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Chapter 155 The True Intention of Buddhism: Communication among Hundred Schools
Of course Jiang Yu'er has no soldiers, he only has a few clones.

A squad at best.

However, he had his own plan, and this plan naturally needed the help of Emperor Ping Le, so he said: "Your Majesty should know about the upcoming entry of Buddhism into Beijing?"

"I know, don't tell me, you want to..."

"There is likely to be a 'debate' between Buddhism and Taoism. Perhaps, we can take advantage of this opportunity!" Jiang Yu'er expressed his thoughts.

"What do you want to do? Do you want me to negotiate with the Buddhist sect in private?" Emperor Ping Le nodded, as if thinking of something: "But, I don't know what the Buddhist sect wants? And, in case the conditions offered by the Buddhist sect If it's too harsh, the queen mother might not agree, right?"

"Direct negotiations are not the best approach."

"Then what do you mean?"

"It's actually very simple. As long as Buddhist sects see the strength of our Daqin, they will naturally make 'wise' choices at critical moments."

"So that's how it is." Emperor Ping Le came to his senses: "It seems that Jiang Yushi already has a plan, what do I need to do? I will definitely cooperate with all my strength."

"first……"

……

time flies.

Three days later, the envoys from the Buddhist sects of the Western Regions arrived at the gate of Xianyang, the capital city.

Such a group of monks holding scriptures and wearing cassocks naturally attracted the attention of the people.

In particular, a huge white elephant among them attracted the attention of the public.

It was a two-storey attic-high giant elephant covered in snow, with two white ivory inlaid with golden rings and engraved with Buddha images full of Western culture.

Moreover, above the white elephant, there was a young man in a bright yellow cassock sitting on it with his eyes slightly closed.

It is the Samantabhadra Bodhisattva of Buddhism.

White elephants, Bodhisattvas, plus the unique music of the Western Regions.

It's hard not to let the crowd watch.

"Look, what a big white elephant!"

"I heard that the Buddhist Bodhisattva sitting on the white elephant is so powerful!"

"Yeah yeah... I've never seen anyone sitting on a white elephant."

The crowd talked a lot and cast reverent eyes.

At this time, Kong Xiang was sitting on an open carriage, closely following the white elephant. He knew that the intention of establishing a "sacred" image of Buddhism had basically been achieved.

"Amitabha!"

The resounding Buddha's name came from Puxian's mouth.

The crowd seemed to have been "inspired" by some kind, and all of them immediately put their hands together and worshiped Samantabhadra, with piety on their faces.

In an attic.

Feng Lingzi straightened the black Taoist robe on his body, and looked at Pu Xian on the white elephant with a slightly frowning brow.

Opposite him were Jiang Chaoge and Wu Lingzi.

"It seems that the person who came was not kind." Feng Lingzi snorted softly, "To actually be able to forcibly influence the people with the Dharma, this Samantabhadra's cultivation is probably unfathomable."

"The Western Regions are vast. Although they are not comparable to our Great Qin Dynasty, there are many countries and endless strife, but Buddhism is the only one. Its prestige is even higher than that of the kings of the Western Regions. Naturally, it has its own means." Jiang Chaoge picked up Taking a small sip from the teacup in front of him.

Wu Lingzi asked curiously, "Elder brother also knows about the culture of the Western Regions?"

"Well, I have traveled to the Western Regions, so I know something about it." Jiang Chaoge nodded slightly.

Feng Lingzi snorted again: "Most of the Buddhist teachings in the Western Regions are passed down from our orthodox Taoism. Brother Jiang, it would be faster to understand the Taoism directly than to understand the Buddhism."

Jiang Chaoge smiled.

Feng Lingzi's words are not aimless, many Buddhist scriptures are indeed derived from Taoism, and even in the legend of "Fengshen", many powerful "Buddhas" in Buddhism were originally Taoist cultivators.

It seems that in any world... the struggle between Buddhism and Taoism is inevitable.

Jiang Chaoge didn't delve into this issue, but asked casually: "I heard that Taoist Master Jin Lingzi has agreed to return to Jixia, when will he be able to come to the capital?"

"It should be within a few days." After thinking about it, Wu Lingzi said, "I came here with Senior Brother Jin Lingzi, and Senior Sister Lei Lingzi, but it's a pity that Senior Brother Tu Lingzi..."

Speaking of Jin Lingzi, Wu Lingzi thought of the fall of Tu Lingzi again, and seemed a little depressed.

Jiang Chaoge could only say: "Little sister, don't worry, we will definitely avenge Tu Lingzi's revenge."

"En." Wu Lingzi nodded, and his face regained his calm: "Brother, do you have any other views on this time the Buddhist sect has entered Beijing?"

"It's called Debate, but it's actually snatching the state religion!" Jiang Chaoge replied calmly.

