Wentang

Chapter 656 Chinese Civilization

Yue Shan was the last one to arrive at the conference room, and everyone stood up to greet him one after another, and treated him more respectfully than Li Shimin.No one dared to complain about his lateness.

This is not nonsense, these are eminent monks and famous Taoists, and Li Shimin also saluted them when he saw them.Of course, what he saluted was not these Taoist monks, but the gods and Buddhas behind them.

It's just that these monks and Taoists dared to use immortal gods to pretend to be tigers in front of Li Shimin, but they dared not use them in front of Yue Shan.Because they knew that if they really did this, Yue Shan would teach them to be human.

The immortals in your family only exist in myths and legends. I am a descendant of immortals and has been certified by the world, as evidenced by the transformation of a hen into a male.

Coupled with the fact that the imperial court is now restricting the development of Buddhism and Taoism, the construction of the medical system has become the best way for the two of them to preach, and Yueshan can just hold their necks in this regard.

If you dare to be disobedient, I will directly disqualify you from practicing medicine in temples with three or five Taoisms. Even Buddhism and Taoism cannot afford this kind of loss.

than knowledge?Yue Shan is the creator and leader of Xinxue, not to mention slapping them, it is completely true.

He is not superior to mysterious power, power, or knowledge, but gets stuck everywhere, and Buddhism and Taoism are crushed tightly in front of Yue Shan, unable to move.

There is a saying in the religious world that the most feared religion in the Tang Dynasty today is not the emperors and generals, but Yueshan.

But Yue Shan didn't show too much pride. Firstly, he was not such a person, and secondly, he didn't want to easily offend the huge power of Buddhism and Taoism.

He was late just to highlight his identity, to tell these people who was the big brother, and there was no need to show off after the goal was achieved.

So he greeted everyone warmly.

After each took their seats, Yue Shan first looked at Wang Yuanzhi, this old Taoist priest was really old.

His face was covered with deep wrinkles, his thin white hair was tied into a bun, and there were not many teeth left.There is only one pair of eyes, and it looks like a god.

"Haha... Long time no see, Sect Master Wang is still so tough."

"It can't be done, it can't be done, the old Taoist knows that the end is not far away." Wang Yuanzhi said tremblingly: "It's Yue Hou who is in full bloom, which makes the old Taoist envious."

"That's impossible, Taoism cannot do without you, you better live another sixty years." Yue Shan said.

"With your good words, I hope I can live a few more days." Wang Yuanzhi replied panting.

The old Taoist priest's health was indeed failing, Yue Shan sighed inwardly.

Wang Yuanzhi is a stranger in the eyes of those who don't know him, and he is at the level of a living god in the eyes of those who know his deeds.

Leaving aside his academic achievements, let’s talk about his lifespan. He lived to be more than 120 years old.

There are many people who live long lives in history. Sun Simiao next door is a famous birthday star. It is said that he lived to be more than 140 years old.

But this controversy is too great, and the more recognized is another statement, that he lived to be over a hundred years old.

Why is Sun Simiao's age controversial?The date of birth is unknown, and the deeds of his youth are also unknown, only scattered ones seem to be made up by later generations.

Wang Yuanzhi is different. The history clearly records the dates of his birth and death, and his life trajectory from birth to death.He is the most undisputed longevity old man in history, living more than 120 years old.

More than 120 years old, even in the 21st century, it is worthy of a wave of news, not to mention the Tang Dynasty with such a low living environment and medical level.

What's more, this old Taoist not only lived a long time, but also achieved high achievements. He has left many works and is one of the most famous representatives of Taoism.

As mentioned earlier, this person has a good vision and has almost never failed in investment.

Before the world was in turmoil during Emperor Sui Yang's period, he had an insight into the possibility of chaos in the world in advance, and he took a fancy to Li Yuan at a glance, and invested in the Li family early.

Later, I tried my best to support Li Shimin...

Without Yue Shan, Wang Yuanzhi would be the living god in Li Shimin's mind, and Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng would be younger brothers in front of him.

For this respected old man, Yue Shan also respected him from the bottom of his heart, and rarely used the honorific "You" when speaking.

You must know that from the time travel to the present, he only used "you" occasionally when chatting with his eldest grandson Wugou, and he always used "you" even when facing Li Yuan and Li Shimin.

