all born of Tao."

"Virtue is 'obtaining', and the manifestation of Tao in human beings and all things is virtue."

"People and all things are born of Tao and educated by virtue, so we should respect Tao and honor virtue."

"The Tao can be cultivated, and the Tao can become a fairy."

"People of Taoism treat secular life with an attitude of inaction, inaction, and desires, and practice with the spirit of 'my destiny is not in the sky'. Through various Taoist practices, they can become one with the Tao and become immortal immortals. ..."