"Hmph." Feng Lingzi took a sip of tea: "They don't even think about it!"

Three people are chatting.

A young man also wearing a black Taoist robe came over.

First, he bowed to Feng Lingzi: "Jiang Chenshui, I have met Uncle Feng!"

After finishing speaking, he bowed to Wu Lingzi again: "Disciple Jiang Chenshui, pay homage to Master."

"Well, get up." Wu Lingzi stood up, helped Jiang Chenshui up, and pointed to Jiang Chaoge: "This is the elder brother who is the teacher, and his name is Jiang Chaoge."

brother?Jiang Chenshui was obviously taken aback for a moment, and looked at Jiang Chaoge, who was younger than himself, with a rather strange expression on his face.

However, he still saluted quickly: "Jiang Chenshui, I have met Master Jiang."

"My nephew is being polite." Jiang Chaoge felt a little funny in his heart, but on the surface he still looked like a master: "I don't know if my nephew is here, but I didn't prepare any meeting ceremony."

Generally speaking, these words are "polite", and some greetings will be given.

But after Jiang Chaoge finished speaking, he didn't take any action.

Jiang Chenshui's expression froze again, and then he replied respectfully: "Master is an elder, Jiang Chenshui dare not."

Seeing this, Wu Lingzi called Jiang Chenshui to sit down: "When master and elder brother sworn Jinlan in Hanzhong County, there was also a third brother named Jiang Erlang, who was the golden banner of the night investigation department."

"Yes..." Jiang Chenshui nodded silently.

Jiang Erlang's name...he had heard of it before.

If it is about Jiang Chaoge's age, he is still not sure, but he is very clear about Jiang Erlang's age, he is really younger than him.

Of course, as a disciple, he has no choice but to accept.

After seeing Wu Lingzi finished his introduction, Feng Lingzi said, "Chen Shui, you are the youngest genius in my Taoist sect. We asked you to come here this time because we need you to prepare..."

"Is it a matter of Buddhism and Taoism?"

"Yes." Feng Lingzi nodded: "This time the Buddhist sect sent a Bodhisattva, but there is also a Buddhist genius called 'Kong Xiang', you should understand what we mean?"

"Yes, Jiang Chenshui understands."

……

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The Buddhism of the Western Regions came to Beijing, representing the countries of the Western Regions this time.

Daqin naturally treats each other with 'national courtesy'.

Therefore, after Fomen and his party entered the capital, they arrived at the gate of the imperial palace immediately.

Xiangguo Han Shen personally led all the officials to greet him, and then he brought Puxian Bodhisattva, Baozhi and Kongxiang into the palace together, and met the Queen Mother Yuan and Pingle Emperor Yingqi.

After receiving the "Letter of Creation" from Pu Xian, the queen mother said: "Buddhism came to Beijing at the right time. My Daqin is about to establish Taoism as the state religion. I heard that Buddhism and Taoism have a long history." When Puxian Bodhisattva arrives, maybe he can go to have a look."

When Puxian heard this, he clasped his hands calmly and said, "Taoist sects and Buddhist sects do have some connections. The empress dowager and the emperor's kindness, the Buddhist sects dare not refuse."

There is no intention of 'fighting'.

The queen mother smiled and said, "Okay, then I invite Puxian Bodhisattva to stay in the capital more, and at the same time, take a good look at the customs and culture of my Daqin."

"Thank you Empress Dowager, thank you Emperor!" Puxian saluted again, and then said: "However, the Central Plains has always paid attention to 'reciprocity', and my Buddha also intends to take this opportunity to learn the culture of the Great Qin, exchange ideas, and jointly explore ways to save the world. "

"Oh? How does Puxian Bodhisattva want to communicate?" The Queen Mother naturally knew what Puxian meant.

"I heard that the culture of the Central Plains all originated from Jixia, and recently all the schools of thought intend to return to Jixia. My Buddha means that if possible, I would like to participate in the exchanges of the hundreds of schools." Puxian said calmly.

"what?!"

Some officials couldn't hold back, and they were surprised.

The Empress Dowager also had a strange expression on her face, because, according to Puxian... the purpose of coming to Beijing this time is to use Buddhism to fight against hundreds of schools?

This is obviously somewhat different from her original idea of ​​"debating Buddhism and Taoism".

But the queen mother is dignified after all.

In addition to being surprised, she still replied: "Every school of thought has its own strengths. Since Buddhism and Taoism have a long history, is it appropriate to communicate with Taoism first?"

"The queen mother misunderstood my Buddha." Puxian shook his head: "My Buddha only wants to spread the Dharma. Since all schools have their own talents, of course they have to communicate together, so as to reflect my Buddha's tolerance and compassion."

Madness!

This is the first thought of all officials after listening to Samantabhadra's words.