But I don't know if these people are used to listening to it, or they still feel that the children of the gods are superior to others.No one thought it was wrong for him to use "you" in front of Li Shimin, including Li Shimin himself.

After chatting with the old man for a few words, Yue Shan looked around the crowd, and said straight to the point:
"You are all representatives of the three schools of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. I invite you here in the hope that the three schools will need to reach a consensus on certain matters."

"Everyone looked very serious, Kong Yingda asked cautiously: "I don't know what Yuehou is talking about? "

"I will tell everyone in a moment." Yue Shan nodded to him, and then said to everyone with an emphatic tone: "I went to see the saint before I called you over, which means that I have already got what I want to do." Saint's permission."

Even though they knew that it was not a trivial matter for Yue Shan to call everyone over, but he had something to do with the emperor, everyone looked serious and listened more seriously.

"So before I talk about things, I will put my ugly words first. What I want to say must have results today. If you can't give results, then I will be the master for you. If you are not willing..."

Speaking of this, Yue Shan glanced around and said, "Then I will talk to whoever is willing."

Everyone glanced at each other, and found that everyone had the same serious expression as himself, and they were all frightened by his murderous words.

"Yue...cough." Kong Yingda relied on Yueshan's good relationship, and said, "Is this too..."

"There is no room for negotiation. Either I am satisfied, or the court destroys Dao and Buddha and reintroduces an obedient religion. Don't question the court and my determination." Yue Shan interrupted him and said firmly.

Everyone was silent again, guessing that it might be a Hongmen banquet, but they didn't expect Yue Shan to make things so successful, there was no room for turning around.

And it seems that not only Buddhism and Taoism are targeted, but also Confucianism is also targeted.

What exactly is this fairy boy going to do, and what does the court want to do?Aren't they afraid of causing chaos in the world?

Seeing everyone's expressions, Yue Shan secretly laughed in his heart. The reason why he spoke so harshly was not because he really wanted to destroy Dao and Buddha, but to scare them, so that Xiaoxin would have a lot of resistance later on.

It’s still Mr. Lu Xun’s words, if you say to open a window in the house, someone will stand up and object, you say to lift the roof, and then take a step back and say that you can open a window without lifting the roof.Everyone happily opened the windows.

If Yue Shan directly said that I need everyone to work together to reduce internal friction, no one would take his words seriously.But he first said that if you don't listen to me, you will be destroyed, and they will agree to it after a little concession.

"Before I talk about my purpose, let me tell you one thing, which is related to the life and death of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. Don't get me wrong, this crisis is not because of me, but from outside the Tang Dynasty."

Is there danger outside Datang?Can it be related to the survival of the three schools of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism?This……

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay. They didn't believe a single punctuation mark in this sentence, but they didn't dare to stand up and question it.They are getting more and more confused about what Yue Shan wants to say and what he wants to do.

Yue Shan didn't wait for them to stand up and question him, and said to himself: "Two religions appeared in the west of Tang Dynasty, and both religions are monotheistic..."

"Monotheism means that there is only one god, and all great powers are attributed to this god... Corresponding to it is polytheism, Taoism and Buddhism are all polytheism..."

"Is the monotheism that Yuehou refers to a sect like the Fire Worship Sect in the Western Regions?" Daoxin asked.

"Yes, Zoroastrianism in the Western Regions is a monotheistic religion. But Zoroastrianism was not born in the Western Regions, but in a huge country called the Sasanian Dynasty in the far west." Yue Shan said:

"How powerful is the Sasanian Dynasty? Its territory is larger than the two Great Tangs, its population is larger than that of the Great Tang Dynasty, and it has a long history of civilization with a history of thousands of years. Zoroastrianism is the state religion of the Sassanian Dynasty."

"..." Everyone.

If it weren't for Yue Shan's good reputation all the time, everyone would definitely think he was lying.There is actually a country stronger than Datang in the world?
Only Kong Yingda showed all his thoughts, and tentatively said: "Could it be that what Yue Hou said came from the big country of Xiniu Hezhou..."

Although he didn't participate in the big meeting a few days ago, after all, his status is high enough, so he still learned some things.

Before Yue Shan could answer, Daoxin stood up abruptly and asked, "Just now Minister Kong said Xiniu Hezhou? Could it be Xiniu Hezhou among the four major continents mentioned in the Buddhist scriptures?"

