golden scales

Zhang Hongren is only in his twenties now, and the talent he has shown since he was a child made him deeply recognized by the parents of the Tianshifu.This time Zhang Tianshi brought him to Beijing to make him familiar in front of the dignitaries, so that he could inherit the talisman sword and the seal of the Tianshi in the future.

As a thousand-year-old family, Tianshi Mansion has enough background to provide Zhang Hongren with the best metaphysics education.Whether it is divination, astrology, geomancy, or even medical boxing, Zhang Hongren has dabbled in it.Because he has enough resources, he can take many detours less than others, so he feels that his means are great.

In order to face the possible questions raised by His Royal Highness, Zhang Hongren worked hard on the moral classics before the audience, hoping that he could become a first-class figure in the Great Master once he was elected to the side of the prince.

"Do you know people's hearts?"

When Zhang Hongren first heard the prince ask such a question, his head swelled instantly, his heart turned a thousand circles, and he thought to himself: Could it be that His Royal Highness is going to play the game of "Seven Hearts" when he comes up?That's what the monks did!

"Do you understand all kinds of possessiveness and vanity that people have due to birth, old age, sickness and death?" Zhu Cihong said more clearly.

Hearing this, Zhang Hongren immediately relaxed.Regarding the relationship between heart and desire, and how to deal with it, although Quanzhen Taoist priests are more authoritative, it does not mean that Zhengyi has no relevant content.Zhang Hongren immediately recited the expositions of the sages and patriarchs in large sections, fluently.

"Your voice is not bad." Zhu Cihong nodded.

—Is it just the sound?

Zhang Hongyi was taken aback.

"But these nonsense are meaningless to me." Zhu Cihong said in a calm tone: "I don't want to listen to what you say, but to watch you do it."

"How does Your Highness want Xiaodao to do?" Zhang Hongren asked full of hope.

"Go preach." Zhu Cihong was simple and clear: "It's that simple to make the people believe what you say."

Zhang Hongren was stunned again.

Whether it is Taoism or Buddhism, it has always been a stronghold mission.Even if they visit believers at home, they do so only for the money.If it can be summed up in one word, there are many people who practice good deeds in Taoism and Buddhism, but they don't have much heart to save the world and help the people.

"And your teachings have to be changed, don't use things like hell to scare people." Zhu Cihong said: "I remember that Taoism has a word about commitment, and you can talk about it carefully."

After Emperor Jiajing, most emperors of Huangming tended to Taoism.Chongzhen also went to the altar in person to pay homage to the ancestral master.Although there are many concubines in China who believe in Buddhism, the royal orthodoxy is still biased towards Taoism.Therefore, when Zhu Cihong was young, he read many Taoist collections in Ouchi, and he had a little understanding of Taoist theory.

Of course, it is impossible for a pragmatist like Zhu Cihong to be enamored of the Tao of tranquility. He is just looking for an ideological weapon that can be used in the vast Taoism.

The "Taiping Jing", written in the Eastern Han Dynasty, said: "The inheritor is the front, and the bearer is the last; Many, in the future, people will be blamed for their mistakes, and they will be misfortune. Therefore, the former is the inheritance, and the latter is the negative. The negative ones, the disasters cannot be ruled by one person, and they are more negative than the injustice. It is a negative. Negatives are those who have been lost by the ancestors to the later generations."

To put it simply, God calculates rewards and punishments for the good and evil accumulated by individuals and their families.

"Buddhism's theory of reincarnation in the six realms and rebirth in bliss has eroded the hearts of the people, so many countries that worship Buddha in the world have perished." Zhu Cihong said: "The theory of heaven and earth can persuade people to do good, even if they want to eat It’s a lot of hardships, but the children and grandchildren can enjoy the blessings, which is much higher.”

"Taiping Jing" is an important classic of the way of heavenly masters, of course Zhang Hongren is only more familiar than Zhu Cihong, and the insights he has heard are more profound.From the heart of the Taoist priests, they don't believe in the reincarnation theory of the monks, but foolish men and women believe in that. If you don't talk about reincarnation, people will think you are a liar.Among them, helpless and who to tell?

"Your Highness, a fool always feels that this life is hopeless, so he entrusts it to the afterlife. How can he be saved if he is so lazy?" Zhang Hongren couldn't help asking, completely forgetting that His Royal Highness is an emperor's reserve soldier, not a Taoist priest.

Fortunately, Zhu Cihong is quite accomplished in the field of human resources, and he immediately replied with the thinking of motivating employees: "Who said there is no hope in this life? People will have three disasters and four disasters, right? As long as they go to your temple to confess and repent, there will be blessings in this world." For example, if you are sick, you give them medicine. If your family suffers from disaster, you give them money. When you are in trouble, you go to help them.

"Your Highness..." Zhang Hongren was at a loss for words for a while, and thought to himself: This item is all silver!It is only heard that monks eat ten recipes, how can anyone make offerings to lay people instead?

"I know that you regard the Taoist temple as your home business, but whether it is the authentic first-grade celestial masters for thousands of years or the money is more important, you should think about it yourself." Zhu Cihong's face gradually turned cold: "The wide spread of believers is your Zhang family's response to the court. What is the significance of this? If you give up your basic needs and lose your believers, what is the use of the court to support you? I will naturally tell the monk what I said today. Whoever wins the hearts of the people in the future will convert to whose sect, the court Just support whoever, you have to think about it clearly."

After all, Zhang Hongren had little experience, being pulled and pushed by Zhu Cihong, his mood was up and down, and he completely worshiped at the prince's feet.Once Taoism declines, the most direct victim is the Tianshi Mansion. Of course, he can't watch the prince believe in Buddhism.Zhang Hongren hurriedly said: "Xiaodao understands, so I will go back and explain it clearly to my father, and do my best to restore the way of the ancestors and heavenly masters."

Zhu Cihong nodded: "I know your Zhang family's concerns, you can also tell Zhang Tianshi, just say what I said: as long as you teach the way of loyalty and filial piety to the believers, and live up to my Zhu family's three hundred years of emperor's grace, you can do it." To reset Fangzhi and appoint Taoist officials, as long as we strictly abide by the court's laws and regulations."

The establishment of Fangzhi, the appointment of sacrificial wine, and even the establishment of households for Qimin are all things Zhang Daoling has done, and he once controlled the land of Bashu because of this.Since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, using gods and ghosts to confuse the people and impose Fangzhi rule has become a common method used by rebels.In order to prevent the passing of time, the imperial court naturally refused to let Longhushan Tianshi Mansion do what their ancestors did.

The reason why Zhu Cihong dared to say this was because he saw farther than most people in this era.

He knows that religion cannot lose its vitality until human beings control their own life and death.Instead of trapping the Orthodox Church in a cage because of choking, it is better to let them go out to fight against the cult.Not only does he hold the divine right in his own hands, but it also has an immeasurable supplementary effect on intelligence and ruling stability.

Today, Li Chuang is only seven months away from entering the capital, and the Manchus are also eyeing to get a share of the pie.There are endless civil disturbances in various places. Instead of tying up the Zhang family, it is better to let them stir up the water in this pool.The worst result is nothing more than one more local snake, and the seven inches of this local snake is still pinched by the prince.

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