The Empress Dowager obviously gave the Buddhist sect a step up, but the Buddhist sect still insists on challenging all schools of thought with one family, trying to overthrow all other schools of thought with one method. Isn't this arrogance?
No wonder Puxian didn't mind when the Empress Dowager talked about establishing Taoism as the state religion.

If Buddhism really "dominates the leader" in the debate among a hundred schools of thought, it will become a joke whether to fight or not... Daqin established Taoism as the state religion.

A pensive expression appeared on the Queen Mother's face.

Because, this is not the same as she imagined, or in other words, it is not the same as everyone expected.

However, now that the Buddhist sect made such a request in the court hall, and came to see it as an envoy from the Western Regions, how could Da Qin lose his etiquette and refuse?

Xiangguo Han Shen also frowned at this time.

He finally understood why Buddhism chose to enter Beijing at this time.

……

Puxian waited for a while, but did not get a reply, so he put his hands together again, proclaimed the Buddha's name, and then said: "300 years ago, the first emperor gathered hundreds of families in Jixia, and my Buddhist school was not lucky because it was far away in the Western Regions." Participate, I really don't want to miss this opportunity to return to Jixia today, and I hope the Queen Mother and Emperor Daqin will allow it."

The queen mother's phoenix eyes looked at the silent officials below.

Han Shen knew that he could no longer 'sitting and ignoring', so he could only stand up: "Buddhism wants to communicate with hundreds of schools, which is a good thing, but, there are still a few schools of thought that have not yet arrived. In the country of etiquette, this matter still needs to be discussed with hundreds of schools before giving a reply to Buddhism."

When Puxian heard this, he smiled: "The shore of the land, is it the land of the king? This Central Plains belongs to the Great Qin, and naturally all the schools of thought belong to the Great Qin. I am willing to wait for the reply from the Queen Mother and the emperor."

This can be said to be extremely level.

Although, it seems that he is willing to wait, but the meaning is obvious...

If Daqin refuses to agree, it means that Daqin can't control the world, and can't control the schools of thought.

Han Shen frowned even deeper.

Just when he was about to say something more, he saw the Queen Mother waving at him.

So Han Shen retreated.

The queen mother smiled and said: "Puxian Bodhisattva can visit the Jixia Academy first. As for the communication with hundreds of schools, I, Daqin, will naturally give a satisfactory answer to the Buddhist school."

"Thank you Queen Mother, thank you Your Majesty the Emperor!" Puxian bowed to express his gratitude.

Then, he took Monk Baozhi and Kong Xiang out of the hall together.

……

Inside the hall.

After seeing the three of Puxian go out.

The civil and military officials couldn't stand anymore, and they spoke one after another.

"Isn't this Buddhism too arrogant?"

"Do they want to regard my Great Qin as a country in the Western Regions?"

"The intention is obvious. The Buddhist sect wants to take advantage of the opportunity of the return of the hundred schools to Jixia to suppress the hundreds of schools with Buddhism, so that I will only have one Buddhist school after the Great Qin Dynasty!"

"Hmph, my Great Qin ruled the country by law, so what's the use of Buddhism's Dharma?"

"ridiculous."

The civil and military officials were obviously unhappy.

After all, there are 'Legalism' and 'Confucianism' in this court.

Buddhism made such a request, in fact, it did not take them seriously.

Listening to the discussions of the officials below, the Empress Dowager actually had a somewhat uncomfortable expression on her face. However, in the relationship between countries, there are some things that you can't just refuse if you are uncomfortable.

After hearing what the officials said, Han Shen said again: "Queen Dowager, in my opinion... it is better to let Taoism and Buddhism debate first."

In fact, a few days ago, Jiang Yu'er and Luo Yu had been to the Prime Minister's Mansion together.

Also discuss with him about the "defense" of Taoism and Buddhism.

It's just that no one thought that Buddhism would suddenly change its mind and no longer target Taoism, but wanted to compete with hundreds of schools at the same time.

The Empress Dowager actually knew the meaning of this matter.

waiting to speak...

Emperor Pingle Yingqi who had been silent all this time spoke up: "The culture of a hundred schools of thought is the foundation of my Daqin culture. My Daqin should have the confidence that a hundred schools of thought are not inferior to Buddhism."

"But……"

"Your Majesty is right." The Empress Dowager looked at Emperor Ping Le for the first time, her phoenix eyes were shining brightly: "Since the Buddhist sect wants to communicate with hundreds of schools, then follow their orders. So what does it mean? Could it be that the inheritance of Confucianism, Taoism, and Legalism for hundreds of thousands of years...isn't the inheritance of a hundred schools of thought comparable to a Buddhist school?"

"..."

In a word.

None of the civil and military officials said any more.

Although, knowing the intention of Buddhism, but, as Emperor Ping Le and the Empress Dowager said, Daqin must not lose etiquette, let alone lose cultural confidence!
(End of this chapter)