Everyone's eyes turned to Yue Shan and Kong Yingda. Everyone knew the legends of the four continents, but they only regarded them as fabricated by Buddhist scriptures.Now that they suddenly heard that it really existed, how could they not be excited.

Yue Shan smiled and said: "Yes, it is Xiniu Hezhou among the four major continents, and this world is not just the four major continents, but eight continents."

"Hiss..." Everyone gasped, and even Wang Yuanzhi, who was half lying on a chair, sat up straight.

"Yue Hou has seen four...eight major continents." Daoxin continued to ask.

Yue Shan did not answer his question, but said: "This matter is the top secret of the Tang Dynasty, only a very few people know about it, so please don't inquire about it."

"I asked you to come here today to tell you that you always thought that Datang was the center of the world, but it was not. Before you knew it, the power of Xiniu Hezhou had been trying to invade Datang."

Daoxin questioned: "But Zoroastrianism is not as dangerous as you said. They are almost driven away by my Buddhism in the Western Regions."

Yue Shan asked back: "When did I say that the danger comes from the Zoroastrianism?"

"This..." Dao Xin was stunned, it wasn't what you said for a long time.

Yue Shan continued: "The teachings of Zoroastrianism are relatively mild, which is slightly similar to Taoism. They have no idea of ​​actively spreading the teachings. The reason why they spread to the Western Regions is purely because the power of the Sasanian Dynasty expanded to the vicinity of the Western Regions, and Zoroastrianism followed suit. It was introduced into the Western Regions."

"The danger comes from another religion, and two at that."

"One of these two monotheistic religions is called Green Cult and the other is called Christianity. These two religions are different from the moderate Zoroastrianism. They are extremely aggressive."

"In their teachings, I am the enemy. If you don't believe in me, you are a heretic and will be eliminated. The believers who kill the heretics are not only innocent, they will also be regarded as heroes. If the believers die while fighting the heretics, they will ascend to heaven and get a few Rewards for ten or hundreds of virgins...

"Hiss..." Hearing this, everyone gasped again.

This is the idea of ​​cults. Although Buddhism pays attention to the work of preaching, but it does not dare to write in the teachings that it is either me or the enemy.

But as religious people, they know better than anyone how terrifying the spread of this teaching is.

Seeing that they were successfully intimidated, Yue Shan was very satisfied, and continued: "These two religious organizations have a very strict structure. The Pope is the supreme leader, and there are archbishops, bishops, ordinary clergy, etc. under him."

"The pope is the supreme leader, and he decides all affairs in the church with one word..."

Everyone showed yearning expressions for this, and the Buddhist and Taoist schools have no organizational structure at all.There are also countless sects within the sect, and even within one sect there are many different voices, and no one agrees with the other.

Two adjacent temples are more likely to become enemies. Is the hatred of Hongguoguo only between peers?

Under such circumstances, let alone electing a pope who promises everything, even representatives of various factions are difficult to elect.

Wang Yuanzhi relied on his long life and his contribution to the perfection of Taoist classics, so everyone elected him as the leader.But his leader is only in name and has no real power.

When he is dead, it is hard to say whether Taoism can elect a leader that everyone can trust, at least it seems unlikely now.

Although Lu Qianchang has developed well with the help of the academy, it seems that he is not a little bit worse now.

Not to mention Buddhism, a temple is a sect.During Li Yuan's period, the ten great virtues of Buddhism were selected to barely represent Buddhism with the help of imperial power, but it was also only in name.What's more, now is the Zhenguan Dynasty, and the ten virtues have long been outdated.

Zen Buddhism is not bad, there is an ancestral court, and there is a teacher in name, but that's all.

Popes like the Green Church and the Christian Church, they dare not even think about it.

Yue Shan didn't care about their thoughts, and continued: "Within the rule of these two religions, the power of the church is above the power of the emperor, which means that the power of the emperor is not as powerful as that of the pope."

"If the Pope expresses dissatisfaction with any emperor, that emperor will soon be abolished by the people of his own country..."

"Because of this, the Green Church and the Christian Church can mobilize huge forces to create conditions for their missionary work... If you oppose my missionary work, I will open your country with a large army to destroy your country, and then convert all your people into my believers ..."

"The Sasanian Dynasty, the place where Zoroastrianism originated, is being invaded by the Green Cultists at this time, and it is already in jeopardy. The Sasanian Dynasty will cease to exist in at most ten years."

