Emperor Liu Hong

"Yes, who should be appointed as the Pope of Buddhism?" After hearing Liu Hong's words, An Qing also felt that this was a difficult problem, and after thinking about it for a long time, he said, "Your Majesty, what do you think of my disciple Yan Fodiao? He He is dedicated to the Buddha, and he is deeply trusted by the people, and most importantly, his enlightenment is quite high!"

"Savvy is quite high?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, his comprehension is quite high." An Qing looked at Liu Hong and said sincerely: "With his comprehension, no matter what your Majesty tells you, he will definitely be able to understand it very well!"

"Ah, this enlightenment is good, I like it!" Liu Hong immediately knew that this was An Qing's confession to him on behalf of Buddhism.However, Liu Hong thought about it, although it is a good thing for Buddhists to gain sincerity, but the practical problem is still not resolved, "Master An, to become Pope, understanding is not enough, he still lacks a name."

"Your Majesty, I don't know what name the young disciple needs?"

"Master An, in our big man, without enough name, it is impossible for the identity of the apprentice to override the master."

When Liu Hong said this, An Qing also realized the problem.So, he began to ponder desperately.What kind of identity should be assigned to Yan Fo so that he can surpass him as a master.

"Unless he is a Buddha, how can his status be superior to my master?" An Qing muttered this, and suddenly reminded himself, "Yes, as long as you become a Buddha, don't you have to rely on your status?" Have you surpassed me as a master!"

Anqing knew all kinds of Buddhist scriptures by heart, so he immediately thought of it. The Buddhist scriptures said, "When the Buddha was alive, one person asked how to become a Buddha. The Buddha said: You are the Buddha yourself. Why do you need others to tell you?" Come on, doesn’t it mean that everyone is a Buddha?Since everyone is a Buddha, it is not a lie to say that Yan Fodiao is a Buddha.

An Qing is not a person who does not know how to adapt, and this matter still involves the important matter of promoting Buddhism, so he said to Liu Hong without hesitation: "Your Majesty, Yan Fodiao is actually a living Buddha. His identity is absolutely Above the monk. It will not affect His Majesty's canonization of Pope."

"Living Buddha?!"

Liu Hong was directly shocked by this title. He didn't expect that his fiddle with it would not only make the title of Buddhism appear decades earlier.Even the Living Buddha was born nearly 1000 years earlier.

"That's right, Your Majesty, little Tuyan Buddha Diao. It means that the Living Buddha is alive." Looking at Liu Hong's surprised face, he said again: "Of course. Because he hasn't been canonized by Your Majesty, so he, the Living Buddha, has not returned to his throne. But once he gets the approval of Your Majesty, the Lord of the World, he will quickly return to his throne."

"Oh, what a clever man."

Liu Hong was quite satisfied with what An Qing said.This not only solves the identity problem of Yan Fodiao, but also puts the identity of the living Buddha under the throne, preventing it from posing a threat to the throne.Pretty sensible.

"Since Yan Fodiao is a living Buddha, his identity is not a problem." However, Liu Hong couldn't just let Buddhism go so easily, and then he continued: "Although I help you promote it, you have to do it yourself." Do your best!"

"Please make it clear, Your Majesty." It is appropriate to contribute.So An Qing was not ambiguous about this issue at all.

Liu Hong was very happy to see An Qing so knowledgeable about current affairs, and said, "Master An, there are quite a few scum in the current religious circle."

"Your Majesty, it is our Buddhist responsibility to eradicate demons and protect the Dharma."

"Okay, that's good." Liu Hong continued: "After my investigation, Zhang Jiao's Taiping Dao is actually a cult that only confuses people. After he arrives, I will ask you Buddhists to help and expose him." true face."

"Your Majesty, it is our Buddhist duty to do this."

Although An Qing knew that once he agreed to this matter, their Buddhism would completely stand on the opposite side of Taoism.But he couldn't help but refuse to agree to this matter.Let's not talk about this matter first, it's just a vote of honor in Liu Hong's arms.Just because of the fame gained from exposing the cult, he couldn't help but be tempted.After all, if Buddhism wants to develop, if it is not famous, it is nonsense.

Liu Hong and An Qing talked happily in the palace.However, Zhang Jiao, who also discussed together, was different from Zhang Bao.Since they haven't found a suitable person to accommodate the court and the emperor, they are almost dying of worry now.

"Brother, if it's really not possible, we won't go to the capital. Anyway, the imperial court issued an invitation card, so even if we don't go, they can't say anything else."

Hearing Zhang Bao's words, Zhang Jiao shook his head and said, "Brother, someone has already knocked on Deng Wengu to sue the imperial court. If we don't go, then we will be guilty of guilty conscience. Then, the imperial court's army , will come to 'invite us' immediately."

"But brother, looking at those aristocratic families who are usually polite to us, they are afraid to avoid us now. If we go to the capital, we will definitely look like a meat bun beating a dog and never returning."