"Once the Green Cultists annex the Sasanian Dynasty, their power will expand to an incredible level. Without the obstruction of the Sassanian Dynasty, the Green Cultists can drive straight all the way to the Western Regions..."

Yue Shan looked at Daoxin and Zhihai, Zhizang, and Huiyin among the ten virtues of Wude, and said, "Buddhism will bear the brunt of it. Do you think the Buddhism in the Western Regions can withstand the invasion of Green Cultists?"

Daoxin and the other four looked at each other with heavy expressions.

They also suspected whether Yue Shan was telling lies, but what Yue Shan said was too detailed, as if he had seen it with his own eyes, coupled with his long-standing reputation, the four still chose to believe his words.

If things are really as Yue Shan said, things will be dangerous.

Zhizang couldn't help but said: "The Green Sect not only wants to preach, but also overrides the imperial power. The imperial court will not sit idly by."

Yue Shan immediately replied: "Of course the imperial court will not just sit idly by, but the imperial court's army can only block the swords and guns of the Green Cultists, but they cannot stop their thoughts."

"Once their attack is frustrated, they will probably use the method of infiltration and send believers into the territory of the Tang Dynasty to preach. The teachings of the Green Sect and the Christian Sect are very deceptive. It is more difficult to prevent them from preaching than to block their soldiers."

Speaking of this, Yue Shan looked at the crowd and questioned: "The three schools of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism are prominent schools of the Tang Dynasty, and they are those with vested interests. Shouldn't you do something in this situation?"

"If you still think about doing nothing and waiting to enjoy the benefits, the imperial court and I don't mind destroying you in advance and changing to a school of religion that can protect Datang. You should know that for the current imperial court, ten A year is enough to do that.”

Kong Yingda immediately said: "Yuehou, you should tell Buddhism and Taoism about this. As the leader of the new school, you should be clearer than anyone else about our Confucian determination to protect the Great Tang."

Wang Yuanzhi also immediately stated: "Yue Hou, don't worry, my Taoism originated in the Central Plains, and this is where our foundation lies. Foreign cults will never be allowed to rampant. My Taoism swears to live and die with the Tang Dynasty."

When the words 'foreign cult' were mentioned, Wang Yuanzhi gave Daoxin and other monks a sideways glance, and the meaning of accusing Sang and Huai was directly on his face.

The faces of Daoxin and the others twitched when they saw it, but there was really no way to argue with such an old man, so they could only pretend that they didn't hear it.

Several people made eye contact, and Huiyin got up and said in a decisive tone: "Although Buddhism originated in Tianzhu, it has been spread to the Central Plains for hundreds of years. Resist cults."

Yue Shan was noncommittal, just chuckled and said: "Anyone will say loyalty in empty words, what the imperial court and I want is your actual actions."

Wang Yuanzhi immediately said: "I don't know what Yue Hou wants my Taoist to do, please just tell me, I will do it even if I risk my life."

At this moment, the four Buddhists didn't dare to hesitate anymore, and they also said: "Please give orders to Marquis Yue, all of my Buddhist sects will cooperate."

Only then did Yue Shan clarify his purpose: "I need Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism to put aside their disputes and cooperate with each other from now on..."

Everyone was silent.

After a while, Wang Yuanzhi said: "Yuehou, it's not that the old Taoists are unwilling to cooperate, but you know the situation of my Taoism. There are many factions. Even if I agree, they won't listen to me."

The four Buddhists also mean the same thing. They can only control their own faction, but they cannot control other factions.

Kong Yingda didn't say anything, not nothing to say, but nothing to say.Yue Shan himself is very clear about the situation of Confucianism, so there is no need for him to say anything.

Yue Shan nodded and said: "I know your concerns and the situation of each family, so I didn't force you to let go of all the disputes. I just hope that everyone can reach a consensus in certain areas and jointly promote our Chinese civilization."

Kong Yingda's heart moved, and he asked, "Chinese civilization? Your book is finished?"

"It's done." Yue Shan nodded.

"Show me quickly." Kong Yingda said excitedly.

Yue Shan took out a thick stack of books from the bookshelf behind him, which was his new book Huaxia Civilization.He distributed a copy to everyone, saying:
"This book is my exposition and summary of Chinese civilization, please wait and read it."

(End of this chapter)