"Then we have to go." Zhang Jiao gritted his teeth and said, "Looking at the current situation, the imperial court has no evidence of our deception. So we went to the capital, and there is still a way to survive. Otherwise, we are really looking for our own death. "

"In that case, let's go to the capital to meet that little emperor." At this time, Zhang Bao's attitude was extremely firm, "Brother, the current imperial court is still reasonable. Since the imperial court has no real evidence from us, they must not be What about us? Besides, there are no sectarians in the world who are clean. As long as we form an alliance with them, even if the imperial court wants to move us, they have to consider the impact."

"Yeah, that's the only solution now." After making up their minds, Zhang Jiao and Zhang Bao packed up their things in a troubled mood, and went to the capital with his core group of congregants.

Zhang Jiao and the others set foot on the road to the capital.And after Liu Hong sent An Qing away, he also began to think about how he would deal with Zhang Jiao, and his way of peace.

Zhang Jiao and Tai Ping said that they must not stay.But how to get rid of them is definitely a matter of serious consideration.After all, Zhang Jiao's Taiping Dao has power all over the five prefectures of the Han Dynasty. If it is forcibly wiped out, it will definitely cause another big shock.

"Hey, Zhang Jun is the same. After arranging for so long, he only got the position of leader of Wudou Rice Sect. If he also snatched the seat of Taiping Dao, wouldn't it be so troublesome now?"

But complaints are complaints, Liu Hong also knows that Brother Zhang Jiao is cautious and will not trust others easily.Therefore, it is not easy for the people arranged by Zhang Jun to gain their trust in such a short period of time, let alone climb to a high position.Since no one of his own was in a high position, it would be useless to kill Zhang Jiao brothers.

Brother Zhang Jiao could not be assassinated before, and now it is even more impossible to assassinate.After all, Liu Hong still wants to use Taiping Dao to bring Buddhism to the opposite side of Taoism.Now if the Zhang Jiao brothers are assassinated, if Taoism and Buddhism live in peace directly, what should I do if I say hello, me, and everyone.

Liu Hong is thinking desperately now.What should be done to get rid of Zhang Jiao and his Taiping Dao without causing any shock to the big man.

When Liu Hong was thinking about it, Zhang Jiao and his party happened to run into Zhang Heng and the others who also came to Beijing.

Although Zhang Jiao and Zhang Heng are not familiar with each other, they have also known each other through dealings.Now Zhang Jiao wants to draw several sectarian alliances, so when he saw Zhang Heng, he came over to say hello, "It's a pleasure to meet you, Master Zhang."

"It's a pleasure to meet you, it's a pleasure to meet you." Zhang Heng hurriedly greeted Zhang Jiao when he saw Zhang Jiao, "The great virtuous teacher is going to the capital too?!"

"Yes, Master Zhang." Zhang Jiao replied hastily, "Last time I said goodbye to the Master in a hurry, and I didn't have time to talk in detail. This time we are all on the same road, so we need to talk in detail."

"Yes, Xiaodao didn't entertain Master Daxian last time when he attended the funeral of the old leader. This time there is a chance, Xiaodao should treat Master Daxian well."

"Where is it?" At this time, Zhang Jiao couldn't possibly push it up, "Master Zhang is too annoying. Last time I was entertained by Master Zhang, this time it is right for my younger brother to be the host."

In this way, under Zhang Jiao's deliberate fawning, the teams of the two sects merged together.

Zhang Heng is not only a fan of the rivers and lakes, he is also a secret agent of the imperial court.How could it be possible for Zhang Jiao not to know why Zhang Jiao was acting so contrived.But now he has also received information from Zhang Jun, and knows that if he gets it right this time, he will be prosperous.So he has been arguing with Zhang Jiao all the time, so that he can find out Zhang Jiao's plan and make a contribution to himself.

Zhang Jiao didn't know Zhang Heng's plan, he saw that Zhang Heng was so polite and easy to deal with.After two days of probing, and convinced that Zhang Heng had no malice towards him, he planned to discuss the alliance with him.

"Master Zhang, what do you think the imperial court recruited us this time?"

"Great virtuous teacher, didn't the court say that we are allowed to go this time to discuss religious reform."

"It's about discussing religious reform." Zhang Jiao nodded, and then said: "But the reform may be changed in a direction that is beneficial to us, or it may be changed in a direction that is not good for us. Zhang Jiaozhu thinks, which direction is this reform going? How likely is the direction?"

"Great virtuous teacher, it's useless for us to say anything about this question." Zhang Heng looked at Zhang Jiao, and then said: "Although our majesty is not very old, our prestige has almost reached the highest in history. With his prestige , no matter which direction he wants to change, we can only listen."

"Master Zhang, what you said is true. However, we should also be prepared." Zhang Jiao said: "In my opinion, the reform of the imperial court is absolutely impossible to change in the direction that is beneficial to us. So we We should unite and fight for our interests from the imperial court.” (To be continued..)